Although the man surnamed Niu is now apprehensive, he is a little skeptical, and he is not sure that he must be right.

What if these brushes are really wolf brushes?

I think that although I think so, it is the nature of this man surnamed Niu to die to save face.

And he didn't believe that Wei Bao could take out 10,000 taels of silver!

This is the most important thing, as long as the other party can't take out 10,000 taels of silver, it's just a joke to set up a note.

"Write it! Write it and I'll sign it! The man surnamed Niu said with a stalk around his neck.

Wei Bao smiled slightly, and immediately raised his pen with a wave, and the two notes were completed overnight.

If you want to say that Wei Bao came to ancient times and practiced a little bit of fame, first of all, it is a brush calligraphy, and secondly, it is a thing of writing according to the word, and the practice is not familiar.

All kinds of notes, it seems that they have never stopped.

"If you lose to the other party, pay the cash on the spot, if you can't pay the cash of 10,000 taels of silver, you will be sold into slavery with the other party forever." The man surnamed Niu read it.

President Wei smiled and said, "No problem, right?" ”

"Don't make so many things come out, Brother Niu!" The man surnamed Li was dissuaded again.

The man surnamed Niu gritted his teeth and immediately signed. I don't listen to my companions' advice.

"It's your turn!" The man surnamed Niu looked at Wei Bao proudly. I feel like I'm quite heroic, whether I win or lose, anyway, I've put enough on the façade, I can see it, right? What do you think? I signed it first.

Wei Bao naturally didn't say a word, signed his name, and also pressed his handprint.

"Come on, show you our silver tickets!" Wei Bao immediately obeyed his personal obedience.

In the past, President Wei also liked to personally carry some silver tickets, gold or something, but now President Wei is too lazy to bring any silver on him unless he can't bring his entourage with him, and he will hand it all over to Sui Hu to carry.

President Wei's entourage immediately took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms, at least more than 100,000 taels of silver!

It is basically impossible for others to carry so many silver tickets, firstly, President Wei is rich, and secondly, President Wei has people, and on the surface there are only a few people with him, but in fact, the agents of the General Administration of Statistics and the plainclothes of the President's Guard, who are secretly protected, are at least more than 100 people at all times.

With so many people to protect, he is not afraid of any amount of silver he carries with him.

The onlookers let out a loud wow.

The face of the man surnamed Niu was completely darkened, so many silver tickets? Fake, right?

At this time, there were already a lot of onlookers, many of whom were shopkeepers of nearby stores, who had been dealing with silver tickets for a long time, and they knew the truth at a glance.

"It's all true! It's all true! That's a lot of silver tickets! ”

"Whose son-in-law is this son-in-law?"

"The royal relatives don't have so much silver, do they?"

There was a lot of talking.

President Wei took the silver ticket from Sui Hu's hand and handed it directly to the man surnamed Niu, "Do you want to see if there are 10,000 taels of silver?" Do you want to see if there are any fake silver tickets? ”

The man surnamed Niu was already halfway there, where did he dare to pick it up, and he couldn't speak.

"I'm sorry, Childe, it's because we don't know Taishan, it's all a joke, so don't gamble anymore, right?" Although the man surnamed Li can't distinguish between a mouse quill and a wolf pen, so many silver tickets are recognizable, and not a blind person can see it clearly! Since the other party has such strength, what else is there to bet on? Isn't it looking for death? Winning or losing is a dead end!

Although Wei Bao never revealed his identity, almost everyone present believed that Wei Bao was at least a first-class member, or a child of a family member of the imperial family.

And ninety percent are the children of relatives of the royal family, and the family of a first-class master may not have so much silver, right? Even if you really have so much silver, you will never show it off like this, right?

Like Luo Yangxing, although Jinyi Wei Qianhu is already a high-ranking official, even if he can take out so much silver at home, it is impossible to bring it all with him at ordinary times.

In the entire capital, except for Wei Bao, that is, people like Qiao Dongsheng and a few superb gentlemen have this strength.

