Kai Fu Han

Chapter 33 Repaying Favor and Investment

As soon as he walked out of the living room, Luo Cheng said to the housekeeper who was following him: "Send someone immediately outside the city to check the situation. It should be in the south of the city. The team of 1000 people should be very eye-catching and easy to find."

"Okay." The housekeeper responded and walked towards the concierge.

Luo Cheng passed through the arch and came to the study room at the second entrance. He sat in the study room with his eyes closed and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After a while, the butler came in.

"Master, we have arranged for someone to go out to check. He went there on horseback and should be back soon."

"Okay, you go and prepare another 1000 taels of silver..."

"Father, you must not do it. This Liujiabao is not an ordinary village. It is very powerful and cannot be simply used to spend money."

Before Luo Cheng finished speaking, he was interrupted by Luo Gao who rushed into the study.

"Oh? Why is this unusual?" Luo Cheng asked in surprise when he saw Luo Gao in such a panic.

"Let's not talk about Liujiabao's life-saving grace for me. Let's put aside escorting me back to Dengzhou for now. Let's talk about Liu Xinqi, the leader of the Liujiabao clan. He is a magician who can transform ordinary people into immortal soldiers and generals. , the enlightened immortal soldiers and generals are not only extremely powerful and can withstand four or five strong men, but they are also difficult to be injured by ordinary swords and have amazing recovery power." Luo Gao replied: "Every person who has been enlightened is among the ten thousand armies. A warrior who takes the head of an admiral. I cannot break my promise."

"You don't talk about monsters, power, chaos, and gods. You are also a scholar. You believe this nonsense from hearsay and tell it to me." Luo Cheng was well-informed, so naturally he didn't believe it and scolded.

"I'm not lying to you. This is all my personal experience. I saw with my own eyes that Liu Xinqi led 100 immortal soldiers and easily killed more than 20 Jurchen Tatars, and none of these [-] people were injured. I also helped After collecting the bodies of the Jurchen Tatars, I saw that they had treated the heads of the Jurchen Tatars with lime, and they should have brought them to Dengzhou." Luo Gao explained again.

"Did you really see it with your own eyes?" Luo Cheng became more serious when he heard what Luo Gao said.

"Really." Luo Gao said with confidence again. In fact, he had never seen soldiers killing Tatars. He had only seen the bodies of Jurchen Tatars. He was so sure. On the one hand, he knew that he was not lying. On the other hand, he also wanted to convince his father. Luo Cheng.

"If there is anything else, tell me and listen." Luo Cheng said.

"There are nearly a thousand people in Liujiabao, and most of them are old, weak, women and children. They were able to migrate here from the distant Qizhou with their whole family, and basically no one was harmed. This also proves that what I just said is not nonsense." Luo Gao continued. Said: "And the day before yesterday, Liu Xinqi, the leader of the Liujiabao clan, also tamed a fairy tiger. This tiger is very huge. It stands taller than an average horse. Now this fairy beast is in Jiangjia Village outside the city. You can send people Go and see.”

"I've already sent someone to look at it, and I'll know after a while that what you said is true." Luo Cheng said.

Then the father and son continued to chat about Luo Gao's study tour. Luo Gao detailed his experiences in Bianjing, how Bianjing was destroyed, how he was captured by the Jurchen Tatars and narrowly escaped with his life, etc. .

More than an hour later, the servant sent by the housekeeper to check came back and entered the study to report to Luo Cheng.

"There are indeed thousands of people stationed in Jiangjia Village. I was discovered by Liujiabao's sentinels as soon as I went out. However, after I explained my purpose, they did not make things difficult for me and took me to the stationed location to check. This Liujiabao It looked very wealthy, with more than two hundred carts and horses, a lot of supplies, and everyone had a big tent to live in. When I passed by, the tents had been set up, with nearly a hundred tents. But the people in Liujiapu Most of them are old and weak, women and children, and only a small proportion are young and strong." The servants reported.

