CHAPTER XXVI
The first rays of the morning sun finally pierced through the thick fog and sprinkled it on the city;
A warm spring sun that is extremely rare for the city makes people run out to get moldy;
Because Jiangzhou City is shrouded in dense fog for most of the year, the climate is extremely humid, especially in winter, it always gives people a feeling of dampness and coldness, as if no matter how heavy the clothes are worn, the body is always cold and sticky;
Even if the winter passes, in the spring, we may not be able to see the warm sun of spring; therefore, when the rare warm spring sun comes, people are accustomed to running to the sun to bask and enjoy the warmth of the spring sun;
However, such a rare sunshine always has some people who spoil the scenery, such as Zhuang Feng;
In such a rare weather, Zhuang Feng actually ran back to sleep, which made Meng Yuanhua very crying and laughing, maybe this is Zhuang Feng;
The former Zhuang Feng is always so muddy; what he wants to do, then he must do it; what he doesn't want to do, he won't do it if he dies; what he likes, he will like it to the bones, and what he doesn't like, he won't even glance at it; when he is happy, he can say anything, and when he is unhappy, he will not say a word;
Originally, in the early hours of the morning, Zhuang Feng was still quite interested in taking Meng Yuanhua to the riverside to watch the sunrise, but after eating breakfast, he shouted that he was too sleepy to go back to sleep;
Well, it's okay to go back to sleep; Meng Yuanhua also knew that Zhuang Feng hadn't closed his eyes for a long time, but Zhuang Feng had to go back to his office to sleep on the modular sofa, and refused to go to her house with Meng Yuanhua to sleep in anything;
I don't know what is going on in my head, although Meng Yuanhua is also a person who has reached the age of eating, but he can be regarded as a beauty;
Even He Li felt that their young master was too much, although Meng Yuanhua was also the eldest sister, and according to the toss last night, He Li also had an understanding of Meng Yuanhua, it was by no means a simple person;
Could it be that the modular sofa is really more comfortable than the bed of a beautiful woman's house? For this, He Li didn't believe it; but it was okay, he knew the temper of his own young master; yes, wouldn't he follow Zhuang Feng back to the office;
"Ali, you said that Ajie also cleaned up the bedroom inside for the young master, so that the young master and I can only sleep on the modular sofa, and I really can't do anything;" Zhuang Feng nestled on the sofa, swallowing clouds and spitting fog, looking at He Li, who was also nested in another group of sofas;
"That kid is an elm head, he won't do such a considerate thing, and ask a lot of masters to find a woman, to ensure that you can satisfy the young master;" He Li also swallowed and spit out the fog there, but it was not a picture of enjoyment, but maybe it was smoked, and he couldn't see the expression clearly;
Zhuang Feng didn't say anything more about He Li's words, and the two suddenly fell into silence;
Actually, it's not that Liu Jie and they are ignorant; in the innermost part of this office, there is a bedroom separated for Zhuang Feng to rest; but without Zhuang Feng, no one dares to touch the things inside; of course, in fact, there is nothing in it except for the bed that has fallen apart;
He Li understood why Zhuang Feng didn't go to Meng Yuanhua's place, and he also understood why Zhuang Feng didn't go to the inner bedroom to rest, but nested on the already tattered modular sofa;
The reason for this is that the people who used to be are gone, including the hostess here;
"Lao Meng woke me up immediately when there was news from there, and I went to sleep;" Zhuang Feng habitually bounced the cigarette butt in his hand, turned sideways, and buried himself in the sofa;
He Li didn't answer Zhuang Feng's words, and he didn't know if he heard it; Meng Yuanhua didn't follow Zhuang Feng to this office, but went back to Beicheng directly; because Zhuang Feng still had a task for her, that is, to go to Xicheng tonight, and strive to take Xicheng back within three days;
He Li didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't react until the cigarette butt burned his hand, but the reaction made him a little speechless, not to extinguish the cigarette butt, but to light another cigarette on the cigarette butt and there, and some stunned to look at the sunlight that came in through the floor-to-ceiling window, a little dazzled, or a little deaf, this He Li is not sure;
Because He Li was a little distracted or in a trance, he seemed to hear Zhuang Feng say: "Let's change the furniture tomorrow;"
When the cigarette butt burned his fingers again, He Li finally reacted, extinguished the cigarette butt, and gently turned it out;
When night falls, artificial lights shine through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, refracting a little dizzy;
I don't know when it began, Zhuang Feng fell into the torment of insomnia, he couldn't sleep all night at night, but he was able to fall asleep during the day, but how could he sleep as deeply as night during the day;
It's just that Zhuang Feng slept in a daze with here, and he was a little overwhelmed with the outside;
In such times, information always travels quickly, and the news that Zhuang Feng rebuilt the governor's hall last night has spread all over the rivers and lakes at this time, causing the bigwigs and townsmen in Jiangzhou to fall into an inexplicable atmosphere;
Many people feel an inexplicable chill when they think of the former banker, and some people feel a trace of fear for this new rising character;
The reason for this is that Zhuang Feng's hand came too suddenly, and he was not prepared at all; although when Zhuang Feng appeared two days ago, he had already attracted the attention of all parties, but this action was too fast;
However, in such a short time, he actually closed the northern city in the central district of Jiangzhou City, and according to the news, this immediately had to be stationed in Xicheng; in this way, all kinds of characters in Xicheng had a feeling that they couldn't react there;
And what's even more incredible is that the Yan family, one of the three major families, has been around for more than ten years, and there are still people there, and it's not just as simple as existence, it doesn't hurt the bones, and Beicheng is still in the hands of their family;
The Yan family still exists, and it is in alliance with the Zhuang family, haven't you seen that the current head of the Yan family has become the vice president of the governor's hall last night?
