After the guards drove the ruffians away, Mi Bai was finally free, and rushed to the old courtyard with two bags of grain that night.

The gate that was supposed to be closed in the courtyard was open, and Mi Bai's heart tightened, and he ran into the courtyard in a few steps.

Extremely flustered, he didn't care to observe whether anyone was following him, and raised his voice: "Children, come out quickly." ”

In the stumbling, a girl with a small tangle crawled out of a piece of thatch, and when she saw Beibai, she pounced on her with red eyes.

"Woo woo, Brother Mibai. Xiaoya cried and red-eyed: "I thought you didn't want me anymore." ”

Bei Bai's nose was sore, he squatted down and hugged the trembling little girl, gently patted her back and comforted: "How could my brother not want you, others." ”

The little girl buried her face in Beibai's arms, and said angrily: "They all went out to find food." ”

Bei Bai had a bitter face, secretly hating his own incompetence.

Because of a little face problem, if you could communicate with the shopkeeper a few days earlier, how could it end up like this.

The children have no means of foraging, it is nothing more than begging, but the beggars on the western boundary of the city are controlled by the Yiqi Gang, but all the beggars whose origin is unknown will be taken away by them, not to mention this group of street children, even some good families, and there are often children who are lost.

Of the eight children in the deserted courtyard, only one of them was left behind, and the rest went out, and Mi Bai only hoped that they would come back with all their beards and shadows.

It wasn't until the evening that children came back one after another, some with a few coppers, some with a bowl of cold rice, and many more with empty bowls.

"One, two, three. Looking at the sunset in the west, Mi Bai's heart was even more anxious, because Yang Fan still hadn't come back.

Yang Fan is the leader of this group of children, and he is also the eldest brother, with a mature mind and a kind nature that far surpasses his peers. But such a child is the favorite of the gangsters on the street, because such a good child is sold to a brothel to be a ** is a lot of money.

Therefore, Mi Bai was particularly worried about Yang Fan, and kept an eye on the courtyard gate.

It wasn't until the bright moon hung high and Yang Fan came back that his heart was put down.

"Brother Fan, you're back. Xiaoya was the first to go out.

Yang Fan smiled at the little girl, raised a fat fish in his hand and said, "Girl, look at what my brother brought back for you." ”

"Wow! what a big fish!" The little girl looked at the things in Yang Fan's hand and became excited, turned her head to Mi Bai and said, "Brother Bai, Brother Bai, look at what Brother Fan brought back." ”

Beibai walked out of the house, his eyes full of guilt and relief.

The guilt is that if he could have sent food earlier, the child would not have to go down to the Lingjiang River to catch fish, Xiaoya only saw the fat fish in Yang Fan's hand, but did not see his red and swollen hands.

It is gratifying that Yang Fan is worthy of being the eldest brother of the children, and he is brave but the first to be the first.

"Big Brother Bai, you're here. Yang Fan greeted Mi Bai with a smile, raised the fat fish in his hand and said, "Please eat fish!"

Mi Bai smiled and took the fat fish in Yang Fan's hand and rubbed his head fiercely.

Fish fillet porridge, with the efforts of everyone, this meal is even better than Chinese New Year's Eve.

......

Beibai's annual leave is a total of ten days, and the tenth day of the first month is the day when he officially goes to work.

"Secretary Mi, accompany me to the Weiya Xiaozhu for a banquet tomorrow. Feng Dezheng walked to the beibai table, said a word and left.

Mi Bai got up and nodded, because he was very grateful to the shopkeeper for driving away the gangsters.

Weiya Xiaozhu is a high-end tavern in the west of the city, the famous wine bamboo leaf green, its taste is sweet, the entrance is mild, there is a slight bitter taste but the sweet aftertaste is excellent, it is a rare health tonic wine in Xiling liquor industry. Therefore, even the asking price of the dishes with the elegant small building is extremely high, and it is said that a table of wine and food will cost thirty or forty gold, which is almost a month's salary of Mibai.

Although he didn't understand why the shopkeeper wanted to invite him, Mi Bai didn't doubt him and agreed directly.

The next day, Bei Bai followed Feng Dezheng's frame to the elegant private room of the small building.

Someone was already waiting at the table early, and that person's facial features were extremely deep, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a pair of sword eyebrows looked very heroic, which made people feel good at a glance.

