Yongyang Fang is located in the northwest corner of Yandu City, which is a very inconspicuous small square.

The people who live here are basically peddlers and pawns, small people in the market, not too poor, but far from rich.

It rained overnight, and the roads in Yongyangfang were muddy.

Shang Jingchuan walked with difficulty carrying enough food for a day.

If someone who knows him sees him at this time, he will be shocked and dare not recognize him.

Because of the extremely heavy meter in the past, no matter what happened to him, he had to keep a clean and decent Shang County Shou.

At this moment, he actually had a scruffy beard, his hair was even more messy, and he was wearing a shabby gown, which at first glance looked like a poor and destitute teacher.

Finally getting out of the muddy road, Shang Jingchuan came to a small inn that could not be smaller, rubbed the mud from the soles of his shoes on the steps of the threshold, and then slowly walked in.

"Old man, I came back so early today!" The innkeeper greeted with a smile.

said to be a man, but in fact, there are only two people in this inn, including the shopkeeper, and they are also father and son.

So this child, who is only fifteen or sixteen years old, still has the job of being the shopkeeper of the inn.

"Well, there weren't many people in the market today, so I bought something to eat and came back early." Shang Jingchuan said as he handed over the things in his hand.

The young man took it quickly, opened it and looked at it, and then asked, "Is it still the same?" ”

"Well, as usual."

"Okay!"

The young man carried his things and went into the kitchen.

Don't look at his age, but his cooking skills are not bad.

In order to save money, Shang Jingchuan often buys ingredients by himself, and then asks this young man to do some processing for him.

Shang Jingchuan went to the counter and poured a pot of tea, sat on the chair and drank it slowly.

This kind of small inn that doesn't even have a name and surname naturally can't afford to use good tea, and it is basically the bottom of the goods left over from the tea house sold to the end, and it is sold out when mixed and blended.

The advantage is that it is cheap, and sometimes if you are lucky, you can buy good tea, but the disadvantage is that you can taste everything.

At first, Shang Jingchuan also felt that it was a little difficult to swallow, but after getting used to it for these days, he suddenly felt that this tea soup like soy sauce actually tasted good.

While he was drinking tea, the innkeeper walked in from outside.

The innkeeper's surname is Bai, and he hasn't asked what his specific name is, so he has always called him Bai Shopkeeper.

This white shopkeeper is only in his forties, but I don't know if it's because of the poverty of life or what, his back is hunched early, his hair is gray, and his face is often full of sadness, so he looks like an old man in his sixties.

However, today Shang Jingchuan still sensed that something was wrong, because the sadness on the face of this white shopkeeper was even worse than before, and it was almost overflowing.

He hunched over and came to Shang Jingchuan, sat down and drank a bowl of tea and soup, and then wiped his mouth.

"I'm sorry, old man, but you're going to move out today."

"Move out? Why move out? I don't owe you money, do I? Shang Jingchuan asked with some consternation.

When he "ran away from home", he brought a sum of money with him, although it was not much, but it was enough to live in such a small shop.

"It's not that you owe me money, it's true, my shop...... I can't go on! ”

In the end, the white shopkeeper spoke with a sad voice, and tears rolled in his eyes.

"What's going on?" Shang Jingchuan couldn't help but ask.

"Alas, don't ask, it's useless to ask, and I don't want the house money for the next few days, just move out quickly."

After saying this, the white shopkeeper stood up and staggered away.

Looking at his back, Shang Jingchuan was puzzled.

Although this small shop is dilapidated, it is still clean, and this house is the ancestral home left by the ancestor of the white shopkeeper.

In addition, there are no hired people, and everything is done by the father and son, so the cost is very small, so although there are not many customers, they can still make ends meet.

Why did it open so well before it suddenly had to close?

When he was in doubt, he suddenly heard a quarrel in the kitchen, and then he saw the young man rushing out of the house with a kitchen knife.

The white shopkeeper hugged his waist from behind, and persuaded with tears in his eyes: "Son, you can't go, even your life will be on the line after you go." ”

"Father, you let me go, these people have hit our inn with their ideas, I can't bear this breath if I can't come out."

The usually kind young man, at this time, his eyes were red, and his face was a little hideous.

"What are you going to do to fight with others, they have the support of the Four Seas Gang behind them, okay, accept your fate, it's a big deal, let's move to the countryside." The white shopkeeper cried and said.

It may be that the three words of the Four Seas Gang played a role, the young man stiffened, and the kitchen knife in his hand fell to the ground with a loud bang, and then he slowly squatted down, covered his face and cried bitterly.

