Chapter 3 uninvited guest

This unexpected guest was sent by Zhou Lichun, a local tyrant in Jiading.Zhou Lichun and Liu Lichuan colluded, so there was an incident in Shanghai, and Zhou Lichun was going to respond in Jiading. He had talked with You Wu in advance, hoping to "share the blessings and share the difficulties." Offended them, so I have always adopted a perfunctory attitude.But it could be perfunctory before, but now when the real sword and gun are about to play, it can't be perfunctory. "Let me tell him." Grandma Qigu cursed in a low voice, and her words became ugly again, "Damn it! There is only rape, no forced gambling! Rebellion is not about eating flowers and wine, why are you forced to go together? "

"You're here again!" Mrs. You Wu was angry and anxious, "Please, auntie! If you want to quarrel with him, it's better not to go." "Ah! Fifth Sister-in-Law, you see me like a fool again! I'm just complaining here. When we meet, he's always a guest. Why should I offend him for no reason?" Grandma Qigu pushed her and said, " You go to socialize first, be very polite and don't neglect others." "It doesn't matter. I opened breakfast and invited him to drink here." Mrs. You Wu said, "He came here overnight." "Then, you see that he's finished eating, and invite him to meet in Fifth Brother's room."

Youwu has a secret room, which looks like a lonely courtyard, isolated from all sides, but in fact there is a tunnel connecting it with the outside.Grandma Qigu made an appointment to meet there in order to avoid leaking the news. That person is Zhou Lichun's brother in the same family, ranked sixth, and Qigu's grandma also knows it, but when talking about these things, she must have other trustworthiness, so when they met, she first asked: "Brother Saturday, you want to find my fifth brother?" What can I say?" Saturday hesitated for a moment and replied: "Grandma Qigu, Lichun has a few confidential words—"

"Slow down! Brother Saturday," she stopped him and said, "Since it's Brother Zhou's confidential words, you always know the rules?" "Oh, I forgot to drop it." Saturday smiled apologetically, reaching for his waist. He took out a piece of Hanyu and gave it to Grandma Qigu as a token.Because Zhou Lichun's rebellion was a secret and important matter of decapitation, it was inconvenient to communicate with each other, and he sent someone to pass on the message, but there was no basis for his words, so he made an agreement with You Wu, using this piece of Hanyu as a proof.There is no such token, and she keeps her mouth shut. Grandma Qigu knows that there is such an agreement, so she must first investigate.

After verifying that it was correct, she handed the Hanyu back, and then said: "Brother Saturday, you know what's going on here, and it's the same if you have something to tell me." "Yes, yes! We also know that Grandma Qigu's daughter-in-law's husband, Lingxiong, will discuss with you every important matter." Speaking of this on Saturday, he looked outside worriedly, and then lowered his voice extremely low , "The situation in Shanghai, Grandma Qigu must have news?" "I just heard about it, and I don't know the details yet." "Shanghai has already succeeded. Brother Liu has the support of foreigners. Things are going smoothly, and things will go smoothly in the future. Most of the green battalion soldiers in Suzhou are from Huzhou. They are from the same town as Brother Liu. We have already agreed to start an incident." Saturday paused , said with great difficulty, "Lichun is going to do it in two or three days. I talked to Brother You before, and Brother You promised to help when the time comes. I'm here today to talk about this matter."

"Oh," Grandma Qigu replied calmly, "I know that you have talked about this matter. But I didn't hear my fifth brother say that he would definitely help." He froze there, with a look of frustration on his face. "Brother Saturday, my fifth brother is the most loyal. He is willing to go up the mountain of swords and down the pan of oil for friends. Isn't it?" "Yes!" Sat nodded again and again, "That's why Lichun came to ask Fifth Brother You for help, everyone 'Share the blessings and share the difficulties'." "To be honest, my fifth brother is facing a difficult situation." Qigu's grandma just caught up with his words, "If it was a year or two ago, why would my fifth brother say that he is a son of a bastard, and he is really powerless. Why? For the sake of coming and going, I don’t know which corrupt official thought of it, it’s a life-threatening ‘sea transport’!”

