Knowing that he couldn't afford to offend these people, Cheng Qi flattered him and replied: "Exactly, Xiao Ke's words here are quite useful."
After hearing this, the guard did not think about how this brocade-clad young man could become the boss here. He casually took out the painting from his arms and said, "In that case, let's take a look. Do you know what kind of fish this is?"
Cheng Qi took a curious look and was startled by the appearance of the strange fish. He couldn't help but take a step back. He doesn't even have the usual fish, so how could he know such a strange fish?
He shook his head repeatedly and replied: "I haven't seen it..."
Tang Fu felt slightly disappointed, but he had encountered this kind of thing too many times along the way and was somewhat used to it. However, he still held out hope that something might happen, and motioned to the guards to show the painting to everyone.
The guard got off his horse, unfolded the painting, and showed it to everyone. And he said loudly: "Come here and see if you know what kind of fish this is. If anyone knows it, our young master will give you a big reward."
After seeing the painting, every fisherman shook his head, saying that he had never seen it before. After everyone had seen it, they all still said they had never seen it.
No, there was one person who didn't see it, and that was the man who was deliberately targeted by Cheng Qi.
The guard saw a man standing in the distance, pointed his thick finger at the man, and shouted loudly: "Come here. See if you recognize this fish!"
When Cheng Qi saw the guard asking the man to come over, he felt a bad feeling in his heart. He is still thinking about forcing the man to have to give the girl to him as a concubine. If the man is allowed to get into these noble people, then what else can he use to control the man?
So, Cheng Qi thought otherwise the man would come over. With a smile on his face, he approached the guard and said, "He is a fool. How could he have seen such a rare fish? It would be in vain for him to see it. Otherwise, forget it..."
"Bang!" A clear and loud voice suddenly sounded.
Cheng Qi was slapped hard and fell to the ground. When he turned around, he covered his burning and painful joint, pointed at the guard and shouted with dissatisfaction on his face: "How dare you hit me? I have been here since I was a child. When I grew up, even my father never beat me..."
"Zheng~"
Before Cheng Qi could finish his words, another guard strode forward and unsheathed his sword, placing the sharp steel knife on Cheng Qi's neck. Push all his cruel words back into your stomach.
Cheng Qi's servants saw that when they were about to step forward, they were all stopped by the sudden steel knife.
The guard didn't even look at Cheng Qi's servant. He just glanced at Cheng Qi lightly and said, "If you say one more word, I'll kill you!"
Cheng Qi's anger was instantly dissipated under the biting chill brought by the steel knife. He never thought that the day would come when someone would hold a steel knife to his neck. He had never felt death so close. He clearly felt that the other person was not talking to scare him. If he continues to be verbose, the other party will really dare to chop him down without hesitation. The wealth, power, family background that he was previously proud of, as well as the intricate relationships of the Cheng family in the county, all became meaningless and had no effect in the face of such a steel knife.
Cheng Qi didn't dare to speak. He didn't even have the courage to raise his head to look at the guards. He lowered his head and slumped on the ground, trembling all over. A smell of urine spread out, and a large area was wet under Cheng Qi's brocade robe. .
Shocked to see such a turn of events, the people immediately did not dare to make any more noise, for fear of being noticed by these people and getting angry.
The man was standing a little far away just now. Although he saw Tang Fu and others arriving, he could not clearly see the fish in the painting. And he was worried about his mother's condition. After everyone saw it, he didn't notice it yet.
Now that I was named to identify him, I had no choice but to step forward with the fish basket in hand.
Unexpectedly, the man just glanced at it and suddenly couldn't help but softly said "Huh".
This soft sound was like thunder in the water, and it instantly attracted all his attention. Tang Fu suddenly turned over, walked a few steps forward, stared at the man and asked, "What kind of fish do you know this is?"
The man was overwhelmed by Tang Fu's aristocratic aura, and Nuonuo was speechless.
Tang Fu saw the man's face turning green and white, and immediately understood what was going on. He quickly changed his face to a kind one, lowered his voice and said to the man: "Don't be afraid, if you really know this fish, just tell us, and you will be rewarded."
The man calmed down, nodded and said, "This is a turtle. Although it can be found in this river, it is very rare."
Finally, someone had seen this fish. Tang Fu was filled with joy. Seeing that the man seemed to be familiar with this fish, he continued to ask, "Can you catch this fish?"
The man hesitated for a moment, then said: "The soft-shelled turtle hides very deep in the water and is almost impossible to catch. Moreover, it is very ferocious and its whole body looks like iron armor. Even if you can catch it underwater, as long as it swings. , it can scratch people all over their bodies. Moreover, its mouth is sharp and long, and it can stab people through the intestines in one go."
With a slight sigh, the man continued to say to Tang Fu: "I don't dare to expire, noble man. My father died because he went to catch this turtle."
