[I was thinking about 6,000 words in three shifts, but after thinking about it, it’s better to say 6,000 words in two shifts. It’s always better to be longer. 】
Wuxi City.
Even though Lord Luo, the envoy of the Xuan Fu, has made great efforts to manage the internal and military affairs since he took office, this city, which once flourished due to the mineral trade, inevitably fell into depression.
But he said that this morning, the sky was already bright, and 20% of the shops on Fuwang Street had not opened their doors for a long time.
However, unlike other shops that have no intention of operating due to declining profits, the reason why Lijia Tea House closed its doors to thank guests was to entertain a distinguished guest.
Dear guest from the mountains!
knock knock knock
At about 2:30 in the morning, Zhao Haogu, the chief shopkeeper of the tea house, knocked on the door of the backyard hall with a tray of wine and vegetables in person.
After a while, I heard the door latch rattle inside, followed by a sleepy-eyed man sticking his head out from the inside. Seeing that Zhao Haogu came to deliver the meal, he gave way to the side and yawned: "Send in. Well, the young head of my family also happens to have something to say to you."
When Zhao Haogu heard the words, he responded quickly and obediently, and then entered the room with the food like the second shopkeeper.
After entering the inner room, Zhao Haogu felt hairy when he saw the young-headed man sitting on the head of the bed, wiping a short knife, and his spine could not help softening a bit.
"Young man."
He carefully placed the food on the table, and humbly smiled and said, "Did you sleep soundly yesterday? If there is anything wrong, just say it."
"How dare you ask me if I'm sleeping well?"
The young-headed man snorted, used the short knife in his hand, and asked Zhao Haogu, "I am in the stockade, and I have a Han girl sleeping with me every night, how can I get your Han people? In the realm, you don't even have a warm foot girl?!"
Zhao Haogu's smile froze, and when he saw the short knife gesturing at him coldly, he almost urinated in shock.
Busy knelt on the ground with a thud, kowtowing like a garlic clown, and defended: "Young-headed people calm down, young-headed people calm their anger! We also did not arrange for women to sleep for safety reasons..."
"shit!"
At this time, the barbarian who had just opened the door also followed the back room. Hearing Zhao Haogu's distinction, he bluntly scolded: "In this Wuxi City, who else dares to be rude to us young people? It's you. Did Jia Xuanfu defeat the hundreds of remnants of the army, or are those idiots who climbed outside the city like tortoises for several days?!"
Saying that, he stepped forward and kicked Zhao Haogu to his knees, scolding: "Don't hurry up and get a bitch, so that the young head of my family will calm down! Otherwise, we will wait until the tens of thousands of warriors in Tong Ximan. , when you come to this Wuxi City for entertainment, you may not be able to take care of your past feelings!"
The total population of Tong Ximan is only 20,000 to 30,000, and the young and strong men are at most 6,000 or 7,000. How can there be tens of thousands of warriors
However, how could Zhao Haogu dare to question anything
He got up in a hurry and didn't even dare to pick up the hat that fell on the ground, so he escaped with both hands and feet.
"Have you seen him like that? This is the Han Chinese? The Han people who have bullied our Tongxi for decades?! Hahaha..."
Hearing the unbridled laughter behind him, Zhao Haogu's face was both ashamed and angry, but he didn't dare to ignore the barbarian's request.
So I had to leave the tea house through the back door and hurried to the owner's mansion in the west of the city.
Waiting to meet the owner Li Changshun in the front hall.
Zhao Haogu first painted the barbarian's shameless face, and then he couldn't help but propose angrily: "Dongjia, the officers and soldiers sent by the left and right courts are about to enter the city. It might not even be possible to get into Wuxi City—we might as well tie up these two barbarians and send them to the Xuanfu Envoy Yamen, so that we won’t have to suffer from this fuss again!”
"Confused!"
Hearing this, Li Changshun rolled his eyes and scolded: "The more than 3,000 officers and soldiers were unable to defend Wuxi City before, let alone a group of old soldiers who came back? You just want to kill yourself, Don't pull me on the back!"
Zhao Haogu actually knew that his owner had always been timid.
Especially recently, there are rumors that the Wuxi barbarians are ready to send troops down the mountain again because they are dissatisfied with the imperial court sending troops to quell the rebellion. At this moment, Li Changshun naturally dare not take risks.
Therefore, what I just said, one is to vent the grievances in my heart; the other is to pave the way for shirk responsibility.
Listening to Li Changshun at this time was really inaccurate, he immediately lowered his face and said with a wry smile: "But if it's not like this, wouldn't it just follow his heart?"
Having said that, Zhao Haogu stopped the conversation and lowered his voice to remind: "Don't dare to use those untrustworthy prostitutes, otherwise if there is a rumor that we are secretly colluding with the barbarians..."
Now the people in the city hate the barbarians to the core. If they know that the Li family is secretly colluding with the barbarians, I am afraid that they will not have to wait for the barbarians to come in, and the Li family will be removed from Wuxi City.
Li Changshun naturally knew this truth, and thought that it was not a prostitute outside, even if it was a servant girl at home, she would never dare to let her get involved in it.
