sbdcsierra Chapter 1821 I also have a nickname: Little Gudu
Chapter 1821 I also have a nickname: Little Gudu
Chapter 1821 I also have a nickname: Little Gudu
Surprisingly, the calligraphy written by the Zhao family father and son was not as good as that written by the Pang family father and son.
At this moment, Pang Zhendong held two slips of paper, each with two sentences written crookedly and awkwardly. Although the handwriting was ugly, Pang Zhendong's head immediately started buzzing when he glanced at them.
Seeing his father standing there dumbfounded, Pang Gaoming assumed that Pang Zhendong was speechless with surprise and couldn't help but feel a little curious. He immediately leaned over and tilted his head to look at the paper.
Although the handwriting on the paper was messy, Pang Gaoming recognized the words at a glance because he was so familiar with them. The words on the paper were: "The river water on the sunny slope flows to the shady side, and the stone dragon and wooden dragon swim on both banks."
Pang Gaoming was slightly taken aback, thinking, "Isn't this the same as my family's secret recipe?"
But the next second, he was suddenly startled, thinking, "How come this is the same as my family's secret recipe?"
Pang Gaoming quickly looked at Pang Zhendong and saw his father staring blankly at Zhao Jun.
Before the Pang father and son could say anything, Zhao Jun spoke first, calling out to Pang Zhendong, "Boss Pang, the secret formula has changed. Can you let us go now?"
Zhao Jun spoke these words with anger. Although he had outmaneuvered Pang Zhendong, the anger in Zhao Jun's heart had not yet dissipated.
Everyone says Zhao Jun is benevolent and righteous, but benevolence doesn't mean being an idiot. Pang the Blind repeatedly made things difficult for Zhao Jun, even resorting to moral blackmail. So Zhao Jun let him know that besides being known as "Yong'an the Great Benevolent and Righteous," he also had a little-known nickname: Little Gudu.
"I...you..." Pang Zhendong murmured twice, then pointed at Zhao Jun and shouted, "You won't leave!"
The atmosphere in the room froze instantly, and everyone turned to look at Pang Zhendong.
Zhao Jun's eyes widened, and he asked Pang Zhendong, "Is what I wrote different from what my dad wrote?"
"I..." Pang Zhendong seemed to want to say something, but Zhao Jun interrupted him first, saying, "Boss Pang, Uncle Qi is here, he's the middleman. Show him the two slips of paper you have. If even one word is different, I'll not only give you the stone dragon I just put in your hands, but you can also drive away those two cars outside, okay?"
As soon as Zhao Jun said this, the crowd watching the commotion outside immediately started discussing it.
"This seems to be something that Blind Pang did."
"Yeah, right." Someone next to him chimed in, "If Zhao Jun can give away a car, then what he gave to Lao Pang must be genuine."
"What's that blind old Pang doing?"
"Who knows him?" someone muttered under their breath. "He's always up to no good."
"Old Pang," Qi Shengli asked Pang Zhendong, "is the one Zhao Jun and his son wrote for you the same one?"
"Yes...yes, it's the same." After saying this, Pang Zhendong added with a look of grief and indignation, "But this is my family's secret recipe!"
"Hey?" Zhao Jun raised his hand to stop Pang Zhendong and said, "Boss Pang, what did I say to you before I agreed to exchange this secret technique? What did I tell you?"
"You...I..." Deeply shocked, Pang Zhendong was still in shock. His lips trembled slightly, but he couldn't speak. Zhao Jun continued, "Chief Pang, what did you say back then?"
Seeing that Pang Zhendong was still speechless, Zhao Jun answered for him, "At first you wouldn't give me a definite answer, saying it was impossible. Later, when Uncle Qi came here, you said that as long as the secret I gave you was true, it would be fine. Isn't that what you said? Didn't you say that?"
Zhao Jun's series of questions made Pang Zhendong feel dizzy and his blood boil.
At this moment, Pang Gaoming hurriedly spoke up to Zhao Jun, saying, "Zhao Jun, what you gave us is my family's secret recipe."
