Cheng Qi felt the steel knife leave his neck, and some color returned to his face, which was not as pale as before. Seeing the servant bring the money, Cheng Qi quickly took it and enthusiastically put the copper coin into the man's hand.
"Brother Wu, please keep it."
The man weighed the money in his hand and knew that Cheng Qi had given him too much. Even if it's twenty cents a piece, his fish can't be sold for that much money.
"This money seems to be a lot." The man looked at Cheng Qi and smiled slightly, then he made a gesture of wanting to make things clear with Cheng Qi.
"Not much, not much. Even if it's more, can you still lose money to us? Brother Wu, just take it with confidence." Cheng Qi quickly pushed the money into the man's arms, then turned around and left without looking back. For Cheng Qi, the most important thing now is to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible. As for a little money, he doesn't take it seriously at all.
Cheng Qi was indeed telling the truth, although the price he paid the man was much higher than others. But this does not mean that this transaction is a loss. The fish collector can buy a big fish for ten cents at the fish market, but if the fish is transported to the county town, it can be sold for twenty or thirty cents per catty. A fish can be sold for seven or eight cents. Ten articles, or even over a hundred articles. In any case, Cheng Qi will not lose money, at most he will only make less money.
The man glanced at Cheng Qi and did not speak to stop him. Now, relying on the power of Duke Xin's government, he could indeed crush Cheng Qi easily. He even felt that as long as he asked, Duke Xinguo's Mansion could even help him completely wipe out the entire Cheng family. But he didn't want to do this. Speaking of it, Cheng Qi was just coveting his sister's beauty, and from the beginning to the end, he only tried to force him and never harmed him or his family.
If he wanted to kill Cheng Qi's whole family at all costs because of Cheng Qi, what would other people in the village think of him? Even if he doesn't care, why do the girl and mother still want to live here? You have to take into account the opinions and feelings of others.
Since Cheng Qi was willing to lower his profile and apologize to him, he would not hold on to this matter. This matter has been revealed, and there will no longer be any connection between him and Cheng Qi.
The man put the money away, turned around and bowed to Tang Fu, and said: "I am willing to catch fish for you, but this soft-shelled turtle is extraordinary and has great strength underwater. Ordinary fishing nets can't even use it." There is no way, it can tear the fishing net to pieces with just a slight* collision, so it must be a specially made fishing net."
Tang Fu pondered for a moment, then asked with a somewhat unsightly expression: "Do you still need to make the fishing net first before you can catch the turtle?"
It's not that Tang Fu is anxious, but that Dad's patient is getting worse. He waited, but he was afraid that his father would not be able to wait. God knows how long it will take to make the fishing net this man talks about?
"That's not necessary." The man shook his head slightly, "My father made a fishing net himself in order to catch soft-shelled turtles. In recent years, although the villain has kept in mind my father's last words and has not looked for turtles again, he still always uses the fishing net to catch turtles. Clean it up and keep it properly. After all, this is the only thing my father left to this little man."
"How about I go home now, catch some side medicine for my mother, and then bring my fishing net to catch fish for you?"
When Tang Fu heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "I will let someone else handle the matter of catching the medicine. When you go back, take your fishing net and go catch the soft-shelled turtles."
"Here, what should I do?" The man was a little embarrassed. After all, it always made him feel flattered to have a nobleman's entourage do things for him.
"It doesn't matter, it's settled. As long as you catch the turtle, no matter it's gold or you have other requirements, everything will be easy to negotiate." Tang Fu promised without hesitation and spent a lot of money.
"Don't worry, sir. Even if I risk my life, I will catch the turtle for you." The man gritted his teeth and nodded heavily, agreeing.
Tang Fu followed the man to his home first. The man's home was just a three-room wooden house. It was low, dilapidated and not much different from ordinary people's houses.
The man opened the door and invited Tang Fu in.
Then he shouted towards the house: "Sister, we are back."
"Brother, are you back? How's your luck today? How many fish did you catch?" A voice as crisp as an oriole came from the house.
Tang Fu was stunned just by hearing the sound. The sound alone made him feel that the sound must come from the mouth of a beauty, making him have the urge to meet the owner of the sound.
With a creak, the rickety wooden door was opened from the inside, and a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old walked out of the house. Hibiscus comes out of clear water, and the carvings are naturally removed. Although the girl was only wearing a pair of coarse cloth clothes, they were already starched and gray, and were very old. But wearing such clothes on her makes her skin look more like cream. Coupled with her exquisite and beautiful appearance, she looks like a very beautiful beauty.
The moment Tang Fu saw it, he couldn't help but lose consciousness for a moment.
