Chapter 60: The Knife
Zhang Hu Dan'er fell in love with Li Zhenzhen, the only daughter of the proprietress of Zhaozhuang Tavern, Li Zhenzhen looked very handsome, and she also had a good feeling for Zhang Hu Dan'er, and the two met in the tavern every once in a while.
Li Zhenzhen is sixteen years old, Zhang Hudan'er is twenty years old, and both of them have reached the age of marriage. It's not a way to go on like this, so Zhang Hudan'er begged his father Uncle Zhang to summon Zhuang to propose to the proprietress.
Uncle Zhang was naturally very happy when he heard that his son had a sweetheart. Zhang Hudan'er messes around all day long and doesn't do his job, which has long become Uncle Zhang's biggest annoyance. The son finally fell in love with someone, if it went well, he would have done a happy event a year ago, so that he could contain Zhang Hudan'er's heart and let him live with peace of mind.
So Uncle Zhang brought gifts and went to summon Zhuang to propose.
Unexpectedly, the man who had gone returned in an hour, and said that the tavern lady had scolded him. Isn't it bad to say how her daughter can marry a gangster?
The innkeeper also said that the third son of Cheng Daju in Gaochang Town had sent someone to propose marriage and give a dowry, and she had promised to get married before the year.
Speaking of Cheng Ke, a person in Gaochang Town, Cheng Ke opened a school in Gaochang Town, and received a lot of students. Then Cheng Ke's two sons are doing business in Qingdu County, and the Cheng family in Gaochang is a well-known wealthy family in Gaochang Town.
Moreover, Cheng Ke is also a person, and he has close contacts with the people of Qingdu County, even the county magistrate has to give him three points of courtesy.
Li Zhenzhen, the daughter of the proprietress of Zhaozhuang Tavern, can be favored by the third young master of the Cheng family, which is definitely her blessing. Although it is said that the third young master is shorter, he is usually the master of eating, drinking, and having fun. But how can her daughter say that she will not worry about eating and drinking in the second half of her life, how can this not make the innkeeper happy, how can she refuse?
The proprietress daughter Li Zhenzhen naturally resolutely disagreed because she was in love with Zhang Hudan. But at this time, it was the feudal Ming Dynasty, and what was important was the order of a parent and the words of a matchmaker. Under the repeated intimidation and coercion of the proprietress, Li Zhenzhen searched for death and life for several days, but was finally forced to give in.
Zhang Hudan'er has seen the third young master of Cheng Daju's family, who has a pair of broom eyebrows, a pair of triangular eyes, and the most important thing is that the little man, who resembles Nawu Dalang. Li Zhenzhen, such a handsome girl, broke up with herself and wanted to marry him, which made Zhang Hudan'er unacceptable to say anything.
But what if it's unacceptable? Isn't it possible to go to Gaochang Town to make trouble with the Cheng family? The Cheng family has a big business, there are more than a dozen domestic slave thugs alone, and they all know some martial arts, all of them are extremely fierce. Although he Zhang Hudaner is the leader of the gangsters in the neighborhood, in the final analysis, he is also a small role in the countryside, how can he fight them?
The beloved woman was snatched away by others, Zhang Hu'er was helpless, his heart was cold and thorough, and all thoughts were disillusioned for a while.
But he is a man after all, and if he can't think about it in the end, he will have to force himself to think about it. In this world, the law has always been the strong, with no power in his hands, only being bullied and humiliated.
As a man, Zhang Hudaner vowed to make a career, take power as an official, and glorify his ancestors.
He knew very well that he was not a fodder for studying, and that there was still a way to go if he wanted to realize his great ideals. This road can be described as a shortcut, but it must be cleared up, that is, to enter the palace as a eunuch.
So, Zhang Hu'er was ruthless, so he brought himself the knife and made a eunuch.
Thinking about it, Daddy Zhang is a gelding pig guy, a pig who has been castrated all his life, but he didn't think that in the end, his son actually castrated himself.
At this time, Daddy Zhang cried to Zhou Zhi as it was, and finally couldn't help beating his chest and saying one after another, "Alas! Retribution, could it be that this is retribution? My old man has been a caster all his life, and in the end, it landed on his youngest son! ”
Zhou Zhi couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, it could be described as a mixed taste.
Brother Hudan'er always put the words of a man, a man, a man, and a glorifying ancestor, and so on, and in the past, Zhou Zhi thought he was just a verbal word, and he never took it to heart. didn't expect Tiger Dan'er to be really ambitious in his heart.
Just by giving himself the knife, it is enough to see Zhang Hudan'er's courage. Where do ordinary people have this guts.
People who are ruthless to others are not ruthless, but people who are ruthless to themselves are really ruthless.
It's only been a few days, and Zhang Hudan'er, who was lying on the kang, looked a lot haggard, but there was a determined light in his eyes.
Zhang Hudan'er turned his head to look at Zhou Zhi, smiled indifferently at Zhou Zhi, and said, "Brother is finally relieved, in fact, my brother always has such a plan, but after all, he doesn't have that courage, and he has a lot of ties in his heart."
Now, my brother finally did what he had to do. Xiaozhi, as a man, we have to stand up to the sky and the earth, not to be in power as an official, so what kind of man is that? I'm going north to the capital in a few days, and I must find a way. ”
He was very firm.
Zhou Zhi, who was standing under the kang, could almost feel the courage and ambition emanating from him.
Zhang Hudan'er was silent for a moment, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said, "Xiaozhi, you know that my brother is illiterate, and there may be only such a way in this world."
Before my brother leaves, my brother still has a few words to tell you. Xiaozhi you are smart and capable, it is a piece of reading material, and you can't delay reading, you must read hard, and take a fame in the exam. Brother believes in you! ”
Everyone has their own ambitions, Brother Hu Dan'er has already made a decision, this is his personal choice, Zhou Zhi can't be comforted, so he can only nod lightly and say, "Xiao Zhi wrote down his brother's words!" ”
"Huh! Just make a note of it! Zhang Hudan'er stopped talking and turned his head to look away.
Suddenly, he remembered something, "Xiaozhi, my brother will leave in a few days, but I don't know when I will come back, my Zhang family still needs you to take care of me." Your tiger brother can see that your kid is a talent, and those landlords and rich families want to bully you and Zhou Zhi, in my brother's opinion, you will take revenge sooner or later.
And my father is old, you have to take care of him more, comfort and comfort him, and tell him that I, Zhang Hudan, will one day break out of a famous hall and glorify my ancestors. ”
"Xiao Zhi has written it all down." Zhou Zhi replied solemnly.
"By the way, Xiaozhi, you see that my brother is like this now, the name of this tiger egg is obviously not appropriate, so my brother changed his name and will be called Zhang Yong in the future." Zhang Hudan'er said casually again.
Zhou Zhi nodded and said, "Well, although Zhang Yong's name is not as good as the tiger's spirit, it is also very good." ”
After speaking, Zhang Yong muttered for a while, Zhang Yong......
OMG! Isn't it Zhang Yong, one of the great eunuchs of the "Eight Tigers" in Zhengde?
Zhou Zhi searched hard for his memory, and the history books recorded that Zhang Yong was the native of Baoding Mansion in Beizhili, and this tiger egg turned out to be him, Zhou Zhi was speechless for a while.