Although it was defeated, Nangong Liu's friend was originally a bit of an industry, and although the furnishings were sold, the house was not sold. At present, there is still a house in the second entry, and there are two or three subordinates, seeing Nangong Liu knocking on the door, a middle-aged man hurriedly came over to open the door.

"Mr. Nangong, are you here?"

"Yes, how is your lord now?" Nangong Liu looked at the desolate courtyard, and felt more and more that Lin Yu and Xiaobai were living the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

"I'm in good spirits today, I'm basically awake all the time, probably because I haven't seen my friends for a long time, so I'm happy." The middle-aged man bowed his head and said, "The master will definitely be happier when he sees Nangong's seniors." ”

Nangong Liu nodded and said with a smile, "Take me to see your master, I have good news for him." ”

"It's good."

The house of the two entrances was not big, but it was not too small, and it didn't take long for Nangong Liu to meet his friend. It was a square-faced one-armed man in his fifties, with a sallow face, but he was not thin, and it was a coincidence that his name was Fang Lian, so he got the nickname Fang Face. He was half-leaning against the wall at the moment and closed his eyes to recuperate, and when he saw Nangong Liu coming in, his eyes suddenly opened, revealing a glimmer of joy.

"Brother Nangong!" Fang Lian looked up at Nangong Liu, there was surprise in his eyes that was difficult to hide, "Why are you back again?" But what can I do? ”

"I'm ashamed to say that I didn't have much money with me, and I couldn't raise that much money for a while." Nangong Liu was angry, so he didn't really want to use Lin Yu's money, but discussed with his friends first to see if he could delay for a while, so he could write to his son and go back to raise money.

Fang Lian's face showed a hint of disappointment, and he coughed twice and said, "I don't know how much money Brother Nangong raised raised?" ”

This, Nangong Liu really doesn't have much money. Although he took one hundred and fifty taels from the Nangong family in Pingcheng by virtue of his identity, he has always spent money lavishly, and he still has less than fifty taels on him at the moment. He sighed and said, "I'm ashamed of my brother, it's only less than fifty taels." ”

"It's a drop in the bucket, I owe that Boss Jiang more than a thousand taels!" Fang Lian sighed again and again, and then said in a very understanding and very low tone, "I know that you have also tried your best, after all, we haven't seen each other for many years, and I don't dare to expect you to help me like you want to help that Pingshan." ”

Zhang Pingshan is also an ordinary friend of Nangong Liu. Nangong Liu paid him three thousand taels of silver, and also helped him buy land and a house, which can be described as a good story in the rivers and lakes. It's just that at this point he said something like that. Nangong Liu can be said to be sitting on pins and needles, his face is flushed, after all, he is a person with a strong personality and righteousness, and he is squeezed like this. Suddenly I felt uncomfortable.

"Don't say that, I had money on me at that time, so I naturally spent lavishly, and now it's really embarrassing." Nangong Liu explained, "It's not that I'm stingy, but I can't come up with money for a while." ”

"How did I hear that Brother Nangong lived in the Tianzi number of the Yunlai Inn as soon as he came?" Fang Lian made it clear that he didn't believe it. "The consumption of the Yunlai Inn is not low, and the number of the day is five hundred dollars to one or two silver a day."

Nangong Liu now eats and lives with Lin Yu. He didn't feel anything, after all, when he was rich, he often wrapped up his friends to eat and live. This was not something that could not be said, but he was a little angry with Lin Yu in his heart, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "That's not something I don't know about you." ”

Fang Lian didn't speak. Just sighed again and again, with a sad face on his face. This silent atmosphere made him even more uncomfortable than squeezing Nangong Liu, he was silent for a while and finally couldn't help it, "Fang Lian, don't worry, I believe that there is no endless road." ”

"That being said, in fact, I have lived to be almost fifty years old, and I am not afraid of death for the people of the rivers and lakes, but what about my two daughters? Neither of them is married, and when I die, who will rely on them? When Fang Lian mentioned this, he couldn't help but wipe the corners of his eyes.

Nangong Liu finally couldn't sit still, although he was angry that Lin Yu and Xiaobai were suspicious of his friends, but seeing Fang Lian like this, he really couldn't help it.

"Actually, I also thought of a way, that is, I don't know if you want to be honest." When Nangong Liu talked about this, he was still a little awkward in his heart, with what he meant, he still had a little backbone, and didn't use Lin Yu's money. But he couldn't stand Fang Lian's squeeze, two silences, and three sighs.

"What's the solution?" Fang Lian, who was originally crooked on the bed, straightened up all of a sudden, and his eyes lit up, "Come and listen?" ”

"That's right, a friend who was traveling with me this time has quite a lot of money, and I told her about it, and she is quite sympathetic to your situation." Nangong Liu hesitated for a moment, but still vaguely said the real situation, instead of saying that the money was his own, and he would help them for free.

"How much is he willing to help us?" Fang Lian asked.

"She is willing to lend you money, interest-free, when you have the money and when you pay it back." Nangong Liu briefly said Lin Yu's conditions.

"Borrow money?" Fang Lian's expression immediately darkened.

"Yes, borrow money." Nangong Liu sighed, "After all, you and her have never known each other, and it would be good if you were willing to borrow money." But she also said that if you really don't have a way to pay back, she can provide you with a job opportunity, ensure that you have no worries about food and clothing, and then you can pay it back within ten years. ”

"This ......" was different from what Nangong Liu thought, Fang Lian didn't agree immediately, but he didn't refuse immediately, but hesitated.

