Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Story of Cai Lao Liu

At dawn, Ye Feng walked out of Feng's mansion.

After last night's bloody case, the Feng Mansion is now facing a great enemy, and the whole atmosphere is very tense, and everyone says that the demon of the Flying Bat may attack at any time.

However, at this time, Ye Feng left the Feng Mansion alone.

He left because he had received a letter from Feng's subordinates, and an old man had asked him to meet.

He can't see this old man, on the contrary, he is still looking forward to seeing this old man, at least in the current situation, this old man will definitely bring a lot of help.

Raising his head, Ye Feng looked at the rising golden sun, bathed in the warm morning light, and the previous haze in his heart seemed to be swept away.

At least, it's another good day!

The front of Feng's house was deserted, but on the street opposite a street entrance, it was full of traffic, crowded with people, and it was very lively.

The vendors of all stripes, those who sell breakfast and groceries, all started their business early, and the travelers who got up early to get ready to go were their best customers.

Lingbao City is the key point of east-west traffic, and there are many business trips in such a hurry.

Ye Feng slowly walked between them, looking at every pedestrian who hurriedly passed by, each of them was busy, happy or sad on their faces, behind them, there was a story of their own.

Ye Feng likes to observe these passers-by, to figure out their state of mind, and imagine the stories behind them, which may be a unique hobby of his.

In the midst of the bustling crowd, Ye Feng saw a familiar figure in a blink of an eye, a limp figure walking with a burden.

It was the one-eyed man he had met before, who sold biscuits.

The baked cakes sold by this man are also extremely distinctive, cold and hard like stones, extremely unpalatable, so Ye Feng's impression is very deep.

I didn't expect him to come here to do business. It's just that if his baked cakes are made like that, will anyone buy them? Ye Feng smiled unconsciously.

But his smile was fleeting, for he saw that the lame man was walking in a hurry, and his expression was flustered, as if he was in a hurry to avoid something.

What is he hiding?

Soon, Ye Feng found that behind him, there were two big men in strong suits following the lame man from a distance.

They didn't follow closely, but they followed from a distance, but the two of them kept their eyes on the lame man.

Is it a robber? At this time, the first thought that flashed through Ye Feng's mind was immediately denied by himself.

Who would rob a poor man who is so destitute that he can't even sell a few baked cakes?

So who are these two people, and what are they staring at this lame man?

Ye Feng looked at the clothes of the two big men, and he always felt very familiar. Thinking about it, aren't the swordsmen in the Feng Mansion who are in charge of taking care of the home also wear such outfits?

In Lingbao City, there is only about the Feng Mansion that can afford to raise such a swordsman. So, these two big men are the subordinates of Junzi Jian Feng Mingli?

But what are they staring at such a poor and crippled poor man?

Ye Feng felt very curious, and he wanted to follow up to see what was going on.

But the people in the streets were so crowded that by the time he squeezed through with great difficulty, the lame man and the two big men were long gone.

I didn't expect this lame man to slip down so fast!

Ye Feng sighed, looking at the bustling crowd, he could only give up helplessly.

When I turned around, I saw a small stall next to me, and there was a flag hanging in front of the stall, with three big characters on it: "Liu Banxian". It's a fortune teller.

In the stall sat a man with an obscene face, a beard, and a nondescript robe

Nianren, it's about this Liu Banxian.

Liu Banxian has not had a business for a long time, and when he saw Ye Feng's gaze turned, he quickly stood up and asked with a smile, "Childe, but you want to measure words and fortunes?"

Ye Feng was never interested in this set, and shook his head.

This Liu Banxian still did not give up, and then said: "There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good fortune and misfortune, count a hexagram, ask about the future, you can seek good fortune and avoid evil, eliminate disasters and solve difficulties." The poor road is only for the purification of sentient beings, if it is not allowed, it will not take a penny. ”

Ye Feng glanced at the somewhat faded Dao robe on his body and smiled: "Are you really a Taoist priest?"

Liu Banxian's face was straightened, and he said: "Son, you can go to the neighbors to inquire, my Liu Banxian's signboard has been in this Lingbao City for twenty or thirty years, just because he is dedicated to cultivating the Tao, and it is difficult to help the world survive the calamity and seek the perfection of his own merits, so he set up a stall on this street to ask for hexagrams, who in the neighborhood does not know?"

Ye Feng changed his mind and suddenly asked, "Since the master is so familiar with the local area, I would like to ask the master about someone." ”

Liu Banxian's eyes rolled slightly, and he said with a smile: "Then the prince wants to find someone? ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and spread it out in front of Ye Feng.

Ye Feng knew that he was asking for money, and he sneered in his heart, just now he kept saying that he wanted to help others survive the calamity, so as to complete his own merits, but it turned out that it was not for money?

He took out a piece of loose silver from his arms and put it in Liu Banxian's palm.

When Liu Banxian saw the silver, he immediately smiled, carefully put the silver into his arms, and asked with a smile: "Who does the prince want to ask, just say it, the poor road should know everything." ”

Ye Feng said: "This person may you know, it is a lame one-eyed man who carried a burden and sold baked cakes just now. ”

Liu Banxian was stunned for a moment, and then reacted: "You're talking about Cai Lao Liu, who bought baked cakes, right?

Ye Feng smiled: "It's nothing, but I feel that the baked cakes he sells are really unpalatable, so I'm a little interested and inquire." ”

Liu Banxian looked Ye Feng up and down, and the expression on his face was clearly not believing his words. Who would spend money to inquire about the people who bought the baked cakes because they were unpalatable? With such a generous background, he must not be an ordinary person.

