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Chapter 89 Zhu Hu, die!

The villa where Zhang Lin lives.

Twelve burly men built a simple shed in the yard, slaughtered pigs and sheep, and prepared lunch. It was a lively scene.

They were all men with swords who came with Zhu Hu. On the second day after they arrived, they occupied Zhang Lin's villa and sent all of Zhang Lin's younger brothers to do hard labor in the snow and ice outside.

They occupied the magpie's nest, slaughtered pigs here, took their blood, and built a fire to roast suckling pigs...

As the pungent aroma of roasted suckling pig emanated, many men gathered around the fire to warm themselves and began to chatter.

"Those in the Blood Ridge black market really know how to live. They've hidden so many fresh livestock and poultry in this icy and snowy place for the winter."

"Haha, they probably kept it for themselves for the New Year, and didn't want... to let us get away with it."

"Tomorrow is the test. If Brother Hong Lie comes out on top, it's a sure thing that he'll take Blood Ridge. The food they're saving for the New Year will eventually be ours."

"Yes, yes, yes."

"Hey, isn't this Liang Zhi, the accountant?"

Someone muttered something, and everyone looked over. They saw Liang Zhi stepping on the snow and pushing open the half-closed door. "Excuse me, is Deacon Zhu here?"

A bearded man replied coldly, "In the room."

After saying that, the bearded man no longer paid any attention to Liang Zhi and continued chatting with the others.

Liang Zhi seemed to have long been accustomed to everyone's attitude, so he lowered his head and hurried towards the bedroom.

As I approached the bedroom door, I heard a lingering female voice coming from inside.

"Brother Hu, why are you here so early in the morning?"

"Haha, your son is so good. Come again."

"Give!"

"OK."

"..."

Liang Zhi, who was standing outside the bedroom door, felt his scalp tingling when he heard this.

Since Zhang Biao left, the atmosphere in the Xueling black market has been very good. Both Zhang Lin and Xie An have set positive examples. Unexpectedly, Zhu Hu, after only a few days, has already changed the atmosphere to this point.

Although Liang Zhi was angry, he didn't dare to knock on the door immediately. Instead, he waited at the door, enduring the unbearable sounds.

After about half a minute, the howling in the room stopped, and then a disheveled woman walked out of the door, glanced at Liang Zhi with her almond-shaped eyes, and then hurried away.

Liang Zhi felt a chill in his heart.

The woman in the brothel.

Was called here to stay overnight.

Zhu Hu is really brave.

However, Liang Zhi only dared to criticize in his heart, but on the surface he bowed respectfully, "Liang Zhi, I meet Deacon Zhu."

Not long after, the 1.9-meter-tall Zhu Hu came out and glanced at Liang Zhi with an unhappy look. "What's the matter?"

Liang Zhi felt the strong sense of oppression released from Zhu Hu. He didn't dare to look directly at him and lowered his head. "The boss has come out of confinement. When he learned that Deacon Zhu was coming here, he specially prepared lunch to welcome Deacon Zhu and the brothers."

Zhu Hu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and smiled, "Your boss is indeed a good man. He is worthy of being the one chosen by Elder Tang. Go back and tell Xie An that I will take the brothers to the banquet later."

"We are waiting for the arrival of Deacon Zhu." Liang Zhi bowed again and again before turning around and leaving.

Looking at Liang Zhiyuan's departing back, Zhu Hu was in a good mood.

Compared with Zhang Lin, Zhu Hu has a higher opinion of Xie An.

After all, he had already heard that Xie An was the steward appointed by Tang Qingyun. Therefore, Zhu Hu dared to bully Zhang Lin wantonly, but did not disturb Xie An during his retreat.

However, Zhu Hu was still very proud when he heard that Xie An was going to host a welcoming party for him, thinking that Xie An was giving in.

This is Baiyutang after all.

So what about the people Elder Tang appointed?
Shouldn’t we give Fang Baiyu some face?
Thinking of this, Zhu Hu called out to the twelve men in the distance, "Men, stop messing around. Xie An is hosting a banquet at noon to welcome us."

