Zhang Xiong asked Huo Yin: "Is She Nuan married?" ”

Since Zhou Dongjia has a heart for She Nuan, he is most concerned about not only these, but also marriage issues.

Huo Yin chatted a little dryly, took a sip of tea, and continued: "Of course, I haven't been married yet. ”

Zhang Xiong asked: "She is not young, why didn't she get married?" ”

Huo Yin said: "She Nuan has a strong personality, a bit like a boy's character, like her father's personality, she is honest and not greedy for vanity. Therefore he has not yet married. ”

Zhang Xiong said: "If she is so beautiful and young, there must be a lot of people who pursue her, right?" ”

Huo Yin said: "That's for sure. In particular, some of the wealthy children of the official eunuchs, who promised to be prosperous and wealthy, insisted on wanting to be their wives, but they were all politely refused. ”

Zhang Xiong saw that the time was not early, and it was almost time to inquire, so he said goodbye to Huo Yin and returned to the hotel. Zhang Xiong went back, and said that she warmed his life. When Zhou Hai heard this, he let out a long sigh, and couldn't help but compare Zhang Cui and She Nuan together.

Zhang Cui, who does not have much education, is a wife arranged by her parents, a typical rural woman, and has no goods in her belly. Although he is rich now, no matter how he dresses, he still can't get rid of the temperament of the countryside.

Zhang Cui can't drink, is not good at socializing scenes, and can't talk to make people happy; If you speak, it always makes the scene extremely embarrassing.

Whenever a guest comes to the house, whether it is a frequent visitor or a rare guest, Zhou Hai suspects that Zhang Cui is not allowed to be on the stage, and generally does not let her come out to meet guests.

For example, not long ago, I invited the four prefects of Tongzhou, Hezhou, Douzhou, and Gezhou to dinner. Zhou Hai thought that Zhang Cui was embarrassed, so he asked Zhang Cui not to show up, and take Yahuan to play outside, no matter how far she went, let alone eat and drink at the table with distinguished guests.

As a successful businessman, he has no good wife to support him, so he can't help but feel regretful.

Although Zhou Hai searched for flowers and willows, sprinkled love seeds all over the place, grinded with other women's ears and temples, acted on the spot, hugged and hugged, and had many passions, but his soul had nowhere to put it.

After a burst of passion, there are often sighs that bosom friends do not meet. Especially now that he has become a devil, he is even more lonely and lonely in his heart.

Although the devil is evil, he also longs for a confidant woman who can accompany him. And She Nuan, who I met now, based on Zhou Hai's eyes that were insightful of life with tax benefits, combined with Huo Yin's life experience, felt that She Nuan was not an ordinary woman.

After She Nuan is an official of the imperial tea room, he must know etiquette, and he is handy in dealing with people, making the guests comfortable, and not letting him worry about everything. Isn't it beautiful?

Thinking of this, Zhou Hai originally wanted to eat She Nuan as a prey, so he dispelled this idea. is ready to take the next step and wants to marry She Nuan as his wife. At this time, Zhang Xiong reminded that he wanted to invite the businessmen to dinner recently, and the time should not be delayed for too long, and it was recommended to come to Rongzhou next time.

Zhou Hai thought about it, anyway, he could come to Rongzhou at any time, so he followed Zhang Xiongzhi's advice. So I returned to Hezhou.

On the day of his return, Zhou Hai instructed his subordinates to send invitations and invite the merchants to come to the house for dinner the next day. The next day, a banquet was held to celebrate the name of the general merchant. The merchants of the four states, the sub-shopkeepers, and the businessmen with heads and faces all came with gifts, in order to tie up the general merchants.

In fact, Zhou Hai held this banquet for another purpose, which was to test whether anyone was not convinced by his position as a general merchant. To put it bluntly, this banquet is a gathering to test the merchants. A dinner party in name is actually a gathering of hearts.

At the beginning of the banquet, Zhou Hai delivered a speech, which was nothing more than saying some thanks, and what to do in the future.

There was a Tongzhou merchant named Zhang Qian. He has repeatedly applied to be a general merchant, but he has been rejected by the government, just because the relationship is not in place, and the money is not enough, so he is very unconvinced that Zhou Hai is so young and has shallow qualifications to become a general merchant.

