flstandardbreds Chapter 316 Friends
Chapter 316 Friends
In fact, in a situation like this, it is not impossible to show off one's talents, but this person's demeanor and behavior are full of provocation and disdain. Where did this person come from? Has she ever offended this person?
This man is the son of Marquis Dingguo and a close friend of Si Chengyi. Because of Li Xiaoxiao, both Si Chengren and Si Chengyi were driven to a remote farm.
Therefore, he had a lot of opinions about Li Xiaoxiao, knowing that she was just the daughter of a powerless farmer. So what if she was pretty? She was insidious, cunning and despicable.
He and Si Chengyi were just friends at the drinking table, and they had no intention of sticking up for each other. However, Li Xiaoxiao was of low status, and he felt a little embarrassed that he dared to play tricks on his friend like this.
He wanted to take this opportunity to embarrass her, mainly because in front of so many young men and women, he could show that he was an upright and loyal person, and thus win Cheng Yuner's favor.
Yes, he has been in love with Cheng Yun'er for a long time, but Cheng Yun'er ignored him. It was a good opportunity for him to show off in front of Cheng Yun'er by suppressing Li Xiaoxiao.
"Excuse me, who are you?" Since they had already issued a challenge, how could Li Xiaoxiao show her weakness? Today, she could be said to be the focus of the whole audience.
The man in lake blue opened the folding fan in his hand with a rustle, and shook it gently a few times in a self-proclaimed romantic manner, with his face almost tilted up to the sky. Fortunately, there were no birds flying in the sky at that time, otherwise they would have sprayed shit all over his mouth.
"I am Nie Junfeng, the eldest son of Marquis Dingguo." He closed the folding fan in his hand again and slapped it on his palm from time to time. If you didn't know him, you would think he was a royal nobleman, acting like a big shot.
If we really talk about status, Si Chengxu and Gu Feiyan are no lower than him. Si Chengxu and he are both the eldest sons of the marquisate and a general. I wonder how much more noble he is than him.
How could he be like him? He had no power or influence, he was just the eldest son, spending his days in debauchery. If compared with Si Chengxu, he was not even on the same level. He just sat there quietly without saying a word.
Looking at him again, he is so arrogant that he doesn't even know who he is. He just takes himself seriously because he is the eldest son of a marquisate.
"Oh, it's Master Nie. No wonder you're so impressive. I don't have much talent, but I just don't know what talents Master Nie has." Li Xiaoxiao said modestly, looking straight at him with a frank look.
When talking about talents, Nie Junfeng was stunned. He didn't know anything. He was spoiled by his parents and elders since he was a child. He was neither good at literature nor martial arts. No matter what he did, he was half-hearted.
To the point that he has reached the age to get married, but has achieved nothing and does not even have a decent job.
"This young master is proficient in both civil and military strategies." Even if he didn't know anything, Nie Junfeng couldn't let himself lose face in front of so many people.
"Really? Then may I ask what is Mr. Nie best at?" Li Xiaoxiao asked again without giving up.
"I... I'm good at archery." Nie Junfeng kept saying it for a long time without any comprehension, and finally he uttered this sentence.
"Oh, Mr. Nie has great talent. I happen to know a thing or two about archery. Today Miss Cheng is hosting a banquet for you all. Could you please ask Mr. Nie to show us some of his skills so that we can broaden our horizons?" Li Xiaoxiao said modestly.
"You can also shoot arrows?" Nie Junfeng obviously didn't believe it.
"Of course, I can't compare with Master Nie."
Hearing this, Nie Junfeng was very proud and his eyes rolled around. She was just a woman, even if she knew how to shoot arrows, how good could her skills be? Maybe she was just bragging.
His father has been taking him to horse riding and archery since he was a child. Although his skills are not very good, he can hit the target 50% to 60% of the time. How can Li Xiaoxiao compare to him? If we can take this opportunity to teach her a lesson, wouldn’t it be great!
"I didn't expect that a little girl could also shoot arrows. I admire her very much. It just so happens that I also have some experience in archery. Since we mentioned this, why don't we have a competition and have fun together for everyone to see."
Nie Junfeng said this as a matter of course. He learned from Si Chengyi that Li Xiaoxiao was proficient in everything from playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but those were just women's usual hobbies. Archery was different. Generally, few women could hold an arrow, and some were so weak that they couldn't even pull a bow.
Judging from Li Xiaoxiao's slender appearance, if she said she could shoot arrows, she would probably just practice with the kind that children use to play with.
I guess you've never seen this kind of proper bow and arrow. What knowledge can a country boy have?
"Since Master Nie has proposed this, if I do not agree, I am afraid it will spoil everyone's fun. So let's have a competition." She paused and continued.
"To make the competition more exciting, let's increase the stakes, okay?" Just now Zhou Lingfei whispered to her that Nie Junfeng was just a second-generation rich kid, so there was no need to worry at all, as his kung fu was only good enough to show off.
"Then let's make a big deal. If I lose, I will give you one thousand taels of silver. If you lose, you will give me one thousand taels of silver. Do you dare to bet?" A girl who doesn't know her place actually dares to challenge him. Let me show you. I will let you enter the Prime Minister's Mansion with a smile and leave crying.
"Okay, I agree." After Li Xiaoxiao finished speaking, he took out one thousand taels of silver notes from his sleeve and slapped it on the table.
That was one thousand and two taels of silver notes. Li Xiaoxiao just took it out. How could she have so much silver? Seeing her take out so many silver notes, many people looked at her sideways.
These young ladies and young masters from official families only have a few dozen taels of salary every month, which is sometimes not enough to spend and they can't save anything at all.
Isn't she a peasant girl? How come she has more money than these young ladies? And this is only what she carries with her. She can't possibly carry all her belongings with her, right?
Nie Junfeng was also stunned. His original intention was just to make things difficult for Li Xiaoxiao, and he guessed that as a peasant girl, she would not dare to agree. He did not expect that she actually brought so many banknotes.
His hand unconsciously reached into his arms and touched the few dozen taels of silver he had on him, but the words had already been spoken, what else could he do?
He quickly reached out and called the servant next to him, asking him to go back and get the silver. He must not lose face at this time, as he was the eldest son of Marquis Dingguo.
"This young master went out in a hurry today, and I have sent someone back to get the silver." Nie Junfeng had just instructed the servant to go back and ask his mother for money directly, saying that he had beaten someone outside, and if the mother refused to give him medical expenses, he would go to the police.
He received sixty taels of silver a month, plus the extra money his mother gave him from time to time, which never exceeded a hundred taels. He could not save even a tael of silver, so he had to find this excuse, and it always worked.