Chapter 266 Do You Eat Ban Dao Noodles or Wontons?
After hearing Xiao Tang's question, Mu Hong grinned and said with a smile: "Hey, what are the Three Hegemons of Jieyang in front of Xiao Renxia? But since Xiao Renxia asked, it is easy to teach Xun about the boat on the Xunyang River. Two brothers, Huo'er Zhang Heng and Langli Baitiao Zhang Shun, made a living as private traders and boatmen on the Xunyang River. But Zhang Heng was fond of gambling, but when he lost the bet, he did some things while privately crossing the river. There is no business.
But I heard that the mother of the Zhang brothers has been suffering from back disease recently, which cannot be cured by a hundred medicines. The Zhang brothers have some kind of miracle doctor in Jiangning Mansion, so now they go to see a doctor with their mother instead of doing any treatment by the Xunyang River. Otherwise, when Xiao Renxia goes to Jiangzhou, I must inform the brothers in advance, so as not to let those guys collide with Xiao Renxia."
Are Zhang Shun and other brothers going to Jiangning Prefecture (Jiankang Prefecture) to look for the miracle doctor An Daoquan? Xiao Tang secretly thought, Zhang Shun, the white stripe in the waves, was praised as "there is no water for forty or fifty miles. He lay there for seven days and seven nights, walking in the water like a white strip, and he was also good at martial arts." It is probably not an exaggeration to say that he is "invincible in fighting in the water." What's even more rare is that Zhang Shun is alert and capable. He is also very courageous. Although Xiao Tang has many confidants around him, there are no heroes who are proficient in water and good at water fighting. Originally, Xiao Tang wanted to take advantage of his trip to Jiangzhou to see if there was a chance to take Zhang Shun under his command. Is it possible? Will we still miss this navy general after all?
As for Zhang Shun's brother Zhang Heng... although he was good at sailing, his ability in the water was not as good as his brother's, and he was also a bit cruel and reckless. Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun robbed merchants crossing the river in a fashionable and profitable way. He restrained himself and just sat on the ground and raised prices to threaten passers-by, but Zhang Shun was unwilling to do such a harmful thing. After going to Jiangzhou to make fish teeth, Zhang Heng became more unscrupulous and began to directly ferry merchants to the middle of the river to kill people and steal their wealth. I'm afraid my hands will be stained with the blood of innocent people.
Now that brothers Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun are still working together, Zhang Heng should be more restrained in his behavior. However, he missed the opportunity to meet this time. I wonder if he will be able to meet them when he returns from Jiangzhou. An encounter...
At the same time, in a row of fishermen's houses by the Xunyang River, there was a man wearing a linen shirt with his feet up on a bench. Three or four side dishes were placed in front of a table with bright lights, and he poured it for himself. He drank by himself and ate until his mouth became smooth. At this time, another fair and handsome fisherman came in and said: "Brother, my mother has gone to bed. It seems that there is no serious problem."
The man said: "That's good. Doctor An from Jiangning Prefecture is indeed quite capable. Even if you're a bastard, the cost of the consultation is too expensive. It's enough for me to do more than a dozen business trips!"
After hearing this, the man's brother replied: "Doctor An has given me some money, but I only get some silver, and I still need someone to send it to him."
Of course, these two brothers were Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun, who had brought their mother to Jiangning Mansion to seek treatment for her back ailment and had just returned to the Xunyang River. Zhang Heng then said: "In the past, five hundred yuan was enough for each person." We defrauded him three times of money to cross the river, but the money came too slowly! Not to mention sparing the lives of those guys was in vain, and they would hate them for it. Our belongings have been almost wiped out. From what I see, we might as well take advantage of the ferry to act like the Green Forest Robbers. Not only can we get all the property, but we can also throw the bodies of the guys into the river. Who can do this without any evidence? How can we win over our brothers?"
After Zhang Shun heard this, he immediately showed a look of hesitation and said: "Brother, although our previous actions were not fair enough, at least we did not hurt anyone's life. Not to mention that killing and robbing goods is decapitating, so it harms innocent people and good people.
It would be extremely detrimental to one’s moral character to save one’s life.”
Zhang Heng glared, pointed at Zhang Shun and cursed: "Brother, you are so cowardly and weak! As the saying goes, a horse can't fatten without night grass, and a man can't get rich without windfall! Since our family moved here from Xiaogushan,
From the Yangtze River, how long will it take to make a fortune just by being a boatman? How can you support my mother? Conscience is worthless? You don’t want to harm others, but have others ever looked down upon you?"
After Zhang Shun pondered for a while, he suddenly raised his head and said decisively: "Even if I live a simpler life, I don't have to worry about our two brothers all day long! I have made up my mind. According to what brother Zeng Yu said at that time, I
I will take my mother to live in Jiangzhou, and then I will find a serious job based on my ability, so that I can leave a clean body to serve my mother!"
