Chapter 109 Oh my god, it’s Chen Jiusi ( words, please subscribe)
"Look! A carriage!"

"Oh my God, it's with a canopy. Who is this important person coming? I've only seen this kind of carriage in the county town. You know, the last time I went to the city."

"I know, I know. I've been listening to you bragging for a year. I'm going to the city to show off to you."

"What do you mean by showing off? The city is better than our village. There are so many rich people there. Really, if you have time, go to the city and take a look. Even in the city, it's rare to see such luxurious carriages!"

"Yes, I remember Yu Biao's family had one before, but it was only pulled by a mule, which was far inferior to this car."

"Still mentioning the Yu family? They're all ruined. Besides, who can afford a carriage like this?"

"Let me tell you, this kind of horse is extremely valuable. Just the fodder costs thirty or forty coins a day."

"Thirty or forty coins? This horse is fed with gold or silver. Our family of four can't afford so much in a day!"

"What do you know? This horse is precious. He needs to be fed with beans!"

"Beans! Good God, I didn't even get any beans."

"Do you think it's as simple as eating beans? The rich families raise horses. They have to build a special stable, add saddles, harnesses, and even hire a special groom. It's very delicate to raise horses. It's beyond the imagination of ordinary people like us."

"This sounds more difficult than raising a baby!"

"Raising a child, how much does your child cost? Do you know how much a horse costs? How can that be compared?"

After hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Just then someone shouted, "Hey, look, this car, it seems to be going to Jiu Si's house!"

"Oh, really, I really went to Jiusi's house."

“Stop, stop!”

The people of Xiantao Village still maintain their fine traditions, which is really lively and interesting.

Especially when such a luxurious carriage appeared in this poor mountain village, it was quite shocking.

At this time, the carriage stopped and the curtain jumped open. Si Xi immediately took down the horse stool on the shaft and put it on the ground. Then he said to Chen Jie who got off the carriage: "Fifth Master, please slow down."

Chen Jie said: "Well! Please wait outside for a while!"

"Ok."

Si Xi had a smile on his face and showed his best service attitude.

At this time, in the shabby courtyard of Chen Jie's house, the fence wall could not block the view. The little kid who was squatting in the corner watching ants turned around and saw a gorgeous carriage.

She exclaimed, "Sister, the carriage, the big carriage has stopped at our door."

Su Yunjin was stunned when he heard this. When he arrived at the door, he saw Chen Jie getting out of the car.

Then I heard the little kid shouting excitedly: "Wow, it's my brother-in-law, it's my brother-in-law!"

The little bean shouted happily, then stood up, opened his arms and shouted, "Brother-in-law."

At this time, Chen Jie also heard the voice and saw the little kid.

"Rui Rui."

Chen Jie picked up Ruirui, and the little kid looked at the big carriage in front of him excitedly: "Brother-in-law, whose carriage is this? It's so beautiful!"

Chen Jie smiled and said, "This is the carriage to pick up Ruirui."

"Will you pick me up? Haha, then can I go up and take a look?"

"Of course, be careful and don't fall."

Chen explained, carried Ruirui to the carriage, and said to Sixi, "Brother Sixi, please take care of him for me."

"Don't worry, Master Wu. It's fine for the young lady to stay here."

At this time, Ruirui got into the carriage and found that the carriage was so big that it would not be crowded even if three or four people sat in it. There was also a small table with a fruit plate on it with fruits in it.

Ruirui's eyes lit up, and he looked at the peaches in the fruit bowl and asked, "Can I eat them?"

At this time, Si Xi outside said, "Of course, please go ahead, Miss."

"My name is not Miss, my name is Ruirui."

Xiaodouding corrected him, and Si Xi smiled but said nothing.

At this time, the people outside also gathered around. Chen Jie nodded to everyone and walked into the yard.

Su Yunjin was standing at the door at this time, looking at the people who gathered around him. He felt somewhat pleased with himself, but also a little uneasy, because the car was really too luxurious.

Even the Chen family, which was at its most prosperous in the past, never had such a carriage. At most, they raised a donkey, and usually used a donkey cart for travel. This was already considered one of the few wealthy families in the village.

Horses are really too precious.

