Chapter 256 When the Cannon Fodder Prime Minister is Discovered in Man's Clothing (17)
Chapter 256 When the Cannon Fodder Prime Minister is Discovered in Man's Clothing (17)
Although he said this, Xia Mochi did not move his feet, and his eyes fell on Yan Cheng and Chu Yinci who were still unwilling to leave the room.
Sui Hao escaped the disaster due to his young age and status, but he was not happy. "You said you would do it right away, why didn't you move?"
This pervert who likes men!
Sui Hao looked at Yan Cheng with disdain. The wound on his cheek was bloody and his face looked a little scary. He thought that he was also a pervert who liked men and had a weird habit of hurting himself.
Except for Chu Yinci who looks gentle.
If my sister really likes someone and wants to get married...it seems that Chu Yinci is a good person.
Sui Hao was thinking wildly, but he also knew that he could not help Sui Yu make a decision, so he did not take any action, but just murmured in a very cowardly manner.
Sui Yu leaned closer and saw Sui Hao muttering and cursing that Xia Mochi and Yan Cheng were not good people.
It was really hard to know whether to laugh or cry. Sui Yu poked his forehead and said, "You go with him."
Sui Hao, who was about to resist, succumbed to his sister's power, walked in front with a glare, and from time to time he would look at Xia Mochi to see if he had any intention of turning around and running back.
Not only did he give enough silver to make the shopkeeper smile, but he also paid special attention to compensating the little maids who were lying unconscious on the ground.
It was all because of these miscellaneous things that they suffered such unexpected disasters.
Although it was probably done by that madman, but... for some reason, Sui Hao seemed to have a premonition in his heart and felt that the money was unlikely to be paid by him.
This unfounded omen was soon confirmed.
After buying half a carriage's worth of clothes and finally leaving the shop, Sui Yu and her group had not yet gotten on the carriage when a middle-aged man suddenly knelt down beside the carriage.
He has a beard, a square face, a very dark complexion, and a sturdy build. One can tell at a glance that he is very strong.
Hu Laosan's face was full of determination to fight to the death. He looked up at Sui Yu... and Yan Cheng beside him.
"Please, Ghost Doctor, save my brother. He's only twenty years old. If he dies at such a young age, I... I'm willing to pay him with all my wealth."
Yan Cheng waved his hand nonchalantly, "I've always killed people, never saved them. If you ask for poison, I can give you a bottle. But saving people? I can't do that."
As he said this, he was about to help Sui Yu get on the carriage, but how could Hu Lao San miss this only opportunity?
Thinking of the day when the ship was unloading, he and Hu Laosi saw a corpse floating on the sea from afar. They didn't want to go forward and get into trouble, but suddenly they saw the corpse lazily crawling up from the ground.
There were still some coagulated bloodstains washed clean by the sea water, and the wound on his face was bleeding continuously. The man who had been walking crookedly before recovered like a normal person by twisting his hand and foot bones.
If it weren't for the wound on his face, Hu Laosan and the other man would have thought their eyes were damaged.
This is simply... the same as the ghosts in strange stories.
When they got home, they spent money to buy seats at major restaurants to inquire about the story.
He always wore black clothes and a red shirt, with a crow feather hairpin in his hair, so they had a vague idea of his identity - a ghost doctor.
Within two days, when the Liu family was moving goods at the dock as usual, the boxes of goods that were originally said to weigh 100 kilograms each were suddenly increased to more than 200 kilograms.
There is no way they can carry this alone!
However, in order to speed up the process, the Liu family urged them to move and threatened that if they did not come this time, they would never use it again.
An extra penny per box would make them bow down.
However, after five boxes, the thin Hu Laosi was crushed under the boxes of cargo and had already fainted when he was rescued.
I have been seeking medical help everywhere these days, and they all said that I had hit my waist and that everything below the waist would have to be amputated. Whether I can survive depends on my luck.
But these words have already sentenced Hu Laosi to death.
When he is in desperate situation, the will to survive will always make him find a way. When the name "Ghost Doctor" popped into his mind, Hu Laosan felt that he was crazy.
Through the extremely fast information network at the dock, he found Yan Cheng's whereabouts, which led to his kneeling in the street.
Even if he is despicable and tries to coerce people with his words in public, he will bear the blame.
As long as... as long as Hu Laosi can survive.
Sui Yu looked at the middle-aged man kneeling on the ground in front of her. She always had an excellent memory and immediately remembered that this was one of the two brothers she had met at the dock when she first came to Ningguang.
As soon as she took a step back from going up the stairs, Xia Mochi reached out and supported her, obviously having anticipated Sui Yu's attitude.
