"Who?" Fang Rui was trying to investigate.

Bang!

The door had been kicked open.

——Before, Fang Xue's went out to pour the pot water, and the door was empty, and there was no reverse fork.

"You're the wrong man!"

A man in his twenties, dressed in Gebu clothes, with a leprosy head, entered the door, looking at Jiao'er Langdang, with a mixed ruffian aura on his body: "The Taiping thieves are coming, you have the responsibility to defend the land, the county has an order, and increase military service...... Of course, you can also take out fifty big dollars to be exempted......"

In and out of the words, two naked words: ask for money!

It's not like a government servant, it's more like a ...... Ruffian hooligans! ’

Fang Rui frowned: "Do you have an identity certificate?" I remember, on the side of Willow Hutong, it was Wu Ya who was in charge, right? ”

The Wu Ya service he said was the official in charge of this part of Willow Hutong, and he had the friendship of his father Fang Baicao, and he had already been taken care of, even if he recruited soldiers and pulled strong men, he would not find a family above.

-- The county army was defeated again and again, its prestige was greatly reduced, and at the same time, the loss of manpower and the strength of the organization were greatly reduced, so that there was such a hole to exploit.

At the beginning, when Fang Baicao joined the army for Fang Rui, there was no such condition.

"What do I care about him?! I only know that now, the military service in this alley is contracted by me for leprosy Liu! ”

Leprosy Liu took out the approval document of Zhang's official mansion from his arms and shook it in front of Fang Rui.

"Leprosy Liu?!"

Fang Rui remembered, and his heart moved: "How do I say it, it sounds a little familiar, it turns out to be this person!" ’

If it is in the south of the city, the name of leprosy Liu, as soon as it is said to be safekept, some people will know that this is a well-known ruffian hooligan, even in the willow alley in the east of the city, Fang Rui has heard of it.

He read the approval and it was true.

It's just that......

It's crazy these days, mice can be bridesmaids for cats...... No, hooligans can be errand masters for the government?! ’

After thinking about it for a while, Fang Rui figured it out: it was nothing more than the decline in the organizational strength of the government, and the moths made by those officials and masters, what kind of temporary workers were made, and law enforcement was hired......

No, it's not hiring law enforcement, it's more precise, it's collecting money to sell government approvals and contracting out law enforcement powers...... This is really in the same vein as my Great Heavenly Empire! ’

Fang Rui sighed secretly in his heart, knowing the details of this person, he thought about it, but he was not ready to fight against this person.

After all, it's just a little money, and it's worth it to send away the villain in front of you.

Force? It was always the last step, and he didn't want to do it at home unless it was necessary.

It's still the same sentence: Such a ruffian hooligan is cheap and smelly, even if he kills it, Fang Rui still thinks that his hands are dirty and he has soiled the place!

"Okay, this poor master, I'll hand it over!"

Fang Rui touched it from his arms and found a piece of broken silver, which was worth more than fifty dollars.

"Count you kid acquaintance!"

Liu's eyes lit up, he took it and took it, and was about to turn around and leave, but he was caught off guard and saw the third lady who was cleaning with his back to this side.

- Just now, he kicked the door and broke in, and the third lady was cleaning at the time, and he didn't have time to enter the back room.

After that, if the third lady deliberately went in, it would look eye-catching, so she just turned her back to this side and deliberately lowered her sense of existence.

But it was still noticed!

"Hey, little lady here, it's you, turn around, let me take a look at ......" Leprosy Liu rubbed his hands, hehe smiled and was about to walk over.

"Bad master, isn't this okay?" Fang Rui stretched out his hand to stop him, and the smile on his face grew cold.

'I'm causing trouble for Brother Rui again! ’

The third lady sighed secretly, and when she saw that she couldn't hide, she didn't hide anymore, took two steps forward, and stood behind Fang Rui.

At this time, Fang Xue's heard the movement outside, and instructed the two little girls to come out with a worried face, but they were immediately stopped by the third lady, pulled aside, whispered, and calmed down.

Boom!

Leprosy Liu glanced at the 'ugly' Fang Xue, then turned his head and stared at the third lady, seeing that she was so beautiful and beautiful, her skin was even fairer and delicate, and she subconsciously swallowed her saliva, and her face was even more infatuated.

"Phew, Xiao Qisan, if you know each other, just get out of the way for me, otherwise ......"

He subconsciously pushed Fang Rui, but when he pushed it, he didn't push it away, especially in front of the beautiful woman like this, his face turned red all of a sudden.

"How else?" Fang Rui was still smiling.

"Otherwise, I will drag you to the army, and you will have your own hardships!" Leprosy Liu threatened.

"But didn't I pay the exemption money?"

