Chapter 115: The Ebony Controversy
It wasn't until he returned to his guest room after dinner that Lu Qiao gradually came back to his senses.
Before that, he had agreed to Nuan'er's request in a daze.
The next day, Nuan'er lay on the carriage and waved at him desperately: "Uncle Lu, you have to take care!" When Nuan Er's art returns, he will cook some delicious dishes to eat with you every day! ”
In the surprised or amused eyes of passers-by, Lu Qiao's face was full of black lines, and his heart was a little messy.
After passing through two towns in succession, Xiaoguo and his party arrived at the last town of Qingyun Country, Montel.
The carriage passed by the trading market, and Nuan'er exclaimed: "There are so many stalls selling fish and shrimp here!" ”
Jiang Shangdao: "I heard that this place is close to Baige Country, and it is very close to the sea, and people from the two countries often gather in the market of this city to exchange special products, and it is not a strange thing that the seafood is abundant!" ”
"Grandpa Jiang, do the people here make a living from fishing?" Nuan Er was in high spirits.
"Grandpa hasn't been here, but an old friend who is a resident of Montel has heard him say that this place, like the inland, is still mainly farming!" Jiang Shangdao.
"So, all of the people who sell these seafood are from Baige Country?" Nuan'er suddenly realized, "No wonder their costumes are completely different from others!" ”
"Father-in-law!" Xiaoguo pulled the curtain and said inside, "Park the car here first, I'll go buy some seafood with Mingze, and I'll be back soon!" ”
"Okay." Jiang Shangdao.
Ming Ze led the carriage under a big tree.
"Nuan'er, stay in the car with your father-in-law!" Small fruit road.
"Okay, Master, don't worry, I'll protect Grandpa Jiang!" Nuan'er patted her chest and swore an oath.
"Nuan'er, if you want to go shopping with your master, go ahead! Grandpa can watch the car alone! Jiang Shang saw her looking out and smiled.
"How can that be?" Nuan'er shook her head and said, "I'd rather listen to my grandfather's stories than to go shopping!" Grandpa Jiang, tell me about the previous incident! ”
Jiang Shang shook his head slightly, and was about to speak, but suddenly, a noise came from far and near.
"Old man, this is a small plan to be sold, and it will be used as life-saving money for children, you must not snatch it!" A hoarse voice spoke.
"What do you mean by snatching? Didn't Lao Tzu pay you? Someone replied in a gruff voice.
"Master, my piece of ebony is worth ten taels of silver, you only gave these copper plates, what is the difference between taking it away for nothing!" The former said in a trembling voice.
The old man's voice was very familiar, Jiang Shang suddenly remembered something, his body shook, he hurriedly lifted the curtain and walked out.
I saw a group of thugs walking swaggeringly, and an old man in clothes full of puddings beside him begged all the way.
Seeing that he was about to leave the trading market, the old man expected that it would be difficult to wave the ebony, so he was anxious and grabbed the corner of the clothes of a burly middle-aged man led by him.
"Let go of your dirty hands! Qian Lao Tzu has given it to you, and if you are so entangled, carefully Lao Tzu cut you old thing! The middle-aged man flicked the hem of his clothes, and the old man was shocked and flew out and fell to the ground.
The old man endured the pain on his body, got up, and stopped the middle-aged man again.
He stretched out a few copper plates in his left hand in front of the middle-aged man, and insisted: "This is your copper plate, quickly return my ebony to me!" ”
"Old thing, shame on your face! Since you are so anxious to report to Lord Yama, Lao Tzu will fulfill you! The middle-aged man's face was full of hideousness, and he waved the ebony in his hand and swept towards the old man.
"Be careful!"
Seeing that the ebony was smashed straight towards the old man's head, Jiang Shang didn't have time to think about it, he pushed the old man away, and the ebony stick brushed the old man's forehead, and the cold stick wind made the old man break out in a cold sweat.
The old man was pushed by Jiang Shang's full strength, his center of gravity was unstable, and he fell to the ground again.
Jiang Shang's back injury was not healed, so he acted too aggressively, only to feel that the sharp pain in his waist kept coming, his body was unstable, and he fell to the ground with the old man.
"Brother, are you okay?" When the old man saw his benefactor fall aside, he hurriedly struggled to get up and help him.
"Brother Meng, are you okay?" Jiang Shang waved his hand at him and said with a smile.
"You're Brother Jiang?!" The old man heard him call himself like this, and his tone was very familiar, and after carefully examining Jiang Shang's face, he said in surprise.
Meeting the deceased again in a foreign country made him cry.
Jiang Shang held his hand tightly, and there were tears in his eyes.
"Another nosy old thing!"
When the middle-aged man saw that the old man had escaped, he sneered incessantly, and his eyes were full of murderous intent, as if he was determined to take someone's life.
Ebony turned his head and rolled towards Jiang Shang and the others.
"Old things, you have to go to the underworld to talk about it again!"
"Brother, it's me who has caused you trouble!"
The old man hurriedly blocked in front of Jiang Shang, closed his eyes, and waited for that moment to come.
With a sound of "Zheng", the stick wind stopped abruptly, and the expected pain of death did not come.
The old man opened his eyes and saw that the ebony stick was a foot above his head, and he was being held by a steel knife.
The knife is a little boy, and he is a warm child dressed as a man.
"Boy, you can't find death!" The middle-aged man gritted his teeth.
When he saw that the other party was a half-old child, and he was thin and weak, he couldn't help but feel contempt, and he wanted to save face, so he tried his best to suppress the steel knife, but the steel knife stopped firmly in place and did not move.
