289 Loyalty and Wealth (2/2)
"Haha, but you lose a few hundred taels every few days. After losing, you come to me to ask for a painting."
'It's not a solution to continue like this."
Zhou Xingzu glanced at Zhu Zhishan. Although the four talents in Jiangnan were all lustful, the only guy Zhu Zhishan liked to gambling and lost every gambling. He was a distinguished guest of major gambling shops in Jiangnan.
As Tang Bohu's friend, Zhu Zhishan keenly discovered today that Brother Tang's eyes were extremely sharp.
This made his heart beat, and he swallowed all the words he had prepared in his heart.
With a bang, Zhu Zhishan knelt on the ground, hugged Zhou Xingzu's thigh and begged: "Brother Tang, I have lost 300,000 taels of property this time. Now the thugs in the gambling house are waiting for me outside. If I can't take out Brother Tang's painting, I will be thrown into the Qiantang River when I go out and will never look for my corpse again."
"Brother Tang, your painting is worth ten thousand taels. As long as you draw thirty paintings for me, you can help your brother pay off his gambling debt."
"This time you help your brother through the difficulties, I promise not to gamble again. At worst, I can make a swearing vicious oath. If I gamble again in the future, I will let the ugliest woman in the world squeeze day and night until she is exhausted and shaking."
When Zhou Xingzu heard this line, he couldn't help but feel upset.
Poison, this oath is so poisonous. Every man feels cold when he hears this poisonous oath. Zhu Zhishan can make such a poisonous oath, but he really can't find an excuse to refuse. It seems that he must help him and solve Zhu Zhishan's debt problem.
Besides, there is a plot task there, and you can't even get rid of the blame.
But painting?
It does not exist at all.
To help Zhu Zhishan solve the debt problem, you don’t have to paint.
Besides, he could not draw the "The Eagle Spreads its Wings and Swallows the World" worth 300,000 taels, and it was almost the same to draw a sketch version of "The Chicken Pecks Rice Picture". But such a painting cannot be worth 300,000 taels, after all, the owner of the gambling house cannot be a blind man.
Zhou Xingzu sighed: "You can even send out such a cruel oath. OK, then I will help you again."
When Zhu Zhishan heard this, he immediately got up from the ground and waved to the servant next to him, "Take up the four treasures of the study."
Unexpectedly, Zhou Xingzu reached out to stop him: "No, I'm not going to draw."
Zhu Zhishan was shocked: "Do you want to pay off my debts with money?"
As Tang Bohu's friend, Zhu Zhishan knew very well how stingy Brother Tang was in terms of money. Although he was rich, all his money had to be approved by eight wives. He usually went out to look for flowers and willows, and he relied on calligraphy and painting to pay off his debts, and did not take out five taels of silver in his pocket.
Fortunately, Tang Bohu is famous enough, and the girls in the pleasure boat are willing to be with him. If they can obtain a calligraphy treasure, they will often be placed by the pillows by the girls as a family heirloom. It can be said that Tang Bohu is at the forefront of the "grass fans" in the Ming Dynasty, setting a good example for later entertainment stars.
Moreover, any girl he favored will have a sharp rise in value. Tang Bohu can be said to be the culprit in Suzhou Prefecture for price gouging.
Now Tang Bohu is willing to take out the money to pay off his debts. Zhu Zhishan was moved and cried bitterly, praising his good brother.
"Go and call the debtor in." Zhou Xingzu smiled without saying a word, turned on the folding fan, and did not explain anything.
Zhu Zhishan quickly turned around and went out and called the gambling thug waiting outside the door in.
When the gambling thug heard that Tang Bohu actually wanted to pay the money to pay Zhu Zhishan's debts, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
You should know that the reason why major gambling shops have been lending money to Zhu Zhishan is because Zhu Zhishan was able to take out Tang Bohu's paintings to pay off his debts. Those who opened gambling shops were all smart people. In their opinion, Tang Bohu's calligraphy is much more valuable than silver.
Ten thousand taels of silver are always ten thousand taels of silver. But when Tang Bohu burps, these treasures will become priceless treasures.
"Young Master Tang, the villain Zhao Shenglong, Wantong Gambling House protector, thank you for your kindness and wealth." Zhao Shenglong glanced at Zhu Zhishan disdainfully. He was just a vulgar person, with no talent in his eyes, only rich people and paupers.
Zhu Zhishan was obviously a pauper, so he looked full of contempt, but he was very polite to Zhou Xingzu because in his eyes, Zhou Xingzu was obviously a rich man.
Although he did not get Tang Bohu's paintings according to the boss's wishes, for him, as long as he could receive the money, he could go back to pay the job.
Zhou Xingzu walked to Zhao Shenglong and looked up and down. He found that the guy in front of him was an ordinary martial artist, and he had not even reached the level of Mingjin. As for the more than thirty brothers behind Zhao Shenglong, his steps were empty and unstable, which was even worse than him. He was just an ordinary gangster.
This made Zhou Xingzu nod in his heart. It seemed that although he was in a martial arts world, the master of Mingjin and internal energy was not a scattered cabbage.
If that's the case, he won't be polite.
"Money? No!" Zhou Xingzu responded with a smile, lifting his hands: "There are a pair of fists. I warn you, Zhu Zhishan will cover you in the future."
"When I go back, tell your boss that I don't count the accounts. If you have any ideas, come here to talk to me in person."
Zhao Shenglong was stunned for a moment, then showed a ferocious face: "Young Master Tang, you are afraid you don't have the ability."
Of course, Zhou Xingzu could not take out the money to help Zhu Zhishan pay off his debts. However, he had long been accustomed to simple and crude ways of playing. If he couldn't pay back the money, he would speak with his fists.
As long as your fist is big enough, nothing can be done.
When Zhu Zhishan saw this scene, he couldn't help but take a two-step back and thought to himself, Brother Bohu must not be impulsive. He didn't think that Brother Tang, who had never fought with anyone, could deal with more than 30 strong men.
The servant next to him saw it and quickly dispersed, turned around and sent someone to notify the old lady.
"Why don't you try?"
Zhou Xingzu smiled. Faced with his provocation, Zhao Shenglong took a deep breath, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes: "I offended, Mr. Tang."
Just as Zhou Xingzu thought, only the whole fist is big, but there is no way to deal with it.
But you also need to have this ability!
Zhao Shenglong obviously did not take Tang Bohu's thin arms and legs seriously. In his opinion, Tang Bohu's hands can recite poems and paintings, but cannot fight. If he accidentally discounts, the loss will be great.
If there was insurance in the Ming Dynasty, he would first advise Zhou Xingzu to buy insurance.
However, when Zhao Shenglong thought of the fact that he could discount Tang Bohu's hand, a strong sense of excitement arose in his heart.
As for whether he could withstand the revenge of the Tang family after he injured Tang Bohu, he didn't think about it at all. Because in Zhao Shenglong's eyes, there was a Wantong Gambling House covered by the Suzhou Prefecture, which was completely covered in Suzhou City. Ren Tang's family was rich and famous in Jiangnan, and he could not afford to offend the Suzhou Prefecture.
Chapter completed!