Chapter 44 Chapter Forty-Four

One morning two days later, the sedan chairs of "Wan Cheng Xing" suddenly flocked to the street. They are all empty sedan chairs, no one is sitting on them, and they are light and floating, so naturally they rush quickly. The sedan chairs poured out of the streets and alleys, rushed to various crossings, went up Daguan Road, and then along Daguan Road to the open area in front of the former guarding envoy in Dongcheng, and now the Supervisory Mansion. There were quite a few pedestrians on Daguan Road, all of them were stunned by the sudden flow of sedan chairs. Those who could hide hid aside, and those who did not hide, just stood on the road and let the sedan chairs around them flow like tides. Dare to move around, and no one dares to say a word.

It was a historic day. On Mashi Road, where Shicheng is about to perish, there is a kind of desperate tragedy.The autumn wind is stern, carrying pieces of dead leaves across the roofs of Shicheng buildings, making ominous whistling sounds. The sky was dark and damp, with an inexplicable grayish yellow, and the dust was flying above people's heads like clouds of fog. Standing at a high place in the city, one can see all kinds of moving sedan chairs, big and small. Standing on the side of the road where the sedan chair passed by, there were moving legs and feet everywhere, and those legs and feet stepped on the gravel, making earth-shattering noises... On that historic day, Bu Shouru looked very solemn, dressed in Wearing a pink embroidered satin jacket that he had never worn before, and a black silk cloak with red cloth, he and Qiu Sanye were together early in the morning, protected by a dozen brothers from the gang, and went to the lonely place in silence. Xiangting Tea House.

When I arrived at the teahouse and just sat down, people from the sedan chair shop came to report that one hundred and twelve sedan chairs in the whole city had moved. When I first went to the street, I encountered some sentry posts and stragglers. Most didn't dare to stop them. Bu Shouru nodded, indicating that he understood. The man in the sedan chair retreated. After only ten minutes, thunderous footsteps were heard in the distance, and then, Bu Shouru and Qiu Sanye saw the sedan chair sweeping from the direction of the west city in front of the window of the Duxiangting Tea House.

The car roof was indeed swept over. The sweeping speed was extremely fast, and the granite pavement of Daguan Road was blocked in a blink of an eye. As a result, the road surface suddenly rose a lot, and it became colorful and dazzling. Looking at the surging car roof, Bu Shouru felt a little dizzy for some reason, so he leaned on the window sill and turned his back. The window on the opposite side was also open, and the draft was quite strong. Bu Shouru's cloak was lifted high by the wind, and floated outside the window, like a black and red flag, fluttering. Qiu Sanye kept looking out of the window and remained motionless until all the sedan chairs passed by, and there were two or three bags of cigarettes.

After all the sedan chairs had passed, Mr. Chou sighed, "Now that I'm gone, I don't know if these sedan chairs will come back or not!" Bu Shouru remained silent. Qiu Sanye said again: "They are all good sedan chairs!" Only then did Bu Shouru say: "The important thing is not the sedan chair, but the road." Third Master Qiu nodded: "Yes." Bu Shouru sighed and asked: "Third Master, do you still remember the day before I left the pavilion? It was also standing here, with you and my elder brother, the stone roads in the city were covered with snow, so I couldn't see at all... "

Qiu Sanye said: "How can I forget this? I remember, we still ate dog meat buns here..." Bu Shouru shook his head: "I didn't eat dog meat buns here, I ate them after I got home." Third Master Qiu remembered: "Yes, after returning home, the little bus left after that night." Bu Shouru pulled Third Master Qiu to the tea table and sat down: "Master Qiu, today we still eat dog meat buns, and we also want the old Liu's from the opposite door." Immediately, I asked the little shopkeeper to do it. The old shopkeeper died last year, and now the little shopkeeper is in charge.

