From Songzhuzhai borrowing from the Hua-Russia Daosheng Bank to the present, two and a half years have passed, Zhang Jilin and Zhang Youlin have completed their private school studies one after another, and they are at home. Zhang Jilin still reads and practices calligraphy as always, while Zhang Youlin gives himself a long vacation. This morning, Zhang Youlin came to his uncle's yard early, busy feeding the birds, and was very happy.

Zhang Jilin stood beside the stone table and came to the post in a regular manner, he saw that his cousin had no intention of reading at all, so he raised his head and taught a lesson: "Youlin, are you finished?" How do you say hello? Don't just learn from my dad, you either play with birds or raise insects all day long, do you know what it's called? That's called a plaything! ”

Zhang Youlin replied to him sarcastically: "Ouch! Still plaything? I said, brother, what have we all lost our ambitions? ”

Zhang Jilin hated that iron could not become steel, so he moved out of "The Book of Rites" and said: "A manly man must always have an ambition, right?" Just like what is said in "The Book of Rites: University", we must be upright, self-cultivation, family unity, governing the country, and leveling the world. Zhang Youlin was annoyed when he heard this, and he quarreled with his cousin: "I live a good life, why do I want to rule the country and level the world?" Everyone in the world wants to level the world, and if it doesn't make trouble, it will have to be chaotic, who has not had this ambition for thousands of years? But in reality? Is it your turn to govern the country and level the world? There has always been few opportunities for success and many times for disappointment, so there is a saying that 'if you are poor, you will be good alone, and if you are good, you will help the world', but it is just to find a step for yourself. ”

Zhang Jilin knew that he was talking nonsense, but he was speechless for a while, so Zhang Youlin continued to explain: "Let's just say let's talk about the two of us, you study hard, in order to 'help the world' in the future; ”

Zhang Jilin angrily threw down the brush in his hand: "Forget it, I won't tell you, the Tao is different." ”

Zhang Youlin picked up the bird cage: "Brother Jilin, you write slowly, don't relax, if you can't keep it, one day Zhang Jilin's name will be on the Jinshi Monument of Guozijian, if you are not the champion, you have to make an example or something." ”

"Why are you going?" Zhang Jilin asked with his neck stretched.

"I'm wandering around, 'on my own.'" Zhang Youlin turned around and left. He was tired of these clichés that Zhang Jilin had gotten from Mr. Private School, and thought to himself, how boring and boring it is to have such a cousin.

Zhang Youlin strolled through the streets with a birdcage, looking east and west, wandering aimlessly. Walking to Nanheng Street, he was targeted by the scoundrel Wang Xiaoer and Tong Liu'er. These two are both from Zhili, about the same age as Zhang Youlin, and they have no proper occupation in the capital, so they rely on abduction and abduction to eat. Tong Liu'er first looked at the pair of red sons in the cage, thinking that he couldn't get it without ten taels of silver, and then looked at Zhang Youlin's dress and style, he must be a rich young master. Wang Xiaoer took the lead, he took out a porcelain vase from his arms and walked over to Zhang Youlin.

Wang Xiaoer walked to Zhang Youlin's side and deliberately bumped into him, and the porcelain bottle in his hand fell to the ground and shattered.

Wang Xiaoer grabbed Zhang Youlin: "Hey! How can such a wide street hit people? ”

Zhang Youlin was furious: "Obviously you hit me, why do you bite back?" ”

"I said you hit me, okay, what should I do with this porcelain vase?"

"What to do? Deserve! Zhang Youlin thought to himself, do you want to lie to me? Neither did the door.

The people who watched the excitement gathered around, and Tong Liu'er was mixed in. Wang Xiaoer waved to the people who watched the excitement: "Ladies and gentlemen, you come to evaluate the reasoning, is there such a bully?" Today, my mother is sick, no money to catch medicine, I gritted my teeth and took out the ancestral treasures, and wanted to send them to the pawnshop as some silver, who would like to let this master hit the bottle to the ground and shattered, I am the 'Begonia Red' of the Northern Song Dynasty Jun Kiln, this bottle can not be taken down without five hundred taels of silver, this lord, you look at it. ”

Zhang Youlin sneered: "Yo ho! Do you still know the 'begonia red' of Jun kiln? It's really not shallow, what else do you know? ”

Wang Xiaoer pretended to be aggrieved: "This master, how are you talking?" I broke my 'Begonia Red' in broad daylight, and I still want to repay the debt. ”

"I see you look like a begonia red, have you ever seen that thing? Don't say it's you, it's your father, your grandfather, your ancestors for eight generations don't know which way the mouth of the Jun kiln is opened, go and go! Let's go cool! Running here to get into trouble? Zhang Youlin was about to leave, but Tong Liu'er stepped forward to block the way: "Why are you so unreasonable?" You dropped someone's baby and hurt people, and you couldn't even look at me passing by. ”

Wang Xiaoer grabbed Zhang Youlin: "Go!" Let's go to the yamen and reason! Tong Liu'er followed and fanned the flames: "Yes, sue him for a rabbit cub!" ”

Zhang Youlin was furious, stretched out his hand and slapped Tong Liu'er: "You dare to scold? ”

Tong Liu'er pounced on Zhang Youlin, Zhang Youlin deftly dodged, Tong Liu'er pounced in the air, fell headlong on the step stone on the side of the road, his head knocked out blood, and he didn't move.

Wang Xiaoer shouted: "It's not good, it's killing, come and ...... people."

Zhang Youlin panicked and kept defending: "It wasn't me who beat him, it was he who didn't stand firm, and everyone wants to testify to me......"

Tong Liu'er's face was covered with blood, lying motionless on the ground, and the good deeds who coaxed the seedlings were foaming and flying, pointing fingers and explaining that Zhang Youlin's bird cage was also broken, the cage door was wide open, and the birds didn't know where to fly for a long time.

The two catchers quickly arrived at the scene, they pushed through the crowd, and dragged Zhang Youlin out of the crowd, Zhang Youlin struggled and shouted: "Hey, why are you arresting me?" I didn't hit it, he knocked it himself......"

"You didn't say it or not, you will naturally figure it out when you go to the yamen of the Criminal Department, and you will honestly follow me." The older catcher was half comforted.

Zhang Youlin stubbornly struggled: "I'm not going!" I've got something to do. ”

The young catcher quickly grabbed Zhang Youlin's neckline: "Hey, this kid has a pretty hard mouth, I've been taking people for almost 20 years, and it's the first time I've met such a hard-mouthed kid, can you go?" Do you have to tell me to do it? ”

Zhang Youlin took a bite on the young catcher's hand, the young catcher screamed in pain, let go of his hand, Zhang Youlin ran away, and the two catchers hurriedly caught up.

Zhang Youlin jumped into the market in front of him, he ran past a watermelon stall, and forcefully overturned the wooden table where the watermelons were placed, and the watermelons rolled to the ground, and the two catchers tripped over the rolling watermelons......

A pergola supported by bamboo poles, there were a few people drinking porridge at the table under the pergola, Zhang Youlin ran over, the two catchers were about to catch up with him, Zhang Youlin pushed down the bamboo poles, the pergola suddenly collapsed, and the thatched roof was all covered on the heads of the two catchers......

