Volume 1 Chapter 173: Brothers are good

  Chapter 173: Good Brothers

  What's going on here?

  Purple ink body is on top of the ten thousand lanterns, no heart to appreciate the scenery; facing two handsome guys, a bit dizzy; one foot on the shore, one foot on the boat, unable to advance or retreat.

  She and Yuan Cheng went out for a stroll, arriving at the Shili River opposite Mingshan Temple. Guessing lantern riddles, she was always one step slower than Yuan Cheng; playing ring toss, Yuan Cheng was always slightly worse than her. You win one round, I hurry one round, the two were evenly matched. Mozi was quite surprised that playing with someone like Yuan Cheng could be so much fun. Originally thought he was a must-win type, getting anxious when seeing others win. So, people can't be judged by appearance, and the ocean can't be measured in liters.

  Having played around with everything, Mozi saw that there were many boats on the river and had the idea of doing market research. She took over Hong Yu's shipyard, not intending to turn it into Qiu San Niang's treasure trove, but just wanting to take the opportunity to gain freedom for herself. Therefore, she would make use of this era's technical level to build high-quality, relatively popular boats. The painting boat and Jiang boat were what she considered and focused on, neither exposing too much knowledge from later generations nor having too many customers in need.

  Yuan Cheng thought it was a good idea, so he let Hua Yi go and ask if there were any passenger-carrying pleasure boats.

  A majestic thousand-cow guard with a fourth-rank title, following behind a sixth-rank sesame official is not to be mentioned, and also running errands and doing odd jobs, Mu Zi doesn't know who to sympathize with.

  The Chinese clothes are really useful. To make a long story short, all the pleasure boats for carrying passengers today are full, but there is one chartered boat customer who is willing to share the boat with them, and they can split the cost in half.

  At this time, the benefits of following Yuan Chun became apparent. This casual gift of converting people into cash was a shiny silver coin, and the cost of chartering a ship was naturally not a problem.

  They arrived at the riverbank dock. When Hua Yi pointed to a medium-sized pleasure boat, Mo Zi was very satisfied. His eyes widened as he walked and looked around, carefully examining the structure. As soon as he stepped onto the gangway, a dilemma arose.

  "Who is so generous? A hundred taels of silver for the boat fare, spoken and given. It turns out to be Master Yuan." From the bright cabin came four or five people, among them a man in a white silk shirt with a dark gold belt, embroidered with golden mountains, silver seas, jade trees, and flowers. As he walked, his whole body shone brightly. The fan in his hand had changed; the frame was still made of pure gold, but the fan surface only had two characters - "Jin Yin". His hair was high and tied into a bun, held by a crown adorned with precious stones, leaving a strand on his cheek, tied with three strands of golden silk thread.

  Jīn Yín this person, every time he appears on the scene, will not allow others to ignore his wealth and nobility. Moreover, with those adorable and invincible twin siblings behind him, the originally lovely and elegant beauty following him becomes dull and unnoticeable.

  Yuancheng smiled, with a warm and gentle expression, "Although I am generous, how can I compare to Jin Dashi's wealth? This outfit is so extravagant that I'm afraid if I wore all my family's assets on me, people would steal them."

  Mozi hastily turned her head back, almost twisting her neck.

  "Golden and silver, one smile, a gnashing of teeth. 'I'm not like some people who are insincere, looking at the black clothes that seem dull but are actually made of ice-silk, with embroidery by the number one master embroiderer in the world. If you were to serve me as a junior servant, you would be worth more than a hundred taels or a thousand taels, and I wouldn't hesitate to call you Wan Tael.'"

  "...Mozi's eyes widened instantly, looking up and down at Yuancheng's black shirt that was worth 10,000 taels?"

