Updated: 20-05-05

All the gifts sent from Chicken Coop Street were settled, and in the end, there were only two Oiran left, Ruby and Spring Flower.

But what Wu Qiolin didn't expect was that Ao Sayang refused to accept prostitutes, claiming that people are the spirits of all things, how can they be given as gifts.

"If the two of them want to recommend themselves for a pillow seat, then thank you, now the officials at all levels of the Ming Dynasty are very busy and are in no mood to pay attention; If they were given to us as a gift, then we would be sorry, under the Ming Dynasty, all forms of human trafficking were forbidden, and these two were free people here, our brothers and sisters, and they could do their own thing. ”

Wu Qiolin had the intention of dedicating himself, so he naturally agreed, and there would be no objections.

After hearing this, the two sisters were startled, these two aunts and grandmothers are cash cows in the yard, and they can't give up easily. The two of them hurriedly argued, "Self-recommended pillow seats, our girl is definitely from recommending pillow seats." Shopkeeper Wu, they are here to work for the army, and we just followed the business market. ”

Shen Yujun was foaming at the corners of her mouths when she said to the two sisters, and she was very unhappy, so she shook her hand and slapped one of the sisters.

The beaten sister covered her mouth and looked at Shen Yujun in horror, and the other was too frightened to speak.

Shen Yujun grew up in the army compound, and deep down in her heart she has a considerable degree of yearning for power and strong position. She has won the red jade and wants to cultivate the red jade as the pillar of the art troupe. These two short-eyed guys wanted to get in the way, but Shen Yujun was naturally unceremoniously, "You two are bustards, and you all deserve to die if you force good people to become prostitutes." Hongyu is still a child, it is a good time to study and study, you actually say that she is a self-recommended pillow? It's even more ridiculous! ”

As soon as the two elder sisters heard that they deserved to die, they immediately knelt on the ground, "Wronged, my lord!" My lord, we are like them, we used to be prostitutes, but now we are old and decrepit, and we are reduced to slavery. ”

The red jade and the spring flower pestle were on the side, and neither of them dared to gnaw.

Hongyu is still young, she was abducted and trafficked from the mainland to the brothel on Jilong Street by traffickers since she was a child, and she was bullied. Hongyu didn't remember where her home was, and she didn't remember the appearance of her parents, but she vaguely felt that her family was very wealthy, and she often thought that she should also be an official eunuch. Now that she knows that she can be free and can study, Hongyu suddenly has expectations in her heart, but she is a little scared, she doesn't know what kind of life she will live if she stays in this so-called Ming army, and she doesn't know what is going on with these so-called Ming courts.

Chunhua has also experienced wind and rain, she was originally from Quanzhou, Fujian, but because of the difficult life in her hometown, she followed her parents to Monga to ask for life. They rented a few acres of land in Monga, and their lives were stable. It's just that there are unforeseen circumstances, the year before last, my father participated in the Zhangquan fight, and the result was a whimper. Later, he was also abducted by traffickers to Chicken Coop Street. As soon as she arrived at the Qinglou, Chunhua was still bent on escaping, but she suffered a lot. Originally, she had already accepted her fate, and she didn't want to meet a thief who claimed to be a thief from the Ming Dynasty today. Whether it's better to be a prostitute or a thief, she doesn't know, she only knows that she is like a rootless lotus drifter, and she can't help herself.

How much is two prostitutes worth! Wu Qiolin was a little indignant, and the situation was quite harmonious, and he messed up these two stupid women. He explained embarrassedly, "They two fools are ignorant and talk nonsense in front of adults. Since the spring flowers and red jade have been sent, we will not take them away, they are now the people of Daming. ”

After Qian Shuiting understood the situation, he told Wu Zhuolin with a smile that the Ming Dynasty prohibits human trafficking, and "forcing good people to become prostitutes" will be a heavy sentence, and the brothel must be legally operated.

With the smile on Qian Shuiting's face, a chill appeared in the hearts of everyone on Jilong Street.

Leaving the spring flowers and red jade, Wu Chang, Wu Qiaolin, and Weng Lishui led everyone back to the south bank of the Tianliao River. As soon as he was about to walk into Jilong Street, the more than 30 villagers who carried the sedan chair and carried the burden all hesitated one by one, unwilling to walk in front.

