Daming: Internship also counts as work experience

Chapter 81 Changes
There were many onlookers, all standing far away. Gao Yunduo reminded herself that out of sight, out of mind, so she pulled Dong Yuanyuan and wanted to leave quickly. Dong Yuanyuan had been with Gao Yunduo for some time, and she felt that she was influenced by the company she kept. She was full of anger at the moment, and Gao Yunduo couldn't pull her away.

Just then Gao Yunduo heard passersby whispering the words "Hanwang Mansion". She hurried forward to ask and found out that those big men were from Hanwang Mansion, and that woman was the wife of Hanwang's son who was demoted to a commoner.

Dong Yuanyuan didn't understand, but Gao Yunduo did, and asked hurriedly, "Since they've been demoted to commoners, why do you still bully them?"

"I can tell you're not from Le'an the moment I hear it. I tell you, this demoted man should have gone to Fengyang, but he couldn't bear to leave the splendor and wealth of the palace and refused to go. This woman is also a pitiful person. When he left the palace, no one wanted to follow him, but she loyally followed him out. Now he can't even get enough to eat, and the Han Palace keeps sending people to chase him away. No, this woman must have known that these people were going to chase him away, so she stopped him and begged him."

Gao Yunduo thought, isn't this exactly why she came this time? Although it was slightly different from her previous plan, as long as she could hold back and protect the woman, she would have the opportunity to contact her.

Thinking of this, she whispered to Dong Yuanyuan, "Just stand behind me for a while. No matter what happens, I won't do anything. Even if you're mad as hell, you can't hit me."

Dong Yuanyuan nodded repeatedly.

Gao Yunduo didn't dare to delay any longer and strode forward.

"How could you men bully a weak woman in broad daylight on the street?!" Gao Yunduo deliberately avoided the name of the Prince of Han's Mansion and pretended not to know who the other party was. He took a few steps forward, helped the woman up and handed her to Dong Yuanyuan.

Those people have always been arrogant in Le'an. When has anyone ever dared to question them? It was a woman, and she was quite good-looking.

One of them came forward with a grin on his face and was about to say something teasing, but Dong Yuanyuan spoke first and asked, "Why are your teeth so yellow?"

The man subconsciously closed his mouth immediately. The other man raised his head and pointed at Dong Yuanyuan and was about to speak, but Gao Yunduo spoke loudly first:

"Judging from your clothes, you must be servants of a wealthy family. Don't you know that you are causing trouble for your master by doing this? Even if this matter is brought to the government, they can't do anything to you. But when you return home, you will definitely be scolded or even beaten with a stick. How can a woman like her get in your way? Why bother with her like this?"

The man pointed his finger in the air and subconsciously looked at the person at the edge, who was the one who had just stood aside and watched the man coldly.

The man seemed to be the leader of these people. He waved his hand impatiently and said, "Let's go and get the business done first."

After the men left, the woman wanted to beg again, but she was injured, so she could only whisper, "Please don't go." She couldn't utter another word.

Gao Yunduo asked: "They...are going to your house?"

The woman nodded.

"Come on! Take us to your house!"

……

Shunzi had been standing not far away. He was extremely depressed at the moment. He felt that he was not even as good as a woman.

Gao Yunduo was still okay, even Dong Yuanyuan was not afraid of the people in the palace, but when he got closer, he couldn't move his legs anymore. He was just worried that these two women would cause some big trouble. Even though he knew that even if they got into trouble, Jia Chuan could protect them, he was still very nervous.

Shunzi didn't think about it carefully. Was Dong Yuanyuan not afraid or did she simply not know that those people were from the palace?
……

When Jia Chuan received the news, several people had just strolled back to their residence. Qiao Wu also had some men under his command, and Gao Yunduo stopped them on the way, so the news spread a little faster than those people. By the time those people arrived at Zhu Zhanqi's house, Jia Chuan had already strolled back and forth in the alley. At this time, he pretended to pass by and took a few curious glances.

One of them raised his leg and kicked the gate open, or to be more precise, kicked it apart. Several people dodged the split wooden boards and entered the yard one by one, all of them talking.

"The prince ordered us to ask when you will leave?"