"Haha! Joke! ”

Leprosy Liu looked at Fang Rui, as if he was looking at a fool: "You said you handed it over, did you hand it over?" I also said that you didn't pay it! It doesn't matter if you say it, but it doesn't matter if I say it! ”

Unexpectedly, the person in front of him was not as scared as he expected, but rather calm, and even laughing.

"Oh, I see!"

The smile on Fang Rui's face had gradually become a little playful: "Leper Liu, didn't you inquire about who I was before you came here?" ”

When he came to this world, all he saw were smart people, at least people who understood, but he didn't expect it...... It really made him meet such a fool who was looking for death.

"Who are you?!"

A bad feeling appeared in Liu's heart, but he was quickly suppressed and scolded: "I don't care who you are? What do I pretend to be for the poor master?! ”

In his heart, what kind of big man can a person who lives in an ordinary alley like Willow Hutong be? It's just a martial artist!

According to Liu's previous experience, even if he is a martial artist and sees the official officials, he must be afraid of the official skin, and he has to be respected and flattered, at most, he has three points more face than ordinary people.

It is precisely because of this that Liu is so arrogant with the approval of the government, and he does not leave the 'bad master' in his mouth......

This is: once the power is in hand, the order will be carried out!

But Liu forgot when this was - if it was a peaceful season, it would be true, but now, the officials and troops have been defeated again and again, the Taiping thieves are coming, and there is chaos in the city......

Even if Fang Rui is just a martial artist, he dares to teach him to be a man!

"Haha!"

Seeing Fang Rui smiling kindly, Liu put down the hand that was holding him, and was even more arrogantly proud: "I'll just say it?" You don't dare to do it! ”

"Otherwise, it is against the officials, against the imperial court, and the whole family ......"

He, the leprosy Liu, is now out of breath, and he is a bad master! In such an ordinary alley, there is no fear at all!

But Liu didn't finish his words.

Click!

Fang Rui grabbed Liu's neck and lifted him up.

"Y-How dare you do it to me?! Diao Min ......" leprosy Liu was full of redness and whimpered.

"Diaomin? These words came out of the mouth of a ruffian, but what a ...... Satirize! ”

Fang Rui looked at the clown, turned his hand around the neck of the leprosy Liu, and pressed his palm on the other party's chest.

Bang!

Liu's chest was visibly sunken to the naked eye, and the whole person flew backwards, passing through the gate, and the aftermath was unabated, and he fell into the courtyard with a thud.

"Mother, third sister, I'll go back as soon as I go, and I won't go far...... Don't worry, it's okay. ”

Fang Rui gave an explanation and strode out.

"Ahem! Ahem, ahem! ”

Liu struggled to sit up, coughing violently, feeling as if his internal organs were shattered, spitting blood in his mouth, and looking at Fang Rui with horror on his face: "You, you...... Don't come here...... Spare ......"

He finally calmed down and knew he was scared.

Objectively speaking, as a ruffian hooligan, Liu is still wise to survive so far, but as a ruffian hooligan, not as an official!

In the past, he was also frightened and threatened by the officials, envied the prestige of the officials, suppressed for a long time, and once became the so-called 'bad master', negative emotions rebounded and exploded, and it was manifested, that is: rampant, villainous ambition.

Leprosy Liu thought: This official skin is extremely powerful and can protect him, but he is wrong, very wrong!

The price of this mistake is life!

"You shall not live. Why bother?! ”

Fang Rui's expression was cold, his figure flashed, and he came to the body of Liu, who was already seriously injured and dying, and slapped his palm on the other party's head, and with a bang, his head was dented in response, and blood splattered.

He carried the man's corpse like a chick and strode out.

After walking dozens of meters, I threw it at the other side of the alley wall!

And then?

There is no then, there are people washing the floor.

Return.

Fang Xue came up and asked worriedly: "Brother Rui, what kind of 'bad master' does that person call himself, killing like this, it will be fine, right?" ”

"What kind of official is leprosy Liu?!"

Fang Rui shook his head and smiled: "It's just a ruffian hooligan temporarily hired by the county government, in this situation, no one will care about dying like this...... Mother, you can rest assured! ”

"Yes, Auntie, has that leprosy Liu been here today? If we didn't see it, we didn't come! The third lady followed.

"The third sister's words are reasonable."

Fang Rui didn't expect that the third lady would have such a dark side.

"That's good!" When Fang Xue heard the two of them say this, he finally put his mind at ease.

"However, Brother Rui, the leprosy Liu is dead, and the task of pulling Zhuang Ding in the alley here has not been completed, will the government send people again? Although we are not afraid, we are also troublesome after all, right? ”

The third lady suggested: "Why don't you go to another yard and hide?" ”

"It's fine."

