Chapter 20 But Old Acquaintances
On the third day of the first month of March, the lights were on. The large and small painting boats moored on the shore of West Lake are lit up with countless pink lanterns. The overflowing lights were gently plucked by the willow branches newly drawn out in early spring, and the lake was decorated with brilliance.
One of the most striking is naturally the Takeshi. A long gangplank covered with a carpet of Persian wool connected the ship to the shore.
The shepherd's expression was very embarrassed at this time. He didn't expect that he would need a note to get on this ship. I didn't expect that I heard that there were only 60 pieces of this invitation in total, and the most ordinary silver note has now been fried to 1,000 taels of silver, and it is priceless.
There was a row of guards with knives standing on the shore, and they were not weak in skill. At the front is a middle-aged man in a purple robe, looking like a butler, with a smile on his face, greeting guests with invitations to board the boat. As a leader in the industry, Xiang Yifang naturally has a tough backstage, so on such an occasion, they are not afraid that someone will come to make trouble. What's more, the guests who can get on the boat tonight are either rich or expensive, and there are many martial arts masters, who would dare to come and have fun without long eyes?
"It seems that we underestimated the problem. Two pieces of silver are two thousand taels, and we have only two hundred taels of silver, not gold. And even if I had gold in my arms now, I didn't know where I could buy it. Shepherd looked at Ye Li with a look of helplessness on his face.
"Since it can't be solved with money, there is only other way. Anyway, I'll definitely be on this ship tonight. Ye Li looked at the painting boat that even the exterior decoration was extremely luxurious, and his expression did not change in the slightest, as if he didn't pay much attention to what Ye Li said just now. Although he already knew that many things in this world could be solved with money, he still felt that he was most accustomed to using his own way.
Shepherd looked at the purple-clothed middle-aged man and the saber guard standing behind him, and smiled bitterly: "Even if you can throw all these people into the West Lake to drink cold water, you may not be able to board this ship." Do you know how many masters want to board this boat tonight, and do you think they will make you mess up such a good situation? Well, even if you come here tonight, all those masters in the open and in the dark will beat up and board this boat, then how can you find out the news you want?"
Ye Li frowned, he didn't think of this layer.
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Qi Hanfeng didn't expect that he would be so famous in Hangzhou City. When Shi Shiran appeared on the shore of West Lake, dressed in snow-white clothes, with a fluttering belt and a famous sword inlaid with pearls and jade on his waist, he suddenly let out a scream with a strong smell of fat powder.
Immediately after, a group of young women dressed in red and purple appeared around him, as if out of thin air.
"Qi Gongzi, Qi Gongzi" all kinds of warblers and swallow cries suddenly resounded on the shore of Xizi Lake, making the spring of early spring a little stronger.
Jiangnan Shijia Deshenglong, this is a time-honored brand that does business, after more than 100 years, it has accumulated wealth that can be an enemy country. The ancestors of the Qi family went through hardships when they started their families, and they knew that no matter how much silver they had, they couldn't match a word from those bigwigs in the court, so they set up an ancestral precept that in addition to inheriting the ancestral industry, the descendants of the Qi family must have someone to cultivate martial arts and someone to learn literature. The Qi family is also fighting for strength, cultivating martial arts, there are many martial arts masters in more than 100 years, and there is even a cultivator during the Zhangwu period;
In this generation, Qi Hanfeng, the third young master of the Qi family, is even more of a leader among people, and he also cultivates civil and military affairs, and Cen Tiekou, who is famous for his extremely accurate appearance, has made a comment of "If time comes, the general will enter the phase".
Therefore, Qi Hanfeng, who lives in Wujiang, rarely goes out. Because every time he appears, it often causes a situation where thousands of women in the local area are empty. In the current situation, with Qi Hanfeng's previous experience, he must not be entangled, otherwise it is difficult to say whether he can escape from here tonight. So he didn't squint, his body moved, and he passed through the fragrant wind, like a white butterfly shuttling among the flowers, and instantly arrived in front of the painting boat.
Looking at the noble son walking in front of him, the middle-aged man in purple took a step forward, and the smile on his face was even stronger, "Please Qi Gongzi." ”
Qi Hanfeng nodded slightly, and then went to the boat. The middle-aged man took a step sideways, leaned sideways to block the way, and the smile on his face did not diminish at all, "Childe knows this rule, please forgive him." ”
"Since you know that I am Qi Hanfeng, you naturally know that I have an invitation note in my hand. Qi Han's delicate eyebrows twisted slightly, and he seemed to be a little displeased.
