Chapter 457 It's hard to be a man without money
As soon as the shopkeeper looked up, he saw Hua Duxiu's smiling and underbeaten face.
Hua Duxiu was covered in dust, his face was not gray, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't look like the handsome guy in the wind in Yushu before, but the outline couldn't be wrong, especially when he was followed by a signboard little girl, the shopkeeper immediately recognized Hua Duxiu, jumped up from the chair, pointed at Hua Duxiu and shouted:
"Quick, quick, call the official back and catch him!"
Hua Duxiu hurriedly turned around and closed the door of the store, and put his index finger to his mouth for a while.
"Don't shout, don't shout! Brother, there is something to discuss, you shout like this, I can only run away when you call the official, who will compensate you for your losses?"
The shopkeeper said angrily: "Who will compensate me for my losses?
Hua Duxiu said embarrassedly: "I'll pay it, can't I pay it?" You sit down, don't get excited, brother." ”
Hua Duxiu helped the shopkeeper to sit back in the chair, and the shopkeeper and a few guys thought that this son jumped on the roof to play with a sword, presumably a person who knew martial arts, but he didn't dare to resist too much.
The shopkeeper's chest rose and fell, and a pair of angry eyes looked Hua Duxiu up and down:
"Dude, I have no grievances with you, now the inn is destroyed like this, my livelihood is gone, and the whole family has to drink the northwest wind, what do you say?!"
Hua Duxiu smiled: "Don't say it so scary, isn't this building still collapsed? ”
The shopkeeper said with an ugly face: "Who said it didn't collapse, the third floor was seriously damaged, the steel beams were torn, and a big hole was blown up in the roof, and it was not far from the collapse." ”
Hua Duxiu rubbed his hands: "I guess you have also seen it, I live in the store honestly, I didn't want to cause trouble, there were a few magicians who didn't know whether to live or die came to assassinate me, and used magic to destroy my room, and I was also a victim." ”
The shopkeeper said with a dark face: "Dude, since this is the case, you will go with me to report to the official, and let's beat the drum together to voice grievances, how about it?"
Of course, Hua Duxiu didn't dare to complain to him: "That's it, that's it, I'm most afraid of trouble, so don't report to the official." In this way, although I am also a victim, but this matter started because of me, I will pay you a decoration money, in exchange for you not to hold me responsible, do you think it will work?"
The shopkeeper thought about it, and when he met people in the rivers and lakes who fought, he caused financial losses.
Those high-ranking people in the rivers and lakes come and go, and they can't even see a shadow, and the officials of the government can't catch them, so where can I compensate?
Speaking of which, the playboy took the initiative to come back and talk to me, is he really a good person?
The expression on the shopkeeper's face gradually relaxed, and his anger disappeared a lot, he knocked on the arm of the chair and said, "Dude, how much are you going to lose?"
Hua Duxiu asked: "Brother, how big is the loss?"
The shopkeeper said: "The entire third floor needs to be demolished and rebuilt, and the walls and furniture destroyed by the earthquake on the first and second floors need to be redecorated, plus the exterior walls are tiled, etc., and then the labor costs, lost work costs, mental loss costs, and winter construction and warmth costs ......"
Hua Duxiu's face turned dark, why are you people in the Five Elements Heaven and Earth like this?
Hua Duxiu interrupted him and said, "Brother, I am also a victim, I am afraid that it is not appropriate for you to throw all the losses on my head, right?"
The shopkeeper was angry again: "Then who will bear my losses? Who will feed my hungry and cold family?"
Hua Duxiu: "...... Okay, you count. ”
The shopkeeper took the abacus, crackled, and said, "Roughly estimated, the overall loss of our store should be more than 1,200 taels." ”
Hua Duxiu was taken aback: "How much?"
The shopkeeper said, "One thousand two hundred taels." ”
Hua Duxiu: "...... I can't afford it. ”
The shopkeeper frowned: "I can't afford to pay for it, I can't afford to do what you said about those big words, then I still have to report to the official." ”
Hua Duxiu's scalp is numb, grandma's, finally cheekily borrowed a thousand taels from His Royal Highness, and he had to go out on the first day, how else would I live later?
Hua Duxiu scratched her head and said, "Brother, I want to discuss something with you." ”
The shopkeeper waved his hand: "If you want to bargain, don't talk about it! 1,200 taels is already a conscience price, and I haven't wronged you." ”
Ding Qiqi knew that Hua Duxiu only had less than a thousand taels of silver tickets in his pocket, and seeing the shopkeeper's tough attitude, he simply took out the dragon pattern sword and slapped the table suddenly:
"Hey, my sword is worth 1,200 taels, do you dare to ask for it!"
Ding Qiqi originally intended to scare him, but unfortunately she was cute, her face was round and festive, she didn't look like a wicked person no matter how she looked at it, and the shopkeeper was not afraid at all.
