Because Zhang Fei was busy dealing with Wang Wenshan at that time, and it was Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi who saved his life, so he did not discuss the issue of remuneration with Cao Dongdong. However, he thought that he was a young master after all, and he should not be treated unfairly.
It is precisely because of this uncertainty that people feel excited.
"Zhang San, I'm here, come out quickly!"
"Third brother, are you there?"
"I'm coming!"
Before he even entered the door, he heard Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi howling in the shop, banging on the table and the door, which made Zhang Fei quicken his pace.
But as soon as he entered the door, Zhang Fei was stunned.
What the hell? Just... just a small gift box
When Ma Tianhao and his friends came just now, they were carrying large wooden boxes inside. It was such a spectacular sight!
"Zhang San!"
Cao Dongdong was extremely excited when he saw Zhang Fei. He rushed to him and put his hand on Zhang Fei's shoulder. "It's really thanks to you that I can be cleared of all charges this time. I didn't trust the wrong person! Haha!"
"I'll see."
Zhang Fei pushed Cao Dongdong's hand away, "Let me be quiet for a while. If I remember correctly, it seems that Yanei hasn't paid me yet."
Ma Xiaoyi jumped forward and said with a grin, "Third brother, we saved your life, so we just managed to make up for it!"
Cao Dongdong nodded: "That's right, that's right. We are your saviors. How dare you ask us for money?"
Are you playing this trick on me? Zhang Fei said, "But I did help Yanei in two ways. First, I helped him win the lawsuit, and second, I helped him avoid being punished by the Queen Mother."
Cao Dongdong was surprised and asked, "How do you know I wasn't punished?"
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "If Yanei is punished, can he still be alive and kicking here?"
"That's true!"
Cao Dongdong chuckled and said, "You know what, my aunt just told me to be careful in the future, and praised me for sticking to the bottom line and not bringing shame to our Cao family."
When he said this, he couldn't help but laugh triumphantly.
It turned out that after the lawsuit was over, Empress Dowager Cao felt a little guilty, wondering why she did not trust her nephew and outsiders at the time.
Not to mention punishing him, he also praised him a few words and gave him many delicious snacks to eat, which made Cao Dongdong very happy.
This is the first time in my life that I have been praised like this by my aunt.
Zhang Fei asked: "So that's how you thank me?"
Cao Dongdong shook his head and saw Hu Taozi, with a bloody face, came forward and opened the small wooden box in his hand.
"Gold?"
Zhang Fei's eyes suddenly lit up.
It was the first time he had seen gold in all his time in the Northern Song Dynasty. All his transactions with Ma Tianhao and others were made with copper coins.
Cao Dongdong said with a smile: "Since you have helped me so much, how can I treat you unfairly? Here is a hundred taels of gold, is it enough?"
The Cao family is really rich.
After all, Cao Bin was a hero in founding the country and was made a king.
But this routine is a bit old, can't we add some new tricks? Zhang Fei's eyes turned and he said hurriedly: "Yanei spent a lot of money, didn't he? In fact, I have always regarded money as dirt. It is not what I love, nor what I need!"
Taozi, who was listening attentively, suddenly felt his hands lighten. He looked over and saw that the box was already in Zhang Fei's hands.
Cao Dongdong asked: "Then I wonder what you love and what you need?"
Zhang Fei hugged the 100 taels of gold and sighed, "I want to have a home."
Cao Dongdong is not stupid, "Houses in Bianjing are very expensive, I can't afford it."
Zhang Fei coughed and said, "Home doesn't mean a house."
"What does that mean?"
“Human!”
"Do you want me to help you find your parents?" Cao Dongdong asked.
"... ... ?"
Zhang Fei almost cried when he saw Cao Dongdong's sympathetic eyes. He choked up and said, "My parents have been looking for me, so I won't bother you, Yanei. But my parents have always hoped that I would have a home."
"woman!"
Ma Xiaoyi suddenly asked, "Brother San, are you talking about women?"
Zhang Fei immediately gave Ma Xiaoyi two thumbs up, tears almost coming out of his eyes. It is true that my parents gave me life, but it is I, Ma Xiaoyi, who understands me best.
He was puzzled. It was normal to send women as gifts in the Northern Song Dynasty, so why no one had ever sent him one
Just know how to give money.
Vulgar!
So vulgar!
Cao Dongdong looked at Zhang Fei curiously, "Zhang San, you are so old, but you haven't married or had children yet?"
Please! I am only 24, which seems to be considered an older youth here. Zhang Fei nodded shyly.
Cao Dongdong asked again: "Have you ever been to a brothel?"
So direct? Zhang Fei blushed and shook his head.
Cao Dongdong was shocked and said, "Then you are..."
Zhang Fei nodded.
Cao Dongdong was extremely curious and asked, "How did you hold it back?"
Zhang Fei said: "I can't bear it any longer."
"Hey young!"
Cao Dongdong slapped his thigh and said, "If you had told me earlier, I would have given you a concubine."
"Concubine...concubine?"
"Um."
Cao Dongdong nodded and said, "I have many concubines, it won't be a big deal if I give you one."
In the Northern Song Dynasty, not to mention sending concubines, there were even exchanges between people. This aspect was very chaotic.
