The sound of the summer rain was rushing, the carriages occasionally ran past, splashing water, and pedestrians hurried on the road. When looking at it from a distance, there are several oil lamps in the shop at the intersection. Although the light does not appear to be very bright, but because of the effort, I saw it in a dark rainy day, but it has a warm mood. , it makes people can't help but think of going in and sitting.
The rain curtain separated the world like a curtain. A man and a woman said this in the store, and the man followed a servant behind him. The conversation was obscured by the sound of rain and could not be transmitted, but at a certain moment, I could see the elegant woman shaking her head and bowing apologetically. This conversation has not ended because of this, but it will always end, after a long time. , They just finished speaking, the young man in the dark green robe nodded politely and said goodbye to the woman, held up the umbrella, and walked into the rain with the entourage with the scar on his face.
He didn't look back until the light of the shop disappeared from the field of vision behind him. Raindrops crashed all around him, and when he turned the corner, he said, "Go to Haiqingfang."
The evening rainstorm showed no sign of stopping. Haiqingfang is not far from here. In the early years, there used to be a wharf nearby, where merchant ships were moored and goods were bustling. Later, a new wharf was built, but this place was gradually abandoned. Now the workshop is dirty and mixed with fish and dragons. It is the most complicated area in Jiangning City. In a day or two, there will be an incident of fighting and beheading people. They will warn children not to approach this place on weekdays.
Although it is chaotic, it is still quite lively in this workshop. All kinds of low-level merchants and people who run the rivers and lakes, including the moneyless Hu merchants, the destitute and poor students, the wandering warblers and the gang members will choose this place as a place to live. When Gu Yanzhen and Lao Liu arrived, due to the low-lying terrain, the streets in the workshop had already turned into water pools in such a rainstorm, and the various shops and bars on both sides were brightly lit. They walked inside for a while, put away their umbrellas in front of the largest restaurant, and walked in.
In the light of oil lamps and torches, all kinds of people gathered in the lobby of this hotel. People from all corners of the world, who seemed to be ruthless, had weapons in their hands, and they ate and drank while talking loudly. Occasionally make fun of a woman who is looking for a gold master passing by, a downhearted scribe snorts and eats, some people look sullen, vigilant and nervous while eating, look around nervously, some people are drunk and spit out, children Messing around in there.
With Gu Yanzhen's demeanor and temperament, it was obviously out of tune with this restaurant. As soon as he entered, he attracted the attention of some people. However, the gloomy eyes of Lao Liu and the scar on his face dissuaded these people from continuing to watch. Lonely fat sheep are easy to slaughter, and if someone like this follows, it means that the other party has something to rely on. They walked to a table on the side of the hotel and spent a few pieces of money to get the poor scribe who was sitting there to get out, and then Only then did Xiao Er clean up and serve new wine and rice.
The noisy environment was still waiting quietly. After the meal was served, Gu Yanzhen said, "Uncle Liu, sit down, it should take a while..." The old Liu sat down according to his words, but didn't start to eat. After a while, Gu Yanzhen said, "Uncle Six, do you have something to say?"
"I just think that the young master is about to take office, and I am afraid that some trivial matters will cause problems."
"Last time you were supportive."
"Just because the last time was a major event related to your son's future..."
"For me, Gu Yanzhen, it's actually all trivial matters." Gu Yanzhen smiled and looked at the old sixth, "The only difference is whether to do it or not to do it. Last time, it wasn't a big deal, but I won't get past an obstacle this time. The matter is not too small, I came back to Jiangning, mostly for this matter, even if it is not perfect, there must be a result."
He paused: "Lao Liu, you said that among my friends, how many have been to this Haiqingfang?"
"...I'm afraid not much."
"It's ridiculous to be full of Confucian scholars. I just thought it would be very elegant to write a few poems, to fight with a few women on a boat, to brag about some important national affairs, and to think that it would make the country peaceful. Going to Tokyo, they encountered bandits and bandits on the road. One by one they were talking about helping the world and saving the people a moment ago, and then they panicked. There were a few who could keep calm in front of bandits and bandits. beg for mercy."
He raised a hand to the height of his eyes: "These pure literati only think that the world is real here." Then he pressed it down to the table, "but they don't know the so-called reality, but it is here. Relatively speaking, those people are in The head of the Wenmo building mocked the other party for a few words and thought that he had taken a big advantage. What's the point? Knowing the identity of that person's son-in-law a few days ago, Shen Zishan just thought that he would expose the other party. What does it mean? It's like when I was farming this year and I didn't harvest any grains, and seeing other people have an accident and no harvests, I'm happy, what's the meaning of this... What's the point, am I still hungry?"
