Xiao Zhangzhuang.
Zhang Tianhe is studying behind closed doors at home.
Huo Tingying came in from outside the door.
"Brother, Chen Jia is finished, Zhongwu Sect is finished." Disgraced, he cried and bowed to the ground as soon as he entered the door.
Zhang Tianhe was frightened when he saw him like this. He quickly came over, helped him up, poured a bowl of tea, handed it to him, comforted him and said, "If you have anything to say, don't worry, please be patient." Speak slowly."
Huo Tingying was really thirsty. She picked up the bowl, raised her neck and drank it all in one gulp.
He breathed for a long time, and told Zhang Tianhe roughly what happened, and then said: "Fortunately, I broke away from the rope and untied the ropes of the junior brothers. Everyone is fine, but the martial arts hall has already All burned.”
Zhang Tianhe listened carefully.
"It doesn't matter if the house burns down, as long as everyone is fine," Zhang Tianhe said, "Where are the apprentices?"
"The martial arts school no longer exists, everyone has gone home."
"What about Chen Jia?"
"After he was tied up, they took them to Qingfeng Village," Huo Tingying said, "Tianhe, Chen Jia was whipped to death by Wang Yaqiao with a whip. There is danger at any time there. Look, What should we do about this?"
"Don't worry, there will always be a way," Zhang Tianhe said, "Last time the doctor Xing Lizheng came back from there, I listened to what he said, but I didn't expect that things would get to this point."
"Yes, the Ax Gang is already difficult to deal with, and now it involves Qingfeng Village. There are three or four thousand people in Qingfeng Village. How can we fight with others?" Huo Tingying sighed, "Sometimes, I really don’t understand why senior brother wants to provoke that woman.”
"Now that things have developed to this point, there is no point in complaining," Zhang Tianhe thought for a while, "Brother, let's go back first and protect the apprentices. You will leave Chen Jia's affairs to you. Me."
"Then you must be careful, those bearded men have long guns in their hands." Huo Tingying warned.
"I know this, I have my own sense of proportion."
At the foot of Qingfengzhai Mountain, there is Yuelai Tavern.
Zhang Tianhe found a place to tie up his horse and came to the tavern.
This tavern is not very big. It is low in the front, with a clear stream passing by, and high in the back, with the Qingfeng Mountain at its back. It can be said that it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, a geomantic treasure land, and the gentle breeze blows, making people feel relaxed and happy.
As soon as Zhang Tianhe stopped in front of the tavern, a waiter greeted him enthusiastically and said, "Sir, please come inside, what would you like to eat?"
There were no customers in the tavern, so Zhang Tianhe found a seat and sat down and said, "Bring me a pot of wine and cut a pound of good beef."
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment."
At this time, the owner of the tavern came over, looked at Zhang Tianhe carefully, saluted and said, "May I ask if your surname is Zhang?"
When Zhang Tianhe saw the shopkeeper, he didn't recognize him and felt a little strange. He quickly stood up and returned the courtesy and said, "How did you know?"
"Excuse me, is your name Zhang Tianhe?" the shopkeeper asked again.
"Exactly," Zhang Tianhe heard that what he said was accurate and asked hurriedly: "Who are you?"
"My name is Song Qian, and I am the manager of this tavern."
"I have never met you, why do you know my name?" Zhang Tianhe was puzzled.
"What's so strange about this?" Song Qian laughed, "Do you have a good brother named Tang Yulong?"
"yes."
"Tang Yulong is the leader of our Qingfeng Village. He often drinks here with me. He often talks about you and your voice and smile. I have heard it a lot, and I probably know it in my heart. When I see your grace today, I think you probably are."
"That's it." Zhang Tianhe also laughed when he heard this. He understood that this was the informant Tang Dalong mentioned before.
By this time, the waiter had already brought the beef and wine.
"I heard that a man named Chen Jia was captured in the village two days ago. Are you here this time for him?" Song Qian said.
