Cao Shen waited for a long time and saw no sign of Fan Kuai, so he shouted loudly, overturned the murder case, and said: "Come out, coward!" Fan Kuai jumped out of the shop opposite and shouted: "You What's the point of coming here to run wild instead of working as a dog official? Look at the boxing!" He said it was too late, but he rushed straight towards Cao Shen. Seeing that Fan Kuai had directly attacked him, Cao had no choice but to punch him, and then they started fighting, which shocked all the bankers to come and watch.
Fan Kuai saw that Cao Shen was very skilled in martial arts and secretly admired him. Cao Shen was also amazed by Fan Kuai's extraordinary skills. After a few moves, Fan Kuai jumped out of the circle and said, "When Mr. Xiao He was here, he often praised you as a righteous person, but as soon as he left, you came here to bully the people!" Cao Shen laughed and said, "You hide and hide. , you were my enemy first, why did you say that I came to oppress you, a common people. I'm afraid even the county governor can't do anything to you, let alone me?" Fan Kuai was happy when he heard this and said: "That's not bad. It's just that you are using your power to bully others." Cao Shen said, "If I don't make a scene, can you, a commoner, come out to see me?" Fan Kuai then understood that this was Cao Shen's intention to provoke him to come out. He laughed and said, "That's it. What's the reason for the county magistrate to come here?" Cao Shen laughed and said, "Of course I have something important to do here. You can't let me stand on the street and talk, right?" Fan Kuai asked Cao Shen. Go to the village and talk about it. All the dealers laughed and dispersed.
The two came to sit down at Fan Kuai's home. Cao Shen said: "My good brother is very powerful in martial arts. Since he defeated Gao Guan in the school field, he has become famous far and wide. You have such ability, why don't you serve the country?" Fan Kuai said: "I am a pig butcher, because slaughtering cattle only trains strength. I'm older, and I don't have any other abilities. Besides, what does the country's affairs have to do with me, Lao Fan? I don't care about those bullshit things?" Cao Shen said with a smile, "What did you say, my dear brother? Don't you hear it?" There is no one person who is the lord of all peoples. 'The county magistrate has never forgotten you because of what happened last time, so he ordered me to come here just to invite you to serve in the county. Dear brother, you should think about it carefully, right?" Fan Kuai heard that the county magistrate When he was asked to go to the county, he stood up and said: "Huh! Let me work for that dog official, how can I enjoy the pleasure of killing pigs? If I don't go, I won't go!" Cao Shen said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if I don't go, but this is Xiao What do you mean by your lord, County Magistrate Zhao asked me to invite you? Wouldn't it look good in his face if you don't go?" Fan Kuai said: "Master Xiao is not in the county? Besides, when I saw the dog official named Zhao, he If you want to kill him, why don’t I go and do things for him?”
When Cao saw that Fan Kuai was determined not to go, he smiled and said: "Master Xiao is not even willing to go to the court, let alone let you go to the county? I knew you wouldn't go, but I just heard from the county magistrate that this is indeed Master Xiao He's I just came to invite you." Fan Kuai said: "Going to be an official in the imperial court is to help the emperor, and to be an official in the county government is to arrest Ding Zhengfu. Who is willing to do those immoral things? Of course Mr. Xiao won't go, and I won't go either. " After hearing Fan Kuai's words, Cao Shen thought to himself: Although Fan Kuai couldn't explain Xiao He's great principles, he also knew that it was wrong to serve the Qin State. He was really quick to speak, so he said: "My dear brother is very courageous. I admire you!" Fan Kuai said: "Since my brother is also a sweetheart, let's get drunk today and then rest." He ordered the waiters to prepare wine and meat, and asked Lu Yu to come and pay homage to Cao Shen. After a while, the waiter brought hot dog meat, and the two started drinking heavily.
After three rounds of drinking, a young boy suddenly ran in and reported in a panic: "Fan... Master, it's not good, someone is beating... beating... outside." Fan Kuai hurriedly asked who started the fight. The boy stuttered and couldn't speak clearly for a while. Fan Kuai said to Cao Shen, "Brother, excuse me, I'm going out to take a look." Cao Shen said, "Come with us." The two of them ran out of the village gate and came to the market town. From a distance, I saw three or five gangsters grabbing an old man and beating him in front of the butcher shop. Fan Kuai ran over and shouted, "Why are you beating people?" Yi Popi said, "This old guy won't give me meat on credit. Do you think he should be beaten?" Fan Kuai asked the old man what was going on. The old man hesitated and said, "It's just because I borrowed thirty yuan from him last year and I didn't have the money to pay him back, so he often came to pester me. Passing by this store today, he saw the delicious dog meat and asked me to give him a few dollars on credit. How can I buy meat on credit? I have no money, so I was beaten by him." Fan Kuai stepped forward and grabbed the rogue and said, "Listen to me, I will pay back the money, and then get out of here right away!" He randomly grabbed a handful of money and threw it to the rogue, telling him to get out of here.
