Chapter 10: Trouble Comes
Three days passed quickly, the little teapot ingeniously wrote the "rickshaw market research report" with a pen, Luo Baiting received the written report very surprised, and then listened to the small teapot explained one by one, finished full of praise, carefully put away the report, promised to transport five native rickshaws from Shanghai for the small teapot within 30 days, only need to write a simple contract for the small teapot, and generously exempt the small teapot from at least 30% of the deposit.
The gilded Buddha statue of Tang Wulin was successfully sold, and the selling price of three hundred and fifty silver dollars made Tang Wulin grateful, Tang Wulin had to give the little teapot one hundred silver dollars, and the little teapot struggled for a long time, and finally refused bitterly. The small teapot that has always seen money has not lost its sense of crisis, and he suspects that the Buddha statue is not from the right source, and he is afraid that he will not be stable after receiving the money.
Since you are afraid that you will not dare to accept this money, it is better to be refreshing. As a result, the effect of this generosity far exceeded the expectations of the little teapot, and the euphemistic refusal of the little teapot to think about what people think and what people are anxious to do has become a deep righteousness and pride in Tang Wulin's eyes, which made Tang Wulin, who was sincere and sincere, moved his eyes to flush.
This year's Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was held in the tea house, this reunion dinner was more festive and rich than in previous years, Ji Yuan closed for three days, Sister Yi and Min, who had been busy for a year, could finally take a breath and come to the tea house to sit and command a group of boys and girls.
The little ones brought by the hemp pole are very diligent in their hands and feet, and they rush to do things without being told, and a few clever ones are deeply loved by Sister Yi. The small teapot and hemp pole became the uncle, and the big horse sat and drank tea and set up the dragon gate array, if it weren't for Sister Yi and Min Yatou who couldn't see it, they came over from time to time to teach a lesson, and it is estimated that the small teapot and hemp pole would be more comfortable.
The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was eaten from four o'clock in the afternoon until nightfall, Wu San and Luo Fata finished worshipping their ancestors in their respective homes, and rushed over after a few mouthfuls of rice, and the four brothers drank together, pushing the lively Chinese New Year's Eve dinner to **, until the wine and rice were full of tongues.
More than a dozen boys and girls cleaned up, and the hemp pole led them back to their home in the north of the city, and the small teapot and Wu San and Luo Fa lit a large pot of prosperous charcoal, and sat around with Sister Yi and Min Yatou, chatting with melon seeds.
Half an hour later, he hurried back, only to see his hair and clothes torn, and his face covered in blood and scars. The little teapot was taken aback, and they gathered around and asked what was going on? Ma Pole glanced at Sister Yi and Min Ya who took a handkerchief to wipe, grinned and said that they were robbed on the way here, and they couldn't find the figure after they got up, but fortunately they didn't have a few money on them, so there was no loss, but the nosebleed was a little uncomfortable.
Chinese New Year's Eve encountered such a thing, the vigil lost the fun it should have, and it happened that someone from the Jiyuan on the opposite side said that Mother Lu, who stayed behind, asked Sister Yi and the two to go back, playing the piano and singing together, and there was no doubt that Sister Yi and Min Yatou had a few words to leave, and the remaining four brothers closed the door and returned to sit down by the brazier.
The little teapot handed the hot towel to the hemp pole, and when he wiped the blood off his face, he asked solemnly, "What's the matter?" ”
The hemp pole grabbed the dirty towel tightly, and squeezed out three words from between his teeth: "Boss Qu!" ”
The brothers were taken aback, and Luo Defa stood up even more in shock: "Is it the Qu boss outside the West Gate who specializes in making money from the dead?" Didn't you hang out with him all the time? ”
Ma Pole shook his head in frustration and slowly explained what had happened:
"A few days ago, Boss Qu sent someone to threaten me, asking me if I had stolen his things and sold them to foreigners, and I insisted that there was absolutely none, and the people left without saying anything. At that time, I was panicking, but I was fine for two days in a row, so I stopped going to my heart, but today......
"Just now, I sent a dozen little guys back, and when I entered the house, I saw that the house was smashed into a mess, and as soon as I woke up, Boss Qu and a group of people suddenly surrounded me, and they beat me without saying anything, and snatched the only dozens of silver dollars on my body, and finally Qu Boss threw down cruel words, asking me to send 1,100 silver dollars to him within three days, and then put ten tables of banquets to kowtow to everyone in the gang to ask for guilt, otherwise not only will I have to be unloaded, but more than a dozen small ones will also be cut off from their hands and feet, and they will not be spared."
