When we came out of the guard eunuch's house, the sky was dark and there were only dim lights on the street.
Xu Qian put his hands behind his back and coughed desperately.
Deng Jian immediately said nervously: "Xu Xiaoguan, are you okay? Why don't you take a break on the way and I'll give you a pat on the back?"
Beating his back... Xu Qian looked at him gloomily, he was afraid that Deng Jian would beat him to death unexpectedly.
"No need." This time it was Xu Qian's turn to speak briefly. Then he paused, cleared his throat, and said, "And..."
"What else?" Deng Jian smiled with a smile on his face. Although he didn't know what happened between Xu Qian and Wang Gonggong, he recognized the current situation clearly. Xu Qian was now his immediate boss, and Xu Qian asked him to go there.
If he wants to go east, he has to go east. As an excellent lackey, he must adjust his mentality and adapt to this complex and ever-changing society.
Xu Qian said sincerely: "Brother Deng, you just called me Xu Guanren and claimed that you are a villain. This is too foreign. What are we? We are brothers! As brothers, we have this life and no next life. How can you do this?
See, what you just said made me feel cold. I have always respected you and treated you as my Brother Deng..."
Deng Jian was moved. Although he didn't know if it was true, at least he pretended to be like it: "No, no, I should call you Brother Xu. Although I am a few years older than you, in my heart, you are like
My dead brother."
Bastard...Xu Qian looked down, this guy actually said he looked like a dead ghost.
However, Xu Qian obviously didn't like to go straight to the point. He patted Deng Jian on the shoulder: "With your words, I feel relieved!"
Deng Jian grabbed Xu Qian's arm, with tears in his eyes: "Brother Xu..."
Xu Qian then said: "By the way, where is my money bag? I just gave it to you for safekeeping. I wonder if it is still there?"
Deng Jian slapped his forehead, as if he suddenly remembered, he quickly took out Xu Qian's money bag, and said with a smile: "I was afraid that you would lose something, so as a brother, I will keep it for you temporarily, and now it will be returned to Zhao intact."
Xu Qian took the money bag, turned it over, and then his face turned ugly.
Deng Jian hurriedly asked: "Why is Brother Xu so depressed?"
Xu Qian sighed and said, "I clearly remember that I had a total of fifteen or six taels of silver in my purse. Why are there only four or five taels of silver and dozens of copper plates left now?"
"O conscience of heaven and earth, does Brother Xu suspect that I took your money? I, Deng Jian, am impatient of justice and never do anything sloppy. It was clear that Brother Xu only had so much money in the money bag when he gave it to me. Brother Xu wants to
You must not have wronged me. My reputation is as important as my chastity."
Deng Jian hurriedly explained that he "kindly" kept the money bag for Xu, but Xu directly added ten more taels of silver to the money bag. Ten taels, how could he have the money to compensate?
Xu Qian's expression changed at every turn, and he said: "What you mean by this is that I don't care about brotherhood and deliberately framed you? So this is how you think of me? No, I will go back and ask the prince for instructions now...
"He shook his legs and turned to leave.
Deng Jian was startled, and quickly comforted him, saying: "Of course I don't doubt Brother Xu. Wait a minute, wait a minute, I have something to say. Okay, I admit it, it's my fault. I ate lard and was covered with it."
I'm sorry, I'm sorry for my brother. In fact, I was a bit mean and took Brother Xu's money to the gambling shop. As a result, I lost a lot. I'll pay for the missing ten taels of silver. I'm so bad. I'm so sad.
I'm so conscientious, how can I gamble with my brother's money? Brother Xu has a lot of money, so don't argue with me. By the way, what is the relationship between Wang Gonggong and Brother Xu... and why?"
Xu Qian said solemnly: "Don't ask too many questions that shouldn't be asked."
Deng Jian suddenly stopped asking and looked at Xu Qian in awe. This guy was really jealous now. He actually knew the prince's secret. It seemed he couldn't be offended.
Xu Qian's expression softened and he said: "Since you want to pay compensation, I won't stop you. My brothers also want to settle the accounts openly, right?"
Deng Jian burst into tears, and the chicken nodded while pecking at the rice.
Xu Qian said again: "By the way, do you have any pen and ink on you?"
"Bi and ink, what do you need pen and ink for?" Deng Jian became wary again.
Xu Qian said: "Of course it's better to write an IOU with black and white writing on it. It's not that I can't trust my brothers. In fact, everything needs to have rules, don't you? It doesn't matter if you don't. You can send me home first, and you can write it when you get to my house.
Don't be unhappy, man, cheer up."
Deng Jian tried his best to stop the tears that were about to burst out, and forced a smile: "I am very cheered up, I am very happy, I am lucky enough to be brothers with Brother Xu by burning yellow paper, and the Deng family's ancestral graves are filled with green smoke, haha...haha..."
Xu Qian shook his head, it was too fake.
A lonely lamp and a pot of old wine.
After drinking a bowl of wine, Xu Chang grumbled and his eyes became a little distracted.
The corner of his mouth showed a bit of sadness. He was wise in his life and gave birth to such a son. If this son had learned half of his cleverness, how could he have caused such a big disaster?
