Delong

Chapter 15

When Zhang Xing and Xiao Zhao turned to Water Street, the sky had already dimmed. On both sides of the Luo River, Baiduofang City was almost beating on the copper bowls in Jingjie.

Of course, no one could stop the Jingjie Tiger in uniform with the copper bowl of Jingjie. Zhang Xing followed Xiao Xiaoxiao Lieutenant Zhao calmly against the flow of people to the wine shop. Xiao Zhao yelled, and the wooden ladder was lowered from above.

As soon as he entered, the wooden ladder behind him was taken away by Xiao Zhao and a servant.

Zhang Xing turned his eyes and saw that the lower floor of the restaurant was empty, only a few maids and handymen were sitting casually, but his heart moved slightly, and he instinctively became careful.

"Why are you so careful?" I was careful, but I didn't delay Zhang Xingfu's knife and asked Xiao Zhao behind him. "If I'm not wrong, it's time to talk about real big business after the street is cleaned up. Why did you close the door?"

"Isn't it the news you brought?" Xiao Zhao, who had just picked up the ladder, was indifferent. "Knowing that the front line was defeated by Dongyi, and the sage kept silent about Yang Ni's case, the court gradually became turbulent. The banner owner started discussing privately with his sister-in-law from noon until the afternoon, and made it as soon as he came out. According to the order, not only will we not do business at night, but we will not even open the doors on Shui Street during the daytime, saying that we want to be on guard, but we don’t know what to be on guard against?”

Zhang Xing nodded slowly, which is understandable.

As the capital city, don't talk about major political or military turmoil. As long as the atmosphere becomes tense, any extravagant figure will be able to take care of the general flag.It's just that there is no extravagance to hide the attention of people. If you want to come to this Feng Zongqi, who is nicknamed "Sugar Iron Hand", he has been in charge of four workshops, and he is doing such an intermediary business.

It is not uncommon for a few colleagues to have selfish jealousy, or to harbor secret injustices against the law.

It would be wise to pull back in time.

While thinking about it, Xiao Zhao actually went to tease the maid named Xiaoyu again, and left Zhang Xing aside, but he didn't wait long, and Feng Zongqi flashed out from upstairs, and shouted directly:
"Xiao Zhao, Xiao Zhang, you two come up, I have something to say."

The two of them didn't dare to neglect, they went upstairs again, but this time they didn't enter the big room, but went to a small corner room. After entering the room, the door was closed, of course there was no wine glass, a few knives The hand jumped out, but a few light drinks and dishes were set up, and there were two small silver ingots, a large string of copper coins, and an embroidered bag beside it.

After the two of them sat down with Feng Zongqi, the latter pointed directly and simply: "There is not much money, and it is a rule in two months. I heard that you like reading books. I will give you the usual book purchase money in private. Ask your sister-in-law to change the silver, and there are zeros and zeros, which are convenient to use."

Zhang Xing had a generous gift from a female inspector, which was no longer the case of eating corn bread on the road that day, but at this time there was absolutely no reason not to accept it, not only to accept it, but also to accept it happily.

In fact, he just stood up and cupped his hands, thanked him, then put the silver money into the bag, tied it, and threw it on the empty space where the knife was placed.

Feng Zongqi narrowed his eyes, nodded, and pointed to the table again: "Take a drink."

Although he had just had a drink at noon, Zhang Xing still did not refuse. He held a cup to salute when he came up, and then drank it all in one gulp, which attracted Xiao Zhao to follow suit in a hurry.

Just like that, the three of them sat in a group, drank three or five cups, and ate half a plate of food. Then Feng Zongqi suddenly put down his cup and sighed.

Zhang Xing, who had been prepared for a long time, came to know the meat show, so he stopped drinking and said nothing.

But Xiao Zhao hurriedly asked, he didn't know whether he was being stupid or asking: "Okay, why did the elder brother sigh?"

"I'm still worried about the situation." Feng Zongqi shook his head again and again.

"What is there to worry about?" Xiao Zhao still didn't think so. "Brother and sister-in-law have been together in the capital of God for more than ten years, and they have become more and more prosperous. Now they are even the official figures of the seventh rank. I haven't seen any storms. What are you afraid of?"

"It's not like that." Feng Zongqi, who seemed to be slightly drunk, leaned on the chair, pinched his beard, and shook his head repeatedly. "My name, Feng Yong, is Yong, but I am actually a mediocre person...

