After a month, the Tea Horse Gang and the Salt Gang were really safe, which made Zhu Ziping feel a lot more at ease. Idle, he often went to Yan Yue's house, Li Jingxi was accompanied, and Yan Yue taught the three of them to play a kind of "Ma Da General card".

Yan Yue said: "Everyone knows that Zheng Gonggong went to the West, but you don't know, there are more than 20,000 people on board, and there is nothing to do in the vast sea, in order to stabilize people's hearts, Zheng He's general surnamed Ma invented a kind of card: with more than 100 small pieces of wood, with the formation of the fleet, carved one to nine, and with the bucket of fresh water on the ship, carved one to nine barrels, engraved with money from one to ninety, and finally according to the wind direction, carved ' East, west, north and south' wind, Zheng He formulated the rules of the game, the time at sea for a year, and finally the whole ship played this kind of card, all liked such a game, because the card was invented by General Ma, everyone called this card mahjong card. ”

Yan Yue asked the three of them to sit on one side, and he sat on the other side, and the four of them played. After a few rounds, everyone understood the rules and played with relish, but in the morning, Yan Yue lost two taels of silver, Ouyang Lan won one or two silvers, Zhu Ziping and Li Jingxi won a couple of silvers, Ouyang Lan clapped her hands and smiled: "This mahjong is much more fun than Go, and you can still win money, Brother Yan, my level is higher than yours, right?" ”

After lunch, the four of them played again, this time the three of them all lost slightly, so that Yan Yue won, Ouyang Lan pouted: "It must be Laipi, otherwise how can you win alone?" No, no, we'll play again after dinner. ”

Yan Yue said with a smile: "This card can be popular on the ship, and after bringing it back, it will quickly become popular in various places, so naturally it has its reasons." The first is that it is easy to learn, regardless of whether men and women, young or old, can be literate or not, as soon as it is taught; Second, it doesn't matter if you've only been learning for an hour or you've been playing for three or five years, there is no definite number of wins or losses, novices can win, and veterans can lose, because there are big variables, and everyone likes it. ”

Zhu Ziping said: "What the second brother said makes sense, this card is not like practicing martial arts, it needs to be accumulated over time, and martial arts are not as good as people just can't beat, but this card is just the opposite, in addition to card skills, but also rely on luck." ”

Ouyang Lan urged: "There are so many ideas for playing mahjong, are you tired?" Can you eat quickly? ”

A few days later, the Yanbang rudder received a letter from the chief rudder of the capital, in which he praised the victory and said that on September 15, the capital would hold a martial arts conference, and asked the Xi'an rudder to make arrangements and send people to Beijing. After receiving the letter, Master Li Helm naturally attached great importance to it, and discussed with Li Sanye for a long time, thinking that Zhu Ziping was the most suitable person to go to the capital, but I don't know if he would agree.

The third master twisted his beard: "Or, let Xi'er marry Zhu Shaoxia, so that he won't disagree." Li Helm said: "I also thought so, but I think that although he is a pampered child, he is not a child, he seems to have something on his mind, and he should not be too anxious to get married, so as not to have an accident." Let's talk to him first. ”

After playing cards on this day, Li Jingxi said: "Brother Zhu, Yan Gongzi, we received news yesterday that Beijing City is going to hold a martial arts conference, saying that it is the first, to celebrate the completion of the Forbidden City in September, second, as four years ago, to select a hundred martial arts masters, with Zheng He's father-in-law to go to the West, third, it is also to use the opportunity of the martial arts conference to increase the exchanges between the Chinese nation and the surrounding nationalities, and promote the national prestige of our Celestial Empire." ”

Yan Yue smiled: "It's a pity that I don't know martial arts, otherwise I must go and join in the fun, my eldest brother's martial arts are so good, I must go and see it." ”

Ouyang Lan asked, "The Forbidden City will be completed in September?" Then my brother ......" Yan Yue patted his head: "Yes, I forgot about it, when I was in Luzhou, I promised to accompany Sister Ouyang to Beijing to find her brother." ”

Li Jingxi continued: "Big brother, Sister Ouyang is going to Beijing to find her brother, and I also want to go and see the excitement." Zhu Ziping shook his head and said: "I don't like those unreasonable fights." Of course, I can accompany you to Beijing, but I don't want to participate in any martial arts conference. ”

Yan Yue deliberately frowned: "Since you all went, I couldn't play mahjong alone, so I had to go to Beijing with you." ”

Li Jingxi jumped up happily: "Big brother, as long as you can accompany us, let's see the opportunity over there, anyway, our salt gang will arrange it over there...... Maybe I'll be able to meet Uncle Zhu then. ”

Li Jingxi guessed well, Zhu Zhi did decide to go to Beijing at this time.

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On the tenth day of the first month of May, after Wang Hou and his party went down to Jiuhua Mountain, Zhu Zhi stayed on the mountain for a few days. After a day, Dao Feng's finger wind popped out, and the sound was thumping, which frightened the birds in the forest and flew away; Another day passed, Dao Feng pointed to the wind again, although there was no banging sound, but saw the ancient trees shaking, the birds in the forest chirping and flying away, on the third day, Dao Feng popped out the wind, and the branches and leaves were not shocked.

