At this time, in a restaurant in Qingfeng County, Liu Yu was sitting at a square wooden table in the corner of the lobby downstairs. There were several exquisite side dishes and a small pot of old wine on the table. After a busy night last night, he left Shi Fengshan
It was already dawn, and Liu Yu was a little tired, so he had something to eat in Qingfeng County.
With a "bang" sound, a drunken middle-aged member walked down the stairs and suddenly fell to the ground. The waiter of the restaurant rushed forward to help him up and shouted: "Executive member, are you okay?
Let’s do it!”
"Go!" The announcer suddenly pushed the waiter away and wandered towards the door.
"Who is this person? He was so drunk so early in the morning! It's so disgraceful!" At another table next to Liu Yu, there were two scholars wearing handkerchiefs and cross-collars. The younger ones among them had a look on their faces when they saw this scene.
Said with disgust.
"Brother Cai, don't you know this famous preacher?" Another older scholar shook his head and said with a chuckle.
"How do you know this person, Brother Li?" the young scholar asked curiously.
"Xuanzhen, the child prodigy who won the first place in the county examination this year, is this man's son." The older scholar replied with a smile.
"Oh! This Xuanzhen was only twelve years old, but she won the first place in the county examination. Wang really admired her for her quick thinking. The county teacher even said that this child has a bright future. In five years, he will definitely be named a scholar. Why?
Could his father be so depressed?" the young scholar asked in confusion.
"Speaking of this famous propagandist, we have to say that the Xuanfu, the most prominent family in the county more than 20 years ago, had thousands of acres of fertile fields and many prosperous shops. However, I don't know who I offended, and almost all the family members were wiped out in one night.
There were nearly a hundred people in the house, and almost no one was spared."
"This announcer is the youngest young master in the Xuan Mansion. He spends his days doing nothing but staying in a brothel that night. He is lucky enough to escape and inherit the huge family fortune of the Xuan Mansion." The older scholar said in amazement. p>
"I've heard about this, but I didn't expect that person to be the propagandist. What happened next?" The young scholar couldn't help but be curious.
"This propagandist is wandering around and spending a lot of money. Naturally, he cannot hold on to such a big business. Over the years, he has ruined all the good land and prosperous shops in the house. Recently, I heard that he has provoked people from the "Giant Elephant Gang" and came to the restaurant early in the morning.
Getting drunk seems to be a real thing." The older scholar sighed and continued.
"How did you get into trouble with the "Giant Elephant Gang", a group of thugs who kill without blinking an eye and are full of evil." The young scholar's expression changed slightly, and he dared not say anything in anger.
"Who knows! Anyway, I heard that the propagandist borrowed a thousand taels of silver from the "Juxiang Gang" at usury. Now the compound interest has reached 8,000 taels. If he can't pay it back, the "Juxiang Gang" wants to take over the Xuan Mansion's ancestral renovated house.
House." The older scholar said helplessly.
"The newly built house in Xuan Mansion is very grand, and the spacious land is worth a lot of money. At worst, if the house is sold, how can it be paid back?" The young scholar said puzzledly.
"Having said that, I heard that the "Giant Elephant Gang" has said that anyone who dares to buy this house will be in trouble with the "Giant Elephant Gang". The leader of the "Giant Elephant Gang" and the county's chief arrest are brothers, and they have been rampant in recent years.
There is no evil in the county, no matter how cheap this house is, who would dare to buy it?" The elderly scholar shook his head and whispered.
"No need to look for it!" Liu Yu didn't listen anymore, threw down a few pieces of broken silver, walked out of the restaurant quickly, and followed a sedan on the street in the distance.
A large circle of people gathered in front of the main entrance of a large house in the south of Qingfeng County. A group of strong men armed with knives and sticks were constantly driving the Xuan family masters and servants out of the house, attracting passers-by to stop and watch. "What are you doing! This is a private intrusion into a private house. Aren't you afraid of the king's law?" Mrs. Xuan and the young master Xuanzhen were also pushed out of the house by this group of people. The young master Xuanzhen, dressed as a little scholar, turned red with anger and shouted loudly
scolded.
"Hmph! Don't listen to this kid's nonsense. I won't pay back the money he owes, and he has mortgaged this house to our "Giant Elephant Gang". Even if we sue the King of Heaven, I will be justified." The leader is a tall and thin swordsman.
It was "Skinny Leopard", the third leader of the Juxiang Gang, who was cursing and explaining to the people watching.
"Skinny Leopard" personally stepped forward and picked up Xuan Zhen, the young master of the Xuan Mansion, and threw him out of the courtyard in a few steps. He said fiercely: "Brothers, don't be polite to them, drive them all out!" "
"My son, are you okay?" Mrs. Xuan hurriedly helped Xuanzhen who had fallen down and said heartbrokenly.
"Mom, are what they said true?" Xuanzhen got up on her own and asked her mother beside her.
