A hundred flavors of life

PS: I wrote 4,000 words at midnight just now, but I didn’t finish what I wanted to write. Now I have written more than 5,000 words and posted them together.

What's interesting is that Liu Er, the wandering gopher, told Hua Twelve and Lu Zhishen that since most of the gangsters in Bianliang City knew that Lin Chong, the leopard head, was the instructor of the 800,000 forbidden army, even if the man surnamed Lai offered a price of one hundred guan, No one dared to take this job. Speaking of this matter, Liu Er said that it had been a while.

Lu Zhishen's eyes widened: "Since it's been a while, why are you saying it now?"

Liu Er, the wandering gopher, smiled bitterly:

"Master, you have wronged me. Since we learned your skills from you, we have stopped hanging out on the streets. Yesterday, that hairless insect Niu Er celebrated his mother's birthday. I happened to meet him and shouted I went to visit Xi Li, but I had to go because of my dignity. I heard someone talk about it when I was having a drink, and I was afraid that Coach Lin would suffer, so I hurriedly told him to let Coach Lin be careful."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zhishen put his hands on the sitting Green Grass Snake Li Si and said directly:

"Liu Er, wait a minute. That Niu Er lady died last year. I even went to give you gifts. What birthday did you celebrate this year?"

Next to him was the rogue Zhang San, his eyes widened and he said in disbelief:

"Isn't it the year before last that I didn't do it? I also paid tribute!"

After several people finished speaking, they looked at each other, and Liu Er slapped his thigh: "Damn it, her grandma's Niu Er, I even gave him ten big bucks!"

Lu Zhishen originally had an angry look on his face when he heard someone wanted to trouble Lin Chong, but now he burst out laughing:

"You guys, haven't you tricked that awesome teacher?"

Hua Twelve couldn't help but laugh. This Niu Er is really a talent. Whether he has a wife or not is also a mystery.

Liu Er, Zhang San, Li Si and other scoundrels had all cheated others in the past, but now they found out that they had been cheated. They wanted to teach the bully Er a lesson with the help of some wine, but they were stopped by the mature and steady instructor Zhang.

Instructor Zhang used to look down upon these ruffians at all, but after he met Lu Zhishen with his son-in-law, he also changed his view on them when he came into contact with the latter's ruffian apprentices. , these people are really working hard.

So he quickly stopped them:

"It's all in the past. If you come to your door without any evidence, how can Niu Er admit it? It will inevitably lead to a fight. If there is any trouble, it's just a matter of a few big bucks. I'll make up for it later. That’s it!”

The gangsters waved their hands quickly, not wanting to ask for Coach Zhang's money. Zhang San said: "We are not doing it for the money, we are just competing for a breath."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Zhishen slapped the table: "What a fight, Coach Zhang is right. How do I teach you all the time? You still have such a aggressive and fierce temper?"

Seeing their master getting angry, the gangsters immediately didn't dare to argue anymore and quickly sat back down in a polite manner.

Seeing that his apprentice was so obedient, Lu Zhishen nodded with satisfaction, turned to discuss with Hua Twelve:

"Brother, don't worry. Since that guy named Lai is ignorant and has caused trouble for you several times, I will find an opportunity to beat him to death later. Then I will throw him into the manure pit in the vegetable garden. No one will be seen alive, and no body will be found after he is dead."

Hua Twelve had a black line on his head and was shocked by Luda's operation. Coach Zhang's expression was also similar.

Okay! You just finished training your disciples not to be brave and ruthless, but you will kill people when you turn around. You even thought of ways to hide the corpses and eliminate traces. This is how you taught your disciples. It’s no wonder they are not brave enough to fight ruthlessly. .

Hua Twelve quickly stopped him and said, "Senior brother is not needed for these small things!"

"By the way, senior brother, please don't stir up trouble recently. I'm trying to establish a relationship with the lieutenant. I will be promoted to a higher level when the time comes. I plan to lead a battalion in the army. Brother, I'm new to the battalion and I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it. Senior brother, you I once served in the Western Army, so-called brothers who fight tigers, you have to come and help me when the time comes!"

