The Red Chamber: Hang Qin Keqing at the start

Chapter 29 [029] Lin Daiyu reveals her feelings slightly, Qin Keqing strays into the lovesickness bureau
In the early morning of the next day, Lin Daiyu's maid, Zijuan, replaced her with a new pillowcase, and found a yellow silk handkerchief in the old pillowcase, on which was written a poem titled "A Picture of Wind and Rain Breaking the City".

Zicuckoo hummed the poem curiously:

"When I was a teenager in fresh clothes and angry horses, I lived up to my youth and knew how to do it."

The lead cloud is like a curtain and the rain is like a pour, and the thunder is like a blowing wind like a complaint.

The wheel turned and the horse neighed, galloping freely for eight thousand miles,
People have not reached their hearts, but their hearts have arrived, and millions of heroes are crushing the city.

The majestic water column is as dense as a waterfall, paving the way with blood from the South and the North.

Swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger, who will not accept it when it sweeps across the universe? "

When she finished reading the last word, Lin Daiyu walked in from the outside.

When Lin Daiyu's eyes fell on the yellow silk handkerchief in her hand, she suddenly panicked, rushed over with small steps and snatched the handkerchief away.

Zicuckoo asked in surprise:
"Miss, whose poem is written on this handkerchief?"

Lin Daiyu stuffed her handkerchief into her sleeve in a panic, curled her lips, and said reproachfully:

"You don't need to worry about this, I just write it for fun."

Zicuckoo said with a meaningful smile:
"But I think this poem is full of masculinity, as if it was written by a man."

Lin Daiyu frowned slightly, but there was a sweet smile that couldn't be concealed from the corners of her eyes:

"You think too much, this is what I wrote."

Zijuan laughed and said, "I think it was written by Master Bao, right?"

"Oh, no! You little girl, what are you doing? Hurry up and do your work!"

"Okay, okay, miss, don't be angry, I'll go do the laundry right away."

Seeing that Lin Daiyu was a little ashamed and annoyed by Zijuan, she didn't dare to continue the topic just now, but she was thinking in her heart, next time you see Master Bao, you can ask him if he wrote this poem?

It is estimated that Master Bao did not know that Miss Lin wrote this poem on a yellow silk handkerchief, and secretly stuffed it in her own pillowcase.

What a lingering affection!

If Master Bao knew that Miss Lin had such thoughts, he would be very happy and moved, right?

Time flies like water, and the stars move, and it is the next day in a blink of an eye.

Jia Qiang woke up early to go to the market to hire a special swineherd to replace Qingwen in raising pigs.

As soon as he walked out of Luxue Temple, he saw a person walking across the bamboo bridge leisurely with his hands behind his back.

The visitor has a handsome face, a handsome figure, wearing a light fur coat, a treasure belt around his waist, a pair of eyes wandering around, and his demeanor is not decent, but he is Jia Rong from Ningguo Mansion.

"Brother Rong, why are you interested in visiting my place today?" Jia Qiang greeted with a smile.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Brother, I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall if I have nothing to do. Second Aunt Lian asked me to come to you for help."

Jia Qiang said readily:

"You and Second Aunt Lian are my closest relatives, as long as I can help, I will definitely help!"

After hearing this, Jia Rong was very helpful, and said with a smile:
"Brother Qiang is righteous! Second Aunt Lian wants us to catch rape tonight!"

Jia Qiang had already guessed all kinds of things in her heart, pretending to be very surprised and asking:

"Catch whose rape?"

Jia Rong laughed and said, "Catch Jia Rui and Lian's second aunt."

"Brother Rong, are you making fun of me? Second Aunt Lian will let us catch her own traitor?" Jia Qiang had already guessed in her heart, but her face remained calm.

Jia Rong smiled and said:

"I'm kidding you, actually, Second Aunt Lian won't show up tonight, but she will trick Jia Ruiyi into an empty room in the small hallway behind her house.

