Chapter Thirty-Seven: Uncle Xiang Guo holds a grudge
When the four of them returned home, Jin Lian was still a little unsettled, she was both happy that Wu Zhi could stand up for her, and she was also very worried about revenge against her family. Seeing this, Wu Zhi had to comfort her softly for a while before she settled down a little.
Afraid of arousing Wu Xiu and Feng Niang's worries, Wu Zhi instructed the three of them not to tell the two of them about today's events, just rot in their stomachs. The three of them nodded in agreement.
Time passed, and after a few days, Wu Zhi forgot about it.
Until one day, Wu Zhi was on duty and was reading a book in the study.
"Young master, there seems to be someone watching outside!" The big tiger knocked on the door, then pushed the door in, scratched his head, and said urgently.
Since Wu Zhi was admitted to the top prize, the Feng family, Dahu, Erhu and Liu Yue all began to call him "Young Master", Wu Xiu as "Master", and Feng Niang as "Madame".
"Oh? Do you know who it is? When Wu Zhi heard this, he was stunned, hurriedly put down the book, looked up and asked.
"I don't know, it's strange!" Dahu shook his head, he was also puzzled.
"Let's go, let's see!" Wu Zhi stood up, beckoned Dahu to follow, raised his feet and walked out of the door, walking towards the door.
When the two of them came to the gate, Wu Zhi looked in the direction pointed by the big tiger, and saw a man in a sackcloth soap coat hiding under a plane tree diagonally across the street, stretching out half of his body, staring sneakily at the house where Wu Zhi lived.
Wu Zhi frowned, thought for a while, and walked quickly to the opposite side and came to the man.
"Who the hell are you? Why are you staring at my house? Is there anything wrong with you? Wu Zhi asked with a calm face.
"Nothing?" When the man saw Wu Zhi coming, after seeing Wu Zhi's face clearly, his body trembled obviously, his face was afraid, he hurriedly took a step back, stumbled and almost fell to the ground, then turned around and ran, with a "Xiang" word vaguely printed on his back! He was terrified in his heart, the young man in front of him was the same young man who had beaten them all over the ground and had been lying on the bed for days a few days ago!
Wu Zhi stared at the back of the man who was gradually moving away, and suddenly knew in his heart that this was coming to the door!
Wu Zhi vaguely remembered that the man just now was one of the eight people who clashed that day, and the word "Xiang" on his back had also revealed his identity and origin, it seems that the Xiang family didn't want to give up!
Wu Zhi sighed lightly in his heart, what should come will come after all, whether it is a blessing or a curse, it can't be avoided.
"Young master, who is it?" The big tiger also followed, and hurriedly asked when he saw this.
"People from the Xiang family!" Wu Zhi said softly.
"The people of the Xiang family? Who is it? Dahu was still puzzled.
Wu Zhi didn't explain, he turned around and walked home, Dahu turned around and followed, Wu Zhi didn't say, he didn't dare to ask.
"You go and call everyone over, I have something to explain!" When he returned to the study, Wu Zhi thought about it and hurriedly instructed Dahu to summon Wu Xiu, Feng Niang and others to the study.
He needs to do some precautions, and he can't sit still!
When everyone came to the study, Wu Zhi told the ins and outs of the matter, and everyone was in an uproar, angry, and worried at the same time.
"Don't panic, just be careful! In the future, when you go out, you must go with two people. And try to go out as little as possible, it's better not to go out if there is nothing important! ”
Wu Zhi looked at everyone and hurriedly spoke, comforting everyone. He himself and the big tiger and the second tiger are all equipped with martial arts, but he is not afraid of anything, he is most worried about the rest of the family, especially Feng Niang, Jin Lian and Xiao'e and other female dependents, their safety is something he must take special precautions and scruples against.
What to do?
The next day, Wu Zhi came to the deletion center early, asked Liu Zhi for a leave, and then returned home, took out two bamboo grenades from the rattan box, loaded them on his body, and then gathered everyone, closed the door, got into two carriages, and rushed to the nearest south of Bianliang City. In order to cope with the usual travel, Wu Zhi bought four carriages in one go.
Out of the south gate, everyone saw that the carriage had no intention of stopping, and they couldn't help but be puzzled. Wu Zhi just smiled and didn't explain.
Farther and farther away from the city gates, Takeshi finally stopped as the carriage reached a remote and uninhabited hill far from the village.
After everyone got out of the car, Wu Zhi took everyone to a big rock, took out the two grenades from his body, and handed them to everyone for inspection.
Wu Xiu, Feng Niang and Xiao'e had seen this thing before, and they didn't feel any surprise, but no one else had seen it, which was very strange.
"It's a grenade!" Seeing the puzzled looks of Jin Lian and the others, Wu Zhi hurriedly explained.
