Chapter 227 Hi, Miss Yuxue
The third quarter of the hour of Xu (7:45 PM).
The night is deep, but it is not quiet.
The torrential rain made the city of Shuzhou resound with a constant pattering sound.
Especially in the Chunhe Garden, where the trees and flowers are relatively lush.
The sound of rain falling on the bluestone slabs and roof tiles was quite noisy.
Although it didn't affect Chen Yi, it made it difficult for Xiao Die, Xiao Wuge, and Pei Guanli to fall asleep.
Especially Xiao Wuge, who is just starting out in martial arts at the training ground today.
After dinner, he came running over, looking quite excited, saying he couldn't sleep.
no way.
Chen Yi had no choice but to listen to his story about practicing martial arts.
For example, his second uncle, Xiao Xuanshuo, taught him stance training, not the spear stance training, but a stance training called [Xiao Huangting].
Although Xiao Wuge did not reveal the specific formulas and methods of the stance training, Chen Yi was able to deduce the approximate effects of the [Xiao Huang Ting Gong] based on just a few words.
It seems that before Xiao Wuge establishes his foundation and refines his physical body, he should focus on practicing the stance training of the innate Qi.
Chen Yi, already aware of the situation, didn't ask any further questions, only instructing Xiao Wuge to cultivate diligently.
Chatting and laughing, before we knew it, it was already 7 PM.
Chen Yi had just asked Xiao Die to take Xiao Wuge to rest.
After blowing out the oil lamp, he changed into a set of night clothes, found a raincoat to put on, and quietly left Chunhe Garden.
Following the muddy mountain path, we left the Marquis's residence and turned towards the house on Chuanxi Street.
After having Zhang Dabao disguise him, he went to Kangning Street.
Fortunately, it was still raining at this time, and there were not many talented men and beautiful women having secret meetings on Corning Street, which was usually crowded with pedestrians late at night.
Occasionally, passersby would pass by, but most of them only hurriedly.
There were also a few dissolute scholars, not holding umbrellas, chugging wine from jars, and shouting incoherently:
"The cries of monkeys on both banks could not be stopped, yet my light boat had already passed ten thousand mountains. Ah, I will cross ten thousand mountains, ha ha ha..."
"Brother Lin recited it well, very well, but I only like the line written by Mr. Qingzhou: 'May we all live long and share the beauty of the moon, though separated by a thousand miles.'"
"Good words, good words..."
Chen Yi curled his lip and walked past the drunkards.
Before long, he arrived at the wonton shop by the clouds outside the gate of Guiyun Academy.
"oh?"
Chen Yi was somewhat stunned when he saw the wonton shop.
He couldn't help but look up at the night sky, then at the rain falling around him, confirming that it was a rainy night.
"It's so late, why are there still so many people eating wontons there?"
Facts speak louder than words, leaving Chen Yi no choice but to believe it.
Even though it was late at night, the wonton shop was still packed with people.
The lobby has thirteen tables, most of which are full, with the rest occupied by groups of two or three people.
Furthermore, some people who had drunk too much were still walking into the shop, calling out to the proprietress for two ounces of wontons.
This kept the several strong women in the shop very busy.
One moment she's serving wontons to the guests, the next she's cleaning up the leftovers on the table.
Even Lou Yuxue was busy.
Standing behind the counter, collecting money and keeping accounts, she clattered away on the abacus.
Every now and then you could hear her shouting at the top of her lungs, "Two bowls of wontons and one ounce of wine."
"Two ounces of wontons per bowl, plus one ounce of mutton."
"Big Tooth, come and clear the table."
"Bigfoot, get it for me..."
Chen Yizai carefully examined Lou Yuxue, and after confirming that she was not someone else in disguise, he almost burst out laughing.
"You've really made your business a success, Lou Yuxue."
Although he had intended to play a trick on Ma Guan when he asked him to leave the calligraphy copybook, he really didn't expect Lou Yuxue to be so straightforward.
