The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 508 Bu Kui is about to change

In the 17th year of Yuanheng, on the [-]th day of the second month of Renwu year, Bukui Nancheng Gate.

Ping'er, Shen Bingyi, Jia Yun, Huamei and other people are waiting here to welcome Fang Xiucai and his party.

After nearly three months of traveling, Fang Xiucai will arrive in Bukui today with more than 200 women recruited from Zhili.

Two days ago, Liu Fushan arrived here first, contacted Ping'er, and made preparations for the reception of this group of people here in advance.

Due to the large number of people, these people were arranged in the original barracks of the Fubing Corps.

There are accommodation and canteen facilities there, and it has become an important transit point for people from the mainland.

Every time there are a lot of people coming, they will arrange to eat and live here.

Bu Kui has two barracks, one is the current barracks.This was the barracks of Bukui Yamen.

This was the barracks that Jia Min lived in when he led the Army Corps to Bukui for the first time.

At that time, Zhao Dahai was still Bu Kui's garrison office.They also lived here at the time.

Later, when the Fubingtuan expanded its army, the Beida Camp was newly built.

Because the money was tight at the time, Jia Min contributed part of the money when the Peking Camp was being built.This part of the money was later offset by real estate in the old barracks.

Therefore, this old barracks is actually Jia Min's real estate.

After the disbandment of the Fubing Corps, the veterans of the Fubing Corps who stayed in Bukui have been living here.It wasn't until they arrived at Beihai one after another that the place gradually became vacant.

However, there are still dozens of people who currently live here.

Because all the people who came back this time were women, Ping'er paid special attention to it. He took care of all the board and lodging preparations by himself.

Now, Ping'er is very excited.Not only because all the people who came here were women, but also because those who came back here also had their old friends.

Ning'er, Fenghua, and Xueyue who came this time, together with Jiao/Li who was already in Beihai at this time, Nan'er who was still in the imperial capital, and Ping'er himself, the six of them were the first to follow Jia Min is a person who started a business in Yeduju.

At that time, Jia Min had just come out of Jia's mansion, and with 600 taels of silver that he forcibly "borrowed" from Wang Xifeng and Jia Rong, started their entrepreneurial career by creating pressure wells for others.

"Sister Ping'er, I always hear you say, Ning'er, Nan'er, Fenghua, Xueyue, and Chief Quartermaster Jiao. Now I know Chief Quartermaster Jiao. I've never seen these people. But it’s something to look forward to.”

Shen Bingyi was dressed in white, which contrasted nicely with the remaining snow on the ground outside the city.

"Sister Shen, these people are the first to follow Fourth Master to start a business. Back then, even the people in the mansion looked down on us. They didn't realize it. In the end, everyone was promising. It's me. I haven't seen them for several years. I don't know what happened to them."

"The person who followed Fourth Master the first time will naturally be the same. It's a pity that we didn't meet each other when we were in the imperial capital."

"However, they all know about Sister Shen. We knew it when my sister and fourth master first met. It's just that at that time, I never thought that my sister would come here too."

"Isn't this fate? When you were in Ye Du Juli, you probably never thought that you would meet here one day, right?"

"Where would you expect it? Even Fang Xiucai and the others never expected to come here. In fact, Liu Cheng, Liu Tieshan, Wu Hongmei, Fang Xiucai, Feng Sanniang, and Cong Xiucai were also the first to follow Fourth Master. It's just a little later than us."

In the distance, a train team appeared in the field of vision.

"They are coming, let's go forward to meet them."

As Ping'er spoke, a group of people went forward to meet them.

Gradually, the two teams got closer and closer.A horse from the opposite side was running head-on, but before it could reach the horse, someone shouted.

"Sister Ping'er, it's me, I'm Ning'er, I'm Ning'er."

When she got to the front, Ning'er turned over and got off the horse, and stood in front of her so stupidly, but she couldn't speak anymore, tears flowed out unconsciously.

"Ning'er, is that really you?"

Ping'er took two quick steps and grabbed Ning'er's arm.

"It's really Ning'er. Ning'er is an adult now. Come on, sister Shen, this is Ning'er. Back then, when Ning'er was only 14 years old, she went to Zhili by herself to do business for the fourth master."

As Ping'er spoke, he couldn't restrain himself, so he shed tears.

"Ning'er, sister Ping'er always praises you."

"Are sister Ping'er and fourth master here? I really want to see him."

"The fourth master is not here, he is in Beihai, but we will see him soon. The fourth master is also thinking about you very much."

While talking here, I saw two people running over stumbling, and before they got to the front, they started crying.

"Sister Ping'er, we are here."

It was Fenghua and Xueyue.

Ping'er took a few more steps and went to meet him.When they got together, they hugged each other and cried without speaking.

After a while, Shen Bingyi came over.

"Okay, don't cry for now, you should be happy when you meet. There are so many people waiting, don't let others laugh at us."

Several people separated.

"They have grown taller, and they are big girls. The two little hooves cry when they meet, which makes me cry too. I will go back later and see how I deal with you."

"Sister Ping'er, are you willing to clean us up?"

"What are you reluctant to do? If you are disobedient in the future, I will deal with you as usual."

"Sister Ping'er, we are both distinguished people now, in front of so many people, can you save us some face?"

"Okay, today it will be cheaper for you two."

Then, Fang Xiucai, Feng Sanniang, Liu Tieshan, and Wu Hongmei came up to meet each other, and they were naturally full of emotion.

Wu Hongmei burst into tears when she made a mistake, and no one could persuade her.In the end, it was Liu Tieshan who yelled twice before barely stopping it.

Feng Sanniang was more restrained, although she didn't cry as wildly as Wu Hongmei, she still cried for a while.

