chapter 47.
Liu Wenyang and the young lady of the Zhang family who woke up were sent to the Zhang family compound by the arrested leader Zhang Long.
When saying goodbye, Liu Wenyang asked with great concern how the three thieves would be sent to the death.
Zhang Long smiled "hehe" and said, "Brother, I don't know how the three of them will be judged. I only know that their viciousness is hard to change. In order to resist the interrogation, he deliberately made himself mute!"
The understatement made Liu Wenyang shudder, as if he saw the three unlucky guys being pulled out of their tongues!
But what if? If his affairs are exposed, then he will... Liu Wenyang suddenly felt that the 500 taels of silver hidden in his arms might not be a consolation prize, but a death-hunting talisman!
"I hope those three mutes will never be able to speak!"
Someone thought.
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Inside the Zhang family courtyard.
Seeing that his daughter was safe and sound, the wealthy man shouted "Blessings of the Bodhisattva". When he heard that the three flying thieves were arrested, he even shouted "God opened his eyes"!
For Fang Master who came to help catch the monster, "God was very blind." He encountered nothing except chasing the fox and panting. The seven-foot dragon stick he prepared early in the morning was useless. Fortunately, he even wiped it shiny and prepared the stick to rush the yellow dragon...
The thief was captured and his daughter was rescued. The monster hunting operation of Zhang Dahu's family ended.
There was nothing to do, the chivalrous Fang Yuanwai led his men back home and continued to dance his lonely dragon stick. As for Liu Wenyang, he was about to leave. Although it was dark, Zhang Dahu tried his best to keep him, hoping that he would stay for one more night and leave tomorrow, but Liu Wenyang was unwilling to stay here again, especially when he couldn't stand Zhang Yingying's crying look. Although he did nothing wrong, he also "sticked the jungle man and woman" and broke up the other party's "dog man and woman". He originally only looked at Feng Shui, but he was not here to catch the evil ones, so it would be better to leave to avoid being upset.
Before leaving, the wealthy man grabbed Liu Wenyang's hand tightly, stuffed the remaining 200 taels of silver bill into his hand, expressed his gratitude earnestly, and emphasized that he must keep it confidential and kept his words tight on his daughter's destruction of family style. He also said that he would marry this unfilial daughter as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams. By the way, he also asked Liu Wenyang if he was interested, and he would rather pay a lot of dowry!
Liu Wenyang immediately refused, saying that he was lucky and had no luck to save himself. A good woman who was as beautiful as the eldest lady of the Zhang family should be invited to marry someone of a good match.
Of course, Zhang Dahuo understood what this meant. People disliked his daughter for being torn shoes, so they could only continue to sigh: "The family is unfortunate, the family is unfortunate."
Seeing that Zhang Dahuo gave up his thoughts, Liu Wenyang then wiped his cold sweat and said with a slightest risk, almost becoming the famous "Cuckold King"!
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Taking the carriage, Liu Wenyang left Sishui Town and bumped all the way. When it was almost dawn, he happened to return to Taohua Town.
Liu Wenyang took a nap in the car, but he was not very tired at this moment. So he took out the silver notes he earned, plus the five hundred taels he had obtained from the thief, now there are 700 taels of silver, which is a small gain. After counting the silver notes, he carefully stuffed them into his inner pocket. Liu Wenyang took out the bag of "pills".
"I said I was weak and needed medicine! It was ridiculous, it was ridiculous! It was ridiculous!" Liu Wenyang pinched out a pill, but saw that the pill was quite large, covered with a layer of shiny oil wax. I don't know if it was made of hawthorn and white sugar. I put it next to my nose and sniffed it, but there was no other smell except the smell of oil wax. Liu Wenyang wouldn't really put it in his mouth to taste it, but instead tried his best to crush it and see what it was inside.
Unexpectedly, the pill was quite hard, and Liu Wenyang tried to pinch it several times but couldn't open it. But when he made a "pop" sound, he really pinched the Dali Pill, he was stunned.
