Chapter 56: Calculated
Rundown, except for rundown or rundown. Chu Xiaofeng glanced at the ruins around him, his brows furrowed, this can't be called a town at all, but like a village that has been washed and plundered. Scattered along the streets, one or two people could be seen hurrying by, dressed in tattered and thin clothes, shivering in the cold wind. The eyes that looked at him were wary and hostile.
After walking forward for a while, I saw a luxurious courtyard standing on the side of the street at the corner of an alley, which was out of step with the surrounding ruined scenery, and looked like it stood out from the crowd. On the two-zhang long flagpole, a splendid red flag flutters in the wind, and there are five big characters on it - good to come to the inn again.
"Phew!" Chu Xiaofeng drove to the door of the inn, and wondered in his heart, this place is full of gray walls and tiles, dilapidated, why this place is so exquisite and luxurious. On both sides of the gate, a pair of bronze lions, tall and mighty. On the five-foot steps, the vermilion gate was as bright as blood, and a pair of golden knockers were shining. A golden plaque on the eaves is five feet in size, and the dragon and phoenix dance are written with the three big characters of "good again", which is magnificent.
With a "creak", the door opened, and two or three small servants ran out of it, all of them dressed in fine clothes and green hats, and in good spirits. Enthusiastically came to Chu Xiaofeng, one of them smiled and said, "Master Ke, are you going to play the tip or live in the hotel?" ”
"Is this an inn?" Chu Xiaofeng asked suspiciously, the layout here is obviously a big mansion, and it doesn't look like an inn.
"Hehe, what the master said, isn't this an inn? Our flag clearly says that this is a good inn again. The little guy helped Chu Xiaofeng get out of the car, and at the same time motioned to the other little guy to introduce the carriage into the inn.
"You guys are peculiar here, this inn is built as if it were a mansion, it is magnificent!" Chu Xiaofeng took a big stride, held his head high, and asked if he had a match.
"Hey, hey, the guest has a good eye. I'm guessing you've wondered why you've come all the way to a place that's so shabby, but it's so elegant and luxurious. The little guy smiled flatteringly. He stroked the dog's grease mustache from under his mouth, and continued: "Our Wutu town is divided into two parts, east and west, and if you come in from the west, you will see a cold and desolate appearance. And if you come in from the east, you'll see a thriving scene. ”
"Huh? Could it be that you poor and rich people in Wutu Town live separately? Chu Xiaofeng smiled and quipped. He had never seen such a peculiar town, half poor and half rich.
"The guest is smart, that's exactly what happened. If any poor man who doesn't have long eyes dares to sneak into the East End, hehe, then hehe'll wait to go to jail. The little guy laughed. He saw that Chu Xiaofeng was very loud and talked extraordinary, and he thought that he was a rich man, so he patiently explained to him.
"Whose rule is this! Don't the poor even qualify to go to the East Side? Chu Xiaofeng frowned and said in a deep voice. The officials here really did not make such a reason, and actually divided the people's places of residence according to the rich and the poor.
"This" was drunk by Chu Xiaofeng in a deep voice, and the little guy immediately felt an invisible coercion pressed down, and his heart beat inexplicably. He hurriedly said with a smiling face: "Actually, this is a policy formulated by the local state capital, and we ordinary people can't do anything about it." Take this inn as an example, it was also our master who bought this house and rebuilt it at his own expense, so that passing travelers would not have nowhere to rest. ”
"What a dumb official!" Chu Xiaofeng said in a low voice. Then he took out ten taels of silver from his arms, raised his hand and threw it to the little guy next to him, and said lightly: "Prepare three good guest rooms for me, and prepare a table of good wine and food." ”
"Okay! Guest, just take a look! As soon as he took the silver, the little guy immediately smiled and happily agreed. No matter where you are, the one who has money is the uncle.
After dinner, after settling Yu Wenlang and Zhang Fei, Chu Xiaofeng lay on the bed alone, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Since I fell into the victims, I have seen too many injustices and experienced too many injustices. First in Longjing Village, Ma Yingliu bullied people and forcibly occupied the land of the people, and now this Wutu Town is divided into east and west, and the rich and poor are separated. Is this world still the peaceful and prosperous era that those courtiers call it?
Chu Xiaofeng fortunately got up, walked to the brazier and sat down, looking at the red charcoal in the basin in a daze, burning quietly. Perhaps now, there are still many families who can't afford charcoal at all, and many more people can only rely on thin linen clothes to resist the cold.
Who can ignore it for a long time? They are hungry and thirsty. Chu Xiaofeng sighed, with mixed feelings in his heart, maybe one day, his father will be able to govern the country and the people.
This night is destined to be sleepless. Chu Xiaofeng thought about it a lot, and even he didn't know that he had already experienced so many things. I don't know how long it took, a strange fragrance came, and Chu Xiaofeng fell asleep in a daze.
"Wow" In the drowsiness, Chu Xiaofeng suddenly heard the cry of a baby in his ears, he rubbed his sleepy eyes, looked sideways, and was startled in his heart, and saw that beside him, there was an extra baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, crying.
"Whose child is this? How did you end up in your bed for no reason? Chu Xiaofeng muttered in his heart, he faintly felt a dangerous aura coming, as if he was getting into a trap. He hurriedly got up and dressed, wanting to see if Yu Wenlang had an accident with them. As soon as he opened the door, he suddenly kicked over with one foot, and Chu Xiaofeng was unprepared, hitting him in the lower abdomen.
With a "bang", Chu Xiaofeng was kicked back. Then a group of officials poured in, and the leader was eight feet tall, with big ears and a wide mouth, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a very small nose, like a bat spirit. He was dressed in an official uniform and majestic, holding a long knife, and the horizontal knife was immediately arrogant. He is the head cow of Wutu Town, relying on his own martial arts, he is flying and unscrupulous on weekdays.
Beside him, a short man with a hunched body was looking at him coldly. The dwarf man's face was ugly and hideous, his eyes were blood-red, his mouth was bulging, and he was only covered with a rag, emitting a foul smell, and his whole person was like a chimpanzee. This man was a street thug, because he had a strange disease when he was a child, and he was left with a pair of red eyes, so everyone called him rabbit eyes. He walked up to Chu Xiaofeng in a few steps, pointed at him and said, "Master Niu, it's him!" I saw with my own eyes that he snatched Widow Lee's baby next door! ”
"Grab me!" After Niu Dazhuang heard this, he gave an order, and a group of catchers tied him up without waiting for Chu Xiaofeng to speak. At this moment, a woman ran in from behind them, crying and picking up the child, thanking Niu Dazhuang for her kindness, and then hurried out.
"Rabbit Eye, this is a bounty for you!" Niu Ye disdainfully took out a money bag from his waist and threw it to the rabbit eye, like sending a beggar away, and said impatiently.
"Hey, thank you!" Rabbit Eye took the money bag and nodded flatteringly at Niu Dazhuang.
"Okay, get out of here!" Niu Dazhuang waved his hand, as if driving away a swarm of flies.
"Get out of here, get out now," Rabbit Eye said as he walked out the door, his rickety body even more humble. Chu Xiaofeng frowned, looked at everything in front of him, and said secretly in his heart: It looks like they must be being targeted, but they don't know what they want to do?
"Bang", just when Chu Xiaofeng was secretly speculating, the rabbit eye that had just gone out was kicked in, slammed into the wall fiercely, twitched a few times, and then stopped moving.
All the officials were shocked, they all turned their heads to look, and saw that outside the door, Yu Wenlang lifted a servant with one hand, threw it to both sides, and scolded sharply: "Stop the fuck for the master!" ”