20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 7

Jiang Xiaodao is out of luck again.

Yesterday, he spent all the forty coins.

It's not that he doesn't know how to save, it's that he doesn't have much money to begin with, and he's been hungry for so long that he can't hold him when he starts eating.

I thought that Dahuyazi would give him money again, but this morning he took out the foreign head from the top of the kang, opened his mouth and took a look:
Not even a big boy!
On the contrary, the head was hidden under the edge of the kang. It was smoky and a little black. Not only was it no longer scary, it was actually a bit funny.

Jiang Xiaodao angrily slapped the man on the head before putting him back.

Yesterday morning, there was a rumor at the market entrance that someone had died in Wang Youcai's family, but throughout the whole day, there was no official investigation or any movement from Yang Maozi.

Jiang Xiaodao was inevitably a little confused.

It was a good thing that Da Hua Ya Zi was nowhere to be seen. In this way, others would probably not suspect the theft of the royal residence on him, an orphan.

But the whereabouts of the next meal is still a problem.

"It would be great if I could eat two bowls of beans in a row like yesterday."

Jiang Xiaodao sighed.

As the old saying goes, it’s hard to learn well, but it’s easy to learn bad things.

Just after noon, Jiang Xiaodao's stomach growled and he became addicted. He tossed and turned, feeling itchy and unbearable.

Ordinarily, with his skills, he was not caught last time in the Wang Mansion. That was because God blinded him and let him go. How could he still dare to think wrongly?

This has to go back to his life experience.

Since losing his parents, Jiang Xiaodao has been living in a state of poverty. Eating, sleeping, and starving have become his entire life.

Anyway, the old man is always there to do the work. After a long time, my heart becomes empty and I have no idea. I have to use something to stimulate me in order to feel what it is like to be alive.

Don’t believe it, this is human nature!
However, that night at Wang's house, Jiang Xiaodao also understood that with his skills, he might not be able to be a burglar who climbed over the wall and through the windows, but he might be able to handle petty theft.

At the market in Liaoyang City, there were many street performers. They were crowded around, rubbing shoulders and grabbing a bag in the chaos. He felt that he could do it.

Therefore, if people are hungry for a long time, they are prone to hallucinations!

Jiang Xiaodao walked to the intersection, looked around, and saw a storyteller stall outside a teahouse.

The teacher was talking about the "Lin Jiaotou Fengxue Mountain Temple" section. Naturally, many people gathered in front of the stall.

Looking over from a distance, I saw a rich man wearing a deerskin jacket among the crowd.

This man looked to be in his fifties, with a short build, strong and lean arms, and some gray braids. He was standing there with his sleeves rolled up in an awkward manner.

There is a dark blue money bag hanging on the black satin belt.

Judging from the look on his face, he was obviously fascinated by what he heard.

Jiang Xiaodao moved inside step by step, tiptoeing towards the old man, standing on tiptoe and pretending to listen to a book; at the same time, he quietly touched the money bag.

I don’t know if this kid is too talented, or if the stolen uncle is really a stupid roe deer. After a while, Jiang Xiaodao really succeeded!
The money bag fell into the palm, heavy.

Jiang Xiaodao's heart immediately started beating wildly, he didn't dare to look around at all, he just randomly stuffed the money bag into his arms, turned around and left.

Just as we reached the intersection, a young man in his 20s suddenly walked out of the diagonal lane.

This man had a handsome face, but he was born with a lazy look. The corners of his eyes were drooped down, and his eyes were dull, as if he had not woken up.

He walked quietly to Jiang Xiaodao and stretched out his hand lazily.

"Bring it."

"Ah?" Jiang Xiaodao asked stutteringly, "Take... what to take?"

"Pretend!" The other party yawned, "Don't be so shameless! Take it out quickly!"

Jiang Xiaodao swallowed: "What? Do you know him?"

"You don't care! Hurry, bring it, don't worry!"

Jiang Xiaodao felt depressed, wondering why he was so unlucky?