I saw that it was not a hawthorn sugar wrapped there, but a bright night pearl!
The beads were very bright, making the carriage shaky. Liu Wenyang couldn't believe his eyes when he held the beads.
No wonder the bearded thief asked to return this shitty healing medicine to him, it turned out that there was such a treasure hidden in it.
However, Zhang Long probably never expected that there was a universe in the pill, which actually contained such a good bead.
Ten pills, can there be ten beads?!
When Liu Wenyang thought of this, he squeezed two of them hard and looked at them. Sure enough, each one was hidden in a night pearl the size of a pigeon egg.
Although he didn't know how much these beads were worth, Liu Wenyang also knew that they were definitely good things, otherwise the bearded man would not beg for nothing but "pills" and no silver bills.
His breathing was a little heavy, and he hurriedly packed the beads and wanted to laugh loudly, but he covered his mouth. At this moment, he could only laugh secretly in his heart.
It is said that wealth and honor are imminent, and they cannot be stopped!
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The snowy road is hard to walk, and the road is bumpy, almost shaking someone's delicate chrysanthemum.
About three or four hours later, Liu Wenyang finally returned home in a carriage. It was already dawn and he worked hard all night, but he could not see any fatigue on his face.
Liu Wenyang's energetic appearance made his father feel very relieved. He originally thought that his son would go to Sishui Town to see Feng Shui this time and would come back tomorrow at the latest. He never thought that he had just had a sleep when his son appeared in front of him.
My father immediately asked Liu Wenyang about the process of helping the wealthy man to see Feng Shui. Liu Wenyang told him everything he had happened.
Of course, as before, the male protagonist of any story must be himself, he must be handsome and extraordinary in appearance, and his personality must be wise and powerful... Female characters must love him to death, and many female protagonists, including maids, maids and female dogs... all have a good impression of him.
This time was no exception. Liu Wenyang added fire and told the story before and after, but he concealed the sharing of the spoils with Zhang Long and his group, and then got five hundred taels of silver notes and the mistake of getting the Night Pearl. After all, this matter was shameless, so the less my father knew, the better, so as not to involve him in the future if something happened.
As for the 200 taels of silver notes given by Zhang Dahu in the end, Liu Wenyang still handed them over to his father very filial and asked him to save them well. The father grabbed the silver notes and said, "If you save enough money, I will marry you!"
Liu Wenyang couldn't help laughing. You should know that since ancient times, wealth has been proportional to the number of wives. The more money, the more wives there will be. At that time, my father probably will not be worried about marrying his son, but about what kind of wives he wants to marry!
Just when Liu Wenyang was thinking about his three wives and four concubines, someone suddenly knocked on the door.
Liu Wenyang thought to himself who this is? He ran over early in the morning. Could it be that he wanted to tell fortunes to himself? If so, he would be too impatient!
When I opened the door, I saw a boy in rags standing outside, sucking his nose. When I saw Liu Wenyang, I knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Liu Wenyang, "Young Master is here, I kowtowed to you!"
Liu Wenyang was stunned for a moment, and then he saw clearly that the boy kneeling on the ground was nothing else, but the little Taoist Mingyue who used to serve the iron mouth in the City God Temple.
It turned out that the Taoist Mingyue collected the silver gift from Liu Wenyang that day and invited a doctor to see his mother. Now that my mother's condition has improved, he kept his promise and found him all the way to be Liu Wenyang's servant and a scholar to serve him and pay back the debt.
My father Liu Da was very worried about this little guy who suddenly appeared with a snot on his face. He thought he was too young and was afraid that he could not serve his precious son.
But in Liu Wenyang's opinion, this little guy is very clever. If he is well-tuned and taught, he might become a talent.
Under Liu Wenyang's insistence, my father had to accept the Taoist Mingyue. After all, it would be better to have a child serve his son on his behalf. Moreover, Mingyue looked like a slug, but her mouth was quite sweet. She called Liu Wenyang the "Young Master" and called her father Liu Da the "Master". Old Man Liu, who had never been respected, immediately smiled from ear to ear.
