The Romance of the Famous Marshals of the Early Tang Dynasty Li Jichuan

Chapter Fifty-Three: Defeat After Defeat

Mu Jiu said: "Competing with the master of the dart board of the Condor Dart Bureau, the head of the dart, and the monk of Shaolin Temple, Xu Gongzi is like a fairy. But Brother Xu Rat, the brothers in the backyard barracks are added together, and you are the highest martial arts in fighting. Liu Erwei of the second squad of Qianzhai, no one can control him, and now when he mentions the name of Xu Mouse, he is scared to death.

Xu Rat asked with a smile: "Brother Chen, Liu Erwei is the second team of Qianzhai, isn't that with your team."

Chen Lao Wu replied: "Brother Xu Rat, Liu Erwei is in a team with me, Liu Erwei sleeps next to me in the Chase Shop, and he often squeezes me. In the summer, I often put my stinky feet next to my head. ”

Xu Rat asked: "Brother Chen, Liu Erwei put the stinky feet next to your head, then your feet are also next to your head, you didn't suffer a big loss?"

Chen Lao Wu replied: "Brother Xu Rat, Liu Erwei often occupies the bed of two people, lying reclining, and putting the stinky feet next to my head."

Xu Rat asked, "Brother Chen, then Liu Erwei is bullying you too much."

Xu Rat said: "Brother Chen, tell Liu Erwei that he will dare to bully you again, and one day Brother Xu Rat will give him a trip to practice eighteen strokes of Huaxia stick."

Chen Lao Wu said: "Brother Xu Rat, you don't need to practice eighteen strokes of Huaxia sticks, the first time you invited me to eat meat buns, after I went back, I told him, Brother Xu Mouse invited me to eat meat buns."

Liu Er squinted his eyes at me and asked, "Old Fifth Chen, which Xu squirrel brother, please eat meat buns?"

Mu Jiu interjected and said: "Brother Xu Rat, every time during the Chinese New Year, if there is meat in the dishes we eat, Liu Erwei will sit next to you with a bowl, and then use chopsticks to put the meat in your bowl into his bowl and eat."

He wanted to know which Xu squirrel brother invited the five brothers Chen to eat meat buns? The next time you celebrate the festival, sit next to Brother Xu, and then eat meat from Brother Xu's bowl. ”

Xu Rat said: "Then this Liu Erwei is a bastard."

Chen Lao Wu said: "Brother Xu Rat, Liu Erwei is a bastard, I will tell him, I said: It is to kill that Xu Mouse brother in Zhang Yanei."

Xu Rat said: "Brother Chen, it wasn't Zhang Yanei who I killed, I knocked Zhang Yanei down, he fell to the ground on his back, the back of his head hit the corner of the table, bleeding too much and died, it was Zhang Yanei who was killed by the corner of the table."

Chen Lao Wu said: "Brother Xu Rat, since I told Liu Erwei that Brother Xu Mouse invited me to eat meat buns. Liu Erwei smiled when he saw me every day, and Liu Erwei used to always stare at me every day.

Xu Rat said: "Brother Chen, why is this?

Mu Jiu interjected and said, Brother Xu Rat, Liu Erwei often bullied the five brothers Chen, I told him once, but it took only two days, and on the third day, he continued to bully the five brothers Chen.

But your big brother Xu rat knocked Zhang Yanei down, he fell to the ground on his back, the back of his head hit the corner of the table, bleeding too much and died, it was Zhang Yanei who was killed by the corner of the table. Zhang Yanei is the number one bully in Weinan County. ”

Brother Xu Mouse invited the five brothers Chen to eat meat buns. ”

Chen Lao Wu said: "Brother Xu Rat, Liu Er is afraid that I will tell you: he often bullies me. One day, your big brother Xu Mouse knocked him down, and he fell to the ground on his back, and the back of his head hit the corner of the table, bleeding profusely and died.

Xu Rat said: "Liu Er's parents, why don't you educate him well?

Mu Jiu said with a smile: "Brother Xu Rat, Liu Ercrook's grandfather Liu Jixiang, turned out to be the richest man in Weinan County, and later his family lost and owed a lot of money, Liu Ercrook's parents were busy paying back money every day and didn't bother to educate him."

Chen Lao Wu said: "Brother Xu Rat, Jiao Dali's grandfather in our village, has been a bookkeeper for more than 20 years in Zhengjun Jixiang Restaurant, and when I was more than ten years old, Jiao Dali's grandfather often told us people in Jiao Village that Liu Jixiang defeated virtue first, and then lost his family."

Liu Jixiang is mainly engaged in overseas trade business, and founded Jixiang Warehouse and Jixiang Restaurant in Weinan County. After that, he went to Zheng County to set up an auspicious store, an auspicious restaurant, and a auspicious brothel. The richest man in Nawei Nan County.

Xu Rat asked: "Fifth brother Chen, Liu Jixiang's family business is so big, why did he lose so quickly?"

Chen Lao Wu replied: "Brother Xu Rat, Jiao Dali's grandfather from our village said: Liu Jixiang has a partner in the overseas trade business of Zhuojun (Beijing) and sold Liu Jixiang a large number of Persian goods.

As a result, Liu Jixiang never paid off the other half of the payment to the overseas trading business partners in Zhuojun (Beijing). It is said that there are more than 10,000 taels of snowflake silver.

That time, let Liu Jixiang see clearly, refusing to pay the other half of the payment, than hard work, it is much easier to get money, since then, Liu Jixiang everywhere cheated and deceived and defeated first.

