Abandoned Husband to Farm the Farm

Chapter 3 I met a black shop

"Guest, could you please settle last night's rent first?"

Old man Wang was stunned.

How can you just stay for one night, and the guest asks for the rent before leaving?He had no choice but to beg: "The master is sick, can you see the master first before talking about it?"

The buddy nodded calmly, "Okay, you can go up."

When Old Man Wang went out with the doctor and came back with the medicine, the clerk immediately followed up and said, "Can we settle the rent now?" His eyes looked as if he wanted to nail Old Man Wang to the ground, with contempt.

Old man Wang was a poor man, and he was always timid, so he couldn't help it, so he had to take his assistant upstairs.

Mu Xiaolu leaned on the high pillow, his whole body limp, half asleep and half awake.Seeing the two coming in, he frowned and wanted to speak but couldn't make a sound.

The man bent over slightly, his face was delicate but his eyes flickered a little, and the corner of his mouth was smiling but there seemed to be a hint of cunning.

Mu Xiaolu is not stupid. You can tell whether a person is good or evil by looking at his eyes. Unless he is a person with very high acting skills, he will always show his flaws.Looking at the guy's expression, it was clearly malicious.It's just that my body is too weak to think carefully, let's wait and see.

The clerk smiled and said, "Guest, our boss said that the guest needs to settle last night's rent in order to continue staying."

Mu Xiaolu didn't move, and replied, "How much?"

"Two taels of silver."

"Is your shop made of gold? Two taels of silver a night!"

"This has always been the rule of our store. If you are not satisfied, please ask the customer to find another Gaodi."

"..." This is clearly extortion!Mu Xiaolu knew that he had run into a black shop.It's just that I am alone and seriously ill, so I have no way to resist, so I have to suffer a small loss.He took out the baggage around him and looked through it.I found out that after paying the doctor's money just now, there are only a few copper coins left.Reluctantly, he reached into his bosom to take out the bank note.

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empty!Take it out again, it's still empty.

Mu Xiaolu's sweat immediately came down.Suddenly, I remembered the scene where I vaguely felt someone reaching into my arms in my sleep. I thought it was a dream, but it turned out that I really recruited a thief!

Looking at this scene, this shop guy can't escape the suspicion.But what to do?I have no evidence, and I am too sick to get up, how can I get my money back?

"Guest, if you don't have money, please go elsewhere. A small shop is a small business." The clerk put on an impatient expression, and began to show his true colors, even a smile was stingy.

Mu Xiaolu looked into the guy's eyes and said, "My silver has been stolen."

The clerk immediately shouted: "What do you mean by a guest? Could it be that a thief has entered the store? Just kidding! The local customs are simple, and there has never been any theft in our store. Customers should be careful when they speak, and don't make false accusations."

Mu Xiaolu said lightly: "I only said one thing, and you said all this. Could it be that you are guilty?"

The guy turned away angrily.

Old man Wang muttered, "Young Master, why don't you report to the officials?"

Mu Xiaolu shook his head and said, "Let's see."

After a while the boss arrived, tall and fat, followed by four burly men.

Mu Xiaolu looked up at the driver.

Old man Wang was also sweating.Although I have two taels of silver that the Hou Mansion prepaid in advance, but if I give it to Mu Xiaolu, my hard work will be in vain.Judging by Mu Xiaolu's clothes and demeanor, he doesn't look like a money cheater, so it should be that the store stole his money.Looking at Mu Xiaolu's eyes, he seemed to think that he was also suspected of being an accomplice.This is how to do?Old man Wang has never encountered such an obvious extortion, and his brain is not enough.

Mu Xiaolu looked at the old man Wang for a while, then at the man, and propped himself up vigorously, uttering two words: "I'm going!"

Old man Wang stepped forward to help him up, and said, "My lord, I..."

Mu Xiaolu smiled slightly, but without speaking, he gritted his teeth and got up to get dressed.

Outside the door, there is still autumn rain pulsing, and the cold air invades people.

Mu Xiaolu dragged his painful and cold body with a high fever, and stepped out of the old wooden threshold with his burden on his back.I looked back at the sign above my head: Yuelai Inn.

I thought to myself, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and I will always come back.

Old man Wang held onto Mu Xiaolu tightly, helped him into the carriage and settled down, and said apologetically, "Master, it's all my fault. I've never stayed in a shop before, so I didn't know it was a black shop."

Mu Xiaolu stroked his forehead, but didn't speak.Although he was optimistic, he was also helpless at this time.Penniless, dragging a sick body, where to go?Is there anything more unlucky?

"Young master, our village is ten miles away from here, so why don't you settle down there first? The old man caused you to be blackmailed, and there is really no way to compensate you. The old man only has two taels of silver from the Hou's mansion here, and you can take it. Others Yes, but according to the son's order."

Mu Xiaolu lay on the mattress and said weakly, "I don't blame you, it's my negligence."

When he first came to this other world, he was given a false prestige, and it was all his own fault. He never thought that people's hearts would be so sinister.

"Young master, although there is nothing to settle in my house, my brother's house still lives in the village, and now there are only him and a little grandson left. How about I take you to his house for a while to feel wronged?"

Mu Xiaolu raised his head reluctantly, said one word: "Okay", and then fell into a coma.

The roads in the village were very muddy, making the carriage extremely bumpy.But even the bumps like this and the sound of rain outside the car didn't wake Mu Xiaolu up.It's almost noon, and every family has cooking smoke coming out, and the smell of rain makes people miss the warm and soft bed curtains and hot meals, which is the taste of home.

