Chapter 77 The dignified Lu family are also evil slaves
Suo Chao's eyes fell on Wang Lin, who looked calm and composed with a slight smile on his face.
Suo Chao snorted coldly, ignored the two of them, and rode directly to Zhongshu Mansion.
He was ordered to protect Mrs. Cai when she went out of the city to offer incense today, so he couldn't waste time on Wang Lin and Yang Zhi.
Seeing that Suo Chao was gone, Yang Zhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "My dear brother, this person's name is Suo Chao. He is known as the vanguard. He is in charge of the army. His martial arts skills are in the same league as that of a certain person. But he has a bad temper and is extremely human.
Difficult."
Wang Lin nodded slightly, then cupped his hands and said: "I know this person. Brother, please come back. I will stay in Daming Mansion for a few days. You and I can meet again at any time."
Yang Zhi then left.
Wang Lin walked around Damingfu City again, took a look around, brought some local specialties and snacks to Master Li, Zhang Zhenniang and his three daughters, and then returned to the inn.
Although Li Shishi's pseudonym was Li Yuexian, she was still dressed in Kun Dao attire, but she could not hide her peerless appearance. Therefore, she had long made up her mind not to show her face easily, so as not to bring trouble to Lin Lang.
As for Zhang Zhenniang, she actually has ordinary thoughts.
So the two girls stayed behind closed doors after entering the inn, and only asked Jin'er to go to the street and buy some rouge and gouache.
The two women were talking. When they saw Wang Lin coming back, they all stood up and came to welcome him.
Wang Lin smiled and handed the food box in his hand to Jin'er and said, "I went to the street to buy some food. You guys can try it."
Li Shishi smiled softly: "Mr. Lang, we are going around Daming Mansion this time. Are you going to meet Lu Junyi, Yuanwai Lu, who is known as the Hebei Jade Unicorn?"
Wang Lin nodded: "Exactly. I just went to see Yang Zhi, and I'm going to visit Yuan Lu in the afternoon."
Li Shishi nodded and explained Lu Junyi's matter to Zhang Zhenniang who was standing aside.
Lu Junyi is a wealthy man from Daming Mansion in Hebei Province. He is nicknamed Yu Qilin and is known as the best in the world in martial arts.
Although Wang Lin came to Daming Mansion mainly because of Yang Zhi, since he was here, he would not be reconciled without getting to know and meet the legendary future number one warrior of the Water Margin.
After eating something with Li Shishi and Zhang Zhenniang, the two women went back to their rooms to rest, and Wang Lin went out to visit Lu Junyi.
When he returned to the inn, he had found out that although Lu Junyi had lived in Daming Mansion for a long time and was a famous figure in Daming Mansion, he never lived in the city. Instead, he lived in the Lu Manor under Fenghuang Ridge outside the city.
Not far from the west city gate, Wang Lin rode on his horse and held a gun. He met Mrs. Cai who was leaving the city to go to Puzhao Temple at the foot of Fenghuang Ridge to offer incense. More than a hundred soldiers protected Mrs. Cai's soft sedan among them. Suo Chao, wearing armor as if facing a powerful enemy, rode on horseback.
Follow closely to the side of the soft sedan.
Through the thin curtains of the sedan chair, Mrs. Cai saw a handsome young man in a blue shirt galloping past with a gun. She couldn't help but wonder: "Sotiha, there has never been such a handsome man in our famous mansion. Which family is this young master?"
Suo Chao bowed and said: "Back to Madam, I don't know the origin of this person's name, but I just saw him having a drink with Yang Zhi. It is said that he is an outsider from Tokyo."
"Coming from Tokyo...no wonder."
Mrs. Cai immediately sighed: "I have been married to Hebei for a few years. I don't know when I will be able to return to Beijing to visit the bride."
Suo Chao was speechless, how could one of his subordinates answer such a question as his mistress?
Wang Lin rode past Mrs. Cai's team and headed straight for the Lu family's manor at the foot of Fenghuang Ridge.
