Fang Zian frowned and looked into the distance, and saw a group of men in black clothes and black trousers gesticulating and making loud noises next to a cake stall. The couple at the cake stall were bowing and begging for something, and the leader in black was seen.

The tall and thin man waved his hand, and seven or eight men in black swarmed up. They overturned the cake stall and smashed the planks. Suddenly, chickens and dogs were restless and the ground was in a mess. The couple cried and begged loudly, but were pushed aside. If someone hadn't pulled them, they would have died.

I'm afraid I'll get beaten if I step forward again.

Fang Zian understood a little bit. This scene seemed familiar. In his memory, he had been involved in such a thing. This was a street gangster who extorted business stall owners along the street and collected money from them. In the words of later generations.

Said that a group of gangsters came to collect protection money.

"Nier, leave your things here, forget it, let's go first. They are coming." Lao Zhangtou shouted in panic.

Chun Nier said anxiously: "But... these things will be smashed by them."

"It's not even worth three taels of silver if you smash it. Let's go quickly." Lao Zhang chopped off his head and feet and said.

Chun Nier bit her lower lip and stamped her feet. She glanced at Fang Zian and then turned around and followed Lao Zhangtou into the alley.

"Where to run? Hey, there is someone here who wants to run away." The sharp-eyed gangsters in black saw it from a distance, shouted loudly and rushed over. The distance was not far, and Lao Zhangtou was too old to run fast. He only took a moment.

Then they were caught up. A group of people surrounded Lao Zhangtou and his daughter.

"Old man, why are you running away? Do you want to default on your debt?" A gangster in black yelled and cursed loudly.

"Everyone...everyone! I am running a small business and I really can't afford to pay so much money. Please show your support. It is not easy for me to make a living. I beg you." Lao Zhang bowed to the group.

The gangster in black bowed.

"Old Zhangtou, you are not funny enough. A few days ago, you said that you would be given a few days of grace. We men were also kind enough to give you a few days of grace. Today, you ran away when you saw us. What do you mean? Are you talking like farts?

?" A tall man with a big black mole on the corner of his mouth shouted loudly.

"Yes, yes, what Zheng Baye taught me is that the little old man is not running away, nor is he defaulting on his debt, he is just closing the stall and going home." Lao Zhangtou said with an apologetic smile and cupped his hands.

"Stop pretending to be like me here. Stop talking nonsense and bring me the money." Zheng Baye shouted.

Lao Zhangtou hurriedly bowed and said: "Zheng Baye, um... can you please extend your grace for a few more days? This noodle stall is a small business, and I can't save a few taels of silver in a year. You all need three taels of silver all at once, little one."

I really can’t afford it. It’s really not easy to run a small business.”

"Bah! Don't cry about poverty here. It's not easy for you, but it's easy for us? We will protect these streets for you and let you do business and make money in a down-to-earth manner. How long will it take for you to come and go in the wind and rain?

What happened to the two taels of farm money? You guys are so heartless that you refuse to give it despite all the obstacles. Have your conscience been eaten by a dog? You must give it today, otherwise, you will have to walk around with nothing to eat." Zheng Ba

Ye shouted coldly.

"Why should I give it to you? Does this street belong to you? We have already paid the government taxes, why should we give you money?" Chun Nier, who was standing behind Lao Zhangtou, suddenly blushed and shouted.

.

Zheng Baye and others were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Nier, don't talk too much." Lao Zhangtou pulled Chun Nier behind him, but Chun Nier twisted and refused.

"The little lady is quite eloquent, Lao Zhangtou, is this your daughter?" Zheng Baye's lustful eyes wandered around Chun Nier's body.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Zheng Ba, please don't be as familiar with the little girl. The girl doesn't understand anything. You don't care about the faults of the villain." Old Zhangtou hurriedly said with a smile.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you gave birth to a weird girl. I didn't notice it before. Old Zhangtou, you are really lucky. You have given birth to such a beautiful daughter. Do you have to worry about it in the future?" Zheng Baye stared at Chunni with a smile.

Son, he said in his mouth.

Lao Zhangtou said hurriedly: "Ba Ye is joking. Ba Ye, what do you think of this? I only have a little more than one tael of silver with me, so you can take it first. The rest of you will think of something else, and you will have a grace period of three to five days."

It will all be given to you.”

Master Zheng reluctantly withdrew his gaze from Chun Nier, turned to Lao Zhangtou and said, "Old Zhangtou, are you treating us like beggars? You must pay off the money today, otherwise, will you have anything?"

Big trouble."

"You guys are a bunch of robbers and bandits, the sky is clear and the sun is bright. Do we, the Song Dynasty, have no king's law and no justice? How can we allow you to be such a scourge and run rampant?" Chun Nier scolded with a red face.

"Hey, what a fierce-tempered little lady. Master Ba, she called us robbers and bandits."

"Is this little bitch seeking death? If she dares to scold us like that, we need to give her some color."

The gangsters shouted in all directions.

Lao Zhangtou was so frightened that he yanked Chun Nier's sleeves and shouted: "Shut up, don't talk nonsense. Ni'er, you don't dare to talk nonsense. Gentlemen, please don't be angry, the girl has no control over her words, yes

This little old man is not disciplined well, so please bear with me."