"Have you seen any brave people?" Luo Cheng asked.

"Yes, I saw more than a dozen tall and burly people, which is very unusual. They carried heavy objects as if they were nothing." the servant replied.

"Is there anything else unusual?" Luo Cheng asked again.

The servant thought for a while and said: "One thing. I saw a very huge tiger in the middle of the camp. This tiger was very docile. There was a large circle of children around it. I didn't see this tiger getting angry. It was even beaten. The child was playing up and down on his body. The Liujiapu people who took me to check said it was the patriarch's pet." "Okay, you go down, and don't talk nonsense after you go out." Luo Cheng said.

"Yes" the servant responded and exited the study.

"Son, if what you say is true, this is a great opportunity for you, and it is also a great opportunity for our Luo family." Luo Cheng said: "In every troubled time, heroes will emerge. This Liu Xinqi is not simple. "

"Master, the money is ready and the food is ready." The butler came in and said.

"Gao'er, go and invite the two distinguished guests to the living room. Father knows what to do." After Luo Cheng finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the door.

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After everyone had eaten and the banquet was cleared, several people sat down on the chairs in the living room again. The servants served tea and retreated. Only Liu Xinqi, Zhou Xinyuan, Luo Gao, Luo Cheng and the housekeeper were left in the living room.

"Steward Xu, bring it here." Luo Cheng ordered the steward.

I saw Butler Xu walking in. After a while, he came in with two servants, each carrying a large wooden plate.Standing in front of a few people, the butler stretched out his hand and uncovered the red silk cloth on the wooden plate, revealing the neatly arranged patterns of silver on the plate. One plate had ten, two plates had twenty, and each piece seemed to be about 50 taels.

"This is 1000 taels of silver. Luo thanked his benefactor for saving my son Luo Gao. Please accept it." Luo Cheng stood up and said to Liu Xinqi.

Liu Xinqi's face looked a little ugly. It seemed that the most undesirable situation that he could think of before had occurred. The Luo family finally chose to repay the favor with money, which was simple and direct.

Seeing that Liu Xinqi was stunned, Zhou Xinyuan raised his hand and patted Liu Xinqi's shoulder. Liu Xinqi came back to his senses, stood up with a forced smile and said, "Thank you, Lieutenant Luo County. Our tribe moved here. It's time to use money, so I'll accept it shamelessly." Got off."

Liu Xinqi felt uncomfortable and stopped calling him "uncle".

"Hahahaha!" Hearing what Liu Xinqi said, Luo Cheng laughed and said: "My nephew has misunderstood. My uncle is not an ungrateful person. This Xie Yin is just expressing his feelings. If my nephew needs help, just ask. Since you Call me 'uncle' and I will do my best to help you make the decision."

Liu Xinqi was a little shocked, and said angrily: "Uncle, my villain's heart has judged the heart of a gentleman."

"I'm very grateful that you can help me solve my trouble. I can't accept the money."

"Take it with peace of mind. I have come to Dengzhou to serve as an official from afar. I have no relatives nearby. In the future, I need you and Luo Cheng to support each other and not to see anyone outside." Luo Cheng said.

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey." Liu Xinqi obeyed, stepping forward and taking the plates with silver patterns one by one.

Seeing Liu Xinqi holding a silver plate in one hand and supporting a hundred kilograms of weight with his wrist, Luo Cheng's eyes lit up a lot.

"My nephew, if you need any help, just ask." Luo Cheng continued to ask.

Liu Xinqi was not polite, and now was not the time to be polite, so he said directly:

"There are two embarrassing things. One is whether Liujiabao has just arrived in Dengzhou. Can I trouble my uncle to make a bridge and introduce the officials in charge of household registration so that the Liujiabao people's household registration can be registered here. The second is that it is now winter. It's too late to build a house, can I trouble my uncle to introduce acquaintances to buy some houses in Dengzhou Prefecture. The boy will pay all the expenses for these things, and won't let my uncle be busy."

(End of this chapter)