In particular, the imperial court's order to limit the number of horses in the south resulted in the cost of transporting a horse from the north being too high. Even the worst horse cost more than eighty taels.

A slightly better horse would cost over a hundred taels.

And that doesn't even include the cost of keeping the horses.

Therefore, even Su Yunjin, who had seen the world, felt surprised.

"Husband, this car?"

Su Yunjin asked Chen Jie, and Chen Jie said, "Oh, they took us to the county town."

Su Yunjin asked: "This car, to pick me up?"

Su Yunjin looked at the patched clothes on her body, tugged at the corners, and actually felt ashamed of herself.

Chen Jie said, "If not you, who else should I pick up? Also, go into the house and put on the new clothes I bought for you. When we get to the city, I will find a maid for my wife. You don't have to do the washing and cooking work anymore."

Su Yunjin heard this and said, "No husband, that maid is precious, and the housework is not heavy, I can do it."

"We are just entering the city and have not yet gained a firm foothold. We need to spend the money we have in our pockets carefully."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Yes, yes, my lady, you are right, but my lady, you should go change your clothes."

"You will come with me to see Hall Master Peng in a while."

Hearing this, Su Yunjin nodded slightly. She knew that when meeting a distinguished person, she had to dress up and not go to meet him with unkempt hair and dirty appearance. That would be disrespectful to herself as well as to others.

Su Yunjin quickly entered the room and put on some simple makeup.

After putting on new clothes, Su Yunjin asked Chen Jie to call Ruirui in. The girl was still wearing old clothes.

After hearing this, Chen Jie went out and saw that the area around the carriage was already full of people, almost half of the village had gathered there.

This scene is very similar to that in the past, in the 1980s and 1990s, when a car was parked in front of someone's house, the whole village would gather around to watch.

Chen Jie came over and saw the little kid sitting on the shaft of the cart, chewing a big peach with juice dripping from it. He said to the children below, "See? This is my brother-in-law's carriage. Li Ergou, didn't you say your father rode in a carriage? Is it this kind?"

The children below all looked at the little kid sitting on the shaft of the cart and eating a big peach with envy.

"Rui Rui!"

"Brother-in-law!"

Xia Douding turned around and saw Chen Jie, and immediately shouted happily, "Brother-in-law really made me proud. These guys used to look down on me, but now you can't even reach me anymore."

Chen Jie said: "Your sister asked you to go back and change your clothes."

"Oh!"

Xiao Douding said, opening his arms, and Chen Jie said, "Don't get the peach juice on me."

As he said that, he picked up the little kid, who ran out of the carriage and skipped back to the house.

Just as Chen Jie was about to turn around and go back to the house, he heard an old voice saying, "Jiu Si, are you going to the county?"

Chen Jie turned around and looked over. It turned out to be his great uncle, his grandfather's cousin.

However, Chen Jie did not have a good impression of him. The last time Lu San and Yu Sanliu had an incident, this old man took the wrong side, so Chen Jie was not optimistic about him.

Moreover, Chen Jie has recently been trying to find a way to take power away from him.

Chen Jie wanted to give the position of clan leader to his second uncle.

And it was quite successful, because Chen Jie's reputation was growing, and more and more tribesmen wanted to join Chen Jie. However, Chen Jie's current identity made it difficult for you to meet him whenever you wanted. You had to find a middleman.

The only person who could talk to Chen Jie was Chen Erba.

Therefore, Uncle Erba's status is increasing day by day.

Moreover, as Chen Jie's status rises, more and more clansmen will look to Chen Jie for a way out, and Uncle Erba's prestige will also become higher and higher.

People are realistic. One can find a way out for them, while the other only knows how to take sides and take advantage of his age and seniority. Everyone will listen to whom.

Therefore, according to the current trend, within three years, Uncle Erba will definitely be the leader of the Chen family in Xiantao Town.

This can be considered as Chen Jie's way of returning a favor.

But what does this old man want me to do today?
Thinking about this, Chen Jie looked at the old man and said, "Oh, is there something wrong, old uncle?"

The old uncle smiled and said, "Jiu Si, you are the pride of our Chen family now. You are already sitting in this carriage. I said you are my brother Yongwang's offspring, there is no mistake, look!"

