Chapter 82 It’s ok, my intentions are not right
"Since you said you are willing to be my slave, I will test your sincerity." The man pointed forward, with a hint of teasing in his eyes: "I am going home now. If you want to follow me, you have to kowtow every three steps. If you can really follow me back, I will prescribe medicine for your mother!"
After a brief moment of shock, the boy's eyes lit up with hope, and he kowtowed quickly: "Thank you, Doctor Guo, thank you, Doctor Guo!"
"this……"
"This is clearly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for you!"
"That's too much..."
"He is the one who keeps saying that he wants to be my slave! How I deal with my slaves is none of your business?" The man said unhappily, "No one's money comes from the wind. What's wrong with me spending money to have fun? Compared to those who can only talk and make decisions, I am being very kind!"
Some scholars couldn't stand it any longer and shook their heads angrily: "You doctor..."
Someone also said to the child: "Little brother, you can't listen to him. This person doesn't seem to have good intentions. He is probably playing a trick on you..."
"Thank you for your kindness!" The boy bowed to everyone and said, "But I did it willingly! Please don't blame Doctor Guo anymore!"
It seems that they regard this as the last straw and are afraid of missing this only chance.
Doctor Guo snorted coldly and left with a flick of his sleeves.
The boys hurried to follow, kneeling down and kowtowed after taking three steps.
He was thin, but he kowtowed with great strength, and the sound he made seemed to hit people's hearts.
Doctor Guo walked slowly ahead with his hands clasped behind his back, not looking back. He seemed to be enjoying the attention of the crowd, with a smug look in his eyes.
More and more people followed and watched.
The intolerable accusations became louder and louder.
Chang Sui'an looked at the boy's forehead, which had been scratched and bleeding. He frowned and was about to step forward, but Chang Suining stopped him with his hand: "Don't worry, brother."
Chang Sui'an said angrily, "As the saying goes, a doctor is like a parent. How can this person watch a child hurt himself and feel so at ease?"
Chang Suining sighed softly and nodded in agreement: "He doesn't look like a doctor."
When the boy stood up after bowing his head once more, his frail body swayed and he almost fell. Fortunately, a bystander supported him and advised him with a sigh, "Little brother, stop bowing! How can you bear it if you keep bowing like this!"
"I think this person is deliberately teasing me! Even if he is testing my sincerity, it doesn't make sense to do it this way!"
"That's right, it really insults the reputation of doctors!"
Doctor Guo stiffened his neck and said, "It's our own business, what does it have to do with you?"
"I'm willing to do anything to save my mother!" The boy's eyes were filled with tears, and when he was about to kneel down again, he was stopped by a big man.
"Little brother, stop knocking!" The big man looked at Doctor Guo and spat, "There is more than one doctor in the capital, and he doesn't have to prescribe this medicine!"
As he spoke, he took out a few copper coins and stuffed them into the boy's hand: "...It's not much, but take it first, little brother!"
He added: "Although I am a rough man and cannot afford much money, I do know some simple truths. Everyone has hard times. How can you bully others like this?"
"That's right!" The scholar finally stood up and said, "This isn't how things should be... We can't let people like this ruin our morals!"
As she spoke, she took off the jade pendant from her waist and handed it to the boy: "Pawn this jade and you can exchange it for some medicine for your mother."
The crowd became excited.
"I have some small change here..."
"Take them all and ask a better doctor to see you and prescribe some good medicine. Don't delay the treatment!" A woman glared at Doctor Guo while speaking, emphasizing the words "a better doctor".
Everyone looked at Doctor Guo with contempt, and because they gave him money, their contempt became even more emboldened.
Doctor Guo's face turned red and white, and he was speechless.
This kind of reaction was undoubtedly very satisfying in the eyes of everyone.
Chang Sui'an was deeply moved and snatched the purse handed over by Jian Tong. He also walked up and stuffed it into the boy's hand: "...Take it and use it until your mother is cured! If you have any difficulties in the future, come to Chang's house in Xingningfang to find me!"
Holding the heavy purse by his collar, the boy was startled for a moment, tears rolling down his cheeks. He knelt down in front of Chang Sui'an and the others, choking with sobs, and said, "I will never forget your kindness. If there is a day to come, I will repay you a hundredfold even if I have to work like a slave!"
As he said this, he bowed heavily.
This scene made many people's eyes tear up.
"Hurry up, you can't kneel anymore..."
"A man should kneel to heaven, to earth, to his parents and to the saints. He should strive to be more worthy in the future. There is always a way out..."
"In my opinion, this child is so filial that he can move heaven and earth. He is so grateful and flexible that he will become a great man in the future!"
