Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 22 Zhang San Runs Back
"What kind of big shot?" Chen Gu couldn't help but ask curiously.

Although a scholar is nothing, he is ultimately a product of the imperial examination system. Without solid evidence, even the magistrate or the instructor of a county cannot easily expel a scholar from school.

In the case of Bian Shichun and Bai Wencheng, even if the prefect of Chongqing came, at most he would give them a few words of reprimand, but it would not be possible to expel them from school.

"Do you know Mancheng?" Bian Shichun asked.

Chen Gu thought for a moment and said, "I've heard a little bit, but I don't know the details!"

In fact, Chen Gu had never heard of Mancheng at all, but he could not admit it for fear of arousing Bian Shichun's suspicion.

"The so-called Manchu cities are actually the garrisons of the Eight Banners soldiers and their families. Most of the Manchu cities are in the north, with fewer south of the Yellow River and only a few south of the Yangtze River. There is one in Chengdu in Bashu, and the Chengdu general is a first-rank official."

Bian Shichun briefly talked about the whole city, but emphasized the rank of the general of Chengdu. He was a first-rank official, which meant he was already a high-ranking official.

"How could such a high-ranking official be related to the Bai family?" Chen Gu asked in confusion.

"Because of opium!" Bian Shichun sneered, "Now in the Sichuan army, whether it is the Eight Banners or the Green Camp, whether it is the officers or the soldiers, at least more than 90% of them smoke opium, and the Bai family's main business is opium.

"You can't say he ran away!" Bian Shichun smiled bitterly and said, "After all, his father is Agui, Zhangjia, Agui, a juren in the third year of Qianlong's reign, and he was also the Prince's Grand Tutor and the Grand Secretary of Wuying Palace. He passed away two years ago. The emperor can't do anything to him. At most, he will be transferred to another place."

After all, for a provincial governor like the other party, it should be very easy to deal with the gentry in a few counties.

"Oh!" Chen Gu nodded, realizing that he had misunderstood. Adis should be Manchu. "In other words, Adis is going to make a final profit and run away?"

Chen Gu also sighed in his heart that the Bai family was willing to invest so much money. Perhaps the cost of opium was not as high as imagined.

"My last name is Zhangjia, Zhangjia clan, Addis!" Bian Shichun couldn't help rolling his eyes and said unhappily.

"Adis?" Chen Jue couldn't help but twitch his lips and asked, "Is your last name A or Adi?"

Moreover, at the beginning of the year, the White Lotus Sect rebelled at the border of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and the emperor has already issued an edict to reprimand General Adis of Chengdu. Now that the rebellion is getting more and more intense, Adis is already in a difficult situation and dares not act excessively. "Bian Shichun sneered.

This time Chen Gu was really shocked. With such a family background, it was impossible for him to be in trouble. But with such a family background and the fact that he was a high-ranking official, it would not be easy for him to be expelled from school.

"Do you still have room for resistance?" Chen Gu asked with a frown.

Chen Gu couldn't care less about such things, and the two had been talking for quite some time. How could a young master from a big family and an executioner's apprentice have so much to say?

"Many things cannot be said openly. After all, the buying and selling of opium has been banned since the reign of Emperor Yongzheng. The current emperor's attitude towards opium is even stricter, and he even forbids its cultivation. As a result, they cannot act too excessively.

In order to cling to the Chengdu general's thigh, the Bai family's opium business has very little profit. Even if the Bai family restaurant is very profitable, it can't fill such a big hole, so this has to be the case with people like us. "

In addition, Bian Shichun was suspected of sending people to burn down the Bai's Restaurant. It would be difficult for Chen Gu, the person who actually burned down the restaurant, to say too much to him, lest it be noticed by someone with ulterior motives. Then, someone might accidentally hit him, which would be a bit disgusting.

So Chen Gu pushed the wheelbarrow and left without even saying hello.

Bian Shichun was somewhat speechless for a moment, but there were many opportunities to talk, so there was no need to rush. Then Bian Shichun left the place with his entourage.

When he got home, an unexpected person appeared in front of Chen Gu. "Why did you come back?" Chen Gu asked in surprise, looking at Zhang San squatting at the door.

Zhang San stood up and handed Chen Kui a small jar, saying with a smile, "My father asked me to bring you a jar of wine!"

"Tell the truth!" Chen Gu frowned and said.

"That's the truth!" Zhang San hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, actually I can't stay in the countryside. I work all day long, and it's heavy work. After work, I fall asleep immediately. It's rare to have a rest, and there's no time to play. It's simply not a life for a human being.

But this wine is indeed what my father asked me to bring to you. It is made from sugarcane residue using the secret recipe you gave me. This is the first batch of wine from the steaming process. It is very strong. One sip can burn your mouth and stomach."

Chen Gu was a little speechless. This is alcohol, okay?

It's fine for setting fires, but as for drinking, forget it, as it's easy to become a fool.

However, ordinary people of this era think that this wine is the best wine because it is strong enough. If you drink it in the north, you will feel warm all over and get drunk with the smallest amount, which saves cost.

Moreover, this wine head is very good for treating external injuries or putting some into a jar of kimchi.

"In other words, your father asked you to come to me with a jar of wine?" Chen Gu asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Hehe, I'm your little brother, so of course I have to come and join you!" Zhang San said with a silly grin.

Chen thought for a moment, sat down on a stick, and asked, "Have you sold the original house?"

"Of course he sold it. My father never wanted to come back!" Zhang San replied.

"So where did your family move to?" Chen Gu continued to ask.

"In Shidu!" Zhang San replied.

Chen Gu was completely confused when he heard this.

"It's the old Sishanli!"

Chen Jue didn't know where Sishanli was. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Is it still in Jiangjin County? In that direction, or upstream or downstream of the Yangtze River? Is it far from the Yangtze River?"

Zhang San nodded and said, "It's still in Jiangjin County, also on the Yangtze River, upstream, but it's close to Hejiang County in Luzhou Prefecture."

Chen Gu knew where it was after hearing this. "That seems to be the Bian family's territory, right?"

"Yes, all the good fields over there belong to the Bian family. Even the better firewood hills belong to them. My father spent a hundred taels of silver to buy a small hill of a hundred acres. He was exhausted from reclaiming the land every day."

Zhang San sighed and looked at Chen Gu eagerly, "Boss, just take me in. I'm very hardworking and smart, and I can help you a lot!"

"Okay, then help me carry these woods in first!" Chen Gu said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)