Chapter 53: The Gold Tooth Man's Thanks
The first person to buy the calming talisman was the steward of the Zhennan Marquis family.
The old lady in his family has been suffering from insomnia for ten days. She is obviously very tired, but she suffers from insomnia all night long.
Every time I could barely fall asleep after daybreak, and then I woke up not long after.
The imperial physician could not figure out what was wrong, and no soothing tea could help.
After hearing Marquis Pingyang's assurance in front of the emperor that the calming talisman drawn by Wen Ling was useful, he immediately sent his butler to buy one, just to try his luck.
Before leaving, the butler was told that he had to take one back no matter how much money it cost.
The housekeeper held the banknote in his arms and asked Manager Liang, "Manager, how much does this calming talisman drawn by the princess cost?"
Manager Liang said with a smile: "Our princess said that this talisman is only given to the right person, and there is no price. The person who asks for it can pay whatever he thinks it is worth."
"this……"
This put the steward of the Marquis of Zhennan in a difficult position.
He is just a steward, not the master, so it is not for him to decide how much silver to give.
If you give too much or too little, it will be difficult to explain when you get back!
Just then, a group of people who didn't fit in came to the queue outside.
The leader was holding a banner, and next to him was a person playing a festive suona.
Five or six people followed behind, each carrying a processed pig and sheep, and arrived at the store door with music and drums.
They also didn't expect that the previously deserted Yorozuya would suddenly be so crowded today.
And looking at the people queuing outside, they are all well-dressed and look like managers in wealthy families.
The group of people playing music stopped outside and looked at each other, feeling a little awkward, not knowing what to do.
Manager Liang walked out of the store again.
He saluted the man holding the banner and asked politely, "Hello, what brings you to our Wanshiwu?"
As he said this, he glanced at the scene behind him.
The man nervously opened the banner, on which were four large golden characters "The Hermit Master".
"I am the boss of Renhe Dental Clinic. Everyone calls me Gold Tooth.
Some time ago, the princess asked me to buy someone. She reminded me not to accept any business from any big family in the next seven days.
I didn't expect that he really saved my life. The body of the boss of the dental shop who stole my business was just found in a mass grave outside the city.
He took over the business of buying people from the Princess's Mansion, and among the people he brought there happened to be the Princess's real daughter who was living away from home.
Then... he was killed by the former princess's husband.
If Princess Chen hadn’t reminded me that day, it would have been common people who took those people to the Princess’s residence to do business…”
Jin Yazi waited until the matter of the eldest princess was settled, and the prince consort was sentenced to execution, and was sure that there would be no reversal of the situation, before he dared to come and present a banner of thanks.
His whole family was very grateful for Wen Ling's reminder, so according to the custom of their hometown of thanking the savior, they brought whole pigs and sheep, banged and beat drums, and came to express their gratitude in a very grand manner.
No one expected that such a thing would happen.
Jin Yazi was a businessman with a very low status, but when Princess Chen met him, she kindly reminded him. Princess Chen is such a good person!
Not only is he a good person, but he also has extraordinary powers!
Manager Liang hurried in to inform Wen Ling.
As soon as Wen Ling came out, Jin Yazi and his family knelt down to thank him for saving their lives.
Wen Ling didn't expect that Jin Yazi would come to thank her so grandly.
She does good things without asking for anything in return, but would be happy if there was something in return.
She smiled with her eyes curved, and asked Tingyin to take the banner and hang it in the most conspicuous place at the door of the Wanshiwu so that people could see it when passing by.
He happily picked up a whole pig or sheep. It looked like the sheep would be delicious if it was roasted whole.
Wen Ling, in a good mood, took out five talisman papers from his sleeve and handed them over generously.
"These are the blessings of health and peace, which can bless your whole family to be healthy and safe."
Jin Yazi was so scared that he waved his hands repeatedly: "I came here to thank you for saving my life, how can I accept the princess's things?"
Wen Ling stuffed it in his hand and said, "Keep it. Your family may need it in the future. Besides, I don't always have this talisman. If you want to ask for it, it depends on my mood."
When Jin Yazi heard this, he took all the talismans without saying a word. He acted so quickly as to fear that Wen Ling would go back on his word.
Then he grinned sheepishly, showing his big gold tooth.
The steward of the Marquis of Zhennan, who was still hesitating about how much to give, immediately shouted, "Two hundred taels. Can we give the princess a calming talisman for two hundred taels?"
Wen Ling's eyes lit up: "Who has such good taste?"
When she turned to look at the steward of Zhennan Marquis, her smiling expression turned into deeper frowns the more she looked at the steward.
The manager suddenly felt uneasy. Could it be that their family had no destiny, so the price of the talisman paper he gave was not enough?
Just when he was feeling extremely anxious, Wen Ling finally spoke: "Please follow me inside and tell me in detail about your wife's situation."
The housekeeper then breathed a sigh of relief. That was great. As long as he didn't reject them, anything was fine.
As a result, when he got inside and closed the door, Wen Ling's next sentence almost made him lose his balance.
"There's a demon aura about you."
Manager: “…Ah?!”
Wen Ling nodded affirmatively: "Yes, there is indeed a demonic aura. Although the demonic aura is very faint, I will definitely not be mistaken.
The demonic aura you have is probably because you have not had direct contact with demons, but have been living in an environment with demons for a long time, so you have been infected with it.
Why did you come here to ask for the calming talisman today? ”
The steward was so frightened that he stuttered, and repeated the story of how their lady had not been able to sleep for ten days.
Wen Ling shook her head: "This is caused by evil spirits. It is useless to just ask for a calming talisman without solving the root cause."
The steward was anxious: "Then...what should we do? Princess, please help our old lady. The old lady is kind-hearted and generous to the servants. She is a rare good person.
She has only been living a good life for a few years, so nothing must happen to her! ”
Wen Ling said: "Don't worry, I will draw a talisman for you to take back. With this talisman, the monsters will not be able to get close to you for a short period of time.
Take it back to your old lady first, and then see what your Zhennan Marquis thinks. If you really want me to help, come find me again. ”
The steward slapped his head, realizing that he had no way of taking care of the master's household affairs and almost forgot about it.
He nodded repeatedly. He originally planned to give two hundred taels of silver, but finally gave four hundred taels. This was all the silver he could decide on.
After putting away the talisman, he left in a hurry.
Wen Ling asked the people behind him to pay their money one by one.
Because the steward of Marquis Zhennan was leading the way, all the talisman papers that followed started at a hundred taels.
We are all wealthy families, and no one wants to give less and fall behind others.
But Wen Ling would not accept money from anyone.
For example, Wen Ling did not give any talisman paper to the family who said that there was a ghost in the well in their backyard.
The man asked unhappily, "Why are you offering the same price? Others have it, but you won't sell it to us? Do you have any problem with our Wu family in the Ministry of Justice?"
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