"From a bastard in the market, relying on the capital given by your sister-in-law to start the sugar business, I am grateful to her for this all my life. Later, I gained a little influence in the market, and relied on the big opportunity of moving the capital that day to donate an official. Success, and then Later, I became a general banner. If I really say that I have something, it is a little bit self-aware...

"Xiao Zhao, you are still young, and you don't even know what it means for the emperor to lay down millions of corpses in one rage, and you don't even know how big the storm is this time. One Yang Ni failed in rebellion and caused chaos in most of the Central Plains; the other conquered Dongyi A big defeat, hundreds of thousands of troops collapsed, it's the kind of world collapse... I don't understand the specific situation, but I have experienced the last Dongyi defeat, and experienced the rebellion and punishment of another Shangzhu country... This time it's two plus one, can it be less? I'm afraid it will be doubled and doubled!"

"How big does Zongqi think it will be?" Zhang Xing suddenly interrupted the other party's narration.

"You are a good person, eating banquets and singing songs at home, and suddenly you are dragged to the point where you are chopped at the entrance of the vegetable market." Feng Zongqi, that is, Feng Yong, seemed to be relieved a lot when he saw Zhang Xing open his mouth. . "It's as unprovoked as killing a white goose in the Fusi Tian Prison in Dongzhen. The key to this incident is that such a disaster, even the prime minister and Shangzhu Kingdom, may not be spared. I will wait for the people below, even more so." It’s up to fate.”

Xiao Zhao was speechless for a moment.

Zhang Xing didn't say anything more, just poured himself a glass of wine, poured himself a drink... No one else, he believed Feng Yong's words at this moment, because at this moment, he thought of Fen Tiger to stop him Those deserters who were accidentally injured when Dongyi was chasing soldiers; thought of the red mound in Dumeng's hometown.

Zhang Xing was rarely in a trance, and Xiao Zhao was also in a daze over there, but Feng Zongqi had no intention of blaming him, and just quietly waited for the two of them to recover before continuing to speak:
"They're all my brothers, and I won't hide it from you. The situation is just like this, but it's not that simple if you want to withdraw. Many things have to be dealt with from beginning to end."

Zhang Xing had expected it a long time ago, but just kept silent.

That Xiao Zhao patted his chest directly: "Brother, if you have something to say, just say it, and if you have something to do, give it to you."

Since Xiao Zhao said so, Zhang Xing could only speak: "The banner owner has something to do, we should naturally do it for you, but I don't know why the two of us are the youngest? What can you say?"

"Yes, there is indeed a reason why I specially called you two here." Feng Yong looked Zhang Xing again, and then glanced over Xiao Zhao's face again, with a candid tone. "I just want to use your face to do something to offend people... Do you know the herring gang in Shangshanfang?"

How could I know?Zhang Xing was speechless.

"I know." Xiao Zhao, who had already drank and blushed, blurted out. "Boss Sun's gang... is following the path of a certain father-in-law in the northern office of the palace. It is said that the bulk of the business is made of copper and wood, and eats the surplus materials lost in the palace."

"Not bad." Feng Yong nodded. "But this is the root of the herring gang, and we can't control it. And a gang has monopolized such a big area. It's not just about these big businesses, such as small river smuggling, prostitutes, wine shops, martial arts halls, casinos, and daily life. Store pumping, loan sharks... can there be less of these things? It happens to be under my rule."

"The banner owner means..." Zhang Xing came to his senses. "Want them to stop for now?"

"Not bad." Feng Yong tapped the other party with his chopsticks. "Xiao Zhang likes to read after all, and when it comes to the point... In the final analysis, what does the big business on the river have to do with me? My key lies in my official status, and these four workshops are mine. Directly under the central government, if the higher-ups become stricter in the future, it will be my weakness... So not only the Herring Gang, the Herring Gang is the biggest one, but also the most critical one, because Shangshanfang is next to Tianjie, facing the palace gate far away, the last Trouble, and the other three squares also have some odds and ends... I just want them to take it away for the time being, so as not to cause trouble for me."

This makes sense.

but……

"My subordinates don't quite understand something." Zhang Xing replied seriously. "It's only natural for officers and soldiers to catch thieves...Since the banner owner wanted them to stop, he gave orders to drive and horses, and the two of us should follow orders. Why did you talk to us in private? He also said that he wanted to borrow our face. Good job?"

