Planning

"What's going on? Come inside and tell me." Liu Yuanzhou was taken aback and pulled Zhang He's arm into the cave dwelling. He didn't want his family to know about fights, fearing they would worry.

Zhang He gasped for breath and said, "Today I went to Crouching Tiger Slope to buy vegetable seeds. I saw Fatty Wang and a few others surrounding Hu Wa in front of the general store. I hurried over to see what was happening, but Fatty Wang and his group just pinned us to the ground and beat us up. I'm still aching all over." He rubbed his arm as he spoke.

Liu Yuanzhou had already noticed Zhang He's complexion, seeing some bruises on his face. "Fatty Wang is really going too far," Liu Yuanzhou said angrily. "How's Hu Wa?" he asked.

"I came to find you to talk about this. Hu Wa was acting very strangely on the way back. He wasn't talking, and his face was dark. I was afraid he would do something stupid, so I hurried to find you," Zhang He said anxiously.

"That Hu Wa, he really doesn't let people rest easy," Liu Yuanzhou sighed inwardly, also a little worried. "Let's go, let's go to his house and see." With that, the two went out.

"Second Child, where are you going? Dinner will be ready soon, Xi Zi will eat too." Liu Yuanbo saw the two leaving in a hurry and asked.

"Brother, I have something to do, I'm going to see Hu Wa. You guys eat first, don't wait for me." Liu Yuanzhou said, without stopping, and hurried away with Zhang He.

As Liu Yuanzhou and Zhang He walked into Liu Chuang's courtyard, they saw Liu Chuang's younger sister, Xiao Hua, standing at the door wiping her tears.

"Xiao Hua, what's wrong?" Liu Yuanzhou quickly stepped forward, patted Xiao Hua's shoulder, and asked the reason.

Xiao Hua saw Liu Yuanzhou and Zhang He coming, and burst into tears with a "Wah."

"Don't cry, tell us what happened? Did something happen to Hu Wa?" Liu Yuanzhou asked anxiously.

"Second Brother, please save my brother, my dad is going to beat my brother to death," Xiao Hua sobbed.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Where's your brother, where is he now?" Liu Yuanzhou asked.

"He's at the Cattle Pen, Second Brother, please hurry, my dad is so fierce, he even scolded me, Wuwu." Xiao Hua cried again.

"It seems Uncle Tie stopped Hu Wa, didn't let him mess around." Liu Yuanzhou thought, and after comforting Xiao Hua with a few words, he called Zhang He and walked towards Liu Chuang's Cattle Pen.

Liu Chuang's Cattle Pen was not far away, just down a slope. Saying it was a Cattle Pen, it was just a few abandoned earth cave dwellings.

When Liu Yuanzhou arrived, he saw Liu Chuang sitting on the open space in the yard, his head lowered. His dad stood beside him, holding a stick in one hand and a smoking pipe in the other, puffing away.

"Uncle, calm down," Liu Yuanzhou called out from afar.

Liu Chuang's dad looked up and saw Liu Yuanzhou and Zhang He coming. He looked at Liu Chuang on the ground and said hatefully, "This troublemaker doesn't want to live anymore, he wants to take a knife and fight with people. Instead of being beaten to death by others, I might as well beat you to death first, you dog thing."

That's what he said, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He knew that Liu Chuang had always trusted Liu Yuanzhou, and Liu Yuanzhou's words were sometimes more effective than his father's.

Liu Yuanzhou comforted Liu Chuang's dad and said, "Uncle, don't be angry, I'll persuade him, you go back and see Xiao Hua first, she's been scared to tears."

"Alright, Second Child, you talk to this kid properly, if he doesn't listen, just beat him, beat him to death." After saying that, he dropped the stick, turned around, and left.

"Zhang He, you go back first too." Liu Yuanzhou turned to Zhang He and said, "I'll treat you to a drink another day."

Zhang He glanced at Liu Chuang, knowing that he still harbored resentment towards him, and felt a burst of sadness in his heart. He nodded to Liu Yuanzhou and turned to leave.

Liu Yuanzhou walked up to Liu Chuang, sat down opposite him, and looked at Liu Chuang's tense face, not knowing what to say for a moment.

