If the Water Margin

Chapter 151 Decisive

Of course, it is also possible for all the staff of the store to change together. For example, such a thing may happen if the store changes owners. I have indeed not paid much attention to these recently. Maybe Xijiang Tea House really changed its owner, or the original owner wanted to change the appearance of this teahouse and change all the staff. This explanation is indeed the past.

In the final analysis, it has nothing to do with me whether they change staff or not. Ximenqing shook his head and felt that he had thought too many facts and worried about others. Anyway, staying here today was mainly to meet the uncle at the private venue, and nothing else was important.

Seeing that no one got up and answered, the speaking man asked twice in a row if anyone wanted to leave, but there was still no response, so he arched his hand to the surroundings: "Then thank you for your support. Since everyone doesn't want to leave, the shop will also hang a sign outside and no longer let other guests in. Eat well and drink well. If you need anything, just let me know. Excuse me first. After saying that, the clerk arched his hands around, and then walked to the door of the teahouse, thinking that he was going to hang a sign full of guests.

It's strange to say that after the man finished speaking, the people who were discussing the problem loudly spoke in a low voice, as if they were afraid of disturbing others. After all, there should be some necessary respect for such a bold person. Ximen Qing glanced at the people present with his eyes, most of whom he knew. After all, there are so many people with faces in Yanggu County, and ordinary Liba certainly can't go to Xijiang Tea House to eat.

Ximenqing didn't talk to them, but just tasted tea alone and ate a dried fruit from time to time, with fragrant lips and teeth. After waiting for a long time, I didn't see the treat, and the voice of discussion in the lobby became louder again. It seemed that not only Ximen Qing felt a little impatient. At this time, the vague Ximen Qing could also hear what everyone was talking about. What these people were talking about was nothing more than the red stars in the sky. After all, this is the biggest topic now. Of course, there are also people talking about the fire in Rouge Lane during this period. Ximenqing is very concerned about this topic. He always wants to lock in this voice in the chaotic discussion and continue to listen to it, but no matter how he listens it, it is just a few words that people can't figure out.

Forget it, these people are willing to talk about it. Anyway, I will leave Yanggu. If there is no fire, it will be regarded as a dream. As long as Wuda is fine, or as long as Wu Song does not trouble me, what if ten Mochou Halls are burned down? Although Qiuyan is right, there are several girls in Mochouguan who usually fall in love with me, but "the bitch is ruthless and the actor is righteous". If I don't have money in my arms, they will also sweep me out without any pity. Now that they are dead, why should I be more sad in this disciple?

Ximenqing is constantly thinking about it and killing time. Because the Xijiang Tea House no longer has new guests, the whole environment tends to be static. In addition, all the people have finished their meals, but with tea here, this monotonous scene makes Ximen Qing a little lose a sense of time. He can't tell how long he has been sitting here and doesn't know when it is now. Looking out of the window, the sun in winter is not high even at noon. It is indeed much more difficult to judge the time by the height of the sun than in summer. Ximen Qing looked at it for a while, but it was still not essential. He began to worry about the Siemens Pharmacy. If he didn't go back for such a long time, if something happened to the Siemens Pharmacy, his idea of surrendering to the army would fail.

Just when this kind of nonsense was about to torture Ximen Qing, the noise at the scene suddenly quieted down. The sudden silence made Ximen Qing's heart more than the loud noise. He immediately freed himself from his thoughts, raised his head and looked around.

I don't know when a table appeared in the lobby, which was about the height of a person's knees. Now there is a middle-aged woman in her forties standing on the table. The woman looked around and smiled at everyone frequently. It was this smile that made everyone quiet.

The man who just talked to everyone stood under the stage, as if he were a guard. So it seems that this woman is probably outside today's private venue, which is greatly beyond Ximenqing's expectation. He almost thought of any kind of this person's appearance and identity: it may be a rich old man, maybe just now. A prosperous middle-aged man may also be a young man whose parents are very rich, but in every imagination, Ximen Qing takes for granted that he is about to face a man, not such a woman.

The woman's standing movement is very decent. Between turning her head and smiling, she shows a very noble temperament. At first glance, she comes from a real famous family. This temperament alone makes people have to be respected.

Ximenqing stared at the woman. Standing on the table like this, she seemed to have something to say to us. I don't know what she wanted to say?

After looking around for a few weeks, the woman gently motioned to the clerk next to her. The clerk walked to the center of the lobby again: "Guys, everyone, listen to me."