Wei Bao turned a deaf ear lightly, and just looked at the man surnamed Niu: "Brother Niu, right?" What do you think? I have taken out the money, but what is your money? ”

"I ...... I ......, "Where can a man with the surname Niu still be able to express himself completely?" He also knows that betting against such a wealthy and powerful person is a dead end if he wins or loses.

"Childe, you are a rich and noble person, don't be like my friend, right? We threw in the towel. There shouldn't be a shortage of a rough slave like him in Childe's family, right? He can only eat, he can't do anything, you see he has a big belly, thin arms, thin legs, you know he can't do any work. The man surnamed Li was a very qualified friend, although he was frightened by Wei Bao's powerful financial resources, and guessed that the other party was a big man with great power, but he did not leave his companion behind.

Wei Bao smiled at the surnamed Li and said, "Well, the key depends on this Niu brother." ”

The surnamed Niu originally heard Wei Bao say this, and he could have taken the opportunity to step down, but he misunderstood, thinking that Wei Bao was trying to scare him throughout, this is a brush made of mouse hair! Yes, it must be so, otherwise this guy could have taken out so much silver, why would he let himself go in a good way?

"No way!" The man surnamed Niu said loudly: "This bet, I have made up my mind, although I can't take out so many silver taels, but I want to fight for breath, these brushes are from mouse hair!" ”

Among the people in the audience, there were people who knew the goods, and they all thought it was funny, and said in their hearts, how many times did this rich and handsome boy give you? You're going to make a mistake, and you're going to have to go up.

"Brother Niu, forget it!" The man surnamed Li stopped him again.

But this time, the man surnamed Niu seemed to have made up his mind completely, and he didn't pay attention to it at all, and wrote down his name, place of origin, and address, and wrote it in detail.

After writing, the man surnamed Niu squinted at Wei Bao: "Okay." ”

Wei Bao smiled slightly, and also wrote down his name, hometown, and address.

At this time, Wei Bao knew that this man surnamed Niu was called Niu Jinxing, which was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it.

"Who are you looking for? Oh, by the way, find a few pawn shop people, Brother Niu has no opinion, right? You can find it for yourselves. Wei Bao said to the man surnamed Niu.

"Yes! The pawnbroker's eyes are poisonous, and you can tell if it's true or not. The surnamed Niu nodded.

It just so happened that among the crowd in the audience, there was a pawnshop guy who volunteered: "I am from the pawnshop at the corner of the street, I have already seen that these brushes are all wolf brushes!" ”

The man surnamed Niu was angry when he heard this, "You fart!" If you had seen it, why hadn't you said it earlier? You're definitely in the same league as these guys! ”

The pawn shop guy was not very angry, and said with a smile: "I said it a long time ago, but you don't believe it, not only did I say that these are wolf pens, but several people have seen it, and everyone has said it." ”

Indeed, there was a lot of discussion just now, some said that it was a wolf pen, and some said that it was a mouse quill pen, and it was true that the man surnamed Niu couldn't listen to it, even if he listened to it, the volume of the two voices was almost equal, and he automatically blocked it.

"If Brother Niu doesn't believe this old brother, you can go and call someone to come and see it yourself, don't worry." Wei Bao is very tolerant. In fact, he didn't do anything, he just wanted to help this skinny, pitiful-looking guy who set up a stall and sell brushes to solve a dispute. This man named Niu Jinxing, he didn't fancy it at all, what do you want this kind of person to do as a slave?

Now Wei Bao has millions of people under him, so naturally there is not one missing, and this man named Niu Jinxing looks like a person who has a lot of things to do, has nothing to learn, and is particularly difficult to handle.

"There are a lot of pawnshops on this street, and many foreign students have already exhausted their entanglement in the capital, so they can only go to the pawnshop to pawn, and then find a few more people to take a look, it really can't be fake, and it can't be fake." At this time, Wu Xuexia spoke.

