Chapter 10: A Chance Encounter with a Beggar Gang
Su Yijin messed up her hair, then used the mud and mortar on the side of the road to smear herself into a big flower face, and then stained her clothes and dressed up as a beggar.
She was extremely pleased with her outfit, and for her, becoming a beggar was the wisest and most realistic choice.
Suddenly, a blue carriage stopped beside her, and a little girl jumped out of the carriage, handed her a piece of gold, and said proudly, "Girl, this is from my young lady." ”
Gold? Money? Su Yijin's eyes lit up, but she instantly regained her senses and said busily: "Why give me money?" ”
Yahuan said impatiently: "My young lady is kind-hearted, and I will give it to you when I see that you are pitiful." Really, aren't you glad that someone gives you gold? Take it. ”
No, beggars will not give so much, Su Yijin felt that there must be something strange in it, but he still didn't answer.
"I don't want it, women don't eat the food that comes to me." Su Yijin puffed up her chest and pretended to have a backbone, she was hurt enough by the people here, she didn't want to cause a bloody case because of an ingot of gold.
At this time, the curtain of the carriage was slowly opened, and a noble lady with a refined temperament slowly stepped off the carriage with the support of Yahuan, and the common people who had always gossiped said: "This is the prime minister's daughter, the first talented woman in Kyushu, and her temperament is really extraordinary." ”
"I heard that Miss Mei is kind and generous, but I didn't expect to be so generous to a beggar, what a good person."
"That's it, this beggar really doesn't know what to do, and he dares not to accept Miss Mei's alms, who do you really think she is."
"What? Too much? Mei Yunshang showed a gentle smile, but those eyes seemed to lack some sincerity.
Su Yijin smiled: "It's just that I beg every day just to be able to eat enough, and I don't ask for much, Miss Mei should give alms to those who need it more." ”
Mei Yunshang said: "So backbone, why are you willing to be a beggar?" Just when I borrow yours, if one day you have a profit, you will pay me back. With that, he shoved the gold ingot into her hand, and then got back into the carriage and galloped away.
This Mei Yunshang is really an interesting person, Su Yijin turned this piece of gold upside down, thinking that if she didn't use it as the starting capital for investment, she would make money another day, and then return it to her.
But she never expected that the gold in her hand at this moment was like a hot potato, firmly targeted by many eyes.
A group of beggars surrounded her at some point, and their eyes showed greed.
The tall and thin beggar Zixu, who was the leader, deliberately put on a vicious posture and said, "Hey, do you know whose territory this is?" Our beggar gang has the rules of the beggar gang, divided into sections, do not interfere with each other, where you go back, hand over the gold. ”
Su Yijin immediately put the gold in her arms, and sure enough, her wealth was not exposed, no, she was targeted.
"Damn, what are you doing? Sister, when I was in the way, you were not yet born...... No, you're already old. "Su Yijin is not to be outdone, it is easy for gold to enter the pocket, but it is not easy to come out.
When she followed Yu Lingfeng to the underworld, she was used to seeing these little gangsters, so she was not afraid of them at all.
This is her start-up capital, whether it will be good or not in the future, it all depends on this treasure, this group of beggars wants to take the treasure from her, they live too pure, they think too beautifully.
Zixu pursed his lips and approached step by step, the dog-beating stick in his hand making a rhythmic sound on the stone street.
The beggars followed his rhythm and walked slowly towards her, enclosing her in a smaller and smaller circle.
Su Yijin clasped her hands on her chest, glanced around, then rolled up her sleeves and said, "You say that you are a beggar gang, do you know that the leader of the beggar gang, Hong Qigong?" ”
"Who is Hong Qigong?"
The beggars shook their heads, confused.
Zixu walked to her side and said domineeringly: "No matter who Hong Qigong is, I am now the leader of the beggar gang, this area of the capital is our territory, you either hand over the gold and submit to us, or hand over the gold, go out of the city to beg, and choose a path yourself." ”
Su Yijin couldn't help laughing until she squatted on the ground with a stomachache: "You guys are so good." ”
"You...... What do you mean? Zixu's face was unusually ugly.
Su Yijin stopped laughing, stood up, pointed to his chest, and said word by word: "You are in this position, I want to sit, do you want to compare?" ”
"You don't talk wildly, rely on you, are you worthy?"
"What? Can't? Before I could say anything, you backed down? Su Yijin used the agitation method, "If you talk about fighting, I will definitely not be able to beat you, but you bully more and less, and don't talk about morality; And you bully women with men, and you are also despised by the world, so do you still want to fight? ”
Everyone listened to what she said reasonably, so they took a step back and looked at Zixu.
Zixu struck the wooden stick in his hand on the stone a few times, and then said, "Say, what is it like?" ”
Su Yijin threw the ingot of gold into the air, and then caught it steadily, a sly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, his eyes turned a few times in his sockets flexibly, and then an idea was born in his mind.
"If you win, I will give the gold with both hands, and if I win, how about you be my little brother?"
"Nope." The beggars objected in unison.
And some older beggars couldn't help but say: "Zixu, don't talk to her, we robbed the gold, she is a little girl, and she can't rob her." ”
Who knew that Zixu said seriously: "Uncle Chen, she is right, we are beggars, not bandits, bullying more and less, bullying women with men, all of which are immoral." I think we should get this ingot in a fairer way, and I don't believe we're going to lose. "There is a little bit of clarity in his speech and demeanor.
