Seeing Li Shui's confused look, Mrs. Li smiled slightly at him: "I was just joking, don't worry about banishing the immortal."
The more she said this, the more Li Shui couldn't help but care.
Now that Li Xin had stolen the hosta, Li Shui could only smile dryly and said, "I have indeed prepared a generous gift, and I am planning to give it to my wife."
Then, Li Shui waved to Wang Laoshi beside him: "Go and get the gift I prepared for my wife."
Wang Laoshi is a businessman, and what a businessman is best at is observing words and emotions. He had long understood what was going on, so he agreed with understanding and hurried to the Exorcist Tower. Then he slipped out of the back door and arrived at the Banished Immortal Pawn Shop.
There were a lot of gold and silver jewelry in the Exiled Immortal Pawn Shop, and Wang Laoshi picked out the most gorgeous, beautiful and valuable one. Then put it in an exquisite box and carry it back to the Exorcist Tower.
Wang Laoshi said to the Banished Immortal with a smile: "I was afraid that this treasure would be stolen, so I locked it with more than a dozen locks. It took a long time. I hope the Banished Immortal and his wife are not impatient to wait."
Later, Wang Laoshi opened the box.
Inside lay a pair of bracelets. The bracelet is made of gold wire, twisted into the shape of an auspicious bird, and the bird's eyes are inlaid with pearls.
Mrs. Li's eyes lit up when she saw this bracelet, and then she picked it up and played with it carefully, as if she couldn't put it down.
After a while, Mrs. Li bowed to the banished immortal and said with a smile: "Thank you, banished immortal."
Li Shuigan laughed: "This is nothing."
It's really nothing. In Li Shui's eyes, money is just a bunch of numbers. There's nothing you can do about it, he's too rich...
Li Xin took Mrs. Li and boarded the carriage with a smile.
At this time, Li Shui heard Mrs. Li whispering to Li Xin: "The jade bracelet of the banished immortal is indeed exquisite. But I still like your jade hosta more."
Li Xin smiled happily: "We have been married for many years, and I still don't know what you are thinking?"
Afterwards, the two of them smiled in unison.
Li Shui was a little speechless: Can you not like it? That hosta is the one I picked out of thousands, okay? Li Xin is really shameless, and he actually shows off confidently?
After seeing off Mrs. Li, Li Shui turned around and found Xin Ji and others standing not far away with sad faces.
Li Shui was a little frightened by this little look, and asked with a dry smile: "Madams, are you not satisfied with the storyteller?"
Xin Ji said: "I am not satisfied with you. We all paid the same price and came to listen to books every day. Why does Mrs. Li have a thank you gift but we don't?"
Li Shui thought to himself: Can it be the same? You don't regard yourself as an outsider.
Li Shui thought in his heart, but a Hexun smile appeared on his face: "Why not? It's just that I haven't had time to take it out yet."
Li Shui said to Wang Cheng: "Go and get the gifts from the ladies. From now on, anyone who has listened to ten books can exchange their tickets for gifts."
Wang Laoshi understood the idea and went to the Exiled Immortal Pawn Shop to pick out a few items that looked exquisite but were actually relatively cheap.
Xin Ji and others received the gifts and all left with smiles on their faces.
After they left, Wang Laoshi asked Li Shui worriedly: "These things are not worth much. What if they feel they have lost money and refuse to come again?"
Li Shui waved his hand: "No. These gifts are free. They are only happy for getting something for nothing. How can they feel that they are at a loss? If you picked up a piece of gold on the road, would you dislike it because it is too small?"
Wang Laoshi suddenly realized: "That's it."
Then, he said with some worry: "However, always giving gifts, adding up to a big expense, is not a small expense. Otherwise, how about we increase the ticket price?"
Li Shui smiled slightly: "Raising the ticket prices is too obvious and easily offends people. Just increase the prices of drinks and snacks a little."
Wang Laoshi said sincerely: "High, really high. The villain has been doing business for so many years, so he can be called a cunning old man. But compared with the banished immortal, he is really nothing."
Li Shui was a little speechless: Are you praising me? Why does it sound so awkward?
…………
From Wu Jun, a horse galloped towards Xiang Liang's mansion.
This is Xiang Chao's messenger, sending Xiang Liang information about Xianyang.
Xiang Liang took the thick letter, smiled at his confidants, and said, "Huai Guzi has committed a heinous crime. But the fairy paper he made is a wonderful thing. It's cheaper than silk and even better than bamboo slips. It’s light and easy. How could I write so many words when delivering messages in the past?”
The confidant smiled slightly and said: "Huai Guzi racked his brains and made these things, but in the end, aren't they used by the general? It seems that the general has taken over the world."
Xiang Liang laughed. Then start reading the letter. After reading it, I felt happy again.
The confidant asked curiously: "Is there good news coming from Xianyang City?"
Xiang Liang nodded: "Now in Xianyang City, various scholars are vying for position. The palace of Qin State has already started to cause chaos."
The confidant said happily: "Okay, they will kill each other, and we will have a chance."
