Chapter 34 34 Slow

Happy New Year on the third day of the Lunar New Year!

The third floor of Jingshui Tower has been cleared, leaving only two groups of people facing each other. The scene was tense and tense to the extreme.

"Mr. Zeng, I was ambushed by your people last time, and today I want to get back at you."

Zhang Haochu, who was also dressed as a scholar, was standing behind the servant and shouted at Zeng Yuanshu loudly.

At this point, people have already blocked the building, and it seems that there will be a fight next. It is really a rare opportunity.

Today the weather is good, Zhang Haochu just went out of the city to take a breath, who knew that he would find Zeng Yuanshu's carriage by the river. After inquiring about the news, he found that the other party did not bring many people this time, which is a rare opportunity.

When they went out today, Wu Dong and Wei Guangde did not bring many people. In addition to the attendant who also served as a groom, there were only two family generals following. Now the two of them also came up. After all, this kind of scene is not the first time.

But the two did not stand at the front of the crowd, but in front of Wu Dong and others.

"You are so bold, stop it. Who gave you such courage to fight in broad daylight? Don't you really fear the law?"

Wei Guangde was hiding behind his elder brother Wei Wencai at this moment. Wei Guangde looked at the people at the table and felt that his elder brother was more capable.

As for the servants in front of him, Wei Guangde was unfamiliar with them and naturally did not trust them.

But at this moment, a powerful voice suddenly came from behind, which almost made the tense confrontation go out of control.

Wei Guangde was familiar with this voice and knew that it was from the scholar Zeng Shengwu. After all, many students here asked him for advice from time to time. Wei Guangde also asked two questions to help him and was familiar with the voice.

Mr. Zhang Haochu, who was about to punch his men, felt funny when he heard someone talking like this on the other side. It was already a time, and he was still pretending to be a big shot.

Before going upstairs, he asked someone to check. There were no adults around. They were all young people in their teens and twenties. What was there to be afraid of?

As for the law, there has been no law in Zepeng County.

A fight between the servants of the two families is not a big deal, as long as no one is killed.

The boss thought so, and his subordinates naturally thought so too. They had rolled up their sleeves and waited for their master's order, and they rushed over to fight.

"Who is so funny, saying these nonsense now, if you have the guts, stand up, I will beat you first today."

Zhang Haochu has the ability to be arrogant, because he brought more people today.

Fighting, isn't it just relying on the number of people, unless you meet someone who doesn't want to die.

For the servants of the two families, they are also very sensible. They can hurt people, but they will never kill them, even seriously injuring them is not allowed. This can be regarded as a tacit understanding between the two groups of thugs.

After the fight, go back to the master to treat the wounds, and there are rewards to take, why not do it.

Every time they fight, they have to shout with full force, and their punches and kicks have to be heavy, but they will not hit the fatal parts. Over time, the servants of the two families look forward to it. They have a fight every month, and the time is well controlled.

"Sit down."

It was still the same voice. Zeng Shengwu also knew what was going on from others. Naturally, he was extremely dissatisfied with the way his family and the Zhang family handled things, so he spoke out to stop them.

Zeng Yuanshu was naturally unwilling to retreat and wanted to argue something, but was interrupted by Zeng Shengwu. After whispering a few words, he just frowned and stopped talking.

After forcing Zeng Yuanshu to retreat and shut up, Zeng Shengwu also stood up and pushed away the servants standing in front of him.

"Mr. Zhang, you are from the Zhang family, so you are naturally well-read and should know that the king's law is ruthless.

I didn't know about the dirty things between you and my cousin before, and I didn't see them.

But today, I am here too. According to the Ming Dynasty law, you two will be fined 20 times for a minor fight and 40 times for a serious one.

Even if you stand aside and don't fight, according to the law, all participants in a fight for the sake of fighting will be punished.

If a fight really breaks out, none of you here can escape. I am a witness."

Just as the people on the opposite side began to move forward slowly amid laughter, pulling up their sleeves and rubbing their fists to prepare for the fight, they suddenly heard Zhang Haochu shouting in their ears.

"Wait."

At first, Zhang Haochu didn't pay attention to the person talking on the opposite side. He was probably stupid because of reading too much. There have been several fights in Pengze County in the past few months, and no fool has come out to talk about the Ming Dynasty law.

It's a bit strange today. Someone stood up to talk about the Ming Dynasty law to them.

However, seeing a stranger standing out from the opposite side, Zhang Haochu actually didn't take it seriously at first, thinking that he was someone's relative. He didn't see that there were two strangers over there, one of whom was still a child, and he probably couldn't withstand a punch from his men and lay down.

In the past, when he was confronted outside, he could run away when he saw that the situation was not good. This time he was blocked in the restaurant, and it was up to him to see how he could run. Zhang Haochu naturally didn't intend to let go of this opportunity so easily.

After the people came out, Zhang Haochu saw the other party's clothes clearly, and then thought about what the other party had said just now, and his heart trembled.

I'm afraid it's not easy to fight today.

The other party is obviously also a scholar, but how can his clothes be like that?

Although everyone is wearing Taoist robes, whether it is himself or Zeng Yuanshu, they all have cross collars, not round collars. Just this small detail means that the man who stood out seems to be, maybe, a scholar.

Scholars are not scary, his father is also a scholar, but it is precisely because of this that he knows that there is a little trouble.

Thinking about what he said before, Zhang Haochu knew that he might not be able to fight today.

In fact, the reason why he dared to fight with Zeng Yuanshu was that he and Zeng Yuanshu had the same status.

Although Zeng Yuanshu got the title of Tongsheng, Tongsheng did not have any privileges. He had to kneel down when he saw the county magistrate, just like those who did not pass the Tongsheng examination. In fact, everyone worshipped Confucius and Mencius and read the books of sages.

But now that the other party has a scholar, it is a bit troublesome.

Judging from the other party's intentions, especially Zeng Yuanshu's reaction, it seems that this person is not influenced by Zeng Yuanshu.

Zhang Haochu is aggressive and lawless, but he is not a stupid person.

In fact, there are no fools among those who study. The stupid ones have been unable to eat for a long time.

Didn't you see that the overbearing guy Zeng Yuanshu has also stopped his actions at this moment? This means that the person in front of him probably has a say in their Zeng family, and he is still so young.

Call the subordinates to stop, don't rush to do it, or first find out who this person is?

The subordinates inquired and said that they were all a group of scholars, and this person was unfamiliar, not like a local, so we still need to find out his origins first.

Anyway, everyone is blocked here, and it depends on my mood when the time comes to rub or pinch him.