……

After putting down the things, Zhou Bo asked Mr. Wan, "Grandpa Wan, Xiaoya's ......" Although he asked many times, there was no good news, so Zhou Bo seemed a little hesitant.

"Alas~~~" Mr. Wan sighed, shook his head again, and stroked Xiao Ya'er's head.

Of course, Xiao Ya'er knew their worries, so she stood up and kept gessing: "I'm fine now, with you guys loving me, it doesn't matter if I don't speak for the rest of my life." ”

"Hehe, of course Grandpa and Xiaobo will hurt Ya'er. Hearty laughter cut through the dullness of the room.

Mr. Wan continued: "Xiaobo, when do you enter the city, also take Ya'er with you, and let her go out for a walk!"

Zhou Bo frowned, hesitated, but still nodded and said, "Okay, I'm going to go to the city later, deal with the bear skin, Xiaoya will go with me." Don't worry, I'll make sure Xiaoya is safe. ”

Mr. Wan stroked his long beard, smiled and nodded, and then chatted for a while.

……

In the hot summer, Ningxian County is still lively, with people coming and going everywhere, and all kinds of goods can be seen everywhere.

A young man walked down the street carrying a huge bear skin, followed closely by a seven or eight-year-old girl, attracting the attention of people on the street, these two were Zhou Bo and Xiao Ya'er.

……

Qiwei Zhai is the largest treasure shop in Ningxian County, located in the center of the city, and every time Zhou Bo hunts animal skins are sent here to sell, this time is no exception.

"Money shopkeeper, I have goods to sell. ”

"Let's take a look. ”

The money shopkeeper is full of fat, with two mustaches slightly curled, and a playful look in his eyes.

Zhou Bo walked to the front of the counter, put the bear skin on it and said, "This is a good black bear skin, the fur on the whole body has not been destroyed, you can give a price." ”

When the money shopkeeper saw Zhou Bo put on the black and shiny bear skin, he immediately reached out and stroked the fur, squinted his eyes up and down, inside and out, and looked carefully, and his eyes gradually flashed with joy.

After a while, the money shopkeeper realized his gaffe and quickly restrained his expression......

, invite Zhou Bo into the inner hall!

……

"Ahem!"

Coughing dryly, the money shopkeeper said with a smile: "Little brother Zhou Bo, this bear skin is definitely a treasure, but you know that it is a disaster now." The world is so chaotic, who wants to buy these useless things? So, hehe, this ......" The money shopkeeper kept clasping his hands, looking at Zhou Bo and smiling, which was really different from his attitude just now.

Zhou Bo frowned and said, "Do you want to say that this bear skin is not worth anything now?"

"Hehe!" The face of the shopkeeper was already smiling: "It turns out that the little brother Zhou Bo also understands! This bear skin can't be eaten, the hair is too thick, and it can't be worn, so naturally it's not worth a few dollars." ”

The money shopkeeper wields the essence of the profiteer to the fullest, constantly belittling the other party's goods in order to maximize profits.

Zhou Bo's heart was cold when he heard this, how could he not know what the other party thought. In the past, every time he came here to sell the hides he hunted, he would always be pressed to the lowest few taels of silver. But for the sake of livelihood, he endured it in the end.

But now it's different, with the progress of Zhou Bo's hunting skills, there are gradually more opportunities to exchange money for hunting, and with a fixed income from sending firewood, even if life is still simple, he will no longer worry about food and clothing. Therefore, he naturally did not need to sell the goods to this family. What's more, such a complete and ordinarily large black bear skin, everyone in the industry knows that it is quite rare, how can it not be worthless? He does not believe that now there are only poor people left in this world!

Thinking of this, Zhou Bo said to himself: "Since this is the case, then I will wait for the beginning of spring to come again." Ignoring the expression of the money shopkeeper eating turtles, he stopped being wordy at the moment, picked up the bear skin, led Xiao Ya'er and turned around.

