After finishing speaking, he tightened the burden he was carrying, waved his sleeves, and left "Baoxing".

From Lin'an to Shaoxing, it was only a day's work, but because he had to stay in Lin'an to deal with the aftermath, Hu Fulang rode a horse ten days later, humming a little song, and swayed back to Shaoxing.

The city of Shaoxing is actually in Shanyin County and Huiji County, and there is only one water between the two counties. Hu Fulang pondered that there was still plenty of time, so he was not in a hurry to go to Yuzhang Villa, but went to the street to see what New Year's goods he could bring to his family.

Because of the proximity to Lin'an, there are a lot of business trips, and in recent years, people come and go in Wazili. Singing, singing, miscellaneous dramas, puppets, telling history, novels, shadow plays, loose music, palace tunes, business riddles, miscellaneous classes, insects and ants, chorus, gossiping, and calling fruit (Note 2) are all hoarse and exhausted, making the whole tile extremely noisy. Hu Fulang traveled all the way, and he didn't know how many snacks he bought and listened to a few songs. On the occasion of rejoicing, I don't realize the time, and it is winter, the clouds are thick, and the sky is as dark as dusk. All the houses in the tile are lit with lanterns, and all kinds of lanterns are lit, adding a bit of joy to this already lively place.

Just as he was happy, there was a sudden "bang", followed by a series of loud noises, just like rolling thunder. Hu Fulang was taken aback, this sound should be a boom (Note 3), which is not a new thing, but he has never heard such a loud explosion.

He was fine, so he followed the crowd towards the place where the sound of the explosion came. The sound of the explosion was not far away, on a street outside the tile, Hu Fulang had not gone far when he heard someone shouting, "Go to the water, go to the water."

Hu Fulang was shocked in his heart, this winter is dry, and it is before the end of the year, if the water really goes out, it will be a big disaster. He hurried to the place where the shout came from, but after a while, he came to him, but he saw no flames, only a shop that was somewhat blackened, and in front of the shop, a man was whipping a boy of twelve or thirteen years old with a bamboo whip in his hand.

"You only know how to eat, a short-lived ghost without your father!" The man was no more than forty years old, and he kept scolding while beating back. Hu Fulang saw that the young man was crawling all over the ground, crying like a wolf, and felt a little strange in his heart.

He was curious, so he asked the guy in the shop next to him, and the guy heard that his accent was local, so he didn't hide it: "The official doesn't know, the surname of this beater is Li, the second in the family, and he used to do some small business and will do some fireworks." It was his nephew who was beaten, and he had no father and mother for a long time, so he was raised by Li Er. This kid is playful by nature, and he follows Li Er to learn to do explosive battles, but he can't always settle his temperament, and he refuses to do what Li Er says honestly, and he will break into some trouble every once in a while. You see, just now he ordered a series of explosions that he made himself, and almost burned half of Li Er's shop. ”

Hearing a rather gloating tone in his words, Hu Fulang also shook his head, this young man seems to be really unpopular, otherwise how could the neighbors see him being beaten and not persuaded.

"Help, help!"

The young man was beaten so much that he crawled from the ground to the people watching the excitement, and Li Er was even more furious when he saw it, and chased after him with a bamboo whip. Seeing the excitement, the young man stumbled, pounced on Hu Fulang, and fell at Hu Fulang's feet. Hu Fulang couldn't dodge, he hugged his leg tightly, saw him begging for himself with his head high, the blood marks on his neck that were whipped by the bamboo whip were one after another, his hands were swollen like buns because of chilblains, and the clothes on his body were as thin as paper, Hu Fulang felt a little unbearable. He also went through a hard life, and when he saw this young man, he couldn't help but think of the situation when he was sent to the rice shop as an apprentice, so he immediately reached out to stop Li Er, who was chasing after him.

"It's enough to teach a lesson, why bother beating your nephew like this?" Hu Fulang comforted: "He is young and ignorant, and he has no father or mother, why do you want to be like him? ”

"You are so unreasonable, I discipline my nephew at home, and I want you, an outsider, to take a mouse?" Li Er spoke very urgently: "I gave him food and clothing, and he was his own uncle, but he caused me trouble again and again, and he almost burned my shop today, I beat him to death, and the government will not pursue it!" ”

"You ......" Hu Fulang didn't know, this Li Er was a crazy person, if no one paid attention, he would stop fighting for a while, Hu Fulang persuaded him, he was more energetic, regardless of Hu Fulang's obstruction, picked up the bamboo whip and smoked it again. The young man hid behind Hu Fulang in a panic, crying hoarsely, and his flashing made Hu Fulang take a whip for him.

"Get out of the way, Hugh has to be nosy, otherwise you will be in vain." Playing Hu Fulang, Li Er didn't apologize at all, he said this in his mouth, and grabbed the young man in his hand.

"You are so rude!" Hu Fulang was angry, rolled up his sleeves, and stopped Li Er again: "I don't care about this matter today!" ”

"You want to care? Okay, take the money, I'll sell this kid to you, you come for him to eat and drink, and I will naturally stop fighting! Li Er sneered when he heard this.

"You!" Hu Fulang didn't expect this Li Er to be such a scoundrel, and he finally understood in his heart why no one in the neighborhood persuaded him. He smiled bitterly, although he had the intention to take care of this idle matter, but when he encountered such a ghostly and disgusting character, he could only retreat.

As soon as he stepped aside, he revealed the young man, who looked at him blankly, his eyes full of despair and sorrow. Hu Fulang only felt a thrill all over his body, and the foot that retreated involuntarily stepped back.

"You said, I'll give you the money, and then sell this kid to me?" Hu Fulang grabbed Li Er's hand holding the bamboo whip and asked in a deep voice.

Li Er looked Hu Fulang up and down, Hu Fulang has been a big shopkeeper in the past few months, and he has dealings with many big grain merchants in Lin'an City, and his speech and demeanor are not the same as the guys in the small shop. Li Er was an ignorant person, and he only felt that although this person had some money, he didn't seem to be a generous person, so he sneered: "Fifty guan, just fifty guan, I will sell him to you!" ”

Hu Fulang took a breath, he became the big shopkeeper, although he had more money, but it was not so easy to take out fifty yuan.

Seeing that he was a little withdrawn, Li Er snorted: "If you can't get the money, you will dodge!" ”

"I'm out!" Hu Fulang was still hesitating, but he saw one of the onlookers making a hand gesture to him, he was overjoyed in his hand, and said vigorously.

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("I'm out of these fifty runs!") Hu Fulang said while taking out the money, then Li Er saw that he took out a handful of clubs, pouted and said: "I want cash, don't want a meeting, if it is folded into a meeting, but you have to add more!" Hu Fulang sneered: "How much do you need?" Then Li Er licked his lips and showed greed: "Naturally, I want to recommend tickets, three or two are only too little, one hundred and eighty, but I am not too much!" Hu Fulang grabbed his shirt and gave him a good beating: "I won't say anything if I want money, but you are so bold that you dare to beat me for the idea of recommending votes!" Li Er was beaten and screamed, but he still said: "It's a waste to keep that vote in your hands, it's better to vote for "Da Song Golden Finger" with me!" ”）

Note 2: All of them are entertainment activities in the Southern Song Dynasty, which can be seen in "Tokyo Menghualu" (written by Meng Yuanlao in the Song Dynasty)

Note 3: Firecrackers in the Two Song Dynasty are popular, and "Tokyo Menghualu" and "Old Things of Wulin" are all included, and the latter is like this: there are teenagers competing in the two lakes. In addition to the explosion of the year, there are such as children, people, etc., and there are medicinal lines inside, and there are more than 100 burns.