Hearing the violent banging on the door, Zhang Guangmu put down the book in his hand, straightened his clothes, stood up slowly, and lifted the simple lock similar to a "horizontal gate" on the door.
With a creak, the door was roughly pushed open.
Two young and middle-aged men with fleshy faces appeared in Zhang Guangmu's field of vision.
These two people have dark skin, fierce expressions, sinister eyes, highly similar aquiline noses, and ferocious looks that ordinary people would shy away from when they see them.
If you are a person who believes in the theory of "image comes from the heart", when you look at them, you will silently comment in your heart that "they are not good people".
The moment he saw the two of them, Script Hint suddenly appeared in Zhang Guangmu's mind.
[So rude... It turns out to be Miao Zhi and Tang Hua!]
[These two men had neither wives nor children, their parents were dead, and they had no one to restrain them, so they became libertines.]
[They are the "most famous" Qingpi in Liufeng County, they are rangers, and they are hob meat.]
[Not studying, not engaged in production, eager to fight bravely, forgetting life when seeing profit.]
[Now that these two people are coming to my door, they must have heard the news that I was going to sell the property, so they came here specifically to try to get some money from me!]
This Script Hint is not so much guiding the actions of Zhang Guangmu through the voice of the heart as it is profiling the situation of Zhang Guangmu, allowing some viewers who have turned off the immersive update mode to better integrate into the world background of "The World Knows" and enhance people's Sense of Presence.
"Scholar, I, Miao Zhi, have always respected scholars, and my ancestors were once from a scholarly family. If we hadn't suffered a lot earlier, we might have been classmates now, and we would have gone to take the exam together to become senior officials."
The person who spoke first was the taller one, about 1.87 meters tall, with a lean build and a gleam in his eyes, giving people a strong feeling.
Obviously, Miao Zhi is the one with a higher status among the green-skinned duo, the eldest brother.
"So..."
Miao Zhi looked Zhang Guangmu up and down, and the words that originally came to his lips changed into something else. "In addition to reporting to the government, the real estate movement in the eight southeastern towns of Liufeng County all has to go through the hands of our brothers Miao and Tang."
"If you don't hang out in this circle and only focus on reading the books of sages, we two brothers won't make things difficult for you."
"Pay 10% of the 'favor fee', and I'll do an errand for you, help you do this beautifully, and ensure that you can easily go to Beijing to take the exam with all your expenses, how about that?"
This is obviously to collect benefits.
However, Miao Zhi feels that Zhang Guangmu is different from the other Scholar he has met.
If he really wanted to say what the difference was, he couldn't tell for a while, but he just felt that this person was very impressive. Maybe he could succeed in the exam, become the top scorer in high school, soar into the sky, and become a master.
So...
He would rather lose a little money and make a good relationship.
Don't look at him Miao Zhi is just an ordinary green-skinned man now, regarded as a rogue by many people, but he is also a man with his own pursuits and goals!
Accumulate funds, buy low and sell high, make money, become a the World wealthy businessman, and then... let your family become a scholarly family!
And the first step...
Just invest in Zhang Guangmu!
I don't know why, but when Miao Zhi looked at this young man, he felt that he looked familiar. The aura and confidence in him were not something that even a poor Scholar could have, so he didn't want to offend him too much.
He even wanted to make good friends with each other.
Hearing this, Zhang Guangmu had no reaction, but another dark and sturdy young man with a strong build became anxious. "You are wrong! It's 30%, 30%!"
"After we do this job, we have to give the government a 20% subsidy. If we only receive 10% of the benefits, we have to use our own pockets to subsidize the shortfall!"
He was almost dying of anxiety.
Doing this kind of thing will offend people in the first place. We are all fellow villagers, so what is the purpose of ruining our reputation?
Not just for the money!
If you can't even make that little money, you might as well go into the car, boat, and tooth industry!
Be a shitty ranger!
I was tired and easily injured. If I accidentally offended some important person, or met some vicious and cruel people, I would be stabbed to death by them at that time.
Who the hell is willing to do this risky, unprofitable business?
No one in their right mind would!
The person who spoke was Tang Hua. Although his face was ferocious, compared with Miao Zhi, he was obviously much more straightforward. As soon as he opened his mouth, he revealed his family background. "In this case, we might as well not do it!"
