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Chapter 141: Taking care of one thing but losing another (3)
Lu Jian smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. Please step aside, Master Huang, so don't block my business." Lu Haihai was surprised when he heard this, he grabbed Lu Jian's sleeve, and was about to speak, when Lu Jian shook his head slightly , swallowed the words unconsciously.

When the big yellow croaker looked at Lu Jian for a while, he felt very unhappy, and said with a sneer, "Little brat, you haven't come to sell fish for a few years, so you don't know the rules? Well, Lu Dahai is usually like a dog in front of your Huang Ye, Docile and well-behaved, who only licks my saliva. Hehe, look at your dog grandpa, I don’t care about your puppy anymore. These two baskets of fish, I took it, ten for a penny, the price is fair, wu Chang, Chen San, you counted the fish."

Lu Haihai was in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "Master Huang, Master Huang, I have something to say, look at this fish, it's so fresh and fat, and it's not easy to catch..." The big yellow croaker looked up at the sky, sneered, and let Lu Dahai bowed and bowed, but ignored him.Lu Jianhu pulled Lu Haihai away, and said lightly, "Grandpa, it doesn't matter, let him count."

His demeanor was calm, but the big yellow croaker was surprised, and said with a smile: "How can the little dog do it? Hey, Master Huang hasn't hit anyone for a few days, and his fist is itchy. If you look at me with this eyeball, be careful that I will punch you down. Make your face bloom."

While counting the fish, the two poppis praised the freshness and fatness of the fish.You must know that at that time, the sea was banned by the government, and the slabs were not allowed to enter the sea. Fishermen had no boats to sail, so they could only catch fresh fish with nets along the coast. It was rare to catch so many fresh fish.The rarity is the most precious thing, sea fish are rare, and they become treasures, which attract bullies to covet and snatch them.The big yellow croaker listened to the report of the two subordinates, and felt very comfortable in his heart, thinking about how much money he could make by selling it to the fish shop.After a while, after counting the fish, there were 240 in total. The old man next to the big yellow croaker looked like a cashier took out 24 copper coins, threw it in front of Lu Jian, and shouted, "The count is over."

Lu Jian let the copper coin fall to the ground without even looking at it, and said with a smile, "What are you counting?" The big yellow croaker rolled his eyes and said coldly, "Is there something wrong with you counting the money and I'm buying fish?" Lu Jian said, "Who said I want to sell fish?" Lu Haihai's heart sank, and he stared at Lu Jian, his eyes bulging out.

The big yellow croaker laughed, and said sharply, "Puppy, are you crazy?" Lu Jian had a half-smile: "Big yellow croaker, do you really want to buy fish?"

"That's right." The big yellow croaker snorted, with a fierce look in his eyes, "I have to buy it today."

"Okay." Lu Jian looked at the crowd, and said loudly, "Listen up, everyone, the big yellow croaker said, he must buy it." The big yellow croaker leaned forward and said sharply, "Why? How dare you not sell it? "

"Sell!" Lu Jian smiled, "Why don't you sell it? It's the same price. One tael of silver per fish." The big yellow croaker's face changed abruptly, and he didn't speak. He winked at the people around him. He drew out the iron rod and dagger, rolled up his sleeves, and hugged him with a hula.Lu Jian laughed loudly, and the laughter pierced the clouds and cracked the rocks, shaking the ears of everyone in the city. Without waiting for the crowd to approach, he pulled out the long bamboo that was used as a pole, "swiped" and shook the circle, and the "Heavenly Tribulation Controlling Military Art" was in operation , the long bamboo was bent like a ring, led by the big yellow croaker, more than a dozen rogues never leaked a single one, they were all bound by the bamboo ring and tied tightly into a ball.For a while, calling father and mother made a commotion.

"Big yellow croaker!" Lu Jian laughed, "Do you still want to buy this fish?" The big yellow croaker was heartbroken and said repeatedly, "No, no." Lu Jian laughed and said, "You said it in public You must buy it, very good, and I insist on you not selling it today, you send someone home to collect 240 taels of silver, you and I pay with one hand, and deliver with one hand."

The big yellow croaker burst into tears: "Master Lu, Lord Lu, a villain has eyes but no eyes, and I don't know what you are capable of. The small family is poor, let alone 200 taels, even if you sell everything, you still can't make up 20 taels of silver."

