20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 291 The Thief Wen Tingge

Yuan Xinfa was strong-looking, but as clumsy as his wife. After calling "Master" politely, he stayed on the spot, hesitantly rubbed his calloused hands, and finally took a step forward, but said: "I'll move out right now."

Aunt Yuan quickly stood up and stopped her, winking and whispering: "Hey, you idiot, people are waiting for you here to chat, why are you in a hurry? No one has kicked you out!"

After saying that, the old lady turned back to Jiang Lianheng and smiled: "Hey! This couple is quite honest, but they just have a mouth under their nose, they eat or vomit, and they act like eggplants whenever they see strangers. It seems like nothing will happen!"

Jiang Lianheng smiled and waved, and said: "Brother Yuan, come and sit. My house is empty. It's good to have your family here to take care of it. It will add some popularity and at least live well." It's no harm, I'll just do you a favor, don't take it personally."

Yuan Xinfa was startled and suddenly left the room and went to the outhouse to chat with his wife.

Everyone was puzzled, but fortunately, he quickly came back, rummaged through the cabinets in the house, and finally found a small wooden box.

At this moment, the big fat boy from the outer room suddenly rushed in, hugged his father's arm and bared his teeth to bite him.

Yuan Xinfa raised his hand and knocked his son to the ground, cursed "Go away", then opened the wooden box, held it in front of Jiang Lianheng with both hands, moved his Adam's apple and said: "Master, the rent should not be enough, you first Take it, I’ll borrow it later.”

Everyone laughed loudly, but they saw that in the wooden box, except for three or five yuan, the rest were only some dimes and copper plates, and occasionally a lot of old money with square holes mixed in.

As the saying goes, a penny can defeat a hero.

Nothing in this world can embarrass a man more than financial constraints.

Yuan Xinfa was at a loss and had to repeat it again: "You take it first, I will borrow it later."

Zhao Zhengbei said with a smile: "You look down on my Tao brother too much. With this little money, do you still have to ask for it from you?"

"Beifeng!" Jiang Lianheng glared at him, and then smiled apologetically at Yuan Xinfa, "Brother Yuan, you can live here if you want. I've already said that I'll treat it as a favor. If you come here, it's no longer a deal, right? Take it, take it. However, I am bringing my wife here this time, so I have to have a place to rest. When I am done, you can continue to stay where you should!"

Having said that, Jiang Lianheng also felt strange - this family was too shabby.

After all, they are working in the city, and they have lived rent-free for several years. How come their family savings are so little?

As long as you don't get involved in bad habits like whoring, gambling, and smoking, and live an honest life, even if you are a rickshaw puller, if you save one penny a day, you still have more than three yuan a year, and it is not difficult to save more than twenty yuan in five years.

What's more, Yuan Xinfa is a railway worker who switches tracks.

At the moment, this is a serious business of making money. Not to mention how nourishing the life is, there is absolutely no need to worry about food and drink, otherwise he would not have raised such a fat boy.

But every family has a sutra that is difficult to recite. Jiang Lianheng is not in a position to ask why.

Seeing this, Aunt Yuan said happily: "Look, I just said that this kid from the Jiang family is benevolent and righteous. I have seen the older ones since I was a kid. How can I be wrong? In this way, in the past few days, I have just let the two of them be with me. That's to deal with the crowding."

Immediately afterwards, the old lady patted Yuan Xinfa again and said, "You idiot, what are you still doing? Hurry up and chat with others! I'll go and prepare some food for everyone with Yingzi."

"Auntie, don't bother me. Please help me get rid of the neighbors outside so that I can let my wife in." Jiang Lian turned to Bei Feng and ordered, "Go and buy some cooked food and dry food from around, and make three more pots." liquor."

"Okay! Then Yingzi and I will give you a whole pot of vegetarian stew and add two cold dishes, and we'll be done together!"

As Aunt Yuan spoke, she exited the back room and asked the neighbors to go back to their homes and stop watching the excitement.

Afterwards, Jiang Lianheng went out, took his wife into the house, and settled her on the kang to rest.

When Hu Xiaoyan appeared, the Yuan family were all stunned. Although they didn't say a word in front of the cripple, their expressions were a little surprised. They waited for a long time before treating him as normal.

After a while, the north wind returned.

Pork head with smoked sauce, sausages, hot soup, cauliflower, steamed buns, flower rolls, and three pots of good wine were prepared. One table was on the Kang, and the other was on the table below. Everyone shook off their cheeks, swung their tornado chopsticks, and sat down half full. Then we started chatting while eating.

Jiang and Hu were particularly concerned about the rumors of big thieves in Liaoyang City because of the theft of the insurance company.

Yuan Xinfa happened to be working on the railway again, so he told everything he had heard.

It's just that this guy has a stupid mouth. Even though he knows everything he says, his words always sound a bit lumpy and not very smooth. Thanks to Aunt Yuan beside him, he polishes and explains in detail, so it doesn't feel boring to listen to.

