"The grain business in Yixian County is monopolized by the Yao family, which is not a good thing for the people of Yixian," Gu Junruo said: "This time the flood in Yixian County, the prestige of the Yao family was hit, I think, as long as there is another choice, many people will choose other grain shops to buy food." ”

"That's how to buy things, everyone used to believe in the quality of the Yao family, and they all subconsciously chose the Yao family's grain shop, so the small grain merchants had a hard time surviving, this time the Yao family's reputation was damaged, it was an opportunity for the small grain merchants, the opportunity was rare, and we would help them." Gu Junruo said: "But this matter will have to wait until the donation is over." ”

Gu Junruo's guess was right, and the next afternoon, the Zeng family raised money to donate, a full 750 yuan, hitting a new high again, and the Zeng family's reputation was much better.

As a result, there are more people who follow the trend and donate.

Master Yao's heart was like a fire, he hated Master Yue for raising the bottom line above 700 at once, but he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and wanted to donate more to suppress the Zeng family.

However, he was stopped by Yao Boqing, and he said: "Ranking second is enough, there is no need to make trouble with the Zeng family for a false name." ”

This is also one of the reasons why they let the Zeng family pay first, which is a tacit understanding between the two of them.

Master Yao said unwillingly: "Isn't it that you are partial to your Yue family?" ”

Yao Boqing: "...... The father, the son's surname is Yao, even if he is eccentric, it is impossible to be partial to his father-in-law. ”

Master Yao said unwillingly: "Then donate seven hundred and zero." ”

Anyway, they are all in second place, if he is not afraid of not sounding, he wants to donate 700 yuan and 1 penny.

Yao Boqing looked helpless, and did not listen to Master Yao, but increased it to seven hundred and twenty times.

Master Yao chattered about this for a long time, but he still let people carry the money to the county office.

Because they knew that today was the last day of donations, everyone wanted to know how much the Yao family would donate and whether it would cross the Zeng family, so there were many people in front of the county yamen.

When the amount donated by the Yao family was reported, the crowd sighed and regretted, "The Yao family is too courageous, in terms of money, I think the Zeng Yue family is not as good as the Yao family, but they were voluntarily pressed by the Zeng family." ”

"After all, the Yao family is in business, and it is not as good as the Zeng Yue family."

"Speaking of which, the most pitiful thing is the Yue family, who borrowed so many things to the county government and took the lead in donating so much money, but they were still pressed in third place."

"yes, it's a pity."

While they were discussing, someone came over on the other side of the street carrying a wooden box, "Hey, isn't that the housekeeper of the Yue family?" ”

"Really, what are you carrying?"

Steward Yue carried a box of things to the county yamen, crossed his hands and saluted: "Official, after my lord went back, he was grateful for the heart of the county magistrate for the people, so he got together with his relatives and friends, and scraped together another 100,000 yuan, and asked the official to add it." ”

The bookkeeper was also stunned, and immediately nodded when he came back to his senses, "Okay." ”

After counting the Yue family's money, the sky was getting dark, and the people in the crowd reacted and said loudly: "Master Yue is noble!" ”

"It turns out that it can be added up, so can the Zeng family and the Yao family add it?"

The pressure was instantaneously given to the Zeng family and the Yao family.

No, the Yao family has no pressure, after learning that Master Yue added 100,000 yuan and became 800,000, Master Yao immediately said to Yao Boqing: "Let's not fight for this false name, let the Zeng family and the Yue family fight, anyway, we can't take the lead." ”

Having said that, Master Yao still sent someone to keep an eye on the Zeng family, "Take a closer look, the Zeng family can't pay for it, and in the end, if their family doesn't come out, our family will come out." ”

You can't press the Zeng family, but you can press the Yue family.

Yao Jibai stood aside with a confused expression, "Father, didn't you say that our family doesn't fight for this false name?" ”

Master Yao glanced at him and said, "If you are stupid, you have to talk less, learn from your eldest brother, do you know?" ”

Yao Jibai: ......

Master Yao has this ambition, and Master Zeng naturally won't allow the Yue family to climb on him like this, so he gritted his teeth and began to add money.

He also decided to add 100,000 yuan, but before the money could be carried out, Zeng Hexuan came back and said: "Father, I heard that the Yue family went to the store to get the money, and it seems that he is guarding against our family from adding money." ”

When Master Zeng heard this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's add 200,000!" ”

The Yue family not far away did ask someone to go to the store to get money, but it was just for show, and they didn't plan to add more money.

Master Yue also wanted to open it, looking at the momentum of the Zeng family and the Yao family, it was obvious that he would not let him be the first, since this is the case, then pit them, if they can pit one by one, how much can they pit.

As long as they suffer, he is happy.

So he commanded: "Go to the store and take as much money as you want." ”

Yue Jinghe added: "Prepare a few more boxes, find some stones to put in, and pack three boxes for me with one box of money." ”

"Yes!"

Zeng Hexuan stared at the Yue family, and kept going back to his father and said: "The Yue family took out three boxes from the shop in the south of the city, which looked heavy, and it was estimated that there were about 200,000 yuan. ”

Master Zeng's heart tightened, and he said: "Then add another 50,000 yuan to make up enough for the county government." ”

In this way, it is a million dollars.

But Zeng Hexuan went out for a turn and came back: "The Yue family saw the money that our family carried out, and carried a box out of the shop in the north of the city, I estimate that there should be seventy or eighty thousand yuan, father, it doesn't seem very safe to donate only one thousand." ”

Old Man Zeng was so angry that he threw up the table, "Does Yue Tai want to fight with me to the death?" ”

"Our family and the Yue family have an enmity, and it is rare to have a chance to override our Zeng family, so they naturally spare no effort."

"Want to crush me? Don't! Master Zeng said to the butler: "Go, go and get two ingots of gold, I don't believe it, does he dare to fight with me?" ”

The butler answered, and in a few moments brought two ingots of gold.

Gold is rare, although the Zeng family is rich, but there are not much, and a whole gold ingot like this is one ingot less.

Master Zeng's heart ached, he turned his head away from looking, waved his hand and said, "Send it, we must make sure that our Zeng family is at the top." ”

"Yes!"

Zeng Hexuan watched the housekeeper leave, glanced at his father again, and accepted it when he saw it, without stimulating him again.

In the end, the Zeng family donated 1,000 guan and 20 taels of gold.

Master Yue was stunned when he found out, turned his head and asked his son, "Is the Zeng family crazy?" Why did you donate the gold? ”

Yue Jinghe also frowned, "Is this showing its ability and threatening us?" ”

"Hmph, no matter, are we afraid of their family? Threat? Fart, now the prefectural magistrate is on our side. ”

The front yard of the county government was full of money, and a wooden plate was placed on a box, and in the plate were two ingots of gold.

The officials' eyes were straight, and some of them might not have seen gold in their lives.

Han Mu didn't think so, he picked up a gold ingot and threw it, but he was very interested in the copper coins in the box, "So much money, your idea is really good, you have raised so much silver in three days." ”