Chapter 13 Big Basket

Chapter 13 Big Basket

Chapter 13 Big Basket

"Who the hell is tired of living and comes here to bully the Shao family?"

Yang Yong, who was showing off his might, was stunned. When he turned around, he saw a white horse flying towards him.

Shao Quanzhong jumped off the horse, ignored Yang Yong, first helped his mother up, and then went to see how badly his father was injured.

"Is Quanzhong back?"

I staggered over and touched Shao Quanzhong's face.

Although the son was not very tall, he was full of energy. He wore the clothes of a yamen runner and rode a beautiful white horse. It was obvious that he was rich.

Shao Quanzhong fell to his knees and said, "I am an unfilial son. I came back late and made you suffer."

Yishui's three younger brothers poked their heads out of the hut and said, "Brother——"

Shao Quanzhong stood up, smiled at his brothers, waved his hand, turned around to look at Yang Yong, and his face suddenly fell.

"Are you the Yang Yong who colluded with bandits and bullied the common people?"

Yang Yong rolled his eyes and immediately smiled like a flower, "Oh wow, is it the eldest son of the Shao family who is back?
When did my nephew come back? He's rich now.

It's a misunderstanding, if I knew you were a public servant, how could I ask for money from your family?"

The so-called local bully is someone who colludes with government officials and bandits to bully honest people.

Since someone from the Shao family has entered the government, and looking at the three men following him, this Shao Da is also the head of a yamen runner, so of course he is a partner.

Shao Quanzhong suddenly smiled again, reached out his hand and took out a large silver ingot from the horse's mattress cover and tossed it in his hand.

"It's okay, it's okay. I have money, and it's only natural for me to support the militia to protect my hometown. I won't owe you a penny.

However, can you guarantee the safety of the people by collecting the protection fee?"

Yang Yong patted his chest and said, "Of course. In Tongtai Prefecture, everyone knows that I, Yang Yong, have a wide range of friends and am friends with all kinds of heroes in the martial arts world. All heroes have to give me face."

Shao Quanzhong smiled, "Really? If the Nianzi and Taiping rebels come, will you be able to retreat?"

This - there is no way Yang Yong could defeat the Nian Rebellion and the Taiping Rebellion, but he is just bragging about it.

"You see, the Taiping attacked Anqing, Ningbo, Yangzhou, and Songjiang, but they didn't come to Tongtai and Taizhou. That was to give me face."

Shao Quanzhong was surprised. "You even know the top brass of Changmao?"

Yang Yong shook his head, spitting out foam, "Uncle, I have the ability to handle both the black and white worlds——"

Yang Yong suddenly felt a gust of wind behind his head, but it was too late to hide.

Unexpectedly, Shao Quanzhong was a smiling tiger. We were chatting peacefully, but suddenly he drew his knife and started attacking.

Yang Yong does not have the skills of masters like Tian Xing and Hai Qing, and his agility is always comparable to Shao Quanzhong. Who knew that Shao Quanzhong would launch a sneak attack.

Yang Yong's head flew high, hot blood spurted out, and his body fell to the ground with a thud.

Shao Quanzhong slid his oxtail knife back into its sheath with a clang, and pointed at the lackeys behind Yang Yong. "Yang Yong colluded with the Taiping rebels and the Nian bandits, and I have executed him. Tie them up for me!"

Tian Xing and Hai Qing, who were actually in collusion with the Taiping rebels, attacked with a smile and knocked down several ruffians in just a few moves.

One of them, who was far away, turned to run away, but Zhang Siwen grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and threw him to the ground, breaking several of his ribs.

Tian Xing and Hai Qing didn't care about Shao Quanzhong killing a few bullies. Just now, when they saw Yang Yong pushing Shao Quanzhong's mother and beating Shao from afar, they knew that this guy was doomed.

As for whether Shao Quanzhong would get into trouble because of this - the bigger the trouble, the better. If Shao Quanzhong was forced to go up the mountain and become a bandit, and directly rebel, Tian Xing would wake up laughing in his dreams.

It was his parents who looked worried, so Shao Shu sighed, "Yang Yong should be killed, but Quanzhong, will the government let it go after he kills someone? Do you want to escape now?"

"Dad, don't worry. I'm a yamen runner now. I'll arrest the rebels who are in league with the Taiping Rebellion and kill them on the spot. Nothing will happen."

Shao Quanzhong said it easily, but in fact this is a very big matter.

After the three sworn brothers kowtowed to their parents, Shao Quanzhong pulled Tian Xing aside and said, "Brother, we need you to take action now. I remember you have a badge of Zhang Lexing..."

The two men whispered for a while, and Tian Xing didn't even enter the hut, but rode north on his horse.

Seeing that several thugs who followed the bully Yang Yong were tied up, Shao Quanzhong's second brother Shao Quanxiao was eager to try, "Brother, can I give them a few slaps?"

"Hit! Hit me as much as you want! It doesn't matter if you kill me."

Shao Quanren and Shao Quanyi cheered and the three brothers rushed over and beat the thugs until they cried for their parents.

Shao Quanzhong brought Haiqing and Zhang Siwen into the thatched cottage with his parents and sat down, briefly mentioning his experiences in the past few years.

