Zhu Tian: The Fiery Years Begin with Taking Qin Huairu as a Concubine

Chapter 228 Redemption
Li Xiulan looked at her in surprise. She didn’t expect that sisters would think so much!
Yi Kaizhen said disdainfully:

"Everyone living in this compound is poor. Meihe's sister Chun Xier is behind the half-closed door. Suo Qian, who likes her, used to be a wealthy man in his family, but he can't even afford 10,000 yuan for an overnight stay to see her. I don't want to end up like that in the future, being sold to a brothel by my family!"

"I am not as good as your family. You are the only daughter of Uncle Gui. He will never sell you off."

Li Xiulan whispered:
"Of course I also want to have a job and buy a house to call home. I dream about it! My house is also rented, and I might be evicted one day. What if Tian Zao finds out about what you did!?"

"Be careful or she'll shoot you with her revolver!"

Yi Kaizhen whispered:
"We are not trying to rob Brother Zhang, nor do we have the ability to do so! We are just trying to establish a relationship and get him to give me a job!"

After finishing his meal, Tiedan ran away in a hurry without getting the revolver. He was probably going to contact the Bureau of Secrets.

Dayong also ran away with the others, leaving only a coal core, looking at the things in the house and Tian Zao's new boots.

After thinking about it, Meihe suddenly knelt in front of Tianzao.

Tian Zao asked in surprise:
"Coal core! I don't have any money to give you. You should know that I am very poor. If you want to eat candy, just take it yourself."

Coal Core knelt there and said:

"Zao! Please save my sister! Redeem my sister from Chunhua Tower."

Tian Zao said awkwardly:
"I don't have any money! Even if I pawn all these things it still wouldn't be enough."

Coal Core knelt there and raised his head and said:
"Zao! You don't have to pawn your stuff. Your lover, Zhang Kaiwu, has plenty of money!"

Tian Zao blushed and said:
"His money is his own money. How can I have the nerve to ask him to help redeem someone?"

Coal Core begged with tears in his eyes:

"My sister is also beautiful. You can take him and pretend to do my sister's business. I will sneak in early tomorrow and let my sister use her kung fu to hook his soul and then let him redeem him."

Tian Zao blushed and said awkwardly:
"How could I drag him into the half-closed door to play with your sister? What would Kaiwu think of me?"

"Didn't Suo Qian, who likes your sister, say he would find a way?"

Coal Core raised his head and said:
"What the hell can he do? He wants to tinker with those junk all day long. He broke his hands and feet in Tianjin before. He doesn't even have money for a night's stay, but he wants to get it for free."

"I, a little kid, knew how to pick up coal cores to exchange for food, but he, a grown man, was starving all day and night and dreaming of getting rich!"

"Zao! Please. Can you just give my sister a chance?"

Tian Zao wanted to pull him up, but when he did, Meihe knelt down again.

The opportunity to save his sister was right in front of him. Even as a child he knew that the man Tian Zao was dating had plenty of money!
After so long, Coal Core saw such an opportunity.

Where can I find a noble person in the future?
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Zhang Kaiwu got up early the next morning, practiced farming tricks, and had breakfast.

After saying hello to Xiao Yao and the others, he put on a tweed coat, drove a Willys Jeep, and went to the overpass outside Qianmen Street to show his support for Tian Zao.

Today is the big market on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year. This overpass is always busy on the third, sixth, and ninth days of the lunar year.

This is also the first big market after the siege, with small things sold everywhere, such as small handicrafts, snacks, agricultural products, etc. It still looks shabby, but the city of Beiping has begun to recover.

Zhang Kaiwu found the seventh bridge pier. Tian Zao, who was wearing a flowery cotton jacket, saw his jeep and jumped up and down, shouting at him.

"Senior Zhang! Here, here!"

Ha ha ha ha ha!
Zhang Kaiwu stopped the car and jumped out.

Tian Zao blushed and brought two girls to introduce to him. They were sisters from their courtyard and they came to support her today.

She instinctively felt that the two sisters had bad intentions. They were dressed up beautifully today, but the clothes they wore had only a dozen holes in them. They were all clothes that they had kept at the bottom of their boxes.

