Chapter 48 The Injured Servant and the Old Taoist by the Altar
Chapter 48 The injured government servant and the old Taoist at the altar
Gu Xiaoqiong was dumbfounded, looked at him and said: "Fourth Master, you are so unkind, how can you raise the price like this?"
Fourth Master Qi shouted: "Be kind to your mother! You are trying to take advantage of my brother's property, but I am still being kind to you!"
Gu Xiaoqiong's face turned red after being scolded. He gritted his teeth and said to Ning Que: "One price! Five hundred taels of silver! To tell you the truth, I'm spending all the money from the first two shops.
, no matter how high it is, I can’t get it out.”
Fourth Master Qi looked at him with a sneer and said mockingly: "Look at how little you are, this is how Song Tietou teaches you? You don't do things with dignity at all. Let me tell you how the price is set."
He turned to Ning Que and said proudly: "Little boss, as long as you are willing to continue to open your shop on this street, then as long as I, Fourth Master Qi, live one day, no one will charge you rent..."
Before the last golden word could be uttered, Ning Que waved his hand to stop and asked with a gentle smile: "Fourth Master, did you say that you would waive the rent for one year?"
Fourth Master Qi was stunned and replied: "Yes."
"That's done." Ning Que turned around and bowed to Gu Xiaoqiong and the group of strong men. He smiled gently and said, "I'm really sorry. I plan to continue running this shop. Please come back."
Hearing these words, the crowd surrounding Laobi Zhai was stunned. The reason why they were stunned was not because of Ning Que's choice, but because they knew that Fourth Master Qi would soon offer a sky-high price, which would be equivalent to
The shop was given to him for nothing, but he agreed to the condition before the other party could say anything.
Fourth Master Qi was stunned for a long time, and the expression on his face gradually became solemn and serious. He bowed his hands in a very serious manner and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Boss, although you are young, you do things with magnanimity and righteousness. I just say this to you. From now on."
If you have anything to do, just tell me my name, don’t say anything else, you can visit the East City as you please!"
Gu Xiaoqiong was also stunned for a long time, his dull eyes going back and forth between Ning Que and Fourth Master Qi, thinking about his eldest brother Song Tietou's scolding before leaving, and the slap his eldest brother left on his face.
, thinking about the deadline for the eldest brother's eldest brother's backer to open, he couldn't help but subconsciously turned his head and looked at the two government officials under the tree.
Today, gangs gathered in Alley 47. Although the civil fight never developed into a physical fight, the two Chang'an government officials under the tree remained indifferent and had obviously failed in their duties, until they received a pitiful look from Gu Xiaoqiong asking for help.
, the two government officials coughed slightly, then walked towards Laobi Zhai holding the sabers at their waists.
Fourth Master Qi looked at the two government officials and thought of something sad. His eyes suddenly became extremely cold and angry, and he said to Ning Que in a cold voice: "Little boss, did I tell you before that I would go with you to Dongcheng?"
I don't know why, but Ning Que actually chose to talk at this time and said yes with a smile. Fourth Master Qi sneered and said, "Then I will show you today why I dare to praise this Haikou.
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"What are you doing here? Do you want to cause trouble?" the officer walked to the front of the crowd and scolded him sternly.
"Yes." Fourth Master Qi responded calmly, then waved his hand and said, "I'm causing trouble, and I want to make it bigger. Brothers, go up and greet these two official brothers."
As soon as he finished speaking, the group of men in blue shirts, blue trousers, and blue cloth boots surrounded them with a roar. No one knew who threw the first punch. A moment later, their fists and feet hit the two Chang'an government officials like wind and rain.
The two government officials were shouting and cursing before. After revealing their identities, they tried to draw their swords, but were kicked down. A moment later, their heads were beaten to pieces and blood flowed. They were rolling on the ground holding their heads. They were still cursing.
When they made a sound, only painful moans were left, and even the two waist knives that represented their identity were thrown out of the crowd by no one.
Ning Que previously only thought that the policemen in Chang'an City acted in a disciplined and dignified manner. Now looking at the two official swords being thrown out of the crowd, he realized that the policemen in Chang'an City were really ruthless. Even the people in the government were ruthless.
Dare to fight!
