Chapter 35: Extortion?

Chapter 35: Extortion?

Chapter 35: Extortion?
"Lao Wu!"

"Uncle Five!"

Seeing Zhu Minqiu suddenly roll his eyes and fall backwards, Zhu Minfeng and Zhu Qiuqi on the side were quick to grab him.

Looking closely at Zhu Minyu, the three of them were all startled. He had a dazed expression and rolled his eyes. His whole body was twitching as if he had the malaria, and white foam was coming out of the corners of his mouth.

"Pinch the Ren Zhong point! Pinch the Ren Zhong point quickly!" Zhu Minfeng shouted hurriedly.

Zhu Qiuqi quickly stretched out his hand to pinch Zhu Minyu's philtrum. The boy was so flustered that he pinched Zhu Minyu's upper lip and made it bleed. But who could care about that at this time? Saving people was the most important thing.

One of them pinched his Ren Zhong, and the other helped to massage his chest. Zhu Shenzhui was not idle either. He stood behind and supported Zhu Minyu, calling his name over and over.

"Damn it! Why did this guy suddenly become like this? If I had known that he couldn't stand the stimulation, I shouldn't have said so much. Now what if he can't catch his breath and dies like this? Isn't this unlucky for me?"

Just when Zhu Shenzhui was getting anxious, he heard Zhu Minyu let out a long sigh and gradually calmed down.

"All right?"

"It seems... okay?"

"That's not right. Uncle Wu has recovered from his anger, but why does he seem to have lost his soul? Listen, what is he mumbling?"

After catching his breath, Zhu Minyu's complexion looked much more normal, but his eyes were still dull, and he looked like he had lost his soul as Zhu Qiuqi said. He sat there blankly, muttering to himself, with an extremely strange smile on his face.

When Zhu Shenzhui listened closely and heard what Zhu Minyu was muttering, he felt sick all over.

If he heard correctly, this guy kept repeating the word "idiot" over and over again. Looking at Zhu Minyu's current state, he was probably too excited and lost his mind for a while.

"Oh my god! What an idiot! He really is an idiot?" Zhu Shenzhui was completely speechless. Faced with this situation, several people didn't know what to do.

Zhu Minfeng suggested that they call a doctor to take a look? Zhu Shenzhu thought about it and said that it was not necessary for the time being. Not to mention that it would cost money to call a doctor, if the doctor came, the fact that they had met today would be exposed. And now Zhu Minyu kept saying that he was an idiot. If it got out, wouldn’t it be a problem?
Since he was already bewildered, it was not impossible to cure him. Zhu Shenzhui made up his mind and asked Zhu Minfeng and Zhu Qiuqi to move aside, saying that he had a way to cure him.

After the two men moved aside, Zhu Shenzhui rolled up his sleeves, stood in front of Zhu Minyu, raised his hands and slapped him several times on the face, the slaps were hard and loud.

He was not satisfied after slapping her a few times. He turned around, picked up the teapot on the table, took a big sip, then turned around and sprayed at Zhu Minyu.

Zhu Minyu's face was covered in water and tea foam as he spurted out a mouthful of tea. In addition, he had been slapped several times in the face, so both sides of his face instantly became red and swollen, and he looked as miserable as he could be.

"Why don't you wake up!" Zhu Shenzhui shouted in his ear. Zhu Shenzhui was unsure after hearing this shout. He didn't know whether his tricks would work or not, but since they worked for Fan Jin, they should work too. In this situation, he might as well give it a try.

As the shouts fell, Zhu Minyu's expression, which was dazed just now, seemed to react. Under the gaze of the three people, Zhu Minyu's wooden eyes gradually became smart, and then his stiff smile gradually calmed down. After a while, Zhu Minyu exhaled a long breath from his chest. He looked at the three people who were staring at him so close, as if he had just woken up, and asked in confusion: "Sixth Uncle...you...why are you staring at me like that?"

"Hey! Finally you're back to your senses, uncle. Your trick just now really works!" Hearing Zhu Minyu's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and Zhu Qiuqi was even more excited.

"Old Five, are you okay?" Zhu Minfeng asked Zhu Minyu anxiously.

"What...? What's wrong? I'm fine... Ouch..." Zhu Minyu cried out after saying just two words, raised his hand and touched his face and said, "My... Why does my face hurt so much? Eh? Why is there so much water on my face? Why is there tea foam?"

Looking at him like this, the three of them couldn't help but burst into laughter. Seeing the three of them laughing at him, Zhu Minyu was even more confused about what was going on.

After a moment, when Zhu Minyu figured out what had just happened, he was extremely embarrassed, but at the same time he was secretly glad that Zhu Shenzhui had rescued him.

If Zhu Shenzhu hadn't helped, I don't know what would have happened to me. I was so confused that I felt scared. If something happened to me, what would happen to my mother, wife and children at home? Thinking of this, Zhu Minyu stood up and thanked Zhu Shenzhu for saving his life. "Sixth uncle, we are still here! If I hadn't pinched your philtrum just now, you wouldn't be able to recover." Zhu Qiuqi reminded.

