Chapter 6 Bandits are rampant on Pine Beach and the fittest survive in troubled times
Wanke hurried all the way, not caring about any heroism. It's lucky to survive the troubled times. But what Wan Ke didn't expect was that after the last battle between the guests and the bandits, the name of "Jingquan Jushi" sounded in the rivers and lakes overnight, but Wan Ke has been kept in the dark, and has been seeking his ginger business. But I didn't know that overnight, in the troubled times, a force symbolizing justice rose. The bandits lost their souls overnight, and they were depressed in the rivers and lakes for a while. And the pine beach tyrant who represents the dark forces, has not been heard from so far, only vaguely, Yixi remembers the general appearance of the "Jingquan Resident", the unforgettable scene of more than two feet of back and the iron fist that stretched out like electricity, as well as the bodies that those people can't hold together, and the staggering walking footwork, which is still fresh in my memory.
I can see that this year is the golden autumn and October, and it is another year of ginger harvest. Wanke once forgot the glory of the past, and did not mention anything about Baoqing's selling ginger with his family or neighbors near Jingquan Cliff, and fighting the bandits with the inn. Wanke's heart is not showing off for the courage of the moment, let alone sighing for his temporary pride. It's just that a wife and children are at home watching Wanke's source of life all year round, and they will not be happy and content because of this, so why ask for more favors and alms?
In order to survive, Wanke will go to Baoqing this year to sell ginger, and if the price of ginger is cost-effective, he will have to go back and forth several times a year, either in October, when the ginger is produced, or in March and April, the ginger will be harvested in the cellar and sold the next year, in order to sell it at a good price. Although the life of the family is not easy, it is always getting better day by day, and I am full of hope and expectation for the future life. There are many kinds of ginger, and the whole grains are not enough to eat, and there are more people in the family, Wanke is happy in his heart, and he is very energetic in doing things. So I thought about it, discussed it with the landlord of this mountain several times, and bargained a few times. It took two pieces of Guangyang and three or four more plots of land to be planted for other miscellaneous grains. As the population increases, the stomach always has to be full. Red ru, potatoes, pumpkin, corn, wheat, and staple grains can not be small, adjust the stomach and stomach, and live a delicious life. Selling ginger can also subsidize household expenses. Wanke's hard work was not in vain. Ginger is growing well this year. I have been back and forth to Baoqing a few times, familiar with the road, acquaintances, meeting with a slight smile, talking about business, and making some human accidents. You get what you pay for. In person, exchange for Guangyang (silver yuan), or directly exchange for goods, in exchange for new materials, customers and traders are happy, and they are willing to do business with Wanke for a long time. Although the world is chaotic, how can people still live, eating, drinking and Lazar are indispensable. So in his free time, he also helped those ginger sellers bring some corn, wheat and other foods. Or use iron clips to clip a few hares, wild mice, and dig dozens of catties of winter bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest and mountains to send them to them. The business is done. Every time ginger is sold, Wanke is to cross the Hengbai boundary and take the official road of the central shop and Longxi shop. If you go down to the river and walk along the bank of the Zijiang River, the road is far away, and the road is uneven, low-lying and bumpy. Wanke would rather walk more than 20 distances and go straight to Longxi Puguan Road, which leads to all directions. I have no intention of walking along the river, and I have been used to it for generations. Wan Ke had long heard about the gathering of bandits on Pine Beach above the banks of the Zijiang River. Earlier, some nearby villagers were forced to make a living and did not want to inherit the tired nature of their ancestors. The conscience of generations of virtuous and disciplined people is not heard, and they forget their nature, and they do not want to live like their ancestors. So he took risks, held the main road of natural danger, and relied on being far away from the government, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away. So he became courageous, confused for a while, lost his mind, and lost his mind. So his face was black, and he started to lose his brain, insult his ancestors, and do things that would completely destroy his conscience. It really did the thing of relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and drinking near the water. Often looting pedestrians and traders on the road. Not long after, in order to escape the conscription rebellion, some people fled to this place, hid here, aided and aggravated the bad behavior of this side, and strengthened the habit of banditry. For a while, the fame was greatly enhanced, and the people were panicked by it, and the ruffians and hooligans deserted for joy, on the one hand, they escaped from the pursuit of the government, and on the other hand, there was a place to make a living and do evil. Gather on the pine ridge and claim to be the king on both sides of the Zijiang River. As soon as they went up the mountain, they tried their strength several times, and decided to judge the heroes by force, and the ruffians of all sides wanted to compete for the head of the group, and ordered the heroes of one side. At this time, those who come to join the mountain may gather in groups of three or five, or a dozen or so people gather together as companions. They must all pass through one by one, and they will rank the gods and generals. Each shows his skills and wants to show his magical skills. But if you have skills, you must first report them to be reused. After several tests, everyone was convinced, and all roads were distracted.
