Chapter 183
The scene of the great virtuous man was a little awkward for a moment.
Yan Wushuang blew it out, but the result seemed to be broken.
Jiang Ran put the teacup on the table and pushed it in front of Yan Wushuang.
Yan Wushuang held his sleeves, picked up the tea cup, brought it to his nose and smelled it, his face froze.
Then he smiled and said,
"Maybe... maybe I'm too anxious.
" Although the treasure is good, it also takes time. If we wait a little longer, maybe there will be changes. Jiang
Ran smiled and said:
"The lake is very beautiful today. If nothing happens, it doesn't hurt to wait for a while."
"I'm just going to tell you the truth, Jiang has something else to do, and I'm afraid I can't stay here any longer."
Yan Wushuang nodded when he heard this,
"If Young Master Jiang has something to do, I naturally don't dare to force him to stay.
"Well... I think so. This time's effort should be almost done. "
She poured out the lake water in the tea cup with her backhand, opened the purple jade gourd and poured another cup.
This time she didn't give it to Jiang Ran, but took it and smelled it herself.
The next moment, her face became extremely gloomy:
"This Impossible...this is not a purple jade gourd! ! "
Jiang Ran and Tang Huayi looked at each other, thinking that the vice-president of the Baizhen Society would not call them over to play a joke on them. After thinking for a while, Jiang Ran said softly: "Sir Yan Hui, I don't know
this
. Can you let me see the gourd? Yan
Wushuang nodded and pushed the gourd in front of Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran reached out and took it, touching it inch by inch, and then looked up at Yan Wushuang:
"May I ask Yan Huishou, what is the material of the purple jade gourd?" Yan
Wushuang said in a deep voice:
"Although this purple jade gourd is called purple jade, it is not."
"Although if you look carefully by the firelight, you can see that it is as transparent as jade, it is extremely hard. It will not be melted by fire, not rotten by water, and will not be broken by smashing. "It is neither gold nor iron, neither jade
nor stone. It is difficult to say for sure. Jiang
Ran nodded:
"Then this is indeed not a purple jade gourd." "
When he said this, he raised his hand to hold the gourd, and with a slight exertion, he heard a clicking sound.
The gourd immediately broke into pieces, and the fragments and the lake water inside were scattered all over the floor.
Yan Wushuang took a deep breath:
"This Something's wrong... I just checked it carefully two days ago, and there's nothing wrong with the purple jade gourd.
"Why did it suddenly become like this?"
Tang Huayi squatted down and picked up a piece of 'gourd fragment' and said to Jiang Ran:
"Look, there are words on the inside of this gourd."
Yan Wushuang was stunned and immediately asked someone to remove the gourd fragment. Collect them all and see what is written in them.
Finally, it was condensed into a paragraph:
[I have heard for a long time that there are many rare treasures in the Baizhenhui, so I expected that having a lot of money would be unusual. 】
【The world is in poverty, and many people are hungry and have no clothes to cover their bodies. Therefore, I came to Baizhenhui at night to find and borrow treasures. ]
[After this thing is raised and sold, the money will be exchanged for the people. 】
【The people of the world will definitely be grateful to you, and this should also be regarded as a good deed for Baizhen Society. 】
【This is a great benefit! ]
[The great virtuous man Ximen Feng left a message! ]
[You may not be able to see the words left! 】
【Can't even see it but can't find it! ]
[I can’t even find it but I can’t catch it! 】
【I'll make you mad! ]
[Hahahahahaha! 】
Pfft!
Tang Huayi couldn't hold it back and laughed directly.
Jiang Ran tried his best to think about the tragic things he had experienced in this life, but found that it was not enough, so he thought about the tragic things in his previous life again, and then he barely suppressed his smile.
Looking at Yan Wushuang again, she still had an angry look on her face.
Turning around, she opened the other two pieces of red cloth, and after checking the things on them one by one, she became furious:
"You bastard! This is really unreasonable!"
Her voice came out with her inner power, causing the lake light to fluctuate, Boom boom boom several water jets erupted one after another.
When Tang Hua saw this, he tried his best to hold back his laughter.
It was extremely interesting to see Yan Wushuang, who had just shown no expression of emotion and anger, and was still suppressing bragging to Jiang Ran, being so gaffe-like.
"Sir Yan, please be patient."
