Under the dome of endless darkness, the crescent moon was dim, and the sky was full of stars, and the stars shone like endless sparks.

In the Fang family, the flames on the lamp jumped and flickered, enveloping the three people gathered around the table.

“…… The thief was caught...... I also committed a murder, and I heard that a family of five, old and weak, women and children, none of them were spared......"

Fang Rui will hear the news from Jiang Ping'an, the other party Xue and Fang Ling.

"That's a ......"

Fang Xue sighed, but also rejoiced.

Fang Ling was also a little sensible now, and asked in a childish voice, "Brother, if my mother and I don't hide in the cellar, will we also die?" ”

The word 'death' came out of the mouth of a five-year-old child, but there was an indescribable weight and bitterness.

The corners of Fang Rui's eyes jumped, he was silent, and touched Fang Ling's head with a smile: "No, there is no such assumption." ”

At this time, he had time to untie his blanket, and in order to dilute the heavy atmosphere, he took out soybeans and bacon from it.

"Wow, soybeans, and meat!" Fang Ling let out an exclamation.

"Brother, is our family going to eat meat again?" In the twilight light, her big eyes were shining.

This little girl has no heart and no lungs, and she is still talking about 'death', and now she is thinking about eating meat! Fang Rui laughed in his heart.

"What to eat? This is bacon, it can be saved! Fang Xue knocked the spirit head below.

"Yes, to be kept."

Fang Rui thought for a moment and said, "In this world, ...... next It may be even worse, our family's coarse grains are almost in storage...... For other in-demand goods, you also have to save some ......."

He wasn't going to say it, but with today's incident...... It's good to give Fang Xue and Fang Ling a wake-up call.

Of course.

Fang Rui was not ready to give it all and let Fang Xue and Fang Ling worry about it, but just raised it to give them the impression that they could be more cautious and cautious.

……

After washing, they slept peacefully.

Fang Ling is now used to sleeping with Fang Rui, because: Fang Rui is easy to talk to, will not murder her, and can tell interesting stories.

Fang Rui went to the black market tonight, and Fang Ling also slept late; There was also a night when the thief was frightened, and his mind fluctuated a lot, Fang Rui was telling the story, and after a while, the little girl fell asleep.

Fang Rui was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

He closed his eyes and summoned the panel, only to find that the raid point had climbed to nearly two hundred points.

'I'm afraid, what happened today is not a small proportion...... Fang Rui said secretly.

Recently, the accumulation of raiding points has suddenly accelerated a lot.

Surprisingly, Fang Rui didn't feel happy, but thought of more: "With the body of grass mustard, in this great world, isn't it a calamity...... The reflection of the robbery point is the epitome of troubled times. ”

"The acceleration of the accumulation of robbery points means: Is this calamity becoming more and more violent?"

"The general trend is surging, if the people are mayflies, a wave will spread, and the family will be ruined. In this world, tranquility and peace, this kind of thing has become a rare luxury......"

Don't look at the neighbors in Willow Hutong, it's a little hard, and you can still live a stable life. But in fact, this kind of stability is like a castle built of sand, which collapses at the touch of a touch under the wind and waves.

Fang Rui's painstaking preparation was equivalent to a sampan at most, barely able to flutter twice, but if he wanted to ride the wind and waves in this troubled world, he was still far behind.

"Strength, power!"

Fang Rui's eyes were deep, looking at the starry sky outside the window, and he let out a sigh in his heart.

……

The next day, in the morning.

Fang Rui carried two catties of stick noodles and five portions of 'scar removal cream', and went to Tianshuijing Hutong and Jiang Ping'an's house.

The stick noodles are okay to say, Sister-in-law Jiang was overjoyed when she saw the 'scar removal cream', and she almost didn't take a bite of Fang Rui on the spot, and she was so enthusiastic.

At lunchtime.

As usual, Jiang Ping'an and Fang Rui were drinking outside, and Jiang's sister-in-law took the children to the back room to eat.

Lunch: Stick noodle porridge, stick noodle bun - this is specially prepared by knowing in advance that Fang Rui is coming, but it's nothing.

But with snacks, in addition to a plate of dried tofu and a plate of fennel beans, there is also a big bowl of roast chicken!

"Sister-in-law, this is ...... Chicken?! That's so gracious! Fang Rui was a little flattered.

In this world, in this year, in ordinary people's homes, they may not be able to eat meat during the New Year, let alone entertain guests.

Moreover, when he looked at this large bowl of torn roast chicken, there were three chicken legs in it, which was obviously not the weight of a chicken.

"Hey, this is still stained with Xiao Fang's light, that's it, I ...... with the old sisters," Sister-in-law Jiang explained.