The Prime Minister is the kindest person, and this is something known to the entire Shengjing City.
No matter who cries in front of him, as long as what they say is true, he will do his best to help.
A basket of wild vegetables or other inexpensive jewelry to express his sincere gratitude were his favorite rewards.
As for those who want to gain something by empty talk, they will be exposed by Sui Yu as soon as they meet him.
With him around, the atmosphere in Shengjing has improved a lot.
Now that such an honest and simple man is kneeling on the ground begging, Sui Yu will take care of it even if they need to hire a doctor.
"Take your time to speak." Sui Hao helped Hu Lao San, who wanted to continue kneeling.
As if he could tell who had the most say among the group, Hu Laosan stood up obediently and explained the whole story in a few words.
"Every word I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself." Hu Laosan was very nervous, afraid that he would lose this life-saving straw.
Sui Yu lowered her eyes and hadn't spoken yet when Yan Cheng stepped forward, looked up and nodded, "You lead the way."
A smart man should learn to guess what his sweetheart is thinking. Didn’t you see how fast Xia Mochi whipped the steps just now!
There is also Chu Yinci, who perfectly fits the image of those noble young men from aristocratic families. According to his limited knowledge, this type of person is the easiest to like.
Being vicious and jealous, he would never allow himself to lag behind others.
.......
The carriage stopped steadily in the Hu family's yard, and Sui Yu almost stepped into a puddle when she got off.
Ningguang is near the sea and is already humid. In addition, it has rained several times recently and there has been no warm sunshine. The Hu family, which is located in a lower position, is naturally even more humid.
Hu Laosan swept away some of the miscellaneous things in the yard. Because of Hu Laosi's injury, he had no time to take care of the chickens and ducks recently, and the yard was a mess.
"I'm so sorry..."
"Okay, lead the way." Yan Cheng got off the carriage first. He originally wanted to carry Sui Yu down, but he also saw clearly that if he took action without considering the occasion, he would be kicked away in a blink of an eye.
He would never do such a stupid thing.
Because no one was at home, the door was closed tightly. As soon as I opened it, I smelled a musty odor inside.
After being in pain for a long time, Hu Laosi now felt nothing. He just lay on the bed, wondering if he would just rot at home, waiting for his brother to come back and collect his body.
He blinked his eyes blankly, but suddenly saw a young man who looked like an immortal official standing in front of his bed, with his brows half lowered, ready to take him to the heavenly palace.
"Am I going to become an immortal?"
Hu Laosi's upper body was trembling, and he went over in his mind whether he had done any good deeds in this life, or whether he was an immortal who could go back after suffering in this life.
When the time comes and I really go to heaven, I will conjure up a big house for my brother, find him a wife, and give him lots of money.
Oh, by the way, we must continue to do good deeds and help the workers who move goods at the docks and the beggars and children and women to get some food.
As he thought about it, Hu Laosi laughed happily.
Yan Cheng frowned, seeing Hu Laosi staring at Sui Yu blankly, he took a step forward to block her figure, glaring at him with a gloomy face.
Hu Laosi cried out, "Ah!" "Why am I destined to go to hell again?"
"He is beyond saving." Yan Cheng turned his head and made a lifeless judgment on Hu Lao San, and his waist was secretly twisted.
The speed at which he changed his words was also beyond ordinary people's. Yan Cheng smiled and grabbed Hu Lao Si's wrist in the blink of an eye, "But with me here, even a ghost can be saved."
Xia Mochi watched the whole process from behind and was speechless, but there was no room for him to express his opinion here, so he had to keep a cold face and remain silent.
Chu Yinci's eyes were dark, with his usual smile on the corner of his lips. He didn't say anything more, but just looked around the room.
The mold on the wall had been scraped off, but marks remained, showing that the living conditions of the two brothers were visibly poor.
According to him, the two brothers made a living by moving goods at the dock. The only two acres of land in their family was taken back by the government a long time ago because they could not pay the interest.
This kind of situation is not uncommon.
The three Hu brothers make money through physical labor, so they shouldn't be so tight on money.
However, the merchants who hired people to do the work lowered the prices too much, and both the government and the chamber of commerce, as well as the entire Ningguang, actually acquiesced to this phenomenon.
Officials and businessmen colluded with each other and protected each other at all levels. The Ningguang submitted to the emperor was not rich enough and sometimes even defaulted on taxes.
The common people have barely enough money to eat, and when they see that everyone around them is like this, they think it is the norm everywhere.
Only those termites are not only fat but also want to take a bite of any fat sheep passing by. They are so greedy that there is no limit.