In the end, how much power does this dealer still have?
Nobody knows;
But no matter who it is, one thing is certain, that is, Zhuang Feng returned strongly and rose rapidly after ten years of disappearance;
For Zhuang Feng's strong rise, the rivers and lakes of Jiangzhou have exploded, but Zhuang Feng slept in a daze with them, and did not get up until the lights were on and the neon lights were flashing;
Get up and habitually light a cigarette;
Before a cigarette was finished, Zheng Shan came over, and there was nothing else to do, just to send the two hundred bundles that Zhuang Feng needed;
Zhuang Feng didn't say anything about this, just politely said a few nonsense words, and then sent Zheng Shan away;
Extinguishing the cigarette butt, Zhuang Feng took the small bag containing two hundred cash checks sent by Zheng Shan, and went out;
He Li was accustomed to following Zhuang Feng, but in exchange for a sentence: "I changed the furniture, and I went out for a walk alone;"
In this regard, He Li is very unspeakable;
"It's okay, even if the master is abolished, it won't be so easy to die;" Zhuang Feng knew He Li's embarrassed appearance, what he thought in his heart;
He Li wanted to say something, but after watching Zhuang Feng finish speaking, he put the gun on the tea machine in his pocket, so he didn't say anything more;
As the most prosperous area in Jiangzhou, Zhuang Feng personally doesn't like it;
Zhuang Feng likes quiet, not lively; he hates the artificial lights in the city, preferably the flickering neon lights, which always make him feel dizzy; he can't even look at the night sky in the city; although in the climate of Jiangzhou, the sky is always foggy and nothing can be seen; however, it is better than looking at those lights;
At the beginning of the day, it is the beginning of the indulgence of people who have worked all day, so this central district is always crowded with people;
Most of them just wander the streets, because with their meager income, they really have nothing left to indulge in those night clubs except to support their families;
Where can you go besides wandering the streets?
Yes, go to the river, shout at the river, and talk to vent;
Or, as you can often see in the city news, so-and-so suddenly has a sudden illness and hurts someone, etc.;
When Zhuang Feng passed by the Dynasty nightclub, he suddenly felt a little ridiculous; it was clear that last night was still stained with a fishy smell, but at this time everything was back to normal, as if nothing had happened;
There were still some thugs gathered at the door, and the little brother who parked the car was still smiling, and in this cold early spring, the prostitutes dressed in revealing and tacky clothes did not know whether they were cold or not;
People are always good at forgetting;
Zhuang Feng didn't stay too long, and he was a little dizzy in this bustling, and finally turned out;
All places are the same, behind this prosperity, the distance is always a little bit dark;
Zhuang Feng didn't take much time, he bypassed the bustle and hid into the gloom;
These alleys behind the prosperity can also be regarded as derivatives of prosperity;
The streets are full of stalls, or make some barbecue supper, or decanting soup porridge;
However, at this time, most of these stalls were only beginning to be put in order, and there were no customers, so they had to wait until later;
Those who wait for the prostitutes to appear, or the salarymen who have borrowed wine to drown their sorrows, come to replenish their strength or sober up, or those prostitutes who have not received business, and the little gangsters who have finished their work, sit down here, and then go back to their own houses, and find their own mothers;
This is the prosperity and gloom of Jiangzhou, and I can't help but feel a little bored;
Zhuang Feng walked around these gray street corners a few times and walked into a small shop selling soup porridge;
This is really a small shop, and there are only two small tables in the storefront, and with the tables placed on the side of the road, there are only five tables in total;
At this time, there were no customers, an older woman, who looked like the proprietress should be, and a little girl, who was about seventeen or eighteen years old, was preparing for business with her;
This kind of life is actually quite good, relying on your own hands, you don't earn much, but you can also support yourself;
Zhuang Feng looked at the busy one big and one small, lit a cigarette in the darkness in the corner, took a deep breath, seemed to muster up a lot of courage, or finally made some decision, threw the cigarette he only smoked on the ground, and then crushed it with his foot, then raised his head and walked straight towards the shop;
"Sit inside, what are you eating?" We have mash rice balls, millet porridge, steamed dumplings, fried raw ......" The little sister looked at the guests coming to the door, and she was used to coming forward to greet her;
"Sister-in-law;" Zhuang Feng ignored the little sister's greeting and walked directly in front of the proprietress;
It's just that as soon as Zhuang Feng said this, the little sister stopped talking further, and was a little surprised and a little puzzled;
Judging from Zhuang Feng's clothes, he shouldn't have been a person who appeared in this kind of place; that's it, but listening to the content of this talk, it's actually the proprietress's family; I want to have such a family here, do I still need to get up early and run such a small shop here?
