Chapter 80: To add insult to injury

He and Liu walked away, and unconsciously walked to the gate of the 'full house' restaurant in the center of the street.

Just as he was about to step on his foot and break into the door, he heard the voices of the two shouting from behind him from a distance. "Two masters, it just so happens that we are together again. Come, the younger brother hereby respectfully invites the two masters. So saying, the man rushed up to meet him.

The two of them were stunned at the same time, and when they looked back, they saw a familiar face and a smile came into their eyes.

The person who came was none other than the shopkeeper of "Dafu Rice Shop". The fat on his face was like a pig's head, and he smiled and immediately stretched out an ugly and ugly face.

Lord He and Liu Dapang let out a 'oops' shout at the same time, "Ouch, Shopkeeper He, why are you again?" ”

"Ouch, two masters, who else could it be if it wasn't my little brother? Come, come, let's go in here. Today, the younger brother is the east, and the two adults drink freely. The younger brother will never obstruct him. It's just that we're not allowed to get down to business. Shopkeeper He greeted him from behind, and as he spoke, he made a gesture of please. The two of them did not refuse, made a little gesture and gave in, and went in first.

The three of them went up to the second floor of the 'Full Building' restaurant and chose a private seat facing the window on the street to sit down.

Looking out the window at night, the night of Gulan Town at night has a unique charm.

Liu He and the others suddenly stopped in front of the window and looked at the deep and dark night. The scene from last night was reminded of my mind, a cart full of grain and grass, and two teams of people and horses carrying grain. The delicate and colorful faces of the Fengru women in the 'Chunxiangyuan' became blurred and vague in front of their eyes.

Not long after, the second child of his own shop came to take stock of the dishes. Shopkeeper He put on a posture that Shihao was not afraid of burning paper with more money, and muttered. "Serve all the best dishes in your restaurant, and the uncle will treat the two masters well tonight."

The shopkeeper was a little stunned for a moment, and stood there hesitantly, unable to grasp the mind of the uncle in front of him. I am afraid that there will be too many dishes to come up at one time, and then I will be clumsy. Thankless efforts, not to mention, whose account should this wine money be counted.

Shopkeeper He saw that the shopkeeper who was ordering the dishes was holding the recipe for a long time, and he was stunned and squeaked in front of him, not knowing what to say. I was afraid that the time would be delayed for a long time, so I snubbed the faces of the two uncles He and Liu here, so I slapped the table and said angrily. "You cross-eyed snob, why are you still standing still? Could it be that the uncle can't afford to pay for the wine of so many dishes? Tell you, don't underestimate the master, the master has silver. After speaking, there was a loud 'pop', and a bright silver ingot was slammed on the table.

The shopkeeper had sharp eyes, and when he saw that the shopkeeper He was ruthless, he threw out such a shiny silver ingot. Immediately changed his smile and said, "Third master, wait a minute, the dishes will be ready immediately." After speaking, he wiped the overflowing Han water on his forehead and turned away.

Shopkeeper He sneered behind his back and muttered to himself. "Hey, what's wrong with this world? The streets are full of snobs, and you have to look at their faces when you eat and drink? ”

Without waiting for the shopkeeper to proudly put this sneer into his stomach, he carefully reminisced about the taste of pride. Master He and Liu Dapang glared at him at the same time, with no expression of surprise on their faces, and slowly approached him step by step.

Shopkeeper He didn't expect the two uncles to react so violently to him suddenly, he shrunk his trembling body and slowly leaned against the wall, squeaking for some reason. "Two, two masters, you, what's wrong with you? I'm cowardly, don't scare me. After speaking, he clasped his hands again and again and made a few waves, but finally he was like a person in the dark, confused.

Lord He first roared angrily, "Shopkeeper He, tell me quickly, where did you get this silver ingot?" Be honest. Otherwise, I'll tell you to walk around without eating! ”

Shopkeeper He was much more relieved when he heard this, and thought to himself, isn't it just silver? He didn't dare to say that he was an official in charge of the shopkeeper, but he had a lot of money.

Suddenly, Shopkeeper He couldn't help but bluff a little proudly in his heart. "Little brother has his own way, don't be nervous, listen to me slowly."

There was another loud 'snap', and Liu Dapang's palm had been clenched into a fist and slammed on the wine table. He shouted unhurriedly, "Shopkeeper He, do you know that this silver ingot is the property stolen from our town mansion last night?" You say, in this situation, can I and Lord He not be in a hurry now? ”

As soon as Liu Dapang said this, Shopkeeper He immediately felt like he had been hit by five thunderbolts, and his whole brain was buzzing. His body trembled, his eyes were terrified and desperate, and he immediately collapsed to the floor.

