Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 80
More than a dozen candles were burning in the small side hall of the landlord's mansion. This place seemed to have been used by the original owner to punish servants. There were still rusty shackles hanging on the wall, and there was a fire in an iron pot supported by three legs. A new charcoal fire was added, and the two soldering irons burned red inside. Song Qingshu sat behind the black wood case with the appearance of a patriarch, with a black face, except for the lack of a crescent, he was black Baogong.

After a while, Scarface came in with a big bald head, pushed it to the ground, thumped and fell to his knees in front of Song Qingshu.

The leader of the Funiu village, Tou Ding Tian, ​​is also number one. He is a famous bandit leader in several nearby counties. He has a scar under his bald head from the corner of his eye to his mouth. He is about the same size as Liu Dazhu, but his body The muscles are by no means comparable to those of a thin camel like Liu Dazhuzi. Even in the era of Song Qingshu, he must be a man who can fight and kill on the road. Song Qingshu caught it straight!

However, this man can be regarded as able to bend and stretch. When he was pushed to the ground by Scarface, he just knelt down in a proper manner, without any stiff neck. Let Song Qingshu have a good impression.

"You want to see me? Why are you seeing me?"

After pondering for a while, he still didn't say the classic line of lenient confession and strictness when resisting. After pondering for a while, Song Qingshu asked straightforwardly. replied.

"Take money to buy your life!"

"How much money do you have?" His tone was full of complacency. Hearing this, Song Qingshu folded his arms and leaned back in a funny way. He came from Xi'an, and he has seen a lot of world. This place is poor and remote. He couldn't even afford the food, and he said that he would pay for his life with money, but Song Qingshu really didn't believe how much he could give.

But in just a moment, Song Qingshu's eyes were wide open, and he still looked like a plague chicken, and he raised three fingers weakly above his head.

"3000 taels!"

"How much?" Even Scarface couldn't calm down now, and asked in astonishment, seeing the two of them grinning, thought it was not enough, gritted their teeth and raised a finger: "Then 4000 taels, that's all I have!"

Song Qingshu really felt as if there were ten thousand grass and mud horses galloping away. He was exhausted in the city, and he made a fortune. The thief was also demolished and land expropriated to implement the policy?
With red eyes like a rabbit, Song Qingshu knocked on the table and gnashed his teeth, shouting, "Where did you get so much money?"

"Grab it!" Ding Dingtian seemed to take it for granted, and then he really counted for Song Qingshu with his fingers.

"Last year, a Zhuangzi who returned to the county magistrate broke down and got 700 taels of silver. The year before last, he tied up the son of a censor. The family didn't dare to say anything, and directly gave away 1000 taels of ransom..."

"stop!"

Song Qingshu felt that he had asked a really stupid question, where did the bandits get their money, didn't they just rely on robbing?And listening to what he said, Song Qingshu was stunned because he remembered the joke from his previous life, that the Ministry of Railways next door didn't dare to call the police if it was stolen!

A county magistrate's annual salary is less than 100 taels, and he has to be responsible for the salary of the cook and yamen servant. Even if he doesn't eat or drink, he can't save 500 taels after three years. The censor's salary is even lower. Hearing what the sky said, Song Qingshu wanted to become a bandit.

Being despised by a country bandit, his body was shattered, and he could no longer sustain his aura. Song Qingshu lied on the table weakly, humming listlessly.

"You are so rich, if you don't rob so many county magistrates and landowners, why are you robbing me, a small ravine?"

This time, Dingdingtian showed an even more helpless expression, his head drooped even lower, and he said listlessly, "Because you have food."

"No matter how much money there is, it can't be used as food. The mountains are originally barren, and this year there was a severe drought. A total of more than 800 mu of wheat died and 5000 mu of wheat died. There are more than 700 men, women and children under my command! The government is pressing hard again. That old man Li in Hucun has eyes and ears in the county, and he knows that your ugly-faced housekeeper has bought more than [-] dans of grain from Xi'an city, and as soon as he contacted me, I followed suit."

The relationship has been quarreling for a long time, it was Scarface who caused the trouble, he was not serious about things, and let the thieves stare at him, watching Song Qingshu look at himself with contempt, Scarface's old face with a man's iron-blooded feelings is also flushed red , yelled angrily: "Why are you looking at me? If you don't buy grain, so many farmers have no output and drink the northwest wind?"

"Then you won't buy it in batches! Low-key is king, have you heard of pretending to be a thunderbolt?" Song Qingshu immediately slapped the table and yelled, and the scarred face also slapped the table when he heard these words: "You know what a fart, you How much money does it cost to buy a load and pay taxes at the border? Your 600 taels are not enough to fit between your teeth! And the food was obtained only after asking Qu Botao’s old-fashioned carriage dealer. , do you think it’s easy for me?”

"Your public relations are still not in place!"

"fart!"

As they were talking, the two started arguing, and one voice was louder than the other, making the kneeling ground stunned. Isn't this negotiating with me?After all, it was the bandit leader. Hearing the two of them arguing endlessly, Ding Tian suddenly slapped the table on the table with his bald head and blushing veins.

"Stop being so noisy!"

Suddenly, Song Qingshu shrank his neck in fright, and bowed his head like a conditioned reflex: "Yes!" It wasn't long before he realized, no, Lao Tzu's place!
"What are you doing arguing about? Do you want to die?" Song Qingshu hopped his feet and slapped the table again in annoyance, his head was completely helpless, and he simply drooped his head: "You are the master, what are you talking about! But little one There are also a few brothers who have been locked up in your cellar for several days, and they are almost starving to death, killing people can't kill them, and they want money and life, so let's give you a good word, right?"

