The wind was cold, but it was dispelled by the warm sun. Mountains in the distance, withered yellow meadows nearby, and a patch of white can be seen everywhere.

Chao Gai led his team to whip his horse and whip it, and when he came to a three-way intersection, he stopped his horse. The snow melts and the ground is muddy, and a series of horses' hooves on the road ahead should turn into a fork in the road, stretching until the forest disappears in the distance.

"What's so nice about these horseshoe prints?"

Li Kui saw Chao Gai leading people to turn over and dismount, and muttered with a big mouth on the horse.

"Brother, about sixty or seventy people, the soil is half dry, and they walked over for an hour or so." Han Shizhong looked at it carefully and quickly made a judgment.

"Well, that's right!" Chao Gai nodded with a smile, then shook his head and corrected: "There are not so many people, about thirty people, and some horseshoe prints are lighter." You can't see the dry grass, but look at the wet depression. ”

"I see, they're just like us." Han Shizhong was the first to realize.

Guo Sheng and Lu Fang carefully observed the horseshoe prints, and added one after another: "It's really like this, those horseshoe prints are shallow, and there is no one on the horse with light load. This also shows that some of them have two horses, and more are not ruled out. ”

A few simple conversations!

Everyone only felt that they had learned a lesson, and the noisy horseshoe prints could say so much truth! Lin Chong, an experienced person, admired the meticulous observation.

This is military common sense, and Hu Sanniang's brothers and sisters invariably keep it in mind.

The newly joined Hong Sect Head looked at Chao Gai blankly with a face full of incredulity. There are many rumors on the rivers and lakes that this person is good at commanding troops to fight, and now it is true.

"Pay attention to the details of marching and fighting, and sloppiness is to be defeated and die." Chao Gai turned around and looked directly at Ma Daha's black whirlwind Li Kui. He had sharp ears, but he heard the black guy muttering.

At this time, the curtain was lifted in a village shop located on the side of the road. A sixteen or seventeen-year-old junior came out and reminded with a smile: "Hey! Officials..., ladies and gentlemen, walk six or seven miles ahead, you can see a big stone bridge, and near it is the Zhuangzi of the Chai officials.

This Chai official, known as Xiao Mengwei by the people of the rivers and lakes, once said that all prisoners were hospitalized by the public Zhuangshang. Cast there. Good wine, good meat, and good hospitality, isn't it much better than in our village store? ”

"Hehehe, you kid can talk!" Chao Gai was stunned for a moment, then laughed. I understand that the village store is afraid that he and others will not give money for dinner, so he will seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

He didn't explain that he and the others were not officers and soldiers, and he glanced at Yang Lin, the leopard. Turned over and got on the horse and continued to run with the two leaders.

Sure enough, I couldn't walk three or five miles, and I saw a village with a big stone bridge outside the village. After crossing the bridge, there is a flat road ahead.

From afar, I saw the courtyard under the bare willow trees. A river meanders along the side, and on both sides are large willow trees hugging each other, and the shade of the trees is covered with whitewashed walls. When I came to the front of the village, it was a big village.

But see:

The door welcomes the ecliptic, and the mountain receives the green dragon. Thousands of pear blossoms fly to the peak, and thousands of trees and ice flowers bloom in the golden garden. On the Juxian Hall, there are no Xie Qihua at four o'clock; In front of the Baihui Hall, the eighth quarter of the Changchun Race is a beautiful scene. The hall has a gold medal, and the family has an affidavit iron coupon. Zhu Yongbi tile, covering the ninth-level high hall; Painting and carving beams is really a three-micro house. is not the first of the dynasty, but also the family of the previous emperor.

The family is a nobleman, and although the country has changed hands, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse.

Aristocrats, there should be courtesy!

"Do you think I'm going to take off my makeup or visit in this way?" Chao Gai suddenly stopped his horse, touched his beard, and looked at the people left and right.

"That's it, it's like this, it's ......, it's not allowed to pick it." Hu Sanniang was the first to speak. grinning, apricot eyes wide open, and a bulging appearance.

Chao Gai wanted to say, "You are sick", but he didn't, and turned to everyone.

"Brother, this is very good, you can do whatever you want!"

"Exactly, I think this looks more imposing!"

Hu Sanniang glared, Han Shizhong, Guo Sheng, Lin Chong and others spoke one after another. Only Hong Jiaotou didn't know, and he was a bit of a second monk, and he was confused.

"Alright! I heard that Chai Daguan receives guests in three, six, nine and so on? Chao Gai touched his beard and didn't tear it off, patted his head again, remembered the little whirlwind Chai Jin's habit of being talked about, and turned to look at Lin Chong and Hong Qiang.

"There's such a thing." Lin Chong, Su Ding nodded, and also looked at Hong Jiaotou.

Hong Jiaotou used to think that Chai Daguan was kind and charitable, but now he feels a little funny when he mentions this: "Brother, it is mainly divided into three grades depending on the reputation of the prisoner and the circumstances of the crime!" One ten liters of rice, ten pieces of money, the second is to kill cattle and sheep, warm hospitality, and the third is to personally receive the big officials. ”

Chao Gai was a little ridiculous after listening to the three grades, this difference in treatment, no wonder Chai Jin has a false name, and there are not many people to help him if something happens.

"What kind of grade? Isn't this chilling? Fortunately, I met my brother. Otherwise, I really plan to come here and suffer this anger. "Li Kui is a rectal man, and he understands that he has strange eyes and shouts.

"That is, either treat everyone equally, or refuse to entertain them. There must be a lot of people here who are forming gangs and causing trouble. Chen Hu, Su Qi, Yu Tai and other reckless men were not angry in their hearts, and followed in Li Kui's footsteps.

