Chapter 224: Punishing Evil and Promoting Good (I)

(Bow and thank "Ye Feiqiu" for his love and affection.) It is likely to be the last pink ticket of the month, after twelve o'clock, it is a new month, a cheeky face, ask for a few guaranteed pink tickets from relatives, please support your relatives, Yixin has never had such a strong desire...... ）

With the slow accumulation and precipitation of time, Jiangfu has gradually become a wealthy man, and the work efficiency of the servants is not ordinarily high. Therefore, Xiaoxiao and Feng's mother and daughter haven't talked for a while, and Cui Qiao over there came in to report:

"Madam" >, the carriage has been prepared, and Commander Qin has led ten guards, and they are already waiting outside the Assassin Mansion......"

Xiaoxiao nodded lightly, then turned her head and said to Feng's mother and daughter: "Then let's go, Caiyi, come, let's go with my sister today." As he spoke, he stretched out an arm and motioned for Feng Caiyi to hold him.

Feng Caiyi was stunned, and then his eyes were full of joy. Look back at her mother, Feng. Seeing that she nodded happily, she jumped forward and grabbed her little arm.

When I arrived at the gate of the Thorn Mansion, I saw the Jiangfu carriage waiting there. The carriage that traveled a little was built in imitation of the carriage of the Empress Changsun who went out on patrol, with a sturdy body and a very spacious and comfortable interior. Feng Caiyi had never seen such a comfortable and spacious carriage, and she was the first to climb up when she lifted the curtain of the carriage, and then heard her exclaim inside: "Wow, what a cute little dd......"

Xiaoxiao had not gone up outside the carriage, and when she heard her cry inside, she turned around with a puzzled look and cast a curious glance at Cui Qiao, who saw this and hurriedly replied:

"Madame" >, and the eldest young master heard that Madame "> going out, and she was clamoring to follow." The slave couldn't help it, so I had to let him come with him......"

Xiao Xiao couldn't cry or laugh, and waved his hand casually: "That's it, let him follow, fortunately, Yaya and Dandan...... are still young, and when these two little guys grow to the size of a tiger's head, Mrs. Ben "can't go anywhere > "

Feng Shi on the side also opened the curtain at this time, and saw Jiang Haoyu, who was sitting in danger inside, with a tiger head and a tiger brain, looked at his pink and chubby little face, and immediately liked it. Hurriedly put down the curtain and asked Xiaoxiao:

"Madam" >, is this Ling Gongzi's ">?" What a cute young man......"

Parenting. Who does not like to be praised by others for their children? Xiaoxiao, of course, is no exception, she was happy when she heard this, but she said humbly: "After you get along with him for a long time, if you still think he is endearing, it's not too late to say this again...... Let's go, let's go, get in the car......"

Feng Shi smiled: "Madam" > ...... of humility", and then stood aside, helped Xiaoxiao to get into the carriage with Cui Qiao, and finally entered the carriage by himself.

After Cui Qiao also came up and everyone sat down in turn, Cui Qiao picked up a small mallet and struck it three times on the inner wall of the carriage. The coachman in front of him shouted, flicked a loud whip, and the carriage drove slowly. Behind the carriage, Qin Shuang and ten royal guards followed closely......

Qiantang County, where the Assassin's Mansion is located, covers a vast area of the state city, with a radius of twenty or thirty miles, and is a prosperous state city. Merchants gather in the city, and various inns and warehouses are lined up one after another, which is not far behind Chang'an West City. The streets are crowded with people, and the speed at which horse-drawn carriages are moving. It's not much faster than walking.

Cui Qiao rolled up the curtains on both sides of the carriage, and Xiaoxiao and Feng sat on one side; Cui Qiao and Feng Caiyi sat on the other side, with a tiger's head between the two of them, looking around curiously through the window.

Along the way, Feng explained to Xiaoxiao all the way that the buildings and shops he saw along the way were mainly what kind of business they were engaged in. What to buy, which street and which neighborhood is the best to go to, etc., .......

Along the way, Xiao Xiao carefully found a problem: it is undeniable that the prosperity of Hangzhou City is indeed not much worse than that of Chang'an, the capital division. But there is one industry that is almost impossible to see in Jingshi, and that is the casino! Just passing through the less than three miles of road, Xiaoxiao saw seven casinos, large and small. And one is better than one, and each is bigger than the other......