Zhang Youlin ran around the market, sometimes he got under the stall, sometimes jumped on the stall owner's wooden case, and made the market a chicken and a dog jumping over the wall.

Under a wooden case selling halal beef and mutton, he had just come out of his head, and a big hand picked him up at once, and the young catcher was already waiting there, and he looked at Zhang Youlin angrily: "Little rabbit, I see where you are still running!" In front of everyone's eyes, Zhang Youlin was arrested and taken away.

Zhuang Huchen's home is not far from Liulichang, and he walks for about half an hour, but he usually doesn't go back often because he is too busy with things in the shop. Yesterday afternoon, the shopkeeper Chen compared with Zhuang Huchen because of trivial things, and in the evening, Zhuang Huchen still felt depressed, so he went home angrily and said that he was sick.

In the morning, the shopkeeper Chen was holding a copper hookah, sitting on the Taishi chair and was about to reconcile with the bookkeeper, when he suddenly remembered something, he looked around and asked the young man who was busy fiddling with rice paper: "Why didn't you see Zhuang Huchen, where did he go?" ”

"By the way, Master Zhuang said that he was a little uncomfortable and wanted to take a day off, let me say hello to you, I forgot about it just now."

"Uncomfortable? It's all about drinking, and if you drink less, there's nothing wrong with it. "Shopkeeper Chen is obviously very unhappy. The bookkeeper handed over the account book: "Shopkeeper, look at this account, here." ”

Shopkeeper Chen looked at it: "What's the matter, isn't it just that batch of lake pens, is there something wrong?" ”

"Why do I think the purchase price of this batch of lake pens is a bit high, you see, this is the purchase price, this is the selling price, this is the profit, I pondered, there is ...... in this" Mr. Bookkeeper looked at the shopkeeper Chen meaningfully, and stopped his words.

Shopkeeper Chen immediately paid attention: "What do you mean ......?"

"I'm also thinking about it, but there is no meaning to stir up trouble, everyone knows, like this kind of color of the lake pen in the glaze factory each shop has a conventional price, everyone is looking at each other, you sell expensive, the buyer will not buy yours, there are cheap in other shops, so, the selling price of this pen is about the same as everyone, there is nothing to ponder, it is worth pondering is the purchase price, who can catch the low purchase price is whose ability, the purchase price is low, the profit is big, but you look at the purchase price of Zhuang Huchen, it is a bit outrageous." The bookkeeper said, pointing to the ledger.

Shopkeeper Chen took the account book and looked at it carefully: "Yes, the purchase is a key, if you are not careful, it is easy to be calculated, if Zhuang Huchen and the seller are strung together to make a game, deliberately raise the purchase price, and then take the benefits from the seller's hand, this silver earns, but God doesn't know it." ”

Mr. Bookkeeper took the opportunity to make up a few more words: "Shopkeeper, let me give you a reminder, the heart of defense is indispensable, with Zhuang Huchen's ability, he can eat at any shop in Liulichang, but why did he squat in Maoyuan Zhai for decades?" Nominally, it's a big guy, here...... I'm afraid it's a bit famous. ”

Shopkeeper Chen nodded: "Well, what you say, I really have to think about it, he Zhuang Huchen is such a shrewd person, he won't hang himself on a tree, right?" Yes, I'll talk about this later, and the top priority is to ask Zhuang Huchen how to negotiate the purchase price of this batch of goods! Buddy! Shopkeeper Chen shouted loudly, and the young man came over, "You go and call Zhuang Huchen, just say that there is an account that is not very clear, please trouble him to come." The young man hesitated: "Shopkeeper, Master Zhuang is at home, or ......" Shopkeeper Chen glared at him: "If you call you, you can call, where is so much nonsense!" The young man did not dare to speak, and quickly turned and left.

It was almost noon, Zhuang Huchen hadn't gotten up yet, he was still thinking about his thoughts while lying on the kang, and a young man's voice came from outside the door: "Master, is my master at home?" ”

"Lying on the kang, say it's uncomfortable, you go in." Zhuang Huchen's wife lifted the curtain and let the young man in.

Zhuang Huchen was surprised, he straightened up and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

"The shopkeeper asked you to go, saying that there is an account that is not very clear, please explain it."

Zhuang Huchen waved his hand irritably: "Didn't I say hello?" I'm not feeling well today, so I'll talk about it tomorrow! The young man leaned into Zhuang Huchen's ear and whispered a few words, Zhuang Huchen was furious when he heard it, he grabbed the teapot on the kang table and slammed it on the ground, "bang", and the tea splashed. "It's so deceitful! When did Zhuang do this kind of chicken and dog thief?! ”

Zhuang Huchen's wife ran in in a panic and looked at Zhuang Huchen: "What's the matter?" ”

"Get out! Get the hell out of here! With a "bang", the kang table was overturned by Zhuang Huchen again......

Zhang Youlin was taken to the prison of the Criminal Department, where two arresters quickly pushed him into the cell, and the jailer Liu Yiming locked the fence that served as the prison door. Liu Yiming was in his early thirties, tall and burly, muscular, with a fierce face, especially his eyes, which were almost the size of an apricot kernel, bulging outward, and shining with cold light. Ordinary people will basically be suppressed by Liu Yiming's appearance, but Zhang Youlin doesn't seem to feel terrible.

The young catcher pointed to Zhang Youlin's nose and said, "Little rabbit cub, can't you toss?" I found a good place for you, where you live are the most tossed masters in the capital, it depends on your ability, you can mix up with the cell boss to do it. Zhang Youlin did not show weakness: "You have to be reasonable wherever you go, and I didn't kill people, why should I be arrested?" Hmph, I think you don't have long eyes when you catch fast, and if you can't catch a bad guy, you have the ability to catch people! ”

"Hey! Is this kid still hard-mouthed when he's here? I see that you don't cry when you don't see the coffin, Lao Liu, you give me a good job of this kid, so that he knows who we are. The older catcher said quickly.

"I know who you are." Zhang Youlin looked at the two of them, "The dog raised in the yamen!" The two catchers were furious, and the young catchers jumped forward: "Hey! Lao Liu, if you open the lock, I have to sew this kid's mouth on! ”

Liu Yiming pushed him away: "Okay, okay, I said what are you two competing with a child?" Let's go, I'll have the final say. The two catchers scolded and left, Liu Yiming looked at Zhang Youlin: "Boy, you also give me honesty, this is the prison of the Criminal Department, I don't care what you are doing outside, you have to obey the rules when you come in, if you want to make trouble, pay attention to me and I have picked your skin!" ”

"Uncle, when are you going to let me out?" Zhang Youlin asked innocently.

Liu Yiming sneered: "Hmph, let you go out, what do you think?" You beat someone to death, and you committed a capital crime, you know? ”

"I don't know much, he stumbled on the steps by himself, how can he rely on me?" Zhang Youlin looked very innocent, and Liu Yiming felt that this kid was a little stupid: "You ask me?" Anyway, people are dead, and this account has to be counted on your head. ”

Zhang Youlin thought for a while: "Then, can you let me go out first, and then talk about going out?" ”

Liu Yiming finally got impatient: "I said you have a brain disease or what's wrong?" I'll tell you again, you kid beat people to death, and you can't get out! After speaking, Liu Yiming turned around and left, leaving Zhang Youlin standing at the door of the cell in a daze, and the prisoners in the cell let out a burst of laughter.

