Chapter 112 Chapter 112 Call Me Zhang Gong
Zhang Dai sat on the ox cart on the way back, accepting the gazes of several other people.
"Is this Madam Feng's senior brother?"
"Then his martial arts skills must be as strong as Madam Feng's, right?"
"It doesn't seem so. I saw that he didn't have much strength when he was repairing the road."
"You're talking nonsense. How could he be Madam Feng's senior brother if he's not a master of martial arts?"
"Too."
Faced with so many doubts, Zhang Dai opened his mouth to refute something, but he couldn't say a word and simply remained silent.
Zhang Dai asked about Feng Ling's recent situation.
The people in the oxcart said, "Mrs. Feng is highly regarded by the county lady!"
"Yes, yes, Madam Feng is amazing."
"Madam Feng is a skilled martial artist, cultivating talents for the county lord!"
"Madam Feng is kind and generous, and loves to help others."
Zhang Dai was thinking in the ox cart with mixed feelings about how he should react when he saw Feng Ling.
As her senior, I always said that she had a lot of strength but not a bright mind, and that she would suffer a great loss in the future. She would definitely be the type of person who would count money for others even when she was cheated.
As a result, he was the first one to suffer the greatest loss, and he had to rely on his junior sister's relationship to be rescued. How could he hold his head up high?
As I was thinking all the way, the scenery outside the window flew by, and the ox cart had already arrived in Lingzhou.
Zhang Dai decided to trick her like he did with Feng Ling when he was a child.
Before he opened the curtain and got out of the car, he heard a cheerful voice: "Is my senior brother in there? Why doesn't he get out?"
Zhang Dai felt very embarrassed and slowly lifted the car curtain.
Feng Ling's eyes lit up. "Brother, I finally found you. I'm sorry for all the suffering you've endured over the years."
Zhang Dai looked around and saw that the people who had gotten off the ox cart first were staring at the two of them, watching the fun.
Zhang Dai was too shy to say anything more, so he just managed to say, "Keep your voice down."
Zhang Dai was still struggling with how to make up a story that would be more plausible so that Feng Ling wouldn't know how he was tricked into going to Nanzhao.
Unexpectedly, Feng Ling took him directly into a house.
"Brother, you don't need to say more."
Zhang Dai was about to speak up to explain that he had not suffered any hardship.
Feng Ling pointed to the door of a room. "I've found the villain who tricked you into going to Nanzhao. He's locked up in this room. I've been starving him for five days, only giving him a little water each day. I'm waiting for you, Senior Brother, to come back and deal with him."
Zhang Dai:?
Then he asked in surprise: "You...how did you know I was deceived? No, how did you find him?"
Feng Ling said proudly, "What's so difficult about this? The county lord's men can find out anything at five o'clock in the morning. Not only did they find out that you were building a business road in Nanzhao, but they also found out why you were in Nanzhao. Naturally, they also found out how this villain harmed you in the first place."
Zhang Dai suddenly felt ashamed.
As for the man in the house.
Feng Ling kicked the door open and the man inside looked terrified.
"Why did you capture me and imprison me here? Where is this place? I'm telling you, I know An He, the Lord An from Anjing. Be careful, you'll be in big trouble."
Zhang Dai had to admit that he felt complicated when he saw the disheveled man in the room.
This guy is really something. If he didn't want to work with him, he should just say no. Why did he go to so much trouble to sell him to Nanzhao? Before selling him, he kept gritting his teeth and saying how much he hated him. It's so incomprehensible.
When the man saw Zhang Dai, his expression was as if he had seen a ghost. His mouth opened wide and his eyes widened.
"Zhang...Zhang Dai, why are you here?! Shouldn't you be in Nanzhao?"
Zhang Dai said calmly, "Thanks to you, I'm still alive and not dead."
The man looked at Feng Ling, then at Zhang Dai, and had some guesses in his mind.
Someone is here to avenge Zhang Dai.
The man saw that Zhang Dai was intact, with no signs of abuse, and his face even had more flesh than before.
He collapsed, his defense was broken, and he became furious. He started to yell at Zhang Dai wildly and excitedly.
"Do you know that I hate you the most?"
Zhang Dai:?
"You always say that my decisions are wrong and that yours are right. Yes, I admit that you have some talent, but every time you deny me, have you ever thought about my feelings? I also have to save face, okay—"
Before the man finished speaking, Zhang Dai gave Feng Ling a look: "I don't want to listen to his nonsense."
Feng Ling immediately took a rag and stuffed the man's mouth, making him only able to make a whimpering sound.
Feng Ling said, "Brother, as long as you ask, I can cut you into pieces or throw you to the dogs. It's up to you. If you're still not satisfied, I know a doctor who has many sinister methods. I'll go find her and give you some advice."
Zhang Dai shook his head. He didn't want to get his hands stained by such a villain. "There's a lot of hard and tiring physical work under the jurisdiction of Anping County, and it doesn't pay."
Feng Ling immediately understood. "Then send him to Li County to mine!"
The man was dragged away screaming, and the sound gradually faded away.
As soon as the matter was resolved, Feng Ling began to show off in front of Zhang Dai.
