On the fifth watch, Chao Yong got up and washed up, and then went to have breakfast with his parents.

Under He's constant advice, a breakfast was eaten for half an hour.

Chao Gai also told a few words, and seeing that his wife seemed to have endless words, he interjected: "Chao San is already waiting outside, so Madame will let him go." ”

Chao Yong also took the opportunity to say: "Mother, don't worry, the child only walks around, the fast is two months, the slow is three months, and he will definitely come back." ”

"Okay, okay."

He Shi saw that Chao Gai was already a little impatient, so he ended his advice, took two large silver ingots from the maid's hand and gave them to Chao Yong, and then turned to the door and said, "Chao San, you come in." ”

Chao San heard his wife calling outside the door, hurriedly came in with the package on his back, and bowed down to say hello to the master's house.

Seeing that Chao San was cleaning up very neatly, He Shi nodded with satisfaction and said: "Chao San, the young master has never left home since he was a child, and when he goes out, he will not have to sleep in the open air, and the young master you have to serve is thorough." If you think about the young master in advance, I will not be able to thank you when I come back. If the young master is very bad, you must not escape punishment. ”

Chao San hurriedly replied, "Yes, madam." ”

Chao Gai was sprinkled with xìngzi, and he couldn't see such a scene of children's love, so he waved his hand and said: "Okay, madam, let them go, Yong'er has grown up, it's good to go out and see the world." ”

When Chao Yong saw the head of the family speak, he also got up and said goodbye: "Daddy, take care of your mother, the child will leave." ”

He Shi glanced at his son who was about to travel, and suddenly his eyes turned red, and two lines of tears ran down his cheeks.

Seeing this, Chao Yong also knew that it was not the head, and after comforting him again, he went out of the courtyard, and the two of them each carried a whistle stick, and went out of the village.

The first stop is Shijie Village on the edge of Liangshan Bo, where you can visit the three Xiong of the Ruan family, and you can also see the 800 miles of water.

The ancient natural scenery is pleasant, the air is fresh, and it is very refreshing to walk on the road.

It's just that the package is inconvenient to carry, because the dynasty does not suppress the annexation of land, resulting in a lot of landless farmers, but also makes industry and commerce particularly developed, in the imperial court tax rose sharply at the same time there was a problem, more money and less silver. In the past, money could be exchanged for one or two pieces of silver, but now, two pieces can be exchanged for one or two pieces of silver. After the imperial court began to mint "dang ten coins", people were even more reluctant to exchange silver for ten coins, so most of the people in circulation were still coins. Gold and silver are often collected like jewelry, and sometimes one or two pieces of silver can be exchanged for several copper coins.

As for the new paper money in this dynasty, it was only issued by Sichuan merchants before, called Jiaozi, and then the application gradually increased, and the imperial court established Jiaozi Affairs, which was in charge of Jiaozi issuance. A few years ago, it was changed to make money citation, although it is easy to carry, but in recent years, the treasury is empty, and the imperial court has begun to print money indiscriminately, and merchants are reluctant to collect money again, so the circulation of money is not as good as in earlier years.

In order to let Chao Yong have the capital to fight for righteousness and squandering wealth, Chao Gai gave ten ingots of silver. But in order to facilitate the flat rì pocket use, a few copper coins were also given. This copper coin is not easy to carry, not only heavy, but also occupies space. Fortunately, Chao San was carrying him all the way, and Chao Yong was just sighing for him.

All the way is just some field scenery, and in the evening, I came to Shijie Village.

This Shijie village is a small fishing village built by the lake, and as far as the eye can see, there are some thatched houses, and there are not many large households.

The fishermen in the village were also wearing some shabby clothes, and when they saw the neatly dressed Chao Yong, they were all curious, whispering about why they came.

Chao Yong walked up to a fisherman and asked, "This eldest brother, dare to ask where the three heroes of the Ruan family live?" ”

When the fisherman saw the three heroes of the Ruan family, his face suddenly retracted with curiosity, and he bowed before he said: "The two of you are looking for the three eldest brothers, but I don't know if the two are looking for the second brother, or the fifth brother and the seventh brother?" ”

It seems that the three heroes of the Ruan family are also a tyrant in this Shijie Village, and it was the three heroes of the Ruan family who heard the two of them ask, and the people who were talking in the distance suddenly stopped talking.

"Don't they live in one place?"

"The second brother lives in the village, but the fifth and seventh brothers live in the lake. If you are looking for a second brother, you can follow me. ”

Chao Yong arched his hand and said, "It's hard work." ”

After a while, the three of them came to Ruan Xiaoer's house.

