Chapter Eighty-One: Idle Things
When Meng Yanzi's finger pointed at Bai Qingshuang, the latter gave way to the side, but Zhou Ming leaned towards his hand, which made him stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but glance at Bai Qingshuang, who lowered his eyebrows, although he was a little surprised in his heart, he couldn't help but secretly praise this little girl's cleverness, obviously afraid that if people thought she was a little girl, they would give her a fairy jump!
"This is Zhou Ming, who wants to buy your house, and lives in the same alley as me!" Meng Yanzi is also a clever person, he deliberately added a sentence that Zhou Ming and he are in the same alley, which is to remind the homeowner not to play tricks, everyone is a neighbor, and there is something that can be inquired about as long as you ask.
"Shopkeeper Zhou is good!" The owner of the house immediately greeted Zhou Ming, and after entering the main hall, his demeanor returned to normal.
Zhou Ming bowed slightly, and when his eyes looked around, he asked casually, "Is Mr.'s family still at home?" If I buy this house now, how many days can my husband move out? ”
Bai Qingshuang secretly praised when he heard this, Zhou Ming didn't look good at words this time, but once he said it, it was directly to the point.
His question looked simple, but he was actually asking if there were any other people in the house now? If the family is there, you might as well come out to meet, and everyone is relieved. If this man is the only one, it is debatable whether he is the owner of the house.
The second question asked him if he could move out in a few days, and the natural meaning was that if he could, he could go to the yamen to exchange the deed today. If he deliberately delayed time, it would be even more suspicious if they took the money first.
"The family members are already packing up their soft luggage, as long as the shopkeeper Zhou is satisfied. We can go to the yamen now to go through the procedures for the conversion of the house deed! Scholars are generally not very stupid, and the mood is a little settled, and the owner of the house has completely lost the panic when he opened the door just now, and shouted to the inner room, "Madam, you quickly take the children out to greet the three of you." And take this girl into the wing! ”
"Yes! Master! As a gentle female voice came out, a pot-bellied woman carried three men and two women, the oldest looked no more than twelve years old, and the youngest was only three or four years old with five children coming out, politely saluting Bai Qingshuang and others.
There are so many children, and you still want to have them?
Bai Qingshuang was secretly speechless. How capable is this!
However, looking at this lady's appearance, she should be about the same age as Bai Yao's, but this Confucian scholar is obviously much older.
"Girl, please come with me!" Mrs. Wen Wan looked very knowledgeable, but although she smiled lightly. But between the eyebrows, there was still a clear sorrow.
Bai Qingshuang answered, and was about to follow this lady into the inner room to take a look, when suddenly there was a knock on the door outside.
The face of the owner of the house turned white all of a sudden, and the lady's face was not much better, and even the five children were so frightened that they leaned towards their mother's side, instinctively looking for support.
"What's going on?" Meng Yanzi frowned and asked, he thought of the worst consequence, that is, it was possible that this family was all liars.
Zhou Ming also looked at the homeowner suspiciously.
At this time, the homeowner's legs and stomach were trembling. His lips trembled and he couldn't speak.
Listening to the knock on the door outside, and the people inside looked suspicious, the young lady gritted her silver teeth. Suddenly, he knelt down in front of the three of them with the children, and after kowtowing three times in a row, the young lady cried and pleaded: "Please save our family!" ”
All three instinctively took a few steps back, not daring to accept the salute.
Zhou Ming was not good at words, so he didn't respond for a while.
Meng Yanzi has never seen anyone kowtow to the man who lives at the bottom of society, Rao is usually used to talking, and he was also frightened at this time.
However, Bai Qingshuang has a lot of experience in his previous life. He is also good at analyzing his heart through people's eyes and facial demeanor, and vaguely knows that this family should have encountered disaster.
Intellectually. Sue her that she should flee from right and wrong. Don't meddle in things.
But emotionally, even if she knows that she is weak, she can't get used to the heroism of others being bullied, and she can't do it without help.
Moreover, the foundation of this house is so big, and it is close to North Changrong Street, she really likes it very much.
In the rapid rotation of her thoughts, she had already reached out to help the young lady, and said seriously in a way that did not match her current age: "If the lady does not tell the truth, even if we have the heart to help you, I am afraid there is nothing we can do!" ”
As soon as she heard this, the young lady immediately seemed to see hope.
Zhou Ming was slightly stunned, but Meng Yanzi looked at this little girl with interest, and always felt that the breath emanating from this little girl had a taste that was not simple.
"I won't hide it from you, our family is in a hurry to sell the house because my lord inadvertently offended His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes!" The young lady is like grasping a life-saving straw, and no matter how big the distance between the high-ranking Nine Emperor Princes and the common people is, there is enough to have a feeling of boundless grievances without saying unpleasantly, and she will feel boundless grievances if she doesn't say anything, and she will talk about things quickly.
