Chapter 171: Foreigner surnamed Fei

He was tall and ran fast, but he couldn't resist the people behind him running faster. He was rushed onto his body and fell to the ground. A group of people stepped forward and kicked and beat him randomly. At first, the tall man knocked down one with his fists, but he couldn't resist the number of people. Soon, he was beaten to the ground and kept begging for mercy there.

Manager Xu was like a local snake. He understood it with a quick look. He smiled at Li Meng beside him and explained:

"Don't pay attention, it's just that some gamblers are tangling over the gambling matter, and they will be disbanded later."

Looking along, it was true. The houses that those people came out had written Juyi Hall, which made Li Meng laugh and thought, maybe this was the place where Liangshan was located. This is the rule of the gambling house. Although the casinos and gambling houses earned bad money, they always have to pay attention to it on the surface. They always say that when the dice is turned, they will be friends. The so-called single-person prostitution and double-person gambling are the origin of the so-called Juyi Hall.

Of course, Li Meng didn't know the particular statement of the market, but the "Sheep Temple" there made him wonder. He thought that it was a temple dedicated to sheep, perhaps related to the twenty-eight constellations in the sky. Chatting is just a chat. When he asked, Manager Xu's knowledge was really broad, and he said with a smile:

"Don't say that they are worshipping sheep, there are also people worshiping frogs in Jiangnan. Don't you know the Five Directions?"

The Five Tongshen is a local witchcraft sacrifice in Jiangnan for many years. It is generally rumored to be a lewd sacrifice and is a very local thing. Li Meng naturally didn't know it. However, it is still very interesting to listen to it as an encyclopedia popular science.

I was talking about gossip here, and I didn't stop beating people there. At first, there was a scream, but later the scream gradually lowered. Li Meng frowned, thinking that it was just a small matter of a few taels of silver. Why did you make such a big noise? I couldn't help but shout at the other side:

"Stop it all! If you hit someone again, you will be killed!"

As soon as he shouted, several gamblers over there turned their heads cursingly. When they saw Li Meng's posture on the horse, and the eunuch who was obviously not low in his identities, they knew that they could not afford to offend him. They were about to disperse, but they felt unwilling to accept it. Someone complained:

"Several masters, this is really a lie. They are cheating on gambling. Today, they come to cheat with lead dice. The villain is really angry! He owed thirty taels of silver in this gambling house. We are also a small business here, so we can't afford to make trouble!"

Hearing this, Li Meng shook his head and thought that this rogue would not be wronged if he was beaten to death. After all, he is not a person of this era and is not very sensitive to some things.

Eunuch Xu, who was next to him, suddenly became furious, raised his fat fingers, pointed at the gamblers in front of him and shouted loudly:

"The lawless madman, the Dongchang and the Jinyiwei are the eyes and ears of the emperor. How can you let you beat them like this? Aren't you afraid that the nine clans will be destroyed by Yingtian Mansion?!?"

He shouted this, not to mention those gamblers, even Li Meng was shocked. He thought to himself that Lao Xu, you are too fussy. He was about to persuade him, but he realized that the title of "fanzi" means the Tiqi Jinyiwei and the subordinates of the Dongchang Factory. These gamblers are so arrogant. No wonder General Xu is so angry. As an internal official, he has some connection with these two yamen.

As soon as he shouted, Li Meng's subordinates and his subordinates were staring at each other fiercely. The gamblers were immediately scared. More than a dozen people knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy, and said repeatedly:

"Master, Master, even if the young one has the courage to do something that is waiting for beheading and extermination..."

He also said that he was having lunch, but he didn't go into the restaurant for half a day. He was just outside. As a result, the gambler talked for a long time before he realized that the person who was beaten was not a "fanzi" at all, but a "fanji". In other words, he was a foreigner. Someone in the gambler was not very good at speaking, so he made such a joke with an accent.

Since he is a foreigner, then General Xu is too lazy to pay attention to it. Beating a foreigner is a big deal. If the government beats him to death, he may not care about it. He lost interest and walked into the restaurant directly.

When Li Meng heard that he was a foreigner, he paid attention. According to the history textbook he learned, the era when Europe surpassed China should have surpassed China decades ago. The great geographical discovery and the beginning of the great voyage allowed the West to earn a lot of wealth, and also accelerated the development of their civilization. Of course, they also made their ambitions for territory and colonization increasingly expand. Western Francis people were not rare in the Ming Dynasty.

