The shopkeeper looked at the smashed counter with a pained expression.
"Please don't smash things, I'll pay the protection fee, okay?"
After the shopkeeper paid the protection fee, the two members of the Iron Rod Gang finally left.
Only then did the shopkeeper have time to attend to Lin Feng and Lin Hu.
"I apologize for the long wait, esteemed guests."
"As you both saw, I really couldn't get away just now. Business is tough these days."
Lin Feng guessed that the Iron Rod Gang might become his enemy in the future, so he inquired about them.
"Shopkeeper, what's the background of this Iron Rod Gang?"
"What else could it be? A bunch of bandits found a good backer.
These people are so arrogant, they must have someone in the government protecting them.
Some time ago, the city garrison cracked down on the original Small Knife Gang, and the Iron Rod Gang immediately took over."
"Oh? The original Small Knife Gang had no background, could they even stand their ground?"
"The Small Knife Gang definitely had someone behind them too, it's just that they fell from grace.
Haven't you heard? The city garrison general in the county seat has been replaced.
Alas, no matter what gang comes out, they all collect protection fees, and it's always the common people who suffer.
Don't be fooled by how big my shop is, I can barely make a living.
Enough about that, what can I get for you two?"
Lin Feng said, "I want to buy some clothes here, and then buy some bedding from another store."
When the shopkeeper heard there was business, a smile appeared on his face.
"What a coincidence, I also have bedding here. If you buy everything here, I'll give you a 20% discount, it'll definitely be cheaper than buying it elsewhere."
The shopkeeper then gave the prices.
Lin Feng and Lin Hu had just asked about the price of bedding at another store, and the price offered by this store was indeed lower.
So, Lin Feng bought clothes and bedding at this store.
Five sets of children's clothes, the same style as the village chief's children.
If he brought these back, he wondered how happy Little Erbao would be.
Lin Feng also bought a set of clothes for his wife, not the flashy kind, he remembered that his wife liked to wear more understated clothes.
He got a set of durable coarse cloth clothes for his mother.
Lin Feng then looked at Lin Hu next to him.
A young man of marriageable age, but he's wearing such tattered clothes, with a hole in the crotch.
Lin Feng bought a set of coarse linen clothes for himself and Lin Hu.
After buying everything, it cost five taels of silver.
The shopkeeper also threw in two pieces of rag. Lin Feng wrapped the clothes and bedding in the rags, making two large bundles.
The two brothers carried a bundle each on their backs, and happily left the store.
Having made a sale, the shopkeeper smiled and saw the two off at the door.
"Come over here if you need anything, I'll give you a discount."
The two brothers walked down the street with large bundles on their backs, looking a bit conspicuous.
Lin Feng was afraid of attracting trouble, so he bought some jujube paste cakes for the children and stuffed them into the bundles, then led Lin Hu towards the outside of the town.
When they were about to leave the town, the two brothers were stopped by two men holding iron rods.
"You two, what are you carrying on your backs?"
"It's nothing valuable, just some clothes and bedding."
A disheveled-haired Iron Rod Gang leader said, "My master's house just happens to be short on clothes and bedding. You two leave the stuff behind, and you can go."
Lin Feng's face turned cold, he ignored the two Iron Rod Gang members, and led Lin Hu to walk out.
It wasn't that Lin Feng was afraid of these two people.
The town was the territory of the Iron Rod Gang.
If a fight really broke out, more people would definitely come.
At that time, he might be able to leave.
But Lin Hu might not be able to leave.
He brought Lin Hu out, so he had to bring him back safely.
Seeing that Lin Feng ignored him, the Iron Rod Gang leader felt a surge of anger.
He chased after them and swung an iron rod at Lin Feng's back.
Pa.
Lin Feng turned around and grabbed the incoming iron rod, staring coldly at the Iron Rod Gang leader who attacked him.
"What do you want to do?"
The Iron Rod Gang leader was glared at by Lin Feng, feeling as if he was being stared at by a tiger, and his heart was filled with fear.
"Ahem." At this time, the city guards stationed at the town entrance coughed twice.
The meaning was to tell the Iron Rod Gang member not to cause trouble and give him less trouble.
Lin Feng also understood what the city guard meant.
Although the big shots in the city guard were covering the Iron Rod Gang.
But these Iron Rod Gang members couldn't go too far.
Lin Feng pushed the iron rod away, and the Iron Rod Gang leader stumbled back several steps.
He felt like he had lost face, and pointed at Lin Feng with the iron rod.
"You brat, just you wait."
Then the Iron Rod Gang member ran towards the town, looking like he was going to find someone.
Lin Hu's face was a little pale, "Brother, will they chase after us?"
"It's very likely that they will chase us out of the town. Let's go quickly. Once we're out of the town, we'll go into the forest.
The forest is so big, they definitely won't be able to find us."
The two brothers quickened their pace and entered a forest not far outside the town.
After walking for the better part of an hour.
The two heard someone talking behind them.
"We've chased this far, I guess we won't be able to catch them."
Lin Feng quickly led Lin Hu to hide behind a hillside.
Behind the hillside was a deserted hunting trap.
The two brothers lay on the back of the hillside, throwing the bundles into the trap.
