Chapter 16 Bankruptcy Just for Faith
The Tao of Tianshi divides the world into twenty-four governances. The so-called "governance" means order, stability, grace, and education. The lower part is 24 solar terms, and the upper part is 28 constellations. Each governance has a sacrificial wine, also known as Dugong, and is the supreme leader in charge of academic affairs in the region. Dou Qi's Yangzhou Zhidu Jijiu should be the first person in charge of Tianshidao in Yangzhou. His status and even power cannot be regarded as the only one.
"Du Jijiu?"
"Divine Deer?"
Suddenly bursts of screams sounded in the crowd, and the eyes of Dou Qi were filled with awe. Since the chaos in the north and south, Tianshidao prayed for the community to eliminate disasters and diseases, cured diseases and eliminated plagues, and saved deaths. He enjoyed a huge reputation among the lowest-level people, including three rivers and two rivers, and Taoist people were everywhere. Yangzhou was one of the top three of the twenty-four treatments. The Taoist method of sacrificing wine was mastered by the gods. Seventeen years ago, the three Wushen epidemics were severely slaughtered in the water, and all the drinkers were cured. Those who begged for talismans came from thousands of miles away, and countless living people lived. For many people, they were undoubtedly gods and immortals. If ordinary Taoist people could listen to Taoist methods with their own ears, it would be enough to shine the ancestors, let alone be related to it. What kind of blessing and fortune would it be for the deer jelly of the divine deer?
What Dou Qi enjoys most on weekdays is the fearful eyes of others. Today, there is an extra trace of envy that cannot be obtained. The pride in his heart almost jumped out of his mouth, and he kicked up the clothes on the ground, and was about to hit the other person's face. But when he bought it, it was a rare and good material, and he was a little reluctant to let it go. But then he thought, as long as the matter planned in private is completed, the benefits will be millions, and what kind of clothes can't be afforded? He immediately became arrogant and said, "Come on, tell me, the god deer of Du Jijiu, how do you plan to compensate?"
If it were really the deer jelly made by Du Jingzhi, it would probably be impossible to afford to sell everyone present. However, this is a vernacular saying, especially from a ranger like Dou Qi, the credibility is greatly reduced.
But who can really go to Du Jingzhi to verify? What cannot be proved is naturally the one who has the hard fist, and the truth is on whoever is on his side!
Xu You didn't say anything, and whispered the person next to him. He was still calm and could not see any emotion. The stunning eyes just now were already hidden in the lazy drooping eyelids, and said, "Whether it is a divine deer or a family deer, since you know that I am penniless, you know that all the valuable things on me are just this dress. If you want it, you can take it, if you don't want it, then that's all that is the only thing!"
Dou Qi put his ears sideways, stretched his hand to his ear, and said, "What did you say?" Then he suddenly realized and said, "Ha, have you heard it? This is a rogue with me..."
Everyone burst into laughter. Dou Qi was the most famous scoundrel in Qiantang. He played scoundrel in front of him, just like Guan Gong, wouldn’t it make people laugh?
Xu You frowned slightly. A gentleman can deceive him, but dealing with a person like Dou Qi will be ridiculed. He thought of a way to solve the current dilemma. After everyone laughed, he smiled and said, "This is not necessarily a rogue... Since you believe that he stole your deer jelly, you must have searched both in the guesthouse and him. Haven't you found it? There are only two possibilities: one is that the deer jelly was not stolen by him at all, and the other is that he had already eaten it secretly, right?"
Dou Qi thought about it and said firmly: "It must be him who ate it!"
"Okay, it's his sip for the time being, but didn't you say that the deer jerk is made of the meat of the divine deer? After eating it, you can live and die, the flesh and bones, ascend in the sun. Let's take a look. The blood on the corner of the gentleman's mouth is still there. Not to mention becoming an immortal, he has not even recovered from the injury he was beaten just now... Of course Du Jijiu would not lie. Who is the lying person? I think everyone has a clear idea in their hearts!"
