The Green Shirts in the Martial Arts Rivers and Lakes

Chapter 61
It rained all night.

Just after dawn, Foshan has turned upside down.

First, the veteran Xu's family, a family of more than [-] people, died cleanly, and even his three concubines who were raised outside were strangled to death on the bed; then Renbo Cao's house was burned , the entire family, no one escaped alive, and the old house that was passed down for four generations was burned to the ground.

In the golden building.

In the corridor on the third floor, Chen Zhuo was sitting on a grand teacher's chair, leaning against the wall and leaning against the railing. A dim butter lamp was lit beside him, and when the light fell, a half shadow was smeared on his face, half hidden and half visible.

"Did you find anything?"

There was a square tea table beside him, and teapots of different sizes came up and down from time to time to exchange for two cups of tea, and then they smiled again and went to greet the guests.

Mr. Rui put away the umbrella, found a seat and sat down, "I found it, it was dug out from the cellars of the two families."

Chen Zhuo asked, "How many?"

Mr. Rui's eyes were gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "A lot... not only opium, but also many young girls, who were imprisoned in cages. They said they planned to transport them to Shanghai by water first, and then sell them abroad. Many of them were rescued. Some got addicted to cigarettes, some went crazy."

Chen Zhuo's eyes flickered, half of his cheeks looked like a bronze Buddha, and half of his shadow was like a rakshasa, cold and stern, sharp-edged.

He pondered for a long time, and said: "Take care of those who can be saved as much as possible, and pay the travel expenses for those who have a place to go, and arrange for those who have nowhere to go, Uncle Deng."

Uncle Deng nodded, "No problem."

He took a look at this old building, "These two families have a lot of savings, right? Find time to renovate this building, expand it, and add some new things along the way. This oil lamp is added again and again, it's better Replaced by foreigners’ electric lights, the pillars had to be repainted, the wood boards had to be replaced, the surrounding area was bought as soon as possible, the window paper was replaced with glass, and two small courtyards were bought along the way, so that some people could breathe if they were sick from the wind and cold. Take a breath, take a break... and recruit two more cooks..."

Chen Zhuo explained a lot in one breath, and seemed to feel thirsty, so he took a sip of tea.

Uncle Deng remembered all of them in his heart.

Chen Zhuo turned around and asked Mr. Rui, "Have the corpses been cleaned up?"

Mr. Rui said: "It's all sinking to the bottom of the river. I don't want to see the sun in this life."

Chen Zhuo nodded, and took a long breath, "After the trivial matters are over, it's time for me to retire. Those opiums will be burnt with quicklime tonight, so as not to make any mistakes."

He is a dark knife, and he is the most deterrent to people when he is invisible.What's more, he is a person who is offered a huge reward by the imperial court, with a special status, and those old monsters hiding in the dark are not suitable to be left on the bright side.

Mr. Rui knew what he meant, and since Chen Zhuo has been busy with the affairs of the Golden Tower these days, it is time to take a break, "Okay, leave the affairs of the hall to us."

from noon to noon.

Several charming and seductive girls suddenly rushed up from downstairs, some with handkerchiefs in their hands, some with fans, and cheongsams of various colors with different styles.

As soon as the fragrance came, beautiful faces with different temperaments appeared in front of the three of them.

The charming girl with red lips, white teeth, and bright eyes saluted, "Qiaoer, thank you Master Chen!"

Chen Zhuo looked at Uncle Deng, "What kind of saying is this?"

"We have heard what Master Chen said. After all these years, only Master Chen has treated us as real people. The sisters all miss you. Please ask us to come up and talk about it. From now on, our lives are yours. Man, death is your ghost... eh..."

In the middle of the sentence, the girl seemed to realize that she had made a mistake, her eyebrows frowned, as if she couldn't get around, her eyes were wide open, and she froze on the spot, not knowing what to say.

Chen Zhuo looked weird and awkward, raised his eyebrows, and was about to speak, another woman in a black cheongsam beside him smiled helplessly, "Little girl Yu Youwei, Qiaoer just wanted to say, sisters are sincerely grateful to you, in the future You are the sky of our sisters, if we guard you, we will not be afraid of anything."

Chen Zhuo's eyes flickered, and he said curiously, "Yuyouwei? Your name is unusual."

Uncle Deng also smiled and said: "Youwei is the number one player playing music in the building. She can play harp and has a natural good voice. She has studied Peking Opera and is the eldest sister of all the girls who play music."

"She is Qiaoer, she has a quick temper, has no education, is always easy to be silly, plays the pipa, and is 15 years old."

