The dream of "Tenderness of Iron Hands" begins in Tokyo

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But it is said that Tie Shou and Lu Mengyun went down to Jingting Mountain, changed horses in Xuanzhou government office, traveled all day and night, and arrived in Hangzhou within two days.

Hangzhou, with its southeast shape, is a metropolis of the Three Wus and has been a prosperous and prosperous place since ancient times.At this time, it is the beginning of spring, and the willows on the banks of the West Lake are sprouting, and the peaches and plums are blooming. The scenery is boundless and it is the leader of the four seasons.

It was already dusk when Tie Lu and his two entered Yuhangmen, thinking that the government office should be closed at this moment, they first stayed at the Qingyuan Inn outside Qiantangmen.Because it is not far from the West Lake, they planned to have dinner at the famous Fengle Building by the lake.

Lu Mengyun changed into a dress in her guest room, and after a little freshening up, she went to the neighboring room to look for Tie Shou.Seeing her senior brother writing a letter at the desk, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of "Er Lin Wei" on the signature, and felt a little strange: "Senior Brother Tie Shou, who are you writing for?"

"It's a long story, I'll talk to you on the road later." Tie Shou said and sealed the envelope, and took another two ingots of silver, about 50 taels, and wrapped it with the letter. "Junior sister, let's go! Accompany me to the lonely mountain before dinner."

The two left the inn and walked westward to Baidi.

Tie Shou talked to his junior sister while walking: "That Lin Wei was originally a catcher of the Hangzhou government office. Four years ago, he and I went to Kuaiji Mountain to arrest a group of Jiangyang robbers. Unfortunately, he died in the line of duty. He was only 26 years old. He is the only son of the family. , his father died early, his mother was weak and sick, his wife was young, and his son was only three years old. He had been relied on by the whole family but suffered such a disaster. Seeing his wife's heartbroken appearance, everyone couldn't bear to tell his mother the truth. So I Discussed with Mr. Wang of the Hangzhou Mansion, and only lied to Mrs. Lin that she was promoted to the Shenhou Mansion in the capital because of her son's great achievements. Because of the important task, I went north with me. After that, I pretended to be Lin Wei wrote a letter to send money to Hangzhou to support his family, and he passed by his house two years ago on a business trip. Now that he is here again, now that he is free, he will visit his old mother again."

Lu Mengyun was very moved when she heard that, thinking that her senior brother is really kind-hearted and righteous, she admired him even more in her heart, and couldn't help reaching out her jade hand to interlock his fingers.Tie Shou saw that the little junior sister had changed into a dress and looked more graceful, soft and delicate, and now she took the initiative to get close to him, and was delighted, holding her little hand tightly and walking forward with ease.

They crossed the Broken Bridge hand in hand, and saw the afterglow of the setting sun shining on the lake, and the lake was full of golden waves; the Leifeng Pagoda on the opposite bank was surrounded by mountains and water, shrouded in the rays of the setting sun, and the scenery was magnificent and beautiful.There is a poem that says:

Danya emerald cliffs come out of the pagoda, reflecting the lake light into the painting.Ren said that there is nothing wrong with rain or shine, so why not look back at the West Lake.

After a while, they arrived at the lonely mountain, and the two of them followed the forest trail to the back mountain.After turning a corner and walking hundreds of steps along the lake, I saw a plum forest beside the road.At this time, it is in the flowering period, and the pink and white flowers are all over the branches, which look like clouds from a distance, and the fragrance is refreshing with the evening wind.Behind the plum grove is a small courtyard surrounded by bamboo fences. Three huts are built against the mountain. Behind the house are verdant vegetation and a stream of fine springs.

Lu Mengyun praised: "Brother, this is really an excellent place!"

"Yes!" Tie Shou said, "Lin Wei's great-uncle and grandfather seem to be Mr. He Jing, the plum wife and crane son. He has no heirs, so his nephew inherited his property, so he lives here. There seems to be a crane-fang pavilion on the back mountain."

"Oh, that's also a scholarly family."

The two walked through the plum grove to the front of the house. Through the low fence, Lu Mengyun saw an old woman with gray hair sitting in the yard picking vegetables, while looking at a boy who was about six or seven years old at the stone table. to write on.

Knocking on the courtyard door lightly with an iron hand, he said loudly, "Is Mrs. Lin here?"

As the old woman came to open the door, she asked, "Here it is. Who is it outside?"

"Bianjing Shenhou Mansion Tieyou Xia."