But the New Year is over? They wore their best clothes, which were washed so cleanly, which obviously had an ulterior motive.

Li Xiulan and Yi Kaizhen were even more enthusiastic than Tian Zao. They called Zhang "Brother Zhang" all the time and each of them pulled Zhang Kaiwu's arm, asking him to sit in a special seat.

Others have stools, but his is a long bench!

Tian Zao obviously sensed the crisis, and his face became a little embarrassed, with a pursed mouth.

Zhang Kaiwu ran over with a smile, rubbed her head, and whispered in her ear:

"Sister Tian Zao! Organize the performance well. You are dressed very beautifully today! I like you like this. I will celebrate for you alone later."

Tian Zao's face turned red, and her heart came back. She glanced at her two good sisters and said with a smile:

"Don't worry! If that idiot loses, I'll make him pay!"

Zhang Kaiwu lit a lonely Camel cigarette and sat down on the bench.

Li Xiulan and Yi Kaizhen squeezed him on either side and sat down. It was really crowded with three people on the bench for two.

The two of them introduced the wrestlers to him with a smile, and what their nicknames were...

Li Xiulan was a pretty girl with a baby face. After chatting and laughing for a while, she found that Zhang Kaiwu was really funny and good-looking. Her favorability towards him jumped by five points.

The squeeze became tighter and tighter, and after a while, the energy value reached thirty points.

Zhang Kaiwu also realized that this was really a fried egg.

Yi Kaizhen is an ordinary pretty girl, her body is already attached to him, and she has no energy value.

I guess she’s not the heroine! ?
Zhang Kaiwu also saw a group of homeless children who were helping to stop pedestrians and maintain order, asking them not to get too close.

It is estimated that Tian Zao can no longer keep her place. Her senior brother Tiedan, whom she has high hopes for, is just a pretty boy of average build. He can act and perform wrestling for a while, but his real fighting ability is estimated to be not good enough.

There was another group of wrestlers wearing vests and bare-chested. They were obviously much stronger with thick bellies and arms, and they looked down on this group of weaklings.

Zhang Kaiwu didn't intend to help. He followed the rules of the underworld. If he lost, he lost. This silly girl's wrestling performance was not a serious matter.

Things in the underworld are under the control of the underworld...

There was a large crowd of people watching the fun around. As soon as the gongs and drums sounded, a few apprentices began to somersault. The onlookers were forced to retreat outside, and the wrestling arena appeared.

A group of wrestlers began warming up and the match was about to begin.

Tian Zao probably felt unsure, so she stood by with a stern face, cheering everyone on.

"Tiedan, if you lose, I'll make you pay!"

Zhang Kaiwu took off his tweed coat and sat down to cover his thighs. The two girls next to him massaged his legs enthusiastically.

Show concern for each other!

They don't care about the wrestling match at all, they care about one central point.

The two little hands started fighting in the middle. Zhang Kaiwu smiled and squeezed their hands, and asked in a low voice:

"Girl! What on earth do you two want to do? If you have something to say, just say it directly, don't be like this!"

"It's not good for others to see us in public."

Yi Kaizhen blushed and said:
"Brother Zhang! We are all idle at home with nothing to do. I am a down-to-earth and obedient person."

Li Xiulan whispered:
"Brother Zhang! Is your factory still hiring? I am also an obedient girl. Kaizhen and I are both eating idle meals at home."

Zhang Kaiwu said with a smile:
"So that's what happened? The factory isn't hiring any more."

Looking at their disappointed expressions, he said with a smile:
"But since you are Tian Zao's friends, I will definitely recruit you as extras."

Li Xiulan's heart skipped a beat and she said excitedly:

"Brother Zhang! You are so kind."

Her energy value suddenly increased by twenty points.

Fifty o'clock!?
Yi Kaizhen said in surprise:

"Brother Zhang! Just ask us and we will listen to you."

Zhang Kaiwu said with a smile:
"Tian Zao has a very strong personality, and I don't know how to persuade her. If that's the case, when you have time, persuade Tian Zao and bring her to work with you."

Li Xiulan and Yi Kaizhen quickly assured that they would bring Tian Zao with them to work.

