Donkey Trouble Volume 3: Reckless Men Paying Debts 52, Nosy Matters
Help neighbors remove frost and fear of broken tiles, help people clear snow and fear of slippery roads;
The world is shrewd and calculating, regardless of whether it is a fool.
Zheng En stopped Du Ergong from making trouble outside the gate, and Tian Demei and Shopkeeper Wang condescendingly saw clearly from behind the window of a room facing the street on the second floor.
Tian Demei saw that Zheng En and Du Er had taken a fight, and felt that the two tigers were fighting, and there would be deaths and injuries, and she was so happy in her heart that it was as if the fifty taels of silver had already been received, humming a little song in her heart, tiptoeing and clapping, and swaying all over. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, the battle was over, Zheng En was not defeated, and Du Ergong was not seriously injured, his heart was like hot coals touching ice cubes, and he was so angry that he squeaked and smoked.
If Du Ergong was afraid that Zheng En would no longer retaliate, or if Zheng En would stop and leave, his money-making business would be considered a loss, and of course he would be very panicked.
Now, there is no other way but to fan the flames to the king's treasurer.
He was in a hurry, and suddenly shouted: "Oh no, no, it's a big deal!"
The shopkeeper Wang saw that Zheng En had taught Du Ergong a lesson, although he was not killed or injured, but after all, he braked his majesty and showed his foreign appearance, and his heart was comfortable, listening to Tian Demei's call, he was inexplicable, and asked, "Mr. Tian, what did you say?"
Tian Demei said: "I blame me for not thinking about it and poking you in a big disaster." If he beats someone in front of your shop, Du Ergong will definitely think that he is the person you are looking for; not to mention that I seem to have heard him claim to be your buddy, and that you sent him to taste dog meat, which is even worse! When he is gone, won't Du Ergong seek revenge from you?"
Tian Demei was like this, and the shopkeeper Wang suddenly realized, ran downstairs with a roll, and grabbed Zheng En as if he didn't know him, and cried: "You strong man, where are you from, why are you fighting at my door? You can't go, what should I do if you go?" How can you live?"
Zheng En smiled and said: "I beat this Du Ergong just now, and I have already met his wife in Taoyuan just now, what are you afraid of?"
"You're not afraid, but I'm afraid. If you beat him in front of my shop, he will definitely think of you as my associate or my relative and acquaintance, and if you are gone, will he not come back and ask me for his guilt?"
Zheng En said, "What should I do? Do you want me to be your bodyguard here?"
"I don't care, anyway, you poke the trouble, you can't just leave!" The shopkeeper Wang held Zheng En's shirt and didn't let go.
Precisely:
Help neighbors to remove frost and trample rotten, help people clear snow and make the road slippery;
The kindness ended up in a commotion, and the onlookers laughed and lost their teeth.
Most of the people in the circle are guys from the inn, of course, they act according to the look of the shopkeeper, they don't sigh that their kindness is not rewarded, they all laugh at Zheng En's big fool, and complain about Zheng En's pimple.
"You ate his dog meat, you shouldn't have beaten him again. β
"Du Ergong treats you as a buddy in the store, you should clearly say that you are passing by from here, and you should not be vague. To play vague is to admit it, this is stained with the king's shopkeeper!"
"Du Ergong was beaten, and he must have sent troops to the cottage. β
"yes, it's a big deal, how can you go?"
"If you don't let him go, will you let him chase him to the house surnamed Du and fight again? This is too embarrassing, right?" Tian Demei spoke for Zheng En on the side, but actually gave the Wang shopkeeper ideas.
"We don't care, go to Du Ergong's house and fight again, let him be completely convinced, go to Du Ergong to explain that it is better to clear my innocence, he has to be responsible anyway!"
Zheng En scratched his head and thought about it, and felt that the shopkeeper Wang was reasonable, so he had to say to the shopkeeper Wang: "Don't complain, don't panic, the old shopkeeper. I do things by myself. went to find his nest and completely subdued and reformed him. He didn't accept it, and I ended up with him. If there is a head and no tail, it is not my original intention to move the trouble to you, nor is it the work of the eldest husband!"
Only then did the shopkeeper Wang let go of Zheng En's shirt and said, "A good man is a person who has a beginning and an end, which is admirable. Du Ergong's home is in the west of the town, less than half a mile away. His house is a chair-shaped high gate building, a vermilion painted door, and two stone lions at the door. It's the only one in town, and you'll find it as soon as you look for it!"