Jiang Ran couldn't say anything else at this moment, so he could only advise in a low voice.
Jiang Ran's words seemed to have been heard by Yan Wushuang. Finally, he took a deep breath and waved his hand gently: "
Back off."
He looked back at Jiang Ran and sighed again:
"You make Jiang Shaoxia laugh, the family is so unfortunate. The thief.
"All the gifts I prepared for Young Master Jiang were stolen and replaced by this thief.
"I originally wanted to trade these things with Jiang Shaoxia for Jiaowei...
" Now it seems that it can't be done. "
It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. "
Jiang Ran waved his hand: "No one wants to recruit thieves into the family. " But who is this Ximen Feng that I have never heard of? "
It would be fine if he was an ordinary person.
However, this person has great supernatural powers and is able to manipulate others in the hands of Baizhenhui.
It makes people like Yan Wushuang confused. Such
a person is not in the book of the Sword Holding Division. There should be no records.
Yan Wushuang was really worried now. She sighed and said,
"To be honest, this person... we are also investigating.
"This is not the first time he has attacked me, Baizhenhui.
"The first time was probably two years ago.
"It coincided with Huishou's sixtieth birthday. On the day of the birthday banquet, a birthday gift of a rare jade disappeared.
"The person left no writing at that time, and we have not found any trace of the thief after a long investigation.
"Similar things have happened several times since then, but this person is very clever, and he can always succeed no matter how hard you try.
"And this person seems to have decided on me, Baizhenhui.
"He became more and more courageous, and even dared to leave his name...
" It's embarrassing to say that if he hadn't taken the initiative to leave his name, we still wouldn't know the three words Ximen Feng.
"I didn't expect that he would chase me all the way to Changqing Mansion. In order to steal these three treasures, he would even make fakes."
"This person is really good at making this fake look like the real thing."
Jiang Ran chuckled: "In that case, Jiang will not disturb Yan Hui's arrest of the thief, and leave."
"Wait a minute!"
Yan Wushuang stopped. Jiang Ran said:
"Young Master Jiang, although our Baizhen Society is a force in the world, in the final analysis, we are still businessmen.
"So-called businessmen often welcome guests from all over the world with a smile and are unwilling to make grudges with others.
"It is precisely for this reason that if we want to get Jiaowei, we can only barter.
"Now the deal cannot be completed, but the benevolence and righteousness are still there, Jiang Shaoxia is a hero, and I, Baizhenhui, are also willing to make friends like Jiang Shaoxia.
"We already know about the tea tasting and piano appreciation conference.
" Jiang Shaoxia is now in Changqing Mansion and will definitely prepare for the conference.
"It's just that these things are so complicated. I'm afraid it's Jiang Shaoxia's specialty, right?" "
Yan Huishou will tell you what he has to say."
Jiang Ran smiled and said, "Don't beat around the bush with me."
"Yes."
Yan Wushuang He smiled and said,
"If Young Master Jiang can trust me, the expenses and arrangements for this tea and piano appreciation party can be left to me, the Baizhen Club." "...No
wonder the Baizhen Club is making a lot of money."
Jiang Ran was stunned. She was stunned, and then asked:
"But I don't know, how much silver is needed?"
"Jiang Shaoxia, wait
a moment, Baipi." She shouted, and immediately the young man who had led Jiang Ran and the others came to her:
"Head of the meeting."
"Get the list of expenses for the tea and piano appreciation meeting that I compiled earlier and show it to Young Master Jiang." "
Yes."
The young man agreed, turned and left.
Only then did Jiang Ran realize that this person's name was Bai Pi... This name was a bit strange.
Baipi left quickly and came back even faster, with an extra stack of paper in his hand.
After handing these papers to Jiang Ran, he returned to his position and stood up.
Jiang Ran lowered his head and looked through the things in his hands. He looked at them and pondered them, and at the end he didn't forget to click his tongue in admiration.
Sunset Ping was originally an open space.
If you want to hold a tea tasting and piano appreciation meeting above, you must first have seats, and tables, chairs, and benches are inevitable.
There is no need to buy these things because they are used once and then not used again, so they have to be rented.
The rented tables, chairs and benches are also divided into different grades due to different quality, and the cost is naturally different. Later, people had to transport the things up.
This cost is naturally another sum.
