That night, Xia Chengyi was still making a small bamboo box for Xia Yao to put books, but he didn't expect Zhong Quan to stand in front of the door with a ghostly head and poke his head out, and squeeze his eyebrows at him, Xia Chengyi wondered, and didn't know what medicine Zhong Quan had taken wrong, so he continued to sit on the small stool in front of the door and fiddle with the small green bamboo box.

Zhong Quan saw that the young man did not react in the slightest, and coughed heavily, how heavy did it be, anyway, the tall young man felt that he was coughing almost out of breath. As a result, Xia Chengyi still didn't move, like an old monk, his eyes were focused on the work in his hands.

The tall boy suddenly became anxious, and shouted angrily, Xia Chengyi, did you do it on purpose!

Xia Chengyi rolled his eyes and asked him angrily, what are you doing, didn't you see that he was busy.

The tall boy smiled, looked around and found that there was no one, so he came over and whispered to the boy, show you a baby, you were startled when you saw Baozhun.

Xia Chengyi saw the tall young man's thief-eyed look and knew that he hadn't done anything good, so he asked him, did you go to steal Widow Yang's underwear next door again? If you steal it, return it!

Zhong Quan slapped Xia Chengyi on the head, and said angrily, you kid said fart, don't compare me with those lewd thieves on the rivers and lakes, master, I am upright, although I haven't read a few books, but in the future, I will be the biggest reader in the world.

Xia Chengyi pulled his lips and ignored the gags of the tall teenager.

Zhong Quan took Xia Chengyi around and came to a dilapidated and abandoned ancestral temple. Zhong Quan asked Xia Chengyi to wait in place, and he went around to the back of the statue and pouted, and dragged the plaque hidden under the shrine for a long time before pulling it out, and said to Xia Chengyi proudly, look, this is the good thing that I picked up from the Zhao family ancestral hall today, and when the time comes, I will be able to sell it for 1,800 taels of silver, and then our third brother will not have to live the poor days of not having enough to eat.

Xia Chengyi heard Zhong Quan say that the plaque was brought down from the ancestral hall of the Zhao family, so he asked him what was written on it.

The tall boy scratched his head, a little surprised, because he was also a semi-literate who didn't know a few big characters, if it was an ordinary boy who was familiar with the words, he might be able to recognize a few, but this plaque was engraved in the orthodox seal of the Shu Kingdom, and the tall boy had never read a few books, so he naturally couldn't recognize it.

Just when the two teenagers were struggling with the whereabouts of this thing, Lu Ran, the teacher of the school, suddenly appeared in the ancestral temple, Lu Ran wore a green shirt, smiled and said to the two teenagers, how about leaving this thing to him to dispose of? He will definitely give them a satisfactory result.

Zhong Quan was not happy when he heard it, the treasure he had worked so hard to get, he hadn't touched it yet, how could he give it to outsiders. The tall boy said he wouldn't give anything, so he turned his head to look to the side, indicating that it was impossible for him to hand over such a heavy object to outsiders.

Lu Ran was not annoyed when he was rejected, he still had a smile like a spring breeze on his face, and looked at Xia Chengyi, a dark-faced young man on the other side, Xia Chengyi saw that it was Mr. Lu and hurriedly saluted, and Lu Ran waved his hand and said that there was no need to be polite.

Xia Chengyi asked Mr. Lu if he knew what this thing Zhong Quan got back was.

Lu Ran told the two teenagers the origin of this thing in great detail, and after listening to it, the two teenagers were slightly stunned, Zhong Quan looked at the gilt gold plaque behind him, and whispered that this thing is tender and valuable? Wouldn't that be a better price to sell?

Lu Ran couldn't cry or laugh.

Xia Chengyi realized what kind of thing Zhong Quan had stolen, so he asked Mr. Lu in a deep voice if he could help send this thing back to the Zhao ancestral hall and return it to its original owner.

Lu Ran nodded and said that it was naturally possible, and at the same time, he would ask the Zhao family not to pursue the matter.

After Xia Chengyi got Lu Ran's consent, he hurriedly urged Zhong Quan to hand over the plaque behind him to Mr. Lu and let him send it back to Zhao's house.

As soon as Zhong Quan heard that he was going to hand over the treasure he had stolen so hard, he was not happy all of a sudden, and he didn't want to hand it over anything, and even blushed and scolded that Xia Chengyi's head must have been slapped stupidly by the tail of the ox, this kind of thing that can be sold for I don't know how many taels of silver can be sold, how can I say that I will return it if I return it, besides, the Zhao family is at fault first, if I don't let those Zhao children come over and kowtow to my grandfather a few times, and then say three times grandpa I am wrong, I will not return the things.

Xia Chengyi was a little helpless, he knew Zhong Quan's character best, he would really let those children kowtow and admit their mistakes and shout a few times Grandpa, but the key family is one of the three major surnames in Longquan Town, this kind of wealthy family pays the most attention to face, if you can make them kowtow a few times today, they will be able to die on the street tomorrow. This is the helplessness of the little people, and it is also the so-called "justice" upheld in this world.

Lu Ran pondered for a moment and said that he could give a result that satisfied Zhong Quan.

The tall young man was a little suspicious, and felt that Lu Ran looked sanctimonious, and he must be colluding with the Zhao family, and after he handed over the plaque, he would not end well.

