Reborn I want to be a giant

Chapter 35
The second time I went to the Chengdong Vegetable Market to buy people, Cheng Fu had a little more experience than the first time, and with the company of Aunt Hua, the price was very low, and the four strong men only spent 100 taels.Although Cheng Fu is not used to the casual buying and selling of people, she is in this era and understands what role she plays, and she is powerless to change the world, so she can only treat those who follow her as favorably as possible.As long as they are loyal enough, she will let them live a good life in the future.

Unaware of the melancholy in her heart, Aunt Hua hummed Jiangnan ditties all the way back, which was quite pleasant.Cheng Fu was a little absent-minded, because today is the day of the elder brother's college entrance examination, and if there are no accidents, he will pass the examination of scholar smoothly.After passing this stage, the next goal is the rural examination.Thinking of this, she silently prayed in her heart.

There was nothing special about Cheng Han's return, he washed his hands and changed his clothes, went to the study after dinner and continued to help the tavern write the script.Cheng Fu quietly sized him up, wanted to ask how he was doing in the exam, but felt it was unnecessary.The little brother's appearance already shows that he is sure of everything.

"But what about the storyteller?" Cheng Han asked suddenly.

Cheng Fu came back to his senses, "Uncle Ke has already helped to find out." This time, she doesn't require the other party to be in this industry, as long as they are smooth-talking, eloquent, native of Jinling, and young.You can sign a long-term contract if you don't want to sell yourself.

"There are more and more of us, can we arrange a place to live?"

"Isn't there an empty room before, let them huddle for a while." The tavern is very large, and it is composed of five houses. The facilities inside include the dormitory for the night guards. In addition, she plans to renovate another room. When the house comes out, it will be used exclusively for the guys to live in in the future.

Cheng Han drank half a cup of tea, and then said: "I plan to hand over these unfinished manuscripts to a brother in the academy as a ghostwriter."

She was too happy for her brother to be able to get away from these things that had nothing to do with studies, and of course she would not object, "The one who wins your favor must be someone who has a good writing style."

Thinking of that elder brother, Cheng Han sighed softly.He is actually not a warm-hearted person, but he just can't bear to watch that elder brother stay in the cold for more than ten years, because of the family's debts, he has to grind beans and move goods day and night. unstable.

The two brothers and sisters are actually not well-off. When they came to Jinling, their net worth was only a few thousand taels, and it was hard to spend it on buying land, buying people and building a house. If Gao Sheng was not an upright person, the capital would send them money whenever there was a surplus. They had a lot of things to do. Still can't do it.Although the money is not easy now, but since he decided to help, he will not change his mind.

The two of them chatted about family matters, and before they knew it, it was late at night.Cheng Fu finally designed the style of the menu. When he got up, he noticed that his brother hadn't returned to the house. He had already fallen asleep on the table.She walked lightly to the door, called Bai Ju, who was on duty at night, and asked him to carry him back.Cheng Han was probably really tired, when Bai Ju picked him up, he just woke up in a daze, and fell asleep again after making sure his sister was beside him.

Zhang Xiang's Mansion and Prince Rui's Mansion were busy preparing for the wedding, as the day approached, the Zhang family gradually forgot about the turmoil at the beginning of the year.Although the two elders are rotten in their stomachs about this matter, but what kind of family is the Zhang family, there is no shortage of smart people.Coupled with the few words leaked from the palace, it is not difficult for those who are interested to guess that this marriage is not as simple as it seems on the surface, and Zhang Wanqing may not really be the victim.

But even if everyone became suspicious, so what, the imperial decree was issued by the emperor, and the Gu family also got compensation, and this was the result.As for Gu Changyan, some people feel sorry for her, while others think she deserves it, but that's all.

Mrs. Zhang is different from others. She has been suffering all the time these days.Chen Mengling's private meeting with Song Shaoxi was well known, and it was her work.But Gu Yanqing and Gu Changyan's brother and sister's reputation in the capital, she couldn't do anything about it. It seemed that someone was secretly helping them.And this person standing in the dark seemed to know her every move like the back of his hand.

She is afraid, sometimes she knows what she is afraid of, and sometimes she feels that she cares too much about this pair of brothers and sisters who cannot be supported.Such emotions are due to the attitude of the parents-in-law and the rumors that seem to exist at home.

"Mom, you're already in a daze." Zhang Xiangsen himself was also very annoyed. It had been several months, and he couldn't ask Xu Ye's gang to play with him.He is not a pure ignorant person, of course he understands that it is deliberate alienation from others.Especially Xu Ye, who has almost cut off contact with him.

