Chapter 35: Draw the sword again
"Xu Wei, can I call you Xu Wei directly?"
Xu Wei, who was holding the small teacup, turned his head, his eyes were a little surprised and wooden, he looked at Lu Min, who was sitting next to him and took the initiative to talk to him, he didn't know what to say for a while, and he didn't know whether to continue to hold or put down the small teacup in his hand.
Xu Wei and Lu Min are sitting on the second floor of the Golden Jubilee at the moment, and today is also the day when Wang stays in the Golden Jubilee to bid for the auction of the "Sanskrit Samadhi Sutra".
The formal and grand bidding auction business, looking at the whole Jiangnan, I am afraid that there is only one place where Jinxi hugs, because the vast majority of bidding auctions are presided over by the government, which can be regarded as a more important part of the government's revenue.
As the name suggests, the former is an auction dedicated to raising money for the poor people or other matters benefiting the people, while the latter is conducted in the temple for the auction of some old objects.
Therefore, the sellers of the auctions approved by the government almost do not make any money, and most of the officials will have a more or less part of the commission.
The "Golden Jubilee Treasure Conference" held by Gao Zhen every few days is privately owned by the Gao family, and the seller can get the money on the spot, and all the commission will go into the Gao family's pocket.
However, the government would turn a blind eye to the Treasure Conference, and this was almost all due to the protection of Gao Zhen by Yu Dajiang, the emperor of Shendu City.
There are many people who come to the Treasure Conference to participate in the auction today, but at present, most of them are on the first floor, and the first floor of the Golden Jubilee does not have a booth, but surrounds a huge circular open space in the middle, densely filled with loose tables.
The people who sat on the first floor on the day of the Jumbo Festival were ordinary people who were not qualified to ask for money, and these people were not without money, because on the day of the Jumbo Festival, the price of the dishes was doubled compared to the usual day, and when there were many visitors, the cost of just booking an empty table would cost a full five yuan.
You must know that a strong adult man, even if he works hard for a whole year, he can't earn fifteen yuan, but when Jinxi opens the treasure conference, an empty table can be sold for five yuan, and there are still people who want to drill into it.
The money has always been enough to pretend to be an uncle in the hook fence near the Daya Collection for several days, but at this time it seems to have become insignificant.
So when Xu Wei saw nearly twenty people standing densely around a small table at the bottom, he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, even if those treasures were auctioned, they were not these people's, what was the purpose of squeezing his head to join such a vain and boring excitement?
However, Xu Wei, who came to Jinxi for the first time, had to admit that this four-story restaurant gave him a great shock, not to mention anything else, just covering an area more than twice as large as the Moon Tower, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is even larger than the main hall of the emperor's early dynasty.
In addition, the whole restaurant may not look too bright from the outside, but when you enter the door, you can see the various white colors on the ground and walls in an orderly manner, and the carvings on it are even more exquisite.
The tables, chairs, and wooden railings of the stairs are all made by famous artists, and each table has a different color and shape, and there are also name crests engraved by the famous artists themselves.
But the most shocking thing is the colorful glazed booth hanging in the middle of the entire restaurant, which is cross-fixed by eight iron chains lowered from the fourth floor, and supported by four exquisite jade pillars at the bottom, which is shining into the restaurant at the moment in the sunset afterglow of the restaurant.
On the second floor of the Golden Jubilee Building, facing the entrance, there is another booth, which is connected to the floating glazed booth in the building by a wooden arch bridge.
At this moment, more than a dozen dancers dressed in bright silk clothes strolled across the ornate wooden arched bridge, followed by the sound of strings wafting from the booth on the second floor, and began to dance on the floating booth in the middle of the Golden Jubilee Circle.
Hearing the sound of dance music, the diners on the first floor all put down their cups and pans and rushed towards the bottom of the glass stage.
The second floor where Xu Wei and Lu Min are located is also a loose table, but the table and aisle space are obviously larger, which is specially prepared for the many guests who participate in the bidding of the Treasure Club, and the price is naturally much more expensive than each table on the first floor.
However, the environment on the second floor is much more pleasant than the noise on the first floor, the surrounding flowers and plants are refreshing, and the dishes and chopsticks placed on the table are all expensive jade glass.
