Xu Ying brought seven people to Nanchang, namely: Li Weisheng, the missionary officer, Liu Hui, the chief of the Nuer Army, Xiao Zhizhong, the 5th leader of the Nuer Army, Deng Yan, the secretary of the General Military Department, Huang Daliang, the shopkeeper of the Wuxing Town Inn, and Huang Daliang, the owner of the Wuxing Town Inn.
Chef Huang Gui and Wuxing Town Inn assistant chef Huang Fu.
In Nanchang city, it is possible to find a place to live, but the rent is very expensive.
Finding a store is difficult, there are no vacancies in good locations.
Xu Ying struggled for half a month, traveling all over Nanchang and finally rented a residential house outside Jinxianmen.
Jinxian Gate, also known as Fuzhou Gate, is located directly south of Nanchang City. There are vegetable fields and cemeteries outside the city. Vegetable sellers enter the city from here, and mourners leave the city from here. Therefore, there is "Fuzhou Gate selling vegetables in buckets" and "crying and crying".
The theory of “entering the virtuous gate”.
Renting a house outside Jinxianmen means that, firstly, the rent is very cheap, secondly, it is convenient to buy groceries, and thirdly, it is easy to escape when things are revealed.
Further west is Huiminmen, which is to the southwest of Nanchang City. There is Puxian Temple and granary. There are many people burning incense and worshiping Buddha, and there are also many people transporting food. There are also many vegetable vendors who come to sell vegetables.
Further west is Guangrunmen, which is due west and south of Nanchang City, close to the riverside pier. There are many shops and it is very lively. This is the first choice to open a store!
Xu Ying led people to inquire for several days. Stores in bustling areas were extremely expensive, and no one was willing to sublet or transfer them.
I had no choice but to rent a store in a not-so-busy alley between Huiminmen and Guangrunmen. The store was not big, and apart from the kitchen, there could only be a few tables.
You also have to give gifts to the stall leader here, and then report to the government. You will definitely have to pay the stall tax.
On the first day of opening, there were no serious customers, but a few gangsters showed up.
"Come in, sir, what do you want to eat?" Shi Chang Liu Hui plays a shopkeeper. He used to be an innkeeper.
A few gangsters entered the store and slapped their sticks on the table: "You are opening a restaurant here. Have you visited Fourth Master Xiao?"
Xu Ying came over quickly, cupped her hands and said, "I haven't had time to pay my respects yet."
"There's no need to go, it's just as good for us to come here," the gangster leader said, patting the table, "Your store is not big, so if you pay half a penny a month, I guarantee that no one will dare to come here to cause trouble."
Xu Ying immediately offered the copper coins: "You must abide by the rules. I will give you half a coin, and I will treat you brothers to tea with the remaining few coins."
The gangsters were very happy. Although each of them could get more than ten cents apart from the protection fee, it was still rare for Xu Ying to be so discerning.
The gangster leader asked again: "What are you selling here?"
"We are opening today, but we are not well prepared," Xu Ying shouted, "Huang Gui, please bring six bowls of spicy noodles!"
These two chefs were personally trained by Zhao Han and taught them more than ten signature dishes.
"Hiss, so spicy!"
“It’s so spicy.”
“This side is really amazing.”
"..."
The six gangsters shouted spicy and cool at the same time. Jiangxi people really have the gene for eating spicy food.
Xu Ying took the opportunity to talk: "I'm new here, so I don't know the local rules. Are there any prominent people nearby who need to be treated with care?"
The gangster leader smiled and said: "This number one person is our Fourth Master Xiao. He is responsible for all the cattle and horses (gangsters) from the west to the south of the city. Mr. Zhou outside Puxian Temple is also considered the number one person. His daughter belongs to Mr. Dusi.
The concubine in the sixth room. And Mr. Liu from Guangyuanmen..."
After some inquiries, I found out a lot of information, but they were all about the market situation outside the city.
After finishing a bowl of noodles, the gangsters complained that they were not full, so Xu Ying quickly asked the waiter to refill the noodles. After these guys were full, they were unwilling to give money and just smiled and said: "Shopkeeper, the noodles you have here are delicious, brother."
Come back next time and settle the account today."
Hang up a ghost account and obviously won't pay.
