I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

Zhang Nuo has only been to Lao Zhu's blacksmith shop once, but it is good for him to have a good memory, as long as he has been there, he will naturally remember it.

He still remembers the scene when Zhang Nuo went there for the first time. Lao Zhu was sitting in the blacksmith's shop and pounding the red iron ingot with a hammer. A kitchen knife was slowly taking shape.

Don't look at Lao Zhu's tendons, but in fact he has a very simple and honest temperament, a craftsman who relies on his strength for food.

It was precisely because Zhang Nuo felt that this was not only an old neighbor, but also a person who had helped his predecessor's family a lot, that Zhang Nuo directly handed over the business of the iron stove to him.

But now?

When Zhang Nuo walked directly to the door of Lao Zhu's blacksmith shop with his dog, what he saw was a completely different scene.

Old Zhu was still the same old Zhu, his appearance had basically not changed, and he was still busy working in front of the blacksmith's table, hammering and hammering, as if everything was the same as before.

But there is no difference, but the biggest mistake is, just kidding, Lao Zhu has been in the business of building stoves for more than two months, why is he still like a poor man, there is no change at all, is the money buried in the pigsty?

And that look of bitterness and hatred doesn't look like the owner of a blacksmith shop who can earn several bucks a month!

Zhang Nuo didn't speak, just stood there and watched quietly. Seeing that Zhang Nuo didn't speak, Gouzi quickly shut his mouth when he was about to speak.

Lao Zhu was like an emotionless robot, knocking on the iron sheet blankly. Zhang Nuo specially explained that the wooden hammer prepared by Lao Zhu was like a paintbrush in Lao Zhu's hand, turning the iron sheet into the desired shape one by one. shape.

Without any expression, Lao Zhu put aside the outer wall of the stove he had just tapped, but when he looked up, he saw Zhang Nuo standing at the door.

Zhang Nuo never thought that a person's eyes could turn red in an instant, almost in the blink of an eye, Lao Zhu's eyeballs were bloodshot, his shoulders collapsed, and his whole body was filled with frustration.

Old Zhu's shriveled lips opened and closed several times, and finally he said hoarsely,

"Boss, you are finally here!"

As soon as the words fell, Lao Zhu seemed to have lost his support, and he was completely exhausted. A big man leaned against the blacksmith's bench and softened, and then wept loudly.

Zhang Nuo didn't go over, just looked at it so coldly, he didn't know what happened inside, but he was obviously relied on by Lao Zhu.

This made him feel a little uncomfortable. After all, the relationship between him and Lao Zhu was just to take care of him because of the relationship back then. Lao Zhu is not his employee. Is he planning to rely on him or something?

After howling for a while, Lao Zhu felt a little embarrassed himself, and after wiping his face, he got up with a blushing old face. The big man shrank his shoulders and shrugged like a little girl.

Zhang Nuo sighed and said softly,

"Old Zhu, I don't know what kind of trouble you have encountered. But, there is still some affection between you and me. Tell me, and I'll see if I can help!"

Lao Zhu was trembling all over, as if he was trying his best to endure it. After a long time, Lao Zhu finally exhaled heavily, and then choked up and said,

"Boss, Lao Zhu, I know that you are a good person. In fact, I have always wanted to find you, but I dare not. I am really afraid!"

"You gave me the recipe to let me learn how to make a stove, to take care of this old relationship, but I didn't keep this recipe later, I'm ashamed of you!"

Zhang Nuo shook his head,

"You didn't embarrass me very much, and I don't expect to make much money from you. As you said, I just gave you a way to make money for the sake of my past relationship. How much you can earn depends on you in the end." Own!"

"And you are talking nonsense, what kind of trouble did you cause!"

Old Zhu cleared his throat, perhaps because he felt it was inconvenient to speak at this gate, so he took the initiative to lead Zhang Nuo in.

Behind the blacksmith's shop is his own house, although the house is not big, but with the yard, it is definitely enough for a family to live in, but Zhang Nuo did not see Lao Zhu's family.

Lao Zhu sat on the bench, thumped his forehead, and then said in a deep voice,

"Boss, let me tell you from the beginning, otherwise I really can't explain this matter!"

Zhang Nuo nodded noncommittally. Half of his visit today was because of friendship, but the other half was just out of curiosity. It would be nonsense to say how deep the friendship between him and Lao Zhu was.

"After you gave me the prescription, I was really happy. Lao Fang is also a good person. After contacting the merchant, I have endless work every day, and I earn more money every day than I did in the previous month."

"I was really happy that day, but I never thought that someone would come to my door not long after, saying they wanted to buy my prescription!"

"Of course I don't give this prescription. You gave me one. If I give it to others indiscriminately, I'm still a person. I also rely on this prescription to make money!"

"I never thought that these bastards kidnapped my father, mother, daughter-in-law and two children at home!"

Chapter 241 Ginger is still old and spicy

Zhang Nuo felt a little unbelievable when he heard Lao Zhu say that his family members had been kidnapped. Why did he kidnap Lao Zhu's family?

