The first volume of pearl curtains rolls up the western mountain rain at dusk Chapter 79: Swearing to the Moon
The hostility and hatred in this world are very complicated and unreasonable. The hatred between people may not have any grudges at all. It may be just because you live a better life or just because you don't like the other person.
The irreconcilable conflict between an individual and another individual is never the same as the irreconcilable conflict between forces.
Li Diudiu's first night hunting challenge ended in vain. Ye Zhangzhu's words were like a big stone blocking his heart, and his mind was full of the burly man named Wang Heita, which could not be shaken off.
That man, that wine, that big pot of meat, and the way that man clasped his fists and bowed.
He opened the drawer, and there were thousands of taels of silver notes inside. Wang Heita said that these silver notes were a thank-you gift to him, but if Li Diudiu really felt that these silver notes were his, he would have sent them to his master Changmei long ago.
Before he took the silver bills from Wang Heita, he already knew what he should do, otherwise he would not have reached out to take the silver bills.
It would not be wrong to say that Li Diudiu is a very complicated person. He can go to Yunzhai Teahouse to make money in a way that other academy disciples look down on him, but he will not keep the silver note of more than one thousand taels for himself.
This thousand taels of silver might not be enough for him to earn after working hard for five years in Yunzhai Teahouse, but for Li Diudiu, it was not tempting at all.
If you say it is simple, it is very simple, probably only seven words are enough.
There are things you should do and things you shouldn’t do.
If we have to add eight more words to these seven, it should be "A gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way."
He sat in the room staring at the banknotes in a daze, recalling what the king Heita had said that day. After a long time, Li Diudiu muttered three words to himself.
"You're welcome."
Then he let out a long breath, put the banknotes back into the drawer, and patted them with his hands. It felt like they were not a few banknotes but a few mountains.
Just at this moment there was a knock on the door and Li Diudiu looked back.
"who?"
"I."
This was such a boring and meaningless conversation, but Li Diudiu's mood improved a little. He went over and opened the door. Xiahou Zhuo was standing outside the door with a nervous look on his face. When he saw Li Diudiu, he was so scared that he took a big step back.
"What the hell!"
He wanted to punch Li Diudiu in the face.
Li Diudiu then realized that he had forgotten to change his clothes and take off his mask after he came back.
"What are you doing?"
Xiahou Zhuo couldn't help but ask.
Li Diudiu said, "I plan to change my career and see if I can make money as a tailor. I want to practice first. What you see is the new style of clothing that will be launched on the market this year, the Diu-style nightgown."
Xiahou Zhuo looked at his clothes and frowned, "Nightwear and cropped pants?"
Li Diudiu said: "Professional killer Xiahou Tiezhu."
Xiahou Zhuo glared at him: "What a mess."
Li Diudiu said, "Just tell me whether it rhymes or not."
Xiahou Zhuo asked, "You're not going out too, are you?"
Li Diudiu went back into the house, sat down, sighed and said, "I was going to go out, but I ran into Ye Zhangzhu just before I went out, so I came back. He said that there was chaos in Jizhou City tonight, and it would not be good to go out."
Xiahou Zhuo heaved a long sigh of relief and said as he walked in, "It's good that he didn't go out. It was really chaotic tonight."
After he sat down opposite Li Diudiu, he said, "I just got the news that the prosecutor Zheng Chun died in prison. It was said that he was so depressed that he hit his head against the wall and committed suicide, and then..."
Li Diudiu said: "Then Wang Heita decided to avenge Zheng Chun."
"yes."
Xiahou Zhuo said, "It happened very suddenly, but someone must have planned it for a long time... Lian Gongming entrusted the task of killing Wang Heita to Qingyi, and you took the portrait but never took action. Lian Gongming must have felt that he couldn't wait any longer, so he took action himself."
"Kill Zheng Chun first... and his family, and then say that he committed suicide out of fear of punishment. Then spread the news to Wang Heita, and have someone tell Wang Heita that he might be inspecting a business tonight. Wang Heita will naturally not let go of this opportunity."
Li Diudiu said: "How could Lian Gongming be revealed tonight? There may be many masters waiting in the mansion of his governor. He is using Wang Heita to kill the people in the Qingyi formation, and also using the Qingyi formation to kill Wang Heita."
Xiahou Zhuo hummed and said, "Don't move around tonight. People from Jizhou Prefecture are patrolling the streets to catch the rebels and bandits who sneaked into the city."
Li Diudiu thought about it and said that it was no wonder that he met the police as soon as he left the academy, but those police were obviously not very brave.
"knew."
Li Diudiu nodded and said, "I won't go out tonight, but I want to leave Jizhou early tomorrow morning. Don't tell my master."
Xiahou Zhuo's expression changed: "Where are you going?!"
"To deliver the money."
Li Diudiu told Xiahou Zhuo everything that Wang Heita had entrusted him with. Xiahou Zhuo was silent for a long time. He knew that it was useless for him to persuade him in such a matter, although he really didn't want Li Diudiu to leave.
"I'll go with you."
"Don't. If you leave Jizhou at this time, who knows how many people will want to attack you."
Li Diudiu said, "I have a small target, and no one will notice me wherever I go after leaving Jizhou. I have calculated that I will go to Gucheng County to get the silver first, and then go to Laihu County. If I walk fast, I will be back in about seven or eight days. Please tell Mr. Yan for me."
