It is said that Ma Long asked about the Tianshan faction's extermination of Cuiping Mountain Majiazhai, Wang Shi put himself in Cuiping Mountain, fought Ximen Xue, and finally killed Ximen Xue, and later, there were Majiazhai villagers, holding Ximen Xue's sword, went to the street to sell goods, so as to lead the Tianshan faction to Majiazhai, so that the Tianshan faction killed all the people in the village. After Ma Long heard this, he said fiercely: "I will not kill the Tianshan Sect and swear not to rest!"

"Disciple, the Tianshan faction is a famous and upright family, famous for its swordsmanship, the head of the sect, Zhong Boqi, is also a hundred-year-old man, and his martial arts are unfathomable. You better practice swords in peace!"

Early the next morning, Wang Shi got up and began to teach Ma Longyue Nu swordsmanship, first practicing the entire swordsmanship from the first move, holding the sword in a virtual step, until the last move to the top of the white cloud cover, and then teaching one move at a time. Time flies for more than a month. Let's say Hu Xiucai, the next morning to the inn to invite Wang Shi, came to the guest room, only to see the door wide open, people go to the empty building, so he went to ask the shopkeeper: "Little second brother, this upstairs live, the old man surnamed Wang, where did you go?"

The shopkeeper replied while sweeping the floor: "The old man you said, early this morning, he rode away as soon as it was dawn, and I don't know where he went, anyway, I have already repaid the money for the house." ”

As soon as he entered the door, his wife Zhu Cuilian asked, "Eh, why did you come back alone, why didn't your father-in-law come?" Hu Xiucai said dejectedly: "I went to the inn, and when I saw that there was no one in the room, I asked the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper said that the father-in-law had already paid off the room money and left." Hey!"

His wife Zhu Cuilian didn't say anything, and only comforted her after a while: "Let's go, let's go, maybe my father-in-law has something to do in a hurry, so he didn't come to say goodbye to us." ”

As soon as the time passed, it was more than 20 days, this morning, Hu Xiucai got up early in the morning, was taking the book, Zhuangzi Nanhua Jing was looking at the door, and his wife came over and shouted: "Xianggong, the rice at home is finished, you give me a few taels of silver, go to the grain store, buy some rice and come back." ”

Hu Xiucai immediately touched his sleeve with his hand, only touched a few pieces of broken silver, and handed it to his wife, who took it, shook her head and asked, "What's the matter?"

Hu Xiucai nodded: "Hey, my father-in-law said that he would subsidize me with five hundred taels of silver, but this has been going for more than 20 days, and there is no news, and I don't think there is any hope." Starting tomorrow, I'll go and set up a stall, help people write letters, write a couplet, and buy rice to spend a few pennies, hey!" Hu Xiucai sighed for a long time, his wife Zhu Cuilian took a few coins and broken silver, went to the grain store to buy some rice, just like that, Hu Xiucai the next day, carried a broken table, carried a small bench, put a blanket belt on his back, and contained these pen and ink inkstones, went out of the house, walked to the side of the street at the gate of Beicheng, put down the table, and then set up the bench, put the pen and ink on the table, and went again, asked for half a bowl of water from the inn behind, prepared these, and waited for the master to hire them. As the saying goes, when the wind came to send Teng Wangge, transported to Lei Bang to recommend the blessing monument, Hu Xiucai set up a stall for several days, no one wanted to write a letter, this now, the year is over, and no one is looking for him to write Spring Festival couplets, Hu Xiucai saw that the family could not open the pot, anxious, lowered his head and sighed, rich man, no rich man is difficult. At that moment, I heard a man's voice ask, "My boy, why don't you study at home, and what are you doing on the street to set up a stall?"

As soon as Hu Xiucai heard this voice, his heart was about to jump out, could it be that he was dreaming, and when he looked up, he saw his father-in-law Wang Shi riding a horse, followed by a young man, eight feet long, with a square face, and sword eyebrows. Wearing a gray cloth robe and carrying a sword behind him, this person was Wang Shi's apprentice Ma Long, and the master and apprentice came to Hu Xiucai one after the other.

