Chapter 74: The debtor Liu Zongmin
Ten miles away from the Wild Boar Flag, there is a hastily built thatched hut.
Although the materials are simple, the workmanship is very good. Even the beams and columns whose bark has not been peeled off are full of antique charm.
Six maids in Tsing Yi are decorating the house. Yun Zhao, also in Tsing Yi, is sitting behind a short table, writing chess records alone.
The heavily armed Yun Yang stood behind Yun Zhao and looked around. He was already a little impatient. It seemed that he had been standing for a long time.
An extremely majestic black war horse carrying a strong man in full armor turned over from the mountain road. It first explored from a distance for a moment, and then slowly approached with a two-foot-long sword.
As they got closer, even Yun Zhao secretly admired him, saying that the men from Guanzhong were powerful and physically strong, but Liu Zongmin, who appeared to be smart and capable, fully demonstrated the heroic spirit of the men from Guanzhong.
Stopping ten feet away, he slowly dismounted, stuck his long-handled machete on the ground, tied the horse, then looked at the soldiers on the left and right as if they were nothing, and came to Yunzhao in a hurry. Two feet away, he cupped his hands and said, "Liu Zongmin has seen the big boss."
After Yun Zhao placed the chess pieces, he said calmly without looking at Liu Zongmin: "Where is Li Hongji?"
A look of hesitation flashed across Liu Zongmin's face, but he still said respectfully: "King Chuang is thirty miles away."
Yun Zhao turned his head and ordered the maid in green: "Give me some wine. ”
Immediately, two maids in green clothes came to Liu Zongmin, one holding the wine jar and the other holding a plate with a large porcelain bowl. They bent their legs and asked Liu Zongmin to inspect the wine jar and bowl.
Liu Zongmin’s eyes did not leave Yun Zhao for a moment, and the maid opened the wine jar and poured the fragrant liquor into a large bowl.
Liu Zongmin picked up the wine and drank it down without thinking, wiped his thick beard and said: "Good wine!"
Yun Zhao sighed slightly and said to Yun Yang: "You see, this is why King Li Chuang was able to find a way out of despair."
Yun Yang smiled and said, "I can do it too."
Yun Zhao smiled slightly. , then he raised his head and looked at Liu Zongmin and said: "What a man!"
Liu Zongmin took a step forward with his fists clenched and said: "The big leader can stop my 50,000-strong army with a wild boar flag." Before, according to the rules of the world, King Chuang gave the big boss a lot of face.
But I don’t know if the big boss wants to fight with my army, or come to reward our army?”
Yun Zhao. He casually messed up the chessboard and said angrily: "I didn't have such power when I was begging for food at Yun's Manor. Why, did you show any etiquette when meeting the old master?
I, Yun Zhao, don't After traveling thousands of miles to this Funiu Mountain, I am just waiting to have a drink with King Li Chuang. Why, do you want to fight with me? "
Liu Zongmin said angrily: "Liu is not your Yun family servant."< /p>
Yun Yang took a step forward and shouted: "Nonsense, the whole Lantian County is under my Yun family, how can youexception? You, Liu Zongmin, are from Yihu Village. You still owe me Yun's ration money and have never paid you back. You don't bring any local products when you meet your master, and you never call him "young master". Is this your family tradition?
Liu Zongmin was extremely angry. He took two steps forward and pointed at Yunyang and said, "That's nonsense. Although a certain family was poor in the past, they were also strong-willed men. How did they ever owe your family money and food?"
Yun Yang looked up to the sky and laughed, took out an IOU from his arms and waved it towards Liu Zongmin, then bowed down and said to Yun Zhao in an awkward manner: "Give him the IOU?" "
Yun Zhao looked at Liu Zongmin with disdain and nodded.
Yun Yang immediately crumpled the IOU in his hand and threw it to Liu Zongmin and said: "The young master said that you are still a good one. Man, the debt your father Liu Zhuer owed to my family has been forgiven. From now on, you can stand tall and be your hero. "
After that, there were two more laughs, and the laughter was full of the pride of the forgiver.
Liu Zongmin leaned over and picked up the crumpled IOU. After reading it, the rage immediately disappeared, and the ferocious face quickly returned to calm. He put the IOU in his arms and said, "I will pay back the principal and interest. "
Yun Yang snorted coldly and said: "Is this IOU true?
The one hundred and twenty money your father borrowed in the thirty-fifth year of Wanli was easy to repay. My old family master heard that your mother had no milk after giving birth to you, and was worried that you would starve to death, so he lent the family's big milk goat to him. Your father has been raising her for half a year, so don’t say you haven’t drank goat’s milk.
I, Old Qin, can cut off my head and shed my blood. I must avenge any enemy and repay any kindness. Let me ask you, what can Liu Zongmin do to repay this kindness? "
Liu Zongmin was stunned...
When he was ordered to come, he had considered countless scenarios and thought of countless ways to deal with it, even if Yun Zhao turned against him and wanted to kill him He had already thought of a countermeasure for the situation, but never in his wildest dreams did he realize that they were here to collect debts.
The monogram drawn by his father on the IOU could not be faked. He often used monograms like this when he was young. He didn't see the fraud. As for the big dairy goat, he had heard it from his mother, and it was true.
However, Yun had never called for a debt in so many years, and he never expected that today. On this occasion, they were actually collecting debts!