Zhang Qian said: "Zhou Hai, what can you do, why do you sit in the position of chief businessman?" ”

Another businessman, named Sun Dong, was not convinced by Zhou Hai, and also stood up and said, "Why, with the amount of silver he sent to the government!" ”

These words can only be understood, not spoken, and it is a bit strange to say them. For a while, everyone burst into laughter.

When Zhou Hai heard this, he slapped the table, was furious, and shouted: "It's too loud, can't Lao Tzu cure you?" Someone, kill these two! ”

Zhang Xiong responded, took four family members, fully armed, and escorted the two down. Only a few screams were heard. In a few moments, two human heads were presented, bloody.

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked and silent.

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Now seeing that the merchants were frightened, he laughed and said, "The merchants don't have to be afraid, the two of them are asking for themselves." Let's see who is not convinced, you can stand up today and let me take a look. ”

The merchants were afraid that Zhou Hai would cut off his head, and none of them said disobey.

Zhou Hai said: "I announce, open the table!" Come, I'll give you a glass first. ”

Only then did the crowd dare to start drinking.

There was a Douzhou merchant named Miao Jun, of medium stature, round eyes, with a horse face, and well-dressed. Looks like a shrewd businessman.

Miao Jun held the wine glass and got up to toast Zhou Hai.

Miao Jun said flatteringly: "Congratulations to Master Zhou, becoming the chief businessman." Many businessmen have struggled for decades but have not been able to get the position of chief trader. And Zhou Ye, you have not been in the business sea for long, and you have won this imperial court honor, which is really gratifying. ”

Zhou Hai picked up his wine glass and got up. Miao Jun clinked glasses with Zhou Hai, deliberately lowered his wine glass, drank it all, and said: "In the future, determine the price, allocate the source of goods, and ask Zhou Ye to take more care." ”

Zhou Hai smiled and said, "It's natural. The general merchant system was established by the imperial court, mainly for the convenience of tax collection. The tax above is apportioned, and if I can't complete the task, I will also be punished. Here, on the contrary, it depends on the care of many businessmen. ”

There was a Gezhou merchant named Zhou Xu, who was tall and very imposing, and echoed and said, "If we get the goods, we must go to Zhou Dong's house, otherwise it will be illegal." As for the price, the owner has the final say, so why worry about whether the task will be completed? ”

All the businessmen laughed, and this laughter contained envy, jealousy and hatred, and it is estimated that hatred accounted for a strong proportion.

At the table, everyone was full of praise for the delicious food. Especially the plate of fried meat, which is very exquisite.

There was a Tongzhou merchant named Bi Yan, with a broad face and a towering nose. When I went to the toilet after drinking, I suddenly saw dozens of sheep in the sheepfold, bleeding from their legs.

Returning to the table, he asked Zhou Hai why.

Zhou Hai said: "You don't know, these dozens of sheep only cut the meat on their legs to make dishes, and the sheep were thrown away elsewhere." ”

Bi Meng sighed: "No wonder it's so delicious!" ”

Zhou Hai said: "It's not! Killing sheep does not need to be bled and keeps it fresh. First shut up the sheep and have them beaten with bamboo poles. The sheep wailed and ran, and at last they fell to the ground with exhaustion—but they fainted, and before they died—they were called to have their legs, and the dozens of sheep, for a feast. ”

Bi Mu said: "It can be seen that the tragic situation is being seen. While we were munching on the table, the sheep were still alive. ”

Zhou Hai couldn't stop laughing. Open your stomach and eat and drink. Because of the demons in his body, Zhou Hai always felt thirsty and hungry, and ate more than others, so he swept away the meat on the table in a few moments, leaving the businessmen present stunned. Disperse, everyone returns.

Meng Chao felt that something was wrong with Zhou Hai recently, and he did it a little too much. He suddenly felt that Zhou Hai had changed, becoming more and more violent. If you don't take them with you when you go to Rongzhou, isn't Zhou Hai afraid? I can't explain it, the only thing is that Zhou Hai has become a devil. When Meng Chao thought of this, he didn't feel good in his heart, so he paid extra attention. One night, in the middle of the night, Meng Chao came out to go to the toilet and found Zhou Hai going out alone. felt strange, so he followed Zhou Hai away.

Who knew that when he followed outside, he saw Zhou Hai actually gnawing on a person's bones. Meng Chao was startled, feeling that Zhou Hai had indeed changed, becoming a devil and a demon.

Out of a sense of justice, Meng Chao discussed with Lin Ling and Guo Tong that he must get rid of Zhou Hai and avenge those who died.