"The prince said there can be no further delay."

"It will definitely be better for you to go to Fengyang than here. Why bother relying on a woman for support and not having enough to eat?"

"Pack up and leave. Don't force us to do anything."

……

A few people shouted in the yard, which soon attracted the attention of the people around. Jia Chuan and his friends no longer seemed so out of place.

Most of the onlookers were nearby residents, who were not surprised by the situation. Most of their discussions were about whether these people would take action today, and if so, how long the fight would last.

Jia Chuan squinted his eyes and looked into the yard.

"Come out and answer! Your room stinks, and we're too lazy to go in."

"If you don't come out, don't blame us for kicking you twice more today."

"Come out quickly!"

Several people in the yard were cursing and their feet were not idle either. They kicked whatever they saw, as if they were practicing their leg strength first.

"Who are you? Why are you so rude?" Jia Chuan saw Dong Yuanyuan supporting a woman, with Gao Yunduo and Shunzi following behind them to the entrance of the alley, so he stepped forward and shouted while standing outside the courtyard gate.

He took this step a little too hastily. The people inside were shouting so loudly that the whole alley could hear them. They shouted "Prince, Prince" several times, but he was still able to ask such a question. Everyone was surprised at his courage and no one cared about what he said.

Several people in the yard were also surprised. The leader wondered why they all came together today after not encountering any nosy people in several years.
At this time, Zhu Zhanqi in the house happened to walk slowly to the door. Jia Chuan took a look and saw that Zhang Zheng said that this person was about the same age as him, but just looking at his skin, people would believe him if he said he was his uncle.

Jia Chuan frowned and sighed, "This man looks honest and quite old. Ladies and gentlemen, let me ask you something. Does he owe you money? I think he's in trouble now and I'm afraid he can't pay it back. Why don't you give me some favor and give it a break?"

"Are you the onion in that field? Get out!" A man yelled at Jia Chuan ferociously.

At this time, the woman that Dong Yuanyuan was supporting had reached the gate of the courtyard. She suddenly broke free from Dong Yuanyuan's "pliers", rushed into the courtyard and knelt on the ground, begging: "Please give me a few more days. I haven't been able to find a job these days. It's really..."

Gao Yunduo also walked to the gate and stood beside Jia Chuan, staring at the woman kneeling on the ground in the courtyard. In a voice that only Jia Chuan could hear, she said, "These people are here to ask for money. If they have money, they can avoid being beaten. Last time, she barely managed to scrape together some, but this time, she has nothing. She has been waiting for several days on the way, just to stop these people, because... if they beat Zhu Zhanqi, Zhu Zhanqi will beat her, and even harder than these people."

"Just him?"

"He knows how to use a stick, but that's because he beat women so hard that they're covered in wounds. He can't do heavy work, and he can't earn money doing light work. Most of the money he borrowed last time was borrowed, and he hasn't paid it back yet."

The two were whispering at the door. The people in the yard had already started. Zhu Zhanqi screamed like a pig being slaughtered, but he didn't dare to scold these people. He only dared to scold the woman harshly. The woman curled up on the ground and trembled all over.

Jia Chuan took a deep breath and glanced at Gao Yuntian and Chen Mo. The three of them entered the yard one after another. Jia Chuan kept saying words to smooth things over. Gao Yuntian and Chen Mo stepped forward, seemingly trying to persuade them with kind words, and stopped the person who was fighting.

Jia Chuan knew that he might get beaten for this job, so he didn't go forward.

Sure enough, the man who was held was furious and turned around to attack Gao Yuntian and Chen Mo. Jia Chuan said hurriedly: "It's not easy for them. It's all because of the money. I'm the boss today. I'll pay whatever you want first."

As soon as these words were spoken, the people in the palace really stopped. The leader looked Jia Chuan up and down and asked, "How much can you give?"

Jia Chuan looked back at the people outside the courtyard gate, then turned around and asked in a low voice, "Are you really from the palace?"

"nonsense!"

Jia Chuan nodded and said, "The people at the door were listening to what we just said. If I answered you in front of them and then handed you the banknotes in front of them, do you think this matter would be reported to the palace before nightfall?"

