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Nightwatcher - Chapter 510

Published at 21st of April 2023 06:43:46 AM


Chapter 510

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"Daddada......"

the little mare trotted over with the princess on her elegant little steps.

It snorted and gently rubbed Xu Qi'an's face. The latter constantly stroked its neck to appease it.

The princess untied the package hanging on the horse's back, took out a green robe and handed it to Xu Qi'an. Then she looked at the little woman, hesitated and took out her cotton padded jacket.

"Put it on. It's no use saving people from the cold."

In late autumn, the climate in Yongzhou is so cold that people just fished out of the river and didn't change their clothes or get warm in time. Once they got sick, the death rate is still very high...

"The old man's house is just ahead. Go to the old man's house and change your clothes."

The old man holding the bamboo pole said busily.

Holding clean green robes and cotton padded clothes, Xu Qi'an bowed and said, "thank you, old man."

He immediately led the horse and the little woman behind the old man.

The people around are still talking, pointing, or gossiping, or feeling that Zhang lame's daughter-in-law has a big life. She meets a woman who is good at water and is willing to dive to save others in the cold weather regardless of the wind and cold.

After less than 100 meters, the old man turned into the alley paved with goose soft stone and pushed open the black wooden door full of corrosion marks.

Behind the door is a small courtyard with a square patio overhead.

The little woman's face was blue, her lips were white, and she was shivering all over.

If Xu Qi'an is still a martial arts man, it's very easy to get rid of the chill in her body.

However, Qi engine belongs to Wufu's patent. In the middle and low grade, only Wufu can use Qi engine in all major systems.

In Gaopin, with the enhancement of the physical body, other systems can also exert Qi, but they are far from comparable with Wufu. Just like Li Gu, at the level of Lina, she can take the initiative to refine Qi, with the body as the main body and the Qi as the auxiliary, so as to give full play to her combat power.

"Take her to change." Xu Qi'an takes down the big package and throws it to Mu Nanzhi.

The princess held her arms tightly, looked at the little woman, quietly put the beautiful cotton padded jacket back into the package, and took out a less beautiful cotton padded jacket.

Just now, he carelessly took a good dress...

as they entered the master bedroom, Xu Qi'an, under the guidance of the old man, went to the side room to change his clothes.

"Old man, would you like to avoid it first?"

Xu Qian said euphemistically.

The old man was stunned and wondered, "how come you are still shy?"

No, I'm afraid of scaring you... Xu Qi'an smiles apologetically and looks at the old man without saying anything.

The old man put the clean towel on the table and left the room.

Xu Qi'an untied his robe and took off his inner garment. There were four nails in his front abdomen and back. The wounds were dark red and hideous.

His head Baihui acupoint, there is a nail sealed Yuanshen.

The magic nail sealed his accomplishments, including his strength. Now there are three kinds of Wufu's skin and solid, but they can't exert enough strength. It's hard to kill people by the hardness of the body.

After changing into a dry suit, Xu Qi'an and the old man sat in the simple hall, baking a fire and holding a pot of yellow rice wine on the stove, chatting.

"Old man, are you the only one in the house?"

"Yes."

"And the family?"

"My wife left last year and had a couple of children. My daughter married to a foreign country, but she hasn't come back to see me for many years. As for his son...... "

the old man stopped for a moment, but his eyes flashed helplessly:

" in the flood a few years ago, all the crops were gone. In order to feed his family, he went hunting with the hunter, fell off the cliff and died. "

There was a moment of silence.

Xu Qi'an himself is a person who has experienced great sorrow, so he won't say such words as "mourning".

At this time, the old man brought up the wine pot and said with a smile, "the wine will be just right when it's hot. When it boils, the taste will disperse. Young man, try it. "

There are no extra cups at home.

Xu Qi'an poured the wine pot and took a sip. His eyes brightened. The taste was fresh, sweet, mellow, sour, bitter, spicy and astringent, but just right. After swallowing the wine, the fragrance between lips and teeth will last for a long time.

There are countless good wines in the capital, but this kind of wine is really his first taste.

At this time, another plate of white cut chicken and salted boiled peanuts would be good... Xu Qi'an thought regretfully, some can't wait to find an inn to stay and drink with the princess until dawn.

The old man nodded with satisfaction, and saw that he had a long aftertaste, and his wrinkled face was smiling.

"Listen to the accent of the younger generation, it's not a native of Yongzhou."

"From the capital."

The old man was awed and said, "it turns out that you are from the capital. No wonder the younger generation and your daughter-in-law are really talented and beautiful."

