As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Yan saw his mother and sister in the room looking relieved.
"Second brother, are you okay?!"
"What can happen to me?" Zhang Yan said with a smile as he unloaded things from the cart and piled bags of medicinal materials into his small bedroom.
"There are rumors outside that someone died at Changjia Restaurant, and it was the gangsters you beat up yesterday who killed them. My mother and I are scared to death! Second brother, don't hang out with Xiao Chongwen and the four of them.
OK?"
"Yan'er, be obedient and don't mess with those bastards..."
"Zhang Er, you have to listen to your mother and little sister this time. Those four bitches Xiao Chongwen are definitely not good-hearted. If we can't afford to offend them, we can always hide away, right? Don't be stupid!"
...Even the eldest brother Zhang Shun was loudly supporting me in the back room, and his words were full of anxiety.
Zhang Yan listened to the chatter in his ears, and his smile did not diminish. For the first time, he found that the feeling of being nervous and concerned seemed not bad. This was completely different from the strict father-like reticence when his master was still alive.
extreme.
"Actually, the person who died was Mashan. Yes, the Mashan you know. He was stabbed to death by a group of green men who rushed in when we were sitting at the same table."
"What? Mashan is dead?!" Zhang Huiyuan and Wang Lanping both opened their mouths in surprise. It's not that they regretted their lives, but it was just an accident. It was like an annoying dog that suddenly barked and was killed.
It was as sudden as a passer-by kicking him to death.
Of course, dogs are cute, just as an analogy.
"Good death! Good death for the dog!" Zhang Shun in the room was also making metaphors, but he accidentally insulted the dog.
"Yan'er, what's going on? Don't those gangsters have dealings with Mashan and the others? Why would they hand him a knife? By the way! Didn't you just beat someone yesterday? Will they come looking for you too?
You?!"
...
It took a lot of effort for Zhang Yan to calm his mother down. He could guess the mother's state of mind. It was a kind of fear of losing her son, and coupled with her old age and poor health, she couldn't bear the fright.
On the other hand, the eldest brother Zhang Shun would think more about it. When Zhang Yan came into the room to help him get out of bed, he quietly asked Zhang Yan: "Is it related to you?"
"Um?"
"Don't be careless with me! This little battle can't scare me. Mashan has a good reputation outside. Although he is not on the stage, he is not something those green-skinned bastards dare to provoke. What's more, any hatred or resentment will come.
To the extent that those bastards insist on taking his life? And it’s not too late that he chose to be killed while having a drink with you. It’s weird that it has nothing to do with you.”
Although Zhang Shun couldn't understand Mashan's death, he was sure that it had something to do with his second brother. He didn't forget that his second brother said yesterday that he couldn't suffer so much in vain and must get it back. This
No? Mashan’s life can be regarded as a bit of a make-up, right?
Zhang Yan smiled and helped his eldest brother deal with the dirt. Before Zhang Yan came back, his mother and younger sister worked together to complete this matter. The embarrassment and continuous psychological blow to Zhang Shun were great. Now it is changed
As Zhang Yan, this was too much for Zhang Shun to accept.
"Brother, why do you have this idea?"
"Zhang Er, you have really changed a lot this time when you came back! They say there is great fear between life and death. I always didn't believe it before. But this time I saw you as if you were reborn. I believe it. But I also saw your eldest brother before he became disabled.
You're a worldly person. When you came back, you said you wouldn't make things easier for those who are plotting against our family. Today, Mashan died. There can't be such a coincidence."
Seeing that Zhang Yan still remained silent, Zhang Shun sighed, patted the other party's shoulder, and then relaxed his words and said: "Forget it, you don't want to talk about what happened in Yubei Mountain, but I figured it must be
It's extremely dangerous. It's impossible for you to give up this grudge. But Zhang Er, eldest brother can warn you, you are the backbone of the family now, think more before doing things, and don't let me worry anymore."
"Brother, don't worry, I know."
"Well, it's good that you know. Hey." Zhang Shun sighed again. He had to say these words, but he really didn't know if his broken body could make Zhang Shun, who was obviously very independent now,
Yan listened.
Zhang Yan really didn't know how to explain to Zhang Shun, so in the end he could only remain silent and let time slowly answer everything. But one thing he didn't do to Zhang Shun was that he had inherited everything from his predecessor.
The people in front of the Zhang family are very important to them, and they have never thought about putting their family members in danger. That’s why they took the initiative to confront Mr. Wu who had not yet met in the dark, and attracted all the attention.
Come to him. This is the best way he can think of to protect his family at the moment.
Of course, just attracting the enemy's attention is not safe enough after all. If you are not afraid of ten thousand, you are afraid of the worst, so you need some other means to protect it. But this can no longer be done by Zhang Yan alone.
Find a backer, or someone to rely on.
Looking at the entire Langyuan City, there is only one choice that can be used as the support of the Zhang family and can still stand firm in the face of Young Master Wu and Wu Yuan above him. It is the garrison city guard.
Zhou Cang.
In addition, there is a prerequisite convenience in choosing Zhoucang, which is the favor that Zhang Yan obtained from Lin Zedong in Yubei Mountain in exchange for some changes in the essence of the Bagua array.
The essence of renqing is "courtesy reciprocity". The more times it is used, the more friendship will develop between each other, and it is not just about interests. Of course, most renqing still focuses on interests, or the proportion of interests is greater.
Therefore, Zhang Yan needs a bright enough "stepping stone" instead of continuing to rely on Lin Zedong's favor as his own identity.
"Second brother, what are these medicinal materials for?" Zhang Huiyuan was very curious about the many medicinal materials that her second brother had brought back. She had just been talking about them to herself, and now she had the heart to explore. She secretly thought to herself that it was the magical grandfather who taught her again.
What kind of means did you give to the second brother?
The pile of more than two hundred kilograms of dried medicinal materials was so large that it almost filled Zhang Yan's small bedroom. It took a lot of effort to push it back. If the cart hadn't been big enough, it wouldn't have been able to be carried in one trip.
return.
"Refining medicine."
"Ah? Second brother, you know how to make medicine?!" Zhang Huiyuan secretly thought, "Sure enough," she could not hide her excitement. Second brother came back this time, as if a child who was originally an ordinary child suddenly became omnipotent.
People are always confused.
"Of course. In the past, we just hid our weapons and kept them from being exposed. Now that our family is in a precarious situation, we have to have something handy, right? It's a last resort."
"Then can I take a look?"
"No! In addition, this matter must be kept secret. I didn't nod. No one should tell it except my family. Come on, come and help me. Help me wash these medicinal materials first..."