Early in the morning, the old alley of the East Corner Tower was deserted.

Wu Qingyun stayed up all night and lost again, his eyes were red and he struggled hard, and shouted: "It's a chicken, three chickens, a leopard!! I won, obviously I won, why don't you admit it?!! ”

The thugs of Yuandefang embroidered their bare arms, their muscles were full and bulging, and they mustered up enough strength to slap Wu Qingyun's right cheek hard!

"Smack!"

The crisp applause accompanied the flying tooth falling into the ditch, and Wu Qingyun was slapped by this slap and fainted.

"Dog-like stuff! Do you dare to shout at me with your third master? ”

The thug spat a mouthful of old phlegm disdainfully and spit on Wu Qingyun's face, and kicked him his thin belly in anger, and Wu Qingyun, who had passed out, let out an unconscious whimper.

Several thugs laughed: "Okay, third brother, what are you angry with an old gambler who has lost and lost his head?" Let's go, go back to drinking!! ”

"This old dog Wu is also strange, every time he comes, every time he loses! I can't afford to lose! It's not that I don't admit it when I wait for a thousand to ruin my reputation in Yuandefang! ”

The thug, known as the third brother, rubbed his wrists and glanced at Wu Qingyun who looked like a dead dog on the ground with disdain.

Another person persuaded, "What do you think of him, and who of the people in this neighborhood does not know about this man?" He was also a scholar, and his parents opened a tofu factory. ”

"Huh? There is such a thing, I didn't expect him to be a reader. The third brother was surprised.

"Reader?"

The man who spoke sneered: "After this person got married, he failed to pass the exam three times in a row, and he became dizzy and began to frequently indulge in gambling houses and restaurants. ”

"First I lost, and then I lost the cash, so I borrowed it.

In the end, his parents' tofu shop was pulled to pay off the debt, and his father died of anger on the spot, leaving an old mother crying blind. ”

"This man is not filial!"

Although the third brother is a prank, he attaches great importance to filial piety, and immediately kicked Wu Qingyun again.

"Unfilial?"

The man who spoke sneered again: "He is clearly not as good as a pig and a dog!" ”

"Don't you know, his old mother is crying blind, thanks to his Hun family helping people to make some pulp, laundry, sewing and mending work, and earn some silver taels to feed the whole family.

However, this Wu Qingyun is a well-known bastard, he was beaten outside, he was angry, and when he went home, he beat his own family and robbed money!

If you get him a little money to buy rice, use it to buy wine! Catch up with good luck, people look at him and give him a little more, so he will use it to gamble! ”

Hearing this, even as a gambling house thug, it was inevitable that he would feel a trace of dissatisfaction and disgust with Wu Qingyun.

"If you have a wife like this, you dare to do it?" The third brother rubbed his wrist, and wanted to grab Wu Qingyun's neck and beat him again to vent his anger: "I want him to no longer be able to rob the hard-working woman of the rice money!" ”

"Hey, don't worry, third brother, listen to me continue."

"Okay, you speak!"

"What Fang just said is some old things, Wu Laogou hasn't robbed money from his Hun family for a long time!"

"Huh? Could it be that this person has changed his temperament? ”

"That's not it, he's dead!"

"How did you die?"

"Speaking of which, it's still related to gambling." The thug sighed and said, "One winter, Wu Laogou gambled with people and lost a lot. The man teased that Wu Laogou relied on the Hun family to feed, and he deserved not to win.

Wu Laogou said that the man was interesting to his Hun family, and if he didn't force people to gamble with him again, he would bet on his Hun family!

The man agreed, but Wu Laogou lost again, this time even the Hun family lost to others. ”

When he returned home and was about to tell him the news, he saw that the family had gone to the empty building, and his mother had starved to death at the door because she had no water and rice for two days.

His Hun family jumped into the well as early as when he heard that he had lost her to others! ”

As soon as this tragic incident in the world was revealed, everyone couldn't help but shudder.

The third brother frowned: "In this way, this person is now alone, where does he get the money to gamble in the workshop all day long?" ”

"Hey, the third brother doesn't know. His family is dead, but he still has a daughter! The man's eyebrows fluttered: "I don't know what good things this old dog did in his last life, he married his wife and gave birth to a pitiful woman, and the birth of a daughter is more and more moving." ”

When his wife died, he was going to jump into the well with his daughter, but the girl seemed to have expected something that day, and hid outside and never came home.

Later, after the mother-in-law and grandmother of the family left, the girl was also strong, begging for food along the street, and survived on her own.

When she grew up a little, she took over her mother's work and supported herself by helping her neighbors wash and sew to earn some money.

