Chapter 35: Selling Himself to Bury His Father
After signing the peace agreement, Yang Lian's return was put on the agenda, and before leaving, Yang Lian naturally wanted to make some purchases. There is naturally no shortage of money, in order to win over Yang Lian, Liu Zhiyuan gave Yang Lian a lot of gold and silver, enough for Yang Lian to squander.
Yang Lian thought about it, so he took Fu Jinzhan and a few guards out of Honglu Temple to buy items on the street, on the one hand, to buy some items with Central Plains characteristics, after returning to Jinling, the King of Qi, the queen and even the Tang Dynasty can give them away; On the other hand, he also wanted to give Fu Yanqing an explanation, he was about to take away his daughter, and he always had to say something.
The weather is warm, Kaifeng has experienced wind and rain, the people on the street have gradually increased, and they seem to be a little angry, but many people in Kaifeng are hungry, after all, last year's chaos, the Central Plains was deeply injured, especially farming was greatly affected, and the year's harvest was ruined.
Yang Lian felt that if the Han Dynasty wanted to recover, it would take at least two or three years, and the people needed food for food and war, and the Central Plains was in ruins, but it was not something that could be recovered in the short term.
Yang Lian, Fu Jinzhan , Lin Renzhao and others were looking for targets everywhere on the street, and when they walked for half a pillar of incense, they saw a group of people surrounding them on the side of a street, and they didn't know what they were doing. Yang Lian was about to take someone around when he heard someone talking loudly inside.
"Uncles and aunts, when Zheng En first came to your place to make a living, his father died of illness, because he had no money to bury his father, as long as someone paid for my father's funeral, Zheng En was willing to sell himself as a slave!" A man spoke, although his tone was a little weak, but he could hear a sense of righteousness.
"Bearded, what will you do?" In the crowd, someone asked.
Zheng En patted his chest and said, "I know how to do some kung fu, I can take care of the family's nursing home, and I can also hunt!" ”
"Nursing home?" A man who looked like a butler seemed to be a little moved.
Yang Lian listened, thought a little, and walked over, the crowd was very dense, Yang Lian and Lin Renzhao squeezed into the crowd with great effort, and saw a man kneeling on the ground, in front of him was a roll of mats, wrapped in a corpse. Under the spring breeze, there was still a little chill, but this corpse was very poorly dressed, and it was obviously a poor family.
Yang Lian squinted his eyes and looked at Zheng En, this bearded man was crying profusely, and the clothes on his body were also shabby, he was a miserable person.
At this time, Zheng En heard that the man wanted to take care of the person who cared for the home, like a man in the water grasping the straw, and hurriedly said: "This master, I only ask for the silver to bury my father, and this life is the master's." I don't usually need to be paid, just eat well! ”
This is a sincere person, Yang Lian thought in his heart, at this time, the person had already moved, but he didn't dare to make the decision, and hurriedly said: "You wait here for a while, I'll go back to the master." With that, he tore through the crowd and hurried out.
"How much do you want?" At this time, Yang Lian asked, Zheng En's appearance made him feel compassion, no matter what, the most important thing is for the old man to be in the ground.
Hearing this, Zheng En raised his head, looked at Yang Lian and said, "This master, I think five taels of silver is enough." "The main thing is the money to buy coffins, in the past six months, many people have died, and the price of coffins has risen again and again, and the price is very high.
Yang Lian nodded, and took out a piece of gold cake from his arms, about five taels, which was worth at least fifty taels or more when exchanged for silver. The moment Yang Lian took out the golden cake, the onlookers gasped, so much money, in normal times, is enough for a family to live for five or six years, even if it is a war, prices are rising, and it can be used sparingly for a year or two.
Yang Lian handed the golden cake to Zheng En, and said: "When you go out, it is inevitable that there will be difficulties, this piece of gold cake should be regarded as a little bit of my heart, you will bury your uncle, set up a monument, and the rest of the money, change your clothes, and do some small business." ”
Zheng En saw Huang Cancan's golden cake, shook his head again and again, and said, "Too much, too much." All I need is the money to bury my father. As he spoke, he pushed Yang Lian with his hand.
Yang Lian took the opportunity to stuff the golden cake into his hand and said, "The dead are great, and they should be buried in the ground, and I think you also hope to bury your uncle in a good place." You don't have to excuse yourself from this piece of gold cake, you can accept it! Don't worry, I won't let you sell yourself into slavery. Yang Lian said, shaking Zheng En's hand vigorously.
Zheng En was stunned, he looked at Yang Lian, burst into tears, and choked up: "This, how can this be so?" ”
"You're welcome, just take it." Yang Lian said, stood up, waved at the people, and said, "It's okay, everyone is gone." ”
When the people saw that things had come to an end, they scattered in twos and threes, and at the same time felt that Yang Lian was so arrogant, and they didn't know that it was the son and brother of that family?
Zheng En kowtowed to Yang Lian and said, "Engong, please accept Zheng En's worship!" As he spoke, he knocked his head three times in one breath.