"Shipping?" asked Saturday, "Does it mean that rice is changed to shipping?" "That's right, Caomi has been transported by sea, and sand boats are used to make a fortune! The sandships that go to the Kanto have always been loaded with ballast stones to the north, but now they are refitted with Caomi, earning a lot of money for nothing, and transporting them to Tianjin. If something goes wrong, there is no 'recommendation', the boss of the Shachuan Gang is also an official, and he is so angry!" Grandma Qigu swallowed her saliva, and then said, "The Shachuan Gang is lucky, and our Cao Gang will have nothing to eat. Songjiang is the Tired Gang, as you know, my fifth elder brother is in charge of this family, and it is really Coptis chinensis. Brother can’t think of a way. Now I’m accompanying a “vacancy” to Shanghai to do silk business, and I want to get a few, and subsidize it. Brother Saturday, think about it, my fifth brother’s status in the world, if it’s not poor How can you be willing to take care of an empty space? How can a mud bodhisattva like this help Brother Zhou when he crosses the river and cannot protect himself?"

The words made Saturday speechless, and it took a long time before he said: "In this case, why did Fifth Brother You say again, and I will definitely help when the time comes." "This is what my fifth brother is like. If you tell him now, he will still agree to help. But this favor, in my opinion, is getting more and more helpful." "Oh!" Saturday was deeply surprised, "What's the point?" "What's the reason? The reason for eating." Qigu's grandma answered very crisply, "Why is the rice transported by sea? It is said that the water in the canal is shallow, and sometimes the water boats are impassable. It is a good idea; when the times are chaotic, the water boats go away." If you don't go there, that's a dead end. The brothers in the gang shook their heads at the 'long hair', and now they are asked to go with Brother Zhou. They don't say anything on the surface, but they have other plans in their hearts. In case they do something sorry Come on, my fifth brother will definitely not be able to hold back. Isn't the more you help, the more busy you are?"

Hearing what she said on Saturday, I shivered.Sure enough, if the Songjiang Cao Gang is to cooperate with the riots, maybe the foreign guns are in hand, and the muzzle of the guns is pointed inward. Is that a child's play? However, it is not right to think about it carefully."Tongcao", commonly known as "Tongcao", was also seen on Saturday, and it was recorded that Lu Zu ordered Weng, Qian, and Pan to go down the mountain to walk the Tao. In the first song, "predecessors and future generations receive it" refers to the restoration of Daming Jiangshan; "Hu" refers to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and also has the meaning of anti-Qing and restoring Ming Dynasty.So, now that there is an uprising against the Qing Dynasty, how can the Cao Gang brothers turn their backs?

He said as soon as he thought of it, but Grandma Qigu responded with contempt and said: "Brother Saturday, I don't know when these truths are left behind? 'The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers', I have nothing to eat, now I want to Daming Jiangshan, Is not funny?" Go on, it's still useless.This trip was completely in vain.After thinking about it on Saturday, I had no choice but to say: "Then, grandma Qigu, I didn't say what I said today, so you should just pretend that you haven't heard it." She understands this, "Just don't worry! How could I do such a half-baked thing? If you miss a word of what you said to me today, Brother Saturday, you can come and talk to our brothers and sisters." She then continued Said very sincerely: "Brother Saturday, I am really sorry for causing you to come here for nothing. But the matter is clearly there, and I really can't do what I want. Please go back and tell Brother Zhou that I am really sorry for him this time, and it will be useful elsewhere. In our place, just ask. Then again, we also ask Big Brother Zhou to take care of us sometimes, 'Walk with spring breeze and summer rain', as long as you have enough strength, helping your friends is helping yourself."

