After talking about business, Chao Gai set up a casual banquet for Li Ying, because it was not appropriate to drink more in the army, both sides did not drink much. Duchenne doesn't look ugly, but he thinks about the problem in the long run.

During the banquet, Duchenne asked: "Ordinary businessmen are eager to keep their mouths shut about any profitable business, and they are reluctant to say it. But why is Chao Tuanlian willing to talk about these money-making businesses, and even willing to take everyone to do business together. ”

Chao Gai said: "Because the purpose is different, ordinary businessmen only want to make money, I want everyone to be rich, businessmen are an important part of economic development." For example, the prosperity of the seasoning trade has set off a new ** for the cultivation of peppercorns. The trade in walnuts, jujubes, chestnuts and other dried fruits has also increased the understanding of these fruit trees among ordinary people, who must know that they are the most affordable. There are so many people in our Great Song Dynasty, and I can't do any business by myself, so I'm happy to let everyone do these businesses together. ”

Duchenne still thinks farther than ordinary people, and thinks about many things that others can't think of.

Pang Wanchun asked Li Ying: "I heard that Master Li Zhuang is good at martial arts, especially good at flying knives. ”

"It's just rumors in the rivers and lakes, the distance between the flying knives is very close, and the net profit distance is ten steps." Li Ying said.

One step in the Song Dynasty refers to walking twice, that is, a distance of nearly two meters, and the distance of ten steps is like fifteen or sixteen meters. Immediately engage in battle, and it is much stronger to sneak attack with a flying knife than to sneak attack with a stone, after all, the lethality of the flying knife is there.

Pang Wanchun said: "Anyway, it's fine, I don't know if Master Li Zhuang can open our eyes?" ”

Li Yingdao: "Okay, then I'll be ugly." ”

happened to have eaten, Chao Gai ordered people to line up three straw men outside the big tent, Li Ying was more than ten meters away, he didn't see how to move, the flying knife in his hand passed, three times in a row, poof, puff, three flying knives were in the head of the straw man.

"Okay, okay." Chao Gai couldn't help but applaud, Li Ying was not a straw bag with this hand alone.

On the same day, Li Ying went to Zhujiazhuang to mediate, and the three brothers of the Zhu family saw that Dong Ping, who was relied on, had returned to Dongping Mansion, and with the courage of his three brothers, he naturally did not dare to continue to fight against Chao Gai. What's more, their master Luan Tingyu also did not agree with them to continue to train with the Yuncheng regiment as an enemy. Zhujiazhuang immediately agreed to a truce, Li Ying walked back and forth three times from the middle, before bringing the two sides together, Zhujiazhuang formally apologized to Chao Gai, and compensated the Yuncheng regiment for the cost of training troops, Zhujiazhuang said that there was no money, so it was replaced with 20,000 catties of grain. In the autumn, Zhujiazhuang also purchased 2,000 catties of Tianwang rice seeds from Chaogai Grain Store.

Zhujiazhuang made a guarantee that he would not be embarrassed by Hujiazhuang, and Chao Gai would no longer hold the three Zhu brothers responsible. And so it ended.

Gongsun Sheng, who went to Qingzhou, led Niu Gao's 100 cavalry archers, as well as Shi Jin, Shi Xiu, Yang Chun, and Chen Da. A group of people and horses have worked much harder than Chao Gai to Zhujiazhuang, and it is difficult to enter the territory of Qingzhou if there is not an accompanying fleet of supplies, and the small families have no surplus grain and grass to sell, and the large families sit on the ground and ask for the price.

Winter is very short, and it is not long before the sun sets in the afternoon.

Niu Gao said: "Military advisor, I see that this place is flat, and there is a small river next to it that is convenient for drinking horses, why don't you just set up camp?" ”

Gongsun Sheng looked around, this place is flat and wide, and there are no forest trees, which is very conducive to cavalry combat. Immediately the order was given to set up camp.

