Dark Fairy

Chapter 4 Red Brand

Bai Lang still got up early as before. After washing, the three brothers and sisters had a simple breakfast and then started working on their own.

The younger brother and younger sister are going to school. Although they are going to elementary school, education is still the biggest expense of the Bai family.Otherwise, Bailang wouldn't have such a tight life.

In fact, not only the neighbors around them didn't understand the matter of going to school, but the siblings Bai Yan and Bai Yuankai themselves also didn't understand it.When the adults of the Bai family were still alive, they never thought of sending them to school.I think that is the way of the rich, and it would be better for ordinary people to think about how to learn how to make a living.

But his parents died of illness, and Bailang had the final say at home. If he asked him to go to school, he had to go.Although the two younger ones didn't understand this, they still obeyed.At the same time, I was very happy.Because even if they are just elementary school students, not everyone’s children are treated like this.Which kid in the townhouse is not looking for work outside?They all envied Bai Yan and Bai Yuankai for being able to go to school.

"Brother, the multiplication tables you taught are so useful. The homework assigned by the old master is just like playing." Bai Yuankai was very proud while eating breakfast.

"Don't talk about it, keep your mind open." Bai Lang smiled and touched his brother's head, then turned to Bai Yan and said: "You should take good care of him in the school. Don't let him act recklessly. Also, be more respectful to the old masters. , if anything happens, run faster and talk sweeter. Do you understand?"

Bai Yan is 12 years old, so she naturally knows a lot more than her younger brother.Blinking his big eyes, he responded to Bailang's instructions and said, "Brother, you want us to coax a few old masters well, and with excellent academic performance, we can get that recommended book in the future, right?"

Bailang hummed: "That's right. You can't learn much just by being elementary school. At least you need the city academy to be called a scholar. So the old master's recommendation is still very important."

Bai Lang, the "extra" younger sibling who was reborn, inherited the inertia of this body.Including understanding of the world.He would naturally consider his family first, even to the point of making some self-sacrifice.There is no "outsider" status at all.It was as if his soul, the original soul and memory of his body were merged into one, instead of being a substitute.

In Bai Lang's impression, the lower you are, the less you can stay in your own circle. You have to grit your teeth and jump up, and don't be afraid of falling or getting hurt. Once you find a handhold, you have to go all out to achieve a jump.

Reading is undoubtedly what Bailang thinks is the most suitable way out for his younger brothers and sisters to try to climb up.

Bai Yan nodded, with a mature look on her face and said, "But brother, an old master can only write three letters of recommendation a year, but those in the same class as Mao Tou and I have enough." There are more than 40 people. Just because you are good at academics and sweet-tongued can't get you a recommendation, right?"

Bai Lang smiled and said: "This is not something you should consider. You and Mao Tou just do their best what I just told you. I will think of other ways. Okay, you put away the dishes and chopsticks and go to school. I go first."

"Brother, go slowly!" The two younger ones hurriedly got up and sent them to the door.

After leaving the house, the smile on Bai Lang's face gradually faded.

It was quite cold in the morning, so he wrapped his clothes tightly, and Bailang moved quickly, heading towards the nearby Chengdongmen market.

Morning is the most frequent time for vendors to buy and sell goods in the market.It is also the busiest time for the daily market.There will be some unruly people inside who take advantage of the knife studio openly or covertly.Even some vendors will dishonestly bypass the knife shop and buy and sell privately.After all, who in this world doesn’t want to make more money?What's more, in such a big market, there is no way a knife shop can stop sneaky eaters.So we always play big and let go of the small.

Fifteen or sixteen-year-old street wanderers like Bailang have never been the main knives in the knife shop. After all, their bones have not yet been finalized, and it is not worthwhile to lose them by fighting.But it can't be raised for nothing, so walking around the streets and learning from classmates, you have to go through them all, and you must be clear about the door.

During the day, Bailang followed Zhou Dong to collect the "cleaning fee" and was familiar with vendors and shops of all sizes on the street.I am also familiar with those gangsters on the street who are not on the table.

In the morning Bailang will go to the market to act as an informant.All matters that have not passed the scale given by the sword shop and small actions in private are what he needs to pay attention to.And it is necessary to distinguish which ones can be turned a blind eye and which ones need to be reported immediately.

"Xiaobai is here?"

"Hello, Brother Xun!"

"Well, you're the one who knows how to yell. That's all right, go to the fish shop today, take the whistle, don't be brave when something goes wrong, and blow the whistle immediately. Understand?"

"Brother Xun, don't worry, I understand." He took the whistle and hung it around his neck honestly, even though it looked a bit stupid.

Bailang had heard of it many times before. Someone carelessly failed to hold the whistle properly. As a result, he failed to call someone at a critical moment and was stabbed to death several times. The other person even ran away.

A bag of salt is sold for 50 taels by the government, and 38 to 40 taels by smugglers. After deducting the toll money for the knife shop and the tax money for the market, you can save nearly 20 taels once you enter and go out!One bag is so profitable, ten bags can make people desperate to take risks.This is still the same as salt. There are also miscellaneous grains, meat oil, and coarse sugar sold privately in the East Market.
In short, Bai Lang's opinion is that people in this world are full of people who run around with their heads in their belts.The banker you thought was honest and honest might have five or six lives in his hands.No way to check.Just be cautious at all times.

Bailang was just about to turn around and go do his errands, but he was pulled back again. The other person whispered in his ear: "That's right. When you encounter someone with a red sign on his waist, stay away. Don't ask."

"I know, Brother Xun." Bai Lang replied honestly.But there was a murmur in my heart.The one with the red sign?Never heard of it before.

When he went to the fish market, Bailang wouldn't just "call someone when he saw a problem". He had to be discerning.He was not just a wanderer wandering around the huge fish market. He had to follow other street wanderers.Everyone can share the benefits if they understand the rules.If you don't understand the rules and act recklessly, no one will look down upon you.

Especially a place like the fish market where there is plenty of oil and water.If Bailang hadn't been sensible, he wouldn't have been able to come here. He would have been sent to those charcoal and firewood fields.

Of course, the oily head was also taken away by the red sword master and the waist knife who watched the scene.Street wanderers can't see coins, and the oil and water are just deducted from the goods here.For example, take two "unwanted fish" or a few catties of "thrown fish eggs, fish bubbles" and the like.

"Ok?"

Bailang turned around twice and found nothing special, but he soon saw the people with red tags on their waists that Brother Xun had warned him about before.Those people were not just wandering around, but carefully looking through the vendors' trucks. They would also look carefully at the boxes inside and even the bottom of the truck.

Moreover, each of these people has an undisguised evil spirit and perverse expressions on their faces.In addition, the people in the knife shop around obviously saw it but didn't come over, and even avoided it.These signs let everyone who runs the market understand that these people with red signs on their waists can't be provoked by the knife shop, so what else can they do besides keeping silent?

(End of this chapter)