Xizi puffed down and knelt down, choked and begged for mercy, "Young master, Xizi knows that he is wrong, it's all Xizi's fast mouth, and he almost ruined the young master's big thing." Kiko won't dare in the future..."

A few diners on the seats next to them turned their heads curiously to see the excitement when they heard the movement. Dong Ping glanced at them and reached out to help Xizi up, and reprimanded in a low voice, "Since you entered the Dong family, my sister and I have felt that you are young and don't want to be too demanding in everything. But you've been acting more and more unscrupulously lately, and you're going to have to be punished. Today, I was hungry for three meals, and in the evening I went back and copied the Three Character Sutra three times. If you make a mistake again in the future, you will not be spared. ”

"Yes, young master." Kiko wiped her tears and promised with a bitter face. When he likes to eat and grows his body the most, he can't wait to fill his mouth with snacks anytime and anywhere and feel hungry, but now he heard that he will be hungry for a whole day, and he immediately feels pantothenic acid in his stomach, and his intestines are rumbling non-stop.

Dong Ping hardened his heart and pretended not to see his pitiful appearance. This time, he originally planned to cooperate with Xiang Manyuan, but this kid couldn't make a big mistake for a while. But if you don't press his out-of-the-box temperament, I don't know what trouble he will cause to the family next time.

The master and servant went out of the restaurant and wandered around the street, and it happened that a calligraphy and painting shop had a new book arrived, Dong Ping was overjoyed, and went in and picked up a few travelogue essays that were still scattered with the fragrance of ink, and then returned to the inn satisfied.

Steward Zhang waited in the lobby of the inn, and as soon as he saw Dong Ping coming back, he stepped forward to report the results of the negotiation. Dong Ping waved his hand and smiled, "My sister and I can trust Steward Zhang, and I don't understand business matters, just Steward Zhang is in charge." ”

The most pleasing thing for the steward is that the trust of the owner's family is respectful, and Steward Zhang heard this, his heart was warm and ironing, and he nodded again and again, "Second son, don't worry, the little one will do his best." ”

Dong Ping smiled and raised the book in his hand, "Then I'll be lazy to go back to my room to study, Steward Zhang will finish his work as soon as possible, let's hurry home." I'm afraid it's going to snow at home, and my sister should kill the pig and stew. ”

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

The Jin family is worthy of being an old landdoer in Kyoto, from ministers to local ruffians, with a wide range of contacts. However, for most of the day, there are people in all teahouses and restaurants who are talking about how the auspicious fruit is magical, and eating it will prolong life, and the room will be full of fragrance at home. Everyone was curious, thinking that even if they looked at it, it would be good to be a fairy. It's a pity that the auspicious fruits are dedicated to the palace, not to mention the ordinary people, even the royal family and important ministers have no chance to take a closer look.

In this way, the name of auspicious fruit is almost universally known. At this moment, the largest fruit store in the city, Xiangmanyuan, suddenly released news that there were two sets of auspicious fruits for sale in the shop, both of which were compatriots who grew on the same tree with the same set of "longevity without borders".

Now the city is completely blown up, men, women and children have flocked to the Xiangmanyuan, intending to open their eyes and go home to boast to their relatives and friends. It's a pity that the steward of the fragrant garden greeted the guests with a smile, but he refused to take out the auspicious fruit for everyone to see.

There is a person who is anxious to inevitably question Xiangmanyuan for lying to attract guests to the door, and the steward heard that it was related to the reputation of his shop, and finally couldn't sit still, and ran to the backyard to invite the owner.

Jin Beiwang is kind and generous, righteous and generous, and has a good reputation in Kyoto. Seeing him come out, everyone greeted him one after another, and then asked whether the news of Xiangrui fruit was true or false.

Jin Beiwang made a circle with everyone, and did not explain much, and simply announced that there would be a banquet in the Jin family's courtyard in the evening, and then these two sets of fruits would be brought out to show the public.

Hearing this, those ordinary people were extremely disappointed, although the Jin family was a family of merchants, it was also a small status in Kyoto, and the magnificent courtyard built by them could not be entered by these mud legs. However, those who are also businessmen or some power in the family proudly raised their chins and responded, "Brother Jin has prepared fine wine, and we will be there when the sun sets." ”

That night, the courtyard of the Jin family was full of people, singing and dancing, and several cases were put on the table like food and wine. The top Qing officials or popular prostitutes invited from the Qinglou accompanied many guests, not smiling and advising wine and flattery, making this small courtyard more lively than the palace birthday banquet. After all, the birthday banquet is entertaining the princes and ministers, how can anyone dare to behave inappropriately in front of the emperor's family, but there are not so many scruples during the banquet when they drink in private, so they are naturally more open and have a more comfortable time.

Everyone drank for three rounds, the dishes were over five flavors, and the beauties beside them were also chatting about the loss of interest, and they inevitably shouted loudly, "Brother Jin, if you don't take out your auspicious fruit to open our eyes, we will have to hug the beauty to celebrate the night." ”

"That is, drunken eyes can't see the auspicious rain from the sky, isn't it a regret in life?"