Fang Rui understood.

Probably, it is: Sister-in-law Jiang should have inherited the matter of 'skin cream', and her group of old sisters are embarrassed to take it for nothing...... This is made in exchange.

In this way, it really touched his light...... Sister-in-law Jiang borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, and at the same time, she also wanted Fang Rui to make more 'skin cream'...... No, it's a 'scar removal cream' calculation.

It seems that no matter what era it is, as long as there are conditions, women are extremely concerned about their appearance! ’

Fang Rui secretly said in his heart, thinking about it like this, he wanted to change the name of 'scar removal cream' to 'skin cream'.

Sister-in-law Jiang's craftsmanship is good, the roast chicken is fragrant, and the wine is the old rice wine that Fang Rui brought last time.

Roast chicken is wine, and the more you drink, the more you have.

Fang Rui and Jiang Ping'an were drinking and chatting, and the more they drank, the deeper their feelings became.

It wasn't until the sun turned around that Jiang Ping'an was already drunk, and Fang Rui was really drunk, that the meal was over, and he said goodbye and got up to leave.

Before leaving.

Sister-in-law Jiang enthusiastically couldn't, packed some chicken racks and stuffed them to Fang Rui, asking him to bring them: "Take them back to the eldest mother and sister-in-law to taste, I didn't pick the meat on the chicken skeleton too clean, as a snack, you can also taste it......"

"Hey, sister-in-law......"

Fang Rui excused himself, but still accepted it.

Just when he was secretly proud of the charm of his appearance in his heart-

"That, Xiao Fang, it's still a matter of 'skin cream', can you get more ......" Sister-in-law Jiang twisted and said her intentions.

"Ahem! Ahem! Sister-in-law, rest assured! ”

Fang Rui, whose narcissism was punctured, frowned, coping with it, and slipped away in embarrassment.

……

In the afternoon, in the hustle and bustle of knowing and the noise of insects, Fang Rui stepped on the warm sun and returned to Willow Hutong.

Then.

The three ladies and Fang Xue were sitting in the courtyard, sewing and mending, gossiping about things in the alley from time to time.

Nan Nan, Fang Ling, and the two little girls sat on the side, turning over the flower rope.

They are the same age, they live close together, they would have played together, and recently, they have been playing together a lot.

Because: in the willow alley, the children of other families are basically half hungry, have no vitality, and can't play.

"Brother, I want to hear stories!"

"Brother Rui, what are you holding in your hand?"

The two little girls rushed over and hugged Fang Rui.

"Chicken skeleton, pack it and bring it back, you can eat it as a snack! Story? There are too! ”

Fang Rui was slightly drunk, but he didn't feel sleepy, taking advantage of this excitement, he lay down on the rattan chair, squinting his eyes slightly and telling the story.

Next to him, Fang Ling and Nan Nan sat side by side on the small bench, eating the chicken skeleton with small bites and small bites, while listening to the story, which was very pleasant.

Under the warm sun, the warm wind blows, driving the sound of grass and trees.

I don't know when, the third lady looked over and saw Fang Rui surrounded by two little girls, she was stunned for a moment, her eyebrows and eyes were soft, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

……

In the evening, the tiger master came with two followers to collect the regular money for this decade.

After Fang Rui exposed the identity of the martial artist, the tiger master was full of smiles when he met, and Fang Rui's title had changed from 'A Rui' to a closer 'Brother Rui', which can be described as much more polite.

After paying this month's money and sending away the tiger master, the smile on Fang Rui's face disappeared, and he secretly made a note of this dead tiger in his heart.

"Now, I also have a weapon, armed with a machete, and go to the tiger master's house to liquidate, and I am more than eighty percent sure that I will kill this dead tiger without injury......"

Fang Rui hesitated for a moment, but still gave up: "That's it, it's only eighty percent, less than ninety percent!" Wait, wait! ”

"Let's wait for the original breakthrough in the third grade! It's coming, and it won't be long! ”

Hu Ye is different from Zhou Chu, Zhou Changlin, and Qualcomm, the other party is in the light, he is in the dark, and there is no such urgent need when things come to an end, so there is no need to be so anxious.

Not long after.

Outside the door, another family broke down, and the sound of crying came.

Fang Rui didn't go out to join in the fun, but just watched through the window, watching the neighbors watch, pointing, or sympathizing; or the kind of thing; or schadenfreude......

It's like another reincarnation.

He watched all this, and subconsciously thought of the old Chu family, and the cry in his ears coincided with the hoarse cry of the old Chu head in his mind, 'Baby, mother, bracelet', and he didn't speak for a long time.

……

Three days passed in a hurry, and nothing major happened in Willow Hutong.