"Ouch! It's Tie Erye!" The old woman's voice became excited and joyful.She opened the door, looked at Tie Shou in surprise, grabbed his arm and said, "It's really the second master! You haven't been here for two years, you are really a rare visitor. Come in quickly! Come in quickly!"

"Yes!" Tie Shou said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, how is Mrs. Lin?"

"Good! Good!" Mrs. Lin took the iron hand into the small courtyard, took off the towel around her waist, wiped the stone bench clean, gave up her seat and said, "Sit down quickly!" At this moment, she noticed Lu Mengyun who came in with her, and said happily : "This is... Second Master's wife, right?"

Lu Mengyun blushed, not knowing how to respond.Tie Shou hurriedly said: "No, no. This Miss Lu is my junior sister. This time, we will come to Hangzhou to handle the case together. So I stopped by to see you."

"Oh! What a pretty lady! Please sit down quickly. Ah Quan, come and greet the guests!" Mrs. Lin greeted her grandson to salute the guests, and said: "Second Lord, wait a moment, I'll make tea." She turned back and entered to prepare tea.

Tie Shou sat down with Lu Mengyun and saw the boy copying the Three Character Classic.Tie Shou smiled and patted his head, and said, "Ah Quan, do you still recognize me?"

"I know! You are Uncle Tie." Ah Quan whispered.

"Hehe... Ah Quan has a really good memory! Come on, let me see... Well! The handwriting is not bad! I will be promising in the future!" Tie Shou praised him with a smile.

Ah Quan muttered, "Actually, I prefer to practice martial arts. In the future, I can catch bad guys like Dad and you, but...Grandma won't let me..."

Tie Shou's eyes darkened, and he stroked his head and said softly: "Listen to Grandma, reading good books can punish bad people as well."

Lu Mengyun saw that her senior brother looked a little sad, so she quietly grabbed his hand and squeezed it gently to express comfort.Iron Hand smiled gratefully at her.

After a while, Mrs. Lin came over with a tea tray and said with a smile: "This is homemade shortbread and Longjing tea. Er Ye and Miss Lu, please try it. If you can stay longer, there will be new tea, but I know you've always been so busy."

Tie Shou said with a smile: "You sit too, don't be busy! There is still tea in the Beijing Master's house, and you send me so much every year." He took out the prepared small bag and handed it to Aunt Lin, saying: "This is... ... Lin Wei ... asked me to give you a little."

Aunt Lin took the small bag with both hands, her head choked with sobs and she said, "Second Master...you are such a rare good person in the world! You have really troubled me these past few years...you don't have to hide it any more, in fact, I have already I know Will...he's long gone."

Tieshou was stunned at this moment, with a slightly embarrassed look on his face, he said softly, "Back then... I didn't protect Brother Lin well..."

Aunt Lin continued: "Second Lord, please don't say that! Of course I know you must have tried your best! This is fate! Wei'er was not good at reading since he was a child, and he prefers to use guns and clubs to deal with injustices. I have to be some kind of catcher. Alas... this is his destiny, and I can't blame others. Last year I asked his wife to remarry too. She is still young, so she shouldn't suffer for her life with orphans and widows." She stretched out her arms and embraced Ah Quan, put his arms around his grandson and said: "Fortunately, I still have this root, which can be regarded as a comfort for me."

Tie Shun said: "Take care, ma'am, don't worry about livelihood issues, You Xia will take care of you until Ah Quan grows up."

Aunt Lin was grateful and said: "The second master has taken care of us for so many years, and we have a good life. The child's mother remarried to Hu Sanlang from our same village, and he is also a good person. She has been helping us for a few years, and now I still come to take care of her often, but I seem to have an extra son-in-law. Second Master, you really don't have to worry too much, and don't give me any more money. In the future, as long as I pass by like this, I will be very happy. "

"That's good! If you encounter any difficulties in the future, just ask someone to send a message to me. As long as I get to Hangzhou in the future, I will definitely come to visit your old man!"

"Okay! Okay! You treat me as a half-relative. If there is anything that the old lady can help me with, don't let me go!"

"Hmm! Definitely!"

Tie Shou exchanged greetings with Mrs. Lin for a while, and seeing that it was getting dark, he got up and said goodbye, and took Lu Mengyun out of the Gushan Mountain to have dinner at the Fengle Building outside Yongjin Gate.

The east bank of the West Lake is the busiest part of the city. There are many high pavilions beside the lake, and there are many restaurants and teahouses.At this time, the lights are just on, and it is bright.

