Chapter 42: Wishful Thinking
It was dusk when the three of them escaped from Baihuajing Lane, and after Wen Chen knocked the one-eyed dragon unconscious, he threw it directly behind an abandoned mansion.
Unexpectedly, instead of thanking themselves, the father and daughter complained all the way and hurriedly ran towards Qingshuifang.
"Ruined, ruined, Mo Ruyi, what do you say you are recognizing? Not only can't the silver be saved, but if you can't save your life, you have to lose it! Mo Xuyou complained while walking briskly.
Ruyi, who was only seven or eight years old, bit her lip and was silent, looking up from time to time at Wen Chen, who was full of lightheartedness.
"Godfather...... Aren't you afraid? ”
"It's just a few ruffians, what are you afraid of?" Wen Chen smiled indifferently.
"But they belong to the Tiger Gang, and no one in the entire Shangjing City dares to mess with them......"
Wen Chen smiled and shook his head, I have seen more people in the society, will I be afraid of a few small fish and shrimp of them?
"Don't worry about this, godfather will take care of it for you." Wen Chen waved his hand, "By the way, how can you owe so much silver to the Black Tiger Gang?" ”
Mo Xuyou, who was trotting on the side, glared at the young man who had saved him twice, "The person is not big, and the tone is not small." ”
Ruyi Lao Cheng sighed, "A year ago, my father and my mother fled from Qingzhou to Shangjing City, my mother had a sudden illness, and she died when she came, my father and I had no money to bury, a fellow said that he could help us borrow money, so he took us to find the Black Tiger Gang, at first my father only borrowed five taels of silver, and planned to pay them back when he earned money from trading, but I didn't expect that the rules of the Black Tiger Gang to repay the money must be to earn the principal and interest on their gambling table to pay off, just like that, the silver earned by Dad every month is taken to gamble, and the hole is getting bigger and bigger. The more money is repaid......"
Wen Chen was not surprised, the style of the Black Tiger Gang was still not enough compared to online loans.
"Why don't you run? Isn't it okay to leave Shangjing City? ”
"Run?" Mo Xuyou didn't have a good breath, "Run back to Qingzhou and wait to starve to death?" ”
"Hey? I've saved you twice, so if you don't say thank you, at least you have a better attitude, right? Wen Chen said dissatisfied.
Mo Xuyou didn't say anything, turned into the alley in front of him, and walked into a ruined house with his head pestle.
Wen Chen followed in, and the small courtyard was neatly placed with all kinds of small objects that could be seen everywhere in the street stalls, such as Luban locks, wooden dolls that could shake their heads, empty bamboos, shadow puppets, etc., with fine workmanship, all of which were things that children liked.
"You did all this?" Wen Chen picked up something like a trap box from the ground.
Ruyi pointed to Mo Xuyou, who was hurriedly packing up his belongings in the house, "Dad did it, Dad is skillful." ”
"It's still decent, with this craft, where can't you eat a full meal?"
"Eat? Eat a fart! Mo Xuyou walked out with two rags and baggage, "The wood for these things is bought with money, and your little silver should be compensated!" ”
Wen Chen sighed, this bit of silver is nothing to him now.
"Where are you going?"
"Out of the city, it doesn't matter where you can run!" Mo Xuyou said, then took Ruyi's hand and walked towards the door.
Before, I was a little hopeful and unwilling to run, but now I have to run!
"Come with me, I'll keep you safe." Wen Chen looked at the backs of the father and daughter and greeted them.
Mo Xuyou suddenly stopped, frowned and turned around, "You? Which of the lords in the court are you the son? ”
"Self-reliant, I used to live in the east of the city, and I went to the palace in a month." Wen Chen spread his hands.
Mo Xuyou silently said a few words, and suddenly raised his head to look at him, "Eunuch? ”
Wen Chen didn't shy away from it, and said bluntly, "Sort of." ”
"A eunuch who has just entered the palace dares to speak wildly, this world is really chaotic!" Mo Xuyou scolded, turned around and left.
"But I have a good relationship with the country's priest wine, and the son who was with me just now is the son of the country's priest Yu Qian, I can convince them to help you."
"Is that true?" Mo Xuyou, who was about to turn the corner, stopped again.
In the final analysis, he is still reluctant to leave Shangjing City, the more prosperous the place, the more opportunities there are to eat well, and this is also the reason why the family of three fled here in the first place.
The Black Tiger Gang is huge, and it is said that he also has a background in the DPRK and China, he read some books when he was young, and knew that the Guozi Priest Wine was a member of Dasheng's Sanpin, if the other party really wanted to help their father and daughter, maybe they could turn big things into small things, and continue to settle in this Shangjing City.
