Seeing that her husband had already made a decision on this matter, although Li Xiuling still felt that something was wrong, she was not very easy to meddle in the issues related to her stepson, so she changed the topic and asked:

"You have discussed it so late today, has the matter of the Sand Snake Gang and the Golden Dart Martial Arts Hall come to an end?"

As a side branch of the Li family and the concubine of the town guard of Bingquan Town, Li Xiuling is no stranger to things on the rivers and lakes, and even because she has a wider range of knowledge, she can help her husband with advice on many issues.

Zhao Song leaned on a soft couch, rubbed the corners of his forehead with his fingers, and nodded and said, "There is a result...... The Golden Dart Martial Arts Pavilion withdrew from two towns and one township, and from then on, the Sand Snake Gang will dominate the underworld in the Chijin Mountain area. ”

Hearing this, Li Xiuling's eyes widened, revealing a surprised expression, and then she leaned to her husband's side, put her slender fingers on the corner of her husband's forehead and pressed continuously, and asked suspiciously:

'How so?' Huang Xianjun has been shocking Chijin for more than ten years, even if he loses this competition, he can't handle it at will, can he agree to such a result?

"Moreover, the Sand Snake Gang has been defeated many times before and has not been wiped out...... Could it be that Ye Liwang not only found the 'Yellow Shirt Warriors', but also co-opted other forces? ”

When Li Xiuling's fingers pressed the corners of his forehead, Zhao Song's body trembled slightly at first, but soon enjoyed his wife's services, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth hooked:

"Xiuling, you are really smart...... The 'sand snake' Ye Liwang didn't know what means he used, but he got the support of the mayor of Chijin Town and the Chen family of Jinwan Township, and even asked the old pavilion owner Huang to kowtow to his brother's spiritual position to admit his mistake in order to stay in Chijin......

"How could Huang Lao be humiliated like this? After all, Ye Liwang's younger brother was beaten to death in the competition, and Huang Lao ignored the loss.

"So the final result is that the Jindart Martial Arts Pavilion will leave the two towns and one township within seven days, but as compensation, the Chen family of Jinwan Township will come up with a 'trade route' from Yumen County to Dunhuang as compensation."

The so-called "trade routes" are the "tax exemption permits" or "tax reduction agreements" issued by the governments between the two places, which are very precious items for merchants.

"A 'trade route'? The Chen family was unexpectedly reluctant! At most, there are only two or three trade routes for their family...... What are these 'sand snakes' for? Li Xiuling's eyebrows furrowed again.

"My father-in-law and I didn't figure it out, but the 'trade route' was indeed true, so we didn't oppose the proposal of the 'sand snake'." Zhao Song paused when he said this, and then said with a smile, "After all, Huang Lao himself is not in business, so he can only find someone to partner, maybe our Bingquan wine can be directly sold to Dunhuang this time." ”

Li Xiuling glanced at her husband, who was smiling smugly, leaned on the other party's shoulder with her upper body, and asked rhetorically with a pout: "Could it be that you had expected this matter a long time ago, so you sent Chen'er to the martial arts hall as Huang Lao's apprentice in advance?" ”

"How could it be, how could I have thought that the Huang Pavilion Master would lose?" Zhao Song shook his head, he glanced at his wife, who was getting closer and closer, and hesitated for a moment and said, "Once the cooperation is negotiated, Chen'er, as a disciple, will have to go to Yumen County with Huang Lao and become the person in charge of that 'trade route'...... It's about his future, and it's better to call him over and ask him what he thinks. ”

"It is time to talk to him, lest your father and son have a disagreement...... Oh, your eldest son Zhao Angyuan is studying in Zhangye, the state city, and now the second son is also going to Yumen...... In the eyes of outsiders, it must be that my stepmother can't tolerate them! Li Xiuling said in her husband's ear with disgust, and her tone was like a coquette.

Zhao Song just shook her smooth palm apologetically, then nodded and said, "Then call Chen'er over now." ”

"Now?" Li Xiuling's voice was raised, and he straightened up suddenly.

She looked at the hands of the table clock and said in disbelief: "It's the middle of the night, what can't we talk about tomorrow?" ”

"Ahem, I have something to do tomorrow, I'm afraid I'll have to leave before dawn...... And call him over, so that he will not continue to sleep in the feng shui bureau that dissipates popularity. Zhao Song coughed.

Li Xiuling glared at the other party for a long time, and then while ordering someone to call Zhao Chen over, she said to her husband in a rather resentful tone:

"It's been four months since the birth of the crown, and my body has long since recovered...... You can't always avoid me like that......"

Zhao Song took a sip of the teacup soaked with wolfberries on the side, and nodded solemnly: "Next time, it will be!" ”

……

Because he had just dreamed of some of the original owner's past experiences, Zhao Chen was still in a trance when he was woken up by the little girl's wind song.

He yawned, and with the help of the maid put on his complicated cloak, he thought to himself:

"It seems that the 'Fang Xuzi' suicide can be regarded as a part of the revenge for the original owner...... That's why the 'Great Sun Starcha' will remember part of the pledge to me?

"That's right, that evil way is the direct murderer who killed the original owner......

"And the person behind the scenes, based on what I saw in my dream just now, I probably guessed who it was."