Fengle Building is built near the lake, with flowers and trees, pavilions and staggered reflections. The towering and majestic main building is decorated with colorful paintings and colorful doors. The lanterns full of eaves twinkle in the night, reflecting on the lake like a string of night pearls.There are many tourists in the West Lake this season, and most of the pleasure boats are moored at the pier downstairs, so the business of the restaurant is very good.The two of Tie Lu came a little late, and the zygotes were already full, so they had to sit in the lobby.

For the past few days, the two of them had simple meals and lodgings along the way in order to hurry. Now that they finally arrived in Hangzhou as scheduled, Lu Mengyun decided to have a good meal tonight.She has always loved food, and on a whim, she ordered all the famous Hangzhou dishes on the menu, such as "Longjing Shrimp", "West Lake Vinegar Fish", "Fried Bells"... When the dishes were served one by one, the whole table was almost filled. At the table, she just felt that she was a bit wasted. She ate hard and said, "Brother Iron Hand, you... you should eat more..."

Tie Shou looked at her embarrassed look a little funny, and comforted: "It's okay, eat slowly, don't choke. If you can't finish eating, just pack it and take it away."

"Hangbang cuisine is famous all over the south of the Yangtze River. The cooks here cook well. I want to learn more and learn how to cook at home in the future."

"Little Junior Sister has a heart. But I think your cooking is no worse than theirs."

"Really?" Lu Mengyun said happily.

"Yeah! When I was recovering from my injury, Junior Brother San would try every dish you made, and then he would say, 'This skill will definitely become popular if we open a tavern in Zhouqiao.' He is a gourmet, hehe..."

"Hehe...then...Senior Brother Tieshou, do you like to eat it?" Lu Mengyun asked coquettishly.

"Of course I like it!" Tie Shou leaned closer to her, and said with a low smile, "I just thought that it would be a great thing in life to have a beautiful, smart, and capable little cook at home."

"Hmph... so it turns out that they just want to find a cook to serve them!" Lu Mengyun laughed angrily.

"How lucky! I found it. Haha..."

The two of them were joking and chatting about love when they suddenly heard a low "ah" from a woman in the aisle, followed by a man's loud yelling.

"What are you doing running out like a blind man! Look at making my new clothes look like this! This is Rui Yunxiang's material, one tael of silver is one foot!!"

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Senior official! I'll clean it up for you!" The woman apologized in panic.

Lu Mengyun looked back and saw a woman in her early twenties kneeling in front of a middle-aged man with a fat head and fat ears, wiping the hem of the man's robe with her sleeves desperately, she seemed to have been splashed with some wine and vegetables Soup and other dirt.The girl was born with a beautiful face, but unfortunately her eyes were covered with a piece of red silk, she was obviously blind.

"What are you wiping! This is still wiped clean? It's smelly and dirty, you can't wear it anymore! You have to pay for it!" The man said angrily as he pulled the hem of his clothes.

"Your official! I really didn't mean it!" The girl took out dozens of pennies with trembling hands, and begged in a crying voice: "I only have so much money on me, I'll give it all to you..."

A lot of diners who watched the scene quickly gathered around, some of them seemed to know the man whose clothes were stained, they only sighed secretly, shook their heads and whispered, but no one stepped forward to persuade him.The man showed an attitude of reluctance, and the two people beside him who seemed to be his domestic slaves were also helping.

The shop waiter who was serving them shook his head and sighed, "Oh...you will be unlucky for Ah Yue to meet King Cao Yan today."

Lu Mengyun asked: "Second brother, this girl is blind, why is she still single?"

Xiaoer replied: "Miss Ayue is very miserable. Originally, there was a business in the family, and life was pretty good. But since her mother died of illness two years ago, his father drank and gambled all day long, and owed a lot of debts." Last winter, she got drunk and fell into the West Lake at night and drowned. Both her parents died, and her family property was sold to pay off the debts, so she was so sad that her eyes were crying. Now she can only live in various restaurants and restaurants to sing for a living."

Lu Mengyun felt quite sympathetic when she heard this, and was thinking about how to help her, but Tie Shou said: "Shopkeeper Shen Da has come to intervene, and the guest officer who wants to come should give me face." Every time he came to Hangzhou for business , colleagues in Hangzhou Mansion will hold banquets in Fengle Building, so they recognize the shopkeeper here.

"It's hard to say." The little girl said sadly in a low voice, "This Cao Jing is Zhu Yu's cousin, who single-handedly handles Hua Shigang's affairs in Hangzhou, and the backstage is so hard that even the magistrate wants to make him three points, and he usually acts as an authority. I am used to making blessings, no one dares to provoke me!"

