Chapter 27 Is it a vegetarian place?

Chapter 27 Is it a vegetarian place?

Chapter 27 Is it a vegetarian place?
I just pretended to be cool, and I can't regret it now.

Pei Yuan had no choice but to take the two of them with him to repay the money.

Chen Minzhong, who was listening to an opera in a brothel, was a little confused when he first saw Pei Yuan. He didn't react when he heard Pei Guang's name, and it was not until he heard Pei Yuan's grandfather Pei Jing that he suddenly realized.

Then he asked, "Is Pei Jing the son of Pei Youcai?"

When Pei Yuan heard Taizu's name, he quickly stood up and gestured, "That's right."

Chen Minzhong stroked his white beard and sighed, "Your and my families are old friends. In the past, our families were the most prosperous in the fur trade in the capital. At that time, my father had a very good relationship with my uncle, and it was my uncle who helped to arrange the business on the Grand Canal."

"Alas, I thought that I had touched the sky by hooking up with Jinyiwei Commander Lu Zhong, and that business would be much easier in the future. Who would have thought that I would be inexplicably involved in the Golden Knife Case."

"Many brothers who were engaged in business were involved in this matter. It was Uncle Pei who was decisive. Everyone spent all their wealth to get rid of Lu Zhong, and the matter was not dragged down any further. Unfortunately, many business families have never recovered since then."

Pei Yuan was almost numb from listening to it.

We have all heard about how our ancestor Pei Youcai failed in speculation and had to give away all his family wealth.

I didn't expect there was such a hidden story behind it.

Pei Yuan thought about it and from what Chen Minzhong said, he knew that his ancestor Pei Youcai was very good at scheming after buying an official position.

He established a relationship with Lu Zhong, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and allowed his brothers, who used to do business together, to start using the grain ships to transport goods.

But later, when Lu Zhong's golden knife case happened, Pei Youcai and the wealthy businessmen who provided money to Lu Zhong were afraid of being implicated, so they sold all their wealth and killed Lu Zhong directly.

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It's fine for you to reminisce about the past, but why do you have to tell me such a secret in front of me?

Is it appropriate to announce in public this conspiracy to kill the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?

Even if you don't respect my official uniform, you should at least respect the two Jinyiwei colleagues behind me.

Pei Yuan subconsciously looked back at the two small flags.

Chen Toutie was looking at his nails, and Cheng Leixiang was looking at Chen Toutie's nails.

Pei Yuan also quickly realized that this matter was no big deal.

Lu Zhong had framed Emperor Yingzong, who was imprisoned in the Southern Palace. When the God of War returned and ascended the throne again, he would say, "Why did you, the commander-in-chief, falsely accuse me?"

There is no political risk in killing Lu Zhong.

Even if the intention was to cut ties later, so many years have passed and no one will pursue this mess.

What's more, the merchants took the initiative to pay money to promote a speedy trial and sentencing, and gave Lu Zhong a thousand cuts. The God of War Emperor would feel happy in his heart.

Chen Minzhong's words...

Could it be that he is trying to support the younger generation in front of his colleagues?
Pei Yuan was lost in thought when Chen Minzhong stroked his beard and asked with a smile, "Why did you come to see me today?"

Pei Yuan didn't think too much about it. Thinking that the old man in front of him was of the same generation as his grandfather, he said directly, "I'm here to pay you back."

The amount of silver owed as recognized by the system was 167 taels, and Pei Yuan could no longer sort out the confusing accounts over the years.

According to his previous estimate, he had already cut a small gold ingot and held it in his hand.

"I can only roughly estimate the amount of money that my grandfather owed me. My Pei family is still in some difficulties now, so I will just pay this much back."

Chen Minzhong was a little surprised.

He looked at the small gold ingot in Pei Yuan's hand, and then looked at Pei Yuan.

After a long while, he said lazily, "This little money is not a big deal. No one has mentioned it for decades. I thought you Pei family had forgotten about it. Given the friendship between our two families, it's fine if you don't return it."