Zhang Li sat under the grapevines in the courtyard, looking at the gate from time to time, muttering in his heart: What did this young forest do? Why haven't you come back by this time? As she was pondering, Zhang Shanlin shook his arms vigorously and shook the two big bird cages into the yard.

He didn't seem to see his sister-in-law, so he put the birdcage on the windowsill of the east room, and lifted the cover from the cage to reveal two chirping thrushes.

Zhang Li stood up: "Shanlin, are you here?" Do you know where the young forest goes? ”

"Yo, sister-in-law, where are you, I don't know." Zhang Shanlin's eyes did not leave the birds.

"It's just right, I'll discuss with you about Songzhu Zhai, if you don't come, I'll go over, alas! I'm so worried that I can't sleep these days, and you have ideas. ”

Zhang Shanlin didn't pay attention to what his sister-in-law was saying, and counted the birds vigorously: "What's wrong with the two of you today?" Shame on me, pick the dirtiest mouth, learn what is not good, not learn to call a night owl, I think you two are not cleaned up! ”

Zhang Li was a little angry: "Shanlin, I talked to you, why didn't you ignore me and talk to the birds?" ”

"Sister-in-law, I know you're worried, but I don't have a problem, isn't Lin Manjiang greeting you in the shop?"

"In good conscience, Manjiang is doing his best, but ...... Alas, it's just that there is no improvement, and seeing that the money borrowed from the bank is almost lost, and the repayment deadline is approaching, you say, what should I do in the future? Zhang Li frowned.

"You can discuss with me, to be honest, I was born to not do business, just like our old man. The old man likes gold and stone calligraphy and painting, and I like to carry cage birds, which are not business materials anyway. Songzhuzhai has come to this point, and I am also worried, but what's the use of worrying? Even if you kill me, I don't have the ability to bring Songzhu Zhai back to life. Zhang Shanlin's words were very extreme.

The thrush screamed vigorously again, and Zhang Shanlin looked at them with a gloating look: "Thirsty, right?" Craving water? There are no doors either! Who told you to be disobedient? ”

The servant hurriedly walked in, shouting as he walked: "Madam, master, it's amazing, Young Master Youlin fought with someone on the street, and someone died!" ”

"What? What did you say? Zhang Li's eyes widened and he was stunned for a moment, then sat down on the steps and came down with tears in his eyes. This news is tantamount to a thunderbolt on a sunny day for Zhang Li's family, she didn't have the heart to eat at noon, returned to the bedroom, knelt in front of her husband's tablet and burst into tears, no one persuaded her, until Zhang Shanlin found Lin Manjiang, she was helped up by the employer.

"Madame, don't be in a hurry." Lin Manjiang comforted.

Zhang Li wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and choked up, "Can I not be in a hurry?" Youlin, this child has been worrying since he was a child, and he usually gets into trouble by being naughty, who knows that he has caused a life lawsuit, his father died early, I am such a son, I really have to have three long and two short, how can I be worthy of his deceased father? ”

"Madam, it's useless for you to be in a hurry, we usually don't cause trouble, but you can't be afraid of things if you have something, don't worry, I'll take care of it, the key is to let the owner of the family stop biting, and if there is enough silver in the yamen, maybe you can settle this matter, right now, it's just this silver......" Lin Manjiang couldn't go on.

"Even if you go bankrupt, you have to spend this money, you can't let Youlin really give people their lives, right?" Zhang Shanlin was also in a hurry.

Zhang Li sighed: "Alas, it's really a house leak and overnight rain, and everything is rushing together, what should we do if we borrow money from the bank?" She looked at Lin Manjiang with a blank eye, Lin Manjiang avoided Zhang Li's gaze, and whispered uneasily: "When borrowing money, it was clearly written in the contract that we were unable to repay the loan when it was due, and we used Songzhuzhai's property as collateral, if we regret it, it will be a lawsuit." ”

"Isn't this going for my life!" Zhang Li's tears couldn't stop flowing again.

In the middle of the night, the prisoners were huddled one by one on the straw bunks and fell asleep, without even room to turn over. Zhang Youlin sat alone, he felt nested in his heart, and he didn't feel sleepy. Next to it was a dung bucket, and the stench made him have nowhere to hide, and he suddenly shouted: "Let me out!" I don't want to be in this dirty place! The screams were crisp and terrible, waking up the prisoners, and they sat up one after another, cursing Zhang Youlin: "Hey! What the are you going to do? I also didn't let my grandfather sleep. ”

The prisoner Zhao He raised his hand and gave Zhang Youlin two slaps: "I think this kid is underwhelmed!" ”

Zhang Youlin stood up and glared at him angrily: "Why are you beating people?" ”

"Grandpa is beating you, let you know the rules in the number, what's the matter, you're still not convinced?" Zhao He didn't take Zhang Youlin in his eyes at all.

"If you're not convinced, will you try to move me again?"

"Little bunny, what if I move you?" Zhao He slapped him again, Zhang Youlin lowered his head to dodge, and hit his head on the stomach, Zhao He was caught off guard and fell to the sky. Zhang Youlin jumped up and rode on him, and returned two slaps with his bow left and right. Zhao He was furious, turned over and pressed Zhang Youlin under him, and punched him indiscriminately, Zhang Youlin was defeated by his opponent, and his nose was bleeding, but he didn't say a word and let the other party beat him violently. After fighting for a while, Zhao He stopped: "Boy, are you convinced?" ”

Zhang Youlin was silent.

The prisoner Lao Liang and the mud: "Okay, if he doesn't say anything, he will serve, let this kid sleep against the toilet, and the matter of emptying the toilet will belong to him in the future." ”

Zhao He let go of Zhang Youlin: "Little rabbit cub, if you don't beat you, you don't know how many eyes Ma Wang Ye has, give me honesty in the future, do you hear?" ”

Zhang Youlin still didn't say anything, he silently crawled to the ground bunk and lay down.

"Honestly, what the did you do earlier?" Zhao He is still unrelenting.

Lao Liang yawned: "Let's sleep, I'll talk about it tomorrow." The cell fell silent, and in a short time the prisoners fell asleep.

Zhang Youlin quietly got up, his eyes roaming the cell, and finally landed on the toilet lid. Zhang Youlin didn't hesitate, he picked up the wooden toilet seat, jumped up and pounced on Zhao He, the toilet seat in his hand smashed his head, Zhao He was awakened, and before he could react, Zhang Youlin was ......

Zhao He shouted: "Come on, kill someone!" Help......" The prisoners pulled the two apart with their hands and feet, and the jailer Liu Yiming rushed over, glared and asked, "Who shouted?" Who? Tired of being alive again, right? ”

The prisoners pretended to have nothing to do and dispersed, and Zhang Youlin struggled to throw the toilet lid out and smashed it on Zhao He, who was hiding everywhere.

