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Chapter 75 Became a country bumpkin!
Wang Deng was taken all the way to the garden by the prince's two long followers. When he saw the prince's face turned livid, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly knelt down to make amends. He didn't mention his crazy words at all, and only said that Zhao Debao was greedy for ink and wanted to forcibly collect the money. ticket.

Zhao Debao was trembling with anger, reached out his hand to take out the fruit from his bosom, held it in front of the lord, and said loudly, "My lord, I have been running outside for so long, and today I finally found an auspicious object. I wanted to withdraw it The silver ticket rushed to buy the whole set of fruits, so as not to be preempted by others, but Mr. Wang's face changed drastically when he saw the fruit, and he refused to give the silver ticket. The slave said that the prince had a grace, and the fee below 3000 taels, our empress You can withdraw it at will. But he said that he has the final say in the palace, and that the last time our mother repaired the courtyard, I asked him personally, otherwise he has the right not to give it! Prince, please make the decision for our mother, Also make decisions for the slaves!"

King Zhongshan did not take the fruit, but turned to look at Concubine Liu, and asked in a cold voice, "Did you really go to the cashier to beg this dog slave?"

Concubine Liu hadn't opened her mouth yet, tears had already flowed down and wet her eyelashes and cheeks, making her weaker and weaker.

"My lord, that's all in the past, you just... don't pursue it."

"My lord, this slave must be spreading rumors and causing trouble. Sister Liu is a side concubine, how can she condescend to ask for a cashier? It must be this dog slave Zhao Debao..." As the master, how could the princess not know the secret of her first confidant? Temper, besides, when Wang Deng was embarrassing Concubine Liu, she secretly praised her a few words, how could she have thought that she would settle the account together today.Therefore, as soon as she heard that Concubine Liu wanted to calm things down, she hurriedly opened her mouth to cover up the matter.

It's a pity that King Zhongshan didn't intend to listen to her excuse at all, he reached out to take the fruit and looked at it carefully, and finally praised loudly, "Okay, this is really an excellent birthday gift!"

Seeing this, Zhao Debao knelt forward two more steps, and reported in a low voice, "My lord, there is more than one fruit. The seller still has three more, with 'wan', 'wu' and 'jiang' respectively!"

"Borderless? That group is in one place..."

"Longevity is boundless, my lord!" Zhao Debao was so excited that he almost danced his arms and legs, knocking his head on the ground and banging, "Congratulations, lord, congratulations lord, the slave is blessed with the lord's blessing to find such auspicious things. If the lord dedicated it to the emperor , the Sacred Heart must be delighted!"

King Zhongshan obviously thought of this too, and laughed heartily, "Okay, you've done a good job, thank you!"

"Thank you, my lord, for the reward. This slave deserves it. It's all because of our mother's orders that we have such good luck." Zhao Debao didn't take credit for it at all, and the lord who provoked him thought highly of him again, "You are a loyal man!" Yes, you should still be rewarded. Go to the cashier to get 3000 taels of silver, take it back as a birthday gift, and the rest will be your reward!"

500 taels of silver!Zhao Debao kowtowed joyfully, "Thank you, thank you, my servant is going to get the birthday gift back!" After he finished speaking, he got up to leave, but turned to look at Wang Deng before he could raise his leg.The chief accountant is kneeling here, even if he goes to the accountant, no one dares to take the bank note for him.

King Zhongshan also thought of this, glanced at Wang Deng with a sneer and said, "Go down and hand over all the account books to Liu Fu'er, and don't let me see you, a slave, in the future!"

"My lord, please calm down. This servant has been wronged. This servant never saw the fruit, this servant..."

The concubine turned pale when she heard that the accountant would be handed over to Liu Fu'er in the future. No one in the palace knew that Liu Fu'er was the concubine of Concubine Liu's natal family. If he was allowed to take over the accountant, wouldn't she be constrained in everything.

"My lord, Mr. Wang has worked in the accounting office for many years, and there is hard work without credit..."

King Zhongshan was annoyed that Wang Deng was shouting too loudly. If everyone in Zhang Yang's house knew about the auspicious fruit, how could he surprise the emperor by then.So, at this time, there is no way to care about the hard work of a slave, and he shouted loudly to the long follower, quickly covered Wang Deng's mouth and dragged him out.Zhao Debao glanced at his master quietly, then bowed and followed.

Concubine Liu's eyes drooped slightly, easily concealing the deep joy in her eyes, but her subordinates poured a cup of tea for the prince, and said with a gentle smile, "My concubine uses tea instead of wine, congratulations to the prince for finding the perfect saint." Birthday congratulations, I wish the prince will sweep away all the princes and important officials on the day of his birthday, and become the champion!"

King Zhongshan was coaxed into laughter, took the tea and drank it all in one gulp, and finally embraced Concubine Liu and asked, "Does my concubine want to join in the fun? The concubine is not in good health recently, maybe she is impatient to go out to socialize, it is better for Shengshou That day, will you accompany me to the palace for a walk?"

"Really? Thank you, my lord, the concubine hasn't been in the palace for a long time." Concubine Liu swept away her delicate and soft appearance, and smiled brightly like a spring flower, which aroused King Zhongshan's heart.It's a pity that he has been ill for a year, and he was really powerless, so he had to take her hand and rub it again and again.