Jin Beiwang also felt that the time was ripe, so he put down the wine glass in his hand and laughed loudly, "Since all the benevolent brothers are so anxious, then the little brother will be ugly." But Heaven has sent this auspicious fortune, how can we ignore and humiliate it. I also ask you to tidy up your clothes and hats and dismiss the singers as a sign of respect. ”

Everyone heard this, but there was no objection, for an unknown thing, human beings instinctively have a sense of awe, not to mention the sky above their heads, which has existed for tens of thousands of years. It has always been accompanied by the four characters of supremacy, and no living creature is allowed to blaspheme.

Soon, the singers and dancers were all pushed down, the messy table was also removed, and after everyone tidied up their clothes and hats and cleaned their hands, the servants of the Jin family carried a three-legged copper tripod up, and the sandalwood with the thickness of his fingers lit three, and Jin Beiwang personally brought two beautifully carved wooden boxes in the misty green smoke.

He solemnly bowed to the wooden box three times, and then opened the top lid, and the four big red apples inlaid on the ivory silk cloth were slowly revealed in front of everyone, and the pale gold "auspicious wishes" shone brightly under the candlelight, so that everyone did not speak for a long time.

Finally, one of the fattest businessmen swallowed a mouthful of saliva and praised first, "My mother's forehead, there are really words on this fruit!" God, this is opening heaven's grace, if this fruit is offered at home, then wouldn't everything be auspicious and wishful, a good omen, a good omen! ”

Everyone also nodded in agreement, "It's a good omen, it's a good omen!" ”

"Hey," the fat businessman seemed to remember something, tilted his head and rolled his eyes, and suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted, "I said that it sounds so familiar, it turns out that the new pair of twin granddaughters in the house of the head of the Internal Affairs Office Sun took the name of auspicious and wishful, and the day after tomorrow is the full moon wine..."

Speaking of this, he stretched out his hand and patted his mouth fiercely, stepped forward and pulled Jin Beiwang's sleeve and begged, "Brother Jin, I bought this fruit for 1,000 taels, and I brought all the silver tickets, you quickly cover the box and give it to me!" ”

"Wait!" Everyone heard the word 'Manager Sun', and their eyes were so anxious that they were red, where were they willing to allow the fat businessman to come out on top?

You must know that the official position of the chief steward of Sun is not big, but he is in charge of all the purchases in the inner courtyard of the palace, and the current emperor is a person who likes luxury, and the amount of silver spent from him every year is not more than 10 million taels. If this set of fruits is sent to the full moon gift of Mr. Sun's granddaughter, then Mr. Sun will be happy, and a little business leaking from his fingers will be enough for everyone to make a lot of money.

"Zhu Dafu, everyone didn't offer a price, how could you snatch the fruit back first?"

"That is, no matter when, the one with the highest price will get it, why do you only have to invite Xiangrui home for only one thousand taels? I'll give three thousand taels! ”

"I'll give four thousand taels!"

"I'll give you five thousand taels!"

Everyone chased after me, and under the huge temptation of becoming an imperial merchant, they all made loud offers, and soon the price of a set of fruits rose to eight thousand taels.

Jin Beiwang saw that everyone's faces showed hesitation, and said with a smile, "This auspicious fruit is not the one in our fruit plate, this is auspicious, it may not appear once in a hundred years and a thousand years." I heard that this set of 'longevity without borders' was sent to the ancestral temple by His Majesty Xià to be enshrined, this set of 'auspicious wishes' grew out of the same tree, collecting the essence of heaven and earth, and you don't have to eat it in your stomach, even if you smell it, you can keep it from all diseases. If anyone gets such auspiciousness, I am afraid that they will forget everything with their surname..."

Everyone laughed when they heard this, but one of them clenched his fists and shouted, "Ten thousand taels, I'll give ten thousand taels!" ”

Eight thousand taels of four fruits is already a sky-high price in the eyes of everyone, and when I heard someone shouting two thousand taels more with one mouth, they turned their heads to look, and as a result, everyone had a look of sudden realization. It turned out that it was Boss Feng of Jinxiu Cloth Village, who had offended Mr. Sun because of the embroidery entering the palace a few months ago, and it was needless to say that the business was hit hard. Now it's time to find a way to re-associate with Mr. Sun, and when he encounters such a suitable gift, he will naturally go all out to win it.

Jin Beiwang smiled and persuaded a few more words, and seeing that everyone didn't mean to quote a high price again, he put the fruit box in Boss Feng's hand. Boss Feng didn't expect such a large amount of money to be spent tonight, and he only had three thousand taels in his arms. While stuffing the silver ticket to Jin Beiwang, he also sent his henchman back to the house to get the final payment.

Jin Beiwang is the most shrewd, and he will naturally do it in favor of Shunshui, and he keeps praising Boss Feng for his trust, and it is not too late to send the final payment another day. Boss Feng felt embarrassed and insisted that he must settle the money tonight. Jin Beiwang invited him to sit down, and then ordered the servants to go to a new table, and then slowly opened the last wooden box.

When they could see the handwriting on the fruit, everyone held their breath with joy. What do you do to buy and sell, and make a fortune. What do you look forward to doing business, and the wealth is wide! Now this wish is clearly growing on the fruit, if you please go back and offer it, isn't it destined to be extremely rich and noble in heaven!