Xu Ying smiled and said: "It's easy to talk, easy to talk, brothers, please go slowly."
In the blink of an eye, half a month after the store opened, the number of diners has gradually increased, and many of them are repeat customers. Four of the six tables can be filled.
At the same time, Xu Ying often went to the city and visited various prefecture and county schools. He claimed that his name was Huang Ying and that he was a scholar in Luling County. His parents and brothers were killed by the rebels, and he only took a few
The slaves escaped and came to Nanchang to seek life.
Xu Ying was already quite talented, and she made several friends as she went back and forth.
Then……
"Brother Zhong Cong, this is your fellow countryman Xiao Juren." A friend from the government school helped introduce.
Xiao Puyun clasped his fists and said, "I, Xiao Puyun, am a letter-writer."
Xu Ying quickly returned the gift: "Huang Ying, courtesy name Zhongcong."
Xiao Puyun asked: "I passed the examination in the seventh year of Tianqi's reign. I wonder when my dear brother entered school?"
Xu Ying replied: "I entered school in the fourth year of Chongzhen."
There is no relationship between a scholar and a scholar.
Moreover, the number of Jinshi in Luling County is second only to Jishui County, and the number of scholars and scholars is even more numerous. It is normal for them not to know each other.
Xiao Puyun said: "Brother, I have organized a 'Hometown Returning Party' in Nanchang. The members are all scholars from Luling, Jishui and Anfu counties. We will gather at Puxian Temple tomorrow. You can come with us.
We should work together to eliminate Zhao Thief!"
Xu Ying felt increasingly guilty and agreed bravely.
The next day, Xu Ying came to Puxian Temple and found that there were more than thirty people present. Among them, there was one scholar, thirteen scholars, and the rest were all children.
Xu Ying only dared to say that her home was in Tianhe Town, which belonged to Fei Yinggon. The location was so remote that she would not be able to meet her "fellow villagers."
"Tianhe Town was also occupied by Zhao Thief?"
A scholar suddenly spoke, but it was Huang Shunli, the son of Mr. Huang. The guy raised his hand and said, "My dear, Huang Shunli, after the Zhao bandits started, the first person to be killed was my father."
Xu Ying broke into a cold sweat and sighed: "Oh, Tianhe Town is right next to Huangjia Town. Although it is located in the mountains, how can it be spared?"
"This Zhao thief is really hateful. I only regret that I didn't bring out the money and food, otherwise I would definitely recruit troops to kill him!" Another scholar beat his chest and stamped his feet.
Xiao Puyun said: "Brother Jie, Yin's brother, has now defected to Governor Li. A few days ago, I went to Duchang County. The time for the Duchang rebels is running out. I just need to wait for the Duchang thieves to be wiped out."
, Governor Li, and Wang Bing will definitely go south to conquer the Zhao thieves!"
"How did Chen Yushi react?" a scholar asked.
Xiao Puyun said: "The Inspector has sent a memorial. He said that he will report the truth about the thief. If Your Majesty knows about this and knows that Jiangxi has fallen to several counties, he will definitely let the troops from Guangdong and Fujian come to encircle and suppress him!"
This is for sure. If it were only Zhao Han, it might not alarm other provinces.
However, Nangan, Nanfeng, Qianshan, and Longquan all rebelled, and rebel armies were everywhere, so they had to rely on foreign soldiers from other provinces.
"Great!" Everyone was delighted.
Foreign soldiers from other provinces will definitely burn, kill, and loot when they come to Jiangxi, but what the hell do these scholars have to do with it?
They are all die-hards. Their family's land, money and food have been robbed. No matter how ruthless the guest soldiers massacre the people, it doesn't matter to them.
This "Homecoming Party" is so interesting. We meet once every two months to exchange the latest news. It is simply a natural information station.
Everyone ate a vegetarian meal in Puxian Temple, recited poems and composed poems in the afternoon, and dispersed near evening.
Xu Ying was about to leave when Huang Shunli suddenly caught up with him: "Brother Zhong Cong, I am in Huangjia Town and you are in Tianhe Town. Our hometowns are very close to each other. Now we have both suffered and come to Nanchang. It is such a fate that we will be close to each other in the future.
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"That's exactly what it should be." Xu Ying followed the other person and said.
