"Tsk!"

The little mouse in the cell who was bold and running around in front of him was stepped on the ground by Pei Chengrang at this moment, but it was not very hard, so as not to trample on this little thing with one foot, but he did not let it escape from under his feet.

The little mouse has a smooth coat and eats a fat one.

Pei Chengrang watched its two paws flutter vigorously on the ground, as if it had encountered the first catastrophe in his own life, panicked, and immediately laughed.

"A little thing, your grandfather and I haven't eaten yet, so you came to steal it, can't you bully Lao Tzu to sleep?"

Pei Chengrang snorted out of his nose.

"Tsk!"

The little mouse fluttered even harder, his voice was sharp, and he couldn't escape from Pei Chengrang's feet immediately.

Pei Chengrang looked sideways, and the prison rice in the bowl had already been knocked over to the ground, and only half a bowl was left, most of which had already entered the stomach of the fat mouse.

thought that he was a bully rampant in the township, but he didn't expect that when he arrived at the prison boundary in the capital, he would dare to bully even a little mouse on his head.

It's really bearable, it's unbearable.

Pei Chengrang is a manly man, how can he lose his prestige in front of such a little mouse?

He was about to use his feet to correct this little mouse who had been fighting with him for several days, but unexpectedly, a shout suddenly came from the corridor of the cell: "Pei Chengrang!" ”

In the lifeless cell, there was such a sudden sound, which really made Pei Cheng's scalp blow up, and he didn't care about his feet and looked up.

The head of the cell walked over from the other end with a big oily belly, raised his chin, and shouted rather arrogantly.

"Come out, my lord will pass you!"

Pass him?

Pei Chengrang was stunned for a moment, and as soon as his feet were loosened, the little mouse that was struggling to escape for his life finally squeaked and took the opportunity to escape from under his feet.

Four legs flew, a gray dark light streaked, and the little mouse disappeared in an instant.

Pei Chengrang subconsciously looked at his feet, and then he understood: The turtle grandson's, let it run away again!

For a while, Pei Chengrang was extremely frustrated.

When I arrived in the capital, nothing went well.

However, the cell boss was in front of him, and he forcibly suppressed the unhappiness caused by the rats, and stepped forward with a salivating face: "Brother cell boss, what are you summoning me for?" Isn't it going to be a punishment? ”

"Whew!"

The cell boss sneered: "Liu Zhutou wants to pass you, who knows?" Ask for more blessings! ”

When his words landed, the jailer in front of him had already neatly opened the big lock on the cell door, and with two "bangs", the long chain fell to the ground, and the cell door was directly opened by the jailer, making a clanging sound.

The door opened.

Pei Chengrang stood behind the door, a little incredulous.

The clever eyeballs rolled around, he thought about the events of the previous day, and already had a general idea in his heart, and he didn't say much at the time, anyway, this cell boss didn't seem to be a smart person.

Pei Chengrang has a principle of being a man: he likes to deal with smart people, he doesn't have to work hard, and he won't meet pig teammates.

As for this cell boss......

I don't look like a smart person at all.

Although he thought so in his heart, when he spoke, Pei Chengrang still had a flattering face: "Thank you for taking care of you in the past few days, I think I am not far from going out, and I will definitely bring something back to honor you when the time comes!" ”

“……”

The two big eyes of the cell head glared, and they were almost half angry by this guy.

Damn, how dare this grandson be sure that he can get out?

The cell boss sneered: "Don't talk about honoring me, maybe you will come back to eat Lao Tzu's prison meal in two hours." ”

"Hehe...... Pei Chengrang touched his nose and laughed dryly, "Then I still have to rely on you to take care of it at that time." ”

"Hmph."

The cell boss snorted out of his nose, nodded, and then turned to the road he came, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go." ”

Pei Chengrang walked out of the cell, his long body was covered in a loose prison uniform, and there was no expression on his dirty face.

When it was time to leave, he looked back at the cell where he had been.

Outside, there was an iron window, only a small one, and a narrow light cast on the ground, and the worn-out bowls were poured on the greasy and dirty ground, and half-soaked cold rice was scattered all over the floor.

Black, white, yellow.

Light, dark.

