Three Kingdoms in a box

Chapter 50 Hongmen Banquet?
I am afraid that the cloth will become moldy, so I take it out to dry in the sun. Do you listen to what others say?
Qian Min had an impolite smile on his face, but he was cursing in his heart, "How can you die if you don't brag?"

This kind of behavior of openly showing cloth is just like showing money in the yard in later generations. How arrogant!
Qian Min said that he had been tricked.

However, Qian Min didn't take it seriously after being pretended. The main reason was where the cloth in front of him was obtained. There must be hundreds of pieces of cloth. To convert this into money, that is 10,000+ plants. money.

With so much money, it is completely possible to go to the court and buy an official to work. Moreover, even if their family is known as the richest man in Xiagouhe Village, it will be very difficult for them to spend 10,000+ plants, unless it is done on a large scale. Sell ​​the land, otherwise you won't be able to get so much cash.

But who is crazy enough to sell their family property these days?
Thinking of this, Qian Min's eyes looked at the surrounding cloths, his eyes full of greed. Unfortunately, this thing belonged to Zhang Jiao, not him. Qian Min's eyes turned red with envy.

Zhang Jiao saw Qian Min's greedy eyes, but he didn't have any fear. The Qian family was powerful, but the Zhang family was also from a poor family. Apart from anything else, they still had some connections in the county.

Otherwise, he would not be recommended as a talented person, and if his family were not in a desperate situation, he would not have returned to the countryside. Therefore, even if the Qian family was more domineering, they could ignore the Zhang family, but they would never dare to use violence against the Zhang family.

Although they usually seem to be extremely arrogant, powerful people are not stupid either. They always bully those with weak legs who will never have a chance to get up in their lifetime, instead of being like Zhang Jiao, who is only temporarily down, and may be in the future. A humble family rising again.

This is also a rule stipulated among powerful people, that is, those with weak legs can be bullied, but those from humble families cannot be bullied.

In fact, to put it bluntly, both the humble family and the powerful belong to local upper-class people. The powerful belong to the rich people who are currently in power, while the humble refers to those who were once rich or had officials in their ancestors, but are now in decline.

But there is a chance for a poor family to join the ruling class again, but a mud-legged person will always be a mud-legged person.

You may have heard this saying, public opinion is like water, water can carry or capsize a boat.

But what you may not know is that the people here do not refer to ordinary people, but to aristocratic families, and at least to the level of local tycoons.

And ordinary people are just production tools in the eyes of these big shots, not the people!
Therefore, Zhang Jiao showed these cloths without any panic. If so many cotton cloths suddenly appeared in the house of an ordinary mud-legged person, it would definitely be a disaster. If the powerful learned about it, they could lead people to rob it directly. Afterwards, even if If you file a complaint with the county government, powerful people will not have any fear. In this era, local powerful people are deeply bound to the government.

But Zhang Jiao comes from a poor family. Although his father died early, his connections in the county are still there. Although the Qian family is powerful, they don't dare to go too far!
So Qian Min could only get greedy when he saw the yard full of cloth in front of him.

Zhang Jiao looked at Qian Min and said, "Brother Qian, why do you have time to come and sit in my little place today?"

Qian Min also recovered from the shock and said with a smile: "What did Brother Zhang say? We live in the same village and should be as close to each other as possible. How could we say such profound words today?" Ah, is it weird that my brother didn’t come earlier to have a drink and talk with me?”

After hearing this, Zhang Jiao waved his hand and said, "I don't have any wine to drink with Brother Qian."

Hearing this, Qian Min smiled and said, "Isn't it because you don't want to drink with your brother?"

Zhang Jiao looked at Qian Min and replied, "Brother Qian has seen through it. Jiao's family is poor. How can we have wine with him?" After hearing this, Qian Min pointed to the cloth in the courtyard and said, "Brother Zhang, please don't." Not to mention, just the cloth in this courtyard, Brother Zhang’s claim that he is the second richest man in Xiagouhe is believed by some people, how come he doesn’t have some wine to drink?”

Qian Min looked at Zhang Jue with a smile. Zhang Jue heard the implication of Qian Min's words. The second richest man in Xiagouhe Village and the first richest man need not ask, it must be their Qian family.

Zhang Jiao looked at Qian Min and smiled and said: "Brother Qian is ridiculous. How can the Zhang family be compared with the Qian family once they have settled down? Okay, let's stop talking. Brother Qian must have something to do when you come to my place today. Please welcome me." Come on!"

Qian Min immediately laughed when he heard this and said: "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from Brother Zhang. That's the case. My father heard that Brother Zhang had learned the true Taoist method, the art of summoning wind and rain, so he specially invited Brother Zhang to have a drink with him at Qianwan's Mansion. I don't know. Can you give me a favor?"

Hearing this, Zhang Jiao looked at Qian Min and said with a smile: "Oh, it turns out to be the banquet of Hongmen. Your family member Qian Wu came to my place yesterday to cause trouble and was beaten up by us. He must have gone back to report us. , Uncle Qian is planning to trick me into entering the house, and then ambush the swordsman and prepare to cut me into pieces? Or maybe beat me up?"

After hearing this, Qian Min smiled apologetically and thought to himself, I really want to do this, but my father won't do it.

Thinking about Qian Min, he said: "Brother Zhang is joking. We are all gentlemen. How can we ambush a swordsman and do such unkind things? Brother Zhang, don't worry. This time, we will only drink and do nothing else. Don't worry, brother." .”

After hearing this, Zhang Jiao looked at Qian Min, who said, "Brother Zhang, is it that he doesn't dare to go?"

This was Qian Min's way of provoking the general. After listening to Qian Min's words, Zhang Bao said: "Brother, you can't go. The Qian family may not be trustworthy people. When the time comes, everyone will be a swordsman and I will be a fish, but it will not be good!"

Qian Min was furious when he heard this: "Erlang, do you think of my Qian family like this? My Qian family, apart from anything else, is also a prominent person in our Xiagouhe Village. How can we do such a shameless thing!"

After hearing this, Zhang Bao wanted to say something else, but Zhang Jiao's expression changed, and he heard Li Yu's message: "It's okay, go and have a look and see what the Qian family is worried about."

Hearing the words of the Immortal Lord, Zhang Jiao felt reassured and his expression became soothed. He stood up and said, "Okay, since Uncle Qian is interested in inviting me to visit him, I won't postpone it. When can we meet?"

When Qian Min saw what Zhang Jiao said, he immediately smiled with joy and said, "Okay, Brother Zhang is indeed a brave man. It's better to choose the day than to catch it. My father has already prepared a banquet at home. Please come over and have a chat with Brother Zhang!"

Zhang Jiao said: "Well, in that case, let's go now. Second brother, let's dry the moldy cotton at home and put it away so that it doesn't get lost. I'll go to Uncle Qian's house."

Zhang Bao was shocked when he heard this and said: "Brother, I'm afraid there will be no good wine and no good banquet!"

Zhang Jiao waved his hand when he heard this, looked at Qian Min without looking over, and whispered to Zhang Bao: "The Immortal Lord has a decree, let me go to meet the Qian family for a while. The Immortal Lord will protect me, and everything will be fine!"

After hearing this, Zhang Bao's eyes lit up, and he immediately cupped his hands and said, "Brother, please go ahead, I will take care of everything at home!"

(End of this chapter)