happy event

Chapter 79

Xizi knelt down, choked up and begged for mercy, "Young master, Xizi knew he was wrong, it was because of Xizi's quick mouth, which almost ruined the young master's important affairs. Xizi will not dare to..."

A few diners in the next seat turned their heads curiously to watch the commotion when they heard the movement.Dong Ping glanced at them, then stretched out his hand to help Xizi up, and reprimanded in a low voice, "Since you entered Dong's house, my sister and I feel that you are young and don't want to be too demanding in everything. But you have become more and more insecure in your actions recently. I have to be punished. Go hungry for three meals today, and copy the Three Character Classic three times at night. If you make mistakes again in the future, you will never be lightly forgiven."

"Yes, young master." Xizi wiped away her tears, and replied with a bitter face.Usually, when he likes to eat the most and is growing up, he can’t wait to fill his mouth with snacks anytime and anywhere and still feel hungry. Now when he heard that he would be hungry for a whole day, he immediately felt sour in his stomach and his intestines growled. non-stop.

Dong Ping hardened his heart and pretended not to see his pitiful appearance.This time he originally planned to cooperate with Xiangmanyuan, and this kid can't make any big mistakes if he talks too much for a while.But if you don't suppress his jumpy temper, you won't know what troubles will be caused to the family next time.

The two master and servant left the restaurant and wandered around the street again. It happened that a new book arrived in a painting and calligraphy shop. Dong Ping was overjoyed, and went in to pick out a few travel notes and essays that were still smelling of ink, and then returned to the inn satisfied.

Guanshi Zhang was waiting in the lobby of the inn. When he saw Dong Ping coming back, he went up to him and prepared to report the results of the negotiation just now.Dong Ping waved his hands and said with a smile, "Both my sister and I trust Guanshi Zhang. I don't understand business matters, so Guanshi Zhang can just be the master."

The happiest thing about the steward is the trustworthiness of the master's family. Hearing this, steward Zhang felt warm and ironed, and nodded in response, "Don't worry, the second son, the younger one will definitely do his best."

Dong Ping smiled and raised the book in his hand, "Then I'll be lazy and go back to my room to study. Manager Zhang finishes his work as soon as possible so we can go home. It's probably snowing at home, my sister should kill pigs and stew meat."

Guanshi Zhang felt anxious when he thought of the small courtyard that was often filled with the smell of meat, and he hurried out to Zhang Luo after sending Dong Ping upstairs.

The Jin family is worthy of being an old householder in Kyoto, with a wide network of contacts ranging from ministers to local ruffians.However, for most of the day, people in various teahouses and restaurants talked about how miraculous the auspicious fruit is, eating it prolongs life, and it will fill the room with fragrance at home.Everyone was curious, thinking that even if they took a look at it, it would be good to get a sense of immortality.It's a pity that the auspicious fruit was presented to the palace, not to mention ordinary people, even the royal family and important officials would have no chance to take a closer look.

In this way, the name of auspicious fruit is almost known to everyone.At this moment, Xingxiang Manyuan, the largest fruit product in the city, suddenly released the news that there were two sets of auspicious fruits for sale in the store, both of which were compatriots who grew on the same tree as the set of "Wan Shou Wu Jiang".

Now the city was completely exploded, men, women and children flocked to Xiangmanyuan, intending to open their eyes and brag to their relatives and friends when they returned home.It's a pity that the buddy and steward of Xiangman Garden greeted the guests with a smile, but refused to show the auspicious fruits to the public.

Those who are impatient will inevitably suspect that Xiangmanyuan is lying to attract customers. When the manager heard that it was related to the reputation of his shop, he finally couldn't sit still, and ran to the backyard to invite the owner.

Jin Beiwang is always kind and charitable, he is righteous and generous, and he has a good reputation in Kyoto.Seeing him coming out, everyone greeted him one after another, and then asked whether the news about Xiangrui Guozi was true or not.

Jin Beiwang made a bow with everyone, and without much excuse, he simply announced that there will be a banquet in the Jin family's courtyard at night, and that these two sets of fruits will be displayed to the public. If you want to invite friends who go home to worship , Be sure to bring enough cash.

Hearing these words, those ordinary people were extremely disappointed. Although the Jin family was a family of merchants, they were considered to have a small status in the capital. How could they, such mud legs, be able to enter the magnificent and magnificent courtyard.On the contrary, those who are also merchants or have some influence in the family proudly raised their chins and said, "Brother Jin, prepare the wine, and we will arrive at sunset."

That night, the Jin family's other courtyard was full of people, singing and dancing were peaceful, food and wine were on display like running water.The top upright officials or popular courtesans invited from each brothel accompanied many guests, and it wasn't because they smiled coquettishly and flattered them, which made this small courtyard even more lively than the birthday banquet in the palace.After all, the birthday banquet was for princes and ministers. No one would dare to speak or act inappropriately in front of the emperor's family. However, such a private banquet would not have so many scruples. Naturally, it was more relaxed and more comfortable.

After three rounds of drinking, five flavors of food, and the beauties beside them lost interest in chatting, they inevitably yelled loudly, "Brother Jin, if you don't bring out your auspicious fruit to open our eyes, we will not be happy." I'm going to spend a good night with the beauty in my arms."

"That's right, isn't it a pity in life that you can't see the auspiciousness from the sky when you're drunk?"

