Chapter 68 Happy Enemies in the Inn

Author: Lao Zhongos

Chapter 68 Happy Enemies in the Inn

Thanks to the destruction of surrounding bandits, the small Qixia Town was bustling with activity. There were nearly 30% more vendors than usual, which made Lou Zhi, the county magistrate, smile from ear to ear.

They even sent Chief Xing to patrol the streets every day with all the government officials, aiming to create a good business environment so that vendors could do business with peace of mind and vowed to double the town's tax revenue.

Also because of Lou Zhixian's actions, the inn has been very busy these days due to the large number of guests. At night, only Tong Xiangyu was happily counting the copper coins from ear to ear.

That morning, Guo Furong was humming a little tune while clearing the dishes on the table. Seeing that everyone was busy outside, Guo Furong was the only one in the hall. The scholar's eyes lit up and he quietly walked behind Guo Furong. Just as he was about to speak, he was too far away.

Nearby, his arm was grabbed by a hand that split muscles and bones.

I just heard Xiucai shouting in pain, "Ah!"

Everyone who was busy outside heard the scholar's cry of pain and quickly ran back into the house. They saw the scholar slumped aside with a sad face, and Xiao Guo was comforting him.

Zhang Chen inspected the scholar's injury closely and said:

"It's not a big problem. It's just that the arm is dislocated and it will be fine if it's reattached. But don't move the arm around for the next two days. It'll be fine in a few days."

"Sister Guo, how did Brother Xiu Cai offend you these days? I knocked out my front teeth two days ago and it's still leaking. Today I dislocated my arm again."

Guo Furong pointed at the scholar with an angry look and said:

"Then you have to ask him. He looks at me with a weird smile every day and shows off his literary talents with a few pieces of paper from time to time. Yesterday, he said something so tongue-twisting that I wanted to hit him, but I couldn't help but do it.

I also apologized. He came up behind me quietly today and I didn’t pay attention.”

After hearing Guo Furong's accusation, everyone turned their attention to the scholar. The scholar shouted with shame and anger and broke through the crowd and ran back to the backyard.

Zhang Chen remembered what happened when the scholar made such a fuss, and smiled and said to everyone:

"I'm going to see Brother Xiucai, let's get on with our work."

When he came to the backyard and saw the scholar holding a pillow against the wall, Zhang Chen said with a smile:

"Brother Xiu Cai, I understand everything! Isn't it just that Sister Guo owes you two coins? You just tell her no directly, and you create so many things. With Sister Guo's IQ, you beat around the bush and say that she is

Won’t understand”

The scholar thought about Xiao Guo's performance in the past few days, touched his injured arm and whispered to himself, "Then why have I been suffering these past two days? I haven't got the money and I still have injuries all over my body."

Zhang Chen looked at Xiucai muttering to himself and shook his head. Just when he was about to speak, he heard a loud boom, which shook the whole room. Everyone rushed to Tong Xiangyu's room upstairs and just opened the door.

I saw Tong Xiangyu sitting there in a daze with a blackened face and white smoke coming out of her mouth.

Everyone hurriedly rescued Tong Xiangyu. Bai Zhantang checked whether Tong Xiangyu was injured. Zhang Chen looked at the black tube thoughtfully. Such a huge sound can be imagined how powerful it is.

But according to Brother Bai's inspection, the shopkeeper's clothes were damaged and his face was dirty. Zhang Chen had to suspect that the shopkeeper might be the ninth generation master of Qijue Palace in Diancangshan. He had extremely strong martial arts but was forgotten by hypnosis, but his skills were still there.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to protect her.

Seeing that Tong Xiangyu was innocent, the rest of the people focused their attention on the box in the room. They couldn't help but be curious. There was such a big box in the room and there were some famous and strange weapons in the box.

Bai Zhantang came to the box and took out the weapons to identify them. After a moment, he said:

"Shopkeeper, this is incredible! Are all these things of yours true?"

Tong Xiangyu said with a confused look: "I don't know, these are the dowries left by my mother-in-law for me."

Guo Furong asked curiously: "Lao Bai, tell me what kind of treasures are these?"

Bai Zhantang looked at these weapons and said with enthusiasm: "Soft Hedgehog Armor, Tang Clan Thunderbolts, Feihua Chasing Moon Meteor... These are the lost magic weapons in the world. I didn't expect to see them here."

Zhang Chen watched Bai Zhantang introduce the origin of these weapons and became more sure of his suspicion. It was unrealistic to obtain these magical weapons with the strength of Longmen Escort Bureau, and there must be another source.

Tong Xiangyu recovered at this time and saw everyone's glowing eyes. He quickly drove everyone out of the room and let them do their own thing. Everyone complained about Tong Xiangyu's stinginess and left the room.

After dinner, Zhang Chen took the basin and walked to the patio. He happened to see the scholar walking back and forth outside Guo Furong's house. Zhang Chen curiously asked what the scholar was doing here.

The scholar hurriedly pulled Zhang Chen aside and whispered: "Shh! Keep your voice down, don't let Guo Furong hear it."

Looking at the nervous scholar Zhang Chen, he patted his head helplessly and said: "Brother Xiucai, you haven't made it clear to Sister Xiao Guo yet."

The scholar said with an upright expression that it was against the principles of a gentleman to ask for money so directly. Looking at the scholar Zhang Chen who was obviously swollen and pretending to be fat, he said in his eyes that he should ask for it slowly.

