Dark Fairy

Chapter 1 Street Wanderer

A small stall on the street sells porridge and multigrain pancakes.The small stall occupies a corner of the street with two small tables, and the business is good.You can smell the pancakes from afar.

The stalls will be open from morning to afternoon.The customers who come and go are all shop assistants or traveling traders around.The picture shows that this multigrain pancake is cheap and good.With a bowl of porridge, it is a good choice for breakfast or lunch.

The stall is a husband and wife stall.Men are in charge of the inside and women are in charge of the outside.Both of them are in their fifties and work diligently to make their meals with their craftsmanship.

It was mid-afternoon, and the stall business was basically gone.The man's family is packing up their belongings and preparing to close the stall.I have to prepare the ingredients for tomorrow when I go back, so time is tight.

But standing in front of the booth was a middle-aged man with a short stature but a fierce face and a young man of about sixteen or seventeen with a thin body and loose clothes.The two of them didn't look like they were here to buy pancakes.Especially the middle-aged man standing in front had a half-smile expression on his face.

On the other hand, the faces of the stall owners and the couple were not very good.The woman's eyes were even more angry, but also fearful.

"Aunt Zhang, should you pay this month's cleaning fee? We've come here three times. If we don't pay again, we'll go back and get beaten. You guys are in trouble too. It's hard for everyone. Why bother?"

As the middle-aged man spoke, he scooped up a bowl of porridge for himself, and picked up a piece of unsold grain pancake beside him and ate it by himself.

The young man next to him was holding a green fruit in his hand, and he took a bite after saying a few words, but it didn't seem sweet, he curled his lips after eating it, but still swallowed it in two or three bites.

The woman called Aunt Zhang by the fat man clutched her apron hard, her knuckles were turning white, but her words were trembling, and she said, "Brother Dong, your cleaning fee is getting higher and higher. Last month Sixty Wen, this month will be directly eighty Wen, nearly one or two yuan! My aunt’s family’s expenses depend on this stall, so I really can’t afford it!”

"If you can't afford it, don't set up a stall here. This is the price for this seat. Eighty yuan today, maybe one or two yuan at any time. People don't want to do it, and some people want to do it."

The woman's family looked at the young man behind the fat man again, and said, "Xiaobai, your aunt hugged you when you were young, so you can help your aunt, go back and tell Tang Zuo Dao, can you please intercede?"

Although the words are soft, and the words can also feel grief and helplessness, but the meaning does not want to give money.Because the cleaning fee is not for cleaning the garbage on the ground.It's about spending money to buy yourself clean, otherwise you won't be able to do business and people will suffer disasters.

The man next to him also said after his mother-in-law finished speaking: "Yes, Bailang, we are all old neighbors, please do me a favor and help me out."

Patting the green juice on his hands, the young man was about to talk to him, but the fat man snorted coldly and said with a smile: "Let Xiaobai go and ask for the Tang Zuo knife for you? Are you out of your mind? Xiaobai and I will just How can you two street wanderers have the ability to see Tang Zuodao? Will you plead for mercy? Are you telling jokes?

Okay, I understand what you mean, but you just refuse to pay.According to the rules, I have notified you three times, and it has been less than half a month.I'm not in the way of your eyes, so I'm leaving. "

As he spoke, he beckoned the young man behind him to leave.

This time the couple got anxious.They know the rules, if the other party really leaves like this, and this matter is brought up, they really don't want to do business.This side of Banqiao Street was watched by Tang Zuodao, who was a cruel and ruthless character, definitely not something ordinary people like them would dare to provoke.

"Don't, don't, don't go!"

But the fat man kept on stepping.He has long since disliked the couple.This time, I wanted to teach the other party some lessons.Ignore the exclamation behind him.

At this time, the young man behind the fat man started to move, first blocked the fat man's path, then turned slightly sideways, and whispered: "Brother Dong, this month is the year-end season, although we are not the most supportive group in all the blocks, But it’s better than most. If you stab someone who doesn’t agree with you at this juncture, the bounty in this year is a small matter, and you have a big face, Brother Dong. It’s not too late to deal with them, Brother Dong, calm down. "

The fat man glared at the young man first, then laughed again after listening to him, and patted the young man on the arm.

"Tsk, you're still quick to react, I almost forgot that this month is the year-end season."

