Author: Lao Zhongos

The night was getting darker. After returning to the inn, the two of them washed up and cleaned their dirty clothes before resting hastily. They put their baggage aside and planned to discuss it in detail in the morning after regaining their energy.

After a night of silence, Zhang Chen and Bai Zhantang got up early the next day, gathered around the table, and whispered: "Be careful not to be seen by the shopkeeper, otherwise these will be confiscated."

"This is related to the beautiful life of the two of us in the future," Bai Zhantang said secretly, looking around.

"Don't worry, Brother Bai. There is still some time before the shopkeeper wakes up at this hour. We don't have to be so careful." Zhang Chen said helplessly while looking at the cautious Bai Zhantang.

"Xiaochen, I'm going to find a market for these things now, and I'll get the money over tomorrow night at the latest, and we'll split it.

If the shopkeeper hasn't come back when he gets up, remember to cover for me." After saying that, Bai Zhantang disappeared on the street very quickly.

Zhang Chen walked around the lobby of the inn and found that it was still early, so he took a breath and went back to the room to rest.

When Zhang Chen woke up again and walked out of the room, he found that it was already afternoon. Zhang Chen walked slowly to the lobby and found that everyone in the inn was busy, except that he had just gotten up. Tong Xiangyu sat on the bench in the lobby,

He looked up and saw Zhang Chen teasingly saying, "Hey, Xiaochen, I slept in late today, which is unusual!".

As soon as Tong Xiangyu finished speaking, everyone in the inn also laughed. Zhang Chen blushed and walked over with his head lowered in embarrassment.

"Shopkeeper, I have something to do and need to go out. I'm leaving first." Zhang Chen said hello to Tong Xiangyu, and then ran out quickly.

Zhang Chen walked around, looking for delicacies and pastries. After eating and drinking, he came to the county government office and happened to meet the government official on duty coming out.

"Brother Lu, have you seen Uncle Xing in the county government office? I have something to do with him," Zhang Chen shouted loudly.

"Oh! Who did I think it was? It turned out to be Xiaochen. You haven't been to the county office for a few days! I didn't expect that little carrot to grow into an adult!" Lu Zhenfeng said with emotion.

"Brother Lu said this, if you hadn't helped me back then, I wouldn't be where I am now," Zhang Chen replied with a smile on his face.

The two chatted for a while at the yamen gate.

"Look at my brain. I've forgotten all the important things. You're here to see Lao Xing, right? I'll go in and call you later."

"Sorry for bothering you, Brother Lu, I'll treat you to a drink next time I have time!" Zhang Chen thanked him and stood by the Yamen, waiting for Mr. Xing to come out.

After a while, Mr. Xing came out of the yamen gate with a sad face and saw Zhang Chen and asked: "Xiaochen, are you looking for me for any urgent matter at this time?".

"Uncle Xing, when Brother Bai and I were competing in Cuiwei Mountain today, we found that the bandits that suddenly appeared were wiped out by unknown people.

Moreover, when we went into the village to investigate, we found that the bandits were all tied up in the room and no one else has found them yet.”

"Brother Bai and I think this is a great achievement, and the only person closest to us is Uncle Xing, a member of the government, so we must not take advantage of others.

I will come to the county office immediately and tell you to hurry up and take people there, otherwise if someone discovers it after a long time, the credit will not belong to you!"

After hearing Zhang Chen's words, Xing Captou, who was still frowning at first, immediately changed his expression and laughed loudly: "Good boy, I really didn't hurt you in vain. If you think of me, the opportunity to make a contribution has finally arrived!"

Xing Baotou laughed loudly and ran back to the county government office. Zhang Chen smiled helplessly when he saw this, and then returned to the inn.

When he arrived at the inn, he saw everyone sitting around a long table, devouring food. Not long after finishing the pastries, Zhang Chen felt hungry again, and then shouted:

"How could it be without me? I immediately joined the queue to grab food."

After a gust of wind and lingering clouds, the table was already littered with cups and plates, and everyone began a unique tea party in Tongfu Inn.

Everyone quarreled with each other for a while, and the food in their stomachs was almost digested. Tong Xiangyu waved her hands and said, "Let's all go back and rest. We have to get up early to greet the guests tomorrow."

When Tong Xiangyu went upstairs, everyone realized that the dishes on the long table had not been cleared away. By this time, the shopkeeper had already gone upstairs to rest.

Zhang Chen secretly glanced at Bai Zhantang and Bai Zhantang immediately returned the look. The two looked at each other and quietly slipped out of the lobby.

Xiao Guo saw the two of them leaving secretly, and Xiucai and Da Zui also wanted to leave quietly. He slapped his palms on the table and said:

"Wait! What are you two doing? You want to run away after eating, why don't you clear the table quickly!".

Xiucai and Dazui realized that their intention to escape was discovered. They thought about their own strength, then curled their lips and cleared away the dishes on the long table.

Zhang Chen and Bai Zhantang left the hall one after another and went to the roof of the inn. Zhang Chen said with a smile: "Brother Bai, have you sold everything? It's very fast."

Bai Zhantang said knowingly, "Brother Bai, you can still miss if you take action."

Then he took out a cloth bag from behind and handed it to Zhang Chen.

These things were stolen by bandits. They are shady things circulating in the market. Their value is definitely not as high as before. Moreover, we sold them so quickly and lowered some prices. We sold them for a total of 2,000 taels and each of us took half.

I changed it into a banknote and put it in the bag.

Zhang Chen took the bag and said casually: "As long as you can make a move, it's easy to get the money and you won't feel bad about spending it."

"That's not bad," Bai Zhantang replied with a smile.

The two of them admired the starry sky for a while on the roof and waited for the moonlight to get darker. Bai Zhantang said: "Xiaochen, I'm feeling a little excited now. Let's take two cups as a midnight snack to help us sleep!".

"Then I'll let Big Mouth Brother make two more side dishes, and you go find two bottles of good wine and let's have a drink on the rooftop," Zhang Chen also said with a smile.

"Brother Dazui, brother Xiucai, we brothers are having a few drinks on the roof. Brother Bai has already gone to find some good wine." Zhang Chen got off the roof and went to the backyard and said to Dazui and Xiucai.

The four of them were chatting in the room, talking about their ideals and ambitions

"I will definitely pass the exam and I will shine on my family," the scholar said after drinking two glasses of wine.

Hearing the scholar yelling like this, the other three just smiled and said nothing.

"I'm just a layman with no big ideals. I just want to have a wife. After all, I am the ninth generation of the Li family," Da Zui said with a smile while holding the wine jar.

"Me! I really like my life now. It's good to be an ordinary person," Bai Zhantang said with a painful look on his face.

After Bai Zhantang finished speaking, the three people's eyes focused on Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen drank the glass of wine in his hand and said: "Me! I just want to live a good life now and protect the people I want to protect, and you are mine.

family!".

After listening to Zhang Chen's words, the three people silently gathered around Zhang Chen without saying a word, but an invisible atmosphere warmed everyone.
Chapter completed!