Cao Peng saw the Xiang Yong clearly and couldn't help but exclaimed.
When Dian and Wei called out Cao Peng's name, they looked alert and stared at each other, ready to take action at any time.
I saw the person coming, about 175cm tall, with a bronze complexion, and a tall and muscular appearance.
Wearing a piece of cloth armor and leggings, and holding a spear. This is none other than Madam Hong and Deng Juye's son, Deng Fan.
Deng Fan seemed unaware of the vigilance of Dian and Wei.
He looked excited and ran forward with a smile. Cao Peng put one hand on Dian Wei's shoulder and gently pressed Wei Yan with the other. He shook his head, jumped out of the car with a smile, and faced Deng Wei.
Fan walked away.
"Afu, how are your uncle and aunt? It's been four or five years since the blink of an eye, and your body looks much stronger than before. I almost didn't recognize it just now." Deng Fan said Yunshan's misty words, excited.
He came to Cao Peng, stuck his spear upside down on the ground, and stretched out his hand to give him a warm bear hug, "Afu, how come you dare to come back? The county magistrate has ordered someone to set up a trap and is about to arrest you."
Deng Fan's low voice sounded in Cao Peng's ears.
I couldn't help but feel a sudden tremor in my heart, but my expression remained as usual, "Brother Deng Fan, you are no longer stronger than before... When I went out, my father told me to come visit you when I passed by here."
Suddenly, he lowered his voice and said, "Why are you arresting me?"
Deng Fan secretly glanced around and said softly: "This is not the place to talk. You should turn around immediately and go to the Zhang Family Taoyuan, which is twelve miles east of Niyang City. Everything will be clear... I am still on duty here, and I may have to
It will take a while to get there, so be careful."
"Afu, have you settled down yet?"
This sneaky and secretive conversation gave Cao Peng a sudden feeling of being connected with informants in his past life.
Although he was surprised in his heart, his expression remained normal.
"Thank you for your troubles, Brother Dengfan. My younger brother is preparing to go to Niyang to visit an elder, and will stay there for the time being. After finishing the work, I will definitely visit my brother's family."
"It turns out there is something important... In that case, I won't delay you. Remember to come see me when you are done. I will tell my parents when I go back, and they will be very happy."
"must!"
Cao Peng handed over his hand and said goodbye to Deng Fan.
Then he got on the carriage and whispered in Wei Yan's ear: "Turn around, do you know the Zhangjia Taoyuan?"
Wei Yan shook his head, "I don't know, but the Zhang family belongs to the Niyang clan, so we just need to inquire. It will be easier to ask Xiahou to come forward."
He also saw that something seemed not quite right.
Cao Peng got into the carriage, and Wei Yan called Xiahoulan over. After whispering a few instructions in his ear, Xiahoulan nodded and turned to leave.
"Brother Dian, things have changed. Let's turn around."
Wei Yan spoke to Dian Wei, and Dian Wei immediately got on the carriage. Wei Yan urged the horse and left.
Deng Fan stood by the roadside, watching the carriage go away, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief...
"Deng Fan, why are you so dazed? Who was that person just now?"
A big hand patted Deng Fan on the shoulder, which frightened Deng Fan so much that he shuddered. He turned around and saw a strong man standing behind him, staring at him.
"Ma Heizi, you scared me to death!"
"It's fine, what are you afraid of?"
"Nonsense, if you let someone pat you so suddenly, you'd probably be so scared that you'd wet your pants... This means I'm brave, otherwise something will happen to you. That's a distant relative of my father's, who was involved in the Taiping Dao Rebellion
Shi ran away from home and went to Hongnong. Later, I don't know what kind of bad luck he got, and he married his daughter to a good local family to fill a house. It seems that his surname was Yang, but I can't remember clearly what his name was.
After giving birth to a son, it’s the boy just now... Look at the arrogance, it’s so fucking irritating.”
Deng Fan was just telling lies, and he was telling lies in a decent way.
Although Cao Peng said he lived in Jiyang, his time there was short after all, and he rarely went to the city. Except for people from Deng Village, few people in Jiyang recognized him.
Ma Heizi belonged to the unknown group, and his eyes widened when he heard it.
"Hongnong, surnamed Yang? He can't be from Hongnong's Yang family... No wonder it's such a grand event. By the way, why didn't they go to your house and went to Niyang instead?"
"That's why I'm angry! After all, my parents are also the elders of that boy. But as you can see, he is now rich and looks down on us. If I hadn't stopped him just now, he probably wouldn't even go to my house. I
I invited you with good intentions just now, but they are going to Niyang, saying they are visiting elders...what kind of elders are they? My parents are not elders? Ma Heizi, please judge, is this guy looking down on others?"
Deng Fan looked ashamed and angry, and Ma Heizi couldn't help but nod his head in agreement.
"Forget it, don't be angry for this kind of person! The corps commander asked me to come over to see you, why haven't you gone back after a long time? Let's go, hold on for another hour, and it's time to change people. Brother invites you to drink, there is no need to worry about this
Such things are tiring."
Deng Fan sighed, nodded and said, "That's right...but forget about drinking. I have to go home later and tell my parents."
Ma Heizi did not insist, patted Deng Fan, turned and walked towards the checkpoint.
Deng Fan looked back again and saw that the carriage of Cao Peng and his party had disappeared...
He let out a breath, walked a few steps quickly, and shouted loudly: "Ma Heizi, wait for me!"
