Chapter 182 The Death of the Drunkard

If a person is extremely tired, he will definitely fall asleep.

However, few people know that people who are really tired to the bone cannot sleep at all. The limbs and bones that hurt due to exertion seem to be not their own, as if someone is carving them hard with a chisel, and the pain makes people roll on the bed.

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Especially when you are new to the coolie industry, the first few nights are the most difficult.

Therefore, there are many taverns up and down the Chengye River.

The poor man struggled for a day, his muscles and bones were weak, his waist and back ached, and he couldn't sleep without a sip of strong wine to soothe the pain.

There is a tavern on Shoushan Street in Fengchao City.

No pretense, no name.

There wasn't even a bench in the dilapidated hut. If you didn't know it, you wouldn't know it was a tavern.

The people who come to this tavern are all laborers who work on fiberglassing and running boats.

Drinks here are also cheap, so they are brewed with dried potato, which is so strong that it burns your tongue, burns your teeth, and rots your throat. If you swallow it in one gulp, the liquor rushes straight to your forehead, making you forget yourself and lose your tiredness.

This evening, the alley was crowded with poor men as usual. The smell of sweat from a tiring day mixed with the smell of alcohol was nauseating.

Because the shop was too small, all the men were holding bowls, sitting or standing, crowded in the alley, drinking and bragging at the same time.

Lao Li Tou is a frequent visitor here.

Today, as usual, he bought a pot of wine, walked to the wall and sat down alone, planning to finish the drink before going home.

Although the wine was strong, he couldn't bear to take a sip of it and sipped it as if he was tasting a fairy wine. In fact, this was the only time in the day that belonged to him.

He wanted to go slower during this time.

As he was sipping his mouth, he caught a glimpse of someone from the corner of his eye, which made him instantly happy.

It was a young man, his face was covered with gray, but his foundation was quite fair. He was also holding a bowl of strong wine and sipping it. Every time he took a sip, he would show his teeth and grin, which was very interesting to watch.

"Little brother, is this your first time here? Come and eat some peanuts."

Old Li Tou smiled and chatted, moving the peanuts wrapped in rags in front of him towards the young man.

The young man looked at the dirty rags and subconsciously clasped his fists to bow. Suddenly he noticed the wine bowl in his hand and said, "Thank you, old man."

As he said that, he picked up a peanut and stuffed it into his mouth, and his grinning expression became much less severe.

"Isn't my little brother a local?"

Old Li Tou looked at the young man's formal appearance and asked with a smile.

"Yes, there are many brothers in the family, so I have no choice but to come out to make a living."

The young man replied, thinking, we are not lying, we really have a brother in Dongyuhe.

I want to ask who the young man is?

It was Mo Chuan.

After arriving at Fengchao City, he was not in a hurry to see Shuanglong, but asked around nearby.

During this period, monks in lamp grass and women in red were also sent out to inquire about information on their behalf, so as not to miss any details.

After asking around, Mo Chuan discovered that everyone was actually covering up a lot about him.

The most intuitive thing is that if he gets into a group of trackers, the trackers will restrain their speech and dare not use foul language.

After all, the faith here is so strong that his Taoist robes are awe-inspiring after all.

In this case, Mo Chuan simply took off his Taoist robe and infiltrated into the coolies to collect information.

Hence the current situation.

"Really, where is little brother from?"

"People from Fenghe County have floods at home and many brothers, so they cannot come here to make a living," Mo Chuan said.

"Oh, I heard that too, it's not easy!"

"There is a rumor over there that the Sea Dragon King is causing trouble. I heard there is a river dragon here too?"

"Yes, why not? It's locked up in Shuanglong Temple!"

"Is there still such a thing?"

"It's not..."

It was rare to have an audience, so Lao Litou talked about all kinds of stories he had heard from hearsay.

His eloquent talk even attracted the support of other poor men. For a time, a new topic seemed to have been found in the alley, and the chatter was very lively.

