At that moment, the three of them rode their horses north, and after traveling forty miles, they came to the chivalrous Zhuangzi. Zhang Yongjie looked at it from a distance, and the houses were black and oppressive, saying that it was a Zhuangzi, but it was better to say that it was a bazaar.

In the outer area of Chivalry Village, there are many thatched houses. There are a lot of children playing here, and some of the older children are working in the dry fields. When those children saw Zhang Yuanwai's arrival, they shouted one after another: "Uncle Zhang is back, Uncle Zhang is back." ”

The clerk grabbed a handful of candy from his pocket and threw it to the children, who rushed for it. One of the children, who was so small that he didn't grab it, cried with a whimper.

Zhang Yuan turned over and dismounted, came to the little child, and squatted down to comfort: "Manly man, how can you cry so easily, don't cry." So saying, he took another handful of candy from his pocket and gave it to the child.

The boy burst into tears and laughed, and shoved the candy into his pocket. The younger boy didn't know the world, he didn't even know how to grab candy, and he didn't know how to cry if he couldn't grab it, so he stood in place dumbfounded. When the older boy brought the candy, the younger child ate it with a happy face.

Zhang Yuanwai said with a smile: "That's right, the elder brother must protect the younger brother, this is the performance of manhood." ”

Zhang Yongjie saw it in his eyes and thought that the little boy lived happily because he had an older brother.

Zhang Yongjie asked, "Brother Zhang, how can there be so many children here." ”

Zhang Yuanwai stood up, sighed, and said slowly: "Life is not easy, the people rely on the sky for food. When the year is good, it can still cope. If the year is not good, there will be many tragic things. Most of the children in this Zhuangzi are orphans from several nearby state capitals, and they are soft-hearted as elder brothers, and they can't see tragic things. Whenever I met homeless orphans, I brought them to Zhuangzi, hoping that they would also grow up and earn a living. ”

Du Qianlin also felt the difference, and then added and asked: "So outsiders know that you have opened a lot of restaurants and cloth shops in Yuzhou City and started a business. It turned out that it was to let these orphans have a source of livelihood, but there are tens of thousands of orphans in the world, how can you manage it?"

Zhang Yuanwai continued: "I also know that one person's ability is limited, but I can't ignore it when I see it, how much I have done. In the past, the poet Saint Du Fu could only live in a dilapidated thatched hut, and he still wished to have tens of millions of mansions, sheltering the poor people in the world. Today, the elder brother still has a little meager income, so he can do a little more. ”

Since Zhang Yongjie met this Zhang Wei Zhang Yuanwai, he has always listened to him giggle, as if he had never had any troubles. At this time, after listening to him say these words with a sad expression, he was suddenly in awe. Thinking of the younger boy, who had no ability to survive, how could he have eaten candy without a slightly older boy, how could he have a happy face?

And what about these slightly older boys? If there is no Zhang Yuanwai, how can they survive independently in the world? Thinking of this, Zhang Yongjie hurriedly turned over and dismounted, bowed deeply to Zhang Yuanwai, and said: "Brother Zhang's actions are really a big husband, and the younger brother admires it, please accept the worship of the younger brother." ”

Zhang Yuanwai hurriedly helped Zhang Yongjie up and said: "Brother Zhang's words are serious, and his modest strength is the responsibility that people in my generation should have. ”

Seeing this, although Du Qianlin was also thoughtful, he was unmoved, and just stood aside.

Zhang Yongjie was originally polite to Zhang Yuanwai, but at this time, he had to express his deep admiration from the bottom of his heart.

In the center of Zhuangzi, there are some brick houses. Although it is not luxurious, it is also clean, atmospheric, and looks solemn.

The wine and food have been served, and there are still a few people on the table.

A man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a circle-faced beard, and a big knife pinned to his back, using the knife technique of the Cuiwei Knife School, named Situ Xiongwu.

An eagle-nosed leopard-eyed, bareheaded, slender body, using a Zen staff as a weapon, named Yuwen Tiezhu.

A man with a meaty face, a tiger's back, and a meteor hammer, named Eugenda.

The last one was a white-faced scholar, but his face was pale like a sick seedling. It seems to be able to fall down at any time, but the weapon is an iron fan. The name is ominous, and he is called the sick cat.

