It's not that Cao Cao is stingy.

He had two divine horses in his previous life, the first one was called Jueying, it was a black horse, Wancheng Zheng Zhang Xiu rode away, was shot in the horse's eye and died, and then rode a yellow-white horse, four hooves like gold, running fast as lightning, named claw Huang Feining.

After having money in this life, he bought two famous horses in the north at a high price, one of which was given to Wu Song and one was ridden, and they were named Glimpse and Feidian respectively, which was to commemorate the two mounts in the previous life, so it was of extraordinary significance.

Unexpectedly, now she was ridden away by Fang Jinzhi, which made Lao Cao cry and laugh, so she had to ride the old horse she left behind.

The Great Song Dynasty generally lacked horses, Shandong Hebei because of its proximity to the north, and had implemented horse politics, but it is not easy to see, after Xuzhou and then to the south, the value of horses suddenly soared. Deng Yuanjue and others are all famous men in the south, who traveled thousands of miles to take revenge, and they could only walk on their legs, and they grabbed a few old horses in the military village, and they were all happy, which shows that horses are rare.

But in Cao Cao's eyes, such an old horse with high teeth is really chicken. You can't run fast, you can't walk for a long time, if you don't ride it, it's better than your legs.

Cao Cao refused Luan Tingyu and Li Kui's request to change horses, and rode his old horse on the road. In any case, I always weigh less, which is also a respectful act.

This to Yishui County, there are still more than 500 miles of road, originally three days to arrive, now because the old horse can not run fast, it can only be slowly, every day to walk seventy or eighty miles, the old horse is full of foam, wailing and refusing to go again, Cao Cao can not bear to whip and force, so he has to find a place to rest.

On the way, I passed through Yizhou City, I wanted to go in and sell this horse and don't buy a good one, who knew that the city was up and down, full of soldiers wearing armor, people in and out, etc., all had to be carefully checked, Cao Cao looked at it and sighed: "Needless to say, it must be the Pengcheng incident, we don't have to make more trouble, and bypass this city, and go straight to pick up Li Kui's old mother and return to her hometown quickly." ”

These three people did not dare to walk on the main road, but walked slowly around the small road, so as not to sleep in the open air, eat some hard work when they went out, until the eighth day, before arriving in Yishui County.

At noon on this day, passing through a village, he saw a bamboo pole, and raised a wine watch, Li Kui suddenly felt that the wine worm in his stomach drilled out of his throat, and he dragged his tongue to play crazy, so he wiped his face with sweat and shouted: "Brother, the sun has burned so much that the iron ox is almost ripe along the way, and it is good to buy a glass of water and wine to quench your thirst." ”

Cao Cao was also thirsty, nodded and said, "If you don't say it, I have this intention." ”

The three of them dismounted in front of the door, and a white and chubby man in the hotel hurriedly greeted him, and said with a smile on his face: "The guest officers have traveled hard, come in and rest and rest, if you want to drink, the small shop has good aged wine, if you want to eat, there are chickens and fish, and there are soup cakes and rice." ”

After that, he stretched out his hand and took the reins of the horses in the hands of the three of them and went to the back of the house, and said: "The guest officer will enter the store and sit widely, and the villain will first fetch some clean water and drink the horse, and then come to serve immediately." ”

Luan Tingyu shouted: "Feed the horses some fine materials, and count the money with you." The fat man replied repeatedly: "Don't worry, rest assured, the villain can introspect." ”

The three of them entered the store by themselves and sat down, and saw that although the store was not big, there was no untidy place on the ground and corners. The tables, chairs, and utensils used, whether bamboo or wood, are usually clean and bright. There is a small wine jar on the windowsill, which is full of all kinds of flowers, which is forgotten from the vulgar, and it is even more fragrant in the store, and the three of them all praised: "What a restaurant, neatly served." ”

Luan Tingyu said with a smile: "Following my brother this time, I have also seen many famous shops, and none of them have the intention of cleaning up his house." ”

Cao Cao looked around and couldn't help nodding: "Although it is a village store, it has a different flavor." ”

The three of them picked a table and sat down, each with their clothes open to dissipate heat, then the fat boss came in with a smile on his face, holding a big bowl in both hands, which was full of colorful fruits, purple bayberry, black mulberry, white was tender lotus, pink was peach, green was melon, melon root was cut into large slices, especially rare is that the bowl side was also inserted with a dewy lotus flower for decoration, smiled and said: "It's all cool things in the well water, the guest officials use some indiscriminately, and it's good to stop the heat." ”

When Cao Cao and the three of them saw it, they felt that their mouths were full of liquid, and they cheered in unison: "You boss, you are so meticulous." ”

Li Kui couldn't wait to reach out, first grabbed a peach and presented it to his brother, then grabbed a piece of melon and handed it to Luan Tingyu, and then grabbed the melon and fruit with his hands, no matter what sweet, sour, soft and crisp he had, he just stuffed it into his mouth, and ate it so much that the juice flowed all over his mouth and chest.

