Chapter 475 Cat and Mouse Game
evening.
Zhang Tiancheng returned to the woodshed, exhausted.
After sitting down, he sat down next to his father Zhang Liming as usual, then took out two meat buns from his pocket and handed them to him:
"Eat it."
Zhang Liming was not polite either. Having been hungry for a day, he took the meat bun and started eating it in big mouthfuls.
When he got to the meat, he swallowed the bun with a look of satisfaction:
"You're doing fine today. You earned some meat buns. It seems you've made a lot of progress today."
As he said this, he turned his head to look at Zhang Tiancheng, and was stunned when he saw him.
Zhang Tiancheng was eating steamed buns, one in his left hand and one in his right hand, and the one in his hand was a meat bun.
Seeing him looking at him, Zhang Tiancheng swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth and shook his head:
"Today's labor is only enough to exchange for two meat buns and two steamed buns, or five steamed buns.
I thought that Dad has lost a lot of weight recently because of his injury and poor diet, so I changed the meat buns for you to eat."
Zhang Liming's eyes were a little complicated. He handed over another meat bun:
"This is for you!"
"No, eat it yourself!" Zhang Tiancheng pushed his hand back and shook his head:
"Eat the meat buns, they're more nutritious so your body can handle it. I'll just eat steamed buns. Don't worry about me. I'm young and fine."
Zhang Liming suddenly felt a little bit unable to eat. After a while, he spoke:
"Why are you suddenly so nice to me?"
"Dad, is your brain okay?" Zhang Tiancheng reached out to touch his forehead, then looked puzzled:
"You don't have a fever, why are you talking nonsense?
You are my father, my dad. How can I ignore you and not treat you well?
Since you are injured now, I will naturally take care of you first when it comes to delicious food."
After saying that, he stuffed the steamed bun in his hand into his mouth, and then asked his father to eat his bun quickly, while he walked towards the wall where a lot of firewood was placed.
Then he moved all the firewood aside, revealing a map drawn on the wall with charcoal.
The map shows Beijia Village and its surroundings.
Zhang Tiancheng picked up a piece of charcoal from the ground and added more logos on it.
Finally, with the help of the faint light, he looked at the map and began to think.
Zhang Tiancheng was lost in thought and didn't notice Zhang Liming walking behind him.
Looking at the increasingly full map, a hint of surprise flashed in Zhang Liming's eyes.
Is this the son he has spoiled?
I didn't expect he had such talent.
But when he thought of Sun Meilan, he felt that it was natural. Zhang Liming's eyes darkened. After all, he had the blood of the Sun family flowing in his veins.
There are few stupid people in the Sun family.
Coming back to his senses, Zhang Liming pointed to a blank space:
"Here?"
Zhang Tiancheng came back to his senses and said indifferently, "This area is behind the house. I haven't had the chance to go there yet, so I don't know what's going on.
However, I think there are mountains behind this house. I looked at the back of this house from a distance, and all I saw was mountains.
Zhang Liming seemed to be thinking about something.
Zhang Tiancheng drew a line on it and said ambitiously:
"Dad, I plan to leave this way tomorrow.
I've been there before. Not many people walk this road, and the most important thing is that it's hidden. Once I get into the cornfield, no one can see me walking in that direction.
If you leave from here, the success rate will be much higher.
That vicious woman came back this morning. If I don't run away quickly, I'm afraid I won't have time."
Zhang Tiancheng was full of confidence. He looked at Zhang Liming seriously:
"Dad, don't worry. After I successfully escape, I will come back with money to save you. As a son, I will never abandon you."
Zhang Liming nodded subconsciously, but he quickly came to his senses and frowned:
"You said that woman surnamed Lin is back?"
Seeing Zhang Tiancheng nod, Zhang Liming immediately walked towards the door and knocked hard on the woodshed door.
"Open the door, I want to see Madam Xu."
"You hear me? Open the door!"
…
Zhang Tiancheng, who was standing next to him, immediately became nervous when he saw him calling for help. He quickly started moving firewood to cover the map, and at the same time couldn't help but complain:
"Dad, if you want to see them, could you please tell me in advance so I can hide this? If they see this map and know I'm trying to escape, they'll definitely not let me off easily."
But Zhang Liming ignored him and continued to knock on the door of the woodshed with his only remaining left hand.
Just as Zhang Tiancheng moved the firewood over to cover the map on the wall, Xu Pinggui also happened to walk over.
He unlocked the door with a sullen face and let Zhang Liming out.
When Zhang Tiancheng wanted to follow out, Xu Pinggui reached out to stop him.
"The young lady doesn't want to see you, so stay inside."
Looking at the locked door and their receding backs, Zhang Tiancheng felt his teeth itching.
Humph, you don’t see me?
It's not that rare for me to see her, okay?