When that guy Jia Rui enters the house, we will catch him and show himself, and then scare him, and we can extort a hush money from him. "

Jia Qiang is not interested in extorting the little money, but she already has a plan in mind, she can also send Qin Keqing to that room, and completely solve the problem of Qin Keqing's addiction to cheating.

As long as Qin Keqing doesn't cheat anymore, she won't get sick because of her meddling, and she won't die young.

If she is not dead, Jia Zhen will not hold a funeral for her extravagantly, and Xue Pan will not give Qin Keqing the masonry coffin of Prince Yizhong for use.
In this way, Jia's family will not have to eat their own food, exhaust their wealth, and seriously hurt their vitality.

He will not violate the rules of etiquette and use the coffin of Prince Yizhong who failed in the conspiracy to rebel, so that he disobeys the emperor, makes the emperor feel bad, and causes the Jia family to lose the honor and favor of the holy family.

These are important reasons why the Jia family began to decline rapidly.

If Qin Keqing hadn't died, these accidents would not have happened, and naturally the decline of the Jia family could be delayed.

Jia Rong made an appointment with Jia Qiang for a specific time and place to meet tonight, and then said goodbye and left.

After Jia Rong left, Jia Qiang did not go to the market, but went to Qin Keqing's courtyard in Ningguo Mansion.

When she saw Jia Qiang's sudden visit, Qin Keqing hurriedly dismissed all the maids and invited Jia Rong to sit in the living room alone.

"Did uncle come to return my hairpin today?" Qin Keqing asked impatiently.

Jia Qiang sneered and said:
"I can't return it to you now. Before the evening drum is sounded tonight, you go to the empty room in the small passage behind the second aunt Lian's house and wait. Remember, don't light lanterns and candles, otherwise, I won't Return the hairpin to you."

Although Qin Keqing was reluctant, but in order to get back the hairpin, she had no choice but to agree admirably.

Jia Qiang didn't talk nonsense with her anymore, she just got up and left, walked to the market outside, and wanted to hire a swineherd to replace Qingwen in raising pigs.

In the bustling market, there are vendors selling all kinds of goods, and the yelling of the South and the North can be heard one after another.

After walking a few hundred steps, the Renyazi Market is on the right side of the front.

The so-called human child is a human trafficker.

In this era, the sale of slaves was allowed.

Jia Qiang walked up to a group of slaves for sale and asked:

"Have any of you ever been swineherds?"

The voice fell, and no one said anything.

Jia Qiang asked again, but heard a thick and resonant voice:

"I've seen my son, he raised hundreds of pigs before I came down."

Jia Qiang followed the reputation, and saw that the person who was speaking was a tall, five-foot-long, thick-shouldered man with fat shoulders, thick eyebrows, protruding eyes, knocked forehead and long beard, and a thick black complexion.

"What's your name? Where did you raise pigs before?" Jia Qiang asked.

The bearded man replied:
"My name is Bao Yong. I used to be a servant of the Zhen family in Jiangnan. I raised pigs for my master for several years."

Jia Qiang's eyes lit up, unexpectedly, this big man turned out to be Bao Yong.

In the original book, Bao Yong is a loyal, courageous, impulsive and upright servant.

He was originally a servant of the Zhen family in the south of the Yangtze River. Later, after the defeat of the Zhen family, he was introduced to the Jia family by the family owner. Jia Zheng arranged for him to visit the garden. One night, a robber came to the Jia family to rob him, and Bao Yong beat him to death by himself. five.

Jia Qiang didn't expect to see him in the Yazi market.

This Bao is brave and skilled in martial arts, and he can be recruited under his command, even if he has no generals, it is good to let him be a personal bodyguard.

As for why he fell into Renyazi's hands, Jia Qiang could guess without asking, probably because Bao Yong was too straightforward and offended the master of the Zhen family with his words, and was sold to Renyazi in the end.

Thinking of this, Jia Qiang smiled lightly and said:

"Bao Yong, I am Jia Qiang from Ningguo Mansion, will you serve me in the future?"

Bao Yong clasped his fists and said: "It turns out that it is the young master of the Jia family, who made a wish to do the work of a dog and a horse for the young master!"

