thirty-seven

Even with scares and threats, Chen Fuhu quickly relented. "Three heroes, then what should I do, as long as the three can help me solve this matter, the reward will naturally not be less. ”

"In the future, I will buy and sell fairly, and I will not be allowed to bully the merchants again, and I apologize to the innkeeper. There will be afterglow in the house of goodness, and there will be aftermath in the house of evil. If you do more good deeds, you will naturally be blessed. ”

"Yes, yes, I'll prepare a gift and come to the door in person to apologize in the evening. ”

Seeing that this matter was understood, the three refused the banquet set up for them by the rich merchant and left together.

Because he wanted to chase after his master and brothers, Ren Shuyou returned to the inn to pay for the house, bought another donkey, and got up to leave.

As for the rest of Wu Kong and Zhou Liang, of course, they have to solve the problem of eating first.

Now that the meal has passed, there are free places in various restaurants and inns, and you can eat wherever you want.

But after this series of events, the two of them all wanted to go to the inn opened by outsiders. First, they sympathized with the shopkeeper and felt that it was not easy for him, and second, they were also curious about how the boss persevered under Chen Fuhu's various means.

As soon as he entered the inn, Xiao Er greeted him warmly.

However, what attracted the attention of the two more were the two sisters Shui Yueying and Hualien Xin who were drinking tea not far away.

It's a bit awkward to go around and meet here.

"Two guest officers, do you want to stay in the hotel?"

"Let's get some stuff first, and then open two rooms. ”

"Guest officer, I'm really sorry, we have enough to eat, but in this room, only the Chase bunk remains. ”

"Chase shop is also fine. As he spoke, Wu Kong took out the money bag from his arms, poured out dozens of copper coins on the table, and said, "This is fixed money." ”

Xiao Er put away the copper coins and went to get busy.

At the other table, Hualien Xin smiled and said to Shui Yueying: "Senior sister, you guessed accurately, they really came." ”

Shui Yueying took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Although it is a guess, there is also a certain basis." The Eight Heroes can't see this kind of bullying and kindness soon, He Lutong makes such a big fuss, these two people will definitely take care of it. Whether or not the matter is resolved, they should at least come to this store to have a look. ”

"Then what should we do now, do you want to leave a room for them to live in, see if they are embarrassed. ”

"If they don't stay, we're not bored. I think they live in a Chase shop, and it is impossible to go in and sleep at this time, so they will definitely go around to pass the time. Later, we'll just walk around here if we have nothing to do, and when we meet them, we will deliberately tease them to see if they are embarrassed to see us two little women. ”

Besides, Zhou Liang and Wu Kong, the two of them don't have the energy to guess their daughter's thoughts. Originally, they felt that it was not all the way to the Immortal Hall, and it was of course best to avoid it.

For this reason, they deliberately postponed the departure time in the morning. But it is up to people to make things happen, although they want to be clear from each other, but in the end they sit in an inn for various reasons.

Such a scene makes the two heroes who are not afraid of heaven and earth really embarrassed. I thought that since you were staying at this inn, we would go out for a walk after dinner.

But even thinking about it like this, they were still a little uncomfortable, and in order to alleviate such embarrassment, the two looked around.

Not to mention, the interior of this inn is spacious, the surroundings are well-lit, airy and dry, and the tables, chairs and benches are all new. The walls are clean, the clothes in the hall are neat, and everyone is full of energy. It seems that for the sake of this inn, the owner did not spend less.

If it weren't for Chen Fuhu, business here would definitely be better than it is now.

Watching the two of them look at the layout of the inn with an artistic eye to relieve the embarrassment in their hearts, the two women felt funny, and the anger of deliberately distancing themselves from them was also smooth.

Just when Hualien Xin was about to get up and tease the two, he heard a person on the second floor shouting: "Why is your little second unreasonable, I haven't explained it to you, it's not that I don't pay, but I don't have money for the time being, you give me the money first, and when I have money in the future, I will definitely pay it back to you as soon as possible." ”

Listening to this voice, the guest was full of energy, and it should be a family.

Then came Xiao Er's voice: "This guest, it's not that we are unreasonable, you have been sick here for almost a month, and we are asking for a doctor, taking medicine, eating and living, and there is no negligence." But this is an inn, even if we don't make your money, we have to take back the capital. ”

Xiao Er didn't have to ignore people because the other party was at a loss. The guests did not become domineering because they knew martial arts.