After hearing this, Chen Jie did not express his opinion.

But looking at the old man, I always feel that this old guy is not holding back his fart well.

Sure enough, after the old man finished speaking, he said, "Jiu Si, when will you come back from your trip to the county this time?"

Chen Jie said: "Well, it's hard to say. Uncle, if you have something to say, just tell me. I'm leaving soon."

"It's like this, Jiusi. Many young men in our clan want to go out and try their luck, but unfortunately they don't have the chance. Jiusi, you're doing well now, why don't you help everyone out?"

Chen Jie laughed after hearing this and said, "How can I help?"

The old uncle said, "Jiu Si, I have thought of a way for you. You see, every year, I will help you find a few young men, and you can use your connections to put them in the fish pen and cultivate them well. This way, you can not only help the tribe members, but also give you full wings."

"It's very dangerous in this fishing gang. It's not like in the village where everyone can help you. There's no one to help you there. You can only rely on your clansmen. Is that right?"

The old uncle made a suggestion with a smile.

Could it be that Chen Jie couldn't understand what this old guy was planning?

Every year I recommend a few young men to myself and then put them into the fish pen.

Isn't this just treating yourself as a tool? Even if Chen Jie wants to help some tribesmen, he doesn't need your recommendation.

If I agree, then this old guy will instantly become Chen Jie's spokesperson. Then whoever wants to enter the fish pen will just have to say a word from him, right?

At that time, he will have even more power, and he will also recommend those who have a good relationship with him. You can’t imagine what the situation will be like then.

I have become a tool for this old guy to gain power. He is really good at calculating people. If Chen Jie was not smart, he would be sold out by this old guy and still be counting the money.

But Chen Jie was no fool. After seeing through the hypocritical mask of this old man, he said, "Old uncle, hahahaha... you really have a good plan."

"Jiu Si, what do you mean?"

The old uncle's smile froze on his face.

Chen Jie said: "It's nothing, I just want to tell my uncle that you are old, you can't interfere in the affairs of young people. If you take good care of yourself in your old age, you can have a good end. If you meddle in other people's affairs, I'm afraid you won't have a good ending!"

"Jiu Si, what do you mean? I am doing this for your own good."

The old uncle defended himself.

Chen Jie laughed when he heard this and said, "I'll go to hell with you. You old man are taking advantage of your age and are bullying me, right? I didn't punish you last time because I took sides. Do you think you're still proud?"

"Chen Jiusi, how dare you speak to the clan leader like that? He, he is your grandfather!"

At this time, a young man stood up and shouted that he was the old uncle's grandson, and he stood up to speak for his grandfather.

Snapped!
At this moment, a slap suddenly hit the young man in the face, and then a strong young man rushed over and lifted the grandson up by the collar with one hand.

"Chen Fugui, who do you think you are? How dare you talk to Brother Jiu Si like that? Believe it or not, I will kill you!"

It turned out that Chen Xiaohu was here.

He had a fierce look on his face, as if he wanted to kill Chen Fugui who was talking nonsense.

At the same time, a dozen young and strong men followed behind. They were the fifteen people who learned Taizu Changquan from Chen Jie yesterday.

These fifteen people were originally practicing boxing in an open space. When they heard that Chen Jie was leaving, they hurried over to see him off.

Then I saw this scene.

When the old uncle saw his precious grandson being lifted up, he immediately said anxiously: "Huzi, what are you doing? What are you doing? Put Fugui down quickly, put him down!"

At this time, Chen Xiaohu gave his uncle a sidelong glance.

But he did not let go. He was waiting for Chen Jie's order. As for the old uncle, he was nothing but an old guy who took advantage of his age.

The old uncle was anxious. When had his precious grandson ever suffered such an injustice? Originally, he wanted to take the opportunity to use Chen Jie La as a stepping stone. If he could get the right to recommend the younger generation, he would be the first to recommend his grandson to the fish pen. By then, wouldn't their family be prosperous?

Who would have thought that Chen Jiusi was so ungrateful. What Chen Sanliu said was right, people with other surnames are just not good enough.

But when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. He looked at Chen Jie and said, "Jiu Si, I beg you, old uncle, please let Hu Zi put Fu Gui down!"

