After introducing Huangxingtang Dazhai, Zhuo Xinghai said: "Tong Zijian also lives in the town, and I will place your home in Takishui Village, which is twenty miles away, the village is a little remote, but fortunately, it is clean and can avoid contradictions, but there are some wronged brothers." Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info" Zhu Yushi was asking for it, so he immediately agreed.

Takisui Village is surrounded by mountains and waters, and there is a hundred-zhang waterfall hanging upside down from the mountain like a bead curtain, and the stream formed by the flowing water surrounds the village. The stream is not deep, just ankle-free, and although there is a wooden bridge connecting the two banks, the townspeople are still accustomed to wearing straw sandals to tread water across the stream. Zhu Yushi looked at the distant mountains and near the water, listened to the chirping of frogs and insects, and felt very comfortable in his heart, and said: "This place is very good, it is rare for Brother Zhuo to think about it thoroughly." ”

At this time, a well-mannered young man came to Zhuo Xinghai and bowed and said, "Dad." Zhuo Xinghai patted the young man's shoulder with a smile, and said with a smile: "This is the dog Zhuo Chong, twenty-two years old this year, and he will follow Brother Fu in the future, just let him do anything." Zhu Yushi hurriedly said: "How dare you tell Zhuo Gongzi in the future, this kind of thing should be replaced by someone else." Zhuo Xinghai smiled: "This is actually what I meant. I'm just such a son, who doesn't want to make his son more promising, Brother Fu's knowledge and martial arts are far better than mine, there are only benefits for letting children follow you, and teaching him the truth of being a man can be regarded as a little selfishness of mine. ”

Zhuo Chong knelt down on one knee in front of Zhu Yushi, hugged his fists and said: "The younger generation has long admired the name of Fu Daxia, and only wants to follow the left and right, lead the horse and fall off, please Fu Daxia do not shirk." Zhu Yushi saw that he had clear eyebrows and handsome eyes, and his eyes were heroic, and he was a little embarrassed: "This... Zhuo Xinghai said: "Chong'er is very familiar with the things in the gang, he is shrewd and capable, Brother Fu is new and needs a right-hand man, so he will sell it in the next face." Zhu Yushi said: "Brother Zhuo is serious, it is lucky to have the help of Ling Gongzi, and it is not enough to be happy." Zhuo Xinghai said with a smile: "Then let this kid recognize you as a godfather, you should beat and scold you and listen to it, I just hope that he can become a person like Brother Fu in the future, and I will be relieved." Zhu Yushi smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking that Zhuo Chong knew that he was one year younger than him, and he didn't know what this godfather's name was, so he could only agree at the moment.

Zhuo Chong respectfully knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, and said, "The child meets his godfather." Zhu Yushi helped him up with both hands, and couldn't cry or laugh in his heart. Zhuo Chong said: "Please godfather give me more encouragement." Zhu Yushi smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay... Good boy. Zhuo Xinghai said: "I still have something in the village, I am one step ahead, Brother Fu can ask Zhuo Chong if he has any questions." ”

After sending Zhuo Xinghai away, Zhuo Chong took the two to the residence, which was a clean courtyard with two houses, Zhuo Xinghai knew that Zhu Yushi and Zhu Zhirui had not yet married, so they had this arrangement, but they did not have a courtyard for each, because there were no idle houses in the village, and it was very convenient in case they really wanted to make love, so one courtyard and two houses were the most suitable.

Zhuo Chong spoke respectfully, generously and decently, and it could be seen that he was well educated. Zhu Yushi asked Zhu Zhirui to live in the larger room, and he took Zhuo Chong to another room. Zhuo Chong sat down upright on the chair, and Zhu Yushi thought to himself that since he recognized himself as a godfather, he should give someone a meeting gift. There is no gold and silver treasure, only this body of martial arts, it is better to teach him a few hands of Yanqing Fist as a return gift, so he asked: "How is Chong'er's martial arts?" Zhuo Chong said: "The child is practicing iron sand palms, and he has seventy percent of his father's fire, so he thinks he can get by." Zhu Yushi nodded and said: "Seventy percent of the fire is already rare, since you recognize me as your father-in-law, I can't treat you badly, so how about passing on your fists and feet?" Zhuo Chong's eyes lit up, but then dimmed, and said: "Thank you for your kindness, but my father instructed me not to learn from you within three years." ”

Zhu Yushi was quite surprised and said, "Oh, why?" Zhuo Chong said: "Father doesn't want you to misunderstand that it is because of your martial arts that the child worships his father, and the father wants the child to learn how to behave with you." He always said that being a man comes first, and learning martial arts comes second. Zhu Yushi sighed with emotion: "If only everyone in the caravan could understand righteousness like your father." Zhuo Chong said: "There are indeed many ruffians in the gang, but there is also a person who can't help himself, and my father is one of them." If there is an order from above, you can only obey it. Zhu Yushi nodded and said, "Yes, this kind of thing is not something we can manage, I have a few questions to ask you." Zhuo Chong said: "Father-in-law, please ask." ”

Zhu Yushi said: "I heard that there are more than 20,000 people in the horse gang, why haven't I seen so many people, are they placed in other places?" Zhuo Chong said: "Yes, there is a garrison place at each hall, and the soldiers usually practice there, twice a day, and have five days of vacation every month, so they can go back to the village to reunite with their wives and children." Wives and children can also visit them in the garrison, which is quite relaxed. Zhu Yushi said: "Compared with other armies, it is indeed relaxed. Zhuo Chong said with a smile: "Relaxation also has the benefit of relaxation, the sergeants are very loyal, grateful to the gang leader, and work harder, there has been no precedent for desertion for so many years."

