kvmb Chapter 390 He Deserves It
Chapter 390 He Deserves It
He even brought his wife to a cockfight. This was her first time there!
I've never seen it before, but as long as I can make money, that's fine!
Who cares who the guests bring? If there are many guests, maybe they will all place bets or buy cockfighting, and he can make more money!
After Yinzhen led Wen Yao into the store, the noise gradually became louder and louder as they walked in. Wen Yao finally had the impression of the atmosphere of an ancient casino. "The fight has already begun," Yinzhen led Wen Yao away from the noisy crowd, "Do you have a private room?"
"Yes!" The shopkeeper who followed spoke hurriedly, his eyes lighting up. That single room is only opened occasionally, and from up there you can also see the cockfighting going on. It's completely prepared for you rich people!
However, it was the first time for him to receive a woman. It was also the first time for this rich man to bring his wife to watch cockfighting. Fortunately, although the private room was not luxurious, it was at least clean and tidy, and could block people's sight.
Yinzhen and Wen Yao didn't complain after they entered. What was there to complain about in this place?
"I hope you won't mind my poor hospitality, sir," the shop owner finally found a more elegant and cultured phrase in his mind.
"No problem. Has anyone booked the next one?" Yinzhen looked at the shop owner and asked, "May I know your name?"
"No need to mention my last name, just call me He Da. I have a younger brother, He Er, and this is our shop," He Da introduced briefly. "Two more fights have been scheduled. If you want to fight right away, I'll arrange it now. You can arrange the next one first."
Wen Yao pinched the back of Yinzhen's hand and said, "Why don't we see how they place their bets first? Maybe we can make some money after placing our bets later."
Yinzhen nodded. This was a good idea. He could earn some money while spending money to play. "He Da, is there anyone you know? By the way, you don't have to arrange it for me first. Just come in order of priority." He looked at He Da and said, "If there is anyone you know who is good at betting on cockfighting, you can call him up and introduce him to me and my wife. It won't be in vain."
He Da quickly lowered his head and responded, "Yes! Yes! I'll call him up right away!" He Da said and ran down quickly.
Wen Yao looked at him several times and whispered in Yinzhen's ear, "He's not quite right."
"You've already noticed something is wrong, so it must be wrong," Yinzhen didn't care much. "Just now when I asked him if he knew anyone, He Da's eyes looked wrong. If my guess is correct, the problem is with the person he recommended. Don't check for now, let's see if we can find out anything."
The two smiled at each other, and Wen Yao said with a smile: "That's what I planned." The two of them also had a tacit understanding and laughed out loud.
Not long after he finished speaking, the smile in Yinzhen's eyes almost narrowed into slits. Footsteps were heard, and soon He Da led a man who looked somewhat similar to him. The man looked more handsome than He Da, but there seemed to be something wrong with his legs, and he walked with a limp, but it was not very obvious.
"Sir, Madam, this is my younger brother He Er. I am responsible for selling fighting cocks and venues, while my younger brother is in charge of the actual cockfighting. He knows it best," He Da introduced directly.
"I, He Er, pay my respects to the young master and his wife," He Er knelt down directly, "I know a thing or two about cockfighting and can help the young master and his wife solve their doubts."
Yinzhen waved to He Da. He Da wanted to kneel down, but he didn't kneel down just now. Now he was a little at a loss. Yinzhen's expression remained the same. "He Da, you go down and do your work first. He Er is enough here."
"Yes!" He Da did nothing in the end. He just looked at his brother deeply and then walked away quickly.
Wen Yao looked at him for a long time, the corners of her mouth slightly raised. He was a scholar, a man with a story, and even...
Yinzhen didn't let He Er stand up, "Do you know me?" He knelt down as soon as they met, which showed that he knew his identity. After all, he and his daughter Yaoyao were dressed like ordinary merchants' sons. As for the nonsense of being noble, many lords have it, but they wouldn't think it was noble just because they met such a person!
He Eryi came in, took just one look at them and knelt down, with a hint of excitement in his eyes!
But it is certain that He Da doesn’t know him!
"My Lord Ninth Prince, I had the honor of meeting you when I went to the capital to take part in the imperial examination," He Er replied respectfully without looking up.
"Slave? Are you from the Manchu ethnic group? How come your surname sounds Han Chinese?" Yinzhen took out a small oil-paper bag from his waist bag, opened it and handed it to Wen Yao. There were dried apricots inside. Wen Yao's eyes lit up, she took the apricot and ate it, not forgetting to put one in Yinzhen's mouth.
"I was born into the He Ye'er clan. Later, due to internal family disputes, I, Brother He, was kicked out of the family and could only use my mother's surname, He," He Er said this without any fluctuation in his voice.
"Do you have something to ask of me? Revenge?" Yinzhen was different from the Fourth and Eighth Masters. He didn't like to set traps or use other methods to wait for others to speak. Yinzhen liked to speak directly when he knew something.
Yinzhen would never do anything like helping others to take revenge.
As for the reason, it is not because we dislike trouble or anything like that, but because most of the things we hear from the people who come to us for help and can be used by us are basically some things that are beautified from their perspective.
Unless there are huge benefits tempting you, or you arrange people to investigate it thoroughly, otherwise it will touch upon personal grudges and often hurt innocent people.
Although a human life did not cause much shock to Yinzhen, when he thought of this, he looked at Wen Yao and raised the corners of his mouth. But now... human life is very precious.
"Although I am incompetent, what happened to me was ultimately due to my own weakness. Lord Jiu, would you be willing to listen to me talk about my past?" At this time, He Er raised his head and looked at Yinzhen, without looking at Wen Yao.
"Tell me about it," Yinzhen raised his hand to him, then looked down.
"When my father was still alive, I took part in the imperial examination. On the day before the exam, my leg was broken by someone, so I couldn't take the exam, but I was also a juren, and I could have a good future after I recovered. But less than half a year after I returned home, my father passed away. The elders in the family claimed that my brother and I were unfilial and killed my father, so they stripped me of my juren status and made me a commoner. Later, they expelled my brother and me from the family," He Er said simply. "My story is very simple. Money can move people's hearts. My father was foolishly filial and soft-hearted. My mother died early because of those people. My father forgave them, and now he deserves this retribution."
Yinzhen and Wen Yao simultaneously turned their eyes away from the fighting cocks below and looked at He Er who was very calm.