"Stop! What are you doing? Liu Yiming stood outside the fence and glared at Zhang Youlin.

"I didn't do anything, I just wanted to beat him." Zhang Youlin replied nonchalantly.

Zhao He covered his head and complained: "Master Liu, this kid wants to kill me, you don't care?" ”

Liu Yiming thought it was quite interesting: "Hey, this kid is quite kind, boy, he is half a head taller than you, you dare to beat him?" ”

Zhang Youlin walked to the fence: "Uncle, it's okay here, you better go to sleep." ”

"Tell me honestly, boy, what else do you want to do?" Liu Yiming asked with interest.

"After a while, when you leave, I will beat him until he begs for mercy, and I will tell all the people in this room that whoever dares to bully me again will be with him to the end."

"Hey! Fuck, there's a raw calf! People are not big, but they are not small, and I can't cure you if I don't believe it......"

"Uncle, you have to be reasonable everywhere, he is the first to move, why don't you care?" Zhang Youlin asked confidently.

"Don't talk nonsense, I saw you beating someone, Lao Tzu has to discipline you, and he turned against you?" Liu Yiming scolded and opened the prison door with the key.

"Uncle, if you dare to touch me, I'll die here, if you don't believe me, try it!"

Liu Yiming was shocked and immediately stopped opening the door: "Don't pay the price, it doesn't matter if you hit and die, I have to lose my job, you treat me well." ”

Lao Liang interjected: "Master Liu, why don't you change places for him, guarding this kid, we can't sleep steadily." ”

"Yes, uncle, let's change places for me." Zhang Youlin couldn't wait to leave this stinky cell, Liu Yiming promised: "Okay, okay, you bear with me for a few days, stay honest with me, let me give you a place to go, boy, don't call me uncle, or let me call you uncle, are you my uncle?" Don't bang your head against the wall, do you hear me? Liu Yiming was really afraid that this unscrupulous little rabbit cub would make some mess and smash his job again, and in the next few days, he didn't dare to slack off, and tried his best to figure out where to go for Zhang Youlin.

Zhuang Huchen stayed at home for several days and did not go to work in Maoyuanzhai. The awkward incident between Zhuang Huchen and Shopkeeper Chen quickly spread in Liulichang and also reached Zhang Li's ears. When she heard the news, her heart lit up, and she immediately put on some valuable gifts, said hello to Zhang Shanlin, called Lin Manjiang, and went to the banker's house in a carriage.

Mrs. wants to invite Zhuang Huchen to Songzhuzhai, how does Lin Manjiang think that this matter is unreliable. On the bumpy carriage, he said to Zhang Lishi: "Madam, you are wasting your time, where is Zhuang Huchen so good to say that he moved?" Even if you wear out your mouth, I'm afraid he won't come. ”

Zhang Li seemed confident: "I don't think it is necessarily, success or failure depends on our sincerity." She looked at Lin Manjiang, "If Zhuang Huchen comes, he can only wronged you, after all, ...... You are the patriarch of our Songzhu Zhai, I have to do it as a last resort, and I have to ask you to ...... Help me and let's get through this together. Zhang Li said these words from the bottom of his heart and was also very sincere.

Lin Manjiang was moved, he thought about it, and said firmly: "I understand your thoughts, and I will also leave the words here, as long as Zhuang Huchen is willing to come, I will keep Songzhu Zhai with one heart with us, I Lin Manjiang have nothing to say, and promise to be a good guy for him wholeheartedly!" ”

Zhang Li nodded: "I thank you for the Zhang family, Man Jiang!" ”

Zhuang Huchen lives in a small farm yard, the eaves are hung with dried peppers and old corn, the wall is leaning against a wheelbarrow, the pigs are humming in the pen, the dog is "Wang" twice and lying lazily on the ground, and there are a few chickens in the yard foraging.

For these two uninvited guests, Zhuang's wife did not dare to slack off, she hurriedly welcomed into the hall, served tea, and then trotted to the third uncle's house to call back Zhuang Huchen.

Zhuang Huchen was quite surprised by the arrival of Zhang Li and Lin Manjiang, he walked a few steps from the courtyard into the hall, Zhang Li and Lin Manjiang got up from the chair, Zhuang Huchen said: "Ouch, Mrs. Zhang, Brother Manjiang, rare guest, please sit down, please sit down." ”

Zhang Li and Lin Manjiang sat down, and Lin Manjiang asked with concern, "How is Brother Huchen's health?" ”

"Make do with it." Zhuang Huchen looked at the gifts piled up on the table of the Eight Immortals, and turned his gaze to Zhang Li's family, "Madam, you see that you have broken the bank, Maoyuanzhai and Songzhuzhai are both on the same street, and the neighbors in this street are not outsiders, I Zhuang Huchen can't afford it, and I will ...... later." You'd better take it back. ”

"Mr. Zhuang, we are here for you today." Zhang Li went straight in.

"Madame is polite, Huchen is just a guy, everything has to be up to the owner, it's really hard to say whether you can help or not." Zhuang Huchen generally knew a little about Songzhu Zhai, and he couldn't weigh the intentions of these two for a while.

"Mr. Zhuang, we don't go around in circles, I came here today to ask Mr. Zhuang to come forward and run Songzhu Zhai." Zhang Li said very earnestly, and Zhuang Huchen was stunned for a moment. Zhang Li continued: "You may know the current situation of Songzhu Zhai, I can't hold it anymore, I am a woman from a Taoist family, I have little knowledge, and there is no other way, but my father-in-law entrusted Songzhu Zhai to me before leaving, I can't live with the ancestors of the Zhang family, and I can't let it fall like this." ”

"Madame, have you been too worried? Where is Songzhuzhai? ”

"Mr. Zhuang, what I told you is the truth, right now, you are the only one in the entire Liuli Factory who has the ability to bring Songzhu Zhai back to life."

"Brother Huchen, your skills are well known in Liulichang, you are here, I will be your buddy!" Lin Manjiang also said very sincerely.

Zhang Li took out a purple brocade satin surface and beautifully made box, and held it to Zhuang Huchen with both hands: "This is what I left for you, I will wait for you!" Zhuang Huchen was stunned for a moment, thinking about whether to take it or not. Zhuang's wife looked at Zhang Li's family, then at Zhuang Huchen, and took it over for the hands of the master.

Zhang Li stood up: "My son is still in prison, I still have to think about it, Songzhu Zhai will ask you!" Zhang Li bowed deeply to Zhuang Huchen, and then left the Zhuang family with Lin Manjiang.

The purple brocade box contained a letter of appointment from the shopkeeper of Songzhu Zhai, looking at this letter of appointment, Zhuang Huchen was in trouble. He paced back and forth in the room, his brow furrowed. Zhuang Huchen knew in his heart that this shopkeeper was not easy to do, and once he took this step, he would share the glory and disgrace with the Zhang family for the rest of his life. This is a gamble with fate as a bargaining chip, and Zhuang Huchen asked himself over and over again, can I afford to gamble?

On this day, the oil lamp in Zhuang Huchen's house was lit for a night.