When these words came out, the men were very excited.

"Sure enough, this Xie An still wants to give face to our Brother Hu."

"What do you mean by giving face? It's obvious that you're just scared and giving in."

"Yes, yes, yes."

"The Blood Ridge lineage is already ours."

"..."

Liang Zhi walked in the snow, listening to the harsh sounds around him, feeling very uncomfortable. But he could do nothing about it, so he hurried away with his head down. It seemed that staying a moment longer would be a torture.

……

But Xie An helped Zhang Lin back to his own villa.

Then he asked Xiao Liuzi to take out food for the winter to cook, and also asked someone to invite the owner of a black market pharmacy to come and apply medicine and massage Zhang Lin's leg injury.

After some treatment, Zhang Lin's leg injury was relieved and his face looked a little more rosy.

After a while, a group of younger brothers built a shed in the yard, set up a simple stove, and started cooking in full swing.

Xie An's villa was equipped with a kitchen, but there were so many people today that the kitchen alone could not handle it. An extra stove and a large pot were needed to meet the needs.

Zhang Lin was overwhelmed with emotion, his heart filled with mixed feelings. "Brother, you don't need to apologize to Zhu Hu for my sake. They don't even consider us human beings, and they may not appreciate your kindness."

Xie An said calmly, "There's no need for him to appreciate it."

Seeing Xie An's firm attitude, Zhang Lin stopped trying to persuade him. "Zhu Hu and the others will be here soon. I'd better step aside."

With that, Zhang Lin stood up and limped off. Zhu Hu had previously beaten him with a stick in public, and he felt humiliated and embarrassed, and he felt he couldn't face Zhu Hu. Furthermore, Zhang Lin felt that Xie An's invitation to dinner was a way to subdue him and resolve the conflict, which made him even more uncomfortable.

Xie An pulled Zhang Lin back and said, "Brother Zhang, don't leave."

Zhang Lin was very embarrassed, "But..."

Xie An said: "I originally thought that Brother Zhang would leave. Since Brother Zhang did not leave, I know that you stayed for me. You can't bear this grievance in vain."

Zhang Lin was deeply moved. "But... I don't want my elder brother to suffer the grievances of Zhu Hu, a birdman, for me."

"No grievance."

Eh.

Zhang Lin sighed deeply, and finally couldn't bear to reject Xie An's good intentions, so he sat back.

It was soon noon.

A large pergola was built in the yard, with three large round tables set up, and delicious dishes were already on the tables.

There was a burst of heavy footsteps outside the door.

"Thank you brother."

As the hearty laughter sounded, Zhu Hu walked in with twelve men.

Xie An stood up and said, "Welcome, Brother Zhu! I have prepared some wine to welcome you all. Please take a seat."

Ok.

Zhu Hu was very satisfied with Xie An's attitude and took the lead to sit in the chief seat. The other twelve men also took their seats. Without waiting for Xie An to speak, they treated this place as their own home and feasted heartily.

Xie An led the somewhat embarrassed Zhang Lin to his seat.

The location is very particular.

Xie An sat on the left of Zhu Hu, and Zhang Lin sat on the left of Xie An.

Zhu Hu watched Xie An take a seat beside him without showing any dissatisfaction. He immediately felt Xie An's willingness to surrender was evident, and he was very happy. He smiled and said,
“It’s said that when Brother Xie was a deacon, he was personally assessed by Elder Tang. It’s really comforting that he knows how to behave and do things.

When Brother Hong Lie becomes the new incense master of Blood Ridge, I will definitely speak well of Brother Xie in front of him. After all, we will all work under Brother Hong in the future. You are familiar with this place, so you will need Brother Xie's help.

Xie An said with a forced smile, "Sure, sure."

Then, Xie An filled a large bowl with wine and raised it to the men, "Everyone, enjoy your meal and drink."

