Chapter Seventy-Five: The Garden of Incense
Wang Deng was twisted all the way to Huā Garden by the two elders of the prince, and when he saw the prince's face was pale, his heart was chuckled, and he hurriedly knelt down to make amends, not mentioning his rampant words at all, only saying that Zhao Debao was greedy for ink and wanted to forcibly receive the silver ticket.
Zhao Debao was so angry that he trembled, reached out and took out the fruit from his arms, held it in front of the prince with both hands, and said loudly, "Lord Wang, the slave has been running outside for so many days, and today I finally found an auspicious thing." Originally, I wanted to take out the silver ticket and hurry to buy the whole set of fruits back, so as not to be taken by others first, but when the chief manager Wang saw this fruit, his face changed greatly, and he refused to issue the silver ticket. The slave said that the prince had grace, and our mother could withdraw it at will if it was less than three thousand taels. He said that he had the final say in the palace, and also said that the two thousand taels of silver that our mother repaired in the courtyard last time went to ask him in person, otherwise he had the right not to give it! Lord, please be the master for our mother, and also for the slave! ”
King Zhongshan did not take the fruit, but turned his head to look at Concubine Liu, and asked in a cold voice, "Did you really go to the account room to ask for this dog slave?" ”
Concubine Liu didn't speak, and her tears were already crackling, wetting her eyelashes and cheeks, making her whole person more and more weak.
"Lord Wang, that's all in the past, you're... Don't pursue it. ”
"Lord Wang, this slave must be spreading rumors, Sister Liu is a side concubine, how can she condescend to ask for an account room? It must be this Zhao Debao, this dog minion..."As the master, how could the princess not know the temper of her first henchman, and when Wang Deng was embarrassed by Concubine Liu, she secretly praised two sentences, where did she think that today she actually counted the general ledger together. Therefore, as soon as she heard that Concubine Liu had the intention of calming things down, she hurriedly opened her mouth to cover up the matter.
It's a pity that the King of Zhongshan didn't intend to listen to her defense at all, he stretched out his hand to take the fruit and looked at it carefully, and finally praised loudly, "Okay, this is really a wonderful gift of holy life!" ”
Seeing this, Zhao Debao knelt forward two steps and reported in a low voice, "Lord Wang, there is more than one fruit." There are three more in the seller's hand, with '10,000', 'none' and 'Xinjiang' respectively! ”
"Boundless? The group is in one place..."
"It's longevity, lord!" Zhao Debao's face was so excited that he almost danced with his hands, and his head hit the ground, "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince, the slave can only find such auspicious things with the blessing of the prince." If the prince is dedicated to the emperor, he will definitely be happy with the sacred heart! ”
King Zhongshan also thought of this, and laughed very happily, "Okay, you did a good job, reward!" ”
"Thank you for the reward, the slave is deserved, this is all because of our mother's instructions to have such good luck." Zhao Debao didn't take credit at all, and the prince who provoked him looked up to him by three points: "You are a loyal person, you should be rewarded or rewarded." You go to the account office to get three thousand taels of silver tickets, get the birthday gift back, and the rest is your reward! ”
Five hundred taels of silver! Zhao Debao kowtowed vigorously with joy, "Thank you, thank you, the slave will go and get the birthday gift back!" After saying that, he got up to leave, but before he could raise his legs, he turned his head to look at Wang Deng. The chief of the bookkeeper is kneeling here, and no one dares to take a silver ticket for him even if he goes to the bookkeeper.
King Zhongshan also thought of this, sneered, glanced at Wang Deng, and said, "Go down and hand over the account books to Liu Fu'er, don't let this king see you dog slave again in the future!" ”
"The prince is angry, and the slave is wronged. The minions didn't even see the fruit, the minions..."
The princess also turned pale when she heard that the account room would be handed over to Liu Fuer in the future, who in this palace didn't know that Liu Fuer was Concubine Liu's maiden companion, if he let him take over the account room, then wouldn't she be constrained by others in everything.
"Lord Wang, Mr. Wang has worked in the account office for many years, and there is no merit and hard work..."
The king of Zhongshan is angry that Wang Deng shouted too loudly, if the flamboyant whole house knew about the auspicious fruits, how could he surprise the emperor at that time. Therefore, at this time, where can I still care about the merits and hard work of a minion, shouted loudly, and Chang Sui quickly covered Wang Deng's mouth and dragged him out. Zhao Debao quietly glanced at his master, and also bowed down to follow.
Concubine Liu's eyes drooped slightly, and she lightly covered the thick joy in the depths of her eyes, but her subordinates poured a cup of tea and held it to the prince, and said with a gentle smile, "The concubine replaces wine with tea, congratulations to the prince for finding an excellent gift for his holy birthday, and I wish the prince a sweep of all the princes and important ministers on that day, and take the lead!" ”
King Zhongshan was coaxed into laughter, took the tea and drank it all in one gulp, and finally took Concubine Liu and asked, "Concubine Ai, do you want to join in the fun?" The princess has been in poor health recently, and she is impatient to go out to socialize, so why don't you accompany the king to the palace on the day of Shengshou? ”
"Really? Thank you, the concubine hasn't been to the palace for a long time. Concubine Liu swept away her delicate and feminine appearance, and smiled as bright as a spring huā, which made the king of Zhongshan feel very itchy. It's a pity that he has been bedridden for a year, and he is really powerless, so he finally had to take her hand and rub it again.
