Chapter 7 Send money to Lu Wu
Sure enough, as soon as Li Zhang's words fell, he saw Lu Wuqi patting his thigh and said: "Don't mention it, the matter of the Divine Bird has alarmed Your Majesty, and as a result, all the officials in the surrounding counties have been transferred over to clear the field, but when we went, we found that the bastards of the forbidden army had already sealed the mountain, and they were only allowed to go out but not enter, so we all ran away in vain, and we didn't say anything above, and we didn't dare to leave, so we could only guard at the foot of the mountain for a few days, and let us come back today!" ”
"Closed mountains? The divine bird has landed on the mountain, Uncle Wu, can you see it at the foot of the mountain? Li Zhang didn't expect that Lu Wu was actually transferred to block the Divine Bird, which made him hurriedly ask again, he originally wanted to see if the Divine Bird was an airplane, but if it was blocked by the forbidden army, then what else did he think?
"I can't see it, there are several dirt mountains in the upper reaches of the Bianhe River, and the sacred bird falls on the largest of them, this earth mountain is not high, but it is very large, the top of the mountain is relatively flat, and it is full of trees, and the sacred bird on the top of the mountain cannot be seen from below, and I heard that His Majesty had an accident when he went to see the sacred bird, and now all around are under martial law." Lu Wu said angrily again, moving his mouth on the top, and breaking his leg on the bottom, their gang of officials guarded the foot of the mountain for a few days, and they didn't even have a place to sleep at night.
Li Zhang's heart sank when he heard this, the imperial court had already imposed martial law around the divine bird, and it also alarmed the emperor, it is estimated that ordinary people can't get close to the divine bird at all, so how can he see if the divine bird is an airplane?
"By the way, why are you kid asking this, do you also want to see the Divine Bird?" Lu Wu asked again with a glaring of eyes at this time, Li Zhang's personality has changed too much, even if there is an explanation just now, it makes Lu Wu a little unacceptable, not to mention that he is still a team leader, and his professional vigilance makes him always feel that Li Zhang is a little wrong.
"Who doesn't want to see the Divine Bird? During this time, I heard from Douzi that the whole capital was discussing the matter of the Divine Bird, so I planned to wait for the injury to heal and go to see it, but listening to Uncle Wu, I am afraid I won't be able to see it. Li Zhang also saw Lu Wu's suspicions, and hurriedly pretended to be a young man's curiosity, and when he said the end, his face showed an expression of disappointment.
Seeing that Li Zhang finally showed the appearance of a young man, Lu Wu breathed a sigh of relief, because when he talked to Li Zhang just now, he always felt that he was not facing a twelve-year-old child, but an adult who was about the same as himself, and this feeling made him very uncomfortable.
"Uncle Wu, just now you said that His Majesty the Emperor had an accident when he went to see the Divine Bird, what kind of accident was it?" Li Zhang opened his mouth again at this time to change the topic, so as not to be discovered by Lu Wu, of course, he was also very interested in Zhao Huan, the emperor.
"I don't know about that." I saw that Lu Wu also showed a puzzled expression at this time, but soon he glared at him and said, "What are you doing inquiring about these things, can people like us inquire about the emperor's affairs?" ”
"Uncle Wu's lesson is that I will pay attention in the future!" Li Zhang immediately admitted his mistake, don't look at Lu Wu's bad tone, but in fact, it is also for his sake, after all, in this imperial society, anything related to the emperor is taboo, even in the Song Dynasty, the dynasty with the most limited imperial power.
"Okay, I always feel that you kid is a little weird, I haven't had time to go home when I come back today, so I won't sit here with you, you take care of your injuries, and when your injuries are healed, you will go to work in the yamen with me!" Lu Wu stood up at this time and said, he was extremely concerned about Li Zhang's family, and he heard about Li Zhang's injury as soon as he came back today, so he hurriedly ran to visit, and now he hasn't even returned home.
"Uncle Wu stays, you must not have eaten yet, why don't you eat here, it just so happens that I also have something to discuss with you!" At this time, Li Zhang suddenly opened his mouth to stop Lu Wudao.
"Eat?" Lu Wu was stunned when he heard Li Zhang's words, he never thought of eating here at Li Zhang, after all, he came here to send food to Li Zhang's brothers and sisters, so Li Zhang would never want to use the food he sent to cook for himself, right?
"Yesterday I asked Douzi to buy some pigs to go into the water, if Uncle Wu, you don't dislike it, why don't you let Tanuki cut a plate, and then let her buy some wine, how about we talk while eating?" Li Zhang looked at Lu Wu's surprised appearance, and naturally knew what he was thinking, but at this time, he pretended not to see it and spoke again.
"Where did you get the money, it's okay to steal something occasionally on the street, but if you really rely on this to eat in the future, sooner or later someone will catch you and break your legs, and I won't be able to save you then!" Lu Wu's face suddenly sank at this time, he thought that Li Zhang's money was stolen from the street, after all, with Li Zhang's age, there was no other way to get money except to steal.