"I have been doing things since I was a child, and I have to be sure what I want and what I don't care about. As long as I want to do things, I must recklessly get results. I can't be perfect, and I will never let go. 70% is 70%. If I am an official in the future, I should do the same. If I do things for the common people, if it is not perfect, why don't I do it?"
He knocked on the table: "The situation in the world is chaotic and complicated. The foundation of the Wu Dynasty is at stake. There are only literati who talk about the truth of peace. What's the use. It's like that storyteller in the streets of Tokyo, who tells how to humiliate the domineering envoys of the Liao Kingdom. The listeners applauded, but if I really encountered Liao people, I wouldn’t take a detour. Haven’t I been bullied by Liao people now? When I act, I should face my heart and know what I want…”
"Actually, it's also because I'm still young and don't have enough training. When I came back this time, I had too many thoughts and desires in advance. I knew that the bitch was ruthless, but I didn't think that Yunzhu was so vulgar, which disappointed me. Years, I should not be taken advantage of by such feelings, but if I just let go and leave this time, it will become a hindrance to my mind and make my thoughts difficult to understand." He closed his eyes slightly, and flashed in his mind that day. The dumbness and astonishment after being slapped on the street, the ridicule in the hearts of many bystanders.
"One bowed down for Doumi, entered a family of merchants, and in turn wrote two poems, and thought he had become a famous scribe in the world. He probably thought he was extraordinarily unique and different. One started a small business, and thought he was a great scribe. Fengshuang Gaojie, forgot who he used to be. They are all ants-like laymen, sixth uncle, what is the big deal in today's world? It's just a few small things, just do it casually. In the future, I will go to Leping, and then go to Beidi. This thing... what?"
After saying this, he turned his eyes to the outside of the store, and two figures were already coming towards this side in the rain...
Haiqingfang, Yingbin Restaurant.
The voices were noisy, and in the dim yellow lights, the old sixth stood up from his seat and stood beside Gu Yanzhen. Gu Yanzhen's eyes swayed slightly, and then he returned to indifference and calmness. On the other side of the door, two figures in mino clothes came in from there. Looking around, some people made eye contact with the two, and their voices decreased. People who have been here for a long time probably know these two. When Xiao Er came up to him, he was two heads shorter than the leader, and looked like a child.
Both of them were burly and tall, and they were not wearing the bunt attire of warriors, and they looked like fishermen. But the man in the lead is more than two meters tall, his body is well-proportioned and strong, his eyes are a little calm, and the other man looks full of flesh, he is slightly shorter than the head, but he looks like an iron tower, with dark skin and smaller eyes , full of hostility. This class of people is probably the most unwilling to provoke others in the arena, and even the sixth child who follows Gu Yanzhen looks weak compared to them.
He glanced around the restaurant, and the man in the lead pushed aside the second shopkeeper and came over to Gu Yanzhen and Lao Liu. Others basically didn't pay much attention to them. There were only a few warriors who seemed to be outsiders talking at the door of the shop. At this time, he turned his head to look at the two of them, and the tower-like man stopped and stared at him. These warriors who ran the rivers and lakes did not show weakness.
The iron tower followed the person in front, and then he thought about what he found in the restaurant, reached out and touched the big man who was a head taller than him, pointed to the side, said a few words, the big man nodded, and the tower turned towards Walking over there, the big man came to Gu Yanzhen's side, showed a heroic smile, and slapped Gu Yanzhen on the shoulder.
"Young Master Gu, it's been a long time."
His words were calm, but not loud enough to be heard by the people next to him. However, Gu Yanzhen was shaken by this shot, gritted her teeth steadfastly, and said indifferently, "If you have something to do, please do it."
"What is life?"
"It's about the same as last time."
"Out of the assassin, the wind has been tight in recent days."
"It will be removed tomorrow."
"Haha, that's why, you are the son-in-law..."
The big man was sitting there, Gu Yanzhen seemed to be completely out of proportion to his size, he smiled and looked around. Gu Yanzhen was also looking over there at this time, only to see a person on the side of the restaurant, pushing away the stool and running away, the iron tower took a few steps over, picked up a stool and knocked the person to the ground.
"Run?" With the second bang, the stool was already broken, "Old Huang! It's not good to owe money!"
"It's a joke, my brother closes the pen count." The big man picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
"When did your brothers also lend usury?"
"Is this something you should ask?" Gu Yanzhen originally asked that question with a smile, but when the big man looked at him at a glance, he felt a little embarrassed, and the big man patted him on the shoulder again, "Young Master, if you want to do your duty, you shouldn't Don't ask questions... I don't have much money, and I won't lend, but since he doesn't plan to pay me back, he shouldn't have borrowed from me."
