Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 177 Ninth Rank Skill - Evil Thoughts

At noon, Xu Zhiqiong and Han Chen came to the north gate. They made disguises. Xu Zhiqiong put on a beard and half of his face was pockmarked, and his pseudonym was Liu De'an.

Han Chen has a wrinkled face and a head of white hair. His pseudonym is Shi Taibu.

The two signed up and received three hundred Wen each. When the gong sounded at noon, the recruitment was over.

There were still many people who did not sign up and refused to leave because of their quarrels. Lu Qingming, a national worker, made it difficult for them and promised them to wait another hour.

It seems that the number of people is not enough.

Taking advantage of this moment, Xu Zhiqiong and Xie Yong started talking.

"Brother, they didn't say where to go to the practice palace?"

Xie Yong smiled and said: "Where does he go, anyway, Mr. Liang's family is hunting near the capital, so we will give him a practice palace nearby."

"They said they want to build a palace within a month, it's hard work!"

"It's definitely not easy to do. Why don't you give me two hundred Wen a day? Just make it harder, just grit your teeth and get over it."

Xie Yong was very talkative, especially when he saw Xu Zhiqiong dressed in rags and looking very shabby, he became even more talkative.

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Little brother, you are still young, why do you have to do this kind of labor to make a living? Why don't you learn a craft!"

Xie Yong nodded: "I originally planned to learn crafts. I learned to be a potter from a craftsman, but he asked for two yuan for tuition. I haven't got it together yet. My brother said to help me..."

Having said that, Xie Yong stopped abruptly.

Xu Zhiqiong asked, "What does your brother do?"

"Coachman, my brother has his own horse and cart."

"Your brother is here too?"

Xie Yong paused: "You can't always count on my brother, I also have to support my family. After this trip is over, I will learn how to be a potter. When I become an apprentice, my mother won't need to weave straw sandals anymore."

While talking, Xu Zhiqiong found someone secretly looking at Xie Yong.

Xie Yong turned his face and saw a girl lying on the corner of the wall and watching him secretly.

Xie Yong hurried over to look for the girl, saying that the atmosphere is open-minded, and there is no need to hide this kind of thing. The two chatted sweetly for a while, and Lu Qingming urged that it was time to go on the road.

The girl gave the silk pasai to Xie Yong, held back her tears and left.

The laborers stood in a line and walked out of the city gate. A beggar chased after him and shouted, "Master, wait, there is me!"

Xu Zhiqiong heard the voice familiar, turned around and recognized it, it was the old beggar.

Why is he here?

Where is his grandson?

Seeing the old beggar rushing forward, Xu Zhiqiong moved his body and bumped into him.

Both of them fell to the ground, Xu Zhiqiong said angrily: "You run so fast, are you rushing to reincarnate?"

The old beggar didn't recognize Xu Zhiqiong, and apologized repeatedly.

Xu Zhiqiong grabbed the old beggar by the collar: "If it weren't for your age, I would have beaten you to death today."

The old beggar was still apologizing, when he suddenly felt a chill in his chest.

There is silver.

More than two taels of silver slipped into the clothes.

"It's me, stand still, where's your grandson?"

Xu Zhiqiong's voice sounded in the old beggar's mind.

This is Xu Denglang?
Why is Xu Denglang dressed like this?

The old beggar responded in his mind: "Being taken care of by others, I want to go out to do a job, save some capital, and start a small business in the future, so I don't need food."

"I'll give you the business book, hurry back!"

A craftsman stepped forward and said, "What are you two doing? Hurry up!"

The old beggar said: "I, I'm here to beg for a meal."

The craftsman laughed and said, "What are you asking for? I go out of the city with me to work as a handyman. There is food every day. Two hundred Wen a day!"

"I'm old, I'm useless, I won't go." The old beggar smiled repeatedly, and watched the crowd walk away, and quietly took out the broken silver from his bosom.

What is Lord Denglang going to do?
Why did you still do hard work?

I can't ask Lord Denglang's money, I have to send it to his family.

……

Xu Zhiqiong walked on the road and roughly counted the number of laborers. It should be around [-] people. Many of them are old and weak and can't walk fast. The penance workshop also specially prepared horse-drawn carriages.

Prepare a carriage for the laborers?
Even the marching soldiers did not have this kind of treatment.

This road is really faster than marching. A group of craftsmen kept urging them all the way, and they didn't stop until they reached midnight.

Xie Yong was exhausted, his face turned blue from walking, but fortunately he was given two white flour cakes in the middle, so he persisted on this journey.

It didn't matter to Xu Zhiqiong and Han Chen, this journey was nothing to them, Han Chencao calculated the distance, and they walked for five hours, more than seventy miles.

Xu Zhiqiong once heard Wu Shanxing say that when marching in a hurry, the army can travel [-] miles a day and night.

In five hours, he traveled seventy miles in half a day, and he was already able to catch up with the rapid march.

"What is this about fighting for my life? My foot is rotten!" A middle-aged man took off his shoes, and his feet were covered with blisters.

The middle-aged man was complaining, and a craftsman brought ointment.

The craftsman also distributed a mat to everyone.

Xie Yong was overjoyed: "This mat looks solid, and when the work is done, I have to take it home."

Everyone lay down on the mats in the field and fell asleep, Xie Yong couldn't sleep, so he took out the silk handkerchief given by the girl from his bosom, touched it again and again, smelled it again and again.

Xu Zhiqiong said: "If you stay in the capital, what you are holding in your arms is not a handkerchief, but that girl."

"That's not nonsense, I didn't occupy Duo'er's body."

"That girl's name is Duo'er?" Xu Zhiqiong smiled, "It's because they refused to give it to you!"

