Yu Hualong looked at Yu Ruoshui and asked, "Eldest Prince, which two distinguished guests are coming?" ”

Wan Jingcheng: "I don't need to make any preparations, they are all my own family, my two younger brothers." ”

"The second son, the third son is coming, why don't you know. Yu Hualong spat out, and when he said it, he found that he had said it wrong, and shrank his head to look at Yu Ruoshui.

Yu Ruoshui: "Great, it seems that our Changzhou rudder has face, today the three sons, the four elders, and the Li Protector are all here, it is really the supreme honor of my hall." Turning into a dragon, quick, quick, quick, let the little guys prepare two more chairs and two dishes. ”

As he spoke, he only heard the clattering of horses' hooves in the distance, accompanied by a "sorry, I have kept you waiting" across the dark sky, a horse, a person, a horse like a meteor and an arrow, suddenly flew in front of him, a person floated down from the horse, about forty-five or sixteen years old, with a square face, thick black and neat eyebrows, a shaved beard, wearing a black medium-tight cotton coat, and a pair of eyes sparkling with brilliance.

Yu Ruoshui: "Second son, welcome, hard work!"

The second son, Wan Jingshuo: "Big brother, elders, I'm really sorry, I've kept you waiting, I received a flying pigeon from my eldest brother, and I came from Shandong, and I was tired of three horses along the way, but unfortunately I was still late." Sorry, sorry. Wan Jingshuo made a statement to everyone one by one.

Seeing that the second son Wan Jingxuan had arrived, the eldest son Wan Jingcheng said: "Elders, it's not early, my third brother is playful, and I don't know where to be delayed by any interesting new things, let's go in first, sit down and wait while eating."

Everyone moved to the restaurant in the park with the eldest young master, and just sat down with the guests.

I heard the sound of a boat landing in the distance, and then a voice said: "Big brother, you have wronged the little brother again, right? I received the big brother's flying pigeon message, rushed from Anhui, did not delay for a moment, passed by Jintan, in order to please the eldest brother and the second brother, I specially went to Changdang Lake to catch a basket of crabs to honor the two brothers, you see that the shoes are still wet. ”

With the voice, a middle-aged man who was about thirty-five or sixteen years old, with a square face, a slightly chubby figure, and a black and red complexion, saw that he was soaking wet, his trouser legs were rolled high, and his whole body was covered with muddy water, as if he had just gotten up from the mud, and he still looked very energetic in this cold and windy season, and walked in with a fish basket in his hand, and shouted: "Gang Master Yu, hurry, hurry, hurry, help me find a set of clothes and a pair of shoes." Take the crab and burn it."

Yu Hualong: "Hurriedly greeted him, the third son is good, I have arranged for someone to get the shoes and clothes, and I will arrive soon, the crabs will be placed here, they will deal with it, please come with me to the next room to change clothes." ”

The third son, Wan Jingtian, followed Yu Hualong's next door to quickly get better clothes, and casually wore a dark robe, which was not tied or tied, and naturally walked out generously, and sat down next to the eldest prince.

Wan Jingcheng: "Elders, it's really rare for the three of us brothers and four elders to get together, and it stands to reason that we should have a big fight tonight and not get drunk." However, today's matter is really important, and the younger generation does not dare to slack off. Dinner will be a little simpler, and we will continue to get down to business after dinner. Wine, next time you come to Suzhou to my house, I invite you to drink enough. Can you see if you can?"

Yu Ruoshui wanted to say some polite words, the wine and food were ready, and it was rare for the seniors to come and ruin the fun without drinking some wine, but looking at the heavy faces of the elders, Yu Ruoshui swallowed the words to his lips again, and hurriedly said: "Okay, listen to the eldest young master, the dishes are on the show, and the wine is not drunk." I asked the little servants to prepare, and after eating, I went to the hall to continue listening to the instructions of the eldest young master. ”

Wan Jingcheng: "Don't be polite, Huang Si has already arranged everything, and I have already arranged all your people to change, you just have to eat." ”

Yu Ruoshui and Yu Hualong looked at each other, turned their heads to look, and found that all the little guys in the lobby were strangers, and they could see that they were all first-class masters.