Then his eyes fell on Su Yijin's face: "Girl, how do you want to compare?" ”
Su Yijin was instantly impressed by this child, although he deliberately pretended to be evil, but he had a little demeanor hidden in his bones, which was very different from the beggars around him.
"Since everyone is a beggar, it is better than begging, for one day, if I beg for more silver than all of you combined, then I will win, and on the contrary, you will win."
As soon as the words ended, the beggars burst into mocking laughter.
Uncle Chen, who was the first to laugh, said: "You little girl, you are just talking big, how can you beg for money more than all of us combined." Even if I sell you to the Qinglou, you won't be worth a few bucks. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, the beggars burst into laughter again, this time with a bit of banter.
Zixu couldn't help coughing and glared at Uncle Chen angrily, Uncle Chen reluctantly restrained his smile, and the beggars stopped laughing.
Su Yijin secretly observed all this, and it seemed that this Zixu had a high prestige among this group of beggars.
"Okay, since the content of the competition is what you said, then don't regret it, just take today as the limit, when it gets dark, let's gather here again to check the results of the competition, don't you want to escape, this entire capital is our territory, and any wind and grass can't escape our eyes, if you still want to continue to mix here, it's best not to offend us."
The last sentence is a naked threat.
Su Yijin shrugged her shoulders and deliberately disdainful: "Do you count?" What if I win and you regret it? ”
"A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase." Zixu said resolutely, "If you win, no one will embarrass you, provided you win." ”
Su Yijin couldn't help but rub her ears, this sentence was really uncomfortable coming out of a beggar's mouth, if a blind man stood here, he thought it was a scholar talking to her.
"Well, I believe you." Su Yijin didn't seem to take this competition to heart at all, with her hands behind her back, she swaggered past him, and then walked slowly towards the lively street under the gaze of everyone.
Uncle Chen looked at Su Yijin's back, hurriedly walked to Zixu's side, and said, "Zixu, is this little girl crazy, she wants to win us, this is a big joke." ”
Zixu said, "Don't worry about her," and then pointed to a few beggars beside him, "You go to Dongdajie, you go to Huangjie......"
After finishing the command, he thought for a moment and walked in the direction of Su Yijin.
Su Yijin wandered leisurely on the streets, the original owner had never been out of the house since she was born, and she was from modern society, and her understanding of the entire capital was almost zero.
The prosperity of the capital was beyond her expectations, the shops, restaurants and other facilities on both sides of the street were exquisitely decorated, and the business was booming, and there were more unique green buildings in ancient times than she imagined, but the scale was different and the degree of luxury was different.
"Wanhualou", Su Yijin looked up at the four big characters on the plaque, and stopped unconsciously, this is the largest and most luxuriously decorated Xiaoyao Lou she has seen so far, unlike other places, standing in front of the door is no longer a woman dressed in flowers, but a man dressed in black similar to a modern security guard.
"It's interesting." Su Yijin clasped her hands to her chest and looked at the closed carved door with interest, thinking that most of the guests inside were either rich or expensive, and if they gave her some spare money, it would be enough for her to defeat the group of beggars.
So she straightened up and walked towards the gate without squinting.
The doorkeeper immediately stopped her and pointed to the warning sign on the side.
"Beggars and dogs are not allowed to enter."
Damn, this is absolutely blatant discrimination. Su Yijin glared at the sign fiercely, turned around helplessly, but saw Zixu's eyes full of ridicule.
"You still want to go in? The people who can get in are either rich or noble, so please be a little self-aware. Zixu still had a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth.
Su Yijin glared at him, and said angrily: "Then why are you here?" Track me? I'm still afraid that I will win you, so I follow me. ”
Zixu said quite straightforwardly: "Yes, I'm following you, I'm afraid of what tricks you will play." ”
He thought about it and always felt that it was impossible for this woman to propose this kind of competition with no chance of winning for no reason, so he quietly followed her to see what tricks she played, but he didn't expect to see her eating deflated next to Wanhualou, but he was more curious, how could a woman want to enter Wanhualou? For women from good families, this is a place to be avoided.
Su Yijin wouldn't have thought that he would have so much careful thinking, she wanted to play tricks, but she hadn't come up with tricks yet.
Suddenly, a black carriage with an unusually plain appearance stopped beside the Wanhua Tower, and a man dressed as a noble prince stepped out of the carriage, looked around vigilantly, and finally stopped at the two beggars on the side.
Su Yijin immediately lowered her head and turned her back to him, it turned out that this person was the disguised prince Ye Tingchen.
While having an affair with Su Yiling, he came to Wanhualou to fool around, it seems that this prince is also a young man, fortunately the original owner did not marry him, otherwise he would not have to die bitterly for the rest of his life.
Ye Tingchen frowned, as if he felt bad luck when he saw the beggar, but he disguised himself into Wanhualou, not wanting to be discovered, so he didn't say anything, and strode over, the little guy guarding the door seemed to be very familiar with him, as soon as he saw him, he immediately opened the door for him enthusiastically, and said: "Chen Gongzi, the peony girl is waiting for you in the room." ”
Seeing that the door was closed again, Zi Xuan was surprised: "Who is this?" Can you become the guest of honor of the peony girl? ”
Su Yijin clasped her hands to her chest, lowered her head and smiled, and asked with interest: "Hey, Zixu, have you also been in?" ”