The charity sale was a great success. In the end, there were three big boxes of silver on the stage. The lids of the boxes were opened, and the white silver ingots in the boxes were shining brightly. Zhang Hongyan, Liu Junyang, Kuai Peng, Tang Xianzu and others were so overjoyed that they sang the song on the stage in awe.
Xu Qiyun resentfully turned to leave, but was stopped by Guan Xiaokun: "Young master, we can't leave."
Xu Qiyun gave him a sideways glance, and said with a stinky face: "What if you don't leave, do you want to come forward and congratulate?"
Guan Xiaokun said: "That's right! We not only want to go up to congratulate, but also invite them to a banquet right away."
Xu Qiyun was furious, and said, "Where do you come from?"
Li Xuancheng vaguely understood what Guan Xiaokun meant, and said to Xu Qiyun: "Is the young master planning to break the contract?"
Xu Qiyun said: "Once a man speaks a word, it is hard to follow. I will never break the promise."
Li Xuancheng smiled lightly and said: "That's it. If that's the case, brother Guan's move is for the sake of you, young master."
Xu Qiyun wondered: "How do you say that?"
Li Xuancheng said: "Little Gongye came forward and said happy, it shows your grandeur. Invite them to a banquet early to settle this matter, and it will save Zhang Hongyan from getting carried away, and use this to publicize."
Guan Xiaokun said: "Yes! Previously, Zhang Hongyan had no chance of winning, so he didn't make it public. Now it is not the case. After today, even if Zhang Hongyan doesn't say anything, it's hard to keep Liu Junyang and Kuai Peng's two big mouths publicized to the outside world. Lord, if you invite them to dinner again, I don't know how many people will come to see our jokes."
After hearing this, Xu Qiyun suddenly said: "That's right, that's the reason." He puffed out his chest, and walked forward to meet him. Xu Qiyun walked up to Zhang Qiyun, cupped his hands and said: "You can come up with such a method, Xu admires it!"
Zhang Hongyan didn't expect Xu Qiyun, who had always been proud, to put his figure down like this, so he was a little surprised. The status of the Xu family is much higher than that of his Zhang family, Xu Qiyun was willing to bow his head to him, Zhang Hongyan suddenly gained face, and didn't want to make an inch of it, he hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Where, where, this is all for the help of the brothers, if it wasn't for this brother Xiaotian With this ingenious strategy, Zhang will definitely lose to the young grandpa."
Xu Qiyun glanced at Ye Xiaotian with some surprise, forced a smile and said: "Anyway, I lost! According to the bet agreement, I invite you to the Chongyi Building for a banquet, and offer wine to you to apologize."
Zhang Hongyan was taken aback, and said, "So fast?"
Rui Qingxing said angrily: "Why, do you still want to drag this matter to humiliate us?"
Zhang Hongyan suddenly said: "Is Zhang a person who can't forgive others? It's just that I have to find a place to store these silver taels first."
Guan Xiaokun said: "What's the difficulty? Please help the guys in this store. Let's transport the silver taels to the Imperial College. It's not far from here, and there are officers and soldiers guarding it. It can be said that it is safe. They will be temporarily stored in their warehouse for a day. What's the matter."
These officials and eunuchs have all studied in the Imperial College. Guan Xiaokun, Zhang Hongyan, and Liu Junyang are still students in the Imperial College. They all know the situation of the Imperial College. It is indeed safe to temporarily store such a large amount of money in the Imperial College. They said: "Okay, then Transport the silver to the Imperial College."
At this time, the boudoir daughters upstairs hadn't left, and some people in the restaurant hadn't left. Xu Qiyun was looked at by them very uncomfortable. Although they didn't know the history of Xu Qiyun's bet with Zhang Hongyan, Xu Qiyun still had a feeling of being being watched by others. The feeling of pointing and sneering secretly.
He wished he could leave this place immediately, and said, "Then you can send someone to transport the money to the Imperial College, and let's go to the Chongyi Building. Xu will fulfill his promise immediately!"
Rui Qingxing added, "After this incident, you don't want to publicize it everywhere and ruin our young master's reputation."
Tang Xianzu sneered and said, "Young Master Rui, you don't have to keep talking about carrying the young man out. I think you are the one who is afraid of losing face."
Zhang Hongyan managed to let the young man fall into a disadvantage, but he couldn't make it public. It was a bit of a pity that he "walked in brocade clothes at night", but the status gap between the two families was too big, so he really couldn't offend the young man to death. For one thing, the little eunuch can no longer be arrogant in front of him, that's fine. Thinking of this, Zhang Hongyan naturally agreed.
Zhang Hongyan looked back and said, "Brother Kuai, look..."
Kuai Peng understood, nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will escort the silver to the Imperial College, and then go to the Chongyi Building to find you!"
