This old man is Yue'er's mother, and it was mentioned in the above book that gangsters pretending to be workers infiltrated the Tang Ji Weaving Workshop and arrested her, Zhang Min'er, Wu Lian and others, so why did she appear here?

It turned out that all these chances were related to Chen Yuanhua. [Full text reading. 】

Hai Rui sent the 300,000 taels of silver back to Ningbo, and under the supervision of Xu Ling'er, Chen Yuanhua returned the silver to the depositors, closed the Ningbo branch of Xinglong Qianzhuang, and he took Zhang Gou'er back to Japan.

In Hirado, Zhang Gou'er met Ma Wu, the new leader of the merchant group, and was sent to Matsue Prefecture to take charge of the trading warehouse, while Chen Yuanhua had the courage to meet the feudal lord Matsuura Takanbu for the safety of his family.

Two close relatives and retainers had an accident in Nanjing, and Matsuura Takanobu was very angry, and as soon as he saw Chen Yuanhua, he wanted to arrest him on the spot.

Chen Yuanhua was frightened, hurriedly prostrate on the ground, and told the ins and outs of this incident, he said that Hai Rui, the supreme governor of Nanjing, was honest and honest, upright, and impartial in law enforcement, and believed that Matsuura Nobuyashi and Matsuura Nobumori would soon be released.

So, Matsuura Takanshin let him go to the tatami mat, continued to ask a lot about Hai Rui's situation, expressed his sincere admiration for Hai Rui, and showed a strong interest in the cooperation between Xingji Qianzhuang and the governor Yamen in the procurement of silk weaving, Chen Yuanhua took the opportunity to greatly praise the commercial prosperity of the land of gold dust in the Six Dynasties.

It can be seen that Matsuura Takashin wants to do the business of the money village, and he feels that the time has come, Chen Yuanhua said: "Lord Jiadu, I was invited to Ningbo by Lin Feng of Qiumupu, in fact, you also know that Lin Feng's business in the Ming Dynasty is not the intention of the drunkard, he is worried about the Ming Dynasty and the society, and we are to make money, not to tell you, I once wanted to use Lin Feng's financial resources to join forces with the Lord Jiadu to be the world's first maritime business, helpless, now Lin Feng's life and death are uncertain, I am also in a hurry in Ningbo, and I have lost a lot of opportunities to make money." ……”

Takanobu Matsuura took a sip of matcha, slowly put the plate down, and replied noncommittally, "If you have any ideas, you might as well tell me about them." ”

Chen Yuanhua couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, and said seriously: "Now that the Ming Dynasty is rich and the people are strong, Haiqing Heyan, the imperial court has opened the customs, and the quasi-private people sell the east and west, and the Lord Hai Rui, the governor of Yingtian, is honest and honest, and has a lot of friendship with the subordinates, and now, it is a good opportunity to go to Jinling to do business, if the governor can lend me two million taels of silver, it will take less than a year, I can double it." ”

"Well, that's exactly what I want." As he spoke, Takanobu Matsuura smiled and nodded.

Chen Yuanhua thought he agreed, and hurriedly bowed to the ground and thanked: "Thank you for the great kindness of the family governor." ”

"Actually, Xinchang and Xinsheng went to Ningbo to find you, which was exactly my arrangement. However, you don't have to hide it from me, let alone brag about yourself, I don't believe that you and Hai Rui can have any friendship, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty is a rogue official, maybe when you return to Nanjing, he will have been transferred. ”

At this time, Chen Yuanhua was quite embarrassed, and hurriedly bowed his head and replied: "Please give me advice." ”

"It's very simple, after you go back, you must kill Huang Bingwen who is against you, and then, together with Tang Jing, who has a prominent family background, and Shen Qi, who has strong financial resources, if you run a money bank together, I can advance the capital to you, do you understand the truth?"

Chen Yuanhua pondered carefully, if he could unite the Shen family and the Tang family, why did he bother to come to you to borrow silver? At this time, Matsuura Takanobu stared at Chen Yuanhua intently, and seemed to have seen through his thoughts.

