Chapter 8 Chapter Eight

It is said that Xiao Ziyu's master and servant left Zhige Pavilion and returned home. Along the way, some people began to spread the story they just heard from the story meeting. They agreed that what Jiang Yilang was telling was not a story, but an unknown story. In fact, Jiang Da in the story is actually Jiang Xinghe, the richest man in Duliang. As soon as he got home, Xiao Ziyu said to Xiao Zhong: "Now you have something to say." Xiao Zhong said: "What I want to say has already been said for me along the way." Xiao Ziyu asked: "Do you really believe that Jiang Xinghe made his fortune by robbing tombs?"

Xiao Zhong said: "Jiang Xing is very familiar with me. His experience is indeed exactly the same as that of Jiang Da in the story. He also bought fields and land to open a shop after going out for a while. What does the second young master think about this matter?" Xiao Ziyu said: "Jiang Xinghe is my in-laws after all, and it is really not good for him to spread the news. He is a well-known enlightened gentleman and philanthropist in Duliang. With this story, it can be said that his good reputation will be ruined. I really don't understand, who is this Jiang Yilang, and why did he reveal this inside story?"

Xiao Zhong thought for a while and said, "I think this Jiang Yilang is probably the Jiang Er in the story." Xiao Ziyu nodded: "It's not just you, I believe everyone who listened to the story this morning will guess like this. He said that tomorrow's story will be more exciting, and how will the story develop tomorrow?" Xiao Zhong said: "The second young master became addicted after listening to it for a while. In fact, this is Jiang Yilang's deliberate trickery. I don't think there will be anything unexpected in this story tomorrow." Xiao Ziyu sighed: "No matter what the ending is, you will come to call me tomorrow morning. I never thought that my in-laws have such a family history. It really echoes the old saying - no one can get rich without a windfall, and a horse can't be fat without night grass." This matter has come to an end for the time being, and I have to go to the bureau today on business."

Xiao Ziyu went to the bureau and called Shu Zhenqian to ask about the important matter explained last time.Shu Zhenqian closed the door and said: "This matter has been arranged, and we are making them suffer a little according to the order of the bureau." Xiao Ziyu asked again: "Which way are the people you are looking for, are they reliable?" Shu Zhenqian said: "It is absolutely reliable. He is Xiong Jie who was imprisoned not long ago. I promise to give him a chance to escape from prison after it is done." Xiao Ziyu said: "You don't need to tell me the details, I just want the result, not the process."

Shu Zhenqian: "Tonight, I can let the bureau see the result, but three people can't be killed at once, one should be killed first." Xiao Ziyu said: "This is your business. If it's all right, go about your business." Shu Zhenqian had no intention of leaving, so he stepped forward and whispered, "I heard that the in-laws of Mr. Ju also started their business by robbing graves?" Xiao Ziyu frowned, and asked after a while, "Who did you hear this from?" Shu Zhenqian said: "The news from Zhige Pavilion just now may have become a household name by now."

Xiao Ziyu asked again: "What else have you heard?" "I heard that tomorrow's story will be even more exciting. Many people can't wait to hear the story. They also said that the hall is already crowded this morning. There will be more people going tomorrow, and I'm afraid it will be crowded to death." Xiao Ziyu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Don't listen to this kind of baseless hearsay, let alone spread it. If the rumor about Zhige Pavilion is true, I will take corresponding measures, so go ahead. " Looking back, Tan Xiaoku came back from the prison to deliver food, thinking of the mosquitoes in the room full of master, he felt very uneasy.Because it was already dark, I couldn't send the mosquito net to the prison, so I had to wait until the morning to bring the mosquito net with me when breakfast was delivered.

It was night without words.Early the next morning, Tan Xiaoku got up and lit a fire to cook and stir-fry vegetables. He ate his share and put the rest in a big bowl for his master to eat. But when he went to fetch the mosquito net, he found that there was only one at home, which was even more troublesome. What's more, there are countless holes on it, and it can't resist the mosquito army there even if it is placed in a prison. In order to send it to his master as soon as possible, Tan Xiaoku took the mosquito net to the sewing shop to mend it. The master there checked it and told him: "Your mosquito net is moldy and can't be used. It's useless to mend it. Why don't you go to the cloth shop?" Buy new ones."