He stretched out his hand and touched the dragon pattern sword on the table: "What kind of broken sword is this, it can be worth 1,200 taels? If it is really worth it, it is not impossible to take it to Baibao Manor and ask someone to auction it......
Ding Qiqi's face changed, his fingers moved, and a fierce flame suddenly burst out of the dragon pattern sword's body, almost burning the shopkeeper's arm, so frightened that the shopkeeper hurriedly retreated, almost falling to the ground.
Ding Qiqi said angrily: "You are so bold, you dare to even move my sword, if you move again, I will burn your inn to ashes from top to bottom!"
The shopkeeper's face changed greatly, and he couldn't help but tremble when he thought of the scene of the roof of the house not long ago, and the flames rose into the air: "You, what do you want to do?"
Ding Qiqi said with a straight face: "I want you to be reasonable! Don't think that we are afraid of you when we talk to you in a good voice, you have to report to the official now, if we want to leave, the gods can't stop it, and before leaving, we will burn down your Lingzhu Inn, see who will compensate you!"
The shopkeeper looked at Hua Duxiu, then at Ding Qiqi, and said with a crying face: "Aren't we discussing, I didn't say that I must report to the official?"
Ding Qiqi hugged his arm and said: "Discuss a fart, if you want money, if you don't give your life, you can do it." ”
Shopkeeper: "......"
Hua Duxiu hurriedly persuaded: "Okay, okay, Qiqi, you don't have to say a word." I think this big brother is a reasonable and good person, let's have something to say, right?"
The shopkeeper immediately answered: "That's it, let's have something to say, my inn has been destroyed like this, but it hasn't collapsed yet, if you set fire to it again, then I really want to ruin my family." ”
Hua Duxiu took out a bunch of scattered silver tickets from his arms and put them on the table, thought about it, pulled back another one, and said:
"Brother, this is my entire net worth, about more than nine hundred taels, you can take it first. ”
Ding Qiqi pouted and didn't say anything.
The shopkeeper rubbed his hands: "This is considered a ...... Reparations?"
Hua Duxiu said: "You can say whatever you want, anyway, I'll give you all this money." ”
The shopkeeper pointed to the one that Hua Duxiu pulled back: "What do you say about ten taels?"
Hua Duxiu smiled bitterly: "I have to keep a little bit, a rich man, it's difficult for a man without money, his pocket is empty, and he has no sense of security." ”
Ding Qiqi immediately snorted heavily, and the shopkeeper shrank his neck in fright, and said:
"That's it, that's it, it's not bad for ten taels of silver. ”
"Okay, I'll put the money away, forget about tonight's business, I'll admit bad luck. Don't worry, dude, since I have received your compensation, I will never report to the police again, if you are caught, don't blame me, it is definitely not the case I reported. ”
Hua Duxiu: "...... Dude, I still have something to discuss with you. ”
The shopkeeper hurriedly put away the silver ticket on the table, lest Hua Duxiu change his hexagram: "What's the matter?"
Hua Duxiu scratched her head and said, "I have to live in the county town for a few days, and if I don't get it, someone will trouble me." I don't have the money to pay to other families, do you think this will work, you can clean out one of the guest rooms on the second floor, we will continue to live, and you will be troubled to arrange three meals a day, I will find a way to make some money these days, and I will never let you lose money, do you think it will work?"
The shopkeeper's face changed: "Do you still want to live, do you still want to eat me, and someone else wants to come and fight with you?"
Hua Duxiu said embarrassedly: "Exactly." ”
The shopkeeper almost jumped up: "Absolutely not! My inn can't afford to provide you as a great god, so you better leave quickly, let's clear the two!"
Ding Qiqi slapped the table and said angrily: "If you say no, you can't do it? If you accept our money, you must take care of our food!"
The shopkeeper said, "What money, isn't that compensation?"
Ding Qiqi said: "I didn't say that it was compensation, I just said that it was accommodation and food, what's the matter, do you dare to agree?"
As he spoke, Ding Qiqi snapped his fingers, and a raging flame suddenly ignited in his left hand, and the crimson flame turned into a devil form, and the teeth and claws were very scary.
The heat in the hall was rolling, and everyone felt that the baked dough was dry and uncomfortable, and the shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Stop, stop, woman, stop quickly, be careful not to burn my furniture!"
Ding Qiqi blew lightly, and the huge devil flame disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"I'll put it here, the money is our accommodation and food expenses, and you have to do things after you collect it. Dare to report to the official, dare to cut corners and not make good food for the two of us, I will do what I say, and I will definitely burn down your inn!"
The shopkeeper said with a bitter face: "Do it, I'll do it!"
Hua Duxiu played a round and said: "Don't worry, brother, if those people still come to trouble me, I will try to fight outside if I fight again." If it really destroys your house, I will find a way to make some money, and I will definitely give you additional compensation. ”
The shopkeeper sat on the chair and waved his hand weakly: "Okay, okay." ”
Ding Qiqi said with satisfaction: "Little second brother, please pack up a guest room and come out, we are going back to sleep!"