Chapter 7: The autumn rain is long, and the mouth of the beard is recognized, and the Lord is attached to Haidongqing

A group of people to the south to return to the moon in October, early arrived at the Yangtze River, it is already September sky, it is the autumn wind is strong, the dark clouds are low, flying and flying, the next day the autumn rain comes, the river is even more misty and misty, and the wind and rain are urgent, so there is no sail to go into the water.

Ou Peng searched for it in four of them, but there was no boat to fight for the ferry, so he had to return to Sanniang and Gongsun Sheng first. After hearing the report, Sanniang said: "Since the autumn rain is continuous, and the wind and waves on the river are urgent, I will stay on the north bank of the river for a few days, and then find a ferry to go south." ”

When the next group of people will find a town to rest, this town is also famous, it is the Three Kingdoms when Zhang Liao guarded the wet beard mouth, now the name is Dongguan Town, there are still the relics of the Three Kingdoms near the Lion Mountain, Fengbao Mountain, Jiujian Mountain, etc. Everyone settled in the inn in the town, and the Hakka in the hotel in the town all saw that they were numerous and powerful, and they all regarded them as rich eunuchs, and they were courteous in their hospitality.

After waiting for a day, the rain did not stop, Sanniang was sullen in the house, took the mink cloak, held up an oil-paper umbrella, and invited Gongsun Sheng and others to go to the Lion Rock to have a look. Gongsun Sheng and the others happily went together, five of them wore robes, took umbrellas, followed left and right, and six of them went out of the hotel together.

Fang went to the door of the hotel, only to see that on the street outside the store, the shopkeeper pointed to a broken man there and scolded: "The thief kills the talent, today you don't pay for the house, and your house of broken birds is used to pay off the debt." "The man was born very tall, in his twenties, his face was like a knife and axe, with sharp edges and corners, but he looked sallow, as if he had not eaten enough for a long time.

Hearing the shopkeeper's scolding, the man just endured and said: "It's raining for days, and you can't go out to set up a stall, and you haven't got any money, please be tolerant for a while, and pay back the store money when you have a short time." ”

The shopkeeper sneered: "Your sparrowhawks are worth some money, and you will have to pay the store with my family in the future, otherwise you will be sent to court today!" ”

The man was furious, and when he picked up the shopkeeper, he said angrily like a chicken: "It must be your shopkeeper who is hot on my sparrowhawks and just wants to come to me!" When the shopkeeper saw his fierce situation, he called out like a pig: "Someone, someone, someone, murder!" ”

Sanniang saw that the trouble was about to rise, and said to Ou Peng: "Go and separate the two, pay back the store money for that man, please come over and ask." Ou Peng received the words, and immediately stepped forward with Ma Lin to persuade the two, and then gave two silver to calculate the store money for the man. When the shopkeeper saw that it was this group of people, he didn't dare to make any more trouble, so he forgot the store money and went to the store.

The man saw that someone had made a righteous move to relieve his predicament, and immediately stepped forward to salute Ou Peng and Ma Lin: "Thank you two brothers for helping each other, after the weather is sunny in a few days, you can go out on the street to set up a stall, and after you get the money, the villain will definitely pay it back." ”

Ou Peng said: "You don't need to pay it back, my family has asked my brother to talk." "That man Nuo Nuo agreed, these **** have also seen this group of people, they are all luxuriously dressed, at first glance they are rich and noble, these two are calm martial arts masters, and they are willing to be two Lake Garden teachers, which shows how noble the lady in his mouth is.

At that moment, Ou Peng and Ma Lin led the man to a Qichu Pavilion in the store, only to see a woman in a brocade sable dress sitting on the head of the house, only to see that she was beautiful and noble, and after only one glance, the man unconsciously lowered his head, only afraid that his own vulgarity would collide with the nobleman.

Seeing the man, Sanniang smiled and said, "I don't know the name of this good man?" The man said: "The villain has a cheap name, and it is insulting to the lady." Sanniang said: "A hero doesn't have to be presumptuous, you see that you are also a good man, you can get a name." ”

Ou Peng said: "When my master asks, you answer!" The man just arched his hand and said: "The villain's surname is Zheng Mingying, his ancestral home is Dengzhou, and he is good at raising birds and birds, even birds of prey such as Haidongqing are also good at domesticating, and he has learned family heirloom guns and sticks since he was a child, so he is called the villain Haidongqing Zheng Ying." ”

Gongsun Sheng, who was dressed as a housekeeper on the side, twisted his beard and said, "He is also a capable man." Sanniang said: "Please sit down together and have a few glasses of wine." At that moment, Sanniang sat on the main seat, Gongsun Sheng sat aside, Ou Peng, Jiang Jing, Ma Lin, and Tao Zongwang sat together, and Zheng Ying was invited to sit in the guest seat.

