"Come, brother Li, drink tea, drink tea, don't be unhappy about what happened before. Zhu Erdan doesn't have any ill intentions. After all, he acted for justice. Although his words were a bit reckless, his character is quite bold, so he probably didn't mean it.
." Zhu Yu persuaded with a smile.
At this moment, several people came to a piano pavilion to listen to the piano and taste tea, which was quite elegant.
However, these people did not come here on their own initiative, but were invited by Zhu Erdan.
Li Xiuyuan didn't want to accompany him at first, but he just didn't want to disappoint his friends, so he agreed.
"Yes, look at Zhu Erdan. He is very popular. I don't think he is targeting you, Brother Li." Wang Ping next to him also said.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said, "But it's not about Zhu Erdan. I'm thinking about that Hua Niang now."
"Oh, could it be that Brother Li still misses the flower girl? It's easy to handle. We can go to the Xiangjiang Tower again later and we will definitely see the flower girl." Zhu Yu said.
"That's not what I meant, but what the monk said made me a little concerned." Li Xiuyuan said.
Zhu Yu's expression changed, and he suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Brother Li is worried that the flower lady is a little evil? She is not an ordinary artist."
Li Xiuyuan nodded.
Wang Ping was surprised and said: "No way, in broad daylight, how can we still see ghosts?"
"That's not necessarily true. Have you forgotten the first time you and I met?" Li Xiuyuan said.
Wang Ping suddenly felt embarrassed. The first time he and Li Xiuyuan met was in the wilderness. He was bewitched by ghosts and rolled in the mire. Now every time he thinks about it, he just feels ashamed. Fortunately, Brother Li didn't spread this matter.
, otherwise I would be too shameless to see anyone, but since then I have been much more careful, and I have not encountered anything evil for a long time.
"I asked a boy to find out the identity of the flower girl before. Maybe I can find out something." Li Xiuyuan said.
"If everything is alright, let's go to Xiangjiang Tower later?" Zhu Yu chuckled, obviously thinking about the beautiful young woman.
Soon, a boy came in again.
"This young master, I have found out." The young man hurriedly ran over and said.
"How is the situation?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
The waiter whispered: "There is no artist called Hua Niang in Xiangjiang Tower."
No?
Several people's expressions froze, and their minds instantly thought of something bad, and they couldn't help but feel a chill in their backs.
"How could it not be? Didn't you ask clearly?" Zhu Yu said.
"A fellow from my hometown is working there as a waiter. I know exactly how many women and maids there are. The young masters said that the girl has a name and is easy to find, but there is really no one in Xiangjiang Tower."
Si Dao.
Li Xiuyuan gave him a small piece of broken silver and said, "Thank you, little brother. What you said is true. Maybe we made a mistake, so I won't trouble you."
"Thank you sir for the money." The boy smiled and took the money and left.
"Master Li, there is something strange about this matter." Ning Caichen became unusually solemn.
Although he is upright, he has also encountered ghosts and ghosts. Now that the boy has found no such person, this flower girl must be unusual.
Li Xiuyuan said, "You're right, this woman is indeed weird. If you see her in the future, you should stay away. Don't be fooled by her beauty. The lesson learned last time is still fresh in your mind."
"Yes, yes." Wang Ping and Zhu Yu both had cold sweat on their foreheads.
They all have nightmare memories.
"Of course I came here to listen to Shi Niang playing music. Talking about Hua Niang, I really want to look at Shu, and I am not greedy enough." A scholar next to him seemed to have heard a few words, and after passing by, he laughed a few words with a bit of drunkenness. There was a pretty girl next to him.
The woman helped him, for fear that he might fall.
"Is it you...Chu Tian?"
Li Xiuyuan didn't pay attention at first, but when the scholar passed by, he suddenly realized that this man was none other than Chu Tian, the son of the Chu family in Guo Beicheng.
But now that the Chu family no longer exists, Mr. Chu is just a down-and-out scholar.
The flood submerged the Chu family's mansion, and now it was completely deserted and no one took care of it. For some unknown reason, Chu Tian never returned to Guo Beicheng to take care of the affairs of the mansion, so that all the Chu family's servants were dispersed.
