Chapter 1 17 The Beggars Who Traveled Far Away

There is no little monkey with my sister and the old monkey by my side, although the days are still going on as usual, eating hard and enduring hunger, but this time the little monkey is really bitter, no one to tell about the grievances, no one to comfort, everything must be rubbed and swallowed by yourself.

Fortunately, it is said that it is not long and it is more than a year, this day! When the little monkey came down from the head of the group, Zhu Ye, he saw the old monkey looking at him with a smile on his face, and there were Gangzi and Zongzi standing next to him.

"Grandpa Monkey!" the little monkey rushed over, all the grievances and unwillingness were gone, and he just wanted to be closer to his Grandpa Monkey.

The old monkey touched the little monkey's head and said, "Let's go! Grandpa Monkey will take you to see the world." ”

The little monkey looked up and asked, "Let's go now?"

"Let's go now"

The little monkey said, "Then I'll go and say hello to Feng Kang and Li Cripple!"

"No need! I told you, we'll have a chance to meet in the future!"

"But I want to say it myself, and there are many other people I want to tell them. "The little monkey wants to tell everyone that he's leaving!

"It's okay! It's only on the first and second floors. ”

"Okay!" said the little monkey, turning and running.

"I'm going to go down, I'm going to go down" The whole lobby on the first floor heard the cheerful cry of the little monkey.

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Originally, it was not so easy for anyone who joined the gang to leave. But the departure of the little monkey is just that the old monkey went up to the third floor to say hello to the beggar.

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In this way, a group of four people embarked on the road of a long journey.

It's just that the identity has changed, and the four old beggars are traveling far away!

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When we look at the world, it will be five years! They have traveled all over the country, and they have traveled all over the country.

In the first two years, under the leadership of the old monkey, I saw the beggar gangs in various places. Thirty large gates, seventy-two small towers.

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In Hengyang, Hunan Province, back to the Yanfeng of the Yuhua Pavilion worshiped the pole, this nice name is actually a small street, next to the small street there is an ancient temple of the Buddha Temple, the eaves painting building, the forest forest. This is named after the pavilion, the foothill street adjacent to the temple is the most famous beggar gang in Hunan, I saw the beggar of the Yuhua Pavilion, went to the Shou Buddha Hall to see the host on the incense, and listened to the old monkey wearing shabby clothes and the old host Zen whisper!

"To pay grain for farming, to beg for rice to enter the industry" is the rule of Yuhuating, in Hunan only to join the gang to beg. The beggars here are called "top cards" by the locals, and not only must they pay a fee before joining the gang, but of course all the money they beg for must be handed over to the "top card"

This is also one of the most ruthless beggars the little monkey has ever seen, and Yuhuating also has an unclear relationship with China's largest gang organizations, such as the Hong Gang, the Youth Gang, and the Elders' Association.

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I also went to Harbin in the northeast to worship the pole, and met a local family of three generations of beggars in Shuangcheng Fuyi Hutong, the local honorific title is "Zhan Wangye", in Harbin Shuangcheng, Zhang surnamed Zhan Wangye's family is like the existence of the ancient prince, not only the beggars are hereditary, but the high-level position of the head of the regiment can also be hereditary.

Zhan Wangye received the old monkey and his party in his own home, the rich man like Zhan Wangye was as enthusiastic as fire, the monkey was screaming, which made the little monkey and so on, and seeing the home of Zhan Wangye made the little monkey and others dumbfounded, a large quadrangle, the umbrella screen red gate directly hung with the "Shuangchengfu beggar" gold plaque, it is said that this plaque was issued by the Qing Dynasty Yamen to the Zhang family, officially recognized beggars, so some people called Zhan Wangye "Director Zhang" In the courtyard, there are two rooms in the east and west with each room, and the carved beams are painted, which is extremely beautiful. There are five grass wings in the east and west of the outer courtyard, with low eaves and paper windows, one bright and two dark.

Shuangchengfu is not like Yuhuating, Shuangchengfu accepts all homeless people, since the Qing Dynasty, Shuangchengfu is actually the hand of the yamen at that time, the so-called dirty work is handed over to Shuangchengfu, this fine tradition has been passed down to this day, just like the wooden stick in the hands of the prince, which has been handed down by his grandfather.

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The little monkey has even been to Inner Mongolia, where there is a beggar gang called "Liang Shanbo" on the grassland, and the heroes of "Liang Shanbo" have taken root in an area called "Dead Man's Ditch" north of Caoshi Street in Baotou City.

They really seem to think of themselves as heroes in Liangshan, and all the leaders of the organization are called 'Zhongyitang' according to the tradition of "Water Margin", which is somewhat similar to Shuangcheng Mansion, and they are also managers and beggars, doing some dirty work.

