Final Chapter. 180. People grow and hate water (5)
If you want to do business, you have to pay attention to harmony and make money; If you want to live a peaceful life, you must know that "singles do not fight forces"; But the shopkeeper Zhu's initiative to retreat fell into the eyes of this half-drunk strong man, and it became a great opportunity for him to gain an inch!
"Hiccup...... That's not going to happen! Since you are afraid of the government, it is clear that you are colluding with Jiangyang thieves, and you must have done a lot of things for money and life! Lao Tzu is an official soldier, how can he privately accept stolen money from people like you! ”
Shopkeeper Zhu smelled the wine he squirted out and looked at his swaying body, and his heart was filled with nausea; And Qin Qiu, who had been silent, unexpectedly interjected at this time:
"Then, according to your experience, Master Jun, how much silver does he have to settle this case?"
"Hey...... Our Nankang law stipulates that stealing one penalty is ten! If he wants to be private in this matter, if he is less than eighty taels of silver, don't even mention it! ”
Get! As soon as his Tao was drawn out, whether it was Qin Qiu or Zhu Shopkeeper, his heart was completely down-to-earth.
The high threshold of the Worry Liberation Army, can you just talk about it; But now that he has said such a thing, at least it proves that the children of the Zhu shopkeeper's family are not rotten to the roots! The matter of the son stealing his father is indeed not good to be beaten into a bandit; But once you steal a guest, it's two different concepts entirely.
Qin Qiu is a king of thieves, and the shopkeeper Zhu has also opened an inn for more than ten years, and both of them are top players who know people. Through the previous temptation, they can already be sure: this worry-relieving soldier is the one who came to Zhujiadian to extort bamboo.
Fifty taels of silver is a lot of "pocket money", but for this gambling veteran, it is not enough to stuff his teeth; In addition, the local gambling house in Gusu City, in order to attract customers, also provides unlimited free supply of local specialty wine - ancient wine "Wugong Huang". Those gamblers were playing and playing, and they were rushed to the top of their heads by the stamina of rice wine; When you place a bet, you are completely out of proportion......
With only half a pillar of incense, this military master not only lost all the fifty taels of silver that Shen Ju had rewarded, but also signed a fifty taels of usury.
You must know that the gambling debts signed in black and white in Nankang are strictly protected by the laws of the imperial court. Regardless of the status of the two parties and the amount of interest agreed upon, as long as there is a calligraphy, painting and calligraphy mortgage, it is considered to have formed a loan relationship.
The garrison of the Relief Army is far away at the foot of the Setshan Mountain east of Jiankang City. So if he hadn't been able to fill this big hole before he left Gusu City...... So as long as the donkey rolls his head up, then he won't want to turn over in his life.
In desperation, this half-drunk soldier hit the head of Zhujiadian. also deserves this person's bad luck, the business of this Zhu family shop was originally barely supported; It is really difficult for a strong man to let the shopkeeper Zhu suddenly take out eighty taels of silver.
When the shopkeeper heard the price offered by the other party, he hurriedly opened his silver box; Fortunately, today Wang Zhi paid more than 30 people in advance, and there were really more than 20 taels of silver in it; Coupled with the hard-earned money he has saved over the years, he can almost make up fifty taels; Although he was very distressed, there was such a storefront poking it, and it would not be bankrupt.
"Master, my store has a small profit, and I don't have much income on weekdays; Just twenty-seven or eight taels of silver, or the shop money that your ruler gave during the day. In this way, the villain saved fifty taels by himself, and he originally planned to keep a daughter-in-law in a room, but today he has all paid you all of them. If it's a difference, your old man will bear with it and raise your noble hand......"
There are more than 30 rooms in Zhujiadian, which is not small, but the consumption level is not high, and it is true that it does not make much money. Logically speaking, the attitude of the old shopkeeper is enough to grovel and be willing to swallow his anger; Now it's just a few taels of silver missing, and no one should care about it anymore......
And this military master of the Worry Relief Army is not a heinous person on weekdays; It's just that the document he signed with the gambling house agreed that if he repaid the debt in advance, it would be the dead price of eighty taels of silver! In this way, the two sides can be regarded as bulls!
"No, not a single copper plate is missing! Hiccup, old Zhu shopkeeper, to tell you something, we didn't ask you much! You think about it, if this matter goes to the government, you have to admit a hundred taels of silver, right? Just a few taels of silver, wouldn't it be enough to find an acquaintance to exchange and exchange? ”
The strong man "comforted" the shopkeeper Zhu while bringing it to Qin Qiu with his eyes. And Qin Qiu himself is a big-spending snitch, who has spent a lifetime of righteousness and squandering money; Not to mention a few taels of silver, it is a large amount of thousands, he only needs to go out to relieve his hands, and he can easily solve it!
Qin Qiu originally took out his silver purse, but he didn't expect the old Zhu shopkeeper's face to sink, and he stretched out his hand to stop Qin Qiu's movements; Then he smiled at the military master and said embarrassedly:
"Okay...... Then the military master, you come with me to the backyard to get the silver? ”
"I know you're not honest! Belch...... Lead the way ......"
Qin Qiu didn't know the economic situation of the shopkeeper Zhu, and he only thought that he was distressed about the silver and wanted to bargain with the other party temporarily; But who knew that the two had just walked into the backyard of the inn, and the continuous sound of chopping wood immediately stopped abruptly......
