Xu Jidao was about to ask.
Ji Jin next to him clapped his hands suddenly as if he suddenly realized something, and looked at Liu Qingfang overjoyed.
"Miss Liu, I remember that you are engaged to Ning Wuchang, the fifth master of Ning? Miss Liu really understands justice and has such a relationship with the third master of Ning. In order not to affect my judgment with King Xu Shi, she never said anything. .”
The smile on Liu Qingfang's face was almost unbearable.
Who wants to be engaged to that idiot? !
This is the shame of her life!
But in the current situation, she could only hold her nose and admit it. As long as they knew Shixian's identity, Ji Jin and Xu Jidao would be extremely grateful to her.
So, she pretended to be enthusiastic and asked Ning Wuyi again: "Brother Ning, do you know that Poet Immortal? Can you... please recommend him to me for Ning Wuyi's sake?"
…
Dang, Dang, Dang!
Ning Wuyang watched carefully as Blacksmith Li's rounded sledgehammer hit the iron plate. The splash of iron juice made him take two steps back.
Too backward.
The smelting and forging process is too backward!
Forget about being backward, because iron tools were strictly controlled by the government, the cost of construction was extremely high.
Making a set of distillation tools that he wanted, together with the work and materials, actually cost him thirty taels of silver, which is equivalent to two years of rations for a family of five in Jinling.
"In my memory, it seems that all the weapons made of fine steel that I used to practice martial arts were borrowed by Liu Qingfang and her brother. The value of those things alone is hundreds of taels."
Ning Wuyao's heart was bleeding.
Forget about being a fool, he was still so prodigal. He was so angry that he wanted to punch the original person twice to wake him up.
At this time, Blacksmith Li finally finished hammering the shovel in his hand and stretched out his palm full of calluses and scars.
"Master Ning, have you thought about it? If you want to rush it and want to forge it within three days, you will need to pay another 30 taels for the rush fee."
Think about it.
When you go to the Liu family to break off the engagement, you must get the lent weapons back!
Ning Wuyang happily took out a hundred-tael silver note from his arms. Seeing Li Tiejiang's eyes turn green, when Li Tiejiang stretched out his hand, he stuffed the note back into his sleeve.
"Mr. Ning, do you want to regret it?" Li Tiejiang deliberately put on a fierce expression.
Ning Wuyan was not as timid as his original self, so he was naturally unmoved, and even exposed the other party on the spot: "I've been looking here for half an hour, and the price you offered to others is not as expensive as the price you set for me. Logically speaking, If you pay more, you should get a discount. Why do you keep shouting for higher prices? Do you think I am stupid and have too much money, or do you think you are more skilled and bold?"
Li Tiejiang stared blankly at the articulate Ning Wuyan. If it weren't for that face that was difficult to recognize, he would have suspected that the young man in front of him was not Ning Wuyan.
Because in the past, when Ning Wuyan came to build medical supplies, he always gave him as many taels as he asked, but today he actually learned how to bargain?
Is this still the brainless Ning Wuyan? !
"Don't be fooled by shopping around. If you don't offer a real price, the business will be impossible."
Ning Wuhao made a move to leave.
Shocked and regretful, Tiejiang Li immediately lowered the price.
"Twenty-five taels including materials and work, and I won't charge you for the expedited fee. If you go to another blacksmith shop in the city, they will definitely not be able to give you such a low price, and the materials used are not good. Our neighbors, I don't I’ll trick you.”
The price reduction from thirty-three taels to twenty-five taels is simply a huge pitfall.
It’s really a trap for strangers and a grand slam for acquaintances.
Ning Wuyan probably figured out the bottom price, stopped pretending, and turned around and left.
I have been fooled so many times in this blacksmith shop, and it should be over today.
"Master Ning, stay here...Ning Wushan, don't come here if you want!"
Ning Wuhuang turned a deaf ear to the anger and embarrassment behind him.
When passing by Xuanwu Lake, he covered his forehead with his hands and squinted his eyes to look into the balcony.
"There seem to be more people than in the morning, and the enthusiasm is much higher. It should be that the evaluation criteria have been changed."
After all, if she were to choose based on the ten poems he sold, Miss Ji might have to sit for half a day in vain.
Even the song "Wild Bamboo" that he modified for Ning Wuyu would probably fail.
If the standards were changed... he might not need to cook dinner by himself and could go to Ning's house to eat.
"Third brother, I wish you good luck and may I eat chicken."
…
In the pavilion.
Ning Wuyi was simply amazed when facing Liu Qingfang who had the nerve to mention the engagement.
He has seen shameless people, but never such shameless people.
If Xu Jidao and Ji Jin were not present and the family scandal would not be publicized, he would have wanted to ask Liu Qingfang: Does the Liu family just use my Ning family as a stepping stone? In your heart, Liu Qingfang, where do you place my fifth brother?
"Miss Liu, your engagement with my fifth brother is between you and has nothing to do with me."
