Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

It turned out that Zhang San was not drunk.He can drink two catties of white wine at a time, and he only drank more than one catty tonight. He pretended to sleep after being helped by Lord Luo Ying to the kang. from the north.At this time, the sky is full of stars, and everything is silent.He came to a noble mansion near Di'anmen.The Zhumen door was wide open, decorated with lanterns and festoons, four guards stood on both sides holding weapons, and a golden word "Rong" was hung high on the vermilion gauze lantern.Zhang San is like a lynx, stooping like a cat, he came to the base of the north wall silently, picked up a asking stone, and threw it into the courtyard. He heard no movement, then pressed his back against the wall, and the gecko swam around the wall. , to the top of the wall.He looked around and saw a Buddhist building on the right where he could look down on the whole house, so he walked along the wall to the Buddhist building and hid behind the ridge to have a look.This house is really magnificent, with six front and back courtyards, each floor has nine main rooms, five east and west wing rooms, and there are very exquisite vertical flower doors between the courtyards. The courtyards are planted with green bamboos, peonies, cloves, and so on. Come to roses and other flowers, bamboo and wood.At the end is a garden with small bridges and flowing water, surrounded by willows, beautiful pavilions and vermilion pavilions, shadowy, and a stream of springs gushing down halfway up the rockery. There is also a small theater building beside the Luoguo Bridge, which is elegant and unique.

Zhang San was watching, when he suddenly smelled a fishy smell, he turned to the altar, and saw there was a big snow-white porcelain bottle, more than two feet high, he went up and looked, it was full of urine.He looked around, only to find that the food on the ground was in a mess, and the cakes, fruits, and preserved fruits offered to the Buddha were scattered all over the floor.Zhang San was wondering, when he suddenly felt an attack, he quickly pulled away, only to see a short man with a move of "jumping to pick the fruit" and pounced on him.Seeing that he was in vain, the man followed up with the move "Hungry monkey climbs the tree", stood up, leaned forward slightly, and grabbed Zhang San with his right hand.Zhang San stretched out his body, the man grabbed the air again and again, and made a small voice: "Which one is from the underworld?" Zhang San made a move of "boy worshiping Guanyin", arched his hands, and pushed the man staggeringly.Zhang San opened his mouth, and a smell of alcohol rushed towards him.Surprised and delighted, the man blurted out: "So it's Mr. Zhang." Zhang San took a look, and it turned out to be "Swallow" Li San.

Zhang San smiled and said, "Why do you come here again, you bastard?" Li San sighed: "It's Chinese New Year, people decorate with lanterns, festoons and firecrackers. I'm homeless, so I'm hiding here in Rong Mansion." Let’s listen to the excitement.” Zhang San asked, “Did you distribute the jewels you took from Prince Gong’s mansion to the villagers last time?” Li Sandao said, “It’s been divided, but none of them dared to let it go. The government found out It's too tight." Li San looked Zhang San up and down, touched the back of his head, and said with a smile: "It's Chinese New Year, why did the third master come to this Buddhist building to cool off? The cold wind blows up here, and even The Buddha is shivering from the cold!" Zhang San said, "Don't be so talkative, boy, at noon today, this old man Rong Lu robbed a daughter, and I don't know what he's doing." Li San said: "Rong Lu died a new love. Concubine, that concubine was originally a singing girl on the Qinhuai River, and Rong Lu couldn't put it down. A few days ago, my concubine fell ill and died. Find a maid to accompany her. Coincidentally, the woman's former maid was returning to her hometown in Hunan to visit relatives, and she hid when she heard the news. The woman had been dead for a few days, and Rong Lu was afraid that the body would stink. So they sent someone to snatch a bride who was about to pass the door in Dongdan, and buried her as a substitute for the concubine." Zhang San anxiously asked, "Where is the bride now?" Li San hesitated: "I'm afraid she has been poured It's mercury." Zhang Sanyi heard Huo Chang three feet, grabbed Li San by splitting his chest, and cursed: "Why don't you save yourself?" Li San cried: "It's not that I don't want to save, but when it comes to stealing, my kung fu is in my hands. It is one of the best in the capital, but in terms of martial arts, I can do it with real knives and guns." Zhang Sandao: "Is there any master in this Rongfu?" Li Sandao: "No, last year in Rongfu came a nickname called "Little silver gun" He Liu's instructor was invited by Rong Lu from other places, and he lives in Dongdan Xizhuan Hutong. He makes a pair of silver-plated short spears, and his marksmanship is very good. People call him He Liuye." Zhang San Ask: "Where is the bride now?" Li Sandao said: "The body of Rong Lu's concubine is parked in the Fairy Pavilion, and the bride may also be there..."

