"You need to do one thing."
"Please give me your instructions, Mr. Six." Zhang Xijun was immediately overjoyed when he heard this and replied quickly.
"How to convince Li Hu and how to bring Li You with you? You have to do this yourself. As long as you can do it, it is not a bad idea to take you away from Yangtou Mountain. But if you can't do it, there is no need to mention this matter again, how about it?"
The stone in Zhang Xijun's heart suddenly fell, and he agreed immediately.
Zhu Shenzui said nothing, stood up and walked towards the main hall. After Zhu Shenzui left, Zhang Xijun stood up and looked at the direction he left, with a relaxed smile on his face.
Zhang Xijun is a smart man, and he knows the reason why Zhu Shenzui asked him to do this. This can be regarded as a question given to him by Zhu Shenzui.
Since he wanted to take refuge with Zhu Shenzui, he had to show his ability and take Li You away from Yangtou Mountain to seize Li Hu's lifeline. This was originally proposed by Zhang Xijun himself, and now Zhu Shenzui put this It is natural to leave matters directly to him.
How to persuade Li Hu to agree to follow Zhu Shenzui to leave Yangtou Mountain also needs to be solved by Zhang Xijun himself. Although Zhu Shenzui could mention this condition directly to Li Hu, but Zhang Xijun could handle it by himself, the meaning is completely different.
No one said a word about whether Zhu Shenzui could trust Zhang Xijun, or how Zhang Xijun gained the trust of Zhu Shenzui.
Whether it is Zhu Shenzui or Zhang Xijun, they know very well that these swearings are not really binding, and it is impossible to borrow these to make the two parties trust each other. But Zhang Xijun was not worried because he was confident. He was confident that as long as he followed Zhu Shenzui and left, he would be able to prove this in his own way in the future.
The same is true for Zhu Shenzui. Whether Zhang Xijun can be of great use and whether he can be truly trusted depends on his subsequent actions and his own judgment.
On the way back, Zhu Shenzui passed by Sheephead Mountain this time and had no idea of staying any longer. After all, the weather was getting colder and colder. It had snowed several times these days. If there was heavy snowfall these days, the road behind would be It's not easy to leave.
The next day, Zhu Shenzui and others started preparing for their return trip early in the morning. They packed up their things, ate and looked at the sun. Today's weather was pretty good, and it looked like it wouldn't snow for the time being.
Just when Zhu Shenzui and the others were about to say goodbye to Li Hu and others, Li Hu and Zhang Xijun took Li You to find Zhu Shenzui first.
Li Hu clasped his fists and said to Zhu Shenzui, hoping that Zhu Shenzui could take Li You away from Yangtou Mountain on this return trip, and Zhang Xijun was also walking with him.
The reason is also very simple. It is simply that the conditions here in Sheephead Mountain are not good, and Li You is still young, so following him can't help much. Zhang Xijun is a scholar, and the same is true in Yangtou Mountain. It would be more appropriate to entrust them to Zhu Shenzui.
In addition, Zhu Shenzui will send people to Yangtou Mountain next. From now on, Yangtou Mountain and Wangjiacun will be considered one family. Zhang Xijun followed Zhu Shenzui because of Li Hu's own intention. Not only could he take care of Li You, but he could also help Zhu Shenzui and be responsible for the subsequent contact between the two parties.
After speaking, Li Hu looked at Zhu Shenzui apologetically, with hope in his eyes.
Zhu Shenzui didn't say anything, he agreed with a smile, and assured him in front of Li Hu that Li You would be his nephew from now on, so he could rest assured that he would definitely arrange for Li You Of course.
In this way, Zhang Xijun and Li You left Yangtou Mountain easily, and when they left, Li Hu was grateful to Zhu Shenzui in every possible way. Just like last time, he personally took the people for a long ride, and did not wave until they left the mountain road. Say goodbye.
After breaking up with Li Hu, Zhu Shenzui glanced meaningfully at Zhang Xijun who was following him. Although the conditions he proposed were not too difficult, Zhu Shenzui was quite surprised that Zhang Xijun could do it so easily and that Li Hu had such an attitude. It seemed that Zhang Xijun was quite capable.
The way back was much more convenient than when they came. After all, their goods had been handed over in Zhao Village. Without the private salt, they no longer needed to travel through mountains and ridges on remote trails, and could return directly through the official road.
However, considering that Zhang Xijun and Li You were following them back this time, they did not have household registration certificates or "road rules" with them. It was still a bit troublesome to encounter official inspections. However, Zhu Shenzhui and the others also had their own methods for the return trip. The journey was very familiar. Whenever there was an inspection checkpoint, Zhu Shenzui would ask his men to take them around the nearby trail in advance, and others would pass through the checkpoint normally. Although this was more troublesome, it was safer.
