Baojian

Chapter 7

In a room in a railway guest house near the urban area, four men of different ages were drinking wine. The food to accompany the wine was simple, a plate of fried peanuts and a pound of pork head.

In the old days, it would be very eye-catching for such a person to appear in a small town, because there are not many floating population in this small town, basically a stranger would be noticed.

But during this period of time, there were eight hundred people who rushed to the town from all over the country and overseas to attend Liu Yunjiao's funeral. These four men were not so conspicuous.

"Sixth son, we are here to attend the funeral of Mr. Liu, please restrain yourself and don't cause trouble here."

The oldest man was probably in his early forties. After pouring a cup of Erguotou into his mouth with a "ziliu", he smacked his mouth and said, "Liu Zi, what did you go to see that brother from the Sun family yesterday?"

"Brother, didn't you have business with Boss Sun and the others before, and you have to visit here after all, otherwise others will pick things up, right?"

Sitting opposite the middle-aged man was a 27-year-old young man, about 1.7 meters tall, very thin, with long sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks, and a pair of eyes that kept rolling around, giving people a very unstable feeling.

"You kid is full of bad water, can you go to those brothers if you have nothing to do?"

The middle-aged man is very familiar with the temperament of his subordinate, seeing his disapproval, he immediately said: "Mr. Liu's status in the Jianghu is very important, if there is really trouble, in the future, the border north of the Yangtze River, We won't use it anymore, so don't make any crooked ideas."

"What is Mr. Liu? Didn't he escape to Taiwan after losing the battle?"

The young man named Liuzi curled his lips, and said angrily: "This old man has been away for decades, and he is still so majestic after death. There are hundreds of people in our gang now, right? Are you ignoring me?"

This society has always been divided into three, six, and nine grades, and Jianghu is no exception. From the big court to the small pawns and traffickers, they can all be classified into it.

In the upper nine streams, there are first-rate Buddhas, second-rate immortals, third-rate emperors, fourth-rate officials, fifth-rate pots (wineeries), sixth-rate pawns (pawnshops), seven merchants (merchants), eight guests (manor owners), and nine farmer fields (farmers). .

There are upper nine streams, and naturally there are middle nine streams and lower nine streams.

The middle and nine streams are divided into first-rate juzi, second-rate doctors, third-rate Fengshui (Mr. Fengshui, Mr. Yin and Yang), fourth-rate Pi (batching horoscopes, fortune tellers), fifth-rate Danqing (calligraphy and painting), sixth-rate Xiang (lookers, fortune-tellers), and seven-rate Monk Eight Ways Nine Qin Chess (Literati).

And the lower Jiuliu are first-rate witches, second-rate prostitutes, third-rate masters (magic witches), fourth-rate bangs (watchmen), five-shaved six-players (drummers, trumpet makers), seven opera singers, eight callers (beggars), and nine sugar sellers (blowing sugar). human).

For thousands of years, the status in the rivers and lakes has also continued from these 27 professions. Of course, although there are only 27 professions, in fact they extend far more than that.

For example, the fifth-rate "shaved heads" in the lower nine streams include those who have pedicures, waiters, cart pullers, as well as massage, shop assistants, dancers, and helpers, etc., which are service industries.

The few people who were drinking looked neatly dressed, but they were actually beggars in a southern city. There was a patch on the inconspicuous part of their clothes, and in the eyes of an expert, they could be seen through at a glance. identity of.

The middle-aged man, surnamed Hao, also looks fat and big-eared. He looks kind and friendly, but in fact he is the boss of the beggar family in the southern city. When he stabs people with a knife, he always has a smile on his face. Known as the smiling tiger.

And the man named Liu Zi is the backbone of the sect who is responsible for collecting children from all over the world. He is ruthless and ruthless.

"Brother, we eat delicious food and drink spicy food at home, why come here to praise the old man's stinky feet?"

The six sons drank a glass of stuffy wine, with an aggrieved look on their faces, they came all the way to mourn the old man Liu, but they didn't expect that the Liu family was lukewarm, which made the young and vigorous six sons very angry .

"You know what a fart. Although old man Liu has stayed in Taiwan for decades, he has many old disciples. In this martial arts world, who dare not give him a little bit of face?"

Although Boss Hao was swearing, his face still seemed to be smiling, "Our sect is unspeakable in Jianghu, and we have done a lot of bad things. This time, we don't ask for anything, as long as we can Make some contacts, maybe you can use them in the future."

Beggars and prostitutes are somewhat similar. Although the history of existence is the longest, they have always been unable to stand on the stage, and they also lack force to deter them. In some battles, they are often the ones who suffer in the end.