Wan Jingcheng: "The two Yu gang leaders don't want to see outside, just because the matter is really important, the people who are on guard on the island are all first-class masters in my hall, and the people brought by my second brother and third brother are on guard outside, and now on this island, there are absolutely no outsiders within a radius of ten miles." ”

Yu Hualong thought to himself, no wonder the third prince was covered in muddy water as if he had gotten up from the mud, and it seemed that he had gone to do something important.

Yu Hualong smiled at Yu Ruoshui and didn't dare to say anything.

Wan Jingcheng: "Don't worry, the two Yu gang leaders, I discussed it with my father before I came, and my father trusted you very much, so I held the meeting here, and I invite you to attend the meeting." ”

Yu Ruoshui and Yu Hualong said in unison: "Thank you for your trust! Thank you for your trust!"

Dinner was eaten quickly.

Everyone walked into the Juyi Hall with the eldest young master, the second young master, and the third young master. Wan Jingcheng still sat down on the golden lacquer carved throne in the center, the second young master, the third young master and the elders sat down on both sides, and the small maid door served the best Maoshan Qingfeng tea.

A bright oil lamp was placed on the mahogany table in the center, and eight torches were inserted on the walls on both sides. The hall was brightly lit, as if it were daytime.

Wan Jingcheng picked up the teacup and said, "Seniors, I'm sorry I didn't let everyone have a good rest. It's really because some things have been rumored in the rivers and lakes recently that are related to the Tang family in Qianguo Lane, I don't dare to slack off, the younger generation is an urgent son, today my three brothers are here, it is difficult to sleep today, I hope to understand. ”

After a pause, Wan Jingcheng looked around at everyone and continued: "Everyone, don't be surprised, I invited my two younger brothers here today, in addition to the urgent business matter, there is also a family matter, and the two of them need to be present. Let's get down to business first. You may not know that there is a song circulating on the rivers and lakes recently: talk about the rivers and lakes without words. Huang Si, please send one to each of you. ”

Each of them held a poem in small block letters on pure white and fine rice paper:

Seeing each other and talking about the rivers and lakes without words

Talking about the rivers and lakes without words, cold as a hook. Lonely Wu Tong deep in the mountains lock thousands of autumns.

Splitting constantly, selling and messing, chasing love and hatred. The Tao is a different kind of taste in the heart.

Wan Jingcheng: "Everyone, some time ago, I invited someone to Wanliu Lane to ask Xi Li and Hu Tu to buy a sentence 'What are the rivers and lakes most concerned about at present', and they opened their mouths for 30,000 taels of silver and gave me a sentence: Who is talking about the rivers and lakes alone? Thirty thousand taels of silver, brothers, this is the most expensive word in the world, even if Li Yu writes the lyrics, Wang Xizhi's handwriting should not be so expensive, right?"

The hall was filled with "Yes!" Yes!" Echo the voice.

Wan Jingcheng made a gesture to quiet everyone, and then said: "I watched it for a long time, and I couldn't figure it out. Yesterday, I asked Elder Wang to Wanliu Lane to ask Xi Li and Hu Tu if they still bought a sentence 'What are the rivers and lakes most concerned about at the moment', and they still opened their mouths for 30,000 taels of silver, and gave me a sentence: mentioned the Tang family in Qianguo Lane again, and gave me this poem. ”

Yu Hualong opened his mouth and wanted to ask: "Eldest son, I think that sentence is the most expensive sentence in the world." What does it mean to mention the Tang family in Qianguo Lane again? What is that sentence worth 30,000 taels of silver?"

Yu Ruoshui glared at him and said, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask." ”

Wan Jingcheng smiled: "When the time comes, I will naturally tell you." ”

Wan Jingcheng: "Everyone, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. Let's take our time with all the things, let's not talk about the words that we bought for 30,000 taels of silver, let's talk about the topics we are most familiar with first, Qianguo Lane, the Tang family. ”