Although the two sides spoke loudly, they were reasonable, and even if they wanted to manage, they didn't know who to help.

At this moment, a junior second came to Zhou Liang and Wu Kong with a large plate of food: "Guest officer, your meal." ”

"Little Er, what's the situation upstairs. ”

There are no guests now, and Xiao Er has nothing else to do, so he said: "The guest upstairs is a wanderer, and he fell ill with us a month ago. Because he paid a deposit at the counter at that time, we used the money to see a doctor and get medicine. But his fixed money was not enough at all, and it was used up in less than half a month. Our boss had a good heart, so he paid him in advance. A few days ago, his illness was cured, and when we asked him for money, he said that the money had been spent, and he had to go to the street to earn a little money first. But the little money he spent on his performances, he didn't care if he was full for dinner that day, how could he pay off the previous house money. Although the boss didn't say anything, we can't watch him lose money. ”

Listening to Xiao Er's words, the two understood the cause and effect of the matter, and also understood that there was only one way to solve it.

"Xiao Er!" As soon as the two wanted to talk to Xiao Er, they heard the voice of Hualien Core not far away.

"What do you have to say to the guest officer?" Hearing someone shouting, Xiao Er didn't care about chatting with anyone anymore, and hurried to the table of the two girls to serve.

"It's tea and rice money. With that, he took out a small piece of broken gold from the bag around his waist.

"Two guest officers, the face value of your money is too great, we can't find it. ”

"This money, in addition to the tea and dinner money, the rest of the money for the upstairs guest house to see a doctor and buy medicine, should be enough. ”

"Enough, enough, there's a lot left to spare. ”

"I'll give you tea for the rest. ”

"Wait!"

Just when Xiao Er picked up the gold, the variables regenerated. In the guest room on the second floor, the guest had already walked down the stairs, and said as he walked: "This woman, thank you for your kindness, but I have been taken care of by the innkeeper and your helpers, and I really can't afford the kindness of the woman." How you like to use your gold is your preference, but I will settle my debts myself. ”

Hualien Xin wanted to do a good deed before Zhou Liang, but she didn't expect this person to be so ignorant that she couldn't get off the stage in front of everyone.

After saying this, the man hugged his fist and thanked Hualien Xin, then turned around and came to the counter, and said in a loud voice: "Shopkeeper, is the boss there?"

"Here, here, what's up. I only heard the sound of hurried footsteps and dissatisfied voices: "It's been a busy morning, and it's hard to rest for a while, this is endless screaming, and can you still do business happily." ”

The curtain was lifted, and the boss came to the counter again.

Seeing the person in front of him, the boss said angrily: "It's you, Chen Jing, what's the matter?"

"Boss, I'm here to pay for the room. ”

What he said just now was quite arrogant and shouted quite loudly, but as soon as he talked about paying back the money, Chen Jing lost his confidence, and his voice was much quieter.

Hearing the repayment of the money, the boss's eyes immediately lit up: "So, you have the money to pay me back!"

"No, not yet. ”

"I don't have the money to make such a loud noise, I still have to take a nap, and I don't have time to talk to you here. With that, the boss turned to leave.

"Wait...... Wait a minute. ”

"What's the matter?" the boss asked impatiently.

"I really don't have any money right now, so I'll get out of here and come back to pay you back when I earn money. ”

"Then you can go quickly, don't waste time here. ”

"Before leaving, I want to make a note to prove that I went out to earn money to pay you back, and not to run away with money. ”

"Alright, whatever you want. The boss said as he took a pen and paper from the side and handed it to him. At the same time, the boss began to fiddle with the abacus to calculate how much Chen Jingyi owed.

When he got the IOU, the boss didn't even look at it, so he folded it and put it in his arms. The whole process was watched by everyone in the lobby.

Although this boss does not accumulate virtue and his attitude is not very good, Zhou Liang and Wu Kong can see that this person has a bad mouth and a good heart. At the end of the conversation, the boss didn't take the initiative to ask Chen Jing to repay the money, and even when Chen Jing proposed to leave to make money, the boss also asked him to leave earlier, and did not propose to use anything to pay off the debt. After the IOU arrived, it was accepted very casually. Looking for this posture, he just tore up the IOU on the spot, and no one was surprised.

However, what makes Zhou Liang and Wu Kong concerned is that this boss is not simple, and his kung fu is much higher than that of He Lutong.

A person who has done good work is willing to come to this town to open a store, and the reason behind it is not simple.