The partners who do business with Liu Jixiang slowly know that everyone is reluctant to do business with him. After Liu Jixiang became rich, he developed the habit of spending a lot of money, and in his later years, he had already put Zheng Jun's auspicious store, auspicious restaurant, and auspicious brothel. Sold one by one.

Liu Jixiang's son, who is Liu Er's father, has worse morals, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, and the Jixiang Inns and Jixiang Restaurants in Weinan County have been sold one after another, becoming a complete poor egg and a complete loser.

Xu Rat asked: "Brother Chen, why is Liu Erwei called Erwei?"

Mu Jiu interjected and said, "Brother Xu Mouse, many people in Weinan County know about this matter, Liu Erwei has a sister who was sold by his father to the auspicious brothel in Zheng County when she was more than ten years old. He also specializes in crooked things and crooked reasoning, and everyone calls him Liu Er.

Xu Rat said: "Brother Mu Jiu, there are really bad people in this backyard barracks."

Chen Lao Wu smiled and said, Brother Xu Rat, there are bad people in the backyard barracks who are not afraid, they heard that your big brother Xu Mouse often comes to the backyard barracks, and they are all scared very honestly.

Xu Rat said: "Brother Mu Jiu and Brother Chen Lao are going back." With that, he stood up and walked out the door.

Mu Jiu said: "Brother Xu Rat, I and Brother Chen Lao and I will send you off, and the three of them left the room after speaking.

On the second day of the competition with the Condor Dart Bureau, just after Chenshi (7:00-9:00), Xu Maogong (Li Ji) was reading the military book in the room.

Shan Xiongxin came to Xu Maogong (Li Ji), and said with a smile: "The personal soldiers of the big boss just now, come to inform, let the junior brother, come and invite, Brother Xu, Xu Rat, go to the main hall for breakfast together."

A moment later, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Maogong (Li Ji), and Xu Mouse were invited to the main hall.

Zhai Rang, the big boss, sat in the center, and Jia Xiong stood next to him.

Zhai Rang pointed to the chair on the left and beckoned, "Young Master Xu, please take a seat." Xu Maogong (Li Ji) sat on the chair to Zhai Rang's left.

Zhai Rang pointed to the chair on the right and beckoned, "The second master, please sit." Shan Xiongxin sat on the chair to Zhai Rang's right.

Zhai Rang smiled at Xu Mouse and said, "Brother Xu Rat, please sit next to your son-in-law." Xu Rat walked over and sat down next to Xu Maogong (Li Ji).

A plate of sauced beef, a plate of steamed small river fish, a plate of salted peanuts, a plate of dried tofu are placed on the table, and a bowl of rice, a pair of chopsticks, and a teacup are placed in front of each person.

Zhai Rang said: "The second master, Xu Gongzi, Xu Mouse brothers, everyone had breakfast together, yesterday won the Condor Dart Game, everyone was tired for a day, Zhai Zhangshi has led the substitute team to Weinan County to buy wine and vegetables, today, tomorrow for two consecutive days to celebrate the victory, everyone chatted while eating.

Zhai Rang commanded: "Mr. Jia, yesterday won the Condor dart game, today and tomorrow for two consecutive days to celebrate the victory, all the brothers who guard the village are divided into two groups, the brothers who guard the village today, participate in the celebration banquet tomorrow, participate in the celebration banquet today, and guard the village tomorrow." Two days later, each brother in Wagangzhai was given half a tael of snowflake silver, the main and deputy team leader, each person was given a tael of snowflake silver, you led two pro-soldiers, to the four village gates to inspect, the good news, tell each brother, in addition to the inspection, which brother is absent, write down the name, two days later, do not send him snowflake silver. The condor dart bureau asked nineteen Shaolin monks to help with the competition, and told each brother that they must play twelve points of spirit, and be on guard, and the Condor Dart Bureau invited people to attack Wagangzhai.

Jia Xiong responded: "Yes." "I led these two soldiers to make an inspection.

Zhai Rang instructed: "Pro-soldiers, go to the barracks in the backyard, and ask the barracks steward, that is, the military doctor of Wagangzhai, to come to the main hall for breakfast."

A pro-soldier responded, "Yes." "Turn around and go to the backyard barracks to find the military doctor.

Zhai Rang picked up a steamed small river fish with chopsticks, put it in his rice bowl, picked out the fish bones, sandwiched a piece of fish meat with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, chewed carefully, put down the chopsticks, and said with a smile: "The second master, Xu Gongzi, and Xu Mouse brothers, talk while eating."

Shan Xiongxin and Xu Maogong (Li Ji) picked up chopsticks and began to eat.

Xu Rat picked up a steamed small river fish with chopsticks, put it in his rice bowl, picked out the fish bones, sandwiched a piece of fish meat with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, chewed it carefully, and said with a smile, "Big boss, this steamed small river fish is very fresh and delicious."

Zhai Rang said with a smile, Brother Xu Rat, when I first occupied Wagang Village, there was a hill in the back village, not far from this hill, there was a tributary of the Haihe River.

After careful measurements, Mr. Jia Xiong found that if a deep ditch was dug, the tributaries of the Haihe River would be removed. Lead to the side of the hill, take advantage of the terrain, the tributary of the Haihe River, after surrounding the hill, and then flow back to the tributary of the Haihe River.

I led the brothers in the cottage to spend more than half a year to build this one, digging a ditch to lead the river, and building a mountain river on the side of this hill.

At the inlet and outlet, iron grates with small mesh holes are installed, and the small river fish raised in this moat river, Wagangzhai can eat the fresh small river fish all year round.