Republic of China small businessman

The Yingying and Yanyan that had just been delivered from Cao's mansion were sent out in another carriage within less than half a day after they arrived in Baifu.

Master Jiu wanted to send him away, so Manager Sun Fu honestly found the farthest small house and settled everyone there.These people lived in Jingshui Lane, and ran out three or five alleys diagonally from Cao Yunzhao's small mansion, whether it was far or close, but the direction they faced when they went out was the Cao mansion.

Anyway, let them settle down first.

Cao Yunzhao called twice, the last time was from Jin City, the voice was even tired, and he said a lot like Tuogu: "Bai Jiu, it's true that I didn't say hello to this matter, but I don't know what will happen." It's like this..."

Bai Jiuye asked, "When will you be back?"

"Anyway, I won't be able to come back for a while. My family means to send me to study abroad. I can't tell the exact date of return. The old man at home is really too tempered and in poor health. I don't want to be angry with him." Cao Yunzhao sighed Said: "I need to trouble you to help take care of one or two. If someone wants to leave, give Yinyuan and let her go."

Bai Jiuye asked back: "Aren't you worried that when you come back, they will all run away?"

Cao Yunzhao laughed: "It's fine to run away, I didn't intend to arrest them, let them go."

Cao Yunzhao was not short of money, and the family couldn't accommodate the people who were sent here. After calling, the housekeeper of the Cao mansion sent money twice, the amount was enough for these people to live steadily for several years.

The East Court returned to its former peace.

Xie Jing still had two cups of soup in the morning and evening, sweet soup in the morning and beef bone soup in the evening. When he was full, he either walked behind Master Jiu or went to the guards to learn kung fu. Teaching Xie Jing for two hours without any slack.

Xie Jing changed the time of learning Kung Fu to noon, and learned for a while while Master Jiu was taking a nap, and followed Master Jiu for the rest of the time.If Xiu Mu had a whole day off, he would also go to Wang Chunjiang's martial arts gym for actual combat training. Unlike the guards there, it was not a wild way, but a serious teacher of the Eight Classics. Xie Jing only picked useful ones, and Don't care about the beauty of the whole set of boxing, just learn one move to control the enemy by surprise.

Wang Chunjiang agreed to the Bai family, but did not disclose Xie Jing's identity, only saying that a distant relative followed him to school for two days.

Xie Jing happened to learn Wang Chunjiang's best soft whip, and he used it in a few months like a veteran who has used it for several years, so no one doubted it.

After a long time of contact, Xie Jing and Wang Chunjiang have a good relationship, Wang Chunjiang invited him to drink tea and snacks, Xie Jing reciprocated, and invited Wang Chunjiang to eat at his small restaurant.

The guise of "outstanding beauty" is still hanging outside, and the wind is hot in late summer, and the bamboo curtains at the door are a little lazy, only a corner is blown by the wind and shakes a few times.

Xie Jing brought Wang Chunjiang in, asked him to sit down, made a pot of herbal tea himself, and poured it for him: "This is a herbal tea sent from the south. Although the taste is a bit strange, it relieves heat and dryness, and clears away heat and detoxification. Uncle Wang, try drinking something."

Wang Chunjiang took a sip, smiled and said, "I drank it once when I went to Lingnan area, and it still tastes the same."

Xie Jing: "If you are used to drinking, bring some home."

Wang Chunjiang shook his head, put down the herbal tea bowl and said, "I'm a lonely old man. It's useless to take it home. I eat out on weekdays. At most, I can go back and make some jasmine tea. What kind of herbal tea do you have to brew out with a big bag of herbs? But I don’t have the patience to cook and drink.”

"If Uncle Wang doesn't dislike it, he will often come to eat at home. My grandma is good at cooking. You can try it later."

Xie Jing was talking, when he suddenly heard the bamboo curtain at the door being lifted, and the visitor acted rudely. When he came in, he kicked the wooden door, kicked the door open completely, and asked loudly with a pooh on the ground: "Where is the shopkeeper?" Not here? Take a breather, come out and talk to the uncle!"

Because Xie Jing wanted to entertain Wang Chunjiang, he just let Li Yuan in to help Grandma Kou cook. At this time, he was the only one in front of him, and he stood up and said, "I am, what do you want me for?"

There were seven or eight people who walked in, and none of them looked like a good person. At the front stood a man with half-length hair, squinting at people, with two iron balls in his hands, spinning non-stop, and the people behind him lined up left and right. Open, quite a bit of momentum.Holding the iron ball, the man glanced at Xie Jing and asked, "You are the shopkeeper? Seeing how young you are, can you count your words?"