Luan Tingyu said disgustedly: "Tie Niu, eat so sloppy, the sweet water is dry, sticky and greasy, and it attracts flies." ”

The fat boss hurriedly smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, I have called the family to cook hot soup, you eat fruit first, open your appetite, just drink and eat, wait to eat and drink, the soup is not hot, take a hot bath, wash only go to the courtyard under the big tree to sleep on the deck chair, I will make a pot of hot tea for you to drink, discipline the armpit wind, cool all over the body, stay until the evening day is not spicy, the guest officers are also full of spirit, and then it is not too late to go on the road, go east for five or seven miles, it is the county seat, just stay. ”

Cao Cao listened to his arrangement, and couldn't help but praise: "Good boss, how many famous shops will I pass through when I go south and north?" I've never seen you so considerate of your guests. ”

The fat boss laughed more and more happily when he heard this: "Open the door to do business, just to make money from the guest officers, if the guests who do not serve are satisfied, the money will not be at ease, so the villain has nothing to do, and often thinks hard about how to teach the guest officers to be more comfortable." ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he was in awe, hugged his fists and said: "But we are disrespectful, if it is not for the understanding of the world and the long-term kindness, how can we say this insight?" Everyone in the world can be like you, know their duty, do their duty, the official thinks about how to be happy with the people, the general thinks about how to kill the enemy and serve the country, and the people think about respecting the old and loving the young, and planning for a living, then it is really the great harmony of the world, the kingdom of heaven on earth. ”

When the fat boss heard this, his smile faded slightly, and he sighed: "Alas, I don't deserve such a reputation as a guest officer." In fact, Xiao Ke does this, and he also has selfish intentions, wanting to be kind to others and accumulate more merits, so as to eliminate some karma for his brother. ”

Li Kui was very curious when he heard this, and said while munching on peaches: "Oh? What did that brother do? I want you to take care of it for him. ”

The fat boss smiled bitterly: "If it weren't for the fact that everyone has a blade and is also a hero on the rivers and lakes, how dare the villain tell it all?" Speaking of my brother, he loves to learn guns and sticks since he was a child, and he refuses to keep his career at home, and he only wants to wander the rivers and lakes. Now he has joined the gang in Liangshan, in charge of the hotel under the mountain, and there are good men who came to join the gang in Dazhai, and he wants him to check that it is correct, so he fired an arrow and called the boat in the cottage to pick him up. ”

When he said this, Cao Cao suddenly remembered someone: "Ah, it turned out to be the brother of your 'dry land and sudden law' Zhu Gui, didn't this the big water wash away the Dragon King Temple?" We tried Cai Jiu and Zhugou Guan together in Jiangzhou before, and saved Song Jiang until Mangdang Mountain. ”

When the fat boss heard this, his eyes suddenly widened, and he said in surprise: "That earth-shattering event in Jiangzhou, please also participate?" The younger brother Zhu Fu, who also taught some martial arts by his brother, worshiped the local head Li Yun as the master, because the master was nicknamed 'Blue-eyed Tiger', the younger brother smiled when he saw people, and the locals also gave the younger brother a nickname called 'Smiling Tiger', I don't know who the surname of several brothers is, please say, the younger brother is also good to visit. ”

Cao Cao said: "These are my two brothers, 'Iron Rod' Luan Tingyu, 'Black Whirlwind' Li Kui, Li Kui is your fellow villager, and his family lives in Baizhang Village, this time, the three of me came to pick up his mother." As for the next, it is the head of Yanggu County. ”

Zhu Fu was already surprised when he heard the names of Luan Tingyu and Li Kui before, and when he heard Cao Cao's registration, he was even more shocked, and pounced and said: "Ah, it's actually 'Wu Mengde' in person, what kind of fate is the little brother?" was able to entertain my brother. ”

Cao Cao hurriedly helped him up and said, "Since you are Brother Zhu Gui, we are not outsiders, so there is no need to be polite." ”

Luan Tingyu said with a smile: "My brother is the most approachable, and he loves to make friends with heroes, since you are also a well-known man, today's wine will inevitably break the bank." ”

Zhu Fuyuan's round face almost smiled like a flower, and he said again and again: "What are these, how many good men in the rivers and lakes can't see their elder brother, how blessed is the younger brother?" Brothers, wait a minute, there is still a jar of twenty-five-year-old wine buried in the courtyard of the younger brother, just to entertain the three brothers. ”

Li Kui jumped up when he heard this, wiped all the juice on his clothes and said, "We are all fellow villagers, how can I see that you are busy?" The Iron Ox will go with you to dig up the jar of old wine. ”

There is a teaching: The beauty took my Ferrari, how to repay it: Old Xiali. turned dizzy and drove home, and talked about business with Zhu Fu again.