Su Yan, who was kicked out by Su Ming, took a piece of grass and dangled it on the street. Among the bustling crowd, there was a very familiar figure. His black robe was spotless, and his hair looked like splashes of ink flowing in the wind.
Suddenly I remembered that when I was a child, my master always liked to wear a black shirt, which made his face look very good-looking. Perhaps children are born to like to be around good-looking people. So when I was a child, I always liked to rely on him, even if it was just for a hug or a smell.
Also satisfied.
She was so fascinated by her thoughts that she bumped into someone head-on. She took a few steps back to take a closer look. The man was looking at her with confusion. This person was none other than Zuo Qing's piece of thousand-year-old ice!
She asked angrily: "Why are you wandering around here if you are healed?"
"Buy some dry food for the road."
"Solid food? You want to leave?" Su Yan couldn't believe it, "Why don't you stay a few more days? You haven't been to many interesting places yet! Your injuries haven't healed yet, how can you get on the road?"
Zuo Qing looked at Su Yan's arms that were randomly wrapped and hesitated.
Su Yan added: "It will take a hundred days to break the muscles and bones. If you don't take good care of it, there will be hidden dangers! I am a veteran. I think when my master broke his leg, it was because he was in a hurry to see Tofu Xishi.
The wound has not healed. Although he is quite normal now, you have never seen his kung fu before he was injured. His Qing Kung Fu was very powerful, but it is a pity that it is useless now!"
He was a little confused: "So, the person who came here should be Su Ming."
"Why are you so stubborn!" Su Yan said angrily, "You can't leave as much as you want, but you treat your kindness like a donkey's liver and lungs!"
"Anyway, the injury is not completely healed, so I won't be able to leave for the time being," he said.
"You really don't want to leave?" Su Yan couldn't believe it.
"Um."
"Then come with me to collect rent, and I'll treat you to a good meal!"
"You want to pocket the rent?"
Su Yan patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry about it. The most important thing for us now is to collect rent."
After that, you put your arms around his shoulders and walked towards the alley around the corner.
Mr. Bai's antique shop is located at the end of the street, but the doors of the shops on the left and right of him are closed, making the whole alley look extremely deserted. The antique shop is also very simple, with few high-quality goods in it.
It is a shop opened by a charlatan. It is hard to imagine that this shop was the most profitable in Kuai Feng Town a few years ago. Unexpectedly, in just a few years, things have changed.
As soon as Su Yan entered the door, he felt a chill all over his body. He hurriedly moved to Zuo Qing's side, nervously searching for Mr. Bai's figure.
Zuo Qing said in surprise: "Your martial arts are superior to mine, but you are hiding behind me?"
Su Yan was a little embarrassed: "No matter how good your martial arts skills are, there are natural enemies, and I am also afraid of those demons and monsters. You are a man, and you should stand in front of us weak women to block the demons and exorcise them! Stop ink, go and see where the others are."
When Zuo Qing heard the word "weak woman", he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and smile.
Mr. Bai is a foreigner. He came to this town more than ten years ago. When he first arrived, he was just a poor scholar with no money. He managed to earn a shop by relying on his sharp tongue.
, and later became Su Ming's tenant. Needless to say, there were twists and turns. It is just that Mr. Bai's origins are unknown. Since opening this shop, he has gained a lot of treasures for no reason, and the money he made is naturally unimaginable.
As for his real name, it is strange to say that even Su Ming, the landlord, does not know his real name. Sometimes Su Yan curiously turns over the contract and looks around, and there is only the word "Mr. Bai"!
Besides, most of the things sold by Mr. Bai's family are treasures from the Western Regions. Not to mention in Kuai Feng Town, they are rare even in Chucheng. Su Yan has always been curious about where Mr. Bai, a poor man, went to deceive and kidnap people.
So many treasures? Now that I have treasures, why am I in such poverty again today? I have been behind on rent for three months and still haven’t paid it yet!
Zuo Qing looked into the inner room of the shop and seemed to be attracted by something. Su Yan went over and saw a row of containers behind the shabby door curtain. There were not many things in them, but there was a bronze statue of an animal face which was quite interesting. She
He poked Zuo Qing and said, "Go over and see what treasure it is. If you still can't collect the rent today, we'll take this back!"
Zuo Qing was really in a dilemma, and while he was hesitating, an old man came out. His chin was faintly green, and there was a stab wound at the corner of his eye. He was said to be a scholar, but he looked like a gangster.
"Little girl, we haven't seen each other for a long time!"
Su Yan always felt that his face was not only gangster but also yin. Every time he saw it, he felt uncomfortable all over. He endured the sourness in his stomach and complained: "It's best not to see him."
"After a year of not seeing each other, I have become more beautiful, but my little mouth is still so naughty and mean. Why do you miss me when you come to see me today?" Mr. Bai said with a smile, and the groove on his face seemed to be able to trap a fly.
Su Yan was too lazy to talk to him, so he spread his hands straightforwardly: "My master asked me to come here to collect rent!"
Mr. Bai looked embarrassed: "Can I extend it for a few more days?"
Su Yan had known that he would say this, so he had already thought of a countermeasure on the way over and said to him: "You have been in arrears for three months! They say that people who have studied are all about credibility. What are you doing today?"
You have to express your feelings no matter what, but don’t lose your face. If this spreads out, your reputation, Mr. Bai, will not be good, and I will be ashamed of you!"
"Little girl cares about me so much? I will die without regrets, Lao Bai! Tsk tsk tsk, it's a pity that the little girl doesn't understand the hardship of life. Do you know how people can survive if they have no money? It's not like your master doesn't know my situation. You
If you really think about me, go back and tell your master that the rent is collected."
