Chapter 228 The Deadly Dare

The great victory in Tubo was the biggest joy of the Tang Dynasty after Emperor Gaozong destroyed the Western Turks. This joy could not be calmed down in one or two days. The people in Chang'an had a fuss for three consecutive days.

During these three days, except for emergency events, the court would not handle anything else. Most officials were on vacation, and Chen Wanrong also ended up having a leisurely break, discussing marriage with his family and making various preparations. More importantly, Zheng Qing was twice as gentle as he could during the three days, making him very happy.

On the fourth day, Chen Wanrong first rushed to the Longwu Army barracks, and the artillery began normal training under the command of Geshuhan. Chen Wanrong inspected and was very satisfied. After discussing the artillery vacation with Geshuhan, he rushed to the military weapon supervisor.

Although today is the day to officially resume work, the joy of the military weapon supervisor is still there, and everyone's faces are filled with joy. When they meet, they have to say a few auspicious words.

Although Chen Wanrong was the head of the military weapon supervisor, he only grasped the general direction. The specific matters were arranged by Kou Yibing and Liu Huaide, so he didn't need to worry about it at all. Chen Wanrong just gave an order to resume work. Under the arrangement of Kou and Liu, the military weapon supervisor quickly started to operate.

When it was lunch, Chen Wanrong came in with a thick stack of wedding invitations, put them on the table, patted him, "You all tell me, what good thing is this?"

Everyone was having lunch. When they heard this, they raised their heads and looked at the wedding invitation. They couldn't help but laugh in unison: "This is a wedding invitation, what's hard to guess? The wedding invitation is different from other things, and they recognized it at a glance."

Ye Tianheng rolled his eyes and shook his head, "You know the wedding invitation. Do you know whose wedding invitation is this? My friend, are you going to get married? Where is my wedding invitation?"

One sentence reminded everyone, and everyone suddenly realized that Chen Wanrong was bound to marry and they were surely happy. They rushed over like a swarm of rushing over, surrounded Chen Wanrong, and asked in a lingering manner: "General Chen, where is my wedding invitation?"

Kou Yibing ignored it, picked up a wedding invitation and looked at it, shouting: "Master Ye!" He handed it to Ye Tianheng, picked up another one, said "My", and put it in his arms.

He picked up the wedding invitation one by one, glanced at it, and handed it to the corresponding person. The person who received the wedding invitation smiled and didn't receive it, looking at it with a look of fear that it would be without him.

Chen Wanrong teased: "Master Kou, this wedding invitation is mine, not yours, what are you sending?"

Kou Yibing looked old-fashioned: "General Chen, there is a trick to posting wedding invitations. I am very familiar with people here. If you are not familiar with them, don't interfere with them."

Are there any tricks to post wedding invitations? A big joke! Everyone laughed loudly.

Chen Wanrong was so happy that he patted Ye Tianheng's shoulder and said, "Master Ye, I'm getting married, what gift do you give me?"

"Hey! Look, he is really ignorant of his shame. He takes this opportunity to ask for gifts and wants to get rich!" Ye Tianheng shook his head dissatisfied, but his face was full of smiles.

This was a joke, and everyone laughed loudly and echoed in unison: "General Chen, how could you get married like this? Before the good thing comes, I'll ask for a gift first! If we don't give it, we'll eat and drink for nothing!"

"What's that?" Ye Tianheng's face sank: "After all, General Chen got married, so the gift is still needed."

Zhang Deming nodded in favor and said, "General Chen and I are both from Luojiadian. We are fellow villagers. When you get married, I must give you a gift. Just a three-foot red silk is enough. This is the rule of Luojiadian."

"I'm also a three-foot red silk!" Everyone agreed in unison.

Ye Tianheng shook his head and said, "You all give Hong Ling, I can't give it to you anymore. I have to prepare a special gift for my friend."

"Oh! Master Ye, what gift did you prepare for General Chen?" Liu Huaide was very excited.

Ye Tianheng thought for a while and said, "I thought about it, but I would buy a beautiful girl to give to General Chen, and I would rub her shoulders and pinch her legs. If the wife is not at home, she can warm the bed so that General Chen will not be lonely alone!"

Everyone understood the meaning of this sentence. He was making fun of it, and there was another laughter.

Chen Wanrong grabbed Ye Tianheng and looked like he was choking his neck: "Master Ye, aren't you harming me?"

"General Chen, are you afraid of your wife?" Kou Yibing clapped his hands and laughed, as if he had discovered the funniest thing in the world.

Chen Wanrong had a stern face and corrected: "That's not called fear, that's called love! Love, do you understand?"

"Enegative? I dare not ask for a girl!" Ye Tianheng broke away from Chen Wanrong's control and took a crutch and flew away.

"Love!" Zhang Deming and the others burst into laughter.

"This Master Ye is really good at joking!" Chen Wanrong saw their laughing look in his eyes, and there was nothing he could do.

