Chapter 29 Chapter Twenty Nine

On the night when the pirates came ashore, Mr. Yang of the "Chun Sheng" was lying alone in the east wing of the backyard, having a lingering and ecstatic spring dream.He dreamed of a singing girl he met when he was doing goods in Jinkou County last spring. The singing girl's name has long been forgotten, but she still vaguely remembers her handsome appearance and beautiful singing voice.The singer was singing Chaquer in her dream, and the title of Chaquer vaguely was "Lonely and Clear" that he was familiar with.Qudao: cold and clear, the beauty is sleepy; drowsy, passionate in dreams.Joyful, both double-minded; hot, nephrite jade warm and fragrant balcony view.When there was a clatter and a clatter of the iron horse, the dream of reunion was scattered.Furiously, he shouted "Girl, smashed that wind chime." After the song, he rolled into a ball with the woman on the gums for no reason, and was extremely busy.

While he was busy, he suddenly heard a loud "bang", but it was not a wind chime, as if something had fallen down, and he was suddenly awakened from his dream.He stared in a daze for a while, then got up, touched the door and listened for a while, then lit the oil lamp, pulled the latch, and went out the door of the East Wing. He didn't expect it to be a pirate.He thought the wind had knocked something down. The two storms since June have caused great disasters to Qingpu. The whole town was almost submerged in seawater. Two old houses were damaged by scraping, but not flooded.Therefore, the loss is very small.Once the trend is over, the business is still booming, which is quite eye-catching in Qingpu Town.

As he was walking towards the warehouse with the lamp in his hand, Mr. Yang thought again, maybe there is some villain who is jealous of Chunsheng, and it is unknown if he steals or takes some at night when there is no one around.After entering the front yard, he took a wooden stick from the wall behind the gate, preparing to defend himself. Unexpectedly, as soon as he picked up the wooden stick, a figure staggered towards him.He withdrew back, blew out the lamp in his hand with a "swipe", and shouted sharply: "The thief must leave!" But the black shadow said: "Fourth, don't bark! It's me! It's me!"

The black shadow rushed in front of him, only then did Yang Laosi recognize that it was his elder brother Yang Laosan. Youngest Yang was shaking all over with fright, and stammered: "Fourth, it's not good! Great... catastrophe is imminent! Sea...Pirate three...Three monks brought a...a large group of people ashore, He... they are... robbing!" Big Brother Yang was taken aback, and asked anxiously, "What about the sister-in-law and those guys?" "All... all locked in the main room in the front yard by pirates! The door... there are two thieves with horizontal knives watching! Old... third brother, hurry... run! You...you run! "

Just as he was talking, he heard a sound in the storehouse and the front of the store, and the figures of several burly men flashed past quickly. Yang Laosan dragged Yang Laosi into the darkness of the corner, and whispered again: "Fourth! You...you run! Go to the Escort Street to call for someone, you...you are not exchanging with that Uncle Ruan! Have you posted yet? Hurry up... Go and ask Uncle Ruan to bring someone to catch the thief! Also... Also, next door to Uncle Ruan is the Longwei Security Agency, you...you invite all the bodyguards... please come! Please pay a high price! As long as you can drive away the thieves quickly!"

The fourth child asked rather uneasily, "Is...is it still too late? What about you and your sister-in-law and nephews?" "You don't have to worry about it, just go and come with me! Here I... I will deal with it first! Go... go!" Besides, there is really no other way.So, Old Four Yang said: "Third brother, if I don't bring anyone here, you must not annoy those thieves! Losing money is a small matter, but losing your life is a big matter!" Yang Laosan nodded again and again: "Yes! Yes!" Only then did the fourth child lose his stick and wanted to run to the backyard.

Yang Laosan grabbed him and said, "The backyard has already entered the thieves, so hurry up and get over the wall!" After finishing speaking, squat down.Yang Laosi didn't dare to neglect, stepped on his elder brother's shoulders, climbed up the courtyard wall, and then jumped onto the roof of the "Nanbao" ship next door, stepping on the rattling tiles, like a cat, scurrying all the way . Pirates also entered the "Nanbao" courtyard. A tall, thin and shirtless pirate held a torch and was instructing his subordinates to rummage things. When he was running on the roof, he was spotted. The skinny pirate shouted at his back: "Who is on the roof, stop!"

