Chapter XXXI. Protection Fees

Wen Xueqi hid the big ticket, tore half of the sleeves of his shirt, and smeared some ash on his face, looking pitiful.

Zou Wenzheng's family has a door in the market, and he has seen a lot of such scenes, so he took out ten yuan and stuffed it into the hands of a young man with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks. The young man followed the leader, and at a glance he knew that he was doing this.

"Brother, brothers have worked hard, we have a small business, don't dislike it, buy a box of cigarettes for your brothers to smoke."

The leader's eyes crossed him, and he looked at Wen Xueqi behind him intentionally or unintentionally.

When the thin monkey saw that the leader was like this, he didn't dare to take it, and pushed Zou Wenzheng aside.

"Fuck you, who's your big brother!"

Zou Wenzheng was worried that they would not want money, so he hurriedly ran in front of Wen Xueqi to block it, "Big brother, we have something to say, don't mess around." ”

If the money is gone, you can make it again, if this little girl is dirty, how can she live in the future? It's a gentleman who can't let this happen.

Wen Xueqi patted him on the shoulder, she took out half of the Harder Gate from the iron box, and obediently handed it to the leader, "Big brother, this is what I asked my brothers to draw, and I hope you will give face." ”

The leader glanced at her trembling hands. The small hands were thin and weak, and there were many small scars on them, and the knife edges were stacked on top of each other.

He gestured to the thin monkey next to him with his eyes and told him to accept the cigarette, and the matter was considered over.

The thin monkey was very ghostly, he took the cigarette and took the young people to other places. The leader did not leave, he stood under the street tree not far away, smoking quietly, as if waiting for something.

Zou Wenzheng was afraid that something would happen, so he resolutely refused to allow Wen Xueqi to pass, "I'd rather be beaten by him than have a girl bullied under my nose!" ”

Wen Xueqi smiled mysteriously at him, reassuring him not to worry.

She took out two boxes of general's cigarettes from the iron box, took another twenty yuan, picked up two cans, and brought them with them.

"Xiaolong, thank you, it's not easy to make some money outside, please take care of it more in the future."

The leading Xiaolong is a young man from Yishui Village, two years older than Wen Xueqi.

He has been living with the bully since he was a child, and then the bully lost the battle for land with others, so in order to save his life, he took more than 100 people under his command to follow Li San in the town.

That Li San got the power of Yishui Village like a tiger, and it didn't take long for him to become the most powerful group of people in the county, opening a casino game hall and collecting protection money for the most prosperous streets. The little dragon also followed a lot of majesty because of this.

Although the Wang family and the Li family have been in trouble all day long in this water village, and the Li family and the Zhao family have been talking about each other, there is a strong atmosphere of neighborly protection.

In the village, you can make any trouble, and when you leave the village, you are all a family, no matter who will take care of each other.

Xiaolong didn't pick up anything or ask for money, but only asked in a low voice, "Aren't you going to school?" ”

Wen Xueqi shook his head, "Go to school." My family is poor, and I take advantage of the summer vacation to earn some tuition and living expenses. ”

He nodded, looked at her tattered clothes and thin face, was silent for a moment, and then turned to leave the place.

After that, whenever someone came to collect protection money, Wen Xueqi handed half a strip to Hademen, and those young people didn't feel sorry for her, took a cigarette and left.

Zou Wenzheng felt strange about this, "What kind of way have you thought of to make people take such good care of us, and they are almost envious of other traders." ”