Chapter 24 Human Debt
The old servant hesitated for a while, looked at He Ru up and down, and saw that he was dressed and did not look like a beggar on the roadside. He felt suspicious. Could it be that the current Dengtuzi has already started to pretend to be beggars in order to chat with his girl?
He Ru smiled and said, "Please report to the girl, if she doesn't see her, we will turn around and leave, and we will never stay for a long time."
The old servant was frightened by his calm attitude and said, "Okay, please wait!"
The door creaked and closed, Xu You glanced at He Ru and said, "You can enter the door by pretending to be a beggar? It turns out that this girl from Zhan is a Buddhist believer. Can she be merciful?"
"The Buddhist sect needs great compassion?" He Rugang was about to retort, and saw Xu You raise his eyebrows, paused his tone, swallowing the unspoken words again, and explained: "It's not a hypocrite... When I first arrived in Qiantang a few days ago, I was indeed wandering on the streets and had nowhere to go, and it was no different from a beggar."
"Oh?" Xu You thought he was pretending, but he didn't expect that this happened, and said, "Why are you so embarrassed?"
He Ru was not ashamed of this beggar experience, but rather proud. He smiled proudly and said, "It has something to do with Qilang!"
Xu Youqi said: "What does it have to do with me if you are your beggar? Our relationship is not yet at the point where you have to be responsible for the past destructive things, right?"
He Ru glanced coldly, and the same as Xu You's eyes just now, and said, "Isn't the servants of Yuan's mansion asking for a price too harsh? In order to find out about Qilang's movement in the mansion, I spent almost all the money around me. Later, after a while, I hired a boat to Qiantang for half price, and agreed to pay my other half when I got there, but I was penniless and planned to act according to the opportunity, but I didn't expect that when I met a storm, I pulled down my clothes and paid for my debt without saying a word..."
"puff!"
Xu You couldn't help laughing. Just now in Zhibin Tower, He Ru said as if nothing had happened, it was the easiest thing to ask for information in Jinling. Unexpectedly, he lost all his money and joked: "After all, you are a person who has been in the world for many years. How can you not leave any emergency money on it?"
"In terms of money, I have always used as much as I have today but not tomorrow. I can use as much as I can. I don't have much effort to make money. "It's probably because I was born to be useful. My wealth will be gone and I will come back again after all. He Ru coughed and said, "It's just that the itinerary to follow Qilang this time was too tight and I used the money too quickly. I didn't have time to think of ways to make money and subsidize it along the way. When I arrived in Qiantang, I was afraid that I would miss Qilang's traces, so I stayed in the streets outside for a night. I lacked food and clothing, and was ragged. What would it be if I were not a beggar?"
Xu You thought about it and said, "No, when I saw you, I was wearing the clothes I am now wearing. It's expensive and can afford to live in the guest house in Binlou. It doesn't look like I'm short of money?"
He Ru's eyes stopped on the closed brown wooden door and said, "Then I have to thank the girl Zhan. If she hadn't been passing by in a ox cart and not taking her status as a magistrate, she would have put down a thousand dollars in front of me personally, when I met Qilang, I would probably be a little more embarrassed than now."
Xu You then realized that what He Ru said about repaying kindness was such a source. At this moment, the gate opened again, and the old servant said respectfully: "My gentlemen, please follow me, my girl is waiting in the main hall."
This yard is very simple. Apart from opening a flower bed on the left, planting a few first-class crowns, flowers and plants such as gentian, and other rockery and flowing water. Other most common decorations of the gentry, such as rockery and flowing water, should be found. The narrow bluestone path goes directly to the main hall downstairs of the three-story building located in the courtyard. The footsteps of several people were clattering, but it was as quiet as if they had come to a deserted world.
The old servant staggered forward, and after a while, he walked to the front of the building, stood outside the door, and said, "Girl, the guest is invited."
"Please come in!"
A woman's voice sounded in the ears of several people, neither the crisp and pleasant ears of a girl nor the charm of a woman. The story is filled with a quiet and gentle neutrality.
Hearing the sound and watching the person, although he had not really seen Zhan Wenjun, Xu You had a good first impression of this woman, at least it sounded comfortable and comfortable, without the erect posture or a squeamish attitude.
He Ru turned his back and asked Xu You to go first, saying that he was rebellious, but in fact he still understood a little bit of human nature, just to see if he was willing to give in to others. After the three of them entered the house one by one, the old servant looked at Xu You behind his back and then gently closed the door.
The decorations in the house are even worse than those in the yard. The gray-blue tone determines the owner's personality and hobbies. They are either strict in self-discipline, complacent, or cold by nature and do not touch materialistic desires. Two monotonous screens without any color and calligraphy and painting stand alone in the back. On the east side is a black bamboo couch about three feet, and there are two stools covered with square brocade on both sides of the bamboo couch, which is obviously to receive the seats that Xu You and the others have just placed.
Whether it is the girl of Zhan or Guo Mian's daughter-in-law, any identity is enough to live a luxurious life of golden cauldron and jade food. No matter how bad it is, it will not be as painful as this. But according to what we see now, it can be called a resident of Pengmen, and even the most ordinary families cannot compare to it.
"I wonder how many men have the names of Gao?"
Zhan Wenjun's voice came from behind the screen again. Xu You looked over and couldn't see the situation behind, but through the thin curtain, you could vaguely see a graceful figure. He naturally would not be rude. He stayed for only three seconds and withdrew his gaze and bowed: "In Xia Yixing Xu You, these are my two friends, Jingkou He Ru, and Jinling Zuo Qi, please forgive me."
"Yixing Xu You? Why does this name sound familiar..."
Another woman with a very fast speaking voice said: "It should be Xu Qilang of the Xu family of Yixing. The news came a few days ago that he was assassinated outside Jinling City. If the person in front of him was not a fake, it means that he had just cheated and escaped in Jinling."
"Qianqin, don't be rude!"
The woman named Qianqin immediately kept silent. Zhan Wenjun apologized: "Don't blame Mr. Xu. I, a maid, have been doing chores at home all year round. I am used to being unrestrained and do not know the etiquette. I neglected to discipline and hope to let you go."
Xu You became suspicious of Zhan Wenjun's identity. It is said that a widowed woman should not have understood the world so clearly, but she smiled on her face: "Your servant is quick-minded, intelligent and clever. It is true that he has the same master. I did escape from Jinling. Now that I have arrived in Qiantang, this is no longer a secret, so it's okay to say it."
"It turns out that it was because of the arrival of Mr. Xu. I am widowed here and it is not convenient to meet in person. Please sit down!"
Xu You sat on the bamboo couch in the middle, and He Ru and Zuo Qi sat on the left and right. Zhan Wenjun asked, "What's the matter with Mr. Xu?"
Xu You looked at He Ru, and saw that he had no intention of speaking, so he had to answer for him, saying, "It's my friend, who gave a girl a thousand coins the night before. Today I would like to thank you."
“Eve…”
Zhan Wenjun was puzzled, and Qianqin whispered: "The girl came back from Wuxian on the night before. When she passed by Qingyin Lane, she saw a beggar sitting by the wall on the side of the road. She ordered her to stop the ox cart and gave him a thousand dollars in person."
"Oh, I remember, it's true that this is true." Zhan Wenjun turned his head slightly, looked at He Ru, who was sitting on the right side of the couch, and said, "Is it this He Langjun? Judging from his demeanor, he certainly would not be a beggar who has no food and clothing. It can be seen that night that I was too abrupt and mistakenly thought that my husband was in a poor street market, so he gave him money. Don't blame me."
Chapter completed!