Jin Beiwang also felt that the time was ripe, so he put down the wine glass in his hand, and laughed loudly, "Since all my dear friends are so anxious, then I will make a fool of myself. But the auspiciousness descended from the heavens, how can we ignore and humiliate it lightly. My dear friends, please arrange your clothes and hats, and dismiss the singers to show respect."

When everyone heard this, they didn't object. Human beings instinctively have awe for all unknown things, not to mention the sky above their heads that has existed for tens of thousands of years.It has always been accompanied by the four characters of supreme, and no creature is allowed to profane.

Soon, the singers and dancers were kicked out, and the messy tables and tables were also removed. After everyone tidied up their clothes, hairpins and hats and cleaned their hands, a servant of the Jin family brought up a three-legged copper tripod. After lighting three sandalwood sticks, Jin Beiwang personally brought up two beautifully carved wooden boxes in the misty green smoke.

He solemnly bowed to the wooden box three times, and then opened the top cover. The four big red apples inlaid on the ivory silk cloth were slowly revealed in front of everyone. The pale golden "Auspicious Ruyi" "The four characters flickered under the candlelight, and everyone was so shocked that they didn't speak for a long time.

Finally, one of the fattest merchants gulped down his saliva, and he was the first to praise, "My mother, there are really long words on this fruit! This is God's kindness, if this fruit is offered by the family Wake up, isn't it auspicious and satisfactory in everything you do, a good sign, a good sign!"

Everyone also nodded and echoed, "It is indeed a good sign, a good sign!"

"Huh." The big fat businessman seemed to have remembered something, tilted his head and rolled his eyes, and suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted, "Why does it sound so familiar? It turns out that it is a new one from Mr. Sun's house in the Ministry of Internal Affairs." The pair's twin granddaughters are named after Auspicious and Ruyi, and the day after tomorrow will be full moon wine..."

Having said that, he reached out and patted his mouth hard, stepped forward and pulled Jin Beiwang's sleeve and begged, "Brother Jin, I bought this fruit for 1000 taels, and I brought the bank notes , quickly close the box and give it to me!"

"Wait!" Everyone's eyes were red with anxiety when they heard the word 'Boss Sun'. How could they allow the fat merchant to take the lead?

One must know that Director Sun's official position is not very big, but he is in charge of purchasing all the supplies in the inner courtyard of the palace, and the current emperor is a lover of luxury, so the amount of money he spends from him every year is more than ten million taels.If this set of fruits is given as a full moon gift for Mr. Sun's granddaughter, then Mr. Sun is happy, and if a little business leaks through his fingers, it will be enough for everyone to make a lot of money.

"Zhu Dafu, everyone didn't ask for a price, how could you take the fruit back first?"

"That is, no matter when you do business, the highest bidder wins. Why do you want to invite Xiangrui home for only 1000 taels? I'll pay 3000 taels!"

"I give 4000 taels!"

"I give 5000 taels!"

Everyone chased after each other, under the huge temptation of becoming an imperial merchant, they bid loudly one after another, and soon the price of a set of fruits rose to 8000 taels.

Jin Beiwang saw the hesitation on the faces of the crowd, and he smiled and encouraged, "The auspicious fruits are not the ones on our fruit plate, they are auspicious, and they may not appear once in a hundred or a thousand years. The set of 'Longevity is boundless' 'I heard that it was sent to the ancestral temple by His Majesty for worship. This set of 'Auspicious Ruyi' grows from the same tree, and it gathers the essence of heaven and earth, so you don't need to eat it in your stomach. If anyone gets this kind of auspiciousness, they will be so happy that they will forget everything..."

Everyone laughed when they heard this, but one of them clenched his fist and shouted loudly, "1 taels, I will pay 1 taels!"

8000 taels for four fruits was already a sky-high price in the eyes of everyone. Someone opened their mouths and shouted 2000 taels more, so they all turned their heads to look at it, but everyone's faces were suddenly enlightened.It turned out that it was Boss Feng of Jinxiu Cloth Village who was talking. A few months ago, his family offended Mr. Sun because of the embroidery entering the palace. Needless to say, the business suffered a big blow.Now they are trying to find a way to curry favor with Director Sun, so when they come across such a suitable congratulatory gift, they must try their best to win it.

Jin Beiwang smiled and persuaded him a few more words, and seeing that the crowd had no intention of quoting higher prices, he put the fruit box into Boss Feng's hands.Boss Feng Xu didn't expect such a large expense tonight, and he only had 3000 taels in his arms.While giving the banknote to Jin Beiwang, he sent his confidant steward back to the mansion to collect the final payment.

Jin Beiwang is the most shrewd, he will naturally follow the flow of favors, and he keeps praising Boss Feng for his trustworthiness and commitment, and it will not be too late to send the final payment another day.Boss Feng felt ashamed and insisted that the money must be settled tonight.Jin Beiwang invited him to sit in the upper seat, and then ordered the servants to sit in the new seat, and then slowly opened the last wooden box.

After waiting to see the handwriting on the fruit clearly, everyone held their breath in joy.What are you doing for business? Get rich.What do you look forward to in business, you will make a lot of money!Now this wish is clearly growing on the fruit. If you please go back and confess it, wouldn't it be destined to be extremely rich by heaven!

(End of this chapter)