Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen

After Mr. Zhang recovered from his injury, his addiction became more and more serious.Mr. Zhang turned a blind eye to Xiao Taiping who came roaring away in the courtyard of the shopkeeper's house, and the gang of husky kiln men beside Xiao Taiping.The Xiao Taiping that Mr. Zhang saw was always humble.Others have never seen Xiao Taiping's humble appearance, he has seen it, Xiao Taiping's grandson appearance has been engraved in Zhang Sanye's mind.For Zhang Sanye, Xiao Taiping has become an eternal grandson. With the increase of his father's addiction, Mr. Zhang even thought that besides Mr. Zhang, the whole Qiaotou town should not have a second master. Even Mr. Bai Er was not qualified to be called a master in Qiaotou town.What is Bai Er Er?Without his third master Zhang, where would his second son Bai come from? !The coal kiln industry in Qiaotou Town was initiated by Mr. Zhang Sanye.It's not that Zhang Sanye has been well-informed when he travels from town to town. Who in Qiaotou Town knows what coal is? !When he showed Mr. Bai Er's deceased father Feng Shui, he saw the outcropping coal washed out by the water on the land of Bai'er, so he encouraged Mr. Bai Er to set up the vertical kiln, and thus created today's Baijia Kiln, Mr. Bai Er and Mr. Bai. Xiao Taiping also created today's Qiaotou Town.

At that time, who believed that opening a kiln could make a fortune?Even Mr. Bai Jiada and Mr. San don't believe it.Mr. Da thinks that opening a kiln will destroy the land and break the feng shui of the ancestors, which is nonsense.Mr. San was afraid that no one would want the coal he dug out, and he would pay for nothing. No matter what Zhang Sanye said, they were unwilling to do it, and they all regarded Zhang Sanye as a liar.It was a good time for Mr. Bai Er. He believed his words and built the current Baijiayao on the land he had allotted. Only then did Qiaotou Town have an eye-catching coal industry.

Relying on the land of the original shaft kiln and the cost of the shaft kiln, Mr. Bai Er grew up in just a few years. He sold a cart and a boat of black charcoal and bought it in piece by piece. .Black charcoal was sold from Mohe city to Xuzhou and Yangzhou mansions, and there were countless kiln lands in the east and west.Right now, Mr. Bai Er has become one of the richest households in the huge city of Mohe. Zhang Sanye saw Mr. Bai Er's hair, although he hated it in his heart, he still couldn't say it out of his mouth.After all, Mr. Bai Er still had land and capital before sending it out.And what is Xiao Taiping, the head of the gang?It's just a kiln flower who carries coal, and his mother is angry.His Zhang Sanye couldn't get angry, Xiao Taiping actually got angry, and even hit him with a sap, is there any reason for this? !Zhang Sanye thought that he was robbed by Mr. Bai Er and Xiao Taiping in partnership.Especially after the new kiln was opened, Mr. Bai Er handed it over to Xiao Taiping again, and Mr. Zhang’s eyes became red with anger——when Mr. Bai Er was asked to build the kiln for Xiao Taiping, Mr. Bai Er once tried to calm his heart. I told him that if a new kiln is opened, I will hand it over to him.Unexpectedly, as soon as the kiln was established, Mr. Bai Er changed his mind, preferring to entrust Xiao Taiping with 30% and 70% of the share, rather than entrust him with 20% and 80% share.Mr. Bai Er also said to Mr. Zhang, it's not that he won't wrap it for you, but he is afraid that you won't be able to wrap it.

While lying on the bed recuperating, Mr. Zhang repeatedly thought about sending Mr. Bai Er and Xiao Taiping into the grave together.The way of thinking is very wild - first I thought of bringing together Li Wuye and Uncle Wang to join forces to fight with Baijiayao, and then I thought of colluding with the bandit Ji Tulu in the back mountain to tie Mr. Bai Er and Xiao Taiping Tickets, tear up the tickets of Mr. Bai Er and Xiao Taiping.But as soon as he calmed down, he knew that this was all unrealistic and wild thinking.In the past, without Xiao Taiping and so many wives, Li Wuye and Uncle Wang would not dare to go shopping with the Bai family, but now that there is a wolf-like Xiao Taiping in the Bai family kiln, these two masters are even more afraid to ask for trouble have eaten.Colluding with Ji Tulu is even more far-fetched, not to mention that Xiao Taiping has so many kiln guards, and Mr. Bai Er lives in Mohe City, which is heavily guarded by the government and army. Even if they are easy to tie, they are easy to tear, he How can I find Ji Bald Donkey?The thief came and went without a trace.