Xiahou Zhuo said: "If you leave the academy like this, Dean Gao might cause trouble for you. You know he wants to cause trouble for you now, just because of you, brat. I heard that Gao Xining hasn't eaten for three days..."
After saying this, Xiahou Zhuo quickly shut up, but he knew it was too late.
He smiled awkwardly and said, "The little girl and Dean Gao are angry with each other, it's a normal thing, it's all normal..."
Li Diudiu was silent for a moment and then stood up: "See you out."
Xiahou Zhuo: "So ruthless?"
Li Diudiu hummed, "I'll go find some food and see if I can send it to her. She's already skinny, won't she be skin and bones if she doesn't eat for three days?"
Xiahou Zhuo narrowed his eyes slightly, and Li Diudiu thought his expression was a bit hateful.
"Don't be a thief in the cafeteria. I have food in my room, including braised pork and dim sum. Come with me to get it. Don't let Dean Gao find out, or I will definitely expel you from the academy."
Xiahou Zhuo stood up and said, "At such a young age, he has already fallen into the whirlpool of emotions. How pitiful."
Li Diudiu said, "Bah, she and I are brothers, and she promised to help me find a wife."
Xiahou Zhuo was stunned for a moment, then he also said, "Children are really children, they are unreasonable!"
Two moments later, outside the courtyard wall of Dean Gao's house, Li Diudiu knew roughly where Gao Xining lived. The last time she came to Dean Gao's house to cut bamboo, Gao Xining said that she lived in the bedroom on the right side of the main house.
President Gao lives in the main house, which is a row of five blue brick and tile houses. In the middle are two connected living rooms, there is one room on the right and two rooms on the left. One is President Gao's study and the other is his bedroom.
On weekdays, there are two or three servants cleaning Dean Gao's house, and a maid is responsible for taking care of Gao Xining and cooking. To be honest, Li Diudiu is a little afraid of that maid. She is more like Tiezhu than Xiahou Tiezhu.
The other two were male servants and could not stay at Dean Gao’s house at night, so Li Diudiu didn’t think it would be difficult to get in.
He climbed over the wall lightly and lay there to look around. The yard was quiet and there was no movement, so he climbed into the yard and tiptoed to the room on the right. There was no front door in this house, so the only way to get out was to go to the living room , but there was no door but a window.
Li Diudiu went to the window and was about to knock on it, when he saw a dark shadow coming from the east annex room. Li Diudiu thought to himself what a coincidence, as he actually met a real thief.
He squatted under the window waiting for the thief to come. The thief obviously went straight to Gao Xining's bedroom. He didn't dare to go through the main door of the living room and came towards the window.
Li Diudiu waited for the man to get close, then he stood up suddenly and slapped the man on the neck. The man fell down with a gurgling sound.
Li Diudiu was afraid that he would make a sound, so he caught him when he fell, carried him on his shoulders and then climbed out of the yard. He thought to himself, how dare you come to my brother Ning's house to steal things, isn't this just courting death?
It’s just a little strange. This little thief smells so good and his tentacles feel so good to the touch. Why is that?
He carried the man to the grove, where few people came during the day, let alone at night. He tore off the black scarf covering the man's face and looked at him in the moonlight. Then Li Diudiu was stunned.
This palm strike almost killed his brother Ning.
Li Diudiu reached out his trembling hand and pinched Gao Xining's philtrum, but he didn't dare to use too much force. Fortunately, Gao Xining woke up quickly, and the first thing she did after opening her eyes was to shout. Li Diudiu covered her mouth with one hand, and Gao Xining punched Li Diudiu in the lower abdomen. Li Diudiu almost stuck out her tongue in pain.
"I... ahem, Li Chi."
Gao Xining was startled, then quickly reached out and rubbed Li Diudiu's belly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't know it was you. What were you doing in my house? Why did you hit me?!"
Thinking about how Li Diudiu had hit her just now, she suddenly felt that she had been wronged. She had been gently rubbing Li Diudiu's belly, but then she clenched her little fist and hit Li Diudiu again.
"this……"
Li Diudiu picked up the food beside him and showed it to Gao Xining: "I heard from Xiahou that you haven't eaten for three days, so..."
Gao Xining immediately realized that Li Diudiu went to her house to bring her food, but she thought he was a thief when she saw him.
"I...actually I didn't go without food for three days, I..."
Gao Xining blushed: "I just went to the kitchen, didn't I?"
Li Diudiu was stunned.
"My brave man, you went to the kitchen to get something to eat. You also changed into black clothes and put on a black scarf. Is it because it is a ritual? Or are you afraid that your grandfather will see you and beat you to death?"
"For face."
Gao Xining said seriously: "Grandpa didn't allow me to go out to look for you, so I went on a hunger strike to show him, but I was so hungry... But I couldn't lose face, and I couldn't admit it even if I was arrested."
Li Diudiu laughed and said, "Are you stupid? You stole things from your own kitchen. Do you really think your grandfather can't see it?"
Gao Xining sighed: "I don't have any other options."
Li Diudiu smiled and said, "Don't go on a hunger strike anymore. I'm not in a hurry to find a wife."
Gao Xining said: "That won't work. What if you find it yourself?"
Li Diudiu said: “Okay!”
He stood up, raised his hand and swore to the moon: "I, Li Chi, will leave the matter of my wife to Gao Xining. If she is not the one who found me, I will be struck by lightning. If I randomly find a wife myself, I will be struck by lightning twice."
Gao Xining chuckled: "What food did you bring?"
