Hearing Zhou Yiming's words, which were like a bolt from the blue, Zhou Ruhai was stunned on the spot. His whole head was buzzing, and he couldn't tell whether what he saw in front of him was a dream or reality. Finally, he tried hard to take the picture. He slapped himself, and the pain finally made him understand that the scene in front of him was not a nightmare.
As an old man, it was difficult for him to have emotional fluctuations, but he couldn't help feeling sad at this time. He turned around and looked at the small courtyard where he had lived for many years. He felt a lot of reluctance in his heart, but he understood a cruel and cruel thing. The reality is that he won't be able to live here for long, because the reward promise that Yi Ming just made requires at least more than a thousand taels of silver, and what the Zhou family can take out now is only more than two hundred taels at most.
Moreover, most of the treasures in the warehouse, most of the high-quality goods, had been plundered by Zhou Ming and sent to his father-in-law's house. At this time, the remaining things in the warehouse were almost all rags and could not be sold at a high price.
Therefore, if you want to collect the reward money, you must sell the courtyard where you live now, otherwise, the Zhou family will do something that breaks their trust.
Zhou Ruhai has read poetry and books since he was a child, has a deep understanding of righteousness, and values integrity more than his life. Therefore, even if his family is strapped for money and cannot afford the reward, he will never let his son do anything contrary to his promise. matter.
After making this determination, Zhou Ruhai felt relieved, thinking that even if he sold all his properties, his meager salary would still be enough to maintain his family's life, and more importantly, now Yi Ming has grown into A man can contribute to his family.
If he develops smoothly in the future, he might be able to buy this house back soon.
Mrs. Zhou, who had always doted on her son, became anxious when she saw that Yi Ming suddenly did such a ridiculous thing. She hurriedly walked to Yi Ming, pulled him aside, and whispered: "Son, are you crazy? Our family is no longer what it used to be, and it is already very difficult to maintain our current life.
You rewarded those servants a tael of silver before, which was already too much, but in order not to make you lose face, mother will let you go.
Now you have rewarded your servants with so much money all at once. The total must be at least more than a thousand taels of silver. You are happy to say that, but you asked me and your father to find it for you somewhere for a while. So much money? "
The more Mrs. Zhou talked about it, the sadder she became, and she even cried in the end, because she had seen Zhou Yiming make so many contributions and be so promising, and thought that her son had finally grown up and could share the family's worries, but she had no idea. What comes to mind is that Yi Ming is still so careless in doing things, and impulsively pushes his family's life into the abyss.
Although Mrs. Zhou is very confident in her son's future development and knows that he will definitely carve out a world of his own in the officialdom, those are things in the future. If the family really spends more than a thousand taels of silver now, If you give it to your servants, you may not be able to survive.
Not only will those servants lose their jobs immediately, but even the Zhou family themselves may not be able to uncover the pot.
For her son's willful behavior, Mrs. Zhou was not only sad and angry, but also helpless. After all, she knew the character of her husband and son better than anyone else, and knew that once they made a promise, they would never do it even if they slept on the street. Broken promise.
Thinking that she might live on the streets in the future, Mrs. Zhou felt extremely sad. She thought that when she was young, she was afraid for her son and never lived a stable life. Now that she is old, she has not enjoyed the blessings of her son, but has to follow him. My son is unlucky and wanders on the street. Where can I go to explain this to him?
Before Zhou Yiming made the reward, he had already expected that his mother would make such an appearance, so he had already thought of a countermeasure.
Seeing that his mother was crying, he did not immediately come forward to persuade her. Instead, he carefully observed the surrounding situation and saw that there was no one else around except Lin Ajiao. Mother whispered in her ear for a while, then raised her head and smiled.
Mrs. Zhou's face turned pale with shock. She quickly wiped away her tears, stared at Zhou Ming, and kept asking: "Is this true?"
Zhou Yiming said confidently: "Mom, when did your son lie to you? Don't worry, you and dad will live a good life with me from now on."
Mrs. Zhou became excited all of a sudden. Just when she was about to speak, Zhou Ming stopped him: "Shh, my mother, this matter is confidential. I only told you one person. You have to keep it a secret for me. After all, this kind of thing is confidential." , can’t see the light.”
Mrs. Zhou quickly covered her mouth, looked around sharply, and found that no one was there. Then she nodded with relief, took two steps back, and stood there, not daring to speak anymore.
Zhou Ruhai originally saw his wife rushing towards his son in a menacing manner, and felt quite relieved. Because his son had made such a big mistake, and it was not convenient for him to go over and teach him a lesson. Mrs. Zhou went over to lose her temper, which was considered as venting her anger on his behalf. .
