Chapter 69: Selling Stones
Coincidentally, when the little girl was tiptoeing back to the house, she was caught by the oncoming Jiang Ci, he didn't say a word, and directly grabbed her hand and dragged her back to the house.
Before Wei Wei could explain, Jiang Ci pulled her to the corner of the wall, tightly surrounded her with his body, shackled her hands and held them above her head, the aura around her body instantly turned cold, and her thin lips pursed into a line and asked: "Where have you been, do you know, how long have I been looking for you with Sheng Yiqingpao!" Do you know that I can't see you...... How scared am I? ”
He was originally imposing, but when he said the second half of the sentence, he instantly softened, without superfluous fancy language embellishment, but he expressed the most real.
His throat rolled up and down twice, and the hands holding Wei Wei couldn't help but tremble.
"Jiang Ci, don't be angry......
"Why don't you want me to be angry? Have you forgotten my agreement with you? You tell me, if you lose it, or if something happens, you let me, what should I do? ”
His speech was rapid, not giving the person in his arms a chance to speak, and bursts of hot air fluttered out of his nose, lingering around him.
"Wei Wei knows, Jiang Ci is so well-behaved, don't be angry, it's okay, and Wei Wei is so painful that you pinched."
Wei Wei said a few words of comfort that she could only know, but how did it sound like coaxing a kitten or a puppy?
Although this trick may not be useful to others, it is more than enough to deal with Jiang Ci, especially when he heard her complaining about her aggrieved hand pain, the anger in his brain lingered.
Jiang Ci hurriedly let go of the hands holding her, and looked at her whole body, Wei Wei didn't have time to rub his sore arm, he was pulled and checked like a dog flea.
After confirming that the little girl was okay from the outside, there was no missing arms or legs, and there was no stumbling, and his anger was slightly extinguished.
"In this case, we will not allow a third time." There was a bit of haggard between his eyebrows, but his tone did not weaken at all: "This is not a discussion, it is an order." ”
"Oh" the little girl muttered, tilted her head and thought for a while, thinking about easing the atmosphere, and was about to tell him the news that Yan Wen would not force him to quit, when the voice of the servant in the pavilion sounded outside the house.
"Gongzi Jiang, are you up, Lord Yan sent a small one to deliver a message, and we will discuss it in the Limo Hall in a while."
"Okay, this son knows, I'll go over in a while, and I'll thank you."
Jiang Ci sent the little guy away, he couldn't help but feel a little melancholy, turned around and went to take care of it, and was about to look out of the door.
"Wei Wei is going with you!" As soon as he took a few steps, the little girl in the corner followed.
"No, you stay honest with me!" Jiang Cicai didn't care how coquettish Wei was, rushed to the door of the house, closed the door, and let Wei Wei in the room behind him knock on the door, and walked forward without hesitation.
Before he entered the hall, everyone's eyes swept towards Jiang Ci in unison, and the sharp cold frost emanating from the pupils of dozens of people almost froze him into pieces.
This time, the atmosphere seemed to be more tense than ever, as if the incense burner was not a calming incense, but something else, and the smoker was dizzy.
And Yan Wen and Liu Run were waiting in the hall early, upright, and their faces were pale.
The scene in front of me is as if a case is about to be adjudicated.
The "prisoner" Jiang Ci has been brought, the master and master of Qingtian have been in place, and even the onlookers who eat melons are in place.
Jiang Ci took the initiative to walk to the aisle that was vacated for him, came to Yan Wen, bowed his waist and saluted.
Before he could speak, Yan Wen took the right to speak: "Presumably, everyone has heard about last night's incident, but please don't add fuel and vinegar!" By this morning, the old man had already heard several different stories, and he had come to Yuhua Mountain to absorb the aura of the mountains and give birth to children! That's called a foolish fall, since your nonsense skills are so powerful, then this third round of the competition depends on your lip service. ”
As soon as his words came out, the audience, which was silent, boiled again.
This will, it is not only Jiang Ci who is in the circle, but also a room of sons, and everyone can't help but complain in their hearts: Why doesn't this play cards according to the routine? Shouldn't we all be here to punish Jiang Ci today, we are all going to see this kid's jokes, but in the end, we were scolded? There is also an inexplicable trial question?
"Lord Yan...... This ......"
