Chapter 18: Come here to ask for a long gown

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Chen Ku hugged the box of money he got from Huang Ba's house and walked out for more than ten miles before taking a breath.

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Although this is not the first time he has killed someone.

But turning into a thin dog that bites people to death still makes me feel a little uncomfortable.

There is no way around it.

Safety is most important.

Recall the words I overheard outside Huang Ba's courtyard before taking action.

"You bitch, you're actually thinking the same thing as me. What I want to do is to take advantage of the bandits when they arrive in Snake Fish Town."

Chen Ku was a little scared:

"Fortunately, I took action early tonight. If I had to take action two days later, I don't know what would happen!"

Although he now has 800 kilograms of strength, which is almost the same as those green forest warriors in storybooks, he is still a mortal body after all. He is not indestructible, and cannot protect against swords and guns, let alone poisoning, assassination, and sneak attacks...

"Whenever I encounter someone who is unfavorable to me in the future, I will do it as early as possible, otherwise I will definitely suffer disaster!"

Chen Ku once again confirmed this idea in his heart.

Subsequently.

Taking advantage of the moonlight, I opened the money box taken from Huang Ba's house.

After careful counting, there were actually more than fifty taels of silver.

"No wonder people talk about windfall wealth! Even though I have a thin dog nose, my ability to make money has greatly improved. In the past half month, I have only saved more than a dozen taels. This time, I got more than fifty taels by killing people and stealing goods!"

Chen Ku lamented that the money was easy to come by.

Preparing to throw away or burn the cash box.

Suddenly, something felt wrong when looking at the cash box: "The depth inside this cash box is different from the height outside? Is there a mezzanine?"

Put it on the ground and crush it underfoot.

He was right.

Among the debris on the ground, a small box rolled out, along with several letters.

Chen Ku picked up the small box, which was only about the size of a palm. After opening it, he saw three pills the size of a thumb: "This is it? Pills?"

He was surprised.

"How can a gangster like Huang Ba have a pill? Isn't this something that only the top talents from the county's martial arts schools or the Medicine King's Hall can have?"

Then he looked at the letters.

I didn't know until I opened it and looked at it.

"I see. It's no wonder that Huang Ba can be the leader of the gangsters in Snake Fish Town. He is actually a distant relative of a pharmacist in Yaowangtang. It makes sense. After all, if a bully gangster like this comes out to hang out, if he has no background, it will be his turn. Boss? It turns out that he relies on the influence of a pharmacist."

Chen Ku saw these letters, which were all private correspondence with the pharmacist named "Huang Gun", some tasks assigned to him and some inside information about Yaowangtang, so that he could interfere and make profits.

It turned out that Huang Ba used his power to steal a lot of money from the wealthy, and more than 70% of it was given to that Huang Yaoshi. In return, he could use his power in the countryside and lead a gang of gangsters to dominate.

At the same time, from time to time, I could get a few pills from that Huang Yaoshi for martial arts training.

Like these three pills, the name is "Yuanyuan Pill". If you eat one pill, it is as good as several pills of tonic ginseng.

The reason why Huang Ba still had three pills left was because he was not very good at practicing martial arts. It would take months to digest one pill, otherwise it would make him have nosebleeds every day.

"Huang Ba has practiced martial arts? Didn't you feel anything when you killed him?"

Chen thought hard.

Is Huang Ba too weak, or is he too strong?

Think about it too.

The explosive force of eight hundred kilograms exploded out at once. Unless Huang Ba was a master of energy transfer, he would not be able to hold it back and would be killed in an instant. It was normal.

"Yao Wang Tang, Huang Yaoshi..."

Chen Ku looked at these letters and originally wanted to destroy them, but he thought that if he really wanted to join the Medicine King Hall, maybe he could keep them for future use?

After burning the money box and finding a place to hide the letter, Chen Ku turned around and went home.

The family members, who had no idea what he was doing all night, slept soundly.

And after killing Huang Ba.