At this time, the snake girl came to see Meng Chao and asked to spend the night.

Meng Chao greeted him warmly, treated him very respectfully, and arranged for the snake sister to live in the guest room.

Seeing the snake girl's strange behavior, Meng Chao was suspicious, and sometimes peeked quietly.

Meng Chao saw the snake girl, wielding a knife naked, breaking her abdomen and getting out of her organs, cutting off her head, and cutting her limbs.

Strange, strange, rubbed his eyes in horror. When I looked at it again, my body was as usual.

Meng Chao entered the house and asked truthfully.

The snake girl replied: "If you dare to kill Zhou Hai, you can't beat him, and you deserve it." ”

Meng Chao asked, "How do you know I'm going to kill him?" ”

The snake girl knew that Meng Chao wanted to kill Zhou Hai, so she came to dissuade her, saying: "If you don't know, you can't do it unless you don't do it." What you think in your heart, it will show on your face. ”

Meng Chao also knew a thing or two about the snake girl, and said, "Your martial arts are so good, why didn't you kill Zhou Hai?" ”

The snake sister said: "Zhou Haiqi is not exhausted. Let him live a few more days. Zhou Hai knows magic, and with my current mana, I may not be able to kill him. With that, he turned and walked away.

Therefore, Meng Chao temporarily dismissed the idea of sanitizing Zhou Hai, and just waited for the time to be ripe.

It turned out that the snake girl had fought with Zhou Hai. Late one night, the snake girl met Zhou Hai and was about to eat people, so she stopped her.

Zhou Hai said: "I have no grievances with you, don't be too lenient." ”

The snake girl said: "I am the embodiment of justice, you are so evil, how can I allow you to live in this world and waste people's lives at will?" ”

Zhou Hai smiled and said, "I'm afraid you're eating and walking." You're so beautiful, can you let me eat it? "Anyway, punch it.

The snake sister fights and punches the snake. The action is appropriate, rigid and soft, soft is the mainstay, and there is rigidity in softness.

Zhou Hai out of the Liuhe fist, heart and mind, will and qi, qi and strength, shoulder and hip, elbow and knee, hand and foot.

The snake girl's body trembled, and her hands flashed. Step around in a circle, step together, and grab the throat with your fingers. The dragon plays with the beads, the palm is inserted into the ribs, and the person is pecked. The toes are pointed, the tiger claws are in, the urgency is slow, and the dexterity is also soft. punched Zhou Hai continuously, and the snake girl said, "Look at my snake fist!" ”

Zhou Hai blocked it with his hand and fought back. Moving like a dragon, fixed like a crouching tiger, swift as a cunning rabbit, as spiritual as an ape, and as light as a crane. Snake Sister almost couldn't parry, and so easily dissolved Snake Sister's snake fist.

That's it, you two of you, you shoot, I'll stop it. I will attack you and defend, and fight dozens of frames, regardless of whether you win or lose. Seeing that he was fighting with his bare hands, he was powerless, and he fought with weapons.

The snake girl broke a branch on the side of the road and blew it on, and suddenly turned into a Longquan sword. Sometimes picked, sometimes wiped, sometimes sharpened, smooth and staggering, swaying chic.

Zhou Hai said: "You can't beat me, hurry up and catch me!" With that, he picked up a wooden stick from the ground and turned it into an iron rod with a light touch. Small circle point, fast moving speed, strong smashing force.

Snake sister vs. Zhou Hai, came and went, and the more she fought, the more courageous she became.

Zhou Hai was also not afraid, and saw that he would not be able to win the snake girl for a while, so he turned into a mosquito, and with a buzzing sound, he wanted to get into the snake girl's ears.

The snake girl twisted the trick and recited the spell, turned into a dragonfly, and came back to earn mosquitoes.

Zhou Hai turned into a lizard again, and his tongue was pinched accurately, focusing on eating dragonflies.

The snake girl turned into a cobra again. There is no venomous monitor lizard, and there is no chance of winning when encountering a cobra.

Zhou Hai settled down and turned into a honey badger again. The nimble honey badger, dodging the swift attacks of the cobra, even after being bitten by a venomous snake, wakes up and continues to eat delicious cobras.

The snake girl has become a fierce eagle again. Although the fur of the honey badger is thick, the sharp claw hook of the fierce eagle can also firmly clamp the fur on the back and neck of the honey badger, making it impossible to escape, and then fly back into the air with the trend, the whole process is done in one go, never dragging mud and water.