Lu Jian's heart softened, and he frowned slightly upon hearing this.Seeing that he was tempted, the big yellow croaker was secretly happy, and was about to say something, when Lu Haihai sneered: "Your family is poor, the Jinlai pawnshop in the city doesn't belong to your family? Doesn't the twenty hectares of land in the east of the city belong to your family? And the fish shop here, you all have money, right?"

The big yellow croaker was exposed by him, startled and angry, and cursed: "Old man, you spitting blood..." Lu Jian shouted: "Who are you scolding?" They screamed terribly.The big yellow croaker said urgently: "Master Lu, I'll give the money, I'll give the money, accountant, accountant..."

The master looked weak, Lu Jian never put him in the bamboo cane, and leaned forward tremblingly in response.The big yellow croaker winked at him, and said in a low voice: "You go home and get the silver." The master blinked, and a smoke went away, and hurried back after a while, followed by a few officials in soap clothes.

When Lu Dahai saw the official, his face turned pale, his legs softened, and he fell to his knees first.Lu Jian remained motionless, looking at the person coldly.Seeing his imposing manner, the officials did not dare to go forward, hesitated for a while, and one of the old men stepped forward and said: "My little brother, the state owns the state law, no matter how strong your ability is, it can't be more than a word of reason."

"You say I'm unreasonable?" Lu Jian smiled, "Okay, everyone here has heard that the big yellow croaker said they must buy my fish, right?"

In the big yellow croaker's usual fish and meat village, everyone dared not speak out because of their lustful power. At this time, they all shouted: "Yes, it's not bad." Lu Jian said: "Since you have to buy it, I should set the price. Here are 240 for three fish, one One tael is 240 taels of silver. Big yellow croaker, are you convinced?" When the big yellow croaker saw the official messenger, he felt that a savior had come, so he braced himself up and said loudly, "I don't accept it, I don't accept it." The matter is too strange, it still needs to be decided by the magistrate."

"Want to see the official?" Lu Jian said with a smile, "I'll see you as you go." Turning around, he greeted his grandfather, "I'm going to see the official, Grandpa, you guard the fish, I'll be back in a while." Then he said, "My friends, Please also meet with me and be a witness." He bowed and lifted up the dozen or so people in the bamboo shackles, as if he was carrying a mountain of meat, the dry skin felt the shackles tighten, and he almost fainted from the pain past.Others can see that their faces are all earthy.Lu Jian, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened, and said loudly, "Let's go." He strode ahead, walking in front of him.

All the officials saw that their legs were weak, and they couldn't help complaining about the master.When Lu Jian arrived in front of the official office, he spread out the bamboo shackles. The dozen or so people had already foamed at the mouth and passed out for a long time.Lu Jian mentioned the big yellow croaker and walked into the yamen hall. The county magistrates were alarmed by the officials who came in to report.The county magistrate had already been bribed by the Huang family, and he pretended to ask the reason, and shouted at Lu Jian: "You scumbag, you are really a bully, how can you buy and sell by force in business?" Lu Jian said: "This Huang He has been rampant in the fish market, buying other people's fish by force at a low price. Since he is allowed to buy by force, can I not sell by force?" The magistrate said: "You said he has always bought by force, do you have any witnesses?"

Lu Jiandao: "Everyone in the fish market is a witness." The county magistrate issued a card and ordered the witnesses to call a few fish dealers and fish sellers. It is said that large yellow croaker conducts business honestly, and there is absolutely no such thing as forced buying.Lu Jian frowned, and suddenly waved his hands and said, "Wait a minute, I forgot, there are two more witnesses, let me invite them."

The county magistrate said: "Who do you say? I'll ask the guards to invite them." Lu Jian said with a smile: "Those two have weird tempers, I have to invite them myself." After saying that, he strode out.The county magistrate was restless, and looked out. Suddenly, he heard a shout from outside the yamen, and the crowd became restless and moved out of the way one after another.The county magistrate took a closer look and saw Lu Jian holding a stone lion in each hand and walking up the hall calmly. Wherever his feet came, the floor tiles shattered, leaving several inches of footprints.

Everyone didn't expect him to bring in a pair of stones to ward off evil spirits in front of the yamen. They were so frightened that they were stunned, their muscles and bones were weak, and the sword and gun in their hands fell to the ground. Lu Jian walked to the hall and said with a smile: "The witness is here." The county magistrate was shocked. Trembling all over, he pointed at Lu Jian and yelled strangely: "You...you...you are fooling me." Lu Jian smiled and said, "I didn't fool my lord, this stone lion is a witness."

