Chapter 177(1/2)
Chapter 177 The Way of the World
The tray accidentally turned over, and the few side dishes placed on it were turned out in the blink of an eye.
The direction of the unbiasedness and tilt is Yang Chu sitting by the window.
"It's over!"
The moment the young scholar fell down, his face turned extremely frightened.
At this moment, what he thought was not how he would fall after he fell, but that he knew that these dishes were knocked over, especially when they splashed on the guests, so he almost didn't have to think about it. His job, which he had been asking for several times, would definitely be ruined again.
Since the rebellion decades ago, the government of the Great Chen Dynasty was corrupt. Although the imperial examinations were held, it was no longer as relied on talent and learning as in the past. Most of them were related to human relationships and fraud in the imperial examinations.
Moreover, even after passing the exam, you must have money and power in your family, donate and buy official positions, otherwise there will be almost no way out.
Besides, even if you become a local official, it is hard to say whether it is useful or not. There are many county magistrates and magistrates who have been killed by those high-ranking people in recent years.
In today's world, it's almost entirely a big fist, which is the hard truth. The government is like a decoration, and all kinds of mud and sand among the people are mixed with snakes and insects.
He was a scholar who was powerless. In this chaotic and dark world, it was difficult to find a way out and find a livelihood safely.
He had met the shopkeeper of this restaurant a few times in the past and was somewhat familiar. He had come to ask for it before, but after smashing the food, there was no need to think about it, there would be no other chance.
Next to them, many people watching the young scholars screamed, the many diners who fell, the shopkeepers at the counter, and the waiter standing beside him with a towel on his shoulder. The faces of everyone were mixed with surprise and mocking expressions, and they were about to float up immediately.
Many people here know this. They have no ability and are always easy to bully. Everyone loves to see him making a fool of themselves.
However--
Just in this flash of lightning, the young scholar suddenly felt a flash of sight. The side dishes and trays that had already flown out were quickly caught by Yang Chu quickly and all the side dishes. Almost instantly, several side dishes were placed completely on the tray, without any mess.
At the same time, the young scholar who fell down was supported by Yang Chu's other hand. His body, which was about to fall, was pulled up and stood up.
In the blink of an eye, the young scholar found that he was standing at the table intact, and the dishes he was holding were not sprinkled out at all.
"This...this..."
The young scholar looked at the tray in his hand and looked at Yang Chu who was smiling at him while sitting next to him. He was speechless for a moment.
If it weren't for this moment, he clearly remembered that he had obviously fallen, and at this moment he would almost think that it might be an illusion just now.
The many diners and shopkeepers in the store looked at Yang Chu who had been sitting by the window, and many people looked surprised in their eyes.
Many of them have noticed Yang Chu's face since a long time ago. After all, although there are many merchants and people from Yunguo County, it is rare to be alone.
Moreover, after Yang Chu sat down, he ordered a table of wine and food. The prices were quite high in this restaurant. Even some people who made a living were reluctant to eat and drink so much.
Not to mention the store owners in the restaurant, whether they are shopkeepers or waiters, some people have long seen Yang Chu's every move.
Almost everyone who can continue to open restaurants this year has some backing forces behind them.
Although most of them rely on government and wealthy families in the past, they are even more terrifying. Most of the people who can support the opening of restaurants are inseparable from some scissors, thieves, bandits, etc.
It may be said that since Yang Chu appeared, some forces have already set their sights on him.
However, so far, there is no time to move.
but--
This move that Yang Chu suddenly showed was quite difficult and difficult in the eyes of some people who were running around the world.
After a young scholar fell, it was not difficult to lift him up. However, while helping him up, he also completely caught several sprinkled dishes on the tray with one hand. This is not ordinary ability.
In the eyes of many people, it seems that the young scholar staggered for a moment, and then stabilized his body.
This technique made some people slightly put aside their slightest gaze.
Many people in the martial arts world who had been waiting for Yang Chu to leave the restaurant and then took some measures to reassessed them in their hearts.
After all, in this year, it seems that there is no scruple for those who dare to walk alone, and most of them are tough guys.
"Put down the food."
Yang Chu glanced at the young scholar. From the short moment after the other party appeared, he probably could have seen the young scholar's character, as well as the malice of other diners and people in the store.
However, he didn't care about these gazes.
These ordinary people in the martial arts world have no idea of making him study more.
The reason why Yang Chu sat here was just to learn more about the people's livelihood and pattern in this world.
During this time, he actually had more and more insights into it.
For example, the Chen Dynasty's court and government not only lost credibility, but also seemed to have no effect on violent institutions.
In Yang Chu's view, the imperial court of the Great Chen Dynasty seemed to have not only lost control of the local area, but also violent organs such as the army and the yamen seemed to have suffered serious damage.
From this point of view, it seems like something went wrong with Chen Chao himself.
"Maybe there are some monsters who steal high positions in the court, so it may be possible to do so on purpose."