Saturday secretly nodded, saying that Grandma Qigu was like a man in her work, and she really lived up to her reputation.These few words also have the meaning of greeting, if the matter fails, the friend wants to pay, so I simply buy her account. "That's what Grandma Qigu said! Just don't worry! Come to Qingpu from Jiading, come to Songjiang from Qingpu, and arrive at Guibao Land in a few days. You won't be disturbed by the presence of the 'grandfather'!" "Brother Saturday, your words are worth a lot. I am on behalf of the people of Songjiang, thank you!" She said, imitating a man, and clasped her fists in a bow. At last, sending Saturday out of the back door without hurting the peace, Grandma Qigu couldn't help but feel proud, and went back to the back with a smile. Mrs. You asked her, "How do you say it?" "It's all right!" She kept her promise to Saturday, "I don't need to talk about the details, but in a word, I will clean up Fifth Brother's troubles!" "It's really thanks to you!" Mrs. You said very gratified, "I really want to thank Boss Hu. If it wasn't for him, your fifth brother wouldn't have gone to Shanghai. Let him handle it by himself, it's better for you to come forward." "That's true." Grandma Qigu thought for a while and said, "Sister-in-law Wu, I'm going to Shanghai today." "I should go there." Mrs. You Wu said, "I'm afraid the road will be difficult." "What are you afraid of?" Grandma Qigu didn't care, "They are causing trouble on land. We will go by boat, and we won't see them at all. It doesn't matter if we meet. How can I still be afraid of them?" "Well, you should go there as soon as possible and ask your fifth brother to hide there for a while, lest those 'Shinto' come to make trouble again." "I know. I'm going to pack my things. Fifth sister-in-law, take care of them and prepare the boat for me right away." So Grandma Qigu went back to her bedroom and hurriedly packed her clothes. When she was in a hurry, Ah Zhu came in quietly and begged. "Seventh Sister!" She said with a cheeky look, "I don't care, you must take me with you." "Huh!" Grandma Qigu was a little surprised, "I'm not going to play." "I'm not going to play either. I'm going to see my father, otherwise don't worry." "It's a good word, but it's difficult to walk, and the road is not smooth." Grandma Qigu said solemnly, "Think about it, whoever is a rebel is not lawless? It's not fun to meet." "I'm not afraid!" Ah Zhu went all out, "It's at stake." "He doesn't want your life, he wants your body." Hearing this sentence, Ah Zhu couldn't help but be afraid, she was stunned for a while and said: "Then what about you?" "It doesn't matter to me, 'roll the nailboard' with them, roll over and understand." Grandma Qigu said again, "Let me tell you again, I have learned fists, like Aaron, three or five people, I will 'smooth' them as well !” After finishing speaking, she picked up a green sugarcane in the corner, and cut it flat with her right palm, but no matter how hard she tried, the sugarcane was broken in two. Trying this out, the effect is just the opposite. Ah Zhu had always trusted her, but now seeing her "showing her hand", she felt more relieved, and said with a relaxed smile, "I have a female bodyguard, what are you afraid of? I will tell you." Let's go! I'm going to pack my things too." "Slow down, slow down." Grandma Qigu held her back, thought and thought, and nodded helplessly, "You must go, and I will follow you. But, to be honest, people like you are beautiful and young I took you away, and I have a heavy responsibility. You have to listen to me, or—” "Listen, listen!" Ah Zhu rushed to express her attitude, "No matter what you say, I will listen." "Then," Grandma Qigu said, "It's not like you haven't traveled the rivers and lakes. You always know that women have women's stupid tricks. Do you have coarse underpants?" Ah Zhu also heard about this "stupid method" and was willing to give it a try, but "I don't have coarse trousers," she said. "Then wear two more." Ah Zhu followed her advice, put on three pairs of underpants and two tight vests, went to Grandma Qigu's place, closed the door tightly, and sewed the trousers waist and the front of the vest tightly together with a needle and thread.In this way, if you are raped, it will be difficult for the other party to succeed. After dinner, just as he was about to disembark, an unexpected person came. It was Chen Shilong, muddy and embarrassed, but full of energy, and his face was filled with the joy of going through hardships and reaching the goal safely. As soon as they arrived, they were immediately surrounded by members of You's family, who all wanted to listen to the news he brought from Shanghai.Grandma Qigu and Ah Zhu also stopped, listening to what he had to say before deciding where to go. "How did you get here?" Mrs. You Wu hurriedly