Chapter 009: The Bitter Lord Visits
It's not that Zheng Xiu is mad and falls into the poultry road to take other people's wives.
This "hatred of taking a wife" has to start from a few years ago.
About five years ago, that is, in the twenty-seventh year of Zun'an, Layue.
At that time, the emperor Lao'er made great efforts to vigorously develop the economy.
Zheng Xiu took advantage of the situation and took advantage of good policies to expand his business.
This made the Zheng family, who had already stepped into a wealthy family, even worse.
It was also the second anniversary of the opening of Heaven and Earth.
As for Shi Wentong, there is a wife and two concubines in the family, but there is no heir.
As soon as he was promoted, he thought of using the happy event to promote another thing, so that double happiness would come.
But there is gossip circulating, and a famous doctor once asserted that it was Shi Wentong's yang deficiency and thinness, and if he wanted to stay behind, it would be difficult to climb to the sky...... Unless borrowed.
At that time, Zheng Xiu was drinking tea in the box with a few friends in the circle, and when he talked about it, Zheng Xiu sprayed tea on the table and couldn't laugh anymore.
Shi Wentong was sixty years old five years ago, and the yang deficiency and thinness that can be seen by the naked eye are so why should he be diagnosed.
However, Shi Wentong is not old-hearted, he still does not give up, he does not believe in the evil, and wants to accept the third concubine.
He fell in love with a wealthy businessman with a small status in the imperial city at that time, Jing's daughter, Jing Xuemei.
Shi Wentong's matchmaker lobbied Jing's father, and Jing's father was stunned by many benefits, gritted his teeth and agreed to the happy event sent to the door.
At that time, being able to climb to the official family was a beautiful thing that many businessmen could dream of waking up with a smile, and if they could get a knighthood in one operation, it would be hereditary, which was enough to make the next few generations of the Jing family sit back and relax.
Originally, this kind of sure thing was not uncommon in the circle of the imperial city, and it stands to reason that it would not be able to touch a young and promising wealthy businessman like Zheng Xiu.
But on a night when it was snowing with goose down, Jing Xuemei wore a snow-white thin skirt and curled up in front of the door of heaven and earth, like a homeless stray dog.
"May I ask if Master Zheng is a little girl's business?"
She asked.
Jing Xuemei has been waiting here for Boss Zheng to appear.
Zheng Xiu looked at Jing Xuemei for the first time at that time, the secret Taoist was as her name suggested, her cold facial features were like proud plums in the snow, which made people dare not get close. And that figure is also the abundance of the abundance, the run, in the eyes of the matchmaker, it is obvious that it belongs to the kind of embryo that is easy to give birth to, no wonder Shi Wentong wants to go crazy with the child and wants to take her as a concubine.
Zheng Xiu: "Oh? What to buy and sell? ”
Jing Xuemei: "Sell me." ”
Zheng Xiu squinted: "You?" ”
Jing Xuemei nodded: "Selling art is not selling your body." ”
Zheng Xiu was well-informed, knowing that Jing Xuemei was going to marry Shi Wentong, and secretly said that this was a hot potato, but Boss Zheng pretended not to know, looked at Jing Xuemei, looked serious about business, and asked: "If you don't sell your art, what kind of art are you good at?" ”
Jing Xuemei said: "." ”
Zheng Dashan was stunned at the time, hesitating whether to ask what Xiao was.
When Jing Xuemei saw Zheng Xiu's expression, she thought that he didn't believe it, so she immediately took out her Mu Xiao and wanted to blow it.
"No need to blow it." Zheng Xiu turned around, glanced at Erniang, and nodded: "Signed." ”
"Master Zheng, the little girl has a reluctant request."
"Didn't I say I didn't want to hear it?"
“…… Can the price code on the deed of sale be written as one million? ”
"Are you sure? One million, unless I die, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave heaven and earth in your life. ”
Jing Xuemei knelt in front of Zheng Xiu in the snow, kowtowed hard, and said while kowtowing: "Ask Master Zheng to do it!" ”
Where did Zheng Xiu hear this kind of request at that time, and he actually took the initiative to raise the price of his redemption to death. But Zheng Xiu understood Jing Xuemei's thoughts after thinking about it, sighed and agreed to this matter, and just did a good deed that day.
Later, the matter was also very concise, Shi Wentong heard about it, brought someone to investigate, and saw the "one million" on the deed of sale, his face turned blue, and he stroked his chest and gasped for a long time in front of the door of heaven and earth, and finally left angrily.
According to his salary, rewards, and grain at that time, it was only more than 800 taels per month, not to mention that he didn't have a million, if he really had, he wouldn't dare to show it.
Five years later, Jing Xuemei's stage name is now "Bobo".
……
Walking out of the dungeon, Zheng Xiu, who had suffered for a day and a night, the last slightly dazzling dusk daylight made Zheng Xiu subconsciously raise his hand to cover it for a moment.
In the distance, more than ten elite soldiers gathered in a circle, and Shi Wentong was waiting for a banquet in the circle.
Shi Wentong was almost old, wearing a luxurious fur collar jacket, sitting on the top position, and from a distance he saw Zheng Xiu, who was not wearing prison clothes and even had no restraints, he was stunned, but soon he smiled again.
