The stinky ditch is opened, and the son is raised.

According to the Jingshi folk proverb, every time the spring festival is held, it is also the time for the Jingshi to dredge the ditch. Spring came late this year, but it's early. As the snow melts, the stench of being wrapped in cold ice, accompanied by the warm spring breeze and the warm sunshine permeates the land of Shoushan, and no one is immune to the sense of smell of every ordinary person.

The pattern of the Beijing division is generally distributed in the east and the west and the south and the north are poor, of course, it is a different scene when it comes to a certain alley or a certain area. On the whole, it is an indisputable fact that the living conditions in the northern and southern urban areas are slightly lower than those in the eastern and western urban areas, and the conditions in the outer cities are worse than those in the inner cities.

When it comes to the border between the outer city and the suburbs, the environment is even worse. Displaced people, beggars and homeless wanderers in the city were driven from the city by the patrols to the outside of the city, and finally stopped in the area and settled down. Most of them don't have a household registration, they can't find their names on the scale albums, they don't have a permanent place of residence, and most of them even have fake names.

People who live in such places are even less concerned about hygiene. The small ditch that meanders through it, emits a disgusting stench. Household garbage and drowning are thrown on both sides of the river and in small rivers. Beside the river, on several spontaneously formed garbage heaps, countless flies hovered in the air, making buzzing sounds. Next to the highly decomposed corpse of a dead cat is a vegetable that has long since rotted, and a little further than that, a bone of unknown origin.

Some men and women in ragged clothes, with the stench and mosquitoes, searched the garbage mountain for everything that might be useful to them. Sickness or filth mattered to them, and only the living were qualified to pay attention to them.

For a piece of food that has long been highly spoiled or a piece of jewelry with no texture, it is not uncommon for a fight to cause a broken head and even a death. The role of Da Ming Law here is far less effective than the weapon in his hand, even if he catches the public quickly, he will not come to this kind of place when he is idle, and if he really wants to come, he must bring more people.

Of course, this kind of place is not completely free of rules, in fact, the underground world also has its order. It's just that the way to maintain order is more bloody, and the way to establish order is more crude and direct.

If this shantytown is regarded as a kingdom, then in the center of this kingdom, that humble little courtyard, is where the palace of this kingdom is located. The courtyard is not big, it is also very simple, and it looks dirty, and the people in the city do not want to look at it more, and they do not think that there is anything special. There are houses, but a heavy rain or a gust of wind can turn them into ruins. But everything is comparative, and along the way, after seeing those low shacks, and even dilapidated tents that can't even be counted as houses, this can be regarded as a paradise.

The people in the shantytown are all murderers who can't survive, and they may not even pay attention to the government, but near this small courtyard, no one dares to stay half a step longer, and no one dares to look inside.

The courtyard door was wide open, and an earthen stove had been built with a few bricks in the courtyard, and a large cauldron was boiling up and down. A man in his forties was busy, adding firewood to the stove and making the fire particularly vigorous. The smell of meat mixed with the stench wafted in all directions, and the smell spread all the way to the distance.

The man who roasted the meat was naked, revealing his dark and well-developed muscles, like iron plates embedded in his body, and wore bloomers on his lower body, his trouser legs pulled up to his knees, revealing two calves covered with dirt and black hair. He wore a pair of straw sandals on his feet, revealing his equally dark feet.

It's not too tall, the body is on the thin side, and the appearance looks very kind, especially a pair of fleshy eyes, which always don't seem to have much energy. In such places, most of such people are synonymous with fat sheep. In the courtyard, there were also six or seven big men, tall and burly, covered with tattoos, and their appearance was extremely hideous and vicious. Including Liu Rucheng, who had met with Fan Jin in Chongwenmen before, and Liu Qi, who should theoretically have died in Daxing County, they were all sitting here.

Flies flew around the courtyard, occasionally falling on the meat pot or the stove or on people, and several men were bored with the flies and did not say a word.

These people can be regarded as extravagant characters on the streets of Jingshi, who have done a lot of evil things on weekdays, and they have no sense of discipline. When this kind of people get together, they generally drink and brag, gamble and cause trouble, and they don't do other serious things. It's harder to keep them from talking than it is to kill them. But at this time, all of them didn't say a word, looking at the eyes of the man who cooked, there was more fear than closeness, and there was no contempt in it.