Since the Taoist Tong Mingyue is going to live with Liu Wenyang in the Liu family, for convenience, his Taoist robe can no longer be worn. After all, this is a house, not a city god temple, and the tao is too bad and too bad. If you wear it, you will lose the face of Liu Daguanren. So Liu Wenyang bought him a suit, but he was wearing a brand new winter jacket.
Although this cotton jacket is not a silk brocade jacket and cannot be regarded as very expensive, it is very thick and warm.
The little Taoist Tong Mingyue took the cotton jacket and couldn't believe her eyes. She couldn't help but ask Liu Wenyang: "Young Master, is this really for me?"
Liu Wenyang smiled and said, "Who are you wearing it for? I can't wear such a small cotton jacket! Okay, let's try it to see if it fits..."
At that moment, Mingyue happily took off her torn Taoist robe and changed into her new cotton jacket. Not to mention, it was just like a custom made one, so it fits so well.
The robe was originally very thin, and Xiao Tong Mingyue wore it from time to time and ran out of cold. Now, when she wore this warm cotton jacket, she felt warm and comfortable all over her body.
Wearing a new cotton jacket, Mingyue touched here and pulled there, and kept giggling foolishly.
After a long time, he came to his senses. With another "thump", he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Liu Wenyang, making his head bleeding.
Such a scene made Liu Wenyang inexplicably.
Mingyue wiped her nose and shed tears and said, "I have grown up so old that I have never worn new clothes, nor have anyone bought new clothes for myself! Master, you are so nice to me, woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo
Liu Wenyang was surprised. He never expected Mingyue's past to be so miserable, but he didn't know that there were too many children like Mingyue among the poor people in the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention that children had no clothes to wear, many adults had no clothes to wear. Many times, there were only a pair of pants at home, and when men went out to do business, they put them on. The woman stayed at home naked, and when guests came, she didn't even dare to show her face.
Seeing Mingyue crying and snot flowing, Liu Wenyang couldn't help but feel compassion and asked him with concern: "What is your real name?"
Mingyue wiped her tears and said, "My original surname is Zhang, and my name is Zhang Goudan."
Goudan and Gousheng are commonly used by many farmers. They say that the name is cheap and easy to support. When you see such a cheap name, you will not accept the name of the ghost, and the King of Hell will not keep it.
However, Liu Wenyang felt that since he followed him, he could no longer call him "Goudan". This name was too vulgar. He became his master. He would prosper and lose all his losses. The honor and disgrace of the Taoist boy was no longer his own business, but also related to his reputation as the Grand Official Liu.
So Liu Wenyang knocked on his head and thought about what name to give him. Finally, he thought that the name "Mingyue" was also good, so it would be better to just call it "Zhang Mingyue".
When Liu Wenyang told Mingyue this meaning, Mingyue shook her head like a rattle and said, "It's not that the villain doesn't like this name, but since I have entered your home, I should follow the surnames of the young master and the master, change Zhang to Liu, and call it 'Liu Mingyue'!"
Liu Wenyang did not expect that in the Ming Dynasty, many wealthy families had this rule. The children, servants and maids did not have their own surnames, but followed the master. He would have the surname of his master. He had no freedom at all. Only by redeeming himself can he restore his family's name.
Seeing Mingyue speaking seriously, Liu Wenyang couldn't help but smile: "No need. We are not a famous family, so your surname is Zhang!"
Mingyue shook her little head into a rattle again and said, "Since I have received the favor from the young master, I have made up my mind to serve you all my life. Unless you drive me away, I will stay by your side. Therefore, my name will only be called Liu Mingyue!"
Liu Wenyang didn't expect this slug to be so stubborn, so he couldn't help but shake his head, but he secretly liked it in his heart, liking the loyalty shown by Mingyue.
Liu Mingyue--
The quiet night wind is quietly, and a bright moon hangs on the willow branches!
It sounds so poetic, but unfortunately this bright moon likes to runny nose, which is a bit of a bad scenery.
Chapter completed!