Chapter 33: One Thousand Taels
In order to avoid making a fool of himself in front of Miss "Xiaoxianzi", Lin Chuan showed perseverance.
He still has one last trick, which is also the least favored one.
Even though he knew that this trick would most likely not be enough to persuade Su Xian, he had no choice.
Su Xian only has him as his classmate and good friend, and so is Lin Chuan.
In the Leshou County School, Su Xian and Lin Chuan were both outliers and were excluded, probably because they were both too good-looking and were envied by others.
Therefore, if Su Xian cannot be asked to take action in the end, Lin Chuan will have to face the tragedy of "losing face in front of the fairy Miss Zi" alone.
"One thousand taels of silver!"
Lin Chuan uttered this sentence slowly with a dejected look on his face, because he did not think this move would work.
Although Su Xian liked to "get something for free" from him, he rarely accepted his donations of money.
In Lin Chuan's opinion, Su Xian was a noble person and there was rarely any dealings between them regarding money and property.
However, Su Xian's eyes suddenly lit up, and he leaned forward slightly, asking, "What do you mean by one thousand taels?"
Could it be that this rich man Lin Chuan wanted to spend one thousand and two taels of silver to invite him to a poetry banquet?
This is possible, it’s great!
Two days ago, Su Xian received a dividend of one thousand wen from Liu Huixiang. He was very happy. One thousand wen was only one tael of silver.
Lin Chuan, Liu Huixiang, and Zhang Cuihua were all stunned.
They all heard the anticipation, eagerness, and strong desire in Su Xian's words.
Lin Chuan stood in front of Su Xian and saw his excited expression and glowing eyes.
illusion!
This must be an illusion!
Lin Chuan shook his head, not thinking that Su Xian would agree to his request just for one thousand taels.
But he still explained: "There is a rule for this poetry banquet. Miss 'Xiaoxianzi' will give out 1,000 taels as a reward to the champion of the poetry banquet!"
Su Xian's breathing stagnated, and he finally understood.
This one thousand taels should have been taken from the "entrance fee".
The person who wins the first place in poetry can not only become the lover of Miss "Xiaoxianzi", but also receive one thousand taels of silver. It is simply a win-win situation of both wealth and beauty!
This "Xiaoxianzi" girl really knows how to have fun. If this goes on, I'm afraid this poetry banquet will be packed with guests.
"Okay, Brother Lin, I promise you, let's go to this poetry banquet together!"
Su Xian said cheerfully.
Anyway, the girl's secret meeting with the Liao envoy is tomorrow night, so there is no conflict in time.
“Su…Brother Su, you really…” Lin Chuan was stunned. He didn’t expect that the least promising trick could actually convince Su Xian. But then he laughed and said, “Okay, haha, I’ve been waiting for Brother Su to say this.”
Next door, Liu Huixiang, who was hiding behind the door, froze the smile on her pretty face.
She leaned against the wall and stroked the door frame, looking weak and pitiful, like an abandoned woman.
Mr. Su finally agreed to go to the brothel...
Liu Huixiang felt depressed and lost.
At this time, Lin Chuan said, "Brother Su, if you can win the first prize in poetry, one thousand taels of silver will be yours, and Miss Xiaoxianzi will be mine. In addition, I will give Brother Su another five hundred taels of silver as a reward. How about that?"
"Okay." Su Xian's voice came, "But five hundred taels is too much, one hundred taels will be enough, we are brothers, just a token of our appreciation, no need to be too polite."
Su Xian agreed to Lin Chuan's request only for the sake of 1,200 taels of silver.
As for Miss Xianzi, if he valued this, he should have agreed to Lin Chuan just now.
Just a dancer, Su Xian didn't care too much.
"That's fine." Lin Chuan nodded, and then said, "Even if I don't win the first prize, I believe that with Brother Su's poetry talent, I won't be left at the bottom and make a fool of myself in front of Miss Xiaoxianzi... So the one hundred taels should still belong to Brother Su."
"It's a deal."
"It's a deal."