Then there is tea... tasting tea and enjoying the piano, without tea, it is naturally empty talk.
What kind of tea you use is very important.
It's too bad to be embarrassing, it's too good to be wrong, it's better to have something new... something that everyone can accept without blurting out "What the hell".
After all, the real focus is still the Jiaoweiqin on Jiang Ran.
Therefore, several suitable teas are listed on this paper for Jiang Ran to choose.
After talking about tea, there is also water. Good tea must use good water, and bad tea uses good water. Although it is a waste, it also adds a lot of color.
Where to get the water, how much to get, who to send it to, how much money to spend, etc...
These things are so complicated that Jiang Ran is really a little dizzy.
He smiled bitterly and thought to himself, in the past when watching TV series, people said that the entire conference was the entire conference, and there was no need to worry about these minor details.
But when it was his turn, it was obviously not that simple.
After reading the whole thing, Yan Wushuang wrote three options: upper, middle and lower on the paper.
The top grade is the most expensive, costing a total of nineteen thousand taels!
Whether it is tea, water, or tables, chairs, and benches, including the incense burner on the table, the incense in the incense burner, the futon under the buttocks, or the stools, they are all of the best use.
Coupled with the surge in the number of attendees, the cost will become unaffordable.
The average person also gets more than 8,000 taels of silver.
Everything is a compromise, so that it can be on the table without being overly extravagant.
The lowest-grade ones are the cheapest, only costing one thousand five hundred taels.
In Yan Wushuang's opinion, this was just a reluctant meeting.
Everything is not too shabby, not too good, not eye-catching, and looks a bit crude.
After Jiang Ran read it, he said to Yan Wushuang:
"Sir Yan, where can I pay the one thousand five hundred taels of silver?" "
..."
Yan Wushuang was stunned when he heard the words, with a somewhat disappointed look on his face, but also a little... Doubt:
"As far as I know, Jiang Shaoxia is a knife catcher and has caught many criminals.
"The reward money earned is quite a lot..."
"A poor boy comes from a poor family. If you have money, you can't spend it arbitrarily. "
Jiang Ran touched his pocket and took out fifteen 100-tael silver notes:
"I'd like to trouble Yan Huishou... However, Yan Huishou will have to take care of all the expenses at that time, so don't do it. Something went wrong.
"This is natural, just leave it to us. " Yan Wushuang forced a smile: "
Would Baizhen smash her own sign?" "
That's good. " "
Jiang Ran nodded, but thought of something again, and asked:
"Speaking of which, Yan Huishou has been here in Changqing Mansion for a while, but I don't know what the news is. Is he not well informed?
"It turned out that Jiang Shaoxia wanted to buy information from our Baizhen Association. " Yan
Wushuang's eyes lit up: "I don't dare to say anything because I'm not well-informed, but it's pretty decent." But I don't know, what does Jiang Shaoxia want to know? "
..."
They are all selling the news. This Baizhenhui really spans all walks of life.
Jiang Ran shook his head gently:
"To be honest, today..."
Jiang Ran brought himself, Cheng Tianyang and others to the Changqing Mansion left, and then he went to look for the people from the Tianyang Escort Bureau, but found that they were all dead in the woods behind the Zhou Mansion. This series of things was briefly explained. Yan Wushuang seemed to have no idea at first
. She took it to heart, but her expression changed a little as she listened.
After Jiang Ran finished speaking, Yan Wushuang said,
"I happen to know the Zhou family you are talking about.
"When I first came to Changqing Mansion, I originally took a fancy to the quiet location of his house and planned to buy Zhuangzi and rebuild a summer resort.
"Unfortunately, the owner of his house refused.
"That's why I investigated the details of Zhou's family and found that there is nothing special about his family. They are just an ordinary wealthy family. "
Baizhen will have strict discipline. If the other party has a background in the world, use some means. That's okay.
"But it was just the people's words that made me dare not act rashly. I had no choice but to abandon that house and build the Qingshan Villa here instead. "I didn't expect that something like this would happen afterwards
.
"Well, don't worry, Young Master Jiang. I, Baizhen, will help investigate this matter. If there is any news, I will ask Baipi to inform you." "Okay, then Lao Yan will be the leader." Jiang Ran clasped his fists
slightly
. : "Farewell."
"Baipi, see you off."
