Chapter 28: Mother Yin is Back (Seeking follow-up reading and collection!)

Government office, back hall.

After some idle chatter, Yin Chengtao stated his purpose, saying, "Sir, I want to organize a militia."

The Prefect looked at Yin Chengtao, and with a sudden thought, he roughly understood.

He naturally couldn't be unaware of the matter between the Yin family and the Caohe Gang.

It was just that he had received benefits, and someone had passed a message to him, so he played deaf and dumb and ignored the matter.

It was very clear that the Yin family organizing a militia was to deter the Caohe Gang.

Now was not the past.

In the past, during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, organizing militias in various places was a task issued by the imperial court, and the expenses were shared by the locality.

Now that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had been wiped out for more than thirty years, although the situation was still chaotic, the country was stable, so there was no need to organize militias, and they were disbanded one after another.

Now that they wanted to organize a militia again, they had to pay for it themselves.

The Prefect thought for a moment and said, "As far as I know, the Caohe Gang headquarters was wiped out last night, and Lv Xianba was also killed. You should know this news, right? Do you still want to organize a militia?"

Yin Chengtao nodded, "Yes. The world is a bit chaotic, and organizing a militia can also maintain local peace."

The Prefect nodded and said, "If you want to organize a militia now, you have to apply to the Governor-General. This official can apply for you, but whether it can be approved or not, this official cannot guarantee."

If Lv Xianba were still alive, he might have refused flatly.

After all, he had received benefits, so naturally, he couldn't help the Yin family.

But now that Lv Xianba was dead, he didn't have this concern.

Yin Chengtao naturally understood the meaning in the Prefect's words. He took a stack of silver notes from his sleeve and handed them over, saying, "Sir, here are one thousand taels of silver notes, hoping that Sir can help clear the relationship. After the matter is done, I will offer another thousand taels of silver notes as a thank-you gift."

The Prefect skillfully took the silver notes and put them away, and the smile on his face became richer, "Brother Yin, I naturally support you organizing a militia in principle, and I will definitely explain the situation to the Governor-General. Just say that regarding the Caohe Gang matter, if there were a militia, how could the thieves be so bold as to commit this extermination?"

Yin Chengtao echoed with a smile, "Sir is right. If this militia can be organized, in the future if Sir has any errands, we can also contribute a little bit to the government."

The Prefect nodded with satisfaction; this Yin Chengtao was very sensible.

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Yin Mansion, Tingyu Study.

Yin Xuan hurriedly asked, "Father, what did the Prefect say?"

Yin Chengtao said, "He took one thousand taels of silver notes and agreed to apply for us, but as for the specifics, it depends on the follow-up."

Yin Xuan said excitedly, "That's good. Organizing a militia nowadays is a thankless job, I believe the Governor-General shouldn't refuse, and the Prefect will definitely try his best."

Yin Chengtao shook his head, "The matter is not yet decided, everything is hard to say. By the way, although your second brother has also become a different person and turned over a new leaf, this impulsive temper still needs to be polished. Do you have any ideas?"

Yin Xuan thought for a moment and suggested, "Father, Second Brother is not young anymore, why not arrange a marriage for him? After getting married and having a wife, maybe he can settle down."

Yin Chengtao pondered for a long time before nodding slowly, "That is also a way. It's just that you haven't married yet, and letting him marry first is against etiquette."

"Father, we can get engaged first. Next year, Xiao Wan's three-year mourning period will be over. After I get married, let Second Brother marry then."

Yin Xuan persuaded.

If it weren't for his fiancée having to observe three years of mourning, he would have married and had children long ago.

Yin Chengtao nodded, "Hmm, what you said is also true. Next, I will look around and arrange a marriage for him."

………

The next day, Yin Xuan took Master Chen and left.

Yin Chengtao, besides being busy managing the family business, also released news that he wanted to arrange a marriage for Yin Qi, and at the same time, he was asking people for help, wanting to find a virtuous woman.

