The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 409: Found a Treasure (Two Chapters in One)

Tiehu's heart skipped a beat. Why is this the question again? He hesitated and said, "Why did you and Third Master fall into the sea at the same time? This is too coincidental. It's impossible."

"I mean, if? You don't have to worry about it. Just answer who to save first." Qin Hongyu looked at Tiehu expectantly, her expression obviously a little nervous.

Tiehu patted his chest and said loudly, "Of course I will save you first, Hong'er. You should take care of your own wife. Oh, Third Master can swim, and he must have other followers around him, such as Shitou. Shitou will definitely save Third Master."

"What if Jia Huan can't swim and has no other followers around him?" Qin Hongyu was obviously not satisfied with Tiehu's answer and continued to add up assumptions.

Tiehu said unhappily, "Your butt is itching again, right? Why so many ifs? As the saying goes, if you don't punish him for three days, he will tear the roof off the house and you still have to punish him again."

As Tiehu spoke, he lowered his waist, half-knelt on one knee, placed Qin Hong on his thigh, and slapped that raised round breasts a few times. The sound was crisp and soul-stirring.

Qin Hongyu was beaten so hard that her face turned red, her eyebrows and eyes were ashen, and her whole body was limp. She gritted her teeth and shouted, "Stinky Tiehu, you are dead, I will not forgive you...Ah! Ah! Ah!"

Tiehu slapped August 15th a few more times. Every time he slapped her, Qin Hongyu let out a cry that made people imagine a lot, as if it was three parts pain and seven parts pleasure.

It turns out that just as some people have a particularly sensitive part of their body and will laugh uncontrollably if they are gently tickled, Qin Hongyu's buttocks are exactly that sensitive area, and the sensitivity is extremely high.

It's funny to say that ever since Tiehu set his eyes on Qin Hongyu, he has been thinking about how to start. He asked himself that he had no looks, no knowledge, and he was sure he could not learn the poetic and picturesque style of the Third Master under the flowers and the moon. He was only proud of his martial arts and strength. It happened that Qin Hongyu, the female bandit, was also a person with high martial arts skills. She was as brave as any man and was strong-willed by nature and would not easily submit.

So Tiehu simply asked Qin Hongyu to come out for a fight, and threatened that if she lost, she would be his wife, and if he lost, he would be the other party's younger brother, and would do whatever he said and work like a slave.

Well, rough guys who practice martial arts are so straightforward!
Qin Hongyu naturally knew that Tiehu was powerful, but she couldn't stand provocation, so she had a fight with Tiehu. The result is self-evident, but Qin Hongyu was no pushover either, so Tiehu didn't win easily. He was hit several times, and the more he was hit, the angrier he became. In the end, he used his strength advantage to pin Qin Hongyu to the ground and spanked her violently.

Unexpectedly, this beating had a miraculous effect. The female bandit leader, who had just been shouting and calling for war and was as ferocious as a female leopard, turned into a soft little lamb.

Qin Hongyu was originally good -looking and proud of her figure. At this time, she was stunned with red ears and red ears, her eyes, and Iron Tiger's animal.

And then he lay on top of her and started moving around wantonly. Although the former was embarrassed and anxious, he kept his promise and he half-heartedly agreed to the good thing. Tsk tsk, one can only say that the people of Jianghu are really generous and their efficiency is really amazing.

In fact, Qin Hongyu had a good impression of Tiehu a long time ago. She was a person who admired the strong. That was why she looked down on all the suitors on Dulong Island because none of them could beat her. She would rather be single than commit herself to a man weaker than herself.

Although Tiehu is not handsome, he is tall and mighty, with extremely strong martial arts. Even the madman Kang Dayong is no match for him. The bandits on Dulong Island are even more afraid of him and are terrified when they hear Tiehu's name. Therefore, Qin Hongyu has long wanted to have a good fight with Tiehu.

As a result, Tiehu actually took the initiative to come to the door to challenge a fight, and put forward the conditions for winning or losing, so Qin Hongyu agreed almost without hesitation. Then, the fight was so intense that they fought from standing to lying down, from positive distance to negative distance. In the end, not only did Aunt Qin lose the fight, she also lost her body to this beast Tiehu.