But for the sake of the silver, Liu Banxian did not refuse, but sighed and said: "Speaking of this Cai Lao Liu, he is also a hard-working person, not only is his baked cakes unpalatable, but he has done a lot of sad things." ”

Ye Feng asked, "How to be sad?"

Liu Banxian said: "This Cai Lao Liu was not originally a native of Lingbao, but came to Lingbao City with his wife more than ten years ago. At that time, he was only one-eyed, and his legs were not lame, especially his wife, that was really the beauty of the country, a real beauty!"

"When they first arrived in Lingbao, Cai Lao Liu seemed to have some money and opened a small shop on the street, and the business was not bad. In fact, most of the guests went for his beautiful wife, and there were often many disciples around his house, all for a glimpse of his face. It's a pity that this Cai Lao Liu hides his wife very tightly, and rarely shows his head, and it is not easy to take a look. ”

At this time, Liu Banxian's face showed an expression of envy and disappointment, Ye Feng knew at a glance that he was afraid that this half-immortal in front of him was also one of the disciples who gathered in front of Cai Laoliu's house and wanted to see his face.

He smiled in his heart and asked, "What happened later?"

Liu Banxian said: "I can't always see the glamorous proprietress anymore, everyone is disappointed and gradually resentful, after the novelty gradually fades, there are fewer and fewer customers in Cai Laoliu's store, and it doesn't take long for his store to go out of business with poor management." ”

Later, Cai Lao Liu did other doorways, but unfortunately the people in this Lingbao City finally had a prejudice against him in the golden house, no

All the businesses he did ended up at a loss, and they all closed down in the end. ”

In a few years after this, Cai Laoliu's original savings were wiped out by him, and he also owed a lot of foreign debts, and his life was embarrassed, and he was almost unable to live. But at this time, he met a kind man. ”

Ye Feng raised his eyebrows: "Gentleman's Sword Feng Mingli?"

Liu Banxian nodded and said: "That's right, it is the kind and charitable Feng Daxia, who not only helped Cai Lao Liu pay off the debt, but also lent him a sum of money, so that he can regain the capital and start doing some small business." ”

Ye Feng asked a little strangely, "Then how did Cai Lao Liu fall to the point where he is now?"

Liu Banxian smiled and said: "Maybe this Cai Lao Liu is destined not to be the material for doing business, he took Feng Daxia's funding and went to other places to buy goods, but there was an accident on the way back, the carriage rolled down the cliff, fortunately he was still a fortune teller, and he didn't die by luck, but he also broke a leg, raised it at home for a year, and fell into today's disability." The goods were all destroyed, and there was no return. ”

Ye Feng shook his head and sighed, how could this Cai Lao Liu be so unlucky?

Liu Banxian continued: "This Cai Lao Liu has been lying in bed for more than a year, and he has no plan to live, and he can barely survive by relying on Feng Daxia's help, and even the medical expenses are paid by Feng's house. This Feng Daxia can be regarded as benevolent and righteous to him. ”

But at this time, there were rumors in the city, saying that Feng Daxia was not completely kind-hearted to help Cai Laoliu, but for his beautiful daughter-in-law in the final analysis. It is said that some people have seen Feng Daxia and Cai Laoliu's daughter-in-law meet in private, and they have a nose and eyes, and they look like they are doing things. ”

Ye Feng shook his head, thinking that having such a beautiful daughter-in-law, I really don't know if it is Cai Laoliu's luck or misfortune?

He couldn't help but interject and ask, "Who spread this rumor?

Liu Banxian's head shook like a rattle: "I don't know who passed it on, it is probably those people who can't eat grapes and are jealous." I don't know if it's true or not, but if you ask me, I won't believe it. That Feng Daxia often helps the poor people in the city, can it be said that he has some plans?"

With a sigh, Liu Banxian said: "But that Cai Lao Liu seems to believe it a little, he insisted on refusing Feng Daxia's continued help later, and dragged his disabled body through the streets and alleys to sell baked cakes, wanting to make a living on his own." ”

"Actually, as far as his baked cakes are cold and hard, like stones, who will buy them for those who are familiar with them? ”

Ye Feng nodded in agreement, but he couldn't help but recall the one he bought from Cai Lao Liu last time.

It was about the most unpalatable baked cake he had ever eaten in his life, and with such craftsmanship, it was really a miracle that Cai Lao Liu had not been starved to death.

But such a poor man who couldn't do anything, why did the swordsmen of the Feng Mansion secretly follow him, and what was the purpose?

Ye Feng couldn't figure it out for a while.

Seeing Ye Feng pondering, Liu Banxian on the side had a hippie smile on his face, and asked: "Gongzi did not hesitate to spend time to personally inquire about the situation of this Cai Lao Liu, could it be that he also came here for the beautiful little lady in his family? As long as Gongzi Ye adds a little more silver, I can also tell you where his family lives?"

Ye Feng glanced at the lewd smile on Liu Banxian's face with some disdain, waved his hand to signal that it was no longer necessary, and hurriedly walked away, leaving Liu Banxian standing alone in place.

He wanted to leave quickly, and he felt dirty for a while with a villain like Liu Banxian with obscene thoughts.

What's more, this Cai Lao Liu's matter is just an episode, he has more important things to do, and more important people to meet.