"Young master? Young master?" Mu Xiaolu felt a bowl was placed near his mouth, and subconsciously opened his mouth to drink it in, oh my god, it was so bitter.But the eyelids are so heavy that I can't open them at all.

In this way, it seems that every once in a while, someone feeds himself, sometimes it is bitter, sometimes it is not bitter.

When he woke up completely, it was an early morning when the sun filled the room.

The old man who brought the medicine had a weathered face and deep wrinkles, very similar to the old man Wang who drove the car. He was dressed in dusty old clothes, and he seemed to be from a poor family.

Looking at the dilapidated wooden windows and doors, as well as the window paper with countless holes that direct the wind, Mu Xiaolu was speechless.The difference between the two wake-up rooms is really huge, but in this dilapidated room, there is a person smiling warmly at him with a bowl of hot medicine.Mu Xiaolu's feelings were very complicated.

"Young Master, my brother has something to do at home and has already left. This is the two taels of silver he left behind. He asked me to give it to you when you wake up." Old man Wang put down the medicine bowl and took out a small piece of silver from his pocket Silver handed over.

Mu Xiaolu could tell that even a small piece of silver was not a small sum for such a poor family.The matter has come to this point, this little money is not of much use, so I can only think of other ways, simply be a good person, and said with a smile: "Don't give me the money, old man can use it. When my illness is cured, I will find a way to repay you."

"No, no, no! How dare the old man expect you to repay me? My brother has done something wrong, and the old man is very sorry. When you recover from your illness, let's find a way. There will always be a way." How could there be any other way?

The next few days were fine, sunny and warm during the day.The wind is light and the clouds are calm, which is very pleasant.Mu Xiaolu's illness recovered quickly, and he was also rejuvenated by his youth. Old man Wang stewed two of his own hens to nourish him.Since Mu Xiaolu came here, he was first thrown out of the door with blank eyes, and then kicked out of the shop by a black shop for stealing money. Only then did he get a little care and warmth from people.Although the family is very poor, it does not hinder their happiness.Sitting in the yard and looking at Old Man Wang's little grandson and a few children peeing and muddy outside, Mu Xiaolu couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Uncle Mu, you're smiling! You're smiling so beautifully!" Seeing him smiling, the two children ran over, shouting and jumping around.

"Xiao Shan! Don't surround your Uncle Mu, he is still ill." Old man Wang took the butchered chicken to the stove to stew. Seeing his grandson making trouble with Mu Xiaolu, he hurriedly called him.

"It's okay, Uncle Wang, Xiaoshan is very good, I'll play with him for a while. Don't cook chicken for me anymore, I'm almost done eating the chicken." Mu Xiaolu felt very sorry.

"Don't worry about it, your body is so thin, how can you do it if you don't mend it? Can you keep the chicken after eating it?" Old man Wang replied with a naive smile.

Mu Xiaolu was helpless, thinking to himself, luckily the jade pendant hidden in his collar was not stolen, otherwise there would be no hope of turning things around.When I sell the jade pendant and raise pigs to make money, I must repay the family well.

It has been ten days since he came to this village, and he stewed a chicken every two days. Mu Xiaolu's health has obviously improved, his face has become rosier, and he feels very comfortable.Although I lost money, it was worth it to get a warm home.I have no relatives here, and Old Man Wang's family is my family.Thinking of this place makes my heart very bright, hope is not far away, and I will surely live a good life.

Seeing that Mu Xiaolu became healthy day by day, Old Man Wang became unhappy.Sometimes, Mu Xiaolu saw him sighing in the kitchen.Ask him to interrupt again.Mu Xiaolu was very puzzled.

"Boom, boom, boom! Wang Li, open the door!"

Early this morning, the whole family was asleep, when suddenly there was a knock on the two dilapidated street doors.Old man Wang hurriedly put on his clothes to see.

Mu Xiaolu also hurriedly dressed, stuck it in front of the window, and looked out through the torn window paper.In the twilight of the morning, a government official led a few black-clothed officers and soldiers to rush in, each carrying a waist knife, and shouted fiercely: "This year it's your family's turn to send troops, and your family was notified three days ago, why? Don't go to the assembly? The military situation is urgent, so leave immediately. Get your son out quickly!"

"Master Baojia, my son passed away a few years ago, and now my family only has an old man and a five-year-old grandson."

"Dead? Who did you lie to? Why didn't you cancel the account? Someone saw that there were young people in your house."

"The old man's legs and feet are not good, and he can't walk long distances. He thought about going to the county to cancel his account later, so he delayed until now. That young man is a guest of my house." The old man replied quickly.

"The military situation is urgent, who will talk to you? If your son doesn't go, you can go, anyway, your family must have someone! Your family is on the roster. If you don't make up enough, I will be implicated, too!"

"Here, if the old man leaves, what will my grandson do?"

"Your grandson? I don't even have a son, and I still care about your grandson! Hurry up, or take him away!" Chief Jia is also a small official of the county guard's office. He has real power, and the old man can't afford to provoke him. Let's look at those The soldiers were fierce, and they couldn't be provoked, so they had to go back to the house.

Seeing Mu Xiaolu, he immediately fell to his knees.Mu Xiaolu was startled, he quickly helped him up, and asked, "Uncle Wang, what should we do?"

The old man Wang burst into tears, turned around, picked up his grandson on the kang, and said to Mu Xiaolu, "Young master, the old man has no choice but to join the army. I beg you to take care of my grandson for a few days. Take it to my brother's house, the old man is very grateful." After saying that, he burst into tears.When the child saw his grandfather crying, he burst into tears too.

"Hurry up! Waiting to go!" The soldiers outside the door urged impatiently, cutting the originally peaceful morning like a sharp knife.