He didn't stand. He ran to the end of the roof of the "Nanbao", jumped onto the roof of another house, and then jumped down at a secluded alley, and hurriedly ran towards the Escort Street. At this time, the entire Qingpu Town was immersed in a half-waking dream.Wealthy families, awakened by pirate robbery, closed their doors tightly and waited with their knives in hand, not daring to rush into the street rashly.And those poor people who were swept away by the storm, they were not afraid of any pirates at all, and they still slept like dead. Along the way, there were almost no one in the streets.

When he ran to Escort Street, Yang Lao Si was stunned again. He never dreamed that the pirates would actually snatch Ruan Dacheng's mansion tonight. He leaned over the shadow of the alley and watched for a long time, seeing many pirates Going in and out of Ruan Dacheng's courtyard, three of the heavy camphor wood boxes were lifted out, and there were more than a dozen of the big and small bundles. Old Si Yang complained secretly, and immediately concluded wisely: The pirates must have been supported by insiders when they landed!Otherwise, it would not be so accurate!Brother Ruan has set up warehouses and shops in the past few years and earned a lot of money. It must be that someone told the pirates that it caused such a catastrophe!But after thinking about it again, I remembered what happened at sea in the second year of Daoguang.On that day, didn't the third monk take a fancy to Brother Ruan's bravery, not only did he not rob Brother Ruan of his money and property, but he also released the dead?Why did you want to rob him again this time?Could it be that Brother Ruan annoyed the third monk somewhere?Could it be that Brother Ruan's prestige is too high, and the third monk intends to destroy his prestige?Could it be that the three monks...

The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He felt that brother Ruan's being robbed was even more uncomfortable than being robbed by his own family!Who is brother Ruan?Brother Ruan is a righteous and benevolent person known to everyone in Jinkou County, and it is unacceptable to rob such a family! He walked around the courtyard of the Ruan's house, made a big circle in the alley, flashed in front of the Longwei Bodyguard Bureau, and knocked on the door. As soon as the door was knocked, there was a roar from the escort agency's courtyard: "Bold pirate, you can't find death!"