"To tell you the truth, I came just for him." Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianhe realized that the shopkeeper knew everything, so there was no need to hide it from him.
"This matter is not easy to handle," Song Qian said, "The Ax Gang leader Wang Yaqiao hates Chen Jia deeply, and he and the deputy village leader Wang Xiong are sworn brothers, and although Wang Xiong is the deputy village leader, he has great power. How could you save him?"
"Chen Jia is my brother. He must save him even if it is difficult to save him," Zhang Tianhe said. "Is Brother Tang in the village now?"
"Yes," Song Qian said, "Then you sit here for a while, and I'll go up to the village to find Leader Tang."
"Then I'll help you." Zhang Tianhe said.
About half an hour later, Tang Dalong arrived.
"Brother, my good brother, why did you come here?" Tang Dalong's loud voice was heard from far away, still shouting like that, "I miss you so much!"
Zhang Tianhe quickly stood up and returned the salute to him, smiling and saying: "Brother, why, haven't you bothered me enough yet, and you miss me again so soon?"
The two laughed.
Song Qian served them some more food and wine, and then went to work.
"Brother, I'm here today. Firstly, I'm here to see you, and secondly, I need your help if I have something." Zhang Tianhe said straight to the point.
"Tell me, no matter what, as long as big brother can help, whether it's going up a knife mountain or getting off a frying pan, big brother will never frown." Tang Dalong said.
"I'm here for Chen Jia." Zhang Tianhe said.
When Tang Dalong heard this, his eyebrows immediately wrinkled.
"Brother, didn't you just say that you would never frown? What do you mean?" Zhang Tianhe wanted to laugh when he saw his expression.
"Brother, to tell you the truth, the most annoying thing for me is dealing with that bastard Wang Xiong, but I have to deal with him," Tang Dalong said, "You don't know how arrogant he is now. It is said that a few days ago, , he actually raped Da Heng and Lao Feng’s woman, Xiao Laijiao, he was so daring, and now, he’s captured Chen Jia again, there’s no room for him in the world.”
"Oh? With such a thing, he dares to take possession of your powerful woman?" Zhang Tianhe was also surprised when he heard this, thinking, is there anyone in the world who does things like him?
"Isn't that right? Who else can he take seriously now?"
"Where is Chen Jia now? How is his condition?"
"Our ninth brother Li Sizhe is in charge of the artillery and the prison. After Chen Jia was captured, he was imprisoned. I have already said hello to the ninth brother. Don't worry, the ninth brother is here and he is not guilty. Yes. It’s just that he was seriously injured and I heard he still had a fever.”
"Thank you very much," Zhang Tianhe said, "Then we must find a way to rescue him as soon as possible."
"Brother, you are out of touch when you say this. We are good brothers, and Chen Jia and you are good brothers. Doesn't that mean he is my brother? As long as it can help, there is no need to say it. , but Wang Yaqiao from the Ax Gang is still here watching, and Wang Xiong is in a hurry to speak, and my ninth brother and I are also thinking of a solution."
"Then what do they mean?" Zhang Tianhe asked.
"It goes without saying that you want money. Wang Xiong is a greedy person. I heard that the last time he led the spear team to Zhongwu Gate, he asked Wang Yaqiao for six thousand taels of silver, saying that he would share it with the brothers. Actually, shit! It all fell into his own pocket," Tang Dalong said, "I know him too well. If I want to save Chen Jia, I have to spend money."
"Then how much do you think he wants?" Zhang Tianhe said.
"I guess it's at least this number." Tang Dalong said, extending a slap.
"Five thousand taels!" Zhang Tianhe was surprised.
"Exactly, maybe more than that!" Tang Dalong said.
"With so much money, where can I get it?" This amount was too large, and Zhang Tianhe was also in trouble.
"Let's do this, you can rest here first and wait until I go back to talk to Wang Xiong." Tang Dalong said.
"Then there's Brother Lao."
