A poor hero

"Uncle Qi, there are bandits who want to attack you."

Chen Chen looked around and saw no one nearby, so he directly said to Zhao Qi.

Zhao Qi was stunned when he heard this.

He knew that Zhao Yuande was a recruiter of the bandits, but he had watched Zhao Yuande grow up, and he believed that Zhao Yuande would not attack him.

Zhao Qi thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "Chen Chen, are you talking about Yuan De? I watched him grow up, there is no way he would attack me."

He was still too kind-hearted and didn't know how inhumane the bandits were.

Chen Chen was different. In the history books, he saw a large number of bandits bringing people back to his village to plunder and even massacre the villagers.

But he knew that he could not convince Zhao Qi.

So he just told the truth what he heard by the stream that day. It was not up to him whether Uncle Qi would listen or not.

Zhao Qi thanked Chen Chen and said, "Chen Chen, no matter what, thank you."

Chen Chen still had a lot of things waiting for him to do, so he said goodbye to Zhao Qi and went to work on his affairs.

Chen Chen had been here once before, and he was very familiar with it this time. He strode towards Jixianju.

The old shopkeeper of Jixianju was still so easy to talk to. Although Chen Chen’s pheasants were a little thinner this time, he still gave the same price as last time.

The third uncle was very busy. He and Chen Chen chatted for just a few words before being called back by his colleagues in the kitchen.

When Chen Chen came out of the county town, he also collaborated with Gao Wenbai on the sugar business.

So he walked towards the Gao family according to the address of the Gao family given by Gao Wenbai before.

Soon, Chen Chen came to the red and vermillion-lacquered gate of a large house with three entrances.

On the top of the red and vermilion-lacquered door hangs a black gold-threaded nanmu plaque, with two large characters "Gaofu" inscribed with dragons and phoenixes flying on it.

He looked up with interest.

He always knew that Gao Wenbai's family was rich, but he didn't know that Gao Wenbai's family was so rich. Even the plaque at the door was made of golden nan.

You know, golden nan has always been an expensive and rare wood.

Since the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court has had a department dedicated to purchasing golden nanmu. Officials' donation of golden nanmu can be used as a criterion for performance appraisal and promotion, and civilians can become officials by donating a golden nanmu tree.

In the Qing Dynasty, due to the scarcity of Zhen Nan, the laws and regulations were very cruel, and people who kept Zhen Nan in private would be punished or even beheaded.

"Where's the beggar standing at the gate of our Gao Mansion? Get out of here."

When Chen Chen was thinking about knocking on the door, an old servant who came out of the door saw him and scolded him.

Sure enough, it is true that there are many evil servants in high-rise mansions.

The last time Chen Chen took care of the old shopkeeper and young boy of the Gao family cloth shop, it wasn't long ago, and now he met the evil servant of the Gao family again.

"Idiot, this is a main road, a main road built by the government. It doesn't matter to you that I stand on this main road?"

Chen Chen had no scruples and fought back directly.

Chen Chen has many ways to deal with this kind of bully.

Isn’t it about domineering? He has never been afraid of anyone.

When the old evil servant saw that Chen Chen was not like the beggars in the past, he dared to scold him.

So he stared at Chen Chen, sizing him up, fearing that the handsome, patched-up guy in front of him had an unusual background.

"Young man, which family are you from?"

The old evil servant lowered his head and asked Chen Chen politely.

Chen Chen knew what this evil servant meant. He was just afraid that Chen Chen had an unusual background.

Yes, people are like this, bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

Even though he is a servant in other people's homes, he still looks down on the poor.

So he smiled and made a face, "I am not, I am not a son of any family, I am a little beggar who comes to beg."

When the old evil servant heard this, he became furious.

Veins popped out, his face turned red, and he cursed angrily, "You little beggar, you dare to come here to make me happy, so get out of here."

What a humble guy.

His face changed so quickly. He was born in the future and became a proper actor.

Chen Chen was not afraid of this guy, but retorted humbly: "Haha, who do you think you are! How dare you hit me in public."

Pedestrians on the road saw Chen Chen and the old evil servant arguing and gathered around to watch.

"Smelly beggar, I'll beat you. What else can you do?"

The old evil servant turned around and walked into the door, probably going back to look for weapons like sticks.

"Young man, let's go! That old guy is probably looking for a stick. Be careful he hits you."

"Isn't that right? These rich scoundrels are more bullying than those rich people. You'd better leave quickly!"

"The Gao family is one of the largest families in Xu County. Young man, this is not something you can offend."

……

Well-meaning passers-by tried to persuade Chen Chen.

People compete for a breath, Buddha competes for a stick of incense.

Chen Chen was aggrieved. He was insulted by this evil servant even though he had done nothing. He would never tolerate it.

If you tolerate breast hyperplasia for a while, you will get ovarian cysts; if you suppress liver qi stagnation for a day, you will get angry for thyroid nodules; if you curse myocardial infarction, you will get some endocrine disorders.

So Chen Chen smiled and said calmly: "Thank you for your concern, but you're right, I'm not afraid of anyone. Even if it's a big business, I still have to be reasonable!"

Sure enough, the old evil servant just went back to get weapons.

Although he didn't bring a stick, he did bring a big broom.

He gritted his teeth and bared his teeth and said: "The truth? Whoever has money has a reason. What reason do you have, you stinking beggar?"

He yelled and rushed towards Chen Chen.

When Chen Chen saw this old guy with bulging veins, he really couldn't bear to attack him. He was afraid of beating him to death with one punch, but he just avoided his attack.

The evil servant staggered and was about to fall to the side.

"Old guy, be careful, don't make yourself mad. I can't afford to pay for this."

Chen Chen teased this old evil servant in a coquettish way.

When the people around him heard this, they all started laughing.

The old evil servant became even more angry when he saw that Chen Chen had made him lose face here.

The veins on his forehead swelled and pulsed, as if they were about to burst.

He took the broom and swept it at Chen Chen several times, but Chen Chen dodged it every time.

The old evil servant knew that he was old and frail and was no match for Chen Chen.

So he gritted his teeth and cursed viciously: "Boy, if you can, just stop here. When I find someone, I will kill you."

After the old evil servant finished speaking, he cursed and walked towards the gate of Gao's house to move the reinforcements.

"Young man, if you get an advantage, leave quickly! That evil servant has gone in to find someone, and he won't be able to leave later."

"Yes, we can't afford to stay here just for such a thing. It's not worthwhile."

……

The kind people tried hard to persuade Chen Chen.

Chen Chen bowed to these kind people and thanked them: "Thank you, but I won't leave. I want to see what they can do to me."

"Whoever dares to come to our mansion to cause trouble, I think he will die."

Inside the gate, the old evil servant came out viciously with a few guards holding white wax sticks.