Chapter 37 The Road Meets the Rivers and Lakes

Qingshan County to the county seat of more than 100 miles less than 200 miles, this Shazhou City is the Fushui River into the river outlet, so called Shazhou, is also an important stronghold to guard the waterway of the river, in the period of conquest, it is a military important place. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The road is not bad, although it is not as flat as Zhujiazhuang to Qingshan City, but after Qingshan City it is much more spacious, and a line enters Xianning City in the afternoon, the name Xianning is actually a good wish, "Xian" is the meaning of all, or everything, and "Ning" is tranquility. Xianning is all about peace.

When you enter Xianning City, it is a little bigger than Qingshan County, and everything else is not much different from Qingshan. After Xianning City, the road is even more wide, and there are more pedestrians on the road.

After the capital city of Xianning, there is still a hundred miles away from the county seat, so it is definitely impossible to reach the county seat in one day. Zhu Qiang has walked many times on this road, knowing that there is still a place to stay halfway through Xianning, and then walking thirty miles should be to Baisha, there are several inns on the side of Baisha Road for pedestrians to stay.

It's really not a happy thing to rush in this era, at the beginning Zhu Zhenguo and several teenagers were still full of expectations for this long-distance trip, it is already afternoon, most of the day is really not interested, more is irritable, fortunately it is after autumn, and the sun on the top is not too spicy.

Zhu Zhenguo had been riding a horse by himself, but now he was squeezed into the carriage with Xiao Lian. This official road is quite spacious, but it is really bumpy, and it hurts immediately, and the car is even more upside down, in addition to being able to lie down a little benefit, it really makes Zhu Zhenguo, a modern person, suffer a lot.

In the evening, the Baisha Inn appeared in front of him, and Zhu Zhenguo jumped out of the carriage early and walked up by himself. The little servant settled the horses, and Zhu Qiang also opened the room and ordered food.

More than a dozen people gathered around the two tables, and Zhu Qiang said with a smile: "I'm afraid that the young master is so bumpy that the bones are falling apart." ”

Zhu Zhenguo knew that Zhu Qiang was making fun of himself, so he said angrily: "Uncle Qiang is afraid that he is still playing with mud on the side of the road when he is twelve years old." ”

"Haha... When I was twelve years old, I had already fought with your second uncle in the county seat, and at that time, a large group of us went to the county seat every morning, and we had to rush back to Zhuangzi for dinner in the evening. . . Zhu Qiang seemed to recall the past.

Zhu Zhenguo didn't interrupt for a while, but he listened with relish, and Shuhuan and a few people also listened to this Uncle Qiang tell the story, how to fight with the people of Wujiazhuang, why...

Soon the food also came, and the people were hungry for a long time, so they did not say much more, and began to feast.

Suddenly, at the door of the inn hall, several men in strong suits came in, equipped with swords. Ordinary people in this era generally do not go far away, and those who go far away are either businessmen or people who run the rivers and lakes, with the gradual decline of the Dahua court, there are more and more gray interests of the people in the rivers and lakes, and in the last seven or eight years, there are more and more people walking in the rivers and lakes.

These people looked at the rivers and lakes, and when they all entered the hall, Zhu Zhenguo counted them, there were eight people, and the first man was tall and big, and he was almost stronger than Zhu Qiang, and he looked around, and saw that most of the people in the hall were businessmen, and asked: "Who are the dozen horses in the stable at the door?" ”

Horses are really a scarce resource in this era, and there were less than ten horses in Zhujiazhuang before, but in recent years, Zhu Wenzhong's career has developed, and the demand for horses has also increased a lot, and he has purchased twenty or thirty horses. The horse is also a domestic pony, and the camel is barely strong, and it can only be regarded as a tool for hurrying, and it is 108,000 miles worse than the grassland horse.

Zhu Zhenguo is already a teenager, and he no longer needs to hide clumsily like when he was a child before, so he immediately continued: "The horses outside are all from the young master, what's the matter." ”

In fact, Zhu Zhenguo is very interested in these Jianghu figures, otherwise he would not have spoken before Zhu Qiang. The big man looked at Zhu Zhenguo's side with his voice, and when he saw that there were also eight big men with six teenagers, he said: "A certain family is in a hurry, but the horses are insufficient, and I want to buy a few." ”

Zhu Qiang saw that Zhu Zhenguo opened his mouth first and stopped talking, Zhu Zhenguo said: "Horses can't be sold, we have a lot of people and it's just enough, tomorrow you can buy it again when you get to the sandbank." ”

The big man looked at Zhu Zhenguo, and when he saw that this young man's clothes and accessories also knew that he was the young master of a big family, he was not afraid in his heart: "There is a carriage outside the young master, and it doesn't affect the rush if you sell a few horses, why not sell a few horses and so-and-so?" ”

The tone of voice is not very friendly, but the people on the rivers and lakes are not afraid of the big local households, and most of the things that are provoked are far away, and the government does not have the ability to arrest them.