When Hu Xiucai saw his father-in-law Wang Shi, he jumped up excitedly: "Father-in-law, you are here, you have to come a few days late, and the child will die." ”

When Wang Shi heard this, he was shocked and said, "Has my son encountered any trouble again? ”

Hu Xiucai grabbed Wang Shi's hand and couldn't help but cry: "Hey, the family has been interrupted, I wanted to come here to set up a stall, help people write something, and take advantage of a few pennies to get by, but I didn't expect to set up a stall for several days in a row, and I didn't earn a penny." It's better to die!"

"I don't have to worry, I'll introduce you, this is my apprentice Marlon. Wang Shi said as he spoke.

Ma Long stepped forward to salute Hu Xiucai, and Wang Shi said: "Child, hurry up and lead the way, why don't you go home." Hu Xiucai agreed, put the pen and ink in the bag, and then went to carry the table, Wang Shi laughed: "Throw this broken table away!"

Hu Xiucai said in his heart: My father-in-law is really generous, okay, your old man said throw it away, bend down and go to lift the bench.

Wang Shi laughed and said: "My son, I told you to throw away the table, what else do you want it to do with this broken bench!"

Hu Xiucai simply didn't want this bench, his father-in-law had spoken, just throw it away, he was still a little reluctant in his heart, and walked in front of him, looking back a few times. Wang Shi looked at it in his eyes, and said with a smile: "My child, you can rest assured, the old ones don't go, the new ones don't come, I'll give you the silver in a while, and we'll buy the new ones." ”

"Thank you Daddy!" Hu Xiucai walked forward and turned back.

After a while, the three of them arrived at home, and as soon as they entered the door, they heard Zhu Cuilian crying in the back room, and her five-year-old son, Hu Pingzhi, comforted his mother on the side and said: "Mother, don't cry, Daddy will earn money and come back in a while, and he will have money to buy rice." ”

When Wang Shi heard this, he felt sad again, this day is too bitter! Hu Xiucai stepped in and shouted into the back room: "My wife, you see who is here." Why don't you come out and meet your father!"

When Zhu Cuilian heard that her father-in-law was coming, she hurriedly took her son and walked out quickly, looked at Wang Shi and bowed: "Father-in-law, you can be regarded as coming, if you don't come, our whole family will not be able to live." ”

"I'm going to get up. Wang Shi hurriedly helped her up, and called Ma Long in, they all met, sat down in the living room, Wang Shi took out five hundred taels of silver tickets in his arms, handed them to Hu Xiucai, and instructed: "These five hundred taels of silver, you leave four hundred taels for the family to live, you bring one hundred taels, do coiling, seeing that this is March, pack up early and go to Jinling to take the exam!"

It is said that Wang Shi had dinner at Hu Xiucai's house, and then went to the inn at the gate of the north city to rest. Wang Shi said to Ma Long: "Apprentice, you have been studying art with me for more than 20 years, and it is time to walk around the rivers and lakes, go out to experience and experience, and have a long experience, and I will send you and Hu Xiucai to go to Jinling together tomorrow." waited for Hu Xiucai to take the exam and came back with him. ”

"Okay, master!"

On the second day, Wang Shi took Ma Long to Hu Xiucai's house, just walked to the door, Hu Xiucai greeted him, the three of them entered the house and sat down, Wang Shi said: "Today you will set off, go to Jinling with my apprentice, and you two will have a good response on the road." When you are on the road, you are called brothers. Be careful along the way, pack up quickly, and I'll send you on your way. ”

Hu Xiucai agreed, and entered the house and instructed his wife Zhu Cuilian: "You are at home and watching the children, don't reason with others when you encounter anything, everything is just waiting for me to come back and take care of it." ”

After Hu Xiucai finished instructing his wife, he turned to his son and said, "You are at home, you must listen to your mother, and you must not be naughty." You know what?"

Hu Pingzhi nodded, Hu Xiucai packed up a few old clothes, put on a bag, put it on his shoulder, and came out of the house with Wang Shi Malong.

Wang Shi took Ma Long and Hu Xiucai to the mule and horse market in the city and bought two horses, one for Ma Long and one for Hu Xiucai. After a few more words, he urged the two to ride out of the east gate and go all the way to Jinling. After Wang Shi and the others left, he secretly said in his heart: This Hu Xiu is a nerd, Ma Long, who has lived in the mountains for a long time, has never seen the world, and is simple-hearted, these two are walking together, I am afraid that something will happen, thinking of this, I decided to follow them secretly, Wang Shixin said: I can't let them find me, Wang Shi put down his hair, covered his face, bought a black dress, put it outside, and dressed himself in disguise, then went to the inn to get a horse, and rode out of the east gate. followed Ma Long and Hu Xiucai from afar.

