Chapter VII Unreasonable wealth
There are many exciting things in the world, and the most exciting things are getting what you want and getting rich overnight. Jiang Xia encountered these two things in just one day.
After leaving the fourth floor, Jiang Xia went straight back to his room on the third floor. He spread out the thick stack of treasure money rewarded by Zhang Yong behind and counted it. He was shocked by the counting of the numbers. It was 75 taels, 75 taels.
In addition, the twenty taels of silver that Zhang Yong lost to him before, the ten taels of silver that Mr. Zhao rewarded, and one taels of silver that Mr. Ma rewarded. Because he helped Kang's mother find out the five taels of money, the rest of the scattered money was not calculated. All of them were added together, and it was a total of 111 taels of silver!
How much is 110 taels of silver? The monthly wage of a large teapot in Qunfang Pavilion is 10 taels of silver. He has to make 110 taels for nearly ten years to earn, and he can't spend a penny in these ten years.
Jiang Xia sorted out a stack of treasure money and threw it heavily on the table and said, "Hmph, I want to redeem myself today!"
"Well, this is too arrogant." Jiang Xia picked up the stack of treasure money and placed it on the table and said to himself: "Mom Kang, I'll redeem myself."
"It seems too imposing." Jiang Xia shook his head, and he smiled at the silver and said, "Forget it, since you are leaving this ghost place, go out to have a good stroll. I have been here for so long but I have never been to have a good stroll."
Jiang Xia opened the door and walked out. As soon as he reached the corner, Jiang Xia heard a female voice saying, "Mom Kang, I have been in Qunfang Pavilion for three years, which is considered to have helped you make a lot of money. Now I am just borrowing fifty taels of silver from you. Why do you have to force me like this?"
"Niannu, it's not that Kang's mother forced you. I said it was fifty taels, even if it was 100 taels, I would lend it to you as long as you Cui Niannu spoke. But you have to help you, you have to help me. The prince is the son of the King of the King of Shuntian Palace, so how can I afford to offend me? He wanted to take your virginity, and the price was already paid for 800 taels of silver. Why didn't you nod and agree? If you nodded and agreed, you still have to borrow money from me today?"
"Mom Kang." Cui Niannu was obviously angry, so his voice was slightly higher. "I said when I first sold my body, I only sold it for ten years, but I didn't sell it."
"Yes, yes, if you don't sell yourself, you want to be a priest, then my mother Kang doesn't do such a thing as forcing a good man to become a prostitute. Your maid Xiaochun is already a girl, so she can't continue to serve you. In addition, if the prince comes next time, I don't dare to deal with it. You can deal with it yourself, and the fifty taels of silver you borrowed for your father. Sorry, no!"
Kang's mother was obviously more angry than Cui Niannu. After saying the last two words "no", she shook her sleeves and left.
After a while, Jiang Xia heard a moaning cry. Jiang Xia walked around the corner and looked at Cui Niannu. Cui Niannu squatted on the ground and covered her face with her hands, so she didn't notice Jiang Xia. Jiang Xia smiled and said, "If this person is beautiful, he will feel beautiful even if he hears it. Once the voice is beautiful enough, he will cry so well that it makes people feel good."
Cui Niannu looked up at Jiang Xia, and she stood up and prepared to walk away.
Jiang Xia stopped her: "Why are you in a hurry to leave? Don't you want to borrow money? I'll lend it to you."
Cui Niannu stopped and looked at Jiang Xia. As Jiang Xia was wearing a rag linen, she didn't look like someone who could take out fifty taels of silver no matter how she looked.
Jiang Xia ignored Cui Niannu's suspicion. Since he decided to lend her money, he didn't like to rush. So Jiang Xia took out the thick stack of treasure banknotes from his arms and counted fifty pieces, then handed them to Cui Niannu and said, "Come on, fifty taels."
Cui Niannu was stunned. She didn't know Jiang Xia, and she never dreamed that Jiang Xia would be willing to borrow such a large sum of money to her. Jiang Xia smiled and said, "I saved this money to redeem myself, so if I have it, remember to return it to me as soon as possible. In addition, I really appreciate your self-discipline, and keep this up anyway."
"Because I have always been favoring my virginity." Jiang Xia silently added this sentence to her heart.
After saying that, Jiang Xia walked over and called the treasure money in her hand, and then turned around and left. Cui Niannu glanced at the treasure money in her hand, and Jiang Xia had already walked to the stairs and started going downstairs before she started shouting: "Hey, what's your name? How do I find you? Why do I pay you money for money?"
Jiang Xia turned around and patted her forehead and said, "My name is Jiang Xia, and I am also working in Qunfang Pavilion. I am the master of the study here. If you loosen your hands, you can find me at any time."
"Thank you." Cui Niannu said seriously.
Jiang Xia waved his hand and turned around and walked away without saying a word.
After going downstairs, Jiang Xia found a corner of the hall to sit down. Anyway, he was free, so it was good to listen to the girls in the hall sings of the songs. After a while, Zhao Yougua suddenly brought a stack of braised beef, a plate of peanuts and a pot of tea in front of Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia glanced at Zhao Yougua, and Zhao Yougua whispered: "Mr. Jiang is slow to use. These are what I came from the kitchen. They are very clean, don't worry."
Jiang Xia smiled. Although these things themselves are not worth much money, this is Zhao Yougua's little intention, so Jiang Xia did not refuse. He nodded and said, "Thank you."
Zhao Yougua smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang, don't be polite." Then she walked away with a tea tray.
Jiang Xia pulled out a pair of chopsticks from the chopsticks on the table. He just picked up a piece of beef and fed it in the mouth. Suddenly, he felt the light in front of him dim. He looked up and saw that it was Han Yu.
