Chapter 136

After parting with the Prince of Badong, Wang Yang stopped his horse, gritted his teeth, blocked his right arm to his side, closed his eyes, tilted his body, and fell off the horse!

Who knew that before he hit the ground, a hand caught him and straightened him up again.

Wang Yang: Huh?

Chen Qingshan asked worriedly: "What's wrong with you?"

Wang Yang smiled: "Nothing, I need to fall; don't catch me this time."

Wang Yang gathered his courage, tilted his body, and then... was caught again.

Wang Yang: (⊙_⊙)

"You'll easily break your arm like that." Chen Qingshan stubbornly blocked Wang Yang.

"It's not like I'm falling from a galloping horse; it shouldn't be that bad." Wang Yang knew falling from a horse was dangerous, so he specifically stopped the horse before starting to fall.

"But if you use your right arm to land like that, it's very easy to break the arm bone." Chen Qingshan explained seriously.

Fracture?

Then forget it, it shouldn't be that bad.

Wang Yang humbly asked for advice: "Then what posture can I use to neither hurt the tendons nor break the bones, but still make my right arm look like it was injured in a fall?"

"This..." Chen Qingshan thought seriously and said: "It doesn't necessarily have to be a fall; you can also strike to achieve this effect."

"Can the effect of a strike be the same as a fall? Will it be seen through?"

"As long as you use clever force and wait for half an hour, it won't be distinguishable."

"Good!" Wang Yang stretched out his arm, looked away, and had an expression of heroic sacrifice: "Strike!"

"Now?"

"Yes."

Wang Yang waited for seven or eight seconds and urged: "Do it!"

"It will hurt."

"It's okay! Come on!" Wang Yang moved his arm forward.

Chen Qingshan lifted her sword scabbard and put it down again: "Tell me first why you want to hurt yourself."

"Oh, in life, you have to be tough when you need to be tough, cowardly when you need to be cowardly, and injured when you need to be injured; this is strategy. Come, come, strike quickly!"

Chen Qingshan frowned, lifting the scabbard several times but unable to bring herself to strike.

Wang Yang grew impatient, exhaled, pulled out a cheeky smile, stared at Chen Qingshan's cold, painting-like eyebrows, and said in a doting voice: "From now on, you call me Master, and I call you Xiao Shan, okay?"

Bang!

The sword scabbard was like the wind!!!

Wang Yang groaned in pain, getting what he asked for, but did not notice that Xiao Shan's body was slightly stiff, and the hand holding the sword was trembling slightly...

After persuading Chen Qingshan to go home first, Wang Yang thought for a moment, dismounted, lay down on the ground on his side, then stood up, patted off the dust, and went to Ruyi Tower as agreed.

The waiter saw Wang Yang and led him directly into the previous room. In the room, the man with the feminine appearance but ruthless strikes was waiting for him.

"Young Master Wang." The man saw Wang Yang and bowed humbly and obediently, just like in the past.

"You are called Lian San, right? There is also someone called Bai Si? Who are One and Two? Are there Five and Six?"

Lian San did not answer Wang Yang's question, still as polite as when he led Wang Yang into the secret passage last time: "Please, Young Master."

"Just these?"

From behind the heavy bead curtain, a mature woman's voice sounded.

"Just these."

"So the Prince of Badong invited you just to ride horses?"

Wang Yang looked up at the blurry figure behind the curtain: "Perhaps there was an intention to win me over. The Prince of Badong said that after I am ranked, I can enter officialdom from Jingzhou."

If there is no substantive content, it is not easy to be believed, so Wang Yang's strategy is to confess three parts and hide seven parts.

"Who told you to look up? Look down!" the woman scolded coldly.

Fine, you're awesome.

Just wait, don't be cowardly when the time comes; I'll definitely continue to be awesome for you.

Wang Yang lowered his head again.

The woman's tone was slightly sarcastic: "He really values you. After all, you are a 'talented scholar'."

Wang Yang heard the sarcasm, but didn't know if the woman was mocking all "talented scholars" or just the fact that "he is a talented scholar."

After this sentence was finished, it was quiet behind the curtain for a while. After seven or eight seconds, the woman said: "You go, come back after the Dragon Boat Festival."

Wang Yang stood still.

"Why, is there something else?"

"I have a business, I don't know if you are interested?"

The woman paused, surprised: "Talking business with me?"

"Making money is nothing to be ashamed of."

The woman smiled: "Let's hear it."

Wang Yang feigned excitement: "I am preparing to purchase goods in Jingzhou, such as bamboo mats, brushes, ink, silk, etc. I'll choose one or several together, and then transport them to other places to sell..." Wang Yang said this, seeing a mocking look on Lian San's face, as if he were guilty, he hurriedly explained:

"This business is not a small matter! This time it is large-scale procurement and centralized production, lowering costs at the source and then selling at a high price; the profit in between is huge! I have already talked to several noble families, and they have all decided to invest. The money raised is already quite a lot. Why don't you invest two or three million? Not to mention more profit, ten percent is guaranteed..."