“…”
After listening to the conversation between the two, the haze in Liu Huixiang's heart was dispelled again, and the smile reappeared on her pretty face, as beautiful as a blooming peach blossom.
Although Su Xian still went to the brothel, whether he won the title of poetry or not, he would have nothing to do with the girl "Xiaoxianzi"... This made Liu Huixiang feel much better.
Afterwards, Liu Huixiang saw Su Xian boarding Lin Chuan's carriage, and the wheels rolled away.
Zhang Cuihua finally stopped wiping the wooden boards on the stall and went back to the house to close the door.
After entering the room, he saw Liu Huixiang leaning against the door frame with a dazed look on her face, her watery eyes staring at the empty street outside.
"Miss?" Zhang Cuihua leaned over to look at her carefully, with a strange look on her face, and pulled the other door with one hand, ready to close it.
"Hmm..." Liu Huixiang came back to her senses, met Zhang Cuihua's inquiring eyes, and turned away slightly.
"Miss, it's time for us to eat."
“…”
After dinner.
After bathing and washing up, the master and servant came to Liu Huixiang's boudoir.
Liu Huixiang sat in front of the dressing table, removing her makeup slowly and gracefully. The bronze mirror reflected Zhang Cuihua, who was sitting at the table and looking at her from time to time with a strange look in her eyes, as if she seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Cuihua."
"Miss?"
“I think we should make more stinky tofu.”
Liu Huixiang took off a hairpin, and her three thousand black hair tied into a bun fell down.
Under the light of the oil lamp, her hair was shiny and smooth, draped over her knife-like shoulders and willow-like waist like a waterfall, and looked extremely beautiful.
"Miss, the stinky tofu business is good, but we only have one stall. Even if we make twice as much stinky tofu, I don't know when we can..."
Zhang Cuihua's tone was a little strange, like teasing, teasing, and with a mischievous meaning.
Liu Huixiang's thin and curved eyebrows twitched slightly. She had already heard the strange tone in Zhang Cuihua's words.
I was at a loss when I heard Zhang Cuihua add, "I don't know when I can earn a thousand taels!"
Liu Huixiang was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses. Her pretty face was slightly angry. She stomped her beautiful feet under the dressing table and scolded in a soft voice, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"The servant has spoken out of turn."
"That's all."
Liu Huixiang continued to remove her makeup, but did not dare to mention making more stinky tofu.
After a while, Zhang Cuihua suddenly said, "Miss, I actually have an idea. We can sell more stinky tofu."
"What idea?" Liu Huixiang asked quickly, but then pretended to be calm.
"Cooperating with the restaurant is just like cooperating with Mingyue Tower on tender tofu in the past," said Zhang Cuihua.
Liu Huixiang was stunned. Yes, she didn’t even think of such a simple idea.
The clever Liu Huixiang quickly realized that she was just worrying too much.
But she didn't want Zhang Cuihua to notice anything unusual, so she slowly removed her makeup while praising calmly, "Yes, this is a good idea."
"Twenty percent of the net profit from the stinky tofu belongs to Master Su. We can't make a private decision."
Zhang Cuihua said as she approached the dressing table, staring at her young lady with burning eyes, and said with a smile, "Young lady, we should ask Mr. Su to come over and discuss this matter together."
Liu Huixiang's autumn-water-like expression suddenly brightened. She was worried that she could not find a suitable reason to invite Su Xian to visit, but she did not expect that Zhang Cuihua provided one.
She was happy in her heart and her eyes lit up.
But suddenly, Liu Huixiang realized that Zhang Cuihua was standing beside her, staring at her with shining eyes.
So she slowly suppressed the light in her eyes, nodded and said, "This is as it should be, Cuihua, please invite Master Su here tomorrow."
"Yes, miss."
Although Zhang Cuihua is a relatively straightforward person, she is able to observe the people she cares about very carefully.
She had been watching for a long time and had already noticed all the little expressions and looks of her young lady.
After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Cuihua finally asked slowly, "Miss, are you in love with Mr. Su?"