Zhou Hai was in a hurry, turned into a bear again, let go of his feet, and came to capture the fierce eagle.

When the snake girl rolls, she turns into an elephant, with a nose like a long snake and teeth like bamboo shoots, and she spreads her nose to roll the man and bear.

Zhou Hai grinned, revealing his original form.

The snake girl also appeared in her original form, drew her sword, and stabbed her head.

Zhou Hai turned into a scalper, stiffened his head, and made the horns touch, and the snake girl hurriedly retreated.

Snake Sister thought to herself: Zhou Hai has profound skills, and it is not easy to defeat him. It's better to go and see the snake woman, ask her for advice, and see her teach me the tricks to break it.

After thinking about it, I went to find the snake woman alone.

Zhou Hai saw the snake girl retreating, but he didn't chase after her, so he returned. In the next few days, seeing that there was no major event, Zhou Hai was worried about She Nuan, and made up his mind and decided to go to Rongzhou again.

Zhou Hai and Zhang Xiong arrived in Rongzhou, found a hotel, was clean and comfortable, and stayed.

Every day I go to the tasting hall to drink tea, and every time I must order She Nuan, waiting for tea to be made and tea. Zhou Hai and She Nuan came face to face, and only then did they really see She Nuan's face and figure, which was indeed beautiful.

The two of them have a match, they chat casually.

Although She Nuan is a native of Hezhou, she rarely returns to Hezhou, and only vaguely knows the story of Zhou Hai's sudden wealth from her parents.

When you meet a fellow countryman in another country, it is easy to chat.

Although there is no feeling of "a fellow villager sees a fellow countryman, tears are in his eyes", Zhou Hai's impression of She Nuan is kind and warm.

After chatting, She Nuan understood more clearly how Zhou Hai made his fortune and what kind of business status he is now.

She Nuan said: "Boss Zhou got a windfall and chose to start a business, and his courage is really commendable. ”

Zhou Hai shook his head modestly. Although he is a demon, in front of a beautiful woman, as long as he does not try to eat this beauty, but wants to marry the beautiful woman as a wife, no matter how vicious the devil is, he will become gentle.

She Nuan also said: "Because the waves of the commercial sea are rolling, the merchant is like a small boat sailing in the commercial sea, and if you are not careful, you will sink to the bottom of the sea. It's really not easy for Boss Zhou to do business to this extent this year. ”

After receiving She Nuan's praise, Zhou Hai deliberately pretended to be flattered and said, "Thank you Miss She for the compliment, I am extremely honored!" ”

asked Zhang Xiong to give him a silver reward. She Nuan took it and accepted it unceremoniously.

In this way, every time She Nuan did something or said something, Zhou Hai intentionally or unintentionally asked Zhang Xiong to take out the silver and reward it.

There have been so many times that She Nuan is very embarrassed, and she secretly wants to help Zhou Hai. How can it help? It is nothing more than giving Zhou Hai ideas on how to make business bigger and stronger.

Seeing that She Nuan was stunned, Zhou Hai asked what he was thinking?

She Nuan smiled and did not answer. She hadn't come up with a good idea yet, and she didn't know what to say, so she was silent for a while.

Taking advantage of She Nuan's silence, Zhou Hai chatted with Zhang Xiong, chatted and chatted, and then talked to the tasting hall. Zhang Xiong said: "Zhou Dongjia, why don't we also build a hall like this to facilitate gatherings." ”

She Nuan also spoke next to her and said that she agreed with the idea.

Zhou Hai thought, yes, the benefits of the monastery hall are great, why not repair it as soon as possible?

After repairing, it is also convenient to marry She Nuan. If you don't have a place to live, how can you do it? If she is brought home, Zhang Cui will not agree.

made up his mind, so he said to She Nuan: "I'll go back to Hezhou first, and I'll come back when the hall is repaired." ”

"Hmm!" What could She Nuan say, although she was a little reluctant, she couldn't say anything, so she had to nod. About two months later, Zhou Hai built a guild hall and named it "Jucai Pavilion".

This is a courtyard structure building that pays attention to taking money as the foundation.

There is a patio in the middle, so that the rain and dew and wealth from the sky are gathered in the middle and down, and the wealth of the four directions is like the water in the sky, which flows into the courtyard pavilion continuously.

Zhou Hai dedicated the hall to business activities – to negotiate business, to gather for meetings, or to hold ceremonies.