Xiaoxiao has an unforgettable hatred for gambling. Seeing those who came in and out of the casino door, with ecstasy, loss or regret on their faces, the little good mood was gone. You know, the reason why she came to this world is because of the casino......

They walked on for a while, and they came to the destination of their journey. A street called Daughter's Square, as the name suggests, this Daughter's Square is a street where most of the women's products are dealt, and it is the same concept as the women's market in later generations. But this concept of centralized management, in the Tang Dynasty, seems to be the only one.

found a place at the corner of the street to stop the carriage, Qin Shuang also took all the guards off the horse, gathered the horses and carriages in one place, and left a guard to take care of it. The rest of the people followed Xiaoxiao and Feng from a distance. Let's go to the woman's house together.

Before he arrived at the gate of the workshop, Xiaoxiao saw a casino again. However, what attracted her this time was not the casino itself, but the crowd gathered at the entrance of the casino, among which there were bursts of angry scolding from men and cries and pleadings from women. This scene made Xiao Xiao feel déjà vu, a familiar and painful feeling soaked into the bone marrow, and this feeling also made her involuntarily move closer to the crowd gathered around. Qin Shuang and other guards who followed behind him, saw her heading towards a crowded place, and immediately became on guard and vigilant......

Squeezing into the crowd, the first thing that caught Xiaoxiao's eyes was a beautiful woman, her face was covered with red slap marks, and a few strands of hair on her forehead were scattered and put on her face. Her red and swollen cheeks were covered with tears, and at this time, she struggled hard, crying blood and pleading:

"Husband, please, don't...... Even if the concubine is a cow and a horse, and she keeps sewing clothes for twelve hours a day, she will definitely be able to earn money to pay off these gambling debts for her husband. Please don't sell your concubine to this casino......"

Just these few words, Xiaoxiao understood it at once. It must have been the woman's husband who had a high gambling debt in the casino, and in the end he was unable to pay it back, so he sold his wife to the casino to pay off the debt. And just now in the carriage, Feng Shi had already explained to her that these women who were sold to the casino had only one final result, that is, they were arranged by the casino to be in the Qinglou as Ji, in addition to being able to get a lot of money for selling themselves at one time, and every month in the future, they could also get from the income of these women to pick up customers. Take a considerable portion of it as profit......

Thinking back to his past life, a feeling of empathy rose in the little heart. I have been in this world for so long, and I know that in this era, such a thing as Qinglou Jiyuan is a legal existence. However, such an industry as a casino, no matter which dynasty or generation, is illegal, because the essence of gambling is "competing for the first" and "only winning is the goal", which is completely contrary to the Confucian Shilin tradition of "valuing righteousness and cheap profit".

Especially in the Tang Dynasty where she is now, the "Tang Law" clearly stipulates that if a gambler is found, "a hundred rods" will be given, and the family registration will be confiscated "floating wealth". If you are caught setting up gambling in the capital, you will be punished with capital punishment, and if you are caught setting up gambling by the people, you will be punished with confiscation. Therefore, in Jingshi, I have never seen the slightest place related to gambling, but now in this city of Hangzhou, I see casinos full of fanfare......

Xiao Xiao is reluctant to worry about the affairs of officialdom, and I believe that the husband will soon find out about the existence of such a serious violation of the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and will definitely deal with it. Xiaoxiao was concerned about what was in front of her, and when she heard the woman say that she would sew clothes for people, Xiaoxiao subconsciously looked at her hand, and sure enough, she saw that the woman's left index finger and middle finger were wrapped in thick strips of cloth, and on the ring finger of her right hand, there was also a needle......

Listening to the woman's pleading, her husband was unmoved, still pulling the woman's hair and going to the casino, and kept cursing and scolding in his mouth. At the door of the casino, four men with five big and three rough eyes watched coldly. Because they haven't entered the door of their casino at this time, they can't come to help, otherwise they will become robbing people's girls. Only wait for the debtor to drag his wife through the door of the casino. The four men would rush up and forcibly drag the woman away. Looking at the woman's face on the ground, her face was quite good, and the eyes of the four men had a faint hint of evil eyes......

