jdhmnovel Chapter 132 Conditions
Chapter 132 Conditions
Chu Xu then shook his head: "I don't know."
The assassins shouted at him to kill, and specified that they did not want any survivors, only corpses.
"If father and brother were here, they would definitely know who sent those assassins."
Shang Wan felt that it was troublesome when he heard it. Given the child's status and situation, and the fact that they were in the middle of a war, it was easy for him to figure out that this matter was most likely related to the political struggle in the court.
I silently estimated my own strength and realized that I was not qualified to sit at the table at all.
She asked, "Where is the assassin chasing you?"
"They saw me jumping off the cliff and probably thought I was dead." Chu Xu frowned, "They probably won't chase me."
"You are so brave to jump off a cliff at such a young age." Shang Wan patted his head, "But your idea is too naive."
Chu Xu tilted his head in confusion.
Shang Wan explained, "There's a saying that goes, if you want to see the person alive, you have to see the body if he's dead. Since they are assassins and have been assigned a mission, they must bring your body back to complete the mission. Maybe they're circling around looking for you right now."
"Nearby?" Chu Xu raised his voice in fear.
After all, he was only a six-year-old child who was stabbed and almost lost his life. How could he not be afraid?
It is rare to be able to calmly talk about your experiences nowadays.
However, it is still a bit immature.
If Shang Wan was a coward, he could be killed now and thrown directly into the valley to prevent the killer from finding him.
In fact, Shang Wan was considering it.
Of course, she didn't think she couldn't defeat those assassins. But she had no obligation to protect Chu Xu and let her family be implicated.
Shang Wan has always been very clear about distinguishing between his own people and outsiders.
Who knows how many waves of killers there are? If she kills one group, another group will come, and her peaceful life will be disrupted, which is something she doesn't want to see.
Lu Chengjing's idea coincides with Shang Wan's, and he puts his family first in everything.
Seeing the two people fall into silence, Chu Xu's heart was beating fast. Did these two people not want to help him?
"I told you everything. You promised to help me."
The child's voice sounded aggrieved, and his pair of amber cat's eyes were misty. He looked at Shang Wan as if he was looking at a big liar who was deceiving a child.
Anyone who is looked at with such eyes will feel loving and compassionate.
But Shang Wan not only did not sympathize, he even wanted to laugh.
"Doesn't your leg hurt?"
He was even acting in front of her. A six-year-old kid, he was very smart and had a lot of little tricks.
Chu Xu: “…”
He silently loosened the little hand that was pinching his thigh, blinked his eyes, and the tears that he had been trying so hard to squeeze out were held back.
He pouted and asked in a low voice: "Are you still going to send me away?"
"I'm considering it. I don't want myself and my family to be dragged down by you." Shang Wan didn't lie to him, "But if you can convince us, I can let you stay."
Chu Xu was stunned. Persuade?
The little head was working rapidly, thinking that persuasion should involve giving benefits, right?
My father once said that on the battlefield, a big reward would always bring out brave men. Should it be the same now?
If the benefits he brings to this woman can outweigh the losses caused by the assassin, the woman will let him stay.
But what benefits can he bring to this family?
Chu Xu thought about it while looking at the two of them carefully. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and his eyes fixed on Lu Chengjing.
"You are a scholar, right?"
Lu Chengjing nodded.
This is a breakthrough!
Chu Xu tried to suppress his excitement. "As long as you are willing to keep me here and protect me, I can let you study at Baihong Academy. You know Baihong Academy, right? It's a place where all the scholars in the world want to study. Many top scholars have come from there."
He was worried that Lu Chengjing, who came from a small place, didn't know how powerful Baihong Academy was, so he tried hard to describe it with what he knew, trying to make Lu Chengjing interested in it.
Unfortunately, Lu Chengjing's expression didn't even change, and he said calmly: "I heard something about it."
Chu Xu looked at him eagerly, and then?
Lu Chengjing also looked at him, his eyes very calm.
It was like a basin of cold water poured over his head, and the little flame of excitement in Chu Xu's heart was instantly extinguished.
He didn't understand, how could there be any scholar who would not be attracted to Baihong Academy?
He was not lying, Baihong Academy was truly the holy temple that all scholars in the world dreamed of!
"So do you want to enter the Imperial College?" Chu Xu changed the condition, "I can ask my family to recommend you to the Imperial College."
If you are not attracted by Baihong Academy, you must be attracted by Guozijian, right?
That’s the Imperial College!
Only officials above the fourth rank are eligible for recommendation!
Lu Chengjing motioned him to look at the wheelchair he was sitting in, and said slowly: "How can a disabled person be selected into the temple?"
The Imperial College was indeed good, and the students there were candidates for imperial officials, and they had the opportunity to meet the emperor. 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 turns out that both his legs are 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 that. I thought your leg was just injured."
Shang Wan looked at the back of his head.
Proud but not arrogant, considerate of others, and of an acceptable temperament.
She coughed lightly, "Ignorance is not a crime."
Chu Xu stole a glance at Lu Chengjing and saw that he did not look angry, so he raised his head and looked at Shang Wan, "What do you want? As long as I can do it, I will agree to it."
He was just being stupid. It was obviously faster to ask directly than to think about it himself.
Shang Wan and Lu Chengjing exchanged glances, and Chu Xu's gaze also shifted to Lu Chengjing.
"Three promises." Lu Chengjing said gently, "We will protect you in exchange for the three promises of the Dingguo Mansion."
Chu Xu:!!!
He really wanted to scold the two of them for taking advantage of the situation. Can promises be given out casually?
Three more!
This is totally an exorbitant price!
"I plan to send you away tonight. You can give us an answer before dark." Shang Wan ignored Chu Xu's face which turned red due to anger, and pushed Lu Chengjing out.
The sky gradually darkened, and there was only a ray of sun left on the mountain. Summer was about to come, and even the night wind was getting a bit dry.
Shang Wan caught a basket of crucian carps the size of a palm and asked Xiaohuan to make soup.
Xiaohuan discovered that if she added two heads of home-grown pakchoy during stewing, no matter how fishy the ingredients were, they would not have any peculiar smell, and she could save a lot of spices.
Dinner is served, and the tempting aroma makes your stomach rumble.
Everyone was eating and chatting, and the atmosphere was lively.
The new house has been built for the most part and should be completed in another half month.
When Gao Yan and Ma Jieyong were not working, they liked to wander around the village. When they saw someone repairing their house, they would go over and chat with them. Gradually, they received a lot of odd jobs.
He Sizhi wanted his apprentices to do more work to gain experience, so he let them do it as long as it did not delay the renovation of the new house.
The two of them inherited He Sizhi's craftsmanship, and their wages were similar to those of the Zhang family. They were well-known in the village, and even people from other villages came to them and asked them to help build new houses.