It's completely clean.
Chu Tian seemed to have come from drinking somewhere, and he was drunk: "Who is this young master? It turns out to be Li Xiuyuan. Why are you not dead yet? That flood even flooded the city but didn't drown you."
"Forget it. Unfortunately, the flood didn't drown me yet." Li Xiuyuan said, and his attitude was not very good either.
Back in Guo Beicheng, the two of them were fighting to the death. He wanted to kill Li Xiuyuan. Li Xiuyuan also sent people to assassinate him. Unfortunately, Xing Shan's arrow missed his vital point. Although it pierced the chest, it still failed.
He was unable to take away his life. He was saved by the unfavorable change of life by the Minister Chu.
The price is that the family's remaining luck is exhausted and causes endless troubles.
Chu Tian drunkenly picked up a teacup next to him and threw it at Li Xiuyuan: "I will beat you to death. It is because of you that I ended up in this situation."
"The accounts between you and me haven't been settled yet. If you want to continue the settlement, I can accompany you until the end." Li Xiuyuan casually grabbed the tea cup, and then threw it away.
Chutian's body swayed and fell to the ground. He felt a sharp pain in his chest, but he didn't react much because he was drunk.
"Mr. Li, please forgive me. Mr. Chu, he was drunk, and he didn't do it on purpose." The woman who was supporting him apologized.
Li Xiuyuan took a look. He had some impression of this girl. She was the girl who showed him a couplet in Guo Beicheng, named Luoxia.
"Miss Luoxia, this Chutian is a cold-blooded and ruthless person. You came here with the wrong person."
There was a hint of bitterness and helplessness in the corner of Luoxia's mouth, but she did not speak.
"Pa~!"
Chu Tian suddenly stood up and suddenly slapped Luo Xia on the face, and then said with a drunken smile: "Did you follow the wrong person? Hey, you can't help her, she is my Chu family's concubine, and she is a member of my Chu family.
, Death is the fault of my Chu family, I can do whatever I want, how dare she say no?"
Li Xiuyuan said: "If I am not wrong, you are the only one left in the Chu family. You treat the only woman around you so harshly. Isn't the retribution from last time not enough?"
"What does this young master want to do with you? Not only do I want to beat her, but I also want to sell her."
Chu Tian suddenly said drunkenly: "Mr. Qian, didn't you say last time that you thought the maid next to me was pretty? How about selling it to you for one hundred taels?"
A group of scholars gathered together to finish the game of Fuqi. At this time, a scholar named Qian said: "Oh, Mr. Chu, are you telling the truth?"
"It's absolutely true." Chu Tian said.
"Okay, I bought one hundred taels."
Mr. Qian readily paid a hundred taels, and then happily took Luo Xia's hand: "You will follow me from now on. Don't worry, I won't beat or scold you at will like Mr. Chu. I admire your literary talents.
From now on, you can teach my nephew how to read and write."
"I have met Mr. Qian." Luoxia wiped her tears and looked at Chu Tian,
How can you not be sad if someone who has been with you for so many years sells yourself out in the blink of an eye?
"Blessings come from misfortunes, misfortunes come from blessings. Miss Luoxia, it is better for you to follow Mr. Qian than to follow this Chu Tian. At least you will have enough food and clothing to live a good life." Li Xiuyuan sighed at this moment and put something unknown in his hand.
It was time to find an ancient book.
Luoxia didn't speak, but looked very haggard.
But there were some things he couldn't control, and some things he couldn't allow to continue to happen.
Thinking about it, his eyes moved slightly, but he realized that Chu Tian's last merit was running out. He should die after spending the one hundred taels of silver.
You must know that the Chu family has a lot of money left. If Chu Tian used it sparingly, he would be able to live and eat well in this life. Unfortunately, he squandered it carelessly, scattered the money, and enjoyed the last blessing, so his destiny was reached early.
A person's fortune and longevity are fixed, and so is his money.
The records in the book of life and death are clear.