But Zhang Fei couldn't stand it, and thought, if you get tired of playing with it, just give it to me, then what would I become? I don't have this habit!
Cao Dongdong looked at Zhang Fei without saying anything, "Is one not enough?"
"Enough... No... It's not a question of whether it's enough or not, that's another matter, it's just...!" Zhang Fei forced a smile and said, "How can I take away the love of Yanei?"
Ma Xiaoyi suddenly said, "Brother, didn't you forget that we came here today to invite Third Brother to drink at Baifanlou? It just so happens that there will be a sales event at Baifanlou in the next day, and there will be many decent girls. Why don't you buy one for Third Brother?"
You are such a clever little thing. Zhang Fei found that Ma Xiaoyi was becoming more and more adorable, and he understood people's thoughts very well.
Cao Dongdong said generously: "That's fine too, what do you think?"
He really wants to be friends with Zhang Fei now so that he can do bad things happily in the future.
Zhang Fei hesitated, "I am so handsome, but I have to rely on buying women to form a family. This...!"
Cao Dongdong said impatiently: "You don't want it if I give it to you, and you don't want to buy it, so what are you going to do? You can't just rob it. I also want to..."
"Ahem, what I mean is, is it illegal to buy a decent woman?"
"If it was illegal, would Baifanlou still dare to do that? Some women were sold voluntarily, and some were demoted to slaves because of breaking the law. They all belonged to the government. How could the government break the law?"
"That makes sense!" Zhang Fei nodded. "Then it's settled."
“What is illegal or not illegal?”
Xu Zhiqian suddenly walked out.
"nothing!"
Zhang Fei put one hand on Cao Dongdong's shoulder and the other on Ma Xiaoyi's shoulder, "Just now, Yanei asked me about some legal matters."
Xu Zhiqian glanced at Cao Dongdong and said, "Yanei, you are lucky this time. If you don't repent, you won't be so lucky next time!"
"I... ..!"
Cao Dongdong had just said one word when Zhang Fei strangled her back, "Don't worry, Madam Xu. I will keep an eye on them."
Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei suspiciously and said, "I'll go back first."
"Madam Xu, take care."
As soon as Xu Zhiqian left, Zhang Fei let go of Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ahem, ahem, Zhang San, you're about to strangle me to death."
"Sorry! Sorry! I was so excited that I overexerted myself."
Cao Dongdong stood up and said to Zhang Fei: "Why are you afraid of that Madam Xu? Could it be that you two...!"
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "Don't think too much. I still want to live a few more years. I'm just afraid that woman will go back and tell my benefactor."
Cao Dongdong nodded in understanding. He did this often. He added, "To be honest, although Miss Xu is beautiful, she has a very fierce temper. I usually don't dare to provoke her. At present, it seems that there is no man in Bianjing who can subdue her."
Ma Xiaoyi suddenly said, "I think Madam Xu is pretty good. Not only is she pretty and has a good figure, but she is also a righteous and kind person. She is a heroine. It's a pity that she looks down on me."
"Um?"
Zhang Fei and Cao Dongdong both looked at Ma Xiaoyi strangely.
... ..
On this side, Zhang Fei's mind was full of having fun, while on the other side, Xu Zun was really worried about Zhang Fei.
He never expected that Zhang Fei would refuse to be an official.
If he had just been rejected, that would have been fine, but the key point was that it was the emperor who instructed this!
"What?"
Emperor Shenzong Zhao Xu looked at Xu Zun in shock, "You said Zhang San refused to enter the government?"
Xu Zun nodded.
"Why is this?" Zhao Xu asked curiously.
Who in the world doesn’t want to be an official
The key point is that Zhang Fei is not the kind of scholar who likes to live in the mountains. He would rather stay in a bookstore than be an official. This is too hurtful to his self-esteem.
Xu Zun said awkwardly, "Zhang San is saying that even if he becomes an official, it will be difficult for him to achieve anything."
Zhao Xu said excitedly: "What right does he have to say that? If he had the ability, how could he not have done anything? Does he think that I am the kind of incompetent ruler who doesn't know talent?"
"He definitely didn't mean that." Xu Zun hurriedly explained: "It's just... it's just..."
Zhao Xu asked anxiously, "Just what?"
Xu Zun said: "It's just that he thinks that there are too many rules in the officialdom, and that he will be constrained by all sides when doing anything, so he feels that it is difficult for him to make any achievements."
boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Xu slammed the table and said, "Look, look, the redundant officials have become so serious that they are despised by those who have the power to influence them. If this is not changed, how can the country prosper?"
"Your Majesty is wise."
Apart from this sentence, Xu Zun didn't know what to say.
Zhao Xu glanced at Xu Zun, still unwilling to give up, and asked, "Do you have a way to get him to serve as an official in the court?"
What you can't get is the best. The more Zhang Fei resists, the more excited he becomes and the more he wants it.
Xu Zun said: "I, your old minister, have no solution for the time being, but I don't think that boy is completely refusing, so why not wait and see."
Zhao Xu frowned and said nothing.
He can't wait!
The reform is about to begin, and this is the time to employ people!