Liu Yiming finally found a place for Zhang Youlin, he led Zhang Youlin out of the cell, and walked forward along the long corridor, which was flanked by cells with wooden fences, and the prisoners in the cell laughed at Zhang Youlin loudly:

"Yo, little white face, let's live with my uncle, I will serve you well!"

"This kid has thin skin and tender flesh like a girl, and he still dares to kill?"

Liu Yiming scolded as he walked: "What are you doing? Shut the for me......" The two came to a cell at the corner of the corridor, Liu Yiming opened the cell door and looked at Zhang Youlin: "My eldest young master, don't you want to change rooms?" I'll do this for you, and if you're not satisfied, I'll have no choice. ”

In the cell, I saw a bearded man in his forties sitting on a pile of straw, his face fierce but his eyes were bright. This person is a Northwest chivalrous warrior and the leader of the horse gang, named Huo Zhenxi.

Huo Zhenxi originally lived alone in a cell, but when he saw that he was locked up in another person, he couldn't help but be angry, so he opened his mouth and scolded: "Where did such a little rabbit cub pop up?" surnamed Liu, if you're not afraid that I will skin this kid and eat it raw, you will be locked up! ”

"Lao Huo, if you really have such a good tooth, you will eat this kid raw, what am I afraid of? It's a big deal that if you lose your head, I will lose my job, and I won't suffer a loss. Liu Yiming didn't care what Lao Huo said.

Zhang Youlin looked at Huo Zhenxi seriously: "This uncle, do you often eat people outside?" Why don't you eat Liu Ye first, Liu Ye is big, fat and fat, but he can eat more than me! ”

Huo Zhenxi deliberately sneered: "Boy, even if you still have a little eyesight, let me tell you, the meat surnamed Liu is too old, not delicious, and smelly, Lao Tzu still eats you, wait for the surname Liu to leave, I will pinch you to death first, and then peel the skin and cramp......"

Zhang Youlin laughed: "Uncle, you are so funny." ”

"Lao Huo, you fucking clean mouth, you angered Liu Ye, I'll give you a forty-pound shackle to let you taste it." Liu Yiming scolded.

Huo Zhenxi sneered: "Aren't you afraid that Lao Tzu will go out and kill you?" ”

"I'm afraid you won't be able to get out, just your case, if it's light, it's a military allocation, and if it's heavy, maybe it's a decision, what are you happy about?" Liu Yiming was a little gloating, he locked the cell door, and said to Zhang Youlin through the fence, "Boy, write a letter to your father, ask him to make more money outside, and make a little bit of money around, maybe I can get you out." ”

Liu Yiming left, Zhang Youlin turned around and looked at Huo Zhenxi curiously, Huo Zhenxi looked fierce: "What are you looking at?" Look at Lao Tzu slaughtering you again! ”

Zhang Youlin was not afraid, he leaned towards Huo Zhenxi: "Uncle, do you know why Liu Ye transferred me to this number?" Huo Zhenxi moved his body, very impatient: "I don't care how you came, if you get annoyed, I'll make you angry, if you're afraid, let the guy surnamed Liu change places for you, it's good for this Lao Tzu to live alone." ”

Zhang Youlin became serious: "Uncle, I see that you have a bad temper, and I don't want to mess with you, but you can't bully me, if you bully me, ......"

"What's the matter, Lao Tzu bullied you, what can you do to me, little rabbit cub?" Huo Zhenxi stared at Zhang Youlin with disdain.

"Then I'll take advantage of your sleep and put the urine bucket in your face, you can't sleep anyway, right?" Zhang Youlin said calmly.

Huo Zhenxi's eyes widened: "You dare?" I think you're tired of it. ”

"What I'm saying is that if you bully me, uncle, if you don't believe me, ask Master Liu, how did I get here." Huo Zhenxi sat up, looked Zhang Youlin up and down, and thought: Huh? I'm really gone, this kid really has a bad stomach.

Next, Huo Zhenxi and Zhang Youlin did not interfere with the river water, and neither of them paid attention to the other party.

Zhuang Huchen thought about his thoughts, and hurriedly walked on Liulichang Street, when Jiang Zhiwen, a supplier of Huzhou Lake pens in Zhejiang, came over and greeted him from afar: "Ouch, isn't this the shopkeeper of Zhuang?" It's been a long time since we've seen each other. ”

Zhuang Huchen stopped: "Mr. Jiang, don't say that, I am a guy in Maoyuanzhai, not a shopkeeper." ”

"I know, I know, your shopkeeper's surname is Chen, but isn't that an ornament? Who doesn't know that Maoyuan Zhai is actually in charge of your Mr. Zhuang. ”

Zhuang Huchen didn't want to explain anymore, so he changed the subject: "When did Mr. Jiang arrive in the capital?" ”

"It's been more than a month, I live in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Guild Hall, and I have time to drink there, and I have to live in the capital for a while."

Zhuang Huchen was a little strange, and asked tentatively: "Mr. Jiang, usually you have to walk around the shops in Liulichang whenever you arrive in the capital, why don't you keep quiet this time?" ”

"Why didn't you go? I have turned around the glaze factory several times, and all the shops have been transferred! ”

"Did I go to Maoyuanzhai, why didn't I know?"

Jiang Zhiwen thought about it and patted his head: "Look at my memory, I remembered, I didn't go to Maoyuanzhai, because your shopkeeper Chen and Mr. Bookkeeper went to the guild hall to find me." ”

"Shopkeeper Chen and Mr. Bookkeeper have approached you? I don't know? Zhuang Huchen was surprised.

Jiang Zhiwen looked around, saw that there were no acquaintances, approached Zhuang Huchen and whispered: "Mr. Zhuang, you didn't mention it and I forgot, Shopkeeper Chen asked me to verify the purchase price of the batch of lake pens we traded last time, alas, Shopkeeper Chen, this person has too many eyes, he suspects that Mr. Zhuang You have benefited from it......"

"The conscience of heaven and earth, we have always negotiated the price of one and two for two, and you Mr. Jiang know this best." Zhuang Huchen looked very serious.

Jiang Zhiwen spread his hands: "That's right, I told the shopkeeper Chen, this batch of lake pens is a big road goods, relying on small profits and quick turnover, the price I give to everyone is the same, and it is impossible for Zhuang Huchen to take benefits from it." I said, shopkeeper Chen, this is your layman, if Zhuang Huchen wants to take benefits, he will not do anything in the lake pen transaction, so to speak, he just pours a few pieces of ancient ink, the water in it is deep, and the silver is earned without knowing it. ”

"What did Shopkeeper Chen say?"

Jiang Zhiwen was a little embarrassed, he pondered for a moment, and said softly: "Mr. Zhuang, I said don't be angry, Shopkeeper Chen said, oh, I see, it seems that I have to check the purchase price of Chachamo." ”

The muscles on Zhuang Huchen's face twitched violently a few times, he didn't say a word, turned his head and left. Jiang Zhiwen shouted from behind: "Mr. Zhuang, Mr. Zhuang, I didn't say anything, don't take it to heart......"

