lying down

Whether it's the craftsmen or Wuchi's gang, they all set their sights on Ouyang.

The craftsmen saw very few of this owner, but heard that he was already an official in the army at a young age, and now he has set up such a huge family business, so they really couldn't be envious.As for Wu Chi's group, they only heard their names but did not see them. This was the first time they saw Ouyang.

Although the world is peaceful now, after all, the Li family has only been stable for more than ten years, the Han, Sui and Wu traditions are still there, and there are constant threats of all sizes, so there are many folk ranger gangs.Wu Chi is actually an out-and-out local snake. His gang is now one of the three major gangs in Jinyang.Although Wu Chi heard that Ouyang and Xu Shiji, the governor of Bingzhou, had a good relationship, and he was a lieutenant officer from the mighty school to the sixth rank.But now he holds an important handle, that is Li Erlang owes money.So he's not afraid of being wrong.

Wu Chi's plan is not to come here to make trouble, but to further force Li Erlang to do it, and quickly find out the wine making method.If Li Erlang refused, and Ouyang used his power to suppress others.He definitely didn't admit that this happened, he just said that Li Erlang didn't pay back the money when it was due.After all, in the Baihuafang Casino, Li Erlang scolded Wu Chi angrily, and all the gamblers saw it with their own eyes, and they couldn't escape even if they ran away.In Wu Chi's mind, this time, he has justified his advance and retreat without losing an inch.

Everyone only saw the young man in front of him, more than six feet tall, with the back of a monkey and the waist of a wasp, with a bronze face with sharp edges and corners.That kind of power is indescribable, far from being possessed by a person who is only nineteen years old, on the contrary, it can only be precipitated by a person who has experienced life and death and is old in the world.

Wu Chi was about to speak with a smile, but Ouyang stared sharply at him, and flung him lightly with a sentence: "Wipe up the table that has been stepped on, or I will keep whichever leg is stepped on!"

Wu Chi's heart shuddered, and the expression of laughter disappeared in an instant.Gently put down the foot that stepped on the table, and took a step back.A man beside him stepped forward in two steps and shouted: "It's just that I accidentally stepped on it, just wipe it off after a while, why bother..."

"Slap!" A crisp and loud slap sounded.I saw the man flying back upside down with blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth.Regardless of the pain, he struggled angrily and was about to rush forward and strike.But he was stopped by Wu Chi's raised gesture.

No one saw how Ouyang did it, let alone thought that Ouyang would do it without saying a word!It was still so ruthless that he sent the burly man flying back with a single slap.

The members of the Huangshui gang were very angry when they saw it, but the rest of them watched it with satisfaction.Only Wuchi, the half-witted family, saw the way: Ouyang's slap just now was as fast as lightning, and it seemed weak but exerted great strength. The kung fu of the soldiers in the army is a few lines higher.

Wu Chi gritted his teeth, forcefully forced a smile, took out a silk handkerchief, bent down and wiped the table clean, and said, "This is Ouyang Yu Ou Hachiro, right? Great momentum! A certain name is Wu Mingchi, how could this step on the case?" I was wrong, you beat me too, and I also cleared the case. Then settle the score with me!"

Hearing this, Ouyang raised his hand and waved it a few times, making everyone stunned, but he muttered: "There are still flies flying around in the winter! Huh? This...what's his name?" , my memory is not good given my age. Oh, yes, 'shameless', right? What did you just say?"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone on the craftsman's side burst into laughter.This is obviously contempt for Wu Chi and his group, and at the end of the speech, his tongue was deliberately vague, and he pronounced "Wu Chi" as the word "shameless".

"You!" Wu Chi yelled, his fists clenched deadly, the anger in his heart was on the verge of being unbearable, but after all, he was a person who was out of society, so he took a deep breath and endured it, pretending nothing had happened. He said: "I went to Di's mansion just now. Di's mansion said that the housekeeper Li Zhengyu is not here. Now I live in the courtyard behind this restaurant for a few days, so I looked for it. Not to mention that I invited him to drink in Baihuafang three days ago. I had a flower wine, accompanied by the top girls. He lost a lot of money in the gambling shop, and there were 500 taels of silver after deducting the change. I borrowed it from me. My money is also from other friends , I will pay it back tomorrow on a regular basis, I am here just to remind you, don’t forget the date of repayment. If it is over, my friend will give me a three-point interest, and I have to transfer it to Erlang.”

"You're talking nonsense!" There was a roar, and Li Erlang rushed forward a few steps with his face flushed, pointing at Wu Chi with one hand and shouting, "It's true that I lent you money, and it's true that I'll pay you back tomorrow, but it's no big deal." Li Yi said!"

The guy who reported the letter to Ouyang just now went to Ouyang first, and then naturally wanted to tell the "culprit" Li Erlang.Li Erlang was shocked when he heard the words, he didn't want Wu Chi to come here today, he was afraid that he would tell the truth about his gambling and owed money and conspired with Ouyang Xinjiu, so he rushed here.He just hid behind the crowd and didn't dare to show his face. He didn't want Wuchi to add three points of interest in one sentence. If he didn't pay it back tomorrow, it would be nearly 600 taels of silver the next day.Out of anger and shame, he stood up and reprimanded.

"Erlang, you are finally willing to show up. It's really not my brother. I made things difficult for you. I made it clear at the beginning that the money belongs to someone else, and I have to pay it back tomorrow. I can't say no if they say one thing? Besides, you promised... ..." Wu Chi said and stopped here, only looking at Erlang.

