Chapter 10 fourth quarter

Li Fengren knew that Zhang Xian refused politely, his words were dull, but he understood very well in his heart, he couldn't help but secretly sighed, and said: "Mr. Zhang, well, then you must come and sit down when you have time." Zhang Xian nodded and said: "Definitely! Boss Li, then I will take my leave." Zhang Xian picked up the suitcase and left without looking back. Li Fengren touched his forehead, sighed, and was about to leave, but suddenly Zhang Xian turned his head and shouted to himself: "Boss Li! If it's convenient, you can come and support me at this time every day."

Li Fengren hurriedly agreed: "Definitely!" Zhang Xian smiled slightly and walked away gradually. Li Fengren stood blankly for a long time, recalling Zhang Xian's last words, thoughtfully. Yongdingmen Beijing-Han Railway Station is not far from the overpass. It was built during the Guangxu period (1875-1908), and merchants must pass through the overpass.The area around the train station is also full of people coming and going, very lively. Teng Ergou sat on a big rock, watched the flow of people in front of the train station square, and kept sucking teeth.One after another, hooligans came back to report: "Brother Ergou, today is strange, I didn't see Li Yi, the little bastard."

Seeing that the hooligans he had brought had come back, Beng Ergou muttered, "Let's go! Go to Li Yi's house to find him!" Beng Ergou took a few hooligans and walked all the way south. Since ancient times in Beijing, there has been a saying that the east is rich, the west is rich, the south is cheap, and the north is poor. After passing Yongding Gate and heading south, the streets are dirty, the houses are dilapidated, the weeds are overgrown, and there are many people with yellow and thin faces and ragged clothes. Beng Ergou is fairly familiar with this area, and led the hooligans into a small, smelly alley full of sewage, and walked to the door of a courtyard house where there were mixed houses, and saw that the door was not locked, so he didn't knock on the door, "Kang " kicked away.There are at least a dozen households living in this kind of courtyard house, all of whom are poor. They have no house, no land, no home and no business. It is not bad to be able to rent a house that is airtight and rainproof.There is no one to take care of it on weekdays. When someone dies, he will take a straw mat and bury it in any wasteland.When Beng Ergou came here, he was naturally not polite.

Beng Ergou led the hooligans in a file, and an old woman with a stooped body hurried out and shouted hoarsely: "Masters, who are you looking for, our yard is full of honest people." Beng Ergou didn't bother to talk to the old woman, walked all the way in, and snorted: "Honest man? Let your mother's heart go! Is Li Yi here?" When the old woman heard that it was Li Yi, she said, "Li Yi? Li Yi went out early this morning to visit his parents' grave." Beng Ergou hummed as he walked: "You said you went to the grave, so you went to the grave? I'll see and talk about it."

The old woman chased after tremblingly, and said in a miserable voice: "Li Yi is a good man! Don't embarrass him, there are several old and young people in our yard who rely on him for support." Beng Ergou scolded: "The man is looking for Li Yi, because he has something good to tell him! Go away, I'm upset by the noise." Beng Ergou walked to a broken door in the inner courtyard, and knocked loudly: "Li Yi, Li Yi! Are you there? I have something to do with you!" Beng Ergou's voice is not small, and it is very noisy. People come out of every room in this complex, and they are surrounded by Beng Ergou. They are either old, sick or disabled. They look nervously at Beng Ergou and the other hooligans. .You said boldly: "Masters, Li Yi went out early in the morning to offer incense and burnt paper to his parents, but he was really not in the house. Li Yi didn't do anything recently. How can the elders find him? whats the matter?"

Beng Ergou turned around and scolded: "Yo Yo! This Li Yi is not bad! So many people are protecting him? We have nothing to do, just invite Li Yi to chat for a while, and see that you are all nervous, don't worry, we won't kill him." The residents here know at a glance that people like Beng Ergou are not good birds, they have been bullied a lot, so when they hear Beng Ergou and the others talk like this, they understand that Li Yi must not be able to please, Li Yi is probably offended Who is it, looking for faults. Beng Ergou and the others looked at the sky getting late, and refused to leave without saying anything, insisting on waiting in front of Li Yi's door for Li Yi to come back.

There were shrewd people in the yard who slipped out to report to Li Yi, but they couldn't find Li Yi. Beng Ergou and the others saw that the sky was getting dark, and Li Yi hadn't come back yet. They were about to scold his mother, but they saw a person crawling in from one side of the low wall with a heavy cloth bag on his shoulders. When Beng Ergou saw this person, he opened his mouth and yelled, "Li Yi! Don't run!" The young man on the wall is twenty-one or twenty years old, wearing a short linen jacket with patches on his shoulders. Although he is not tall, he is well-proportioned, with delicate features, and looks very shrewd.This person was Li Yi who Beng Ergou and the others were looking for.

