5. Avoiding Disasters and Heading North (I)

A ray of sunlight shone through the window and up the corner of the table. I looked at the pale golden light mark, and while picking up the porridge in my mouth, I was very worried, because I beat the "three horizontal kings" in the class yesterday.

The name of the "Three Horizontal Kings" is Wang Fuyao. However, he himself doesn't like this name, and always calls himself the "Three Horizontal Kings". This kid didn't interfere with the river water with my well water, and I didn't want to mess with him before. But yesterday he probably thought I was a bully, and with a few helpers, he actually blocked me after school and wanted to ask me for money. It's just that although he has also practiced some flower boxing and embroidered legs, where can he really use it with me? I used the Iron Fist to slash the middle of the road to Japan, and I was beaten down. It's just that I was a little careless when I shot, and the strength was a little big, and this guy was also strong on the outside, far less scary than his appearance, but I punched him so much that I gave him a massage for a long time. At that time, I was really scared, because if I really killed him and couldn't save him, then I would have to go to court. Fortunately, I finally rescued him, but in order to silence him, I gave him all the last money I won from boxing that day, and I really gave him more than he asked me for before! Not to mention, if he goes to complain to the teacher, he will be nagged by his mother for a long time today, and maybe he will be beaten twice.

I'm not afraid of my father, but I'm still afraid of my mother, so I can't do anything to my mother. Fortunately, I finished the porridge in fear, and my mother didn't say anything, it seems that the three horizontal kings really did what they said, and after taking the money, they obediently shut their mouths. It's just that if this guy tastes the sweetness, he will slander me like this in the future......

"Hanbai."

Mom suddenly called me, so scared that I almost dropped the chopsticks in my hand. I didn't dare to look up, and said vaguely: "Mom, I'm full, I'll go to school right away." ”

"Tomorrow your uncle will come to Wuyang City, you will take a leave when you go to school today, and I will take you to see him tomorrow."

That's what Mom was going to say! I was relieved and exclaimed, "Uncle is coming?" That's great! What did he bring me this time? Could it be a gun? ”

My uncle's name is Fu Yanshu. When I was a child, I didn't know what he was, but he had to hug me every time he came back and give me a lot of things, and when I grew up, I realized that he was the head of the Four Ming Kings of the empire in the north, King Shuiming, and the first marshal of the imperial army! Compared with him, my father was too down, so every time my uncle came back, he couldn't say a few words to my father, and only talked to my mother for a long time. Mom said that my father and uncle had fought at the beginning, but no one could help anyone, probably the two of them had a heart disease at that time, and they didn't talk much until now. My uncle doesn't come much, and every time he comes back, he never forgets to bring me a gift. When he came before last, he also brought me a very beautiful knife, and my uncle said that this knife was called "Xiaohai Knife", which was the saber of Luo Hao, one of the twelve famous generals at the time, and he also got it occasionally and gave it to me as a gift. At that time, I couldn't put it down when I saw this knife, but my mother said that I was still too young to wear a real knife, not to mention that this knife was too expensive, so I put it away.

Mom laughed: "It shouldn't be, I'll know then." She looked at her father again and said, "Si Chu, are you going tomorrow?" ”

My father shook his head and said, "I'm still not going." He's definitely going to be here, right? I'm at home with something to eat. It's rare for Brother Yanshu to come here, so he can't be too rude. Fortunately, Brother Xuan just gave me a few gold coins, which is enough to set a sumptuous table. ”

Mom sighed and said, "You, like my brother, can't forget this festival." She seemed to be afraid of me asking, and turned to me again and said, "Hanbai, how are you doing your homework now?" ”

I smiled and said, "It's not too good, but it's always in the top 10 of the grade." ”

Those teachers, except for Brother Tie, many of them looked at me with a headache. Because I would often get into fights with people, which would make the chickens and dogs restless, but my grades were always very good, and they couldn't catch me, and they couldn't come to my parents to complain.

Mom looked at me and suddenly said, "But how can I hear people say that you always fight......"

