Lan Town Quotations

Sirius is the nickname of Shi Bianbian, the second-in-command of Lanzhen's top gang.

Before making his name, Shi Bianbian had read several classic books.

He could recite Master Dongpo's poem, 'Jiang Chengzi: Hunting at Mizhou': 'In my old age, I still feel the impetuousness of youth. A yellow hound on my left, a goshawk on my right. In brocade cap and sable coat, a thousand horsemen sweep across the hills. To repay the governor for turning out the whole city, I'll shoot a tiger myself, just like Sun Lang. Drunk with wine, my courage and spirit still soar. Though my temples are lightly frosted, so what? With an imperial tally in hand, when will Feng Tang be sent to the frontier? I'll draw my carved bow full as the moon, gaze northwest, and shoot down Sirius.'

He even had Master Cangwu write the poem out and frame it in his living room. That was far better than Qian Gugu, the gang's top boss, who only liked collecting so-called raw jade stones.

All the so-called raw jade stones Qian Gugu collected came from Yunnan. Who knew if they were real?

Lanzhen once had little industry to speak of. Its so-called industry was making wooden handicrafts, so timber was essential.

Qian Gugu and Shi Bianbian had a monopoly on Lanzhen's timber market.

Later, Lanzhen began developing, and setting up a concrete mixing plant proved to be a quick way to make money. Qian Gugu and Shi Bianbian began laying plans for concrete mixing plants.

And so the story began!