"Because other people who are familiar with each other have long been with these gangsters and hooligans. I am among you, and you are among me." Feng Yong put down his chopsticks and smiled wryly with his beard. "Believe it or not, when I tell other brothers about my worries, they will only think that I am noisy, disturbing them to get rich, things will not end, they have no such insight..."

Hearing this, Captain Zhao visibly touched his nose.

"It's hard to explain it clearly. If they go to talk to those people again, they will probably drink up while talking, and then collect the money and go home to sleep. No one takes it seriously." Feng Yong continued. "In short, I want to bypass them and clean things up directly."

"I understand." Xiao Zhao's captain finally came to his senses when he heard this. "Brother, what you mean is, borrow our face, go out to be a black face, and establish a prestige... And these businesses are all mixed with your own brothers, so that's why you call it offending people?"

"That's right. My original intention is that Xiao Zhang crawled out of the dead, so he dared to attack. Although Xiao Zhao was embarrassed, he knew that he was my family member when he inquired about it. The two of you came forward and brought people to kill the other three people." Scattered businesses in the village have been wiped out, it's time to catch, fight, and set up stalls. After sweeping around the three workshops, I will stand up and let the Sun Luogua of the Herring Gang know my determination, so I can stand up and be solemn. Tell him about it seriously." Feng Yong finally said his request. "But don't worry, I won't let you be villains in vain... If you agree, I will give each of you [-] pennies of hard-earned money when you leave today. Twenty strings."

Haohao has experienced life and death several times, and Zhang Xing doesn't care if he offends others or not... In other words, Feng Yong just thought that he crawled out of the dead and didn't care about these things, so he came to him ... But for the same reason, Zhang Xing doesn't care much about money or not.

If you want to catch him, it's really not as effective as someone Bai Xunjian saying, "I allow you to read my book in the future" is more effective.

So this matter is reasonable to Feng Zongqi, but it is dispensable to Zhang Xing.

But how?

Just because it's reasonable and dispensable, it's hard for someone's boss to refuse with such a gesture.

Just when Zhang Xing was thinking wildly, Xiao Zhao really couldn't bear to speak first, but his words were surprising: "Brother... I don't want these forty guan, I can give you another ten guan family wealth, only let Xiaoyu follow me ……how?"

Feng Yong was slightly taken aback: "I thought you were just teasing her out of boredom... but did you really like her?"

"I really like it. I also want to ask my sister-in-law to release her from slavery." Xiao Zhao blushed and lowered his voice at the same time.

"Xiao Zhao." Seeing this, Feng Zongqi not only did not nod, but shook his head slightly. "I'll ask you again, do you know how much money is forty guanwen? Although the money here in Dongdu is becoming less and less valuable, it is still half of the capital for living and living. It is just that you can't afford it for a while, and you can't buy a house. , shop, hang in my place, find a shop, business shares, it is appropriate, but you want to change a maid? Have you thought about it yet?"

"I've made up my mind." Xiao Zhao looked back at the closed door, his voice became deeper and his face became redder. "As long as the elder brother promises Xiaoyu to me, I will go there for the elder brother..."

"I didn't ask you to go to the mountains of swords and fires. The manpower is all set up for you. It's just to offend your colleagues and some people on the scene." Feng Yong glanced at Zhang Xing who had been silent all the time, and blamed Xiao Zhao. "And you speak so openly, what will Xiao Zhang do?"

Xiao Zhao hurried to see Zhang Xing.

Zhang Xing was speechless, but he had no choice but to ask Feng Zongqi for permission for this Zhao 'Captain': "So, has the banner owner already promised Zhao Captain?"

"That's natural." Feng Yong twisted his beard and smiled.

Xiao Zhao was immediately overjoyed, but Zhang Xing couldn't think of any reason to be a villain, so he nodded after thinking about it for a while.

Just like that, the matter was settled, the banquet was dispersed, and Xiao Zhao went to hang around with Xiao Yu again, then Mrs. Feng Zongqi came and gave Zhang Xing a bag of silver...not much, 13 taels...There is no way In recent years, the market price of silver exchanged for copper coins is much higher than the official price, but it is said that these days it has risen faster. At the beginning of the year, it can be exchanged for fifteen or six taels, and it is only worth 13 taels in a blink of an eye.

Zhang Xing hung the bag around his waist, stuffed the wallet into his arms and wrapped it tightly, said hello, then asked someone to help set up the ladder, and went back to Xiuyefang from the side of Water Street.

