Chapter 261 - 147: The Avenger of My Father
Thirty years ago, outside the West Gate of the Capital City, Guangning Temple.
Not far from the temple, there was a street called West Guard Street. Near the street, there was a family with the surname Jin.
This family consisted of three people. The head of the family, Jin Rengui, was a carpenter who usually made tables, chairs, benches, doors, windows, cabinets, beds, and other such items for a living.
Jin Rengui’s wife was the daughter of Butcher Zhang. Butcher Zhang lived within the city gates and was a well-respected local of the capital, which is why he always looked down on his carpenter son-in-law.
The carpenter’s wife had a fiery temper, while Jin Rengui was simple and honest. After getting married, they had a child. This child took after his mother, never afraid of anyone since a young age.
The gossiping old men and women at the street corner, the idle hooligans wandering around all day, the busybodies seeking new things in the city...
No matter who they were, he would strike up a conversation with them.
However, as the saying goes, "Proximity to cinnabar makes you red, proximity to ink makes you black." This carpenter’s child mingled with these people all day, what good could he learn!
On this day, Jin Wanshan, the child of Carpenter Jin, turned fourteen. Butcher Zhang sent an oiled paper package, inside which was a pound of chicken hearts.
"Daughter, take these chicken hearts and fry them for Wanshan to eat."
Jin Rengui wondered, "Father-in-law usually slaughters pigs and sheep, rarely chickens. How did he get so many chicken hearts today?"