Jia Qiang was overjoyed, and immediately bought Bao Yong for ten taels of silver.

Now, he only has Liu Xianglian, who is highly skilled in martial arts, under his command, and he is short of kung fu masters.

And this Bao Yong is extraordinary in martial arts, and he is loyal, brave and upright, he can be used widely, and he is a malleable talent.

The corners of Jia Qiang's lips raised slightly, and while walking back, she asked Bao Yong:

"What martial arts do you know?"

Bao Yong clasped his fists and said, "My son, I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child. I can use swords, guns, halberds, axes, axes, hooks and forks. I can do a few moves with eighteen kinds of weapons, but my best martial art is the stick method."

Jia Qiang lifted her eyelids slightly, and raised the corners of her lips:
I didn't expect to pick up the treasure, but I don't know who is stronger in martial arts, he or Liu Xianglian?When I have a chance in the future, I can let the two of them compete with each other, so that I can know in my heart.

"Since you are good at stick techniques, I'll buy you a wrought iron rod. Can you move it?" Jia Qiang asked.

Bao Yong replied: "I can make a 58-jin cooked copper stick."

Jia Qiang smiled and said:

"Okay, then I'll have someone make you a 58-jin cooked copper rod.

Now, I will give you a task, first go and hire a swineherd for me, and when you hire someone, bring someone to find me at the Yuanyang Hot Pot Restaurant on Ningrong Street, where I am the boss. "

After speaking, he handed Bao Yong ten taels of silver.

Bao Yong took the silver, both surprised and grateful.

What surprised him was that Jia Qiang believed in him so much, and was not afraid of running away with the money.

What is grateful is that Jia Qiang trusts herself so much, she is really lucky to meet the Ming Lord today!

"Yes, please rest assured, my son, I will definitely complete the task!" Bao Yong clasped his fists as promised, and took the order to leave.

Less than half a day later, Bao Yong led a loyal and honest swineherd to the restaurant to find Jia Qiang.

Jia Qiang looked at the swineherd, and saw that he was tall and thin, but his muscles were strong, and there were several old scars on his face, which seemed to be scratched by nails.

"What's your name, and where is your hometown?" Jia Qiang asked.

The swineherd clasped his fists and responded, "My surname is Wang, my name is Lang, and my hometown is Jimo, Lu Province."

Jia Qiang was slightly taken aback, feeling that the name sounded familiar.

After frowning and thinking for a moment, his eyes suddenly brightened.

The founder of Mantis Boxing is also called Wang Lang, and his hometown is Jimo, Lu Province.

Could it be that the person in front of him is the founder of Mantis Boxing?
"Do you know martial arts?" Jia Qiang asked.

Wang Lang lowered his eyes slightly, cupped his fists and said, "I don't know martial arts, I only know how to raise pigs."

However, when he was speaking, his eyes shifted subtly, but Jia Qiang didn't notice anything strange.

Jia Qiang thought to himself, Wang Lang, as the grandmaster of the Tanglang Quan school, should have received his apprentices in Jimo, Lu Province, how could he come to Shenjing to apply for a swineherd?
The person in front of him should just happen to be from the same village with the same name and surname.

Jia Qiang asked Wang Lang to go back to Rongguo Mansion Luxuean to replace Qingwen, who was in charge of raising pigs, and then gave Bao Yongqiang the position of deputy head of the bodyguard bureau, and asked him to assist Liu Xianglian, the head of the bodyguard.

Bao Yong had always been a humble servant before, but he was so grateful for such a heavy use, and thanked him again and again:
"Young Master's great kindness and great virtue, I will never forget it. I, Bao Yong, would like to form a grass ring, heart-broken, and repay Young Master's kindness!"

Jia Qiang comforted:
"Vice Chief Bao is really loyal and brave. Work hard in the future, and I won't treat you badly!"

Having said that, Jia Qiang still asked Liu Xianglian to inspect Bao Yong's performance when he was escorting the darts in the future to see how capable he really is.

