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Chapter 74

Early in the morning, Tianxianglou was full of people inside and out. Apart from the high-ranking officials and dignitaries in fine clothes, there were also many ordinary people living in the capital. The crowd surrounded Tianxianglou by three people. There are three floors outside the first floor, from the entrance to the end of the street.Just like that, people kept sharpening their heads and squeezing in, hoping to occupy a good position.

"Hey, what are you looking at here?" Someone passed by, and after seeing this scene, he asked the people around him who were stretching their necks and kept looking around.In a place like Tianxiang Tower, which only rich people can enter, what kind of queue do poor people line up for?Even beggars are here, could it be that Tianxianglou is on sale today?

"You do not know?"

"what do you know?"

"Yesterday, some foreigners went to Tianxianglou to make trouble. They insisted that the treasures inside are too expensive, and they are not as good as their perfume from the British Empire. In a fit of anger, the shopkeeper, Li Da, scolded the foreigners. The foreigners quit, and they wanted to compete with Tianxianglou. Whose perfume is good, the date is set today. If shopkeeper Li wins, the foreigners will buy all the treasures in Tianxiang Building for a tael of silver. Take all the babies."

"Is there such a thing? Shopkeeper Li Da is so proud that he dared to accept the foreigner's competition, so he didn't lose our position. It's just that the stakes are a bit high, right? I heard that the treasures in Tianxiang Building are the cheapest The one is worth 500 taels, and if you add one piece, it will be worth 80 taels of silver, right?"

"That's for sure. Otherwise, there won't be so many people gathered today. Didn't you see that all the respectable masters in Sijiu City are here? I guess after a while, there will be more awesome people coming."

"Then I have to stay and watch the excitement."

"Shopkeeper Liu, when will the competition start? Why haven't the foreigners come yet?" Someone shouted loudly into Tianxiang Tower.

"There is still an hour, it's early. Don't block the door here, delaying the business of our Tianxiang Building, it's all over." Shopkeeper Liu shouted while waving his hands behind the counter.

"Hey, shopkeeper Liu, what you said is wrong. All the young and old are here to praise your Tianxianglou. How can you drive us away? Besides, when you come to your Tianxianglou today, they are all here Looking at the competition, who will sell it?"

Shopkeeper Liu's mouth twitched after hearing this, let alone, from the opening of the door to the present, everyone really came to buy.After looking at the crowd, shopkeeper Liu whispered some instructions to the staff around him, and then went upstairs.

On the second floor, the shopkeeper Li Defu was running around in a hurry in the room. Since he heard what his father said yesterday, he was so scared that he didn't sleep well all night and kept having nightmares.I thought I could use this opportunity to make a name for myself in the capital. When someone mentioned Li Defu, he would not shush, but give a thumbs up. Unexpectedly, this kick hit a rock. Anyway, he was in terrible pain.

It's all caused by drinking, Li Defu thought to himself, if he hadn't had a few extra sips in Bada Hutong and the booing of people watching him, even if he had more courage, he would not dare to call names to foreigners.Well now, on the one hand, he can't offend foreigners, on the other hand, the people behind Tianxianglou can't even offend his father Li Lianying, let alone him.So for him, it's a dilemma.Maybe the hero didn't become a bear, but became a bear.

"Shopkeeper Liu, is my father here?" Seeing Shopkeeper Liu going upstairs, Li Defu quickly stopped and asked, he had pinned all his hopes on his father.

"Go back to the big shopkeeper, Mr. Li hasn't come yet." Shopkeeper Liu bowed his waist and said respectfully.

"What about the foreigners? Are the foreigners here?" Li Defu asked again.

"No." Shopkeeper Liu shook his head.

"Then what are you doing here?" Li Defu frowned.

"Boss, there are too many people downstairs, and they are all people who join in the fun, and they can't be driven away. Why don't you go down and have a look?"

"What's the use of me going down? Can I drive one away, or a group of them? Do I, Li Defu, still have to hang out in the capital?" Li Defu said angrily, "Leave them alone, let them watch if they want to, don't let They just take advantage of the chaos and go with the baby."

"Yes, big shopkeeper."

Li Defu started to circle around the house again, what time is it, why hasn't dad come yet?Could it be that she gave up the car to protect the handsome man and hid?No, no, father is not that kind of person, but I am his son, how can a father ignore his son?

