Chapter 83: Little Merchant
Hu Yinyin's actions were completely beyond my imagination, and even after a few days, I thought I was dreaming, as long as this nightmare woke up, I would still be the young and promising forger, and there was a beautiful girl who was willing to be my wife. But this is not a dream at all, I fell into the trap she set is a fact that has happened, even if I regret it, it is useless.
I didn't dare to mention it to my father and mother, because they were too old to help me, but they couldn't do anything about it. Originally, I planned to put it off for the time being, and try to borrow money to see if I could make up the account. But that day, I happened to see a bad gambler who was called for a loan, which made the family fight like a dead dog, and I was directly shocked into a cold sweat: What if I don't pay the account by then, what should I do if I fall into such a situation?
Then I thought of other things: Even if I took out 300,000 taels of silver and the mansion in the western suburbs, would she honestly tear up the ledger? Even if I tore it, would she still be able to forge one? Even if I killed her, would she have an accomplice hiding in the shadows who was holding secrets about me? If she took one of the 300,000 yuan, would she want a second 300,000 yuan, or even three million?
Then I realized that when I listened to her and made that incomparably dangerous decision, I was putting an incomparably heavy and strong shackle on myself and becoming a slave to her for money. As long as I live for one day, I will be subject to her.
I was in a dead end, and I was left with only two choices: one was to live in her shadow for the rest of my life, and the other was to die. The thought of having to be on guard against a woman for the rest of my life makes me feel that life is really not interesting. She's so vicious, I hate her. Even if I die and all my money is confiscated by the government, I can't let her get a point.
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When Su Liangjing finished saying this, he was already squatting on the ground, his face buried in a pair of big hands: "Two heroes, I have already told you about my affairs." Now, the last thing I beg you to do is to kill me. At that time, even if Sister-in-law Qin hadn't come to take my knife, I wouldn't have survived. β
Hong Chen saw that Su Liangjing's appearance, and the high-spirited man when he was forging the blade, was not a person at all, and said: "Brother Su, you don't have to rush to death, as long as people live, there are always many ways." Your parents raised you so much, and you died, they must be very sad. β
Su Liangjing slowly raised his head, with tears on his face: "But what can I do? Once Hu Yinyin reports me, with the current punishment of the imperial court, my parents and I will be punished by death." If I had begged to die in fear of sin and left a suicide note that my parents did not know about, I would have saved their lives. β
Ji Cha smiled and said, "The surname is Su, you have been deceived by Hu Yinyin into such virtues, are you still naΓ―ve?"
Su Liangjing was stunned: "What do you mean?"
Ji Cha paced in the room and said slowly: "Do you think that as soon as you die, you will be able to get a hundred?" Hu Yinyin could have gotten 300,000 taels of snowflake silver from you, as well as a big mansion in the western suburbs, but even if she reported it at that time, the silver and the house would be confiscated and sold, and they would not fall into her hands. Will she not be angry?"
Hong Chen interjected: "That must be angry." A few years ago, there was a bamboo rat that had been tied up and ready to be slaughtered, and my master didn't pay attention to gnaw off the rope for it and ran away, so angry that he looked for it for a day, and after finding it, he didn't give it a good time, so he first smoked it with bamboo strips for half an hour, and then cut off his head and stewed it into a vegetable. β
Su Liangjing couldn't help but tremble when he heard this, and muttered, "Yes, that's right." Hu Yinyin didn't get the silver taels at that time, and she was annoyed and angry, and she didn't know what she would do again. My parents are honest, and they are just ordinary people, how can they fight against such a vicious snake and scorpion as her?Ah, why didn't I think of this!"
But then, Su Liangjing looked bitter again: "In this way, I have no other choice than to be a slave who sends her money for the rest of my life." β
Hong Chen looked at Ji Cha and said, "Brother Su is so difficult, do you want an idea to help him?"
Ji Cha stopped pacing, and said with a smile: "This is not simple? You don't need my dignified tea picker to take action, you can solve it by a bamboo cutter." β
Hong Chen asked, "How to solve it?"
