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The women who came in were family members of military households. They originally sold matches on the street. Chen Yuxian recruited a total of about a hundred people, including big and small, old and young, and spread them across every corner of Changzhou city.

When the women came in and saw Tang Tong, they all breathed a sigh of relief. One of them grabbed Tang Tong and said, "Master, you're here just in time. Xiaohua has been captured by them. Please save Xiaohua."

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, tell me slowly, who is Xiaohua, and who are those people?" Tang Tong looked at the expressions of these people and guessed that something had happened to one of them. When he thought that there was someone named Xiaohua, Tang Tong couldn't help but think of kittens and puppies. The ancients were really good at saving trouble when naming.

"Sir, Xiaohua is Yang Xiaohua, the daughter of Yang Laohan. She is such a pretty little girl. Today, she was seen on the street by those damn Menglong Gang members. They became malicious and kidnapped Xiaohua. Sir, Xiaohua is a good girl. You have to save her." A woman with a dappled face roughly explained the situation.

"Yes, sir, Yang Laohan's wife doesn't know about this yet. If she finds out, she will be so anxious that she will die." Another woman interjected.

When Tang Yi heard this, he felt a little uneasy. This was probably some bully who had taken a fancy to that little girl and snatched her away in the street. And that Menglong Gang was probably the local gang. Judging from their behavior, they must have done a lot of bad things in their daily life. He couldn't help but think that this was a good opportunity to blackmail her.

It is true that the Menglong Gang is a gang, but Tang Tong was wrong. The Menglong Gang is not a bully, but a group of bullies. It is a gang that specializes in trafficking women and children. Their daily activities are either kidnapping or kidnapping. It can be said that they have committed all kinds of evil activities.

Tang Tong thought for a moment and said to the women, "You guys go back quickly and ask Zhang Yiheng and Zhao Yapeng to bring their troops here. Have them gather at this trading post. Also, have them bring enough guns and ammunition. Then tell them I'm going to fight. Oh, and this sister-in-law will stay here and take me to find Xiaohua."

When the women heard Lord Tang Tong say that Captain Zhang and Captain Zhao would bring their troops over and that there was going to be a battle, they were all shocked. They wondered whether Lord Tang was going to save people or kill people. However, due to their low status, they naturally did not dare to ask Lord Tang for his decision. After they responded, they left one by one, leaving only the woman with the cyan dots.

After Tang Tong and the others left, he stuffed Yuan'er into Chen Yuxian's hands and said, "If there is anything, I will take care of it. You keep an eye on Yuan'er and don't let her run around to avoid any accidents."

"Well, sir, you go ahead and pay attention to your own safety. The Menglong Gang is not a good group of people. In Changzhou, few people are unaware of the bad things they have done. It will be a real trouble if Xiaohua falls into their hands." Chen Yuxian hugged Yuan'er in her arms and looked at Tang Tong with concern in her eyes.

"Yeah, don't worry. Even if something happens, that little crappy Menglong Gang can't do anything to us." Tang Tong smiled and nodded at Chen Yuxian, then asked the woman to lead the way to the Menglong Gang.

The woman walked forward with Tang Tong in fear all the way, thinking to herself that this Lord Tang was quite brave. Although you are an official, the Menglong Gang is not a vegetarian. Lord Tang, you are running into their nest alone. What should you do if a dispute really breaks out? You will not get yourself implicated, will you?

Although the woman was very scared, she still took Tang Tong to the leader of the Menglong Gang: "Sir, this is the leader of the Menglong Gang. Sir, do you think we should wait for Master Zhang, Master Zhao and the others to come together?"

"No, you can go back to the store. When Zhang Yiheng, Zhao Yapeng and the others arrive, you can bring them here." Tang Tong waved to the woman, signaling her to leave.

When the woman heard that she didn't have to go in by herself, she was immediately happy. She responded and went back to the inn.

Tang Tong looked at the row of big houses in front of him and thought that it was owned by a wealthy owner. He thought that he would not let the Menglong Gang get away with it this time because he was short of money. So he stepped inside, but was blocked by four big men.

