Chapter 15: The Wrath of the Crowd
"A beautiful woman is like a gentleman. ”
"This beauty is more beautiful than Li Chengcheng, it's worth having!"
"Shen Wanquan is so lucky, where did he find the beauty, if he is willing to cut his love, I am willing to pay 100,000 taels!"
For a while, the county magistrate and the three family heads tacitly cast envy on Shen Wanquan, envying him for his good fortune, but he smiled more obscenely and unsightly.
Shen Wanquan didn't squint, stood up, pressed his hand, and waited for the hall to be quiet, and began to give a welcome speech.
Let's take a seat.
The crowd toasted each other, ate and drank.
The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.
On the stage built next to it, a storyteller came out, and when he knocked on the wood, the audience fell silent, and they all pricked up their ears.
In this ancient world, storytellers were comparable to WiFi with their own tipping system, and listening to their stories was a popular form of entertainment.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the story I want to tell you today is:
The snow wolf in the north broke into the thief's lair, and the ghost head knife was super ambushed.
When it comes to this snow wolf in the north, it is really iron-clad, a hero, a righteous man, and a hero......"
The storyteller told the story.
When it comes to the killing of Guan Chao, what Shen Lian did was replaced by Sun Yuanxiang, and Liu Ruyi and others were replaced by innocent girls.
In particular, this storyteller's name is Pang Sheng, who is famous in the local area, and on the earth, it is equivalent to Shan Tianfang, full of skill, and after the version arranged by Shen Lian is artistically processed, he speaks in a subdued and frustrated manner, which is very exciting, and everyone listens to the swaying of their hearts, substitutes into it, and applauds again and again.
After finishing speaking, everyone looked at Sun Yuanxiang with adoring eyes, and Uncle Sun was old and strong, and instantly brushed a wave of fans.
The county magistrate stood up with laughter and gave Sun Yuanxiang a reward, a bounty of 150,000 yuan, tax-free!
Everyone is watching, under the reputation, Sun Yuanxiang is embarrassed, he is taking the credit, he can't help but be weak-hearted, the bonus is hot in his hand, and he even said, "I deserve it", squinted at Shen Lian, who was smiling beside him, and felt that he was pitted by the eldest prince!
Shen Lian actually can't help it, his progress is too fast, too amazing, even if there is Gu help, it can't be so fast, ordinary people don't understand, those Gu masters who play Gu are different, it is very likely to detect his abnormality, once he finds out that he has such an awesome Gu as the Hip Gu, he will definitely cause death, he has to keep a low profile.
Seeing this scene, Liu Ruyi's face was strange, her bright eyes flashed slightly, and she suddenly approached Shen Lian, and said in a low voice: "Forget the clothes, hide your body and name." Engong poetry is like his person, and the concubine is admired. ”
She read Shen Lian's poetry collection on Erniang's side, it was really amazing and gorgeous, and the good sentences in it were silently remembered.
"Actually, I just want to keep a low profile before I get stronger. ”
Shen Lian touched the tip of his nose, of course he didn't say this, he just smiled slightly, noncommittal.
At this time, Shen Wanquan's expression was solemn, he turned to Liu Ruyi, and said loudly: "Everyone, let me introduce you, this is the wife of Wan Sanye, Liu Ruyi!"
"What, Wan San Ye?!"
"Wan Sanye, are you referring to Wan Sanye, the richest man in the North?"
"It turns out that she is Liu Ruyi! No wonder she is so beautiful!"
"Hey, isn't Liu Ruyi missing, why did she appear in the Shen family?"
As soon as Shen Wanquan's voice fell, the boiling water in the entire hall seemed to be noisy.
The county magistrate and the three family masters stiffened their smiles, and in an instant they broke out in a cold sweat, hurriedly put away their obscenity, sat upright, did not squint, and did not dare to offend in the slightest.
"Wocao, if we let Wan Sanye know that we stared at Liu Ruyi like that just now, we won't have to gouge out our eyes to make amends. ”
"Alas, Shen Wanquan didn't say hello in advance, which made us ugly. ”
"Nana's, when did the Shen family get involved with Wan Sanye?!"
The four of them are embarrassed, and their faces are palpitating!
Their embarrassed appearance made the corners of Shen Wanquan's mouth twitch, pressed his hand, and said loudly: "Half a year ago, Mrs. Wan met a master outside the world, and found that she had wonderful roots, extraordinary talents, and wisdom roots, and was really a genius of the world, so she took her as a disciple and hid in the ethereal snow-capped mountains north of Snow Ridge City, concentrating on enlightenment and cultivation. ”
These words were also arranged by Shen Lian.
While talking, a small servant sent a big knife, Sun Yuanxiang got up, picked up the big knife and slashed at the top of Liu Ruyi's head.
"Ahh
Everyone exclaimed!
The county magistrate was even more frightened to death.
If Liu Ruyi dies under his nose, he won't want to mix up in the north, and his career will end here.
However!
only heard a bang, the big knife shattered strangely, Liu Ruyi did not move, but was unharmed.
Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned.
"You see, Mrs. Wan has achieved great feats, she is invulnerable, and no one can hurt her. Shen Wanquan's heart was also shocked, no matter how many times he watched it, he was amazed.
The reason why this play was Shen Lian's idea, and Liu Ruyi also agreed to cooperate, as for the reason, it was actually to help Liu Ruyi return to Wanjia smoothly.
You must know that in this era, a woman's innocence and honor are extremely important things.
