And now this Zhai Laowu is obviously a blatant blackmailer by defrauding money. Ruan Xiaoer laughed for a moment and suddenly stopped, saying word by word: "Zhai Laowu, everyone, don't look down when you look up, don't go too far. Two

If the money is too little, I will give you five coins, otherwise I would rather let him go."

"Wuguan money? Why don't you go and grab it?" Zhai Wu was furious when he heard it.

"If you can't give me money, then there's no need to negotiate." Ruan Xiaoer said coldly.

"Okay, okay! I don't want this fish anymore." Zhai Wu looked ugly. He took out two IOUs from his arms and shouted: "Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, pay back the money."

Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi's cheeks were hot, and their eyes were full of anger and regret. Every time they entered a gambling house, they would almost come out with their buttocks naked. Where could they find money?

The muscles on Ruan Xiaoer's face twitched and his fists were clenched. He wanted to say something but had nothing to say. The IOU was genuine and the deadline was two days away, but what's the use of it!

I just hate that the two brothers are not living up to expectations and have to help them every time they lose everything. In addition, the government came to collect taxes some time ago, and the family's savings are very low. So much money is being blackmailed because they can't afford it.

This big fish is of great use and I don’t plan to sell it, but now...

When Ruan Xiaoer saw that the matter had reached this stage, he understood that the fish could not be saved. He planned to sell the big golden carp at an acceptable price to pay off his brother's gambling debt. He turned to look at the surrounding fishermen: "You guys should give this fish justice."

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But how did he know that Zhai Wu wanted to give this fish away when he saw it was so big that he was bound to get it? How could he allow others to intervene and shout to everyone around him with a straight face: "Businesses and sales are all done on a first-come, first-served basis. It's best not to feel uncomfortable?"

These words immediately made several fishermen who originally wanted to lend a helping hand to buy the big fish back away. In fact, this Zhai Wu was rich and powerful, and they couldn't afford to offend him.

"Zhai Laowu, you have gone too far!" Ruan Xiaoqi gritted his teeth.

"Excessive? You two need to pay back the money quickly. You need it now, not a penny less." Zhai Wu sneered a few times, completely tore off his mask, stretched out his hand and begged loudly.

"If you don't pay back the money today, I will sue the officials and arrest you, and you will be jailed and slapped on the wall."

Ruan Xiaoer sighed secretly and was about to sell the big carp at a low price. At this moment, a deep voice said: "Hey, that fat bird pulled a hair and looked at you like that. Wu Lang, how much does Qi Lang owe you?"

money?"

A strong man who looked like an iron tower jumped to the front from a few fishing boats behind. He was wearing a floral brocade robe, a purple-patterned gold belt, and a waist knife hanging on it.

At first glance, it seems that he is either rich or noble!

It was none other than Chao Gai. He couldn't stand it when he saw that the three men of the Ruan family were forced to do this because of money. He stared at the proud fat man with sharp eyes.

"Who are you? Don't meddle in other people's business!" Zhai Wu looked up and down at Chao Gai, not knowing who he was.

"How dare you ask me who I am? You look like this. I don't like it." Chao Gai narrowed his eyes, stretched out his hand to hold the handle of the knife at his waist, and asked: "A certain family asked you how much Wulang and Qilang owe you.

?What are you going to do when you settle down? Don’t let me ask you a third time.”

Zhai Wu was angry at being scolded, but he could see Chao Gai drawing his sword whenever he disagreed, and being frightened by that momentum, he could only answer bravely.

"Five...five coins!"

"Five guans of money? Let's see what you can do?" Chao Gai laughed dumbly, thinking that it was how much money embarrassed the Ruan brothers, but it turned out to be just five guans of money. Thinking that the three brothers were so capable, but they were treated with money by such a villain.

Blackmail.

Zhai Wu was very angry at being squeezed out one after another. He looked sideways at Chao Gai and taunted him angrily: "It's all talk but no practice. If you have the ability, will you pay back the money?"

