Liu Mang, the leader of the Golden Tiger Gang, and Fang Qingtang, the eldest lady of the Wanyue Chamber of Commerce, are getting married!
The news spread quickly throughout the mall like a gust of wind.
Ordinary people may not know much about Liu Mang's current status and reputation in the world. They only know that he is a big shot.
But they soon felt the impact that the marriage of a big shot had on the entire mall.
Li Goudan, who was just over 30 years old, wrapped himself in his dirty red cloth robe that had never changed for thousands of years, sniffed his nose, and arrived at the largest vegetable market in Dongcheng early in the morning.
His mother-in-law had just given birth and had not yet recovered, so he planned to buy some more black-footed chickens to make soup to replenish her health.
However, as soon as he entered the vegetable market, Li Goudan felt something was wrong.
The noisy atmosphere in the past seemed to have completely disappeared today, and it became extremely quiet.
He scanned the vegetable market and was surprised to find that there were very few customers.
Even the vendors at the stalls were not busy, and many stalls were closed.
He came to the stall where Mrs. Liu often went to buy vegetables and asked curiously: "What happened today? Why are there so few people in the vegetable market?"
Mrs. Liu was already in her 70s and 80s, and her teeth were leaking. She glanced at Li Goudan feebly: "It's Goudan. You don't know about the big things that happened in the mall in the past two days?"
Li Goudan smiled and said: "Mrs. Liu, you also know that I am just a farmer. I often don't go out or go in, so what can I do?"
Mrs. Liu saw that Li Godan often went to her place to buy groceries, so she patiently explained to him: "Some important people are getting married, so they showed kindness. If you queue up at the greenhouse in the west of the city these days, you can get free chicken buns."
, each person can receive four.”
Li Goudan was shocked when he heard this.
This chicken steamed bun is not an ordinary steamed bun, it is filled with pure chicken filling. It usually costs 20 yuan to buy one.
Now giving away four for free, wouldn’t that be equivalent to giving away a hundred coins for free?
What kind of big shot is so generous!
After hearing this, he instantly lost the desire to buy vegetables and hurried out of the vegetable market, heading towards the west of the city.
However, when he arrived at the scene, Li Goudan was frightened.
There were so many people queuing up to get the steamed buns, old and young, men and women, like a long queue with no end in sight.
It extended from the greenhouse in the west of the city to the residential alley three miles back, and it also made countless turns.
Li Goudan searched for a long time before he found the tail of the crowd.
It's not that he doesn't want to jump in line.
Instead, every few hundred paces, there was a big man wearing a tiger-headed jacket to maintain order.
Anyone who wanted to sneak in and jump in line was rudely taken away and no longer allowed to come over to queue.
After queuing like this for an hour, I still feel like I can’t see the end in front of me.
At this time, not far away, a middle-aged couple carrying steamed buns and happy faces passed by.
The man said with a smile on his face: "Fortunately, we came early and got it after queuing all day and night. If it comes later, I guess we will have to wait."
The woman urged: "Go home quickly and wait in line again right away! I heard that the leader of the Golden Tiger Gang will get married tomorrow, and the free buns can be given to him three days after he gets married!"
After the couple finished communicating, they trotted towards home.
After Li Goudan heard this, he suddenly grinned and didn't want to wait.
His mother-in-law, mother-in-law, and the son who was waiting for him to be fed were all waiting for him to go back and take care of him!
Looking at this situation, he would probably have to wait in line for two days and two nights to get the buns. He didn't bring any dry food, so how could he persist?
But he was a little reluctant to leave directly.
What a great opportunity. If you miss this village, you won’t have this store!
Just when Li Goudan was struggling, he heard the man wearing a tiger-head top and maintaining order next to him shouted loudly: "Fellow folks! If you feel that the queue time is too long, you can go to the Empress Temple in the east of the city to bless and draw lots.
You can win up to one hundred taels of silver!"
One hundred taels of silver?
Li Goudan only felt that his eyes were full of white flowers.
But there were very few responders, and few were willing to move.
I could only hear the old man in front of me saying: "My family of five has been there a long time ago, and we didn't win a penny, so we wasted five pence!"
If you don’t queue there and come here earlier, you can probably queue a second time!”
Someone next to him echoed: "Isn't that right? Everyone in our village has gone, and only one won 20 cents!"
Through the words of people around him, Li Goudan knew that the big shot Liu Mang was cooperating with the Huangmei Empress Temple in the east of the city.
As long as you donate a penny to the Empress Temple and say a few auspicious words to wish the important person a happy marriage, you can participate in the lottery.
It is said that you can win up to one hundred taels of silver!
Some people have already won ten taels or one tael in the lottery, but most of them have gained nothing and even lost a penny in vain.
Don't underestimate the wisdom of working people.
Compared to standing in line and picking up chicken buns worth 80 Wen for free, a business that is likely to result in nothing and even a loss after queuing for a long time is not so attractive.
But Li Goudan's eyes lit up.
He didn't really want to wait in line anymore, but now that he had another option, he rushed to the east of the city without any hesitation.