Fang Rui thought for a moment and agreed: "This matter should be urgent rather than delayed...... Mother, third sister, you pack up your things, let's leave later, go to the side of Tianshuijing Hutong! ”

The third lady is right, such as the annoying 'bad master' like leprosy Liu, even if he is not afraid, he is troublesome.

And when I went to Tianshuijing Hutong, there was Jiang Ping'an to take care of it, but I didn't have to worry about this kind of thing.

"Besides, in this willow alley, the neighbors are too familiar with me, and I can't act recklessly when I encounter something......

Even if those neighbors didn't have that eyesight and couldn't tell Fang Rui's true strength, they were still a little hidden after all.

On the contrary, on the other side of Tianshuijing Hutong, the neighbors don't know him, so he can let go of his hands and feet.

There is also the following: With the departure of my family, the possible end of the hand of the leprosy Liu will be completely cut off. ’

Even if someone might suspect Fang Rui, at this time, they would not bother to find someone who had already left.

Hurry up and pack your things.

Fang Xue's and Sanniangzi, in addition to bringing some clothes for themselves and the two little girls, that is, some sought-after things such as lard, eggs, soybeans, bacon, etc., as well as medicinal herbs and other things, collected a total of two or three hundred catties.

As for daily necessities, staple grains such as wheat bran and sorghum flour?

The yard of Sweet Water Well Hutong over there, the three ladies have all prepared, and there is no need to bother to bring it over.

"There are so many grains and medicinal herbs!" Fang Xue said distressedly.

"Don't worry, mother, these things are in the cellar, and I arrange them outside, and no one can take them away."

There are still eight or nine hundred catties of grain left in the cellar, most of which is wheat bran, a small part is stick noodles, sorghum noodles, and a few white noodles, which are naturally taken away.

After taking the things out of the cellar, Fang Rui found some hay to cover the entrance, and brought some large boulders specially found a few days ago, and piled them up outside in the shape of a rockery.

Pack up and lock the door.

Get out.

Fang Rui was in front, with a super hemp bag in one hand, which contained some heavy items such as food and medicinal herbs; Fang Xue's and Sanniangzi were relatively lightweight, carrying burdens, clothes and the like, and later, one person was holding a little girl.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and night fell, and there were shadowy figures in the darkness, and I don't know how many evils were happening.

On the way, Fang Rui noticed a sense of peeping more than once.

But he easily carried two large sacks, and a simple knife hung from his waist, and he knew at a glance that it was not easy to provoke, but no one bumped into it ironically, and the figures he saw avoided them far away.

This is true for both ruffians and street patrol officers.

……

After a short time, the group came to Tianshuijing Hutong.

"Brother Rui, Auntie, this way!" The three ladies led the way to the gate of a courtyard.

Pick the lock, enter the door.

Fang Rui found that this courtyard was smaller than the one in Baiyang Hutong, but it was actually quite spacious.

Although it is not three entrances and three exits, there are also front and back yards, in addition to the kitchen, the hall, four rooms, and a bamboo stable.

"Herod~"

There was a voice in the stable.

"Wow, brother, look, there's a big horse!" Fang Ling exclaimed.

Nan Nan was also looking curiously on the side, this is the courtyard prepared by the third lady, but she hasn't been here a few times.

"It's just a pony."

The third lady smiled, touched the heads of the two little girls, and explained to Fang Rui: "This horse is being fed by Aunt Zhao next door...... Aunt Zhao is also a hard-working person, the man died early, the eldest son was conscripted, and there are two female babies left in the family...... I give Aunt Zhao some wheat bran every month, and she helps feed the horses, clean the house, and take care of this ......."

"It's the same over there in Baiyang Hutong, and there is also a white aunt who takes care of ......"

"I see."

Fang Rui bowed: "It's a coincidence!" This yard is not far from my friend's house, just a few steps away, so it's very convenient......"

While he was talking, footsteps sounded next door, and a woman in sackcloth, fifty or sixty years old, with a rickety figure and gray hair, appeared at the door.

"Sanniang?"

"Hey, it's me, Aunt Zhao, let me introduce you, this is ......"

"I said, 'Listen, somebody's coming?'

……

After getting to know each other, Fang Xue and Sanniangzi tidied up the room, and Aunt Zhao was also helping to settle down.

"Mother, third sister, you clean up, I'll go and say hello to my friends over there, and you shout if you have something......"

In addition, Fang Rui will also pay attention to this side, and he is not afraid of accidents.

"Hey, let's go, it's time to say hello." Fang Xue said.

"Brother Rui, don't worry." The third lady smiled lightly.

After giving an explanation, Fang Rui went straight out and went to Jiang Ping'an's house.

……