Chen Ku thought he was going to have a nightmare, but in the end, he slept extremely soundly and sweetly.

unexpectedly.

Early the next morning, I was woken up by the noise.

Chen Ku turned over and got up vigilantly. His first reaction was, was he so careful and left no trace, or was he found guilty of murder?

Then I heard a sound in the yard and realized it wasn't the case.

"Old Chen family, in about ten days, it will be the day to pay the autumn taxes. As the head of our village, I have to come and give you a warning."

In the yard was an old man with a melon cap, a goatee, and rosy skin. He was wearing a long gown and had his hands behind his back. He was followed by two young men.

Village Chief Chen is equivalent to the official of Dachen Village.

He and another squire Guo in the village are the only two people in the village who can wear long gowns.

Mother Chen and Xu Lan were supporting the family in the yard, their heads lowered.

Mother Chen whispered: "Brother Chen, we know."

Chen Ku opened the door and walked out.

Village Chief Chen looked at Chen Ku, sighed, and said, "Ku boy, I'm not here to embarrass your family, I'm just here to remind you."

Chen Ku nodded slightly: "I know."

Village Chief Chen raised his hand, and the young man behind him picked up the pipe. He smashed it twice and sighed: "If you can't do it, just run away. It's better to go and do corvee labor because you can't pay taxes. It's really tiring." of."

Say it.

He turned and left.

"Escape..." Both Chen's mother and Xu Lan looked at Chen Ku.

Chen Ku said softly to the two of them: "Don't think about it. We won't flee. There are refugees everywhere now. It's easier to die than to do hard work."

Chen's mother hesitated and said: "My dear, why don't you quickly use the money you saved to redeem our old land from Guo Squire's family? By then we will also be registered as a household, and we won't have to pay so much tax." ”

Chen Ku looked at his mother and said, "Don't worry, I'm here."

He did have a lot of money, but he couldn't see it.

Even if the money can see the light, land redemption is still a loss-making business, and you will still be exploited when it arrives.

What he wants...

It is to leave this country completely.

"Mom, I'm going to the county today. When I come back, all the problems will be solved."

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Baojiao County.

Divided into inner city and outer city.

The outer city is much run-down and ordinary, like a large snake and fish town gathered together. There are markets, streets, and various stalls. There are people hawking along the street, and people coming and going are all civilians.

All kinds of fireworks came rushing in.

"Big hot steamed buns, two for a penny for vegetables, one for a penny for meat..."

“Homemade vegetables, fresh and clean!”

"Fried boxes, fragrant fried boxes..."

"Sharpen scissors and chop knives. If you can't sharpen them, you won't be charged!"

"Rat poison! Rat poison! One patch of poison will kill a whole nest! Two patches of poison will kill a whole bunch!"

"Young and old men, make way and pay attention to the pole heads!"

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Walking to the street market in the outer city, the first half of the market was crowded with people selling everything.

Further inside, there is a circle of city walls.

After the city wall is the inner city.

The main store of Yaowangtang is in the inner city.

After paying the city entry tax of ten cents, I immediately felt the difference in the inner city after entering.

The bluestone paved floor is shiny and shiny, and it is surrounded by classical buildings. It is exactly like the Muslim Street, Confucius Temple and other places that I passed through during my previous travels. It is full of ancient atmosphere.

There are even fewer people wearing short coats and cloth shoes on the streets, and there are 20 to 30% more people wearing long gowns.

"County households, long gowns, and those who can afford to wear long gowns are the ones with status and status in this county."

Chen Ku had already reached the gate of Yaowang Hall.

Looking at the huge medicine hall in front of him, a wide shop about dozens of feet long was spread across this street.

The scent of medicine couldn't help but look inside. There were dozens or hundreds of waiters. It was worthy of being called the King of Medicine Hall. Even the waiters inside were all wearing long robes and were people of high status.

This is also Chen Ku's purpose.

Carry the contents of the basket on your back,

Come here,

Ask for a long gown.