Wei Bao asked the man named Niu Jinxing, "Brother Niu, how is it?"

Niu Jinxing frowned, and said to his companions beside him, "Brother Li, please help me call a pawn shop to take a look?" ”

The man surnamed Li sighed helplessly, nodded, and squeezed out of the crowd.

Soon, the man surnamed Li found a pawn shop counter, and the manager of the counter also wanted to come over to see the excitement, and was looking at the door of the store, and was invited to come.

Mr. Counter was fifty or sixty years old, and he was very calm at first glance, and everyone who did business on this street recognized him.

"If this Mr. Yao can't see it accurately, no one will be able to see it accurately." There is a sycophant way of doing business.

Mr. Yao was very happy after hearing this, "I want to buy wolf hair, but I don't know how to distinguish the truth of the wolf hair, the real wolf hair and the sheep hair to use the southern goat hair is the best difference, the good wolf tail is the best from the northeast, called the north wolf hair, Kanto Liaowei." The wolf's pen is stronger than the sheep's pen, and it is suitable for writing and drawing, but it is not as durable as the sheep's pen; In addition, the price is also more expensive than the sheep's hair, the surface of the real wolf hair pen is tender yellow or yellow with a slight reddish, shiny, and each hair is very upright if you look closely. The waist is stout and the base is slightly thinner. The high-quality wolf pen moistens the tip and pinches it into a flat shape, which can be seen that its hair is translucent and light yellow. ”

Everyone was a little impatient when they heard it, and secretly wondered if it would be better if you just said it was true or false? There's a lot of rambling, what are you doing?

Wei Bao was not in a hurry, and did not interrupt the old man, thinking that it was useless to listen to it and have a little knowledge.

The old man still said unhurriedly: "Smell the smell, get the wolf pen, first put it under your nose and smell it, some pure wolf hair will have a dog-like smell if you haven't treated it." Fake wolf pen is prone to the smell of dye because of the process, or because of the wool mixed with sheep. You can also look at the colors. The color of the pure wolf hair is lighter, with a natural luster, and the color from the root of the hair to the tip is from light to dark. However, there is a production method that is really difficult to distinguish, that is, the outside is made of real wolf hair, and the inside is generally made of dyed wool, dyed pig bristles and other materials. This kind of pen can only rely on the integrity of the seller and the discernment of the buyer. Finally, look at the feel! The real wolf is very comfortable to the touch, and the fake wolf will feel rough to the touch. Finally, when writing, the real wolf pen will be evenly and the peak will not disperse, the strength is soft, and the whole pen feels integrated, and there is a feeling of playing a soft sword; The fake wolf is small in tip, the pen belly is large, it feels like two independent parts, the writing rewriting is completely different, the nib is weak and weak, the pen belly is frizzy, and it is not easy to control at all. ”

"Sir, can you just say that these are not wolf pens?" Finally, someone couldn't help it, it is estimated that the old gentleman is talking about it, and if he continues, he will have to work hard with incense.

Mr. Yao of the pawn shop said with a smile: "These are real wolf pen, but they are not good at keeping, and the hair is a little weathered, but there is no problem with all wolf hair, and there is no other hair mixed with it, which can be regarded as a middle and upper grade." ”

Everyone listened to the old man and finally came to a conclusion, and looked at the man named Niu Jinxing together.

Niu Venus's face was as red as pig's liver, where could he still speak?

In fact, there was a pawn shop guy just now who said that it was a wolf pen, and he no longer doubted it, because after the guy said it, almost no one refuted that it was not a wolf pen, and many people nodded.

From this point of view, most of the people who started to say that they were not wolf pens were some people who didn't know how to do it and were blindly coaxing.

Niu Jinxing regretted it, but now there is no way to resolve it, so he can only look at Wei Bao.

Wei Bao smiled slightly: "Brother Niu, have you given up?" ”

"Take the silver, 10,000 taels of silver, otherwise you will be enslaved for my son for the rest of your life." Wu Xuexia is spicy and unpleasant, so she couldn't help but say.

