Chapter 552: Under the Oil Lamp
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In the shopkeeper's mansion, the shopkeeper was staring at his son at the moment, and after listening to him explain the process, he glanced at the two plum blossom needles that were plucked down by Lang Zhong and placed on the table. He touched his chin and said: "These two are really not sinking in the water, so slender, they can be ejected with their fingers, accurately shot into your acupoint, this Xiao Lang is unfathomable, but he is a master, I can't imagine that there is such a master on my dock to live in seclusion, and I don't know, I really walked away." โ
Ma Qiang swallowed his saliva vigorously and said: "Yes, Dad, being a man is really inconspicuous, I never thought that he was actually a master of martial arts." However, he helped Liu Lao Wu, who is our enemy, and the child thinks that the killers who sent the beggar brother we hired with a lot of money will slaughter this little man, right?"
The shopkeeper said: "To deal with the master, you must not be hasty! He is very measured, if he wants your life, it is easy, but he only hurts your arm acupoint, with such a thin needle, he can't even hurt you, just restrain you so that you can't make a move, such a master is very terrible, if you can't offend, try not to offend." However, you are also reasonable in what you said just now, if he is used by Liu Lao Wu, then he will have to be eliminated! But it is best to be able to recruit him to be used by us. In this way, you hurry up and prepare thirty taels of silver to go in person, invite this little man to come to his house to eat and drink, and talk to him in detail when the time comes, as long as his asking price is not too high, we can all agree. โ
Ma Qiang scratched his head and said, "I'm going to ask for it, what reason am I looking for?"
The shopkeeper said: "You elm head, you say thank him for sparing his life, to be honest, he wanted your life at that time, it was not a matter of raising your hand." โ
Ma Qiang's face flushed, nodded and said, "My son understands, my son will go." โ
He asked the account office to prepare thirty copper coins and packed them in boxes, and was about to go out with a few people, when two guys ran in from outside and gasped and said: "Young master, we just heard that Liu Laowu's old guy has already gone to find that Xiao Langzhong to send fifty yuan of money first, and invited Xiao Langzhong to drink at home, but Xiao Langzhong ignored him. โ
Ma Qiang was dumbfounded when he heard this, the other party was at the helm in person, and he couldn't ask for it, so could he ask for it? Besides, the other party took 50 yuan, and he only took 30 yuan, and the money was too small, so he hurriedly went back and told his father about it.
The shopkeeper was a little surprised, thought for a while and said: "This little Langzhong must not want to tell the truth in front of others that he is greedy for money and tends to be inflammatory, so he refuses, so you don't go first, send someone to watch, see where he stays, and then find an opportunity to talk to him in private." Listen to what conditions he wants. If it's not too harsh, agree right away. At the same time, keep an eye on him, if Liu Lao Wu takes him in, then ask the beggar to send someone to kill him!"
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After Quierry and the gang left, Widow Xia sat on a stool and thought about her thoughts.
The tea shop is so noisy, and there are no tea customers to drink tea, even if there are a few old tea customers, seeing her like this, they all carry the teapot and pour water by themselves, too lazy to greet her.
In the evening, as if she had made up her mind, Widow Xia stomped back to her house, and after a long time, when it was almost dark, she came out, but she changed into a new set of clothes, a violet skirt and a waist, and some rouge on her face, and lipstick with red paper. She already looks good-looking, and no matter how she dresses up, she looks really attractive.
She came out and took a look at it first, Yang Xianmao in the little lang was still sitting there, staring at the river in the distance in a daze, and breathed a sigh of relief, at this time there was no one drinking tea, the tea room was empty, Xia Yinhua turned around and entered the kitchen, and soon the kitchen wafted the fragrance of food. When she was ready, she filled a bowl, sandwiched a few pieces of meat, and handed it to her mother-in-law, who was sitting behind the counter.
Her mother-in-law snatched the bowl and said, "Don't please me, if you don't return my coffin to me, I will let you stink." Even if you sell X, you have to give me back my coffin. โ
The old woman knew that the door was going to close, so she took the bowl of rice, chewed the meat, and scolded and went into the house. When she arrived at the door, she stopped again and turned around and said to Xia Yinhua: "Why do you eat meat again? If you eat like this, you won't be poor, and the money in my tea shop can't be wasted by you like this." โ
"I know what to do. Xia Yinhua laughed with her, not wanting to anger the old woman and interfere with her plan, her mother-in-law scolded a few more words, went in and closed the door with a bang.
At this time, Yang Xianmao stood up and put the white cloth and medicinal herbs on the ground into his box, carried the box of money placed in the house of the tea shop, but ignored the box of money placed on the bluestone slab, and went straight to the kitchen as usual, poured the remaining water in the water tank into the bucket, and then carried the water tank to carry the water.
Xia Yinhua didn't speak, just looked at her sturdy back holding a large vat, her snow-white teeth gently biting her red lips, thinking of what was about to happen, and felt a little hot and dry on her body.
She saw that Yang Xianmao ignored the cash box that was still placed on the bluestone slab outside the door, so she hurriedly ran over, picked it up with great difficulty, and put it next to the box where Yang Xianmao saw a doctor, and then began to open the door panel.
The matter of the door board was originally to wait for Yang Xianmao to help her, but today she went on her own.
By the time Yang Xianmao came back with the big bucket of water, she had already put the door on and rearranged the tables, chairs and benches. He also brought out the prepared food from the kitchen and put it on the dining table in the cafeteria.
