Mr. Chen’s ability to make the industry so prosperous is due to his keen observation skills.
Zhang Jiao stood up with an attitude that had steadily surpassed that of the Hua family brothers and sisters.
Coupled with the look Chen Pingan cast.
Mr. Chen already knows how to choose.
However, the pampered Hua family brothers and sisters naturally did not want to be suppressed by Zhang Jiao like this.
The two looked at each other and stood up one after another.
Huadaolou said directly:
"Zhang Jiao."
"You and I don't need to be quick to talk here."
"On that day, we lost to our uncle, so naturally our skills were inferior to others."
"But for you, that may not be the case."
Hua Wuchang also said:
"Let's make a bet."
"You and my brother and sister have had a game. If we win, how about you just shut up about borrowing food?"
After finishing his words, the Chen family master subconsciously frowned.
Although both sides have magical means.
But in this situation, it's like whether you want to borrow food or not, it's not up to you, it's up to them.
On weekdays, Mr. Chen's family can be regarded as a man with great eyes and hands in this city.
Now because of these words, I feel a little unable to get off the stage.
However, Zhang Jiao did not be fooled, but looked directly at the Chen family master, smiled slightly, and was humble and polite:
"I came here today not to start a fight at the Chen family banquet."
"If Mr. Chen is willing to lend food to help Jizhou survive this disaster, it will naturally be a great meritorious deed."
"The poor Taoist Zhang Jiao will naturally offer the Taiping Dao amulet to the Chen family for protection and blessing."
"If I don't want to do it, I won't force you."
"In the final analysis, doing good to others must be done voluntarily."
Zhang Jiao said these words with sincerity.
When it fell into the words of the Chen family master, the meaning was different.
Immortal means, but give yourself enough face.
For a businessman, it would be really funny if he still doesn't know how to choose.
The master of the Chen family immediately stood up and said with a smile:
"It's hard for an immortal to come here under such severe circumstances."
"This is because you look up to my Chen family."
"I, the Chen family, dare not say much about this matter of raising food, but we will definitely contact our friends in the city and do our best!"
Hua Wuchang and Huadao Lou looked extremely ugly.
Zhang Jiao smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Master Chen!"
Then, when he looked at the Hua family brothers and sisters, his smile gradually turned into a look of indifference:
"The two are greedy, angry, ignorant, conceited and full of the five evils, yet they still claim to be Taoists."
"That's fine."
"Today, Pindao will meet you."
As he spoke, Zhang Jiao's body was like a bamboo leaf in the breeze, he disappeared from the house in the blink of an eye, and in an instant he came to the courtyard outside.
Huadaolou and Hua Wuchang looked at each other, snorted coldly, and followed closely behind.
When everyone looked at each other, they came to the courtyard to watch the battle.
Zhang Ping'an looked at Tao'er and saw that the little baby was not worried at all:
"Tao'er, you seem...very confident?"
Taoer was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and showed a proud smile:
"Of course!"
"Sir is a great teacher!"
"He is such a kind person, he will never lose!"
Zhang Pingan was stunned.
He suddenly felt that he saw in Tao'er a kind of tenacity that was the same as Zhang Jiao's, but slightly different.
…
In the courtyard, Zhang Jiao leaned on a nine-section staff and said slowly:
"I don't want to waste time either."
"You two, brother and sister, come up together."
"You can also look at the gap between you and me."
This humiliation is unacceptable to the Hua family siblings who were born into a wealthy family since childhood.
Immediately, Huadaolou and Hua Wuchang, with a magic sword and a whisk in their hands, rushed towards Zhang Jiao.
The attack methods are indeed sharp, and it can be seen that the two of them have some real abilities in the first line of cultivation.
but……
"clang!"
While the 9-section staff blocked the attack of the magic sword, the whisk whipped out like a whip.
Zhang Jiao's body instantly turned into a sky full of bamboo leaves.
In an instant, everyone was amazed.
Huadaolou and Hua Wuchang did not expect that Zhang Jiao would be able to do this.
Before they could react, Zhang Jiao had appeared behind the two of them.
In an instant, there was a roaring sound above the sky.
"Hiss!"
With the sound of gritted teeth and the shocked gazes of everyone, a beam of lightning as thick as an arm fell from above.
"Lefa!"
The faces of the Hua family brothers and sisters changed greatly. They joined forces to resist, but they were still swallowed up by the thunder method.
Throughout the courtyard, flowerbeds and pools evaporated and burned almost instantly.
Under the billowing smoke, Hua Wuchang and Huadao Lou had disappeared.
Seeing this ability to summon thunder, everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Even Zhang Ping'an didn't expect that Zhang Jiao would have grown to this point after not seeing him for three years.
"This is... the thunder method that the master used..."
"I didn't expect that Brother Zhang Jiao already knows how to do it!"
Zhang Pingan was surprised and happy, but then he showed a hint of worry.
Zhang Jiao dusted himself off and explained with a smile:
"Don't worry, everyone, they are not dead, they just ran away."
Now, everyone was completely relieved.
The Hua family brothers and sisters are not only cultivators, but also nobles from Luoyang. If they die here, no one present will be able to escape.
Mr. Chen's family even ran over excitedly.
Almost immediately, he grabbed a few old guys present and wanted to borrow the food he had raised.