Wu Sanfu didn't care, just watched it as a joke, kept squinting, looked around, and saw if there were any beautiful girls in the lively crowd, but unfortunately, he didn't find any of them.

"I don't have so much silver! Only a dozen taels of silver! Niu Jinxing blushed and said, "Either take me away, but I definitely won't give me the silver!" Either I'll go and get the dozen taels of silver, and that's it, right? ”

"Hehe, if you win, will you do it?" Wu Xuexia was unforgiving: "You got 10,000 taels of silver, and you don't know how to be happy in this life."

"That's right! Let him take the silver, and if he can't get the silver, take him away, Childe, take him home and do some chores. ”

"Let him chop wood and carry water every day, so as to save him from going to the streets to cause trouble when he is full."

"I don't want to keep it, sell it to the border army, it's worth getting four or five taels of silver, right?"

"Then it's better to be like this man himself said, get him a dozen taels of silver, right? Four or five taels of silver, isn't it a loss? ”

"This boy is not a person who lacks silver at first glance, what is the use of a dozen taels of silver? It's better to tie it up and sell it directly, not to the border army, but to the vegetable market. ”

The vegetable market in Jingshi is not only a place for beheading important criminals, but also a place for buying and selling people.

Although the Ming Dynasty did not condone it, it acquiesced in the people's human trafficking.

It seems that all dynasties have turned a blind eye to the matter of human trafficking, but it is rarely made public, and rarely led by the government.

The onlookers, you helped Wei Bao come up with ideas with every word.

The man surnamed Li next to Niu Jinxing couldn't bear to speak, and at this time he couldn't help but say, "Son, let me go, brother?" Let's go and get the silver, although more than ten taels of silver is less, but we are all trustworthy people, and we will definitely make up for it in the future! ”

Wei Bao smiled and handed the contract to the attendant behind him, and then said, "I don't need to take this bit of silver!" Give it to me in the future! If there is fate, there will always be a time to meet. ”

When everyone in the audience heard this, they let out a huge sigh together, they didn't expect things to end so easily, the world of rich people really doesn't understand.

Niu Jinxing and his companions were overjoyed when they heard this, and the two of them kept giving Wei Bao a bow and apologizing.

"You don't have to apologize to me, you should apologize to this little brother, he doesn't want to cause trouble, you still have to be forced to do it. You shouldn't be like that. It's not easy for people to do small business! Wei Bao said, glancing at the little brother who sold brushes.

There are small businesses on this street, and many onlookers are that everyone immediately resonates, and they accuse the man surnamed Niu, saying that this prince is too generous, otherwise he will definitely be sold.

Some people also said that the man surnamed Niu would take a dozen taels of silver and compensate the aggrieved little brother!

"Thank you for standing up for me, little Ke Xiong Zhaoju, I can't thank you enough." The brush seller hurriedly said to Wei Bao.

Small is a kind of self-humble title of the ancients, and it is generally preferred by literati.

The original meaning of "Xiaoke" is small, small, low, ordinary, easy, etc.

For example, Fan Zhongyan's "Let the Observation Make the First Table": "Today, the thief world is the leader of Xiaoke along the border, and he falsely signs the name of the observer. ”

It was later used as a first-person pronoun in the early vernacular, to express self-humility, implying that he was an insignificant person.

For example, the fourth fold of Yang Xianzhi's "Xiaoxiang Rain" in the Yuan Dynasty: "Small is the post of Linjiang Station." ”

"That's it, you pay ten taels of silver to this little brother first, and the remaining 9,990 taels of silver, you can pay me back within a time limit." Wei Bao laughed. After speaking, he asked the brush seller: "Your name is Xiong Zhaoqi?" Brother Xiong, is that okay? ”

"I don't have to pay for it, forget it, I don't have anything to lose, I'm already very grateful for helping me like this." Xiong Zhaoqi is very kind.

The more Xiong Zhaoqi was like this, the more the bystanders did not agree.

