Previously, Nahe Xilou only wanted to forcibly occupy half of the share of the Bark Heavenly Tower, but he didn't expect that this Lan'er eldest lady was even more ruthless, and dared to swallow all the money that this eldest young master had earned.

Hua Bushi cried with a sad face, made a pitiful appearance, and said: "Miss Lan'er is not unaware of the situation in the Heavenly Tower, I work hard every day, just to earn a little money, and I really can't take out so much silver." ”

Sima Rulan snorted and said: "You have always been dishonest, if you want to say that you have no money, I don't believe it! You lied to me and said that you don't let the princess starve, but you give it laxatives every day, you can do such things that have lost your conscience, and now you still want me to help you!"

It was only at this time that Hua Bushi finally understood the reason why Sima Rulan deliberately embarrassed him today, and immediately guessed that it must be Zang Dong's lax tone and leaking the secret, and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and said: "It turns out that Miss Lan'er already knows about this, in fact, Hua Bushi also made this decision so that the princess could win the championship in the 'Zixiao Conference', and he didn't have the slightest ill intentions......"

Sima Rulan interrupted him and said, "I know you have no bad intentions, but after being deceived by you for so long, Miss Ben is not angry, if you don't come up with 30,000 silver taels to compensate, I can't be angry, and I don't want the City Lord's Mansion to send someone to protect you Bark Tianlou!"

It is a matter of the safety of the family, and it cannot be ignored, but this eldest lady refuses to send someone, and Hua Bushi has no choice. And if he wants to take out 30,000 silver taels, that is to take away all the belongings of Bark Tianlou, and all the hard work in the past month or so has been in vain, which is also unacceptable to Hua Bushi.

The eldest young master wanted to plead again to see if he could make Sima Rulan lower the price, but suddenly heard a person say loudly: "Sister Lan'er, who made you so angry and asked for compensation of 30,000 taels of silver? ”

Hua Bushi followed the prestige, but saw that the person who spoke was standing outside the door of the hall of the Barking Tower, but it was a big man who was more than seven feet tall.

Nowadays, an ordinary person who is six feet tall is not short, and more than seven feet can be called a giant, which is rare in the south. This person is a head taller than everyone else, with an arm, broad shoulders and a thick back, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, plus a square face with a Chinese character that is larger than the baked cake, black eyebrows and leopard eyes, which can really be regarded as majestic and dignified.

This person's physique and appearance are all standard Jianghu martial artists, and Hua Bushi can see at a glance that his martial arts must not be weak. It's just that this person's clothes are dressed as a talented scholar, wearing a Wensheng son's scarf on his head, jade and jade embedded in his forehead, wearing a royal blue brocade forging robe, with fluttering sleeves, a pair of thick-soled cloud shoes under his feet, and a folding fan in his hand.

Although this old man is rough and has very dark skin on his face, his face is cleanly shaved, and he has no beard at all, and he is dressed as a scholar, which makes people feel very nondescript at a glance.

When Sima Rulan saw the visitor, she showed a displeased look on her face and said, "How did you find here?"

The big man strode into the door, came to Sima Rulan's side, and said: "Brother Fool hasn't seen Lan'er Xian Mei for a few days, I went to the City Lord's Mansion just now, and I heard that Menzi said that Xian Mei came to Bark Tianlou, so I stopped by to take a look." ”

He glanced at Hua Bushi, who was standing aside, and said, "Who is this guy?

Sima Rulan glared at the big man and said, "I am talking about business with Mr. Hua, who wants you to come to do a lot of things!"

At this time, Hua Bushi had already bowed his hand and said: "Xiao Kehua Bushi is the owner of this dog training workshop, I don't know Brother Tai's surname, can I see it?"

The big man looked at Hua Bushi and said proudly: "In Xia Xiong Tiannan, he is the brother of Lan'er Xianmei. ”

This Xiong Tiannan is the only son of Xiong Bailing, the deputy hall master of "Wanjin Hall".

Xiong Bailing is more than half a hundred years old, as strong as a bear, with a beard black and white, and his appearance is very powerful. And this Xiong Tiannan's physique is also somewhat similar to his father, and he looks like a black bear.

It's just that he obviously looks like a bear, but he wants to pretend to be a literati son, the folding fan is pinched in a giant palm, it looks as thin as a chopstick, and from time to time he learns to gently shake it like an elegant person, which is not only weird, but also a little ridiculous.

Hua Bushi made another gesture and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Xiong Gongzi, who has been looking up for a long time." ”

Xiong Tiannan didn't pay attention to Hua Bushi, turned his face to Sima Rulan and said: "The dog training workshop is just a third-rate business, why does Lan'er Xianmei come to this kind of place all day long, and provoke so many people to gossip?

When this Xiong Tiannan spoke, he was also dressed in the same outfit, half-literate and half-martial, elegant and vulgar, which made people dumbfounded.

Sima Rulan frowned, and said: "I'm bored in the city lord's mansion, can't I go out for a walk, who dares to gossip? I won't go to your Xiongjiazhuang, there are a large number of people in the playground in the village all day long, and they still say poetry and painting, and they are noisy to death!"

