The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 413 Want to hear a story?
"You have spent a lot of money, but your life is worse than mine. You are still single."

"What's wrong with being single? One person feeds the whole family. Unlike you, you worry about yourself, your son, and in the future you will have to worry about your grandchildren. Just thinking about this life is worse than death."

"Old Guo, don't say the grapes are sour because you can't eat them. Old Yang has a wife, children and a warm bed. His life is better than yours..."

Old Guo was not convinced and started arguing with them about this matter. His voice became louder and louder, and Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but stand up.

Zhu Qiyu also stood up, but it was the first time for both brothers to see people quarreling over such a trivial matter, and the other party had a very rich vocabulary in the quarrel.

The two of them turned their heads to look at one thing, then the other, with excitement and great interest on their faces.

Cao Jixiang couldn't help but take out a handkerchief and wipe his face, worried that the emperor and the prince would learn bad things.

He walked up to Pan Yun and asked in a low voice with gritted teeth: "Did you bring the gentlemen here to listen to this?"

Pan Yun was also listening with great interest. Hearing this, he glanced at him and said, "Don't you think it's interesting?"

"Where's the fun?"

Pan Yun asked Zhu Qizhen, "Master Zhu, do you find this interesting?"

Zhu Qizhen nodded and smiled: "Interesting, interesting."

He took the initiative to ask: "What other stories do you have? It has to be stories that you have experienced."

An old man laughed and said, "We don't have any stories. We are just a bunch of poor people. We have been working since we opened our eyes and we will still be working before we close our eyes. We don't have many stories. If we have to say who has the most stories in this area, it has to be Tian Daniu."

"Yes, yes, Tian Daniu has many stories. I see that the young man is well-dressed and rich. If the story he tells is good, you can give him a few coins like the Taoist priest."

Zhu Qizhen asked with a smile: "Who is Tian Daniu? Why does he have the most stories?"

"That's amazing. He is different from us. He is the son of a landlord and was born rich."

"I've read books and can read!"

"He was also an official."

"Tian Daniu said that they are not called officials, but clerks."

"Hey, we all work in the government office, and we all call you sir when we meet. What's the difference?"

Zhu Qizhen became interested when he heard this and immediately asked, "How come he is so powerful here?"

"He's in trouble. He's worse off than us now. What's the matter, little brother? Do you look down on our poor place?"

Zhu Qizhen quickly said: "No, no."

"You can look down on us if you want. There are not many people in this world who can look up to us. But we are the only ones who can protect Tian Daniu. Even if the Jinyiwei came, it would be useless."

Yun Yan's eyebrows jumped and he looked over.

Zhu Qizhen also said "Oh" out of curiosity.

This "Oh" instantly aroused their desire to talk, and they immediately told Zhu Qizhen one by one about their heroic deeds of fighting against the court's lackeys, the Jinyiwei, and protecting Tian Daniu's family.

Xue Shao couldn't help but look at Pan Yun.

Pan Jun had no intention of stopping them and just let them talk.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a moment, "So this area is not under the control of the imperial court?"

Pan Yun glanced at him and said, "You'll have to ask Shuntian Prefecture about this. Young Master, it's certainly a poison in this world."

Zhu Qizhen lowered his eyes, meaning that Shuntian Prefecture could control this place, but the Jinyiwei could not?
Pan Yun said to the dozen people who were still chattering, "Stop arguing. Even though this young man is well-dressed, his family is actually quite poor, not much better off than us." Everyone was shocked and expressed doubt, "Is this true?"

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, just ask him." Pan Yun turned around and asked Zhu Qizhen, "Master Zhu, do you have such a place in your home?"

Zhu Qizhen was silent for a moment and then nodded: "Yes, there are many more."

"What do you mean by a lot? Is your house very big, including places like ours, or does your family always move from one place to another, and all of them are places like ours?"

Zhu Qizhen didn't know how to answer for a moment and felt a little embarrassed.

Pan Jun didn't interrupt at this time and just watched him being embarrassed.

Zhu Qiyu whispered: "My family used to be very poor, and my ancestors were beggars."

After he said this, everyone looked at the two brothers with a much kinder and gentler look.

An old man even reached out and patted their arms, comforting them: "It's all in the past. Look at what you're wearing now. You're living a good life, right? Your ancestors were great. They managed to survive such difficult times and left a legacy for their descendants."

"Yes, yes, unlike us, who left nothing for the children except that shabby house."

Just as everyone was about to discuss this topic, someone shouted, "Tian Daniu is here."

Zhu Qizhen turned his head along with everyone else and saw a middle-aged man hopping towards them on one leg, leaning on a crutch.

The people under the tree greeted him when they saw him. He smiled widely and waved at them enthusiastically. He swung his crutches quickly and jumped over here in a few steps.

He glanced around, paused slightly when he saw Zhu Qizhen and the other four, then looked away and went straight to Pan Yun, "The young Taoist priest is here, what story do you want to hear this time?"

Pan Yun smiled and said, "I still want to hear Wang Zhen's story."

Tian Daniu's heart stagnated, and after a pause, he smiled and said, "What's there to say about that fellow? I'm tired of talking about him, and everyone is tired of hearing about him. Why don't I tell you about the various strange cases I heard about when I was working in the government office?"

The people around immediately responded, "Hey, this sounds good, let's talk about this."

Pan Yun shook his head and insisted, "I still want to hear Wang Zhen's story. Uncle Tian, ​​you can start from the time when Wang Zhen castrated himself to enter the palace. Speaking of which, this man was quite decisive. He was a scholar, had a wife and children, and passed the imperial examination. His family was not poor, but he was able to make up his mind to castrate himself to enter the palace. Don't you think he is very inspiring?"

Everyone:...

Even Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but look at her, "Inspirational?"

He frowned, "Miss Pan, even if you want to mock him, you don't have to use this word, right?"

"No," Pan Yun said seriously, "This is not sarcasm. I am sincerely praising you."

"He entered the palace for his career and his own ambitions. Isn't it inspiring that he can do this for his career?"

Everyone was silent for a long while before someone said, "It's not like I can't survive. I castrated myself... I'd be sorry to my ancestors."

Pan Yun: "He already has children, so why should he feel sorry for his ancestors? He just feels sorry for his wife and children. As for his ancestors, well, his reputation is a bit bad, okay, he does feel a bit sorry for his ancestors."

Tian Daniu sighed, sat on a big rock, supported his crutches with both hands and said, "Okay, since the young Taoist priest wants to listen, I will tell you the story of Wang Zhen again."

Anyway, he said it more than once.

He glanced at the five people brought by Pan Yun with a deep look. If it is a blessing, there will be no disaster, and if it is a disaster, there is no way to avoid it.

Now that I've found my way here and have said it so many times, I can't escape it by saying it less this time, so I might as well say it again without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)