Xie Jing nodded: "Yes."

The other party smiled and said: "That's great, I came to you today because of the fact that you injured my brother a few months ago--" He shouted, calling out a man dressed in half-new clothes from behind. The man in the silk shirt said, "Huang Laizi, you can see clearly, but this store drove you out without food and robbed you of money?"

Huang Laizi nodded and bowed to the man, and when he turned his head to look at Xie Jing, his eyes glanced at the one or two customers in the store, and immediately he was full of momentum: "This is the store!" He didn't know the person, but the store would definitely run away no!

Huang Laizi wanted to come here for a meal half a year ago. He ate a wild rabbit and paid ten silver dollars. He was also taken out by some strong men and beaten in the alley. He took the opportunity to defect to a small gang, and immediately came to find his way back.He took a special look at it. Those strong men in the store didn't come today, and the annoying waiter was not there, but the new shopkeeper who stood up was easy to bully - Huang Laizi turned his eyes on Xie Jing and Wang Chunjiang After walking around, I felt a little confident in my heart.

It was a coincidence last time that a group of strong men were drunk in the shop.

Today is different, the diners in the small restaurant have been scared away, now there is only an old man and a half-year-old boy left, especially easy to bully.

Xie Jing looked at them for a moment, then suddenly said: "You guys are gangsters."

The elder brother holding the iron ball in front of him was still pretending, and snorted through his nostrils, as if he didn't bother to answer this question.

Huang Laizi was clever, rushed to the front immediately, pinched his waist and said: "That's right! Our eldest brother, have you heard of the Black Tiger Gang? Nan Qinglong, Bei Heihu, if you say it, it scares you to death. Don't say that you are such a small shop, it is this The whole street is yours, if our elder brother says something, you don’t even want to do business for a day!”

Xie Jing nodded and said yes.

After speaking, he got up and walked over, passed behind them, and closed the wooden door.

The gangsters who came to find fault were stunned for a moment, and they looked at each other for a moment. Huang Laizi suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, but at this moment it was too late for him to slip away, so he could only stand there bravely.The eldest brother holding the iron ball was puzzled, and raised his chin at Xie Jing: "What are you doing when you close the door?"

"I'm afraid it won't be good for outsiders to see." Xie Jing said honestly, "We are doing business with a small capital, and we will do business in the future."

"If you had known earlier, wouldn't it be fine..." The elder brother was proud, and before he could finish speaking, he was punched in the face!

Xie Jing's strikes were steady and ruthless, and he didn't have so many scruples after closing the door. In addition, there were masters who taught him Kung Fu rushing around, using these people as sandbags for practicing hands, punching to the flesh, and being stronger when encountering If it's not easy to fight, twist the opponent's joints.Outsiders saw that it was just a light press, and the person who fought with Xie Jing suddenly turned pale, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and fell down screaming, rolling all over the floor in pain.

The outsiders really didn't see it.

Those who were beaten inside were unable to escape.

The elder brother was beaten up, and he crawled to the wooden door to open the door. He wanted to escape, but Xie Jing swung the whip and wrapped it around his ankle for a few times. With a shake of his hand, he dragged him to the ground. Knocked out the front teeth.The eldest brother is not there, his face is covered with blood, and when he handed over his hands to beg for mercy, his words leaked: "The hero, spare your life, spare your life..."

Xie Jing took the whip away, and said softly: "I don't want your life either, you get up and sweep the floor first."

A bench was broken in the small restaurant, and a lot of bowls and chopsticks were smashed. Some of them were rolled by Xie Jing with a whip and thrown on the opponent's head. The bowl was broken, and the forehead was painted. While sweeping the broken porcelain slag on the floor, he covered his forehead, for fear that the blood would drip down and stain the freshly cleaned ground.

Xie Jing's actions were measured and only injured the epidermis. It looked scary, but it was just a wound that healed for a few days.

Let the gang of scoundrels clean the floor, and let them out after it's clean.

Wang Chunjiang glanced at his wrist, nodded and said: "The whip is good, it looks a little bit, you are weak, from now on, just like today, use more cleverness, and use it on ankles, wrists, neck and so on."

Xie Jing nodded in response.

He also felt that his wrist was a little stronger than usual. Yesterday he followed Zhang Huwei to the mountains to hunt, and when using a gun, he didn't have as much effort as before.With strong wrists, he can climb trees much faster than usual. With a little strength in his arms, he can climb up trees dexterously.