asked, "Is everyone all right?" "All good, all good!" Chen Shilong replied loudly, "They all live in Yichang, very safe." With this sentence, everyone was relieved, "So, what about Shanghai County?" Mrs. You Wu asked again. "The county has fallen." Chen Shilong's understanding of the situation was quite complete, so he elaborated on it from the beginning, "There have been rumors that there is going to be an incident at the Xiaodao Society, and it is in Wu Daotai's hands—" Wu Daotai refers to Wu Jianzhang, Su Song's military commander.He and Liu Lichuan are old acquaintances from the same hometown, and most of the regiments in Shanghai County are from Guangdong and Fujian. Therefore, Wu Jianzhang didn't care about the rumors that the Xiaodao Society used the regiment to cause trouble-in his thinking, the Xiaodao Society would cause trouble. It's just that they can't get along with him. With the friendship between them, Liu Lichuan will not do anything to be sorry for others. Unexpectedly, Liu Lichuan had already been in contact with Luo Dagang, the 'Prime Minister' of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and at the same time colluded with the British consul Wen Nazhi, and decided to attack the county government first on the day of the "Ding Sacrifice". Yuan Zude, the magistrate of Shanghai County, is the grandson of Yuan Zicai.Early in the morning, he tidied up his clothes and was about to take a sedan chair to go to the Confucian Temple to offer sacrifices. As soon as he walked out of the lobby, a group of rioters with red scarves wrapped around their heads rushed in. When the enemy met, they were extremely jealous, and Xue Liang immediately handed a knife to his chest.Yuan Zude was also a tough guy, he cursed and died unyielding, Wu Jianzhang got the news, slipped to the British Consulate Office, and finally escaped with his life. So the Road Department, County Department, and Customs were all robbed.The Small Knife Club has occupied the new mansion of Xiaonanmen Qiaojiabang and Shachuan Gang giant Yu Fushan as its lair.The city was very chaotic, but the "red scarves" did not dare to step into the barbarian field, so the refugees flocked to avoid it, and the ten-mile barbarian field was extremely lively. "Where are the officers and soldiers?" Grandma Qigu asked, "Don't you want to beat them up?" "There are very few officers and soldiers, and they dare not fight at all. The commander of the army is a garrison, surnamed Li, who hanged himself to death." "Duck feces stinks!" Grandma Qigu said disdainfully, "If you have to hang yourself, why don't you fight?" "Don't bother with these nosy things." Mrs. You Wu asked, "How did you get here?" "I came here specially to deliver a message, a message." Chen Shilong looked at it and said, "Can I go inside and say it?" This is of course confidential information, and when it was brought into the inner hall, Chen Shilong told Mrs. You Wu that You Wu had specially instructed that if someone came from Jiading, he should be perfunctory and never be offended. "It turned out to be such a sentence!" Grandma Qigu asked, "Why did they ask you to come here?" This is a reasonable question. You Wu's subordinates are mostly people. To spread such a message, he should send his own people. Why is Chen Shilong, who is working as a guest? "There is a reason," Chen Shilong said, "Mr. Hu asked me to send Miss Zhu back to Huzhou, and he asked me to bring a message by the way." "This—" Grandma Qigu was deeply surprised, "Why is this?" "Mr. Hu said that it's better to go back. Boss Zhang said the same thing." "Ask yourself." Grandma Qigu suddenly said again, "Well, we have made an appointment to go to Shanghai together, the boat is ready, you go with us, if you have anything to say, we will talk about it in Shanghai." "Okay. When are you leaving?" Chen Shilong looked at his body and said, "I'm filthy all over, I have to take a shower first." When Chen Shilong went to take a bath in the "mixed hall", Grandma Qigu went to find A Zhu who had avoided them because they wanted to send a confidential message, and told Chen Shilong's original intention of coming here and her decision. A Zhu naturally agreed, but It can't help but wonder why Hu Xueyan is willing to let Chen Shilong send her back to Huzhou when he is currently employing someone? This is how great Grandma Qigu is. She immediately saw that it was Hu Xueyan who arranged opportunities for Chen Shilong. It was a long journey, a widow and an orphan, and when one has nothing to support, the other is in love with each other, and both of them are interested. With dry wood and strong fire, raw rice can be cooked quickly.However, Grandma Qigu felt that she knew the two of them better than Hu Xueyan, and she was sure of making good things happen, so she made her own decisions and changed Hu Xueyan's arrangement.