From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 49: Convincing people with virtue
Hu Qian and Tie Niu followed Meng Yuan to Xunmei's place, but saw that Meng Yuan asked someone to call out Jiang Tang first.

"Brother, why are you here?" Jiang Tang was very happy. Seeing Hu Qian and Tie Niu were also there, she quickly greeted them, "Sister Qian, Tie Niu, hey Tie Niu, what happened to your arm?"

"I was..."

"He was cut by a knife while practicing martial arts, but he's not serious." Meng Yuan interrupted Tie Niu with a smile.

"What are you doing, Sister Qian?" Tie Niu was about to say something else when he saw Hu Qian pulling him.

Jiang Tang believed it. She said seriously, "There is medicine at home. Grandpa asked me to prepare it. You wait here, I will go back and get it for you!"

As soon as she took a step, Meng Yuan grabbed her pigtail.

"Don't worry." Meng Yuan smiled and said, "Go home and wait first. I'll talk to Mei about something and then I'll come back to find you."

Jiang Tang nodded obediently and went back quickly.

Hu Qian was watching from the side. When she saw Jiang Tang walking away, she said, "She followed Xunmei and lives near the training ground. She will know."

"It's better to find out later. She has only had a few days of good life. When she is two years older, we won't have to avoid her anymore." Meng Yuan said with a smile.

Hu Qian nodded when she heard this. She saw that Meng Yuan doted on Jiang Tang and stood up for her and others in the training ground, and he really had the demeanor of an elder, so she said, "She is not young anymore. There are no female relatives in your family, and Sister Xunmei is too serious. I will bring her to visit my mother someday."

As she spoke, she winked at Meng Yuan.

"Thank you." Meng Yuan bowed.

The two smiled at each other, but Tie Niu didn't understand what they were laughing at.

After entering the yard, the three of them saw Xunmei.

When Xunmei heard that there was another fight, she didn't find it strange. She asked Hu Qian and Tie Niu to wait outside and let Meng Yuan talk.

Meng Yuan naturally said whatever he thought without hiding anything.

After Meng Yuan finished speaking, Xun Mei called Hu Qian in again and listened to what happened again.

The last one to come was Tie Niu, but Tie Niu's speech was incoherent and after a few words he started saying something like "Brother was forced to do it".

"Okay, I got it." After checking the confession and finding out the reason, Xunmei looked at Tieniu's wound again and asked Meng Yuan, "Why did you go to the training ground so late? Did you drink with Uncle Nie again?"

Eh? Meng Yuan was stunned. He had prepared a lot to say, and he should have been talking about fighting, so why did he bring up drinking?
Women's thoughts were always a little strange. Meng Yuan immediately admitted, "I drank a little."

"He loves drinking, but you are learning the art now, so you must not indulge in it. You should know that learning is like sailing against the current. Once you indulge yourself, you will be doomed. A gentleman should have self-control." Xunmei said.

"Yes." Meng Yuan responded immediately.

"It's not your fault in this matter. He hurt people first. Since you are in charge of all the affairs of the parade ground, it is your responsibility to step forward. But after all, blood has been seen. In the future..." Before Xunmei could finish her words, she heard the sound of footsteps outside the house.

"What a rebellion!" Nie Yannian's voice came before he even showed up. He stepped in and poked Meng Yuan's forehead with his finger, "What a shame! You're fighting against your own people!"

"Uncle Nie, don't be angry. I asked, and found out that there was someone else involved in the fight, and he used a knife to stop the fighting." Xunmei said.

"It's his fault after all! The money for the medicine was deducted from his monthly salary!" Nie Yannian dragged Meng Yuan out in a bad mood, "Let's go! Go to the training ground to receive the punishment!"

"I've already punished him..." Xun Mei wanted to say a few more words, but she saw that Meng Yuan had been grabbed by the back of the neck and dragged out by Nie Yannian. She hurriedly told Hu Qian and Tie Niu, "Follow him and give him a slight punishment. Don't be too harsh on such a loyal and kind person!"

Hu Qian and Tie Niu immediately followed, and when they left Xun Mei's office, they saw that Nie Yannian had let go of Meng Yuan and even put his arm around his shoulder, not looking like he was going to punish him. "You're good! You dare to cross the line and fight, you have as much style as I did back then!" Nie Yannian laughed.