After a moment of silence, Chen Yuanhua asked, "May I ask Lord Jiadu, do you want to set up a money bank in Hirado?" ”

"Although the business of the money bank is good, it can only be done in times of peace and prosperity. Now the merchants of Sakai Town, all at the mercy of Oda Nobunaga of Owari Province, Nobunaga is in the name of the righteousness of the world's Bubu, is crusading against Matsunaga Hideshi and the Miyoshi clan, preparing to go to Luo, supporting Toshiaki as the shogun, the war does not know how long it will last, so it is said that the conditions are not yet ripe to run a money village in Japan. ”

"Lord Jiadu, since this is the case, then hurry up and help, let me start the business in Nanjing, and I only need 100,000 taels of silver right now." Chen Yuanhua really has no money now.

"There is no problem, when Matsuura Nobuya is released from Nanjing, he will help you solve it, as for running a money bank in Nanjing, if you can do the business of paying for goods for the government like Naxing Ji Money Village, there is naturally not much risk; But how can you avoid the risk of giving advances to merchants engaged in maritime trade, as they often encounter pirates and typhoons? ”

"What the Governor said is very true, I know this situation very well, and there are corresponding countermeasures, as long as the maritime merchants buy us an insurance before going to sea, if they are safe, the money for the insurance will belong to us; If they are shipwrecked, we can compensate their families tenfold or even a hundred times the amount of insurance they have purchased. In this way, they will be able to go to sea to do business, after all, no one wants to have an accident. ”

"That's a good idea." Takanobu Matsuura, who had been dealing with Western merchants all day, asked with a suspicious look, "Did you come up with it yourself?" ”

Chen Yuanhua was quite embarrassed, and replied with a smirk: "This is what the Dutch missionaries on Iki Island taught me, and their ancestors had a 'Lawian Maritime Law', which is how to deal with shipwrecks. ”

"You are still honest, don't forget, Huang Bingwen is the culprit who framed the Xinchang and Xinsheng brothers, and he is also your most terrible opponent in the future, you must kill him first, so I can help you."

So, relieved Chen Yuanhua said goodbye to Matsuura Takashin, and in order to assassinate Huang Bingwen, he decided to hire a few killers, and in this way, Y accidentally found Hu Jiuguan, who was swept out of the house by Ma Wu and is now exiled to Iki Island.

Chen Yuanhua arrived in Ningbo on the fourth day of the fifth month with Hu Jiuguan and other killers, and went to Nanjing without resting, first asking someone to inquire about the governor's yamen, and learned that Hai Rui went to Songjiang Mansion to build a water conservancy project.

Early in the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival in May, Chen Yuanhua, who was wearing makeup, took four pirates to wander around Cuihualou and waited until it was dark, not only did he not meet Huang Bingwen, but even Liu Bao, Tie Niu and others also saw him.

On the banks of the Qinhuai River, there are smoke and waves painting boats, gold powder buildings, and warblers singing and dancing everywhere, and they are very lively, Chen Yuanhua and others have no intention of having fun, and they look nervously at everyone who enters and exits Cuihualou......

When they turned to the door of the backyard of Cuihualou, they suddenly found a group of people in the distance, under the red lantern, Chen Yuanhua immediately recognized Zhang Min'er, Wu Lian and Yue'er's mother, and found that they seemed to be held hostage, and were coming down the alley towards Cuihualou.

At this moment, Hu Jiuguan also saw Zhang Min'er, his eyes widened in surprise, and asked, "Shopkeeper Chen, don't you see that woman, isn't it Lin Yiguan's wife, Miss Luo Amin?" Who sold her to such a place? ”

"I'm sure, that's definitely not Lin Yiguan's wife, let's not be nosy, so as not to startle the snake." Chen Yuanhua replied.

"I didn't expect Miss Luo to be sold into Fireworks Willow Lane, it's really unreasonable!" Hu Jiuguan said, pulled out his saber, and threatened Chen Yuanhua: "Don't forget, you bastard, it was Lord Lin Yiguan who hired you. ”

Before Chen Yuanhua could react, the four pirates all drew their sabers and rushed forward to slash at the gangsters.

This gang of gangsters didn't expect that something would happen at the door of their home, they didn't even have any precautions, at this moment, Yue'er's mother was very alert, and immediately used her body to protect Zhang Min'er and Wu Lian, and took the opportunity to isolate them from the gangsters.

