Chapter 1 The Opponents Section 008 Getting to the point
The woman in red agreed, chose a big one among the eggs all over the ground, jumped off the stage, and held it in both hands and sent it to Ji Qingwen.
Ji Qingwen was a drunkard, and his attention was completely attracted by the breasts that were swaying up and down under the woman in red's clothes, and he couldn't wait to gouge out his eyeballs and throw them on the chest of the woman in red.
When the woman in red saw Ji Qingwen's squinting expression, a red glow suddenly flew on her face, and she said timidly: "Young master, the eggs you want are here." As he spoke, he held it in his hands and sent it forward.
Ji Qingwen smiled evilly and said, "Little lady, if you hand it over a little more, my hand is injured and I can't reach it." ”
The woman in red was helpless, so she could only bow down, straighten her arms, and deliver the eggs all the way to Ji Qingwen.
Ji Qingwen didn't take the egg that he bought for a huge sum of ten yuan, but reached out and held the jade carving-like hands of the red-clothed woman.
The defense of men and women in the Ming Dynasty was very strict, even if it was a woman like the woman in red who came out to perform her arts, she was held by Ji Qingwen like this, and she had a skin-to-skin kiss, she was still so ashamed that her face was like a pig's liver, and her hands immediately shrank back.
This woman in red has martial arts, and her strength is much greater than that of the pampered rich second-generation Ji Qingwen, and she broke free from Ji Qingwen's clutches in one fell swoop, but the egg in her hand could no longer hold it, and immediately fell on the table and was smashed.
Zhu Cunshu on the side saw it, and immediately reprimanded: "Hey, you ninth-rate performer, the young master of the Ji family can afford to look down on you when he touches you, but you don't know how to lift ......"
Ji Qingwen hurriedly said in Zhu Cunshu's ear: "Don't be angry, what does it mean for a woman to be obedient?" It's still this kind of woman, you come and go, open and dark, it's the taste, isn't it? ”
When Zhu Cunshu heard this, he immediately laughed "haha" and praised: "Brother Ji is still affectionate and understands women's minds......"
Ji Qingwen laughed for a while, looked down and suddenly saw the egg that was broken on the table, and was stunned for a moment - it turned out that the yolk of this egg had been broken, mixed with the transparent egg white, and turned into a sticky yellow sauce - presumably the inside of the egg was shattered by the huge centrifugal force when it was rotated just now.
"Sure enough, there is real kung fu!" Ji Qingwen praised.
When the old man on the stage heard this, he also smiled and said: "This egg has been developed by my daughter, and it has contained true qi in it, and after eating it, it can prolong life, dispel diseases and eliminate disasters!" It's a pity that this egg was broken, otherwise it would have been boiled and eaten by the shopkeepers! ”
Although Ji Qingwen was a dick before he crossed over to the Ming Dynasty, he was after all a new youth in the new era who had undergone nine-year compulsory education and was educated and understood science.
But the tenants sitting below were boiling, and they began to make a loud noise:
"Ten pennies for an egg? Can it really cure diseases? Then I'll buy one. ”
"I'll have one too, and I'll give it to my wife."
"Ten cents is here, give me one, just don't break it."
"How can you eat it without breaking it? You kid swallow it even in the shell? ”
"You know a fart, Lao Tzu didn't buy it for food. Didn't you see that the egg was pinched and stepped on by that little lady? There must be a fragrance, Lao Tzu bought it to smell! ”
"What a fragrance, it's clearly foot odor. My feet stink a lot better than that, or give you a sniff, I'll stick you with ten cents! ”
Everyone laughed and scolded, and the remaining dozen or so eggs on the table were swept away in a blink of an eye.
The old man put the copper money he collected in the coat, led his daughter to the people in the middle hall, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, our father and daughter have made a fool of themselves. Today is a good day for the tenants, and I won't bother you, old man. I wish you all more than one year and every year! ”
After saying these two auspicious words, the old man took the hand of the woman in red and was about to step down.
There was a coaxing at the bottom:
"Don't go, dance and sing a song for the gentlemen!"
"You think beautifully, they were invited by the young master of the Ji family for two taels of silver, can you afford to pay for them?"
"I can't afford it, but there are so many of us, it's still okay to get together."
