Chapter 7009: A bowl of soup and medicine
Zou Bo got out of the "Agarwood Building", entered a pharmacy, looked at Langzhong, waited until he got out of the pharmacy, walked on the street, carried a few packets of Chinese medicine in one hand, and stroked his stomach from time to time with one palm, his brows were slightly furrowed, and his face showed a slight trace of pain.
For a while.
Zou Bo saw from a distance that Zou Lingshan had brought a few people, and hurriedly looked for them from the opposite street, looking around, looking a little panicked.
Zou Lingshan took his little brother to look all the way, and saw Uncle Zou from a distance, grinned, as if there was no one around, he shouted uncivilized at all: "Uncle Zou, we were about to look for you to drink, but we didn't see you, no matter how you greeted, you ran out alone, and we were easy to find.
Zou Bo sneered in his heart, waited for Zou Lingshan and others to approach, lifted the traditional Chinese medicine in his hand, shook it in front of Zou Lingshan a few times, smiled faintly, and said: "Second master, I have a little discomfort in my stomach these days, I went to see Langzhong, and by the way, I grabbed a few pairs of traditional Chinese medicine, and I want to regulate my body!"
Zou Weishan glanced at the Chinese medicine in Uncle Zou's hand, nodded, his expression was relieved, that is, his expression was narrow, and he asked with a concerned face: "Uncle Zou, your old man is so old, you can't compare to a young man, but you must know the cold and the heat, and pay attention to the body!"
Zou Bo smiled and nodded.
Zou Lingshan and others wrapped Zou Bo back to the trading house in Yulanmen, Zou Bo handed the Chinese medicine to a henchman, instructed him to decoct the medicine, and then went into the account room to take inventory.
Such and such.
When it got dark, at dinnertime, Zou Bo took advantage of being unwell, did not go out to eat, but hid in the account room, after a while, he came to the yard, and wanted to go out for a turn, but he saw that suddenly there were many men with knives patrolling around, and someone followed him all the time, and looked at him very strictly, so he dispelled the idea of going out for a while, so he had to return to the account room, and stayed in the house honestly, pretending to take inventory, and did not dare to move.
The front hall of the commercial house is brightly lit, the wine and food are fragrant, the cups are staggered, and the voices of people are boiling, so it is not lively.
One of Uncle Zou's clever henchmen, stayed with Uncle Zou and did not go to the hall to eat, he walked to the door from time to time to look out, his brows furrowed, and he was restless.
For a while.
The guy finally couldn't help it, walked up to Uncle Zou, looked solemn, and said softly: "Third uncle, there seems to be something wrong with the situation outside!"
Zou Bo flipped through the account book with one hand, dialed the abacus with the other, buried himself in the accounts, and asked indifferently: "What's wrong?"
The guy said: "Third uncle, looking at the situation outside, it seems that something big is about to happen tonight!"
"What's the big deal?"
The guy shook his head and said, "I don't know, but my gut tells me that something big is going to happen tonight, and besides, the situation seems to be a little unfavorable for us!"
"How?"
The man said: "Third uncle, if nothing big happens, why do so many guards suddenly appear outside the account room? And now there are only us in the account room, and there are so many guards suddenly outside, it looks like they are guarding us!"
Zou Bo hesitated and asked, "............ If something big happens, what will it be, according to your guess?"
The guy thought for a while, glanced left and right, lowered his voice, and asked: "Third uncle, recently, the father and son of the door master and Zou Lingshan have often quarreled, and the relationship is very tense, and Zou Lingshan is a narrow-minded, selfish and ruthless person, you say, Zou Lingshan will have any dirty thoughts and do things that are not good for the door master?"
"What dirty thoughts?"
The man's eyes flickered, and his expression became more and more solemn, and he was considerate
After a while, Fang Cai paused word by word, and said slowly: "............ For example, such as killing brothers and slaughtering nephews, plotting to usurp the throne!"
