Chapter 1239 The apprentice is richer than the master!
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The lady, wearing a veil on her head and holding a child in her arms, suddenly turned around to say goodbye and leave, which surprised everyone.
"What are you doing."
"Didn't you say you wanted to win the prize?"
"Can't afford these twenty taels of silver? That shouldn't be the case. The material you're wearing doesn't look cheap."
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The crowd was talking to each other.
Ku Yue blinked and looked at Su Changan in confusion, but she couldn't see Su Changan's face, so she ran over and asked, "What's the matter? In a place like this, isn't it easy for you to get first place? Are you shy?"
Ku Yue's voice was not loud, but since people were right next to her, everyone could hear it clearly.
Everyone looked at the lady wearing a veil on her head and holding a child in her arms. Some people did not laugh, after all, who knew if she was really capable.
Many people also looked at the lady, then looked at the little girl who had just shouted the loudest beside her, and smiled, trying to attract attention.
Ku Yue blinked, looking bewildered. "Why? We're already here, why don't you join? You should be a master of this kind of competition. I've already thought about it, how am I going to eat that big bear paw?"
The more Ku Yue said this, the more strange the look in the crowd's eyes became when they looked at Su Changan.
Su Changan looked down at Ku Yue and wanted to throw this guy to Aunt Yan!
Wu Daming looked at the people around her with some unhappiness in her eyes, but when she looked at her master, she didn't know what to say. After all, she didn't know why her master suddenly didn't participate.
Logically speaking, my master is the number one on the poetry list and is also known as the Poet Immortal.
Especially when she was strolling around the capital, she would always hear many people talking about how their master had written a poem at a literary gathering, and everyone immediately fell silent.
"Shopkeeper, here are twenty taels of silver. I won't try to attract attention like others, talking about being the first or being convinced. Can there be such a thing as being convinced when it comes to poetry? It's ridiculous! I just saw that you, shopkeeper, wanted a poem for the Dragon Boat Festival, so I was thinking about poetry just now." But at this moment, someone came out, handed a bag of silver to the shopkeeper, and said this.
After hearing this, everyone looked towards the person who spoke.
He was a Confucian scholar, who looked to be in his thirties, and was accompanied by two followers, both of whom were armed with swords.
Su Changan looked over and saw two fourth-grade swordsmen.
The followers around him are all fourth-rank swordsmen, so this Confucian scholar naturally has a good background.
Perhaps noticing Su Changan also looking over here, the scholar looked at Su Changan and said, "Madam, I am Jiang Nichao. This is not targeting you, but you just made such a big noise and ruined the mood. I really can't help but say a few words. After all, the shopkeeper spent a lot of money to organize such an event today. If everyone is like you, then the shopkeeper's business will be gone. Of course, if you forget to bring money when you go out today, I will help you pay for it. Twenty taels is not a lot of money. Since you are in financial trouble, I don't care. It can be regarded as a little celebration for the shopkeeper. So, madam, I will pay for it. How about you join in?"
Although this person spoke very carefully, the sarcasm and ridicule in his words were not concealed at all.
Especially the last sentence, it's almost like saying 'I'm not short of money, so I'll pay for it for you, just come and make a fool of yourself'.
When the people around heard this, they immediately became excited, thinking that there would be something exciting to watch.
And some people immediately went to find out who this person was.
There were actually people who knew about it, and they immediately talked about the second son of the Jiang family in Jiaozhou, who owned two port terminals in Jiaozhou and made a fortune from it.
Ku Yue frowned and was about to speak.
But he was stopped by Su Changan, who then looked at the second son of the Jiang family.
Su Changan remembered that Xia Fengxiang had mentioned the Jiang family in Jiaozhou to him, saying that the Jiang family was a merchant family, but this time they wanted to follow Qian Long's example and go from being merchants to serving the court. Naturally, except for their own shares in the port business, the rest would be handed over to the court.
The one who wants to be an official is naturally the eldest son of the Jiang family.
