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Chapter 137: Visiting to Propose

Without money, Manager Li is of course a little lazy than usual, especially today, who has been three times a day, has just gotten up, and has not started doing business yet.

But at this moment, a rapid knock on the door started.

"I don't know which wife is so ignorant. She came to knock on the door before noon," Li Maocai muttered, "It's probably because there is no salt or vinegar at home, so I'm rushing to buy it."

He came to the front door, took off the door panel, poked his head out, but saw a handsome boy in black standing in front of him.

"Are you the Manager Li?" the young man asked.

"I am." Li Maocai replied.

"I heard you would help people organize weddings and funerals?" the boy asked again.

Li Maocai was stunned for a moment before nodding. In the past, Li Maocai did help nearby residents to organize weddings and weddings several times. He had to buy a lot of things to do. However, everything was sold in his shop, and shopkeeper Li helped others to organize things. These things would naturally be bought in his shop. Those who handle weddings could save money and trouble, and he could also do more business.

The boy in black raised his hand and a ingot of silver flew over and landed in Li Maocai's palm. His palm sank, and with the instinct of a businessman, he immediately realized that the ingot of silver was at least twenty taels.

"I want to hire you to help me organize the wedding. Even if this ingot of silver is a deposit, there will be a reward later." said the boy in black.

This is a great thing!

The business in the grocery store has been bad these days, and I can't make twenty taels of silver in a month. The boy threw such a large ingot of silver to him as soon as he made a move, and said that there will be another reward in the future. It's like a fat pig's arch! The boy in black looked like a rich man, but he didn't know which neighbor introduced him.

"Okay, okay! The villain can't do anything else. If you want to talk about weddings, that's the best thing. Young master, just worry!" Manager Li hurriedly agreed and put the money in his arms, for fear that others would take it back.

He raised his head and looked around, and found that there were still many people behind the boy in black. Six or seven men, like porters, carried two large wooden boxes, with red ribbons tied on them, with big "囍" characters on them, and several trays. They were placed in rolls of silk and satin, and thin and soft things. They looked like they had prepared a good betrothal gift and were about to come to propose marriage.

In front of those coolies, there was a woman in her forties with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, wearing red and green clothes, but she was known to Manager Li. She was the most famous matchmaker in the local area, named Wang Sangu.

It was her who introduced the young man in black to find Manager Li. This woman looked ugly but not bad. Manager Li thought to himself, smiling all over his face, but suddenly found that Wang Sangu looked bitter, as if his biological father had died, and he couldn't help but feel strange. Now that there is such a good opportunity to make money, why does she have such an expression?

Manager Li looked at the boy in black again and asked, "Young Master, are you going to propose marriage to someone?"

The boy in black said, "My name is Ximen Tong, and I am going to propose marriage."

Manager Li said, "I wonder which girl from Mr. Ximen is interested in?"

The boy in black said, "It's the eldest lady of the Lu family in 'Tieshui Villa'."

Tiexhui Villa!

In an instant, Manager Li seemed to be thrown into a basin of cold water by someone! Can the strong man in Tiexhui Villa be provoked by them? The villa is like the Hall of Yama. This boy in black is not sure what was wrong with this stubborn man, and he was going to run there to seek death!

What's worse is that not only did he go to die by himself, but he also had to take Manager Li with him!

Manager Li immediately took out the ingot of silver from his arms and handed it back to Ximen Tong, saying, "The villain's shop is busy and cannot get out of it. The villain really can't help with the happy events of Mr. Ximen. I also asked the young master to take back the silver and find someone else!"

Ximen Tong's face darkened and said, "You didn't say you were busy just now, but now you said that you are clearly lying to me. What I hate most in my life is that others deceive me!"

He reached out and took the silver ingot, and seemed to squeeze it effortlessly. The silver ingot was made of soft surface and was immediately pinched into a ball. He patted it with his hand and the silver turned into a cake again.

Ximen Tong snorted, raised his hand again, and the money fell back to Manager Li's hand.

Although silver is not as hard as steel, it is definitely impossible to knead a ingot of silver like soft dough without the strength of a thousand pounds in your hand!

It turns out that this boy in black is also a strong man like those guys in "Tieshui Villa"!

Holding the "silver cake" in his hand, Shopkeeper Li almost cried, and his face looked even more bitter than Wang Sangu.

Not only was the stinky woman not only looked ugly, but she was even more ill-hearted. She brought such a disaster to him for no reason! In an instant, Manager Li had greeted all the eighteen generations of Wang Sangu’s ancestors in his heart.

But he heard Ximen Tong say, "My husband, I'm just going to propose marriage. What are you afraid of? Even if you go to kill someone, you will definitely not hurt you!"

Manager Li's tears had fallen, and he begged: "The 'Tieshui Villa' is full of evil people who kill without blinking, and the young master still spared the villain..."

