A knife in love

Chapter 2381
Thinking of this, shopkeeper Guo breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, auspicious people have their own appearance. After you, Old Feng, arrived in Dongliao County, you were kind and generous. No one would not speak well of you. A small illness Forget it, it’s nothing. How about moistening your throat today and telling everyone about Yang Qilang’s fight?"

As shopkeeper Guo finished speaking, all the diners immediately shouted.I only heard a fat man in his 60s panting and shouting: "What is Yang Qilang fighting? He has listened to the saliva book thousands of times. It's okay to not listen! Mr. Feng, tell us a story about the three-time worship of the demon king in the world, so that we can have a good time." Have fun!"

As soon as the fat man finished speaking, a middle-aged scribe sitting at the table on his right said eccentrically, "Hey, Mr. Qiao, your old man is much fatter than before. I think it's because you are too weak. Let's listen to Mrs. Qi." How about returning the brocade handkerchief so that you don’t have to get angry at night, wouldn’t it be depressing?”

The fat man surnamed Qiao was furious when he heard the middle-aged scribe taunting him. He slapped the table with his right hand and made a loud "bang", which made the dishes on the table rattle and rattle.Only Fatty Qiao scolded angrily: "Damn, you prodigal son thinks you have read a few books, and you dare to drop your book bag in front of me. There is a way to pass the exam and then speak in front of me! After decades of reading You are still just a scholar, I will blush for your parents!"

Fatty Qiao's words hit the sore spot of the middle-aged scribe.It turned out that this middle-aged scribe was named Li Mingying and lived in Baoding, Hebei.His father was a county magistrate, but he was dismissed from office because of corruption in ink.According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of Punishment will exile the Li family to Lingnan.Li's father sent money and went to the door of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, which saved the Li family from exile, but sentenced him to be dismissed from office and never to be used again.However, in order to deal with officials, big and small, the Li family spent their money like water. When the lawsuit was settled, most of the money Li's father got from corruption and bribery when he was an official had been dispersed.What's more terrible is that when Li's father was successful, he had trouble with several big families from the same town, and they fought openly and secretly, and the situation was like fire and water.When news of Li's father's dismissal due to corruption of ink spread to his hometown, several of his enemies joined hands to publicize everywhere that Li's father had lost face to the village, and instigated the villagers to lynch Li's father.After Li's father heard the news, he was so frightened that he was scared out of his wits. How could he dare to go back to his hometown?After thinking twice, he had no choice but to quietly go to Liaodong with his wife, concubine and children, and lived in seclusion in Dongliao County to avoid disaster.

Dongliao County is a remote place, and most of the people are in poverty.Although Li's father didn't have much money left, he bought fields and land here, and lived a very comfortable life, far better than the local people, and became one of the big families in Dongliao County.Although Li's father was frustrated in the officialdom, he only wanted to let his son gain fame, so when Li Ying was three years old, he invited a well-educated Confucian to teach Li Ying to read and write at home.Li Ying also lived up to expectations. He knew a thousand characters at the age of five, could compose poetry at the age of seven, and was already a well-known child prodigy in Dongliao County at the age of 12.Later, Li Ying participated in the children's examination and became a student, which is what the people call a scholar.

It's just that Li Ying's luck seemed to be exhausted after passing the student examination.Over the next twenty years, Li Ying took part in the provincial examinations many times, but she failed in Sun Shan every time. Until she was 37 or eight years old, she was still just a student.When he was 20 years old, everyone praised him and called him a rare child prodigy in Dongliao County. However, he failed to pass the entrance examination for nearly 20 years and became a laughing stock among many people.Later, Li's father passed away, and Li Ying had read books for most of his life, but he didn't know how to manage the family property at all, so he could only sit and eat, and his family fortune fell from then on.Li Ying was frustrated in the examination field, and had long since lost the ambition of his youth. He was sensual every day, and became a well-known son of a poor family in Dongliao County.Hearing Fatty Qiao's words to expose his scars, Li Ying was furious. With his right hand, he grabbed a plate containing grilled herring from the table, and threw the soup and water at Fatty Qiao.

