Chapter 8: Going to the Feast
In this way, the two settled down in the palace, Li Yuan went to accompany him, and Han Yu became a third-class guard.
The guards of this palace are divided into four classes, which are ordinary guards, third-class guards, second-class guards and first-class guards.
There are eight third-class guards in the family, most of whom are from the military, and three second-class guards are all second-rate figures on the rivers and lakes, all of whom have unique skills.
A first-class guard, a first-class master in the rivers and lakes, is recruited by the palace at a high price, and is said to be a distant relative of Lord Wang. is the leader of the other guards.
As for the ordinary guards, there are quite a few, after all, this Wang family is engaged in ore trading, and a lot of guards are needed to transport ore, and most of these people are strong men who are familiar with some martial arts.
If Han Yu's real ability is just an ordinary guard, who let him seize the opportunity to climb Ouyang Bo, and take the initiative to return the hydrangea to give the Wang family face, so he became a third-class guard.
Of course, this is not all the guards of the Wang family, there are eight first-class guards in this palace, thirty-eight second-rate guards, and nearly a hundred third-rate guards.
When Han Yu first entered the palace, he was not familiar with business matters, and he would not be assigned anything in the past six months, so he was very idle.
The monthly silver of the third-class guard is twenty-five taels, and if you go out to escort, the money will be doubled. If it reaches the second-rate level, the monthly routine will rise to eighty taels, and there are more than a dozen people in the family who are enough to spend, and it is not a problem to earn a hundred taels of silver on a trip.
After inquiring clearly, Han Yu was also very satisfied with this treatment, the monthly money of being a thug in the town was only a few taels, and the money was not hot, so why not be satisfied with the skin of the Wang family?
Miss Wang was about to get married, and the little maid in the family was very busy, so Han Yu visited the guards at home one by one, and then said goodbye and left.
When he came to the inn, he saw Zhang Ming and the old woman waiting anxiously at the door of the inn, Han Yu stepped forward and said with a smile: "Brother Minggui, have you waited for a long time! The affairs of the house have been arranged, but it is just an old house, if you don't dislike it, you will live there first!"
"Then it's troublesome big brother!" Zhang Minggui said gratefully, thinking that this big brother's kindness is higher than the sky, and he must repay it well.
Han Yu waved his hand to show that he didn't mind, and then took the mother and son to the breakfast shop and ordered three steamed buns and a few side dishes.
A fist-sized bun, Zhang Minggui took two bites, and stopped shyly after eating a cage.
"Shopkeeper, let's have three more big meat buns!" Han Yu was a little curious about the amount of food that this strong man ate, and shouted to the shopkeeper.
"Big brother, I really don't need to..."Zhang Minggui waved his hand again and again with some embarrassment, "I just need to eat a little, I don't need to be full, I can work!"
"Brother, follow my brother and me, let's eat and drink spicy food every day!" Han Yu patted his shoulder and comforted.
When Zhang Minggui heard this, he let go of his appetite, and ate all the three meat buns into his stomach before he burped with satisfaction.
After eating, he took the mother and son to the small courtyard that they had just moved out yesterday. Although this house is dilapidated, it is also a place to live, at least there is no need to worry about freezing to death on the side of the road.
Firewood, rice, oil and salt necessities can be bought on the street with silver taels, and it doesn't cost a few taels of silver.
"Minggui, you live here first, pick up and pick up, don't go to Mi Xing to fight the big bag, I have some silver taels here, you go and buy some Chinese medicine for your old mother to dispel the cold." ”
Han Yu saw that the old woman was walking step by step, and took out ten taels of silver, Zhang Minggui couldn't get rid of it, so he accepted it.
Zhang Minggui and his mother were tidying up the house, Han Yu told a few words, refused the two of them, and returned to the palace.
Time flies, and a day passes in the blink of an eye.
The next day, Zhang Minggui boiled Chinese medicine for his old mother, and Han Yu took him to a street tavern not far away to drink.
"Minggui, are we brothers?" Han Yu took a sip of wine and asked a little wistfully.
"Naturally, I, Zhang Minggui, worshiped my eldest brother, of course I am a brother!" Zhang Minggui's face suddenly turned red, and he patted his broad chest, making a thumping sound.
"Big brother is in trouble!" Han Yu sighed.
"What's the matter, as long as you use me, the eldest brother will do it if he orders!" Zhang Minggui's voice stammered a little, but his tone was very firm.
"Actually, it's not a big deal, big brother will take you to the banquet tonight. You don't drink, if they are going to be bad for me, the two of us will kill a bloody way and leave!" Han Yu said with a smile as he looked at the stammering appearance.