Why does this sound like robbery?The corners of his mouth twitched when he heard it, and Song Qingshu, who hadn't recalled it for a long time, simply waved his hands helplessly: "Of course I need money!"

He breathed a sigh of relief, and sat down on the ground with his head over his head. He has quite a lot of experience in kidnapping, and he drew the details of the transaction with his hands.

"You always let one of my brothers go, go back to the stockade to get the money, and then three days later, at the Malankou area, pay the money with one hand and the person with the other, and it will be settled!"

The guy with Scarface probably also did the business of tying meat tickets, so he nodded when he heard this: "The cliffs on both sides of the mountain depression at Malankou are not afraid of ambushes, this business is fair!"

He nodded, and Song Qingshu seemed to agree, but before a good word could be uttered, Song Qingshu suddenly became excited, and slammed the table again: "That's not right!"

"What's the matter?" The man in charge of the house above his head was weakened by his fool, and the sturdy bald gangster's face was twitching like a goat, asking very sadly, but at this time, Song Qingshu But his expression was straight.

"You are short of food, I have food, this is an inextricable knot, I want to let you go, you have so many minions, what will you do if you come to beat me again?"

Hearing this, he was stunned, yes!If I run away, can I come back and beat him?

Just like the suspicion chain theory in "The Three-Body Problem", where can I know if you have good intentions?Even if I know you have good intentions, how do I know if you think I have good intentions too?It would be estimated that no matter how much the sky swears and swears, with the huge gap of food, I am afraid that Song Qingshu and Scarface will not believe him no matter what.

4000 taels of silver!Listening to it made people jealous, and Song Qingshu waved his hands helplessly: "Let's go back first! I'll think about it!"

Pulling the head of the sky who wanted to speak but couldn't make sense, Scarface was also full of confusion, and walked out the door step by step.

It is said that people are forced out, and it is true. Song Qingshu fell asleep in the middle of the night for the 4000 taels of silver, but before dawn, he was tossed again.

"He's the boss! What's the matter?"

It was still in that room, Song Qingshu, whose eyes were red with boils, lay weakly on the table and asked.

On the top of the head, his eyes were ten times redder than his. They were bloodshot, and the eyeballs were bulging, which was scary. When he raised his head suddenly, Song Qingshu shrank back in panic, but immediately, Ding Dingtian knocked his head heavily on the on the ground.

"I've been thinking about it all night. From today onwards, you will be the head of Funiu Village! My little one pays homage to the head of the house!"

"What do you mean?" Song Qingshu was immediately dumbfounded.

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On a wooden prison cart, Li Xiancheng, wearing a big shackle, was put on it listlessly. They will go back. Behind the prison van, there are more than a dozen bandits in ragged clothes. They are staggered and escorted to the county.

"Congratulations to Chang Qingtian, the meritorious deeds that your lord has done for the place will never be forgotten!"

After sending it away for three miles, when the etiquette arrived, Song Qingshu yawned secretly, and bowed to Chang Yushi as a farewell speech.

At this time, Chang Yushi hadn't sobered up yet. He was sitting in a cart without a roof in the countryside, and he punched a servant carrying a pig's leg in a daze: "Village Chief Song is serious, we, hiccup! We will meet later !"

I don’t want to have a date with you anymore, the chicken coop is half empty, Song Qingshu also heaved a sigh of relief as he watched the invited god be sent away by himself, and waited for the people from the government to walk a mile or two before going up the mountain to see When he got to the side, Scarface chased after him solemnly.

"Boss, they're all ready!"

In the village, where the silly hat with half of its bald head was cut off, an open space was cleared again. There was a statue of Guan Gong with a golden body and a big knife. In front of the statue, a pig, a cow, and a sheep, three animals were tied up and wailed. Once there, Wang Haocai was dressed in an official uniform, solemnly sitting on a grand teacher's chair, and like in front, more than 40 good bandit leaders, including Mr. Li and that fatty Li, were all there!

Looking at the sky, Scarface picked up the big knife, and stood in front of the three animals with a murderous look. These stern-faced bandits bowed their heads to Song Qingshu together. Under this kind of courtesy, Song Qingshu grabbed the cow's head with both hands, and immediately died with his right hand. If you grab the cow's ears to death, you are called the one who holds the cow's ears!
At the side, Wizard Sha was chanting spells loudly, and suddenly he touched Scarface's broadsword with a sip of shochu, and immediately Scarface slashed down on the bull's head, with a click, and blood splattered everywhere.

The pigs, cows, sheep, and the heads of the three animals were all placed in front of the altar, dripping blood, Song Qingshu held three sticks of incense in both hands, and led the more than 40 bandits and local tyrants to bow solemnly to the statue of Guan Gong, bang bang After kowtowing three times, it was Song Qingshu who took the lead again and inserted the incense into the incense burner, followed by the thieves in turn. When the incense was filled, all the thieves kowtowed heavily to Song Qingshu again.

"Meet the handsome guy!"

Northern martial arts, the leader of the green forest is also called Marshal, and when he is the leader of everyone, he is honored as Dashuai. This is to kowtow in front of the martial sage Guandi and make an alliance. With Wang Haocai as a witness, this After the obeisance, the position of Big Brother Lvlin in Song Qingshu Shangnan County was secured.

Big guy, hum!Seeing a group of thieves kneeling on the ground with only their butts pouted, the corner of Song Qingshu's mouth couldn't help but draw an upward arc...

(End of this chapter)