I live in Dayu Changsheng

Chapter 51, Near Worry

Time flies like a white horse, and five days passed in a flash.

During these five days, the peace thieves outside the city were still in a stalemate with the forces in the city.

During this period, the Taiping bandits attacked at night two or three times, breaking the city... but they failed to break the city. Each time they were a false alarm, but they also caused a lot of casualties to the forces in the city.

As for the situation in the city, the secret operations of the peace thieves have been taking the lead in creating chaos. The rich and big families, and even some armed families are all right, but the people at the bottom are really suffering.

Today, the yamen servants in the city catch heads, and the more work they do every day is not to suppress lawlessness, but to collect corpses and wash the ground, so as not to cause plague.

I heard that the black market was also closed two days ago.

This side of Tianshuijing Hutong.

In the courtyard where Fang Rui lived, after a few days, all the hooligans and thieves who broke in were discounted by ten or eight.

There seems to be communication between those local ruffians...

Afterwards, even though the rest of the city became more and more chaotic, in the small area where Fang Rui lived, there was no one who was not open-eyed and dared to come and die.

Along with it, many nearby neighbors benefited from it.

……

This evening.

The continuous fire burning like fire burned under the clouds, and the evening wind suddenly picked up. Jiang Ping'an and his family came to visit in the afterglow of the evening.

"Brother Fang, I brought your sister-in-law and nephew over for lunch." Jiang Pingan handed over the gift.

"Air-dried chicken, bacon, and two catties of white noodles? These are all good things, and we can eat meat tonight. It's just a pity that Brother Jiang has to watch the night and can't drink..."

Fang Rui regretted.

"Why not? I don't need to watch the night tonight. Brother Fang has some good wine here, so take out all of them. Don't be stingy... Let's not rest until we're drunk."

Jiang Pingan laughed heartily, and went to the willow tree by himself, found a stone bench and sat down.

Although he was smiling, there was a look of worry in his eyes.

'It should be something happened. '

Fang Rui was not in a hurry to ask, went into the house, handed the air-dried chicken, bacon, and white noodles to Fang Xueshi, and told Fang Xue to take out the rest of the house and stew it with mushrooms to make a good meal.

Then, he took out the stored wine, found hot water, came to the yard, and sat down opposite Jiang Ping'an.

As for Jiang's sister-in-law, Niu Dun and Xiaodou Sprout?

They have come here frequently these days, and they are already familiar with each other. There is no need for Fang Rui to greet them. The two young children went to play with Nannu and Fang Ling, while Sister Jiang helped Fang Xueshi and Third Lady cook in the kitchen.

On the stone table, in a wooden basin filled with hot water, there is a pot of old rice wine warmed, and there is a plate of fried soybeans, which can be regarded as a side dish.

As the old yellow rice wine warmed up, a little bit of the wine's fragrance overflowed, echoing in the evening wind, and the dim yellow light in the sky passed through the shimmering willow leaves, coating the two of them with a layer of golden brilliance.

"I see that brother Jiang has a sad look on his brows, but is there something bothering you?" Fang Rui asked.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from Brother Fang. Tomorrow, I won't be patrolling the streets. I'm going to the city..."

Jiang Pingan smiled wryly: "This is also the reason why I can be free tonight... Ask the beheaded prisoner, there is still a meal for beheading!"

"Huh? Isn't it Youla's strong man?"

Fang Rui was surprised: "How can a head-hunter and government servant like Brother Jiang go to the city? But someone plotted against him?"

There is a little friendship between the two, and in the past few days, they have also been taken care of by Jiang Pingan. It can be said that they are a community of interests to a certain extent.

If there were monsters and monsters, he would not hesitate to take action to solve the trouble for Jiang Ping'an.

"It's not."

Jiang Pingan shook his head: "Brother Fang doesn't know something... The Taiping bandits are in a stalemate with the forces in the city, and there are repeated night raids, which have caused a lot of power loss to the big warriors in the city..."

"Nowadays, the big households in the city are unwilling to continue sending out people. This gap can only be filled by the government, but the government has some force now, and we are the only ones left..."

"So that's how it is." Fang Rui nodded.

There are no eggs under the nest.There should be some big households in the city who take the overall situation into consideration and are willing to send someone out, but other big households are unwilling, so things froze.

I give birth to people, you don't give birth to people... don't worry about being few, but about unevenness.

'If there is a leading family that suppresses dissatisfaction and achieves a certain level of fairness, that's fine... But there are two big families in Changshan County! '

You don't need to guess, you know that there are many conflicts among those big families, and they are afraid of each other and guard against each other... Especially the two big families: Lin and Xia are the worst!
In short, the current situation in the city is very delicate.And Jiang Ping'an, a yamen's head arrester, has become a victim of the struggle of the big family...

