Although Zhu Yu was ashamed to recognize Li Xiuyuan, how could Li Xiuyuan remain indifferent when he saw his friend in such a state?
He has always been very grateful to Zhu Yu in his heart.
If he hadn't entered the capital, worked for him, and bought the position of guerrilla general, whether he could have leveled the Nine Mountains King's Capital is still a question.
I originally planned to inquire about Zhu Yu's whereabouts in a few days after arriving in the capital, and then pay a visit to express my gratitude. Who would have thought that we would meet him by chance today.
"Brother Zhu, what happened in the past six months or so? You were not like this before you came to the capital. How could you be so depressed? Did you encounter some difficulties and setbacks? If so, you can write and tell us
Me, how could I not help you?
Friends are meant to help each other, not to mention our friendship is extraordinary."
Li Xiuyuan hurriedly supported Zhu Yu and asked with concern.
"Li, Brother Li." Zhu Yu's eyes were moved when he heard this. He moved his lips and wanted to say something, but he stopped when he reached his lips.
The look on his face seemed to be telling Li Xiuyuan that it was hard to explain in words.
"Oh, this young master knows Zhu Xiucai? They have a good relationship. Since you are Zhu Xiucai's friend, please help him settle the money he recently owed to Zuifenglou. He owes us
It's a big bill, don't blame us for being unkind, killing people to pay for their lives, and paying debts to pay back their money is the law.
The matter of righteousness is the same even if it is reported to the government or to the Golden Palace."
At this time, the two idle men who had thrown Zhu Yu out before saw that Zhu Yu actually had friends in the capital, and judging from his clothing and decoration, he was a rich man. Their eyes lit up immediately and they came over quickly.
Li Xiuyuan's eyes moved slightly and he asked, "Brother Zhu, how much does he owe you?"
"Hey, sir, because of your cheerful tone, I just said it bluntly. It's not much, just seven hundred taels of silver." said an idle man.
Zhu Yu immediately blushed: "Don't talk nonsense, I, I don't owe you so much money, it's only a few dozen taels at most, and I also repaid some of it by writing poems and lyrics for you girl from Zuifeng Tower.
Don't let the lion open its mouth."
"Zhu Xiucai, your words are a bit harsh to my ears. If you don't want to talk about anything else, it's the Lotus Girl in our building. A night with her is one hundred taels of silver. You don't even want to look at the Lotus Girl.
How many days do you have? Seven hundred taels of silver from you is still a small amount." Another idle man snorted coldly:
"Thanks to you for being a scholar, you are so shameless and thick-faced."
Zhu Yu gasped and said: "You, you are talking nonsense. I have only met Miss Bai Lian a few times and asked questions about poetry a few times. How could I have asked Miss Bai Lian to accompany me?"
"That's just companionship, but you have to spend money," Xianhan said.
Li Xiuyuan said at this time: "Brother Zhu, no matter how much we argue about this matter, we still can't tell the truth. There is no need to get angry over this matter."
Then he added: "You two, although I don't know how much money my good friend owes in Zui Feng Tower, but everything must be based on evidence and conscience."
Evidence? Conscience?
The two idle men sneered in their hearts, this was also a rich young man who was inexperienced in world affairs.
Is there still a conscience in Zui Feng Tower? This is making money without conscience.
However, Li Xiuyuan went on to say: "Brother Zhu said that he owed you a total of dozens of taels of silver. You said that he owed you seven hundred taels of silver. I won't argue with you today. I will just assume that he owes you seven hundred taels of silver. Go and get it."
Your shopkeeper, or someone who can speak to you, come out and write a voucher.
I will send these seven hundred taels of silver immediately, lest you Zui Feng Tower pretend that I haven’t settled with you again.”
"Okay, if you have any objections to what the young master has said, please wait a moment. I will go and ask the shopkeeper to come out." The idle man smiled happily after hearing this, and immediately gave a bow and turned around and ran in.
"Brother Li, this matter has been settled. There is no need to give me another few hundred taels of silver." Zhu Yu said anxiously and ashamedly.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "Brother Zhu will still be an official in the future, how can he leave a stain? If the news about not paying back the money he owed while visiting a brothel in the capital spread, wouldn't it harm Brother Zhu for his whole life? And it's only seven hundred taels of silver.
