"Ah Shou," Xu Yongzhi said to the silly boy Duan Zishou, "Let the car boss go to the Ezhou branch, and we will go there to find Uncle Taishi." ”

"Okay!" The silly boy agreed.

Ezhou belonged to the Hanyang Army at that time.

The Ezhou branch is in Jiangbei, which is already the territory of the Great Zhou.

Xu Taiyue, the store manager in Ezhou, is in his fifties, and Xu Zhixun is still seven or eight years older, and he has been a famous doctor for a long time many years ago.

Twenty years ago, Xu Zhixun practiced medicine in Tanzhou, and rescued several people from death in a row, which caused a sensation in Quanchu, and some people said at that time that Xu Zhixun's medical skills might be higher than Xu Taiyue at that time.

Xu Taiyue was very unconvinced back then, and went to Tanzhou to compete with Xu Zhixun, Xu Zhixun also resigned several times, and finally witnessed with his peers, and everyone decided to fight on several incurable diseases.

That year, the two had seven big competitions, Xu Zhixun won completely, Xu Taiyue finally gave Xu Zhixun a five-body surrender, he insisted on staying in Tanzhou and not leaving, no longer returning to Ezhou, and became an ordinary doctor in Linquan Town.

After another ten years, at the invitation of Xu Zhixun, he returned to Ezhou and took charge of the Ezhou branch of Shanzitang, but he insisted on not using his original name in the past, but using a name like "Xu Taiyue" to show that the proud self in the old time had died, and it was Shanzitang who gave him a new life.

The medicine company called the three old buddies of the Xu family "the third wife of the Xu family":

Xu Taiyue has the highest medical skills, Xu Taishi is good at management, and there is also a Xu Taixing, who is the first kind of field master in the Xu family, cultivating various herbs in the mountains of the Qinling Mountains.

The carriage arrived at the Ezhou branch, and Xu Taishi and Xu Taiyue came out to pick it up when they heard the news.

Xu Taiyue vacated a set of his own secluded mansion and let Xu Yongzhi live and recuperate for the time being, and the silly boy Duan Zishou lived with him in the courtyard and was responsible for protection.

"Uncle Taishi, hurry up and send your men and brothers to find out the news of Xiaogui, she led the enemy away, but I don't know now whether she is dead or alive, whether she was caught by the enemy. In addition, the whereabouts of my parents' remains, please send someone to Tanzhou Mansion to inquire. ”

Xu Taishi hurriedly sent someone to do it.

Taishi and Taiyue looked at Xu Yongzhi's wound, discussed a prescription, and ordered the medicine to be taken internally and externally.

Xu Yongzhi drank some porridge, Xu Taiyue grabbed the medicine and gave Xu Yongzhi a decoction, and went to arrange the store first, and Xu Taishi accompanied Xu Yongzhi.

Xu Yongzhi told Xu Taishi about the tragedy in Tanzhou from beginning to end.

"It's me who was too careless," Xu Taishi couldn't help but blame herself, "I always felt that this woman was plotting against Gongzi, but I didn't expect her real target to be the Xu family." ”

"Uncle Taishi, how much do you know about Forsythia Li?"

"I don't know much, the lord saved me and asked me to join the mountain character hall, it was fifteen years ago, and Li Forsythia never appeared again. When we were in Anguo, Li Lianqiao seemed to be guarding against us, the old people of Shanzitang, and she never met with me. We saw that she sent a maid to deliver a message to us, but we thought that she had a big shelf, and now it seems that she is also worried about seeing us directly, and she is afraid that someone will find out about her. ”

"That maid is not really a maid, she is the leader of the witch sisterhood. Uncle Taishi, how much do you know about mountain ghost wizards? ”

"I probably know that the lord and the lady know something other than medical skills, but their origins have never been made clear to me, and now that I think about it, because we are not wizards. Don't say it, it's so as not to bother us. I think if the young master wants to understand, he may have to consult Uncle Ling Tian, or Zhang Huan. ”

"By the way, Uncle Taishi, what is the situation of the other branches in Nantang?"

