After a not very fierce ideological struggle, Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang stood up weakly, and spoke highly of the ideas expressed by Zhou Ming, although the expressions on the faces of the two of them were as ugly as their dead mothers.

"Since Brother Zhou has been short of money recently and needs this money, then the two of us, as elder brothers, will fulfill you, and you can take the two hundred and six thousand taels of silver." Deng Tong was dripping blood in his heart, but he said very generously.

Xia Dezhang was not far behind: "As long as Brother Zhou is happy, this money is nothing, and you can just open your mouth if you need to."

Don't say it's 26,000 taels of silver, even if it's the 3,000 taels of silver that Deng and I inspect ourselves, as long as Brother Zhou you speak, my surname Xia doesn't say a word, and I offer it with both hands. ”

After listening to Xia Dezhang's words, Deng Tong suddenly had an ominous premonition, and he immediately glanced at Xia Dezhang and asked him to stop talking, but it was still too late.

Zhou Ming borrowed the donkey from the slope and thanked him: "Thank you for the generosity of the two brothers, the younger brother is polite."

The twenty-six thousand taels of silver of the dead brothers, plus the six thousand taels of silver of the two of them, made a total of thirty-two thousand taels, and together with my five thousand taels of silver, the total amount was thirty-seven thousand taels of silver.

With this money, the brother finally felt a little safe.

There are two brothers, after the silver arrives, please escort the two to my house in person, after all, the amount is huge, if you send someone else to send it, there is a mistake on the way, I have to find two brothers to ask, how embarrassed. ”

Xia Dezhang's whole person was petrified on the spot, and he almost died on the spot, he himself is a brazen person, and he has seen shameless people, but he has never seen such a shameless person as Zhou Yiming.

He and Deng Tong had already given all the stolen money to Zhou Ming, but this kid was not satisfied, and he didn't play cards according to the routine at all, he was just polite and polite just now, but this kid accepted all the orders without the slightest hesitation.

Thinking of working with Zhou Ming, an insatiable person, in the future, Xia Dezhang's tears flowed down the corners of his eyes.

Originally, the bounty plus the stolen money, he had 8,000 taels of silver to take, but now it is good, even if he can't get the 5,000 taels of stolen money, the 3,000 taels bounty he should have gotten was also blackened by Zhou Minghei.

At this time, Deng Tong was already so angry that he vomited blood to death, on the one hand, he blamed Xia De for opening his mouth too much, and on the other hand, he was surprised by Zhou Ming's greed.

In the future, I will have this number one person in the Chengnan Patrol Yamen, don't think about having a good life, look at today's situation, Zhou Zhou Ming's insatiable appearance, whether it is black or white in the future, the benefits I get, I will definitely not be able to keep any points, and I have to go into Zhou Ming's pocket.

Deng Tong was desperate, but in the Zhou Mansion, he didn't dare to show it, he still had to force a smile, and even planned to give Zhou Ming an idea after a while, and introduce him to which house in Chengnan District was cheap and good.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Zhou Zhou Ming suddenly put away his smile, his face changed, and he stared at Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang sharply.

"The two brothers must be scolding me fiercely in their hearts at this moment, right? Call me an insatiable villain, and call me a bastard who forgets his righteousness. ”

Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang, who were guessed about the matter, were terrified and hurriedly denied it.

"Brother Zhou, what are you talking about, you and I are brothers who share life and death, and we don't care about this little money."

"Yes, brothers, your money is my money. Even if Brother Zhou took all the money, it was not given to outsiders. ”

Hearing that there were loopholes in the words of the two people, Zhou Zhou Ming continued to make mistakes and said with a smile: "Since the two brothers said so, then I won't hide it, in fact, even if this money comes to me, I don't have enough money, after all, the two of you also know that my daughter-in-law is a beautiful girl, and she is used to living a rich life, and she spends a lot of money."

If it's convenient for the two brothers, can you also take some silver taels out to solve my brother's urgent need. ”

As soon as these words came out, Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang completely broke their defenses, and suddenly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Brother Zhou, where did we offend you, even if you punish us, don't play us again."

At this time, the two of them realized that Zhou Zhou Ming was so greedy for money just now, but it was actually fake, and he wanted to take this opportunity to teach the two of them a lesson.

The two of them regretted it, in fact, they should have thought a long time ago, Zhou Ming, who was extremely full of a sense of justice, was able to withstand huge pressure and kill Yan Shikuan and Feng Shiying at a critical moment, how could such heroism extinguish his conscience for this small profit.

The two of them had a handful of snot and a handful of tears, and they couldn't get up on the ground.

Zhou Ming sneered: "You two are not too stupid.

Let me tell you the truth, since you just said that you want to embezzle the pension of your dead brother, I have the heart to kill you.

After this crisis, although the imperial court did not have a higher promotion in our official positions, at least we saved our lives, and the imperial court also rewarded us with a large sum of money.

