Xia Shang's eyelids were like lead, and he couldn't open them. There was a dead silence in his ears, and the smell of fire in the cold.
As the content planning director of a large online bookstore, Xia Shang's life is very fulfilling. Not only is he handsome, but he also holds a high position. He has been immersed in the sea of books for many years and has a rich knowledge reserve. At the same time, he is a social expert. Whether it is political elites, celebrities, or ordinary people, newcomers in the workplace can communicate easily and casually.
There seems to be no flaws or shortcomings in him, and there are too many women pursuing him to count. But such a successful man with a glamorous appearance is secretly under pressure that ordinary people cannot bear. Because of his excessive pursuit of perfection in work, his brain has almost no rest for a moment, and he doesn't even have the opportunity to look at the women around him.
Finally, under the continuous high-pressure work, Xia Shang collapsed at home.
I thought he would never wake up, but for some reason he gradually became conscious and his body gradually regained consciousness.
After a long silence, Xia Shang finally opened his eyes, but the scene in front of him made him a little confused.
"Where... am I?"
An antique pear blossom fragrant wood bed, a layer of red silk curtain with gold thread, and a swaying red candle outside the curtain.
This doesn't look like my own home!
The slight sound seemed to alarm the person beside the bed, and a slightly hunched figure stood by the bed through the curtain.
"Who?"
Xia Shang squeezed out another word with great effort, but unexpectedly, a surprised voice suddenly came from outside the curtain: "Asshole! You are not dead?!"
"From the tone, you are still hoping for my death?"
Xia Shang was stunned!
...
At three o'clock in the morning, Xia Shang's body had recovered. Sitting by the bed, he sometimes looked at the empty tile house, and sometimes looked at the middle-aged man next to him who was dressed in linen clothes and dressed like the ancients. It took a long time for him to truly accept the fact that he had traveled through time.
"The sky is blind! Those who deserve to die don't die, and those who don't deserve to die all die! What sin did the Xia family commit!" The middle-aged man shook his head and sighed, looking at Xia Shang with a complicated look.
"Who are you?"
"Don't you recognize me?"
Xia Shang was also helpless, and had no idea what was going on. He thought that others who traveled through time would at least have some physical memories, right? He didn't know anything, no information at all, so he could only pretend to have lost his memory and rubbed his forehead: "Uh... I just recovered, and I don't seem to remember the past."
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said something that Xia Shang couldn't understand: "This boy must have been sent by God to collect debts. He has committed serious sins, but he forgot everything completely with a dream."
"Uncle, can you not be so anxious to sigh? First, tell me who you are, then tell me who I am, and finally tell me what happened recently, okay?"
The middle-aged man paused for a long time, squinting his eyes to look at Xia Shang, as if observing whether Xia Shang was lying.
It is obvious that Xia Shang's confused state is something that others cannot learn. He is indeed like a person with complete amnesia.
"Forget it! It's okay to forget, at least I left some incense for the Xia family. I wonder if the master is happy or sad when he sees this scene in heaven!"
The middle-aged man told Xia Shang a lot in the following time, and Xia Shang also asked a lot of questions, and he roughly understood the situation.
This is indeed ancient China, but it is a brand new dynasty without historical records. I don't know if it is due to historical omissions or other reasons. This dynasty is called "Hua Dynasty". The customs and humanities are similar to those of the Tang and Song Dynasties. The style of poetry is prevalent, but there are no celebrities like the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song.
Xia Shang traveled to a wealthy merchant's family in Yangzhou City in Hua Dynasty. He is the only son in the family. He is a famous wine merchant in Yangzhou City and even in the Jiangnan area. He is not rich, but he is also famous.
The middle-aged man in front of Xia Shang is called Li Zhong. He is the driver of the Xia family and has been in the Xia family for thirty-five years. Li Zhong's description of Xia Shang was rather obscure, but Xia Shang could sense that the owner of this body was once a playboy, and most likely had a bad reputation.
Just a week ago, Xia Shang spent 100,000 taels of gold to compete for a brothel girl. Even for the Xia family, that was an astronomical figure, equivalent to the accumulation of the entire Xia family's thrifty life for ten years!
However, Xia Shang, the young master, bought the brothel girl back without his father's knowledge just to show off his power.
