Chapter 10: The Burning of the Clothes Courtyard (I)
Zhu Yushi and Zhuo Chong hurriedly went on the road. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info out of Takishui Village, and walked along the muddy mountain road for thirty miles into a deep forest. From the outside, the forest is lush and lush, but in fact, the trees in the belly of the forest have been cut down, and the military camp of Huangxingtang is located in the forest, which is cool and comfortable, and is most suitable for garrison drills in summer.
The barracks were built from huge tree trunks, covering an area of three acres, and there were several acres of open space next to it, which were used for ordinary exercises. When the soldiers guarding the village saw the two of them, they asked: "Who is coming? No trespass is allowed in the important military area!" Zhuo Chong said: "This is the newly appointed master of the Fu Hall, and he has come to inspect the barracks, and he has not yet opened the door." The soldier saw that the speaker was Zhuo Chong, and hurriedly ran down the city tower to open the gate of the wall, and came to the front with a smile: "It turned out that Zhuo Gongzi and Master Fu were coming, and the little one will notify Ding Jiaotou to greet the two." Zhuo Chong said: "No need, Hall Master Fu just wants to take a look casually, without alarming the sect leader." The soldier smiled and said, "Ding Jiaotou can't afford to blame the next one, and the two of you will come later." ”
Zhu Yushi ignored him and walked straight into the barracks, Zhuo Chong followed him and said, "The head of the Ding Sect is named Ding Feng, and he is also the boss in the barracks, and my father will be polite when he sees him." Zhu Yushi raised his eyes to observe the barracks, and saw that the barracks were neatly planned, but the discipline and quality of the sergeants were far inferior to those of the Golden Soldiers and the Blood Knife Fort. At this time, it was almost dusk, and the soldiers had just returned from training, dragging their heavy bodies, in groups of three or five, talking and laughing and wandering, not paying attention to Zhu Yushi's arrival. Zhu Yushi said in a deep voice: "Where is the laundry yard?" Zhuo Chong pointed to a corner of the red wall in the distance and said, "That small courtyard is." Zhu Yushi didn't say a word and strode over.
The laundry house consisted of three small courtyards, each with four huts, in which the girls lived, and there was not even a door in front of the house, only a curtain to block it. The white curtain had become black and dirty, but no one in the laundry had taken it down and washed it, just as the mind and body of an innocent girl had been polluted, and she could be washed with a wash.
Hundreds of soldiers lined up in three long lines in front of the three small courtyards, all discussing which girl was plumper, and some couldn't wait to shout loudly urging the inside to finish quickly. Zhuo Chong explains: "The laundry opens every day from dusk to the end of the evening, and it picks up customers for a total of four hours. Soldiers who can't get in line can pick up their numbers and enter early tomorrow by number. The number at the top of a row is worth half a dollar, and the number one is worth more money, not only can you be the first to enter, but you can also give priority to the selection of objects. Zhu Yushi only felt nausea in his chest, and there was an urge to vomit. Looking at the squinting faces of those soldiers, I can't wait to go over and slap them.
The laundry house and the Qinglou are fundamentally different, the Qinglou woman is rewarded for laughing, and she can not pick up the guests who are not pleasing to the eye, and the clothes are even more showy and sought after. The girl in the laundry yard has no personal freedom, let alone the right to choose, just a man's tool to vent his desires, like a slave.
Zhu Yushi walked straight to the middle wing, and the soldiers next in line glared at him, pouted, and said, "What are you doing, go to the back of the platoon." Zhu Yushi was angry in his heart, ignored him, and strode towards the house. The soldier pressed his shoulder and scolded, "Stinky boy, your mother... Before he could finish scolding, he was kicked to the ground.
The crowd in line caused a commotion, and many people gathered around and scolded: "Where did the kid dare to go wild here!" "Do you understand the rules, are you tired of being crooked?" "Clean him up. ”
Some of them recognized Zhuo Chong, glanced at their companions, and quietly retreated. But there were still four stunned young men who had already begun to roll up their sleeves and prepare to make a move, and Zhuo Chong shouted: "What do you want to do? The four men squinted and said, "Fuck, what kind of birdman are you?"