But now, Su Changan looked at the second son of the Jiang family, smiled and said, "I appreciate your kindness, sir. It's not that I can't afford the twenty taels, but I suddenly realized that it was unnecessary, so I didn't want to participate."
Jiang Nichao looked at the lady in front of him who was holding a child. In fact, he thought that although the woman was holding a child, she should not be very old. Maybe she was not even a woman. The child might be his sister.
But this is not important. Jiang Nichao just thought that there were such boastful people in the capital, so he couldn't help but come out and do this.
But since the lady had spoken out herself, Jiang Nichao naturally didn't let her go and immediately said, "Oh? Then I'd like to ask Madam, what do you mean by 'unnecessary'?"
Su Changan smiled and walked towards the shopkeeper. He ignored Jiang Nichao and looked at the shopkeeper instead: "Shopkeeper, I didn't bring enough money with me today, but this jade pendant is worth more than 20 taels. Please take my registration fee as the 20 taels."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately smiled and said, "Madam, this so-called registration fee of twenty taels is not free. The important thing is participation, so I have naturally prepared something worth twenty taels for all participants. Oh, this jade pendant."
As they were talking, the shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he saw the white, green and light pink rabbit jade pendant that Su Changan took out.
The jade pendant was a gift given to Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang when they got married. It was said that it had a natural fragrance.
They are a couple, and the other one is with Xia Fengxiang.
Normally, Xia Fengxiang would specially make a small ring on Su Changan's sleeve and tie it to the cuff of his sleeve.
The same goes for her.
One left hand and one right hand.
It shouldn't have been taken out.
Or if Su Changan was alone today, he would just smile and leave without paying any attention to Jiang Nichao.
The main reason was that he really couldn't come up with twenty taels. Even if these people pooled their money, he felt that it wouldn't be enough.
And what Su Changan was thinking just now was, why not go to the Prince of Chu's Mansion first, ask his elder brother for twenty taels before leaving, and then come back to join in after coming out.
As a result, Jiang Nichao emerged.
But the disciple is here too.
How can a master lose face in front of his apprentice?
The shopkeeper carefully examined the rabbit-shaped jade pendant and immediately shook his head: "Oh, this is unacceptable, madam. If you dare to keep it, I dare not accept it. If I am not mistaken, this should be the [Daoshuang Tuanpei]."
Su Changan looked at the shop owner in surprise, but nodded without hiding it.
The shopkeeper immediately said, "Indeed, I've seen many jades of this frost-beating style, but the material of this jade, madam, is truly extraordinary. It looks like a rare find from the south, even translucent pink. Furthermore, a pair of these would cost at least eight thousand taels of silver. Even a single one would start at over five thousand taels of silver, and this is my lowest price. You can't afford it."
As soon as these words came out.
The people around were immediately in an uproar, and they all looked at the jade pendant in Su Changan's hand, which was about the size of a thumb.
Be good!
Such a small thing is so valuable?
They all stared at it with fixed eyes. More than five thousand taels!
Who is this lady? She carries such a valuable jade pendant with her.
Jiang Nichao, who was standing by, was also startled and hurried to look at the jade pendant, but at first glance, it was just an ordinary jade pendant.
Step forward immediately to take a closer look.
But before she took a step, Ruyu had already raised her arm.
Jiang Nichao frowned, and the two people behind him also walked forward with their knives tightly grasped.
Wu Daming finally understood that his master didn't bring enough silver. "Master, I have some silver here."
As he spoke, Wu Daming was about to get off Su Changan's arms.
Su Changan let go of his hand, and Wu Daming fell to the ground. He opened his small shoulder bag and said, "You said you were going out today and asked me to follow you. I thought you might not have any money, so I brought some extra. I originally wanted to take it all, but I can carry it, but the shoulder bag can't bear it, so I only took part of it."
As she spoke, the chubby girl took out ten taels of gold from her small bag.
