Chapter 448: Changes in the Mountain City (Part II)
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The two families of the Le family now have no relatives in Chenjiachong. The Chen family's rented house is also an old servant. But after all, this is the Chen family's rented house, and if this place is lifted by bandits, then the Chen family in the north and south will inevitably be angered. Although the power of the Chen family is much smaller than before, the Chen family members are all important members in the government of the Republic of China. Whenever a new recruit joined, the leaders of the bandit forces would warn their subordinates to stay away from the Chen family's ancestral house, which gradually became a refuge for the locals to escape the bandits' harassment.
In addition, although the thieves in Chenjiachong Mountain City are all outlaws, they are actually more afraid of death than ordinary people, so they believe in gods more. They are doubly respectful of the supernatural Peach Blossom Mountain, and they always go out to do things, or come back from work. They will go to the peach blossom temple to worship or report safety, and they will not rob the peach blossom village if it is not necessary, so as not to anger the gods.
"Huo Miao Zhu. The big man made a deal yesterday, and today he is going to come to worship the mountain god, and he specially ordered me to report it, and tell you to prepare all the things. Just after Huo Dingwen finished his morning class and greeted a few visiting pilgrims. A fast horse rushed from the direction of Chenjiachong Mountain City, and did not dismount when it arrived at the temple gate. rushed directly to the front yard of the hall, and immediately shouted at Huo Dingwen, who was about to send the pilgrims away.
Huo Dingwen looked up at the person and recognized this person as Sun Shijiu's right-hand man. Sun Shijiu is a legendary figure in Chen Jiachong, he is not a bandit from the south, he came from the north, I heard that he is a famous horse thief in northern Shaanxi, but he was driven to the south because he offended Yan Xishan. When he came to Chen Jiachong. There were only four or five people around. There were only two or three guns in hand. Even some of the smaller forces in the country can't compare. However, in a short period of time, he quickly gathered a large number of bandits and horse thieves who also came from the north, and also set up a foreign trading house, from which he bought a large amount of arms, and became a well-organized force with more than 300 subordinates.
However, Sun Nineteen is most talked about, not because of his command of his subordinates. It's his unfathomable horizontal kung fu. He had been assassinated seven times, the most dangerous of which was a bullet directly in the chest, but even then he was fine, a bit like the invulnerability that the Boxers preached back then. Someone once compared the leaders of the three major forces in Chen Jiachong Mountain City, and they all agreed that if they put aside their subordinates, the Heavenly Eagle who was born in the Eagle Claw Gate and the Zheng Cannon who was born in Cai Lifo would never be Sun Nineteen's opponents.
However, he is such a strong person, but he is particularly in awe of the mountain god of Peach Blossom Mountain, and every time he goes out or returns, he will definitely come to the mountain temple to worship, and his subordinates will definitely not make trouble in Peach Blossom Village, compared to other bandits, he and his subordinates are also more acceptable to the people of Peach Blossom Village. Some people say that it is precisely because of Sun Shijiu's pious attitude that he can be blessed by the mountain god of Peach Blossom Mountain. So that every time you encounter danger, you can turn evil into good fortune.
Being able to have such a devout disciple is a good thing for the Taohuashan Mountain Temple and even the entire Taohua Village, at least in some way, these reclusive people can have a place to rely on next to this bandit's den, so Huo Dingwen also attaches great importance to Sun Shijiu's coming to worship.
"Is the sacrifice that Sun Dazi asked for the same as before?" In order to avoid irritating Sun Nineteen with arsenic leakage, Huo Dingwen asked cautiously.
"Same as usual. But with the addition of two more suckling pigs, this time the harvest is a lot, and I want to make more sacrifices to worship the mountain god. As he spoke, the subordinate took out two silver dollars from his arms, threw them to Huo Dingwen, and said, "This is the money for the preparation of the sacrifice and the money for sesame oil." Can Huo Miaozhu be done before noon?"
"Yes, of course I can!" After Huo Dingwen took the silver dollar, he hurriedly broke one of the silver dollars in half, and handed the other half to Sun Shijiu's men, saying: "This money will be used to buy wine and drink for your brothers, I hope you brothers will not be too little."
The man didn't think much about it, so he naturally put half a silver dollar into his arms, nodded and promised: "Huo Miao Zhu." Don't worry, our brothers know the rules and won't make trouble in Peach Blossom Village
After that, he turned the horse's head and left the mountain temple, and his mother Chen Jia reported to the mountain city, and the people of the peach blossom village around the mountain temple also knew from this person's actions that there were bandits who were coming to worship the mountain god, so they all called their children back to the house, trying not to go out during this time, to avoid getting into trouble.
"Hmph!" After the bandit left, the youngest of the several pilgrims who had come to worship the mountain god suddenly snorted coldly, and said to Huo Dingwen as if there was a thorn in his words: "I didn't expect Huo Miaozhu to have such a good relationship with these bandits, and people who don't know may think that Miaozhu has colluded with the bandits in the Chen family Chongshan City." ”
Huo Dingwen didn't react to the sudden difficulty of the pilgrim for a while, and was stunned, but the old man next to the young man, who seemed to be his elder, raised his strength and slapped the young man's head, and reprimanded: "What nonsense are you talking about? In Hong Kong, you know that you are causing trouble for your mother with this mouth, and now you are talking nonsense when you come here, and when I go back, I will tell your mother about this matter and let her punish you well." After reprimanding the juniors. He clasped his fists at Huo Dingwen and saluted, as if to explain and praise Huo Dingwen's talented behavior, and said: "Huo Miaozhu is really benevolent and righteous just now, and it is really admirable to buy the peace of Peach Blossom Mountain with the scarce sesame oil money in the temple." In the old man's opinion, Huo Miaozhu is much better than the so-called masters outside who have made money through the troubled times. ”
"I can't praise the villain like this, it's just a little bit of a small effort. Huo Dingwen hurriedly returned the salute, humbled himself, and then said apologetically: "Many villains can't match each other for things such as preparing sacrifices, and I hope you will forgive me." ”
"It's okay, it's okay! Huo Miaozhu also invites himself to take care of himself, and I'll take a walk casually. The old man smiled, then took out a silver dollar from his arms, handed it to Huo Dingwen, and said: "There is one thing that the old man still wants to trouble Huo Miaozhu, this is a thank you gift, and I hope Huo Miaozhu can agree." ”
"The old man is too polite!" Huo Dingwen was stunned for a moment, did not take the silver, but said a little vigilantly: What is the ability of the villain to serve the old man?
"Huo Miaozhu is too humble!" the old man smiled lightly and put the silver dollar on the stone table beside him, and said: "This matter may be difficult for others, but for Huo Miaozhu, it is the opposite."
Huo Dingwen didn't look at the silver dollar, and still said cautiously: "Please also ask the old man to ming."
The old man said bluntly: "Lao Yu hopes that Huo Miaozhu can introduce Sun Nineteen Sun to us to know, and Lao Yu has something to ask him about." ”