By the way, I have to give her old immortal daddy a little bit! ”

Saying that, the thug also sighed for the tragic fate of that daughter's family.

"This kind of thing that is inferior to pigs and dogs really dirty my hands!"

The third brother rubbed the soles of his shoes on the ground in disgust, and sighed: "I don't know if this old dog has lived to be a dog at such an age, forcing the whole family to death, but he is beaten all day long and does not die." ”

Everyone just laughed and said something that since ancient times, it has been a good person who does not live long and a curse that will last for a thousand years.

They didn't define themselves as a scourge, after all, the Northern Song Dynasty government not only did not ban gambling houses, but strongly supported them.

Strictly speaking, they are just unpretentious gambling house workers trying to make a living.

The thugs laughed and hugged back to the gambling house, where there was a charcoal fire for warmth, girls laughing, and a game that made people's blood run high.

Half an hour later, the sun rose.

The air gradually warmed up.

The pedestrians on the street gradually became dense, and Wu Qingyun woke up with a groan.

He rubbed his bruised belly, propped himself up from the ground, and staggered in the direction of his house.

"Humph! The dog entered the Yuande Fang, and if you lose, you don't admit it, grandpa, I will make you look good! ”

"That's clearly a chicken, but are they three chickens? I think it's a chicken? Could it be that I'm mistaken? ”

He muttered as he walked back to the cramped, dilapidated house.

The window paper full of holes was tattered, the poles had long since been broken, and the room was hazy and dark.

"I'm hungry, but I have something to eat!"

As soon as he entered the house, Wu Qingyun shouted loudly.

The room was silent, and no one answered.

Wu Qingyun squeezed his eyebrows and looked around, but saw that there was no one around.

My daughter is gone, so I guess I went to the river to do laundry.

Hmph, unfilial sons and daughters! I knew that he had gone to the gambling house to stay up late to play, and I didn't know that I had prepared some breakfast in advance and put it on the table for him to eat when he came back.

Wu Qingyun complained twice, and when he saw that there was no one around, he suddenly felt itchy hands.

He looked sideways, then straightened up, slipped into the side room, and searched for it in Wu Qingshu's bedroom.

"Where? Where is the money hidden? ”

He flipped over for a while, felt hungry in his belly, and smashed his daughter's dressing drawer as if venting.

The old wooden drawer cracked in half when it hit the ground, and sawdust flew around.

The crisp sound of metal crashing is particularly pleasant.

Wu Qingyun was overjoyed, hurriedly leaned on the ground and picked up the copper coins one by one, and counted them in his mouth: "One, two, three...... Haha, it's fifty-six dollars, and you can gamble again! ”

"What are you doing?!"

Wu Qingshu's stunned voice sounded behind him.

He turned his head to see his daughter's immature arms struggling to carry a wooden basin full of soaked clothes, staring at him anxiously and angrily.

"Cheong-sook~"

Wu Qingyun's old face squeezed out a smile, and he hurriedly stuffed the copper coin into his arms and said, "You're back, how are your clothes washed?" ”

"What are you doing?!" Wu Qingshu's white and tender face showed a thick tiredness, she put down the wooden basin with difficulty, and glanced at the room suspiciously.

When her eyes rested on the broken vanity drawer, her eyes suddenly reddened and filled with tears.

"You...... You, you, you..."

Her tone trembled, with a hint of disbelief: "You smashed the wooden drawer that my mother left for me......"

Wu Qingyun pretended to be relaxed and said, "Who told you to hide the money so deeply?" ”

"Get out of ......" Wu Qingshu covered her face, tears fell to the ground, and her immature and fair face was soaked with tears.

"Get out of here!!"

Her slightly childish voice was engraved with sharp hatred, with endless weariness and pain.

Wu Qingyun's lips trembled with anger: "Who are you talking to like this?" If you are taught to read and write, have you only learned how to be unfilial to your parents?!! ”

"It's you who is not filial!!" Wu Qingshu roared hysterically, and her red eyes were undisguised hatred for Wu Qingyun.

"You forced my mother to death, killed grandpa and grandma!! You are the unfilial descendant!! ”

He was startled, touched the copper coin in his arms and stiffened again, and snorted angrily: "I'm your father!" How can you say that I am wrong?! Don't you hear the ancients and hide for His Holiness!! ”

Wu Qingshu's eyes were distracted, and she muttered: "It's a mistake for me to be born in your family, I should have died earlier, and I died in that well like my mother, so I don't have to live until now to confront you in front of you......"

Wu Qingyun pushed away Wu Qingshu, who was in a trance, and said ruthlessly: "I know, I know, you look down on me!" You, your mother, and my mother, all of you look down on me!! ”

"Wait, wait!"

