Chapter 168 Transaction

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"A thousand-pound weight."

There was no sound after falling from the air, and he was still sitting steadily on the cushion. Lord Zhang looked at Gao Yu'an and continued to smile. He seemed to be in a particularly good mood at this moment, and his legs slowly crossed as he spoke.

But the old Taoist priest responded immediately, adding another word before the sentence he had just finished saying:

"Three thousand jin weight."

"Three thousand jin weight? Who are you insulting, Taoist?"

There was no sign of any showing of skill, and after just one round of conversation, Xiang Jiannan saw Lord Zhang quickly stand up from the mat with a bulging belly.

His expression suddenly changed and he confronted his master again, and the momentum of wanting to throw a tantrum from before faintly reappeared.

Xiang Jiannan was completely puzzled after hearing this. He didn't understand why the two of them were in a stalemate. The 1,000-jin weight and the 3,000-jin weight sounded like they had similar meanings.

The only difference is that one of them is a general term?

How can this be considered an insult? "Who are you calling fat, old Taoist priest?"

He waited for a long time with Li Jin and Tang Ning, because Lord Zhang and the master had not spoken yet. Although Xiang Jiannan was puzzled, he could not say a word.

Both of them were unwilling to give in, and after being quiet for a while, they began to confront each other again. This time the silence lasted longer, and it was not until Lord Zhang spoke that they understood the reason as if they had been enlightened.

Is the master making fun of Mr. Zhang for being fat?

If I hadn't said it, I would never have thought of this. Just by adding one more word, I could hear the hidden meaning. Mr. Zhang is really meticulous! I thought it was the name of two moves.

Judging from the current situation, the master did admit it, and the two of them looked at each other and sympathized with each other.

"Do you need me, an old Taoist priest, to tell you directly whether you are fat or not? You are just too much, so why are you making insinuations? You must live a very extravagant life on weekdays."

"You old Taoist priest, you can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth!"

"Be careful with your words, Taoist priest, I have always been giving you face!"

"Bah! How shameless!"

“.”

Seeing that Lord Zhang and the master started bickering again and Xiang Jiannan was unable to get a word in, he looked at Li Jin helplessly.

Tang Ning next to them seemed quite calm. At special moments, his ears would become uncontrollable. He just watched the two people blushing and didn't care much about the looks from others.

He didn't have the silver spear in his hand today. If he had the silver spear in his hand, Xiang Jiannan suspected that he would take this opportunity to show off in the Taoist temple.

It's boring, I should find something to do.

This is the feeling that Tang Ning gave me at this moment.

"Can they finish today?"

Not long after, he said something in a cold expression, and the timing was just right. When Gao Yu'an and Lord Zhang were in the middle of a decisive battle on the top of the Forbidden City, Tang Ning, who was covering his ears, suddenly spoke and walked down the stairs.

The voice was quite loud, and it only took one sound to calm the two people who were inseparable.

The quarrel stopped abruptly, and one could see the words in the old Taoist priest and Mr. Zhang's throats being forced back.

After that, they no longer had the same fierceness as before. They looked at each other as if declaring that this time it was a draw.

Give Tang Ning some face.

This boy has a pretty powerful voice.

"I cannot accept the two requests you mentioned earlier, Taoist priest."

After re-entering the incense hall for a second discussion, Xiang Jiannan was able to release his emotions and calm down temporarily. Not long after he sat back on the cushion, he heard his master formally refuse.

His words were quite forceful, and he looked at Lord Zhang, signaling him to stop dreaming.

It is impossible to give up both the silver and the Taoist temple. Such unreasonable wishes should be abandoned as soon as possible.

"If I had known you would say that, I would have thought about it before coming here."

"If you don't agree to compensation or mortgage, I have a third solution."

It was unclear what Lord Zhang was trying to achieve by going to so much trouble, but Xiang Jiannan felt uneasy when he saw that he had finally told the truth.

The third solution may not be better than the first two, but it is definitely acceptable to him and his master.

Lord Zhang's technique was not very sophisticated, but it was able to trick both him and his master into falling into the trap.

"etc."

He raised his hand to stop Master Zhang from continuing. After he finished speaking, Xiang Jiannan did not say anything. He saw that his master's face suddenly turned ugly:

"Next time if you have a third solution, tell me earlier. My time is money."

"Just a short while ago, several waves of pilgrims who were about to enter the temple all left."

"I thought it was something else. Don't worry, Taoist priest. After we finish discussing this, I will definitely burn a few more incense sticks for my master."

He thought Gao Yuan wanted to refuse without even listening to what he said, but when he saw that he was not against him because of this matter, Lord Zhang seemed to be relieved and then started talking about business, which made Xiang Jiannan frown.

It seems quite simple, yet also quite dangerous.

All this time just for this?

I have to say that this fat man has a pretty accurate eye. His master, Xiang Jiannan, has always been multi-talented.

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Xiang Jiannan received thirty taels of silver from Lord Zhang for a stick of incense. He was still not satisfied when he sent the three people out of the Taoist temple. He kept listening to the old Taoist's complaints.

After waiting for about half an hour, no pilgrims came in to join in the fun. However, thanks to Lord Zhang, today's turnover is definitely enough.

Three three equals nine.

The officials of the Zhou Dynasty were extremely rich. No ordinary family could carry so much silver when going out.

"Even if the matter is agreed?"

Walking under the eaves, he was only thinking about what had just happened. Knowing that his master would not go back on his word, Xiang Jiannan murmured:

"It's unreasonable for the government to allow the people to steal. With Mr. Zhang's status, it would be easy for him to get anything he wants."

"You don't have to worry, my disciple. Just do as I say."

He seemed to be looking forward to what he had promised. After receiving the 90 taels of silver, Gao Yuan was already very excited:

"We just need to do this and that...after the job is done, we will give that fat guy a big payout."

"So, so, Master, are you playing dumb with me?"

Listening to the incoherent words of the old Taoist priest, he just felt that he was extremely excited. How could Xiang Jiannan be happy?

It's not okay to keep making personal attacks. This Taoist priest just hasn't met someone who can cure his mouth.

Mr. Zhang is a little fat, but fat is a blessed thing. No matter where he stands, he looks like a noble man.

There was just one bad thing, I was not careful. When I gave the old Taoist priest the silver, I took out several ingots at once.

I don’t know what material his clothes are made of, but they can hold so much silver.

The old Taoist priest saw them red-handed, and when he was escorting the three of them out of the temple, he kept staring at his chest.

There is no trace of it from the outside.

"After all, it's not a very glorious thing. I haven't thought of a good solution yet."

As he was talking, he just started walking towards the backyard. Gao Yuan said awkwardly, "This time, we are really at fault. I wanted to refuse again, but I felt bad and finally gave in to the tyranny of Master Zhang."

"As the sage said: Don't mess with money no matter what you do. Moreover, they are from the Demon Subduing Division. After weighing the pros and cons, we can only swallow our anger."

I see that you don't have any hatred at all, on the contrary you are very happy.

He shook his hands with a flash of light as he took three steps. He was dazzled by the silver in his master's hand and turned his body. Xiang Jiannan's heart suddenly became lively.

Before he traveled through time, he was a scholar. How could a scholar's actions be called stealing? It was just stealing and borrowing.

Thinking of this, I felt too embarrassed to enter the incense hall. I felt ashamed, so I just followed him into the backyard.

This is not the behavior of a cultivator. I feel ashamed when I think about it. In short, that’s all.

How can a scholar do such a thing?

I can't get over the hurdle in my heart.

(End of this chapter)