"My uncle knows that you have become rich and are unwilling to care about the people in the clan anymore. We know we were wrong and will not have anything to do with you in the future. We are not shameless people. We will definitely distance ourselves from you in the future and will never take advantage of you. Okay, put him down now!"

The old uncle said this pitifully with a crying voice.

After hearing what his uncle said, Chen Jie had a hint of sarcasm on his face. This old man was really mean and was good at moral blackmail.

Knowing that he had offended himself, he immediately tied himself to the Chen family group, as if not helping him would mean not helping the entire Chen family, directly pushing himself to the opposite side of the entire clan.

I have to say, there is something.

In the past, Chen Jie commented that this old man was just a livelier and waiting to die, but now it seems that he underestimated him.

He is also a scheming person.

Unfortunately, he met Chen Jie.

Chen Jie's expression remained unchanged at this time, and he looked at his uncle with contempt.

"Tiger."

"Hey, Brother Jiusi!"

Hu Zi responded.

"Slap him four times on both sides, just to teach him a lesson on behalf of his grandfather."

"Yes!"

Hu Zi then put the man down, then stretched out his hands and slapped Chen Fugui four times in the face. After he finished beating him, his whole face was swollen.

"Master, Master~"

Chen Fugui covered his face and called out "Grandpa" in a crying voice.

The old uncle said distressedly: "Oh, grandson, grandson..."

Chen Jie ignored him at this time, and instead looked around and said, "My fellow tribesmen and fellow townsmen, I know what you are thinking. You all think that since I, Chen Jiusi, have become successful, I should help you all."

"But let me ask you, who took care of us when our family was down and out? Was it you, or you, or this old uncle?"

Chen Jie questioned and everyone lowered their heads.

Yes, when Chen Jiusi was down and out, he didn’t add insult to injury. That was the good thing he did, he even helped him. Who else would help him except that idiot?
But now that they have become rich, everyone wants to come up and take advantage of them.

Just now when the old uncle was trying to pull his head back, they could still join in the fun, but now that the old uncle has been defeated, they can no longer take advantage of the situation.

Chen Jie glanced around sharply, lingering on everyone's face, but no one dared to look at him.

Chen Jie felt that was about right.

He said, "However, I understand everyone's situation, and I am willing to help everyone. If everyone is really capable, I am willing to lend a hand. I think the recommendation that old uncle just mentioned is okay, but I don't trust old uncle's character."

"So, let me tell you something. If you really think you have the talent, then go to Uncle Erba's house and let him check you out. He can also recommend you to me in the future."

"To put it more bluntly, in the future, I am willing to meet anyone recommended to me by my second uncle. If he is a capable person, I am also willing to help recommend him to the manager of the fish pen and help him find a future. However, if he is recommended by my old uncle, I will not meet him at all. Do you understand what I said?"

After Chen Jie finished speaking, the old uncle's face turned pale. Others might not have understood what was going on, but he did.

He's done.

According to Chen Jie, Chen Erba will be the one who can speak the most in the Chen family in the future, and even his family members will be afraid to have anything to do with him.

I thought today would have a perfect outcome, but I never expected that I would lose not only the wife but also the army!
I'm afraid no one will listen to me anymore when I speak.

At this time, a group of people in the crowd looked at Chen Erba with eyes full of admiration that they had never had before.

At this time, everyone in Xiantao Village looked up to Chen Erba.

That is the only recommendation channel that Chen Jie is willing to accept!

Chen Erba's face flushed a little at this time. He had never been stared at by so many people in his life. He couldn't help but walk towards Chen Jie.

Everyone made way, and Chen Erba looked at Chen Jie and said, "Jiu Si, can I do it, me?"

Chen Jie smiled and said, "Uncle Erba, I trust your character. You won't recommend someone to me for the sake of profit. As for whether that person has the ability in the future."

Chen Jie waved his hand: "Qi Chunhua." "Brother Jiusi."

Qi Chunhua came over. He was the leader of a team of fifteen people. Chen Jie said, "I have a task for you. Huzi will follow me to the county in a while. I am worried about Uncle Erba being left in the village. You guys should come and help take care of him when you have nothing to do."