After a while, he slowly said, "Hu Wa, I know you're sad, I won't say any more words of comfort, you definitely understand the principles, but brother, don't worry, your enemy is my Liu Yuanzhou's enemy, your revenge is also my revenge."

After a while, Liu Chuang raised his head and looked at Liu Yuanzhou, with tears in his eyes, "I, I, am really useless." Saying that, he lowered his head again and sobbed softly.

"Alas, I understand everything." Liu Yuanzhou sighed, he put one hand on Liu Chuang's shoulder, looked up at the distance and said faintly: "Xiucai passed the Student examination, with a bright future, I am also going to work in the city, even Zhang He, who has always been carefree, may become prosperous because he followed Xiucai, only you among our four brothers are still the same, you must be very aggrieved in your heart, I understand."

"I'm not..." Liu Chuang said softly.

"Listen to me finish, Hu Wa, what I want to say is that we were good brothers before, we are now, and we will be in the future."

"Remember when you asked me if I would change after becoming successful? I now solemnly answer you: my loyalty to my brothers will never change."

"So, don't be anxious anymore. I'll go to the city to scout things out first. Once I've gained a foothold, if you also want to come and work, we brothers can venture out together, how about it?"

"Really? Can I also go to the city to work?" Liu Chuang quickly wiped away his tears with his sleeve, his face full of hope. Then, his expression dimmed again, and he sighed, "Alas, my dad definitely won't agree."

"I will persuade your dad," Liu Yuanzhou said solemnly.

"Really?" Liu Chuang's eyes lit up again.

"Hehe, would I lie to you? Alas, but the premise is that I can make something of myself first." Liu Yuanzhou shook his head and laughed.

"I believe you will definitely do better than a Xiucai," Liu Chuang said with utmost certainty.

"Alright, I'll do my best," Liu Yuanzhou said. Seeing that Liu Chuang had finally emerged from his depressed mood, the stone in his heart fell to the ground.

Liu Yuanzhou added, "Now, let's discuss how to deal with this Fatty Wang."

"I'll listen to you in everything. We must beat him up severely," Liu Chuang said resentfully.

"It's not difficult to beat up that Fatty Wang. Just find an opportunity when he's alone. But the difficult part is how to handle the aftermath, so as not to invite his revenge. You also know that the Wang Family is powerful, and it's easy for them to retaliate against us, and it may even implicate our families." Liu Yuanzhou had already had some ideas on the way here, and continued, "Also, don't forget that his family also has a Martial Master."

Liu Chuang nodded, somewhat uncertainly, "Then we'll secretly beat him up, without revealing our identities. Is it possible to cover our faces and act like masked heroes?"

"Well, this method is not bad, but in order to prevent him from guessing it's us, we can't take revenge in the next two days. The time should be postponed a bit. Think about it, he was beaten yesterday, and tomorrow he's beaten again. Even a fool can guess it's you." Liu Yuanzhou nodded slightly, stroked his chin, and pondered for a moment, then added, "Let's act in about twenty days. We can use this time to secretly inquire about his situation and prepare for the action."

Liu Chuang thought about it and felt that what Liu Yuanzhou said made sense, and nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to your arrangements."

Liu Yuanzhou glanced at him and said, "Now we'll divide the tasks. I'm responsible for finding out Fatty Wang's information, and you're responsible for staying at home and not going anywhere." Seeing Liu Chuang's face suddenly collapse, Liu Yuanzhou thought that he should still give him something to do. He turned his mind and had an idea, "Then I'll give you a task: find out what that Wang Wu has been doing recently, maybe we can use it."

"Okay." Liu Chuang was immediately happy when he heard that he also had a task.

"Also, go to my house for a drink tomorrow. Go and call Xi Zi," Liu Yuanzhou said suddenly.

Liu Chuang struggled in his heart for a while, and finally his tone was full of helplessness, "Okay, for the sake of you helping me, I'll run an errand for you." In fact, he no longer had any grudges against Zhang He in his heart, especially today when Zhang He was able to stand up for him, which made him quite moved, but he was too embarrassed to take the initiative to reconcile.

The two discussed some more details, and finally went home without mentioning it.