Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 269 Datong Cui Ji

(Happy New Year’s Eve everyone!)

Although Cui Ji Tea Shop has only been open for six years, it still has a great reputation in Datong.

Although the tea is a little more expensive than other teas, there are some famous teas all over the world, and even those that are not available can be obtained for you within a while, and they are absolutely authentic. Therefore, Cui Ji Tea Shop is very popular among literati in Datong Prefecture. Popular among elegant people.

However, what made Cui Ji famous was not the tea he sold, but the good-looking boss and his wife.

When this magical couple came to Datong earlier, they looked like country bumpkins. They looked at everything with silly faces. However, they spent a lot of money. Not only did they buy a large courtyard with three entrances, but also I bought a tea shop and looked like I was going to settle down in Datong.

What if this stupid big fat sheep missed it? Especially that little woman, she's so pretty, with such thin waist and legs, hey!

So all the city foxes and rats in Datong mobilized, fearing that if they walked too slowly, their colleagues would eat the fat sheep in advance.

According to experience, the standard procedure should be that from the moment they come to the door, the husband should kneel down and beg for mercy from them with a pleading face, but they kick him over and then rush into the house to have sex with his wife. It would be better to wait until the end to rummage through all the belongings of the family, and then wait until the couple can no longer survive and the husband sells the house to his wife.

However, things turned out to be somewhat beyond their expectations.

The sun was just right that day, and they exposed their chests covered with tattoos as usual, and knocked on the door with the word Cui Zhai on the door plaque with a fierce expression.

Everything developed according to the process, and it was the owner of this mansion, Boss Cui, who opened the door.

However, what happened next was completely beyond their expectations and became a lifelong nightmare for most of them.

"Are you Cui He, Boss Cui? Boy, do you know who grandpa is?" The leading man stared at Cui He with evil intentions.

"Are you here to cause trouble?" Cui He Gujing Wubo's voice actually gave the leading tattooed man a bad premonition.

The habit he had developed over the years made him want to leave first, but he had been pushed to the front. If he really ran away, he might as well stop hanging out in Datong in the future.

The gangs further down suffered heavy casualties. Four of the six major gangs were wiped out. The gang standing closest to the door was directly wiped out, and six minions ran out. The only remaining gang was Although few people were killed because they were standing on the outermost area because of their lack of strength, the gang leader was frightened and went crazy. Without the gang leader to suppress him, the gang eventually fell apart and the gang was wiped out.

It was announced to the outside world that the six gangs were motivated by wealth and rushed straight into Datong regardless of the obstruction. Another pride of Datong was awarded the residence of General Cui He, the general of military strategy from the fifth rank. As a last resort, the general and his wife had no choice but to fight with them.

After receiving the preliminary statistical information, the Datong governor's beard stood up in anger, and he stood up in the circle surrounded by the government officials and archers, shouting that his life was too late, and he insisted on transporting the cannon from the city wall to kill the thieves. At this moment, Cui He finally remembered what Jia Hui had given him some time ago.

As a result, Cui He, the deputy commander of the Fifth Army Battalion of a certain regiment in the Beijing camp who followed Jia Taiwei in the Northern Expedition to the Grassland, decided to resign and return home with his newlywed wife and live in seclusion in his ancestral town of Datong after joining the army for many years. Such a persona appeared in front of the powerful people in Datong and surrounding areas.

After all, this is a dead end, just one entrance.

Anyway, this is what the government says, believe it or not.

The white knife went in, the red knife came out, and he raised the knife to wipe his throat. With a pop, bright red blood splashed onto the face of the person behind him.

The knife came out of the knife and penetrated the flesh cleanly and neatly, immediately frightening the crowd of city foxes and rats behind him.

No, isn't that right? Shouldn't we beg for mercy and then we go into the yard and start having fun?

How come you kill someone just because you don't agree with them? We are just here to seek money, isn't it?

After some investigation, although it was not found out which regiment Cui He was the deputy commanding officer of the Fifth Army Camp, after learning that the Taiwei did know Cui He and his wife and sent a portrait of the couple, the Datong Governor Then he breathed a sigh of relief.

The matter just passed.

Just at this moment, a beautiful figure appeared at the entrance of the alley, Mrs. Cui, who was carrying a load of food and humming a song home.

God helps me too!

