Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
The incident with the Green Bamboo Gang coming to collect its debt had made Zhang Maochun's family somewhat known. Since Chen Yulian had always treated people well, their neighbors helped where they could. Their rice and flour sold quickly, and before long, they had scraped together ten taels and then some. Even after paying the Green Bamboo Gang, they still had a fair amount left.
With that life-threatening debt finally repaid, everyone in the Zhang family breathed a sigh of relief.
That afternoon, Zhang Maochun made a special trip to the most renowned old wine shop in the eastern part of the city to buy a few catties of fine Pear Blossom White. He also sent Chen Yulian to the market to have a fat duck slaughtered and buy a few catties of braised beef and some dishes to go with the wine.
For Li Feng, meanwhile, the past half month had passed without a ripple, apart from a few neighbors coming over to congratulate him. Every day, he either went to the City Guard Office for duty or returned home to practice the Skin-Grinding Method.
That day, Li Feng had just returned home after finishing his shift when he found Zhang Maochun, who had already been waiting for quite some time.
Zhang Maochun stood at the courtyard gate. The moment he saw Li Feng, he hurried forward, his face glowing as he smiled. "Little Feng! No, Constable Li, you're finally back from duty!"
Li Feng stopped and looked at Zhang Maochun with some surprise, then smiled faintly. "Uncle Zhang, you're putting me to shame, addressing me like that. You're my elder. Just call me Little Feng. Judging by the look of you... have you settled the debt with