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Chapter 79 - Discussion
The resplendent summer day in Beijing was truly a type of torture to the Manchu. These nomadic peoples who lived in the dark waters of White Mountains had no way to resist the heat at all. Although they had already been inside for more than two hundred years, the summer was still unbearable for them.
The sun above his head was emitting endless heat, and the leaves of the willow trees by the side of the road had already withered. Even the ones hiding in the leaves were groaning weakly, and the old man dozing in the shade was standing with his arms open, beads of sweat rolling down his face.
'Cool tea.' Cold tea, big bowl of cold tea... ”New mint tea …”
”Watermelon... ”Watermelon, a watermelon made from the soil of Da Xing Kingdom. An old man shouldn't be afraid to eat a mouthful of the watermelon if he doesn't have any teeth …”
”Selling fans. Consort's folding fan, large palm-leaf fan …” ”Shake for a bit … A cool breeze will naturally come …”
In the alleys of Beijing, even the shouts were withered by the scorching sun. In the end, it was so hot that even the fiercest of dogs couldn't be bothered to bark at these peddlers.
Just as the entire capital was engulfed in the heat wave and everyone was enduring for the rest of the summer, a shocking rumor suddenly spread like wildfire in a boiling pot of oil. The flames instantly filled the entire capital.
Just as noon arrived, all the teahouses and restaurants in the capital suddenly burst into an uproar. People lowered their heads in discussion. A strange piece of news shocked everyone in the capital.
”Old man, you've come. Sit …” Did you hear? There's a riot in Tanggu Port, and I heard that thousands of people died … ”
”Is this for real …” Shatter pot for waiter... The Tanggu City is a place where many foreigners live in, why can't they come to negotiate with us after death? ”Tell me quickly …”
”Aiyo, you two are here chatting? Let me tell you this, the Tanggu City has been massacred to the extreme. Tens of thousands of people have died, and their blood has even dyed the ocean red … ”
”Screech!” Where did you get the news from? ”So old …”
”Hey …” ”You guys don't have to believe me, my Changping Villa's farmers, his uncle's family is the Tanggu's fishermen, I heard that the people from the TIANJIN Wei don't eat fish at all …”
When people heard this, they immediately rushed up to him. ”Elder Liu, tell me in detail, why are you not eating fish at all?” Elder Liu wiped the beads of sweat off his forehead, enjoying the feeling of the stars praising the moon.
”F * ck, aren't there too many dead people? Over ten thousand corpses … There's not even enough time to bury them, so they were thrown into the sea.” ”Those fish are full of human flesh, do you think they can still be eaten …” Before he could finish his sentence, the room was filled with the sound of retching. It took a long time for him to calm down.
At this time, the waiter, who was carrying the copper pot and water, was also dumbfounded, and asked dumbly: ”What are you doing!?” How did you get rid of him just like that? ”
”Foolish brat, you don't understand this, do you know about the People's Transformation? Even the commoners had gone mad. Whoever they saw on the streets, they would snatch the money from the shop, and the women would simply go on the streets and commit all sorts of heinous crimes … Why do you ask? Other than Xiao Letian, who else can the two scum … ”
”Do you know what the Head Office sent out in the beginning of spring …?” What expedition? They specifically went to inspect the people from Industrial Zones. We have already experienced a civil revolution in the Tanggu, but it was just a drizzle, there were only a few hundred people there … ”
”It's not the same today. Tens of thousands of people are causing trouble for the Tanggu City, the entire city's foreigners are all escaping to the surface of the sea, the cannons and Gun s on the ships have all been erected, it's so close that they can fire at the mob …”
In the mouth of these rumours walkers, Xiao Letian had completely become a vicious and merciless criminal. Hundreds of bandits had gathered under his hands, yet he was able to suppress them bloody despite the commoners' good-natured protests. Even Jiu Shuai joined in, the Xiang Army sent out their heavy cavalry, and killed a huge number of people.
In the teahouse, the narrator's saliva was flying everywhere. The listeners were all dumbstruck. The shopkeeper in front of the counter didn't even know that he had miscalculated a few accounts.
Just as the big guy was cursing Xiao Letian, two young scholars suddenly walked in from outside the teahouse.
”A bunch of people are just a bunch of fools. If Xiao Letian is so powerful, then wouldn't Tian Jin General go and suppress him? Do you know how big a movie it is for tens of thousands of people to line up together? Do you know how many people there are in the entire Tanggu? ” After saying that, the two of them humphed in disdain.
”Aiya! Who's the one who didn't tie his belt tight enough to show you... ”Aiyo, aren't you the two lords of Head Office? Look at my forgetfulness, what's your name?” The rumour monger turned her head and wanted to curse, but she did not expect to see people she knew, two of whom were Head Office s.
”Waiter, give me a pot of green tea! I'm clear of fire energy …” The two Head Office s who were writing on the paper were not angry, they cupped their hands towards the elders from the flag men of the teahouse.