The man was stunned, and even the people he brought with him seemed to have thought of something and looked at the leader nervously.

Jia Chuan and his men's original plan was to wait until these people bullied Zhu Zhanqi, and then Jia Chuan would pretend to sympathize and come in to comfort them, and then buy some food for Zhu Zhanqi to have a full meal. Through observation over the past few days, Jia Chuan was certain that Zhu Zhanqi was indeed hungry one meal and half full the next, but the matter of instigating rebellion could not be rushed, and it needed to be tested slowly. If one full meal was not enough, they would have a second meal, but the time interval would be longer. The length of the interval depended on how the first conversation went and what they could get from Zhu Zhanqi.

The most crucial thing in this plan is that they must not attract the attention of the Han Palace during their stay in Le'an.

But now plans cannot keep up with changes. Now that things have changed, let everything change.

Jia Chuan's words not only stunned the people in the palace, but also made Chen Mo and Gao Yuntian frown.

The leader thought for a moment and asked coldly, "What do you think?"

Jia Chuan pointed at the gate and said, "Repair the gate and close it. Who will know what we say and do in the courtyard? I know you are not afraid of anything, but it is better for few people to know about this kind of thing. My home is nearby..." Jia Chuan looked at Gao Yuntian and said, "Go back and find some planks and replace the gate as soon as possible. By the way, bring me all the money I have hidden under my pillow."

Gao Yuntian snorted, and the people in the palace thought it was a sign of displeasure, but Jia Chuan knew what Gao Yuntian meant was: There is a fart under your pillow!

Outside the courtyard, Gao Yunduo quietly retreated behind the crowd upon hearing this. Qiao Wu was also outside. He had been sneaking around Gao Yunduo's place quite a bit these past few days, so he naturally recognized her. Seeing Gao Yunduo retreat behind the crowd, he followed her. Gao Yunduo quickly stuffed something into Qiao Wu's hand and walked back to Dong Yuanyuan. Dong Yuanyuan hadn't noticed she'd left. She turned around and asked, "This woman is so pitiful. How can we help her?"

"She's indentured to the palace, and now she can't return, unless..."

Gao Yunduo didn't say anything else, but unexpectedly Dong Yuanyuan seemed to understand what she meant and nodded heavily.

The leader in the courtyard looked him up and down several times, but he didn't think Jia Chuan was rich. He frowned and asked, "Why are you helping him like this?"

Jia Chuan laughed and said, "It has nothing to do with him. You are people from the palace. Even if I want to make friends with you, my name is Qin Ming. I came to Le'an to find a good job. Today I have the opportunity to meet you brothers..." "How much money do you have?" someone asked disdainfully.

Jia Chuan smiled awkwardly and said, "Although it's not much, firstly, I see that their family really has no money. Even if you go through the trouble of beating them up, you will return empty-handed. Secondly, you can also see my sincerity. I can give you all my wealth and use your help to find a good job in the future. If I really make money, how can I not be generous? You trust me, so you will help me."

Several people looked at each other, and the leader whispered, "Bring the banknotes and silver first."

"We have to repair the gate first." Jia Chuan pointed behind him.

"Hurry up!"

This was exactly what Gao Yuntian was waiting for. He didn't dare let Chen Mo leave with him, so he ran out of the yard alone.

Jia Chuan turned to look at the woman huddled at the gate, then clasped his fists towards the leader and said, "This woman might be sick or injured. We'd better get someone to take a look. If she's dead... I know her life or death has nothing to do with you, but if she's alive, there's always someone to earn money for you, right? Besides, her death would be bad luck."

Jia Chuan had to let Gao Yunduo and Dong Yuanyuan in.

The leader frowned at the woman, then looked towards the door and whispered, "There are two people at the door who helped her before, but..." The leader's face was gloomy, "Once you come in, you won't be able to leave alive."

Jia Chuan was shocked. This was not an act. He didn't know what class these people belonged to in the palace, but no matter what kind of cadres they were, could they be so cruel?
The leader glanced at the frightened Jia Chuan, snorted coldly, and whispered, "It's good for you to know that the people in the palace are not so easy to fool. Those two women had offended us before. They could have stayed alive, but they followed us..."

