bookrandom Chapter 415: Mr. Lu Punches Zhen Guanxi
Chapter 415: Mr. Lu Punches Zhen Guanxi
Not long after, the waiter who had gone to ask questions came back and bowed and said, "My dear guests, I have already found out that the crying couple is a father and daughter. They originally came to our restaurant to sing and perform, but because they encountered difficulties, they started crying while singing."
Hearing this, Lu Cheng said, "Go call the father and daughter over."
"Yes, I'll go and call him right away."
Not long after, the waiter came in with the father and daughter.
Lu Cheng looked the father up and down and saw that he was an old man with white hair and beard, holding an erhu in his hand and looking very sad.
The girl was about eighteen or nineteen years old. Although she was not beautiful, she had delicate features and a fair face. She was wearing an old white dress that could not hide her graceful and exquisite figure. Her face was like a silver plate, her almond-shaped eyes were drooping, and her tears fell like rain. She was filled with sorrow.
"Where are you from? Why are you crying here?"
The father and daughter looked at each other, and before they could speak, the daughter started to cry again, holding a white handkerchief in her hand, wiping her tears non-stop, and then she said, "I am Jin Cui Lian, and I came from Tokyo. I followed my parents to Weicheng to seek refuge with my relatives. But after arriving here, I learned that my relatives had moved to Nanjing.
Our family of three lived in the inn, spent all our savings, and had no money to go home. My old mother was so anxious that she had a heart attack and died in the inn. My father and I had no money to bury my mother, so I thought of singing a little song in this restaurant with my father to earn some money.
There is a rich man in this city, Mr. Zheng, known as Zhen Guanxi. Two days ago, he came to the restaurant to drink, and after seeing me, he wanted to force me to be his concubine. I naturally refused, but... but he insisted on writing a document of 3,000 guan and asked me and my father to sign it, saying that he wanted to buy me.
In fact, this is a fake contract with real money. It is only a contract to sell my body, but there is no money at all. Mr. Zheng said that if I don’t sign the contract, he will let my father and I starve to death outside the inn..."
Shi Jin, who was standing by, was furious when he heard this: "How could such a thing happen? Who on earth is that Mr. Zheng? How dare he be so arrogant? Doesn't the Weizhou government care about it?"
Hearing this, Lu Cheng was relatively calm: "You don't have to cry in a hurry, wipe your tears. Judging from the appearance of you and your daughter, you must be hungry. Sit down and eat something first. If the road is uneven, someone will step on it. If things are unfair, someone will take care of them.
Since we two brothers have encountered this injustice of yours, we will definitely stand up for you. As for that Zhen Guanxi, we will go and meet him after we have eaten and drunk our fill!"
"Thank you, sir. Thank you."
Lu Cheng nodded: "Waiter, bring two more sets of bowls and chopsticks, and a few more dishes."
"Yes, sir. However, I would like to remind you that Mr. Zheng is not someone you should mess with."
Shi Jin snorted coldly: "Tell me, why is he so difficult to mess with?"
"You two gentlemen, you may not know that Mr. Zheng's real name is Zheng Tu. He is a butcher in Weizhou City. He opened a butcher shop at Zhuangyuan Bridge and his business is very big. Moreover, Mr. Zheng Tu also lends money privately. I heard that some people in the government office would occasionally go to Mr. Zheng to borrow money.
There are more than a dozen butchers in Zheng's butcher shop who slaughter pigs and sheep. They are all people who see blood every day. Ordinary people dare not offend them, and there are officials protecting them. In my opinion, the two guests should stay out of other people's business, so as not to get themselves into trouble. "
"Thanks for the reminder. We will take care of this matter."
Upon hearing this, Jin Cui Lian and her daughter also wanted to stand up: "Thank you for your kindness, gentlemen. We... we don't want to implicate you."
Lu Cheng waved his hand and said, "Since we told you to sit down and eat, then sit down and eat. Since we dare to take care of your grievances, we are not afraid of being implicated."
Afterwards, Lu Cheng and Shi Jin drank wine and ate meat respectively, and seemed to not take Mr. Zheng seriously at all.