The two left the temple together, and Huang Shunli asked: "My dear brother is also named Huang, so we are not from the same clan, right?"
Xu Ying replied: "My ancestors moved from Fucheng, and I haven't brought out the genealogy. It's really hard to say."
"Where does Xiandi live?" Huang Shunli asked again.
Xu Ying replied: "It's outside Jinxian Gate, half a mile away from the city gate."
Huang Shunli said: "It's quite remote over there. Two or three miles south, there are cemeteries everywhere."
"I don't have much money with me, so I can only live in a poor place." Xu Ying said.
"Oh, it's not like that for me," Huang Shunli sighed. "When my brother fled the city, he took his slave with him. As soon as he reached the dock, the slave colluded with his concubine and eloped, feeding unfamiliar white-eyed wolves.
.I have only had one heir in these years, and he died of illness before arriving in Nanchang. Now only my wife has stayed with me."
Xu Ying consoled her: "My condolences, brother."
Huang Shunli wiped her tears and said: "To be honest, I have been running out of rice these days, and my money is really tight. I don't know... I don't know my dear brother..."
Xu Ying immediately laughed and said: "That's easy to say, just come home with me and get the money."
Huang Shunli was originally poor. In Ji'an, because he didn't have enough money to visit a brothel, he was detained by the old bustard to force him to redeem his debt. Now that there is no support from the family, all the concubines, maids, and servants around him have run away, leaving only one official wife who is still suffering.
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After this guy came to Nanchang, he had no choice but to find people to borrow money from. All the members of the "Returning Home Society" had been borrowed, and now everyone is avoiding him.
Seeing Huang Shunli chasing Xu Ying away, the other scholars all laughed heartily, gloating that someone was going to be taken advantage of.
When we returned to the small courtyard where we rented, it was already dark.
Huang Shunli followed happily and bumped into Huang Daliang who had already returned from the store.
"Three...third young master!" Huang Daliang said in shock.
Huang Shunli had no impression of Huang Daliang and said confusedly: "You are..."
Xu Ying felt that her secret was about to be revealed, so she immediately made a gesture. Xiao Zhizhong slashed her from behind with a knife, and then chopped Huang Shunli to death with two more knives.
Xu Ying ordered: "Tear off all the valuable things on his body and throw the body into the streets in the middle of the night."
Back in the room, Xu Ying's heart was pounding. After changing her mood for a while, she took out the code book and wrote a letter. The content was: "The patrol press reported that the emperor knew about it, or he would join the province to encircle and suppress the Duchang rebel army. There will be no time."
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The next morning, Xu Ying went out not far away and saw many people surrounding Huang Shunli's body.
Some officials even came and were asking about the situation.
Xu Ying rushed forward and cried loudly: "Brother, you died so miserably. I shouldn't have lent you money and let you be targeted by bad guys!"
"Do you know him?" the officer asked.
Xu Ying wiped her tears and said: "I want Mr. Chai to know that my brother and I are both scholars in Luling County. We checked the genealogy yesterday and we are actually brothers from the same clan. The hateful Luling Zhao thief killed my brother's and my family members."
, we can only escape to Nanchang for refuge. Unexpectedly... Unexpectedly, my brother was short of money, so I lent him five taels of silver. He was very happy when he went out, but unexpectedly he met with a tragic accident... Wuwuwu
Wuwu...brother, you died unjustly!"
Members of the Returning Home Association also received news one after another, and they had no sympathy for Huang Shunli.
It's true that this guy borrowed money everywhere and already made people feel like a slut. He would be a little bit cleaner if he died.
In order to show her benevolence and righteousness, Xu Ying also lent Huang Shunli's wife to take care of her.
This woman's surname was Liu. She was only 21 years old and was beautiful and dignified. She was married from a neighboring village. She didn't live in Huangjia Town for a few days before she moved to Fucheng with her husband.
Even Huang Daliang and others have only seen each other twice from a distance, so they are not afraid of being recognized.
When they learned that Xu Ying had taken Huang Shunli's widow under his care, some scholars felt that Xu Ying valued affection and righteousness, while others secretly ridiculed and envied how beautiful the little widow was.
No matter what, Xu Ying became famous in the "Homecoming Party", and he was inevitably invited to various gatherings.