There is a Teng fish farm in Quchifang. The business is very hot. Before dawn, a long queue was lined up in front of the door, and people came to buy fish and shrimps.

This Tengshi Fish Village is a time-honored fish shop in Chang'an, and it has a history of almost a hundred years. There are two secrets for Tengshi Fish Village to do business. One is to treat everyone equally, and the other must have good reputation. These two secrets have been passed down by Tengshi Fish Village for a hundred years, which is the reason why they have lasted forever.

People who come here to buy fish will give you a thumbs up. Whether it is your first time or a regular customer, Tengshi Fish Village will provide services and will not be treated differently because of the differences between the big customers and the ordinary people.

The big restaurants in Chang'an, such as Wangjiang Tower, are all old customers of Tengshi Fish Village. They also supply seafood from some princes and ministers. They can be said to be the largest seafood "supplier" in Chang'an.

"My little guy, hurry up, my door is still waiting." An old lady urged her to the busy guy.

"Hey! Auntie, please wait, it's time to go, it's time to go!" The young man's attitude was absolutely good enough, and he was busy buying fish man to call him fish. After two of them, it's this aunt's turn.

In addition to retail sales, Tengshi Fish Village also has large restaurants, wealthy merchants, and servants from the families of princes and ministers came to pick up the goods. More than a dozen friends were so busy that they were sweating on their foreheads. It was a lively scene.

Teng Yumin is the owner of Teng's Fish Village. He is a man in his forties. He is a little small and has a beard that is neither long nor short under his chin. He is smart. He stands on the side and looks at the busy guy. His face is very calm. He rolls up his sleeves, joins the busy ranks, calls out the fish, and handed it to the aunt who has just spoken: "Auntie, this is your fish."

"Shopkeeper Xie Teng!" The aunt took the fish, paid the money, and went happily.

Under the leadership of Teng Yumin, the guys were busy. At this moment, two big men came over, holding a white dead fish in their hands, cursing: "Teng Yumin, you fucking, shit! This is the fish you sell, you see, what are you like? You keep saying that you sell good fish to us, but you sell dead fish!"

"Customer, this fish is not sold by our store. You have found the wrong place." Teng Yumin's eyes were so old that he could see at first glance that the fish had been dead for a long time.

A man looked up and said, "That's right, it's sold by your Teng Fish House!"

Teng Yumin comforted him: "Customer, don't get angry first. Let's make the matter clear. It's the fault of our store. Our store will never shirk responsibility. If you pay ten per fish, you will never be denied your debts."

"The fish I just bought was dead. You said, what did you do?" The man refused to give in and was very excited.

Teng Yumin smiled: "Customer, you are a discerning person. You can see that the fish has turned white and has been dead for a long time. If the fish sold this morning would not be white in any case. Everyone, is it?"

The fish will turn white after a long time of death. This is common sense, and it is a truth that everyone knows. The people who buy fish agree in unison.

However, the man didn't listen to this, grabbed Teng Yumin with a big slap in his face, and shouted: "You are a piece of cake, you are obviously selling fish to death, but you still dare to pay for your debt." He waved his right hand and slapped several loud slaps in the face. Teng Yumin's face turned red and swollen.

The businessman, kindness makes money, but he can't be humble. Teng Yumin suddenly became angry and shouted, "Come on, take it for me! Give it to the official!"

The rough behavior of more than a dozen guys to this man was shocked. After hearing this, he picked up the guy and surrounded him, preparing to stop him and send him to the government.

However, the two men sneered and threw the dead fish in their hands: "Looking for death!" They punched and punched the guys. Wherever the punch fell, someone would scream, and someone would be injured. With only a few ups and downs, the guys would lie down seven or eight, and everyone was seriously injured.

Teng Yumin understood that these two people were here to find fault. Otherwise, with their good skills, how could they ask for a dead fish? A dead fish is not worth much money, even ordinary people would not go there specifically, let alone such a good person. He hurriedly repaid and said with a smile: "Two masters, please stop. How dare you ask me, Teng Yumin offends the two heroes?"

The answer to him was a burst of fists. The two men's fists were so strong that they were heavy. In just a few strokes, Teng Yumin lay on the ground and vomited blood.

The two men were still not discouraged, grabbed the sticks, and smashed the shrimp-raising jar according to the basket where the fish was being loaded. They smashed them down in a mess. The fish on the ground jumped and the fat shrimps were everywhere.

The fish farm was originally very good, but after the two of them were troubled, it was completely different. Those who bought fish rushed around and watched the two men commit murder, but no one dared to stand up and say a word.

Teng Yumin vomited blood in his mouth and said word by word: "Dare you ask the hero for his surname and name?"

"What's wrong? I'm not convinced?" A man stomped on his back again and sneered: "My name is Zhang San, and this one is Li Si!"

This is a pseudonym. Teng Yumin originally wanted to ask the names of the two of them so he could go to report to the official. Without saying it, they had to take out their last move: "I send seafood to the East Palace. If you don't have the courage, you can leave quickly, it's still time!"