Tan Xiaoku tried it, and found that the mosquito net would break with a little effort, but he was afraid that others would bully him when he went to the cloth shop to buy a new one, so he deliberately raised the price. Fortunately, the masters in the tailor shop were very enthusiastic and told him about this kind of mosquito net. How much does it cost. When Tan Xiaoku came to a cloth shop, he was not deceived by the price, but the shopkeeper suggested that the mosquito net of this specification was out of stock and had to be re-sewn, and it would take two hours at the earliest to get it. Tan Xiaoku waited at Buzhuang for more than an hour and finally got the goods. On the way to the prison, he heard the citizens in the streets and alleys talking about the latest story from Zhige Pavilion.

When Tan Xiaoku came to Cell No. 13, he found that besides his master, there were four more people inside. Three of these four people turned out to be Wang Xinzu, Lao Shunmin, and Luo Guo'ai.There was also a big black man with a ferocious face. He didn't know him, but he knew from his face that he was not a kind person.At this moment, Tan Xiaoku was stunned by the scene in the prison—the master and Wang Xinzu filled the room to catch mosquitoes, and when they caught them, they fed them to Lao Shunmin's mouth... The black man and Luo Guo'ai stood aside and laughed. . "Master has eaten." Tan Xiaoku yelled, but Zhu Zixiang didn't dare to respond, he was still catching mosquitoes in the room, peeking at the face of the big black man from time to time. "Master has eaten." Tan Xiaoku repeated.

"Who are you? Who is your master?" It was a big black man who answered. "I am Tan Xiaoku, and he is my master." Tan Xiaoku pointed to Zhu Zixiang and said. The big black man dragged his voice and asked, "How many meals did you bring?" Tan Xiaoku said: "I only have one master, so of course I only send one bowl of rice." The big black man lowered his face and said, "And I, I'm your master's master, and if I send a meal, it's mine!" "No, I don't know you, you are not my master!" The big black man turned to Zhu Zixiang and said, "He is so uneducated, how did you train him?"