"Just think about it. This girl looks so standard, maybe she will have to sleep with Young Master Ji at night, how can she have time to sing and dance for you? ”
Although the tenants' words were vulgar, Ji Qingwen may not have such thoughts, so he got up and coughed lightly, and said to the shopkeeper behind him: "Shopkeeper, you have a good eye, and the person invited here really has some skills." In this way, you prepare some light meals for them. If the negotiation goes well, I will give them another two taels of silver and ask them to play for another while. ”
When the old man heard that there was business to do, he immediately smiled and promised, "Thank you, young master, thank you, young master." You always look like a benevolent and generous lord, see the tenants are pitiful, let a few tenants rent out, everyone is happy and happy, to ensure that your princes and grandchildren are full. ”
As soon as he mentioned the tenants, Ji Qingwen thought that there were still two difficult opponents in front of him, Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng, his face suddenly tightened, and he said: "Okay, keep the auspicious words for the New Year, you step back first." ”
When the old man heard this, he collected the reward money and withdrew.
Ji Qingwen said with a straight face: "Everyone has eaten and drunk enough, right?" Then let's stop talking nonsense and talk about next year's tenant rent. ”
Hearing that the topic of "Tenants" was about to begin, the middle hall that was still full of people suddenly became silent, and the tenants all put down the wine, food, bowls and chopsticks in their hands, and looked at Ji Qingwen with their eyes.
Ji Qingwen was a little nervous by them, and subconsciously coughed twice, and then said: "This matter was originally supposed to be presided over by my father, but there are some things in his old man's house today, which will not arrive later, so I will preside over it temporarily." As you all know, I'm a young student, and there are still many things that I don't know very well, and I need your advice......"
Gao Yingxiang, who was sitting below, didn't wait for Ji Qingwen to finish speaking, so he interrupted: "The young master said these words modestly and reasonably. The villain has eaten a few bowls of rice in vain, and he has lived a few years longer than the young master, so there is some truth, and he wants to talk to the young master? I wonder if Young Master Ji is willing to listen? ”
Of course, Ji Qingwen didn't want to listen to Gao Yingxiang, and he couldn't wait for him and his nephew Li Zicheng to become dumb on the spot.
However, the words of "advice" just now were said by himself, and there was no way to be caught, so Ji Qingwen could only say: "If you have any reason, it doesn't hurt to hear it." ”
Gao Yingxiang got up and talked eloquently, and said: "Master Ji's land, now pay 30% of the tenant rent per mu of land, and the rent is honestly not expensive. But in recent years, natural disasters have continued, either drought or locusts, and the tenants are really unable to live. It is better to ask the old man and the young master to raise their noble hands and let a few grains come out, so that the tenants can have a full meal. ”
As soon as Gao Yingxiang said this, the tenants below echoed it.
Ji Qingwen originally prepared a few sets of almost rhetoric, but he didn't expect Gao Yingxiang to go straight to the point, and directly picked out that he wanted to reduce the tenant rent, so he could only push back the words-for-tat and said: "This senior brother is right, the harvest has not been good in recent years. But God's harvest is not good, and it is not just for the tenants, and our landlord's family has no surplus grain. Otherwise, we will not reduce the rent this year, and we will deal with the drought in the past few years together, and when the harvest is good, we will reduce the rent by a few points, and we will have a good year together, how about it? ”
Of course, Gao Yingxiang would not agree with his proposition, but he said: "You are so clever and colorful, but you are just unwilling to reduce the rent." It has been delayed again and again, and there will never be a day of fulfillment. If you're really sincere, why not reduce the rent this year? ”
"Sincerity? I have! Ji Qingwen immediately replied, "The rent reduction must not be reduced this year." However, in order to express sincerity, my Ji family can allow some grain from the grain depot to be distributed to everyone, so that everyone can eat a few full meals, I don't know if everyone is willing? ”
Gao Yingxiang immediately replied: "Haha, you think we are begging?" A few pounds of food, just want to send us? Dream! ”
After that, Gao Yingxiang instigated a group of tenants and said: "Folks, when you see that this kid from the Ji family is insincere, you can't fall for him." No rent reduction today, no matter what! ”
When the tenants heard this, they immediately chimed in: "Yes, if you don't reduce the rent today, you won't do it anyway!" ”