He deserves to be arrested.
Chu Yinci didn't say what he was thinking, but... his eyes were gentle and smiling when he looked at Sui Yu. Even just looking at his back made him feel happy.
Sui Yu naturally knew everything he could think of, and this visit was definitely not just to save Hu Laosi.
"It would have been fine if he felt pain at that time, but now he feels nothing at all. The tendons in his waist must have been injured..." Yan Cheng lifted the quilt to look at the injury, and at the same time blocked Sui Yu's sight tightly.
Hu Laosan's legs suddenly went limp, and his voice trembled, "Is it incurable?"
Yan Cheng glanced at him strangely and thought: Is there something wrong with his brain? He is talking nonsense.
He said this just to show that the injury was difficult to cure, so that Sui Yu would think he was powerful.
Don't be so stupid as to not be able to cure your injury and not be able to get any relief. Yan Cheng would not do such a stupid thing.
"This minor injury is nothing to worry about. It's just a little troublesome right now. Wait, I'll give you three acupuncture treatments and it will be fine."
Yan Cheng didn't even look at Hu Lao San, who suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Sui Yu eagerly and said, "I'm going to take off his clothes and give him acupuncture. Can you please leave first?"
Sui Hao immediately looked towards him and reacted strongly, "We are all men, there is nothing we cannot see!"
"You are disturbing me while I am giving acupuncture here." Yan Cheng paused for a moment, but he did not frown at Sui Yu's beloved brother, and explained calmly.
Sui Yu glanced at him, turned and left the room.
Everyone except Yan Cheng followed out and stood under the eaves, watching the chickens and ducks that had just been locked up and now escaped and were running around in the yard.
"I'll take him back right away." Hu Laosan had a bitter face, afraid of disturbing these nobles.
Sui Yu lifted her sleeves and took two steps forward, "Let me help you catch it too."
After hearing this, Xia Mochi, who was originally planning to move forward, took a bigger step forward and said, "I'll help too. It'll take you a long time to catch so many chickens and ducks by yourself."
Sui Hao was a playful person and had never tried this novel activity of catching chickens. With Xia Mochi as a comparison, he wanted to run faster than him and catch more chickens than him.
So an ordinary and boring chicken catching game turned out to be fun for them.
Chu Yinci's brows were calm and serious. He used the remaining bamboo strips in the yard to weave a new cage. He took the duck that Sui Yu handed over and stuffed the duck directly into it. It was neither too big nor too small, just enough for a dozen ducks to move around.
"I didn't expect you have this skill, Brother Chu." Sui Hao washed the chicken and duck feces that were accidentally stained on his hands. Although he felt disgusted, he did not complain.
Chu Yinci could naturally hear the sarcasm and helplessness in Sui Hao's tone.
"I've been training outside for many years, living deep in the mountains and forests. When there's no food, I'll use local materials like grass, bamboo, and other things to weave traps. This can be considered a way to survive."
Xia Mochi couldn't stand Chu Yinci showing off his talent like this, so he poked Sui Hao with the bamboo stick in his hand and said, "Wash the shit off your hands...the dirt, or you won't stink up your brother."
Sui Hao suddenly frowned and felt something was wrong.
If Xia Mochi hadn't insisted on competing with him to see who could catch more chickens and ducks, would he have stepped on chicken manure and almost fallen down?
Fortunately, his sister was very skilled and held him up, otherwise... otherwise he would have chopped Xia Mochi to pieces.
Hu Laosan's heart calmed down during this ordinary joke, and tears flashed in his eyes.
After thinking for a while, when there was still no movement in the room, he walked towards Sui Yu, who was sitting on a low stool, still as calm and cool as an immortal who had descended to the mortal world.
"Have you been doing business with President Chen of the Ningguang Chamber of Commerce recently?"
Sui Yu looked at him with clear eyes, her eyes trembled slightly when she heard the words, and she nodded in agreement.
"I... I don't know if this will have any impact on you, but my two brothers have been unloading cargo at the docks all year round, so we are very familiar with the merchant ships coming and going."
"Recently, the Chen family's cloth shop's shipments have increased significantly. Also... I saw Chairman Chen's usual freight manager on the Liu family's merchant ship. They might be doing some sort of deal..."
The feud between Xia Mochi and his companions and the Liu family is probably known to everyone in Ningguang.
Hu Laosan couldn't explain what the method was, but considering Liu Yu's nature of lowering the wages to the lowest and delaying their payments from time to time, it was impossible for him not to hold a grudge.
"You have to be careful of them..."
"Hu Laosan! Come out!" Some old door panels were kicked open.
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