I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 261 The Spirit of Contract

Chapter 261 The Spirit of Contract

Zhu Youjian smiled and said, "Well, that's easy to say."

"Brother Zhu is a true friend, I'll toast you again!" Wang Wenzhou drank it all in one gulp.

Zhu Youjian looked at his shoulder, where Wang Wenzhou's hand was resting. He wanted to push Wang Wenzhou's hand away, but then he felt that it was inappropriate and rather awkward.

"Brother Zhu, let's finish this!" Wang Wenzhou urged.

"Cheers!" Zhu Youjian shook his head with a wry smile and drank the wine in his cup.

"Brother, the contract of indenture is finished. Please take a look!" Dou Kangcheng handed the contract to Wang Wenzhou, pointed to the two beautiful women, and said, "Don't pick it up! All the silver on the ground is mine!"

Sun Rurui bit her lip and glared fiercely at Dou Kangcheng, calling him a faithless and treacherous man!

Wang Wenzhou glanced at the indenture, then turned and pointed at Sun Rurui, saying, "Sister-in-law, don't just stand there! Keep picking them up, Brother Dou's indenture is written incorrectly!"

"What? Don't go too far!" Dou Kangcheng said fiercely.

"Bang!" Wang Wenzhou slammed his hand on the table and asked coldly, "Brother Dou, what, are you trying to be unreasonable? Do you even know who these people are?"

Wang Wenzhou pointed at Tian Wan and said, "This is the Emperor's father-in-law, Left Commander-in-Chief Tian Wan, Lord Tian. This is Zhu Rui, a member of the imperial family! As for me? My name is Wang Wenzhou, Prefect of Hanshan, heir to the Earl of Xinjian, and the Duke of Yingguo is my father-in-law. You dare to act tough with me?"

"Brother, brother! Don't be angry!" Dou Kangcheng was terrified. He couldn't afford to offend any of these three. He quickly said, "Brother, I was a little impatient. Could you please remind me what I did wrong?"

Wang Wenzhou laughed and said, "What's the most important thing in a commercial contract? Of course, it's the transaction amount! What did you write on it? Fifty thousand taels of silver? Do you think I'm a sucker? Is there fifty thousand taels of silver on the ground?"

"My dear brother, I'm so sorry! I'll rewrite it right away!" Dou Kangcheng said, picking up his brush and writing with great enthusiasm.

Zhu Youjian smiled and nodded. Wang Wenzhou is truly shameless! This is how envoys of our Great Ming should act.

Zhu Youjian was persuaded by Wang Wenzhou to want to negotiate peace with the Tartars. Seeing Wang Wenzhou's attitude, he felt that Wang Wenzhou was the only candidate to preside over the peace talks.

“Father-in-law, please don’t just sit there! I’d like to offer you a toast!” Wang Wenzhou raised his wine glass and said to Tian Wan.

Tian Wan shook his head with a wry smile. He really shouldn't have met Wang Wenzhou today. He had originally planned to marry Wanfang to His Majesty and curry favor with him, but now, this lecherous Wang Wenzhou had set his sights on him.

Wang Wenzhou, holding his wine glass, said in an unfriendly tone, "Old Tian, ​​do you look down on me? What? The heir of the Xinjian Marquis's mansion is not good enough for your adopted daughter?"

Tian Wan looked at Chongzhen awkwardly, his gaze questioning.

Zhu Youjian smiled and said, "Brother Tian, ​​Brother Wang is sincere. In my opinion, you should agree to this marriage."

"Hmm!" Tian Wan silently drank the bitter wine.

“Brother, I have finished writing the contract. Please take a look.” Dou Kangcheng ran over with the contract in his hand.

Wang Wenzhou looked down and said irritably, "Brother Dou, are you kidding me? What do you mean? Are you trying to scam me? The contract doesn't specify an amount? You'll just fill in any amount after I sign it?"

"No!" Dou Kangcheng quickly waved his hand and said sincerely, "Brother, I don't know how much silver is left on the ground. I'll fill in the amount after we count it."

"Alright!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Brother Dou, hurry up and count them."

Dou Kangcheng rushed over and shouted, "Stop! All the silver on the ground is mine!"

"What are you doing?" Wang Wenzhou roared, "You surnamed Dou, have you no shame? What do you mean all the silver on the ground is yours? The contract hasn't been signed yet! We just verbally agreed that the silver on the ground would only be yours after the contract is signed. Now that the contract hasn't been signed, how can you say it's yours? Trying to steal my silver? I think you're tired of living!"

"Brother, don't be angry! I..." Dou Kangcheng suddenly realized that he had fallen into a trap. According to this madman, he couldn't write a contract if he didn't count the amount of silver. If the contract wasn't signed, the silver wouldn't be his. It was an endless cycle. In the end, he might not get a single tael of silver.

Thinking of this, Dou Kangcheng quickly squatted down and stuffed the silver into his own body.

"Bang!" Wang Wenzhou slammed his fist on the table and roared, "You bastard surnamed Dou! You dare to steal my money? Guards!"

"Bang!" The Imperial Guards outside kicked open the door and barged in.

"Brother Zhu, are you one of your men?" Wang Wenzhou turned around and looked at Zhu Youjian before asking.

Zhu Youjian pointed at Wang Wenzhou and said with a smile, "This is Wang Wenzhou, Lord Wang. You should all obey his orders today."

"Yes!" the Imperial Guard replied hastily.

Wang Wenzhou instructed, "You all keep a close eye on him. He can pick up the silver, but he must put it on the ground, not anywhere else."

"Yes!" Several Imperial Guards walked up to Dou Kangcheng and glared at him fiercely.

Dou Kangcheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, picked up the silver coins, and piled them up.

In a short while, all that remained on the ground was a pile of silver that Dou Kangcheng had picked up. Dou Kangcheng's heart was bleeding; he only had three thousand taels left.

“Brother, I’ve counted it; it totals three thousand two hundred and forty taels,” Dou Kangcheng said.

Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Brother Dou, you can't blame me for this! I'm a very trustworthy person. I haven't lied to you from beginning to end. Come on, fill in the amount on the contract, and we'll sign and seal it."

"Hmm!" Dou Kangcheng said with a long face, filling in the amount on the contract.

“Brother, it’s your turn to sign and put your fingerprint on the document.” Dou Kangcheng handed the contract to Wang Wenzhou.

Wang Wenzhou picked up a brush and wrote the character "Wang". Suddenly, he smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I am signing my name, but before I finish signing, the silver on the ground does not belong to Brother Dou. You can pick it up from the box."

Upon hearing this, Sun Rurui immediately ran over, grabbed a silver ingot in each hand, and threw it into the box.

"Bang, bang!" The sound of the silver falling to the ground almost gave Dou Kangcheng a heart attack.

"Oh dear!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Brother Dou, the amount is wrong again! Why don't you write another contract?"

"Bang!" Dou Kangcheng knelt down on the ground, pleading, "Brother, please have pity on me! I've sold my wife to you! Please stop teasing me!"

“Brother Dou! Personal feelings are personal feelings, but business is business! We can’t break our word. Why don’t you continue to write the contract, or do you take your sister-in-law back?” Wang Wenzhou said with a smile.

“I’ll write it!” Dou Kangcheng quickly stood up and wrote the contract again.

Wang Wenzhou took a sip of wine and said softly, "Sister-in-law, you can continue to pick up the silver from the ground and put it back into the box."

"Okay!" Sun Rurui quickly went over and picked up the silver from the box.

"Haha..." Zhu Youjian laughed loudly, "Brother, I truly admire you!"