Xiang Liang smiled slightly: "It's not like they will kill each other, but as long as they are not of the same mind, it will be beneficial for us to raise troops."
The confidants nodded in agreement.
Xiang Liang added: "In addition, recently this locust millet has produced some kind of stone inscription. It attracted all the women in Xianyang City to listen to it."
"The people of Qin are indeed barbarians. What kind of behavior do those women have to show up? Could this be the hen Si Chen in the ancient proverb? It is said that a few days ago, there was a lunar eclipse in Xianyang City. Maybe it was in response to this event thing."
The confidant said: "Natural disaster, it seems that the sky is dissatisfied with the Qin people. Qin's laws are tyrannical, and the sky is angry and people are resentful. It seems that the will of heaven is like this, and the general wants to seize the world."
Xiang Liang nodded in agreement, and then said with a smile: "Xiong Da was tricked by Huaiguzi and lost half of his family property. As a result, his wife, shameless, actually went to some banished immortal tower to listen to books."
"Xiong Da was furious and had a fierce argument with his wife. The woman was so angry that she hanged herself."
The confidant was stunned for a moment, with a smile on his face: "This Xiong Da, his family is ruined."
Xiang Liang also showed a look of gloating on his face: "Yes. In the past, Ying Zheng lured Guandong tycoons into Xianyang. What did I tell him? I told him not to go, to stay in Chu, to raise the banner of righteousness and plan for great things. But he refused and wanted to enter the Qin court."
"What's the result? After entering Xianyang, you are like meat on the chopping board. If they let you live, you will live. If they let you die, you will die. I think Xiong Da is regretting it now."
The confidants nodded repeatedly: "Xiong Da is the cause of his own trouble. General, there is no need to pity him."
Xiang Liang smiled again and said: "This letter says that the Qin people indeed held the imperial examination. Ten children of powerful people in Guandong passed the examination. And twenty children of powerful people in Xianyang passed the examination."
The confidant was stunned and said in great surprise: "Is there really someone who won the exam? I thought this was a plan of the Qin people to hold an imperial examination as a bluff and then let all the powerful people in Guandong fail."
Xiang Liang said: "It can be seen from this that the Qin people are treacherous. If all the powerful people in Guandong fail, who in the world doesn't know the tricks of the Qin people? How can there be powerful people willing to go to Xianyang?"
"But what about now? Ying Zheng pretended to let ten people win the election, and at the same time said that they would be on probation for one year, and then they would be officially awarded officers after one year. Haha, there are so many things that can happen in this year. .”
The confidant nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes."
Xiang Liang closed his eyes slightly and said calmly: "One year, I hope the State of Qin is still there at that time, and I hope these traitors can wait until the day they are appointed officials."
At this time, there was suddenly a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a young general walked in hurriedly and said, "Xiang Yu pays homage to his uncle."
Xiang Liang opened his eyes, looked at Xiang Yu, smiled and said, "Yu'er is here? How are things prepared?"
Xiang Yu said: "With the descendants of the Xiang family as the main body and the loyal and brave men as the supplement, more than 500 people have been gathered and are ready to take orders at any time."
Xiang Liang nodded with satisfaction: "Your father praised you every day when he was in Chudi. Now you can prove to your uncle whether you deserve these praises or not."
Xiang Yu stood up with excitement on his face and said, "I definitely deserve it."
Xiang Liang nodded and said: "This matter cannot expose my Xiang family. Just call yourself...Chu family. Just call me Chu Yu."
Xiang Yu cupped his hands and said, "I understand, kid."
Then he hurried away.
A confidant said worriedly: "General, are you going to... raise the flag of righteousness?"
Xiang Liang smiled and shook his head: "If five hundred people raise the flag of righteousness, what can be done? Besides, if we really want to raise the flag of righteousness, we have to use my name as the Xiang family. How can we pretend to be the Chu family? .”
The confidant said with a confused look on his face: "Then the young general is going to..."
Xiang Liang said calmly: "He went to exterminate the thieves in Chu land, lest those people ruin the reputation of my Xiang family. Haha, my Xiang family wants to rebel against Xianyang, that is my Xiang family's business. Why does Wang Jian have the right to point fingers and obstruct in secret? ?”
The confidant suddenly realized.
Xiang Liang stood up, looked to the north, and said quietly: "The Chu land is safe and sound, and the Wang family's life is even more difficult. They will send money and food again, and beg me to raise troops. That's good."
"Counting the days, there should be a court meeting in Xianyang City at this time. I wonder how the debate over the crown prince's position went."
A confidant asked curiously from the side: "General, who do you think will be most beneficial to us if he is elected as the crown prince?"
Xiang Liang laughed loudly: "It doesn't matter whoever becomes the prince, because he can't wait until the day he ascends the throne. Now my Xiang family is getting stronger day by day. Soon we will raise the flag of righteousness, enter Hangu Pass, and kill Qin people."
The confidants nearby listened with excitement, and couldn't help but think of the mountains of treasures in the palace, the naturally beautiful palace maid...
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