Chapter 820: Outbreak
Luoyang is a very prosperous city, where every inch of land is valuable, and the dragon and tiger are hidden. The status of each class can be seen from the clothes and dress. The ones with beautiful clothes, gorgeous clothes, gold hairpins and jade bracelets must be rich families, while those with coarse cotton and linen cloth and gray faces are those at the bottom. The richer the place, the greater the gap between the rich and the poor, and the greater the desire for wealth.
In a high-end tavern, there were a group of dressed masters sitting in the private room. They were all wealthy businessmen with the most famous names in Luoyang City. One of them was the youngest named Chen Guiping, a salt merchant with great momentum in the past two years. At this time, he was skillfully talking to other businessmen with the same noble status in the seat. Yan Yan smiled and was very energetic.
Did you ever think that such a wealthy man was also from the bottom of the world before? Of course, Chen Guiping would never mention his past events to his wealthy friends.
In the early years, Chen Guiping was just an idle salt dealer, and could only sell some of the worst and roughest salt to the common people. At that time, the money he earned was only enough to feed, but his wife Wang Cuiliu was always around to support and encourage him. He was very moved and worked harder to do business.
He sold coarse salt for two years without saltiness. Maybe God couldn't stand the embarrassment of the couple, so their good luck suddenly came. One day, his wife Wang Cuiliu had a sudden idea and said to Chen Guiping: "Husband, you might as well buy more goods at one time. If you want a large amount, you can lower the price with the supplier and save several trips of travel." Chen Guiping thought it made sense, so he agreed.
The next day, Chen Guiping went to ask the supplier for three months for purchases, but after that, he couldn't help but regret it. He was worried that he would lose money if he couldn't sell it and the backlog of goods would be lost. However, a sudden flood occurred that month, and the way in and out of Luoyang was blocked and could not be cleared so quickly. People could only rely on the only remaining food and goods in the city to survive.
Other salt merchants would never have thought that such a major flood would suddenly occur. Usually, they would buy goods every month, because once they were left for a long time, they would get damp. Now that the way out in the city has been blocked, people are frantically buying the most basic things like food, such as food, rice, oil and salt. The salt in Luoyang City was suddenly raised.
However, no matter how much other salt merchants raise the price, their inventory is limited, so they sold out quickly. This is a great opportunity for Chen Guiping to turn over. He relied on his large inventory to raise the inferior coarse salt in his hand to an amazing price, but there were still many people rushing to buy it. At this moment, Chen Guiping really counted the money and got cramped in his hand. He sighed in his heart, thanks to Wang Cuiliu's good idea.
It was only a month after this flood that the roads in Luoyang City were completely cleared, and Chen Guiping and his wife made a lot of money from this month. They used this money to expand their business and no longer sell inferior coarse salt, but instead sold fine salt. It may be that there was good luck. In the future, Chen Guiping's business grew bigger and bigger and smooth sailing. He bought a luxurious mansion on the most prosperous street in Luoyang City. There were many servants at home and went out for luxury clothes. Whenever he saw him, he would shout "Master Chen".
Chen Guiping couldn't help feeling a little fluttered, but he did not forget his wife's companionship and encouragement when he was poor and was in poverty. So he loved his wife Wang Cuiliu very much, and the couple was very loving. After having status, Chen Guiping gradually got to know many wealthy and status businessmen, and the level of his friends suddenly increased.
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These wealthy and noble masters gather every now and then, first, to contact each other, to exchange useful information. Today is the day for their gathering. They chose a new high-end restaurant in Luoyang City, which only welcomes distinguished guests, and the threshold is very high.
The banquet was located on the second floor near the fence. Everyone was drinking while leaning against the fence to look out at the bustling scene of people coming and going outside, which felt like they were looking at the small mountains. The dishes in this new winery were very exquisite and delicious, and they deserved the ridiculously high price. Everyone was happy to eat and couldn't help but drink a little, among which Chen Guiping was the most.
He tried desperately to win over these nobles and get closer to him, so he refused everyone's toast and swallowed them all. At this time, his face was flushed and he couldn't find the North anymore. He looked at people with a ghost.
"Brother Chen is really refreshed! Good alcohol content!"
"Come on, I'll give you a drink too!"
"Drink everything!"
Everyone poured cup after cup, and Chen Guiping became even more dizzy and felt dizzy. After drinking almost the same amount, everyone dispersed and went back to their respective houses.
Chen Guiping was traveling lightly today without taking his entourage out because the tavern was only one street away from his house. So he walked home alone with a weak pace and walked around. When he walked into a quiet alley, he saw a dark shadow in front of him. He couldn't see what it was, and he could only vaguely feel it was huge.
He thought to himself, some unsightly reckless man was in charge of the way. So he shouted in a rough voice: "Go away! Don't block my uncle's way!"
The man in front seemed to be unable to understand and did not move at all. Chen Guiping suddenly became annoyed. Since his value increased, few people have dared to be so rude to him.
