Jinghong Tower

Chapter 376 Chamber Pot
He Shuquan was knocked dizzy by the slap. He finally managed to stand firm and immediately became furious.

"Is there any father like you? I've suffered so much, but you didn't even ask me. You just came up and beat me. Fine, go ahead and beat me to death. Then let's see who will hold the jar and the flag for you!"

This last sentence has always worked.

But things are different now. In the past, Master He San had to scrape together money to even pay for the secret door, but now it is different. He is the emperor's uncle, and he can find young and beautiful ladies from wealthy families to give birth to sons for him. If one doesn't work, he can find a few more. He will always be able to give birth to a few sons who are both talented in literature and martial arts. He Ran has built such a big family business, so he must have a few people from her family to help him. No outsider can compare to his own brother, right?

Although Master He San was locked up in a small dark room these days, he had good food and drink. Except for the lack of wine, everything else was better than outside.

It's not that He Ran wanted to treat them well, but the people below didn't dare to neglect them too much. He Ran was too busy, so he just had the mother and son locked up. The rest was up to the people below to figure out. So, although there was no special care, they were not treated harshly either.

Facts have proved that when one is well fed and clothed, one will think about sex. Even in a fearful situation, after Mr. He San had eaten and drunk his fill, he still put the matter of having the daughter of a famous family give birth to a son on the agenda.

This time is different from the past. He Shuquan tried to capture him again by hitting him with a jar. Not only did he fail, he was slapped twice in the face.

Old man Yu at the side couldn't stand it anymore and advised, "Old Third, if you have something to say, talk it over nicely. Don't hit the child."

There was no light in the room, only the light from outside and the moonlight. Therefore, it was only then that Mr. He San could see clearly who had come in with He Shuquan.

"Yu, is it your turn to speak here? Do you believe I will beat you too?"

Just three days ago, Old Man Yu was still Mr. He San's father and Old Madam He's meal ticket, but now it is different. Old Man Yu has become a disgrace to the noble status of this mother and son, and a stumbling block on the road to wealth.

Old man Yu has been a gangster all his life and he has always been the one bullying others, let alone Old Man He who once volunteered to be his adopted son.

Old Man Yu was furious and cursed: "He Laosan, who do you think you are? Without me, you three would have been sleeping on the streets long ago. He Laosan, even if you had ten claws, they would have been chopped off by others. You ungrateful wolf, you look down on me now? Pah!"

When Madam He heard Old Man Yu scolding her son, she immediately became anxious and slapped her thigh and started to curse: "You old bastard, who told you to come here? Do you know where this is? Are you worthy of coming here? Get out, get out quickly, we don't know you, get out quickly!"

Old Man Yu became even angrier. He didn’t even know where this place was!
He was carried here in a sack. Did he want to come? Isn't it good for him to live his own life?
"Old witch, you still dare to tell me to get out? Why didn't you tell me to get out when you took the silver from me?"

Madam He: "Who took your money? I didn't. I am a noble old lady with a large family and many children and grandchildren. I would ask you for money. You are talking nonsense. You have no shame!"

Old Man Yu was furious and raised his fist, but he didn't hit Old Madam He. Instead, he punched Master He San in the face.

First, he doesn’t hit women;

Second, when a son is beaten, the mother feels pain.

Unfortunately, Old Man Yu still didn’t understand Old Madam He. At least, he didn’t understand Old Madam He’s love for Mr. He San.

No matter how much love you have, it is not as good as loving yourself more.

Although Master He San is young, he is far inferior to Old Man Yu in terms of physical strength and fighting experience.

Whether it is a one-on-one fight or a group fight, Old Man Yu has experienced hundreds of battles.

Master He San was beaten so badly that he couldn't raise his head and lay on the ground howling.

What made Mr. He San even more depressed was that He Shuquan did not help him at all. Instead, he stood by with his arms folded, watching the fun, and almost shouted "Come on!"

The noise in the small dark room soon reached He Ran, and Qi Hong told He Ran everything she heard outside the door.

He Ran sneered: "Old Man Yu treated them well, but now he has turned his back on them. He is worse than a dog. Go find out what Old Man Yu's reputation is on the street and whether he has killed anyone."

The news was soon heard. Old Man Yu had a good reputation and was loyal. One of his brothers was whipped to death by the Jinyiwei two years ago, leaving behind two sons, who were both being raised by Old Man Yu. Now the two children are studying in school and have not followed Old Man Yu to become gangsters.

