Chapter 4 Unexpected

  The two brothers were indeed among the earliest to arrive. When they entered, apart from the original Jin Yiwei and Huangshen Tieji who were on duty inside, they were the earliest to come.

  The doorman was a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a robust build and a pleasant appearance. He looked quite affable as he nodded slightly at the sight of these two young men arriving at such an untimely hour.

  Although he seemed to be in approval, however, he didn't speak with Zhang Jiamu and his wife either.

  More than half a time had passed, and the hour was almost over. The embroidered uniforms and flying fish robes, with their heads wrapped in gauze hats and waists adorned with embroidered spring knives, were becoming more numerous.

  Many of the soldiers wearing red and yellow uniforms also ignored the school lieutenant, who in turn paid no attention to them, simply chatting and laughing among themselves.

  Zhang Jiamu took a glance and found that most of these people had gloomy faces, looking like they weren't good people.

  The most annoying ones were those East Factory thugs wearing pointed hats, green uniforms and white boots. Their expressions were even more sinister, each crouching in a corner, not making a sound, only sizing up their former colleagues with vigilant eyes.

  It's not surprising, although the East Factory is drawing lots for assignments today, they will also send people to keep an eye on this place. The ears and eyes of the factory guards are not limited to these few people, who knows if there are any undercover agents from the East Factory among the embroidered uniformed guards?

  After the commotion had continued for a while, a directing secretary arrived. The East Wing was under his jurisdiction. When the master came, everyone became honest and quiet. The entire government office immediately fell silent inside and out.

  The grand officials, one by one, took their proper places. The various levels of qianhu, baihu, zongqi, xiaoqi, xiaowei, lishi, and tijun, all knelt down together in the hall, over a thousand people strong, making for a truly impressive scene!

  Zhang Jiamu knelt on the dusty ground, with only one thought in his mind: "A great man should be like this..."

  A real man, although modern people may not be stronger than ancient ones, his historical knowledge is just a small white, and it's basically useless. But with the accumulation of knowledge over hundreds of years, and the knowledge gained from the job market killings and information explosion era, whether he can make use of it or not is debatable. However, asking him to willingly be a yes-man is absolutely impossible!

  In the eyes of ordinary Jin Yiwei, the commander was already a celestial being. The school lieutenants and Tiqi who knelt down were respectful, but Commander didn't even bat an eyelid, just smiled at some powerful thousand-households and hundred-households, and that's it, the thousand-households and hundred-households felt like their bones had become several taels lighter.

  After bowing his head and getting up, Judge Xiaoshi smiled slightly and said, "Let's draw lots. There are still things to do later, let's finish it early!"

  At the beginning of each month, they would draw lots to assign tasks. The East Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard were used to it. As soon as they received their orders, the people in the East Depot immediately got busy.

  The contract has been prepared long ago, with ten stamps, and the heads of the files have exceeded one hundred. The lower-level flags and schools, with thousands of people on horseback, have been assigned according to their scope of authority, each taking their own contract to work, and waiting for next month to come and draw lots again to take on new tasks.

  Half a time later, the dust settled, and Zhang Jiamu seemed to have really turned his luck around this time. Together with Ren Yuan, they were assigned to follow Dang Er's small flag to the south of Nanjing City, in the Zhengnan Fang area, to investigate and capture the evil gang that was deceiving the people.

  What a big difference!

  Last month, Zhang Jiamu and Ren Yuan these two brothers were assigned to the Ministry of Punishment's "sitting record", they had a full month of drinking cold wind. Now it's good, both Zhang Jiamu and Ren Yuan have a smile on their faces, this month they can get three melons and two dates, which is enough to supplement their family expenses!

  Zhang Jiamu was thinking of buying some supplements for his mother and some small toys for his little sister, while Ren Yuan was already calculating how much money he could make this month, aside from handing it over to his family, he could still stash away some private savings.

  The drawing of lots ended, and everyone dispersed. Some people went to various places to sit and wait for news, called "sitting records", some people moved around to investigate, which was "hitting events", and others went to "hit stakes" and "cast copper plates". In short, everyone was busy with their own tasks, and in a short while, they all dispersed cleanly.

  Zhang Jiamu's team had about ten people, they were going to Zhengnan Alley to "make a scene", the main task was to investigate thieves and rumors, this was not a bad job, wandering around on the street for a few laps, those with good eyesight would bring some benefits, the leader would take half, and the others would get some share.

  Before long, wearing a flying fish robe, with a swan ribbon tied around his waist and a small embroidered spring knife flag in hand, Xiao Yan came over with a raised face. He glanced at the crowd, seemingly a bit stunned, but still quickly ordered: "Those who have something to do should hurry up and go home to take care of it. This month you must be careful and diligent, if there's nothing to do, stay in the shop in Zhengnanfang, don't go back home, did you hear?"

  Generally, the Jin Yiwei on duty were not as strict as him. Everyone went on duty during the day and returned home at night, but Yu Cong was notorious for being ruthless and having a bad temper. Although he was just a small flag, he had some reputation within the Jin Yiwei, and no one dared to ignore his words.

  "Yes, the little people have heard!"

  Everyone below made a loud vow, and then they all dispersed. Yu Gang himself also walked away with big strides. Zhang Jiamu and several others were dealing with him for the first time, but Yu Gang didn't say a word, he just turned his face and left.

  Although he was a spoiled and arrogant young master, he still had some dignity as a member of the imperial guard. He cursed at Ruo Yu's back, "You despicable thing, you really do look down on people!"

  Zhang Jiamu didn't have any thoughts in his mind, he would be able to make up for being a school lieutenant later, but now he was just a military surplus, and that's what he had to think about all the time! A military surplus, and a pretty dark one at that, why should others look at you with respect?

  If you want people to look up to you, you must first show them something real!

  He smiled and said, "Let's go, no need to go home, it's a waste of time. Let's send someone back to bring the bedding and stuff, and then we'll report to Zhengnan Fang together."

  "It's also," Ren Yuan collected his temper, stroking his chin and smiling: "This time is really a stroke of luck. I reckon someone made a mistake, otherwise we two brothers wouldn't have gotten such a good job. No need to bother with that little person, let's just take the money and use it properly."

  He spoke optimistically, but Zhang Jiamu felt a faint sense of unease in his heart.

  This time, the errand was quite cheap, and it's said that there are many high-ranking officials in Xuan Nan, and it's also close to the Imperial Palace. Such a good location, if it were a lucrative business, wouldn't be something that a small flag like him would get to take charge of, leading a group of not-so-prestigious cavalry past.

  It seems there must be a reason for this, but it's just temporary and I couldn't figure it out anyway.

  The west of the city is much closer to Zhengnanfang, and Zhengnanfang is close to Nangong and Dainei. There are many wealthy and official families along the way, with fewer obstacles. Ren Yuan and Zhang Jiamu were in high spirits all the way, looking at the scenery on the street, and glancing at those young women and girls who came out to shop. The sun shone brightly, and the gentle breeze blew, making their mood very pleasant.

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