With Bohu and his son by their sides, Zhang Ye and Lu Bo naturally could no longer talk about any important matters. There was no words to say all the way back to the people of the Wei family.
When passing by Lu Bo and his entourage, Uncle Guo suddenly stood up and said, "Brother Lu has come back, there will be a good gourd, I hope you will come."
Zhang Ye quickly stopped him and said, "This is the office of the Wei family. How dare you..."
Uncle Guo said: "Why not, it's just money. If it weren't for Brother Lu's help, how could you get Jia!"
Seeing Uncle Guo's unkind expression, Bohu hurriedly put down the basket and said, "The basket has been delivered. I'll ask you to resign." Before Zhang He could say anything, he tilted the basket to the ground and hurried away with the empty basket. No matter how he called them, he didn't look back. He was secretly happy that Lu Bo had paid the money first. Otherwise, his life would not be at stake and he would not care about the money.
The noise here attracted the attention of everyone around. Uncle Tang, Zheng Anping, five scholars, Wei Shi and his party were all here.
Fortunately for the five scholars, Uncle Tang and his party immediately picked up a gourd of their choice from the ground and left with a smile. Zheng Anping and others also made a move to pick him up, but Zhang He hurriedly stopped him and said: "Brothers, wait a minute. This kid has no virtue. Fortunately, the Wei family gave me a seat with him, and I ordered Jia Hu. Today's order has not been paid, and there is nothing left. , How can this kid live in this world? May all brothers have mercy on him."
When Zheng Anping heard that Zhang Nou said such quack words, he stopped motionless. Seeing this, the people who came over from the Wei family turned around and called for help. So a dozen people came this way. The elders of the Wei family remained seated, eating and drinking in silence.
Uncle Guo said loudly: "It's okay for all of you. The money goes out to Uncle Lu and the goods go to the Lu family. Who dares to say no? Now that Uncle Lu is silent, whoever dares to take one away will definitely not be able to break up with him!"
Lu Bo stepped forward and tried to persuade him, "Brother Guo, you don't have to be like this. Let's go on the same road, so that we can both be at ease." When Uncle Guo saw what Lu Bo said, he walked aside angrily and sat on the ground angrily. Seeing this, Lu Bo also came over and sat beside him to persuade him. Zhang Ye naturally knew it well, and hurriedly winked at the people of the Wei family who were coming, and whispered: "Pick it up quickly!" After everyone understood it, they all dispersed to pick up the gourds scattered on the ground. A few people Maintain order on the side. The gourds are relatively large, and one person cannot hold a few. To pick up a few, you have to walk back, put them down and come back to pick them up again. The elders of the Wei family were still sitting there, eating, drinking, and supervising the work. Zhang Ye ran to "consol" Uncle Guo, and Guo Zhongjin, who had been beside him, also followed him, kneeling in front of the three of them, as if he was saying something to Uncle Guo, but he blocked his sight of the three of them. It wasn't until the gourds on the ground were almost cleared that Uncle Lu took Uncle Guo's hand and shook it, stood up, seemed to have persuaded Uncle Guo, and followed Zhang Noi to the elder of the Wei family, bowing and paying the order.
The elder of the Wei family looked at Lu Bo and said, "My friend is very unjust. What can I do?"
Lu Bo said with a smile: "I am tired from the journey and feel depressed. I am quite disrespectful. Please forgive me, Mr. Wei."
The elder of the Wei family said: "I'm very tired from the journey, and I'm obviously unhappy when I see you wasting money. ... Anyway, you and the other three can choose three gourds, fill each with water, and then pass!" Lu Bo was shocked when he heard this. One gourd and three gourds of water cost over 30 yuan, which is unjustifiable. When he was about to argue, he saw that the elder of the Wei family turned away and only focused on eating and drinking. I had no choice but to endure my anger and went to pick up three gourds - I didn't dare to choose the big ones, so I only picked up three of about the same size. I filled the gourds with water and Zhang Noi helped them carry them back. Uncle Guo seemed to be about to stand up, but was held down by two companions - Zhang Noi came back alone.
