readx;? On this day, the happiest person is none other than the Zhou family, and of course, the most busy is also the Zhou family. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

As soon as the sky was bright, Zhou Wenbin's father began to check the preparations, and his previous planning was very thorough.

The Zhou family built a platform that could accommodate 100 people in an open area behind the mutton mill in Wenbin and Sisikai. There are also many stands of different sizes built around it.

It cost a lot of money to build these booths and stands, plus the banquet prepared and the two troupes invited from Nanjing, and the cost of this day has already exceeded two thousand taels of silver.

The Zhou family has a chance of winning, this month, the net income of this mutton shop alone has exceeded 10,000 taels of silver, which is still more realistic for the Zhou family, and the profits are much lower, unlike ordinary unscrupulous businessmen, who directly raise their profits to 100% or even 300%.

In this way, two thousand taels of silver can be earned back in six or seven days, and three hundred taels of silver a day is not a difficult task.

If there is only this one store, no matter how popular it is, it will be limited, and now the fame of Shabu Mutton Shop has already reached its peak, and it cannot go to the next level, after all, Suzhou is so big.

Wenbin and Sisi are going to open a branch in Nanjing, and then open branches in Changzhou, Changshu and other places one after another, if the business is good, the fame will continue to spread, and then it is ready to blossom everywhere in Hangzhou and other places. According to Zhou's father's plan, the business is to expand all the way to Lingnan, that is, Guangdong and Guangxi, and even prepare to go abroad.

Sisi's every day these days is like the New Year, looking at the bills sent by the housekeeper every night, imagining how high the silver can be piled up into a hill, and her heart is simply happy.

Sisi has no money fetish, let alone a miser, she didn't bring all the money back, and counted the money at home every day, which can only be done by Balzac's Grandet.

Sisi saves the money and does not move, there is a grand plan, and it is ready to open branches in the future, but fortunately, there are ready-made stores in various places, and this largest investment can be saved.

This morning, the first to come to the arena were Xu Zijie and Li Hanxing, who were in a hurry, as if they were the first to receive the award, but in fact, they got up in the middle of the night, and they were already in a hurry for this day.

They were entertained by the servants of the Zhou family and entered the mutton shop to drink tea. Of course, the shabu mutton restaurant can't be opened to the public today, just entertaining the invited VIPs, it is already very busy.

Wen Bin was sent to pick up Tang Bohu, and Sisi and Qiu Xiang went to pick up the situation. If Tang Bohu knew about this, he would have to be so angry that he vomited blood on the spot, Qiu Xiang could be regarded as one of the parties involved, why didn't there be a result before the game?

The guests came one after another, and all the housekeepers of all sizes in the Zhou family's business were transferred back, but they were still overwhelmed. Father Zhou is also constantly running inside and out, and he doesn't even have time to rest, he is responsible for the reception of important guests.

Not long after, Wei Gao, the prefect of Suzhou, arrived and brought all the three classes of officials, and the honor guard was mighty.

After this duke took office, he was diametrically opposed to Lian Daning's style.

Lian Daning is generally a light car, and every time he travels, he is just followed by a few officials and a sedan chair. Wei Gao went out of the yamen very few times, but every time, he was set up with a full guard of honor, quiet streets, shouting, and so on, and all the means that could show the prestige that a prefect should have were used, and it seemed that without this, he would not be able to raise his head in front of the rich man in Suzhou.

In private, the officials in the yamen also whispered: Master Wei has been an official in a poor place for a long time, so he may be afraid of poverty.

Whispering is whispering, but the majesty of the prefect is no one dares to offend, it is definitely a word, if he is unhappy, he doesn't even need to find an excuse to beat you, you have no place to shout grievances.

"My husband and ancestor came in person, and our house was full of brilliance. When Father Zhou heard the news, he took him out and waited for Wei Gao to get off the sedan chair.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, today is a big day for my junior brother, so why don't you come. "Wei Gao's posture is majestic, but his attitude is extremely amiable.

"Senior brother?" Father Zhou was stunned, what is the situation, who is his junior brother?

"That's what's more, that's my junior brother. Wei Gao explained.

The staff behind him all felt a little hot on their faces, and they were the only ones in the world who recognized their junior and younger brothers so much, in fact, the relationship between Wei Gao and the situation was at most a world friend, that is, the teachers had a deep friendship.

Father Zhou knew that there were too many ways to talk about senior brothers in the same year, classmates, etc., and they could get involved in the relationship if they were not careful, and it was estimated that the relationship between Wei Gao and this senior brother was also confused, so he didn't dare to ask more.

"Is Master Lian here?" Wei Gao asked.

"It's not here yet, Master Lian is coming from Nanjing, and it is estimated that it will be late. Father Zhou replied.

Wei Gao nodded, as long as Lian Daning could come, he wanted to take this opportunity to take a good look and look back, after all, he thought that Lian Daning was too angry, and he might even collapse, it was not a little difficult for him, this mustard could not be eliminated at once.

