He Daqing, do you know how I've lived these past years?

The next morning

Xu Damao, who was still asleep, was pulled out of bed by his father.

He dazedly accepted the 11 silver dollars and told the man to deliver 10 to the third-to-last shop in Chunzhi Hutong, not far away, and to use the rest to buy some fried dough rings and wontons.

Da Mao, rubbing his eyes, also came out of his house. As he passed the courtyard, he heard an angry roar coming from Yi Zhonghai's room. Thinking of what happened yesterday, he was instantly jolted awake.

He tiptoed closer.

"I went through so much trouble to get this fertility soup, and you're telling me you're not in the mood?"

Then came several loud slapping sounds, followed by a roar:

Are you in the mood now?

"Yes...I have it."

Xu Damao then heard a whimpering sound, his face flushed red, and he ran towards the courtyard gate.

"That damned bastard, doing this first thing in the morning!"

Half an incense stick later, panting heavily, Da Mao knocked haphazardly on a courtyard gate.

"Who is it, knocking so urgently? Trying to ascend to heaven?"

My father asked me to send over some silver dollars.

Then the courtyard gate opened, and a burly man with tattoos walked out. Seeing that Da Mao was already about 1.55 meters tall, he grabbed Da Mao's collarbone and squeezed it, then laughed heartily.

"Your dad's Wood, right? Wow, you're tall enough, but you're a bit weak-willed."

Damao was also in pain, so he curled up and shouted:

"It hurts, it hurts! Uncle, let go!"

He hurriedly pulled the silver dollar from his pocket.

The burly man, seeing there were 11 silver dollars, nodded and said:

"Your father and I are old acquaintances; we agreed on a price, and he won't overcharge us."

Then he looked at Xu Damao and said:

"You got a good deal, kid. Most people would pay two silver dollars, but I'm in a good mood today."

"Dog, take this little brother to Tao Niang's place and let him have some fun. Let him be a real man. He's in so much pain from a simple bone-touching; he's far inferior to his father."

A burly man carrying the stone weight nodded and walked over, saying:

"Yes, that Brother Xu is ruthless. He's a skilled dagger wielder, and he even managed to cut himself to death."

Before Xu Damao could even say that the silver dollar was for breakfast, he was grabbed and dragged into the house next door.

"Take good care of this young rooster, Tao Niang."

He closed the door, and a moment later, Da Mao's scream echoed from inside, followed by whimpering sounds.

After an incense stick had burned a while, Da Mao emerged, his face flushed. Amidst the laughter of the crowd, he clutched the red envelope containing a silver dollar in his hand and ran out quickly.

"So this is what a real man should do. No wonder Mom always made that sound. I'm a man now."

As he walked towards the morning market, muttering to himself, Da Mao didn't notice a burly young man following closely behind him.

He Yuzhu shook his head as he got up from the ground, feeling the pain in his lower body, and roared fiercely:

"You, Xu Damao, dare to play dirty tricks! Don't let me see you!"

As he spoke, he leaned against the wall and slowly walked out.

"Fine, you refuse to walk the path to Heaven, but you insist on coming to the Underworld, thinking you can get your revenge today."

Seeing Xu Damao walking by not far away, He Yuzhu endured the pain and quickly followed.

Seeing that he had bought breakfast, I held back until there were fewer and fewer passersby, then I rushed up and kicked Da Mao, who was eating fried dough rings, into the alley next to me.

Upon seeing He Yuzhu, Da Mao, who had fallen to the ground, was overcome with both old and new grudges and shouted:

"I'm a man now, I'm not afraid of you, you idiot Zhu, come and die!"

As he spoke, he stood up and raised his fist to strike.

Before He Yuzhu could react, he was punched several times in the face.

Feeling the weak and feeble force of the punch, he scoffed and said:

"Oh? Madam Xu has turned into a man. It's a pity your fists are so useless."

As he spoke, he punched Da Mao in the face, knocking Da Mao to the ground.

He Yuzhu also kicked him hard in the groin area.

"what"

"You damn idiot, you kicked me there! I won't let you get away with this!"

