Chapter Seventy-Four: Be a Rich Master
Tang Feng was flying fast in the sky, and in the Tianlong World, Tang Feng was not afraid of being seen by others, flying straight at supersonic speed, and found a county seat more than thirty miles away, Tang Feng flew down outside the county seat and walked towards the county seat.
As soon as I entered the city, I saw that there was a lot of traffic everywhere, people came and went, all kinds of shops were opened on both sides of the road, incense, tea, silk, restaurants, row upon row, and there were embroidery, collar wipes, flowers, pearls, heads, hats, silk threads, and so on that were sold along the street.
Tang Feng looked at the prosperous scene of this county and sighed: "It is said that the economy of the Song Dynasty is good, and you can see the whole picture from a county, and I will find someone to take me to buy things, otherwise I don't know how long it will take to find a store." ”
Tang Feng looked around, and came to the place on the side of the road against the wall, a beggar on the ground who was in rags and had no real colors on his black face, and when he saw Tang Feng who was dressed strangely, he immediately kowtowed and shouted: "Uncle, it's okay, let's send two copper plates!" ”
"Yes, I'll ask you a few questions, and if you satisfy me, money is not an issue."
The beggar was overjoyed when he heard this: "Uncle, please ask, the little ones who know can tell you." ”
Tang Feng said: "Okay, let me ask you, are you a local?" Familiarize yourself with the neighborhood where you can sell things for personal use, such as gunners, clothes, etc. ”
The beggar immediately replied: "Uncle, the little ones are locals, and there is nothing in this county that I don't know!" ”
Tang Feng was overjoyed and said: "Okay, you take me to buy it quickly, the matter is done, Uncle Tang, I have a reward!" I'll give you a little deposit first, and after I buy something, there will be even greater benefits waiting for you! Tang Feng deducted a small tuo from the half of the gold bricks in the space and threw it over.
The beggar took it and saw that it was gold, and his whole body trembled with excitement, he touched gold for the first time in his life, and he was happy to be able to get a few copper plates for begging before. It is estimated that the gold in his hand weighs at least five cents, which can be exchanged for five taels of silver, which can be used for two years of living expenses of ordinary people. I took a bite with my mouth, and when I saw that it was real gold, I immediately received it carefully in my arms, and I turned my head cautiously to see that no one noticed me, and then I put my heart down.
The beggar arched his hand and said, "Little Liu Wangcai, I have seen the uncle, please come with me, and the little one will take you there immediately." ”
Tang Feng was surprised when he heard this, he didn't know which great talent gave him this name, and he took such a lofty name. With Liu Wangcai's lead, all the red wax, couplets, phoenix crowns, and so on were bought.
Tang Feng saw that the things were almost bought, so he gave a piece of broken gold to Wangcai again. Wangcai took the gold in his hand and said excitedly: "Thank you, uncle, thank you!" Uncle, the little one wants to ask the uncle, does the uncle need a slave? ”
Tang Feng frowned, "Wangcai, make it clear!" What do you mean? ”
Wangcai looked at the side and there was no one else, so he continued: "Uncle, the rich man of this county, Mr. Gao, because he borrowed usury to buy a Bianhe boat to load the goods to Dongying, but something happened to the ship, and the boat and goods were all buried in the sea, and now he can only buy everything he can sell, he originally had a prostitute to use for his own pleasure or to recruit guests, and now he is preparing to take them for sale. A prostitute who can be an uncle is a thousand times better than a place where fireworks are flowing! Moreover, these prostitutes are all official slaves and maids, and you don't have to go through the government to buy them, they are your private property. ”
Tang Feng looked at himself happily, couldn't help laughing, and his heart blossomed: "This prosperous wealth has eyesight, and he can see that I am chic and extraordinary." ”
He coughed, "Wangcai! Lead the way, Uncle Ben happens to be short of maids, let's take a look. ”
followed Wangcai to a high-walled courtyard surrounded by pink walls, and green willows hung around. Wangcai ran up excitedly and knocked vigorously on the vermilion lacquered door.