Zhu Zhenguo saw that this big man was ruthless, and he said even more falsely: "The young master said that if he doesn't sell it, he won't sell it, so he still has to rob it." ”

Hearing this, a young man next to the big man said sharply: "Big brother, what do you say to this little man, buying it is to give him face, what if you don't sell it and rob it." ”

Zhu Zhenguo This is the first time to deal with the characters of the rivers and lakes, I thought it was the same as the novels of the previous life, and most of them talked about the rules and morals of the rivers and lakes, but I didn't expect it to be similar to a robber, and he also said angrily: "You dog, grab one and try it with me!" ”

The big man looked at it a few more times, and also saw that the young man's group also brought blades, and thought in his heart: "Li Biao, the hall master of the Tiger Knife Gang of Shichong Mansion, wants to buy a few horses, how about it?" ”

This Tiger Knife Gang is said to be a gang, in fact, it is the lake bandits in the rich water lake, the shore is a gang, and the water is a bandit, on this rich water line, the Tiger Head Gang is still famous, and the illegal salt trade is also very large, sometimes they go into Chuanshan County to sell salt, and sometimes they rob salt directly in the lake.

Although Zhu Qiang was still a little shocked when he heard this, how did Zhu Zhenguo know what the Tiger Knife Gang was, and when he heard this, Li Biao was still threatening himself, and he said sharply: "What is the Tiger Head Gang, I will sell it Young Master Ma, one hundred taels a horse, how about it?" ”

Where is this horse worth a hundred taels of silver, even ten taels is more than enough, even the healthy horses sold from the grassland in the army are only thirty or forty taels.

Zhu Qiang is also ready to make a statement, but Zhu Zhenguo's cruel words have come out, and he won't say much, if Zhu San and others come with him today, they will think about it, but Zhu Qiang is a brave and ruthless man, since the little young master has spoken, Zhu Qiang will no longer be redundant, holding the handle of the knife and only watching the development of things.

Zhu Zhenguo glanced at Zhu Qiang, and saw that he didn't say much, but he was holding the handle of the knife, and he was even more afraid in his heart. Seeing that those people were full of anger one by one, I made up my mind that I wanted to see this river and lake today, and also make preparations for future events. The words are even sharper: "If you buy, you will pay for it, and if you don't buy it, you will get out." ”

The hall master Li Biao has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and what is important is a face, he pulled out a long knife and scolded: "Little rabbit cub, your father will teach you to be a man today." ”

Zhu Qiang saw someone draw a knife, got up violently, jumped into front of the table, and shouted: "Dog, a certain family cut off your dog's head." Zhu Qiang was so angry because he heard this Li Biao say that he was Zhu Zhenguo's father, people in this era are the most important ethics, this scolding is normal if it is placed in the rivers and lakes, but it is more infuriating than any scolding words in this group of Zhu family members of the same clan and clan.

Behind Li Biao, everyone drew their swords one by one, and everyone on Zhu Zhenguo's side also drew their swords, a fire was in front of them, and the other people in the hall were still watching the play just now, and now they are all hiding aside.

Zhu Zhenguo held the handle of the knife in his hand and had not yet set it out, took a few deep breaths in his heart to calm his mind, and also boosted his morale, and said to Zhu Qiang: "Uncle Qiang, let me meet this dog thing." ”

Saying that, Zhu Zhenguo stepped forward, Zhu Qiang heard a voice of appreciation in his heart, this young master is really a man, and said with a smile: "Haha... On weekdays, I heard the eldest brother say that your skills are getting better and better, and today Uncle Qiang is pressing for you to see the young master's skills. ”

Zhu Qiang said that he was pressing the formation, but in fact, he was guarding on the side, as long as Zhu Zhenguo was in the slightest danger, he would inevitably rush up. Although he wants this young master to see the world, Zhu Zhenguo's safety is more important.

Li Biao was overjoyed when he heard this, which meant that he let this teenager go head-to-head with him, originally seeing Zhu Qiang's tall figure and thick calluses on his palms, he knew that this Zhu Qiang was also a good hand, and he was still a little uneasy in his heart. Now this young man said that he wanted to catch orders with himself, where to care about his age or something, and then he would earn face back.