The brothers who traveled westward in those years

Chapter 369 0370

Long Fei went to the prison in An County to confirm whether what Wu Lan said was true.Because the two of them had no chance of colluding with each other, Zhang Cai's words at this time were the most credible.

Sitting squatting in the prison, Zhang Cai looked decadent, as if he had aged ten years since he hadn't seen him for a few days.Compared with the last time Long Fei met him at the county government office, Zhang Cai now looks like a middle-aged man who has experienced many vicissitudes.

Zhang Cai was a little agitated when he saw Long Fei, and he repeatedly tried to break open the door of the cell.After trying to no avail, he squatted at the base of the partition wall, looking at Long Fei expectantly.

Unbearable, Long Fei motioned for Zhang Cai to sit on the chair behind him, and then Long Fei explained to him the purpose of coming to him this time.No one can prove that Zhang Cai killed his mother, but the only evidence now is very unfavorable to him.To get out of this predicament, the matter between him and Wu Lan was a breakthrough.

Some people say that Zhang Cai killed his own mother just to get rid of this burden completely, and then he can get Wu Kun's consent to marry Wu Lan.

Long Fei looked at Zhang Cai and said softly: "No one can save you, only you can save yourself. I hope you can tell me truthfully what happened between you and Wu Lan, or what happened between you and Wu Kun. what happened."

Zhang Cai looked at Long Fei dully, and said, "Is there any point in saying this now? I've already been imprisoned. Should I be beheaded in a few days?"

"It doesn't matter, anyway, it's a knife. If you die early and reincarnate early, you can let my mother and I be companions on the road to Huangquan." Zhang Cai paused for a moment, then muttered to himself.

Long Fei got up and walked to the wall, and said in a deep voice: "If you want to die, I will not stop you, but if you want to escape in this way, I can tell you right now, even if you die, you will still be alive in this world." Leave a bad name. Call you an unfilial son, call you a heinous villain."

Zhang Cai raised his head slowly and looked at Long Fei with those lifeless eyes.He seemed to have given up on himself, and any resistance.However, Long Fei's words just now hit him hard in the heart, hard in his heart.He has done nothing in this life, but there is only one thing he has always insisted on.

After drinking the bowl of water on the ground in one gulp, Zhang Cai exhaled heavily.Now that he has nothing to hide, he will definitely not say anything about replacing Long Fei with Wu Kun. Since it is the last chance, Zhang Cai still has a glimmer of hope for Long Fei.He was willing to bring up the past and tell Long Fei everything that happened before.

Where should I start? Memories poured into Zhang Cai's mind like a flood.His mind was full of images of being with Wu Lan, and finally he caught a moment, so let's start from this moment.

The two were studying in the same private school. At that time, Zhang Cai was very introverted, and he didn't even have the courage to ask his husband any questions he didn't know.He couldn't play with the classmates around him even more, so he had no friends during the years he stayed in the private school.His grades have been hovering in the middle and lower reaches, and he has almost no popularity and has never participated in any group activities.

There is a person who is very similar to him, and that person doesn't like to talk, and he doesn't like to deal with other students.Only later did Zhang know the girl's name, Wu Lan.Perhaps it was the predestined fate that made two people who were so similar become at the same table.Later, they were admitted to the same academy together, and then they were together.

After going to the academy to study, Zhang Cai's personality is obviously much more cheerful than when he was studying in a private school.However, he is still considered an introverted scholar in the academy.Wu Lan is always surrounded by a large group of scholars, each of whom has a bluffing identity and background.But their background has nothing to do with Zhang Cai, because he only cares about Wu Lan.

It is forbidden to fall in love in the academy, so Zhang Cai and Wu Lan can only date secretly.Of course, Zhang Cai would not do things with Wu Lan that exceeded the etiquette, at most he would have the courage to shake Wu Lan's hand.They encouraged each other, Zhang Cai supported Wu Lan to cultivate some interests, and Wu Lan encouraged Zhang Cai to read more professional books.

But there is no impenetrable wall in the world, and Wu Lan's brother found out about this in their third year of studying in the academy.If they hadn't gotten used to each other, they wouldn't have held hands and gone home so naturally.To be exact, it was Zhang Cai who sent Wu Lan home, and happened to meet Wu Kun at the entrance of the alley.

After learning the truth, Wu Kun was furious, and beat Zhang Cai hard in front of Wu Lan.Then he beat Zhang Cai many times, but Zhang Cai didn't mention it to Wu Lan once.He couldn't beat Wu Kun in the first place, even if he could beat him, he couldn't fight back, because he was Wu Lan's elder brother.

Wu Kun opposed them being together, Wu Lan and Zhang Cai made up their minds to be together.The two joined forces to fight against Wu Kun, even if they were separated forcibly, Wu Lan still refused to obey her brother's wishes and deal with those aristocratic families with good backgrounds.

They fought for more than a year. After they left the academy, Wu Kun suddenly had no objection to Zhang Cai and Wu Lan being together.But he reminded Zhang Cai that if he wants to marry her sister, he must at least have a decent house.

After Zhang Cai left the academy, he began to look for a job. Even he didn't know why, and he didn't go there for more than three days to work.The boss will fire him for various reasons, and then change jobs for a few days before being fired.Not to mention earning money and saving money, you can't even support yourself.

Wang dragged his heavy soldiers to the fields to cultivate, in order to reduce his son Zhang Cai's burden.But Zhang Cai is an adult after all, he needs a chance, a chance to climb up no matter how hard he tries.