He hurriedly yelled: "Open the door! Open the door! I...I'm not a pirate! I'm the fourth son of the 'Chunsheng' Yang family, I...I'm going to talk to Master Zhu Renfu!" There was a moment of silence in the courtyard, the door was opened a crack, and Mr. Yang slipped in.As soon as he entered the door, he saw Uncle Zhu standing by the door holding a big knife. Old Si Yang stepped forward and bowed, hurriedly said: "Uncle Zhu! Uncle Zhu! I can see you, I can see you! Pirates... Pirates robbed my house! My third brother asked me to see the uncle , please bring some people to drive away the pirates!" After talking about his own affairs, he immediately told Uncle Zhu about the scene he had just seen.He knew that the relationship between Uncle Zhu and Brother Ruan was extraordinary. "Uncle Zhu, brother Ruan was also robbed! I saw it with my own eyes! Three of them were taken away in that big camphor wood box! Listen! Listen! Brother Ruan is still making noise in the courtyard!" Sure enough, on the other side of the courtyard wall, there was another burst of footsteps mixed with the sound of rummaging through boxes. However, Uncle Zhu did not speak. Uncle Zhu looked at Old Fourth Yang, and told his brothers to keep an eye on the courtyard wall, guard the gate, and be careful. Old Fourth Yang was in a hurry: "Master Zhu, you...you are the master of Longwei! You can't let these pirates do evil! There is a way..." Uncle Zhu sighed and said: "Fourth, stop talking! It's not that I don't want to help you, I really can't help! There are less than twenty brothers in the bodyguard bureau, but the bodyguards received by this yard yesterday are worth 100,000 silver! I am too busy to take care of myself now, if I take my brothers with you to Nansipo, and the one hundred thousand heavy darts get lost, how can I explain to the bodyguard master and shopkeeper!" The fourth child said again: "But...but you can't go to Nansipo to rescue 'Chunsheng', you should help Brother Ruan over there! Brother Ruan is still alive or dead!" Uncle Zhu said with a smile: "Brother Dacheng will never be in danger of his life. Please rest assured on this point! When the pirate broke through, my brothers and I have already rescued him! Now, he has gone to summon troops to capture the pirate. Thief!" The fourth child breathed a sigh of relief for Brother Ruan. "That's good! That's good!" Uncle Zhu said again: "Although I can't help you, Brother Dacheng can still help you, you wait here first, when Brother Dacheng calls for someone, we will fight out of the bodyguard together and destroy these pirates. " After all, Uncle Zhu called a brother and asked him to find a spear and hand it to the fourth child. The fourth child thought about it, and felt that this was the only way to go. He immediately took the spear and stood guard at the door, while all the thieves were messing around in Ruan Dacheng's courtyard. After about two bags of cigarettes, the commotion gradually subsided, and after that, there was no sound at all.Only then did Uncle Zhu call a brother to look over the courtyard wall. After the brother had seen it, he came back and reported: "All the pirates have withdrawn." After the pirates fled for a long time, Ruan Dacheng led Lu Niupi, Zhong Deliang, Sun Goupi, Xiaodou Sprout and others to rush over.At this time, many brave men among the neighbors heard that the thief had gone, and rushed out of the house with the guy, and wanted to go with Brother Ruan to get the pirate with great loyalty. However, it was too late.Brother Ruan led a hundred and ten people to the seashore, and the three pirate boats were fully loaded with loot, sailed with three sails, and sailed away from the seashore. Looking at the three high halls that had been swept away, Brother Ruan stood there for a long while in a daze, and then raised his head to the sky and let out a long cry: "If I don't catch these pirates, I, Mr. Ruan, will not be human!" After exhaling, the heroic brother Ruan immediately fainted to the ground. Seeing this, Old Fourth Yang forgot about the disaster at home, rushed forward, hugged Brother Ruan and shouted at Tao, but Uncle Zhu was still awake, pushed away Old Fourth Yang, pinched Brother Ruan hard, and pinched him well. After a while, brother Ruan was saved again. After hearing that Brother Ruan had woken up, Old Fourth Yang said weakly: "The government is unreliable! Unreliable! We... we have to rely on ourselves! We have to... we have to organize group training, organize group training, and protect... the environment and the people!" What Brother Ruan said after learning from the pain, everyone said that it was... That night, both the "Chunsheng" and "Nanbao" were robbed by pirates of property worth several thousand silver taels. people. Mr. Qi Ming Daqi opened a "Hui Ya Tang" on the slope of Nansi in Qingpu Town in the fall of the year before last. There are a total of 5 Zhang 4 shops, two of which specialize in exotic flowers and plants from southern Xinjiang and northern countries, and two of which specialize in jade antiques and antiques of various colors. .The shopkeeper's name is Mei Wan, about eighteen or nineteen years old, with delicate features, a face resembling Xi Shi, and a waist as heavy as hers.Although he is a man with an extra object between his legs, he is still better than many beautiful women.Mr. Qi's "Hui Ya Tang" is run exclusively by him, and he doesn't want to make money on weekdays, but only wants to go to Qingpu, where there is an elegant and suitable place to stay. Master Qi is very masculine, so Mei Wan is an abandoned orphan that Master Qi took in during his tenure in Guiping.Later, Master Qi was convicted and imprisoned. Mei Wan wandered around the rivers and lakes with a troupe for several years. It was not until Master Qi was pardoned by the court that he searched again and found the master's mansion. The scene of the night we met, Master