"The matter of the jade pendant has been discovered!"
Rodfa's face turned pale, and his lips trembled.
Wu San was very stiff, clenched his fists in annoyance, and shouted loudly: "I'm afraid of a hammer!" Ma next door, I'll go back immediately and beg my eldest brother and second brother, I don't believe how ruthless Boss Qu is called Huazi who only specializes in digging people's ancestral graves! ”
"All sit down!"
The little teapot snorted and turned to the hemp pole with its head hanging down: "Second brother, Boss Qu said to give us three days?" ”
Ma Zhu nodded solemnly: "Well, until the third day of the Lunar New Year, on that day he will open a hall to worship Master Zhong Kui, every year, but this year let me catch up with this unlucky thing." ”
The little teapot thought for a moment: "Who else knows about this?" I mean, except for the guys in your gang. ”
Ma Zhu raised his head, thought for a long time, and replied: "It is estimated that other gangs don't know for the time being, and it will have to be spread at least after the third day of the Lunar New Year." Boss Qu used to be very poor and specialized in things lacking morality, no one looked down on him, and other cousin gangs were unwilling to have too much contact with him. ”
"Hmmm! How many people does he have under him now? The teapot continued to ask.
Ma Pole seemed to sense the motive of the little teapot, was slightly stunned, and replied truthfully:
"There were more than 70 men, women and children in the gang, and this year Boss Qu seemed to have luck, in the autumn he hit a few ancient tombs and dug up a lot of antiques, but he was afraid of causing disasters in the rivers and lakes, so he had to quietly go to Yucheng and secretly sell one or two pieces, and after he came back, he had money, and the number of people who took refuge gradually increased.
"Now there are more than 100 people in the gang, all of whom live in the broken house built by themselves in the Zizhu Forest, and Boss Qu has been dominating the two best side halls of the Broken Taoist Temple, and he is very domineering.
"Last month, he forcibly occupied two more 13-year-old girls in distress, and no one in the gang dared to say that he bought more than a dozen cronies after he had a wide range of money, all of whom were outlaws with no family."
After listening to this, the little teapot slowly stood up, and under the nervous gaze of the three brothers, he slowly paced back and forth, and after weighing it repeatedly, he came back and sat down, with murderous intent in his eyes:
"It's not easy for our brothers to have today! It's hard work and fear that I have a little hope, and I must not live back! Again, after the New Year, we are all adults, I dare not say that we stand up to the sky, at least we have to live like a man, if we are afraid of Boss Qu this time, not to mention that we can't make up enough money for him, we can make up this huge amount of money to keep peace temporarily, and our face will be lost!
"You can make more money when the money is gone, but the heart is gone, the dignity is gone, and it is the most important thing! Three days later, this matter will definitely get out, as long as our four brothers kneel down to Boss Qu, the gravedigger, how will we behave in the future? Where is the face to live? I'm afraid that any of the indiscriminate gangsters in Chengdu City will dare to slap us on the street! ”
"Nope! Never! I can't do it, I'm going to kill him! ”
Wu San was born in a family of robe brothers, where could he stand this kind of grievance, when he heard this, Huo Ran became angry and roared loudly.
Ma Pole stood up, his whole body trembled, he gritted his teeth and didn't say a word, his face was pale, his facial features were distorted, and his slender eyes shot out of resentment.
Luo Fat stood up at a loss, and looked at the eldest brother and the little teapot fixedly, among the four, he neither knew how to fight, and he was timid, but the words of the little teapot made his blood boil, adding him infinite courage and courage.
Seeing that the little teapot had inspired everyone's fighting spirit, he let out a long breath, released his clenched fist, and waved his hand to signal everyone to sit down:
"This matter can't be rushed, you have to add it up slowly, otherwise we will be killed in the end, from tomorrow, no matter what method you use, you must quietly find out the situation in Boss Qu and the gang thoroughly, especially when to go to bed at night, when to get up in the morning, the more detailed the better, time waits for no one, be fast!"
"Don't worry, I'll go personally." Ma Pole gritted his teeth and replied.
