One hundred and forty-two inchworm Qulong snake sting
As Zhou Gandang expected, less than half a day after those people were kicked out of the martial arts hall, someone actually came to cause trouble for the martial arts hall.
First, there were three or five local green men from Huating County. They were all scoundrels who lived idle and stole a living. During the day, they always wandered around in front of the martial arts gym and only left when it got dark. The disciples and concierges were on duty in front of the martial arts gym. There's nothing you can do about it, after all, he didn't do anything bad after all.
Until one day, one of Qingpi's men spat in front of the main entrance of the martial arts school. The two martial arts disciples who had been patient with him for a long time finally couldn't bear it and stepped forward to scold him. Qingpi, not to be outdone, stepped forward and started pushing him.
You have to know how ordinary people can match the strength of martial arts disciples who are all on the second floor. A few green skins fell behind in an instant. The martial arts disciples also know how to measure their moves, otherwise they would just rely on those two green skins whose steps were frivolous. , it’s not enough for a random person from a martial arts school to fight.
Staggering, the three or five young disciples fell onto the street in front of the martial arts school, crying for their fathers and mothers and screaming in pain. The two young disciples who had not exerted much energy were at a loss for a moment and were about to go up and help them up. , but he happened to be encountered by a group of officers patrolling the streets, and was taken back to the county government on the spot for committing murder on the street.
That is to say, Wei Changpan was practicing boxing in the backyard of the martial arts school at that time, and he arrived a little late, otherwise he might have said with emotion, it turned out that the methods used by officials and other family members to frame people up were exactly the same.
How dare a few mediocre men from Huating County dare to provoke a martial arts gym whose owner is the guest of the county magistrate? It must be your two martial arts disciples who are bullying others. The person in charge of the county government is the Huating County Magistrate, a man with two jobs. He has the appearance of a rat's beard and a sharp mouth and a monkey's cheeks. Even though he is wearing the quail patch of Yao Zheng's eighth-grade civil servant official uniform, he does not have much official aura. He wears it and speaks in a high-pitched voice. Without saying a word, he decided that it was the fault of the two martial arts disciples. After twenty big boards were beaten, he was thrown into the prison cell of the county government office and locked up.
It happened that Zhou Gandang was not in Huating County that day. Seeing that he had not returned home after nightfall, his senior brother Qi Fan took several martial arts brothers to the class room to visit, but they were stopped by the yamen servant who suddenly showed no mercy to him. Come back.
Before the matter was settled, another one happened at noon the next day. An official came to the martial arts hall with a notice stamped with the seal of the Huating County government. He said that martial arts taxes and fees would be collected on a per-head basis, and each person would receive two taels of silver within a three-day period. They had to pay up, and the two officials then went on to investigate the reason for the population of the martial arts hall, searching the martial arts hall inside and outside. Wei Changpan, who was cautious and did not want to show his face in front of the officials, had no choice but to jump over the wall again. household activities.
There were more than a hundred disciples in the martial arts school, and each of them had two taels of silver, which was a considerable amount of two hundred taels of silver if added together. Qi Bi, the accountant, wanted to give each of the two officials who carried the steel scale a reward and a punch. Qi Fei didn't look good, so Brother Wei Weiwei had to discuss it with the two officials. Each person stuffed an ingot of five taels of silver. The two officials smiled knowingly, and the martial artist's tax was reduced to one tael of silver per person.
Before putting on a smile and sending the two officials out, Wei Wei stepped forward and handed them something, as if to inquire about something. Seeing the hesitation on the faces of the two officials, Wei Wei handed them something more, and the two of them smiled knowingly and handed them over. After putting the things in his bag, he looked around for no one around, whispered a few words to him, and then walked out of the martial arts hall with a heavy cloth bag filled with money.
When Wei Wei came back, he saw Qi Fei still squatting in the front hall and sulking, so he stepped forward to comfort him and said: "We know the whole story. He is the father of one of those people, and he is related by marriage to the Prime Minister of Huating County, and there is another person who is close to him. The two officials couldn't explain clearly the local wealth in Jingyun County. I think it was the latter who paid and the former who contributed. But it just disgusts us, so we should go and eat first and then discuss it."
"The two junior brothers are still in prison in the county.
Squat down and teach me how to eat." Qi Fan said with a worried look on his face, "Originally, even if the disciples of the martial arts school fight with others in the street, with the relationship that the master has established in the yamen, it is just to pay some money and press the button. It's just a few spankings as per the rules, how can you be in a prison cell like this?"
Wei Wei sat down next to him and added: "I just gave those two people another ten taels of silver each and asked them to tell the people on duty in the guard room not to wrong the two junior brothers."
"Another twenty taels of silver. This day, more than a hundred taels of silver were thrown away without making a sound. How can the martial arts school survive in the long run?"
"You have to eat even if you can't bear it." A familiar voice came from outside the main entrance of the martial arts hall, "Why don't you open the door for Master quickly?"
"What are you doing behind closed doors in broad daylight? Those who don't know would think our martial arts gym is some kind of dirty place."
Zhou Gandang walked in with a red face and looked ten years younger. After Qi Weiwei opened the door, he strode in with the wind at his feet. He went straight to the Eight Immortals table where the teapot was in the front hall and drank the whole pot of tea before speaking. : "We can't stay here in Huating for much longer. Can those few small families with some influence in Yuyin extend their tentacles to Qishan?"
