At noon, the scorching sun roasted Chumo Street, and the air was unusually hot.

Today is not the day of respecting the polder, the poor people are still working in the fields, and the rich people are reluctant to go out to avoid the sun, so the streets are full of birds. Except for the Weidong small restaurant at the corner, the other small shops along the whole street are closed and will be closed until the polder.

Wei Shihao walked out of the Jingliu Zhuangjin Workshop, covered his brow with the palm of his right hand, looked up at the sky, and walked in the direction of home against the blazing sun, and after a few steps, he was sweating. He pondered repeatedly, why did Mo Qinglian force him to accept so many silver taels to work in the workshop?

He was puzzled, and was panicking when he found that there were no pedestrians on the street, so he whispered a song to relieve the depression in his heart:

Strange and strange,

The phoenix is caught as a crow.

should be punished but rewarded,

Pick up a big basket of silver dollars for nothing.

……

Brother is not a money-grubber,

I don't want to pick up the silver in my hand for nothing.

No crash resistance to tigresses,

If you don't take a silver tael, you will bite someone.

The mountain songs sung by Wei Shihao are purely cathartic to vent personal emotions, and there is no need for an audience at all, and the volume is very small, and it cannot be heard at all from a foot away.

Weidong Restaurant is run by Cao Weidong, a local of Nawozhai. A few years ago, Cao Weidong worked long hours in the rich man's house, and after his left hand was broken due to work, he was left with a lifelong disability. But with only one hand left, he did not lose confidence in life, but relied on his strong will to open this restaurant with a meager compensation.

His inspirational story has become a local story and has inspired many people.

His cooking skills are also good, he is generous, and he can also read feng shui, fortune telling, and practice things, etc., and is known as Cao Banxian. Cao Banxian has a very good character, and when he helps poor people exorcise ghosts, he never charges a fee, but the rich people ask him to do things, but he doesn't have a single or two lines of silver. Gradually, Cao Banxian's prestige became higher and higher, so the restaurant's business was also particularly prosperous.

Cao Banxian was carrying a bucket of dishwashing water to the door of the store to dump it, and when he saw Wei Shihao, who had just passed in front of the restaurant, had a back injury, he stopped him and asked with concern: "Dahao, why is your back injured?" Got into a fight with someone? Tell Getai (Zhuang Hua: Big Brother), I'll clean him up. ”

In Cao Banxian's eyes, Wei Shihao definitely didn't cause trouble, and this injury must have been caused by someone else's bullying.

Wei Shihao turned his head, smiled at Cao Weidong and said, "Who dares to bully me Dahao with a brother cover?" ”

"And what's the injury to your back?" Cao Weidong asked.

"Oh, this ...... I accidentally ran into it in the Zhuangjin workshop just now...... It's okay, just go back and rub some medicine. Wei Shihao said in a huttered manner, and continued to walk in the direction of Qiu Kai.

"I see?" Cao Weidong was skeptical, he thought to himself: "Is the Zhuangjin Workshop a casual entry?" It's always been a place where idlers don't enter, and men refuse to visit, so Dachau can't be lying to me, right? ”

"Shopkeeper Cao, who are you talking to?" A drunken and dazed member of the Deng family staggered out of the restaurant and asked.

"Oh, it's okay, I'll say hello to Brother Wei Shihao." Cao Weidong said, then turned around and went into the store to work.

This family Ding looked at Wei Shihao's background and couldn't help but be surprised, Wei Shihao, who had a back injury, was pinned to a money bag with the word "Deng" printed on his waist.

How could the Deng family's money bag be on Wei Shihao's body? Watching it swing rhythmically with Wei Shihao's pace, the master was sure that it must contain a lot of silver.

After rubbing his drunken eyes to make sure that he was correct, he immediately returned to the private room of the restaurant and reported everything he had seen to Deng Qiantu, who was drinking and having fun, and five or six family members.

"Are you sure you didn't look away?" The excited Deng Qiantu immediately grabbed the placket of the housekeeper's clothes and pulled it over, and his movements were so violent that he almost overturned the wine table.

"Young Master, I really see it, that person is indeed Wei Shihao. If you don't believe it, go and ask Cao Banxian, he also saw it, and they said a few words! Jia Ding said very aggrievedly.