Lu Zhishen became a monk because he killed Zheng Tu, a meat seller, with three punches. He became a monk to avoid being hunted down by the government. Since he became a monk, he has been nagged by people when he drinks wine and has people supervising him when eating meat. He feels uncomfortable and goes to Daxiangguo Temple. He was also ostracized and forced to grow vegetables and water manure in the vegetable garden. He no longer wanted to be a monk.

Now when I heard the invitation from my good brother Lin Chong, I immediately agreed.

After drinking, Luda staggered back to the vegetable garden with his disciples. Coach Zhang pulled Lin Chong to talk and asked what happened to the man named Lai.

Hua Twelve told the story once, and Coach Zhang frowned a little:

"Although the Rongguo Mansion is in decline, it is still a distinguished member of the imperial court with deep roots. I'm afraid they won't be happy if you offend them. Why don't I find some old friends to help you mediate. It's better for you to admit your mistake then than to be remembered like this. !”

Hua Twelve waved his hand: "With Sister Daiyu here, there is no way to mediate this matter. Unless I send him back, how can I be worthy of my uncle who is far away in Yangzhou? Do I have to admit that his family was born with a jade in his mouth?" Is it right for your young master to use the reputation of a girl’s family to make a joke?”

Seeing that Coach Zhang's face was getting worse, he quickly said:

"My father-in-law puts his heart in his heart. Now Captain Gao is my confidant. With him standing in front of me, Rongguo Mansion can't make any big waves. Otherwise, I wouldn't let a domestic slave spend money to cause trouble for me." !”

Instructor Zhang looked confused and asked, "Son-in-law, are you telling the truth? Why did Captain Gao become your confidant?"

Hua Twelve asked in surprise: "Did I say that?" He then laughed and said, "It's exactly the opposite. Now the Taiwei values ​​me very much. Otherwise, how could he lend me money to buy such a thing?" It’s a big house!”

This guy didn't say anything contrary, he just said what was in his heart.

After hearing this, Coach Zhang felt relieved. He stood up and was about to go home, but was blown by a small wind and his body swayed, actually feeling a bit drunk.

Hua Twelve simply left his father-in-law to rest in the mansion. Anyway, the new home was spacious and he could live there.

Just when the Lin family was serving wine to celebrate their move, in the Rongxi Hall of Rongguo Mansion, Mrs. Wang was twisting Buddhist beads in her hands and sitting in the main seat with her eyes closed. Wang Xifeng, who was sitting on the right, said to the middle-aged man standing in the hall:

"Butler Lai, I see that you are always neat and tidy in doing things. Why can't you get this little thing done? How many days have passed?"

The middle-aged man was Lai Da, and he had a wry smile on his face:

"Second Mistress Lian has wronged me. Lin Chong is the instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Army. He has great martial arts skills and a great reputation. I have already offered him a hundred dollars. As long as he has one hand, there is no one like these scoundrels in Bianliang City. How dare you take this money!"

Mrs. Wang still closed her eyes to rest her mind, but Wang Xifeng sneered:

"Why don't I believe it? Is it because Lin Chong is famous, or are you unwilling to pay attention?"

Lai Da quickly said:

"How dare I not pay attention to what the Second Madam and Second Grandma Lian told me? Besides, look at my legs, they were beaten by that unknown monk because I wanted to take my cousin back home. I estimate that the monk was 80% It’s also related to Lin Chong. If there are people who want to see Lin Chong suffer the most, then I, Lai Da, must be one of them!”

After he finished speaking, he continued:

"Second Madam and Second Grandma Lian will give me a little more time. I'll ask someone to find some bandits and gangsters outside the city."

Before she finished speaking, Mrs. Wang, who had closed her eyes and chanted Buddha's name, opened her eyes and interrupted:

"Confused, what kind of family are we? How can we get in contact with that kind of people? Besides, those people are greedy. If we use this as a blackmail after we have done something, wouldn't we be using others to cause trouble for the family? At that time, it will affect the people in the palace. Eldest sister, you have delayed my future, and even your family is not enough!"

