Chapter 19, the beggar gang, the rudder of Xiangyang must be changed

Just as he was studying like a god, the sound of dense horses' hooves sounded behind him, Li Shucheng came to his senses, looked around, led the horse into the forest on the side of the road, and quietly avoided observing. Whoever told him that he had just killed a lot of soldiers, it was inevitable that he would be weak-hearted.

Soon, Li Shucheng saw a bunch of soldiers galloping across the avenue, and thought to himself: "Is it really here to hunt me down?" No, it seems that we have to change directions, and we can't go directly to the south. ”

After thinking about leading the horse deep into the woods and killing it, and then the sword was gone, and the sword was thrown into the bushes at intervals. I don't want a few Buddhist scriptures in the package, it's just a pretense, and now I take it to occupy a place, and I throw it away, and then I don't go on the road with the package on my back, and I walk directly through the woods.

In the evening, when he came to a big town, Li Shucheng shook his folding fan and found a restaurant, ate a full meal, and then stayed in the only inn in the town.

The next day, Li Shucheng bought a donkey cart, changed into a simple robe, bought a hat to wear to shade the sun, and continued to walk west slowly with the donkey cart.

During this period, although he encountered several waves of soldiers, Li Shucheng also coped with it easily.

Let the donkey go, Li Shucheng sat in the car and read, and after half a month, Li Shucheng drove the donkey cart to the Jinsong border, but he didn't encounter trouble all the way.

After putting the donkey away, Li Shucheng picked up the package, crossed the border, and finally returned to the Great Song Dynasty.

Li Shucheng inquired, this is under the rule of Xiangyang Mansion.

"Xiangyang Mansion? It seems that it should be that Xiangyang. Li Shucheng thought to himself, "Since you have come to Xiangyang, it will be in vain not to go to the place where Dugu seeks defeat and seclusion." Not to mention taking the Condor away, it's good to get a few snake galls of the Bodhisattva Snake!"

To inquire about the news and find the Bodhisattva Snake, the best place to go is, of course, the beggar gang, which is numerous and well-informed.

"Little brother, are you from the beggar gang?" Li Shucheng walked up to a little beggar who was begging, gave a tael of silver, and asked.

The other party looked only eleven or twelve years old, but his courage was not small, and he replied: "I am a beggar!"

"Then take me to your helmsman. Li Shucheng smiled, "I'll ask him for help." ”

"Who do you think you are?" said the little beggar with a look at you.

"If you take me to see your helmsman, I will give you a hundred taels of sons, and your helmsman will promote you to a bag or even two bags of disciples. Li Shucheng tempted.

"Can you really make our helmsman promote me to a second bag of disciples?" the little beggar hurriedly asked. He doesn't care if he has money or not, even if he gets a hundred taels, he has to hand it over. If you can promote him to a second bag of disciples, this is the benefit.

"Of course!" Li Shucheng smiled and nodded in affirmation.

"Okay, I'll take you to the helmsman. The little beggar said.

Li Shucheng followed the little beggar to the outside of the city, and the little beggar pointed to a dilapidated temple from a distance and said, "That's our Xiangyang rudder." ”

Li Shucheng looked around, there was no figure, no, there were a few lying in front of the broken temple, basking in the sun.

"This is the beggar gang Xiangyang rudder, this ...... Why did the young man come here?" After Li Shucheng and the little beggar approached, several people basking in the sun sat up, looked at Li Shucheng and asked.

Li Shucheng arched his hand and said, "My name is Li Shucheng, come to ask you beggars to help inquire about the news?"

"Inquiring about news?" said one of the old beggars, "we are the best at inquiring about news!"

"That's right, I've learned some medicine, and I've come to you to ask about a snake, and I'm looking for this snake to dispense medicine. Li Shucheng said.

"Catching snakes and calling flowers are experts, but what kind of medicine do you want snakes to dispense? It can't be a poison that harms people, right?" said the old flower.

"Yes, don't do anything harmful!" said another old man, Flowers.

"Well, snakes can not only take snake venom, but also medicine. Li Shucheng said, "Besides, if you want to get poison to harm people, why bother looking for poisonous snakes? There are so many poisons." I want snake gall. ”

"Snake gall is easy, and it can give you a lot in a day. The third old man said.

"You don't have to be a snake gall. Li Shucheng said, "What I want is the gall of a special snake." ”

"What's so special about the snake you're looking for?" asked a middle-aged beggar as he appeared outside the temple gate.

"Helmsman!"

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Several old beggars stood up and saluted.

