Chapter 14: A Fierce Boy
Moving all the way, when calculating that the footsteps should have been on the ground in Xiangyang, he suddenly heard a noisy sound from the woods in front of him, mixed with the cry of the old man.
When I followed the sound and got closer, I saw two sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys hanging from a big locust tree, and a young man and an old man of the same age on the side were saying some words begging for mercy in front of a person who looked like an official.
Beside them was a bloodstained dogskin-like object on the ground, and next to them were a dozen sturdy men with swords in their hands.
Wang Yuanheng felt that the old man seemed to be a little familiar, and when he looked closely, wasn't it the old beggar he saw in Xiangyang City that day!
If he wanted to see what was going on, he hid in the shadows and watched the people in the forest. I saw that the old beggar was begging the butler for mercy, and at the same time he kept beating his mouth hard, and the crisp whipping sound could be heard.
After a while, blood appeared on the corner of the old beggar's mouth. But the butler didn't seem to be moved, and rolled his eyes and said, 'Old fellow, don't come here!'
The old beggar was startled, and quickly pulled the young man next to him to kneel down and kowtow to him. But the butler turned his head to the side, pointed to the dogskin on the ground, and said, 'You don't need to worship me, just kowtow to my rhubarb!'
When he heard this, the old beggar trembled over to the dogskin. When he was about to kneel, he was already stopped by the young man next to him.
The housekeeper was even more furious, and shouted, "You poor ghosts conspired to kill my young master's dog, and today you will be forced to pay for it with your life!"
As he spoke, a strong man with a leather whip in his hand immediately began to whip the two young men hanging upside down.
After a while, the two teenagers were beaten and their mouths and noses were bleeding, and their skin was open. The old beggar was even more excited, and struggled several times to worship the dogskin.
At this time, the young man next to him suddenly said loudly, 'This matter is all my doing, and it has nothing to do with others, I want to fight or kill, even if it comes at me!'
The butler was stunned, nodded and said, "I didn't expect the old beggar to have such a stubborn grandson!"
Everyone just breathed a sigh of relief, but unexpectedly, the housekeeper said, 'The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped, I want to see if your kid is really tough or fake!'
With that, he snatched the whip from the man's hand and struck the boy on the back, while motioning for the others to continue beating the boy hanging from the tree.
The butler's hand was extremely heavy, and within a while, the young man's beaten flesh was rolled up, and blood was dripping. But the boy never spoke.
The old beggar on the side saw that his grandson was beaten and wanted to step forward to protect him, but he was stopped by two big men next to him.
When Wang Yuanheng was about to appear, he suddenly heard the young man shout 'Stop!' like thunder, and the housekeeper was stunned and shouted, 'What are you going to do?'
The young man stood up and said, 'Indeed, I killed your young master's dog.' Originally, I had nothing to say about losing my life, but my grandfather was old and still needed my support; I didn't have any money, but I have justice to pay you back!
As he spoke, he put his left hand into his mouth, bit off his index finger with all his might, and then handed the bloody severed finger to the butler.
The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily, "You kid dare to sprinkle in front of the master!" Come on, don't you tie me up soon, you will definitely be beaten to death today to eliminate the anger in my heart!"
When the big man on the side heard this, he immediately stepped forward and pushed the young man to the ground. As soon as he saw that the young man was in submission, the housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward and raised his leg to kick the young man in the face.
After a while, the young man's face was already blurred with blood, and blood flowed. Wang Yuanheng couldn't stand it anymore, so he dodged and snatched all the leather whips and blades from the hands of those evil slaves, and shouted, "Don't wait yet!"
The butler and the others only felt that the things in their hands had been taken away by the people who came. Knowing that today's events were a bit excessive, he just thought that he had angered the gods, so he quickly fled in a panic.
When he was young, the old beggar led the young man to come over and salute Wang Yuanheng, and after Wang Yuanheng signaled, the old beggar said that his real surname was Hong Mingxian, and his home was in Hongjiazhuang, which was four or five miles away from here; when he was a teenager, because of the troubled times, coupled with the tyranny of the government, he had to go to other places to beg for a living.
In recent years, due to his age, he has moved the idea of returning to his roots and returning to his hometown to recuperate. Hong Xian said as he looked at the young man with the severed finger kindly.
The young man didn't care about bandaging and breaking his finger at the moment, and hurriedly put down the other two teenagers hanging from the tree, and came to the two of them to squat down together.
After a pause, Hong Xian continued: "Wandering for half a life, I can return to my roots when I am old, and I have children and grandchildren to help me, and I am really relieved in my heart."
Helplessly, due to the perennial displacement, the body actually fell into the disease of 'tuberculosis', and every time in the cold of winter, he coughed and wheezing.