Yan Wushuang said softly, and Baipi immediately stepped forward:
"Please, Young Master Jiang."
Jiang Ran nodded and led Tang Huayi out.
Watching Jiang Ran and his group gradually move away, the faint smile on Yan Wushuang's face completely faded away.
Her red and phoenix eyes looked cold and stern once she lost her smile.
His eyes passed over the fragments of the 'Purple Jade Gourd', and he slowly took a piece and placed it in his palm, rubbing it gently.
After twisting the pieces into powder, he let out a breath, with a smile on his lips:
"Finally you took the bait. In two years... you stole all kinds of treasures from my Baizhen Society and harmed me. Baizhen will lose millions of taels of silver.
"Do you really think that I, Baizhen, will be so easy to handle? "
She sat under the pavilion, picked up the jug and poured herself another glass of wine.
Before the glass of wine was finished, someone came to her.
There were many people coming, and everyone was dressed in smart clothes.
Four of them carried Carrying a soft sedan chair, Baipi stood in front of him and said,
"Let's meet. "
Yan Wushuang's body swayed and he was already on the soft sedan.
He put his back on the back of the chair and stretched his body. Then he drank the glass of wine in his hand and threw it away. The glass suddenly hit He flew out in a spin and landed firmly on the table:
"Let's go, come with me, and go meet this Ximen Feng. "
...
"
You mean that this Yan Wushuang already knew that Ximen Feng would come to steal things? "
The Baizhenhui carriage at the foot of Qifeng Mountain left slowly. Tang Huayi looked at Jiang Ran in disbelief and said,
"Then why is she still so shocked? "
It was just because she was so shocked that I felt a little weird. " "
Jiang Ran said:
"As one of the two guilds, Baizhenhui, for her to be able to hold such a position as deputy leader, she must be able to express her emotions and anger.
"Especially for businessmen, the most taboo thing is to show everything on their faces.
"What's more, she has known Ximen Feng for a long time.
"I know that getting angry will never help the situation, let alone in front of outsiders like you and me...
"Isn't it weird that this is disrespectful to one's identity?
Tang Huayi thought for a moment: "
Then why did she do this?"
"I don't know...but I guess it's probably just a show for the audience. "
"This audience may be Ximen Feng himself, or his minions, or he may even be here to show you and me."
After all, she was so kind, and now things are lost. If she behaves so blandly, people will doubt her. Is what I said before true? "
Jiang Ran smiled and said:
"Besides, if you think about it again, if she was really so angry and lost her temper, how would she be in the mood to talk to me about the various matters at the tea tasting and piano appreciation ceremony?
"So I was thinking when I came back all the way.
"Isn't it possible to hunt for treasures? It's fake to change the Jiaowei.
"What she really wants to do is to fish out the thief.
"By the way, ask me to do some business for the tea tasting and piano appreciation conference...
"I look at her today. What really made her lose her temper is that I chose the lowest level." When it comes to this one."
"...So, it wasn't Jiao Weiqin that they were interested in at the beginning?"
Tang Huayi curled his lips and said,
"If this is really the case, then we have really underestimated Yan Wushuang. "
Such a person cannot be underestimated."
Jiang Ran shook his head gently: "She spends every day in several assassinations, so her thoughts must be careful. What she really wants to do must also be done." It is hidden under many illusions.
"I never thought of this in the past, but I have learned some skills today.
"Don't be a bad imitator. " "
Tang Huayi glanced at him.
"...Is this what you, a little demon sect girl like you, should say?
"So what? "
Tang Huayi snorted: "The human heart is deceitful, and it is difficult to guard against gods and demons. " Even though I am a witch from the Demon Cult, the pursuit of the purest of hearts by people like me from the Demon Cult is not as good as these bright and righteous paths, which are twists and turns, and the colorful intestines can be twisted into thousands of knots. "
Jiang Ran thought for a moment and found that he couldn't refute Tang Huayi's words.
Although the Demon Sect has an unpleasant name, the so-called freedom of demons they pursue comes from deep in their hearts. What
they want is the ultimate freedom, from Walk with your heart, follow your heart, and are not bound by any etiquette and rules in this world.
Isn't it the purest intention to seek?
This is why they are called demons... because they only ask what is in their hearts, not what is good. Evil right and wrong.
(End of chapter)