Ou Peng instructed the store to serve a few jars of good wine, pork and mutton, melons, fruits and vegetables arranged on a table, Sanniang invited Zheng Ying to eat wine, then Zheng Ying was not polite, as if he could not eat enough for a few days, he only cared about eating meat and drinking, and after more than ten catties of wine and meat were eaten, he slowed down.

Sanniang asked, "I don't know why Brother Zheng is here?" Zheng Ying said: "The villain's parents died in the early years, and he only lived in Tokyo, because he offended a powerful person in Tokyo, so he lost his family business and lived here. When I arrived here a few days ago, I invested in the store here, but I didn't want to rain for days, and I couldn't go out of the stall, so I was bullied by the shop. ”

Sanniang said: "Brother Zheng is a professional artist, and he doesn't fight to fall to the point of this, I don't know if he is willing to vote for me?" Zheng Ying saw that she was beautiful and kind, and she was rich and noble, so she bowed her head and said: "I am willing to follow the lady." ”

Sanniang was overjoyed and personally helped him up, and only then did he tell Gongsun Sheng and several others, Zheng Ying exclaimed: "It turns out that Hu Niangzi is a famous young man in the rivers and lakes, and the villain really has to meet a nobleman." A few people saw Sanniang and helped, they were all happy, and sat down to eat and talk.

Then Sanniang asked Zheng Ying for this method of raising birds and sparrows, and Zheng Ying said it like a few treasures. When the Song Dynasty people like to raise birds and sparrowhawk harriers, there are special sheds for raising birds and sparrowhawk harriers on the streets of Tokyo, also known as the habit of leisure, where the eagle, the harrier, the pigeon, the quail, cockfighting, gambling, the like is a kind of livelihood.

Zheng Ying saw Sanniang asking about raising birds, and said: "If the lady likes birds, there are still a few quails in the villain's house, and you can play with the lady." Sanniang smiled: "I don't like such little birds, I just want to see if there are eagle harriers?" If sometimes, you can also domesticate a few and use them for hunting in your spare time. ”

Zheng Ying was slightly shocked and said: "The lady must be careful, eagle harriers and other birds of prey are not good, they are the rich and noble children who raise eagles in Tokyo City, and they only use eagle harriers to catch yellow finches and go on outings for fun, this is not real hunting." If you really want to hunt, then the birds of prey must be fierce, so that you can catch big beasts, and the price is very expensive. When the lady is playing, she is only afraid of hurting your body. ”

Sanniang knew that what he said was true, when he was in Tokyo before, he also saw horses walking, playing ball, shooting bows, flying eagle harriers, gambling games, crows playing lines, etc., and few people really raised eagles to hunt. There are often nobles who buy an eagle for more than 100,000 yuan, which shows that the price of a good eagle is extremely expensive. But Sanniang smiled and said: "I'm more daring, I just want to domesticate birds of prey to hunt, Brother Zheng really has birds of prey like Hai Dongqing in his hands?" ”

Gongsun Shengqi said: "Why do you keep asking about Hai Dongqing? Sanniang said: "I remember that in the first year of Qiande, there was an envoy from the Jurchen tribe to offer the famous eagle of Haidong. This bird comes from Haidong, only the green bird is the most good, so it is called 'Haidong Qing'. When this eagle was in the Western Army, it was also used by the Xia Army, in addition to hunting, it was also used as a sentry scout. Imagine that the eagle flies high in the sky, and the view below it is the best lookout. It's just that I don't know how the Xia people communicate with this eagle, and they can know everything that the eagle bird sees. ”

Zheng Ying heard this: "This matter is easy to hear, that is, to domesticate Hai Dongqing since childhood, teach it to distinguish between friend and foe, number, direction, etc., only rely on the length of the cry to distinguish, this method villain will also." ”

Sanniang was overjoyed and said: "In the future, the cottage will have Zheng Ying brothers, and in case of war, it will be used by high-altitude lookout scouts." Gongsun Sheng and the others were amazed when they heard it.