Wen Chen nodded and looked at Ruyi, "I think this girl likes it, and she calls me godfather again, so naturally she can help!" ”
Mo Xuyou gritted his teeth, turned back with wishful thinking, and his tone softened slightly, "Dare to ask Engongzun's surname?" ”
"Wen Chen."
"Father-in-law Wen, if you can really help our orphans and widows tide over the difficulties, I will repay you as a cow and a horse in the next life......"
"Don't die in the next life, just repay it in this life." Wen Chen smiled casually and motioned for the two to follow behind him.
On the way back to the inner city, I happened to pass by the Teaching Division, and Yu Peisheng, who was drunk at the door, seemed to be about to leave, but he was pulling there with a few girls in an unclear way.
Wen Chen stepped forward with the two of them, "Didn't you want to spend the night here, why did you come out so early?" ”
Yu Peisheng saw the person coming clearly, smiled and burped, "Tomorrow morning...... No...... Don't you have to accompany Brother Wen to do experiments......"
Hmph, it's pretty reliable.
"This father and daughter will stay in your house for the time being today, and tomorrow morning, I will send someone to find them a new place to live."
Yu Peisheng rubbed his eyes, and came to Mo Xuyou's father and daughter in a leisurely manner, "The four of them...... Looks like ......"
Mo Xuyou looked at Wen Chen with some concern, "Father-in-law Wen, is he reliable?" ”
"Don't worry, even if he is unreliable, as long as he enters the gate of his house, no one will be able to touch you except for His Majesty's order!"
After entering the inner city, Wen Chen deliberately went around and sent the three of them to Yu Qian's mansion, and gave them some instructions before leaving with confidence.
I thought of going to the Zhenguo Division to explain the affairs of the Black Tiger Gang, but when I saw that it was getting late, I felt that it was not too late to give orders tomorrow, so I wandered back to the new house.
The reason why I didn't take Mo Xuyou's father and daughter back together is mainly because these two people don't understand the rules, in case Hexiang asks and says that he met him in the Jiaofang Division, then the little emperor's side is really difficult to explain.
But in general, after an inspection in the Teaching Workshop Division today, there are still some gains.
The quality of the girls there is very good, if you can find a way to dig into your own command and train them to become technicians, then the service level will not come up with a scratch?
But the problem is that the Department of Rites is subordinate to the Ministry of Rites, and Cui Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, had a very stiff quarrel with himself because of his private detention of the officials of the Sixth Ministry, and I wonder if there is a chance to get the pardon documents from the families of those criminal officials from him......
"Unnecessary, unexpected, this name is really unlucky, no wonder everything is not going well......"
Thinking of this father and daughter, Wen Chen, who was lying on the bed, couldn't help laughing.
Although Mo Xuyou seems to be a little timid, he still has a bit of an adventurous spirit in his bones, whether he is taking risks to make trouble with the Jiaofang Division, or deciding to stay in Shangjing City with him, he doesn't see his indecisive character.
And he can make the Black Tiger Gang extort from five taels of silver to seven hundred taels of silver, not only did he not hide from debts, but he could also repay the money according to the rules, which shows that this person is very contractual, and this kind of person is a good partner if he does business.
But the most important factor for him to recognize Mo Xuyou so much is Ruyi, although Wen Chen is now in his twenties, his actual psychological age is in his early thirties, and he may have reached the age of having children, even if Ruyi and himself are meeting for the first time, but his eccentric personality is particularly pleasing to him, and the godfather who was caught off guard is even more called into his heart.
That sentence of "fate" is really not just talking.
He slept very deeply that night, and before he knew it, the morning sun was rising on the horizon.
Knock Knock Knock –
A quick knock on the door woke Wen Chen from his dream, slowly opened his eyes, and looked out the window, the sky was already bright.
"Hexiang, go outside and see, who's knocking on the door." Wen Chen frowned.
Hexiang, who was waiting outside the door, answered, and after a while, he heard the sound of Mo Xuyou and Yu Peisheng complaining to each other in the courtyard.
"Aren't you the son of the son of the kingdom who oversees the sacrificial wine? Can't do such a small thing? ”
"You're still her father! I don't know where I want to find people running away in the middle of the night? ”
Wen Chen heard the words of the two, sat up from the bed suddenly, and didn't have time to put on his shoes, so he pushed the door out, stared at the empty courtyard behind the two, and glared, "What about Ruyi?!" ”
Mo Xuyou sighed, "I lost my ......"