Chapter 006: Little Yanei Climbs the Wall
Zhang Yanei said very aggrievedly that he was concerned about comforting sister Dehui and was afraid that Zhao Yulin would do something bad to her. Seeing that it was getting late, he took a shortcut, climbed a tree and climbed over the wall to enter the Wang family's yard.
He also complained to his father that he had been able to get in here smoothly the previous two times, but he didn't expect that today they suddenly moved away the bricks he used as footings without any warning, and also scattered soapberry thorns all over the ground, causing him to be covered with wounds.
This married man who was so majestic in bed suddenly burst into tears out of grievance.
After hearing this, County Lieutenant Zhang felt that his son had brought disgrace upon himself, so he slapped Zhang Yanei several times and told him to get back.
On this side, the Wang family had already prepared a sedan chair. After Zhang Yanei got in, they immediately lifted it up and ran away.
Zhang Yanei had been spoiled since childhood and was extremely bold in sexual behavior. He had climbed over the wall to have secret meetings with Wang Dehui several times in a row, and it had become a familiar routine for him.
As the saying goes, a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a secret lover. He was afraid of being exposed because Zhao Yulin moved into the west courtyard, and he had not seen Wang Dehui for several days. He had been on the edge of his seat. Today, he heard that Zhao Yulin was driven away and his father went to Wang's house again. He immediately had a fever and wanted to fly into Wang's house to have sex with Wang Dehui.
So, as soon as it got dark, that is, Liu San had just made a footstool for him with wooden boards and dead branches and sprinkled soapberry thorns around it, he hurriedly ran out of the house, crossed two alleys and came to the wall of Wang's courtyard.
The boy climbed up the crooked tree leaning against the wall as easily as a monkey, put one foot on the wall and looked inside. After Zhao Yulin was driven away, it was so quiet inside that even a thatched man could not be seen. He boldly climbed down the tree, lay on the top of the wall, and slid down along the wall pillar. Unexpectedly, he was no longer stepping on solid bricks, but small wooden boards supported by dead branches.
As soon as he let go of the upper part, the dry branch below could not bear it and broke immediately. There was a cracking sound, and the wooden board fell immediately.
Poor Zhang Yanei was so focused on Wang Dehui that he didn't expect to be deceived. The little strength in his hands was not enough to hold on to the top of the wall. He fell with a plop on the ground covered with soapberry thorns by Liu San. He immediately screamed in pain and rolled around on the ground.
He rolled over in order to escape and avoid the thorns of the soapberry, but Liu San was too ruthless and spread them too much and too wide. He could not get rid of them no matter how much he rolled, especially the fleshy areas on his buttocks and face, which were pierced by the thorns of the soapberry.
Zhang Yanei's hysterical howling did not reduce the pain at all, but it attracted the servants who were lying in ambush and on duty nearby, including the servants in the nearby courtyard and the men and women of the Wang family. They all saw it clearly. The ugly thing that was originally happening under the table was now brought to the table.
It turns out that the second Miss Wang was secretly having an affair with Zhang Yanei, which was really going to disgrace the Wang family into the Minjiang River.
After County Lieutenant Zhang left angrily with his son, Mr. Wang looked at the dazed Wang Dehui, snorted, and turned back.
Liu San felt that he was unlucky. Damn it, he was catching a thief with good intentions but ended up catching a thief, and the person he stole was the daughter of the master.
When Zhao Yulin returned to the White Pagoda, the servants and the coachman knelt down and kowtowed to him after unloading the boxes and putting them away, asking him to take them in.
Zhao Yulin asked why?
They both said that the Third Young Master was kind to others and did not treat them as servants. They were willing to stay and work for the Young Master and just give him some money.
Zhao Yulin thought about it and decided to let the two of them go back. He said that they were arranged by Mr. Wang to send someone off, and they should go back first to take a look. If they had a chance to resign from the Wang family, they could come to find him again. He would welcome them at any time. Then the two of them packed up the ox cart and left.
Zhao Yulin walked into the White Tower and saw that the floors above the third floor had been nailed shut with wooden sticks, sealing it tightly. A small bed was also prepared for Li Chuan on the second floor. Every floor was tidy. He came down with great satisfaction, bowed to the skinny beggar who was leading the group, and said thank you.
The beggar took him to the newly built thatched hut outside the White Pagoda Gate to have tea, and told Zhao Yulin that his name was Lu Youpeng, and that he was a second-generation disciple of the Beggars' Gang's Dayi branch. He was sent by the branch to Yibin to gather information, and he led a group of brothers to eat for free at the dock.
They were very happy to learn that Zhao Yulin had killed Yao the Scoundrel. The Scoundrel relied on his martial arts skills to often come to the dock to cause trouble and specifically ask them for money. There were many people working for a living at the dock, and they didn't earn much money to begin with. After being exploited at all levels, they became beggars among beggars.
Zhao Yulin couldn't help laughing when he heard what Lu Youpeng said. He asked Li Chuan to take out some change and asked the beggars to go buy some vegetables and have dinner together.
Zhao Yulin said that now that Yao Pip is gone, is that a good thing?
Lu Youpeng smiled and said that was natural, but there were many beggars on the dock, few cargo ships coming and going, and the income was not much. Sometimes people even fought for business, and someone had even died.
Zhao Yulin listened, holding the tea bowl in his hand and paused. He took a sip, put the tea bowl back and said, "Isn't the Beggars' Sect an organization? You have so many people in the Clean Clothes Sect and the Dirty Clothes Sect, but you can't solve the problem of feeding the brothers?"