Compared to those brothers who lost their lives, with these gains, you two should be secretly happy. ”

In the face of Zhou Ming's reprimand, Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang were speechless, because what Zhou Zhou Ming said was true, and the sacrifice of those brothers in this case was the greatest, and the two of them were just scared for a few days.

If it is a humane superior, even if the imperial court does not allocate funds, the families of these brothers who have lost their lives are compensated, and as superiors, they have the responsibility to take care of them.

But the two of them are good, they don't want to take care of the family of their dead brother, but want to rob them of their pension, which is simply not as good as pigs and dogs.

When the two of them thought of this at this time, their faces were full of shame, and they didn't dare to raise their eyes to look at Zhou Ming.

"We have a fateful friendship, which doesn't mean that I will do these indiscriminate things with you on Monday." Zhou Ming said coldly, "I won't tell anyone what happened just now, because I feel ashamed."

In the same way, if you two want to follow me in the future, it is best to get your conscience back, otherwise one day in the future, I will find that your old illness has relapsed, and my heart may be soft, but the hand holding the knife will never be soft. “

Zhou Ming said this very seriously, which meant to tell Deng Tong that if they made a similar mistake next time, he might kill the killer and show no mercy.

Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang hurriedly opened their mouths to admit their mistakes: "Brother Zhou, the two of us are confused for a while, don't worry, follow you in the future, we will do things above board, and we will never tarnish your name." ”

"You two don't have to rush to promise me anything, I won't believe these empty words, it depends on the performance of the two of you." Zhou Ming still didn't have a smile on his face, "As for that money, after you arrive at the Yamen, you'd better send it to me immediately, and I will personally send it to the families of the deceased brothers one by one."

If I find out that there is the slightest mistake in this silver tael, you are the only one who asks. ”

Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang agreed again and again, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

Although the two of them had seen how strong Zhou Ming was before, they always thought that he was a young man, and his wit and thinking would definitely not be comparable to them, but at this moment, the two of them really realized a problem, that is, Zhou Zhou Ming is really not a mortal, if the two of them want to live in the future, in front of him, there must be no dissent.

When the two of them left the Zhou Mansion, they all cried with sad faces, not because they felt sorry for the money, nor because they resented Zhou Ming, but because the two of them regretted that they should not come to the Zhou Mansion.

This trip not only did not bring any benefits to the two of them, but also almost cost them their lives, and the most important thing is that they just got along with Zhou Ming, after this time, there is a rift, they want to repair this rift, I don't know how much effort it will take, how much care it will take.

A few days later, Dali Temple completely completed the trial of the disappearance, and the victim women were taken home by their respective families.

Chunni, who was homeless, stood at the gate of the yamen of Dali Temple, looking at the bustling streets and the companions who were led away one by one, with mixed feelings in her heart.

Seeing her pitiful, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl next to her, when she went home with her family, said to Chunni: "Chunnier, is someone coming to pick you up?" If you don't have anywhere to go, why don't you come home with me? ”

Of course, Chunnier knew that the little girl had good intentions, but she was looking forward to that person coming to pick her up, so she shook her head with a smile and refused: "Yes, Brother Zhou promised me, he will come to pick me up." ”

The little girl thinks Chunni is very stupid, that poor person named Zhou Ming is now a big celebrity in the streets, how can he still keep his promise to a little girl in mind.

The little girl was helpless to Chunni, shook her head, and left with her family.

At this time, the weather was still cold, and the cold air made Chun Nier, who was thinly dressed, shiver a little, looking at the pedestrians who were hurrying around, she was at a loss, thinking of her grandmother, tears filled her eyes.

A few lazy people wandering on the street had long set their eyes on Chunni, who was alone, and they only waited for her to leave the gate of the Yamen of Dali Temple and walk to a secluded place, and they planned to attack her.

The sun gradually rose, and Chunni, who couldn't wait for Zhou Mingming, smiled bitterly, and walked down the steps in despair towards the alley.

A few lazy men smiled slightly, and they all felt that business was coming.

At that moment, the sound of a horse chirping pierced the silent sky, and a carriage stopped in front of Chunni.

"Chunnier, your sister-in-law and I went to help you buy clothes, your sister-in-law was so involved that she forgot the time, so we were all late, I'm really sorry."

Zhou Ming jumped out of the carriage, walked in front of Chunni, touched her head and smiled.

Lin Ajiao also stepped out of the carriage, took a new set of clothes, and put them in front of Chunni and gestured: "The size is just right, it must look good to wear, look at my eyes, it is better than you." ”

Lin Ajiao glanced at Zhou Ming and said proudly.

"In this regard, I am naturally inferior to a lady." Zhou Ming hurriedly felt ashamed.

A few lazy people who were eyeing Chunnier just now, after seeing Zhou Ming, carefully identified it, and suddenly ran away.

Because one of them had come out to see the excitement on the night of the disappearance, he knew Zhou Ming and knew that if he didn't run fast, Zhou Ming would be angry and his head would be lost.