"You!" Zhang Heng slapped the table, and he suddenly stood up and pointed at Zhang Shun. Zhang Shun puffed up his chest and looked at Zhang Heng angrily.
"Forget it! It's up to you! If both of us brothers get sued, I won't worry about my mother!" After a while, Zhang Heng waved his hands in annoyance and said: "I can do this kind of business alone.
You can't do it? But now, brother, where can you find the spare money to settle my wife? Just make a few more deals with me, and I will give you a lot of money. You can just take my mother to Jiangzhou to find a serious business. I
This brother won’t stop you!”
Zhang Shun lowered his head, with a complicated look on his face, and after weighing it over and over again, he said: "In this case, I have already relied on my brother. It's just that we are robbing money, and we must not hurt the lives of passers-by."
"Brother, you're still too much of a coward!" Zhang Heng snorted heavily, and then said: "If we rob those guys of all their money, do you think they are willing to let it go? Whether they will be spared or not, let's see.
Their good fortune!"
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The next day, because Tang's father had been recuperating in Jieyang Town for a period of time and had missed the deadline for being exiled to the army, Xiao Tang, Shi Xiu, and Yan Qing wanted Mu Hong and others to go there, but Mu Hong and everyone else in Mujiazhuang could not stay.
On the same day, there was just a farewell banquet and banquet. Xiao Tang said goodbye to Taigong Mu and the Mu brothers. After sending Tang's father to Jiangzhou, Xiao Tang and others could pass through Jieyang Town on their return to meet the Mu brothers.
See you again.
When Xiao Tang and others arrived at the Xunyang River ferry, they saw a large river with surging waves and a wide harbor. There were not many fishermen on the side. There were only twos and threes of boatmen mooring their boats at the port, each of them basking listlessly in the sun.
Shi Xiu received Xiao Tang's instructions. He stepped forward and shouted: "Ferrymen, we are going to cross the river! Get the boat together quickly!"
Several other boatmen looked at the big man wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat, and they didn't dare to speak. But the man got up and paddled, and while making a sound, he swayed towards the shore and said to Shi Xiu.
: "Here we come! Are you guests going to Jiangzhou?"
Shi Xiu saw that the boatman was seven feet tall, had triangular eyes, and had a yellow beard and red eyes. Except for him, no other boatman came over. He said, "But you are making trouble! How come you are the only boatman here and the others are not doing business?"
What?"
The boatman grinned and said, "The weather is so hot that everyone is tired from the sun, so my life is miserable. I just want to earn more of my hard-earned money."
Shi Xiu looked at the boatman suspiciously, and without thinking too much, he and Xiao Tang helped Tang's father, Yan Qing and the two men board the boat. At this moment, he heard someone shouting: "The boatman
!Wait a minute, I want to cross the river too!"
Xiao Tang turned his head and looked around, and saw a man running towards the boat in a hurry. The man had a black beard that covered his mouth. He had a green gauze swastika on his head, which covered his heart a little red, and he wore a white collar.
He was wearing a shirt, with a piece of silk tied around his waist, and underneath were green and white owl feet and multi-eared hemp shoes. He also carried a big bag and hurriedly and slowly ran to the side of the boat.
The boatman laughed and said, "Coming early is not as good as arriving by chance. No matter how many people there are, the boat can't fit in. I'll ferry you over now."
When Xiao Tang felt something was wrong, the boatman had already rocked the oar, heading straight to the opposite side of the Xunyang River. Waves hit the wooden boat. Although the boatman was steering the boat steadily, the boat suddenly bumped a few times.
, Shi Xiu's figure swayed and he almost fell to the ground.
When the man who finally boarded the ship saw him, he couldn't help laughing and said: "This big brother is from the north, can't he get on the ship?"
Shi Xiu secretly expressed his shame, and said: "I am originally from Jiangning Prefecture, and I have been good at ferry boat swimming since I was a child. However, after spending many years traveling in the North, I have become a lot less familiar with water skills."
The man's expression changed after hearing this, and he said, "What a coincidence, Xiao Ke has just returned to Jiangzhou from Jiangning Mansion."
After hearing this, Xiao Tang looked at the man and saw that his white flesh, which looked like snow, was exposed under his open white shirt. He couldn't help but was shocked in his heart and secretly said: "Maybe the two of them have returned to Jiangzhou."
Already!?
"I grew up by the river. I am not afraid of lawsuits or the sky. Last night Huaguang came to take advantage of me and win a gold brick before I left!"
At this moment, the man on the ferry started singing. Shi Xiu, who was talking to the man, heard clearly what the man was singing. His face turned cold, and after looking at Yan Qing, he asked the man
Touch the simple knife on the side.
After the boatman finished singing, he put down the oar. He walked unsteadily to a boat plank, leaned down and took out a bright plank knife from the opened boat plank. The boatman turned around and said with a cruel smile to Xiao Tang and others: "
How many guests want to eat flat noodles? But want to eat wontons?"