  Yuan Cheng smiled again, his tone warm and gentle. "After all, it's better than having someone bring a bouquet of white chrysanthemums to your doorstep, begging for something that can't be obtained. But why does Jin Dashi's eyes seem off? This black shirt is only worth five taels of silver. Isn't the ice-silk fabric worn by Jin Dashi himself? Why must you mock me, a down-on-my-luck person like this?"

  "...Ice silkworms, what exactly are they? Who has time to explain it to her?"

  Jin and Yin laughed again, gritting their teeth persistently. "Why must you be so humble? People like you are like a broken ship with three catties of nails; even if they shake all over, the clattering sound is still worth a fortune."

  "...this guy is still thinking about the pearl, and his whole body shudders."

  Yuancheng makes people say it's a broken ship, but its demeanor is still excellent, when it opens its mouth, you hear a sound -

  "The" purple ink is tired of being in a state of indecision, unable to move up or down.

  Jin Yin saw Mo Zi and didn't let Yuan Cheng speak, her pretty eyebrows raised in a pleased manner, "Brother Mo is indeed discerning."

  "Jin Dashi also asked to say a few words." No matter what had happened between the two before, they came and went, not being polite at all, but after a big incident, it's better to stop.

  Gold and silver are stuck in the throat.

  "Tonight is a beautiful night, and our encounter is also fate. Mr. Yuan's narrow escape from death, I am new here, both of us know Jin Dashi, so Jin Dashi will play the host once. Who would have thought that on this day next year, you, me, and him will be in what place? I see that although you two are arguing, it doesn't seem like a deep-seated hatred, but rather like brothers quarreling. Life is short, let's get drunk today since we have wine today!" Mozi said with great relish.

  "Who is his real brother?" Jin and Yin were dissatisfied with this, but only muttered a sentence under their breath.

  "Not biological brothers, but sworn brothers." Yuan Cheng walked closer to the bow of the boat.

  This time, Mozi almost fell off the boat and jumped into the water. Are these two people who speak like this, with expressions like that, sworn brothers? When, where, and under what circumstances did they make a pact to become sworn brothers by pinching each other's necks and forcing each other to recite their oath?

  A pair of hands reached out and supported Mozi for a moment.

  Mozhi took one look and saw it was Yuan Cheng, and hastily thanked him.

  "Mo Ge, be careful of the plank. Jin Da Shao only likes to spend money on himself, but is stingy with other things. This plank is half as wide as an ordinary painting boat, so he can save half a silver coin." Yuan Cheng said slowly and carefully, seeing that she was steady, he let go of his hand.

  "Yuan Cheng, mind your own business and stop being stingy. First, take care of your own paws and don't take advantage of Mo Ge's kindness." Jin Yin's face turned sideways in anger, quickly walking over to pull Mo Zi away.

  Mei Zi lost her balance and fell forward.

  Golden and silver are well arranged with leisure, stretching out hands to receive. Who knew that in front of my eyes, the figure of Mozi had already disappeared, hearing the cheers of a hundred or two thousand people shouting "Sister is so skilled", turning back to see Mozi flipping over and standing up.

  Yuancheng reached out with his hand and leaned on Jin's arm, "Good brother, thank you."

  Jin and Yin immediately grasped each other's arms, "Yuancheng, who is your brother? If you want to be brothers, sell the pearl to me."

  Yuan Cheng ignored him and called out to the twin brothers, "One hundred taels or one thousand taels, the kung fu of the person behind me is quite good. If you want to exchange blows, look for him."

  "Really, young master?" Today, a yellow shirt is worth 100 taels.

  "Great Master, how formidable is he? The two of us together, can we take him down?" said the one in the brown shirt, Qian Er.

  Two people with pigtails like a knight-errant's horse tail, with spirited and smiling faces.

  "I don't know about that, you guys try it out, don't blame me if you can't beat him." Yuan Cheng spoke irresponsibly, planning to push the innocent Hua Yi out as a "sacrifice".

  Mozi was dusting himself off when he heard Bai Liang and Qian Liang calling out to Yuan Cheng, the young master. He thought to himself that this sworn brotherhood business seemed to be true after all.