"She is Cardamom, speaks little, plays the huqin, and is 17 years old."

"She's Xiaoqing, she's timid, afraid of strangers, she plays Guzheng."

Beginning with that young girl, Uncle Deng introduced the rest of them one by one.

"These are the two mothers in the building. She is Chuntao and she is sister Xu."

Chen Zhuo raised his eyelids, looked at the gazes of several people twice more, was silent for a while, and said softly: "Since you are thinking of me, you have to understand that this is just a place to rest and catch your breath. Come and go, life and death, you have to find a destination in the end, if you can go, don't hesitate, otherwise it will be difficult to get out after exhausting your charming appearance in this wind and dust."

The girl named Yu Youwei was startled when she heard the words, her eyes were complicated, and she replied softly: "Youwei understands!"

The rest of the people also responded one after another, and some of them shed tears.

"Master Chen, can Youwei ask you something?"

Chen Zhuo drank his tea, "Speak!"

Yu Youwei looked at Chen Zhuo without avoiding it, and said softly, "I grew up in the building when I was young. I didn't know my parents, and I chose the name myself. The sisters and mothers in the building took turns to feed me. .I heard you said that the building will be rebuilt, can you take a picture of us with that foreign thing before that? It’s good to leave a thought.”

Chen Zhuo was taken aback, but soon realized that the foreign thing was probably referring to a camera.

"Leave one!"

Mr. Rui also smiled and opened his mouth.

"I have been hiding here for more than ten years, and I still miss it if I really want to change it."

Seeing that everyone was eager, Chen Zhuo nodded, "Okay!"

He thought for a while, "Let's do it tomorrow, let everyone in the building get ready in advance, put on new clothes, and tidy them up nicely, that counts."

When everyone had left, Uncle Deng suddenly sighed pointedly: "Those girls who play the tune are all performers but not their bodies. It's not easy to keep their bodies in the wind and dust."

Chen Zhuo glanced at him lightly, "I know what you're thinking, if you dare to think about this kind of thing again, you'll go back and be your big teapot."

Uncle Deng smiled wryly, "It's not what I thought. Since you came here, you have either practiced martial arts or killed people. People miss you and want to meet. What can I do?"

Chen Zhuo was too lazy to talk nonsense, "Get lost!"

"okay!"

Uncle Deng responded and ran downstairs immediately.

……

The next day.

Inside the golden building, rows of stools were laid out in unison.

"What kind of Western thing? I heard that it can take away souls. Maybe it's used by the ghost of Hades."

"What? Can you still seduce souls?"

"Don't talk nonsense, Sister Youwei has said it all, just leave a picture, what kind of Western science."

……

Hundreds of people shouted together.

But after all, the girls still put on the new clothes they were reluctant to wear in the past one by one, painted with paint and powder, painted their eyebrows, permed their hair, and put on makeup.

Looking from a distance, all of them are beautiful, charming and charming, and there are a few young girls who make a few joking jokes, you pat my ass, and I grab your breasts , the flowers and branches trembled while teasing, making people stare straight.

As for the big and small teapots, accountants, and attendants, they all tidied up neatly, cleaned their faces, changed into decent clothes, and stared curiously at the box on the opposite wooden shelf, trying to tear off the black cloth covering it, look What's hiding underneath.

The one who took the photo was a girl who had returned from studying abroad, and there was a foreigner beside her. The two of them were guarding the camera and adjusting the positions of everyone.

This is because Uncle Deng went to several foreign firms before he found such a person.

"Sit down and don't move!"

That foreigner could speak Chinese with a perfect accent.

Chen Zhuo wore a clean green shirt and sat in the middle, with Mr. Rui on his left, Uncle Deng on his right, and Third Sister.As for the old teachers, they still refused to sit in, and they had no deep taboo against this foreign thing. Even Guo Lao just watched from a distance, and no matter how much he persuaded him, it didn't work.

Behind the four chairs, people lined up in order of height, and a row of stools was placed at the end for people to step on, so as to expose half of everyone's body as much as possible.

In order to adapt to the situation and not to be so aggressive, Chen Zhuo borrowed a folding fan, held it in his hand, sat upright, with a little more politeness between his brows, and a gentler expression as possible.

Just as he was waiting, he suddenly felt someone touch his shoulder, and the next second.

"Boom!"

A cloud of smoke suddenly exploded.

Everyone's curious, vigilant, awkward, dazed, and frightened appearances were immediately frozen in the camera.

　The following is the siege of October.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)