Yinzhen and his party just thought this was an interlude in the lunch room, so they ordered a few Ningbo specialties: fresh delicacies mainly focusing on seafood. Jinxi was so satisfied with the meal, and drank a few cups of chrysanthemum tea after eating, which was refreshing.
After a while, he continued on his way to the port.
Unexpectedly, before they arrived at the port, they met the strong man and the woman again on the road, who were being surrounded by a group of people. Judging from the situation, it seemed that the enemy was seeking revenge, so Jinxi paced around guessing.
Thinking of Qi Wu's description just now, he was about to ask Yinzhen if he could help them out, but saw one of them yelling at them first: "Hey! You guys! If you have eyes, hurry up!
Detour! Don’t hinder our Youth Gang’s work! Do you hear me? Detour! Detour! Don’t let me say it a third time! Detour..."
“Bang!!”
"Ah!!! Which...which one is it! You bastard! How dare you plot against me! If you have the guts, report your name! I am from the Ningbo Youth Gang...ah——"
After a long shout, the white-eyed young man who was extremely arrogant before had already been slapped away by Qi Wuyi with an understatement. He didn't land freely until he flew about ten meters away.
The twenty or so thugs who were left behind to surround the strong man and woman saw that their leader had fallen so miserably. They all twitched their lips, and while guarding Qi Wu, they surrounded the place where their leader fell to the ground.
"Third Young Master...Look, we are still..."
"What else is there! Why don't you hurry up and pull me up! Ouch! Take it easy! Take it easy! My waist..." The white-eyed young man wailed and was helped up by his subordinates. He glared at the group of useless subordinates around him, feeling both scared and worried.
He looked at Qi Wu with envy: "Ahem... um... your skills are quite good. Are you interested in coming to the Qing Gang to work for me? There is a lot of silver reward..."
"Get out of here! Don't dirty our master's ears!" Qi Wu's cold tone instantly silenced the white-eyed young man's voice. He turned his head and looked at the two not-so-luxurious carriages behind Qi Wu. He felt a little nervous. Could it be which company?
The big shot came to Ningbo? It makes no sense that big brother doesn’t know about it... No, today’s matter was carried out without telling big brother. It’s better not to make it big...
Thinking like this, the white-eyed young man gave a flattering smile and bowed his hands to Qi Wu Gong, "Oh ha ha ha... It turns out that he has a master... But I am reckless. I am glad to meet you... Since I don't want to follow my master back to the Qinggang
Let's do some work. Then I won't disturb you all. I'll take the first step." After saying that, he glanced at the strong man and woman strangely, raised his hand, and walked away with more than twenty men.
"Thank you, strong man, for the rescue!" Pingting woman saluted gratefully towards Qi Wu. Then she hurriedly helped up the strong man, who was a little unable to hold himself up, and asked worriedly: "Brother Shu, why don't I take you back?
Come on! You look like this..."
"It doesn't matter!" The strong man shook his head, turned to look at Qi Wu, nodded and said, "Thank you again, hero."
Qi Wu shook his head and was about to say something when Yinzhen's instructions came to his ears: "Qi Wu, help him get on the carriage. Drop by the hospital on the way."
"No!" Without waiting for Qi Wu to nod, the strong man refused first, "I am Shu Yi, one of the four guards of the Ningbo Youth Gang. I violated gang rules due to personal matters, and voluntarily took the Five Elements Poison. I will not detoxify until I survive five days.
"
"Idiot!" Jin Xi couldn't help but sigh inwardly when he heard this.
"Since it's an internal matter of your gang, we'd better not get involved. Qiwu, let's go." Yinzhen heard the strong man introduce himself as a member of the Ningbo Youth Gang, knowing that he and the group of people who were surrounding him were brothers.
Without saying anything more, Huan Qiwu got into the carriage and prepared to leave.
"But Brother Shu, it's not a problem for you to continue to consume like this! Didn't you voluntarily take poison to save Sanniang? Now Sanniang is in the hands of that dog official. We don't know the situation there. If you can't survive this
On the fifth day, Sanniang... you have known about that dog official for a long time. He has been coveting Sanniang for a long time!"
The woman's urgent words of persuasion made Yinzhen pause. "Dog officer"... this rather harsh word made him change his mind immediately.
"Qi Wu, help him get into the car, go to the medical clinic first, and then go to the Yamen. Since you are in Ningbo, you should also visit the local magistrate. Otherwise, you will lose etiquette!" Yinzhen ordered angrily.
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"You don't have to worry too much. The doctor just said that the toxin has not spread all over the body. I believe you will be cured in a few days."
In the prestigious "Huichun Hall" in Ningbo, Qi Wu held down a strong man in the inner room to receive the doctor's diagnosis and treatment, while Yinzhen sat in the outer room without saying a word and drank tea, and Jinxi sat with the girl Pingting.
At the door of the inner room, he encouraged me comfortingly.
"That's not an ordinary poison. Besides...it's been three full days...I tried to persuade him to come to the hospital, but he refused..." The woman sipped softly, as if answering Jinxi's question, but also seemed to be talking to herself.
Blame. Suddenly thinking of something, Tengdi stood up from his seat, knelt straight in front of Jinxi, and begged: "Madam, I am not talented at embroidery, but I can also see that Madam has an extraordinary background. I hope Madam can save Shu.
Brother, don’t let him go to the Qinggang again. The favor he owes has been paid off long ago. If he continues to stay in that kind of place, he will only...only..."
Seeing her sad expression, Jin Xi hurriedly helped her up and sat on the chair, "If you have anything to say, just say it. If we can help, we will naturally take action. You have also seen that my husband is not holding you back.
