Chapter 4: The Mysteriously Missing Money Bag
Seeing that the things in his hand were picked up and snatched away, the little fat man's heart was full of regret. This kind of regret is like walking halfway down the road and suddenly seeing a woman that you have appeared in your fantasy. When you are overjoyed, follow this woman to her home. It was discovered that she was not only married, but also had two babies called her mother.
The little fat man glanced regretfully at the blanket that had been picked up, and then noticed the appearance of the person who picked it up. I saw that this person was not tall, about twenty years old, with a pointed face, small slender eyebrows, small eyes, and purring eyeballs in the sockets, looking like a shrewd person. Dressed in a green coat, the blanket was in his hand.
Zhu Xiaopang didn't do it, he pointed to the young man and said, "Hey, boy, this is what we saw first!"
When the kid heard this, he laughed and said, "What is lost on the street, this is an ownerless thing." If you see it, it doesn't count, whoever picks it up first counts as someone's thing. ”
This kid is not very old, but what he says is quite reasonable. Song Dayou is just going back, Zhu Xiaopang is not reconciled! Or don't see it, since you have already seen it, but it was picked up by others first, that kind of loss cannot be described in words.
Zhu Xiaopang looked at the blanket in the kid's hand, and couldn't wait to snatch it over and take it for himself. However, in this Lianyun City, there is no one I know. In case that kid is a snake or something like that, as soon as he shouts and comes out, then the two of them will be miserable. Let's not talk about the little bit of cultivation of the two of them, and they can't do it at all. It's just that he took it, and the trouble outside reached the ears of the master of Qiao Yuan, and he had to punish the two of them severely.
It is estimated that the kid also saw that the two people in front of him had unkind faces, plus the other two, and there was a big fat man among them, who didn't look easy to mess with, he rolled his eyes and said, "Otherwise, what about the things in here, how about we divide them equally?"
Zhu Xiaopang listened, and his face softened a little. It's like following the lover/person of your dreams, and when you go to her house, you find that she is married and has two babies. However, the relationship between the husband and wife is not good, and they are preparing to break up, and they have an opportunity.
"Okay, let's see what's inside?" Zhu Xiaopang said happily, seemingly happy that he had gained value for his own efforts.
The boy nodded, looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to the three of them, and then slowly opened the blanket. After opening it, the three of them were taken aback at the same time, only to see a silver and crystal clear pearl placed in the blanket, which almost blinded the eyes of the three in the sunlight.
The three of them greedily looked at the pearls in the blanket and swallowed a mouthful of saliva in unison. After a while, the kid said, "Just this one pearl, how can we divide it among the three of us?"
Zhu Xiaopang and Song Dayou also looked embarrassed, yes, this pearl can't be smashed for anything, the three of them will share the powder.
"So be it. The boy gritted his teeth, seemed to have made a heart-wrenching decision, and said, "I still have urgent matters, so I don't have time to ink here." This pearl must be worth a hundred and eighty taels of silver. I'll suffer a little loss, give me ten taels of silver, and this pearl will be yours!"
When the little fat man heard this, his face turned happy, and he hurriedly said, "Is this true?"
"Really. The kid said reluctantly.
"Okay, that's it. After Xiaopang finished speaking, he took out his own blanket, which contained all his savings of three taels of silver. Three taels of silver is not enough, Xiaopang looked up at Song Dayou with a blank eye, that look, a fool can see that he wants to borrow money from Song Dayou.
Song Da looked forward to the blanket and hesitated a little. These ten taels of silver, but all the savings of the little fat man, plus his own savings, have to embezzle some of the money from going down the mountain to purchase things this time to make up for it. In case the bead was not worth ten taels of silver, the two of them would definitely be laughed and scolded to death by others.
The little fat man nodded categorically, which means: Trust me, that's right!
Seeing that the little fat man insisted on doing so, Song Dayou had no choice but to count seven taels of silver and handed it to the little fat man. The little fat man happily took the ten taels of silver he had scraped together and exchanged it for the blanket.
When the kid took the silver, there was a hint of joy in his eyes, and he immediately showed a reluctant look, and said to the little fat: "Little fat man, you can make a lot of money now." After saying that, the young man handed the bag with beads to the little fat man, took the little fat man's ten taels of silver, and put it into the blanket around his waist.
When the little fat man heard this, he patted the young man on the shoulder, and said half-jokingly, half-innocently: "Dude, you can be content, you got ten taels of silver for nothing." If this bead I took wasn't worth ten taels of silver, wouldn't I be crying to death!"
"How so?" the young man smiled and said, "I have something urgent, so I'll take my leave." With that, the boy ran into the distance, turned the corner, and disappeared.
Song Dayou looked at the young man running away in a hurry, felt suspicious, and said to Zhu Xiaopang with some concern: "Xiaopang, will you be fooled and deceived by someone with fake pearls?"