There is no need to ask about the route. Anyway, there is only one large and continuous manor under Fenghuangling, built on the mountain, and it is only the Lu family.
Wang Lin was amazed.
Lu Junyi was so wealthy that he could never spend all his wealth in a few lifetimes. Without Wu Yong's repeated plans, he would never have gone to Liangshan and turned into a bandit.
Wang Lin handed the name card to the gatekeeper of the Lu family, but was told that Mr. Lu was out on business and was not at home.
It's hard for Wang Lin to tell the truth from the lie, but he can't force it even if they don't see him.
After leaving Lu's house, I saw a magnificent ancient temple opposite and wanted to take a stroll.
Halfway there, they bumped into a group of Tsing Yi servants escorting a woman in her early twenties in a menacing manner.
The woman was not pretty, and there were two children of four or five years old stumbling behind her, crying and shouting.
The leading young man who looked like a steward waved his hand impatiently, and the two servants stepped forward to block the two children. They picked them up one by the waist and threw them by the roadside.
The two children sat on the ground in pain and cried even harder. The woman's face was pale, she stopped and cried out: "Second Master, please let me take them with you!"
The young man sneered: "Mr. Meng, your family has owed the Lu family rent for several years and cannot repay it. You voluntarily sold yourself into slavery, we did not force you! What can these two bastards do if they are brought into the Lu family? They have nothing to eat. Huh? Where do you think the Lu family is?"
Meng fell to her knees with a bang, kowtowed and shed tears: "Second Master, please be merciful, my husband would have died early, and these two children, if I left them and went to the Lu family, they would have died sooner or later..." "
Meng hugged the young man's legs and kept begging.
The young man was impatient and kicked her away, saying harshly: "If you keep pestering me, I will have those two bastards thrown into the well and drowned!"
The two servants were about to throw away the crying child rolling on the ground. Wang Lin watched for a long time and couldn't help shouting: "Stop!"
All the servants of the Lu family immediately looked at Wang Lin.
The young man was about to yell angrily when he suddenly saw Wang Lin, a horse dressed in brocade and holding a gun in his hand. He guessed that he was not an ordinary person.
Then he forced a smile, cupped his hands to Wang Lin and said, "I'm Li An, the second housekeeper of Yuan Lu's house. I think you look like a foreigner dressed up, so please go by yourself and don't meddle in other people's business."
Wang Lin knew very well that in this dark ancient time, the lives of the grassroots people were as low as dogs. Scenes like today happened in different places almost all the time. It was so ordinary that it couldn't be more ordinary. But now that he encountered it, he couldn't turn a blind eye. .
Wang Lin smiled calmly: "I see that these two young children are very pitiful. I think Ms. Lu's family has a great career and they are not short of food for two people. It is better for the housekeeper to show his noble hand and reunite their mother and son, which can be regarded as a great merit."
Li An sighed and thought to himself, where did this stupid young man come from? It's really shameless to give you face. How can you, a foreigner, have your turn to point fingers at the affairs of Mr. Lu's wife's family?
Li An sneered: "No one in Daming Mansion dares to interfere with my Lu family's affairs. I advise you to leave as soon as possible to avoid causing trouble for yourself."
Wang Lin frowned.
It is said that Lu Junyi attaches great importance to love and justice, is generous with justice and saves money, and is a first-class hero in the world. How come the slaves in his house are as unreasonable as the bullies in the countryside?
The Lu family is like this, let alone others.
It seems that big local families oppress the people for the sake of their wealth, which is basically the norm in this cowardly dynasty.
After all, Wang Lin didn't want to be at odds with the Lu family because of this. After thinking about it, he retreated and said, "Butler, I don't think it's better to do this. How much money does this woman owe your Lu family? I will repay it for her. You can let her go." How about bringing their mother and son back home?"
Li An laughed wildly: "You are so boring, the Lu family is worth hundreds of millions, how can they still lack money like yours? Someone, bring Meng back quickly, let's go!"