"The Liu family is so... it's really unkind." After hearing what Kang Youfu said, Zhu Shenzui's face turned ugly, and he immediately started to feel grievances for Kang Youfu.
"Besides, after so many years of relationship between your two families, it really doesn't make sense that you don't give me any favors. Besides, even if Liu Shancheng doesn't want to help, there's no need to send you away in this way, right? If you have any difficulties, just say so. It’s better now, first I’ll fool you, and then I won’t let you in?”
"By the way, who is Liu Qi you are talking about? Is he from the Liu family?"
"Liu Qi is the head of our village. I heard that he is related to the Liu family. He brought people to our Kang family that day and later took my father and younger brother away." Kang Youfu replied.
Zhu Shenzui slapped his thigh and suddenly realized: "That's right! Maybe there is a shadow of the Liu family behind this matter. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?"
"Isn't that right? Although Mr. Liu is not a good person, there is no need to harm our Kang family. Besides, the Liu family is a wealthy family, and our Kang family is a small businessman. There is no reason to do this." Kang Youfu was stunned and felt strange for a moment.
"Haha, maybe Liu Shancheng doesn't like this small business of your Kang family, but what about Liu Qi? How can you guarantee that he doesn't like it? The more I think about this matter, the more strange it becomes. I've heard of people choking to death when eating. But this is the first time I heard about eating tofu and eating dead people."
"Once the Kang family's crime of eating tofu and eating people is really punished, do you think the Kang family's workshop can still be protected? And your father and your brother, this crime is at least a prison sentence. When the time comes, the Kang family will definitely We can’t hold on anymore.”
"I think your workshop and this shop are quite good in the market. No matter how bad it is, it's still worth a hundred taels, right? If you don't make a tofu shop, no matter what kind of business you do, it won't be bad if you change the storefront, not to mention there's a house behind it."
Zhu Shenzui's words made Kang Youfu look uncertain. Kang Youfu was a smart man, but something like this happened at home before, which made him very confused. He had been busy thinking of a way to solve this problem in the past few days, but for a moment he didn't think about it. Think of this.
Now that Zhu Shenzui analyzed it for him, the more Kang Youfu thought about it, the more it made sense. Especially what kind of person Liu Qi is, what is his relationship with the Liu family, plus the Kang family’s tofu workshop and the house in the backyard, as well as the interactions between the Kang family and Liu Qi over the years. Wait, as I thought about it, my face became darker and darker.
"Liu Qi! Liu family!" Kang Youfu gritted his teeth. He now concluded that this matter was a trap set by Liu Qi for the Kang family from beginning to end. As for Liu Shancheng, most likely Liu Shancheng was Liu Qi's accomplice.
The Kang family and the Liu family have known each other for several generations, especially Kang Youfu, who often delivers tofu to the Liu family. He is very familiar with the Liu family. He knows how the Liu family started in private, and he understands better than outsiders what lies behind the Liu family's glamorous appearance. of filth.
But he never expected that the Liu family would actually help Liu Qi deal with their Kang family? When the truth was revealed, the anger in Kang Youfu's heart was about to ignite. He gnashed his teeth in hatred towards Liu Qi, but what he hated even more was Liu Shancheng and the Liu family. If it weren't for Liu Shancheng, a hypocrite, Liu Qi would have been How could anyone have the guts to set up this trap for their Kang family?
Gritting his teeth so hard, Kang Youfu really wanted to find a knife and chop these two bastards Liu Qi and Liu Shancheng alive.
It's a pity that this is just a thought. Let's not say whether he can do it. Even if he can do it, what good will it do to the current situation? You must know that his father and younger brother are still locked up in the Yamen, and the Kang family has reached a precarious stage. He can't just watch his father and younger brother, including the entire Kang family, end like this, right?
Taking a deep breath, Kang Youfu tried his best to suppress his anger. After calming down, he felt waves of weakness coming over him.
Even if he knew that what happened to the Kang family was caused by the Liu family and Liu Qi, what would he do? The Kang family is just a small commoner, but the Liu family is a big family. They are not on the same level at all. Let alone revenge, now even my father and younger brother are in the hands of others. No matter what, they will kill them. Rescue is the most important thing.
"What's wrong?" Zhu Shenzui asked with concern.
