newbobooks Chapter 101 The Rat's Provocation
Chapter 101 The Rat's Provocation
Last time I gave this skinny kid to the county magistrate's son, I didn't expect that rich people like this kind of thing.
Not only did they not have to repay the money, but they also gave their elder brother a hundred taels of silver. Now that they've spent all the money, they want to get some from this kid.
Guo Wencai is so rich, he certainly doesn't need his money!
Lin Huaizhi was so angry that his face turned red. "You...you are all shameless!" His hand trembled as he pointed at Zhang Yidao.
He was not far from the academy. He had run into several classmates on his way here. How could he explain himself if they saw him with these hooligans?
He dodged the three men blocking his way and tried to leave, but the yellow-toothed henchman stopped him, extending a pair of long, grimy hands and saying, "Our boss is a little short on cash lately. We've done Young Master Lin such a big favor, shouldn't you show some appreciation?"
Lin Huaizhi was enraged by their shamelessness. He pushed one of them away and tried to leave, but he was too weak and the push felt like a tickle.
"Young Master Lin, if you know what's good for you, give me some money to spend. Otherwise..."
Zhang Yidao chuckled, then leaned close to his ear with a lewd grin, breathed on it, and whispered, "I'll tell everyone about our one-night stand, and then..."
He pinched Lin Huaizhi's butt in a cheeky way, then reached out his hand to him.
Lin Huaizhi was both ashamed and angry, his face turning red and then pale. He completely believed that these hooligans were capable of doing that kind of thing!
With trembling hands, he pulled ten taels of silver from his sleeve, threw it on the ground, and said, "This is all I have. Take it and leave quickly!"
He was incredibly grateful that he had gone home yesterday and put all the banknotes away safely; otherwise, they would all have fallen into the hands of these thugs today, and he would have lost everything!
Big Yellow Teeth grinned as he bent down to pick up the ten taels of silver from the ground. Zhang Yidao then winked at another of his underlings.
The man stepped forward, and Lin Huaizhi quickly covered his chest, his face turning ashen. "What else do you want to do?"
He was sweating profusely, and his voice began to tremble slightly.
"What are you doing? How come you only have so little silver when Young Master Guo is so rich?"
The man spat and stepped forward, pulling Lin Huaizhi's hand away and groping him.
Big Yellow Teeth held his hands tightly, preventing him from resisting, and in the end, they only managed to find two taels of silver on him.
"Tsk tsk, it seems that Young Master Lin is still not putting in enough effort!" Zhang Yidao toyed with the twelve taels of silver in his hand, his face showing displeasure.
Lin Huaizhi felt deeply humiliated and bit his lip as he straightened his blue robe.
Once he passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar, he will definitely! He will definitely find someone to torture those hooligans to the point of wishing they were dead!
Oh no, there's no need to wait for him to pass the imperial examination. He can go find Guo Wencai as soon as he's feeling better! With just a flick of his finger, that disgusting man will be practically begging to come crawling to him!
Zhang Yidao roughly touched Lin Huaizhi's face before leading his two brothers away.
Twelve taels of silver isn't much, but it's enough for them to have a couple of drinks and go to the casino for a couple of rounds. If all else fails, they can always come back to this young scholar for more!
Lin Huaizhi returned to the academy, and Yan Che, sitting in his seat, spotted him immediately.
"Brother Zijing, what do you think Lin Huaizhi is doing all day instead of studying properly, always running around outside?"
I heard from the teacher next door that this guy takes leave every few days to go home and misses a lot of his studies.
Wen Zijin was reviewing her studies when she heard his words and glanced out the window indifferently.
Lin Huaizhi's walking posture became increasingly strange, as if he was suppressing something.
He shook his head. Instead of studying properly, he wanted to make a good life through such means. He was afraid that he wouldn't even have a chance to regret it later.
Lin Huaizhi outside was unbearably itchy between his legs. He resisted the urge to scratch and, though he was almost at their school, he turned and walked back into the dormitory.
He entered the dormitory and found it empty. He pulled a table over to block the door and then looked at his lower body.
When he pulled down his pants, he was almost startled. His inner thighs were covered with large, hard, red, swollen, and itchy bumps. He scratched them a few times but found that it didn't help and only made them itch more.
He endured the pain and applied a basin of hot water to his face for a long time before he felt somewhat better.
When he arrived at the school, everyone was reading. He quietly went to his seat, sat down, and opened his textbook.
The teacher merely glanced at him indifferently without saying anything more, and Lin Huaizhi breathed a sigh of relief and began to study with the others.
Guo Wencai, who was at home, was not much better off. A few days ago, he inexplicably developed a lot of small red rashes all over his body.
Guo Liangcai consulted several doctors who only said it was an allergic reaction or caused by the hot weather, and that he would be fine after a few days of rest.
After taking several doses of medicine, the rash did improve somewhat, but he was about to start acting up again.
Sure enough, he has already sent someone to Chunxiang Garden to bring over the newly arrived top male prostitute.
The top courtesan, enduring his nausea, finished serving Guo Wencai and then ran off with the money without stopping.
That person looked disgusting! He has trypophobia!
If his mother hadn't told him that his man was the son of the county magistrate, he wouldn't have come no matter what!
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Zhang Chunhua clutched the silver in her arms as she returned home. Thinking that she hadn't tidied up Lin Huaizhi's room yet, she went to his room first.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw some scraps of paper under the bed. Upon closer inspection, she immediately screamed:
"Ah! That damned rat! Where are my banknotes?!"
She cried out in anguish, her heart breaking as she gathered together a pile of tattered banknotes.
Her son had just told her yesterday that he still had some banknotes, but in just one night they were gnawed to pieces by these rats! Her heart was breaking!
She angrily grabbed a stick, knelt down, and poked the huge rat hole under the bed with her buttocks sticking out.
You dare steal my money! I'll stab you all to death, you beasts!
Her face was fierce as she forcefully stabbed the stick into the rat hole again and again.
The remaining silver coins rolled out of her bosom and fell to the ground. She threw down the stick to pick them up. Several mice chased each other as they emerged from their holes and quickly darted to her, each grabbing a piece of silver coin and then running around.
Zhang Chunhua was startled at first, because the rat had just been snatching money from her face and almost bit her!
She screamed again as she realized what was happening. She quickly tried to get up and chase after the rats, but when she stood up and looked around, the big rats were nowhere to be seen.
She cried and searched everywhere, turning everything upside down, but there wasn't a trace of silver.
Lin Huaizhi's room was a mess after she ransacked it. A mouse scurried out from under the bed when she was in a panic, charged at a small pile of silver note scraps, rolled around in it, and then scurried back inside.
When it was almost at the mouse hole, it turned back, squeaked twice at Zhang Chunhua, then turned its rear end towards her and wagged its tail smugly as if to provoke her.
When Zhang Chunhua saw it burrow back into that rat hole that was probably some deeper than she knew, she was so angry that she fainted.