"Brother, from now on, you will follow me and I will protect you."
Zhang Dai was just about to ask Feng Ling what the situation was when he heard Feng Ling continue talking.
"But before that, I will take you to see the Princess of Anping. I have already reported your identity to her."
Zhang Dai didn't react for a moment, "What identity?"
Feng Ling blinked his dog eyes at him, "You remnant of the previous dynasty, Master told me this before he died. He said you were stupid and I was smart, so he told me at the end. He also told me not to be so desperate and help you restore your country. Of course I said no!"
Zhang Dai:.........
The remnants of the previous dynasty should not be an eyesore to the Princess of Anping County.
Zhang Dai followed Feng Ling and found that Feng Ling was doing quite well. The maids and officials he met along the way all respectfully called her Madam Feng.
Zhang Dai kept his head down the whole time, very humble, and followed Feng Ling to ask Lin Si how he was.
Lin Si met Feng Ling and Zhang Dai in between reviewing documents, so he didn't say anything nonsense.
He just played with the wooden mechanism in his hand, "This thing has an ingenious mechanism, quite interesting."
Zhang Dai: "They are just trifling skills. It is an honor to catch the County Master's eye."
Zhang Dai had read a lot of books in the past, and later when he went down the mountain he also made friends with some of the superiors in Dachen. He learned that when facing these people, he had to lower his posture very much and speak to them in riddles, so as to appear smart.
He believed that the Princess of Anping felt the same way, but he didn't know what she thought of him now.
Feng Ling just looked around from the side, like a silly and cute Husky.
Lin Si glanced at Chunyi, and Chunyi immediately understood.
Chun Yi cleared her throat. "Even though we rescued Mr. Zhang, it certainly wasn't in vain. We even went on a mission at five o'clock in the morning to find out where Mr. Zhang was and to capture his enemies. Travel expenses, accommodation, and meals all cost money. Not to mention the fact that the county lady personally negotiated with Lord Meng Nuo to release him. This favor was worth more than a thousand gold coins. Mr. Zhang can't just walk away like this, can he?"
Zhang Dai: Huh? Where's the higher-ups? Why are you arguing with him about these mundane things? Why would the higher-ups care about these things? Damn!
Zhang Dai didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Because he really has no money.
Feng Ling also fell silent. She really had no money and was a moonlighter.
Chun Yi then continued, "So according to the rules, Mr. Zhang should work for the county lady to pay off his debt. The place for the work has been chosen, and someone will take Mr. Zhang to apply for household registration and a temporary residence permit."
Feng Ling clapped his hands: "Great, great! Now Senior Brother is working under the County Lord, so he doesn't have to worry about going hungry anymore."
Zhang Dai was quickly taken away by Ding Pu with a humble look on his face.
Ding Pu spoke to Zhang Dai, "Mr. Zhang, there are only two of us in the technical department, and you're the third person here. I'll take you to register your household registration first, and then apply for housing. You're being brought in as a special talent, so you'll not only get housing, but also subsidies."
Zhang Dai didn't understand any of this at all, and asked Ding Pu to help explain it to him.
And what does it mean to introduce special talents? Didn’t the Princess of Anping just say that he was doing this job to pay off his debts?
The state government had already completed all the procedures for Zhang Dai and was just waiting for him to sign and collect the money.
After Zhang Dai signed, the house key and money were handed to him. He even felt that it was very unreal.
Why did they suddenly give him a house to live in and money?
Ding Pu took Zhang Dai to the technical department's office.
Yao Niang knew that Zhang Dai was coming, so she stood up to greet him, introduced herself, and then pointed to the table opposite.
"This is your office, Mr. Zhang."
Ding Pu smiled and said, "In our technical department, everyone calls us Engineer Ding and Engineer Huang. From now on, Mr. Zhang will just be Engineer Zhang."
Zhang Dai sat in front of the office in a daze. He saw a basic thin booklet on the table, and the cover seemed to have the title of the book.
They are "Elementary Mathematics", "Introduction to Physics" and "Interesting Chemistry".
Yao Niang explained to him, "These three books were given to us by the county lady. Now your task is to understand and comprehend them thoroughly."
Ding Pu poured him a glass of water. "If you want to understand these books, you have to learn to simplify numbers first. It's dinner time now, so the three of us should go out for a meal first to help you relax. We'll teach you when we come back."
Zhang Dai left in a daze. Ding Pu and Yao Niang treated them to a meal at noon. The table was filled with new dishes such as scrambled eggs with tomatoes, cold cucumber salad, and twice-cooked pork.
Zhang Dai ate servants' meals in the Nanzhao Princess's Mansion, which were light and had little salt. However, his daily routine was much more regular than when he worked with that man before. He went to bed early and got up early every day, so he found that he had actually become a little fatter.
While eating, Zhang Dai asked many questions that he didn't understand.
But because he didn't understand so much, he asked at least twenty questions.
Yao Niang chuckled softly, "There's no need to answer you in such detail. Once Zhang Gong stays here for a while, he'll understand."
Ding Pu also agreed, "Yes, yes, let's eat first, and then talk about it after we are full."
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