Shopkeeper Shen said with a smile to Cao Jing: "Don't be angry, Mr. Cao! You have a lot of adults, so don't bother with this blind girl. Look at her appearance, how can she afford your outfit! How about it, you are here today All the meals here are free. Seeing Lao Shen's thin face, let her be spared this time."

"Hehe! Can't afford to pay?" Cao Jing looked at Ah Yuezhou up and down, and then smiled maliciously: "It's okay, although he is blind, but he looks passable, how about it, let me accompany you You don’t have to pay for one night.”

"No! No!" Ah Yue panicked.

"Hmph! You can't help this! If you owe money to pay back, if you don't have money, someone will pay you! Someone, bring her back to the house!"

Cao Jing's two house slaves rolled up their sleeves viciously and were about to step forward to pull him.

Seeing this situation, Lu Mengyun couldn't stand it any longer. She strode in front of Ah Yue and reprimanded loudly: "Stop! In broad daylight, you are going to rob people's daughters by force. How can there be such a reason!"

"Hey! Where did you come from, girl? How dare you meddle in Mr. Cao's business!" Cao Jing squinted at Lu Mengyun, and said, "Shui Lingling is really good-looking, if you It would be nice to accompany me instead of her!"

Iron Hand was furious.Just now when he saw his junior sister stepping forward to stop him, he immediately stood up and followed, but now seeing Cao Jing's rude words, he couldn't bear it any longer.He strode in front of Lu Mengyun, and said sharply: "Presumptuous! You are rich and unkind, but you dare to rob people's daughters by force. Do you really think that there is no kingly law in Song Dynasty?"

"You... where did you eat and stay to take care of the master's business!" Cao Jing was surprised when he saw a tall and mighty man suddenly appear, and he took a few steps back unconsciously.The two house slaves also stopped for a while, not daring to go forward.

"Hmph! You're going to be in charge of this nosy business today! According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, 'Those who commit adultery of all kinds will travel three thousand miles, and they will be sent to the far-off state; if they fail, they will be sent five hundred miles; if they are injured, they will be strangled.' If you dare to touch this woman's finger today, I will arrest you immediately and go to Hangzhou Mansion to prosecute, and I want to see how Master Xu will judge!"

Standing with iron hands behind his back, his face was frosty, and his voice was like a bell, which could be heard clearly by everyone present.

"Ouch! It's Tie Shou and Tie Erye! It's been a long time, why didn't you order Xiao Ke when you came to the shop!" The shopkeeper Shen recognized Tie Shou and hurried forward to salute.

"Hello, shopkeeper!" Tie Shou bowed his hand in return.

Shopkeeper Shen turned his head and said to Cao Jing: "Mr. Cao, this is no one else. He is the second iron master among the four famous arresters given by the imperial court today."

Now, the surrounding diners are talking about it.

"Hey! Let me see, it's really an iron hand! I saw it in the lobby of Hangzhou Mansion last time."

"Now Cao Jing has hit a hard nail, he deserves it!"

"The four famous arresters are like thunder! It really is the spirit of a hero!"

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The two house slaves were scared out of their wits, turned around and whispered to their master, "Master, you are really strong! Shenhou Mansion and the Four Famous Detectives don't dare to provoke even the master of Suzhou Biao, just a blind man, forget it. "

Seeing that the situation was not good, Cao Jing said angrily, "Hmph! Let's go!"

The three of them walked out of the store in desperation.Everyone who watched the excitement gradually dispersed.

Lu Mengyun turned around and supported Ah Yue, and said softly, "Girl, it's all right, don't be afraid!"

After thanking Lu Mengyun, Ah Yue turned to Tie Shou, and said gratefully: "Thank you for the kindness of the second master Tie! The second master is brave enough to save my family, Ah Yue really doesn't know how to repay it..."

Tie Shou replied indifferently: "It is Tie's responsibility to punish evil and eliminate rape, and there is no need to pay back. The girl is kind and cherishes herself, so go home early."

Ah Yue hurried forward and said earnestly: "Second Master Tie is open-minded, and Ah Yue is not the kind of person who knows how to thank you and never repays it. I have no other skills, so may I sing a song for you two? Let's talk in return."

Tie Shou shook his head, and was about to decline, but Lu Mengyun said: "Brother, since Miss Ayue is so sincere, let's not take her kindness too seriously."

Tie Shou smiled slightly, nodded and said: "Okay! Then follow what my junior sister said."