This man was born with crooked eyebrows and slanted eyes, a piece of yellow leprosy on the head of the bird's nest, and a mouthful of big yellow teeth in his crooked mouth, Qi Zehui walked in a little, and smelled the stench emanating from the person, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

The man seemed to have a sense, and snorted coldly at the moment, but pointed at Qi Zehui and scolded: "What are you?

This is strange, didn't you talk to it first?

Qi Zehui couldn't help but be a little annoyed at the moment, but now he has to ask for others, so he has to lower his face, so he has to laugh and say: "Big brother, where do you have to talk, brother, I ...... it"

"If you want to get out, get out of here!" the leper-headed man snorted coldly and said with a big grin: "Let your scarred face come here, I'm happy to talk to him!"

"Hey, what the fuck are you talking about? I-" Qi Zehui couldn't help but be furious, this guy was simply too deceitful, yes, rolled up his sleeves and was about to teach him a lesson, but was stopped by Xiao behind him, and persuaded in a low voice: "Forget it, it's not in Hongzhou right now, I can't figure out the way to come, don't mess with it......"

On the other hand, the leper head looked indifferent, pulled the stopper of the wine gourd on his waist, and said "grunt" to his mouth.

Xiao was not in a hurry, showed a smile, stepped forward and said, "This big brother, Scarface is here, and I would like to ask what is going on with this passing passenger ship that is unwilling to go west?"

"Tell me first, what are you going to do there except for the mountains in the west?" the leper man asked casually, with a belch.

"It's your business......" Qi Zehui couldn't help but muttered secretly, but Xiao didn't show the slightest impatience, just muttered for a moment, but told the truth:

"Big brother, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding, we are not bad people, these two are my friends, this trip to the west is to accompany me to find relatives......"

"Looking for relatives, do you still have relatives to find?" The leper head man glanced at Xiao slightly, and then said with an indifferent face: "That's it, anyway, you are how you are, and Lao Tzu doesn't know whether it is true or ......false."

"Hey, your dress is interesting...... Qi Zehui couldn't help but scold after all, "It's really a dog that feeds the mouse and shit, and it's all about being a demon!

Xiao couldn't help frowning at the moment, only that the man in front of him was afraid that he was going to get angry, but unexpectedly, the leper man just drank wine by himself, and seemed to be deaf to Qi Zehui's words, and when his face was flushed with drinking, he burped, squinted his eyes and said:

"Hiccup...... By the way, what are you asking?"

"Why is the passenger ship reluctant to go west?" Xiao was not in a hurry at all, but smiled bitterly and asked again.

"......Shh This one...... I really don't know if you're really stupid or fake stupid......" The leper man frowned and mocked: "I don't look at what time this is......? It's really a long life!"

"Oh?" Xiao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then asked with great interest: "Big brother, I'm sorry, we are not locals, and we don't know the customs here, so it could be Huaishui at this time...... Is there anything you can't do?"

"Is it taboo?hehe, of course welcome..."The leper head man paused, and then said with a wicked smile on his face: "This is ...... It's a taboo to lose your head!"

"Would you like to hear it......," Xiao asked quickly, and when he saw the man's squinting eyes and constantly rubbing his fingers, he smiled heartily, took out a piece of broken silver from his waist, and stuffed it.

"Hmph, you have the ability to see!" The man who got the silver was obviously a lot more happy, and he gushed endlessly: "Right now, it's not long before the beginning of autumn, when is the beginning of autumn? It's the time for the Huai River bandits to reward their merits, so now at this time, the boatmen who often walk on this road all understand that they can't see merchant ships on the Huai River until the beginning of autumn is over......."

"This ......" Xiao was stunned, and then smiled shyly: "There is something unclear below, this water bandit has nothing to do with not being able to sail during the festival? Could it be that they can still seal the river?"

"Phew, it's really shallow...... the leper man glared at Xiao with disdain, and then said in a low voice: "This water bandit in Liqiu is like a bandit in winter, after Liqiu, they rarely come out to do activities again, so during this time, they are very fierce...... Do you know how the bandits are 'rewarding meritorious deeds'?"

"I really don't know......," Xiao shook his head.

"That's ......" The leper man leaned close to Xiao's ear, and his voice was very low: "Pick the flower drum!"

