Chapter 222: Master Zhan Forces Pan Jinlian to Buy

Wu Dalang returned home with brisk steps. When he opened the gate, he saw steaming pancakes on the stove.

Everything is ready, just waiting for him to pack it up and deliver the food.

But what surprised him was that his wife, whom he usually saw as soon as he came back, was nowhere to be seen.

“Sister-in-law, are you home?”

He called out, pushed the door open, and saw Pan Jinlian sleeping soundly on the bed. Her long hair was wet, obviously she had taken a bath, and her pink face was rosy, which made her look extremely attractive.

“Why did you go to bed so early today? Have the lunch cakes for Zhan Mansion been delivered?”

Wu Dalang, who was ignorant of romance, stepped forward and pushed Pan Jinlian hard a few times, waking her up from her sweet dream.

Pan Jinlian was dreaming that she was favored by Master Zhan, wearing gold and silver every day, and being served by maids. She was having a good time when she was interrupted by Wu Da. She couldn’t help feeling very unhappy. She half sat up, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and said angrily:

“Of course I sent it over!”

“I pushed the cart back and forth all the way, exhausted, and then worked for a long time to put the pancakes on the stove to steam. I was sweating all over, and then I washed up and went to bed.”

In fact, Pan Jinlian was already exhausted after being tortured by Master Zhan. Even with the secret medicine, it was not easy for her to recover. When she returned, it was Master Zhan who sent someone to send her back in a carriage.

As for the miscellaneous tasks like making pancakes, they were all done by people sent by the Zhan Mansion.

But of course Wu Dalang didn’t know this and just thought what she said was true.

“Oh, that’s good.” Wu Dalang laughed innocently. “Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law. You can continue to sleep. I’ll go and bring the pancakes for dinner.”

He turned around and was about to go downstairs when he suddenly saw a golden hairpin on the dressing table. He immediately felt unhappy and frowned and asked:

“Where did sister-in-law get the gold hairpin?”

Pan Jinlian’s heart skipped a beat, and she didn’t dare to say that it was sent by Master Zhan, so she turned her head slightly, looked inside the bed, and whispered:

“Then Mr. Zhan gave me another ingot of silver as a reward. When I came back, I saw this hairpin was beautiful, so I bought it.”

After hearing this, Wu Da became even more unhappy and immediately shouted:
“Why did you accept the reward from Mr. Zhan again?”

“The money they gave me is much more than the money for the pancakes. I go chop wood every day when I have time to return the favor.”

“You’ve taken other people’s money again. How are we going to pay it back in the future?”

Being scolded by someone she looked down upon, Pan Jinlian was very unhappy. She raised her eyebrows and sneered, mockingly saying:

“Mr. Zhan is willing to give me a reward, but he doesn’t care about this little bit of gold and silver. But you are making trouble and refusing to accept it. You even want to chop wood to pay it back. You are so hypocritical!”

“You just think that Mr. Zhan really loves you, the pancake!”

“They bought it for the servants. The master himself would eat at the big restaurant. I’m afraid he wouldn’t even eat half a pancake of yours in a day!”

After the mockery, Pan Jinlian reached out and pulled up the quilt to cover up the pancakes that Mr. Zhan really liked to eat, to prevent Wu Da from seeing them and having any bad thoughts.

“How can this be called hypocritical?” Wu Da stuck his neck out and jumped up and shouted, “We earn our money through hard work. We don’t steal or rob, and we don’t hurt anyone. We earn this money with a clear conscience.”

“He buys and I sell. It doesn’t matter whether he buys the pancakes for himself or for others. We just need to do our own duty!”

“If he gives me some money, I won’t say anything. I’ll just take it and thank him in my heart.”

“But his reward is too much. I am terrified to take this money. I am always worried that there will be follow-up. I am afraid that I can’t even sleep well every night.”

“Sister-in-law, listen to me. You really can’t accept this money!”

Pan Jinlian certainly knew what the sequel was, but she couldn’t say it out loud. She just turned her eyes away, looked at her own three-inch golden lotus, and snorted coldly:

“He gave you what you want, and you take what you want. We didn’t ask him to give it to us, and he didn’t ask you to do anything bad. Why are you having trouble sleeping?”