"The money and goods were confiscated by the government in various parts of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and all our shopkeepers and most of our friends were arrested."

"I've thought of it."

"Sun Fu, the branch manager of Taiyuan Mansion in the Northern Han Dynasty, swallowed our store and no longer handed over profits, which can be regarded as a betrayal of us."

"Well, it's human nature."

"I'm going to teach this kid a lesson sooner or later." Xu Taishi said.

"Uncle Taishi, I want revenge." Xu Yongzhi said lightly.

"I'm afraid that the young master will be discouraged, and we will all wait for your words. I calculated, there are more than 1,000 brothers in the Bow and Arrow Society who are scattered all over the country, the old friends of the master, there are also two or three hundred good players, and there are twenty or thirty people who are stronger than me in martial arts, and it should not be difficult for us to assassinate Li Forsythia. ”

"Uncle Taishi, Li Forsythia killed my father and my mother and destroyed the entire Linquan Town."

"Hey, young master, don't be too sad."

"I'm not sad, I'm not sad now, I'm thinking about how to get revenge. Li Forsythia's life can't change the names of thousands of people in Linquan Town, nor can it change the lives of my parents. ”

"The Lord and the Lady are really the nicest people in the world I've ever met."

"My father often told me that there is no stronger power in the world than commerce, and that emperors and generals also need the power of trade and money, and I used to believe that." Xu Yongzhi said.

"I believe it to this day." Taishi comforted him and said.

"But when Li Lianqiao led the army to surround Linquan Town, I understood a truth."

"What's the truth?"

"Whether it is a rich country, or talking and laughing with the emperor, it is fragile. As long as the court is controlled by bad people, they want to deal with you, punish you, and destroy you, and we merchants have no power to fight back. ”

Taishi bowed his head and said nothing, Xu Yongzhi said the truth.

"No matter how good our relationship with the King of Chu, Liuhou, and Tanzhou Mansion is in the past, what is the use, they can't save us at a critical moment, it will only make us more feared by the imperial court."

"Sima Qian's "Historical Records" wrote about the ranger Guo Jie, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to force Guo Xie to move to Maoling, Guo Jie's family was poor, and he didn't have so much money to move, so he asked the general Wei Qing to persuade Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but he didn't expect the emperor to open his mouth to 'Guo Xie can make the general intercede, it can be seen that the family is not poor'." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Emperors are always jealous of influential and wealthy people, especially tyrants and unscrupulous kings, who do not see if your actions are a threat to them, but all those who have wealth and a good reputation are regarded as a threat to them." Xu Taishi sighed.

"Uncle Taishi, after this incident came out, I blamed myself for a long time, I felt that I killed my parents, but my father told me that he didn't blame me, because Li Forsythia has been calculating our family for a long time, and it has been twenty years."

"But if you think about the origin of this in detail, of course I am responsible, of course Li Lianqiao has bad intentions, but what is worse is probably this world."

"This is a world where the court is indiscriminate and fearful of good people."

"This is a world where the emperor is mediocre and casually hands over the military power to the careerist, and she vents her selfish desires and declares her personal vendetta."

"This is a world where legitimate businessmen are regarded as rebels and persecuted at will."

"This is a world where innocent people are killed, without trial, without hearings, and without even crying out for injustice."

"Studying medicine can't save the world," Xu Yongzhi concluded, "Industry and business can't save the world." ”

"Killing Li Forsythia can't change anything, what I want to do is to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty, support a virtuous son of heaven to rule the world, lightly punish the meager endowment, and appoint sages."

"It's great that the young master has such ambitions." Xu Taishi praised.

"I have to find a way to become a leader, so that I can have a chance to take revenge completely and change the way of the world."

"Please let our people continue to inquire about Xiaogui's news, at the expense of money and manpower, after the injury is healed, I will go to Bianjing to have a look, I want to see if there is anyone worthy of my assistance in the court of the Great Zhou."

