Chapter 3: Destined With Teacher
The refugees were just a mob. They moved on when they realized that they could not crack the tough bone that was the Wei estate.
Wei Youchai took Little Wei Yuan down the corner tower and kept watch at the main hall. Then, he began dealing with the aftermath. The boy was covered in blood, so he ordered the servants to take him away for a bath. After his son was clean, Wei Youchai ordered the servants to bring him back and place a chair next to him. Little Wei Yuan would sit on the chair and watch Wei Youchai as he worked.
There was a mountain of things to do after a great battle like this. Everyone who had fought in the battle was injured to some extent, not to mention the few who had died. Dozens of refugee bodies littered the walls and the courtyards, and they had to be carried out as soon as possible. Besides that, the housekeeper selected a few servants he deemed bold yet scrupulous to search the bodies for valuables. In a year of famine, any valuable was better than no valuable.
Wei Youchai was still issuing orders when Old Six stepped into the main hall with a man in tow. He dropped him on the floor and said, “I picked up someone curious among the refugees, Big Brother.”
The man was dressed like a scholar. His hands were tied, and his mouth was completely stuffed by a cloth. That was all. His clothes looked a little dusty, but it was clear he hadn’t suffered in the refugees’ hands.
The housekeeper thought the scholar looked familiar. When he looked again, he cried out in surprise, “Teacher Zhang!”
When Wei Youchai looked at him, he clarified, “This is the scholar who gave Young Master his name three years ago, Master.”
Wei Youchai slapped his thigh and exclaimed, “You’re that Teacher Zhang? What happened to you?”
He strode up to Zhang Sheng and untied the rope binding Zhang Sheng’s hands himself. Then, he threw Old Six a glare.