He insisted that he was a junior and a younger brother, but in fact, it was also to ease the relationship, and he was Lian Daning's favorite disciple, and Chen Musha was the backer, if he had a confirmed relationship with this senior brother, the relationship with Lian Daning would naturally be eased without effort.

Father Zhou respectfully invited Wei Gao in, and all the wealthy people in Suzhou greeted him outside the door, the people are afraid of officials, and the rich are even more afraid, a lawsuit can make you bankrupt, or even destroy the door. The people don't fight with the officials, and no matter how they fight, they will suffer their own losses.

Some of these rich men really arrived at the venue because of Lian Daning and Wei Gao, and it is rare to have such an opportunity to contact the two adults, which is more comfortable than making a special trip to visit.

Not long after, Lian Daning and Chen Musa came together, which naturally caused another sensation, these two people were light and simple, especially Lian Daning, this time he didn't even bring the officials, only brought two family members to follow, and the pomp was not as big as those rich people.

There are more and more guests, but the two protagonists have not yet appeared, which is also deliberately arranged to fully create an atmosphere of suspense. The two protagonists are still at home, drinking tea and chatting with the people who came to pick them up.

"What's the situation?" Lian Daning was very concerned about this.

"I don't know. Chen Musa replied with a smile, seemingly unconcerned about the question at all.

Lian Daning smiled bitterly in his heart, he always felt that it was a bit too much, no matter how foolish he was, he couldn't fool around with 40,000 taels of silver, and he was a personal disciple of Chen Musa, and his relationship was thicker than his, so it was inconvenient for him to say anything. At the beginning, Lian Daning really wanted to stop this competition.

"Is Senior Brother really so rich, or is he particularly sure?" Wei Gao has also been paying attention to the development of the situation, and he has no idea about this at all.

"When he comes, ask him yourself. Lian Daning smiled helplessly.

Wei Gao and Lian Daning had also heard about the matter of recognizing the senior brothers, so he naturally knew about it from Pomegranate. Lian Daning naturally understands Wei Gao's hard work, but being able to have a good relationship with Gao Gong's proud protégé is also beneficial and harmless to him, no matter how good Xu Jie is, after all, there is still a day to go down, and then Gao Gong will be a character who covers the sky with one hand.

Wei Gao actually wanted to ask Chen Musa, but Lian Daning was beside him, and he couldn't cross it, so he turned his inquiring gaze to Chen Musa.

"He wants to win, and I heard that he has worked hard to squeeze out the maximum potential, but until the final moment of the unveiling, it is difficult to say whether he will win or lose. Chen Musa said lightly.

"It's hard to say, no matter how big the potential is, it can't be more than ten years of hard work. Lian Daning clearly didn't have any hopes. He was ready to raise some money to pay for the gambling money, but he resolutely didn't want to, so that's it.

"This is Zhou Luozi's words, not what I said, from the beginning of his painting, I didn't see it at all. Chen Musa said.

"What, Zhou Luozi thinks there is any hope of winning?" Lian Daning was shocked.

Although Zhou Dingcheng is sometimes crazy, no one will doubt the level of his appraisal of calligraphy and painting, even if he is drunk, he can see the true value of a painting and calligraphy at a glance.

"It's what he said is right, but he said that Bohu is also fighting for his life this time, and this time it may really be a dragon and tiger fight. Chen Musa said again.

"Dragon and Tiger Fight, besides, it's all in such a realm in painting?"

From the beginning of accepting him as a disciple, Lian Daning never underestimated him, on the contrary, he really thought that he had great potential, so he was willing to personally preside over the children's examination, the purpose was to recruit this protégé, but to say that he was already able to compete with Tang Bohu in painting, this is too mythical, is the world changing so fast?

"Let's see, it's probably going to be a lot of fun today. I heard that two masters were specially invited to judge this time, and the result of the game is still up to them. Chen Musa said.

"Are there other judges? It's enough to have Lord Zhou, so why bother?" Wei Gao didn't know that there was another thing.

"The madman is so closely related to the situation that it is indeed inappropriate for him to be the judge alone. Chen Musa explained.

"That's a lot of things, and a madman never cheats in such a thing. What's more, as long as the calligraphy and painting are exhibited, everyone can judge the superiority after reading it, just like that poem, no one judges, and now no one dares to say that their poem surpasses this poem. Lian Daning also thinks so.

Chen Musa said with a smile: "After all, calligraphy and painting are not like poetry, most literati can judge the high and low, this thing really requires professional skills, for example, I can't see any beauty in the ancient paintings of the Jin and Tang Dynasties, it's just a scarcity." ”

"Exactly, the old master's words are no longer right, the lower officials are also illiterate in calligraphy and painting, and they can distinguish a little bit from good and bad words, as for painting, I really can't see the mystery for a while. Wei Gao echoed.

Lian Daning was silent, with a mysterious expression on his face, and his mood was also complicated.