Xia Shang's father was so angry about this that he vomited blood on the spot and became seriously ill.
This was not the end.
Since the brothel girl entered the Xia family, the Xia family has been in trouble one after another. First, Xia Shang wanted to divorce his first wife. Xia Shang's wife was the precious granddaughter of General Qin Tai, a founding hero, and this incident caused an uproar in the family.
Then three days ago, someone from the prefectural government came to thoroughly check the Xia family's accounts.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that among all businessmen, how many of their account books are flawless? Isn't it easy to find fault? As a result, this investigation revealed a big problem! The Xia family had falsely reported accounts for more than 30 years and evaded taxes of more than 3 million taels of silver!
This is a serious crime that can lead to the execution of the entire family. If it is reported to the court, it will definitely shock the court and the people!
Xia Shang's father had to get up from his sickbed and use his connections and tricks to save his life and property. He decided to use all his property in exchange for the safety of his family. During the visit, Mr. Xia realized that the reason why the prefect suddenly investigated the Xia family was because of the brothel girl that Xia Shang bought. The third prince came to Yangzhou to play that day and happened to like the brothel girl. He was unable to compete with Xia Shang because he had limited silver. The other party stated his identity as a prince, hoping that Xia Shang would give the woman to him because of his status as a prince. Unexpectedly, Xia Shang did not give him any face and said, "In Yangzhou City, even if the emperor comes in person, he still has to use silver to buy things!"
After knowing the whole story, Master Xia went home and was furious. When he got home, he hit his son on the head with a stick and killed him on the spot.
Seeing that her son was beaten to death by her husband and that her family wealth would be gone, Xia Shang's mother hit the wall and died in grief.
Master Xia also died on the spot under these multiple blows.
The once glorious Xia family was destroyed overnight, and the servants in the family left and scattered. In two days, only Li Zhong was left.
Li Zhong was grateful for Master Xia's kindness and buried Master Xia and Mrs. Xia in the ancestral land of the Xia family. However, Xia Shang's son was too sinful. Li Zhong thought he was not worthy of entering the ancestral land of the Xia family and decided to bury him in a random wilderness.
I never thought that the young master of the Xia family, who had been dead for two days, suddenly came back to life!
After listening to the story, Xia Shang also felt a little emotional. He was indeed a jerk in the past. But the more practical question is how to continue living as a poor young master.
After the long conversation, a ray of elegant morning light was cast on the window.
Seeing that Xia Shang was silent for a long time, Li Zhong frowned and asked: "What are you going to do in the future?"
"What should I do?" Xia Shang had no answer.
"Hey! No matter what, you are my young master, Li Zhong. Although I don't like you, you are the seed left by the master after all. I can't let you perish on your own. All the belongings of the Xia family have been taken away, and this house will also be imprisoned by the government. I have temporarily rented a small courtyard in Yulin County. Young master, please go there with me first."
Xia Shang had no choice and nodded.
The gifts were packed, Li Zhong stepped on the bag and walked to the door, suddenly turned around: "What should I do with this woman?"
Xia Shang was stunned: "Woman? What woman?"
"Master, you spent 100,000 gold to buy this trouble!"
As he spoke, a petite figure appeared at the door, wearing a simple cloth dress, without any decoration on her body, timidly lowered her head, and dared not breathe. But her graceful figure was as smooth as a spring, with curves and soft lines. Even if you use modern people's eyes to appreciate it, it is the ultimate beauty, with a little bit of charm, like a fairy in human form!
Xia Shang did not admit that he was a lustful person. There were countless beauties around him, but he had never been really attracted by anyone. But the petite woman at the door made Xia Shang's heart tremble just by her figure, and instantly attracted his attention.
Xia Shang wanted her to tidy up her messy hair so that he could see her face clearly, but he was a little embarrassed.
While hesitating, the woman suddenly knelt in front of the door and burst into tears: "To this day, Yazhi has no face to say those words of pity. I only ask you... I ask you to let Yazhi die, and don't let Yazhi face the thousands of insults in the world alone."
Xia Shang calmed down and suddenly became curious. What kind of ability did the woman he bought with 100,000 taels of gold have? She could make a wealthy family collapse in an instant.
"Look up and let me see first."