Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Guo Ye said: "It's easy to say, easy to say. Are you the Master Cui that Zhang Fugui said? I don't know if I should call you Mr. Cui or Master Cui?"

"Let me be called Mr. Cui. This is the long history of Banqiao Town, Zhang Fugui's boss, so he is called Master of this official. You are not a citizen of this official, so you don't need to call me that!" Cui Xuanren finished speaking. A look of arrogance appeared on his face, as if he was quite satisfied with his identity!

Guo Ye was not interested in cheering him on, and asked coldly, "Do you have a grade?"

"What?" Cui Xuanren obviously didn't understand what Guo Ye meant.

"I asked about the long history of Banqiao Town, is there any grade?"

Cui Xuanren smiled slightly, and said: "I, Cui Xuanren, am an imperial official. Of course I have a rank, but I am a rank above the ninth rank. After another election, it is not difficult to be promoted to the eighth rank."

Guo Ye didn't expect that Chang Shi of Banqiao Town was really a well-known official. He was slapped in the face once and said: "Since you have a rank, then I will call you Cui Changshi. Cui Changshi , I don't know what you want to do with Guo Ye?"

"Of course I came here for Sanniangzi's property. I heard that you bought Sanniangzi's Xinxin Inn and Mule and Horse Inn for [-] yuan. I think it's very inappropriate!"

"Oh? I'd like to hear about it!"

"I won't tell you this, I'll talk to the third lady!" Cui Xuanren turned his head and said to Li Wanniang: "Third lady, if you sell your property so cheaply, you may humiliate your family. I advise you to think twice before acting!"

"Joke, I have become a widow, what is there to humiliate?"

"I'm not talking about your husband's family, but the family of the Li family in Longxi. If you remarry, no one will care about you. But if you steal a man while you are a widow, the Li family in Longxi will have no face!"

"Cui Xuanren, don't spitting blood! I, Li Wanniang, have behaved rightly and walked well. Where did I steal a man? You must explain it to me today. Otherwise, I will fight to the death with you!"

Cui Xuanren said calmly: "I didn't think that way, I just want to remind you that some people would think that way. Why did you sell the property to a businessman surnamed Guo at such a low price? What I know is that you Don't care about the little money, will those who don't know make wild guesses? A widow in her middle age, and a wealthy businessman who is young and handsome, will something happen? Third lady, people's words are scary!"

"Are there no rumors that I sold the property to you at a low price?"

"I'm a member of the Boling Cui family. How can I do something that insults the family tradition? For the sake of the reputation of the Li family in Longxi, third lady, I advise you to sell the property to me. Besides, the price I offered is higher than Guo Ye's. The price is high, so why not do it?"

These words really sounded like that at first glance, but San Niangzi couldn't refute them for a while.

Guo Ye didn't know what was going on with the Boling Cui family, he only knew that the Qinghe Cui family was one of the eight great families, but the Qinghe Cui family had already been forced to announce their withdrawal from officialdom, why did the Boling Cui family appear again?

But now is not the time to think about this, Guo Ye interjected: "Cui Changshi, you are wrong to say that. Isn't it just money? There is nothing to worry about. In order to avoid criticism, don't mention your [-] Gu, let me not talk about my [-] yuan! Since we all want Li Wanniang's property, why don't we all say a number, the one with the highest price will get it, and the old man will not be deceived, what do you think?"

Li Wanniang cast a grateful look at Guo Ye, and said: "Mr. Guo is right, so let's do this! Cui, how much do you pay?"

"I pay [-] guan!" Cui Xuanren blurted out.

Guo Ye smiled contemptuously and said, "Seventy thousand guan!"

"Eighty thousand guan!"

"Ninety thousand guan!"

"One hundred thousand guan!" After saying one hundred thousand guan, Cui Xuanren sweated!

Seeing him like that, Guo Ye knew he was out of money, and said, "11 guan! Cui Changshi, do you want 12 guan?"

Cui Xuanren blushed, and said: "Guo Ye, don't bully me too much! If you offend me, Boling Cui, I won't have any good fruits for you!"

"Cut! Boling Cui family? I haven't heard of it. Besides, no matter how famous you are, you can't eat it? If you don't have money, what are you pretending to be? If you can't come up with money, San Niangzi's business is me. Someone from Guo!" He turned around and was about to go back to the shop.

Cui Xuanren stopped his hand and said, "Slow down! I still have something to say!"

Chapter 1409 Shake your dog's eyes with gold (1)

Guo Ye stopped and said: "Cui Changshi, what else is there? Could it be that he is not convinced after losing and wants to play with the authority?"

Cui Xuanren said: "Brother Guo, please be calm and don't be impatient! I, Cui Xuanren, belong to the Cui family of Boling, and my family style is strict, so naturally I will not do things that bully others."

