Wu Fatian is one of the eight evil kings of the Demon Sect. His martial arts skills are far above Su Hongyu, but he also knows that Su Hongyu is Yuwen Tianlu's adopted daughter and has a great position in the sect. What's more, Lord Yuwen sent her to approach Xiao Jinyan and others, and was unable to exert her full strength in the cultivation.

The little red fish had a flexible body and attacked Wu Fatian's vital points everywhere. However, Wu Fatian was in the way and had to be forced to defend but not attack, making him in a mess. The two men dismantled about ten moves, and the little red fish's moves were extremely cruel, which made Wu Fatian furious. He took advantage of the little red fish's breathing and used the ability to see the box but could not help but make him angry. For a moment, the cold wind in the woods roared, and a black mist wrapped around Wu Fatian.

Xiao Hongyu stopped in time at this moment, jumped back gently, and said with a smile, "Master Wu, I've given up."

Wu Fatian was not fighting at this moment, nor was he not fighting at all, and he snorted coldly in anger.

Xiao Hongyu said again: "Master Wu came to Suzhou this time, probably not for my business."

Wu Fatian said coldly, "This Dharma Lord has no obligation to explain to you."

Xiao Hongyu's words were returned to her intact. Xiao Hongyu was so angry that he had to smile, "I wish the master of the Dharma to win, don't let Zhao Wuji of Yixiaotang seize the opportunity."

This sentence hurts Wu Fatian's pain. Although Yuwen Tianlu was the leader, the other people also fought openly and secretly, fighting for power and profit. These people in the Demon Sect have never been convinced by anyone. Wu Fatian surrendered to Yuwen Tianlu and was sent to Suzhou to carry out a mission. However, Yuwen Tianlu did not trust him very much, and sent Yixiaotang Zhao Wuji to supervise the battle. This made Wu Fatian very unhappy. He heard this and snorted coldly, "You don't need to remind me."

The little red fish smiled slightly, gave a gift, and leaped away in the forest.

...

Xiao Jinyan swept the floor in the lobby and saw Xiao Hongyu walking in. Without even saying hello, he went straight upstairs and quarreled with the guy upstairs. When he returned to the room, he slammed the door. Xiao Jinyan felt strange, took a basin of washing water, came to the door of Xiao Hongyu and knocked on the door.

"who?"

"Miss Red Fish, I'll give you face wash."

Little Red Fish didn't open the door, "You're busy with yours, you don't have to show your diligence."

Xiao Jinyan felt strange and asked a few more questions. Xiao Hongyu refused to speak and had to come back in disappointment. Fan Wuchang saw him, "Are you very leisurely? There are more than 30 bowls left in the backyard that have not been washed." Xiao Jinyan said I'll go now.

At this moment, two people came from the door, one was shorter and two men with two big red flowers on their chests.

Fan Wuchang saw it and his heart skipped a beat.

"Is Sir Fan here?"

Fan Wuchang smiled and stepped forward and said, "Two officials, I don't know what it takes to do when I come to my store."

A tall policeman took out a big red wedding invitation from his arms and said, "Senge Fan, we are the listeners at the front of the Mansion's Yamen. We are here today to congratulate you."

"Congratulations?" Fan Wuchang was confused.

"Yes, this 15th day of the month, our mother will have a happy event. The Mansion-Taiwanese hosts a banquet to entertain the squire in Suzhou City. We came here to send a greeting."

Fan Wuchang said: "Last 15th month, the Taigong Master just held a 60th birthday party for his mother, why did he have to invite him again?"

A short man said, "Yes, the birthday party of the fifteenth month last month, and the fifteenth month is the full moon. The adult said that in order to increase the relationship with the gentry and the people in the city, we must establish a regular contact mechanism, gathering together from time to time, and walking around. It is also a kind of virtue for adults to be close to the people and love the people. The adult also said that the birthday party of the 15th month last month, the gentry Fan went to Hangzhou to visit friends. The old lady didn't see you and kowtowed. She felt very uncomfortable and had been sick for more than a month. This time, she must invite you to attend, which is to cheer for the old lady."

Fan Wuchang cursed inwardly, he really did not hide from the first day of the lunar month, but he could not escape from the fifteenth. This time, Zhou Bapi asked me to go. If he didn't go, he would probably have to put on my shoes at that time, so he took out a hundred cents from his arms and handed them to the two servants with a look of distress. "Thank you for your hard work, look, I am just the fifteenth day of the month..."

The Gaoman looked at it and only had a hundred cents of money. He thought to himself that he was sending the beggar to the beggar. On the birthday party, you wouldn't go to pick it up. "Okay, Seng Fan, I'm kind-hearted. By the way, Fan Daren also told him that the old lady is old, don't make gifts of strange and erotic tricks. If you are really a good person, just give the silver bill."

After saying that, the two put down the invitation, turned around and left.