"Yes!" Xu Taishi said.

"Besides, my father's business friends, let's not expect anything, lest we be disappointed."

"The head of the house is here, and when we go uphill, everyone treats us as friends. When my father died and our family was defeated, those people were afraid that they would not be able to hide. Xu Yongzhi said.

"Young master, I don't care what happens to others, I, Xu Taishi, will definitely keep the existing store business and provide support for the young master's future career."

"Thank you, Uncle Taishi, I will arrange for you to take care of all the business of Shanzitang in Jiangbei, and when I am away, you will be fully responsible for all the business of Shanzitang."

"I will do my best, and I will die." Xu Taishi bowed to the ground.

After Xu Yongzhi said this, he was already exhausted, Xu Taishi saw that it was not early, so he asked him to rest quickly.

The sentence "have a good rest", the upper lip touches the lower lip.

After such a big change, the hardest thing is to fall asleep.

If you close your eyes, fire, enemies, swords, bows, blood, and dead bodies will all come down on people's heads.

"I'm so stupid."

"I'm sorry for too many people."

"My home, I don't have a home."

When I opened my eyes, it was a strange house, and it took me a long time to understand where I was.

I have to wake up once in half an hour, and every time I wake up, my body is covered in sweat.

There is a full moon outside the window, and there is no need to light up the house.

Get up to the moon, and the shadow of the three.

Xu Yongzhi touched the teapot with his hand.

The tea is already cold.

He let out a long sigh when there was a knock at the door.

"Click."

This is a soft voice, it is definitely not Duan Zishou, the silly boy sleeps very deadly, and besides, the silly boy will never knock on the door, but shouts loudly.

Like a girl's hand.

For the sake of secrecy, Xu Taiyue did not leave anyone to serve Xu Yongzhi.

This garden doesn't make a fox a problem.

"Please come in."

The door was gently pushed open, and what looked like a roll of bedding was laid down on the bed in the outhouse, and he flashed into the inner room again.

A tall figure was clearly visible under the moon.

"Meimei?" Xu Yongzhi was surprised and delighted.

"Childe."

"Why are you here? Aren't you looking at the store at home? ”

"I'm worried about you, so I'm here."

Duan Meimei came over with a teapot and poured a bowl of tea for Xu Yongzhi.

Xu Yongzhi drank it and covered his body with a sheet.

"Uncle Taishi and Ah Shou didn't tell me you were here."

"Yes, I didn't tell them either, I came quietly."

Duan Meimei sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Xu Yongzhi's face, she reached out to Xu Yongzhi's cheek a little hesitantly, and stroked the edge of his face with pity.

"Childe, you, have suffered."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Xu Yongzhi muttered.

"What are you sorry for me?"

"I should have listened to you, I shouldn't have gone to the color garden, I should have listened to Amori, I went home early that night, I put myself in danger, I pushed the family to ruin, I didn't treat you as a partner, I didn't take your opinion seriously, I ...... I'm sorry. ”

Xu Yongzhi suddenly couldn't hold back his tears.

Duan Meimei looked at his tears and suddenly hugged his head. Tears flowed down the skirt of the girl's chest, wetting her clothes.

"Childe, let's sleep for a while."

"I can't sleep."

"Then I'll come up and talk to you."

"Well, it's not good."

"What's there? Now is the saddest time for you, and if there's one thing that can get you through this moment, I'm willing to do it. ”

"I'm covered in sweat and my clothes are wet."

"Then take it off, and I'll wash you tomorrow."

"Don't, don't...... Not good......"

"Well, I'll do anything for you, you know."

Duan Meimei got into Xu Yongzhi's arms.

"If you want, I do." Duan Meimei whispered.

"No, no, no, this won't work."

"Do you hate me? Can you and St. John's John? ”

"I'm not disgusted with you, you're a beautiful girl, but since all those things happened, I can't make love to anyone."