“Alas!” Wu Dalang sighed and said earnestly: “He is a great official, and we are small people. How can there be any reasoning?”

“If he really speaks frankly, that would be good. We can do what we can, and if we can’t do it, we can ask him to let it go. It’s not a big deal.”

“The pain is that he said nothing and just gave us money. When he tells us the truth in the future, we will have already received so much money. How can we refuse him?”

“Let’s return the money, behave ourselves, and do our work honestly, so as to avoid unexpected disasters!”

“What’s your duty?” Pan Jinlian hated these two words the most. She immediately got angry when she heard them. She turned around and glared at Wu Da, cursing him:

“You always say you are doing your duty, but in this world, only honest people suffer losses. Have you ever seen high-ranking officials and dignitaries behave themselves?”

“Even the country folk know that good people don’t live long, but evil people live for a thousand years. You have been an honest and decent person for so many years, but what’s the point?”

“Even the house and yard we live in were bought with the money I had to pawn my hairpins and combs. If you continue to be honest and dutiful like this, you will never be able to buy a house in your lifetime!”

“Everyone is working hard to make progress, but you are just so ignorant and content to be a rotten wood, and even I have to suffer with you!”

After being scolded by Pan Jinlian, Wu Dalang was immediately speechless.

If Mr. Zhang had not chosen him to be a cuckold, he would have remained a virgin all his life, unable to even afford to marry, let alone have a wife as stunning as Pan Jinlian.

The house he lives in now was indeed bought with the money he raised by pawning Pan Jinlian’s jewelry, otherwise he would only be able to rent a house.

There is a saying that money is the courage of a hero, and it is also said that without money you can’t take a single step. This shows that the word money has infinite magical power.

But Wu Dalang lowered his head and remained silent for a while, but still insisted on his opinion and continued to persuade:

“You can redeem your sister-in-law’s hairpins and combs when you have the money, but you really can’t take the money from Mr. Zhan.”

“There is no such thing as a free lunch. Mr. Zhan’s money didn’t come from the wind. It won’t be given to us for nothing!”

“He gave you ten taels today, and he might ask you to pay back a hundred or a thousand taels in the future, or even pay you back with your life, and do something to take the blame and harm others.”

“We have a legitimate business, and we are not starving to death. We really don’t need to take this risk.”

“Sister-in-law, give me the hairpin. I will return it and give the silver back to Mr. Zhan.”

How could Pan Jinlian be willing to give it up? She just held on to the hairpin and refused to let go. Wu Da was also reluctant to use force on her, so after a failed struggle, he had no choice but to give up. He took out the deposit that Master Zhan had given him and went to return the money.

After arriving at the Zhan residence and explaining his purpose, the housekeeper was confused, but he knew that his wife was having an affair with his master, so how could he dare to agree to his request? He just kept refusing and was only willing to accept the pancakes, not the money.

Wu Da insisted on keeping the silver, and the two of them pushed and shoved each other, finally alarming Master Zhan.

“Wu Da, what are you doing?”

Seeing Master Zhan coming out, Wu Da immediately knelt down and kowtowed, thanking him non-stop:
“Your Excellency has shown me such a favor that you allow me to deliver pancakes to you for three meals a day. I am already very grateful and I dare not ask for more.”

“Today, I didn’t explain it clearly to my wife. She is a woman with long hair and little knowledge. She was blinded by silver and accepted the silver from the great official.”

“I have already scolded her. I will not let her deliver the goods here anymore. I will personally deliver all the meals.”

“Please take back this ingot of silver, sir. I really can’t afford it.”

Mr. Zhan didn’t care whether it was money or not, but Wu Da said that Pan Jinlian would not be allowed to deliver the goods to his door, which was inappropriate.

Seeing that Wu Da also had a stubborn temper, Master Zhan changed his mind.

“Wu Da, how can I take back the money I gave out as a reward?”