The leader is called Thunder God Immortal, and he sits on the top spot on Pine Ridge. Everyone is looking forward to it, everyone is pushing it, and it is in the first place. This person is tall and mighty, and since he was a child, he did not like to work in the mountains and fields, and he was unwilling to obey the discipline of his parents. After becoming an adult, he joined the army and was promoted to the position of platoon commander because of his remarkable military achievements. Later, because the troops were defeated, they were scattered and fled. In his career in the army, he was used to seeing bloody scenes and mountains of corpses. The soul is scattered like a dream, and the return is like asking for breath. The war scene, the bloody battle, is over. Just because I was forced to drive at that time, I regretted the fear of my life. Charging into battle, in the rain of bullets, his life should not be extinguished, and he picked up a life and returned. The heart trembled, as if it were something in the ears. Later, he did not want to return to the battlefield again, and did not want to listen to the trumpet dispute. The decline is transferred between the rivers and lakes, and the side is reduced to Baoqing Mansion. Not daring to show his face in front of the area occupied by the enemy camp, he showed the spirit of a soldier with his swagger. I don't know how to make a living, and I don't have the face to go home to see my parents. Along the way, I heard about the banditry in Pine Ridge, and at that time I only wanted to run away and beg for food. The persecution was impatient, so he turned his heart down, fell into the grass and became a bandit, and robbed in a narrow way. In the troubled times, some money and food were accumulated for a while, so more and more people gathered on Pine Ridge, and their courage became bigger and bigger. Began to intercept and extort merchant ships passing by the river. Money, food, and the like, needless to say, are all swallowed up. Tea and other commercial goods are also bargained with merchants, and as long as they are exchanged for some foreign grain, they will never harm the lives of the people involved. Therefore, for a time, merchant ships no longer traveled to and from the river shipping lanes, and merchants never traded at a loss, nor did they want to negotiate with bandits. Cutting off this path doesn't stop business. The merchant had no intention of risking any more business through Pine Ridge, and would rather turn to Longxi and transport horses, and the volume was a little smaller, rather than be frightened and risk his life. This led to the Pine Ridge bandits sitting and eating in the mountains, and for a while, they had nothing to do, they came down to the mountains, fished in mixed waters, and strung to the village, and saw the children of large families, as long as they were little white fat people dressed in smooth satin. Take the sheep by the hand, take it away, and take the opportunity to demand ransom from his family to make ends meet. For a while, the creatures everywhere were looted by bandits, and the neighbors in the village were terrified all day long. Wealthy landlords and gentlemen, in order to protect their families and wealth, hired people to take care of their homes and homes, strengthened their protective strength, trained manpower for a while, and bought guns and ammunition for self-protection. The Pine Ridge bandits are moving around, rampant, blatant, unscrupulous, and numbing. The banditry became more and more ferocious. Recently, there has been frequent activity, and the places where they pass through will be boiling with resentment.