The little teapot thought for a while and said, "You can go, but you can't show up, otherwise it will arouse the vigilance of Boss Qu to see if there is any other good way...... Let's think about it together, three stinkers, one Zhuge Liang, there will definitely be a way! ”
Ma Zhu was silent for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "I will pick a few of the dozen younger siblings, they are young and not very noticeable. Starting tomorrow until the Lantern Festival, the Wuhou Temple, Qingyang Palace and other places outside the West Gate are very lively, there are temple fairs, there are gardens, dragon dances, lion dances, tricks and sets up the stage, no one will pay attention to us, even if a few small ones return to the purple bamboo forest to walk around, it is not conspicuous. ”
Wu San and Luo Fa applauded in unison, the little teapot nodded, turned to Wu San, and made a movement to wipe his neck: "Third child, do you have anything to do with your hand?" ”
Wu San scratched his head: "No, but I can go back to my brother to borrow it." ”
"No! This will leave a lot of trouble. ”
The little teapot immediately vetoed it, thought for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Forget it, I'll figure it out, but everyone must remember that you must not panic in the past two days, let alone talk about it to anyone else!" The second and third children, you go back first, a group of small ones must be frightened, tell them that it's okay, you must let them rest assured, pick out a few best let them remember how they were beaten and bullied in the past, and then quietly tell them what to do, I and the old man stay, talk again, calculate carefully, tomorrow night, we will still meet here. ”
Ma Zhu and Wu San agreed in a row and left in a hurry, Xiao Teapot and Luo Fa began to discuss nervously, the content was not how to get rid of Boss Qu, but how to deal with it in case of failure, whether to die in the world, or to defect to the Elder Association or a foreigner?
At this time, the thin, small, and inconspicuous Rodfa finally slowly entered the role, and many of the concerns and contingencies he said filled in a lot of loopholes, which gave the little teapot a lot of inspiration and help.
The two have been discussing until dawn, still in good spirits, if it weren't for Luo Fa's sudden memory of kowtowing to the ancestors on the first day of the new year, I'm afraid the two brothers are not finished.
After sending away Luo Fa, the little teapot with a lot of anxiety and anxiety couldn't sleep, so after thinking about it, he simply changed into new clothes and locked the door and went out, walked through the alley, entered the backyard from the side door of the courtyard, and bowed his hand to a few early buddies and girls with a smile on his face, and then pushed open the door of Sister Yi's room, walked to the sleeping Sister Yi, and sat on the edge of the bed.
Sister Yi opened her eyes lazily, and Nunu mouthed: "Needless to say, fake New Year's greetings, put the red envelope on the dresser, take it yourself." ”
The little teapot said with a hippie smile: "Sister, I'm an adult, a dignified man, where am I embarrassed to ask for your red envelope?" Keep it for other little girls! ”
"Phew! The wings are stiff, aren't they? If you dare to act in front of the old lady, you have to see how capable you are......"
Sister Yi turned around abruptly and grabbed the thing in the crotch of the little teapot, the little teapot was caught off guard, and she screamed in fright, but she didn't dare to scream loudly, which caused Sister Yi to laugh unbridledly:
"What's wrong? I can't pinch you? I've been pinching less in the past few years, huh? All over your body, where haven't I pinched? Ha ha...... The turtle son's, if he grows up, he will blush......"
The little teapot finally broke Sister Yi's hand, and retreated three feet away in shame, covering the crotch of her hard pants, annoyed:
"Sister, how can you do this? I'm such a big person, and you're still making such jokes? It's going to scare you out of the sick! ”
Sister Yi laughed again, sat up, rubbed her sore belly, finally stopped, squinted her watery eyes, and said half-truthfully:
"It seems that your reward money won't last long, well, please ask a good girl to go back and serve you early, so that you don't have to go out to study badly."
The little teapot was stunned for a moment, and a burst of warmth slowly rose in her heart, and under the ghost's mission, she walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, took Sister Yi's hand and said:
"Sister, I'll make a lot of money in a few years, how about marrying you back?"
Sister Yi suddenly tensed all over, staring blankly at the small teapot holding her little hand, only to feel that the tip of her heart kept trembling, and she was almost out of breath.
The little teapot suddenly realized his gaffe, but before he let go of his hand, Sister Yi's left palm had already flown up, and the little teapot received a strong slap.
After Sister Yi finished fighting, she was still angry, swayed a pair of little feet sensitively, jumped out of bed, and chased the poor little teapot for a while:
"The turtle son who killed a thousand knives, on the first day of the new year, he actually came to tease the old lady, see if I don't kill you, a little scratcher with no conscience......"
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