In the end, under Xia Chengyi's repeated persuasion, the tall young man reluctantly handed over the plaque, but he still didn't forget what Lu Ran promised to do, and reminded him not to forget to let the people of the Zhao family come to the door to apologize.

On the second day, the teenagers who had insulted Zhong Quan on the street really came to apologize, although they apologized, they were all reluctant, if it wasn't for the ancestors of the family who forced them to come, I am afraid that they would never set foot in the dirty mud of West Street in this life.

Zhong Quan saw the other party's extremely perfunctory apology, raised his eyebrows, and said in a strange manner, Yo he, the brothers can come to the little brother's humble house is really full of brilliance, and the little brother is flattered.

After those people heard Zhong Quan's compassionate words, the expressions on their faces were as uncomfortable as eating dog shit, and their pampered and noble bodies actually wanted to come to this shabby alley to apologize in person? This is simply a fantasy, and few people dare to believe it when they are released, although a few people are angry, they are not good at attacking, so they scribbled a few apologies and turned around and left in a hurry, their backs were quite embarrassed.

Zhong Quan looked at their departing figures, and waved his hand from time to time and shouted, Brother will come and sit here again when you are free.

Xia Chengyi was a little worried about Zhong Zhong on the side, worried about whether they would retaliate in the future.

Zhong Quan squinted at him, and said that he was afraid of an egg, and the barefoot ones were not afraid of wet shoes, and when the time came, it was a big deal to kill a few people, anyway, they had a rotten life, and they, who were like gods, had to weigh whether they had a life to take.

After that, as Mr. Lu said, none of the children of the Zhao family came to retaliate against Zhong Quan.

But Zhong Quan regretted it in a few days, he felt that the teacher of the school must be fooling him, and the gold-titled plaque given by the emperor was all lying to him! Can a broken plaque be a gift from the emperor? If it was really a gift from the first emperor, how could this Zhao family still nest in this town where birds don't shit as a shrunken turtle. Therefore, Zhong Quan firmly believed that he had been deceived by the land god stick. He was heartbroken every time he thought that he had lost a thousand taels of silver in vain, and it was precisely because of this incident that the tall boy had a little hostility towards Lu Ran.

Zuo Shuwen interrupted Xia Chengyi's thoughts, "What do you want?" ”

Xia Chengyi shook his head, "It's nothing." ”

Xia Chengyi put down the heavy basket and sat in front of the door with Xia Yao and Zuo Shuwen.

Xia Yao took a small bite and nibbled on the pastries Xia Chengyi bought from the osmanthus shop, and a pair of peach-like autumn water eyes swirled back and forth on Xia Chengyi and Zuo Shuwen.

Xia Chengyi peeled the bamboo shoots in his hand while thinking about how to use them.

Bamboo shoots and bacon pot? Maybe it's a good idea, and it just so happens that I have marinated a lot of wild boar bacon that I kept for the winter.

Zuo Shuwen was the first to speak: "Xia Chengyi, do you think there will really be good people in this world?" ”

Xia Chengyi paused in his hands, raised his head to look at Zuo Shuwen, and grinned: "When my mother was alive, she often told me that you should believe that good will be rewarded with evil, let me do good and accumulate virtue, and when the time comes, I will be able to cast a good baby in the next life when I see the Lord of Hades, so I believe that good people will be rewarded." ”

Zuo Shuwen looked into the distance and continued to ask: "Then what if the good people have no good retribution, and the evil people have no evil retribution?" ”

Xia Yao frowned slightly, and there was some displeasure between her eyebrows.

Xia Chengyi pondered for a moment, got up and waved his fist, his eyes shining, "Then use your fists and swords to uphold justice for the people of the world!" ”

At this moment, the old piece of iron that Xia Yao gave to Xia Chengyi that was pressed under the bed board was glowing with dazzling brilliance, and the surroundings were glowing with golden light, like an immortal soldier. At this time, a beam of gold pierced through the clouds and shone into the small courtyard of Xia Chengyi's old house, and the young man was wearing a golden crown and gold armor at this moment, like a god.

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In the thatched cottage of the school, the green-shirted Confucian who was sitting and reviewing the score stopped the movements in his hand, and after a slight surprise, he pinched his fingers and began to deduce, his eyes were deep. After a while, Tsing Yi smiled with relief, a huge difference from the usual old-fashioned teacher who did not smile.

"Xu!"

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Inside Tianxiang Restaurant.

Li Qi, the white-robed swordsman who had just taken his seat, asked for a pot of high-quality wine and a few plates of beef in sauce.

Li Qi, who was originally drinking by himself, stopped raising his wine glass and showed a strange look on his face, "It's weird, can you hit a ghost?" ”

Then he shook his head and continued to drink.

The green bamboo sword placed on the table made a slight sword sound, as if it had the intention of breaking free from the scabbard, and the vast sword qi poured out.

The other guests in the restaurant only felt like falling into an ice cave, like a sword hanging over their heads, and they didn't dare to move at all, trembling.

Li Qi stretched out his hand and pressed the sword, his face showed embarrassment, and he scolded angrily in a low voice: "It's the other way around!" Believe it or not, next time I'll just throw you into the sword and thunder pool? ”

The sword seemed to understand Li Qi's words, and really no longer emitted a trace of sword qi, let out a trace of whimper, and then lay quietly on the table, no different from an ordinary bamboo sword.

At the same time as the bamboo sword put away the sword qi, the surrounding guests all breathed a sigh of relief, and the chill just now was gone.