Chapter 72 Thirteen Taibao (Subscription Request)

"Brother Jiusi!"

Early in the morning, Chen Jie was having dinner with Su Yunjin when he heard a shouting voice from outside, and then he saw Xiaohu standing outside the fence.

"Huzi, come in."

Chen Jie drank sorghum rice porridge and waved to Xiaohu.

"sister in law!"

Xiaohu came in and greeted Su Yunjin.

Su Yunjin smiled and said, "Here you are. Have you eaten yet? Let's eat together."

"No need, sister-in-law, I've already eaten, I've already eaten!"

Chen Jie smiled and said, "Young man, eat more."

As he spoke, he filled a large bowl of sorghum rice and said, "Come on, Huzi, eat more. Your sister-in-law made a delicious meal, isn't it, Ruirui?"

"Mmmmm, smells good!"

The little bean nodded.

Hu Zi felt a little embarrassed, as Su Yunjin had already brought the chopsticks over.

"Eat quickly. When you're done, go report to the fish pen with your brother Jiusi."

Hu Zi was actually a little hungry. Because he had to go to the fishing pen today, he woke up early in the morning and ate the meal his mother cooked. But how could anyone get enough to eat these days?

I'm only eight-tenths full. After a whole morning of tossing and turning, there's not much left in my stomach!

I was indeed hungry at this time.

Seeing that Chen Jie and Su Yunjin didn't seem to be pretending to be polite, he also picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

After the family had their fill, Chen Jie took Xiaohu away.

Instead of going directly to the fish pen, they went to the town first.

After buying some things, I returned to the village and rushed to the Bai family.

As soon as he arrived at the Bai family, Chen Jie saw several horses parked at the door!

Horses are very rare in Mianshui. The reason is very simple. Mianshui is in the south, and the places that produce horses at that time are all in the north.

A good horse, transported from the north to the south, would be sold at a sky-high price.

Therefore, in the entire Mianshui County, most of the people who can ride good horses are powerful people.

And today, early in the morning, five such fine horses were parked in front of the Bai family's gate, and it was obvious that something was not going on.

Chen Jie said to Xiao Hu, "Xiao Hu, wait outside first. I'll go in and take a look."

As he spoke, he picked up the gift he had bought, which was a several-decade-old Ganoderma lucidum, worth eight taels of silver, specially given to Wu Zhong.

Of the twenty taels he got yesterday, Chen Jie took out eight taels to buy Ganoderma lucidum for Wu Zhong.

With the remaining ten taels of silver, he bought rice, flour, grain, oil and other gifts, which he would distribute to his brothers in the fish pen as a favor.

In the end, there were only two taels of silver left, which Chen Jie left to Su Yunjin. After all, the family needed some money to deal with some unexpected expenses.

dong dong dong...

I knocked on the door, and after a while, someone opened it. It was Bai!
"Ninety-four!"

"Auntie!"

The two men greeted each other and Bai let Chen Jiefang in.

"This is for Uncle Zhong."

Chen Jie presented the gift.

Mrs. Bai took a look and said in surprise, "This Ganoderma lucidum must be several decades old. Why did you buy such an expensive thing?"

"Isn't it because of Uncle Zhong that I made a small fortune? I've been wanting to buy something to thank Uncle Zhong for a long time, but I've always been short of money. Auntie, please don't laugh at me!"

"You kid, even if you have some money, buy your wife and the kid some food and nice clothes. Why do you spend the money? Your uncle doesn't need these things! Take it back and return it! If you really want to thank him, just buy him some cheap snacks. Your family is not having a good time either."

"Aunt, I understand what you said, but this is a little gift from me. If you let me take it back, will I still be embarrassed to trouble you and uncle if I have something to do in the future?"

"That's... okay, just this once. Don't waste money next time!"

"Oh, I understand, Auntie!"

Chen Jie assured Bai.

But it was obvious that after receiving the gift, Bai was in a much better mood. At this time, Chen Jie asked, "Where is my uncle Zhong?"

"I am accompanying guests."

"The ones at the door?"

Chen Jie has a hint of meaning.

Bai: "Well, let's keep our voices down."

"Who are they?"

Chen Jie asked curiously.

"These guys are all big shots."

Bai lowered her voice and said, "Two of them are from Huangzhou Prefecture, and the remaining three are from the Thirteen Guardians of our county."

"Thirteen Taibao?"

Chen Jie had heard this more than once.

Bai said, "They are the thirteen Huajin masters. I have heard Hong'er talk about them more than once. There is even a jingle about them. It is their ranking!"

"what?"

"Well, let me think about it. The Tyrant of the South, Old Liu of the North, the Thirteen Protectors are invincible. The beggar, the constable, the oil seller. The ghost hand, the scholar, the pretty lady. The blacksmith, the fisherman, the blind fortune teller, the eagle, the tiger, and the leopard!"

Chen Jie remembered it silently.

I've heard of the Thirteen Guardians for a long time, and today I finally know who they are.

Bai continued, "The three people who came today are the Thirteen Protectors."

"Hong'er's master, one of the Thirteen Protectors, Zhang Liye, also known as Captain Zhang."

"The leader of our fishing gang, the White Tiger Hall, is a fisherman named Peng Shizhong."

"The leader of the Ruijin Hall of the Cao Clan, the Ghost Hand among the Thirteen Protectors, Gu Qingfeng."

Chen Jie was also very surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that so many big shots would gather in this small Xiantao Village today.

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel fascinated.

"Auntie, why are so many big shots coming to our Xiantao Village?"

Chen Jie asked tentatively.

Bai said, "It seems like they are trying to catch some traitors!"

"Ni Manzi?"

"Yes, it's some barbarian."

After hearing this, Chen Jie understood. As expected, this should be the chain reaction caused by Wu Hong calling the head constable Zhang Liye. However, this scene was too big. The three thirteen masters of Hua Jin in this county cooperated with the two detectives sent from above.

The strength of these people should not be too weak, which means that there are probably five masters of Hua Jin working together to capture Ni Manzi.

What kind of crime did Ni Manzi commit that it took so many experts to capture him!

Isn’t this specification a bit too high?

While thinking about this, he soon heard a noise coming from inside, and then heard Wu Zhong say: "Farewell, seniors..."

Then a group of people came out from the inner room.

Leading the group were two men dressed in dark brown official uniforms with silver belts around their waists. Following behind them was a middle-aged man wearing a red and black constable's uniform, who looked intimidating without even getting angry. This man must be one of the Thirteen Guardians, Constable Zhang Liye.

A middle-aged man with a gloomy face and a hint of murderous intent came out from behind, followed by Yu Biao, who was beaten with a bruised face. Yu Biao covered his face with a gauze scarf when he went out.

I took it off just now, probably because I was asked about the situation.

And this middle-aged man should be Gu Qingfeng, the Ghost Hand among the Thirteen Protectors.

The last one was a middle-aged man with a smile on his face. He was supporting Doctor Bai and said, "Mr. Bai, you don't have to send me off in person..."

Doctor Bai said, "Shizhong, don't stop me. I'm so happy that you're here. I have to see you off..."

As he spoke he was already outside.

The group rode on tall horses. Wu Hong said a few words to Wu Zhong, who frowned slightly but finally nodded. Then Wu Hong left with his master.

See the group off.

Wu Zhong turned around and saw Chen Jie, and said with a smile: "Jiu Si is here."

(End of this chapter)