This little shopkeeper is not as stable as the old shopkeeper back then. He didn't even hear what he said, so he ran away and didn't come back for a long time. When he came back, he said, there are buns. It was yesterday. It was not broken. come over. The third master Qiu got angry when he heard it: "You bastard! Who said you can eat it now? Besides, can the steamed buns from yesterday be eaten by Grandma Bu? Who do you think Grandma Bu is? Call the old Liu family immediately. Pack a new one! Deliver it at noon!" Bu Shouru waved his hand: "Forget it, Third Master, it's time, so don't worry about it with others."

Qiu Sanye disagreed: "Grandma Bu, the more we get to this point, the more we have to make them behave! Whoever dares to look down on you, grandma, I will fight him for the rest of my life!" With a wave of his hand, he said to the little shopkeeper: "Go ahead, just say that Aunt Bu told them to make the buns right away! The stuffing must be full, and the oil and water must be sufficient!" The little shopkeeper has gone. It was almost ten o'clock, and the sedan chairmen came to report that about two thousand sedan chairs had arrived at the open space in front of the supervisor's mansion, filling the open space, and blocking the old street, Daguan Road and Paobiao Road. The intersection of the government is also crowded.

Bu Shouru asked, "How many soldiers are there in front of the supervisor's mansion?" The person at the sedan chair shop said: "There were not many people when I first went there, but there were many afterward. Some rushed out from the supervisor's mansion, and some came from other places. There were a few Lianzhu guns set up at the door." Bu Shouru then asked, "Is anyone retiring?" The person at the sedan chair said, "I don't think so. I came all the way, but I didn't see the sedan chair back." Bu Shouru took a sip of tea, and thought for a while: "Okay, you go! Tell Guanshi Zhao and the others not to be rough, this is a petition, it's peaceful, and I won't spare anyone who messes up!"

Just as the person from the sedan chair store was about to leave, Bu Shouru said again: "Also, tell Guanshi Zhao and the others to send more people to run around, don't make me worry about it, and tell him that he is still stiff after three o'clock in the afternoon. I'll send someone to bring food to the young and old, so they won't be hungry." Third Master Qiu was also concerned, looked at Bu Shouru and asked, "This... is this petition okay? If the Wang Duban and... and Najin Huiban don't see Guanshi Zhao and them, what if they... shoot them?" Bu Shouru remained silent.