"Hmph, the words are pretty beautiful! Then what else do you want?"

Cui Xuanren pulled out a folding fan out of nowhere, swayed it lightly, and said, "Again, although I, the Cui family of Boling, will not bully others, I will not let others bully me either! This merchant surnamed Guo, you I keep saying that I want 11 guan to buy San Niangzi’s property, and I have to admit defeat. Then I can’t help but ask, do you have that much money? 11 guan is not a small number! Don’t be fooling me by bragging about it? "

"Joke, what I'm doing here is a business between Goguryeo and Da Song. How can I do it if I don't have a lot of capital? 11 guan is not enough to trouble me, Mr. Guo!"

"That's not what you said. A string of money weighs eight catties. 11 strings of money weighs 88 catties. I heard people say that this is the first time you have come to our Banqiao Town with hundreds of people, not many Mules and horses. Let me count you as 800 people, and each of you brings a thousand catties of copper money? It really makes people laugh!"

Guo Ye thought to himself, this Cui Xuanren is calm in times of crisis and thoughtful, he can be regarded as a character, no wonder he can clean up Li Wanniang so badly!But that's all there is to it!Hitting the muzzle of my little brother Guo, you were just obediently admitting defeat just now, but now you still want to stalk, hehe, I have to peel you off if you don't die!

Guo Ye smiled slightly, but did not answer directly, and said: "Cui Changshi, you just said one hundred thousand guan, so you can take out one hundred thousand guan on the spot?"

What Cui Xuanren was waiting for was his words, and said: "I, Cui Xuanren, belong to the Boling Cui family, so naturally I won't lie! I must have a hundred thousand coins."

He turned his head to Li Wanniang again and said, "Third lady, the current situation is very obvious. I, Cui Xuanren, can immediately spend 11 guan to buy your property. Although this Guo Ye wants [-] guan to buy your property , but you can’t get any money, who are you going to sell it to?”

Li Wanniang said: "Even if this Mr. Guo doesn't have the money for a while, I just allow him to pay on credit. Cui Changshi, you don't have to worry about it!"

"That's impossible! Who knows if the two of you are secretly having an affair? After a while, I won't be able to tell you how much money he spent to buy your property! If you insist on doing this, San Niangzi, I will The official has to doubt some things, such as your relationship with this businessman surnamed Guo..."

"This..." Li Wanniang squinted at Guo Ye.Guo Ye had told her that he couldn't afford one hundred thousand coins!This is how to do?

Guo Ye gave Li Wanniang a reassuring look, and said, "Then what Cui Changshi means is that the money must be settled today in order to wash away the innocence of Mrs. Li's family?"

"You can think so! And only here, in public, the official will be convinced!"

Guo Ye frowned, and said: "It's easy to pay for both money and goods, but it's difficult to force people to trade in public. As the saying goes, wealth is never revealed! If you take out so much money all at once, you will inevitably be coveted by villains." Even if it is for the reputation of Li's wife, it is not worth sacrificing so much!"

"If you don't dare to trade in public, you have a guilty conscience!"

"Whatever you think, as long as I get the money and the goods today, I have a clear conscience! Your request is against the rules. The pure will be cleared, the dirty will be dirty, and the rumors will stop with the wise. I don't worry about it!"

The more Guo Ye refused to make a face-to-face delivery, the more Cui Xuanren felt it was fraudulent. He smiled slightly and said, "Guo, why don't we make a bet!"

"bet?"

"That's right, I bet you can't afford 11 guan! We're right here, in front of the Xinxin Inn. As long as you can come up with 11 guan, I, Cui Xuanren, will leave on the spot without any entanglements! "

"What if I can't get it out?"

"Then please withdraw from this transaction."

Guo Ye shook his head again and again, and said, "This is impossible. No matter whether you win or lose, you will not lose anything, but my money, Mr. Guo, will be exposed. It's not fair, it's really unfair! Why don't we change the betting method..."

"How to bet?"

"You don't believe that I can come up with 11 guan, and I still don't believe that you can come up with [-] guan! Let's bet who can get the most money today! It is also in front of Xinxin Inn , if anyone loses, all the money given out will belong to the other party. I wonder if Cui Changshi dares to agree?"

"This..." A gamble is one hundred thousand guan, and Cui Xuanren's heart is a little bit drummed.

Yes, he was able to take out one hundred thousand coins, but the money was not his own, but the Cui family's.If he loses by accident, his status in the family will be insignificant, maybe even his life will be lost!One hundred thousand guan is not a small number for the Boling Cui family!

However, if he wins... No matter how poor this Guo Ye is, he will always have [-] to [-] yuan.If you win, all the money will be yours!It doesn't take [-] to [-] guan, even [-] guan, it is also a fortune for me!

To gamble or not to gamble?