"Brother, I can't drink wine today."
At the foot of the Lion Tower in Qinghe County, Dongping Prefecture, Earl Ying greeted his brothers, "The Lion Tower has been booked."
"Who is so generous?" Ximen Qing played with his fan and looked up at the Lion Tower in front of him. "I don't have five or six taels of silver to cover it."
"It's Wu Erlang, a gangster in that county." Earl Ying clicked his tongue in surprise, "I don't know where he got rich, but he actually has enough money to rent a restaurant."
Putting away his fan, Ximen Qing took the lead and said, "Let's go and have a look!"
A group of ten brothers followed Ximen Qing into the building and hurriedly rushed upstairs.
On the table next to the railing, Li Yunze leaned on the railing and drank a drink leisurely.
"Isn't this the second brother Wu?"
With a smile on his face, Ximen Qing stepped forward and clasped his fists, "Where did you get rich?"
"Who did I know? It turned out to be a senior official from Ximen." Li Yunze, who squinted his eyes, turned his head and extended his hand to signal, "Please."
It has been three days since Li Yunze came to the world of Water Margin, and he has already found out everything that needs to be asked about, and has identified all the people that need to be found.
I booked the Lion Tower today just to invite high-ranking officials from Ximen to enter the urn.
"Come on." Li Yunze picked up the jug boldly and poured wine for Ximen Qing. "If you are a hero, let's drink three bowls first."
Ximen Qing recognized that what Li Yunze was pouring was Xinghua Nong, the signature wine of Shizilou, and a bottle costs 200 yuan!
"Okay." He put away his fan and drank with Li Yunze.
After three bowls of wine, Li Yunze laughed and clapped his hands, "He is indeed a good man."
He turned to look at the followers of Ximen Qing, and raised his hand to greet the waiter, "I will open two more banquets for all of you heroes. The more expensive ones will be served!"
Ximen Qing opposite him had a look of surprise and uncertainty.
Qinghe County is not big, and there are only a few famous Zheshe people.
Although Wu Er's family was poor, he was young, strong and brave, and he was considered a well-known rogue in Qinghe County. Although we had no interaction in the past, we still knew each other.
It was strange because he knew that Wu Erlang's family was very poor and relied on Wu Dalang to sell cooking cakes to support his family. Where did the money come from and wasted away here?
But since Li Yunze was willing to treat him, he naturally had no intention of refusing.
Just eat and drink. If you don’t eat, it’s free.
After thinking about this, Ximen Qing and his ten brothers immediately became enthusiastic, and they were very happy to call their friends and call them brothers.
When everyone was satiated, the shopkeeper came over to pay the bill with a smile.
Ximen Qing, who was already seventy percent drunk, immediately narrowed his eyes, wanting to see how Wu Erlang would end up.
Then he was astonished to see Li Yunze reach out and take out two silver ingots from his arms, and put them on the table casually, "Take them. If you have more, you can use them as rewards. There is no need to find them."
Ximen Qing could clearly see that he loved money as much as his life. The two ingots of silver were at least a dozen taels, yet Wu Er was so generous.
"Master Ximen." Li Yunze stood up and held his hands towards Ximen Qing. "We really felt like old friends today, and it's so late to see each other again. The people of Ming Dynasty are here at the Lion House. I'll invite you to the high official after I'm my brother's host."
Ximen Qing, whose eyes were constantly changing, responded with a smile, "Okay, since the Wu brothers sincerely invite you, you're welcome."
Ximen Qing and his helpers went downstairs and left. Li Yunze, who was standing by the guardrail, waved goodbye with a smile.
When the group of people disappeared on the street, the smile on Li Yunze's face gradually faded, "I think he will take the bait."
Before going home, Ximen Qing asked his follower, Count Ying, to "find out where Wu Er got his wealth."
The next day, the Lion House was still reserved by Li Yunze, and he continued to entertain Ximen Qing and others.
When paying the bill, the money you paid is still too much, so don't reward it directly.
Afterwards, Li Yunze made another appointment for a banquet on the third day.
After returning home this time, Ximen Qing waited for Earl Ying who came to inquire about the news.
"Brother." Picking up the tea brought by the servant, Earl Ying took a sip, and then leaned forward and said, "The Wu family has really made a fortune."
Ximen Qing suddenly became interested, "How do you say it?"
"That three-inch Ding Wu Da, not only wore satin like that of a foreigner, but also bought a house facing the street on Zishi Street. I asked the tooth man, and he didn't bring a whole sixty string of money to negotiate the price, so he just said Just pay it.”
Ximen Qing nodded repeatedly and hurriedly asked, "Have you ever found out where the money comes from?"
"Brother, don't be anxious." Earl Ying took another sip of tea, and then said with a smile, "I went to talk to that Wu Da, and that Wu Da was also careless. I treated him to a few glasses of wine and he got drunk. Ask me anything."
At this point, he subconsciously looked around, and then lowered his voice and said, "Wu Da said that his brother came home mysteriously a few days ago, with something wrapped in cloth in his arms that looked like a basin and something like a basin. I didn’t say what it was from the cauldron. I took it back to the house mysteriously. When I came out again, I just came out with the silver.”
'Hiss~~~'
A picture immediately appeared in Ximen Qing's mind.
"This matter must not be spread outside." Ximen Qing took out a tael of silver and handed it to Earl Ying. "Remember to keep it secret."
"I don't have to." Earl Ying took the silver with a smile, wiped it and stuffed it into his sleeves, stood up and left.
