"Boy, I remember I reminded you this morning to stay out of the affairs of my uncle's house. Did you forget it so quickly?"
The man with the goatee twirled his sparse goatee, his triangular eyes slightly narrowed, and two cold lights shot out from the slits in his eyes.
Zhang Xiaozu's eyes fell on the badge on the chest of the goatee man, and he nodded: "Remember, my memory has always been very good."
"Oh, then you are really courageous."
"I've always been very courageous. I can scare you to death if I tell you." Zhang Xiaozu said with a smile.
"Really?" The man with the goatee hummed two words through his nostrils, with a fierce look on his face.
As if they had received the signal, seven or eight strong men came up with a roar, surrounding Zhang Xiaopeng in the middle.
The man with the goatee gestured to the strong men, telling them not to do anything yet, then looked at Zhang Xiaopou and asked, "Do you know them?"
"I don't know." Zhang Xiaozu replied.
"Is that just a simple dog meddling in other people's business?"
"It should be 'acting chivalrously and doing justice', or 'rescuing the poor and helping those in danger'. If you have time, read more books and improve your cultural literacy." Zhang Xiaozhu corrected.
"——" The corner of the goatee man's mouth twitched. After so many years of wandering around, this was the first time he met someone who made him improve his cultural quality.
He raised his hand and rubbed his sore eyebrows, and decided to have a little fun with this boy who thought he was well-educated.
He stretched his brows, and the gloom on his face was wiped away. He grinned at Zhang Xiaopou and asked, "May I ask what your hero wants? Are you determined to act chivalrously and protect this family of three to the end?"
"When I left this morning, I forgot to pick up something. I'm coming back to pick it up now," Zhang Xiaozhu said.
"Is that this?" The goateeed man shook the IOU in his hand.
"Yes." Zhang Xiaozu nodded.
"Here." Contrary to Zhang Xiaozhu's expectation, the man with the goatee happily gave the IOU to Zhang Xiaozhu.
Zhang Xiaozu took the IOU and looked at it.
Um.
good.
I have learned a lot of words in school these days, and I generally understand them.
He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, feeling a sense of accomplishment in his heart.
"Cough—" He coughed quickly, wiped away the smile at the corner of his mouth, and warned himself to keep up his efforts and not be proud.
Then he took the IOU and presented it to the man who was beaten with a bruised nose and face, and bleeding from his mouth and nose, and asked: "Is this the IOU you set up?"
The man struggled to open his bruised eyes. After confirming again and again, he nodded excitedly and choked with sobs: "Yes, it's mine!"
Brush brush brush——
Zhang Xiaozu tore the IOU into pieces, raised it in the air, and said to the man: "As the head of a family, you must have the most basic responsibilities and responsibilities. It's a pity that you didn't do it. You should take care of yourself from now on."
He didn't want to explore the reasons why men borrow money. He only knew that a man who could use his own relatives as collateral to borrow money was not a man, and he was not worthy of sympathy even if he was cut to pieces.
"Woo-wu, I was wrong, I was wrong. Never again, never again." The man burst into tears, sobbing bitterly.
Then he knelt down with a plop, kowtowed several times to Zhang Xiaopeng, and said gratefully: "My benefactor is so kind and virtuous. I, Zhao Laosi, will remember it forever. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will repay you. Please tell me your surname."
Daimyo."
The woman snatched her daughter from the man with the goatee and rushed over to kowtow to thank Zhang Xiaozu, calling Zhang Xiaozu a living Bodhisattva who saved the suffering.
Zhang Xiaozu glanced at the man with the goatee.
The goatee man had a harmless animal smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.
This smile made Zhang Xiaozu very uncomfortable. He frowned and said to the man with the goatee: "Come to me if you have the guts to do so. Don't embarrass their family of three anymore."
"I will." The goatee man nodded and smiled. Zhang Xiaozu relaxed his brows and smiled.