"Nonsense... nonsense!" The county magistrate was stern and screamed, "How can these two stupid stones talk?" Lu Jian said, "It's not easy to talk." With all his might, he moved the two stone lions to the left and right They separated and bumped into each other, the sound was like thunder, everyone in the hall covered their ears one after another, covering their ears slowly, almost fainted from the shock.

"The magistrate of the county." Lu Jian said with a smile, "Did you hear that? This witness is talking! If you don't hear it, I'll ask him to say a few more words for you." , I heard it, I heard it." After he said that, he looked around, and all the guards shrank back. He was also a smart man, and he looked at the big yellow croaker and thought: "My career is not easy, why bother to be hurt by this dog I, um, better be confused and close the case."

Immediately went down to the hall, asked Lu Jian to put down the stone lion, first reached out to pat the stone lion on the left, and asked, "Is this Huang Yuba?"Then he asked the stone lion on the right: "Does this man surnamed Huang forcefully buy other people's fish?" After speaking, he listened attentively and nodded again.

When everyone saw his behavior, they were all surprised. The county magistrate turned back to the top and said, "There are gods three feet above the head. The ancients did not deceive me. I just asked two witnesses, and the god asked this stone lion to tell me Officer, the big yellow croaker is a big fisherman who forcibly buys other people's fresh fish at a low price. Someone here... Give him a hundred bucks." Hearing this, the big yellow croaker was so angry and scared that he almost passed out.

Lu Jian waved his hand and said, "It's fine if you beat him. Just fine him to buy my sea fish. Big yellow croaker, do you want to beat him or punish him?" The big yellow croaker almost fell apart after suffering from the bamboo shackles He wanted to be punished again, but nineteen would not survive, so he immediately shouted, "Wish to be punished, willing to be punished." He hurriedly summoned his family to take the silver and sent it to Lu Jian.

Lu Jian took the money, picked up the two stone lions, and before putting them back in the yamen, he said to Lang's accountant: "Pay the money with one hand, and deliver the goods with the other. If I take the money, I will treat it as a fish sale for you. You follow me to the fish market to pick it up." Fish." Lang accountant dared not answer, bowed his head and nodded, and followed closely behind him.Lu Jian went in and out of the yamen as if he had entered an uninhabited land. The county magistrate was furious, but he was afraid of Lu Jian's supernatural powers, and he gritted his teeth with hatred in his heart, but he didn't dare to stop him a little bit.

When he came to the fish market, Lu Jian raised his eyes and was surprised. The two baskets of sea fish were still there, but Lu Dahai had disappeared.

Surprised and angry, Lu Jian turned around and grabbed the accountant and asked, "Where did you catch my grandfather?" The accountant Lang's face was pale, and he said in a trembling voice, "Give...give me a hundred courage, and I won't dare to fight." Ling Zu's idea." Lu Jian was furious for a moment, but after hearing this, he calmed down, thinking that with the ability of the big yellow croaker and his gang, how dare they take Grandpa's idea.Thinking of letting go of the accountant, he suddenly heard an acquaintance fisherman say: "Don't worry, Lu Xiaolang. As soon as you walk away, a blind man comes in behind. He seems to know Mr. Lu. The two exchanged a few words affectionately. Grabbing Mr. Lu's hand, he said with a smile, "Come, come, I'll buy you a drink." Mr. Lu followed him with half-pushing."

"Blind man?" Lu Jian's face changed drastically, "Did my grandfather call him by his name?" The fisherman thought for a while and said, "I vaguely heard that Mr. Lu called him Mr. Ning..." Lu Jian lost his consciousness and cried out Said: "Where did you see them go?" The fisherman pointed to a wine trick in the distance: "I went to the restaurant." Lu Jian didn't have time to thank him, and hurried to the restaurant. He grabbed the shopkeeper downstairs and asked, "Shopkeeper, have you seen a blind man and an old man?"

The shopkeeper said: "I see, I entered the restaurant, didn't eat or drink, and went out through the back door. Well, the blind man also said that if someone asked, hand over this piece of paper. It is expected that it is you, the guest officer." As he spoke, he handed a folded piece of rice paper to Lu Jian. Lu Jian unfolded it and read on the paper: "On May 25, I rushed to the 'Deyi Mountain Villa' outside the city of Nanjing. If I don't arrive by then, my ancestor's life will be lost." .It’s better not to leave words empty.” There is also the stamp of the Ministry of Fire at the end of the paper.

(End of this chapter)