Hello, old man, you can make complaints about this.... Xu Qian's heart is tucking up.Just at this time, the princess and the little woman came out. The latter was still pale, and her slim body trembled slightly because of the cold.

The old man asked them to come to the fire. Xu Qi'an saw something unusual in the princess's face, as if trying to suppress her anger.

"What's the matter?"

Xu Qi'an handed the wine pot to the little woman, motioned her to take a drink to warm her body, and then turned to look at mu Nanzhi.

The old man sighed: "is Zhang lame going to gamble again?"

The little woman bowed her head and nodded her head.

Seeing this, the old man commented: "it seems that we can't live any longer."

The little woman shook her head and tears came down.

Mu Nanzhi said with a gloomy face: "her man gave her away..."

it's a euphemism to give her away. The thing is like this: the little woman's husband's name is Zhang Youfu. He is a cripple. Because of his disability, he can't do heavy work and his family has always been poor.

Pian Zhang lame is a man with high eyes and low hands. He is not willing to live a hard life, so he indulges in gambling.

A few years down, this is not rich day increasingly can not go on.

Gamble ten gamble nine lose, Zhang lame is not special, not only lost his family wealth, but also owed a butt of debt.

One of the biggest creditors is a big thug named Zhu Er.

Zhu Er colluded with the casino to drain Zhang lame's money, and then lent him the money, nine out of thirteen.

The purpose is not for money, but for Zhang's daughter-in-law, that is, the little woman in front of her.

He threatened with debt and asked Zhang lame to pawn his wife to himself, when he could pay back the money and when he would come back to his wife.

Helpless Zhang lame agreed and signed the contract.

The little woman was taken away by Zhu Er yesterday and was forced to commit herself to him. This morning, while Zhu Er was sleeping, she secretly escaped and wanted to jump into the river to find a short story.

After hearing this, the old man sighed again. He seemed to have expected that Zhang lame would come to this step sooner or later.

Pawned wives are quite common in the south of Dafeng. Their days are usually good. Once they encounter natural and man-made disasters, the custom of pawned wives will prevail.

The law forbids such a trend, but the government usually turns a blind eye to it and acquiesces in it.

Xu Qi'an looked at the little woman again, and found that she was really pretty and tender, which could arouse men's desire for possession.

Mu Nanzhi frequently shows her eyes and asks Xu Qian how to deal with the little woman.

"How much money does your husband owe Zhu Er?"

The little woman looked up at him timidly and said in a low voice, "thirty Liang."

Thirty taels of silver is quite a lot. In the capital, this is the income of a wealthy population in one year. In a small county like Fuyang County, thirty taels of silver is enough to buy a big house.

But if you gamble, you can't do that.

If the little woman didn't cheat, Zhu Er colluded with the gambling house to kill the pig, then thirty taels of silver actually didn't pay a cent, empty handed set white wolf, set a charming little woman.

The old man said in a low voice: "this Zhu Er is a notorious big bastard in the county. He and the nephew of the county magistrate are good friends. We have dozens of people under our hands. The busiest street in the county has to pay him protection fee.

"Many people are dissatisfied with him, but more people are afraid of him. It's covered by the county magistrate. He can be lawless. "

But also very smart, there will be "reasonable" means to bully men and women...... Xu Qi'an added in his heart.

"As the saying goes, you have two choices: first, we will pay back the thirty Liang that your husband owes Zhu Er, and you will go back to live with your husband.

"Second, the contract is not in accordance with the law. I will settle it for you, but you should make peace with your husband. I'll give you a sum of money afterwards. You can go back to your mother's house or anywhere else

The little woman hung her head and said in a low voice, "the water thrown by the married daughter can't go back to her mother's home. The little woman is a local. When she goes out of the county, where can she live?"

Xu Qian knew that she chose the first one.

He immediately left thirty Liang silver for the little woman and left the old man's house with the little mare and mu Nanzhi.

"If you have any questions in the future, come to me at the Best Inn in the county.

"Good wine, old man. Thank you for your hospitality."

Two people a horse out of the alley, gradually far away.

The old man watched them leave and went back to the house. He was shocked to find that there was a ingot of official silver left where the young man had just sat.

The old man has never seen so much silver in his life.

......

in the county, there is a Sanjin compound.

Zhu Er, with a face full of flesh, sat in the hall, and his face was gloomy. He yelled to the subordinates in the hall:

"take back the little girl's skin, and be shameless. Later, he will stay in the house to vent the fire for his brothers. I can't get so many brothers from my daughter-in-law. I'll make the best use of them. "

He had already tasted the taste of the little lady. Zhu Er was always a man who liked the new and hated the old.

