A knife in love

Chapter 1088

After the door was opened, there were two men in gray standing outside the door.Both of them are in their 40s, and although their clothes are ordinary, their faces are fair.Seeing Li Qiufeng open the gate of the ancestral hall, the man on the left squeezed out a few smiles, and said: "We are the porters for Sanbaozhai's delivery, and we made an appointment to pick up the foot money today, but the gate of Sanbaozhai is closed. The shopkeeper and Xiaoer didn't know where they went. Seeing that it was going to snow this day, we two brothers had nowhere to stay. We happened to see this temple, so I would like to ask my brother to let us stay in the temple for a while. To avoid the wind and snow, I wonder if my little brother can agree?"

Li Qiufeng didn't know where Sanbaozhai was, and when he was about to ask, he heard the old man say, "Sanbaozhai closed its doors a few days ago, and I heard that shopkeeper Peng has returned to his hometown in Mei County. They were all sent away by shopkeeper Peng, and each went to find a way out. I'm afraid your money will never come back."

The faces of the two men suddenly darkened, they looked at each other, and sighed in unison.

The man on the right said to the old man: "Can the old man make it easier for us brothers to rest in the temple for a while?"

The old man said with a smile: "Of course it's not a difficult task. No one would carry the house on their shoulders when they go out, right? Please come in, the two of you. There is still hot water in the house. You might as well drink a bowl to warm your body."

The old man turned his body sideways while talking, trying to let the two men into the yard.Li Qiufeng saw that although these two people were dressed in ordinary clothes, their faces were not a bit dusty, and their speech and demeanor were even less like ordinary porters, so he was suspicious.He was just about to remind the old man to be careful that these two men were cheating, but the two men had already walked in with their own burdens.In desperation, Li Qiufeng had no choice but to take a step back and let the two into the yard.It's just that he secretly stored energy with his hands in case there was any change.

The old man gave way to the two men, turned around as if he was about to close the door, and said, "It looks like it is about to fall. It has been many years since we have snowed in Chongqing! A few days ago, I heard that Dongchang's fans have arrived. Here, the prefect Zhu must be brought to the capital for questioning. Such a good official, Dongchang would let him go, it’s really unreasonable! If there is a heavy snowfall, maybe he will also complain for the prefect Zhu?"

Li Qiufeng was taken aback when he heard the old man mentioned Dongchang without any reason, not knowing what he meant by that.At this moment, the two men suddenly turned around, with gloomy expressions on their faces.The man on the left sneered, and said: "You dare to talk about the important affairs of the court. It seems that some people say that you are plotting rebellion, and it is not that you have been wronged."

Li Qiufeng saw that the faces of the two men suddenly changed, even though he had guessed that the origin of the two men was suspicious before, his heart tightened.

The old man didn't panic, he closed the gate carefully, then turned around, with his hands in his sleeves, with a half-smile on his face, he said, "I don't want to sell the land of the ancestral hall. It's just that I didn't expect that Master Wan would If you are really willing to spend your money, you even hired people from Dongchang, you really think highly of me."

The man on the right sneered and said, "You old guy speaks eccentrically, you must be a bad person. If you confess honestly, our brothers may show mercy and forgive you..."

The man hadn't finished speaking when he heard two soft "chi chi" sounds. The two men were immediately dumbfounded and their bodies stiffened. After a while, they both fell backwards and fell straight down On the ground, a tiny red spot appeared on everyone's throat.

Li Qiufeng saw the old man's hands still in his big sleeves, and said in his mouth: "What a powerful Xiaoyao crossbow!"

Only then did the old man take his hands out of his big sleeves, but saw that he was holding a silver cylinder several inches long in each of his hands, and said with a smile: "This thing is justified against some small-timers. If you want to plot against martial arts masters, But it’s still not enough.”

Li Qiufeng turned his head to look at the two people who were stiff on the ground, and said in his mouth, "Are these two people from Dongchang? Why did they come to trouble you, old man?"

