Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

With Wang An's current fighting skills and physical strength, beating ordinary people like this is as easy as beating chicks and ducklings.

After knocking both idiots to the ground, Wang An swung his big foot and kicked each of them several times before returning to his seat, cursing all the while.

From the time Wang An got up to hit someone until he returned to his seat, only a little over a minute had passed. Many people hadn't even realized what had happened before Wang An had already finished hitting someone and come back.

After Wang An sat down, he called out to everyone in the room:
"Anyone else think 2 yuan isn't enough? If you think it's too little, bring it all back to me."

Based on wages, 2 yuan at that time was roughly equivalent to more than 400 yuan in later times, yet some people still complained that it was too little. Wang An really couldn't understand what these people were thinking.

They really can't get enough of taking advantage!

These people didn't even consider that no matter how much Wang An won, what did it have to do with them?

Besides, while winning money is something to celebrate, gambling always involves winners and losers, so who should the losers seek compensation from?
At this point, Su Guangjun, the homeowner, couldn't hold back any longer. Although he was inwardly dissatisfied, he spoke very amiably:
"Wang An, what are you doing? They were just making a fool of themselves, why are you getting so worked up? It's not worth making a fuss about."

Wang An raised his eyelids, glanced sideways at Su Guangjun, and questioned him with a provocative expression:

"What? You want to stand up for them?"

Wang An's infamous reputation was known to everyone in the surrounding villages, and in Sujiatun, his infamy was even greater.

As for the two who were making a fuss and demanding money, they were clearly not from Sujiatun.

Upon seeing Wang An's posture, as if he were about to strike at any moment, Su Guangjun immediately wilted and hurriedly smiled ingratiatingly:
"Why would I stand up for them? I wouldn't dare to stand up for them. I just think it's not worth it."

Wang An rolled his eyes at Su Guangjun and said impatiently:
"Don't you have any idea what I support? Let me tell you, Su Guangjun, if you ever dare to play any tricks again, I'll kill your whole family, you believe me?"

When Wang An said the last sentence, his face was filled with ruthlessness, clearly not joking.

After a pause, Wang An suddenly pointed at Su Guangjun's nose and questioned him:
"Did you think I was just talking nonsense when I said that three years ago?"

Although Su Guangjun was very unhappy to be scolded by Wang An like a son in front of so many people, he dared not show the slightest anger in front of Wang An.

There was no way around it; if Wang An really beat him up, he would end up being beaten for nothing, with no one to stand up for him.

Most importantly, even reporting it to the authorities wouldn't help.

Because the two Ma brothers were beaten so badly by Wang An, the Ma family of Sujiatun and the village head Su Guangzhi did report the situation to their superiors, but nothing came of it, and no one even bothered Wang An.

After Wang An finished cursing Su Guangjun, Su Guangjun continued to smile obsequiously and bow and scrape as he said:

"No, no, this is a misunderstanding. Who in Sujiatun would dare to bully your father-in-law's family? Nobody would dare!"

Before Su Guangjun could finish speaking, Wang An impatiently interrupted:

"Alright, alright, go do what you need to do. Be more careful in the future, don't piss me off. If I really do something to you, then it'll be too late to say anything."

Su Guangjun quickly said:
"Yes, yes, you're right, you're right."

Su Guangjun's behavior was adept at yielding and asserting himself, even somewhat embarrassing, but no one in the room laughed at him. This was because Su Guangjun was not an unknown figure in Sujiatun; he held real power and his words carried weight.

If Su Guangjun wasn't genuinely afraid of someone like Wang An, would he have acted this way?
Anyone who isn't an idiot can figure this out.

Turning his head, Wang An addressed the people at the card table, saying:
"Are you guys still playing? Come on, if you want to play, go down to the bottom."

As he spoke, Wang An took out a dollar and threw it on the table.

Strangely enough, Li Ertie chuckled and said:
"Well, you guys keep playing, I have to go home and feed the livestock."

After Li Ertie finished speaking, another person added:
"I have to go home and heat the kang (a traditional heated bed). It's already dark, and I haven't heated the kang yet."

Immediately afterwards, everyone else made excuses to leave, leaving only Wang An and Ma Ben at the card table.

Wang An looked at Ma Ben with a smile and said:

"Hey buddy, are you going to try and fish it back out?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Ben, who had lost so much money that he only had a little over 200 yuan left, gave Wang An a deep look, then turned to look at Mu Xueli, who was beaming with joy. If he still didn't understand what was going on by now, then he had wasted all those years of time gambling.

Nodding, Ma Ben forced a smile and said:

"I'm not going to try to win anymore. I accept my defeat wholeheartedly today."

Wang An laughed heartily, picked up the playing cards from the table, shuffled them casually twice, put them back on the table, and stood up to say:
"Alright, let's hang out again sometime when we bump into each other, hehehehe."

After saying that, Wang An stood up, said the word "go," and turned to walk outside.

Huang Zhong, as Wang An's follower, naturally followed immediately, while Mu Xue smiled at Ma Ben and Su Guangjun, nodded, and also turned and followed them out.

It must be said that Mu Xueli has a really good personality. Even though he knew that Su Guangjun and Ma Ben had conspired to set him up, he could still smile at them.

After Wang An and the other two left, Ma Ben asked Su Guangjun with a face full of resentment:
"Uncle Jun, what's Wang An's background? Why is he so arrogant?"

Su Guangjun sighed and said:
"This kid used to be a big shot in the county town, nicknamed 'Big Madman.' His gang was pretty much like the bandits of yesteryear."

Immediately afterwards, Su Guangjun recounted Wang An's past, including how he had crippled the two leper brothers and how he had dealt with Wei Cheng and his gang of loan sharks in the village.

Ma Ben grew increasingly regretful as he listened, regretting that he had tricked Wang An's brother-in-law and incurred Wang An's wrath.

Unconsciously, Ma Ben picked up the deck of cards that Wang An had just shuffled on the table.

Just as he was about to shuffle two hands of cards, the sight of the entire deck made Ma Ben's eyes widen instantly, and he remained stunned for a long time.

At that moment, Ma Ben saw that all four suits of the deck of cards were perfectly arranged in order from Ace to King.

It's worth noting that before, Wang An had only casually shuffled the cards twice. (End of Chapter)