Gongsun Sheng said to Shi Xiu: "You take two soldiers to a nearby village to buy a few fat sheep and come back, so that the big guy can drink hot soup." ”

"Honorable Order." Shi Xiu said that he took two sturdy soldiers and went to the front village to buy sheep. After walking a short distance, I saw a large village, with a big tree growing at the entrance of the village, and a stone tablet next to it, which said Peach Blossom Village.

At the entrance of the village, there was a farmer in tattered clothes, probably just returning from a nearby mountain, carrying a load of dry firewood. Shi Xiu went over and asked, "This old brother, go slowly." ”

When this person saw Shi Xiu wearing a military uniform and carrying a waist knife at his waist, he was startled, and hurriedly said, "Don't dare, don't dare." What's the matter with this military master. ”

Shi Xiu said: "Don't be afraid, we are a group training in Yuncheng and recruit refugees to the front county." Passing by Guidi today, it was freezing cold, and I wanted to buy a few fat sheep to make soup. Do you have one at home? ”

Shi Xiu said and took out the money, so as not to worry that Shi Xiu would not give him money.

This man said: "Although we have not suffered a disaster in the village, but ordinary farmers are food and clothing, where will there be fat sheep." In the village is the owner of the village, Mrs. Liu, who has some fat pigs and sheep at home. ”

"Oh, thank you, brother. Dare to ask Mrs. Liu's family how to go? Shi Xiu asked.

"The first gate at the entrance of the village, that is." After that, this old brother went home with his burden.

Shi Xiu came to the door of Mrs. Liu's house with two soldiers, knocked on the door, and after a while, the door squeaked open, and a villager came out, who asked, "May I ask you what is the matter?" ”

Shi Xiu hugged his fists and said: "I practiced Shi Xiu in the Xia Yuncheng regiment, and I want to come to Guizhuang to buy a few fat sheep to go back." ”

"Okay, you wait, I'll go and inform the princess." After that, the banker closed the door and went inside to report, and after a while, several bankers accompanied a fifty-year-old prince to come out.

This Taigong saluted and said: "Zhuang Ke doesn't understand etiquette, and he neglected the three, please please go inside." ”

This big family is extraordinary, Taigong took Shi Xiu and others to the backyard livestock shed, the sheepfold covers a large area, hundreds of meters away from the main house. There were at least two or three hundred fat sheep inside, and they bleated one by one.

Taigong asked, "How many fat sheep do you need?" ”

Shi Xiu said: "There is only a team of more than 100 people, and it is enough to choose ten heads for seven or eight days." ”

Taigong asked people to quickly choose ten fat sheep and said, "This is for your army, and there is some food." ”

Shi Xiu hurriedly said: "What we have for military rations, this sheep will not be taken for nothing, let's come according to the market price." ”

After all, Shi Xiu was a person who had worked as a sheep trader, and he knew the price of sheep, so he immediately took the money according to the market price.

It is too fair: "The army is here, as the master here, he should do his best to be a landlord." ”

"If you are weak and don't take this money, I won't buy your sheep. Don't be afraid, old man, we really buy your sheep, the army has rules, all are fair trade, and you must not take the people's things. Shi Xiu explained.

The prince was overjoyed, and immediately said: "Okay, so I will accept this money, but I want to go to meet your chief, I don't know how?" ”

Shi Xiu said: "Okay, I'll take you over, but the army is disciplined, until I report to you, I can't guarantee whether I will see you." ”

Immediately, Shi Xiu and Mrs. Liu drove the sheep back to the barracks, and Shi Xiu went in to inform Gongsun Sheng.

"Strategist, I bought ten fat sheep back, but the owner of the village, Mrs. Liu, wanted to see you, so I took him outside the camp gate to wait."

Gongsun Sheng said: "Please come in quickly." Ah, no, I'm going to greet you. ”

Gongsun Sheng came to the gate of the camp and saw Liu Taigong, Liu Taigong saw that the person who came was wearing a Taoist robe and holding Buddha dust, and the fairy wind and bones were like a fairy, so he immediately bowed and said: "I salute the Taoist master." ”