Chapter 9: Murder or Arson
Out of Changsheng Gambling House, Xu Mingming's face darkened, and he said sarcastically: "Miss Xia is a good means, push me out and send me to death." ”
"You are strong in martial arts, and those people can't hurt you at all." Xia Qiu snorted and said: "Besides, you are the history of Lin County, and it is your duty to protect the safety of the people." Taking a step back, you have such a sense of justice, you will definitely save me, a weak woman. ”
Xu Mingliang vomited blood, her face was so big!
"By the way, was that person sick just now?" Thinking of Hua Ting, Xia Qiu felt uncomfortable.
Xu Mingliang also felt strange, and when his puzzled eyes fell on Xia Qiu, he suddenly had an epiphany after a while, and couldn't help laughing, "You're lucky with shit." ”
Xia and Qiu are puzzled.
"The dead fat man just now is the young master of Changsheng Gambling House, the son of the richest man in Lin County, and the beautiful girls in the city are all lining up for him to pick, but he didn't look at any of them." Xu Mingliang couldn't help it, put his hand on Xia Qiu's shoulder and patted it, and said seriously: "He, he likes you like this." ”
Summer and autumn are stupid, rich people really know how to play!
"You take advantage of the opportunity, strive to marry into the Hua family, and then have a big fat boy, let alone a gambling house, even the entire Hua family is yours." Xu Mingliang thought about it for a while, and couldn't help but smile: "With Hua Shao, it is a hundred times stronger than with Lord Lu." But...... Men like to get around, but that's okay, I have a way to get you through the tricks, so don't forget to give me some good. ”
Xia Qiu: "......", a fritter riffraff with a damaged mouth, doesn't know how Lu Tingxiu brought him back to the right path in his previous life.
"Ah Liang...... Ah Liang ......"
In the distance, an old woman stumbled over, full of panic, she grabbed Xu Mingliang and raised her hand to beat him, crying and scolding: "Are you gambling again?" ”
Xu Mingliang held her, "Mother, I didn't bet." ”
"You still say no." The woman kept beating him, trembling with anger, "Another person came to the house to ask for debts, not only smashed the things in the house, but also made your father angry, you quickly raise money to hire a doctor......
The helpless old woman squatted on the ground and cried loudly: "Why did I give birth to you who is worthless, and I can't live this life...... If your father has a mistake, I don't want to live......"
Xu Mingliang suddenly became angry, "Those brutes, I'll kill them!" ”
"Wait." Xia Qiu hurriedly grabbed the impulsive Xu Mingming, took out a handful of broken silver from his pocket and stuffed it, "Now is not the time to be reckless, you go and ask for a doctor, it's important to save people." ”
Xu Mingming's expression was complicated, he clenched the silver in his hand, gritted his teeth and said, "I will pay you back." ”
He hurriedly ran to the doctor, and Xia Qiu helped the old woman home.
Knowing that the two were colleagues, Xu Mingming's mother Hu was a little relieved, and thanked her again and again, "Girl, you are really a good person, and you don't know when you will be able to repay your kindness." ”
Xia Qiu soothed: "Brother Xu is also a good person, and he usually takes care of me. ”
Sending Hu Shi home, Xia Qiu learned that Xu Mingliang was not only addicted to gambling, but also owed a total of more than 300 taels of debts to many gambling houses. Debt collectors often come to the door to smash, and the two old people are stunned for not a day of peace. Old man Xu was not in good health, he was so angry that he got sick twice in three days, and there were too many arrears of medical bills, and the doctors were reluctant to come to the door.
Back at Xu's house, the doctor invited him, and Old Man Xu also rescued him, but the blow was too big, he was haggard with white hair, and he was listless in bed. Looking at his wilting expression, he mourned more than his heart died.
Seeing that the old man was sick like this, Hu kept wiping his eyes and sighed, "What kind of evil has this done?" ”。
The Xu family can't be considered a home, not even a decent piece of furniture is gone, and the walls of the house are in tatters.
"Your dad can't be stimulated anymore, or it's a matter of time." The doctor shook his head with a sigh and left with the medicine box.
Hu grabbed Xu Mingliang again, scolded and beat him, and it took a long time to stop.
Xia Qiu didn't even have a place to sit, so he put a silver ingot next to Old Man Xu's bed while people weren't paying attention, and left.
Just walked not far, Xu Mingliang chased out with the silver.
Xu Mingming's face was embarrassed, and he felt that Xia Qiu was playing a trick, and wanted him to defect and help Lu Tingxiu.
The affairs of the Xu family do not need her to pretend.
"I don't pity you, but I feel sorry for the two old people." Xia Qiu was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, and said coldly: "This money is borrowed from you, remember to pay me back in the future." In addition, don't keep showing off your pain, if you don't want to live, die quickly, die early and live early, and don't pull two old people to suffer with you. Their biggest mistake was to give birth to a son like you. I knew that you were incompetent, and it was better for your mother to give birth to a piece of char siu than to give birth to you! ”
Xu Mingming: "You ......" Who did she think she was, why did she say that!