Zhu Yushi said: "Doesn't the hall master live in the barracks and be with the soldiers? How can he live in the village in a leisurely manner?" Zhuo Chong said with a smile: "There are other people who train the soldiers, and it is not the responsibility of the hall master." The hall master has other things to do. Zhu Yushi said: "What's the matter?" Zhuo Chong said: "The scope of influence of this gang is far from a mountain in Laojun Mountain, and if something happens in other places, the hall master will go to the local area to solve it." So the duty of the hall master is outside the mountain. Zhu Yushi said: "What needs to be solved outside?"

Zhuo Chong said: "For example, we Huangxingtang are responsible for running more than a dozen towns in the south, the most important of which is Luoyang City. Moreover, our own business also needs to be taken care of, as well as attacking some disobedient villages and towns, and robbing some red goods with big oil and water, all of which must be handled by the hall masters. Zhu Yushi sighed: "The business in these years is not easy to do, and the national tax of Qi is heavy, and we will extract one percent from it, and the life of the common people will be even more miserable." Zhuo Chong said: "This can't be heard by the helper's wife, she also plans to smoke 20% from next year." Zhu Yushi sighed and shook his head. Zhuo Chong said: "There is no way to collect protection money, there are 20,000 brothers on the mountain, and there are countless family members, if you don't have money, what will everyone eat." ”

Zhu Yushi said: "Is the Qi State just letting us collect protection money on their territory? Zhuo Chong said with a smile: "Although the State of Qi is called the pseudo-State of Qi, it rules the Central Plains after all, how can there be a reason for the emperor to rob the money of his own people, even if he wants to rob it, he can't make a big deal of it, so he wants to cooperate with us." Seventy percent of the money we collected will be handed over to Qi Guo, and the remaining thirty percent will be our own. Zhu Yushi sneered: "Black eats black, Qi is the blackest." Zhuo Chong said: "Actually, the people know that our gang is just a 'thug' of Qi State, but they dare not speak out." ”

Zhu Yushi said: "I heard that the gang has robbed a lot of women, and the obedient ones are assigned to the sergeants as wives, what should I do if I don't obey?" Zhuo Chong was a little embarrassed to say: "This... Zhu Yushi smiled and said, "I am already the deputy hall master of the gang, so I should know the situation." Zhuo Chongmu sighed: "Each military camp of this gang has a 'laundry yard', and those women who do not obey are placed in it. Zhu Yushi faintly thought of something, his heart sank, and asked: "What are they doing in the laundry yard?Do you wash clothes?" Zhuo Chong said: "Does the father-in-law know the origin of the name laundry yard?" Zhu Yushi shook his head. Zhuo Chong said: "After the Jingkang disaster, thousands of people from the royal family surnamed Zhao were captured by the Jin State to the north, not to mention that the men were slaves, and those imperial concubines, imperial concubines, and wives were kept in captivity in the laundry home. Laundry is just a disguise, in fact, it is a place for the nobles of the Jin country to have lewd pleasures, the lucky ones were taken away by the Jin people as concubines, and most of the unfortunate women had to endure the days when pigs and dogs were not as good, and many people were willing to die. ”

Zhu Yushi gasped and said, "Could it be that the laundry of this gang is the same?" Zhuo Chong sighed: "It's not even as good as Jin Guo." The Jin Kingdom only allowed nobles to patronize the laundry, while the laundry of the Bengang was... Any sergeant can patronize it. Zhu Yushi's hair stood on end, and he said angrily: "What is the difference between this and a beast! How can the helper allow such a thing!" Zhuo Chong said: "This is not the idea of the helper, but the helper's wife." Zhu Yushi said angrily: "But he didn't stop it! Just thinking about it, you can figure out what kind of life those poor women live, it's even more terrible than purgatory!" Zhuo Chong said: "Yes... The child admits it. But this move is also a good way to boost the morale of the soldiers, so the helper did not stop it. Zhu Yushi shouted: "Fart! If the morale of the soldiers can only be stimulated from the flesh of women, such an army will be doomed! Why do you want to imitate the Jin State in the country of tigers and wolves, why don't you learn the method of governing the army from Yue Fei, freeze to death without demolishing houses, starve to death without plundering, and the army will not commit any crimes everywhere, and will not take a single money or grain from the people. Zhuo Chong smiled bitterly: "There is only one Yue Shaobao, if there are a few more, I am afraid that the rivers and mountains have already been recovered." Zhu Yushi said: "The laundry house will definitely cause anger and resentment, and since I know it, I must not ignore it, at least Huang Xingtang can't have such a dirty place anymore." ”

Zhuo Chong was surprised: "My father-in-law wants to close the laundry, but I will offend the wife of the helper, my father-in-law has just taken office, and I am not convinced, so I want to think twice." Zhu Yushi said: "Your father asked you to come and learn how to behave with me, this is the first lesson I taught you." Zhuo Chong was stunned for a while, and said, "Yes, the child understands." Tomorrow morning, I will take my father-in-law to the barracks. Zhu Yushi said: "No, go now, I don't know how many women will be insulted overnight, I can't wait to burn that filthy place immediately." (To be continued.) )