A knife in love

Chapter 1266

Seeing that Wei Erbao didn't dare to mention the matter of returning home, Xiao Dong let out a "hum" and walked straight to the south.Wei Erbao scolded Xiao Dong and Qin Laowu's ancestors for eight generations in his heart, but he was afraid that Qin Laowu would give him old punches, so he didn't dare to show the slightest hatred on his face.

Everyone walked through the intersection and saw people coming and going on the street, which was very lively.Qin Laowu sighed: "No matter how poor a place is, there are rich people. This Dongliao County is so remote, and the people outside the city are extremely poor, but these people in the city are still wearing silk and satin, and their faces are full of oil. It is hard to say what is going on in the world. It's tight!"

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, where in the world is this not the case?Inside and outside the capital, there are differences between rich and poor.Whenever there is a famine, the victims often flee to the capital.The Wucheng soldiers and horses sent soldiers to block the roads near the capital and drive away the victims. The situation was extremely miserable.Whether it is the cabinet or the six ministries, these officials all know what is going on outside the city, but no one reports to the emperor at all.Although Dongliao County is small, the sufferings of the people are similar to those of the capital city, the officials and gentry are at ease, and the common people can't get a meal.

Everyone walked for another stick of incense, and not far ahead was the stone bridge leading to the pier.At this moment, Xiao Dong who was walking in the front let out a "huh", and then he said in surprise: "Why did they come here?"

Li Qiufeng was taken aback, not knowing who "they" Xiao Dong was talking about.At this time, he was walking at the back, with Qin Laowu, three boatmen and Wei Erbao in front of him, so he couldn't see who Xiao Dong met.When he was about to rush to Xiao Dong's side to see what was going on, he only heard Qin Laowu say: "Didn't Master Xiao tell them not to disembark when we left the pier?"

Li Qiufeng walked quickly to Xiao Dong's side, and saw five or six people walking not far ahead.By the light of the lanterns hanging on both sides of the road, Li Qiufeng already recognized that these people were Zhang Shi, shopkeeper Hu and others.Xiao Dong snorted, and said in his mouth: "Looking at the way they walk, they must have been drinking."

Qin Laowu saw Zhang Shi and others walking staggeringly, hooking each other's shoulders, talking and laughing loudly, obviously a little drunk.He thought to himself, I went to Wangjiazhuang to do my best, but you bastards went to the city to drink and eat meat, so happy.Damn it, even Wei Erbao, a bastard, made five taels of silver today!I can't afford to suffer.No matter what, I have to let these iron cocks add more money, otherwise, wouldn’t I become a sheep and let you bastards play tricks on me? !

Xiao Dong was annoyed, and quickly chased after him.I saw Zhang Shi and Shopkeeper Hu walking in the back, calling each other brothers and patting each other's shoulders from time to time.Shopkeeper Hu said: "I've met girls from Fusang in Fujian, and they are indeed different from girls from the Central Plains. As far as the ability to serve men is concerned, they can beat the girls from the Central Plains by a few blocks. Wait." After we arrive in Fusang, we must enjoy it.”

Zhang Shi chuckled, and said, "You old Hu has a lot of money, so why don't you just buy a few Fusang girls?"

Shopkeeper Hu shook his head and said with a smile: "If you buy it with silver, it will be tasteless. Hasn't Mr. Zhang heard of it? A wife is worse than a concubine, and a concubine is worse than stealing. Stealing is worse than not being able to steal. Damn, if you want Don't say that men are cheap..."

Before shopkeeper Hu finished speaking, Xiao Dong had already arrived beside the two of them.He sneered and said, "Mr. Zhang, Shopkeeper Hu, you are so carefree!"

Zhang Shi and Shopkeeper Hu were taken aback, and turned their heads to look, only to see Xiao Dong standing aside with a gloomy face.Zhang Shixin shuddered, forced a smile, and cupped his hands and said, "Xiao, Mr. Xiao, you are back!"

Xiao Dong said coldly: "Seeing that Xiao came back alive, Yuanwai Zhang doesn't seem very happy?"

Seeing Xiao Dong staring at him gloomyly, Zhang Shi felt horrified, and hurriedly said with a smile on his face, "What did Master Xiao say? We have been waiting for Master Xiao to turn around the pier. But we waited and waited, but nothing happened." Lord’s shadow. All shopkeepers were worried about what trouble Master Xiao encountered in the Wang Family Manor, so they decided to go to the Wang Family Manor to meet His Excellency..."

When Zhang Shi said this, he couldn't help but burped, and a sour smell came out of his mouth, making him want to vomit.Xiao Dong was furious, he clenched his fists tightly, he couldn't help but beat up these people in front of him.He suppressed his anger and said with a sneer, "Okay! So you guys went to the city to meet Xiao! But why didn't I see any of you in Wangjiazhuang? Could it be that you went to the tavern to meet Xiao?"

