Chapter 21 Chapter 21 The Legend of the Idle Man
It is said that Li Shiyan went to the Xiao family to regret the marriage on Jiang Xinghe's behalf, and happened to meet Zhang Xianfan. The two passed the Zhige Pavilion, but they learned that Xiong Jie had been beaten to death by Xiao Ziyu, while Xiao Peng was safe and sound.
Li Shiyan stayed in the hall of Zhige Pavilion for a while, remembering that the master was waiting for him, he squeezed out.After walking for a while, he found a tail behind him. It turned out that Zhang Xianfan was still following him closely.Li Shiyan didn't leave at all, seeing Zhang Xianfan also stopped, he said: "What are you doing, how long do you want to stay?"
Zhang Xianfan put on a playful smile: "I'm going to see your master."
Li Shiyan said: "My master is very busy, so it's the same to tell me anything."
Zhang Xianfan shook his head: "That's different, how can a kid compare to Hades?" Li Shiyan didn't say anything, just walked in front, and Zhang Xianfan followed, shaking his head and chanting: "In February, the oriole flies to the forest, and the Spring City Forbidden City Xiao Yinyin. The bells of Changle are exhausted outside, and the willows in Longchi are deep in the rain. The sun and the hatred of the poor will not dissipate, and the heart of the sun is often lamented. I haven’t seen it in ten years, and I am ashamed to put my gray hair on the hairpin.”
Li Shiyan had read this poem in his early years, and it was written by Tang Dynasty poet Qian Qi. Zhang Xianfan recited it at this time, obviously wanting to take refuge in the tree.
When Li Shiyan returned to Jiang's residence, he didn't bring Zhang Xianfan directly to see Jiang Xinghe, but just asked him to wait in the living room.After waiting for a while, Li Shiyan came out and told him: "You are lucky, Boss Jiang is willing to meet you, but he is negotiating business with an important customer now, you have to wait for a while."
Zhang Xianfan was not afraid of waiting, as long as Jiang Xinghe was willing to see him, he would wait as long as he wanted.The courtyard of the Jiang family was very wide and deep. When Zhang Xianfan saw several bodyguards guarding outside a house in the upper room, he knew in his heart that Jiang Xinghe was meeting a special guest.
After waiting for nearly an hour, there was no movement in the upper room. First, Jiang Xinghe and Li Shiyan sent out a middle-aged man in a silk gown, and then several bodyguards surrounded them and walked towards the gate.After Jiang Xinghe and Li Shiyan sent the guests away, a servant came over and asked, "Are you Mr. Zhang Xianfan? Come with me." Zhang Xianfan followed the servants to the place where Jiang Xinghe had received the guests just now. Zhang Xianfan said in the room: "Mr. Zhang, sit casually. Our boss will come back as soon as he sees off the guests." The servant poured a cup of tea for Zhang Xianfan and left.
Zhang Xianfan was bored alone in the huge reception room, and he only hoped that Jiang Xinghe would come over soon.He poked his head out of the window to look at the gate from time to time, but he still didn't see Jiang Xinghe coming back.He wouldn't want to send it outside the ten-mile long pavilion, would he?Zhang Xianfan immediately thought that the guests might be from other places, Jiang Xinghe would at least send them to the pier.Thinking of this, Zhang Xianfan felt relieved.The reception room is particularly elegantly furnished, and many antiques are placed there.Zhang Xianfan admired it for a while, and suddenly found a piece of rice paper with wet ink on the desk. When he looked carefully, it turned out to be a sales contract—Party A: Baoqing Yonghe; Party B: Jiang Xinghe... Now Party B has a Ming Dynasty princess There are more than 50 pieces of cultural relics such as Fengguan, and they are willing to sell them to Party A for a total of 50,000 yuan...
The stolen goods in Concubine Xia's tomb sold for 50,000 oceans?Zhang Xianfan suddenly understood that the guests Jiang Xinghe sent away just now turned out to be cultural relic dealers from Baoqing Yonghe!Just after reading the contract, Zhang Xianfan immediately sensed movement outside, and hurried back to his seat to pick up the cup...
