Wu Fengfu recognized Lao Wu. He had been imprisoned in the town jail for assaulting Constable Ma. Seeing him blocking his way, Wu Fengfu's face fell. Just as he was about to scold him, he felt a sudden sharp pain in his knees. He screamed and fell to his knees, writhing in agony and wailing.
"Oh, my dear grandson-in-law, what happened to you?" Meng's face changed with shock, and several yamen runners were also panicked and surrounded him.
"Hurry up and send me to Puren Hall, ouch ouch ouch..."
No one saw Feng Qingzi's blocking move, including Wu Fengfu himself. He mistakenly believed he had suddenly fallen ill, or had been poisoned by Tu Yidao like the old man. Because he had offended Jian Ning, he didn't dare ask the yamen runners to take him to Huimin Medical Clinic, and instead shouted at them to take him to Puren Hall.
Several yamen runners hurriedly carried him up and strode away.
"What's wrong with this guy? He's acting like a crazy pig. We can't let anything happen to him. If anything happens to him, our family will have no support." Mrs. Meng didn't realize that she was trying to please someone else and she was worried that something bad would happen to him, which would make her family lose the capital to show off their power.
Feng Qingzi was also speechless.
He couldn't really figure out what kind of feelings he had for Meng. It was impossible for him to be her mother. In his heart, his mother was a thousand times more beautiful than Meng. And although Meng's personality was somewhat similar to his mother's, his mother wasn't as greedy, mean, or ungrateful as Meng.
On the one hand, he looked down on Meng's behavior, and on the other hand, he couldn't bear to see her being looked down upon. However, he punished Wu Fengfu not entirely to vent Meng's anger, but because he was angry that Meng had messed up the job after leading the yamen runners to get nothing.
Yesterday, Feng Qingzi and Ding Guixing went to the old house of the Ding family. After hearing Jian Ning announce the holiday and bursts of laughter in the yard, he thought of Ding Youtian from Jian Ning and the golden light that burst out from Ding Youtian's body that night.
He was unable to attach himself to Ding Youtian, and thought that Ding Youtian could not be kept. Now they attached themselves to Huo Jincheng, which meant they were on board the prince's ship. In the future, they would become a great concern for Prince Yong and an obstacle to his enjoyment of wealth and glory.
It is better to strike first than to strike first.
He decided to change his strategy and eliminate them one by one, first getting rid of Jian Ning and Ding Youtian. He let Ding Gui go home alone and went to the town to find Tu Yidao.
Tu Yidao was blind in one eye and was the one who looked after the gambling den, so he was easy to find. He had just arrived in town yesterday when he ran into Tu Yidao and a group of people, and was just about to go look for him.
Anyone who can run a gambling house is a bit shrewd. How could the boss let go so easily when Lao Wu owed gambling debts? Even if Tu Yidao was afraid of Lao Wu and wanted to let go, the boss would not let go. However, those people were no match for Feng Qingzi at all. After a few rounds, they were all knocked to the ground.
Feng Qingzi took Tu Yidao aside. He had plenty of banknotes in his hand, including the funds Prince Yong had given him for his activities and the gold and silver he had looted from Prince Zhao's palace. He wanted Tu Yidao to do something for him, so he paid off all of Lao Wu's gambling debts and gave him another 200 taels of banknotes, telling him to find someone at the government office, a poor man who would not cause any trouble.
Money makes the world go round. Tu Yidao got the silver note and collected the gambling debts for his boss. He didn't care how "Lao Wu" got his extraordinary ability. Everyone has his own destiny. He only recognized money and didn't care about anything else.
Besides, the task Feng Qingzi asked him to do was a piece of cake for him. It was difficult to find other people, but he was good at finding people in the government office and poor people. He was so good at it that he could easily get them. He secretly rejoiced and laughed at "Lao Wu" for being such a peasant. He already had relatives in the government office but didn't go to them, so he took advantage of the opportunity.
Tu Yidao went to find Wu Fengfu and two beggars from the neighboring town. According to Feng Qingzi's plan, if Wu Fengfu brought Jian Ning to the town government, he would kill her tonight. Tomorrow, he would have Meixiang capture Ding Youtian. If Meixiang could keep Ding Youtian and use him for her own purposes, he would consider keeping him.
Who would have thought that Wu Fengfu was such a coward that he couldn't even handle such a small matter, but fortunately it was not enough to disrupt his overall plan.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked up the hillside. There were also a few villagers on the hillside looking down. Everyone up there had heard Wu Fengfu's screams. Although they didn't know what had happened, seeing Wu Fengfu rolling on the ground was just retribution, and everyone felt relieved.
"You go back, I'll go to the river to take a look." Feng Qingzi retracted his gaze and said to Meng.
"Okay, Wu, you go and work hard with the eldest brother and the others. Mom is counting on you. They are all useless and trash." Meng heard that something happened in the clinic and came to see Jian Ning who was in trouble. She didn't expect to see nothing.
She waved her hand in disappointment. Although she missed the fun, she was still very happy in her heart. She had been worried that Lao Wu would go gambling again and that he would be in debt again and would have no money to give her in the future.
Finally, Lao Wu came back and told her that he was going to work with Lao Da and the others and would not gamble anymore. His apprentice had paid for his meals and had to go back to his own home because of something urgent. She was so happy that she walked with such a graceful gamble that her butt was practically throbbing.
Feng Qingzi went to the riverside and saw many villagers carrying sand. He slowed down his pace. He had never seen Lao Da and his friends before and didn't recognize them. But Lao Da and his friends recognized him. When Lao Da looked up and saw him, he put down his load and walked towards him.
"Old Five, why didn't you come home yesterday? Where did you go? I was worried about you all night."
"Go and pay off the debt you owe me. You'll have to pay it back eventually. I won't be going back anymore. I'll come work with you guys. Do you still need anyone here?"
"Yes, why not? We don't want outsiders, but we do want our own people. Come on, I'll take you to see the foreman and register your name. You'll get half a day's pay for half a day's work."
The boss took him to the kiln to find the foreman to register. Feng Qingzi saw a lot of things that looked like glass but were more transparent than glass piled on the grass. Is this the glass that Ding Gui mentioned?
"What are these?" He asked the boss, pretending to be ignorant.
"Oh, this is glass. These need to be melted down again to form. I don't understand it either. Let's just work and get paid." The eldest brother patted Feng Qingzi on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Gambling is not a good way to go. Don't gamble again in the future. Follow us and work hard. Don't worry your parents too much, understand?"
This man is a very filial son, but it's a pity... Feng Qingzi thought of Meng scolding them as trash, and a hint of sarcasm appeared in his eyes. He also disliked the fact that he was dirty and patted his shoulder. He was unhappy in his heart and just made a light "hmm" sound.
After taking the names, they received the tools from the foreman. When they returned to the riverside, they passed by Weidong who was coming from the camp.
"Hey, wait a minute." Wei Dong walked over and turned back to shout.
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