"When I make a lot of money, I will eat and drink spicy food every day, and I won't give you a penny, so let you beg me!! Hahaha, beg me!! Hahaha!! ”

The people in the house were empty, and only Wu Qingshu's suppressed crying remained.

'Smack! ’

In the shrine, a clumsy hand-carved statue of a Taoist suddenly fell to the ground and rolled to her hand.

Wu Qingshu picked up the statue and cried slightly.

"Immortal Venerable...... Are you staring at me......"

"Why do you have to suffer such a calamity in your life...... Immortal Venerable ......"

She muttered to herself, so sad that she wet her clothes with tears, and buried her head in her arms and cried bitterly.

Half an hour later, outside Yuande Fang.

Wu Qingyun stood on the street empty-handed, only to feel dizzy and dizzy with hunger, and his hands and feet were weak.

"Qingshu definitely has no money, where should I go to find a meal?"

He pondered in his heart, and suddenly saw two Taoists appear in front of him.

"Are you Wu Qingyun?"

The Taoists were unceremonious, looking at him commandingly.

"Yes, it's the villain." Wu Qingyun saw that they were wearing the robes of the Immortal Sect, and knew that the identity of the person who came was extraordinary, so he smiled and said.

"Come with us."

"This ...... I don't know what the two immortals are looking for villains? ”

The Taoist glanced at him impatiently, and said, "It's a good thing, you are favored by my sect, and I want to hire you to work for a period of time, and the salary is very expensive." ”

Wu Qingyun was panicked, but when he saw that the two of them were holding him hostage, he didn't dare to resist, so he obediently followed the two and got into the carriage.

Along the way, the carriage left Bianliang and went straight out of the city.

In addition to Wu Qingyun, there were more than a dozen entourages in the car, but they didn't seem to be Taoists of the Immortal Sect, and they were all dressed in the coarse cloth clothes of ordinary people.

It seems that it is a people who are hired like him.

The two Taoists didn't say a word, silently driving the carriage.

It wasn't until night fell that the people in the carriage became a little impatient.

"Two immortal elders, I don't know where to send us?"

"yes, didn't you go to Xishan? This doesn't seem to be the road to Keisan. ”

The Taoist on the left turned his head impatiently to look at everyone: "What is the noise?" Who said they were going to Xishan? You are waiting to go to Xiangzhou! ”

Sangju? Where to go?

Wu Qingyun had the heart to repent, but when he saw that the two Dao Masters were both swords, with their muscles high and their faces fierce, they suddenly fell silent.

This immortal sect Taoist is not easy to mess with, and I heard that there are many 'Dao level' masters who have been blessed by the Immortal Venerable.

The physical fitness of these initiation masters is almost comparable to that of two mortals of the same size, and it is not a problem to use one enemy and three enemies.

In the rivers and lakes, many heroes who provoked them to get green forests suffered losses.

These people are just like the legendary martial arts masters, they can fly a foot high with a toe, and they can open mountains and split rocks with their bare hands.

Don't look at the fact that there are only two of them, if you make a move, a dozen or so people on our side may not be able to please you.

What's more, the Taoist still has weapons on his body, and he is even more stabbing his hands.

If they sneak away, it will be easy for the forces of the Immortal Sect to catch them, and they may even be beaten severely.

Or stay honest, so that you don't want your own life?

He knew that this Immortal Sect was a true immortal Taoism, and he cherished the lives of the people the most, and had always taken it as his grand wish to purify all sentient beings, and he was unwilling to kill more.

There was no word all the way, and soon the carriage entered the border of Xiangzhou.

Wu Qingyun was keenly aware that many of the large carriages on the official road that also hung the banner symbols of the Immortal Sect were the same as the destinations of himself and the others.

The carriage galloped on the official road, but it crossed the city without entering, and plunged into the mountains thirty miles outside Xiangzhou City.

Following the newly opened road, the carriage slowly drove into a rumbling coal mine.

Lin Yuanai's robe was stained with coal ash, and when he heard that his subordinates had come to deliver the list of miners for today, he hurriedly came out of the house and went to the open-pit dam of the mine.

There were two Taoists accompanying each carriage, and they were ordering everyone to get off the carriage and line up to register and make a book.

Lin Yuanai stepped forward to hand over to the Taoists, looked at this group of new miners excitedly, and nodded with satisfaction: "Well, the quality is not bad, the muscles and bones are strong, and I should be able to stand up for a while." ”

Hearing this, Wu Qingyun muttered in his heart, looked around again, and suddenly a bad thought emerged.

"Could it be that I can't wait to be sold here to mine?!" ’

(End of chapter)