Chapter 194: Can't afford to offend, find someone else

Chapter 194: Can't afford to offend, find someone else

Don't underestimate beggars, they also form gangs.

Of course, the gangs and factions here are different from the Beggars' Gang in martial arts novels. The beggars here are purely for the sake of numbers, to seize places where they can get money, or to rob other beggars.

The beggars whose eyes were washed by the chili essence were still rolling and wailing. The surrounding area had become a vacuum zone. Except for Gu Tang and the three people kneeling on the ground, all the other beggars had hidden away.

If possible, the three people kneeling on the ground would also like to stay away.

The three of them looked at each other in fear, and were so scared that they couldn't say a word.

Gu Tang urged impatiently: "Are you three all dumb? If you can speak, then speak up!"

The cold tone made the three shiver a few times, and they kowtowed again to beg for mercy: "Young lady, please spare our lives! We three brothers didn't want to disturb you, but the leader said that if you don't help to block the girl, he will kill us three brothers and eat our meat..."

Kill and eat the meat?

Gu Tang frowned, was he just trying to scare people, or did he really dare to do this?

"Which one is your leader?"

"…The one with one eye is him."

Gu Tang looked at everyone one by one, and since everyone had their eyes covered, he couldn't tell who had the one-eyed person.

Glancing around, she vaguely remembered that the beggar closest to her seemed to have one eye.

Finding the beggar closest to him, Gu Tang kicked him on the elbow, hitting the numb tendon there. The beggar's hand shook unconsciously a few times and then slid to the side, revealing a shriveled eye socket.

"Is it him?"

“Yes, yes…”

very good.

Gu Tang took out the pepper spray again, ignored his screams, aimed it at his other intact eye, and sprayed it three times in one breath.

The next moment, screams like ghosts and wolves howling filled the path, making people's scalps numb.

Gu Tang said calmly: "Since your intentions are not right, then you might as well just be blind."

This action made the three people who were kneeling not far away tremble with fear, burying their heads on the ground, not even having the courage to raise their heads.

Gu Tang came up to them and asked about the little beggar again.

This time, the three of them were quite efficient, and spoke of the little beggar with trembling voices.

"Those little beggars were not originally from Bei'an City. Half a month ago, they followed a man into the city. That man was a sickly person and a homeless beggar."

"If I remember correctly, beggars from outside are not allowed to enter the city. How did they get in?"

"Yes, it was the silver that the man paid. A beggar paid one tael of silver. The soldiers guarding the city were greedy, so they took the silver and let the beggar enter the city."

Gu Tang frowned: "You just said that man was a beggar? How could a beggar afford so much money?"

There were about twenty little beggars just now, and each of them paid one tael, which means twenty taels in total!

Anyone who can come up with twenty taels of silver cannot possibly be a beggar.

"He was indeed a beggar. After he brought those little beggars into the city, he followed the little beggars and begged on the streets for two or three days. He beat up many people who wanted to kidnap the little beggars. Later, I don't know what happened, and he disappeared again.

Although the person disappeared, whoever kidnapped the little beggar would be in trouble that night. The kidnapped little beggar appeared on the street the next day. I heard that it was the man who did it. He was a martial arts master, but he was sick and didn't look like he would live long. "

After hearing this, Gu Tang stopped thinking and didn't ask any more questions.

After all, I was addicted to online literature for a few years in my previous life. According to the routine of online literature, these mysterious and weird people must have a great background and countless troubles behind them.

Tsk!

What a pity for her ten pancakes!

She didn't want to have anything to do with this kind of person, so she decided to find someone else.

His eyes fell on the three people whose heads were still buried in the ground. Gu Tang's heart moved and he asked, "How old are you? Do you have any skills?"

"...We three are brothers from the same family. The youngest is the oldest and he is twenty-five this year. The two on the left and right are my second and third brothers, one is twenty-three and the other is twenty-one." The beggar who was leading the group said in a trembling voice.

After saying this, he paused, his tone became bitter: "As for the craftsmanship... girl, you are joking. People like us are ugly and have broken legs. How can we have any craftsmanship?

In my early years, I learned a few lines from street performers. When I was about 17 or 18, my voice was not as clear as before, so the performer abandoned me and I became a beggar.

Gu Tang's eyes lit up: "Have you ever heard a storyteller tell a story?"

“Yes.”

"Can you speak it?"

"……Won't."

"It doesn't matter if you don't know how to say it. Are you good at speaking? Do you have a good brain? If someone teaches you to say a paragraph, can you remember it and say it out loud?"

The three people kneeling on the ground froze, and a touch of excitement emerged in their hearts. The leader raised his head cautiously and said, "Yes! The three of us are ugly and have weak legs and feet. We were chosen by the master in the early years because we can learn anything well and remember the words quickly."

Gu Tang laughed: "I have a job that requires me to be able to speak and to be able to lose face, just like the actors on the stage, performing for outsiders."

The three of them kowtowed excitedly again: "We can do it! We can make a fool of ourselves, yell, and joke around. We can do anything! We don't care about dignity or not. As long as we can have enough food and warm clothes, that's enough."

"If you can do it, you can not only have enough food and clothing, but you may even be able to earn some money. How much you can earn depends on your ability."

The three of them kowtowed and responded: "We will do it! We will do it! Girl, please hire us..."

Gu Tang threw down a string of copper coins and said, "Take these copper coins and find an inn to stay in. Meet me outside Chang'an Teahouse at the end of Si time tomorrow."

After saying this, Gu Tang turned around and left without caring about their reactions.

The three of them grabbed the copper coins on the ground, looked up at Gu Tang's receding back, and their eyes instantly became red.

After looking at the one-eyed man who had fainted, the three of them hurriedly got up and took the opportunity to run west.

"Turn east at the alley ahead and go straight and you'll be out of here. I remember there's a cheap inn there, so let's stay there."

"All right! But first we have to go to where we hid our things and take out the copper coins we hid. At least we can get some clean clothes to wear. We have to go see the girl tomorrow, so we have to dress nicely!"

"Right, right, right! Hurry up, let's grab the copper coins and leave here quickly before One-Eye wakes up!"

…

Gu Tang returned to the street and went to the oil cake stall to buy two oil cakes. He also asked if there was any yard for rent nearby.

This was indeed a correct question. The couple who ran the oil cake stall lived in Lihua Hutong in the south, where there were several empty courtyards, and they had been unable to find tenants. The couple told Gu Tang to just go and ask, as the rent would not be expensive at this season.

Gu Tang thanked the couple and headed south along the route they pointed out.

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