"But they... bully people too much." Qi Feng, who usually respects and awes Zhou Gandang the most, turned red and said, "The martial arts school has weakened its momentum this time, won't it mean that it will be underestimated by others?"
"The martial arts school has been underestimated since your master's master died on Songfeng Mountain without fighting to the death." Zhou Gandang sighed and rest assured that the teapot was in his hand, "But if the martial arts school hadn't gotten involved at that time, , the hundreds of people here were wiped out by the government at that time."
A warrior with an iron frame is a hero, a warrior who is able to bend and stretch is also a hero. The inchworm bends to gain faith, and the dragon and snake stings to protect one's body.
"The master of the county government has been there, and those two people will be released in a day." Zhou Gandang turned to Wei Wei and cursed, "Master's money was picked up? Why did he give those two officials thirty taels of difference for no reason? ?”
Wei Wei was a little dissatisfied and said: "Master didn't say that the disciple saved dozens of cars and the so-called Mrs. Wu's head tax was nothing more. Of the thirty taels of silver, the first ten taels were to save taxes and fees, and the last twenty taels were to take care of those How can two junior fellow apprentices who are still in the dormitory say this for no reason?"
"Your two junior brothers will come out tomorrow, and the taxes and fees should not be given to them in the first place. What can those two people do to my martial arts school?" Zhou Gan became even more contemptuous in person, and breathed out from his nose, "Anyway, you Wei Wei is also the son of the magistrate of Jingyun County, how come he doesn't even have the courage to teach two officials a lesson? This is inconsistent with what the master heard about your deeds in Jingyun."
Wei Wei was a little embarrassed. Back then, he had once paraded through the market dressed in bright clothes and angry horses. However, after coming to the martial arts school, he had been cultivating his strength first and his heart, so his temper became much more restrained. Otherwise, when he was still in Jingyun, he might have been a bad servant in the family. The vicious dogs were released and beat the two officials with clubs.
"The master at your father's place has already repaired the letter, and soon the local fortune will have a hard time." Zhou Gandang continued before Wei Wei could come up with a reasonable explanation, "As for the county magistrate in Huating County who accepts any money. Sir, the magistrate will take care of it, so don’t worry."
Wei Wei hesitated for a moment and then said: "This matter is indeed due to my lack of composure, so I wasted so much money on it."
Zhou Gandang rolled his eyes and said to Wei Wei with a half-smile but not a smile, "In that case, those taxes and fees on Mrs. Wu's head will be counted on you?"
"It should be so." Wei Wei said seriously.
"As expected of the magistrate of Jingyun County, he will give you more than a hundred taels of silver as soon as you tell him."
"Master, the words
He said that he has been out of the city all the time these days, and has been there for three or two days." Wei Wei thought of something and asked curiously, "Master has found some good place outside the city, does the disciple know?"
Zhou Gandang's face turned red, he stroked his gray beard and said, "It's just a place to drink."
"Master, don't be ridiculous." Wei Wei couldn't help laughing, "Most of the good wines within a dozen miles around Huating County are here where you are. There is no need to go out of the city to find them."
"Wine is good here, but the things that can go with it are not available in martial arts schools."
Wei Wei was puzzled again. There were good restaurants in Huating County. Could it be that there was an unknown famous chef in a deserted village outside the county? Or was there a small shop with some unique taste?
It was just that he never expected that the master's words of wine and food were cleaning up the tea and rice stalls on the avenue, and hurried home step by step, with a face that was exactly the same as Zhou Gandang's.
People who practice martial arts are just like that.
Qi Bi, who had been silent all this time, said: "Master, when will we go to Qishan?"
"Twenty days at most." Zhou Gandang thought about it for a long time, "We have to plan the expenses for the journey along the way, and we also have to plan how to deal with the property in Huating County. What should be pawned, what should be sold, we can't wait until the time comes.
If it's too late, sell it at a low price and move to Qishan. You'll have to spend money everywhere, and you can't afford to lose the money."
The two Songfengshan lackeys from the Youyumen Haisha Gang were all coveting the land vacated by the move of the martial arts school to Qishan County, but they were unwilling to pay a high price for it, so they lowered their asking prices to a comparable price.
It was still two points lower. Zhou Gandang suppressed his nausea and had a serious discussion with the two people, but nothing happened.
Except for these two sects who made a huge fortune, you can count on your fingers the number of places in Yuyin County that can take out martial arts money, and most of them are rich but powerless masters.
Son, after being beaten twice by Youyumen and Haisha Gang, he continued to negotiate with the martial arts school.
Songfengshan disdains such disgusting behavior, so it is just right to leave it to the two local snakes in Yuyin County.
The martial arts gym is in a dilemma and has limited choices. It can either sell it at a low price or leave it here at home. It cannot be exchanged for money. However, the martial arts gym has limited revenue on weekdays. Qi Bi, the accountant, has already told Zhou Gandang that the martial arts gym has
The current money may be enough to support the expenses along the way from Quanwu Gym to Qishan, but if you want to really settle down, there is still a gap of 1,800 taels of silver at least.
One thousand and eight hundred taels of silver... It's really a penny that stumps a heroic man. No, it's one thousand, eight hundred taels of silver. It doesn't seem to be too embarrassing to be stumped.
Master will go to Haisha Gang and Youyumen tomorrow, he said.