If you want to steal something from Wang's house, you'll be tricked, or if you go out on the street to grab your bag, you'll be intercepted halfway?

He himself thought that this was just bad luck, but in fact, the young man in front of him had been secretly staring at him for a long time.

Jiang Xiaodao had a dejected face, and when he was debating whether to hand over the money bag he had received, there was a sudden commotion from the crowd behind him.

When everyone heard the sound and looked around, they saw several practitioners, dressed neatly and neatly, walking towards this direction.The leader was none other than Li Qun of Changfeng Escort Bureau.

Several escorts pushed aside the crowd, but the storyteller was not happy at first.

"Brothers, the martial arts business is at Beishikou. What do you mean, ruining my business?"

Although the Changfeng Escort Agency was crowded, Li Qun was very polite.

"Mr. Yan, I'm sorry. Everything happened for a reason. If you suffer any loss today, our escort agency will pay for it."

After saying that, Li Qun turned around and walked towards the old man wearing a deerskin jacket, with his hands clasped in fists.

"Excuse me, are you Jiang Chenghai, Senior Jiang?"

Everyone looked over and saw that the old man was still holding up his sleeves, nodding cheerfully, a bit silly.

"Yes, yes, I am Jiang Chenghai."

Li Qun looked up and down and saw that the other party had a submissive look. No matter how he looked at it, he looked like an old farmer. He really couldn't figure out why his master and master valued him so much.

"Junior Li Qun, Changfeng Escort Agency He Xinpei would like to invite senior to come over."

As soon as he finished speaking, a bald man with only half his face walked out of the teahouse.

He stood next to Jiang Chenghai in two steps and shouted sharply at Li Qun and others: "What do you guys want to do?"

"Nothing, my master just wants to invite you to come and sit with us."

Everyone was whispering, it was not a big deal to watch the excitement.

At the same time, there were four or five other people at various stalls at the intersection. Seeing Li Qun's posture, they also stood up.

It's just that they were too far away, and it seemed like they were just watching the fun.

Jiang Xiaodao looked over there and suddenly found a red face standing next to Li Qun, who looked more and more familiar.

Isn't this the same caretaker who blocked him in the dog hole the night before yesterday?
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. When he looked up at the young man in front of him, he found that the young man was also looking on tiptoe, so he saw the right opportunity and ran away.

This young man is none other than Gong Baonan, the seventh brother of Jiang Chenghai, the "Owl of the Sea".

A moment of carelessness caused Jiang Xiaodao to run more than ten meters away. He ignored the excitement in front of him and hurriedly chased after him.

There was a crowd of people at Nanshikou. Jiang Xiaodao, with his small body, was scurrying around like a loach. When he came to the fork in the road, he immediately turned sideways into a long and narrow alley.

Gong Baonan chased him all the way. Although he was not left behind, he never had the chance to get close.

Seeing the kid running further and further away, he suddenly stopped and stopped chasing. Instead, he picked up a mahjong-sized stone from the ground and weighed it twice in his palm.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, the small stone flew straight out like a lead shot from a blunderbuss.

"Whoosh!"

"Ouch!"

One blow hit the right knee socket!

Jiang Xiaodao's calf muscles suddenly twisted, he staggered forward two steps, and fell to the ground with a "pop".

Gong Baonan then slowly walked over, squatted down, and put on a bored expression.

"You are the only one who is trying to steal things like others? Find something serious to do right away. Don't get beaten to death one day!"

Who is Jiang Xiaodao?

Be docile, don't be aggressive!

"Don't look down on me like this! Do you know who broke into the Wang's house the night before yesterday, and even a dozen people from the Changfeng Escort Bureau couldn't catch him?"

"It's not you, is it?"

"it is me!"

"That does take some effort."

Jiang Xiaodao immediately straightened his neck: "That's right!"

Gong Baonan grinned: "Then do you know who knocked down that big red face the night before yesterday?"

(End of this chapter)