Zhu Zhi saw it on the sidelines, knowing that his "Huacheng Finger" had been able to be retracted and released freely, and had made great progress, but he deliberately teased: "Dao Feng, do you have no strength, why don't you move at all?" ”

Dao Feng knew that he was deliberately teasing and touched his stomach: "Uncle, I'm a little hungry, you can help me get some 'vegetarian chicken', okay?" Zhu Zhiyi touched Dao Feng's little bald head: "Don't practice faster, we can go down the mountain tomorrow." "I know!"

Zhu Zhi had already inquired about it, from Qingyang to Gushi, anyway, it was a walk, but it was not necessary to go to Luzhou through the official road, but to take Anqing Mansion, cross the river and pass through Yuexi County to Lu'an Prefecture, although it was mostly a mountain road, but it could save more than 200 miles.

On the second day, the two said goodbye to Zong Shao and others, and Dao Feng left his master for the first time, and he was reluctant, but because the abbot's body was deteriorating day by day, the master could not accompany him. Zong Shao also liked this disciple very much in his heart, and he was not at ease, but he listened to what the abbot said, this time the cloud tour was of great benefit to Dao Feng, so naturally he couldn't say anything, and only repeatedly told him to be careful on the road.

Ten days later, the two walked in the path of the deep mountains in Yuexi, looking at the verdant mountains and gurgling water, and Jiuhua Mountain had a different scenery. At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of singing floating: "Mountain songs are easy to sing, don't laugh at the poor people wearing broken shoes; It's easy to ask me to sing, just stay and pay for it. ”

Zhu Zhi frowned, did he encounter a roadblock robbery? After walking a few steps, five people walked out of the bend of the mountain road, although it was midsummer at this time, the mountains and forests were still relatively cool, but all five of them were shirtless and carried machetes on their shoulders.

The five of them saw that a middle-aged man in his forties and a young monk of fifteen or sixteen years old were not a little disappointed, and one of the leaders scolded: "Grandma's, I have been waiting for a long time, but two poorer than us have come." ”

Dao Feng grinned and said, "Donor, you're wrong, we're both wearing clothes, unlike you, we're so poor that we're shirtless." "Little monk, you shouted wrong, Lao Tzu is the uncle, not the benefactor."

Dao Feng said seriously: "Nan no Jizo Bodhisattva!" We see that everyone is called the donor, since the name of the donor, I will fast, please give a few pennies, the little monk has no money to eat for a few days. ”

The man at the head put the machete on the ground and shouted, "Get out, the little monk will cut you and feed the snake if he instigates Lao Tzu again!" And pointed at Zhu Zhi, "That man, take out the valuable things on your body and spare your life!" ”

Zhu Zhi's whole body trembled, and he waved his hand again and again: "A few masters, how can I have any money, how can I let the little monk not eat for a few days if I have money?" Spare us. ”

Dao Feng said, "Uncle Zhu, my master said that the monks don't speak, don't you have five hundred taels of silver in your pocket?" I see you sewn into the sandwich of your clothes. ”

The five laughed: "It turned out to be a stupid monk." "Oh, I forgot, little monk, I only remembered when you said that." Zhu Zhi patted his head, unbuttoned his clothes, took out five passable treasure notes from the inner compartment, and asked, "Little monk, is this what you are talking about?" This is the pension money that Hou'er gave me. ”

The five of them looked at Zhu Zhi's actions, but they were startled, and said secretly: "Could it be that this person is deeply hidden?" How dare you do this? But doesn't he look like he is trembling? Could it be that like this little monk, he is also a fool? ”

The first one shouted: "Take the treasure money, if it is true, I will spare you, if you dare to tease Lao Tzu, I will leave my life and let you go." ”

Dao Fengqi said: "Huh? Life is here, how are we going? Scratching his head and saying, "Donor, I understand, do you mean to let us become Buddhas and ascend to heaven?" But Master told me that I had to put down the butcher's knife before I could become a Buddha on the spot. ”

One of the people behind said: "Boss, don't talk nonsense with him, won't you just grab it and take a look?" As he spoke, he walked towards Zhu Ziping and Dao Feng with a machete.

"Don't come here, don't come here!" Dao Feng shook his hand again and again, but it was the "Huacheng Finger" that quietly cast, and a wisp of finger wind pointed at the two acupuncture points of the person's sea of blood and knee Yang Pass, and the person only felt that his knees were weak, and he fell to his knees.

Dao Feng also hurriedly knelt down, and shook his hands again and again: "Donor, why did you make such a big gift and torture the little monk......

The man knelt on the ground, holding his hands on the ground and trying to hold up, but his legs couldn't exert any strength, and his face was red, but his body was weak and he collapsed.

The boss shouted, "Second brother, what are you doing?" ”