Forced to be a villain, my righteousness comes first

Chapter 143 Meat on the Cutting Board

"And you just agreed?"

When Lao Hu saw Li Xing tiptoeing back into the house, he suddenly made a noise that startled Li Xing, and then the two of them came and went in the dark, arguing with each other.

In Lao Hu's strong mocking tone, Li Xing told him the story.

This guy is obviously very aware of these nonsense things, because when he heard Li Xing describe the various processes, he kept snorting.

Only when she finally heard that Mrs. Cui resorted to Li Xing helplessly using a beauty trick, she showed a slightly different expression and asked this sentence at the same time.

The two of them stared at each other in the dark room. There was no light in the room, and the only thing they could rely on was the little light coming in from the window. Li Xing could see it clearly, but this old Hu was mere Those who are in the forging state can actually have no effect...

Li Xing curled his lips, "Then agree!"

"Left and right are just going to fight in the ring, and you don't have to risk your life. Anyway, if you are idle, you are idle!"

"Hey!" Old Hu suddenly laughed.

"Why?" Li Xing heard that Lao Hu's laughter was mixed with other meanings, so he asked curiously.

"It's nothing, she is looking for you to fight martial arts?"

"It is said that there are two arenas, civil and military. Is there anything to say?"

"Nothing!" Old Hu twisted his body like a bug, turned to the other side, and hid his face, "Take care of yourself!"

This guy has something bad in his heart!Li Xing narrowed his eyes, and immediately defined the behavior of the guy in front of him.

Although I really don't know the situation well, but what's the relationship with this kind of casual help?

Of course, Li Xing still has a little interest in Mrs. Cui's proposed large reward, especially the [-]% of the cash received after the seller's property quit. This figure really makes Li Xing tempted.

This Cui family has been in existence for a hundred years, no matter how much it declines, this skinny camel is bigger than a horse, this [-]% of the money is enough to feed himself!
With such expectations, Li Xing soon fell into a deep sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, after having breakfast in the house, the old butler Fu Bo who had seen yesterday came here early to welcome Li Xing with two servants.

"What's going on, is it so urgent?"

Facing the old man's request, Li Xing was puzzled. Although it was true that he agreed to participate in the martial arts yesterday, he didn't say what time it was?

Why are you so anxious?
But when he thought about how Mrs. Cui was about to sell his wealth to him last night, Li Xing was still talking about why the other party had to spend so much money, for fear that he would not agree, but he didn't expect that the matter had already come to this point!
All right, there is no arrangement for today anyway, Li Xing explained to Haitang a few words and asked her to look at Lao Hu, then he tidied up his clothes and got into the carriage brought by Uncle Fu.

Speechless all the way.

Soon the carriage came to the core area of ​​the city, in front of the huge statue that Li Xing saw at the gate of the city yesterday.

The Eastern Capital City is neat, with two avenues connecting the four gates, dividing the Eastern Capital City into four parts straightly, and the core of the intersection is this huge statue that is 10 feet high.

It didn't feel special to be far away before, but it was only when the carriage drove to the foot of this huge sculpture that I felt the shock.

It's hard to imagine that the giant statue is carved by hand. It seems to contain stone and iron components, and the color of wind and rain is added. The traces of knives and axes are vivid. Their demeanor and appearance are not very delicate, but their personal characteristics can also be fully displayed here. After hundreds of years of wind and rain, they still stand here, guarding the city they built with their own hands.

Li Xing looked up at the huge statue at the bottom of his feet, and there was indeed a strong sense of pride in his heart, as a man should be like this in his life.

Perhaps the same is true for all the people in this city. Inspired by this statue, their children have forged ahead courageously and won a place for this city among the cities of the Xia Clan.

Seeing Li Xing standing under the statue, unwilling to leave for a long time, Uncle Fu, who was waiting by the side, looked at Li Xing anxiously and tried to disturb him several times.

However, Li Xing is also very sensible. Since he has agreed to someone, then naturally he should not make any trouble at the door, otherwise he will inevitably be punished by God if he is not careful.

"Thank you for waiting!" After a long time, Li Xing came back to his senses exactly when Uncle Fu had waited to the limit, and said leisurely to Uncle Fu.