As soon as it was placed, Yang Xianmao came back with a large vat of clear water. After entering the house, Yang Xianmao didn't look at Xia Yinhua, who had been staring at him, and carried a large vat of water directly to the kitchen and put it in the corner of the house.
Yang Xianmao came out of the kitchen, but now Xia Yinhua had already bolted the small door, and was leaning against the door to look at him, so he went straight to get his medicine box and put it on his back, ignored the money box on the ground, and turned around to go out. Xia Yinhua leaned against the door, held her high chest, looked up at her and said, "This made you a few side dishes, prepared a pot of wine, you sit down to eat, I have something to discuss with you." โ
"Say something. โ
"That's not going to happen, I said as I ate. I beg you to agree to me, I want you to agree, so I prepare a thin wine to please you, and I can only open my mouth after drinking, hehehehe, come on. โ
Xia Yinhua forcibly took off the medicine box on his shoulder and put it on the ground, pulled his arm and dragged him to the table, but Yang Xianmao stood still and said: "The box of money is for you, I said it, it can be regarded as repaying you, if this is the purpose, you don't need to bother with anything." โ
For Yang Xianmao, a person who is short of money in the "five disadvantages and three shortages", he can't keep the money in his hands anyway, so he doesn't bother to keep it.
Xia Yinhua shook her head and said, "That's not possible, I'll discuss this with you." You sit down and listen to me slowly, and count me in begging you. โ
Yang Xianmao thought about it, and finally followed her to the dining table and sat down.
Xia Yinhua poured him a full bowl of wine, then filled a bowl of rice, sandwiched a few pieces of braised pork on top of his white rice, and said, "You eat first, and I'll tell you after eating." โ
Yang Xianmao was not polite, picked up the bowl of wine, drank it dry in one gulp, and then began to eat. Without saying a word, the bowl of rice was eaten cleanly, and he put down the empty bowl and lowered his head without speaking, waiting for Xia Yinhua to speak.
Xia Yinhua kept looking at him nervously, she didn't eat, but poured herself half a bowl of wine and poured it down, she couldn't drink enough, just this half bowl of wine had made her face very hot, her whole body was hot, and her head was a little groggy, but she needed wine now to make her muster up courage.
Finally saw Yang Xianmao finish eating, she relied on the wine, lay on the table, under the light of the red oil lamp, looked at Yang Xianmao and said, "You, do you think I look handsome?"
Yang Xianmao didn't look at her, nodded, and just looked at the empty wine bowl in front of her.
Xia Yinhua seemed to have suddenly come to her senses, hurriedly hugged the wine jar, poured him another full bowl, poured half a bowl for herself, and said: "Just say this to you, I toast you, and it is not in vain that we have this fate." - You set up a stall in front of our shop, isn't this fate? Come, drink another bowl. โ
Yang Xianmao finally raised his eyes and glanced at her, without saying a word, picked up the bowl and drank it in one go, and put down the empty bowl again.
Xia Yinhua gritted her teeth and drank the half bowl in one go, just like Yang Xianmao. It's just that she rarely drank alcohol before, and now she drank a little hurriedly, choking her coughing again and again, and quickly stroked her chest with a soft green onion, and stood up to pour wine for Yang Xianmao.
Yang Xianmao stretched out his hand and pressed the wine jar and said, "You can't drink it, let's say something." โ
Xia Yinhua suddenly sighed, burst into tears and said, "You must have seen what happened today." Early in the morning, the shopkeeper forced me to take out my mother-in-law's coffin and give it to them, which caused my mother-in-law to humiliate me, and in the afternoon Querry was coming to collect taxes again, and last month he said that he had delayed it for a month, but this time it was impossible to slow it down, and when he left, he told me to go and spend the night with him in the evening, and he would exempt me from the rest of the tax. โโI, Xia Yinhua, am an innocent and innocent little woman, how can I let a person like a pig and a dog be ruined......? , Anyway, his innocent body can't be saved, he always stares at it, thinking about it, it's better to ...... than cheap his pig and dog."
When she said this, she just looked at Yang Xianmao with bright eyes, and her cheeks were crimson.
Yang Xianmao had already guessed what he was going to say later, but he didn't say anything, lowered his head and didn't speak.
Xia Yinhua was a little angry, and thought to herself, is this little man really a wooden pimple who can't understand the amorous feelings? Always force herself to say it? Now, what can you do if you don't say it?
So, Xia Yinhua gritted her teeth in the end and said stubbornly: "Big brother, don't think that I don't know how to be honest, I can't help it." What's more, I think you're a good person, since there's only this road left, it's better for me to accompany you for one night, in exchange for half a box of money, that is, twenty-five yuan, with this money, I can turn around, do you see it? I know I'm a widow, but the man died just after I passed the door, he didn't touch me, my body is still clean, it depends on whether you think it's worth it......
Yang Xiaobao was silent for a moment, and finally nodded and said, "Okay, I agreed." But in exchange for this box of money, all for you. โ
Xia Yinhua suddenly let go of her heart and said: "I don't want it, I just need half a box of money to solve my urgent needs, return my mother-in-law's coffin book, and then pay all the taxes, lest Naquiri always beat me." โ
Yang Xianmao still shook his head and said, "All the boxes of money will be given to you." โ
Xia Yinhua gently bit her red lip and looked at him for a long time before she lowered her head, her voice trembled a little, and said, "If that's the case, then ...... I'm your woman, whenever you want, stay overnight, okay?โโ you're my man, no one will dare to bully me, and I will have a backer. Would you rather not?"
Speaking of this, Xia Yinhua lowered her head shyly, but she looked at Yang Xianmao out of the corner of her eyes, and her heart was pounding.