Yang Lian helped him up and said, "The weather is still cold, so it's better to go back early, bury your uncle, and drink a few bowls of ginger soup." ”
Zheng En nodded, arched his hand, and said, "Zheng Enduo thanks Engong, don't you know Engong's name?" ”
Before Yang Lian could answer, at this time, the housekeeper came in a hurry, came to Zheng En, took out two taels of silver, handed them to Zheng En, and said with a smile: "Zheng En, my master has agreed, these two taels of silver will be given to you to bury your father!" ”
Before Zheng En could speak, Yang Lian smiled faintly and said, "Zheng En already has money, there is no need to sell yourself, you better go back." ”
When the housekeeper heard Yang Lian say this, he immediately blew his beard, glared at Yang Lian, and said, "Who are you, why are you talking to the master!" ”
Yang Lian looked at the housekeeper's arrogant appearance, and couldn't help but smile: "Oh? Tell me, what is your identity? ”
"My lord is the famous Zhao lord in the capital, and the official worships the commander!" The butler said.
"Commander?" Yang Lian couldn't help laughing, and said who it was, it turned out to be Zhao Hongyin, and immediately asked, "What did you say, but Zhao Hongyin?" ”
"Bold, my lord's name is secret, how can you be allowed to call it directly?" The housekeeper was furious, and with a wave of his hand, several men surrounded him, all of them were tall and tall, with thick waists and round arms, and they were very fierce.
Yang Lian squinted his eyes and looked at the housekeeper, and said with a smile: "Don't say it's his name, even if he is in front of me, I will be like this." ”
The housekeeper muttered a little in his heart, he is not a person who has never seen the world, but in Kaifeng City, when did there be such a number one person? Most of the officials in Beijing, especially those dignitaries and their heirs, knew most of the housekeepers, but he had never seen this person in front of him. At this time, when he heard the name of the master, he didn't say anything, but he was so sure that the housekeeper wondered in his heart.
But Yang Lian said this, which made the housekeeper very angry, and thought about it, since he had not seen Yang Lian, this person was not a noble person of that family nine times out of ten, although the clothes were not simple, but I am afraid that he was at most a rich child. Immediately, his face turned cold, he sneered, and said: "Traitor, so bold, come on, give me a beating!" ”
"Eun Gong, you go quickly!" Zheng En saw that Yang Lian was going to suffer, so he hurriedly blocked in front of him, stretched out his arms, tried to increase the defensive range, and urged Yang Lian to go quickly.
Yang Lian shook his head, how could he leave? Although the heroes don't suffer the immediate losses, Yang Lian still can't look down on the housekeeper and these people. What's more, just one Zhao Hongyin restrained him, wouldn't it make people laugh off their big teeth? Yang Lian smiled and said, "Are you sure you want to beat me?" ”
"Hmph, you dare to be stubborn!" A hint of murderous intent flashed in the butler's eyes.
While speaking, the housekeeper was about to retreat, Yang Lian suddenly moved, he moved very fast, stepped forward, raised his foot and kicked out, all in one go, so fast that people couldn't see clearly.
Before the housekeeper could react, he was kicked in the stomach by Yang Lian, flew out several steps, and then fell to the ground. This kick was so hard that before the housekeeper could react, he lay on the ground and vomited bitterness. The family next to him, you look at me, I look at you, suddenly let out a cry and rushed forward.
Zheng En shouted loudly and said, "Hugh hurts Engong!" As he spoke, he raised his fist and smashed it. Although Zheng En hadn't eaten for two days and walked a little lightly, he fought with the family, and the shot was fast and hard, and one of the family members was suddenly knocked to the ground, covering his face and humming.
"Don't be afraid of him!" Another man shouted and pounced. Several people on the left and right also let out a shout in unison and rushed towards Zheng En.
Yang Lian originally wanted to make a move, but suddenly took a step back, watching Zheng En fight with these people, he even stopped Lin Renzhao and Chen Tie, who wanted to step forward to help, and said, "Don't worry, take a look first." ”
At this time, Zheng En was already fighting with those people, Zheng En was really powerful, although he had not eaten for two days, his strength was greatly reduced, but in desperation, those family members could not rely on Zheng En's body. Several family members surrounded Zheng En, constantly turning in circles, looking for Zheng En's flaws.
As the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat four hands, although Zheng En is powerful, but several family members circled around him, waiting for the opportunity to move, and they are all tall and big people, one was knocked down, the other pounced, Zheng En still suffered very much.
At this time, the housekeeper foamed at the mouth, stood up, and began to scold, saying, "Catch him for me, what is the master responsible for!" ”
When Yang Lian heard this, he couldn't help sneering, this housekeeper is really not afraid of making things bigger.
When several family members heard this, they suddenly became more confident, glanced at each other, and pounced on Zheng En together. Zheng En punched and kicked, and the three of them fell, but one person took advantage of the momentum to pounce and hugged Zheng En's waist tightly.
Zheng En raised his fist and punched him a few times, the man gritted his teeth and took it, and the other two pounced and grabbed Zheng En's arm and held on.
"Hit, hit me hard!" When the housekeeper saw that Zheng En was about to be captured, his face was immediately overjoyed, and his arrogance became arrogant, completely forgetting the embarrassment just now.
Zheng En's waist was hugged, his arms were also hugged, some of them couldn't be used, he raised his foot and kicked a person down, and at the same time, he was also punched in the chest, this circle was very powerful, and hit Zheng En's vital point, Zheng En immediately snorted, rolled his eyes, and couldn't bear it.
As soon as the family members made a move, the two people who got up from the ground were overjoyed, and they pounced on one left and one right, wanting to teach Zheng En a lesson. Anyway, even if he kills someone, just a poor person, the master can settle the matter if he comes forward casually. (To be continued.) )