According to the agreement of the arrogant and domineering landlord Jiang, he would "visit" once every two days.
Since returning that day, Sun Chunxu has not been able to eat well or sleep well for the past two days. He has been dreaming all day long and often wakes up in the middle of the night.
But Chunxu didn't want his family to worry about his own affairs. He would handle it as much as he could, and he would wait until he had to use force to resolve it.
Now, the day of that "visit" has arrived.
Together, looking at the bright surroundings, Chunxu already knew in his heart that he had overslept.
After he got up, he sat beside the bed and hesitated for a long time without thinking about tea or food.
After letting out a long sigh, Chunxu just raised his head.
He hadn't eaten well in two days, and now he looked sallow and thin, and his eyes looked very tired.
At this time, he stood up and walked slowly and carefully downstairs.
"Brother Chunxu, wake up. I made braised pork today, and the food is still hot."
Xi Ran greeted him happily.
After hearing this, Chunxu, who was walking towards the door, turned his head and saw that several of his favorite dishes on the table were still steaming, but Chunxu had no appetite.
It wasn't that he had no appetite. Although he looked at his stomach and wanted to eat, when he thought of what Landlord Jiang did to him that day, a stream of lava rushed up from his throat, and Chunxu turned his head back in a hurry.
"I won't eat anymore."
After saying that, Chunxu walked out.
Seeing Chunxu leaving, Xi Ran shouted hurriedly without knowing where he was going.
"Where are you going?"
Chunxu walked towards Jiang's house without looking back.
Watching Chunxu leave, even though Xi Ran wanted to go with him, thinking about what happened last time, Xi Ran had to stay at home and wait anxiously for Chunxu to come back.
After thinking about it, he still felt uneasy and hurriedly called to Zheng Chui who was washing dishes in the fire room:
"Brother Zheng! Follow Brother Chunxu and go have a look. I'm afraid something will happen to him soon."
"good."
After answering, Zheng Zhui hurriedly wiped his hands, walked out in a hurry, took off his apron, put it on the table, and headed towards Jiang's house.
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"Yo! Isn't this who he is?"
As soon as they saw the boy coming to the door of the house last time, the two guards began to laugh.
"What? You've been home for two days and your face is dark?" After saying that, the guard on the right laughed.
Chunxu couldn't do anything impulsive until the silver issue was resolved. After thinking about it, Chunxu spoke like a eunuch:
"I would like to ask you two to inform me. Thank you very much."
"Notification?" The guard on the left smiled and looked at the guard on the right.
Then, he continued: "I can inform you, but... I didn't have enough fun last time. I will play with you again, and then celebrate the New Year happily."
Listening to these words, Chunxu's anger arose in his heart.
"Well done, you two, please let the little one in," Chunxu said softly.
For some reason, looking at Chunxu's appearance in front of him, the guard on the left suddenly couldn't bear to come:
"Forget it, if you do it again, it will damage your reputation if people come to watch you. Just wait."
After saying that, the guard hurried in.
"Master, that boy is here."
After listening to the guard's announcement, Landlord Jiang looked at the housekeeper and said with a smile: "Last time you were busy and missed a good show. Now that you have nothing to do, let's watch together."
"Thank you, sir."
The housekeeper is also slightly chubby, with a beard, a round head, and wears gorgeous clothes.
"Go and call him."
"yes."
After giving the instructions, Landlord Jiang looked at the women on the side, then at the housekeeper, and said: "Last time there were some singers accompanying me, this time you go and invite the shadow performer."
"yes."
After watching the housekeeper leave, Landlord Jiang touched his beard, looked at the woman beside him, and designated a woman.
"Go, let's change the fruit this time and get apples."
"yes."
Just as the woman was about to leave, Landlord Jiang stopped again: "Wait a minute. That's it, the apple core is too small. This time it's still a green jujube."
"yes."
After the woman left, Landlord Jiang walked around the room with a smile on his face.
"Master, is it too much for you to do this?" said a charming woman.
Landlord Jiang looked at the woman and slapped her without saying a word.
"Excessive?! The county government borrowed money from Jiang Zhai all day long and never paid it back. This guy ruined my big business last time. Do you think I went too far?"
Looking at Landlord Jiang's words, this charming woman did not dare to say any more.
After a while, the boy arrived, but he still needed the shadow play.
Looking at the emaciated Chunxu in front of him, Landlord Jiang smiled brightly, patted Chunxu on the shoulder and said, "You are still trustworthy. Yes, you have courage."
"I dare not disobey Landlord Jiang's words." Chunxu said softly.
After hearing this, Landlord Jiang laughed.
"The shadow show didn't come, so I'll reward you with some jujube." After saying that, Landlord Jiang sat on the couch with a smile on his face.
When the woman on the side handed over a green date, Landlord Jiang thought about it and refused.
"You come and eat this time. I ate too much last time and had a bad stomach. I didn't sleep well."
Mr. Jiang's words made the woman beside her a little flustered, fearing that she would also suffer from a bad belly.