"The law and order in that city..."

"Nowadays, how can there be any law and order in the city? It's nothing more than the work of collecting corpses and washing the ground, and a group of strong men can do it."

Jiang Pingan sighed and shook his head.

At this time, the old rice wine was almost warm, so he was not polite, picked up the jug and poured a bowl for Fang Rui, and then poured a big bowl for himself.

Whoa!
The amber wine splashed into the bowl, and the rich aroma escaped.

In the past, Jiang Ping'an would have admired the good wine and sipped it carefully, but today, he was not in the mood and took a big mouthful directly into the bowl.

Gudong!

A mouthful of old rice wine entered his stomach, he let out a long breath, twisted a fried soybean, put it in his mouth and chewed slowly, speechless for a while.

"Brother Jiang, maybe we can hide? Big deal, let's give up this official skin, don't want it!" Fang Rui picked up the wine bowl, didn't drink it, and shook it lightly.

He is not a person who pushes the high and tramples the low. He employs others to look forward and does not need to look back. The friendship between the two is born of one thing.

Even if Jiang Ping'an lost his status as a yamen servant, his attitude towards the other party would not change.

"With this sentence, it means that I didn't make friends with Brother Fang for nothing, but... I can't avoid it!"

Jiang Ping'an shook his head: "I'm famous in the government. If I really want to hide, what comes here is not a board, but a knife!"

"What about buying? I still have some silver here."

Fang Rui knew that the Changshan government was rotten to the core, as long as he had money, he could accommodate anything.

"Neither."

Jiang Ping'an shook his head again: "It's not the government that supervises and enforces this time, but the big households... If we don't go, they will send someone out. How can those big households be lenient when they enforce the law?"

Unlike the government, as long as there is enough money, the law enforcement power dares to sell out. The big family works for themselves, and the supervision must be strict.

It's not that there are no loopholes, but it's extremely difficult to get through, at least Jiang Ping'an can't help it.

Fang Rui... also can't - unless he exposes the strength of the sixth rank, then it is possible, but the loss outweighs the gain.

"This is a must." Fang Rui frowned.

"Yes!"

The light at dusk alternated between light and dark, half of Jiang Ping'an's face was shrouded in shadow, and he said slowly: "Sometimes, I just think, if this city is broken, there won't be so much trouble..."

This was a bit taboo, he shouldn't have said it, but he was drunk after drinking some wine, and the depression in his heart made him say it.

——Of course, daring to tell Fang Rui is also a kind of heart-to-heart expression.

"Indeed." Fang Rui nodded.

The destruction of the city is naturally a big bad thing for big households; but for a headhunter like Jiang Pingan, if the city is destroyed and there is no restraint, the situation will be a little better...

——The liquidation of the Taiping thieves is unlikely to fall on them. Don’t you see: Even if the dynasty changes, most of the low-level officials are the same group of people.

For the people at the bottom...

Today, they are already precarious.But a crumbling order is also order, and it is better than no order.

However, after the city is broken, it is certainly a catastrophe, but after it is over, it will probably be a little easier.

Long-term pain or short-term pain, it's hard to say which one is worse for the people at the bottom.

boom!
The two clinked bowls and drank wine.

Drunkenness struck, amplifying the negative emotions in his chest, and Jiang Ping'an lost his composure: "...Brother Fang, you don't know... These days, when I patrol the streets, how chaotic it is outside, how miserable ordinary people are..."

"...there are too many dead people... women, children... some are about the same age as my Niu Dun..."

He pointed to his chest: "Looking at it, I feel aggrieved... But I can't control it, I dare not control it... Going to the top of the city, it's a pleasure, it's okay! It's okay!"

"Brother Jiang..."

Fang Rui looked at the undisguised exhaustion on Jiang Ping'an's face, and sighed deeply.

These days, the peace thieves are in a stalemate with the forces in the city...

He is okay, Fang Xueshi, San Niangzi, Nannan, and Fang Ling are also okay under his protection.

But other families, ordinary people, and even yamen servants like Jiang Ping'an were exhausted, not only physically, but also psychologically...

——Many tragic scenes, even if they do not affect themselves, just watching and witnessing are still a kind of torture.

"Things in the world don't always have a happy result... such an irregular wait, many times, it is more tormenting than the bad result when the dust settles..."

"...Brother Fang, I myself... that's all... Now, there is only one thing I can't let go of... If there is any emergency, my sister-in-law, and your nephew and niece, please..."

This is almost an afterthought.

It's not that Jiang Pingan doesn't have other friends, but after getting along, he still feels that Fang Rui is the most reliable and charismatic.

