Chapter 220 Green Gloves Wu Dalang
“Hot pancakes… hot pancakes…”

The next morning, Master Zhan was still sleeping soundly with his beautiful woman in his arms when he heard a faint sound coming from the street.

As soon as he heard the cries of the people selling pancakes, Mr. Zhan’s mind immediately became clear. Several different versions of Pan Jinlian appeared in his mind. He hurriedly got up from the bed, put on his clothes and went out. When he looked in front of the yard, he saw the three-inch-tall Gu Shupi walking down the street outside the door carrying a shoulder pole and a basket.

Although he had never seen him before, Master Zhan recognized this famous figure at a glance.

“Hey, the pancake seller!”

As soon as Master Zhan waved his hand, Wu Dalang hurriedly stopped and turned around. When he saw Master Zhan calling him, he came over with a smile on his face, lifted the gauze covering the basket, picked up a steamed bun with a clip and handed it over.

“My lord, you want some pancakes, fresh from the pan, still hot! Would you like to try one first?”

“No need to taste it. The master is too lazy to cook at home. From now on, you can send a basket of pancakes for three meals a day.”

Mr. Zhan didn’t take the steamed buns from him, but just threw a silver ingot to him and ordered steamed buns to be delivered from him.

Master Zhan was well-off and had never treated his servants badly, always providing them with food and lodging. But now he had seven or eight maids and servants in his house, and a basket of steamed buns was only enough for one meal, with little left over.

Wu Dalang took the silver and was overjoyed. A flower appeared on his ugly face and he smiled like a pitcher plant. He agreed to the deal immediately, picked up the pancake, walked into the courtyard, and was led into the kitchen by the servant.

Master Zhan waited patiently for him to come out of the kitchen before asking:
“What’s your name, where do you live, and can you deliver meals to me on a daily basis?”

Wu Dalang bowed and said:
“I, Wu Da, live in the small courtyard of Zishi Street in front of the county gate. It is not far from here. I will definitely deliver it on time every day and I will never be late for even a minute.”

“As for Zi Shi Street…it’s not far away indeed.” Mr. Zhan nodded with a smile, set a time for the meal to be delivered with Wu Da, and then let him go.

Master Zhan saw Wu Da carrying two baskets of steamed buns on his shoulders. He sold one basket here and had to go from street to street to sell the other basket. It would take a while for him to return home, so he simply washed up and went out to Zi Shi Street in front of the county gate.

Yanggu County is not a big city, nor is it very large in area. Its prosperity is also average. Mr. Zhan wandered around the streets but didn’t see anything interesting. He just casually bought two silver hairpins and a gold hairpin, preparing to give them as gifts later.

Soon they arrived at the county gate. With a quick glance, they saw the obvious teahouse. An old and pious woman was sitting in front of the door. I guess it must be Grandma Wang.

Mr. Zhan went over and sat down, calling out:

“Bring me some tea!”

Wang Po saw his clothes and knew that he was a senior official, so she came over with a smile and boiled water to make tea. While she was busy with her hands, she asked with a smile:

“Your Excellency looks unfamiliar. You don’t seem to be from this county, but I don’t know how to address you.”

Mr. Zhan said:

“My surname is Zhan, and I am a merchant from the capital. I am staying here for a while to do some business.”

This Wang Po was also a good broker. She wanted to get more commission from it, so she became more attentive and asked with a smile:

“You are doing some business, sir. Merchants often come to my place, so maybe I can help you.”

Mr. Zhan was just talking nonsense at first, saying there was no business to be done. Now that he heard her ask, he just looked at the small courtyard next door and answered casually:
“Now the capital is collecting precious medicines everywhere, making the medicines very expensive. I came here to see if there is any medicine business that I can do.”

After hearing this, Wang Po became more energetic and introduced to Master Zhan:
“If Mr. Zhan wants to do the herbal medicine business, he only needs to find Mr. Ximen. He runs a big herbal medicine shop in this county. Herbal farmers from all over the county have to sell their good herbs to him first. He can only sell the ones he doesn’t like to others. Otherwise, they will suffer.”

“If he doesn’t have the medicinal herbs, I’m afraid Yanggu County may not have them either.”