What makes the little monkey feel funny is that there are two ancestors worshipped by the heroes of Liangshan, one is actually the famous Yongle Emperor in history, and the other is Fan Dan of the Han Dynasty. Under the portrait of the two ancestors is the "pole" that symbolizes power, and the heroes call it "Kidding". Although the heroes were not like the Liangshan heroes of the Song Dynasty who rebelled against corrupt officials and corrupt officials, they also rebelled because of poverty, and naturally had the chivalrous heart of the children of the rivers and lakes.

Of course, the leader of the hero is not Song Jiang, it is Li Baogen, the name is soil, the family is not soil, the three large main houses are all glass doors and windows, all the purple lacquered furniture inside, eight screens on the wall and self-striking bells, the kang says that the cut velvet carpet and red satin quilt, the two golden and brilliant positions in the shrine in the center, enshrine the Yongle Emperor and Fan Dan ancestor.

Li Baogen said triumphantly: "Whoever wants to lose something, as long as he finds me, he will find it within three days!"

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Shanghai is a big city, this big city has eight beggars, according to the old monkey, they belong to the oldest qualified "Tian" characters in the beggar gang, Lu, Zhou, Zhong, Wang, Shen two brothers, Zhao two brothers. They were called the "Eight Brothers". The eight brothers put four large pieces of Shanghai acne, each under the jurisdiction of two brothers.

Zhao Qitou is a very imposing, round face and big eyes, tall, about forty years old, although he is tall and has a long robe and a horse coat, white socks and black shoes, he is polite and polite, and speaks a soft and soft language unique to Shanghai, which is very nice and good-looking. The old monkey and the little monkey met one by one. The little monkey felt that the old monkey must also be the "day" generation, and the appreciation may be higher, although the eight people are commensurate with the old monkey, but the respect of the shape can not be changed.

There are six major leaders under each of the eight beggars, and there are 30 small leaders under the leader's name, as well as the Fengyang Gang, the Huaiyin Gang, the Shandong Gang, the Jiangbei Gang, and the Bengang.

The little monkey and his entourage also stayed in Shanghai for a long time, it was too complicated, and it took a lot of time to look at them one by one.

During this period, the old monkey disappeared for a while, and the old monkey found a small leader called "Grandpa" at the bottom of the Shanghai Beggars Gang, but the little monkey saw that this "Granduncle" was very powerful and very oily. The little beggars under his command are called "Xiaoyong", Xiaoyong pays 300 filial piety to his uncle every day, the amount is fixed, and he will be punished by his uncle if he does not pay or pay less. There are people on the street who have happy events at home and the like, moving, opening shops, and even changing signboards. There are also many small doors and paths that open the eyes of the little monkeys.

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As a coastal city of Guangzhou, naturally indispensable beggars, Guangzhou's beggars are called "Guandi Hall", and here is one of the cities where the old monkey did not take the little monkey to visit the beggar's head, just silently observed on the side, and then the old monkey will ask a few people some questions, and sometimes they also ask themselves to answer.

Slowly the little monkey saw the difference, there was not much difference in begging along the street, but the exploitation here was even worse, many of the big boxes were not pretending to be disabled, but were beaten alive by the leaders, and the leaders were lawless and bullying the market. Unlike Shanghai, Shanghai's beggars, citizens, and those in power have a good tacit understanding with the Hong Gang, the Youth Gang, the Elders' Association, and even the Chamber of Commerce, which complement each other. The old monkey said: "In Guangzhou, the locals must collect black money when they have a red and white celebration, and if they call it 'Bi Chen', if they don't pay it, many beggars will come to the door to make noise, smash the door, and even defecate at the door, and burn and rob at the worst." ”

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The little monkey has also seen the Chongqing Hongyan beggar gang, the Yunnan beggar gang is not called the beggar gang, called the "rudder", as well as the "casserole" in Lanzhou, the "flow gate" and "the gate" in Wuxi, the most fun is Wuxi, most of the beggars in the Wuxi beggar gang have a skill such as medicine, divination, stars, phases, geography, calligraphy, painting, chess, storytelling, playing words, Duo, fundraising, flower drums, singing lotus and so on, Wuxi little monkeys stayed for a whole year, and also learned for a year.

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The old monkey took the little monkeys to look at it while walking, and did not think it was bitter to sleep in the open air, most of the old monkeys were talking about the customs and customs of various places, and the implied meaning of each expression, the old monkeys did not have Professor Li, Feng Kang, Li Cripple and other people talking lightly, and some were just the most practical observations in the bits and pieces, and the changes that observation could bring.

The old monkey once disguised himself as a fortune teller, or was blind, and took three little children to help people tell fortunes along the street.

According to the old monkey, fortune-telling is also a kind of begging, and the little monkey is also forced to memorize "Meteor Catching the Moon", "Golden Pliers", "Silver Plate", "Centennial Pile", "The Sun on the Moon" and so on. The old monkey used practical actions to explain vividly to the little monkeys.