Fan Wuchang shouted from behind, "Drink a glass of water before leaving."

Seeing the two of them walking away, Fan Wuchang took the invitation and reached out to tear it. He hesitated for a while, then placed it on the table, and said dissatisfiedly: "I understand that in the Ming Dynasty, the status of being a businessman is too low. No matter how much money you earn, it is not as good as a poor person at the yamen."

Xiao Jinyan agreed, "The shopkeeper makes sense."

"If I have money, I will also get an official to come."

Xiao Jinyan laughed and said, "If Manager Fan became an official, I would probably be a corrupt official."

Fan Wuchang snorted, "That may not be. I am a little stingy in my life. But frugality is also an art of life. If you can live like me, you will not be able to find a second person in the world. If I become an official, I must completely change this trend."

Xiao Jinyan said, "I don't think so. As far as I know, a few days ago, Governor Song of Yingtian celebrated his birthday, and Zhou Xiao sent 30,000 taels of silver. Even if you become an official and refuse to plunder the land of the people, these people above have three or two years of life, Bing Jing, Tan Jing, and some officials who pass by do not respect you, don't respect you, and use silver everywhere. If you don't greed or rob, where do you come from?"

Fan Wuchang was speechless, "What should I do? I will give you ten taels of silver, please help me kill the prefect."

"Even if you kill one Zhou Bapi, can you guarantee that the next one will not be Zhang Bapi or Li Bapi? Can you kill it all?"

Fan Wuchang said it made sense. So he took ten taels of silver from his arms and handed it to Xiao Jinyan. Xiao Jinyan said you wouldn't really let me kill people. Fan Wuchang said that you were thinking too much, and I would give you ten taels of silver to help you prepare gifts for the Taigong Master. You can't lose your share, and you will also give me a good face. I have thought about this matter, only you can do it.

Xiao Jinyan pushed the silver into Fan Wuchang's arms, "Shopkeeper, I can't do it."

Fan Wuchang pushed back, "Don't let my trust in you down. After you have done it, you can continue to live in this inn, smash it, and leave the bedding. You also know that the employment situation this year is not good. First, the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, and then the trade war. The inn business is not easy to do. I am still considering whether to lay off a few guys recently."

Xiao Jinyan took the money and said, "Don't worry, shopkeeper, I'll handle this for you."

Fan Wuchang nodded with satisfaction, "What are you going to do?"

Xiao Jinyan thought for a long time and said, "Since the Mansion asked you to give something, you must not give it to him. Why not give a rooster to the Mansion, and you can also imply that you are an iron rooster, and you will not give it a penny, even if you express silent protest."

Fan Wuchang said that this idea is good. Isn’t the old lady in his family a rooster? If you apply a layer of gold powder on it, it will be a golden rooster to tell the dawn. His father died early, so he gave his mother a rooster, just give him a dad! Haha!

"If you think so, it's okay."

Fan Wuchang said: "Since that's the case, I'll go to Li's Blacksmith's house in the east of the city. He is exquisite in handmade, fair in price, and is undeniable. He went to report my name and there was a discount."

Xiao Jinyan took the silver and came to Li Tiejiang's house in the east of the city.

When Li Tiejiang heard that Manager Fan of Xiaoyao Inn wanted to make a rooster, he said that you are looking for the right person. In Suzhou City, only Manager Fan can come up with such an ingenious gift. The two agreed on the price, Xiao Jinyan paid a deposit of one tael of silver, and then made an expedited attempt. Li Tiejiang asked him to come to pick up the goods tomorrow.

The next day, Xiao Jinyan came to the blacksmith shop again. Blacksmith Li took a wooden box from the inner room and handed it to Xiao Jinyan, "The iron rooster you want." Xiao Jinyan opened it and almost laughed out loud. Blacksmith Li asked, "Does it look like it?"

Xiao Jinyan laughed loudly, "It looks so much!"

Li Blacksmith was full of confidence, "I just said it, just look for me."

When I brought it back to Xiaoyao Inn, Fan Wuchang was scratching his head. Xiao Jinyan asked what was going on. Fan Wuchang said, "Strange, today my account was obviously earning three taels of silver and eight hundred and thirty-one cents, but I counted it several times, but it was all short of a penny."

"Isn't it just a penny, what's the matter?"

Fan Wuchang said seriously, "This is not a problem of penny, it is a matter of principle." Seeing Xiao Jinyan holding the box in his hand, he asked, "Is the gift ready?" Xiao Jinyan smiled and handed the box over, "Shopkeeper, look?"

When the box was opened, Fan Wuchang suddenly got angry, "I asked you to make an iron cock, what did you do?"

It turned out that in the box, it turned out that the iron man Li blacksmith had beaten half a foot of Fan Wuchang's appearance.

Xiao Jinyan said, "Yes, Li Blacksmith said you are an iron rooster, but I really can't find a reason to refute. Besides, looking at the mountains is not mountains, looking at the water is not water, you think that this is a rooster, and this is an iron rooster."