“I am also familiar with Mr. Ximen. If you are interested, I would like to invite him to come over and have a chat with you.”

Master Zhan dealt with it casually with some humming and groaning, but in his heart he did not take Ximen Qing seriously. He came here for Pan Jinlian, otherwise he would not have bothered to come here.

Wang Po talked a lot about Ximen Qing, but seeing that Mr. Zhan was indifferent, she knew that he was not taking it seriously, so she changed her tone and started talking about things in the county and gossip on the street.

This aroused Mr. Zhan’s interest. He drank tea and chatted with Wang Po for a while. Wang Po had noticed that Mr. Zhan’s eyes were always drifting towards that yard, and she had some doubts in her heart. After three or five sentences, she happened to mention Pan Jinlian.

“You don’t know, sir, this young lady is also a charming person, but she is unlucky and married to that loser. I don’t know how many people sighed and said, ‘How could a good piece of mutton end up in a dog’s mouth?'”

After hearing this, Mr. Zhan smiled and gave him a silver ingot as a reward, and asked:
“Is that young lady really as beautiful as you said? What kind of peerless beauty can there be in this market?”

Wang Po took the silver, and felt more confident, so she smiled and said:
“If you don’t believe me, I will find a reason to call the young lady over and let you take a look at her. Then you will know that what I said is true.”

Master Zhan smiled and said:
“But I don’t believe there is such a beauty in such a small place. Just call her out. If she is really that beautiful, the master will certainly give you a reward.”

After hearing this, Wang Po stood up and went to call for help. As soon as she went out, she saw a group of people coming over and smiling at her:

“Godmother, we are here to take care of your business again today. Please make some tea for us.”

When Wang Po saw this, she slapped her thigh, pointed at the person who came, and said to Master Zhan with a smile:
“Isn’t this a coincidence?”

“Master Zhan, this is the Master Ximen I just mentioned to you. If you want to do the medicinal materials business, just look for him.”

He pointed at Master Zhan and introduced him to the visitor:

“This Mr. Zhan is a merchant from the capital, doing business in medicinal materials, so he has come to your doorstep!”

“You two can have some tea and discuss business at home. I’ll go find someone to help.”

After she finished speaking, she went straight to find Pan Jinlian and said that there were too many customers in the store today and she couldn’t handle it alone, so she asked Pan Jinlian to come and help.

Pan Jinlian believed it even though she didn’t know the truth, and followed Wang Po to the teahouse.

On the other side, Ximen Qing, with a few sworn brothers, came over under the pretext of traveling to “accidentally” meet Master Zhan, hoping that this meeting would be an accident. However, everything went more smoothly than he expected, and he didn’t need to make any plans at all. Wang Po gave him an assist.

With this business excuse, Ximen Qing immediately threw his original plan to the back of his mind, walked into the teahouse with a smile, and saluted to Master Zhan with his arms crossed.

“Oh my, so this brother wants to do the medicinal materials business. That’s right, I have been running this herbal medicine shop for decades. It is a family business and it is the most honest one.”

“Brother Zhan, if you need any medicinal herbs, just tell me.”

As soon as Mr. Zhan saw his colorful appearance, he knew that this was another protagonist, and that “Jin Ping Mei” must have been integrated into this world.

Like Gao Yanei, they are both the male protagonists in fan fiction.

Originally, Master Zhan had no intention of paying any attention to Ximen Qing this time, but since he had come to his door, Master Zhan had no choice but to accept him.

After all, he is a protagonist. Although there are definitely no magic stars to be gained from him, he is still a protagonist after all. He will most likely get some other rewards such as magical powers. At the very least, he can increase the spiritual energy in the blessed land.

The only pity is that the blessed land is all in the main body, rooted in Tokyo City, and was not brought here. It is not convenient to kill him or conduct other experiments at the moment, so we have to let him go for a while.

However, seeing that Ximen Daguanren likes to make friends with heroes, he should have a seat on Liangshan! It just so happens that Tian Anxing and Tian Guxing were both killed by Master Zhan, so using him to fill the vacancy of the 108 generals is also a good choice.

As for his own wishes, that is not important.