Kang Youfu told Zhu Shenzui what he was thinking with a sad face. After he finished speaking, Zhu Shenzui did not speak immediately, but sat and thought quietly.
After a while, Zhu Shenzui suddenly said that he might have a way to help him solve this problem.
"Sixth Master, you...what did you just say? Can you help? Did I hear you correctly?" Kang Youfu felt for a moment that there was something wrong with his ears? I couldn't help but ask.
"You heard me right. Since the county magistrate hasn't come to court yet, this matter has been eased. Maybe I can help..." Zhu Shenzui said seriously.
As soon as he finished speaking, Kang Youfu knelt down towards Zhu Shenzui with a plop, and his head banged on the ground: "Sixth Master, as long as you can help our Kang family, I can do anything for you from now on!" "
"Hey, what are you doing? Get up, get up quickly!" Zhu Shenzui was startled. He didn't expect Kang Youfu to kneel down whenever he asked and kowtow whenever he asked. By the time he came to his senses and forced Kang Youfu to stand up, the boy had already kowtowed to him several times.
Pulling him up and looking at his swollen forehead, Zhu Shenzui didn't know what to say for a moment. He patted Kang Youfu on the shoulder and said: "Why is it like this? You and I have known each other for a while, and we are all friends. Since something like this happened to your family, isn't it normal for friends to help each other? Besides, this I'm just saying that I might be able to help, but you have to find someone to find out how far I can help you. Whether I can help you, or whether I can completely clear away the grievances of your Kang family, it doesn't count."
"Sixth Master, just with these few words of yours, I, Kang Youfu, can't thank you enough." Kang Youfu held Zhu Shenzui's hand tightly with tears in his eyes and said excitedly: "I really have nothing to do about this matter. I can leave it to you, don't worry, no matter if you can help or not, I still owe you this favor. If you can really bring my father and brother back and get through this difficult time for the Kang family, I will be your bull and horse in the future if you are lucky. , let him move."
"These words are serious, serious..." Zhu Shenzui patted his hand gently and comforted: "Don't be anxious about this, how about giving me some time?"
"Okay, please leave it to Mr. Six." Kang Youfu nodded repeatedly, with a grateful look on his face. But then he looked a little embarrassed. He asked Zhu Shenzui to sit down for a while, and went to the back first. After a while, he came back with more than a dozen taels of broken silver and some leather money. He was very embarrassed to tell Zhu Shenzui that his family was doing something for his father and his wife these days. My brother's affairs have been entrusted with many connections and taken care of. I don't have much money on hand, so I can only scrape together this. I hope Zhu Shenzui won't dislike it.
If it's not enough, Zhu Shenzui will tell him how many they can borrow, and he will find a way to borrow some. He must rescue his father and younger brother no matter what.
Looking at the pieces of silver, Zhu Shenzui sighed, patted him on the shoulder and said that it didn't have to be like this. Since it was to help, there was no need to do this, and whether this matter could be accomplished or not was still a matter of debate. We would not talk about it until the matter was accomplished. Not too late.
Hearing what Zhu Shenzui said, Kang Youfu was even more moved. The Kang family has been in Pingyang for many years. They usually do tofu business, focusing on reputation and honest management. Whether it is the original great-grandfather or his Dad Kangtai, including Kang Youfu himself, is always kind to others and does not cause trouble.
But who would have thought that when the Kang family was in trouble, regular customers like the Liu family who had been with each other for decades would not only refuse to help but would also add insult to injury. Instead, Zhu Shenzui, a friend they had not known for long, would come to the rescue at this time, and even He refused to accept the money he specially took out.
Although the money given was not much, Kang Youfu was careful in advance and did not take out all the remaining money at home, but only took part of it. But a dozen taels of silver is not a small amount of money. If ordinary people save money, it will be enough for a whole year.
Seeing that even so, Zhu Shenzui still didn't take any money. Kang Youfu was deeply moved by such righteousness. At this moment, he told himself in his heart that if Zhu Shenzui could really help the Kang family escape this disaster and save his father. As for his younger brother, what if he gave the more than one hundred kilograms to Zhu Shenzui?
The grace of saving his life is greater than the sky, and he is not an ungrateful person. He is a man of dignity, spitting and nailing, and the words he speaks are resounding on the ground.
