Chapter 122: A world that looks at faces

"Where did you get this copybook?"

After dismissing the guests, the Great Master asked about the origin of the copybook while chatting.

Chen Guanlou didn't hide it and said directly: "It was obtained from the hands of Li Shaoqing of the Dali Temple."

"It's actually Li Shaoqing." The Great Master was clearly a bit surprised, and his expression was also a bit serious, not returning to the relaxation of the previous chat.

Chen Guanlou asked cautiously: "Is there a problem with the origin of the copybook?"

The Great Master waved his hand, "Of course there is no problem with the origin of the copybook. This Marquis is just very surprised that Li Shaoqing is willing to sell this copybook. I heard long ago that he treasures it very much. Has he suffered much recently?"

"Great Master, don't worry, the Heavenly Prison is not the Imperial Prison. Officials living in the Heavenly Prison have quite good days. Besides not being able to leave the prison door, everything else is fine."

The Great Master heard this, and his face was a bit deep.

Chen Guanlou didn't understand, it seemed it wasn't the copybook's problem, but Li Shaoqing had a problem.

Officials are too complicated, what specific tricks are inside, he couldn't guess. Just sitting upright, waiting for the Great Master to speak.

The Great Master was silent for a long time, finally woke up, and found that Chen Guanlou was still there, he was dazed for a moment. First, he said "hmm," and then he said: "This Marquis wants this copybook, I will give you 1,200 taels. Take care of Li Shaoqing there."

Chen Guanlou knew that the Great Master was a straightforward person, but he didn't expect to be so straightforward.

Before coming, he and Master Du had estimated the price, about 800 or 900 taels, which was already a sky-high price in the market, and it had to be someone who truly liked this famous calligrapher's copybook.

Didn't expect the Great Master to open his mouth and it was 1,200 taels, several hundred taels higher than their estimate.

Of course, no one would complain about too much money.

He promised repeatedly: "Great Master, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Li Shaoqing and won't let anything happen to him."

"Whether he has something or nothing is the imperial court's business. As long as the imperial court doesn't judge him, he is imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, so you take good care of him. Once his judgment comes down, that won't be your business." The Great Master's tone was light, and the attitude before and after hearing Li Shaoqing was difficult to attract attention.

"Great Master's words are reasonable, junior will follow the instructions."

The Great Master immediately offered tea to see the guest out.

Chen Guanlou stood up consciously and was led by the steward to the accounting room to get money.

The process of getting money was very smooth, the accounting room received the Great Master's voucher, and very quickly gave 1,200 taels of silver notes.

Chen Guanlou got the money, and his heart was very solid.

When leaving, he gave the steward a small purse, which contained 5 taels of silver.

He was afraid that the other party would think it was too little, secretly observed the other party's expression, and seeing that the other party seemed satisfied, he was relieved to leave.

It was still leaving the Marquis mansion from the back door.

After leaving the Marquis mansion, he went straight to Master Du's house.

"The transaction went smoothly."

Master Du was very happy when he heard this, took the money, and ordered the old servant to buy meat and wine. At night, he wanted to have a good drink with Chen Guanlou.

"The Great Master is so generous, I didn't even open the price, the Great Master gave 1,200 taels directly. I reckon no one in the capital city can offer a higher price than the Great Master."

Chen Guanlou was quite emotional. Both are surnamed Chen, both are passed down from one ancestor, but their lives are very different.

He is busy rushing about for a living, while the masters of the Hou Fu simply lie flat.

People cannot compare with people. Once compared, the mentality is a bit unstable, affecting his Dao heart.

Don't think about it, don't think about it.

"The Great Master is different from other people. You deal with the Great Master a few more times, and you will know that he is a very easy-to-talk-to person. The premise is that he must find you pleasing to the eye. The Great Master offered such a straightforward price, clearly, he is very satisfied with you personally." Master Du said so.

Eh?

