Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 84

But what Zhang Bold never expected was that as soon as he entered the kitchen, a black shadow quietly opened the courtyard door and slipped away...

Cuihua also walked out quickly and bolted the courtyard door, then quickly returned to the room.

Zhang Bold was confused, rushed into the room after hastily taking a shower...

After tossing, Cuihua fell into a deep sleep.

However, Zhang Daudao couldn't sleep.

He was excited at first, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

Now calm down and think carefully, but found some doubts.

He had a vague feeling that his own field might be plowed by others.

Moreover, after smelling it carefully, there was still a smell of hair oil on the pillow... It was a man's smell, but it wasn't his.

This means that it is very likely that someone else has slept here before.

I want to wake up my wife and ask him a question, but I am afraid that if I think too much, it will cause discord between the husband and wife.

In a disturbed mood, I couldn't help getting up and walking to the courtyard, wanting to go outside to get some fresh air and blow the cold wind to wake up.

In the end, after taking two steps, he stepped on a hard object... Zhang boldly bent down to pick it up subconsciously, and with the dim light coming in from the window, he found that it was an exquisite jade pendant.

This kind of jade pendant is usually a decoration hanging on the waist. Judging from the appearance, size and pattern, it is undoubtedly worn by men.

Although Zhang Bold is not very knowledgeable, he can tell at a glance that the value of this piece of jade is not low, probably worth dozens of taels of silver.

The whole family relies on him to work outside to earn money to support the family, how can he have spare money to buy such a precious jade pendant?

In this way, Zhang Bold could not help combining his previous suspicions, and could almost confirm that the person he suspected was the owner of this jade pendant.

It must be that he knocked on the door to make the other party panic for a while, and he didn't even know that the jade pendant was lost.

Although Zhang Daudao is careless on weekdays, he is also careful sometimes.

Although he was angry in his heart, he didn't explode on the spot, but quietly put away the jade pendant.

There are not many rich people in the market town, and there are only a few owners who can afford this piece of jade.

Therefore, it is not difficult to find out the other party.

At five o'clock when the cock crowed, seeing that Cuihua was still sleeping soundly, Zhang Daudao didn't wake her up, but quietly left home and returned to the construction site.

Back at the construction site, he pretended to be okay and went to a few craftsmen who had made a bet, saying that he had completed the bet and told him about the situation in the yard.

The craftsmen were straightforward, they didn't go to check, they believed what Zhang Bold said, they collected [-] Wen and handed it to Zhang Bold, and said they would buy him a drink when they were free.

At noon, Zhang Boldly returned to the city to ask Zhou Yu for leave.

"Master Hou, something happened at my little family, I want to ask for a few days off..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but asked with concern: "Could it be that your wife is sick?"

Because he knew that Zhang Bold had no other family members but only one wife, and it was probably because of this.

But Zhang Boldly said, "This... small... I don't know how to say it."

"It's okay, since it's inconvenient, there's no need to talk about it..." At this point, Zhou Yu took out another ingot of silver and handed it over: "You take this silver for emergency use."

Zhang Bold looked touched, and did not reach out to take the money, but said in a sobbing voice: "Master Hou treats me so kindly, villain... let's tell the truth, villain.

The thing is, last night, the villain made a bet with several craftsmen..."

Zhang Boldly talked about the bet last night and what happened in the broken hospital in detail.

Hearing these words, Zhou Yu was surprised: "Zhang Bold, Zhang Bold, you really deserve your reputation.

But you can be regarded as a bit capable, knowing how to deal with ghosts with blood on the tip of your tongue.

However, if you encounter a more powerful ghost, this trick will not work, so you should avoid such bets in the future. "

"Yes, yes, that's what Master Hou taught me."

Zhang Boldly responded quickly, and then began to talk about things after going back...

Zhou Yu: "..."

He didn't know what to say.

This kind of thing is undoubtedly the most humiliating thing for a man, and Zhang Daudao didn't carry a knife to chop people on the spot, which is already quite tolerable.

"Master Hou, this is the jade pendant I picked up in the room. I don't understand jade, but I can guess that this jade should be worth a lot of money. Please take a look at Master Hou."

Zhou Yu took a look and praised, "That's right, this is a high-quality piece of ancient jade, and it is estimated to be worth 200 taels of silver."

Zhang Bold was taken aback: "Huh? It's worth so much?"

Originally, he thought it would be worth a few dozen taels of silver, but he didn't expect it to be worth as much as 200 taels of silver.

"Huh? There is a seal script character at the back, which is a Wu character."

"Wu?" Hearing this surname, Zhang Bold couldn't help but see a face with a goatee in his mind.

There is only one rich family named Wu in the market town, and they are also the richest.

His name was Wu De, and he almost monopolized the grain, oil and pork business in the town.

Zhou Yu asked, "What? Did you guess who it was?"

"It's close to ten...Master Hou, I want to go home and investigate secretly, and beg the master to allow me to leave."

"Well, you can go back. But Zhang Bold, I want to remind you, don't be impulsive, don't startle the snake.

As the saying goes, if you catch a thief, you have to see the stolen goods, and if you catch a traitor, you have to take the double. Do you understand? "

"The villain understands, thank you Lord Hou for your guidance, the villain will leave."

Afterwards, Zhang Boldly packed up some clothes in a hurry, left the county seat, and went straight to his home.