"Grenades? Just this bamboo tube? Everyone was still amazed and puzzled, except for Xiao'e, they didn't know what these bamboo tubes were for.
"Hide behind rocks." Wu Zhi smiled slightly, took everyone to the back of the big stone and hid it, took out the fire fold, blew the flame, handed a grenade in his hand to Xiao'e to take it, and told everyone to pay attention to how he operated, he lit another grenade in his hand, and after the sound, he hurriedly threw it behind the big stone, and after a while, there was a loud "bang", the grenade exploded, and the fragments of earth and stone splashed in all directions, which frightened everyone and was stunned.
When the smoke cleared, Wu Zhi took everyone to the site of the explosion, only to see that a small pit had been blasted out of the ground, and there was a mess all around.
"This is a grenade, and the explosion is very powerful! It's also dangerous! Wu Zhi took the grenade back from Xiao'e's hand, raised it, and explained.
Everyone finally understood why Wu Zhi had brought them here, they had witnessed the amazing explosive power of this grenade, and they also knew how to use this artifact.
"There are still six of these grenades at home, which are used to protect one's life and protect one's life, and you must take them with you when you go out in the future, and you must not use them indiscriminately unless you have to!" Wu Zhi solemnly instructed, and everyone nodded yes after hearing it.
Back at home, Feng Niang, Jin Lian and others, under the guidance of Wu Zhi, sewed dozens of belts, and sewed upper pockets on the belts, which could be loaded with grenades. Wu Zhi demanded that everyone can wear a belt when they go out in the future, especially Wu Xiu, Big Tiger, Second Tiger and Jin Lian, and each of them will bring a grenade on their bodies, just in case!
Seeing that there are such self-defense weapons at home, everyone's hearts have finally settled down!
Looking at everyone's relieved look, Wu Zhi was calm on the surface, but he was still playing a drum in his heart, the so-called open guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to prevent, and revenge against the family will not be so simple.
The words are divided into two ends.
On the same day, after being violently beaten by Wu Zhi by the wall of the temple of Daxiangguo, Xiang Huaiyu staggered back to the palace of Handong County with the support of all the family members, and went straight to his father Xiang Zonghui's study, crying and complaining about his bitterness.
When Xiang Zonghui saw the scarred appearance of the family members, and saw Xiang Huaiyu's face red and swollen, he couldn't help but be startled. After hearing Xiang Huaiyu's black and white crying, he was even more furious.
Xiang Huaiyu turned his experience completely upside down, crying that when he and his family were hanging out in Daxiangguo Temple, they first took a fancy to a good thing, but they were forcibly bought by a group of people. This set of rhetoric, on the way back to the palace, he discussed it with the family members, and played himself as a bitter victim, and the family members talked about it, and asked Zong back about the tragic "facts" of how his baby son was bullied!
Xiang Zonghui knows the heart of his youngest son, only he bullies others on weekdays, and has not been bullied by others, although he is a little suspicious, but seeing the tragic situation of his own children and all the families, it seems that he has indeed been beaten, and he can't help but believe it. Usually, he is also very doting on this little son.
"You can see clearly, who is the other party? How dare you be so arrogant and not take our county palace in your eyes? Xiang Zonghui suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a deep voice.
"I don't know, the other party didn't say it!" Hearing the prince's question, Xiang Huaiyu and the others whispered, and they were instantly dumbfounded and remorseful. yes, they both forgot to ask each other's identities at that time! That young man is also hateful, he beat someone without leaving his name, too single!
"What? I don't know? Even if you don't know who the other party is, you're beaten like this? What a bunch of rice buckets! Deserve! When Xiang Zong heard this, he was so angry that his blood surged, and he jumped like thunder, pointing at Xiang Huaiyu and all the family members and scolding him, and angrily kicked a family member who was close to him.
This family member suffered an unjustified disaster, and was instantly kicked to the ground, crying in pain, and did not dare to speak.
"Oh, my son! How did you become like this! At this time, a woman who still had charm rushed into the house in a hurry, and when she saw the tragic image of Xiang Huaiyu, she couldn't help but hug him and cry out. This is Princess Mei, Xiang Huaiyu's biological mother.
Xiang Huaiyu's appearance does look quite miserable, his face was originally fat, but now he was swollen, his face became more round, and the palm prints still existed, with blood marks, and he still looked quite crazy.
"Mother! You're going to call the shots for me! Xiang Huaiyu cried with a sad face and cried out in pain.
"Don't be afraid! Mother avenges you! Mei couldn't help but feel distressed, and said through gritted teeth.
"Revenge! Avenge! What revenge? They don't even know who the other party is, how can they take revenge? Xiang Zong was so angry that he casually brushed the teacup on the table, and the teacup fell to the ground after smashing on a family member's body, breaking in half.
