Liu Mang put on the uniform of the Golden Tiger Gang, and with a tall man of over six feet, his whole style became much more domineering.
With Master Niu's instructions, the warehouse actually advanced his monthly payment for one month in advance, which was enough to have one tael of silver. This is evident from the gang's wealth and extravagance.
After receiving the clothes and monthly money, the middle-aged man Lao Jiu said to him: "I have to help you with other matters. You go back and rest first, and come back tomorrow."
Liu Mang nodded in agreement, clasped his fists in thanks, turned around and left.
After getting on Mr. Guo's carriage, Mr. Guo's attitude toward him quietly changed. He became a lot more friendly and gave him another tael of silver in the carriage.
Liu Mang thanked him and accepted it unceremoniously. He understood what Mr. Guo was thinking. He expected him to work hard for his cousin Niu Cong, but he couldn't be bribed.
The carriage slowly stopped at the riverside pier.
When Liu Mang got out of the car, he was wearing a light yellow tiger-head top and looked arrogant and domineering, attracting the attention of countless people.
The coolies on the dock all looked shocked. Unexpectedly, Liu Mang became a member of the gang in an instant.
"Tie Niu has joined the Golden Tiger Gang? It's amazing. The Golden Tiger Gang is the largest gang in the outer city!"
"No one dares to provoke me now. I have a lot of monthly money and a lot of filial piety. Why can't I join the Golden Tiger Gang?"
"You? Are you half as strong as Iron Bull? Can you wield a knife and dare to risk your life to kill people?"
Seeing everyone's shocked, envious and even flattering expressions, Liu Mang felt inexplicably relieved.
The coolies who usually work with him no longer greet him as casually as before. Not many people dare to call him Tieniu anymore, but there are quite a few who call him Brother Mang.
The reality is the same in every world. Liu Mang sighed, then left the dock and walked towards Liujiacun.
Along the way, when other people saw him wearing a tiger-head coat, they all moved out of the way, not daring to look at him more.
After entering the land of Liujia Village, the villagers who were familiar with him on weekdays also showed surprise and envy, and greeted him one after another. Their behavior was better than that of strangers, but they were also a little more cautious.
"Tieniu, you have joined the Golden Tiger Gang. These clothes are so domineering! Congratulations."
"Thank you Aunt Hu."
"Tieniu, are you going to move out of our village and live in a village under the jurisdiction of the Golden Tiger Gang?"
"I haven't planned to move yet. Fifth Master, do you have any suggestions?"
"My Huzi is also tall and strong, can you recommend Tieniu?"
"Gangsters lick blood from their knives all day long. If they are still drinking today, they may be dead tomorrow. Uncle Fan, you should let Huzi do business."
Villagers who usually ignored Liu Mang came to talk to him, fearing that Liu Mang would be dissatisfied if they ignored him.
Liu Mang almost ran out of words and had to speed up his pace home.
Mother Liu was sitting at the door of her house, concentrating on peeling edamame beans, with the door open. She raised her head when she heard familiar footsteps.
"Tieniu, you are home."
After saying that, she continued to lower her head. She was old and her eyesight was a little bad, so she couldn't see clearly the clothes on Liu Mang's body.
Liu Mang entered the house and said casually: "Mom, I have joined the Golden Tiger Gang."
Liu's mother was stunned after hearing this, stood up, and walked up to Liu Mang. Only then did she realize that Liu Mang had changed his outfit.
"Isn't there still a few days left before we go?"
"I'm going there sooner or later, within the next few days."
"You should pay attention to your safety. Don't be the first to rush into trouble. Try to hide behind others..."
Mother Liu talked a lot. Others only thought that Liu Mang was a prestigious gang member, but Mother Liu was worried about her son's safety.
Liu Mang nodded and said: "Mom, don't worry, I have learned martial arts, no one can beat me. And the gang is not a permanent place, I will leave sooner or later."
"By the way, why haven't you seen Uncle Wang recently?"
I haven't seen Uncle Wang and his blind dog for several days, and Liu Mang still misses them.
"He has been in poor health recently and has been lying in bed. I went to see him this morning," Liu's mother replied.
She didn't know what she was thinking of, and then said: "Uncle Wang has no children, and he has no one to take care of him when he is sick. You are not young anymore. You have to hurry up and get married and give me a big fat grandson."
Where does this all go? How could it be related to this?
Liu Mang was a little speechless and quickly changed the subject. He had just started practicing martial arts, and he really didn't want to have a relationship with his son now.
"Brother Mang! I heard that you joined the Golden Tiger Gang!"
The voice of the little fat man Liu Shu came from outside the door. He saw Liu Mang's tiger-head top at a glance. He rushed forward with shining eyes and touched Liu Mang's body. He was hammered by Liu Mang before he became honest.
"Can you drag me into the Golden Tiger Gang?" Liu Shu asked excitedly.
Liu Mang said: "I just went in, and I can't say anything yet. I'll see if there is a chance later. But the gang is so dangerous, are you sure you want to go in?"
Liu Shudao: "It's only one tael of silver a month. How much money can you make just from farming? I can't even afford my father's medicine."
Speaking of medicines, Liu Mang thought that the preparation of the ointments needed to be applied for the first two levels of practice of Chizhu Gong must be put on the schedule as soon as possible.
The formula of the ointment is very simple, and they are all common things: three liang of Houttuynia cordata, two dried toad legs, one fresh black centipede, two liang of four seasons grass...
After mashing, add a small amount of warm water, stir until it forms a green paste, and then apply it all over the body.
Liu Mang was very concerned about this. He needed to prepare the ointment as soon as possible before he could practice Chizhu Kung Fu.
However, for the sake of safety, he still divided the prescription, and bought part of it from Doctor Shi in the village, and asked Liu Shu to buy some from doctors in other villages.
In the evening, Liu Mang's family had collected seven or eight portions of ointment.
After Liu Mang finished his dinner, he rushed to Qi Dazui's house to help.
Qi Dazui and his wife had obviously heard about Liu Mang's joining the gang, and were particularly enthusiastic about him. They thoughtfully left all the live chickens that were to be slaughtered for him today.
Liu Mang picked up the Huanshou knife and slaughtered the fifteen chickens he was going to kill today, continuing to accumulate 0.5 energy points.
So far, his energy value has reached 3.
Half an hour later, Liu Mang had killed all the chickens, and Qi Dazui refused to let Liu Mang help pluck out the feathers or remove the internal organs.
So Liu Mang took a large bag of chicken offal presented by the other party and left with a complicated expression.
Back home, Liu Mang took out the medicinal materials and the medicine jar he had just bought during the day, and prepared to grind the ointment.
The fresh black centipede was the first to be put into the medicine jar. Just as it was about to crawl out, it was stabbed into mud by the medicine pestle. Then three ounces of Houttuynia Cordata and two dried toad legs were put in...
Liu Mang pounded it for a long time. After all the medicinal materials were pounded into a paste, he added a little water and started stirring. Finally, a black-green paste material was formed, exuding an unpleasant smell.
Is this a success?
Liu Mang looked at the shit-like ointment and felt nauseous at the thought of applying it on his body.
But in order to practice external skills, he endured it!
The ointment was ready, but he had no means of hitting his body with external force, so he had to rely on hitting a tree.
Many villagers have trees in front of their homes, but Liu Mang would definitely be discovered if he bumped into them, and there might be bad rumors spread the next day.
I had to go to the area by the river to find it.
After a long time, Liu Mang found a poplar tree in a hidden place by the river.