He turned his head and glanced at his men. One of them walked to the gate of the courtyard and pointed at Gao Yunduo and Dong Yuanyuan and said, "You two come in and help Yu Yan see if he needs to see a doctor."

The man had a lewd smile on his face, and the people around him were backing away. A kind-hearted person whispered, "Don't go in there."

Gao Yunduo was worried about not having a suitable excuse, so she stepped in without saying a word. Dong Yuanyuan followed closely behind. Shunzi was so anxious that he was shaking all over, but he didn't know what to do. He wanted to follow in, but was not called. He stood hesitantly at the gate of the courtyard, thinking that it would be convenient to rush in if something happened.

Gao Yunduo and Dong Yuanyuan entered the yard and squatted down, trying to help Yu Yan into the house. Yu Yan lowered his voice and said, "Hurry up and go, the farther the better!"

Gao Yunduo said: "It's okay, let's go inside first. If the injury is serious..."

"I don't need you to care about me! Get out!" Yu Yan roared with all his might, with a look of despair on his face.

The man who called Gao Yunduo in said with a wicked smile: "You too, they are kind-hearted, you should help them."

Jia Chuan secretly blamed himself for not telling Gao Yuntian to hurry up. These people obviously had bad intentions towards Gao Yunduo. Once...

Gao Yunduo gently brushed Yu Yan's scattered hair behind her ears and said in a very soft voice, "Trust me." Then she glanced at Dong Yuanyuan and motioned her to pick up Yu Yan.

Yu Yan was already injured and unable to struggle, so she let Dong Yuanyuan pick her up and walk into the house.

When passing by Jia Chuan, Jia Chuan made a gesture to Gao Yunduo. He hoped that Gao Yunduo could understand it. He didn't care whether he could complete Zhu Zhanji's task or not. The most important thing at the moment was to protect Gao Yunduo. He lowered his right hand and put the fingers together and gestured diagonally, meaning: kill!

Gao Yunduo was walking with her head down, and when she saw this gesture, she didn't dare to stop and quickly walked into the house.

The man with a lewd smile winked at one of his companions. The two looked pitifully at the leader, who waved his hand impatiently and said, "Hurry up, bury it in the backyard after you're done. Don't go back too late, or you'll take the beating for me."

The two nodded in unison. Just as they were about to take a step forward, Jia Chuan reached out to stop them and asked sternly, "They're helping that person check his injuries. What are you two grown men doing going in there?!"

Chen Mo subconsciously stood beside Jia Chuan. The man who was being held pointed at Jia Chuan and said viciously, "Let go! If it weren't for the fact that your money hasn't arrived yet, I would have finished you off first!"

When the leader heard this idiot actually reveal the procedure, he kicked him and shouted angrily, "If you can, talk about it. If you can't, then shut up!"

Jia Chuan said hurriedly: "There are so many people watching at the gate. We have to wait for my people to come back and repair the gate..."

The leader looked at the other person, who quickly walked to the gate and shouted, "Anyone at the gate, do you want to come in and take a look?"

The crowd of onlookers in the alley disappeared in an instant, only turning back three times for every step they took. However, there was still someone coming the other way. When that person saw Gao Yuntian and another person carrying the planks, he smiled and turned back and said, "Your home isn't far away, so I'm back now."

Jia Chuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked loudly: "Check the injuries. Is there anyone around who can help? No, suitable, useful..."

"Yes!" Gao Yunduo replied.

Jia Chuan gritted his teeth and let go of his hand, and the two of them rushed into the house impatiently.

The leader seemed to have heard something, but at this moment Gao Yuntian and Qiao Wu carried wooden boards to the gate of the yard. His men came up and tried to pull Gao Yuntian's clothes, wanting to get the money first.

Unfortunately, who is Gao Yuntian? He grabbed the man's wrist and glared at him: "Install the door first!"

The man nodded subconsciously.

"Hold me!"

"Oh."

The leader frowned and turned to ask Jia Chuan: "What do your people do? They look very strong." As he said that, he looked at Chen Mo who was beside Jia Chuan.

