Green Bamboo Forest is Old Yan's residence. Lu Zheng and Old Yan are not familiar with him, but Old Cangtou Fu's question aroused his interest. He did not hesitate and nodded and said:

"Go!"

The carriage was swaying through the alley. Soon, Lu Zheng saw the secluded alley again, and behind the alley was a lush bamboo forest.

The carriage drove into the bamboo forest, and Lu Zheng saw the thatched cottage again.

Mr. Yan sat on a green vine recliner, with two boys beside him cooking tea and the other fan. The smoke from the towering chimney in the thatched cottage was curling, and the scenery was peaceful.

Lu Zheng got off the carriage, walked to the old man, and saluted in a regular manner: "Old Yan! Students are here to visit today!"

The old man opened his eyes, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to become alive. He raised his hand and said, "Shishou, prepare chess, some friends are here to play chess!"

A few book boys immediately ran out of the thatched cottage, some carried chess tables, some moved chairs, and some carried chess stakes. The chessboard was quickly arranged.

Old Yan sat on the chair, Lu Zheng took a deep breath and sat opposite him.

Four seats were placed on the chessboard in a regular manner, and Lu Zheng followed the black one first.

Lu Zheng felt a little strange in his heart. He didn't come here for chess, but he just sat opposite Mr. Yan.

He pondered for a long time, and suddenly realized in his heart that the only thing that he had with Old Yan was a game of chess, and the friendship between the two was just one game of chess, and the friendship between the chess was not enough to support him to ask for advice.

As soon as he thought about this, his mind slowly calmed down, his spirit focused on the chessboard, and he took the first step that was rebellious: "Do three three!"

At dusk, the old and the young are talking to the chess player, and this is a very quiet picture.

Mr. Yan's moves were as fierce as ever, and Lu Zheng's response was also as compromised or elegant as ever. The chess they played were still so full of philosophy. Mr. Yan used strong everywhere, and chess might not be advantageous.

Lu Zheng gave in everywhere, but the situation did not seem to be very bad. Both sides were always tense. Mr. Yan was fighting Shaolin fist, and he was extremely strong and fierce. Lu Zheng kept playing Tai Chi, making a big move to overcome hardness with softness.

As the strength of both sides on the chessboard increases, the situation becomes more and more complicated, and the chess game slows down.

At this time, the night slowly covered the chess pieces on the chessboard finally couldn't see clearly.

Old Yan said: "My friend, do you remember today's chess game?"

Lu Zheng said: "Remember!"

"Okay, we have no winner in this game today. Let's just come here for the time being and decide the best tomorrow!"

Lu Zheng stood up and said, "Okay, it's getting late, and it's time for the students to go home, so the students will say goodbye!"

Lu Zheng got on the carriage, Lao Cang held up the torch, and the two returned to the Zhang Mansion in the dark.

West Corner Courtyard, as soon as Lu Zheng stepped into the yard, he heard Zhang Jing stamping his feet: "Oh, Brother Hao, you are back. I can't send someone to the academy to find you, but it scared your girls and servants!"

Lu Zheng "Uh..."

He looked around the yard and saw Qi Biao looking relieved. Ying'er's little head in the wing room had just retracted and her lips were pouting. He was obviously very dissatisfied with Lu Zheng's coming back too late.

Si Qi and Xiao Zhu warmed up the rice for Lu Zheng, and Zhu Mei came to take the lights. Lu Zheng invited Zhang Jing to the living room.

"What's the situation, second brother?" Lu Zheng said.

Zhang Jing said: "Brother Zheng, the situation is not good. Uncle Second has a great ambition when he comes back this time! Yesterday, he brags about holding a mountain-watching poetry meeting in the old lady's yard, and says that he has won the reputation of the Imperial College Supervisor in the capital and wants to come back to wait for Nanzhili to become vacant.

But this morning, he called Cui Da and Liang Shi over and took all the business at home! You said, Brother Zheng, what should I do now? Boss Gu cooperated with us and was interested in our Zhang family's business. How can we talk to him now?"

Lu Zheng smiled and said nothing. At that time, the rice between Siqi and Xiaozhu had already been warmed up. Lu Zheng served a small bowl of rice and ate slowly.

He picked up the food and said, "Second brother, are you worried about this? Don't worry, my uncle has not left Yangzhou, and the business in Yangzhou belongs to the Zhang family. He has left Yangzhou, is the business still belonging to the Zhang family?

If Zhang Chengxi can take charge of business, can you, the legitimate son of a big house, be in charge of business?"

Zhang Jing was stunned, staring at Lu Zheng with wide eyes, and an incredible look on his face: "I...I...I..." He said three me in a row, and couldn't even say a word afterwards.

He never thought about this problem when he was in charge of the Zhang family. He was just a playboy. When he was young, he only knew how to fight with cocks and play with women. Anyway, the Zhang family mentioned him that he would only shake his head. When he was in school, the Master taught him only as a waste of life.