She actually put her heart and soul into running this wonton shop at the entrance of the academy, and it became more and more successful.
If Chen Yi hadn't seen Lou Yuxue in the brothel in the south of the city, he would never have been able to associate the woman in front of him with that alluring beauty.
He barely managed to suppress his laughter, pondered for a moment, and then walked into the wonton shop with an air of nonchalance.
He glanced around, found a seat in a corner, and, mimicking the others, laughed and called out:
"Boss lady, a bowl of wontons, three ounces of mutton, and a pot of wine, please."
The two diners next to him looked up in surprise, as if they were looking at someone who could eat so much.
Lou Yuxue, who was calculating on the abacus over there, was even more direct, cursing in a gruff voice, "Is this a reincarnated starving ghost? Eating so much?"
This caused the customers eating wontons in the shop to burst into laughter.
"Boss lady, it's not like they're refusing to pay, why are you swearing at them?"
"Just eat your food, I didn't insult you, did I?"
"Boss lady, if you keep doing this, who will dare to come next time?"
"I wish none of you would come, this is just..."
Lou Yuxue was about to continue her cursing when she suddenly saw Chen Yi's appearance as he lifted his raincoat, and she was stunned for a moment:
"you……"
When Chen Yi saw that she recognized him, he smiled and waved, silently saying, "Hi, we meet again, Miss Yuxue."
Lou Yuxue's eyes instantly turned bloodshot, and she almost couldn't resist drawing her sword and rushing over to kill that bastard.
Fortunately, she was aware that many people were watching her.
She forced herself to suppress her anger and forced a smile onto her otherwise ordinary-looking face.
"Sir, you have ordered a large meal, you are truly a distinguished guest. Why don't we go upstairs for our meal?"
Chen Yi couldn't help but chuckle, teasingly saying, "Boss lady, going upstairs is certainly possible. But..."
"But first, make it clear: are you the one who brought me the wontons, or am I the wonton?"
"You're not planning to eat me, are you?"
Everyone was taken aback when they heard this, but after they realized what was happening, their laughter became even more unrestrained, with several people laughing so hard they slapped the table.
"Yes, yes, this brother is right."
"Boss lady, you don't mean to think this gentleman is handsome and are planning to eat him like wontons, do you?"
"Haha... If that's the case, I advise you to stay downstairs for your meal, so that we can have a look."
Lou Yuxue ignored the teasing from the surrounding diners, staring at Chen Yi and asking through gritted teeth, "Are you going or not?"
Chen Yi immediately stood up and said, "Go, I'll go, okay?"
"The landlady is so beautiful... even if she takes advantage of me, I'll just be secretly happy."
Everyone laughed again, and even teased them, saying that they should make more noise while eating, just to add to the fun.
Chen Yi smiled, cupped his hands in a fist salute, and agreed. He then winked at Lou Yuxue and went upstairs to the second floor.
Lou Yuxue glared at his retreating figure with resentment, then told him to watch the shop, before carrying the wontons, mutton, and beef that Chen Yi had ordered and following him.
Naturally, he was inevitably teased by the diners.
This almost made Lou Yuxue spill the wontons.
Fortunately, at that moment, she spotted Chen Yi and picked up her wontons, asking with a cold smile, "Wontons or me?"
Chen Yi pointed down and then to the private room next to him, saying leisurely, "Choose for yourself."
Lou Yuxue knew he meant either throw her down or go inside, and she immediately turned red with anger, the redness even her disguise mask couldn't hide.
"Come with me!"
After saying that, she turned and walked towards a private room further inside.
Chen Yi watched her retreating figure, chuckled twice, and then followed her.
The moment the door closed.
Chen Yi noticed a whooshing sound behind him. He dodged to the side and caught a glimpse of a small fist out of the corner of his eye. He then reached out and grabbed it, pulling it away.
*Smack*
Lou Yuxue was then pinned against the door by him.
"It's been a long time, Miss Yuxue, you still have such a temper."