Everyone shouted and asked the man surnamed Niu to pay twenty taels of silver first, and then said that he must have brought more than a dozen taels of silver to catch the exam.

There is also a saying that he will pay thirty taels of silver first.

There is also a saying that he will pay forty taels of silver first.

In the end, it was even said that he would pay a hundred taels of silver first.

Anyway, if you don't lose money, you're not allowed to go!

Niu Jinxing's face turned black from everyone's roar, and he finally waited for the opportunity to speak, so he said loudly: "I didn't do anything, I just didn't know the goods, do you need this?" I'll tell you the truth, I accompanied my brother Li Yan to the Beijing Entrance Examination, and I didn't have a single silver tattoo or two! My brother Li Yan has more than a dozen taels of silver, and I still borrow them temporarily! If you don't trust me, you can follow me to the inn now. ”

His companion named Li Yan also helped: "Yes, Brother Niu didn't say anything, he really doesn't have any silver, and I only have a dozen taels of silver left, if you don't believe it, you can indeed follow us to the inn to see." ”

"Then you will tell me how much money you will pay?"

Although everyone believed it a little, they did not relenting and asked Niu Jinxing and Li Yan to hand over all the silver.

Wei Bao heard the names Niu Jinxing and Li Yan, and felt a little familiar, but he still didn't think much about it.

Wei Bao is involved in the history of the late Ming Dynasty, but there are too many powers in the late Ming Dynasty, these two are familiar, what exactly do they do, Wei Bao can't think of it for a while.

This is also related to the chaotic environment of the scene.

"I still have about 15 taels of silver, I'll pay 13 taels of silver to this little brother first, right? The rest is enough for the two of us to hike back to Henan after the test. Li Yan bowed and asked Wei Bao: "Son, is it okay?" The rest of the silver, Brother Niu will naturally make up for it. ”

"When will I make it up?"

"Gotta add to that contract! If you don't give it to the day, hand it over to the local government! Tell them! ”

"Yes, that's what it does, you have to say a good thing."

Among the onlookers, there are many stingy and mean people, afraid that these two people will only say beautiful things.

"Within ten years!" Niu Jinxing said angrily: "Within ten years, if I, Niu Jinxing, can't pay up to the 10,000 taels of silver of the Son-in-law, I am willing to kneel in front of the Son-in-law's house and ask for slavery." ”

Wei Bao hadn't spoken yet, Wu Xuexia wanted to leave a little, and helped: "Okay, just do it!" ”

After speaking, he said to Wei Bao: "Being so troubled, it's all like this, go back?" ”

Wei Bao nodded: "Okay, go back." ”

"This is going back, huh? Grab a bite to eat and go back, right? "Wu Sanfu was a little unhappy, he came out with this trip, why didn't he play with it, just watch a quarrel?

"Shall I invite my son to a thin bar?" The young man named Xiong Zhaoqi, who sold brushes, took the initiative to say: "If it weren't for this, I really wouldn't be able to feel at ease. ”

"Hehe, please don't need you to ask, even if that person loses you more than a dozen taels of silver, it won't be enough for our Liaoxi Wei Gongzi to have a meal." Wu Sanfu smiled proudly: "Since meeting is fate, why don't you go to have dinner with us?" I got more than a dozen taels of silver today, don't continue to set up a stall, right? ”

Wei Bao's fame is not very loud, but Wei Gongzi of Liaoxi, if you combine the two terms of Liaoxi and Wei Gongzi, it will not be loud!

Because Tiandihui now has a lot of business in the capital, although there are not many big deals, most of them are leasing small shops, but almost three-quarters of the shops in the capital are from Tiandihui, all of them are from the Wei family, the name of Wei Gongzi in Liaoxi, who hasn't heard of it?

Many candidates suddenly realized and asked: "This is the son of Liaoxi Wei?" ”

"I heard that the son of Liaoxi Wei was 14 years old and was lifted? This trip is also here to take the exam, right? ”

Many people jumped up to see what Wei Bao looked like.

