Chapter 009: The Grace of a Meal
(I received the signing on the day the book was uploaded, and the contract has been sent today, the outline is complete, and the plot is about to unfold, please feel free to watch, basically two more sooner or later, and the outbreak is another story.) Pen % Fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info)
The beauty ran to Cao Ziguang's side.
"You liar, I went to Yue's house just now to ask for money, and the housekeeper said that you have been expelled from Yue's house, and you don't admit it at all, you should pay back the money quickly."
The beauty took out the white strip that Cao Ziguang had beaten and shouted.
Lao Tzu has fallen like this, and there are still people who come to collect debts, Cao Ziguang smiled.
"This girl, now that she is penniless, can she owe it temporarily?"
"Six taels of silver is my two months' salary, and if you don't give me the inn, you will deduct my money." The beauty didn't care about whether men and women gave or didn't kiss, and pulled Cao Ziguang's clothes for fear that he would run away.
Cao Ziguang said: "Girl, I really don't have any money now. Do you think I look like someone who doesn't pay my debts? Don't worry, although I don't have any money now, I can give you another blank note, and I will pay you back twice as much in the future. How is it? ”
"Cut! Hugh will deceive me again. People like you can develop, and stones can grow buds. The beauty didn't follow anything, and pulled Cao Ziguang's clothes and suddenly pulled out a "whoop".
"Yikes!" The beauty was shocked, blushing and quickly letting go of her hand.
Cao Ziguang was stunned for a moment, and immediately pretended to be very angry and said, "My dress is very expensive, what do you say if it is torn by you?" ”
"This ...... They didn't mean it. Besides, your rags aren't worth a lot of money. Seeing Cao Ziguang brazenly saying that his ordinary clothes were very expensive, the beauty knew how to touch porcelain. Encountering this person was born unlucky, and it seems that the six taels of silver are destined not to come back.
"Although my clothes seem to be worthless, they are valuable because of their commemorative value, and I have been wearing them for many years and have deep feelings." Cao Ziguang first pretended to be very distressed, and then took out a lot of adult bearing: "However, I see that you are also kind-hearted and a beauty, so don't be embarrassed, let's fight each other, and the money owed to you will be offset." ”
Although he said so, Cao Ziguang also knew that it was not easy for this beauty to make money, so he made up his mind to get out first, and when he had money in the future, he would pay her back.
"Alas! Count me out of luck. Run into a scoundrel like you. The beauty threw the IOU on Cao Ziguang's face and left angrily.
After the beauty left, Cao Ziguang walked to the dock, and outside a passenger ship that was about to set sail, an old man was waiting for the last batch of guests.
"Old man, I don't have any money on me, can you take a hitchhiker and take me back to Suzhou?"
The old man stared at Cao Ziguang and said in surprise, "Are you ...... The young master of the Cao family in Suzhou, right? ”
"Yes. Does the old man recognize me? Cao Ziguang was surprised, this ship came from Suzhou, five years have passed, and there should not be many Suzhou people who can still remember him, the down-and-out young master.
"Of course." The old man remembered vividly: "When the old ship had an accident, causing some casualties to the guests, there was not enough money to compensate, but it was Ling Zun's generosity that helped the old man get through the difficulties. When you meet the son of your benefactor today, how dare you collect money? Please come up! ”
"Thank you, old man." Cao Ziguang was grateful and walked on the boat.
Climb aboard this passenger ship and set sail north.
Suzhou. Cao Ziguang's hometown.
It is also the hometown of the prime minister of the dynasty, so there are many policies to support, in recent years, the rapid development, the degree of prosperity has surpassed Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, to become a prosperous city in the south of the Yangtze River second only to Jinling.
This is a beautiful city, but there is cruelty in the beauty, there are dignitaries and dignitaries in silk and satin on the streets, and there are beggars who are not covered with clothes, there is heaven and Suzhou and Hangzhou, which is for the rich, and for the poor, everything is hell.
Cao Ziguang walked with difficulty to a stone-paved street, looked at a familiar mansion, and was silently in a daze.
That is the ancestral home of his Cao family, the Cao family was originally a wealthy family, and the Lu family and called the two leading business circles in Suzhou, five years ago the Cao family and the Lu family did a clothing supply business, on the eve of the delivery, the Cao family warehouse had a strange fire, all the ready-to-wear was burned, thus delaying the delivery of the Lu family, the Cao family had to compensate the Lu family for a huge amount of liquidated damages, so bankrupt, Cao Ziguang's father was killed in that fire, and his mother was also a monk in despair, and his sister is missing, According to rumors, she fell into the Qinglou, but no one has really seen the eldest lady of the Cao family in the Qinglou.
Everything that belongs to my Cao family, Lao Tzu will take it back one day! Cao Ziguang stared at his ancestral house and secretly swore that his fists were clenched "rattling".
His injuries have not completely healed, and after walking so many ways, the wound is a little painful, Cao Ziguang felt a little dizzy again, his body shook, and he almost fell.
When night came, Cao Ziguang, who had no money to live in a store, had to huddle under the corner, and the brightly lit streets were full of pedestrians, but no one paid attention to him, a down-and-out person. Beggars not far away were begging, and some people threw a few copper plates at them. His clothes were not expensive fabrics originally, and they were torn again, not much different from beggars, if Cao Ziguang stretched out his hand, he should also be able to ask for a meal, but he didn't.
After being hungry all night, by dawn, Cao Ziguang finally couldn't hold it anymore, his brain was confused and chaotic.
People began to walk around the streets, and some people who were rushing to the morning market to sell snacks came out pushing wooden bicycles. And some of the old men who are in charge of cleaning the streets are cleaning up the garbage left on the streets.
Even in late spring and early summer, Cao Ziguang felt a little cold, hungry and thirsty, and his lips trembled slightly. Maybe he had a fever.
"Young man, take a sip of hot porridge!"
Suddenly, Cao Ziguang heard a voice, he opened his eyes, and saw a bowl of steaming rice porridge delivered to him by a kind lady.
"Thank you, auntie." Cao Ziguang trembled his hands, took the bowl of porridge and drank it in one go, licking even the rice grains cleanly. With a little heat, he felt much better and cleared.
Cao Ziguang returned the porcelain bowl to the eldest lady and said gratefully: "Auntie, I will definitely repay you twice as much in the future." ”
The eldest lady smiled and said, "If you can live, your fate is hard, what can you talk about?" I see you've been squatting in front of my house all night, it's pitiful. Alas! The lady sighed again, then shook her head and walked away.
There are still good Samaritans in the world! Cao Ziguang looked at the back of the eldest lady and was very grateful. It may be insignificant for the eldest lady, but for him, this bowl of porridge may have saved his life.
Cao Ziguang tried to stand up, he had to find something to do, the cash cow couldn't be counted on at all now, and now he didn't want to overthrow a beauty, it was difficult to get the favor of any mother animal.
"I said system, system, if you make a cash cow, you will make a cash cow, and you will also make a Mao leveling system" Cao Ziguang scolded as he walked. He struggled to recall the Cao family's connections in Suzhou, trying to find someone who could help him. Thinking about it, my memories are all some fox friends and dog friends, these people see their current self, it's good not to take the opportunity to be sarcastic, don't even think about helping him. And some really kind people have little to remember pitiful. After thinking about it, I had to go to Zhang's house to try.
Zhang Shibo has a good relationship with his father, and he once started a family with his father, so it should be okay to go to him to find something to do, right?