Everyone understood the threat in the words, but the two ignored them at all: "Don't move out the prince to suppress others, the prince is also reasonable. If you sell us the fish to death, we will get angry and beat you up. It's no big deal."

"Yes! The Tengdong family is giving seafood to the East Palace. Hurry up and let the prince seek justice." The common people who bought fish remembered the relationship between the Tengyu Village Fish Village and the East Palace, and their courage also came.

At this moment, a medium-sized man in the crowd shouted: "Stop! The universe is in broad daylight, how can you be mad?"

"Oh, my friend, are you not convinced? Look at you, you dare to come and stand up for something!" A man was very disdainful and his lips broke.

The unfair man sneered: "Don't bully the people if you think you can punch and kick. Today, I want you to see what punch and kick is!"

"You are the only one? You don't even have to take a look at them!" A man sneered.

The man who stood up to his justice shouted coldly: "Look at the beat!" He used a loud slap on a man's face, making a loud bang, crisp and pleasant, and particularly beautiful. A palm print immediately appeared on the man's face.

What a fast speed! The two murderers were shocked. Before they could react, they flew away and were knocking a man in the chest. The man flew up like a piece of paper, and fell heavily to the ground, making a bang.

"Okay! Good fight!" The onlookers cheered in unison.

The man who stood up for justice acted like the wind, his fists rose and kicked, and another fist came over, making the two of them vomit blood in their mouths, feeling embarrassed, and in panic, like a stray dog, he rolled and crawled away.

The people shouted loudly from behind!

After running to a secluded place where no one was around, the two stopped. A man gritted his teeth and scolded: "Didn't we say that we would cause trouble in the next place and let people go when we see someone coming out to fight and stand up for justice? Who is this person? He is so cruel! Damn, it seems that my body is not covered with flesh, so I'm going to beat him for life. Oh, it hurts so much!"

Another man was also dissatisfied: "The master said that someone came out to stand up for the wrongdoing, but he didn't say who it was. If I had known that he was such a ruthless person, I would not do it anyway! Damn, it hurts me so much!"

"Is this person the master said to be a tough guy? It shouldn't be so ruthless." The man who spoke first was a little confused: "If it weren't for that person, wouldn't we beating this in vain?"

"No matter whether it is that person or not, our mission has been completed. Let's go back and receive the reward." Another man said excitedly. The bounty is one hundred taels of gold, and that is one thousand taels of silver. It's enough to spend this life, and it's worth it to be beaten.

The two went there excitedly, rushed to Dou Huaizhen's mansion, and went straight in. The servants in the mansion looked at the two of them in a mess, and they were curious. They didn't stay and sneak around on them, and they immediately took gold, and they didn't care.

"Are you back? The master is waiting for you, go quickly." The butler came up to us.

The two thought that the reward came so quickly. They entered happily, as if the injuries on their bodies were no longer hurt, and they walked with great ease.

Dou Huaizhen sat on the chair, drinking tea leisurely, looked at the two of them, and praised: "Look at your appearance, you will know that you are doing well. Come on, give me a reward."

"Mr. Thank you, Master!" The two of them hurriedly thanked.

Dou Huaizhen picked up the gold and handed it to the two of them in person. He comforted him with a smile: "Now, you have money, I am happy for you. However, the master also has to remind you that you must not spend money indiscriminately, and you cannot use it for gambling. Buy some land and buy a few girls, so that you can live a good life for the rest of your life."

"Master Xie reminded me!" The two of them held heavy gold, and their eyes couldn't even move away.

Dou Huaizhen smiled and picked up two cups of hot tea, handed it to the two of them, "Look at you, you have suffered a lot. Come on, drink this cup of hot tea, hurry up and go and rest."

"Master Xie!Master Xie!" The two of them would never have expected that Dou Huaizhen, who was arrogant, would hand them tea with them. They were so excited that their eyes fell out. They took it in a hurry, and drank it all.

"Go and rest!" Dou Huaizhen waved his hand.

The two responded and went happily. Not only did they come back today, but they also handed the tea to Dou Huaizhen himself. What an honor. This meal is worth it.

However, the two did not see Dou Huaizhen's cold gaze. Looking at their backs, Dou Huaizhen sneered: "How can you allow you to live in the world?"

Let’s talk about Teng’s Fish Village. Teng Yumin struggled to get up, endured the pain and said to the man: “The hero is helping him, Teng Yumin is very grateful. There is politeness here! Teng Yumin dares to ask the hero’s name Gao.”

"Teng Yumin?" The man was quite happy: "Coincidentally, my surname is Teng, so I'll call me Tengchong."

Teng Yumin was grateful to Tengchong, but he didn't expect that his surname was Teng. In the Chinese concept, the family with the same surname was five hundred years ago, and he felt a sense of intimacy. Teng Yumin was very happy to hear this and said repeatedly: "It turns out to be Teng's hero! Teng Yumin is polite here." He saluted respectfully.
To be continued...