Tang Dynasty Chang'an, Cheng Yaojin Mansion.

Everything that should come has come.

For example, almost all the officials from the Tiance Mansion were present. At a glance, there were more than a dozen princes.

Not long after the Dukes arrived, they were immediately followed by the female relatives of various families. Not surprisingly, they were all head wives. They came to see Mrs. Cheng in name, but the actual reason was self-explanatory.

These are all excuses.

Next, there are those who are not supposed to come.

Various aristocratic families in Chang'an City have always been in tit-for-tat confrontation with the Tiance Mansion, and since Cheng Yaojin was born in the Tiance Mansion, he was naturally hostile to these aristocratic families.

There is no friendship between them as guests.

However, these aristocratic families braved the bullet and came here today.

When they came, they all brought some gifts to express their feelings, and politely handed greeting cards to each family, with a smile on their face, and they were very friendly. As the saying goes, if you don't hit someone with a smiling face, it is impossible for Cheng Mansion to drive people away.

Therefore, these people who shouldn't be here also entered Cheng's house.

Finally, there are some people who are not qualified to come. For example, those families whose status is neither high nor low, and some clean civil servants who are known as loners. These people usually have self-awareness and basically will not visit a prince rashly, but

Today's matter is too important, so these people came shamelessly.

In short, Cheng Mansion is very lively today.

…

The Cheng family's style of doing things has always been like that of bandits.

Rough.

Don't hesitate to throw money away.

A courtyard was immediately cleared, and all the thick snow was pushed to the base of the walls. The servants moved in a dozen large stoves and set up more than a hundred braziers in the corners. Then, the best charcoal was poured in for free.

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As the blazing fire spewed out, the entire courtyard was filled with heat. It was obviously a deep winter and it was an open-air place, but Cheng Mansion used the most crude method to directly make the entire courtyard warm and cozy.

"Things that money can solve are nothing, so money is really a good thing, hahaha, money is really a good thing..."

Lao Cheng showed off his face in a disgraceful way.

Anyone who saw it wanted to beat him up.

But everyone's attention soon shifted.

I saw a figure flashing at the entrance of the courtyard. Cheng Chumo came quickly with a few junior disciples, passing through the crowd and walking straight to the center. Suddenly Cheng Chumo coughed lightly, and the six disciples bent down to salute at the same time and then stood at a row of tables.

forward.

Everyone knows that this is the real drama coming to Cairo.

Sure enough, Cheng Chumo was so polite that he picked up a cotton-padded jacket from the table and said loudly: "Uncles and elders, I know what your purpose is, and it is exactly the same purpose for me..."

He paused for a moment, then raised the cotton-padded jacket and said, "Look, this is called a cotton-padded jacket. The outer layer is made of cotton cloth, and the inside is directly filled with cotton. As for its warmth-keeping effect, let's take a look.

I know my father’s situation.”

There was a burst of laughter from the crowd.

Everyone had already seen that Cheng Yaojin's face was covered with sweat. The guy was wearing three layers inside and three layers out to show off. It was obviously extremely cold now, but the guy was as hot as if he had just been fished out of the water.

Generally speaking, everyone can understand why this is the case.

The stove in the courtyard was partly responsible, but the bigger reason was definitely wearing too thick clothes.

The cotton-padded jacket that Lao Cheng was wearing was really thick.

But seeing Cheng Chumo put down the cotton-padded jacket in his hand, he reached out and picked up another one from the table and said respectfully: "This is a cotton-padded quilt. The material is the same as the cotton-padded jacket. As for its warmth-keeping effect, you should take a look at my dad..."

The crowd burst into laughter again.

Lao Cheng was wearing a quilt.

The scene suddenly became joyful.

Next, Cheng Chumo seemed to transform into a product explainer, picking up one item and introducing another, all using Lao Cheng as the model, making everyone laugh every time.

Finally, the most critical moment came.

"Dear elders, uncles and family members, I, Cheng Chumo, am a disciple of the Gu family in Youyun. Today I went home to visit my relatives and brought back these cotton products. Why did I bother to bring these things back? It's because we want to be filial.

My own parents..."

"Ahem, don't laugh, everyone, this is just a statement on the scene!"

"When we were about to set off, Master once gave some instructions. Master said that we will definitely face this scene when we get home. Everyone who comes is a wise man, and no one will be fooled. No matter we

No matter how appropriate the situation is, we can't conceal the true intention of our trip."

"So my master told me again, just tell a few lies. There is no need to take it seriously, and no one will take it seriously. The main purpose of us going home to visit relatives this time is to lure various families to take advantage of the profits of the cotton industry.

greedy……"

Next to him, Li Chongyi seemed to be in a panic. He stretched out his hand and tugged at the corner of Cheng Chumo's clothes, and said in a panic: "Senior Brother, why did you say this out loud? This is what Master told us, but I don't want you to say it to everyone.

This is a whisper between master and disciple. Do you know what whisper means?"

Cheng Chumo seemed to be stunned for a moment and asked blankly, "Can't you tell everyone?"

Li Chongyi stamped his feet and said: "Speaking out will reveal your intentions. How will you lie to everyone next..."

Cheng Chumo stood frozen on the spot. After a long time, he suddenly turned around and shouted to everyone in the courtyard: "Uncles and elders, I, Cheng Chumo, just said something wrong. I will say it again and you will listen again, okay?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The whole place burst into laughter.