After Earl Ying left, Ximen Qing wandered around the hall with his hands behind his back, "No one would bring a pot of silver when they go out. Either they opened a tomb, or...a cornucopia?!"
When Ximen Qing thought of this, he felt like a cat was scratching his head, and he was so anxious that he wanted to rush into Wu Er's house right now.
Wu Dalang is nothing to be afraid of, but Wu Er is extraordinary.
Ximen Qing himself also practices martial arts, so he can naturally see that Wu Er is very skilled and cannot act rashly.
After wandering around for a while, Ximen Qing called for his step-sibling Wu Yueniang, "I'm going to treat a guest in a few days. You go to Haosheng to make arrangements."
Wu Yueniang has a gentle personality, so she naturally agreed.
That night, Ximen Qing tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Li Yunze's money was all in his mind.
On the third day, Li Yunze continued to entertain guests in the Lion House, and he was still generous.
Ximen Qing, who harbors alien intentions, takes the initiative to talk and befriend each other, acting like good brothers who hate seeing each other so late.
The two ate and drank, and soon became close friends.
"Brother." The drunken Ximen Qing put his arm around Li Yunze's shoulders, "It's so embarrassing to always ask brothers to treat guests. Brother Yu is hosting a banquet at home, how about inviting brothers back?"
"OK."
Li Yunze, whose eyes moved slightly, chuckled and nodded, "Then I'll bother the officials."
"Haha." Ximen Qing laughed. "You and I are on the same page, so there's no need to be polite. Let me see, how do we get along as brothers?"
The surrounding helpers and attendants immediately shouted and set up rice-pots, and the Lion Building was very lively for a while.
"In that case, I'll take the liberty of calling you Brother Ximen."
"Hahaha~~~Good brother! Come, have a drink."
Looking at Ximen Qing being helped away, Li Yunze, whose expression turned pale, shook his sleeves and said, "I took the bait."
Back on Purple Stone Street, Li Yunze met Wu Da who was coming back carrying a load, "Brother, what are you doing? Didn't you tell me not to sell cooking cakes?"
Wu Da returned to the house and put down his things, and responded with a smile, "I'm used to doing it. I always feel uncomfortable if I don't do anything for a day."
"Understood." Li Yunze nodded, "I'll buy the shop facing the street. From now on, my eldest brother will make pancakes in the shop, so he doesn't have to run around in the wind and sun."
"Absolutely not."
Wu Da hurriedly waved his hand, "Brother, it's rare to have money, but you can't spend it all. You have to keep the money for yourself. And you are not young anymore, so the money must be left for you to marry a wife."
"Brother, don't panic." Li Yunze smiled and said in a low voice, "I got a good thing. We will not be short of money in the future."
"By the way." Li Yunze said jokingly, "Speaking of marriage, I have spent ten taels of silver on finding a matchmaker to help my elder brother find someone."
After saying this, Wu Da scratched his head and blushed. He was excited, expectant and embarrassed, "How can this be done? How can I use your money?"
"There's nothing wrong with this." Li Yunze waved his hand, "Of course, the elder brother must get married first before he can talk about the younger brother's affairs."
"I look like this." Wu Dalang looked at his short stature and was immediately discouraged. "Which woman would be willing to marry me."
"Don't worry." Li Yunze patted him on the shoulder. "There are many women in the world, and there are all kinds of women. Not to mention the eldest brother, there are many eighteen brides and eighty-year-old men with pale hair and red makeup. At least compared to those As far as Yajuro is concerned, the elder brother can still use it.”
Wu Dalang looked confused and didn't understand what it meant to still be able to use it.
"Brother, don't worry about it." Li Yunze stretched and walked into the house. "Just wait for the good news."
The ancients said that money can make the world go round. This is really not a lie.
The matchmaker who received Li Yunze's ten taels of silver brought good news the next day.
"There are girls from two families who are willing." The matchmaker smiled and waved the handkerchief in her hand. "One is Yu Lian from the Bai Le family in the west of the city. She is fair and petite in her twenties, and she can be a prostitute... The betrothal gift is only Twenty taels.”
"There is also the sixth sister of Tailor Pan's family outside the south gate. She has been learning to play and sing in Wang Zhaoxuan's house since she was a child. She is a female worker who can read, write, and point at anything. Isn't this because Wang Zhaoxuan died, and her mother Pan fought over her."
Hearing this, Li Yunze immediately smiled, "Sixth sister of the Pan family, what is your last name?"
When the matchmaker heard that she was interested, she immediately made a bid: "The sixth sister of the Pan family is named Jinlian. Her mother Pan said she only needs thirty taels of silver."
"Pan Jinlian."
Hearing this name, Li Yunze sighed and said, "It's better for me to surrender to such a monster."
"Ah?" The matchmaker didn't understand.
"Wait a minute." Li Yunze stood up and took out a few silver ingots from the cabinet and placed them in front of the matchmaker. "Here are twenty taels. I want to hire the girl Yulian from the Bai Lehu family for my eldest brother."
The matchmaker was a little disappointed, because she could get one-tenth of the betrothal gift, but there was a one-tael income difference between Bai Yulian and Pan Jinlian.
It's not easy to make a tael of silver these days.
Without thinking, Li Yunze turned around and took out another thirty taels of silver. "These thirty taels are for Miss Jinlian from Tailor Pan's family. But she is not a betrothed, but a concubine."
The matchmaker was surprised, "Your husband is marrying wives and concubines."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Li Yunze scolded, "I am the one who took the concubine."
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