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Xiaohua's name is Yang Xiaohua, and her appearance can indeed be described as a little flower. She is thirteen years old now, with a pretty face and a good potential for beauty. For this reason, many matchmakers have come to her house to find her father, Yang Laohan. Her father also wants to marry her off, but no man's family can afford a good sum of money. Those who can afford it only want her to be a concubine. Her father, Yang Laohan, still has a little conscience and is unwilling to sell his daughter to other families as a concubine, so this matter is temporarily delayed.

Becoming someone's concubine is not marrying off your daughter, it is selling her. Everyone knows this, but girls from poor families are often helpless. Yang Xiaohua's family is poor, and she has an older brother who is already of marriageable age. In order to find a marriage for his son, Yang Laohan had to focus on his daughter.

Yang Xiaohua knew her father's thoughts, so she hoped to earn some money to help her family. When Chen Yuxian recruited people to sell matches, Yang Xiaohua participated because she could earn one cent for selling a box of matches. If she could sell ten boxes of matches a day, she would have ten cents. This amount of money may not be a big deal to others, but for Xiaohua, at least she can use this method to help her family and do her best.

Yang Xiaohua was pretty and had a sweet mouth, so she sold matches faster than others. In two days, she sold more than 260 boxes and earned about 160 coins, which made others envious.

A girl's good looks are an asset, but sometimes, a girl's good looks are also a source of trouble. When she walked onto Laoguan Street, she was stopped by several big men.

"Little girl, what are you selling? Don't you know the rules? You have to pay for selling things on this street. Ten taels of silver a day, do you know that?" A man with big buck teeth approached Yang Xiaohua, sniffed her with his nose, and looked at her with lustful eyes.

"Who, who said that? We are Lord Tang's subordinates. If you want money, go to our Lord Tang." Although Yang Xiaohua was young, she was not stupid. She knew that these people wanted to take her money. Although she was afraid in her heart, she mustered up the courage to do so.

"Master Tang, which Master Tang? We don't have any bullshit Master Tang here. Little girl, if you sell things on this street, you have to pay us. This is the rule, do you understand? If you don't, you will never be able to argue with us. Not to mention your so-called bullshit Master Tang, you will have to pay even the prefect." The other person stared at her with a pair of black eyes, his eyeballs rolling around, and his tone was full of laughter.

"Hey, little girl, come and pay me, ten taels of silver. We in the Menglong Gang are very reasonable. As long as you pay me ten taels of silver, you can sell anything on this street." The man with buck teeth grinned lewdly and stretched out a hand to touch Yang Xiaohua.

Yang Xiaohua dodged the man's hand, her face flushed red as she mustered up the courage to say, "I, I don't have any money. If you need anything, I can take you to see our Lord Tang."

"No matter what Mr. Sugar or Mr. Bitter he is, if you don't pay, he's unreasonable. We in the Menglong Gang are not afraid of him. Little girl, pay up quickly, and don't use that damn Mr. Tang as a shield. If you don't pay, you have to go with us today." Another big man also came over and reached out to touch Yang Xiaohua's face, secretly praising the little girl for her good looks, and she was lucky today.

"You, what are you doing? Are you trying to rob a decent girl on the street?" A woman selling matches who lived not far from Yang Xiaohua came over and wanted to help Yang Xiaohua out.

"Where did you come from, stupid woman? Get out of here. Do you want to be beaten?" A big man shouted at the woman, raised his fist at her with a threatening look on his face.

Seeing that these big men all had ferocious looks on their faces, the woman knew in her heart that she could not afford to offend them, so she turned around and ran away, thinking, "I can't afford to offend you, I'll send someone to the head office. I think Lord Tang will not ignore this matter."

Seeing that the woman had been scared away, the big men burst into laughter. Yang Xiaohua realized that these people had ill intentions towards her, so she turned around and tried to run away, but a big man grabbed her and said, "Little girl, why are you running? If you don't have any money, you can pay with your body."

"Let me go, please let me go. Our Lord Tang will not let you go when he comes." Yang Xiaohua struggled, but she was no match for these big men and was dragged away by them.

There were dozens of boxes of matches that Yang Xiaohua had dropped on the ground on the street. The wind blew over the matchboxes. At this time, passers-by watched what was happening in front of them in a daze. They didn't think at all that soon, this slightly swirling wind would turn into a bloody wind, drifting across the entire street of Changzhou.

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