This time it really was Jiang Xinghe who came back. Seeing him smiling like a Maitreya Buddha, Zhang Xianfan ran away without saying a word of compliments that he had planned in his heart—such an amiable person is beyond awe, and he is so ordinary. There is no difference from the uncle next door.Zhang Xianfan hadn't figured out how to speak, Jiang Xinghe spoke first: "I heard from Butler Li that you are a very smart young man, and you really have an extraordinary bearing when we meet for the first time."
"I'm a little smart, and I have an extraordinary bearing. Otherwise, there would be women who would die for me! Hehe..." Zhang Xianfan smirked inexplicably as he spoke.
Jiang Xinghe said: "I like to make friends, especially smart friends. I like them the most. I will come and play more often when I have nothing to do."
Zhang Xianfan said: "I've thought about it a long time ago, but Li Shiyan is always reluctant to introduce him. I think he is probably jealous of his talents——I followed him in with the cheek today. If Boss Jiang was not so hospitable, we might I can't see you."
Jiang Xinghe has always been amiable: "I heard from your tone that you are looking for me for something?"
Zhang Xianfan nodded: "Exactly. There is more than one thing. The first thing, I told Li Shiyan about Jiang Yilang, Xiao Ziyu, and Xiong Jie's entanglement; the second thing—I I am willing to serve Boss Jiang and report Xiao Ziyu's every move to you in time."
Jiang Xinghe nodded with a smile, and didn't interrupt, which made Zhang Xianfan talk more and more vigorously, until he was speechless before suddenly asking himself what did I say?
Zhang Xianfan left Jiang's mansion, thinking back to his performance just now, he really regretted it, he slapped himself repeatedly and said: "Bastard, why are you talking so stupid!"
Zhang Xianfan had heard that Jiang Xing and the Chengfu were very deep, and he had seen through everything without showing any signs of expression. This is the first time they dated today, and Zhang Xianfan finally got to know him—especially his ignorant, Maitreya-like appearance that paralyzed his opponent at the first sight. Unknowingly, he lost his vigilance, and finally caught him... Zhang Xianfan heard a snake in the mountain at the Zhige Pavilion. It bit people with almost no pain. Once bitten, there is no cure.Zhang Xianfan remembered that this kind of snake is the hundred-step circle snake mentioned by Du Liang, and its scientific name is silver ring snake.Jiang Xinghe is a corona snake!
Zhang Xianfan felt infinitely regretful, so he wandered aimlessly in the street, and unknowingly came to Zhige Pavilion again—he had no intention of coming to Zhige Pavilion, but his habitual legs seemed to be driven by magnetism, which made him He came here unconsciously or consciously.
Entering the hall, a smell of vegetables wafted through his nostrils, and he remembered that he hadn't eaten yet.I ordered a light meal and sat down in a secluded place—at this time the proprietress came down from the stairs, and when she saw Zhang Xianfan, she deliberately loudly scolded her husband for not being hygienic.Zhang Xianfan glanced up at her, Xia Mei stopped talking.She entered the kitchen, followed by the voice of her scolding the shop assistant.Outsiders would not understand her tossing around like this, this is the secret code she and Zhang Xianfan set up, reminding not to forget the old time and the old place.
The "old time" when Zhang Xianfan and Xia Mei met was in the afternoon when the signal was issued, and the "old place" was the long private room of Yudai Bridge Inn.
It was already afternoon, and before Zhang Xianfan finished his meal, Xia Mei dressed up and went out.When she went out, she was afraid that Zhang Xianfan would not know, she turned her head and shouted to the people in the kitchen: "Don't let the cat take away the meat on the chopping board!"
Zhang Xianfan cursed secretly: "Little whore, you were taken away by the cat!"
Although he received the "signature", Zhang Xianfan did not plan to go to the appointment today. His reason was simple - don't satisfy her every time when dealing with a woman - putting on a show can show the charm of a man better.Some people say that in all matters between men and women, women play the role of the weak, and men must compensate in other ways.He thinks this statement is ridiculous, he thinks that men and women are equal, there is no one who owes whom, if a man spends money on a woman, this man is definitely a fool, an idiot!And for a superior man like him, it's only natural for a woman to turn his back on him.