Xiucai looked at Zhang Chen's leaving figure and felt like crying. Looking at Guo Furong's room, he still didn't have the confidence to knock on the door. He gritted his teeth and turned back to his room to hide under the quilt.

The next morning, I saw Da Zui with dark circles under his eyes and a look of insomnia rushing towards Guo Furong to ask for two coins. Guo Furong looked confused and asked when he owed Da Zui the money.

Li Dazui then told Guo Furong about the registration fee he borrowed from the scholar when he competed with Yang Huilan to recruit a bride. Guo Furong suddenly realized and said:

"Lü Qinghou! I remember you. I didn't expect that you would be reminded of this little account repeatedly. Isn't it just two coins? I'll give it to you now."

The scholar awkwardly explained to Guo Furong that he didn't mean it, but Guo Furong ignored him, and Guo Furong angrily turned around and left.

Zhang Chen and Bai Zhantang approached Li Dazui and curiously asked why he just asked Xiao Guo for money?

Li Dazui pointed at his panda-like eyes and exhaled:

"You two don't know how annoying Xiucai was last night. I kept mumbling about this all night and I didn't sleep all night."

Zhang Chen and Bai Zhantang looked at each other and expressed sympathy. They knew that with the character of a scholar, they could really do it.

After Guo Furong left the hall, she came to Tong Xiangyu's room and asked to borrow two coins. Tong Xiangyu knocked on the abacus and said:

"You still owe me a lot of money and haven't paid it back, so if you borrow money again, you have to add half a year's interest. If you still borrow it, just take it away and forget it."

After Tong Xiangyu finished speaking, he put the two coins on the table. Regarding Tong Xiangyu's robbery, Guo Furong gritted her teeth and shouted:

"Borrow! Why not borrow!"

Guo Furong gritted her teeth and put the two coins in her arms, ran out of the room, thumped down the stairs, threw the two coins to the scholar, and said with wide eyes and a murderous look on her face:

"Xiucai! Just wait for me! We are not done yet..."

Seeing Guo Furong's angry expression, Zhang Chen touched Bai Zhantang on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"Brother Bai, there is a good show to watch."

Bai Zhantang returned his gaze and the two of them laughed secretly. As expected, Guo Furong launched a series of revenge actions against the scholar, leaving the scholar injured all over his body. The scholar also fought back against Guo Furong, and the battle between the two gradually escalated.

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In the next few days, the two of them fought tit-for-tat in the inn, and everyone watching wondered who would win in this war caused by two coins.

That evening after the inn closed, everyone tidied up the tables and chairs in the hall and went to the long table to enjoy dinner. Xiucai and Guo Furong started a new round of confrontation over the food.

The two sat facing each other and began to quarrel with each other. The movements of picking up food for each other became more and more loud. Seeing that the fight was escalating, Zhang Chen would not be able to save the food on the table if he did not stop it. He quickly stopped the two of them and said to everyone:

"If they continue to make noise like this, they may not be able to guarantee their dinner. Let's move them outside to let them cool down in the cool breeze."

Everyone had seen enough good drama in the past few days and knew in their hearts that if the fight continued, both of them would definitely suffer losses. At that time, it would be everyone who would be unlucky. Thinking of this, they all nodded in agreement.

Everyone moved them to the backyard to let them reflect on their own, then turned around and continued back to the long table to eat dinner, leaving Guo Furong and Xiucai here to enjoy the cold wind.

After Zhang Chen finished dinner, he walked slowly to the backyard, looked at the two people standing in the cold wind and said with a smile:

"Are you two calm down? If you still want to make trouble again, let's continue to calm down here."

The scholar's eyes indicated that it was Guo Furong who moved first and she was the first to stop. Guo Furong seemed to know what the scholar meant and glared to show that she would not give in.

Zhang Chen looked at the two serious people and said helplessly:

"You two each take a step back. Miss Guo, you apologize to Brother Xiucai. Brother Xiucai will help Sister Guo ask the shopkeeper to waive the interest for the half year. This matter is over and you two can reconcile."

The scholar blinked his eyes to express his agreement. Guo Furong still stared and disagreed. Zhang Chen advised:

"In the final analysis, Miss Guo, it was you who forgot the two cents of silver that led to everything that happened later. And you should be relieved that you made Brother Xiu Cai so bad. Think about it again."

This time, Guo Furong did not blink her eyes in agreement after widening her eyes for a moment, and Zhang Chen immediately untied their acupuncture points.

After the two men unlocked the acupuncture points and remained deadlocked for a long time, Guo Furong unnaturally cupped her hands towards the scholar and whispered "I'm sorry."

The scholar expressed his forgiveness with a proud look on his face and walked slowly back to the backyard house. Seeing that the two of them had reconciled, Zhang Chen felt a little regretful that the legendary invincible stinky egg could not appear.

After the happy enemies of Xiucai and Guo Furong reconciled, the inn finally returned to its former peace.

There were not many customers that day. Zhang Chen was lying on the roof lazing around when he saw that the sign of the grocery store opposite the inn had been taken down, and the sound of decoration was heard in the house. Looking at the store opposite, Zhang Chen knew that it was not in the plot.

The Yihong Building went bankrupt after only a few years of operation.

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