Liu Rucheng said: "Big brother, you get out of the way, let the brothers do it, how can this kind of rough thing be handed over to the eldest brother again and again?" ”

The man smiled innocently, "What I said is out of sight, my brother, whoever contributes to whom is deserved." Besides, I don't have any skills, I can kill pigs and stew meat, but I don't know anything but this. What are you doing if you don't let me do this? Eat in peace, leave me alone, I won't let myself go hungry. ”

A big man picked up a wooden spoon and scooped up a piece of meat, put it in his mouth and chewed it gently, and then nodded and said, "It's the taste!" The meat made by the eldest brother is delicious, even if the chefs of several big restaurants in Beijing are not as good as the eldest brother's ability to stew meat. ”

"It's like you've been to a big restaurant a few times, eat yours well, and you won't be praised by anyone." The man smiled, wiped the sweat from his head with his arm, stretched out his hand, and immediately someone handed the spoon to him. He didn't shirk it, picked up the spoon and put the meat in his mouth, closed his eyes and tasted the taste, as if he was a chef cooking with heart in a big restaurant. A smile gradually appeared on his face, and he nodded:

"It's the taste, that's the taste! When my father killed pigs, I followed behind to help, and I killed a lot of pigs every day, and I was tired and sweaty, and I didn't want to do anything at home, I just wanted to go to bed quickly. But tired and tired, I can only eat some water all year round, and if I want to eat meat, I can only wait for the New Year. Jinyi Guard, the old man, the old patrolman, the Dongchang Fanzi, the cooks of each prefecture...... All of them can go to the stall to get meat on credit, but they can't see the credit, and my son is a well-known honest man who doesn't dare to ask for it, so he has to admit it himself. At that time, I thought, I can't eat meat as a pig killer, and those people who don't do anything every day are unreasonable. But my father said that this world is not a reasonable world, it is a cannibalistic world, and you can only accept your fate. There's no way, we have to listen to my father as a son, until he kicks his legs, and I can choose a way to live by myself. At that time, I thought, no matter what I do, I will never kill pigs again, but when I really don't kill pigs, I eat more meat than when I kill pigs, it can be seen that what my old man said is right, this world is the way of eating people, you either don't eat pigs, or you have to be pigs, except for us, everyone else is pigs, you have to kill! Kill them, eat meat, and drink blood to live a good life, otherwise you will have to be ridden on the head for the rest of your life! ”

"That's right, the eldest brother is right, don't be a pig, you have to eat a pig!"

Several men chimed in, putting wooden spoons in the pot to scoop up the meat and eat it. The man scooped another mouthful of meat into his mouth and chewed:

"I, Zhu Guochen, also know that fighting and killing is not a long-term solution, and I said a long time ago that I want the brothers to live a decent life. We have to have what big families have, and what they can enjoy, we should also enjoy. But we don't have a good old man, and we don't have the furniture that is pouring into the sky, and we can't do it if we want to be like a big family. If you don't be ruthless, you can't stand, and if you don't beat people and kill people, you can't stand on the ground, so the original method was a little more ruthless, and there is no way to do it. Now that it is not easy to establish a foothold in this place and lay a foundation in the city, I am thinking about being a decent person, not beating people, not killing people, and not making things difficult for others. Brothers and brothers, you know that in the past half a year, have you not had blood on your hands? But my good intentions are all regarded as cowardice and can be bullied, which makes people feel unbearable. On the official side, some people want to check our bottom and expose old cases, and some people on the road stab us in the back, everyone says what to do! ”

Liu Qidao: "Big brother, the brothers also know what you said, didn't the boss say, let us avoid it?" ”

"Avoid, where to avoid?" The man named Zhu Guochen shook his head and said: "In this place of Sijiu City, even the chopsticks have a master, and a place where you stand has a surname. How difficult it was for us to get this land in the first place, everyone knows it. Who didn't get this territory with blood and wounds? Now say avoid it, and when you come back, these sites will still be ours? The taste of being a mourning dog is not much better than cutting off the head. The people above just want to be comfortable, they don't care if we live or die, and when we really have no territory, it will be useless to him, why is he still covering us, he can sell us if he is really in a hurry. ”

"What do you mean, big brother?"