"Master Nie, Sister Mei was about to let the matter go, but you got involved and now the cost of the medicine has fallen on my shoulders." Meng Yuan ate a lot and spent a lot, but he had little income, so he was particularly distressed about money.

"You are such a stingy person! A few dollars is nothing!" Nie Yannian said without any nice words, "Come on! I'll buy you a drink!"

"Then let's just give everyone a holiday." Meng Yuan looked at Hu Qian and Tie Niu with a smile.

"You are the only one who knows how to do favors!" Nie Yannian cursed, and said, "I'll give you some face!" He kicked Tie Niu's butt, "Go and call everyone out, and have dinner at Zuiyue Tower!"

"Master Nie, the food in the cafeteria is almost ready now. Why do we want to eat outside?" Tie Niu was used to a hard life and couldn't stand waste.

Hu Qian smiled when she heard that.

"You are also a loser! Zuiyue Tower can spend money..." Nie Yannian slapped Tieniu's head in anger and stopped talking here, "Then go back to the training ground to eat, Tieniu is still knowledgeable!"

Instead, he praised it.

"You two go outside and buy two jars of wine!" Nie Yannian patted Meng Yuan on the shoulder, "I don't have any money, Master Meng, give me some money for the wine."

Seeing that Master Nie was planning to save money, Meng Yuan simply didn't want to spend a penny. He could only spread his hands and said, "My money is managed by my maid. I don't have any money on me."

"I still have some silver." Tie Niu was the most honest man and was about to touch his sleeves, but Hu Qian patted him hard.

Tie Niu didn't understand what he meant when he heard Nie Yannian laugh, "Then I'll just go to your house!"

Seeing that he was doomed, Meng Yuan had no choice but to lead the way.

When Jiang Tang got home, she heard that Meng Yuan wanted to treat his colleagues and Master Nie to a drink. She handed the purse to Hu Qian and said, "Sister Qian, I don't know much about wine. Please buy some good ones. Don't save money for me."

"Don't worry, I won't lose face for your good brother." Hu Qian took it with a smile, took Tie Niu, and ran away.

When Jiang Tang heard what her good brother said, her face immediately turned red. When she saw Tie Niu running away, she took out the small medicine bottle and said, "Brother, remember to apply medicine to Tie Niu, so he can get better faster."

"The little girl is more skilled than you!" Nie Yannian escorted Meng Yuan to the outside of the training ground and then said, "Tell me in detail how you fought."

Meng Yuan naturally told the truth. The reason he was able to win was simply because of his strength, speed and endurance!
Of course, it also depends on whether you dare to fight, and the opponent will become more and more discouraged once he suffers a slight setback.

"It's very common for warriors to win by jumping over ranks, but it's usually among the lower ranks. Once you reach the seventh rank, it's very difficult to defeat the sixth rank. You should be more careful." Nie Yannian reminded him, "Don't jump over ranks to fight against the enemy casually in the future. It's not shameful to run away and admit defeat."

"I know. I told you before at the pharmacy that it doesn't matter if he is prejudiced against me. As long as he doesn't provoke me, I don't care. Even if he bullies me, I will endure it. I am an honest person." Meng Yuan sighed, "I really had no choice this time. I was really forced into a corner."

"You read a few crappy books, but you didn't learn anything useful. Instead, you learned the hypocritical skills of a stinky scholar. You've wanted to beat him up for a long time, right?" Nie Yannian tapped Meng Yuan's nose and said, "You have a problem. You're ruthless in your hands but not in your heart! If he provokes you, you should just go after him. Why do you have to be right before you beat him up?"

"Master Nie, this is called being upright and winning people over with virtue." Meng Yuan was exposed but did not get angry. Instead, he had a different opinion and said, "I am the princess's man. The princess loves books, is well-read, and sympathizes with the weak. I see that the princess also does things reasonably, so I should do the same. This is called learning from the virtuous."

"Seeing a virtuous person, one should emulate him?" Nie Yannian stroked his chin and smacked his lips. "That's quite a twisted logic!"

He looked at Meng Yuan and praised him, "Mr. Meng is really Mr. Meng! He is not only loyal, haha, but also virtuous. It's not in vain that he read all those books. He is really amazing!"

"Master Nie, you are so kind." Meng Yuan accepted it all.

(End of this chapter)