novelAbuy Chapter 42. It's hard to be a good person, but being a bad guy is easy.
Chapter 42. It's hard to be a good person, but being a bad guy is easy.
Actually, Lin Zhou wasn't a good person either, but there were some things he really couldn't do, like taking down Brother Ying.
Although Lao Cao repeatedly tried to subtly ask Lin Zhou why she refused to eat Brother Ying, Lin Zhou pointed at her and said, "She's only twelve!"
But what he got in return was a disdainful look from Lao Cao, a look that undoubtedly implied that Lin Zhou was probably not up to the task and had suffered serious damage while adrift at sea.
No kidding, a 23 or 24-year-old male doesn't really care much about success, fame, or even promotion and wealth. He just wants to sleep with women, the kind with big breasts, a little bit of flesh on their waist when they sit down, and who smells sweet.
Is there anything wrong with this? Not at all.
But the problem is that he's facing Brother Eagle. Twelve-year-old Brother Eagle isn't even as good as an ordinary sixth-grade girl. Sixth grade... You can't even mention this kind of thing. Just thinking about it makes you want to get up in the middle of the night and slap yourself.
He simply couldn't do it...
But if Brother Ying were a seventeen or eighteen-year-old... or even a sixteen or seventeen-year-old, he definitely wouldn't be able to resist. Cao Wenda's honey trap was not wrong, Brother Ying was beautiful, but his mistake was using the current aesthetic standards to bewitch Lin Zhou. If this could really work, then Lin Zhou felt that he didn't need to be a human being anymore.
When he had some spare money before, he was actually itching to visit a brothel whenever he passed by one. Now that he had finally transmigrated, it would be a shame not to go to a brothel at least once, given this incredible opportunity.
Even if the law follows the principle of territorial jurisdiction, right? Going to brothels is legal in the Song Dynasty, so Lin Zhou went there...
But he still chickened out a bit. Now he's given all his money to Xiao'e, and he has to use the little he has left to complete the moving tasks for Director Zhao and his team...
Life is so hard...
In the afternoon, Lin Zhou leaned against the doorway, cracking sunflower seeds. Every now and then, porters dressed in coarse linen clothes would stop and bow to him as they passed by.
Lin Zhou didn't recognize them, but it was highly likely that someone had leaked his whereabouts. As for who did it, it was most likely the Imperial City Guard.
But since the Imperial City Guard did this, they must have their reasons. They probably wanted to enhance Lin Zhou's reputation so that he could get closer to the Wanyan family and find out more about the Jin Kingdom.
Lin Zhou was also unwilling to do this. He didn't care what happened to the Jin Kingdom, nor did he really want to care about the Song Kingdom. This sense of righteousness and that sense of righteousness didn't have much to do with him, a transmigrator. The only thing he knew was that his sister Da Chuan'er was good to him.
But he has now probably figured out one thing: once he has stepped into this group's scheme, his own will is no longer important.
Struggling might be helpful, but that would only add a few more side tasks. The path ahead has already been arranged, so whether he executes it or not is irrelevant. It's just pushed forward step by step, and even if he takes the wrong turn, the system will adjust accordingly to handle the subsequent steps.
It's a good thing he's not from here, otherwise he would have been played to death. But precisely because of his mentality, from another perspective, isn't he a definite beneficiary? Other peddlers in their twenties carry a big box and walk the streets every day selling small trash, while Lin Zhou deals in a little trash, and can go six months without making a sale, but when he does, he can live off it for three years.
"That's strange, why isn't this perfume selling well?"
Lin Zhou glanced up at the perfumes on the shelf. Soap was his best-selling item, but it was far from being a bestseller. Only occasionally would some delicate young ladies come to buy it. But those in the know understand that a bar of soap can last a long time, especially since people don't bathe very often at this time of year. Even young ladies don't bathe frequently unless it's an important occasion. And now it's winter, so you can imagine how dismal his business is.
And those cheap, ten-dollar stores and five-dollar stores are even less popular. If it's for gifting, a man would rather spend the same amount of money on a gold or silver hairpin or a pearl necklace. But the problem is that Lin Zhou can't lower the prices and dump them, otherwise it would lower the class of his boutique.
"Brother Eagle, why aren't our products selling well?"
"Sir, didn't you sell a bar of soap today?"
Lin Zhou sighed and didn't say anything more. He knew he wouldn't get any answers from Brother Ying.
Today was particularly boring, probably because most people's attention was on Princess Rui's birthday. Surprisingly, the two siblings from the Wanyan family did not show up today.
However, around 3 p.m., an unexpected visitor added a bit of fun to Lin Zhou's otherwise dull life.
