You rascal, stop right there!

Zhengzhou City.

There was a corner in the alley, and there were many onlookers. The sound of crying was miserable and sad, and it was rhythmic and emotional.

Looking inside along the crowd, there was a man with disabled legs lying on a wooden board in the middle, and next to him was a young man with a dirty face crying.

"My father and I came to Zhengzhou to visit relatives, but they moved away. My father got seriously ill and had no money for his burial. I was so young and penniless.

I beg all the brothers and sisters-in-law, uncles and aunts to help me bury my father!"

His face was handsome to begin with, but the dirtiness and tatters, and his crying made people feel even more sympathetic.

However, the "daddy" behind him felt his hands itchy and moved quietly.

"Please, everyone!" The man was still crying and then he suddenly pushed back the moving hand.

The onlookers were moved by the man's filial piety and took out their money obediently, putting it into the bowl in front of him one by one.

Listening to the ticking sound, the man secretly curled the corners of his lips.

Until it got dark, the crowd dispersed.

The man suddenly jumped up and slapped the man lying on the wooden board.

"The people in Zhengzhou city are very kind!!" Chen Yu stood up and laughed happily.

Bai Wan glared at him: "Next time, you call me daddy! It's not like you didn't eat, you can't even lie down like a dead person."

The man on the other side dusted himself off and said flatteringly, "Boss! Isn't it because you look more appealing to those aunties? For someone like me, they wouldn't give me money!"

This makes sense.

Chen Yu was shorter than himself. Although he looked decent, his skin was a bit dark, and he was the kind of rough guy that girls didn't like.

Bai Wan nodded, then looked at him with gritted teeth:

"But Chen Er, didn't you guarantee that you could get the pass? In the end, you still use this method to exchange money!"

Chen Yu tilted his head and said, "Boss, how would I know that he always buys candy for his sister, not for himself!"

These two people were really unlucky. Constable Liu hated ruffians like them. Bribery was a taboo, not to mention sending candy to the wrong person.

In the end, the pass was granted, but they were detained by Constable Liu for several days! They missed the carriage they had booked and spent most of their money!

So, when they all arrived in Zhengzhou City, they were penniless and started selling themselves to bury their father once a month!

Bai Wan and his group of younger brothers basically take turns calling each other daddy once a month.

"One cent, two cents... five cents..." Bai Wan counted the money and was extremely disappointed.

Looking at this wealthy place, these people gave quite a lot of money. But in fact, many people threw stones instead of coins, which was really dishonest.

Fortunately, the money was barely enough to stay in an inn for one night, so the two of them took the money and planned to find a place to stay.

The two men didn't know the way, they only saw various study rooms and painting studios along the way. It can be seen that this place also follows the emperor's preferences and advocates calligraphy and painting.

Suddenly, they stopped at the door of an inn called Taoranju, and were stunned by the gorgeously decorated door.

There was a waiter at the door looking at the two men and thought that the clothes they were wearing looked poor.

So, he threw away the white cloth with disdain:

"Beggar, go away! Get out of the way."

The proprietress inside had only taken a quick glance, but when she noticed a corner of the man's bag outside the door, she immediately stepped forward.

"Shunzi, don't treat customers so rudely!" The proprietress raised her eyebrows and opened her red lips.

The waiter named Shunzi frowned and said, "Sister Qingmei, these two are blocking our business!"

Unexpectedly, the proprietress raised her palm-leaf fan and tapped his shoulder, signaling him to go down. Shunzi then walked in dejectedly.

Bai Wan looked at the man, who seemed to be over thirty years old.

Although she is not beautiful, she still has a charming figure, with a graceful figure. Especially in a red dress, her figure is graceful. It can be imagined that she was also a beauty when she was young.

It would be better if this person didn't circle around and look at me like a female hooligan.

"Sir, is this a painter from out of town?" she finally asked.

Bai Wan followed the man's gaze and discovered that the brush in his bag was exposed.

"Yes! Yes!" Chen Yu's eyes lit up when he saw the beauty.

"No...no!" Bai Wan immediately smiled and pulled Chen Er.

His painting skills at this time were comparable to those of a child, and he was not yet at the stage where he could paint for others. Since he started learning to paint, his temperament has become calmer.

Unexpectedly, the woman looked suspicious and didn't believe it at all.

She looked Bai Wan and Chen Yu up and down and said, "If they weren't painters, why would they be wearing such a valuable Cuihu wolf-hair brush?"

When Bai Wan heard her words, his face immediately darkened.

It seems that he has set his eyes on my property! How can the pen given by Brother Zichen not be valuable?

Unfortunately, even if he lived in a dilapidated temple, he would not exchange these four treasures of the study for money to stay in an inn.

Seeing this man being defensive at one moment and smiling at another, Tao Qingmei couldn't help but chuckle, "Young Master, don't be so defensive! I'm not going to eat you!"

Bai Wan looked at the man who was looking at Sheng Pan skillfully and sighed in his heart.

He bet three steamed breads! This woman has a pit to dig for him!

As expected, Tao Qingmei looked at them meaningfully and said, "If you are painters, you can stay in my Taoranju for free. If not, I'm sorry! We don't welcome penniless people!"

This time, Bai Wan was stunned.

How come painters in Zhengzhou City can stay for free?

Is it that good?

"We are not penniless! Here are fifty coins! Enough for one night!"

Bai Wan put down the silver and money in his hand and looked at the woman with raised eyebrows.

Unexpectedly, Tao Qingmei leaned over, and the incense was so pungent that the people around had to step back.

She touched the copper coin lightly with her white jade fingertips and said with a curled lip, "Okay, one night."

Then, she turned sideways to Shunzi and called out, "Shunzi, come and show the guest to the room!"