Zheng Xiu stepped forward, with a smile on his face, and as soon as he arched his hand, he was about to salute, and said, "Lord, I haven't seen you for many days, but your demeanor is still the same!" ”
Although Shi Wentong was a little official, he looked approachable with a smile, so he got up to greet the guest and prepared to hold it up: "Oh, Brother Zheng doesn't have to be polite." Shi thought that Brother Zheng was in trouble, and he should have a sad face, but when he saw it today, your bearing and appearance were like a tiger returning to the mountain, ouch, look at your demeanor, but it is better than before. ”
Shi Wentong trusted this, but he didn't fully entrust it. In fact, before his hand touched Boss Zheng, Boss Zheng raised his hand: "Where, where!" adults are, look at Lord, you are radiant, like rejuvenating and delicate skin, if Zheng is not mistaken, in a few months, you will have to drink Lord's Tian Ding Wedding Banquet! ”
"Hehehe, then inherit Brother Zheng's auspicious words! But someone in Shi is afraid that Brother Zheng may not have this opportunity to drink. ”
Zheng Xiu: "It's a pity. ”
Shi Wentong smiled and asked Zheng Xiu to sit down, but the corners of his eyebrows twitched uncontrollably. Zheng Xiu flicked his long sleeves and sat down happily.
Scar Lao Liu sent Zheng Xiu here, of course he won't go in to guard. He knows that listen to what should be heard, and don't listen to what should not be heard.
At this time, he remembered the wine that Zheng Xiu had prepared in advance, and was about to ask Boss Zheng if he wanted to bring it up. Boss Zheng's next sentence raised a few points: "Sixth brother, Lord doesn't like wine, so you don't have to send the two pots." Besides," Zheng Xiu looked back at Shi Wentong and said with a smile:
"Although Lord is strong and healthy, he looks like he is in the prime of life, but after all, he is old, and those two pots of liquor accidentally made Lord drink something, didn't I, Zheng, become a sinner? Either or not, or not! ”
"Ahem, cough, cough—" Shi Wentong coughed sharply in the wind.
Between these words, it is not as simple as the hatred of taking his wife, Scar Lao Liu looked at it, and he was so frightened that his forehead sweated, and he hurriedly stayed away.
Zheng Xiu ignored him, and when he saw that the dishes on the table were not carved into dragons and phoenixes, they were obviously prepared at random, but chicken, duck and fish meat were also considered big fish and meat. Zheng Xiu also happened to be hungry, so he ate with chopsticks, and his mouth made a "sizzling" sound, which was full of relish.
Shi Wentong took a sip of water and smoothed his breath, he looked at Zheng Xiu, the richest man in the city, cheating and drinking here, he thought that Zheng Xiu couldn't eat these light foods, it was like a punch on cotton, and he didn't know where to throw his strength.
Blowing his beard and staring at Boss Zheng eating most of the fat chicken, Shi Wentong squeezed out a smile: "Brother Zheng is really big-hearted, don't you be afraid, this dish is poisonous?" ”
Zheng Xiu's mouth was stuffed, and he replied vaguely: "In front of everyone's eyes, Zheng and Lord have dinner under the moon, if Zheng accidentally bites off his tongue and dies on the spot now, you will also make a fuss, and it will not be easy to block so many people's mouths." Besides, the adults are broad-minded and have a capacity like the sea, how can they account for the that was not mentioned back then? ”
Zheng Xiu's words were inseparable from the "hatred of taking his wife" everywhere, and Shi Wentong's face was a little pale, a little uncontrollable.
"Besides," Zheng mended a knife: "If you really get married five years ago, the adults know it, and they may not be able to conceive, and the adults will naturally not hold grudges." ”
Shi Wentong couldn't help it now, slapped the table and shouted, "Enough! ”
Zheng Xiu just had enough to eat, and elegantly took out a clean silk scarf from his arms and wiped his mouth.
"yes, I've eaten enough."
"The tree is a big wind, Brother Zheng! Don't you understand the truth that the tree falls down and everyone pushes it? ”
Zheng Xiu smiled: "Don't talk nonsense, Lord, the old tree of the Zheng family is still growing well." ”
"Hey......" Shi Wentong lowered his voice and sneered: "Do you really think that the person behind you can still protect you?" ”
Zheng Xiu replied coldly: "Isn't there still roots when the tree falls, the spring breeze blows and grows." ”
"Hehehe, I'm most afraid that the roots of you, the Zheng family, will also be uprooted!"
"Do you understand the gold content of the Zheng family's signboard?" Zheng Xiu pointed at Shi Wentong with dissatisfaction, and in Shi Wentong's stunned eyes, Zheng Xiu turned around and walked away: "Why did you come to accompany Zheng to eat this meal today, even Master Shi himself may still be in the dark and confused." ”
"Even if the sky changes, the Zheng family's signboard can block a lot of rain."
"Zheng thought it was the one behind you who came to win over in person, if you came, the implication is that you don't have to win over, let Zheng Mou'an divide some, don't be smart and kill yourself."
"It's just that Lord, if it was in the past, Zheng would not be afraid, let alone now?"
Zheng Xiu said something that only he could understand, and at the end, he said goodbye to Shi Wentong with a smile: "Thank you for the banquet, if Zheng is really unjustly killed in prison one day, Lord Wangshi will come to visit Zheng's grave regardless of his previous suspicions." ”
"Zheng wishes Master Shi good health and a long life, don't live a shorter life than Zheng."