While all the green-skinned people were stunned with fear, Cui He laughed evilly, rushed into the crowd with a steel knife that was still dripping blood, and began to kill them.

Of the six major gangs in Datong City, three of their gang leaders died in the first wave of attacks. Among them, the deputy gang leaders and elders were killed by Cui He in a single encounter.

There's no way to stop it!

But no matter how good Cui He's martial arts is, he can't kill everyone in a short time, let alone if they still have legs?

A group of rabble, scum and scum, let alone loyalty. Seeing that the gang leaders who usually yelled and yelled were no match for Boss Cui and were hacked to death with a knife, they immediately ran away towards the alley!

This was the case with his neighbor when he was young. He went to the grassland to spy on military intelligence and provide it to the Northern Expeditionary Army. However, his companions died and became disabled. He was the only one who returned to the pass completely. He lost his spirit and left. Withdrew.

The merit is fake, but the credit is real.

A knife as thin as a cicada's wing instantly cut the throats of two people.

The battle between the couple and as many as 200 people lasted for about two sticks of incense before they were stopped by the Datong governor who brought three squadrons of government officials and archers after hearing the news.

"Sure enough, we are here to cause trouble." Cui He suddenly understood and nodded, his tone even a little excited.

"Are you fucking deaf? I want to ask you something."

Coupled with the Taiwei's personal endorsement, the Datong governor no longer questioned it.

There are also many people who are tired after completing their tasks and have no intention of continuing to climb up, so they retreat to their hometowns to live in seclusion.

The three remaining gang leaders looked at each other, smiled knowingly, and then stretched out their sinful hands towards Mrs. Cui.

Then there is no more.

It doesn't matter whether he is the real deputy commander. He is well-informed and knows that it is difficult to publicize many achievements such as being an undercover agent, so he can only make up a merit to reward him.

According to incomplete statistics (there were too many broken limbs and arms), five gang leaders alone died. The only one who survived was so frightened that he urinated like urine and went crazy.

"Stop talking nonsense. If I ask you a question, just answer it obediently!" the tattooed man shouted, but his tone was also mixed with a bit of sternness and restraint.

However, whether it is the truth circulated in the market or the official statement, it is clearly shown that General Cui and his wife are particularly good at fighting. In an instant, he became the most popular person in Datong. Wherever he went, people would come to watch and chat with him.

Fear? No, this is the Nine Borders, but there are many frontier troops who followed the Taiwei in the Northern Expedition!

At the same time, because of Cui He's military title, Cui He and his wife easily squeezed into Datong's upper class circles and began to obtain a large amount of information.

Time passed and it was six years.

In the past six years, a total of two big Shanxi merchants and twelve small Shanxi merchants were definitely caught by the couple smuggling the Northeast Forest Fishing and Hunting Tribe and the Beijing Fan. They reported it to Jia Hui, and they were all executed because of this. Beijing Fan was also ordered by the emperor, and a large part of its military power was reduced!

The last king of Beijing Domain, King Beijing Ling, was very likely to be frightened by the emperor's orders and died in depression. It was precisely because of this great achievement that Cui He was awarded the title of General Wu Lu, and the couple settled down in Datong.

. . . . . .

Cui Ji Tea Shop.

Cui He, who has not grown much beard in the past six years, is standing behind the counter of the tea shop, making calculations, and he sounds very professional.

In fact, as a fifth-grade general, Cui He could just wait until he died and let his servants be the shopkeepers. However, Cui He couldn't take any time off and wanted to find something to do for himself. In the end, he chose to be the 12th-level general in Datong City. The most elegant tea shop in the family shop, I will be the shopkeeper myself.

From a business novice who didn't even know how to do abacus at first, to a profiteer full of philistine spirit now, Cui He has gradually learned how to do business.

However, since he maintained his status as a general and could not afford to embarrass that person, he always did business with one, one, two, two. With a huge network of connections, we can get almost all kinds of tea leaves from all over the world, so there are many kinds.

Therefore, Cui He's good reputation in Datong was completely formed.

Gee, I can add another shop to my family this month.

Cui He put down the pen in his hand, looking proudly at the scene of the waiter in the shop nervously loading tea.

Although it was a lot less exciting than the time in Zhongnan Mountain, Cui He, who had experienced the melee with his wife, really enjoyed this plain but extremely fulfilling life.