“But since you feel bad about it, why don’t we compromise?”

“My house is in need of a seamstress, mainly responsible for sewing and mending. If you feel that you should not accept the reward without doing any work, then let your wife come to my house and be a servant.”

“I provide food here but not accommodation. You come in the morning and leave at night. In addition to the three meals, I will give you an additional monthly stipend of one tael of silver. What do you think?”

Wu Da blinked his eyes and thought this was a good idea. He could earn money from his own work. Although the salary was slightly generous, it was not exaggerated. He immediately kowtowed again and thanked him:

“Thank you for your grace, sir. I will follow your instructions in everything.”

After sending Wu Dalang away, Mr. Zhan contacted the main body again.

After eating Pan Jinlian, Master Zhan awakened a magical power that allowed him to communicate with his original body and clone over long distances.

This kind of connection is a kind of consciousness connection, which can not only transmit information, but also transmit sounds, pictures, memories, feelings… and other contents.

However, this kind of transmission requires the consumption of spiritual energy. The spiritual energy that Master Zhan’s clone carries with him is limited, and he often has to convert secret medicines, so he cannot use it frequently.

This time, Master Zhan came out in a hurry, and he just wanted to wander around the world alone and have a good time. But after experiencing all these things, he found that it was extremely inconvenient without a capable assistant by his side.

Especially when he was in the world of Red Mansions before, he was good at both black and white, and he could play both the black and white faces. But now it is no longer possible. He cannot play both sides alone, so Master Zhan sent a message to the main body, asking it to quickly send Xue Da Nao to cooperate with him to advance the plot.

In fact, in terms of ability, Yang Yougong might be more suitable, but who made Master Zhan give the magic star of the green-faced beast to Xue Pan when he was doing the experiment?

Without the magic star, Yang Yougong could not leave the paradise, and naturally could not come to Shandong to help.

After finishing his explanation with the main body, Master Zhan went back to hug Yan Poxi and her sister and continued to have fun, waiting for Pan Jinlian to come to work tomorrow. The next morning, when Wu Dalang came to deliver the pancakes, he really brought his wife with him.

At this time, Master Zhan had not yet gotten up, and the housekeeper took him in, along with the steamed buns.

Wu Dalang was still a little worried about his wife, and kept giving her some instructions before leaving.

“Sister-in-law, just do your job well, but don’t exceed your status, and don’t accept rewards from Mr. Zhan anymore.”

Pan Jinlian was already fed up with these words, but because the housekeeper was standing nearby, she didn’t want to tarnish her family’s image, so she had to nod and agree with a stiff face, just wanting to coax him away first.

After Wu Dalang gave some instructions, he carried another basket of pancakes and left. After the housekeeper watched him disappear at the end of the street, he smiled and said to Pan Jinlian:
“My master hasn’t gotten up yet, so you can go in, young lady.”

Pan Jinlian walked lightly into the backyard and came to Master Zhan’s bedroom, where she saw three worms hugging each other and sleeping soundly on the huge bed.

After a moment’s hesitation, she took off all her clothes, lifted the quilt, and crawled in.

I have to say that the heroine of this forum post is much more open and proactive than the heroine in the Qidian post.

Master Zhan was awakened by Pan Jinlian’s morning greeting when he was still in a daze. He looked down and saw her charming eyes, which made him very sexually aroused. He grabbed her and started morning exercises.

After his action, Yan Poxi and her sister were also awakened. Seeing that there was suddenly a fourth person on the bed, they immediately became furious.

But they didn’t dare to blame Master Zhan, so they had to vent their resentment on Pan Jinlian.

“Pah, where did this vixen come from, to come here and flirt with her!”

Pan Jinlian only took a glance at the two girls and knew that they were definitely not real ladies and were not much better than her, a wild flower. She immediately shook her head, her body trembling, and laughed coldly:
“It’s because you two can’t satisfy the master that he wants to go out to pick flowers!”

“Instead of being jealous of me, you should reflect on how to work harder and serve the master better.”

“How about it, do you want me to teach you a couple of moves?”