Zhu Zixiang bowed to the big man, and then said to Tan Xiaoku with a bitter face: "Xiaoku is obedient, give the rice to this uncle Xiong Jie." It was only then that Tan Xiaoku realized that this person was Xiong Jie, the king of the mountain on Fengmu Ridge who was captured not long ago, and that Master was already under his control. In order to save Master from suffering, he had no choice but to pass the meal in through the window. : "Uncle Xiong Jie, please eat." Xiong Jie ignored Tan Xiaoku, but gave him a back.At this time, Luo Guo'ao said: "My brother eats your food to flatter you, now you have offended him, what's the matter?" Zhu Zixiang also knew the seriousness of the situation, and begged: "Brother Xiong, you have a lot of adults. He is a child, so don't argue with him." Xiong Jie glared at Zhu Zixiang: "Who allowed you to speak, do you know what you should do?!" "I know, I know, my business is to catch mosquitoes." Zhu Zixiang hurriedly went to catch mosquitoes again. Luo Guo'ao yelled at Tan Xiaoku: "Kneel down for my brother, will he pay attention to you if you don't kneel down?" Tan Xiaoku then knelt down: "Uncle Xiong was my fault just now, I beg you to eat quickly, old man!" Only then did Xiong Jie turn around and look at Tan Xiaoku: "Do you think I'm a beggar? I've even eaten human flesh! If it weren't for the fact that you haven't grown up yet, I really wouldn't eat this meal." !" Tan Xiaoku respectfully handed the rice in through the window, and Xiong Jie saw that there was still a package beside him, so he asked, "What is that package?" Tan Xiaoku said, "This is the new mosquito net I bought for Master." Xiong Jie warned: "Don't say 'my master'. There is no master here, only me, Xiong Jie! Tell me again who you bought the mosquito net for." Tan Xiaoku behaved himself this time, and changed his words: "I bought a mosquito net for Uncle Xiong." Xiong Jie forced a smile on his face: "It's not too bad. I really need a mosquito net. Boy, bring it here." Xiong Jie took the mosquito net pad and sat under his buttocks. While eating, he asked: "There is news outside recently Is it?" Tan Xiaoku then repeated the story of Jiang Da and Jiang Er from the Zhige Pavilion, and Xiong Jie laughed when he heard it, "Most of the prisoners in this prison are tomb robbers, and the stories outside are also about tomb robbers. .It’s interesting, I never imagined that you can get rich by killing people.” At this point, his expression changed, and he stared at Wang Xinzu, Lao Shunmin, and Zhu Zixiang one by one, “You, you, and you, you are all grave robbers. Thief, Jiang Da has made a fortune, have you also made a fortune?! If you get rich, you have to respect Lao Tzu." Wang Xinzu said with a bitter face: "How can we get rich? Tomb robbers can also be divided into big robbers and small robbers. We are all small robbers, just peeling off a few ghost skins." Lao Shunmin agreed, "Yes, ghost skins are not worth a few dollars, just enough to make ends meet." "What about you?! You must be a big thief with your hidden appearance!" Xiong Jie stared at Zhu Zixiang fiercely. Zhu Zixiang said: "If I become a rich man like Jiang Da in the story, I wouldn't need to be a dead man." "It's true." Xiong Jie then continued to eat, and returned the empty bowl to Tan Xiaoku, "Boy, please remember that next time you don't give only one meal, your master will starve to death .Also, you have to tell me the news that happens every day outside, you have to know that this prison is very boring.” Tan Xiaoku left the prison, thinking that his master would fall into the hands of such a demon, he couldn't help but feel apprehensive.When he got home, he cooked a meal and sent him to prison again. When Tan Xiaoku came to the big prison, prison No. 13 was still playing the game of eating mosquitoes, but the way of playing has changed. It is allowed to crush the mosquitoes to death, and then scrape the bloody mosquitoes from the palms and feed them to someone... ...The role of eating mosquito blood is played by Zhu Zixiang, Wang Xinzu and Lao Shunmin in turn. Tan Xiaoku looked at it for a while and couldn't stand it any longer. He called his master, and Luo Guo'ao found him, and said, "Tan Xiaoku should eat this time." Tan Xiaoku refused to accept it, and said, "Why should I give it to you?" Luo Guo'ao said confidently: "Based on my status here! Brother Xiong is the boss and I am the second child. If you don't believe me, try it. I can tell your master to eat the filth from the toilet!" Tan Xiaoku felt sick for a while, so he had to give the rice to Luo Guo'ai. When Tan Xiaoku came to Cell No. 13 for the third time, it was already noon, and the game of "eating mosquitoes" had stopped. It turned out that all the mosquitoes in this room had been driven out, and the game could no longer be played.Tan Xiaoku thought that the master could rest and eat in peace of mind for a while, but Wang Xinzu, who had been prepared, had already blocked the window where the meal was handed out, claiming that he should eat the meal this time. Zhu Zixiang quit, because he believed that his status should be equal to that of Wang Xinzu and Lao Shunmin, so he said without giving in, "Why should you eat this meal?!" Wang Xinzu said: "I was brought in by you, morally speaking, you should take care of this!" Lao Shunmin also said: "And I, Zhu Zixiang, you should take care of me too!" Zhu Zixiang looked at Xiong Jie as if asking for help: "Brother Xiong, do you think there is such a morality in the world?" At this moment, Xiong Jie was worrying that there was no new game to play. Seeing the three people arguing, he made