There was also a line of people outside the Huangmei Empress Temple, but the number of people was far less than that of the large shed in the west of the city. Li Goudan estimated that he should be able to wait in line for half a day.
Listening to the chatter of the people around him, he realized that there were big movements not only in the west of the city, but also in the east.
All the restaurants in the city are full these days because they are all discounted by 50%!
Although Li Goudan is just a low-level person, he also knows that the forces behind each restaurant may be different.
To offer a 50% discount at the same time and operate at a loss is probably an attempt to please the big shots.
How powerful is this big shot? All the forces in the mall are moved by him.
Li Goudan deeply remembered the name of this big shot: Liu Mang.
Just when he was thinking wildly, he heard a monk shouting at the door of the temple: "Lu Shuangxi, happy to win twelve taels of silver!"
Then an old man, who was hunched over his back, came out with a happy face, and the wrinkles on his face turned into chrysanthemums.
He also turned around and bowed repeatedly in the direction of the temple: "Thank you, Queen Huang Mei, and wish Gang Leader Liu and Miss Fang a happy marriage and a son soon!"
The crowd became quite noisy in an instant.
Many people in line looked excited, as if he was the one who earned ten taels of silver.
You know, when Liu Mang was working as a coolie at the dock, he could only earn ten pence a day and ten taels in three years.
In this world, the wages of many laborers are not as good as those of coolies.
That is, this old man made three years' income in an instant. For any ordinary people, it is definitely a huge sum of money!
Li Goudan's face turned red. But when he saw that most of the people who walked out of the temple were sighing and shaking their heads, his fiery heart cooled down again.
Keep a normal mind, keep a normal mind! He kept comforting himself.
Finally in the evening, it was his turn to draw lots.
Li Goudan first donated a penny to Empress Huangmei and kowtowed to the empress.
Then to Liu Mang, Fang Qingtang blessed: "I wish Gang Leader Liu and Miss Fang a long and happy marriage."
The old monk in charge of this matter in the temple pointed to a dozen large brown vats next to him.
The height of each one can reach a person's chest, and the upper part is covered by a red cloth, revealing only an opening that can accommodate an arm. He said to Li Goudan: "Donor, please!"
Li Goudan took a deep breath and looked around at the dozen or so large tanks. He felt that each one looked similar.
He thought about it for ten breaths and chose the first vat.
Then he extended his arm into the large vat and could easily feel a pile of bamboo sticks the size of tachyons.
He groped for a long time, and when the young monk supervising him impatiently urged him, he reluctantly took out a bamboo stick.
The head of the bamboo stick is wrapped with layers of red cloth, so you can't see what's written inside.
He opened the red cloth one by one, and first saw the word '一' at the top.
In an instant, Li Goudan's heart started beating fast.
Because he knew that if he didn't win the lottery, the words on the bamboo stick would be "thank you", and the first word would definitely be "thank you".
He continued to slowly walk around the red cloth, and then saw the second word: 'hundred'.
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
Li Goudan felt that his heartbeat was getting faster and faster, and it was a little difficult to breathe.
But he knew that the third character was not necessarily Li, it could also be Wen.
At this time, even the old monk came over with a look of surprise on his face.
Li Goudan let out another long breath, and then quickly wrapped the red cloth down until he saw the third word: 'two'!
boom!
He felt that his brain was exploding and his consciousness was in chaos.
When he regained consciousness, he saw the old monk's smiling face: "Congratulations to the donor, I am very happy to have won one hundred taels of silver!"
Then the young monk with an envious look on his face brought a mahogany box.
Once opened, ten silver ingots were neatly placed inside, each weighing ten taels.
Li Goudan stared blankly at the silver. This time he really saw a patch of white flowers.
One hundred taels of silver is equivalent to an ordinary family working for thirty years without food or drink. It can definitely change the life of an ordinary family.
Li Goudan thought of many things at this moment. In addition to buying food and clothes for his wife, mother-in-law, and son.
He also thought of Widow Yu in the village. The woman kept flirting with him, bent over washing clothes, and looked seductive. However, the widow was a snobbery, and she would not let go of the rabbit before she saw it.
With this piece of white flowers, there is no way he can see another piece of white flowers.
"Can you not tell me your name?" Li Goudan asked.
The old monk was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "No problem."
Li Goudan asked the old monk for a piece of red cloth, covered his face, and after the monk at the temple gate announced, he wrapped the red box in clothes and fled the scene quickly.
There were big men in tiger-head jackets patrolling along the way, and no one dared to follow Li Goudan.
When he returned home, a big stone gradually fell from his heart.
…
On the other end, two people, a man and a woman, rushed to a place not far from the entrance of the mall, covered in dust.
The man is about twenty-six or seven years old, with a strong build and a simple face. His hair is tied up with a green cloth.
The woman is about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a graceful figure and a cute and pretty face.
The two of them were Liu Mang's second senior brother Li Bingqiang and fifth senior sister Huang Saixian.
I didn't wear Chizunfeng's iconic red top with the word "罴" on it, probably because I was afraid of exposing my identity on the road and causing trouble.
Liu Mang was the first to send a wedding invitation to Mr. Zhong from Tianshan Mountain.