"Which eyeless dog is you? Do you know who I am? I am the famous Mr. Chen in Luoyang City!" Chen Gui cursed angrily with his hips on his hips, and he felt quite proud after scolding.
After he finished speaking, the tall photo in front of him walked towards him, and then suddenly accelerated his pace. It seemed that he had arrived in front of Chen Guiping in an instant, and grabbed his neck, lifted him up, and put his face against his face.
It was not until this time that Chen Guiping realized something was wrong. Because the distance was too close, he could see that what was in front of him was not a human face, but an ugly and weird monster's face. He was so scared that he woke up a little.
"Monster!!" Chen Guiping thrust his feet and yelled loudly. But this street is relatively remote and few people come here.
When the ugly monster saw him struggling, he became even more excited. He opened his gloomy mouth and smiled, then grew a big mouth and sucked it. Chen Guiping suddenly felt that his headache seemed to explode. He rolled his eyes and fainted.
When he woke up, Chen Guiping found himself lying in an alley, and he couldn't figure out what was going on. Oh, by the way, he had drunk alcohol in a restaurant before, and walked home after drinking, and then he came here, and then he remembered nothing about what happened next. Could it be that he had drunk too much and slept on the ground?
Thinking of this, Chen Guiping quickly got up and patted the soil on his clothes. Now he is a well-known person. It is so good to be seen sleeping on the ground while drunk. But his head was chopped by an axe.
It hurts the same way, and Chen Guiping is even more sure that he has drunk too much.
He finally walked home and fell to bed immediately, but he didn't know that his life had changed drastically from this day, and his good luck was over.
Recently, Chen Guiping found that his wife Wang Cuiliu became more and more nagging, and he had to talk about small things for a long time. He was not as gentle as before. He could bear it at first, but over time, he became increasingly dissatisfied with his wife. Could it be that after his status was prominent, Wang Cuiliu became arrogant because he was raised with his identity and regarded himself as Mrs. Chen?
When Chen Guiping thought about it, he felt very uncomfortable. He supported this family with one hand. If it weren't for him, how could such a generous life have come from now? This woman not only didn't know how to be grateful, but also began to point fingers at him. So Chen Guiping began to look at Wang Cuiliu and didn't like him anywhere.
One day, Zhou Wenkang, a businessman who recently wanted to do business with him, came to visit him and brought his sister Zhou Wenjing to the house. Chen Guiping hosted a banquet to entertain the brother and sister. Zhou Wenkang had just made his fortune, and the scale of his business was not as big as Chen Guiping. This time, he visited him to try to win him over, so he brought his very pretty sister over here, which was one of the trump cards.
After three rounds of wine, Zhou Wenkang gave Zhou Wenjing a wink. Zhou Wenjing got up and twisted her graceful figure, picked up the wine glass and walked towards Chen Guiping. Wang Cuiliu looked aside.
Zhou Wenjing walked to Chen Guiping and stopped, then said, "This glass is for my brother to pay tribute to Mr. Chen. I hope you can share the rent in the future!" Then he raised his head and drank all the wine in the cup.
But the next second, Zhou Wenjing raised her hand and gently stroked her forehead, shook her body and fell down towards Chen Guiping. Chen Guiping took her as he took her, and immediately the warm and soft jade in her arms, making him itchy. Zhou Wenjing raised her beautiful eyes full of water vapor and said timidly: "Mr. Chen, I... I'm drinking too fast and my head is a little dizzy."
"Oh, my sister has a very poor alcohol tolerance. I'm so embarrassed to forget to stop her just now." Zhou Wenkang said in a fake way, but he didn't expect to get up and take Zhou Wenjing.
"It's okay, you can slow down first and then get up." Chen Guiping certainly didn't want her to get up too quickly, so he just pretended to comfort her.
Seeing that the three of them were singing and reconciling, Wang Cuiliu didn't take her seriously at all, so she was so angry that she threw her chopsticks and left the table and returned to the room. At this moment, Chen Guiping's face was a little uneasy. Wang Cuiliu clearly made him embarrassed in front of others, and she was furious and extremely dissatisfied with Wang Cuiliu.
Seeing that it was almost done, Zhou Wenjing got up from Chen Guiping, returned to the position next to Zhou Wenkang, and gave Chen Guiping a shy smile, almost seducing Chen Guiping's soul away.
"Hey, Brother Chen, it's not that I like to gossip, but my sister-in-law's temper is too big!" Zhou Wenkang said in a stir. Seeing that Chen Guiping's face became darker and darker, he continued to make a fuss. "If you want me to tell me, women should be gentle and virtuous. You must give enough face to men in front of outsiders. Just like my sister-in-law's face-shaking posture just now, I would think she was in charge of the family."
This sentence completely aroused Chen Guiping's anger that had been suppressing some time. The many dissatisfactions he had accumulated with Wang Cuiliu all burst out. Tonight he must teach this ignorant woman a lesson so that she can know who has the final say in this family.
Chapter completed!