Chapter 65 Buying Hearts
The third day of March.
Xiao Zhangzhuang.
Today is a day of great joy for Zhang Tian, his sisters Zhang Tianfeng and Wang Fugui.
Someone cleaned out two large houses, with red silk hanging on the door and a big red word "Happy" on each window.
I don’t know whose children the children were, but there were a bunch of them, running around inside and outside the yard, chasing each other, playing and playing.
The yard was quite large, with a tent set up and dozens of tables placed under the tent.
Tian Xiaoting also invited the Northeastern chef from their cottage. All kinds of famous Northeastern dishes are available, especially the pork stewed vermicelli. The aroma of meat wafts in the wind and can be smelled from a distance.
"Brother Tianhe, are you satisfied with the dowry I bought for your sister?" Tian Xiaoting asked.
"Satisfied, satisfied, just a little extravagant." Zhang Tianhe said.
"Our sister's life-long event will only happen once in her life. Can you bear to wrong her too much?"
"You are right." Zhang Tianhe said.
"Then what do you say about our matter and when will it be done?" Tian Xiaoting asked.
"We'll talk about this later," Zhang Tianhe said, "Look, there are guests outside again."
After Zhang Tianhe said that, he went out to greet the guests, leaving Tian Xiaoting there alone. Tian Xiaoting was so angry that she wanted to strangle him to death.
"Thank you for your hard work, please have a cup of tea." Tang Dalong saw that the nun yaksha was helping the Northeast chef cut vegetables, so he brought a cup of tea over and handed it to her.
"Thank you." Li Erniang took the cup with a smile, raised her neck, and drank it all.
Tang Dalong saw it and thought her movements of drinking water were so charming.
"I really didn't expect that your fingers are like rolling pins, you play with guns all day long, and you can also cook." Tang Dalong said again.
"Are you free and have nothing to do? If you are in a hurry, just stay here while you have nothing to do." The dominatrix gave him a blank look this time.
"Okay, then I'm going to help the captain receive the guests," Tang Dalong was rejected. As he walked away, he muttered, "What did I say wrong? They say women are fickle. It's true. I just said
With a smile on your face, you can change your face now."
The wedding was a lively event, with villagers from Xiaozhang Village, ten miles and eight villages near Gaowu Town, neighbors, relatives and friends all coming to congratulate.
Jin Xiangyang from Zhong'an Bao and Li Fengxiang from Centennial Haohe Jewelry Store also came to congratulate him in person.
Judge Du from Heiyun Village also sent Hua Yao and Wu Sen as representatives.
"Tianhe, you are amazing. Now you are getting bigger and bigger. I am now concentrating on practicing Buddhism. The Buddha is so compassionate and compassionate and saves all living beings. It is really great. But I feel more and more that the sins I have committed before are serious.
There is no way to make up for it. I can only repent in front of the Buddha all day long. I have no intention of taking care of the affairs of the group anymore," Jin Xiangyang said. "Therefore, I want to hand over all our Zhong'an Fort and more than a hundred brothers to you. I don't know if you
What do you think?"
"It is your blessing that you have such awareness and kindness. Taking over Zhong'an Fort is absolutely impossible. However, we can form a horned force. If there is any danger or accident, we can support each other." Zhang Tianhe said.
.
"Well, if Captain Zhang uses our Zhong'an Fort one day, even if it comes with a small note two fingers wide, we will go through fire and water without hesitation."
"Then I'd like to thank the leader Jin first."
Zhang Tianhe was busy and overwhelmed.
Liu Bodu stayed behind in Chenjiayu, while Fan Yong and Huo Tingying were responsible for patrolling. Several waves of sentinels were sent out to constantly inquire about the surrounding situation and report any abnormalities at any time.
The others, except for a few leaders and squad leaders, continued to practice. However, Captain Zhang said today that everyone has a share of the bottle of wine and the meat.
About ten o'clock in the morning.