The elder of the Wei family said to Zhang Noi: "You seem to be hesitant."
Zhang He said: "I regard Brother Lu as my friend. Brother Lu never abandons me and helps me with money. But how can I be deceived by my elders?"
The elder of the Wei family said disdainfully: "When you travel around the world, you often rely on poverty and lowliness, but you know that loyalty is the first priority. People who don't know poverty and lowliness should not lose their identity because of their appearance. Scholars, farmers, and merchants are the lowest, but they have to take care of other things. How can we sincerely promise each other with loyalty?" Seeing Zhang Yue lowering his head, he said with great enthusiasm: "Bring the gourd, fill it with water, and return the gourd to the village. I will go with you."
A few young people came up and filled the gourds with water in a hurry; the few people who had entered the hometown of Jiashui now carried the gourds and returned to the countryside; others packed up their vehicles, reorganized the team, and started on the road again. Zhang Ye was not interested in all this, and stood aside with deep thoughts. After everyone got up, he went to Wei's family and bowed deeply, saying, "My dear, I cannot repay the kindness of my elders. I don't want people to say that my elders are dishonest. I am willing to repay Brother Lu with my private money. I hope that my elders will agree!"
An old man from the Wei family said: "You have to pay attention to what you say. If you have money, why do you need to borrow the help of foreigners? If you don't have money, the matter is already settled, so why bother?"
Zhang Noi said: "I don't want my elders to be slandered and secretly criticized by others."
The elder of the Wei family sneered and said, "What can I do if you slander me or criticize me secretly? ... Just do it as you wish. Stop making any noise."
Zhang He bowed again and came out of the motorcade. Seeing Lu Bo and the other three people also getting up and walking, they stepped forward and bowed, which finally made Mr. Guo relax his tense face, and Lu Bo also seemed to let go of a burden in his heart. So the four of them came together and followed the convoy not far or near. Uncle Tang and others picked up the free gourd and disappeared without a trace. Next to them were five retainers dressed as scholars and five soldiers dressed in short brown clothes.
These three groups of people were either fast or slow, in front or behind. They seemed not to care, but in fact they were quite careless. Intentionally or unintentionally, they blocked the specific conversation between Zhang Noi and his party; Every now and then in a line, I briefly talk about a few words and then repeat them. Of course, these people also had conversations with the Wei family, and the content of the conversations was naturally very different.
After about ten miles of walking, the convoy in front stopped. The report said that "the front is blocked by the Qin people." The elder of the Wei family ordered the convoy to stop temporarily. Seeing this, Zhang He quickly returned to the Wei family, walked to the Wei family, and asked: "Why did you stop?" Since Lu Bo and his party reported that they were going with the Wei family, they naturally stopped with the Wei family; the retainers He Wuzu also pretended not to know the reason and stopped in confusion.
The elder of the Wei family said: "It doesn't matter, the Qin people set up obstacles."
When Zhang Yu heard this, he turned around and said loudly to the three people outside the car: "It's okay, the Qin people set up obstacles!"
When the three people heard this, the confusion on their faces disappeared, but their steps stopped moving forward. They made up their minds to lean on Wei's big tree to enjoy the shade. The elders of the Wei family saw this and snorted, with a look of disdain in their eyes. When Zhang Le saw this, he quickly lowered his head and assumed a respectful posture.
The elder of the Wei family was silent for a while and then said to Zhang Noi: "How do you decide this matter?"
Zhang Ye pretended to be surprised and said, "What's the matter?"
The elder of the Wei family said impatiently: "Money!"
Zhang Ye suddenly said: "Young man, I loaned this money to Uncle Lu, and I will definitely pay it back."
The elder of the Wei family said: "How tall are these piles of gourds?"
Zhang Noi said: "Thirty dollars!"
The elder of the Wei family sneered: "It's only thirty dollars, that's how it is!" Zhang Nou quickly lowered his head and said nothing.
