Chapter 187: A Competition! (Part 2)
Tang Yin had seen Westerners in his early years, but it was the first time for most of the people present to see blond-haired and blue-eyed Westerners. They thought they were monsters and covered their mouths and exclaimed.
Although Tang Yin was well-read, he did not understand Western languages, so he looked to Jiang Chengfeng for help and said with a wry smile: "Brother Jiang, this——"
Shen Ruoyan glanced at the two Westerners, frowned slightly, and muttered softly: "Why are Westerners so ugly!"
Jiang Chengfeng's ears were sharp, and he grinned, "She's definitely not as pretty as our eldest lady!"
"Smooth talk!" Shen Ruoyan muttered, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
Afterwards, Jiang Chengfeng walked up to the two foreigners and talked a lot. The two foreigners immediately became energetic and started talking a lot too.
Everyone couldn't understand what they were saying, so they could only stare at each other anxiously. Tang Yin stroked his beard and smiled, "This Jiang Dazhu is really knowledgeable!"
However, what surprised everyone even more was that after talking for a while, the two foreigners took out a large diamond from their arms and handed it to Jiang Chengfeng with both hands respectfully.
This large diamond is as big as a thumb nail, and its color, brilliance, and the degree of reflected light are much better than the one Fang Zhi had just seen.
Everyone stared at the diamond intently, and the women present had stars in their eyes. Such a beautiful diamond is very attractive to women.
Jiang Chengfeng held up the diamond and said with a smile, "I just asked. One of them is named Edward, a French diamond merchant who often travels between India and Europe by ship. But last month, they encountered a storm at sea and their cargo ship got lost. Later, they accidentally drifted to the Northern Tang Kingdom!"
Tang Yin nodded with a smile, then turned to look at Fang Zhi and asked, "Master Fang, do you have anything else to say now?"
It was a question that was supposed to be a sure win, but unexpectedly it was ruined by Jiang Dazhu. Fang Zhi gnashed his teeth in anger, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous, so he had to lower his head and said: "I - give up!"
"That's great--" Shen Ruoyan couldn't hide her ecstasy. She was so excited that she actually held Jiang Chengfeng's hand and cried with joy.
Jiang Chengfeng was secretly delighted and scratched Miss Shen's palm. Miss Shen realized something was wrong and quickly pulled her hand away, turned her back and wiped her tears.
The first round of literary talent ended with the Shen family's victory. Next, it was the turn of martial arts. Fang Zhi called a strong man from nowhere and whispered a few words to him, but just stared at Jiang Chengfeng with a vicious look.
Just by taking a glance, Jiang Chengfeng knew that the man Fang Zhi had found must be a martial arts master, ready to beat him up in the next duel. What a pity! I won't be fooled by you!
Shen Ruoyan didn't know how to ask the question, so she quietly asked Jiang Chengfeng, "Jiang Dazhu, it's our turn to ask the question this time! What do you think?"
Jiang Chengfeng shrugged his shoulders and said with a wry smile: "Miss, if you ask me, who should I ask?"
Shen Ruoyan blushed and was speechless. She used to be used to solving problems independently, but after meeting Jiang Dazhu, she became dependent on him unconsciously. She felt guilty and muttered, "Didn't you answer well just now? I was thinking of asking you to compete in martial arts again!"
Jiang Chengfeng stretched his neck, leaned close to Shen Ruoyan and whispered, "Miss, if you trust me, just follow my instructions!"
After he finished speaking, he bowed to Tang Yin and said, "Master Tang, the next step is the martial arts competition. This time, our eldest daughter of the Shen family will appear in person!"
Everyone stared with their eyes wide open. They couldn't imagine that Jiang Dazhu, a grown man, would actually fight with a delicate young lady. Are you still a man?
Shen Ruoyan was also surprised, but when she thought of what Jiang Dazhu had just said, her panicked heart suddenly calmed down. She believed that Jiang Dazhu would not harm her.
Not only Shen Ruoyan, but even the spectators were surprised. Jiang Chengfeng's beating of Chairman Liu was still fresh in their minds. They thought he would take advantage of this fight to make it more exciting, but he actually "cowarded".
"That's good!" Fang Zhiyin smiled, looking at Shen Ruoyan with bright eyes, "Then let Fang experience Miss Ruoyan's unparalleled skills!"
Shen Ruoyan spat and turned her back.
Tang Yin was very curious about the fighting topic that the Shen family had set, so he looked at Jiang Chengfeng and asked, "Brother Jiang, what topic are you going to set?"
Jiang Chengfeng laughed and said, "Actually, this question is also simple. It's called "Fishing for Copper Coins!"
Hearing this name, the people present looked at each other in bewilderment. What the hell is this? It's simply unheard of!
Tang Yin was also very curious and asked, "Find out the copper coins? How are you going to do it, little brother?"
"From the boiling oil pan, of course!"
When Jiang Chengfeng said this, everyone couldn't help but gasp. This fighting question was really too BT, and it also let Shen Ruoyan, a delicate girl, make money. Jiang Dazhu had a vicious intention!
After saying that, Jiang Chengfeng turned to look at Fang Zhi and said with a smile: "Mr. Fang, do you dare to fish it out?"
Fang Zhi remained silent, trying to fish out the coins from the frying pan. He was afraid that one of his hands would be crippled!
Without waiting for Fang Zhi to answer, Jiang Chengfeng asked Tang Yin to prepare a big pot and vegetable oil. Soon, two shop assistants from the Misty Rain Tower brought up a big black pot. After the pot was placed, a bucket of vegetable oil was poured into it. Under the burning fire, a faint aroma of oil could be smelled.
Afterwards, Jiang Chengfeng invited Tang Yin to check it out. Tang Yin took a drop of vegetable oil from the pot and dropped it on the firewood below. Immediately, the flame rose, which proved that the vegetable oil in the pot was real.
Everyone looked at the steaming oil pan and felt their throats dry. Fishing for copper coins from the oil pan was not a fight, it was simply a life-threatening situation!
"Master Tang, can I lend you three copper coins?"
Jiang Chengfeng smiled, took the three copper coins handed over by Tang Yin, threw them into the oil pan, then turned to look at Fang Zhi and said, "Mr. Fang, I'd like to state in advance that these three copper coins need to be fished out in three times. Please take them out now!"
Looking at the burning oil pan, Fang Zhi's face turned pale. If he tried to fish it out, he would lose one hand. If he didn't fish it out, he would lose all the cloth shops of the Fang family, as well as the reputation of the Fang family.
After a brief thought, he decided to give up. He could earn the money back if he lost the cloth shop, but he could never grow a hand back if he lost one!
Fang Zhi took a deep breath, clasped his hands to Tang Yin and said, "Master Tang, I give up! But if Miss Shen can't take it out, then we are tied!"
I knew you would say that! Jiang Chengfeng looked at Tang Yin with a smile and said, "Sir Tang, if my Shen family takes it out, then we will win!"