Lu Youpeng smiled foolishly and said that beggars are beggars. The Beggars' Gang currently has some members on both sides of the Yellow River in the north and in the Jinghu area in the north of the Yangtze River. No one is in charge of Yibin yet.
"Then let us take care of it." Zhao Yulin said casually.
Lu Youpeng asked him excitedly: "Are you serious? Third Young Master is willing to take care of us Huazi?"
Zhao Yulin came to his senses then. He thought of himself as a small community cadre in future generations. He had to take care of everything, including the affairs of beggars and the people's food problem.
"Haha. Of course I care. We are destined to meet." Zhao Yulin said with a smile.
Lu Youpeng was as happy as a child, saying happily that was great, they were all fighting on their own at the dock, and no one was willing to submit to the other, and now that the Third Young Master was willing to step forward, he would be the first to support him, and then report to Dayi to set up a branch office in the future.
Zhao Yulin said he didn't think that far ahead, just to manage the dock first. He felt that they were all poor people, so why should they fight each other for a job? Wouldn't it be better for everyone to eat from the same pot and live a peaceful life?
Lu Youpeng agreed. Li Chuan and the others had already prepared the food, and everyone ate together and took a rest.
Zhao Yulin had only been in Southern Song for a few days when so many things happened, all of which were life-threatening. He did not dare to slack off and went upstairs to practice according to his mind method. After that, he went down to the dam outside the tower to practice boxing and kicking.
Seeing Li Chuan eager to try, he thought it would not be a bad idea for the kid to learn some martial arts for self-defense, so he simply taught him the basic skills.
After a busy period, he sat down in the straw hut to rest and drink tea, but heard Lu Youpeng whispered: "Who is it?"
After a burst of laughter, a loud male voice announced: "Iron Palm Lei Man is here to visit. Can I ask for a cup of tea from the Third Young Master of the Zhao Family?"
It turned out that it was Captain Lei who came. Lu Youpeng immediately invited him and enthusiastically introduced Lei Man to Zhao Yulin. Lei Man was from Mahu and had a pair of iron palms with unparalleled power. No one on the Min River could defeat him.
Minshui is the Minjiang River. The ancients liked to call rivers "this water" or "that water". Zhao Yulin was still a little uncomfortable with it.
Under the moonlight, Lei Man looked tall and strong, and at first glance he was an expert with profound martial arts skills.
Zhao Yulin had been interacting with Lei Manyi during the day. He invited Lei Mani to sit in the straw hut, and Lu Youpeng brought him teacups for tea.
Lei Man took a deep breath and said that he didn't expect his young brother to be so open-minded. He was so calm after such a blow, as if nothing had happened.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that he still had to live his life, so he didn't have to lie in bed and cry for ten days.
Lei Man laughed out loud after hearing this, and even said that the young man was straightforward and funny.
He asked: "Brother Lei's late night visit, isn't it just to see if your brother is crying?" Zhao Yulin climbed up the pole and called Lei Man "brother", which immediately shortened the distance between them.
Lei Man said that the weather was too hot and he couldn't sleep, so he came out to chat with the young man. During the day, he saw him kill Yao Ruffian in the street, and he felt relieved to get rid of a harm to the people. The county magistrate even praised him.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that it was purely an accident and he also wanted to thank Brother Lei for helping him to find the solution.
Lei Man nodded and said with deep feeling that the government was as deep as the sea, and things that should have been handled by him were now left to his brother.
Zhao Yulin quickly said that his brother was being modest, and everyone said that the captain was fair in his work.
Lei Man shook his head and took a sip of tea, saying that there are many people in the government and they have many gossips, so brothers should be careful. They should not have the intention to harm others, but they must be on guard against others.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said that he had something to ask the captain, and then he told him about his plan to clean up the dock. Unexpectedly, Lei Man also saw the chaos at the dock, and thought Zhao Yulin's idea was good, so he asked him to meet the county magistrate tomorrow, maybe the county magistrate would agree.
Next, Lei Man chatted about the trivial matters in the government office for a while before saying goodbye and leaving. Zhao Yulin quickly washed up and rested.
The next day, he hired an ox cart and went into the city.
Arriving at the county government office, County Magistrate Chen, Chief Clerk Yang, and County Lieutenant Zhang were all there. Zhao Yulin bowed to each of them and said directly to the County Magistrate, "I want to share your worries and renovate the South City Wharf. Please agree to this."
The county magistrate was very happy to see Zhao Yulin coming. He praised him for his wit and courage yesterday, and praised him for his ability to be both civil and military, and said he was a talent in Yibin. The chief clerk also smiled at Zhao Yulin, and County Lieutenant Zhang was also smiling, but there was a knife hidden in his smile.
When Zhao Yulin announced the package of measures to recruit the beggars at the dock, unify the loading and unloading fees, improve the dock environment, maintain dock security, and plan storage buildings, not only the county magistrate, but everyone in the hall was stunned with surprise.
These ideas are certainly good, and everyone wants to do these things, but they cost money and require people.
Where does the money come from?
Where to find people?
County Captain Zhang asked him disdainfully , how can you do it well without money and people?
Do you really think your waist won't hurt when you talk while standing?
Zhao Yulin was stunned and then laughed. He was indeed talking while standing.
The county magistrate asked him cheerfully what he was laughing at.
Is there a way to solve this?
If there really is a way to solve it, I will make you the captain of the dock and oversee all affairs.
