Although Ping'an Town is not a big place, it is a transportation hub with a radius of hundreds of miles, and there is an endless stream of people coming and going every day. There are many merchants here, and many wealthy families have settled here.
Chang Shisan and his group were walking on the street when they heard the sound of silk and bamboo playing in the distance, which was extremely elegant.
Following the sound, I looked over and saw a two-story attic with a plaque saying "Peace Opera" in three elegant large characters.
Ping'an Opera originated in Ping'an Town, with diverse performance contents, mostly accompaniment of silk and bamboo music, and its elegant style attracting literati from all over the world.
The three characters "Ping'an Opera" were written by the previous official. Ping'an Theater is a major symbol of Ping'an Town.
Hearing the sound of the harps, Chang Shisan, as a foreigner, naturally wanted to go in and have a look at the famous Ping An Opera.
The group of them tied up their horses and entered the theater. The people in the seats concentrated on watching the performance on the stage with their heads raised.
There was only one unoccupied table in the private seats on the second floor. Thirteen and others went up to the second floor, ordered some refreshments, and were immersed in the drama.
Pei Jingwen, dressed in men's clothing, and the maid Azhen were also in the theater at this time.
Jing Wen looked excited. It wasn't because she had never seen the Ping An Opera, but she had never seen it in a theater.
The Pei family has a lot of money, so they always invite theater troupes to perform directly at the house. But the most enjoyable part of watching a theater is when a group of people gather together and cheer.
When Jing Wen watches a play in the theater, the feeling is completely different from that at home. The same play can also be tasted in two ways.
A man sitting in front of Jing Wen, wearing shorts, glanced at the people around him with a sly look. He stretched out his hand and touched the money bag of the person next to him.
This money bag is no ordinary money bag. It has a pair of mandarin ducks embroidered with gold thread. Needless to say, the owner of this money bag must be wealthy.
The money bag was bulging, containing at least two hundred taels of silver.
Jing Wen was sitting in the back, and her eyes could naturally see the movement of the person in front. It was obvious that this man in shorts was motivated by money.
Jing Wen was a brat through and through. Seeing this situation, how could she let it go. Before the man could get the money bag, Jing Wen threw a handful of melon seeds at the man's hand.
The man stared at Jing Wen fiercely, without stopping, and quickly took the money bag.
"Catch the thief! Someone is stealing!" Jing Wen shouted loudly. The guests who were sitting all turned their heads and looked at the person who shouted loudly. They also listened to the drama on the stage.
Like a good dream, the thirteen and others were suddenly woken up. They stopped drinking tea and looked downstairs.
"Brother, he stole your money bag!" Jing Wen said to the stolen man. When he looked at the money bag, he saw that it was indeed in the hands of a man wearing shorts.
The man who stole the money bag was named Ding Ji. He was a member of the Shimen branch. He used his identity as a member of the Shimen branch to win over a dozen gangsters.
This group of people was running rampant in Ping'an Town, stealing chickens and dogs, and everyone knew it. But Jing Wen had never been out of the house, so naturally he didn't know anything.
Ding Ji stood up and kicked away the chair he was sitting on: "The thing I'm interested in belongs to me! So what if I just take this purse! Ask this brother if he dares
Dare to have an opinion!"
Ding Ji looked fierce and raised his voice to say these threatening words. Then, more than a dozen people stood up on the first floor of the theater and gathered step by step, surrounding the owner of the money bag and Jing Wen.
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When everyone saw this scene, they rushed out of the theater.
The owner of the money bag said quickly: "This money will be treated as my filial piety as yours." After saying that, he ran away.
This man doesn't seem to have any skills at first glance. Facing such a vicious person, of course the most important thing is to save his life. It's all about losing money and avoiding disaster.
Jing Wen was also panicking at this time, and the maid Azhen on the side held her hand tightly.
Ding Ji said: "Some ungrateful thing came out of nowhere and dared to block my Ding Ji's way of making money! Brothers, teach these two short-sighted people a lesson!" After saying this, a dozen people started to move toward him.
Following Jingwen, they rushed forward.
Jing Wen's heart tightened, now she had hit a nail. If more than a dozen people came up to kick and punch her, she and A-Zhen would still be disfigured.
The two hugged each other, helpless.
"Pah!" A peanut hit Ding Ji on the back.
"Who? Stand up for me!" Ding Ji looked around angrily, looking for the person who was attacking behind him.
"Me." A voice came from upstairs. Chang Shisan continued to peel peanuts in his hand. The peeled peanuts were placed neatly on the table.
"Who are you? Come down if you can!" Ding Ji pointed his finger at Chang Shisan and roared.
Chang Shisan ignored it, pointed at the peanuts on the table, and counted: "One, two, three... eleven, twelve."
Ding Ji saw that Chang Shisan was very arrogant and said, "Brothers, go up and beat me!" After saying that, the twelve people rushed towards the stairs and were about to go upstairs.
Chang Shisan grabbed the peanuts on the table, "swish...", there were twelve peanuts, no more, no less. The twelve people who came up were hit on their acupuncture points and froze in place.
Jingwen and Azhen gradually came back to their senses from the fear just now, and when they saw this scene, their eyes almost came out of their sockets.
What just happened?
Why are these people not moving?
People like them, who stay in deep mansions and courtyards every day, have never seen many ordinary kung fu in the world, let alone such a sophisticated acupuncture method.
In addition to these two people, Ah Fu was also dumbfounded. He pulled Shaoan's clothes and said softly: "Master, the thirteenth uncle is so awesome!"
Shaoan responded: "You have no idea. What is this? Your thirteenth uncle is more powerful than this. Let's see later." In the eyes of Shaoan and Xiao Jin, this is naturally nothing. Chang Shisan's real
Kung Fu is not about breaking out a few peanuts.
Ding Ji had never seen such a powerful person before, and he knew as soon as he made a move that the opponent was definitely a person with a good background.
"Hero, my little brother is too blind to see Taishan. I have offended you a lot today. I don't want the money anymore. Could you please untie the acupuncture points for the brothers and let us go."
This Dingji really talks about people when they see them. He will pinch them when he encounters a soft persimmon, and he will accept the soft persimmon when he encounters a tough one.
Jing Wen has been immersed in novels about Jianghu knights and anecdotes all day long. Today she was finally lucky enough to meet a truly powerful Jianghu character, and she couldn't be happier.
"My hero, thank you for saving me. My name is Pei Jingwen. I wonder if you can tell me my name so that I can repay you in the future." Jingwen said with her fists clasped.
Name? Of course I can't say it. This is Shimen's territory, and something might happen. It would be even worse if Shen Qiuyan, a difficult woman, is provoked.
"No need to repay, it's just a little effort. Why should you be so polite, Miss." Chang Shisan said.
It seems that Chang Shisan has already seen through the appearance of Jingwen and Wen in men's clothing. Compared with the disguise masters, their costumes are of course quite crude. Chang Shisan knows many disguise masters.
This kind of woman pretending to be a man can be seen with two eyes.
"The hero has good eyesight, but the little girl can't let you save her for nothing. At least I need to treat the hero to a treat," Jing Wen said.
Hey, hey, hey! Ding Ji secretly thought, this is not the time for you to be polite, my brothers are still being tapped on their acupoints, don't let us go, please give us a happy word!