Su Changan looked at the girl's bag. There were no snacks today, only small change of silver and gold.
Su Changan raised his eyebrows and looked at his apprentice.
This girl.
My apprentice turned out to be a rich woman!
Ku Yue, who was standing aside, stared at Wu Daming's small handbag with her mouth slightly opened. She was such a high-ranking official, but she had never seen so much money!
This little girl is so rich?
However, the cat that followed Su Changan here looked at Jiang Nichao, sniffed him, and had a strange expression on its face.
Naturally, other people couldn't see what was in Wu Daming's bag, but they could hear clearly the scene of the little girl taking out ten taels of gold and the words "I can't handle carrying too many bags".
Good guy.
A big one would casually pick up a pendant worth several thousand taels of silver.
A small satchel of silver?
Some people who were looking for fun looked at Su Changan and Wu Daming and then looked at Jiang Nichao.
As expected, Jiang Nichao's face was not very good, and he still wanted to give him twenty taels, but the other party was simply disdainful.
Jiang Nichao laughed and said, "I didn't expect Madam to be like this. It's Jiang who is being rude, but after all, we must compete with each other in poetry."
Su Changan didn't say anything, but he wanted to ask the girl where she got so much money.
But looking at the shopkeeper, Su Changan handed the ten taels of gold to the shopkeeper: "Here's the money. As for the poem, I'll put it here after I write it. If someone writes better than me, they can take the prize. If no one writes, the shopkeeper will make it for me. They can come over to eat later."
As he spoke, Su Changan walked forward, picked up a pen and started writing.
The shop owner naturally came over immediately and waited respectfully on the side. The jade pendant just now represented that this lady was very powerful and he could not afford to offend her.
Jiang Nichao also went forward to take a look.
It was just that when he saw the words written by Su Changan, he had just been offended, so he naturally wanted to make it up to him. Moreover, although he thought that this lady had some status, did she think that he was inferior to her?
So looking at the calligraphy, he couldn't help but say, "Madam, you need to practice your calligraphy more. What is this?"
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately said, "Madam, your imitation of the Empress's handwriting is truly lifelike. Many students are imitating her these days, and I've seen quite a few, but yours is the closest."
When Jiang Nichao heard this, he immediately pursed his lips, glanced at the shop owner, and immediately stopped talking.
"Light perspiration seeps through the green silk; tomorrow, on Dragon Boat Festival, I'll bathe in fragrant orchids. The fragrance fills the clear river. Colored thread gently wraps around her red jade arm, a small charm dangles diagonally from her green cloud-like hair. We've met for a thousand years."
The shopkeeper watched Su Changan write the poem, especially when he read to the end and repeated the last line "a thousand years", his expression became more and more thoughtful, "What a literary talent!"
When these three words were uttered, everyone around looked at the shop owner with curiosity.
However, the shopkeeper looked at Su Changan and said, "I wonder where you come from, Madam. I'm afraid no one can surpass your poetry. I will have someone send the gift to your house right away."
Su Changan shook his head: "The poems will stay here. The shopkeeper's activity has to continue. Let's wait for others. In the end, you will decide whether you come first. We still have to go to work. If I win first place by chance, you should prepare it well. Later, the girls will come over to eat."
After saying that, Su Changan looked to the side, lowered his head to look at the poem, and looked at Jiang Nichao with a look of astonishment: "Master Jiang, this is what I said is unnecessary."
After saying that, he ignored Jiang Nichao and planned to leave.
Everyone looked at Su Changan, pursing their lips.
Left twice.
Before, I was looked at with all kinds of strange looks.
But this time, everyone looked at Su Changan with surprise and curiosity.
Ku Yue, with a smug look on her face, pulled Wu Daming and walked in front.
Su Changan looked at the two of them and shook his head helplessly.
However, Maomao, who was right beside Su Changan, said, "It's not very clear, it smells a bit strange, but there is indeed a smell of poison on him."
(End of this chapter)
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