The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 818 Rise
He walked around the courtyard twice, stood at the door for a while, and was very reluctant to go into the house.

A fire was burning in the main room, and scattered around the kang were melon seed shells and pear cores. Huniu was squatting on the kang. When she heard the noise, she stretched out her thick neck like a toad awakening from hibernation and peered towards the hole. Seeing that it was Xiangzi coming back, with a bulge in her waist, she blurted out:
"Hey! Camel? You still remember to come back? Where have you been?"

She was about to continue speaking, but seeing Xiangzi's murderous look, Huniu immediately swallowed her words back.

Qi Meng sat down on the kang and warmed himself by the fire in the brazier.

"I'm talking about you, Xiangzi!"

Hu Niu put her arm around Qi Meng's shoulders, and Qi Meng immediately stepped back as if struck by lightning.

"What's going on? Hiding from the tiger."

"I was busy last night."

"What's the matter? You're so nervous. Money..."

"Killed a rebel." Qi Meng held his pocket tightly and lowered his voice.

Hu Niu moved closer, her fangs exposed, wriggling slightly like two frightened snakes.

Qi Meng was mentally prepared for this woman's appearance, but when he looked up at her from a close distance, he was still shocked by Hu Niu's "face of troubled times".

He has thick black eyebrows, a round face, two aggressive fangs, and eyes narrowed into lines.

I guess Zhang Fei was reincarnated as a woman, that's what it was like.

I don’t know if it was the electric light or the powder, but her round face looked much whiter than usual. Against the backdrop of the short red jacket under her neck, her face seemed to have grown a lot bigger. At first glance, she looked like a paper figurine made by a paperhanger.

"Rebellion?"

Qi Meng grabbed the teapot and drank it all in one gulp.

"We went to Chongwenmen last night to arrest the rioters."

"Make it up, you make it up!"

Hu Niu raised her eyebrows and said, "Stop talking nonsense. There's chicken in the pot. I ate two bites. The rest is yours."

She exuded a charming aura, but after a few drinks, her expression became distracted, and her body involuntarily moved towards this side, like a writhing sea snake.

Qi Meng didn't go to eat chicken, and asked bluntly:

"Where does the officer who bought Xiao Fuzi live?"

I thought this damn camel would say something, but the first thing he said was "slut".

"Don't want to eat? If you don't want to eat, then get out! How can you not appreciate my kindness? You damn camel! I didn't realize you're such a playboy, always looking at the pot while eating from the bowl!"

"roll!"

Qi Meng said word by word, "Huniu, do you want to drive a car, or spend your whole life living in a slum as a rickshaw driver's wife?"

"I……"

Hu Niu's hands, which were struggling violently, suddenly stopped.

The Xiangzi in front of her was obviously not the same person as the silly camel she knew.

Huniu was even certain that if she said no now, she would be beaten up by Xiangzi immediately.

She was filled with resentment, but had no place to vent it; she really wanted to get angry with Xiangzi after such teasing. However, she knew that Xiangzi had always been kind to her, and that the old man had disappeared and was still relying on Xiangzi to make money.

"What do you want to do with him?" Hu Niu said in a much softer tone, "You're not hanging out with that group from Xishan, are you?"

"I won't be a bandit."

Qi Meng shook his head and took out the collector's edition revolver.

"Foreign rifle? Where did you get it?"

Qi Meng quickly covered Hu Niu's mouth, stood up and closed the door.

"Last night at Mr. Cao's house, we caught a rebel who was planning to blow up Chongwen Gate. He was shot dead."

"what?"

Qi Meng recounted in detail what happened after he traveled through time, but of course, he did not say that he was a time traveler.

Hu Niu was stunned and opened her mouth wide.

Qi Meng laid out the cash he had extorted from Detective Sun and placed it neatly on the table.

"Eighty-seven, eighty-eight, eighty-nine, ninety!"

Hu Niu counted them and checked carefully to see if they were genuine.

"No need to count, a total of ninety-eight dollars in cash. Enough to buy another car." Qi Meng smiled.

"Buy a car! Buy a car! If you only know how to buy cars, you are a car fanatic!"

Hu Niu looked at Qi Meng carefully, then looked at the cash on the table, her eyes changing constantly.

She collected the money swiftly.

"Okay, that's enough to last us a few months, Xiangzi. I won't be pulling the rickshaw tomorrow."

Qi Meng nodded.

He has other things to do tomorrow.

"Where does the grandson live?"

"Who?"

"Officer, you're in the compound every day, so you're more informed than I am."

Hu Niu asked, "What are you going to do?"