If an elderly person is tired of fighting and killing on the rivers and lakes, and retires and opens a store here, it is naturally not surprising. But a young man in his early twenties, and with a lot of kung fu, it is impossible to open a store to survive. And looking at his attitude, he doesn't seem to have profit in mind.

The boss knows martial arts, and Shui Yueying and Hualien Core can also see it.

Just now they were in a hurry to eat and went outside to watch the excitement, and the boss was in a hurry, so they didn't notice it.

Now that the boss knows martial arts, they observe more carefully.

Because of this, they found out that Zhou and Wu didn't pay attention to the important place - the boss was a woman.

The children of the rivers and lakes are informal, and there are often women walking in the rivers and lakes, some women dressing up as men, and some going in and out of their true colors.

The landlady had been behind the counter all the time, and there was no way to determine her identity.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong in the lobby, the boss explained a few words to Xiao Er, and then went back to the backyard.

Because of Chen Jing's departure, there is a vacant room. However, Zhou and Wu came relatively late, and there were already guests who came earlier to tell Xiao Er. So it's not their turn to change rooms, at most it's more spacious when they sleep at night.

However, the two of them didn't plan to stay for a long time, so it would be good to get together for one night.

After lunch, the two of them had nothing to do, and they were afraid that they would be embarrassed to see Shui and Hua, so they wandered around the town as scheduled.

Because this is one of the main avenues leading to Ping'an, there are many people in the same rivers and lakes on the street, and their chatter can be heard in various teahouses.

In a private room in a teahouse where the two of them couldn't notice, Huang Dezheng was angrily drinking the tea in his cup. He was angry, naturally because of the water moon shadow and Hualien core.

At that time, he called three of his subordinates - "Powder Nezha" Jia Shiyuan, "Seeking Life" Hao Luqing, and "Thousand Arms Rulai" Chang Shengyu to his guest room, jumped down from the second floor of the window first, and then found a secluded small teahouse, Huang De told the three of them his thoughts.

"No!" Just as the others were still hesitating, Chang Shengyu immediately denied.

"Young master, we have no grievances with Shui Yueying and Hualien Core, so why do we need to deal with them. If you're afraid that you're no match for them in the ring, we can help you settle it out when the time comes. ”

"There was no injustice in the past, and there is no enmity in the near future, but what about the future?" Seeing that he was suddenly said to be the weakness of his heart, Huang De immediately began to talk loudly: "There are three major forces in the world: the righteous path, the evil path, and neutrality. The righteous path is headed by Shaolin and Wudang, and the evil path is headed by the Five Emperors and the Demon Gate. It is only our neutral forces that are in their own hands and the most complicated. Some are close to the right path, some cooperate with the evil way, and some are mavericks who go their own way and don't buy anyone's account. If this continues, sooner or later, we, the neutral forces, will be annexed and divided by the other two major forces. This time, I came to participate in the ring tournament to make a name for myself and take the opportunity to agree to neutral gangs. ”

"But the young master, even so, there is no need to intercept and kill the water moon shadow and Hualien core halfway. Chang Shengyu also said, the three of us can go to the stage for you first to clear the obstacles. ”

"You're thinking too simply. The three forces of martial arts, why the two sides of good and evil are becoming more and more united internally, firstly, because they have firm beliefs, and secondly, because the forces of all parties in the imperial court are more and more involved in the rivers and lakes.

If you don't want to be co-opted by the imperial court, you have to ensure that your own strength is strong. But the neutral forces all put their interests first, and as long as there are interests, it doesn't matter if they cooperate with the factory guard. These officials of the imperial court, what else have they done besides looting the people's fat and people's ointment. Their actions are in opposition to our Holy Spirit Pavilion, and when the time comes to make choices in the future, what should we do. Of course, you can't just sit back and wait to be killed, but if your strength is not enough, no matter how much you resist, it is useless, and you must strengthen yourself first.

It is indeed not difficult to defeat those forces of the imperial court in the rivers and lakes in the ring, but how many neutral forces have these forces cooperated. If I openly defeat these people from the imperial court in the ring, how will the neutral forces that cooperate with the table react, whether they will continue to cooperate with the court to earn profits, or will they cooperate with us to give up the backer of the imperial court? Therefore, if we want to integrate the neutral forces, we must not let the table feel that we are working against the subordinate forces of the imperial court and cut off the financial route of the table. When we have unified all the neutral forces, and then we are enemies with the Lei Zhen Gang and the Heavenly Punishment Hall, we will have the capital to fight. ”