In the dead silence of the cell, the voices of those screams suddenly disappeared.

Pei Chengrang's mind was calm.

He grew up in Yancheng for as long as he can remember, without a father or mother, and no one to discipline him. He once eavesdropped on the lectures of his masters in the corner, but was later caught and humiliated by the scholars who went to school, and never listened to them again.

His temper became worse and worse, and his methods became more and more confused, and later he became "Pei Ye" who everyone in Yancheng knew about him.

But to tell the truth, except for going down to the kiln, entering the gambling house, robbing money, and fighting, Pei Chengrang really has never left the rich little place of Yancheng.

This time, it was the first time in his life that he had left Yancheng and left that place full of memories.

And the capital in front of him is slowly revealing a different style.

The capital is more prosperous and lively.

There are people with higher status, gangsters with more ruthless means, the best wine in the world, and the most beautiful women in the world......

There is also this dark and bleak prison.

It can be ruthless what people can't be ruthless, what people can't be bitter about, and what people can't do.

The corners of his lips were pulled apart, and there was a big smile, mixed with evil and unstingy.

Big capital, a small gangster.

Pei Chengrang turned around leisurely, put his two hands behind his head, followed the cell leader, and finally gradually walked out of the cell door.

Liu Yidao and Huo Xiaonan had been waiting in the back hall for a long time.

This is a special execution ground behind the yamen, specially set up for unusual prisoners, and at this moment, it is naturally not to interrogate people, but to wait for people.

"The second girl's good deeds are inevitably too much, right?" Liu Yidao pondered and spoke.

This morning, Huo Xiaonan appeared outside the yamen, waiting for Liu Yidao.

Liu Yidao was taken aback.

It turned out that Huo Xiaonan actually came with Xie Fu's order to ransom Pei Chengrang.

The crime of theft, whether it is big or small, is not small, in the end, it is not murder and arson, it is just a matter of money, if you have a small hand, it is very simple to solve.

But the dignified Second Miss Xie, why would she help a gangster she had never met?

Liu Yidao was puzzled, so although he knew that Huo Xiaonan would not answer, he still asked.

Huo Xiaonan smiled: "After my girl went back, she asked Master Gao and knew about the disaster of the Yancheng flood. Although the imperial court has solved the basic livelihood of the victims, it is difficult to make the best of it. Although this Pei Chengrang is a bastard, it can be regarded as a livelihood. ”

Liu Yidao frowned as he listened.

Huo Xiaonan continued: "The girl said that if you do a good deed, you must first do an evil, and this good is better than not doing it. At the beginning of man, nature is good. It is really helpless for someone to be a traitor, if this Pei Chenglet has the heart to repent, it doesn't hurt for the second girl to rescue him, this can be regarded as the Buddha's good thoughts. ”

Listen, it kind of makes sense.

But that Second Miss Xie really looks like such a kind-hearted person?

Besides, Pei Chengrang went astray for a while, and had repentant and good thoughts?

Liu Yidao thought for a moment, and knew that it was impossible.

It's just that since Huo Xiaonan said so, he couldn't refute it, so he nodded with a cold face.

At the moment when the two were talking, the cell boss had already brought Pei Chengrang over.

"Liu Zhutou, the people have been brought, what else do you have to order?"

"It's none of your business, let's go down first."

Liu Yidao nodded calmly, waved his hand, and signaled that the cell boss could go first.

The cell boss glanced at Huo Xiaonan strangely, and then glanced at Pei Chengrang sourly: Good guy, can this little gangster really get out?

"The little one quits."

After saying that, the cell boss withdrew.

Pei Cheng was left standing alone, with a pair of dark eyes hidden behind messy hair, and he also looked at the two people standing in front of the hall, obviously thinking about what they were looking for themselves for.

Huo Xiaonan didn't sell it, he took two steps forward, looked at Pei Chengrang and said, "It's me today, my young lady, I asked Liu Zhutou to ask you." Do you know what you are wrong for stealing from others? ”

Knowing what to do?

Pei Chengrang looked stunned, and almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

What's wrong with stealing?

Haven't you heard of the "Golden Belt of Murder and Arson"? You won't do evil, that's all you have in this life.

