Fang Mansion. Fang Tianci lay on the bed dying, letting out bursts of painful moans, his buttocks were blurred with flesh and blood, it was the chrysanthemum that was full of wounds, and a doctor was carefully treating the wounds for him.

Fang Tianci's daughter-in-law and the old lady were crying beside them, Fang Tianfu's face was so gloomy that he could drip ink, Xu Jin'er deceived people too much, he donated twenty stones of grain, plus five hundred taels of silver, and even beat the child like this!

It is said that Meng County Cheng has always been meticulous in handling affairs, and after arresting Fang Tianci back to the county office, he opened a court on the spot to ask about the case, and finally sentenced Fang Tianci to return the old man's daughter-in-law, and compensate ten taels of silver, and also fined and confiscated five hundred taels of silver and thirty rods of money and debts. The thirty rods were beaten down, and Fang Tianci was beaten to the point that his skin was open and his flesh was broken, and he fainted directly.

After half a stick of incense, the doctor finally finished treating Fang Tianci's wound and said with a smile: "Outside Fang Yuan, the eldest son's injury is bandaged, and the old man will come to change the dressing for him every two days, this injury is estimated to take one or two months to heal, and it is best not to get wet during this period." ”

Fang Tianfu hurriedly thanked him, ordered someone to seal the silver for the doctor, and then sent him out of the house.

Fang Tianci lay on the bed and scolded angrily: "Meng Xuan's bastard is too hateful, father, you have to avenge the child." ”

Fang Tianfu's eyes flashed with cold light, and he said coldly: "Meng Xuan is just a dog under Xu Jin, rest assured to recuperate, this fair father will get it back for you." ”

As soon as Fang Tianfu left the room, he met the second brother Fang Tianlu who came in from outside, and the latter asked a little anxiously: "Big brother, I heard that Tianci was beaten. ”

Fang Tianfu nodded and said, "It's okay, I will be able to get better after a while, I underestimate the kid surnamed Xu." By the way, how are things going? ”

Fang Tianlu smiled with disdain: "I took the bait, then Luo Hong is a womanizer, and when I saw that the concubine of Wu Zhixian couldn't even move her legs, hey, I was happy after a few efforts." ”

Fang Tianfu's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he sneered: "If you are lustful, you will be greedy for money, and next time you will add some materials, don't worry that he will not comply." ”

……

On the sixth night of the first month of February, it rained and the rain and fog were hidden in the night. The inconspicuous courtyard under the Fang family's name was still lit.

In the house, Luo Hong was still damp in a military uniform, and his waist knife and hat were resting on the table next to him.

At this moment, there was a box of gold and silver on the table, which was dazzling. Fang Tianlu sat across the table, smiling and observing the change in Luo Hong's expression.

The concubine was wearing a thin spring shirt, without a bandeau underneath, and sat next to Luo Hong, the little bird hugged his arm like a human, and an exaggerated furrow was squeezed out of his chest, and two white and greasy masses were half exposed and half hidden.

Luo Hong looked at the box of gold and silver on the table, swallowed his saliva hard, and looked hesitant.

Fang Tianlu smiled and said: "Luo Qianhu, this is just a little careful, there will be a good reward in the future, as long as you nod, this box of gold and silver, as well as this annex and the beauty are all yours." ”

Luo Hong's face changed uncertainly, and Fang Tianlu added another note: "As the so-called good birds choose trees to perch, now the Shunde Son of Heaven (King Ning) breaks Nankang, goes down to Jiujiang, and the soldiers are directed at Anqing, and they can enter Jinling in a few days, and half of the country will be in the bag." From the dragon's work, soaring to the sky, just around the corner. What's more, the person surnamed Xu doesn't want to see you, he is not rewarded for his merits, and he is suppressed everywhere, why should Luo Qianhu still follow him to be angry? ”

After Fang Tianlu finished speaking, he gave the concubine a secret look, and the latter immediately hugged Luo Hong's arm and got up intentionally or unintentionally. Luo Hong suddenly felt a little nervous, reached out and closed the lid of the box, gritted his teeth and said, "Lao Tzu did it!" ”

Fang Tianlu smiled comfortably: "Luo Qianhu is refreshing, rich and dangerous, and a true hero." On the side of the drink, the contemptible people want to have a few drinks with Luo Qianhu! ”

"Whoa!" The little concubine replied delicately, stood up and swayed the bee waist and walked away, looming under the thin spring shirt.

Luo Hong stared intently and licked his lips, Fang Tianlu glanced at it, secretly disdainful in his heart.

Soon, the wine and food were delivered, Fang Tianlu and Luo Hong chatted secretly while eating, and the concubine was next to the wine and dishes. Half an hour later, Luo Hong put on his hat and quietly left the courtyard with a waist knife.

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On the seventh day of the second lunar month, the sky was dark, and there were long queues outside the east and north gates of the county seat, most of which were local people carrying agricultural products and preparing to sell them in the city.

It is said that most of the thieves are now stationed at the west gate of the county seat of Leadshan, and a small part is at the north gate, and there are no thieves at the south gate and the east gate. Since the general's cannon exploded on the second day of the second month of February, Wu Sanba, the chief general of the thieves, was also injured and was recuperating and recuperating, so the thieves did not attack the city again for several days, but retreated in the camp.

Because of this, Xu Jin ordered the south and east gates to be opened for a limited time every day to allow the people to enter and exit, minimize the impact of the war on the people's livelihood and agricultural time, and at the same time allow the flow of materials from outside the city to stabilize the prices in the city.

