Wang Wan and Shi Mou were walking and chatting. When they reached the palace gate, Zhou Gui nervously came up to them, saluted respectfully and said, "Greetings to your lords."
Wang Wan looked at Zhou Gui in confusion and asked Shi Mou, "Who is this person..."
Shi Mou immediately said: "This person is Zhou Gui."
Wang Wan suddenly realized: "Is this the righteous man who was willing to take risks to expose Huaiguzi?"
Shi Mou nodded and said, "That's exactly the person."
Wang Wan looked at Zhou Gui with satisfaction: "It's rare, it's rare."
Zhou Gui was completely confused: Are you willing to take risks? righteous? me?
After Wang Wan and Shi Mou finished talking, Zhou Gui dared to ask nervously: "Sir, I don't know about the banished immortal asking for cakes..."
Shi Mou smiled and nodded.
Zhou Gui was immediately elated, knowing that the matter was done. But at the same time, he was a little disappointed: this time, it seemed that he would not be able to see His Majesty.
When Zhou Gui was waiting at the palace gate just now, he was extremely nervous, fearing that he would be summoned later. But now that I was sure that I no longer had to see the emperor, I felt a little disappointed.
Zhou Gui sighed, and suddenly remembered an important event, so he asked anxiously: "Do you have any grudge against the banished immortal?"
Wang Wan laughed and said: "Don't worry, I have the final say in everything. If Huaiguzi dares to bully you, you can just come to me directly."
Zhou Gui looked at Wang Wan with some confusion, and whispered: "Please forgive me for my poor eyesight, this lord is..."
Shi Mou said: "This is the Prime Minister."
Zhou Gui screamed in surprise and saluted quickly.
Although I didn't see the emperor this time, I was able to chat with the prime minister for half a lifetime.
Wang Wan pointed to the front and said: "Let's go to the Immortal Banished Tower to have a look. The Immortal Banished should have already gathered merchants to plan on doing this."
Shi Mou and Zhou Gui responded and followed Wang Wan obediently.
…………
Banned Immortal Tower has posted a notice calling all merchants who have received the invitation.
Those merchants didn't know what happened. They found out that it was a summons from the banished immortal. Who dared not to come? Even some merchants whose business was relatively small and did not receive invitations came over at this time to see the excitement.
Li Shui and Li Xin were standing on the steps of the Banished Immortal Tower, next to a craftsman with a loud voice.
The craftsman said loudly: "A few days ago, Exiled Immortal sent you invitations, inviting you to sponsor the selection meeting of Junbieyuan. No one of the fifty-three merchants refused."
"Lord Banished Immortal has considered that some people may be embarrassed to refuse. Therefore, Banned Immortal declares here today that in business, there is no need to show mercy. If anyone does not want to participate in the sponsorship, he can put it forward immediately. The sponsorship can be voided immediately. .”
The whole place was silent. After hearing this, several merchants felt happy and wanted to stand up on the spot. But seeing that no one else was moving, he just stood there and didn't dare to move.
The craftsman added: "Don't worry, everyone. The palace has already made a decree. As long as you are unwilling to support, you can give up immediately. Banishing the immortal will not embarrass you."
As soon as these people heard that it was the decree of the palace, their minds immediately became active.
But they still dare not come forward.
Li Shui was a little impatient and said: "Don't worry, I will banish you to immortality. I won't retaliate against you all for this trivial matter. Besides, if you are really bullied by me, you can go to the Prime Minister's house. Complain. Your Majesty has ordered the Prime Minister to handle this matter specifically."
When the merchants heard this, they all whispered to each other: "Master Prime Minister? I don't know whether it is true or false."
At this time, a voice said: "Of course it is true."
Then, the vendors moved out of the way and looked respectfully at Wang Wan, who was walking slowly.
Wang Wan smiled at Li Shui and nodded, also stood on the steps, and then said to the merchants below: "I am the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, Wang Wan. If you feel that you have been insulted by the banishment of immortals, you can Come directly to my house. I am appointed by Your Majesty to help you solve your problems without any shirk."