"Humph, it's just five pieces of silver. I paid it back for Wu Lang and Qi Lang." Chao Gai looked at him as if he were a fool, took out a piece of silver from his pocket and threw it away.

"That bird, return the IOU to the creditor!"

Zhai Wu is a man who loves money. He looked at the five taels of silver ingots in his hand. He put it in his mouth, bit his eyebrows and smiled, not paying attention to Chao Gai's bad tone. He ordered his subordinates to return the IOU to Ruan Xiaowu. Ruan Xiaowu

seven.

"Brother, you..." Seeing this, the three heroes of the Ruan family felt very sorry. Chao Gai hurriedly raised his hands and said with a smile: "How much is a little money worth? How can you get to know three heroes?"

Seeing that the debt had been cleared, Zhai Wu looked at the golden carp with reluctance and took the others to leave. Seeing this, Chao Gai shouted: "Wait a minute, did the master let you go?"

"What will you do if the IOU is torn up?" Zhai Wu was startled and looked at Chao Gai angrily. For some reason, a feeling of fright made him breathe heavily.

The fishermen who were about to leave stopped to watch again.

"If I pay off the money I owe you, what should I say if you forcefully buy and sell?" Chao Gai's face was full of frost, and he clenched the handle of the knife: "I was listening to the argument and thought you were a strongman and a thief. It's just five pieces of money."

You push people too hard. Are they going to default on their debt? There must be at least a bottom line in everything!"

Ruan Sanxiong originally thought that the matter was over, and planned to come to thank Chao Gai for his help. But he was stunned when he heard these words, and then felt warm in his heart. He couldn't help but feel that this bearded man was thoughtful in doing things. Not only did he spend money to lend a helping hand,

Also consider their face issues.

This is a trustworthy person!

"Zhai Laowu, right? What you did today was disrespectful to others and went too far. Not much else to say, just apologize to my three brothers, otherwise hey!" Chao Gai kept spitting and talking sarcastically.

Look at the fat man.

Zhai Wu was chilled by the malicious gaze, and the anger that had arisen in his heart was also extinguished. Looking at this big man again, he felt something was wrong for no reason. He wanted to be convinced, say a few good words, and leave this place quickly. But then he thought about it.

When I think about how there are so many people around me, I don’t look good on my face.

"What if Fifth Master doesn't apologize?" He simply gritted his teeth and asked, holding his neck.

"I open a gambling house secretly and gather people to make trouble. I have a few friends who are working in Yuncheng. If you don't apologize, someone will make trouble for you tomorrow." Chao Gai bared his teeth and smiled, and he said it so casually that others were amazed.

"You...you..." Zhai Wu pointed at Chao Gai and was shocked and frightened.

"The other is the private way. You are a puddle robber who buys and sells by force. Everyone gets it and kills it. Look how good the water is and how fat the fish are. This is where..." Chao Gai ignored him.

He suddenly pulled out half of the shiny blade. Needless to say, everyone knew that it was the burial place.

As the saying goes, gods and ghosts are afraid of evil people, this trick is quite useful.

"Three three, three of them were younger brothers before. Please don't take it to heart..." Zhai Wu finally realized that the father in front of him was not a good person, and immediately changed his attitude. He turned to the three brothers of the Ruan family, cupped their fists, bowed, and apologized one after another. The Ruan brothers

He was upright and let this guy go without any embarrassment.

"Leave some leeway in doing things, forget it this time, and then root out the people behind you." Before Zhai Wu led his men to leave by boat, Chao Gai's words frightened him even more, and he felt lucky that what he did was right.

Mr. Zhai Wu left in dejection, and the fishermen left one after another when they saw that there was no excitement to be seen. A few wanted to buy carp, but the three Ruan brothers naturally refused to sell them.