Li Defu kept thinking wildly in his heart, without his father, he had no idea.

In the anxiety and suffering, another half hour passed, and when Li Defu's hands and feet were trembling with fear, and his body was breaking out in cold sweat, the sound of footsteps came from the stairs.

"Father, your boss is finally here." Li Defu was so excited that he almost cried when he saw the person going upstairs. He staggered and almost fell, but fortunately he was supported by Xiao Shunzi, who had quick eyesight and quick hands, otherwise his face would have been disfigured.

"It's not proper for such a big person to be rash." Li Lianying said seriously, with a look of resentment.

"My child will pay attention in the future." Li Defu straightened his clothes quickly, and then asked expectantly, "Father, in this competition, shall we win or lose?"

"Nonsense, of course we want to win. How can we lose in Tianxiang Tower?" Li Lianying walked to the side and sat down. He had no idea about this matter, but with the highest instructions from God, he was still afraid of a bird?
what?
Li Defu was stunned when he heard this.win?Doesn't winning mean not giving foreigners face?If the foreign adults get angry, even the queen mother and the emperor can't stand it.Dad, what happened today?When I left yesterday, I still looked restless, why did I suddenly look calm and relaxed today?

Weird!
Li Defu quickly poured a cup of tea for his father, brought it in front of his father, and asked in a low voice, "Father, do we really want to win against the foreigners? Don't you fear that the foreigners will turn against you?"

"What are you afraid of? Isn't it just a few foreigners?" Li Lianying took a small sip of tea, sipped it in her mouth, and said contemptuously, "Foreigners, it's nothing special. We not only want to win this time, but also win It’s so pretty that those foreigners have nothing to say.”

"Father, is this what the Empress Dowager Lafayette means?" Li Defu asked.

"Don't ask so many questions, just do what father tells you to do." Li Lianying said, slipping a glass bottle out of her sleeve and putting it on the table.

"This is……"

"This is the perfume that those foreigners say. When I compete with foreigners, I will use this." Li Lianying said lightly. The reason why he is calm and confident today is because of this treasure. This is God. It was specially given to him last night, saying that with this treasure, he would definitely win over those arrogant foreigners.

He, Li Lianying, only believed three percent of what others said, but he believed twelve percent of what God said.

"Use this? No toilet water?"

"kindness."

"Okay, let those foreigners know today that even if our Tianxianglou doesn't use toilet water, we can defeat them with this perfume." Li Defu straightened his back and said confidently.Dad's words are so clear, so why is he worried?Anyway, the sky is falling, and there is a father to support him, so he is afraid of a bird? "Father, don't worry, in today's competition with foreigners, the boy will definitely win you a beautiful one."

Li Lianying nodded.

beep, beep...

Footsteps were heard from the stairs, and shopkeeper Liu was seen running up panting.

"The big shopkeeper, and Mr. Li, foreigners, foreigners are here, there are more than a dozen here." Shopkeeper Liu said in a panic.

"What are you panicking about?" Li Defu glared at shopkeeper Liu, and said angrily, "We at Tianxianglou are still afraid that they won't succeed?"

Shopkeeper Liu was stunned when he heard it, what happened to the big shopkeeper?When I saw it just now, I was still fidgeting and frightened, why did it take so long, like a different person, and became arrogant?Could it be that the shopkeeper is drinking again?Alcoholic and cowardly.

"Let's go, meet those foreigners who dare to look down on our Tianxiang Tower, I, Li Defu, let them lose today and have nothing to say." Then, Li Defu cupped his hands to Li Lianying, "Father, you are here to hear the good news about your son Bar."

"To win is to win, but don't be too arrogant. You must be neither humble nor overbearing. Let foreigners know that our Qing Dynasty is a state of etiquette and convince them. Understand?" Li Lianying said lightly.Be a human being and stay on the line, so we can meet each other in the future.Even though God is protecting you, you have to be careful, try not to cause trouble if you don't have trouble, you can't cause trouble to God, right?

"Yes, yes." Li Defu got a little shorter when he heard it, and his arrogance seemed to be extinguished. After saluting to his father, he walked downstairs.

There, several foreigners were already waiting for him.

……

(End of this chapter)