The old man walked up to the two of them, looked at their faces carefully, and said, "It's not that they want to trouble me, it's that Master Wan in the city has taken a fancy to the ancestral hall. He sent someone to look for it a few days ago. Me, I want me to sell this piece of land to him. After being rejected by me, someone yelled at him, saying that Master Wan will soon become famous, and he must show it to me. Later, I heard from the surrounding people that Master Wan wants to A big house was built here for a senior official in the capital to live after he became an official. He sent people here to coax and scare many people, so they had to sell the house to the Wan family. The Sanbaozhai is the largest house in this area. The shopkeeper Peng of Sanbaozhai was unwilling to sell the land at first, but his eldest son was beaten with a sap for no reason a few days ago and was almost killed on the spot. He was arrested by the government, saying that he was in collusion with bandits outside the city in an attempt to rob several wealthy households in the city. Shopkeeper Peng knew that Master Wan had done it secretly, so he had to agree to sell the land, and the second son was released by the government. Fearing that he would be poisoned by the Wan family again, he had no choice but to leave the Chongqing government overnight."

Li Qiufeng said: "The one surnamed Wan is too arrogant, don't the government care about it?"

The old man sneered, and said, "The government? If it wasn't for the support of the government, would Wan dare to be so arrogant? In the past, I wish the magistrate was in office, fair and honest, and everyone's life is still passable. I just don't know what officials he offended, and was punished. He was removed from office and investigated. Fortunately, the people did their best to protect him, and the court did not dare to punish him, but took away his official position and released him to his hometown. However, I heard that those dog officials still did not let him go, and they only wanted to make accusations and kill him. Dongchang sent his followers here just to make trouble for him. There are rumors in the market these days that the high official who entrapped Zhu Zhifu was ordered by the emperor to retire for unknown reasons and sent back to his hometown of Chongqing to live up to his old age. Master Wan wanted to buy land and build a house for him in order to curry favor with this official. These two Dongchang fans presumably came to trouble me on purpose at the request of Master Wan. These people are doing evil in the city, Harm to the people, I wanted to kill a few to relieve my anger. These two guys who don't know how to live or die unexpectedly came to the door, just to try my Xiaoyao crossbow."

Li Qiufeng said with a smile: "Uncle Huang, you are really old and hot. These two clowns dare to make trouble in front of you, they really don't know how to live or die."

The old man chuckled and said, "But I'm still old. If I followed my temperament when I was young, the person surnamed Wan would have been decapitated long ago."

When the old man said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "Master Wan is a bastard, but there are many more bastards in this city. If you kill a bastard surnamed Wan, the other bastards will inevitably have disputes again. The bad luck is Common people. It would be better to save the life of Wan, and there would be less trouble on the streets. Alas, when will God open his eyes and take all these dirty officials away."

Li Qiufeng said: "How many good officials are there in the world? Good officials who work hard and don't bully the people can't stay in the officialdom." When he said this, he glanced at the two corpses on the ground , and then said: "How to deal with the bodies of these two fans?"

The old man said: "After dark, throw it into the river, and it will be over."

Li Qiufeng was a little worried, and said: "The disappearance of Dongchang's fanzi is definitely not a trivial matter. I'm afraid the government will make trouble for uncle."

The old man said with a smile: "Since Zhu Zhifu took the crown and left, several officials who oppressed the people have been killed or disappeared in the city. It must be the hands of heroes in the world. After the arrival of Dongchang's fans, they have committed crimes in the city. The people hated it to the bone. Just half a month ago, six fans ate wine at the Tengxu Building. Not only did they not pay for the wine, they also blackmailed the shopkeeper. A dispute arose between the two sides, and the six fans beat people, committing public outrage. Together with the restaurant waiter, diners, and common people who watched the excitement, they killed three fans on the spot, and the other three were also seriously injured and struggled to escape. The officers and soldiers rushed to suppress, but the common people dispersed in a hurry. The shopkeeper and Xiaoer of the Fujisu Building were arrested and tortured in the Yamen. Unexpectedly, someone entered the Yamen at night, not only rescued the shopkeeper and Xiaoer of the Fujisu Building, but also killed all three of the wounded fans. The head hangs on the high pole in front of the Yamen. Since then, Fanzi has become a street rat, his arrogance has subsided a lot, and he dare not show his face easily. Today, these two Fanzi were invited by Master Wan to come with me It's embarrassing, if something happens to them, Master Wan is afraid that the government will embarrass him, so he must not dare to say anything, he can only pretend that he doesn't know. If he dare not say anything, no one will suspect that these two died in the Magong Temple."

(End of this chapter)