There were countless voices of agreement in the crowd.
Chang Suining nodded approvingly.
Even the ending is so perfect, which makes people feel that the money spent is really worth it - the real effort is shown in the details.
She looked at "Doctor Guo" who seemed too embarrassed to stay any longer, only to see that he had already left in disgrace with a livid face.
Soon, the boy thanked the master again and again, and then, under the urging of everyone, he hurried to ask a doctor for his sick mother.
Many emotions such as being moved, feeling, and sighing lingered among the crowd for a long time.
Chang Sui'an turned back and saw his sister was in deep thought. He couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Ningning, do you think I did something wrong?"
Although he didn't feel anything was wrong at the moment, because he always acted impulsively, sometimes he would not realize the problem until after the fact, so he was very self-aware in this regard.
"Brother has a kind heart, there is nothing wrong with that." Chang Suining said, "The wrong thing is the people who take advantage of this kindness."
"Ningning...what do you mean?"
Chang Suining walked forward and said, "Brother, follow me and take a look. Maybe you will understand."
Chang Sui'an didn't understand, but he hurried to catch up.
Passing by a small stall set up by an old man on the street, Chang Suining pointed and said, "This sack is well woven, looks strong and durable. Buy two."
Xier let out an "ah".
A Che had already squatted down to pick out the sacks.
This kind of insane obedience and initiative made Xier feel a sense of crisis, and she took out her purse in a panic.
In the remote and dim narrow alley, two figures, one small and one big, walked in from both ends of the alley, one in front and one behind.
"Ah, why is this all I'm given... I've even bumped my head and it's broken, so I still need to see a doctor!"
"You think it's not enough? I found two other people to mix in with the crowd and encourage them... and they have to be divided up. Just be content. If it weren't for me, even if you knelt on the street for three days and three nights and knocked yourself unconscious, you wouldn't be able to beg for three copper coins, right?"
"Okay..." The boy put away the money he received and asked expectantly, "When can we do it again?"
"You wish! Good luck doesn't come every time..." The man sighed, "Besides, no one would fall for the same trick a second time... If money was really that easy to make, I would have become the richest man in Dasheng long ago!"
"When you figure out a new idea, remember to come to me if you need my help!" the boy said, looking behind the man, his expression suddenly changed.
The man was busy collecting and distributing money. It was dark in the alley, so he didn't notice anything unusual about the boy. He threatened the boy, "Alright, hurry up. If someone comes to their senses and chases you, you'll get beaten if they see you."
The boy nodded sincerely: "You...you make a lot of sense!"
Having said that, he turned around and ran: "...Then I'll leave first!"
At this moment, the man's hands suddenly paused, and he looked back stiffly, his cheeks trembling.
At the entrance of the alley, the tall and strong young man with a dignified and upright demeanor looked at him angrily: "How can this be absurd? You actually teamed up to cheat people!"
"Misunderstanding...misunderstanding." The man smiled and backed away. When he turned around and was about to run, he saw a figure falling from the sky and suddenly blocked his way.
The sword boy stood with the sword in his arms, looking at him coldly.
Chang Suining came over with Adian and Ache.
The man was quickly surrounded, and he shrank into a ball with a stiff smile: "Everyone, we can talk... I'm just trying to make a living. If I'm offended, please accept my small token of appreciation..."
As he spoke, he reached into his collar where the silver was hidden. When he raised his hand again, Chang Suining suddenly grabbed his wrist, forcibly turned his palm around, and slapped it hard on his face.
“Cough cough cough cough…”
The white powder covered the man's face, causing him to cough violently, with tears and snot streaming down his face.
The sword boy put his sword in front of him: "Lime powder? You actually want to do something dirty——"
The man bent over and coughed for a long time without stopping, and he couldn't open his eyes. With a cry of pain, the beard on his lips was torn off by Chang Suining.
"…It's you!" Chang Sui'an was both surprised and angry when he recognized that the other party was the "Taoist" who sold duck eggs to him.
On the same day, on the same street, he was cheated twice by the same person!
What level is this in the rejuvenation hall? In addition to being angry, the young man felt wronged and frustrated.
"I... I didn't mean it... You are so kindhearted..." The man was choked with tears and begged for mercy in a desperate manner: "I will return it in full... I will also give you the rest of what I got, just ask you to forgive me this time!"
Chang Sui'an became even angrier: "Who cares about your ill-gotten gains!"
The man wants to cry and has tears.
All money is good money, why treat it differently! Even though he claims to be well versed in the weaknesses of human nature, he still doesn't understand the world of these rich people! He cried and said, "My dear, if you don't like this money, I will use my eyes as compensation... Anyway, I am already blind and can't see, so I will use them as an apology to my dear!"