Ji Cha said: "You ask the surname Su, where Hu Yinyin's family lives, and then take advantage of the night to kill her family." That's fine. β
Hong Chen frowned: "How can you kill people casually?"
Ji Cha "cut" and said, "Yo, when you killed that Wu Daotai before, wasn't it quite neat? You obviously saw the lust and fell in love with that Wu Yinyin, and you were reluctant to kill her!"
"You're talking about business here, and you're messing around. β
Hong Chen was quite unhappy: People are so sad that they want to die, but you only care about playing tricks and making jokes.
Ji Cha didn't care: "What's wrong with me messing around? What's wrong with me messing around? Hu Yinyin doesn't mess around, she will only call people one by one 'good brother' and 'good brother', how gentle, how virtuous, you go to her." β
"You ......"
Hong Chen opened his mouth, knowing that it was useless to say more, so he shook his hand angrily and rushed out of the door.
Walking straight out of the gate of the Su family, Hong Chen was still uneasy in his heart. Although he only had brief contact with Su Liangjing for two or three days, it could be seen that he was a loyal and honest person by nature, and if he hadn't been deceived, he wouldn't have the audacity to do anything forbidden.
The autumn wind blew on his head, Hong Chen felt the coolness of the autumn day, and felt that many thoughts suddenly rushed into his mind: "Forbidden? Brother Su just created some blades for people, how can it be forbidden? Is it stipulated by the law of Dayu? Who made the law? It should be the person who is called the 'Son of Heaven', 'Emperor' and 'Holy Lord'." Then I'm going to kill him? No, even if I kill him, won't the others make another emperor? Isn't the law almost the same? Isn't a good person like Brother Su still framed?"
It is obviously the autumn when everything is silent, but troubles take root and sprout in my heart like spring seeds. Hong Chen walked on the street with more and more people, looked at the gorgeously dressed pedestrians, looked at the high-rise buildings with high eaves and flying tiles, and remembered the homeless people he saw all the way when he came in from the north of Tianjing, most of them were ragged and lived in grass and wood sheds, and he felt more confused in his heart: "At that time, Brother Su said that it seemed to mention that the homeless people would be driven away, why did the imperial court drive them away? Some people in Tianjing can be clothed and fed without doing anything, but some people are tired and tired every day and can't live in a house that does not leak, why is there so much difference?" If I bring the bamboo rats to Tianjing to sell, will the imperial court send someone to arrest me because the martial arts people have eaten my bamboo rat meat?"
When he was in Yunzhou, Hong Chen was full of joy and excitement from seeing the world of flowers and several ups and downs, but when he arrived in Tianzhou, the freshness gradually disappeared, replaced by a blank sense of where to go in the future and dissatisfaction with the way of the world. The common people are subjected to harsh government and heavy taxes, and many people live a miserable life every day, and those who claim to be heroes and the sect gangs that claim to be righteous are probably not afraid to confront the government, and only care about their own business, and they will preach everywhere if they kill some bandits.
Hong Chen always felt that he should do something, but he didn't know what to do, just like he didn't know how to help Su Liangjing, he didn't know how to change the way of the world, walking on the street, sighing as he walked. Suddenly, he noticed that a person was walking towards him quickly, so he stopped, and when he saw that it was a small man with a burden, he said, "I'm sorry, I don't have any money with me, so I can't buy your things." β
The little merchant arrived in front of Hong Chen and said, "It doesn't matter if you buy something or not, little brother, I saw you alone, walking on the road with a knife, and you haven't been anywhere for a long time, are you waiting for someone?"
Hong Chen said: "It's nothing, I'm just in an irritable mood and just walk around." β
The little merchant said: "Little brother, I kindly remind you, you have a weapon, don't walk around the streets, if you are seen by nosy people, maybe you will have to report it to the government." If you come over to check with a few quick officers, you will have to be charged with 'crossing the market with a knife and disturbing people's hearts'. You don't have any money on you, and if you're in a bad mood when you catch up with them, maybe they'll arrest you and enter the yamen, and make you suffer a lot!"
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