I originally had a ghost in my heart, and I was even more apprehensive when I heard her say this, and said with a dry smile: "Mom, don't listen to the wind and rain." I don't do much with people now. ”

Mom looked at me and glanced at my father again, but she just smiled and didn't speak. Looking at my mother's appearance, I couldn't help but feel empty. For as long as I can remember, I've never wanted to play tricks in front of my mother. I can still pretend to be honest in front of my father, but in front of my mother, I can't hide anything. Even if she doesn't know that I just beat up the three kings, she must know that I have fought. I whispered, "Mom, sometimes others go too far and want to bully me, but of course I don't want to." ”

"Of course. As long as you don't hurt anyone, it's not a big deal. ”

I didn't expect my mother to say this, and I was surprised and delighted: "Mom......" Before I finished speaking, I saw that my mother's brows were already wrinkled. My heart sank, and I knew I had been fooled. Although I haven't said anything yet, my mother must have guessed that I was fighting again. I didn't wait for my mother to say anything more, grabbed my schoolbag and said, "I'm going to be late, Mom, I'm leaving." With that, he rushed out the door.

From home to school, it's not that close. But to me, it's really nothing. Every day, I trotted all the way, from being tired and out of breath at the beginning, to running back and forth now. Although it was not early when I left the house, there were still many people who did not arrive at the school gate by the time I ran to the school gate. I also know that many teachers hate me so much, and I can't let them get a handle on this little thing, so I'm never late. As soon as he entered the school gate, he heard someone shouting softly on the side: "Chu Hanbai! ”

When I heard this voice, my spirits were lifted. That's Shen Baoying in my class, I got two gold coins a while ago, it's the female classmate who helped her mother pay for the medicine, she is the second most beautiful in the class. I hurriedly trotted over, and said with a smile: "Bao, do you miss me?" ”

Shen Baoying frowned and whispered, "Don't make trouble." Someone was looking for you just now. ”

I was stunned: "Looking for me?" It's not the Three Horizontal Kings, right? ”

"No, Wang Fuyao didn't look for you, it's two tall and big men."

I was even more stunned: "Really? ”

"Of course it's true. When did I lie to you? ”

I smiled and said, "You still don't lie to me." Last ......"

Shen Baoying's face turned red, and he stomped his feet and said, "People are helping you, what nonsense are you talking about, those two people are so fierce, they are definitely not good people!" Chu Hanbai, what did you do again? ”

Seeing that she was in such a hurry, I didn't dare to smile anymore, scratched my scalp and said, "I beat the three horizontal kings, but he also knocked the bamboo pole." But this guy promised not to say it......"

I said this, but my heart was already half cold. The Three Heng Kings are not going to engage in such a big battle, after all, the matter is big, and he has no good fruit to eat. But two tall and big men came to me, and I couldn't think of why. I said, "What do those two people look like?" ”

"All tall and big, a size wider than you."

I smiled bitterly and said, "You didn't say what you said." What does his face look like? ”

Shen Baoying stretched out his hand and gestured, and said, "The eyes are not very big, the face is very square, and there is a little beard......

I was a little anxious and said, "Did this person say his name?" ”

Shen Baoying shook his head: "He didn't say it. I was a little disappointed, but she said, "He called the thinner one next to him 'Mr. Hu'." ”

When I heard the name, I felt a shock in my heart. Isn't this Mr. Hu the one who saw through my hiding on the dock that day and stalked me? That day, I was able to get out safely with the help of the holy woman, and this Mr. Hu didn't know what medicine he had taken wrong, and when he saw me, he let me go lightly and skillfully. I was worried for two days afterwards, for fear that Mr. Hu didn't do anything at that time because of the face of the saint, and as soon as I left, he would chase after him. But after a few days, I didn't see anything, so I was relieved. After all, they also took back that bag of Fushou Anointment, and there was nothing missing at all. But I didn't expect this person to chase me to school. And the man with a very square face and small eyes with a slight beard that Shen Baoying said also sounded a bit like a black mouse.

Are these two men trying to kill me? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but reach out and touch my pocket.

In his pocket, there was a piece of oiled paper, and the bread in it was the mud paste that had been stained on his hands that day. When I broke into the meditation room that night, the holy woman asked me a question, asked me if I had brought the Fortune Longevity Anointing, most likely because she smelled the ointment. I was so curious about it that I got home that I wiped off the bit of mud on my hand and wrapped it in a piece of oiled paper. After the paste dried, the smell was much lighter, but it was still a little spicy, which was really indescribably weird. I checked, and I knew that Fushou Paste was originally a thing used to smoke, but now this thing has a monopoly law, and not just anyone can sell it, no wonder these people made it so mysterious that night, and they must be smuggling Fushou Cream. When I found out what it was, my first thought was regret. Fushou Paste sells very expensively, I heard that it is about the same price as gold, and the bag I carried away that day was worth hundreds of gold coins, to say the least. If I really got it out that night, it would be considered a fortune, and it's no wonder that the very delicate Mr. Hu will be haunted after finding out that I have taken a pack.

