Chapter 17 Iron needs to be hard
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Shi Xiu saw Chao Gai's big bag and understood that he was not joking. He cleared his throat and took the small notebook handed by his companion to count: "Brother, this time there are more than 300 sheep, 100 cattle, more than 30 donkeys, and another 50 good horses from the north, among which there are eight wild horses caught in Wuling Mountain, Hebei, which are quite miraculous, and they can travel thousands of miles a day......
When he was in the side hall of the house before, Chao Gai heard Shi Xiu mention that on the way back from driving cattle and sheep, he encountered a group of wild horses, tall and strong, very powerful. The speed of running far exceeds that of the good horse of the Northland.
A group of people tried all kinds of ways to surround and intercept them, and it took a lot of hard work to trap a few horses. It's a pity that I was so disturbed that I waited to catch it when I turned around, and the wild horses were nowhere to be found.
Chao Gai went to the horse to look at it, and it was indeed a few thousand miles of horses. Now that I hear it again, I still feel good luck that I have encountered such a good thing.
"There is a difference in the price of livestock in the north and the south, according to the price of the southern market, as my brother said before. Ten times a cow and two pounds a sheep, the horse is expensive. A good horse is thirty times, and as for those wild horses, one hundred times......"
During the Northern Song Dynasty, gold and silver were precious metals, and most of the people circulated copper coins. In order to bind the express regulations of various places, the copper coin has always been 770 Wen. Compared with the inflation of later generations, the purchasing power of copper coins at this time was very strong.
Shi Xiu is a straight person, he will not cheat, let alone be cheated. Otherwise, his uncle died of illness and died of illness in the original trajectory, and he was not doing well and was living on the streets. The prices given at the moment are unbiased and very fair.
"Comber, you arrange the contact, pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other." After listening to Shi Xiu's words, Chao Gai turned his head and instructed the housekeeper according to the market price.
"By the way, all of them will be exchanged for gold, and it will be convenient on the road."
"Yikes! Thank you to the owner. Shi Xiu and a few fellow villagers were overjoyed, and hurriedly hugged their fists to thank them. One tael of gold is equal to ten taels of silver, and ten copper coins.
Copper coins have always weighed at least a few catties, and if you are traveling with thousands of copper coins, it will also be a burden. When it comes to gold, there are almost no worries.
The most important thing is that it is almost impossible to exchange copper coins for gold and silver, Chao Gai accepted others not to say, but also recovered their goods, and now they have bought them all, and it is already benevolent and righteous to be able to do this field without knowing each other.
How not to make this group of young guys feel grateful. That excited look really means that if Chao Gai says a word, he will go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire.
"Haha, no thanks, you are Saburo's brother and your own brother." Chao Gai waved his hand generously, becoming more and more comfortable with this kind of thing. It's only hateful that the previous king spent money, but he ended up with the title of two hundred and five.
This righteous and awe-inspiring sentence touched the hearts of the vendors walking outside. Shi Xiu was also a little moved in her heart, and unconsciously had a better impression of Chao Gai.
Next, Chao Gai accompanied Shi Xiu's uncle to have a conversation and learned some symptoms. And comforted him with kind words, so that he could rest assured that he would be raised in the house. Then he took people away and arranged a big banquet to entertain Shi Xiu and others.
At the banquet, more than a dozen Jiangnan men frequently asked the host Chao Gai to toast. I want them to eat and sleep in the open along the way, and they are worried, but now the cattle and sheep have all gotten rid of the money and have been courteous, and they are grateful and happy.
In fact, Chao Gai was even happier, because he became a brother with Shi Xiu. It is a helper who came to this world to personally recruit, and it indicates a good beginning.
The two brothers pushed the cup and changed the lamp, chatting all over the world!
Until late at night, the guests and hosts were happy, and then they dispersed!
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In the early morning of the next day, the morning sun slowly rises in the east, and the red glow sprinkles on the vast land!
The guests of Chaofu get up early and start the busy day. The guards gathered in the midst of shouting and scolding, and practiced their fists and feet on the threshing floor.
In order to prevent their homes from being invaded by strongmen, everyone is brave and everyone takes the lead. After all, Han Bolong, Ma Dahu's matter has not been resolved, and yesterday he hated Yunzhou Haoqiang and Zhujiazhuang, and he worked harder than before.
If there are more lice, it will not itch, and if there are more debts, you will not worry!
Chao Gai has also seen it thoroughly, I'm afraid, it's useless, it's better to do it directly. There are some things that you can't hide, and sooner or later you have to face them.
When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins! Before that, you have to be strong!
So he was not idle, struggling to wield a three-pointed two-edged knife with a cold light, jumping and slashing in the martial arts arena in the inner courtyard. The movements are a little rusty, stand still from time to time, take out a piece of gold leaf from your arms and look at it before practicing.
There is no way, the last Dead Ghost Chao Heavenly King did not leave any memory, and his martial arts and skills were not mentioned. At present, cold weapons are very important, just like yesterday's situation, if it is not for the reason, if it is not for his own amazing strength to calm the field, otherwise, if you really want to do it, you will definitely be hanged and beaten.
In times of peace, it is too late to find a teacher, so you can only practice hard. In the future, you can use it to kill the enemy, and it is impossible to sit in the cottage and not move lightly! If you can't interact with the soldiers, how can you be convincing?
Fortunately, this body has been working hard for many years, strong and powerful, and has a solid foundation. Chao Gai is not lucky to have received any memories. According to the practice recorded on the gold leaf, with the correction again and again, the big knife in the hand from rusty, awkward, gradually found the feel more and more comfortable.
