Chapter Thirty-Eight: A Gamble
Xu Shichang, the fat man from Fang Cai, was even more frightened and hid behind the two family members, only sticking out one head. At the same time, he pointed at Huang Han and said, "You, you Huang Laosi, why, why don't you tell me that this thing will explode." ”
Huang Han smiled calmly at Xu Shichang, "Xu Gongzi can rest assured." This kind of fireworks is specially made by my family, and I have tried it many times without any problems. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to joke with my life! ”
Yu Ren said with a straight face, "You are wrong." Just because you haven't blown up a few times doesn't mean it won't blow up this time. It's better to be cautious in this kind of life-threatening matter. Besides, even if all four of your fireworks are normal. But when you are sent to heaven, how will you come down? With this kite in your hand, do you think you can land safely?
Do you know how high you'll be sent this time? Will this kite in your hand ensure that you land safely? Have you tried this method of landing with a kite? ”
Huang Han shook his head, he was stopped by Yu Ren's series of questions. He didn't know who was standing in front of him, and why he knew so much about the experiment he had done. He had never met anyone who knew even the slightest bit about his experiments.
Huang Han didn't know where this young scholar, who looked only two or three years older than him, came from. Why did he think so carefully and deeply about this flying operation that he had only recently studied? Even some of the questions he raised, even Huang Han himself didn't think about it. Could it be that this person has also done such an experiment?
If it was in normal times, based on Yu Ren's understanding of his long-working project, he would have followed his advice. But now, he can't.
Because this is related to the debt of ten taels of silver owed by his father to the Xu family. He didn't want Xu Fatzi's one hundred taels of silver, he wasn't the kind of greedy person. But he had to leave an explanation for the ten taels of silver that his father owed to the Xu family.
"Thank you for your kindness. But I have already made a bet with Xu Gongzi, and I can't go back. Huang Han said.
"What bet?" Yu Ren hurriedly asked.
Huang Han didn't speak, but the thin young man on the side opened his mouth. "Last year, the fourth mother passed away, and his father had no money to bury his mother because the business of the fireworks shop was not good, so he borrowed ten taels of silver from Xu Gongzi. But soon, there was an explosion in their family's fireworks shop, and the damage was great, and the fourth father was also injured in one leg. Therefore, the fourth father has never had the money to repay Xu Gongzi's ten taels of silver.
Today, Xu Gongzi came to collect debts again, and the fourth child saw that his father was not at home, so he made this gambling contract with Xu Gongzi privately. He said that if he could send this chair to the sky with himself with fireworks, he would not have to pay back the ten taels of silver. And Xu Gongzi also lost to the old four hundred taels of silver. But if he can't fly, the fourth child will have to pay back Xu Gongzi thirty taels with interest. If there is no money to pay, they will pay it with their shop. ”
Only then did Yu Ren know the origin of the matter. But he still had doubts. "Then, why did this Xu Gongzi make this bet with Huang Han?"
"Because Xu Gongzi said that the fireworks made by our four families are not good. Our fourth brother retorted to him, saying that the fireworks they made at home were the most powerful, and even people could send them to the sky. Xu Gongzi didn't believe it, so they made this bet. ”
Yu Ren glanced at Xu Gongzi, the person who was still scared and had his tongue curled when he spoke, and his spirit came alive at this moment. saw that he separated the two family members, but he didn't step forward, just stood up with a round fat belly, and said to Yu Ren, "Who are you?" Young Master Ben's matter, when will it be your turn to meddle? ”
Yu Ren arched his hand to Xu Fatzi. "In Yuren, Quanzhou. Naturally, I didn't dare to care about Xu Gongzi's affairs, but I was passing by here, and when I saw that Gongzi was extraordinary, I couldn't help but take a second look. But I didn't expect to find that the dark clouds on Childe's head were covered, so I couldn't help but want to remind Childe to be careful. ”
Xu Fatzi first heard Yu Ren praise him for his extraordinary appearance, and he immediately had a good impression of Yu Ren in his heart. Hearing Yu Ren's words again, he couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" ”
"I look at the face of my son, the heavenly court is full, the mouth is big and the nose is wide, and he is still rich and noble. However, when I looked at Childe's face closely, I found that your Yintang was black, and I was afraid that there would be a lawsuit recently, so I kindly reminded Childe that you need to be cautious in your actions recently. If Childe thinks that he is nosy, then he will leave below. ”
Cao An, who was standing next to Yu Ren, turned his head to take a closer look at Xu Gongzi, and sure enough, Xu Gongzi's mouth was big and thick, and the most prominent part of his face was not the mouth, but the nose. I saw that the base of the nose was thin, but when it reached the top, it suddenly became fat, and it opened slightly upward, so that everyone opposite him could clearly see the black hairs in his two big nostrils.
