The master and servant of Hu Gongzi had been gone for a few minutes, Chun Ying chased them out, and they were gone, remembering that the last time they left, they were in the direction of the south, so she ran along the back street, and when they reached the street, they turned to the outer street. There were already many more pedestrians on the road than Fang Cai, but the master and servant were still nowhere to be found in the crowd.

Chunying stood in place, looking at the sachet in her hand, a little distressed. Why don't you wait until the next time you see that Hu Gongzi to give it to him? But this piece of jade seems to be quite valuable, the needlework on the head of the sachet is embroidered with a vase, with a few ears of rice inserted in it, and a small bird next to it, it is estimated to be a quail. The half-used sachet is still in use, and it is obviously home-style embroidery, I'm afraid it was given by relatives, right? Once lost, the owner must be in a hurry. Who knows when they will meet him again? She didn't know where the "Young Master Xu" who was good friends with him lived.

After hesitating for a moment, Chunying still decided to catch up, she asked the guys in the nearby shop, and when she asked the third one, she learned that there were two men who matched her description and went in the direction of West Street, one of them was a little unsteady in his steps, and the other boy who looked like a small guy said that he would help him to rest in the shop on West Street. Chun Ying thanked the guy and hurriedly chased after him.

As soon as she walked to the intersection of West Street, she saw from a distance that the master and servant of Hu Gongzi were sitting on a small tea stall, as if they were resting, she was relieved, and ran over with a busy smile and said, "Hu Gongzi, you left things ......" Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by a loud noise from the front, and she was startled.

A dozen or so tall men surrounded the small tea stall fiercely, overturned a few tables and stools on the stall, and drove most of the customers away. A fat, strong man in a dark red satin shirt walked slowly and proudly, and immediately a henchman raised his sleeve to wipe a chair, put it behind his buttocks, and respectfully invited the man to sit down. The man straightened his sleeves, sat down, and crossed his legs.

The owner of the small tea stall was trembling with anger, and the teapot in his hand trembled, and his wife hurriedly took the pot and leaned against him.

Chunying felt that they were a little familiar, and if she looked closely, weren't they the two of Hongyu and Nandeng? She remembered that they were setting up a stall on Beibei Street, right? I haven't seen you for a few months, and you've changed places again? Could it be that the perverted second young master has made another move?

"Second young master, let's go quickly......" This sentence startled Chun Ying again, but fortunately, she immediately remembered that there was indeed a "second young master" Hu beside her, and this was originally said by Mo Han to persuade the master to leave. Their master and servant were sitting on the edge of the stall, and when those people rushed in, they were not affected, but looking at this posture, they were only afraid that there would be trouble, so it was better to leave early in order to avoid being injured by mistake.

Hu Gongzi rubbed his temples, his face turned blue, he nodded when he heard the words, then got up with Mo Han's support, and took a look at Chunying, and was stunned: "You...... Is there something wrong? Mo Han also found out: "Huh? Sister Lu, why are you here? ”

She's been here for a long time, okay? Chunying flattened her mouth and handed over the sachet: "Hu Gongzi forgot this at my house, and I finally caught up." Hu Gongzi hurriedly checked his waist, and when he saw that he had lost something, he hurriedly took the sachet and said, "Thank you little girl, if I lose it, I will die of heartache." Mo Han's face flushed, and he lowered his head and persuaded: "Let's go, if you start ...... fight"

Before he finished speaking, there was another loud noise in the tea stall, and the attendant next to the man in red kicked over the tea stove, and the large copper teapot was thrown on the place, spilling boiling water on the ground, but it burned his feet, and he held his feet and howled loudly.

