"Hangzhou has become a place of right and wrong. I can't stay here. Now that Fahai is responsible for my safety, I'd better return to Yangzhou and wait for the state examination. After all, everything is changing and strength remains unchanged. Strength is the most important.
But this is Zhang Xiaomei’s side.”
After listening to Zhang Xiaomei's cry, Wang Xu couldn't help but feel a headache while thinking about the next step.
Zhang Xiaomei is not a child of a small family. She left a letter and left without saying goodbye, and ran off with another man. The Zhang family must have gone crazy.
If he returned to Yangzhou, wouldn't he become a wild man?
Wang Xu was unjustly accused. He did nothing and never even touched Zhang Xiaomei's hand, but he was a law-abiding citizen who kept his integrity.
Fortunately, Zhu Xi had not yet appeared in this era, and the suppression of women's rights had not reached its peak. Otherwise, when the two of them returned to Yangzhou, they might both be imprisoned in a pig cage.
However, even if he is not immersed in the pig cage, what will happen if word spreads.
Although Zhang Xiaomei disguised herself as a woman, she was still a woman after all. If Wang Xu told others that they had been separated within a month and had not seen each other at all, and there was no dirty incident, would others believe it?
There is a ghost in Xincai, how can anyone explain this?
Wang Xu’s great reputation was not ruined by this. For the first time, he felt that he was making a bad move by coming to Hangzhou. After all, God is not as good as God. The most difficult thing to calculate is the human heart.
"The state examination next month and the national examination next September will only last one year. I have nothing to do here. I just want to go back to Yangzhou with you to protect you." Fahai's mature and solemn words made Wang Xu pause.
Show peace of mind.
It is rare to have many close friends in life. As Fahai is a quasi-fifth-level master and the reincarnation of an eminent monk, Wang Xu couldn't help but feel greatly comforted that Fahai could delay his practice for a year for his safety.
"A good man has three gangs. If there are more, I won't say more. This time it all depends on you."
Wang Xu nodded seriously, then looked at Zhang Xiaomei: "I have something wrong here. I can't stay in Hangzhou any longer. I will take you to the bathhouse to wash up and buy two new clothes. We will rush back to Yangzhou overnight.
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"I"
Zhang Xiaomei looked coy and whispered like a mosquito: "I want to eat chicken legs."
Half an hour later.
Zhang Xiaomei, who had redressed herself and regained her human appearance, sat at a roadside stall and ate happily.
I have been very hungry this month. I hugged the chicken legs and gnawed them, while Zhang Xiaomei giggled like a fool.
Wang Xu sat aside and ordered two bowls of plain noodles, a stack of peanuts, and a plate of fried tofu. While eating, he asked Xiaomei Zhang how she had been here this month.
Zhang Xiaomei cried when she heard this, biting the chicken leg in her mouth, and choked with grievance: "I can't find you, and I don't want to go back, so I plan to stay in Hangzhou. Originally, I thought, with my means, why can't I support myself?
.Who would have thought that as soon as I went out to look for a job, I was targeted by bad guys and almost deceived into going there."
Zhang Xiaomei didn't tell where that was, but Wang Xu knew it without asking.
After being deceived once, Zhang Xiaomei could no longer trust others, so she went to a restaurant and planned to work as a waiter for others.
The owner of the restaurant is an old man in his sixties. He doesn't like women and is very masculine. When he saw Zhang Xiaomei, who was dressed as a woman and had delicate features, he liked her in his heart.
Zhang Xiaomei sensed something was wrong, so she didn't even want her wages and escaped overnight.
After going back and forth, he was reduced to the street, and then the scene that Wang Xu saw happened.
After hearing this, Wang Xu was full of sighs. Zhang Xiaomei, a young lady from a wealthy family, had never had such a troubled life. Her means of survival might not be as good as that of an embroiderer.
This is not surprising. In ancient times, there were many children of official families whose parents were implicated in the officialdom. All their property was confiscated and they were demoted to common people. It was common for former noble sons to end up on the street.
In addition to being uneducated and having no skills, these people are more likely to not adapt to the outside society.
The social aspects that noble princes and ordinary people come into contact with are different. It is for this reason that Emperor Hui of Jin made a joke about people having no food, so why not eat meat.
Let’s not talk about others, even Wang Xu. If you ask him how much leeks cost a pound, how much oil costs a tael, how much an egg costs a penny, he won’t be able to give an answer.
Everything at the bottom of society is too far away for him, and the same is true for Zhang Xiaomei.
After eating and drinking, Wang Xu and the others set out on the road.
Halfway through, Fahai noticed something was wrong and took the initiative to say to Wang Xu, "This Zhang Weizhen doesn't seem to be a man, right?"
Wang Xu didn't hide anything and replied: "No, I knew she was a man disguised as a woman, but I didn't point it out on purpose. Why did you ask about this?"
"The way she looks at you is wrong. If the monk is not mistaken, she must have fallen in love with you." Fahai smiled strangely and drifted away after saying this.
Wang Xu stood there and glanced at Zhang Xiaomei's room.
Wang Xu knew that Zhang Xiaomei had a crush on him, but he didn't expect that even Fahai could see it.