He was afraid that the man with the goatee would catch the three members of the family and continue to make things difficult for him after he left, so he felt relieved when he heard the man with the goatee say that he would turn his gun on him.
"Goodbye!" Zhang Xiaozu said these two words, turned around and squeezed out of the crowd to leave.
The man with the goatee winked at a strong man, who immediately understood and followed Zhang Xiaopeng in the direction he left.
"Sir, this boy doesn't seem to be a good person. Do you want to check his background first?" A strong man leaned close to the goatee man and asked in a low voice.
"Haha." The goatee man stroked his beard and smiled, and said with a disdainful look: "If he wasn't a good person, how could he just leave like this? He was just trying to make a fool of himself, insisting on meddling in other people's business, and trying to show off his power in front of others.
.Haven’t you heard that two brothers from Zhou Jianlai went on a killing spree in the barren mountains outside Nancheng? It is said that the blood of the Anchun River was dyed red, and several even half-stepped powerful men died. That’s not what they say.
Good stubble."
As he said this, he looked at the three members of Zhao Laosi's family who were supporting each other and limping away. A cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he murmured to himself: "You don't want to live, but you choose to die, you bitch."
!”
His eyes fell on the thin waist of the Zhao girl. He raised his right hand and put it in front of his nose and took a deep breath. He sighed in his heart: "This little girl from the Zhao family is really fragrant. Just grabbing a handful left a lingering fragrance, and
It's been a long time. No wonder the young master of the Fang family is willing to pay such a high price."
…
"Is Uncle Guo a good person?" Zhang Xiaozhu asked Ye Mingyue.
"Not bad." Ye Mingyue nodded and said: "Zhai is kind-hearted and willing to do good. He is one of the few good people in the imperial capital. However, there are many people in the house, so it is inevitable that there will be servants with evil intentions who pretend to be powerful and do some things.
Bullying the weak is a bad thing.”
"According to me, it's unnecessary for you to meddle in other people's affairs." Niu Dawa curled her lips.
"It is natural to repay debts. If you have the ability to borrow, you must have the ability to repay. If you don't repay the loan, what is the same as robbing? Furthermore, if you borrow seventy-five taels, you will earn only five taels of interest in three years. Uncle Guo
The utmost benevolence and righteousness have been exhausted.”
"In my opinion, the more kind-hearted people are, the more they must take up arms to protect their own interests, and it is best to use more ruthless methods, so as to suppress those villains with evil intentions who want to take advantage of themselves."
"Otherwise, if this person borrows seventy-five taels, and that person borrows eighty-five taels, and everyone who is short of money comes to borrow, but when the day comes to pay back the money, but all of them refuse to repay, then the uncle of the country is sitting on a golden mountain.
The silver mountain will also have to be emptied, and in the end, you will be begging for food on the streets with a broken bowl."
"Uncle, please come on. I haven't eaten in a few days. Please give me some money."
"Uncle, my mother is starving to death——"
"uncle--"
Niu Dawa was chattering endlessly when suddenly several beggars with broken bowls rushed towards him, begging for reward money.
There is a rather grand inn on the street, so there are many beggars squatting at the door.
Danglang——Danglang——
Niu Dawa took out a handful of copper coins from his pocket and dropped a penny into each beggar's broken bowl.
"Thank you for the reward, uncle!"
"Thank you, uncle!"
The beggars immediately dispersed happily.
"No matter what, you shouldn't use the IOU to ask for debt a second time after getting the money." Zhang Xiaozu turned his head and looked behind him, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"Do you need me to take action?" Niu Dawa asked.
Zhang Xiaozu shook his head and said: "Wait a minute, I want to know what tricks they can play."
"It's quite a joke." Niu Dawa said with a smile.
There was a tail following behind them. They had noticed it a long time ago, but they just pretended not to know.
