Chapter 53: The Road Meets Jiaoting

"Leader Zhu is cheerful, I like it. Leader Zhu is arranged as the second army division, and there is currently a military division that I am a small one, called Wu Yong. Chen Da and Yang Chun were arranged as platoon commanders after training and teaching martial arts, and this military position was in charge of fifty or sixty people, and they were also high. As for the minions under him, he should be selected, and all those who seek money and kill will be eliminated, and those who are not very evil will be retained, and those who are in good health will be eaten and used as soldiers. Those who are in poor health are arranged to work on farms or factories, and each has a good salary, and they can buy a house and marry a daughter-in-law in the future. As for those who don't want to go over, I still have some money, and each person will go back to do some small business. ”

After all the questions that should be asked, Zhu Wu looked at Chen Da and Yang Chun, and asked, "What do the two virtuous brothers think?" ”

The two said: "We feel that the past is very good, and this falling grass is never a solution." ”

Zhu Wu got up and bowed to Chao Gaina: "Thank you brother for coming thousands of miles away, I am willing to follow my brother before and after the saddle." ”

Chao Gai hurriedly helped, Chao Gai said: "Since the three of them agree, please inform your brothers that if you don't want to go, you can pay severance pay, and if you are willing to go, pack your luggage and prepare to go." ”

Zhu Wu was still very good at doing things, and soon counted the results, there were sixty-five people who were willing to go, and thirty-eight people who were unwilling to go. Chao Gai immediately took out the money and distributed it to them, and asked them to find some livelihood.

There are only three leaders in the cottage who have horses, and it is clear that this speed cannot keep up. Chao Gai took five hundred taels of silver and gave it to Zhu Wu, and said, "Mr. Zhu, I have been away from my hometown for twenty days, and many things need to be dealt with in a hurry, so we have to leave first." Five hundred taels of silver is the food and clothing of the big guy on the road, Mr. Zhu looked at the arrangement. ”

"Brother, don't worry, I will definitely bring everyone to Yuncheng." Zhu Wudao.

Chao Gai discussed all the details with Zhu Wu again, and then took Li Kui, Hua Lei, and Shi Jin down Shaohua Mountain and returned to Shijia Village to rest for a night, and the next day Shi Jin and Shi Taigong said goodbye with tears. Shi Jin's family has two good horses, which are just for Shi Jin to ride. A group of four people and eight horses, all the way to Yuncheng, a speed of more than 200 miles a day. Seven or eight days have reached the boundary of Tangyin County, a bustling town in front. Tangyin County is Puyang in front of it, and Puyang will be in Jingdong as soon as it passes, so Chao Gai is not so anxious.

Chao Gai saw that Shi Jin, a handsome white-faced little guy, had gone through a long journey in the past few days, his skin had become dark, and his thighs had worn out his skin, but Shi Jin had not fallen behind.

Chao Gai said: "Shi Jin, how do you feel?" ”

Shi Jin said with a smile: "I feel the pain of a fever in my legs, I used to only think that riding a horse was a very fashionable thing, but now I know that riding a horse will be so sinful." ”

"What is this, my brother said, sometimes I haven't eaten or drunk for a few days and nights when I start fighting, so what's called that, I'm thirsty for the blood of the tip of the knife, and I'm sleepy and sleeping in the saddle." Li Kui said.

Chao Gai said: "There is a bustling town store in front, let's eat something and rest, we should not be too far away." ”

Hua Lei found an inn with a large family, the first floor of this inn is the dining room, and the second floor and the backyard are guest rooms. Chao Gai and the others booked a room, and after eating and drinking, they originally planned to have a good rest. At this time, the cheers and cheers of the crowd could be heard not far from the window.

Pushing open the window, Chao Gai saw a group of people dozens of meters away, and there was a big man in the middle who practiced martial arts with a big hammer.

"There are real skills." Chao Gai sighed, went out of the room and called Li Kui, Hua Lei, and Shi Jin to go to the man who was performing on the street. I saw that this man was about 1.8 meters tall and a big man like Li Kui, with a scorched yellow face, which was originally quite attractive, but there was a large scar on the right side of his face, which looked a little hideous.

After this man practiced the sledgehammer, he punched again, but this punch belonged to the boxing method of small combat grappling, which was not attractive, and there were fewer people who cheered. The man hurriedly picked up the hat, bowed around, and said, "Rely on your parents at home, and rely on your friends when you go out." In Xia Jiaoting, when I came to Guibao Land, I happened to have no entanglement, so I had to borrow land to make money. Dear fathers and fellow villagers, you have a little loose reward. ”

It's not very slippery to say a line, pay attention to three points and seven points to say, and only if you have good eloquence can someone reward you, this Jiao Ting will not be able to practice, and few people will give a reward, and there are more than a dozen copper plates scattered around. However, Jiao Ting was not annoyed, a dozen copper plates were enough to eat a big bowl of noodles.

Suddenly, with a click, a large amount of silver that must have been five taels fell into the hat, Jiao Ting was taken aback, and even the onlookers were taken aback, five taels of silver was enough for ordinary people to save money for a year.

It turned out to be the five taels of silver given by Chao Gai, who knew that Li Kui next to him took the five taels of silver away at once. Jiao Ting was annoyed at this time, and asked: "You black man, it's so unreasonable, why did you take the silver given by this guest officer." ”

"I can do this thing you fight, I don't accept you, let's fight, win the money and go to you, and then invite you to drink and eat." Li Kui said.

