The rise of the poor

Chapter 2142 Meeting

The sun sank into the horizon, and the western sky was filled with fiery clouds, like a burning phoenix being reborn.

The calm river surface is sparkling with ripples, the winding river water flows slowly, and a wooden bridge on the riverbed connects the north and the south.

"call out!"

A rocket whistled loudly from the Zhejiang Army camp across the river, piercing the sky and exploding with sparks.

Soon, a team of soldiers came out of the camps on both sides of the river. When they were 100 meters away from the wooden bridge, both teams stopped tacitly, and then four people walked out of each team and slowly walked onto the wooden bridge.

Zhu Ping'an gently supported Wang Zhi's mother, Wang, and walked in the middle, with Liu Dadao on the left and Liu Dachui on the right protecting them.

Zhu Ping'an was wearing casual clothes and had no weapons with him, but for safety reasons, he put on a close-fitting soft armor under his casual clothes.

Of course, there was also a pocket musket hidden in his sleeve in case of any emergency.

Liu Dadao and Liu Dachui were fully armored, with two muskets on their waists respectively, holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other.

Advance to attack, retreat to defend.

The group slowly walked onto the wooden bridge.

On the opposite side, Mao Haifeng was walking slowly towards them with three fierce Japanese soldiers. Mao Haifeng was wearing armor and had a Japanese sword hanging on his waist. The three fierce Japanese soldiers accompanying him were also fully armored. They carried longbows on their backs, held a shield in one hand and a Japanese sword in the other.

Otomo Sadakawa did not come this time.

They were also worried that Zhu Ping'an would trick them onto the wooden bridge and use some conspiracy to wipe them out.

If they were all captured, the Japanese pirates under their command would collapse on their own.

In order to guard against this, Otomo Sadakawa did not come with them. Instead, he stayed in the temporary camp of the Japanese pirates to prepare for any eventuality.

Mao Haifeng would definitely come, because apart from him, no one else could recognize Wang Zhi's mother.

Mao Haifeng saw Wang Zhi's mother, Mrs. Wang, from afar and recognized her at a glance. That face looked somewhat like Wang Zhi, and he had a photographic memory of it. There was no way Mao Haifeng would make a mistake and he couldn't help but feel ecstatic.

Very good!

It's great! Prince Hui's mother is still alive, and my godfather's mother is still alive. I have received this great blessing from heaven!

"Grandma, grandma, it's really you. I'm an unfilial grandson. I'm an unfilial grandson. I failed to save you."

Mao Haifeng rushed over from a distance, howling like mad. When he was still three meters away from Zhu Pingan and his group, he knelt on the ground and cried like a filial son and grandson.

"Why are you howling like a funeral director? I'm not dead yet." Wang's face immediately fell when she saw Mao Haifeng.

To be honest, he really had no good feelings towards these Japanese pirates. It was these bad guys who led his son astray.

Especially this Xiao Mao, Wang remembered him very clearly. He was the only Japanese pirate that Wang Zhi brought home who was not from his hometown.

At that time, Wang Zhi also asked for his opinion, saying that Xiao Mao was born a smuggler, and after joining him, he dared to fight and kill, and he intended to adopt him as his adopted son in the future.

When Wang heard that people dared to fight and kill, he felt very disgusted. Who were they going to beat? Who were they going to kill? They were their own people.

However, she was a woman after all. Even if she opposed Wang Zhi's adoption of Xiaomao as his adopted son, there would still be Xiaotu, Xiaohei and Xiaobai in the future. So she didn't say anything. But she remembered Xiaomao.

I didn't feel any good towards him at the moment.

"What my grandma taught me is that it was my godson who was so excited when he saw me that he lost control of his emotions." Mao Haifeng knelt on the ground and admitted his mistakes repeatedly. "Whenever I think about how my grandma suffered in prison for so many years and how my godson was incompetent and failed to rescue her, I feel so guilty that I can't help but cry bitterly."

Wang Zhi's mother snorted, "Waiting for you to come and rescue me, I would have been a pile of bones waiting for the carriage. I never relied on you. Thanks to Master Zhu for his compassion for us, he released us from the prison and arranged a big house for us to live in, so that we don't have to worry about food, clothing, shelter and transportation. This is all the great kindness of the master."

"Greetings, Master Zhu." Mao Haifeng stood up and clasped his fists towards Zhu Ping'an, "Thank you, Master Zhu, for your kindness to our dry nanny and the others."

Before Zhu Ping'an could say anything, Wang Zhi's mother became unhappy. "Xiao Mao, is this how you greet Master Zhu and thank him? Are you standing so straight to show that you are taller? Can't you kneel down and thank him?"

"Greetings, Master Zhu."

Mao Haifeng's face froze, he struggled with a conflicted look, then bowed and was about to kneel down to thank Zhu Ping'an.

"No need to be so polite, no need to be so polite." Zhu Ping'an smiled and gave Mao Haifeng a light support, motioning him to stand up.

"Thank you, Lord Zhu." Mao Haifeng clasped his fists and expressed his gratitude with much more sincerity than before.

"I have heard of Chief Mao's great name for a long time. Seeing him today, I can see that he is indeed extraordinary. Chief Mao is full of heroic spirit."

Zhu Pingan said with a smile.

"Haha, I've heard of your great name for a long time. You're also a hero? Lord Zhu, you're exaggerating. I'm just a Japanese pirate. Lord Zhu must have been eager to kill me."

After hearing what Zhu Ping'an said, Mao Haifeng couldn't help but become sarcastic.

"How dare you disrespect the adults?!" Liu Dadao and Liu Dachui took a thousand steps forward, holding their swords and shouting angrily.

"How dare you disrespect our leader?!" The three Japanese pirates behind Mao Haifeng also stood up with their necks stiffened, holding their swords at their waists, glaring at Liu Dadao and Liu Dachui with great momentum.

"We just fought a battle, so it's normal to be a little angry. Put away your swords and hammers." Zhu Ping'an smiled and waved his hand.

"You guys should retreat too. You are so impatient. When we get back, I will show you how I will deal with you." Mao Haifeng also waved his hand to order the three Japanese pirates to retreat. He looked at Liu Dadao and Liu Dachui and spoke in a roundabout way.

"Captain Mao, are we sincere enough today?" Zhu Ping'an asked with a smile.

"Yes." Mao Haifeng nodded, and then slowly said, "It's just that Lord Zhu's words are a bit untrue. He just said that he had heard of my great name for a long time, and said that I have heroic spirit. This is a bit hypocritical."

"No, no." Zhu Pingan shook his head, "I just speak from the heart."

"Since Lord Zhu said he has heard of my name for a long time, then what is my name?" Mao Haifeng asked Zhu Ping'an. He was sure that Zhu Ping'an was just being polite and definitely didn't know his real name.

"Your name is Mao Haifeng." Zhu Ping'an said with a smile.

Mao Haifeng couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. Look, look, the secret is exposed. My real name is not Mao Haifeng.

Before Mao Haifeng could speak, Zhu Pingan continued, "My real name is Mao Jing. I made a living by smuggling, and later joined the Japanese pirates. I was decisive in killing people. I recognized Wang Zhi as my adoptive father and gave him the name Wang Xi."

Mao Haifeng couldn't help but widen his eyes. He didn't expect Zhu Ping'an to know him so well. He actually knew that his real name was Mao Jing, and that he recognized Prince Hui as his adoptive father and gave him the name Wang Xi. It was really not a lie. (End of this chapter)