35.Four Funny Guys

Liang Run continued to stroll in the West Market with Zhao Yao. After strolling for a while, they saw a lot of people gathered not far ahead, as if they were watching something exciting.

  Zhao Yao liked to watch excitement the most, and when he saw something exciting to watch, he immediately ran forward. Relying on his small size, he squeezed through the crowd like a loach and squeezed to the front. At this time, he saw clearly that several teenagers in their teens were beating a thin young man.

  These teenagers were all wearing brocade clothes, with fierce expressions and gloating smiles on the corners of their mouths. The young man who was stepped on by them was wearing gray linen. His face was beaten black and blue, and his original appearance was completely unclear. He curled up on the ground, his eyes were full of fear, and he kept begging for mercy.

  However, the more he begged for mercy, the happier the teenagers who beat him laughed. They kicked him a few times from time to time, and whipped him with a horse whip from time to time.

  Zhao Yao frowned when he saw this scene. However, he did not rush to define it, but asked the uncle next to him first.

  "Uncle, why did they beat him?"

  The uncle couldn't help liking Zhao Yao for his delicate appearance, and said to him with a loving look, "That man is a thief. He was so bold as to steal the money of these young masters. He didn't expect to be caught on the spot and then beaten by the young masters."

  Another uncle next to him said, "This man is a habitual thief. It's not the first time he has stolen money. He was unlucky today and stole from these people." At this point, the uncle suddenly lowered his voice and said, "He stole from these tyrants."

  Someone else interrupted and said, "This man is so bold that he dared to provoke these people. He will not let him go unless he is beaten half to death."

  Hearing the uncles calling the young men in brocade clothes "tyrants", Zhao Yao asked curiously, "Who are they and why do you call them tyrants?"

  The first uncle who spoke to Zhao Yao found it incredible that Zhao Yao didn't know these tyrants. After all, these tyrants were very famous in the capital.

  "You don't know them?"

  Zhao Yao shook his head. "I don't know, but they are famous?" Judging from the way these people dress and behave, they should be famous dandies in the capital.

  "Everyone in the West City knows them." The old man looked at the bullies and saw that they were still bullying the thief, so he said to Zhao Yao carefully, "Their fathers are all high-ranking officials in the court."

  "High-ranking officials in the court, how big?"

  "I heard that they are all sons of generals."

  "Generals, what are their surnames?" There are many generals in the court. These generals were all heroes who fought with their father to build the country.

  "There are those with the surnames Song, Zhang, Shen, and Chu."

  Zhao Yao showed surprise: "They are all generals."

  "That's right, otherwise why are they so arrogant and domineering." The old man continued, "Don't look at their small size, they dare to do anything. Beating people in the street is a common occurrence, and they dare to beat anyone."

  "Are they so arrogant? Doesn't Jingzhao Yin care?"

  "Their fathers are all generals. How dare Jingzhao Yin care?" The old man kindly reminded Zhao Yao, "You can't mess with these bullies. When you see them in the future, you must stay away from them."

  Zhao Yao nodded and said, "I know." He asked again, "Have they killed anyone?"

  "No, but they often beat people half to death, like now." The old man shook his head and said in horror, "There will be no good end if you provoke them."

  "They won't eat without paying, right?" Zhao Yao asked in a very low voice, "Do they also rob people's things, do they also rape women?"

  "Of course not."

  "No?" Isn't that what all dandy boys do.

  "Although they often cause trouble, they don't steal things or force women."

  "Then why are they bullies?"

  "Because they are overbearing and unreasonable, and often beat people." The old man said, "They also often fight cocks and dogs."

  "So that's how it is."

  "These bullies are even afraid of cats and dogs on the street. They stay away from them when they see them."

  Zhao Yao thought to himself: This is what cats hate and dogs hate.

  Seeing the thief wet his pants after being beaten, the teenagers laughed. The tallest and strongest boy among them lifted the thief's chin with a whip and warned him viciously: "If we catch you stealing again, you'd better be careful of your life."

  The thief cried and said, "I won't dare to do it again. Not again."

  The tall and strong boy sneered with disgust, stood up and said to the others: "Let's go."

  "Where are we going?"

  "To the teahouse to listen to stories."

  "To the teahouse again."

  "Where else do you want to go, to Yihongyuan?"

  "Are we going to Yihongyuan, do we really want to go?"

  "Do you dare to go?"

  "No."

  "Neither do I."

  If their fathers knew that they were going to Yihongyuan, they would be dead.   