Zhang Minggui breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said firmly: "Big brother, it's okay, I will definitely be able to protect my eldest brother." ”
After eating a meal and drinking wine at noon, they walked towards Juxian Pavilion together after waking up, Han Yu walked swaggeringly, while Zhang Minggui looked around a little nervously, after all, he was an honest man.
"Minggui, don't panic, did you remember what I just said?" Han Yu asked a little uncomfortably when he saw Zhang Minggui frowning.
"Remember, if you can't speak, you can talk less, if there is a fight on the other side, I will greet him in the face with my fist!" Zhang Minggui hurriedly said, and then there was a nervous look: "Right, big brother?"
"Well, yes, you have to remember, if there are many people on the other side, protect your eldest brother and run first! Don't worry, eighty percent of them won't be able to fight, and after this thing is done, the eldest brother will find you a job." Han Yu saw that Zhang Minggui had forgotten the most important thing, so he reminded him again.
This day is the day of the appointment with the Siping Gang, in order to prevent the tail of Han Yu from definitely coming, the major events related to people's lives must not be cowardly, otherwise even if the Siping Gang does not report to the official and grabs the handle, it will not be good to use this matter as a threat in the future.
At this time, the two came to a lively restaurant, this restaurant is very lively, and most of the people in and out are people from the rivers and lakes, it seems that this Juxian Pavilion specializes in this kind of business.
Han Yu stood at the door, and Zhang Minggui stood behind him like a hill, looking like a stranger. However, his hands were trembling slightly at the moment, his breathing was heavy, and he still seemed to be a little nervous.
It didn't take long for a team of people to come, and Chen Fugui's loud voice was heard from a distance: "Brother, I'm late, please forgive me!"
Han Yu stood in front of the door with a smile on his face, and when he saw Chen Fugui, he clenched his fists and said, "It's okay, Gang Master Chen is busy, understand, understand!"
Chen Fugui was followed by several sturdy men, and one of them avoided Han Yu's gaze at all, not daring to look at each other.
Chen Fugui saw Zhang Minggui, who looked like a calf behind him, and his eyes quickly swept his calloused hands.
"Brother Han, please!" Chen Fugui glanced at it and quickly retracted his gaze, thinking of the situation reported by Dai Yi yesterday, Chen Fugui had a bottom in his heart, if he had something to do with those big people, then the Siping Gang had to do a good job.
Han Yu looked calm, and said with a smile: "Brother Chen looks full of red light, it seems that he has taken over the territory of the Divine Snake Gang, congratulations to Brother Chen first!"
The two of them politely exchanged words for a while, and came to a private room, after Chen Fugui gave up the main seat, Han Yu sat down unceremoniously, and then said with a smile: "Thank you Brother Chen for your help in that day, this favor is written down below." If my brother has any difficulties, I will go to the soup and fight for it!"
"Brother Han is polite!" Chen Fugui glanced at Han Yu, who was calm, picked up a vat of good wine, and poured it for Han Yu.
"Come, Brother Han, let's do it!" Chen Fugui said proudly.
Next, Chen Fugui and his subordinates took turns to toast, Han Yu did not refuse, and soon became drunk. Zhang Minggui, who sat down and bowed down, was silent, and no matter who toasted, he coldly refused.
"Come, brother, let's... Drinking!" Chen Fugui drank his tongue wide and patted Han Yu's shoulder: "Brother, if there is any obstacle in my Siping Gang, my brother has to help me!"
"Since.. Naturally, brother, I thank Brother Chen for his great kindness, if something happens... Help!" Han Yu threw the bowl on the ground and said arrogantly.
"Han. Han.. Brother, there are someone!" Chen Fugui took another sip of wine, "The day before yesterday, Deng. Denglong Pavilion, brother I.. See.. You and General Huwei's house.. The son has a friendship, I.. The Siping Gang is in trouble, and the brothers must go... Belch.. Beg the nobles!"
"Gang Master Chen, you're drunk..."Han Yu took the porcelain bowl again, raised his head and drank it: "How can I have that..." I can't ask for it. I can't ask for it..."
As soon as the words fell, Han Yu fell on the table, drunk and unconscious, Zhang Minggui hurriedly stepped forward and carried Han Yu downstairs.
It didn't take long for one of his subordinates to run upstairs to report a few words, only to see Chen Fugui's brows furrowed, and he asked in a deep voice, "Dai Yi, are you really not mistaken?"
"Helper, you can't be wrong!" the big man sitting at the bottom nodded and said, "I saw Han Gongzi standing with the rich boy in the city in front of the Denglong Pavilion, and also helped the Li family to the sedan chair!"
One of his subordinates brought a copper basin, Chen Fugui washed his face and said: "Don't provoke this Han Yu, I'll look for him in a few days to see if I can spend two silver taels to get to the general's mansion." If you want to become a big gang in the city, you can't do it without the support of the powerful behind you!"