On this day, Zhou Rui was destitute and came to Douzhou City, living on the streets with no money to eat.

Miao Jun, a businessman from Douzhou, wants to go to Gezhou to do business, but he just lacks a sedan chair driver. Miao Jun saw Zhou Rui who was wandering on the street and asked if he was willing to be a sedan chair driver? Zhou Rui didn't have a penny now, and he wished that someone would hire him to contribute and earn some silver to support his own mouth, so he nodded and agreed.

Along the way, Zhou Rui flattered Miao Jun and served him diligently. Miao Jun took care of Zhou Rui and suddenly had a good impression. In this way, Zhou Rui and the other three palanquin bearers carried Miao Jun, one foot high, one foot lower, and walked slowly, walking for several days. When he traveled to Taixiang Town on this day, it happened to be Zhou Rui's birthday, and Zhou Rui didn't dare to say anything. That night, rest at the town hotel. Zhou Rui prepared wine and dinner alone, quietly gave his parents, burned incense and candles, knelt and kowtowed, and burned money and paper. was inadvertently noticed by Miao Jun and asked why.

Zhou Rui said: "Today is my birthday, and it is also the day when my father and mother were killed. My mother is still alive, but my father died on my third birthday, so I pay tribute to him. ”

Confucianism says that "filial piety comes first". Miao Jun believed in the words of Confucianism, heard it, nodded in approval, and said: "You can think of this layer, you are really a son of filial piety, it is rare for ordinary people to do this, you are indeed not simple!" Since then, Miao Jun has appreciated Zhou Rui even more.

Miao Jun paid special attention to Zhou Rui, and felt that Zhou Rui had the wisdom to do business, so he intended to cultivate it. Hearing that Miao Jun's abacus was quite good, Zhou Rui was very envious and asked Miao Jun for advice.

Why? As the saying goes, "When the abacus sounds, the gold is ten thousand taels". The abacus was a must-have for businessmen in ancient times, and it was also one of the essential skills for businessmen. It is an important part of the traditional business culture, so it has been given the attribute of linking to wealth, and has become a symbol of commodity trade and value profits. At that time, if anyone's abacus was good, then his identity would be even more different.

A few days later, we arrived in Gezhou. Zhou Rui said goodbye to Miao Jun. Miao Jun wanted Zhou Rui to be his buddy, and said, "Zhou Rui, didn't you say that you want to learn the plan?" You stay and be my buddy, you me and teach you. All right? ”

Zhou Rui thought, this is indeed a good opportunity to learn from Miao Jun, but the problem is that Miao Jun's business is in its infancy, strictly speaking, he is not a big businessman. And now that I have nothing, I am poor, and I have learned to calculate well, what can I do? At best, he will be a buddy here for a lifetime, and all his ideals and ambitions will be exhausted in his career as a buddy day after day, year after year. Let's not learn it yet! When you have a certain economic foundation in the future, you will learn it again, and then you will learn it not to make a living, but to use this skill to seek greater business development. Of course, there is another reason, which is that there is no one to take care of the mother.

After thinking about it, Zhou Rui was afraid that Miao Jun would say that his vision was too high, and he had some unrealistic ideas, so he didn't dare to tell him with great ambitions, but said: "There is only one mother in the family, I am an only son, and I want to go home to do my filial piety." Learn the abacus from you, and ask for advice when you have the opportunity to do so. Either way, I thank you. ”

Miao Jun saw that Zhou Rui's words were sincere and filial, so he no longer forcibly kept him, and said: "What do you want to do in the future, if you have any difficulties, just come to me!" ”

Zhou Rui thanked him again. Back in the city of Hezhou, seeing the Zhou business group posted a notice, Zhou Rui set off waves in his heart, thinking that the Zhou business group is a well-known local consortium, and the treatment is quite generous, and generally you can't get in, even if you want to be a young man or an apprentice, it is also the dream of many young people. According to Miao Jun's strength, how can he speak on the same day as the Zhou business group?

If you don't go to the Zhou business group, you will stay at home every day, day after day, achieve nothing, be poor, and have no future at all. If you go, maybe there will be opportunities for development. But Zhou Rui thought that even if he applied for the job, the Zhou's business group had many employment conditions and a high threshold, so he might not be able to afford to apply. Besides, my mother is old and has no one to take care of her, what should I do? In addition, I used to live a life at home without restraint, but after I went, I had to be managed by others, and I am afraid it will be difficult to get used to it. So I was in a dilemma, sighing, I don't know what to do?

At this time, I saw a passer-by on the street, who yelled at Zhou Rui: "What's wrong with you, why are you sighing?" ”

Zhou Rui looked at the passer-by and saw that person: tall and burly, with a square head, a face with the word "country", a pair of big eyes, and an extraordinary conversation.

