The next day.
Xu Ning was woken up by Cuixue early in the morning. Today was a great day for Xu Ning to take a concubine. Naturally, he couldn't sleep in as he had to do a lot of things.
Cuixue felt a little resentful in her heart. She was the first maid to follow Xu Ning, but now she is still just a maid. Qimeng brought Qingtao. If Qimeng becomes Xu Ning's concubine, then Qingtao may become her roommate. The eldest maid has a status above her.
Regarding this, Cuixue had no good solution. She could only pray that Qing Tao would be easier to get along with in the future.
The news that Xu Ning wanted to take a concubine had been spread long ago.
At this time, people kept coming to congratulate him in the mansion.
"Master Xu, congratulations."
"Thank you very much. I'm very happy that you can come, Mr. Zhu. What gifts can you bring?"
"The gift cannot be wasted, just keep it."
"Master Xu is so lucky. He has two concubines in one day, which makes us envious."
"Haha, Mr. Li can do the same if he wants."
"..."
The people who came to congratulate were all wealthy families in Yongping County, and they all had a good relationship with Xu Ning. Xu Ning would definitely send something good on this big day. They all knew that Xu Ning liked jade, so they all prepared it specially.
Xue Yuanzheng also came, even if Xu Ning didn't invite him, he came.
Xue Tianming said that Xu Ning's wedding day was also his unlucky day. Xue Tianming still believed in his youngest son's abilities.
He had three sons in total, the first two were neither learned nor skilled, but the youngest son was smart, inherited his wine-making skills, and was able to introduce new things from the old, which won him his love.
In addition to Xue Yuanzheng, Xue Tianming and Qi Yan, Xue Qianqian also came to watch the fun. She had only seen Xu Ning from a distance in Yongping County, and she came today to see what Xu Ning, who could write Butterfly Lovers, looks like.
The visitor is a guest. Although Xu Ning is robbing the Xue family's business, it is impossible to drive people out if they come to congratulate them.
Liang Wen and Liang Jingde looked unhappy when they saw Qi Yan.
Qi Yan smiled brightly at them.
Not long after, Liu Jin, Cao Bing, and Chen Ping, three parents of Yongping County, also came.
Xu Ning hurried out to greet him.
When people were almost here, Qimeng and Zhao Lingshuang, wearing wedding clothes and covering their heads, were brought in from the side door by Qingtao and Cuixue respectively, and then entered Xu Ning's room.
There are not so many rules for taking a concubine, and there is no need to worship heaven and earth. It only needs to be approved by the man's parents and head wife.
Xu Ning has no real wife and no parents here. Liu Jin is Xu Ning's uncle. As long as he nods, the two women will become Xu Ning's concubines from now on.
Then it’s time to have a banquet.
Today Xu Ning brought out all the modern condiments and let Liang Yu use them to his fullest. As the chef of the Xu family, Liang Yu has already learned all the eight major cuisines in the main world.
They got up early in the morning and were busy. At this moment, dishes were brought out one after another. Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up after just tasting them.
"Oh my God! It's so delicious. It's even more delicious than what the chefs in the best restaurants make."
"It's so delicious. I've never tasted such delicious food."
"How on earth is this made? I have traveled all over the country for so many years and I have never tasted such delicious food."
"..."
Xu Ning felt funny when he heard these words. How could it not be delicious?
My brother brought all the modern condiments, and Liang Yu’s cooking skills are good. Not to mention you, even I think it’s delicious.
During the banquet.
Xue Yuanzheng has been tasting wine. Although he has drunk it before, it seems to taste better now than before.
Of course.
What he drank before was the wine brewed by the wine shop, but now what Xu Ning served them was Jiannanchun brought from the main world.
The taste is naturally different.
This makes the crisis in Xue Yuanzheng's heart become more and more serious. If the Xu family sells this kind of wine, their Xue family will simply not be able to resist it, unless the wine of the Xue family can also have this quality.
Moreover, the wine was extremely clear, clearer and better tasting than the best tribute wine of the Xue family. Xue Qianqian on the side also realized the seriousness of the problem.
If this kind of wine appears in the capital, it will definitely have a huge impact on the Xue family.
Now it depends on whether Xue Tianming's method can have an impact on Xu Ning.
…
At the main table, Cao Bing took a few bites of the food, put down his chopsticks, looked at Xu Ning and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, today is your special day. You are full of knowledge and have written several poems that have spread throughout Yongping County. It is better to compose a poem now than to write a book on fire like Butterfly Lovers."
When everyone heard this, they immediately started cheering.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Xu can be regarded as the number one talent in our Yongping County. On such a happy day, I should compose a song."
"Yes, I only obey Young Master Xu when it comes to poetry. Although I only wrote three poems, each of them is amazing and beautiful."
"One song, Mr. Xu, one song."
"..."
Everyone put down their chopsticks and looked at Xu Ning. On such a happy day, Xu Ning would definitely write another amazing poem.
When Xu Ning saw that everyone was looking at him, he couldn't shirk it. He could only say: "Then I will compose a poem. I didn't do it well, so please forgive me."
"Master Xu is joking, if you don't do well, then no one can do it well."
"Yes, Mr. Xu, there is no need to be modest."
Emotions were running high.
Xu Ning stood up and was about to speak when suddenly there was a loud noise from outside, including gongs and drums.
Liu Jin frowned slightly. He still wanted to listen to Xu Ning's poems. Why was it so noisy outside.
Xu Ning was just about to let someone go out and have a look, when a servant ran in with a look of panic on his face.
"The boss is in trouble. Many people came outside, carrying two dead people, and wanted to break in. They said that the boss killed them, and they wanted to find the county magistrate for justice."
As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell into silence.
Xu Ning's face looked a little unhappy. It was unlucky to carry a dead person here on his happy day. It was unreasonable to say that he was the one responsible for the death.
"Go out and have a look."
Xu Ning walked towards the door, and suddenly a group of people followed him.
Xue Tianming and Qi Yan had smiles on their faces. Xue Tianming smiled and said: "The show has begun."
Xue Qianqian said: "Is this arranged by you?"
The two neither admitted nor denied, and then the four of them followed the crowd to the gate.
…
Outside Xu Mansion.
A large group of people gathered around, and there were two wooden boards in the middle with two bodies lying on them.
Seeing Xu Ning and others coming out, two women immediately came forward and said, "Mr. Magistrate, you have to make the decision for us. If our leader dies, the sky will fall!"
Behind the two women, several children were also crying.
Liu Jin frowned and said, "Tell me what happened, and I will make the decision for you."
One of the women said: "The head of my family works as a helper at the Xujia Winery. He drinks some newly brewed wine at the Xujia Winery every day. He drank again this morning. As a result, he got a stomachache soon after and died in the afternoon. This There’s poison in the wine.”
"The head of my family also works at the Xujia Winery, and he drinks a little bit of the newly brewed wine in the Xujia Winery every day. He also had a stomachache this morning when he was drinking, and he died in the afternoon. Mr. County Magistrate, the Xujia Winery sells poisonous wine. Please make the decision for us!”
Everyone looked at each other, and according to what these two people said, Xu's wine contained chronic poison. It would be okay to drink it at first, but if you drink it for a long time, you would die.
This made everyone's expressions change. They had drank a lot just now. If it was true, wouldn't they also be poisoned?