Chunxu, who was kneeling in front of him, was very happy after hearing this, but his face was expressionless.
"Eat, what are you doing standing there in a daze?" Master Jiang shouted.
The woman had no choice but to eat the green dates obediently, and then gave the core to Chunxu.
Looking at this core, Chunxu can accept it more than Jiang Landlord.
But as soon as the core was put into Chunxu's mouth, Chunxu started to gag.
Looking at Chunxu's look, Landlord Jiang became angry: "You kid, do you still want to borrow some money? If you do, just swallow it!"
In order to borrow money and save his life, Chunxu had no choice but to close his eyes and swallow it.
Landlord Jiang on the side watched this scene with relish.
Just then, the shadow play arrives.
Shadow play is a common kind of play in Damo. A few candles are placed behind the curtain for illumination. Afterwards, the performer uses the prepared toy figures to move and move behind the curtain to perform the play. It was called shadow play, and the people of the Mo Dynasty called it shadow play.
"Master! People are here."
After hearing the butler's words, Landlord Jiang raised his head and smiled: "Since we are here, let's perform it."
Then, several servants from Jiang House walked in carrying a large object, followed by a man with some white hair.
That man was the one who performed the shadow play. When he walked in and saw Chunxu's scene, he felt a little sick and couldn't bear it.
I saw that after the big object was placed, the actor lit candles and began to perform.
During the performance, Landlord Jiang enjoyed it very much.
"Chunxu, start knocking."
After saying these words, Chunxu had no choice but to endure the wounds that were not yet healed and knelt down.
Unknowingly, just as this man finished performing two shadow plays, Chunxu fainted.
Just when the white-haired man was about to say something, Landlord Jiang scolded him.
"What are you looking at! Perform your show well!" Landlord Jiang cursed.
"Yes Yes Yes."
The white-haired performer responded, not daring to watch anymore, and continued to perform the next performance.
Seeing Chunxu fainting, Landlord Jiang hurriedly called the housekeeper.
"Butler, bring me a basin of water!" Landlord Jiang ordered.
Looking at the fainted man and the scene just now, to be honest, the housekeeper couldn't bear it.
"Master, do you need to find a doctor?" the housekeeper asked.
Landlord Jiang shook his head: "What kind of doctor are you looking for? Fei Yinzi. Go and get a basin of water. Let's see how long he can pretend."
"yes."
After saying that, the butler hurriedly followed the master's instructions.
After a while, a basin of water came.
"Pull him outside the door and splash him on him. He might wake up." Landlord Jiang said.
"yes."
The housekeeper did as the master said and pulled the frail Chunxu outside the door. He poured a basin of cold water over him, but Chunxu still didn't move.
"What should I do? Master. He doesn't move."
After hearing the butler's words, Landlord Jiang, who was still sitting on the couch watching the show, stood up hurriedly and walked towards the door.
Seeing the master coming in a hurry, the housekeeper hurriedly walked to the master's side.
"What should I do, Master? I splashed it and didn't wake up."
After hearing this, Landlord Jiang squatted down, put his hand on Chunxu's neck, and began to diagnose.
After the diagnosis, Landlord Jiang stood up, looked at the panicked housekeeper, and said, "What are you afraid of! He's not dead!"
Looking at the cold weather outside, thinking about Chunxu's life, Landlord Jiang said again: "Drag him in, he will die in a while."
"yes."
After saying that, Landlord Jiang hurriedly walked into the bedroom, lay on the couch, and continued to watch the shadow play.
The butler came in holding Chunxu in both hands.
"Close the door, it's really cold outside."
"yes."
The butler abandoned Chunxu in a corner and walked to the master's side. Although he did not stop to warm himself over the charcoal fire, the butler standing aside seemed to feel the warmth.
"Master, why do you treat him like this? Even if you have a grudge with his wife, isn't this too..." The housekeeper repeatedly pleaded for Chunxu.
"What does it have to do with me? Who told him to get close to Yu Wenbin? If he doesn't help him, he will die. He comes even though he knows he can't handle it. I didn't intend to torture him. He wanted this torture himself."
"Yes Yes."
After speaking, Landlord Jiang continued to watch the show in the room, eating various seasonal fresh fruits, almost the same as the current queen.
After a long time, Landlord Jiang became a little worried when he saw that Chunxu still hadn't woken up.
"Go and bring him here. Put him next to the coals."
Listening to the master's words, the housekeeper was a little shocked: "Master, are you planning to roast him?"
"What are you talking about? What kind of ears are you, I mean... I want you to... drag him to the brazier and bake him on the fire." Landlord Jiang repeated.
"Yes. It's all because of the poor brain." The housekeeper smiled.
"If it doesn't work, I'll cut it off."
Landlord Jiang wanted to make a joke, but he didn't expect the housekeeper to really believe it.
"Master, you...you...really want to chop the little one off?"
Seeing how understanding the housekeeper was, Landlord Jiang said, "Why do you talk so much?"
"Yes, yes, my little mouth is yawning."
Chunxu was pulled to the side of the brazier and started a charcoal fire.