Zou Bo finally raised his head, he carefully looked at the intelligent and keen henchman in front of him, paused, his eyes were vigilant, habitually glanced left and right, and asked softly: "Xiao Yi, how can you have such a terrifying idea?"
The guy said: "Third uncle, you also know, I don't have any other hobbies, I just like to read, there are some selfish and cruel people in history, in order to seize power and women, they will go crazy, kill their fathers and brothers, and murder their relatives!"
Zou Bo snorted softly, but there was no squeak.
Xiao Yi waited for a while, and saw that Uncle Zou had not squeaked, so he was a little anxious, and asked: "Third uncle, do you think Zou Lingshan will be dizzy and mad, that is, he will rebel against the family of the master of the door and kill him?"
Zou Bo was silent for a moment, paused, sighed, looked gloomy, and muttered:
"Xiao Yi, in front of interests, people's hearts are like the sea, everything is possible, what we are focusing on now is not whether Zou Lingshan will rebel, but in case Zou Lingshan rebels against the master, what should we do?
How should we choose sides?
Xiao Yi, you have to know that unless we leave Yulanmen, otherwise, once the Zou brothers start a war, we must choose a side, let's choose a side and stand in line like a casino bet, if this treasure is right, wealth and glory, enjoy it endlessly, if this treasure is wrong, we will immediately fall to the ground, and we will not be able to die completely!"
Xiao Yi saw that Zou Bo said solemnly, his heart was terrified, nodded, and muttered: "Third uncle, you are right, we were originally the master's sworn friends, but we are now in the hands of Zou Lingshan, in case Zou Lingshan is reversed, he will definitely force us to choose a side, if we don't obey him, we may immediately be swords and axes, and we will not die well!"
Zou Boluo thought for a while, his expression was solemn, his eyes were burning at Xiao Yi, and he asked softly: "Xiao Yi, I saw a group of killers invited by Zou Lingshan in the "Agarwood Building" this afternoon, and I know that their martial arts are very powerful when I look at their qi veins, I estimate that Zou Lingshan will take the initiative to the door in the near future, then, Zou Lingshan may come to force me later, let's choose a side, when the time comes, how should we protect ourselves?"
Xiao Yi said: "Third uncle, Zou Lingshan has been operating here for many years, and the disciples of the sect here are all his people, we are now in a den of thieves, if we turn against Zou Lingshan, once the two sides make a move, we will definitely not be able to beat them, therefore, in order to save our lives, in the case of necessity, we might as well deal with Zou Lingshan's void and snake tail perfunctorily, and then improvise and carry out a Jedi counterattack in the future!"
Zou Bo asked tentatively: "Xiao Yi, if Zou Weishan succeeds, can we sincerely join him?"
Xiao Yi shook his head, his expression was solemn, and said: "Uncle Zou, Zou Lingshan is narrow-minded, suspicious and suspicious, we have always been the master of the door, and we are not close to him, even if we sincerely take refuge in him, he will not trust us, we will be subordinate, even if he does not give us small shoes in the future, he will never reuse us, in this way, we will never have the day to come out?"
Zou Bo deeply agreed with Xiao Yi's analysis, and expressed his approval, looking at Xiao Yi's eyes, full of praise, he smiled, nodded, and whispered in Xiao Yi's ear: "Xiao Yi, I will find a way to cover you later, if you have the opportunity, either get out first, or pass a message to the outside and ask for reinforcements!"
Xiao Yi snorted and nodded heavily.
Xiao Yi discussed several sets of escape plans with Zou Bo, and then went to the door to observe, and saw that the door was very tightly guarded, and he had no chance to go out at all, so he felt bitter and restless.
In this way, several hours passed, and the outer hall was finally restored
Calm down, the banquet stopped.
In a moment, Zou Lingshan's face was flushed, he smelled of alcohol, and he hurriedly walked in with a few henchmen.
