Chapter 65: The Meeting with Zhang Zhong

  The words were divided into two parts, and at the time of Zhang Zhong's meeting with Zhang Bao, our poor classmate Zhao Fei was still being held by five big men. Of course, there were also several sturdy men accompanying him on either side.

  "A few big brothers, please be kind to me. You are so strong and powerful, while I am so weak and feeble. Even if you let me go, I won't be able to escape from your grasp anyway. Please have mercy on me and send me to my death." Zhao Fei begged with a sorrowful face.

  Several men looked at each other, then looked at the poor Zhao Fei. One of the older men stepped forward and said to Zhao Fei: "Little brother, what you said is not unreasonable, but didn't you hear what Zhang the steward just said? Without Master's orders, we brothers dare not untie you privately. If Master blames us later, we will also suffer a beating."

  "Ah~~~" got Han's accurate response, Zhao Fei let out another sigh. Although the outcome was already determined from the moment he opened his mouth, Zhao Fei couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He slightly moved his hands and feet, and felt that they were gradually losing control. "Why can't I feel my hands and feet? Didn't they say that prolonged lack of blood circulation would lead to organ necrosis? Am I going to be disabled?" Zhao Fei slowly fell into fear.

  "Hey big brothers, can you just give me a break? Even if it's just sending the rope over to me, that'd be great." Zhao Fei pleaded pitifully, on the verge of tears.

  "Ah..." Looking at Zhao Fei's painful expression, several men also looked very embarrassed, constantly whispering to each other. These men were all honest and kind-hearted, no one wanted to make things difficult for a child like this.

  "Alright, alright, we're all grown men, we can't make things difficult for a kid like this. What if the steward finds out later? I'll take responsibility myself." The older man who had just walked out said to the others.

  When the man finished speaking, the others were dissatisfied. "Gao Ge, what are you talking about? We're not heartless, we can't just abandon a child. If the steward blames us later, at most we'll all take responsibility together, it's no big deal."

  After listening to several men, Zhao Fei's eyes welled up with tears. He looked up at the few people and saw that the originally fierce and intimidating big men had turned into several very kind and amiable relatives.

  "Thanks a lot to several big brothers, thanks a lot to several big brothers." Zhao Fei was so moved.

  Several big men were busy trying to untie Zhao Fei, but just then, a stern and severe voice came from behind the crowd. "What are you people doing? Have you gone mad?"

  "It's the one in charge of the house!" Several big men instantly found the person with the next voice. The two hands that were originally going to untie the rope suddenly froze there. At this time, Zhao Fei's mood had fallen to a low point. "Why did this old man come at this time, isn't he deliberately making things difficult for me?"

  Several big men simultaneously withdrew their hands that were reaching for the rope and turned around. "This... this..." Several big men murmured, not daring to raise their heads to face Zhang Bo, showing how high a prestige Zhang Bo had among these family servants in the Zhang family.

  Zhang Bo slowly walked towards them, and the few people left. It seemed like a gentle breeze, but in fact it brought great pressure to several people. In the end, it was still the older man who took the initiative to come out, "Housekeeper, now everyone blames me. If you want to punish, just punish me."

  After hearing what the man said, the others stopped. They stepped forward one by one, "Brother Gao, you say this and we don't want to listen anymore. Just now it was clearly said that if there's anything wrong, we'll take responsibility together. Now why are they all blaming you? The steward wants to blame me or you, but this matter has nothing to do with Brother Gao." Then several people began to compete for the punishment.

  "Alright! What a mess you've made!" Zhang Boda shouted, and the several servants immediately quieted down. "Ordinarily, when working, I don't see any of you being so sloppy. Furthermore, who said anything about punishing you? If you few are really itching for it, then go ahead and take a few lashes to relieve your itch."

  Zhang Bo finished speaking, and several house servants were stunned for a moment. Finally, it was the older man who was called "Gao Ge" by everyone who reacted first, asking cautiously: "Housekeeper, are you saying that you don't blame us?"

  "I never said I'd punish you guys, it's you who are all scrambling to take the lead in being punished!" Zhang Bo smiled slyly at the several big men.

  "Uh...this..." Several big men rubbed the back of their heads and smiled foolishly.

  "Alright, alright, stop all that, first untie that little brat." Zhang Bo waved his hand.

  "Yes, yes." After hearing Zhang Bo's words, several big men slowly and clumsily untied Zhao Fei.

  Zhao Fei stood up and moved around to loosen his stiff limbs. He comforted himself, "This is ridiculous! You're playing with me, making my emotions fluctuate wildly. Luckily, I've practiced before, or else you'd have scared me into a heart attack. And you, old man, seem so kind and gentle normally, but it turns out you're two-faced." Zhao Fei curled his lip in distaste, showing his displeasure to the others.

  Luckily, Zhang Bo didn't know what Zhao Fei was thinking in his heart. If he did, he would have beaten this kid to death with a stick. "Alright, no need to pout anymore, I know you're not satisfied, but your boss has already arrived and is talking to the old master in the study room. It's estimated that it won't be long before you'll be told to go back."

  As expected, Zhang Bo's words had just fallen. Zhao Fei saw Zhang Bao, who was following a majestic middle-aged man at this time. The man was dressed in luxurious clothes, with a dignified appearance, and his presence was intimidating without being angry. In Zhao Fei's eyes, he looked very domineering. "This must be the master of the Zhang family, indeed, he is very domineering." Zhao Fei sighed in his heart.

  The two of them came before Zhao Fei in the past and future.

  "Old Master!" The servants all greeted Zhang Zhong together.

  "Alright, everyone except Zhang Bo can leave. I still have some things to say and I don't want anyone disturbing us." Zhang Zhong stood there, his expression stern.

  "Yes, sir, we'll go down right away."

  After Dai Ting left, Zhang Zhong carefully sized up Zhao Fei. Meanwhile, Zhao Fei was also staring at Zhang Zhong. The situation fell into a stalemate for the time being.

  Looking at Zhao Fei motionless, Zhang Bao's heart was extremely anxious, and he suddenly spoke up: "You little rascal, you see the master of the house but don't even greet him."

  In his two lifetimes, Zhao Fei had also never come into contact with someone like Zhang Zhong who held real power. To say he wasn't nervous would be a lie. So when Zhang Zhong sized him up, Zhao Fei was stunned and didn't know what to say, of course still trying to appear calm. Along with Zhang Bao's sudden opening of his mouth, both Zhao Fei and Zhang Zhong suddenly came back to their senses.

  "Good master." Zhao Fei said without thinking.

  "Alas..." Zhang Bao secretly sighed. He turned around and said to Zhang Zhong, "The master hopes you can forgive Xiaofei for being young and ignorant, it's all because I didn't teach him well, blame me if you must."

  "It doesn't matter." Zhang Zhong waved his hand.

  After listening to Zhang Bao's words, Zhao Fei also quickly came back to his senses. "I hope the old master will forgive me, I am a farmer by birth, and today is still my first time seeing such a majestic person like you, so I was a bit stunned and slow in responding to you." As he spoke, Zhao Fei bowed deeply again.

  After listening to Zhao Fei's words, Zhang Zhong's eyes lit up. In his heart, he secretly muttered to himself, "This kid is indeed clever and resourceful, just like what Zhang Bao said. Whether it's true or not, I'll have to try it out."

  "It doesn't matter." Zhang Zhong narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhao Fei.