Qi Even if you become an emperor in the future, you still can't forget it. Mei Wan came suddenly.That night, Master Qi went to bed early alone again.When I woke up in the middle of the night, I found that there was a cat-like docile person in my arms.He thought it was his concubine Yuzhi, but unexpectedly, he held the lamp and saw that it was Mei Wan who had been lost for many years.At that moment, they hugged their heads and wept bitterly, confiding in each other's hearts, and then, Mei Wan undressed and threw herself into the master's arms with a fragrance of makeup... Later, the matter was discovered by the wife and concubine, and the two women entangled Master Qi and made a fuss, wanting to drive Mei Wan out of the house.Master Qi was helpless, but also felt that no matter what Mei Wan said, there was still something under her legs, and it was not safe to stay in the inner house, so he opened "Hui Ya Tang" in Qingpu. He sent Mei Wan to Qingpu to do business, and he went to Qingpu once every three or five days. He said he was taking care of the business, but secretly he was still in love with Mei Wan's pink buttocks and jade arms.The wives and concubines understood, but they couldn't say anything more. The night the pirates came ashore, Master Qi happened to be in the "Hui Ya Tang" in Qingpu.Because Ruan Dacheng had explained in advance, the gang of pirates robbed "Chunsheng" and "Nanbao", but did not patronize "Huiyatang".However, Mr. Qi knew about the commotion at night. On the morning of the second day, Mr. Qi prepared a sedan chair and was about to return to his home in Xinshiji. Mr. Yang Mengtu of "Chunsheng", Mr. Zhong Yiliang of "Zhilong", Mr. Zhao Ziyun of "Nanbao" and his party were three. , rushed to the "Hui Ya Tang", found Master Qi, and straight to the point proposed a joint letter to the government to organize the group training to protect the environment and the people.Master Qi was overjoyed in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm and calm, and said politely: "It is naturally a very good thing to run a group training and protect the environment and the people. However, is it necessary to capture pirates and bandits? It's not that I'm waiting for the right job, I have to rely on the government for this matter!" This attitude aroused the common dissatisfaction of Mr. Yang, Mr. Zhong, and Mr. Zhao. Yang Sanye first said: "The government is useless! The three monks gathered in the sea and did harm all the year round. In the second year of Daoguang, they robbed the merchant ship and Qingpu. Did the government catch them? If the government is serious about catching thieves, they should be caught early Why did they harass last night?" Second Master Zhong also rushed up and said: "If Daoguang was robbed in the second year, we will hold a group training. The pirates would not dare to be so arrogant last night!" With a long sigh, Second Master Zhong said again: "Although you and I were not robbed last night, we can't say what will happen in the future! The trouble is not good, the third monk robbed Qingpu, and then robbed Xinpu. I don’t know if we’re going to the market! I think it’s imperative to do this group practice! It’s better to do it early than late, Mr. Zhao, what do you think?” Uncle Zhao said: "I said, this group practice has to be done right away! Pirate harassment is already a worry, and disaster victims are making troubles, which is another worry! If we don't organize group practice to prevent it from happening, there will be chaos in the future!" Mr. Qi seemed to be moved by the words of the three businessmen, he frowned and thought for a while, and sighed: "The three of you are right, although this matter has little to do with me—I' Huiya' doesn't have much to grab, but it's about local public welfare, and I can't refuse, so let's count it as my share! How much money should be paid for a year's training, I will pay!" After finishing speaking, he took the joint post from Second Master Zhong, found a pen and ink, and signed it with his honorable name. The post was folded up and returned to Master Zhong. Second Master Zhong spoke again: "Master Qi understands righteousness and is enthusiastic about public welfare. We and the merchants are really impressed. Here, we have one more thing to ask for!" "What is it?" Before Second Master Zhong could speak, Third Master Yang rushed forward and said, "I want to ask Master Qi to come forward to meet Lu Xiaolian at the Lu Mansion, and ask him to join this post. I will wait with Lu Old Xiaolian has very little past, and he is afraid that he won't allow him, so he wants to visit Mr. Lao Qi. Mr. Qi, you were the county magistrate in Guiping in the early years, and Mr. Xiaolian also presided over the county government in Tongling. Mr. Qi, you If you find Master Xiaolian, Master Xiaolian will definitely value it!" Master Qi smiled wryly, seeming a bit embarrassed: "Master Lu and I haven't had much time together, if I come forward, this..." Second Master Zhong said, "I'll go with you!" Master Qi thought for a while: "Then let's try it! As far as I know, this old Lu Xiaolian is a bit pedantic!" At that moment, Master Qi went out of the shop together with Mr. Zhong Erye, shouted and embraced, went down the slope of Nansi, and went straight to Lu's Mansion in Nanjie. Coincidentally, because Qingpu was robbed that day, the government was alarmed. Chen Rongjun, the magistrate of Jinkou County, happened to come to Qingpu, and just sat down in Master Xiaolian's study. No, I had to meet once in the main hall of the courtyard. Master Xiaolian originally wanted to be perfunctory, but when Master Qi and Second Master Zhong proposed to hold a group training, Master Xiaolian suddenly became energetic. Without thinking about it, he slapped the table and shouted: "Very good! Very good! This group training should have been done long ago! It should have been done