Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 67 Hammer
"Ow!"

A scream rang out vigorously, causing a sensation in the audience. The famous house slave who was fighting with Qi Polu curled up into a big shrimp ball and fell to the ground, writhing in pain. You only need to look at his bloodless face to know that Qi Polu How dark it is for Polu to start.

These three slaps woke up Prince Wang. Seeing that all his minions had been brought down, he was startled and frightened. He stared at Yang Menglong and sternly called out, "You...do you know who I am? My father is... ..."

Yang Menglong rewarded him with another five hundred: "I'll take your surname if I don't beat you all over the floor today!"

"Remember..."

"Crack~!"

"My father..."

"Snapped!"

"I want to kill..."

"Clap clap clap!"

Yang Menglong really did what he said, when the prince yelled, he gave him a move, the louder he shouted, the harder he hit, and he slapped his bow and slap from left to right, until the prince's mouth and nose were bleeding profusely, and both sides of his face were high It was swollen and covered with finger prints, how could it be a miserable word!With every slap in the face, the surrounding people yelled "Okay", and the two government servants rushed to see Yang Menglong slapping vigorously, looked at each other, turned and left.At the gate of the city that day, Yang Menglong beat Zhang Yu into a pig's head in front of thousands of people and hundreds of soldiers. , Now it’s all right, another one who is not afraid of death has hit the muzzle of the gun. Those who hit it have fun, and those who watch it are even happier. In a word, everyone is very happy.The only one who is not happy is probably Wang Gongzi, the unlucky guy. His teeth are almost knocked out by Yang Menglong. Coupled with the blood smeared on the face, it is indescribably pitiful.This kind of bastard Yang Menglong was really boring, so he slapped him hard, and said: "Get out, Zhang Yu is much better than you! Remember, my name is Yang Menglong, if you are not convinced, just bring someone to me , don’t find the wrong person!”

Prince Wang spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, glared at Yang Menglong with resentment, stood up unsteadily, and stumbled away.Everyone cheered in unison: "Little General Yang is doing well!"

Yang Menglong bowed to everyone, and everyone left happily.Everyone likes Yang Menglong very much. This baby face who is so bold that even the emperor dares to dismount from his horse is simply the nemesis of those villains. When he sees one, he cleans up every one. He is so scared that those villains don’t dare to go out. Everyone’s life will be easier It's all thanks to Yang Menglong.

Wang Tiechui bowed his hands to Yang Menglong and said, "Thank you, General Xiao Yang, for your help!"

Yang Menglong said carelessly: "Come on, in fact, even if I don't make a move, you can easily bring them down, but I don't know why you haven't made a move for a long time..." Squeezed Wang Tiehammer with his hand sticking out his tongue: "It's so hard, it's like marble! What kind of kung fu are you practicing? Is it iron arm kung fu?"

Wang Tiechui obviously hesitated for a while before answering: "Little General Yang has good eyesight, which is due to his iron arm skills. The villain has poor understanding, and he has only learned a little after more than ten years of hard work. I am really ashamed."

Yang Menglong waved his hand and said: "Don't be modest, just because you can easily break a wooden stick as thick as a teacup will prove that your iron arm skill is already quite good, and martial arts practitioners should have a kind of literary ignorance. , Wu Wuer's arrogance, if you are too honest, you will become inferior." Patted Yang Tiechui on the shoulder, "Come on, let's go to the restaurant for a drink, I treat you!"

Wang Tiechui said: "Then...how dare you?"

Yang Menglong said: "Come on, I can hear your stomach drinking empty tricks after a mile away, let's go!"

Wang Tiechui was indeed hungry, so he followed Yang Menglong to the restaurant and had a meal first before talking.

The business of the restaurant is good, and [-]% of the seats are occupied.The shopkeeper knew Yang Menglong well, and when he saw him coming, he was surprised and greeted him personally, calling out repeatedly: "A rare guest, a rare guest! What brought little General Yang here? Please, please, please come inside!"

Yang Menglong said with a smile: "Business manager, the business is good, the seats are almost full."

The shopkeeper said: "It's all thanks to General Xiao Yang, who defeated Jiannu. After hearing the news, rich people from several surrounding counties flocked to our county, saying that it's safer here!"

Yang Menglong said: "Well, then should you give me a discount?"

The shopkeeper smiled until there was only a slit in his eyes: "Discount, discount, [-]% off!"