Zheng En said: "You can rest assured. It's me who acquiesced to your buddy in the store, it's none of your business. I'm going to tell the truth, and I'll do whatever he wants!"
The crowd begged: "I beg the strong man to cancel his business of 'selling peaches' and 'selling dog meat', we really can't afford to 'buy'!"
Zheng En arched his hand and said, "That is, to subdue him, it is natural." Rest assured, everyone, do your own work, and leave me alone!"
An old man on the street couldn't look past it, pretended to walk to meet Zheng En, and whispered to his side: "A good man should be impatient, discuss with him first, if you really can't do it, don't be reluctant." The wife surnamed Du is also a strong and abnormal person, who does not avoid fire and water!"
The other pretended to lift his shoes in front of Zheng En, and when Zheng En approached, he said: "Du Ergong has a lot of friends, and there is a group of heroes on the mountain who listen to him, not to be messed with!"
Another pretended to walk past Zheng En and whispered: "There is a mysterious person in his family, who is very skilled, if he can do it, if he can't do it, he will run, don't give up his life!"
Zheng En heard it but didn't hear it, so he just flew away.
Precisely:
If you don't do anything, you have to stretch out your head, and you can't say anything speculatively;
ignorant of human feelings, as thin as paper, willing to be a fool to seek pleasure.
Zheng En walked west for a while, and saw a tall courtyard on the north side of the road, and the vermilion lintel was extremely lofty, similar to the yamen, but it was closed and unoccupied.
Zheng En stepped forward and reached out to knock on the door, but no one came out.
He was furious and slammed his fists on the door like drums. After knocking for a long time, no one answered in the door, but someone behind him asked, "May I ask this brother, which one are you looking for?"
Zheng En turned around, and in front of him stood a red-faced man of the same age as himself, and asked, "Is this Du Ergong's house?"
The red-faced man looked Zheng En up and down with a mysterious smile and asked, "What are you looking for him?"
Zheng En said: "Talk to him about business!"
"What kind of business? Can you tell us a little bit about that?"
Zheng En smiled secretly and said in his heart: "This business is special, I'm not afraid that you will rob it." Then he said, "Buy and sell dog meat and snow peaches!"
The red-faced man smiled: "This business, you can't do it without capital?"
"If you don't have a diamond in your waist, who will stop this porcelain work?"
"That's, I think you're a big customer!"
"Is Du Ergong at home?" Zheng En didn't want to gossip with him, so he asked.
The red-faced man smiled wryly, took out the key and opened the door: "He's not here at this time." Since you're going to do this business, please come in!"
"You'reβ"
"I am a relative of Du Ergong, and I am also half the head of the family, and I talk the same!"
Zheng En is honest by nature, but he doesn't understand the sinister nature of the rivers and lakes, and he only relies on his righteousness, so who does he care who he is? Is this politeness true or false? Following the red-faced man, he strode into the door.
This red-faced man is the most wanted criminal in Bianjing City, who made a big fuss in the imperial hook fence, killed many female musicians and soldiers, and the emperor is offering a reward, and the later founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, is a mysterious figure with superb martial arts in the Du Ergong Mansion secretly passed down by the folk.
"History of the Song Dynasty" records: When Zhao Kuangyin was born, "the red light surrounds the room, the strange fragrance does not disperse, the dragon scales are all over the body, the body is golden, and the three months remain unchanged"; "It is long, majestic, and open-minded, and those who know it know that it is very human. β
The wild history even recorded him: "fragrant child", "sparrow alarm", "god protection", "mud horse galloping", "seven-year-old poem", "creation of Taizu long fist" and many other extraordinary visions.
Although some of these records may be that the folk do not understand science and cannot explain the strange phenomena at that time, and they are falsely spread; some may be based on the admiration of Zhao Kuangyin and rely on limited knowledge to elevate the interpretation, but the actual effect is that Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, has a grotesque "high-level black".
Zhao Kuangyin is just an outstanding figure who has been an emperor in Chinese history, not a "dragon", "immortal", "monster" who went down to save the suffering, the author out of reverence, according to the bizarre phenomenon recorded in the history books, breaking feudal superstition, with a modern humanistic vision, re-interpretation, but also the historical truth, but also the original face of Zhao Kuangyin the Great.
For more information, please see the next episode: carp set fire.