With a squeak, the door opened, and a middle-aged man about forty years old came out, and as soon as he saw Wangcai, he drank: "Where did the beggar come from, if you want to beg to beg somewhere else, I don't have a copper plate on me for you." ”
Wangcai's dirty face showed a pair of white teeth and said: "It turned out that it was Steward Ge in person, and he didn't come to beg this time, but to bring a gold lord Uncle Tang to see Master Gao, didn't Master Gao want to sell Yahuan?" So please also ask Steward Ge to give a good talk. ”
"Oh!" Steward Ge looked at Tang Feng behind him in disbelief, during this time, his master was worried to death, many high-ranking officials and rich people in the past wanted to spend a high price to buy a prostitute carefully cultivated by their master, but since the accident, knowing that Master Gao must be in a hurry to sell the land and the ring, they all said that they couldn't afford it without silver, and waited for Master Gao to sell the land cheaply, I don't know if this person really came to buy it.
Tang Feng saw that he was still suspicious, so he immediately walked over, handed over a small piece of gold, and said, "Please also ask Steward Ge to make it convenient." ”
Steward Ge took it with a twinkle in his eyes, put it away without a trace, and said with a smile: "Master Tang really wants to buy it, there is no need to be polite, and I also ask Master Tang to go in with me, and my master Gao will wait for someone to come to the door to buy the field in the living room." ”
Money can make ghosts grind, Tang Feng's few dollars of gold went down, and under the special compliment of Steward Ge, Tang Feng understood all the circumstances of this old man clearly.
Seeing this old man who was about fifty years old, Tang Feng directly expressed his intention, which brought a little smile to the old man's old face. Old man Gao instructed: "Steward Ge, let them come out to see Master Tang." ”
"Yes, sir, I'll go right away." Steward Ge hurried out. It didn't take long for him to bring 10 girls between the ages of sixteen, seventeen or eighteen to the front of the hall and stand in a row.
Tang Feng was still in high spirits, but when he saw the uneasy eyes in their eyes, like a herd of cattle and sheep waiting for him to be sold as goods, to meet his unknown fate, Tang Feng's heart sank.
Old man Gao said: "Master Tang, I bought them all at a great price, and I found someone to teach them to sing, dance, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, originally intended to be used to entertain people in the official mansion, so I have always kept their virgin bodies, if it weren't for the necessity, I would never have sold them." If Master Tang wants to buy them, 5,000 taels of silver per person, they will be your people. ”
Tang Feng used to dream of one day going to ancient times to buy a wife, but now looking at 10 beautiful girls with trembling bodies, Tang Feng didn't have that kind of mood.
Looking at this tall old man, Tang Feng sneered, and said in his heart: "Although I pity them, I also don't like people like you who sell people as goods." Tang Feng took a sip of tea and said: "Master Gao, I came here after inquiring about the market, according to one tael of gold is equal to 10 taels of silver (one tael of gold is equivalent to 3,000 yuan), this price is too high, if you offer such a price, I will immediately turn around and leave, you just wait for others to buy it!" ”
Master Gao's face was embarrassed for a moment, and he immediately replied again, and said with a smile: "Haha! Brother Tang is really an understanding person, so I will make a real price, 1000 taels per person, and I won't sell it if it is less. ”
Tang Feng said: "Okay, I want it all, and ask Master Gao to take out their contract, and we will pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other." ”
"Brother Tang is a cheerful person, I'll go in and get their contract now." Elder Gao stood up and went back to get the contract.
Tang Feng pretended to go out for a while, brought back ten gold bricks, and placed them on the table, and the startled Steward Ge and Liu Wangcai stared at the gold with dead eyes, not thinking about where he brought the gold bricks from for a while. And when those girls saw this gold, they all understood that he was their future master, and even if they had doubts, they didn't dare to make a sound.
Old man Gao took out the contract, looked at the gold on the table, and couldn't help but light up his eyes, and his heart was overjoyed, "Haha, with these ten gold bricks, I can almost pay off all my debts, and the mountains are rising!" ”
However, to his disappointment, according to the calculation of 1 tael of gold = 10 taels of silver, he sold 10 domestic prostitutes for a total of 10,000 taels of silver, and he got 1,000 taels of gold (100 taels of gold), and one gold brick weighed 25 catties (250 taels), and he got four complete gold bricks.