"Stop......" Just when the crowd of onlookers whispered, but no one dared to step forward to stop it, Xiaoxiao finally couldn't bear it anymore and screamed with an unprecedented rage!

As soon as her voice fell, the whispering crowd suddenly quieted down, and the four men who were originally standing with their hands in their hands at the door of the casino also put down their hands on their chests, and then interacted left and right, pinching the joints and bones with a gurgling sound, full of warning threats. The beast that was still dragging his wife towards the casino also stopped and looked at Xiao Xiao blankly. Only the woman, as if she had found a savior, broke free from the control of her beastly husband like crazy, and crawled in front of Xiao Xiao with her hands and feet: "Madame" > save me, begging Madame "> save me......"

Feng Shi on the side saw that Xiaoxiao's face was very unsightly, and she couldn't help but be slightly worried in her heart, she had also heard that the big proprietor behind this casino was the cousin of Ouyang Zihui, the former assassin of Hangzhou. Today, if Mrs. Thorn Shi "> insists on offending this casino, even if it is Lord Thorn Shi, I am afraid it will be difficult to pass it. Because everyone in Hangzhou knows that the former assassin Ouyang Zihui is the wife and uncle of Shi Chen Wenyuan, the current governor of Jiangnan Province. Thinking like this, Feng leaned into Xiaoxiao's ear and whispered:

"Madam" >, this casino has a big background, and the assassin has just taken up his new position, and the foundation is not stable, so I am afraid that it will ...... at this time It is not advisable to erect such a strong enemy......"

When Xiao Xiao heard this, the fury in his heart suddenly calmed down a lot, and he glanced back at Feng Shi in surprise, and nodded approvingly. I didn't expect this Feng clan to behave mediocrely in the Assassin's Mansion, but he could be so calm at this time. It seems that the law of caring is really applicable to everyone. Yes, if it were her own temperament, she would have turned this casino to ashes with a fire today, and there would be no trouble. But she couldn't do that, she had to take care of her husband's political future. Now that the husband has just taken office in Hangzhou, there is no foundation at all, if he tears his face rashly, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the husband to be an official in Hangzhou in the future......

Thinking of this, Xiaoxiao's face suddenly calmed down a lot, turned around and called Qin Shuang over, and whispered a few words in his ear. Qin Shuang also looked at Xiaoxiao in surprise, originally thought that his younger brother and sister were going to kill today, and he had even ordered someone to go back to move the rescuers. Unexpectedly, the younger brother and sister calmed down and wanted to calm down. But if you don't fight, of course, it's better not to fight, and peace is precious......

At that moment, Qin Shuang took a few steps forward and said to the four men: "Lao Jia asked you to come out, my wife "> have something to discuss......"

Those men were still arrogant and didn't want to move, Qin Shuang saw it in his eyes, turned around and made a gesture, and the eight royal guards he brought out separated the crowd together, squeezed to the front, pulled out their waist knives together, and glared at the four of them murderously. Then, Qin Shuang turned around and said softly: "My lady" > hate to see the bloody sword soldiers, so she is kind to please, don't toast, don't eat and drink, and be embarrassed! ”

Sure enough, whoever has the biggest fist will be able to do it. The four men glanced at each other, and one of them arched his hand towards Qin Shuang: "Please wait!" Then he ran into the casino as fast as he could.

In the field, Xiao Xiao stood without saying a word, and Cui Qiao had already taken a clean towel, and while wiping the tears on the woman's face and the wounds on her hands, she comforted her with kind words. The gambler was in a dilemma, he didn't want to leave, and he didn't stay......

Soon, a middle-aged man wearing a green silk vest walked out with a smile on his face, glanced at the people surrounding the door, and waved his hands: "Contemptible Ma Liang, dare to ask who wants to see you?" ”

Qin Shuang waved at him, then turned around and walked in front of Xiaoxiao: "Madam" >, this person is the manager of this casino......"