Seeing this, Zhou Rui was secretly surprised in his heart, and when he saw him asking, he did not answer directly, but asked him what his surname was. He said, "My name is Zheng Jian." Just passing by, I sighed when I saw you walking, so I asked. ”

Zhou Rui introduced himself and said: "My name is Zhou Rui. The ancestors were originally the family of officials and businessmen, but now the family road is broken to this point, and there is a desire to revitalize the heart of the Zhou family; I only sigh that my hands are long and my sleeves are short, and my heart is strong and insufficient, so I sigh for a long time. ”

Zheng Jian said: "I also want to do some business, although I don't have any ability, but I have some strength, I am willing to start a business with you, how about it?" ”

It turned out that Zheng Jian was also from Hezhou and did not know Zhou Rui. He used to be a monk in the White Pagoda Temple in Chungsan, and he liked martial arts and had excellent martial arts. In the past, there was a pilgrim who thought that he was strong in martial arts, and one day he came to the temple to burn incense, and heard that the monk Zheng Jian was outstanding, but he had never seen it with his own eyes, thinking that it was just a vain name, so he was willing to compete with it, learn martial arts, and see how it was.

Zheng Jian said: "You may have heard of my martial arts, I'm afraid you can't compare to me." ”

Where did the pilgrims believe? Suddenly grabbed Zheng Jian's arm, only to feel that his muscles and bones were strong, very human arms. Zheng Jian thought that the pilgrim was coming to attack, so he hit the pilgrim with a backhand and knocked the pilgrim to the ground. Zheng Jian hurriedly helped him up and said sorry. Only then did the pilgrims be surprised.

Just as the pilgrim hesitated, Zheng Jian said, "Look at me." "After that, because he entered the main hall, he walked across the wall, from west to east, and walked hundreds of steps. He jumped up from the ground and went around the girder several times. He also uprooted a big tree in front of the door, which was easy and did not take much effort. I played another trip to the Zheng family's unique boxing, and its fist was a move, the dragon and the tiger leaped, and the strength was swift.

When the pilgrim heard this, he first insulted him, and then he prostrated himself and sweated, and he didn't dare to look up.

Zheng Jian has achieved positive results and no longer makes easy moves. Although they live in seclusion in the temple, many people still come to visit them one after another. After decades of entering the mountain temple, the team gradually grew. Cumulatively, there are often thousands of monks and Zen people who come to seek refuge in Zheng Jian. The prefect was angry and gathered a crowd, fearing rebellion. Because of the thousands of horses, he bowed to begging, and swept away with a white blade.

On that day, Zheng Jian got the news and led everyone to the valley to greet him. The prefect was curious, so he asked, "Why did you get here in a hurry?" ”

Zheng Jian said: "I heard that the adults were going to kill the poor monks, and the poor monks were worried about the blood staining the temple, so they came to this valley mouth to die. ”

The prefect was shocked, bowed to him, and allowed him to repent.

Zheng Jian was also speechless.

The prefect set up a meal to entertain Zheng Jian. During the banquet, someone asked the prefect for instructions: "We have all heard that Zheng Jian is good at martial arts, and asked him to perform for everyone, but what?" ”

The prefect said to Zheng Jian: Your kung fu is outstanding, and now it is not easy to show it, my subordinates want to see your performance, can you let everyone enjoy it. ”

Although Zheng Jian was reluctant, he couldn't refute the prefect's face, so he agreed. Zheng Jian first asked someone to bring dozens of trees and put them on the ground. Zheng Jian recited the incantation lightly, and the trees stood up in the air, and the trees fought with each other, and the sound was like thunder. The fight is devastating, colorful as rain.

The prefect was terrified and dispersed from the officials. The prefect kowtows, please stop.

Later, Zheng Jian returned to the world and returned to his hometown to live. His spells have all been cleared by the master, but his martial arts are still there.

On this day, Zhou Rui was very happy when he saw Zheng Jian, so he went into the store with the same village to drink.

While he was drinking happily, he saw a man riding a white horse to the door of the store; Ma was led aside by the shopkeeper, and as soon as the person sat down in the store, he called: "Hurry up and bring the wine, I'll wait to rush to the city to apply." ”

Zhou Ruiguan is a person: tall and mighty, heroic, with a long face and a dignified appearance. Zhou Rui invited him to sit with him and asked for his name.

The person said: "My name is Ma Biao, a local clan, and I make a living by selling and buying alcohol. Today, I heard that the Zhou business group is recruiting guys, and I want to apply for it. ”

At that moment, Zhou Rui told him with his own will. Ma Biao was overjoyed and went to the city together to discuss important matters.

Three people came to the registration office. I saw a sea of people, crowded and crowded. finally squeezed in, reported their names respectively, and Hou Jing and Jiao Yi registered.