Seeing that Tang Feng was about to take the gold bricks and prepare to leave, the old man Gao's anxious face turned blue, if he couldn't get these ten gold bricks, according to the consistent urine of other rich people in the county, they would not buy them if they didn't push the price of their land to the minimum. I wonder if they are still waiting for themselves to be entrusted to death by loan sharks, and at that time, even if they sell all their things, they will not be able to repay the profits, and then their wives, six concubines, three sons, and five daughters will all be forced to sell themselves into slavery.
Tang Feng held the gold brick and said happily to the ten girls: "Let's go!" Turning around and walking out, the beggar Liu Wangcai and Old Man Gao shouted loudly at the same time: "Master Tang, please wait!" ”
Tang Feng turned around and looked at Old Man Gao, and more importantly, at Liu Wangcai. Xin said: "I said how could he offer to buy me slaves and maids, it turns out that the problem is here." I'm here to see how this Liu Wangcai has something to do with this old man. ”
Tang Feng put the gold brick on the table again and asked, "I don't know what else Master Gao has to say?" ”
"Master Tang is serious, the old man doesn't dare to advise, I just want to ask Master Tang, there are 256 acres of land under it, scattered into 38 sections, and there are 35 tenants in total, I don't know if Master Tang wants to buy land."
Tang Feng arched his hand and said: "Master Gao, I am not a local, and it is useless to buy the field, so I am really sorry." ”
Old man Gao is in a hurry, this is his last straw! Except for Master Tang, a foreigner, who will help the local rich man, they are all waiting to give themselves a stone! There is no one in his clan who can afford this price, and he can't help if he wants to.
"Brother Tang, as long as you are willing to buy my land, I will sell this yard to you together, Brother Tang is also a suave character, buying a house is just right to hide the beauty of the house!"
Tang Feng thought about it for a while, there doesn't seem to be anything to do now, this yard is big enough, wide enough, the most important thing is that the garden in the yard is good, it is pleasing to the eye, why don't I also come to enjoy the life of the rich man, wait for half a month and then return to Mantuo Villa, and then receive this yard into my world.
After Tang Feng thought about it, he said, "Okay, then I'll buy it." ”
When the old man Gao heard this, he was overjoyed, and converted the house into 12,000 taels of silver at the price, and the field according to four guan yuan per mu, and one hundred and fifty-six mu as 624 copper coins, which were converted into 1,262 taels of gold (126 catties) together. After paying five gold bricks again, Tang Feng laughed happily, he also became a rich man, and then he took the woman over, with a wife and 10 young and beautiful maids who can sing and dance, this kind of life is the life of the gods!
Old man Gao is still depressed, the silver money is still not enough, and there is still 5,000 taels of silver to be able to repay the loan shark money. No, Yi asked Tang Feng again: "Brother Tang, you should still be a rough maid now, the little maid should still want it, you can't let these prostitutes who can only serve men go to serve feces and urine, right?" ”
Tang Feng looked at the 10 delicate and beautiful girls in front of him, and immediately said, "Of course not, the only thing they need is to serve me well." "As a result, he again paid 1,000 taels of silver worth of gold, and received 10 servants and 30 ten rough maid rings.
In the end, Master Gao didn't cry, and in the end there was still a difference of 4,000 taels of silver, and he really had no choice, except for the ancestral house and the field with the clan could not be sold, everything that should be sold was sold, but there was still a difference of the last 4,000 taels of silver.
Old Man Gao's face was blue and white, and he asked unwillingly, "Brother Tang, do you still want to take a wife?" ”
Tang Feng was confused for a while, why did he ask such a thing! So he replied casually, "I already have many wives, and I will marry one more tonight." ”
"Oh! Congratulations to Brother Tang. Old man Gao took a deep breath, as if he had made a major decision, and said, "Brother Tang, I still have a few women, I don't know if you still want them?" ”
Tang Feng was already in debt, and after paying 4,000 taels of gold again, he watched the old man Gao stagger as if he was drunk, and left the house that once belonged to him with his wife, a concubine and three sons.
With the departure of the old man Gao, the 10 women he left behind after he finally brought it out began to cry.
