Li Changan frowned slightly, originally he just came to the hook bar to see what he was doing.
Who would have thought that something like this would happen again?
The Longhu Gang has been heard about for a long time.
There are more than a dozen gangs in the county, large and small, and the Longhu Gang ranks among the top five.
The Tonglu Hutong where I am located is in the territory of the Longhu Gang.
If you encounter such people causing trouble, it is useless to report them to the police.
There are people in the Longhu Gang, otherwise they can go to various shops to collect monthly money openly?
This kind of collusion between black and white is the most difficult thing to deal with.
Just as Zhang Fugui was about to get up, Li Changan grabbed Zhang Fugui's wrist and shook his head gently, "It would be unwise to provoke the Longhu Gang at this time..."
Yes, it's not that you can't mess with it, nor that it's bad, but it's unwise.
Zhang Fugui was stunned for a moment, his expression changed, and finally he just sighed.
It would be fine if it was just him, but now there are so many brothers waiting for food, and if he offends the Longhu Gang, life will be difficult in the future.
Even if he despises the Longhu Gang, if he provokes the government again, he will be in big trouble.
Li Changan didn't want to meddle in other people's business, let alone get into trouble, especially when his foundation was unstable and his identity couldn't be fully revealed.
He helped Zhang Fugui because Zhang Fugui was very kind to him. In addition, his father and brother were both from the army, so they naturally became closer to him.
Those veterans are also doing their best to help within their capabilities.
But he and the old man on the stage are not related, so there is no need to get into trouble for this. If his family is implicated because of this trouble, then there is something wrong with his head.
No matter how strong your sense of justice is, you still have to consider your own situation, otherwise you will be a fool.
Just when Li Changan was about to leave with Zhang Fugui,
A teapot flew straight towards the back of Li Changan's head, "What do you mean by leaving now? Do you look down on me?"
The teapot is filled with hot water. If it is hit, the burns will only be minor, and it is normal for the head to be blown open.
People around him screamed in surprise.
Before Li Changan could react, Zhang Fugui had already disappeared.
"Snapped!"
There was a crisp breaking sound, the teapot fell apart, hot tea splashed, and mist flew around.
Li Changan suddenly turned around and saw Zhang Fugui slap one by one. All four people sitting on the square table were slapped and spun around several times, smashing the table and rolling to the ground.
Li Changan took out five taels of silver from his pocket and put it on the table, "This is the money for the table and the money for the teapot."
After saying that, under the horrified eyes of everyone around him, he pulled Zhang Fugui away.
"Chang'an, blame me for having a bad temper and being too impulsive." On the way, Zhang Fugui said in a muffled voice, "It was fine at first, but now it's okay to be beaten like this by me."
"Uncle Zhang, what are you talking about? You saved me, what's wrong with you?" Li Changan shook his head, "If you want to blame, blame these gangsters who cause trouble all day long..."
"But we left so quickly, those people probably didn't even remember our faces. If you be careful these days, there should be no problem."
"But Uncle Zhang tries to go out as little as possible these days, as he is too easy to recognize."
Having said this, Li Changan smiled softly.
Zhang Fugui also scratched his head. With his body shape and beard, he was indeed too conspicuous.
Li Changan went home and spoke to his sister-in-law, then followed Zhang Fugui to the courtyard where the veterans lived.
I taught these veterans step by step how to make candied haws on a stick several times.
Then I found a few people who knew how to cook and taught them how to make spicy hotpot.
I was busy until Haishi (9 p.m.).
I finished the spicy hotpot and candied haws with everyone.
Li Changan stood up and said goodbye.
Zhang Fugui could not go out without permission, so he asked Song Anmin to escort Li Changan back.
Watching Li Changan leave, Tian Huaqiang and Ding Changwang whispered, "From now on, we will be convinced by Mr. Li."
"I have never seen any scholar take us seriously, let alone a college student?"
"Master Li doesn't think we are stupid. He teaches us over and over again. His heart alone is more genuine than money."
Zhang Fugui nodded, "You have to pay more attention in the past few days and find more people to protect Mr. Li and his family."
"I accidentally provoked the Longhu Gang today..."
Zhang Fugui explained what happened in Goulan.
Tian Huaqiang frowned, "A few of us went out for a walk today. The members of the Longhu Gang are average in strength. If there is a conflict, it will not be difficult to kill them."
"The problem is that they have officials above them. If they provoke the officials, we brothers will all be blamed here."
He opened his mouth to ask whether he could be killed, but no one present felt it was inappropriate.
This is how a veteran returning from the northern battlefield should behave.
It seemed like they were debating whether they should kill a chicken and make soup.
Zhang Fugui nodded, "That's what it means. Our brothers are all eighth-grade martial artists at worst. We are just these unworthy little bastards. We can kill them easily, but we are afraid of provoking the government."