Anyway, even Song Gongming was taken advantage of by Master Zhan once, so it doesn’t matter if there is another Ximen Qing!
After planning Ximen Qing’s future in his mind, Mr. Zhan bowed to him and invited him to take a seat with a smile.

“If Mr. Ximen’s house has all the medicines, that would be great. It would also save me from running around!”

Ximen Qing sat down opposite Master Zhan, and several other brothers gathered around him, diligently doing the chores of serving.

The popular method these days is to make tea by dipping tea. First, crush the tea cake and put it in a bowl for later use. Then, boil water in a kettle. When it starts to boil, pour the tea in the bowl into the dipping tea to make it into a paste. Finally, pour in more boiling water and stir it with a tea whisk (a tool made of thin bamboo) to make the tea foam float up to form a porridge surface. Alternatively, you can directly pour boiling water into the tea bowl.

Mr. Ximen was also a person who liked to prey on culture and was very familiar with this process. He immediately took action himself and performed a tea-making show for Mr. Zhan. After brewing the tea, he personally scraped off the foam, sealed the pot, and scalded the cup… Finally, he served the tea, completing the whole process, and then handed the teacup to Mr. Zhan with both hands.

“I see that Brother Zhan has an extraordinary bearing, and I think he is a nobleman from the capital. So I will show you my ugliness, and please appreciate it.”

Mr. Zhan picked up the teacup and looked at the pattern on it, but didn’t feel that there was anything good about it. Just as he was about to say something nonsense, he saw the tea curtain was lifted and Wang Po walked in with Pan Jinlian.

I saw that Pan Jinlian had eyebrows like willow leaves in early spring, and a face like peach blossoms in March; she had a slender waist and a soft mouth; she had a charming face and a eloquent voice, and her beauty was graceful and fragrant.

She is indeed a beautiful lady!

But what attracted the most attention was the three-inch golden lotus under the woman’s skirt.

It was the Northern Song Dynasty, and women still had no custom of foot binding, but not all women did not bind their feet. Pan Jinlian was one of the pioneers.

In fact, the custom of foot binding first came from wealthy families, because girls from poor families had to work in the fields, and it was very inconvenient to bind their feet.

Of course, the earliest women who bound their feet were not daughters of wealthy families, but singers and dancers.

Pan Jinlian’s father died when she was very young. She was sold to Wang Zhaoxuan’s mansion at the age of nine, where she learned to play and sing. When she was only twelve or thirteen years old, she could draw her eyebrows and eyes, apply powder and rouge, play the bamboo and silk strings, do needlework and knitting, and was literate. She was brought up as a top girl, and it was common for her to have her feet bound.

But who would have thought that Wang Zhaoxuan died later, and she was sold to Mr. Zhang, and finally fell into Wu Dalang’s hands, purely because of her master’s mission.

It is clearly written in the book “Jin Ping Mei” that after she married Wu Dalang, Mr. Zhang often came to have secret meetings with Pan Jinlian. Wu Dalang knew about it and had seen it happen, but he did not dare to say much.

In other words, Wu Dalang is Mr. Zhang’s green glove, used to cover up his tracks and prevent his wife from getting jealous.

But Pan Jinlian was carrying a bone-scraping steel knife on her body, and she was really tough. She caused Mr. Zhang to suffer from a cold disease and die.

Pan Jinlian had been used to a life of luxury, and for a while she couldn’t find anyone to take over. Her quality of life declined, and she became very dissatisfied with Wu Da.

She couldn’t get a divorce these days, so she could only look for a new lover everywhere.

Now that Wang Po brought her here, she fell in love with Master Zhan at first sight.

There is no way. Mr. Zhan’s appearance and temperament are now extraordinary and far beyond what Ximen Qing can compare to.

If Master Zhan had not been present, perhaps she might have taken a fancy to Ximen Qing. But now that Master Zhan was sitting there, all she could see was Master Zhan. There was no room for Master Ximen Qing at all.

Ximen Qing didn’t know all this. When he saw Pan Jinlian, his eyes lit up and his heart was moved.

They were destined to be adulterers, so it was natural for him to be attracted to Pan Jinlian.

