"Shopkeeper Zhang, Ming people don't say secret words. Look at the governor outside the city, did he intend to slaughter the city? Jata Kabul, a merchant who runs a cloth shop, took a sip of milk tea and said directly. He is the same age as Zhang Xinglu, and his family has been a businessman for generations.

It's just that he was born in troubled times, and his family road has gone through several ups and downs. In his generation, it was only one-third of its prime.

Because of his lack of status, he was not qualified to go out of the city the last time he welcomed the governor of Khorasan into the city. But it's also a good thing!

Because he's heard! Many of the welcoming Diukan were killed by the cathars.

Now the cathars are stationed outside the city and have not entered the city for a long time. Let a small businessman like him can't help but think crankily.

ran to Zhangxing Road Mansion and asked him about some rumors.

Hearing this, Zhang Xinglu's face immediately changed, and he complained a little: "Where did you hear this nonsense?" There are many eyes and ears in the Governor's Palace, and if they hear it, we can't afford to be guilty. ”。

As he spoke, he nervously asked all his subordinates to retreat and close the door.

It's just this move that made the businessmen present a little disapproving.

The first is that they are not aware of the existence of the Division, and they are not aware of the horrors of the Division. Second, knowing Zhang Xinglu's identity, he thought he was deliberately scaring them.

I saw one of them, a young businessman who was quite wealthy and ran a meat shop, and laughed: "Come on! Zhang shopkeeper. Who does not know that the father is the great Diwan of the governor's palace. Even if it is spread out, the people of the governor's palace will not ask you for sin. ”。

is also Zhang Xinglu's identity, which has never been hidden. Although he did not announce that he was Zhang Timing's son, as long as he checked a little, he could find out his identity.

However, this affected his business in the city.

But luckily he was born early in the city! Before the cathars passed through Khorasan, they were already doing business in Malu. At that time, not only a leather goods store was opened, but also a cloth shop, a horse shop, a meat shop, and so on. Later, as Malu became hostile to the Governor's Mansion of Khorasan, his trading houses were also seized by Malu's officials to find a reason for collaborating with the enemy.

If it weren't for the fact that Egnaqi still wanted to leave a way back for himself, he would have been killed long ago.

The money that was just running a trading house was in vain.

At that time, everyone avoided him, and only these three people still had a close relationship with him. So in the city of Malu, he was also close to these three people.

Originally, he was preparing to leave Malu in the spring. But at this time, a group of uninvited guests suddenly came uninvited.

It wasn't until the other party reported himself to his home that he knew that these people were from the most mysterious and feared department of the Governor's Palace.

In the past, he had only heard of the existence of the Department of Affairs from his father, but the spies of the Department had never seen it. Therefore, when he first learned that the other party was a member of the affairs department, he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in his heart.

But the other party doesn't seem to have malicious intent! And obviously, it came prepared. He brought not only letters from the governor of Khorasan, but also letters from his father.

The Governor's letter, by contrast, was brief. Only on the letter, let him help hold a snowman competition outside the city on a specific day. And the more snowmen, the better, preferably as many as possible.

After the deed is done, there will be a re-report.

His father, Zhang Timing, wrote nearly 1,000 words. The main thing is to let him put down the festival with the governor and listen to the orders of the governor. In order to ease the relationship with the Governor, he will be favored by the Governor in the future and achieve great things.

Truth be told, after going through the ordeal of exile, he has seen a lot of things. For the festival with Li Chengji, I don't care as much about it as before. It's just that as a man, he doesn't want to bow to Li Chengji.

That's why I went to Malu and devoted myself to business.

It's just that after being in danger of having nothing again, he feels that it is completely impossible to prove that he can achieve great things by focusing on business. Because there are no rights, only wealth. It's like a child swaggering through the market with a thousand gold, which will only attract jealousy, jealousy and robbery.

After reading the letterhead of the governor and his father, he immediately agreed to help. Not only that, but he also took out the savings he had earned from his previous business and reopened his business. And use this as an excuse to hold a snowman contest outside the city.

In fact, he also felt novel about this snowman Dabi. Because he has grown so big, it is the first time he has heard of such a way to play a snowman. attracted the outside world, and they all thought that he was panicking because he had too much money.

Now the cathars have won the battle as they wished, taking Maru. What he has done is about to pay off. So when he heard the rumors of the cathar massacring the city, he wasn't worried at all.

And in the heart, too, do not believe.

For from his father's handwritten letter, we can get a glimpse of the importance that the governor attached to the city of Maru. Coupled with the rules of the cathars, they have always not killed prisoners. In the territory of Puhua and Amu, he has always shown a pro-people attitude.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to have the reputation of a teacher of benevolence and righteousness.

It's just that since the autumn, the cathars have besieged the city. The city of Malu was cut off from the outside world for a long time. Due to the lockdown, there is a shortage of food in the city, and prices remain high. Most of the people are not suffering from hardship.

For the apologists, they can't help but feel resistance.

In addition, I don't know about it, so there are many believers in the rumors of the slaughter of the city.

Therefore, he felt that it was impossible for the cathars to turn the city of Maru into a dead city.

He explained his considerations to the three business friends. Everyone's frowning brows unconsciously eased a little.

But they still can't completely put their minds at ease.

After all, at this moment, without the personal commitment of the cathars, it will not be reassuring.

"But the Guardian Army has not entered the city for a long time, what is it?" Takables took a hard puff on his pipe, swallowing the clouds and puffing out the mist. He enjoyed the feeling of exhaling smoke! It's as if you entered heaven and saw Allah.

A lot of troubles also disappeared in an instant.

It's just that since the closure of Malu, Puhua's tobacco has been difficult to arrive. So he took advantage of this opportunity and took a few more puffs very greedily.

Zhang Xinglu shook his head when he heard this. He was also very curious about why Lee Seung-ji didn't let the cathars into the city. After all, Malu has already been defeated, and those who should be killed have also been killed. Those who are still alive are no longer a threat to the cathars.

Just as he was frowning and pondering, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door. Then he listened: "Master, the soldiers outside the city have entered the house." ”。

"It's not going to be coming to get us, is it?" Hussan's teeth chattered, and his face was full of horror. Because the cathars did not allow the people of the city to visit in private, otherwise, they would be severely interrogated for the crime of collusion.

Takable, too, was frightened, and quickly took a long breath to finish the tobacco on his pipe. Fortunately, before being caught, enjoy the last puff of Chinese cigarettes.

"Let's find a place to hide!" Among the three, the relatively calm salt merchant Costa Ubai immediately made a suggestion.