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    The four of them rode hard all the way, and after walking for another day, they arrived at a town in Dongping Prefecture, but there was a fork in the road. After asking the locals, they found out that this place is called Beixinqiao Town. Wu Song went to Qinghe County to the southwest, and Chao Yong returned.  Yuncheng County will continue to the southeast.

    The four of them found a hotel in Beixinqiao Town and had a few farewell drinks.

    After leaving the town, Chao Yong insisted on sending Wu Song away.

    After leading the horse for a few miles, he saw that he was far away from the fork in the road. Wu Song said goodbye: "I have to say goodbye to you after a thousand miles. Brother, let's go on the road too, don't miss Sutou. When Wu Er visits his brother, he must go  Looking for brothers in Dongxi Village."

    Chao Yong took out two ingots and ten taels of silver, stuffed them into Wu Song, and said, "Brother Wu must have spent a lot on beating someone last time. If the victim still holds on to him, he will use more money when he goes back to get rid of that."  Don't worry, you won't have to go to court."

    Wu Song knew Chao Yong's temperament, so he didn't shirk it. He took the money, cupped his fists and said, "It's not a waste of time for Wu Er to get to know you as a brother. Brother Yong, take care, Wu Er is gone."

    After saying that, he turned on his horse, turned around, cupped his fists and said "take care", and kicked the horse's belly hard with his feet.  The horse was in pain and ran forward with a neigh.

    Chao Yong watched Wu Song drive away, then turned around and started on the road with Shi Qian and Chao San.

    After saying goodbye to Wu Song, Chao Yong was also eager to return to his hometown. After spending time in Xianglinwa, he had already seen a high mountain.

    Before I knew it, the sun had set, and the burning sunset gradually dimmed and merged into the twilight.

    Chao Yong was planning to cross the mountain and find a place to stay, but he didn¡¯t expect that after running for a while, the mountain was still on the horizon.

    Going back, he passed by inns twenty or thirty miles away. Seeing that he had missed Sutou, Chao Yong simply ran for a while. When he saw an inn appearing on the official road in front of him, he couldn't help but said happily: "There is an inn ahead.  , let¡¯s rest there tonight.¡±

    When I walked to the inn, I saw that the inn faced the official road in front and Daxi in the back.  There are several green willow trees in front of the door to provide shade, which makes it look particularly refreshing in the hot summer.

    Although it is in the wilderness, thanks to the official road, many passing guests who have missed the town come to stay.

    The three of them came to the store and dismounted. No one greeted them in front of the door, but through the reed curtain, they could vaguely see a few people eating wine inside.

    Chao San saw that the waiter hadn¡¯t come out yet, so he shouted: ¡°We are here to stay, but the waiter hasn¡¯t come to lead the horse yet.¡±

    A man who was drinking did not get up, but just shouted: "There is a stable in the backyard, you can just lead it to the backyard."

    Seeing that the waiter was so rude, Shi Qian couldn't help but cursed: "What a bird shop? I just left after annoying the old man."

    Hearing this, the man smiled and said: "There are no inns for another thirty to fifty miles, so please excuse me."

    When Shi Qian heard this, he didn¡¯t dare to make a decision.

    Chao Yong nodded and said: "It must be an exclusive deal, so the waiter dares to be so rude. Let's be patient and make do with it for one night."

    Chao San naturally did the hard work of settling the horses, while Shi Qian carried the baggage and went into the store with Chao Yong.

    Chao Yong and his two men came in and saw five shirtless men sitting in the shop eating wine.

    Seeing the two people coming in, a big man said: "The room on the left side of the backyard is empty, and there is a pot on the stove. If you want to make a fire, buy rice here to make it."

    Dare to provide a house here for people to live, and you have to do it by yourself.

    Chao Yong saw that they had wine and meat, so he asked: "Is there any wine and meat for sale?"

    The waiter patted another man on the shoulder and said, "Unfortunately, my brother got a reward today. He bought all the remaining wine and meat in the store and treated everyone to a drunken meal. There are some cooked dishes in the store. If you want it, I'll give it to you.  Fetched."

    Chao Yong saw there were two jars of wine on the table and said with a smile: "We have been running all the way, but we are a little thirsty. If the second brother can mix a jar of wine, I will pay twice the price."

    "How?"

    When the waiter heard that Chao Yong was willing to pay twice the price, he couldn't help but look at the man treating the guests.

    The man looked up at Chao Yong and saw that they were well-dressed. He rolled his eyes and said, "If it's three times, we'll give you a jar."

    "Okay, then I'll ask the second brother to send it to the room, and get three liters of rice and some vegetables, and we'll calculate the money for you tomorrow."

    Hearing that there was money to be made, the waiter became more energetic and said, "You sir, please go by yourself. I will take the rice and vegetables and send them over."

    Chao and Yong walked through the lobby and reached the backyard, where they saw dozens of simple knives stuck under the eaves.  Chao Yong was bold and brave, so he didn't take it seriously. He went into the house first to settle his luggage, and the waiter had already arrived with wine and rice and vegetables.

    Chao Yong then asked the waiter: "Why do you have a simple knife in your shop?"

    The younger brother responded: "They are all left here by the master."

