In a room in a railway guest house near the city, four men of different ages were drinking wine. The food to go with the wine was very simple, a plate of fried peanuts and a pound of pork head meat.
In the past, the appearance of such a person in a small town would definitely have been conspicuous, because the small town did not have a large floating population, and basically any stranger would be noticed.
However, during this period of time, there were between a thousand and eight hundred people who came to the town from all over the country and overseas to attend Liu Yunjiao's funeral. These four men were not that conspicuous.
"Liu Zi, we are here to attend Mr. Liu's funeral. Please restrain yourself and don't cause trouble here."
The oldest man, who was probably in his early forties, poured a cup of Erguotou into his mouth with a "sizzle" sound, smacked his lips and said, "Sixth son, what did you do to find the Sun brothers yesterday?"
"Brother, didn't I have business with Boss Sun and the others before? When I come here, I have to pay a visit, otherwise others will find fault, right?"
Sitting opposite the middle-aged man is a young man in his twenties or seventies. He is about 1.7 meters tall, very thin, with a long sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and a pair of eyes that keep turning, giving him a very unstable look.
a feeling of.
"You are so full of bad ideas, how can you go find those two brothers if you have nothing to do?"
The middle-aged man knew the nature of his subordinate very well. Seeing his disapproval, he immediately said: "Mr. Liu's status in the world is very important. If something happens, the land north of the Yangtze River will be in trouble in the future.
We won’t come here, and you should stop making crooked ideas.”
"What is it, Mr. Liu? Didn't you just suffer defeat and hide in Taiwan?"
The young man named Liuzi curled his lips and said angrily: "This old immortal has been away for decades, but he is still so majestic after death. There are hundreds of people in our gang now, right? Why are all those sect members like us?"
Are you going to ignore me?"
This society has always been divided into three, six or nine levels, and Jianghu is no exception. Everything from the big court to the smallest pawn can be classified into it.
Among the upper nine streams, there are first-rate Buddhas, second-rate immortals, third-rate emperors and fourth-rate officials, fifth-rate pot cookers (wineries), sixth-rate pawnshops (pawnshops), seventh-rate merchants (merchants), eight-rate guests (manor owners), and nine-rate farmers (farmers).
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There are upper nine streams, and naturally there are middle nine streams and lower nine streams.
The middle nine are divided into the first-rate doctor, the second-rate doctor, the third-rate Feng Shui (Mr. Feng Shui, Yin-Yang Mr.), the fourth-rate Pi (the eight-character critic, the fortune-teller), the fifth-rate Danqing (calligraphy and painting), the sixth-rate Xiang (a fortune teller, fortune teller), and the seventh-rate
Monk Ba Dao Jiu Qin Qi (literati).
The lower classes include the first-rate witches, the second-rate prostitutes, the third-rate great gods (divine witches), the fourth-rate bangers (watchmen), the sixth-rate trumpeters (blowers, trumpeters) with five shaved heads, the seventh-rate opera singers, the eighth-rate beggars, and the ninth-rate sugar sellers (sugar blowers).
human).
For thousands of years, the status in the world has also been inherited from these 39 and 27 professions. Of course, although there are only twenty-seven professions, it actually extends far beyond.
For example, the fifth tier among the lower nine tiers, "head shavers," includes those who perform pedicures, waiters, cart pullers, massagers, shop assistants, dancers, waiters and other service industries.
The few people who were drinking looked well-dressed, but in fact they were beggars from a southern city. There was a patch on their clothes in an inconspicuous place. To an expert, they could be seen through at a glance.
identity of.
The middle-aged man's surname is Hao. He also has a fat head and big ears. He looks kind-hearted, but in fact he is the boss of a beggar's sect in that southern city. When he stabs people with a knife, he still has a smile on his face.
Known as the Smiling Tiger.
And the man named Liuzi is the backbone of the sect who is responsible for collecting children from all over the country. He is a person with a higher eye than the top and is ruthless.
"Brother, we enjoy the hot food and drink at home, why do we need to come here to support this damn old man's stinky feet?"
After drinking a glass of wine, Liu Zi had an indignant look on his face. They came all the way to mourn Old Man Liu, but they didn't expect that the Liu family was neither cold nor hot, which made the young and energetic Liu Zi feel very upset.
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"You know nothing. Although Old Man Liu has stayed in Taiwan for decades, he has many disciples and old friends. Who in the martial arts world in this country dares not to give him some respect?"
Although Boss Hao was cursing, his face still looked like he was smiling, "Our sect cannot be spoken out in the world, and it has done a lot of bad things. I don't ask for anything else this time, as long as I can
Make some connections and you might be able to use them in the future."
Beggars are somewhat similar to prostitutes. Although they have the longest history of existence, they have never been able to get on the stage, and they lack force to deter them. In some battles, they are often the ones who suffer in the end.
