vstars Chapter 138 He had no money
Chapter 138 He had no money
Gu Yunqi returned home looking miserable, and lay on the bed, pouring out his heart to Jun Qianzi.
After applying the medicine, Jun Qianzi tossed two bundles to him, saying, "Take these with you when you leave tonight, and watch your mouth from now on."
Ah Yue is extremely protective of his own, especially of the woman he loves. He absolutely cannot tolerate anyone saying a bad word about her. This guy always manages to hit the nail on the head.
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Helian Yue was sitting there when Wen Luozhi was telling him what he should pay attention to on the road. He listened and nodded, but his mind was on the scholar that Gu Yunqi had told him about.
At this moment, Lin Huaizhi had arrived at the entrance of a small courtyard not far from Chunxiang Garden, which was where Guo Wencai usually hunted for women.
The two guards glanced at him when they saw him, and one of them stepped forward and said, "Young Master Lin, the County Magistrate's son isn't in the courtyard. You should leave now, and you don't need to come again."
After saying that, he retreated back to the doorway, staring at Lin Huaizhi with the same eyes as the other person, as if afraid that he would rush in.
The madam has already ordered that the young master should no longer associate with these people. If the county magistrate finds out, those who helped him in the past will not have a good life.
Don't think they don't know just because no one has told them. The young master has most likely contracted a sexually transmitted disease; they've all heard it from the servants in his room.
His body was covered in pustules and rashes, it looked terrifying! If it weren't for that doctor's great skill, he probably wouldn't have survived.
If it weren't for this, all the male prostitutes in Chunxiang Garden and this scholar in front of me would probably have lost their lives.
The Guo family only has one son; the consequences of losing him are unimaginable.
Lin Huaizhi's face darkened, and he said to the two men with some displeasure, "You two know who I am, so hurry up and let me in!"
Guo Wencai usually doesn't do anything wrong and spends his days either in casinos or Chunxiangyuan.
Based on past experience, he should be resting in this courtyard right now!
The gatekeeper scoffed, "Young Master Lin, please leave. Our young master will never see you again!"
Lin Huai was furious. When he came before, these were the same two men who guarded the gate. They were respectful and obsequious to him back then, but why were they acting so arrogant today?
He panicked for a moment after thinking about it. Could it be that Guo Wencai had found someone new?
Thinking about it this way, it's strange that he hasn't come to the academy to find him all these days, nor has he sent a servant to pick him up!
He made a move to force his way in, but was gently pushed to the ground by another gatekeeper.
"Young Master Lin, please return to the academy quickly, lest you fall behind in your studies."
He glanced at Lin Huaizhi with utter contempt.
Ha! How much more noble can a scholar be than these servants? Look at his worthless appearance. If his parents found out that their son was a rich man's male prostitute, wouldn't they be so angry they'd faint?
Looking at the injuries on his face, it's clear he'd been beaten up.
It seems they're not the only ones who look down on this arrogant scholar!
Lin Huaizhi was already feeling unwell, and this fall made him lose all interest in going in. He glanced at the two guards and got up himself. "Hmph! I'll settle the score with you another day!"
He'll come back to Guo Wencai once he's better. He'll dress him up nicely then, and he doesn't believe that old lecher Guo Wencai won't be seduced.
So what if there are other people? He'll still find a way!
Even as he touched his empty sleeve, he still glanced at the courtyard gate with resentment.
It seems that he will have to go back and take out the silver notes after he feels better in a couple of days, otherwise he won't be able to get by without some silver on him.
The two gatekeepers couldn't help but spit a "Pah!" behind his back as he left.
He's just a plaything of their young master! What's he so arrogant about? They're being merciful today by not kicking him out.
As Gu Yunqi passed by the entrance of Jun'an Hall, he saw Lin Huaizhi glaring at him and then turning around to continue slurping.
It's all that lousy scholar's fault! If he hadn't had all this dealings with that small business owner, he wouldn't have told A-Yue. If he hadn't told A-Yue, A-Yue wouldn't have gotten angry. And if A-Yue wasn't angry, she wouldn't have beaten him up!
It's all his fault! He's so annoying! Why isn't he staying in his academy reading those classic texts in the middle of the day? What is he doing wandering around like this?!
Lin Huaizhi was bewildered by his glare. He was just passing by, why was this ugly monster so hostile towards him?
Hmph! The world is truly going to the dogs; everyone's insulting him, a scholar! Such snobbish bastards!
He snorted coldly and strode forward. Just as he passed Jun'an Hall, three people followed him furtively.
"Brother, this young scholar didn't even enter the courtyard today, how could he possibly have any money?"
"That's right, brother. He's out of money, so who are we going to ask? How about we kidnap a young master and send him to the county magistrate's son?"
Maybe I can get a few hundred taels!
Zhang Yidao's two henchmen were talking to each other, and Zhang Yidao got annoyed and slapped one of them.
He was already annoyed by owing the gambling den five hundred taels of silver, but these two idiots kept chattering non-stop the whole way, making him even more annoyed.
"Shut up, both of you! If you don't have money, I'll chop your hands off!"
If it weren't for those two idiots, he wouldn't have lost so much gambling!
The two henchmen shrank back, covered their mouths, and dared not say another word.
Zhang Yidao fell into deep thought. If this young scholar really got dumped by Guo Wencai, then they really wouldn't be able to come up with a single tael of silver. How was he going to pay back the five hundred taels?!
After thinking it over, he decided not to follow Lin Huaizhi anymore and instead turned around and headed towards the dock.
The two henchmen followed behind him, not daring to breathe loudly. The trouble was that if they couldn't repay the gambling den's debts, the owner would really chop off the hands of the three brothers.
They had witnessed it with their own eyes: a man who owed only a hundred taels of silver had his leg chopped off, and the bloody mess was terrifying!
Zhang Yidao walked ahead, his mind filled with uncertainty. That was five hundred taels of silver! He wondered if his brother could afford it.
Zhang Laizi was settling wages at the dock right now. He tossed a string of copper coins to a tall man with a sly grin, "Among all the workers, you eat the most. This food cost will be deducted from your wages."
He twitched his mustache, feeling furious as he recalled what had happened with Wen Zi'an.
These days, he has a lot of goods to keep an eye on his men, so he hasn't had a chance to settle accounts with that brat and that young woman yet!
The tall man was furious when he heard this and threw the string of coins back, saying, "This isn't my wages!"
"You didn't say anything about deducting food from my wages when I came here! The food was so bland and watery, I just drank a few extra bowls of water at most!"
He said defiantly that he hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation when Zhang Laizi clapped his hands twice and seven or eight people immediately surrounded him.
The others silently stepped back several paces. The tall man, sensing something was amiss, asked them, "What do you want?!"
Zhang Laizi chuckled, picked up the wine jug, took a sip, and said, "What do you want to do? Of course, I'm going to beat you up!"
He waved his hand lightly, and seven or eight henchmen immediately surrounded the tall man, punching and kicking him.