Chapter 42 Farewell to Qiancheng
Tiger Skin...... Fat cats?
What kind of bullshit name is this?
The little carpenter had some doubts in his heart, but since it was a cat raised by Qu Menghu, he could call it whatever he wanted.
The two chatted a few more words, and then said goodbye.
Before parting, Qu Menghu seemed to be smiling, saying that the little beast has a big temper and a lot of, but his temperament is still good, but he lacks education, and if you get along with it, it will be like descending that fierce horse, once it is done, maybe it will be a little good for you.
Qu Menghu went to accompany Liu Zhiyi, while the little carpenter left the town alone and walked towards the bamboo forest in the grass hall on Wu Banxian's side.
He quickly found Luo Fugui, asked, and learned that Wu Banxian really didn't come back.
That guy is not only hiding from them, but also hiding from the gang of pole soldiers in Longwu Village, if this is the case, Wu Banxian may really be able to smear oil on the soles of his feet and run away.
After all, the gang of people in Longwu Village are all sitting tigers, and if they offend them, they can't stay here.
The little carpenter told Luo Fugui about the current situation, and after listening to it, the tall man said: "Now that's the only way, but I have to go to the villagers for a few days to prevent Zhang Qiming's gang from retaliating, and I can't accompany you; But it's okay, I know a person who travels on a boat, just enough to take you to Yucheng, he is born in Paijiao, very righteous, jealous and hateful, and a man who keeps his promises. ”
Hearing Luo Fugui say that the man was from Paijiao, the little carpenter breathed a sigh of relief.
He and Lu Da are looking for work everywhere in the southwest, and naturally know that this Pai Sect is also known as the Yan Sect, which is divided into two branches, sand row and bamboo row, and the people who Pai Sect are called Pai Kezi or Sand Pai Ke and Rib Guy.
It is a branch of ancient Chinese Taoism, and it is a sect formed spontaneously with the common people at the bottom of the society as the core.
The core of the doctrine of Pai Jiao is to be jealous of evil and hatred, to do our best to help the needy, to take the law as the foundation, and to live up to the teacher's inheritance. They are active in the mountains of western Xiangxi, southeast and north of Guizhou, and even eastern Sichuan, these people cut down wood for rice, tie the trees into large rows, float in the river, down the river, sell timber for trade, and sometimes down the Yangtze River, until Dongting Lake, there are traces.
The ancestor of Pai Jiao, is the Tang Dynasty when the mage Chen Silong, legend has it that his ancestral home is Xiangyin, non-monk non-Taoist, spell into his own family, for the people to do chivalrous righteousness, because of the hardships and hardships of the life of the platoon workers, the day is precarious, so as to make a grand wish, in the lifetime of the governance of the Dongting waterway, remove the reef, kill the water monster, and teach the platoon workers to put a big drum on the wooden row with bamboo strips and yellow rattan tied with logs, press the oar, play the drum when the row is played, in order to dispel evil spirits, and use the oar to guide the direction, over time, into a faction.
However, after thousands of years of changes, because Paijiao is not as stable as the Cao Yun system, it has long been scattered everywhere, and only some of the more core people will abide by these rules.
The Pai Jiao brothers in this area of Xiangxi have a good reputation, so the little carpenter will breathe a sigh of relief.
After the two of them finished talking, they decided not to waste time here, so the little carpenter went to wake up the stupid fat orange cat who didn't know how long he had been sleeping.
This little master slept soundly, and when he disturbed the little carpenter like this, he suddenly became fierce.
It spreads its teeth and claws, and constantly "meows, meows" in protest.
And it was still a snob, seeing that Qu Menghu was not beside him, he became more and more arrogant, opened his mouth, revealing two sharp fangs, like the little tiger, tense, as if he was about to pounce on the little carpenter at any time.
To tell the truth, the little carpenter has seen many cats over the years, and he has seen the wild cats in the house, and even the raccoon cats in the woods.
But he really hadn't seen such a ferocious cat.
The moment the guy hunched over, he even thought it was a man-eating tiger.
Awe-inspiring.
Hey, did it turn you back?
If there was no support, the little carpenter might be cowardly, but with Qu Menghu's explanation, he was bold, took out the copper piccolo from his waist, put it directly between his lips, and began to blow.
Woo, woo, woo......
Two long and one short, two long and one short, two long and one short......
Hey, I still don't believe it, I'm Gan Thirteen, oh, wrong, I can't cure you little brute!
Not to mention, Qu Menghu's messy side door skills are really strong, as soon as the copper flute he gave to the little carpenter came out, it whined, and after two times, the fat orange cat that was originally grinning and like a man-eating tiger and leopard was suddenly stunned.
It's really cowardly, just like Sun Xing who has been recited the mantra, and he has no discipline, lying down in front of the little carpenter, and his strength is weak.
Not only that, but it licked the little carpenter's rag shoes with its tongue and wagged its tail.
Hey, you're a cat, not a dog.
What are you wagging your tail at?
The little carpenter Gan Mo was proud, put down the copper flute, and said to the fat orange cat: "Do you accept it? ”
The fat cat: "Meow ......"
Its flattering appearance was in stark contrast to its previous fierce appearance, which made Luo Fugui next to him unbearable.
