At the entrance of the village, more than a dozen people sat under the sun and basked in the sun, and a few little monkeys chased and played around.

Three meals a day is a change that Shi Jin brought to Liangshan, and the people of the Great Song Dynasty are still accustomed to having one meal in the morning and one in the evening, whether it is a farmer in the village or a high-ranking official in the court.

However, for the farmers in the village, now is the time of slack, although there is still more food at home, but they also have to save food rations, otherwise the winter will be more difficult in the spring.

Seeing five big men with weapons riding tall horses into the village, several little monkeys were so frightened that they shrank in front of their own adults.

These villagers are not alarmed, they have seen more such charlatans, but on weekdays they come one by two, and there are not many people on horseback.

Shi Jin took the lead in jumping off the horse, led the horse to these people, and asked, "Where does Chao Baozheng live?" ”

An old man pointed in one direction in the village and said, "Baozheng's Zhuangzi is under the big locust tree." ”

Shi Jin followed the direction pointed by the old man and saw a big tree with only dead branches left, if it was summer, he would definitely see a locust tree with lush leaves.

"Thank you, sir."

The five of them entered the village, looked at the big locust tree and walked not far, and then saw a huge courtyard.

Ruan Xiaoqi said with a staggered voice: "It's such a big yard, and none of the big families we fight are so extravagant." ”

Zhu Wu shook his head and said, "Mo Hu said, when others heard it, they thought we were here to meet each other." ”

Shi Jin also asked people to inquire about Chao Gai, if Chao Gai also oppressed the people like others, he would have to do the right thing for heaven.

However, Chao Gai's reputation for righteousness and wealth is not fake, not only the love of private businessmen in Shandong and Hebei came to Chao Gai, but also the idlers near Jeju who like to come here to take advantage of when they have no food. The people in the vicinity of the left have some plagues, and when they come to Chaogaizhuang, they can always get some relief.

Chao Gai is also very generous to his own households, that is, in the eyes of the officials of Yuncheng County, Chao Gai is a well-known good man and good person.

That's why Shi Jin came to visit Chao Gai.

The five of them turned to Zhuang, and Shi Jin saw two Zhuangke standing outside the gate, so he stepped forward and said, "Please report to Chao Baozheng, and say that there are friends on the rivers and lakes to visit." ”

These bankers also know that most of these unknown people are people who have lawsuits, and their temperament is not good, and if they are a little neglectful, they may give them a fist to eat, hugging their fists and saying: "Wait a minute, five good men, I will go to report Baozheng." ”

Shi Jin nodded and said, "There is Brother Lao." ”

Chao Gai was eating tea in the village, and heard that five men on horseback and with knives came to pay a visit, and hurriedly came out.

In front of the village, he saw a heroic and extraordinary young man, a handsome scribe next to him, and three big men, Chao Gai couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

These five people will certainly not be unknown.

Shi Jin also looked at Chao Gai, who was in his forties, more than eight feet tall, and looked mighty.

Chao Gai was the first to speak: "Chao Gai is out of welcome. ”

Shi Jin also arched his hand and said: "I have heard the name of Chao Baozheng for a long time, and I have come to pay a visit." ”

After seeing the ceremony, Chao Gai invited the five people to sit down in the front hall, let people serve tea, and then said: "Haven't you asked your senior names yet?" ”

Shi Jin said with a smile: "Don't hide it, Xiao Ke is Liangshan Shi Jin, this is Zhu Wu, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, and Luda." ”

Chao Gai paused slightly, and then said with a smile: "The great name of Liangshan is like thunder, and I don't want to come to the cheap land today, it is really a blessing for Chao Gai's three lives." ”

Shi Jindao: "We have long heard the name of Chao Baozheng's righteousness and squandering wealth, but it is just a cottage grass creation, and all kinds of miscellaneous things are entangled, so we couldn't come to visit Baozheng earlier." Bao Zhengxiu wants to be surprised. ”

If a year ago, Chao Gai's reputation was indeed much higher than Shi Jin, Zhu Wu and others.

Even on the ground in Shandong, only Song Jiang can compare with him.

Friends from the rivers and lakes will come to visit him when they pass by Jeju, and Chao Gai will not let them come in vain, and he will always send some entanglements before leaving.