Lai Da and Wang Xifeng were both startled, and the former quickly bowed in response.

Wang Xifeng was unwilling to give in. After all, she was humiliated by Hua Twelve in front of the mansion that day. How could she be willing to let it go if she just let it go? ,

He immediately rolled his eyes and said, "Madam, leave this matter to me. I'll make sure it's done properly. We don't necessarily need his arms and legs. Isn't he Long Jinwei? He can be considered a respectable person." As long as he makes a big embarrassment and loses his face, let’s see how much dignity he still has in being an official. If the palace knows about his ugliness, I’m afraid he won’t be reused in this life!”

Mrs. Wang was interested as soon as she heard that she would not make the matter a big deal without hurting others, and would make the other party look ugly and lose their future. This method was exactly what she wanted, and she immediately asked:

"If you have any ideas, let me know!"

With a smile on her face, Wang Xifeng said what she was thinking, and Mrs. Wang clapped her hands gently: "It's a good idea. Even if you get caught, it's not a big mistake. Let's do it like this. The money used can be withdrawn from the public!"

It's the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye, and it's not far away from the official winter hunting time before the Spring Festival.

This day, Tianhua Twelve got off work and was walking home. When he was passing by Tianhanzhou Bridge, he suddenly heard someone shouting: "The big bug is coming." Then he saw pedestrians running to both sides to avoid it.

Hua Twelve was still wondering, wasn't the big insect at this time a tiger? How could there be a tiger on the street?

However, he was puzzled and excited in his heart. He happened to be short of a mount. If he caught the tiger and tamed it, it would be more honorable to ride on it. When he charged on the battlefield, before others arrived, the other party's mount would frighten him when he saw the tiger. You must have peed on your stomach.

But looking at it, there was no tiger, but a big black man, drunk in the cold weather, striding down the street. Looking at the eyes of the pedestrians on both sides of the street, he must be hiding.

The big man walked to the Zhouqiao Bridge and saw a tall and burly man standing on the bridge. He wore a felt hat on his head. He had a green mark on his exposed face and a red beard on his cheeks. He was holding a cup in his hand. A long knife with a grass mark inserted into it.

When Hua Twelve saw these two people, his heart moved. Isn't this the famous scene in Water Margin where Yang Zhi sells knives? It turns out that the big insect that the pedestrians call him is actually this big hairless insect Niu Er. He remembered this plot , and moved up the state bridge with his feet.

Seeing that Niu Er had already started talking to Yang Zhi, he asked:

"That man, you put a straw mark on the scabbard. What are you selling it for?"

"Of course I sell knives!"

Looking at his appearance, Yang Zhi didn't look like a serious person who was willing to spend money, so he naturally didn't want to pay attention to him, but when people asked, he still replied.

Niu Er asked drunkenly: "How much does it cost?"

Yang Zhi glanced at him, turned around, and said calmly: "Three thousand strings." He turned his back to mean that he didn't want to talk to him anymore.

When Hua Twelve heard the price of three thousand guan, he thought of his precious sword. In order to deceive him, Gao Qiu found someone to sell it to him for 1,000 guan, but he got a big deal.

But then I thought about it, that’s not right, I still need money to buy Gao Qiu’s sword? This was obviously because he had been cheated. He would have to go back to Mr. Taiwei to get the money back. Although the two of them were getting along well now, brothers had to settle the score clearly.

When Niu Er on the bridge heard the price, he couldn't help but spat:

"Why does a bird knife cost so much? I can buy a knife for thirty bucks and it can also cut meat."

Seeing that he was pestering him endlessly and attracting many people to watch, Yang Zhi thought of explaining it clearly, then turned around and faced Niu Er:

"My sword is a precious sword. First, it can cut iron and copper without curling the blade. Second, it can blow hair and break hair. Third, it can kill people without staining blood."

Niu Er heard this and smiled and said: "Okay, just wait, I want to see if you are a treasured sword!"