"Little sister, don't do business tonight, go back and rest;" The proprietress looked at Zhuang Feng, but did not answer, but said to the little sister;
"Okay;" The little sister didn't say much, although she was still young, but she could see that something was wrong with this, but she didn't care too much about her, so she left by herself, but she still had some doubts in her heart;
"Sit down;" The proprietress carefully looked at Zhuang Feng after the little sister left, and then spoke;
"Thirteen's business......" Zhuang Feng looked at the proprietress and was silent for a long time, and after taking a deep breath, he opened his mouth with some difficulty;
It's just that it's okay not to speak, both of them remained silent, although the atmosphere was very depressing, but it was better than after Zhuang Feng opened his mouth, he ushered in a stormy attack from the proprietress;
However, Zhuang Feng did not fight back, and let the boss lady hit;
Don't look at the proprietress is just a middle-aged woman, but this shot, if someone who is familiar with it sees it, she will definitely be shocked to drop her jaw;
Because the proprietress at this time is no longer the appearance of being kind and wealthy on weekdays, and has never quarreled with the neighbors around her;
It wasn't the usual shrew's tearing and fighting, every move of the attack carried great power; if you look at it from a knowledgeable person, the proprietress at this time is still quite vicious and hateful;
Whether it is skill or strength, he can be called a master, because Zhuang Feng has endured so many moves, and he has been beaten by the proprietress to smash the things in this small shop;
Maybe the proprietress was tired, maybe the anger in her heart was vented, or maybe because the movement just now was too big, the surrounding neighbors and vendors gathered and became onlookers;
So, the proprietress finally stopped, leaving Zhuang Feng to sleep on the ground, but he didn't make a sound, and he didn't know whether he was knocked unconscious or in pain, or he was already dead, or maybe he endured it himself;
"Look, the proprietress is not doing business today, get out;" The proprietress stopped, and at the onlookers, it was so rough to open her throat;
In this way, the scene that was still a little noisy suddenly quieted down, and they could not have imagined that this proprietress who had been doing business here for many years was so peaceful on weekdays, but now there was a sudden change in the face, which made everyone unable to react;
"Get up and go if you're not dead," the proprietress yelled at the other side, ignoring the group of neighborhood vendors who were so shocked that they didn't know how to describe them;
At this time, these onlookers came back to their senses a little, and they all focused their eyes on Zhuang Feng, who was lying on the ground;
Fortunately, this person was not killed, and I don't know why, when the onlookers watched the Zhuang Feng on the ground move, the suppressed breath in their hearts was finally relieved;
Then he watched Zhuang Feng and the people there trying to get up with great difficulty, but they did not succeed, so these people watched like monkeys;
I don't know how long it took, but there were more and more onlookers, and the proprietress sat on a stool that had not been broken at the door, burning a cigarette, and seemed to join the crowd, as if the person on the floor in her shop had nothing to do with her, and watched the excitement;
Until the proprietress flicked the cigarette butt away and said to the onlookers: "Help up;"
At this time, only a few people came from among the onlookers, and went in to help Zhuang Feng up;
These people, these onlookers present all know each other, that is, the owners of these small shops adjacent to the proprietress to the left and right;
"These people are really not afraid of things, they are all like that, and they dare to go out to help;" The crowd did not know who said to that;
"Neighbors, neighbors, help is due, can't because something happened, this old man is not as good as a woman like the proprietress like that, right?"
"Also, when a few of them came to open the store, the proprietress was nice, but she didn't help less;
"Go back, don't mess around here;"
The crowd began to talk in whispers, but no one really helped;
"Scattered, scattered;" The men helped Zhuang Feng up, and he was able to sit up against the wall on the steps of the door; looking at Zhuang Feng, it seemed that there was nothing more to do, except for some blood on his face;
"Are you dead?" The proprietress didn't pay attention to the onlookers, these people didn't say they would disperse;
"I can still breathe;" Zhuang Feng replied weakly, but this tone felt like half a breath left;
The proprietress didn't say anything more, just lit a cigarette and threw one to Zhuang Feng, then ran into the back kitchen and got a towel out, and wiped the blood on Zhuang Feng's face there;
"Alas, why bother;" the proprietress wiped the blood from Zhuang Feng's face and whispered;
Zhuang Feng didn't answer, just smiled and flicked the cigarette butt in his hand;