Zhuo Chong's status in the horse gang is not low, not only because his father is Zhuo Xinghai, but also because his own martial arts are also very good. At this time, he was despised by several soldiers in front of his "father-in-law", how to swallow this breath, he raised his sword eyebrows, and strode towards those soldiers.
The scolding soldier laughed: "Look, look, this little white face still wants to find us to do something." Before the others could laugh, the soldier had a red palm print on his face. The sergeant covered his face, looked surprised, and was about to curse in annoyance, but the figure in front of him flickered, his body lost his balance, and he fell out more than three feet away.
All the sergeants looked straight, Zhuo Chong clapped his hands for a long time, and said, "Who else is not convinced, come up." Sure enough, no one dared to move again. Zhu Yushi also secretly praised him for his good skills. Zhuo Chong continued: "It's just that you don't recognize me, you dare to be wild in front of the new deputy hall master, his old man moves his fingers, you have no life." Only then did the sergeants know that Zhu Yushi was the legendary deputy hall master, and how could he run to the barracks as soon as he took office.
Zhu Yushi said: "Go and call out all the people in the house, whether men or women, and tell them to get dressed and come out." The sergeants looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Zhuo Chong shouted: "The deputy hall master ordered, and he was still stunned, so he didn't go quickly." Then a few men ran into the house and called for someone.
After a long while, the three courtyards came out one after another, and most of the men were disheartened, disheveled, and scolded and lifted their pants, but after seeing Zhu Yushi's cold eyes, they didn't dare to scold anymore and stood aside silently. The women came out slowly, a total of eighteen people, all about twenty years old, with good faces and quite a good appearance. It's just that I haven't seen daylight for a long time, and even the red sun that looks like dusk is pierced and I can't open my eyes. They were all disheveled, their faces were pale as paper, their expressions were haggard and numb, and their clothes were perhaps unwashed, crumpled and dirty, and they had a foul smell.
Zhu Yushi said: "Are all the people here?" Zhuo Chong said: "A total of eighteen girls are all here." Zhu Yushi nodded, and said loudly: "In Xia Fu Chou, I am the new deputy hall master of the main hall, and the first thing I want to do is to abolish the 'laundry house', and there will be no more this place in the main hall from now on." ”
At this time, the soldiers of the whole battalion gathered and surrounded the crowd, and after hearing his words, there was an uproar, and the crowd was excited, shouting: "No! No! It cannot be abolished! The laundry house is a reward given to us soldiers by the wife of the helper, and even if you are the deputy hall master, you have no right to abolish it." ”
Zhu Yushi waited for them to be noisy for a while, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Quiet! Listen to me!" His voice was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, even Zhuo Chong was shocked, and the audience was quiet again. Zhu Yushi said: "You are all dignified men, and the eldest husband has something to do and nothing to do." If you want a woman to obey you, you should make the family willing, and forcibly occupying it is a beast's business. What kind of ability is it to bully people with a little strength, a real hero will not do this kind of thing. ”
At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "Isn't it just playing with a few women, what's the big deal?" Besides, the laundry was built by the owner's wife, and your old man can't take care of it. Zhu Yushi shouted: "Come out and speak." But no one appeared. Zhu Yushi sneered: "Don't you even dare to speak in person?"
Out of the crowd came a middle-aged man of medium stature, yellow-skinned, and bare. Zhu Yushi said: "What's your name?" The middle-aged man said arrogantly: "Ding Feng." Zhu Yushi nodded and said, "You are the head of the sect here?" Ding Feng said: "Yes." Zhu Yushi said: "You said that playing with a few women is nothing, if you play with your wife and daughter, don't you think it's nothing?" Ding Feng was embarrassed: "These women are... Zhu Yushi intercepted his words and said sharply: "They are also women, and they are also other people's wives and daughters, why can you play with other people's wives and daughters, but others can't play with you!" Ding Feng broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead, and said, "You... You ... (To be continued.) )