The five scholars living in the inn heard the news from somewhere that the Zhou family wanted to recruit a gentleman who was capable of both literary and martial arts. They, the weak scholars, were afraid that their trip would be in vain.
Wei Xiucai, who was tall and thin, was very angry after hearing this, "Isn't this too much of a lie? When we issued the notice, we didn't say that we should be able to be civilized and military. Now that we have come all the way to Cheng'an County, they said that we must be able to be civilized and martial." If you are capable of martial arts, our journey will not be in vain.”
A short man next to him looked at the frail little scholar and nodded: "Yes, it's really too much to bully others."
The other two scholars also nodded angrily. ?.?????.???
Only another tall and burly scholar said to Wei Xiucai coldly: "Is your surname Wei?"
Wei Xiucai was stunned and replied: "That's right."
The burly scholar looked at him coldly and asked, "I remember that you used to be a gentleman from the Linzhou Shang Mansion. Why did you suddenly want to come to the Zhou family?"
Wei Xiucai was speechless for a moment, with a vague look of panic in his eyes, but he quickly pretended to be calm and said: "You have the wrong person. Although I am from Linzhou, I have never been a gentleman in a business."
"Oh? Really?" The burly scholar did not believe what he said, with a hint of mockery in his tone.
Wei Xiucai lowered his head humbly.
He is indeed a gentleman of the Shang Mansion, and not only that, he is also a staff member kept by Mr. Shang.
There are many aides in Mr. Shang's house, and he is the one with the least qualifications.
A few days ago, Mr. Shang learned that the Zhou family wanted to invite a husband, so he thought of placing an informant in the Zhou family to help the emperor keep an eye on the Zhou family.
After Wei Xiucai learned about this, he took the initiative to ask Ying to help Mr. Shang become an informant.
Seeing his enthusiasm, Mr. Shang agreed to let him go.
However, he overestimated Wei Xiucai's ability.
Wei Xiucai is a person who likes to follow the trend. He is not reused in the business and wants to come to the Zhou family to get some money.
In name, he is here to be an informant, but in fact, he is trying to find another way out for himself and act as a wall guy by the way.
This burly man is completely different from Wei Xiucai. He is from Qingzhou Prefecture and his surname is Yuan. Although he looks a bit fierce, he has an upright temperament and is upright.
He had met Wei Xiucai in Shang Mansion before, so he immediately guessed the reason why he came here.
Now the Liu family's silk sales are better than those of merchants.
The merchants began to have a grudge against the Liu family, and the Zhou family was now on good terms with the Liu family.
They couldn't find an informant in the Liu family, so they naturally went to the Zhou family.
Shopkeeper Liu and his wife come to Zhou's house from time to time, and they always get some useful information.
Yuan Shusheng looked down on Wei Xiucai and stopped chatting with them. He got up and left the inn, wanting to find a nearby wine shop.
After he left, Wei Xiucai and three other scholars gathered together to talk about the scarred man.
"Look at that scar. He looks like a vicious gangster. We have to be careful about him. Maybe he can come over tonight and kill us all."
Wei Xiucai deliberately exaggerated.
The three scholars were shocked.
At this time, someone suddenly said: "Did you see that tall guy just now? He might have some martial arts skills."
They are talking about Yuan Shusheng.
Wei Xiucai still resented what he had just said, and immediately said: "Yes, it looks like, tell me, the Zhou family has already settled on him."
"Yes, when we were so angry just now, he was the only one who kept silent."
"It really looks like he is so rude. Can you do it, sir?"
"It's just a showpiece!"
The more they talked, the more excited they became, and their words were obviously full of jealousy towards Yuan Shusheng.
The four of them worked together and came up with a plan.
Wei Xiucai came to the door of the inn and saw that Yuan Shusheng had not come back yet, so he said to them: "Quick, move quickly!"
The three of them secretly came to Yuan Shusheng's room and stole the booklet Du Wanchun gave them.
After Wei Xiucai saw them stealing, they entered the house together.
"If we destroy this booklet, let's see what he gives to the Zhou family in three days."
"That's right. Even if the Zhou family wants to protect him, it's useless."
"Come on, I brought the candle."
The four of them talked to each other, then took out candles and burned the book as if it were real.
After the burning was over, they cleaned the room
