Chapter 44 Sixth Master is not lacking in virtue, but lacking money
Shanxi, Pingyang Prefecture, Houmayi Town.
I don’t know whether it was a post station or a town that came first. In short, Houma Post Town was an important transportation center in southern Shanxi a thousand years ago. Now it is a famous distribution center for donkeys and mules in Pingyang Prefecture. It is said that there are nearly 100,000 donkeys and mules every year.
(horses) are sold to the province and neighboring Shaanxi, Henan and other places through this place.
Such a prosperous livestock trade naturally drives the economy of Houmayi Town.
Although it is just a town, there are more than 300 shops dealing in various businesses. Of course, there are also some that provide special services to the merchants who come from north to south.
Those with better conditions are called buildings, and those with worse conditions are called kilns.
The girls in the building are prettier, but more expensive; the girls in the brothel are worse, but cheaper.
Guixiyuan is a kiln. It is located next to the Sancha Road at the east end of the town. The yard is very large. There are twenty or thirty rooms in it, which are divided into front and back. The land behind the yard is the wheat field of the local people. On the left is
One family presses oil, and on the right are two families trimming the hoofs and soles of donkeys and mules.
At three o'clock in the morning (around nine-thirty), there were almost no people on the street, and the occasional pedestrian looked in a hurry.
Who wants to freeze outside in such a cold weather?
The two lanterns hanging at the entrance of Guixiyuan are the only source of illumination at the east end of the town. They are swayed by the wind and seem to fall down at any time.
Different from the deserted streets, Guixiyuan at this point is very lively. More than a dozen lanterns illuminate the front and rear courtyards very brightly. From time to time, the laughter of men and women can be heard in the closed room.
Underneath the harmony, there is a crisis.
In the darkness where the lanterns could not shine, a group of people quietly sneaked to the gate of Guixiyuan, and another group of people walked around from the edge of the oil shop to the back door of Guixiyuan.
Following the gesture of a figure, two vigorous figures suddenly jumped up and kicked open the door of Guixiyuan with a "bang".
The sound was so loud that it not only frightened the people in the courtyard, but also startled the people who were sleeping next door.
"Who!"
"Who the fuck is drunk and crazy and dares to kick my door? Don't you want to live?"
Several Guixiyuan guards who were pushing Pai Gow in the house ran out angrily, but the scene in front of them scared them to a halt on the spot.
The ones who kicked down the gate of Guixiyuan were two military lords, followed closely by a group of military lords who had just lit torches and rushed in.
Several of the hospital guards were so frightened that they didn't dare to move. The girls who opened the door to see what was going on were so frightened that they quickly closed the door. Several of the guests who were leaning on the windows looking out also shrank back in fear.
"I don't know if it's the military master. Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
The speaker was Gu Sanmazi, the steward of Guixiyuan. He was the one who just scolded him for not wanting to live anymore.
A young man walked over from the door and said as he walked: "You don't deserve to die, you don't deserve to die. If you're doing business properly and don't steal or rob, where should you die?"
Yang Zhi and Wang Si in front took a step to the side at the same time, revealing Jia Liu behind them who was wiping his nose with a white handkerchief.
It was really cold. Even though I wore a lot of clothes, I still couldn't hold back my nose and cried out from the cold.
After wiping, Jia Liu casually took the torch from Su La's hand and flashed it towards the faces of the guards. He ignored the guy who looked like a manager and directly ordered Chang Bingzhong and Wang Fu: "Take care of these people."
Please come out, everyone."
"Come here, search for me!"
Chang Bingzhong shouted, and a dozen or so Sura immediately rushed to the rooms with closed doors in pairs.
There was a sudden uproar in Guixi Courtyard, and the girls' screams were very harsh.
The same goes for the back door.
Gu San Mazi and several guards stood aside, not daring to step forward to stop him.
They had heard that the Eight Banners soldiers from Beijing were living in the town today!
Can they offend those Eight Banners soldiers?
After a while, twenty or thirty men with frightened faces were brought to Jia Liu.
Most of them came with the master, and only a few were serious guests. Due to excessive fright, several people even wore their trousers inside out, and some people only wore one shoe, standing in the crowd and feeling scared and nervous.
It's cold and my teeth can't stop chattering.
"All?"
"Maybe some are not."
"Why don't you bring people here?"
Jia Liuxin said that Lao Chang was not careful in his work. He glanced at the crowd and said, "If you are from Qili, just step forward. I don't need to invite you, right?"
The crowd looked at each other, and after a brief hesitation, twenty-six people took a step forward.
The remaining seven have different shapes.
Jia Liu nodded, walked up to the seven serious guests who had suffered the disaster of Chiyu, cupped his hands, and said politely: "When the army is doing business, if there is any disturbance, I will apologize to you all!"
Then he raised his hand and turned sideways, "Everyone, please stop standing. Go back and continue."
After the seven serious guests left, cursing in their hearts, Jia Liu walked up to the twenty-five people, coughed slightly, and was about to speak, when someone in the team already said first: "Captain Jia, we understand, we
Understand!"
Jia Liu was unhappy: "I understand, but you still dare to come out? The superiors have repeatedly told the banner disciples and Su La not to sleep outside the camp at night, let alone fool around in this fenced place. You are knowingly violating this!"
"Hey, isn't this... brothers, have you been holding it in for several days?" The speaker was Sula Cuisan of the Han Army's Zhenghuang Banner, who was captured once by Jia Liu.
"Look at your worthless look,"
The weather was too cold, and Jia Liu didn't want to suffer the cold outside. He waved his hand and said, "Since you understand, let's stop talking nonsense and follow the old rules! One of the twelve Manchurian Eight Banners, one eighty-two of the Mongolian Eight Banners, and one of the Eight Banners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
There are six to one, and four to one of the Eight Banners of the Han Army."
After a pause, "Any questions?"
"no no."
How dare Zhong Su La say that the price is wrong? They can only admit that they are unlucky, otherwise being taken to the top by this boy named Jia will not be a matter of fines.
Six days ago when I was in Baoding, Su La, a man of the Eight Banners, fought against this boy because his master was a member of the clan. As a result, he was beaten not only by the boy, but also by being lifted up and beaten again, several times in a row.
Tian was lying on the cart in a daze, unable to move.
That sin is so severe.
No problem, just pay, nothing to say.
Twenty-five people were fined a total of 260 taels, which made these Su La people feel sad and regretful.
Once you pay the money, there is no reason to detain anyone.
Those who have done it should be paid back, and those who have not done it will be scolded all the way back by Jia Liu and the Han Army Zhenglan Banner.
When he put the fine he received in a bag and handed it to Jia Liu, Wang Fu suddenly felt guilty and said, "Are we a little immoral?"
Of course it is wicked. The superiors did not arrange for the Han army to inspect Zhenglan Banner at night today.
"I'm not lacking in virtue, I'm lacking in money."
Jia Liu grinned, took out fifty taels from his bag and asked Wang Fu to share it with everyone, and then asked them to go back first. He took Yang Zhi and walked to the west end of the town.
Arriving in front of a small building that was obviously more upscale than Guixiyuan, Jia Liu motioned to Yang Zhi to wait for him outside the door. He went straight inside and asked the old madam for a few questions. After confirming that the person he was looking for was indeed here, he said
: "I will pay their bills. If you ask later, just say that Jia Liu from Zhenglan Banner has been here."