Ye Mingyue said: "Uncle Guo is quite favored by His Majesty. You two are just having fun, but you have to have a sense of restraint in your heart and don't make things too big. Ah - I'm so tired, go to your room and go to bed.
." As she was talking, she suddenly felt sleepy, yawned heavily, and then walked towards the door of the inn.
She was indeed tired.
Originally, the poison was cured and I regained my new life. My body and mind that had been suppressed for a long time were suddenly relieved. I should just bury my head in peace and take a deep sleep.
But Zhang Xiaozu made her uneasy.
As a result, he didn't sleep well. Not only did he follow Zhang Xiaopou for a whole day, he also tried his best to fight with the black robe man.
So my body is really tired.
At this moment, sleepiness came over me, and I just wished I could fall asleep with a soft pillow in my arms right away.
Zhang Xiaozu was stunned for a moment. He thought Ye Mingyue was going to take them to her private house, but he didn't expect that they were going to stay in an inn.
Then he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that staying in an inn was much safer than staying in Ye Mingyue's private house.
But she didn't know that not everyone was eligible to go to Ye Mingyue's private house, at least she didn't want to bring Niu Dawa and Zhou Jian there.
It was her private residence and she didn't like to share it with others. Zhang Xiaozu was just an accident.
"Beauty, we have important matters to discuss, why don't we talk while we sleep?" Niu Dawa chased Zhou Jianlai on his back.
…
Royal Palace.
A young eunuch rushed into the imperial study room to report: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the fourth—fourth highness is here!"
Su Hanlin was sitting by the window, squinting his eyes and enjoying the afterglow of the setting sun.
Hearing the warning from the young eunuch, he didn't even open his eyes and snorted coldly: "You've only been hungry for seven days and you can't hold on anymore? You dared to run out of the Dongqing Palace against the order? Do you think I can't bear to send him to the frontier?"
"No, no, it's the Fourth Princess who is here." The little eunuch hurriedly explained.
"Ah?" Su Hanlin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes and stood up, asking: "What did you say? Say it again."
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I said that the Fourth Princess is here." The little eunuch replied.
"Did you come here with a knife to scare you into such a panic?" Su Hanlin asked with a frown.
"no."
"Carrying a sword?" Su Hanlin asked again.
"Back to Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness the Fourth Princess didn't mention anything and came empty-handed." the young eunuch reported.
"Bastard! I didn't even mention the knife or the sword, so why are you so panicked?" Su Hanlin said angrily.
"I'm not panicking. I'm happy for Your Majesty and congratulating Your Majesty. I was so excited that I couldn't help myself," the young eunuch replied.
"I'm so excited!" Su Hanlin cursed angrily, "I haven't come to see me for four years, and finally I came here for the first time, and I came empty-handed. Didn't you know that you need to bring gifts when you visit your elders?"
But the smile that could not be hidden in the corners of his eyes betrayed his true inner thoughts.
"Ahem -" He coughed lightly, slowly sat back on the chair, closed his eyes again, and said: "Don't stop her, don't say anything, just pretend nothing happened, do you understand?"
"I understand." The young eunuch accepted the order and left.
After the young eunuch left, Su Hanlin couldn't help but smile and murmured to himself: "It has been four years, are you finally willing to bow your head and submit?"
Su Jin walked on the flat and smooth blue brick avenue, looking at the scenic buildings on both sides of the road, feeling familiar yet unfamiliar.
The palace, she has not been here for four years.
"What should we do?"
"Stare at him."
"ah?"
"Stare at him with your eyes, don't say anything, just stare at him blankly. As long as you are not embarrassed, he will be the one who is embarrassed."
Su Jin recalled the question she asked Zhang Xiaozu when she met Zhang Xiaozu for the first time: What should she do in the face of an unreasonable emperor?
Zhang Xiaozu gave her an idea, asking her to stare at him until he was embarrassed and guilty.
"I wonder if it will work?" Su Jin couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.
This chapter has been completed!