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As the end point of the beggars' worship pole, the little monkey and his party came to Beijing.....

The little monkey learned the true identity of the old monkey.

If the Northeast Shuangcheng Mansion is the prince, then the old monkey is the king, the beggar king.

The beggar gang naturally pays attention to inheritance, and the marginalized poor people need to find spiritual solace in the legends of the gods and the emperors and generals, otherwise how can the prince of the northeast still worship the Yongle Emperor? The old monkey is the leader of the "yellow pole" in Beijing, and he is also the most noble category among all the beggar gangs, and he is a nobleman! The nobles here do not say how rich they are, but they come from blood, and in the past, they may have had to call the old monkey "Lord Belle."

That's right, Beijing's "Yellow Poles" are an absolute high-level beggars' organization composed of the children of the Eight Banners who are in dilapidation and poverty since the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the beggars and the leader were the former prince Baylor.

The old monkey is the current "big pole", that is, the head of the beggar gang in the country, since it is a yellow pole, it must be hereditary, the old monkey is naturally the descendants of the emperor's relatives, the wooden stick of the old monkey is also different from other beggars, the two-foot-long wooden stick, the upper half is painted yellow, the lower half is black, and the leather whip is half a foot long below, which is packed in a silk bag with gold filigree patterns on a blue background.

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The old monkey smiled and said: "Those so-called princes Belegge, although they are nobles in blood, are also idle, idle, lazy and lazy, and as a result, they sit on empty water, even if they are reduced to beggars, they also pay attention to pomp and circumstance, and every time they go out to beg for food, they make it the same as the official officials going out on patrol, one person must sing music, and one person will beat the drum board and do it." The singer stretches out his hand with the back of his hand upward, and the one who beats the drum steadies the drum and the drum board flattened. You see, the princes and Belle ask for money differently, they only beg from merchants and shops, and generally do not ask for money from their homes, they can't afford to lose that face, haha! The merchant store can't give less, not less than five big coins, and the shopkeeper must give before they finish singing the fifth tune. In fact, it is blackmail in disguise, and blackmail is always faster than begging. ”

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The old monkey took out a roll of yellow silk cloth and wrote "Ten Precepts" on it, saying, "This is the really useful thing handed down by the ancestors, but it's a pity! The most useful thing is always the fastest to be discarded..."

One precept is to "pick up the lamp and stir up the fire" (playing with right and wrong), and the offender will cut off his tongue;

The second precept is "ignition lead" (betraying peers), and the offender chops off his fingers;

The three precepts are "with a horse groove" (to guide the owner), and the offender picks the hind tendons of the feet;

The four precepts are "slipping and climbing" (stealing one's own people), and the offender will chop his hands;

The five precepts are "more than the side and smelly" (stealing good looks, neighbors), and the offender will chop off his toes

The six precepts "refer to people selling horses" (stealing things but framing peers), and gouging out their eyes around

Seven precepts "bullying orphans and arrogant widows" (bullying foreign peers), offenders will be compensated

Bajie "bullying flowers and destroying willows" (molesting and insulting the wives and daughters of peers), the offender pushed the pond and drowned

Jiujie "Top Bag Hut" (teasing the women in the organization), violators are secretly sentenced to death

The Ten Precepts "Eight Miles Square and Five Miles" (stealing beyond the demarcated range), the offender will chop his waist.

The little monkeys were dumbfounded, this is called a really useful thing? Cutting the tongue, chopping the fingers, picking the tendons of the hands and feet, gouging out the eyes, and finally cutting it in half, no wonder it can't be passed on.

The old monkey looked at the children's expressions, naturally knew what they were thinking, and said: "The ten precepts and punishments in various places are slightly different, and the code words are also different in different regions, as far as punishment is concerned, anyway, what I know, most of the punishments are mainly intimidation. What I'm talking about is what the 10 precepts restrict, and this is the rule and the bottom line! Without the rules, what do you see Guangzhou like now? Along the way, you understand how important the word rules are. ”

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The little monkey and the others were still scared.

"Grandpa Monkey, you are the king of beggars, all the places in Guangzhou should listen to you, right?

"It's not that simple, for so many years, every place and every person is a net, and it affects the whole body, and there are more than just beggars who have problems. The old monkey looked at the little monkey and sighed. “

"Then there is no way?"

"Yes, make a move, little monkey, have you already guessed something?"

"I don't know, I don't know who I am, I don't know why you still have Bee Master, Ghost Master, and those people who come and go are so good to me. I just want to grow up faster, learn more skills, and make myself stronger. In this way, you can help Grandpa Monkey and take care of your sister. “

"Hehe! It's a little monkey, a goblin!"

"Let's go, let's go to the old madman," laughed the old monkey.

"Yay!" the three children jumped up happily, Master Bee is rich, he can eat delicious food, and he can see Xiaocan. Master Bee knows where my sister is! Maybe I can see my sister...