The thoughts in Yang Chu's mind were quickly turned to other places. He saw everything normal and abnormal, and he had all kinds of speculations and conspiracies in his mind.
"Thank you, thank you, guest..."
The young scholar held the tray in his hand. After hearing Yang Chu's words, he seemed to wake up like a dream. He quickly put down a few side dishes on the tray.
After thanking him, he turned around and ran to the shopkeeper with two beards in front of the counter of the tavern with joy. He said in a somewhat expectant tone, "Shopkeeper, see what I can do, I can run away..."
"Oh, Shusheng Ning, the staff in my store is really enough. The capital is small and the profit is low and I can't accommodate so many people. You might as well go to another place to take a look." The shopkeeper with two beards had already withdrawn his previous gaze when Shusheng Ning placed the dishes, and continued to pound the abacus in front of the counter, as if checking the account book.
"I'm so frustrated to give me the tray back. If I knock it over, you can't even afford it."
The waiter next to him still had no good expression on the young scholar. He snatched the tray from the other party, turned around and ran towards the kitchen.
The young scholar had empty hands, and saw the gazes around him looking at him with joking eyes, and looked at the shopkeeper of the restaurant with some confusion, and said again: "Shopkeeper, I really need a job..."
"Scholar Ning, don't bother me again." The restaurant shopkeeper lowered his head and ignored the young scholar's words at all.
Gugugugu—
Before he finished speaking, a hungry cooing sound came from the young scholar's belly.
The young scholar looked around with a hint of embarrassment. His belly was already hungry, and the aroma of food was everywhere in this restaurant, which made him even more unbearable.
"Hahaha... Is that little scholar, are you hungry?"
On a table not far from the counter, a strong man with a fierce face and half of his black chest suddenly shouted loudly, "Come on, as long as you follow the uncle tonight, you can eat enough wine and meat on my table."
"Brother Jiang, this scholar has a tender skin and tender flesh, but he can't stand the tossing of a rough man like you." Another man with a sharp-mouthed cheek and a thin figure stood up, looked at the young scholar from afar, touched his chin and said with a smile, "Scholar Ning, I think you'd better go back with me. Brother Jiang won't care about others. Your clean body cannot be ruined by other rough man."
Just now, when Scholar Ning brought the dishes on the tray to the table where Yang Chu was, he was quietly hooked by this man.
"Look, Shusheng Ning, you should agree to the marriage to Xi Shi, butcher shop Xi Shi, who is soft and white, you can sleep on the night, so you feel comfortable."
"That's not necessarily true. What if Scholar Ning is below, wouldn't it be crushed..."
"Hahaha, even if you don't crush it, with Scholar Ning's small body, you can't cultivate a fat field for a few days."
"Brother Li, you can go and help..."
When everyone in the restaurant saw the young scholar's embarrassment, they became more and more filthy words.
The young scholar listened to the ridicule and teasing of the people in the restaurant, pretending that he had not heard it, and still looked at the shopkeeper of the restaurant and continued to beg: "Shopkeeper, please be fine. I can do anything, chop firewood and carry water, and burn fire to run the hall."
"Oh, Scholar Ning!"
The shopkeeper in front of the counter seemed to be so annoyed by the young scholar that he could not bear it. He pressed the account book at hand on the counter with a slight tone, slightly raised his tone, "I really have nothing you can do here. If you are really hungry, then go to the kitchen to get two steamed buns and leave quickly, don't come in the future."
"No, no."
The young scholar waved his hand, "I can't bear this...gugugugu..."
Before he finished speaking, the young scholar's stomach started to scream again.
"Hahaha……"
The diners in the restaurant lobby immediately burst into laughter again.
At this time, the waiter in the kitchen walked out from inside with a tray and a few steamed buns the size of a fist.
"Hold it!"
The restaurant shopkeeper reached out to greet the waiter, took two steamed buns from it, stuffed them into the young scholar's hand, and sent them, "Ning Caichen, Scholar Ning, look at your parents' care for me in the past, this time is my last time to help you. Don't come to my hotel again in the future."
The young scholar looked at the two big steamed buns in his hand and swallowed, but did not leave. Instead, his eyes became more and more firm and looked at the restaurant shopkeeper, and suddenly placed the steamed buns on the counter, "Shopkeeper, I can't accept the reward without any merits. This... I can't accept this."
As he said that, you walked out of the restaurant without looking back.
"This scholar is quite interesting."
Yang Chu was at the window and watched the young scholar's actions throughout the whole process, a faint smile appeared on his face.
From the beginning of his entry into this world, except for those in the reincarnation world, the mortals and people they see and hear cannot be said to be unkind, but most of them seem to have become distorted after the order is lost.
Outside Yunguo County, there were many scenes of sword-drawing and fighting, and many of the causes were just trivial matters.
Yang Chu also gained a further understanding of the so-called decline of humanity from the other hand.
That is the corruption of human hearts.
The world is difficult, the order collapses, and everything becomes naked.
But the actions of this young scholar made Yang Chu feel a little different.
To be continued...