"Don't worry, Brother Jiusi, Brother Huzi's father is our father. We will definitely take care of him like our biological father in the future."

Chen Jie patted him on the shoulder and said, "In the future, if there is someone that Uncle Erba likes, you can get in touch with him. If he is a good person, you can teach him Taizu Changquan!"

"clear."

Chen Jie said that the simplest and most brutal way to test whether a person is talented is to use Taizu Changquan. If you can quickly get started with Taizu Changquan and become a skin-grinding warrior, then you are a talent.

Uncle Erba tests a person's character, while Qi Chunhua and the other fifteen people test whether they are talented.

With these two approaches, Chen Jie didn't believe that it would be impossible to find a few decent talents in such a huge town like Xiantao.

In fact, Chen Jie really needs help from his fellow villagers.

These days, fellow villagers are very reliable, especially those from the same clan. Back then, Xiang Yu's 8,000 soldiers, Liu Bang's fellow townsmen association, including Zhu Yuanzhang's core generals of this era, were all from the same hometown, the 24 generals of Huaixi.

If Chen Jie wanted to accomplish something big, he must have his own core group, that is, his fellow villagers.

This farce was cleverly resolved by Chen Jie, and there was a person who had been watching everything, and that person was Si Xi.

Feng Xuan had two capable generals, one was Sixi and the other was Facai.

Si Xi is a smart guy. He is mainly responsible for Feng Xuan's social life and is considered Feng Xuan's personal secretary.

Fa Cai is a man of military power, and can be considered Feng Xuan's external thug.

This time, Feng Xuan directly sent Si Xi to contact Chen Jie. It must be said that he wanted to see what kind of person Chen Jie was.

And just as he thought, Chen Jie was indeed extraordinary and a capable person. Although dealing with this old uncle seemed like a trivial matter, it also showed how Chen Jie handled people.

The result was beyond Si Xi's expectations.

This way of handling things is reasonable and flexible.

He neither appears to be superior nor loses his status to be looked down upon, and he does things in a way that is very humane. These are not things a newcomer can do.

Thinking of this, Si Xi narrowed his eyes. It seems that Chen Jiusi is not only good in martial arts, but also has good skills in handling things. It turns out that none of the adopted sons of the hall master are easy to deal with!

Thinking of this, Si Xi said no more and just stayed beside the carriage.

Chen Jie invited Uncle Erba and Aunt Erba to come into the house to talk, while Xiaohu and fifteen young men guarded the door of Chen's house and consciously acted as security guards.

After entering the Chen family, Chen Jie gave all the uneaten rice, flour, grain, oil and other daily necessities in the house to his uncle's family.

Chen Jie's family couldn't take these things with them when they went into the city, so they left them for Uncle Erba's family. The key to the house was also given to Uncle Erba, asking him to help look after it and also serve as a training ground for Qi Chunhua and others.

After everything was arranged, Su Yunjin changed into the new clothes that Chen Jie bought for him.

Suddenly the whole person seemed to have changed.

She was wearing a blue skirt with a pink gradient blue lower body and embroidery of spring and sunshine. The whole outfit directly reflected her temperament and looked gentle and generous.

There is no sign that he came from the countryside.

This is the scholarly atmosphere that old scholar Su has cultivated in Su Yunjin since childhood.

Abdominal poetry and gas from China.

You can tell at first glance that they come from a family of scholars.

The little girl was wearing a red dress and had a beautiful bun on her head. She looked like a porcelain doll that had walked out of a scroll.

It’s really beautiful.

I have to say, this little girl is a beauty at such a young age.

She is comparable to her elder sister. I have to say that Mr. Su has brought her up very well.

Looking at the woman who had changed her clothes and looked like two different people, Aunt Erba couldn't help but sigh.

"Oh my God, in all these years, I didn't realize that Yunjin girl is so beautiful. Jiusi, you got a treasure."

Chen Jie laughed when he heard this: "Hahaha, yes, God loves me and sent a fairy to save me!"

After saying this, Chen Jie said, "Uncle Erba, Auntie, we are leaving now. Huzi is leaving with me. You guys should take care of yourselves at home. When we have established ourselves in the city, Huzi will buy you a small courtyard to live in."