"Report." A sentinel ran in from outside the hospital.
"What's the matter?" Zhang Tianhe asked.
"Report to the captain, not far ahead, we found a group of people heading here," the sentry said, "They will be there soon."
"Approximately how many people are there?" Zhang Tianhe was also stunned when he heard this.
"There are about fifty people."
"Have you seen clearly which Aozi men and horses they are from?" Zhang Tianhe asked.
"According to observation, they are from Qingfeng Village," the sentry said. "The leader is Feng Delin, the great commander."
"Feng Delin? What is he here for?" When Zhang Tianhe heard that Feng Delin was here in person, he felt nervous for a while, feeling that he was coming with bad intentions.
At this time, Tang Dalong, Li Sizhe, Chen Jia, Dongfeng, Hongzhong, and the newly defected Cai Yongzhen and others all heard about it and gathered around.
"Old Feng came here today. He must be a weasel paying New Year greetings to the chicken. He has no good intentions." Tang Dalong said.
"Let relatives and friends not panic. No matter what the purpose of his visit, we must treat him with courtesy," Zhang Tianhe said. "Others, please wait and follow me out to greet him."
"Yes." Everyone agreed.
Less than 500 meters after Zhang Tianhe led everyone out, Feng Delin had already arrived with his troops.
Feng Delin took Ma Chaobin, Zhao Wenyuan, Tian Nan and others to get off their horses and come to see Zhang Tianhe.
"This man, with his majestic and extraordinary bearing, must be Zhang Tian and Captain Zhang, right?" Feng Delin said.
"It's me. I've heard about Master Feng for a long time. I'm so lucky to see you today." Zhang Tianhe bowed and saluted. He felt a strong aura coming over him, and there was a feeling in his heart that he had never felt before.
pressure, but on the surface, he still looks very calm and calm.
"Captain Zhang, you're welcome. I heard today is your sister's big day, so I came uninvited." Feng Delin said, taking out a banknote from his pocket and handing it to Zhang Tianhe, "A mere gift is not disrespectful.
, I hope you’ll accept it.”
Zhang Tianhe took it and looked at it. He saw that the silver note was five thousand taels. He thought to himself, wasn't this the same five thousand taels of silver that he sent to the deputy village leader Wang Xiong to save Chen Jia last time?
Wang Xiong got the silver and confessed it before he could spend it. After Wang Xiong died, Feng Delin confiscated all his property, which amounted to hundreds of thousands taels of silver.
"Since the leader of the village is so kind, I would rather be respectful than obey my orders." Zhang Tianhe said as he accepted the banknote and put it in his pocket.
"I'm here today. Firstly, I want to congratulate your sister on her wedding. I also want to discuss a few things with you, the captain," Feng Delin said.
"The leader of Dazhai is Dahengbang of Qingfeng Village. He can be said to be the veritable leader within a radius of two hundred miles. I don't know what happened, but I would like to ask for instructions." Zhang Tianhe said.
"Okay, cool! I heard that Captain Zhang is a generous man, generous with money, and extremely righteous. Since the establishment of the security team, it has expanded from the original fifty to two hundred people in less than a month. It can be said that
The management is sound and the development is rapid," Feng Delin praised, and then changed the topic, "But the current situation is not optimistic. There are Mongolian bandits burning, killing and looting outside, and other villages such as Heiyun Village inside.
The tigers are eyeing you, and there is a danger of eating you at any time. Now that we have the support of the Russian military, our Qingfeng Village is stronger than it used to be. For this reason, I think it is better for Captain Zhang to join us in Qingfeng with his troops.
Village, let’s unite and face the outside world. In this way, our strength will become stronger. I am willing to give up my second position and the position of deputy village leader to you. What do you think of Captain Zhang?”
"The position of deputy village leader is indeed quite tempting. I would like to thank Master Feng Dazhai for his support in advance." Zhang Tianhe understood as soon as he heard this that Feng Delin, on the surface, was thinking about the security team and was actually annexing him.