Shopkeeper Chen was sitting on the Taishi chair in the front hall of Maoyuanzhai smoking a hookah, and Zhuang Huchen walked in angrily: "Shopkeeper, I have something to say." ”

Shopkeeper Chen waved his hand: "I'll talk about it later, you take the guys to the warehouse to pour rice paper first, the weather has been wet in the past two days." ”

"No, I have to say it now, or I'll panic." Zhuang Huchen stood still.

Shopkeeper Chen lowered his face: "Okay, good, you say!" ”

"Shopkeeper, I've been working in Maoyuan Zhai for decades, how are you doing, you have a number in your heart, I also have a number in my heart, if you don't believe me, it doesn't matter, tell me clearly, I'll go!" But you can't ruin my reputation behind my back! Zhuang Huchen looked very excited.

Shopkeeper Chen weighed it and understood it in his heart. He stood up and walked to Zhuang Huchen's side, and his tone softened: "Oh, Huchen, it looks like you've met Jiang Zhiwen, here...... I'm afraid it's a little misunderstanding, don't listen to his nonsense, I can't trust others and can't believe you? "Shopkeeper Chen has played the old trick again.

"Don't pay the price, let's figure things out and then talk about it, you have verified the account of the lake pen, and the following is the account of the ink, you will check it out together, what about me, go home and rest first, and wait for your letter at any time." After speaking, Zhuang Huchen walked out of Maoyuan Zhai without hesitation. Shopkeeper Chen chased him out and said something, but Zhuang Huchen didn't hear anything.

In Songzhu Zhai, Lin Manjiang was tidying up the shelves, and Zhuang Huchen walked in with a gloomy face. Lin Manjiang greeted him and asked tentatively: "Brother Huchen, what's wrong today, who are you angry with?" ”

"Brother Manjiang, please tell the Zhang family, just say that I have thought about it, I am willing to come to Songzhu Zhai, and it is okay to be a young man!" Hearing this, Lin Manjiang was overjoyed: "Brother Huchen, I knew you would come!" Lin Manjiang was about to pull him to the back to sit down, but Zhuang Huchen turned around and left without saying a word.

In the cell, Huo Zhenxi was too lazy to take care of the new little rabbit; Zhang Youlin is also interesting, trying not to provoke this northwest man who wants to slaughter him at every turn, and the two live peacefully together.

That afternoon, Zhang Youlin had just woken up, he got up, and was stretching comfortably, Huo Zhenxi was lying on the straw floor, looking at him boredly, with a mocking expression on his face: "Hey! Your kid's fetal hair hasn't faded yet, why did you come in? ”

"They said I killed someone." Zhang Youlin replied indifferently.

Huo Zhenxi jumped up: "What? Killing, even if you still dare to kill? Fuck you don't tell the truth, I'll pinch you to death! ”

Huo Zhenxi stared at Zhang Youlin viciously, he couldn't see the kind of person with a mouth full of tongues.

"There was a scoundrel who came to me and threw himself at me, and I dodged away, and he hit his head on the steps, and he died."

"I said, it's up to you, and if you give you a few more guts, you won't have the guts to kill." Huo Zhenxi sat back on the floor, thinking to himself, it turned out that he was also a wronged person. After a while, when he raised his head and looked at Zhang Youlin again, there was a slight softness in his eyes and tone: "I said, I see you are dressed like a young master, what is your father doing?" ”

"I opened a South Paper shop in Liuli Factory."

"It's easy for you to do this, just let your father spend some money to shut the mouths of the dead people's families, and then give some benefits to the scribes in the yamen."

"Uncle, why did you come in?" Zhang Youlin looked at Huo Zhenxi curiously, this was what he wanted to know the most at the moment.

Huo Zhenxi suddenly showed a fierce look again: "You don't care what Lao Tzu came in for, just what you talk about, shut your mouth for Lao Tzu." ”

"You're really boring, you turn your face at every turn, I won't talk to you." Zhang Youlin was also angry, he simply turned around and left his back to Huo Zhenxi.

Huo Zhenxi was originally framed and imprisoned, and when he thought of it, he felt angry, but he couldn't get along with a child. He shifted his body, and his tone softened significantly: "Who made you not big or small?" Is that what you should ask? ”

Zhang Youlin was silent.

Huo Zhenxi asked again: "I often go to the glaze factory, what is the name of your South Paper Shop?" ”

Zhang Youlin remained silent.

Huo Zhenxi was furious: "Lao Tzu is talking to you, are you stuffing donkey hair in your ears?" Say! ”

"I don't talk to you, you are a dog-faced, you will turn your face when you say it, I don't bother to pay attention to you." Zhang Youlin made no secret of his dissatisfaction with this uncle.

Huo Zhenxi raised his fist fiercely: "I see that you kid is beaten again, dare to talk to me like this!" ”

Zhang Youlin turned around and looked at him quietly: "Uncle, have you forgotten what I said?" ”

"What words? I can't remember. "What this little rabbit cub once said, Huo Zhenxi has long forgotten.

Zhang Youlin repeated word by word: "I said, if you bully me, I will put the toilet on your face while you are sleeping with your eyes closed, unless you don't sleep." ”

Huo Zhenxi raised his fist and hesitated: "You want to put and urine on my face?" Fuck, how can you come up with such a trick? Who taught you? ”

"No one teaches, I think about it myself, who makes me unable to beat you? If I'm seven or eight years older, huh......"

"What can you do?"

Zhang Youlin glared at Huo Zhenxi: "I'll knock your front teeth down!" ”

Huo Zhenxi put down his fist by himself: "Okay, boy, you have a kind, Lao Tzu doesn't beat you, so that others don't bully children." ”

"Are you scared? Afraid that I will use the toilet to buckle you? Zhang Youlin's words were quite provocative.

"I'm too lazy to bother with your little child, what have I been afraid of?" Huo Zhenxi closed his eyes and thought to himself, this little rabbit cub has a little meaning.

In a private room in a restaurant, Zhang Li and Zhang Shanlin sat down, they came early, Zhuang Huchen had not yet arrived, and Lin Manjiang greeted him at the door.

Zhang Li sighed, and naturally mentioned his son's matter again: "Shanlin, what do you say about the young forest?" I'm just such a son, although I don't have a lot of interest, but I still have to point to him to renew the incense, if there is a three-long and two-short young forest, how can I be worthy of your eldest brother......" Zhang Li's tears fell again.

"Don't worry, I've been thinking about this matter for a few days, it's not difficult to say, it's just that you have to spend some money, if you put it on when you had plenty of money before, it would be nothing, but now our business is sluggish, and there is really no silver." Zhang Shanlin is telling the truth.

Zhang Li wiped his tears: "Shanlin, I know the situation of our family, it stands to reason that the affairs in my room should not be worried about you, brother, but the old man left a message, the brothers of the Zhang family are not allowed to divide the family, whether they are poor or rich, they have to live together, so this matter still has to be handled by you, brother, and now that Youlin is living in prison like a year, we have to think of some way, right?" ”

Zhang Shanlin asked tentatively: "Can our father's two paintings and calligraphy be taken out first to save the emergency?" ”

"Here you go again, I tell you, it's not going to work. I promised our dad that no matter how difficult it is, we can't sell it, not to mention that there is still half of the Zheng family, and we have no right to sell it at all. Zhang Li's tone was resolute.