Fatty Qiao spoke out to ridicule Li Ying, seeing Li Ying's face turn pale, knowing that his words hit Li Ying's sore spot, he felt very proud.It's just that Fatty Qiao was thinking about beating the dog in the water, and then taunted Li Ying, when Li Ying threw the plate over.Fatty Qiao was over sixty years old, and with his fat body, even if he wanted to dodge, it was too late.There was a sound of "poof", the plate was hitting Qiao Fatty's face, and the leftover half of the herring showed many fishbone, and all of them pierced Qiao Fatty's face.Fatty Joe screamed and fell backwards.There was a "cracking" sound, but when Fatty Qiao fell, he grabbed and danced with his hands, not only crushing the chair he was sitting on, but also pulling three or four chairs on the left and right to the ground.

As soon as Li Ying succeeded in the blow, the anger in his chest was slightly extinguished, but he still refused to let Qiao Fatty go. He reached out and grabbed a wine glass from the table, and was about to throw it at Qiao Fatty who fell to the ground, when Feng Tiezui suddenly grabbed it. He came forward, reached out his hand to stop Li Ying, and said in his mouth: "Forgive others and forgive others. Master Qiao has already suffered a big loss, Mr. Li, don't make trouble."

Li Ying gained the upper hand, and the anger in his chest dissipated a lot, not to mention the decline of the Li family, he is no longer as courageous as before.So after listening to Feng Tiezui's persuasion, Li Ying had no choice but to put the wine glass back on the table, and said: "Today, for Mr. Feng's sake, I won't get involved with you idiot. If you are sensible, go far away. Lest I get upset when I see you."

Fatty Qiao fell to the ground on his back, scratching with his hands, trying to get up from the ground.It's just that he was too fat, and the ground was in a mess, so he couldn't get up in a hurry.Seeing that Fatty Joe was in such a mess, everyone felt quite amused.

Wang Xiaoyu knew Li Ying's details, and had always despised this prodigal son. Seeing that he had gained the upper hand, she felt annoyed, and was about to stand up to speak for Qiao Fatty, when suddenly she saw Li Qiufeng, who was sitting opposite him, winking at her and beckoning to her. She doesn't talk.Wang Xiaoyu was startled, so he didn't stand up.

After Li Ying finished speaking, she glared at Fatty Qiao who was struggling on the ground, then turned her head and said to Feng Tiezui: "Mr. Feng, I'll order a section of Xishan Yikugui. I don't know if Mr. Li will give Li some face?"

Feng Tiezui smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Since Mr. Li ordered you to come down, I will obey everything."

After he finished speaking, he bowed his hands to Li Ying, then turned his head and said to the shopkeeper Guo standing behind him: "Shopkeeper, please set up a table in front of the counter. According to Mr. Li's idea, I will talk about a section of Xishan first." The story of cave ghosts will help you enjoy the wine."

Shopkeeper Guo was annoyed when he saw Li Ying throwing a plate, and thought to himself that the plate was worth at least ten renminbi.Just a moment later, Fatty Joe fell to the ground. After pressing and pulling, four or five chairs fell to the ground.The shopkeeper Guo was shocked when he saw this situation, and thought to himself that each chair cost me thirty renminbi, wouldn't it be too painful if it was broken by Joe Fatty?It's just that he knew that Li Ying and Qiao Fatty were difficult people, if he went to persuade him at this time, he was afraid that he would hurt himself, so he didn't go forward to persuade him.It wasn't until Feng Tiezui persuaded Li Ying that Shopkeeper Guo breathed a sigh of relief.After Feng Tiezui finished speaking, shopkeeper Guo repeatedly agreed, and personally carried a table with Xiaoer and placed it in front of the counter.

(End of this chapter)