Hu Jiuguan bowed deeply to the old man and said respectfully: "The old lady's loyalty to the Lord is admirable!" After that, he joined forces with his three companions and fought with the gangsters.

Who are the pirates' opponents? In the blink of an eye, all of them were lying on the streets. So, the old man dragged Zhang Min'er and Wu Lian and ran back, and heard someone shouting: "Kill someone......

The shouting alarmed the thugs of Cuihualou, Hu Jiuguan and others were forced to fight, and Chen Yuanhua, who was stunned, chased after Zhang Min'er and others.

After a fierce battle, Hu Jiuguan and others repelled the thugs of Cuihualou, and when they chased into the alley, they found that they had long since disappeared, so they split up to look for them.

At this time, Tang Jing, who was lost in his soul, also chased after him, Hu Jiuguan mistakenly thought that he was the culprit who betrayed Luo Amin, raised the steel knife in his hand, and scolded: "You, a traitor who sells his lord for glory, have caused Lao Tzu to be affected in North Korea, give me my life!" ”

Hu Jiuguan raised the knife in his hand, and Tang Jing was so frightened that he sat down on the ground......

said that it was too late, Chen Yuanhua suddenly rushed out, hugged Hu Jiuguan, and begged: "Lord Jiuguan, don't misunderstand, I can be a guarantee, Tang Daguan is definitely not a traitor who sells his lord for glory, and this young lady is not the wife of Lord Yiguan." ”

As soon as the words fell, the pirates had already brought Zhang Min'er, Wu Lian, and the old man to their approach.

So, Hu Jiuguan hurriedly pushed Chen Yuanhua away, threw down the steel knife in his hand, stepped forward and bowed, and greeted: "Miss Luo, I have wronged you, please forgive me!" ”

"Min'er, it's time for you to say something." The old man reminded in a low voice.

At this time, Tang Jing got up from the ground, hugged his fist at Hu Jiuguan, and said: "Brother Jiuguan, please see clearly, this is not Miss Luo Amin, don't get me wrong, she is ......"

Zhang Min'er, who was trembling, said a thousand blessings, and whispered in the official dialect with a Ningbo accent: "The slave's surname is Zhang, a native of Yuyao, Ningbo Prefecture, and a worker in the Tang Ji Weaving Workshop. ”

As soon as she spoke, Hu Jiuguan felt wrong, and he couldn't help but be puzzled, and he couldn't figure out what was going on for a while, so he asked sharply: "Tang Daguan, why is it so coincidental?" Which one are you playing? ”

At this time, the shouting of the officials came from outside the alley, and Tang Jing hurriedly said: "Everyone, it's too late to explain to you now, let's withdraw quickly, the official will arrive soon." ”

The pirates did not intend to let Tang Jing and the others go, but Chen Yuanhua's purpose in returning to Nanjing this time was to cooperate with Tang Jing and others to open a money bank, so he threatened: "Don't forget, what is the purpose of my hiring of you, if you don't let go of these workers in the weaving workshop quickly, and quickly make amends to Tang Daguan, otherwise, you don't even want to get a penny." ”

Hu Jiuguan and others are also thinking, I am afraid that they will not be able to escape with these three women, and they can't figure out if this woman is Luo Amin? If it's really her, it must have something to do with Tang Jing, a bastard. At this moment, recalling what happened in Busan, North Korea, it was being implicated by this greedy Tang Jing who was afraid of death that caused Ma Wu to be inexplicably furious and clean himself out of the business organization. So, he sprinkled all his grievances on Tang Jing's head, and let Chen Yuanhua say that the sky was falling, and Tang Jing could not be forgiven.

The official messenger drove into the alley and took Zhang Min'er, Wu Lian and the old man to the yamen, and happened to meet Han Xiaoyu, who came to report the case.

Because Yang Zhuhai followed Hai Rui out on an errand, the team leader on duty listened to the case they reported, and felt that the situation was very serious, and no one dared to take this responsibility, so Master Wu sent someone to find Shi Shiyong.

