Zhang Liuxing was about to refuse, but then thought of something and nodded in agreement, "It is indeed too late, then I'll trouble you, Qingqing."
"This is my house key, you can go by yourself!" Jiang Qingqing took the key from her pocket and gave it to Zhang Liuxing.
The other party took it and said, "I will leave very early tomorrow, and I will put the key inside the shoes outside your door." With that, he turned and left.
He didn't go directly to Zhang Liunian's house. Instead, he first rescued Hong Fei, then took away his motorcycle and his bicycle. After tossing and turning for more than half the night, he finally returned to Zhang Liunian's house.
Walking into the small house that Zhang Liunian had bought, Zhang Liuxing couldn't help but look around. As he walked, he came to his third brother's master bedroom.
Perhaps because she was too rushed earlier, Jiang Qingqing didn't think about locking the door. So, at this moment, Zhang Liuxing pushed the door open with a push.
His eyes swept across and suddenly landed on a bulging black bag in the corner. Zhang Liuxing didn't know what was on his mind, but he walked straight towards the black bag and pulled it.
Boom!
A large bag of colorful banknotes appeared before his eyes.
Judging by sight alone, there were at least seventy to eighty thousand, possibly more.
"Bang bang bang..." Seeing such a large sum of money appear before Zhang Liuxing's eyes, some bad thoughts instantly sprouted. He forced himself to calm down and swallowed, then his expression struggled slightly. Soon, he reached out towards the black bag.
"Huabao!"
In the early morning, Zhang Liunian suddenly sat up startled and saw Jiang Qingqing, who was leaning by the bed, and his daughter Huabao, who was lying in his arms.
Seeing his daughter appear beside him safe and sound, Zhang Liunian finally felt at ease.
"Liunian?" Hearing the movement, Jiang Qingqing opened her eyes hazily and then excitedly stepped forward. But because she had been sitting for too long, her legs had long gone numb, and without paying attention, her body directly fell.
"Careful!" Fortunately, Zhang Liunian was quick-handed. He reached out, caught her, and lifted her, thus preventing her from getting hurt.
"Are you okay?" Zhang Liunian knew that his wife was so rash because she was worried about him. He gently pulled her into his arms, his face full of concern.
"I'm fine. Tell me quickly, what exactly happened yesterday? Didn't I ask you to send Su Jie back to the village? How did you end up like this when you came back? Do you know how scared I was? I asked Huabao, but she couldn't explain clearly, only knowing that someone wanted to harm you. You really scared me to death." Jiang Qingqing felt the embrace behind her, her nose soured, and her small hands clutched Zhang Liunian's clothes tightly, as if afraid he would disappear before her eyes.
Seeing his wife's concern, Zhang Liunian tugged at his pale lips and comforted her, "Don't be sad anymore, I'm fine now, aren't I?"
"Thank goodness you're okay. If anything happened to you, we wouldn't be able to live either."
"No, I won't let this happen."
"You should still tell me who that person was and why that happened yesterday!"
"Alas, I actually don't know who that person was. I don't know him at all. Wait, where is that person? Where is he now?" Zhang Liunian suddenly remembered that he hadn't sent the person to jail yet, nor had he had time to ask who sent him.
However, this matter was probably inseparable from the Tang family.
"This... I forgot about these things." Jiang Qingqing realized that she seemed to have not handled something properly, such as not catching the enemy or taking care of their motorcycle.
"..." Zhang Liunian looked out the window. It was dawn. He didn't know if it was too late to go now. Regardless of whether it was too late or not, he still had to report to the police.
Still unwell, Zhang Liunian first went to the police station to report the case and then waited for news there. As expected, the place was empty, and the motorcycle was also gone.
Zhang Liunian couldn't help but be angry at this outcome, but he didn't say anything more. After taking his wife and daughter home, he began to carefully ponder yesterday's events. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he slammed the table fiercely.
Seeing him like this, Jiang Qingqing came to his side and sat down. She gently placed her small hand on his large one and tentatively asked, "Do you know who harmed you?"
"It might be the Tang family. I heard they are the bullies of Nancheng, and their businesses are spread all over Nancheng. At first..." Seeing that things had developed to this point, Zhang Liunian didn't hide it from her and simply recounted his feud with the Tang family.
After listening, Jiang Qingqing was extremely worried. Her man had offended the local power players of Nancheng not long after arriving in Nancheng. What should they do?
