win the hairpin

Chapter 184 Zhou Ke's Struggle

Zhou Ke returned home with nothing. As he expected, his wife had already gone back to his mother's house to rescue soldiers. It was just right to move in, and let his brother-in-law see what she had done.

He sat alone in the study with his head downcast, and the servants were too frightened to approach him because they suddenly saw his anger.

Zhou Ke didn't notice the strangeness of the servant, because the tea was still hot, the snacks were fresh, and the room was still warm, so he didn't have to think about the servant's affairs, and could concentrate on his own thoughts.

At four o'clock the next day, he went to the court absent-mindedly. After the court meeting, he reported the leave to Yantie deputy secretary, and went home to read today's tabloid. Landed without the tabloids picking it up.

He changed into his normal clothes, put on his veiled hat, and went to Qinxinhua Teahouse.

Today's situation is completely different from last night. The first floor is bustling. Unhappy and outdated scholars are here for the "folk court meeting".

After the excitement is over, they and their buddies will not be delayed to ask for an extra handful of peanuts and melon seeds-the bastards don't take advantage of the advantages.

Fortunately, Jiangshan is only in the mouths of these people, not in the hands of these people, otherwise the land will be scraped off by them.

Zhou Ke went straight up to the second floor this time, and the second floor was deserted and deserted, not as lively as yesterday, only sporadic sounds from the gaming room.

A beautiful woman yawned as she read the menu. Zhou Ke stepped forward and said what she wanted to see the manager of the tabloid. However, Liu Qin told him that the manager was not there and would not show up during the day, only at night.

Zhou Ke came again at night with a thick banknote.

Tonight, no one arranged a banquet, so he paid for the flower tea and two taels of silver for the wine, and strode upstairs.

This time, not only did he not see the person in charge of the tabloid, he didn't even see the beautiful woman during the day, only a procuress-like figure greeted and sent off here, arranging the guests for the little lady at night.

The procuress didn't know anything about Zhou Ke's questions, and he didn't even know that their tea house published tabloids.

Zhou Ke walked out with his head down, suddenly stopped and looked at the tea guests present.

There is no heart.

He didn't look any further, and walked straight up Caomen Street, walking on the street like a lost soul.

He came to the door three times, but he didn't even see a shadow of an important person. He knew he was being tricked.

The tabloid writers had no intention of meeting him at all.

He is different from Ge Erdan, Ge Erdan can pay a price to escape the catastrophe, but he can't give it away even if he has money.

As he walked, he was blowing cold wind, cursing constantly, his eyes were blank, his mind was also tending to be blank, and he was harboring fear of the unknown in his heart.

I don't know what will be written in the tabloid tomorrow, whether his official position back then, or his age will appear, if someone can find out the case based on the clues in the tabloid...

He didn't dare to think about it anymore, he could only gasp desperately, trying to spit out the big stone that was pressing in his heart.

The cold wind was like a knife, pouring into his mouth, scratching his throat, scratching his internal organs, he was in pain and fear, and he was so afraid that he shed tears.

Tears streamed down his face, but he calmed down a little. He went through the people he could ask for help in his mind, thinking that he couldn't ask for help now.

Asking for help now is exposing yourself and giving away your handle to others, and you will be under the control of others for the rest of your life.

Before this step, there are other ways.

While Zhou Kebao was being tormented by his wife, brother-in-law, and tabloids, King Jin and his group were all bustlingly preparing for the new year.

Except for the king of Jin who was going to the palace, everyone else stayed in the palace to celebrate the new year. You Song led a group of young people to buy firecrackers, paint Zhong Kui, and buy Tusu wine with Song Huiyue. They agreed that Song Huiyue would go there on that day. A trip to the palace, cure illnesses together, and then go home to watch the new year.

Zhou Shiwan was disclosed in the tabloids for three days. Under the eyes of all the people, Zhou Shiwan was ready to come out.

Song Huiyue ran around all morning, went back to the tea house to rest, and read the words Du Lan sent to celebrate Jiuyang demolition.

She read these words horizontally and vertically very leisurely, and after reading them, she put them away, dipped a brush of ink and began to copy.

Yin Xiao put her cloak on top of the stove to dry, then sat beside her and peeled melon seeds for her, so that she could eat them in one go when she was free.

Liu Qin sent the noodle snake she made for Song Huiyue to taste, and at the same time said in a low voice: "The one surnamed Zhou is wandering around outside, but he doesn't come up. What exactly does he want to do?"

Song Huiyue bit off the snake's head, grabbed the snake's tail and handed it to Yin Xiao: "He wants to set fire to our place, so that myna's tabloids can no longer be run."

Liu Qin was startled: "I asked them to watch the door well. If he really set fire to it, it's not good to burn it under such a big festival."

Song Huiyue waved his hand: "He has the heart but not the guts. Arson is a capital crime. Except for that lunatic Zhang Xutang, no one would dare."

Liu Qin closed the window anxiously: "I'm afraid that the dog will jump over the wall in a hurry."

Song Huiyue smiled and said, "Don't worry, he won't set fire to it."

Then she frowned: "He should have stopped playing the tabloids. After all, the tabloids have never been serious—it can be said to confuse the public, but Zhou Ke is not a simple-minded person who can think of this way to make money. It should be more than that." Such a trick."

When Liu Qin heard this, she opened the window and took a look. She was shocked and paled: "Miss! Official servants! There are many official servants here!"

Before the words were finished, there was already a commotion downstairs, a large group of officials armed with long knives broke into the tea house, startled the tea drinkers on the first floor, and let them yell at the shopkeepers and shopkeepers downstairs Huddled in the corner.

Not only that, but the arresters took out the posture of arresting the big robber, dragged all the clerks and yamen servants in a pile, tied their hands, and blocked the door with knives.

The entire Caomen Street was in chaos, and the onlookers were scrambling to be the first, their shoulders folded, their faces pressed against each other, and they stretched their necks to look inside.

Liu Qin hurriedly closed the window, and frantically went to open the door: "Miss, hurry up, go through the back door!"

However, before the words were finished, a group of officials with knives poured in from the back door, went straight to the kitchen and gambling room, yelled at all the people inside, and drew their knives at each other.

If they were to fight the Jiang bandits, these people would have been scared out of their wits, but when they faced unarmed and good citizens, they were majestic, and even their height increased a lot in an instant.

"My lady, go to my room! Don't make a sound, what's the matter..."

Song Huiyue stopped Liu Qin: "It's late."

Sure enough, a leading official rushed over with four gangsters and forced the three people in the house with knives.

Yin Xiao threw away the melon seeds in his hand, picked up a piece of peach talisman, folded both hands, abruptly folded the thick peach wood board talisman into two halves, and used the half in one hand as a weapon.

Then he took a step forward and stood in front of Song Huiyue, his eyes were dark and dark, his eyes were colder and harder than the icicles under the eaves, and even the peach charms had murderous intent.

The leading official took a step back involuntarily.

He thought that if he offended him, this follower who looked like a desperado would very likely end his life with half a peach talisman.

(End of this chapter)