After lunch, Jia Qiang approached Xue Pan and asked him for a business of sending escorts to Jinling Province in the south of the Yangtze River. The escort was nine carts of deerskins and sheepskins.

That's right, he just opened his mouth to ask for business with Xue Pan.

Since Jia Qiang helped Xue Pan last time, Xue Pan regarded Jia Qiang as a loyal brother.

As long as Jia Qiang opened her mouth, Xue Pan would refuse anything.

You know, if you change to another bodyguard bureau, even if you kneel and lick Xue Pan, you may not be able to get the business of betting on the bodyguard for Xue's firm.

But when it came to Jia Qiang, all he needed was one sentence.

Immediately afterwards, Jia Qiang asked Liu Xianglian and Bao Yong to take the ten idlers who were skilled in martial arts from the Yuanyang Hot Pot Restaurant, and hired nine grooms to serve as riders, and set off immediately to escort the escort to Jinling Province.

Taking this dart trip, you can earn 300 taels of silver, and after deducting various expenses, you can earn a net profit of 100 taels.

Although compared with the income of Yuanyang Hot Pot Restaurant, this trip did not make a lot of money, but it finally opened up the situation of Rose Bodyguard.

After expanding the scale of the Rose Escort and spreading the reputation of opening the Escort, they will be able to make a lot of money and make a lot of money every day.

In fact, using the bodyguard bureau to make money is secondary, and Jia Qiang has never forgotten to find a way to recruit troops.

And the Escort Bureau is just right to recruit private troops for him, stockpile food and grass, and buy large quantities of war horse weapons and other armaments as cover.

Jia Qiang plans to recruit 500 people in the Rose Dart Agency first.

A bodyguard agency with 500 people is considered a super large bodyguard agency in this era.

If more people are recruited, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance and suspicion of the government.

But Jia Qiang couldn't be bothered, he could find a way to open more bodyguard bureaus and spread out the troops to deceive others.

In this way, thousands of troops can be obtained.

When the time is right, join forces together, raise the flag to rebel, and reorganize the mountains and rivers!
This time, Jia Qiang asked Liu Xianglian to take a trip to Fujian Province after going to the south of the Yangtze River, and buy some sweet potato vines from the local farmers to bring back.

According to historical records, in the 21st year of Wanli, that is, eight years ago, a businessman named Chen Zhenlong brought sweet potato vines from Luzon Island back to Fujian Province.

However, due to the extremely backward transportation and communication in the Ming Dynasty, sweet potatoes in Fujian Province have not been widely promoted, and they are mainly grown in Fujian and Guangdong.

Therefore, Jia Qiang wanted Liu Xianglian to bring back the sweet potato vines and buy a piece of farmland to grow sweet potatoes. Not only could they sell them for profit, but they could also be made into dried sweet potatoes, sweet potato flour or vermicelli and stockpiled as military rations for future rebellions.

Looking at the back of the Escort convoy going away, Jia Qiang sighed softly in her heart:
"Right now, I still have too few elite soldiers under my command. I must find a way to recruit more people with high martial arts skills."

Unknowingly, the shadow of the sun is slanting to the west, and twilight is approaching.

Jia Qiang suddenly remembered that tonight, together with Jia Rong, she would help Second Aunt Lian catch the rape, so she immediately walked towards the small corridor behind Wang Xifeng's house.

After walking into the aisle, the afterglow of the setting sun painted a layer of ambiguous orange on the mottled walls of blue bricks.

When passing by a small dilapidated house with broken window lattices, which had been idle for a long time, and the door was concealed, Jia Qiang did not stop.

He estimated that Qin Keqing should have been hiding in the house at this time.

The corners of Jia Qiang's lips raised slightly, and she secretly smiled in her heart:
If Jia Rui broke into the dark shabby house and found that the person in the house was not Wang Xifeng, but Qin Keqing, how would he react?

Jia Qiang's arrangement is not for pranks, but to help Qin Keqing get rid of her adultery addiction!

If the disease is not cured, her life will not be guaranteed.

If she dies, the Jia family will be in danger!
(End of this chapter)