Chapter 31: Playing tricks (I)
If I were to compare the West Lake to Xi Shi, she would look beautiful with either light or heavy makeup.
Huo Chong was reciting Su Dongpo's poems in his mind as he prepared to go out. The third and fourth brothers were already ready and were standing by the wheelbarrow waiting for Huo Chong. Thinking of his fellow apprentices' comments on potato liquor, Huo Chong felt even more disappointed.
Potato liquor is so simple and clear that it is outrageous. If it is strong, it will choke you. If it is weak, it will have an unpleasant taste like alcohol mixed with water. If this liquor is mixed with other liquors, it will always have a taste that is hard to describe, probably because Huo Chong and Zhu Erniu are not good enough. But Huo Chong has no other choice. This is the only liquor he can use at this time.
Huo Chong made up his mind and left. At the same time, he comforted himself that at least potatoes were cheap, really cheap. One catty was only one penny, and if he bought two thousand catties, Huo Chong would still have enough money to save. However, after buying two thousand catties, Huo Chong had nothing left. If this gamble failed, Huo Chong would have no chance of turning things around.
After walking a few steps outside, he saw Hunter Liu from the village come out and greet Huo Chong. After Huo Chong greeted him, he saw Hunter Liu looked strange, so he had to go over and ask. When Huo Chong approached, Hunter Liu lowered his voice and said, "Brother Huo, Zhu Youquan came to me yesterday and said that you didn't learn Uncle Liu's magic. You can't rely on planting money to bless."
"Oh." Huo Chong was not surprised. Zhu Youquan had always wanted to take Huo Chong's current position. Even if Zhu Youquan gave up, those people behind him would not give up.
Hunter Liu said worriedly, "I also met other people. Zhu Youquan has already looked for them all."
Huo Chong didn't care about this position in the Tianli Sect. If possible, Huo Chong hoped to have a chance to get rid of this unpleasant name. Seeing the uneasiness in Liu the Hunter's expression, Huo Chong smiled and said, "Brother Liu, what is true cannot be false, and what is false cannot be true. Let Zhu Youquan say whatever he wants. If everyone wants me to pay back the money for planting blessings, I will pay you back before the end of the year."
Hunter Liu hesitated to speak and just shook his head.
Huo Chong had something to do at this time, so he said goodbye to Liu the Hunter and continued to buy potatoes. With the experience of the last time, the old man did not come out this time, and it was the son who came out to meet Huo Chong. The two sides bargained for a while, and finally the deal was made at a price of 110 coins per 100 kilograms, which Huo Chong could accept.
When the potatoes were delivered to Zhu Erniu's workshop, Zhu Erniu quickly closed the door and said, "Brother Huo, I heard that Zhu Youquan wanted to take your place."
"I heard about it too." Huo Chong replied.
"Zhu Youquan also said that he would have someone look for you, so you better be careful."
"Haha." Huo Chong was too lazy to answer. Does Zhu Youquan have any other way besides finding someone? Last time, the head of the police did not really suppress the people in the villages, but the leaders of the villages knew that Huo Chong knew someone in the government. Just for this reason, these people can't go the government route. If it is a private route, Huo Chong is not afraid of these people.
Huo Chong agreed to come over to help Zhu Erniu process potatoes tomorrow, and he took his people home. Before he even reached the door, he saw more than a dozen strangers blocking the door. Huo Chong stopped and told his fellow apprentices to take out their things to defend themselves and stay where they were. He then prepared his dagger and headed straight for the door.
These people were armed, and it was obvious that they were not good people. When Huo Chong approached, these people had already formed a posture of surrounding him. Huo Chong stopped at a safe place and asked loudly: "What are you doing at my door?"
One of them stepped out from the crowd, walked up to Huo Chong and asked loudly, "Are you Huo Chong?"
"Who are you?" Huo Chong asked back.
"I am Liu Yannian from the Duizi Sect of the Tianli Sect."
Huo Chong didn't know how to react for a moment, so Uncle Liu just told Huo Chong some of the Tianli Sect's secrets. Huo Chong knew that he belonged to the Dui sect of the Tianli Sect, but that was all. As for how to deal with other people in the sect, Huo Chong had no idea.
But standing there like an idiot was not an option, Huo Chong could only greet him, "It turns out to be Master Liu. My apologies."
Sect Master Liu obviously didn't expect Huo Chong to react like this. He looked Huo Chong up and down in surprise and angrily asked, "What did your master teach you? Is that all you said?"
Huo Chong didn't care about the reaction of the Liu Sect Master . He was just the leader of a small country town. If he really didn't have it, what could he do? He responded with normal etiquette, "To be honest, Sect Master. I have been in the sect for only half a month, and the master appointed me as the eldest brother. On that day, he was so angry that he vomited blood, and his whole family went to see a doctor. He hasn't come back yet. I really don't know what etiquette is in the sect."
Sect Master Liu frowned and looked Huo Chong up and down for a while before asking, "Your master has been gone for so long, and you haven't looked for him yet?"
Huo Chong laughed in his heart. Uncle Liu had fled to avoid trouble, so how could he dare to show up again? If Huo Chong really knew where Uncle Liu was, he would have sold the news to Xu Youlin. Seeing the other party's appearance, Huo Chong felt that they were most likely the people sent by Zhu Youquan. He couldn't help but squeeze them.