Many people's eyes lit up.
Li Shui said impatiently: "Does anyone want to quit? Come forward now."
It can be seen that many people are eager to try, but no one wants to be the first.
Shi Mou looked at Zhou Gui.
Zhou Gui thought for a while and realized that he had already offended the Immortal to death anyway, so this one was not missing. So he stood up and said: "I'll banish the immortal, I don't want to sponsor cakes."
Li Shui nodded: "Okay."
Then, the craftsman next to him took out a large piece of paper and erased Zhou Gui's name in the pastry column.
Zhou Gui waited for a while and saw that Li Shui had no other instructions, so he boldly asked, "Is everything okay now?"
Li Shui nodded.
Zhou Gui tried hard to suppress his laughter and happily stepped aside.
Starting from Zhou Gui, more than 40 stores withdrew their sponsorship.
There are a dozen or so remaining. Either Li Shui's own property, or Li Xin's, Zhou Qingchen's, Wei Zhang's...
At this time, many courtiers came one after another to watch the fun. These people were not satisfied when they saw Li Shui suffer a loss in the court, so they went to the Exorcist Tower to enjoy themselves.
Looking at the piece of paper, the names have already been sketched out. The craftsman suddenly sighed and whispered: "In this case, there will be no more cakes."
Wang Wan was expressionless next to him, but he was gloating in his heart. And many of the courtiers were very happy.
At this time, a slightly younger person in the crowd stood up and said to Li Shui: "I am an immortal, I am a villain, I want to... uh, I want to sponsor this pastry."
Li Shui's eyes lit up: "Who are you?"
The man cupped his hands and said: "The villain has no surname, his only name is Damai."
At this time, another woman stood up from behind the man, tugged on Damai's clothes, and said anxiously: "Are you crazy? If we sponsor this small amount of property, wouldn't it mean that we will go bankrupt?"
Damai waved his hand impatiently: "Female woman, what do you know?"
Wang Wan smiled slightly and said to Damai: "In everything, you should act according to your ability. Let's discuss it with my family first."
Damai bowed his hand to Li Shui and said, "This villain deserves to own this family. I am willing to sponsor this pastry."
Wang Wan asked curiously: "Even if you lose all your money, you still have to sponsor? Is there something unspeakable in this? Could it be that someone is secretly threatening you and threatening you to do this?"
Li Shui looked helpless: "Master Prime Minister, Xiaoxian has been standing here. You have also seen it. When did I threaten him?"
Wang Wan chuckled: "I didn't say it was the Immortal who was banished, so why be anxious about the Immortal's banishment."
Li Shui rolled his eyes.
At this time, Damai said: "Prime Minister, don't worry. The villain was not intimidated and did it voluntarily. What I did today is to repay my kindness."
Li Shui looked at Damai in confusion: This man is very strange. I don't know him. What kind of favor can I repay?
Just listen to Damai say: "The villain was originally a poor farmer outside Xianyang City. He didn't have three meals a day, and he didn't have enough clothes to cover his body. The most difficult thing is winter. When there is no food at home, he wants to pick some leaves, grass and roots to satisfy his hunger. None of it is available.”
"Until last year, the banished immortal came. First, he promoted the Daitian method, which doubled the food in the villain's home. Then the banished immortal bought a large area of land and rented it to the villain at a low price. Later, he rented it to the villain. sheep."
"My life is getting better day by day. There is plenty of food at home, enough to last for three years. So I saved some money and set up a stall in Xianyang City. I specialize in selling noodles."
"My business is not big, and it is not as big as Zhou Gui's pastry shop. But I am confident that the taste is good and it will not ruin the reputation of Shangjun Courtyard."
"Today, the banished immortal is looking for businessmen to sponsor, but no one responds. The banished immortal is being ridiculed, and the villain sees it, and is very anxious in his heart. How can he not stand up to save the banished immortal?"
"Even if all the money is used up, it won't matter. I just go back to farming. In a year or two, I can come to Xianyang City to sell things. As long as the banished immortal is still in the court, the villain will feel relieved. "
Li Shui was very excited after what he said: "The eyes of the people are sharp."