……

Seeing Zhou Bozhen leaving, the money shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Little brother Zhou Bo, if you have something to say, although the animal skin is not worth much now, but for the sake of many years of friendship, I will never treat you badly." ”

"Friendship?" Zhou Bo turned to look at the money shopkeeper, frowned and said: "Money shopkeeper, I know what you want to say......" The tone turned cold in vain: "But I'm telling you, I just don't want to sell it, hum!" After speaking, he took Xiao Ya'er and walked towards the courtyard gate.

Whether stubborn or self-esteem, this time, Zhou Bo no longer compromised.

The shopkeeper's face became more and more ugly, turning red and blue, and he knew that there was no room for redemption, so he shouted outside the house: "Stop them!"

As soon as Zhou Bo and Xiao Ya'er walked to the gate of the inner courtyard, a group of people dressed in black suddenly surrounded him. These black-clothed men are the nurses of the strange Zhai hired by the money shopkeeper.

The twelve guards surrounded Zhou Bo and Xiao Ya'er in the middle, wandering and shrinking the encirclement, not allowing them to have any chance to escape.

Looking at such a formation, Zhou Bo's heart tightened, and then he turned calm, and only by being calm can he make better plans. So he protected the frightened Xiao Ya'er behind him, looked at the money shopkeeper and said coldly: "What does this mean?"

The money shopkeeper was about to answer, when a shrill voice suddenly came from the back hall and said, "It's nothing, I just want you to leave the black bear skin." The voice fell, and out of the back hall came a man dressed as a scholar in white, with a slender body, a pointed mouth and thin eyes, and a thick pink and rouge.

Seeing this man come out, Qian Zhangzhang ......

The counter and the others all said respectfully to the man: "Second Young Master!" Then the shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Hehe, second young master, the subordinates originally wanted to ......" Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the man's cold gaze, so the shopkeeper Qian had to stand aside awkwardly, and he had long lost the arrogance when he negotiated with Zhou Bo before.

This second young master has a great background, and he is Zhao Tianhua, the second son of the rich Zhao Qianjin in Jiangnan. Zhao Qianjin is the largest landlord in the Jiangnan region and is known as one of the four gods of wealth. is cunning and sophisticated, unscrupulous in doing things, and has a way to go through the underworld and officialdom, so he has become a rich man today.

Zhao Tianhua, as the second son of the Zhao family, has been pampered since he was a child, and the things he uses are all valuable, if it is an ordinary thing, how can he look at it? Today, I only wanted to go shopping in Strange Zhai, but I didn't expect to see the black bear skin sold by Zhou Bo, so I asked the money shopkeeper to buy it.

Originally, Zhao Tianhua thought that as long as he could buy this black bear skin, it would not be a problem how much money he had. Who knew that the money shopkeeper's habitual price reduction angered the other party, making Zhou Bo reluctant to sell.

Zhao Tianhua glared at the money shopkeeper, didn't pay attention to him anymore, and just said to Zhou Bo: "I want this black bear skin, you can make a price." ”

The other party's voice was shrill and thin, but he was very disgusted when it reached Zhou Bo's ears, so he frowned and said, "I said, I don't want to sell it." ”

"Hmph, boy, don't be ashamed, whether you sell or not what I fancy is sold or not, I'm going to decide today. Being rejected by a kid, Zhao Tianhua's face was ugly, and he was very angry.

Zhou Bo saw this battle and knew that he couldn't be good today, so he whispered to Xiao Ya'er: "You will hold me tight." After finishing speaking, he put Xiao Ya'er with her hands around her neck.

Without any warning, Zhou Bo suddenly strung in front of the black clothes near the entrance of the courtyard, and his movements were so fast that everyone didn't have time to react, and when he got up, one person was kicked out, lying on the ground and screaming in pain.

Years of hunting experience made Zhou Bo deeply understand this truth at a very young age.

While the other black-clothed courtyards had not yet been surrounded, he decided to solve the door first, so that he could hope to break out.