I was about to make brown rice, but was stopped by Shao Quanzhong.

"Now that we have money, let's go to the restaurant in Jingjiang City to eat."

It was the first time for the Shaw Brothers to go to a restaurant. They were not interested in the most expensive puffer fish banquet, but they ate plate after plate of crab roe buns.

When a poor person suddenly becomes rich, he will definitely be laughed at by the traditional aristocrats.

Shao Quanzhong himself didn't care about food and drink, and he carefully instructed his third brother Haiqing at the table. After dinner, Haiqing led Zhang Siwen and a few ruffians back to Hailing first, and the killing of Yang Yong had to be settled in advance.

Shao Quanzhong stayed in Jingjiang, first bought a quiet little courtyard, and then hired a few maids and servants.

My parents are not even forty yet, but they already have wrinkles all over their faces. Now that the whole family doesn't have to work as farmhands, they can finally take care of their health.

There was nothing useful in the broken house and furniture by the river, so my mother ignored the advice and took the children back home, packing a car full of junk to bring back to the new house.

Money makes things easier. In just three days, the Shao family went from being extremely poor to becoming a wealthy family in the city.

In fact, this doesn't cost much. A small courtyard costs dozens of taels of silver, a maid is only half a tael a month, and three servants are only a dozen taels a year.

Sitting in the bright main room, with a maid serving her tea, Shao felt as if she was in a dream.

The old man's name is Shao Shucai, and now his eldest son has finally become a successful person.

"Quanzhong, we spent a total of 100 taels to settle down. We don't need that much money. You need money to do big things. You can take the rest."

Shao Quanzhong shook his head. "Now that our family business is big, there are many places to spend money. I'll just take 100 taels for pocket money, and the rest will be kept for the family."

"Yes, yes, yes, I have to find a wife for you and your second brother."

"It's not urgent. It's not cost-effective to get married now. In two years, all of us brothers will be able to marry rich ladies."

A yamen runner could marry a rich lady? Meng didn't do that.

But my mother has a mysterious belief in her son. If Shao Quanzhong boasted that I would become the emperor and rule the world in the future, at least my mother and Tian Xing would believe it now.

"You three will go to Mazhou Academy to study starting tomorrow."

The third and fourth brothers were overjoyed. They dreamed of studying.

These days, no one complains about studying being tiring.

What? Are you tired of working late at night? Are you tired of doing homework until midnight?
You can work as a farmhand for a few years, go hungry and get whipped for being lazy at work, and experience real ancient life. This will immediately correct your three views.

The second brother Quan Xiaoyi grinned and said, "Brother, I am already eighteen years old. If I learn to read and study with those seven or eight-year-old children, I will be laughed at."

"Nonsense, not knowing how to read is even more ridiculous. I, your brother, want to do great things. If you can't read, how can you be my right-hand man in the future?"

"Brother, you haven't been to school, how can you do great things? I want to hang out with you."

"Can you compete with me? I dare to kill people in the street. Do you dare?"

The second brother suddenly became dispirited.

The Shao family are all honest and serious people, the kind that wouldn't dare to fight back if bullied.

In fact, Shao Quanzhong was also like this, and he suddenly changed when he was a teenager. If it weren't for his face that looked like it was ripped off from Old Shao, Old Shao would have really suspected that he was not a member of the Shao family.

Shao Shucai had no objection to letting the children go to school, "Well, the three brothers are all past the age of studying, and it is probably impossible for us to take the examinations for the title of scholar or juren.

Once you learn a few words, we will donate money for three students..."

"Dad, it's fine if you're willing to donate, but it won't be of much use. I'm going to send them abroad for training in a while."

Lao Shao:......

This is beyond Dad's imagination.

After settling down at home, Shao Quanzhong returned to Hailing at a leisurely pace.

When my dad has money, he will definitely not be reluctant to spend it. He will most likely buy some land and become a landlord. It's all up to him. The old man can do whatever he wants.

.........

Hailing, stinging garden.

Mr. Wu Wenxi sent away his mother-in-law Wen who came to visit, and sat in the study room, holding a cup of tea and pondering.

It is not difficult for my mother-in-law to ask for an official position for a yamen runner, but the problem is where to arrange it.

Wu Wenxi retired from his post as the Salt and Tea Director of Sichuan Province and returned to his hometown. On the recommendation of his good friend Qiao Songnian, the Salt Transport Commissioner of Lianghuai, he served as the Minister of Co-Organization of Taizhou Militia.

The militia training is under his own control, so it would be easiest to let the hero with great martial arts skills as mentioned by his mother-in-law to organize it.

However, Yang Yong has absolute power in the militia, and even he himself is afraid of him, so it is a bit difficult to place his own people there.

Or should I ask Brother Qiao to arrange for me to work in the Salt Transport Office? That's a good job...

"Report! Master, someone is holding Yang Yong's head and asking to see you."

Human heads! Wu Wenxi was shocked. Who is so bold? This is outrageous!

"The man is holding a badge from Prince Su's Palace, and from his accent he sounds like a eunuch."

(End of this chapter)