I was thinking about it, when Shen Baoying saw that I didn't speak, she reached out and stabbed me and said, "Chu Hanbai, these two people will definitely look for you, what should you do?" ”

I pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "I can't think of it either." Why don't you go and hide in your house for two days? ”

Shen Baoying's face turned red suddenly. She's very shy, and I like to see her shy. Just as she was about to make a few more jokes, she said softly, "But...... You're just going to stay in my room, okay? ”

When I saw that she was actually serious, I couldn't help but laugh, and I was about to say more, when I suddenly heard someone next to me shouting softly: "Hanbai, it turns out that you have come!" ”

That is Xuan Tielan. When Shen Baoying saw him, she was even more embarrassed, bowed and said, "Teacher Xuan." "She and I were talking and were caught by Xuan Tielan, and her face was about to turn red. Xuan Tielan just nodded at her and said, "Let's go to class." As soon as Shen Baoying left, he pulled me aside and said softly: "Hanbai, woe to you!" That black rat actually found here! ”

Although I had guessed most of it, hearing Xuan Tielan say this, my heart still sank, and I also whispered: "He is for that day's events?" ”

Xuan Tielan said: "It must be." Did you get photographed by him that day? ”

I said, "The black rat knows me." ”

Xuan Tielan sighed and said, "Oops! It's terrible! Hanbai, to be honest, was the goods they shipped that day Fushou Cream? ”

I said, "Hey, you know? ”

Xuan Tielan said: "I didn't know about it. But the old man of my family asked me all the time ago, and then he said to himself, saying that he was going to be banned. Yesterday, he said that the motion to ban the Blessing Anointment had finally passed, and I knew that it must have been caused by what happened that night. ”

I looked at him and didn't feel a little admired, Brother Tie has never been very careful, and this inference is actually completely reversed, but it is crooked. I took out the folded piece of oiled paper from my side and said, "I didn't expect it before, but I found it when I came back." Uncle Xuan is going to ban this thing? ”

Xuan Tielan took the oil paper, opened it and looked at it, then leaned over to his nose and sniffed it, and sighed: "It's really this thing, it's terrible, they must think that you caused them to lose their money." Hanbai, don't run around today, I'll take you through the side door after school. ”

After school on this day, Xuan Tielan stopped me and took me out the back door. Seeing him look like a great enemy, I couldn't help but say, "Brother Tie, are those people still looking for me?" ”

Xuan Tielan nodded and said in a low voice: "Hanbai, you should take a long vacation during this time, and try not to come out." ”

I was stunned and asked, "So serious?" ”

"They said they were looking for someone named 'Chu Hanbai'. I went to deal with them and said that Chu Hanbai was just a student, so they left suspiciously. But when I see them like this, I will not give up. ”

My heart sank. Do the black rats and that Mr. Hu really want my life? Maybe they feel that I have cut off this financial path and want to take revenge. The trading of longevity and anointing has never been a righteous business, not to mention that it is now banned. I suddenly remembered something and asked, "Brother Tie, are they really looking for 'Chu Hanbai'?" ”

Xuan Tielan said: "Yes, that's why I'm worried." Hanbai, who have you reported your name to? ”

I thought about it, shook my head, and said, "No one has it, that black rat only knows that my name is White Eagle." ”

Xuan Tielan sighed: "I guess you don't know when it leaked out." Anyway, even if you deal with the past for the time being, it's better to avoid it as much as possible. ”

When Xuan Tielan sent me home, my father was busy plucking a freshly killed duck feather at home. Seeing Xuan Tielan send me back, he put down the duck, washed his hands and beckoned Xuan Tielan to sit down. I was a little confused, so I went into the house and let Xuan Tielan talk to my father in the hall for a while. After Xuan Tielan left, my father asked me a lot of things, and asked me all about the causes and consequences on the dock that day. When I finished, he thoughtfully stopped talking. Although I have always been a little unimpressed with him, I am also a little curious at this time, and ask, "Dad, what do you say they are looking for me for?" ”

"The biggest possibility is to seek revenge on you."