In fact, after what happened, Xuchang was not idle. He had been busy all day today. First, he took care of things in the government office. The masters and officials in the government office all expressed their condolences to him, and then he went to the street to catch a reseller of medicinal materials.
A merchant falsely accused his medicinal materials of being laced with poison.
The reason why merchants are arrested is because merchants are outsiders after all and have no local background. The merchants are selling medicinal materials, which can be used to lie, saying that the root of the problem is not the prescription, but the people who bought the prescription.
I went to get some medicine, but the real problem was the ingredients.
The superiors and subordinates in the yamen got some benefits, so they turned a blind eye. Anyway, it was just a fool. If the county magistrate wanted to fool him, couldn't the guarding eunuch Wang Gonggong not fool him?
I thought the matter would be over soon. There was a scapegoat, and someone from the prince's side was used to vent his anger on. Everyone was happy. The only unlucky one was the merchant, but Xuchang didn't care. Who told him to be unlucky to come to Qiantang to sell medicine?
?
But when Xuchang came back, his son was nowhere to be found. When neighbors asked around, they said it was the prince who invited him, and what Xuchang was most worried about happened.
The whole day's hard work was in vain, and he also made a lot of money, but the most important thing is that his son is still gone.
If the son is gone, is the home still a home?
After working hard all my life, I have nothing left.
Injustice, oh injustice, what evil did I commit in my previous life, this unfilial son, this unfilial son.
Xuchang sighed in his heart, after another glass of bitter wine, this unfilial son has probably been beaten to death by the princes and father-in-laws. He hopes to leave a whole body, and he should order a coffin tomorrow...
Xu Chang was thinking in confusion, after all, his son is a son, and the wronged son is also a son. He must be buried well, and he must be buried well, and the coffin must be made of high-quality nanmu, and then...
Xu Chang suddenly stopped moving. He was only halfway through planning the aftermath. Then his jaw almost dropped and his whole body turned to stone.
At the gate, Xu Qian suddenly appeared, looking at the dumbfounded Xu Chang with his signature smile.
"Dad, I'm back. Why didn't you even close the door to the compound today? What if a thief breaks in? There are so many bad people nowadays. Our Xu family is a kind family, but a thief...are you drinking again? I
I have long told you not to drink. A pound of wine costs more than ten cents. With this money, you might as well think about marrying me a wife. Now, marrying a wife is getting more and more expensive..."
Xu Chang was still stunned and motionless.
Xu Qian was frightened. He rushed up to touch Xu Chang's chest and shouted: "Dad, what's wrong with you? You can't die. I still expect you to support me for the rest of my life and marry me a wife. Give me
buy house……"
Xu Chang woke up all of a sudden. Not only did he wake up, but he also woke up from the wine. His face was twitching. What a shame, what a shame, how could he have given birth to such an unfilial son?
Xu Chang's way of welcoming his son was very special. He took out the ruler from his waist without hesitation, then slapped Xu Qian without hesitation, and then cursed: "You are an unfilial son, an unfilial son!"
Xu Qian rushed out with his head in his arms and broke out of the door. After a while, he peered into the room. Seeing that Xu Chang's anger had subsided, he came in cautiously and said: "Dad..."
"Come in." Xu Chang lost his temper.
Xu Chang also spotted Deng Jian who was gloating at his misfortune. He frowned again and asked, "Who is he?"
Xu Qian said: "His name is Deng Jian, he is me...my sworn brother." Then he lowered his voice and said: "Actually, he is just a handyman."
With tears streaming down his face, Deng Jian quickly saluted Xu Chang and said, "I have met Uncle Xu."
"Well...well..." Xu Chang is a very snobbish person, but he still can't figure out Deng Jian's identity, and Xu Qian's words are very unreliable, so he still put on a very pleasant look and said: "
No gifts, no gifts, don’t be so polite.”
Deng Jian was in high spirits, and he tried to conquer everything. The little thief named Xu ate him to death, and Xu's father was able to subjugate the little thief. He had to curry favor with him, maybe it would come in handy.
He was about to flatter him, but Xu Qian nuzzled at him and said: "Brother Deng, please go out and help us look after our home tonight. Brother Xu is too upright, so he has offended many bad people. Just be afraid."
If someone comes to assassinate you at night, you must not be lazy and watch carefully."
Deng Jian cursed in his heart, "Uncle Deng is guarding the eunuch Wang Gonggong, and his third-class thugs are guarding your home and nursing home. Do you deserve to be assassinated?" His face was twitching, but in the end he was determined to swallow his anger. The prince's thugs not only punched and kicked
His kung fu is amazing, and his ability to adapt to the changing circumstances is not small.
As soon as Deng Jian left, Xu Changcai asked worriedly: "How come you came back intact after meeting Wang Gonggong? Also, this man named Deng doesn't look like a good person at first glance. Where did he come from? Didn't my dad work with you before?"
Did you say that? Don’t bring any shady people into your home. If you make bad friends, you will be unlucky for the rest of your life.”
In fact, Deng Jian did not go far. Uncle Xu's comments about him vaguely reached his ears. His whole body was cold and his eyes were blurred with tears. He raised his head at a 45-degree angle and looked up at the stars. A large clear tear flowed down his face.
His cheeks slid down and wet his clothes. Then he took a deep breath and murmured to himself: "There really is no good person named Xu."