In his desperation, Pang Gaoming stopped calling Team Leader Zhao by his first name and addressed him directly.
Zhao Jun didn't care about that, and only said, "How could what I gave you be your family's secret recipe?"
After saying this, Zhao Jun waved the note written by the Pang family father and son in his hand and said, "I could have said that what you wrote was my family's secret recipe."
"You..." Pang Gaoming was also speechless at Zhao Jun's words.
At this point, no matter how he argued or tried to justify himself, he couldn't win against Zhao Jun. Because from beginning to end, except for the final step of exchanging the secret techniques, they had ignored all other steps.
Meanwhile, the crowd watching the commotion outside was buzzing with discussion. But everyone was talking about the faults of the Pang family father and son.
At this moment, Pang Zhendong, who had been unable to defend himself, finally snapped. He leaped forward, jumping up and down and yelling at Zhao Jun, "Zhao Jun, I'm so beautiful!"
Zhao Jun's expression changed, but before he could make a move, Zhao Youcai darted out from the side.
"Ah!" A sharp scream pierced the eardrums, and Pang Zhendong was seen curled up like a shrimp, his hands tightly covering his groin, his face contorted in pain.
"Zhao Youcai!" Pang Gaoming shouted, clenching his fists and lunging at Zhao Youcai. But before he could make his move, Pang Gaoming was stopped by Li Baoyu and Xie Chen. Li Baoyu pushed him, causing him to stumble twice.
Zhang Yuanmin and Zhao Jinhui were a step behind, but they also stepped forward.
Seeing the fight break out inside, the onlookers outside became even more excited. As the village head and the middleman who facilitated the exchange of secret techniques between the two families, Qi Shengli quickly stepped forward to stop the Zhao family gang, saying, "Don't fight, don't fight, let's talk this out."
He didn't stop the Pang family because the father and son were already powerless to fight back.
Wang Qiang, who was being held by Qi Shengli, waved his arm and pointed at Pang Zhendong, hurling a string of profanities.
"Qiangzi! Qiangzi!" Qi Shengli held onto Wang Qiang tightly, trying to break up the fight.
At this moment, Zhao Jun also had a gloomy expression. He looked at Pang Zhendong and said, "Blind Pang, no one has ever dared to curse me to my face when I, Zhao Jun, am out here. If you don't explain this matter to me clearly today, don't say I'm not finished with you."
Zhao Jun understood Pang Zhendong's anger. Before this, Zhao Jun had practically told Pang Zhendong outright that the two families shared the same secret formula. But Pang Zhendong wouldn't let it go, and Zhao Jun's attempts to persuade him failed several times.
With this kind of person and this kind of personality, if Zhao Jun doesn't exchange the secret with him today, he'll keep pestering Zhao Jun afterwards.
Zhao Jun had already let the Pang father and son off the hook. Otherwise, given Pang Zhendong's insults, the two of them would definitely have been executed today.
"Old Pang!" Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, Qi Shengli shouted at Pang Zhendong, "How could you swear at someone? You're being incredibly disrespectful!"
Qi Shengli was outwardly reprimanding Pang Zhendong, but inwardly he was trying to help him out. Qi Shengli saw that Li Baoyu, Zhang Yuanmin, Xie Chen, and Zhao Jinhui were all eyeing Zhao Jun, and that as soon as Zhao Jun gave the order, a fierce battle would take place at Yongshengtun.
That's not the key point. The key point is whether the Zhao family will retaliate after today's battle. If Xing San is brought in, then this will not be a simple conflict, but will escalate into a bloody battle.
But since Qi Shengli had spoken, Zhao Jun didn't let him off the hook and immediately called out to him, "Uncle Qi, you're the middleman, so it's time for you to speak up."
Zhao Jun knew that Qi Shengli had a good relationship with the Pang family. Qi Shengli's father, Qi Daya, used to go mountain climbing with Pang Zhendong's father, Pang Sanyan.
