Chapter 20 Chapter Twenty

How could Xiao Taiping forget the 25th day of December in the tenth year of Tongzhi? That night, when he learned that Mr. Zhang had escaped, Xiao Taiping fell into another kind of madness. He rushed from the Xiao family house in Qiaotou Town to the kiln in the dark, and led the kiln staff to search for Mr. Zhang everywhere.At that time, Xiao Taiping and the kiln workers hardly believed that the naked and dying Zhang Sanye could climb to Qiaotou Town in one fell swoop in the cold weather. He searched all over the kiln up and down the kiln, but couldn't find Mr. Zhang, Xiao Taiping was so angry that he died.He ordered Xiao Shishi to be tied up, hanged in the tool room at the entrance of the kiln, and whipped with a leather whip, making Xiao Shishi cry for his father and mother.Xiao Shishi was panicked, and expressed his doubts about Cao Ershun, saying that when the two shifts were handed over, only Cao Ershun was under the kiln.When Zhang Sanye was gone, Cao Ershun looked wrong again.

Xiao Taiping didn't believe that Cao Ershun would fight against him, let alone that Cao Ershun had the courage to do so, so he called Cao Ershun who was carrying coal to ask him. Cao Ershun timidly followed the kiln clerk who called him to the tool room, and when he saw Xiao Shishi hanging from the beam, his face turned pale, and he repeatedly said to Xiao Taiping: "I...I don't know about Mr. Zhang, really... ...I really don't know!" Xiao Taiping asked: "Were you at the kiln when the shift was handed over?" Cao Ershun said: "I... I'm fine under the kiln, but I'm asleep!"

Xiao Taiping waved his hand and let Cao Ershun go. Cao Ershun hesitantly took two steps towards the door, stopped again, and pleaded for Xiao Shishi: "Brother, you...don't hit Shisi nephew again, this...it's no fault of him..." Xiao Taiping ignored him, and still whipped Xiao Shishi severely. Cao Ershun said again: "I...I also begged you to let Mr. Zhang go, he...he escaped...it's okay, it's his life..." Only then did Xiao Taiping turn around and say: "Second brother, you know what a shit! If Mr. Zhang's life survives, we all have to die! Even Mr. Bai Er will be bad!"

Cao Ershun asked hesitantly, "Why...why?" Xiao Taiping said distraughtly: "Master Zhang found out about us, he said we are bandits, and he is going to sue the officials!" When Cao Ershun heard this, he was immediately petrified.He never imagined that he had made such a big mistake for Xiao Taiping and his brothers.The kilns in the room didn't know the basics until then, and they were all stunned. A kiln worker timidly asked: "The shopkeeper, our secret is... Who revealed it?" Xiao Taiping said: "I will let you know in the future, no matter what happens now, I have to find the person surnamed Zhang first."

Xiao Taiping was suspicious of Xiao Shishi, fearing that his heart would soften and let Zhang Sanye go, so he slapped Xiao Shishi again, asking Xiao Shishi to tell the truth, where did Zhang Sanye escape to. At this point, Cao Ershun didn't dare to hide any more, so he said to Xiao Taiping hesitantly: "Brother, you... you should release Xiao Shishi quickly, and go to Qiaotou Town to look for it!" Xiao Taiping was taken aback for a moment, he had figured it out, and walked up to Cao Ershun: "How do you know that Zhang has arrived in Qiaotou Town?" Cao Ershun had no choice but to tell the truth: "Yes... I looked at him pitifully and carried... him up from the kiln..."

Xiao Taiping suddenly lost his mind, raised his fist, and punched Cao Ershun in the face.Cao Ershun instinctively flicked, Xiao Taiping's fist missed and landed on one of Cao Ershun's eyes.Cao Ershun screamed, and fell to the ground covering his bloody eyes.Xiao Taiping didn't care, and shouted at the kilns: "Follow me to the town to find someone, dead or alive!" After yelling, Xiao Taiping led his kiln servants, lighting torches, and rushed towards the town in a hurry. On the embankment of the Damo River near the town, Yu Gu'er, the second mother who was in charge of the flower boat, was welcomed.Yu Gu'er called Uncle Xiao, wanting to talk to Xiao Taiping.Xiao Taiping just said "hmm", then walked over while rubbing Yu Gu'er's body.

Yu Gu'er turned around again and shouted: "Hey, Uncle Xiao, we have something nice to give you on our boat!" Only then did Xiao Taiping turn around and ask, "What good stuff?" Yu Gu'er said: "You lost it in the old kiln..." Hearing Yu Gu'er's words, Xiao Taiping turned his surprise into joy, and followed Yu Gu'er to the eighteenth sister's upstairs boat.When I arrived at Louchuan, I saw that Mr. Zhang was wrapped in wet cotton wool and had frozen to death. Miss Shiba pointed to the body of Third Master Zhang, pretending not to know her, and said, "...Uncle Xiao, we don't know who this person is. He climbed onto our boat in the middle of the night and said that he would give twenty taels of silver to let him go." We will send him to Mohe city by boat to meet the county magistrate Wang. Sir, do you know if it is someone from your kiln? If so, return it to the original owner and take it away."

Xiao Taiping didn't say anything, he just said: "We really lost a kiln worker!" Yu Gu'er deliberately asked: "Why did you lose a living person?" Xiao Taiping said: "This man is crazy." After finishing speaking, he ordered his kiln servants to carry away the body of Mr. Zhang. The eighteenth sister blocked it, and said to Xiao Taiping with a coquettish smile: "Master Xiao, are you leaving just like that? This dead kiln master promised to give the concubine twenty taels of silver, sir, let the concubine and the jade bone Are you busy with this in the middle of the night?"