The craftsmanship of this stove is extremely simple, you don't need to find Lao Zhu, just buy a few and take them apart to see, don't you know?

In other words, if you have the kung fu to kidnap people, why not watch it a few more times in this blacksmith shop, you can watch it for a while!

Lao Zhu's narration is still going on, and at this time, Lao Zhu is no longer the same as before, and said in grief and indignation,

"Boss, I don't even know what these people are going to do. I have given them the prescription, but they still won't let them go!"

"If they are ruthless enough, why don't they kill my whole family? Not only did they continue to tie up my wife and children, but they also let me continue to make stoves for sale, but they didn't allow me to sell more! Only one person per month I'll sell thirty!"

"If it weren't for being able to visit my wife and children every few days, I would want to fight them desperately!"

Zhang Nuo was stunned, what exactly was this operation?

It's normal to follow the recipe, it's nothing more than getting the craft from the source, even if it's a simple craft, it's the most authentic Lao Zhu has at hand.

But after taking away the crafts, he still doesn't let people go, doesn't tear up the tickets, and let Lao Zhu continue to make stoves and sell stoves, but limit the quantity. What kind of coquettish operation is this?

No wonder Lao Zhu looked like a walking dead when he was working, because he didn't have the heart to work!

After listening for a long time, Gouzi was even more confused, so he asked directly,

"Old Zhu, why didn't you report to the police?"

Lao Zhu immediately raised his head and said,

"Why didn't you report to the government? I also want to fight with these people, but I never thought that I would find out how powerful they are after I brought the government people there!"

"When the government came to the door, they had to be polite. They simply asked and left. They even asked people from the government to go in and check, but they couldn't find anyone!"

"But they beat me that day, and then at that place again at night, my parents and they are all there again!"

Zhang Nuo was speechless, he was so confident, and he was clearly a bully!

"Then what is the origin of this group of people? They are not ordinary people who can be so arrogant!"

Old Zhu said almost gnashing his teeth,

"That's right, they directly admitted that they are the Wang family of Taiyuan!"

Zhang Nuo nodded, and after thinking about it, he ordered,

"Well, Lao Zhu, I don't know if I can help you with this job. I'll see a friend of mine later, but I don't know if others are willing to help or not!"

"If he's willing to help, I'll arrange someone to bring him here, and I'll see how I can solve it for you then! But if he can't help, or can't help, I can't help it!"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he suddenly raised his head, and said in surprise,

"Thank you Master, you saved the lives of my whole family, Lao Zhu kowtows to you!"

After finishing speaking, he was about to kneel down, but was stopped by Zhang Nuo. Although Lao Zhu was big, but after Zhang Nuo supported him with one hand, he really couldn't hold him down.

"Don't come here. I don't expect you to kowtow, and I don't need you to thank me. I don't know if this will work out. Just stay in the shop and even if it doesn't work, I will arrange for someone to tell you. You Don't let me fail to find someone!"

Lao Zhu nodded quickly, and said that he was not going anywhere, and just stayed in the shop obediently.

After the matter was clarified, Zhang Nuo didn't stay here anymore, and he didn't even have time to walk, so he asked Gouzi to arrange a carriage to take him back to Li's residence.

He felt that there seemed to be a lot of fog here, and he had to ask Lao Li carefully, after all, it involved a family and family, and only people like Lao Li understood the twists and turns inside.

When Zhang Nuo returned to Li's mansion, Lao Li hadn't come back yet, and Mr. Li was boxing and exercising in the yard. Zhang Nuo didn't want to be polite, so he went over and explained what happened today, and then asked Mr. Li for his opinion.

From Zhang Nuo's point of view, Mr. Li should know more than Old Li. After all, Mr. Li is also a royal relative, so he must be clear about the twists and turns between these families.

Li Yuan frowned immediately after hearing what Zhang Nuo said. He also felt that there must be a deep meaning behind this muddled move, but he couldn't figure out what it was for a while.

Li Yuan's thinking is the same as Zhang Nuo's. It's a normal thing to earn money for this stove. It doesn't matter if it's an imitation or getting a recipe from Lao Zhu. Although it doesn't seem bright and aboveboard, at least it's understandable. Well.

After all, people make money and birds die for food. If you want to make money, and you have the ability to make it, that's your strength.

But after taking the prescription, he didn't kill and didn't let go, and continued to produce this series of operations, which confused Li Yuan.

In particular, he didn't hide his kidnapping. The hostages were left in one place and not released even if the government came to their door. No matter how you look at it, this kind of operation has a bit of a weird taste in it.

Zhang Nuo even delayed the itinerary to go back out of the city immediately, and sat there frowning with the old man to discuss.

When Li Shimin came back, what he saw was that the old and the young were sitting there with sad faces and did not speak.

Li Shimin thought what the two of them were doing, but when he heard the whole story from Zhang Nuo, he also started to sit aside frowning.

It's just that while he was frowning and thinking about things, he secretly gave his father a wink. After Li Yuan saw his second son's wink, he coughed calmly, and then said to Zhang Nuo,

"Boy Zhang, you sit here for a while, we father and son go to the back to have a look, and arrange things by the way!"

