Reborn Tianlong: I practice martial arts for immortality

"Thank you!"

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Chapter 13 Leaving is blocked

Half an hour later, after eating a bowl of hot porridge, Jiang Weichen finally felt a little better in his stomach.

As soon as he put down the bowl, Old Man Zhou said, "Now that you're awake and have eaten, let's go."

Jiang Weichen stood up, clasped his hands together and bowed solemnly, saying, "Uncle, I will definitely repay you for the kindness you gave me in the future."

Jiang Weichen didn't know the etiquette of this era. Rural people only had to make a living and didn't care about so many things, nor did they have access to them.

Jiang Weichen had no choice but to follow the example of the TV dramas in his previous life and bowed in thanks.

Old Man Zhou thought Jiang Weichen looked strange but was very polite and his words did not sound like those of an ordinary beggar.

Feeling somewhat puzzled, he asked, "I've never seen you before. Judging from your words and actions, you don't look like a beggar. How did you end up like this?"

Jiang Weichen's face showed grief, but he still said: "I am an ordinary boy from a farming family. Suddenly, a villain broke into my home and killed my parents. I was lucky to escape."

Jiang Weichen didn't plan to stay in Lianhua Town for long as it was too close to Xinghua Village.

People from the Liu family come to the town to purchase goods every month, so they are easily recognized.

When Old Man Zhou heard this, he felt a little sympathetic. He sighed and said, "The world is like this. What are your plans for the future? Do you have any relatives to rely on?"

Jiang Weichen shook his head and said, "I've been staying in the village, and I don't have any plans yet. I don't have any relatives to rely on."

All plans must be made with understanding of the situation, otherwise they are just fantasies.

My parents are dead, and my mother was adopted by my grandfather as a child bride. I don’t even know where her parents’ home is.

Even if I knew, if it was an ordinary family, how could they afford to take care of me? I might even be sold out.

"Since you are not a beggar, then you can stay in this room tonight. I will open the stall tomorrow morning and you can leave."

Jiang Weichen thanked him, "Thank you, uncle."

Jiang Weichen originally planned to find a place sheltered from the wind to spend the night.

But I still wondered, "Why did you let me stay overnight if I'm not a beggar?"

"Alas, it's not that I'm cruel, but once I soften my heart towards those beggars, they will pester me for the next few days.

I'm just running a small business, and it's OK for a day or two, but if it keeps going on like this, I can't handle it."

Jiang Weichen was stunned and said, "It is true that kind people are often bullied and kind horses are often ridden.

Good people have been forced into hard-heartedness by this world."

"A kind man is often bullied, and a kind horse is often ridden." Old Man Zhou muttered this sentence, looking at Jiang Weichen and said:

"You don't look like a kid from the countryside. My son is about your age and has already started learning the Thousand Character Classic, but he wouldn't say something like that."

Afterwards, Old Man Zhou called his son over and let them get to know each other.

Jiang Weichen saw the enlightenment reading materials of this era, "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Surnames" and "Thousand Character Classic".

This kind of traditional Chinese characters are really hard to recognize. They are much more complicated than the simplified Chinese characters in the previous life. Some characters can be guessed, but some characters are completely unrecognizable.

But the order is fixed, and Jiang Weichen took the opportunity to write down a small part of it.

However, it won't be long before Old Man Zhou and his family will turn off the lights and go to bed, and he can't bear to sit there with the oil lamp lit.

And they have to get up early tomorrow morning to steam buns.

Jiang Weichen had no choice but to give up.

The next morning, Jiang Weichen ate two buns and left Old Man Zhou's house.

I learned from Old Man Zhou that it takes about a day to get to Yangcheng.

But there were robbers on the road, so they told Jiang Weichen to be careful. Before leaving, they gave him two buns to eat on the way.

Although there were robbers on the road, Lotus Town was not safe either. Jiang Weichen did not dare to stay here, and he saw no hope of revenge in Lotus Town.

Lianhua Town is not big, and most of the petty officials have accepted bribes from the Liu family. They are birds of the same feather, so he dare not stay there any longer.

The robbers only robbed money, but Old Man Zhou reminded him that most of the robbers were around the road near Yangcheng.

And people like him who are in good health will also be robbed and trafficked.

Jiang Weichen hesitated for a long time, but finally decided to leave, planning to disguise himself as a disabled beggar when he got close to Yangcheng.

