Red Dust Daqian

Zhou Sen, Xiao Zhuyu and Zhao Tiechui were led by the counter clerk through the pawnshop courtyard and came to the back hall.

Seeing the arrival of the three people, a fat, big-eared, and kind middle-aged man in the hall came up and said, "Miss Xiao, please come in. My surname is Jin, and I am the shopkeeper of Houde Pawn Shop." After sitting down, the three people did not intend to talk too much nonsense with the shopkeeper. Zhao Tiechui said directly, "My young lady has been waiting in front of the pawn shop for a long time. You quickly get the title deed of the Xiao family kiln factory, we pay the ransom, and go through the process easily, isn't it over? Why make so much trouble!"

Shopkeeper Jin did not respond to Zhao Tiechui directly. He said to Xiao Zhuyu in a kind manner, "Ms. Xiao, don't worry. Could you please take out the pawn ticket of the Xiao family's ceramic kiln factory so I can see it." Xiao Zhuyu turned her head and looked at Zhou Sen. Zhou Sen took out the pawn ticket and walked to Shopkeeper Jin and handed the pawn ticket to him.

Shopkeeper Jin took the pawn ticket and looked at it carefully for a while, then said in a hypocritical manner: "Oh, Miss Xiao, the pawn period has passed, you can't..." Before Shopkeeper Jin could finish his words, Zhou Sen saw Shopkeeper Jin was about to take the pawn ticket from the kiln factory, so he quickly took action and snatched the pawn ticket back from Shopkeeper Jin's hand, then retreated behind Zhao Tiechui. Fortunately, he had practiced the Piaomiao Hand, otherwise the pawn ticket of the Xiao family kiln factory would have been swallowed up by the pawnshop.

Zhao Tiechui stood in front of Zhou Sen, taking a protective stance. After Zhou Sen's unexpected snatch, Manager Jin was unable to take the pawn ticket of Xiaojia Kiln Factory, and angrily scolded: "You boy, how can you be so ignorant of the rules? Your pawn ticket has expired and has become a dead pawn. It cannot be redeemed. According to the rules, the ticket should be taken back to the pawnshop."

Zhou Sen ignored the hypocritical looking Shopkeeper Jin, as the date was just his own. Zhou Sen took out the pawn receipt and confirmed it again and again. The receipt showed that the kiln factory was pawned three years ago. According to the three-year period, there is still one month left to redeem the pawn. Zhou Sen said angrily, "Nonsense. According to the pawn time calculated on this receipt, there is still one month left to complete three years. It is clearly still within the redemption date, so how can it be considered a dead pawn due to overdue payment?" Shopkeeper Jin grinned and said, "The rule of Houde Pawnshop is that redemption within the last month is also considered overdue." Xiao Zhuyu cursed, "You are robbing openly. I have never heard of such a rule. Do you still abide by the law here?" The shopkeeper sneered, "In Changnan County, we are the law. I said the rule is like this, and so is the rule."

Zhou Sen saw many thugs from the pawnshop coming outside, and he was determined not to suffer a loss, so he signaled Xiao Zhuyu and Zhao Tiechui to leave first. As soon as the three of them reached the door of the hall, the thugs outside blocked their way out. Shopkeeper Jin grinned and said, "You can leave, but leave the expired pawn ticket behind." Xiao Zhuyu cursed, "Shopkeeper Jin, are you going to use force? Aren't you afraid that we will spread this matter?" Shopkeeper Jin sneered, "Without the pawn ticket, who will believe what you say?"

Zhou Sen protected Xiao Zhuyu behind him and asked Zhao Tiechui, who was standing at the front: "Tiechui, there are a lot of people here, can you handle it?" Zhao Tiechui counted the number of people and said proudly: "Less than ten people, no big deal! Taoist Mu, just wait and see." After saying that, Zhao Tiechui swung his hammer out. The pawnshop thugs outside the door had never encountered such a strong and powerful man before, and they were unable to resist Zhao Tiechui's attack and retreated step by step. Zhou Sen protected Xiao Zhuyu and followed Zhao Tiechui, fighting all the way to the courtyard door.

Just before stepping out of the door, another wave of thugs rushed in from outside, holding shields and long sticks. Two fists are no match for four hands, and there are nearly twenty thugs in the pawnshop now. Zhao Tiechui's fight became more and more difficult, and he could not bear it anymore, so he was beaten back to the back room.

Zhou Sen, Xiao Zhuyu, and Zhao Tiechui were gradually forced to retreat to the corner. Xiao Zhuyu was a little frightened by the fierce fight, and she grabbed Zhou Sen's arm tightly and said, "Mr. Mumu, what should we do? Or give them the kiln factory bills." Zhou Sen leaned close to Xiangcao's ear and whispered, "Zhuyu, watch my movements later, cover your mouth and nose, and hold your breath." Since Zhao Tiechui was fighting fiercely with the pawnshop thugs outside, he could not be notified, so Zhou Sen did not notify him either.

Zhou Sen silently took out a sachet from his sleeve, opened the bag, covered his mouth and nose, and quickly sprinkled it out. Instantly, the white mist fragrance filled the whole room. After a while, both Jin, who was sitting in another corner, fainted. Zhou Sen held his breath, pulled Xiao Zhuyu, who was also holding her breath and whose face was already red, and ran out of the room.

After running out of the safe area, Xiao Zhuyu asked in confusion, "Mr. Mumu, what kind of powder is this? Why is it so powerful?" Zhou Sen said proudly, "This powder is the kind used by the gangsters in the dog-wolf demon case. At that time, my senior sister took it from the dilapidated temple where you were imprisoned. I didn't give it to the government. I would keep some on me when I travel outside, just in case. Wow, I didn't expect this powder to be so effective. Even a hammer as big as this couldn't resist it for a moment."

After the fog cleared, Zhou Sen and Xiao Zhuyu found ropes, tied up all the shop thugs and shop assistants one by one, and strung them together. They tied Shopkeeper Jin alone to his chair. After doing all this, they carried Zhao Tiechui to the yard, sprayed him with water several times but failed to wake him up. Finally, they poured a bucket of cold water directly on his head, and Zhao Tiechui slowly woke up. Zhao Tiechui was dazed, opened his eyes and saw Zhou Sen in front of him and said, "Master Mu, what's wrong with me? Why am I all wet?" Zhou Sen was a little embarrassed and replied helplessly, "I accidentally let you get drunk with the incense, and I just sprayed you with water to wake you up. Come, drink some water and wake up." As he spoke, he handed Zhao Tiechui a bucket of cold water.

Zhou Sen and Zhao Tiechui dragged the unconscious shopkeeper Jin to the yard. Zhao Tiechui gathered all his strength and slapped the shopkeeper twice. It was obvious that the shopkeeper's face was swelling up quickly, and blood was flowing from the corners of his mouth. Shopkeeper Jin woke up instantly, crying in pain, and cursed: "Who are you? Do you know the background of our Houde Pawnshop? You dare to make trouble here, you don't want to live." Zhou Sen slapped shopkeeper Jin twice again with his backhand and sneered: "It seems that shopkeeper Jin has not woken up yet. Tiechui, wake up shopkeeper Jin again." Zhao Tiechui walked in front of shopkeeper Jin, twisted his neck, and broke his wrists, pretending to hit him. The shopkeeper was so scared that he begged for mercy: "Good man, spare my life, I'm awake! I'm awake!"