Uncle Erba heard this and said, "I can't enjoy that blessing."

"Yes, Jiu Si, we are unfamiliar with the city and stay in the courtyard every day, just like being in prison. It's better to be familiar with the people in the village, and life is much better now than before."

Aunt Erba is very down-to-earth.

Chen Jie nodded and said, "Yes, aunt, uncle, the fifteen people outside are our own people. The leader is called Qi Chunhua. If you have any problems, just tell them. Hu Zi can't be around to fulfill his filial piety, so they will fulfill his filial piety on his behalf."

Uncle Erba said, "I know, I know. Besides, with your relationship, no one will bother me. Doctor Bai and Manager Wu Zhong will take care of us for your sake. We will be fine, don't worry."

"As for you, once you enter the city, your expenses will be high, so let your aunt Erba prepare some silver for you to take."

As she spoke, Aunt Erba took out a small red cloth bag and handed it to Su Yunjin, saying, "Girl Yunjin, this is from Auntie."

Seeing this, Su Yunjin quickly declined.

Chen Jie also declined, "Uncle Erba, this money was saved by you and Aunt Erba with great effort. I can't accept it, I can't accept it..."

"Jiu Si, I don't have much money either, just consider it as travel expenses. A poor family is rich on the road. Once you get to the city, you can use all kinds of money. Don't let others laugh at you when you are broke. Take it and pay me back when you earn money in the city..."

Uncle Erba insisted on giving it to him.

Chen Jie really couldn't accept it. He could accept Wu Zhong's money because as the manager of the fish pen, Wu Zhong had a lot of money and many ways to get it.

But Uncle Erba is different. He is just a bamboo craftsman. How many frames can he make with this little money?
He really took out all his family assets.

Finally, after some refusals and arguments, Chen Jie finally convinced his uncle. He sighed and asked his aunt to take back the money, but said to Chen Jie: "I'll keep this money for you. Whenever you need it, come back and ask for it."

Chen Jie said: "Okay."

After Chen Jie left, Uncle Erba gave the money to Hu Zi.

"Huzi, take the money and don't spend it carelessly. If your brother Jiu Si needs money, you can use it to help him out in an emergency."

Hu Zi opened the red cloth bag and found three slightly dark silver bars inside, which probably weighed a little more than three taels in total.

Hu Zi knew that the money was saved by the old couple working day and night, and he wanted to refuse it, but after thinking about it, he decided to take it.

"Fifth Master."

Si Xi saw Chen Jie coming out, followed by Su Yunjin and Ruirui.

When Si Xi saw Su Yunjin, he was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that such a young lady with outstanding temperament could be born in this remote place.

Chen Jiusi is so lucky!

Si Xi was thinking in his mind, but he quickly put down the horse stool. Chen Jie reached out to help Su Yunjin get on the carriage, and then he carried Rui Rui into the carriage. Finally, he got on the carriage. At this time, Si Xi put away the horse stool.

Chen Jie called Hu Zi, and Hu Zi ran over and sat on the other shaft of the carriage.

The carriage drove away under the gaze of the villagers.

Everyone sighed that a promising person had emerged from Xiantao Village!
Everyone talked and envied, and returned to their homes in a noisy manner. They felt that Chen Jiusi was very successful, but they also felt sad about their own misfortunes and bad luck.

Chen Jiusi also became one of the celebrities who came out of Xiantao Village.

As Chen Jie's status becomes higher and higher, slowly, he will become the pride of Xiantao Village.

When talking about Grandpa Chen, countless old people in Xiantao Village will say that his family lived in the village back then, and we used to say hello to Grandpa Chen often!
The car moves forward.

Inside the car, Ruirui opened the car window curtain and looked out curiously, watching the familiar scenery getting farther and farther away.

With some hesitation and expectation, he said, "Brother-in-law, do you think we can eat delicious buns, wontons, and candied haws in the city?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "It tastes better there."

At this time, Chen Jie saw that Su Yunjin was not in a good mood and asked, "What's wrong, my lady?"

"fine."

Seeing his wife like this, Chen Jie gently held her hand. He understood that this was the first time she left this familiar place and went to an unfamiliar place, and she felt nervous.