Lou Yuxue struggled twice, but seeing that she couldn't break free, she turned her head and glared at him, gritting her teeth and saying, "You bastard, how dare you show your face in front of me? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"
Chen Yi met those eyes and said with a smile, "I'm not afraid."
"Miss Yuxue is such a gentle and generous person. She has given me hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. How could she possibly kill me?"
"You shameless scoundrel!"
"It was clearly you, you bastard, who broke your promise and despicably stole that silver! How dare you, how dare you..."
Lou Yuxue felt resentful when she thought of the silver that Chen Yi had taken away and the letters from the Hawk that urged her to hurry up.
"Give me back my money!"
"Return the silver?"
Chen Yi pretended to think for a moment and said, "It's not impossible."
Lou Yuxue's anger faltered for a moment, "Really?"
"But it's not about returning it; I want to join forces with you on a big deal."
"Once this is done, I guarantee you'll make a fortune."
"You, you can forget about it!"
Lou Yuxue struggled again, "You have no sense of chivalry, and you have no integrity as a businessman. Unless I die, I will never join forces with you!"
"Don't be so quick to refuse. Why don't you listen to my plan first?"
"Okay, let go of me first."
Chen Yi released her and took a step back, reminding her, "Don't hit me again. You know you're no match for me."
Upon hearing this, Lou Yuxue gritted her teeth, withdrew her hand, and angrily walked around him to sit down at the table, her eyes filled with resentment and anger.
Seeing that she had sat down, Chen Yi stopped teasing her and sat down opposite her, picking up the wontons and mutton on the table to eat.
After swallowing, he gave a thumbs up: "I must say, it tastes really good. No wonder Miss Yuxue's shop is so popular."
Hearing his praise, Lou Yuxue became even angrier and slammed her hand on the table.
"If you want to eat, then eat. Why all the nonsense?"
"And do you think I want to open a shop here? Do you think I want this shop to be a thriving business?"
"If it weren't for you, because you took that silver, I, why would I be in this situation?"
"After all that talk, you're really running your wonton shop so diligently just to make money?"
After a pause, Chen Yi asked curiously, "So how much silver have you earned these past few days?"
Lou Yuxue was about to answer, but remembering his usual inhuman behavior, she said warily:
"How much you earn is none of your business, so don't even think about it."
Chen Yi chuckled and shook his head, saying, "A gentleman loves money, but he acquires it in a proper way. I only like to take what I deserve."
Lou Yuxue's eyes widened: "How dare you say such a thing?"
"Of the previous 290,000 taels of silver, 140,000 taels were mine."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yi said seriously, "No, it's mine."
"If it weren't for your 140,000 taels of silver, why would I think of you first when I have a good business opportunity?"
The translated meaning is: If we had no debts to each other, how could we have met?
Unfortunately, Lou Yuxue clearly didn't understand any of this; she simply stretched out her fair hand and snorted:
"If you want me to join forces with you, then give me back my money."
"That's all. As I just said, that silver was the capital for this transaction."
"Who goes into business together without investing any capital, right?"
"You, you're talking nonsense, you, you bastard..."
"Get out of here! I...I don't want to see you!"
Chen Yi continued eating his wontons, smiling as he said, "Miss Yuxue, do you really not want to get involved?"
"If that deal goes well, we'll make much more money than last time."
Lou Yuxue turned her face away from him and snorted, "That's only if you can actually get it."
"Joining forces with you will not only bring us nothing, but also a lot of trouble. It's not worth it."
"This time it's different, I guarantee you'll make a fortune."
"How many?"
"What?"
How much silver can I earn?
When Lou Yuxue saw him looking over, she explained somewhat hesitantly:
“I didn’t say I wanted to team up with you, I was just asking. It’s okay if you don’t tell me.”
Chen Yi knew she was still wary because of what happened last time, so he smiled and held up five fingers:
"Five hundred thousand taels of silver."
"All of them are mine?"
"certainly."
Lou Yuxue was somewhat tempted, but she simply couldn't convince herself to cooperate with Chen Yi.