When Old Man Yu was young, he had killed more than one person, but they were not honest people. They were all thugs as brave and aggressive as he was.

He Ran nodded: "If Old Man Yu is injured, give him gold wound medicine and traumatic wine. Old Man Yu's meal includes wine and meat. Tell him that this is a reward for him. The other three can just eat coarse food."

This is the first time that He Ran has mentioned the He family’s meals since the mother and son were imprisoned.

Qi Hong received the order and the people below immediately knew what to do next.

Coarse food is enough to fill you up, just like feeding pigs.

When breakfast was delivered the next day, there was also some medicine for old man Yu. He was not injured, but he was old after all, and he was hit too hard, so his shoulders were sore.

The three members of the He family stared at the breakfast in front of them.

He Shuquan was the first one. There was no harm without comparison, and the gap was not big.

But Old Madam He and Mr. He San were like being pushed from the top of Mount Tai and rolled down.

What is this black and hard thing? There is no vegetable, only this, one for each person.

Madam He turned her face away and said, "I don't eat it. Even the farmhands in our farm never ate it before. It was only when there was a disaster one year that I saw the refugees eating it."

Of course, Master He San didn't eat either. As for He Shuquan, he was staring at Old Man Yu's bowl of rice.

Big noodles!
In addition to a big bowl of pork chop noodles, there are also two tea eggs.

Isn’t it greasy to eat pork chop noodles early in the morning?

Old Man Yu took a bite and shook his head in enjoyment: "Delicious, this noodle is good, this is the best pork chop noodles I have ever eaten in my life."

Of course, this is the chef of Madam Renyi’s mansion, who was brought from the capital by Duke Dingguo.

While Old Man Yu wasn't paying attention, He Shuquan reached out to grab the tea egg. Before his hand even touched the eggshell, Old Man Yu hit him: "Go away. Your grandmother said that we don't know each other. If you dare to touch my tea eggs, I'll beat you to death."

He Shuquan said hurriedly, "Master, you forgot that when you beat my father yesterday, I didn't stop you. We were in the same group. Master, just give me a tea egg. At worst, when you beat my father again, I will hold him from behind and make him unable to move, so that you can beat him to your heart's content."

Old Man Yu glanced at him and said, "Well, you are promising, better than your father. Here, eat it."

He Shuquan quickly peeled the tea egg and ate it up in two or three bites.

He felt a little choked, so Old Man Yu gave him the half bowl of noodle soup he had left. He Shuquan was captured from Li Si by Zong Qi's men. He had only eaten two dry-fried cakes in the past two days and was already starving. After eating a tea egg and half a bowl of noodle soup, He Shuquan's hunger was finally relieved.

But he is only a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, and this little food is not enough for him. As for the black-flour cake, he will not eat it. He is filial, so just leave it to his father and grandmother.

As for Old Madam He and Mr. He San, of course they couldn't eat much either. Anyway, it didn't matter if they went hungry, so they just starved.
In the blink of an eye, it was noon. He Ran never treated her subordinates harshly. Therefore, as long as they were not so poor that they could not even afford to eat, those who followed her would have three meals a day wherever she went.

Old Madam He and Mr. He San had already had experience. Here, they had three meals a day. If they didn't eat breakfast, they would wait until noon to eat more. They couldn't have black-faced pancakes at noon. But they guessed wrong. They didn't have lunch, but Old Man Yu did.

Old Man Yu’s lunch consisted of two dishes, one soup, and two large bowls of white rice.

The dishes were braised pork and stir-fried vegetables, and the soup was sour radish and duck soup. It was cooked to perfection, and the overbearing aroma went straight into the noses of the three members of the He family.

He Shuquan got half a bowl of rice and half a bowl of soup. As for the braised pork, Old Man Yu only gave him one piece. The braised pork was so delicious that Old Man Yu was reluctant to give him more.

If he didn't understand in the morning, now at noon, there is nothing that Old Man Yu doesn't understand.

This is a reward, a reward for beating someone.

So in the afternoon, Old Man Yu took the time to beat up Master He San again. He Shuquan volunteered to hug Master He San's waist tightly from behind, allowing Old Man Yu to slap Master He San hard more than a dozen times.

In the evening, Old Man Yu got a whole fat duck and a pot of wine, and he generously gave a big duck leg to He Shuquan.

The He family mother and son still had no dinner. Old Madam He shouted at the door. Qi Hong opened the door and came in, pointing at the black flour cakes thrown in the corner by the He family mother and son: "Don't want new ones if you don't finish those."