In fact, after being shocked by Du Jingzhi's reputation, some people were skeptical of Dou Qi's words. After listening to Xu You's analysis, they became more firmly convinced that Dou Qi was talking nonsense.
It’s not impossible to just talk nonsense. In life, who doesn’t brag about it? Dou Qi ate this bite of rice. No one will be serious about him until normal. But today’s situation is a little different. How good is Du Jingzhi? He used his name to deceive him. The heavens can tolerate the earth, but the people can’t tolerate it!
"Dou Qi, do you think, did you ask Jijiu for deer jerk?"
"Yes, let me know, did you ask for your lost deer jelly from Jijiu?"
"Don't think that no one in Qiantang dares to mess with you. If you are really brave and defame your reputation as a sacrificial wine, we will summon a thousand people, and even if we make trouble in the governor's house, we will not punish you!"
For a moment, everyone's mouths made money, and they had the momentum of "swearing and killing" Dou Qi. This is the magic of faith. No matter ancient and modern, both in China and abroad, faith can make people fearless, indifferent to life and death, make cowards turn into butchers, and make good people turn into evil people. Otherwise, how could the people who were silent about Dou Qi suddenly burst out with such great courage?
Xu You caused this scene with one move, but then he retreated into the crowd and smiled without saying a word, quietly looking at Dou Qi who was a little embarrassed, as if everything in front of him had nothing to do with him.
Dou Qiteng took two steps back, leaned his back against the wall before he calmed down slightly, pointed at the angry people, and stammered: "Don't listen to him... Think about it, how many courage do I have? If Du Jijiu didn't agree with him, would I dare to say the origin of the deer jerk? Now that the deer jerk is lost, it really makes a fuss. Even Du Jijiu can't spare the thieves. You don't have the right or wrong, and you will be punished by the Taoist precepts!"
When the chaos was in a mess, four blue-clothed waiters came over surrounded by a man in red-clothed with an ordinary-looking man in red. Xu You had long expected that the owner of Zhibin Building would not stand by. Whether it was a change of concepts, fishing in troubled waters, or inciting public anger, or digging a hole for Dou Qi to jump, the ultimate goal was to delay time and attract the intervention of the owner. I think with the care that this trait is revealed inside and outside, the owner should have some forces in Qiantang to deal with local gossip like Dou Qi.
"It's Zhan Langjun, it's good that he's here. I'll understand this!"
"Which Langjun Zhan?" asked a foreigner.
"You don't know Mr. Zhan, why are you still living in Zhibin Building?"
"He is the chief manager of Zhibinlou and a son of the Zhan family in Qiantang. In recent years, Zhibinlou can enjoy such a situation depends entirely on his good management."
"That's right, but since the departure of Mr. Zhan, the direct descendants of the Zhan family have not become powerful. The big Zhan family finally wants to rely on a maid-girl's concubine's son!"
The man in Zhuyi walked closer and could not see anything strange, but the noisy crowd suddenly became silent. Dou Qi hesitated and was about to speak, but was interrupted by the man in Zhuyi. He smiled and said, "I have already understood the dispute between the two, so there is no need to repeat it. Let me ask again and then break it up for you. How about it?"
Dou Qi opened his mouth, as if he wanted to object, but the man in red looked at him and his heart was suffocated. He snorted in disappointment, but did not express any objection.
"When Dou Langjun checked in the store yesterday, the store calendar records did not state that he had valuable items with him and agreed to stay with others. Is it correct?"|
Dou Qi said anxiously: "The deer jelly I brought is a treasure, how can I tell you? If I record it on the store calendar, wouldn't it be known to everyone, and I'm making trouble every night? Zhan Yi, don't try to shirk it!"
The so-called store calendar, which is a registration book, requires detailed records of the name, name, hometown location, where you are engaged in, why you are doing, etc., and must be properly preserved, kept for filing, and submitted to the official for inspection every month. However, merchants open stores to seek wealth, and there will inevitably be slackness in execution. If customers really make up lies, they will not really pursue them.