Cao An didn't see any blessings for this Xu Gongzi, but he felt that he was really unique. In this way, if he suddenly rushed out in the middle of the night, he would have to be regarded as Zhong Kui. Cao An secretly wanted to laugh, but he didn't laugh. Because he saw that Xu Gongzi was listening to Yu Ren's flattery with a proud face, as if he could wait for the prime minister tomorrow.
Xu Fatzi's performance did not surprise Cao An at all, over the years, he has also seen a lot of such people, although he is obviously ugly to the extreme, but as long as he meets someone who praises him a few words of handsomeness, he immediately thinks that he is the most handsome person in the world. This is the length of the horse's face.
While snickering, Cao An also muttered secretly in his heart: When did our son-in-law learn this trick! Always use sweet words to let people take the initiative to enter the set first, and then slowly entertain. In his impression, the former son was not like this.
In the past, although their sons had some talents, they were limited to the knowledge of the Four Books and the Five Classics, and their skills were also very good, but they were not good at talking, let alone this kind of scheming; When I do things, I never consult with him, and it is very dictatorial.
Unexpectedly, after amnesia, even his temperament changed greatly. Cao An secretly compared the former son with the current son in his heart, and he felt that he still preferred the current son.
Just when Cao An was comparing Yu Ren's difference in his heart, Xu Fatzi's face was also changing. At first, the face was open, like a blooming kapok, round and large, layer by layer. Slowly, the flower was put away, and finally turned into a round meat bun, which could no longer be opened.
"You, say I have a lawsuit, what lawsuit?"
Yu Ren saw that Xu Fatzi was really on the road, so he said unhurriedly, "Originally, I couldn't figure it out." But then I saw this little brother fiddling with this thing, and heard about your bet with him. I understood. It turns out that the mystery is hidden in it. ”
"What's the mystery?" Fat Xu's expression became more serious.
"You think! Huang Han made a bet with you to make this thing, right? ”
"Yes! So what? Xu Fatzi was still puzzled.
"Say it! It's really exciting. But if it blows up, it's not a joke. If Huang Han sat on this chair today, he would have been blown up. Afterwards, the government traced it down and said that he did this dangerous thing because he made this bet with you for ten taels of silver.
You think, the county lord has to convict you of bullying the township! If the relationship between your family and the grandfather is worse, then it just gives them the excuse to rectify your family. In this way, your Xu family will only lose more than 100 taels of silver! ”
Yu Ren actually didn't know who this Xu Gongzi was, he just judged by the other party's clothes and the two entourages around him that their family should be a relatively wealthy family in the local area, otherwise, how could he invite a starter! As for whether the relationship between their family and the government is good or bad. He didn't know.
However, after listening to Yu Ren's words, Xu Fatzi's face suddenly changed greatly. Yu Ren's words reminded him of the scene half a year ago, when the prefect of Hangzhou, under the pressure of Sun Long, a weaving eunuch in Suzhou and Hangzhou, forcibly raised taxes on their family's weaving yard. That incident made Xu Fatzi have a deep impression of the government's toughness and unreasonableness, and also made him truly realize for the first time that although their Xu family is rich in Hangzhou, they have no power, if one day any grandfather sees that his family is not pleasing to the eye and wants to kill them, it is as simple as killing an ant.