Let's get back to the point. Tiehu found Qin Hongyu's weakness with ease and hit August 15th a few more times, laughing and saying, "Biao bitch, you're still standing up to me. You're rebelling against the heaven. Do you still dare? Do you dare?"

Qin Hongyu was severely punished, and finally she could only beg for mercy: "I will never dare to do it again, Brother Hu, please forgive me!"

Tiehu then let Qin Hongyu go, and they flirted for a while before coming out from their hiding place hand in hand in an intimate state. Qin Hongyu's subordinates seemed to be used to this and only saluted the two of them.

"Hong'er, take your people back to the dock first. I'll go back and get the money from Master San and then send it to the ship." Tiehu ordered.
Qin Hongyu nodded and left the Yangzhou Wei camp with dozens of his men.

Tiehu watched Qin Hongyu and her group walk away before returning to the camp, where he ran into Captain Zuo Dashou, who leaned over to whisper in his ear, "Master Tiger, I just received an official document that the new chief appointed by the court will be here in three days, and the rest of the vacancies will probably be filled soon."

Tiehu nodded and said, "I understand. Go ahead and get busy."

Since the fall of Dai Li, the former commander of Yangzhou Guard, all officers above the rank of Qianhu in the guard have been taken down, and even a lot of low- and middle-level officers below the rank of Qianhu have been laid off. Therefore, Tiehu, the new Qianhu, is actually the person in charge of Yangzhou Guard. Otherwise, it would not be so easy for Jia Huan to use the workshop of Yangzhou Guard to develop firearms.

After all, Jia Huan is still a commoner with no official position, and the control of firearms in the Jin Dynasty is quite strict. Possession of firearms is a serious crime, not to mention secretly developing new firearms without the approval of the court!

Now that the new commander appointed by the court is about to take office, Tiehu, the captain, naturally can no longer hold all the power. Fortunately, Jia Huan's flintlock rifle has been made, so it is not affected. It's just that Tiehu has a headache. After all, he has been used to being the boss for a while, and suddenly a new boss was parachuted in from above, which makes him feel a little uncomfortable.

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When Jia Huan and Mandalin returned to the mansion, the latter saw the pretty Ping'er coming out of the house and immediately cheered, rushed forward and hugged the former warmly, saying, "Sister Ping'er, I missed you so much."

Ping'er was obviously not used to the straightforward way Westerners express their emotions. She was stunned for a moment before she reacted. She smiled sweetly, patted Mandarin on the back and said, "Sister Man, you've worked hard. Come inside quickly. It just snowed and it's cold outside!"

"It's indeed a bit cold. By the way, do you have any wine at home?" Mandarin asked while rubbing her hands and stamping her feet.

Ping'er nodded and said, "Of course there is. I know you like to drink it, so I saved some for you. I'll warm it up for you later."

Mandalin cheered again, holding Ping'er's hand and said happily: "Sister Ping'er, you are so kind, I love you."

Seeing the two girls walking into the house hand in hand, talking and laughing, Jia Huan was very pleased. Just as he was about to go in, an old woman came in with a cane and saluted, saying, "Hello, Third Master Huan!"

Jia Huan hurriedly asked, "Madam Zhang, why are you here? Is it Sister Lin who wants to see me?"

Aunt Zhang grinned with her missing teeth and said, "No, I just met a boy at the second gate. I couldn't find anyone to pass on the message, so he asked me to help tell Master Huan San that there are two foreign officials outside who want to see you. Do you want to see them?"

"A foreign official? Or two?" Jia Huan was a little confused and asked, "Didn't the other party reveal his identity?"

Aunt Zhang tried hard to recall the past, and after a moment she said, "It seems to be called something like almond or radish."

Jia Huan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he said, "I see. I'll go out to meet the guests later. Oh, by the way, Madam Zhang, please come in and sit for a while. I'll let Ping'er wait on you."

Nanny Zhang waved her hand and said, "No, I still have to go and pay my respects to the young lady. Maybe next time." After saying that, she turned around and walked out slowly.

It turned out that this Nanny Zhang was an old servant of the Lin family. She had served three generations of masters and had worked hard and made great contributions. Even Lin Daiyu was very respectful to her. Now she was seventy years old, had no children, and had nowhere to go. So even though most of the servants were dismissed, Nanny Zhang was kept.