Weng Lishui urged, "What are you doing so slowly, let's go, it's noon, this big day is very poisonous." ”

Everyone dodged and pushed Li Shi in front of Weng Lishui and the others, Li Shi knelt down with a cloak, "Master Miaozhu, you have to call the shots for us, this braid was forcibly cut off by the Ming army, and we all couldn't help ourselves." ”

Li Shishi has always thought he was a hero, and he is also the number one person in Jilong Street. He was assigned by Lin Yicheng this time to spy on the situation of the Ming army and make some money, but he didn't expect to be disgraced.

Li Shishi took the lead, and the more than 20 villagers who carried the burden also knelt down and asked a few masters to call the shots for them.

Hongyu and Chunhua are gone, and the two sisters are also a little apprehensive in their hearts, seeing this situation, they also grabbed the plackets of Wu Chang and Weng Lishui, "A few masters, the two girls of Chunhua and Hongyu were taken away, this is your acquiescence, after you go back, you have to speak for us in the courtyard." ”

Wu Qiolin's fire, he went up and gave a mouth to each of them, "I wanted to beat you just now, two Xiao Cha who didn't open his eyes, so annoying!" ”

In Hokkien language, "Xiao" means crazy, and "Cha" means woman, which together means crazy woman and cheap woman.

The two elder sisters covered their cheeks and looked at Wu Qiolin in horror.

"It's none of your business, you two go first!" Wu Chang comforted them, "Tell the Moon Shadow Building and Lichun Courtyard that we are responsible for this matter." If it doesn't work, let them go to Premier Lin. ”

The two Cha were still hesitating, and Wu Qiolin yelled angrily, "Get out, get out!" ”

As the two Cha Mou from the brothel left, Li Shishi was a little panicked, "Then what should we do?" ”

"What should I do, what are you panicking about?" Wu Qiolin was very angry, "Didn't I cut the braids of the chief and me, this was done by the Ming army, and we had no choice but to do it." ”

Li Shishi thought that everyone had braids, so the back of his head was empty, and his face was flushed, "However, most people on Jilong Street have braids, and a few of us don't have braids, so ~~Then ~~"

"You just tell everyone that the Ming army requires everyone to cut off their braids within ten days. The Ming army said, keep the braid without the head, and keep the head without the braid. Weng Lishui pinched the "Natural Taoist Codex" in his arms, which was given to him by the Zhongzi of the pot when he asked the Zhongzi in the pot in front of the outpost.

After Wu Chang cut off his braids, his heart had been in response, and there was an indescribable feeling, when he heard Weng Lishui's words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he also shouted, "Yes, Ming Jun said that within ten days, Jilong Street will cut off the braids." If someone is not convinced, they want to keep their head and braids. They can only run, run to places where the Ming army can't go. ”

Wu Qiolin nodded secretly with the expressions of the two.

"Keep your head in braids, don't keep your head in braids. It's okay now, everyone has no braids, and no one can say anything. More than 20 villagers suddenly chattered.

"Alright, let's go! Let's go to Prime Minister Lim Kok Sun. Wu Qiolin raised his voice and said, "After we go back, let's tell the truth." Cutting off braids, plundering spring flowers, and red jade were all wanton actions of the Ming army. The Ming army claimed to keep braids without braids, and keep heads without braids. We have a big knife pressed on our necks, and we are helpless. ”

In the courtyard of Lin Guoshan's house on Jilong Street, the courtyard is full of villagers who have cut off their braids.

In the hall, Wu Qiolin, Wu Chang, and Weng Lishui stood bent down under the hall and reported the situation to Lin Guoshan, who was sitting on the Taishi chair. Lin Yicheng stood straight behind Lin Guoshan, and on the table next to Lin Guoshan was a sealed Ming silver dollar. There is also a large piece of paper on the side of the silver dollar, which is the "Letter to the People of Taiwan" brought back by Wu Chang and them.

After listening, Lin Guoshan was expressionless, "Is there anything else to add?" ”

The three of them shook their heads in unison, "No, that's all." ”

Lin Guoshan didn't speak again, he directly took two silver dollars from the table, looked at them carefully for a long time, and then blew and tried them, they were real silver dollars. With a shake of his hand, two silver dollars fell to the ground, jumped a few times, and rolled to the side.

Wu Qiolin, Wu Chang, and Weng Lishui stood still, and they didn't dare to say anything.

Lin Guoshan sat on the Taishi's chair and groaned for a while, put his hand on the table and tapped lightly twice, "You take all these silver dollars." ”

"Prime Minister!" Wu Qiolin, Wu Chang, and Weng Lishui were full of consternation, and spending money like dirt was not Premier Lin Guoshan's style.