"What are you in a hurry, the old man didn't say that he wouldn't punish you, I haven't seen anyone who is so eager to be punished, put it aside for now, and wait for the old man to finish the third part of the trial before fixing your punishment, otherwise you will forget it after a while."
Jiang Ci was about to speak, but Yan Wen intercepted him again, but this was all right, the focus was on the second half of his words.
What happened to this old man, he was a person who was more disciplined than anyone else, but now he has become three points crazy, seven points is difficult to guess, until the last moment, he will never know what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd. Such an important third link actually came out of a casual thought......
Yan Wen pondered the words for a moment, gradually raised his tone, and said to the others: "Next, the old man will announce the title of this last round of trials: "'Selling Stones'!" ”
"What is this? It's not going to be for us to sell stones, is it? ”
"How is this possible, look at you stupid! Would Lord Yan give such outrageous test questions? There is definitely something else to this means! ”
The group of sons in the audience, who talk more than the sparrows in the mountains, discuss it on their own without waiting for Yan Wen to finish speaking.
Yan Wen listened, chuckled a few times, and said casually: "This son, I disappointed you, the trial content I gave this time is really selling stones." You should remember the rocky slope road on the west side of Houshan, right? Tonight, the old man will tell the servant to pick up some stones and deliver them to your house in person, so that you will not have to work hard. Early tomorrow morning, each prince will take their own stones down the mountain and go to Qingyan Castle. This 'selling stone' is divided into three price ranges, if it is sold for one tael of silver, it will be counted as five cents, if it is sold for three taels of silver, it will be counted as ten points, and if it is sold for ten taels of silver, it will be counted as twenty points. ”
Although Yan Wen had a serious face, the words he said were really ridiculous!
I have never heard of anyone who took the broken stones that were everywhere and sold them for such a high price! It's not a dream, what is it?
These two pieces of silver are enough to buy two stones of rice, and even the richest rich man will not be stupid enough to take the money to buy stones!
"Lord Yan...... You're ...... Indeed, it has passed! ”
Even Liu Run, who had been following him in the first two rounds, felt outrageous, and turned his head sideways and whispered to him, but after Yan Wen heard this, instead of changing this ridiculous idea, he went on to elaborate: "All the sons of the sons will go down the mountain for this trial, and the old man will prepare one or two silver for each of you as a coil for these four days." ”
"Lord Yan, how can I bother you to give out the silver, the juniors themselves have prepared two silver, besides, your two silvers are not enough!" Ye Xiujin in the audience accepted this absurd trial very quickly, and when other sons were sad, he talked to Yan Wen.
Such outspokenness and straightforwardness made him raise his eyebrows, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he shook his head: "Young Master Ye, this is a bad word, these two pieces of silver are the sum of what you and your entourage have eaten and lived in the past four days." ”
"What!"
These two pieces of silver are a lot of money for ordinary people, but how can this be enough for these officials who are used to spending a lot on weekdays? Besides, it's still the expense of three people.
Yes, it's another thunderbolt on a sunny day, whose flower banquet is treasure hunting, cooking, and selling stones?
It is also because he Yan Wen dared to "innovate" so recklessly, from beginning to end, it has nothing to do with the previous purpose of the Hundred Flowers Banquet.
Yan Wen didn't care about the complaints of the princes, nor did he listen to Liu Run's persuasion, and didn't ask them to explain more, but remembered Jiang Ci who was left aside.
"You kid, you made that kind of big mistake, according to conventional ethics, you are now on the way back to your Sheng'an, but the old man will not drive you back for the time being in the face of your father, but to erase your qualifications in the third link and the points obtained in the first two rounds, which is equivalent to, you Jiang Ci, thousands of miles away, returned without a name, this punishment, are you willing?"
Although he had been prepared for a long time, as soon as these words came out, Jiang Ci's heart was still suddenly tightened, after all, the hard work of the first two rounds was all sunk in the sea, and it was in vain, and he couldn't help but be a little reluctant.
But Yan Wen did not drive him away, nor did he widely inform him of the matter, which was already the greatest gift to him.
"The junior has thanked Lord Yan again!"
"Hey, don't rush to thank me." Yan Wen glanced at Jiang Ci, who bowed his hand, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Let your kid stay, not because I am a kind person, but because I have a heavy responsibility entrusted to you." ”
"Lord Yan, even if you command, the juniors will do their best."
"The old man wants you to prepare all the products needed for the Hundred Flowers Banquet!"