Chapter 323 Returning to the old town
It's finally time to leave Jinling.
When we come, the grass grows and the beards fly in February, and when we leave, the shade in the south of the Yangtze River is sunny again in July.
Although they only had half a year, their moods changed drastically when they came. They fought with Tan Shifei, Xie Zhihua, Dajiang Gang, and Ye Yulou. They were no longer the stupid boys who were in the capital, but became calm and mature.
This experience caused the two to undergo a fundamental transformation.
Especially Zhao Xing, as the chief constable, already had some official power. When Fan Xiaodao first met Zhao Xing, he was completely different, and he was particularly touched by this. Although the two were talking and laughing when they were with him, the others were always a little restrained when facing Zhao Xing.
Residential nourishes qi and transfers to nourish the body.
Zhao Xing nourishes his energy, while Fan Xiaodao is born to work hard and can only rely on constant rushing to nourish his body.
When I came, I took the land route. When I returned to the capital, I took the Grand Canal.
Although he has an official position and a capital city, he doesn't have to spend money to stay in an in-house, but it is also inconvenient to stay in an in-house. He inevitably welcomes and sends to local officials along the way, which is something that the two of them don't like, not to mention that Fan Xiaodao also brought Li Hongxiao with him.
The Grand Canal is different.
After Li Qiao took over the Dajiang Gang, he even collected the original Caogang business. Now, in addition to the official ships, nearly one-third of the ships on the Grand Canal are industries of the Dajiang Gang, so in comparison, it is easier to travel by water and land.
After saying goodbye to everyone, the two boarded the boat.
Li Hongxiao handed Fan Xiaodao an envelope and said, "This is what Li Qiao gave to his elder brother, and he said it was a little bit of conscience."
When I opened it, I saw five thousand taels of silver notes inside.
Needless to say, the money was from the Dajiang Gang. Fan Xiaodao didn't want to collect it, but after thinking about it, it would be meaningless to return it. So he took out three thousand taels and gave the remaining two thousand taels to Li Hongxiao. Li Hongxiao said, "How can I ask for my elder brother's money?"
Fan Xiaodao said, "Isn't my money yours?"
Li Hongxiao said, "Then go to Jiangnan Town and take a look at Xiaowu, Xiaowen and the others."
Zhao Xing originally felt that the two of them were tired of the way, but when he heard that they were going to Jiangnan Town and Qingzhou Prefecture again, he left alone and said that he wanted to go to Huai'an to do something. After the agreement was made, he met in the capital. Fan Xiaodao gave him three thousand taels of silver notes. He took a look, but did not refuse. He got off the boat when the boat was docked in Jiangnan Town, bought a horse, and went north alone.
After half a year, the two returned to Jiangnan Town.
There seems to be little change in Jiangnan Town.
More people are getting more.
However, things have changed.
As soon as she arrived in Jiangnan Town, Li Hongxiao felt relaxed. After all, here, she gave up her past identity and started a new life. Here, she met Fan Xiaodao. When she came to a spring well outside the town, Fan Xiaodao scooped it up and the taste was very sweet.
Li Hongxiao said, "This well is our life-saving well. Sometimes we are hungry and have no money to eat. A few people come here and have a big drink. It was really a satisfying hunger at that time!"
Fan Xiaodao quickly became extremely respectful and bowed to Jing Shen, "This is the life-saving benefactor, and you cannot neglect it!"
"Ha ha!"
Li Hongxiao smiled happily.
At this moment, several young people surrounded them and saw them, saying, "Aren from another country?"
Li Hongxiao asked back, "Does it count?"
The young man said, "This well, also known as the Shenxian Well, is not something that everyone can drink. So I see that each of you drinks a scoop, and each of you will receive two taels of silver."
Fan Xiaodao let out a puff and spit out half of the water he drank, "What?"
The young man said, "I vomited? Then I will collect two taels!"
"A bowl of water and two taels of silver? Why don't you rob it?"
The young man pointed to a stone tablet next to him, which read eight big words "Private property, don't drink unless you invite me" and said, "This well is the property of our Shuanglong Gang. You two have committed a taboo in the world without permission. If you pay the money, we turn a blind eye and close one. Otherwise, if it is passed to our two gang leaders, you will be beaten at the very least, and you will be cut off at the worst. You should think about it yourself."
Li Hongxiao asked: "Shuanglong Gang? I only know the Iron Cavalry Gang. When will the Shuanglong Gang be released in Jiangnan Town?"
The young man said, "Who doesn't know about our Shuanglong Gang when we come to Jiangnan Town? Our gang leader is the two great heroes, Wu Ye and Zhuang Ye, in Jiangnan Town, the Iron Cavalry Gang has the final say, and the Shuanglong Gang has the final say!"
Xiaowu? Dazhuang?
Jiangnan Double Dragon?
Unexpectedly, after only half a year, the two of them made a name for themselves in Jiangnan Town and made a famous name?
Fan Xiaodao smiled, "Two brothers, we are just a little too expensive, can we get a discount?"
"If you don't have money, you want to have sex for free. Do you believe it or not and you will give your legs a discount?"
Just then, a sound of horse hooves came from afar.
Two young men in brocade clothes, with seven or eight men, rode their horses. Seeing Fan Huowu and Fan Xiaodao, they couldn't help but shout.
Dazhuang turned over and got off the horse and came to the two of them, "Sister, Brother Fan, when did you come? I heard Xiaoying say just now that I saw you, but I didn't expect it was you!"