As he said that, he chased Ma Heizi's back and ran towards the checkpoint...——
"Afu, what's going on?"
The carriage was getting further and further away from Nanjuju Ferry. Dian Wei turned around and asked Cao Peng.
Cao Peng's expression was solemn and he shook his head slightly, "It's not clear yet, but my friend should be trustworthy. We will find out after we go to Zhangjia Taoyuan."
I had a vague premonition in my heart: Something must have happened at home!
Kuai Zhengming knew his identity and ordered his arrest.
There is only one possibility, that is, there is a huge force behind him that puts pressure on him. And the only person who can put pressure on him is probably Huang She. The Kuai family is a good Xiangyang family, but Kuai Zheng is just a branch of the family.
Not a direct branch of the Kuai family. Although Cao Peng claimed to be a Lumen student, Pang Degong might not be willing to offend another Jingxiang wealthy family for him.
The Huang family of Jiangxia is really a behemoth...
Cao Peng scratched his head and couldn't help but feel worried secretly. Huang She must have not found his body, so he decided to attack his family.
With his status as Cao Shi, Jiang Xia's military commander, and the commander-in-chief of the Nine Girls City Camp, Kuai Zheng really couldn't resist.
But, what does this have to do with the Zhang family? Could it be that she...
In Cao Peng's mind, Yueying's smiling face appeared again, and he nodded gently. It must be her, and it could only be her... She heard the news, so she rescued her family first and hid them in Zhang's house.
Taoyuan? Such an explanation seemed to make it a lot smoother. Cao Peng took a deep breath, put his head out and asked: "Brother Wei, has Xiahou inquired about whether he is back?"——
The Zhang family is the Niyang family.
But it's just a wealthy family, not a wealthy family.
But on the surface of Nie Yang, the Zhang family is a behemoth. In addition, the Zhang family's medical heritage means that every generation will have famous doctors practicing and countless people alive. Among the current Zhang family members, there is a person like Zhang Ji. The Great Plague of Nanyang
At that time, Zhang Ji saved many people, and the Zhang family almost spent all their wealth because of saving people. Therefore, no one in Niyang knew about the Zhang family, and when they mentioned the Zhang family, they all showed special respect.
Xia Houlan easily found out the location of Zhang's Taoyuan.
It is located outside Zhang Village. Although it belongs to the Zhang family's property, it is independent of the Zhang family's rule.
This is the private property of Zhang Ji, the former governor of Changsha. It was also a reward given to Zhang Ji by the governor of Nanyang County after the Nanyang plague.
Located on the other side of Xinghua Mountain, the mountain is full of peach and apricot trees, submerging the peach orchard, and the scenery is extremely moving.
Wei Yan stopped the carriage outside the Taoyuan Gate. Xia Houlan stepped forward quickly, walked up to the doorstep, grabbed the Suanni door knocker, and banged the door.
In the peach garden, it is quiet and seems to be uninhabited.
It took a long time before there was a sound of footsteps, and then the door opened a crack, and a bright head poked out from inside, "Who are you looking for?"
"ah……"
Xia Houlan suddenly didn't know how to speak and was speechless.
The old man said: "This is a private residence. We do not allow you to stay overnight. Please leave immediately."
After saying that, he retracted his head and was about to close the door.
Cao Peng had just stepped off the carriage at this time. When he saw this, he quickly shouted, "Old man, wait a minute!"
He quickly walked up to the doorstep, pushed Xia Houlan aside, bowed his hands and said softly: "It's Deng Fan from Jiyang Dengcun, asking me to come over."
"Deng Fan"
There was confusion in the old man's eyes.
"Is this Miss Zhang's home?"
"Miss Zhang?" The old man's confusion suddenly disappeared, revealing a vigilant look, "I don't know Miss Zhang, the young master has gone to the wrong place!"
As he spoke, the door closed with a bang.
At this time, Cao Peng was also a little confused...
what is this?
"Xiahou, how many peach orchards are there in Nieyang?"
Xia Houlan said in astonishment: "This place is called Taoyuan, there is no other place to go."
What's going on? Deng Fan was clearly talking about the Zhang Family Taoyuan! But why did the people in this Taoyuan exclude him?
It’s okay if he doesn’t know Deng Fan. He doesn’t even know Miss Zhang?
"Afu, get out of the way!"
Just when Cao Peng was puzzled, he heard Dian Wei yelling behind him. Cao Peng subconsciously dodged to the side, but Dian Wei strode forward and pressed his hands on the door. He didn't make any unnecessary movements.
The arm suddenly exerted force, and the door banged and was pushed open.
There was a latch as thick as an arm hanging on the back of the door, but it was broken by Dian Wei.
Following this loud noise, the old man who had just walked not far away looked back and saw the door opening, and a giant man as tall as a lion stepped into the Taoyuan.
"What do you want to do? Didn't I tell you that I don't know Deng Fan, and there is no Miss Zhang here."
Cao Peng quickly grabbed Dian Wei's arm and said, "Brother Dian, don't be impulsive."
He turned around and wanted to apologize to the old man. However, he saw a figure suddenly rushing out of the hall, rushing down the steps of the hall like the wind, standing in the patio, and shouted sternly: "I knew you would come to the door after you were a troublemaker, grandpa."
If you want to arrest me here, just come!"
When Cao Peng heard that familiar voice, he felt a chill in his body for no apparent reason.
He turned around with a cry, widened his eyes, looked at the majestic young man standing in the patio, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Brother Hutou, you are still alive!"
