Chapter 4: Grace and Power (I)

And the next day, the sun rose as usual, and the king's treasurer continued to worry. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Although he works as a shopkeeper in this homecoming inn, he is not the owner, he is just entrusted by the owner to operate. Every ten days, the proprietor will come to reconcile the accounts, and if there is a deficit such as a guest's arrears, the king shopkeeper has to make up for it himself.

The reason why there is this rule is that in order to prevent the fake public and private affairs of the shopkeeper, the proprietor simply does not give the shopkeeper the right to exempt the order. In other words, if Fan Hongdao's accounts cannot be collected for a long time, the shopkeeper Wang will have to pay out of his own pocket, which is why the shopkeeper Wang is worried.

Of course, as a time-honored inn that welcomes delivery, there are also some regular practices for dealing with customers who owe debts, such as seizing items. An even more brutal method is to use force to force debtors to sell their coolies to earn wages to pay off their debts.

But this involves another problem, Fan Hongdao is a famous scholar, no matter how down, he belongs to the scholar class, and he can't be treated as an ordinary person. If a merchant catches a scholar and sells coolies, it will be a bit appalling if it spreads out.

However, if the scholar is willing to let go of decency, there are also some ways to make money, such as copying books or setting up stalls on the street to write, etc., even if it is a way to go to the Qinglou Chu Pavilion to help the girls write lyrics and poems.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper Wang summoned the young man and discussed: "The scholar Fan in the west wing of the backyard owes the debt, and there is no way to do it! You have been messing with him for a long time yesterday, in your opinion, can you understand him with emotion and reason, and persuade him to let go of his dignity and do something to make a living to pay off his debts?"

The young man scratched his head and asked, "Xiaozhi is emotionally reasonable, and you still want to reason with him, the shopkeeper? It's not that I underestimate you, you will never be able to talk about him." ”

"Yes. The shopkeeper Wang remembered what happened to him and felt that what the man said made sense. That Fan Hongdao was too imposing when he spoke, and he was not an opponent at all. If you really want to be reasonable, maybe you can only rely on your fists and feet to teach him how to behave.

The young man also recalled Fan Hongdao's demeanor yesterday, and said with envy: "This person seems to be a talent, and what he writes is said to be good." ”

Although it was an unintentional remark, it made the shopkeeper Wang's heart move, and he asked, "Is he really a genius?"

The young man nodded and said, "It should be considered, at least the poetry and lyrics are not a problem, and the appearance looks like a genius." ”

The king's shopkeeper rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought. If that's the case, then Fan Hongdao may have something else to use!

The young man waited for the shopkeeper to speak, but after a long time, the shopkeeper Wang was still pondering, and he couldn't help but call out loud: "If there is nothing else to do, I will go to boil water?"

"Wait! let me think twice!" Shopkeeper Wang continued to think, Fan Xiucai may be talented, but he is a little unruly, such a person is not easy to use.

However, the shopkeeper Wang also likes to listen to the Three Kingdoms Water Margin talk about Yue, Sui and Tang, and all kinds of jokes to gather talents are easy to come by. In a blink of an eye, there is an idea, for unruly talents, they should be both gracious and powerful, and then they can be used for it.

Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the method, and it must have both soft and hard red and white faces, and then it can be effective! After all, Fan Hongdao is a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, and he should be easy to deal with.

So the shopkeeper Wang instructed the man again, "You go to the teahouse to find the third horse, call him over, I have something to ask him to come forward!"

The same rice raises hundreds of people, and there are even more people in the market. There are businessmen, craftsmen, and all kinds of low-rate people, and Ma Laosan is a scoundrel in this area.

The young man hesitated and said, "Ma Laosan is not a good person, is it not good to invite him to the store to do it?" Fan Gongzi is also a scholar, so he must save some dignity for him." ”

Shopkeeper Wang said impatiently: "Just ask Ma Laosan to make a show, I have other ideas, and I want to use that Fan Xiucai to do things!"

Although the scoundrel is annoying, it also has its usefulness, doing things that are inconvenient for others to care about their image. For example, acting as a wicked person to collect debts, intimidating and threatening, if the reward is sufficient, it is not impossible to commit murder and hurt others.

The young man didn't quite understand the shopkeeper's thoughts, but he didn't say anything, just frowned, and went out to find the third horse according to the instructions of the shopkeeper.

However, he said that Ma Laosan heard that the shopkeeper of the Rugui Inn was looking for him, and he knew that there was a "sale" coming to the door, so he came happily. The shopkeeper Wang saw that Ma Laosan was born fierce and extremely ugly, so he nodded secretly, this is what he wants.

Then the shopkeeper Wang bowed his head and said a few words to Ma Laosan, and Ma Laosan slapped his chest with a shocking sound, and said: "Although the shopkeeper Wang looks good, isn't he just a foreign boy, everything is on the brothers, and he is guaranteed to scare him!"

Shopkeeper Wang asked, "Do you need to call more people?"

If you call one more person, you will need one more person to share the benefits, and how can you need many people to deal with a young man from other places? Ma Laosan thought so, and said with great confidence: "Why do you need to be so troublesome, brother, I am enough alone!"

So Ma Laosan walked to the backyard in high spirits, and the shopkeeper Wang followed behind unhurriedly.

Passing through the moon gate, a strange singing voice suddenly came from the direction of the west wing: "The dragon travels all over the world and has no return, and it is better to be drunk than to be drunk;

Ma Laosan was a completely rough person, he couldn't understand what he was singing, and couldn't help but comment: "This voice is ugly, it's far worse than the troupe at the mouth of the alley!"

Later, the shopkeeper Wang also felt that this voice was not very good, and it was really amateur compared with professional actors. And this tone is also weird, far worse than the beautiful and beautiful lyrics that have been tempered by famous artists, and it is more like a series of words for storytelling such as the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

However, the shopkeeper Wang still feels that there is an indescribable free and easy temperament in it, which is a bit like it belongs to the current world, could it be the "style of the ancients" in the mouth of readers?

When Ma Laosan walked to the door, the singing had stopped. The deadbolt wasn't plugged in, so it was easy to push the door open.

Ma Laosan walked in again, but saw a young man leaning on the couch under the window, holding a wine jug, looking at the blooming osmanthus tree outside the window.

Hearing the sound of the door, the young man turned his head, this was a handsome and extraordinary face, and Ma Laosan couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

But there was no warmth in his eyes, and he glanced at Ma Laosan lightly, then turned his head back again, and continued to look out the window and drink slowly.

Where is this pie like a guest who owes a debt?

The shopkeeper Wang was far away, and through the gap between Ma Laosan and the door, he vaguely saw Fan Hongdao drinking. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, this guy can't even eat, where did he get the wine?