Wang Yang spoke quickly, regardless of whether he used modern or ancient terms; he was enthusiastic, with the posture of a lobbyist trying to persuade an investor to get on board.

The woman raised her eyebrows and said coldly: "Go down."

Wang Yang hurriedly tried to win her over: "Don't! Let's discuss it further! You will definitely regret missing such a good money-making opportunity!! If not, invest a little, twenty or thirty thousand is fine!"

"Lian San."

Lian San stepped forward.

"What's the rush! If you don't invest, you don't invest! Even if the deal doesn't go through, the friendship remains!"

Wang Yang walked out of Ruyi Tower dejectedly, then revealed a smile.

This is the strategy of "deceiving the heavens to cross the ocean" and "secretly crossing the Chencang."

He packaged himself as a greedy merchant, using the method of actively soliciting investment to naturally convey the fact that he was preparing to do a big business to the other party.

This both explained the source of funds and would not reveal the Prince of Badong.

People are not accustomed to accepting things that are beyond their expectations, but if there is foreshadowing, it is easier to accept.

After today's conversation, when he starts purchasing silk, it won't seem abrupt. The more this woman despises this behavior, the less she will take it to heart when the time comes.

Looking at the woman's reaction, the effect was quite good.

Wang Yang prepared to do the same to Wang Tai, but the style had to change.

When Wang Yang met Wang Tai, Wang Tai was eating crab.

He was eating very intently, enthusiastically peeling crab leg meat, and the food table was full of crab shells.

As soon as he saw Wang Yang, a fawning smile instantly filled his face: "Oh, Zhiyan is here! Come, come, sit!" He beckoned: "Bring new crabs quickly; I want to drink heavily with my nephew!"

The Poker Face also squeezed out a smile at Wang Yang.

This smile stunned Wang Yang; good fellow, you're doing this too, you didn't learn anything good!

He calmed down and said: "Clan uncle, I won't eat crab; let this junior talk about business..."

"Hey! We uncle and nephew eating crab and drinking wine is the real business! The Jin people said it well: holding a crab claw in one hand and a wine cup in the other, floating in a pool of wine, is enough for a lifetime! With crab and wine, nothing is a problem!"

Wang Tai squinted his drunken eyes, holding his cup, looking like a hermit who was carefree and unrestrained.

You old one are truly good at acting.

"Clan uncle, you drink yours! I fell off my horse and it's inconvenient to drink for now."

"Ah?" Wang Tai immediately put down his wine cup, full of concern: "You fell off your horse? Are you alright? Did you call a physician? Hey you, go and invite a physician now..."

"No need, no need, it's a minor injury, no big deal! Clan uncle, you keep eating, just listen to this junior!"

Then Wang Yang roughly recounted his chat with the Prince of Badong according to the previous statement to the mysterious woman, naturally omitting the most important parts. Then he said with a bitter face: "It was all jokes, very trivial, and... still didn't say anything important!"

Wang Tai said: "It's okay, leave it to clan uncle!" He took a towel from a servant, wiped the crab oil off his hands, and said: "So the Prince of Badong finally said, Jingzhou is a place of victory, a place to use force; give this Prince three years, and what is there to fear in the world! Is that what he said?"

You are purely making this up! You are much darker than that woman!

Wang Yang hesitated: "Clan uncle, isn't this a bit too much..."

Wang Tai was speechless: "Hey, what are you afraid of! This is what clan uncle thought of for you; could clan uncle harm himself? It's just to stall that friend and let you finish your duty as soon as possible."

"But..."

"Zhiyan, the household registration matter must be hurried! Clan uncle heard rumors that the imperial court might soon re-issue an order to inspect household registrations, thoroughly investigating and changing the registration status. If you can't rush to register in Langya before the inspection, the consequences of fraudulently entering the noble stream..."

Wang Yang's face changed, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he said: "Clan uncle, I remember now, that's what the Prince of Badong said!"

Wang Tai clapped his hands and laughed: "That's my smart nephew! Anyway, it's just to stall and finish the duty; it doesn't matter what you say."

He called out, and paper, pen, table, and inkstone were placed in front of Wang Yang again: "Nephew, look, are you going to eat some crab meat before writing, or—"

"Write it now!"

"It's not urgent anyway; better eat something first. Although it's not the best season for crab, it has a unique flavor. How about this, clan uncle will help you peel some crab meat, you taste it first. If you like it, I'll have someone send a basket to you later."

"Many thanks, clan uncle! This junior is really not hungry!"

Wang Yang sat at the table, took a deep breath, picked up the brush and dipped it in ink, and suddenly "hissed," the brush falling.