Feng Dezheng pointed to the man and introduced to Mi Bai: "Acquaintance, this is the leader of the Righteous Qi Gang, Gong Zheng." ”

Mi Bai was shocked and didn't understand what Feng De meant.

Gong Zheng stood up, with a gentle smile, and bowed to Feng Dezheng and Mi Bai: "Shopkeeper Feng is polite, Brother Bai, I am Gong Zheng, the leader of the Righteous Qi Gang, I heard that you have some misunderstanding with my brothers, I hope you don't take it to heart, this glass of wine will make amends for my brother's recklessness." ”

As he spoke, Gong Zheng raised his wine glass and drank it all.

Mi Bai looked at Gong Zheng so reasonable, thinking that maybe it was really a misunderstanding, and raised his wine glass and saluted: "It's all a small misunderstanding, don't worry about it." ”

After all, it is also a mouthful of bamboo leaf green wine.

The three of them sat down, and the atmosphere was peaceful.

"Gang Leader Gong is young and promising, which is really amazing. Feng Dezheng also saw Gong Zheng for the first time and praised him.

The other party is only in his thirties and can break into the great reputation of righteousness, if it is not for the support of nobles behind him, he will not believe it.

Gong Zheng could understand Feng Dezheng's words, and said modestly: "What is a young and promising, but he dares to risk his life and a little luck, so he can spell out a little name." How can it be compared with the shopkeeper Feng, backed by the Feng family's big tree. ”

The expression is modest, but there is a lot of slaughter in the words, full of barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes.

Feng Dezheng smiled freely and said: "It's still Gong Gang Master who can see through, drink, drink." ”

After three rounds of drinking, Feng Dezheng squinted his drunken eyes and asked, "Gang Master Gong is interested in the calligraphy and painting business?"

Bei Bai was startled, and suddenly realized that things might not be what he imagined.

Gong Zheng also seemed to be drunk, and responded with a red face: "I'm not interested, the calligraphy and painting business in the west of the city was all in my hands, but I lost a fake Zhang, and I can't find anyone anymore." As he spoke, he glanced at Mi Bai with pity and sighed: "I'm not as blessed as Shopkeeper Feng, sitting at home and raining gold from the sky." ”

Feng Dezheng's words made Feng Dezheng feel useful, and sighed: "I just found out about this matter, I don't know if the helper is willing to cooperate with me?"

"Oh?" Gong Zheng shook his head and asked with a red face, "What kind of cooperation method?" ”

Feng Dezheng raised his glass and drank it all, put the empty cup on the table, and chuckled: "Naturally, I am a person, you sell goods, and the money you get is added to five." ”

Gong Zheng nodded and said: "I thought that Shopkeeper Feng wanted to eat this business alone, but I didn't expect that he would think about his younger brother so righteously, and the younger brother would not let his brother down, four or six points, the elder brother took six, and the younger brother took four." ”

"Good brother!" Feng Dezheng didn't expect the other party to be so good, and immediately changed his title: "In the future, you will be my own brother, if there is anything that can't be solved, just come to my brother." ”

Although Feng Dezheng is the treasurer of Qingfeng Bank, the position of the treasurer is dead money, and even the right to transfer personnel is limited to some insignificant people, such as the head of the account guard is assigned by the Feng family.

Maybe a salary of 20,000 gold a year is not a small amount for most people, but for a person like Feng Dezheng who has seen the luxurious life of the young master of the clan, 20,000 gold is enough to do something.

He has always wanted to find a way in, but there is no way, and when he knows that Mi Bai writes a good hand, he is moved.

Just by dividing half of the people, it was already a lion's mouth, and he couldn't imagine that the other party would take a step back, how could he not be excited, even if he made a big promise, he went out.

But how could Gong Zheng really believe this kind of momentary excitement, and said humbly: "How can you trouble my brother, my brother just sits at home and collects money, and the younger brother will definitely do the rest properly." ”

"Good, good, good! drink. Feng Dezheng picked up his wine glass, and drank it all again, excited.

The two talked about a big business of hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, but they didn't think about the feeling of sitting in the middle of the two at all.

I thought that asking the shopkeeper for help was a clever move, but now it seems that he has undoubtedly pushed himself into a more dangerous situation.

If Gong is a hungry wolf who eats people and does not spit out bones, then Feng Dezheng is undoubtedly a fierce tiger.

For a while, the beige was as white as falling into an ice cave, and my heart was getting heavier and heavier.