Volume 1 In the Countryside Chapter 24 Beauty is Justice
Seeing that Zhang Shou remained silent, Lu Sanlang thought that the other person had heard of his reputation, so he hesitated and quickly added a few more words.
"Sir, your Cuijun Room is the only elegant place suitable for living within a few miles. If you can agree to my request, when those perverts in the capital hear that Miss Zhu is staying here and flock to you, I will definitely stand up and act as a shield for you! I am not bragging, but my reputation in the capital is quite important!"
Zhang Shou almost choked to death. I took great pains to attract a bunch of fat sheep to slaughter, and you want to help me stop them?
He laughed in a hoarse voice, and then said lightly: "Let's not talk about studying for now. If you want to learn, I can let Xiao Qi teach you. As for other people who want to live here, there is no need to stop them. You just need to help Xiao Qi maintain order here and make them abide by the rules!"
Lu Sanlang was stunned at first, then he suddenly realized.
"Old sir, the order is easy to deal with. If those idiots can't answer these questions, I will charge them ten taels of silver for every day they stay! Old sir, you are very generous . You don't want to take this money. This is the rule that I, Lu Sanlang, who came first, abide by. Who dares not to abide by it? Aren't you afraid of angering Miss Zhu? You can use the money to rebuild Cuiyun Room or to help the villagers."
As he spoke, he grinned and said, "Miss Zhu can solve a problem, aren't they afraid of losing face? I will quietly tell them that they pay to stay for a few days, and then they can tell Miss Zhu how many problems they solved. For such a face-saving thing, what does a little money mean?"
If he could learn mathematics from this reclusive old gentleman, it would be an unexpected gain, but his goal was to completely muddy up or even shatter the circle of Miss Zhu's suitors and the muddy waters of the court, including his father's calculations!
He, Lu Sanlang, is really smart. This is called killing several birds with one stone! Moreover, who could have guessed that this was his wisdom?
Seeing the man's eyes darting around, Zhang Shou couldn't help but want to hold his forehead. This guy in front of him could actually guess what he was thinking !
Could it be that he was targeting a fat sheep but ended up letting in a fat fox?
When he quietly returned to Zhang's house in the village from the bamboo house along the path that only a few people in the village knew about, Zhang Shou, who had just remained silent, couldn't help but sigh when he saw Zhu Ying, who was unhappy because she couldn't go to see Lu Sanlang's fun.
"That Lu Sanlang, you really don't know what he is until you see him. I was shocked when I saw him. He is truly a talented person!"
Without waiting for Zhu Ying to ask, he recounted in front of the two maids, Zhanjin and Liuyin, exactly what Lu Sanlang had said and done after Liuyin left. He had a very good memory, and just like Zhu Ying had repeated the original words of his father, Duke Zhao, he imitated Lu Sanlang's demeanor and tone vividly, which stunned the master and two servants.
"If I hadn't seen Sanlang Lu's true face in person, I would have really thought he was just an ordinary playboy!"
He was just about to elaborate on Lu Sanlang's last suggestion when he heard Wu calling him from outside the door. He smiled and said, "I'll go see what mother wants me to do and I'll be back soon."
After saying hello, he left the house first, and saw Mrs. Wu standing in the yard, obviously looking worried.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
Wu rushed forward and pulled Zhang Shou aside, and asked nervously, "Ah Shou, I heard from Old Liu that the son of Minister Lu from the capital brought a lot of followers with him when he came here before. He looked aggressive. Fortunately, Liu Yin came forward and led them away. But if he comes back and blocks the door and insists on seeing Yingying, what should we do?"
"Haha." Zhang Shou didn't expect that Mrs. Wu would actually worry that Lu Sanlang would cause trouble, and couldn't help but laugh, "Mother, do you think that the Duke Zhao's Mansion sent so many guards here just to eat for free? Besides, I know how to deal with Lu Sanlang. If it doesn't work, there's still the eldest lady in the house to keep things under control."
Mrs. Wu immediately scolded, "You have already accepted Yingying's personal money, how can you push all the troubles to her? You are usually kind and sincere in your dealings with others, why don't you spend time to please her? Such a good-tempered and good-looking young lady is hard to find even with a lantern! Okay, okay, I won't talk to you anymore, go in and talk to her!"
Zhang Shou was simply amused and confused as he was chased away by his mother without saying a word and the mother even blamed him for not knowing how to please his fiancée.
Others forget their mothers after they get a wife, but his mother is different. She starts slandering her son before his wife even gets married!
When he walked back to the main door, he heard a master and two servants talking inside, and Zhu Ying's voice was obviously full of anger.
"Okay, it turns out that Lu Zhutou is so cunning. His usual lustful and silly appearance was actually an act to deceive me!"
Seeing his young lady slap the armrest hard and stand up suddenly, with her eyebrows raised in anger, Liu Yin couldn't help but say, "Miss, what about Lu Sanlang? It's none of our business anyway. Everyone in the capital knows that he is an ignorant pig-head, and only Master Shou can see that he has ability. In my opinion, no matter what his ability is, what's more important is that Master Shou has a keen eye for talent and is humble and never judges people by appearance."
Similar to Liu Yin's reaction, Zhan Jin actually nodded and said, "That's right. If it were someone else, they would never say good things about a notorious person like Lu Sanlang in front of the young lady, let alone discover that he has any good points! Master Shou is such a kind person!"
Hearing this praise, Zhang Shou felt that Lu Sanlang was even more wronged than Dou E. As for him, he had deeply experienced more than once that appearance is the true meaning of justice - he just said a seemingly fair word on behalf of Lu Sanlang, and he received so much praise!
In the room, after the two maids spoke one after another, Zhu Ying's anger disappeared completely. She sat down happily and said with a smile: "That's right, Ah Shou is too honest. When I held him hostage, he was afraid that I would trip over the threshold..."
Before she finished her words, she saw two girls looking at her at the same time, their eyes full of disbelief. Even though she and Zhan Jin Liuyin grew up together and had no reservations, she still couldn't help feeling guilty when she suddenly let slip that she had held Zhang Shou hostage when she first met him.
But thinking that the two girls were not outsiders, Zhu Ying immediately tried to explain as if nothing had happened.
"I wanted to ask Ah Shou about the engagement alone, so I held him hostage. He told me he had never heard of it, and said that if I didn't want to, he would help me find the marriage certificate and burn it, so that I could go back home with peace of mind. You two, tell me, isn't it rare to find such a kind gentleman? That's why I stayed and checked the engagement myself!"
Zhan Jin smiled with curved eyebrows and eyes: "No wonder! When I heard that the young lady stayed, I was shocked and even cursed Mr. Shou behind his back. Amitabha, as soon as I saw Mr. Shou, I knew I cursed the wrong person!"