On one occasion, when Xing San clashed with the Shao family gang, Qi Daya tried to mediate. However, he only managed to persuade the Shao family gang, not Xing San. This led to Xing San later stabbing Shao Tianpeng and stealing the Great Immortal Child.
But Zhao Jun believed that Qi Shengli would not dare to act out of personal favoritism in this situation.
Sure enough, Qi Shengli frowned and said to Pang Zhendong, "Old Pang, what are you doing? This isn't right."
Qi Shengli's words were the last straw that broke the camel's back. Pang Zhendong, who was already furious, was instantly enraged upon hearing this and collapsed, clutching his crotch.
"Father! Father!" Pang Gaoming was shocked and fell to the side of Pang Zhendong, grabbing him and shaking him violently.
Upon seeing Pang Zhendong collapse, the crowd watching outside became even more agitated. Qi Shengli, realizing the situation was dire, hurriedly shouted outside, "Quickly, call a doctor! Go now!"
"Uncle Qi," Zhao Jun said to Qi Shengli, "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving. If anything happens to him afterward, Uncle Qi, you'll have to take care of him."
If you want to be a middleman, you have to be prepared for this. If you can't shoulder this responsibility, then don't be one.
Upon hearing this, Qi Shengli felt bitter, but he had no choice. He was the one who called Zhao Jun to the village office; otherwise, Zhao Jun might have already driven home by now.
After Zhao Jun finished speaking, he walked out. Li Baoyu carried the basket containing the stone dragon and followed closely behind. Then came Zhang Yuanmin, Xie Chen, and Zhao Jinhui. Zhao Youcai and Hu Sanmei were the last to arrive.
Zhao Jun had completely forgotten about the two of them and only remembered them after leaving the house. After Zhao Youcai gave him a wink, Zhao Jun smiled and helped Hu Sanmei up, saying, "Auntie, let me take you home."
"No need," Hu Sanmei said, waving her hand. "Why would I need to deliver anything for just these two steps?"
After saying this, Hu Sanmei pulled Zhao Jun and said, "Jun, don't pay any attention to that blind man Pang anymore. That old bastard is no good. He's good at making those pitiful, ignorant people out of nothing. He's all cunning and deceitful in front of others."
"Okay, Auntie, I understand. I'll listen to you." After Zhao Jun finished speaking, he exchanged a few more polite words with Hu Sanmei and the people around him before taking Wang Qiang, Zhang Yuanmin, Li Baoyu, Xie Chen, Zhao Jinhui, and Zhao Youcai back to Yong'an Village by car.
Zhao Jun was driving the Jeep, and Zhao Youcai was in the passenger seat. Zhao Jun felt someone was watching him, and he figured that if he turned his head, he would meet Zhao Youcai's small eyes.
Zhao Jun knew that Zhao Youcai wanted to ask him about exchanging the secret formula with the Pang family, so he immediately explained the reasons in detail.
Wang Qiang, Zhang Yuanmin, and Xie Chen, who were sitting in the back row, were unaware that Zhao Youcai had overheard the Pang family's secret techniques.
After listening, they felt that Pang Zhendong had made things difficult for Zhao Jun. They were all immediately filled with righteous indignation, regretting that they hadn't acted sooner at the village office and hadn't given Pang Zhendong a good beating.
After listening to Zhao Jun's explanation of the matter, Zhao Youcai immediately looked away from Zhao Jun's face, sat in the passenger seat, and closed his eyes to rest.
Zhao Youcai is a complex character, both righteous and wicked. For example, he can scheme against Hu Dahai, Song Dong, and Tian Guozhong one day, and then immediately help Tian Guozhong with his medical expenses the next. Overall, Zhao Youcai is slightly more wicked.
Unlike Zhao Youcai, Zhao Jun is relatively more upright.
On the way back to Yong'an Village, Zhao Jun didn't even have time to tell Wang Meilan and the others about his experiences in Yongsheng Village. He took Ma Ling, carrying money, beef, cigarettes, alcohol, and canned goods, and left his house to head towards the Ma family's house.