The world is chaotic, and the people are not living. Since his father, Wanke has lived in Jingquanan. Fortunately, in the ravine and cliff, if the bandits do not know and do not want to patronize such huts alone, they will loot the deep mansion compound and the place where they gather. Jingquan Cliff is really a paradise, the local residents near it are called Butterfly Spring, except for a few hunters, not many people know about it. I don't know that there are still people in this shady mountain. Therefore, it can avoid the troubled times and live here, but it is only difficult to ask about the world, and get involved in the disputes of the rivers and lakes, just because Zude has spoken first. Only endure the way of heaven like this, the world is reverent, karma, and insists on carving and portraying the nature of life. The way of heaven takes care of itself, and the carving order summons the Quartet and has its own intention of conquest, just because life and death have a fate, and wealth is in the sky. There is no intention to balance the world, in this troubled world, the bandits in the world cannot be eradicated by their own strength. After the troubled times, the peaceful and prosperous times will come to everyone, and the people of the world will live and work in peace and contentment. Life is inevitable, and death is inevitable. And it has been there from generation to generation, divided and merged, and divided and merged, fighting for me and me. What should be the final result? We are accustomed to seeing the strife in the world, calming the flames of the world, and aiming at the evolution of the world. In the hands of the commander, even the momentum of the sky's bold words has been wiped out in the long river of history, as if it was something in the past. All of them disappeared and drowned in silence, useless, what is the dispute. His deeds and evil deeds are only to warn future generations to be cautious and stay away. Later generations will always remember that the evil nature of bandits is only for a while, and they can do it for a while in troubled times, and they will not last long. Among them, there must be carved people to make the way of heaven to do it, unconsciously interrupt its inferior roots and malignancy, and eternal generations must not let it revive and sprout, and the ghost will be cut off on the cliff of Pine Ridge, and spurned by generations. This is also a common thing for generations to hear. Quietly beside him, the knower makes the hair stand up, but the unknown has been there for generations, and every sweat and hair on the body is clearly visible. And then there are carved people to make the soul fall in the world, and the reason of heaven is free in the world...
Wanke often walks among the shops in Longxi, walks on the official road, chooses the side of the road to walk, and walks softly, silently. Worried about alarming the side of the official and the road blocker, he had no intention of causing trouble. In vain, add to the trouble. 10,000 grams of 300 catties of ginger, bamboo baskets are packed, bamboo covers are covered, and mancloth is surrounded by mancloth, others don't know what it is, only smell the fragrant smell of the earth and the fragrance of loose ginger. Going straight all the way, I don't want to talk and chat with many people, and I don't want to make trouble with the powerful. There is no need to rest for a while, the iron shoulders the heavy responsibility and perseverance, and the long distance shows its true colors. In the cool place, shoulder the heavy burden, put your hand into the cloth bag, unscrew the wine bottle and drink a sip of home-brewed water, the wine strength comes up, refreshing the stomach and quenching the thirst and filling the stomach. Wanke walked all the way, and during the road, he often wore a large paper hat made by himself on his head, covering the sun on sunny days and avoiding the shade. Walk in the rain to shelter from the rain and wind. Cloudy days cover the face, there is no need to elaborate, mountain people are useful. How can I endure the official road recently, not very peaceful, common chaos, panic, the building will fall, the cornerstone of the chaos also. Wanke can only endure silence and silence, it can cover people's ears and eyes, just because of the perennial back and forth, Wanke picks up the matter of selling ginger, as early as the local tyrant eyeliner, just because of the greed is not much, the number of exchange items is a few with him, because of the recent surge in currency, Wanke does not intend to bring it back, only with the trader to exchange goods. Where road rage is rampant, he has long inquired clearly, and he has not made a move. It's no wonder that today's Lu has been full, the bait has been thrown, the bait or not, the struggle between hunting and being hunted, all of them are under control.