That's why Boss Hao took the opportunity of Mr. Liu's death to express his condolences and sent him a lot of paper money just to build a good relationship with these people in the martial arts world.
But what Boss Hao didn't expect was that the Liu family didn't give them any face after receiving the money. They didn't even inform them of the funeral on the last day, and naturally they didn't make it to the final banquet.
Being so despised, Boss Hao was furious no matter how deep the city was, so he asked his subordinates to buy food and start drinking in the guest house.
"Damn it, boss, I don't accept it. Why can those girls from Orchid Gate sit in the hall, but we men have to drink here?"
Liuzi suddenly slammed the table and said with red eyes: "Also, those rags can be included in the eight outer sects, but we are excluded from the outside. What the hell is this?"
"Well? Liuzi, please keep your voice down and don't talk nonsense." Boss Hao was stunned when he heard this and said, "Did you see it clearly? Is there really someone from the Orchid Sect?"
The Orchid Sect is one of the eight sects outside the Jianghu, which is what we usually understand as prostitutes. These women make a living by selling sex. Although it is the most despised profession in the Jianghu, it is also the most indispensable.
One industry.
In society, there are no more corpse exorcists in Xiangxi, and no craftsmen who make pins and mechanisms. The world will not be surprised if these industries disappear, but only orchids cannot be wiped out.
From ancient times to the present, no matter how the government suppresses it, no matter how the world evaluates it, the orchid industry has been booming, and in 1992 it became even more popular in southern cities.
Of course, this does not mean that all women in the entertainment industry are from the orchid family.
On the contrary, most of the ladies who work in nightclubs are not from the world. The Orchid Gate also has its own special symbol, which is that there is often a phoenix embroidered on the skirt.
Although he led a group of people to engage in begging business, Boss Hao also looked down upon those women who were having fun, so after hearing Liu Zi's words, there was anger in his voice.
"Boss, my six sons rely on these eyes to make a living. How could I see it wrong?"
Liuzi raised his head and poured a glass of wine into his mouth, smacked his lips, and then said: "Isn't that bitch the public relations manager of a rich man in our place? If she wasn't from the Orchid Clan, boss, why would you treat Liuzi like this?
The double mover was poached!"
Although beggars have little social status, and the world gives them either contempt or pity, for people like Mr. Hao, they live a more comfortable life than most people.
As the top executive of the Southern Beggar Sect, Mr. Hao was already a millionaire a few years ago, and with the expansion of their business, they can be said to be making money every day, accumulating a huge amount of black gold.
As a group of people who got rich at the same time as the reform and opening up, Hao Boss and others were naturally no strangers to Huanchang. The rich man shown by Liu Zi was the most luxurious nightclub in their city.
Boss Hao originally knew the public relations manager, but when he was mourning the old man a few days ago, he only focused on getting close to others, but he didn't see it as clearly as Liuzi.
"Damn it, the Liu family is bullying people too much!"
Thinking that the identities of himself and others were not as good as some prostitutes in the eyes of the Liu family, Boss Hao finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. He slammed his wine glass on the table and said: "Liu Zi, go buy a ticket and leave today.
Damn it, even though our faces are not that precious, we don’t have to stick to other people’s cold butts!”
"No, boss, since we are here, we have to take something back with us!"
Seeing that he had successfully aroused Boss Hao's anger, Liu Zi couldn't help but laughed proudly and said: "Brother, come on a trip like this and take the two of you back. You have been keeping an eye on the market on the Pearl River. We
There is a lot of manpower shortage now.”
"Yes, big brother, Sixth Brother is right."
After hearing Liu Zi's words, a man in his mid-thirties nodded and said: "There are many people from Hong Kong and Macao on the Pearl River side, and they are generous in taking action. If we take over that piece of land, in this part of the Pearl River Delta, we can't."
This is our world."
"Oh? Brother, do you think so too?" Boss Hao looked sideways at the man.
The man who spoke was named Qi Baoyu. He was originally from the western Hunan area. When he was young, he was involved in the 10 years of turmoil. He committed all kinds of crimes including smashing, looting, and burning. Later, he could no longer stay in his hometown, so he went to that coastal city to get acquainted with him.
Got Boss Hao.
"Brother, if you find two kids, pull out their tongues, break their legs, and throw them at the entry and exit customs gate, you can earn at least 1,800 yuan a day. I think it can work."
Qi Baoyu looks good-looking, but he is actually full of bad ideas. He is the number two figure in this beggar family, and he also acts as a military advisor. He often comes up with some vicious ideas that are harmful to the world.
Boss Hao thought for a long time, then shook his head and said, "But the distance is too far. What if something happens along the way?"
It’s not that Boss Hao is a religious man, the point is that Cangzhou is thousands of miles away from the city where they are, and it is really difficult to take this person back. PS: Dear friends, please vote for recommendation!