The two girls were so angry that they looked at each other and then rushed forward, using all the skills that Master Zhan had taught them on Pan Jinlian.

Originally, Pan Jinlian was no match for Master Zhan in a one-on-one fight, and now that she had opened up two new fronts, she was immediately stretched to the limit. She was quickly defeated and beaten to a pulp, begging for mercy.

Master Zhan should use all his remaining courage to pursue the enemy, refusing to let her go, and beat her into a pile of mud, leaving her unable to move. Then he stabbed his friendly army in the back and turned his attack to Yan Poxi.

After a bloody battle, Master Zhan felt refreshed and got up to wash, while Pan Jinlian continued to lie on the bed and sleep to recover her strength. Sister Yan Poxi and her sister had been nourished by secret medicine these days, and their physical fitness had greatly improved. Instead, they had become accustomed to this kind of heavy physical labor. They struggled to get up and serve Master Zhan for meals.

At noon, Wu Dalang brought some pancakes again and asked about his wife, but the housekeeper evaded the question, saying that she was busy with needlework and couldn’t come out.

Wu Dalang had some doubts in his heart, but he was cowardly by nature, so he didn’t dare to ask more questions and could only smile and leave.

When Pan Jinlian woke up, she was already hungry, so Mr. Zhan had people prepare wine and food, and held her in his arms to taste the big steamed buns from her family.

The Wu family’s financial situation was just average. Over the years, Pan Jinlian had only eaten meat and drank wine a few times. What she ate was pork and what she drank was thick wine.

It’s nothing like Master Zhan’s place, where the food is exquisite and delicate, the meat is lamb shank, and the wine is aged Huadiao.

So even though Pan Jinlian had been beaten with a stick for a long time and was exhausted, she was still full of energy and joy at this moment.

Hearing that Wu Dalang came to ask again at noon, Pan Jinlian curled her lips in disdain, snuggled in Master Zhan’s arms, and said sarcastically:
“This three-inch-tall guy really thinks he is someone’s husband, he cares about this and that!”

“Humph, if Mr. Zhang hadn’t seen that he was honest, he wouldn’t have let him take over!”

“You may not know, sir, that Wu Da was not happy when he heard that I accepted your reward!”

“You insist that I return the silver to you. Tell me, isn’t that funny?”

Seeing Master Zhan looking over with a probing look in his eyes, Pan Jinlian vividly recounted the quarrel between them, then laughed so hard that her body shook, and kept trying to curry favor with Master Zhan:
“He is still worried that you, sir, have some plans for him!”

“But I don’t know what else he has to plot against besides a beautiful woman like me!”

“The funny thing is that he took the initiative to send his wife to the mouth of the great official!”

After hearing Pan Jinlian’s flattering words, Mr. Zhan couldn’t help but frown and felt quite uncomfortable.

Mr. Zhan never cheated poor people. The reason why he hooked up with Pan Jinlian was just because she was the greatest whore in history and he wanted to check in and collect stamps, not because he liked this woman very much.

Of course, as the heroine of the moderator’s article, eating it is also an important reason why it is very beneficial to the golden finger.

But this doesn’t mean that Mr. Zhan hates Wu Dalang.

In fact, Wu Dalang was just an honest man. He had never offended anyone and was always kind to others. However, good people are often bullied. Just because he had a wife with extraordinary beauty, he suffered an unexpected disaster and died an untimely death.

That’s not all. Because of his celebrity wife, he was targeted by countless time travelers. In countless time-travel stories in the universe, his wife was almost always snatched away by someone.

This misery makes him the king of cuckolds. Throughout history, few people can be as cuckolded as him!
With Master Zhan’s personality, he never liked to meddle in other people’s business. If he didn’t see it, he would just pretend it didn’t happen. Whether Wu Da was miserable or not was none of his business.

But Pan Jinlian was self-righteous and showed off Wu Da’s “stupidity” to Master Zhan, which made Master Zhan very uncomfortable.

Mr. Zhan never thought that Wu Dalang had done anything wrong. His only mistake was that he should not have agreed to marry Pan Jinlian.