Chun Nier shouted stubbornly: "Dad, why are you afraid of them? Am I right? Isn't there no justice in this world? How can we allow them to act recklessly?"

"Hey hey hey!" Mr. Zheng Ba's body trembled for a while, and he sneered. He stretched his neck and stared at Chun Ni'er and said: "Little lady, is Wang Fa the law of heaven? The Fifth Young Master of Qin is Wang Fa, the old prime minister of Qin.

This is the law of heaven, do you understand? To put it bluntly, this street is the entire city of Lin'an. The fifth son of Qin can turn the world upside down with just one word. The fifth son of Qin can stamp his feet and the whole city is swaying. You little lady is talking nonsense, I'm afraid.

I don’t know how high the sky is, and I don’t know whose sky is above my head.”

Seeing Master Zheng stretching his neck and staring with a fierce look on his face, Chun Nier was a little scared and took two steps back and was speechless for a moment.

Zheng Baye laughed, turned to Lao Zhangtou and said: "Old Zhangtou, what do you say? Do you want to give me money?"

Lao Zhangtou said hurriedly: "Here, here. I'm going to borrow it and pawn things at home to raise money."

"How long will it take? We can't wait. Old Zhangtou, I have an idea. As long as you promise me one thing, the money will be written off. How about it?"

Lao Zhang was stunned for a moment. Looking at Zheng Baye's smiling face, he felt a little frightened in his heart.

"As long as your little lady goes to drink a few glasses of wine with our Fifth Young Master Qin and make our Fifth Young Master Qin happy, all the money will be written off. How about it? What if, once the Fifth Young Master Qin is happy, he will still have a large sum of money?

The reward is there." Mr. Zheng Ba said in a low voice.

Lao Zhangtou suddenly understood, waved his hands hurriedly and shouted: "No, absolutely not, absolutely not."

Zheng Ba Ye noodles

Covering Hanshuang, he shouted in a cold voice: "Old man, is it shameless to give you face? Do you know who the Fifth Young Master of Qin is? That is the grandson of the current Prime Minister of Qin. How many people want to curry favor but cannot. I

This is a clear path for you. You should be so grateful that you don’t know how to praise her? Even Young Master Qin may not like this little lady of yours."

Lao Zhangtou waved his hands and said repeatedly: "You can't reach high, you can't reach high. Raise your hands, raise your hands."

Master Zheng straightened up and said in a cold voice: "Okay, give me some money. If you don't give me some money, I won't be polite."

Lao Zhangtou bowed his head repeatedly and begged: "Master Zheng Ba, please do me a favor and let me raise the money. If you come in the afternoon, I will pay it all."

Zheng Baye shouted in a cold voice: "I can't wait any longer, Lao Zhangtou, you don't have any money, so don't blame me. Come on, give me a beating. Tell these people to see what will happen if they don't pay the money, and give me a hard beating."

.”

A group of gangsters came forward eager to fight, waving their fists and sticks before taking action. The people around them watched from a distance, but no one dared to come forward to dissuade them. Everyone knew how ferocious this Zheng Baye was, and many people were injured by him.

The key is that his backer is Qin Tan, the grandson of the current Prime Minister Qin. Not long ago, Zheng Baye almost beat someone to death, but was only released in prison for two months. It was Qin Tan.

With this backer, Zheng Baye became more and more confident. No ordinary people dared to offend him, and everyone was afraid of him because of his prestige.

Lao Zhangtou was begging for mercy while protecting Chun Nier with all his strength. A black-clothed gangster kicked him, and Lao Zhangtou fell to the ground with an ouch. Chun Nier exclaimed: "You damn bandits and robbers."

, God will punish you. How about you, dad?"

"Nier, don't worry about me, run, run." Lao Zhangtou shouted loudly.

How could Chun Nier be willing to leave? Besides, the real purpose of those gangsters was to snatch Chun Nier. At this moment, they were surrounded by everyone, laughing and stretching out their hands to pull Chun Nier.

At this moment, a loud voice sounded in everyone's ears: "What are you doing? Are you robbing a girl in broad daylight?"

Zheng Baye and others were stunned for a moment. They followed the sound and saw a scholar-like young man wearing washed white robes and a scarf approaching.

"Where did you come from, you bastard? Stop meddling in other people's business, otherwise you won't be polite." Master Zheng shouted in a deep voice.

"Hey, isn't this Zheng Laoba? It's me. You don't recognize me? I didn't expect that you are still alive. Didn't you hear that you were taken to prison? You actually came out alive. Congratulations."

The young man had a smile on his face, and he came forward with his hands in a very intimate manner.

Zheng Baye was stunned, staring at the smiling face in front of him. He recalled carefully in his mind, as if he had remembered it before, but he didn't have a deep impression, so he touched his head and pointed at the young man and said: "You are... you are

...That so and so...that so and so..."

"That's right, it's me, Fang...zi...an. Hahaha, I have a good memory. It's not easy for you to still remember your brother after three years." The man clapped his hands and laughed.

"That's right, that's right, Fang Zian. Hahaha, it's really you. You're dressed like a human, and I couldn't recognize you for a while. By the way, did I hear that you were admitted to the academy and had to take the imperial examination? That's amazing.
Chapter completed!