This person was none other than Lu You, who had stormed off yesterday. He somehow found out about Lin Zhou's shop and strolled into it.
Upon entering, he first bowed respectfully, then began selecting items: "Brother Lin, may I ask what gifts are suitable for a woman?"
"Buying something and giving it to a girl?" Lin Zhou stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Is it a wife or a girl?"
"She is both my wife and my sister." Lu You bowed deeply, displaying the poise of a young scholar: "She is my wife, Huixian."
"Oh!!! I remember now." Lin Zhou slapped his forehead. "I remember now, Tang Wan!"
"So Brother Lin knows her too."
When Lu You spoke of his wife, his eyes lit up, but Lin Zhou vaguely remembered that they had divorced not long after their marriage, and that Lu You had divorced his wife.
"Hey, why don't you buy her a bottle of perfume? She'll definitely love it."
"We have gardenia, osmanthus, and jasmine varieties. Take a look."
Lu You agreed, and while selecting goods, he said to Lin Zhou, "Brother Lin, what you saw and heard yesterday has deeply moved me. I've been staying at home since I was dismissed from my official post, and I've been thinking about compiling a book of strange tales. I've heard many stories, but none of them were satisfactory until I heard your stories yesterday. They were truly captivating. I would like to ask you to collaborate with me on a book. I wonder..."
"Great! Of course!" Lin Zhou immediately perked up. "When do you plan to start?"
"Then...then we can start anytime, but since it's my brother dictating, I don't know what to use quotation marks for the title?"
"Flowers in the Mirror, I've loved it since I was a kid." Lin Zhou chuckled after saying that. This guy always had such energy when he was doing something bad. Flowers in the Mirror is good, Flowers in the Mirror needs to be repaired. Watching the cartoon as a kid gave him psychological trauma, so shouldn't we all learn about psychological trauma?
"Flowers in the Mirror... Flowers in the mirror, the moon in the water, what is real and what is false... Excellent, excellent, excellent, this name is wonderful! Brother, you are indeed a man of great talent." Lu You immediately became excited: "Then when can we begin, brother? Just let me know, I live not far away."
The two chatted for a while and gradually became acquainted. Lu You suddenly spoke up: "Brother, you have traveled far and wide and have seen a lot... I have something I would like to ask you."
"Tell me, and I'll answer you if I know the answer."
At this point, Lu You suddenly became a little uneasy, but in the end, he made up his mind: "It's this discord between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law... what should we do?"
"what?"
"These days my mother keeps saying that the lady can't have children, so... she keeps telling me to divorce her and marry another woman."
"So, do you like your wife?"
"Wife? That's an interesting word. Bride...wife, hahaha, interesting, interesting." Lu You was first taken aback, then slapped the table in admiration: "As expected of a traveler, you are much more interesting than a closed-minded person like me. Of course, my heart belongs to Huixian, but my mother..."
"Well, this matter is both difficult and simple. Since you're useless, your mother will eventually have to find someone to take the blame. The old lady is reluctant to criticize you, so it can only be your wife. I bet your wife doesn't give your mother a very nice look when she's at home either. They're just incompatible."
"You knew that? Brother Lin, you're married too?"
"No, not at all." Lin Zhou waved his hand and said, "I dated someone before, but the girl was from the mountains. My mother didn't approve, and she would make a fuss with me every now and then. I'm not very capable, and after a while, the girl got annoyed, so it fell through."
Upon hearing Lin Zhou's words, Lu You immediately felt as if he had met a kindred spirit and gripped Lin Zhou's hand tightly: "That's so right, Brother Lin, you're absolutely right... What should we do now?"
"this……"
Just as Lin Zhou was about to suggest some underhanded tricks, a maid-like person suddenly knocked on the door: "Is the young master of the Lin family here?"
"I'm here. What would you like to buy?"
"My young master wants you to come over; it's extremely urgent," the maid said hurriedly. "He said money is no object."
"Who is your young master?"
The maid didn't say anything, but simply patted out two banknotes from her bosom: "Young Master Lin will know once he comes with me."
"Brother Lin, please go ahead with your business. I'll visit again tomorrow." Lu You stepped aside, saying, "Please don't worry about me."
"We'll talk about it tomorrow." Lin Zhou was being pulled along by the maid, and turned back to add, "If not, you'll have dinner here tonight!"
"I'm sorry to bother you, see you tomorrow." Lu You said cheerfully, "Take care, Brother Lin."
Lin Zhou was led all the way to the familiar entrance of the "Bold and Delicious" villa, where he immediately realized, "Oh, your young master is Yang Ti!"
"Exactly, Young Master Lin, please hurry, they're getting impatient waiting inside!"