If it hadn't been for what happened today, Wang Xu wouldn't have cared too much. After all, Luo Hua was ruthless on purpose. As long as he could hold his nerve, there was nothing he could do about Zhang Xiaomei no matter how much he liked him.
However, after the drama of running away from home and traveling thousands of miles away, this matter became difficult to handle.
Zhang Xiaomei's father, Zhang Minghuai, was the emperor's favorite. He was a powerful official, but Jane was in the emperor's heart.
If the Zhang family knew that their legitimate daughter had run away from home to find Wang Xu, it is hard to say what they would do for the sake of family tradition.
The haze passed by in a flash, and was quickly suppressed in Wang Xu's heart.
What should come can't be avoided, and what should be hidden can't come. It's too early to say this now.
Yangzhou
In the first assassination, even a quasi-fifth-level demon was damaged, which shocked the demon spies.
In the next few days, whether out of consideration for Fahai or because of the inability to recruit good hands, the second assassination never appeared, allowing Wang Xu and his party to return to Yangzhou smoothly.
When they arrived in Yangzhou City, Fahai suggested that there be a temple called Fahuai Temple, which is from the same school as their Jinshan Temple, and persuaded Wang Xu to stay with him for a few days to wait for the state examination next month.
Wang Xu did not refuse. The Buddhist Dharma in the temple is strict and the incense is flourishing. The demons will be weakened if they enter it, and the Fahai will be strengthened if they enter it. One plus and one minus will be of great benefit to his safety.
But before going to Fahuai Temple, Wang Xu had to go to the Zhang family.
Zhang Xiaomei was able to run away from home and follow him to Hangzhou. Due to circumstances and reasons, she had to send him back no matter what.
Moreover, this time I can also explore the Zhang family’s tone and see their attitude.
"What, the whole city is looking for the eldest son of the Zhang family?"
Before going to the Zhang family, Wang Xu inquired with others and found that the Zhang family's actions were different from what he thought.
The Zhang family is looking for someone these days. In name, they are not looking for Zhang Xiaomei, but the eldest son Zhang Xu.
Wang Xu was stunned and suddenly realized that the Zhang family was a scholarly family, and the eldest son running away from home was completely different from the eldest daughter running away from home.
As expected, none of the famous families are like Yi.
This finger was played for the sake of the horse. It not only preserved Zhang Xiaomei's reputation, but also gave her an excuse to find someone. Killing two birds with one stone.
When Wang Xu heard the Zhang family's countermeasures, he felt relieved. It would be better to find the eldest son. This shows that the Zhang family wants to save face and would rather suffer the loss of being dumb than make the whole city troubled.
In this way, he will definitely not take the opportunity to cause trouble, and his previous worry that the Zhang family will use this to blackmail him will no longer hold true.
"Big, eldest lady!"
Knocking on the door of the Governor's Water Transport Office, an old man came out and was shocked when he saw Zhang Xiaomei.
Zhang Xiaomei left for many days without any news. The Zhang family was secretly wondering if something had happened.
At this time, seeing Zhang Xiaomei return safe and sound, the old man at the door was wild with surprise and ran towards the house: "Madam, the eldest lady is back, the eldest lady is back."
Zhang Minghuai was a fourth-rank official, and he was in charge of water transportation. His official position was not high, but his status was not small.
Hearing the gatekeeper's call, the entire Zhang family was like a sleeping dragon, instantly awakened.
It was already dark at this time, accompanied by the crowing of cocks and the barking of dogs, countless servants holding torches rushed out, and within a short time, hundreds of people gathered outside the door of Kung Fu Mansion.
There were already hundreds of people, and they surrounded Wang Xu on three levels inside and three outside, with the intention of cutting him into pieces if they disagreed.
Wang Xu was not afraid, but there was a drumbeat in his heart. He was about to meet the head of the Zhang family. How should he tell the head of the Zhang family about this matter.
Zhang Xiaomei is a living person, and she is also a girl. If she is not a Heshibi, she can't just return the jade to Zhao and be done with it.
If this matter cannot be handled well, it is impossible to say that he will have many life and death enemies of Jian in the emperor's heart, and the Zhang family will fight him to the death.
"My daughter, my mother's daughter!"
Along with crying, a lady in her forties stumbled out of the house.
After seeing Zhang Xiaomei, the lady wailed and suddenly hugged Zhang Xiaomei in her arms.
Seeing her mother, Zhang Xiaomei's grievance instantly came to her heart, and the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.
Wang Xu looked embarrassed. Unfortunately, before he could say anything, another middle-aged man with a resolute and gloomy look walked out of the door.
The middle-aged man is wearing regular clothes and has a sense of majesty, unlike those who are easy to do.
After he walked out, he first glanced at Zhang Xiaomei, and then set his sights on Wang Xu.
When their eyes met, Wang Xu knew he was a bad guy. That look made him want to peel off his skin and bones, eat him alive, crush his bones and scatter his ashes.
Wang Xu has traveled all over the country for so many years, and he does not run a charity hall. He has offended many people, but even so, he has never seen anyone look at him with such hatred.