If it was in the past, according to Lu Min's exquisite personality, he would definitely choose a more quiet and comfortable third-floor private room, it is said that each room inside is full of all kinds of precious collections, and there are all kinds of delicious foods in the world.
It's just that today's Lu Min is here to burn money, and he doesn't want Gao Zhen to earn more money for himself.
As for the fourth floor of the Golden Jubilee and the rooftop loft on the roof, because it is far away from the booth, the appearance is not even as good as the first floor, so it is only a place to hold a major banquet on weekdays.
However, according to Lu Min, as long as the money bag is full enough, you can also go down to the fourth floor alone or several people together, and then you can enjoy the solo performance of the dancing girl and the music queen, and you can also play with the treasure before going to the booth to confirm whether you need to participate in the bidding auction.
Of course, Xu Wei also came to help Lu Min and Yuwen Jackie Chan get the "Sanskrit Samadhi Sutra" this time, so he didn't care much about Xianle Piaopiao in Jinxi's arms, but just turned his head and observed the surrounding situation while drinking wine, until Lu Min suddenly accosted him.
Today, for some reason, Lu Min didn't let Lu Xiao follow, but let her help the shopkeepers count their properties at home with peace of mind.
Therefore, after coming to Jinxi early, Xu Wei has been sitting with Lu Min at the table wordlessly, between the two of them there is both Chen Dongdong's estrangement and Lu Xiao's dependence, and Xu Wei can't say a word because of his complex emotions.
It wasn't until Xu Wei heard Lu Min calling him that he hesitated and put down the cup and said, "Boss Lu called me Xu Wei." ”
"I shouldn't have asked you to come today, but those powerful diners in my house are going out for other things, and I think you are the only one who is the most suitable to come." Lu Min pointed to the small box on the table and said, "All the money I can embezzle and borrow today is here, and the life of Yuwen Jackie Chan is probably also dependent on you." ”
The box on the table looks really small, but its value is definitely beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and there are three hundred redemption tickets from major cabinets in the box, each of which is worth a thousand yuan. So in a small box, there is actually a full 300,000 redemption tickets in a thick and heavy manner.
300,000 guan, which is money that ordinary people in the Sui Dynasty can't earn for dozens of lifetimes without eating or drinking, can easily buy all the business belongings of the vast majority of the rich people in Shendu City, and now it is quietly placed on the table.
"Boss Lu, don't worry, even if it's not for the Lu family, Sima Yujiao has helped me so many times, and now that he has been imprisoned, I naturally want to help him, this has nothing to do with all grievances, I will definitely do what I should do." Xu Wei was wearing a plain blue robe today, and he had a horizontal knife in his hand, which was a replacement that Lu Min helped him find.
After losing the Great Sui Immortal Knife, Xu Wei had planned to use the exotic short knife he took from Saibei, but the short knife was too evil, even the experienced Xu Wei was difficult to face the grievances on the knife, and he felt that the strength of his body was about to be exhausted, so he had to give up for the time being.
Lu Min nodded, he was wearing a silver-veined black coat today, with a white face painted on his face, and two black lines at the corners of his eyes and mouth were connected to the sideburns, which looked mysterious.
Xu Wei heard that Lu Min usually paints his face when he encounters a big event that he wants to appear in front of people, probably thinking that he is relatively thin, so painting a face will at least look bluffing in appearance.
Because the rule of the Golden Jubilee Treasure Conference was that each merchant could not bring more than four armed guards, so this time Lu Min only brought a Kunlun Nu guard, a steward, and Xu Wei, who was wielding a knife.
The Kunlun Nu guard didn't seem to be able to understand Middle-earth's words quite well, so when he saw the dancing girl dancing on the glass stage, he walked to the side of the railing to take a closer look.
"Xu Gongzi is a member of the old Chen royal family?" Lu Min said seemingly casually.
Xu Wei didn't know why Lu Min asked this, and he didn't hide it, "My father is one of the retainers of the Southern Dynasty royal family, so he has some origins?" ”
"And you also know that Dongnu, so that kid named Chen Wenao didn't lie to me back then, I only thought it was a little funny when he said that he was the new master of Nan Chen." Lu Min didn't shy away from Chen Dongdong's affairs, and poured a glass of water for Xu Wei.
"Chen Dongdong was sold to you by Chen Wenao?" Hearing Chen Dongdong's name, Xu Wei's scars appeared in front of his eyes, and his face became a little ugly.
