"Ling Yun, take a good look, what is this?"...
Ling Yun was forced off the cliff by Tian Xiao's men, but thanks to the intervention of Ge and his son, he was rescued.
Seeing Ling Yun's depressed and discouraged state, Ge Beiqiu suddenly struck like lightning and raised his hand to control his acupuncture points; then he took out a notice from his arms, held it up to his eyes, and snorted coldly.
Ling Yun struggled to look, and it turned out that this was an official notice from the court offering a heavy reward and a strict order to apprehend him.
But I saw it clearly written on it: "If the report is true and the arrest is successful, a reward of 50,000 taels of silver will be given; if a prisoner of the imperial court is directly captured and delivered to the government, a reward of 100,000 taels of silver will be given!"
He felt his heart sink to the bottom, as if he had lost all his strength, his eyes were so dry that it hurt, he was gasping for air, and everything in front of him seemed to be shaking.
"Ling Yun, have you seen clearly? You are worth one hundred thousand taels of silver now!"
Seeing his emotional collapse, Ge Beiqiu casually raised his eyelids and sneered: "Just now you thought you were worthless and that your life in this world had no meaning - but you know, now the whole country is I'm digging around and looking for you crazily everywhere!
"As long as I catch you, I can get rich overnight and live a life that is hard to find among gods. Alas, it seems you underestimate yourself too much!"
Ling Yun felt that his heart was beating in ashes, vibrating to his fingertips, and his whole body was trembling slightly.
Ge Beiqiu's lips curved slightly, and he said with a bit of joking: "As long as I hand you over to the government, you can get the one hundred thousand taels of silver at your fingertips. You don't want to live anyway, so wouldn't it just be a success if I did this?" Your wish has also fulfilled my wish, killing two birds with one stone, why not?"
Ling Yun's face turned pale and he was speechless.
Ge Beiqiu frowned and scoffed, her eyes lingering on him, "Why don't you speak?"
Ling Yun tried hard to adjust his breathing, and his voice seemed to be stuck in his throat, bitter and helpless, "What else can I say, I just didn't expect -"
"I just didn't expect that I would be so valuable, did I?"
Ge Beiqiu sat down on the chair in front of his couch in a leisurely manner and continued: "Actually, I don't think the price the court paid you was high at all. Needless to say, Ling Daxia's own value, let's talk about Master Lu's grievances, the case of the prince. The truth, the whereabouts of the dragon, phoenix and jade talisman, and even the future and destiny of many important figures in the court are now in the hands of Hero Ling!"
Ling Yun lowered his head and lowered his silent eyes. His pale skin made him look miserable and broken, like a decadent mysterious painting, filled with a sense of fragility.
After being forced to jump off the cliff by Tianxiao's people that day, he was covered in scars and almost no inch of skin was intact.
At this time, he was only wearing a middle coat, which was half-covered, and old and new scars could be vaguely seen. They were densely packed and of different shades, which made people feel shocked and cold.
Looking at his miserable and helpless expression, Ge Beiqiu couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart, and sighed softly: "They must get rid of you at all costs and then quickly. With the character of Ling Daxia, he should cheer up and fight them." That's right, but you are so decadent and depressed, doesn't it just suit their wishes?
"Instead of doing this, it would be better to help poor families like us and live a good life with fine clothing and food thanks to you. We will always be grateful for your kindness - I wonder what Master Ling thinks?"
Ling Yun was silent for a long time, and when he spoke again, he was already calm, "Brother Ge, please stop talking——"
Ge Beiqiu smiled slightly and raised his hand to untie Ling Yun's acupuncture points.
Ling Yun cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Brother Ge for your teachings. Brother Ge's words made me enlightened. I would like to thank you here."
Ge Beiqiu nodded happily and looked at him with solemn and deep eyes, "You just need to think about it. The important task of investigating the prince's case and redressing Mr. Lu's grievances still lies with Ling Daxia. In the future, Ling Daxia will be useful. Where my father and son are concerned, they just open their mouths and obey all orders."
Ling Yun was so moved that he didn't know what to say for a moment; he just stared silently at his hearty and sincere face, a faint smile passing over his colorless lips...
The sunset is like wine, drunken the sunset on the horizon. A crescent moon rose quietly, and around it, there were a few stars that gave off a faint light.
After dinner, Ling Yun and Ge Beiqiu chatted casually.
Ling Yun suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Brother Ge, where is Mr. Ge?"
Ge Beiqiu said: "There is a family in the neighboring village whose child is seriously ill. I asked my father to come to the house this morning. It will take a while for him to come back."
Ling Yun said "Oh".
During the conversation, Ling Yun learned that Ge Beiqiu's wife had passed away three years ago, and couldn't help but sigh.
It is also known that Ge Beiqiu's two sons, Ge Long and Ge Hu, have grown up. The eldest is nineteen and the younger is fifteen. They are now working in a ceramics workshop in the capital to earn some pocket money to supplement the family income.
Ling Yun's eyes flashed and he said, "Why haven't you seen your two nephews come home these days?"