After all, Kuai Peng is a member of the Jinyiwei family, and he is more sophisticated and shrewd than the other young masters. Naturally, it is most appropriate to entrust this matter to him. Of course no one will rob in Nanjing city, but these are three big boxes of silver taels after all. Ye Xiaotian remembered that there were many policemen patrolling around during the lion dance outside the building. Recently, there are too many refugees in Nanjing city. As long as there are people gathering, There must be a large number of arrests, and the government is very vigilant about this.
Ye Xiaotian then said to Zhang Hongyan: "Brother Zhang, you can ask the police outside the building to help escort it."
Zhang Hongyan nodded in agreement, and hurriedly asked someone to go out to inform the arresters. If a major case occurs in the area that these police officers are in charge of, these police officers cannot escape the responsibility. Besides, these few people in the building are all the children of high-ranking officials, so those police officers will naturally agree.
Kuai Peng begged three big locks from the restaurant, locked the silver box, called a few strong and burly men, tied the box neatly with ropes, inserted two big bars, and the four men lifted a box and put it together. With a cry, he lifted the box with difficulty, and walked outside.
At this moment, Zhan Ning'er, Xia Yingying and the others had already come down from upstairs. Xia Yingying didn't care about the presence of so many people, and how the Central Plains ethics and ethics are so particular about the defense of men and women. She flew up to the stage like a little swallow, holding Holding Ye Xiaotian's arm, he said happily: "Brother Xiaotian, you are so amazing, people are watching upstairs, my heart will explode with joy!"
Ye Xiaotian scratched her nose with a smile, and said, "That's called elation!"
Xia Yingying made a face at him, and said with a smile: "Do I not know the word? If people are more happy than happy, they can only explode like fireworks."
Ye Xiaotian laughed out loud. Sister Sun had a very low position on herself from the very beginning. Seeing that Ye Xiaotian and Yingying were making out, she was not jealous, she just stepped forward and sweetly praised: "Brother Xiaotian, you really Great!"
Zhan Ning'er's state of mind is very strange. When Ye Xiaotian and Xia Yingying were separated by mountains and rivers and it was difficult to see each other, she ran thousands of miles for them, sending messages back and forth without any complaints. When Xia Yingying wanted to see Ye Xiaotian, she racked her brains to help Yingying escape from Hongfeng Lake, but when she really saw them getting tired of being together, she felt very uncomfortable.
At this moment, seeing the two of them being intimate, Zhan Ning'er felt as if she had overturned her jealousy, and she couldn't help but sneer: "What kind of skill is this? Little trick, what's the big deal."
Although Xia Yingying is naive, she is not stupid. She naturally understands why the second sister always appears at inappropriate times and says inappropriate things. She doesn't get annoyed, but just makes a face at Zhan Ning'er, saying: "Economizing the country and helping the people, decisive victory What does the battlefield have anything to do with me? In my heart, brother Xiaotian is a great talent!"
They were bickering, and a dozen clerks had already carried the silver boxes out of the hall and into the hallway. Kuai Peng followed closely, and just as he stepped up the steps, someone behind him shouted: "Kai Peng, wait for me!" one time."
Kuai Peng looked back, Guan Xiaokun quickly caught up, took out something from his arms, handed it to him and said, "I just forgot to give it to you."
Kuai Peng took it over and saw that it was a waist card. He didn't read carefully what was written on it, so he frowned and said, "What is this?"
Guan Xiaokun said proudly: "The token for entering and exiting the Chongyi Building, otherwise, do you think you can get in?"
Kuai Peng was stunned. Although he was Jinyiwei, Chongyi Building, a special place with an official background, was not something he could just enter. After all, it was a place for foreign ministers. Kuai Peng snorted coldly, picked up the waist card, turned around and left.
Guan Xiaokun let out a "bah" behind him, and said, "It's just luck to win us a game, what's the point of pride."
Hearing this, Kuai Peng lifted his foot and suddenly turned into an opera stage step, singing: "Ah, ah, ah, I saw it suddenly, so, so, even the iron and stone man is pitiful when he sees it. He, he, he is in his pocket. There is a curved bow, but there are no arrows in the pot; wait, wait, wait, how do you set up the exhibition? Earn, strike, earn two or three times and break the bowstring. Walk, walk, walk and escape into Yuke Garden on horseback. Come, come, Come on, the two members will go around Dingyuke, see, see, see is even more ruthless like Mei Liangchuan! Shan Xiongxin was defeated here, and I, Wei Chigong, won! Hahahaha... "
Kuai Peng sang this passage so triumphantly that Guan Xiaokun's nose turned out of anger. He snorted coldly, turned around and left. Kuai Peng sang triumphantly, and stepped out of the Baishan Building, a group of policemen guarding outside the Baishan Building immediately greeted him, and the leading policeman was the Xing policeman who wanted to arrest Ye Xiaotian and others earlier.