"It's none of my business, it's none of my business, it's all given to me today by that kid surnamed Li." Shopkeeper He suddenly got up from the ground, hugged Liu Dapang's left foot and muttered to himself in horror, as if he had almost lost the vitality of being active and wealthy just now.

"That kid with the surname Li?" Master He was so anxious that he squatted down and rubbed in front of Shopkeeper He and asked, and then looked up at Liu Dapang, who seemed to have half of his mind.

"Let's go, let's go back to the yamen. We won't eat this wine tonight, it's important to catch the thief. Liu Dapang rushed out, directly pulled up the sleeve of Lord He's coat and was about to go downstairs. Suddenly, he turned around and shouted, "Shopkeeper He, if you don't keep up, will you wait for me to send someone to invite you when I turn around?" ”

Shopkeeper He was so frightened that he hurriedly answered, "Hmm", and tried to get up and follow them downstairs.

In the official office of Gulan Town, Liu Dapang ordered people to urgently find the wanted case records that were distributed by the authorities half a year ago. He took out one of the proclamations with half a portrait of his head, waved it in front of the frightened shopkeeper He, and pointed to the image drawn on it. "Shopkeeper He, take a closer look, that kid who looks like Li has this person on it?"

Shopkeeper He rushed forward, and with the light as bright as day, he carefully identified it from beginning to end. After a long time, he nodded in a half-bluffed and frightened voice, "It seems to be very similar, that is, the clothes are not as gorgeous and splendid as the previous days, and they are not as cute as they were a few days ago. ”

'Phew', Lord He suddenly scolded angrily.

"Shopkeeper He, you dead pig's head, don't you understand at this time. This kid doesn't dress up in bright clothes, can you and I fall for him? It's a shame that you've been in the business for so long, and you haven't grown at all. It seems that if I hadn't taken care of you all the time, you kid would have finished playing a long time ago. Okay, this time, you've finished playing a few of your children. ”

After that, he raised his right foot and stepped on the body of the shopkeeper in hatred. Shopkeeper He screamed 'ouch' and fell down again.

Liu Dapang watched the two buddies in front of him and the brothers got into a fight, and hurriedly took advantage of the front to justify.

"Lord Ho, stop your anger. Lord Ho, calm your anger. Didn't the shopkeeper He also fall for the thief for the sake of our grain business? Speaking of which, we also have a certain responsibility. If it weren't for our brothers' eagerness to sell this batch of grain and grass, it would not have fallen to the point where it is now. Now let's put all the fault on the shopkeeper He, I'm afraid it's biased. ”

Lord He was stirred by Liu Dapang like this, and the anger in his chest suddenly dropped a little. He glanced at the shopkeeper He hatefully, and said angrily as if he was still angry.

"If it weren't for Lord Liu's face in relieving you today, I would have abolished you on behalf of someone."

After saying that, he sat helplessly on the master's chair in the hall.

The ins and outs of everything were understood, and Shopkeeper He and Liu Dapang looked at each other and collapsed in decadence. Like two dying and struggling dogs, lying on top of the official office in Gulan Town, they can no longer make a fierce roar.

It turned out that in Gulan Town, all the things that happened before the Duanyang Festival were deceptions and tricks set up by Li Qiusheng and Di Jinyan. While conspicuously currying favor with and confusing the shopkeeper He of the "Dafu Rice Shop", the two secretly planned this scene of stealing beams and changing pillars. It was not until the first day of the fifth month that the time was gradually ripe, and he secretly sent a signal to the gang of golden knives who were ambushed outside the city to rob the grain.

Outside the city, on the path, the two riders walked side by side, exclaiming and smirking from time to time.

Di Jinyan turned his head and asked, "Boy, the 'gold ingot' you got from the rice shop at that time?" It almost scared me to death, I really thought you kid stole someone else's gold ingots from there to show off. Haha, it turned out to be a fake. Boy, you've done a great job. ”

Li Qiusheng teased his eyes slightly, looked at Di Jinyan with a monkey anxious look, smiled mysteriously, and said obediently. "Lady thief, you don't know, it's still my ruffians who are of great use at critical moments. Do you really want to know? Haha, I won't say it, it just depends on how anxious you are. ”

"Phew, if you don't say it, don't say it, I don't want to know about your three bad methods, what kind of spirit are you exaggerating?" Di Jinyan glared and retorted angrily. With a clamp between the legs, the horse began to run.

Li Qiusheng was in a hurry, and he also tried to clamp his legs and drive the horse away. But no matter how hard he tried to control it, he shouted a series of "driving", "driving" and "driving", and the jujube horse just spun in place and did not take a step forward.