When it is so bad, it is difficult to even swallow food; after looking for Lang Zhong to see it, Lang Zhong said: This disease is caused by physical weakness and cold, and it needs to be supplemented with warm things when the yang energy is in full bloom; Unexpectedly, Lang Zhong's casual words were actually remembered by Qi'er in his heart' Saying, Hong Xian stretched out his hand and gently stroked the hair of the young man with the severed finger in front of him, his eyes were full of pity.
Seeing that this young man had a strong temperament and acted in a very orderly manner, which seemed to be somewhat similar to his own youth, Wang Yuanheng couldn't help but feel a little good for the young man and asked, 'He is your grandson, his name is Qi'er, right?'
Hong Xian nodded and shook his head and said, "When he returned home that year, because he had no heirs under his knees, a nephew of the family saw that he was lonely, so he sent his son to him to take care of his diet and daily life.
It was not the old beggar's own grandson, Wang Yuanheng couldn't help but be shocked. Na Hongxian sighed and said, "Unexpectedly, after the doctor left that day, his casual words were remembered by Qi'er, and as a result, it brought him today's disaster."
As he spoke, he sighed again. When asked about the reason, Hong Xian said slowly, "That day, my two juniors came to see me, and then a few people went out to play together, but I didn't want to do such a thing as stealing chickens and dogs, and I was also approached.
He shook his head again. At this time, the young man named Qi'er suddenly interjected, "I took my two brothers out to play that day, but unexpectedly, a vicious dog came out of nowhere, and at that time I bit Brother Lu's leg.
I thought, instead of leaving this beast here to do harm, it is better to get rid of it, stew it for grandpa to recuperate, and...'As soon as the words came out, he immediately attracted a reprimand from Hong Xian, but the young man kept his head down and did not say a word.
"What kind of gang is the junior?" Wang Yuanheng suddenly asked, Hong Xian smiled and said, "When I went to beg in other places, I was often bullied because I was not familiar with the place, and then I heard that people who seemed to me and other people who were begging everywhere had a gang, and if I joined this gang, I would not be bullied anymore.
He joined the gang under the leadership of others. ''Oh, what kind of gang is this?' Wang Yuanheng was quite interested.
This gang is called the 'Flower Gang', which was founded in the troubled times of five generations, because there were many hungry and cold displaced people at that time, and they were bullied because of the begging road, and then they were called by Zhuang Yifang, who was in distress.
At that time, the hungry and cold people in the world joined one after another, and there were tens of thousands of people in the gang at one time.
What does the Gang's Gang do on weekdays? Wang Yuanheng asked with interest. On weekdays, we are scattered all over the country, each begging for a living, and doing some work to tame snakes and catch snakes.
When a brother is bullied, the other brothers will work together to seek justice for him, and only when a major incident occurs in the gang, the gang leader will give an order, regardless of the world, the sea, the north, or the south, will gather around the gang leader.
'How can this Huazi Gang be so united?' Wang Yuanheng was a little surprised, Hong Xian sighed and said slowly, "At the beginning, under the leadership of the Zhuang gang leader, the brothers in the gang were harmonious and respectful of the gang rules, and they had never committed any offenses with the government, and the gang members were increasing day by day; Coupled with the difference of opinion, the gang was divided into two factions, clean clothes and dirty clothes, and friction with the government began to increase.
By the time of Liu Quanyi, the fifth-generation leader, due to his lack of talent, the clean clothes faction in the gang was actually bought by the local festival envoy and forced the dirty clothes faction brothers to work for the government.
The brothers of the Dirty Clothes faction did not obey, and were persecuted by the Pure Clothes Faction and the government, and the brothers of the Dirty Clothes faction were forced to scatter elsewhere, and a huge 'Flower Gang' was torn apart from then on.
Hong Xianyan sighed, and there was a lot of regret in his words. Suddenly, with a plop, Qi'er knelt down in front of Wang Yuanheng, Wang Yuanheng was a little at a loss for a while, and quickly helped him up and asked, "Why is this?"
''I want to learn martial arts from you as a teacher so that I can protect my grandfather.'' Hong Qi'er replied. It turned out that the martial arts used by Wang Yuanheng when he appeared just now had been shocked by Hong Qi, and at this moment, seeing him talking happily with his grandfather, he was blessed for a while, and he hurriedly bowed down.
Wang Yuanheng had some liking for Hong Qiben, and when he saw that he wanted to worship himself as a teacher, it could be said that he was in the middle of it, but before he returned to his master's door, he nodded and accepted him as his own registered disciple.
In the next two days, Wang Yuanheng passed on some of Hong Qi's Wudang faction's introductory martial arts to him to practice first, and he continued to go to Wudang Mountain.