Chen Guanlou was a bit surprised, "I really didn't see that the Great Master was satisfied with me. Didn't say a few words, and the matter was decided."

Master Du laughed, "You are not familiar with it the first time you come to the door, the Great Master said a few words to you, it is already very good. If it were other people who are not pleasing to the eye, the Great Master would be too lazy to say a word."

"In this way, the Great Master also judges people by their appearance."

"No, no. This is not simply judging people by their appearance." Master Du retorted, "The so-called pleasing to the eye is not just looking good."

"I understand, it's just a feeling."

Commonly known as the first impression.

It is very difficult for ugly people to get a positive first impression, in the final analysis, it is still looking at the face.

Master Du was afraid that he was young, didn't know things, and said another sentence, "The Great Master is very good at seeing people, and there are few times when he makes mistakes. In short, you have entered the Great Master's eyes. In the future, if you encounter things and ask for the Great Master, you will have a few more opportunities. This is a great good thing. A great good thing that other members of the Chen clan beg for but can't get. Come, come, let's have a cup first."

Making money, Master Du was happier than anyone else, drinking until he was drunk.

Chen Guanlou supported him alone and settled him on the bed. The old servant thanked him repeatedly.

"This little thing doesn't count as anything." Chen Guanlou waved his hand, signaling the old servant to rest early, and he also had to go home.

Walking on the way home, his brain was very clear. The wind blew on his cheeks, carrying the dryness of autumn. In this life, he hadn't experienced the feeling of being drunk, which was a bit regrettable.

But he walked a bit staggeringly, looking like he was drunk. When he met acquaintances on the road to say hello, he was also vague, clearly drunk.

Returning home and closing the door, the blurry and trance-like eyes instantly became bright and clear, without any sign of being drunk.

He was followed! On the way back just now, he had at least three tails behind him.

Could it be Qi Laoda's people?

So awesome! So fast to find his head.

Chen Guanlou frowned and thought deeply.

Where exactly did the traces leak, allowing Qi Laoda's people to chase him to his head.

Thinking about it, it was the underground world, perhaps it might have left traces for people to track. He really couldn't think of anything else.

Since people have come to the door, regardless of how they found it, he just happened to use this opportunity to find out Qi Laoda's background.

Without hesitation, he changed his appearance immediately, left quietly, and came to a counter-tracking. He chose the weakest one among them.

For the next half month, the days would be spent in tracking and counter-tracking.

He was waiting, he was waiting for the other party to bring people to kill him.

It was just that besides tracking, the other party had no other movement for a long time.

Could it be that the other party had doubts about his identity.

After all, he is a small prison guard without a martial pulse. He has a little money but no power, and doesn't look like someone who can do earth-shattering things like the nameless hero.

Chen Guanlou can hold his breath.

The other party is currently some small fry, whether killed or abolished, it is of no use.

He is waiting for the real person in charge with weight to appear.

This day after work, he found that the courtyard opposite was moving in and out.

He asked Sister Chunxiang, "What's going on with Chen Ergou's family?"

"You don't know yet, Chen Ergou cleaned up his house and rented it out. It is said that the one renting the house is a woman. Xiaolou, you must be careful, don't provoke a woman who rents a house alone."

"Sister Chunxiang, don't talk nonsense. When have I provoked a woman living alone? My character is very good, okay."

Slander!

It is completely slander.

Sister Chunxiang rolled her eyes at him, as disdainful as she could be.

Chen Guanlou often goes to the brothel to be graceful, and everyone on the whole street knows about this.

Everyone is discussing, saying that he was fascinated by the brothel sister, preferring to spend money on the sister rather than marry a wife and have children to establish a family.

It's a pity that Chen Chengzong died too early, no one disciplined Chen Guanlou, and Chen Xiaolan married someone else. As a result, Chen Guanlou didn't look like a person. He spent as much money as he had, and didn't know how to save money to set up a family. ===== CHAPTER 123 =====