Although the contract does not allow him to deal with it in this way, the lame man is very poor, let alone thirty taels of silver.This woman will be his from now on, and he can deal with it whatever he wants.

"Gulu..."

several men swallowed.

Zhu Er was very satisfied with the reaction of his subordinates and thought that his decision was extremely correct, which greatly attracted people's hearts.

During this period of time, Zhu Er felt that his fortune had changed, which was mainly reflected in four aspects. First, he gambled in the gambling house, winning more and losing less. Here, he meant that when he didn't make a thousand, he was just lucky.

2、 Several businesses suddenly became prosperous.

3、 Originally, his attitude was lukewarm. He took bribes, but at the same time he didn't look up to his county master. Suddenly, he changed his temper and became a brother with him.

It was the master of the county who proposed the idea of squeezing Zhang lame out of the gambling house and forcing her into the house with debts.

Otherwise, according to Zhu Er's character, he would prefer to be a bully and force a good woman to obey.

The county master is worthy of being a scholar. He thinks every step of the way, without any sequelae.

4、 His brothers are more and more awed and loyal to him.

Zhu Er, with his financial resources and power expanding rapidly, even thought of going to Yongzhou City.

Compared with the main city of Yongzhou, Fuyang County, a small county, is nothing... Zhu Er converged his divergent thoughts and thought about how to find a gift for the county Lord.

If women are directly eliminated from the options, will the county magistrate lack women?

The silver was also eliminated because it was always given away, and it was not distinctive enough to show his mind.

At this time, a subordinate came in in a hurry and said, "second master, Zhang lame and his little sister-in-law are here to pay back the money."

Pay back? Zhu Er Yi Leng, almost think the ear hears wrong, sink a voice way: "let them come in."

In a moment, the thin and weak man, who was walking with a limp, pulled a pretty little woman in. The little woman's arms were bulging and tightly protected.

There were several bruises on her face. It seemed that she had just been beaten, but she still held the things in her arms and never slackened.

"Second master, we are here to repay the silver."

The lame man bowed and flattered.

Instead of paying attention, Zhu Er looked at the little woman and said, "where have you been?"

The little woman tightened the things in her arms again. She was a little afraid and forced to be bold: "we are here to pay back the money. What about the contract?"

Zhu Er stares at her: "silver."

The little woman took out the cloth bag, which contained three ingots of official silver, ten taels each.

Official silver is not something that ordinary people can use, not that they are not qualified, but the "face value" is too large, and ordinary people usually use copper money and broken silver.

"Where's the official silver?"

Zhu Er stares and asks aloud.

The little woman trembled with fright. Zhang lame quickly said, "it was given by a stranger."

Immediately, he said it all over again. After the little woman went back, she told Zhang lame what had happened. Zhang lame's idea at that time was not to pay the debt, but to gamble with silver.

However, the pawned daughter-in-law was protecting him. He was thin and weak, and his legs and feet were inconvenient, so he couldn't get it at the moment.

We have to go back and make a compromise.

A stranger, rich..... Zhu Er's eyes turned, suddenly clapped the table and yelled angrily, saying:

"how dare you, bitch, steal my silver while I'm sleeping. Tie them both up and put them in the woodshed. "

Zhang and his wife's face changed greatly. They were dragged down crying and put into the Chaifang.

"The second master is brilliant!"

The subordinate said: "where did Zhang lame come from? No one believes it. It must have been stolen from the second master. "

"Second master, that little daughter-in-law..."

one of the subordinates was salivating. They kept in mind what Zhu Er said just now.

"What's the hurry? People are locked up and afraid to run away?"

Zhu Er frowned and reprimanded: "the worthless thing. You go to check the stranger and see where he came from. Hey, if you can take out 30 Liang casually, you can take out 300 Liang or more. "

...

in the Best Inn in the county, Xu Qi'an is holding a pot of wine in his hand. The just warmed wine adds warmth to the pot.

The princess sat at the table with a pot of wine at hand. The wine was soaked with shredded ginger and spices. She was good at drinking. After a few mouthfuls, her face flushed as drunk, but she was a bit coquettish.

"In ancient times, sages and sages were lonely, only the drinkers left their names..."

he whispered.

"Good poem!"

The princess praised him and looked at him

Xu Qi'an did not have a good airway: "it's gone down here."

He drank slowly, "I'll go to the little woman's house later. Now that you've helped me, I'll help you to the end. "The princess said with emotion: "in fact, we shouldn't care. Along the way, there are a lot of broken things."




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