The Dongwazi in front of Dinghai Gate is one of the most prosperous tile houses in Qiantang because it is next to Yingchaofang, where merchants gather.
There are many tea shops, hotels, hostels, restaurants, restaurants and technical buildings.
There are also various entertainment activities such as sumo wrestling, folk talk, kicking, juggling, drama, puppet show, shadow play and so on.
Every day it attracts tourists like clouds and gathers gold and silver like water.
Such a rich treasure land will inevitably attract many rogues.
Among these "heroes" in the market, there are two who are the most powerful.
One is Niu Shi, who runs a bank, and gathers a group of fellow gangsters, calling themselves the Zhongsheng Society; the other is Qu Dingchun, who runs a pawnshop, and recruits many local bad boys, known as the Baoyi Group.
The two parties have always had bad feelings and have fought many times.
But this year, it is said that the fight over a certain treasure suddenly became extremely fierce, so much so that it affected Wazili's business. The shopkeepers of each shop couldn't sit still and asked the Yamen to mediate.
It has no effect at all.
Instead, the two sides fought more and more fiercely, and even fought with weapons in broad daylight, and blood was spilled on the street every day.
This finally led to inquiries from thirteen families.
The two sides are finally willing to sit down and communicate, but hatred is easy to form and difficult to resolve, not to mention that there are interests mixed in.
But too much blood has indeed been shed.
So he put the treasure as a bet and decided the winner by winning two out of three games. The content of the competition is the gangsters' special skill - ruthlessness.
first round.
Qu Dingchun asked his men to capture an enemy, throw him into a sack, and have the people beat him with sticks in turn. After a cup of tea, he pulled the person out. The bones in his body were almost broken, and he was soft and sticky like a piece of glutinous rice cake. This trick is called "Rou Ciba" in the local area.
But Niu Shi called an unlucky guy who couldn't pay back the money he owed, and told him nicely that after today, the debt would be written off and he would never harass his family again. Then he invited a sick old man, who was said to be an eunuch from Chang'an who used to be responsible for torture in the inner court.
What happened next was not revealed. I only heard rumors that there were dozens of men on both sides in the field. They usually boasted that they were "more righteous than Guan Yun and more courageous than Zhao Zilong." But when they came out, not one of them had a pale face.
In the first game, Ushishi won.
This Niu Shi's legs are still weak, and he is already thinking about how to win the second game if he keeps working hard. Advice from a confidant: Being cruel to others does not mean you are capable, but being cruel to yourself is the only way to be capable!
Niu Shi immediately clapped his hands in agreement and called all his subordinates to draw lots.
The second time the fight was fierce, the man who won the lottery chopped off one of his hands with a knife on the spot. But Qu Dingchun took his time and handed over a lacquer box, opened it, and found a finger wrapped in silk.
Fingers to palm, it seems that the palm wins. But Qu Dingchun slowly raised his hand again, and what was in the box was his finger!
In the second game, Qu Dingchun won.
Both sides had one win and one loss, and the third game was crucial.
After Niushi returned, he thought hard and finally summoned his most capable general with a gloomy face.
The three brothers with the same surname of Niu were the nephews of Niu Shi's family. They could not survive in their hometown, so they came to join him. They dared to fight and kill without hesitation, and made great contributions to him.
After the three brothers arrived, Niu Shi didn't say a word. He only presented a wooden plate filled with silver and then made a long bow.
The three brothers also said nothing. They took away the plates and turned into the gambling stall after going out. Dice, Pai Gow, no matter how big the stakes are, whatever your luck is, just bet. Even if the wooden tray is empty, someone will immediately help fill it up.
After gambling to your heart's content, go to the restaurant. The store will offer you all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas, as well as fine wines.
After eating until my belly was full, I boarded the boat. The little girl who usually doesn't give a serious look now has to flatter her and spread her thighs obediently.
Such gambling and prostitution took place all day and night.
It's dark.
The three brothers each carried a hemp rope to Qu Dingchun's pawn shop.
The sky is not bright yet and there is no one around.
Among the three brothers, the youngest, who was usually the most fearless, suddenly had red eyes, and soon, tears and snot dripped all over his face.
The boss scolded him: "Why are you crying?! How can a man be untrustworthy? The leader of the society will take good care of our affairs."
After saying that, he hung himself on the eaves of the door, his body shook, and soon there was no movement.
The second child chuckled: "The money has been played, the wine has been drunk, and the little girl is also involved! Nai Gong has enough money!"
Then he hung himself up, his tongue squeezed out, veins appeared on his face, and he also lost his voice.
The youngest stayed beside the two brothers, blew his nose several times, and followed his brothers' footsteps while sobbing. His hands and feet twitched for a long time, and urine dripped down along with his gradually cold feet.
The morning breeze blows.
Like a string of wind chimes, it swayed gently under the eaves of the door.
Waiting for the lucky one to spot them first.
In the third game, Ushishi won.
…………
Flying to the wilderness at the foot of the mountain.
A newly opened trail.
Huang Wei led the old salesman and three scholars to push the cart forward with difficulty.
The path was bumpy and uneven, and there were many grass stems entangled in the ruts. It was extremely difficult to push the cart. The scholars couldn't bear the hardship and complained one after another:
"At this juncture, where did Dahan and the others go?"
Li Changan and the country men were also absent, but they couldn't complain about the Taoist priest.
Seeing that they were really tired, Huang Wei simply called them to stop and rest, and straightened his back: "Recently, there is a rich man who is in a hurry to repair his house, and he needs Dahan's and their skills."
The old shopkeeper wondered: "Which company is willing to use them for work?"
All walks of life in Qiantang are controlled by various guilds, and the guilds are controlled by thirteen guilds. Many businesses do not allow ghosts to participate.
Huang Wei smiled and said: "That's why I asked the Taoist priest to come forward. It's not the work of ghosts, but the blessing given by the rich man's pious worship and the ten coins."
Everyone laughed together.
The Taoist priests set up their own brand of "Ten Money God" and did a lot of such bad things like taking off their pants and farting.
"It's my fault too. Just treat it as a business."
Huang Wei patted the three coffins on the cart.
"But I didn't expect it to be a big business! It's going to hurt everyone."
When he said this, the scholars could no longer complain.
At this time.
Thunder rolled from afar.
A gust of cold wind blew into his collar.
The view is as far as the eye can see.
Heavy dark clouds occupied a corner of the sky.
Huang Wei quickly pulled up the cart.
"Work harder! It's going to rain."
…………
Arrived at the cemetery.
Three coffins were hastily buried.
The ghosts left eagerly.
As if stepping on the steps.
The heavy rain came as expected, and the pouring wind and rain washed away the new soil on the grave.
Er.
Two sneaky figures emerged from the grass.
"They left?"
"Gone far away."
The two men held shovels in their hands and headed straight for the three new graves.
The mound was quickly dug up and the lid of the coffin was opened.
The buzzing flies flew up, but were knocked back into the hall by the raindrops. They landed on the hideous and dried faces of the three brothers, and crawled into their mouths and nostrils together with the maggots.
"Three brothers, there is always a wrongdoer and a debtor. This offense is not our fault."
One of them clasped his hands together, murmuring and bowing.
The other person was impatient.
"It's already here, are you saying this is useless?!"
After that, he roughly rummaged through the belongings in the coffin. When he was done, he took out a hammer from his arms and spread his hands.
"Bring it!"
Another handed over a long coffin nail.
He took the spike, placed it between the corpse's eyebrows, and then raised the hammer high.
