Chapter Seventy-Nine: Douxiang (Part II)
“…… When the master comes, I always have to bathe and change my clothes and greet each other ceremoniously. The tone was light, as if everyone's words were either mocking and teasing, or a matter of course.
"You ......" Master Liu's face turned red instantly, his lips moved and moved, forcing him not to say harsh words in public.
Sister-in-law Lin took the opportunity to step forward, "...... Let's sit down first and talk slowly. "Turn around and tell Ah Chun, "Quickly move the chair for Master Liu......
After resigning from Master Liu, she followed the normal procedures and did not violate the rules, so she was naturally not afraid of being found by Sister-in-law Lin, what she was afraid of was that everyone accused her of losing fairness in public, so she had to be extraordinarily polite to Master Liu.
Ah Chun answered yes and ran away.
“…… No, just a few words, I'll just stand and say. Master Liu forcibly suppressed a strong hatred tumbling in his heart.
"Master has something to say...... Mu Wanqiu was still always submissive, and she didn't see any cowardice, as if Master Liu was not here to provoke.
“…… You stole my secret recipe and took my place," Master Liu looked up at everyone, "Today, in front of everyone, you have to give me an explanation." ”
"Yes, there is no such thing in the world that deceives teachers and steals their reputation and is shameless......"
"Today, you will give Master Liu an explanation in front of us"
……
After looking back, everyone also remembered that they had come to help Master Liu, and shouted along.
Hearing the echoing voices around him, Master Liu's head was higher and his chest was straighter, like a majestic rooster.
Mu Wanqiu turned around and looked at everyone steadily.
Long
The noise gradually disappeared, and people consciously closed their mouths, looking at this little girl with a straight back and a momentum that was three points higher than that of Master Liu.
Turning around elegantly, Mu Wanqiu smiled indifferently at Master Liu, "I still call you a master" She stepped forward, "Master, you tell me, since ancient times, the master taught apprentices, it is natural, it is called stealing"
Mu Wanqiu also wants to say that there is no stealing, she is speechless today, unless she takes out Wei's perfumery technique and admits that she is Wei's apprentice.
However, once it is revealed that she has a secret technique, I am afraid that if she does not use it, she will die on the street, after all, the secret technique of the Wei clan is a naked temptation even for those important big people, not to mention Shuoyang, which is known as the little fragrance capital here.
After thinking about it again, she simply admitted it calmly.
Everyone's eyes widened.
"You ......" Master Liu pointed at her and said speechlessly, before coming, she had discussed with everyone for a long time, and had already thought about it, Mu Wanqiu quibbled, how they dealt with it, how to humiliate her, she didn't want to, she didn't expect Mu Wanqiu to admit it so calmly.
And she said generously that she is learning, not stealing
Not a word of sophistry.
The words that he had thought about before were all in vain, and in an instant, a layer of fine sweat broke out on Master Liu's forehead, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
Let's say that she didn't teach, then she said that she taught Mu Wanqiu by hand, and this stupid little handyman is ungrateful, so it can't stand; Let's preach, then, the word "stealing art" will not hit Mu Wanqiu's head, and there will be no position to humiliate her.
Stiffly puffing up her chest, Master Liu looked at Mu Wanqiu fixedly, she had never been, this little handyman who usually looked stupid as a cow, just a simple sentence, would be so difficult.
“…… Master not? Master Liu's mind was full of thoughts, but Mu Wanqiu didn't give her more thought, "Master, tell me more, you left it at the beginning, and Sister-in-law Lin sent someone to invite it, for fear of delaying the transaction, so she asked me to make incense......
This is the master who took the initiative to let Xian, which is considered the top."
In a few short sentences, Mu Wanqiu vividly expressed how Master Liu had embarrassed Sister-in-law Lin at the beginning, and everyone's eyes looked at Master Liu, and some people even began to shake their heads and sigh.
"No......" Master Liu shook his head vigorously.
She didn't do nothing, she was filial piety
However, there was no shortage of people behind her, and during that month, she did not stay at her mother's house to keep filial piety.
After thinking about it carefully, this can't be thrown off like this.
At this time, in addition to shaking his head, Master Liu couldn't think about how many times he had rehearsed the rhetoric in his mind before, and he forgot it at this time, and there was only one cognition left in his heart, that is, what Mu Wanqiu said was not bad at all, if she hadn't wanted to embarrass Sister-in-law Lin at the beginning, Mu Wanqiu would never have resisted her
“…… No? Mu Wanqiu looked at Master Liu calmly, "Master, you said"
I heard Sannier say that Master Liu didn't keep filial piety to her mother that month, so Mu Wanqiu asked justifiably.
"I ......" first thought it was wrong, and Master Liu was naturally poor in words.
"Ahh......h Everyone said a word...... Seeing that Master Liu's forehead was oozing with sweat, a fat white woman in her thirties who was dressed appropriately stepped forward with a smile, "Whether it's learning, stealing, topping, or letting it, it's all a thing, I won't mention it today......" Reaching out to pull Mu Wanqiu and Master Liu away, she changed the topic, "...... Master Liu is not here today to embarrass Master Bai......" she laughed twice, "We are both masters and apprentices who make Guanyin incense, and we are here to learn skills, hehe, it is to learn from ......."