In front of the door, I saw several small fishing boats on the dry piles, a few broken fishing nets drying outside the fence, and three or five thatched houses were built along the lake.

The fisherman who led the way shouted, "Is the second brother at home, someone from outside the village is looking for him?" ”

As soon as the words ended, I saw a thin man coming out of the house, twenty-four or five years old, wearing a torn turban, wearing an old collar of clothes, and bare feet.

When the leading fishermen saw Ruan Xiaoer coming out, they obviously didn't dare to do much, bowed, and left with curiosity.

Ruan Xiaoer came out and saw Chao Yong's faces, and he bowed his hand, and couldn't help but doubt: "The two little brothers' eyes are tight, I don't know what to do with me?" ”

Chao Yong also returned the salute and said with a smile: "I am Chao Yong of Dongxi Village, the name of the three heroes of the Ruan family, who I have heard a lot about, and I am here to pay a visit." ”

Speaking of Dongxi Village, Ruan Xiaoer quickly appeared in his mind with a name, and said, "Little brother Mo is not the nephew of the Tota Heavenly King?" ”

"It's my father."

Ruan Xiaoer heard that Chao Yong was Chao Gai's son, and hurriedly took two steps forward and said: "It turned out to be the son of Chao Tianwang, the great name of Tianwang, my brothers have been famous for a long time, but they didn't have the opportunity to meet." Today, the brothers of Chao Yong are here, but they have to coil a few more rì, so let me wait for the brothers to do the friendship of the landlord. ”

Chao Gai's name is really not blown, and Chao Yong was also puzzled at the beginning, how can Chao Gai's reputation not as good as a county official.

Now it seems that most of them were after falling into the grass, and few went out to fight, and the name was robbed by Song Jiang.

"But it's up to my brother to arrange."

Ruan Xiaoer laughed and said, "In this way, Brother Yong'er will listen to my arrangement, let's go have a few drinks first." ”

"Okay, the heroes will meet, and they are about to get drunk."

Chao Yong was accustomed to drinking spirits made by modern technology when he was in college, but the wine of the Northern Song Dynasty was pure natural fermented wine, most of which were only a dozen degrees, and it naturally tasted massive.

Ruan Xiaoer saw that Chao Yong was bold, and immediately said: "There are a few hotels across the lake, let's swing over, find Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi along the way, and go to eat and drink together." Wait a minute, and I'll come into the house and put on my shoes. ”

After a while, Ruan Xiaoer came out, took the two of them straight to the lake, and untied a small boat on the dry pile, and waited for Chao Yong's master and servant to get on the boat, Xiao Er pulled up a penny from the water, and gently supported it, and the boat flew away as if it was leaving the shore, and the end was fast and steady.

After a short time, they came to a high port in the water, all sides were full of water, only a few grass huts were built on the high port, and a man was lying in front of the house humming a little song.

Seeing Xiao Er coming, a carp stiffened, jumped up and asked, "Where did the second brother come from?" ”

Chao Yong looked intently, and saw that Ruan Xiaowu had a pomegranate flower inserted in his temples, wearing a collared rag vest, revealing a green and lush leopard tattooed on his chest, but his appearance was the same as Xiao Er, but with a little more amorous atmosphere.

Ruan Xiaoer didn't dock, but just shouted: "Xiao Wu, you hold the boat to find Xiao Qi, I'll take Brother Yong to the Water Pavilion to sit for a while, you come quickly." ”

Ruan Xiaowu answered, and then he also propped up a small boat and flew away, and didn't ask much.

"Could it be that Xiao Er and Xiao Wu are the same mother?"

Ruan Xiaoer said with a smile: "Brother Yong'er has good eyesight, but not only me and Xiao Wu, but also Xiao Qi, the three of us were born in the same fetus." Our father died early, and our family was poor, and we didn't have a name until we were teenagers. Once the old lady was sick, I heard Lang Zhong say that she had to eat a catfish called "drill in the mud" to be cured. The three of my brothers braved the cold and dived to the bottom of the water to find a catfish each. The old lady asked us to weigh all the fish, and the result was two catties, five catties, and seven catties. The old lady named us according to the weight of the fish, so we were called Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi. Xiao Qi loves to soak in water since he was a child, but he has the best water. ”

Chao Yong didn't know that the names of the three people came from this way, and he also had a deeper understanding of the three people's water xìng, and what kind of water it had to be to catch a slippery catfish in the water.