Several people and Ping'er were very familiar with each other, and they had a close relationship with each other, and they had a deep relationship. When they met here after a few years of separation, they naturally felt very cordial.

"Fang Xiucai, did the trip go smoothly? Are the girls here injured?"

"Miss Ping'er, don't worry, the journey was okay. When it snowed or the weather was too cold, we stopped for a while, and we didn't rush on the road. Fortunately, there were no injuries. There were no people with frozen hands and feet."

"In this way, I feel relieved. I spent the New Year on the road, and everyone is happy?"

"Very satisfied. The Sun family's hospitality is exceptionally warm. Everyone says that it's even better than celebrating the New Year at home."

It turned out that according to the arrangement in Jia Min's letter to Fang Xiucai, if there is any difficulty on the way, you can ask Yang Dezhan or Sun Yuanfei's family for help.

When we arrived at Yangmingbao, it was already the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, so Fang Xiucai decided not to leave for the time being, and divided the people into two groups, one group went to the Sun's house, and the other group celebrated the New Year at the Yangmingbao military platform.

Unexpectedly, when the Sun family heard that there were still a group of people behind the military station, they would call this group to the Sun family.

The Sun family couldn't live there, so they mobilized other families in the village to resettle more than 200 people in this line.

It was not until the eighth day of the first lunar month that these people were released on the road.

During the entire Chinese New Year period, the Sun family arranged all the food, including chicken, duck and fish, which was indeed much richer than many other families during the Chinese New Year.

Fang Xiucai wanted to give money, but the Sun family firmly refused.Before leaving, he secretly left a sum of money for him.As a result, after being discovered by the Sun family, they caught up halfway and sent it back.So far Fang Xiucai still feels sorry.

"Fang Xiucai doesn't have to worry about this. Sun Yuanfei and Si Ye were Jinshi in the same discipline back then, and now they are also Si Ye's confidantes in Beihai, and the business there is also very large. If you give money, it will appear that you are divided gone."

Seeing what Ping'er said, Fang Xiucai felt a little relieved.

In the past few years, the people in Bukui have become accustomed to seeing people from the interior.Seeing so many women here at once today, I still feel a little curious.When we met along the way, I couldn't help but point and point, which made these women a little shy.

They arrived at the barracks in a short time, and after arranging people to live in, they asked these women to take a bath in the bathhouse.

These women are embarrassed to go wherever they see such a scene.

Finally, under the demonstration of Feng Sanniang, Wu Hongmei, Fenghua, and Xueyue, they went to take a bath one after another.

After taking a bath, they set meals, and then went back to the house to rest.

On the side of Fang Xiucai and the others, Ping'er, Shen Bingyi and Jia Yun were the hosts, taking care of them.

When drinking and talking about the past, there are thousands of emotions.

He Jialin, Zhao Dahai, Feng Kui, and Xu Mingtao rushed over after hearing the news, and after seeing the ceremony, they sat down and had wine together.

"Miss Ping'er, are these female family members going to Beihai?"

He Jialin's tone was a little serious.

"Yes, but what's wrong?"

Seeing He Jialin's seriousness, Ping'er felt that there was something in the words, and immediately aroused his vigilance.

"When do you plan to let them go to Beihai?"

He Jialin did not answer Ping'er directly.

"I plan to ask them to rest here for half a month before leaving."

"Don't rest here for half a month, and leave in three days."

"What happened?"

"I'm about to be transferred from Bu Kui. In seven days, the new general Bu Kui will take office. You should leave here as soon as possible while I'm still here."

"How could this be?"

"Oh, it's hard to say."

"That's right, Miss Ping'er, the imperial court has already noticed that a large number of people are flowing to Beihai, and they sent a message to inquire about this two days ago. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. You should go to Beihai as soon as possible while we are still in office. If the new officials Assuming office, I am afraid that there will be changes."

Zhao Dahai gave a more detailed explanation.

"Yes, Miss Ping'er, just listen to General He Can and leave in three days. If a new official takes office, he may be detained."

Feng Kui and Xu Mingtao also persuaded Ping'er one after another.

"Thank you for reminding me, we will leave in three days."

"Miss Ping'er, you are welcome, we are all from our own family. If we should do our best, we will naturally do our best."

"Hey, this court is really real. They can't give the people a way to live, and the people can't find a way to live by themselves."

After a few people drank for a while, they said goodbye and left.

Ping'er and Jia Yun came out to see each other off, but He Jialin fell behind.

"Miss Ping'er, Battalion Commander Jia, you can also go to Beihai for the time being. After the new official arrives in the future, he will see how the situation is and decide whether to come back. The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp will also be transferred from Bukui. Ningguta soldiers and horses are stationed at Bukui. If you stay here rashly, you are afraid of accidents."

The next day, Ping'er and Shen Bingyi sorted out their business and handed it over to their subordinates to manage it here, while entrusting Zhao Dahai, Feng Kui, and Xu Mingtao to help take care of it.

Three days later, Ping'er, Shen Bingyi, Jia Yun, Fang Xiucai, Ning'er and others set off for Beihai with more than 200 women.

Zhao Dahai, Feng Kui, and Xu Mingtao went to the North City Gate to see them off.

"Miss Ping'er, when you arrive in Beihai, please tell Chief Min that we will always be members of the Fubingtuan. Maybe one day, we will also go to Beihai and serve under Chief Min."

Zhao Dahai looked a little lonely.Ping'er knew it would be useless to talk too much, so he nodded and got on the horse.

"Take care everyone, if you don't like staying here in the future, go to Beihai,"

After speaking, he patted his horse and left.

Looking at the convoy gradually going away, Zhao Dahai couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"I really miss the days when I was with Chief Min, what a fun time it was."

(End of this chapter)