I traveled through time and space and found a mute boy: That’s enough, I feel sorry for him

A table full of fresh dishes was certainly enough to freeze these people, but what really amazed people were Xu Shu’s eight dishes.

Among the eight dishes, in addition to the pork tripe and chicken soup hotpot that Xu Shu wanted to eat the most, there were two medicinal dishes. These were what Xu Shu learned from his mother. He was not very good at it, so he only remembered two of them.

A dish of Feiyan Yangxing Congee is what his mother eats when she is losing weight. A dish of rock sugar pigeon bird's nest soup is what his mother eats for beauty.

Xu Shu made these two dishes mainly for the female family members and brothers. When Qin Lianxi heard the name, he was attracted and offered a huge sum of money to buy his recipe, but he refused.

He didn't care much about the recipe, but he wanted to gain a reputation as "the best in medicinal food", so these things naturally couldn't be revealed before the store opened.

If you plan to open a chain in the future, you can consider cooperating with Qin Lianxi. After all, he is the richest man.

By the time the meal was served, the play was about to begin, which was about the rise of the prosperous times and the An-Shi Rebellion.

Today, the Jing Dynasty is also plagued by internal and external disputes. Even though these noble children and officials are powerful and have lived in peace in a corner, no one can guarantee that the war will not spread to them.

What's more, not all the children of noble families are fools. After reading the deeds of the Eight Immortals, anyone with a little ambition will inevitably be filled with passion and will laugh and cry with the characters in the play.

When the play reached its climax, many people in the audience actually forgot about the delicious food on the table, and unconsciously thought of the soldiers at the border who were fighting for their lives to defend their country...

The show was over, and the place was so quiet that one could even hear faint sobbing.

Seeing that the show was so good, Xu Shucai finally felt relieved. At least Xiao Ran would not be able to escape the money for the two paper speakers installed behind the stage.

The paper trumpet itself is nothing, but it is copyrighted, so asking for a thousand gold coins is not too much. Xu Shu felt no guilt at all and happily picked up another piece of chicken for himself.

In fact, Xu Shu's Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea was not originally so tragic. After all, his original intention was to celebrate the child's birthday. If the atmosphere was made too solemn, it would be inconsistent with the original intention of celebrating the birthday.

But Xiao Ran came to find him one day and said that he wanted to make "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" as tragic and heroic as possible. Fearing that Xu Shu would not be happy about it, he gave Xu Shu 10% of the profits from the script.

Now the original 82% split became 91%, and even Xu Shu himself was shocked. He had never taken such a large share when negotiating business with others, and it seemed like he was bullying others.

However, Qin Lianxi was right next to them at the time. Xiao Ran was so afraid of his wife, but he dared to say it in front of her. That meant that both of them agreed, so Xu Shu naturally would not refuse.

Take the money and do the work, and changes will be made as soon as they are made, with amazing results.

The atmosphere was stagnant for about half an incense stick of time before Xiao Ran stood up and said, "You are all from the noble families of Changping County, and you are also the people of Dajing!"

Hearing this opening remark, Xu Shu's eyelids twitched, and he felt something was wrong. When he understood what Xiao Ran said, Xu Shu was so angry that he wanted to hit himself.

He really didn't expect that Xiao Ran would actually use his play "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" to morally blackmail this group of gentry and make them donate money to support the soldiers on the border.

The guests present seemed to have known about this for a long time, and when they heard Xiao Ran speak, they all looked ashamed.

Xu Shu couldn't help but think of the day when Xiao Ran came to him to revise the play, and he suddenly understood everything. It seemed that Xiao Ran had asked these old and young foxes to raise funds, but was rejected, so he came up with this shady trick to blackmail them morally.

They actually kept him in the dark and even said they would give him a 10% profit. Haha... Xu Shu felt that the chicken in his bowl didn't taste good anymore.

In this situation and atmosphere, anyone with a little bit of brains and conscience would definitely donate money. As expected, someone soon offered to donate 5,000 taels of gold.

The boss was also very generous. He actually took out a stack of silver bills from his pocket. The denomination was neither too big nor too small, exactly five thousand taels of gold.

Xu Shudu suspected that this person was Xiao Ran's hired help.

However, there are naturally also many people who are really mean and reluctant to spend money. Soon someone said that he did not bring enough money today and was afraid that he could not donate much.

Xiao Ran smiled and said, "I am not talented, but I still considered this little thing."

He clapped his hands, and a group of maids came over carrying wooden trays and stood in front of each person. On each wooden tray was paper, ink and a brocade box.

Xiao Ran said considerately, "Since you may not have brought any money, I have prepared paper and ink. Just write down what you feel. It will be clear in black and white."

The meaning is very clear. After all, the maid is standing in front of you. You are an official or the son of an official. It is okay for you to say that you don't have any money. It is a bit exaggerated to say that you can't write.

Xu Shu, who only wanted to enjoy the feast today, finally put down his chopsticks. He looked at the maid in front of him, felt his pocket, and only took out one or two taels of silver.

It was too hasty, Xu Shu cursed inwardly. This was the first time in his life that he was morally kidnapped by someone, and by someone close to him. If it were in the past, no matter who that person was, he would definitely beat him up first.

But it just so happens that he is now in ancient times. It would be fine if he couldn't be as high-ranking as Xiao Ran, but he also had business cooperation with this bastard. Otherwise, he would have come at night and put this bastard in a sack and beat him up.

It's not that Xu Shu was reluctant to part with the money, but he hated the situation of being calculated, threatened, and controlled by others.

Many people present must have been as reluctant as he was, but they could find excuses, saying that they were inspired by the play, that they had their country in their hearts, or any other empty words.

But Xu Shu couldn't. Firstly, he did not belong to this world and essentially did not belong to any country. Secondly, it was because he was the one who designed the script of this play, but as a designer he was cheated, which made Xu Shu look particularly bad.

Even though he knew that Xiao Ran was willing to give up the 10% profit because he was afraid that he would be dissatisfied today, Xu Shu was still dissatisfied.

He didn't care about money. Xiao Ran dared to plot against him today, and he might betray him tomorrow. Besides, he would not be a gentleman if he didn't take revenge.

Xu Shu took the paper and wrote quickly. After he finished writing, he pulled Wu Yong, who was trying to see how much he had donated, and left the table.

Xiao Ran felt guilty and kept glancing at Xu Shu subconsciously. When he saw Xu Shu leave the table angrily, he was so scared that he ignored everyone else and hurriedly shouted, "Sir, Mr. Xu!"

Xu Shu didn't even turn his head. Xiao Ran wanted to chase him, but was stopped by Qin Lianxi.

Qin Lianxi handed the paper written by Xu Shu to Xiao Ran and sneered, "I told you not to mess with him. He lied about his identity and may have some unspeakable reasons. Now it's time for you to beg him."

Xiao Ran frowned and took the paper, and saw only one word written in a flamboyant style on it - crossbow.