Hearing Da Mao's screams, He Yuzhu chuckled, bent down to pick up his breakfast from the ground, and started eating.

"Thanks for the breakfast, my man. I'm off to work now."

As he spoke, he walked out of the alleyway.

Da Mao curled up into a ball, groaning softly.

After a moment, he slowly got up, muttering to himself:

"Idiot Zhu, I won't let you get away with this. You just wait!"

"Fortunately, Old Man Wei still has more than half of his medicine left,"

After muttering to herself, she fainted again from the pain.

He Yuzhu, who hadn't gone far, glanced back at Xu Damao, who appeared to be unconscious, and sneered.

I told you not to mess with me, and not to speak ill of Aunt Cuilan.

Then, while happily eating fried dough rings, they saw a jeep speeding past after only a few steps, followed by dozens of soldiers in tattered clothes and covered in blood.

He shook his head and walked towards the restaurant.

The jeep sped towards the Le Mansion.

"Master, it should be Mulan returning. Go and see her."

Jingxian held her child and kept shouting, while Huang Ying stood at the gate with tears streaming down her face, waiting for the jeep to speed by.

"squeak……"

With a screech of tires against the pavement, the back seat of the jeep opened, and two men, one fat and one thin, lifted a young woman out of the vehicle.

The doctors waiting inside the mansion quickly pulled over a small, wheeled cot.

The master also stepped forward to take his pulse and carefully felt his head.

A moment later, the doctor took him to the mansion.

Then he said to the two men, one fat and one thin:

"Yu Lou, Partridge Whistle, thank you both for your hard work."

"Take the soldiers to get treatment first, then let them rest well. We'll discuss the details when Weiguo returns."

Chen Yulou and Partridge Whistle nodded in agreement. They led their soldiers toward the clinic in the distance.

"Master, how is Mulan after she collapsed?"

Looking at the nervous Jingxian and the trembling Huangying who couldn't speak, the master hesitated for a moment and said:

"Mulan is probably exhausted and lacking energy. If she's lucky, she'll wake up in the next few days; if she's unlucky, she might not wake up at all."

"Oh, sir, you'd better think of something quickly!"

The master helped Huang Ying, who had collapsed to the ground, up and said:

"When you have free time, talk to her more to keep her spirits up. I'll be going out to gather herbs tomorrow. While I'm gone, the family will be relying on you, Jingxian. Keep things as they are, don't panic."

Then he walked towards the clinic in the distance.

They quickly found Chen Yulou and Partridge Whistle.

After explaining the situation, the two clasped their hands in a fist salute and said, "If you don't refuse, we'll leave." After their master left, the two nodded to each other.

He will return to his old profession in Kunlun.

The city office

"Father, I've found out. Le Weiguo has already gone to the Great Eagle Kingdom with a regiment. That Dongtian and Xiatian soldiers are already waiting there. The other troops that retreated should regroup at Dagukou before returning. The detachment that returned today was the remnants of the troops previously sent to the Yuan Kingdom. Le Weiguo's adjutant was also seriously injured and has been unconscious for many days."

Upon hearing this, the city magistrate immediately slammed his fist on the table and stood up, shouting excitedly:

"Alright, time waits for no one. While the city is currently undefended, you immediately contact those compradors and have them gather all the foreign soldiers and thugs they've hired. First, wipe out the new recruits in the city, then take down the police stations as well."

"Let our men wipe out the guards at the city gate. You take your men to the mansion and arrest his entire family. Ever since I started ruling this city, I've been the one in charge."

Zhifu was also deeply moved as he listened:

"Father, when are we going to make our move?"

The city magistrate hesitated for a moment, then, as if relaxing completely, sat down in his chair and slowly said:

"Speed ​​is of the essence in war; we must get there before those troops from Dagu Fort return."

Within two days, you must gather those comprador businessmen and good people, and begin the operation at midnight on the third day, then close the city gates.

"After everything settles down, I'll submit a report, have Director Xu, whom I contacted last time, speak on my behalf, and then take over those troops. Le Weiguo hasn't returned yet."

"Ha ha"

"Ha ha ha ha"

……