Xia Qiu mocked: "If you drink and gamble to abuse yourself, your enemy will get retribution for this?" ”
Xu Mingming: "......"
Xia Qiu left without looking back. This kind of person, it would be a waste of saliva to say anything about him.
This kind of neglect is more hurtful than being pointed at and scolded. It's like a knife piercing the heart.
Full of anger and having nowhere to vent, Xu Mingliang was so annoyed that he slammed his fist on the wall, "Ah...... Yes...... Ah......h
Xia Qiu was right.
He's not a man! After so many years, he can't even avenge his humiliation of his wife, and he has also caused his parents to suffer.
After a few punches, blood burst out.
Xu Mingliang squatted on the ground, holding his head and crying.
After crying for a while, Xu Mingming, who was in a slightly calmer mood, got up to go home, but found that he didn't know when someone had been pestle.
"Ah......" When he saw the person in front of him clearly, Xu Mingliang was so frightened that he stuck to the wall, and then said angrily: "What are you doing here!" ”
Did she see him crying? What a shame!
Xia Qiu said expressionlessly: "Looking for you to talk about business." ”
Xu Mingliang secretly wiped his tears, "What business?" ”
"A profitable business."
Xu Mingliang was stunned, "Kill or set fire?" ”
"Robbery."
Xu Mingming: "......"
Xia Qiu was silent.
After a while, he opened his mouth, "As a canonical history, I don't know how to break the law." ”
Xia Qiu turned around and left.
"Wait." Xu Mingliang stopped her, "Who is robbing?" ”
"A human trafficker sold hundreds of children."
Xu Mingliang was stunned, "That's really damned!" ”
Thinking about it, he felt that it was wrong, so he hurriedly changed his words and said: "How can I believe you without evidence?" "What if, Lord Lu deliberately sent her to test herself?
"You can look it up." Xia Qiu told him Feng Yuzhu's address.
Xu Mingliang was still not very relieved, "Does Lord Lu know about this?" ”
Xia Qiu raised her eyebrows, "Do you want to tell him?" ”
Xu Mingliang was choked, "This ......"
"After the deed is completed, five or five points will be enough for you to pay off your gambling debts and support your family."
Xu Mingming's heart was suddenly moved, but he said coldly: "When I figure it out, I'll look for you again." ”
When Xia Qiu left, Xu Mingliang understood. This is a ruthless person, not only hugged Lu Zhixian's thigh, but also used the county government to collect money.
This guy is quite interesting.
Xia Qiu did not return to the county office, but made an appointment with Liu Tong and others.
Through inquiry, there are three houses that are intended to be sold in the south of the city, and they have been visited one by one in summer and autumn. One is close to the lively area, the house has just been repaired, and the furniture is complete, and it costs two hundred taels of silver. The other one is more remote, although it is two-in, but it is too crowded.
As for the third seat, Xia Qiu is quite satisfied, it looks quite tattered but it is spacious enough, and it is not a problem to dig a few cellars to hide tens of thousands of catties of grain.
Because it was too tattered, the master's family did not offer a high price, one hundred and twenty taels of silver. didn't wait for her to make a counteroffer, Liu Tong and others, who were eager to make a sycophant, had already bargained, plus all kinds of picking, etc., and finally sold it for 100 taels.
After paying the money and getting the title deed, it was almost dark.
Xia Qiu found a tavern and ordered a table of wine and food, "Come, everyone has worked hard today, eat and drink well." ”
The wine and meat were enough, and everyone ate hard, and they all felt that it was worth it to follow a generous Lord Lu. As long as you do things well, the benefits in the future are naturally indispensable.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Liu Tong took the initiative to offer courtesy, "Miss Xia, the yard you bought is too broken, and it is estimated that it will cost a lot of money to repair it." In the future, even if I have a place to use it, rough work such as repairing the roof will be done by our gang of coarse people. ”
"Yes, yes, yes, in the future, we will take a break, and we will help Miss Xia repair the house."
Xia Qiu can't ask for it, in addition to the labor for nothing, it can also bring them closer. It will be much more convenient to inquire about some news at that time.
"Thank you for your kindness, but Lord Lu often reprimands me for being a low-key person......
"Don't worry, we won't say it."
When paying the bill, Xia Qiu packed another dish and soup to take away.
Stepping into the moon gate, Xia Qiu touched the food packed in his hand, it was still steaming, and he couldn't help but look forward to it.
"Lord Lu, I made all these foods myself, how about you taste them?"
Xia Qiu's face sank.
She pinned her head to the waistband of her trousers to earn money, and there were women on his bed.