This is not a joke - Fang Rui came from time travel, treated people and things, he had the concept of equality in his bones, neither humble nor overbearing, it was very comfortable to get along with.

In the beginning, San Niangzi lowered her vigilance to Fang Rui for a large part of the reason because of this. Later, she gradually fell in love with her...

"Brother Jiang believes me so much?"

"Believe it, why don't you believe it?"

Jiang Pingan laughed, and pointed to his own eyes: "My pair of tricks, I still have some skills in judging people. Brother Fang... Be more careful in dealing with things, but don't have any intention of harming others... I don't talk big, yes Friends, keep your promises, as long as you promise, you will basically do it..."

'I'm so good? '

Fang Rui shook his head, his face became more serious, and he said, "If something happens to Brother Jiang, I will try my best to take care of my sister-in-law and two nephews... I just try my best, more, but I can't guarantee..."

"Haha, Brother Fang is still so frank... Just do your best, if there is a disagreement, it is God's will..."

Jiang Pingan held Fang Rui's wrist tightly, and shook it twice: "Thank you!"

"Brother Fang, I can't say anything that is superfluous...it's all in the wine!"

He raised his bowl.

boom!
Fang Rui and Jiang Ping'an bumped into each other: "Brother Jiang is so lucky, you may not be able to use me as a backup. There may be a turning point in this matter, but it's not known..."

"Then brother Chengfang said auspicious words." Jiang Ping'an said, leaning his neck, and drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp. He obviously just took it as an auspicious word and didn't believe it too much.

"Drink! Drink!"

Seeing this, Fang Rui didn't say anything else, picked up the wine bowl, and also took a big mouthful, his heart moved slightly.

He really wanted to do something, not only for Jiang Ping'an, but also for himself.

"With an identity like Jiang Ping'an, he must go to the top of the city... If the situation continues to deteriorate, an idle warrior like me may not be able to survive..."

This is not unfounded worry, but a real problem!
"People have no long-term worries, but they must have near-term worries!" Fang Rui sighed inwardly, making up his mind.

At this time.

Zi la la!
In the kitchen, when the hot oil of the cooking was put into the pan, a seductive aroma was stimulated and diffused, which could be smelled in the yard.

Fang Rui got greedy, got up and went to the kitchen: "Mother, Third Sister, Sister-in-Law Jiang, is dinner ready? Why don't you bring some fried vegetables and serve us wine?"

"There is also the last fried bean sprouts... stewed chicken with mushrooms, fried wild vegetables with bacon, stewed egg custard, all of them are ready, you should serve them first..."

"No need, just take some out of the bowl...the four little ones over there, don't hide, come here, wipe your drool, you take these, and share them!"

……

After a good dinner.

Fang Rui suggested that Jiang Ping'an take care of the house, and it would be a little bit busy to go out by himself.

Although Jiang Ping'an was surprised, he didn't ask, and readily agreed.

He can drink quite well, not much worse than Fang Rui. In the past, he and Fang Rui used to pretend to be drunk and play with each other.

Before, it was said that he would only rest when he was drunk, but Jiang Ping'an still knew in his heart that he would go up the city wall tomorrow, so he didn't really get drunk and drunk until tomorrow-that would be courting death.

Let Fang Xueshi, San Niangzi, and Sister-in-Law Jiang enter the cellar, and Fang Rui also temporarily lent the Pu Dao to Jiang Ping'an.

Afterwards, he moved boulders and blocked the entrance to the cellar, and then he went out with confidence.

The boulder outside the cellar is a line of defense; Jiang Ping'an is a line of defense; and Fang Rui's reputation in this area these days deters ruffians from coming, which is also a hidden line of defense.

Such three layers of protection, plus Fang Rui will not go out for too long, the safety is still very guaranteed.

……

Outside the gate of the Xia Mansion, the continuous fiery red lanterns illuminated the scene brightly.

Whoosh!
Suddenly, a wooden plank came and hit the door, making a clear sound.

Squeak!

The old concierge opened the door, came out to have a look suspiciously, picked up the wooden plank that had fallen on the floor, and his expression changed drastically upon seeing it.

He turned around and ran, because he was too anxious and confused, he tripped over the threshold, but he got up and continued to run inside without even caring about patting the dust.

In the darkness, Fang Rui, whose face was masked by Ge Bu, took a deep look at Xia Mansion, and left quickly.

He was not surprised by the porter's reaction.

That board is just an ordinary board, but...

On it, there was Fang Rui's finger as a pen, and the nine characters drawn on iron hook and silver painting were written with great strength: "The Lin family wants to sacrifice the city, and unite with the thief to kill Xia!" '

……

(End of this chapter)