Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1470 The spendthrifts!
December 5th, Yun and Jinzhong
Wang Xishun, wearing a cotton-padded jacket, walked out of the house. Looking at the gloomy weather, he couldn't help but frowned. It looked like it was going to snow. Thinking of this, Wang Xishun looked back and saw that the door was tightly closed.

Seeing this, Wang Xishun couldn't help but sigh. If it was the usual weather, he would not want to go out at all. He would lie in bed and sleep until noon, and then have a hot pot at noon. That would be the most comfortable and pleasant thing!
Thinking of this, Wang Xishun felt a little regretful. He was blind to marry Liu, this spendthrift woman!

At that time, Wang Xishun worked as a clerk in his sister Wang Qingqing's cloth shop. By chance, he went to the theater to watch a play, which made this young man from the countryside become a drama fan.

Wang Qingqing was very good to her younger brother. In addition, thanks to Ye Hao's relationship, the cloth shop's business was very good at that time. Therefore, Wang Qingqing would give her younger brother some pocket money whenever she had nothing to do. This also allowed Wang Xishun to have money to go to the theater to watch a play!

Money came very easily, so Wang Xishun was very generous when spending it, which also attracted Liu who was working in the theater at the time.

Although Liu's singing and acting skills were average, she was still able to serve as a supporting role in the theater thanks to her beautiful face.

The competition in the theater was also very fierce, especially for female roles. Plus, this industry was a job for the young. So when Liu realized that she had no future in opera, she wanted to take advantage of her youth and beauty to find a rich man. Therefore, Wang Xishun, who was a spendthrift at the time, naturally came into her sight...

At that time, seeing Wang Xishun spending money so generously, Liu thought he was a rich second-generation or G second-generation, so she also acted very proactively.

Wang Xishun, a young man from the countryside, had never been treated like this before, so he naturally fell at the feet of Liu!

However, as they got to know each other, Liu discovered that Wang Xishun was not the second-generation rich man as she had imagined, but just a clerk in a cloth shop with a little money. Her attitude towards Wang Xishun took a sharp turn for the worse, from actively chatting with him at the beginning to gradually becoming cold and indifferent.

In order to win back his sweetheart, Wang Xishun ignored his sister's warning and told Liu about his sister Wang Qingqing's relationship with Ye Hao, the then governor of Yunbing. He also told Liu that his sister wanted him to work in the government office, have a T job and eat at G's house!

After realizing that this bootlicker was the Governor's cheap brother-in-law, Liu's attitude took another 180-degree turn. She said that her previous indifference and coldness were all tests for him.

Now that you have passed the test I will marry you!
At that time, Wang Xishun had just come out of the countryside not long ago. The boy’s mind was very pure and he did not doubt Liu’s words at all!
When he heard that his sweetheart wanted to marry him, the boy immediately became the happiest man in the world!
But because Liu was sold to the theater when she was young, the theater had her indenture contract, so if Liu wanted to marry Wang Xishun, she needed Wang Xishun to redeem her. Although Liu was not a famous actor in the theater, but just a small role, it would cost dozens of taels of silver to redeem her...

Wang Xishun, who used to spend money lavishly, had no money on hand, so Wang Xishun could only ask his sister Wang Qingqing for money!
When Wang Qingqing heard that her brother had a sweetheart and was going to get married, she was very happy at first. However, when she heard that the person her brother was going to marry was an actor, she immediately became alert and warned her brother that cousins ​​are heartless and actors are disloyal!

I have already told your cheap brother-in-law that you will work in the government and eat at G's house in the future. There are so many good girls in this world, why do you want to marry an actress?
You should break up with her right away. I’ll introduce you to some good girls that day!
Wang Xishun, who had been turned down by his sister, also told Liu the result. Upon hearing what his elder sister-in-law said, Liu was so angry that her teeth were itching. She thought that Wang Qingqing also relied on men to get to the top, so why were you pretending to be a lady here?

Although she was very angry, Liu, who was born as an actor, was immediately possessed by the spirit of acting and cried to Wang Xishun to demand an attitude.