Chang Suining looked at him and said, "After what happened to my brother, I'm afraid he will never trust others again. From now on, the world will lose a kind and pure person who is one in a million. The impact is so great, how can a pair of eyes be enough?"
The voice sounded harmless, but it was the terrifying existence that had just thrown the lime powder back at him. The man shuddered: "What the girl meant..."
I only heard the voice say calmly: "Since he is blind, just bury him."
Man: “?!” Forgive his slowness, but what is the causal relationship between these two things? !
A Che subconsciously stepped on the ground. It was made of blue bricks and was difficult to dig.
It is not suitable for dining in, Chang Suining chooses to take out: "Take it away."
The sword boy was afraid that if he stayed here for too long he would attract attention, so he raised his hand and knocked the begging man unconscious.
Xier looked at the sack in her hand, her eyes trembled, and a surge of emotions surged in her heart.
It turns out that everything has been predetermined.
The sack in her hand was like this.
The same was probably true of the hole that Ache dug in the cemetery!
She, Xier...will never question any of the girl's seemingly irrelevant orders from now on!
…
Chang Suining was not in a hurry to bury the body, but instead went to take a look at Chang Kuo's nearest farm outside the city.
Zhuangzi's steward was over sixty years old, with a disabled left hand, and was also an old man who had retired from the military camp.
He accompanied Chang Suining from the fields to the back hills and then back to the front yard. He had probably heard the news from Manager Bai, so his attitude was quite correct: "Girl, if you think there is anything that needs to be improved, you can speak up and we will do our best."
Chang Suining seemed to want to say something but hesitated, not knowing where to start.
The stall was large and scattered, and cleaning it up was not something she was good at.
She didn't rush to come up with any ideas, but just asked what she wanted to know.
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the front hall.
In the hall, the man who was brought here after being knocked unconscious has woken up and is sitting on the ground in a daze. The lime powder on his face has been removed, and although his eyes are red and swollen, it does not affect his vision.
Chang Suining walked over and looked at him with his eyes downcast: "From today on, you will stay as a servant on this farm for a month. If you do a good job, our debt will be written off."
The man raised his eyes and asked subconsciously: "What if I don't do it well..."
In the sight, the girl smiled slightly.
The man's red and swollen eyes trembled, and he understood - buried.
He wanted to muster up the courage to ask something else, but he saw that the girl had turned around and left: "I will come again in a month."
The steward followed him out to see him off.
The man slumped in the hall, his mind regained consciousness, and he looked around with his eyes rolling.
I remember that young man said he lived in Xingningfang, and also mentioned the Chang family...
"Xingningfang Chang family..."
The man thought about it, then stood up suddenly.
——The General of Cavalry’s Mansion!
Finished...
But it’s not over yet! It’s over because there’s no escape at all.
It wasn't all over yet... maybe there was no need to flee at all? After all, imagine a family like this, how could they be short of a servant like him?
…
"Ningning, why do you want to keep that liar on the farm?"
"His deception is not common, he knows how to guess people's hearts, and he is good at studying ways to make money." In the carriage, Chang Suining looked at the basket of duck eggs from Fangtian, and explained to Chang Sui'an through the curtain: "Right now, all the manors are in need of such people, why not stay and give it a try."
Chang Sui'an hesitated and said, "But this person has evil intentions."
Chang Suining was very frank: "It's okay, my intentions are not that good either."
Anyone with a decent heart would send the man to the authorities. Why would they knock him unconscious and bring him here?
Chang Sui'an was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm still afraid that he has evil intentions..."
"It doesn't matter. This person doesn't look like a very evil person. If his talent can outweigh his evil, and his talent can be used by us, then we just need to suppress his evil, and the rest will not be a problem."
Chang Sui'an couldn't help but ask: "How to suppress it?"
The sister's answer came from the carriage: "This is easy. You just need to be more evil than him."
Chang Sui'an's expression was trembling.
I hesitated for a long time, but found myself unable to refute.
…
It was almost dusk when the brother and sister returned home.
Dinner was already prepared in the kitchen, so the brother and sister cleaned up a bit and went straight to the dining room.
Chang Kuo was already waiting there.
After Chang Suining sat down, he asked, "Dad, do you know Princess Xuan'an?"
Chang Kuo, who had just taken the warm cotton towel handed to him by the maid to wipe his hands, felt his hands tremble, and the towel fell to the ground with a light "click".
“I don’t recognize you!”
On the first day back home, there was no heating, the temperature was below zero, and I had to use an electric blanket to get through the day.
(End of this chapter)
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