When Zhang Qing came in, he saw two figures with their backs to him-

One is tall and thin, wearing a scarf, and the other is a little petite, looking like a teenager.

It is obviously Zheng Qian and the young master of the Qingfeng firm.

The two of them also heard the footsteps, and turned around in unison - could it be Zhang Qing, the second leader of the Cao Gang, who was striding over?

Seeing Zhang Qing's iconic beard, Xihe's eyes lit up obviously, but they immediately dimmed.

This is the real Zhang Qing of the Cao Gang, right? It's not Shen Cheng who has taken Zhang Qing's name......

When he met Shen Cheng for the first time, his face was exactly like this......

Compared with Shen Cheng, Zhang Qing's figure is undoubtedly too strong, which one is more handsome and tall than Shen Cheng?

was losing his mind, but Zhang Qing suddenly stood on his feet and looked at Xihe suspiciously:

"Have we met?"

It's no wonder that Zhang Qing asked, it's really that this kid looks at himself with too strange eyes, he seems to be happy, he seems to be disappointed, and he is a little sad.

"Nope." Xihe shook his head and said calmly, "I only heard the name of the second master, which reminds me of an old friend ......."

"Your old friend is also called Zhang Qing?" Zhang Qing's tone was obviously a little teasing--this kid actually thought of such a lame way to get close to himself.

is only a child of the rivers and lakes, the most informal, what is the resonance of a name?

After speaking, he no longer paid attention to Xihe, and went straight to Zheng Qiandao:

"Zheng Xiucai is a rare guest who can't be invited, come on, come on, sit down quickly."

Compared with the attitude towards Xihe, it is really a heaven and an earth.

"The second master is polite," Zheng Qian returned a salute, but instead of sitting, he bowed down and said to Xihe:

"Young Lord, please—"

Zhang Qing, who had already sat straight on the main seat, suddenly choked and coughed, and looked at Xihe's eyes wide:

"Ahem...... Zheng Xiucai, you, what do you call him? ”

Although he doesn't deal with much, Zheng Gan knows a little bit about his temperament, and he is the most unruly one, how can he be a slave to others? And he looks willing.

Even Xihe is a little ridiculous. knew that Zheng Qianding was not angry with Zhang Qing's slow treatment of him, and Tete stood up to support himself, but at such a time, it was not easy to break it.

"Young master." Zheng Qian's smooth and tight answer, as if he felt that the fright to Zhang Qing was not enough, so he simply stood side by side with Alan on both sides of Xihe, and shrunk his shoulders and collapsed, as respectful as he wanted:

"Don't hide it from the second master, the reason why I will do things in Caokou is all because of the orders of the young master of my family."

"Isn't he the young master of the Qingfeng Firm? I think about it, it seems to be, the surname is Zhou, right? When did you get involved with Zheng Xiucai? Come on, come on, sit down first, talk to me......"

I knew that the relationship between Qingfeng and Zheng Qian was good, but I hadn't seen the relationship between the two of them, so although I was not familiar with it, Zhou Minghou had still dealt with it, and he was clearly attentive to Zheng Qian, where did he have the meaning of being a master?

"In front of the young master, where can I have a seat?" Zheng Qian resolutely refused, and when he heard Zhang Qing mention the Zhou family, his face was not very good-looking, "So that the second master knows that the young master of our family is not surnamed Zhou." As for the father and son of the Zhou family in your mouth, they are just slaves raised by the young master, how dare they be compared with the young master of my family? ”

"Then the Qingfeng firm is not from the Zhou family?" Zheng Qianzhen was a little shocked - the Qingfeng business was almost a time-honored brand in Qingfeng City, and there were several shops under his command, and the business was all thriving.

The reputation of Zhou Minghou, the shopkeeper, is also rising, and the top of Qingfeng Shopping Mall is a person. Why did Zheng Qian's mouth say that such a powerful person was actually someone else's minion?

What's even more incredible is that the young man in front of him is his master.