Chen Jie also had this experience. At that time, he left his hometown to study in another place. Sitting on the train, watching the train leave, and watching the familiar scenery outside the window getting farther and farther away, that feeling of alienation really made him melancholy.

At this moment, no amount of consolation will be of any use. I just need to hold her hand and tell her that I am here. This time it is real.

The car creaked as it drove to Xiantao Town.

They arrived at the entrance of the town and stopped. Seeing the car stopped, Chen Jie got out and then saw Peng Shizhong and others waiting there.

After the greeting, Peng Shizhong rode on his yellow-maned horse, looking majestic. Feng Xuan and Zheng Chuan, who followed behind him, also had horses to ride, while the rest of the elite disciples had to walk.

The farewell team included the Bai family father and son, as well as many people from the fish pen.

Chen Jie said goodbye to them, especially to Doctor Bai, Wu Zhong, and Bai, and was reluctant to leave.

Doctor Bai said at this time: "Okay, let's go. It's not like we won't see each other again. We're not far away. Come back often when you have time."

"Yes, Master."

Bai said, "Yes, bring Yunjin and Ruirui back to visit when you have time, and I'll make their favorite braised carp."

Chen Jie said: "Well, thank you, auntie."

Wu Zhong said: "Well, Jiu Si, the situation in the White Tiger Hall is also very complicated. Be careful when you go there. None of your four sworn brothers are easy to deal with."

Chen Jie nodded.

Wu Zhong said: "But you don't have to be too afraid of them. Our entire Xiantao Town Fish Farm is backing you up. If you provoke them, they will have to think twice."

After hearing this, Li Sanding, the second captain who was carried over from a distance, also spoke up: "Yes, brother Jiu Si, don't be afraid, we will all be your backers in the future."

The rest of the people agreed.

I have to mention here that before Peng Shizhong left, he made a series of personnel appointments.

For example, Wu Zhong continued to serve as the manager of the fish pen in Xiantao Town and concurrently served as the head of the Xiantao Town police station.

Li Sanding was promoted to captain, and the rest of the staff were promoted one level at a time.

However, there was no Old Five Zhou Chu, and there was no trace of Zhou Chu in the farewell team. Where did this bastard go?

Chen Jie was curious and after careful inquiry, he found out that Zhou Chu seemed to have returned home.

His family lives in the county town, so he left early and asked someone to tell Chen Jie that they would meet in the county town.

In addition, Wu Hong did not come. Wu Hong and his master Zhang Liye also left early. Wu Hong's injuries have almost healed, and it is time for him to go back to be a constable.

Finally, after bidding farewell to everyone, Chen Jie and his party sat in the carriage and slowly moved forward to Mianshui County.

Xiantao Town is about thirty miles away from Mianshui County, passing through Zhanggou Town and Huyang Town.

After about an hour's journey (mainly walking slowly).

The group finally arrived at Mianshui County!
The county town of Mianshui is very tall, with a city wall that is more than five meters high, which is very impressive for a county town.

The permanent population in the county town is as high as 50,000, and the floating population is even greater.

Because Mianshui County is adjacent to the Mianshui River and transportation is convenient, there are many caravans traveling here.

It is a commercial city, so it is also very prosperous.

"Master Wu, we've arrived at the county town!"

When the car arrived outside the county town, Si Xi spoke to Chen Jie.

After hearing this, Ruirui lifted the car curtain and saw the tall city wall outside.

I was immediately shocked.

“Wow, it’s so high!”

Su Yunjin was also very curious, so he looked up and saw the tall city wall.

Chen Jie looked at it and nodded. It looked a bit like an ancient city.

At this time, a group of people arrived at the city gate. The guards at the gate were wearing official clothes and usually looked at people with sidelong glances, with a look of disdain.

But when he saw Peng Shizhong and his group, he immediately put on a smiling face.

The leader ran over and said with a smile, "Master Peng, you're back?"

Peng Shizhong smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

After taking a look at Feng Xuan, Feng Xuan immediately took out a piece of silver and handed it to them.

Then the officer laughed and said, "Thank you, Master Peng, for the reward."

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, don't block the road!"