Yang Menglong said: "Then I would like to thank the shopkeeper!" Honestly, he found a private seat, ordered a roasted whole lamb, a roasted chicken, and several other dishes, showing his true nature of a local tyrant.He saw that Wang Tiechui was a big-bellied man, and there was simply not enough food for him, so he deliberately ordered more.Let Xiaoer hold the menu and grin, this meal has already eaten up half a month's wages!He quietly asked the shopkeeper: "Really give him a [-]% discount?"

The shopkeeper said: "If he hadn't led people to fight to the death to build slaves and guard the county seat, we would have lost our lives. How could there be a chance to do business here? Just for this, it should be given to him for free. A [-]% discount What! Hurry up, don't let him wait impatiently!" The waiter didn't dare to neglect, so he hurriedly made arrangements.

After a while, the fragrant and browned roasted whole lamb was brought to the table, and the enticing aroma made Xiaojun and Qi Polu salivate.Yang Menglong said: "Eat, don't be polite." With a twist, a leg of lamb was twisted off, and a piece of meat weighing one or two pounds was bitten off, chewing until his mouth was full of oil.Wang Tiehammer twitched his nostrils vigorously, his Adam's apple twitched, he gulped, and with a big hand pulled, he tore off a large piece of lamb leg and belly, and ate it.One of these two guys looked uglier than the other, Qi Polu was stunned when he saw it, and Xiaojun became anxious, calling: "Eat it quickly! If you don't eat it, you will be gone!" Qi Polu realized this, picked up the knife and cut.Two big eaters and two greedy little gluttons, everyone scrambled for each other, gobbled it up, and the meal was dangerous like a world war. Everyone got oily all over their faces. People cast strange gazes, Yang Menglong just pretended he didn't see it, he did his own way, and just had a good time, no matter what you think?In his opinion, those guys who chewed slowly and sipped softly were called perverts, even looking at them made them feel tired!

Wang Tiechui was indeed a pot-bellied man. He killed more than half of a roasted whole lamb. While Yang Menglong and the two little ones were still fighting for the remaining pieces of lamb, the roasted whole lamb was killed. The chicken turned into a pile of chicken bones again.Not only that, he also finished six bowls of dry rice and drank a pound of liquor in one go. Even Yang Menglong was stunned by the amount of food he ate.He thought that his appetite was scary enough, but who knew that compared with Wang Tiechui, it was not enough!
After killing another plate of pork head meat, Wang Tiechui finally burped in satisfaction, rubbed his stomach, and felt full.Seeing the three of Yang Menglong looking at him stupidly, he blushed and smiled innocently: "If you were like me, you could have eaten four bowls of rice in one meal, but you haven't been able to eat a full meal for half a year. If you eat rice, you will definitely have a scary appetite like me."

Xiao Jun muttered: "I thought Yang Menglong was good enough to eat, but I didn't expect this one to be even more edible. One is a rice pail and the other is a rice vat!"

Yang Menglong asked: "Then are you full? If you are not full, order again, and you must eat to your heart's content."

Wang Tiechui said: "I'm full, I'm full! I'm too full, if I eat any more, I'll be stuffed to death!"

Yang Menglong put down his chopsticks and asked the waiter to take away the leftovers, make a pot of good tea, and bring up a plate of ebony plums for him and Wang Tiechui to digest.Needless to say, as soon as Wumei was on the table, Qi Polu and Xiao Jun fought again. Children like snacks the most.Yang Menglong pushed Qi Polu's hand aside, grabbed a ebony plum and threw it into his mouth, and asked Wang Tiechui, "Are you not from the local area? Where is your home?"

Wang Tiechui said honestly: "I am from Linzi, Shandong. I learned blacksmithing with my father when I was young. Our Wang family has made a living by blacksmithing for generations."

Yang Menglong asked: "Where did you go to learn such a good skill?"

Wang Tiechui said: "In the winter when I was 13 years old, on a windy and snowy night, an old monk came outside to beg for alms. He was so hungry that he passed out. My father carried the old monk in, lit a fire to keep him warm, and took out The little remaining millet was boiled into porridge and fed to him. After a few days of careful care, the old monk finally regained consciousness. He stayed at my house, eating when he had anything to say, and drinking when he had wine. He was not polite at all. Not even a word of thanks. Ten days later, a group of scoundrels came to make trouble and wanted to destroy my blacksmith shop. My father stepped forward to argue, but was kicked down. Seeing that the shop was in danger, the old monk suddenly took action and slapped him A whetstone weighing [-] to [-] kilograms was smashed into pieces. The gangsters were so frightened that they peeed and ran away in panic. Only then did we realize that the old monk who almost starved to death was actually a master monk with special skills!"