Shang Jingchuan was confused on the sidelines, but he still heard the name of the Four Seas Gang clearly.

He didn't understand how such a small inn could have anything to do with the Four Seas Gang.

So he walked over and helped the white shopkeeper on the ground, who was also crying bitterly.

"What the hell is going on, old man, can you tell me?"

"Well, that's it, since you insist on asking, it doesn't hurt to tell you."

Then the white shopkeeper briefly told the story.

It turned out that there was a gang of ruffians and hooligans in Yongyang Fang, and the leader was a person named Bai Laosan.

This person bullies and dominates the market, and does all kinds of evil, but because his brother is a small leader in the Four Seas Gang, with this background, Bai Laosan is even more fearless, and no one dares to provoke him.

The small shop operated by the white shopkeeper before had to pay a protection fee every month, otherwise he would not want to open it in Yongyangfang.

If that's all it takes, the wealth will be ruined, and the white shopkeeper will endure it.

Unexpectedly, just today, this Bai Laosan suddenly called the white shopkeeper over, and kept saying that he had taken a crush on his family's ancestral property and planned to pay for it, and the price given was not even one-third of the market price.

How could this white shopkeeper be willing, but Bai Laosancai was so powerful that he didn't care whether he agreed or not, and directly gave an ultimatum.

They have three days to pack up everything and get out of the house, or they will be beaten once.

Then he ignored the pleading of the white shopkeeper and blasted him out directly.

The white shopkeeper returned home dejected.

After listening, Shang Jingchuan couldn't help but be angry.

"This is just too bullying, why don't you report to the official?"

"Reporter?" The white shopkeeper smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Believe it or not, if I report to the official today, I will die in the prison tomorrow." ”

"Why? Could it be that this Bai Laosan is so powerful? Shang Jingchuan said angrily.

"No, it's just because we, the little people, have no power and deserve to be bullied."

At this time, the white shopkeeper had already accepted his fate.

"Old man, you should also leave quickly, Bai Laosan's people may come at any time, to see that you haven't moved away yet, maybe even you will be implicated."

"So what are you going to do?"

"What else can I do? Of course, it's a matter of moving away, but it's a pity that my ancestors left the industry! The white shopkeeper said reluctantly.

Shang Jingchuan's lungs are about to explode.

In the past, he was high above the temple, and although he knew that there were many injustices among the people, he also thought that it was just a very rare phenomenon.

As a result, I didn't expect that what I saw and heard in just a few days completely subverted Shang Jingchuan's three views.

He found that the injustice of the people is no longer an isolated phenomenon, but a shocking normality.

For example, in the case of the Bai family's old shop, just because of Bai Laosan's words, the Bai shopkeeper father and son had to obediently roll up and leave, if there was the slightest resistance, they would be killed.

And Bai Laosan, who is so arrogant, is actually not even a gang member of the Four Seas Gang, just a gangster who uses his name to show off his might.

You can see how dark it is.

For the first time, Shang Jingchuan had a more intuitive understanding of the decay and depravity of this Great Swallow.

"I'm not leaving, I want to see if this white third person has three heads and six arms, otherwise how dare he act like this."

Shang Jingchuan committed the stubbornness of a scholar again.

"Don't say that, Bai Laosan's subordinates are all outlaws, and they really dare to kill." The white shopkeeper said with a frightened face.

"Dare to kill? I'd like to see if they dare to kill me!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard a sneer from outside the door.

"Who is so bold that they dare to provoke our Third Master Bai?"

As he spoke, he saw a group of green-skinned hooligans break into the inn.

As soon as he saw them, the white shopkeeper was so frightened that he began to tremble all over.

"Each ...... Ladies and gentlemen, he is a passer-by, and he does not know the rules, so don't be like him. ”

"Get out of the way, what's your point here?"

With a scolding, a green skin with a dragon and a phoenix walked up to Shang Jingchuan, looked up and down twice, and then sneered.

"Old Bangzi, it's pretty bad."

The crowd laughed.

Shang Jingchuan was also a little apprehensive in his heart, but he still stubbornly said: "You openly rob other people's property, is there no royal law?" ”

"Hey, return the king's law, let me tell you, in this Yongyang Fang, our Bai Sanye's words are the king's law!"

With the words, the green skin raised his hand and was a slap.

Syllable!

After a crisp sound.

Shang Jingchuan looked at the other side with a confused expression, "You actually dare to hit me?" ”

"What's wrong with beating you? It's you who beats you, I see that you're tired of being crooked, brothers, give him comfort. ”

The gang of green skins swarmed up, and soon knocked Shang Jingchuan to the ground, and then kicked and kicked.