At this time, Lao Liu tapped Gu Yanzhen's shoulder lightly. Gu Yanzhen looked to the side of the restaurant. Two yamen officers were walking by outside, and he also noticed the chaos in the restaurant.
"I'll go upstairs." He said so, and waited for the big man to nod before he and Lao Liu went to the stairs, and when they reached the top of the stairs, they stopped and looked back.
The sound of kicking, beating, and scolding in the restaurant continued, and the person who was beaten kept begging for mercy and trying to escape. This kind of thing is also commonplace in Haiqingfang. The two yamen watched at the door for a while, probably not wanting to care, but then seeing that the person who was beaten had vomited blood all over the floor, the yamen headed over: "Stop! Yang Heng , you want to kill people!"
The two yamen servants are also a head shorter than the iron tower, maybe they can equal him, but after all, they are suppressed, and they have to give some face here. The man who was beaten to death on the ground ran to the back of the yamen with all his strength and vomited blood: "Yang Erye, Erye, I will pay it back, I will pay it back, I have joined the Tiehe Gang, and my hall master is Master Tan. Look at his face, slow me down for two days, and I will still…”
"Master Tan? Although our brothers don't have any gangs of Lao Shizi, but even if your gang leader sees us, you have to give us face. You name him... Is that enough!"
As he spoke, he grabbed a stool and smashed it again, and then wanted to chase after him, but the slightly younger yamen suddenly took a step to stop him, and pulled the Pu knife in his hand: "Stop it!" The older yamen next to him held it down, and the strong man named Yang Heng saw his actions and stopped, "Zheng Bantou, your little brother, are you new to the industry?"
The older yamen looked at him: "If you fight again, he will die!"
"Humph." It doesn't matter if people are injured or maimed. If they die directly, they can't explain it to anyone. Yang Heng snorted coldly with a smile, and then raised his hand, "Okay, I, Yang Heng, is a law-abiding person. , give Zheng Bantou your face today, even if he owes me money, I have the right to first, and now I will not pursue it, but you have to take care of your new little brother in the future. Just draw the knife... how to scare people to death manage!?"
He stretched out his finger and nodded silently to the young yamen's forehead. The seriously injured man in the back only said: "I will pay it back, I will pay it back..." Yang Heng squatted down and looked at him: "No need to pay it back, just pay for your injury medicine! Just remember it to me in the future, there are two kinds of things in this world. People, one is a gangster, and the other is a desperado. You are a gangster, if you want to smear money, you should smear the money of those who are also gangsters like you, and you shouldn’t smear my brothers!”
After speaking, he turned around and headed towards the big man.
The young yamen also blushed, and was dragged out by the older one. Under the rain, he took a few steps before turning and leaving: "Class head, who is that?"
The head of the class said with a gloomy face: "Brothers Yang Yi and Yang Heng, don't mess with them if you have nothing to do!"
"How can you let this class of people be so arrogant?"
"These two people... are real desperados..." The class leader took a deep breath, "but they usually don't cause major troubles, so they are quite measured. Several gangs in Haiqingfang dare not mess with them. In the early years, Yang Yi once entered the Tiesha Gang alone, dragged a hall master's intestines and ran three times on the street, killing bloody people all over his body, a real ruthless person..."
"...A murder case on hand?"
"Everyone knows they must have a murder case, but the fight between the gangs, a confused account, is difficult to manage, and the rest, there is no evidence. They will not learn from others to make small troubles, this time the bet that owes money The ghosts are also damned. In the early years, they gambled money and lost all their daughters in the family. This time they borrowed money to receive their brothers. Yi, ran away from Yang Heng, this Yang Yi had been in prison for a long time, and he didn't admit his guilt. Yang Heng said outside that if something happened to his brother, he would kill Lei Bantou Jiaxiao, and finally... I let him go. , but they will also be human, and then sent gifts to Lei Bantou's house to thank them. After that, no one wants to mess with them easily... "
After the older yamen said this, the younger one was a little surprised for a while, the older yamen shook his head and said: "In short, if you really want to do it, you will kill them all at once. Infinity. Their brothers are also measured in many things. This is the real ruthless man. In Haiqingfang, there are many gangsters... Take care of this, it won't be too conspicuous, that's all... "
Lightning flashed across the sky, and the two yamen walked forward. After being left behind in the restaurant, the Yang brothers walked all the way up to the second floor and discussed the transaction with Gu Yanzhen in the box.
The ancient city of Jiangning, the rain curtain stretches...