  "If you don't want to go to the teahouse, then go to the cockfight."

  Seeing that the bullies had left, the crowd dared to discuss. As for the thief who was beaten to a pulp by the teenagers, no one cared.

  Zhao Yao asked Liang Run, "Second uncle, do you know those people just now?"

  "Yes, they are well-known in the West Market. They are from the Song, Zhang, Shen, and Chu families." Liang Run said, "They are the youngest sons of these families. They must have been spoiled, so they are so arrogant. However, they didn't cause any deaths, so Jingzhao Yin turned a blind eye to them."

  "The eldest sons of these families are very famous and serve in the army. I didn't expect their youngest sons to make trouble in the streets." "

  Youngest sons will be spoiled a little."

  "I am also a youngest son, but I am not spoiled." Zhao Yao sighed quietly, "Alas, my youngest son was punished to copy the "Analects" a hundred times."

  Liang Run felt very distressed when he heard Zhao Yao say this. He rubbed Zhao Yao's head and said, "Second uncle spoils you." Neither the sister nor Yaoyao was favored, probably because their Liang family was humble.

  "Although my father doesn't favor me, I have my mother, my uncle and my second uncle."

  "What do you want to eat? I'll buy you some more."

  "I want some cakes."

  "Then buy some more."

  The uncle and nephew went to the most popular pastry shop in Beijing to buy cakes. Unexpectedly, they met the teenagers. Three of them were standing outside the pastry shop, and one of them should be buying pastries.

  Seeing the three of them standing at the door of the pastry shop, passers-by looked scared and kept away from them, as if they were man-eating tigers and would be eaten if they got close to them.

  The three of them were very satisfied with the fearful reaction of the passers-by, and they put on an expression that they were not easy to mess with, which scared the passers-by to walk faster when they passed by the door.

  Zhao Yao was not only not afraid of them, but also ignored them.

  When the three of them saw a beautiful little kid coming, they thought they would be scared by them, but they didn't expect that the little kid was very brave and dared to walk directly into the pastry shop in front of them.

  Liang Run was naturally not afraid of the little ghosts who had not grown all their hair, and followed Zhao Yao into the pastry shop.

  The three of them followed Zhao Yao all the way. When Zhao Yao walked into the pastry shop, they looked at each other.

  "Who was that little guy just now? He's not afraid of us?"

  "Doesn't he know who we are?"

  "Were we underestimated just now?"

  "When he comes out, we'll scare him to death and let him know that we are scary."

  Zhao Yao walked into the snack shop and saw the waiter talking to the young man in brocade clothes cautiously.

  The young man in brocade clothes seemed to enjoy the waiter's frightened reaction. Although he had a cute chubby face, he pretended to be deep and fierce. When

  the waiter saw the young man in brocade clothes taking out money for him, he quickly waved his hand and said he didn't want the money.

  The young man in brocade clothes said angrily: "Why, do you look down on me?"

  The waiter was so scared that he shook his head repeatedly and said in horror: "I dare not, I dare not."

  The young man in brocade clothes raised his chin and put on an arrogant look: "I don't need this little money." After that, he put the money on the table forcefully.

  The waiter hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, young master."

  The young man in brocade clothes left with satisfaction.

  After he left, the waiter breathed a long sigh of relief, with an expression of surviving a disaster on his face.

  "Are you okay?" Zhao Yao asked with concern. When

  the waiter saw a cute little kid standing in front of the counter, his heart softened and his expression became gentle.

  "Young Master, what snacks do you want to buy?"

  "Are you okay?"

  "I'm fine, thank you for your concern." The waiter bent down and asked Zhao Yao, "Young Master, what do you want to buy?"

  Zhao Yao said crisply, "I want to buy peach blossom cakes, walnut and date paste cakes, lotus cakes..." These snacks are all his favorites. Of course, they are also the favorites of my mother.

  "Please wait a moment."

  The young man in brocade clothes just walked out of the snack shop. He was naturally very angry when he learned from his friends that there was a little kid who was not afraid of them. He and the other three people stood at the door of the snack shop, waiting for the little kid to come out after buying snacks, and then they would give him a good show. After

  Zhao Yao bought the snacks and came out, he saw that the four young men in brocade clothes looked ferocious and glared at him fiercely.

  The young men in brocade clothes put on their most terrifying expressions, thinking that they would definitely scare the little kid to tears.

  　Four young men in brocade clothes: We are the little bullies of Beijing, everyone is afraid of us, why don't you, a little guy, be afraid of us?

  　 (End of this chapter)