After pouring out the silver ingots, Liu Mang bowed to Guo Fu and Huang Rong.

Then he turned around and looked coldly at these fat-bellied tycoons and wealthy people.

When these people looked at Liu Mang, they felt like they were looking at a fool.

This is too much money and I have no place to spend it, right?

"We are all wealthy merchants in Lin'an. I'm sure you all know the price of this table of food, right?"

No one understood what Liu Mang wanted to say, so no one spoke.

"Two hundred taels per table. There are four of you at the table. Is the small donation enough to cover your meal expenses?"

Everyone finally reacted and looked at each other with embarrassed expressions.

Yes! What am I doing here?

Without waiting for them to speak, Liu continued with a look of disdain: "If you don't have money to donate, then don't come. Do you really need to come here like a beggar and eat for free?"

"I'm talking about you. You only donated one or two taels, and you dare to come to the banquet? What gives you the courage? If you don't have money, why don't you just stay at home? You run out and embarrass yourself." Liu Mang pointed at an old man and scolded him.

"Don't talk nonsense, you boy!" The old man blushed with shame.

We are all decent people. We just don't want to be laughed at for being taken advantage of, so we think the less we donate, the more stylish it will be.

Liu Mang glanced at Da Wu who was just keeping the accounts and said, "Make sure to record it. Tomorrow we will post the donation list all over Lin'an City."

"Haha, the whole Lin'an will know about this old man, who dared to come to Guiyue Tower for a free meal with only one or two taels of silver. People will laugh at you when they see you." Liu Mang laughed shamelessly.

Da Wu was a little confused: "This..."

"You, you!" The old man's face flushed with shame, his breathing became rapid, and he looked like he was about to die.

Now, in the eyes of those wealthy businessmen and gentry, Liu Mang is an extremely hateful person.

But in the eyes of Huang Rong and Guo Fu, the intuitive Liu Mang was an interesting person. They knew that the depression they had just felt had long been dispelled by Liu Mang.

Liu Mang’s idea is indeed a bit mean.

You have to know that these gentry are all shameless people. If what happened tonight is really made known to the whole city, they will be furious to death.

However, there seemed to be nothing wrong with Liu Mang's words, but they did deeply hurt the hearts of these gentry.

If no one speaks up, everyone will think there is something wrong.

But now Liu Mang directly tore off the fig leaf, and those who had only donated a few taels or tens of taels lowered their heads in anger and shame.

"You guys go! Consider it my treat, Liu. Sigh, I never thought that the wealthy gentry in Lin'an would have to eat for free even when eating. They usually pretend to be wealthy gentry. It's really pitiful!"

As soon as Liu Mang finished speaking, all the gentry stood up and slammed their tables.

"You bastard! Who are you calling a freeloader, you bastard!"

"It's just two hundred taels, why would I use it? Who are you looking down on?"

As they spoke, many people took out their purses and threw silver ingots and gold beans into the baskets.

Some people even threw their wallets into the basket and walked away.

The beauty saw it today and went back very angry.

After all the gentry had left one after another, the five baskets were filled with silver ingots and a small amount of gold beans and gold leaves.

It is estimated that the value of these is no less than 50,000 taels, and that does not include Liu Mang's 10,000 taels. In other words, the total amount of silver raised this time is more than 60,000 taels.

Huang Rong and the others were staring at the five baskets in a daze.

"Liu, Master Liu, this..." Huang Rong suddenly didn't know what to say. She only knew his last name was Liu when he revealed his identity just now.

I didn't expect that this Liu could get so much money from these stingy people by just acting like a rogue.

Even as smart as she is, she can't figure it out.

This can be attributed to the fact that the ancients attached great importance to reputation. Even if one's family was wealthy, who could stand being called a poor bastard? The ancients did not have the habit of self-deprecating humor.

"Huang Rong is here to thank Mr. Liu for his generosity." Huang Rong bowed to Liu Mang sincerely.

"No, no, Madam Guo, there's no need to do this." Liu Mang took the opportunity to step forward and pretended to grab Huang Rong's slippery little hand.

Hiss! So smooth!

Liu Mang was secretly amazed.

When your eyes meet, you know you are the right person.

Huang Rong looked at the pretty boy who was so close to her. For some reason, her heartbeat suddenly quickened inexplicably, and she felt like she was in first love.

"Liu, Master Liu, you can let go of my hand now."

Liu Mang then pretended to react and reluctantly let go of the slippery little hand.

"Aha! Sorry!"

When Huang Rong withdrew her hand, she felt her ears getting a little hot.

I spat inwardly, Huang Rong, what are you thinking about.

Fortunately, Guo Fu and the others didn't notice this scene and just thought it was just the two people being polite.

"Anyway, thanks to Mr. Liu's help with what happened tonight!"

"Yes! Mr. Liu, you are so amazing." Guo Fu also came back to her senses from the gold and silver, looking at the handsome Liu Mang with a flushed face.

"Hey! It's what I should do. After all, I am now a member of the Song Dynasty!" Liu Mang waved his hand indifferently.

Liu Mang's eyes rolled. "Hmm! By the way, Madam Guo, I have swords and armor at home. If you're interested, you can take a look at them tomorrow. If you think they're useful, you can take them all with you!"

Liu Mang actually had a batch of them. They were those eliminated by the Taoyuan Army. Because they took up too much space, Liu Mang put them into the space. They could equip 10,000 elite soldiers with alloy equipment.

Upon hearing this, Huang Rong's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Master Liu, I wonder how many sets of sword armor there are."

"Well! Just a few thousand sets, probably. I usually trade in some weapons and armor. Come over tomorrow and take a look. If you think they're useful, consider it as a donation to the front."

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