Jiang Weichen did not waste time in the town and walked straight towards it.

Unexpectedly, he was stopped not long after he walked away.

A middle-aged man with an unshaven beard, tattered and dirty clothes, a strong odor on his body, and messy hair, but holding a machete in his hand, stopped him with two little beggars.

Jiang Weichen narrowed his eyes. He didn't delay at all, so was it still too late?

Is he going to die here?

The food at home is not very good, and he is only about 1.2 meters tall now.

He was no match for an adult at all, and that person had a knife.

The man put the knife on his shoulder, stood in front of Jiang Weichen, looked down at him and said, "Boy, this is my territory, do you understand the rules?"

Jiang Weichen was a little confused and asked, "Brother, what are the rules?"

"It seems you really don't understand. Beggars at the bottom of society cannot leave their begging areas without permission.

Lotus Town is my territory. You are a beggar in Lotus Town, so you can only beg in Lotus Town. If you want to leave, have you asked me before? "

Jiang Weichen was stunned. Not from the Liu family?

Then he said, "Brother, I am not a beggar."

"Bullshit! My men saw you begging yesterday at noon, and you still say you're not a beggar?"

"Now go back and beg for alms and pay me tribute every three days, or I'll break your legs."

Jiang Weichen's mind was racing. If he went back, he would be in trouble. The threat from the Liu family had not been eliminated yet.

Now there is a beggar leader lying on it sucking blood. Even beggars will be exploited?

"Brother, I'm not a beggar. It's just that something happened at home, so I went to Yangcheng to seek refuge with my uncle."

Jiang Weichen didn't want to be caught, so he had to make up an uncle in Yangcheng and make him worry about him, hoping to get away with it.

The beggar leader in front of him hesitated for a moment, but thought that even so, his uncle should not have much power.

Otherwise, why would he let his nephew go on the road alone? It would be very dangerous along the way.

But he had to be on guard, so his tone softened: "Tell me your uncle's name, we in the Beggars' Sect spread news very quickly.

I'll have someone notify him to pick you up, so you don't have to risk the danger of traveling."

Jiang Weichen's face tightened. He didn't have any uncle and didn't know anyone in Yangcheng.

Just make one up?

No, as he said, information in the Beggars' Sect spreads quickly and it is easy to find out information.

Your lies will soon be exposed, and the consequences will be more serious then.

Even if I made up the name and this person really existed, I am not his nephew.

Seeing that Jiang Weichen had remained silent, the beggar leader immediately urged him, "Hurry up, I have to go back to sleep."

Jiang Weichen had no choice but to say, "Brother, I'll go back with you. My uncle will come look for me if he sees that I'm not going. Don't bother me, brother."

"How can that be? My Beggars' Sect is a chivalrous and helpful sect. We are willing to help others. If I say I will help you, I will help you."

The beggar leader said righteously.

If he notifies his uncle himself, then when his uncle comes, he will have to give him some reward. It's just a matter of passing on a message, which is what the Beggars' Sect is good at.

Jiang Weichen quickly said, "That's really not necessary, big brother. Don't bother."

Jiang Weichen didn't want to continue to argue, as if he did, the other party might find out that he was lying.

Now he just wants to go back to Lotus Town and find a solution.

But this person just wouldn't let it go and insisted on helping him pass on the message.

Chapter 14 Getting worse

After several struggles, the beggar leader realized that he had been cheated.

He slapped Jiang Weichen in the face, causing pain in his cheek and blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

The man was slapped to the ground. In his two lives, he had never been slapped in the face.

Jiang Weichen fell to the ground, his face towards the earth, his eyes sinister, his fists clenched, and his mentality slowly changed.

"Boy, you dare to lie to me, you have to hand over ten copper coins tonight, or you will be in trouble."

"Get up now and go back to town with me."

Jiang Weichen stood up silently and followed him.

Uncle Zhou’s buns cost one penny each.

There are wontons on the side, three cents a bowl.

Ten copper coins are more than enough for an ordinary person's daily food expenses.

In Xinghua Village, my parents only earned three cents a day working for the Liu family.

Last night, Jiang Weichen learned from Uncle Zhou that begging is not easy.

It’s not that there are no kind people, but that the world has forced them to become heartless.

Can I get ten cents today?

The two little beggars next to him looked at Jiang Weichen with pity.

They offered sacrifices once every three days, totaling three cents.

Ten cents is what they begged for ten days.