But Master Zhan did not give him a chance. Master Zhan waved to Pan Jinlian directly. Wang Po hurriedly pushed Pan Jinlian over and sat next to Master Zhan, smiling and saying:
“This is a merchant from the capital, a distinguished guest. Madam, please help me entertain him and do not neglect him.”

“If Mr. Zhan is satisfied, I will certainly pay for the tea. Then I will give you more, which is fine.”

Pan Jinlian acted shyly, bowed to Master Zhan, sat down next to him, pinched the sleeve of her right hand with the orchid finger of her left hand, showing her snow-white wrist, picked up the pot and ordered tea for Master Zhan.

Mr. Zhan was not the kind of hypocrite who would play tricks like dropping chopsticks or touching feet under the table. He simply hugged Pan Jinlian in his arms.

Pan Jinlian had had enough of this hard life and had always wanted to find a husband, but her social circle was very narrow and she rarely met any wealthy officials. Now that she had the chance, she would not pretend to be so. She immediately fell into Master Zhan’s arms.

Mr. Zhan first kissed Pan Jinlian on the face, then said to Ximen Qing with a smile:

“Master Ximen, we can discuss this business another day. Today, I have a bigger business to discuss with this young lady.”

“Uh…” Looking at the young lady whom he loved being held in the arms of Master Zhan, Ximen Qing couldn’t help but feel the heartache of being NTRS in front of him. His eyes were dull and he felt a little absent-minded.

Only then did Pan Jinlian notice Ximen Qing’s presence. She looked at him strangely and suddenly felt strange in her heart.

It seemed like I had seen this brother somewhere before. Being stared at by him like this seemed a bit… exciting!

Her pretty face flushed, and she quickly turned her face away and buried her head in Master Zhan’s arms.

Hua Zixu and others nearby had always known that Ximen Qing had the same illness as me. Now seeing him losing his composure, they suddenly became anxious and secretly groaned in their hearts.

Brother Ximen, you know the origin of Mr. Zhan, so don’t do anything stupid at this time!
They hurriedly stood up and stepped forward, holding Ximen Qing on both sides, and said with a smile:
“Since Mr. Zhan is busy, I will come to visit you another day.”

After saying that, everyone hurriedly surrounded Ximen Qing and walked out of the door. Ximen Qing was still reluctant to leave, and after he walked out of the door, he kept looking back at Pan Jinlian, which frightened Hua Zixu and the others. They hurriedly covered his eyes with their hands and dragged him away.

Wang Po was even more savvy. Seeing that Ximen Qing and the others had left, she quickly left the house and hid outside to keep watch.

Now that there were no troublesome creatures in the room, Master Zhan stopped talking nonsense. He swept the tea bowls and kettle away, picked up Pan Jinlian, put her on the tea table, and began to taste the delicious food.

Pan Jinlian is now 23 years old, in the prime of her life, but every time she looks at Wu Dalang’s face she feels bored and nauseous, so how can she be interested in sex? That is why she has not been pregnant for many years. She has accumulated so many desires in her heart, and now that Master Zhan has provoked her so lightly, it is like a dam bursting, and she cannot stop.

Female jailers in this era were already very private, and would be shy even to be seen by others, let alone being played with so carefully by Master Zhan.

In a short while, Pan Jinlian turned into a puddle of mud and couldn’t even move.

“Sir, I want…”

Pan Jinlian stared with her big watery eyes and begged Master Zhan with a trembling voice, but Master Zhan had no intention of eating her like this. He just continued to play with the water chestnut in his hand and said with a smile:
“Don’t be anxious, young lady. It’s getting late today, and your husband will be back soon. This little time is not enough for me to warm up!”

“Remember this, I have ordered pancakes from your family, Wu Da, and I need someone to deliver them to you for three meals a day.”

“When Wu Da comes back, you can volunteer to take over the job of delivering pancakes. You can deliver the pancakes to the master’s house every day.”

“I will take care of the rest, so you don’t need to worry about it.”

After finishing the instructions, Mr. Zhan gave Pan Jinlian and Wang Po a few ingots of silver each as a reward, then left and returned home, waiting for Pan Jinlian to come to his house for service every day.

(End of this chapter)