Qi Meng said, "Catch the rebels and collect the reward. First, go to your aunt's house in Nanyuan and rest for a few days. Don't get in the way here."

~~~~~
After finding out that the officer lived in the west of the city, Qi Meng immediately contacted the butler.

On the third try, the number finally connected. A lazy female voice came from the other end: "You? You really want to stay in Peking?"

"I want to complete the mission,"

"Want to kill someone?"

"For the safety of the entire universe, killing one or two scumbags and soldier ruffians is not a bad idea."

The butler was silent.

"Give me a silenced gun."

~~~

Western suburbs of Peking.

Qi Meng put the gun to Captain Hao's forehead:

"You stole my wife, how do you want to die?"

Captain Hao shook his head like a rattle and pointed at Xiao Fuzi in the room: "We are husband and wife by choice.

"Volunteer?"

Qi Meng dragged the officer to the gate of the courtyard.

The two guards guarding the door fell in a pool of blood at some point.

Captain Hao didn't even hear the gunshot, and his men were gone.

"You, if you kill me, you will become an enemy of Marshal Zhang."

The officer panicked.

"Who cares if it's Marshal Zhang or Marshal Li? I'm fighting the Marshal!"

"May I ask who you are, Your Excellency?"

Qi Meng stared at the other person as if he was looking at a corpse.

"I am Marshal Qi!"

"You tricked this little girl into renting this house. I'll do your sewing and mending for you every day, and have someone do your laundry and cooking for you. And then when the army leaves, you'll just walk away and let them pay the rent... You've got a pretty good plan! Cut the crap! I've saved a bit from all these years of military service, so give it all to me! I'm buying your life, and I'll take that woman in the house with me too!"

The officer said angrily, "You dare to blackmail me? Just try it now. Marshal Zhang's barracks is right next door. Can you escape?"

"Then give it a try?"

Qi Meng swung the butt of his gun and hit Captain Hao's chin hard, dislocating his jaw.

Captain Hao struggled to speak, his eyes filled with fear.

~~~

Xiao Fuzi stood in front of the food counter in the outer room, looking at Qi Meng with anticipation.

"Brother Xiang!" She leaned forward, "I've packed all my things."

"Call me Brother Meng from now on."

Qi Meng nodded.

"Brother Meng, what are you going to do?"

"Marry you." Qi Meng didn't waste any words.

At this moment, Xiao Fuzi's second brother came in: "Sister! Dad is here!"

She frowned. As soon as she opened the door, Er Qiangzi had already walked into the yard.

"What were you doing in Xiangzi's room?" Er Qiangzi's eyes widened, his feet twitching with garlic, and he rushed over staggeringly.

"You're not selling enough, and you still want to teach Xiangzi to play for free? You shameless thing!"

Qi Meng, upon hearing his name, rushed out and stood in front of Xiao Fuzi.

"I'm talking to Xiangzi,"

Er Qiangzi tried to straighten his chest, but couldn't even stand steadily. "Xiangzi, are you still a human being? It doesn't matter who you take advantage of, but only her? What kind of nonsense is that?"

Qi Meng began to think about how to make Er Qiangzi disappear.

Since I traveled through time, I have never been scolded by anyone.

"Get out!" Qi Meng roared, grabbed Er Qiangzi's shoulder, and threw him far away like a child.

The reproach of conscience, fueled by the alcohol, turned into a frenzy: Er Qiangzi's drunkenness had been somewhat feigned. After the fall, he half regained consciousness. He wanted to fight back, but knew he was no match for Xiangzi. Just going out like this honestly was a terrible idea. He sat on the ground, waving his hands and cursing:
"What does it have to do with you when I discipline my children? Beat me? Your grandma! You deserve it!"

Qi Meng was thinking, is it too easy for this bastard to just throw Er Qiangzi into the river?

He stepped forward and kicked Er Qiangzi, who flew out like a football with blood coming out of his mouth.

"I've bought your shabby house. For your daughter's sake, I'll give you ten dollars! Get out! I won't let you go again! I'll beat you up every time I see you again!"

After that, he punched again.

Xiao Fuzi, tears streaming down her face, didn't know what to do. It was no use trying to persuade her father, and watching Qi Meng beat him made her feel uneasy. She took the ten silver dollars from Qi Meng and handed it to Er Qiangzi.

Er Qiangzi struggled to get up, his face covered in blood. He took the money with glaring eyes and stood up while muttering:
"Okay! Xiangzi, you can do it. Just wait and see!"

After saying that, he limped out of the yard like a stray dog.

Qi Meng ignored him and took Xiao Fuzi into the house and sat side by side on the kang.

"Did the officer abuse you?"

"No, I didn't have time to do that. Brother Xiangzi, you came."

Ten thousand words are omitted here.

(End of this chapter)