"Daddy, we remember what that person looks like, why don't we draw it and follow the picture?" Xiang Huaiyu suddenly became anxious and proposed.
"Well, you, go and call Painter Jia to come over!" Xiang Zonghui pondered for a moment, and hurriedly pointed to a family member and commanded. It seems that there is only one way.
Within a meal, a tall and thin painter walked in, holding a sketchpad in his hand, he was Jia Painter. Under the detailed description of Xiang Huaiyu and Zhong Jiading, after several modifications, an hour later, a portrait jumped on the paper, and the eyebrows were really drawn to resemble Wu Zhi.
"Why does this person look familiar?" Xiang Zonghui looked at the portrait in his hand and muttered to himself.
After tracing dozens of copies of the portrait, Xiang Zonghui was eager to protect the calf, and immediately mobilized all the families in the palace to take the portrait everywhere in Bianliang City to ask and inquire, and after a lot of twists and turns, he finally found Wu Zhi's home, so there was the scene of staring at the beginning.
"Wu Zhi? Why is it so familiar? When Xiang Zong returned to the family, he couldn't help pacing in the study, bowed his head and pondered, excited, raised his head suddenly, stared at a painting on the wall and was stunned: "Wu Zhi, isn't that Zhuangyuanlang?!" ”
On the wall in front of him, there was a painting hanging, and it was the word "Tianjingsha Qiusi" written by Wu Zhi, which was written by Xiang Zonghui himself! He often enjoyed it, and was proud of his own handwriting.
"No, how can this martial artist have so much strength?" Xiang Zonghui vaguely remembered that this Wu Zhi only came to Beijing with a girl to take the exam, where did he come from so many people to dare to fight against the people of the palace. He doubted his faith.
"Come on, go find the little grandfather!" Xiang Zonghui hurriedly ordered a family member.
"Daddy, are you going to arrest this damn Wu Zhi and kill him?" As soon as Xiang Huaiyu entered the door, he yelled at his father. Princess Mei also followed into the house.
"Bastard thing! Still want to kill someone? Look at what you're doing! Xiang Zonghui angrily gave Xiang Huaiyu a slap with his backhand.
"Lord Wang, why did you fight Yu'er?" Seeing this, Mei Shi was startled and hurriedly persuaded him.
"You ask him! How did you provoke this Wu Zhi? How dare he join forces to deceive me! Xiang Zong was extremely angry, stretched out his hand and wanted to slap him again, but was stopped by Mei's family.
"Who is this Wu Zhi? Why are you so afraid of him? Xiang Huaiyu stroked his face and muttered unconvinced.
"He is the champion of the new department, Wu Zhi, the champion of both civil and military affairs! You don't know how to learn! How could Lao Tzu be afraid of him! Xiang Zong pointed back to the words hanging on the wall, and said to Mei and Xiang Huaiyu with a calm face.
"Huh? Is he that Wu Zhi? Xiang Huaiyu exclaimed, a little dazed. He usually doesn't learn and has no skills, and he is idle, so how can he have time to ask about things in the field and officialdom, but he has heard the name Wu Zhi, because his father often praises the literary brilliance of "Tianjingsha Qiusi" in front of him, and praises the talent of Zhuangyuan Lang Wuzhi, but how would he have thought that it was Xinke Zhuangyuanlang who beat him, and thought that this person just had the same name and surname.
"What's going on? Hurry up and recruit truthfully! Xiang Zonghui looked at his youngest son and said sharply, he really hated iron and steel.
Xiang Huaiyu looked at Xiang Zonghui, and then at Mei's family, knowing that he couldn't hold back, so he had to tell the real story one by one.
"I'm! You unassuming thing! Eight people can't beat a scholar! After listening to Xiang Zong, he couldn't help but feel a burst of anger again, and he was about to fight, but he was stopped by Mei again.
"Lord Wang, is this the end of it? Didn't Yu'er get beaten in vain? Mei looked at Xiang Zonghui and did not give up.
"No, how can we stop there, then where will the face of our palace remain? Where is the majesty? Xiang Zong paced back, thought for a moment, and then continued: "My son was beaten, then he must be beaten back!" But he can't fight and kill anymore, after all, he is the champion of the new department, the champion of both civil and military affairs, that is the person that the officials are always watching, and it is not easy to explain if someone dies! We can ...... like this."
The three of them conspired in the study for a long time, and from time to time Xiang Huaiyu let out bursts of smug laughter, startling away the birds in the Huai tree in front of the window.
In this way, Wu Zhi completely offended Xiang Fu, and was hated by Uncle Xiang Guo and targeted by Xiang's family.