Zhang Kaiwu was chatting with them with a smile. Tiedan on the stage was thrown down like a dog and could not get up anymore.

already lost.

Tian Zao was so anxious that he jumped up and down, tears were about to flow.

Zhang Kaiwu ran over, patted her on the shoulder and comforted her:
"Sister Tian Zao! Don't worry! Even if you lose, I will celebrate for you anyway! I will treat you to a meal at Yitiaolong."

Tian Zao looked at Tiedan angrily and said:

"What are you eating? Isn't this embarrassing enough?!"

Tiedan got up and ran away with his men.

.....................

The new owner of the wrestling arena had already started beating gongs and drums, and began to shout happily:
"My fellow countrymen! It's not easy to be away from home. Those who have money can show their support with money, and those who don't can show their support with their presence!"

A little girl, holding a broken basin, followed him. When the audience threw in five or ten yuan, the little girl would bow and thank him. If someone threw in five thousand or ten thousand yuan, she would kowtow three times to express her gratitude.

It's a pity that I don't have the chance to kowtow! It's just a few cents, and most of them are cheers.

When passing by Zhang Kaiwu, the man who was beating the gongs and drums was stunned, looking at Tian Zao pulling Zhang Kaiwu's arm angrily. Zhang Kaiwu was obviously an acquaintance who supported Tian Zao. He was ready to walk around to avoid making Tian Zao angry.

But the little girl saw that Zhang Kaiwu was wearing gorgeous clothes and was obviously from a wealthy family. She came over with a basin, but there was not even 10,000 yuan in the basin.

Zhang Kaiwu took out a fifty thousand dollar bill from his pocket and threw it into the basin. Seeing such a large bill, the man bowed and said loudly:
"Thank you, Uncle Zhang, for the generous reward of 50,000 yuan! Xiaohua, kowtow three times!"

The little girl was so happy that her mouth was crooked with smile, and she quickly prepared to kowtow to thank for the reward.

He held her shoulders, rubbed her little head, and said with a smile:
"No need! Don't kowtow, or I'll take the money away!"

The little girl was stunned and bowed again and again quickly.

It’s not easy to be so sensible!

When Tian Zao was a child, she also kowtowed and begged for money in this way!
Zhang Kaiwu pulled the angry Tian Zao and said with a smile:

"Let's go! Let's celebrate for you."

Sister Tian Zao said shyly:

"It's so embarrassing! I've lost my place and my job. What is there to celebrate for?!"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Sister Tian Zao! Let's not do this anymore. I'll arrange a job for you."

Li Xiulan and Yi Kaizhen quickly began to persuade him, telling him to forget about losing the wrestling arena and find something useful to do.

Tian Zao was still angry and sad, he had lost face!
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The older children all ran away with Tiedan, leaving behind the coal core.

He pulled Tian Zao's hand, secretly gave her a look and pinched her palm.

Tian Zao suddenly remembered that he had to drag Zhang Kaiwu to Chunhualou to visit Chun Xier, Mei He's sister!
She gave Meihe a look that said "I know", and he ran away to inform his sister, Master Jin, that Master Jin was coming.

When it comes to doing serious work, Tian Zao is very efficient.

She smiled and said:

"Xiu Lan, Kai Zhen! You guys go back first. Senior Zhang and I have some things to take care of."

Li Xiulan and Yi Kaizhen took a look and realized that this wouldn’t work!
What serious business? It can’t be about starting work! ?

They said quickly:

"Zao! We have nothing to do, so we'll go play with you guys."

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Let's go! It's almost noon. I'll treat you to a meal first. We can talk about anything later! Get in the car!"

He jumped into the jeep and started the car.

Li Xiulan and Yi Kaizhen, one on each side, pulled Tian Zao into the car.

Tian Zao said hurriedly:

"Brother Kaiwu! I~I~"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Celebrate for a while, and then talk about it after dinner!"

He stepped on the accelerator and drove them to the entrance of a one-stop restaurant.

Tian Zao said in surprise:
"One-stop service! Why eat at such an expensive place? You might as well go take care of Uncle Gui's business and have a bowl of wontons."