I was taken aback. I was really afraid of something, so I said, "What revenge are you looking for me?" Didn't I just ask them for a pack of Fushou Anointment, and finally returned to them. ”

"In their eyes, you do such a thankless task, and you clearly have a motive. I was cut off from my wealth by you, and if I don't seek revenge from you, who else will I look for, I should still want to find the instructor from you. It's just that I haven't found it yet, and you, Chu Hanbai, are just a student, and they don't think it looks like it, so they haven't started for the time being. ”

My heart was cold. Indeed, now that the Fushou Paste trade has been cut off, they can no longer make money. Thinking that I had done such a vote just a few days ago, it was natural for them to think that I had come to collect evidence for the purpose of forbidding the Blessing of Longevity, and it was only natural that they would seek revenge on me. It was just that my heart was stirring and I asked, "There is one thing, how did they find me?" ”

"Did you tell anyone your real name?"

I shook my head: "The only thing in the stadium is that my name is White Eagle." ”

Father frowned: "Tie Lan said, they know that your name is Chu Hanbai, but they don't know where you come from, so Tie Lan fooled them." But they will find you sooner or later. He paused and said, "Where did they learn your name?" ”

I was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said, "Yes, there is someone in the ring who knows my real name." But...... But she should ......"

My father looked at me with burning eyes and said, "She's a beautiful young woman, isn't she?" ”

I suddenly panicked. It's not that my father saw through it, but I really don't want to believe that Miss Anne would let the black rats come and kill me. It's just that no matter how much I don't want to believe it, I only told her my real name. If the black rat knew my real name, there would be only one explanation, and it could only be that Miss Anne told him. Maybe Miss Anne leaked out of time by accident? I really didn't want to believe that the gentle and kind Miss Anne would let Black Rat and Mr. Hu come and kill me, but looking back now, it is very suspicious that as soon as I left the ring that day, I encountered two robbers. I always thought it was the Black Rat who instructed him, but the Black Rat was obviously just a boxer who worked in the gym, and his status was not very high, so he had to go to the dock to carry his bag in the middle of the night. The one who can call those two people to do it, she is more likely than the black mouse. I could no longer conceal it, and stammered all the things that had happened, even the fact that Miss Anne had sent me out. My father listened very carefully, but he remained silent. When I finished, he was still silent. After a while, he said, "Tomorrow you are going to see your uncle, and you will still ask for leave for the next few days, and rest at home for about ten days." ”

I hurriedly said, "How can this work?" I haven't been in school for such a long time, what should I do with this year's final exam? ”

"Self-study at home."

Before I could say more, my father suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Hanbai, you probably don't know how much trouble you are involved in. ”

I was shocked to see my father so solemn. Although I feel that it is shameful for my father to betray the country to seek glory, I still admire my father very much. I said, "Dad, is this matter so big?" ”

Father nodded: "Perhaps, the peace of Wuyang City will be broken because of this." Alas, I don't even know if it's right to ban it now. ”

I couldn't understand my father's words. The ban on Fushou Anointing was a motion put forward by Uncle Xuan. What Uncle Xuan is trying to advocate, I believe there will never be a mistake. Father and Uncle Xuan are friends of life and death, and they have always agreed with this proposal before, why do they say so now? I said, "Dad, didn't you say that Fushou Paste is not a good thing, isn't it right that it has been banned?" ”

My father looked at me and sighed for a long time: "In this world, many things are not so simple. Just like a flood is coming, is it better to blindly raise the levee and block it, or dig the diversion channel to dredge it? ”

I thought for a moment and said, "Not necessarily. Sometimes diversion and dredging can be counterproductive, and the result is even more disastrous. It's better to be a hundred, and never suffer in the future. ”

I'm thinking about the Three Horizontal Kings. After beating him up so that he was afraid of me when he saw me, he didn't dare to trouble me again. I just didn't want to do much, but instead he had to make inches, so much so that he intercepted me on the way. When my father heard me say this, he was stunned and smiled, "Your answer is not the same, but it is not unreasonable." It's just that in this way, it depends on whose strength is more. ”

The two hits of the three horizontal kings, of course, can't be compared with me. I was on the verge of leaking these words, but I finally reined in and swallowed them back. I said, "Dad, don't think too much, can't Uncle Yixuan hold it down?" ”