At about half past six in the morning, the city gate finally opened slowly, and the people carrying the burdens were inspected in order before entering the city. In order to prevent the thieves and cavalry from sneaking attack, more than a dozen rows of rejecting horses were placed on both sides of the straight road into the city, and only a narrow road in the middle was set aside to allow passage, and carriages and the like were not allowed to enter and exit.

Today, the people who are responsible for guarding the south gate are the two hundred households of the Thousand Households of Lead Mountain, plus hundreds of people and officials, and the number of people has received 500 people, and they are on strict guard to prevent accidents.

At this time, a team of dozens of people appeared on the streets in the south of the city, blue and colored family clothes, all embroidered with the word "Fang", who were the descendants of the richest man in the local family.

When this large group of people came to the gate of the southern city, they immediately attracted attention, and a hundred households brought people to meet them and stop them for investigation.

"What for?" Baihe asked with a straight face.

The person in charge of leading the team was a steward of the Fang family, named Lai Da, who said with a smile: "General, we are the guys of the Fang family's tea garden, and seeing that the spring tea is about to go on the market, we have to pick the tea before the rain in Qingming and Gu. So now it's time to get out of town and rush to the tea plantation. Excuse me! After speaking, he skillfully flipped his sleeves and quietly stuffed a piece of broken silver into Baihu's hands.

Baihu secretly checked the broken silver, felt that there were one or two, and couldn't help but be secretly happy, but he still ordered someone to check the identities of all the families before releasing it.

In the evening, Lai Da returned to the city with the tea workers, all carrying tea leaves in cannabis bags, but there were five or six new faces in the crowd. There were so many people entering and leaving the city every day, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city naturally couldn't remember the faces of all of them, so they checked their identity documents and let them go.

For several days in a row, the tea workers of the Fang family went out of the city to pick tea in the morning, and then returned to the city in the evening, a busy scene.

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On the evening of the 10th day of the first month of February, a long procession of carriages quietly appeared at the east gate of the city in Leadshan County, the mouths of the horses were covered, the hooves and wheels of the carriage were also wrapped in cotton cloth, and the groom in charge of driving the carriage was also quiet, and no one made a sound.

The gates of the city, which had been closed, slowly opened, and this long procession of carriages entered the city, estimated to be nearly a hundred, and the items on the carriages were covered with cloth curtains, which was very mysterious.

The backyard of the Yamen was sentenced.

After dinner, Xu Jin was comfortably leaning on the Taishi chair, enjoying the shoulder massage of the lady Xie Xiaowan, while soaking her feet in hot water, and Meiwen Yue'er carefully cleaned every toe for the master.

"Xianggong, what are you painting?" Xie Xiaowan looked at the rice paper in Xu Jin's hand from behind, and asked with a curious expression.

At this time, Xu Jin was holding a charcoal pen in one hand, writing and drawing on rice paper, which was exactly the shape of a shotgun, which should be called a flintlock pistol to put it strictly.

At present, the Ming Dynasty used all firearms, which can be said to be more vivid, that is, a straight iron rod, without a gun butt, and without a plate machine. In fact, it was not until the late Jiajing period that the real sense of the gun appeared, that thing is called arquebus (bird gun), there is a butt and a plate machine, after the plate machine is pulled, the burning fire rope can fall into the fire door to ignite the gunpowder and fire the bullet. However, arquebuses are just as cumbersome to reload and cannot be used in rainy weather.

The flintlock pistol, on the other hand, is much more advanced, using the flint strike to emit sparks to excite, just like a lighter, and can be used in rainy days. So Xu Jin wanted to try to see if he could draw the drawings of the flintlock pistol, and then let the craftsmen in the army see if they could make it, as for modern firearms, don't think about it, it will definitely not be possible to make it with the craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Jin quickly turned his head and slapped Xie Xiaowan's cheek, and said with a smile: "I'll tell you later, it's a good thing anyway!" ”

Xie Xiaowan was slightly ashamed, and glanced at Xianggong, while Mei Wan Yue'er looked envious, and there were some small resentments, the master was good at everything, but he was too disciplined to himself.

"Master, Shopkeeper Han is here, waiting outside!" Erniu Xing came in and buzzed to report, and now Erniu has also changed his name to Master Xu Jin with Dabao.

Xu Jin couldn't help but be overjoyed, the materials he wanted were finally delivered.

It is said that on the evening of February 2 before, Xu Jin asked his brother-in-law Xie Yidao to rush to Shangrao County to find Liu Qingyuan with a handwritten letter, the purpose of which was to find supplies such as fire oil, gunpowder, arrows, and medicines.

"Let Shopkeeper Han wait, I'll be there soon!" Xu Jin commanded, and Erniu retreated.

Xie Xiaowan hurriedly took the pen and paper in Xianggong's hand and put it aside, turned around to get the clothes, and Yue'er hurriedly wiped Xu Jin's feet, and the feet rested on the swollen chest to wipe, so that Xu Jin enjoyed it and was a little embarrassed.

Xu Jin dressed up under the service of his wife and maid, and then took Dabao and Erniu to the front yard to wait in the living room.

"The contemptible man has seen the general judge!" When Han Xin saw Xu Jin, he immediately stepped forward respectfully to salute.

Xu Jin smiled: "Why did Shopkeeper Han come in person?" ”

Han Xin said: "The materials transported this time are very important, and you can rest assured that you can only rest assured if you go to the store in person!" ”

Xu Jin glanced at the goods and said with a smile: "Come on, others don't understand that you are a dead grass Han Sanjin, and the official is not clear, just because he is worried that he will not receive the payment." Rest assured, not a penny will be missing you, and no one can lose their business. ”

Xie Xin rubbed his hands and laughed!