Ge Beiqiu said: "The boss there is working hard. Sometimes he can't catch up with the work and has to work overtime all night. He works all day long, how can he have time to run home? Alas, I haven't been back for more than ten days. "
As he was talking, he suddenly heard the door ring.
A flash of joy flashed across Ge Beiqiu's eyes, "Cao Cao is really here. Cao Cao is finally back."
He waved his hand to Ling Yun again, telling him to be quiet, and stood up and walked out.
But he saw his two sons walking in in a state of embarrassment and disheveled clothes. As soon as he saw Ge Beiqiu, he kept shouting "I'm going to starve to death" and hurried to get food.
Ge Beiqiu went to the kitchen and brought the food. Seeing his two sons devouring the food, he couldn't help but frown slightly and said, "Why did you two suddenly come back without saying hello beforehand?"
Ge Hu's eyes suddenly shrank and he blurted out: "Don't mention it, we fired the boss!"
Ge Beiqiu was startled: "What?"
Ge Long said: "That boss is too bad. He makes us work for free. If we don't agree with it, he will raise his hand and scold us, and he will not pay us wages. My brother and I really couldn't bear it. We argued with him, but he just refused. He was unreasonable and even beat us; in anger, we went up and beat the guy all over the ground, looking for teeth, and then came back."
Ge Hu sighed and said: "It's a pity that I still haven't got my wages back."
Ge Beiqiu smiled bitterly and said: "You have beaten people up like that, and you don't know how to compensate them. You still want to ask for wages? Oh, what a sin!"
The two brothers fell silent and just ate in silence.
After finishing the meal, the table was cleared, and the father and son sat in the shadow of the lamp and remained speechless.
Finally, Ge Long spoke, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't do this hard work, you will work hard all day long and you won't make much money. This world is so unfair. Those who are rich don't work, and those who work have no money! "
Ge Beiqiu's face stiffened, and his eyes were cold as he said, "What are you talking about?"
"I'm not talking nonsense, I just want to say that our family is too poor and our life is too difficult. How can we find a way to make some money?..."
Ge Long blinked his eyes and leaned his head over with a playful smile, "Dad, how about I go and pawn that exquisite jade pendant? This thing looks quite expensive, maybe I can exchange it for a lot of money. It’s enough for us to spend some time!”
"No!" Ge Beiqiu's face was gloomy and he shook his head resolutely, "I repeat, no matter what, you can't have the idea of that jade pendant!"
"Why?" Ge Long shook his head in confusion, "This thing has been in our family for more than ten years. I just stare at it all day long without letting it move. What's the point? Just do it again. Are the good things going moldy soon? Why not exchange them for a few dollars to spend, so as to solve our immediate needs!..."
"Stop talking, anyway, it won't work if I say no!" Ge Beiqiu said sharply.
"Oh, I really don't understand..." Ge Long said with a sarcastic face.
"Some things cannot just be limited to the surface, and some things are not just one thing, but also represent other meanings - when you grow up, you will understand."
"Huh, you'll understand when you grow up, you'll understand when you grow up, but I'm grown up now, why don't I understand? Dad, let's talk about one thing and another. If there are some things, just tell me directly, don't be like this Is it okay to be vague?"
Ge Beiqiu saw that his son, Yu Mugoda, was so stubborn that he couldn't help but roll his eyes at him and didn't bother to talk to him anymore.
Unexpectedly, Ge Long was in high spirits and refused to give up. His cunning eyes turned, and he had a new idea, "Since this doesn't work, there is one more thing, we can always give it a try, right?"
"What are you planning?" Ge Beiqiu looked at him warily.
"How could it be a ghost idea? What I'm telling you is a serious matter!"
"Oh?..." Ge Beiqiu glanced at him in confusion.
Ge Long said: "Dad, you must have heard that the imperial court is now offering a reward for the capture of an important imperial criminal. Those who report successfully will be rewarded with fifty thousand taels of silver, and those who are directly captured will be rewarded with one hundred thousand taels of silver! - One hundred thousand taels!" Two taels of silver, it’s money that we, father and son, can’t earn even after working so hard in our lifetimes!”
Ge Beiqiu couldn't help being frightened, and immediately changed his color, and said angrily: "Ge Long, if you talk nonsense again, be careful I won't be polite to you! How many times have I told you that a gentleman loves money and takes it in a proper way, and it is contrary to the law? Things of ethics and conscience must never be done!”
When the two of them saw their father being angry, they murmured incessantly and did not dare to say any more.
Ge Beiqiu said: "It's getting late, you've been tired for the whole day, go back and rest early."
The two of them responded with dismay and retreated dejectedly.
"Oh, I don't understand. What's wrong with us thinking this way?"
After leaving the door and walking to his room, Ge Hu whispered: "The imperial court is now posting notices everywhere to arrest important criminals. For these one hundred thousand taels of silver, how many people in the country do nothing but respond to the imperial court's call with all their strength." Go, if others can do this, why can’t we?”…