The two slipped down the Buddha building, exited the hanging flower gate, came to the back garden, walked through clumps of cedars, and went up to the Luoguo bridge.Li Sanyi pointed to the front: "That pavilion is called Lady's Pavilion." Zhang San looked over and saw a small building surrounded by sparse branches, with several wing rooms on both sides.The two came to the front of the building. Zhang San saw a gold plaque on the forehead of the building, with three gold-plated characters written "Lady Pavilion", with a pair of couplets on both sides. The left couplet is: a gentle lady and a gentleman; The nobleman has a chubby waist.The two entered the attic, and they saw a black lacquered coffin in the hall, under the dim oil lamp, there were wooden figurines and paper horses, incense carts with hanging curtains, and the incense was slowly burning.When I came to the left and right wing rooms, there was no trace of the bride who was robbed.At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a night watchman limped in with a lantern, humming obscene tunes as he walked.

Zhang San whispered to Li San, "Let's ask him." The two covered the door, but before the watchman entered, the smell of alcohol came in first.Zhang San thought to himself: This old man didn't drink some good wine when he was celebrating Chinese New Year, but was full of bad wine.It turns out that Zhang San is a connoisseur of drinking. Anyone who has the skills to drink has drank a lot of good wine and bad wine in different places. Therefore, he can distinguish good wine from bad wine as long as a drinker hiccups. The watchman entered the door, put the lantern and wooden fish aside, walked slowly to the coffin, yawned, and said to himself: "It's the New Year's Eve, the old men are all enjoying the blessings, and the young masters and young ladies are playing cards." Playing cards, visiting brothels, I, an old man with cross-eyed eyes, should also find some fun..." As he spoke, he lifted the lid of the coffin with great effort: "Oh, lady, have a good New Year! Master won't accompany you, I will accompany you. This little white face is so handsome, it looks like it was carved out of jade porcelain. When you were alive, you didn't even look at our men. You just stared at the beautiful young master and the rich and powerful old man! You women are so snobbish!..." As he spoke, he raised his calloused hand, smacking the female corpse's face.

Li San listened behind the door and couldn't help laughing.When the old watchman heard that he thought he had met a "ghost", his body softened and he knelt down with a "plop". "Young Mistress, how did you show your spirit?! My old Liu has never done anything wrong in his life! I think things are unfair, and I just said these things after pouring some horse urine. If you don't like to listen, then I'll take it back..." As he spoke, he kowtowed. Li San wanted to make fun of the old man, but Zhang San was afraid of frightening the old man, so he quickly stopped him and walked out.Seeing a strong man appearing in front of him, the old man Meng Dingding was so frightened that he sobered up from the wine, and quickly shouted: "Man, what's the matter? You are a corpse thief?"

Zhang Sandao: "Old man, don't be afraid, we are here to save people, where is that old man Rong Lu who robbed a girl during the day?" The old man looked outside and whispered, "It's in Lord Rong's house." At this time, Li San also flashed out and asked, "Is it filled with mercury?" The old man said: "Not yet, Lord Rong still wants to get her ideas! That girl is really pitiful, she refuses to live or die." Zhang San asked, "Which room does Rong Lu live in?" Li Sandao: "I know this." Zhang San tore off a section of the hanging curtain and tied the old man to a wooden post. The old man shouted: "I am not buried for this girl, why did you tie me up?"

Zhang Sandao: "First offend you." The old man became even more anxious: "It's unlucky to accompany a dead body during Chinese New Year." Zhang San couldn't let him explain, tore off a piece of his long gown and stuffed it in his mouth.Although the old man moved his mouth, he couldn't even utter a word.Zhang San "hissed" twice and tore off two pieces of the old man's shirt, handed one to Li San, covered his face with the other, and said, "Cover up, let's go save the girl." Li San was a little hesitant: "That'Little Silver Spear He Liu'...is powerful." Zhang San stared: "Let's go!"

The two came to Ronglu's room and looked through the window: Ronglu was wearing a water-green robe with yellow embroideries and a purple waistcoat, and was pacing up and down the room anxiously.A weeping young girl was crouching on the kang weeping naked.Rong Lu said: "If you follow the old man, I won't let you be buried with the young mistress. The old man accepts you as the nine-room grandma, who eats and drinks well every day, delicacies from mountains and seas, silk and satin, BMW fragrant cars, and a hundred promises." ..." The girl gasped and said, "I'm a girl from a husband's family. I just got married. No one in the street knows about it. Besides, that husband's family is also a benevolent and righteous person. How can I break my trust?"