The anger in Su Yan's chest was already rising and falling. When he heard him resisting like this, the fire suddenly burst out. He took a few steps over, grabbed him and cursed: "Old man Bai! You are shameless, I
Master has given you grace for a long time, but you keep pushing even further without knowing what is good for you. Today you either have to pay or be shut down!"
Under Su Yan's indiscriminate attack, although Mr. Bai had a sharp mouth, his physical strength was no better than that of a woman. After a few pushes, he was pushed to the corner.
Mr. Bai smiled awkwardly and finally begged for mercy, "I just made a suggestion. If you don't agree, we can discuss it again. Don't do anything!"
"Discuss? The best negotiation now is no negotiation. If I have money, I will give you money. If I don't have money, I will just take a few treasures and go back to do business. Oh no! I should take a few of the best ones back. My master, who is greedy for money, will definitely find fault.
Then I won’t be the unlucky one!” As he said that, he searched the surrounding shelves for valuable treasures.
Zuo Qing, who had always been silent, couldn't help laughing and couldn't hide his smile.
Mr. Bai was so panicked that he quickly hugged her thigh and cried: "Miss Su, please leave a way to survive! This is what I rely on to survive. If you give me a few more days of grace, I will definitely come to you with money to apologize. If you give me a few more days of grace, I will come to apologize."
Days, just a few days!"
His cries attracted neighbors. Dozens of people crowded at the door and looked inside, chattering without knowing what they were discussing.
Su Yan didn't care about their gossip, he opened his hand and said: "It's really funny. I think about it, when I saw you a year ago, I was so frightened by your lewd threats that I didn't dare to speak out. Later, I even hid from you when I saw you. But now I
Things are changing! How does it feel to be scared to the point of urinating? Is your heart pounding, your mouth and tongue dry, your limbs weak, chest tightness and shortness of breath? Do you also have the illusion of fainting? "
Su Yanzheng was very proud, thinking that his majesty would scare him. Unexpectedly, Mr. Bai suddenly changed his attitude, jumped up, retreated to the door and said: "This is the first time I have seen a wise man grabbing money in broad daylight. I
They say I have no money, what can you do to me?"
"You..." As soon as Su Yan's words came to her lips, she didn't know how to retort. She stared at him angrily, but she felt a strong aura surrounding her, and there was a voice in her ear.
rang, "I won't waste time here with you if I grab money. The treasures you have here are among the best. Just grab a few pieces and you can pay the rent. If it weren't for the fact that you have rented this shop for so long, we would
I won’t talk nonsense with you at all, that’s it for now, you can do whatever you want.”
Zuo Qing, who had been watching with cold eyes, suddenly spoke up. Su Yan was surprised and happy, and felt confident again.
Mr. Bai also got excited and protested hysterically to the neighbors outside the door, "After all, I have been an old tenant of this shop for several years. Now that I am unlucky and can't pay the rent, you guys can
Come and drive me to death! Go back and ask Su Ming, is he too ungrateful if the rent I gave him in the past so many years was only a lot more, let alone other benefits? Just tear down the bridge when you cross the river. If you have the ability
Tell me all the benefits I gave him in the past. These benefits can be used as mortgage for three years of rent! Everyone, please comment, although I, Lao Bai, usually care about everything, but who doesn’t care about living when I open the door to do business? After so many years of hard work,
After suffering so much, I didn’t save a penny, but all of it was given to Su Ming. Not only did he not remember my good deeds, but he also became aggressive. Do you think I have been unlucky for how many lifetimes?"
Su Yan and Zuo Qing looked at each other, not knowing how to reply.
Often, even in situations where good and evil are clearly defined, once one party cries and pretends to be pitiful, it will definitely win the sympathy of everyone. Often at this time, even if it is evil, it will become a pitiful person who has no choice but to do so.
Zuo Qing ignored the people outside the door who pointed at them, and said to Mr. Bai: "It is natural to pay back debts, no matter how pitiful your life experience is, not to mention you are not poor." As he said this, he walked towards him,
Mr. Bai only felt a gust of cold wind blowing, chilling from the cracks in his bones. Zuo Qing opened his coat, revealing the dark red jade pendant around his waist, "How can a poor man wear a jade pendant? Looking at this brocade
The robe is also of high quality brocade. You are not poor, you are pretending to be poor."
Mr. Bai panicked and ran away: "You must have proof when you speak. If you don't have proof or proof, don't talk nonsense!"
Zuo Qing remained calm in the face of danger: "Please hand over the account book for everyone to see. It will be clear at a glance whether it is true or false."
Mr. Bai was silent, his eyes going back and forth between surprise and resentment, his old face white and red at times, looking extremely funny.
The crowd booed, and one person asked Mr. Bai to hand over his account book.
Su Yan was very impressed with him. How could this guy be useful at critical moments? He turned around and asked Mr. Bai, "How is it?"
He chuckled and quickly changed his attitude, "This, the ledger is a personal property..."
Zuo Qing snorted coldly: "No need to say more, pay the money or go to the government?"
The people outside also started making noises, calling him to hand over the money. Mr. Bai looked at it and had no choice but to admit defeat. He took out the money bag from his arms, spread it out in the palm of his hand, counted it again and again, and sighed again and again. Su Yan looked at
Impatient, he grabbed it and raised the money bag with a proud look on his face, "If you have more money, just treat it as advance payment for next month's rent. We'll meet up later!" Then he turned to Zuo Qing and said, "Now that we have the money, let's go
What’s the best place to eat at Wanxianglou?”
"But your master..."
Su Yan quickly protected the money bag in his arms, "You already know my selfish intentions. Even if you are a grasshopper on the same line, if you dare to betray me, I will kick you out!"