The original little maid and maid, including the 10 prostitutes, were all stunned at this time looking at the 10 women who were crying, and Master Gao actually sold his five concubines who had never given birth to sons and his five daughters! Seeing them, they were greatly relieved, the old man Gao often treats Yahuan as a goods, and he didn't expect that there would be a day when he would sell his woman and daughter!
Tang Feng, who was originally happy, felt unhappy for a while when he heard this, and shouted: "Don't cry, since Old Man Gao sold you to me, and your contract of sale is still in my hands, if you don't want to follow me, I will sell you again." Tang Feng's words frightened the ten women in front of him to stop crying.
Looking at Liu Wangcai who brought him, Tang Feng began to ask: "Liu Wangcai, tell me about your affairs!" ”
Liu Wangcai knelt down, kowtowed three times, and said: "Master Tang, I was originally from Liujia Village not far from here, due to the drought and lack of water in our village eight years ago, I had to sell Tianquan to Master Gao, and Liu Yufeng, my childhood sweetheart, did not sell myself to Master Gao as a maid. Because the little one didn't have two silver to redeem her, she happened to meet Master Tang today who was rich and good, so she made this decision and deliberately led Master Tang here, just to let Yufeng escape from the fire pit, otherwise she didn't know who it would fall into. The little one knows that he shouldn't lie to Master Tang, he wants to kill or chop, and listen to Master Tang's fate! After speaking, he couldn't kneel down, and his head hit the ground heavily.
At this time, a girl ring rushed from inside the rough maid ring, knelt next to Liu Wangcai without saying a word in tears, and kowtowed to Tang Feng three times with a bang.
Tang Feng immediately understood the situation, and estimated that something was wrong in his heart: "How do I feel as if I have become a villain like Zhou Papi?" He immediately stood up and said, "In that case, Liu Yufeng, you can take your deed of sale and go with him!" ”
Yahuan, whose name is Liu Yufeng, raised her head and said with tears in her eyes: "Yufeng thanks to the master, I am willing to stay and continue to make cattle and horses for the master!" To thank the lord for his grace! ”
Liu Wangcai raised his head and said loudly: "I am also willing to follow the old man to serve the old man!" ”
Tang Feng looked at his dignity and said, "You go and shave your head immediately, take a shower and buy new clothes, otherwise this old man will be smoked to death by you!" ”
"Master Xie, Master Xie, the little one will go right away" Wangcai, who was smiling, got up and ran out.
Tang Feng looked at the other people and said slowly: "Whoever wants to leave, stand up, and Master Ben will provide him with a tael of gold for his travel expenses!" Come here, get your deed and get out of here. ”
Only the last 10 women in the crowd were moved, and they looked at each other, but no one dared to move first. In their previous experience, this was impossible, and no one would buy them and let them go.
Tang Feng didn't care so much, and said: "I'll count three more times, and if no one leaves, I'll assume that you are willing to stay, 1...... 2…… 3! Good! Since no one is leaving, then I will first explain the rules to you, and in the future, you will receive one tael of silver as wages every month, and as for the 10 of you, you will be my personal maid ring for three taels of wages per month. ”
Tang Feng's words made everyone happy, especially for the 10 prostitutes, they are the goods of the master, like livestock, even if they are abused by the master to death, the government will not ask about the lowly people, I didn't expect that the master let them be personal maids and even have wages, they couldn't help but burst into tears, and they all swore in their hearts that they must serve the master well.
Tang Feng clapped his hands and ordered: "Today, Master Ben is going to marry, everyone will help me decorate the new house immediately, and you will take the money to go out and buy some vegetables and come back immediately, and then buy some wine and come back!" Let's all have some wine today and have fun! ”
One of the little servants held the gold handed to him by Tang Feng and asked cautiously, "Master, do you mean that we can also drink it?" ”
"Huh...... Today, Master Ben is married, there are no outsiders, you can drink as much as you want! But you have to get it ready as soon as possible, and get your meal ready before it gets dark. ”
"Thank you, sir, congratulations!" ……
"Hahaha......" Tang Feng put the things he bought for his relatives in the master bedroom, and happily went to pick up the woman he promised to marry.