Bai Hong smiled and said, "That's a good idea. But you won't have a good reputation."

Leng Yi said: "Although I am a vulgar person, I don't care much about those false reputations."

"Don't you feel bad that you gave so much money to others for nothing?"

"Of course it's not for free. I have my own plans. I'm selling on credit, not for free."

"Sales on credit?"

"Exactly, that is, let the people affected by the disaster use their land as collateral to buy food on credit. When the disaster is over and production resumes and they have income, they can pay me back. And I will charge one cent of interest."

"Haha, this is a very good method, but I just don't know how long it will take to take it back."

"As early as two years, as long as three to five years. Anyway, the money is just sitting around. It is more suitable to use it to make money. Don't rush to transport the food to the city. Prepare to store it in a high place near Bazhou City first. Don't be caught.

Flooded. Once people suffer disaster, they can quickly provide disaster relief."

Bai Hong said: "Okay, I will do what you want. As for how to provide disaster relief in terms of food, I will ask this big family to come to you to discuss and provide disaster relief according to your wishes."

Leng Yi stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Then I'm going back. You look very tired, please take more rest."

Bai Hong nodded, but didn't look at him.

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Huang Qiang is a jeweler in Bazhou City, and his business is quite good in the local area.

This morning, while he was sleepy, he was woken up by his wife's nagging. When he opened his eyes, he saw his wife, Mrs. Xie, sitting in front of the window dressing up. His personal maid, Cong Yun, held a comb in her hand and lowered her head nervously.

Head, listening to Mr. Xie's nagging: "Today I agreed to go to the City God's Temple to offer incense, but all my hairpins are old and tacky. How can I see people? - Why am I so miserable? My husband is

I sell jewelry, but I don’t even have a hosta. If you tell me, how can people laugh at me!..."

Huang Qiang doesn't know how many times he has heard such nagging. He has been in the jewelry business not long ago. He has not opened a shop yet. He mainly buys from others and then resells them. This business is not easy to do. So far, he has not made any money.

There are not many, so I am reluctant to give my wife a good hosta.

He was in a good mood that day, because the night before, he had collected a few pieces of gold, silver and jade at relatively low prices, thinking that he would definitely make a lot of money this time. He was so happy that he got up and walked to bring back what he had brought yesterday.

In front of a brocade box, he opened it and took out a hosta. He walked back and gently placed it in front of his wife Xie.

Mr. Xie's eyes immediately lit up, as if illuminated by something. The jade hairpin in front of her was warm and moist, and the auspicious cloud pattern carved on the hairpin was exquisitely crafted. At first glance, it was not the work of ordinary craftsmen. Especially the end of the hairpin.

.Pendant is a gold-rimmed emerald, round and jade-like.

Mrs. Xie had never seen such an exquisite and gorgeous hairpin in her life. She even breathed quickly. She picked it up, looked at it over and over, and said to her husband Huang Qiang in a trembling voice: "Husband, this..., this is for

Is it mine?"

"Yes! I gave it to you so that you don't have to nag all day long, saying that I'm not good to you. What about now? I'm good to you?"

Mrs. Xie was so excited that she jumped up, threw herself into her husband Huang Qiang's arms, gave him a kiss, and said, "That's great! My husband is so kind to my concubine! Where did these come from?"

"I bought it at a low price from a friend last night. It's not expensive, so I gave it to you!"

"Thank you, husband!" Mrs. Xie hugged him and kissed him a few more times.

Huang Qiang smiled: "Okay, stop making trouble. You go to the study to dress up. When you're done, go to the Chenghuang Temple to burn incense and ask others not to disturb me. I'm very sleepy. I slept too late last night and I still want to sleep.

A restful sleep.”

"Okay! I won't disturb you anymore. You can sleep well, we can go alone!" He helped Huang Qiang back to the bed and lay down, lowered the curtain for him, then returned to the dressing table, picked up the hosta and turned it over.

After a while, I felt so happy that I couldn't help but hum a few tunes. I immediately remembered that my husband said that he wanted to go to bed. He quickly reached out to cover his red lips, smiled at Congyun, the maid next to him, and handed the hairpin to her.

Cong Yun took the hairpin and carefully inserted it horizontally into the half of her bun that had not yet been combed.

Mrs. Xie picked up the diamond flower bronze mirror on the dressing table and looked left and right at herself in the bronze mirror. Although her hair was still messy, her appearance already looked particularly beautiful against the backdrop of the exquisite hosta.

He couldn't bear to look away from the bronze mirror, and whispered to the maid Congyun: "Does it look good?"

"It's so beautiful! Even more beautiful than flowers!"

Ms. Xie was even more happy. She stood up and whispered: "Let's move the things to the study!"

The two went back and forth several times, and finally moved all the dressing things to the study room on the other side.

Mrs. Xie looked at the mirror for a while, then put down the bronze mirror and said to Congyun: "Hurry up and help me dress up. I want to see what it looks like after I put on this hairpin!"

"Okay." Cong Yun carefully took off the exquisite hairpin and placed it on the table. Xie went to the study room and lay down on the couch. Cong Yun took a box and opened it. Inside was a fragrant wet ointment.