"There are many gangs, big and small, in the county. They all probably have connections in the government, otherwise they would have been wiped out long ago."
"Brothers, be more tolerant when you go out to do business. If you can hide, hide. If you can't avoid getting beaten, that's it. Eat enough first."
"I know." Everyone nodded.
…
For the next two days, the academy will be closed for bathing.
Li Changan stayed at home and spent most of his time preparing for the county examination.
Master’s letter also repeatedly mentioned the importance of the county examination, which is the key to filling the identity loopholes.
Only with the help of the holy temple initiation after passing the county examination can I, as Li Changan, be able to have a civilized and upright career.
Many noble families are like hungry wolves, and Xiantian Wenlu is the most delicious meat in their eyes.
Although there was only one force that blocked Linxian County at the beginning, and the search has been fruitless so far, the possibility of Li Changan's identity being exposed is slim.
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.
As long as he is exposed, Li Changan's future will be like a captive animal, just waiting to be fattened and then slaughtered for meat.
During his free time, Li Changan never forgot to take his sister-in-law and younger sister to read and practice calligraphy.
On the mutton-fat jade books, Wang Xizhi's "Quick Snow Shiqing Tie" and "Confucius Shizhong Tie" were not left behind.
Although these two copybooks are not as high-end as "Lanting Preface", they are still Wang Xizhi's masterpieces.
Every time Li Changan copied it, he felt that his understanding of running script was getting better.
In the past, Li Changan's handwriting was rigid and smooth, and his writing was very standard, but when he moved the pen, he lacked the flow and freedom.
As he copied more and more copybooks, Li Changan's handwriting became more and more flavorful.
And it is not limited to the words in "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie" and "Kong Shizhong Tie", but can be flexibly applied to all texts.
"Brother, I can't write the word 'tian'." Liu Linglong shouted unhappily.
"I've taught you this five times, and you clearly wrote it out yourself just now." Li Changan said.
"I just forgot." Liu Linglong put her hands on her hips and her mouth was so pouting that she could hold a kettle. "And my brother is partial. Just now you held my sister's hand and taught her to write."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Zhiyin, who was practicing calligraphy seriously, suddenly turned red and his earlobes became delicate.
"Isn't this how I taught you?" Li Changan put down the copybook he copied and walked to Liu Linglong's side.
Liu Linglong dropped the brush in her hand and hugged Li Changan.
"You are cheating again." Li Changan pinched the tip of Liu Linglong's nose.
"I'm just cheating." Liu Linglong didn't care, she stuck out her tongue at Li Changan, then tightly hugged Li Changan's waist with her hands, and buried her head in Li Changan's arms.
Liu Zhiyin looked at the two people, her smiling eyes turning into crescent moons.
It's great to be a family together.
Li Changan cooked by himself, first made candied haws, then cooked hot pot, and finally showed off his skills by making a sweet and sour pork loin.
After the little girl Liu Linglong finished eating, she wished that Li Changan would stop bathing every day.
…
Spent two days of carefree time at home,
Li Changan thought that the Longhu Gang would not find him, and that what he was worried about before would not happen.
However, when he came back from his break at the academy, he found Tian Huaqiang and Ding Changwang standing quietly at the door.
"Master Li..."
"Uncle Ding, Brother Tian...what happened?" Li Changan's heart suddenly pounded, and a feeling of uneasiness enveloped his heart.
Tian Huaqiang gritted his teeth and said, "It was those bastards from the Longhu Gang who almost kidnapped the two ladies..."
Boom!
Next, Li Changan couldn't hear anything anymore, his feet trembled, then he staggered open the courtyard door and ran inside.
In the yard, Zhang Fugui walked up to him.
"Uncle Zhang, where are my sister-in-law and little sister?" Li Changan's voice trembled, full of uneasiness and anxiety.
"Everyone is fine. My brothers have been watching nearby. Those bastards didn't succeed. Even Zhiyin and Linglong were frightened." Zhang Fugui said hurriedly.
"Thank you, Uncle Zhang, thank you, Uncle Zhang..." Li Changan hurriedly rushed into the house, where Liu Zhiyin was hugging Liu Linglong and patting Liu Linglong's back.
Liu Linglong's face was pale, her big eyes were red and swollen from crying, and tears kept falling down.
"Brother..." Seeing Li Changan enter the house, Liu Linglong cried and threw herself into Li Changan's arms, crying loudly.
Li Changan quickly coaxed, "It's okay, it's okay, Linglong is good, Linglong is not afraid..."
Looking at Liu Zhiyin's equally pale face, Li Changan stretched out his hand and took Liu Zhiyin into his arms.
"Don't be afraid, it's okay..." Li Changan whispered in their ears.
Liu Zhiyin finally couldn't help crying anymore.
She had always insisted on comforting Liu Linglong, but now in Li Changan's arms, she could no longer maintain her pretense of strength.