"Woo! Woo!" Mrs. Xuan hugged her child with red eyes and kept crying. The murderer who killed a thousand people was usually out there, messing with women and spending money, forget it, but now he has been involved with the "Giant Elephant Gang" who kills without blinking an eye.
, even the house has been mortgaged.
"Isn't this Mr. Shou? What are you doing? There are still five days before the deadline! If Xuan is not raising money, how could he be like this!" At this time, the announcer pushed away the crowd and walked quickly to the third floor.
The gang leader "Skinny Leopard" said sadly and angrily.
"Skinny Leopard" said nonchalantly: "Executive member, it's not that I don't want to give you face. You have been delaying it for several months. Sooner or later, you will have to pay it back. It doesn't take more than a few days. This house will be repaid today."
It belongs to our giant elephant gang."
"How much money does my father owe you?" Young Xuanzhen stepped forward and asked angrily.
"Skinny Leopard" said playfully: "Hey! Young master, you have money? Not much, just nine thousand taels of silver. If you can come up with it, I, "Skinny Leopard," will take the people away right now."
"Didn't we say eight thousand taels of silver the day before yesterday? How come it turned into nine thousand taels of silver?" The announcer was stunned and said excitedly.
"Skinny Leopard" said confidently: "The day before yesterday was the day before yesterday, and today is today, the interest rate has been increased."
"This year the junior student in the county examination is the best in the county. In a few years, he will definitely be a scholar in the backyard examination. Can you give me a few years of grace? When the junior student becomes an official, I will definitely pay back the money." Xuanzhen straightened her young face.
Chest, said firmly.
"Hey! The young master is very talkative. I can't wait for you, the thin master." "Skinny Leopard", the leader of the third gang of the Giant Elephant Gang, said with squinted eyes, thinking that he could not keep this boy, lest he raise a tiger in the future.
"You..." Xuanzhen's face turned red.
"You just said you took the money and left, right?" At this moment, a young man with a crown as bright as jade and an extraordinary bearing walked out of the crowd and said.
"Skinny Leopard" squinted at the mysterious man who suddenly appeared, and asked cautiously: "This brother is very strange, I don't know..."
"This is a 10,000-tael silver note. I have paid off the debt owed by the propaganda officer." The mysterious man took out a silver note and directly interrupted "Skinny Leopard".
"Wow!" The people watching all around exclaimed in surprise. This mysterious man who suddenly appeared gave him 10,000 taels of silver notes. He was really wealthy. The masters and servants of the Xuan Mansion also widened their eyes. This strange man
Who is he? How could he help repay such a large amount of money?
"This is a private matter between our gang and the propagandist. Why don't you ask this young master to leave without outside interference?" "Skinny Leopard", the third gang leader of the Juxiang Gang, did not accept the banknotes handed over and gave them to his left and right subordinates.
Said with a look.
The house behind him was worth at least one hundred thousand taels of silver. The gang leader tried every means to set up a trap and finally managed to secure the preacher. How could he let go so easily?
"Young Master, don't be too troublesome! Let's go!" Four strong men with swords on the left and right of Shou Bao saw this and immediately surrounded him fiercely, trying to take the young man away.
"Get out!" As soon as the young man said one word, four strong men with knives flew out and fell to the ground, groaning in pain.
"It turns out we are friends on the road. I wonder if your brother has a name? Judging from his appearance, he is not from this county. The leader of our gang is Jia Mu, the "Giant Elephant Pagoda". Have you heard of him? Can you give me some information?
I will be grateful in the future for this face!" Shoubao's expression changed. This was because he had encountered a tough situation. Just now, he didn't even look at how this person would make a move. The four brothers had already taken notice and said with smiles on their faces. p>
Jia Mu, the leader of the "Giant Elephant Gang", is invulnerable and powerful in martial arts and has become one of the first-class masters. He is known as the "Giant Elephant Pagoda" on the road and is somewhat famous in Shuoyang Prefecture. Shou Bao guessed that the other party must have heard of the gang leader.
name.
"Oh! It's Gang Leader Jia! Since you can't be the master, take me to see Gang Leader Jia. The Xuan Mansion and I have some problems. I will discuss this matter with Gang Leader Jia face to face!" Liu Yu said meaningfully with a slight smile on his face. "Okay, brother, I'll follow you down here!" When the other party heard the name of the gang leader, he should be wary. He really can't be the master of this matter. This is a business of more than 100,000 taels of silver, so let this person
Led him to the gang leader and let him make his own decision. There were more than a hundred brothers in the gang, so he couldn't cause much trouble. Shoubao thought about it and replied with a smile.
"Uncle, please don't go with them. They are a group of bandits who kill without blinking an eye." Seeing this, Xuanzhen hurriedly reminded her.
"Hey! You bastard!" Thin Leopard couldn't help but got angry and cursed loudly.
Liu Yu glanced at the stubborn young Xuanzhen, smiled slightly and said, "It doesn't matter!"