This is a beauty product that can be applied to the face to delay facial aging.

After Congyun Tu applied it on Xie's face, he took a handkerchief, soaked it in hot water, wrung it half dry, spread it out, and spread it on Xie's face covered with ointment. Then, he took a copper handkerchief

I took out the basin and fetched new warm water, ready to rinse the ointment on my face later.

After a while, Congyun helped Mrs. Xie wash off the ointment on her face, and then began to dress her up. She tied her hair, inserted the hairpin, took the bronze mirror, and showed it to Mrs. Xie.

Mrs. Xie looked around, overjoyed, walked out and came to the corridor. When she saw the cook passing by with a basin of fat and lean pork in a basin, she waved: "Stop!"

The cook quickly stopped, nodded and bowed, and said with a smile: "Madam!"

Xie walked over and stood in front of the cook: "What are you doing?"

"Madam, I'm going to fill you with sausages."

Mrs. Xie twisted her waist and said, "Look, how is my wife doing today?"

The cook didn't know what she was referring to, and stared at her with his mouth open.

The maid next to her, Congyun, said angrily: "Are you blind? Didn't you see that Madam got a new hairpin today?"

The cook squinted his eyes and took a closer look, and said cheerfully: "It's beautiful, it's really beautiful! This hairpin matches the lady, she looks as good as a fairy!"

Mr. Xie said proudly: "This is what the master gave me, hehe. Let's go!"

After the cook left, Ms. Xie went to the gardener who was planting flowers in the back garden and asked her how she was doing. The gardener had a sharp eye and immediately recognized that the hairpin was a good thing and praised it repeatedly.

Mrs. Xie turned to the door again, and the old dragon head of the concierge hurriedly welcomed her out. Mrs. Xie asked him how he was doing. Seeing her stroking the hosta on her head, the old dragon head took a closer look. It was indeed a top-quality hosta, and he praised her hurriedly.

nice.

Mrs. Xie's family was not very wealthy, so she did not have a carriage or a donkey cart at home. Mrs. Xie asked the concierge to find a carriage because they were going to offer incense. The concierge Lao Longtou hurriedly agreed and hurried out to find the carriage.

The maid Congyun whispered: "This old leader likes to drink and gamble. Madam, I'd better fire him and find another one. Otherwise, something will always happen."

Mr. Xie said with a smile: "Men, who doesn't like drinking and gambling? He has good taste. He can see that my hairpin looks good on me. It means that he has a good mind."

Congyun said: "That's right." After thinking about it, he added: "Madam, this hairpin is of the highest quality at first glance. Let's go to offer incense. The Chenghuang Temple is crowded with people. What if a thief sees it and steals it?"

Xie's heart trembled and she said: "You are right, we have to guard against this. Otherwise, it is better not to take this precious hosta to such a place, just replace it with the original one, and wear this one again when you come back."

.”

"That's a good idea! Please help Madam take it off and put it back. Then take that one back and put it on."

Mr. Xie nodded.

Cong Yun stood behind Ms. Xie, carefully took off the hosta from her bun, and walked quickly across the patio and into the study. He came out immediately, closed the door of the study, and took the hosta that Mr. Xie had previously held.

I came back and inserted the ordinary copper hairpin for her.

At this time, it started to rain, and it was very heavy and pouring.

The porter came back and reported that the carriage had been hired and was waiting at the door. He also brought two oil-paper umbrellas from the house to the master and servant.

Mrs. Xie and her maids held umbrellas and told everyone not to disturb the master in the bedroom and let him sleep for a while. After explaining, they left the yard, got on the carriage, and went straight to the City God's Temple. This was the only City God's Temple in Bazhou.

There was a lot of incense and people were flowing in and out. However, when they arrived, it was raining heavily. The two got out of the car, held umbrellas, braved the heavy rain and stepped on the water on the ground to enter the City God's Temple. At this time

, their shoes were already soaked through.

Mrs. Xie cursed God in a low voice, shook the muddy water on her skirt, and looked around the hall. There were quite a few people inside, looking anxiously at the pouring rain outside. Obviously, these people came without umbrellas.

people.

Mrs. Xie shook the rainwater off the oil-paper umbrella in her hand with some pride. She took Cong Yun and squeezed through the crowds of people taking shelter at the door. They came to the statue of the god at the ceremony. She paid for the incense, lit it and knelt down.

After kowtowing and praying with his hands together, he stood up, squeezed through the crowd as usual, held an umbrella, got into the carriage waiting at the door, and returned to the house.

Returning to the bedroom in the rain, she thought that her husband should be up after they had been out for a long time, but why was there still no movement? Mrs. Xie pushed the door open and smelled a strong smell of blood! There was a large pool of blood on the ground.

Pool of blood!

Mrs. Xie's face suddenly changed. She quickly walked over, lifted the curtains on the bed, and saw her husband Huang Qiang, lying on his back on the bed. Blood was dripping from his right eye, flowing down his cheek, soaking the entire head of the bed, and then flowing to his chest.

Under the bed.(To be continued..)
Chapter completed!