Cockfighting was only popular in the market at first. After being discovered by some young masters in Beijing who were addicted to fun, it quickly became popular in the circles of nobles. In order to make it more exciting, the nobles would place heavy bets before the cockfighting began. This gave rise to many
A person who makes a living by raising fighting cocks.
Old Man Jia is one.
However, the reason why Old Man Jia's fighting cocks were so fierce was because he found another way and tampered with the fighting cocks' feed. Therefore, when he sold the chickens at a high price and knew that the person behind the purchase of the fighting cocks was the young master of the Hou Mansion, he
How dare he stay in the capital? After giving all the feed in his hands to Mi Yue's brother Mei Sheng, he immediately packed up his bags and ran away.
Therefore, although Gui'an got Mei Sheng drunk and got the news out of him, it was too late.
Seeing that the day of the cockfighting competition was getting closer, Gui'an had no choice but to turn his attention to Mei Sheng again. However, Mei Sheng had won a lot of money with this cockfighting cock. What should he do to make him give up the chicken to him?
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Just when Gui'an was worried, Mei Sheng took the initiative to come to the door and said to her anxiously, "Brother Gui'an, can you lend me one hundred taels of silver?"
Gui'an narrowed his eyes and looked at him suspiciously, "Are you still short of money? Your precious fighting cock has won a lot of money for you these days!" Seeing that Gui'an didn't believe it, Mei Sheng hurriedly pulled him over.
He turned to the corner and carefully looked around, and after making sure that no one was around, he cautiously said to Gui'an, "Brother Gui'an, I told you last time that the reason why Mr. Jia sold the 'General' to me was because I helped
It's because of him, but actually, it's not entirely because of it..."
Gui'an raised the corners of his lips, as if he knew you weren't telling the truth.
Mei Sheng touched his nose in embarrassment, "Actually, I didn't hide it from you on purpose, it's just... it's just..."
Mei Sheng hesitated again and again, but still looked embarrassed to speak.
Gui'an's face sank and he said, "Since you don't want to say it, forget it." After that, he raised his feet as if he was about to leave.
"Brother Gui'an." Mei Sheng hurriedly grabbed Gui'an's arm, and he struggled for a while. Finally, seeing the impatience on Gui'an's face, he finally made a decision and put his mouth to his ear.
At first, Gui'an thought that Mei Sheng was being pretentious, but after hearing what he said, he was so shocked that his eyes almost fell out, "Mei Sheng, I really can't believe how brave you are! How dare you encourage your sister to steal the eldest girl's clothes?"
hairpin!"
"Brother Gui'an, please keep your voice down!" Mei Sheng was so frightened that his face turned pale. He hurriedly looked around. After confirming that no one was around, his expression became slightly better, and then he continued to say to Gui'an, "I was also forced to
Yes, my sister and I can't afford a general with our little monthly money. I have no choice but to take the risk. The girl doesn't usually wear that hairpin, so I thought, I'll borrow it for a while until I win.
When I have enough money, I can redeem the hairpin and give it back to the eldest girl. But this morning, the eldest girl suddenly wanted to wear this hairpin. Fortunately, my sister was perfunctory. So, I am really anxious to get it now.
I need the money to redeem the hairpin, otherwise... Brother Gui'an, please help me. You have met the general. I will soon be able to use it to win enough money to repay you. Then I will give you some more profits.
Money, what do you think?"
Seeing Mei Sheng's eager expression, Gui'an's eyes moved.
Seeing that Gui'an remained silent, Mei Sheng became even more anxious, "Brother Gui'an, I'll give you double the interest, no...three times, I'll give you three times the interest!"
Finally, Gui'an smiled. He reached out and patted Mei Sheng on the shoulder, and said to him sincerely, "Mei Sheng, it's not that I won't help you, it's just that this one hundred taels is not a small amount..."
"Brother Gui'an, you are the popular person in front of the second young master. A hundred taels shouldn't be difficult for you!" "This money didn't come from the strong wind! And... you can guarantee that your chicken
Can you always win?" Gui'an looked at Mei Sheng with a smile.
Mei Sheng was anxious and said hurriedly, "It can do it. Brother Gui'an, haven't you seen with your own eyes how brave and invincible it is? I dare say that there won't be another fighting cock in the whole capital that can fight with my general."
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Gui'an smiled again, "Okay, even if your general is invincible, but if you use it to fight with those people in the market, how much money can you win even if you win? What do you get in return for these one hundred taels?
When is the right time to go? If something unexpected happens..."
"No, no, no..."
"How about this, I'll give you one hundred and twenty taels, and you sell me the general." Gui'an interrupted Mei Sheng with a smile.
Mei Sheng was stunned for a moment. He frowned and looked at Gui'an with a look of disbelief on his face, "Brother Gui'an, you, what did you say..."
Gui'an raised his eyebrows and smiled, and continued to persuade, "One hundred and twenty taels is quite a lot. You can use one hundred and twenty taels to redeem the hairpin of the eldest girl. The other twenty taels are for your hard work these days."
"Brother Gui'an, I didn't say I wanted to sell the general."
"Twenty taels is a lot, and your monthly income now is only one tael. Meisheng, you can't be too greedy."
"No, Brother Gui'an, I just..."
"Mei Sheng, you go back and think about it carefully. I won't make things difficult for you." Gui'an interrupted Mei Sheng with a smile. After speaking, he patted Mei Sheng on the shoulder, and then stepped past him.
step.
Step two.
Three steps.
"Brother Gui'an."
Behind him, Mei Sheng's voice sounded indeed.