It's just that because Yin Qi's reputation before was too rotten, all the big families scoffed at it.

As for the small families, Yin Chengtao didn't like them.

This matter was destined not to be easily accomplished.

Yin Qi was confined again and could only continue to nest in the courtyard to practice martial arts.

Fortunately, yesterday, Master Chen taught him Baji Fist small frame, Liuhe Great Spear, Great Liuhe Saber, Yuexia Sword, and Zhenshan Staff, basically counting as having fist, foot, stick, saber, and sword techniques.

To learn these martial arts quickly, Yin Qi burned fortune again, and now only 1.1 chi remained.

Unless necessary, he would not burn fortune again.

Below 1 chi, he would have bad luck.

……

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was five days later.

Although the three-day confinement period had passed, Yin Qi didn't go out to play, still nesting in the courtyard all day to practice hard, mastering the Baji small frame, Liuhe Great Spear, etc.

This day, he received a letter from Tao Chengzhang, asking him to meet in the afternoon.

He knew that the equipment matter must have had some progress.

………

In the courtyard.

Yin Qi was practicing the Liuhe Great Spear. A long spear danced up and down in his hands like a poisonous dragon, the sky was full of spear shadows, the momentum was fierce, and the sound of breaking through the air kept whistling.

The Liuhe Spear had six combinations, each combination had six moves, totaling thirty-six moves.

This was originally a skill for killing on the battlefield, which the imperial court strictly forbade civilians from practicing in the past.

But now the world was chaotic, and regarding the imperial court's ban, few people in the martial arts world cared.

At this time, a pretty maid ran into the courtyard in a hurry.

Seeing Yin Qi practicing the spear, she was so scared that she screamed, her face pale, and she retreated repeatedly.

Yin Qi frowned secretly and stood with the spear.

He looked at the pretty maid; it was Mingcui, the personal maid beside his mother.

"Mingcui!"

Yin Qi asked unexpectedly, "When did my mother come back?"

Some time ago, Mother Yin took her younger sister Yin Shishi to Shanghai to visit relatives. Counting the time, it had been almost a month.

Mingcui patted her chest, which was just beginning to take shape, still having lingering fears.

She looked up and down at Yin Qi, her face somewhat flushed, but her eyes were shining.

She was shocked, not expecting the Second Young Master to have truly become a different person, looking so good.

When the Master mentioned it before, she didn't quite believe it.

Moreover, the Second Young Master's gaze at her was no longer sneaky, but clear and innocent.

Mingcui said crisply, "Second Young Master, the Madam came back yesterday evening. Now she is talking with the Master and the Young Miss in the back hall, please go over."

"Came back yesterday!"

Yin Qi's mood was somewhat complicated. They came back yesterday, and no one told him.

In the end, he shook his head.

In his memory, because his predecessor was used to being a playboy, not to mention the younger sister Yin Shishi disliked him, even Mother Yin couldn't stand him.

Therefore, it was normal that they didn't tell him when they came back yesterday.

"Alright, you go first."

Yin Qi smiled gently, "Look at me, covered in sweat, I will go over after taking a bath and changing clothes."

"Alright, Second Young Master!"

…………

After taking a bath and changing into refreshing clothes, Yin Qi came to the back hall.

Before walking into the back hall, he heard the laughter of a young girl like silver bells coming from inside, as well as the laughter of Mother and Father Yin, harmonious and happy. But when Yin Qi walked in, the laughter stopped abruptly.

Yin Qi saw his parents sitting side by side, and Yin Shishi, wearing a Western-style white dress, was fiddling with an antique camera, taking pictures of the two, with two maids helping beside her.

"Father, Mother, Little Sister!"

Yin Qi walked in and greeted with a smile.

A look of shock flashed in Mother Yin's eyes. She didn't expect the change in her second son to be so great. His appearance might not have changed much, but his temperament was completely that of two different people.

His eyes were bright, pure and deep, with a calmness that didn't match his age.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 29 =====