a plan, saying: "Where is the morality in the world? Since ancient times, 'the winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit'. Status is determined by violence." If you come out, the status of the three of you in this prison will also be determined by fists." Luo Guo'ao shouted: "Okay, my brother is the wisest!" Zhu Zixiang said: "Just fight, I'm afraid you won't succeed? Wang Xinzu, come!" He said and got ready to fight. Wang Xinzu said to Xiong Jie: "Brother Xiong, can I join forces with Lao Shunmin to deal with him?" Xiong Jie said: "Of course you can. The purpose of fighting is to put your opponent to death. As for the method, there are no rules. If you have a knife in your hand, you can stab him to death." Luo Guo'ao shouted: "Hit it, we can't wait until we hit it!" Wang Xinzu gave Lao Shunmin a wink, and the two rushed forward one after another to wrestle with Zhu Zixiang.Zhu Zixiang fought urgently, using both hands and feet, and the three wrestled into a ball. Xiong Jie cheered with his fists: "Come on, come on!" Luo Guo'ao slapped his hands and shouted: "Good fight, good fight, wonderful fight!" Tan Xiaoku outside the prison door anxiously shouted: "Don't beat me, stop beating me!" The three wrestled for about half an hour, and both sides were scarred. Although Wang Xinzu and Lao Shunmin had an absolute advantage in numbers, after all, they were tortured continuously for two nights, and their physical strength gradually weakened.Zhu Zixiang was exhausted from the battle and felt that his energy was exhausted too much. In the end, both sides unconsciously stopped fighting. Panting heavily, Wang Xinzu pointed at Zhu Zixiang's nose and cursed: "The dog's life is on your body for now, I will deal with you when I recover from my pain!" Zhu Zixiang responded: "If you have the guts, let the horse come, and I will accompany you to the end!" Tan Xiaoku begged: "Don't beat me up, you're all in prison, at worst I'll send you a few more meals every day." Zhu Zixiang said: "Xiaoku, don't worry about the adult's affairs, you must never give food to these two bastards!" Tan Xiaoku passed the meal in through the window: "Master, eat quickly, you are hungry." Zhu Zixiang was finally able to settle down to eat his own meal. When he was handing over the empty bowl after eating, Tan Xiaoku saw that Zhu Zixiang's eyes were filled with tears... Tan Xiaoku was shocked, he could see clearly Master's eyes showed fear and despair, and at the same time, there was a strong desire to survive... Tan Xiaoku knew very well that if Master stayed here, he would die sooner or later.He was crying obviously hoping someone could save him... Tan Xiaoku is a smart person. Although his master dared not speak because of the coercion, he fully understood what his master meant. He left Prison No. 13 and came to the gate. He found that the man on duty was Hou Dongyuan. Tan Xiaoku stepped forward to ask him Regarding the whereabouts of Hu Jiahu, Hou Dongyuan asked sensitively: "You have something to do with him?" Tan Xiaoku said: "I, would like to treat you to dinner." As soon as Hou Dongyuan heard "please eat", he immediately became affectionate, and warned: "Don't make a loud noise, be careful that the wall has ears. Boy, do you want to ask for something?" Tan Xiaoku said: "I want to change a cell for Master." "Change prison? Where do you go?" Hou Dongyuan asked. Tan Xiaoku said: "As long as it's not the 13th, you can change it anywhere. Don't worry, I will thank you very much after it is done." "You should find Hu Jiahu for this matter. He takes care of such miscellaneous matters. But he is not on duty today. If you have to find him, he lives near here——Well, you can help me with my shift for a while, and I will go to it right away." He called." Hou Dongyuan got up and left. Tan Xiaoku understands Hou Dongyuan's little Jiujiu—worried that Tan Xiaoku will get rid of him.After a while, he really called Hu Jiahu. Hu Jiahu had already heard Hou Dongyuan's introduction along the way, and he didn't need to be polite to Tan Xiaoku, so he said as soon as they met: "I can do this for you." Help, but not a meal can solve the problem." Tan Xiaoku said: "I know, as long as I can help, I can eat a few meals." Hou Dongyuan smiled and said: "You are really a child. Is there nothing else in this world except food? Let me tell you how much money Zhu Zixiang gave you. Is it enough to go to Wulingjing?" Tan Xiaoku asked, "How much does it cost to go to Wulingjing?" Hu Jiahu said: "Not much, three big foreign bags are enough to eat and play." Tan Xiaoku said: "The money is at home, I'll go back and get it." Hou Dongyuan said with a smile: "I cashed in on the spot, this Tan Xiaoku is quite refreshing. It just so happens that I can also change shifts." Tan Xiaoku used to hear people mention going to Wulingjing, and he didn’t know what’s interesting in that place. He brought money and came here with Hu Jiahu and Hou Dongyuan, but the two rows of houses facing him were all empty. Red lanterns were hung all over, and there were a few young women in flirtatious dresses standing at the door, and when they saw someone passing by, they greeted them in a coquettish voice.The three of them came to a building called "Ecstasy House", and two women had already greeted them, one was pulling Hu Jiahu, the other was entangled with Hou Dongyuan, the elder brother called long and short, it seemed that they were old acquaintance. Hu Jiahu said to his host: "This little brother is here for the first time today, let him arrange a better one. He is our boss today." Hou Dongyuan said: "It's useless to be beautiful. You