Zheng Ying humbly said a few words, and then Sanniang asked again: "In addition to the eagle harrier, can Brother Zheng also domesticate carrier pigeons for messengers?" Zheng Ying said: "The carrier pigeon will also domesticate the villain, but the carrier pigeon is not resistant to fly far, at most thousands of miles will have to land, and along the way will be eaten by the eagle harrier, which is inconvenient." ”

Sanniang said with a smile: "It's okay, after returning to the cottage, give Brother Zheng more money and food, and build carrier pigeon sheds in various states and counties, when passing on the news, one station and one station, if you are afraid of eagle harriers to eat, you will put a few more messengers at a time, and there will always be one to arrive, so you can be safe." ”

Zheng Ying said: "If this is the case, it can also be made, but all the states and counties have built carrier pigeon sheds, but I am afraid that it will cost a lot of money." Sanniang shook her head and said: "It's okay, how much money has to be done in this matter, 30,000 yuan is enough?" ”

When Zheng Ying heard this, he was stunned, and soon said: "There is no need for so much, there are sheds for domesticating birds and birds in all states and counties, and the villain also knows a lot of experts, and it doesn't cost a lot to recruit them. ”

Sanniang was overjoyed and said: "Okay, just wait for the matter here, and after returning to the cottage, I will start to work on this matter!" Gongsun Sheng twisted his beard and said with a smile: "If this matter is successful, the news of the world will be known in the future, and it will be more worry-free." And all the people rejoiced.

When he ate wine and food when he was young, Zheng Ying led everyone to the house to see the birds and finches he raised, only to see that there were birds and birds in each bamboo cage, only quails, orioles, turtledoves, and parrots, but there were two young Haidongqing, which were raised alone in a cage, and I saw that the two Haidongqing heads were still white with feathers, decorated with brown spots, and the upper bodies were gray; thorax reddish, embellished with brown spots, tail pure white; The mouth is thick and long, the tarsal is only feathered on the upper part, the eagle's beak is sharp, the situation is fierce, and he is not afraid to see people, but he just flutters and calls.

Sanniang stepped forward to tease, the little eagle's beak pecked from the crack in the bamboo cage like lightning, fierce, everyone was startled, fortunately, Sanniang's eyes were quick, and she took it with her backhand, grabbed the eagle's beak, the little eagle's beak was clamped, she couldn't break free, she whimpered a few times, and she didn't dare to move again.

Sanniang let go and said with a smile: "This is really fun, Brother Zheng, teach me how to domesticate these two Haidong Qinglai." Zheng Ying said: "I'm afraid it will hurt your body." Sanniang said: "It's okay, you have to wait here for a few days, and then you can learn to see." ”

At that moment, Zheng Ying took a few pieces of leather, tied them to Sanniang's shoulders and arms, grabbed the two eaglets out of the cage, tied the eaglets' ankles with ropes, took raw beef and taught Sanniang to put them in her hands, and taught her how to whistle and call the eaglets to eat.

Sanniang did as she said, the little eaglet heard Sanniang's whistle, one fell on the shoulder, one fell on the arm, Sanniang smiled and fed the two eaglets beef, the eagle claws are sharp, if there is no leather to protect, the skin and flesh will be scratched.

After repeating this several times, Xiaoying also became familiar with Sanniang's voice and smell, and was no longer afraid of her. Within a few days, Sanniang was in the house with Zheng Ying to learn this method of eagle training, never tired, Sanniang is smart, a little thorough, is to learn very fast, a few days down, and the two eaglets mixed together, and then let go of the rope, but heard Sanniang whistle, but also returned to the side to stop, will not fly far. Exactly: "The soap flag is lit in front of the green cover, and the yellow Maogang is out of the long fence." Make the wind arrogant and the horse runs in the air, and the rabbit and goshawk fly on the ground. Looking back at the white clouds, the red leaves are full of clothes. If Shengming uses the Xiliang book, the white feather can still be effective. ”

On the seventh day, the clouds dispersed and the rain fell, the passenger ships on the river came and went as before, Sanniang and other people and Zheng Ying and a room of birds and birds together, found a big passenger boat charter, crossed the Yangtze River together, and then joined Jiankang Mansion to come.

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