As Chang and Jin watched, a fat old man with a fair complexion and wearing silk and satin walked out of the room. The luck on the top of his head is white with a hint of red, which can be regarded as some luck. I don't know what caused the evildoer to come to his door. Seeing the old man, Ma Laosan and several other men hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted, saying, "I've met Mr. Zhou!!" "There's something going on in the house today, I really appreciate your help," the old man responded with a smile. "Mr. Zhou, what are you saying? If you hadn't helped me in the county town the year before last, I would have been regarded as a robber by those dog officials, thrown into jail, and died unjustly. If anything happens today, I will take charge of it directly. These are my brothers. , I definitely didn¡¯t say anything,¡± Ma Laosan said, patting his chest. "That's right, Mr. Zhou, if you have any instructions, just tell me. We are all brothers of Third Brother, and we will never have diarrhea when encountering trouble" Someone else shouted. Ma Laosan was originally the leader of the hunters in the mountains twenty miles away, and the few people around him were his subordinates. Because they often come to town to sell game, Ma Lao San and Mr. Zhou are also familiar with each other. There was heavy snowfall in the winter of the year before last. Ma Laosan led a few people to lie in wait in the mountains for three days and nights, and finally killed a tiger that caused trouble. Then he took the tiger skin to the county town to sell it. Unexpectedly, several government officials took a fancy to it and offered him 20 cents to buy the tiger skin. A tiger skin can be sold for at least ten taels of silver, so Ma Laosan naturally refused to sell it at a low price, so they started arguing in the street. Several government officials saw that the plan was useless, so they slandered the other party as a robber and wanted to arrest him and see the official. Mr. Zhou happened to be working in the county that day. When he saw this situation, he hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him. Because his brother-in-law worked in the county government, Mr. Zhou was familiar with these government servants. He persuaded them repeatedly, and then dragged them to a restaurant to treat them to a meal. Finally, he finally Let those government officials stop. Because of this incident, Ma Laosan was grateful to Mr. Zhou. When the servant summoned him in the morning, he immediately called all his brothers and rushed over. "Everyone, please be patient. I have already arranged a banquet in the house and invite you to sit down. Let's chat while eating." Mr. Zhou said, making an invitation gesture. "The old man is too polite" These men were all rough men and didn't know how to give in, so they entered the house as promised. Mr. Zhou obviously knew them very well. The banquets he prepared were all big fish and meat, which suited the taste of several people. /p> After three rounds of drinking, Ma Laosan asked them again what they were called for. "Hey" The old man sighed and recounted the difficulties he encountered one by one. Six months ago, for the sake of his son's studies, Mr. Zhou asked people everywhere to help him find a husband. He never expected that a scholar named Hu would soon come to recommend himself. Mr. Zhou specially set up the test questions. This scholar has exquisite words, profound knowledge and cheerful personality. He was very satisfied and hired the other party on the spot. The scholar surnamed Hu immediately settled in the Zhou family, opened a library and taught apprentices, which was regarded as dedicated and dedicated. "I didn't think so at first, but as time went by, Mr. Zhou had to report to his subordinates that Mr. Hu was a little weird. Many times, the servant would see him go out in the morning and not return in the evening, but the next morning, Mr. Hu would appear in the hospital again. Mr. Zhou was a little surprised when he heard about this, but he saw that the other party devoted himself to teaching every day, was polite to others, and was humble in words and deeds, and never showed any malice toward him. He only regarded the other party as a capable person, so he did not fire him and still treated him politely. Mr. Zhou has a daughter who is fourteen years old and raised in a boudoir. She is as beautiful as a flower. Just a few days ago, Mr. Hu suddenly proposed to marry the other party. Mr. Zhou didn¡¯t know the other party¡¯s details, so how could he agree to the marriage, so he immediately refused. This made Mr. Hu very embarrassed and annoyed, so he left with an excuse. I thought this was the end of the matter, but just yesterday, a guest suddenly came to visit me on a donkey. This man is in his fifties, has an elegant temperament, and bluntly wants to see Mr. Zhou. The servant guarding the gate thought he was an old friend of his master and hurriedly reported it. When the visitor entered the courtyard, he said that he was entrusted by Mr. Hu and came to propose marriage today. In order to make the other party give up, Mr. Zhou shied away from the fact that his daughter had already been betrothed to someone else's family, and he couldn't help her without marrying two husbands. The visitor didn¡¯t believe it at all, and bluntly said that the other party was telling lies. His concubine was clearly in the boudoir and was not betrothed to her. After that, I asked again and again. Mr. Zhou shook his head repeatedly, still not allowed. In the end, the two became more and more quarrelsome and started arguing in the house. Mr. Zhou was very angry and called his servants to evict the guests. Several servants received the master's instructions, armed with brooms and wooden sticks, and beat and chased the people directly out of the house. Because the other party fled in a panic and left in a hurry, he lost the donkey in the courtyard and did not take it away. That donkey is tall and erect?It has a long tail, its body is as black as ink, and its four hooves are as big as teacups. It looks like a good animal. Mr. Zhou asked his servant to take it to the backyard to keep it until the other party comes to visit again and return it. The servant stepped forward to untie the rope and pulled and pulled, but the donkey refused to move at all. The servant had no choice but to take out his whip and hit the donkey's back. Who would have thought that as soon as the whip went down, the donkey fell to the ground and transformed into a straw donkey with sorghum poles. This discovery horrified Mr. Zhou and made him even more certain that Mr. Hu was not human. The other party¡¯s repeated attempts to marry her have failed, and I¡¯m afraid they will come to make trouble. The servants in the courtyard were weak, so he had to send someone to send a message to Ma Laosan, asking him to come to help. "Mr. Zhou, youthe person you want us to deal with is not an ordinary person. Isn't that Mr. Hu some kind of monster?" A young hunter looked unhappy after hearing this. "I don't know, I don't know. Don't worry, everyone. I think Mr. Hu's actions are moral and ethical, and he is not a tyrannical person. I invite you here today not to do anything, but just to build up your momentum." I saw a few hunters trying to retreat. , the old man rushed to comfort him. "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou. No matter he is a human or a monster, I, Ma Laosan, will not flinch today." The Orion leader put down his wine glass and said, "You guys also said big words just now, saying that if you really have diarrhea, you can leave now." "What did Third Brother say? I just wanted to ask," the young Orion replied with a slightly red face. "It's rare to see such a monster who is literate and can even come to serve as a teacher." After hearing what Mr. Zhou said, Chang Jin said curiously. "Yes, according to what the owner of the family said, apart from being greedy for women, Mr. Hu doesn't seem to be a bad person. Otherwise, he wouldn't come to ask for marriage" Bai Susu nodded in reply. If it is a cunning and evil demon monster, when you see a beautiful woman, you will be so big that it will be so big. "Let's continue watching. If this monster has no other bad deeds, let him live." Chang Jin has never made such a clear distinction between humans and monsters, and has no discrimination or disgust, so he treats them with a normal heart. "As long as it has not harmed human life or disturbed the world's humanity, it is a good monster. Even if such monsters appear in human gathering places, he will not kill them. Unconsciously, the sky had turned dark, and more than ten lanterns were raised in Zhou's house, illuminating the courtyard brightly.