However, due to the huge threat from Taiyun Mountain, the three famous figures of Tianhuo Mountain are really unable to escape.
Mr. Zhong sent Li Bingqiang and Huang Saixian to attend Liu Mang's wedding ceremony on his behalf.
"I didn't expect that my junior brother would do such a big thing, destroying an entire sect by one person. He is worthy of being from Chizhu Peak.
However, rumors in the world are often exaggerated, so I have to ask him properly when I see him!" Li Bingqiang smiled at Huang Saixian next to him.
Huang Saixian looked at the people coming and going in and out of the city gate. Many of them were martial arts people armed with swords. The aura of some of them made even her feel extremely afraid, so she said: "It seems that junior brother's marriage has attracted many people."
People come to watch the ceremony.”
The two of them entered the city directly.
They did not go directly to Liu's Mansion, but came to Sihailou, the most famous teahouse in the mall, ready to experience the customs and customs of the Central Plains.
"Sir, what do you need?" the waiter greeted enthusiastically.
"Bring us half a pound of beef and a pot of good tea."
"Okay!"
Li Bingqiang and Huang Saixian came to the second floor of the teahouse and were surprised to find that almost all the tables were filled with people, and they were full of people from all walks of life.
The two of them could only find a table with space in the corner and share the table with others.
"I wonder if it's convenient for people to sit here?" Li Bingqiang asked politely.
"It's convenient, you two can sit down."
Sitting at this table were six men and women wearing the same blue brocade robes, most of them younger.
The leader was a man in his prime who was about fifty years old.
Although he has an ordinary appearance, his eyes are sparkling, and he clearly has deep internal skills.
"It seems like you two just went through a lot of running around." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
"We came from Tianshan Mountain, and the journey was indeed not easy." Li Bingqiang did not hide it.
After some exchanges between the two parties, Li Bingqiang knew that the strong man opposite was named Du, and he turned out to be the leader of a sect.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The name of the sect is Shenxingmen. It is a second-rate sect in the world. It is famous for its kicking skills, but it is also somewhat famous.
"I never thought that Master Du would come in person." Li Bingqiang said.
"Our sect is in the Fushui Alliance, and Gang Leader Liu personally invited us, how dare we not come?" Headmaster Du shook his head and said, "What's more, there are many big sects coming this time, and our Shenxing Sect is nothing.
"
The male disciple next to him nodded and said, "I just saw a group of people from the Luohan Hall of Lantao Temple entering the Yuelai Inn next to them.
There are also the Immortal Fairy from Bulao Mountain, the Black Dragon Taoist Priest from Huanzhen Temple, and even the Dongyang Temple Master from Qinglong Temple who came here in person!"
After hearing this, Li Bingqiang and Huang Saixian looked at each other and could see the surprise in each other's eyes.
Although I know Liu Mang is very strong now.
But in their subconscious, the fixed impressions from the past still occupy most of them.
Now seeing these martial arts masters, they all came to attend Liu Mang's wedding ceremony.
At least four of the ten major sects are here, and they are all famous masters.
His status in the world is no worse than that of their master Zhong Yulong, and even slightly exceeds it.
It can be seen from this that Liu Mang's current power in the world is absolutely extraordinary and far beyond their imagination.
"It's a pity that all the inns in this city have been booked by the big sects, so we have to rent private houses." Head Du smiled bitterly.
The leader of the majestic sect, a fifth-level master in the world, has fallen to this.
When Li Bingqiang and Li Bingqiang heard this, in addition to being surprised, they also felt an indescribable sense of pride.
Because they are Liu Mang's brothers and sisters, they can naturally stay in the Liu Mansion directly without having to work hard to find an inn outside.
A few people were chatting among themselves when they suddenly felt a biting chill coming towards their faces, and the voices on the second floor of the teahouse suddenly became much quieter.
Li Bingqiang looked up and saw a tall man wearing a black robe, a strange blue ghost face mask, and a square crown walking up from the wooden ladder.
His hair is half white, and the most impressive thing is that there is a string of black skull beads hanging around his neck.
The skull is only one-tenth the size of a normal head, but its shape is generally the same, and its expression before death is lifelike.
I don’t know how it was made, but it makes people feel chilled and shuddering all over.
Behind the man, there were several big men in gray robes.
They didn't wear masks, but their faces were engraved with the patterns of tigers, leopards, wolves and other ferocious beasts, and they looked like they had a fierce aura rushing towards their faces.
"You, get out of the way!" The man in the mask with a grimace came to the nearest table. A big man behind him flashed out and shouted at the martial arts people at the table to drive them away.
There are seven or eight swordsmen sitting on this table, several of whom have reached the fourth level of cultivation.
But when I saw the man in the mask with a grimace, I didn't even dare to say anything, so I just left in a daze.
"This is the King of Hell, King Chu Jiang of the Ghost City, and his little devils!" Headmaster Du looked horrified, "How dare they appear so openly?
Now the mall is full of masters of the right path. Even if King Chu Jiang has the cultivation level of a famous person, it will be difficult for him to get a good deal!"