Lao Zhao took a dry tobacco and squatted in front of the counter.

The dry tobacco was not much different from the one that Zhou Bingde originally smoked.

He took a sullen puff and exhaled a circle of gray smoke.

"If there is a way, I don't want to sell it, that's my daughter."

As soon as this voice came out, his tears fell and fell on the ground in front of him.

Zhao Dacheng didn't know if he thought of something or was infected by this voice, and tears fell.

Wang Jinhu glanced at Zhao Dacheng suspiciously, then touched Zhou Huaishan with his foot, and motioned for him to look at Zhao Dacheng.

Zhou Huaishan nodded to indicate that he knew, and only looked at Lao Zhao.

Old Zhao Tou took another puff of cigarette.

"Although my small restaurant can't make a lot of money, it's no problem to ensure that the family eats and drinks.

But now, the restaurant is going to be taken back.

My mother-in-law is sick, my eldest son is still raising his broken leg, and you have just met my younger son, who is so old that he can't do anything.

This family needs to take medicine and eat......"

He couldn't speak, and after several pauses in between, his voice trembling and choking, barely making out what he was saying.

took a puff of cigarette, rubbed his eyebrows with his thumb, and Lao Zhao let out a breath.

"You think I'm cold-blooded, you think I'm not as good as a beast, anyway, before, I did want to sell my newborn daughter.

I'm not patriarchal.

I just thought, my little son, he understands everything now, if I sell him, although he can sell for a good price, but he ......

He knew that he was betrayed by his father, and he must have been in pain.

I can't even bear him to go out to do small work, he ...... When I was young, I went outside to do small work, that hard work......

Ay!

My daughter, she has just been born, she doesn't know who her father is, who her mother is, she ...... Maybe she'll get into a good family. ”

Zhou Huaishan interrupted him directly.

"Impossible."

Lao Zhao was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhou Huaishan in astonishment, and there were tears in his eyes.

Zhou Huaishan glanced at Lao Zhao, "I see your son, he was born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, your daughter grows up, and she can't be wrong, this person is willing to pay three taels of silver, but I am afraid that he will sell it to Yangzhou." ”

Wang Jin immediately understood.

There are people in Yangzhou who specialize in raising thin horses.

Raised from an early age.

It's all beautiful girls and ...... Boy.

Wang Jin glanced at Zhou Huaishan, who stared at Lao Zhao with a serious face. "Do you know what happens when you sell it to Yangzhou? That is, to train as a prostitute from an early age. ”

Zhou Huaishan used the most direct and impactful words to say this profession.

Old Zhao Tou obviously didn't expect that he would sit on the ground with a bang.

Zhou Huaishan looked at him coldly, "If it's a thin horse, it's better, at least she won't suffer when she is a child, but if she has poor talent and grows up, it will be a brothel of all levels." ”

Wang Jin immediately pulled Zhou Huaishan, wanting to remind him not to be so direct

Old Zhao Tou was obviously frightened.

Zhou Huaishan ignored Wang Jin, "Did that person tell you that the child was sold to another family, and that family has no daughter, can't have children, and wants to buy a daughter?" ”

Old Zhao Tou was frightened, and nodded in a daze.

Zhou Huaishan said: "You also believe this!" ”

Smack!

The cigarette stick in Lao Zhaotou's hand slipped and fell to the ground.

Zhou Huaishan looked at him and sighed, "You just said that your restaurant is going to be taken back, what's the matter, this is not your own restaurant?" ”

Zhou Huaishan suddenly changed the topic, and Lao Zhao Tou didn't react yet.

He was stunned for a while, then suddenly got up and knelt down, and kowtowed three times to Zhou Huaishan.

"It's me who is confused, thank you very much."

He cried a lot of tears and snot, and he could hear that he was really afraid.

Zhou Huaishan didn't speak.

After the three heads were knocked over, Lao Zhao got up with tears in his eyes and continued to squat in front of the counter.

"This shop is mine, but a while ago, I put this shop in Zhou Yuan's name, you should, know Zhou Yuan, you just said that your daughter is going to marry the Shadow Lord, you, you ......"

Zhou Huaishan nodded, "I know." ”

Wang Jin said: "No, why did your store be recorded in Zhou Yuan's name?" ”

Old Zhao Tou smiled bitterly.

"Zhou Yuan is a frequent visitor to my place, and there were always people who came to me to collect protection money before, but since Zhou Yuan came, those people have never collected it again.

Not only did he come here to eat, but sometimes, he taught my youngest son to read.

My eldest son's work was also introduced by Zhou Yuan.

From time to time, he brought some nutritional supplements or ginseng foam or something.

Sometimes, when he is on duty, he comes to my place for dinner, and we will have a drink together.

We usually walk very closely.

Once, he said that he was in some trouble, and he couldn't tell me directly, so he said that he needed to use my shop.

In the way of my usual feelings, I can't refuse him.

This shop is recorded in his name.

It was less than half a month after I remembered it, and there was an accident at his house, and then someone came to the door, saying that the store Zhou Yuan had sold it to him, and he came to collect the house.

He has a deed stamped by the government, and it is useless whether I explain it or not. ”

is different from saying that he bought a child before, and when it comes to this house, Lao Zhao Tou said it almost in one breath.

After he finished speaking, he picked up the dry tobacco on the ground and took two puffs.

Zhou Huaishan looked at him and didn't speak again, turned his head and grabbed chopsticks to eat.

Wang Jin wanted to say something, but it can be seen that Zhou Huaishan didn't say a word, he glanced at Lao Zhao, and then he didn't open his mouth, only lowered his head to eat.

The three of them, as if they had made an appointment, did not touch the newly served spicy chicken on the plate.

After the meal, the three left.

Walking a little farther, Wang Jin said, "Brother Shan, what should I do about this?" ”

Zhou Huaishan said, "What's the matter?" ”

"It's just this house, it's not obvious that Zhou Yuan has pitted people."

"Why should I wipe Zhou Yuan's ass!"

"You just ......"

"It's different, I can't see them selling children, but anything else, it's none of my business, and I don't care."

"Don't you be curious, why does Zhou Yuan occupy other people's houses? Who took the house from Zhou Yuan? ”

"Not curious."

Wang Jin looked at Zhao Dacheng.

Zhao Dacheng shook his head, "I'm not curious." ”

Wang Jin snorted, "But I'm curious!" I feel like if I don't figure it out, I won't be able to eat or sleep. ”

......

At this time, the three gentlemen started a day of wandering life.

The palace, the imperial study.

It was getting late, and there was no light in the study.

The emperor sat expressionlessly on the wide chair, and his eyes fell on the queen mother who was paralyzed on the ground.

Yes.

After Zhou Huaishan and the priest left, the emperor did not let the queen mother help her up, nor did he summon the imperial doctor.

He just let the Queen Mother faint here all the time.

I'm in a coma.

It's not a serious illness, but I can always wake up by myself, after all, the ground in early summer is really cold.