But after all, these nursing homes are all invited back by the money shopkeeper with a lot of money, even if they are not in the rivers and lakes, but they are more than enough to deal with ordinary people. Waiting for a black-clothed man next to him to react, he hurriedly picked up the wooden stick and threw it at Xiao Ya'er behind Zhou Bo.

In order not to let Xiao Ya'er be hurt, Zhou Bo had to give up and turn around and flash to the side, and after the strength of the wooden stick was exhausted, an arrow stepped forward, grabbed the wooden stick hard, and forcibly pulled the wooden stick out with a flip of his hand. This person didn't expect Zhou Bo's strength to be so great, and in a moment's shock, he was kicked in the vital part of the lower yin, and he fell to the ground in pain and convulsed.

Because Zhou Bo was dragged down, the other black-clothed people took the opportunity to surround him again, and they were more vigilant than just now, it seems that this time it may not be so easy for him to break through.

Seeing that his two subordinates were injured, the shopkeeper Qian was extremely angry and said: "Stinky boy, you actually dare to hurt people, and there is no royal law." ”

"Wang Fa?" Zhou Bo snorted coldly, didn't pay attention to it, just vigilantly paid attention to the surrounding situation. In such a situation, if you don't resist, are you waiting to fight?

Zhao Tianhua saw that Zhou Bo was so ignorant, he frowned and shouted angrily: "Stinky boy, if you leave the black bear skin and kowtow to me to admit your mistake, you will be let go." If you don't know how to lift, then you will wait to be abolished. ”

Crisis! Pressure!

Zhou Bo stood in the courtyard, the wooden stick was protecting his chest, his thin body looked so straight, and Xiaoya behind him was clinging to Zhou Bo's resolute back, without a trace of fear in his heart.

Looking around, Zhou Bo's expression was solemn: "I, I will never give in!"

As soon as the words fell, he rushed to the gate of the courtyard.

The inner courtyard of the strange house was a mess, and a group of black-clothed people were surrounding a teenager, constantly wandering, attacking from time to time, trying to knock down the teenager. The young man carried a little girl behind him, constantly changing his position, and kept waving a wooden stick with one hand, resisting the approach of the black-clothed people around him.

Zhou Bo is not without experience of being besieged, and when he encountered a hungry wolf pack, he also broke through the siege...... But now the situation is different, Xiao Ya'er needs protection around her, and she is restrained, which greatly affects the flexibility of her body, not to mention, they are human beings, not beasts, and they can't be killed against them, after all, Zhou Bo is just an ordinary hunter, not a person in the rivers and lakes.

Zhao Tianhua sat leisurely in the main hall, watching all this with great interest, and took a sip of the teacup from time to time. On the contrary, the money shopkeeper on the side was anxious, and he was even more distressed to see the nursing homes fall to the ground and be injured. Of course, the money shopkeeper is not distressed for them, but distressed for his own money, not only does it cost money to break things, but it also costs money for his subordinates to see doctors when they are injured!

"Damn, I really didn't expect this stinky boy to be so good at fighting, and this is a miserable loss. Look, my flower bed...... Alas~~~" The money shopkeeper's face turned pale, and he wailed in his heart.

Seeing the expression of the money shopkeeper, Zhao Tianhua of course knew what he was thinking, so he said casually: "Old Qian, as long as you get your hands on things, your benefits are indispensable." ”

Hearing the promise of the second young master, the shopkeeper suddenly smiled, and shouted at a group of nurses: "Whoever wants to take down this stinky boy and reward him with a hundred taels of silver, you all give me some strength." ”

There must be brave men under the heavy reward, and the words of the money shopkeeper really have an effect. More than a dozen nursing homes shook when they heard the sound, and they didn't care about the pain on their bodies, and rushed towards Zhou Bo in unison.

Zhou Bo suddenly felt the pressure increase, his body kept twisting, and the wooden stick in his hand was swinging faster and faster, and the shadow of the stick was all over the sky for a while, making it impossible for people to get close. But this also made Zhou Bo's physical strength consume quickly, and after supporting it for a while, he felt that his hands and feet were getting heavier and heavier, his chest was undulating, his breathing became faster, and sweat was falling like raindrops.

