A Clash of Gods - Chapter 158

[Chapter 157 Qin Huai 8 Yan]

Yuan Rong clenched his fists and said angrily: “That beast, I…I’ll go find him.” He got up and was about to leave, and before he took two steps, Yang Ning said lightly: “Who are you looking for? Yi Tu? Are you going to use force with him or reason with him?”

“I……!”

Yang Ning sneered and said, “You are the young son of the dignified minister of the Ministry of Rites, and you are going to fight with the chief escort of the Rising Sun Security Bureau. Let’s not say whether you have the ability, even if you win, what can you do?”

Yuan Rong was startled.

“Ding Yitu’s strength, you know better than me.” Yang Ning said slowly: “This is not a fight that can tell the winner.” With a faint smile, he said: “Yuan Rong, let me say you don’t. If you like to listen to it, if you really want to compare your strength, the young son of your Rites Minister’s Office may not be comparable to the chief escort of the Rising Sun Escort.”

Although Yuan Rong was annoyed in his eyes, his expression darkened.

At this moment, I heard a voice from a distance: “Brother Yuan, is that Brother Yuan over there?”

Yuan Rong was stunned and looked at the sound, only to see that there was a painting boat approaching here at some point, and the distance between the two painting boats was very close. Several people stood there and waved to this side.

Yuan Rong moved closer, glanced at it, and cupped his hands over there: “Is it Brother Zhu?”

“It’s Zhu Yuchen.” Someone over there smiled and said, “Brother Yuan, we are talking about you. On such a big day, you, Mr. Yuan, will never go out. There are wine and vegetables here, do you want to come and drink? Two cups?”

Yuan Rong was in a bad mood, but he still said politely, “You can do it yourself, I’m no longer able to drink.”

“Young Master Yuan’s drinking capacity, others don’t know, I, Zhu Yuchen, don’t know?” The man smiled: “You wait over there, I’ll introduce a few friends to you.”

Yuan Rong was helpless and walked back to the table, Yang Ning smiled and said, “It seems that you really make friends all over the world.”

“Zhu Yuchen is the eldest son of the Zhu family’s cloth village in Hangzhou. There are many wealthy households in Hangzhou, and the most famous one is the Zhu family’s cloth village.” Yuan Rong explained: “The Zhu family has a lot of wealth and is the head of the wealthy in Hangzhou. He has a clan uncle who works in the Ministry of Rites, and he comes to Beijing to live for some time every year, and he used to have some friendship.”

While speaking, I only heard a sound from below, and soon I saw several people coming up the stairs. The first one was dressed in brocade and jade belts. He was dressed in luxurious clothes, but he was only twenty-seven or eighty years old. He walked over with a smile on his face and cupped his hands: ” Brother Yuan, we haven’t seen each other for a few days, it’s always been good.”

Yuan Rong smiled and said, “Young Master Zhu has traveled all over the world, and it’s not like you have time to see me, but it’s not been a long time.”

Zhu Yuchen laughed, pointed at the people around him and introduced, “This is Qiu Fang, this is Jiang Cheng, and this one is Chen Mukuan from Weitang!”

“Weitang Chen Mukuan?” Yuan Rong slightly cupped his hands and asked, “But Weitang Chen?”

Zhu Yuchen smiled and said, “It’s the Chen family of Weitang Porcelain, and Chen Mukuan is the eldest young master of the Chen family!”

“Sure enough, it’s from the Chen family.” Yuan Rong smiled and said, “If I guessed correctly, this Jiang Chengjiang brother should be a member of the Jiang clan of Songjiang Tea House.”

Zhu Yuchen gave a thumbs up, “Brother Yuan has good eyesight.” He said to the others, “This is the grandfather I often mention, the grandfather of the great master Yuan, who used to be a teacher to the late emperor.”

Several people bowed their hands one after another.

Zhu Yuchen saw Yang Ning sitting next to him and asked, “Brother Yuan, who is this…?”

Yuan Rong was about to explain, but when he heard Yang Ning cough lightly, Yuan Rong knew it and smiled, “This is also a friend of mine. You can call him… Ning Gongzi!”

Yang Ning got up, clasped his fists and said, “Everyone who has come from afar, let Brother Yuan treat you well. It’s getting late, so I’ll take my leave first.”

Zhu Yuchen said curiously: “Brother Ning is leaving? This is strange. The election of the Queen of Flowers is about to start. Wouldn’t it be a pity to leave at this time?”

The other people also knew in their hearts that if they could sit and drink with Yuan Rong, the identity of this young man was naturally unusual. They were all from the merchant family.

Naturally, he understands the truth of having multiple friends and multiple paths, not to mention that in the capital city, being able to meet a few more friends is beyond expectation. If he wants to make friends with Yang Ning, he persuades Yang Ning to stay and watch.

Jiang Cheng of Songjiang Tea House doesn’t look like a businessman on the outside, he is only twenty-five or six years old, his face is full of books, but he looks like a scholar, he smiled and said to Yang Ning: “Brother Ning is a friend of Young Master Yuan, that is, Our friends, when we meet for the first time, we also hope that we can have a glass of water and wine together, what do you think?”

Before Yang Ning could speak, Chen Mukuan, the eldest young master of the Chen family in Weitang, said in a thick voice: “Brother Ning, there will be a good show to watch soon. We brothers finally got together at Qinhuai River. Who is the Queen of Flowers tonight? The brothers have the final say. I heard that there are eight girls on Fangwang, and they will meet people later… If you want, we will hold her as a flower if you want. After that, what do you think?”

He speaks harshly, his tone is not small, and his body is quite chubby, but his skin is tender and tender. At first glance, he looks pampered and wears gold and jade.