Thinking of this, Zhao Chen sighed slightly, and a figure that was extremely "kind" to the original owner flashed in his mind.

That was the original owner's Aunt Mei, the maid who married his biological mother, and the concubine of the original owner's father, Zhao Song.

When the original owner's mother died of illness, he was still very young, and Aunt Mei played the role of mother for a long time, until Zhao Song's continuation Li entered the door.

It was under a series of bewitchments from Aunt Mei that the original Zhao Chen changed the layout of the bedroom by himself, forming a feng shui bureau that was not conducive to his own qi.

As for why she did that, in Zhao Chen's opinion, there are two possibilities.

First, she was also deceived and really thought that the room was so well arranged for the original owner......

The second is that her mind has been twisted and wants to achieve some purpose through the death of the original owner...... For example, let Zhao Song be suspicious of the Li family!

After all, the stepmother just had her own son, and the original son's son died inexplicably, and the Li family was indeed the most suspicious.

For these two possibilities, Zhao Chen prefers the latter.

Because from the perspective of a bystander, he easily discovered that Aunt Mei's hatred for the Li family in the memory of the original owner.

"If my guess is correct, the original owner actually died in a house fight...... It's also so sad.

"In my memory, that Aunt Mei was not so extreme before, was she stimulated by the Li family's childbirth, or was she instigated by the demon Tao?

"If it's the latter, I'm afraid that demon path has another purpose......

"Hey, it's a pity that although Zhao Song is a local tyrant and has three firecracker teams at home, he has no defense against these treacherous methods.

"But my cheap dad called me over in the middle of the night, and I don't know why."

In the turn of his thoughts, Zhao Chen had already put on his clothes, and then under the leadership of Fengqu and a few maids, he went to the Bingling Courtyard where his stepmother lived.

After greeting Zhao Song and Li Xiuling according to the etiquette in his memory, Zhao Chen raised his head and looked at the parents of this body.

Zhao Song looked to be in his forties, tall, muscular and powerful, with a square face, a pair of deep brown eyes, a high nose, and a thick beard.

He wore a dark silk cardigan, a high-brimmed hat, and well-made boots, and he felt unangry and arrogant just by sitting on the couch.

And Li Xiuling is in her early twenties at most, with a delicate appearance, well-defined contours, and soft facial features, showing a natural and elegant temperament, as if she is a work of art.

She was slender, not at all like a woman who had already given birth to two children, like a girl...... The clothes are very simple compared to the husband, and there are almost no superfluous decorations, but the match is very tasteful.

This is a typical old cow eating tender grass! Zhao Chen retracted his gaze and said in his heart.

Although he knew very well that the union of a cheap father and stepmother was the most typical bundle of interests...... Because the town guard who took office more than four years ago needs the support of his father, the head snake, to gain a firm foothold, and his father's business in Yumen and Zhangye also needs the Li family's backer.

That's why the town guard will marry his newly grown concubine to his middle-aged widowed father as a continuation.

However, this Li is an extremely intelligent and means-means person, she not only quickly caged Zhao Song's heart with her posture, but also gave advice on many things, and became the veritable hostess of the Zhao family, which naturally attracted Aunt Mei's jealousy and resentment.

But Li never responded to her various provocations head-on, and didn't even take her seriously, which made her more extreme when she had nowhere to vent.

At this time, Zhao Song had already briefly told the matter of the Golden Dart Martial Arts Hall, he looked at his son with low eyebrows and lowered his head, and asked:

"Chen'er, what do you think?"

Zhao Chen didn't hesitate after listening to the words of "father", and responded directly: "I have already worshipped the master of the Huang Pavilion as my teacher, so naturally I can't turn my back on the master at this time." ”

This answer is not only in line with the original owner's character of "honest and honest admitting death", but also what Zhao Chen is looking forward to.

Although he has obtained some memories of the original owner, he is very different from the original Zhao Chen after all, and he can't wait to avoid the people close to him from afar, so as not to be seen as flawed.

And temporarily going to the county town to preside over the "trade route" is a good choice, and after a while, even if the personality changes, it will only be regarded as the result of experience.

"Yes, this is the responsibility that a man should have!" Zhao Song nodded with satisfaction, and continued, "You can tell your master when you go to the martial arts hall tomorrow, and I will let a twelve-person fire gun team follow you to the Jade Gate."

"Hey, I'm afraid your master will have to come up with a trick or two before he can repay this favor."

"Why?" Zhao Chen asked "blankly".

"If I hadn't sent a firecracker team to accompany me, do you think the 'Sand Snake Gang' would have let your master arrive safely in the county seat?" After Zhao Song asked with a smile, he saw that his son finally nodded suddenly, so he asked as if unintentionally: "By the way, do you still carry the red pen left by your mother?" ”

Zhu Bi ...... Seal the magic pen? Zhao Chen's heart suddenly moved, and he lowered his head and replied, "Just as I was about to report to my father, that pen was inexplicably broken yesterday morning and turned into dust." ”

……

After Zhao Chen withdrew, Zhao Song left the house under the dissatisfied gaze of his wife, and at the same time thought in his heart:

"Turned to dust...... Was that pen just a normal curse defense item?

"Or, not it?"