There is no bottom in my heart. Although Bu Shouru had been planning the petition for a few days and sent all the brothers in the gang, he was still not sure. Liu Zhenshou said it well when he retreated, she can no longer treat today as if it was yesterday. Just as he was thinking about it, the second head of the Gangmen, Guai Ye, arrived, went upstairs, rushed to Bu Shouru and said anxiously: "Grandma Bu, the brother of the Supervising Mansion sent word from inside that the Superintendent Wang did not recognize this A peaceful petition, calling us a riot, has held a meeting with the Jinhui Office and Qian Zhenshou, ordered to shoot at any time, and also transferred the cavalry and broadsword teams, I am afraid it will hurt people..." Bu Shouru stood up with a "huh": "Is the brother who sent the message reliable?" Guai Ye said: "It's reliable, it's the adjutant of the guardian envoy." Bu Shouru still didn't believe it: "How dare they shoot at so many bearers?" The kidnapper was almost crying: "My aunt, it's not like you don't know, this Wang Duan has played with guns all his life, what scene has he never seen? The person who killed was Haila, who killed our people at the gate of his supervisor's mansion , it's not like playing!" Bu Shouru nodded numbly: "That's true." Grandpa Guai said again: "Grandma Bu, you can take the set star! Auntie, you are not afraid of trouble, Master Guai, I will go and fight with the brothers in the gang, and you don't care about life or death." Bu Shouru smiled wryly: "What are you still fighting for? The guard Liu has so many guns that he has never fought against Superintendent Wang, so who are we? Let's retreat, tell Guanshi Zhao and the others to retreat, the sooner the better..." But it was too late, before Master Kidnapped left the nest, gunshots like popping beans rang out outside. Bu Shouru and the others were stunned for a moment, then they all flocked to the east window to look.I haven't seen anything yet, the supervisor's office is quite far away.After a few minutes, I saw a flood of people fleeing along Daguan Road. Many people had blood on their bodies, and the sedan chairs they were carrying were gone. Apparently there were still people dead. Some men covered in blood were carried away by several people. There were blood dripping from them on the street, and there were bursts of mournful wailing. Bu Shouru stared at the miserable scene on the street and was stunned. Everything is so incredible. Two hours ago, there were still so many good sedan chairs on Daguan Road, and it was still so red and green. This has changed, and it has become this sad scene full of streets, which is unreal. Bu Shouru thought that he might collapse, but he didn't expect it to be so fast, and he didn't even have time to breathe.I was afraid that the butcher supervisor would shoot, but the butcher supervisor fired instead. The gunfire intensified. It's a Lianzhu gun, like there are many. Bu Shouru turned back from the window, tears streaming down his face. Grandpa Guai carefully said: "Grandma Bu, you... don't worry, I'll go and have a look, maybe there's... still a way, at least... at least I have to grab some of our sedan chairs back..." Bu Shouru shook his head: "Don't go, it's useless." The kidnapper said: "It's useful. I told Guanshi Zhao and the others to hold on. If you want to escape, you have to take the sedan chair with you!" Bu Shouru said: "It's no fun to take the sedan chair back. In the future... there will be no stone road, and... there will be no more." Wiping the tears off his face again, he forced a smile, and said to Master Guai: "You can save yourself some trouble." The kidnapper didn't listen, so he went anyway. Not long after Master Kidnapped went out, Guanshi Zhao stumbled in with his face covered in blood. Zhao Guanshi wailed and reported to Bu Shouru: "Grandma Bu, it's over, it's all... all over, the three guns fired, and they killed... more than a dozen, injured dozens or hundreds, and... Beating up all the petitioners in front of the Supervising Mansion's gate... I was so stupid! Some brothers didn't believe it was true after being shot..." Bu Shouru said, "Sit down!" Guanshi Zhao didn't sit down, and said: "The sedan chair we left on the open ground of the Supervisory Office was also burned by the soldiers. The north wind was blowing, and the sedan chairs were crowded together again. Top, just...just burn a piece..." Bu Shouru said again: "Look at the blood on your face, it's scary, hurry up and eat the buns, sit down and eat the buns, the buns will be delivered right away..." Guanshi Zhao yelled: "Grandma Bu, this 'Wan Cheng Xing' belongs to you, you... why are you in no hurry! And...you still have the heart to sit upstairs in this Duxiang Pavilion and eat steamed stuffed buns!" Bu Shouru said: "What's the use of me being anxious? Can I jump off this building?" Regardless of the rules, Manager Zhao grabbed Bu Shouru and dragged Bu Shouru to the window: "Grandma Bu, you...look at that piece of smoke, that...that piece of fire, that's our sedan chair, you... I don't care if you jump off the building or not, I... I just want you to watch." Bu Shouru saw that there was indeed a cloud of smoke rising from the east of Daguan Road, some places were big, some places were small, the light place was light, and the thick place was thick.Because it is daytime, no fire can be seen, even though the sky is dark, open fire is still invisible. However, Bu Shouru could