Shopkeeper Niu came over with a smile and said:

"Good job, brother Kaiwu! You've been liberated for such a long time, but you're just coming to eat at my place. Do you look down on me, Old Niu?"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and handed over a cigarette, explaining:

"You know I'm very busy, so I don't have time to eat! This is Tian Zao and her two sisters, both of whom are my sisters. When the children that Tian Zao brings come, you can give each of them two oil cakes and put them on my account."

Shopkeeper Niu said with a smile:
"It's just a small matter, no problem!"

Zhang Kaiwu stuffed a handful of banknotes in front of him and said:

"This money will be kept here with you first. When they eat the cakes, they will deduct the money from it."

Shopkeeper Niu quickly declined and said:

"I know Tian Zao! And her gang of little brothers, aren't you slapping me in the face? Wait until they finish their meal, keep the bill first, and we'll talk about it later!"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Forget it, you're just a small business. I'm afraid those kids will bankrupt you. I told them to eat somewhere else instead of coming to your place."

Shopkeeper Niu quickly grabbed the banknotes, counted them, and said:
"Brother! You are so cruel. You want to go to someone else's house for dinner? Three million, I've put it on your bill. I must treat you to dinner today! If you still have objections, we will never have anything to do with each other again!"

Zhang Kaiwu took Tian Zao and the others into the restaurant with a smile, and after a while.

It's like honey, fried lamb liver, fat lamb hot pot, all the signature dishes of the one-stop service, and those big sesame cakes, all are served.

Tian Zao asked shyly:

"Brother Kaiwu! You're charging us so much for food! How can we afford to eat the food here?"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"It's okay! I'm usually very busy, so just consider it as me treating your children. If you don't have time to take care of the children sometimes, just let them come here and have a cake."

"I'm not going to give you lavish meals, I'm just going to give those kids a chance to survive so they don't starve to death!"

"Kaizhen! What are you all doing sitting here? Hurry and eat."

Tian Zao ate her meal shyly and talked to the two of them about how delicious the food was, much better than what Uncle Gui cooked.

Li Xiulan said quickly:
"That's because the ingredients are bad! My father used to be a great chef, and I heard someone wants to invite him out of retirement."

Tian Zao smiled and said:

"Your father's cooking skills are pretty good, but it's a pity that I didn't get to eat any delicious food!"

Zhang Kaiwu listened to them talking about the messy things happening on the streets, and he also felt a little more of the flavor of the world.

After a delicious lunch.

Patting his belly with satisfaction, Tian Zao was suddenly startled!
Said hurriedly:
"Brother Kaiwu! I'll take you to a fun place!"

Li Xiulan and Yi Kaizhen kept their mission in mind and said with a smile:

"Tian Zao! Where else do you think there are fun places? Let's go together."

Tian Zao glared at them and said shyly:

"That's not a suitable place for you to go!"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Sister Tian Zao! If there's anything inappropriate, let's go together and have some fun!"

Miss Tian Zao gritted her teeth.

Several people got on the bus, and Tian Zao shyly pointed the way for them.

In less than two minutes, the jeep stopped at Chunhua Building in the Eight Great Hutongs.

Zhang Kaiwu looked at Tian Zao in surprise and asked in a low voice:
"Sister Tian Zao! Do you have this hobby? "

Tian Zao said shyly:

"Come in and have some fun!"

The old crow at the door said in surprise:
"Uncle Zhang! What brings you here? What kind of distinguished guest is here? Girls, come out quickly!"

"Uncle Zhang! Why did you bring three girls with you when you came to our place? Girls are all we have here!"

Seeing that Zhang Kaiwu was so famous, Tian Zao was no longer able to explain and pulled him out of the car.

There were already more than a dozen young and beautiful girls standing at the door. Tian Zao turned his eyes and pointed at a beautiful girl and said:
"Brother Kaiwu! This girl Chun Xier is the top performer. Chun Xier...she's really good at Kung Fu!"

There is obviously something going on here. Zhang Kaiwu rubbed her and said with a smile:

"Then let's go in and test her skills. You make her sound so powerful, why don't you try it first!?"

(End of this chapter)