Xiao Yi saw Zou Lingshan's subordinates, everyone was carrying weapons, and his posture seemed to be ill-intentioned, his heart trembled, his face changed slightly, and he hurriedly retreated, standing behind Zou Bo, with a solemn expression, and his eyes were vigilantly staring at Zou Lingshan and others.
Zou Lingshan found a chair and sat down, only to see him leaning on the backrest, one foot propped up, his feet stepped on the corner of his chair, a pair of forearms rested on the armrest of the chair, and he sat loosely, and then, staring at Zou Bo sharply, laughed, and asked: "Uncle Zou, there are a lot of guests here today, it's lively outside, why don't you go out to eat and drink?"
Uncle Zou put down the account book in his hand, stopped taking inventory, glanced at Zou Lingshan and the others, smiled indifferently, and said: "Second master, the old man has recently suffered from a cold and injured food, and his stomach is a little distended and painful, and he doesn't want to eat, so he might as well be hungry and clear his stomach so that he can regulate his body in the future." ”
Zou Lingshan pretended to be concerned and asked softly, "Uncle Zou, have you drunk the medicine?"
Zou Bo was stunned for a moment, but when he came back to his senses, as if he had suddenly woken up, he stretched out his palm and patted his forehead gently, smiled bitterly, and said self-deprecatingly: "Oh! Second master, you look at me, I am really an old and confused person, I can't remember things, I have forgotten about the decoction in this busy work!"
That is, he stared at Xiao Yi with a side face, with a kind face, and smiled softly: "Xiao Yi, you go out to see if the decoction is boiled, if the guy forgets to boil the medicine, then you can help me fry it, if the decoction is ready, bring the decoction in!"
Xiao Yi knew that this was the escape that Uncle Zou was looking for him, or an opportunity to send a message to the outside world, so he understood it and hurriedly responded softly: "Third uncle, you wait well, I'll go out and have a look, go out and have a look immediately!"
Then you have to go out.
At this time, Zou Lingshan smiled and shouted: "Uncle Zou, there is no need to bother Brother Xiao Yi about this matter, in fact, I care about Uncle Zou's health, and I have already ordered my subordinates to fry your decoction!"
He put down his left foot on his chair, sat up straight, clapped his palms, and shouted loudly: "Ah Liang, bring Zou Bo's decoction!"
Zou Lingshan's henchman Ah Liang walked out from behind everyone with a bowl of decoction in both hands, and put the decoction on the table in front of Zou Bo, he was cautious and moved slowly, and when he put the decoction bowl on the table, the soup in the bowl did not have a trace of shaking ripples.
The decoction is yellowish in color, steaming hot, and has a faint smell of herbs.
Zou Lingshan made a gesture to Uncle Zou, smiled, and said: "Uncle Zou, the decoction has just been fried, and it is still steaming, and the medicine should be drunk while it is hot, so that it can exert its greatest medicinal effect!"
Uncle Zou's eyes were bright, his face was as light as water, and he said with a pun: "Second master, you really have a heart, thank you for still remembering your old body!"
After that, he picked up the medicine bowl lightly, slowly raised his arm, and slowly moved the medicine bowl to his lips, his movements were very smooth, and he did not show a trace of panic.
Xiao Yi first glanced at Zou Lingshan with a smug face, then at Uncle Zou with a calm expression, and then stared at the decoction in Uncle Zou's hand fixedly, the corners of his lips twitched, and his heart trembled.
Damn! Uncle Zou's bowl of soup won't be highly poisonous, right?
However, looking at the posture of Zou Lingshan and others, the bowl should be highly poisoned, otherwise, it is just a bowl of soup and medicine, just tell the subordinates to serve it to Uncle Zou, why bring so many people to the scene in person, it is to serve the medicine, and it is forced to eat!
Alas, what are you afraid of, what to do, what to do, what to do now?
It's over, it's over, it's really over this time!