But he didn't suspect that Zheng Qian was lying-

These days have taught Zheng Qian's temperament, although he is a literati, he is also a man. Besides, the Qingfeng business is in Qingfeng Mansion, so it doesn't make much sense to tell such a lie.

Thinking like this, looking at Xihe's eyes, he couldn't help but be more solemn-

It's just a matter of having a powerful subordinate like Zhou Minghou, even Zheng Qian can be subdued, this kid is really a little good.

I couldn't help but glance at Xihe a few more times, but I secretly exclaimed a pity - but looking at his appearance, the young man was undoubtedly superior, especially a pair of eyes, which were clear and bright, but unfortunately there were bruises and purple scars on his white face, which made the whole face suddenly greatly discounted.

Fortunately, men stand in the world and don't need to rely on their faces to eat.

Of course, this young man is still young, and it is not possible to say that Zheng Qian is favored by others, so it is also possible to exaggerate his words.

Although he thinks so, he is undoubtedly much more serious when he talks to Xihe:

"I think that knife was also given by Yang Gongzi, right? It's a confession. ”

Although the tone was polite, he didn't ask a word about the reason why Xihe visited and sent the knife.

That knife is a treasure at a glance, and with Zheng Qian's self-deprecating status, what the other party wants is not ordinary protection.

I don't know if this Qing is still thick on the outside and thin on the inside. What's more, there are some scoundrels.

A sentence of acknowledgment was that he was going to accept the knife.

No wonder he can be the second leader of the Cao Gang, and his face is thicker. is only so tired, I don't know how they can control it?

But he didn't just turn his face, but smiled faintly:

"I don't know what the forging level of this knife is, but the second master is still satisfied with it?"

There's something interesting about this kid. Zhang Qing's eyes narrowed, but he didn't mean to deliberately belittle:

"Naturally, it is excellent, but I don't know which workshop can refine such a good thing."

I was already thinking about it in my heart, and when I inquired about it, I would like to customize an extra batch of weapons, and with such a good thing, I am afraid that the strength of the Cao Gang will not be able to go to the next level?

Nozomi nodded and smiled:

"The name of the Cao family in southern Fujian, if you want to come to the second master, you should have heard of it, this knife ......"

Before he finished his sentence, Ah Chang hurriedly ran in from outside:

"The second master, something happened......"

"What's wrong?" Zhang Qing frowned.

"Didn't one of our people take over the work of the government escorting grain and grass to the frontier? When the boat reached the mouth of the Seven Gorges, there was a sudden rainstorm, and it was a headwind, and under the extremely strong wind, two boats capsized ......"

"The ship capsized?" Zhang Qing gasped, this to the frontier, the mouth of the Seven Gorges is the most thrilling place, where the water is extremely deep, and the current is turbulent, the sails are just a blow, once you encounter a storm or headwind, it is easy to fall into that whirlpool, and even hit a sharp reef......

With this addition, this is the third time that the Cao Gang's ship has been in distress.

"How's the brother on the ship?"

"Because the wind and waves were too strong at that time, the other ships were not able to rescue at all, and all the brothers on the ship were killed......," Ah Chang said, his eyes already red.

As soon as Fang finished speaking, there were already bursts of crying outside-

Half of the Cao Gang brothers are poor people with no permanent property, the so-called relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to draft, so according to the name of the Cao Gang, the family can also stand up. And those who can escort the grain ship are all good at water, and they are naturally the pillars of the family.

How can a family bear the loss of a pillar?

Under such circumstances, how could Zhang Qing still be in the mood to evaluate the knife with Xihe? After confessing his sin, he went straight out of the council hall and went to the place where there was a lot of crying.

Through the porch of the hall, I can vaguely see a row of corpses covered with white cloth on the martial arts arena outside, I'm afraid there are more than a dozen?

Next to the corpse were the Cao Gang gang with solemn faces, and the family members who were crying and almost fainted, and even the corpses were not salvaged, and the family members called the names of their relatives over and over again, which made people heartbroken.

