The Sword of Smiling and Proud

Chapter 28
Guan Yuan moved closer, but saw two groups of people arguing with each other.After listening for a while, I knew why.

One of them was a passing platoon gang.

Pai Gang is an organization that has existed since ancient times.Timber is abundant in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and most of them are sold to the Jianghuai region.Wood transportation is basically carried by water. Firstly, the trees in the deep mountains and old forests are generally tall and unusually tall, which is difficult to transport. Secondly, the cost of land transportation is too high, so it is convenient to simply throw the logs into the water and go down the river. And fast.

The so-called "discharging" refers to bundling the felled timber together and sending them down the river to a designated destination, and those who do this kind of work are usually called "discharging people".Usually a batch of timber is huge, requiring the cooperation of multiple releasers to discharge together, thus forming a gang organization.Generally, the leaders of the platoon gangs are all experienced platooners.

Generally speaking, 4-6 people are needed for a batch of platooning. They will drill holes in the wood, or make wedges, and then string the wood together with hemp rope. Generally, the length of platooning can reach more than 90 meters, and the total length is about 300- 500 pieces of wood, the wooden raft floating on the river looks like a sea and land from a distance.

At the turn of spring and summer, the river is relatively abundant, which is their busiest season.

The life of the rowers is extremely difficult. They will build temporary simple shacks on the wooden rafts, and eat, drink, and sleep inside.The hard work is second to none, and the main thing is the thrill of "dangerous rocks and cold ancient gorge, cliffs and long beaches" bravely rushing through the gate of hell among the turbulent waves.As the saying goes, "Three points of life are lived by boats and horses." Starting from the various branches of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the platoon gangs have to go through countless dangerous shoals.

The quarreling group was a group of platoon gangs who were resting in Badong County. When they docked, they accidentally bumped into the pier next to them, causing some damage.

It stands to reason that if there is an accident, the compensation will be based on the price, but the gang living on the dock is unwilling, so the lion opened his mouth, and the two sides could not settle down, so they quarreled.

"Stop the row, don't bother, you can inquire in Badong County, who doesn't know the name of our Black Tiger Gang!"

"Yes, if you smash the pier, you will lose money honestly, or I will let you try my fist!"

The local gang, the Black Tiger Gang, relied on its large number of people, and the leader was a shirtless man, who stopped the platoon gang to ask for money.

The leader of the platoon was a lean middle-aged man, everyone called him Boss Feng.

"If you don't work well and break something, we will accept the loss, but you want too much. Just a pier made of bamboo rafts, you can get 50 taels of silver! Where did we get so much money!"

Boss Feng argued.

"That's right, isn't it just a little bit broken? At worst, we'll fix it for you. It cost 50 taels of silver."

A seven or eight-year-old male doll rushed out from the crowd and shouted at the members of the Black Tiger Gang.The doll was extremely thin, with tanned skin, but her eyes were piercing, rolling in the eye sockets.

"Monkey, don't interrupt!"

Boss Feng pressed him back, and turned around to discuss with the Black Tiger gang, "We are also from poor backgrounds, so we really can't afford so much. We either pay you a tael of silver, or spend some effort to repair it with wood for you." Next. Don't worry, we are all high-quality wood."

The leader of the Black Tiger Gang, the shirtless guy named Liu Erniu, is a well-known gangster in Badong County. He is used to relying on the power of the Black Tiger Gang to be domineering, so he is not willing to discuss with the platoon members.

Liu Erniu stepped forward and pushed Boss Feng down, and then made a gesture to hit the rest of the rowers, and the people around him also booed.

"Fart, who wants your rotten wood, honestly lose money, or break your legs."

The platoon gang members also traveled to the rivers and lakes every day, and they were used to the scenes, until today it was difficult to be kind. After helping Boss Feng, they rushed forward to wrestle with Liu Erniu and others.

Boss Feng still kept his eyes open, and told everyone to retreat in the direction of the wooden raft in his native dialect during the fight.

Although there are a large number of people in the Black Tiger Hall, most of them are bullies who bully the good and fear the evil. Where are the opponents of these strong men who line up every day, they can't stop them for a while.

Suddenly, Liu Erniu's evil came from his gallbladder, and he pulled out an inch-long boning knife from his waist, and stabbed at the person who released the row.

Seeing that a person was about to be stabbed, Boss Feng grabbed the blade with his bare hand and held down Liu Erniu with the other hand.The hand holding the knife immediately bled, and flowed down the tip of the knife.

The monkey took advantage of the confusion and took a laundry mallet from the stall next to it. Seeing that his own person was injured, he slapped Liu Erniu on the back of the head with the stick.

He was short, he didn't hit the back of the head, but only hit the shoulder, which made Liu Erniu stagger, and the knife was snatched by Boss Feng.

Boss Feng didn't like to fight, he threw the knife far away, and he had to lead everyone back to the raft, and when the time came, he would go down the river, with a fast pace, how could the Black Tiger Gang catch up.

Unexpectedly, another group of people came out from the city. It turned out to be the leader of the Black Tiger Gang. Panshan Tiger King Xiaofeng heard that someone was making trouble at the pier, so he sent a group of people to help, and happened to surround the platoon gang again.

"Hiss, son of a bitch, you dare to hit your ancestor!" Liu Erniu stood up with grinning teeth, took a sickle from the person next to him, and was about to strike the monkey.

Seeing this, Boss Feng hurriedly stopped him and hugged him.

The crowd fought again, and now the platoon gang was gradually exhausted and fell into a disadvantage.

Hou'er is also a ruthless person, he slipped through the crowd, picked up the boning knife before, and touched Liu Erniu's back with a knife.

Liu Erniu was wrestling with Boss Feng, he was unprepared, and when he stabbed him, he fell limp and paralyzed, probably because he had pinched a nerve in his spine, and he was out of breath right away.

Everyone in the Black Tiger Gang was in an uproar when they saw the leader died. Liu Erniu might not be very popular at ordinary times.

"Killed, killed, you can't run away, kill for your life."

This group of gangsters are really skilled in their business. Some ran back to report the letter, and some went directly to the county government to report the case.

Hou'er was at a loss for what to do. He thought of stabbing Liu Erniu with one knife, but he killed Liu Erniu with one knife.

This monkey is Boss Feng's youngest son, and he has lived with the platoon for several years. Seeing that he has caused trouble, he can only hide behind his father.

Boss Feng saw that this matter was going to be difficult, he let out a long sigh, and sat down on the spot, even if he and others could escape, he would still be arrested downstream with the wanted document from the government.

Hou'er looked at his father's bloody left hand, felt distressed for a while, and couldn't help stretching out his little hand.

Boss Feng rubbed his son's hair with his other hand, but didn't blame him.

After a while, Wang Xiaofeng, the leader of the Black Tiger Gang, brought several people to the pier.

(End of this chapter)