The hard work paid off, and in the end, Zhang Sanye still found the place to put the knife. A few days after getting up from the bed, Mr. Zhang once overheard the words "We Xilu Nianzi" from a drunk man, and he dug deeply like coal.The result of this excavation made Zhang Sanye overjoyed: but it turned out that Xiao Taiping and the gangsters on Zazipo were actually a bunch of rebellious gangsters!No wonder these people are so united and able to fight! The nephew who told the truth to Mr. Zhang was called Cao Bajin, who used to be a whistle chief in the Nian bandit Cao regiment.After arriving at the Baijia Kiln, they have been pulling baskets in the kiln.When Zhang Sanye was in charge, Cao Bajin pulled the baskets smoothly. Once Xiao Taiping took charge, Cao Bajin didn’t want to pull the baskets any more. He also wanted to be a kiln guard just like those Xiao brothers. Do it.Xiao Taiping didn't pay attention to this Cao Bajin, Cao Bajin was full of resentment, complained whenever he drank, and his face changed when he scolded Xiao Taiping. .Cao Bajin probably didn't think of hurting Xiao Taiping when he was drinking and complaining.But as soon as Zhang Sanye found him, poured two bowls of wine, and gave him some small money, Cao Bajin sold Xiao Taiping, and Zhang Sanye asked Cao Bajin what to say.It is said that Xiao Taiping is the head of Cao Tuan's second regiment, and he has always been ruthless.It is said that the two brothers surnamed Cao and Xiao on Kuangzipo used to be rebels against Cao Tuan. They fought vicious battles with the officials for many years and killed hundreds of officers and soldiers...

After Zhang Sanye heard it, he was so happy that he trembled all over. He wrote a self-confession against the thief overnight, and asked Cao Bajin to draw a bond.After Cao Bajin sobered up, he became more cautious and didn't want to make a bet.Zhang Sanye lied to him, saying that this was a letter of recommendation for Mr. Bai Er, and that he would guarantee Cao Bajin to be a kiln owner.When Cao Bajin heard that he was guaranteeing him to be a kiln keeper, he happily pledged the painting. With this conclusive evidence, Mr. Zhang came up with the idea of ​​suing the officials first: as long as he goes to the county government office to sue, Xiao Taiping and those gangsters will be finished.Mr. Bai Er is also doomed, not to mention that he used rebels in his kiln, the guilt cannot be escaped, even if Xiao Taiping and those gangsters are lost, the Baijia kiln will also collapse.

When he was planning to go to Mohe City to sue the officials, Mr. Zhang had another thought: Mr. Bai Er is not Xiao Taiping after all, and he never participated in the riots.What's more, the Bai family is rich and powerful in the city, and has a long history of contacts with the officials, so the officials may not necessarily punish Mr. Bai Er's crimes according to his wish.If the government doesn't deal with Mr. Bai Er, he will have to deal with Mr. Bai Er in the future, or even buy Mr. Bai Er's kiln, and it will be difficult to talk about it. That's when he thought of killing people with a knife, and handing over this "good thing" to Uncle Wang of Wangjiayao.

Uncle Wang was very jealous of Xiao Taiping and his disciples' expansion. When he saw Cao Bajin's self-confession, he was very excited, and when he heard Zhang Sanye's details, he immediately patted his lame leg and asserted: "... Well, Xiao Taiping and those gangsters have come to the end of their work this time!" Third Master Zhang deliberately asked: "This matter won't involve Mr. Bai Er, right?" Uncle Wang pretended to be smart and said: "No, no! Xiao Taiping and the gang of rebels didn't put a sticker on their faces, how could Mr. Bai Er know? If you don't know, don't blame them!"