"Good...... Then Wei Shihao must be dead this time. Haha......" Deng Qiantu laughed heartily.

Everyone didn't know where the laughter was, but they all laughed in agreement.

Deng Qiantu thought to himself, Wei Shihao had just been arrested in the West Courtyard, it was impossible for him to come out so early, and he also spent a lot of money in the morning to have Wei Shihao repaired, and the scar on his back must be his masterpiece. Now, Wei Shihao appeared on the street, with the Deng family's money bag pinned to his waist, it must be that Wei Shihao escaped from prison, and took away the silver he gave to Mo Qinglian.

After listening to the jokes explained by Deng Qiantu, several family members were all surprised. Escaping from prison and stealing official money are capital crimes. In this way, Wei Shihao was seeking his own death, and Deng Qiantu naturally felt extremely happy.

After obtaining this important piece of information, Deng Qiantu immediately left in a hurry, and he wanted to rush to the West Courtyard to report Wei Shihao's crimes to Xie Yingjun as a way to invite credit.

Deng Qiantu's words were particularly loud, and Cao Banxian had to believe that the other party's words were true in combination with Wei Shihao's back injury and the Deng family's money bag pinned to his waist. However, Cao Weidong thought that Wei Shihao might have made a mistake in a moment of confusion, so he hurried out without even having time to wash his hands, and rushed towards Qiu Kai's Wei Darthead's house, he had to inform Wei Shihao to flee before the officers and soldiers arrived, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

suddenly became a nouveau riche, which is a fortunate thing for many people, but for Wei Shihao, it is the most disturbing thing, which makes him dumb and unable to say how bitter it is.

When he walked to the alley of Lakeli in the village, the more he thought about it, the more depressed he became, so he turned around and went to Li Maozai's house to have a look.

Recently, Li Maozai's aunt - Ma Da Mao has been in poor health, as a small Wei Shihao has not visited for two or three days, taking advantage of today's free, he took a detour to Li Maozai's house to see.

Li Maozai's grandmother is also illiterate and has no book title, and the people in the village call her Ma Da Mao Mao after Li Maozai.

After turning a few corners, Wei Shihao saw the sad-faced Li Maozi squatting alone at the door of his house, holding his head with both hands, as if he was crying.

Wei Shihao had an ominous premonition, and immediately rushed over and asked with concern, "Li Maozai, what's wrong with you?" Why is a person squatting outside? ”

"Brother......" After the excited Li Maozai looked up and saw Wei Shihao, he couldn't control his emotions anymore, stood up, hugged his opponent and cried loudly.

"What's going on? Tell Brother slowly. Wei Shihao was frightened by this cry, pushed Li Maozai away, grabbed his shoulder and asked.

"My grandma...... She...... She...... It's almost gone...... "Li Maozai cried and said, "In the past few days, my grandma's condition has worsened. Yesterday, we went to the street to sell some herbs, which was not enough to grab medicine for my grandma. This morning, my father said that my grandmother was a ghost, and I wanted to ask Cao Banxian to exorcise the ghost, but Abba saw that Cao Banxian's shop was doing well, so he didn't call it, and invited Liao Daxian to Qianhuai Village. After Liao Daxian exorcised the ghosts, he asked my aunt to drink a bowl of divine wine with a ghost exorcism charm, and as a result, my grandma didn't wake up......"

"Confused!" Wei Shihao said angrily, then took out a silver ingot and stuffed it into Li Maozai's hand and said, "You hurry up to the village to invite Langzhong, the sooner the better, I'll go into the house and have a look." ”

"Brother, where did you get so much money? I can't ask for your money......" Li Maozai's family is poor, and the family of four is crammed into a dilapidated thatched house, living a poor life all year round. It was the first time for Li Maozi to get such a big ingot of silver, he was stunned by everything in front of him, and his eyes were fixed on the ingot of silver in his hand, generous.

"Don't talk nonsense, it's important to save your uncle, you hurry up and invite Langzhong." Wei Shihao pushed Li Maozi and asked him to drive him away.

"Oh!" After Li Maozai reacted, he turned around and ran towards the borrowed village, and disappeared as soon as he slipped through the smoke.

The biggest feature of Li Maozi is that he runs fast like a cat, which is why he is named - Li Maozai.