The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and from afar, Ruan Xiaoer could only judge by his voice that the person who spoke was his brother Ruan Xiaoqi, so he stopped the oars in his hand and replied loudly:

"Is it Seventh Brother? Is the fifth brother on board? There are distinguished guests on my ship, don't gossip, come and see you! ”

When the man on the boat heard the sound, he immediately exerted his strength, and the rowing made by the two birches only crossed in the water, and the boat under his feet was like an arrow from the string, breaking through the water and speeding towards this side.

The boat broke through the wind and snow and moored to a close place, a foot apart, and the boat was not yet stable, when I saw two men on the boat shouting, "What are the distinguished guests on board?" ”

After saying that, he jumped forward, Zou Run only felt a slight shock from the hull of the boat under him, and suddenly there were two more strong men in front of him.

When he looked up, he saw one of them wearing a black hat, a gray cloth jacket, and a raw cloth skirt tied around his waist.

The pimple face is full of strange flesh, and the delicate eyes protrude from the eyes. The cheeks are long and short with pale yellow beards, and the body is interspersed with jet black spots. It is as smooth as pig iron, and it is suspected that it is made of stubborn copper. Hugh said that the evil god of Yue Temple is a righteous man in the world. The village is called the Living Yama, and the true five realms are born in the world.

The other wore a torn turban, and although he wore a heavy and shabby coat on the outside, he was an ordinary thin garment on the inside, which was half-open on a snowy day, revealing a leopard with a tattoo on his chest.

Zou Runxin said, this person must be the short-lived Erlang Ruan Xiaowu, and the younger one is the living Yan Luo Ruan Xiaoqi.

Without waiting for Ruan Xiaoer to speak, Zou Run easily stood up in the bumpy cabin, solemnly tidied up the clothes on his body, and bowed to the two.

"Good water kung fu, no wonder there are rumors in the rivers and lakes, standing Tai Sui Ruan Xiaoer, short-lived Erlang Ruan Xiaowu, and living Yan Luo Ruan Xiaoqi are the three dragons in Liangshan Boli, and when I see it today, it really lives up to its name."

Ruan Xiaowu saw that although Zou Run was dressed as an ordinary person, his face was noble, and his gestures brought a sense of majesty, and he didn't have any difficulty getting up on the swaying boat just now, and it was clear that he also had water kung fu in his body, and he suddenly felt respect in his heart, so he responded politely.

"Where are the distinguished guests, a little bit of fame, they are all loved by the heroes of the rivers and lakes, and they can't be taken seriously. Forgive the villain's eyes, the distinguished guest is by no means an ordinary person, dare to ask the surname Gao? ”

Ruan Xiaoer hurriedly introduced, "The fifth brother and the seventh brother are rude, but they are the king of Xiaoqin in Dengzhou, and the master of Zou Run Zou Dazhai is in front of him. ”

Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi were taken aback when they heard this, and they didn't understand why this famous little Qin King, who had been in the limelight recently on the rivers and lakes, suddenly appeared in Liangshan Shuibo near the end of the year.

The two hurriedly replied on the boat, professing forgiveness. Ruan Xiaoqi even apologized: "Xiaoqi didn't know that the owner of Zou Zhai was here in person, but he had a lot of conflicts, and he hoped to beg for forgiveness." ”

Zou Run turned sideways, did not accept this salute, and said with a smile, "Brother Seventh is serious, they are all good men in the rivers and lakes, how to care about these, but Zou Run has guilt in his heart, and he has taken the liberty to come this time, and he is disturbed." ”

Ruan Xiaoqi is a talkative person, he can't hide his words in his heart, and when he saw Zou Run stirring up the conversation, he was about to ask Zou Run what he meant here, but he was stopped by Ruan Xiaoer.

"Little five and little seven, I don't know the etiquette, the lord of Zou Zhai is a distinguished guest who is difficult to invite, which is the place to talk in this water boat, and go to swing the boat, first go to the hotel on the water pavilion to sit on the ground, and then it is not too late to talk."

Ruan Xiaowu Ruan Xiaoqi came to his senses and hurriedly returned to the other boat.

The two boatmen followed in the lake, and in a short time they rowed to a place full of water, and there was a high port in the water, and a water pavilion and attic were raised on it. The three boats went to the water pavilion and roped, and they went ashore together, and everyone entered the hotel. At this time, the heavy snow has not stopped, there are few guests in the pavilion, and there are still private rooms on the second floor.