If people knew that Liu Ruyi had been a lady in the mountain bandits' den for half a year, who would believe that she had not been imprisoned?
Ordinary people don't understand what Gu is at all, and it is even harder to believe that there is an unswerving love between her and Wan Sanye.
Rumors kill people, and public opinion can be transformed into deadly violence at any time.
Liu Ruyi's encounter is tantamount to making Wan Sanye wear a green hat, and the consequences are unimaginable.
The moment Shen Lian rescued Liu Ruyi, he decided to hide that she had been kidnapped by Guan Chao.
Of course, there is also the idea of successfully getting Wan Sanye's million-dollar bounty.
And this is the real purpose of this family feast.
In the blink of an eye, the county magistrate, the three major families, and the others present were all moved, their hearts were rolling, and their expressions were different.
They suddenly discovered that the Shen family was lucky, and they actually got into a friendship with Wan Sanye, and in the name of the family banquet, they were actually widely publicizing this matter, and there was a strong rise trend.
Liu Ruyi stood up at this time, bowed slightly to everyone, and said with a smile: "The concubine followed the master to practice magic in the secret realm, and after the success, the master traveled far away, and I walked out of the secret realm and found myself in the ethereal snow mountain, and the clouds were deep and I didn't know where.
Later, I met the Shen family's refining son, and with his help, I came to Xueling City, and was taken care of by the Shen family for many days, and the concubine was grateful, and the concubine here respects the Shen family master and the refining son!"
Drink it all.
On the wine table next to her, Siniang's eyes flashed, she pushed down Sanniang with her elbow, and said in a low voice: "Third sister, Shen Lian suddenly spent so much money, but I haven't heard of him eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, what do you think he used the money for?"
Sanniang chuckled in her heart, and couldn't help but stare at Liu Ruyi, and an ominous feeling suddenly appeared in her heart.
Next, the atmosphere of the family banquet was harmonious, everyone came satisfied, and returned happy, only Sanniang was worried in her heart.
A few days later, it was the end of the month.
Traditionally, the Ledger will release the next month's monthly payment on the last day of each month.
On this day, the entire Shen family fryer!
"Monthly money halved?!Why?"
"The Shen family's revenue is rising day by day, why is the monthly money not rising but falling?"
"The Shen family's monthly money was originally the least among the four major families, but now it has been halved, what does it mean?"
Outrage!
The crowd is outraged!
Sanniang's maid Biluo is responsible for managing Sanniang's private money, and receiving monthly money is one of her jobs.
Biluo went to the account room, and sure enough, the monthly money shrank by half.
She inquired, and the account office had already received an injunction from the head of the family, and the refining master could not take away a penny.
"Third lady, I got the monthly money back. Biluo happily ran back.
Sanniang was lying reclining, the maid Bi Yu was gently softening her faintly swollen forehead, hearing this, she opened her eyes suddenly, and asked urgently: "Has the master issued a ban?"
Biluo nodded: "Congratulations to the third lady, Lian Gongzi should be penniless now." ”
Sanniang breathed a sigh of relief, couldn't help but smile, and laughed.
She was still worried that Shen Wanquan would be soft-hearted, but she didn't expect that the old man really banned Shen Lian's permission.
"Hmph, it seems that the master's heart is still towards me and Fang'er, Shen Lian, that loser, killed her mother, and he should have been kicked out of the house a long time ago. ”
"What the third lady said is that where can Lian Gongzi compare to Fang Gongzi. The maids bowed their heads.
At this time, Shen Fang walked into the door with a bitter face, and his expression was extremely gloomy.
"Fang'er, a great joy!" Sanniang danced excitedly.
Shen let out of breath and glared: "The monthly money has been halved, where is the big joy?"
Sanniang was very proud: "What is the monthly money, your father finally gave up Shen Lian, as long as you behave well, the position of the head of the family is yours!"
Shen Da shook his head, sighed, and sighed: "Mother, don't dream, you have offended people." ”
"Who have I offended?"
"Everyone! The Shen family is up and down, scolding you behind your back!"
Sanniang blinked, and immediately scolded: "Nonsense, they are full, what are they scolding me for?"
Shen Fang was speechless, and said: "Mother, everyone is spreading that you have to advocate the great spirit of hard work and simplicity, which has halved the monthly money and harmed everyone!"
Sanniang was stunned, completely confused, and exclaimed: "The halving of the monthly money was proposed by Shen Lian, how did it become my sin?"
Shen Fang said disappointedly: "Anyway, everyone says so, no one blames Shen Lian, it's all on you." ”
Sanniang suddenly became scared.
She felt that Shen Lian had dug a big hole for her, and she jumped in...... What a deep pit!
The monthly money came out of the account room, and everyone in the Shen family found that the money had become less, and the first thing they wanted to ask was naturally the account room.
However, the account room is managed by Erniang, and the top and bottom are all Shen Lian's people, as long as the caliber is unified and the rhetoric is guided a little, everyone's anger will naturally erupt towards Sanniang.
In addition, it is the housekeeper Fan Li's side, this is the real shrewd person, who may know Shen Wanquan's mind better than the five mothers, what is going on in the family, everyone will ask him, and his reply often represents Shen Wanquan's meaning.
Unfortunately, Fan Li is also Shen Lian's person, at least he knows very well that Shen Wanquan has long designated Shen Lian as the heir.
So, Sanniang was angry!
The wrath of the crowd is hard to do!