There is a lot of water in Koto.

Qu'a is located in the northeast of Yangzhou, facing the mouth of the Yangtze River in the north, and from west to east in the south, followed by Changdang Lake, Zhuhu Lake and Taihu Lake.

The scenery is beautiful and the aquatic products are abundant.

The Chinese nation, centered on the Central Plains in the north and the Jiangdong region, has always been regarded as a wild land in the past.

However, during the war at the end of the Han Dynasty, a large number of people from the Central Plains moved south, and Jiangdong gradually became a place for the people of the Central Plains to escape from the war.

Although the roads in Jiangdong are not developed, the water system is vertical and horizontal, and it is very convenient for people to travel by boat.

Since Liu Miao moved the Yangzhou administrative office to Qu'a, Qu'a has become increasingly prosperous.

After Sun Ce became the ruler of Jiangdong, he contacted the family, communicated with the government, and developed Qu'a, gradually reaching the peak.

The foreign population brought advanced culture and technology, which blended with the delicate and small style of Wu Di. Qu'a City, buildings of various styles, row upon row, make Shichiro Yanji and others dizzy.

Outside the city, there are dense waterways, countless small boats, shuttling back and forth, mostly fruit and vegetable vendors.

These fruits and vegetables, where to see them in the north, Shichiro and the three of them rented a boat, walked casually, "shopped and ate" everywhere, and had a good time.

In order to prevent the invasion of thieves, Qu'a originally only had two gates, north and south. Now Jiangdong is stable, in order to facilitate the people to go out and trade, the west city gate was newly opened.

Outside the West City Gate, which has just opened, it is very lively.

The three of them abandoned the boat and went ashore to run lively.

But I saw that under a camphor tree, the largest number of people gathered.

There are three layers inside and three layers outside, and the three of them have worked hard to find a gap and see the excitement.

I saw that in the crowd, under the camphor tree, there were several bamboo baskets, two of which were full of fruits.

Next to him, a strong man, with a hat covering his head and face, sat against a tree, as if asleep.

There was also a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, tall and tall, but very thin. Sitting under a tree, he actually read a book in the noisy crowd.

And in the crowd, there was another person, about the same age as the young man who was studying, and he was not tall.

What is amazing is that this short boy actually holds a longbow in his hand.

This bow, with a dark back and a tight bowstring.

Qilang and Yuwen Chengdu are both martial arts practitioners, and they can see at a glance that this is an iron tire bow.

This kind of bow, not to say that it is pulled away, is to hold it very pressing.

The iron-tired bow was nearly a man's length, and it felt disproportionate in the hands of the short young man.

Even Shichiro Yanji was not sure to pull this iron tire bow, could this short young man pull it away?

Those who have this question, not only the three of Qilang, but also the onlookers, and those who have good deeds, asked: "Showmanship, don't just say that you don't practice, pull out the bow and take a look." ”

The short young man smiled apologetically. "I don't have this ability in Xia, this bow is not used in Xia, but this hero's longbow."

With that, the short young man pointed to the strong man sleeping under the tree.

"What are you doing with them?"

"That's it, call that big man up, play well, and we'll give money."

"That's right! Right! Call the big man up and play tricks. ”

The onlookers kept shouting, and the short young man said, "Don't be impatient, everyone. We're not here to be entertaining, we're playing with you. ”

Qilang looked at the excitement and sighed: "This Jiangnan is different, even the performers speak in a crepe." ”

Jiang Ping once begged for a biased door, and he had more knowledge than Qilang, so he chirped and laughed: "Seventh brother, what do you look at, this short man is a scholar." I guessed that I was down, so I came out to beg for a living. ”

In the circle, the short young man raised his voice softly and said loudly: "This bow is not for sale, I will play with you with this bow." ”

"How to play?"

The short young man pointed to the iron-tired bow and said, "You can come in and try to pull this bow, and whether you can pull it or not, you will be given three fruits." ”

"And this good thing?!"

"Hehe...... "Hey," the short young man laughed, "there's even better!" Which hero, if he can fill this bow......"

The short young man deliberately paused for a moment to sell off.

Sure enough, someone with good deeds answered, "How about that?" ”

The short young man walked briskly to a bamboo basket with a lid, lifted the lid, and took out a mass of crimson plush.

"What is this?"

The short young man shook it off, and it turned out to be a complete fox skin. "This is the finest red fox skin!"

Some onlookers recognized the goods and praised: "Good thing! ”

The short young man put the fox skin around his neck and said, "Whichever hero, if he can draw this bow, he will give him this fine red fox skin!" ”

"Wow! I'll give it a try! "Someone can't help it anymore, squeezes into the crowd, and wants to reach out and give it a try.

"Wait!" The short young man reached out to stop the comer. "Wait, this hero, and let me finish my sentence. Pull out the longbow and give a high-quality red fox skin, and it's still second. Everyone, please see! ”

The short young man walked quickly to the camphor tree and stretched out his hand.

Only then did everyone discover that there was a coin hanging from the trunk of the tree.

"Which hero, if you can pull this bow and shoot this money, there will be a big gift!"

If you pull the bow and give a red fox skin, what other great gift can you have?

The short young man saw that the onlookers' appetite had been lifted, and only then did he open another bamboo basket. Reaching into the basket, he took out a whole piece of leather with black stripes on a yellow background.

"Wow! Tiger skin! ”

Tiger skins are rare in Jiangdong, and even many people have never seen them at all, nor do they know them.

However, as soon as the well-informed people said it, everyone was excited.

There were a few young men who had already rushed into the crowd to try their hand at drawing a longbow and win a big prize.

Some onlookers were scheming and asked, "Hey! Don't be fooled, draw the bow and collect money! ”

Saying this, several enthusiastic young people hesitated and asked, "Do you want to collect money by pulling the bow?" ”

"No!" The short young man replied crisply.

A young man with thick arms pushed aside the crowd and said, "If you don't collect money, then I'll come first!" ”

"This brother is a heroic man at first glance! I'm afraid that my red fox skin, or even a tiger skin, will not be able to protect it! The short young man had a wide expression, as if he had already lost.

The thick-armed young man was touted and proud. "Give me the bow!"

The short young man handed over the longbow, and when the thick-armed young man was about to catch it, the short young man smiled, "This hero will definitely win the skin below." However, since it's playing, it's always fun to have a little bit of color. If the hero can't draw the longbow, he will leave ten copper coins, okay? ”

In the crowd, someone said disdainfully: "Look, you really have to collect money." ”

As soon as the onlookers said, the thick-armed young man hesitated, not knowing whether to take the longbow or not.

The short young man was very eloquent, and argued: "Definitely! This is not a collection of money, it is a transaction! Ten copper coins to buy a fine red fox skin, and the skin of a tiger in the northern polar regions. This kind of trading is a big loss! ”

Seeing that the thick-armed young man was still hesitating, the short young man used a trick to capture him, and said excitedly: "This hero must be reluctant to give up ten coins, so let other heroes try it first." Today, I only have a red fox skin and a tiger skin, and we will see which hero can succeed first. ”

With that, he made a gesture to get the longbow back.

The thick-armed young man, fearing that the leather would be won by someone else, grabbed the longbow. "I'm coming!" (To be continued.) )