The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 148 Drinking Doesn't Make Things Difficult

Where is Zuo Wenxuan, who angered Lady Lü to the point of wanting to kill someone on New Year's Eve?

The story begins when he left home in the afternoon.

Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, and even the most unscrupulous businesses will close down.

Where can he get things from?
There wasn't a soul to be seen on the street.

Finally, he remembered the centurion who had been so kind to them that morning.

They all lived in the same neighborhood, and he only needed to knock on one neighbor's door to find out where Chen Qianfu's house was.

After finishing arranging the courtyard for the Zuo family today, Chen Qianfu felt as if his soul had been emptied out.

I've been lying on the kang (heated brick bed) all morning.

My mind went blank, and I kept replaying the image of that elegant and beautiful woman in my mind.

He was in his early thirties, in the prime of his life, but his wife died last year while giving birth to their fifth child, along with their unborn child.

Counting the time on my fingers, I've been a widower for almost a year now.

Of course, given his current status and position, he has no shortage of women.

Before today, he thought he would never need to get married again in his life.

Waking up every morning on a different woman's kang (heated brick bed) and being carefully served was simply too good a day.

However, after meeting Gan Minglan.

All the women he had slept with in the past faded from his mind.

He felt even more intoxicated than when he was eighteen, as if a blazing fire was burning inside him.

After spending the morning lost in thought, Zuo Wenxuan came to his door.

It's like finding a pillow when you're sleepy.

Chen Qianfu was overjoyed.

He repeatedly instructed his eldest and second daughters to quickly prepare a table full of fine food and wine.

He pulled the new guy along and asked him to have a few drinks with him.

Zuo Wenxuan only wanted to inquire about purchasing channels; he dared not accept their invitation to dinner and drinks, and repeatedly refused.

"No, no, sir, you're too kind!"

Chen Qianfu's smile vanished, and his face darkened: "What? Do you look down on me, or on my family's food and drink?"

It is often said that the current official is more powerful than the one in charge.

From now on, this person will be their direct superior!

Zuo Wenxuan quickly apologized and became extremely careful.

Chen Qianfu, a seasoned veteran, is quite adept at extracting information from people.

He started by comparing his age with the other person's, and then they became like brothers.

He only revealed his position and scope of authority in the border town to the other party.

Go to him and he can handle anything!
Zuo Wenxuan felt as if he had found a spring of sweet water in the desert, and he wished he could become sworn brothers with his elder brother.

He almost grabbed a knife and was about to drink blood wine with his elder brother.

Fortunately, his older brother said that seeing blood during the Lunar New Year was unlucky, so he stammered and put down the small knife he was using to cut meat.

After about half an hour of drinking and toasting, Zuo Wenxuan's face and neck were so red they looked like they could bleed.

"Bro, are you alright? You've only drunk a little over a pound!"

"I can still drink! I'm a master drinker! My dear brother, I've been suffering all this way, and I haven't been able to confide in anyone. Waaah!"

"Little brother, if you have any grievances, just tell your big brother. Now that you're on your big brother's turf, no one will bully you anymore!"

"Wow, brother! I'm in such a terrible situation! Back then, my father spent over ten thousand taels of silver on the betrothal gifts just to marry her! But now I'm just a cuckold with a black head! I can't swallow this insult, I can't swallow this insult!"

Then, he launched into a rambling, incoherent account of how his wife had been forced and willingly cheated on him. He sobbed uncontrollably as he spoke, bringing tears to the eyes of all who heard him, and nearly causing Chen Qianfu to lose his temper and strike him on the head.

After finally calming the drunkard down, I managed to get the purpose of today's meeting out of him:

"I think your wife is just so-so-looking, not as pretty as another one! Why can't you let her go, little brother?"

"Who is Big Brother talking about?"

"The one whose eyes are a bit bigger than others, whose nose is a bit more prominent, and who seems to have a more aloof personality!"

"Oh, big brother is talking about her! Humph! If we don't compare her to Pork Beauty, my lady could be considered one of the three beauties of Daming Prefecture. Compared to Pork Beauty, she's not even worthy of being a foot-washing maid!"

"Oh, who is this 'Pork Beauty'? How come she's not on the list!"

"Her?"

Zuo Wenxuan naturally had something to say about the most capable person in the entire Zuo clan at present.

Anyway, this wasn't the first time he had praised his cousin's wife.

It's so easy to say!

Even if a man has designs on a beautiful woman, he'll likely lose interest when he hears she's a ruthless killer.

All their worries would vanish like smoke, and they would stay far away, unwilling to provoke anything.

But Chen Qianfu was no ordinary man. As he listened to Zuo Wenxuan's stories about beautiful women, he became more and more engrossed and excited.

Border towns are different from the Central Plains and other places.

One of the special products of this fierce local culture is shrewish women!

There were military wives who forbade their husbands from taking concubines and even beat their concubines until they bled.

There were also women who verbally abused the other party's entire family in the street, cursing them until they begged for mercy or even fainted.

The most capable of this type can even help transport corpses from the battlefield after the war.

This is the first time I've ever heard of a woman who is even more ferocious than men on the battlefield.

If it weren't for her status as an exiled convict, this immense wealth would probably have already fallen into her husband's hands.

Well, there is no precedent for women holding official positions in the imperial court.

No matter how great one's contribution to the country, it will ultimately fall on the shoulders of men.

If someone has such a powerful asset, wouldn't promotion and wealth be just around the corner?
He was not satisfied with the position of centurion, a low-ranking military officer.

At the very least, the official title and name should be in sync!
Chen Qianfu clenched his fists and made a decision in his heart: he would marry this pork beauty!
You ask him where his confidence comes from?
The answer is simple: in this small border town, a man like him, who holds an official position and is single, is indeed a hot commodity.

Based on his past experience, no matter how fierce a woman's temperament is, as long as he can win her over through his sleep, he doesn't have to worry about her not being on his side.

Just by looking at how his wives and wives fight over him, openly and secretly, you can tell that he is indeed quite capable in a certain area!
Moreover, he also controls the job arrangements for the entire family, young and old.

I'm not afraid she won't beg me for help!

As for the effeminate man in the house of the pork seller, he has plenty of ways to deal with him.

Looking at the eldest son of the Zuo family, who was so drunk that he could barely keep his eyes open.

His wife, who once ranked among the top three on the list of beauties in Daming Prefecture, seemed to fit the aesthetic preferences of a certain general with very peculiar tastes.

They could help make connections or act as a bridge.

Incidentally, it was also to vent my anger for my newly adopted younger brother.

Okay, it's settled then!
Not long after Zuo Wenxuan staggered out of the Chen family's courtyard, his cloudy eyes immediately became clear.

Haha, that’s why!
He grabbed a handful of snow and rubbed it on his face.

I shivered.

I remembered the mission he had taken when he went out.

Damn, tonight probably won't be any better!
(End of this chapter)