The concubine was so angry that she almost scratched the carpet next to her legs, she persisted for a while, and avoided it with the excuse of feeling uncomfortable.Today's sudden skirmish unexpectedly caused her to be completely defeated.She has to think about it, is it a coincidence or someone's trap?
Not to mention how confused and annoyed the princess was, only that Zhao Debao took the silver ticket from the ecstatic Liu Fuer, and rushed to the inn almost like a trot, and finally heaved a sigh of relief when he finally got the remaining three fruits, Shi Shiran Say goodbye to Steward Zhang.

After the transaction was completed, Dong Ping stopped putting on the airs of a scholar and went forward to see Zhao Debao out, causing Zhao Debao to bow his hands in salute, and finally led Xiaoliuzi away happily.

Dong Ping was holding the 3000 taels of silver notes, and his fingers were trembling with excitement. You must know that three months ago, he was so worried about the 20 taels of repair that he could not sleep at night, and now the money he got back from changing hands is enough to live in the academy for two lifetimes. The contrast is too great.

Although Guanshi Zhang had handled many big deals before, he sold a few fruits for 3000 taels. This was the first time he had encountered such a miraculous thing.So his eyes stared at the bank note, and he didn't know how to feel for a while.

On the contrary, Xizi was too young to think so much. She jumped up and down and cheered, "The fruit is sold, it's sold! When we go back, we can buy more gifts for Madam. When Madam is happy, she can eat stewed braised pork again..."

Dong Ping and Zhang Guanshi laughed when they heard such childish words, and all the anxiety and emotion in their hearts were swept away.Dong Ping clapped his hands and laughed, "To celebrate the successful opening of our first business, let's find a restaurant for lunch."

Manager Zhang also jokingly said, "Okay, I want two more good dishes, and the wine is fine. After the holy birthday is over, we have to continue selling the other two sets of fruits."

When Dong Ping heard this, he felt that he was a little happy, and secretly reminded himself to be more cautious, "That's okay, I'll ask shopkeeper Bai later which fruit business has a good reputation, and turn around on the way back to have a look."

The three of them went downstairs while they were talking, and the shopkeeper Lao Bai was crackling his abacus, and when he heard the polite inquiries from the three of them, he narrowed his eyes with laughter, "Young Master Dong, do you want to buy some fruits? Then you must go to Jin’s Xiangmanyuan! His family has the most variety of fruits and the freshest, and it has been in business for 30 years, and it has never been heard of defrauding customers.”

"It's not easy to have a good reputation for 30 years. Let's go around in a while. Thank you, the old shopkeeper for your enlightenment!" Dong Pingping thanked the old shopkeeper, and he hurriedly moved aside in a panic, and then sent the three of them out in person.

The three of them found a restaurant famous for its soup, and after drinking all kinds of soup, they walked to the fruit shop of the Jin family with a full stomach.Sure enough, as the old shopkeeper said, the spacious shop is filled with all kinds of fruits, such as yellow and orange pears, red apples, pomegranates with crooked smiles, chubby red dates, and even berries as big as a strong man's head. There are two baskets of coconuts.

Both Dong Ping and Xizi are authentic northerners, and they are very curious about coconuts produced in the south.Xizi stretched out his hand to pick one up and looked at it carefully, and said with a smile, "My lord, look at this fruit is really weird, it's as hairy as a pig's head."

Dong Ping chatted with his sister in his spare time, but he heard her talk about the taste and appearance of various southern fruits. Chi Chi laughed out loud.

Dong Ping's master and servant turned their heads when they heard the sound, and they all frowned.This little guy pouted his mouth and pointed his nostrils to the sky, obviously making fun of their master and servant's shallow knowledge.

Xizi was furious, put down the coconut, pointed at the boy and shouted, "What are you laughing at? We haven't seen coconuts before, have you seen them since you were born?"

Dong Ping also frowned deeply. Although he has a gentle temperament, he is only 16 years old after all. It is the time when he is young and vigorous, so naturally he doesn't like to be looked down upon by a boy.After thinking for a while, he sat down on a chair beside him, knocked on the table twice and said, "I heard from friends that Xiangmanyuan has a complete range of fruits, so I came here to find some delicious fruits to eat. Very disappointed. There are only a few broken coconuts, not even a banana, let alone durian, mango and lychee. Jinmanyuan is nothing more than that!"

The boy was reprimanded by Xizi, and he felt a little bit regretful. After all, it is absolutely not allowed in the store to laugh at customers, but now he was annoyed when he heard Dong Ping say that, and shouted loudly: " Where did the earth leopard come from, dare to look down on us Xiangmanyuan? The fruits eaten by the emperor and his elders are all delivered from our shop, who are you! It’s still sweet, what kind of fruit are you busy with, who do you make up to deceive... ..."

"Shut up!" The boy was talking joyfully, when suddenly someone opened the door curtain beside everyone and came out. The boy turned pale when he saw the person coming, bowed his body and quickly argued, "Master, these few days A person came to the store to make trouble, and the younger one made a loud noise..."

Xizi was so angry that her little face was flushed, how could she let this little guy get away with it, he jumped and shouted, "That's not what he said, our son came here because of the reputation, and wanted to buy some fruits to taste, but he It’s fine if you don’t say hello, and laugh at us. We said that the young master wanted to buy mangoes and bananas, but he called us bumpkins. Are you people in Kyoto so impolite? It’s not as good as our Qing County..."

(End of this chapter)