"Thank you, Eighteenth Brother, and thank you, Fifth Brother." Zhu Minyu turned around and saluted them both, then smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you all today..."

"Sixth brother, you are still saying this to your family? Can we just watch you get into trouble and not save you?" Zhu Minfeng waved his hands quickly. Although this matter was a joke, it was a good thing that Zhu Minyu was fine. Besides, he felt bitter when he thought about it.

A member of the royal family almost lost his mind and soul for two hundred and fifty taels of silver. Who would believe it if I told others about it?

But the fact is that the life of these low-ranking royal family members is so difficult. My family is better than Zhu Minfeng, but it is limited. When Zhu Shenzhui mentioned one thousand taels just now, and thought that he could get at least two hundred and fifty, didn't Zhu Minfeng breathe fast and stare?
Even the youngest Zhu Qiuqi was not much better. The look in his eyes was like that of a hungry wolf seeing meat. Since they were all like this, it was normal for Zhu Minqi, who had always been honest, to be in this state.

Zhu Shenzhui was also afraid. If it was really because of a word that Zhu Minyu went there today, this matter would have become a big deal. Fortunately, Zhu Minyu seemed to have recovered, but Zhu Shenzhui was still uneasy. He looked at him several times and asked him how he felt. He was also thinking about whether to continue talking about this topic.

"Sixth Uncle, I'm fine, really fine!" Zhu Minyu said with a wry smile. He just wiped his face and felt much better. Now his face just felt a little burning and painful.

Besides, what is this pain? Can pain be more unbearable than being penniless and hungry? His family has been sick for a long time, the whole family is sick, this disease can't be cured by any medicine, only the money can be cured, because it is a disease of poverty! Is there anything more terrible than the disease of poverty? Zhu Minyu has been honest for half his life, and today he finally has the opportunity to make a lot of money, how can he let this opportunity go?

Under Zhu Minyu's insistence and Zhu Minfeng and Zhu Qiuqi's strong request, Zhu Shenzhui finally put aside his concerns and continued to talk about business.

"Do you know the Liu family?"

"Liu family? That Liu family?"

"Of course it's our Liu family in Pingyang Prefecture."

"Are you talking about the Liu Shancheng Liu family?"

"Exactly!"

As soon as Zhu Shenzhui finished speaking, the three of them nodded in succession: "Of course we know this. The Liu family is a wealthy family in Pingyang Prefecture and a famous merchant. How could we not know this?"

"Just knowing it is enough." Zhu Shenzhui smiled, "What I just said is related to the Liu family. The wealth of the Liu family is known to the whole Pingyang. It is said that the Liu family's wealth is more than hundreds of thousands. A mere thousand taels is nothing to the Liu family. If the matter is done well, let alone the thousand taels, it is not impossible to get more."

"Uncle, do you mean to take advantage of the Liu family?" Zhu Qiuqi asked hurriedly, shaking his head with a little disappointment, "If that's the case, this matter will be difficult to handle. Although the Liu family is a merchant family, they are not a family without background. If they didn't have some backing, they would have been swallowed up by others without leaving any bones or residue. If you want to take advantage of the Liu family, it may be possible to get a few taels of money, but if you want the Liu family to pay so much money, I'm afraid..."

"Yes, Sixth Uncle, how is this related to the Liu family? The Liu family is not easy to deal with." After Zhu Minfeng heard Zhu Shenzhui say that this matter fell on the Liu family, his heart, which had been burning with heat just now, suddenly turned cold.

Just as Zhu Qiuqi said, the Liu family is not an ordinary family. They are not only wealthy businessmen in Pingyang Prefecture, but also businessmen with a background.

Since the lives of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty began to become increasingly difficult, many low-ranking royal family members would do anything to make a living. It was common for some royal family members to shamelessly cheat and defraud people, or to use their status to extort merchants in the city.

But then again, these royal family members are not stupid, even if they do these despicable things, they still have to consider the person. They dare to do this to ordinary people or small merchants, but they have to think twice about some people with backgrounds.

Although the status of the royal family is noble, the rules are also strict.

Since Zhu Laosi successfully rebelled and became emperor, the Ming Dynasty's restrictions and precautions on the royal family have reached an extreme. It would be fine if the royal family did some insignificant things on a daily basis, but once they made some noise, not to mention the Jinwang Mansion and the Zongren Mansion above, the local officials and censors alone would be enough to make the royal family suffer. Once they were caught with something, they would be in big trouble.

Therefore, if low-level royal family members cheated or extorted small merchants, as long as they did not go too far, the higher-ups would turn a blind eye. After all, the imperial court owed the royal family salaries, and everyone knew that the royal family had a hard time.

Everyone knows where the red line is and that it must not be crossed. Many times, it is tacitly understood. However, once a big merchant like Liu Shancheng is involved, the nature of the situation is different.

(End of this chapter)