Zhang Xianfan drank tea slowly after eating, and listened to the new stories of the four towns and eight villages—as for Xia Mei, who had already gone to Yudai Bridge, let her wait!Unconsciously, after sitting for two hours, Zhang Xianfan walked out of the hall, thinking that the woman was about to come back.At this time, he saw He Banxian telling someone's fortune at the corner of the street. When he looked closely, he found that the person squatting in front of He Banxian seemed to be Xiao Huoyang, Xiao Ziyu's farmer.What is this guy looking for for a half-immortal?After Xiao Huoyang left, Zhang Xianfan walked over and asked, "Half Immortal, you got rich again and caught a big fish?"
He Banxian untied the money bag, put the ocean he had just received into the bag, and replied, "It's so-so, just now this man's house was broken for a lucky day."
"What soil did he move?" Zhang Xianfan immediately thought that the auspicious day for Xiao Huoyang to check the soil must be the auspicious date for Xiao Ziyu to find and dig Zhu Qifeng's tomb.
He Banxian put the purse into his bosom, opened his frighteningly white eyes and said, "His family is going to demolish the old house. It is an old house that is over a hundred years old. It is frighteningly gloomy. You have to find the best auspicious day to get it right." Stay evil."
"Then what day did you check him?"
"July 29 is an auspicious day that is rare in ten years. Nine is the biggest day. It just so happens that this month only has 29 days."
Zhang Xianfan interrogated: "Why can't it be the 29th of August? Eight is bigger than seven?"
He Banxian said angrily: "What do you know, 'seventy to eight', 'eight' is an unlucky number, and there are many factors to consider, such as heavenly stems and earthly branches-I won't tell you, and you won't understand if I tell you. !"
Zhang Xianfan was afraid that something bad would happen to Xia Mei when she came back, so he hurried away.It was already late at that time, he came to Xiao's compound on Liushan Road, saw that the gate was closed tightly, so he had no choice but to give up.Early the next morning, he came to Liushan Road again, and happened to meet Xiao Ziyu on the way.He took Xiao Ziyu home and told him everything - including how he persuaded Xiong Jie to kidnap Xiao Peng according to Li Shiyan's idea and how the stolen goods in Concubine Xia's tomb were sold to Bao Qing by Jiang Xinghe at a sky-high price of 50,000 oceans. Yonghe...
After finishing this matter, Zhang Xianfan felt relieved, and then waited for the result.After Xiao Ziyu broke up with him in the Xiao family compound, he went to the police station and didn't come back until very late.Not long after he came back, the old housekeeper Xiao Zhong went out.Zhang Xianfan followed all the way, seeing Xiao Zhong went to He Banxian's place - he knew that this time he must be helping the master find out the date of departure...
Another day later, Zhang Xianfan stood on the other side of Liushan Road early in the morning and watched the movement of Xiao's compound. Not long after the gate opened, a squire came out with his servants——Zhang Xianfan recognized at a glance that the two were Xiao Ziyu and Xiao Huoyang!Zhang Xianfan immediately followed until the boat that Xiao Ziyu's master and servant were riding on at the East Pagoda Wharf disappeared from sight...
Zhang Xianfan had to go through the Zhige Pavilion to go to the Jiang family compound, and then he had to walk through an alley.As soon as he entered the alley, he felt that someone was following him. In his subconscious mind, he immediately thought - Xia Mei followed, and she would blame him for what happened yesterday.He didn't look back, afraid that people would see their relationship.Zhang Xianfan didn't stop until he reached a secluded place - when he looked back, he found that the person following him was actually Yang Yunzhi.
Yang Yunzhi slapped Zhang Xianfan on the shoulder: "Old Zhang, it was so hard to find you—why didn't you come to Zhigeting yesterday?"
Zhang Xianfan argued: "Who said that? I ate lunch at Zhige Pavilion yesterday!"
Yang Yunzhi said: "I went to the city yesterday evening, and I spent the whole night looking for you and today's morning."
Zhang Xianfan said: "I got up late this morning—what can I do for you?"
Yang Yunzhi said: "Nonsense, what are you doing so far away for nothing! My brother's death this time is all because of your bad idea, and it is reasonable to take your life to pay our brother. Brothers have said that your life is too cheap , It’s too bad for you to kill my brother, now I will show you a way out—kill Xiao Ziyu and wipe out the grievances between us!”
Zhang Xianfan said in embarrassment: "I have no strength to restrain a chicken, how can I be Xiao Ziyu's opponent, let alone he has a gun in his hand."