"I'm not talking about selling, can we send the calligraphy and paintings to the pawnshop and bet some silver first?"

"That's not going to happen."

Zhang Shanlin became angry: "Then I can't help it, anyway, your son is still in prison, as soon as the court opens in a few days, if you don't make trouble, you will be sentenced to prison and beheaded, if you can watch it, I will be fine." Zhang Shanlin stood up angrily, and was just about to go out, when Lin Manjiang accompanied Zhuang Huchen in.

Everyone exchanged a few words, the cousin served the food, and Zhang Li picked up the wine glass: "Today, we are welcoming Mr. Zhuang, everyone should drink to their heart's content, this cup will be dried first!" ”

After the four of them clinked glasses, they drank it all, and Lin Manjiang filled it up one by one.

Zhuang Huchen picked up his wine glass and said to Zhang Shanlin: "Mr. Zhang, I used to be in Maoyuan Zhai...... I have done some things that are sorry for Mr. Zhang and sorry for Songzhu Zhai, thinking of these, I regret it, and I also hope that Mr. Zhang will do a lot, don't care about my previous mistakes, Huchen will make amends to you today! ”

Zhang Shanlin also raised his glass: "Mr. Zhuang, this time and that time, don't mention the past, we will be a family in the future, come, I'll do it first." After that, Zhang Shanlin had a drink.

"Mr. Zhang can ignore the past, Huchen is grateful, everyone ignores the past suspicions, treat me as a friend, I Zhuang Huchen will do my best in the future!" Zhuang Huchen also drank all the wine in the cup.

Zhang Li stood up: "Come, let's raise a glass for Songzhu Zhai!" ”

"Wait!" Zhuang Huchen put down the cup, he looked at everyone, and said something that surprised everyone, "Songzhu Zhai will soon cease to exist." As soon as the words came out, Zhang Li's, Zhang Shanlin and Lin Manjiang were all stunned, and no one spoke for a long time.

A slip of the mountain to oh yo yo two slip of the mountain,

Brother Foot Door, I went out of Jiayu Pass,

The big sheep has left the flock,

The lambs running around the mountains have no milk,

Stepping on this road, my heart will lead you......

In the cell, Huo Zhenxi sat on the ground with his back against the east wall, singing the folk song "Hua'er" from his hometown affectionately. Huo Zhenxi has been in for almost three months, and he doesn't know what happened to the brothers and his family, he is worried about them.

…… Every day, night after night, night and night dream,

Nails and flesh are gone, and I leave you,

took apart the mandarin duck alive,

A slip of the mountain to oh yo yo two slip of the mountain,

Brother Foot, I went out of Jiayuguan......

Huo Zhenxi's voice was surprisingly loud, and the corridors of the entire prison of the Criminal Department echoed everywhere with his imposing, emotionally blazing and full of vicissitudes of life, Zhang Youlin listened to it like a drunken man, he had heard the guzheng and pipa before, listened to Peking Opera and drum music, and had never heard the Northwest folk songs, but he didn't expect this casually sung folk tune, the rhythm was so poignant and touching. The inmates in the other cells also began to shout loudly:

"Gentlemen, sing well! One more time! ”

"Brother, if someone comes every day, let's not go out, this prison is very comfortable......"

"Brother Huo, can you sing Peking Opera? Give us a while, I'm quite suitable for listening to your voice and singing face......"

Liu Yiming hurriedly walked over with a whip: "Hey! Hey! Lao Huo, what are you doing, are you making trouble? ”

Before Huo Zhenxi could answer, Zhang Youlin raised his face and looked at Liu Yiming: "Uncle, he sings really well, everyone loves to listen to it." Liu Yiming waved his hand: "Stay aside!" Little bunny, it's not your turn to speak here. He glared at Huo Zhenxi: "Old Huo, shut your mouth for me, do you know what kind of place this is?" Dare to make trouble here, live impatiently, right? ”

Huo Zhenxi sneered: "Isn't it the prison of the Criminal Department, what's wrong?" Even if it's a 'decisive decision', you have to make people sing before you cut off your head. ”

Liu Yiming opened the cell door and walked in: "The surname is Huo, don't talk nonsense with me, even if you Huo Zhenxi has No. 1 in the northwest, but I have the final say here, don't feel uncomfortable, do you hear?" ”

"The surname Liu, you are a fucking dog with a wagging tail, Lao Tzu will not pee on you, if he meets you outside, Lao Tzu will strangle you with one hand!" Huo Zhenxi didn't take Liu Yiming seriously at all.

"Yo ho, isn't it? Do you think no one can cure you? The surname is Huo, you kid say it again, who is the dog? ”

"Lao Tzu is scolding you, you listen well, jailer Liu Yiming is a dog, a castrated leper dog."

Huo Zhenxi was aggressive, Liu Yiming was furious, raised his whip and whipped at Huo Zhenxi, Huo Zhenxi deftly dodged, flew up and kicked Liu Yiming in the jaw, Liu Yiming was kicked out of the cell, fell on his back and fell in the corridor, causing the prisoners in the cell next to him to laugh loudly. Liu Yiming got up and shouted angrily: "Come on, someone, someone wants to escape from prison......"

Several jailers rushed in with waist knives and short sticks, and they pressed down Huo Zhenxi and added fists. Huo Zhenxi struggled and shouted: "The surname Liu, there is a kind of let's do it one-on-one, Lao Tzu abolished your gelding ......"

"Put that set of forty pounds of shackles on him, and I'll see who can beat whom!" Liu Yiming pointed at Huo Zhenxi viciously and said.

Zhang Youlin watched the jailer shackle Huo Zhenxi from the sidelines, and he was indignant. Didn't Uncle Huo just sing a few words? Why do you want to do this? Is there any reason to talk about it...... Zhang Youlin came to the conclusion that this was not a good place, and he was a little homesick. Why didn't my mom and uncle get me out? What are they doing at home...... Thinking about it, Zhang Youlin's tears flowed unconsciously.

Where in the world is there a mother who doesn't care about her son? Since beating Youlin and entering the prison of the Criminal Department, Zhang Li's heart has not stopped for a moment. Seeing that Zhang Shanlin couldn't count on it, she held up Zhuang Huchen again.

In the living room of the Zhang family, Zhang Li and Zhuang Huchen sat opposite each other, and she asked: "Huchen, you also know about the young forest, I want to discuss with you, what to do." ”

"It's not difficult to say this, Wang Jinpeng from the Criminal Department and I are quite familiar, as long as you are willing to spend money, it should be no problem." Zhuang Huchen replied with confidence.