Xiaoxiao nodded, and without beating around the bush, she pointed to the woman who was miserable for her fate, and said bluntly:

"Steward Ma, this woman's Mrs. Ben" > fell in love and wanted to buy it back to be a personal maid. Hearing that her husband wanted to sell her to the casino to pay off the debt, he dared to ask the horse steward, how much money his husband owes you to the casino, and Mrs. Ben "......> pay it back for him"

The steward surnamed Ma saw that he was small and graceful, and the guards he carried were all elites among the people, and they all looked fierce. I immediately judged in my heart that this woman must have a great background. At that moment, he hurriedly bowed and smiled:

"Madam" > seriously, this woman is still free, where does the contemptible person have the right to decide whether she goes or stays. Madame> if you have a crush on this woman, you might as well ask her husband and her own meaning...... "This man is worthy of being a profiteer, and in a few words, he even kills and beats, leaving the responsibility of the casino clean. And he never mentioned the casino, but forced Xiaoxiao in the direction of forcibly buying and selling human beings......

However, he is cunning, but Xiaoxiao is not a vegetarian, and he smiled lightly when he heard this: "Steward Ma has a seven-trick exquisite heart, if it weren't for his husband's debt to your field, why would he sell his wife to the casino Qinglou?" Mrs. Ben "> has no other intentions, she really likes this woman, so please make a bid!" ”

The surnamed Ma hesitated for a while, but finally did not speak, but turned his head to face the woman's beast husband: "Wang Qingyun, you have good luck and meet a nobleman, why don't you tell this lady quickly" >, how many silver taels do you lack?" He was always reluctant to let the casino directly entangle with Xiaoxiao, so he let the debtor gambler speak for himself. Because he doesn't know what Xiaoxiao is all about......

The gambler named Wang Qingyun listened to the words of the horse steward, his eyes lit up, and then he stretched out two fingers, opened his blood basin and shouted: "Two ...... No, three hundred ......", the two words came out, he quickly stretched out a finger, and his mouth was changed to three hundred, and the intention of sitting on the ground and starting the price is known to everyone!

When Xiao Xiao saw this person, it was like seeing Fan Jie, who killed a thousand knives in his previous life, and their faces were so similar. At that moment, all the anger in his heart was transferred to this gambler named Wang Qingyun. Seeing a mockery and a grim smile on the little face, he turned to the steward and said:

"Steward Ma, how is that?" As he spoke, Xiao Xiao stretched out his hand to Cui Qiao behind him. Cui Qiao understood, took out three flying tickets from the treasure bag he carried, and handed them to the horse steward, Xiao Xiao continued: "Two clear, horse steward?" ”

Steward Ma was about to laugh in his heart, in fact, this gambler Wang Qingyun only owed him one hundred and twenty yuan in the casino. Unexpectedly, this gambler was insatiable, and the lion opened his mouth widely, and his mouth was three hundred times. And the lady in front of her didn't even need to verify it, so she gave him the money so neatly. Immediately nodded hurriedly, and took the ticket with a smile: "Two clear, two clear, madam">...... Do you want to go inside for a cup of tea and rest? ”

This kind of place to hide filth and dirt, Xiao Xiao naturally won't go in, and shook his head at the moment: "Thank you for the kindness of Steward Ma, Mrs. Ben" > understood, but Mrs. Ben "> still has things to take care of, so I won't bother anymore......"

What the horse steward wanted was her words, the money was in hand, what else was he mixing here, and immediately said tentatively: "Since this is the case, that contemptible ...... Just quit first? ”

Xiao Xiao nodded, and then asked with a sneer: "Steward Ma, since the two are cleared, can this IOU owed to the silver be handed over to Mrs. Ben together?" >? ”

The surnamed Ma originally had the idea of knocking on another stroke, but when he heard Xiaoxiao say this, he hurriedly took out a note from his arms with a smile: "It's extreme, it's careless, and I hope that Mrs. "> don't blame ......"

Xiao Xiao smiled: "Now, this woman and her husband have nothing to do with your casino, right?" ”

The shopkeeper didn't know why Xiaoxiao had this question, so he honestly shook his head and replied: "Madam" > wise, it has nothing to do with it......

Little Ling Ran smiled: "Very good!" Then he turned his head to Qin Shuang and said: "Qin guards, arrest this person, put him in the prison of the Assassin's Mansion, strictly prohibit anyone from visiting, and give a small half bowl of gruel every other day......"

As soon as the small voice fell, there was an uproar in the crowd: This noble lady is the new Mrs. Thorn Shi ">?"

Ma Liang, who was hurriedly walking towards the casino, almost stumbled, and suddenly felt that the three flying tickets that were close to his chest were as hot as a red-hot soldering iron......

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