The fat man didn't leave either, he stopped and stretched his hands forward, the meaning was very clear.He didn't want to talk nonsense with the stall owner and his wife anymore.

"Here!" He said while throwing a string of copper coins into the fat man's hand.Reluctant and heartbroken, because the eighty wen is enough for the couple to work for five or six days.

The fat man weighed the copper coins in his hand twice, and after confirming that the amount was correct, he tossed it back casually, and it fell into the hands of the young man who was following him.Then he turned his head and said, "Xiaobai, counting the [-] cash, we will be able to complete all the errands for this month. You can take it to the knife shop later and settle it. I have something to do and I won't go with you."

"Okay Brother Dong." The young man took the money and put it into a thick leather bag tied around his waist, with a clattering sound.

After the fat man left, the stall owner and his wife looked very bad, and they stopped talking to the young man who was still standing in front of the stall.But it can be seen that they should scold this young man together in their hearts.

"Aunt Zhang, Uncle Wang, you two, take a breather. If Brother Dong and I don't come, someone else will come. Isn't life going to continue? It's hard for you, and it's not easy for me.

Okay, you guys are busy, I'm leaving.By the way, after this price increase, there should be no further increase in the coming year.Your location is good, don’t move if you can hold it, many people are staring at it, other places may not be better than this place. "

Watching the back of the young man leaving, the stall owner and his wife sighed.

Yes, it is not easy for anyone.

It was still early, and Bailang didn't want to carry so much money with him.Although no one on this street dared to touch Tang Zuo Dao's wallet, what if there was a passing thief?At that time, he will have to peel off his skin if he is not dead.Not worth it.

All the way out of Banqiao Street, we turned into the cold and remote back streets and alleys. Along the way, there were people squatting or standing at the entrances of various alleys. When they saw Bai Lang, they either nodded slightly or said hello.

They are all acquaintances, this alley is called Ma Sheng Alley, and Tang Zuo Dao's sword shop is here.

Street wanderers like Bailang at Zhengtangkou are not qualified to enter.He went to the Piankou hut, where he settled his accounts for this month, paid the money, and then got his share. At the same time, he signed off on the errands, so he passed the month smoothly.

It was just evening when the errands were handed over.Bailang turned his head and went to the knife restaurant canteen on the side of Masheng Lane.Street wanderers who have paid errands will be rewarded with a meal of wine and meat here.Bailang was short on money, so naturally he wouldn't waste it.

"Xiaobai, have you finished this month's errands?"

"Brother Zeng, the errand is done. Why don't you come get some wine and meat. Are you drinking?"

"Well, why don't you have a drink together?"

"No, no, just drink slowly and I won't disturb your mood."

The dining hall is generally arranged like a restaurant, with many tables and chairs, and the food and drinks inside are all high-quality.In the knife shop, street wanderers like Bailang can come here.It's just that Bai Lang is self-aware, so it's better for him to eat elsewhere so as not to be an eyesore.So every time he comes, he packs wine, paella, and rice in two big boxes to take away.Even if a few acquaintances invited him to drink, he never took it seriously.

When someone asks you to sit down together, it is polite, but if you really agree, you don't understand the rules.

These white waves in the knife shop are very clear.It is also because he is so cautious and understands the rules everywhere that he is more kind in the sword hall instead of being treated coldly.As the lowest street wanderer in the knife shop, Bailang has actually done well.

Taking the lunch box, Bailang left Masheng Lane with a restrained smile all the way, walked towards the east of the city, turned around and finally stopped in front of a row of dilapidated row houses, and pushed the innermost one away.A faint musty smell and a little fresh aroma hit the face.Odd smell but better than a musty smell.

There are three rooms inside the gate, the larger one is the main room, kitchen room and firewood room.There are two more rooms inside.

"Brother, are you back?"

Those who greeted Bailang were two children, one big and one small. The eldest sister was just 12 years old, and the youngest brother was nine years old.The two are blood relatives to Bailang.

There were supposed to be adults in the family, but they all died of a distemper two years ago.Bailang deserved to die, but he was half dead and came back to life.Later, because he was protecting his sister, he got into a fight with a few gangsters on the street, and his skills were spotted by people passing by the knife shop, and he was regarded as a street wanderer until now.

(End of this chapter)