Seeing that Di Jinyan, who was running in front, was almost gone, Li Qiusheng was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks and shouted loudly. "Lady thief, lady thief, my horse is no longer running away. You wait for me, you wait for me! ”

Di Jinyan seemed to pretend not to hear Li Qiusheng's lifeless shouts, and still drove his horse forward on his own. Li Qiusheng was even more anxious, withdrew his throat and screamed again, and it seemed that his eyes were almost so anxious that they seemed to fall off.

Di Jinyan said 'Yu' at this time, reined in the horse's head, and looked back. Mom, this kid is still spinning in place, and he hasn't taken a single step. Unconsciously laughed out loud, and suddenly took it into account, and galloped back on the horse.

After looking around Li Qiusheng from side to side, Di Jinyan couldn't hold back his stomach and laughed and said. "Boy, you also have today? Wasn't it tough just now? Now it's a dirt leopard. As he spoke, he put on an arrogant and handsome look in front of Li Qiusheng, and pestle there.

Li Qiusheng looked at it coldly, and said helplessly by holding the horse's head. "Lady thief, what do you want? Say, I'll promise you everything. ”

"Ha, ha, it's very simple, just tell me the secret of your gold ingot." Di Jinyan said with a very arrogant look, forcing Li Qiusheng's extremely reluctant secret out.

Li Qiusheng said hatefully, "Thief mother-in-law, count you ruthless." Just say it, I'm still afraid that you won't succeed, but I'm afraid that you won't understand our indiscriminate methods. After saying that, a contemptuous smile crossed the corner of his mouth. The appearance of ghosts is very annoying.

Di Jinyan stepped forward with a glance, smiled, and waved the whip in his hand and said. "Sit tight, boy, the horses are going to run."

After saying that, he heard the loud sound of the whip, and the jujube horse under Li Qiusheng's seat galloped in pain. It shook Li Qiusheng's body like a lion's sieve, swaying from side to side, crumbling.

At noon, in the Anle Village under the Shizi Peak of Gulian Mountain, a grand scene of joy and joy emerged at this time.

At the celebration banquet of the Duanyang Festival, men, women and children in the village flocked together, carnival while listening to the lecture of the lord of Di Zhai.

"Brothers and sisters of Anle Village, today I want to say a few words for Li Qiusheng in front of everyone. Can you remember the scene when I brought Li Qiusheng back, there were many people among you who opposed it, and there were also rejection and hatred. But today I want to tell you that it is this Li Qiusheng who makes you complain and spurn unwelcome, and in just half a month, the bloodless soldiers have brought a rich gift to Anle Village, that is, the thirty carts of grain and grass that we have now robbed. Thirty carts of grain and grass are the rations of how many people in our Anle Village. Do you still dislike him? He is the little hero that God has given us to Anle Village, everyone cheers for your sincerity now, shout。。。。。。 ”

Before the words of the lord of Di Zhai were finished, the men, women and children of Anle Village cheered and jumped. There was a lot of commotion around Li Qiusheng, who was pushed into the circle by everyone, and several tall and strong men invariably picked up Li Qiusheng and held it high above everyone's heads. It was as if a victorious general was thrown into the air by his own soldiers, and the scene was lively and jubilant.

Old Man Dong and Di Jinyan were also mixed in with the joyful crowd, and raised strong wine glasses for Li Qiusheng, the kid.

Li Qiusheng was also like a little beggar who was still not satisfied, greedily sucking this rich spring wine and devouring this rare sweet spring.

The celebration banquet lasted until the evening, and Li Qiusheng was still admired by the men, women and children in Anle Village as heroes and heroes. At this time, a minions who were delivering newspapers from outside hurriedly walked in and bowed straight to the lord of Di Zhai.

"I always call Huaniu to ask to see me, I don't know what the idea of the village is?" With that, one hand pointed to the oncoming one, a ragged old man.

I saw the master of Di Zhai walking in front of Lao Zhaohua, and said with a smile. "Oops, isn't this an old friend Niu Tongtian? How can I have time to come to my broken cottage today. ”

The old man also laughed and quipped. "The old man has nothing to do and doesn't kick the Three Treasures Palace. At this time, I am coming to the cottage on an empty stomach to ask for a glass of wine to drink, I don't know if the lord of Di Zhai is willing to reward the old man and call this thin noodles? ”

After saying that, the words changed, and he pulled out an official list from his pocket and shouted hurriedly. "Lord Di Zhai, something big has happened, something has happened. You only care about coveting pleasure, do you know that this is the 800-mile expedited official list for the imperial court to arrest Li Qiusheng? ”

"It's always called Hua Bucai, please take a look."

Old Man Dong was listening clearly, and suddenly exclaimed.

"That, that, isn't that unreasonable, to remove salt from this kid's wound, and make the charge worse?"