Chapter 115: Old 9 who stands up for justice
Chapter 115: Old 9 who stands up for justice
Lao Jiu and Lao Shi both wolfed down the biscuits. Fortunately, they had water in their hands, otherwise, with the way they ate so fast, they would have probably choked!
The more the fourth brother looked at his two younger brothers, the more speechless he became. He didn't know whether they had any brains or not. They dared to travel alone without bringing anything!
The fourth brother said with a look of disgust: "After you finish eating, hurry back. You are so bold that you dare to trespass into the palace. I wonder how the emperor will punish you two when you return."
When the ninth and tenth brothers, who were eating, heard what the fourth brother said, their bodies froze, but they soon gave up. The thirteenth brother finished the cake in his hand in two bites, and felt that he was not full, so he asked for food from the fourth brother's men again. His arrogant look made the fourth brother feel disgusted!
When the fourth brother saw the questioning look in his subordinate's eyes, he waved his hand speechlessly and gestured to give it to him. As soon as the tenth brother got the thing, the ninth brother snatched a piece of cake from him and started to eat it while showing disdain!
Lao Jiu: "This cake is too bad, isn't it? Brother Four, you don't look so poor that you can't even afford cakes. Can't you buy a better cake? It's so hard that it hurts my teeth when I bite it!"
The fourth brother took a deep breath. He knew that these two brats were born to irritate him. They were like this when they were young, and they became even more brazen when they grew up. The fourth brother said with a look of disgust: "Do you want to eat it or not? If you don't want to eat it, you complain that the cake tastes bad. I also complain that you two are always causing trouble for me. Who asked you to leave the palace? I don't know what sins I committed in my previous life to meet such an unlucky person like you!"
If it was a normal time, Lao Jiu would have jumped up and pointed at the teacher's nose and scolded him, but people have to bow their heads under the eaves. Who told them to go out without silver? When people are really unlucky, even drinking cold water will make them sick! What happened that day was too sudden. Not only did he not bring enough silver, but he also didn't bring his identity jade card. As a result, no one in the cities he passed by knew him, so he couldn't even take the silver he wanted!
Actually, it was not the fault of those shop owners. Lao Jiu had opened few shops in the first place, and most of his shops were in Hangzhou in Jiangnan. But it was precisely because of this move that Lao Jiu secretly decided that he must open his shops in all corners of Qing Dynasty in the future, and give everyone a copy of his portrait. This way, when he goes to each city in the future and urgently needs money, he will not be unable to get the money like this time, and be kicked out like a beggar. It is too embarrassing to say it out!
Lao Jiu swallowed the last bite of the biscuit with difficulty, drank a few sips of water, and then frowned slightly and said with a worried look on his face: "Fourth brother..., what happened that day? Eighth brother, why are you like crazy? I never knew that Eighth brother's horse is so good. It's okay that I can't catch up, even Lao Shi can't catch up!"
The Tenth Elder on the side also nodded and said, "Yes, yes, what happened to Fourth Brother that day? You were one step behind us. You must know what happened!"
The fourth brother thought of what happened that day and sighed deeply. Worry rose in his heart and he said with an irritated look, "Don't tell me you two can't guess it!"
What the fourth brother said made the ninth brother and the tenth brother silent. They were unwilling to believe it because they had guessed it. The ninth brother and the tenth brother knew that their myna was sincere, but... but they did not expect that their myna would go to such an extent!
Lao Jiu moved his mouth, as if he was thinking about how to start the conversation. In the end, he still looked grim, and said with difficulty: "I guessed it, but... I just don't know what happened that day. I don't believe that the starling would go crazy for no reason. Did something happen to Miss Yunyan?"
Lao Shi: "I think this is most likely the case. Otherwise, why would mynah bird suddenly go crazy?"
The fourth brother: "I don't know the details. I just happened to see the letter left by the eighth brother. The letter looks like Miss Yunyan's handwriting. She said she was getting married and asked the eighth brother to forget her!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Lao Jiu and Lao Ba exploded, especially Lao Jiu, who was like a barrel of explosives. The suffering he had endured in the past few days was even more than what he had endured in his entire life. When had he ever been hungry or cold? He always felt very aggrieved. Now he heard that Yunyan was going to get married, and the man she was marrying was not him, Ba Ge. The string in his mind was broken!
Lao Jiu jumped up instantly and shouted excitedly, "What? She's getting married. How can she get married? If she gets married, what will I, Eighth Brother, do? Didn't I do so many things for her in vain?"
Lao Si felt that the veins on his forehead were about to pop out. Sometimes he really thought that Lao Jiu was very smart, but sometimes he really thought that Lao Jiu was dumber than a pig!
The tenth brother, who was standing by, was quite surprised at first when he heard what the fourth brother said, but he soon felt that there was something behind what the fourth brother said. After calming down a little, he understood what was going on. He quickly pulled his excited ninth brother and said in a persuasive way, "Ninth brother, don't get excited first. Listen to what the fourth brother has to say first. It's not what you think!"
Old Nine didn't appreciate it and directly shook off Old Ten's hand. He said with an angry expression, "You want me to calm down? How can I calm down? Old Ten, you know how much Eighth Brother has done for him during this period of time? How many beatings and scoldings he has received, you know that, but she got married out of the blue, is there anyone like her? If her original request hadn't been too much, Eighth Brother, would she torture herself? Now she's married, what the hell is going on? No, I can't swallow this!"
Old Ten looked at Old Ninth's angry expression and could understand it. If this was really the case, he would never let Miss Yunyan go. But it seemed that the truth of the matter was not what they understood!
The Tenth Elder sighed deeply, and then said calmly, "Ninth Brother..., I know you are standing up for Eighth Brother. If the truth is really as you said, then I will definitely not let her go!"
When Lao Jiu heard Lao Shi's words, he was relieved at first, but then he suddenly realized what was happening and looked confused. He looked at Lao Si and Lao Shi and asked in confusion, "Lao Shi, what do you mean by that? What do you mean by if the truth of the matter is really as I said!"
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