Those people chased forward for a while.
One person said breathlessly, "I say, Wu Lao Er, is it worth chasing this far for some clothes and bedding?"
The disheveled-haired Iron Rod Gang leader said, "They're carrying things, they definitely won't be able to go far, they should be nearby, everyone search separately."
When Lin Feng heard that these people were going to separate, he was happy, it was difficult to deal with them together, but if they separated, none of them would be able to leave.
Having just been reborn, he encountered so many troublesome things, Lin Feng was also a little annoyed. If he endured and allowed others to bully him like ordinary people, then nothing would happen.
But Lin Feng came to this world to pursue the peak of martial arts and enjoy a good life, not to be bullied.
Lin Feng said to Lin Hu, "You stay here and don't move, I'll go out and take a look."
After Lin Feng finished speaking, he ran out with his body arched like a leopard.
The mountain forest was like his own backyard to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng predicted the route of an Iron Rod Gang member, first hiding behind a big tree, sitting on a branch more than one person tall.
When the Iron Rod Gang member passed under the tree, Lin Feng hooked the branch with his leg, his body swung down, performing an upside-down golden hook, his hands slapping towards the Iron Rod Gang member's ears, using a move called Bear Paw Crushing Melon.
Bang, the Iron Rod Gang member's eyeballs bulged outwards, almost shooting out, his brain was shaken into paste, and he died without a groan.
Lin Feng then hid in the grass, waiting for an Iron Rod Gang member to pass by, then pounced on him from behind.
While covering the Iron Rod Gang member's mouth, he twisted his neck in one go.
In a short while, Lin Feng had unknowingly killed seven Iron Rod Gang members.
The Iron Rod Gang leader, who wanted to rob Lin Feng's clothes and bedding, clearly felt that something was wrong. It was too quiet around him, and his subordinates seemed to have gone far away.
Finally, Lin Feng appeared behind the Iron Rod Gang leader, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a calm tone, "Are you looking for me?"
The Iron Rod Gang leader was almost scared to pee, he took two steps back, squeezed his legs together, endured the urge to urinate, and squeezed out an ugly smile, "I'm not looking for you, I'm here to relax, yes, relax, haha, what a coincidence."
A mocking smile appeared on Lin Feng's face, "Coincidences are all arrangements of heaven, if the King of Hell wants you to die at the third watch, who dares to keep you until the fifth watch!"
When the Iron Rod Gang leader heard this, he couldn't hold on any longer, he knelt on the ground with a thud, his pants were wet, and he kowtowed while saying, "Your Excellency, spare my life, Your Excellency, spare my life, it's not worth taking lives for a few pieces of clothes."
Lin Feng took two steps forward, "Not worth it? You even brought so many people to chase me for so long."
Hearing this, he knew that his brothers must be in mortal danger.
He completely lost the courage to resist, and cried out with snot bubbles, "Your Excellency, spare my life, I was just confused for a moment."
Lin Feng looked at his cowardly appearance, and felt a burst of disgust for no reason, kicking him in the temple, sending him to the Western Paradise.
Lin Feng searched some silver from the bodies of several people, and went back to find Lin Hu.
The two Lin Feng brothers took out the bundles and continued on their way.
Lin Hu was a little angry, "These hooligans are too domineering, they dare to rob in broad daylight.
This world is getting worse and worse, it's hard for honest people to live."
Lin Feng also felt some emotion in his heart, he had only been transmigrated for a few days, and he encountered things every day.
This world was indeed unusually chaotic.
Lin Feng patted Lin Hu on the shoulder, "Young man, why so many emotions? Will the world being bad delay you from marrying a wife?"
Hearing this, Lin Hu shook his head, "Brother Feng, I won't marry a wife until I make something of myself.
If I don't have the ability, marrying a wife will only add another person to suffer in the family.
The past two years were peaceful, but these two years have been too different.
I feel like the world is going to be in chaos."
Lin Feng didn't expect Lin Hu to be quite intelligent.
What he said was indeed good.
"Hu Zi is right, brother supports you.
You are still young, you should follow me and concentrate on practicing martial arts. When you have made some name for yourself with my Beast Hunting Fist, we will go to the county to learn some advanced martial arts.
Maybe our family's Hu Zi is a martial arts prodigy."
Speaking of practicing martial arts, Lin Hu became energetic.
"Yes, yes, brother, it is said that the poor study literature and the rich practice martial arts. The rich eat meat at every meal when they practice martial arts, but we don't have that condition.
How long do you think it will take me to make a name for myself?"
"That depends on your talent.
You don't have to worry about food.
You follow me to hunt in the mountains and catch river insects in the river, it's always enough to eat."
Today was delayed a lot.
Before they could walk to Little River Village, it was already dark.
...
Mother Lin and Zhou Chunlan were waiting eagerly for Lin Feng to return at the entrance of the courtyard with five little children.
The whole family was very anxious.
Little Erbao burst into tears.
He looked up at Zhou Chunlan and said, "Mother, I don't want clothes anymore, I want Daddy, sob sob sob."
"Erbao, don't cry, Daddy can't bear to leave you, he will definitely come back."