The two were talking in the room when a sound suddenly came from outside. Qin Xiao just frowned, but Qiuniang turned pale and panicked. She stood up immediately and said out of nowhere: "You... you hide quickly!

"

"Hide?" Qin Xiao was stunned.

Qiuniang saw Qin Xiao looking at her with a strange look, and immediately understood that she had made a mistake.

In panic, Qin Xiao was asked to hide, as if he was afraid of being caught and raped.

Her cheeks turned red and she secretly scolded herself for talking nonsense. However, Qin Xiao had already stood up and walked to the door. He looked out through the crack in the door and saw several figures standing outside the door. The first one was wearing a purple shirt.

Wearing a fur hat, he looks very strange.

Since the other party came to the door, he knew he was here.

He opened the door and walked out. The man in purple shirt was in his early forties and had a smile on his face. When he saw Qin Xiao coming out, he took a step forward and cupped his hands and said, "May I ask if you are Qin Xiao, Mr. Qin?"

"You don't want to be a young master, I am Qin Xiao." Qin Xiao didn't waste any time: "Who are you? What do you want from me?"

Qin Xiao glanced around and saw three people standing in the shape of a pin behind them. They were all respectful and holding something in their hands, which seemed to be gift boxes. Their clothes clearly did not belong to the government, but they were not from Qingyi Hall either.

"I, Wu Tianbao, have been ordered by my eldest brother to pay a visit to Mr. Qin." The man in purple shirt said respectfully, turned around and winked, and three of his subordinates walked forward with gift boxes in their hands and were about to go into the house.

Qin Xiao raised his hand to stop him and frowned: "What does this mean? No reward for no merit. You and I don't know each other. Why are you sending these things?"

Qiuniang thought it was the people from Qingyi Hall who were looking for trouble. When she saw the clothes of the people outside, her pretty face turned slightly pale. She walked closer to Qin Xiao and said softly: "They... they seem to be people from the Taiping Association.

.”

Fortunately, Qiuniang had just mentioned the Taiping Society, otherwise Qin Xiao would not have known what the Taiping Society was.

The Taiping Society and the Tsing Yi Tang are the two major urban gangs in Kyoto, and they compete with each other.

No one from Qingyi Hall came, but people from the Taiping Association came to the door. Qin Xiao was a little surprised.

"I am the second brother of the Taiping Association." Wu Tianbao was still smiling: "I came here today. Firstly, I came to pay a visit on the order of my eldest brother. Secondly, I also wanted to get acquainted with Mr. Qin. It's our first meeting. A small gift.

, no respect."

"I said, no reward for no merit." Qin Xiao said: "I have no friendship with your Taiping Society, and there is no need to get acquainted."

"I know Mr. Qin may have some misunderstandings about our Taiping Society." Wu Tianbao said with a smile: "But Wu came here with full sincerity."

Qin Xiao said lightly: "You know I'm here, so naturally you send people to keep an eye on me. Is this considered sincere?"

"Young Master Qin misunderstood, we will never follow Mr. Qin." Wu Tianbao said "Mr. Qin" in his mouth, very politely: "We know that Qingyi Tang came to Kushui Lane to cause trouble before, and was beaten by Mr. Qin and fled in embarrassment, so we know that you are here

Here, the Taiping Society has always been concerned about the activities of Qingyi Hall, and happened to know that Mr. Qin settled here, so it came to disturb him. "

Qiuniang's boating has always been threatened by the Tsing Yi Tang and the Taiping Society. The boat girls in Kyoto have always regarded these two gangs as tigers and wolves.

Bald Li from Qingyi Hall was stepped on by Qin Xiao, which already made Qiuniang feel that Qin Xiao was extremely bold. Today, Wu Tianbao from the Taiping Association actually showed respect to Qin Xiao, which made Qiuniang widen her watery eyes and find it unbelievable.

Naturally, he had never seen Wu Tianbao, but few people knew about the legendary Wu Erye in the market. Wu Erye was a high-ranking figure in the market, but now he was so respectful to Qin Xiao that Qiuniang even doubted herself

Are you dazzled?

"Wu knows that Mr. Qin has a quarrel with Tsing Yi Hall, and he knows that Xue Benzhong of Tsing Yi Hall will repay his loyalty, so he will not give up." Wu Tianbao said seriously: "Master Qin will naturally not be afraid of Tsing Yi Hall, but with all due respect, the people of Tsing Yi Hall

There are assassins all over Kyoto, and there are also specially hired assassins. If Mr. Qin is alone, it will be difficult to ensure his own safety."

Qin Xiao said "Oh" and thought, could the assassin last night really be a killer hired by Qingyi Hall?

"If Young Master Qin is on good terms with our Taiping Society, then he is one of our own." Wu Tianbao smiled and said: "With the Taiping Society behind him, Tsing Yi Hall wants to move Young Master Qin, but it has to make careful decisions."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "So, Mr. Wu came today not only to bring generous gifts, but also to provide me with protection? This is strange. This is the first time that Mr. Wu and I have met. I am at peace with you."

There is no connection with the association, but Mr. Wu took the initiative to come to provide protection, which is really...with all due respect, it really makes me feel a little strange."

"Mr. Qin, it is indeed the first time that Wu and you have met." Wu Tianbao always kept smiling: "But our eldest brother has known you for a long time, and we are old friends. After the eldest brother knew that you had an affair with Qing Yi Tang, I was afraid that Mr. Qin

If you are hurt, we are here to tell Mr. Qin that from now on your affairs will be the affairs of the Taiping Society. Anyone who dares to offend you will offend the Taiping Society, and the Taiping Society will never sit idly by and ignore it."

"Wait a minute!" Qin Xiao said in surprise: "Your eldest brother and I are old friends? Who is he?"