Has Brother Shu come to the medical center to detoxify? Is it possible that he doesn’t want to go, and will the other party force him to go? "
"No...the leader of the Qing Gang rescued Brother Shu's sister, Sanniang, in order to blackmail him into doing things for them. Now Sanniang is caught in a trap with Yin Zhixian, forcing her to be his seventh concubine.
Sanniang would rather die than surrender, so Brother Shu decided to take Sanniang away from Ningbo. The leader of the Qing Gang punished him by drinking the Five Elements Poison and said that if he could survive these five days, he would let the two brothers and sisters leave. If... Madam, then the leader of the Qing Gang
I have always been on good terms with the county magistrate, how could I offend the county magistrate and help Brother Shu and the others? This is obviously a trap... But Brother Shu refuses to listen to my words... I have no other choice but to be anxious..." Ming Huansi
After the embroidered woman finished speaking, she lowered her head worriedly and said nothing.
Only then did Jinxi understand the whole story. She sighed softly, patted the back of Sixiu's hand, and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, there will always be a turning point. Do you think Shu Sanniang is still in the hands of the county magistrate?"
"Yeah!" Sixiu nodded vigorously, "On the day Brother Shu took the poison, Sanniang was kidnapped by that dog official, and he yelled... saying that Brother Shu would never survive these five days, and Sanniang was destined to be his seventh aunt.
Wow…it’s really annoying!”
After hearing this, Jinxi looked in the direction of Yinzhen and said loudly: "As an official of the imperial court, he actually robbed civilian girls. This kind of official is not as good as anyone else!"
Hearing this, Yinzhen shook his head helplessly at her and smiled bitterly in his heart: He is not Emperor Ama, so he can directly order the disposal of these corrupt officials who have been doing nothing for a long time. He does not have Shang Fang's sword, so he can kill them first and then tell them... The only way at the moment is
What he did was to find the Ningbo magistrate and use him to deal with the Yin county magistrate who should be dismissed.
Just as he was thinking about it, Qi Wu walked out of the inner room, nodded to Jinxi, walked quickly to Yinzhen, and reported in a low voice: "He said that He Yinzhi County was donated as an official three years ago, and the guarantor is Ningbo.
Magistrate, the third aunt is the sister of the leader of the Qing Gang..."
When Yinzhen heard this, his heart trembled, and he nodded solemnly, "It seems like we can't scare the snake away. Send a message to Qijiu quickly and ask him to send people to collect all the evidence of the crimes of the Ningbo magistrate and the subordinate magistrates, and wait for me to return to Beijing to deal with it...
...As for the brother and sister, ask him if he wants to leave Ningbo? If he is willing, then let us go."
Shu Yi listened to Qiwu conveying Yinzhen's proposal, lowered his head and thought for a long time, and then nodded: "In the Shu family, Sanniang and I are the only ones who depend on each other. Apart from Sixiu and the Qinggang, there is no one else to worry about. Now, the Qinggang is the only one who cares about me.
The kindness has almost been repaid, it’s time to leave this place of right and wrong..."
After the doctor finished giving instructions and preparing a sufficient amount of medicine, Shu Yi stood up and followed Qiwu out of the inner room, knelt in front of Yinzhen, looked at Yinzhen firmly and said: "Hero, save me and my sister-in-law.
Shu Yi can't repay his life, but if there is someone who needs Shu's service, the hero just ask. Shu will never say anything!"
Yinzhen and Jinxi looked at each other helplessly. This silly big guy... was always working hard... Qinggang saved his sister's life, and he had been working hard for it for more than three years. Now that Yinzhen has stepped in to save their brother and sister, he
Then he turned to work for Yinzhen... When will he think of living for himself...
"Whether you are willing to follow us or not, we will wait until your life is stable. This is one hundred taels. You can use it to do business or find a secluded place to live in seclusion. I pray that the Wuhui will rescue Shu Sanniang tonight and escort you out of Ningbo.
Land boundary." Yinzhen took out a banknote from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Shu Yi.
Shu Yi resolutely refused, "The hero saved me and my sister-in-law. It is already a great blessing for us brothers and sisters. Shu must not accept this money. I heard that the hero is going to the port, but he has to go to sea? Can Shu be allowed to go with him?
Will my sister-in-law go to sea together?"
"Brother Shu, I'll go with you..." Sixiu tugged on the hem of Shu Yi's clothes and said hurriedly.
Shu Yi's eyes were complicated, "Sixiu, I can't give you happiness like this... I..."
"I don't mind...Brother Shu, these are not important...I only know that you and Sanniang are my only relatives..." Sixiu bit her lip, ignoring the blush on her cheeks and mustering up the courage to say what was in her heart.
Oath, "Unless...unless you don't want me, I will follow you..."
Seeing this, Jinxi suggested to Yinzhen: "Since they are not tolerated here, why not let them live on the boat first, whether they go out or go to Beijing in the future, it is better than being displaced."
Yinzhen nodded and said sternly to Shu Yi: "We are not going to sea, but we do have an ocean-going ship. Maybe we will go to sea to purchase goods in a while. If you are really willing, you can help me board the ship and tally the goods. In terms of salary.
I will never treat you badly. How about I work for a year and then choose to stay or stay according to your own wishes?"
"I do!" As soon as Yinzhen finished speaking, Shu Yi nodded firmly and agreed. Even if there is no salary, he is absolutely willing to repay his kindness on the ship for a year.
In fact, a year later, even if Yinzhen wanted him to disembark, he was reluctant to leave the "Memorial". Of course, that is a story for another day. (To be continued)