Let's get back to the topic. After Jia Huan entered the room, he put down Mandarin's bag, said hello to Ping'er, and then hurried to the living room in front.

On the way, he happened to meet the butler Xiao Lei. After asking, he learned that it was Haimen County Magistrate Lu Renjia who came to visit, and there were two Westerners with him.

Jia Huan guessed that it was the Dutchman Red Bearded Roll who had come. Sure enough, when Jia Huan rushed to the living room, he saw Haimen County Magistrate Lu Renjia, who was wearing a seventh-rank official robe, as well as Red Bearded Roll and Roll's first mate Gordon. It was obvious that Gordon must have come with the ransom to redeem Roll. Only a few months had passed, but he was quite quick, earlier than he had expected.

"Your humble servant greets Master Huan San!" As soon as Lu Renjia saw Jia Huan, he immediately stepped forward and saluted respectfully.

Jia Huan quickly responded with a greeting, "I dare not. Magistrate Lu, there is no need to be polite. Please take a seat!"

It is said that Lu Renjia was originally the magistrate of Yancheng County. Later, he was transferred to Haimen County by Lin Ruhai. Now he is doing a very successful job as the magistrate of Haimen County. Last month, he came to Yangzhou to pay tribute to Lin Ruhai.

"Mr. Jia, we meet again. How are you?" Red-bearded Luo Er politely saluted Jia Huan with a gesture of touching his chest.

Jia Huan smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a few months. Not only has your Chinese become more fluent, but you seem to have gained some weight. It seems that the food of our Great Jin is very much to your liking."

Luo Er shook his head and said, "No, no, no, I'm just under too much pressure and can't absorb nutrition well, so I'm just bloated. Fortunately, my first mate has already sent us 20 cannons and 20,000 taels of silver. I hope Mr. Jia will keep his promise and let us go."

Jia Huan turned to Lu Renjia and asked, "County Magistrate Lu, have you inspected all the twenty cannons?"

Lu Renjia said quickly, "I have followed the instructions of Master Huan San and tested all 20 guns. There is absolutely no problem with the quality. The 20,000 taels of silver have also been counted, not a cent less."

Jia Huan smiled and said, "In that case, Lord Luo Er, you can leave Da Jin now. But I still want to give you a piece of advice. If you do business in a proper manner, do business in a proper manner. If you commit crimes along the coast of Da Jin and harm the interests of our military and civilians, I will kill you next time."

Luo Er's face changed slightly, and he secretly hated it in his heart. He smiled and said, "We Dutch people always abide by the laws of the country where we do business. The last conflict with Master Jia was just a misunderstanding. Something like this will never happen again in the future."

Jia Huan nodded and said, "That's great, Magistrate Lu!"

"The subordinate is here!"

"Thank you for taking the trouble to escort Mr. Luo Er back to Haimen County and ensure their safe voyage."

The subtext is to keep a close eye on him and don't let this Dutchman do anything weird. I have to escort him out to sea personally.

Lu Renjia said solemnly, "I understand, Master Huan San, please rest assured."

Originally, Jia Huan's power came from Lin Ruhai. Now that Lin Ruhai has passed away, Jia Huan has naturally lost his backer. Lu Renjia can handle this matter with full authority without seeking Jia Huan's approval, but he still ran to Yangzhou and respectfully asked Jia Huan for instructions.

There is no other reason, I just think highly of Jia Huan’s huge potential!
Although Lu Renjia and Jia Huan had not been in contact for a long time, they had been through hardships and life and death together. In Lu Renjia's eyes, although Jia Huan was young, he was bold and ruthless, with the will of a hero. When everyone was trapped in the broken ancestral hall of Wushi Village, Lu Renjia and Jia Huan broke out in the dark to seek help. Jia Huan fought hand-to-hand and killed several pirates and Japanese pirates. He witnessed it with his own eyes. Later, Jia Huan ran to the Yuntiguan Qianhu Suo alone and successfully invited reinforcements to save everyone. His boldness and wit were evident.