"You're not planning to earn 500,000 taels of silver and then give me 50,000 taels to get rid of me, are you?"
Wow, it's gotten smarter.
Although Chen Yi was secretly delighted, he spoke with utmost sincerity: "I guarantee you will receive 500,000 taels of silver."
"And what about you? How much can you earn?"
"I should have about a million or two hundred thousand taels."
"Hundred……"
Lou Yuxue turned her head to look at him, and asked in surprise, "What big deal made you so much money?"
After finishing his wontons, Chen Yi wiped his mouth and smiled, "I'll take that as you agreeing to join forces with me."
Lou Yuxue paused, then suddenly gritted her teeth and said:
"If you dare to lie to me again, I will definitely have the master send a master to kill you this time!"
“Miss Yuxue, this is correct.”
As the saying goes, even if you can't be righteous, you can still make a deal; don't turn down money.
"Enough with the nonsense, tell me what big deal you're talking about."
To everyone's surprise, Chen Yi shook his head and said mysteriously, "The time is not ripe yet. Let me plan it out first, and then I will tell you."
Lou Yuxue looked at him and snorted, "Who are you planning to scheme against this time?"
"Could it still be the Liu family from Jingzhou? They brought a lot of silver with them this time when they expanded Xinglinzhai."
Chen Yi shook his head: "No, no matter how ruthless I am, I would never lay a hand on my own family."
Lou Yuxue couldn't help but curse inwardly upon hearing this.
This bastard did everything for the good of the Xiao family, yet he actually thinks he's a member of the Liu family.
Having finally suppressed her anger, she said in a stiff tone:
“There aren’t many people in Shu Prefecture who can come up with this much silver; you could count them on one hand.”
"Even if you don't tell me, I'll find out."
Chen Yi spread his hands, "If you can find it, that's your skill."
He himself didn't know who the anti-Xiao alliance was, and he was eager for Lou Yuxue to help him find them.
However, he has already decided to take action to eliminate those people, and will naturally investigate the matter thoroughly afterward.
As for whether I can ultimately make that much money...
He didn't seem to care much.
First, let's get the White Tiger Guards on his pirate ship.
Just as Lou Yuxue was about to press for more information, she heard a flapping sound and saw a hawk pecking at the window paper outside the window.
Her expression changed, and she stood up, urging Chen Yi, "Since you haven't made a plan yet, let's wait until you've done it before we talk about it."
Chen Yi glanced at it and knew in his heart that it was a secret letter from the Hidden Guards. His eyes couldn't help but dart around twice.
He immediately grabbed the eagle before Lou Yuxue could, and swiftly removed the secret letter from its leg.
"Don't..."
Before Lou Yuxue could stop him, Chen Yi had already opened the secret letter and started reading it quickly.
As he looked at it, he muttered to himself, "B23, A16... Miss Yuxue, is this a secret letter from your White Tiger Guard?"
"Why are they all just scribbles?"
Lou Yuxue stepped forward and snatched the secret letter, glaring at him coldly:
"Do you know that spying on the secret letters of my White Tiger Guard is a serious crime?"
Chen Yi silently memorized the contents of the secret letter, and instead of trying to snatch it back, he smiled and waved his hand, saying:
"You are the imperial guards, how could someone as insignificant as me dare to offend you?"
"But you don't need to be so angry. I can't understand those scribbles either."
After all, he had already gotten what he wanted—
[Witness the hidden guard receiving the secret letter. Reward: Musical score "Spring Sunshine", +34 Fortune.]
[Comment: The person arrived, their voice was heard, and the scene was impressive. You obtained the secret letter right under the noses of the hidden guards; your performance was acceptable.]
Lou Yuxue stared at him for a long time before snorting, "Don't do things that will bring you death, or you'll regret it later!"
"Yes, yes..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Yi suddenly looked out the window, instantly concealing his aura and whispering:
"Someone's coming!"
(End of this chapter)
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