Chapter 134 Conditions
Chu Xu then shook his head: "I don't know."
The assassins shouted at him to kill him, pointing out that they didn't want a living person, but a corpse.
"If father and brother were here, they would definitely know who sent those assassins."
Shang Wan felt troublesome when he heard it. With his status and situation, and at the time of a war, he thought about it with his toes and knew that this matter was probably related to the political struggle in the court.
I silently estimate my own strength, and I am completely unqualified to be on the table.
She asked: "Where is the assassin who is chasing you?"
"When they saw me jumping off the cliff, they probably thought I was dead." Chu Xu frowned, "They probably won't chase me."
"You dare to jump off a cliff at a young age. You are very brave." Shang Wan patted him on the head, "But your idea is too naive."
Chu Xu tilted his head in confusion.
Shang Wan explained: "There is a saying that if you want to see a person alive, you must see a corpse if you die. Since they are assassins and have come with a mission, they must take your body back to complete the mission. Maybe they are nearby right now. I'm looking for you."
"Nearby?" Chu Xu was so frightened that he raised his voice.
After all, a child of only six years old suffered an assassination and almost lost his life. How could he not be afraid?
Nowadays, it is very rare to be able to speak calmly about one's experiences.
However, he is still a little immature.
If Shang Wan is greedy for life and afraid of death, he can kill him now and throw him directly into the valley to prevent the killer from coming.
In fact, Shang Wan is considering it.
Of course she didn't think she could defeat those assassins. However, she has no obligation to protect Chu Xu, thereby causing her own family to suffer.
Shang Wan has always made a clear distinction between his own people and outsiders.
Who knows how many waves the killer has? If another group of people were killed, her peaceful life would be disrupted, which she didn't want to see.
Lu Chengjing's ideas coincided with Shang Wan's, and he put his own family first.
Seeing that the two fell into silence, Chu Xu's heart was pounding. Did these two people not want to help him?
"I told you everything, you promised to help me."
The child's voice was aggrieved, and a pair of amber cat eyes were filled with mist. He looked at Shang Wan as if he were looking at a big liar who was deceiving the child.
Anyone who is looked at by such eyes will feel love and pity in his heart.
But Shang Wan was not only unsympathetic, he even wanted to laugh.
"Does your leg hurt from being pinched?"
It was also performed in front of her. A six-year-old child was very thoughtful and performed one little routine after another.
Chu Xu: "..."
He silently let go of the little hand holding his thigh, blinked his eyes, and held back the tears that he had squeezed out.
He pursed his lips and asked in a low voice: "Are you still going to send me away?"
"I'm thinking about it. I don't want myself and my family to be dragged into the water by you." Shang Wan didn't lie to him, "However, if you can convince us, I can let you stay."
Chu Xu was stunned, persuading?
The little head is spinning rapidly. Persuasion should be beneficial, right?
My father said that on the battlefield, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. Should it be the same now?
If the benefits he brings to this woman can outweigh the losses caused by the assassin, the woman can let him stay.
But what benefit can he bring to this family?
While Chu Xu was thinking, he looked at the two of them carefully. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and his eyes were fixed on Lu Chengjing.
"You are a scholar, right?"
Lu Chengjing nodded. This is a breakthrough!
Chu Xu tried his best to suppress his excitement, "As long as you are willing to keep me and protect me, I can let you study at Baihong Academy. Do you know Baihong Academy? It is a place where scholars all over the world want to go to school. It has produced many top scholars. ”
He was worried that Lu Chengjing, a small local, didn't know how powerful Baihong Academy was, so he tried his best to use what he knew to describe it, trying to make Lu Chengjing fall in love with it.
Unfortunately, Lu Chengjing didn't even change his expression and said quietly: "I heard something."
Chu Xu looked at him eagerly, what next?
Lu Chengjing also looked at him, his eyes very calm.
Like a bucket of cold water being poured over his head, the little flame of excitement in Chu Xu's heart was instantly extinguished.
He didn't understand, how could any scholar be unmoved by Baihong Academy?
He didn't lie. Baihong Academy is really the temple that scholars all over the world dream of!
"Then do you want to enter the Imperial College?" Chu Xu changed the conditions, "I can ask my family to recommend you to the Imperial College."
If Baihong Academy is not moved, the Imperial Academy should be moved, right?
That's the Imperial College!
Only officials of fourth grade or above have quotas for recommendation!
Lu Chengjing gestured to him to look at the wheelchair he was sitting on, and said slowly: "How can I be selected into a temple if I am disabled?"
The Imperial College is really good. The students there can be said to be candidates for court officials, and they also have the opportunity to meet the Holy Face. But a guy in a wheelchair couldn't even enter the gate of the Imperial College.
I thought Lu Chengjing was only temporarily injured, but it turned out that his legs were disabled?
Realizing that he had poked someone's scar, Chu Xu lowered his head in annoyance and said sincerely: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it. I thought your leg was just injured."
Shang Wan looked at the back of his head.
Proud but not arrogant, considerate of others, and good-natured.
She coughed lightly and said, "Don't blame those who don't know."
Chu Xu peeked at Lu Chengjing, and when he saw that he didn't look angry, he raised his head and looked at Shang Wan, "What do you want? As long as I can do it, I agree."
He was stupid just now. It was obviously faster to ask directly than to think about it himself.
Shang Wan and Lu Chengjing looked at each other, and Chu Xu's eyes also moved to Lu Chengjing.
"Three promises." Lu Chengjing said warmly, "We will protect you in exchange for the three promises made by the Dingguo Palace."
Chu Xu:! ! !
He wanted to scold the two of them for taking advantage of the situation. Can promises like this be given out casually?
Three more!
It's completely like a lion opening his mouth!
"I'm going to send you away at night. You can give us an answer before dark." Shang Wan ignored Chu Xu's face, which was flushed with anger, and pushed Lu Chengjing out.
The sky is getting dark, and there is only a ray of sun left on the mountainside. Summer is about to come, and even the night wind is getting a bit dry.
Shang Wan caught a basket of crucian carp as big as a palm and came back, letting Xiaohuan make soup.
Xiaohuan discovered that by adding two home-grown baby cabbages when stewing, no matter how fishy the ingredients are, there is no smell at all, and a lot of spices can be saved.
When dinner is served, the enticing aroma makes your stomach thunder.
Everyone was chatting and laughing while eating, and the atmosphere was lively.
Most of the new house has been built, and it should be completed in another half month.
Gao Yan and Ma Jieyong like to hang out in the village when they are not working. When they see someone building a house, they go over and chat with them. Gradually, they also receive a lot of odd jobs.
He Sizhi wanted to let his apprentice work more and gain experience, so he let the two of them do it, as long as it didn't delay the construction of the new house.
Their craftsmanship was passed down by He Sizhi Zhenzhen, and their wages were about the same as those of the Zhang family. They were well-known in the village, and people from other villages even came to ask them to help build new houses.
(End of chapter)