He strode to the Chili Pepper Shop at the end of the bridge and asked for twenty copper coins worth three, and piled them on the railing of the bridge: "You chop iron and chop copper, right? Come and chop this!"

Yang Zhi didn't say much. With one stroke, he chopped twenty copper coins into forty and a half.

Niu Er grabbed a bunch of hair again, and Yang Zhi blew on the knife edge, and the hair broke into two pieces.

Niu Er rolled his eyes: "What a good sword. The first two points are correct. You say that there is no blood in killing people, but I don't believe it. Come and kill someone and let me see. If there is really no blood, this sword will not say three thousand swords, but five." I bought all the money!"

Yang Zhidou laughed angrily: "How can you kill people at will under the emperor's feet? If you really want to buy a knife and try it out, then find a dog to kill him."

Niu Ercheng was looking for trouble: "What you just said was killing people, not killing dogs. If you have the guts, just kill me."

Yang Zhi didn't want to get involved with him: "I have no enmity with you, why should I kill you? If you don't really buy it, don't bother me!" After saying that, he turned around and left.

Niu Er, however, refused to give up. He chased him a few steps and blocked Yang Zhi's head: "If you don't kill me, you have to give me the knife."

Yang Zhi turned around and walked to the other side again. Niu Er pounced on him, kicked and hit him, which made Yang Zhi angry. He pulled out his sword and wanted to kill.

At this moment, an arm reached out and held Yang Zhi's arm with a bang.

Yang Zhi was furious. He tried his best several times, but found that he couldn't break free. He turned around and saw that the person grabbing his wrist was a handsome young man in the official uniform of the Dragon Guard.

The person who came was none other than Hua Twelve. He smiled and said, "If you want to try the knife, please wait and try again. I have something to talk to this idle guy!"

Yang Zhi also calmed down at this time, with cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. If someone hadn't stopped him just now, he might have been killed now, so he quickly said:

"This brother of Captain Long can let go. Yang was just impulsive and will never do anything again!"

Hua Twelve smiled and nodded, letting go of Yang Zhi's arm, and the latter returned the sword to its sheath.

Niu Er was originally startled when he saw Yang Zhi draw his sword, but when he saw that he was stopped by the young military master, he immediately felt emboldened, patted his big face and shouted:

"Come on, if you have any means, come here and say hello!"

Drink ~ tui!

He spat on his face, and then Hua Twelve said with a surprised look: "I was about to spit when I heard you say this. This is the first time in my life that I have heard such a request!"

Niu Er was able to act mischievously on the street, even the Kaifeng Mansion didn't care. He had a background. He was spat in the face in the street. If he didn't get his face back, how would he be able to live in the future? He suddenly became anxious;

"How dare you spit on me? Grandpa Niu Er, please ask me."

Hua Twelve kicked him down and said coldly:

"You're the one who calls me Niu Er. I have a brother who goes by the name of Gopher. Two days ago, you took me to a drink in the name of my mother's birthday. I even gave you gifts. But later I heard that your mother He died a long time ago, how to settle this account?"

Among the people watching the excitement around, many people were pointing and talking. It was obvious that many people had been tricked by this awesome guy.

Niu Erjie scratched his neck and said, "What's wrong with having a long life? Isn't it possible?"

"Then why did Zhang San go to your house to express condolences to your mother the year before last, and Li Si was dragged to the funeral by you last year, and even gave you a gift, and you still said it was not a trick?"

Hearing that Hua Twelve was aggressive and people around him were pointing fingers, Niu Er became angry because of shame. Fortunately, he acted aggressively:

"Whoever I want to trick is none of your business!"

Hua Twelve smiled coldly: "Grandpa just can't stand it!"

After saying that, he grabbed Niu Er's collar, lifted it up with one hand, and threw him directly under the bridge.

The cold has been getting stronger in the past two days, and a layer of ice has formed on the water under the Zhouqiao Bridge. Niu Er fell into it and burst through a hole in the ice, shivering from the cold.

Hua Twelve pointed down and shouted: "Don't let grandpa see you again, he will beat you every time he sees you!"