Wei Bao is angry and funny, what are you doing like a star?

Originally, when Wei Bao went outside of Liaoxi, what he enjoyed most was to be able to go shopping like ordinary people, because no one recognized him. Now it is being made by Wu Sanfu.

However, Wei Bao didn't say anything about Wu Sanfu.

Xiong Zhaoqi had to invite again: "Gongzi has done me such a big favor again, and he wants to invite me to dinner, how can I go so easily?" But I don't have that much money. ”

Wei Bao looked at Xiong Zhaojue's embarrassed appearance, and said with a smile: "Don't listen to him, I can't use a dozen taels of silver for a meal, just invite me to drink a bowl of clear soup!" Let's go. ”

"It's too embarrassing for the son, right?" Xiong Zhaoqi said embarrassedly.

"It's nothing, I'm a child from a poor family, and in a disaster year, I can enjoy a little bit of food all day." Wei Bao smiled: "Let's go." ”

When a group of onlookers heard this, they suddenly shortened the distance between them and Wei Bao a lot.

Maybe Wei Bao didn't realize that this incident was actually an excellent opportunity to improve his personal image.

In recent years, big families have done good deeds to improve their image, but the soup porridge or something, the handout steamed buns and so on, are already too old-fashioned, and others are not interested in telling such stories.

And Wei Bao's matter today is more novel, although he took out more than 100,000 taels of silver, but in fact, not a single or two lines of silver came out, but it can be said to be a variety of versions.

"Son, you have to send someone to watch these two people go to get the silver, otherwise they will definitely run away." An onlooker reminded.

Wei Bao glanced at Niu Jinxing.

Niu Jinxing and Li Yan said in unison: "Are we such people? Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated! ”

Wei Bao smiled: "I also believe that the two of you are not such people, you go and take 10 taels of silver to this Xiong Brother Tai!" I just said that I will take 13 taels of silver and keep two taels of silver for my own travel expenses, I don't think I need to be so tight, and leave a few more travel expenses. It would be better if this Brother Li could be admitted to the Jinshi. ”

"What a good word for the son!" Li Yan immediately said: "I'm going to get the silver, and let Brother Niu stay with my son, right?" No one has to worry that we've escaped. ”

Some onlookers still muttered, "Maybe you'll leave someone behind, and then you'll run away on your own."

At this time, Li Yan almost died of anger, and said to Niu Jinxing: "Brother Niu, if you go hard, I will stay here to accompany Wei Gongzi!" ”

"Good!" Niu Jinxing agreed, and said to the onlookers: "If any of you are worried that I have run away, you can go with me!" ”

No one spoke now.

Niu Jinxing asked Wei Bao again: "Son, where are you going to drink clear soup?" Where can I find you when I come back? ”

Wei Bao looked at Xiong Zhaoqi, "Brother Xiong, where can I drink clear soup?" I'm not familiar with this area. ”

Before Xiong Zhaoqi could answer, the onlookers said: "There are food stalls on the two entrances of the pen pipe alley, isn't there a row next to this?" ”

Wei Bao sighed, secretly thinking that you really have a lot of scenes, and you have enough lines? But he smiled and said, "Thank you, let's eat here, right?" If you have friends who want to eat, you can go together, and I'll treat you. ”

The onlookers were either students rushing to take the exam, or doing small business, or passers-by, most of whom were poor.

Who doesn't like to take advantage? What's more, the poor sometimes don't want to take advantage, but because they are hungry and uncomfortable, and they hear that someone has a treat, so what else is there to say?

Everyone cheered loudly, and the momentum shook the sky.

This time, the food stalls at the mouth of the pen tube alley were suddenly full!

Moreover, there are more and more diners, and they are constantly coming in.

There are diners, there are traders, and the owners of the food stalls all over the city have also rushed here when they heard the wind.

This time, good guys, it seems that the entire people in the capital, as well as the people around the capital, are coming to the side of the pen pipe alley.