Han Yu held a roast chicken wrapped in oil paper in his hand and also carried a pot of wine. He just sat down and said, "I bought a roast chicken and wanted to have a drink with you for two drinks, but I didn't look for you everywhere. I didn't expect you to hide here and come to Xiaoyao."
"It's so boring, so let's listen to the little song." Jiang Xia said while flipping the upside down wine glasses on the table. Han Yu took the opportunity to pick up the wine pot and fill the two wine glasses.
Jiang Xia picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Come on, Brother Han, brother, I will give you a cup of flowers to offer to you first."
"Brother, you are so kind, you have no disrespect before." Han Yu picked up his glass and bumped into Jiang Xia.
The wine culture was a mature and development period in the Ming Dynasty, and distilled liquor and glutinous liquor coexisted. What Han Yu bought was not the high-priced distilled liquor, but cheap village mash. Village mash, also known as rice wine, has a low alcohol content and a sweet taste when drinking it. In Jiangxia's opinion, this wine is much better than those distilled liquors.
Jiang Xia drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp, and after putting down the wine glass, Han Yu praised: "Brothers have a good drink and a great spirit." As he said that, Han Yu poured another glass of wine for Jiang Xia, "Come on, let's have another glass of wine."
Jiang Xia took the wine glass down and asked with a smile on his lips: "Brother Han is looking for a brother if he has something to do? If he really needs to use it, Brother Han will just speak up. As long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse."
Han Yu's thoughts were seen through, so he looked at Jiang Xia and smiled awkwardly. In fact, he was so enthusiastic when he came up, and no one could guess that he had something to ask for. Han Yu glanced at Jiang Xia and took a deep breath and said, "Brother Jiang, this is the thing. I...I want to borrow some money from you."
"Oh? That's right, how much do I borrow?" Jiang Xia said indifferently on her face. In fact, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. The day to redeem herself was not yet here, and just as she had just collected the redemption money, she met two people who borrowed money.
Han Yu swallowed a saliva before saying, "Brother, I want to borrow from you... twenty taels of silver."
Twenty taels of silver are definitely not a small amount. It is not good to borrow such a large amount of money just now that Han Yu and Jiang Xia have just started to establish their friendship. So after that, Han Yu's face turned red and he looked very embarrassed.
Jiang Xia nodded and took out a stack of treasure money from her arms and counted twenty taels and handed it to Han Yu, "Brother Han, is twenty taels enough? I have a little more here, so I'll just give you more."
"Enough, enough, enough." Han Yu excitedly took the twenty taels of Jiaozi. He looked at Jiang Xia and said with emotion: "Brother Jiang, why don't I borrow money from you? Don't worry about lending the money to me?"
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "I believe that Brother Han will lend money to Brother Han. Since I believe you, why should I ask Brother Han, why are you borrowing money?"
Han Yu looked moved: "Brother Jiang, I..."
Jiang Xia waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, Brother Han, you treat me as your brother, and I treat you as your brother. Is it okay for brothers to help each other?"
"Thank you brother, I will return it to you immediately once you have collected all the money." Han Yu said confidently.
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Don't be too anxious, I have no money for money recently."
After Jiang Xia finished speaking, he picked up the wine glass and said, "Come on, Brother Han, let us brothers have another drink."
"Okay." Han Yu raised his cup, and just touched the cup, Jiang Xia saw a man in silk and satin walking into Qunfang Pavilion with two servants dressed in a housekeeper.
The turtle man in charge of the reception shouted enthusiastically from a distance: "Oh, Mr. Wang, it's been a long time since I haven't come, so the girl from Qunfang Pavilion misses you so much. I said why are the magpies screaming when I woke up this morning? It turns out that Mr. Wang is coming. Please come upstairs?"
"Whoever thinks about this young master is useless? What's important is whether Niannu thinks about this young master. I've come to your Qunfang Pavilion five times, and I spent more than 300 taels of silver, but I haven't even touched Niannu's hand.
I tell you, no one is allowed to stop me today, otherwise I will ask my father to bring troops to seal your Qunfang Pavilion tomorrow. I will give you five hundred taels of silver first, and I will never give up if I don’t take down the beauty Niannu today!”
As the prince spoke, he took out a large stack of treasure money from his arms and stuffed it into the turtle man's hand. After that, he took two servants upstairs directly.
The turtle man held the five hundred taels of treasure money in his hand for a while and didn't know what to do. He was stunned for two seconds before he immediately informed Mrs. Kang.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Xia frowned and asked Han Yu: "Brother Han, who is that prince?"
"The prince is a famous evil young man in Shuntian Mansion." Han Yu said, "his father is the Tongzong Master of Shuntian Mansion and a sixth-rank official."
"So that's it." Jiang Xia nodded and said with a smile: "Forget it, don't discuss this matter, let's drink."
"Okay." Han Yu and Jiang Xia drank another drink, and after drinking, Han Yu sighed: "What a pity, Nian Nu may be doomed tonight. It's a good girl, who is a good girl, is self-disciplined, well-educated, kind, kind and kind, kind and kind, and loves to help others. When her father was not sick in the early years, the workers in the store were asking her to borrow money for money, but she never refused. She was not angry when she encountered some people who were in arrears and did not get angry, and she would not pursue them. Sometimes I looked a little worthy of her."
Jiang Xia smiled and shook her head and said, "Sometimes it is a sin to be too beautiful, so this is the reason why beauty is in trouble."
As he said that, Jiang Xia suddenly stood up and said, "Brother, please sit down first. If you drink too much, there will be three urgent things for people. It's convenient for me to go to the cottage and I'll come back later."
"Go and go, brother, wait for you to come back and have some drinks." Han Yu waved his hand with a smile.
Chapter completed!