The scar on Chen Mo's forehead was quite eye-catching. He had just seen it, and now he felt a little panicked when he looked at it again.

Jia Chuan's heart had already followed him into the house. He pricked up his ears to listen to the movement inside and casually replied, "The boatman."

There are currently three people from the palace in the courtyard and two in the house. If Gao Yunduo and Dong Yuanyuan can deal with those two, and Gao Yuntian is free, then the three people in the courtyard...

While Jia Chuan was pondering this, the leader had already sensed something was wrong and shouted into the house, "Why is there no movement at all?"

After he finished shouting, he glanced at the only remaining subordinate beside him. The man was about to rush into the house. Jia Chuan quickly shouted, "Why are you coming into the house?" In fact, he was informing Gao Yunduo in the house. The man didn't pay any attention to Jia Chuan and rushed into the house.

The leader finally made up his mind to suspect Jia Chuan. He took a step forward and stretched out his hand to grab Jia Chuan's collar. However, Chen Mo was right beside him. He was much faster than these good-for-nothings. He grabbed the leader's wrist and twisted it back while pinching the leader's cheek with his other hand. The veins on Chen Mo's hand bulged, showing how much force he was using. Jia Chuan felt pain just watching him.

The leader seemed to not know whether to scream because of his wrist or the bones on his face. He could only make a whimpering sound and was pushed to the ground by Chen Mo.

The three people who were doing handicrafts heard the noise and turned around to look. Jia Chuan said, "Kill him!" and then rushed into the house.

Everyone seemed to have forgotten about Zhu Zhanqi, who was lying on the left side of the doorway. After being kicked to the ground by someone from the palace, he never dared to get up again. He just watched the people in the courtyard, both familiar and unfamiliar, coming and going. It was not until the leader fell to the ground with his eyes rolled back that he remembered he had a mouth and could not help but scream. Chen Mo looked up at him and said viciously: "If you scream again, I'll kill you too!"

Zhu Zhanqi shut up immediately.

Jia Chuan rushed into the room and took a look, then he felt relieved.

The house was bare, with barely enough space for a living room and an inner room. At the door, the person who had recently entered was lying in a pool of blood. Inside, another person was lying in a pool of blood beside the bed. Another person seemed to be hanging from the earthen wall, their eyes open, blood all over their backs...

"I don't know why he was like this. I saw my sister taking action, and I was afraid he would make a sound, so I pressed his face against the wall. Then he stared at me like this, with blood behind him."

Dong Yuanyuan was a little scared and looked at Jia Chuan pitifully like a child who had done something wrong.

Jia Chuan consoled him, "Yuanyuan helped Big Brother, but do you know what this guy wants to do by coming in?"

"I know. My sister said they came in to bully us."

"So, even God couldn't bear to see him die by leaning against the wall. He couldn't figure out why he died, so he didn't close his eyes. It had nothing to do with Yuanyuan."

Gao Yunduo was sitting on the bed with the frightened Yu Yan in her arms.

Obviously, both Yu Yan and Dong Yuanyuan needed to be comforted, and Gao Yunduo could only take care of one and not the other.

"What should we do next?" Gao Yunduo asked calmly.

Jia Chuan looked at Gao Yunduo carefully. Gao Yunduo's face was as pale as paper, which showed that she was also very scared, but she was still trying to comfort others.

Jia Chuan was heartbroken. He said in a calm and gentle voice, "This is not something we should consider. You forgot that there is a prince who has been demoted to a commoner outside."

Jia Chuan's tone and expression made Gao Yunduo feel relieved. She didn't think much when she took action. There were scissors in a small bamboo frame used for mending Yuyan. She entered the room and looked for a sharp blade. She saw the scissors in the frame at a glance.

Gao Yunduo saw the gesture Jia Chuan made to him, and she understood it as killing, but when she really held the scissors in her hand, her heart still beat faster and she was extremely nervous.

Fortunately, the two who followed in were very determined to die. They were still fighting over who would get Gao Yunduo, and walked into the room with foul language. One of them reached out and tried to push Gao Yunduo down. Gao Yunduo instantly lost her nervousness, and first slapped the man on the neck with her backhand, and then followed up with a pair of scissors...

(End of this chapter)