The little fat man smiled slightly, took out the "pearl" from the blanket, held it in his hand, and said, "This pearl must be fake!"
Song Dayou was taken aback and said in astonishment, "How do you know it's fake?"
Without waiting for Zhu Xiaopang to answer, he asked again: "You know it's fake, why do you buy him money? You lost ten taels of silver in vain, and you will be scolded to death when you go back!"
Seeing Song Dayou's angry appearance, Zhu Xiaopang comforted: "Brother Dayou, don't be angry. Look, what is this?" said Zhu Xiaopang, shaking off the things in his hand.
"Ah, isn't this the kid's money bag just now?" Song Dayou looked at the blanket in Zhu Xiaopang's hand dumbfounded, not knowing when Xiaopang took the kid's money bag in his hand.
"Brother You, let's go quickly! The boy from the province found that he had lost his money bag and came to trouble us!" After saying that, the two got on their horses, and as soon as they raised their whips, the horses ran away.
But the little guy who said that he ran with ten taels of silver turned an alley, followed by a few ragged teenagers. They looked at each other, and their eyes were filled with joy. A few people trotted all the way to a dilapidated door, flashed and walked in. It's a small house, and the yard is not big, and it's full of messy things, as if it hasn't been cleaned up for a long time. The men flashed through the debris in the courtyard and strode towards the house.
There were seven or eight people sitting in the room, both men and women, all of whom were very old. One of the women, about sixteen or seventeen years old, was dressed in gray clothes, with red phoenix eyes and silkworm eyebrows. Although she didn't rub the powder, she still couldn't hide her outstanding temperament.
As soon as the woman saw the young man with a happy face, she asked, "Xiaoqian, how is the harvest today?"
It turned out that this young man's name was Ding Xiaoqian, and the boys and girls in front of him were all orphans without a father or mother. Usually, in order to make a living, I do some tricks and abductions.
Ding Xiaoqianle said: "Eldest sister, I have gained a lot today. Caught a big fish, or a big fat fish. ”
Feelings, this Ding Xiaoqian, really treats Zhu Xiaopang as a hooked fish.
This eldest sister, whose name is Li Meng, is sixteen years old this year. When he was ten years old, he began to beg with his father with disabled legs. When I was twelve years old, I met a master and learned some methods of cultivating immortals. Li Meng is smart and clever, and she can understand it at all, although the master has only taught her for a month. But she was able to cultivate to reach the realm of three talents in the past few years. It is precisely because of this that at a young age, she became the eldest sister of this group of young people.
"Hey, Xiaoqian, it's really yours! How much silver did you get this time?" asked Li Meng.
The eldest sister in front of her is a few years younger than Ding Xiaoqian. However, Ding Xiaoqian obeyed her words. Not only because she is smart, but also because she knows some kung fu. Over the years, if it weren't for the eldest sister wearing a hood, these young people would have been beaten away from Lianyun City by other peers.
Lianyun City is one of the four ancient cities of the Tianhua Empire, which looks calm on the surface, but is turbulent underground. All sorts of gangs, mixed with fish. In normal times, in order to compete for territory, it is inevitable to fight between swords and swords. These people, relying on the cultivation of the eldest sister, barely gained a firm foothold in Xicheng, and the Flying Eagle Gang in Dongcheng, the Axe Gang in Nancheng, and the Little Knife Club in Beicheng stood on all fours, each operating on their own territory. Ding Xiaoqian's gang has a resounding name, called "Boxers".
"Ten taels of silver!" Ding Xiaoqian said happily, reaching out to touch his waist, ready to take out the silver and let the boss praise him.
Who knows, this touch, but touched a void. Ding Xiaoqian was stunned, hurriedly lifted the hem of his jacket, and looked at his waist. At this look, cold sweat broke out. I saw that the place where the money bag was originally hung was now empty.
Li Meng also saw that something was wrong with Ding Xiaoqian, and Feng Mu picked it up and asked, "Xiaoqian, what's wrong?"
Ding Xiaoqian was stunned and said at a loss: "The money bag is gone." ”
When Li Meng heard this, he was also a little anxious, and said, "How can you be so careless?
The men all shook their heads, indicating that they hadn't seen them.
Li Meng frowned, and then asked Ding Xiaoqian: "How much money is in the money bag?"
"I deceived the fat man of ten taels of silver, and there were more than two taels of my own silver in it, and I lost it all. Ding Xiaoqian said with a depressed face. I saw that he pursed his lips tightly, and he was about to cry.
Li Meng just wanted to comfort him, but Ding Xiaoqian raised his head suddenly, his eyes were full of sparks, and he gritted his teeth and said: "I remember, after the fat man gave the money, he patted me on the shoulder again." It must have been at that time that the fat man took the opportunity to steal my money bag!"