Mr. Zhang said: "That's good, that's good! As long as I don't harm Mr. Bai Er, I'm sure. I just can't do anything wrong." But Uncle Wang said: "Third Master, let me see, it's not that you are sorry for Mr. Bai Er, but Mr. Bai Er is sorry for you! Mr. Bai Er would rather entrust the kiln to Xiao Taiping than to you. Think about it, you In Baijiayao for so many years, what did Mr. Baier give you? Li Wuye and I can't stand it!" Zhang Sanye said: "Uncle Wang, you can't say that. The Bai family is not mean to me. As for me, I never thought of making a fortune by contracting a kiln."

Seeing what Mr. Zhang said, Uncle Wang couldn't say more about Mr. Bai Er. After sending off Mr. Zhang, Uncle Wang immediately found Mr. Li and discussed with Mr. Li about suing the officials. Mr. Li Wu was very resourceful. After reading Cao Bajin's confession, he thought for a while, but said to Uncle Wang: "...Uncle Wang, let me see that this petition is not going to be sent to the county government office, but to the county government. Mr. Bai Er's place is better." Uncle Wang was quite surprised: "Hey, why?" Li Wuye said: "Uncle Wang, don't you want to think about what Mr. Zhang is? He took the initiative to find us, can something good happen? If it's really good, why doesn't he do it? Why doesn't he sue the officials?"

Uncle Wang said: "Let's not worry about what Zhang Sanye thinks, anyway, this way, Baijiayao can be brought down." Li Wuye sighed: "Uncle Wang, why are you so confused? If we bring down the Baijia Kiln, we will be fine? There are bandits in the Baijia Kiln, so there will be no bandits in our kiln? Mr. Wang, the magistrate, today If the Baijia kiln is closed, our kiln will probably be closed tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, have you thought about this?" Uncle Wang was stunned. Li Wuye said again: "Again, whether Xiao Taiping and those gangsters are Nian bandits is another matter. Even if they are all Nian bandits, they don't do anything to us. We can't do this to harm others." own blindness." There is another point that Li Wuye didn't say - Li Wuye himself is not clean, he had a beard for three years outside the customs, and the brothers who followed him to Qiaotou Town to open a kiln also had beards.When Mr. Li Wuye was pulling a pole to make a beard, what he admired most was the long hair and the twist. Under the enlightenment of Li Wuye, Uncle Wang changed his mind and agreed to Li Wuye to send Cao Bajin's self-confession to Mr. Bai Er.So Li Wuye went to Mohe City to meet Mr. Bai Er. Mr. Bai Er was taken aback, he didn't expect Xiao Taiping and those gangsters to be Nian bandits.After reading Cao Bajin's self-confession several times, Mr. Bai Er fell into deep thought. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Xiao Taiping and his disciples were like rebellious bandits.However, it is precisely because of Xiao Taiping and this gang of Nian bandits that the Baijiayao is so prosperous. He does not want Xiao Taiping and this gang of Nian bandits to be taken away by the government.If Xiao Taiping and these gangsters were really taken away by the government, who would go to the kiln to dig coal and plan money for the Bai family?Therefore, the best way is to pretend not to know and maintain the status quo. Having made up his mind, Mr. Bai Er smiled at Mr. Li Wu, and said, "...Mr. Wu, how could Xiao Taiping and those gangsters be twisters? This is Mr. Zhang's trick again! I let Xiao Taiping After contracting the kiln, he was dissatisfied, no, it's happening again!" Li Wuye said worriedly: "Second Master, it's not a good time to make trouble this time, not to mention ruining Xiao Taiping and those gangsters, it will also ruin Er Master you and our three small kilns in Qiaotou Town!" How can Mr. Bai Er not understand this truth?I'm afraid Third Master Zhang has long wanted to destroy him. Li Wuye said again: "You have to take care of this Zhang Sanye! Don't hurt you and me and Uncle Wang." Mr. Bai Er was very ashamed and said to Li Wuye: "Li Wuye, don't worry. I will take good care of this beast, I must take care of it - if I can't take care of it, you and Uncle Wang will slap me. Face……"