Chapter 22: The Thing I Hate Most Is Silver
Seeing that Chu Qiguang didn't accept the money, Wang Chengwang wanted to persuade him again, but saw Chu Qiguang looking at Steward Wang and said, "You go out first, I have something to discuss with your master." ”
Wang Chengwang nodded to the housekeeper, so the housekeeper had no choice but to retreat, and only the three of them were left.
Wang Cailiang was the first to speak: "Dad, I'm sick ......."
At that moment, Wang Cailiang told him that his illness was not completely cured and he still needed treatment for the dog on Tuesday. Just now he just agreed with Tuesday Dog to come out and make a show to calm people's hearts.
Wang Chengwang nodded after listening: "You did the right thing." ”
So Wang Chengwang asked how to treat the disease next.
Chu Qiguang said: "In the future, I will come to the door to treat Wang Gongzi, but I have been busy with the grain tax recently......"
Wang Chengwang understood what the other party meant, waved his hand, and immediately said: "I have asked the housekeeper about the grain tax, but the bookkeeper has made a mistake, but in fact, it is not the turn of Zhou Xian's nephew to pay it back." ”
He said angrily: "I asked Wang Zhong (Steward Wang) to handle this matter early in the morning, why didn't he go? ”
Chu Qiguang said again: "I still have to take care of the farm affairs at home on weekdays......
Wang Chengwang also understood in his heart that the other party was afraid that it was not that he didn't accept the money just now, but that the money was not enough.
Wang Chengwang thought for a while and said: "I just want a variety of land, why don't you rent my family's land to me, five acres of land...... I will count it according to five taels of silver a year, regardless of whether it is a good year or a bad year. As long as I have one day, the rent of this field will never be broken. ”
Chu Qiguang was puzzled: "That's it?"
Wang Chengwang held back his anger and said, "Five taels of silver is far higher than the market price. ”
Chu Qiguang sighed: "You don't know anything about Daguan Wang, it's not that I don't want to rent it to you, it's mainly that my sister likes farming." ”
Wang Chengwang was stunned.
Chu Qiguang continued: "Because my family has been farming and reading heirlooms for generations, and it is required that all generations of descendants must go to the field to farm, my sister does not turn over the soil and carry a fertilizer for a day...... That's going to be uncomfortable. ”
"And the law of the ancestors has been passed down, if I rent out the land now, I am afraid that my mother will say that I am not filial. ”
Wang Chengwang almost couldn't help but scold when he heard it, but who told him to ask for help, the other party moved out the word 'filial piety' again, the Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, which is a matter of morality and ethics, and unfilial piety is a big crime.
Seeing that Wang Chengwang stopped talking, Chu Qiguang immediately got angry and said, "Wang Daguan, don't you think I'm asking you for money?"
"Aren't you?" Wang Chengwang blinked, and secretly said in his heart that he had misunderstood the other party just now? The other party is really a chivalrous man who doesn't love gold and silver, and is filial to the world? That's really good......
Chu Qiguang on the other side turned around and was about to leave: "I only want to save Wang Gongzi, how can Wang Daguan use gold and silver to insult me?"
Wang Cailiang on the side was startled, he pointed to the Tuesday dog to treat him, and immediately rushed up to stop the Tuesday dog who was about to leave.
Wang Cailiang: "Brother Zhou! My father is a layman who is covered in copper stench, don't be like him." ”
Wang Chengwang nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, I'm just a layman, if I don't mention silver, I won't mention silver in the future." ”
Wang Cailiang stretched out his hand to pull Chu Qiguang back, but found that with a slight pull, the other party had already returned to his original position.
Chu Qiguang continued: "Master Wang, don't mention silver to me again, I never saved people for silver, what I hate most in my life is silver." ”
Wang Chengwang nodded again and again, if he can do without silver, of course he agrees with both hands.
Chu Qiguang continued: "I will still come to the house to treat Wang Gongzi in the future." However, the remaining poison in his body has not been cleared, and he still needs to refine some more pills to cooperate. ”
Wang Chengwang: "What medicinal herbs do you need?" I immediately sent someone to the county seat to buy them. ”
Chu Qiguang shook his head: "The medicinal materials needed to treat the poison of dogs and ghosts cannot be bought in ordinary pharmacies. But fortunately, I have prepared most of the medicinal materials such as fairy beans, blood bodhi, and seven star begonias, but I don't have them in my hands now. ”
Wang Chengwang and his son listened to this list of drug names in a daze, but they had never heard of any of them, and finally asked: "What is this brain platinum? and how and where to find it?"
Chu Qiguang: "This brain platinum is made by the stone stalactites in the feng shui auspicious cave after thousands of years, and the essence of the underground spiritual liquid is gathered bit by bit. You should also know that such a treasure of heaven and earth must be in the hands of some great powers. ”
"You know everything about this kind of thing, if you don't understand, I won't explain much, after all, it's no good to know too much. Don't come to me to ask me about the specific situation, the interests involved in this are too big, just don't know. For the rest, I can only say that the water is very deep, there are many things involved, most of the information has been blocked, and it is difficult for you to understand the details yourself, so I can only say that I understand everything. ”
Listening to Chu Qiguang's words, Wang Chengwang and his son only felt unfathomable, and they had various guesses about the identity of the other party's master in their hearts.
Chu Qiguang continued: "But you don't have to worry, with my master's face, this thing can also be bought for silver." ”
Wang Cailiang paused and breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly asked, "How much silver do you want?"
Chu Qiguang said: "To cure the residual poison on your body, it will take about three hundred taels of silver brain platinum. ”
Wang Chengwang was taken aback: "Want so much silver?"
You must know that their Wang family earns thousands of taels of silver a year, and in addition to the various expenses of the old lady and the young master, as well as the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the maids, as well as all kinds of rewards, the county's internal and external dots, there are only 100 or 200 taels left in a year.
Chu Qiguang said: "This is already very cheap. If it weren't for the face of the master, no matter how much silver you had, you wouldn't want to buy it. Although I don't need money for your treatment, you still have to pay for this medicine. ”
Wang Cailiang: "This is nature. ”
Wang Cailiang naturally agreed completely, but when it involved three hundred taels of silver, his father Wang Chengwang did not speak.
Chu Qi knew at a glance that the old landlord was distressed about the silver, the other party was a standard feudal era landlord, and even the few taels of silver from the Ergou family had to be exploited, and three hundred taels of silver would definitely make the other party feel very painful.
So Chu Qiguang looked at Wang Cailiang and said: "The residual poison of the dog ghost is not clear, and it may deteriorate at any time, so you can send the silver to me as soon as possible." Don't procrastinate, miss the date of the best treatment, and then the person will be wasted. ”
"Dad!" Wang Cailiang looked at his father and urged: "What are you still hesitating about? I am the only seedling in our family!