That’s it, it’s not much. Let’s settle the matter first and then talk about this account.
Just write it down so you can get it back later."
"You know my character. I repay kindness with kindness and repay grievance with kindness. It's not that I don't know that these two people are blackmailing me. But as scholars, we have the honor to argue with them in this big audience. Wouldn't it be a loss?
Identity? Let others see the joke?"
"Brother Zhu, do you think so?"
Zhu Yu sighed after hearing this, "I owe Brother Li a great debt of gratitude."
"Haha, it doesn't matter, doesn't Li Taibai have a saying? I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back after all the money is spent. What kind of kindness can some money be considered?" Li Xiuyuan patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile.
Zhu Yu was deeply moved when he heard this, and felt that the luckiest thing in his life was to have such a close friend like Li Xiuyuan.
At this moment, the idle man from before ran into Zuifeng Tower and found the madam here.
It's a woman named Ci Niang.
He is about in his early thirties, with a high bun and heavy makeup. He is somewhat pretty, but his lips are a bit sharp, which makes him feel that he is not a kind person, but a bit ferocious.
"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, good thing, good thing." The idle man said with a flattering smile: "Zhu Xiucai, who was thrown out by us before, unexpectedly got lucky and met a friend of his.
It seems that he is a wealthy young man who wants to pay off Zhu Yu’s debt at Zui Feng Tower.
This is a windfall from heaven."
"Zhu Xiucai? That Zhu Yu? Haha, what are you worried about about dozens of taels of silver? He has already squeezed all the money out of him, so just throw him out. After all, he is also a scholar, so that's pretty much it."
Ci Niang combed her hair and said as if she didn't care.
"But I just blackmailed that young master for seven hundred taels of silver. This is not a small amount of money." Xian Han said.
Ci Niang stood up with a bit of surprise: "You asked someone else for seven hundred taels of silver?"
"Yes, that rich man didn't even blink an eyelid and was about to write off Zhu Yu's account. Didn't he ask the shopkeeper to come over? The young man said he wanted to write a voucher to prove that the money owed was cleared.
"Xianhan said.
Ci Niang immediately laughed: "Yes, I am quite good at doing things. You don't have to worry too much about dozens of taels of silver, but seven hundred taels of silver is a lot of money. I will reward you when I get the money back."
Yours."
"There is a shopkeeper who says that even a young man will go through fire and water without hesitation." Xian Han said with a flattering smile.
After a while.
Li Xiuyuan saw the idle man from before walking out with a gorgeous woman in her thirties.
"My dear wife, I am the shopkeeper of Zui Feng Tower. You haven't asked the young master for his name yet?" When she saw Li Xiuyuan, she bowed and looked at the man.
I feel that this person has extraordinary popularity, outstanding figure, and handsome appearance. At a glance, I can tell that this person is either rich or noble. He is a dragon or a phoenix among people. How can such a person be a person without money?
"My Excellency, Li Xiuyuan, is a good friend of Zhu Yu. I bothered the shopkeeper to come here today to write off my friend's account. I also asked the shopkeeper to write a receipt to avoid entanglement in the future." Li Xiuyuan said calmly.
"Of course, go and ask the accountant to write a receipt." Ci Niang waved her hand.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Thank you."
At this moment, Ci Niang's eyes were wandering around Li Xiuyuan again. She saw that Li Xiuyuan's walking and standing posture had the demeanor of a Taoist, like a crane or an ancient pine. His breathing was different from that of ordinary people. The breathing of ordinary people made his stomach bulge slightly.
, his stomach deflated slightly, but his breathing was the opposite.
Your stomach feels deflated when you breathe in, and bulges when you breathe out.
Moreover, the breathing is even and the breath is long and continuous.
"This is not an ordinary young master. His breathing technique is the Taoist breathing technique. His breathing is opposite to that of ordinary people because when he inhales, he needs to replace the dirty air, so his stomach is flat. When he exhales, he must retain the pure air.
So your belly is bulging, no wonder you have such an abundant body at such a young age
The energy and blood are as obvious as standing out from the flock of chickens."
Ci Niang secretly thought that she could tell something about a person's background and family through their standing posture, face, and palms.