Zhou Yun stood aside, and when he saw the three of them, their appearance was abnormal, so he paid special attention. agreed to take the accounting and martial arts subject exams, but did not expect all three to pass.

It turned out that when the horse was not weak, he was extremely powerful, good at galloping and hunting, not cultivating meticulously, wanton and wanton, fierce and strong, and suffered from the locals.

At that time, there were Jiao in the water, and there were tigers in the mountains, and there were rioters. The locals refer to the horse and the tiger as the "three evils". And the horse is more vicious than the Jiao and the tiger.

Some people persuaded Ma Biao to kill the tiger and kill the Jiao. In fact, they want the "three evils" to kill each other, but one or two of them can be eliminated.

The horse is brave and aggressive, that is, to assassinate the tiger and fight with the tiger. In the end, Ma Biao killed the tiger. and struck the Jiao in the water. That Jiao, either floating or not, travels dozens of miles. The horse horse fights with it, not knowing life and death. Seven days and seven nights passed, and the local people thought that the horse was dead, so every family rushed to celebrate.

What I didn't expect was that on the fourth day, after Ma Biao killed Jiao, he appeared in people's field of vision. When they heard that everyone celebrated his death yesterday, they did not think they were sad, but they were happy, and they realized that they were a bad calamity and hated him, so they repented. It's to find a friend to complain. My friends told me the truth. Ma Biao said: "I want to correct my mistakes, but I am not young, is it too late?" ”

My friend said, "It's not too late, it's not too late, it's not too late at all." A person can change his mistakes, and he is very good, and it is never too late. ”

So, Ma Biao changed his ways, and since then he has changed as if he was a different person. Today, I heard that Zhou's business group is recruiting, and I am here to apply.

At this time, Zhou Rui, Zheng Jian, and Ma Biao, after passing the exam, it was time for lunch. The kitchen servant brought a bowl of dumplings per person, full of them, wafting a fragrance that tempted the taste buds.

Zhou Yun said: "Eat! When you're done eating, you can go home and wait for the notification. ”

Zheng Jian said: "It's really rich, and I will eat dumplings after the exam." Zhou Yun sneered, and the sneer was not easy to detect.

Ma Biao said: "I happened to be hungry, and sending dumplings was a charcoal in the snow." ”

Zhou Rui said: "Things will not be so simple, you have to pay attention, maybe this is also an exam." ”

The next day, notify them to retest. Zhou Yun, Hou Jing, and Jiao Yi are still the main examiners. Zheng Jian didn't see the pen and paper and the exam papers, so he was curious and asked, "Where are the exam questions?" ”

Hou Jing said: "The dumplings you ate yesterday are the exam questions. ”

Zheng Jian and Ma Biao were shocked, as Zhou Rui expected.

Jiao Yi asked: "How many dumplings have you eaten, how many fillings are there, and how many are there for each filling?" ”

Of course, Zheng Jian and Ma Biao were dumbfounded, because they didn't pay attention, so they couldn't answer at all. And only Zhou Rui answered accurately. According to the regulations, Zhou Rui was retained, and Zheng Jian and Ma Biao were eliminated.

Zhou Yun admires Zhou Rui very much and wants Zhou Rui to be the small leader.

When Zhou Rui heard this, he made a request: "If Zheng Jian and Ma Biao are eliminated, I will not stay." ”

Zhou Yun saw that Zhou Rui's attitude was resolute, not like a joke, and said, "I'll give you a face and keep them." ”

Zhou Rui was overjoyed and invited Zheng Jian and Ma Biao to drink. The three of them guessed the order and drank to their heart's content.

When the wine was hot and the conversation was strong, Zhou Rui took out a cigarette and lit it for Zheng Jian and Ma Biao respectively, and then lit his own.

Who knew that when Zhou Rui extinguished the fire match and turned his head to persuade him to drink, he saw Zheng Jian and Ma Biao's faces were ugly.

Zhou Rui thought: It's broken! They both joked that the three of them couldn't light a cigarette with a match at the same time, because this homonym means "scattered".

In the face of the embarrassing scene, Zhou Rui did not use polite words such as "I'm sorry" and "Please forgive" to relieve the siege, but smiled and said: "It is said that the three of them use a match to light a cigarette, which means to break up, but I don't think it's right." This means that the three of them are a group of people, regardless of you and me. ”

The embarrassing atmosphere was appropriately alleviated, and Zhou Rui said: "Today I deliberately lit three cigarettes with a match, which shows that the three of us will always be a group in the future. Is that right? ”。

After Zhou Rui's explanation, Zheng Jian and Ma Biao were both happy, and said in unison: "Yes! The three of us might as well be brothers, we will always be in a group! ”

So, the three of them removed the banquet, burned incense and bowed, and became brothers in life and death.