In fact, this guy didn't say that at all, and everyone's eyes were looking at him.

"The lady behind me is the main customer of this package. She asked me to stay and just want to say a few words to you. Just now, this lady has told me that it will take up a quarter of your time. Please enjoy your face. The guy continued to punch around.

This action made Ximen Qing suddenly return to his childhood to see the people who dance with knives and sticks on the street, especially those who play monkeys. At the end of each performance, the monkey would hold his fists around like this, and then hold a bronze gong to ask for the audience. Now this guy's every move, especially for the people around him, is very similar to the monkey. This kind of memory made Ximenqing feel good. He also suddenly realized that although everyone is human, some people do live like monkeys. No, maybe not as good as monkeys.

Because the life requirements of monkeys are very simple, as long as they are full and have a place to live. But people are different. People should eat and wear warmly and live comfortably. At the same time, they should also have women, power and power, and have the desire to control everything. In short, making monkeys happy is much simpler than making people happy.

After the monkey's little two finished speaking, he retreated, and everyone's eyes naturally turned to the lady again. Under the gaze of everyone, the woman was not chaotic at all. This alone was enough to make Ximen Qing secretly pick up his big fingers.

"Guys." The woman finally opened her mouth, and her voice was elegant and gentle, which sounded like a spring breeze. I will invite you here today. In fact, there is nothing else. I just want to chat with you. When the woman said this, she stopped talking and looked at everyone again.

Ximenqing has heard a lot of similar conversations. For example, when the Chamber of Commerce meets, the president of the Chamber of Commerce often talks to everyone, and sometimes even the county magist personally lectured, but never once the preacher would pay so much attention to the feelings of the audience and always talk to them with his eyes. The family communicates, especially with such luxurious eyes.

Although the beauty of youth has been stripped away from this woman by time, the years have brought her another unique charm. This charm is not what the little girl who has just made her debut can have. This charm is also intoxicated by Ximen Qing. He found for the first time that a woman can really have this It's really wonderful to have a charm that doesn't give people evil thoughts.

"As you can see, I am a female streamer. I naturally stay at home and abide by the woman's way. There are really few opportunities to come out and see the world. By the way, my family does not live in the local area. This visit is also because my husband's family is moving. I will naturally do something for my husband's family to visit the surrounding customs to decide where we will settle in the future. This is the reason why everyone stayed. I just want to know the local situation in Yanggu for reference. It's really presumptuous to leave everyone here. I also blamed myself for not explaining it clearly to the guys before. Maybe everyone has some other ideas. I'm here to make amends for you. After saying that, the woman was gently blessed. Of course, I know that chatting with you this time also took a lot of time. To apologize, in addition to inviting you to dinner this time, I also prepared a small gift. Each person gave 100 taels of silver to show my heart. The woman waved her hand, and a few heavy boxes were slowly lifted out from behind.

The sound of the box landing was extremely heavy, and it was known that there was a lot of silver in it. When the lid of the box was opened, everyone took a breath, and everyone's surprised voices gathered together, which sounded quite shocking. The box was full of silver, and what surprised Ximen Qing more was that the silver there was fifty taels of large ingots of silver. This also objectively shows the woman's promise. If it is one hundred taels per person, that is, two ingots per person, which is easy to settle accounts.

One hundred taels. When Ximen Qing heard this number, he almost bit his tongue. One hundred taels is not a small amount. If he wants to take out a hundred taels of silver, he will probably have to work hard for half a day. Many of these people here have less property than themselves. Although they don't worry about eating and drinking, it is absolutely impossible to take out a hundred taels at once. Moreover, there were roughly more than 100 people present, and the woman gave 100 taels each, that is, more than 10,000 taels of silver.

10,000 taels of silver, which is a number that surprised Ximen Qing. Who is this woman? She can spend 10,000 taels to casually inquire about her husband's family. It seems that she is too conservative. This kind of wealth is simply extremely rich.

Ximen Qingyue admires the courage of this woman, that is, the number of one hundred taels. Otherwise, ten taels and twenty taels may really look down on these people here who don't have to worry about food and clothing, but a hundred taels, even if Wuhan University is here, will pay attention to it.

Bah, why do I think of Wuhan University again?

But, one hundred taels, just to talk? Ximenqing turned his mind and felt something was wrong. It is not logical to talk with such a large amount of money. If you really want to know the customs of Xiayang Valley, just send your hands to stay in Yanggu for a period of time. How can you use 10,000 taels of trees? It seems that this woman must have gathered us for another plan. I won't say anything and see what happens. Ximenqing made up his mind.