Chen Minzhong may still be concerned about the kindness of the previous generation, but unfortunately Pei Youcai's children and grandchildren are all just living a life of idleness and waiting for death.

According to my father Pei Guang, he had originally intended to delay paying it back.

Pei Yuan could only say, "The old gentleman is generous, but I have a debt in my heart."

Chen Minzhong smiled and took the small gold ingot. "I don't know where I threw your IOU away a long time ago. Do you want me to write you a receipt?" Pei Yuan saw that his "debt settlement system" was refreshed.

The money was gone, and knowing that Chen Minzhong really had no other intentions, he said politely, "No need to do that, as long as this account is settled in my mind, that's enough."

Chen Minzhong nodded approvingly, looked at Pei Yuan and said, "You are a good young man. If you are not satisfied in the future, you can come to me again. I have several talented and beautiful granddaughters who are waiting to be married."

In the past, Pei Yuan would definitely consider Chen Minzhong as a way out, but now that he has a system, he must be more ambitious.

Pei Yuan exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Chen Minzhong had already shifted his attention back to the stage in the middle.

The play "Romance of the West Chamber" was being performed upstairs.

Pei Yuan stood up to leave. He was staring at Chen Minzhong, who was touching his beard, and reminded him casually, "Shandong is in chaos now. Jining is not a place to stay for long."

Pei Yuan responded and left with two small flags.

I checked my credit score and it didn't increase or decrease.

It seems that what happened just now had no effect on the loyalty of the two temporary subordinates.

Chen Lu's side was much simpler.

As soon as the two sides met, Chen Lu recognized Pei Yuan. After Pei Yuan explained his purpose, Chen Lu was overjoyed and quickly took out the account book from his arms.

Pei Yuan was speechless about this guy carrying an account book with him.

Fortunately, both parties quickly settled their debts and no one owed the other anything.

Pei Yuan refreshed the "Debt Settlement System". There were still 55 outstanding debts, and the total amount had dropped to 35,870 taels.

The coin I borrowed from Cheng Leixiang and Chen Toutie just now only counted the number of transactions, but the amount was ignored. This shows that the system is not so meticulous.

Chen Toutie and Cheng Leixiang looked at Pei Yuan eagerly when they saw that he had finished his work.

When Pei Yuan thought about what was going to happen next, he couldn't help but feel excited and nervous.

This is the first time in my life that I have accepted this kind of test. I am definitely eager to try it, but it seems like something is missing.

Cheng Leixiang didn't say much and made arrangements directly.

When he was walking on the road just now, he deliberately paid attention and compared, and found that a brothel called "Lanxianban" was the most attractive to customers.

They first found a nearby inn, changed out of their dusty official uniforms, and then swaggered towards the "Lanxian Troupe".

Although Pei Yuan was the most plainly dressed among the three, Cheng Leixiang, who was dressed in silk, following him around, leading the way and chatting with him, made those brothel slaves dare not look down on him.

The three of them walked among the singing girls and headed towards the central hall.

The atmosphere was already right, but Pei Yuan felt a little hot and uncomfortable. Subconsciously, he was thinking about how to act like a veteran.

As the name suggests, the Lanxian Troupe is mainly devoted to watching operas and listening to music.

Pei Yuan then asked the servant who led the way, "What song is being sung today?"

The servant quickly replied with a smile, "My dear, it is Guan Hanqing's The Injustice of Dou E."

Pei Yuan was stunned. Could it be that it was still a plain scene?

Chen Toutie was already very unhappy and asked, "Why listen to this? Isn't it a disappointment?"

Just then, there was a faint and gentle singing sound coming from the distance. The servant said without saying much, smiling, "The guest will know it at a glance."

The three of them entered the hall and saw a large stage in the middle, with many tables and chairs scattered around it.

The scene of Dou E's trial seemed to be being performed on the stage.

A girl of eighteen or nineteen was kneeling in the middle of the stage. Her smooth upper body was tied up with thin ropes, and she was shyly leaning to the side to hide her little bunny.

Pei Yuan: ???
(End of this chapter)