"Childe naturally has an invitation. However, since this rule is to be released on the note, if you don't take a look, the master will know that he will say that the villain has failed his duties and will be punished heavily. I hope that the son will understand. ”
Qi Hanfeng glanced at him, took out a purple-gold card from his arms, and handed it to the middle-aged man, "It is said that Chang Kuan and Chang are the most amiable and wealthy, why has it become old-fashioned now?"
Chang Kuan looked at the purple gold card, and respectfully handed it back to Qi Hanfeng with both hands, "Childe, please." He shouted to the boat again: "Qi Hanfeng Qi Gongzi is ......."
Qi Hanfeng didn't look at him anymore, stepped on the springboard laid out on the red carpet, and walked up to the painting boat, but the broken spring dreams of countless women on the shore remained.
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"A lot of silver is indeed a great benefit. Shepherd looked at the wind and sighed, "The son of the family can drink wine and delicacies, but we have to blow the cold wind here." ”
Ye Li lowered his head slightly, as if he hadn't heard the shepherd's words, and didn't know what he was thinking.
Shepherd's eyes suddenly lit up, and his face was suddenly filled with a happy smile, "This little brother is really destined for us, and he can actually meet him here." ”
The fat man in the pawnshop actually appeared by the lake, but the paper fan in his hand was gone, but he changed to a cloth, and while wiping the sweat on his forehead, he walked towards the painting boat, and the little girl in Tsing Yi still followed him.
The smile in the shepherd's eyes was even stronger, could it be that this fat man also wanted to go to the painting boat to see the beauty of the Yin Wu girl? Suddenly remembered something, his smile was a little stiff, and then he looked at the fat man's hand holding the cloth handkerchief, could it be that the fan was really 10,000 taels of silver?
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Chang Kuan was even more surprised, the little fat man in front of him, who looked like a rich man, actually wanted to board the ship. The smile on his face was still there, but the smile had decreased a few points, "This little young master, do you know the rules of boarding?"
The fat man seemed to be a little restrained, and the beads of sweat on his forehead were even more, so he had to keep wiping them with his hands, "In Hangzhou City these days, I've heard people say that, and I don't know if it's it." ”
"Then ask the little young master to pick up the silver paper and take a look, so that he can get on the boat early. ”
The fat man smiled bitterly, "I don't have any silver paper. ”
Chang Kuan was stunned, and the smile disappeared from his face without a trace. Unexpectedly, there are really people who dare to make trouble. But looking at this kid's stupid appearance, I don't know if it's intentional or unintentional?
So he rarely lowered his face, and although his words were polite, his tone became stern: "Little master, this is not a place to play. Why don't you try it somewhere else?"
"I don't have a silver note, I wonder if such a note is useful?" the fat man asked cautiously as he took out two cards from his arms. Under the reflection of the light, the two cards glowed with purple and gold brilliance, just like Qi Hanfeng's invitation just now.
Chang Kuan was so stunned that his jaw almost dropped. Because in addition to the silver paper, the gold paper and the purple gold paper are all selected by the master and given away, and they are not bought with silver. So just now he directly asked the rich man to take out the silver paper, because he would never have thought that the rich man could take out the gold paper. Who knew that he actually took out the purple gold paper directly, and took out two at once.
In the end, it is an eight-sided delicate character, with a stunned look After checking the two invitations and making sure that there was no problem, Chang Kuan's face returned to his usual smile, and while thinking about what kind of way this young rich man came from, he said politely: "Since it is a purple gold card issued by the boat, the prince is naturally a distinguished guest on this boat." Childe, please ......"
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, I don't know if this little young master, can you take a step to speak?"
The fat man was about to get on the boat, but he heard some slightly familiar voices.
Looking at the smiling shepherd and Ye Li dressed in black, the fat man also laughed, "It turned out to be two sons." I don't know if the two of you are looking for this young master to buy something, or to sell something? If you buy something, my fan will already be 10,000 taels for the pawnshop. If I sell something, I will exchange these two cards for the 10,000 taels of silver. So even if I take a fancy to your seal, I can't afford it. It looks like whether you're going to sell or buy something, I can't help anymore. This son, do you think that's the truth?"
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