Volume 1: The Conquest of the Quartet Chapter 39: The Lights Are Bright
"Take a look, take a look! The new front-page headline this morning! Nanqiao Plaza has recently been completed, and the opening ceremony will be accompanied by a mysterious press conference!" Walking down the street, the sound of newspaper sales is endless.
This newspaper was also Ye Wu's idea, and he wrote the headlines of the past few days in the newspaper and put some advertisements along the way, so as to promote his products.
Looking at all kinds of people on the street, Ye Wu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the people at this time were very different from when he first came here, as far as the eye could see, everyone was ruddy, wearing thick jackets and talking to each other with laughter.
"Old Niu, how much the hell did you make today?" In the distance, a young man poked at the strong man next to him who was eating and drinking.
When the strong man heard this, he smiled mysteriously, and pointed his finger to a number and said, "No more, no less, just three whole pieces of silver." β
"Oh my God! Three dollars! Why can't I make it? The young man opened his mouth in disbelief.
"Hehe, that's because Lao Tzu has good iron-making skills and high quality, so I got so much money," the strong man touched the tip of his nose, "But in the final analysis, I still have to thank Young Master Ye, without Young Master Ye, I guess I can't stand up with my hungry skin and bones now, you see how strong I am now!"
"yes. β
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Not far away, several middle-aged women were talking.
"Alas, madam, you have a pretty dress, where did you buy it?"
"Hey, you don't know about this, Lord Ruyan held a clothing conference before and released a few limited brands, hehe, I just grabbed it. β
"Oh my God! That's a rare brand that even the inner city has, and how many inner city ladies sneaked out for this dress in the first place. β
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Looking at the smiles of the people in the city, Ye Wu couldn't help but laugh along.
"It's Young Master Ye!" A person on the side of the road recognized Ye Wu, he stopped in front of Ye Wu, looked up and down, and after confirming that it was correct, a trace of excitement flashed in his pupils, "Oops! It's really you!"
This sentence caught the attention of the people around him, and they greeted him one after another.
"Hello Young Master Ye!"
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"Hello. Ye Wu replied, if it weren't for a few guards with fierce faces and fierce physiques standing beside him, it is estimated that they would rush forward and hug Ye Wu.
Seeing this scene, Shi Youshan, who was beside him, pulled his wide fur trench coat.
"Oh, since the young master came, this Nanzhou City has changed a lot, you just said that this clothes are more convenient than before, I don't know how many times, and they are still warm. β
"Youshan, do you like this change?" Ye Wu asked.
Shi Youshan was silent for a long time.
"To be honest, I don't hate this change, but for some reason I'm a little lost in my heart, maybe it's because of the lack of the flavor I used to have!" he sighed under his breath.
"The taste of the past..."Ye Wunian muttered, as if he had thought of something, he laughed at himself, "People always miss the old, but life has to go on." β
Shi Youshan nodded noncommittally.
"Young master, there is Nanqiao Square in front. Ye Ling pointed ahead.
Nanqiao Square was originally an abandoned martial arts arena for many years, its area is not very large, it is the size of five or six basketball fields, in order to increase jobs, Ye Wu called on those unemployed people to build the square, after a few months of renovation, here has changed a lot.
The stones of the square are all made of natural marble, and eight stone pillars carved with the carved patterns of rare and exotic beasts are on the left and right, standing in the square at one time, separating the two sides in half, drawing a road for the middle, walking along the red carpet on the road, and at the end of it is a small platform that is more than half a head high and a few meters wide.
Ye Ling looked around, and suddenly, she pointed to the side of the road and said, "Young Master, there is a person lying over there." β
Ye Wu looked intently, and saw a beggar with sloppy hair and ragged clothes lying on the side of the road, motionless.
"Go over and see. He said.
A few people trotted over.
"Young master, he fainted from lack of water. After Ye Ling investigated, he reported.
"Give me the water. Ye Wu stretched out his hand.
"Oh. "Shi Youshan answered.
Ye Wu took the water bladder handed by Shi Youshan, unscrewed the lid, first dropped a few drops on the beggar's chapped lips, and after a moment the beggar regained consciousness.
"Water ......," he said weakly.
"Take it. Ye Wu handed over the water bladder, and the beggar grabbed it when he saw this, and raised his head and poured it violently.
"Drink slowly, there's more. Ye Ling said kindly.
When the beggar had finished drinking, he let out a sigh of satisfaction, handed the bladder back, and without looking at a few people, he stood up and continued to walk.
"Why are you like this? We saved your life, and you didn't even say thank you. Ye Ling raised his eyebrows and scolded angrily.
The beggar turned around, his cloudy eyes glanced at everyone, and his gaze fell on Ye Wu, and his eyes changed slightly.
"That'...... Thank you so much. He spoke, with a hint of mockery in his words.
"You!" Shi Youshan was furious, he had never seen someone who didn't know how to lift, he had never seen someone who didn't know how to lift like the person in front of him, he rolled up his sleeves and grabbed his collar and lifted it.
"Don't. Ye Wu stopped, "All this is our mutual wish, and we don't blame him." β
"But!" Shi Youshan wanted to say something, but seeing that Ye Wu's mind had been decided, he had to let go of his hand.
The beggar got up from the ground, patted the dust off his clothes, and walked away.
"Do you have a fixed place? If you don't have one, you can come to work with me, although it can't make you prosperous and rich, but you can still keep you food and clothing worry-free. Ye Wu said.