"Hahaha, money and food belong to other people, and they have this right to set rules." Chao Gai was a little surprised by everyone's overreaction, and then teased: "You say in front of the two sect leaders, be careful with guns and other butts." ”

"Hahaha......" The crowd laughed at this.

"Hey, Chai Daguan is respected, and he is not a person who waits with me! Lin Jiaotou, Hong Jiaotou, don't show your face, retreat to the crowd first. Let's go, go and visit this little Meng to see which grade we have? ”

Lin Chong and Hong Qiang didn't understand what Chao Gai was going to do, but they acted according to the order. Less than a mile away, everyone is flying horses, and they are coming in an instant.

Before coming to the manor, except for Lin Chong, Hong Qiang, and Su Ding, they were quite calm. Everyone rode their horses back and forth, sighing for Chai into Zhuangzi.

Chao Gai has seen the world as well, looking up at the courtyard wall two or three zhang high, secretly admiring that he is worthy of being a descendant of the royal family of the previous dynasty, the mansion built by several generations is really magnificent, and to put it mildly, it is no worse than the palace of Bianliang City.

His own Chaojiazhuang is nothing compared to it.

My cottage is like a thatched house. Hu Cheng's brother and sister are even more helpless. I thought I had money, but now that I have opened my eyes, I know that there is a sky outside the sky.

At the main entrance of the manor, there was a charcoal stove in front of the gatehouse, and four or five Zhuang Ke who were roasting around the fire had already seen this group of cavalry, all of them squinting and pouting, and everyone held their heads high and their faces were full of superiority, and some were slightly mocking. The shocked expressions of this group of hillbillies, this is not the first time they have seen them.

Chao Gai led the team along the high wall to the front of the village, but he didn't wait to meet these disciples.

One of the big men jumped up, looked back and forth at Chao Gai and the others and shouted: "Hey, hey, where are you from the officers and soldiers?" Our officials are not in the village when they go hunting, so we can't entertain you, so we are waiting here. What a coincidence that you came to meet the deadline and double the money! ”

As the man waved his hand, a young man rushed into the courtyard. In a short time, he brought out a tray with two ingots and fifty taels of silver on it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, a hundred taels of snowflakes and silver are offered! The big officials are not at home, and it is inconvenient to entertain. The big man smiled hypocritically, and he couldn't find fault with his speech in a proper manner, but his eyes showed contempt and a sense of arrogance.

Chao Gai frowned, this phenomenon he had encountered in later generations. Obviously, his identity is no different from ordinary people, but he has been infected with a bad habit for a long time in a high-end place. For example, the waiters in luxury hotels all squint at people.

Act like a snob! Han Shizhong scolded secretly, slapped his horse and whipped up: "Who is that?" We are distinguished guests from Shandong. Come to visit Chai Jinchai officials. According to the etiquette, shouldn't you little disciples ask? ”

"Yo? Visit? Well said! Similar to the officer army horse team you pass by, there are ten teams and eight teams in a month. It's also a visit, but at the end of the day? The disdain on the big man's face was even stronger, and he didn't bother to say the rest of the words.

He asked the young man to take a few steps forward with the tray, spread his hands and said helplessly: "It's because you are not blessed, if the big official is at home, he will entertain him personally." Now that I have the money, I go to Cangzhou City Restaurant to eat and drink some good. ”

Anyway, this guy waved his hand like a fly!

This insulting act immediately provoked everyone. Li Kui scolded on the horse: "Straight thief, you dog slave is blind!" I'm not going to come from far and wide to visit, will I miss these dollars? ”

"Wow, you look down on people so much?" Hu Sanniang's apricot eyes widened, and she gritted her teeth. Blind to Chao Gai's eyes.

Lin Chong, Su Ding, and Hong Qiang's faces were also a little ugly! They have received more or less the favor of Chai Jin, but now it seems that the favor is nothing more than charity.

Han Shizhong immediately stepped forward and scolded: "You are a prodigious talent, you are looking down on people with dog eyes." Get in and tell your stewards to come and answer. A certain family wants to ask, why are you so lazy when you come from afar? ”

The big man was scolded by Han Shizhong and heard everyone scolding, and he was furious. Where does it matter if it is a valuable guest? took a few steps back, pointed at Han Shizhong and scolded: "Phew, what kind of distinguished guests come from afar, it is obvious that they are too little silver." I know that you are insatiable, so I will put my words here today, take the money and get out quickly, otherwise you won't be able to eat and carry around...... Yes! ”

Before he could finish his words, a horsewhip "snapped" and slammed it in the face. In an instant, there was an extra blood mark, and he let out a miserable scream in pain.

"Damn, eyeless bastard!" Han Shizhong was really angry, and urged him to come forward and fight.

"Let go, you officials don't know anything about it, and you dare to beat people?"

"Ah, you're done, do you know whose mansion this is? Dare to show off here? Even if it was too much of a state guard, the capital prison did not dare to commit murder. Seeing this, several other villagers pointed at Chao Gai and others and scolded. He helped the big man who was beaten, put down the cruel words and ran into the yard.

Chao Gai had been watching this scene coldly, not drinking, and he didn't bother to stop it. Looking at this tall mansion and recalling the deeds of the little whirlwind Chai Jin.

Chai Jin, Cangzhou people's family, descendants of Chai Rongyan faction of Zhou Shizong, has a Danshu iron coupon given by Emperor Taizu at home. He is righteous and squandering money, likes to make friends with heroes from all over the world, and is known as the current Meng Weijun, nicknamed the little whirlwind.

Successive generations of golden branches and jade leaves, the first phoenix and dragon grandson.

Danshu iron coupons protect the door, thousands of miles to recruit talents.

The hospitality is harmonious, and the face is full of sunshine.

Nengwen will be Wu Meng tasted Jun, and the little whirlwind is smart Chai Jin.