He looked at the melee outside the shop in surprise. He looked at the two government servants with their heads beaten and bleeding. He was speechless in shock. Gu Xiaoqiong and those Nancheng gangsters who were standing not far away had even more expressions on their faces.
Extremely wonderful.
Ever since they got involved in the incident at Lin 47 Lane, they had not really faced off against the power of their boss. Only then did they realize that the other party was actually so arrogant!
"Okay, stop fighting." Fourth Master Qi, who had been watching with cold eyes and folded his arms, spoke. The men in Tsing Yi dispersed. He walked to the two government officials and said in a cold voice: "Don't blame me if you dare to kill my brother.
You're welcome."
The slightly younger government officer stared at his face fiercely and said: "If you dare to beat an official, you will be beheaded. If you want to just chop me to death now, it might be more cost-effective."
Ning Que secretly sighed, as expected, the people of Chang'an were so ambitious, even a small government official still looked so tough under such circumstances.
Fourth Master Qi knelt down and patted his face contemptuously: "Don't scare me with these words. We are all dogs raised by adults. You two dogs just wear one more piece of clothing than me. Of course,
Your clothes are very valuable, so of course I wouldn’t dare to kill you like this, but if you say dog bites dog on the street, do the adults care?"
After saying this, Fourth Master Qi turned around and bowed to Ning Que, then led his men to leave in an arrogant manner. Gu Xiaoqiong and other Nancheng bastards gathered together to discuss for a while, and then stepped forward to support the two men whose heads were bleeding.
The flowing government servants left, and no one glanced at Ning Que and his servant, because everyone knew that since Fourth Master Qi had spoken, before suppressing the other party's momentum or killing him, intimidating Ning Que would not only make him look inferior.
There is no point in being stingy.
The dispute in Lin 47 Lane ended like this, without any follow-up. As the Fourth Master Qi said, the owners behind both parties had no interest in intervening in this kind of dog-eat-dog thing, but Ning Que still had some things he couldn't figure out.
——Although the yamen servants are small people, the official uniforms they wear and the official swords they wear represent the face of the court and the dignity of the empire. Even the boss behind Fourth Master Qi is the middle-aged man who went into the shop to take shelter from the rain that day.
No matter how rich his background is, beating up an official in the street is still too arrogant and seeking death. What's more, the Fourth Master Qi didn't deal with those Nancheng gangsters, but unreasonably attacked the government servants of Chang'an Prefecture. This makes no sense.
Unless there has just been a deep grudge between the two parties.
Thinking of his guess and that incident, he frowned slightly, and then relaxed it again. Today's purpose is to go to the red sleeves to show his face, and at the same time go shopping to dissipate the pleasure brought by the first step of revenge. Those troublesome...
But the new grudges that must be resolved in the future should be left to be considered after today.
There is a long distance from Linsi 47th Alley to Hong Xiuzhao. On weekdays, Ning Que usually takes a horse-drawn carriage that crosses the city once every two lines. Today, with Sang Sang as his companion, he is not afraid of being bored on the road, so he naturally chooses to walk. The two of them naturally choose to walk.
Neither of them took the previous confrontation to heart. Ning Que was used to seeing bloody and dangerous scenes, while Sang Sang had no room in his mind to think about anything else except certain important things, so he was in a good mood while walking through the streets.
They went to Shenghuafang and Tongda Street, visited a bookstore, bought cheap lotus leaf rice, crossed Zhuque Street as quickly as possible, and then found a lively place. Dozens of Chang'an people were watching an old man in Taoist robes.
Under the leadership of the leader, he kowtowed to an altar somewhere. Ning Que asked the people watching the fun next to him, and found out that this was a Taoist temple at the south gate of Haotian Road that was conducting a blessing ceremony, hoping to divert the spring rain in Chang'an City to drought.
's northern border.
I saw the Taoist priest next to the altar with long silver hair and robes swaying in the wind. He looked really as if he were a fairy. A wooden sword in his hand buzzed in the air. Several talismans were shaking in the direction of the sword's edge, with vermilion writing looming.
A moment later, there was only a scoff, and the wooden sword rose up from the air and inserted into the yellow sand of the altar in front of him. However, the talismans had already burned with the wind at some unknown time and turned into pieces of ashes scattered on the surface of the yellow sand.