Chapter Fifty-Eight
The next day, in the morning, Cheng Yanjin urged Cheng Hong to hurry up and see Lao Du, and said while urging: "Although my son did a good job this time, he was still a little reckless...... Cheng Hong nodded again and again, and went straight to the Laiguo Mansion after going out!
When they arrived at the Laiguo Mansion, a group of subordinates, nodded and saluted in gratitude, and Cheng Hong went directly to the bedroom.
It looks like Lao Du's spirit is not bad! Maybe his life should not be extinguished, maybe it was because the germs were not resistant at this time, when Cheng Hong went in, Lao Du was sitting on the edge of the bed drinking porridge, Mrs. Du was waiting on the side, Du Gou stood aside with his hands tied, and Du He knelt in front of the bed crying.
Seeing Cheng Hong come in, Lao Du hurriedly motioned for Du He to stand up and said, "This is the Cheng family's unicorn, right?" Thank you for your life last night! ”
Cheng Hong waved his hand again and again: "Uncle Du is like this, you are a minister in the same hall as your father, and the kid has a good relationship with Du Dalang, how can you stand by and watch?" If Uncle Du said that, he would be ashamed of the boy, as he should! You're welcome! ”
Du Ruhui smiled and said, "Okay, call me uncle, then I won't thank you!" After finishing speaking, he put down the spoon, coughed twice, and said: "The imperial doctor has already seen it just now, saying that the high fever will subside, and the wind evil in the lungs will gradually decrease, I don't know what nephew Cheng wants?"
Cheng Hong said: "Uncle Du's disease is mainly in the nursery, easy to lie quietly, don't say much when the illness is not cured, don't be angry, don't be cold, the air should be good, try to make less charcoal pots, eat food has been instructed in the kitchen yesterday, remember not to drink!"
Du Ruhui nodded again and again after hearing this, Cheng Hong saw that Du Ruhui was a little tired, so he let Du Ruhui rest, and then said: "Uncle Du, in addition to coming here today to see how the uncle is doing, is there also to ask Du Gou and Du He brothers to discuss something, I don't know if it is inconvenient?"
Du Ruhui nodded: "Young people should be together more to help each other, go ahead!" Then he said to Du He: "He'er, respect your brother Cheng and learn more!" Du He hurriedly surrendered his hand: "Don't dare to be naughty!" Please rest assured! ”
Du Ruhui nodded, closed her eyes and lay down, and Mrs. Du tucked the quilt corner for the old Du to pack up her things......
Cheng Hong and Du Gou Duhe brothers went directly to a small courtyard after leaving the Laiguo Mansion, this courtyard was bought by Cheng Hong after Cheng Hong instructed Cheng Cai to buy more for later, the old owner had just moved away, so there was no need to repair, just move in the unique furniture of the Cheng family.
Cheng Hong led the two of them into the courtyard to sit down with the guests, and Du Wei asked, "Brother Cheng, is there anything important about calling my two brothers this time?" Cheng Hong nodded: "This time it's mainly called Duhe!"
Du He thought it was nothing to do! Who would have thought that Cheng Hong called his brothers Du Gou was the cover, and Du He was the protagonist, when he heard himself, Du He pointed to his nose and stared wide-eyed: "Me?"
Cheng Hong nodded: "Hmm!" It's you, I have a guess! I don't know if it's right or not. Du Gu Duhe looked deaf.
Cheng Hong glanced at Du He: "There are some things I want to ask you, this may design some inconvenient words, please forgive me if you are offended, and please tell Erlang the truth!" Du He hurriedly said: "Ask, there must be one to say and two to say!"
Cheng Hong nodded and asked, "What is the cause of Uncle Du's illness this time?" Why is it so serious all of a sudden? Du He opened his mouth, Du Wei glared at Du He and said, "Let's talk about it!" Du He lost money outside the gambling and took out the pen holder given to Aya by the saint, and the pawnshop guy collected it, and the shopkeeper came back to see that it was a royal gift and didn't dare to take the bottom list to see if he could return the pen holder and ask for the money back, and when he returned the pen holder, he was just in time for Aya to come back, and the shopkeeper was also a non-rider who didn't know whether he was alive or dead! Aya was angry for a moment......"
Cheng Hong nodded, seeing Du He blushing and lowering his head. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Erlang, who led you to gamble?" Du He glanced at Du Go, and Du Wei said, "What are you doing with me?" Say! Du He lowered his head and said, "It's a merchant I met when I was wandering around the East Market!"
Cheng Hong asked again: "How did you meet?" Du He replied: "I did him a little favor, the guards who patrolled the streets that day made trouble for him, I helped him send it, and then he invited me to dinner and went to Pingkangli......" Du Gou got up: "What? Have you ever been to Pingkangli? ”
Cheng Hong sat Du Goula down: "Don't worry, listen to Erlang's words first!" Du Wei pointed at Du He and shouted: "Don't worry, he will go to Pingkangli!" Du He looked like a quail, and Cheng Hong shouted: "What are you shouting!" Isn't it just going to Pingkangli! What's the big deal? Also What is Pinkangli? Du Gou...... Duho ......