But what he never expected was that Yi Ming sent Mrs. Zhou away with just a few words.
Zhou Ruhai was disappointed and puzzled at the same time. He didn't understand what methods Yi Ming used to persuade Mrs. Zhou to leave so easily.
In fact, the little trick Yi Ming used just now was very simple. He just told Mrs. Zhou that after he killed the Supreme Taoist, he found two thousand taels of silver on him. Anyway, the man was dead and there was no evidence to prove his death. He did not hand over the money. The money was taken directly for himself.
Mrs. Zhou was frightened at the time and immediately wanted her son to spit out the ill-gotten wealth. However, on second thought, it seemed silly to do so. After all, everyone in the officialdom was unclean, and her son had spent a lot of money on it. With the power of two tigers, he almost lost his life, so he reluctantly killed this evil man. It is understandable to get this money as a consolation.
After having figured this out, Mrs. Zhou repeatedly confirmed the authenticity of the matter with Yi Ming, and then she honestly stepped aside, too frightened to speak any more.
Lin Ajiao had been standing next to Yi Ming, but Yi Ming's voice when talking to her mother was so low that she didn't hear clearly what the two of them said.
After Mrs. Zhou walked away, Lin Ajiao hurriedly walked to Zhou Ming's side, with a clearly panicked look on her face.
After Zhou Yiming noticed this, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He thought that his wife was from a wealthy family, so she wouldn't be like his parents and treat him unmercifully for this little money, right?
"Ms. sir, don't worry. If my dowry and my gold and silver jewelry are pawned at a pawn shop, it should be worth two thousand taels of silver. This money should be more than enough to serve as reward for the servants." Lin Ajiao While calculating how much gold jewelry he still had, he spoke gently to Zhou Ming.
Seeing that his wife had finally returned to her former gentleness and virtuousness, Zhou Yiming breathed a long sigh of relief. He put his arm around Lin Ajiao's shoulders and said with a smile: "You don't need to help me pay for this money. I have my own way. If you have this heart, I am already very satisfied.”
"Do you have a way?" Lin Ajiao opened her eyes wide and asked with some doubts.
"You all know how to look down on me, but don't forget that I am the most famous person in the world now. Your husband-in-law, I can still get this little money!" Zhou Ming said with a bad smile.
Although Zhou Ruhai has made up his mind to sell the small courtyard where he lives now in order to deal with his son's aftermath, that will all happen in the future. Today is a happy day, and he cannot ruin everyone's good mood today just because of future difficulties.
Seeing the servants who had received rewards standing in the yard one by one, they were so happy that they had even forgotten the errands they were responsible for. Zhou Ruhai couldn't help but put on a straight face and ordered sternly: "What are you doing standing around here? You have received rewards." From now on, everyone should work harder and never let the young master down."
When the servants heard what their master said, they all woke up from a dream and quickly picked up the things in their hands and got ready to work.
The cooks immediately stood up and planned to go to the kitchen to show off their skills.
At this moment, Yi Ming suddenly felt that something was wrong. He thought about it carefully and finally understood that there was an important matter that he had not yet dealt with.
"Wait a minute." Zhou Ming raised his left hand and suddenly said loudly.
The servants at home were all startled. They all turned around and looked at Zhou Ming, wondering what he was going to do.
"Ming'er, what's wrong?" Zhou Ruhai asked as he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Zhou Ming's gourd.
Zhou Yiming did not answer his father's question immediately. Instead, he searched back and forth in the crowd with his eyes. After searching around, he did not find the person he was looking for. He suddenly became nervous and asked everyone loudly: " Where’s Laifu?”
After hearing this, everyone realized that Yi Ming was looking for the culprit who had harmed him.
If it weren't for Yi Ming's reminder, Zhou Ruhai almost forgot about Laifu. After all, too many things happened in the yard just now, which involved too much of his energy.
When he heard Laifu's name, Zhou Ruhai became angry because if it weren't for this old pig dog, there wouldn't have been so many twists and misunderstandings between him and his son. After the truth was revealed just now, he I have been thinking about how to deal with this old thief, but as a result, too many things happened at the same time, and later I forgot about this problem.
"Find this person for me quickly. If he escapes, I won't be done with you!" Zhou Ruhai stamped his feet anxiously. He knew in his heart that a cunning person like Laifu has a very strong ability to detect words and emotions. Everyone's attention just now The strength was not on him. If he had realized the danger and greased his feet, he might have escaped long ago.
Although this old pig has been the housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion for more than ten years, as the saying goes, it will not be easy to catch him if he escapes.
