Chapter 1: Danger Comes When You Are Unprepared
Over the past few days, Songshan Manor seems to have become more and more lively. The new owners have brought a lot of surprises to the farm, the salaries of the farmers have doubled, the quality of the meals is much better, and not only that, they can also receive a new set of clothes every quarter from now on.
Therefore, the farmers now work more seriously, harder, and more diligently than before, and they are more loyal to their masters.
According to the instructions of the owner, they have spread the news of the master's competition with Wang Biao, the "boxing king" of Henan, throughout the city.
This is also the biggest news in Luoyan City at present.
Everyone was ready and eagerly awaited the day of the duel to come sooner, and everyone seemed to be a little impatient.
In this way, the day of the duel is also destined to be watched by many people.
At the same time, in the past few days, all kinds of small merchants and hawkers have also taken the opportunity to quietly seize their own place around Songshan Manor.
Among them, there is a stall that roasts sweet potatoes and does very good business, with a cart of an old man with white hair and an old woman with a bent back and hunched waist who roasts sweet potatoes. It can be seen that the age of the two old men does not seem to be under the ancient rare. The hair of the two old men was as white as snow, and the old man's back was bent even more, and he usually walked looking at the ground, and only when the guests bought sweet potatoes did he vigorously raise his head to greet the business, and then he immediately returned to his original shape like a spring, and the old woman had a thin countenance, and the slightest carelessness of her shriveled lips would reveal the secrets of her mouthโthat there seemed to be no tooth in her gums.
The old people that ordinary people have seen are all kind-hearted, but for some reason, there is no trace of kindness on the faces of these two old people.
It's no wonder that at such a young age, they still have to come out to sell sweet potatoes, let me ask the children of the world - can their expressions be happy?
This situation is probably due to unfilial piety, or some other sad reason!
They came to this place every day before dawn, and no one knew when they would go home.
According to Uncle Feng, who was on the watchman at the manor, he had seen these two old men when he was deeper, waiting for the door-to-door sale around the blazing oven.
That afternoon, Wu Shuang came back from outside with a few stewards, and as soon as he stepped out of the carriage, he saw that the two old men were looking at him with strange eyes.
Of course, a famous person, he has seen all kinds of strange eyes.
Therefore, Wu Shuang did not find it strange. However, seeing the two old men, he couldn't help but recall a memory of him - he thought of Yu's mother, and remembered the old man Niu Fen, who had a crush on Yu's mother all his life, his master.
At this time, Wu Shuang suddenly had the urge to eat roasted sweet potatoes.
So, he took out a silver ticket from his sleeve pocket, and he didn't look at how big the face value was, so he handed it to the old man who baked sweet potatoes. A few stewards next to him were dumbfounded when they saw it. The old man didn't look at the face value of the silver ticket, so he took the silver ticket and put it in his pocket like scrap paper.
After that, the old woman smiled and wrapped a fragrant sweet potato in lotus leaves and handed it to Wu Shuang's hand.
At this time, people probably understood the reason why the old woman was not smiling, because the old woman's smile at Wu Shuang just now was indeed more ugly than crying.
Wu Shuang took the roasted sweet potatoes and walked inside, but She Gang, the steward beside him, couldn't help but turn around and remind the two old men: "Old man, you don't have to sell roasted sweet potatoes anymore, you can go home and enjoy your old age in peace." โ
"Young man, you really know how to laugh!" said the old man, "what do we rely on if we don't sell roasted sweet potatoes!"
A person next to him said: "You two confused old men, do you really not know or do you pretend not to know? Just now, the owner of Wu Zhuang gave you a silver ticket of 500 taels, and you will not be able to spend it until you die!"
The old man took out the silver ticket in surprise, and after carefully examining it, there was a look of joy on his face. He happily said to the old woman, "Old woman, we can really go home." With that, they hurriedly packed up the stove and hurried home.
There is an old wolf dog in Songshan Manor, tethered to a small lattice next to the living room, it is said that this old wolf dog has a lifespan of more than 20 years. The old wolf dog is also very eye-catching, it seems to know that Wu Shuang is the new owner of the manor, and every time he sees him, he will shake his head and wag his tail with joy.
At that time, the old wolf dog saw Wu Shuang coming with roasted sweet potatoes again, and its keen sense of smell had already smelled the fragrance, so its tail wagged very happily, and the long dog's mouth was almost drooling.
Wu Shuang understood its mood, so he squatted beside its iron fence, broke the sweet and fragrant roasted sweet potatoes, and threw them into the dog pen one by one. The old wolf dog's skills have not diminished, and he is still so agile and vigorous, and he firmly catches every piece of sweet potato chips thrown over in his mouth.
After only eating a few pieces, the old wolf dog seemed to be tired of the taste. It spun in circles, making a mournful moan, and seemed to be dizzy. After a while, it suddenly fell to the ground, and then it remained motionless, and then its seven orifices slowly flowed blood.
Wu Shuang and the three chief managers were taken aback.
"Roasted sweet potatoes are poisonous!" Du exclaimed.
"Let's go, let's take a look!"
So, Wu Shuang and a few managers quickly chased after the door, but the two old men who sold roasted sweet potatoes had long since disappeared.
Therefore, Han Xiao, who was guarding the door, pointed to the east street and said, "Two old men, pushing the cart to the front." โ
Immediately, Wu Shuang and the three chief managers rushed to chase along the street.
"How far can two old men push a cart!" said She Gang on the road.
However, they chased them all the way to the end of the street, and when they went out of the city gate, they did not see the old man or the car.
"Can they fly!" Zhang Wei wondered.
"In such a short period of time, they can't have disappeared so quickly!" Du Huixiong also muttered.
"They didn't leave the city," said Wu Shuang, who had been calm and silent, "which shows that they have a stronghold in the city!"
"And who will they be?" asked She Gang in a hurry.
"It's a very scary group of people!" Mr. Wu said.
He then muttered, "These people have indeed arrived in Luoyan City. โ
"Do you know them, owner?" asked the three managers in unison, surprised.
Wu Shuang nodded and said, "Judging from the age of these two old men just now and the strange style of their actions, they should be two of them." โ
"Which two people?" asked Zhang Wei.
"The old man's name is Ding Kun, and the people are called 'Invincible Eagle Claw', and the old woman's name is Cao Feng, and the people are called 'Plum Blossom Lady'. Du Huixiong said.
Wu Shuang nodded.
"Is that the last time you mentioned to us, the two Raven Gang protectors twenty years ago?" asked Zhang Wei.
"It should be. Wu Shuang nodded again.
"Are these people really that scary?" asked She Gang.
"The most terrible thing in the world is that it is terrible and unforeseeable!" Wu Shuang said.
"It looks like we're going to have to be more careful these days. โ