As the young couple reached the fork in the road, they heard Ma Yang's voice coming from the east: "Master Xu, are you jumping off the horse?"
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Zhao Jun and Ma Ling turned around and saw Ma Yang giving the old man advice at the chess stall.
Just as Ma Ling was about to call him, Zhao Jun grabbed her. He was going to the Ma family to complain about Ma Yang to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, so it was best if Ma Yang wasn't home.
Before filing a complaint, Zhao Jun needed to talk to his wife about it.
So the young couple slowed down and walked along, talking about Ma Yang.
When Ma Ling heard that Ma Yang was playing cards and showing off at the convenience store, she was initially incredulous, but then she became furious and shouted that she wanted to give Ma Yang a good thrashing.
Ma Ling was a sentimental person. Seeing that she was almost at her parents' home, she quickened her pace and rushed inside.
At that moment, Wang Cuihua was tidying up the vegetable garden. Seeing her daughter and son-in-law approaching, Wang Cuihua happily dropped the dig and came out to greet them.
Ma Ling pulled Wang Cuihua towards the house, while Wang Cuihua turned sideways to greet Zhao Jun.
After entering the house, Zhao Jun didn't have to worry about anything. He sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) to drink water while listening to Ma Ling complain to Wang Cuihua.
Just now, Ma Ling didn't say anything because she was outside and didn't want the neighbors to hear.
Once inside, Ma Ling said to Wang Cuihua, "Mom, come on, let's go inside. I have something to tell you."
"I'll talk to you later, you wait a bit," Wang Cuihua said, walking quickly to the dish rack. She opened the rack, took out the sugar jar, and was going to make sugar water for her good son-in-law.
"Mom, let's not do that now." Ma Ling pulled Wang Cuihua into the inner room, closed the window, and then told Wang Cuihua about the things Zhao Jun had told her not long ago, one by one.
During this process, Zhao Jun would occasionally slip in a comment from the side. The young couple's back-and-forth banter infuriated Wang Cuihua, making her grit her teeth in anger.
After placing the snakeskin bag containing the money on the kang table, Zhao Jun said to Wang Cuihua, "Mom, this is my fault. If I had known, I wouldn't have told Xiaoyang how much money he could get that day. I could have just secretly given it to you afterwards."
First, criticize yourself a couple of times, so that others won't criticize you.
“Zhao Jun, what are you saying? This isn’t your fault, it’s that brat’s fault. You wait until your dad gets back, I’ll have him skin him alive.”
Wang Cuihua had barely finished speaking when she heard the door open. Immediately following was Ma Yang's voice: "Mom, whose...whose thigh is this?"
As Ma Yang spoke, he walked to the door of the east room and saw Zhao Jun. He couldn't help but show a happy expression: "Brother-in-law, you're back?"
As he spoke, Ma Yang immediately noticed the Xifeng liquor, Hongtashan cigarettes, and Zhonghua cigarettes that Zhao Jun had placed on the kang (heated brick bed).
"Oh, Zhonghua!" Ma Yang's eyes lit up, and he reached out and grabbed a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes.
But the next second, Wang Cuihua snatched the cigarette away. She slammed it on the kang table, glared at Ma Yang, and her face was so dark it could drip water.
At this moment, Ma Yang noticed the snakeskin bag placed next to the leg of the kang table. He went over and touched it through the bag, asking curiously, "What's this?"
And with that touch, Ma Yang found it. He turned to Zhao Jun, his face beaming with surprise, and said, "Brother-in-law, you brought me money?"
Zhao Jun smiled and nodded. But Ma Yang was no longer looking at him; he turned to Wang Cuihua and said, "Mom, I'll give you a hundred yuan. Go to the convenience store and buy a few cans of food. Also, pick out a few more dishes for tonight; I want to have a drink with my brother-in-law!"
Zhao Jun: "..."
Ma Ling and Wang Cuihua: "..."
(End of this chapter)