Ning Wuyi swallowed all the questions and stood up to salute Xu Jidao and Ji Jin.
"If Mr. Xu and Miss Ji called me here because they want to ask me about Shixian, I can only say... I have no comment. Shixian once said his identity, and it is not convenient for outsiders to know it now."
Ning Wuyi knew that as long as he told his fifth brother that he was a Shixian, today he would not only land on the island, but also receive the attention of Xu Jidao and Ji Jin. Reaching the sky in one step would no longer be a sweet dream.
but.
Rather than gaining the attention of noble people, he wanted to keep the promise he made with his fifth brother.
I don't want Liu Qingfang to continue to squeeze the value of fifth brother.
Ning Wuyi's refusal was beyond Liu Qingfang's expectation.
Xu Jidao and Ji Jin felt that it was reasonable.
If Shixian was someone who cared about a false reputation and showed up to claim it as early as ten poems became famous in Jinling, how could they let them pursue the clues so hard?
But Xu Jidao still felt regretful, feeling that the immortal poet was close before his eyes but out of reach.
"Sir Ning, I don't know the original text before Shixian revised it for you, but I think I should be able to see through some of the thoughts expressed in your article "Wild Bamboo". The master is a person who sticks to his true heart. That's the case. , it is not convenient for us to ask too much about Shixian."
As soon as Xu Jidao said this.
If Liu Qingfang tried to establish friendship again and forced Ning Wuyu to tell who Shixian was, she would end up being blamed.
Liu Qingfang glanced at Ning Wuzhen resentfully, feeling extremely hateful in her heart: The Ning family had really given up on Ning Wushu, and naturally such an important person as Shixian didn't want her fiancée to know about it. It seemed that this marriage had no value in existence anymore!
When Ning Wuhu saw that Xu Jidao no longer pressed, he breathed a sigh of relief and bowed gratefully to Xu Jidao again: "Thank you, sir, for your understanding."
"Your poem is worthy of landing on the island, and I admire you very much."
Although he knew that the identity of Shixian would be revealed sooner or later, he still refused to give them a favor in order to keep his promise. Xu Jidao saw in this young man the unconventional nobility and steadfastness of "Wild Bamboo".
I also saw the shadow of my friend Jiang Yan when he was young.
"wandering."
He called Piao Ling and whispered.
"Take Mr. Ning to see Mr. Jiang. He has no interest in drinking alone. I believe Mr. Jiang can have a good time with Mr. Ning over wine."
After explaining Piao Ling, Xu Jidao did not forget to invite him in reverse: "Sir Ning, after you get off the island, I will definitely visit Ning Mansion."
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders." Ning Wuyi heard that since Xu Jidao came to Jinling, many officials and dignitaries invited or visited him. Xu Jidao didn't see them at all and went directly to the small island in the middle of the lake to live.
At this time, he proposed to go to the Ning family, naturally because he wanted to inquire about things related to Shixian.
Now Xu Jidao is going to the Ning family, which is an honor for the family. Hearing that King Xu Shi has a good relationship with the prefect Jiang Yanjiang, this move is beneficial to the development of his father and uncle, so he will not refuse.
"Okay, okay."
Xu Jidao said three good words repeatedly. The more he looked at Ning Wuyi, the more he liked it. He held up the piece of paper with "Wild Bamboo" written on it in both hands and asked tentatively: "Sir Ning, this poem manuscript... …”
"Please take your time, Mr. Xu. It would be great if you could give some advice."
Ning Wuyu was sincere but not unreasonable. He saw that Xu Jidao was very fond of his fifth brother's manuscripts, and he had to give him this favor.
"OK!"
Xu Jidao finally realized his sweet dream. He was so excited that he had no more words to express, and said the word "good" resounding everywhere.
Piao Ling led Ning Wuyu's sedan chair towards the small island in the middle of the lake.
The students at the bridge by the lake didn't understand the specific process, but they already understood when they saw Ning Wuhen getting on the island.
Ning Wuyu was not asked by King Xu Shi to criticize and be expelled from the literary world. Instead, he was praised and personally sent a book boy to the island. What an honor!
Ye Changlong was immediately dumbfounded and looked at Liu Qingfang in the pavilion without knowing what was going on.
Didn't we agree that he would be allowed to land on the island in the afternoon? Why did Miss Ji send Ning Wuyu up first before she had time to read his poem manuscript?
He was standing in the front row and heard that King Xu Shi was going to Ning Mansion as a guest!
You must know that his uncle was the general magistrate of Jinling. With the help of Jiang Zhifu's subordinates, he warmly invited King Xu Shi, but the other party failed to agree.
Why did you take the initiative to mention going to the Ning family?
What happened in the pavilion?
What did Ning Wuyu do? !
Seeing Ye Changlong's confused and angry look, Liu Qingfang felt miserable, so she could only hurry up and urge: "Miss Ji, Xu Shi Wang, I haven't read the other poems in this group yet, in case there is someone with outstanding talent. , don’t you want to choose another one?”
