Chao Gai invited Mr. Wu to his farm. Not only did he personally give Mr. Wu the secret medicine at home, he also set up a banquet to entertain Mr. Wu. Finally, Wu Yong was extremely good at speaking and speaking. The banquet attendants and the "Prince" pretended to be by Shi Jin even guided the conversation from all over the world, making the atmosphere at the banquet heated. Although Mr. Wu was injured and could not drink, Mr. Wu could not eat this meal. It was very refreshing. In the end, after being complimented by Chao Gai and others, I was so intoxicated with myself that I unconsciously relaxed my vigilance towards Chao Gai. I called Chao Gai one brother at a time, as if he was heartfelt. At that moment, it was really as good as being married to Chao Gai.
At the climax of the banquet, Mr. Wu couldn't hold back after all. He put his uninjured arm on Chao Gai's shoulder and said: "Brother, you also know that the higher-ups have made an allocation, and the war ahead will cause a shortage of money and food. Secondly, I want some "meaning" from above. There is a large cart of money in this county that I want to send to the government office. However, it has been uneasy recently. Yesterday, there were two groups of unruly people in Yuncheng County who gathered to fight. I think it is so important. I can’t trust anyone to take care of this matter, I have to leave it to you, my brother.”
After hearing this, Chao Gai turned around and exchanged a look with Shi Jin. Shi Jin secretly acquiesced. Chao Gai then said: "That is the responsibility of the Chao family. When the time comes, I will just give you orders."
"Okay," Mr. Wu saw Chao Gai agree, and a big thing came to mind, and he felt even happier.
We talked and joked for a whole time, and time flew by. In the blink of an eye, the meal was almost sunset. Under the escort of the guards of the county government, Mr. Wu rode back home leisurely on his horse, humming a tune.
[Yuncheng County County Government]
"Master Magistrate, you know that my family background has been exhausted. Now I only have a few hundred acres of land that I can use. I am willing to use it to save my son's life and offset the allocated public grain. Alas, sir... ...Sir..." Zang Hanzhong held a stack of land deeds in front of Master Wu with trembling hands.
Lord Wu glanced at him coldly, ignored him, and just snorted angrily on purpose.
When Zang Hanzhong saw Mr. Wu's indifferent look, he felt extremely uncomfortable. He felt like he was fetching water from seven or eight buckets, and he turned his slightly haggard face. He looked at Wei Dutou eagerly to please, with a look of embarrassment and ugliness on his face.
Wei Dutou rolled his eyes and looked up. Seeing Zang Hanzhong's pitiful appearance, he had no choice but to snort and grabbed the land deed in his hand, and placed it on Mr. Wu's case with both hands respectfully. It was as if Mr. Wu, who was turning his head and ignoring him at this moment, was like a Buddha, while Wei Dutou became like a devout believer, who could not be more respectful and cautious.
As soon as the land deed with "Official Deed of Land" written on it was placed on the desk, Lord Wu looked at it and sneered, then he raised his head and looked at Zang Hanzhong and said: "Zang Hanzhong, I treat you well, right?"
Zang Hanzhong smiled awkwardly after hearing this, with his dry lips and teeth half-opened, as if he had something to say, but in the end he still couldn't spit out even a single sound.
At this time, Mr. Wu saw that he had nothing to say, and continued: "At first, I was always looking towards your Zang family, but you and your son are not living up to expectations, and now the Chao family has taken the lead at every step. Now, The Chao family is very honest and obedient, at least I feel more comfortable and at ease than working with you,"
After Zang Hanzhong heard this, his heart sank in vain, and he said anxiously: "Master Wu, how can you believe in Chao Gai but not me? I know best who Chao Gai is, and he is not like you. You have a heart, you must be careful not to fall into Chao Gai’s scheme,”
"What?" Mr. Wu sneered as if he had heard a surprised joke: "You made me not believe in Chao Gai, then I ask you, how can you make me believe in you?"
"Just a few days ago, I exhausted all my agencies and finally snatched the Chao family's gambling house to you. But what did you do to me? Look at Chao Gai, how he cooperates with others. I’m not trying to be smart like you and create a false account to fool people,”
"This... this... uh..." When Zang Hanzhong heard Master Wu use that incident as an example, he was confused for a moment and couldn't speak.
"What the heck, Zang Hanzhong, let me tell you, you are the one who made the false accounts, you are the one who sent the counterfeit money, and you are the one who ambushed the killer to assassinate this county. It is only three things, and this county has been very kind and righteous to you. What else do you expect from this county?" Lord Wu roared loudly at Zang Hanzhong, saying: "Go away, don't bother me again. If I find out what you are going to do in the future, don't blame me, Mr. Wu, for being cruel. "Public and private are clearly distinguished."
As soon as Zang Hanzhong heard Master Wu scolding him and issued the eviction order, he knew in his heart that from this moment on, his Zang family had lost. Although the defeat was not complete, they would not be able to stand up again for at least ten years. Zang Hanzhong watched from a distance Taking a look at the land deed on the desk, it was all the real estate of his Zang family. Without land, how would he establish himself and live in the future... Zang Hanzhong did not dare to think about it, but at the moment, Zang Hanzhong did not dare to reach out and get it back. Think about it back then, how could Mr. Wu dare to scold Zang Hanzhong in front of him, not even loudly? But now, power is really a terrible thing. If the waist is no longer strong, the rest can only be I bowed my head and surrendered.