When Li Yi heard someone calling him, he looked down and saw that it was Beng Ergou and the others. He was taken aback for a moment, without thinking about it, threw the big bag away, and jumped off the wall again with a swipe. It turns out that this Li Yi is a lone thief. The slang words are "single split" or "single scratching", which means that he has not joined any gang. A set of theft processes such as "catching fish" and "strapping strings" are all done by one person. This business of being a thief, also known as Rongxing in the old days, is one of the eight foreign professions.There are very few thieves who really "single-crack" in Ronghang. They all form gangs and cooperate to steal. A lone thief like Li Yi is regarded as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh in Ronghang. Give him a good face, and "stumble him" when he finds an opportunity, which makes Li Yi troublesome for stealing things.

Li Yiben was the only son of a businessman with a strict family education, but his parents were murdered by a traitor and lost his entire family. Li Yi passed away when he was sixteen years old, and he has been homeless ever since.Li Yi is extremely smart, can read and count, and is in good health. He can still support himself by finding a place to make a living. Why Li Yi became a thief is a long story, but because he has a soft heart. Since he left the house and lived here, he can't see the people around him suffering and poor, but he suffers from the fact that he can't use legitimate means to earn more money. Li Yi also resented that this society was extremely unfair to him, so he became a thief, so that he could get more money and things to help fellow villagers.Li Yi has been a thief for a long time, but he learned by himself without a teacher. He figured out a set of stealth skills by himself. He can be regarded as one of the top five players in the area of ​​Tianqiao and Yongdingmen Railway Station, and he is a bit famous among the eight foreign trades.

It is true that Li Yi went to visit his parents' graves early in the morning, and today is the anniversary of his parents' death, so he would not steal anything.After visiting his parents' grave, Li Yi bought a large bag of potatoes on the way back, intending to distribute them to his neighbors when he came back. The bag was too heavy, so Li Yi took a shortcut and climbed over the wall from behind without going through the main entrance. Naturally, he didn't meet anyone who tipped him off. Li Yi climbed up the wall, and just as he pulled the potato bag up, he heard Beng Ergou calling himself.Li Yi knew Beng Ergou, and when he saw him, he ran away, not because Li Yi knew what Beng Ergou wanted him for, but because there were some rules between Rongxing and the gangsters, so he had to avoid it first.

It turned out that at that time, if something was stolen, it was almost useless to go to the police. At most, they would register for you and make you feel unlucky.If there are extremely important items in the stolen items of the person who lost them, as long as they are not banknotes and cash, they can go to the gangsters for help, and let the people in the gang go to those people from Ronghang to get them back, and the two parties agree on a price in advance.Gang hooligans know how many thieves work in their own land, what gang they belong to, and where they work. They know better than themselves how many toes they have. Boss), talking about what the lost item looks like, everyone has a tacit understanding. If they really stole it, they will give face, so they can usually get it back. This method of retrieving lost property by gangsters is called "Zhuanmenxing" in slang, which is known to people in the eighth circle. When doing "Zhuanmenxing" business, what Beng Ergou and the others hate most is encountering "single hack" thieves like Li Yi. The places where these people steal things are uncertain, smelly and hard, and they don't buy it Li pressed questions and caught full evidence, they generally would not admit it. Beng Ergou and the others have had "hiccups" (meaning not to deal with, conflict, fight) with Li Yi in the past two years. All is well.Li Yi saw that Beng Ergou was coming, and without even thinking about it, he thought it was another matter of "returning to the door". No matter whether he stole it by himself or not, there would inevitably be a fight. Seeing that Li Yi ran away, Beng Ergou cursed: "Li Yi! I have other business with you! Oh! I'm fucking your ancestors!" Beng Ergou had no choice but to yell, and several hooligans split up to chase. After this chase, the sky was dark and the sky was dark, until it was completely dark, and Li Yi was blocked in a dead end by jumping two dogs. Beng Ergou panted heavily, pinched Li Yi's shoulders, and cursed with his head sideways: "Li Yi, I, I have other things to ask you for! You, you bastard, why are you running?" Li Yi was also panting from exhaustion, leaning against the wall and humming: "Beng Ergou, what good can you do if you come to me?" Beng Ergou panted: "How do you know it's not a good thing? Our elder brother, Lord Jin wants to see you and have a chat with you." Li Yi said, "Master Jin? Why did he see me? I have nothing to talk to him about." Beng Ergou scolded: "Li Yi, you have to go if you go, or you have to go if you don't! If you don't go, I will beat you!" Li Yi glanced at the four or five hooligans surrounded by him, so he nodded and said, "Just go! What am I afraid of!" Li Yi followed Beng Ergou and the others to Huo Yajin's house. Huo Yajin was very polite, entertaining him with delicious food and drinks.Li Yi knew that Huoyajin must be asking for something from him, so he was not polite, and he had enough. Huoya Jin was originally a person who couldn't hide his words, and he couldn't bear his temper for a long time. As soon as Li Yi finished eating, he crackled and spoke clearly.It turned out that this Huoyajin was called Li Yilai, and it was for no other reason than to let Li Yi stare at Zhang Xian to see what interesting things he had there, but don't rush to steal it, come back and discuss with Huoyajin first. manage.No matter what the final result is, there will be a big reward for Huo Ya Jin.