Chapter 18: The Jeweler Arrives

On this day, Zhang Tianhe was discussing his sister's wedding with his mother at home, and a big carriage slowly came to the door.

When the carriage came near, the coachman came down from it, opened the door of the carriage, and out of the carriage a man stepped out.

This man was quite tall, in his fifties, dressed very gorgeously, and behaved elegantly.

The man came to the door, clasped his hands into fists, and said with a smile: "May I ask if this is Zhang Tianhe's house?" ”

"Yes," Zhang Tian and his mother Wang Yuan looked at this person, déjà vu, but couldn't remember, "You are?" ”

"Old sister-in-law, take a closer look and think about it carefully." The man smiled and instructed the coachman to bring from the carriage a lot of fine silk, tea, and other gifts.

"Are you Brother Li Fengxiang?" Wang Yuan finally recognized it.

"Sister-in-law, you have a good memory, I haven't seen you for many years, and you still know my brother."

"Come in, come in, what kind of fragrant wind blew you here today," Wang Yuan was very enthusiastic, "You came here, why did you bring so many gifts." ”

"Sister-in-law, this is my brother, I have a little heart, I can't take it, please laugh at it," Li Fengxiang saw Zhang Tianhe after entering the door, and said: "Presumably this is the virtuous nephew Zhang Tianhe, right?" ”

"It's down there." Zhang Tianhe stood up and looked at him, but he didn't know him.

"Tianhe, let me introduce you, this is your Uncle Li Fengxiang, I think back then, when your father was alive, he was a good brother with your father." Zhang Tian said to his mother.

"What a talent, a rising star." Li Fengxiang couldn't help but admire.

"Uncle Li, you've won the prize." Zhang Tianhe bowed and saluted.

"Brother Fengxiang, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, I heard that your business has become quite big and you have made a fortune!" Wang Yuan said.

"Sister-in-law, I won't tell you anything, I did a little business and earned two small dollars," Li Fengxiang said, "I have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and I came here today to ask you to help me." ”

"Oh? Do you want us to help? Zhang Tian and his mother were confused.

"Sister-in-law, I don't tell lies in front of real people, it's like this, I can't hide it, the century-old Haohe jewelry store in our county was opened by my brother," Li Fengxiang said, "It's just that I still do some other business, so, under normal circumstances, I'm not in the store." ”

"Oh, Brother Fengxiang, then you are a big boss and have made a fortune!"

"Alas, sister-in-law, don't mention it," Li Fengxiang sighed, "It's not bad, it's been a chaotic year, business is not easy to do, and most of the goods in the store are borrowed by me from loan sharks, but two days ago, a bunch of beards came in broad daylight and robbed the gold, silver and jewelry in our store, and even took the things in the safe." ”

"Ahh When Wang Yuan heard this, she was taken aback, "Is there such a thing?" Is there no royal law? These bandits are so rampant that they dare to rob them in broad daylight, so you report to the official! ”

"I reported it."

"Did you find out who did it?" Wang Yuan couldn't help asking.

"It's been found out, but it's useless," Li Fengxiang shook his head uncontrollably, "The government won't arrest it." ”

"How?" Wang Yuan said, "Since it has been found out who did it, why didn't the government send someone to arrest it?" ”

"The government has found out that Heiyunzhai did this, but they can't afford to offend Heiyunzhai, so they don't dare to send officers and soldiers to arrest it." Li Fengxiang said.

"The government is still afraid of bandits?" Wang Yuan was a little surprised, and asked suspiciously, "Are cats still afraid of mice?" ”

"It's not that I'm afraid, there are too many people in the main Heiyun Village, there are hundreds of people, it has become the climate, and the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are few people and it is not useful, and the government can't transfer so many people in a hurry." Li Fengxiang said.

"The government can't solve this matter, what's the use of you coming to us?" Wang Yuan said.

"Sister-in-law, I heard that Tianhe has a lot of friends, and his hands and eyes are all over the sky, so I want to come and ask Tianhe to help." Li Fengxiang said.

"Uncle Li, you think too highly of me, how can I, Zhang Tian and He De, do such a big thing?" As soon as Zhang Tianhe heard it, he understood, that Heiyun Village was his godfather Judge Du's son.

"Tianhe Xian nephew, don't be too modest, I have learned that the big commander of the Black Cloud Village, Judge Du, has accepted you as a righteous son," Li Fengxiang said, "No one can do this except you." ”

"Uncle Li, anything else, it's easy to say, but this is the only thing I can't do." Zhang Tianhe sealed his mouth tightly, he knew that his mother was most opposed to him dealing with those beards.

No matter what Li Fengxiang said, Zhang Tianhe just shook his head and didn't agree.

This time, Li Fengxiang was forced to be anxious, he stood up and said: "Sister-in-law, I, Li Fengxiang, am not the person who turns over the old accounts, but today, this matter is frozen here, then we have to talk about it, I think back then, when Zhang Tian and his father Zhang Youfu were alive, we often played together, relatively speaking, the conditions of our family were slightly better at that time, and I gave your family ten taels or twenty taels of silver during the New Year's Festival?" What difficulties have your family encountered, as long as you open your mouth, have you ever given your family twenty taels or thirty taels of silver? Although I don't say much, but if I give it, I will give it, have I ever asked your family to come back? ”

"Brother, you're right, there's such a thing."

"Let me ask you again, how many times has your family Zhang Youfu lost money in the casino, he lost it all, people didn't let him go, he couldn't get off the stage, was it all me who advanced money to him and solved the siege?"

"Yes, I've heard him say this many times." Zhang Tian and his mother heard Li Fengxiang mention the past, and felt that they owed a lot to others, and their faces were also a little feverish, so they couldn't stop nodding.

"So, you have to be a man with a conscience, brother, I'm in trouble now, I beg you, can you bear to refute my face?" Li Fengxiang said, "If I have a way, I don't want to trouble you." ”

"This, this," Wang Yuan looked at her son, "Tianhe, since your Uncle Li has come to beg us, you see, can you think of a way to help him." ”

"Uncle Li, this matter is really not easy to handle. In that case, then I'll give it a try, but let's talk about it first, if I help it, you don't have to thank me, and if I can't help, please don't blame it. Zhang Tianhe saw that his mother had spoken, and it was not good to excuse himself.

"Tianhe Nephew, how can I blame it? Whether you can do this or not, I can't thank you enough! Li Fengxiang said, "However, I think you will go out in person, it will definitely be smooth sailing and success!" ”