need to pick a girl who understands style to teach her." Hou Dongyuan's woman said: "There are no girls here who don't understand style. I'll just say hello to my mother and she will arrange it. My brother, you haven't come to the door for so long. You are so heartless and hurt me every night." Acacia." Hu Jiahu's woman said: "Let him like it, it's more important than anything else." Hu and Hou flirted with their respective women and flirted all the way in. Later, a woman in a cheongsam came over and led Tan Xiaoku into the inner hall.Under the dim red light, a group of smeared women stood crowded together, and when they saw someone coming, they all winked at Tan Xiaoku.Where did Tan Xiaoku experience such a situation, he panicked.Under the repeated urging of the old bustard, he fixed his eyes on these women - he didn't want to look at them, but he found that one of the women looked like Jiang Yuying.So he picked this woman without hesitation. In Tan Xiaoku's mind, a woman who looks like Jiang Yuying is also noble, holy, and not to be defiled at will, but this woman surprised him--when she entered the room, she actually looked at him in front of him. With his face completely naked, he waved to him frequently: "Little brother, come here..." Of course Tan Xiaoku didn't go over, so the woman asked, "You don't like me?" Tan Xiaoku shook his head: "I like you." "Why don't you like me? Brother, it's the first time I've met someone like you, can you tell me why?" "You look a lot like an acquaintance of mine." "What acquaintance? Does it have something to do with not keeping up with me?" "You look a lot like Miss Jiang Yuying." "Really? She is Miss Qianjin." "It has nothing to do with status. I just think you look like—you seem to be older. In my mind, Ms. Jiang is a fairy in the sky. I dare not think about anything except looking up—that would desecrate her." .” The woman nodded: "I understand...but I have to do business, I can't just accompany you like this." The woman hurriedly put on her clothes. "It's okay, just accompany me and give the money." The woman smiled and said, "That's embarrassing." "Can you tell me your name?" "My name is Yinhong, what about you?" "My name is Tan Xiaoku, and I'm here tonight for my master's sake." Tan Xiaoku then recounted his life experience. Yinhong said: "Unexpectedly, we are all hard-working people." Tan Xiaoku asked about Yinhong's life experience, but Yinhong just smiled but didn't answer, and he didn't ask any more questions.Suddenly found a poem on the wall, and asked, "Did you write it?" Yinhong shook her head: "How can I write? It was written by a guest, and I don't know what it is. Do you know how to write?" Tan Xiaoku nodded: "Know a few." Yinhong said: "Can you read it to me?" Tan Xiaoku shook his head: "It's better not to read it, it's nothing." Marriage red no longer reluctantly.In fact, this poem was written to satirize prostitutes, and Tan Xiaoku read it for fear of hurting her marriage.The content is—— Twenty-eight beauties make up cleverly, and the bridegroom changes every night in the bridal chamber. A pair of jade hands is a pillow for thousands of people, and a little bit of red lips is tasted by thousands of people. Make all kinds of charming postures, pretending to be a fake heart. How much do you know about welcoming the new and sending off the old? Fake two lines of lovesickness and tears. Tan Xiaoku talked to Yinhong for a while in the room, and it was estimated that it was almost time to go out.Finally, he said to Yinhong: "This poem on your wall had better be wiped off." Yinhong was puzzled and asked, "Why, isn't poetry bad?" Tan Xiaoku said: "The poem is good, but the writing is not in the right place. Have you ever seen words written on the wall of someone's house?" Yin Hong said: "That's right, I'll wipe it off another day." When Tan Xiaoku came outside, Hu Jiahu and Hou Dongyuan were already sitting in the inner hall, and the bustard was waiting for him to pay the bill.The three of them came out of the Ecstasy Hospital and had dinner at a restaurant near the courtyard.At the table, Hu Jiahu asked: "Xiaoku, are you having fun?" Tan Xiaoku said perfunctorily, "Let's be so-so." Hu and Hou laughed loudly. After they were full of wine and food, Tan Xiaoku asked the shopkeeper for three more meals, and asked Hu Jiahu to help take them to prison No. 13, while Hou Dongyuan patted Tan Xiaoku. Ku Zhijian said: "Don't worry, your master will be helped by Police Hu!" Tan Xiaoku drank some wine at the banquet. After all, it was not good for him to drink it for the first time. When he got home, he fell asleep before taking a shower... When he woke up, it was the beginning of a new day.He didn't know when Hu Jiahu would change his master's cell, it would probably take at least a day or two, so he had to bring three meals to the prison this morning. There were few pedestrians in the deserted alley along the way, Tan Xiaoku was feeling strange, and suddenly remembered that a man named Jiang Yilang was going to tell a second story at Zhige Pavilion this morning, and all the citizens went there.He couldn't imagine how the small Zhige Pavilion hall could accommodate so many people. Tan Xiaoku came to the cell door.It was Hu Jiahu who was on duty. He was going to ask about the prison change, but Hu Jiahu said without waiting for him to open his mouth: "Xiaoku, I can't help you. Your master committed a murder last night and has been locked up." Go to death row." "What did you say?" Tan Xiaoku couldn't believe his ears. Hu Jiahu repeated: "Zhu Zixiang killed someone last night, there is no need to help with this."