"You're afraid of all the women now?"

"My mother told me that not all women are like that woman, and don't lose faith in women. I believe that. ”

"What are you afraid of?" Duan Meimei rubbed Xu Yongzhi's chest.

"But I just can't make love to women now, I'm afraid of it."

"Don't come to this set, men are like this, they talk about their parents' orders, and they will take off their clothes in a while." Duan Meimei's tone actually had a hint of teasing.

"Sleep!"

Xu Yongzhi really fell asleep.

Duan Meimei sighed and fell asleep too.

When the sky was bright, Xu Yongzhi woke up, and Duan Meimei was looking at him with her eyes open.

"You shouted."

"What are you shouting?"

"I can't hear clearly."

"I'm having nightmares."

"What's the content?"

"Falling, falling."

"You still have a lot of things on your mind."

"I'm not convinced, Meimei."

"What's wrong?"

"That woman ......"

"Forsythia lee?"

"The two of her best friends dragged me into a game, and I did it wrong, really wrong."

"Hmm......" Duan Meimei rubbed her nose against Xu Yongzhi's neck.

"I deserve my retribution, but I don't deserve such a terrible price."

"With thousands of lives in Linquan Town, what mistakes have you made?"

"If you don't want to remember something, we won't talk about it."

"Is it the greatest sin to break up with a woman?"

"If a man wants to break up, is it betrayal, negativity, and moral turpitude?"

"Some women do have a strong sense of morality." Duan Meimei said.

"Is that the source of her happiness to actively seduce me to do wrong, and then torture me and judge me as the embodiment of justice?"

"She also took the key."

Duan Meimei didn't answer and continued to explore Xu Yongzhi's body.

Xu Yongzhi gently took her hand away:

"Li Lianqiao told me: Those handsome and cold girls are more cheerful at night."

"The person she's talking about is you."

"What are you talking about?"

"Accept your illusion, don't spoil my friend Duan Meimei, where is she? Is it safe? ”

Duan Meimei chuckled.

The room was shrouded in a light mist, and it was none other than Chen Xiaohuan, the leader of the Witch Sisters, lying on the bed.

"Your beauty is fine, Xu Yongzhi, when did you know that I was not Duan Meimei."

"Before going to bed."

"Where did I show my flaws?"

"Duan Meimei doesn't know the name Li Lianqiao at all, she will say Mo Yuan, or Mrs. Ji, and then I mentioned the key, and you didn't react at all."

"Hey, sure enough, my acting skills are still not enough to pass. So, now that you know that I'm not Duan Meimei, or do you sleep with me? Chen Xiaohuan pillowed one arm and looked at Xu Yongzhi with interest.

"First of all, I didn't sleep with you, it was when I slept, and you ran to my bed." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Don't worry about the details, why are you so bold to know that I am an enemy and still be able to sleep?" Chen Xiaohuan said.

"I don't have a sword, I still have wounds, I can't beat you, if you kill me, you can do it at any time." Xu Yongzhi said.

"It's very self-aware." Chen Xiaohuan said with a smile.

"One more thing, I bet you're not an enemy this time." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Oh, let's hear it." Chen Xiaohuan said.

"When attacking Lin Quan, Li Lianqiao asked you to kill my family, but you hesitated. The Witch Sisters are jealous and hateful people, they hate the betrayal of men against women, but they are not indiscriminate, they are not indiscriminate people, they are not innocent people. Xu Yongzhi said.

"Don't think I'm going to stop killing you by wearing a top hat on me."

"Not a top hat, to tell you the truth."

This sentence is even more complimentary.

"You were arranged to go back to Anguo to kill people, but the people of Anguo are actually not guilty, and you should be quite awkward in your heart."

“……”

"You then came back to Ezhou and met me."

"You disguised yourself as a beautiful woman to test me, wanting to see if I am a person whose virtue has been lost, and if so, you have an excuse to kill me."

"Actually, you're lonely, Chen Xiaofan."