For example, if a person needs ten thousand taels of silver to die, then he will not die until all the money is spent.
Back then, Chu Shilang protected Chu Tian for the purpose of passing on the Chu family. Unfortunately, the consequences he committed were too serious. Chu Tian's fortune and longevity had been completely wasted, and he would die as soon as his remaining wealth was exhausted.
He sold Luoxia and got one hundred taels of silver, which was his last money.
However, Li Xiuyuan didn't want Chu Tian to continue to squander the one hundred taels, so he said, "Chu Tian, how about a civil fight between you and me?"
"Oh, what do you want to fight with me about?"
"What you want to fight is up to you, but the bet is one hundred taels of silver, how about that?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"Hey, I really thought that I was afraid of you, so I would fight if we fight. But if you lose, I don't want your one hundred taels of silver. I want you to kneel on the ground and learn how to bark like a dog." Chu Tian sneered as if he was drunk but not drunk.
.
Li Xiuyuan said: "It's up to you."
"You want me to bark like a dog, but you don't know that I want you to die in advance." He thought secretly in his heart.
"Okay, let's have a literary fight. It's a little simpler. Can you do the drinking order?" Chu Tian said.
"Less likely."
Chu Tian said: "Then let's make the drinking order. I'll come first. The word Tian is airtight and the cross is in the middle. Push the cross up and the ancient word wins a bell. It's your turn."
"The word "hui" is not airtight, the word "kou" is in the middle; the word "kou" is pushed up, and the word "lv" wins a bell." Li Xiuyuan said slowly.
"Brother Li, come on, don't lose. Losing is not just about drinking, but also about barking like a dog." Wang Ping said aside.
Zhu Yu said: "Shut the crow's mouth and wait and see how Chu Tian responds."
Chu Tian let out a wine burp and said: "The word "囹" is not airtight, but the word "Ling" is in the middle; if the word "Ling" is pushed up, the word "Ling" will win a bell."
"Okay, Mr. Chu is very clever, especially after drinking." A scholar next to him said, stroking his hand.
Li Xiuyuan frowned and immediately started thinking.
Ning Caichen next to him was hesitant to speak, as if he wanted to remind him something.
But Li Xiuyuan didn't think about it for long, and immediately said: "The word "trap" is not airtight, the word "wood" is in the middle; if the word "wood" is pushed up, the word "apricot" wins a bell."
"The word "曰" is airtight, and the word "Yi" is in the middle..." Chu Tian thought for a moment, and when he was about to take it, his head suddenly got stuck again, and he picked the wrong word, and he couldn't get it right for a while.
"I won and accepted." Li Xiuyuan cupped his hands and said.
Although Chu Tian was drunk, he was not seriously drunk. At this moment, he was angry and annoyed. "You tricked me into being drunk. If I hadn't been drunk, why would I have made a slip of the tongue?"
"You were the one who agreed to fight with me, and you were the one who made the drinking orders with me. Do you want to admit if you lose?"
Li Xiuyuan's eyes moved slightly and he said seriously.
He doesn't know how to talk about fairness and justice now. This person's stay is a disaster. If he doesn't solve it today, he doesn't know how many things will happen. And even if he doesn't kill him today, he won't have much time to live.
I just sent him on his way in advance.
"Being willing to accept defeat is just a rule, and it is also the integrity that scholars should have. If Mr. Chu is short of money, I will pay these one hundred taels for you." Zhu Erdan suddenly walked over and said very politely, obviously also agreeing with him.
We know Chu Tian and have friendship with him.
How could Chu Tian be so tolerant and said immediately, "No need, I can't afford to lose a hundred taels of silver."
After saying that, he slapped a banknote on the table.
"Li Xiuyuan, you are lucky today. I will definitely not make you look good next time."
Chu Tian said angrily, and then felt that it was shameless to stay here, so he strode away immediately.
"There will be no next time. This is the last time you and I will see each other." Li Xiuyuan said calmly while looking at the banknote in front of him.
I still owe a chapter. If I can't make up for it today, I will make up for it tomorrow.