"What......" Xiao was stunned, and immediately showed an incredible look on his face. Because of what the leper head man said, even from him who lived in the city, he had heard it from the mouths of adults, and until the last second, he still thought that the "flower picking drum" was just a rumor to scare children......

The so-called flower drum is not "a big tree is full of ripe cowhide drums, and you have to wait for hard-working people to pick them off", "flower drums" is just an elegant name, and its real meaning is...... Head.

According to folklore, at the end of the year, the ferocious sailors would report this miserable "festival event", and every night they would wander the misty water to the sound of drums, looking for passing merchant ships. Many perennial boat bosses, more or less acquaintance with some bandits, if you meet at ordinary times, maybe just say hello, give a little toll meaning can be refreshed to be released, but if you meet during this "Flower Drum Festival", then don't have any "brothers", "love", just wait to stretch your neck and be knife-

The water bandits of the "Flower Drum Festival" are not recognized by the six relatives. The water bandits at this time are not for gold and silver, not for women, but only to "pluck" off the other party's head, and the waist drum is tied to the waist as a symbol of ability and status.

Every night of the "Flower Drum Festival", the bandits beat the leather drum, set out at sunset, and return at sunrise, just to show off the number of bloody heads on their waists among their companions. Such days will last for seven days, and when the "beginning of autumn" arrives, it will officially end.

At that time, the bandits will not go out of their doors, just to count their numbers, and if there are those with the same number, if they want to compete for priority, they often have to have a "duel" with broken hands and feet. At the end of the count, the water bandits who have picked the most "flower drums" will be respected as the boss of the "drum king" by all their accomplices, and guide the bandits to make trade-offs and various tasks for the next year.

So, Xiao compared the matter of the leper head man with Qi Zehui and Tie Niu, and Errao's face became not very good-looking.

"Ergou, shouldn't this Huai River valley be the territory of the Great Rite Dividing the Rudder?" Xiao couldn't help but ask, "How can there be such a miserable situation?"

"According to the geographical division, it should indeed be like this......" Qi Zehui shook his head helplessly, "But isn't the emperor Lao'er also a 'son' himself, sitting on the lower rivers and mountains?

Xiao shrugged his shoulders, turned to look at the leprosy-headed man who was drinking and red, and asked helplessly: "Dare to ask this eldest brother, as long as you wait until the beginning of autumn after the seventh day, you will be able to have a boat pass here?"

"Heh, do you really think that this Jianghuai River basin is your family's? the boat will come......" The man looked disdainfully in return, "Although there will be no more big problems after the beginning of autumn, but the water bandits don't talk to you about the rules, and the annual 'Flower Drum Festival' always fluctuates a little up and down, so the boatmen always have to drag it back in order to avoid problems...... If you want to take a serious boat, wait at least two more months......"

"Two months......," Xiao couldn't help frowning, "Although half a year is not short, if it is delayed here for two months, it must not be enough......"

"I don't want to wait here!" Tie Niu was silent for a long time, and finally shouted.

At this time, Qi Zehui frowned, turned around, pulled Xiao to the side, and said something in his ear, Xiao's expression also changed with the number of nods.

In the end, Qi Zehui let go of his hand and walked to the side as if nothing had happened, while Xiao Zehui squeezed out a flattering stiff smile, slowly came to the side of the leper head man Rao, stuffed another piece of broken silver, and said:

"I just listened to your eldest brother, a 'serious' boat can't sit, so is there an 'improper' boat that can take us over?"

"Yo, okay, it seems that you still have a bit of a brain...... "The leper man glanced at Xiao, pinched the silver again, and then waved his hand: "Don't laugh, your face is so fucking crazy......"

"Yes, yes......" Xiao was so embarrassed in his heart, but he could only nod his head and listen to him on the side.

"I do have a way to get you over......" The leper man looked around and said in a low voice: "It's the price, I don't know if you can afford it......"

Xiao listened to the joke and said immediately: "As long as you can get on the ship, the price is not a problem......

This is not pretending to be garlic, just the silver money that was killed in the casino that night was more than 120 taels, not to mention that Qi Zehui is now the chief helmsman of the righteous rudder, and the silver money he carries is even more expensive.

"Hehe, anything is fine if you have money...... the man smiled and beckoned, "You guys...... Come with me!"

Banzha Zhen Wulin