Zhan Qi smiled and said, "Dou Langjun, don't panic. This matter has been investigated clearly. I can make the decision on the responsibility of the shop and I will be responsible to the end."
After saying that, his eyes turned around, and when he passed by Xu You, he smiled and nodded, as if he knew the role he had just played in this matter, and then he stayed on the man and said with a smile: "He Langjun followed Dou Langjun and entered the store and asked for a room, but his hands were a little tight, so he agreed to spend time with others. What I said was a false statement?"
Only then did Xu You realize that this person's surname is He and He is a major surname in Jiangdong. In the early years, several of them were gentry, but later they gradually declined. Now dozens of branches of He's surname are scattered throughout Jiangdong, most of which are poor commoners.
The man named He bowed his head and said, "What Mr. Zhan said is."
"Okay, since neither of you has any objections, I will continue to say below. There was nothing wrong last night. This morning, Dou Langjun went out and found that the deer jelly disappeared after coming back. He thought it was stolen by He Langjun, who was in the same house, but He Langjun did not plead guilty, right?"
Before Dou Qi and the man surnamed He nodded, the crowd could no longer wait and said, "Yes, what Mr. Zhan said is true!"
"Zhan Langjun, Dou Qi said that his deer jelly was given by Du Jijiu. Do you think it is credible?"
Xu You looked at Zhan Qi with interest, wanting to see how he answered this difficult question. Apart from him, the rest of the people held their breath and waited for Zhan Qi's answer, including Dou Qi himself, also seemed a little nervous, staring at Zhan Qi tightly without even blinking.
Zhan Qi smiled slightly and said, "Dou Langjun's deer jelly is indeed made by Du Jijiu from the meat of the left neck of the god deer..."
"Ah? Really?"
"Dou Qi actually got the deer jelly of the divine deer?"
"We just blamed him wrongly. Did you annoy God?"
"Oh, I'll regret it later. Are there anyone who went with me?"
Dou Qi didn't expect that Zhan Qi would admit the existence of deer jerk so easily. The biggest difficulty of what he planned was this. He suddenly heard his words, and the big problem that he had been worried about for several days was solved, and he almost screamed out happily.
Xu You's heart moved. At this moment, if he didn't understand that Dou Qi was actually causing trouble today, he would have called the word "Fox Shopping" in his previous life.
Dou Qi entered the store earlier than He Langjun. Of course, the target was not this unlucky person who accidentally lived in a guest house with him. If what he expected was not bad, the owner of this Zhibin Building was the Zhan family!
Xu You is not a god and can't guess Dou Qi's specific plan for a while, but no matter what plan, it should be related to the magical piece of deer jelly that he often talks about from time to time.
Zhan Yi also seems to be a smart person. When dealing with this matter, the first thing he has to deny is the existence of deer jerk. Why did he jump into the pit and admit it in front of so many people?
Someone in the crowd shouted and said, "Since the deer is real, is this person with the surname He a thief?"
Zhan Qi bowed to the direction of his shouting and said, "I dare not assert whether He Langjun is a thief, but as Xu Langjun said just now, if he really ate deer jelly, he would probably have become an immortal and would not stand here and be questioned."
Someone said, "According to Zhan Langjun's meaning, it is true that Dou Langjun lost the deer jelly, and He Langjun is not a thief, where did the deer jelly go?"
Zhan Yi smiled bitterly for the first time and said, "This is a stumping me... The deer and jerky disappeared. It has been an hour since then, and it may be difficult to find..."
Dou Qi said angrily: "What does this mean? The stump is over?"
Zhan Qi said seriously: "Mr. Dou Langjun, I have something to say first just now and will never shirk responsibility. Since you are a customer of the store, you have lost your property and cannot find the thief, all the losses will naturally be borne by the store!"
Dou Qi could hardly believe his ears and asked foolishly: "What did you say? You bear it. Do you know how much this piece of deer jerky is worth? It's hard to buy a thousand gold!"
Chapter completed!