By the time Zhang Qing had roughly handled the corresponding affairs and comforted the families of the brothers who had been killed, it was almost two hours later.

When I returned to the meeting hall exhausted, I was stunned.

Zheng Qian, why are they still there?

Zhang Qing was a little annoyed, and said in his heart when is this coming, why hasn't this Yang Gongzi left yet? It's really eye-catching. You don't think that if you take such a broken knife, you have to offer him, right?

Especially when there were so many brothers in the gang just now, Zhang Qing really didn't have the slightest heart to deal with Xi and Zhou, and even Zheng Gan, who was originally thinking about making friends, was not in the mood to entertain.

Annoyed, he pushed the box containing the knife in the direction of Xihe, and he was very impatient:

"This knife Yang Gongzi kept for himself and played with it, Yang Gongzi also saw the situation in the gang at this time, I really don't have the heart to take care of the side, if Yang Gongzi really has something, he will go to other sects to make it, for example, the Cancer Gang, if it is the affairs around Qingfeng, they should also be able to help solve it. I still have something to do, so I won't send it far. ”

The aftermath of the brothers in the gang is one thing, in addition, they have to quickly find a way to raise grain and grass, and even have to think of a few cars and boats for the Cao family in southern Fujian anyway.

If the Cao gang had a car and boat to drive away, how could so many brothers die?

It's just that, because of the identity of the Cao Gang, it is a little embarrassing, unless there is a request for themselves, otherwise those businessmen do not want to have more intersections with the Cao Gang.

It's not that I didn't send someone to Cao's house with a lot of money to ask for it before, but they all returned with a feather.

Zheng Qian was a little anxious -- Xi He's current predicament Zheng Qian naturally knew that if he didn't get the help of the Cao Gang, he couldn't say that something big would happen in two days.

Xihe shook his head at Zheng Qian slightly, and slowly stood up:

"Where is the reason for giving out a gift to take it back? This knife, the second master just has to stay. I also have some friendship with the Cao family in southern Fujian, and it is not a big deal to ask for such a knife. Second, since there is something in charge, we might as well talk about it in the future. ”

With that, he got up and walked out.

I thought that this young master might not be able to pester himself, and he didn't watch out for the other party to leave so simply. Even the knife was left for himself.

It's a cheerful person.

Zhang Qing's evaluation of Xihe is undoubtedly much higher than the original. In a trance, I felt that I seemed to have overlooked something important.

Subconsciously took out the big knife and rubbed it in his hand, but when he touched a protruding "Cao" character at the handle of the knife, his hand suddenly shook, and he almost threw the knife away:

"Ah Chang, quick, chase that young master back for me!"

"Huh?" Ah Chang was stunned, not understanding what Zhang Qing was crazy about. The second master's expression was undoubtedly serious, and Ah Chang didn't dare to slack off, so he chased after him.

Seeing that there was the gate of the Cao Gang in front of him, Zheng Qian stomped his feet-

The little girl may not be spoiled at home, but now she has been treated coldly in a gang, and she may be wronged. But there is nothing to be done.

The heart said otherwise, I would send Ah He away later, and I would run alone. You can't embarrass the little girl, no.

"Brother Zheng, don't worry, that Zhang Qing will chase after him soon." Seeing Zheng Qian's worries, Xihe smiled lightly.

How can Zheng Qian be trusted? I don't want to sweep away Xihe's excitement -

I'm afraid the little girl has heard too many stories about the characters in the rivers and lakes, right? How can you understand that although these characters are often in the name of chivalry, they are the most moody.

Seeing that there was the gate of the Cao Gang in front of him, he was searching his stomach and thinking about how to comfort Xihe later, and he might as well have a rush of footsteps behind him:

"Yang Gongzi, Zheng Xiucai, walk slowly, ......"

Zheng Qian looked back in amazement, could it be that Ah Chang, who was waiting by Zhang Qing's side, was chasing after him quickly?