It's just that Huo Xiaonan's question may have a deep meaning, not so much Huo Xiaonan's question, but Xie Fu's question.

Or rather, it's simply a high-sounding question.

After Pei Chengrang figured it out, he lowered his head without blushing, looking ashamed: "The villain naturally knows his mistakes." It's just a matter of livelihood...... In this capital, I have just arrived, and there is no way to lead, even if I have the strength, I can't make a living......"

Huo Xiaonan raised his eyebrows: "You mean, if you can be self-reliant, you will not steal again?" ”

"That's nature. Who can do that with hands and feet? ”

Pei Chengrang looked right.

Liu Yidao listened to it from the side, and only felt that today's Pei Chengrang was like two people in the past.

Huo Xiaonan also found it interesting, and said in his heart that this bastard is really capable of pretending, and his own girl can come up with such a hypocritical trick.

In fact, everyone knows that things are not simple, but they just need a reason to let people out.

So Huo Xiaonan continued: "Then if you are given a chance today to solve the problem of road guidance and household registration for you, no matter what you did in the past, you promise not to be a traitor again?" ”

"I, Pei Chengrang, swear to the sky that if I can get out of the predicament and get the help of nobles, I will never do it again!"

Pei Chengrang raised a hand and really swore to the sky.

Huo Xiaonan praised: "Good! A manly man, a man is hard to chase after a word, you can remember your words today. My young lady is kind and kind, and pities you for being forced to make a living, so she will repay the money of each family for you, save you from prison, and ask Liu Zhutou to solve the rest of the problems for you, only hoping that you will be reborn from today and become a new person. ”

Lao Tzu turned out to be a human being, where do you need to be a new human being?

It's the same as Lao Tzu turned out to be a beast!

Pei Chengrang listened to Huo Xiaonan's words, it was like coming out of the drama on the stage, and he was really a little sour.

And listening to this openly and secretly, why is it so like scolding yourself?

But after all, this person also represents the high Xie Er girl, even if Pei Chengrang heard the possible implication, he could only pretend not to understand.

He was full of gratitude and said: "The kindness of the second girl, Pei Chengrang is unforgettable, and after today, he must reform and live up to your tolerance!" ”

In the last sentence, even Liu Yidao thanked him.

It's a pity that Dao Ye couldn't mention the fake scene in front of him at all, so he simply said: "Liu will handle the household registration and road introduction." ”

"Okay, Master Dao will go back and inform me." Huo Xiaonan hurriedly surrendered his hand, "It's hard work." ”

Liu Yidao nodded, and then said to Pei Cheng: "You can leave if you sign and draw a charge, come and draw a charge for him!" ”

He shouted outside.

A small official of the government immediately ran outside, holding a blue book with a curled edge, dipped his saliva, turned a few pages with his fingers, and found Pei Chengrang's name.

Swinging the book on the table, the little official said with a smile on his face: "Second master, you can leave after drawing here." ”

"I don't paint, he paints." Huo Xiaonan hurriedly pointed at Pei Chengrang, and secretly scolded this little official in his heart for being blind.

Pei Chengrang laughed secretly, but he didn't feel anything, he stepped forward, grabbed the brush like a chicken paw, and wrote his name below.

Huo Xiaonan poked his head curiously to look, and was almost blinded by this crooked word.

raised his eyes to look at Pei Chengrang, but saw that this person's face was calm, and he didn't seem to care at all about his clumsy handwriting.

After finishing the last stroke, Pei Chengrang threw away the brush, clapped his hands, and looked back to see Huo Xiaonan with a strange expression, and couldn't help but smile.

"I haven't read a book, and I don't know how to write, which makes Master Huo smile."

"I can't afford to be you, Master Huo, maybe he will call you like this one day."

Although Huo Xiaonan is young, his knowledge is not small, not to mention that he has been by Xie Fu's side for a long time and has seen too many examples.

Some people, just one chance to make a splash.

And Xie Fu is that opportunity.

It's not necessarily that she is important, it's just that in certain periods of some people's lives, Xie Fu happens to be able to play a key role.

For example, Pei Chengrang at this moment.