Wanke was about to go uphill, slowing down. Hearing the voice of a young woman rushing for help, Wan Ke unintentionally added to the troubles in this troubled world. Just going forward, the woman ran in front of Wanke to block the way out, her clothes were ragged, her face was pale and scarred, she knelt on the ground and begged each other, tears were in her eyes, pitiful. Dozens of strong men followed the pursuit, seeing that they could catch up, Wanke couldn't do it, how could he resist the fire, and see how he got out today. At the critical moment, a few small traders in front of them came in a hurry and were rushing towards each other. The woman's cry for help attracted the attention of the passer-by traders, who were far away from the wilderness, with no village in front and no shop behind. Wan Ke was about to be suspicious, and before he could ask carefully, the seven or eight big men rushed up, blocking the road, and the lamb to be slaughtered had no intention of starting, and the nerves involved were that the unexpected harvest was bound to be obtained, and Wan Ke could see it clearly, and he was bound to come by himself. The woman was gently twisted in her hands, and she walked on the ground, wailing loudly. Wan Ke didn't squeak, and watched how the play opened and ended. The woman's cry was poignant, and her voice was miserable. A few tough guys added their fists and kicks, and at this moment, two young men in the vendor really couldn't look at it, and were about to say a few words of persuasion. These words are in the arms of those people, and they have no intention of cleaning up the reason, and they have no intention of supporting their mouths. was about to find a reason between right and wrong, and happened to break in. "It's true that there is a way in heaven that you don't take, and there is no way to go to hell. "There is an old saying, how can the conscience of young people in the world not sleep, the virtue of blood is formed, and the newborn calf is terrifying. Then two strong men came up, and they couldn't help but say, and when they picked up the two young men, they fought hard, and said with words in their mouths: "I want you to take care of my family affairs, and you are the oldest." One of the old men said in a deep voice: "How can someone have to fight someone to death in the world." There are axioms in the world. Others pleaded a few words, how unreasonable. His words are round, and straight. The gang was furious, Wan Ke stood next to him and carefully observed a line and a word, and the gang really let go, intending to make money from the past traders, and the thieves stared at the goods on the carriage. Just find an excuse to start in the open, and cover up the local virtue so that it will not be tainted. As soon as this remark came out, he took the opportunity to expand the matter. Immediately, the two young men were bloody, and the old man took advantage of the situation and got off the carriage. I don't mean that the world is like this. Wan Ke watched from the sidelines, only to see that the group was escorting the two young men down, and the rest of the goods and carriages were all in the hands of those strong men. Just as he was about to move forward to drive away, he saw Wan Ke standing aside, covering his face with a big hat, and he had a bit of a heroic wind. Hundreds of pounds of heavy burden pressed down without the slightest panting and sweating, must not be underestimated this man, seeing the matter beside him, and indifferent. After looking at it for a long time, he didn't dare to come close for a while. One person suddenly gave an order to eat 10,000 grams, and this person already knew about our bad deeds, and he would not allow him to stay, so as to cause trouble. Finish it as soon as possible, lest you have too many dreams at night and spoil a big thing. The four people surrounded them, Wanke walked slowly, the four followed, Wanke two shoulder-length bamboo baskets made a natural barrier before and after, and because they were close to the roadside, the left hand side of the dirt pit slope, leaving only the right hand side vacancy to take advantage of, the thief must not easily start. If you follow all the way, you will show suspicious deeds, which is not conducive to the thief, and the matter is urgent, and a thief attacks from Wanke's right hand. The man had not yet touched his close body, but his head was swollen and his eyes were blue, and he collapsed to the ground on all sides. The other three were in an uproar, how dare they get close, the three of them wanted to give up and go back, but unexpectedly, the leader came and suppressed the formation. After a few sumo wrestlings, the leader Fang knew that he had met an opponent and didn't dare to be strong anymore, so he had to let go of Wanke and sigh. At this moment, Wanke put down the ginger on his shoulder. The gang of thieves was about to run back, and there was no way back. A few runs, a few fists, the soldiers are bloodless, the dragonflies are in the water, the scars are invisible, the bandits roll on the ground or shrink tiredly, their whole body cramps, and cold sweat breaks out. If such wicked people do not leave a mark, the thief will not stop. Wan Ke looked at it, squinted his eyes and looked back, and saw that the thief guarding the car had weak feet and knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. I only taught the thief to carry back a few disabled bandits, and the next time I commit it again, I will never provoke him lightly. The thief nodded hurriedly, not daring to look at Wanke. Hurriedly fled. I only remember the name of "Jingquan Layman" ringing in my ears, and my heart trembled and beat when I heard it. When Wan Ke got closer, he realized that the two young men who had been knocked unconscious had woken up and saw such a scene. I thought that God came down from heaven, and there was a righteous way in the world, and there were few bandits who were rampant. The two young men were overjoyed, knelt on the ground and bowed, grateful, and said: "Thanks to the rescue of the strong man, I feel deeply gracious, if you do not give up, worship under the master's door, and follow behind you in the future." In troubled times, seeing that it is difficult to do business for a long time, I don't know the master's respect, and I still hope for the gift..."