After waiting for more than an hour, Shi Shiyong was not recovered, and the two dart masters who were in charge of guarding Wu Xiang also went to the yamen to report the case, Han Xiaoyu listened to the case they told and judged that someone was secretly following Zhu Hui, so he found the secret detention point.

So, Han Xiaoyu made a quick decision, first sent Zhang Min'er, Wu Lian and her godmother back to Tangfu, and then followed the two dart masters to Lion Rock to help rescue the captured hostages.

Mrs. He and her mother-in-law were kneeling in the Buddhist hall and praying for the blessing of the Bodhisattva, when they suddenly heard Wanxi come to tell her, Han Xiaoyu sent the three women who were arrested home, and she was so excited that she burst into tears, and trotted all the way to the living room.

Hearing that Tang Jing was taken away by Chen Yuanhua, Tang's mother cried like a tearful person, Mrs. He knew that Chen Yuanhua had always wanted to do business with the Tang family, and it should not be unfavorable to Tang Jing.

When He returned to the living room again, he found Han Xiaoyu, Wanxi and the old man arguing, and it turned out that they all wanted to follow the two dart masters to save people.

Wanxi was worried about the safety of Zhu Hui and Song He, and said: "Sister Xiaoyu, you stay and watch the house, let me go, I want to avenge my sister tonight, and I must kill Huang Bingwen, the dog thief, with my own hands!" ”

"Sister, the house can't do without you for a moment, just take care of your home, there are two dart masters with you, please rest assured." Han Xiaoyu persuaded.

The old man knew that her son Tie Niu was one of the culprits, because of this unfortunate son, she didn't know how many nights she washed her face with tears, at this moment, she couldn't help it anymore, and said loudly: "Don't fight, with my old woman, it is more effective than you two girls." Xiaoyu, you listen to your mother's words, stay at home with Min'er and Lian'er, and if I can't persuade that damn iron bull to be my mother, I'll die in front of him. ”

"Mother! How can you be so old that you can go on an adventure? ”

The two dart masters were quite surprised when they heard this, the old man in front of them was actually the mother of Tie Niu, the leader of the Jinling City Gang, and couldn't help but look her up and down, and found that this old man, who had been weathered and worked hard all his life, had a very strong body and bones, and there was a righteous spirit between his eyebrows, and he couldn't help but nod secretly.

"Please don't argue anymore, it's dark in the middle of the night, it's inconvenient for any of you to go." Liu Dart said.

"Yes, for the safety of Shi Bantou and Zhu Zongqi, we have to leave quickly." The horse master followed the sermon.

The two dart masters said goodbye to everyone, turned around and walked out, and the old man hurriedly followed out the door.

Mrs. He chased after him and shouted: "Old man, slow down, we're sorry for Miss Yue'er, we can't let you have an accident anymore, please stay at home and rest, let Wanxi go." ”

At this time, Wanxi and Han Xiaoyu ran out together to stop the old man.

"Old man, just listen to the words of the lady, stay at home and rest, time is not waiting, now it is important to hurry up and save people." Wanxi persuaded.

"Don't underestimate my old woman, a hundred and ten pounds of sack, I can carry it and leave, no matter how strong the horse is, I can ride it, and it will not be a problem to run hundreds of miles in one breath, don't worry about me." The old man said, tears flashing in his eyes, and then he said: "The old man apologizes for the unfilial son, if I can't let him turn back tonight, I will never have the face to see Madame again." ”

The old man pushed Wanxi and Han Xiaoyu into the house, went out and stepped on the horse with great momentum, followed the two dart masters to ride fast horses and whip to the Waijinchuan Gate, found the address left by Shi Shiyong, and found that there had just been a fierce battle here, and there were still many corpses lying on the ground, obviously, everyone else had been transferred.

They believe that the only clue to find Huang Bingwen and others now is to go to Cuihualou to arrest Liu Bao, and when the old man passed by Nanzushi'an Street, he happened to meet Zhu Hui opposite.

Zhu Hui didn't expect that the old man would suddenly appear, hurriedly flew on the horse, and sat behind her.

"Drive, drive......" The old man shook the reins, and the horse suddenly became windy, turned a corner in front, and went straight to the direction of the third archway.

At this moment, Zhang Qianhu of the Shenji Battalion led a team and chased after them......

(End of chapter)