Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 24 Enemies meet on a narrow road
Zhang Huai's tone wasn't one of asking for an exorbitant price and then negotiating; rather, his attitude was very clear: if Wang Xi insisted on his terms, then there was no room for negotiation.

Wang Xi naturally wouldn't compromise. He wasn't really short of money, and this was only his first store.

However, it must be admitted that this made Wang Xi feel an unprecedented sense of frustration.

Because he never imagined he would fail.

The culprit behind all this is that group of idiots on Qidian who write time-travel novels.

Because he is a screenwriter, he has naturally read a lot of online novels. As we all know, distilled spirits are a powerful tool in time-travel novels.

So Wang Xi really thought that he would be like the characters in time-travel novels, where the moment the wine was poured out of the jar, Old Zhang would be overjoyed, clinging to his leg, crying and begging for cooperation, and offering him 90% of the shares. But Wang Xi, showing off his high-class attitude, only asked for 49%, which moved Old Zhang to offer his wife and daughter.

As it turns out, anyone who tries to travel through time by reading their books is doomed to die.

Zhang Huai was only slightly tempted, and he rejected Wang Xi's conditions very decisively. He didn't even consider it a treasure, and he doubted whether the wine could sell well.

It is clear that throughout history, businessmen have always been skeptical of new products, since they have not yet been tested by the market.

As soon as he stepped outside, Huangfu Sengnian, who was posing for a photo at the outer gate, asked, "How was it?"

Wang Xi shook his head dejectedly.

Huangfu Sengnian said indifferently, "It's already shameful enough to come here to sell wine, but to be rejected is even worse."

Wang Xi said unhappily, "Fine, you won't help, but do you even find it hard to say something encouraging?"

Huangfu Sengnian said, "Go back to your studies?"

Still in a daze of drunkenness, Wang Shuang was startled. "Then it's better to be a little dejected."

read?

I will never be able to study in my life.

Suddenly a voice called out, "Sparrow, Xiaoman!"

The group turned their heads and saw two boys, about their age, running towards them and waving excitedly.

“They are orphans,” Li Jieman said.

The boy running in front was named Cui Gu'er. He came from the Cui clan of Boling and was a descendant of Cui Renshi, the Grand Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty. His grandfather, Cui Di, was currently serving as the Secretary of the Imperial Secretariat and had a very good relationship with Li Longji. He had known Li Longji before Li Longji rose to power.

The boy behind Cui Gu'er is named Xue Jun. His father, Xue Maozong, is currently a general in the Sixteen Guards and belongs to a military family.

Actually, Cui Gu'er participated last time as well, but he was captured by the guards as soon as he went up to fight, so he was not expelled, but was given a good lesson.

"What are you two doing here?" Wang Xi asked.

"The academy's closed today," Cui Gu'er replied casually, then asked urgently, "I haven't seen you guys for days, what have you been doing?"

Wang Shuang, holding up a wine jar, said, "We're selling wine."

"Selling alcohol?"

Xue Jun opened his eyes wide.

Li Jieman, with his large pregnant belly, chuckled and said, "Our teacher told us to come out and sell alcohol."

Orphan Cui was even more confused. "Is this punishment?"

Xue Jun snorted, "If this is punishment, I'll make mistakes every day."

Li Jieman said, "Of course not. This is homework assigned to us by our teacher. We not only have to sell wine, but also learn how to brew and taste wine."

Cui Gu'er exclaimed in surprise, "What? You're making, selling, and tasting wine in class?"

Li Jie nodded in agreement, "That's right!"

Cui Gu'er slapped his thigh and said, "You lot are also disloyal, leaving us to suffer in the Imperial Academy while you go off to live a carefree life."

Wang Xi quickly explained, "Orphan, don't listen to his nonsense. Actually, we're very tired too."

As he spoke, he pointed at Wang Shuang and said, "Look at Brother Shuang, carrying wine jars around everywhere, enduring all sorts of scorn, and still not being able to sell them. It's really a thankless task." Wang Shuang, holding the wine jars, nodded happily and said, "Yes, yes, I'm very tired, I'm really tired."

When Cui Gu'er saw that the man was flushed from drinking and hiccuping, he couldn't believe it. How was he any different from the others on holiday? He said, "Then I'll help you."

Wang Shuang hugged the wine jar tightly, turning to the side as if afraid the fellow would try to snatch it.

Just then, a laugh came from the stairwell, "Hehe, orphan, you know them so well, don't you know what kind of people they are? I bet they stole this wine."

The group turned their heads and saw three older men coming down from upstairs.

They all knew these three men; they were all senior students at the Imperial Academy: Yang Zhan, Xu Daoxuan, and Cen Wenzhi.

The three of them were also accomplices in the previous brawl at the Imperial College, but since they were helping Wu Chongwen, none of them were expelled.

In fact, they had always had conflicts with Wang Xi and his group, but it was definitely not because of the Wang-Wu rivalry. They didn't really understand that much. The main reason was that after Wang Xi and his group came to the Imperial Academy, they often acted recklessly and lawlessly. Most importantly, they ignored their senior brothers and had no sense of respect for elders or juniors.

"What a small world!"

A glint of vengeance flashed in Huangfu Sengnian's eyes.

Their shout immediately attracted the attention of nearby customers.

Wang Shuang, who couldn't stand being wronged, immediately stood up and said, "You lot, don't make false accusations. We were ordered by our teacher to sell the wine we brewed ourselves, not to steal it."

"what?"

Yang Zhan feigned surprise and asked, "You mean your teacher told you to bring out the wine to sell?"

"Exactly."

Wang Shuang said.

"Ha ha!"

Yang Zhan, Xu Daoxuan, and Cen Wenzhi burst into laughter.

Li Jie angrily asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Xu Daoxuan said, "Last time I heard that after you guys were expelled from the Imperial Academy, you couldn't find a teacher to take you in. I thought it was just a rumor, but now it seems it's true!"

Cen Wenzhi also said, "Even so, you shouldn't debase yourselves by becoming apprentices to a winemaker. When you go out in the future, please don't call us senior brothers. We can't afford to lose face like that."

"Alright, alright. Stop arguing with them, we have things to do."

Wang Xi lowered his voice and tried to dissuade him.

This is different from last time. Last time there was a purpose, but this time even if we win, it won't matter, since they're just here to slack off.

Huangfu Sengnian said, "If we leave now, we'll really become thieves, which will ruin our reputation."

Li Jieman said, "Yes! We have to argue with them to get to the bottom of this."

Why argue? We're uneducated and incompetent; we'd probably resort to thuggish tactics. Arguing would only make things worse. If it alerts the scholars at the Imperial Academy, and they want to debate with Old Tao, we might get exposed. It's better to fight; that's our strength these days.

So Wang Xi said to Li Jieman and the others, "It doesn't matter if we fight now, the Imperial Academy can't control us."

Huangfu Sengnian smiled and said, "Good idea."

This guy looks gentle and refined, but deep down he's a stubborn person who's never given up. He got badly beaten last time and has been wanting to get revenge ever since.

Wang Xi immediately leaped up, ready to get started, but before he could even take off, he was pulled down from behind.

It was Li Jieman.

"We can't hit him! We can't hit him! The Imperial Academy can't supervise us, but our father can. What if they make us find another teacher? What will we do then?"

After explaining in a low voice to Wang Xi, Li Jieman shielded Wang Xi behind him and shouted at Yang Zhan and the others, "What do you know? This is called work-study."

(End of this chapter)