From last night till now, Master He San had received two beatings and had not eaten a single grain of rice. He was now lying on the ground in a horrible state.

Old Madam He cursed He Ran for being heartless, but as soon as she said one word, Master He San struggled up and covered her mouth.

At this point, Master He San still had everything he didn't understand. He Ran deliberately locked Old Man Yu up with them just to let Old Man Yu deal with them.

Even if they died at the hands of Old Man Yu, they were beaten to death by Old Man Yu. It had nothing to do with He Ran, and He Ran was not involved at all.

Poisonous, so poisonous!
"Mom, please stop cursing. The more you curse, the faster we will die."

These words were so useful that Madam He swallowed the rest of the words. The mother and daughter looked at Old Man Yu who was drinking by himself.

This old guy, isn’t he afraid that the wine might be poisonous? How come he wasn’t poisoned to death?

Old Man Yu was not afraid that the wine was poisonous. Although he didn't know where this place was, those people were able to capture him and send him here. Both the people who captured him and the people here were not ordinary people.

Who is he? He's just an old bastard.

Old Man Yu had been hanging around on the streets for most of his life and was long past the age of being brave and aggressive. He knew very well that people like them, if they could only make it to the highest level, would only be chamber pots for high-ranking officials.

What is a chamber pot?

It is useful, very useful, but it does the dirtiest and most dishonorable things. It will never be displayed in front of people, but will only be hidden in the most secluded places.

All day and night, Old Man Yu was wondering what was going on.

Until now, Old Madam He actually mentioned He Ran!

In the current Jinling City, the most famous person is definitely He Ran; the most powerful person is definitely He Ran; the person who can control life and death is definitely He Ran!

He Ran is from Zhending.

The He family mother and son are also from Zhending.

Ever since He Ran came to Jinling, something was not right between this mother and son. Once when he came home, this mother and son were whispering in the house, but they immediately stopped talking when they saw him coming back.

So that’s how it is, they are actually He Ran’s family!

But it was obvious that He Ran didn't recognize them. Why would such a good family member not recognize them?

Need I say more? It must be a grudge.

Moreover, it was this mother and son who did something wrong to He Ran.

Ha ha.

Old man Yu knew that this might be the greatest opportunity in his life. If he used it well and seized it, he would enjoy a life of luxury and prestige for the rest of his life. If he failed to seize it, he would be like a rat that had crawled out of the gutter and would only be beaten to death.

In the face of absolute power, a gangster like him is no better than an ant.

Old Man Yu stood up and walked in front of Old Madam He. Old Madam He was startled and instinctively shrank back: "What are you doing here? Get out of here!"

Old Man Yu sneered: "Liu Ahhua, what are you talking about? A husband and wife for a day is a hundred days of grace, not to mention that we have slept in the same bed for two years."

Madam He was startled: "What Liu Ahhua, are you drunk?"

Since she was able to marry into the He family, her family must not be too bad. Her father was a scholar after all, so how could he give her a name like Liu Ahua?

Her maiden name is Siyu, which means beautiful as a flower or jade.

Old Man Yu snorted coldly, "Why are you pretending? Aren't you Liu Ah Hua? When your son pawned you to me, he signed a document, and it was written in black and white that you were Liu Ah Hua."

Old Madam He was shocked and angry. When the third brother gave her to Old Man Yu, he even signed a document?

How is this possible?

Isn't this just being caught?
She has been guarding the old man for as many years as he has been dead. She also wants He Ran to build a chastity temple for her after she dies.

She wanted to be a chaste and heroic woman, so how could she have a document stating that she was being pawned? No way!

Old Madam He looked at Master He San. Thanks to Old Man Yu, Qi Hong was worried that Old Man Yu couldn't see clearly when he was beating people, so she hung a lantern outside the window. Although there was window paper between them, the room was brightly lit, and Old Madam He could clearly see Master He San's face.

His nose was bruised and his face was swollen, with dried nosebleed.

"Have you signed the agreement?" asked Mrs. He.

Master He San could only bite the bullet and answer: "It has to be established. It has to be established. This is the rule."

"What rules? Are you crazy or stupid? Who told you to sign such a document? You unfilial son, bastard! I will beat you to death!"

Old Madam He pounced forward, grabbing and hitting Master He San. Master He San's already horrible face was instantly covered with several bloody marks.

"Don't hit me anymore. Although I signed the agreement, I wrote Liu Ahua, not your real name. It's a fake name, a fake name!"