No matter where you are, there are unspoken rules. The unspoken rule of Tang Hua and Miao Zhi is that you have to spend 20% of the benefits to bribe the government, which is euphemistically called "clearing the door."
If they only charge Zhang Guangmu a 10% benefit fee, then if they complete this order, it will not even be as good as "working for nothing"!
You have to pay your own way to get in!
Tang Hua was really anxious and didn't care about so much. He spoke indiscriminately and directly exposed the unspoken rules of the industry.
"Idiot!"
Miao Zhi After being stabbed in the back by his companions, the fierce look he had been trying so hard to maintain suddenly became unbearable. "Did I ask you to speak?"
"You're just talking nonsense!"
In a rage, he cursed Tang Hua and slapped the other person on the back of the head.
"Aren't you stupid!"
Miao Zhi then explained angrily, "How many times have I told you! When you are doing things outside, I have the final say. Don't ask any fucking questions! You are trying to undermine me!"
He was so angry now, feeling that the great situation he had planned was being held back by this idiot, and he wanted to kill Tang Hua's own mother.
Tang Hua took a beating. Although he didn't feel much pain, he still felt that he was losing face.
So Tang Hua's eyes widened, like a bell, and he was about to hit back with his backhand. "Fuck you!"
Seeing this, Miao Zhi quickly took a few steps back. "Wait! Don't do anything!"
"My body can't bear a few slaps from you!"
At this time, Miao Zhi realized that although he was tall, he was not as strong and strong as Tang Hua. If the two of them really wanted to fight, let alone the issue of losing face, if the other party really got angry, he would probably be beaten to death on the spot.
Tang Hua was panting heavily, like an angry bull, cocking his neck and trying to fight back regardless. "No! I'm at a loss! Just stand still and let me slap you!"
The interaction between the two people made Zhang Guangmu want to laugh.
Tang Hua, who was not tall but quite strong, turned his head and sent a friendly invitation to Zhang Guangmu.
"What are you laughing at?"
He raised his fist and said fiercely, "If you laugh again, I will beat you to death!"
"I can beat a hundred poor people like you!"
He really thinks so.
After all, as a green-skinned scoundrel, his reputation among the neighbors is not very good. In stark contrast, he is the scholar.
Scholar like Zhang Guangmu far exceeds them in social status and future potential for advancement.
Because of this, Tang Hua wants to find his own sense of superiority in other aspects, find out where he is stronger than the other person, and degrade the other person through words, preferably as lowly as dirt.
Only in this way can he show his excellence and be envied by others. Only then can he casually say "I beat that fool Scholar to the ground begging for mercy with three punches and two kicks" when meeting relatives such as the seventh aunt and the eighth aunt, to express contempt and disdain and show a bit of heroism.
In this regard, Zhang Guangmu did not give a clear answer.
He didn't say a word, but the corners of his lips raised slightly, forming a sarcastic smile.
Everything is left unsaid.
Even though Zhang Guangmu didn't say a single word, he had clearly expressed what he wanted to express.
——How can I fight a hundred people like this? You can pull it down!
Tang Hua suddenly felt like he was bragging and being exposed on the spot.
"You look down on me!"
When everyone goes out to work in the world, they all give each other face.
This man didn't give himself any face, so he slapped him twice. Isn't that too much?
Tang Hua was a little annoyed when he thought about this, and he no longer wanted to compete with his companion Miao Zhi for a slap.
"I'll beat you to death, you little kid who has no father and no mother!"
He immediately raised his hands and rushed into the small drafty room, wanting to slap Zhang Guangmu twice to relieve his anger.
The description of having no father or mother is not an insult.
Although Tang Hua often has a dirty mouth and likes to criticize people like little bitches and sons of bitches, but this time he really didn't scold Zhang Guangmu like that.
Tang Hua is just describing an objective fact.
He told the truth.
In the world of Liufeng County, many people know that Zhang Guangmu has been a poor man who didn't know who his father was since he was a child. His mother died at a young age.
Probably, it's because deep down in Tang Hua's heart, he also feels that Zhang Guangmu, a child who has been without a mother since he was a child, is indeed a bit pitiful, so he can't speak out.