Everyone went upstairs and sat down, called the men to raise the brazier, and Ruan Xiaoer taught him to serve good wine and good food. Taking advantage of the gap between the dishes, the group told some stories about the rivers and lakes, talked about some fists, feet, guns and sticks, and talked happily.

After a while, the bartender brought a barrel of wine, and the man laid out six large bowls, laid down six pairs of chopsticks, first put down the four vegetables, and then brought a large pot of fatty beef and a pot of fresh fish soup.

This is already the best wine and meat dishes in this hotel, but Ruan Xiaoer is older and more careful, and he thinks more, he thinks in his stomach, Zou Run is the master of a village, and he has to be rich in clothes and jade food on weekdays, for fear that he will not look down on him, so he poured a bowl of wine first, held it in both hands, stood up and said:

"The lord of Zou Zhai came from afar, I am in this poor and remote country, I am not very filial, a bowl of water and wine first to greet the distinguished guests, and the right to catch the wind."

Zou Run smiled when he heard this, held the wine bowl, and also stood up, "Where is the second brother, I can meet with the three brothers today, I am already fortunate to have three lives, the table is full of wine and food, which shows the hospitality, and it is much better than the food I had when I was in the village, thank you for your hospitality, and drink this cup." ”

After speaking, he drank it all, showed the bottom of the bowl to Sanruan, laughed and sat down. Ruan Xiaoer also finished drinking, but he was a straightforward man, thinking that Zou Run was just saying this to save his face, so there was still a little disbelief and embarrassment on his face.

Seeing this, Zou Run stretched out his chopsticks and picked up a large piece of greasy and smooth fatty beef, put it in his mouth, tasted it and swallowed it, and said with emotion: "I haven't eaten beef for a long time, but when I came to Jeju, I was fortunate to have a full stomach along the way, and it was refreshing." ”

As soon as these words came out, even Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi showed disbelief, in their opinion, Zou Run has a good reputation in the green forest, and he is the master of a village, this beef is not as much as you want to eat? At this time, isn't he acting and cheating in front of the three of them?

Thinking so in their hearts, the three brothers glanced at each other, each unhappy in their hearts, and their faces were cold.

Fortunately, Zou Run was very clever this time, and he could see people's faces, and seeing that the three of them didn't believe it, he hurriedly explained: "The owner of my village has already had a strict order, and the cottage meat is mainly chicken, duck, fish, pig and mutton. ”

Hearing this, San Ruan's face was even more puzzled, and he hurriedly asked why. Zou Run explained solemnly, "Although Zou is now devoting himself to the green forest, he will never forget his farm background. Cattle cultivators are the treasure of farmers, not only to help farmers to plow, but also to pull goods and push carts. There has always been a saying that there is a cow top three Han people, if it is simply for the sake of appetite, then slaughter the cattle, it is really against conscience, so do not take it, this is one of them. ”

"And the other two. There is an island under the command of Zou, which can accommodate thousands of people, and they cultivate on the island, and there is a lot of shortage, especially cattle. This is not an isolated case, in the endless sea, there are few large and small islands. As far as Zou knows, far away in the depths of the East China Sea, there is a big island, which is the size of two counties! Zou has always had a will, wanting to move the poor people on this island, and every household divides the land to cultivate cattle, implements good governance, teaches them to live and work in peace and contentment, and is no longer persecuted and oppressed by corrupt officials and corrupt officials in the court. ”

"Great!" San Ruan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he blurted out at the same time.

Before today, the ambition of the three brothers of the Ruan family was just to find a heroic man who acted generously and righteously, loved them and respected them, and then got together to do a great job. And this so-called great cause, the imagination of the three poor brothers, is nothing more than that they occupy the mountain as the king, get together with their brothers to do chivalrous righteousness, eat meat in a big bowl, drink wine in a big bowl, divide gold and silver in a scale, and talk about dressing.

This is already the limit of what they can imagine, but listening to Zou Run's words today, it can be said that thunder pierced the sky, and an idea and way of living that they had never had before were displayed in their hearts.

The great ambitions of the past, compared to this, are not only different from the clouds? It's a paradise and a hell! The three of them couldn't hide the excitement in their hearts, and they felt as if their blood was ignited.