Beauty is a resource. In a chaotic era, ordinary people are not qualified to enjoy beauty, otherwise they will suffer disasters if they are not worthy of their position.

Wu Dalang was not able to protect Pan Jinlian by his side, and Pan Jinlian was not a good person either.

If there is a virtuous wife at home, the husband will not suffer from misfortune. On the contrary, if there is a toxic wife at home, the husband will have a bad ending.

Compared to the kind-hearted women in the Red Mansion, neither Pan Jinlian nor Yan Poxi are good people. They are even more cruel and ruthless than Wang Xifeng. If they are not properly disciplined, they are not suitable to be brought into the Fairy Palace, otherwise there will be trouble in the future.

Harmony in the harem is always Mr. Zhan’s top priority when adopting a daughter.

As for Wu Dalang, Master Zhan thought about it and felt that he could not control a woman like Pan Jinlian, so it would be better to leave her to Master Zhan to train.

Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian are not suitable to be husband and wife. Instead of causing great harm to each other in the future, it is better to let them divorce and let him marry a virtuous wife and spend the rest of their lives together in peace and stability.

You see, Master Zhan is so kind!

“Jinlian, I have decided to buy you from Wuda. What do you think?”

“Really?” Pan Jinlian became excited when she heard this.

She originally wanted to find a lover so that her family could live a better life, but she didn’t really expect to marry into a wealthy family. She would be satisfied if she could be a mistress like Mr. Zhang did.

Pan Jinlian is a short-sighted person who can be easily satisfied.

A few sweet words, coupled with some wine, meat, gold and silver, can make her so infatuated that she forgets everything and is willing to do anything.

In the original book, if it weren’t for Wang Po’s evil deeds and Yun Ge’s gossip, which led to Wu Dalang discovering the matter, and if it weren’t for Wu Erlang, a strong man who could kill a tiger alone, who was pressing down on her, she might not have the courage to murder her husband.

Now that she heard that Master Zhan wanted to take her in, even if it was just to be a concubine, she was overjoyed.

“Master, why are you asking me this? I will definitely agree to it!”

“Master, why don’t you have someone write a contract and I will sign it without hesitation.”

Seeing Pan Jinlian so anxious, Master Zhan smiled and patted her pancakes, saying soothingly:
“Don’t worry, since the master has said he wants you, he will not let you go. Wait until Wu Da comes in the evening and I will talk to him about this.”

Pan Jinlian became delighted and served Master Zhan even more eagerly, allowing Master Zhan to enjoy himself again.

In the evening, Wu Da came again to deliver pancakes and to take his wife home. Master Zhan then asked someone to call him over.

Wu Da arrived at the front hall, but he did not see his wife. He only saw Master Zhan. He was wondering, then he heard Master Zhan say:

“Wu Da, your wife is too beautiful and not worthy of you. If you force her to stay, you will surely suffer in the future.”

“Master, I am kind-hearted and want to save your life, so I will just show mercy and take her in.”

“I have asked someone to write a divorce letter. If you are willing, please sign and seal it. From now on, you two will have nothing to do with each other.”

“I will not let you suffer in vain, Master. I will prepare a thousand taels of silver for you as a divorce fee.”

“You can take this money and marry and have children, but you’d better listen to the master’s advice. Next time you marry, you must marry a woman with ordinary looks and virtuous character, so that you can grow old together.”

When Wu Da heard this, he felt as if he was struck by lightning. He stood there in a daze, unable to recover for a long time.

After a while, he finally understood the whole story. He was filled with shame and anger, his face flushed red, and he jumped up and down and shouted:
“Sir, please don’t joke like that!”

“Although I don’t have much ability, I will never do such a thing as selling my wife for fame and fortune!”

“Jinlian is the wife I married in a formal ceremony. She is not some nameless concubine. I will never sell her off like a pancake!”

“I absolutely cannot agree to this. My Lord, please stop talking and let my wife out so I can take her home.”

“The master’s house is not short of the food we have. We will not dare to come to places like yours again in the future.”

(End of this chapter)