This handsome guy from the Miao family, who usually looks a little cold, turned his head, released his clenched fist, and let out a laugh of "poof, poof, poof".
He's really hard to endure......
After suppressing the obsessive orange cat, the little carpenter talked about Qu Menghu's explanation, and then told the fat cat: "The eighth asked you to follow me for a while, he went to do something, and then came back to you, you know?" Tiger skin? ”
When the fat cat heard it, he didn't know if it was the illusion of the little carpenter, but he was a little happy, and he turned in circles while "meowing".
Obviously, it doesn't have much affection for Qu Menghu, who caught him.
Shovel officer, you still have to choose someone who looks easy to bully.
After dealing with the tiger skin fat cat, Luo Fugui and the little carpenter set off.
They first went to the county seat of Qiancheng and took out the huge toolbox containing the little carpenter's beneath from the pharmacy, and then Luo Fugui took the little carpenter to the riverside dock to meet his Pai Jiao friend.
The brother is called Mao Pingli, the "Mao" surname is relatively rare, listen to Luo Fugui chat, the little carpenter only learned that Mao Pingli was originally a native of Lin'an, his hometown is in Maojiabu west of the West Lake, and later the family suffered a disaster, after several tosses, this is the only one who lives in Xiangxi, but is not a native of the local area.
Mao Pingli's master was the Qiancheng Pai Sect at the helm of Li Da Fool, and later Li Da Fool died, and several apprentices under his door split up, and Mao Pingli only divided a few broken boats.
He has a good brain and has seen the world in the north, so he did not compete with a few brothers for the work in the Qiancheng area of Xiangxi, but opened up the southwest waterway to Yucheng, Jiangyang, and Xuzhou.
This waterway is very complex and difficult to navigate, with all kinds of dangerous shoals and rapids along the way, which is quite dangerous.
However, the people who teach the people to eat are the work on the water, so they are not afraid, they walked a few times, but the road was opened, and then the two places were opened, and the Xianglian, Hunan tea, camellia, pepper, ramie, citrus, Hunan yellow chicken, Lipu goose, lake noodles, rice noodles and other specialties were transported to Yucheng and Xichuan, and the medicinal herbs, peppercorns, old wine and other specialties of Xichuan were transferred back to this side.
Gradually, this business is getting bigger and bigger, but it is better than his brothers who guard the local area.
Mao Pingli now has seven or eight big wooden boats, the water period is a little shallow recently, and there are not many people running southwest, but they came by coincidence, and there are two boats to go at three o'clock in the afternoon (almost four o'clock in the afternoon).
Although there are many boats, Mao Pingli, as the boss of the boat, follows the boat every time.
Luo Fugui and Mao Pingli have a good relationship, he mentioned it here, Mao Chuantou didn't say a word, immediately agreed, and promised Luo Fugui that the little carpenter would be sent to Chaotianmen in Yucheng.
With this guarantee, Luo Fugui was finally relieved and said goodbye to the little carpenter.
He told the little carpenter that whenever he was free, he could come to the Qingshui River and Dunzhai Miao Gu, and he would definitely sweep the bed and wait.
The little carpenter said goodbye to Luo Fugui, and bowed three times to the place where the master was buried.
Once this time is gone, I don't know when I will return.
After Luo Fugui left, Mao Pingli arranged the little carpenter on the head boat, which was spacious and could sleep in the cabin.
In the case of the tail boat, basically only four guys were left, and the rest of the place was full of goods.
Before departure, the head of the Mao boat took more than a dozen boatmen who were both men and disciples to worship the river god, and they lit candles and incense, and danced witches.
The Mao boat got on the boat, and after being busy, after some instructions, he finally had time to come and talk with the little carpenter.
He is an old carpenter, and he came to explore the bottom of the little carpenter, before these came, Luo Fugui had an explanation, so as soon as the head of the boat talked, he knew that the little carpenter was not a character in the rivers and lakes, but when he came to rub the boat, he didn't ask more.
He was not interested in the little carpenter, but was curious about the lazy obsessed orange cat next to him.
After all, such a breed is not common.
The tiger skin fat cat has not been relieved much by the previous flute tuning, it is relatively cold, and it doesn't like to take care of people very much, so it has not moved its nest much when it finds a place to lie on its stomach.
The little carpenter didn't know much about the little beast, and didn't know anything about the words of the bow of the boat.
However, he is a clever man, although he has the guarantee of Luo Fugui, he is not willing to eat and live in vain, and after chatting with Mao Chuantou for a few words, he took the initiative to tell him that he is a carpenter, and if there is a need, it is a matter of repair.
This wooden boat walks in the water all the year round, and there are many places that are damaged, and the people who are teaching are experts in repairing and repairing putty, and the above frame and the like owe some craftsmanship.
So when the little carpenter said this, the bow of the boat was very happy, so he asked the little carpenter to try it.
The little carpenter said he would do it, the guys, and tinker with it.
His carpentry skills are needless to say, and as soon as he made a simple move, he immediately became the most popular person on the ship.
From the afternoon to the evening, the little carpenter was busy with his work, and had no time to care about the tiger-skinned fat cat, and the little beast pretended to be asleep at first, and after a while, when he found that it was unattended, he actually got up secretly, looked around carefully, looked at the river, thought for a long time, and then lay back down.
It, motion sickness.