There is no powerful person among their relatives, so Zhang Cai finally approached Wu Kun.I hope Wu Kun can help him, because at that time Wu Ku had already served as the magistrate of An County for more than a year.

Wu Kun readily agreed to Zhang Cai, and told Zhang Cai about the bright future of the job.The wonderful prospect that makes people excited even thinking about it, as long as Wu Kun does him one of them will no longer be a dream.

But Wu Kun proposed an exchange condition to Zhang Cai, he can recommend Zhang Cai as Xiaolian.With him this opportunity to go to the county town, you can also help him build bridges and pave the way.But he asked Zhang Cai to promise him not to come back after going to the county.After staying in the county, take the old lady away, and then never go back to An County again.

Wu Kun's words were not as straightforward as what he said, but Zhang Cai had already heard what he meant.Wu Kun wanted to use this opportunity to make a deal with Zhang Cai. Wu Kun helped him leave An County to develop in the county, and he also promised Wu Kun that he would not associate with Wu Lan in the future.

Zhang Cai did not answer Wu Kun on the spot, but went home and thought about it for three days.Zhang Cai didn't know how much hair he lost in the three days, and Zhang Cai didn't know whether he was living in reality or a dream, because he hadn't slept in the past three days.It's not that he doesn't want to sleep, but that he can't sleep at all.

He set a goal for himself, and then made a decision for himself.The goal is of course that he must stand out, and the decision is that he chooses to make this deal with Wu Kun.A promise was exchanged for an opportunity, so that he could completely get rid of the embarrassment at that time, and even soar into the sky.

Only Wu Kun and Zhang Cai knew about this matter, and Wu Lan didn't know about it until now.Wu Kun wouldn't tell her about it, and it was even more impossible for Zhang Cai to mention it to her.

If it wasn't for Zhang Cai's failure to stay in the county, perhaps this matter would have passed.He stayed in the county as an official, then took his old mother to the county, and then he and Wu Lan forgot about each other.

This is the best ending, but in the end, people are not as good as God.Wu Kun recommended him to Xiaolian, and he happily went to the county town, and before leaving, he told his wife that he would definitely pick her up to go to the county town to enjoy the blessings in the future.But not long after he left, his old illness relapsed and her life was dying.

He may not want fame and fortune, or riches and glory, but he must not lose his old mother.These years, their mother and son depended on each other for life, and my mother was his only relative in this world.So when he received the news, he chose to leave the county without hesitation.

Zhang Cai, who returned to An County, not only lost the opportunity to send officials, but also completely lost his trust in Wu Kun.When Wu Kun watched his sister run out of the mansion in a hurry, he didn't let anyone stop him, but kept the anger in his heart.Since Zhang Cai was disobedient, he had no choice but to use his own method to solve this matter.

Zhang Cai had been threatened more than once, and even he never thought that it was Wu Lan who saved his life in that accident.For this reason, Wu Lan lay at home for more than a month, and Wu Kun was so distressed that she wished to tear Zhang Cai's body to pieces.He really wanted Zhang Cai to disappear from the world, but he was also afraid that it would affect his younger sister Wu Lan.

Zhang Cai knew some things very quickly, if Wu Lan hadn't begged Wu Kun hard, Zhang Cai would not have been assigned to work in the county government.He doesn't know kung fu, but he can get the same salary as other yamen servants.To put it bluntly, he is a civil servant. If Wu Kun hadn't been covering him, he would have been beaten down by the rest of the people.

Zhang Cai repeatedly emphasized that although he promised Wu Kun at the beginning, as long as he went to the county town, he would no longer contact Wu Lan.But Rang made a poisonous oath in his heart back then, as long as he was given a chance to become an official.He will definitely make a name for himself in the county town, and then return to An county in a prosperous way.

Returning home is nothing more than that, of course he will take my mother to the county.But he will not only pick up my old lady alone, but also go to the Wu family to propose marriage in his capacity at that time.From Zhang Cai's point of view, if he could really return home in good clothes, Wu Kun at that time would definitely not obstruct his relationship with Wu Lan again.

Having said that, Zhang Cai sighed heavily, as if he was unwilling to accept the injustice of this world.It also seemed to feel worthless for myself, and maybe there was a trace of regret.

If he hadn't been dreaming of sitting and soaring into the sky, how could he have listened to Wu Kun's words.If he hadn't listened to Wu Kun's advice and went to the county, maybe the old lady wouldn't have the root cause of the disease when she relapsed.It was always fine before, only that time Zhang Cai was not around, and after the relapse of the old disease, the root cause of the disease fell.

There is no shortage of people around him, so Zhang Cai has no way to leave his wife.He would rather not have those fame and wealth, he can even give up Wu Lan, but he must not leave his wife alone.

Long Fei didn't speak, but looked at Zhang Cai with red eyes.His words touched Long Fei, causing psychological fluctuations in Long Fei, who had always been calm.

But what Zhang Cai said is right, he can indeed choose to stabilize Wu Kun first.Once he flourishes in the county, perhaps Wu Kun will no longer dislike him.He also has the capital to give Wu Lan a stable life, and he can speak with more confidence than before.

Zhang Cai looked at Long Fei and said in a low voice, "Do you believe what I say?"

Long Fei nodded slightly, and Zhang Cai continued: "I didn't kill my mother, let alone kill me. In this life, my only family member is my mother. If I can wait until the day when the truth comes out, I will die with the murderer."

Long Fei smiled lightly, and said seriously: "Don't say stupid things, since you didn't do this, we will naturally find the murderer. But you must remember that you must not do stupid things. If your mother is still alive , she must hope that you live well."

(End of this chapter)