"What's the noise?!" The man in red shouted, and someone pulled the follower down, and he didn't blink an eyelid, he stared at Nan Deng and sneered: "Wang Fa? You actually asked me if I knew the royal law? Hahaha-" The laughter stopped abruptly, "I'll tell you!" The head of the Shuntian Mansion is my brother, and Lord Yin once had a table with me to eat and drink! You don't inquire, who am I Niu Laohu, saying that I don't know the royal law? Hmph, hum...... The unruly one is you! ”

Nan Deng said angrily: "Why am I not following the rules?!" This place is not yours, why do you want me to honor the silver?! Every table and chair here are made by me, and the pots and bowls of rice and noodles are also bought by me, I do business in peace, and I don't hinder anyone, but your people come to eat white food every day, which makes me uneasy, and now I still have the face to charge what peace fee? ! I'm telling you, I'm not going to get out of the picture! He shouted so that the green tendons on his neck exploded, and his eyes were hideous, and Hongyu was close to him, and his eyes were shining with tears of fear, but he didn't dare to say a word.

Niu Laohu sneered: "It's really big...... Who do you think you are? What do you think this is? At the foot of the Imperial City, is it the one who can set up a stall if you want?! Then why didn't you go to Zhengyangmen Street to raise the corpse?! If everyone is like you, wouldn't it be a mess?! These streets are my territory, I am for the safety of the big guys, I work so hard, you go to other stalls and ask, who is not obediently handed over the silver for peace? Good intentions are not rewarded! If you don't want to pay it, get out of here! As soon as the words fell, more than a dozen big men stood forward behind him, with the meaning of "If you don't give money, I'll beat you".

Nan Deng stared at him deadly, his face flushed, and he turned around to copy the guy, Hongyu hurriedly stopped him, rushed to Niu Laohu and knelt down, and said, "Uncle Niu, it's not that we don't want to hand it over, it's just that we ...... Twenty taels a year, it's too much, it's enough to rent a serious store for a year, how can we have so much money in our small business? Hold up your noble hands until we have earned money......"

"When you make enough money and run away, who am I going to?! Don't play tricks on me! Niu Laohu glanced at the rotten tables and stools on the ground with disdain, as well as the hot snacks scattered in the place, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Chunying on the side of the stall and the three of them were not scared away, so he glared at them: "What do you see?!" Little bunny, you want to be nosy, don't you?! ”

Hu Gongzi frowned when he heard this, and Mo Han immediately shouted: "Our second young master is not feeling well, so he will take this place to rest, you don't scold people indiscriminately!" This is the foot of the imperial city, how many pounds and taels do you think you have? If you dare to speak obscenities, beware of flashing your tongue! ”

Although Niu Laohu is rampant, he also knows how many nobles there are in the capital, not that he can afford to offend, seeing that Hu Gongzi is dressed gorgeously, although he only brought a small guy, he also got a little rich side, if there is really any background, but it is very troublesome. He glared at Chun Ying on the side in distraught, and Chun Ying hurriedly shrank behind Hu Gongzi, pretending to be in the same group as their master and servant. The bull and tiger retracted his gaze stupidly, looked at Nandeng and his wife, and suddenly became angry: "Today is the last day, if you can't pay the silver before dark, you can get out of here!" Otherwise, my people will see it and smash it once! After that, he turned around and left, and the dozen or so followers were gone.

Hongyu fell to the ground in a daze, but Nan Deng roared angrily, and turned his eyes to look at the small tea stall he had arranged with his own hands, his eyes were full of wretchedness, and he only felt that the anger in his heart was about to burst out, he couldn't beat those people to pieces, even if he was beaten to death by them, it was better than being bullied and oppressed now.

"Sister Hongyu......" Chunying called carefully, and Hongyu turned her head with tears in her eyes, as if she hadn't recognized her yet. Chunying looked left and right, then leaned over and helped Hongyu up: "You forgot?" I'm Chun'er, and we met last time when you were at Zhou Da's mother's house. ”

Hongyu remembered it, and smiled reluctantly: "It turned out to be a little girl from the Lu family, why did you ...... here?"

"I only pass by occasionally." Chunying glanced at Nan Deng a few times, "Are you all right?" She helped lift a bench up.

"Don't be busy...... Nan Deng said suddenly, "I can't take out the twenty taels of silver, sooner or later someone will smash it again......" Hongyu's eyes turned red, and she covered her face and squatted down to cry.