Lu Min drank a cup of tea and said, "Yes, I only spent fifty times at that time, because Chen Dongdong was very weak at that time, and it took hundreds of times just to treat his body." ”
Xu Wei turned his head to look at Lu Min, he wanted to be kind, but he couldn't stretch his frowning brows, "Does Boss Lu want to tell me that you take good care of Chen Dongdong?" ”
Lu Min is a character that everyone in the underworld is in awe of, and the gorgeous sword technique that draws on the strengths of others is by no means in vain, in the face of Xu Wei's unhappy expression, Lu Min has no intention of giving in: "I know, if it weren't for Lu Xiao sandwiched between the two of us, the two of us would have to die sooner or later, but not only did I not let Chen Dongdong go hungry, but also made him look so strong, did I do something wrong?" ”
"You let him eat raw meat, and you pierced him with that iron awl and wounded him all over his body, do you think you are good to him?" Xu Wei listened to Lu Min's words, and said angrily in his heart: "No matter how he looks at it, he is a living person." ”
"He's a savage, Xu Wei, maybe I don't know how to educate, but when he came, he didn't have any humanity, and there were ten or eight people in my house who were killed by him, don't you think I should do anything every day and be patient to educate it? I bought him for the purpose of taking care of the home. Lu Min said very truthfully, and he didn't intend to understand what Xu Wei thought in his heart, "Being obedient is my only requirement for my domestic animals, and I tamed all animals according to this requirement." ”
Although Xu Wei, who had returned to Shendu, had been trying not to be too paranoid and impulsive, the urge to draw the knife in his heart was about to break through the heavenly spirit, and his hand couldn't help but grasp the handle of the knife tightly.
Unexpectedly, Lu Min still couldn't stop talking, he was the same as Lu Xiao, once he had something to say, he wanted to say it all in one go, "The iron awl is the best way I found to tame Dongnu, and it was my mistake to let him drink so much please, but in addition, I absolutely have a clear conscience about Dongnu, do you think I don't feel a pity for such an obedient beast?" ”
"Ahh
The few gods sitting around Xu Wei and Lu Min are not people who have never seen a big scene, and when they heard the sound of weapons handing over, they didn't panic when they saw the two of them draw their swords, only a few stood up nervously, and the rest were watching the excitement with their necks up.
Seeing that his boss and the rumored quasi-aunt were about to fight, Kunlun Nu, who was still watching the dance music intently, was suddenly at a loss, and wanted to come back to persuade and fight, but in a panic, he fell to the ground with his left foot and his right foot, and when he fell to the ground, he found that his weapon Iron Guduo was not on his body.
"Your knife skills are too straightforward, just like your character of pulling out a knife when you encounter injustice, too simple, tsk tsk, don't think that you are the only one who crawled out of the pile of dead people, you are still young." Lu Min separated Xu Wei's knife and then retracted the exotic scimitar into the scabbard, and he himself knew very well that Xu Wei would not really do it.
Xu Wei's hand holding the knife still drooped, he knew that Lu Min didn't plan to move him, and he didn't want Lu Xiao to be sad anymore, "So far, what's the point of you talking to me about this?" ”
"If it weren't for my brainless second sister, why would I waste these tongues." Lu Min motioned to Kunlun Nu to let him continue to go back to watch the performance.
After that, Lu Min continued: "I just want to tell you this just to find out the gap between us, although this kind of gap can't be seen on weekdays, but once it is provoked, it will make people do stupid things in a short time, so I said everything that should be said, if you feel that you can't get over this hurdle, leave the Lu family as soon as possible, I will never stop you, don't make Lu Xiao sad and sad in the end." ”
In the disappointed eyes of everyone, Xu Wei slowly sat down on the chair, and he didn't say anything else, but just said plainly, "To be honest, I don't want to see Lu Xiao sad in my life......"
"That's not good." Lu Min stood up easily as he spoke, intending to go and see the crowded scene on the first floor before the Treasure Club began.
At this time, there was a sound of the clanging of plaything pendants behind Lu Min and Xu Wei, and Yuwen Chenglong, who had not seen him for many days, came to the front with a few guards at this moment, "It's boring, Boss Lu, why is this knife pulled out and taken back?" ”