Shu Mingshen carried a wooden bucket filled with water in his hands, swaying left and right as he struggled to move towards the door.

The water in the bucket splashed out from the edge of the wooden bucket from time to time along with his swaying footsteps, dyeing a large wet and cold stain on his already white robe.

"…" Shu Mingshen didn't seem to care at all. He only put down the bucket halfway and raised his arm slightly to wipe off the sweat on his forehead. After he took a breath, he picked up the bucket again and planned to walk in the direction of his house.

However, just as his hand reached out, before he could touch the wet wooden handle, another hand reached out from behind him and picked up the bucket of water for him.

"Eh, Agy …" Shu Mingshen turned his head and saw a skinny young man wearing a grayish-brown gown standing behind him. In his hand was the bucket of water he just carried. He couldn't help but ask, "Why did you come back so early today?"

Every day, the other party would either stay out all night or wait until the middle of the night before returning home. So seeing him at this time, Shu Mingshen was really not used to it.

Could it be that the other party didn't go to work today?

When the young man named Agy heard this, he carried the bucket of water into the room and said without turning his head, "It's nothing …"

"…" The other party was still so quiet. Shu Mingshen couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Agy was picked up by him on the way home two years ago. At that time, the other party was dead drunk and lying in the middle of the road, almost being crushed to death by a carriage.

Shu Mingshen saw that the other party was pitiful and brought him back.

Anyway, there were still many empty rooms in his house, so he let this person stay in his house for the time being.

After Agy woke up, he was very grateful for his "life-saving grace". Plus, he didn't have anywhere to go, so he simply rented this empty room in his house and used it as his shelter.

And it was also from then on that Shu Mingshen started his career as a landlord. After Agy came, he simply rented out the few empty rooms.

Maybe it was because the location of his house was better, the nearby scenery was also very beautiful. Other than the two rooms that he and Agy lived in, the other three rooms were also rented out one after another.

Shu Mingshen was originally worried about his livelihood. After all, he was a weak scholar who couldn't do anything. Other than occasionally acting as a substitute teacher in the private school, he really couldn't find any other way to earn money.

In this way, his livelihood was temporarily alleviated.

And although this young man named Agy was too honest, he was definitely one of the tenants that he had the best relationship with.

It wasn't that he had a problem with the others. It was just that those fellows all seemed to be people of the pugilistic world. Moreover, they were often elusive, and it was common for them to disappear for several days in a row. Therefore, he rarely got to see their faces …

"Agy, you're injured?!"

Because it was rather late, Shu Mingshen waited until the other party carried the bucket of water into the room. With the dim candlelight in the room, he finally saw that there were a few knife wounds on the other party's body. Although the wounds weren't deep, the blood was still flowing non-stop …

But when Agy heard this, his expression was still indifferent. He said to him without much care, "It's fine, just a small injury."

"How can it be fine!"

Shu Mingshen immediately became anxious and turned to leave, "Wait here for a while, I'll go find a doctor and be back soon!"

Agy coughed slightly and raised his hand to stop him, "It's fine, I still have some Jinchuang Ointment here, just help me bandage it …"

Shu Mingshen looked at him suspiciously and hesitated for a while, as if he wasn't sure what to do. Seeing that Agy was still determined, he finally sighed and said, "Alright then, I'll bandage it for you for now … If there are any problems, go find Doctor Li at the entrance of the alley tomorrow morning!"

"…" A 'Ji nodded obediently at him. Then, with Shu Mingshen's help, he sat on the side of the bed and allowed the other party to treat his wounds.

When Shu Mingshen finished bandaging all the wounds on the other party's body, his forehead was covered with a layer of sweat. He looked at Agy with a worried expression and said, "How did you get stabbed?

Could it be that there's someone in the brothel who doesn't like you …? "

The other party's job was to be a servant in the brothel.

Although Shu Mingshen felt that this kind of work was really not presentable, but it was said that Agy owed the brothel's procuress a lot of money and had no choice but to work for her to repay the debt. If not for this, Shu Mingshen would have already advised him to change to a more proper job.

Although changing jobs might not be any better, but at least it was much better than messing around in that foul place all day long.

At the beginning, Shu Mingshen was still worried that Agy would be corrupted in that brothel. It wasn't until later that he found out that the other party's character wasn't the type that could be easily corrupted that he finally felt relieved.

Agy pursed his lips slightly and said, "I just met a few customers who were looking for trouble, it's not a big deal …"

Shu Ming heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he smiled at the other party and said, "Then I'm relieved. Wait a moment. I'm going to make some chicken soup for you. It'll be good for your body!"

Agy raised his eyes to look at him for a while, then a smile finally appeared on his stiff face. He said to Shu Mingshen, "Then I'll have to trouble Brother Shu."

"…" Shu Mingshen generously waved his hand at the other party. After all, these few guests' meals were all prepared by him.

Although it was said that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen, who asked him to cook his own meals since young? Now, he was already familiar with the process and had mastered it to the point of perfection. If he didn't go near the kitchen, he would have starved to death long ago!

Shu Mingshen chatted with the other party for a while, and just as he was about to leave with the bucket of water, who knew that at this moment, the courtyard's door was knocked from the outside like a drum.

That person banged on the door as he shouted into the house, "Is that Agy staying here?

Useless Agy, hurry up and get out here! "

"…" Shu Mingshen couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this. He exchanged glances with Agy, and the two of them walked out together.

When they opened the courtyard's door, they saw four or five strong men holding torches high, standing at the entrance with guns and clubs. They glared at them with round eyes and a fierce look.

"You're that useless Agy?"

The leader, a strong man with a scar on his face, looked at the two people in front of him, then turned to Agy and asked.

Agy nodded at him, "I'm Agy, what's the matter?"