Although I can't bear to curse harshly, it is still okay to just give Zhang Guangmu a slap in the face to relieve his anger.
His movement speed is not slow, his strength is also very strong, and he is very skilled. He should do this kind of thing often.
It's a pity that Zhang Guangmu was prepared and didn't even think about being angry with Tang Hua.
When Tang Hua rushed into the room, thinking that he was going to start beating the fixed pile mode, Zhang Guangmu had already looked at him from top to bottom, inside and out.
0.8.
This person's Imperial Body Forging Technique level is only 0.8, not even one, and cannot be higher.
So the Script Hint that comes to mind is useless.
Are you trying to reason with such a bastard and talk about the law?
Zhang Guangmu feels that Xu Qianqiu is a bit too naive in this regard.
If you really want to imitate Script Hint, your face will probably be swollen by Tang Hua before you finish two sentences!
To deal with such seemingly arrogant people, we should first suppress them with force, and then we can reason with them!
Facing the uninvited guest who was obviously about to use violence, Zhang Guangmu did not retreat but advanced, grinned, chuckled, casually raised the index and middle fingers of his left hand, clenched his fists, and waved his arms gently.
Snap!
It seemed like it was just a gentle tap next to the temple, but it made Tang Hua suddenly stop moving and close his eyes.
It's not painful or itchy, just feels a little numb.
Tang Hua felt that if he blinked more, he would be back to normal.
"The body is good, but it lacks education."
Zhang Guangmu's sharp eyes struck Miao Zhi who was about to rush to help, stopping his movements.
He turned around, walked calmly to the desk, and said in a faint tone, "You need to study more and understand reason before you can use this good body on the right path."
Although the body is thin and looks weak and weak, a typical five-body industrious type Scholar, it is worth mentioning that...
This time Director Xu Qianqiu actually did not configure him with negative statuses such as [Terminal Illness] and [Severe Illness]!
In this state, Zhang Guangmu even had the feeling that he could abandon his civility and turn to martial arts on the spot and go to the battlefield to kill indiscriminately.
An impulse is just an impulse after all, and Zhang Guangmu has no intention of putting it into practice.
In the play "The World Knows", Great Gan Dynasty is a relatively stable feudal rule model. Normally, when a dynasty is in a stable stage, it emphasizes culture and restrains military force.
Although Da Qian did not explicitly suppress warriors, the treatment of literati was obviously higher than that of the latter.
So...
Taking the Imperial Examination test and being named on the gold list is a grand road in this world.
"Ignorance is also a kind of weakness."
Zhang Guangmu's eyes focused on Tang Hua's body and torso. The corner of his eye fell on the opponent's palm that was still raised high, and he sighed.
"Weak!"
Tang Hua was furious and felt that he had lost face in the previous confrontation, so he got angry and slapped him again.
Faced with Tang Hua's "attack" that was full of flaws, Zhang Guangmu even had the energy to think about the response plan, and then collected his thoughts and chose the least labor-intensive response method from dozens of ways.
Uh-huh!
Zhang Guangmu moved slightly and dodged Tang Hua's attack. He grabbed a half-bald brush from the table and stabbed the opponent's lower abdomen with his backhand.
Pfft.
"Uh... ah!"
The black man's eyes suddenly bulged, a look of pain appeared on his face, and his facial muscles contracted like chrysanthemums.
"Help... help! I'm almost... dying..."
He clutched his lower abdomen in pain and collapsed to the ground. His body curled up like a cooked prawn, breathing rapidly and letting out shrill screams.
Seeing Tang Hua's feet kicking weakly on the ground, like a dying prey, Miao Zhi subconsciously took two steps back.
When he came back to his senses, he realized that he had lost all courage. When he looked at Zhang Guangmu again, he could only naturally look away and lower his head.
"Originally, I just wanted to study hard, trade this shabby house and Susukada for some money, and go to Beijing to take the exam."
Zhang Guangmu looked at Tang Hua who was rolling and wailing on the ground, playing with the brush in his hand, and said in a calm tone, "Why do you bother to embarrass others?"
"Although we, scholars, do not cause trouble, we are not afraid of it either."