After all, Xu Liu never paid any attention to him since his sister had an accident in the palace.

"Mother, my sister's injury has long since healed, and the marriage issue you are most worried about has been resolved. Is it too much for you to hold on to the past now? Find him and kill him." It would be fine if he could get rid of the siblings, but now she can't find him anywhere.It's been cloudy and sunny all day long, and it's getting more and more difficult to get along with.

Mrs. Zhang looked at her son who had always been responsive to her in astonishment, her face was full of impatience, even boredom.This demeanor is too similar to Mr. Zhang... She doesn't want to admit it, they are all tired of her.

"Your sister, she..."

"How is my sister? She is embroidering a dowry at home and preparing to become Princess Rui with ten miles of red makeup. All the boudoir ladies in the capital are envious of her. How is she? Can you tell me whether she is wronged or uncomfortable or doesn't want to marry?"

"Don't you know how your sister's marriage came about? It's because Prince Rui belittled her..." Mrs. Zhang's complexion was extremely ugly, she couldn't understand why everyone had forgotten the humiliation Zhang Wanqing had suffered.

Zhang Xiangsen opened his mouth and fell off the chair in anger, "Does mother want everyone to remember my sister's past? Do you fight against the Gu family with the enemy? In your eyes, is the entire Zhang family inferior to Zhang Wanqing? Do you know that?" Do you know that the more trouble you make, the more unfavorable it is to the Zhang family?"

"You...unfilial son, I have done so much for your siblings."

Zhang Xiangsen snorted coldly, "Mother is because of fear. You are afraid that those claims are true, and you are afraid that one day the brothers and sisters of the Gu family will come back for revenge. So you try hard to torment them, torment their biological mother, and make them notorious, so that what they say in the future No one believes it anymore. You have done so much for nothing else, but because you don’t want to admit that the daughter you have loved for more than ten years is a poisonous woman who is like a snake and a scorpion in the middle of the population. That’s all. So you tried every means So that there is no chance of overturning the headless case."

Snapped--

Mrs. Zhang slapped reflexively, not only slapping Zhang Xiangsen, but also frightening herself.

Zhang Xiangsen felt happy, he had wanted to say these words a long time ago.Regardless of whether there is any hidden truth in that incident, Mrs. Zhang's various behaviors no longer look like what a rational and normal person would do.

"How can you say that about your sister? You have no conscience." Mrs. Zhang pointed at her son with tears on her face and scolded.

"It's because she is my sister, so I recognize her no matter if she is a good person or a bad person. But what about you? Why, because she used despicable means to snatch other people's fiances, is she not your daughter?" Zhang Xiangsen mocked.

Mrs. Zhang didn't know what to refute anymore, every word of her son pierced his heart, she just felt powerless and embarrassed.Sitting in a daze for a long time, she didn't even realize when her son left.

Zhang Xiangsen went out of the house and couldn't find anyone to accompany him in the middle of the night, but it was impossible for him to turn around and go back.I would rather walk outside all night than go back to this disturbing home.

there is a tavern
Xu Ze remembered that two days ago, his son told him that Cheng Fu had someone send a new manuscript to Beijing, and asked him not to stay at home and read case files, but to go out for activities occasionally.He didn't listen to what he said later, but the matter of the new manuscript was burned into his mind.So today after leaving the Yamen, I dragged my son who was about to go out to play and came to drink.

...He Xiucai failed to find the person, and when he was about to turn around and walk back, he noticed that the wall at the end of the alley was a bit weird. The thing is that the leftmost piece is different from other places, and it seems to see some symbols from a distance.

He Xiucai has been courageous since he was a child, and out of curiosity, he walked deep into the alley.

[This is not a brick. 】

He fixed his eyes on the falling off wall on the left. It was not a brick, but a wide stone slab, with cracks like spider webs all over it.There are traces of artificial seal cutting on the stone slab, but it may be old and incomplete. He can't tell whether it is a picture or a word.

He thought for a while, but in the end he couldn't resist his curiosity, so he stretched out his hand to dig away the wall skin in other places bit by bit, intending to expose the whole stone slab.He dug hard, and the wall skin fell to the ground.Without the fragile wall skin to stop it, the stone slabs became loose and cracked in small pieces.

He Xiucai squatted down in a hurry to pick up the pieces and wanted to put them back together. When he got up, he saw the scene behind the stone slab, and the hairs all over his body stood on end.It was a hideous white head...