Is there any reason Erlang doesn't understand?It is certain that he will not be able to pay back the money. He can only exchange money by making wine, and he can get 1000 taels of 500 taels of silver by himself.If this matter is said in public, he will not be able to explain it no matter how reasonable it is.

At this moment, Erlang's anger subsided a little, and he immediately fell into difficulty.The meaning behind Wu Chi's words is very clear, paying back the money is not that simple, maybe he has to make up the matter of seizing his brother's money, and then he will become a rat in the street and everyone will beat him up, and his dream of power will be completely wiped out. No hope of interruption.

Li Erlang hastily stepped forward and grabbed Wu Chi's arm, and quickly said in a low voice: "Isn't it tomorrow! What are you in a hurry for? What do you want me to do now?"

Wu Chi smiled and asked word by word: "Morrow, day, can, succeed?"

Erlang understood what he meant and couldn't help but couldn't answer.At least until now, he still didn't understand the brewing object. It would be too obvious if he forcibly stole the whole thing.

Ouyang has been silent since Erlang appeared, and Wu Chi and Erlang's words and deeds cannot escape his eyes.Unlike the others, he only saw the superficial debts and repaid the money; he was notified in advance by his eldest grandson Linling, and he had already guessed in his heart that Erlang had something tricky.Now that the two of them are there, you talk to each other, and his heart has long been clear.The first thing that came to his mind was "Immortal Dance". I'm afraid Erlang still didn't know what he was up to, and he sighed inwardly.

It is absolutely true that a sad person must have something to hate.

Li Erlang's trip has cut off the family relationship between him and Ouyang, and he didn't even take a hair.Ouyang didn't have a trace of sympathy, or even a trace of anger in his heart. He could only think about the old lady's reaction after learning about the incident and the family's views on the incident and the consequences.Maybe Ouyang can be good at calculating in the army, but he is absolutely not playing tricks among his family.But now this incident has sounded the alarm for him. Should he trust his family unreservedly as before, or pay equal attention to grace and power?He can't answer this question now, he can only think about it later.What needs to be done now is to end this farce as soon as possible.

Ouyang walked up to the two of them, raised his hand and pointed out: "If you have anything to say, don't disturb the cleanliness of my place. You must know that according to the national law, I can kill first and then play!"

This sentence was like frost, which chilled the hearts of the two people in front of them.Seeing that Ouyang didn't seem to be joking, Wu Chi felt a little timid, and turned to look at Erlang.But Erlang's heart was even colder at this time. What Ouyang said meant to let him go out to deal with it by himself. Whether Ouyang helped or not, he seemed to have seen through the conspiracy between him and Wu Chi.

The three of them were staring wide-eyed and suddenly heard the sound of chaotic footsteps. They turned their heads and found that the old lady Li Wang was walking with the support of Yunniang and Chu Xiang. On the side were Erlang's wife Sumei and two children. Later, there were Xiao Zhou and Chu Yun.

The old lady's face was pale, she obviously knew about Erlang's gambling and owed a huge sum of money, even Yunniang didn't look good, not to mention the resentment on Sumei's face and the fear in the eyes of the two children.

Ouyang thought to himself that this matter was full of twists and turns, he sighed and went to the old lady to salute and stand aside.

Everyone stopped, and the old lady looked into Ouyang's eyes and tremblingly said: "My son, who can do nothing wrong? You can help him once for the sake of your sister-in-law Sumei and two nephews. Could it be that he did it in order to repay him?" Can this gambling debtor be at ease here?"

Ouyang thought to himself that you don't know what's tricky, and you just think it's because you owe money, so of course you don't feel angry.If you know that your eldest son seeks money from your brother, you don't know how angry you are.But he looked at Yunniang and Chu Xiang. Although the faces of the two women turned pale with anger, they nodded slightly to agree with the old lady's opinion.Turning to look at Sumei's sister-in-law and her two nephews, Ouyang's heart softened in an instant.

"Uncle! Please help my lord (the "adult" in the Tang Dynasty is only used as another name for "father"!)", the eldest son Li Qianchuan, who was being held by Sumei, broke free, ran up a few steps, hugged Ouyang's arm and shook it vigorously stand up.

Ouyang picked up the boy with tears in his eyes and a crying voice and said with a smile: "Who said uncle doesn't care?" After that, he scratched his little nose and put him down, turned to look at Yun Niang and said, "Sister, where are we?" How much cash do you have?"

Since Yunniang came to Jinyang, Ouyang handed over all the money to Yunniang for management, and all the expenses and expenditures came from her hands.Ouyang's first is trust, the second is deliberate delegation of authority, and the third is that he has no time to take care of these things.Yun Niang chuckled and gave Ouyang a gouging look as his reward for being "obedient and sensible", and replied without thinking: "If the man said 500 taels, it's enough to pay back. It's just that the renovation of the house purchased on the left side of the restaurant will take a while Besides, everyone survived within a few days."

When the old lady heard this, she sighed, and said "prodigal son", tremblingly, she took out a bag from her arms and handed it to Ouyang: "Mother knows that your hands are very tight recently, and you spend a lot of money everywhere. This is my mother's private house. Money, a hundred and ten taels can be used on top! Take it..."

Ouyang didn't listen, but when he heard the anger suppressed just now, he secretly scolded this big brother Li Erlang, for doing such a stupid thing that the old lady took out the coffin, he was really speechless.He hastily pushed back the bag that Mrs. Li Wang handed over, and scribbled: "Mother, what are you doing, don't you have seven brothers? Where can I use your old money? Put it away, put it away!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and came to Wu Chi: "500 taels, right? I'll give it to you later, and I'll go back wherever I go after signing the harvest contract!"