Zang Hanzhong pulled an old face and said with a smile on Master Wu's face, "Sir, then... I... my son... him,"
"Go away, you didn't hear me tell you to go away, go away together," Mr. Wu became angry when he saw Zang Hanzhong. He took a book from the desk and smashed it into Zang Hanzhong's face.
Snap,,.
There was a crisp sound, and a red and purple mark appeared on Zang Hanzhong's face. However, Zang Hanzhong did not scream in pain, but endured it silently, and still smiled with him: "Thank you, sir, for your kindness, thank you for your kindness," Zang Hanzhong said with a smile As he said that, he withdrew.
Wei Dutou sneered and followed him out. He quickly went to the side room of the Yamen and tied up the five-flowered Zang Ao who was hanging on the beam. He let go of the rope and threw him down.
Zang Hanzhong saw his son fall on the cold stone steps. His old eyes were slightly closed, as if he was about to shed tears. Zang Hanzhong picked up his son and said, "Let's go home."
【Shijie Village·Zangjiazhuang】
"Quick, quick, the master has rescued the young master." The servants shouted at the door. Immediately, several boys came out and followed Zang Hanzhong to carry Zang Ao into the front hall. The people in front had already hurriedly moved the room The door opened, and the people inside heard the sound and quickly moved out a recliner. They carefully placed Zang Ao on the recliner, and then put the armrests aside.
"Come on, slow down," Zang Hanzhong said in a soft voice, and sat next to Zang Ao. He waved his hand and said softly: "You all go down, there is nothing for you to do here."
The servants of the Zang family also knew that the Zang family was in trouble due to Chao Gai's counterattack. At that moment, everyone wished they could hide as far away as possible, so after hearing what Zang Hanzhong said, they all hurriedly went down silently.
After everyone had gone down and the door in the front hall slowly closed again, Zang Hanzhong approached Zang Ao, looked at his son's whole body distressedly, and said, "How is it? You haven't suffered any grievances, right?"
"Dad, I'm fine. Then Wei Gouji led his men to torture me. He wanted me to do it. I didn't miss a single word. Otherwise, I would have come back and our Zang family would have been doomed. Cough, cough, cough ," Zang Ao said as he couldn't help but feel his internal injuries and coughed violently.
Zang Hanzhong felt distressed and quickly put his hand on Zang Ao's chest, but the movement made Zang Ao scream in pain. Zang Hanzhong's brows tightened in vain, and he gently opened Zang Ao's collar and took a look. There were streaks of bloody blood inside. Zang Hanzhong felt his heart tightening when he saw it, and shouted loudly: "Come here, please call the doctor quickly." The young man outside near the door responded and clicked. He ran out of the gate.
"Dad, I heard that in order to save me from coming out, you gave me the land..." Zang Ao said. He was so heartbroken that he couldn't go on talking about it anymore. He said, "Without the land, how will our Zang family live in the future? Alas... our Zang family will live in peace." Isn’t the family completely over? Dad, it’s the inheritance of our ancestors,”
"I don't know if this is the inheritance of our ancestors. If you hadn't fought hard with Chao Gai, how could we have lost so miserably? Oh, stop talking, stop talking, it's all over, as long as you can be safe, Everything is fine..." Zang Hanzhong's words became lower and lower, and finally he was so weak that he couldn't hear clearly.
Zang Hanzhong walked around the front hall and said as if to himself: "I was too careless. He got the upper hand in several rounds. We lost the casino and lost money. I bought land, alas..." At this point, Zang Hanzhong sighed deeply and said, "My vitality is greatly damaged..."
When Zang Ao heard this, the anger in his heart surged. He couldn't control it for a moment. He slammed the table and said firmly: "Dad, Chao Gai and I are at odds with each other. With me and without him, let's fight him at all costs, once and for all." Kill the Chao family and take back everything that was lost. Hum, in the woods during the day, I should kill Wei Goutou with one knife, and lead my disciples to kill Chao Gai and Wu Gouguan together, and it will be over."
After hearing this, Zang Hanzhong quickly turned around, glared at Zang Ao, and told him to be silent. Zang Hanzhong lowered his voice and said, "Don't say that. Walls have ears. You don't want your life."
Zang Ao opened his mouth and had something to say. No matter whether he dared to do so or not, at least he was speaking more cheerfully now. He had no choice but to listen to his father's scolding, so he had to swallow dryly and shut his mouth. .
Zang Hanzhong sighed deeply and said: "It's easy to say, we are almost bankrupt now... To tell you the truth, it's time to settle the banker's wages soon. How can we have so much money now? By then, the whole family will be like this I keep shouting for food. I really don’t know what to do. Once there is no money to reward and people are distracted, we will have no way to fight against Chao Gai. It will be completely over. Sigh... If they know that we have no money, It is impossible to say that we will rebel. When the time comes, the two of us will have no power and will have no choice but to stretch our necks and let others slaughter us."
When Zang Ao heard this, his triangular eyes suddenly widened, and he felt very uncomfortable. He wanted to say something, but there were thousands of words stuck in his chest, and he could only sigh deeply...