Faced with all this, Qiao Wenlian wanted to persevere, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he ran into Lang Shi's begging gaze: "Brother Qiao, you have a family business and a wife and children, but Xiao Wu and I have nothing but this life. You can't let us die with you in order to fulfill your own scholarly integrity."

Qiao Wenlian felt as if he was struck by lightning. At this moment, what else did he not understand?

"It's you, Lang Shi, you have always been you. You are the one who brought us here. You are the one who insisted on going to the gambling house to borrow usury. Now you want to let us be driven by these evil people. I am blind and I am actually calling you a brother."

Speaking of this, Qiao Wenlian looked at Wu Xin. Wu Xin's lips were bruised by the cold. He looked at the two friends beside him with a blank expression, but he didn't understand yet.

"Xiao Wu, it was Lang Shi who harmed us, and it was him who harmed us!" Qiao Wenlian hoarsely.

Wu Xin was stunned, his lips twitched, and the coldness made him speechless.

"So what, Brother Qiao, do you want to pull Xiao Wu into the water again? I just said it very clearly. This is a big deal, big and big, and can make a fortune. Oh, if I couldn't do such a big business alone, how could I call you? Besides, the reason why I called you was because I was like-minded and got along well with you. Why, I want my friends to make some money, and I have any guilt? Brother Qiao? You can't be too selfish in life? You don't think about Xiao Wu if you don't think about yourself? He is an orphan? Can he be as easy as he is today? Brother Qiao, I don't know that you are such a person? You want to destroy Xiao Wu." Lang Shi was very thoughtful, but in fact he was using both soft and hard.

Qiao Wenlian never expected that over the past few days, his friend was actually a jackal who ate people and didn't spit bones.

He lived in his thirties and thought he had already understood the world. Until today, he realized that he was just a nerd!

He looked at Wu Xin in a daze? Wu Xin had already calmed down from his shock? Perhaps the young man knew better how to adapt. Wu Xin murmured with trembling lips: "Let me put on my clothes, I agree to everything..."

Qiao Wenlian smiled bitterly. He was really a villain.

Not only is he a blind man who is confused about others, he is also an self-righteous fool.

"Okay? I agree, but you can't go back on your word? As long as this business is done, don't get entangled with me anymore." This time? Qiao Wenlian is talking about "me", not "us".

He finally recognized himself? No one can represent him.

That day? Qiao Wenlian and Wu Xin followed Lang Shi back to Gaosheng Inn to pick up their luggage?         I happened to meet a merchant named Tian who lived next door. Tian smiled and said to Qiao Wenlian: "I'm going back to my hometown tomorrow. Do you have something or letter for me to bring?"

Lang Shi knew that this merchant named Tian and Qiao Wenlian were fellow villagers, and he had invited the three of them to drink a small wine together.

Seeing Qiao Wenlian's expression was strange, Tian asked, "Ju Ren Qiao, are you okay? Have you encountered something difficult?"

Qiao Wenlian looked at Lang Shi beside him and wanted to speak but stopped. But Lang Shi said, "Brother Qiao, haven't you said you have never written a letter to your sister-in-law since you left? While Manager Tian hasn't left yet, you can write a letter to your sister-in-law to report your safety."

Qiao Wenlian instantly understood that Lang was worried that Tian would see the clue. When Tian invited them to drink, he once said that the reason why he could come to Beijing to do business was because his foreign family was from Beijing, and several uncles worked in the yamen. Besides, Tian was very smart, but he was also a enthusiastic person. If he saw the flaws, he might tell his relatives who worked in the yamen.

Thinking of this, Qiao Wenlian's heart moved and said quickly: "Yes, I'm confused. Brother Tian, ​​wait a moment, I'll pack up some things and ask you to take them back."

Seeing Qiao Wenlian say this, Tian’s doubts disappeared.

Lang Shi followed Qiao Wenlian into the house. Qiao Wenlian put a few pieces of fabrics he bought for his wife and daughter when he first arrived in the capital, along with his old clothes, into a small box. He wrote another note and told his wife that the fabrics were dowry for his younger daughter.

When Lang Shi saw this, he looked through Qiao Wenlian in front of him, and found no other abnormalities except the note.

Qiao Wenlian didn't even lock the box and handed it to Tian. Tian smiled and said that he promised to deliver it, but it might be the end of the month. At that time, Qiao Juren might already be Qiao Jinshi, and he was afraid that he would not be able to afford it.

When checking out from Gaosheng Inn, the waiter asked them where they were moving. Lang Shi said with a smile: "The three of us wanted to concentrate on our studies, so we rented a small yard in Tieguo Hutong."

After hearing this, the waiter said, "Tieguo Hutong, it's a coincidence that my cousin lives there, where are you in?"

Lang Shi obviously didn't want to hide it. He said with a smile: "It's the door with a jujube tree at the door. There is only one jujube tree in the entire Iron Gun Alley, which is easy to find."

From that day on, Qiao Wenlian and Wu Xin moved into Tieguo Hutong with Lang Shi.

In the first few days, those people lived with them. Qiao Wenlian learned from Lang Shi that the family's surname was Xu. At first, Qiao Wenlian thought their identity was fake, but a group of thieves gathered together. Unexpectedly, he realized later that it was really a family.

Mr. Xu, Mrs. Xu, Mrs. Xu and the wife of the Xu family, and those ruffians were not found casually on the street. They were all Xu's godsons.

A few days later, seeing that Qiao Wenlian and Wu Xin were quite honest, the Xu family moved to the next door and left the place to Qiao Wenlian, Wu Xin and Lang Shi.

Qiao Wenlian thought they had relaxed their guard at first, but soon he understood what was going on.

That day, Lang Shi went out and brought back two scholars. These two people also lived in Gaosheng Inn and were old acquaintances with them.

Lang Shi bought wine and food, and everyone talked about learning while eating, and the host and the host were having fun.

So Qiao Wenlian understood that the big business that the Xu family wanted to do must be scholars, so they found them. Since they lived here, there must be scholars to visit. In this way, if the Xu family also lived here, it would definitely be suspicious.

Sure enough, two days later, Qiao Changshi came to him. In addition to apologizing to Qiao Wenlian on behalf of Old Mrs. Qiao, he also left several books for Qiao Wenlian.

Qiao Changshi was born in two Jinshi. Although his official position was not high, he was in a place like the Princess's Mansion. He came into contact with the top nobles and high officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty on weekdays.

If it were usual, Qiao Wenlian would definitely regard these books left by Qiao Changshi as treasures. After all, all those books have been reviewed, which is of great benefit to the examination.

But now, Qiao Wenlian is not interested in the imperial examination. He is confused about his future. He even dreams every night that he has home and cannot go back and is wandering on the streets and becomes a beggar.

I hope my wife can understand his thoughts from the things in the box and marry her youngest daughter out early, so as not to discredit her reputation in the future and delay her marriage.

After Qiao Changshi left, Lang Shi finally spoke about the big business.
Chapter completed!