Chapter 45: Conquer the Beggars
Early in the morning of the second day, many city guards patrolled the streets in Zhiyun County, and passers-by all pulled aside to give way.
"Uncle is doing well, I haven't eaten for two days." Dressed in shabby clothes, he sat on his knees on the ground and begged, flattering passers-by from time to time.
There were many pedestrians on the streets, but there were hardly two who could give alms, and at the end of the day, only a copper plate was in the crippled rice bowl.
At three o'clock in the morning, the beggar took a look at the sky, got up from the copper plate in the bowl, limped towards a small alley, and after entering, turned a few corners, and sat down beside another beggar with his hair scattered.
"Boss Zhong, you're here." The beggar sitting on the ground turned his head and flattered the beggar who had just arrived.
The beggar did not speak, but took a copper coin from his bosom and threw it at it, and landed on the body of the beggar.
"Thank you, Boss Zhong, thank you, Boss Zhong!" The beggar smiled brightly and nodded.
"It's not easy to beg, it's just such a copper plate in the morning, and people will starve to death." The tall beggar said lazily, clearing his eyes with one hand.
"That's the case, usually we beggars are full and hungry, and if we are unlucky, we can't eat." The beggars thought so.
"Ever heard of the Madmen?" The person who spoke was Zhong Yuanxiu, who was pretending to be a beggar, and he went to the beggar's den the night before and asked for a suit.
"What are the Madmen?" The beggar who asked the question was Wang Xian, who had never heard of the name Madman Gang.
Zhong Yuanxiu stood up suddenly, opened his hands and raised them to both sides, and said in a loud voice: "Crazy Gang!" Sweep away the evil and eliminate the evil! Equality! Once you join, women can practice martial arts, men can weave, and get a platform for unlimited self-expression, as long as you abide by the gang rules, you will no longer be afraid of the underworld forces, your family can be fed, and you can dress warmly in winter! In short, the benefits are greatly dropped! ”
"Ah~Ah~Ah~"
The baby's cry suddenly sounded, coming from the courtyard behind Zhong Yuanxiu, crying heartbreakingly, it was difficult to coax it.
"Sick! What's crazy, I just fell asleep, and this woke up the old lady again! The woman holding the child in the courtyard scolded at a sharp voice, and was about to open the door and come out.
The woman was also a violent temper, and kicked the courtyard door open, slamming it on both sides with a snap.
"Hey! Boss Zhong, wait for me! Wang Xian hurriedly got up and chased in the direction of Zhong Yuanxiu's escape.
The beggar, who was limping in the streets, could now see that there was something wrong with him, and he ran faster than the rabbit, and when the woman came out, he saw Wang Xian running out.
"Stinky beggar, don't let the old lady catch you, otherwise you will look good!" The woman crossed her waist with one hand, her chest undulating, and she looked imposing.
As soon as Wang Xian ran around the corner, he pulled him over in the blink of an eye, startling the usually timid beggar.
"Boss Zhong, why are you running so fast? Don't wait for me. Wang Xian found out that it was his boss Zhong, and his heart calmed down.
"You didn't see and hear the voice of the tigress, as the saying goes, a good man doesn't fight with a woman, I don't care about her." Zhong Yuanxiu patted his chest, and the whole person was quite angry.
Wang Xian, who was present, frowned, didn't know how to answer, simply shut up, squinted and nodded.
The overconfident man grabbed Wang Xian's shoulders and said with a fluttering eyebrow: "Go back first and gather all the brothers." ”
It didn't take long for two more beggars to appear on the streets of Zhiyun County, one looked quite thin, and the other was limping, and the thin one was holding the lame one, and walked slowly like this.
The two of them walked for nearly a quarter of an hour, and entered the most prosperous city center, where the rich and noble families were active, and beggars were forbidden to beg here, but it was okay to pass by.
As the center of the area, the city guards patrolling here are more dense, and it is the county lieutenant Song Zhan who arranged to protect the safety of the wealthy.
"You two wait a minute." The lavishly dressed man with a knife stopped the two beggars.
Zhong Yuanxiu and Wang Xian stopped and glanced at each other, and their hearts were suddenly happy.
"Reach out, you take it and divide it." The noble boy took out some broken silver and handed it over.
Wang Xian glanced at Zhong Yuanxiu, and seeing that his Boss Zhong had no idea, he reached out and took the silver.
