idle king

Chapter 156 Don't Pretend Everywhere in Life x [Part [-]]

"Wei Yan, tell me clearly, how did I cheat money?" In the crowd, a thin young man stared angrily at a man holding a folding fan in front of him and said.

"Brother Zhen, what shopkeeper Shen asked for a lot of money is a down-to-earth pair, but what you wrote is full of ink and flowers. You asked all my dear friends to judge, it's not about cheating money or something."

Looking at Zhen Shifei who was blushing because of his previous words, the son named Wei Yan hummed softly while shaking his folding fan.

"What Mr. Wei said is that Shopkeeper Shen's shop buys gold and silver jewelry. Mr. Zhen, you are obviously inappropriate."

"That's right, shopkeeper Shen Renyi saw that you didn't care about your shabby clothes and gave you a tael of silver back, but you're not satisfied. Let me tell you, your pair isn't worth that much at all."

……

Several scholars around also stood up together, speaking the so-called fair words.

For this, Ye Chu didn't intend to go up to watch and join in the fun.These scholars are so busy, he has no time.

Leading Xiao Chan and his sister, Ye Chu and the three walked around the surrounding crowd, and finally came to the steps in front of his shop.

Standing here condescendingly, Ye You opened the door lock of the shop himself and glanced at the conditions of several shops next to him.

Before coming here, because he heard that only his own shop on this street was closed, so he didn't let anyone lead the way.On the way here just now, Ye Chu was also patronizing and worrying about the two little guys, and didn't take a closer look at the specific shops on the streets on both sides.

I saw a bookstore on the left of his shop, named Hanhai Guanlin.According to Han Qiu, the owner behind this bookstore is the Shao family, the most low-key of the four major families in Jinling.

And on his right is the jewelry store that was surrounded by a group of people at the moment.

After Ye Chu opened the door, he immediately attracted the eyes of several people nearby.

In other words, when these people came just now, they had already noticed the closed door of the nearby shop, and even the door plaque was taken off.

Of course, what they are even more puzzled about is that there are still people who are stupid enough to close their doors at this juncture.Even laymen like them know that during this period of time, no matter what they sell in this location, they are guaranteed to make a profit.

Hehe, the Jinling Poetry Festival will not only be attended by scholars from the north and the south. At that time, ladies from various families and famous prostitutes from brothels will come to watch and accompany them.Even ordinary people or traffickers will be attracted to watch this grand occasion.

At this moment, when I suddenly saw someone opening the door, I subconsciously glanced at it.They wanted to see what the store was going to do, and whether it had changed owners.

Of course Ye Chu didn't care about those people's gazes, first he let the two little girls in, but just as he took a step and put half of his foot in, he suddenly heard someone calling his name behind him.

"Dare to ask, but Mr. Ye Yu?"

As the voice fell, the man had already arrived on the steps.

Hearing this, Ye Chu stopped, and looked back at the young son who was a few steps away from him behind him, and the other party also looked at him in surprise.

"Next to Ye Chu, I wonder who this young master is?" Ye Chu cupped his hands.

He didn't expect that no one would recognize him after he walked all the way, but he was recognized in this place.But he really had no impression of the person in front of him.

"Hehe, I, He Dong, maybe Mr. Ye doesn't remember me, but I always remember the calm and heroic demeanor that Mr. Ye used to protect the face of my Jiangnan scholar." He Dong said excitedly.

After hearing what the other party said, Ye Chu felt ashamed for a while.But after his reminder, Ye Chu seemed to have some impression of He Dong.

"It turned out to be Brother He. It was a pleasure to meet you. Brother He's boldness that day also impressed me."

Hearing this, a slight embarrassment appeared on He Dong's face.That time, even though he didn't speak in person, he had the default attitude in his heart and wanted Ye Chu to carry it.

However, it was precisely because of Ye Yu's perfect response that virtually resolved his own crisis, which made me feel grateful and admired for him.

The short exchange between the two quickly attracted the attention of more people around.In addition, He Dong didn't deliberately lower his voice when he spoke, so Ye Chu's identity spread among the crowd in an instant.