Qin Qiu's heart tightened, and he hurriedly ran to the backyard; I saw that the shopkeeper Zhu, who was still honest and simple, was holding an old axe with both hands, and the axe had been firmly struck into the throat of the relieved sergeant!
What a decisive Zhu shopkeeper! What an unlucky military master! He was paralyzed by the strength of the wine, and he didn't even let out a scream, and died in the hands of this mere piece of silver!
"Lao Zhu! Why are you so troubled! I have silver, and I can get you as much as I want!" ”
After Qin Qiu scolded, he immediately went up to the room and looked around the movement around the Zhu family's store; And the shopkeeper Zhu threw away the worn-out axe in his hand, wiped the warm blood on his face, stretched out his hand and pointed to his own son who was stunned in front of the pyre, and said in a flat tone:
"If you dare to steal the silver again, Lao Tzu will slaughter you with his own hands."
In fact, since Shopkeeper Zhu had heard of Qin Qiu's name, he naturally knew his origin. For such a top thief, let alone a few dozen taels of silver, even if it is the treasure of the palace, as long as he wants it, there is nothing he can't get! But if he opened his mouth to ask Qin Qiu for help, what kind of thing was his old Zhu?
If you want to live the life of ordinary people, don't bother your friends! If you want to receive the favor of the rivers and lakes, don't pretend to be a kind people. Since ancient times, this sugar cane has not had a sweet thing at both ends! Although he Lao Zhu is not a big hero, after all, he has also been to the bottom of the sea and worshiped the old man! After washing his hands in the golden basin, he has become accustomed to groveling and swallowing his anger in order to live a stable life and raise his son. Isn't it all like this?
However, he knew in his heart that today's threshold was not high, but as the shopkeeper of Zhu, he would definitely not be able to get by; But if he is a person from the rivers and lakes, as long as he has a look, Qin Qiu will definitely help him tide over the difficulties.
But after all, he is an old-school Jianghu person, and he is a bitch and a shitty thing of setting up an archway, and he will not do it anyway!
Stupid, stubborn, but admirable.
At the same time, a small restaurant on Hefang Street also had its door panels installed in advance. Wang Zhi, who drank two large jars of Sanqin rice wine, was following behind the "righteous brother" and slowly walked to a small alley in the south of the city.
The eldest brother told him that he had a new batch of serious Hetao flour at home, as well as spicy seeds brought back from the trustees of Chang'an City! After arriving home for a while, I will give my brother a bowl of authentic oily noodles, which will relieve the gluttony in his stomach!
The stamina of rice wine is great, and the stamina of rice wine is not small! Wang Zhi on weekdays has no common language with his comrades in the Relief Army; Today, I finally met the Sanqin Township Party, of course, I am extremely excited! As the saying goes, there are fewer than a thousand cups of wine for a confidant, and now Wang Zhi seems to have stepped on cotton under his feet, if he wasn't held by his eldest brother, he would have been lying on the ground a long time ago!
In the end, it not only numbs the body, but also numbs the mind. Wang Zhi didn't know how to think about it, as the so-called "sweet in the south and salty in the north, spicy in the east and sour in the west", every place has a local favorite taste. People in Gangnam Province have always eaten lightly and sweetly! And the spicy thing is a lot of expensive things! If there was nothing wrong with the brain of the owner of this small restaurant, he would have lost himself to death long ago if he sold food for this common people in Gusu City, and used such expensive seasonings?
It didn't take long for a bowl of steaming trouser noodles to be placed in front of Wang Zhi; A spoonful of boiling oil poured down, the bright red half-chopped dry spicy seeds, tumbling mischievous oil flowers, provoked a refreshing aroma. Wang Zhi smelled this familiar taste, and he didn't care about trying the temperature first, so he picked up the chopsticks, directly picked up the big sea bowl, mixed the seasoning in three or two, and before entering the mouth, he didn't forget to shout to the eldest brother:
"Big brother, I can't wait if I'm hungry!"
"Look at your baby's greedy dripping cowardly look, eat, eat hard! Brother Ni plays like opening a store, not afraid of a pot-bellied man! ”
A bowl of soul-recovering noodles was swallowed, and Wang Zhi, who was drunk on the head, also began to feel sleepy; But he still thought about the eldest brother who was busy in the kitchen, and he was embarrassed to sleep on the table like this, so he wanted to open his mouth and call the other party to explain a few words......
However, his head had just been raised, and he suddenly felt a huge force coming from his neck, strangling his throat! At the same time, there was also a reaction force from behind, which was pressed against the back of his neck! The root of the tongue was squeezed by these two forces, and the stomach full of Sanqin snacks and mellow rice wine immediately surged upwards from the stomach; The noose around his neck didn't leave him any room to vomit at all!
In fact, with Wang Zhi's skills, he is at least in the top five in the worry-solving army! But the person behind him was not an ordinary person, his hands were holding the rope tightly, and his right knee had been pressed against the back of Wang Zhi's neck, and the direction of force was repeatedly adjusted to prevent the other party's body from crooked and rolling to the ground......
After a few struggles, the deputy general who had already climbed the Gusu Shen family died in the hands of his "righteous brother"!