That night, the Fang family had dinner, and after a long time, Fang Rui looked at the sky, and when it was almost time, he was ready to set off and let Fang Xue and Fang Ling enter the cellar.

Although Jiang Ping'an had been informed in advance, and the other party should also promise to stay in this area tonight, he still let Fang Xue and Fang Ling enter the cellar, which can be regarded as double insurance.

Out.

Fang Rui saw several patrolling figures from a distance, nodded at Jiang Ping'an, who was in charge, then turned around and went straight to the black market.

- Yes, in order to deal with the chaos in the city, the government suppressed the lawlessness, the government officials expanded, and Jiang Ping'an was also promoted to a small leader, and he was also regarded as the number one person in the eyes of the common people.

With the superior ear power of the seventh-rank martial artist, he could still faintly hear the voice behind him.

"Jiangtou, there is a figure over there! I don't think it's a thief, or it's going to the black market, and we can make another deal! ”

"Send you uncle? That's Brother Lao Tzu! ”

"Bah, look at my mouth! What, Jiangtou, did anyone go over just now? I didn't see anything......"

……

Black market.

According to the law, today is the date when Fang Rui comes to sell medicine.

At the entrance to the black market, vendors in several stalls chatted together.

"If nothing happens, the one who sells medicine should come today...... It's a pity ......."

"Yes, that person is also unlucky, he was targeted by Zhou Changlin, Qualcomm and a group of murderers!"

"I've heard that 'scar creams' are in high demand lately...... Zhou Changlin, Qualcomm and a group of murderers forced them to ask for the formula, but they made a lot of money! ”

……

In and out of their words, they obviously didn't think that Fang Rui would be able to come today.

As for the news that Zhou Changlin and Qualcomm are all dead?

At the beginning, the location where the battle took place was far from the black market...... Moreover, their information is not so well-informed.

Entrance to the Black Market.

'Quick Knife Guest' Yuan Da squinted his eyes as always, leaned on the rattan chair, rubbed the horizontal knife, and the people who came and went in and out of the black market all called 'Yuan Ye' and respectfully put down the entrance fee.

Only occasionally come across rental stalls and shops, he will make a move, casually throwing out a number plate, that lazy look, as if indifferent to everything.

Until—

Fang Rui came.

Seeing this familiar figure and familiar costume, the vendors at the entrance of the black market were silent and their eyes widened, as if they had seen a ghost.

"Master Yuan, this is today's market entry fee and booth fee!" Fang Rui took out three big money.

Yuan Da's eyes are magical—that's ...... Astonished.

He sat up straighter, not throwing the wooden card casually, but this time, he reached out and handed it over.

——With the background of the black market, it is natural that Zhou Changlin and Gao Tong and the gang were killed, but Yuan Da only likes to practice martial arts and does not pay much attention to the outside world, so he did not know in advance.

"Thank you, Master Yuan." Fang Rui clearly felt Yuan Da's respect and respect for the strong.

'I killed Zhou Changlin and Qualcomm and the gang, has my strength been recognized by this person? Sure enough, in this world, fists are supreme! He said to himself.

But.

Fang Rui would not have thought that Yuan Da was afraid of himself, or: he felt that he had a lot of ability, and began to float.

Far from it!

He understood: Yuan Daneng is sitting on the black market, and the guarantee is also eight grades, and it is more likely to be the same seven grades as him, and he knows by looking at the horizontal knife: Most of the other party will have a superb knife technique, and he will ...... There is a high probability that you can't beat the other party.

As for the middle three grades?

It's unlikely.

The middle and third-grade martial artists, in Changshan County, can be regarded as stepping into the top layer with one foot, and only the gang leaders in the county and large families have them.

Behind the black market are the big clans in the city, and there are naturally third-grade martial artists, but the number is still scarce, and each one is a treasure, so it is unlikely to be put here.

Fang Rui received the license plate and went straight to the black market, looking for a location.

It wasn't until his back disappeared that a noisy discussion sounded behind him.

"The man is here! That's a ...... Unbelievable ......"

"Since this person is here, then, most of the murderers of Zhou Changlin and Gaotong have been planted...... Also, I really haven't seen them for the past two days......"

"The afterlife is terrifying! Zhou Changlin, Qualcomm and a group of murderers also walked a lot at night, and they bumped into ghosts! ”

"Being able to counter-kill Zhou Changlin, Qualcomm and a group of murderers is at least the strength of Bapin...... From now on, no one dares to covet that man's business! ”

……

"Something interesting!"

Yuan Da looked at Fang Rui's back, muttered, and then regained his laziness, lying back on the rattan chair, squinting his eyes and wiping the horizontal knife.

……