Although Kuai Peng pretended to be Dou E with makeup on that day, but the head catcher had such vicious eyes, the head catcher recognized Kuai Peng, and hurriedly stepped forward to laugh with him and said, "Master Baihu, you are very interested, This sang really well."
Kuai Peng laughed, and said: "So it's you, help me transport the money to the Imperial College, thank you."
Catcher Xing said with a smile: "Yes, yes, Lord Baihu, please!"
At that moment, a group of policemen surrounded the three silver boxes and headed for the Imperial College.
The style of the Chongyi Building is naturally the highest among the 16th buildings in Jinling, especially where there are the best official actors serving wine, singing, singing and dancing. It's floating.
In particular, this banquet was Xu Xiaogong's apology wine. Zhang Hongyan and others felt that it was quite different from the previous banquets. Everyone let go of drinking that night. In the end, except for Ye Xiaotian, Hua Yunfei, and Mao Wenzhi, everyone was drunk. drunk.
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Early the next morning, Ye Xiaotian got up, thinking to get the silver first, and then go to various grain stores to buy grain, but he didn't expect that the news of the great success of the charity sale yesterday had already spread, and there was a man who transported grain into Nanjing thinking of making a fortune. Shopkeeper Tong heard the news and went to the posthouse to see him.
Shopkeeper Tong thought that it would be better to sell the grain together than to sell grain in one family grain store. It is worthwhile to make less money. Zhang Hongyan and others are the sons of officials and eunuchs, the threshold is too high, he can't get in as a merchant, so he came to the post house to ask to see Ye Xiaotian.
Ye Xiaotian was naturally overjoyed when he heard that, and it saved him from running around, haggling the price from house to house. He negotiated the price with shopkeeper Tong, and excitedly went to find Tang Xianzu. The dizzy Tang Xianzu was dragged up by Ye Xiaotian, and then together with Ye Xiaotian and shopkeeper Tong, he went to find Zhang Hongyun.
Zhang Hongyan was lying on a high bed, and after hearing Ye Xiaotian's explanation, he lay on the couch like a dead dog, and said weakly: "My head is about to explode, let's go later, you go to Kuai Peng, he has the key, Let him take you to the Imperial College to collect silver taels."
Ye Xiaotian and Tang Xianzu had no choice but to leave Zhang's house and go to Kuai Peng's house. The family of Kuai's mansion led them to Kuai Peng's bedroom, and when they entered the room, they smelled a strong smell of alcohol. The two woke up Kuai Peng who was sleeping soundly, and dragged him out of the bed.
Kuai Peng was at their mercy in a daze. During the whole process of washing and dressing, Kuai Peng was half asleep and half awake. After finally making the man look a bit human, seeing that he couldn't ride a horse, he was put on Tong's cart, and the group ran to the Imperial College.
With Kuai Peng leading the way, they entered the Guozijian very smoothly. At this time, the Tai students who lived in the school for a long time were in class, reading loudly. Kuai Peng was already sober at this time, and led Tang Xianzu, Ye Xiaotian and shopkeeper Tong to meet Mr. Le Lingle, the Secretary of the Imperial College who was in charge of accommodation, meals and storage, and said hello to Le Siye, then went to the warehouse area.
When he arrived at the warehouse area, Kuai Peng stared at it bewilderedly, pointed with his hand, and said, "This is the one."
Le Siye also gave him the door key because of the silver taels stored in this warehouse. Kuai Peng took out the door key but failed to align it with the keyhole for a long time. Tang Xianzu got impatient and grabbed it to open the door. He staggered in, pointed to the wall and said, "Here, it's all... all there."
Ye Xiaotian said: "Shopkeeper Tong, ask your buddy to help, Yunfei, Lao Mao, you two also go to help."
Hua Yunfei and Mao Wenzhi agreed, and walked over with Tong's shopkeeper's assistants, and tried to lift a box. The few people who were carrying them almost stumbled. How is it so light?"
Hua Yunfei's complexion changed, he let go and went to the front of the box, touched the lock, and was shocked to find that the nose of the lock had been pried open, Hua Yunfei hurriedly opened the box, and immediately shouted: "Brother, it's not good, This box is empty!"
"What?"
Ye Xiaotian was taken aback, he let go of Kuai Peng in a hurry, and rushed up quickly.
Kuai Peng suddenly lost his support, couldn't stand upright, and sat down on the ground.
Ye Xiaotian rushed over to see that the box was empty, it was really empty.
Ye Xiaotian rushed to the wall in a hurry, touched it, and found that the lock was still hanging on it, but the nose of the lock had already been pried open, Ye Xiaotian hurriedly opened the box and looked inside, his eyes went dark, the box in front of him It is also empty!