The beggar froze, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.
"Somebody take him to register. Ye Wu signaled, and after speaking, he walked onto the platform under the eyes of everyone.
Below, there was a lot of discussion.
"That's the young master of the Ye family?"
"yes, he's pretty handsome. β
"Well, how do you feel like he walks in such a strange way... It's a bit bumpy. β
"You don't know this, he was discounted by the emperor because of some style..."
"Oh my God, it's impossible, right? Young Master Ye is so good, definitely not that kind of person. β
"Yes, I also believe that Young Master Ye is not that kind of person. β
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There were voices below, and from time to time someone looked at Ye Wu with strange eyes.
Ye Wu touched the tip of his nose with some embarrassment, and thought: His leg was obviously injured by a bow and arrow, but how did it end up in the mouths of this group of people is another matter, I really don't know where they got the gossip.
At this moment, Ye Ling walked up from the stage at a trot, her face was ugly, obviously something bad had happened.
"Young Master, none of those big families came..."Ye Ling leaned in front of Ye Wu'er and whispered.
"Alright, I got it. Ye Wu nodded and said lightly.
I don't know why, this group of families is as if they are colluding with the general resolutely boycott their new items, the clothes that were originally popular in the outer city can't be sold in the inner city, in the face of this dismal income, Ye Wu had no choice but to announce that all the branches in the inner city will be closed, this is not the end, he was sent to inspect the installation of the cable last month, and it is also like the situation of this shop repeatedly hit the wall, Ye Wu estimated that if they were not for the sake of themselves or the nominal city lord of Nanzhou City, I am afraid that the people they sent would not come back in despair, but were beaten half dead and carried back on a stretcherγ
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, as the saying goes, everything has advantages and disadvantages, although these things can make him earn a lot of money, but they also bury hidden dangers for himself in Nanzhou City, he will not doubt at all that as long as he shows his flaws in Nanzhou City, the group of families will die like mad dogs and bite away, leaving him dead without a place to be buried.
"But..."Ye Ling was a little angry when he saw this, and wanted to say something, but he was swallowed back by the faint smile on Ye Wu's face.
Ye Wu looked up at the sky, the sky here in Nanzhou City was darker than other places, it was only three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun here had already begun to show signs of setting, and the people under this scene began to be a little restless.
"The sun is going to set soon, what kind of fame is this boy going to do. β
"Ah, what do you see hanging on that pillar?"
"I saw it too, what it was. β
"Listen to my brother, this thing seems to light up. β
"Really?"
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Listening to the remarks of a group of people behind him, a young man in a white robe who was sitting in the front row smiled contemptuously and said, "Oh yes! This group of hillbillies, it is estimated that they are just decorations, and they have no practical effect." β
This person's name is Bai Yulian, which means that the representative of those small families is the name of a woman at first glance, but it is really a man, it should be, why do you say that, because...... Because this person's dress is so charming, too enchanting, as a man, he is wearing the clothes of Pinru, it is really ......
"I think so, too. Another man in green clothes sitting next to him hurriedly agreed.
"I think this surnamed Ye is really too pretentious, he thinks he is something, he actually let us wait here for so long, I really don't understand why those old guys want us to come, you say right, Brother Yuan. The man in yellow on the other side said to Jia Yuan beside him with some indignation.
Seeing this, Jia Ba pursed his lips, and secretly screamed in his heart that he shook his head, moved back a seat and opened a slight distance from this group of people, he moved well, and happened to sit next to the two people of the Qing family.
Don't you come here!" Qingping and Qingyue, the two brothers and sisters, exclaimed in their hearts.
You must know that the size of this fat man is too conspicuous here, and they will definitely be discovered if they stop here.
Thinking of this, they couldn't help but move the bench under their buttocks a few steps to the side, and distance themselves from this person, and this fat man seemed to be intentional, and kept following these two people, the two of them were resentful of this, and wanted to say something but couldn't speak.
The two sighed, secretly saying that they couldn't escape today.
Time passed minute by minute, and the sky gradually darkened, and the people in the audience were a little unhappy when they saw that Ye Wu had not spoken for so long.
"What kind of reputation is this young master going to make, he didn't speak after standing for so long. The next person couldn't help but complain.
"yes, I'm going to leave if I don't speak, and I haven't eaten yet. Beside this man, a woman spoke in accord.
"Mother, I'm so hungry..."
"Master Ye takes us a lot on weekdays, let's wait and see. β
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The noise in the audience sounded again, people left one after another, and those who did not leave also took out the thick clothes in their bags and put them on their bodies.
Ye Wu looked at the person who left, he looked up at the sky, at this time the sun had completely set the mountain, and it was dark all around, and he couldn't see anything, seeing this, he chuckled and clapped his hands.
"Turn on the lights!" Ye Wudao.
"What?" Before the people below could react, they only heard the sound of opening and closing, and almost at the same time, the pillar emitted a dazzling light.
"What is this! so bright!" exclaimed one of the men below.
"Immortals! I have heard that my ancestors have seen an immortal who can conjure such a dazzling light out of thin air!" the other shouted with a fanatical expression, prostrating his head and bowing to the glowing pillars with his hands and feet.
"Mother, what is that, so beautiful!"
The child's childish voices came and went, and they all looked up at their relatives and asked what this glowing thing was, but in exchange for a helpless smile.
Ye Ming sneered when he saw this scene in the audience, and laughed out loud.
"It's not over yet!Uncle Shi, light the fire!"