Simao and Ma Qinghu's banquet of wine has been eaten from noon until the waning of the West Mountain, the jade rabbit is not over yet, Ma Qinghu said happily, Simao listened carefully, and there was a feeling of sudden transparency.

I really don't know if I don't listen, I was shocked when I heard it, it turned out that there are so many doorways for the common people in the market, peddlers and pawns on weekdays, and the routines of each door are varied, in the eyes of the layman, it is really like looking at the moon in the water and seeing the flowers in the fog. For example, Pimen refers to the people who practice medicine, because they have a bell in their hands, and they hold a single-sided leather drum to solicit business, and there is also ridicule that they only know the meaning of medical skills, so they are called Pimen, and this Pimen is divided into hidden, flowing, monks, witches, Dan, etc., a total of 18 categories, each with its own deception, each with its own secret skills. (Watermark:, the fastest update, Kirin Coco is waiting here)

Singing, juggling, juggling, and illusion, because you need to put on makeup and add color when performing, it is commonly known as Caimen, that is, Li Men, because the ancestor of this line is Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, so he calls himself Li Men. Guamen is actually the homonym of hanging door, since the Ming Dynasty, people who practice martial arts call themselves "hanging", hence the name. Residential homes, dart masters, stalls selling martial arts, and martial arts hall disciples are all from Guamen. In the black dialect of the Qing Dynasty, the knife was called "Fengzi", dancing with knives and swords, governing the good, and those who did evil were called "Fengke", so Fengmen actually referred to the robbers and strongmen. And those that specialize in counterfeiting are called Fire Gate. There are also a lot of particularities in the fire gate, there are those who specialize in silver, copper, iron, and paper money, as well as those that specialize in making fake salt quotations, salt banknotes, silver bills and other tickets, which are very finely classified, specialized and refined. As for the removal of the door, as the name suggests, it is a hired killer, and to put it nicely, it is called an assassin. This kind of person specializes in killing people as a profession, and also comforts himself by taking money from others and eliminating disasters with others.

Among the eight gates, there is also a special type called the demon gate, which means that the people in the gate are all women. For example, prostitutes, bustards, immortal jumpers, and so on. The beggars are the last of the eight first-class and the lowest. According to legend, the ancient legend of the emperor Gao Xin had a son who loved to wear tattered clothes and eat coarse food, and the folk called him a poor ghost, and had the custom of sending poor ghosts, which gave birth to the industry of living by begging. It's just that in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the way to make a living among beggars has long been not limited to begging. They form gangs and factions, forcibly begging, setting up bureaus to cheat money, stealing and stealing, abducting and selling children, abducting women, and even maiming people for begging.

Ma Qinghu said this big set with a lot of enthusiasm, his mouth was dry, and he drank a lot of wine, he looked at Simao who was also half-drunk and said: "These five elements and eight works are all on the dock of our mouth, each has its own territory, each has its own trade, each has its own backers and gangs, and the ordinary people are begging for food here, and if they don't join the gangs, they can't even have a foothold, so there is a saying that they worship the mountain gate first, you just say that this small restaurant, husband and wife stalls, if you want to do business safely and soundly, you have to find a backer first, This fat boss is to serve under my Shaanxi Gang, become a nominal apprentice, and pay filial piety money every month, otherwise, it will be closed in less than three days. If you want to mix in the docks, you have to enter a trade and worship the mountain gate. However, our own brothers, introduced by me, coupled with your ability, ensure that after you enter the door, you will be able to mix with wind and water. ”

Simao let out a long sigh: "Brother Qinghu, brother, I'm going to Maicheng now, I can get you to treat me sincerely, so I want to say thank you first." But to put it bluntly, these eight doors are put together, I pondered it carefully, and the way to make a living can be summed up in six words - cheating, cheating, stealing, robbing, beating, and killing. I don't mean to look down on you, and I don't mean to sing a high note, the situation is stronger than people, it's easy to enter the mountain gate, but it's difficult to get out of the mountain gate. Can I think about it, brother? ”

"Yes, I won't force you, you can think about it, when you figure it out, when you come to me, your brother, in a word." After speaking, Ma Qinghu turned his head and shouted at the fat boss: "Fatty, fat, bring another pot of wine." ”

Simao, who staggered into the house, saw the old lady sitting in the hall at a glance, and then restrained the wine and said, "Mother, it's so late, why haven't you slept yet?" ”

Zhang sighed: "The wine hurts your body, you are already an adult, you have to have a temperance, and your mother can't manage you for the rest of your life, you don't think your mother is nagging, and your mother herself feels annoyed." ”

Simao nodded: "Mother, don't worry, I have it in my heart." ”

Zhang fumbled and took out a small cloth bag from his arms, and tied a rope to the bag, tied it tightly, and put it on the table with a bang, listening to the sound of copper coins hitting it.

"Here, take this." Zhang said.

Simao asked, "Mother, what is this?" ”

"You go out early and return late these days, and you are worried, and my mother knows that you are looking for a livelihood. This is a little money that my mother saves on weekdays, not much, bits and pieces are put together for a few taels of silver, you take it with you, spend it when you go out to ask for someone, and do a small business as a small merchant and hawker, you can do it yourself. Other mothers can't help you with anything. ”

Simao looked at Zhang's haggard face, his nose couldn't help but sour, these taels of silver for Zhang's, I don't know how many clothes to sew to save up, thinking of my mother's hard work in this life, and following his gangster father didn't live a comfortable day, now the sideburns are early, and I have to worry about myself, and the thousands of words that I can't say in my heart are choked in my heart for a while.

Although Zhang's eyes are not good, he seems to be able to see, and slowly stands up: "A rich man, it is difficult for a man without money, with money, he will be bold, and his heart and eyes will live. As he spoke, as if he didn't want to embarrass his son, he groped his way back to the room, leaving Simao alone in a daze with the money bag.

This night, Simao had a rare insomnia, lying on the bed and turning over the baked cakes. For a while, it is a casino, a moment is a wharf, a moment is Yizhuang Temple, a moment is Wang Laodao, a moment is Xu Sandao, a moment is Ma Qinghu, all kinds of scenes and characters are intertwined, disorganized, fragmented, messy into a pot of porridge, all the time three watches, drunk and sleepy as if they were about to hug up, Simao as if knocked over by a stick, into sleep.