But now, Shi Jin's prestige has far surpassed Chao Gai and Song Jiang, not to mention the ground in Shandong, that is, in the north and south of the river, Shi Jin can also be said to be the first person.

There are always a number of people who fight for righteousness and squandering wealth and helping the poor, but the money and grain distributed by Liangshan are counted in hundreds of thousands, and what makes the men in the rivers and lakes respect even more is that Liangshan kills the rich and helps the poor.

Most of the men in the rivers and lakes are from poor backgrounds, and there are really not many who don't hate the rich.

Chao Gai hurriedly said: "How dare you, how many great things have been done by the heroes of Liangshan for the heavens." It should be Chao Gai to visit, but the guests in the village are constant, and it is rare to be idle. ”

The two exchanged a few words, and Chao Gai said to the supervisor behind him: "Let people prepare a banquet in the back hall, and then let a few people go to the village to keep an eye on it. ”

Everyone talked in the front hall for a while, and the head of the house came to invite everyone to the banquet.

When the six of them arrived in the back hall, Chao Gai said, "Please sit down with the righteous man." ”

Shi Jin hurriedly said: "I can't help it, it's better to sit in the main seat, let's sit in the guest seat." ”

Chao Gai repeatedly humbled and saw that Shi Jin did not follow, so he sat on the main seat.

Everyone sat down, Chao Gai personally gave everyone the lamp, and said with a smile: "I'm not afraid of your jokes, this wine is still the soju of your village." A banker in the village knew that I loved to eat spirits, and he heard that the soju at the mouth of the Li family was famous, so he bought me some to eat. I didn't want to eat this soju, so I couldn't eat any other alcohol, so I had to ask someone to buy some. ”

Shi Jin said with a smile: "I knew that Chao Baozheng loved to eat soju, so I asked people to send a few cars." ”

Chao Gai was not afraid of the identities of Shi Jin and the others, and said with a smile: "I can't eat much, so I won't bother the cottage heroes, otherwise it will be like I begging you for wine and food." ”

Shi Jin said with a smile: "It's not worth anything, the cottage has a lot of money and food, and this shochu is also brewed by the cottage." When I turn around, I'll ask someone to send a thousand catties first. ”

Chao Gai hurriedly waved his hand and said: "I can't eat a lot, a thousand catties will be eaten until the Year of the Ox and the month of the horse." ”

Ruan Xiaoqi saw that Chao Gai was not alive, and shouted: "What to do when you send it here, Baozheng is also a good man who fights righteousness and squanders money, why don't you go up the mountain with us to do the way for the sky, eat wine in a big bowl, and eat meat in a big piece!" ”

When Chao Gai heard this, he also paused.

He is good at making friends in the rivers and lakes, and there are many criminals among them, no matter what kind of person he is, he dares to make friends, but he is unwilling to let him fall into the grass.

It's just that he doesn't know if Ruan Xiaoqi's words are the intention of Shi Jin's five people, so he can't answer rashly.

Shi Jin looked at Chao Gai in embarrassment, and said: "Xiao Qi hasn't eaten yet, so he talked about drunkenness." Baozheng is also happy here, why use the near and far. ”

Ruan Xiaoqi said: "If you are being deceived by corrupt officials and corrupt officials today, how can you be happy here?" ”

Chao Gai sighed and said, "What Xiao Qi said is that it's just that the ancestors have passed down this great inheritance, and I can't scrap it." ”

Shi Jin said with a smile: "What Bao Zheng said is that if it wasn't for helplessness, I wouldn't want to ruin the family business." Okay, let's not mention that, let's eat a cup first. ”

Chao Gai saw Shi Jin divert the topic and breathed a sigh of relief.

While eating and drinking, everyone gossiped and competed with some boxers, but also speculated.

After eating this meal for more than two hours, Shi Jin and the five of them retired.

Chao Gai stayed for a while, and when he saw that the five people insisted on leaving, he asked people to prepare a generous gift and personally sent the five people out of the village.

(Sorry, there's only one shift today.) My wife went to the field for an internship, and she spent most of her time watching the children, and she also touched the child's forehead with a bag, which became a mess of porridge)