When she got home, Cuihua seemed a little surprised: "Why are you back?"

Zhang boldly pretended to be okay: "What? Are you unhappy that I go home to accompany you?"

"It's not that you're unhappy. Are you out of work?"

"Master Hou is kind-hearted, thinking that I have been busy recently, so he specially asked me to go home and rest for a few days."

Cuihua subconsciously glanced at the package that Zhang Boldly was carrying, and then said with some disgust, "Look at your sweaty body, hurry up and wash it."

"Hey, good."

Zhang Boldly dropped the package and went to the courtyard to fetch water.

As soon as he left, Cuihua couldn't wait to untie the package and search...

She was not looking for silver or something, but looking for the jade pendant that Wu De lost.

Zhang boldly guessed right, the man who lost his jade pendant that night was none other than Wu De.

In Donglinpo, Wu De is the richest man second to none. He not only owns thousands of acres of fertile land, but also runs grain, oil and meat businesses.

Ever since Cuihua got married, this old guy has been obsessed with it.

It's just that this person has a good face, while earning the hard-earned money of the people, he also wants to gain a good reputation.

Occasionally, he would do some kind deeds to buy people's hearts.

Therefore, Wu De would not do things that are robbed openly, so he can only secretly look for opportunities to let Cuihua take the initiative to throw himself into his arms.

Let's say that Wu De has a master named Hou San, who looks like a monkey, has a quick mind, and has a lot of tricks.

Hou San had seen Wu De's careful thinking early on, and in order to please the master, he suggested that he had a way to make the master kiss Fangze...

Wu De was overwhelmed with surprise, and followed the plan.

In fact, the method Hou San mentioned is very simple, that is, to give money to Cuihua...of course not directly, you have to pay attention to skills.

Cuihua has nothing to do at home on weekdays. She likes to wear shoe soles or embroider, and sell some small money to supplement her family.

Hou San took advantage of this and went to the door in person, assuming that Master Wu appreciated Cuihua's craftsmanship very much, and asked her to help embroider some flowers.

At the same time, Cuihua deliberately charged a high price, and Cuihua was naturally pleasantly surprised.

After going back and forth, they got acquainted... At this time, Wu De gave Cuihua some small jewelry under the pretext of thanking her.

Cuihua is not stupid, she has already guessed Wu De's thoughts, and for the sake of money... she finally threw herself into Wu De's embrace.

That night when Zhang boldly returned home, Wu De dropped the jade pendant in a panic.When I got home and found that the jade pendant was gone, I was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Firstly, it is his favorite accessory, and secondly, if Zhang Boldly picks it up, the matter between him and Cuihua may be exposed.

Once the scandal spreads, wouldn't it damage his face and reputation?
Therefore, at dawn, he hurriedly sent Hou San to find Cuihua to inquire about Yupei's whereabouts.

The jade pendant had already been taken away by Zhang Bold, so of course he couldn't find it.

After returning, Hou San reported the truth, Wu De was so angry that his face was livid, and his heart sank.

"Master, don't worry, judging by the villain, the jade pendant may not be picked up by Zhang Boldly by such a coincidence."

Wu De looked angry: "Who else could it be?"

"Perhaps...maybe Cuihua became greedy and refused to admit it when she picked it up. Another possibility is that the master may have dropped the jade pendant elsewhere."

Having said that, Wu De still couldn't let go of his heart after all, after all, the possibility of being picked up by Zhang Bold cannot be ruled out.

At this time, Hou San's eyes rolled, and he couldn't help leaning forward and whispering: "Since the master is worried, why not..."

Having said that, he raised his hand horizontally and made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Wu De frowned: "This is easy to say, but it may be difficult to deal with the aftermath."

"It's okay, the villain has a way to do it cleanly, and it won't involve the master.

Besides, once that guy dies, Cuihua will be left alone, hehe..."

"Hahaha, you kid is really full of bad water, but the master likes you. Tell me, how can you do this cleanly?"

"Master, so so..."

Hou Sanfu leaned forward and whispered for a while.

Let's go back to Zhang Bold's side.

When her husband came back to the house, Cuihua pretended to be intimate and threw herself into his arms.

As usual, how could Zhang Boldly bear it?What to do even in broad daylight.

But now, he seemed to be uninterested, and deliberately asked: "Cuihua, do you have anything to eat? I'm a little hungry..."

Cuihua whispered deliberately: "Hungry? My wife is hot."

"Don't make trouble, I'm serious..."

"Uninterested guy... There is still some food in the pot."

"Great..." Zhang boldly ran to the kitchen.

Cuihua followed, sat down and looked at Zhang boldly and said tentatively: "Da Zhuang, I had a dream last night, and I dreamed that you got rich."

Da Zhuang is Zhang Bold's real name.

Zhang boldly said angrily: "You said that your dream is not good? Do you have to dream of getting rich? Don't you know that dreams are reversed?"

Cuihua didn't give up, and said again: "But, I asked someone to tell your fortune for you, saying that you are destined to make a fortune recently..."

After all, she just wanted to test whether Zhang Boldly picked up the jade pendant.

"Don't dream, I was born poor, and it is someone else's business to make a fortune."

Seeing that she couldn't come up with any questions, Cuihua groaned angrily and turned around...

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