eurekapd Chapter 104 The Hard Work of Making Money, Please Do It a Few More Times
Chapter 104 The Hard Work of Making Money, Please Do It a Few More Times
Pang Dahai and Zhen Xiaoxi were fast asleep when they suddenly heard a muffled thud in the courtyard.
I quickly put on my clothes and slippers and ran out.
Then a figure dressed in black appeared in the courtyard, lying on the ground groaning in pain.
The two looked at each other.
They exchanged a glance and quickly ran over.
Pang Dahai frowned and stared at the person on the ground, demanding sharply, "Tell me, did you come here to steal something, or did you just wander into the wrong house?"
The pale-faced scholar winced in pain, clutching his backside and groaning, "Stop talking nonsense! You two, get me inside and fetch a doctor, or else..."
He yanked the dagger out of his buttocks, and blood gushed out. He was in so much pain that he was drenched in cold sweat and grimaced.
He brandished the dagger in front of the couple.
The meaning was self-evident, and the threat couldn't be more obvious.
Zhen Xiaoxi crossed her arms, a playful look on her face.
He nudged Pang Dahai lightly with his elbow, "Brother Dahai, is he... threatening us?!"
Pang Dahai scoffed, "He's probably out of his mind! He thinks he can threaten us with that kind of pathetic appearance?"
Upon hearing this, the pale-faced scholar was both angry and anxious.
Because of the excruciating pain in his buttocks, he could barely speak: "You...you're not afraid of me? Humph, you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences! Aren't you afraid I'll take your lives right now?!"
Upon hearing this, Pang Dahai threw his head back and burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, you? You can't even stand up straight now!"
"You want to take our lives? Do you think we're easily scared?"
As he spoke, he took another step closer to the pale-faced scholar, his eyes filled with disdain and contempt.
The neighboring county magistrate, Tang Guangjun, and his poisonous advisor, Wen Chou, along with his sister Xiaoxi, were able to evade the guards of the Tang residence and get them sacked and beaten up.
Moreover, this "seriously injured" petty thief in front of him.
Zhen Xiaoxi chuckled and chimed in, "You little thief, you're all talk and no action, though you're not very capable."
"If you've got the guts, then go ahead and make a move! Let's see if you'll cross your legs first, or if we'll all be dead first!"
Upon hearing this, the two men, now emboldened by their words, became even more emboldened.
His heart sank, and cold sweat poured down his forehead even more profusely.
Damn it, is Pingyao County cursed? It's like it's designed to kill him.
Every single one of them I run into seems like someone I shouldn't mess with...
However, who is he? He is none other than the infamous flower thief, the childless Flying Cockroach—Zhang Lang!
He wasn't easily intimidated. He snorted coldly at the two people in front of him, "Hmph, I, Zhang Lang, have roamed the martial world for many years. How could I possibly be defeated by two nameless nobodys like you?"
Today, I will send you to meet the King of Hell!
Upon hearing this, Pang Dahai and Zhen Xiaoxi were taken aback at first, and then they both burst into laughter.
I've seen plenty of confident people, but this is the first time I've seen someone this confident!
Pang Dahai laughed until tears almost streamed down his face. He pointed at Zhang Lang and said, "You? You want to send us to meet the King of Hell?"
"I'd like to see how you send us to meet the King of Hell!"
The laughter pierced Zhang Lang's eardrums, and the smile mocked his self-esteem.
With a roar, he ignored the pain in his buttocks and lunged at Pang Dahai with a dagger.
Pang Dahai merely shifted his body slightly, effortlessly dodging his attack.
In a battle between masters, one move is enough!
As Pang Dahai dodged, he didn't forget to elbow Zhang Lang on the back of the neck.
Zhang Lang felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck, his eyes rolled back, and he collapsed with a thud.
"Damn it, is that all? Trying to be a petty thief?!"
Pang Dahai spat and cursed.
If he weren't worried about waking up his son Pang You and exposing their identities, he would have given this Zhang Lang a bone-loosening meal today!