"Don't worry, I saved my strength just now and didn't do anything harsh. After the pain lasts for a while, it will heal naturally."
"I hope that after this incident, you can learn some lessons and receive some enlightenment."
As he spoke, a self-satisfied smile appeared on Zhang Guangmu's face, "Rescuing evildoers is not a huge meritorious deed, but it can be regarded as an act of educating the neighbors."
"Therefore, if you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach a thousand miles; if you don't accumulate small streams, you can't build a river or a sea. A horse can't reach ten steps with one leap; a horse can ride ten steps, but the merit lies in perseverance."
"As long as I persevere and work hard to educate everyone I meet, one day I will be able to write books and become a great sage walking around the world!"
Hearing this, Miao Zhi's eyelids jumped wildly as he stood at the door and hesitated.
He looked at Zhang Guangmu, who was full of enthusiasm and awe-inspiring righteousness. His lips moved, wanting to say something, but he didn't dare to speak.
Seeing my brother rolling around on the ground in pain...
Is it really "not ruthless"?
It felt like he was about to die in pain!
Damn it!
I started vomiting blood!
Could it be that the gall was punctured?
Did the ancient sages like to save and educate others like this when they had nothing to do?
No!
Miao Zhi feels that Zhang Guangmu Scholar After ten years of hard work, all the books have been read into the dog's belly.
The reading is wrong, the reading is wrong!
The sage must be perfect, kind and great, without any human shortcomings. How could he do what Zhang Guangmu just did!
Miao Zhi wanted to run away, but was worried about being criticized and said that he was not loyal, so he froze in place and sat on the wax on the spot.
"I, Liufeng County Zhang Guangmu, study and understand, just to make the World people live and work in peace and contentment, Bring peace to all generations!"
"If anyone who oppresses good people appears in front of me..."
As he spoke, Zhang Guangmu shook the penholder, held it with both hands, and suddenly shook it with force. "This pen will end like this!"
Click!
The brush broke and became two halves.
Although the writing brush is a fairly useful prop, but... this thing is replaceable.
I'll just figure out how to get one later.
As for now...
Appearing as a saint in front of people is enough!
Even if it is just a small manifestation of the Holy Spirit, it must be done!
This is the spirit of Yu Gong Yishan!
Just because you think it's not big enough, you can't stop doing it.
That is by no means a qualified Manifestation Saint.
——Zhang Guangmu thinks so.
Of course, in addition to the above factors, there is another important point...
By doing this, you can "reasonably" start your Golden Finger in the drama "The World Knows"!
Although in the movie "The World Knows", Zhang Guangmu's body is extremely weak and his limbs are weak, he is a person who has mastered the ability of [Imperial Body Forging Technique 5], and it is easy to do this.
Therefore, there was no embarrassing situation where the person who spoke harshly could break even a brush.
Just...
The wooden stubble at the broken pen pierced Zhang Guangmu's palm.
Although he held his head with one hand and tried to cover it up, a few drops of blood still fell on his clothes and hemp belt in the process.
And a simple jade pendant hanging on the belt was obviously stained with blood, but in a moment it was as smooth as new.
Seeing this scene, Director Xu Qianqiu, who transformed into a golden dumpling in the sky, nodded slightly.
Although it is not the same as my own design, it is enough to achieve the purpose.
The owner of the rare object can be identified by dripping blood and placed in Real World, which is equivalent to DNA verification.
This technology is available at the Xuanlong Empire, and it is not a great thing at all.
It is worth mentioning that...
Since it is DNA verification, blood is not necessarily required.
Hair falling off from the scalp caused by studying hard, dandruff caused by human body metabolism...
These things can actually help Plot Protagonist [rush to take the exam Scholar] to activate his only life-saving Golden Finger - Town Evil Pendant.
However, according to normal plot deduction, Zhang Guangmu should have mastered the use of this thing in the middle of the plot.
Opening it in advance now will actually have no impact on the overall situation.
After all...
This piece of Town Evil Pendant was originally a prop arranged by Xu Qianqiu for Plot Protagonist to save his life and add mystery to the story. Using this prop among Chaotic World, he can more than protect himself.
I want to use Town Evil Pendant to do other things, but it is powerless.