Yang Yunzhi said: "I don't want you to kill him yourself, as long as you find out his whereabouts, once he leaves Duliang, tell him that we will do the killing ourselves."
Zhang Xianfan immediately agreed, "No problem, I will definitely do it!"
Seeing that Zhang Xianfan was about to leave, Yang Yunzhi shouted: "Why did I leave before I finished speaking? Come to the Yudai Bridge Inn as soon as you have news, I will wait for you there!"
Without looking back, Zhang Xianfan said, "I know!"
When Zhang Xianfan came to the Jiang Family Courtyard, Jiang Xinghe said with a smile when he saw him, "Magpies were chirping in the yard early this morning. I thought there must be a happy event at home today. No, the happy event really came."
Jiang Xinghe led Zhang Xianfan into the study, followed by Li Shiyan.After taking his seat, Zhang Xianfan said: "Someone says that there are gods in Penglai on the sea, I will be skeptical, but if someone says that there are gods in Duliang, I absolutely believe it—the god is you, Boss Jiang!"
Li Shiyan said: "Don't flatter me, our boss doesn't like that!"
Zhang Xianfan said: "Boss Jiang scolded you—to be fair, he is a quadruped!"
Jiang Xinghe said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang is very good at telling jokes."
Zhang Xianfan said: "No, I am very good at telling the truth. I definitely have my reasons for saying that you are a god - we just became friends the day before yesterday, and I discovered an amazing secret related to you - Xiao Ziyu's farmer Go to He Banxian's place to check Jiri, saying that a hundred-year-old house is going to be demolished."
Li Shiyan said: "You are a person who will make a fuss out of a molehill. It is not unusual to tear down an old house to check for auspicious days."
Zhang Xianfan said: "You are right, it is not surprising at all! The strange thing is that I know the inside story - the Xiao family has no century-old house to demolish, only Zhu Qifeng's century-old mansion needs to be demolished urgently! He Banxian found out the ground-breaking for him The date is on the 29th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar—" Zhang Xianfan didn't continue, he found something wrong with Jiang Xinghe's expression, and thought to himself: Did I say something wrong?
Jiang Xinghe glanced at Li Shiyan, stood up and said to Zhang Xianfan, "Mr. Zhang, please wait a moment, I want to go out."
After Jiang Xinghe left, Li Shiyan also followed.After a while Li Shiyan returned to the study alone, Zhang Xianfan asked: "Where is Boss Jiang, isn't he coming back?"
Li Shiyan said: "We can't figure out what your position is. You first served us, and then you served Xiong Jie and Xiao Ziyu—while serving these three factions, you betrayed them. Our boss said , He doesn’t want to see you again until you have made a clear stand.”
Zhang Xianfan said: "Please tell him, my position is very clear, just two words - for me."
Li Shiyan said: "Everyone in this world is for their own sake, but their purpose is very clear, unlike yours, which is confusing and confusing."
Zhang Xianfan said: "No rules are actually the biggest rules. I believe your boss is smart enough to understand that - I am an idler, and what I eat is 'idle food'. No matter who it is, if he can let me idle As long as there is food to eat, I will listen to him. But where can I find such a bully? I serve you first, what have you given me? I will serve Xiong Jie and Xiao Ziyu, not only did they never think that I would While eating, he threatened to kill me at every turn. In order to survive, shouldn't I do this?"
Li Shiyan said seriously: "Then what conditions do you need to be willing to serve our master wholeheartedly?"
Zhang Xianfan said: "It's very simple, first, to ensure my life safety - no matter where I am threatened, Boss Jiang will do his best to protect me; second, in Duliang City, Boss Jiang will greet all shopkeepers , I want to eat, drink, play and wear, all I need is to draw a bet."
Li Shiyan nodded: "On behalf of the owner, I can satisfy the conditions you proposed, but what benefits can you give us?"
Zhang Xianfan said: "I can guarantee that your boss will not lose the business of King Zhu's tomb."
Li Shiyan sneered and said: "You are so arrogant, if you have such ability, why don't you do it yourself?"
Zhang Xianfan said calmly: "I'm not joking with you, if you don't believe me, no wonder your employer has suffered a great loss."
Li Shiyan also became serious, and said, "Tell me, I want to see if you really have the ability."
Zhang Xianfan said: "Xiao Ziyu went to Baoqing today."