Zhang Li smiled bitterly: "If I have silver, I still use it for such a big difficulty?" ”

Zhuang Huchen stood up: "Dongjia, you say, what do you want me to do?" ”

Zhang Li got up and took out a house deed from the box and handed it to Zhuang Huchen: "This is a property in Mishi Hutong, it is the dowry given by my mother's family when I got married, you can help me sell it, you still have to worry about the affairs of Youlin." ”

Zhuang Huchen put away the deed: "Don't worry, the owner, I will take care of these things." He walked to the door of the living room and paused again, "Boss, the incident I mentioned...... Have you figured it out? ”

Zhang Li was a little embarrassed, she was silent for a moment before she spoke: "Huchen, your idea is not bad, but in this way, aren't we pitting the bank?" The Zhang family has been running Songzhuzhai for more than 200 years, and they have never done anything harmful. ”

"Dongjia, I've been thinking about this for a long time, thinking about it, and I feel that only this trick can bring Songzhuzhai back to life, and there is no other way."

"Huchen, think about it again, is there an alternative?"

Mr. Shanlin said...... There are also two valuable paintings and calligraphy at home...... "Zhuang Huchen asked cautiously.

Zhang Li immediately became angry: "He will think about these crooked folds, those two paintings and calligraphy are not all from the Zhang family, the old man left a message, in the future, the descendants of the Zheng family will come to the door, and they will choose any one, you think about it, even if I want to sell the paintings and calligraphy belonging to the Zhang family for emergency, I don't know which one to sell, the descendants of the Zheng family have not yet come." ”

Zhuang Huchen nodded: "Yes, if you want to say that, you really can't move." Zhang Li was moved by Zhuang Huchen's empathy, she looked at Zhuang Huchen, and couldn't help shedding tears: "Mr. Zhuang, it's really difficult, there is no one in this family who can call the shots, you say, what should I do?" ”

Zhuang Huchen thought for a while: "It seems that there is no other way to go about this matter, we still have to consider the bankruptcy of Songzhu Zhai." Owner, you have to think so, who opened the bank? It's a foreigner, how did this foreigner come from? Did we invite him? No, they drove the gunboat in, not to mention, the Qing Kingdom still had to cede the land and pay compensation, and other sensei, just the indemnity, do you know how much silver the foreigners took away? To put it this way, these foreigners are not only not good people, but also robbers, so we can't be polite to deal with robbers. ”

Having said that, Zhang Li still felt that there was something wrong here, and she frowned: "Huchen, let me think about it again......"

Zhuang Huchen quickly asked Wang Jinpeng to open up the joint, and the first step was to visit Zhang Youlin in the prison.

That morning, Zhang Shanlin and Zhang Jilin followed Liu Yiming into the cell, and Liu Yiming went over and woke up Zhang Youlin, who was sleeping soundly: "Hey, wake up, your uncle and your cousin have come to see you." ”

Zhang Youlin opened his eyes, got up with a bone, and smiled: "Uncle, Brother Jilin, you are here!" How's my mom? ”

Zhang Shanlin reprimanded: "Do you know that you miss your mother now?" Did you go early? It's easy for your mother to raise you! Something that doesn't make a difference! ”

"Dad, don't scold him anymore, Youlin knows it's wrong, and he will change it in the future." Zhang Jilin looked at his father with disgust.

"Change what? I'm not wrong at all, that person is a scoundrel, he wants to pit me for some money for no reason, and he wants to beat me, but he didn't stand firm, and he fell to the steps and died, how can you blame me? Zhang Youlin defended himself.

"Anyway, it's your fault, if you don't have nothing to do and carry a birdcage on the street to show off, how can people find your fault?"

Zhang Youlin was unhappy: "Uncle, if you have to say that I caused the trouble, and you don't believe me, then don't come to see me, you tell my mother, just if she didn't raise my son, I live well in prison." ”

"Hey, this kid can't say anything? Youlin, I'm your uncle, and now that your father is gone, I'll discipline you rightly! ”

Zhang Youlin also did not show weakness: "Then we have to see if what you say is reasonable, if it is unreasonable, why should I listen?" ”

"Dad, don't say any more." Zhang Jilin looked at his father, and then at his cousin, "Youlin, you also keep your mouth shut." ”

When the uncle and nephew were arguing, Liu Yiming walked around the cell with his hands behind his back, and Huo Zhenxi squinted his eyes and looked at him defiantly. Huo Zhenxi's body was fixed to the ground with iron chains in the shape of "big", only his head could be twisted, and the rest of his body was locked tightly. Liu Yiming kicked Huo Zhenxi: "The surname is Huo, aren't you Zhenxi?" You have the ability to collapse the prison of the Criminal Department for me, why are you dumb? ”

"Fuck you! The surname Liu, there is a kind of you let me go, and if I can't kill you, you will fucking have your surname. ”

Liu Yiming was furious and kicked Huo Zhenxi with his foot: "The surname Huo, are you still not convinced?" ”

"Lao Tzu just doesn't accept it, there is a kind of you beat Lao Tzu to death, you gelding!" Huo Zhenxi was not afraid, Liu Yiming was so angry that he punched and kicked Huo Zhenxi.

Zhang Youlin couldn't bear it, and stepped forward to persuade: "Master Liu, don't fight, this uncle is locked on the ground and can't move, it's enough to suffer, I'll compensate you for him, isn't it?" ”

Liu Yiming was surprised, he stopped and looked at Zhang Youlin: "Huh? How old are you kid, you dare to intercede for others, do you have this face? ”

"Although I'm young, but I understand the reason, as the saying goes, don't lie down, people are locked, there is no ability to fight back, you can't beat him at this time, I think if you are a good man, you should let him go, the two of you have a one-on-one trick, who knocks down who is the real ability." Zhang Youlin's tone was calm and clear-sighted.

Huo Zhenxi was surprised: "Huh? This kid is quite good at talking, he can be so sensible at a young age, boy, what's your name? ”

"Zhang Youlin."

Liu Yiming was annoyed and angry, and was about to have a seizure, but was stopped by Zhang Shanlin: "Yo, Brother Liu, my nephew is not sensible, don't be like him, you can be busy with your go." Liu Yiming also accepted it when he saw it, he glared at Huo Zhenxi fiercely, and muttered away.

Zhang Jilin opened the food box: "Youlin, I'll bring you something delicious, you see, this is a siu mai in one place, as well as the sauce beef of 'Yuesheng Zhai'." ”

Zhang Youlin jumped over, grabbed the siu mai, and gobbled up the sauced beef and ate it. After just two bites, Zhang Youlin stopped, he turned to Huo Zhenxi and said, "Uncle, you can eat some too, it's enough to eat." ”

Huo Zhenxi showed a grateful look: "Youlin, I'm not hungry, you can eat, thank you!" ”

Zhang Shanlin pulled the corner of his nephew's clothes and whispered, "Youlin, what kind of place is this!" You're nosy. ”

"This uncle and I are suffering in the same cell, and we should share what we eat, so how can I only care about myself?" Zhang Youlin replied to him dissatisfied, and simply brought the food box to Huo Zhenxi's side, "Uncle, your hands are inconvenient, I'll feed you." Zhang Youlin put the sauced beef into Huo Zhenxi's mouth, Huo Zhenxi chewed, speechless with gratitude.

"Yo, I forgot to dip in vinegar, I'm sorry uncle, I'll dip you in some vinegar." Zhang Youlin did it meticulously, and Huo Zhenxi finally shed tears: "Child, your heart is so good, uncle...... I can't forget you, I remember, your name is Zhang Youlin......"