Damai's wife sighed and said nothing more.
The craftsman next to Li Shui solemnly added the name barley next to the cake.
Perhaps those small vendors were moved by Damai's words, and a dozen more people came forward to sponsor Li Shui.
Li Shui looked at these people and felt that his hard work in Xianyang City for so long was really not in vain.
Wang Wan and his courtiers were a little disappointed. It was obviously a good show, but it was ruined by these stupid Guizhou leaders.
…………
Zhou Gui returned home and said to his wife with great joy: "The matter is done. Banished Immortal has agreed to withdraw the sponsorship. Not only us, but also about forty other families have withdrawn."
When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she immediately beamed with joy: "Okay. With more than forty other families as companions, I won't be afraid of the revenge of banishing the immortal."
Zhou Gui smiled slightly: "Even if it's just our family, there's no need to worry. His Majesty has already made a decree. If we take revenge after being banished to an immortal, we can rush to the Prime Minister's Mansion and complain to Lord Wang Wan."
Mrs. Zhou nodded repeatedly and looked at her husband with admiration: "I just discovered today that you are so capable."
Zhou Gui smiled happily.
Zhou Gui and his wife were very happy, but Damai and his wife had a big fight that night.
The content of the quarrel was naturally about sponsoring the banishment of immortals.
The woman stood next to Damai and said with a sigh: "I understand your principle of repaying kindness. But you have also seen that there are mountains of gold and silver in the Banished Immortal Mansion. Even if he invites everyone in the city You don’t have to worry about eating it for a year.”
"But what about us? We have worked so hard for so many days and finally saved some money, and you are going to spend it all in one day?"
Damai pointed to a portrait in the room and said, "Let me ask you, do you really mean it when you worship immortals all day long, or are you just talking about it?"
The woman looked at the portrait on the wall and sighed.
The portrait is of Li Shui, which I bought at a market last year. After buying it back, the woman worshiped devoutly every day, obviously feeling extremely grateful to Li Shui.
When she heard her husband mention it today, the woman had nothing to say and could only wave her hands: "Forget it, forget it, I don't want the money anymore."
Damai pointed to the dough next to him: "The bodyguards will be selected tomorrow to banish the immortal. Let's make the pastries overnight."
The woman muttered and started kneading the dough...
For two full hours, their hands were sore. Then start steaming.
These pastries are derived from the steamed buns and steamed buns taught by Li Shui, but they are ingenious and add some of their own creativity.
When the two of them finally finished their work, it was already dawn.
They packed the pastries carefully and put them on a wooden cart. Damai pulls the cart in front, and the woman pushes the cart behind.
On the way, they met several neighbors, who all looked at him with gloating expressions: "Damai, I heard you became a hero?"
Damai didn't speak.
Another neighbor said: "You only have this little possessions, but you still want to help the banished immortals? Do you know what it means to overestimate your own capabilities?"
The rich man in this village took out a handful of money and said, "Damai, I guess you will still have to borrow my money after winter. The interest will be the original rate."
Damai gritted his teeth and walked slowly to the door of Shangjun's courtyard without saying a word.
Niu Calf naturally heard about what happened yesterday, and patted Da Mai on the shoulder affectionately: "Brother, you are a loyal person. Logically speaking, I have to give you a few pieces of gold, it's meaningful. But I thought, you have already sponsored If you are banished to immortality, you will surely be rich soon, so I will save this gold. Haha."
Damai felt confused after hearing this and could only smile and nodded.
The woman behind her felt a little itchy in her heart: "What do you mean you are rich? You are obviously broke. It would be nice to give us your gold."
Unfortunately, she couldn't bear to ask Niu Diao for money, so she reluctantly followed Damai into Shangjun's courtyard.
…………
The selection meeting is scheduled for the afternoon.
Li Shui entered the palace early in the morning and stalked Ying Zheng. Until Ying Zheng clearly told Li Shui that he would indeed visit Shang Jun's Villa. Li Shui left.