In any bustling big town, places like churches are not rare, and foreigners and merchants are even more common, but Li Meng has no chance of contact. Moreover, if he takes the initiative to contact him, his small Dusi will even cause gossip and suspicion.

But Li Meng also knew that there are many things in the West that he must need, even if he knew it, the West should have begun to transform the medieval army to modern army, and the use of firearms and navigation must begin to surpass China. If he wants to be strong, it is very important to know these.

The foreigner in front of me may be an opportunity, but it is hard to say how good a foreigner who was beaten by a gambler in the street and was betrayed his debts, and how embarrassed he was, what help he would be, and how much help he would be.

But having this hope is better than not, isn’t it? Li Meng Xiaoxiao made up his mind and said to the servants around him:

"Give thirty taels of silver to these people and bring that foreigner with you!"

Li Meng's guards naturally had no questions, so he nodded and agreed, and took the silver and handed it over to the gamblers. The gamblers were frightened once. They had little hope for the gambling account, but they didn't expect that they would get the silver, so they were quite happy and scattered.

Li Meng thought that the foreigner who fell on the ground was very injured. Who would have thought that as soon as the person dispersed, the man staggered up from the ground, muttered a few words and was about to leave.

It seems that he is really a thick-skinned character. He is indeed lazy. The foreigner was about to leave when he was grabbed by several Li Meng's guards and shouted:

"Your thirty taels of silver was paid back by our lord, so we are leaving like this!"

Sangsang went straight to the restaurant. The food was already started serving in the restaurant. Eunuch Xu smelled the fragrance and was a little hungry, but he had to accompany Li Meng, and he was very anxious.

Li Meng got off the horse and looked at the foreigner who came to him. There were no scars on the face of the foreigner, but his body was covered with messy footprints. He was not good at ragged clothes. Obviously, he hugged his head and protected his head and face when he was beaten. At a glance, he knew that he had a lot of experience in being beaten.

It has a very standard blonde hair and blue eyes, a high nose. At this time, the white bloodline was more pure than modern. It looked really white, but the messy beard completely destroyed the image that could still be seen for a few times. This foreigner named "Fe" was also tactful and said thank you as soon as he met.

According to Li Meng's thoughts, that is, the impression that he has gained in modern times is that in film and television dramas, the foreigner should put his hands on his chest no matter how he said, then bowed deeply, and said something like "Thank you, your noble adult, to save me, a traveler in a foreign land". The accent must be weird, and the words must be translated. This is the standard plot of meeting foreigners.

Who would have thought that when the foreigner came in front of him, he kowtowed several times and said:

"The great kindness of the great master, the common people will not be able to pay off their cattle and horses in the next life. If it weren't for your help, Master, you would have died here today."

After saying that, he kowtowed again, making a loud bang and exerted force. According to what Li Meng saw and heard in the past few days, the accent of this speech was really authentic Nanjing Mandarin. At least the turtle man and servant maid on the other side of Chaoku Street all had this taste.

This impression really surprised Li Meng. He was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing. Looking at the foreigner, wearing Ming clothes and speaking Ming Mandarin with local accents, apart from the blonde hair, blue eyes and white skin, he was the real Ming people.

Later generations called the Westernized Chinese a banana. How could this person be counted in front of him? Li Meng couldn't find the corresponding fruit for a long time, maybe it was somewhat similar to the white-skinned melon!

Li Meng was no longer interested, but the manager Xu Xiaochu's stomach beside him was rumbling a few times. Li Meng laughed dryly and said to the manager apologetically:

"I'm rude, come on, Manager Xu, let's take the seat together!"

After reaching out and making a false call, Mr. Xu said politely, then quickly walked to the front. Li Meng turned around and said casually:

"Let's do things in our mansion in the future!"

He didn't ask the other party if he wanted it or not. In fact, the foreigner named Fei was not qualified to express his opinion. You should know that buying a maid with a very beautiful appearance and a strong young man would not cost ten taels of silver, let alone repaying thirty taels of silver for him. The foreigner was indeed tactful and kowtowed repeatedly, saying at the top of his voice:

"Thank you, Master, for taking it in. I, Fei Lipu, must be a cow and a horse."

Li Meng, who was standing side by side with General Xu, heard the shouting behind him and almost staggered and tripped by himself. There are many things in ancient and modern times that really cannot apply a concept. I guess Fei Lip's name should be "Philip"!
Chapter completed!