"Do you think ten years is a long time?" Nangong Liu hurriedly said, "Actually, it's a conservative estimate, I'll find that Boss Jiang to scare him when the time comes, so that he can collect less money, maybe five hundred taels will be able to send them away." Besides, my friend also said that if you work hard, you may be able to repay 1,500 taels in six or seven years, and if you are 500 taels, you may be able to repay 1,500 taels in two or three years. ”

"This, Boss Jiang has a lot of power, and he has something to do with the government, you still don't want to go, although your martial arts are high, you are still a person from the rivers and lakes in the end, and it is inevitable that you will suffer too much from the government." Fang Lian still didn't agree, but persuaded Nangong Liu not to go to Boss Jiang, and said, "Although your friend is kind, but I don't know him, I can't nod so easily." ”

"Anyway, it's better than loan sharking, right?" Nangong Liu didn't expect that the friends at both ends didn't trust each other very much, so he smiled bitterly in his heart, and still persuaded him, "You said that the loan shark would come back in five days, but I'm afraid that I will have left by then." What will you do then? ”

"Let me think about it." Fang Lian was obviously not persuaded to succeed, but said with his eyes half-closed.

Seeing that he didn't agree, Nangong Liu had to sigh and say, "Then I'll come to see you tomorrow." ”

"It's good, I won't get up and send it away, pearls, crystals, send you Uncle Nangong for me." Fang Lian said.

As Fang Lian's words fell, two young women walked out of the ear room over there, one was ten ** years old. One was sixteen or seventeen years old. probably inherited his mother's appearance, and he has a different appearance from his father. However, there is still a difference between the two, and the older one called Pearl is more good-looking. She has bright skin, big eyes, red lips and white teeth, and a slender posture.

"Uncle Nangong hasn't figured out a way either?" Pearl looked at the silent Nangong Liu and couldn't help but ask.

"Persuade your father for me. My friend is more reliable, and it's better than owing a loan shark. And it's a son-in-law, so I don't have to worry about your safety. Nangong Liu looked at the pearl and persuaded, "It's a smart person again, you follow her." Learn a little business and trade, eyebrows and eyes, even if you are alone, you can live a better life in the future. ”

"Son-in-law?" Crystal was curious. He blinked his eyes and asked, "Can a woman do a good job of business?" I see that most of the people who come in and out of those businesses are men. ”

"In our society, it is much more convenient for men to walk in the world, but it does not mean that women have achieved nothing. can only teach husbands and children. Not to mention anything else, although there are few women on the rivers and lakes. Which one of them may not have some good skills? For example, the Ice God Venerable, although she is a woman, she is also respected as a Venerable and ranks among the top masters. ”

"Sounds very powerful, Uncle Nangong, are you worthy of Venerable?" Crystal seemed to be very curious about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and couldn't help but ask.

"Me? It's too far away from the Venerable, it's really a high mountain, in this world, people who practice martial arts are like sand in the river, and there are three Venerables in the past two hundred years. Nangong Liu smiled, "A hundred or a thousand, I may not be the opponent of the Venerable." ”

"So powerful?"

Crystal was about to ask, but was interrupted by her sister, "Crystal, don't pester Nangong seniors, you are not from the rivers and lakes, what are you doing asking so much?" ”

Crystal pursed her mouth and stopped talking, Pearl turned her face to Nangong Liudao, "Don't mind, uncle, my sister is young and doesn't know the severity of the road, so she will not let you go." ”

In fact, Nangong Liu really wants to tell Crystal about the interesting things in the rivers and lakes, he is a good talker, and he is actually a little uncomfortable and unhappy when he is interrupted so halfway, but he will not worry about the two little girls who are thirty or forty years old behind him, as long as he waves his hand and says he doesn't mind.

This pearl and Nangong Liu were much more stable, so after a few plain polite words, Nangong Liu said goodbye to the Fang family and began to walk back. Pearl and Crystal watched him walk out of the street before they told someone to close the door and go back to the house.

"Sister, I don't think it's good for you to do this." Crystal lowered his head and bit his lower lip for a while, and finally couldn't help but raise his head and said, "I can see that Uncle Nangong really wants to help our family, he treats people so sincerely, but you deceive him." ”

Pearl was silent for a moment but said, "I can't help it." ”

"You could—"

"Crystal!" Pearl said angrily. "I don't need you to care about what my father and I are planning, you just need to be silent."

Crystal was reprimanded by her sister, but she was still a little unconvinced, and couldn't help muttering, "Obviously, that person's family detains you like this, you may not have a good life if you get married." ”

"Crystal!"

Crystal finally stopped talking, and after returning to the house with her sister, she didn't want to listen to her sister and father calculating others, so she went straight back to her room to rest.

"What's the matter, you sent Nangong Liu away?" Fang Lian saw his eldest daughter come in, but he didn't see his younger daughter, so he couldn't help asking, "What about the crystal?" ”

"It's not good to say that I'm a liar, so let's go back to sleep in anger." Pearl sighed and said, "She is still young, where does she understand the difficulties here, father, tell me what conditions Nangong Liu proposed." ”

The father and daughter were discussing together, but they didn't want Nangong Liu to go and return, and Lin Yu and Xiaobai were about to arrive at Fang's house.