"The Nine Emperors?" Zhou Ming and Meng Yanzi were both secretly frightened, looking at Bai Qingshuang worriedly, and wanted her not to wade into this troubled water.
"The Nine Emperors?" Bai Qingshuang also frowned, and the sometimes unrelenting hippie smiling face appeared in front of him, and sometimes the majestic face was frosty, that stinky boy turned out to have a hobby of oppressing good people!
"How did you offend him?" She asked in a flat tone, and her calm appearance surprised Zhou Ming and Meng Yanzi a lot.
Even the landlord and the young lady couldn't help but look at her in surprise.
"My lord was actually unintentional, only drank a little wine the day before yesterday, a little drunk, and when he went out of the wine shop, he accidentally touched a guest at a table. That person is the Nine Emperor Princes, everyone in the capital knows that the Nine Emperor Princes are moody and unruly, if it is not for the lack of learning and skill, he will definitely be a big and small overlord in the capital. When his entourage saw that my master had touched their master, they refused to give it up, and insisted that my master apologize. At that time, my lord was drunk and confused, and he actually quarreled with the Nine Emperors, but in addition to being beaten violently, he forced my family to take the silver out to apologize, and if he couldn't take out a thousand taels of silver, he came to collect our house.
The old man naturally refused, so he came back to discuss the sale of the house and hid in the village in the countryside to live, hoping to escape the persecution of the Nine Emperors! ”
Hearing this, Bai Qingshuang's facial expression was a little strangely distorted, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he had strange thoughts that he couldn't explain.
"You said they beat Mr. well, why can't you see that Mr. has injuries on his body?" Meng Yanzi was afraid that Bai Qingshuang would be easy to be soft-hearted and take care of things that shouldn't be taken care of, so she immediately asked.
At this question, the owner lowered his head a little embarrassed and didn't speak, but the young lady's eyes were red, and she choked: "The Nine Emperors' subordinates have a lot of hearts and eyes, and they didn't hit the old man in the face, all the punches and kicks were hit in the invisible parts, and the two masters can go inside to check!" ”
As soon as she said this, the landlord's head hung lower, and a bruise could be faintly seen on the back of his neck, which was evident from his wife's words.
Bai Qingshuang didn't let Zhou Ming and them verify it, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch and asked, "May I ask where did Mr. drink in the wine shop?" ”
"It's in a small liquor shop in the back alley of North Changrong Street!" The owner of the house said ashamedly, "I did drink too much at that time, and I offended the Nine Emperor Princes because of the smell of alcohol!" ”
Nine Emperor Princes!
Bai Qingshuang only felt that her whole face was about to twitch.
Knowing the ins and outs, at this time, the knocking on the door outside had turned into a slamming door, accompanied by the scolding of those people, which showed that the pomp was still big enough.
However, she can't be frightened by Bai Qingshuang, after all, people still have a little "friendship" with the Nine Emperors!
"Let's go out, if they go down again, they're going to smash the door!" Although she still has to repair the gate after buying the house, she has to ask someone to compensate for the damage caused by someone!
"Huh?" The owner of the house exclaimed, instinctively retreating backwards, obviously not daring to go out.
"If you don't go, how do I know which one is His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes!" Bai Qingshuang couldn't help but laugh.
The owner of the house trembled and followed Bai Qingshuang and the three of them to the gate of the courtyard, listening to the sound of ping-pong banging on the door, and looking at the crumbling appearance of the already somewhat dilapidated door, his heart was really cold.
"Brother Zhou, you go open the door, but don't let them break in!" She has taken a fancy to this house, but if someone rushes in and smashes it, it will be very distressing.
"Erming, I'm with you!" Meng Yanzi wanted to see how this young girl could compete with the dignified Nine Emperors, and said with some excitement.
Zhou Ming glanced at him, couldn't understand where his excitement came from, and secretly thought, Bai Qingshuang is still a child, so it is inevitable that he doesn't understand the power of the powerful, but you Meng Yanzi is used to being inflammatory, and seeing the wind makes the rudder, this excitement makes people a little worried.
Meng Yanzi ignored his judgmental gaze, and responded with a loud voice, "Come on, come on", while urging Zhou Ming to open the courtyard door.
The owner of the house waved at the young lady and the children in the main hall, which meant at a glance that they were to hide or to escape through the back door.
But his young lady and the children obviously had some conscience, and although they hugged and shivered nervously, they always shook their heads and refused to answer, and the anxious landlord stomped his feet.
Just as he was stomping his feet, Zhou Ming had already opened the precarious courtyard door, and the person who knocked on the door almost rushed in because he couldn't catch the momentum.
Zhou Ming looked at him quickly, but in fact, he pushed him, and the man in the subordinate's costume staggered two steps and took two steps back before he could stand firmly. (To be continued)
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