Hearing this, the tavern sounded oppressed, one after another the sound of inhaling, and no one knew who was patting his chest.

Even though Xu Ye had read the outline and knew the general content of the story, he was aroused at this time.While the storyteller was resting and drinking water for everyone, he asked someone to add new food and drinks to Xu Ze.

"She's only 11 years old..." Xu Ze muttered.

An 11-year-old child raised in a deep boudoir can do business, compile story books, and be calm after being abandoned by the family. He can go far away with his elder brother of the same age and gain a foothold in the shortest possible time.If she didn't have the mind to take one step and count three steps, she wouldn't be where she is today.I'm afraid he would have been wasted to death long ago.

While serving them food, Sun Zhou whispered to Xu Ye: "Mr. Xu, Mr. Zhang over there asked the younger one to invite you over. If you are not interested, the younger one will help you find a reason to push it away." To him, Xu Ye is his own, and Zhang Xiangsen is just a guest.

Xu Ye followed his gaze and saw Zhang Xiangsen was smiling, and made a "respect" gesture to him with the wine glass in his hand.

"I'll be back when I go."

"Don't fight." Xu Ze smiled strangely.

Xu Ye sat down cross-legged opposite Zhang Xiangsen, and the staff served him new tableware.

Zhang Xiangsen poured it for him, "How long has it been since we drank together?"

"How long?" Xu Ye was at a loss.

Zhang Xiangsen didn't answer his question either, "Speaking of which, I haven't formally congratulated you on your ternary success."

"How many of you don't know me yet? There's nothing you can do except study. If it wasn't for my old man who didn't want me to be idle and signed up for me on his own initiative, I wouldn't be willing to suffer this crime." Xu Ye didn't drink, but just held on head, talking to him lazily.

Zhang Xiangsen didn't see Xu Ye's impatience, it was still the same as before, so he felt a lot better.

"I remember that you, Xu Liu, were among the people my grandmother wanted to show my sister. Why didn't you agree?" Zhang Xiangsen thought that if the Xu family took the initiative at that time, maybe there would be nothing to do later.

Xu Ye was puzzled, "I don't like your sister, why marry her?"

"You..." Zhang Xiangsen was displeased, "My sister is the daughter of the Prime Minister's family, and she has everything she looks like, so she's not good enough for you, Xu Liu?" Anyway, Zhang Wanqing is also his own sister, although he treats her very well these days The intimacy of the past is gone.

Xu Ye sneered twice, "You can only learn by appearance... I don't think I can do it?" Xu Liu is like Xu Liu, who likes to compare his appearance and talent with women.

Zhang Xiangsen knew that he was a bastard, so he was not so angry, "My sister is the daughter of the head of the prime minister's house, and the marriage between Zhang and Xu will help your father and your future future." He blamed Xu Ye for his lack of vision.

"Do you think everyone cares about the power of your Zhang family?" Xu Ye was joking, but his expression was calm, without the previous cynicism.

Zhang Xiangsen didn't expect that there would be people who would not take the Zhang family seriously. You must know that as a powerful official, Mr. Zhang Xiangye can be said to be the backyard of all courtiers. Even many clan relatives will look at their Zhang family's face.And Xu Ze is no more than a mere minister of Dali Temple, Xu Ye is no more than a small Hanlin, and they have to queue up for the Zhang family's saddle, how can they look down on their Zhang family?

"Why do you want to do it?" Xu Ye mocked.

Zhang Xiangsen clenched his fists, almost unable to bear it anymore, Xu Ye added another fire to him: "On the day of the Spring Banquet, my father and I were in Yongfu Palace. How your Zhang family framed a little girl is all up to me." Eyes." He will never forget the appearance of the little girl in his life.

At this time, the opponent's fist had already come over, "You are talking nonsense..."

Xu Ye grabbed the opponent's wrist and continued in a low voice: "Am I talking nonsense? You can go back and ask your good grandfather Zhang Xiangye. Ask him... what is written in the imperial city guard's file."

Zhang Xiangsen found that no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't take his hand back. He panicked. The Xu Liu in front of him was not the Xu Liu he knew at all, as if he was just wearing the same human skin.

"That... That's what she deserves, what she deserves."

Xu Ye let go, Zhang Xiangsen fell backward unsteadily, hit the back of the head, and groaned in pain.

Xu Ye got up and walked over, knelt down in front of him, patted the frightened face, and said impatiently: "Our relationship ends at this moment, you can do it yourself."

(End of this chapter)