Chapter 498 Gypsy Busker

Zhang Heng approached the place of the quarrel, where a gypsy busker was standing between a Jewish family and several menacing strong men.

"You guys are going too far. The man in this family fell off the scaffolding. He has been unable to work for the last two months. Can't you pay the rent half a month late? Do you have to drive him out?" Gypsy busker Dissatisfied.

At this time, Zhang Heng also noticed that the male owner of the family was still holding a wooden plank on his legs. In addition, their furniture and luggage were also dragged out and thrown on the road. The whole family looked sad.

It seems that there is no problem in describing it as furniture and luggage in terms of garbage. A dilapidated wooden bed, messy pots, pans and spoons, and a sofa with a leg missing. I don’t know where I picked these things up. Yes, the dirty wooden pony clutched in the girl's hand is probably her only toy.

"Pay on time, that's the rule here." The leading hunchbacked man said, "We are all reasonable people, you can ask their family, I have already given him a week of grace before, how can I give him more time?" For a week, let me tell you that the houses here are in short supply, they don’t rent and some people rent, there is no reason to lose money in vain.”

"But they're already living here..."

The hunchbacked man waved his hands impatiently, "I don't care how long they live here, I don't run an almshouse, if I don't have money, I just go to sleep on the street."

"Your heart is too cruel, but there is still a child here."

"I just don't like them because they are too young to work in factories or mines. Even if I try my best to borrow money to make up for this month's rent, what can I do next month's rent? If the money owed is not repaid, the creditors will block the door again, and I will cause trouble if I rent it to a new tenant."

The hunchbacked man said coldly, "There is already a family from Wales who has taken a fancy to this room. There are two adult men in the family. The husband and the eldest son are both strong. Although the younger son is thin, he can just get into the chimney. , Sweeping the chimney for others to make money, the hostess sells flowers during the day and receives guests at night, it won’t be long before the family can save enough money to buy this house completely, if I were you, how would I choose?”

The gypsy busker was also a little dumbfounded at this time.

The hunchbacked man glanced at him again, "Why, are you new here? Yes, if you're not new, how can you meddle in this business? Look at those neighbors around them. Is there anyone talking to them? I want to give you some advice. To survive here, it is better to stay out of your own business."

"No, since I saw it, I can't ignore it." The gypsy busker said, he opened his wallet, and took out eight shillings from it, "Here, this is two months' rent, and I will pay them for it." Alright," she said, pointing to the male host again, "after two months, he will be able to work, and naturally he will be able to continue paying your rent."

This time it was the hunchbacked man's turn to be stunned. He seemed to be in hesitation. He stood there for a while, his small eyes twinkling. .”

When the group of them left, the Jewish family also thanked the gypsy busker gratefully. They met by chance. They had never met before and had no friendship. some money.

However, the gypsy busker thought for a while, and took out a half-pound gold coin from his wallet, put it in the little girl's hand, and winked at her, "Don't worry, your father's leg will get better." , and life will get better."

"This..." The hostess was completely stunned. She could never have imagined that a wandering gypsy busker would pay a huge sum of half a pound.

But when she wanted to say something more, the kind-hearted gypsy busker had already turned away with the organ on his back, and the figure of the latter quickly disappeared on the street.

Zhang Heng on the side witnessed what happened with his own eyes. After a little thought, he still followed the gypsy busker.

He saw the figure with the organ on his back walking briskly through the crowd, appearing and disappearing from time to time, and sometimes stopped in front of the salmon stall to chat with the boss. The last time Zhang Heng saw him, The gypsy busker was squatting in front of a drunk, waving his arms and cursing unscrupulous factory owners and greedy women.

Then Zhang Heng lost sight of the gypsy busker.

Standing in front of a crossroads, Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows. He had to say that the terrible area and layout of the Eastern District were really suitable for escape.

However, Zhang Heng was not very angry when he saw that the person was lost. Anyway, he just wanted to remind the other party.

Zhang Hengzheng was about to turn around and leave, but saw the gypsy busker not far behind him again.

The latter was walking towards him, no, more precisely, he was walking towards him, because the entertainer's eyes were fixed on Zhang Heng all the time, and he didn't focus on others.

"Are you following me?"

"Strictly speaking, I am here to remind you that you are being watched." Zhang Heng said.

"Why should I trust you?" The gypsy busker shrugged his shoulders. "This place is full of thieves, liars, and all kinds of people with ulterior motives."

Zhang Heng didn't explain anything, but just made a gesture of please.

However, the gypsy busker did not leave immediately, but rolled his eyes and said, "Do you have any suggestions?"

"My suggestion is... don't get caught." Zhang Hengdao, "You showed off your wealth when you solved the family's difficulties before, and they were eyeing you at that time."

"Ha, that guy who collects the rent doesn't look like a nice guy."

"Actually, he may not be the one who came. He is obviously very familiar with this area and knows many people. There may be someone else following you."

"It's really troublesome. In fact, I only took one pound with me when I went out this time. The rest is my dinner and carriage fees." The gypsy busker was talking when he saw a group of strangers suddenly sneaking in from the alley at the other end of the street. When he came out, one of them pointed at him and said, "Don't run, little thief! Return the wallet you stole from me."

The gypsy busker was annoyed when he heard the words. This group of people has a good ability to turn black and white. They were clearly here to grab his wallet, but instead they bit back. It was clear that they were also telling other people not to interfere. Seeing that group of people surrounded him again Coming up, he said to Zhang Heng, "Your suggestion seems to come a bit late, do you have any other ideas?"

"Yes." Zhang Heng said, took off his coat, and handed it to the gypsy entertainer, "hold it for me."

The latter frowned, but still took the coat that Zhang Heng bought for ten pence from a used clothes shop.

"It's enough to knock down everyone who comes, anyway, there are no police here." Zhang Heng stretched his wrist and said calmly.

Thanks to He Zeng for the reward of the children's boots~ This chapter says that the function seems to be closed. The news I got is that it will not be opened until the 6th. In addition, you can guess who is the newcomer.