"No!" Zhou Bo said urgently: "It's not long since I continued to support like this, and I must fight it...... Kill the wolf and kill the king first!" Suddenly, the stick style changed, no longer the defense of the stick shadow in the sky, but a simple swing attack, although simple but extremely fast, each stick has a degree that is several times higher than just now.

There is no wooden stick to defend, in order to prevent Xiao Ya'er from being hurt, Zhou Bo can only rely on his hands and body to protect Xiao Ya'er.

After a while, he was hit a few times, his head was injured, and blood flowed down his face, staining the clothes on his chest red, looking a little hideous. Xiao Ya'er opened her eyes wide and looked around in horror, but the only thing she could do was to lie behind Zhou Bo tightly and not let the other party worry.

Although Zhou Bo was injured, the effect of the attack just now was obvious. Because these guards were afraid that they would escape, most of them blocked the exit of the inner courtyard, but there were only three or four people surrounding the courtyard, so Zhou Bo's attack was directed at these people, and before everyone could react, they were knocked to the ground by Zhou Bo one by one.

The gap in the human wall had been opened, and before they could surround it, Zhou Bo kicked hard with his left foot, jumped out of the encirclement, and carried a wooden stick into the house......

Zhao Tianhua rushed over.

This sudden change made Zhao Tianhua and the money shopkeeper panic for a while, and they wanted to escape, but the money shopkeeper kept retreating back. However, Zhao Tianhua seemed to suddenly think of something, and returned to his demeanor just now, and his eyes were full of mocking smiles.

Seeing the change in Zhao Tianhua's expression, Zhou Bo suddenly became alert, as if he had a feeling of being targeted by a beast.

"Not good!"

When he was only one step away from Zhao Tianhua, the strong uneasiness made Zhou Bo change his decision, stretched forward with his right foot and stepped hard, his body turned sharply, and he suddenly rushed towards the money shopkeeper, almost throwing Xiao Ya'er out. Even so, Zhou Bo was still uneasy in his heart, and when he looked back habitually, he was shocked, and a slender white qi chased after him, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of him, and the target was Xiao Ya'er.

The sudden change made Zhou Bohan's hair stand on end, and with the hunter's intuition, he was sure that if he was hit by this slender white qi, then Xiao Ya'er would definitely die.

"Roar—"

The roar resounded throughout the hall, and Zhou Bo desperately grabbed the bear skin on his right shoulder, and blocked it with all his might.

"Peng—"

With a thought, the bear skin was instantly torn apart, and scattered in all directions, and at the same time, Zhou Bo was also shocked and flew out, just falling in front of the money shopkeeper, spitting blood, and his left hand was already bloody.

At this moment, Zhou Bo knew that the meridians of his left hand had been broken, and now his internal organs were also injured, but ...... Can't fall now, can't!

Zhou Boqiang endured the pain in his body, turned over and climbed up, and Xiao Ya'er snorted in pain, but his hands and feet were still tightly bound to Zhou Bo's body, and he didn't let go at all.

Seeing Zhou Bo, who was covered in blood all over his body and had a hideous face, appeared in front of him, the money shopkeeper was terrified, and wanted to run but the strength of his whole body seemed to be drained, and his feet kept trembling.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Bo instantly slipped behind the money shopkeeper, threw away the wooden stick, raised his right hand and grabbed the money shopkeeper's throat and said fiercely: "Don't come up any of you, otherwise I will break his neck." ”

Sure enough, the inner courtyard suddenly became unusually quiet, and only the sound of blood dripping on Zhou Bo's left hand was heard.

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"Tick ...... Tick ......"

Hearing the sound of Zhou Bo's dripping blood, Xiao Ya'er immediately jumped off Zhou Bo's body, bit off a piece of her own cloth with her teeth, and skillfully bandaged the wound on Zhou Bo's left hand after tearing it off.