Tao'er followed Zhang Jiao.
Those maids and servants who had made sarcastic remarks just now, with a hint of sarcasm, all looked at Tao'er with smiles on their faces.
Tao'er wasn't that happy either.
At a young age, he has experienced all the sufferings of the world and has long understood the most hypocritical side of people's hearts.
…
After the Chen family left, the smile on Zhang Jiao's face became much more obvious.
"Speaking of which, I have to thank the Hua family brothers and sisters."
"If the two of them hadn't brought out your strength, the Chen family member probably wouldn't have let go so easily."
"Now, if you give him a few charms, he will agree to work with his friends to borrow food, which can solve Jizhou's urgent need."
By this time, it was getting late.
On the empty street, looking at Zhang Jiao without saying a word, Zhang Ping'an couldn't help but say:
"What are you still worried about, brother?"
Zhang Jiao shook his head:
"The matter in Jizhou has indeed been resolved."
"I just wonder how many more years the people will continue to live like this."
Zhang Pingan was stunned for a moment, and then sighed:
"This is not something you and I can decide."
"Today, Taiping Road has developed to such a scale within three years, which is already remarkable."
Zhang Jiao smiled and shook his head:
"My past three years have actually not been too hard."
"The five years of traveling with you, Master, truly laid the foundation for people everywhere to believe in Taiping Dao."
"So, strictly speaking, Taiping Road is almost ten years old."
"What a pity. I heard that Luoyang is becoming more and more stupid and corrupt."
"If this continues, my Taiping Dao approach will only serve to quench thirst by drinking poison."
Zhang Pingan patted Zhang Jiao on the shoulder:
"Just take it easy."
“It’s amazing to be able to do this step.”
"You're not the emperor, so don't worry about it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Pingan's expression suddenly changed.
"If you talk too much, don't talk nonsense!"
Zhang Jiao smiled and said nothing.
…
After 3 days:
"Brother, when you return to Jizhou this time, you have to think about it and come back when you have time." Zhang Ping'an cupped his hands and said with a smile.
Zhang Jiao also responded:
"Brother, don't worry."
"Thanks to my elder brother for helping me with this matter of raising food."
After saying goodbye, Zhang Jiao took Tao'er and the piles of food and disappeared in front of Zhang Ping'an in the blink of an eye using his magical escape skills.
However, at this time, Zhang Pingan did not notice that the green bamboo stick in his hand had...a slight crack.
When Zhang Jiao took Tao'er back to the base camp in Jizhou, he saw his two younger brothers, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, looking sad.
"Brother, you are finally back!" The two of them were overjoyed.
Zhang Jiao said immediately:
"Brother 2, Brother 3, I have already borrowed the food!"
"Quickly, arrange for the commander-in-chief to send the grain immediately to places in Jizhou where there is a shortage of grain!"
However, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang looked at each other with a sad smile.
"Brother, on the second day after you left, a large-scale plague broke out in Jizhou!"
Boom!
I just felt like my head was hit hard.
Zhang Jiao took a few steps back in disbelief.
Zhang Bao continued:
"Many of the people we rescued at the beginning have died."
"And...and a few days ago, the government just came over and raised taxes by 30%."
"What little food the people have left has been taken away."
"The money and silk were all plundered!"
"Brother, these people in the government are all bandits now!"
Zhang Liang next to him had a face filled with resentment:
"More than a bandit!"
"It's simply more hateful than those people who dominate the mountain as kings!"
"Huh? Big brother?"
But Zhang Jiao was seen stumbling, and he immediately collapsed on the ground.
suddenly:
"puff!"
1 touch of bright red, shocking.
"Brother, don't hurt your heart!"
Zhang Jiao waved his hand:
"Brother 2, Brother 3, please distribute the food I have raised so that everyone can fill their bellies first."
"Remember, 1 must be very concealed."
"Don't let the officials know!"
After speaking, Zhang Jiao reluctantly stood up with Tao'er's help.
"Tao'er, let's go."
"I was sent out by the division commander for a spin."
Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang wanted to say something else, but looking at Zhang Jiao's prematurely aging back, they suddenly had mixed feelings, and what they wanted to say was blocked in their hearts.
…
Zhang Jiao and Tao'er came outside.
The drought is still not getting better.
But the number of homes that still have the atmosphere of fireworks has been reduced a lot.
Visible to the naked eye, many people's eyes have become numb.
It was as if they had lost their souls. Even when they saw the great and virtuous teacher they usually respected, they still lost any vitality.
Even when they saw with their own eyes that the food had been placed in front of them, they had no emotions at all.
At this moment, Zhang Jiao couldn't help but tighten his grip on the nine-section staff.
He used talisman water, medical skills, and the power of Taiping Dao to save people, but in the end they starved to death on the streets.
Even at the moment of death, it could no longer be said whether it was fear or resentment. He just fell to the ground numbly and never woke up again.
Finally, Zhang Jiao burst into tears.
For the first time, despair for the Han Dynasty appeared in my eyes.
Tao'er hugged Zhang Jiao's leg and couldn't help but said: "Sir, you... what's wrong with you?"
Zhang Jiao smiled miserably and let the tears quickly evaporate on his face:
"nothing."
"It's just that...the teacher saw one thing clearly."
"The entire Han Dynasty is already sick, extremely sick, and hopelessly sick!"