Xiao Taiping understood that Eighteenth Sister wanted to beg for cheap, and also felt that Eighteenth Sister and Yu Guer had done him a great favor, so he had to reward two of them, so he immediately said, "Sister Eighteenth, you guys are good enough, and I, Xiao, are also good enough—in this way Go ahead, ask Yuguer to go to the shopkeeper's room tomorrow, and pay fifty taels of silver, thirty taels is your hard-earned money, and the other twenty taels is Yuguer's errand money..." The eighteenth sister clapped her hands and laughed: "Yo, what you said, Mr. Xiao, it seems that we are asking for credit from you! In fact, what I mean by this concubine is that since you are here, sir, you can't just leave like this ——Yu Gu'er is still hoping that you will always invite her to drink!"

Now that the serious problem in his mind was over, Xiao Taiping was not in a hurry, he ordered his brothers to go back, and he really stayed on the boat, and drank a pot of flower wine with Yu Gu'er.When drinking the flower wine, Xiao Taiping was in a good mood, he praised Shiba sister directly, saying that Shiba sister could treat him so sincerely, he really didn't expect it.He also said that because of this, he will not make things difficult for Miss Eighteen in the future. But Yu Gu'er pouted and said: "...Uncle Xiao, I'm afraid you misread the person! Eighteenth sister is not for you tonight, but for herself! When I asked you to report the letter, this old × That is to say, if there is a big incident in your coal mine and the government seals it down, she will not be able to do the good business on the flower boat."

Xiao Taiping said: "This is exactly what makes Eighteenth Sister so amazing—this woman is really shrewd." Yu Gu'er said: "It's just that it's a bit too poisonous. She and Mr. Zhang were so good back then, but today they can be so cruel that they will die..." Xiao Taiping said: "She is aware of current affairs! It is because of this that she can achieve great things. If Third Master Zhang is also aware of current affairs like Sister Shiba, there will be no ending like today..." Seeing that Xiao Taiping praised Eighteenth Sister all the way, Yu Gu'er didn't dare to say any more, she thought to herself, she really should be more careful with Eighteenth Sister.This old × has no nostalgia for Mr. Zhang, and even less kindness towards her.Even if the secret of the robbery was not discovered, I'm afraid it would be bad for me.Thinking again, this Eighteenth Sister may not be a normal poison, but she is very poisonous.Not only did he refuse to save Zhang Sanye, he must have done it maliciously.When she disembarked to report to Xiao Taiping, Mr. Zhang was still alive and well, why did he die as soon as he came back and turned into a lump of ice?The cold water on Mr. Zhang's body must have been poured by this old ×, and he killed Mr. Zhang. Xiao Taiping was still talking about Mr. Zhang, and he said proudly: "...I really didn't expect the ending of Mr. Zhang. Others don't know, but you should know. When I raped you on your little flower boat, Zhang Sanye was so arrogant, he didn’t look at me directly, saying that it’s hard to find three-legged toads, but there are plenty of people with two legs..." Yugu'er said: "He is blind. Who in our town doesn't know now, without Mr. Xiao, you are here to build a kiln, how can the day under the three-hole bridge be as prosperous as a day?" After finishing speaking, Ruan She fell softly into Xiao Taiping's arms, stroking Xiao Taiping's chest. Only then did Xiao Taiping get emotional, he put his arms around Yuguer and asked with a smile: "Do I need to pay first this time?" Yugu'er said angrily, "Looking at what you said, it seems that I only know silver." Xiao Taiping put his hands into Yu Gu'er's bosom and said, "It's okay to only know money, as long as you know current affairs..." Yugu'er is of course aware of current affairs, so she loosened Xiao Taiping's clothes, and carefully served Xiao Taiping in different ways on and off the bed, using all her housekeeping skills, and let Xiao Taiping appreciate the soul-stirring skills of a woman.The wonderful feeling brought by this skillful technique was unprecedented, so Xiao Taiping put his arms around Yuguer and called him his sweetheart... Xiao Taiping was extremely satisfied, and after finishing the matter, he said to Yu Gu'er: "If you had been teasing me like this back then, I wouldn't have the heart to fuck your ass..." Yu Gu'er clenched her fists and punched Xiao Taiping straight: "You bring up this matter again, and again..." Xiao Taiping sighed and said: "It's no wonder you - I want to dig up all the charcoal underground in Qiaotou Town, but you and Eighteenth Sister want to empty out the men's pockets, if you don't have such a big ambition, you can't Nothing will happen.” Only then did Yu Gu'er hang her two white and soft hands around Xiao Taiping's neck and asked, "Uncle Xiao, do you think I can accomplish anything?" Xiao Taiping said: "Haven't you already accomplished something?! From the small flower boat to the big flower boat, and became the second mother in charge." Yu Gu'er shook her head, and asked more clearly: "I mean, just like you, uncle, you will have a great career." Xiao Taiping smiled: "What? You want to be the Eighteenth Sister?" Yu Gu'er asked back, "Why can't I do it?" Xiao Taiping squeezed Yuguer's red nipples, and said repeatedly: "I can do it, I can do it. But I'm afraid it won't work right now, the eighteenth sister is still in luck." Xiao Taiping really didn't know what happened on the flower boat——Xiao Taiping thought that the eighteenth sister who knew the current affairs would have a good time. She deliberately planned to attack the eighteenth sister. At that time, Yu Gu'er revealed a bit of a tone, and asked Xiao Taiping: "... If one day I really become an eighteenth sister, with the flower boat in this river bay, will you be willing to praise me, sir? ?” Xiao Taiping said: "That's right! When all the flower boats in this bend of the river really belong to you, I'll come to congratulate you!" Yugu'er smiled: "It's a deal."