Zhang Yuanwai politely introduced each other to the people on the field, Zhang Yongjie saw these people in strange shapes, and felt that they were not good people at first glance. Ben did not want to eat at the same table with everyone. But I am grateful for Zhang Yuanwai's character, and I have to give Zhang Yuanwai a son.

When everyone heard of Zhang Yongjie's name, they all recommended Zhang Yongjie to sit on the table. Zhang Yongjie felt that he was the youngest and refused to sit on the table for anything, but Du Qianlin sat on the seat with a butt. Zhang Yongjie insisted again and again, and finally sat in the last position.

During the banquet, Situ Xiongwu, Yuwen Tiezhu, You Jinda and others took turns to toast Zhang Yongjie. Zhang Yongjie thought that since he was a guest of Zhang Yuanwai, not drinking it would definitely make Zhang Yuanwai's face look bad, and he drank a cup very refreshingly.

These three people were originally reckless men, with a big grin and straight to the point. And the sick cat was polite and polite, and specially explained to Zhang Yongjie that he was not good at drinking and could not accompany Zhang Yongjie to enjoy himself, so he asked Zhang Yongjie to bear with him.

At this time, Situ Xiongwu, Yuwen Tiezhu, You Jinda and others took turns to toast Du Qianlin, but Du Qianlin kept a straight face and didn't drink a glass.

That Situ Xiongwu was suddenly furious, slapped the table and said, "What's the matter? Could it be that the owner of Qinglong Fishing Village Du Shaozhuang looks down on us rough people?"

That Yuwen Tiezhu and Eugenda were also angry, looking at Du Qianlin angrily. Zhang raised his glass at this time and said: "Heroes, don't be angry, come and drink a few cups for Du Gongzi." ”

That Du Qianlin stood up and said to Zhang Yongjie: "At noon five days later, the Dazhulin Courtyard will teach Zhang Shaoxia's peerless magic skills, don't miss the appointment." ”

Zhang Yongjie thought to himself that Du Qianlin asked himself to compete in the Dazhulin Courtyard, wouldn't there be a lot of people coming at that time? But after thinking about it, Sister Mu still needed four days to recover, so let her go out of Sichuan as soon as possible, so that no matter how many people came, there was no need to worry about exposing Sister Mu's whereabouts. At the moment, he said: "Since Du Gongzi has this Yaxing, he should be accompanied in the next decision." ”

When Du Qianlin heard this, he smiled with satisfaction, and immediately said hello to Zhang Yuanwai and left.

Zhang Yuanwai said: "Du Gongzi, let's finish this banquet and leave." Beds are already available. ”

But Du Qianlin didn't seem to hear it, and he had already gone far away.

When everyone saw that Du Qianlin left like this, they were furious, and they wanted to catch up with them with their weapons, so that Du Qianlin knew who was the eldest brother and who was the second brother.

The Zhang Yuanwai hurriedly stopped: "Although Du Gongzi is cold on the outside, he is fiery on the inside, and he is also a good friend worth making. Du Gongzi lost his manners in front of people today, so I will make amends on my behalf. ”

That Situ Xiongwu said hatefully: "What is it, dare to come to Zhang Yuanwai Zhuangzi to pretend to be an uncle, I don't know how thick the sky is." ”

Yuwen Tiezhu followed: "That's it, I've seen a lot of this kind of rich kid, and none of them are long." ”

Eugenda also added fuel to the fire and said: "I don't spill urine to look like myself, and I dare to sit on the table." ”

Zhang Yuanwai raised his glass and said: "Okay, all the heroes, let's continue to drink heartily, and if we don't get drunk, we won't return." ”

Only then did the crowd's anger subside slightly, and they clinked glasses and drank with the outsider.

The sick cat said in a strange way at this time: "Zhang Xianggong, this person has asked you to compete in martial arts in five days, you have to teach this madman a good lesson, and export evil anger for our brothers." ”

Zhang Yongjie came out to wander the rivers and lakes since his master, and heard someone call him Brother Zhang, some called Brother Zhang, some called Brother Zhang, some called Zhang Shaoxia, Zhang Gongzi, and then heard one more name Zhang Xianggong, and felt funny at the moment, so he smiled slightly.