Liu Zongmin, who had never frowned in the face of thousands of troops, rain of swords, guns, arrows, and fire, felt that his back was crawling with ants. He was running around, and his square face suddenly turned red and seemed to be bleeding.
It is true that he is a robber, but a one-cent IOU like this is huge in the countryside. If the old Qin people were not in a desperate situation, they would never borrow this kind of debt from the rich, because this is no longer a debt, but a favor. Even if the debt is repaid, the debt of favor will never be repaid in a lifetime. .
Certain landowners, once they find that a certain family has a talent, they will deliberately show kindness to their family when they are in trouble. This kindness may be useless, but once it is useful, it will be useful. If it gets big, it will definitely be a profitable business.
The reason why the squire is in the countryside.There are very powerful forces in the world, and among them is the credit of this IOU.
“Hmph, how can you, a wolf-hearted person like you, know what kindness is? When Yihu Village builds the reservoir, the tomb common land in the village must be used. Everyone wants to build the reservoir as soon as possible to benefit future generations. After discussion, we all agreed. We agree to move our ancestors. Other people’s tombs have been moved away by their children and grandchildren. Your parents’ tombs are ignored. I plan to level them and treat them as orphans.
My aunt is still the boss. I couldn't bear it, so I looked for Yin and Yang and chose a good day to move the tomb to my family's land. Every year during the Qingming Festival, when my family passed by your parents' tombs during ancestor worship, they would place some offerings and burn some paper money. In October When I gave away the extra cold clothes, I also burned them. Even you, a dutiful son, did all the work for you. How dare you yell in front of my young master?"
Liu Zongmin was covered in blood? Trembling and trembling lips, at this moment, if there was a crack in the earth, he would definitely dive into it.
His knees softened, he knelt on the ground with a thud, and said respectfully: "My filial son Liu Zongmin thanks my master Zhou Quan."
After saying that, he kowtowed three times and then Huo Ran stood up, looked at Yun Zhao and said: "Liu Zongmin is now serving King Chuang of my family. Even if he is deeply favored by the Yun family, he will definitely not have second thoughts. The big leader has refused to recruit.
I owe you. Liu Zongmin repaid Yun's money with ten thousand gold and owed Yun's favor. One day when I conquer the world of Wang Dingding, I will protect your Yun family's women and children with my life, in order to repay Yun's kindness of keeping the sheep alive, and to repay Yun's care of my parents' tombs. "Yun Zhao was full of admiration, clapped his hands and said: "You are indeed a hero among my old Qin people. As a matter of fact, we have agreed that you will have no more disputes with the Yun family. "Come here, give me some wine!"
The maid in Tsing Yi poured a full bowl of strong wine again. Yun Zhao picked up the bowl of wine in front of him and invited Liu Zongmin to drink it. All.
After drinking, Yun Zhao saw that Liu Zongmin was still talking, so he waved his hands and said: "Your momentum has been taken away by Yun Yang today, and you are distracted. If we discuss things at this time, it will not be good for you. Go back and report to King Chuang." , he and I are both heroes, and at this point, it’s time to discuss the affairs of the world."
Liu Zongmin coughed slightly to collect his thoughts and said: "Since the big leader is willing to talk to my family, King Chuang. , But, why has the leader of the Xiangyang Heroes Association disappeared so far? Could it be that the leader is worried that King Chuang will harm my family?"
Yun Zhao said with a smile: "The word "faithfulness" belongs to a hero like you? , also belongs to the old Qin people like Yun Yang, but it will not appear in people like me or King Chuang.
Both of us are responsible for the life and death of tens of millions of people. It is really true. I can't say the word "faithfulness".
Furthermore, among the heroes in this world, the only ones who are expected to ascend to the position of 95 are King Chuang and Zhao'er. The rest are just dying people with not enough bones in their graves. "
Liu Zongmin looked at Yun Zhao, who was fluttering in blue, and secretly admired the man in front of him.Extremely, when he was young, this person gave him a very different feeling.
I always felt that that little child's eyes seemed to have the ability to penetrate people's hearts and lungs. He even felt that from that time on, this person knew that he would make a name for himself.
After years of fighting among thousands of troops, how could he not know that the previous IOU and the subsequent tomb were all prepared by the Yun family in advance, and were specially used to deal with him.
Even so, he was still comparing King Chuang with the elegant young man in front of him. Somehow, he always felt that the man in Tsing Yi in front of him seemed more beautiful than the ugly and vulgar King Chuang. Suitable for ascending to the 95th position.
Yun Zhao re-arranged the chessboard, re-positioned the pieces, and re-scored the score, as if he was not the one who had forced Liu Zongmin to death just now.
Liu Zongmin silently cupped his hands, sighed, picked up the machete, mounted his big black horse, and left this quiet valley. When he saw the wild boar flag, he , he saw a different kind of charm on the face of the ferocious wild boar.
No comparison!
This is Liu Zongmin’s most intuitive judgment on Yun Zhao.
In the past, he refused to obey anyone in the world. Even the emperor in the Forbidden City, he felt that he could pull him down.
However, when facing Yun Zhao who was quietly playing chess records, he always felt that this person and the Qingshan behind him had become one.
"Heroes are dishonest, Liu Zongmin has learned a lesson."
Sitting on the horse, Liu Zongmin saluted the flag seriously.