"On the day my master passed the position to me, Zhu Youquan beat me in public and made my master so angry that he vomited blood. My master expelled Zhu Youquan from the sect. If the sect leader asks Zhu Youquan, he may know where my master is."
Sect Master Liu's face darkened immediately. He stared at Huo Chong, and Huo Chong also stared at him. It was obvious that Sect Master Liu probably understood why Huo Chong said that. Soon, Sect Master Liu became angry and said angrily: "You look like a member of our Tianli Sect. You should stop being the leader!"
Huo Chong wanted to retort directly, "It has nothing to do with you." However, from the so-called logic, this matter is really related to this Liu Sect Master. Liu Sect Master himself does have the right to issue the following statement on whether the so-called Tianli Sect leader is recognized by the headquarters.
Since he had no intention of hanging himself on the tree of Tianli Sect, Huo Chong wanted to make things difficult for him. "Hey, Brother Liu, you said you were the leader of the Dui Sect of Tianli Sect. I wonder how you can make me understand that you are the leader Liu you mentioned?"
After saying this, Huo Chong was already mentally prepared for the battle. He was going to use the trick of "prove to me that you are you" to confront this Liu Sect Master, and it was foreseeable that the other party would get angry out of shame.
As expected, Sect Master Liu had probably never heard of such a question before. He was stunned for a moment before he flew into a rage, "What did you say?"
Huo Chong said loudly again without hesitation: "I say, how can you let me know that you are the Liu Sect Master. Either you make me believe it yourself, or you ask my master to come over and let my master tell me that you are the Liu Sect Master. Otherwise, I can't believe it."
Sect Master Liu was not as furious as Huo Chong had imagined, but rather looked a little surprised. It seemed that this was the first time he had been asked such a question. After a moment, he suddenly became furious and shouted, "You are no longer a member of our Tianli Sect!"
Huo Chong just smiled, mentally preparing for a fight. Seeing the sect leader furious, the people who came with him also surrounded him, ready to fight.
Pulling out a short stick from his waist, Huo Chong was ready to fight this group of people.
Seeing Huo Chong's posture, the people here did not rush over, but instead protected Master Liu vigilantly. Master Liu said to one of them, "Seventh Brother, try this kid's skills."
One person stepped out from the crowd. Huo Chong looked at his steps and put the short stick back into his waist. The martial artists of this era were a problem, as their understanding of human kinematics was too low.
Lao Qi had a knife hanging from his waist. Seeing Huo Chong was dealing with him with his bare hands, he smiled arrogantly, took off the knife and handed it to his companion next to him. He also approached Huo Chong with his bare hands.
In the past, Huo Chong would wait for the other party to make the first move, but this time, Huo Chong was too lazy to be so reserved. He rushed forward and punched. Lao Qi was quite strong, and as soon as their arms touched, Huo Chong could feel that the other party had worked hard on his arms. But this was not important. While struggling with Lao Qi, Huo Chong moved his legs, used the force to fight back, and directly threw Lao Qi out.
The seventh brother was hit hard. He got up angrily and started fighting with Huo Chong. However, impulse cannot really improve physical function. Huo Chong was beaten by the coach many times and was given cold guidance by the coach.
Watching Lao Qi's movements, Huo Chong seemed to see himself at that time. Then Lao Qi was also thrown out again and again.
When Lao Qi's companions saw how Huo Chong treated Lao Qi, one of them shouted and rushed over with a stick. Huo Chong drew his short stick and rushed over. After a few rounds of fighting, Huo Chong realized that this guy only knew some tricks.
When the opponent's stick came, he put the short stick on his arm to block the sweep, grabbed the opponent's long stick with his backhand, and cut into the opponent's body. The short stick directly stabbed the guy's lower abdomen. While the opponent was in pain, he hit him with a few sticks, causing him to kneel on the ground with his hands on his lower abdomen.
When the other people saw Huo Chong deal with his two companions so cleanly and neatly, they were so scared that they raised their guns, drew their knives, and assumed a completely defensive posture.
Huo Chong immediately stopped them with words, "You can't beat me individually, do you want to attack me together? If you attack me together, I won't be polite."
Sect Master Liu quickly shouted, "Huo Chong, are you trying to betray your master and ancestors?"
Huo Chong immediately retorted, "Haha, my master is Captain Liu Feng. You guys are bullying me when my master is not around."
Unexpectedly, Sect Master Liu did not show the aggressive reaction of a gangster. He could only shout, "Tomorrow I will kick you out of the sect in public. You just wait for me."
Then he asked others to help the two men up and left in a flash.
Huo Chong was a little surprised. In Huo Chong's impression, this era was a completely unreasonable era, where the strong were rampant and bullied. He didn't expect that the constables he had seen and the guys in front of him were not the kind of people who killed people at will and were lawless. This really was a bit like the king's law.
That night, Huo Chong went to bed with his clothes and a dagger. When he woke up the next day, there was no burning of the house in the middle of the night. Even when Huo Chong finished his morning classes and homework, he heard someone knocking on the door outside, cursing.
It's just the beginning, the pace of life of the ancients was really slow. Huo Chong couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