Zhu Hu was becoming increasingly satisfied with Xie An's attitude. Seeing that no one had picked up their wine bowls, he took the initiative to speak, "What are you all staring at? Brother Xie treated everyone to a good meal and drink, why don't you return the favor with a bowl of wine?"

The men then raised their wine bowls and toasted Xie An.

Although everyone drank heartily, their brows etched with contempt for Xie An. Everyone could see that Xie An was merely trying to curry favor with Zhu Hu. They followed suit, taking advantage of the situation and not taking Xie An seriously.

Xie An naturally saw all of this and said, "Enjoy your meal, everyone," and then drank the entire bowl of wine in one gulp.

Zhang Lin, who was standing by, felt even worse and just drank alone.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Xie An suddenly said, "Brother Zhu, I have something I need your opinion on."

Zhu Hu laughed and said, "Thank you, brother, for speaking frankly."

Xie An said to Liang Zhi, who was pouring wine for the men in the distance, "Tell Wang Xiang outside the door to bring the horse over."

Liang Zhi nodded in agreement and went out to call Wang Xiang.

After a while, Wang Xiang brought in Zhu Hu's big white horse in front of everyone's shocked eyes.

Xie An then instructed Liang Zhi, "Liang Zhi, close the gate. I'll have a few words behind closed doors."

Although Liang Zhi didn't understand how serious it was, he still did as he was told, closed the gate and bolted it.

Zhu Hu was very curious and frowned, "Xie, what does this mean?"

Xie An said, "I heard that Brother Zhu's horse brayed twice in the middle of the night, and Brother Zhu blamed Zhang Lin for not feeding the horse well, so he broke Zhang Lin's leg. A horse is only a horse, not a person. Besides, Zhang Lin is also a deacon, and he is also my friend."

Zhu Hu narrowed his eyes and looked Xie An up and down.

Although Zhu Hu has a straightforward personality, he is not stupid.

He had already seen that Xie An wanted to give an explanation himself.

Staring at Xie An for a long time, Zhu Hu thought of Tang Qingyun behind Xie An. He didn't want to completely break up with him because of such a small matter, so he smiled, "So Brother Xie is here for such a small matter. I won't hide it from you, Brother Hong has explained it. After Brother Hong takes over as the leader of the Blood Ridge Incense, he will only leave three deacons.

I must be one, as the high deacon.

Lin Yun had made great contributions to Wei Dian's black market, so Brother Hong naturally didn't want to abandon him and ruin his reputation.

Brother Xie has Elder Tang’s support and is capable, so he is naturally considered one as well.

Therefore, Zhang Lin's position as a deacon...is gone. This can be regarded as my early discipline of the servants. Since Brother Xie said that Zhang Lin is your friend, I will naturally give Brother Xie a favor. "

After saying this, Zhu Hu filled a bowl with wine and raised it towards Xie An and Zhang Lin. "I was a little too harsh in the previous incident. Drink this bowl of wine and let's put this behind us."

Gulu.

Zhu Hu finished the wine in one gulp, put the wine bowl down heavily, patted Xie An's shoulder with great enthusiasm, and said with a smile: "Come on, Brother Xie, let's continue drinking. Don't ruin our friendship because of such a small matter. Brother Xie has the support of Elder Tang, and his future is limitless. We can share wealth and glory."

Xie An narrowed his eyes and smiled brightly.

Then, Xie An picked up his chopsticks and motioned for everyone to pick up some food. "Come on, don't be restrained, eat and drink well."

While speaking, Xie An took the initiative to put a piece of chicken leg into Zhu Hu's bowl, "Brother Zhu, eat well."

Seeing Xie An's flattering attitude, Zhu Hu also laughed, "Brother Xie really knows how to do things...ah!!"

A shrill scream pierced the entire courtyard!
It was the chopsticks in Xie An's hand that suddenly pierced Zhu Hu's eyebrows and came out from the back of his head. Scarlet blood dripped down along the chopsticks.

(End of this chapter)