Yang Menglong listened with great interest and asked: "What happened next?"

Wang Tiechui said: "The eminent monk performed his magical skills and scared away the criminals. The three of us were naturally grateful and knelt down to thank him. He helped us up one by one, saying that it was just a matter of little effort, so what's the point? A little food saved his life, and this kindness is serious. He accepted me as a disciple, brought me back to the temple, and taught me all he had learned..." He showed nostalgia, "That temple It has long been dilapidated. I am the only one in the temple besides the master. The incense is very light. Only during the festivals and festivals do some pilgrims go up to the mountain to offer incense and donate some money. The old man is at ease. I stayed on the mountain to meditate all the time, and taught me martial arts. Just like that, ten years passed. Although those days were hard, they were also very happy. I not only learned martial arts at his old man’s house, but also learned how to be a human being.”

Yang Menglong said: "You have a good father and a good master. No wonder you were starving to death, and you repeatedly asked children and old people to line up in front of you to take away the pitifully small porridge...how are they now? How is it?"

Wang Tiechui's expression darkened and he said: "Master passed away five years ago. I missed my parents. After finishing Master's funeral arrangements, I went down the mountain to go home, only to find that natural and man-made disasters continued in Linzi, and the blacksmith shop was getting worse day by day. My father. He worked hard day and night, so tired that his back was hunched, but the money he earned could not support his family. Two years ago, he passed away due to overwork. And last year, a locust plague occurred in Linzi, and the entire county's crops were eaten clean by locusts. There was no harvest, the government refused to provide disaster relief, and increased taxes. Everyone could no longer survive, so they had to flee. I also sold my blacksmith shop and wandered around with my mother, trying to find a place to live, but no matter where I went, No one is willing to take in homeless ghosts like us. After wandering for a few months, my mother also fell ill and passed away. I was the only one left, muddle along, and I came here unknowingly..." He He sighed deeply and said, "Master Fang is a good official. If he hadn't set up a porridge shed to serve porridge, I would have starved to death on the street."

Such a story can be described as tragic, and it makes people very uncomfortable. Even Xiaojun, a little kid, felt sad and said, "Big guy, you are so pitiful!"

Wang Tiechui smiled wryly: "Compared to those who starved to death by the side of the road, I'm lucky, at least I survived."

Yang Menglong asked: "Then what are your plans for the future?"

Wang Tiechui looked confused, apparently he hadn't recovered from the shock of his parents' death, his heart was missing a big piece, it was empty, and he didn't know what to do to fill it up.After a while, he said sadly: "Find a way to get a job here. There are several blacksmiths here, and there will always be a need for a skilled blacksmith like me." Luckily, the owner of the blacksmith shop was full of praise for his skills at first, but he was dumbfounded when it was time to eat and threw him out.

Yang Menglong looked at the tall stack of dishes in front of him and knew that he wanted to find a job in the county town, and it would be extremely difficult for him. Who would dare to want such a big-bellied man?No matter how well-run a blacksmith's shop is, it can ruin him alive."What if you can't find work?" he asked.

Wang Tiechui said: "Then I have no choice but to continue wandering. The world is so big, there is always a place for me." He suddenly lifted his spirits and said, "Little General Yang, I have a heartfelt request. I wonder if you can accept it." promise?"

Yang Menglong said, "Say it."

Wang Tiechui said: "I heard that General Xiao Yang has a treasured sword that can cut gold and cut jade. It can cut off the heads of many slaves. I don't know if it is true?"

Yang Menglong curled his lips and said, "It's just a knife made of high-carbon steel. How can it be so mysterious?"

Wang Tiehammer repeated: "High carbon steel?"

Yang Menglong said: "It is a kind of steel that has been impregnated with a certain proportion of carbon. It is especially suitable for making knives. The knives cast from this steel are very sharp."

Wang Tiechui asked excitedly: "I wonder if General Yang can lend me your treasured sword?"

Yang Menglong said: "What's wrong with this?" He took off the dog-leg knife and handed it along with the scabbard.

(End of this chapter)