I don’t know how long it took before the topic of Ssangyong changed.

Mo Chuan didn't ask any questions deliberately. He took a sip of wine and grinned from the heat.

Damn something evil is going on, there is such a strong drink in the alley!

"Little brother, is this wine authentic?"

“Authentic!”

"Hey, let me tell you, the drinks here weren't this good before."

"How to say?"

"In the past, this store owner had a dark heart and mixed it with water!" Lao Li nodded and lowered his voice.

"Ah? Then how come... your conscience has discovered it?"

"The store owner's bad deeds must be punished. He was over forty and had no children. Later, he worshiped the eminent monk of Shuanglong Temple, and the store owner's wife suddenly fell in love with spicy food and became happy. From then on, the store owner never touched water again."

Old Li Tou whispered.

Mo Chuan subconsciously raised his head and glanced in the direction of Shuanglong Temple, his eyes twinkling.

"It's a pity that the wine woman died!"

Old Li Tou suddenly sighed again.

"What's going on?"

Mo Chuan turned around and asked.

When Lao Li saw Mo Chuan being so complimentary, he got excited and started talking about an interesting anecdote about Shou Shan Street.

But it is said that there once was an old woman on Shoushan Street who was addicted to alcohol. She was the number one drunkard of this unknown tavern, and was known as the drunkard.

I would come here to buy wine every day. I would often take the bowl, turn it over, drink it all, then shake it left and right, swing it up and down, and leave.

After leaving the alley, it is one of the main streets in Fengchao City, where cars come and go, and accidents often happen.

Oddly enough, every time this drunken woman walked out of the alley, she would wake up with a bang, as if a normal person had left.

If you ask the reason, it is because the wine in the tavern is mixed with water, and the drunkenness disappears completely after leaving the alley.

One day, the wine woman was selling wine as usual, and after a long sip, she walked out of the alley in a drunken state. She didn't even sober up, and staggered into the street, with cars passing by. Alas, let alone the tragic situation behind.

Since then, the name of the wine woman has completely disappeared.

"Hey, why didn't the wine lady sober up this time?" Mo Chuan asked deliberately.

"Hey, it's because the store happened to have no adulteration that day." Lao Litou proudly revealed the truth.

"Tsk, the store owner clearly changed his ways, so why did he... turn into a bad thing?" Mo Chuan said with emotion.

"No! Alas, this is life!"

Lao Litou was very sad.

The two chatted for a long time, until it was almost dark, and Lao Litou returned happily.

Mo Chuan turned around and drank another pot of wine before quietly leaving.

The night is getting darker.

There are no lights in Fengchao City except the hairpin house and the fence place.

At the third watch of the moon, the city becomes quieter and quieter, leaving only the sound of the gurgling river flowing incessantly.

If one traces the source, the sound from the double well of Shuanglong Temple will be even louder and louder.

Stand at the mouth of the well and look down.

The water ripples, and the crescent moon is as thin as silver, with the ripples and the scales shining.

"Wow--"

Suddenly, the water in both eyes began to sway, and the crescent moon reflected on the water became more and more broken, and then started to rotate regularly. After a while, a huge head broke through the water, and the copper-bell-like gold-bottomed slit pupils appeared from the mouth of the eyes.

It's extremely horrifying!

"Since Taoist friend is here, why don't you come in and take a look?"

An undetectable sound came from the well, like the flapping of mosquito wings.

At the empty well mouth, a stream of light suddenly lit up and poured down. As soon as the stream of light hit the water, it created a bowl-shaped puddle on the surface of the water.

Suddenly, the puddle sank and a circular bubble was formed in the well water.

Inside the bubble, a Taoist priest in green suddenly appeared, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I have heard the name of Double Dragon for a long time, and now I see it, it is indeed well-deserved!"

[Thanks to "Swimming"·5000 starting coins and "Jizi awa" for the reward! 】

[In addition, the wine woman is quoted from the story in Feng Jicai's "Strange People in the World". 】
Chapter completed!