The middle-aged man's forehead was gradually covered with sweat, but Nuan'er still looked light.
The middle-aged man knew that he had kicked the iron plate, but at this time, all the strength was pressed on the blade, and it was impossible to stop, so he couldn't help but feel anxious and regretful.
The little gangsters around him saw that the two of them were motionless, and they didn't realize that their boss was exhausted and in trouble, still talking nonsense on the side.
"Boy! Isn't it frightened to see our boss! ”
"Haha, this kid won't, he was shocked to death by the boss's internal force!"
"The boss is mighty!"
"Let him not be long-sighted, and make a mess! Don't ask, who is our boss? ”
Jiang Shang had seen Nuan'er's kung fu, but he didn't worry too much.
His old friend Lao Meng panicked: "Brother Jiang, this little doll won't be really shocked!" All these things are caused by me, and I am a iniquity! ”
"Brother Meng, don't blame yourself, this kid will be fine!" Jiang Shang comforted.
Nuan'er knew that the middle-aged man had reached the limit, and wanted to play with him for a while, but when she heard the conversation between the two, she gently picked up the steel knife, and the strength was transmitted to the ebony.
The man was struck by a double force, the ebony broke in half and came out of his hand, and the man flew out of the air, fell heavily to the ground, and vomited two mouthfuls of blood in succession.
The sudden change made the gangsters stunned.
The middle-aged man struggled twice on the ground and wanted to get up, but he was exhausted and unsuccessful.
"What are you doing? Why don't you come and help Lao Tzu! He yelled at the thugs.
The thug came back to his senses, hurried over, and hurriedly helped him to his feet.
"Boss!"
"Boss, are you alright?"
"How can it be okay, carry me to the hospital quickly!" The middle-aged man was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat and grinned with his teeth.
Nuan'er jumped forward, and the steel knife was horizontal, blocking their way.
"Wait a minute! Leave the money that broke the ebony behind! ”
"How much does it cost?" The little thug who walked at the front, looking at the blade close at hand, was frightened.
Nuan'er obviously didn't know the benefits of ebony, she only said that it was a branch, and said casually: "Ten taels of silver!" ”
In her eyes, these ten taels of silver should be for nothing, don't you know that this piece of ebony is worth this price!
The little gangsters thought that she would take the opportunity to open her mouth, but when they heard that it was a normal price, they let out a long breath, and they hurriedly took out the protection money they had just "collected" everywhere, scraped together ten taels of silver, and left in embarrassment.
Nuan'er went to Meng Laohan, handed him the broken silver in his hand, and said loudly: "Uncle, I'm sorry to break your stick, take this silver!" ”
Lao Meng shook his head and said: "Little boy, you saved our lives, the old man is grateful, how can you ask for this silver again?" Although the ebony is broken, it can still be sold! ”
"Brother Meng, you can take it! The ebony is broken, the price plummets, and I just heard about the life-saving money, what is going on? Jiang Shang asked.
"Grandpa Jiang, how can you sit on the ground and chat! Let's go back to the carriage and talk again! Nuan Er said.
Jiang Shang smiled and sighed: "Old, old!" When I first met Brother Meng, I was so happy that I didn't know that I was still lying in the dust, so I chatted! Let's go, let's get into the carriage and drink tea, and talk again! ”
"Brother, is this the grandson of the family?" Lao Meng looked at Jiang Shang and Nuan'er in surprise and asked.
"Although it is not biological, it is better than biological life!" Nuan Er said mischievously.
"It's a long story, oops!" Jiang Shang grabbed Nuan'er's arm and wanted to stand up, but a sharp pain hit his waist.
"Grandpa Jiang, have you hurt your waist again?" Nuan Er said urgently.
"Dude, what's wrong with you?" Lao Meng was picking up the ebony that fell on the side of the road, and when he heard Jiang Shang's call, he hurriedly rushed over.
"It's no big deal, I think it's just flashed to my waist again!" Jiang Shangqiang endured the pain, pretending to be relaxed, and beads of sweat the size of beans oozed from his forehead.
Nuan'er and Lao Meng supported him, and as soon as they returned to the carriage and lay down, Xiaoguo and Mingze came back.
"Father-in-law, Nuan'er! See what we bought back? Xiaoguo shouted from afar.
She lifted the curtain and was shocked to see Lao Meng sitting outside: "Who are you?" ”
"Guo'er, this is the Uncle Meng I told you!" Jiang Shangdao.
"Hello Uncle Meng!" Xiaoguo smiled brightly at Lao Meng, "I often hear my father-in-law tell me the story of you and him going south and north together!" ”
Lao Meng smiled at her and nodded, and looked at Jiang Shang: "Brother, isn't this the daughter of a virtuous nephew?" ”
Jiang Shang said proudly: "Exactly! The two dolls next to them are the two apprentices received by my righteous daughter, Ming Ze and Nuan'er! ”
Ming Ze and Nuan'er hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said respectfully: "Grandpa Meng! ”
Lao Meng nodded again and again, and said, "Brother, you are a blessed one!" I just want to thank Nuan'er for saving me! ”
Jiang Shang smiled: "Yes! It's just that I can't enjoy this blessing, brother! Look, when I worked with people before, I never dared to have a headache and brain fever, but after a few days of comfortable life, my body became delicate! ”
Xiaoguo noticed that Jiang Shang was lying in the car, and hurriedly said, "Father-in-law, where are you uncomfortable?" ”