It's good to have clues. As long as there are clues, Tang Fu believes that there will be no problems for him as to the difficulties mentioned by this man.
"Since your father died catching this turtle, you must know where to find this fish and how to catch it?"
The man didn't want to risk catching the turtle, but when faced with Tang Fu's questioning, he didn't dare to hide anything. He nodded and replied: "We do know, but catching the turtle is really dangerous..." "
It's good to know, Tang Fu smiled with satisfaction. Not only did you find clues to the turtle, but you also found the person who knew they could catch the turtle, and it couldn't get any better than that.
So, Tang Fu interrupted the man and said directly: "If you can catch the turtle, I will give you ten taels of gold for each one."
After hearing this, the man suddenly opened his mouth.
Is it dangerous to catch turtles? Of course it's dangerous. But the temptation of ten taels of gold is enough for people to completely ignore this danger. This is a wealth that no man can even imagine.
What the man was thinking about was his father's warning, telling him not to catch turtles again in his life. But on the other side, he thought of his bedridden mother. If he had these ten taels of gold, he could send his mother to the county for medical treatment.
The man lowered his head and took another look at the fish he couldn't sell. Finally he gritted his teeth and asked: "Is your noble lord really willing to pay ten taels of gold to buy one? What if we catch more soft-shelled turtles?"
Tang Fu smiled immediately. He had not laughed since Tang He became seriously ill. Now that he saw hope for his father's illness, he finally smiled. I don’t know how many soft-shelled turtles are needed for my father’s illness. Naturally, the more the better. Anyway, Duke Xinguo’s government is not short of this amount of money.
"If you can catch more, we will give you fifteen taels of gold per piece. We will take as much as you catch."
The man was stunned when he heard this. He had only heard of people lowering prices, but this was the first time he saw people actively raising prices. The man waved his hands in panic and said, "No, no, no, just ten taels will be fine."
"Hmph!" The guard on the side snorted coldly when he saw the man blabbering, "We are from the Xinguo Duke's Mansion, and this is the second young master of our Xinguo Duke's Mansion. The young master promised a thousand gold, since he promised you fifteen Two golds a piece is equivalent to fifteen taels of gold a piece. Just take it, what are you afraid of?"
"That's right." Tang Fu nodded slightly, raised his eyes and glanced at the people around him, and said: "Since you work for Duke Xinguo's Mansion, then you are a member of Duke Xinguo's Mansion. You don't have to worry about anyone treating you. If someone dares to do something bad to you, Duke Xinguo will pursue you to the ends of the earth to seek justice for you."
Tang Fu's words instantly shocked everyone's attention.
"The Duke of Xinguo's Mansion is actually the Duke of Xinguo's Mansion?"
"Oh my God, this is the highest sect in the Ming Dynasty!"
"No wonder these people can ride such tall horses. It turns out that the second son of Duke Xinguo came here in person."
"In this way, Wu Wazi has climbed up to the Xinguo Duke's mansion. This is to get rich..."
Cheng Qi was naturally filled with resentment when someone put a steel knife on his neck. But when I heard that it was someone from Duke Xinguo's mansion that day, I suddenly felt weak. Not to mention that they haven't killed him yet, even if he was executed on the spot, even his father would not dare to say a word for him. His family is not even the most arrogant in the county, how can it be compared with the most powerful family in the Ming Dynasty?
"Thank you, sir." Seeing that Tang Fu had gone so far as to say this, the man did not dare to refuse and bowed directly.
Tang Fu laughed, helped the man up with his own hands, and said, "Without further delay, let's go catch the turtle immediately."
The man lowered his head and glanced at the fish in his basket, feeling a little reluctant to part with it. This was what he had gained from working hard since dawn.
"Have you not sold your fish yet?" Tang Fu seemed a little reluctant to see the man.
"No." The man shook his head.
"Then sell it quickly. Once it's sold out, we'll set off immediately." Tang Fu urged.
The man glanced at Cheng Qi, who was slumped on the ground, and said deliberately: "We also want to sell, but some people just don't want to buy our fish."
Cheng Qi looked up and saw the man looking at him coldly. He glanced at Tang Fu again and was startled. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Buy, buy, buy. Brother Wu, we are on a blind date. How could I not buy you?" Where’s the fish? Just now, we didn’t say we wouldn’t buy it, right?”
"What about the price?" The man still asked with a cold face.
Cheng Qi immediately shouted: "Ten coins, no, twenty coins, twenty coins for one piece."
After saying that, Cheng Qi immediately turned back and shouted at the servant: "Quickly, give the money to Brother Wu."
The servant reacted immediately and quickly took out a bunch of copper coins from the wooden box and walked over.
At Tang Fu's signal, the guard put away the knife at this time.
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