From then on, Lu Renjia felt that Jia Huan was an extraordinary boy. Later, Jia Huan replaced Lin Ruhai with the seal of the governor and wiped out Kang Dayong's gang of pirates in one fell swoop, showing amazing leadership ability. The key point is that this kid is so evil when he is only in his teens. God knows what his limit will be in the future?
Just last month, when the Nanzhili Township results were announced, Jia Huan took the top spot. He was truly a genius who was both civil and military. If you don't curry favor with such a person now, when will you curry favor with him? Not only should you curry favor with him, you should also cling to his thighs tightly!

As mentioned in the previous article, Lu Renjia was only a juren, and being a county magistrate was the ceiling of his life. However, people always go to high places and water flows to low places, so Lu Renjia naturally wanted to continue to climb up. He couldn't flatter other high-ranking officials, but now, while Jia Huan has not yet become successful, he can still do so. If he doesn't curry favor with him now, it will be difficult for him to do so after this guy becomes successful.

Let's get back to the point. Jia Huan was about to send Red Beard Luo Er away, but he didn't seem to want to leave.

"Mr. Jia, I have something I want to discuss with you in private. Do you think it is convenient?" Red-bearded Luo Er glanced at County Magistrate Lu.

Lu Renjia was tactful and bowed, saying, "Master Huan San, I'll take my leave first!" After that, he left the hall.

Jia Huan took a sip from the teacup and said with a faint smile: "Mr. Luo Er, if it is about free trade, I am afraid you will be disappointed. Jia Huan is just a scholar and has no ability to make a decision. You should ask your president to send an envoy to Beijing to discuss it directly."

Red Bearded Luo Er waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, it's not about trade. It's like this, Mr. Jia, can you return Mandarin to me? Or I can buy her back with money."

Jia Huan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why?"

Luo Er's eyes flickered, and he hesitated, "This woman has an exquisite appearance and figure. She is a rare beauty even in Europe. I plan to give her as a gift to a very important person."

"Oh, what big shot is he?" Jia Huan asked calmly.

"I can't reveal this. If Mr. Jia is willing to return Mandarin to me, I am willing to pay one hundred taels of gold, and give two Persian beauties as well. These two Persian beauties are as pretty as Mandarin, and they can sing and dance well, and are very good at serving men. I guarantee that Mr. Jia will not be able to stop once he has tasted them." Luo Er seduced with an ambiguous look.

Jia Huan sneered and said, "In that case, Lord Luo, why don't you give these two Persian beauties to that important person?"

Luo Er's face was slightly stiff, and he smiled awkwardly: "That gentleman has a special hobby. Mandarin should be more to his taste."

Jia Huan said calmly: "What a coincidence, Mandarin also suits my taste."

Luo Er shook his head and said, "Women are just like food. No matter how delicious they are, you will get tired of them. Master Jia has been enjoying them for several months. Why not try something new? I guarantee that after you have tasted those two Persian beauties..."

Jia Huan's face darkened and he said coldly, "No need, send the guest away!"

Shitou and Jinbao immediately rushed in and shouted, "Get out!"

Luo Er and Gordon had no choice but to walk out the door in disappointment.

"Boss, that guy just won't buy in. What should we do now?" First Mate Gordon spread his hands and said in Dutch.

Luo Er said angrily: "At first I thought Mandarin was just an ordinary noble woman, but I didn't expect that she actually had another identity. She was a top student at the Theresia Military Academy and was good at making guns and artillery. If such a talent fell into the hands of the Jin people, it would be a big hidden danger."

Gordon nodded and said, "That's right. Jin is originally so rich and vast, but its firearms are too poor. If they get firearms as advanced as ours, it's scary to think about it. Otherwise, let's go back and talk to that guy again. I don't believe that he won't be tempted if we offer a higher price this time."

Luo Er shook his head and said, "No, no, this guy is greedier than a wolf and more cunning than a fox. If the price we offer is too high, it will definitely arouse his suspicion. Maybe he is already suspicious now. If we go back to negotiate with him now, I am afraid that not only will we not be able to redeem the person, but we may even lose ourselves."

Gordon's face changed drastically, and he said anxiously: "Then let's go quickly. Although Mandarin knows how to make advanced firearms and artillery, she may not help Jin State. After all, she is also a European."

Luo Er shrugged helplessly and said, "This is the only way. If we show that we care too much about that woman, it will arouse the boy's suspicion. If he interrogates Mandarin, that would be terrible. Let's go, no matter what!"

(End of this chapter)