By this time, it was already twilight outside, and even the water street was much quieter. Except for a few designated night markets, the other places had already been cleaned up, but it didn't matter. Not afraid, just carried the lantern, walked back and forth, and then returned to the gate of Xiuyefang, and then called out to Brother Liu, the official of the workshop.

Fangzhu Liu didn't dare to open the door of the workshop, he even put down a ladder and let Zhang Xing climb over.

Zhang Xing held the lantern, climbed the ladder with one hand, reached the top of the wall, hung up the lantern, borrowed Fangzhu Liu's help, and climbed up directly.Then he waited until the other party put away the ladder, and then went to his small courtyard with a lantern. Brother Liu was obviously thoughtful, probably seeing Zhang Xing drinking, and followed him a few steps until he reached the courtyard. It stopped in front of the door.

But at this time, Zhang Xing, who came to the gate of the courtyard, not only did not open the door, but turned his head abruptly, staring at Fangzhu Liu who was right behind him.

Fangzhu Liu was so stared at, he was stunned for a while, and then he smiled and said: "Lieutenant Zhang, is he drunk and staring? Do you want me to unlock the lock for you?"

"No."

Zhang Xing waited until the other party spoke, with a half-smile. "I suddenly woke up and remembered something... Does Fangzhu recognize us Feng Zongqi?"

"What you're saying is that Feng Zongqi is in charge of these four workshops. Although one belongs to Jing'antai and the other belongs to Henan County, they are stacked on top of each other. Why don't you recognize them?" Fangzhu Liu was speechless immediately.

"No wonder." Zhang Xing laughed. "Let me just say, my two partners never entered my yard, and I never mentioned it, but Feng Zongqi came up and knew that I like reading books..."

Brother Liu was a little embarrassed at the moment, but he was still able to stand it: "Why does Captain Zhang have to break up this kind of thing that everyone knows? Your family's general flag has not been shaken in this Sifang for more than ten years. He is a capable person, and in the eyes of those of us who are directly next to him, he is a first-class person in charge. He arranged people to me, and asked Wang Xiaowei and the others to ask a question in a casual way. How can I not answer? Besides, what is it to say that you love reading? You are standing upright! Besides, I went to drink this wine today, and no one will ask me what you are doing at home in the future, why don't you stop here!"

"I didn't mean to blame my brother either." Zhang Xing shook his head and smiled again. "If you drink too much, your brain will feel intermittent, don't worry about it."

Fangzhu Liu hurriedly cupped his hands, then lifted the lantern and turned away.

And Zhang Xing immediately took the key and opened the door unsteadily.

That is to say, when the two of them walked a few steps and the other pushed the door open, Zhang Xing suddenly turned around on the threshold and asked, "Speaking of which, how many years has my brother been the workshop owner?"

"12 years." Fangzhu Liu, who was carrying a lantern, looked back at him.

Zhang Xing nodded, staggered to enter the door, did not pick up the lantern outside the door, directly closed the door, and then leaned against the door to take a deep breath, but he soon came to his senses, hurriedly continued to stagger a few steps, and fell to the ground Sitting on the chair in the courtyard, he squinted his eyes and supported his head, staring at the sky full of stars and thinking.

It turned out that Zhang Xing stopped in front of the door just now, and his original intention was to ask the other party about the gray business distribution in the Xiuye ​​workshop. It was not only to inquire about information, but also to remind the owner of the workshop to take care of him... But he just turned around , suddenly a shock, thinking that just now when the two shook hands on the wall, the distribution of calluses in the other party's hand was very similar to that of his hand, and then he was afraid for a while, so that he lost his composure after drinking, showed his feet on the spot, and finally waited for a long time , only to use something that belongs to the meaning of the question, or something that both parties know well, to cover up and fool the past.

Of course, he hummed half-truths and half-fakes on the chair in the courtyard for a while, listening to the footsteps going away outside the wall, but Zhang Xing felt that he was making a fuss out of a molehill.

After all, not to mention that Fangzhu Liu probably just served as a soldier and practiced martial arts in his early years, even if there is a real story, and even some attempts, it has nothing to do with him.

I am afraid of a ghost!

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Xing was so drunk that he didn't even do the routine meditation, he snored slightly in the courtyard, and fell asleep.

And smelling the snoring smoothly, Fangzhu Liu, who should have left outside the wall, left without a sound.

PS: Thanks to the new boss for adding ten yuan beef!Eat and drink well!
(End of this chapter)