Someone joked from a distance: "Boy from the Cheng family, it's already too late. You've already revealed our master's intentions. We won't believe you if you change your mind. Hahahaha, interesting. Your master is such a shrewd person, why did he accept you?"

This silly boy. If he saw this scene today, I'm afraid he would be so angry that he would beat his chest and feet. Hahahaha, Gu Tianya finally fell into the hands of his apprentice."

Everyone laughed again.

The scene was more joyful.

Lao Cheng suddenly jumped out and shouted angrily: "What a fool, why did my kid become such a fool? Shut up and let me lie again..."

Everyone laughed louder.

Several princes from the Tiance Mansion couldn't stand it, and sighed as they walked out and pulled Lao Cheng aside.

Qin Qiong scolded with a cold face: "Cheng Zhijie, do you have any brains? Your child is a junior. No matter what he says or does wrong, everyone just smiles. But who are you? Are you going to join in the trouble?"

Lao Cheng looked angrily and said, "This is the first time our Chumo family has appeared on a big stage. How can I, as a father, not support him?"

Next to him, Xu Shiji, who had been watching with cold eyes, suddenly sneered: "Just hold on, didn't you realize that Cheng Chumo did it on purpose?"

"Did my baby do it on purpose?" Lao Cheng seemed a little unbelievable.

Li Jing stood beside Xu Shiji and spoke slowly at this time, saying with deep meaning: "Even if your child has a straightforward personality, he is not a stupid kid who doesn't understand anything. What he said just now is clearly a strategy

That’s it, if you think about it carefully, why did Li Chongyi interrupt Cheng Chumo so quickly? That was not an interruption at all, but a special kind of cooperation..."

Xu Shiji took up the conversation again and said, "This is probably a trick Gu Tianya taught them."

Lao Cheng suddenly sighed and said with a wry smile: "These children are still too young. The strategies taught to them by Brother Gu are very good, but it's a pity that the acting of a few little ones is not realistic enough. Alas, they are still too young."

Everyone was startled at first, and then they all reacted.

Xu Shiji pointed at the tip of Lao Cheng's nose and scolded with a smile: "We have forgotten that you are the most shrewd guy. In fact, you have long seen that these little guys are acting, but you deliberately pretended not to understand. Pretending to be impatient. You just jumped out and made a fuss, just to make up for the children..."

Lao Cheng sighed again, turned to look at Cheng Chumo and others from a distance, and said: "We are all children, and they can't do big things yet. I don't know what Brother Gu thinks, but he actually entrusts them with such an important thing. The burden is really heavy. It’s too heavy, they can’t lift it.” Fastest update on PC::/

Xu Shiji and Li Jing looked at each other, somewhat puzzled by Gu Tianya's intentions.

Both of them are wise men among generals, so they think more than others when encountering problems. Precisely because they think too much, they easily fall into misunderstandings.

However, Qin Qiong, because of his upright nature, seemed to have guessed Gu Tianya's original intention at this time, and suddenly said: "There is an old saying among the Turks on the grassland, saying that an eagle cannot fly without being beaten. So whenever the eagle has just given birth to its first child, When the feathers are stiff, the eagle will ruthlessly push the young eagle off the cliff... If it falls to death, it will die in vain; if it does not fall to death, it will spread its wings in mid-air."

Lao Cheng looked thoughtful, nodded and said: "I understand, Brother Gu is going to beat a few children!"

Then he said with a worried look: "But isn't he afraid that a few children will mess things up? I, Lao Cheng, have basically understood the cotton products industry. This can solve the problem of hundreds of thousands of Han women. Important matters such as food and clothing, and even national affairs that affect and control the entire steppe Turks. Such a major event cannot be treated with too much solemnity. Gu Tianya should come to Chang'an in person to be able to implement this matter smoothly, but he is better, Throw a few children out..."

Qin Qiong hesitated slightly and said with some uncertainty: "This may be the difference between him and us."

Li Jing suddenly spoke and said slowly: "This is the real good teacher. He works hard to train his disciples. He knows the importance of this matter better than anyone else, but he still dares to teach it to a few disciples. Cheng Zhijie Believe it or not, he must have backup plans. Once the children mess up, he will immediately use his backup plans to make up for it. But what if the children succeed? That's a lot of savings. Valuable experience.”

He paused for a moment, and then added with profound meaning: "In life, you will lose nine times out of ten. Where does the winner come from? It is nothing more than growing up from being beaten."

Lao Cheng nodded solemnly, suddenly took a deep breath, and said with emotion: "It is truly an opportunity that comes in eight lifetimes for my children to be able to worship under his disciples. With such a master who has worked so hard to teach, I am afraid that Mud and rotten wood can also become useful things..."

Several princes felt the same way.

…

At this time, there was movement over there again, but Cheng Chumo seemed to be filled with shame and anger. He suddenly shouted and burst into tears.

Lao Cheng and others were startled, and subconsciously wanted to overturn all the conjectures they had just made. After all, the child was crying, and acting could not be so real.

But they saw Cheng Chumo yelling again, sobbing loudly, and suddenly ran away. In the blink of an eye, he rushed out of the courtyard. Everyone heard the crying outside the courtyard getting louder, and he cried out sadly: "Master, I'm sorry for you, my disciple."
To be continued...