Chun Ying didn't persuade her, she didn't persuade her, so she had to comfort: "Brother Nandeng, don't be discouraged, there is always hope in life, you can't set up a stall here, then go elsewhere." The capital is so big, can the bull and tiger really manage it all? He is not from the government. As the saying goes, if you don't keep people here, you have a place to keep people, right? ”

Nan Deng smiled self-deprecatingly: "We have all moved six or seven places, and we have never stayed in one place for two months. As long as the news spreads, there will always be people looking for us. You didn't inquire about us? When others open a shop, it's only ten taels of safety fees a year, but when it comes to our small tea stall, it immediately doubles, what else do I not understand? ”

Ruby cried, "He can't treat you like that...... After all, you grew up together, you really persuaded him to say those words for him, how could he do this to you? ”

"He is originally that kind of character, and he can't tolerate a little disobedience from others, not to mention that I am the person next to him." Nan Deng slowly set up a stool and sat down, "It's just that I'm just worrying, he was originally a concubine, and there is a concubine in the house, if he continues to mess around, something will happen sooner or later, if I don't say those words, he will suffer, and I can't escape, although life is difficult now, it is not a dead end." We...... Let's leave the capital. ”

Ruby was stunned for a moment, then cried even louder.

Chunying bit her lip, remembering that she cried in front of the house and begged her father to let her see her mother, and remembered that Hongyu's mother was seriously ill and had not yet recovered, if she left like this, she might not be able to know what would happen to her mother in the future, and her heart was a little sour.

Hu Gongzi and Mo Han didn't leave for a long time, and they were also sad when they saw this, Hu Gongzi asked: "If the virtuous couple pays the twenty taels, they can stay, and I am willing to help with this." Mo Han was taken aback and quickly turned his head to look at him. Hu Gongzi said lightly: "It's okay, Mo Han, I can still afford twenty taels." ”

"The little one thanked Gongzi Gaoyi first." Nan Deng got up and saluted him expressionlessly, "But please forgive the little one for not accepting it." ”

This time, Hu Gongzi and Mo Han were both surprised, and the latter hurriedly asked, "Why?!" Our second young master is very kind! ”

Nan Deng listened to the familiar three words, paused, and then said: "Although Childe is kind, our husband and wife have never known each other in their lives, how can we accept so much silver for nothing?" Please dismiss this idea. ”

Hu Gongzi didn't say anything, but Mo Han was not happy: "Kind to help you, you are still pushing, who are you when you are?!" ”

Nan Deng silently picked up the items on the ground and said nothing. Hongyu wiped away her tears before blessing Hu Gongzi: "My grandson didn't mean to contradict my son, and I asked my son to forgive me." But this silver...... If the young couple receives it today, there will be a second time, and they will always think that someone will give them money in the future, and they will no longer be able to straighten their waists and be people. After that, she also packed up her things with her husband.

Hu Gongzi was stunned for a while, and then stopped Mo Han, who was still angry, and said to Nandeng and his wife: "I owe it to me, what if I don't give silver, but borrow it?" I'm not a ruthless creditor, you can pay the money slowly, and the interest can be paid, so you don't take advantage, do you? ”

Hongyu's eyes lit up, and she looked at her husband, but Nan Deng slowly shook her head: "This is someone else's deliberate embarrassment, even if we pay the silver, they will come up with other ways to force us to go, but I'm afraid that we won't even be able to repay the principal." Thank you for your kindness, it's just ......"

"I said, why are you all so grinding?!" Chunying couldn't help but interject, "Didn't Sister Hongyu just say that twenty taels is enough to rent a storefront for a year?" Just find another place in the city - no matter how domineering the second young master is, he can't manage it so far - when the time comes, rent a serious storefront, and Hu Gongzi's money will be considered a shareholding, and it will usually be run by Brother Nandeng and Sister Hongyu. I remember that your business was very good during the Lantern Festival, and when you make money in the future, Hu Gongzi can get back the silver and dividends, and Brother Nandeng and Sister Hongyu don't have to be rushed around, isn't it great? ”

She looked left and right, and saw that they were all looking at her in surprise, but their eyes were shining with joy, so she raised her eyebrows a little proudly: "How about this idea?" ”