Fan Wuchang was very angry. Later, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that the iron man was holding an abacus in his hand, which said that it was a daily stake in gold, which looked very much like himself. He thought it was good to be a collection, so he put it away, "I don't care about this matter with you, but you spend my money indiscriminately. You have to do this gift for me."

Xiao Jinyan spread his hands, how could I have a way?

Fan Wuchang's eyes rolled, "Not long ago, a Tianning Temple was opened in Suzhou City. It is said that there are sixteen golden Buddhas in the temple. If you are willing to make up for the losses of this shopkeeper, go and get a Buddha head."

Xiao Jinyanqi asked: "Why is it the Buddha's head?"

Fan Wuchang said, "Men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddhas! I have inquired about it. The body of these sixteen golden Buddhas is clay embryo, only the Buddha's head is made of brass and is coated with gold powder. It is the most suitable for it."

"Then I'm going to steal it?"

Fan Wuchang said: "How could it be a steal? You clearly went to invite him!"

Xiao Jinyan has never done much in this kind of thing. He is going to call Zhao Langjiang together, but Zhao Langjiang said he wants to drink with Li Yinyang. Xiao Jinyan knew that Zhao Langjiang was thinking, and he was also a swordsman. Li Yinyang (Qiuyi) was a big shot in the world. Zhao Langjiang felt itchy and wanted to compete with Li Qiuyi. Thinking of Wang Banxian’s previous advice, he was helpless.

When he arrived at Tianning Temple and arrived at the Main Hall, Xiao Jinyan found that the abbot was calling on several monks to move the ladder, holding a saw blade in his hand. Looking at the sixteen Buddha statues, fifteen of them had lost their heads. Xiao Jinyan felt strange and asked what was going on.

The abbot of the presidency came from the Western Regions. It is said that the monk who was enlightened from the Jokhang Temple was invited by the Jokhang Temple. The monk named Candied Haws said, "This prefect is so cruel. It has been less than a year since we came. There have been fifteen golden Buddhas in our temple. We have already given 15 people. We are going to hold a banquet again. The last Buddha head is going to be sent. Alas, next month, I don't know what to send."

Xiao Jinyan said that the incense in Tianning Temple is quite popular?

The candied haws monk said: "The strong incense is just an illusion of prosperity. We came here to build a temple. We were invited by the prefect of the prefect. The initial investment was too large and we basically rely on government subsidies to survive. This week, as soon as the prefect took office, the new official ignored the old accounts and cut off our subsidies. He also had to pay 30% of the incense tax from the pilgrims' rewards. Now it is just barely supported."

Xiao Jinyan sighed in his heart that it is said that foreign monks can recite scriptures. Now the overall situation of the Ming Dynasty is not good. The two powerful enemies of Northern Zhou and Western Chu are waiting for an opportunity to act, and the court is fighting for power and power, and the battle is very strong. This kind of monk's trick in the Western Regions will not work even if they come to the Central Plains.

As a result, Xiao Jinyan could not continue the "invitation" of the Buddha's head from Tianning Temple. After thinking about it, there was no way. He went to the foot of the mountain to dig a mud and squeezed a mud, and hid the weight of the iron lump in it. He paid the silver and bought three taels of copper powder. He went to Li's blacksmith to help brush it up and handed it to Fan Wuchang. Fan Wuchang didn't see the flaws.

On the fifteenth day, Fan Wuchang changed into a silk dress with gold thread embroidered on it, and said to Xiao Jinyan, "Tonight, you accompany me to the prefect's office as a guest."

Xiao Jinyan said that I had an appointment with Zhao Langjiang for a drink, it would be inappropriate.

Fan Wuchang said, "After all, I am a gentry. I have to have a mate with you when you go out, right?" Xiao Jinyan said that your ancestors had not even had a juren, so what kind of gentry was? Fan Wuchang had a calm face, "You have to go even if you don't go even if you don't."

Li Qingcheng got down from the upper floor at this time, "Since there is a free banquet, wouldn't you be sorry for you and me if you don't go?"

Xiao Jinyan reexamines Li Qingcheng, "Are you not your style?"

Li Qingcheng said leisurely: "There are also your and my friends among the guests today."

"who?"

"The new imperial envoy."

"Vancouver?"

"Yes, the supervisor of Dengwenyuan is also among the invited people this time."

Xiao Jinyan clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Since that's the case, you can't help but go there. You can drink with old friends without spending your own money. Such a good thing is hard to find with lanterns. Manager Fan, let's leave now."

Fan Wuchang was inspired, "Everyone in Suzhou City said that I am an iron rooster. In my opinion, when it comes to things like greed for others, you are even better than me."

Xiao Jinyan bowed, "Exceeded, exaggerated!"
Chapter completed!