kingnovel Chapter 267: Pretending to be cool without money
Chapter 267: Pretending to be cool without money
It was difficult for Chen Changan to refuse such a request.
He was lying naked on the bed. Liu Ruge slowly unbuttoned his clothes. His snow-white skin, as white as cream, formed a sharp contrast with the fiery red bellyband.
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"My husband, I feel so happy!"
"Don't pity me!"
"Um……"
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Chen Changan was very happy tonight, as evidenced by the poem.
The soft embroidered carpet is covered with spring beauty, and her lover picks up her jade thighs.
The golden lotus is as slender as the peony and it is so translucent that one can’t help but lose one’s soul at first sight.
The graceful glances were silent, who can describe this scene?
It is hard to describe her emerald hair and rosy cheeks.
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Xiao Zhennan won a great victory and wiped out the Red Flower Society. This was a rare prosperous time for the people of Da Chu.
In fact, the celebration banquet should have been held when they returned to the court, but Chen Changan's life or death was uncertain, so who would have the heart to celebrate?
But today is not possible, too much time has passed.
When Chen Changan got up in the morning, he looked at the bright plum blossoms on the bed and just shook his head slightly. Then he put on his tattered fisherman's clothes and left through the back door of Xiaoxiang Tower.
As soon as I arrived at the street, I heard the sound of gongs and drums and firecrackers.
duang, duang, duang!
"Suzhou Chamber of Commerce reminds you: Sir Xiao has wiped out the Red Flower Society. Today, a celebration banquet will be held at Li's residence. Please come and watch the ceremony!"
"The Suzhou Chamber of Commerce has prepared exquisite gifts for the people who enter!"
"Choose Suzhou, no worries!"
Chen Changan burst into laughter immediately.
The Suzhou Chamber of Commerce is pretty good. Ever since they were taught marketing techniques at the Imperial College, they have been able to put them into practice.
Chen Changan followed the crowd all the way to Li's Mansion. Both sides of the street were hung with slogans of Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, making the whole city full of smoke and chaos.
When we arrived at Li's house, it was crowded with people, many of whom were holding fifty-liang silver notes.
Chen Changan was a little puzzled, and pulled the fat scholar beside him and said, "My dear, I am Chen Changan, what are you doing with the banknotes?"
Chen Changan?
Everyone immediately turned around to look at Chen Changan's attire, and many of them showed contempt.
"Brother, you are Chen Changan, and I am the emperor!"
The fat scholar sneered and said, "Everyone knows that Chen Changan is the current emperor's son-in-law. In order to wipe out the Red Flower Society, he didn't even attend the wedding and insisted on going to the battlefield."
"Don't underestimate him as just a scholar. The battle at Blue Moon Lake showed the bravery of the Chu soldiers. He surrounded the enemy without attacking and achieved extraordinary feats in troubled times. He is very famous and is someone we admire!"
"With the cowardly look you're wearing, you dare to say you're Chen Changan?"
The fat scholar's barrage of retorts left Chen Changan speechless.
If Xiaoxiang Tower didn't have men's clothes, would I have been able to wear this out?
Chen Changan shook his head and did not argue with the fat scholar: "Oh, sorry, I said the wrong name in a hurry, my name is Changan."
Changan, that’s pretty good.
Chen Changan pointed at the banknote in the fat scholar's hand and said, "I just don't understand why they are holding banknotes at the celebration banquet?"
The fat scholar sneered and said, "You don't even understand this. Are you new to Baidi?"
"How do you know?" Chen Changan asked in surprise.
"I can tell from your clothes. Besides, I have written poems with the Prince Consort, so my knowledge is far beyond that of a lowly person like you."
The fat scholar spoke quite arrogantly, but Chen Changan couldn't remember where he had ever written poetry with him.
The fat scholar had a strong sense of pride on his face: "How can you meet Lord Xiao and the generals who fought so hard just because you want to?"
"With Yan Qing here, others can't even ask for a visit!"
"Have you seen the notice? Under the emperor's persuasion, Yan Qing wants to take advantage of the celebration banquet to choose a good man, so so many people want to go and take a look."
Yan Qing chooses a good man?
It is estimated that this was a choice he had to make under the coercion of King Jing'an, Marquis Xibo and others.
But, I’m asking about fifty taels of silver!
The fat scholar patted his forehead and said, "Oh, I forgot. I heard that the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce spent a lot of effort to sell us some tickets for fifty taels of silver."
The fat scholar was even more worried: "With so many people, it looks like it won't be my turn."
Chen Changan shook his head and followed the fat scholar in queuing for a long time. It was almost their turn.
Several servants wearing the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce logo stood in front of him and held out their hands to Chen Changan: "Brand, silver."
Chen Changan was a little dazed.
The money is easy to deal with, but what brand is it?
Seeing Chen Changan's bewilderment, Suzhou Chamber of Commerce suddenly changed its attitude: "You don't even have a sign, so why are you here to join in the fun? Get lost!"
The Suzhou Chamber of Commerce pushed Chen Changan away, and Chen Changan didn't understand what was going on.
As it happened, a group of people gathered around and said, "Hey, Suzhou Chamber of Commerce made it very clear a month ago that you need to buy a token to enter the gate of Li Mansion, and each token costs ten taels of silver."
"I have a lot here. One is 100 taels of silver. Can I give you one?"
black!
It's so damn dark!
Chen Changan was stunned and immediately speechless.
Well, this is another way for Suzhou Chamber of Commerce to make money.
They all seem to be better than their teachers.
In order to enter the Li Mansion with peace of mind, Chen Changan had no choice but to take out a fifty-liang silver note: "Fifty liang, if you don't sell it, I'll leave."
"Sir, you are better than me!"
The man shook his head slightly: "I didn't say that. If it was a few days ago, you would definitely not be able to buy it without spending a hundred taels of silver, but now..."
"Okay, if you dare to bargain, I dare to sell it, sell it!"
Chen Changan curled his lips. Fifty taels of silver has increased five times, right?
Reaching out to take the token, Chen Changan was about to reenter the door when a lot of people gathered around him: "Sir, do you need another token?"
"I'll give you a discount, twenty taels?"
Chen Changan gritted his teeth and said, it’s too expensive!
He turned around to look for the man who was selling his brand, but he had already run away.
Chen Changan had no choice but to pay another fifty taels of silver, hand in the token, and finally enter.
The entrance to Li's mansion was divided into two passages. One led to the main hall, where the celebration banquet was held; the other led to the artificial lake, where Yan Qing was said to choose her lover.
However, if you want to get on board, you have to pay one hundred taels of silver.
Chen Changan finally couldn't help it: "What are you doing? Are you trying to rob the silver?"
"I spent fifty taels when I entered the door, and no one told me that I had to pay more silver!"
"Yes, the fifty taels are for attending the celebration banquet and seeing those generals. I don't want you to spend any more money."
The organizer patiently explained: "But the boat is a place for drinking, having fun, and competing in talent. It's like attending a wedding, and you can't help but give money."
"Don't get on the boat if you don't pay. Just watch over there."
Chen Changan was so angry that he laughed.
I didn't expect Yan Qing to have learned bad things from Suzhou Chamber of Commerce and resorted to such money-swindling methods.
Snapped!
Chen Changan slapped the hundred-liang silver note on the table and said, "This is a ten-thousand-liang silver note. Give me the money later!"
Chen Changan walked in, and many of the others were stunned.
Do you think I'm illiterate?
It clearly says one hundred taels above, so where did the ten thousand taels come from?
This must be another person who is pretending to be rich even though he has no money.