That's why Boss Hao took advantage of the opportunity of Mr. Liu's death to dryly come to express his condolences, and sent a lot of burning paper money, just to make a good relationship with these martial arts people.

But what Boss Hao didn't expect was that the Liu family didn't give them any face after collecting the money. They didn't even inform them of the funeral on the last day, and the final banquet was naturally missed.

Being so underestimated, Boss Hao was furious no matter how deep the city was, so he made his subordinates buy vegetables and drink alcohol in the guest house.

"Damn it, Boss, I don't agree with it. Why can those ladies from the Lanhuamen sit in the hall, and we men have to drink here?"

The six sons suddenly slapped the table, and said with red eyes: "Also, those junks can be included in the foreign class, but we are excluded from the outside, what the hell is that?"

"Huh? Sixth son, please keep your voice down, don't talk nonsense." Boss Hao was taken aback when he heard this, and said, "Did you see clearly? Are there really people from the Orchid Sect?"

The Orchid Gate is one of the eight sects outside the Jianghu, which is what we usually understand as prostitutes. These women make a living by selling sex. Although it is the most despised profession among the hundreds of thousands of walks in the Jianghu, it is also the most indispensable. one industry.

The world would not be surprised that these industries disappeared without the craftsmen who exorcised corpses from Xiangxi, or the craftsmen who made pin mechanism.

From ancient times to the present, no matter how the government suppressed it, no matter how the world judged it, the orchid industry has been thriving, and in [-] it was even more popular in southern cities.

Of course, it doesn't mean that all the women in Huanchang are members of the Lanhua family.

On the contrary, most of the young ladies who do the stage in the night show are not from the Jianghu. The Orchid Gate also has its special symbol, that is, there is often a phoenix embroidered on the skirt.

Although he led a group of people to beg for money, Boss Hao looked down on those women who were having fun, so after hearing Liu Zi's words, there was anger in his voice.

"Boss, my six sons rely on these eyes for food, how could they be wrong?"

Liu Zi raised his head and poured a glass of wine into his mouth, smacked his mouth, and then said: "Isn't that coquettish bitch the public relations manager of our rich man? If she is not from the Lanhuamen, boss, why don't you give Liu Zi this The two tricks have been dug up!"

Regardless of the fact that beggars have no social status, the world gives them either contempt or pity, but for people like Mr. Hao, they live a more comfortable life than most people.

As the top executives of the Southern Qiermen, Boss Hao was already a millionaire a few years ago, and with the expansion of their business, they can be said to be making money every day, accumulating a huge sum of money.

As part of the people who became rich at the same time as the reform and opening up, Boss Hao and the others are naturally no strangers to entertainment venues. The rich man shown by the six sons is the most luxurious nightclub in their city.

Boss Hao also knew the public relations manager at first, but when he was mourning the old man a few days ago, he only cared about getting close to others, but he didn't see it clearly.

"Damn it, the Liu family is too bullying!"

Thinking that the identity of himself and the others was not as good as some prostitutes in the eyes of the Liu family, Boss Hao finally couldn't suppress his anger, put his glass on the table heavily, and said, "Six, go buy a ticket and leave today. Damn, although our men's faces are not very expensive, we don't need to stick to other people's cold asses!"

"Come on, Boss, since we're here, we have to bring something back!"

Seeing that he had successfully provoked Boss Hao's anger, the six sons couldn't help laughing proudly, and said, "Brother, come here and take the two of you back. You have been staring at the market over the Pearl River. Let's There is a lot less manpower now.”

"Yes, big brother, sixth brother is right."

After hearing Liu Zi's words, a 35-year-old man next to him nodded and said, "there are many people from Hong Kong and Macau on the Pearl River side, and they are generous. If we occupy that piece of land, in the Pearl River Delta, it will be ours." the world."

"Oh? Second child, do you think so too?" Boss Hao looked sideways at the man.

The person who spoke was Qi Baoyu, who was originally from the western Hunan area. Because of the ten years of turmoil when he was young, he committed all kinds of crimes, including beating, looting, looting and burning. Later, he couldn't stay in his hometown anymore, so he went to that coastal city to get acquainted. Boss Hao.

"Brother, find two children to pull out their tongues and break their legs, and throw them at the customs gate of entry and exit. They can earn at least [-] yuan a day. I think it can be done."

Qi Baoyu looks like a man, but in fact he is full of bad water. He is the number two figure in the beggar family, and he also acts as a military adviser at ordinary times, and he often comes up with some vicious ideas that hurt the world and reason.

Boss Hao thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "But the distance is too far, what if something happens along the way?"

It's not that Boss Hao is a good man and a faithful woman. The key is that Cangzhou is thousands of miles away from the city they are in. It is really difficult to take this person back.

(End of this chapter)