A powerful minister of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 32: Lema Town Three Evils

The old man looked at the men who were shocked by Shi Erlang's words and laughed out loud. He also had a smug smile on his face, as if he was also honored.

Young men like Shi Erlang are truly rare in the world!

There were so many people here and so many eyes watching, Yan Shu didn't say anything more.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to talk, Boss Cao finally moved to sit next to Song Xuan.

This guy is really popular.

"Twelve, the matter has been investigated clearly, but it's a little complicated. Let me explain it to you."

Song Xuan tilted his head, picked up some food, and listened to Boss Cao's detailed explanation.

The second brother Song Kang first went to find Dutouxie to tip off the Poisonous Scorpion, who immediately sent people to the dock to inquire about the news.

He also sent people to sell some food on board, which might be a despicable tactic.

Finally, you have someone row away in advance, probably to choose a suitable section of the river for the action, or to prevent you from setting sail overnight and causing them to miss the opportunity.

But the story did not end there. Your second brother was sitting at a stall eating strangely, talking to someone with his back to back. The person who was passing the message was the one who wielded the knife, Qiao Chen.

"There's a conflict between the two families. I think that idiot, the Venomous Scorpion, is being treated as a knife by the Knife Handler and is planning something."

Listening to Gang Leader Cao's final summary, Song Xuan nodded slightly, still smiling:
“Master, it looks like someone in Lema Town wants to shuffle the cards and become the leader.”

"Indeed." Upon hearing this, Gang Leader Cao also smiled and said jokingly:
"Twelve, if you, the timely rain, are about to leave this place, I'm afraid there will be people who can't wait to come out and plant their flags, and become the leader of the surrounding neighbors."

Song Xuan didn't expect that his existence formed a triangle in Lema Town, which was extremely stable.

Once I leave, the other two families will probably start a street fight.

The Knife Ghost is a thoughtful person who thinks further than the Poisonous Scorpion who always scares people.

Song Xuan guessed that after he spread the word that he was going to sell the shop, the ghost in charge started to make plans.

"Master, does the Knife-wielding Ghost want me to fight the Poison-Headed Scorpion?"

"Not only that." Cao helped wipe the oil stains from his mouth:
"He's using a borrowed knife tactic. No matter who dies between you and the Poisonous Scorpion, he'll gain immense benefits from it. I bet Constable Gao and the others will go to the brothel after dinner."

Song Xuan didn't have as much experience in the underworld as Gang Leader Cao, so after he said this, everything became clear to him.

"Knife Master kills two birds with one stone, what a good strategy." Song Xuan said with a smile on his face:
"But I don't want to be a pawn."

"If you don't like it, then let's kill him."

Gang Leader Cao put down his wine glass expressionlessly: "Just to get rid of these two evils in Lema Town."

Song Xuan took a breath of cold air.

I’m afraid that someone will list me as a nuisance to Lema Town!

"I remember that the daughter of the Sun family's cold paste shop, which I took over a few years ago, married a knife-wielding ghost."

Listening to Song Xuan's question, Gang Leader Cao thought for a while and confirmed:

"Looks like there's some old resentment mixed in there. Everything makes sense now."

"Hehe, indeed." Song Xuan laughed a few times:
"Master, this knife-wielding ghost is hiding in the back and it's hard to deal with him. I was thinking of killing this poisonous scorpion tonight."

"Things are quite complicated right now. It looks like we have to keep the venomous scorpion alive and let the two of them kill each other to see the effect. We'll make other decisions later."

"As it should be."

Boss Cao also agreed with Song Xuan's idea. He believed that the poisonous scorpion would go crazy and take revenge on the knife-wielding ghost after knowing the truth.

"Besides, there are people from both families watching outside the door all the time."

Hearing what Gang Leader Cao said, Song Xuan immediately stood up:

"My dear friends and relatives, you are all here today because of me, the Twelve.

Thanks to your care over the years, I have been able to thrive, but I must eventually say goodbye to you.

I've had a lot to drink tonight, and I'll be heading to the dock to board a ship soon. I'll get some sleep and arrive in Songcheng soon. I won't bother you any more." After Song Xuan finished speaking, someone else came to talk to him, and a few women still shed tears.

Such a good guy, but it’s a pity that he didn’t become my son-in-law.

During disaster years, Song Xuan sent some rice mixed with sand as relief.

It was also stipulated that men should come to collect on odd days, and women and children should come to collect on even days, to prevent the women and children from starving to death, and those who had food at home should come to collect.

After all, women nowadays are mostly dependents of men and have no status at all.

If we don’t do this, I don’t know how many women and children will starve to death.

Song Xuanfan's actions made the neighbors think that Song Shier was not an ordinary person.

But why hasn't he made any progress in his studies?

Even though Song Xuan had done a lot, he was not as well supported by others as a stranger who passed the imperial examination.

The issue of taking the civil service examination has left a deep imprint on the consciousness of the people of the Song Dynasty.

A scholar should be superior to others!
The most basic logic is that having money is not as good as having power!

After a lot of conversation, the neighbors said goodbye one after another.

I drank a lot of wine today, so it’s time to go back and lie down and rest.

When Song Xuan announced that he would leave tonight, Gang Leader Cao glanced outside intentionally or unintentionally.

The poisonous scorpion and the knife-wielding ghost went back to report the news.

I'm afraid we have to act tonight, otherwise the opportunity will be gone.

Boss Cao clenched his fists. According to the saying in the gambling house, the first thing to win is stones, not silver.

Let these two clowns jump around for a while.

The cups and plates were in a mess, but there was no waste.

Boss Cao waved his hand, and beggars came forward to clean up the food and make sure to lick all the plates clean for the restaurant.

Song Xuan called Tao Hong and asked him to hand over to the shopkeeper and then serve some dishes to these beggars.

But he was stopped by Boss Cao. It was a great treatment for a beggar to have leftovers to eat, so he didn't dare to ask for too much.

Otherwise, if he develops an appetite, he won't be able to be a beggar, and he will do something extraordinary.

Song Xuan nodded and called his people to go to the dock to take the boat.

"Boss Cao, please don't send me off. I'm afraid I'll be busy later."

Song Xuan patted Lao Cao's hand and walked out of the restaurant with his men.

Lao Cao knew the skills of his good disciple, and it would be easier for Song Xuan to chop the poisonous scorpion to death directly on the river.

On the contrary, Song Xuan was considering how to let the poisonous scorpion escape safely, which was a bit of a headache.

Lao Cao doesn't want Song Xuan's acting to be too fake.

Lema Town is the place with shallow ponds and many turtles.

After all, the smaller the place, the more limited the resources are, and the more people compete for them, and the more intense the competition.

"Twelfth brother really has a lot of friends." Yan Shu stepped forward and covered his mouth with his folding fan:
"So I don't understand why there are still bad people thinking about you."

Song Xuan exhaled a breath of alcohol:
"Mr. Yan, you may not know that my departure has disrupted the balance of power, and there are many conflicts of interest involved."

"As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food. Everyone's choices have led us to this point of conflict today."

"No one wants to stop, because things are beyond the control of the mastermind, especially since I'm not someone who's willing to be a pawn!"

(End of this chapter)