However, after removing the servant girl, wouldn't it only be possible to use...
Li Changshun's face flashed a bit of embarrassment and reluctance, but after all, he gritted his teeth and said, "Someone, go and invite San Yiniang!"
Zhao Haogu listened beside him, and he couldn't help sighing inwardly.
The third concubine was originally from the Qing Dynasty in the Piaoxiang Building. She was married to Li Changshun five years ago and gave birth to a concubine the following year.
Since there is a son tied to him, he is naturally not afraid that San Yiniang will sell the Li family.
I only have pity on this third concubine, who has always been pure and undisputed, yet she has to suffer such humiliation for no reason.
Not to mention the state of mind of the master and the employer in the living room, but said that the servant heard the news and went to the back house to pass the news, and after a while, the third concubine arrived in a hurry.
At the beginning, Zhao Haogu only met San Yiniang from a distance when she married into the Li family. Looking at her again after five years, her cold demeanor has not changed, but her figure is a bit more mature than a woman. .
Even the slightly heavy winter clothes could not hide her graceful curves, and the green mountains and deep valleys could be seen while walking.
Perhaps because she was born in a brothel, this third concubine was the most cautious when it came to the defense of men and women, so when she learned that the shopkeeper Zhao was present, she even put on a veil.
"Ugh."
Seeing the slender figure bowing down, Li Changshun sighed bitterly, and instructed Zhao Haogu to say, "Treasurer Zhao, talk to Qingniang about that."
After saying that, he turned around and couldn't bear to look at San Yiniang again.
Zhao Haogu got the order, so he sneaked the young man from Tongxi into the city, settled in the Li's tea shop, and disliked the fact that there was no woman to sleep, so he told it all.
Although he didn't break Li Changshun's mind, but Qing Niang is a smart one, so he still doesn't understand that his master wants to use herself to please the barbarians
At the moment, a heart is like falling into an ice cave.
He buried his fingernails deeply into Bai Yu's palm, and finally managed to restrain the resentment and impulsiveness in his heart, and said coldly and alienatedly, "If it is to save the lives of the Li family, I would not dare to disobey the master's will. "
"Qing Niang!"
Listening to her being so obedient, Li Changshun turned around and called out emotionally, and opened his mouth reluctantly, as if he wanted to change his mind, but in the end he spit out a sentence: "Be patient and wait for us, don't bring disaster to our Li family."
After listening to such shameless exhortations, Qing Niang's heart was even more despairing.
She clenched her silver teeth tightly, and suddenly bowed again, and said decisively: "Although the slave is from a humble background, he also knows the four characters of courtesy, righteousness, integrity, and shame. When I leave today, I will never dare to come back to serve the master with a filthy body, and wait for Mother Qing. After this remnant of life, I hope that the master can treat our children kindly."
Saying that, she didn't hesitate any longer, got up and urged Zhao Haogu to lead the way.
Li Changshun heard that she was going to commit suicide after the incident to make a name for herself. He excitedly chased out a few steps, but he remembered the tragic situation of the barbarians massacred the city a few months ago, so those two legs were as heavy as a thousand pieces of gold, and it was impossible to move a bit.
"Qingniang, Qingniang... woo woo... "
Watching Zhao Haogu and Qingniang disappear around the corner, he suddenly fell to the ground with his buttocks, and he lost his voice in pain.
"Rejoice, sir, sir, rejoice!"
Just at this moment, a certain servant who was blindfolded suddenly burst into the room with a loud roar, and was about to say something with joy, when he suddenly found that his master was sitting on the ground wiping tears, and he froze on the spot again.
"You goddamn dog!"
Li Changshun got up from the ground in a hurry, wiped the tears on his face with his sleeve, and scolded angrily: "Who let you break in? Do you still understand the rules?!"
"master."
The servant was busy hunched over and discriminated in a low voice: "It's really a big happy event, and the little man has forgotten his sense of proportion..."
Li Changshun snorted when he heard the words: "A happy event? What other happy events can my Li family have now!"
"It's really a big happy event!"
The servant hurriedly said: "The official army of the imperial court to suppress the rebellion has entered the city ahead of schedule. I heard that they have won two battles and killed a lot of barbarians!"
When he heard about such a thing, Li Changshun was even more angry, and said angrily: "You actually believe such rumors? When the Wuxi barbarians rebelled, the government also said that they had won many victories, but what happened? Even the Xuanfu envoy was killed by the barbarians!"
"This time is different, my lord!"
The servant pointed his finger outside and said, "Not only did the officials rescue a lot of girls who were kidnapped, but they also captured Tong Ximan's leader Yahamer alive!"
Only then did Li Changshun show some surprise, but he still couldn't believe it: "What? Yahamer, the big leader of Tong Ximan, was captured alive by the officers?! You... you must have heard it wrong, right?! "
"How is that possible! There are many people on the street who recognize Naya Hamer!" The house servant said vividly: "I heard that the officials also robbed dozens of young and beautiful barbarian girls, and now they are all disheveled. of… "
He was talking about the savage girl, but Li Changshun still had the heart to continue listening, and immediately shouted: "Hurry up, hurry up and chase San Yiniang and shopkeeper Zhao back!"