Seeing that Uncle Fu's face was flushed and beads of sweat were all over his head, it was obvious that he was about to be unable to hold back the feeling of anxiety in his heart. Li Xing's words made him feel relieved, and let out a long breath.

"My lord, please follow me!" He didn't even have any honorifics, but hurriedly urged Li Xing to follow him.

To be honest, Li Xing was still a little nervous. Seeing that the entire Cui family was so anxious, and he didn't know what kind of situation he was going to face, he was indeed a little nervous. .

Following Fu Bo's footsteps, he came to a three-story luxury and magnificent building next to the sculpture, with glazed tiled roof and gold foil on the wall, reflecting the dazzling light in the sun.

A quaint courtyard next to it.

From the outside, the small courtyard looks low and dilapidated. The mottled walls seem to be filled with the history of the city, and a faint smoke rises from the courtyard.

It is inconceivable that such a small courtyard exists in the core area of ​​the eastern capital where every inch of land is precious.

But at this moment, outside the small courtyard, there was already a post every three steps, and a sentry post every ten steps. The guards of the city were vigilantly staring at anyone who tried to approach here.

Even if the city guards were so vigilant and drove the people close to this place, they couldn't drive everyone around here, stretched their necks, and tried to pass through the city guards to see the scene in the small courtyard.

"Have you heard that the Cui family's appointments with several martial artists and mixed stars all missed their appointments!"

"Isn't this normal? Who can't see that the Cui family has lost its backbone and will be eaten up immediately. Who would want to help the Cui family with their lives at this time!"

"Hey, when Master Cui and Young Master Cui were still around, they did a lot of good things for the poor people..."

"That's right, his family's wages and disability benefits are the highest, and he has never been in arrears!"

"It's such a pity, even if Mrs. Cui survived by chance today, the Cui family's brand name in this city will not stand up! It's a pity that the Cui family's century-old foundation..."

The comments from the surrounding people reached Li Xing's ears, making Li Xing understand that the Cui family's tragic situation was indeed hopeless, and this incident seemed to be well known in this city.

No wonder Mrs. Cui made such a big sacrifice, even showing it to herself!

Thinking of this, Li Xing indeed felt a little sympathy in his heart. It sounds like the rules of this city are not willing to give this poor family any way out!A benevolent person like Li Xing can't see this, and can't help but want to contribute.

It seemed that the guard knew Uncle Fu's identity. Seeing Uncle Fu bring Li Xing to the gate of the small courtyard, the guard didn't stop them, and just let them enter the small courtyard.

Hearing a commotion behind him, it was obvious that the onlookers also recognized Uncle Fu, and they naturally understood the identity of Li Xing who followed closely behind Uncle Fu.

However, Li Xing had no time to take care of other things. After passing through the small gate, there was a hole in the courtyard. Behind the gate was a courtyard with a square pattern. In the middle were rows of spirit tablets and incense burners in front of the gate. Among them, the incense burns all year round, as if there is something lodged here, everyone who enters this place can't help but lower their voices, lest they disturb their ancestors.

At this moment, there are 80 to [-] people gathered in the courtyard, and it doesn't seem so crowded in this small courtyard.

The courtyard has been clearly divided into three groups of people. It is said that there are three groups of people, but in fact there are two groups of high-ranking people, looking down on the weak on the other side.

And the underdog is obviously the Cui family.

It does look a bit pitiful, the Cui family with a history of a hundred years, at this critical moment of life and death, there are only a few dozen people here.

Except for Mrs. Cui and the child, the rest are middle-aged people in coarse linen clothes. At a glance, it seems that the youngest person is more than forty.

This is the final details of a century-old family?

It's a bit shabby to say the least.

Fu Bo came with Li Xing, breaking the old tranquility here.

Gritting her teeth, Madam Cui, who had a murderous look on her face, couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when she saw Li Xing's arrival, and forced a smile.

"Ahem, it's time!"

Standing in front of the memorial tablet, with their backs turned to everyone, the three old men who were kowtowing and burning incense turned around just right, without any unnecessary nonsense, and directly announced today's affairs.

Judging from their aura of being in the top position for a long time, it is very likely that these three old men in brocade robes are the three tallest talkers in this city.