long ago!" In detail, Master Qi and Second Master Zhong knew that last night, the Lu family was also quite frightened.When Nansipo and Escort Street were robbed, more than a dozen pirates rushed to the gate of Mr. Xiaolian on South Street, and hit the gate with a round log, almost breaking the gate.Master Xiaolian was so frightened that he gathered all the men in the courtyard and guarded him all night, only to survive. Master Xiaolian said: "The four of you came at just the right time. Mr. Chen came here early in the morning when he heard that my land was robbed. He is currently in my study. Why don't I bring this matter up now? Please, sir." What about the county venerable? The old county lord is also worried about the peace of the ground, I think he will definitely not object to the group training!" When Master Qi and the others heard this, they were overjoyed, so under the guidance of Master Xiaolian, they passed through the main hall of the second entrance courtyard, turned to the left, and entered a courtyard. There was a plaque hanging on the gate tower of the courtyard , the four characters in the letter "the sky is high and the earth is far away".The courtyard is not too big, but it has a unique view. The artificial hills, green bamboos, exotic flowers and plants set off a peaceful and elegant realm. Master Xiaolian was well educated, stood under the gate tower and first gave way politely, then followed Master Qi and the others into the courtyard, bypassing the artificial mountain and bamboo forest, and entered the study. The magistrate Chen Rongjun and the old parents were sitting on a chair in the house drinking tea at this time, seeing Master Xiaolian leading the crowd, they sat there with dark faces and bowed their bodies to show their welcome.Master Qi naturally couldn't avoid saying hello and being polite.After each sat down, they talked about business. The main ones to talk about are naturally Master Xiaolian and Master Qi.The two masters yelled at pirates, bandits, and scoundrels on the ground, and recounted the tragic situation of Qingpu being robbed last night. Old Chen's parents also interjected from time to time to express their concern.Speaking later, Master Xiaolian took out a joint post asking for group training from his sleeve, and asked Chen's parents to have a look. Old Chen's parents took the post and read it again, but they didn't make a sound for a long time. Later, they looked at the post from the back to the front and carefully counted the places where the signatures were signed. Putting down the post, Chen's parents let out a long sigh, and said: "The pirates are rampant and the place is restless, which is really caused by the incompetence of the government. This county is really sorry for the gentlemen, elders, business people! However, this county also has its own difficulties. Let’s just talk about the third pirate monk, he is a prisoner who has been arrested by the court for many years, and the court can’t catch him, what can I do, a little county magistrate like Chen?” "Yes! Yes! No wonder the old parents!" Second Master Zhong spoke first. Mr. Yang and Mr. Zhao also followed suit. Old Chen's parents said again: "I have no objection to organizing regiment training, defending against pirates, assisting the government, and protecting the environment and the people. Besides, this is not the first of your kind. There will always be righteous people who organize regiments and defend the village, which is beneficial to the government, the locality, and the people!" Master Xiaolian said: "In this way, you, the old county lord, are kind enough?" Old Chen's parents forced a smile, and said with a lot of doubts: "I'm afraid that this is an excellent thing, if you can't handle it well, it will cause a lot of trouble! You know, since June, there have been two storms, and the victims of the disaster in the county Like ants, if there are people with ulterior motives who take the opportunity of running a group training to confuse people's hearts and plot rebellion, then things will backfire!" Master Xiaolian said: "The old county lord is too worried. The regiment training is just to prevent rebellion. How can the regiment training we are supporting and running rebel? Look at all of you here, who has a rebellious bone in the back of your head, is it Master Qi who will rebel? Or will someone from me, Lu, rebel?" Old Chen's parents said: "That's not what I mean! What I mean is that you need to be careful and careful when running a group training. You must not recruit those bandits and rascals who have no rules and regulations." "That's natural! How can we tolerate that gangster and rogue who has no direction? Please rest assured, Lord County Venerable!" That's all about the group training. Although Chen's parents had a lot of doubts, they agreed.He can't do it without permission. As the head of a county, he can't bear the responsibility of protecting the environment and the people, and he doesn't allow others to organize self-defense groups. It is logically unreasonable. Since then, the wind of group training has been blowing up, first Qingpu, then Ruanjiaji, and then Xinshiji. In less than ten days, group training has been held in various places within the county, and every village They all set up blacksmith furnaces in broad daylight and forged swords. One day in the first ten days of August, old Chen's parents came out of Jinkou and walked to the Lianhua Bridge. They suddenly realized that something was wrong, so they hurried back to the county seat. On the same day, they issued a notice to all the villages to suspend the group training. However, this notice is just a piece of paper. Instead of stopping, the Four Township League Training has become more and more prosperous. It is almost August 12th, the auspicious day of the Hongmen Rebellion, and an earth-shattering trend is about to break out get up……