Ximen Tong ignored him anymore and turned his face to Wang Sangu, "You just said you needed to propose marriage. Just buy the things you just need to buy at the shopkeeper Li's store. You must not save any other purchases. Let shopkeeper Li buy them. The more grand the ceremonial guard, the better."

Wang Sangu stumbled and said, "Yes, yes."

Ximen Tong nodded, took out a silver note from his pocket and threw it to Wang Sangu, saying, "This five hundred taels of silver must be enough. As long as the handling is beautiful, the rest will be regarded as a reward, and you and Manager Li will share it equally."

Manager Li's eyes suddenly became straight again.

There are no rich people on Qingshui Street, and very few people use silver notes. He has opened a store for more than ten years and the largest silver notes he has ever seen is only 100 taels. This young master Ximen can get 500 taels of silver at one's own move. He is so lenient. He can spend up to 100 taels of silver at most to handle such a marriage proposal. In this way, he can earn hundreds of taels of silver immediately.

However, when the thought of going to "Tieshui Villa" would be a big disaster, Manager Li's heart immediately sank again.

"Since I have taken the money, don't think about running away. If I can't do anything well, I can't spare you two!" Ximen Tong's eyes flashed with fierce look. After saying this, he left swaggeringly and went to the tea shop on the street to have tea.

Before noon, all the matters of coming to propose marriage were already done. Wang Ergu and Manager Li were both quick-witted and familiar with these things. Firecrackers, colorful flags, and red silk fireworks had been bought, and the couple who carried the betrothal gifts also put on red satin short clothes. Manager Li even found a drum band.

There were ten people in the band, except for the captain, there were two big gongs, three drummers, and four sluts. The band had just arrived in Changsha City from another place for a few days, and they didn't know how powerful the "Tieshui Villa" was, so Manager Li hired them for only 40 taels of silver.

According to Manager Li's idea, since he couldn't escape, he insisted on accompanying the boy to "Tieshui Villa" to propose marriage. Then he simply found more people to go with him, and even if he died, he would have to take some care of him. Moreover, no matter how fierce the people in "Tieshui Villa" were, they would not kill people on the street on the street outside the village gate. Anyway, Manager Li would never go in at the gate of the villa.

Everything was about to stop, so Manager Li ran to the teahouse to invite Ximen Tong out. The five hundred taels of silver had been used up before, and the remaining one was equal to the second aunt of Wang. More than one hundred taels of silver were stuffed into his pocket. Manager Li finally felt a little comfort in his heart. The Bodhisattva blessed him, but don’t spend money but life!

At this time, Ximen Tong also put on a bright red silk shirt, but he tied his sleeves and trousers tightly, and his whole body was very neatly tidy. His already handsome face looked even more beautiful under this red outfit. Manager Li thought to himself that this young man can be regarded as a handsome talent. Why did one of the few handsome men in the world insist on provoking the strong men in the "Tieshui Mountain Villa"? It would be a pity if he was killed like this.

Ximen Tong was not as much as Manager Li thought. He stepped out of the teahouse gate and saw a group of about twenty people proposing marriages in red color. The drummers were all full of energy. He nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"

With the sound of firecrackers and drums and music, the team walked straight along the street toward the large blue-gray manor.

It was noon, and the sun shone in midsummer, and there was light everywhere. "Tieshui Villa" was just in the shadow at the foot of Tianyuelu Mountain. It looked particularly gloomy and terrifying from a distance. In the eyes of Manager Li, it looked even more like the Hall of Yama.

More than ten feet away from the Guzhou River, I heard a "swoosh-bang" sound, and a sound arrow shot from the wall of the village and inserted into the middle of the road!

I heard someone shouting loudly: "Who are you? Do you dare to break into Tiexhui Villa? Isn't you going to die?"

The team stopped immediately, and Manager Li was already so scared that his face was pale and he was almost about to turn around and run away.

Ximen Tong gave a wink at Wang Sangu beside him. Wang Sangu's expression was not much better than Manager Li. At this time, he had to open his voice and shout: "My men, don't shoot arrows, we are here to propose marriage!"

This sound is twice as harsh as howling.

"Damn it, why are you talking about your kiss? Why are you shouting and screaming?" Zhuang Ding, who was above the high wall, could not withstand Wang Sangu's voice and cursed sternly.

Wang Sangu still wanted to answer, but Ximen Tong had already stepped forward and said loudly: "At Ximen Tong, today I will come to propose marriage to Mr. Lu, the head of the 'Nine Immortals Association'. Please ask the brothers above to come in and report it!"

When he said this, he used his internal force, and his voice was fluttering, and it was heard dozens of feet away, and everyone could hear it clearly.
Chapter completed!
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