Zhang Tiancheng squatted on the ground, picked up a branch, and started drawing on the ground.
He needs to know that if he leaves this way, there may be problems.
Only by eliminating them one by one can he escape successfully.
Zhang Tiancheng was looking down, but he didn't notice the dark shadow that flashed past the door of the woodshed.
…
Lin Mo met Zhang Liming in the study.
Looking at Zhang Liming, who had lost a lot of weight in just a few days, she raised her eyebrows.
There is nothing wrong with using the word "emaciated" to describe someone as such.
"You want to see me?" Lin Mo knocked on the desk:
"What's up?"
Zhang Liming nodded with a gloomy face, "Have you received the money? When will you release me after you receive the money?"
"No, your Zhang family didn't send any money." Lin Mo put down the pen in his hand, and curled the corners of his mouth slightly:
"It seems your eldest son is not good enough. He actually did a whole day's work and couldn't let you and your son enjoy the good life."
Zhang Liming said with a gloomy face, "Stop talking nonsense.
I’m leaving here.”
Nonsense, how much money can you make by doing hard labor on the fields?
It’s good enough to be able to eat your fill and not feel hungry. If you still want to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, you’re dreaming!
"How can I let you leave if your family didn't send you any money?" Lin Mo said innocently:
“Once the money is in place, I will naturally let you go.
Until then, Boss Zhang, you should just stay here and let your son work and earn money to support you."
Zhang Liming didn't know what happened in Mocheng, but he didn't want to stay here at all. He gritted his teeth and said:
"I can write you an IOU. When I return, I'll have someone send the money over, or you can have someone come to your house to collect the debt."
Seeing that Lin Mo didn't say anything, Zhang Liming immediately continued:
"If you don't believe me, I can swear."
Lin Mo sneered, his eyes teasing, "Boss Zhang, do you think I will believe your so-called oath?
Haven't you heard the saying, 'Men's mouths are lies'? So, I don't believe anything you men say."
Zhang Liming's face darkened, his eyes flickered, and he gritted his teeth:
"My son is still with you. Do you think I can ignore him? He is my only son?
If you're worried, I can write a guarantee. If I don't send the money in time, you can keep my son here and let him work for you for two more years as compensation. That should be fine, right? "
Lin Mo pondered for a moment and nodded, "That's fine."
She took out a piece of paper and pen and put them aside, "Write!"
But when his eyes fell on his broken arm, he suddenly realized, "I forgot, your right hand is broken, let me write it, I won't embarrass you."
After saying that, he didn't care how ugly Zhang Liming's face was, and started writing quickly.
After he pressed his thumbprint and stamped it, Lin Mo asked someone to come in and take him out of the village.
Watching him walk away, Xu Pinggui frowned:
"Madam, aren't you afraid that he will default on his debt?"
Someone like Zhang Liming who loves money like his life will probably default on his debts.
"He doesn't dare!" Lin Mo chuckled, his eyes fell on the IOU on the table, and chuckled:
"Have someone deliver this IOU to Ping An later. Tell him to come collect the debt the day after Zhang Liming gets home and help Sun Meilan."
Xu Ping nodded, then picked up the IOU and put it in his arms.
Then he told everything Zhang Tiancheng had done in the past few days.
"He drew a map of Beijia Village and its surroundings?" Lin Mo became interested.
"how?"
"One-to-one restoration." Xu Pinggui said seriously:
"This kid isn't completely useless. At least he's extremely talented at making maps."
Thinking of the map on the wall, Xu Pinggui praised it seriously.
Lin Mo touched her chin with her hand. She had always regretted not having a detailed map of the entire Mo City. Now it seemed that this matter could be handed over to Zhang Tiancheng.
The prerequisite is that this kid is really willing to work for them.
Therefore, they have to tame this kid first and make him recognize them.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo looked up and said, "Zhang Tiancheng will definitely try to escape in the next few days. Have someone keep a close eye on him and don't let him get away.
Cat and mouse game, you know?"
Lin Mo had a malicious look on his face. "Tease him slowly. Let him see some hope, then catch him back. Don't kill him all at once."
That guy is the kind of person who becomes more courageous when he encounters more setbacks. It is not a bad thing for him to experience more setbacks.
Xu Pinggui nodded.
After Xu Pinggui left, Lin Mo sat at the desk without saying a word. Instead, she took out the letter written by Xu Wuyan, opened it and read it slowly.
Things are not going very smoothly in Nanshao Country. Old Xu said that we may have to stay there longer.
The letter sent back by Old Xu also included a letter from Murong Di.
Murong, as always, kept nagging her not to squander money, and said that if she had any extra things she couldn't use, she could send them to him. At the end of the letter, he also said that he would help her keep an eye on Old Xu.
Lin Mo smiled, thought for a moment, picked up the pen beside her, and slowly wrote a reply to them.
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