The sick cat smiled slightly when he saw him, as if he had agreed. At the moment, he said: "Then our four brothers will also go to watch the battle that day to see how Zhang Xianggong taught that gentleman a lesson." ”

At this time, everyone was annoyed by Du Qianlin's rudeness, and they all wanted to teach Du Qianlin a lesson. But thinking that five days later, the famous Zhang Shaoxia made a move, and he was immediately happy. They all had a good impression of Zhang Yongjie, and continued to salute one by one, but Zhang Yongjie did not refuse.

After the banquet, Zhang Yongjie was already drunk. Zhang Yuanwai arranged a guest room and let Zhang Yongjie sleep. When Zhang Yongjie woke up, it was already the early morning of the next day.

After Zhang Yongjie washed his face, he pushed open the door and went out. There was no one outside the door, and the summer sun had risen very early, and they drank too much wine last night, so they must have been sleeping outside Zhang Yuanwai now, so they walked around the Zhuangzi at the moment.

Yuzhou has been known as a furnace since ancient times, and in the hot summer, only in the morning when the sun is about to rise, there must be a quarter of an hour of coolness. The breeze came, and Zhang Yongjie suddenly felt refreshed.

In front of him appeared a young man about sixteen years old, dressed in tatters, who was weeding in the dry field. Zhang Yongjie thought of the two brothers, Li Geng and Zhang Zhi, and thought to himself that this young man and Li Geng and Zhang Zhi were the same size, but Li Geng and Zhang Zhi were twin brothers, so they could still support each other. But the boy in front of him is alone, and he is also a hard-working person.

Zhang Yongjie stepped forward and asked, "Little brother, what's your name." ”

This young man saw Zhang Yongjie, and yesterday he saw Zhang Yongjie and Zhang Yuanwai returning to Zhuangzi, and knew that Zhang Yongjie was a distinguished guest of Chivalrous Village. stopped the sickle in his hand at the moment, bowed and said: "I've seen my brother, the villain's name is Tang Yuying, but he is poor and poor, they all call me beef soup." ”

Zhang Yongjie saw that the young man had inferiority complex in his words, and immediately said: "Well, you remember, no matter how poor others think you are. But you yourself must believe in yourself, have faith in the future, and you will definitely have a better life. So, you stop calling yourself a villain. How many years have you lived here?"

Tang Yuying nodded and said, "Yes, I have lived here for three years, but next month, Uncle Zhang will arrange a livelihood for me." ”

Zhang Yongjie said strangely: "Oh, arrange a livelihood for you?"

Tang Yuying said: "Yes, all children who have grown up to the age of sixteen, Uncle Zhang has to find a way to resettle, either to go to the restaurant to serve food, or to go to the dock to work as a coolie, or to go to the landlord's house to do long-term work." Many of the older brothers had already gone out before. ”

Zhang Yongjie nodded and patted Tang Yuying's shoulder to show affirmation. He took out a gold leaf from his waist and handed it to Tang Yuying: "You put away this gold leaf, and when you are in an emergency in the future, you will go to exchange it for silver." ”

Tang Yuying hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to take it or not. Zhang Yongjie smiled: "Take it, don't let others see it, I don't have much." ”

Tang Yuying put away the gold leaves, and said, "I don't know my brother's name yet, I don't know if I can tell you." ”

Zhang Yongjie said it, Tang Yuying kept the name in her heart, and continued to work and weed.

Zhang Yongjie turned around on the chivalrous Zhuangzi for a while, and felt a beautiful and harmonious atmosphere. After a while, the village was full of smoke. When he was young, Zhang Yuanwai was waving to Zhang Yongjie for breakfast.

Breakfast is a night of porridge with a few plates of pickles. During the banquet, I saw the sick cat and said: "This time, I have greeted my brother many times, and it is very important, and I have to ask Zhang Yuanwai to help." ”

That Situ Xiongwu, Yuwen Tiezhu, and Eugenda also seem to have something to say. Zhang Yuanwai laughed and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Ladies and gentlemen, let's eat first, and we'll talk more in the study later. ”

After breakfast, Zhang Yongjie knew that several of them had something to discuss, so he got up and said goodbye: "Brothers, Brother Zhang, I wasn't by my sister's side last night, and now I have to go back to the big bamboo forest first." ”

The Zhang member said: "Brother Zhang will go first, if necessary, the manager will tell Mama Li to do it." ”