Zhang Shi looked embarrassed and was speechless.Shopkeeper Hu and the others were too frightened to speak when they saw Xiao Dong's angry appearance.After a long while, Shopkeeper Song said with a smile on his face, "Lord Xiao, don't be angry. We really want to go to Wangjiazhuang to help Master Xiao. But after entering the city, everyone discussed it and thought that Master Xiao was invincible and invincible. Even Wangjiazhuang To Mr. Xiao, Longtan and Tiger's Den are nothing more than a few feet of stream, which can be passed by just by raising our legs. We are as stupid as cows. If we rush over hastily, not only will we not be able to help, but on the contrary, Mr. Xiao will be restrained and must cause trouble. Therefore We made up our mind to wait for the Lord to return in the city. Your Excellency did as we expected, and returned home triumphantly. Under the protection of Lord Xiao, our trip to Fusang will be smooth sailing and a success in no time. By then, everyone will be rich and the children and grandchildren will be rich. Wan Dai, will never forget Master Xiao's great kindness!"

Shopkeeper Song was a little awkward when he spoke at the beginning, but the more he spoke, the smoother he became, and finally he became beaming and dancing.Shopkeeper Hu and others also echoed, one after another tall hats flew straight towards Xiao Dong.

Li Qiufeng stood on the sidelines and watched coldly, seeing these shopkeepers praising Xiao Dong for spare no effort, the more they said, the more disgusting they became.Some people say that Xiao Dong's martial arts is the best in the world, if he hadn't been in the officialdom, he would have already been the number one master in the world.Another person retorted that Mr. Xiao is a talented person, full of knowledge, and he will enter the court to pay homage to the minister in the future. His wealth is limitless, how can he hang out in the rivers and lakes?The more Li Qiufeng listened to it, the more amusing he became, and he thought to himself that if these people weren't so despicable and shameless, they wouldn't be able to save tens of thousands of dollars.

Although Xiao Dong likes others to flatter him the most, but at this moment he has something on his mind and has long been impatient with everyone's flattery.He waved his right hand and said in a deep voice: "Enough! Let's not talk about these flattering nonsense."

Shopkeeper Hu and the others immediately stopped talking, each of them kept silent like a cicada.Only Shopkeeper Song kept his mouth shut and said, "This is our sincerity, and it is definitely not flattering to adults."

Xiao Dong let out a "hum", and walked forward on his own.Zhang Shi, shopkeeper Hu and others followed closely behind him.Just listen to Xiao Dong walking and saying: "Mr. Zhang, you are a mature and prudent person, why are you so nonsense? Before Xiao got off the ship, he repeatedly told you to stay on board in case our goods were lost. But you just didn't listen to Xiao Do you think that Xiao is joking with you?"

Zhang Shi said in a trembling voice: "Yes, Master Xiao taught you the right thing, and the villain must keep it in mind. It's just that the villain is really worried about the dangers of the adults in Wangjiazhuang. After hearing the ideas of shopkeepers Hu and Song, I also want to Then he came with them to meet Master Xiao. But before the villain got off the boat, he had already told the shopkeeper Yin and the two boatmen who stayed on board to remove the planks and not allow outsiders to board the boat. Shopkeeper Yin is also a delicate person. With him staying on the boat, Surely nothing will go wrong.”

Shopkeeper Hu and others heard what Zhang Shi said, and they all scolded him for being brazen and lying in public.In fact, after Xiao Dong, Qin Laowu and others rushed to Wangjiazhuang, shopkeeper Hu and others were able to stay in the cabin obediently at first.It's just that Xiao Dong didn't turn around the pier all the time, and everyone was bored, so they thought of wandering around the city, looking for a tavern to drink and eat meat.Everyone found Zhang Shi to discuss, but Zhang Shi shook his head and refused.Shopkeeper Song said that Xiao Dong was highly skilled in martial arts, not to mention Li Qiufeng was there to help, so it was expected that nothing would happen.Even if there are changes in Wangjiazhuang, if Xiao Dong reveals his identity, the gentry in these despicable places will definitely be terrified.Xiao Dong and the others never returned to the pier, nine times out of ten it was the Wang Family Manor who held a big banquet and invited Xiao Dong to drink and eat meat.Why do we have to eat wheat cakes and drink water on the boat when Xiao Dong can enjoy delicious food and wine?

This is also true when Zhang Shi thinks about it.Although Xiao Dong is not a high-ranking official, he has both sides in the officialdom, and Wang Jiazhuang absolutely dare not offend him.What's more, Li Qiufeng is highly skilled in martial arts, those Zhuang Ding in Wangjiazhuang are not his opponents.So Xiao and Li went together, the Wang family village must have been terrified, so they could only greet them politely.Maybe at this time Xiao Dong, Li Qiufeng, Qin Laowu and others are feasting, why should I wrong myself?Thinking of this, Zhang Shi agreed to go to Dongliao County to drink and eat meat with shopkeeper Hu and others.But at this moment, he completely left the responsibility and pushed it all onto Shopkeeper Hu and Shopkeeper Song.Shopkeeper Hu and the others, although dissatisfied in their hearts, did not dare to defend themselves, so they could only suppress the pressure in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)