Subsequently, the news that His Majesty was going to watch the selection meeting quickly spread throughout Xianyang City.
For a time, half of the people in Xianyang City gathered near Shangjun Courtyard.
The vendors who set up stalls outside Shangjun Courtyard were selling like crazy. They found that Shangjun Courtyard was simply a cornucopia.
Damai and other merchants who sponsored the banishment of immortals stood in Shangjun's courtyard, quietly watching the lively scene outside.
There was a slight bitterness in their hearts. After all, they are all setting up stalls. Seeing others making money crazily, I am deserted in the yard... Sigh.
However, it has come. Moreover, banishing the immortal was a great favor to him. This time it was to repay a favor, and there was nothing to say.
They waited from morning to noon. During this period, a craftsman came over and checked the items they sponsored to make sure they were safe.
In the afternoon, a team of guards ran in and shouted: "Get ready to pick up the driver immediately. Your Majesty is coming."
As a result, Shangjun Villa immediately became busy. The merchants in Damai were taken to a place by the craftsmen in a daze.
They nervously asked the craftsman: "Do we also want to see His Majesty?"
The craftsman said casually: "Of course. You are a sponsor, and you have to respect even an immortal. Is there any reason why you should not be allowed to see the emperor?"
Damai felt so happy that he almost fainted.
In the past few days, my mood has been up and down, and it’s really exciting...
…………
Li Shui sneaked into Poppy's bedroom.
When Weiyang saw Li Shui coming, she snorted: "I heard that your Shangjun Courtyard is busy again? If you don't go and make friends, why are you here with us?"
Li Shuigan laughed and said, "I came here specially to send an invitation to the princess."
When Wei Yang heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up, but she still deliberately kept a straight face and said: "What invitation are you sending? Didn't you forget me?"
Li Shui quickly shook his head: "How is that possible? The first thing I thought of was the princess."
Weiyang tilted her head and thought for a while: "The invitation you gave to my father is a gold invitation. The invitation you gave to the important ministers was a silver invitation. The invitation you gave to the courtiers was a copper invitation. What is it for me?"
Li Shui smiled and said, "Princess, let's take a guess."
Weiyang said: "Is it silver?"
Li Shui shook his head.
Weiyang said again: "Is it copper?"
Li Shui still shook his head.
Wei Young was a little unhappy: "It can't be from bamboo sheets, right?"
Li Shui still shook his head.
Wei Young's eyes suddenly widened: "Is it because of paper? You are the last one to invite me, but you still want to ask for money from me?"
Li Shui was speechless: "Princess, I have misunderstood. Your invitation is different from others. This is the only one in heaven and on earth."
Weiyang felt slightly numb after hearing this.
She thought for a moment and said, "It must be jade."
Li Shui still shook his head.
Weiyang was helpless: "Just tell me."
Li Shui said: "It's meat."
Wei Young was stunned and confused: "Meat? What kind of invitation is that? What kind of meat is it?"
Li Shui said: "Human flesh."
Weiyang screamed, her face turned pale, and she asked nervously: "Whose meat?"
Li Shui smiled: "My meat."
Afterwards, Li Shui saluted Weiyang: "Today, Shang Jun's Courtyard openly selects guards. Huai Guzi came here specially to invite the princess to visit."
Only then did Wei Yang understand what the original meaning of meat was.
She quickly blushed and yelled at Li Shui: "Dirty."
Li Shui was speechless: "What did I do again?"
Wei Yang glanced at him and said, "Wait for me, I'll go change clothes."
Wei Young went in, and Wu Jiao stood next to Li Shui with an admiring look on his face: "My lord, this servant is completely devoted to you today."
Li Shui asked casually: "What?"
Wu Jiao said: "It was obviously just empty words to invite the princess here. But the master insisted on saying that it was meat. It suddenly seemed unique and interesting. It is really amazing."
Li Shui glanced at Wujiao and snorted in his heart: You know nothing. Vulgar, simply unbearably vulgar.