"Head of the family!" A familiar female voice interrupted Cui He's thoughts. Cui He was not angry, but looked at his wife Li Sanniang with a look of joy, who was holding a food box and holding a child in her arms.

"Oh, madam is here!" Upon seeing this, the guys at the tea shop hurriedly ran over to take the food box and help the madam lighten the burden.

It wasn't that they didn't want to help carry the eldest young master into the tea shop, but that the wife didn't want to let the child fall into anyone's hands, so everyone stopped bothering in front of the wife and couldn't get over it.

Cui Hexiao couldn't see his eyes. He quickly took three steps at a time and took his eldest son. He came up and said, "Okay, we'll be here this morning. Let's leave those who are on duty at noon today to have dinner." Bar!"

"Wei!" the tea shop clerks happily responded, and then you chased me to the back hall for dinner.

These animals are so edible. If you arrive late, you won’t be full!

In the blink of an eye, there was only a family of three left outside.

They found a random table and sat down, opened the food boxes, and the young couple also started to have lunch.

"Have you received a letter from the captain?" Li Sananniang gently picked up a piece of chicken and chewed it carefully.

She loves to taste the delicious food!

In the early years, in order not to waste time, they were trained to eat very fast. Many sisters even suffered from stomach problems at a young age. However, the food was terrible at that time, so eating faster was even an advantage.

But it’s different now. Now that we have money to eat delicious food, if we still eat like we used to, then what’s the point of eating such good food?

After swallowing the steamed bun in his mouth, Cui He nodded: "Yes, something big happened over there in Anxi. Junggar had guns in his hands for some reason. The lieutenant suspected that it was Shanxi merchants who did it."

Speaking of this, Cui He looked puzzled.

Don’t you know how far Datong is from Junggar? Isn't it?

Even if the Shanxi merchants had indeed done such things as smuggling abroad, they could not go that far to Junggar with a few cannons.

Aren't you afraid of being discovered by the Mongol tribe on the way?

"What's that expression on your face?" Seeing her husband frowning, Li Sananniang was not happy, "Just do it if the lieutenant asks me to check it. Why did our family accumulate this property? Don't you know?" ? Not to mention other shops, this is this tea shop. If there is no Taiwei to help you, how can you get so much good tea from Jiangnan? You are a general from the fifth rank? "

Li Sananniang put another piece of cabbage into her mouth. This time she didn't even taste it. She chewed it for a few times and swallowed it: "Ah, yes, I almost forgot, you are a general from the fifth rank." Didn’t the Taiwei help you get it? Ha, you are worthy of questioning the Taiwei? "

Cui He immediately blushed when his wife said it, not because he was angry, but because he was ashamed.

You're right. If you don't have a lieutenant, and with your own temper, you may not be a good citizen for a few days, you will be wanted by the government because you can't stand it or resist the bully and kill someone, and finally run away with Li Sanniang to live in exile.

This was not the life he wanted to live.

My wife is right, she has thoughts that she shouldn’t have.

"You're right." Cui He lost his appetite, put down the chopsticks in his hands, and lowered his head feebly.

"Yeah, it's good to know your mistakes," Li Sananniang suddenly regained her good mood, "Then, where do we start investigating?"

That's a cannon. Even a small cannon weighs hundreds of pounds of copper and iron. Plus gunpowder and the like, it will definitely leave traces.

"This matter is not urgent." Cui He thought for a while and said.

But when he saw that his wife was frowning and about to scold him, he quickly waved his hands and explained: "I don't mean to be passive and slow down work! I mean there is no rush to go out of the city to explore those warehouses. We can have a banquet these days while someone is having a happy event at home. , let’s go find out more about it first!”

Li Sanniang was thoughtful.

Seeing that Mrs. Cui He's anger gradually dissipated, he quickly struck while the iron was hot: "Besides, searching warehouse after warehouse without any target is too troublesome and time-consuming. Moreover, if there is any negligence that makes the other party alert and respond, then Isn't it just a matter of ruining the captain's affairs?

Why don't we do some research first and narrow down the scope, and then we can search more carefully? "

"Well, that makes sense. It's too much trouble to rush around in their warehouse in such a hurry, so let's go and find out first." Li Sananniang nodded heavily and decided to go to participate in the Jin Dynasty in two days. The wedding of the eldest son of the Shang Sun family.

(End of this chapter)