klisemfg Chapter 317 Scoff
Chapter 317 Scoff
"I knew that Young Master Nie would not be short of money. I, a peasant girl, can afford it, let alone the eldest master of the Dingguo Marquis's Mansion. How about we get started?" Li Xiaoxiao felt amused. If you want to use her as a stepping stone, it depends on whether you have the ability to do so.
"Are you okay?" Zhou Lingfei asked in a low voice, with an anxious tone.
"Miss Zhou, Xiaoxiao is very good at archery. When she was in Qinghe Village, she even hunted wolves." Li Ruolan felt very proud when she mentioned this. Her sister was the best at everything.
"Really?" Zhou Lingfei couldn't believe it. No matter how she looked at Li Xiaoxiao, she didn't seem like she could hunt.
"Today I will let you see my archery skills." Li Xiaoxiao smiled proudly. It has been a long time since he held an arrow. You all look down on others. Today I will open your eyes and let you know what it means that there are always people better than you.
When they heard about the archery competition, the scene became lively again. These young ladies from official families usually just did some writing and embroidery, so they rarely encountered such an event and were immediately excited.
At this moment, a cold male voice sounded: "Since you are competing in archery, I will join in the fun."
Following the source of the voice, I saw that Si Chengxu, who had been silent all the time, actually took the initiative to participate in the competition. This was the first time. I heard that Si Chengxu was very good at archery, but no one had seen it.
"Mr. Si is so handsome!" A young girl stared at Si Chengxu, as if she was starving and saw delicious food, she couldn't wait to pounce on him.
"We are so lucky today. I have never seen Master Si shooting arrows before. I think he must be very handsome." Another woman's eyes were full of stars.
"That's a must. He's a great general."
"I felt a little uncomfortable this morning and was thinking of not coming. Fortunately, I came and had the honor of seeing Master Si shooting arrows."
Li Xiaoxiao listened to them talking one after another and couldn't help but frown. Aren't women in ancient times very reserved? The voices were so loud that she could hear them clearly, and some people even started talking in public.
It can be seen that Si Chengxu has a great deterrent power in the eyes of this group of young ladies. Even Cheng Yun'er's face twitched slightly, needless to say, she was definitely excited.
Isn't it just shooting an arrow? Li Xiaoxiao looked at Si Chengxu and carefully examined him. He only had a good-looking face and a tall stature, but no other advantages.
"It would be more lively if there are more good people, let me be one more." Gu Feiyan suddenly spoke again.
What? Feiyan is joining us too. What's going on today? Did the sun rise from the west?
Amidst everyone's confusion, Gu Feiyan stood up, walked out a few steps and stood side by side with Si Chengxu.
At that moment, many people speculated whether it was because of Si Chengxu that Gu Feiyan wanted to compete with him.
Also, Gu Feiyan is a civil servant. Could he also shoot arrows?
Si Chengxu glanced at Gu Feiyan from the corner of his eye, his eyelids drooped slightly, and when he opened his eyes, he had regained his clarity: "I have learned martial arts since I was a child, and my archery skills are also good. For the sake of fairness, I will cover my eyes for a while."
He said it lightly, but to others, it was simply unimaginable. If one could shoot the arrow with eyes closed and still hit the target, then one's archery skills must be very good.
Many people gasped and secretly admired him. Such a broad mind and courage are not comparable to ordinary people.
Seeing that there were suddenly two more people, Nie Junfeng was a little bit unbelievable. Originally, it was a competition between him and Li Xiaoxiao, but how did it become a competition between four people in the end?
However, the status and position of these two people were higher than his, so even if he was unwilling in his heart, he did not dare to raise any objections.
Besides, Si Chengxu had already suggested that they blindfold themselves and shoot arrows, so how could he disagree? Gu Feiyan was a civil servant, so he probably wouldn't be very good at archery, so he was still lucky in this respect.
"How will the money be calculated for the competition later?" Nie Junfeng was still quite concerned about this.
Li Xiaoxiao had never seen Si Chengxu's archery skills, but since he was able to be a general, there was no doubt that he was very good. As for Gu Feiyan, judging from his calm expression, he must be right.
In this case, Li Xiaoxiao suggested: "How about raising the amount from one thousand taels to two thousand taels?"
"Of course you can. The three of us are all men, and you are a woman. So how do you decide to bet?" At this time, Nie Junfeng completely looked down on Li Xiaoxiao and was sure that she would definitely lose.
No matter what, they will all lose soon, and I will definitely be the winner.
Li Xiaoxiao sneered at his self-confidence. It is good for young people to have confidence, but blind self-confidence is called arrogance.
"There are four of us in total. The fourth place winner will give out two thousand taels of silver. The first place winner will get one thousand taels, the second place winner will get seven hundred taels, and the third place winner will get three hundred taels. What do you three think?" Li Xiaoxiao looked at the three of them with a smile on her face.
"I agree." Si Chengxu was the first to answer without thinking.
"I agree too." Gu Feiyan echoed.
Only Nie Junfeng was left. He thought for a long time before nodding. No matter what, he would definitely not be the loser. It would be fine as long as he got the silver no matter who was in the top few.
After things were discussed, Cheng Kun asked his servants to take out the bows and arrows and targets. The garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion was spacious, so there was more than enough space for archery.
At this time, the person Nie Junfeng sent back to get the silver came back, but he only brought one thousand taels.
"I'll put this thousand taels here first. If I lose, I'll send someone back to get the silver." Nie Junfeng was full of confidence and felt there was no need to go back to his mother to ask for the silver.
"Since Mr. Nie is so straightforward, I'll take out two thousand taels first." Li Xiaoxiao took out another thousand taels of silver from his arms and placed it on the table with a snap.
It was surprising enough that she could take out one thousand taels from her bosom, but I didn't expect that she actually had silver. My God, she looked like a rich woman without showing off.
Wang Qiuhuo naturally saw it as well, and her resentment towards Li Xiaoxiao increased. This cheap girl had so much money in her hands, yet she still tried to cheat her two sons.
Damn Li Xiaoxiao, why doesn’t God send down thunder to strike you to death? Just wait, I will make you pay.
Si Yi stood behind Si Chengxu, took out two thousand taels from his arms without saying a word and put them on the table.
Gu Feiyan's followers also took out two thousand taels.
Everyone gasped for a moment. What happened to this world? When did two thousand taels become like cabbage, which can be taken out at will?
As expected, people will die if they compare themselves to others, and goods will be thrown away if they are compared to others. They should go back and ask their parents when they can take two thousand taels with them when they go out to deal with such emergencies.
Everyone silently shed tears of sadness in their hearts. As expected, in this kind of situation, they were only suitable to be spectators. Don't think about anything else, as it's useless to think about it.
Not to mention two thousand taels, they didn't even have two hundred taels of silver.