    Chao Yong was even more curious and said: "Who is your master?"People?  "

    The waiter said: "Looking at the two guests, they are also people who travel in the world. How come they don't know the name of my place? The high mountain in front is called Dulong Mountain. There is a hill in front of the mountain, so it is called Dulong Mountain. Here is  It has a radius of thirty miles, but it is called Zhujiazhuang. The owner of the village is my family. Taigong Zhu Chaofeng has three sons, who are called the Three Heroes of the Zhu family. There are between five and seven hundred families in front of and behind the village.  They are all tenants of the owner's family, and each family is given two Pu Dao. This is called the Zhujia Store. Dozens of family members often come to the store to keep watch. "

    Shi Qian asked: "Why did he distribute weapons to farmers?"

    The waiter said: "Nowadays, the world is not peaceful. There are thieves falling off the grass on the mountains near and far. The master is afraid that thieves will come to borrow food, so he distributes it to the villagers for defense. The village also invited Luan Tingyu, a famous iron rod in the world, to be the instructor. During the slack time, the village  All guests have to practice. I am not boasting, but the soldiers in Zhujiazhuang are different from the soldiers in other places. If there is a blind bandit who dares to come, he will never come back. "

    When Chao Yong heard this, he realized that he had arrived at Zhujiazhuang. He had gone north from Liangshan via Tai'an Prefecture, but he had not passed by Zhujiazhuang. Unexpectedly, when he went south, he came to Zhujiazhuang, which was mentioned in the Water Margin.  , the third son of the Zhu family, Chao Yong is not interested.  However, I still have some thoughts about the beautiful and unfortunate Yizhang Qinghu Sanniang in Water Margin, but I don't know if I can hit her.

    The waiter put the food and wine on the table and said, "We'll pay for the food and rice together tomorrow, but the money for the wine doesn't come from the store. We asked the guest to pay for it, so I can give it to Zhu Yi."

    Chao Yong didn¡¯t have any copper coins on him, so he threw him a tael of silver and said, ¡°Send the extra money to the account and settle the settlement together tomorrow.¡±

    The waiter caught the silver, squeezed it, bowed and said, "Okay, gentlemen, please use it with caution. I'll take my leave."

    Shi Qian was clever and rushed to wash rice and cook without Chao Yong saying anything.

    Chao Yong was thirsty, so he drank a bowl of wine and sighed: "Although it is village wine, it is still drinkable, but it is a pity that there are vegetables but no meat."

    Hearing this, Shi Qian moved his eyebrows and said with a sly smile: "Brother Yong, do you want to eat meat?"

    Chao Yong said: "The store said there is no meat, where are you going to get it?"

    Shi Qian smiled and said, "I just found a dawn rooster in the yard. It's very fat. If Brother Yong wants to eat it, I can catch it. If the store owner finds it, just give him some money."

    A thief¡¯s nature is hard to change. In Water Margin, Shi Qian was caught stealing a chicken.  The waiter in the store relied on Zhujiazhuang's support behind him, and he was used to running rampant around here, so he couldn't tolerate being teased.

    A person who is used to being a thief will look for anything worth grabbing wherever he goes.  Chao Yong and Shi Qian just walked through the backyard together and found no chickens.

    Chao Yong had just seen the waiter¡¯s face and knew that if he was caught stealing the chicken, he would definitely be unkind.  He didn't want to cause trouble because of a chicken, so he shook his head and said, "I have too much money to steal one of his chickens. You go ask the waiter if he is willing to sell it, and we will pay a high price for it."

    Although Shi Qian felt that spending money was a bit unfair, he did not dare to say anything more. He ran to the front hall and said at the top of his voice: "Boy, I am not happy with wine and meat. Please sell us the chicken in the backyard."  "

    The waiter came back and was drinking again. Seeing that Shi Qian was thinking about the rooster again, he shook his head and said, "That's for announcing the dawn. It's indispensable in the store and we won't sell it."

    Shi Qian smiled and said, "It's not a treasure for the shop. I'll buy another one from a nearby village tomorrow. I'll give you more money."

    Hearing this, Zhu Yi, the wine seller from before, raised his head and said, "I'll sell it to you if I get enough money."

    Shi Qian jumped to his feet and said: "You are a man with a big mouth. You can buy dozens of chickens with your usual money."

    Zhu Yi said: "We are taking risks by secretly selling Dawn Chickens. If the owner knows about it, we can't afford it. It's not worth the risk for us if we have less money. We always sell it when we get the money, otherwise we will lose money."  Please come back."

    Shi Qian originally thought that the most it would be was one hundred and eighty cents, but he didn't expect that they would tell him how much money they had, so he had to return in anger.

    "Those chickens are so disgusting. A chicken actually costs a lot of money. In my opinion, I might as well catch it secretly and eat it. We will leave early tomorrow morning and it will be too late if they find out."

    Although being more cautious can prevent them from noticing, Chao Yong is still not prepared to be a chicken thief.

    "It's just a chicken, it's not worth causing trouble, just let them keep it in their books."

    It was a rare occasion for Shi Qian to be an uncle. He ran to the lobby and said in a rough voice: "You guys bought the chicken. You can record it in your account and settle the bill tomorrow."

    Zhu Yi just made two jars of wine money. He just said it casually at first, but he didn't expect Shi Qian to actually buy it.  All the big men also looked at Shi Qian with their mouths open.

    Shi Qian looked at everyone's surprised look and turned around with great satisfaction to catch chickens in the backyard.

    Zhu Yi looked atShi Qian's back, a smile slowly appeared on his face.
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