To my Bro: Before I left, I kept nagging you, saying it was boring to travel alone and wanting to drag you alo…
To my Bro:
Before I left, I kept nagging you, saying it was boring to travel alone and wanting to drag you along. But you said you were too busy and kept making excuses not to go.
And look what happened? Even the heavens couldn't stand it! Not long after I set out, they practically shoved a partner into my arms!
Bro, do you know a guy from Qinghe named $C$L$PN$C?
No? Well, that makes sense, because I don't know him either. My new partner is a retainer under him called Li Laizuo. (That name sounds weirdly familiar, like I've heard it somewhere before.) But that doesn't matter. What matters is that my partner leads a miserable life! His young master doesn't treat him like a human. Every day before dawn, he's ordered out of bed to work, rising earlier than a rooster and sleeping later than a dog.
Man, that's not even the half of it. He doesn't get a penny of wages, and if he doesn't work well enough, he gets locked in a dark room and whipped on his butt with a little leather strap!
Bro, we're both young masters, but this jerk named $C$L$PN$C is just a total scoundrel compared to you!
Anyway, Bro, my brother is currently in terrible trouble. I want to save him, but he says his contract is still in $C$L$PN$C's hands. If he runs away and gets caught by the authorities, he'll be beaten to death and have no way to seek justice.
At this point, you surely understand why I'm writing. You're usually a good talker, so how about you go talk to $C$L$PN$C and get him to set my brother free?
Whatever price he wants, let him name it! I already gave my brother 100,000 coins. If that's not enough, 200,000 or 300,000 is fine too. Of course, if he insists on being stubborn and won't let go... hmph, then don't blame me for trying diplomacy before force!
Yours, Fang Xu