The journey was uneventful. A few days later, the group finally crossed the Fen River smoothly, crossed the river and continued westward. They finally returned to Wangjiacun in half a day.
On the way back, Zhu Shenzui had thought carefully about the possibility that Zhang Xijun and Li You could not bring them back to Pingyang City.
First, there is a problem with their identity, and it is not easy to enter Pingyang City. Secondly, Li You was better. Zhu Shenzui still liked this honest boy. He got along very well with Zhu Shenzui all the way back. Even Wang Jinwu and others liked him.
But Zhang Xijun is different. Although Zhu Shenzui brought Zhang Xijun back, the true origin of Zhang Xijun has not yet been fully understood. In addition, Zhu Shenzui does not guarantee that he is loyal and reliable. It is only a "probation period" at the moment. .
As for the third one, it’s Zhu Shenzui’s own identity. Zhu Shenzui has been walking under the pseudonym Wang Shen outside. He cannot ensure what consequences will happen if his true identity is known to Zhang Xijun. It was impossible for Zhang Xijun to return to Pingyang City with him. The only place that could accommodate them was Wangjiacun.
Putting these two people in Wangjiacun, with uncles Wang Rong, Wang Jinwu and others taking care of them, would definitely not be a problem. Moreover, Wangjiacun is not an ordinary village. Because of the smuggled salt, Wangjiacun is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, which is far more reassuring than the other side of Yangtou Mountain.
Besides, the previous household registrations of Zhang Xijun and Li You cannot be used. To put it bluntly, they are two "black households". If they are placed in Wangjia Village, Wang Rong can easily solve this problem. After all, Wang Rong is not only the village chief of Wangjia Village, but also the village head of Wangjia Village. He also has the title of Baihu, so it is not difficult for Wang Rong to deal with two black households.
When the group of people approached Wangjia Village and were still two or three miles away, the villagers on guard outside the village saw them. They were overjoyed and hurried back to the village to report. After a while, Wang Rong, Xia Dong and others came out of the village to greet them.
"uncle!"
"father!"
"Uncle!"
Seeing Wang Rong, everyone hurriedly came forward to say hello. Wang Rong saw that everyone had returned safely, especially the boy Wang Jinwu who stood in front of him intact, grinning non-stop, and kept saying "Okay" , patted Wang Jinwu on the shoulder, and looked at his son who was darker but stronger, feeling extremely happy.
Then, he asked Zhu Shenzui if the journey was smooth. Zhu Shenzui nodded and said everything was going smoothly. Just as he was about to continue talking, Wang Rong saw two strangers in the team. These two people were Zhang Xijun and Li You.
"Are these two people...?"
"I brought them back. I'll tell you more about them later. Uncle, first find a place for them to stay, and then pick two smarter people to help them settle down." Zhu Shenzui said in a low voice.
Wang Rong was an old Jianghu man. He understood this as soon as he heard this. He immediately nodded in agreement, then turned around and called two people over. He pointed in the direction of Zhang Xijun and Li You, and then said a few words.
Zhu Shenzui didn't say anything, he just turned around and nodded slightly to Zhang Xijun and Li You, giving them a reassuring look. Zhang Xijun didn't panic at all. He followed Zhu Shenzui to Wangjiacun. Naturally, he had to listen to Zhu Shenzui's arrangements. He immediately bowed his hands to Zhu Shenzui and Wang Rong, and pulled Li You, who was still looking around, to follow him. The two left.
After Zhang Xijun and others left, Wang Rong greeted Zhu Shenzui and others to go home.
After a while, Zhu Shenzui, Wang Jinwu, Wang Chuer, and Wang Gui followed Wang Rong, Xia Dong, and Wang Yinsheng to Wang Rong's yard. As for the others, they all sent them back. After so many days outside, everyone has long been homesick. , I finally came back and had to go back and have a look.
After entering the house, everyone sat down. My aunt brought tea to everyone and went out first, leaving them, the gentlemen, to talk in the house.
"Those two people just now...?" Wang Rong asked impatiently as soon as his aunt stepped out.
Wang Rong couldn't be careless. Everyone in Wangjia Village was his own people. In the past two years, he had been doing private salt business with Zhu Shenzhui. This business risked beheading. Two strangers suddenly came. Just now, Zhu Shenzui Shen Zhui didn't directly tell them their identities, so he would feel really uneasy if they didn't ask clearly.
"These two people came back with us from Yangtou Mountain. The older master's name is Zhang Xijun, and the younger one's name is Li You. This Li You is the only son of the head of the family there..." Zhu Shenzui told Wang Rong Naturally, he had nothing to hide. He immediately told the origins of Zhang Xijun and Li You, and also told Wang Rong the situation at Yangtou Mountain.