A sly smile appeared on Gui'an's lips.
"One hundred and fifty taels." Mei Sheng walked up to Gui'an and said to him through gritted teeth.
Gui'an smiled and shook his head, "Just one hundred and twenty taels, or you can find someone else, but the older girl..."
"One hundred and thirty taels!" Mei Sheng's face turned green with anger, and his eyes were filled with anger.
Knowing that Mei Sheng could no longer give in, Gui'an finally nodded with a smile.
After the fabrics were delivered to Jinxiu Workshop, the sewing room began to be busy making winter clothes. However, the masters' winter clothes were finally handed over to Jinxiu Workshop as per the old practice. The craftsmanship of the women in the sewing room was not as good as that of Jinxiu Workshop.
The embroidery girl here is very good at her craftsmanship.
And Xie Wu left the house on the pretext of going to the Jinxiu Room to look at the clothes.
Perhaps he knew that he had offended the Yang family this time, so Shopkeeper Li made every effort to receive Xie Wu this time.
Xie Wu naturally saw what Shopkeeper Li was thinking. She smiled and said to her, "Don't worry, my second aunt is a smart person. She knows that it's not your fault this time. Otherwise, when you went to measure her, she
It just happened.”
The reason why she didn't have a seizure when the measurements were taken was because you were sitting next to her!
Shopkeeper Li shouted silently in his heart.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt she was wronged. The eldest and second eldest chamberlains of the Hou Mansion were fighting, but a little person like her was caught in the middle. It was obvious that Xie Wu could find another company to cooperate with, but she insisted on taking her out and using her to fight.
Yang's face, although Yang has not made any move yet, but with her temperament, there is no guarantee that she will not settle accounts with her future wife.
Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Li felt aggrieved and sad, "Girl, a civilian woman is a businesswoman who does her job..."
She couldn't afford to offend either Xie Wu or Yang.
"I know." Xie Wu smiled softly, "So, if shopkeeper Li encounters difficulties in the future, just come to me..."
All shopkeeper Li did today was to get a word of truth from Xie Wu. Now that he had gotten it, there was no reason to be unhappy. He smiled and stepped forward to continue the tea ceremony for Xie Wu, "Thank you, dear lady, for your consideration for the people."
Madam, please have some tea."
Xie Wu smiled, stretched out her hand to pick up the tea cup, and was about to drink tea, when the waiter from Jinxiufang walked in.
"Shopkeeper, there is a man outside. He said his name is Mei Sheng, and her sister is the maid beside the eldest girl. He wants to come and give something to his sister." The waiter said eloquently.
"Big girl, Mei Sheng is my brother." At this moment, Mi Yue stood up and said to Xie Wu.
Xie Wu pursed her lips and smiled, raised her eyes to look at Shopkeeper Li, and said, "Let him come in."
A trace of surprise flashed in Shopkeeper Li's eyes, but she quickly came to her senses. She immediately turned her head and told the waiter with a smile, "Girl, please be considerate of Miss Mi Yue. Go ahead and invite this person in."
Xie Wu glanced at Shopkeeper Li in surprise, and a smile appeared on her lips.
"If the eldest lady has no other instructions, then the civilian woman will not disturb the eldest lady." After sending the waiter away, shopkeeper Li turned around and said to Xie Wu with a smile.
Xie Wu smiled and nodded, "Shopkeeper Li, go get busy."
After receiving Xie Wu's words, shopkeeper Li resigned with a smile. She walked to the door and was about to open the curtain when she saw the curtain moved and a figure walked in. The two almost bumped into each other. When she saw clearly
When that person turned out to be a strange man, no matter how calm she was, her face still started to get hot unconsciously.
She quickly blessed the visitor, then quickly opened the curtain and ran out without waiting for his reaction.
Mei Sheng was stunned. Anyway, after he came over, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, but he was a man after all, and Xie Wu was still in the room, so he had to put those uncomfortable feelings behind him.
"Young man, I've met the girl." Mei Sheng walked up to Xie Wu and saluted.
Xie Wu smiled and said, "Get up."
Mei Sheng straightened up, and when his eyes met Xie Wu, he was stunned.
"Brother." Seeing Mei Sheng looking straight at Xie Wu, Mi Yue became a little angry and called him in a calm voice.
Mei Sheng suddenly woke up and hurriedly lowered his head and said to Xie Wu, "My dear, please forgive me."
He just didn't expect Xie Wu to be such a beautiful little girl, but none of the things she asked him to do were simple. Thinking of this, Mei Sheng became somewhat wary of Xie Wu for no reason.
"It doesn't matter." Xie Wu smiled lightly.
Mei Sheng calmed down, then took out a bag of silver from his arms and put it on the small table next to Xie Wu. After doing this, he took a step back, and then continued to say to Xie Wu, "Girl, I have handed over the fighting cock."
I gave it to Gui'an, and the rest of the feed was also given to him. This is the money Gui'an gave me."
Xie Wuyan smiled, "It seems that there will be a good show in the Hou Mansion soon?"
"What else does the girl need to do?" Mei Sheng asked tentatively.
Xie Wu smiled again, "No need, from today on, you don't have to interfere in this matter anymore."
Mei Sheng's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"Girl..." Mi Yue couldn't hold her breath anymore.
Does the girl no longer want to use her brother?
As if she had read through Mi Yue's thoughts, Xie Wu couldn't help but smile again, "I'm doing this for his own good. Otherwise, how will he get away when things happen in a few days? After I go back and report to my mother today, I will tell your brother
Move to A Xu, after all, dogs will still bite when they are in a hurry!"