Jiao Ting said: "You are serious, you are not allowed to repay your debts when you are defeated by me." ”

Chao Gai said: "Since he is willing to fight, the two of you will compete and compete, and I will invite you to drink and eat regardless of whether you win or lose." ”

Li Kui and Jiao Ting each made a starting move, Jiao Ting wanted to get back the five taels of silver, so he hurriedly made a move, went straight to Li Kui's right arm, and wanted to fall with an over-the-shoulder. Where will Li Kui go to his right fist and a hook will pass, Jiao Ting is short to dodge, Li Kui followed with a downhook with his left hand, Jiao Ting turned his head to dodge, Li Kui kicked with his right foot, Jiao Ting fiercely and then retreated, which was embarrassing to dodge. Watch the lively crowd erupt in thunderous applause. This combination of punches and feet made Jiao Ting put away his careless mentality, and used a small grappling hand to fight with Li Kui. Jiao Ting is good at his fists and feet, while Li Kui opens and closes, and at the same time, he has also learned the fighting skills taught by Chao Gai, and the two have been fighting for more than 30 rounds. Next to him, Shi Jin looked straight at it. sighed: "This Brother Li Kui is also a master, it seems that I was really a frog at the bottom of the well before Shi Jin." ”

Chao Gai said: "Don't be presumptuous, you just haven't met a famous teacher to guide you, after returning to Yuncheng, I will teach you basic skills and fists and feet, and then find other instructors to teach you sticks, to ensure rapid progress." ”

At this time, Jiao Ting and Li Kui became more and more fierce, and Gang was only competing in martial arts at the beginning, but now he is a little annoyed that he can't tell the winner. Chao Gai shouted: "Stay together." ”

Li Kui didn't dare to disobey and immediately jumped out of the circle.

Jiao Ting over there was also out of breath, and said: "My fists and feet are family skills, and I haven't met an opponent for more than ten years, but I didn't expect you to be really powerful." ”

Chao Gai said: "Brother Jiao Ting, this is not a place to talk, why don't you wait with me to go back to the inn and chat while eating and drinking." ”

"It's so good, I'm hungry."

The five of them returned to the inn together and went directly to the room, and Xiao Er quickly sent two roast chickens, four catties of mutton, two plates of vegetables, and a jar of wine. Jiao Ting was hungry, so he picked up the chicken leg and ate it, and the food was not good. Chao Gai ate less, after all, he had just eaten, Li Kui and Hua Lei ate a lot with him, and Shi Jin couldn't stop persuading him to drink. Chao Gai and others introduced each other, and Jiao Ting admired each other very much.

After drinking a lot of wine, Jiao Ting was also dizzy. Chao Gai saw that the wine and meat were exhausted, and asked for four catties of mutton and wine.

Li Kui held the wine bowl, held Jiao Ting's shoulder, and burped, "I said Brother Jiao Ting, it's not a way for you to float on the rivers and lakes with such a skill." It's better to go with us, Baozheng eats and drinks spicy food, has horses to ride, has a house to live in, and has dozens of dollars to spend a year. ”

Jiao Ting said: "Brother Chao Gai is a group training envoy and a wealthy family in Yuncheng, I don't know if I can take a fancy to me." ”

Chao Gai said: "I see that your skills in hand-to-hand combat are very powerful, and you are careful, if you don't dislike it, how about being close to me?" ”

Jiao Ting said: "It's what I can't ask for, and I'm willing to serve the work of dogs and horses." ”

Accompanying is equivalent to a personal bodyguard, the status of the person in this position is not high, but he follows the leader every day, so it is also a very good position.

Immediately, Chao Gai asked Hua Lei to give Jiao Ting the silver for the settling-in fee, and bought three new clothes for Jiao Ting, and there was no need to buy additional horses if they had more horses. Li Kui said: "Brother doesn't want me to be a personal follower?" ”

Chao Gai smiled: "You are practicing the kung fu of opening and closing, and you are learning the skill of fighting immediately." Wang Jiaotou went to us again, you have to learn horse fighting with Hua Lei and Shi Jin with Wang Jiaotou, and Jiao Ting learned small grappling, which is more suitable for hand-to-hand combat. ”

Li Kui was relieved and knew that Chao Gai didn't dislike him.

After a day of rest and setting off at dawn, Chao Gai suddenly asked: "Jiao Ting, this is Tangyin County, where is Neihuang County?" ”

Jiao Ting said: "Go forward along the road, and there will be dozens of places." ”

"Then have you heard of a child named Yue Fei, who is seven or eight years old." Chao Gai asked.

Jiao Ting shook his head and said, "I have been performing in Neihuang County, but I have never heard of Yue Fei's children. ”

Chao Gai patted his head, Yue Fei was still a seven or eight-year-old doll at this time, how could anyone know. "Have you ever heard of that one named Wang Ming?"

"I know this, I've been to his village." Jiao Ting said.

Chao Gai said: "Go to his village." ”

Wangjiazhuang is easy to find, and Jiao Ting will lead the way soon.

Chao Gai asked an old man, "Where is Yue Fei's house?" ”

The old man said: "The broken grass house at the entrance of the village is, but if you want to find him, you have to wait for lunch, now Yue Fei and his mother are digging the ground, Yue Fei's family has no cattle, and the sorghum has not been planted yet." After saying that, the old man shook his head and left.

Chao Gai asked Hua Lei to go to a nearby town to buy three cows, and at noon Chao Gai arranged for Li Kui and Shi Jin to wait outside the village. Chao Gai, Hua Lei, and Jiao Ting dismounted and went straight to Yue Fei's house.

The three thatched huts were simple but neat, with small flowers of all colors crawling on the fence walls, some vegetables growing in the yard, and a few stone benches.

A little boy about eight years old, he was not afraid to see someone coming, and his big eyes looked at Chao Gai and the others.