Until the sweat rains, the movements are coherent and smooth, the footwork is well-founded, and the moves are quite orderly. A three-pointed two-edged knife of more than 40 catties was danced in the wind, slashing left and right, flying up and down, which was amazing.
"Okay, my brother's knife skills are exquisite, and my younger brother admires it!"
Chao Gai played with a set of knife techniques, put away the knife and exhaled, and there was a cheer behind him, and when he turned his head, a dignified young man praised him again and again.
Eight feet tall and handsome, who can it be if it's not a desperate Saburo Shixiu?
"Oh, brother, don't praise the foolish brother, how can the mountain village be exquisite?" Chao Gai walked over with a knife and shook his head with a wry smile. I practiced it several times on the gold leaf, but I didn't touch the fur!
"Hey, the elder brother is too modest, and the younger brother is telling the truth. Although it is rusty, it is full of killer moves. Shi Xiu waved his hand and smiled, his face was very sincere.
"Oh? That foolish brother is going to work harder. Chao Gai was very excited to hear this. The other teachers in the village praised him and sneered, and Shi Xiu said that he was in trust.
Although Shi Xiu, who was desperate in the original trajectory, had never fought against top masters, but the Daimyo's Mansion jumped off Cuiyun Tower alone to save Lu Junyi, how could he be proud of being arrested because he was not familiar with the road, even if he was not as good as the five tiger generals.
Yesterday's two battles are enough to prove that at least he is a first-class master!
His eyesight is naturally not bad, which also shows that his sword skills are very powerful.
"San Lang, how is my uncle's condition?" Chao Gai was very happy, but he didn't forget to get down to business.
"I'm tired of my brother's worries, the famous doctor in Jeju has seen the medicine, and it's no longer a big problem." Shi Xiu's face was full of gratitude when he heard the inquiry, and he said with a smile.
"Foolish brother is still the same sentence, money is small, don't be careless!" Chao Gai told him again and again, and then asked, "What happened to the livestock?" ”
"Someone came to look for it early in the morning, and they were counting the money!"
"Brother is used to it here? What is needed to just say. ”
"Well, everything is fine, eat well and sleep well......"
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Chao Gai took Shi Xiu's hand and said intimate words, which moved the upright and desperate Saburo to the indispensable, and walked into the martial arts training ground hand in hand.
There are two weapon shelves on the left and right, where weapons such as swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, guns, sticks, and long and short knives are placed. It's a guy who Chao Gai has to practice every day.
No matter which dynasty the army is in, it pays attention to the respect of the strong, that is, it needs to be hard to strike iron. Like Song Jiang, who sits in the rear with a Lingqi card, it is despicable to run away or let people protect him when he encounters something.
I don't dare to say it, but there may be a lot of big-headed soldiers secretly laughing at incompetent things. This is also the reason why the Northern Song Dynasty can't win the war, why can't I ask to be a soldier if I don't have a few brushes, and spill blood!?
Chao Gai knew the stakes well, so he started practicing martial arts before dawn. There are a few brushes in the newly learned moves, so he simply struck while the iron was hot and pulled up the strong man: "San Lang, you have traveled from south to north since you were a child, and you have learned a good skill and rich experience. It's better for our brothers to practice and guide the foolish brothers. ”
"Dare to disobey!" Shi Xiu is also a combatant, so he is naturally full of promises.
The two returned to the martial arts training ground, Shi Xiu picked a Pu knife, said brother, and flew to pounce when he offended, and cut the head of the Pu knife with his head.
Chao Gai was also not to be outdone, his mouth was crooked, his eyes were slanted, and he shook the three-pointed two-edged knife in his palm to meet it. Footsteps are oblique, a wildfire fire style. Firmly holding the chopped Pu knife, the two laughed and fought together.
"Hahaha, eat a certain knife."
"Good time, brother, too strong."
There was a loud shout on the martial arts training ground, Chao Gai swung away the Pu knife, flipped his palm, and slashed at Shi Xiu with a three-pointed two-edged knife. Is it easy to work hard? The arm moved the knife sideways, and it was easy to block the big knife that was pressed down.
He smiled slightly, and slashed his backhand at Chao Gai's abdomen, causing him to scramble. I had to take half a step back, and with a big sword, I was able to defuse the attack. However, Shi Xiu's attacks continued, and the Pu knife in his palm slashed diagonally again.
"Brother, what a quick knife, come again!" Chao Gai roared angrily, slammed the knife in one hand, and threw the knife at his waist to block the attack, and rushed towards Shi Xiu. Desperately Saburo didn't know how to be afraid, and pounced on the knife and knife, fists and feet.
I saw two figures flickering, sonorous and continuous, and then pounced on them at the same time after separation.
The figures on the field overlapped and the dust was flying.
Chao Gai has a burly body, known as the King of Tota, and has the strength of a thousand catties with a wave of his arms. In addition, the crossing makes the body inexplicably abnormal, and the strength is increasing every day. More than forty catties of three-pointed and two-edged blades waved like straw in his hand. The knife is as fast as the wind, the momentum is heavy, and every slash is like a thunderbolt.
Although Shi Xiu is at a disadvantage in terms of strength, he is young and strong, and his strength is endless. In addition, he has been traveling south and north for more than ten years, and he has fought fiercely with strongmen. Extremely experienced in combat, a simple knife flies up and down, picking key points to penetrate, chopping, obliquely, stabbing directly, varied, murderous.
The two big knives are like dragons going out to sea, entangled and colliding, and a series of sparks are rubbed! The two of you come and go, and they don't let each other go, just like a dragon in the clouds against a dragon in the fog, and a tiger on the mountain against a tiger on the upper and lower mountains. It's hard to fight!
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