"Why don't we move to another place to live? Nancheng is too dangerous." Jiang Qingqing didn't want to see Zhang Liunian get hurt again. If it weren't for her man's luck yesterday, it might have really been a matter of life and death.
"Impossible. I just bought a shop yesterday and was planning to open a branch. It's impossible to leave. You don't have to be too pessimistic. I will handle these matters."
Since the other party was starting to make sneaky moves, they really had to be vigilant. His wife couldn't be without someone by her side. It seemed he had to hire some people to protect them.
If not openly, then secretly.
"Why don't we just make do with the factory in the village? Anyway, we have a sales channel now, and we can live a good life in the village for a lifetime." Jiang Qingqing did not intend to give up persuading him because she was too worried about Zhang Liunian being alone outside.
If something happened to him, what would she and the children do?
Thinking of this, Jiang Qingqing's eyes became redder and redder. Zhang Liunian couldn't stand to see her like this, so he quickly reached out and hugged her, saying, "Don't you know my skills? Several people are usually no match for me. Yesterday, I didn't expect them to play dirty, and they succeeded for a moment. If I hadn't been injured, I would have definitely sent them to the police station."
"What if they play dirty again? We are ordinary people, how can we guard against it?"
"If they play dirty, it's useless even if we hide to the ends of the earth. A person who wants to harm someone will not give up just because of the distance. There is no other way but to confront them directly.
In the future, you might not be safe either. In a couple of days, I will find two people to protect you and the two daughters nearby. You must be careful."
It seemed he had to become stronger quickly and bring down the Tang family quickly, because there was no such thing as guarding against a thief for a thousand days.
"Then can we only live cautiously from now on?" So, after having money, there were so many dangers and troubles?
Jiang Qingqing realized for the first time that having money was not necessarily a good thing. She suddenly found that she might have to restrain her love for money.
In that case, her man might not work so hard to earn money and count it out for her.
"You should continue to live your life, and leave these matters to me." Zhang Liunian hugged his wife and comforted her again.
"Alright, since we've already bought the shop, it's unlikely we can easily give up Nancheng. You just need to promise me one thing: take good care of yourself."
Seeing that her husband was not backing down at all and had no intention of giving up, Jiang Qingqing could only ask him to be safe forever.
"I promise you."
At the same time, throughout the streets and alleys of Nancheng, a group of pickled vegetable vendors suddenly appeared. Like the vendors of Zhang's pickled vegetables, each with a basket on their back, they stood on the street and started shouting.
Because their external packaging was very similar to Zhang Liunian's pickled vegetables, they briefly made many people think that they were also Zhang's pickled vegetables.
But when they asked about the price and found out that they could buy a bottle for just one yuan, many people thought they had misheard. After asking several times and being told it was this price, everyone went crazy. They all took out their money to buy, for fear that their parents had given them fewer hands.
"They are not selling Zhang's pickled vegetables. Everyone, don't be fooled by them." The young man who had been selling Zhang's pickled vegetables on the street earlier couldn't stand it and bravely exposed the truth.
He thought that by saying this, people wouldn't buy these suddenly appearing pirated pickled vegetables, but human nature is to seek bargains. Moreover, from the appearance alone, people couldn't tell any difference between the two pickled vegetables.
So, even though some people heard this, many still bought them.
However, some people asked if it was real, and the answer they received was, "Whether it's Zhang's or Li's, as long as it's delicious and cheap, that's the best."
This sentence truly hit the mark for everyone.
Wasn't that the principle?
Thus, these cheap pickled vegetables that appeared out of nowhere caused Zhang Liunian's pickled vegetables to stop selling in just one morning.
Du Ziteng was pacing anxiously in the shop, but he waited for Zhang Liunian for a long time. Finally, after lunch, he couldn't help but make a phone call.
After Zhang Liunian hung up the phone, his expression was grim. Pickled vegetables for one yuan a bottle?
It seemed the Tang family had made another move.
"I need to go to Nancheng. You all be careful at home." Zhang Liunian wanted to personally go to Nancheng to oversee the situation. After explaining to Jiang Qingqing, he got up and took the bus to Nancheng.
"Brother Liunian, you're finally here. These are three bottles of sauce I bought. Try them." Du Ziteng, seeing Zhang Liunian arrive, immediately brought the recently purchased pickled vegetables to him.
Zhang Liunian opened them and tasted them, then let everyone else taste them.