Chapter 26 Making Things Difficult
"Yes, this room is quite comfortable."
Chen Xue lay on the bed and even rolled around twice.
"Thanks to that Zhao Guang."
Mother Chen laughed and said that if it weren't for Zhao Guang's arrangement, they would probably have to bleed a lot and might not even be able to get a room.
Moreover, this house has partitions, which means there are two beds, which is perfect for a family to live in.
"It seems that I have to reward him with a little bit of antidote." Chen Xue smiled. If there was no evidence and poison, how could Zhao Guang be so attentive.
However, they were surprised that Xu Tian arranged a room for them, but when they thought about how he had always treated them well, they understood.
"I heard that there are meals for sale at the post station. Let's go buy some, and then I'll put it away and we can eat it on the way..."
Chen Xue has tried it and found that the space has a fresh-keeping function, so when these dishes are put into the space, they will still be hot meals when they are taken out.
"Okay, I'll ask the servants to buy some."
As soon as Lord Chen opened the door, he saw a figure standing at the door, as if ready to knock.
"Chen, Chen Yuan..."
Only then did Lord Chen see clearly that it was Zhang Yiquan. He snorted coldly and turned to leave. However, he was stopped just after taking a step.
"A good dog stays out of the way."
Lord Chen doesn't have a good attitude towards his enemies.
Zhang Yiquan wanted to get angry, but considering that they had something to ask for, he had to endure it. The yamen runner took the money but did not do the job and did not even give them a room.
What else is there to say? There are only the last two rooms left, which are in the hands of the Chen family. Let me go find them.
After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Yiquan had no choice but to come here in order to have a place to stay tonight.
"Master Chen, I have something to discuss with you."
"Who are you?" Lord Chen turned and left. "I don't know you well."
"No, Master Chen, we can discuss this." Zhang Yiquan hurried over and said with his head down, "It was my fault just now. If Master Chen is angry, feel free to scold me..."
Chen Yuan frowned. He had seen Zhang Yiquan's shamelessness many times, but he still felt speechless.
Seeing that Master Chen didn't say anything, Zhang Yiquan hurriedly said, "Master Chen, you guys have occupied one room, can you give me the remaining room... I can pay..."
"Twenty taels, Master Chen, we are willing to pay twenty taels!"
"Twenty taels." Lord Chen didn't want to ask him, but thinking of his daughter's previous actions, he sneered, "Master Zhang, you can't find a room, right? There are no other rooms available in this post station... Master Zhang, do you think twenty taels is enough?"
"Thirty taels!" Zhang Yiquan gritted his teeth, looking obviously in pain.
"One thousand taels!"
"Why don't you just go grab it!"
Zhang Yiquan was furious. Even bandits were not so cruel as to charge one thousand taels for a room.
“I’m grabbing it now!”
Master Chen said seriously.
"If you don't want to sell it to me, just say it directly. Why humiliate me like this?" Zhang Yiquan said gritting his teeth.
"You know I don't want to sell it to you, so why are you looking for me?" Lord Chen had an expression that said, "You guessed it right."
"you……"
Zhang Yiquan was so angry that his lungs were about to explode, but thinking that only the Chen family had extra houses, he had to endure it.
"Master Chen, although we have conflicts, we can't go against money, right? This exile is very long. Master Chen is penniless. If you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your family..."
“That’s enough!”
Everyone says he is penniless and he has no respect for himself!
Who said he has no money? He does have money, but it's all with his wife and daughter.
"If you want it, it's one thousand taels. If you don't have money, don't ask me."
Lord Chen thought his daughter's excuse for rejecting someone was very good, so he raised the price and made him give up.
"Sir Chen, we have both served as Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Revenue for so many years. Don't we have any gratitude towards each other for being in the same court..."
Zhang Yiquan was a little angry, "Your family already lives in one room, and you'd rather give the other room to the servants than to us, right?"
"Who are you?" Lord Chen rolled his eyes. "If you were a servant of mine, I would naturally give you a place to stay!"
"you……"
"Chen Yuan, don't be too proud too soon. The road of exile is still long. Whoever laughs at the end is the real talent..."
"Master Chen."
At this time, a voice came from a distance, and the two saw Zhao Guang coming with a basket. Although he did not show it, both of them smelled the fragrance.
"Master Chen, I'm here to bring you food."
Zhao Guang smiled flatteringly as he carried the basket. "I specifically asked the kitchen to prepare some extra meat for you, Master Chen, to nourish your body..."
"Forehead……"
Forget about supplements. I'm in good health and don't need any.
Zhao Guang's excessive enthusiasm made Lord Chen a little unbearable.
In the end, they accepted Zhao Guang's kindness. In fact, although Zhao Guang was poisoned and was considered one of their own, the Chen family really didn't dare to eat the food Zhao Guang sent.
Fortunately, Xu Tian brought food again. When he saw the food sent by Zhao Guang, his face changed drastically. He quickly expressed his concern, then took away the food sent by Zhao Guang and brought the food he brought.
The Chen family still trusts Xu Tian, but after the last incident of food poisoning, they are still worried.
So, Chen Xue exchanged for the detoxification pill, and the family took the detoxification pill first before eating.
Seeing the Chen family members receiving food from the yamen runners one after another, Zhang Yiquan became jealous again.
Why!
He found the yamen runner again, spent some money, and whispered in his ear, "Master He, the Chen family is just an exile. No matter how high his official position is, he is just a prisoner now. Seeing Master He, he is like a mouse seeing a cat..."
The eyes of the postman named He flickered. Indeed, exiles were nothing.
"You have the postmaster behind you, you are not afraid of those exiled yamen runners, are you?"
"How is that possible!" He Yizu sneered, "A few exiled yamen runners, what are they?"
"One hundred taels, I'll help you with this matter."
Zhang Yiquan gritted his teeth. Even if it wasn't for the room, the hundred taels was worth it just to vent his anger.
"good!"
Bang bang bang!
The Chen family was eating when they heard a commotion outside. When they heard the voices of their servants, Mr. Chen came out.
When he opened the door, he saw his servants being driven out of the room, and his face immediately darkened.
"What's going on?"
The servant hurriedly explained that the yamen runner said that a family could only live in one room at most and then drove them out.
The Chen family members were not fools. They could see that it was obviously the yamen runner who was looking for trouble. They did not argue with the runner and asked their servants to go and find Zhao Guang and Xu Tian.
"He Yizu, what do you mean?" Xu Tian's face looked a little unhappy. After all, it was he who arranged this room.
Fortunately, the person living here is a servant of the Chen family. If Lord Chen lived in this room and was kicked out, where would he put his face?
The postman had the postmaster behind him, so naturally he wouldn't be afraid of Xu Tian and the other yamen runners in charge of exiles. "It's the postmaster's order. If you have any questions, go find him."
Obviously, He the postman wanted the postmaster to suppress them.
The postmaster is the local boss in this post station. Xu Tian and other yamen runners in charge of the exile team have to salute the postmaster, after all, his official position is higher than theirs.
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