It is said that Ma Long and Hu Xiucai went all the way out of Xinzhou City, stayed in Lu Xiaoxing at night, hungry and thirsty. After five or six days, after Jinhua, went straight to Hangzhou, less than a day, arrived at Hangzhou City, the end is lively, selling vegetables, selling rice, selling chickens, selling eggs, playing the power of the show, selling rock sugar gourds, selling needles and threads, selling rouge gouache, because there is everything, the two rode horses, they entered the city, and watched endlessly on the street, Ma Long saw such a prosperous place for the first time, his heart was happy, he looked around, he couldn't see it. This Ma Long is a few years older than Hu Xiucai, and Ma Long calls Hu Xiucai a virtuous brother, Ma Long looks east and west: "Brother Xian, look, the lantern hanging upstairs is so beautiful!" "Hey! Look, that trick is really powerful! Turn a bowl round with a stick." ”

Hu Xiucai said: "Brother Xian, let's go find an inn to live in first, and then come out to hang out, I have heard for a long time, there is heaven above, there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below, our two brothers, we will play in this city for two days and then walk." ”

"Okay, I'm just trying to see more. Malone agreed, looking around. The two of them walked not far away, and they saw an inn in front of them, with a gold-lettered signboard on a black background hanging high at the door: Drunken Immortal Building. On both sides of the gate is a pair written, Shanglian: There is nowhere to taste the liver of the dragon in the sky. Downlink: The jade liquid in the world counts my home

Hu Xiucai and Ma Long got off their horses and walked to the door of the inn, two guys came out of it, took their horses, and another guy beckoned the two of them in and sat at the door. Hu Xiucai ordered a few vegetables and asked for two pots of wine, the two sat at the table, eating and drinking, Wang Shi also followed to the door of the store, the guy took the horse over, and another guy brought Wang Shi in at the door, and sat down at a table next to Hu Xiucai and Ma Long, Wang Shi ordered a few dishes, asked for a pound of cooked beef, a pot of old wine, sat and drank, while looking at Ma Long and Hu Xiucai from time to time.

At this time, a person came in at the door, wearing a certain soap-colored soft-winged gauze on his head, wearing a beige silk robe, a jade belt around his waist, and a few rubies on it, and a sword on his back, and the sword tassels were scattered everywhere. The figure is slender, with an apricot face and peach cheeks, willow eyebrows, and a cherry mouth. Stepping in, the shopkeeper greeted in front of him, "Guest officer, please take a seat." ”

Huang Feihu's daughter, named Huang Xiujuan, likes to dance with knives and guns since she was a child, and when she has nothing to do, she disguises herself as a man, carries a sword on her back, and comes out to wander around, just walked to this drunken Xianlou Hotel, and also wants to come in to have a glass of wine.

This Miss Huang raised her head and looked left and right: "Well, let's have a drunken fish in the West Lake, the fish needs to be fresh, if it is not fresh, I can taste it!"

"Don't worry, guest officer, the fish in our store is the freshest!" said the shopkeeper with a smile on his face.

"Serve me the best wine in your shop. After Miss Huang finished ordering, she picked up a folding fan with her right hand and fanned it slowly. The shopkeeper went to the back kitchen, at this time Ma Long turned his head and happened to meet the eyes of this Miss Huang, Ma Long couldn't turn his eyes away when he saw this Miss Huang, and said in his heart: "How did this person be so good-looking, there is such a good-looking person in the world." Oops, it's so good-looking, I really never get tired of looking at it, the more I look at it, the more I like it, this little face, white and red, this nose, just like jade, smooth and white, big eyes, long eyelashes, blink eyes, flickering, look at Ma Long's two eyes are straight. ”

Ma Long has lived in Lingxu Cave for many years, deep in the mountains, except for Wang Shi, who is Lingxuzi, he has seen such a beautiful woman. was looking at it in a daze, Huang Xiujuan stopped doing it here, glared at her, and said angrily at Ma Long: "Look at it!"

Ma Long was speechless and continued to stare at it, at this time Huang Xiujuan was really angry, and scolded loudly: "I asked you what to see?"

Malone replied casually: "You are good-looking." ”

"Don't look at it!" Huang Xiujuan said coquettishly.