Wan Ke looked closely, the two young people had thin bodies and bones, white faces, and looked like weak scholars and delicate spirits. I secretly thought in my heart that I was definitely not a talent for martial arts, and I saw it just now, and I didn't have the ability to be resourceful. In today's world, I am overwhelmed by the heavy responsibilities and traveled far away, cultivating my mind and cultivating my temperament in the wang clan, not fighting, buried deeply, forbearance and patience, and can live in peace. While thinking about it, the two young people begged each other to have nothing to do, and the old man came with a limp and said words of gratitude in his heart, seeing that the second grandson had an epiphany about life, woke up and reflected, lost his heart and made progress. The old man was overjoyed, but he was blessed by misfortune, and woke up the person in his dream, and Master Wanwang instructed him to cultivate. Wanke was deeply moved, and it was difficult to stay, and it was difficult not to stay. It's hard to retreat, and I don't know what to do, just when it's unresolved. Seeing that the three grandchildren were injured, if they left lightly, the bandits would commit another crime, and it would be difficult to protect them. I had to resign myself to fate, sit on the side of the road, rest for a while, and the people passing by walked together all the way, so that they could be safe.
For a while, he only talked about the matter of accepting apprentices, but when he recalled it, he couldn't see where the woman went. At this time, a group of people came to the side of the road, doing business and traveling together to ensure safety. Wan Ke said goodbye to the three of them, left the names and places of the young people respectively, taught some rough kung fu, said words, taught diligently and hard, practiced day and night, did not slack off, knew that the world was difficult, did not seek justice in the world, but sought self-security. Repeatedly told that in March and April next year, I will go to the house, and I will come to explore how you are growing, the depth of kung fu is tested, and the amount of virtue and forbearance is the first to teach each other a few tricks of hard kung fu again, and you will be able to defend yourself and enjoy it for a lifetime. The group of people walked slowly, and gradually moved away, and motioned to the two young men to hurry away and not stay here for long. Divide and do goodbye, go against each other. Wan Ke picked up the bamboo basket and ginger and went straight to Baoqing Mansion.
Approaching Baoqing City, the people who come are densely knitted, and the passing business vehicles and horses shuttle through the road. Checkpoints were set up at the gates, and the Japanese guards interrogated those who entered the city. Wan Ke was shocked, but he didn't expect that he hadn't come for half a year, and the world had changed so quickly, so he remembered the conversation of the late-night travelers at the Welcoming Guest Inn, and his words were still ringing in his ears, making people shudder. It's an eventful time, and I don't want to add to the incident. From the hurried footsteps of the pedestrians, and silently, Wan Ke smelled the abnormal atmosphere, the pale face of the merchant showed an uneasy expression, Wan Ke's heart was gloomy, thoughts and narratives came up, the Japanese Kou was faintly perceptible, seeing that there was no change in the gate, Wan Ke picked Jiang was not in a hurry and was about to enter the city, while squinting at the movement, there was a guard. Wanke stepped forward, everywhere was not chaotic, the two baskets were in a trance, shoulder to shoulder, the bamboo basket was surrounded by green curtains on all sides, heavy and something, Wanke picked it on the shoulder, like light clouds and flowing water, the atmosphere did not spit out. This matter is very strange, and it is like a sense of shock and horror. The vigilance of the Japanese guards suddenly increased, the nerves provoked the brain, and when they woke up in a dream, they noticed the abnormal military situation and the abnormal atmosphere of the army. Another moment for some reason. Wan Ke also smelled the smell of enemy soldiers, the smoke of gunpowder was filling the space, and the fuse was pulled out in an instant. Wan Ke walked closely, out of the land of right and wrong, and was about to step away. A shout came to the ears: "Stop" half-baked words, not relatives or reasons, not friends and not kindness, I don't know where to come from. Everywhere in the cold touch room, the air freezes in the light. Wan Keding was there without moving or panicking. Pedestrians stopped and looked at each other. The Japanese invaders stared, looking up and down one by one, and a small group of Japanese invaders went straight through the stone road and came from it. Wanke's thoughts surged, and his hands clenched the green man's cloth. I think about it: we must not move lightly, we must be careful and subtle, think well, and make good decisions. We must not act arbitrarily and recklessly, provoke trouble, and ruin our youth for the rest of our lives. The hand of the foreign coward never mentions the matter of unjust souls and wild ghosts, the blood of the blade has not dried, and the blood does not distinguish between evil and good. Wanke knew it, put his mind at ease, and opened the shelf, not intending to force it. Straightened for a moment, with no frightened expression, and a calm mood. The Japanese invaders walked, the police dogs followed, sniffed the pedestrians on the road, and those who did not pay attention to it were not fast, and it was not good to taste it.