Li Hongxiao said: "I haven't seen each other for half a year, and I've grown again?"
As he said that, he was about to touch Dazhuang's head. Dazhuang took a step back, "After all, I am a leader, give me some face, haha!"
Xiao Wu, who had been silent all the time, then turned over and dismounted and bowed to Li Hongxiao, "Big Sister."
Only then did the two of them see that there was a scar on Xiao Wu's face, and his face was slightly deformed from his forehead to his left cheek. Li Hongxiao asked, "What's wrong with your face?"
Xiao Wu waved his hand, "Nothing."
Da Zhuang said: "Three months ago, our Shuanglong Gang scrambled to compete with the Crow Gang for territory. Xiaowu fought with the Crow and was stabbed in the face. However, the Crow did not get any advantage and was cut off with his arm."
Li Hongxiao felt a little distressed, "After such a big incident, we are so close, why don't we go to Jinling to find us?"
Dazhuang said in a deep voice: "Sister, you have earned your own face, not your own. You may be able to help us for a while, and you can help us for a lifetime? At the beginning, we gave all the money we gave to our brothers, and we pulled a team to work on the docks of Jiangnan Town, but we were bullied, and we were not covered in clothes and food. Later, we realized that the more we compromised some things, the more others rode on you. If we want to gain a foothold in the world, we have to rely on who is stronger and who is more cruel! Only after Xiaowu fought with the crow, we were considered to have a foothold in Jiangnan Town."
"What business do you Shuanglong Gang do?"
Dazhuang said: "Let's give it to Yelu..."
Xiao Wu frowned and said, "What do you think of this?"
When Da Zhuang heard this, he slapped his forehead and yelled, "I'm just talking, let's go back to the gang!"
After that, I came to help the two lead the horses.
Fan Xiaodao said to the two young men before, "Little brother, is that money matter?"
The young man touched his head, "What's the matter? I don't know?"
After saying that, he ran away without a trace.
Along the way, Dazhuang talked endlessly and told Li Hongxiao about the heroic deeds of him and Xiaowu who founded the Shuanglong Gang in the past six months of separation.
On the contrary, Xiao Wu became taciturn.
Jiangnan Town is not big, but not small. Along the way, when everyone met two of them, they would take the initiative to make way. Some of them respectfully called Zhuang Master and Wu Master. When passing by a brothel, the old madam came over and grabbed Da Zhuang's hand, and kept talking nonstop. Intentionally or unintentionally, her chest kept rubbing against him.
Da Zhuang and her were silly, Xiao Wu coughed, and Da Zhuang took back his hand.
After parting, Dazhuang said, "Half a year ago, we passed by the gate of Piaoxiangyuan, and those people spit at us. Now, look at the madam, when you see us from afar, you come over to greet us. Sister, it's great to have money and power!"
Li Hongxiao sighed in her heart. It was only half a year since they saw each other, and the two of them changed so much.
Dazhuang became secular, and Xiao Wu, who originally talked the most and was the most free and easy, became taciturn.
Dazhuang asked: "Where is Tingdong, why didn't he come together?"
Li Hongxiao said: "Xiao Dingdang and an old man went to Langya Pavilion to learn from his master."
"Langya Pavilion?" Dazhuang had never heard of this name, "Is it very powerful? It's bigger than the Iron Cavalry Gang?"
Langya Pavilion is the leader of the four hidden sects in the world. It has a history of thousands of years. Its status in the martial arts world is difficult for even the Shaolin in Wudang to go against it. Of course, there are not many people who know this sect, but how can I explain this to him?
Li Hongxiao smiled, "No, it's just a sect by the East China Sea, only a few dozen people."
"What's the point of going to go? If I had known this, I might as well take him to Jiangnan Town. With me and Xiao Wu, who would dare to bully him?"
Xiao Wu suddenly said, "He is so lucky!"
The head of the Shuanglong Gang is actually in Hutu Temple.
The dilapidated temple that was originally ruined has long been completely renewed. The courtyard walls, halls and wing rooms have been renovated, and even three yards have been divided into front and back yards. The front yard is where the gangs live, the intermediate yard is about affairs and martial arts practice, and the back yard is where Xiaowu, Xiaoying and others live.
Fan Xiaodao and Li Hongxiao could hardly recognize him. Compared with the dilapidated temple that was previously covered with wind and air leakage, it was no longer the same.
Xiaowen, Xiaoying almost screamed and rushed over, hugging Li Hongxiao. Sister, the elder sister kept screaming. Li Hongxiao touched their heads. She hadn't seen each other for half a year. She had grown a lot. She was wearing exquisitely tailored silk and satin, which looked thinner than before, one in the sky and the other underneath.
"Sister, we miss you so much!"
"Why didn't Tinker bell come together!"
"Sister, why don't you stay there in the future and don't leave!"
Li Hongxiao smiled and said to come to see them and leave in two days. Dazhuang ordered the chef to prepare meals. Soon, the table was filled with banquets, all of which were of high quality dishes. Who would have thought that these people could not even have a full meal six months ago?
When he started to turn on his chopsticks, a gang member came in and said a few words in Xiaowu's ear. When Xiaowu heard this, his face changed slightly. He looked at Fan Xiaodao. Li Hongxiao smiled, "Brother Fan, sister, you eat first, I'll go." After that, he got up and left.
Li Hongxiao said: "What's so urgent? You don't even eat?"
Chapter completed!