Meaning, "However, I feel that our security team has just been established, and the foundation is not deep and the foothold is not yet stable. The current strength is still very weak. Therefore, I want to wait until our strength becomes stronger, and then go to Dazhai."
Lord you."
"Captain Zhang, you are not trying to defect to me. You are clearly rejecting me," Feng Delin said. "Is it possible that Captain Zhang thinks that the position of deputy leader is too small and you want to take the top spot?"
"How dare you? I'm not refusing. Didn't I just say it? Our current strength is limited, our shoulders are still narrow and we can't swing away. We will wait until the waist becomes stronger." Zhang Tianhe said.
"Well, a gentleman doesn't force others to do things that are difficult for them." Feng Delin said it easily on the surface, but he was already very unhappy in his heart.
Then, he turned to say hello to his three old subordinates, Tang Dalong, Li Sizhe, and Cai Yongzhen.
The three people didn't want to pay attention to him and felt a little embarrassed. However, they couldn't pretend not to hear him in front of everyone. In desperation, the three people came over, bowed and saluted, and said, "I have met the leader of the village."
Although I am not very willing, on the whole it is passable.
"Okay, okay, are you all okay?" Feng Delin looked at the three of them and asked.
"As far as the master of the village is concerned, we are all fine," Tang Dalong said. "When my ninth brother and I went down to the village, we left you a letter. Have you received it?"
"Received. I really admire you for imitating the ancient Guan Yunchang and sealing it with gold." Feng Delin said.
"Master of the stronghold, some time ago you went to negotiate with Tsarist Russia, but you were not in the stronghold. That Wang Xiong was unfaithful, monopolized the power, and covered the sky with one hand. My ninth brother and I couldn't stay any longer, so we were forced to go down the mountain.
," Tang Dalong said, "I hope the leader of the village will forgive me."
"It's easy to say. I understand this. The only thing to blame for this is that I didn't know the right person and hired the wrong person. Now, I have cleaned up the house and dealt with Wang Xiong. You must have heard about it," Feng Delin said,
"If the three of you are willing to return to the village, I will immediately reinstate you to your posts and give you double your salary. What do you think?"
This old Feng started to win people's hearts in front of Zhang Tianhe.
Zhang Tianhe looked at it with a smile and said nothing.
"Thank you, Master Dazhai, for your kindness. Since I have already gone down the mountain, I have no intention of going back. I ask Master Dazhai for your forgiveness," Tang Dalong said.
"Okay, Li Sizhe, you are an international student at the Artillery Military Academy. You don't have artillery here. Doesn't this bury what you have learned in your life? Why don't you come back with me?" Feng Delin said to Li Sizhe again.
"The security team has no cannons today, but that doesn't mean there will be no cannons in the future. What I have learned will come in handy sooner or later," Li Sizhe said.
Let’s talk next time.”
"Well, the young people of your era accept advanced Western ideas and have their own ideals and pursuits, so I won't force you."
After Feng Delin finished speaking, he turned to look at Cai Yongzhen and said, "Cai Yongzhen, what about you? If you come back with me, I will immediately make you the captain of the pistol team."
"I don't want to be the captain of the pistol team, I won't go back." Cai Yongzhen flatly refused.
He kept staring at Zhao Erluzi, and Zhao Wenyuan also kept looking at him, constantly trying to get lucky.
Feng Delin didn't expect that his attitude would be so decisive, and he felt a little embarrassed on his face.
"What about Ango? Why didn't you see him?"
"He has surrendered to the Mongolian bandits." Cai Yongzhen said.
"As expected, this traitor is really a spy of the Mongolian bandits," Feng Delin said angrily. "Thanks to me, I treated him as a brother and used him seriously, but he colluded with the Mongolian bandits to attack us. It is really annoying and hateful."
Chapter completed!