Yang Ning smiled and said, “Brother Chen is quite generous.” Seeing the man named Qiu Fang, Yuan Rong seemed to know the origins of the other people, but he didn’t mention Qiu Fang’s origin. He was in his early thirties, a few years older than the others, and he looked quite mature, with his hands on his back and a smile on his face.

Yuan Rong also smiled and said, “Young Master Chen, you are all from a wealthy family, and you can spend a lot of money. If a few of you join forces, there will be no one to compare tonight.” Looking at Qiu Fang, he asked, “This Is Brother Qiu also from Hangzhou Prefecture?”

Zhu Yuchen shook his head and said, “Brother Qiu is from Liaodong.”

“Liaodong?” Yuan Rong frowned slightly, “That seems to be the ground of the Northern Han people.”

Qiu Fang explained with a smile: “I am indeed a Northern Han, but Master Yuan must not regard me as an enemy. It is true that I am a Northern Han, but I am not hostile to your country. Many years ago, we Qiu My family has contacts with Brother Zhu and several friends, we are in business, we want to do business safely, and the last thing we want to see is the battle of swords and soldiers between the two countries.”

Zhu Yuchen said: “Brother Qiu is a member of the Qiu family of the King of Liaodong, has Brother Yuan heard of it?”

“The ginseng king of Liaodong has naturally heard of it.” Yuan Rong said: “Liaodong is rich in ginseng and deer antlers, which are extremely valuable. To get the best mountain ginseng, you need to go deep into the mountains to find and dig. For those who don’t know how to do it, the mountain Digging ginseng seems to be an easy task, but those who are really skilled know that it is by no means easy.”

Qiu Fang smiled and said, “Young Master Yuan knows how to pick ginseng?”

“If you want to collect ginseng, you must first find ginseng.” Yuan Rong said: “Those ordinary ginseng can be found by some experienced ginseng customers, but the top-quality old ginseng requires not only first-class experience, but also a little luck. I heard that there was a great man in Liaodong. When he was young, he could find top-quality ginseng every time he entered the deep mountains, which made people envious, and that man was later called the king of ginseng.”

“That’s my grandfather.” Qiu Fang smiled and said, “His old man passed away a few years ago, but the skill of picking ginseng has been passed down, and now he still relies on these skills to eat.”

Yuan Rong sighed: “It turns out that Brother Qiu is the real rich man. Although the ginseng king of Liaodong is famous for his ginseng harvesting, the real top-quality wild ginseng can only be obtained from your Qiu family, but as far as I know, your Qiu family is now using The main business is medicinal materials, many precious medicinal materials are nowhere to be obtained, but as long as you find your Qiu family, no matter what kind of rare medicinal materials, you will have everything.”

Zhu Yuchen laughed and said, “It’s those people who are extremely wealthy. There are one or two of those rare medicinal herbs in their homes, all of which are like treasures, but for Brother Qiu, those medicinal herbs are piles of dead branches and leaves that will become moldy.”

Qiu Fang immediately waved his hand and said, “Brother Zhu is serious, how can it be so bizarre, it’s just relying on mountains to eat mountains and water to drink water. Back then, my grandfather started his business with wild ginseng, and later he thought that if he kept relying on digging ginseng, he would cut off the mountain ginseng. Genmai, no matter what you do, you must leave room for it, so my grandfather later specially called Liaodong’s ginseng collectors and set a rule. Every year, the number of ginseng to be collected is stipulated. Genmai. Everyone has to eat, and since wild ginseng can’t be harvested, they can only do some medicinal business.”

“Continuous roots.” Yang Ning praised: “This is great wisdom!”

Qiu Fang smiled and said, “I’ve won the prize.”

Zhu Yuchen asked, “Did you have a choice in your hearts? The eight people who participated in the selection of the Queen of Flowers were called Qinhuai Bayan, and they were all stunning beauties with both talent and beauty.”

At this time, the huge boat king had stopped in the middle of the Qinhuai River, including the painting boat Pearl. There were twenty or thirty picture boats around the boat king, and the boat king was like being surrounded by stars. Like holding the moon, the colors are gorgeous and dazzling at this time, and it is the real pearl on the Qinhuai River.

Before Yuan Rongduo could speak, he heard a melodious sound of silk and bamboo, followed by a faint orchestral sound. Originally, there was a lot of noise around Fang Wang, but as soon as the sound came out, the surrounding area quickly returned to silence. The daughter’s family sang lightly with red lips, the water was soft and quiet for a while, the voice was soft and charming, and the charming style on the Qinhuai River was better than before.

“This should be Wu Yin’er, right?” Zhu Yuchen said softly.

Jiang Cheng smiled and said: “This year’s Qinhuai Bayan, it is said that in terms of appearance, it should be Dong Qiaoqiao, but her singing voice is not as good as Wu Yin’er. Although Wu Yin’er’s singing voice is good, it is too charming, too much, and her temperament is not as gentle as Luo Ning’s. Luo Ning’s talent is far from that of Yushuang…!” He sighed and said, “It’s just that Yushuang is too cold, and in comparison, her qin skills are slightly inferior to Zhuo Xian’er. …!”

Several people looked at Jiangcheng. Yang Ning thought that this guy was very familiar with Qin Huai Bayan, and he knew not only their names, but also their strengths and weaknesses. It seemed that they were fully prepared.

Yuan Rong asked with a smile, “Brother Jiang, who do you think is the most likely to win the Queen of Flowers?”

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, “I came here today at the invitation of Brother Zhu. Today you think who should be elected as the queen, I will follow you, but to be honest, the one named Shen Jiaonu should be good.”

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