Huo Xiaonan's eyes fell on Pei Chengrang's body, but he didn't seem to be looking at him, but at him, looking at many different people.

Pei Chengrang was suddenly a little unsure whether his move was good or bad.

Seeing the little official walking out with the book in his hand, Pei Chengrang knew that he was finally free again.

The expression on his face finally began to change.

The smile on his lips hangs up a little, and the oblique smile is an evil smile.

With his hand in his sleeve, the gold-plated rush grass was between his fingers, and then he took it into his mouth, saying that he wanted to reform Pei Chengrang, and he became the previous Pei Chengrang.

"That's good, I don't want to call you Master Huo. Uncle, I'm amazing. Your young lady, isn't it still a rat trap? ”

Eyebrows raised, Pei Cheng let that be called arrogant.

After finishing speaking, he touched his chin: "Is this how to use the rat trap?" ”

"That's how you use it, but you're using the wrong person."

Huo Xiaonan didn't bother to talk nonsense to him again, since the matter had been completed, the matter of household registration and road guidance could not be done in a while, so Huo Xiaonan simply took Pei Chengrang and walked outside.

"My young lady has something to ask you, come with me."

Pei Chengrang was stunned.

Xie Fu?

Diagonally opposite the restaurant private room.

The screen cuts off the view of outsiders, and the beaded curtain hangs down, separating the inside and outside of the private room.

Between the beaded curtain and the screen, there is a table, which is already full of wine and food; Behind the beaded curtain, there is also a table, and the same dishes are placed.

At this moment, Xie Fu sat behind the beaded curtain, looking sideways at the crowd outside the window.

Full Moon yawned boredly: "Do you say that Liu Yidao can not doubt it?" ”

"I can't."

Xie Fu didn't roll his eyes, and replied softly.

Full Moon was so shocked that she almost dropped her jaw: "That, then you ......"

"Skepticism does make doubts, but not everyone who doubts will say what they doubt."

Between people, many things are just tacit, and once there is a reason, one eye can be turned a blind eye.

It is difficult to distinguish between right and wrong, and stepping on the gray in the middle is the long-term way of some speculators.

Xie Fu is a speculator at the moment.

She didn't explain much to the full moon, and she thought as if she didn't understand.

"Knock knock."

The sound of fingers tapping on the screen.

Huo Xiaonan had already brought Pei Chengrang and stood behind the screen.

Pei Chengrang's prison clothes had been changed out when he left the prison, an ordinary navy blue robe, which fit quite well, and his hair was hastily combed, and he was a little uninhibited and upright.

Only that face, hastily washed, but not cleaned, looking always a little dirty.

He looked curiously at the private room in front of him, and peeked at some of the beaded curtains peeking inside.

"Girl, the people have already been brought." Huo Xiaonan bowed respectfully.

Xie Fu's reply came from inside: "Call someone in." ”

"Yes."

Huo Xiaonan turned around, glanced at Pei Chengrang, pointed to the aisle left on the side of the screen, and motioned for Pei Chengrang to enter.

Pei Chengrang was thinking about what kind of character this second girl would be all the way, and he was so curious.

When I really got here, I was really surprised by the drunken gold fans of the rich and noble families in the capital.

The velvet carpet on the ground alone is already several times better than those vulgar wealthy merchants in Yancheng.

The smell of wine and food wafted in the air, and Pei Cheng, who had not eaten for a whole day, let the gluttonous insects crawl out, and there was a thunderous "cooing" sound in his stomach-

It was the moment he stepped inside.

Rao is Pei Chengrang has a thick-skinned old face, and he can't help but blush slightly at this time.

Anyway, he can be regarded as having seen some of the world, although he is coarse and linen, the feeling of being ashamed of himself is not very strong, and he was soon expelled by him.

Pei Chengrang walked behind the screen step by step.

Through the beaded curtain, he finally saw Xie Fu's figure sitting upright, and he could vaguely see the beauty's porcelain white skin, and her clothes were light blue, like a spring water, revealing a refreshing beauty in this summer.

On the table, the cups and plates are exquisite, and the wine and food are all there, if it weren't for the barrier of this bead curtain, Pei Chengrang almost thought that he had reached the heavens on earth.