The officers directly drove away the people blocking the city gate and made way for Peng Shizhong.

Seeing this, Si Xi said, "Fifth Master, these gatekeepers are all miserable. The court doesn't pay them any salary, so they usually live by exploiting the people who come into the city. So sometimes when you go in or out of the city, if you give them some money, they will help you."

Chen Jie heard this and said, "As the hall master, you have to pay money to enter?"

Si Xi said, "Of course not, but they all came to greet us with a smile. It is not in line with our Master Peng's status to be stingy with even a penny."

Chen Jie understood after hearing this.

For other people, it was called city entry tax, but for people at Peng Shizhong's level, it was a reward.

These guards at the city gates have no salary and live on the tax money. As a boss, he has to be kind to others and naturally has to give his subordinates a way to survive, and he has to give them more.

This is the demeanor of a big boss.

It's also the boss's face.

The officers led the way, and Peng Shizhong led the group directly into the city. At this time, Si Xi continued, "Fifth Master, this is the West City, which belongs to our fishing gang's territory."

"West City."

Chen Jie took note and followed Sixi to continue, "This Mianshui County is divided into four districts, east, south, west and north, which are respectively managed by the Fishing Gang, the Shipping Gang, and other small gangs."

"Among them, our fishing gang mainly manages three streets in West City and North City."

"The Cao Gang is in charge of East City and three streets in North City."

"As for South City, that's where other small gangs make their livings. Often a street is managed by a gang, and there's no specific boss."

As Si Xi spoke, Chen Jie nodded slightly, indicating that he understood. So that's how it is.

Sixi followed and said, "As for our White Tiger Hall, we are in charge of the four streets of Yongchang, Heping, Hutou, and Dacaishi in Xicheng."

"They are managed by our hall master's four adopted sons."

"In addition, we have a total of 520 brothers in the White Tiger Hall, who are basically in charge of various streets and are managed by the hall master's four adopted sons."

After hearing this, Chen Jie nodded slightly, understanding that this was the division of power in the White Tiger Hall.

"However, since the hall master likes the Second Master more, the Second Master is currently the most powerful. The entire Heping Street belongs to the Second Master, and the Second Master has the most brothers under him, more than 200 people, almost the number of people of the other three masters combined."

"So the gang also calls him Second Master, the Little Master. He takes charge when the Master is not around."

Chen Jie narrowed his eyes when he heard this. Zheng Chuan's power was so great.

At this time, the carriage passed through a bustling market, where small vendors were everywhere, and this street sold the most food, as if it was a street of life.

Ruirui couldn't walk after seeing this scene and his saliva was streaming down his body.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, look at the guy selling roast chicken."

"Brother-in-law, candied haws."

"Brother-in-law, candy man, selling candy man!"

……

This was simply a paradise for Ruirui. He was shouting and yelling. The merchants who saw the two carriages consciously gave way, but they were also curious when they saw the little kid inside shouting and yelling.

Chen Jie saw that there were quite a few vendors pushing carts on this street, some selling vegetables, some selling grain and oil, some selling soy sauce and vinegar, some selling cooked food, and some selling firewood.

There was no coal gas or natural gas in that era, so firewood was still needed for cooking. If people in the city wanted to burn firewood, they had to buy it from the firewood shop of the Firewood Gang, or the woodcutters had to pay taxes to the Firewood Gang and then go up the mountain to chop firewood and sell it.

At this time, Si Xi said, "Fifth Master, this is the big vegetable market, Fourth Master's place."

After passing the big vegetable market, we came to a very quiet and spacious street. This street was mostly lined with silk shops, jewelry stores, antique shops, calligraphy and painting shops, cake shops, teahouses, and other high-end shops.

At this time, Si Xi said, "This is the most prosperous Heping Street. The second master's property and the annual tax revenue are more than three times that of the largest vegetable markets."

After hearing this, Chen Jie nodded slightly. If the big vegetable market is a farmer's market, then this place is similar to the business world.

The car continued to move forward, and finally stopped in front of a large house. On the house were three large characters: [White Tiger Hall]

"Fifth Master, we have arrived at the White Tiger Hall headquarters!"

Si Xi called out Chen Jie!
(End of this chapter)