  The man in the Chinese clothes hadn't even had time to react before he saw two fists flying towards him, spinning like wheels. What surprised him was that these two young whippersnappers were quite skilled, their punches carried a strong gust of wind, and their movements were as swift as lightning, with an inner power that wasn't inferior to that of seasoned martial artists. If he didn't use some real skill, he might not be able to handle them.

  Three people were running around, arguing back and forth, fortunately it was a holiday, so to others it seemed like they were just fooling around. When Mozi and the others sat down in the boat, they could still hear the cheers from both sides.

  "I really don't know what benefits you gave those two kids, the big boy won't stop calling, I even pulled their ears and it didn't work." Halfway through picking them up, can't raise them well? Pouring gold and silver for oneself.

  In this regard, he and Yuan Chun are the same, neither arrogant nor proud, doing everything by themselves.

  Mozi was used to seeing it, but the woman behind Jinyu couldn't help herself, stepping forward to take the wine jug and pouring wine for the three of them.

  One of the beauties in pink and white dresses pouted and said, "Golden Young Master, don't compete with us sisters for business, or mom will find out and skin us alive."

  Another green-clad girl hurried over and replied, "Of course, what is it? Just give us your orders."

  He glanced at the two women and saw that they had a deep charm in their eyebrows and eyes, with every gesture and movement being alluring and coquettish. With their thick makeup, they should be courtesans.

  She gazed intently, and Jin Yin said upon seeing this, "These two are the most beautiful boat trackers on the Ten-li River. Their musical skills may not be as good as Mo Chou's from Worry-Free Pavilion, but they're also exceptional. Mo Ge, prepare to give out some silver."

  Mozhi is most afraid of someone asking her for money. It's not that she's stingy, it's just that she's embarrassed about the emptiness of her purse.

  She ignored Green Dress's flirtatious glance and pointed at Yuan Cheng, saying "Young Master Jin is really joking, the one with money is your sworn brother, I'm just a small steward, where would I get the silver to reward you?" From the earlier exchange of "hundred taels" and "thousand taels" between them, it can be inferred who is the older or younger brother.

  Jin and Yin glared at Yuan Qing, snorted, "What kind of sworn brother is this, tarnishing my three pearls?"

  Yuan Cheng calmly accepted the wine poured by Lu Shuang, "Where did this come from? It was clearly you who gave it to me, how did it become my fault? Jin Dashi is being too petty, I took your gift and handled your affairs. Not a word of thanks, yet you're scolding me. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have bothered becoming brothers with you."

  Jin and Yin hummed, "If it weren't for getting drunk that day and not being able to tell east from west, who would want to be sworn brothers with you?" Clearly younger than himself, yet he became the older brother. If there wasn't a book as proof, even if beaten to death, he wouldn't believe it.

  "Jin Dashao, if you want to cut ties and part ways, it's not like it can't be done. Just like we said before, if brothers can't get along, then let's split the business. You give me half of the gold, silver, and money from the warehouse." Yuan Cheng didn't mind because he wouldn't lose out on anything.

  Mei Zi slapped the table and stood up.

  Yuan Cheng and Jin Yin looked over at the same time.

  "It's not suitable for an outsider like me to intervene in your brothers' affairs." Mozi needed some fresh air, "You two take your time, I'll go look at the lanterns."

  Without waiting for the two to speak, she strode out of the cabin and saw Huayi standing at the door like a stick, asking "Who lost and who won?"

  Hua Yi's gaze fell on something not far away.

  Mozzie saw a hundred taels and a thousand taels sitting back-to-back on the ground panting, and immediately understood that this magnificent attire was quite impressive.

  No one disturbed her, she sat on the boat's edge, gazing at the flower lanterns along both banks of the river. Each lantern carried a wish, so could those without lanterns have their wishes come true?

  Chapter 173: Good Brothers

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