"Uncle Wu, you misunderstood, in the past few days, I asked Douzi and them to do a little business, although they don't make much money, but at least they can feed these dozen mouths, and I think the peace talks are also about this small business." Li Zhang smiled again at this time, and after speaking, he asked the raccoon dog to cut a large piece of braised sausage and send it to her in a large bowl, and then Li Zhang gave her some money to drink.
"Don't fight too much, half a catty is enough, I have to be on an errand in the afternoon!" When Lu Wu heard Li Zhang's words, he also showed a surprised expression at the moment, but he was still afraid that Li Zhang would spend money, so he instructed the raccoon dog who was drinking, and the raccoon dog also agreed, and then ran out in a hurry.
"What kind of business can you kids do?" As soon as the raccoon dog left, Lu Wu asked a little impatiently.
"Actually, it's not a business, it's just picking up the leftovers in the restaurant and selling them to the coolies on the docks." At that moment, Li Zhang told Lu Wu about the business of folding baskets.
The wharf is mixed, and now no one is looking for beans to make them trouble, but if it takes a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that something will happen, and this needs to rely on Lu Wu's power, don't look at Lu Wu is just a small team leader, and his status is not as good as that of a small official, but in the area of Xiangfu County, Lu Wu is still very open, especially his martial arts are strong, and he has repeatedly arrested the wanted Jiangyang thieves, not only in Xiangfu County, but even the entire Kaifeng Mansion is also quite famous.
"Folding? I didn't expect you kid to have this ability! After hearing this, Lu Wu couldn't help but look at Li Zhang in amazement and said, although the business of selling leftovers is a little unproductive, but it is almost a business-free business, which is perfect for Li Zhang's group of orphans who have no capital.
I saw Li Zhang smile slightly again at this time, and then took out a heavy cloth bag from behind him and put it in front of Lu Wu and said: "Uncle Wu, there is always money here, there is no other meaning, I just want you to take care of the beans and them in the future, so as not to make trouble for us in the future." ”
"Phew! What do you mean kid, when is it your turn to send money to Lao Tzu! Lu Wu saw that Li Zhang actually took money for himself, but at the moment he was furious and slapped the table and shouted, he has always regarded Li Zhang as his own nephew, otherwise he would not have always taken care of their brother and sister, but now Li Zhang actually took money to bribe himself, which simply did not treat him as an adult, but as an outsider, which is the reason why Lu Wu was angry.
"Uncle Wu, you misunderstood, although you are not my own uncle, but our brother and sister have always been taken care of by you, and my father is away from home every day, and Tanuki and I almost treat you as a father......"
"Then you still send money to Lao Tzu?" Before Li Zhang finished speaking, Lu Wu slapped the table again and interrupted him, the table of Li Zhang's house was broken, and Lu Wu's hand was strong, but now he slapped it twice, and the whole table was crooked, and it was estimated that it would fall apart if he slapped it again.
"Uncle Wu, listen to me, this money is not for you, but I want to lend your hand to the officials patrolling the docks, so that they can take more care of the beans, after all, it is best not to owe favors to the things that can be solved with money!" Li Zhang couldn't help but explain with a wry smile at this time, Lu Wu is usually very busy, and it is impossible to go to the dock to keep an eye on the beans and them, so he must be handed over to his subordinates, but no matter how big Lu Wu's face is, after all, it is still not as good as money, and this principle is common no matter what era.
Lu Wu couldn't help but be stunned again when he heard Li Zhang's words, and then looked him up and down a few times before he spoke again: "You kid, you even understand this kind of truth, but who did you learn from that and you see the world so thoroughly?" ”
"I don't know, it's just that after waking up from this injury, I feel much better in my brain, and I seem to understand things I didn't understand before." Li Zhang spread his hands and made an innocent expression at this time, he said with too many changes in his body, he couldn't hide it in front of a keen-eyed acquaintance like Lu Wu, since this was the case, it was better to simply spread it out, anyway, no one would have thought that he was no longer the original Li Zhang.
"People say that if you don't die, there will be a blessing in the future, it seems to be really reasonable, and your kid has been smart since he was a child, if your father can let you keep studying, maybe one day you will be able to roll the roll in Donghuamen, and then your Li family will be able to glorify your ancestors." Lu Wu looked at Li Zhang, and suddenly said with some pity.
Li Zhang is literate, which is also one of the reasons why he can become an orphan, but unfortunately Li Zhang's father gambled excessively, and even eating at home became a problem, so naturally there was no money for him to study anymore.
While he was talking, the raccoon dog also bought the wine, and Lu Wu was not polite, he chatted with Li Zhang while eating with a sip of wine and a mouthful of braised sausages, and after eating, Li Zhang pushed the copper coin in front of the other party again, but Lu Wu smiled at this time: "You kid is really generous, let the people on the dock take care of the beans and a few of them, two hundred wen is enough, you still save the rest of the money, buy more food to eat in the future, don't let the raccoon dog go hungry!" ”
After Lu Wu finished counting the copper coins and was about to leave, Li Zhang also stood up with a chair and was about to see him off, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside the door, and then a servant in a soap coat ran in with a panicked face.