"I've seen the helmsman. Li Shucheng bowed his hand, and then said, "This snake has a yellow body, faintly glowing with golden light, has sarcoma on its head, and walks like the wind." ”

"Oh, I've never seen a snake like this. "We can look for it." Shaoxia, please come into the house and wait for a while. Third Uncle Luo, go below and ask if there is any news of this snake. ”

"Good. Li Shucheng agreed, and when he saw the little beggar who brought him, he looked anxious, and said with a smile, "I won't forget what I promised you, and you can come in with you." ”

"That, young man, I'll just wait here. The little beggar didn't dare to make a mistake, and said obediently. Although he is a disciple of the Beggar Gang, he also knows that this is the rudder, but he has never been here, and it is already the limit to be brave just now, and he does not dare to enter it now.

"What did the young man promise him?" asked the helmsman as he entered the door with Li Shucheng.

"That's right, I promised him that if he brought me to the helmsman, I would ask the helmsman to promote him to the second bag of disciples. Li Shucheng said.

"This, Shaoxia, the management of the beggar gang disciples is very strict, and they cannot be promoted at will. The helmsman said, "Otherwise, it's not all messed up." ”

"Of course I do. Li Shucheng said, "I want to help you do something, I brought it from him, and he will have merit, and it makes sense to be promoted to a second bag of disciples." ”

"Help us?" said the helmsman, "that's an idea. But we don't need any help from the young man for the time being. "The Beggar Gang is the largest gang in the world, and there are also top masters like Hong Qigong who help it, and no one in the rivers and lakes will provoke the Beggar Gang without opening their eyes. As for the people in the government, it is even worse, the beggars are a group of beggars, who have no oil and water, and they cause more trouble.

"If you think about it, there will always be. Li Shucheng said.

After entering the ruined temple, Li Shucheng took a look, although it was the territory of the beggars, it was quite tidy.

The helmsman took a jar of wine, poured two bowls, and said, "Welcome the young man to the beggar gang as a guest, and I will give you a bowl." ”

"Helmsman, the wine should be drunk slowly. Li Shucheng said, "Drinking too much hurts your body." ”

"Okay, then drink slowly. The helmsman said, "This jar of wine is still left over from the previous month's guest service, and it is gone when it is finished." ”

"So you're having a hard time. Li Shucheng said. The life of a beggar is not easy, but as the leader of the beggar gang, life should not be bad, right?

"Although Xiangyang is a big city, this is the border, and the people are not having a good time, and we beggars are even more sad. The helmsman said.

"If you have a hard time, you have to find a way to make money!" Li Shucheng said, "How much can you get by begging, of course life is difficult." ”

"Earn money?" said the helmsman, "how do we make money? As the leader of the beggar gang, he knew that the beggar gang also had some property in wealthy places. I didn't think about doing business before, but I didn't resist it. It's just that they are poor beggars, and they have the capital to do business.

"Oh, you don't necessarily need capital to make money. Li Shucheng said with a smile, "You can find something that doesn't require capital to do first." ”

"Why don't you need capital?" said the helmsman.

"The ones who work hard. Li Shucheng said, "You have a lot of young adults in the rudder, right? You can go and find things to do, and if you are not at the worst, you can organize them to hunt? As for those children, I can teach them to identify herbs and let them pick herbs to sell." ”

"Well, you can't make much money, do you?" said the helmsman.

"I really don't make a lot of money. Li Shucheng said, "However, it's better than begging, right?

"Well, yes! If there is a business that can make a lot of money without capital, it will not be our turn. The helmsman thought and thought for a while, and said, "You can't eat a fat man in one bite, things have to come step by step." ”

"If only the helmsman could figure it out. Li Shucheng said, "Let those young adults go hunting, children go to collect medicine, a little bit of saving, a year or two, you can accumulate a lot of money." ”

"Hunting can be done right away. The helmsman said, "As for the matter of collecting herbs, the person who divides the helm doesn't know a few herbs, so he will trouble Brother Li." ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. Li Shucheng said, "Everyone helps each other." ”

Next, the Xiangyang rudder was busy, and the helmsman convened a meeting of the leaders of the various beggar gang strongholds under the Xiangyang rudder.

"I'm here to tell you about what happened after we split the rudder. The helmsman said, "We split the rudder, and the place we are in is not good, there are many people, and life is too bad." ”

"Helmsman, we are beggars, of course the days are like this. A strong man said, "Otherwise, is it still a beggar?"

"Beggars have different ways. The helmsman said, "Some of them have eaten the last meal but have not eaten the next meal, like us, and some of them can't finish eating, but they can still save some." And you, Xu San, you are a big man, don't you want to do something, just think about your subordinates asking for money to support you?"

"So, I decided. The helmsman said, "The young ones go hunting, it doesn't matter to you whether you put down a sleeve or use a bow and arrow, you can do it! The prey you catch can not only be eaten by yourself, but also sold, and in addition, there are furs, which can also be sold after being nitrated." ”

"As for the children. The helmsman pointed at Li Shucheng and said, "This is Li Shucheng, a young man, he will instruct the children to dig herbs." ”

"In short, we have to make changes in Xiangyang. "I won't force anyone who doesn't want it, but don't think that splitting the helm will give you the money that other people earn." ”