He subconsciously regarded himself as useless. If it weren't for the hardships he had been with Hua Hanjun, the past few years would have been too difficult. Recently, he had suffered the setback of taking a concubine, so he never thought that he would do business.

There are a lot of silver flowers every day and there are mountains of gold and silver piles at home. Why do you do business? That's so tiring. That's what he thought before.

Now that he understood the truth that he could not move without money, he thought of following Lu Zheng to earn some money. At first, he just wanted to earn money to help his lover redeem himself. Later, Lu Zheng and Gu Zhilun drew him a big pie, which made him suddenly realize that he could achieve economic independence and no longer be controlled by Hua Hanjun. He became enthusiastic about the current business.

But he never thought that he would be able to take charge of the Zhang family one day. What kind of family is the Zhang family? But the royal merchant family and a wealthy man in Yangzhou, would Zhang Jing have the opportunity to become a father-like figure?

"Second brother, my uncle has entered Beijing. Of course, we have to do our best to assist you! You are now in charge of the Zhang family, and your abilities and conditions are not good. However, you can make progress slowly. A tall building is rising up on the ground. Besides, my uncle will eventually grow old. Isn't you going to take care of this family in the future? Isn't it?" Lu Zheng said.

"Don't worry, Boss Gu is a snatcher. He can understand these principles, and you don't need to worry about it!"

Lu Zheng pondered for a moment, ate a few bites of food, waved his hand and signaled Si Qi to put away the bowls and chopsticks. Zamei brought the basin to Lu Zheng clean his hands.

When Zhang Jing saw this scene, he couldn't help but envy: "Brother Zheng is so good at adjusting this girl. She knows the rules. She is not like the girls in my yard. They all have thorns on their bodies and horns on their heads. It's really uncomfortable!"

Huamei's face turned red, Lu Zheng laughed and said, "Ying'er, aren't you coming out yet? Brother Jing praised you all, don't you say thank you, the big girl?"

Ying'er kept hiding behind the curtain. When she heard Lu Zheng's shouting, she didn't dare to come out and quickly retreated.

But someone pushed her behind her, and it turned out that it was Xiao Zhu's stern and narrow-minded!

Ying'er was pushed out of the curtain, so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to drill down. It was precisely this shameful and annoying look that made her more charming, and Zhang Jing was stunned.

"Oh!" sighed.

"Brother Zheng, you are a blessed person. I have seen through these days. Haoran was blown to the sky by his family. In fact, he is just a general person. How can he compare with you? Second brother, I assert that you will definitely be rich and honorable in the future. Some people in my Zhang family do not know the destiny, but they will harm you. What is this not a sin?" Zhang Jing said, and he said this sincerely.

He had been in the process of Lu Zheng for so long, and he was already very impressed by Lu Zheng, especially the struggle between Lu Zheng and Hua Hanjun. Lu Zheng could easily gain the upper hand, which made Zhang Jing even more provocative.

Lu Zheng smiled softly and said, "Second brother, you and I are brothers! Although Boss Gu has a friendship with me, we still stand together in business! Nowadays, with Boss Gu's strength, he wants to cooperate with his uncle, but there is no way he can do it.

However, if he is willing to assist his second brother like me, we will fight the country and the world together, and your second brother will not be able to lose his fortune. Do you think this is the reason?"

Zhang Jing was stunned for a long time, and suddenly clapped his hands and praised, "Yes! That's right! Brother Zheng'er's words made me suddenly understand. So, today we will go to Songzhuju, okay?"

Lu Zheng laughed and said, "Second brother, don't be anxious. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. There are many things in the mall, but it's better to slow down. I happened to go to school these days, so I can wait for a few days! Boss Gu is more anxious than us. You and I have no business, and they still have a good life and drink spicy food every day. If he has no business and his bookstore is difficult to operate, he will have to eat, drink, and defecate. Do you think this is the reason?"

"Also, the second master just came back, and there were many uncertainties in the family affairs. The back house is still unstable. Can you take care of other things first?"

Zhang Jing stretched out a thumb and said, "I understand, is it right to play hard to get? This is one of the thirty-six strategies, and I can also know something!"

Lu Zheng leaned into Zhang Jing's ear and said, "There is another thing. You can't always be so stiff with your second grandma. After all, it's a family, and the broken bones are still connected to the tendons! At this time, if you couple are not in harmony, how can you do things?

My second brother listened to my advice, a man is a real man and can take it down. If you really want to talk about Miss Zi Yan, you can't blame the second grandma. My aunt kept the yard, but the matter turned out to be ruined. Who should blame this?"

Zhang Jing nodded gently and said, "I can't afford it, but Hanjun hides when he sees me and shows me a face. What can I do? Actually, I can't stay at home now. The girl in the yard doesn't care about me when she sees me. Even the mother-in-law shows me a face. Can this life go on?"

"Haha!" Lu Zheng laughed and pointed at Zhang Jing with his fingers, "Second brother, second brother, you are so smart and confused for a lifetime. Is this a difficult thing for you?"
Chapter completed!