Du Gou turned his head angrily and ignored Cheng Hong, and Du He said weakly: "Pingkangli is the largest Qinglou Fang in Chang'an." Cheng Hong was dumbfounded, this Du He Dingtian is only twelve or thirteen, and he actually went to the Qinglou? What are you doing in the Green House?
Cheng Hong shook his head: "You go on!" Du He peeked at the angry Du Wei and said: "Then occasionally I meet him on the street, he will invite me to eat and drink or something, and then he said that he was going to go to Jiangnan to pull grain, saying that there was no one under my hand, so he bought me a small servant, and followed me to run errands or something, I think the Du family is not short of a bowl of rice and agreed to accept it, Laifu is also very easy to use, play with me every day, on the first two days Laifu said to invite me to dinner, I didn't give him a monthly interest at all, how to invite him if he has no money?"
So I asked him where he got the money, so he took me to the gambling house......" Cheng Hong said: "Did you win a lot at the beginning, and you didn't lose until you used it as a pen holder?" Du He looked up and said, "Yes! How do you know? ”
Cheng Hong nodded: "Then why are you a pen holder?" You have a lot of gold and jade calligraphy and painting in the Du family, how can you just go to the pawnshop with the pen holder given by the emperor? Du He lowered his head: "Laifu said that the pen holder is small, easy to carry, and valuable, just enough to pay off gambling debts!" Cheng Hong breathed a long sigh of relief: "Sure enough!" Then I can't find it! ”
Du He scratched his head: "I didn't pay much attention to the chaos yesterday!" I didn't see it today! Cheng Hong shook his head: "Then Laifu must be gone!" Cheng Hong got up suddenly: "Quick, go to the pawnshop where you use the pen holder immediately!" Cheng Hong shouted again: "Cheng Cai! Go and pull a hundred dollars now! Du Wei asked, "What's wrong?"
Cheng Hong pulled the two brothers out and said, "Is it that the pen holder money hasn't been given yet?" Du Wei said: "Yes! Yesterday was too chaotic to take care of! Cheng Hong hurriedly urged: "Hurry up!" It's best to pray that the other person hasn't reacted yet! It's too late to explain, let's go! ”
The three of them hit the horse and went straight to the pawnshop, seeing that there was a group of people in front of the pawnshop, pointing and pointing, Cheng Hong ran to the front of the crowd and automatically dodged away, Cheng Hong looked up and saw a "buzz" in his head! I saw a man of about forty hanging in front of the pawnshop, with a bloody book hanging around his neck, Cheng Hong didn't look closely, and swept it slightly, probably saying that he had provoked Lai Guogong, and he was afraid of being retaliated against, and his family would hang himself to death......
Cheng Hong saw that the hanger's fingers were still dripping blood, and it was expected that he would not hang here for a long time, so he ran to the door in three steps and two steps, cut the rope with a knife, and put the man down! Immediately gave the man cardiopulmonary resuscitation and artificial respiration, Du Gou Duhe was at a loss next to him, and a voice came from the crowd: "This Laiguo Mansion is too domineering, everyone is dead and tossing corpses!" "That's it, that's it!"
Cheng Hong shouted: "Shut up!" I'm rescuing, Duho Dugou, who dares to come forward and slaughter me! After that, he stuffed the knife to Du Gou, Du Gou heard Cheng Hong's roar and seemed to have found the backbone, and pointed at everyone with a knife: "I am the eldest son of the Duke of Laiguo, Du Gou is also, this pawnshop and the little guy in the house are lucky to coax my brother to steal things from the house and sell them to him at a low price, even if some small bits and pieces are counted, he even dares to accept the pen holder given by the emperor, my father said that he wanted to redeem the pen holder, he actually didn't give it, and my father who was angry almost went!" When did the Wulai Kingdom Mansion ever bully people? Can you get along with a pawnshop shopkeeper? At that time, the pen holder was used as ten times, and today I went to Chengfu, and now I borrowed a hundred times to redeem it, do you know that the original An dare to chew his tongue and slander Du Mansion like this? But is it not good to deceive me? ”
The black and white of the words are reversed, anyway, it is impossible for Laifu to show up, if he shows up, he will be stabbed directly, just a fugitive slave! There is only one pawnshop shopkeeper who is rescuing in the know, although Du Gou doesn't know what Cheng Hong found, but this thing is too strange, although Du Gou doesn't know what's wrong, but he also knows that this thing came too coincidentally, and he directly gave him a big set! Fortunately, Cheng Hong found out early, if this person hung here for a long time, Du Mansion would be speechless......