"Thank you, Childe, thank you." Wang Xian knelt on the ground with his legs bent and kowtowed a few times.
"Oops!" Zhong Yuanxiu lost his support, his body was crooked, and he fell to the ground with his feet facing the sky.
"Don't beg here, get out of here! Otherwise, the sticks will serve! The leader of a patrol group walked over and shouted at the two beggars.
"Let's go, let's go, Boss Zhong hurry up, let's go." Wang Xian hurriedly picked up Zhong Yuanxiu on the ground, and then nodded to the officers and soldiers.
After walking a distance, Zhong Yuanxiu, who was being held by Wang Xian, turned his head and said loudly: "Thank you Liu Gongzi!" ”
The noble boy turned his head suspiciously, wondering why the beggar recognized him. Many times, but I can't remember where I've seen this person.
Zhong Yuanxiu also glanced at the other party a few times, turned his head and continued to limp forward.
"Brother Liu, does he recognize you?" Another person next to your son walked over and asked with a gentle smile.
Liu Yuanjiu shook his head, chuckled, and replied a little helplessly: "I haven't had any impression of this person, I guess he has heard of me before." ”
"Yes, Brother Liu's name, who doesn't know it in Zhiyun County?" The man's voice was full of ridicule.
"Hahahaha, isn't it the same for Brother Gan." The noble sons looked at the man and flattered each other.
This is Liu Yuanjiu and Gan Quanfei, who were indistinguishable on the martial arts platform two years ago, and they were quite speculative when they first met, and after getting along for a long time, the two became each other's confidants.
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"Boss Zhong, do you also recognize Liu Gongzi?" Wang Xian asked like a curious baby, with some fuss.
"I know, but I only know people, and people don't recognize me." Zhong Yuanxiu straightened up and no longer pretended to be lame, it was too tiring.
"I also know Liu Gongzi, I heard that he and Gan Quanfei are called the two gentlemen of Zhiyun." Wang Xian smiled, as if this included him.
"I don't know if you're a gentleman, it's quite generous to make a move, so I'll get you a tael of silver casually." Zhong Yuanxiu didn't care, the title was too empty, and when he was happy, he would be able to seal a bunch of them for himself.
Wang Xian heard a tael of silver, touched his arms, and was relieved after making sure that there was no problem with this huge amount of money.
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That night, under the oppression of Zhong Yuanxiu's strong force value, all the beggars in the beggar's nest were forced to gather.
Zhong Yuanxiu sat on a dusty stone, with his hands in his pockets, not knowing what an opponent was, and the unhappy beggars let him clean up.
"Zhou Yong, have you all arrived?" Zhong Yuanxiu stood up, his buttocks were full of dust, and he didn't slap it.
"Almost, Boss Zhong." Zhou Yong is the original Boss Zhou, this is his real name, when he heard the question, he looked around and confirmed the number of people.
"Good! I came here today for one thing, that is, I plan to include you in the Crazy Gang, and those who join the gang have a salary, fifty dollars a month, and at the same time, as a member of the gang, you also need to obey orders, and now you agree to raise your hand. Zhong Yuanxiu first tested it with a copper plate to see how many people could join the gang.
After a while, there were more than eighty beggars, and only Wang Xian and Zhou Yong raised their hands hesitantly.
"Don't worry, I won't let you do anything hurtful, and you will have the opportunity to cultivate martial arts, and from now on you will ascend to the sky, and you will never have to be a beggar again." Zhong Yuanxiu was not highly motivated, so he directly added another fire.
"Me! I! I'm going to help! The enthusiasm of the beggars was immediately ignited, and they did not have to do things against their will, but they could also practice martial arts and get paid, where could they find such a good thing.
Zhong Yuanxiu took out a clean booklet, and wrote on the first page of the opening - the madman gang beggars belong to the hall.
"That's it! Come and sign up. Wang Xian came over to help me sharpen the ink. Zhong Yuanxiu picked up the brush and prepared to register.
Wang Xian hurriedly stepped forward and sharpened the ink according to Zhong Yuanxiu's instructions, and his technique was skilled, he should have done such a thing before.
The beggars lined up in a long line, registered in turn, and gave fifty copper coins to Zhou Yong for joining the gang. Three quarters of an hour later, all eighty-two people were registered, officially belonging to the Madman Gang.