Chen Xiaohuan's pretty face turned crimson, "What kind of gossip are you talking about!" ”

"It's not a rumor, Chen Xiaofan, I have a lot of partners, I have suffered so many misfortunes, they will still support me and love me. But your self-conceived friend Stimina Lee is a wicked person. ”

She has no bottom line, saying that she was blinded by revenge is a glorification of her, and she uses your sense of justice to let you help her deceive people, kill people, and hurt others. Think about it yourself, is it fair for me to encounter such a poisonous hand because I like Forsythia Li? ”

"Who told you not to grasp it yourself, isn't there no such thing as a clean body?" Chen Xiaohuan said angrily.

"If I'm not mistaken, you should have had a particularly close relationship with Li Forsythia, men and women, all of whom she seduced and used. You are a woman, you will inevitably be unable to stand her charm, why do you think that I, a straight man, will behave under the temptation of that intensity? ”

“……”

"She doesn't respect you, she doesn't love you, she uses you as a bargaining chip, she uses you to seduce me, saying that she wants to share me with you, are you willing to make such a giveaway?"

"I don't want to!" Chen Xiaohuan suddenly raised his voice.

Xu Yongzhi was taken aback.

"You're right, I fell out with Li Lianqiao, I don't want to do that kind of thing anymore, what happened this time makes me feel too much."

"But for you, I think you deserve it!"

"I deserve it?"

"Why didn't you leave in the first place, are you stupid? You idiot! Chen Xiaohuan stared at him with a snort.

"Don't you remember the first time she attacked you that night, I called you to dinner and interrupted her?"

Xu Yongzhi suddenly returned to that unforgettable night, Chen Xiaohuan called the two to eat, Li Lianqiao gritted his teeth and said, "This girl is so ignorant." ”

"When you came to the color garden, I asked you why you dismounted from a distance, I asked you, and I asked you, and it was me who asked you, and you answered that you should cherish this scenery. Why do you want to be lucky, a recitation, and say it to Li Forsythia upstairs? ”

“……”

"Can't I ask you? Because I was pretending to be a maid, you don't think I'm important, do you? ”

"And it didn't ......"

"You are so polite that you see other people's maids, and they are girls and sisters, sweet and polite, but there is actually no one in your eyes!"

"Wronged ......"

"Less flamboyance!"

"I look at women all over the world, all the same," Xu Yongzhi said, "I love them and pity them, but I hide all these emotions behind politeness and upbringing, because if a man always pays attention to women, he will be looked down upon by other men." What scares me is this. ”

"I know that you and Li Lianqiao have a disagreement, what I want to persuade is that you have to break off your friendship with such a person, and it is best for the sister group not to ask about other people's emotions in the future, because men and women are the most complicated things in the world, and they are definitely not something that can be explained by simple words such as negative heart and scumbag."

"What is bigger than these words is infatuation and attraction, which is the eternal theme of infatuated men and women."

Chen Xiaohuan stared at Xu Yongzhi's eyes for a while.

"I don't agree with your argument yet."

“……”

"But I'm obsessed with you, and you're attracted to me."

“！”

Chen Xiaohuan came over and kissed Xu Yongzhi's mouth unexpectedly, this was a long kiss full of lust, and this girl with an explosive sense of morality suddenly let go of herself.

"Live well and treat those who are genuinely for you."

Chen Xiaohuan jumped out of bed, put on his clothes and shoes, and picked up a person from the bed in the outer room.

"Give your woman back!"

Chen Xiaohuan pushed open the door and left.

was placed on Xu Yongzhi's bed was Duan Meimei, who was asleep.

Xu Yongzhi breathed a long sigh of relief, and he hugged Duan Meimei tightly.

There is no lust in this embrace, only the joy of being lost and regained.

Xu Yongzhi fell asleep with Meimei in his arms.

Duan Meimei secretly opened her eyes and gently kissed his hair.

She had woken up a long time ago.

She's been secretly listening for a long time.