Xie Jing was afraid that what happened in the small restaurant would scare Grandma Kou, but grandma was much calmer than he thought, and served them food. She only looked at Xie Jing carefully to make sure that he was not injured, so she asked him to accompany Master Wang Continue eating without bothering them much.

There were seven or eight kinds of lo mein for lunch. Xie Jing helped to serve the rice, and while eating with him, he asked, "Uncle Wang, are the masters in the martial arts hall busy on weekdays? I want to hire two people to help take care of the house." , You have seen what happened today, there is only one old and one young in my family, if I weren't here today, I'm afraid I would scare them."

Wang Chunjiang thought for a moment, and said, "There are two good fighters, I'll introduce you later."

"Thank you."

Wang Chunjiang was reliable in his work, and soon made arrangements. He hired two martial arts masters for eight yuan a month to guard him.

Wang Chunjiang wondered whether such a small restaurant could make back the 16 yuan a month.

Xie Jing has some savings on hand, and he doesn't spend much on weekdays. He thinks it's worth it to buy peace with this money.

After the dog days have passed this year, Qiuhu is still hot enough.

It's hot, Jiu Ye eats less, the small kitchen is troubled by this, but every time there are more than half of what is sent back.

Xie Jing went around the small kitchen and asked the master for a ball of gluten.

The master didn't have this on hand, so he took some flour and washed some gluten for him, and he leaned closer and asked in a low voice: "Hey, Xiao Xie, but Master Jiu has been talking about what he wants to eat these two days?"

Xie Jing shook her head: "No, it's useful for me to come by myself."

The master was a little frustrated, but he still got a lot of gluten for him and packed it for him.

The raw gluten was wet and sticky, Xie Jing wrapped it with a handkerchief, and found a bamboo pole, put the bamboo pole diagonally behind his back and climbed up the tree together.

Master Jiu went back to the East Courtyard at noon, followed by Bai Mingyu, and Bai Er almost trotted all the way, nodding in response to what Master Jiu said on the way.

When Master Jiu walked into the courtyard, he suddenly stopped under the tree, raised his head and squinted his eyes and said, "Come down."

On the big and thick tree where the two hugged each other, the dense canopy suddenly shook, Xie Jing jumped down from the tree, holding a stained pole in his hand, his forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat, and his face was a little red from the sun. .

Master Jiu glanced at him, and ordered: "Go to the small kitchen and drink some iced mung bean soup, it's hot, don't climb high."

Bai Mingyu stood behind and winked at Xie Jing. Master Jiu looked back, frowned and scolded: "What do you look like? Come in and report this month's account to me."

Bai Mingyu followed in, went up the steps and deliberately coughed, gesturing for Xie Jing to wait for him.

Xie Jing put away the bamboo poles and went to the small kitchen to drink soup.

in the study.

Bai Mingyu handled things quickly this time, and suffered a loss last time. This time, he not only took precautions, but even made up for it.

Master Jiu is very clear about rewards and punishments, and he is not stingy with praise when he does a good job.

On the contrary, Bai Mingyu felt embarrassed, scratched his head and said, "It's not because of me alone, you have always taught me by hand, and it's quiet here, so you can calm down and learn your skills." He was just a casual boast, but let Jiu Grandpa's heart suddenly moved.

Master Jiu looked up at the big tree in the yard outside the window. It was as green and green as in previous years, but it was much quieter than before. Xia Chan seemed to have been caught and wiped out from above, leaving only one or two sporadic spots The sound of screaming is quiet and quiet, and the restlessness of the summer heat is gone.

Xie Jing drank two small bowls of iced mung bean soup from the small kitchen, and took another one into the study.

When Bai Mingyu came out, he happened to be on the wrong side of him, stopped slightly, and said in a low voice: "I received an echo from home about the frontier shochu...you come to my room at night and discuss it in detail."

Xie Jing nodded, before he could speak, he heard Master Jiu calling him in the study.

Xie Jing lowered her voice: "I'll find you after the lights are off." After speaking, she hurriedly opened the bead curtain and walked in.

Xie Jing took the mung bean soup and put it aside. When he raised his head, he met Master Jiu's gaze. He didn't hide, just let Master Jiu look at it, and asked in a low voice, "Master, mung bean lily, would you use some?"

Master Jiu stretched out his hand, but he didn't take the bowl of mung bean and lily soup. He only held Xie Jing's hand. When the soup bowl was removed, it was clearly visible that Xie Jing had a thin layer of calluses on his fingertips.

