Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

Su Xia and Xiong Hui left, but Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian who stayed in the room looked at each other. They didn't understand how someone could drop ten taels of silver from the sky.

It was Pan Jinlian who took the handkerchief first and picked up the ten taels of silver on the table: "Da Lang, these two people are so weird today. They gave us ten taels of silver. How many cakes do we have to sell to earn back!"

Wu Dalang couldn't hide his joy: "See, this is my second brother's friend. It seems that my second brother is really good outside."

"Okay, stop talking about your second brother. Marrying you will mean a diagnosis. But you tell me about your second brother every day. I have never seen your second brother?"

How the two discussed the two uninvited guests in the room will not be shown for the time being.

But as soon as Su Xia and Xiong Hui went out, Xiong Hui couldn't hold himself back and asked:

"Hey, it's strange for you to say that they all say that a talented man and a beautiful woman are beautiful. This girl is so gorgeous. How could she marry such a little black man? Her appearance is as good as in the sky or on the earth. It's true."

"Xiong Hui, don't look at Wu Dalang's unattractive appearance, but his younger brother is really good-looking."

Upon hearing this, Xiong Hui was even more dissatisfied: "Even if his brother is a hero, eight feet tall and majestic in appearance, after all, he is marrying this brother, this... this is not a flower arrangement. On cow dung?”

Su Xia thought to herself, maybe you have taken a fancy to Pan Jinlian, so she interrupted: "Okay, don't say anything about Pan Jinlian. We have business to do and a business to discuss. Come with me to find her." Ximen Qing.”

"What kind of business? What kind of business can we discuss? Also, sir, who is this Ximen Qing?"

"Isn't that the glass bead you are holding in your hand? Ximen Qing is the biggest wealthy businessman in the local area!"

Su Xia seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly said to Xiong Hui: "Remember, when you go to see Ximen Qing later, you are not allowed to call me your lord again. Those who call me shopkeeper are not allowed to call me your lord again."

"Alright, shopkeeper."

In Su Xia's memory, Ximen Qing's house was in Dongcheng District, Yanggu County.

Take Xiong Hui over there and ask around.

Yanggu County is not big. Soon, the two of them saw a large house with lanterns and colorful decorations. It was very grand and conspicuous in this small county. Needless to say, this should be Ximen Qing's house.

Looking at the plaque at the door of the house - the word "Ximen" - Su Xia knew something in her mind: "This person is a famous local businessman."

Xiong Hui looked up and down this magnificent and majestic house: "Hey, dear, how much money does this have? What kind of business does Ximen Qing do?"

"Do anything!"

As they talked, the two walked forward. The slave at the door of the house stopped them: "Stop, what do you do?"

"We are here to discuss business with Mr. Ximen."

The house slave looked at the two of them up and down: "What a joke, can anyone do business with us Ximen officials?"

"What's so great? Isn't this the Ximen Mansion? Isn't it because your Ximen family has money but doesn't make money that your head was kicked by a donkey?" After Xiong Hui finished speaking, he burst out laughing.

Seeing that he was being laughed at, the slave was angry and annoyed, and pointed at Su Xia: "Who are you? How dare you speak of our high-ranking officials like this."

"What bothers me the most is people pointing fingers at me," Su Xia said before she finished speaking.

Xiong Hui rushed forward, grabbed the slave's fingers and retreated. The slave bent back, Xiong Hui let go again, and the slave stumbled to the ground: "You wait, I Go call someone!"

"Things that rely on human power." Xiong Hui complained dissatisfiedly.

The two of them continued walking into the courtyard.

A man with a strong Chongyang Valley accent, flowers on his head, and a silk dress came in: "Who, who wants to do business with me? How dare you hit someone!"

Needless to say, this person must be Ximen Qing. Ximen Qing rushed out with the housekeeper and his servants.

Su Xia looked around at the people gathered around her: "It's us!"

"Who dares to come to my Ximen Qing residence to cause trouble!"

Xiong Hui looked coldly at the slaves behind Ximen Qing: "You guys are not enough for me to beat with one hand."

Xiong Hui, who was gearing up, was just about to go up to compete, but Su Xia stopped him: "Xiong Hui, we are here to discuss business after all. Senior official Ximen, tell your people to go down. There are some words they are not suitable to listen to."

Ximen Qing dismissed it: "All my people can listen, but you can just say it."

Su Xia nodded: "If what I expected is right, you, Ximen Qing, may want to pursue a silk and satin business now."

"I'm a drugstore, and I'm in the silk and satin business!" Although Ximen Qinghua denied it, he was already shocked in his heart.

He only recently planned to start a silk and satin business. He had never mentioned it to anyone. How did the person opposite know about it?

Seeing that the other party had a good background, he did not dare to neglect him and quickly asked his men to withdraw: "Please come in and watch the tea!"

Su Xia added: "The high official is just thinking in his heart now, but if he runs a silk and satin business in the future, he will be extremely wealthy!"

Ximen Qing looked at Su Xia with some disbelief: "You know a lot about me." Seeing that the housekeeper was still following behind him, Ximen Qing sullenly said: "You have no eyesight, get off!"

Seeing this scene, Su Xia couldn't help but feel happy: "Why, didn't the senior officials from Ximen say that they can all listen?"

"I was not rude just now." Ximen Qing apologized. Seeing that no one was around, he continued to ask: "Who are you two? How do you know me?"

Naturally, Su Xia couldn't tell the truth. She couldn't say that she had traveled back in time.

Then he smiled and said: "You are a very clever person, most of your money now comes from loan sharking and interest collection.

Moreover, you are right to say that the arrival of two ladies, Meng Yulou and Li Ping'er, has brought you a huge fortune..."

(Meng Yulou and Li Pinger: These two people are seen in "Jin Ping Mei". They are both Ximen Qing's wives and concubines, and they brought Ximen Qing a lot of property.)

The more Su Xia said, the more surprised Ximen Qing became: "You...what else do you know?"

"Now you only have one pharmacy in Qinghe and Yanggu counties. Whenever other pharmacies appear, you will hire gangsters and scoundrels. For example, the largest pharmacy before was Jiang Zhushan's. You would lead people to cause trouble and frame him for bankruptcy. Can you in this way?"

Ximen Qing's voice was already trembling, and he asked in disbelief: "Do you also know about Jiang Zhushan Pharmacy?"

(Jiang Zhushan: From "Jin Ping Mei", he was born as an imperial physician and opened the largest pharmacy in the city. Later, he was framed and beaten by Ximen Qing. Very few people knew the inside story)