Looking at the momentum, it is obvious that Master Liu is justified, and if they continue to fight like this, Master Liu must be forced to leave, it doesn't matter if she loses her face, she can't finish what Yao Jin explained, but she is going to lose the bowl for eating, as she spoke, the white fat woman secretly wiped the sweat on her forehead, and glanced at Master Liu again.
also remembered the main purpose of her coming today, Master Liu also breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes, you can't talk about you with sharp teeth, we will calculate the merits later, Mother Zhou is right, I am not here to be angry today, I am here to find you to fight incense"
This is tantamount to admitting Mu Wanqiu's truth.
Although everyone thinks that Mu Wanqiuqiang said that stealing art is learning, which is a bit of a quibble, but more, everyone still despises Master Liu's behavior, although she is invited by her, but at this time there is a faint feeling of being deceived, as soon as her words come out, no one echoes her, and she is cold for a while.
“…… I think Master Bai has also heard of Douxiang, right? There are not many words" Looking around, Zhou's mother first broke the silence and looked at Mu Wanqiu without words.
Of course she did.
But if you really want to talk about fighting, although she is humble, she still disdains to fight with Master Liu and others, and she has not insulted Wei's reputation.
In Mu Wanqiu's heart, she was Wei's apprentice.
He turned his head to look at Sister-in-law Lin.
"Hehehehe......" I didn't expect Mu Wanqiu to say a few words that made the imposing Master Liu speechless, and Sister-in-law Lin stepped forward with a smile, "...... Master Bai has only learned incense for a few days, and his name is unknown, everyone wants to fight incense, so it is better to go to the newly opened Tianfeng incense tube of the shopkeeper, where there are celebrities from all walks of life, and all of them are experts in tasting incense. ”
In other words, I don't approve of everyone fighting incense here.
“…… No" As soon as the words fell, he was pushed by Master Liu, "I'm going to fight here today" Looking at Mu Wanqiu, "...... Since you can be Lin Ji's master, whether it's a mule or a horse, let's pull it out and slip around" and turned to everyone, "Let's give a testimony today, with the theme of making Guanyin incense, one hundred pieces each will be produced within two hours, and everyone will evaluate it, and the one who chooses the best wins" and turned to Mu Wanqiu, "If you lose, get out of Shuoyang immediately, and you will not be able to step into Shuoyang in this life"
The short tone is unmistakable.
Mu Wanqiu's body trembled, and she looked straight at Master Liu, she came to challenge and wanted to win back the position of Master Lin Ji, she could understand, but if she wanted to expel her from Shuoyang, things would not be so simple
With her mind racing, Mu Wanqiu pondered the meaning behind Master Liu's words.
“……?” Master Liu smiled coldly, "...... You don't dare to pick it up? And said, "If you kowtow and admit defeat now, I may be able to accommodate one or two."
“…… Do you really want to fight with me? Mu Wanqiu reversed.
"Of course" Master Liu nodded without hesitation, "The rules of the line, if you don't dare to take it, it will be equivalent to losing."
“…… What if you lose? ”
“…… I? "Master Liu was stunned, she might lose?
The formula in her hand was passed down by Master Yao Ji herself.
"It's the same if I lose, I will never step into Shuoyang again in this life" His voice trembled a little, but Master Liu still swore fiercely.
“…… Okay, don't regret it" Taking a step forward, Mu Wanqiu said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Since you dare to come to the door to fight incense, I, you must have a secret recipe in your hand that can defeat me......" Seeing Master Liu's eyes widen in astonishment, Mu Wanqiu smiled slightly, "But have you ever thought that I might be able to create another green incense ......"
"This ......" Master Liu's forehead was instantly covered with sweat.
She hadn't really thought about it
Although the secret recipe in her hand is good, compared to the green incense that Mu Wanqiu made at the beginning, it is like cloud mud, this may be false, but what if it is true?
Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case.
If that's the case, such a vigorous provocation at the door only fulfilled her, but made her famous overnight
The main thing is that if she is really defeated and expelled from Shuoyang, where will she stand?
"Okay" waited for a long time, but didn't see her, Mu Wanqiu turned around suddenly.
Before she had enough strength, Wei's secret recipe was not easy to disclose, and she didn't want to fight, but Master Liu forced her to swear that she would never step into Shuoyang again in this life.
That's okay, she also plans to open an incense shop in Shuoyang.
"Wait......" Mother Zhou was about to clap her hands, when Master Liu opened her mouth to stop Mu Wanqiu.
“…… Master Liu still has something to do? Seeing that Mu Wanqiu was speechless, Zhou's mother made a round.
"Since you are begging for each other, and you are in the master and apprentice, I promise you to change today's gambling contract......"
Master Liu stared at Mu Wanqiu's back nervously, "If you lose, immediately give up the position of Master Lin Ji, if I lose, I will see you walk around from now on, and never set foot in Lin Ji."
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