Chapter 18 The Praying Mantis Catches the Cicada

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"Second brother, can you stop shaking, look at the trouble."

"Big brother, you can still worry about it, my heart is empty, if I can't find anything, what can I do!" Qiao Fu squatted on the ground, holding his head in his hands, his head in the crotch of his pants.

Zhang Ke, who was sitting against the door, was the old god, cutting the last piece of sauced beef into dices with a short sword, stirring the rice porridge in the pot with one hand, and sprinkling the diced meat with the other, and the fragrant taste wafted out after a while.

"Are you hungry or not, do you want to drink some porridge and eat some fritters first?"

Qiao Fu stared at Zhang Ke like a monster, and exclaimed: "Brother Ke, your heart is too big, you can still eat it at this time!" ”

"People are iron and rice are steel, and if we are well-fed, we can go to work."

Qiao Gui asked in surprise, "Can those little beggars find the liar?" ”

Zhang Ke suddenly sighed: "I don't know, if we really can't find it, let's be a Liangshan hero who cut the path and robbed it." No matter what, you have to have a good body! ”

While he was talking, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside, and three thin little beggars ran in, all of them wearing tattered linen sheets, with their shoes open in front of them and their mouths open, black and dirty. The beggar is tall and thin, like a hemp stalk with a big turnip, and there is not a single meat or two except skin and bones. But a pair of big eyes turned back and forth, looking very godly.

Running into the Land Temple, the three little beggars stared straight at the meat porridge in the pot, and saliva flowed down their cheeks. The two little ones unconsciously leaned forward, and the little beggar in the lead hurriedly stopped them.

He wiped a handful of saliva and said respectfully: "Master Zhang, what you let us do has eyebrows!" ”

"Really!"

Qiao Fu jumped up from the ground all of a sudden, grabbed the little beggar's shoulder, and the little beggar grinned in pain, Qiao Fu didn't care at all, and asked excitedly: "Tell me, where is the thing?" ”

"Don't worry." Zhang Ke picked up a large porcelain bowl, filled a spoonful of porridge, and sent it to the little beggar.

"Drink something to warm up first, and then talk slowly."

The little beggar received the fragrant porridge, but he didn't move, but just pursed his lips and didn't speak.

Zhang Ke laughed, picked up two more bowls, and also served porridge to the other two little beggars. Holding the porridge bowl, the three little guys poured it directly into their mouths, regardless of whether it was hot or not, in less than ten seconds, they all drank it completely. They had never drunk such a delicious porridge before, and they stuck out their tongues and licked the bottom of the bowl vigorously.

The leading kid was quite clever, and when he saw Zhang Ke and the three of them staring at him, he put down the bowl stupidly.

"The liar surnamed Zhou that Qiao Ye told us is quite rich, with a pockmarked face and plasters on his temples. There is really such a person in this Guangning City, but he is not surnamed Zhou, his surname is Wang, his name is Wang Huaishun, and we all call him Wang Bad Water. usually likes to abduct women and children, and often traps rural people. ”

"Well, whatever his name is, is it something he stole anyway?"

"Just now Xiaodouzi saw Wang Badshui outside the Four Seas Silk Village, he sneakily went in with two skins, and came out again after a while."

Zhang Ke frowned: "Is the leather sold?" ”

"No, Zhang Ye, Wang Bad Water is stinky for eight hundred miles, the silk village in the city sees him sending things, and knows that it is not a good way, and he will definitely lower the price, and the small one thinks that he should ship it in the horse market tomorrow, after all, there are many merchants from other places, and it is easy to get by."

Zhang Ke nodded, and then looked at Qiao Gui and Qiao Fu.

"Tonight is very crucial, we must find a hiding place and grab the things back."

Zhang Ke said and grabbed more than a dozen fritters and delivered them to the little beggar.

"Eat, tell your companions, as long as you can tell me a little bit of Wang Huaishun's news, you can drink porridge and eat fritters."

"Okay, let's go find someone." The little beggar chewed the fritters and said vaguely, turned around, walked out of the land temple, and they disappeared between the streets and alleys of Quang Ninh.

In the eyes of many people, these little beggars are no different from those cats and dogs running around, dirty and despicable, even if they freeze to death on the side of the road, no one cares. But they wander around the city all day long, and they know all kinds of dirty things, so they can be said to be natural little detectives.

"Huzi, look, isn't that Liu Er, he is Wang Badshui's lackey!"

Huzi looked at it and took out two fritters from his arms.

"Second stunned, Zhang Ye, they are good people, they were deviated by Wang Bad Water, you go over and take a look, figure out what Liu Er sells, and the fritters will be yours! But if you are seen through by Liu Er, you are not allowed to talk nonsense. ”

"Huzi, don't worry, I'm the most stunned to talk about the rules of the rivers and lakes."

The little beggar said and packed up his clothes, walked out of the alley, and quietly came to the front of the pawnshop, listening with his ears pricked up.

"Sir, what do you think of these clothes, and how much are they worth?"

"Liu Er, the rules of our pawnshop, anything is worthless here."

"Hey, hey, don't say that. Look at these clothes, although they are old, but the materials are good, and these homespun cloths are fine and dense, not much worse than the fine cloth in Jiangnan, and these soles, you see, how dense and strong the stitches are. You take it home to make a new pair of cotton shoes, they are all top-notch! ”

"Hahaha!" The pawnshop gentleman laughed loudly: "Liu Er, I really don't dare to wear your things, I'm afraid that they won't be clean!" ”

"You!" Liu Erdou's cross-eyed eyes turned back and forth, and suddenly he smiled: "You don't want someone to ask for it, say goodbye!" ”

Liu Erqi snorted and hugged the package and walked outside, and just stepped out of the door, he happened to bump into the second stunned man head-on.