Wanke went straight to the market to find the ginger seller, the ginger seller saw Wanke coming, his face was surprised, this year the soldiers were in a hurry, the business was difficult to do, no one dared to come to Baoqing to sell goods, how did Wanke come all the way, Wanke 1510 told the ginger dealer about the situation on the road. didn't say how he got it, but said what others did, and the ginger seller didn't ask again, and paid Jiang money to Wanke, which was more than usual a piece of ocean (silver yuan). Ask the ginger seller carefully: "Do you want ginger, business has not been good this year." asked. The ginger replied, "Of course, I'm just worried that you won't be lucky." "Jiang Dang saw Wanke, and he has been an old friend for many years, so he invited Wanke to drink a few glasses, no problem.
The night has ended, welcome the guest inn, the lights are bright, the crowd is surging, at this time, a few people come into the inn, sit in the empty seat of the hall, ask for a pot of wine, order a few dishes, eat is rising. Guess the fist and drink, and the drinking order is carried out. Sitting in the front seat was a big man, the first few called him the eldest brother, one foot on the chair, one hand on the knee, just watching the first guess boxing lost, drinking. The one on the left is looking up and laughing, and the one on the right hand is a little drunk and still holding on. After a few rounds, one of them was drunk and unconscious. Dahan made a drinking order, and only one person accompanied him, which was boring. At this time, Wan Ke was coming in, sleeping and resting, and hurried home tomorrow morning, and there were still many things to do at home? The big man took a fancy to Wan Ke and was about to ask him to come up and have a few drinks, guess a fist, and drink a drink. Wanke knew that it was not a good thing, so he hurriedly said good things, saying that he really couldn't drink, so he should find someone else. Where is the big man willing to let go, grab Wan Ke, Wan Ke begged for mercy and let it go, pretending to be pitiful, a few rounds, the big man still refused to let go, he had to accompany Wan Ke to drink a few glasses, before letting go, Wan Ke couldn't do it, so he had to pretend that he couldn't drink, drank a few glasses, and Wan Ke left in a hurry. Where was the big man willing to put it, so he drank a few more glasses, Wan Ke pretended not to work, lay on the table and fell asleep, the big man pushed Wan Ke, and pulled Wan Ke's ears with his hands, a few strokes didn't work, Wan Ke still didn't move. Then he laughed a few times, then let go and swaggered away with a few brothers. When he was far away, Wan Ke got up from the table, straightened his clothes, and looked like nothing had happened, and there was nothing to do all night.
On the second day, Wanke left the guest hotel early. Along the way, Wan Ke took advantage of the wine and strode with his head upright, with the fresh taste of the air in the morning mist. Wan Ke was open, a wisp of mist went out of his mouth, just when the autumn was high and cool, he had a few extra money in his heart, and his mood was a little happy, and he walked briskly, so he ran all the way and went straight to Xiaonan Mountain Jingquan Cliff.