The princess was so hateful that she almost tore the carpet next to her legs, and finally held on for a moment before avoiding it under the pretext that she was uncomfortable. Today's sudden skirmish actually made her lose completely. She has to think about it, is it a coincidence or someone's trap?
Not to mention how the princess was puzzled and annoyed, it was only said that Zhao Debao took the silver ticket in the hands of the ecstatic Liu Fuer, and rushed to the inn almost at a trot, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he finally got the remaining three fruits, and Shi Shiran said goodbye to Steward Zhang.
After the transaction was completed, Dong Ping no longer continued to hold the shelf of the reader, and stepped forward to send Zhao Debao out, provoking Zhao Debao to bow his hand, and finally happily led the little six sons away.
Dong Ping's fingers trembling with three thousand taels of silver tickets were also excited, you must know that three months ago, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep at night for twenty-two bundles, but now the silver money he got back in his hands was enough to live in the academy for two lifetimes, this contrast is really too great.
Although Steward Zhang had handled many big deals before, a few fruits were sold for three thousand taels, and it was the first time he had encountered such a magical thing. So his eyes stared at the silver ticket, and he didn't know how to sigh for a while.
But Kiko couldn't think of so much when she was young, and jumped and cheered, "The fruit is sold, sold!" When we go back, we can buy more gifts for Madame, and Madame will be happy to stew braised pork again..."
Dong Ping and Steward Zhang laughed when they heard such fairy tales, and the apprehension and emotion in their hearts were swept away. Dong Ping clapped his hands and smiled, "In order to celebrate the successful opening of our first business, let's find a restaurant for lunch." ”
Steward Zhang also joked, "Okay, if you want two more good dishes, forget about the wine." After the holy birthday is over, we will have to continue to sell the other two sets of fruits. ”
Dong Ping also felt that he was a little happy when he heard this, and secretly reminded himself to be more cautious and careful, "It's okay, I'll ask the white shopkeeper which fruit has a good reputation in a while, and turn around on the way back to have a look." ”
The three of them went downstairs as they spoke, and the old white shopkeeper was crackling and dialing the abacus, and when he heard the polite inquiries of the three of them, he smiled so much that his eyes narrowed, "Dong Gongzi, do you want to buy some fruits to taste?" Then you must go to the Jin family's fragrant garden! His family has the most varieties of fruit and the freshest, and he has been doing business for 30 years, and he has never heard of deceiving customers. ”
"It's not easy to have a good reputation for 30 years, so we'll go around in a while. Thank you for the advice! Dong Xian thanked the old shopkeeper, panicked and hurriedly avoided the side, and then personally sent the three out of the house.
The three of them found a restaurant famous for their soups, drank a stomach full of various soups, and then walked to the fruit shop of the Jin family with a full stomach. Sure enough, as the old shopkeeper said, the spacious shop was full of all kinds of fruits, yellow, orange and orange pears, red apples, pomegranates with crooked smiles, big red dates with fat and toots, and even two baskets of coconuts as big as a strong man's head.
Dong Ping and Xizi are both authentic northerners, and they are very curious about coconuts from the south. Xizi stretched out her hand to pick one up and take a closer look, and said with a smile, "Childe, you see this fruit is really weird, the hair is like a pig's head." ”
Dong Ping gossiped with his sister in his spare time, but he heard his sister talk about the taste and appearance of various southern fruits.
Dong Ping's master and servant turned their heads when they heard the sound, and they all frowned. The young man pouted and his nostrils were flushed, obviously laughing at the shallowness of their master and servant.
Kiko was furious, put down the coconut, pointed at the little guy and shouted, "What are you laughing at?" We haven't seen the coconut, have you ever seen it? ”
Dong Ping also frowned deeply, although he had a gentle temperament, he was only sixteen years old in the end, and it was when he was young and vigorous, so he naturally didn't like to be despised and despised by a young man. He thought about it, sat on the chair next to him, knocked on the table twice coldly, and said, "Originally, I heard a friend say that Xiangmanyuan has a complete range of fruits, so I came to find a few lovely fruits to eat, and I don't want to come today, it's really a big disappointment." There are only a few broken coconuts, not even a banana, not to mention durian, mango, lychee and the like. It's just like that! ”
The young man was scolded by Xizi, and he still regretted it slightly, after all, it is absolutely not allowed to laugh at customers in the store, but when he heard Dong Ping say this, he was also annoyed, and shouted and scolded: "Where did the earth leopard come from, and dare to look down on our fragrant garden?" The fruits eaten by the emperor and his old man are all sent by our store, how old are you! It's still fragrant, what kind of fruit are you busy with, who are you making up to be blinded..."
"Stay.!" The young man was counting the joy, and suddenly someone opened the curtain on the side of everyone and walked out from inside, the young man immediately turned white when he saw the person coming, and quickly defended himself, "The owner, these people came to the store to make trouble, and the little one just made a loud noise..."
Xizi was so angry that his little face was red, where was he willing to let this little guy get by, he jumped to his feet and shouted, "It's not what he said, our son came here to buy a few fruits to taste, but he didn't say hello, and laughed at us." We said that Childe wanted to buy mangoes and bananas, and he scolded us for being dirt buns. Are you Kyoto people so rude, it's not as good as our Qingxian..."