Xiong Tiannan said: "As long as the virtuous sister is willing to come, I will tell the Zhuang Ding to stop and not practice, and it will definitely not disturb the virtuous sister." ”

Sima Rulan shook her head and said, "If you tell them not to practice, Uncle Xiong should be scolding again." Anyway, if I don't go, I might as well come to the Bar Sky Tower and watch the princess!"

Xiong Tiannan's face sank, as if he was about to have a seizure, but he instantly lost his smile again, and said: "It doesn't matter if Sister Xian doesn't go to Xiongjiazhuang, but in my brother's opinion, it's better to come to this barking tower less, you don't know what those idlers on the street say, right?"

The rumors about Sima Rulan and Hua Bushi in Okura City have spread widely, but this city lord and eldest lady really don't know anything, because with her identity, of course, no one dares to say those inconsistencies in front of her.

Listening to Xiong Tiannan's words, Sima Rulan immediately asked, "What did they say?"

Xiong Tiannan said: "It is said on the street that you come to bark Tianlou every day, because you have a personal relationship with the owner of the dog training workshop, and you drove He Xilou out of Okura City before, also because of this ......"

Before Xiong Tiannan's words were finished, Sima Rulan's expression had changed, she was originally sitting on the chair, but at this time she had already stood up. And Hua Bushishi, who was sitting on the side, his face was a little pale, and this eldest young master heard such rumors for the first time today.

Xiong Tiannan saw Sima Rulan's gaffe, and hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade: "Sister Xian, don't worry, these words are nonsense from those idlers and scoundrels in the city, and they can't be taken seriously, as long as you don't come to Bark Tianlou again in the future." If Sister Xian is not angry, I will send some people out into the streets, and find those guys who are full of food and have nothing to talk nonsense to teach them a lesson, and no one will dare to talk nonsense again!"

At this time, Sima Rulan's pretty face was already flushed.

From the first time he met Hua Bushi when he went to the palace to see a doctor for the princess, to when he was forcibly hugged in the street, beaten by the crowd, and made up lies to ask for help, and after being exposed in person, he also justifiably defended himself, Sima Rulan just thought that this person was very interesting. Even knowing that he was a notorious "evil dog boy" in the rivers and lakes, Sima Rulan did not have much ill feelings towards this young master, but regarded him as a very special friend.

It's just that from beginning to end, she really never thought that there would be a relationship between the two of them.

Sima Rulan was originally the only daughter in the family, and her father was absent from the island for many years, so she was inevitably a little lonely and lonely on weekdays, so she regarded the big white dog princess as her most beloved pet. During this time, she came to the barking tower every day, mostly because of the princess, of course, she also felt that she was quite happy to come to see Hua Bushi training dogs, but she didn't expect that this move would cause such a misunderstanding among the people in the city.

Even if the people in the rivers and lakes don't pay much attention to secular etiquette, Sima Rulan is still the eldest lady who has never been married after all, and now such unbearable rumors are circulating, which really damages the reputation of innocence.

But whether it's true or not, since some people say it, some people listen, and some people believe it, there are so many people in Okura Castle that it must be difficult to silence everyone.

All of a sudden, Sima Rulan was angry and anxious, and said to Xiong Tiannan: "You don't have to worry about it! Now send people to not allow them to say it, as if it is really something, we want to cover it up, and let others misunderstand it even more!"

Xiong Tiannan said: "Yes, yes, since Sister Xian said that she would not send people, then she would not send them!"

Sima Rulan glared at Hua Bushi again, and said, "It's all your fault! Now that there are so many rumors, what should I do!"

To say that these slanders were caused by this eldest young master, it is quite wronged, but Hua Bushi understands in his heart that such slanders have little to do with him, because the reputation of the "evil dog boy" is not good, and the dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, even if there is one more bad deed of "seducing girls", it is nothing more than that, but for Sima Rulan, a girl's family, the reputation is affected, but it is a lot of losses.

Hua Bushi sighed and said: "Miss Lan'er doesn't need to be too anxious, these rumors in the market are all random speculations by some idlers without any evidence, as long as the eldest lady does not come to the Bark Tower from today onwards, as time goes by, there will be fewer and fewer people who believe in it, and the rumors will be self-defeating." ”

Of course, there is no way to do this, and now in order to avoid suspicion, Hua Bushi no longer dares to ask the city lord to send someone to protect the Vedic Tower, otherwise I am afraid that it will become evidence that others slander the relationship between the two of them, and it will be even more impossible to clarify.

Xiong Tiannan on the side said: "Sister Lan'er, you really shouldn't come to this kind of place, I think let's go back now!"

However, Sima Rulan pondered for a while, then sat down on the chair again, the angry and annoyed expression on her face disappeared, and she regained her calm on the jade face, and suddenly said: "Since it's just a rumor that some idlers speculate about, we don't have to pay attention to it." Miss Ben has decided that from today onwards, she will stay in the Bartisky Tower for the time being!"