Master Jiu rubbed his fingers and asked him, "Are you tired recently? I'll be free in a few days. I'll take you to live in the mountains for two days."

Xie Jing withdrew her hand and shook her head behind her back: "I'm not tired, I sleep well every day."

Master Jiu laughed, raised his hand and tapped his forehead lightly: "Silly boy, it's not because he couldn't sleep that he went to the mountain to find peace."

Xie Jing looked at him, puzzled.

"...take it as a reward."

"award?"

"Well, I will reward you for being obedient and not running around in the past few days."

Master Jiu didn't go out in the afternoon, and asked Xie Jing to grind it for him. He was so excited that he picked up a brush and drew a fine brushwork.

He painted a figure, but he couldn't see who it was for a while. The banana leaves on the side were quite detailed, covering most of the portrait. The more foggy it was, the more people wanted to see who it was.

At the finishing point, the pen in Bai Jiuye's hand suddenly stopped, and he couldn't put it down for a long time.

Xie Jing was curious, so he sneaked a look, but he couldn't tell who it was.

Master Jiu put down the pen, waited for the ink to dry, and asked Xie Jing to roll it up and put it on the top of the glass bookcase, and said, "Put it away, and draw another day."

It was the first time that Xie Jing saw Master Jiu stop halfway through his work. Although it was strange, he obediently put away the painting. He had just polished it, and he didn't notice that his fingers had some ink dripping on it. After taking half a thumbprint, I panicked for a moment, took the painting to look for Master Jiu: "Master, I didn't mean it, what should I do?"

Master Jiu looked at it for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "That's it, go and put it in the east shelf of the bookcase."

The east side of the bookcase is filled with words written by Master Jiu and painted ink paintings. They are all stamped and put away in different categories. Only this painting is more than half empty, and a small corner was stained by Xie Jing. Thank you. When Jing put it in, her heart moved slightly, as if something flashed by, but she couldn't remember it again.

Only the heart beat a few times out of thin air, and I had to press it down with my hand to make it more obedient.

A few days later, something happened in Jingshui Lane.

I don't know who leaked the news, saying that there are a few beauties living in a small house here, which attracted a lot of hooligans to circle around the small house.

After all, the people who lived in this house were moved out of Cao's mansion. Although Bai Jiuye didn't see them, he still wanted to give Cao Yunzhao an explanation and ordered the guards to send a group of people to inspect.

That day, I caught someone who was trying to climb the wall and taught me a lesson, which made it a little better.

When the guards were on duty, they all gathered in the tea room to chat. When Xie Jing passed by, he heard a few words and was attracted to come in. He asked, "What happened to Jingshui Lane again?"

"That's not it!" said one of the guards who came back to take over, "It's not a good job to patrol over there. Those people sent by the Cao family have a lot of background, and one of them is said to be from Bada Hutong, playing the pipa— —" He took a look at Xie Jing, and said to comfort him: "Xiao Xie, it's okay if you don't know, you will know in a few years. Anyway, it is the top card there, that is, it is the most powerful one. pillar……"

Another guard pushed him away and yelled: "If you don't understand, don't introduce it to Xiao Xie. What are you doing? She is a good girl, and she is not a bandit! Xiao Xie, listen to me, there are a lot of girls She lives in a courtyard, and she is the person in charge of the house, but she is not the most powerful, and there is a mother on top, which is probably equivalent to—just like Sun Fu in our east courtyard!"

This statement was agreed by most of the people, and they all nodded to show that they were right.

"Yes, it's the stewardess in their yard!"

Xie Jing: "..."

He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't refute it for a while.

Xie Jing asked, "What's wrong with the pipa player?"

"She got into a fight with another woman who lives in the same room, drink, you don't know, it's all bloody!"

"She hit someone?"

"Where, she used the hairpin to draw a long cut on her own neck. If it wasn't for her lack of strength, tsk, she might not be able to save her."

Xie Jing was a little surprised: "Why did you fight?"

The guard said: "I don't know yet. I asked both of them and they didn't say anything. They were both looking for death and getting bored. There was a lot of trouble. If you want me to say that Mr. Cao is the best, when such a group of people lived in the Cao's small mansion, Wen Wen Jingjing, why was it beaten like this just a few days after it was sent out? If it hurts badly, I have to report it to Lord Jiu again, hey, I get a headache just thinking about going there now. "

Xie Jing thought about it for a while, then got up and said, "I'll go with you to see it. I learned bandaging from Dr. Lin before, so I can help."