readytorunbook Chapter 126 Chapter Technique
Chapter 126 Chapter Technique
After Xu Shu and Wu Yong arranged the matters at Muyi Tower, they rushed straight back to Shiqiao Village to find Li Zile's brother Li Ziguang.
It's quite a coincidence.
Originally, Li Ziguang owed five thousand taels of silver to the gambling house, and he had already been taken away, so it was impossible for him to run back home from the gambling house.
As luck would have it, during those days when Xu Shu took over Yichun Tower, the management of the gambling houses under Wang Po-zi became lax, which gave Li Ziguang an opportunity to escape.
What's more, Li Ziguang encountered a group of bandits when he fled back to Shiqiao Village. He was a cunning man who hid himself first, allowing the thugs and bandits who were chasing him to run into him.
This guy was really lucky. Not only did he successfully run back to Shiqiao Village, but he also came back with all his health intact. No wonder he started to plot against Wu Yong as soon as he came back.
Just idle time.
After listening to Wu Yong's explanation, Xu Shu only focused on one thing: "Are the bandits he encountered the same group as those who came to Shiqiao Village?"
Wu Yong estimated the time and guessed: "Probably not. I heard that Yuzhou is in chaos recently and many villages have had problems."
"Luckily, you are in Shiqiao Village, otherwise..." Wu Yong couldn't help but sigh, "I'm afraid Brother Le would have to suffer too."
Xu Shu then remembered: "Why didn't I see you come to Shiqiao Village to see Li Zile?"
Speaking of this, Wu Yong couldn't help but cry out in injustice: "As soon as I got the news, I rushed to Shiqiao Village. It was Xiao Ran who sealed off the village and wouldn't let me in."
"As soon as I heard the lockdown was lifted, I rushed here as fast as I could. But I didn't expect to run into Li Ziguang and encounter this kind of thing."
Xu Shu really didn't know about the village closure, but Xiao Ran's behavior was understandable. Xu Shu didn't ask any more questions, but just took a look inside the house when passing by his door.
Saw nothing.
Xu Shu withdrew his gaze and sighed softly.
Wu Yong next to him looked at him and said, "Brother Xu, when are you going to get married?"
Speaking of this, Xu Shu sighed again: "It's still early, still early."
Wu Yong couldn't help laughing: "You said before that there was no rush, look at you now."
Xu Shu didn't want to discuss this issue with the love-brained guy, so he remained silent.
Wu Yong, however, became more aggressive: "I'm not saying this, but the first time I saw Mu Jinghua, I felt that there must be something fishy going on between you two."
"You call each other brothers, but your actions and words are totally different. At least I have never seen brothers like you two."
"But at that time, you said it in a way that was beyond question. I thought it was some new popular way among scholars to call their husbands-to-be "brothers."
Xu Shu glared at him.
Wu Yong then realized that he had said something wrong and patted his mouth gently: "I'm sorry, brother, don't mind it, don't mind it."
Xu Shu asked, "We really don't look like brothers?"
Wu Yong looked at him for a while, and made sure that he was not angry, then he said: "Have you ever seen brothers holding hands on the street? And I feel that you have always had an indescribable feeling towards Mu Jinghua..."
Xu Shu frowned: "What can't be said?"
"It's hard to say. I don't know you very well. But Xu Shu, don't you realize that you treat him differently than you treat anyone else?"
"This is my future husband, so of course I treat him differently than I treat others."
"No," Wu Yong waved his hand, "That's not what I meant. I had that feeling before you guys exposed it."
He wanted to continue talking, but the carriage had already stopped at the door of Li's house. Wu Yong immediately stopped talking and looked at Xu Shu: "Brother, do you have any idea?"
Xu Shu asked back, "Are you sure it's the gambling house under Mrs. Wang who's here to collect the debt?"
When Wu Yong nodded, Xu Shu lifted the car curtain and walked out of the car in style, smiling and saying, "Steady."
The person who opened the door was Li Zile.
The last time Xu Shu saw him was the night bandits entered the village. He saw him from afar. This time, it was only two days later, and he looked haggard and thinner.
This made Wu Yong very distressed. As soon as he entered the door, he took Li Zile's hand and asked him: "Brother Le, did your brother bully you? Why are you so thin? Has anyone come to our house to cause trouble recently?"
Li Zile bit his lips tightly and just shook his head no matter what was asked, which made Wu Yong so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.
Xu Shu sat down and poured two glasses of water, one for Li Zile and one for Wu Yong: "Don't panic, where is Li Ziguang now?"
After hearing this, Li Zile finally reacted. He pointed towards the inner room and whispered, "Dad, my dad is dying."
Wu Yongben was already holding a cup of tea, ready to calm down, but when he heard this, his hand shook, and the cup and tea fell to the ground together.
Xu Shu couldn't understand why he reacted so strongly. Could it be that in just a few months, Wu Yong had already developed real feelings for his father-in-law?
Before Xu Shu could figure out the reason, Li Ziguang in the room spoke first: "Now that Dad is gone, you will only have me as your brother."
Xu Shu understood it now.
Immediate family, right?
Just like modern hospitals require the signature of immediate family members when rescuing patients, the same principle must have been applied in ancient times when discussing marriage.
Moreover, people in ancient times had to observe mourning. If Old Man Li really died before Wu Yong and Li Zile got married, their wedding would have to be postponed for three years.
Three years later, whether it can be successful or not depends entirely on Li Zile's brother Li Ziguang.
There are so many rules in ancient times.
Xu Shu looked at the person coming out of the house. Li Ziguang was not as weak as he imagined. He was tall and handsome. Just looking at his face, one would never have thought that this man could owe a gambling debt of 5,000 taels.
"You can't judge a person by his appearance." Xu Shu couldn't help but sigh, and stood up and bowed to Li Ziguang, "I am Xu Shu."
Qi Huairen and Li Ziguang were stunned and took a half step back: "You... I, my name is Li Ziguang."
Xu Shu smiled and said, "Mr. Li, I have a job here that no one else can do except you. What do you think?"
Xu Shu took out the gambling house deed he had brought with him this morning and waved it in front of Li Ziguang before continuing, "I heard that you encountered some problems in Qingshui Town. If this thing can be done, let alone a mere five thousand taels, even..."