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But in the past year, a big thief has taken root in Liaoyang City, appearing and disappearing, walking alone at night. This person's name is Wen Tingge, and his nickname is "Black under the lamp". He is from Chengde, Rehe. He has learned Qinggong since he was a child. With injured tendons, dozens of real poles and hanging poles are blocking the way, just like walking through the grass through the forest, it is useless.

There are many kinds of thieves, and just online, they can be divided into "land thieves" and "water thieves".

Among the land thieves, there are also snitch thieves who turn their heads, drugged flower thieves, smooth hair-cutting thieves, etc...

Wen Tingge's "single-handed" snitch business, turning heads and opening skylights, never failed.

As time went by, he felt that the small Rehe could no longer accommodate his abilities.

So, taking advantage of the chaos in the world last year, Wen Tingge went to the capital alone, robbed several large houses one after another, and escaped unscathed. He could not help but be complacent and arrogant, thinking that the important place in the capital was nothing more than this.

Unexpectedly, his frequent successes have already shocked the capital.

In order to protect the business of bodyguards, various martial arts schools united one after another, selected several Cangzhou martial arts masters, set up a trap to capture him, used provocation to lure the snake out of the hole, and sent people to spread the news in the streets and alleys, saying that although "black under the lamp" has great abilities, Don't dare to go to so-and-so's house.

Wen Tingge came to the capital just to find an opponent and test his abilities. How could he bear this slander? He felt suffocated and sneaked into the house that night with the intention of pushing the clouds and grabbing the moon.

Little did he know that all the martial arts schools in the capital had already united, and the Cangzhou martial arts master deliberately let him in, just to catch a turtle in an urn.

For a moment, An Qingzi flew around, clanking in the night sky, and golden light burst out.

We have to say that Wen Tingge's ability is really not just a boast. In a blink of an eye, he found a doorway in the beleaguered house and escaped into the vast night.

Although the golden cicada escaped from its shell and finally escaped, Wen Tingge was also seriously injured. He knew that he had offended Cangzhou Bashi, the capital was no longer a place to stay for a long time, and he did not dare to return to his hometown in Chengde, so he crossed the mountains and ridges and bravely entered Guandong.

When I arrived in Feng Province, I didn't dare to set up my roots in the provincial capital to avoid being too ostentatious, so I rested in a small town and a small place.

After I healed my injury and my hands were itchy again, I couldn't help but return to my old business. But after taking a break for more than half a year, I guess I wanted to practice my hands, so I opened in Liaoyang.

Wen Tingge was a "high-priced" man who only stole from the rich and powerful, so the common people were not afraid of him or bothered by him, but even respected him a little.

Everyone has rumors that Wen Tingge robbed the rich and gave to the poor, but if we really ask who he helped, no one can tell. We don't know whether they got the benefits and dared not say anything about it, or whether they just followed what others said and just had good thoughts. .

Of course, the common people thought he was a thieves, mainly because he had stolen things from the Japanese, not just from the general area, but from local offices of the Southern Railway, hotels and even the police station. This seemed to give the Chinese some relief.

The so-called "darkness under the lamp" means that although the oil lamp can illuminate the whole room, there are always some corners and nooks and crannies that are pitch black and no light can be seen, and the darkest place is exactly the place blocked by the lamp.

Wen Tingge is so capable that he doesn't need to wait for residents to blow out the lamps and pull out the wax before attacking like ordinary snitches. What he steals is that he steals gold and silver jewelry quietly under your nose when your oil lamp is in full bloom.

It is said that after Wen Tingge robbed several families, the wealthy people in Liaoyang City began to take precautions. Not only did the number of bodyguards increase in number, but their family savings were also heavily locked up.

Even so, it still cannot stop "Black under the Light" from opening to make money.

It is said that there were several times when the lights in the yard were on, the bodyguards were protecting them, there was no wind at night, and the moon hung brightly in the sky. Everything was the same as usual, nothing out of the ordinary.

But just when he was about to go to bed, he suddenly heard the faint voice of people outside the courtyard door, shouting from a distance: "The old rich man is kind and helpful, thank you Wen!"

The sound in the empty streets was like a stone falling into a cold pool, causing ripples.

The old rich man hurriedly got up from the kang, rummaged through boxes and cabinets, or knocked on the wall to get bricks. He took out his coffin, opened it and saw that the yellow and white things had disappeared long ago. The blame lies in the lock. I'll hang up your head again, who won't be confused if you leave it alone?

Mr. Wen Ting became more and more aggressive, and finally targeted the government offices and stole tens of thousands of taels of salary. The patrolmen of the government were so anxious that they were scratching their heads and had no choice. They wanted to put out a list to catch the thieves, but everyone was afraid of retaliation. Don't hesitate to provide any clues.

What's more, stealing official silver is a good thing that the people like to see and enjoy. Ten thousand taels is too little, but a hundred thousand or a million taels is better!

Therefore, to this day, the case has not been solved, but has become a topic of conversation among the villagers after dinner.

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The story is over.

"Anyway, what is this Wen... Wen is, I always can't remember... Yes, yes, yes, this Wen Tingge is such a person."

Under Aunt Yuan's vivid description, everyone could not help but stop drinking and stop talking, and they were all fascinated.

After a long time, everyone has just gradually woken up from the trance in the world...

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