Chapter 515 [The prodigal son is hard to turn back]

  Seeing that it was a woman, the contempt on the little official's face immediately dissipated. He stepped back half a step, saluted slightly, and asked:

   "I'm looking for the Ximen Crane, please tell me where it is going."

   "This..." The woman hesitated, and even looked flustered.

  Seeing this scene, the little official suddenly understood, and then he was furious: "This guy, he won't cheat again!"

   It seemed that what was on her mind had been said, and the woman panicked immediately, and she was about to bow down and beg for mercy.

The little official stopped her action angrily, and said: "It's hopeless, why don't you do some serious business with all your hands and feet! Tell me where he went, and watch me bring him back myself, so as not to cause trouble. Make a big mistake, and no one will be able to save you at that time!"

  The woman became even more flustered. Under multiple fears, she quickly explained Ximen He's whereabouts: "He went to Chunfeng Tower."

  The little official nodded and said to her: "Wait at home, I will go and bring him back immediately." The woman nodded and retreated into the room,

   Then he turned his head to Fang Chang and Miao Zhenyun and said:

"Let's go together. I knew this man a long time ago. Although he is not bad in nature, he always does bad things. I have caught him many times, but every time he cheated, the punishment was not serious. But In my opinion, if things go on like this, one day he will make a big mistake, and there will be no way to turn back, at that time even the gods will not be able to save him."

  Chunfenglou is the largest restaurant in this city. Although its grade is not as high as those well-known peers in Fucheng, it is still at the peak level of this small town.

  As a resident of this city, the clerk is very clear about the location of the largest restaurant in the city. He hurried to Chunfeng Building, took Fang Chang and Miao Zhenyun and walked inside. As a clerk in the county government office, the clerk is considered a very respectable person in the city, so the waiter at the door naturally didn't dare to stop him, and he didn't dare to ask more questions.

   Walking into the front hall, the clerk tidied up his official uniforms, Fang Chang and Miao Zhenyun said: "Please wait a moment, I'll go and get that Ximen crane out."

  At this time, inside the Spring Breeze Building, a banquet is unfolding.

   It is not a gathering of the top figures in the city, but a few wealthy businessmen from other places, and several people from the city. The Ximen Crane that the three of them were looking for was right there in the line, and they were chatting enthusiastically with the wealthy businessman next to them. Depending on the situation, if you give them some incense and candles, they will be able to worship on the spot, but Ximen He knows in his heart that the fire is far from over.

   As a result, while he was thinking, a man in official uniform broke into the private room, grabbed his neck, and dragged him outside.

   "Hey, what are you doing, be careful."

   While drinking, he quickly put the wine glass back on the table so as not to stain his good clothes.

  Seeing that the visitor was wearing official uniforms, among the people at the banquet, the local people naturally knew what was going on, but they would not say it, but would help Ximen He cover it up. And a few wealthy businessmen from other places just came here, and they didn't speak out to stop them when they didn't know the situation, so as not to get involved in bad things.

  Then the Ximen Crane was dragged straight to the outside lobby. After the clerk gathered Fang Chang and Miao Zhenyun, he went straight out of the restaurant and looked for a secluded place. Ximen He also glanced at the two strangers, seeing that they were a young man and an old woman, they didn't pay much attention.

   "What are you doing in Chunfeng Building? Are you going to do something bad again?" Seeing that there was no one around, the clerk shouted to Ximenhe in a low voice.

"Hey, Brother Lei, you know me well. Look at how fat these foreign sheep are. How can I bear this situation? I will definitely go up and get some money." Ximen He said in a very rambunctious tone, I don't know if it's pretending to be like this, or if I really think so.

   "You! It's hopeless." The little official said angrily, then looked at Ximen He, and said, "Where did you get your clothes? It's not cheap."

   "Of course I borrowed it. I don't have the money to buy this outfit. As the saying goes, words are a hindrance, and clothes are scary. If you don't frighten people with the outfit first, how can you go a few steps forward." Ximen He said.

   "Stop talking nonsense and come back with me."

   "I'm not going back."

   "Let's fight!"

   "Okay, okay, I'll go back, but let me return the clothes first, or I won't be able to borrow them next time."

   "You still want to have a next time!"

   "Don't dare to dare, but you still have to return the clothes first. It is moral to pay back what you borrow."

"Okay, I'll go with you." The little official had no choice but to take Ximen He to the place where he borrowed clothes to return the silk, took the old clothes he had stored there before, and then the three of them went to Ximen together. Crane's home.

  The woman in Ximen He's family was relieved to see the Ximen Crane coming back with all its whiskers and tails. She happily called "Officials" and then went to boil water to make tea and entertain a few people. Ximenhe asked the others to sit down, and then asked the little official, "Well, what is it for, to spoil my good deeds?"

The little official shook his head and said, "Don't be in a hurry, I said, Ximen, you have hands and feet, what's wrong with doing something, you have to do deceitful things, in case one day it is foreseen that the ruthless person will have his hands and feet broken and thrown in the On the street, who will support you. Now that the world is clear, and you can write and count, even if you learn to be a bookkeeper for others, it is far better than this precarious business."

  Ximenhe dismissed this a little bit. He has his own set of theories: "A horse has no night grass and no fat, and a man has no windfall and no wealth. How much money can you get by just living an honest life? How many buckets of food?"

Hearing this, the little official was furious, and scolded: "In the past few years, let alone a windfall, how much money have you earned for your daily life? Look at your house, Bi Niang also suffers with you, if It’s not that there are neighbors helping out, I guess you would have starved to death long ago, and you still have the face to tell me about ‘windfall’?!”

   These words finally hit Ximen He's heart, making him speechless for a long time. After a while, Ximen He seemed to have the intention of repenting, but he opened his mouth and said, "What are you here for? It shouldn't be just to scold me, right?"

The little official saw that the fire was good, so he opened his mouth to tell the purpose of the three people: "Here, these two are distinguished guests from afar. They are very interested in the incident that you fell into the hole last time, so they came here to ask .You tell the truth, there are benefits for you."

  Fang Chang thought for a while, then simply reached into the back of the bread, took out a piece of silver, and put it on the table.

  The benefit that fell in front of him immediately attracted Ximenhe's attention. He swallowed, looked at Fang Chang and said, "What's the meaning of this distinguished guest?"

   "Just make it clear that this is yours, and there must be no falsehood or exaggeration." Fang Chang said.

"That's natural, that's natural." Ximenhe was overjoyed, and hurriedly began to talk about his previous experience: "Speaking of which, it happened two months ago. I stole a few coins from a foreign businessman, and he ended up with The man is chasing me with a stick."

  (end of this chapter)