"What did he go to Baoqing for?"
"He went to Baoqing to contact the Yonghe ship—to find a buyer for the treasures in Zhu Qifeng's tomb in advance."
Li Shiyan was shocked: "How did he know that the Yonghe ship is in the antique business?"
Zhang Xianfan said: "Not only did he know that the Yonghe ship was engaged in the antique business, but he also knew that the ancient goods in the tomb of Concubine Xia were bought by the Yonghe ship for 50,000 oceans."
Li Shiyan was stunned and said after a long time: "Okay, starting from tomorrow you can realize the wish you have dreamed of for many years, but don't forget the obligations you have undertaken."
Zhang Xianfan said: "If I don't even understand this point, am I still Zhang Xianfan!"
Li Shiyan said: "I will report what you just said to my boss, and we will deal with it as appropriate. You can leave today." Zhang Xianfan only walked a few steps and turned back. Li Shiyan said in a daze: "What else is there? Is it clear?"
Zhang Xianfan said: "There is one more important piece of news that I forgot to tell you—people from Fengmuling have entered the city, and they want to kill Xiao Ziyu. I will be responsible for providing them with Xiao Ziyu's whereabouts."
"Xiao Ziyu happens to be able to catch up by taking the dry road, why don't you tell them."
"I was going to do it, and now I'm not doing it."
Li Shiyan wondered, "Why?"
Zhang Xianfan smiled and said, "If people from Fengmuling kill Xiao Ziyu, who will help Boss Jiang dig Zhu Qifeng's tomb?"
Li Shiyan seemed to realize something: "What do you mean by having such a plan?"
Zhang Xianfan said: "I originally thought that if Boss Jiang didn't use me, I would let the people in Fengmuling kill Xiao Ziyu and cut off his fortune!"
Li Shiyan looked at Zhang Xianfan as if he didn't know him: "I didn't expect you to be such a character!"
Zhang Xianfan proudly said: "So don't worry - I will definitely be useful."
Zhang Xianfan left the Jiang family compound and waited patiently at home for a day and a night. As soon as the next day dawned, he couldn't wait to go to the street. At that time, except for some breakfast stalls that were busy, most of the shops hadn't opened yet.After waiting for a while, I saw a silk and satin shop opened.He walked in, touched there, and the shopkeeper asked politely, "What kind of clothes does the guest officer want?"
Zhang Xianfan said: "I need a robe, jacket, and breeches, but I forgot to bring money with me—my name is Zhang Xianfan."
The shopkeeper became very enthusiastic: "You are Zhang Xianfan? Feel free to choose whatever fabric you like, and please draw a deposit when you're done—we can ask Boss Jiang to pay the bill."
Seeing that Jiang Xinghe had fulfilled his promise, Zhang Xianfan was overjoyed, and immediately bought a lot of fabrics and took them to the tailor shop nearby.He reported his name at the tailor shop, and the boss was very polite, saying that Boss Jiang had already greeted him here, and that Zhang Xianfan only needed to pay for making clothes.
Zhang Xianfan went to shoe stores and grocery stores again, he could enjoy this special treatment.Zhang Xianfan came to Zhige Pavilion to eat breakfast noodles, and went out, only to find Xia Mei following behind.Zhang Xianfan thought to himself, it's just a pleasure to ask this woman out once, and he's about to start a teacher to question her.But now that he has confidence, he no longer needs alms from women.Zhang Xianfan walked ahead, seeing Xia Mei was following closely, so he stopped in a secluded place: "I'm happy today, let's go to the old place—you are not afraid of crowds, I am afraid of you in the blue sky and daylight."
Xia Mei said coldly: "You are happy today, but my mother, I am not in the mood today."
Zhang Xianfan said: "If you are not in the mood, you will be pulled down."
So Zhang Xianfan ignored Xia Mei, and walked straight forward at a faster pace. After walking for a while, he found that Xia Mei was still following, so he changed direction and went straight to the Yudai Bridge Inn.He went straight into the private room without looking back, and after sitting on the bed for less than half a stick of incense, Xia Mei really came in.Zhang Xianfan closed the door, Xia Mei said: "Why do you close the door in the blue sky? I'm not as cheap as you think."