But Wang Xishun, who had been rejected by his sister, didn't know what to do at this moment!

Seeing Wang Xishun's cowardly look, Liu knew that this man was unreliable and had considered giving up on him. But at this moment, Wang Xishun, under the arrangement of his cheap brother-in-law Ye Hao, successfully entered the government and got a job as a T.

Seeing this, Liu was moved again. After weighing the pros and cons, Liu made up her mind to give her to Wang Xishun. Then, after waiting for a while, she pretended to be pregnant with Wang Xishun's child and went to find her elder sister-in-law Wang Qingqing to force her to abdicate, wanting her elder sister-in-law to pay the money to redeem her...
Wang Xishun was still very young at the time, and was too naive to understand Liu's actions. But Wang Qingqing, who also relied on men to get to the top, how could she not understand Liu's thoughts?
And this Wang Qingqing is also a ruthless person. Not only was she not coerced by Liu, she also wanted to find someone to kill Liu!

But at this time Wang Xishun finally acted like a man and knelt down in front of his sister Wang Qingqing, asking her to help him and Liu get together!
Seeing this, Wang Qingqing finally softened her heart and took fifty taels of silver to redeem Liu from the theater, allowing her to marry Wang Xishun!
However, after the marriage, Liu's true nature was exposed. Not only did she seize the money in Wang Xishun's hands, she also despised Wang Xishun for his incompetence and ability!
Considering that Liu gave birth to two children for him in succession, Wang Xishun has always tolerated Liu!

However, with the arrival of this wave of layoffs in the imperial court, his sister Wang Qingqing fled to the countryside to avoid the limelight. Wang Xishun, who had lost his source of money and was also laid off by the government, also came to a crossroads in his life.

But what made Wang Xishun even more helpless was that although his situation was already so bleak, to make matters worse, Liu, who felt that she was capable, fell into scams again and again and lost most of the remaining silver in the family!

In order to maintain his family's livelihood, Wang Xishun had to dismiss all the servants in the house. He originally thought that the remaining money could last for another year or two if he spent it frugally.

By then, maybe after the limelight has passed, sister Wang Qingqing will come back, and then Wang Xishun will be a brave man again...
However, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Liu, who was used to a luxurious life, was unwilling to live a hard life. She kept urging Wang Xishun to follow those who had also lost their jobs and make a fuss, striving to return to the yamen and continue to eat the G family's meals!

Wang Xishun really didn't want to go at first. After all, there were many rules in the yamen. He had to bow and nod and smile to everyone he met. Life was too tiring and not as comfortable as at home.

But Wang Xishun refused to go, and Liu made a fuss at home every day, smashing things or cursing this and that, saying that she had a miserable life and was blind and married to an incompetent husband!

Wang Xishun was also upset after listening to Liu's words. He felt that he had a miserable life. If he had listened to his sister and married a law-abiding wife, he would not have been cheated out of so much money. He could still live a happy life at home!
Therefore, Wang Xishun had a big quarrel with Liu. Hearing Wang Xishun's accusations and complaints about her, Liu became even more furious but still kept repeating the same old tune, asking if she wanted to be deceived?
Why would a woman like her go into business? It's because you, her man, are incompetent, so she has to find a way to increase the family's income!
Now that something has happened, it would be fine if you didn't help get the money back, but you're complaining instead. Are you still a man?
Liu couldn't live any longer and said she was going to hang herself. Seeing her mother was going to hang herself, the child also started crying. Wang Xishun had to compromise and said that he would go with them to make trouble tomorrow and strive to get his job in the government office...
Standing at the door of his house, Wang Xishun thought about everything that had happened in the past month and felt a little resentful. He hated Ye Mingsheng for having nothing to do and doing layoffs. Not only did he lose his job as a T, he also sent his sister to the countryside, making his family and his life a mess!