Zhang Nuo knew that the father and son would definitely have to discuss things, maybe they should discuss what he just said, but he didn't care at all. Maybe the Taiyuan Wang family was still related to this old Li. Nothing could be more normal.

After Li Yuan and Li Shimin stepped out, Li Shimin took the initiative to say,

"Father, the Taiyuan royal family is here for brother Xiao Zhang!"

Li Yuan was taken aback, touched the strand of beard on his chin, and said seriously,

"You mean they made such a big detour and came here for Boy Zhang? Then why didn't you come to the door directly? How did you know about this?"

Li Shimin shook his head,

"I don't know about this blacksmith's shop, but I know that some time ago, some dead men who wanted to steal brother Zhang's papermaking technology were sent by the Taiyuan royal family!"

Li Yuan didn't expect such an answer, and suddenly he didn't know what to say, so what did the Taiyuan Wang family want to do this time around?Could it be that he wanted to exchange the wife, children and children of this blacksmith shop for the recipe for making paper?

I'm afraid I'm going blind!

Chapter 242 Li Shimin finds someone to take the blame

After thinking about it, Li Shimin couldn't figure out what it was all about, but Li Yuan said directly,

"It's better than this. It's impossible for the Wang family in Taiyuan to know that I have something to do with Zhang Xiaozi, otherwise they wouldn't dare to do this. We might as well let Zhang Xiaozi take the initiative to deliver it to our door and see what they want!"

Li Shimin gasped when he heard the words, God, it's the father after all, this attack is ruthless enough, he just pulled Xiao Zhang out as a bait.

Although Li Shimin didn't say this, but who is Li Yuan? He is a hero who can calm the troubled times and establish a dynasty in just a few years. How can this kung fu of observing words and emotions be child's play? Just look at Li Shimin's face. He was so surprised that he understood what he was thinking.

So Li Yuan said directly,

"With you and Zhen protecting him, who else in this world can harm him? What I mean is to let Xingben go instead of Zhang Xiaozi, and go directly to the door to ask for him, and find out what it means by the way!"

"But anyone who really wants something from Mr. Zhang, as long as they declare Mr. Zhang's name in a fair manner, they have to go down this step, and the fox's tail will naturally be exposed!"

Li Shimin pondered for a while, then nodded involuntarily!

The previous confrontation was all behind the scenes, he didn't show up, brother Zhang didn't know at all, and the opponent didn't end directly, but now as long as the opponent descends down the ladder built by Xingben, everything will be spread out.

And as long as it is something spread out, Li Shimin, as the emperor of the Tang Empire, has nothing to fear!

Thinking of this, Li Shimin had no choice but to bow his hands respectfully to Li Yuan,

"Father is still wise, then do as Father says!"

After speaking, Li Shimin didn't bother to look at Li Yuan's complacent look, so he turned around and went to find Xingben.

He was rougher than Li Yuan, he didn't intend to tell Zhang Nuo at all, but skipped Zhang Nuo and directly arranged for Xingben to use Zhang Nuo's name to demand someone!

Xingben naturally had to listen to Li Shimin, not to mention that he was the commander of the guards next to Li Shimin before, and now he is also an official. Generals don't obey the emperor's orders. What is the difference between this and rebellion?

After Xingben listened to Li Shimin's instructions seriously, he trotted out and drove the carriage away.

After Li Shimin arranged all this, he leisurely returned to the central hall with his hands behind his back, sat opposite Zhang Nuo, and said with a smile,

"Brother, don't think about it, everything has been arranged. Xingben has already gone to find the important person of Taiyuan Wang's family! You should sit down for a while, and you should know the result later!"

Zhang Nuo was stunned after hearing this, what does this mean, let Xingben come to ask for someone directly, can the Wang family save face?What is this for?

Li Shimin explained with a smile,

"We discussed it with our father and son, and felt that the Taiyuan Wang family didn't go for that blacksmith this time, and it didn't seem to have much to do with that stove. It seemed that they were here for you!"

"And they might be waiting for you to come to the door!"

Zhang Nuo thought about it carefully, and it seemed to make sense. When Lao Zhu saw him in the blacksmith shop, he immediately said that he had finally come.

This should be something that was said to Lao Zhu over there, but I didn't ask Lao Zhu and didn't take the initiative to say it. I guess Lao Zhu didn't want to involve himself. up.

Otherwise, as long as Lao Zhu is willing, he can always find himself through Gouzi or Lao Fang who visits the winery from time to time!

No wonder Lao Zhu is like a walking dead in the blacksmith's shop. On the one hand, his wife, children, and children have been kidnapped, so he has to worry about it every day; Zhu is a stubborn person who doesn't want to betray himself, that's why he makes himself so inhuman.

Although Zhang Nuo didn't talk to Lao Zhu in detail, after analyzing the previous conversation and what he saw, he felt that what he just thought about should be pretty much the same.

The so-called Taiyuan Wang family of those gangs may really be here for themselves!