Zhang Xianfan closed the door forcibly, and said: "You are so angry, who owes you? Didn't you just break the appointment yesterday, and next time you break the appointment, it will be evened--I just found out today that you look very angry when you are angry."
The woman lost her anger as soon as she heard the compliment, and said: "What's the use of looking good, no one really likes me, now I've finally seen through, you kept saying that you like me, it's all a lie, the purpose is nothing more than to use me."
Zhang Xianfan said: "Don't you know how ugly this sentence is?"
Xia Mei said: "What I said is the truth. I couldn't figure it out no matter how I thought about it yesterday - why did you change so suddenly? It was only at night that you realized that you are now on a big tree and don't need to rely on me anymore. Well, you finally let me see the truth. I also figured it out, and I came to you today for this matter—from now on, we will make a clean break, and we will owe nothing to anyone!"
Zhang Xianfan said with a smile: "It turns out that it is like this. You misunderstood yesterday. I have some urgent matters so I didn't go to the appointment."
Xia Mei sneered and said, "What's the matter? It's also the matter for you to chat with He Banxian?"
Zhang Xianfan said: "You know what I have to say! Well, if we break up, we will break up. You brought it up first."
Zhang Xianfan said that he really wanted to leave, Xia Mei suddenly screamed and rushed over to hug Xianfan nervously: "My God, you are so heartless, I just try your heart, you really don't want me! I'm blind, Look at a flirtatious man like you!"
Zhang Xianfan said coldly: "You just know, the ancients told you a long time ago—the infatuated woman is indifferent!"
Xia Mei wiped her tears away, and her brows stood upright, "You want to dump me? It's not that easy! From now on, I will be with you—life is your person, death is your ghost! Catch rape!"
Zhang Xianfan said: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's reasonable that you were born to me, but you can only be the ghost of the Qian family when you die. Well, I promise to be with you, but you also have to agree to my terms."
Xia Mei said: "I have already made you the emperor, what more do you want?"
Zhang Xianfan said: "Actually, being an emperor is not as good as being an eunuch—isn't it a disaster to be entangled too tightly by a woman? My condition is very simple—don't take me too seriously. Things like today must never happen. This time, if you can't do it, start today and make a clean break!"
Seeing that Zhang Xianfan had no room for accommodation, Xia Mei cried coquettishly, "You are too cruel, I really want to ignore you, but who made you make me feel comfortable every time!"
Zhang Xianfan tore off Xia Mei's clothes, threw her on the bed, and cursed: "Little fairy, I knew you couldn't do without a man."
... The firewood was burning, and there was a loud noise——the door of the private room slammed open, and Qian Jincai rushed into the room with a few ferocious workers, yelling: "How dare the adulterer cuckold me, Watch!" Zhang Xianfan was slapped across the face with crackling slaps.
Zhang Xianfan didn't dare to fight back at this time, he just wanted to put on his pants first, a store clerk saw this and reminded: "Boss, tie them up first, if you want to fight, there are plenty of opportunities."
According to Qian Jincai's words, a group of people hurriedly tied up the adulterer and adulteress on the bed, and then Qian Jincai beat him again, kicking the crotch.Zhang Xianfan couldn't move, so Qian Jincai slapped and cursed: "Look at you cuckolding me, and see you cuckolding me back!"
Xia Mei shouted: "You in charge, don't bother to hit him, I seduced him on my own initiative, if you want to hit me, hit me!"
Zhang Xianfan came to his senses and scolded: "You bitch, it's all your fault, and you still want to please me in front of me, I'm not a fool."
Xia Mei yelled for injustice, at this time a person squeezed in, Zhang Xianfan recognized Yang Yunzhi from Fengmuling.Yang Yunzhi gloated and said, "Are you famous now? Let me ask you, why did you lie to me!"
Zhang Xianfan said, "I didn't lie to you."
Yang Yunzhi said: "I still said I didn't lie, Xiao Ziyu went to Baoqing yesterday morning, why didn't you tell me such an important matter?"
Zhang Xianfan saw that Zhigeting's men were pushing him away desperately, so he ignored Yang Yunzhi and shouted: "Here is where you want to kill or cut, what's there to push!"
Qian Jincai said: "You think of good things, I just want to tie you to the street for people to visit!"
Zhang Xianfan became anxious when he heard this, and begged for mercy: "It's okay to go to the street, but you have to let me wear a pair of underwear."