Seeing this, Jin Cui Lian and her daughter could only sit aside carefully and eat.
With Zheng the butcher coming out to threaten them, no one dared to give tips to the father and daughter who sang the little song these two days, so they had to starve.
While they were having dinner, a waiter downstairs quietly ran out of the inn and went straight to find Zheng the butcher to report the news.
Just when Lu Cheng and Shi Jin were almost done eating, they suddenly heard a loud shout from downstairs: "Who on earth is this blind person? How dare you meddle in the affairs of Zhen Guanxi? Stand up and let me see!"
Shi Jin immediately stood up and said, "Brother Lu, let me go meet that guy!"
"Let's go together. I also want to see who Zhen Guanxi is."
The two of them went downstairs together, and Jin Cui Lian and her daughter immediately followed.
As Lu Cheng and his companions reached the stairs, they saw a short, fat, bearded, ugly-looking man holding a butcher knife, and three or four shirtless men standing in the restaurant lobby. The guests around them were leaving one after another, and the restaurant owner was standing by with a smile on his face.
Jin Cui Lian quickly said, "Sir, the leader is Zheng Tu, the butcher of Guanxi."
Lu Cheng nodded, then jumped straight down the stairs and landed not far in front of Zheng Butcher.
"Are you the Zhen Guanxi? If there is anything, let's go out and solve it, so as not to damage the tables and chairs of the restaurant."
Zhen Guanxi was startled by Lu Cheng who suddenly appeared in front of him. He quickly took a step back and then clenched the butcher knife in his hand: "Where are you from? Why do you want to meddle in my business?"
Lu Cheng frowned slightly, his aura was fully released, and he snorted coldly: "Get out!"
When Mr. Lu, who had been a captain and had fought on the battlefield and killed countless people, glared at him, not only a butcher who killed pigs, but even a veteran soldier who had fought in the battlefield would be afraid.
Zheng Tu was once again stunned by Lu Cheng, but then he became angry and said, "You..."
Lu Cheng said no more. He took a step forward, snatched the butcher knife from his hand, and then raised his leg and kicked the fat and strong Zheng Butcher, who flew up into the air and knocked the thugs behind him to the ground. The scene was in chaos.
Seeing Lu Cheng approaching with a butcher knife, Zhen Guanxi and several thugs struggled to get up.
Of course, Lu Cheng didn't use his full strength in that kick just now, otherwise the person's internal organs would have ruptured and died. Even Zheng Tu, with his big belly, couldn't withstand Lu Cheng's full-strength kick.
If someone is beaten to death or seriously injured in public, he will face the punishment of the Song Dynasty. Lu Cheng will not affect the situation he has built for a small town, Guanxi.
Seeing that Lu Cheng calmed the situation with just one move, Shi Jin clapped his hands and cheered: "Good!"
The others didn't dare to speak, but Jin Cui Lian, who was on the stairs, stared at Lu Cheng's figure with a little more hope in her eyes.
By the time Zhen Guanxi and his companions left the restaurant, a group of people watching the fun had already gathered at the door.
Just now, Zhen Guanxi came with a few people holding a butcher knife and had an aggressive look on his face. This had alarmed the people around, so naturally many people came over to watch the fun.
After retreating to the street, seeing the large crowd around him, Zhen Guanxi summoned up some courage in his chest and waved his hand at his thugs: "Come on together!"
Although those thugs were somewhat afraid of Lu Cheng, they were more afraid of their master Zhen Guanxi. Upon hearing this, they looked at each other and rushed towards Lu Cheng together.
Lu Cheng casually threw the butcher knife to the ground beside him. The butcher knife slanted downward and stuck straight into the soil, leaving only a small half of the blade and the handle exposed on the ground.
Afterwards, Lu Cheng punched with his left and kicked with his right, and in a blink of an eye, he knocked down Zhen Guanxi and others.
Shi Jin wanted to come over to help, but before he reached the door of the restaurant, the battle was over.
"Good fight!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, and then several people shouted. But after they shouted, they quickly shut their mouths, fearing that others would find out that it was they who shouted.