Seeing this scene, the white shopkeeper knelt on the ground and kowtowed like pounding garlic and begged.

"Don't fight, if you kill someone, this place will become unlucky, how will Bai Sanye live at that time?"

It may be that this sentence played a role.

Only then did the gang stop, and then the leader spat at Shang Jingchuan on the ground.

"Damn, I thought it was some great character, and that's it? If it weren't for the fear of dirtying Bai Sanye's place, I would have killed you first today. ”

Shang Jingchuan was lying on the ground with his face covered in blood, and he didn't even have the strength to speak.

The white shopkeeper here said good things vigorously, and finally made these green-skinned gangsters happy.

"Okay, see that you old boy is still good at something, that's it for today, hurry up and pack up your things and get out, otherwise Bai Sanye can really kill you."

After leaving this sentence, the gang walked away.

The white shopkeeper hurriedly helped Shang Jingchuan on the ground up.

His son called for washing water and wiped the blood from Shang Jingchuan's face.

After checking it out, the white shopkeeper couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, it's all skin trauma, and it will be good for a few days. Old man, I appreciate your friendship, but we can't afford to mess with anyone, so let's leave quickly. The white shopkeeper said sadly.

Shang Jingchuan looked as if he hadn't heard it, and his eyes were hooked.

"Bad Dad, this old man shouldn't be beaten stupid!" The young man said anxiously.

At this moment, Shang Jingchuan suddenly stood up and walked out.

"Hey, old man, why are you going?"

But Shang Jingchuan didn't say anything at all, but ran out quickly.

When he came to the street, many people looked at him with strange eyes.

Because Shang Jingchuan's hair was messy and dusty at this moment, and blood stains could be seen in many places, he was no different from a madman.

But Shang Jingchuan completely ignored these strange eyes, and ran quickly towards Guangdefang.

If you lose your shoes, you can simply run barefoot.

When he ran to Guangdefang Xiaojing Hutong, he was no different from a beggar.

Finally came to the front and back of the gate, Shang Jingchuan gasped for a while, and then knocked on the gate.

Knock knock!

The voice was rapid.

Soon, the voice of a drunken child was heard in the courtyard.

"Who's this?"

Saying that, she opened a gap, and when she saw Shang Jingchuan standing outside the door, Zui'er couldn't help but be startled, and then hurriedly said: "There is leftover food at home, you are waiting here, I will go and get it for you." ”

This is obviously treating Shang Jingchuan as a begging for food.

"Drunken girl, it's me!" Shang Jingchuan shouted.

"Huh? Uncle Shang? Drunken said in disbelief.

"Yes, it's me, is Zhao Shaoxia at home?"

"Yes, yes!"

Zui'er hurriedly opened the door and welcomed Shang Jingchuan in.

At this time, Shang Luoluo also rushed over when he heard the sound, and he couldn't help but be shocked when he saw his father so embarrassed.

"Father, what's wrong with you?"

"Don't ask, it's important to save people!"

With that, Shang Jingchuan ran into the backyard and saw Zhao Ya, who was studying the newly acquired Wind Chopping Knife Technique.

Zhao Ya was also taken aback, and then asked, "Uncle Shang?" ”

"There's something you want to help me with."

"What's the matter?"

"Kill!" Shang Jingchuan said categorically.

Zhao Ya was stunned, "Murder? Kill whom? ”

"People from the Four Seas Gang! Come with me first, and I'll talk to you on the way. ”

Saying that, Shang Jingchuan dragged Zhao Ya and walked out.

Zhao Ya had no choice but to talk to Shang Luoluo and Zui'er, and then followed him out.

When he was on the road, Shang Jingchuan told him a rough story about what happened.

After listening, Zhao Ya was a little ridiculous.

"So you want me to kill that Bai San for you?"

"That's right!"

"It's easy to kill him, but then what?"

"What, then?"

"There are too many people like Bai San, if you kill him, there may be worse people, do you think you can kill him?"

Shang Jingchuan stopped when he heard this, lowered his head and thought about it.

Zhao Ya didn't urge.

He wanted to see what kind of choice Shang Jingchuan, who had been immersed in the grand narrative and couldn't extricate himself, would make.

After a while, I saw Shang Jingchuan raise his head suddenly, and said with a clear look in his eyes: "You can't kill it with your own strength, but what if you add me, the Jingzhao Mansion Yin?" ”

(End of chapter)