"Everyone has worked hard for a long time, and there should always be some compensation." Lin Guoshan pointed to the silver dollar on the table, "The value of spring flowers and red jade is in the middle, and you can divide the rest." As he spoke, he sent away the three of Wu Qiolin and the village warriors who were kneeling in the courtyard.

Lin Yicheng flashed in from outside, "Father? ”

Seeing Lin Yicheng's somewhat angry look, Lin Guoshan scolded: "Unproductive guy, Jilong Street is like fire and water now, it is very dangerous, do you only have a few hundred taels of silver in your eyes?!" ”

Lin Yicheng stood there, bowing his head and not speaking, Lin Guoshan's tone softened slightly, "You should broaden your horizons, don't just think about silver." This proclamation does not, 'The purpose of the Ming Dynasty, the rejuvenation of China, the destruction of the Tartars, and the glory of my mountains and rivers.' 'This Ming army is menacing! 'Keep your head without braids, and don't keep your head with braids. 'The Ming army is forcing us to take sides! ”

Lin Yicheng was a little abrupt, "What my father taught me was that after my Wu Chang and Wu Qiolin cut off their braids, their attitude towards my Lin family was a little wrong, and they always felt a little flickering between their words. There seems to be something wrong with the more than 20 townspeople, especially Li Shishi, who kept saying that he wanted to kill the thief in the morning, and now he is like a castrated rooster. These guys have no braids, and their minds are also active, and they have two hearts in the Qing Dynasty. ”

"It's no wonder that they, the braids on their heads have been cut off, and they can't help but be a little scared in their hearts, and then this Ming bandit ship is strong and strong, and some other ideas are inevitable." Lin Guoshan shook his head and stood up, he looked at the sky outside the house and sighed, "I used to have the final say, but I don't know who has the final say in the future!" ”

"The guts are fat!" Lin Yicheng was anxious when he heard this, "I took someone to do them first." ”

"Nonsense!" Lin Guoshan's face sank, "Kill Wu Chang and Wu Qiaolin, and kill a few more depressed villagers, and Jilong Street will be peaceful?" You have to use your brain to do things, this is a troubled time, a troubled world! Without Wu Chang and Wu Qiaolin, what will Zhao Qian, Sun Li, Zhou Wu, and Zheng Wang appear. The Ming army is here in Jilong Bay, if you can't overturn them, everything is nonsense. ”

Lin Guoshan was very excited, and the crutches in his hand also swayed, Lin Yicheng hurriedly supported his father, "Father, don't be excited, my son is wrong, my son is wrong." ”

Lin Guoshan calmed down, "Judging from today's situation, I estimate that the Ming army on the front line of the Tianliao River in Dashawan is only a part of them. In the past, where did they buy coal and transport it, but their ships were strong, their guns were strong, and their soldiers and horses were strong, so they couldn't have fallen from the sky, right? It is difficult to predict the follow-up, the Qing soldiers and horses don't know when they will come, and after they come, they don't know if they can exterminate these Ming bandits, so we must think long-term. ”

"Father wants to serve the Ming army?"

Lin Guoshan shook his head and said slowly: "The Qing Dynasty has been dark and weak for many years, first the people were harassed along the coast, and then there were Cantonese bandits attacking the city and capturing the land, but the vitality was not injured. At the beginning of the Ming army, although the ship was strong and the artillery was sharp, it was easy to take the chicken coop, but it was very difficult to swallow Kyushu in one fell swoop. Thinking that the Yi people were also strong ships and guns, they fought all the way to Jiangning, blocking Cao Yun, and almost shaking the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, in the end? In the end, I only got a small place in Hong Kong. In short, who can seize the world and sit firmly in the country, must have follow-up development, and no one can say for sure now. ”

"What does Father mean?"

"Keep your head without braids, and keep your braids without your head." Lin Guoshan muttered two sentences in his mouth, and shook the braid on his head, "I'm old, I still want to take this braid to the coffin, people say that we want to return to the roots, we still have a house in our hometown in Zhangzhou, Fujian." This afternoon, I will take a few people to Monga and watch the situation there first. ”

He stared at Lin Yicheng with spicy eyes, "Cheng'er, this family will be left to you." You must be a man with my tail between my legs, and manage the fields here in peace, if the Ming army is strong, you can live a peaceful life in Jilong Street, and save a branch of incense for our family. Your eldest brother is an official in Fuzhou Mansion, he naturally wants to be loyal to the imperial court, if the Qing Dynasty wins and exterminates the Ming bandits, your eldest brother can also help save our family. ”

Lin Yicheng fell to his knees all of a sudden, "Father! ”