Niu Er was so excited by the ice water that he woke up from the wine. Feeling that he couldn't hold on to his face, he asked tremblingly: "Do you dare to leave a name?"

Hua Twelve smiled coldly: "I am the leopard-headed Lin Chong!"

When Niu Er heard that it was a leopard head, he immediately dared not say anything. He had offended the instructor of the Forbidden Army, not to mention Lin Chong himself, and even if his disciples came to him one by one, he couldn't afford to offend him.

Yang Zhi on the side said gratefully: "It turns out to be Coach Lin, whose name I have admired for a long time. Thank you very much for your help this time, otherwise I would have been involved in a lawsuit with human life!"

Hua Twelve laughed loudly and said, "Won't you invite me to drink?"

Yang Zhi looked bitter: "To be honest with you, instructor, I don't even have the money to live in a hotel now, and I still owe the store money for rent. That's why I thought of selling the family heirloom sword!"

Hua Twelve patted him on the shoulder: "Since it's a family heirloom, wouldn't it be a pity to sell it? Come on, I'll pay you for the store, and then I'll treat you to a drink and have a good time!"

Yang Zhi was a bit thin-skinned and embarrassed to accept favors from others. Hua Twelve saw what he was thinking and said with a smile:

"Who hasn't had a bad time? Even if I borrow it from you first, I can just give it back to my younger brother when Brother Yang becomes rich later!"

Yang Zhi's eyes were wet and he held his fist tightly without saying anything.

If Hua Twelve wants to do big things, he must recruit reliable subordinates. Lu Zhishen has made up his mind. When he met Yang Zhi today, he also started to think about it.

He followed Yang Zhi to his inn, paid the bill, and then asked the innkeeper to arrange a banquet. The two of them drank until dark.

Yang Zhi talked about his predicament. He lost Hua Shi Gang in the Yellow River and planned to sell the knife and exchange it for money to find someone to take care of it.

Hua Twelve waved his hand and said: "You should keep this sword for yourself. I have made good friends with the Taiwei of the current dynasty. I will take you to the Palace Commander's Mansion to meet the Taiwei for accommodation. Your loss of Hua Shigang is really not a big deal. , it’s just a matter of a word from the Taiwei!”

Yang Zhi was overjoyed when he heard that he had met a distinguished person, and he toasted repeatedly. However, he had been on tenterhooks these days, and his heart dropped, but he couldn't bear the alcohol and got extremely drunk. This made Hua Twelve, who wanted to say some soliciting words, feel dumbfounded. , he could only ask the innkeeper to help Yang Zhi back to bed. He left the inn and left a message before leaving, saying to come back tomorrow.

It was already dark on the way back, and there were few people on the street in the winter evening. When he was two blocks away from home, suddenly there was a strong wind behind him. He reached back and grabbed it, but it was a stone with a piece of paper tied to it. When you unfold the note, you will see it says:

"Your wife is in our hands. If you want her to survive, follow us!"

Five feet away, a man waved to him, then turned and left.

Hua Twelve shook his hand, and the stone flew over and hit the man on the head with a bang. The man fell straight down. A man rushed out from the shadow next to him and pulled the man, but the unconscious man was extremely heavy. The man actually It can't be pulled.

When he looked up and saw Hua Twelve walking towards him, the man stamped his feet, not daring to stay, turned around and ran away.

Hua Twelve was even amused, that's it?

If someone had gotten this note before, he would still have to think about it. Now Zhang Zhenniang has been practicing martial arts with him for a while. With such skills, Zhang Zhenniang can fight dozens of people, which is what ordinary martial artists who have practiced kung fu for several years think It was difficult to get close to him, so it would be strange if he kidnapped Zhang Zhenniang without being beaten to death.

When he walked up to the fainted man, he saw a handsome young man whom he didn't recognize. Hua Twelve ignored the fainted man and took steps to chase after the escaped man.

Thanks to: 08a, Yan Liren’s high school classmates and brothers for the rewards, and thanks to the brothers who voted for monthly votes and recommendation votes. Thank you very much.