Rong Lu said: "There is no word 'benevolence and righteousness' in the world. This 'benevolence and righteousness' is all fabricated by literati. As the saying goes, people go to high places, and water flows to low places. Why don't you hold a golden cup? Embracing big shit pots one after another. Alas, what a woman's opinion!" The girl raised her head and said slowly: "You are a person of status, there are so many beautiful daughter-in-laws in your family, why did you find me?" Rong Lu giggled, and leaned in front of the girl: "As the saying goes, you would rather die under a flower than be a devil. I only care about you, a wild flower..." As he spoke, he placed his wrinkled hands on the girl's body. groping...

Zhang San could see clearly from the window, and couldn't hold back anymore, he rubbed against the window lattice and cut it off with a "click", and rushed in.He grabbed Rong Lu and raised his hand. Rong Lu yelled and fainted to the ground. At this time Li San also rushed in.The girl was still in shock, trembling on the kang.Zhang Sandao: "We are Chi who saved you!" Seeing that the girl looked familiar, Zhang San asked, "What's your name and where do you live?" The girl cried: "My name is Jia Yun, I live in Qifenglou, Dongdan..." Zhang San suddenly remembered that this girl was among the women rescued in the Zhao family compound last time.Zhang Sandao: "You can't go home, these evil slaves will not let you go. Do you have any relatives outside?" Jia Yun said: "There is an old aunt in Tianjin." Zhang San scratched his scalp: "What can Miss Jiayun do if she doesn't have any clothes?" Li Sandao: "It's okay, I'll steal it." After speaking, he turned around and went out, and came to the third courtyard.I saw brightly lit candles in the west chamber and swaying figures. Li San leaned over and took a look. It turned out that it was Rong Lu's fourth-bedroom concubine playing cards, and there was a maid serving tea beside her.Li San came to the East Wing, which was called Lijiang Zhai.He leaned over to the window and smelled it. There was a smell of makeup, and he knew it was the concubine's house, so he walked in.The room was pitch black, and I couldn't see my fingers.Li San groped forward, first he found an Eight Immortals table, then he found a dressing table, and after touching it again, he was delighted: it turned out to be a suitcase.He opened the lid of the box, took a bundle by hand, wrapped a few pieces of underwear in the bag, carried it on his shoulder, and walked away.At this moment, someone under the kang shouted: "The skill is quite neat, but there is no return." Li San was taken aback by this sentence, and a layer of sweat suddenly broke out on his head.Li San retreated quickly, only to see a pair of silver guns poking at his forehead.He yelled: "Oh, it's not good, 'Little Silver Gun' He Liu!" This person is "Little Silver Spear" He Liu.It turned out that He Liu was playing cards with Rong Lu's concubines just now, when he suddenly felt someone step on his foot, he looked down and saw that it was Gui Linchun, Rong Lu's seventh concubine.He glanced at Gui Linchun, and saw that she was full of affection, her eyes seemed to be talking, and her tender mouth was slightly raised.He Liu drank a little too much at night, thinking: This Guilinchun must be guarding Ronglu, that bad old man is meaningless, looking at me, He Liu is young and handsome, and he wants to hook me up, I am really a blessed person, why not make up for this Dream.Thinking about it, feeling happy, she also stepped on Gui Linchun's foot, and left the concubines under the pretext of being drunk, walked into Gui Linchun's room opposite, hid under the kang, and waited eagerly for Gui Linchun to return to the room.He waited left and right, only to hear the constant noise in the opposite room, but he couldn't see Gui Linchun's shadow, he was a little irritable.All of a sudden, I heard light footsteps outside the door. The footsteps were very light, because He Liu was lying on the ground, and he heard it clearly.He thought: It is common sense for women to walk very lightly. How could they know that Li San came in to steal clothes.He Liu's heart was pounding, and he thought: This small Lijiang fish is about to reach his mouth, and it's time to relieve the fishy smell.But later he smelled something wrong, there was no smell of powder, but a sour smell instead.Because Li San traveled at night and stayed at dawn, wandering outside for many years, his clothes were rarely washed, and over time, he naturally had this smell.Later, when he saw that it was not Guilinchun, but a person stealing clothes, he was so angry that he jumped out from under the kang. It turned out that Rong Lu once traveled all over the world. In the name of inspection, he specially selected four beautiful girls from Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Guilin as his concubines. They each gave them new names, namely Jinlinghua, Guilinchun, and Huqiu. Female, Ding Humei.Jinlinghua is the woman who died of illness recently.Just now Gui Linchun stepped on He Liu with the intention of forming an alliance with him and defeating Huqiu girl and Xihu girl at cards, but He Liu pretended to be affectionate and misunderstood her meaning. Li San was not the opponent of "Little Silver Spear" He Liu, and he fought and retreated. When he retreated to the fourth courtyard, he shouted: "'Little Silver Spear' is here, Third Master, save me!"