Wu Tianbao shook his head and said: "Eldest brother said that when he is free, he will meet you in person and give Mr. Qin a surprise."

"Surprise?" Qin Xiao sighed: "As long as it's not a shock. Second Master Wu, thank you Taiping Society for taking care of me. You should take the things away."

Wu Tianbao still shook his head and said: "Brother said, these gifts are not enough to repay Young Master Qin. They should belong to Young Master Qin. If Young Master Qin doesn't accept them, I don't have to go back." He cupped his hands and said, "Please return Young Master Qin.

Accept it, it won’t embarrass me."

The more Qin Xiao listened, the more strange he felt.

Wu Tianbao always referred to him as "eldest brother", and that eldest brother was naturally the leader of the Taiping Association. However, Wu Tianbao also said that the eldest brother was his old acquaintance, and even claimed that these gifts were in return, which made Qin Xiao puzzled.

When did I get to know this big shot from the Taiping Society?

And when had I ever helped him?

"Actually, Mr. Qin, you don't have to think too much. These gifts are not very precious." Wu Tianbao stepped forward and said: "These are not gold and silver jewelry. For Mr. Qin, giving gold and silver jewelry is very tacky." Open it.

Qin Xiao took a look at a gift box and saw that there were exquisite pastries neatly arranged in different shapes. Although he didn't know how they tasted, just looking at the shapes made people appetite.

Seeing Qin Xiao's surprised look, Wu Tianbao just smiled slightly, turned around and opened another long gift box.

Inside are two pieces of silk satin, and the silk satin even has floral patterns on it.

Qin Xiao couldn't tell whether the silk or satin was good or bad, but since the other party had sent it over, it was definitely not bad. Sure enough, he heard Wu Tianbao say: "This is jacquard fabric, it's pretty good."

Qiuniang could see clearly from behind and couldn't help but raise her hand to cover her mouth with a surprised look on her face.

When he opened the last gift box, there were two exquisitely carved small bottles inside. Wu Tianbao smiled and said: "These are two bottles of wine, but they actually don't have names yet. Because not many people in the world can drink such fine wine, let's just say it."

It's called Tianren Niang!" "Tianren Niang?" Qin Xiao didn't care about cakes and silks, but when he heard about the good wine, Qin Xiao did become somewhat interested and couldn't help but reach out and pick up a bottle.

The bottle is not big, and according to Qin Xiao's drinking capacity, he can drink it all in three or four sips.

Suddenly I realized that the pastries and satin were just fine, but the other party brought fine wine. He obviously knew that he was good at wine. It seemed that the elder brother of the Taiping Society really knew him well.

"Mr. Qin, the main hall of the Taiping Society is located in Yongningfang. Once you get there, you can find it by asking around." Wu Tianbao took two steps back, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Qin, if you have any difficulties or needs, you can go directly to Yongningfang.

We, as long as we have orders, will not give up even if we die."

Qin Xiao thought of something and said: "It's nothing else. I can't accept these gifts. But there is one thing I want to advise you."

"Sir, please speak!"

"Second Master Wu, I heard that half of the three rivers in Kyoto are under your control?" Qin Xiao looked at Wu Tianbao and said: "Many families in Kyoto are living in poverty, so they have no choice but to let their female relatives go out on the rivers.

I punt boats and attract tourists to earn some money to support my family."

"There are hundreds of people in Kyoto who make a living from this." Wu Tianbao said.

Qin Xiaodao: "I heard that the Taiping Society and Qingyi Hall collect money from the boat girls who take boats on the river to support their families, and they charge a lot of money. Is this also true?"

"Yes." Wu Tianbao did not deny: "In the beginning, the three rivers in Kyoto were all in the hands of Qingyi Tang. Later, we took over the Raoshui River and half of the Luoshui River. Within this year, the entire river is bound to be taken over.

We have control of Luoshui." He glanced at Qiuniang behind Qin Xiao and said, "In the beginning, Qingyi Hall collected money from cruise ships on the river and merchant ships carrying goods. After we captured it, this rule has not changed.

.If I am not wrong, this lady should also be making a living on the river."

Qin Xiao nodded and said: "Not bad."

"I understand." Wu Tianbao cupped his hands to Qiuniang and said, "Madam, from now on, no one will charge you a penny for punting on the rivers controlled by the Taiping Society. If you have any trouble, please call me at any time. If you are nearby, I will ask you for help."

People from the Taiping Society will definitely help. In addition, as long as there are no guests on your boat, the brothers from the Taiping Society will bring you the tourists who want to take the boat, so you don't have to look for the guests yourself."

Qiuniang immediately showed joy and hurriedly saluted Wu Tianbao and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Wu."

For any boat girl, the conditions given by Wu Tianbao can be said to be a dream.

Not charging river tolls is already a huge thank you to any boat girl, and the Taiping Society's help in attracting customers is even more wishful thinking.

It should be noted that there are many pleasure boats in Kyoto's rivers, and there are countless boat girls who make a living on them. In other words, there are hundreds of boats waiting for passengers in Kyoto's rivers every day. Because there are so many pleasure boats, the boats with outstanding appearance

My mother spends half of her time looking for guests every day, and it is even more difficult for a plain-looking person to find guests to take the boat. If people from the Taiping Association can help send the guests off, it will save the time of looking for people, and you can earn a lot more money at the end of the day.

It's just that some guests have bad behavior. It's fake to take the boat, but it's real to take advantage. It's common for them to talk and tease on the boat, and some even touch them. Many boat girls make a living from this. As long as they don't go too far, they just swallow their anger and be aggressive like Qiuniang.

Some people fell out on the spot. Qiuniang always carried a kitchen knife with her, and it was precisely for this reason.

It would be great if people from the Taiping Society help deal with tourists who cause trouble.
Chapter completed!