imagine the scene of two thousand sedan chairs being burned by fire. It must be very spectacular. If it was at night, the fire might illuminate the whole city red. Tears fell sadly, and my body couldn't help but want to collapse on the ground. Bu Shouru braced himself with his hands on the window sill, so that he didn't let himself fall... Later, some sedan chairmen came to report one after another: it was said that the horse team had taken to the street... It was said that it was a big knife The team took to the streets... It was said that the soldiers were running all over the city to grab sedan chairs, put seals on them, and arrest people... Bu Shouru just listened, didn't say a word, and stopped crying. At noon, the steamed buns with dog meat arrived, and Bu Shouru invited everyone to eat steamed stuffed buns. While eating the steamed stuffed bun, Bu Shouru stared obsessively at Third Master Chou's white hair, and said intermittently: "Master Qiu, you...you are old, that is...even if this petition is approved, you...you are old too I can't get a sedan chair for me anymore, I...I have already thought about it, and I will build a few houses for you in your hometown in the country, just like...just like my father back then." Chou Sanye's old tears fell on the tea table without saying a word. Bu Shouru asked again: "When I sent my father to the countryside, my father hated me, now you will hate me when you go back to the countryside?" Chou Sanye choked up and said: "I... I don't hate you, you trust me, let me build a sedan chair for you for more than ten years, and... also let me gain knowledge, I... I have to thank you! You ...You are stronger than your father, stronger than Second Master Ma, today you will be destroyed...it is not human beings who will destroy you, it is heaven, it is heaven!" At this time, the sound of horseshoes and the footsteps of soldiers running along the street could be heard in the street outside. The sound of footsteps was sometimes far away, sometimes near, and for a while it seemed to be right in front of Duxiangting Tea House. Zhao Guanshi had a premonition that something was going to happen, so he advised Bu Shouru to leave here quickly and go out of the city to hide. Bu Shouru ignored him, and continued to talk about the old days with Third Master Qiu: "Master Qiu, do you still remember the song you and Brother Ba carried me into the city? It was the one that was sung on Dayu Mountain." Qiu Sanye asked: "Is it "Welcome the sedan chair into the bridal chamber"?" Bu Shouru said: "Yes. That song is really nice. Third master, can you still sing it? Sing it again for me." Third Master Chou froze for a moment, hummed first, then sang with a hoarse old voice: Brother, I carried the sedan chair creaking and walking in all directions, and there were wild flowers in all directions that made me feel downcast. Desperate to pick flowers, afraid, afraid, afraid of pricking my hands, more worried, more worried, my sister called me a heartless man... At this point, the soldiers of the Wang Supervisor rushed upstairs with knives and guns. One of the company commanders at the head pointed at Bu Shouru with a box cannon and shouted: "Grandma Bu, I finally found you! You and I supervised and knew how to do things against each other, and this is the end!" The box cannon in the company commander's hand pointed at everyone again: "And you, you've all done your fucking work!" Everyone in the teahouse was stunned, like zombies. But Bu Shouru doesn't panic. Bu Shouru put down the steamed stuffed bun in his hand, wiped his hands with a silk handkerchief on the table, and asked the company commander flatly: "Do you want to kill me here, or find a place to avoid people?" The company commander said: "What a grandma Bu Gu, you really have a bit of guts!" Bu Shouru smiled: "It's not that bad, your supervisor Wang is not so courageous, he dared to use a pistol to sweep hundreds of people, my aunt wouldn't dare!" The company commander snorted: "You fucking dare to deceive people!" Bu Shouru ignored the company commander as if nothing had happened, and said to Mr. Qiu, "You keep singing, why don't you sing anymore? Even if you die immediately, I have to finish listening to your old songs!" Only then did Third Master Chou continue singing: Brother, I greeted the sedan chair and entered the bridal chamber, the bridal chamber was bright, I hugged my sister and panicked. Ten years of lovesickness, I waited and waited and waited bitterly. For today, how many suns and moons have I lost... Qiu Sanye sang like crazy. Bu Shouru was fascinated. The company commander who was stunned by the side felt that he had been slighted, and without saying anything, he quietly walked up behind Mr. Qiu, raised his hand, and slammed the box cannon at Mr. Qiu's gray head. Interrupted Mr. Qiu's singing... After the fight, the company commander pointed his gun at Bu Shouru and said to Bu Shouru, "Aren't you in the mood now? Let's go, my grandma Bu, I will see you!" Bu Shouru straightened her temple hair, stood up gently, asked the people around her to fasten the red and black cloak for her, and looked at Mr. Qiu who was lying on the side, and said to Guanshi Zhao: "Take... The third master was buried...he was buried, he had to be buried generously, and burn two more handfuls of paper for...for me..." After saying that, no one looked at him, and walked downstairs. The people on the first floor called their aunts and cried.