Chapter 40: The Clever (Part 1)

There are many kinds of nobleness in this world, either majesty, elegance cannot be humiliated, or holiness cannot be deceived... But they all have one common characteristic, that is, being high and inaccessible. These people seem to be born to be proud. Even if they hide arrogance in their hearts and feel that pride is wrong, others think it is natural and deserved. No matter how peaceful and friendly the smile on their faces is, others still think that he is high and superior. The more humble and kind he is to others, the more uncomfortable others feel.

The reason why silence makes people fascinated is because it shows a kind of nobility that has never been seen before. This style makes people feel warm at first sight, like a spring breeze. I can't help but approach him, tell him that I can give everything to him.

Even the county magistrate Hou, who was full of fighting for strength, seemed to be frightened by the silent demeanor, and he didn't feel like he was holding his fists and returning the favor, saying, "May I ask, this young master, did that bottle?"

"Here." Silently slapped the wooden box and said with a smile.

The King of Kings, who saw that the boy had stolen his limelight as soon as he appeared, was very angry and couldn't help but say sour: "Boy, why are you pretending? Is my bottle gilded? Why don't you take it out for the uncle to see?" He was angry and immediately revealed his true gangster's true appearance.

"I can't show it to you now." Chen Jing smiled faintly. Chen Jing told him yesterday that Chen Lian continued to put pressure on the Shanyin County Magistrate. Now his eldest son has been taken to the Shanyin County Government to house arrest and finally escaped from the clutches of the Tiger Head Society.

"Why?" Wang Laohu said with a dark face.

"You beg me to gilt this bottle, I'm now on it." Silent turned his head and looked at the audience, laughing and said, "What should I do next?"

"Give money." The people laughed and said, "Material fees, handicraft fees, so there is a lot of money. How can I let my husband pay it by himself?" It is not a matter of public opinion. When a gangster with a vicious face and a monkey-like gangster standing with a gentle and elegant scholar with a spring breeze, the people will naturally choose which one they should support.

"Boy, don't force me to get angry!" Wang Laohu was so angry that his nose was crooked. He now regretted handing over the eldest son Yao to the government.

County Magistrate Hou persuaded him, "Brother Tongda, please give him a few taels. Isn't it yours to wait until the box is unveiled?"

Wang Laohu suddenly said, "Okay, boy is cheating me! He wanted to make me angry and then take the opportunity to throw this box, right?" This is a common trick by gangsters, so he thought others were just despicable.

The silent smile without saying a word made Wang Laohu feel more certain. He couldn't help but grin and said, "Boy, I have a pair of gold croakers here. If I can plaster my bottle with gold, it's yours. If it doesn't plate it or if my bottle is broken, you will give me double it. How about it?"

Silently nodded and smiled, "It's great." County Magistrate Hou took Wang Laohu's two small ingots, put them in his hand, and reported loudly: "Two gold croakers, a total of one or eight cents." He was a treasurer, and he was naturally authoritative, and no one disputed.

"Boy, I think you have any reason?" Wang Laohu laughed.

Chen Si laughed and said, "Take it!" As he said that, he threw the wooden box into his arms lightly.

Wang Laohu was not careful and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he was a trainee, and he was faster than ordinary people. He was in a hurry, but he still caught it. Wiping the sweat on his forehead, he sneered, "Boy, I want to plot against me, you are still a little tender." As he said that, he opened the wooden box, took out the bottle, and laughed without looking at it, "Dear fellow villagers, how should I punish this boy?"

"Give money, give money!" The onlookers said in unison.

"It's a bargain, boy." Wang Laohu finally felt the pleasure of public opinion and decided to say generously: "Take it!"

"It should be you who gave the money." The crowd burst into laughter and said, "Look at the bottle first."

Wang Laohu looked down in surprise and saw that the glass bottle had indeed turned into pure gold, shining brightly in the sunlight, emitting a dazzling golden light.

"This, how is this possible?" Wang Laohu's wide open mouth could be stuffed into a toad, and he almost let go and dropped the bottle.

The two county magistrates took the gold bottle and jointly identified it, and then the re-glowing county magistrate Zhang announced loudly: "The bottle body is intact and the gilded is perfect!" Everyone was already deeply attracted by the ingenious golden bottle. At this moment, they cheered repeatedly when they heard this, as if they had won.

Chen Si couldn't help but shook his head secretly, and said to himself: 'No one really knows this method.' Before he could come back to his senses, he was surrounded by a crowd of people coming up. It turned out that it was the gold and silver smiths with red eyes, kowtowed to him and said, "Young Master Chen, we are willing to worship you as our teacher, please accept us."

Chen Si rolled his eyes and said, "I am not a gold and silver smith, is it right to teach you to recite poems?"

"Just relying on your skills in gilding in the bottle, you can be our master." A leading goldsmith said respectfully: "Master, please accept us." "Yes, Master, please accept us." The goldsmiths were noisy again.

It is impossible to be silent and not to tell me, so I had to smile bitterly, "Listen to me... This method is what I see from the book. If you want to know, I will tell you, but there is only one thing, don't say anything about becoming a disciple."

The goldsmiths were naturally happy, but there was a buzzing sound in the crowd. The scholars were shocked. A scholar with a high profile face stood up and bowed: "This junior invited me. I'm in the mountains and rivers. I don't know anything. Please give me some advice."

"I dare not give advice, let me discuss it together." Chen Shu hurriedly returned, "Brother, please speak."

His polite attitude immediately won the favor of Zhu Dashou, and he smiled and said, "Which book did you see this method?" This is actually quite inappropriate... In public, I asked people what book they saw, and then everyone went back to read the book. That method became a well-known secret, what is the money worth?
Chapter completed!