"Brother, are there guests? Why didn't you tell me first?" When the girl saw the people following her brother, she subconsciously retreated into the house.
The man scratched his head, smiled awkwardly, and said, "We forgot..."
Afterwards, the man invited Tang Fu and others to another room. A broken table was placed in the middle of the room, and the original wood material of the four long wooden benches could no longer be seen.
Seeing the man about to pour water for everyone, Tang Fu waved his hand directly, interrupted his action, and said: "There is no need for water. You can quickly bring the fishing net and let's set off now."
"Okay, that's okay." The man smiled awkwardly. There wasn't even tea at home, and even the water was a little turbid. It was indeed inappropriate to serve it to entertain nobles.
He no longer insisted, turned around and went out, walking into the room where the girl and mother were.
As soon as she entered the door, the girl stood up and asked curiously: "Brother, who are those people? Look at them all wearing..."
The girl wanted to say something sinister or threatening, but she had limited knowledge and didn't know how to express it.
The old mother heard the noise outside just now. Now when she saw her son coming in, even though she was lying on the bed, she gasped and asked: "Brother Wu, have you made friends with anyone outside? Don't make friends with bad people." Ah. Our family is weak, and your sister... Oh, you must not lead a wolf into the house."
The man smiled and comforted his mother: "Don't worry, Mom, they are not bad people."
"You know people but not their hearts. How long have you known them and you know whether they are good people or evil people?" The mother obviously didn't believe her son's words and gave him a lesson.
"They are from the Xinguo Duke's government." The man smiled slightly.
After hearing this, the old mother was not happy that her son could get to know people from the Duke of Xinguo's mansion. Instead, she immediately felt excited and asked nervously: "People from the Duke's mansion? Then what do they want you to do when they come to you?" What?"
The man was stunned for a moment, and the smile on his face instantly disappeared. Silently, he came to the bed and pulled out a wooden box.
The old mother suddenly became anxious, struggled up, grabbed her son's arm, and asked sternly with a sad face: "I want you to catch the turtle, right?"
Seeing that his mother had guessed it, the man no longer concealed it. He looked up at Lian, whose mother was dissatisfied with wrinkles, and said with a forced smile: "I still can't hide it from my mother, but don't worry, mother, it's just catching fish. The fish my son caught is still good." Young Master, nothing will happen."
"That's different." The mother grabbed her son's arm tighter and said quickly: "That's a turtle. You haven't forgotten how your father died, have you? Also, you have forgotten what your father told you. ?”
When he mentioned his father, the man's face darkened. Looking up at his mother who looked determined, the man had no choice but to tell what happened today exactly.
"If it weren't for those noble people today, I wouldn't be able to sell the baby for any money." As he said that, the man took out the money from selling the fish today. There were several hundred coins in total. In the past, he had spent several days. income.
"Moreover, if I hadn't relied on those noble people, my son wouldn't be able to deal with Cheng Qi's entanglement at all. In the end, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to save his girl..."
The girl couldn't help but tremble all over when she heard that Cheng Qi had forced her family into a desperate situation in order to make her his concubine. She was filled with joy when she heard that her eldest brother had used the power of the nobles from Duke Xin's palace to scare Cheng Qi away and completely solved the problem. Cheng Qi would never dare to challenge her again. But seeing that her eldest brother had to take risks to catch the turtle for her own sake, she couldn't help but worry about her eldest brother.
For a moment, she didn't know whether to be happy or worried.
Even the old mother had to gradually loosen her grip on her son's arm and looked at the son in front of her blankly, not knowing what to say.
Indeed, if the son had not used the power of the nobleman to drive Cheng Qi away. With Cheng Qi's methods, their whole family wouldn't be able to survive much longer in Cheng Qi's hands. Without money, there was no way to get medicine to treat her illness. Maybe she would fall ill and die.
Once she left, only the brother and sister were left in the family to depend on each other. And this is not over yet. With Cheng Qi's vicious plan, sooner or later both the brother and sister will be forced to the point of despair. At that time, they will either obediently send the girl to Cheng Qi to be ruined, or the whole family will die together, and there will be no other options. way out.
"But it's too dangerous for you to catch turtles. You won't forget how your father died, right?" The old mother looked at her son's face. Tears flashed in his eyes.
Sadness appeared on the man's face, "Of course the son knows, but it is precisely because of knowing that the son went to catch the turtle. The hatred for killing his father is irreconcilable. The son has never forgotten his father's hatred over the years. Over the years, My son has been there many times just to get a feel for the turtle’s habits. Don’t worry, mother, my son knows more about turtles now than his father did back then, and he will be fine.”
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