In fact, it is not uncommon to find talented people famous for their poetic talents in places like Jiangnan where there are so many literati.Except for some deliberately playing tricks to maintain their reputation, most of them were recited for a period of time, and then died down and disappeared.At least so far, there is no poem that can reach the point where it is known to the world.

The same is true for Ye You. He is not a big shot, so it is impossible for everyone to remember him all the time.

But God seemed to be joking with him. Just when everyone in Jinling almost forgot about his existence, he was pushed out again by the treachery case that was raging in the city a few days ago.

Because Ye Mansion is the only place in Jinling City that was strayed into by those rebels, this kind of luck against the sky, it is impossible not to let people talk about it.

"So he is Ye Chu?"

"It is said that the rebels sneaked into his house that night and killed many people."

"Heh, I also heard that the entire family of the Ye family has been wiped out."

Ye Chu naturally couldn't hear the murmurs and discussions of those people below.If you really want to listen, you will probably vomit blood with anger.

At this time, he had already brought He Dong into the store and sat down.

And Xiaochan took Ye Tan to the back to play.

"I don't know what's so lively outside?" After the two chatted about some good poems that appeared in the Jinling poetry meeting in previous years, seeing that He Dong still had no intention of leaving, Ye Chu could only continue chatting.

"Hehe, it's not a big deal." Seeing that Ye Chu seemed interested, He Dong smiled and said, "It's [Xiao Cui's agreement] Shopkeeper Shen who wants to pay a lot of money to ask someone to write a couplet."

"Shopkeeper Shen's owner is a nouveau riche with the face of a vulgar man. Hearing the name of this shop, one can roughly know who the other party is. The other party's request is also very simple, the more vulgar the better."

Mentioning the name of this suffocating jewelry store made He Dong feel a pain in the ass.

"Scholars of my generation would naturally not sell out the backbone of a literati for something extraneous. Huh, this is simply tarnishing us scholars! Therefore, no literati paid attention to shopkeeper Shen from the beginning. People who don't know how to write, write it out. It’s also nonsense. So many people are watching and watching jokes. And some people persuade shopkeeper Shen to forget it, and bet that no scholar will write such vulgar couplets for you.”

"Until that Mr. Zhen stepped forward and wrote a couplet for Shopkeeper Shen. Although Mr. Zhen wrote it very well and did not write it as required, the people around him still thought that he was not worthy of being a scholar, so they began to criticize him. .” He Dong finished the story in one breath.

"Then Brother He also thinks that Mr. Zhen is wrong?" Ye Chu asked back with a playful smile.

"Well, although I don't agree with this approach, I feel a little contemptuous about it. But Mr. Zhen is indeed a bit special, and he must have no choice." He Dong sighed.

"Oh, why did you say that?" Ye Chu suddenly became interested.

"To be honest, this young master Zhen is also a friend of mine. The family runs an embroidery workshop, and their life is quite affluent. However, a few days ago, I suddenly heard that Zhen's father was seriously ill, and his life was in danger. Later, I found out that it was the embroidery workshop. The workshop was invaded, and Father Zhen collapsed on the ground when he heard about it. Afterwards, the only silver in the family was used to get medicine for his father..."

Following He Dong's eloquence, Ye Chu suddenly seemed to remember something.

"So far, Mr. Zhen's family has almost run out of food. Although I have helped some, it is really a drop in the bucket. Mr. Zhen is also familiar with poetry and books since he was a child, and he doesn't know how to do other things. I think this time he must be in urgent need of money. That’s why I did such a thing.” After finishing speaking, He Dong sighed helplessly again.

"Is the embroidery workshop of Mr. Zhen's family called Yunxiu Workshop?" Just as He Dong finished speaking, Ye Chu suddenly asked.

"That's right. Mr. Ye has heard of it too?"

However, Ye Chu didn't answer this question, but asked, "I don't know what the reward from Shopkeeper Shen is?"

"Uh, ten taels of silver. If the owner is satisfied, he will give you any piece of jewelry in the store as a gift."

"Hehe, I like this kind of rich and powerful people!" Ye Chu got up and walked outside after speaking.

"Young Master Ye, you..." Seeing Ye Chu standing up suddenly, He Dong was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood what the other party wanted to do.However, when he wanted to persuade him, Ye Churen had already disappeared.

(End of this chapter)