"dong dong dong~"
The sudden knocking on the door immediately alerted Pang Dahai and Zhen Xiaoxi.
The two exchanged a glance, and Zhen Xiaoxi asked softly, "Who could it be so late?"
Pang Dahai frowned, made a shushing gesture, and then tiptoed toward the door.
"I'm Qian Yan'er from Lin's Snack Stall up ahead. I just chased a petty thief who fell into your yard."
Upon hearing this, Pang Dahai and Zhen Xiaoxi's wariness vanished, and smiles appeared on their faces!
Qian Yan'er, isn't that Fatty's "family"?!
Pang Dahai quickly and enthusiastically opened the courtyard gate: "Qian Yan'er, Missing Tooth Dad, it's you!"
The toothless father grinned, his mouth agape, as he looked at the two of them.
He recognized these two people; they were that fatso's parents!
I never expected the fat constable to be so fat, while his parents were as thin as bamboo poles.
The man with the missing tooth stepped forward and spoke first, "By the way, the little thief left at your house, are you alright?"
Pang Dahai laughed heartily and patted his chest, "What could possibly happen?"
That petty thief even introduced himself, calling himself a cockroach or a mantis that has no offspring, and he thinks he can run wild here.
It barely made a couple of moves before I took it down perfectly, and now it's lying on the floor pretending to be dead.
As he spoke, he gestured with his chin toward Zhang Lang, who was lying on the ground.
Originally, the man with missing teeth was only happy because he had found the petty thief and was about to send him to jail.
But unexpectedly, I heard Pang Dahai say something about cockroaches?!
Could this mantis be that man?
He was overjoyed!
Zhang Lang, the notorious womanizer who is currently wanted!
It was Qin Shen Shen who mentioned it when she came back today and specifically told Bao Ya Yu not to go out for a stroll.
Most importantly, this man is worth a reward of one hundred taels of silver!
The man with the missing tooth's eyes widened instantly, his mouth agape as if he could fit an egg in it. He looked down at Qian Yan'er, his voice trembling with excitement, "Yan'er, it seems we... we've struck it rich!!!"
Qian Yan'er was stunned, as were Pang Dahai and Zhen Xiaoxi.
The four of them entered the courtyard and squatted down next to Zhang Lang to chatter about crickets.
After hearing the explanation from the father with the missing tooth, everyone was overjoyed!
Pang Dahai and Zhen Xiaoxi held hands and looked at each other. Finally, the silver hidden in his house had a legitimate reason to be spent openly!
In other words, they no longer need to pretend to be poor and sneak their son Pang You to the food stalls!
With money coming in, it's not unreasonable to want to eat at a food stall!
Dou Weiyi received the message from the government office late at night!
He rolled over, got out of bed, dragged his shoes, and headed straight for the yamen!
He was overjoyed!
That blind cockroach, caught it! What's the difference between this and giving it money for free!
But when he arrived at the government office, he was dumbfounded.
Bah! Why didn't the messenger tell him that there were four other people waiting to share his silver?
Qian Yan'er and her buck-toothed father each took 40 taels of silver.
Pang Dahai and Zhen Xiaoxi split the 30 taels.
By the time it got to him, there were only 30 taels left!
Although he was gritting his teeth, he was also anxious to make the money smoothly, as delays could lead to unforeseen problems.
He immediately took out the official document and stamped it.
He handed it over to his toothless father, who then worked with the yamen officials overnight to deliver the cockroach whole, head and tail intact, to the prefectural city to exchange for silver!
Qian Yan'er returned home in high spirits and took the bedding from the shop down to wash it clean.
The bloodstains in the room have been cleaned up again!
To avoid his "bread and butter" being frightened when they see blood tomorrow!
The next day.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi arrived at the shop early.
Gao Mengli greeted Qian Yan'er with a smile, "Yanzi! You must have had a hard day watching over the shop all by yourself yesterday!"
Qian Yan'er waved her hand with a smile on her face!
What's so hard about it?! He wants to experience this kind of hard work to make money many more times!!!