"Stinky food, you are blind, dare to bump into your second master?"

The second stunned man pulled his chest, and said unconvinced: "Who are you the second master, you are afraid of your thick hands when you lift shoes for the young master!" ”

"Good boy, dare to talk back, see if I don't smoke you!"

Liu Er raised his slap and was about to hit, the second stunned man turned around and ran, faster than a rabbit, Liu Er was holding a large bag of clothes in his arms, chasing for less than ten steps, the second stunned man disappeared, he could only leave angrily.

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In the depths of the alley, the second stunned man panted in front of Huzi.

"How's it going?" Huzi asked anxiously.

The second stunned man smiled smugly, and reached out and took out a pair of soles from his arms.

"See, I took it from Liu Erbao!"

When Huzi saw it, his eyes lit up, grabbed the soles of his shoes, and stuffed the fritters into the hands of the stunned man.

"I'll take the soles of my shoes to find Zhang Ye to see if it's his, Xiaodouzi, you and Brother Erleng secretly follow Liu Er to see where they are hiding."

"Hmm!"

Huzi carried the soles of his shoes, ran away, walked through the streets and alleys, and finally arrived at the Land Temple.

Zhang Ke was waiting anxiously, and when he saw Huzi coming back, he hurriedly asked, "How is it?" ”

"Master Zhang, look at this!"

Zhang Ke hurriedly took over the sole, with the help of the fire, looked carefully, the thick mille-feuille bottom, the stitches are fine, and the pressure is very strong, such a sole will not be bad if it is worn for a year or two.

"That's right, my mother made it with her own hands!"

Turning over the soles of the shoes, there was suddenly an inappropriate dark color, which was bloodstains!

A picture suddenly flashed in Zhang Ke's mind, under the dim oil lamp, the old lady took the soles of her shoes with stitches and threads, and the needles suddenly pierced into her calloused hands! The things that took the old lady's hard work fell into the hands of shameless liars, and Zhang Keyue was furious. "Find Wang Bad Water, I'm going to skin him!"

Huzi clenched his fists and said, "Master Zhang, I let Xiaodouzi follow Liu Er, and I will definitely be able to find Wang Badshui." ”

"Well, that's good. Huzi, do you still want to be a beggar? ”

Huzi's big eyes blinked, revealing vicissitudes that did not match his age.

"Master Zhang, a few days ago, a heavy snow froze to death three beggars, and my grandson is willing to ask for food!"

"That's it, you follow me in the future, and when I get the things back and exchange them for silver, I just want to do some business, I don't dare to say that I am rich and expensive, at least I can eat and drink without worrying!"

"Thank you Master Zhang!"

Huzi fell to his knees and kowtowed, and Zhang Ke hurriedly helped him up.

"Don't be like this, we're not a few years old, call me Brother Zhang!"

"Zhang, big brother, no one has ever been so good to me like you, in the future, Huzi will give you the sword mountain and the sea of fire, and you will not hesitate!" There were tears in the corners of Huzi's eyes.

"Hahaha, the kid is very good at talking!" Qiao Fu patted him on the shoulder.

Qiao Gui said: "Let's hurry up and find Wang Bad Water." ”

A few people nodded, and Huzi led the way in front, and he didn't go far, but he happened to be stunned and ran over.

"Huzi, Huzi, we followed Liu Er, but we found Wang Badshui, and he was at home!"

Zhang Ke clenched his fists excitedly and said, "Okay, lead the way!" ”

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In the cramped thatched house, there is a small kang table, on which is placed a pot of wine, as well as a plate of pig's head meat, a plate of salted beans, and four duck heads.

Wang Badshui and Liu Er sat opposite each other, squeaking and drinking wine.

"Second child, don't look at the country boy who deceived this time, but he brought a lot of things, eleven wolf skins, and one is white, I don't know how many people have red eyes when I take it out! There are also a dozen iron stoves, a large bag of clothes, horses, and bows and arrows, and I estimate that they can be exchanged for at least two hundred taels of silver. ”

Liu Er was still a little worried, "Big brother, the things are in hand, but the silver hasn't arrived yet, you take the skin, people don't want silk and satin, I go to the pawnshop, and the clothes can't be sold, isn't this in a hurry!" ”

"Hey, hey, what's so difficult about this, they don't have no vision, tomorrow we will take it to the horse market, and we will be able to sell more."

Liu Er looked around, and suddenly lowered his voice and said: "Big brother, don't hide it, I looked at the bow and arrow and waist knife on that horse, they are all set weapons, maybe that stupid boy is the child of the turtle petty official in the dungeon, if an ordinary hunter can beat a dozen wolf skins?" ”

"Well, that makes sense!" Wang Badshui nodded: "We have to be the most careful in this business, just kick it on the iron plate." I can't wait, hurry up and take my things, and when the city opens at dawn, we will go to Tuanshan Fort Horse Market, and hurry up. Anyway, there are a few hundred taels of silver, where can I not do it! ”

The two bad guys said they were leaving, and immediately got up and packed their bags.

Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Lao Wang, Lao Wang is at home, I'm coming to see you!"

Wang Badshui was suddenly startled, he hurried to the door, looked through the crack in the door, and saw a little old man standing outside the door.

"Why are you here!"

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