"She is willing to give it to me. I dare not take it. I have no skills. I can't even support myself. How can I live with others? After this job is done, I will learn to be a potter. After the potter is an apprentice, I will start A workshop, and then marry Duoer back!"

The more Xie Yong talked, the happier he became, and he fell asleep happily with the silk handkerchief in his arms.

Han Chen looked at Xu Zhiqiong, and quietly took out the compass from his arms.

He held out a finger.

"One more day."

"What's one more day?"

Han Chen whispered: "These people still have a day to live."

……

Xu Zhiqiong gave the old beggar two taels of silver, and the old beggar spent three taels.

Autumn is here, I bought a padded coat for the little beggar, a pair of shoes for the child, some pancakes, a jar of pickles, and I dare not spend the rest of the money.

He didn't want to spend at all at first, but the current life is too difficult, otherwise he wouldn't have left the little beggar to do hard work.

Early the next morning, the old beggar went to the alley where Xu Zhiqiong lived.

Xu Denglang went out of the city to work as a laborer, is there anyone else at home?

How about I wait for Xu Denglang to come back and return the money to him?
no!If this money is in my hands, I can't help but spend it.

The old beggar gritted his teeth and entered the alley, and suddenly saw a woman standing in the alley, with heavy makeup and very handsome, lingering in front of Xu Zhiqiong's house for a while, without going through the door, she jumped in directly from the courtyard wall.

The old beggar was startled and quickly squatted down.

This is a thief, I have to remind Xu Denglang!

But Xu Denglang is not at home,

After thinking for a while, the old beggar suddenly got up, thinking that he didn't need to worry about this matter.

Why bother?
Xu Zhiqiong and I are neither related nor related, can I control this matter?
I still want to return the money to him?
Why should I pay it back?
He is willing to give me, why should I pay back?
I'm a beggar, do I still need to think of his kindness?
The old beggar turned around and walked half a street away, slapping himself twice in the mouth.

Old man, you are confused, you dare to forget Xu Denglang's kindness!
The old beggar ran to the base of Xu Zhiqiong's wall and saw the woman arguing with a girl.

That girl looks really pretty!

This is what Xu Zhiqiong raised at home?

Xu Zhiqiong is really a shameless womanizer!
The old beggar rubbed his forehead. He didn't understand why his thoughts would wander when he approached the yard.

That girl was so handsome, the old beggar wanted to take another look, but saw that the yard was so foggy that he couldn't see anything.

Not only can't see, but can't hear!There was no sound at all in the yard.

Where are the pretty girl and that pretty woman?
The two of them are still in the yard, the handsome woman is Zhang Jiugu, and the beautiful girl is Chang Decai!
Chang Decai looked at Zhang Jiugu in the yard, and said with a sneer, "Where's the thieves, she's quite pretty, why did she do such a sneaky thing?"

Zhang Jiugu said with a smile: "Usually when I come to see Xu Denglang, I always jump over the wall, and I'm afraid that he will gossip when I walk out the door!"

"You're so shameless! You should tear your mouth apart!"

"That's unavoidable, the slave's mouth is reserved to serve Xu Denglang!"

Chang Decai laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Piece, are you trying to piss me off?"

"Oh, that's gross!" Zhang Jiugu blinked and said, "When Shuang Liu and I were serving Xu Denglang together, our sisters had winding roads and twists and turns, and there were many tricks. You can't be angry when you see it. die?"

Chang Decai said with a smile: "Mother, if you were someone else, you would be mad at me to death, but you won't be mad at our family, and our family will not be mad at you. Our family has seen no less tricks than you. The master plays tricks. Our family is also comfortable!"

Zhang Jiugu was taken aback for a moment, but she didn't expect that her skills would not work.

Isn't this woman Xu Zhiqiong's lover?
She takes one master at a time, could it be Xu Zhiqiong's maid?
Such a handsome woman is just a maid?
Don't pay attention to this woman, go to Shi Shuangliu first!
Zhang Jiugu shouted: "Shi Shuangliu, come out! I killed your whole family, and I planted the blame on you. Come out to take revenge!"

Shi Shuangliu sat under the window, breathing heavily.

She's about to explode!
Aunt Zhang Jiu, I treat you as a family member. You ruined my family and almost killed me.

If he dare not avenge this revenge, Big Brother Xu will definitely look down on me, and if he looks down on me, he won't marry me. If he doesn't marry me, he will become their family's servant girl, and he will be bullied by Chang Dejuan for the rest of his life.

Now Chang Dejuan and Zhang Jiugu are going to fight, I will kick Chang Dejuan out and let them fight, no matter who wins, I will not suffer, when the time comes to make up one by one, both enemies will die!
Just as Shi Shuangliu was about to get up, he saw Chang Decai glaring at him: "Little hoof, is your skin itchy? Dare to move, I'll peel off your skin!"

Shi Shuangliu was terrified by Chang Decai, and dared not move no matter how much he thought about it.

Zhang Jiugu shouted: "Shi Shuangliu, are you scared? I killed your whole family, and you dare not come out?"

Chang Decai looked at Zhang Jiugu with a smile: "You speak so loudly, but you are not afraid that the neighbors will hear you? You really killed Shi Shuangliu's family? Are you not afraid that the government will arrest you?"

Zhang Jiugu said with a smile: "So what if I killed it? I'm really not afraid of being heard by others!"

Chang Decai shook his head: "A shrew, pretending to be a hero, speaks loudly, and you are not afraid to slip your tongue, that's all you have!"

Zhang Jiugu took out a short knife from her sleeve: "Do you know what I'm capable of?"

"There's nothing I don't know about this!" Chang Decai chuckled, "If our family is not mistaken, you are a poor and evil cultivator. Since you entered this yard, you have been using ninth-grade skills. Quality skills are called evil thoughts!"

(End of this chapter)