"Eighth brother, what kind of place is it, and what is the top card?"

"Brother Jiu, don't worry, I'll tell you one by one!" Xiao Ba patted Zhao Jiu's shoulder proudly and said, "Who called us brothers?" ”

Zhao Jiu thought to himself: "Why do you still have so many rules when you are called Huazi?" ”

"That's right, Brother Jiu, don't call the left one Huazi and the right one called Huazi, we are members of the Beggar Gang, and the Beggar Gang is not something that can be joined by a casual person who asks for food on the side of the road, even if there is an introduction from our brothers - Brother Jiu, whether you can join the Beggar Gang or not depends on the consul's decision! But I'm very familiar with the consul, Brother Jiu, don't worry about you joining the beggar gang, it's on me! ”

The three of them came to the back of an ancestral hall, where there was a small lake, and by the lake there were rows of low houses, and in front of the house there was a large open space, and on the ground sat a number of people called Hanako—no, beggars! Scratching lice, scratching heads, picking feet, snoring, a lot of white and black eyes staring at Zhao Jiu - Zhao Jiu has never seen so many flowers, his scalp is numb, he turned around and wanted to leave, Xiaoba grabbed him and said: "Don't be afraid, they are all your own people, they won't bully you!" ”

Xiao Ba familiarly led Zhao Jiu into a small door, there were actually several big houses inside, and there were a few beggars standing outside the house, with bamboo canes in their hands like Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba, but their bodies were cleaner than those outside. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info I saw Xiaoba say a few words to a beggar standing outside the east house, the beggar glanced at Zhao Jiu with a smile, turned around and went to the house, and came out again and said to the three of them: "Go in!" ”

"Brother Yao, thank you!" Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba bowed to the beggar and led Zhao Jiu into the house. The room is very clean, with a few tables and chairs on the wall, which looks similar to the Nirvana Tavern, and is not as dilapidated as expected. Passing through the hall to the left, there were a few beggars sitting together talking about something, and when they saw the three of them coming in, they all looked over, and Xiao Qi Xiaoba saluted the beggar among them, and shouted respectfully: "Master Zhang! ”

"Little Eight, I've already settled the matter of the hundred sticks last month, what's the matter with you today?"

Xiao Ba's face was pale, and he said righteously: "Master Stick's subordinates said that Master Stick is a master, and we are not a master Zhang Ye, even if I fight with them, I can't allow them to talk such nonsense!" ”

"Yo!" A middle-aged and half-year-old beggar beside Zhang Ye smiled and said, "This kid is quite righteous!" ”

"The most important thing in the rivers and lakes is the word 'righteousness'!" Xiaoba patted his chest and said: "My Xiaoba is small, but I know that I can't be a man without being righteous!" Master Zhang, this is my righteous brother Zhao Jiu who just got married, and a bowl of porridge can be divided into three bowls for our brothers! I brought him to meet with Zhang Ye and asked Zhang Ye to allow him to join our beggar gang! ”

According to the usual practice, Zhang Ye asked Zhao Jiu's origin and origin, and when Zhao Jiu said that when he came out of Wutang Village, the beggar who had made fun of Xiao Ba moved before, Zhang Ye glanced at him and said, "Since it is Xiao Ba, how can I not be allowed to see it-"

"Thank you Master Zhang!" Xiaoba thanked Zhang Ye, looking happy, Zhao Jiu was not a fool, and immediately stepped forward to thank him: "Thank you Zhang Ye for your favor!" ”

"Little Seven Little Eight, first take your righteous brother to familiarize yourself with the territory in the county, and then come back in two days to obey orders!"

"Yes, Master Zhang!"

The three of them exited the house, and Xiaoba quarreled with Brother Yao twice, and went out of the yard back and forth, and went back the way they came. Xiao Qi didn't talk much, Zhao Jiu originally talked a lot, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense without knowing the depths, only Xiao Ba was left chattering non-stop, and it was interesting to go all the way.

"Brother Jiu, there are rich people living in the east and west of Nanshan County, ordinary people live in the north of the city, and poor people live in the south of the city.

"Eighth brother, will we have any trouble in the past?"

"Brother Jiu, you are good at everything, but your guts are as small as my brother! In these years, the bold and the starving are starving, do you think that the incense master is like a good thing? Not really! Willing to cut his body, dare to pull the helmsman off the horse! ”

Zhao Jiu heard Xiaoba's words, and thought to himself, this beggar gang really sounds different, I have really entered the rivers and lakes!

He remembered that Mr. Qin once said that "the rivers and lakes are dangerous, people's hearts are more dangerous, it is difficult to ask for people, and it is more difficult to be a man", he did not dare to be proud, he did not dare to make a noise, and humbly worshiped Xiaoba as a teacher, and asked him to tell him about the way of the rivers and lakes. Zhao Jiu's compliments and responses made Xiao Ba feel very proud, and Xiao Ba said again: "Young Master Chang wants to be the master of incense for a day or two, but he doesn't plan to give way, you see, the Chang family will not be peaceful for a few days!" ”

"Lord Changxiang has a son?"

"He also has a daughter!"

"Is the daughter of Lord Changxiang also a beggar?"

"Brother Jiu, this is how rare you are! Lord Chang Xiang is the head of a beggar in Nanshan County, and his daughter Miss Chang is a person who does not touch the spring water with ten fingers. Besides, who said that a beggar's son must be a beggar? Although my little eight has become a beggar, it is my little eight's bad luck, my father is not a beggar, my father is a man who stands up to the sky! I, Hachi, swear to heaven that when fortune reverses, I will definitely become a person like Lord Changxiang, and never let my son suffer from beggars again! ”

Xiao Ba's eyes were firm when he said this, and he was loud, at this moment Zhao Jiu felt that Xiao Ba was not a child, Xiao Ba was a man who stood up to the sky! Xiao Qi touched his younger brother's head, a rare touch of pride appeared on his face, and his eyes were full of love.

The lord of Chang Xiang was in the west of the city, and the courtyard of his house was actually two entrances, and the big house with tiled noodles was bigger than that of the king's house. Hearing Xiaoba say that the Lord of Chang Xiang often lent money out, Zhao Jiu couldn't help but smack his tongue and said: "The Lord of Incense is like this, isn't the Lord of the Helm even more-"

"Brother Jiu, you are wrong, the incense master is not all like this, the incense master in Dongshan County next door is a poor guy! However, he only became the owner of incense the year before last, and he was a beggar before, but now he even begs for his wife, and he will be able to build a big house in two years! Xiaoba looked at the door of Chang Xiang's house and said enviously: "The Chang family is already the fourth generation of this generation of incense masters, so they can be so rich!" Brother Jiu, let's go-"

"What are you going to do?"

"We are beggars, of course we are begging for food!"

I saw Xiaoba clamp the bamboo cane under his armpit, took out a cow fan bone from the burlap bag on his body, skillfully knocked on the door of a house, and sang unhurriedly with a broken bowl: "Planting beans, planting sorghum, busy in spring, summer, autumn and winter-"

Xiao Qi also took it over and sang like Xiao Ba: "The cow contributes to eat grass, and the official eats rice and I eat the chaff-"

The one who opened the door was a servant-like person, and when he saw the three people called Hanako outside, he drove away with a disgusted face: "Let's go!" Come and go a few times a day, go fast! ”

Xiao Qi Xiaoba didn't pay attention to it, and still stood on the threshold and sang: "Spread the ground, cover the sky, Hanako wants to eat and walk the ground wide-"

"If you don't give it to the rich man, we can't complain, we can only complain about the cold when we have no clothes-"

"Good man, do good deeds, leftovers to help me get through the day-"