After sending a few fishermen away, the three brothers looked at each other and hurriedly thanked Chao Gai: "Thank you for your help, brother. My three brothers will return the money as soon as possible."

"Hey, what did the three brothers say?" Chao Gai quickly stepped forward to help him.

"Erlang, these guests are here to visit you." The old fisherman approached with his fishing boat, pointed at Chao Gai and the two guards on the boat and smiled.

The three Ruan brothers said "Oh" and all looked at Chao Gai and the others. After scanning around, they made eye contact and made sure they didn't recognize them.

"Where did you come from, brother? What do you want from my brother?" Ruan Xiaoqi asked with a smile.

Chao Gai looked at this man with a smile: "This must be Qilang, right? Scholars say that you have the most straightforward temperament and are honest with others. It is indeed true."

"Oh, Xuexue? Could it be Wu Xuexue that my brother is talking about?" Ruan Xiaoer asked hurriedly.

"It's the professor who came to visit the three heroes of the Ruan family." Chao Gai bluntly stated his intention. As for buying fish to strike up a conversation, there was no need at all.

"Oh, I turned out to be the professor's friend. I'm so disrespectful."

The Ruan brothers were illiterate but respected scholars very much. When Wu Yong was teaching here, he named Ruan Xiaoer's son.

Now when they heard Wu Yong's name, they didn't even bother to catch a fish. They all came to see Chao Gai and apologized, and warmly invited him to his home as a guest!

Chao Gai gave the old fishermen enough ferry money, and then they took the boats belonging to the Ruan brothers. They talked, laughed, and rowed the oars, and the three boats went straight to Ruan Xiaoer's house.

The three Ruan brothers attached great importance to friendship and righteousness, and asked about Wu Yong's current situation one after another on the boat. Chao Gai naturally did not hide anything, and directly explained that he came to visit after Wu Yong's introduction. He also took out his handwritten letter for the three brothers to see.

The three brothers have known Wu Yong for many years, so they naturally recognize a few words. They dare not say anything else, at least they can recognize their own names and Wu Yong's handwriting.

After confirming the identities of Chao Gai and others, the three brothers became even more enthusiastic.

After a conversation, Chao Gai also learned that the reason why the three Ruan brothers got together was to catch a big fish to celebrate their mother's birthday.

Today happens to be their mother’s fiftieth birthday!

The three brothers are all filial sons, and even Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi, who love gambling, dare not be absent. The three of them had good luck fishing together and got a big golden carp of more than 20 kilograms. However, after the news spread, Zhai Wu was provoked.

This thief captures the bird.

One didn't want to sell, and the other forced to buy, so there was a dispute!

"That fat little bird bullied people too much. I will never..." Ruan Xiaoqi got angry thinking about it. Unfortunately, before he could finish his harsh words, Ruan Xiaoer shouted him down and scolded him, and even Ruan Xiaowu was scolded.

Didn't run away.

Chao Gai wanted to persuade the three brothers about the harmful effects of gambling, but he didn't say anything when he first met the three brothers. He just smoothed things over and changed the subject to talk about family matters. Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi received less reprimands and looked at them gratefully.

Most of the catches in the fish holds of the three small boats were miscellaneous fish, and the fattest ones only weighed five or six kilograms. There were not many, and there was not a single fish weighing ten kilograms. It can be seen that a big fish weighing more than twenty kilograms was indeed caught.

It depends on luck!

Chao Gai chatted with the three brothers, looked at the catch and looked at the vast lake. He glanced at a few large food boxes and saw that the wine and meat brought by the secret passage came in handy. The fishermen were tired of eating fish and wanted to change their taste this year.

The atmosphere is more lively.

"Hey, the fish are getting harder and harder to catch now!"

While he was thinking, he heard a sigh suddenly coming from beside him. He lowered his head and saw a head sticking out of the water, one hand on the string of the boat swimming flexibly. The other hand grabbed an arm-long grass carp and threw it into the fish hold.

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Chapter completed!