However, while he hated Ye Mingsheng, he also hated himself even more when he was young. He was ignorant, lustful, and obsessed with Liu's beauty. He did not see clearly what a vain and shameless woman Liu was, and he married her home, making himself live under her shadow all his life!
Although he was helpless and angry, since he had already taken the first step, Wang Xishun could only move forward! Although he stayed at home during this period, his former colleagues made a big deal out of it and gathered a lot of people. At first, they just sat in and wrote a petition, but seeing that they could not get their jobs back, their actions became more and more radical, from surrounding the prefectural government office to attacking it!
Although some people were directly arrested because of this incident, the entire incident has not yet been resolved, and now Wang Xishun is about to join in.

After an incense stick of time, Wang Xishun arrived at an intersection one street away from the Jinzhong prefectural government office. However, there were already hundreds of patrol soldiers on guard, and there were also hundreds of people in plain clothes...
Among the people who were looking at the soldiers of the patrol battalion, Wang Xishun saw many familiar faces. Many of them were his colleagues in the Jinzhong government office. Wang Xishun had work-related dealings with some of them, and although he had no dealings with others, he was familiar with them.

Wang Xishun, who still didn't understand the situation, stood silently at the end of the team, observing how things progressed!
At this time, at the front of the team, a well-dressed, well-built middle-aged man was talking to the head of the patrol camp:

"Old Zhao! Please let us pass! We want to see the prefect!"

The patrol battalion commander known as Lao Zhao said sternly:
"I'm sorry, Brother Ma! The higher-ups have given the order, I can't let you go!"

"Old Zhao, you have to let us through! We have to make the prefect understand that the government office can't lay off employees like this. Not to mention if we are laid off, what will happen to our family? The whole world will be in chaos!"

The patrol battalion leader called Lao Zhao remained indifferent upon hearing this. Seeing this, Brother Ma also used his ultimate move and said:
"Although we are being laid off now, Lao Zhao, we are only the first batch. Think about whether you will be laid off!"

"As the old saying goes, when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked, and when the birds are gone, the good bow is put away!"

"Old Zhao, think about it. If you don't let us go now, will you end up like a dead rabbit and a dead dog? Zhao Zhikang, you can understand this truth, right?"

Zhao Zhikang, who had originally had a blank expression on his face, showed a slight change in expression when he heard the other party say this.

Seeing this, Brother Ma continued:

"Old Zhao, please let us pass now. We will have a good talk with the prefect. We want him to make a petition to the emperor!"

“Your Majesty has been deceived by villains. Not only has he favored villains and distanced himself from wise ministers, he has also directly eliminated us, the loyal and good ministers of Daqian. The world has finally been pacified, but now it is in danger again…”

At this critical moment when Daqian is in danger of extinction, we, the loyal people of Daqian, must support the imperial court, purge the emperor, and let Daqian and the people of the world enjoy peace. Zhao Zhikang, please stop aiding and abetting the tyrant! "

Hearing the person in front of him say such lofty words, Wang Xishun, who was classified as a loyal and good man of Daqian, blushed a little, and then asked the person next to him with some curiosity:
"Brother! Who is that person who is so talkative?"

"He is Ma Jinxian, a former Great Zhou scholar. When the Fengwu Army conquered Jinzhong, he was among the first to surrender. He was promoted to the ambassador of the Jinzhong government tax department. He was also among the first to be laid off some time ago!"

"This guy is a scholar, and he is very eloquent! He is really powerful when he speaks!"

"But he has a nickname, do you know what it is?"

"What's your name?" Wang Xishun asked curiously:
"His name is Ma Sanliang!"

Wang Xishun looked puzzled when he heard this.

"Ma Sanliang? What does this mean?"

"Hehe! What Ma Sanliang means is that if you ask him to do something for you, you have to give him at least three taels of silver as a bribe. If you don't have three taels of silver, he won't even see you!"

"I heard that during this layoff, he gave thirty taels of silver to the chief clerk, hoping that the chief clerk would protect him. But the chief clerk ended up in jail, and he was laid off as well!"

"Now that he's been laid off, no one is asking him to give gifts anymore. He can't even get three taels of silver, so he's getting anxious and jumping around. He's the most active in causing trouble right now..."

(End of this chapter)