After the initial surprise, the scene immediately regained calm. The reason why everyone is calm is similar to that of Ximenqing. They all want to see what the woman wants to say next.

"I know the vulgarity of withdrawing money. Maybe these silver are placed here, which makes everyone feel that I am too powerful and stains everyone's eyes." The woman said this and waved to the person carrying the box. The people closed the lid of the box, but the box did not take it away. Of course, this is just a little bit of my heart. I also know that everyone here is not short of money. Everyone's time is comparable to ten thousand gold, so I won't talk nonsense. What I want to talk to you about is that the red comet will appear in the eastern sky every night. I don't know what everyone thinks about this.

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere at the scene immediately relaxed. Ximenqing also felt a little relaxed. Such a relaxed topic was unexpected. Just now, Ximenqing even came to his mind whether this woman was going to force everyone to rebel and do something rebellious. After all, there are many strong people in various places now. I heard that they often kidnap some rich people, ask for money and food in the name of conversation, and then force them to sign the documents of the uprising. If they don't sign, they will fight against them.

"Star, I know." Someone answered at the scene, and Ximen Qing shook his face and saw that it was Li from the satin village. It is said that this star appeared on the morning of the 15th, but at that time I was sleeping. I heard about it during the 16th day. Of course, I went out to have a look on the 16th night. Locally, there are many theories about this star, but to sum up, there are only two kinds in total. Let me talk about it. If there is anything wrong, please help me correct it. After all, this..." Mr. Li pointed to the woman with his hand, and he was a little speechy. Ximen Qing knows very well the reason for Li Yuanwai's pause, because there is indeed a lack of an accurate name for middle-aged women in noble status. ... we have to be brave, haha." Li actually vaguely dealt with the name. Ximen Qing believed that everyone, like himself, did not hear what Li said.

"One kind of thing, that is to say, this star will bring a disaster, which will devastated the lives of the Song Dynasty. The things described by those people are terrible. In summary, it can be as miserable as it can be. The other kind, that is to say, now there is chaos everywhere, and the court is indeed not too clear. In our Song Dynasty, a real hero will appear, who will recast the universe and let everyone live a good life. Generally speaking, these two statements are the same. As for me, my surname is Li. I usually have a poor mouth and less scruples. Everyone calls me Li Darren. In today's words, there are indeed some disrespectful things to the emperor, but Li boldly admits that what I said is true and right to my conscience. OK, that's all I said." After Li Daring finished speaking, he picked up the tea bowl on the table and drank it as if no one was around.

"Thank you for your blunt words. I thank you here." The lady smiled like a flower and floated with blessings. Li Daring turned red, and the tea he was drinking choked his lungs and couldn't help coughing.

"Who else can teach me? No matter what kind of statement or rumor, I want to hear it." The beautiful woman looked around.

Ximenqing has only heard these two statements. Li's bold induction is very complete, which is equivalent to robbing everyone's lines. Even if he stands up again, he is still talking nonsense, and there is nothing new. At this time, an idea suddenly appeared in Ximen Qing's mind, which was very dangerous, but it should bring good results.

Seeking wealth and danger, Ximen Qing understands that up to now, he has spent his life in timidity, and every time he passively bears what fate brings. This personality determines that he will always be trampled under people's feet. Now it's time to change and try to become an opinion leader of everyone, perhaps not So difficult.

Ximenqing was cruel and stood up. His strength to stand up was so strong that he almost couldn't stabilize his figure and wanted to fall. Fortunately, he sat back and saw not many embarrassing people. Even so, Ximen Qing also felt a fever on his face.

"This guy, what do you want to say?" The woman signaled gently with her hand. Everyone turned around and looked at Ximen Qing in unison.

Ximenqing felt that his legs were a little weak under the gaze of everyone. He felt that he might sit down or fall because of this at any time, but now is not the time to stick to it.

"I think that most of the rumors in Yanggu are fabricated by some witches and gods. As far as I know, there are no astrology people in Yanggu. The two opinions mentioned by Brother Li just now must have been heard the most in the past few days, that is to say, in the final analysis, we have been talking about what others have said. But I have some different opinions on this. Ximenqing said this in his most confident tone. He could hear his heart beating like a drum by a heavy hammer, making a heavy and rapid drum, but he did not turn back. Now that he had stood up and said it clearly, he could not sit down.