"The ancestors and ancestors are above, and there is a director of this city. The Cui family has lost their power and is unable to protect the city's business. They have no ability to strengthen the foundation of the city, and they are unable to help our Xia clan's ten thousand year sacrifice."

"So today we pay homage, comfort our ancestors, follow the rules of this city, strip Cui's family of directors, and choose another family to inherit it."

"Open another civil and military forum to judge the merits of the Cui family and strengthen the body of our Eastern Capital."

pretty!Li Xing originally thought that this huge Eastern Capital would show some face, but he didn't expect it to be so naked.

Clean and tidy, without any polite words, the huge Cui family has already been regarded as pork on the chopping board, which is being slaughtered by different vicious diners with sharp knives, and they are almost eaten after bloodletting.

"The literary world is open!"

Immediately, a fat man with long braids, a strong body, and a fat face stood in the center of the field and sang.

"Please ask the elders to come up with a question!"

Immediately, the two servants held up two golden discs, and first raised the discs to the front of the three presidents. The three presidents discussed with each other, and then one of them picked up the pen and wrote Among them, there was a sketch on the disc, and after a while, he put down the pen and nodded.

Immediately afterwards, the servant came to the Cui family's camp with tight steps.

"The Cui family please answer the question!"

Only then did Li Xing see clearly what was on the disc, it was just a piece of white paper, but there were densely packed four rows of small characters written on the white paper.

The contents on the two discs are exactly the same, the only difference is that one of the pages has 5 small ticks marked with cinnabar, while the other page seems to be waiting for Mrs. Cui to make a decision.

Li Xing raised his head and saw that the words written on the paper were all auspicious words, like:
'Eight sides come with wealth', 'Lucky fortune', 'opening the door for good luck', 'wealth', 'good luck', 'booming', 'a lot of money', 'smooth sailing', 'perfect', 'prosperous'

There are more than 20 words of blessing eloquently.

Li Xing didn't know why, but seeing the several items that were conspicuously outlined just now, namely "all-round wealth", "booming fire", "smooth sailing", "prosperous wealth", and "prosperous prosperity", it seemed that he could Nothing famous.

But in the eyes of a knowledgeable person, the handwriting on this piece of paper seems to be one horrible symbol after another. No matter which good word it is, it will change color when it falls on this piece of paper.

Madam Cui bit her lower lip tightly, her hand holding the cinnabar pen trembled, as if the pen was so heavy that it was difficult to write any simple trace.

"Ma'am, leave 'Eight Faces to Get Rich' to me!"

The people behind Cui's family also gathered around, a simple and honest man saw the hesitation of his master, stepped forward and accepted a project, which was considered to have broken the deadlock.

"Old Shi, you..." Mrs. Cui raised her head to look into those simple and honest eyes, and the man in his fifties returned a calm smile.

"The life of the little one was also given by the master. Now my old lady is eating well and drinking well, and the child has also become a small foreman. In the days to come, I won't be needed for anything, just use me." This old bone will help again!"

Mrs. Cui's eyes were filled with tears when she said these simple words, she nodded repeatedly, and said with a sob: "Old Shi, Lao Shi! Look, let these scumbags who have fallen into trouble see, who dares to say that my Cui family has no sons!"

Mrs. Cui was very excited, what was implied in the words and the outside, but Li Xing looked at the opposite side, those adults who were arrogant and indifferent, with an expression of confirming you, still did not change their faces, as if everything was under control middle.

With the beginning of Old Shi, another thin old man came in, didn't speak, just took the pen from Mrs. Cui's hand, and ticked under the word 'booming', which was regarded as recognition. .

"Old melon head! What is your wish?" Mrs. Cui spoke her words sincerely.

"My old man has no children, and he is magnanimous. What other wishes do he have?"

The thin old man shook his head, rejected Mrs. Cui's kindness, picked up the jug in his hand and took a big sip: "I was born in Cui's family, I was born in Cui's family, and I died for Cui's family, old man, I have no shame! "

Listening to Li Xing, why does he feel more and more wrong, isn't it just sketching some auspicious words, why does each of them seem to be parting from life to death...

Could it be that Wendou has other sayings?
(End of this chapter)