"What do I mean...... The old way. On weekdays, I burn incense and worship the Buddha, worship the gods and fear ghosts, but when I am really cornered, even the Jade Emperor will eat me first! Liu Xiaojiao and her concubine checked my bottom, I have already brought someone here, Pan Laosan...... Now in everyone's belly, everyone has a share. As for Liu Xiaojiao, it is locked in the room, you will go in later, get her back by yourself, and then make her, and then go to the pot tomorrow. ”

The faces of several men changed slightly, revealing a somewhat disgusted expression. Zhu Guochen, who was honest-looking, laughed cruelly: "What? I'm not used to it. At the beginning, when everyone was so poor that they had no food to eat, whether it was a person or a dog, they were not all stewed and eaten, where was there so much exquisiteness. Just a few days have passed, and you are already not used to eating human flesh? Like you, you still want to learn how to take refuge? I'm afraid that when you go outside, you'll give it to others yourself! If anyone is not used to eating this meat and says it now, I, Zhu Guochen, will send him out of the door, and from now on, everyone will not communicate with each other, and if you recognize me as a big brother, you will eat up this pot of meat for me! ”

Several fierce men did not have the courage to resist in front of Zhu Guochen, and the courtyard was silent, and the air seemed to have frozen.

The first to come out was Liu Qi, who came to the pot, trembling and scooping up a piece of meat, shaking his hand halfway, the meat fell back into the pot, and the splashed oil soup fell on his bare skin, scalding a small bubble, but he didn't realize it, and only carefully continued to fish for meat. Liu Rucheng walked over, and another tattooed man walked over...... Eventually, all the big men stepped forward and fished meat from the pot to eat.

Zhu Guochen saw that they were eating meat with peace of mind, and there was a little smile on his face, "That's right, drinking wine and eating meat together, this is what brothers do." Although Liu Xiaojiao is over thirty years old, her flesh is still very white, and it is not a loss for her to get it. After eating the meat, go into the room and be merry, but the other woman is not allowed to move. ”

"Big brother, did that woman get that Cantonese mother-in-law yesterday? Even the child has been born, and she is not a yellow flower girl, so she can't move? ”

"You know the temperament of Grand Prince Feng, whoever grabbed him and drank this soup, pay attention to him and dismantle your bones. This woman is a talisman treasure that I invited, as long as she serves the eldest prince Feng comfortably, we can pass this level. Whoever touches her is a bad brother's way of life, and no one can tolerate him! ”

Liu Qi asked at this time, "That...... What should we do if we look into our business? It's useless to be Liu Xiaojiao Pan Saburo, it's not just them who check our group, others check it, do you want to do it too? ”

"I became Pan Saburo because he was not righteous, secretly checked me, but did not give me news. As for the others, leave it alone. We don't need them to check, we go to the head ourselves, find two brothers, and take him to meet the person we want to see. ”

Liu Qi was stunned for a moment, not understanding the meaning of Zhu Guochen's words. Zhu Guochen paused, and then said: "Since he wants to check, let him check, I found two people, and the night on the side didn't accept his background, and he couldn't stand Qi Jiguang's strict military law, so he became a deserter." These people who have been soldiers have powerful means of killing, and they have capital crimes on their bodies, and they kill people cleanly, no matter who they are, they dare to do it. Didn't he want to find someone, so I asked them to meet and let these two people send him away. ”

Liu Ru was still barely eating meat, but at this time, he couldn't eat it anymore, shook his head and said, "Big brother...... That...... That's a rumor. ”

"Chuanyu doesn't have more heads than others." Zhu Guochen said disdainfully: "Now this is the situation, if he doesn't die, we will die, do you want to eat meat, or do you want to make meat in this pot?" ”

Seeing that several men didn't speak, Zhu Guochen smiled and patted them on the shoulders one by one, "What are you doing, crying with a sad face, as if a catastrophe is coming, it is not uncommon for two deserters to wander around the house and kill a Jinshi master by mistake." As long as we make a big fuss, Grand Prince Feng will have to support us, and he won't dare to throw us out if he wants to throw us out at that time. With him and his uncle, we can't find out. When it's time to do it, let's go to Zheng's house once and bring the women out of that house. Listening to Lao Qi, that little girl is a beauty, think about it, her sister is so handsome, she won't be bad. If you raise it for a few years, it will be a cash cow, and your benefits will be indispensable when the time comes. Everyone is in good spirits, the good days are ahead, what does the sad face look like. Liu Xiaojiao is in the room, maybe they are in a hurry, whoever finishes eating will have a good time! ”

In the room, on the earthen kang that occupies half of the area of the house, the young beautiful woman was tightly tied, and her mouth was stuffed with hemp pits, and she could neither move nor speak. Watching the men walk in and pounce on the women tied to her, her heart seemed to be tightly grasped by a big hand. Close your eyes tightly and don't dare to look there, as if as long as you don't look, those hurts won't be inflicted on you.

The longing for the child, the fear of the future, and the strong stimulation completely destroyed her mental defense. Tears rolled down, and he screamed hoarsely in the bottom of his heart: Xianggong...... Hong Lang, come and save me!