Yang Ruoqing originally planned to wait for Uncle Chang Gen and the others to leave before going back to the house to read Xiao Yu's letter.
But after they left, she first accompanied Sun, Yang Huazhong and the others to talk about Xiao Yu and the affairs of the Chang Gen family. It was really confusing and confusing, and all kinds of contradictory relationships became a mess.
After Yang Huazhong and Sun left, Yang Ruoqing chatted with Zuo Junmo for a while about things in the Baidi Valley area.
"In the early years when I was guaranteeing goods, I also passed by the waterway of Baidi Valley. There are canyons on both sides of Baidi Valley, which are very steep. There is a fast flowing water in the middle."
"There are river bandits near Baidi Valley. In the nearby mountains, there are bandits on almost every hilltop who occupy the mountains and become kings."
"The river bandits intercepted passing ships, and the bandits robbed pedestrians, vehicles, and horses on the land. The area used to be very chaotic."
"They not only attacked passers-by, but also attacked and attacked each other. They never stopped fighting each other, fighting for territory, and the fight was bloody."
"Later, in the area of river bandits, there was a person who stood out in the melee, and finally conquered all the small-scale river bandits in that area and took them under his command. That person's name was Brother Cat."
"Brother Cat, I have dealt with him twice before. How should I put it? Personally, I think Brother Cat is a man, but he takes a different path from us. But if you know what happened to him, you can understand him. Difficulties." Zuo Junmo said.
"Brother Zuo, tell me, I like to hear stories." Yang Ruoqing said.
"The so-called thieves have their ways. Before Brother Mao became a gangster, he was actually a policeman in the county government in his hometown. He learned martial arts since he was a child and he was an upright man."
Catcher?
Yang Ruoqing blinked. Although the police officer was not a high-ranking official, he was still eating royal food.
If you can get along, the gray income of an agent is very good. A person can support a family of seven or eight people as an agent, and in a place like the county town, life will be relatively comfortable.
"Later, because of his overly upright temper, he was ostracized in the county government office. He was so angry that he gave up the job."
Here, Zuo Junmo continued.
Yang Ruoqing listened carefully, grabbed the jar of warm water on the table, and refilled the tea bowl in front of Zuo Junmo.
Zuo Junmo was touched by her small gesture, and a trace of warmth flowed in his heart, and then continued: "After this cat brother stopped being a policeman, the gangsters who were treated by him in the past began to take revenge on him. .”
"Or maybe he was inspired by his former colleagues in the government to secretly hinder him and his family."
"His ten-year-old son was blocked and beaten on his way home from school. Both of the child's hands were broken. From now on, he will never be able to hold a pen for scientific examinations or anything like that. It’s totally out of the question.”
Yang Ruoqing frowned, these people are really evil, doing such immoral things.
"That's not all," Zuo Junmo continued, "Brother Mao found the group of people who broke his son's hands, collected evidence, and went to the Yamen to sue them, but the people in the Yamen had long been colluded with that group of people,"
"Not only could they not give justice to Brother Mao, the owner of this suffering, but he also bit back and framed the blame. Brother Cat was so angry that he yelled a few times in the court. As a result, they roared in court and arrested Brother Mao on the grounds of contempt for the court officials. In jail."
"This level lasts for half a month. During this half month, Brother Mao's family sold off their property to establish relations with him in order to get him out."
"Brother Cat was fished out in the end, but the family was completely devastated. The family had to eat and drink, and the son needed medical treatment. As a last resort, Brother Cat sold the family house and rented three rooms in the most shabby alley in the county. Living in a residential house.”
"But it happened that the house leaked and it rained all night. His fourteen-year-old daughter accompanied her mother to set up a street stall in the night market and was molested by bad guys. The girl was a strong-tempered girl and was killed on the spot. The mother could not bear the blow. ,crazy."
"The crazy cat sister goes out to run around every day. Brother cat has to make money to make a living. He can't take care of her, so he has to leave it to the mother at home to take care of her."
"One time, Mrs. Cat ran away again. She was away for three months. When she came back three months later, Mrs. Cat's belly..."
Zuo Junmo stopped talking. His handsome face had always been gloomy before, but now there was a hint of red.
Yang Ruoqing understood instantly, but she also took a breath of cold air.
The crazy cat sister-in-law got pregnant by a man outside.
Maybe it’s Brother Cat’s enemies who are deliberately disgusting Brother Cat, or maybe it’s the beggars and homeless people on the street...
No matter who it is, this is an insult to Brother Cat and a devastation to the poor woman.
Here, Zuo Junmo continued: "Just like that, another year and a half later, Brother Cat's mother also died of illness. When she left, she couldn't even afford a coffin. Brother Cat wanted to protect his only sister from those... The bad guys tortured me and tried to find ways to marry my sister away from home."
"Perhaps God was merciful and didn't let his family die completely. Brother Cat's brother-in-law is kind-hearted. He runs a breakfast shop and treats his sister well."
"Brother Cat entrusted his son to his sister and brother-in-law, and then on a dark and stormy night, he picked up a knife and two packets of rat poison, and went to the homes of his enemies one after another..."
"No one was left alive. The cats and dogs were poisoned to death. Brother Cat was wanted and became a felon, but no one knows where he went," he said.
"He went to Baidi Valley and Luocao became a river bandit for the bandits." Yang Ruoqing.
Zuo Junmo nodded: "That year when I was passing through Baidi Valley as a pledge of goods, I met Brother Cat. Maybe it was fate, but I actually got along very well with him."
"Then in the first half of the year, I passed through the Baidi Valley again, and even paid a special visit to Brother Mao. My fleet, even if I didn't go with the ship to escort the cargo, would pass by the river near Baidi Valley, and no one from Brother Mao would touch it. , and even provide escort.”
"However, three months ago, Brother Cat died suddenly..."
"From that time on, the bandits in Baidi Valley began to break the rules. Unlike when Brother Cat took them with them in the past, they would just charge some appropriate tolls and let them go, without harming anyone's life at all. "When Zuo Junmo said this, he sighed and frowned.
Yang Ruoqing said: "They all said before that the leader should be called He Laoliu."
Zuo Junmo said: "I heard the name He Laoliu mentioned by Brother Mao. He Laoliu was not a Jiang bandit originally. He was the bandit leader in a bandit den on the opposite hill. However, one of He Laoliu's henchmen was Cousins, we often see each other."
Yang Ruoqing's heart moved, she leaned forward slightly and said, "Is it possible that He Laoliu and Brother Cat's henchman secretly colluded to kill Brother Cat and then replace him?"
Zuo Junmo said: "It is possible."
Yang Ruoqing shook her head with emotion: "Brother Cat really has a tragic life. Now he dies like a light goes out. I hope he won't suffer like this again in his next life."