Here, Hu Xiucai hurriedly pulled Ma Long's sleeve: "Brother Xian, don't look at it, don't make trouble." ”

Ma Long turned his head at this time, grabbed a chopstick meat, picked up the wine glass and drank it all. After the two of them had eaten, they put their luggage in the guest room, saw that it was still early, and walked out of the store together, at this time Huang Xiujuan had already left, and Wang Shi was still sitting down and drinking slowly.

Anyway, this Ma Long and Hu Xiucai walked out of the inn, walked forward, watched the endless scenery on the street, and saw a bunch of people around in front of them as they walked, "Bet, bet." Malone felt fresh, and squeezed in through the crowd.

I saw a thin man in the middle of this circle, with round eyes, wearing a green cloth scarf, squatting, with a white cloth spread out in front of him, with three small bowls buckled on it, and said in his mouth: "It's open." ”

Some of these men pointed to the bowl on the left and said, "I buy this bowl, and the dice are allowed to be inside." Others pointed to the bowl on the right and said, "The dice are here." I buy this bowl. Then some of the people around shouted, "I'll buy the bowl in the middle, and the dice will be in the bowl." As he spoke, he put the silver on the side of the bowl he was going to buy, and the man cried out and lifted the bowl on the left, and the dice were in it, and the other two bowls were empty, and the men who bought the bowl on the left shouted happily, "I have won, bring the silver." The man said: "One pays ten, this is your ten taels, this is your twenty taels." As he spoke, he compensated the men with dozens of taels of silver, and collected the silver from the other two bowls. At this time, the man squatted down, put the dice in the middle of the bowl and buckled it below, and then, both hands kept changing the three bowls for the buckle, after a dazzling change, the man stopped and shouted: "Bet, bet, one to ten, about to bet." ”

Malone put the five taels of silver in his hand next to the bowl on the right and shouted, "I buy this bowl, and the dice must be below." ”

The man shouted for a while, and then a few more men placed bets, and the man opened the middle bowl, but the dice were buckled under the middle bowl, and the man took away Ma Long's five taels of silver. shouted in his mouth: "Thousands of rivers and mountains are always love, if you lose this time, you will win next time, look at it." As he spoke, the man put the dice under the bowl and buckled it, changing the bowl in his hand with both hands. Ma Long lost five taels of silver, and he was unwilling, but he had no silver on his body, so he squeezed out of the crowd and asked Hu Xiucai to ask for silver to turn over the book, Hu Xiucai said: "Brother Xian, as the saying goes, ten bets and nine cheats, how much silver do you take in, it is also like soup pouring snow, these five taels of silver will lose if you lose, don't expect to win back, if you want to win back, you can only lose more." Xiang jumped into the swamp, and the more he struggled, the faster he sank. It's getting late, so let's go back to the inn. ”

Ma Long reluctantly followed Hu Xiucai all the way back to the inn. The two went back to the inn and went to bed early.

The next day, Hu Xiucai took Ma Long to visit the West Lake, swam for a long time, not very beautiful, the two were looking at the West Lake from a pavilion by the lake, the lake surface was as green and smooth as a marble tabletop, and several pleasure boat painting workshops were rippling in the lake. Suddenly, I heard someone chanting a poem: Outside the mountain, Qingshan Building, outside the building, when will the West Lake sing and dance stop?

The warm wind smokes the tourists drunk, and Hangzhou is regarded as Bianzhou.

Ma Long and Hu Xiucai followed the sound and saw a young man walking over, wearing a scarf on his head, holding a folding fan, wearing a white silk robe with a collar and a silk tie around his waist. Eight feet long, with a biased bearing, swaying into the future, walking into the pavilion, clasping his fists with both hands and Ma Long Hu Xiucai saluted, "These two virtuous brothers, the younger brother is polite." ”

Hu Xiucai and Ma Long also returned the salute, and Hu Xiucai said: "This is Brother Taigao's surname, how do you call it." ”

"Little brother, my surname is Wen, double name, Fenglai, table words, Shang" The three of them are known to each other by name. When he heard the news, he said: "The two brothers, it seems that they are not locals." ”

Hu Xiucai said: "I am from Xinzhou, and I am going to Jinling to take the exam, passing through Hangzhou. I have heard that the scenery of this West Lake is beautiful for a long time, so I came to visit.