The rogue picked up the money and thought that he had met a noble man today. He must be generous if he could pay back money for others. If he didn't want a few more, he said: "Good man, 'pay back money you owe, and kill people to pay for their lives.'" I I'm a loan shark, and it's been a year, so you can give me thirty more!" Fan Kuai was furious and tried to beat the rogue as soon as he got hold of him. The rogue didn't expect this man to be violent, so he quickly begged for mercy: "Hero, spare your life, just for the sake of my brother, please spare me, and I don't want the money." Fan Kuai asked: "Who is your brother?" The rogue made a strange noise on purpose. He said angrily: "He is the well-known Gao Guan, the eldest son." Fan Kuai asked angrily: "Who are you?" The rogue thought that Fan Kuai was afraid, so he laughed and said: "I am his cousin Chen Sanye. You today..." Before Popi could finish what he said, Fan Kuai had already punched Popi and he fell to the ground. Fan Kuai stepped forward and stepped on his neck again and said: "You kid, kneel down and beg for mercy. I will forgive you today. You, but you just said the name of that stinky thing to scare me, I have to beat you up!" After that, he started to beat you again. Cao Shen hurriedly stopped and said: "My dear brother, please don't do anything." The old man also hurriedly knelt down and begged: "Hero, stop it quickly!" Fan Kuai stopped and saw the rogue lying down pretending to be dead, so he said: "This guy doesn't know how to deal with it. Beat him, he's probably dead, why not cut off his head and sell it as pig meat!" Then he picked up a butcher's knife from the butcher table. When the rogue heard this, he jumped up and ran away with his accomplices. It made all the boys laugh.
Fan Kuai introduced Cao Shen to the old man and said, "This is the famous Cao Shen, Master Cao." The old man thanked him quickly. Cao Shen helped the old man up. Fan Kuai invited the old man to his home, sat down again, and asked him what his name was and why he ended up in such a world. The old man sighed and said, "My name is Chen Gui, but I haven't lived a single day since I was born in my mother's womb. Although the strong man saved my life today, he can't save my life?" Fan Kuai asked what other difficulties there were. Old Chen Chen said with great sadness: "Sanye Chen and I are both from Chenzhuang in Shangyangli, and we have the same ancestors. Just because he and Gao Guan are cousins, this boy went rampant in the countryside, doing mischief and making loan sharks everywhere. He also oppressed the people. I don’t know how many good women have been taken over by him. Everyone in the village is afraid of him, and no one can do anything to him. Today, the hero beat him, how could he let it go? In fact, the boy’s purpose was not to ask for money. , but there is another reason!" Fan Kuai said: "You don't have to be afraid. As long as I, Old Fan, are here, he doesn't dare to do anything to you. Tell me, what is his intention?" Chen Guidao: "It's just because the old man has a My daughter, Master Chen has long wanted to take possession of me. That boy came up with a trick. He lent me thirty dollars last year, and when I paid it back this year, he insisted on sixty dollars with interest. I had no money to pay him back, so he just He often came to pester me, and even said that I would marry my daughter off to him if I had no money. How could I marry my precious daughter to him? When he saw that I didn’t agree, he brought people to my house to rob me. My daughter escaped through the back door and is still there today. He was hiding in his uncle's house and didn't dare to come back." Fan Kuai praised him for doing the right thing. Old Chen said again: "Recently, the county is recruiting civilian men to build roads. I am fifty-eight years old this year and have two years of service left. If I go, Mr. Chen will definitely come to snatch my daughter. I have no choice. Just collect money! But how can you collect two thousand dollars!" Fan Kuai asked: "What's the use of collecting two thousand dollars?" Old Chen said: "There are regulations in the county. If you don't go to serve, you can pay two thousand dollars. Can be exempted from service." Fan Kuai asked Cao Shen if this was the case. Cao Shen replied: "Yes! But this was the previous rule. Now that there is less labor, I'm afraid it won't work even if I pay the money." Fan Kuai said: "Brother, why don't the government arrest those thieves who harm the people and serve as guards?" Cao Shen said: " They all have money, so how can they do it? In this way, I will pay your old two thousand, and I will use my age as an excuse to find a way to accommodate you. You don’t have to worry about doing it anymore. I will do it tomorrow. Send someone to deliver the money to your house." Seeing Cao Shen's generosity, old man Chen knelt down in front of Cao Shen and said: "Old man, I can't repay your kindness in this life. If there is a next life, I will just be a cow and a horse. I want to repay you!" After saying this, he burst into tears. Cao Shen quickly helped old Chen up. Fan Kuai said happily: "You don't have to be polite. Mr. Cao is a good official. He will save you today. I, Lao Fan, really paid for this drink! Come on, come on, let's have a drink." The three of them started drinking. Got wine.
Old man Chen was extremely grateful for Cao Shen's help. It was getting dark now, so he just shed tears. Fan Kuai said: "You old man, you have Master Cao to help you, why are you like this?" The old man choked and said: "I saw it was getting late, and I wanted to say goodbye, but I was worried..." Fan Kuai asked: "What are you worried about?" The old man said "That Mr. Chen didn't get any benefits today, I'm worried about him..." Fan Kuai then understood that Old Chen had concerns, and remembered the martial arts competition a few days ago. Fan Kuai said angrily: "Now the imperial court is carrying out large-scale construction projects. The corvee comes one after another, and we poor people really have no way out! I will personally take you home now. If you meet that bastard, I will kill him and see who dares to bully him!" Old man Chen quickly knelt on the ground and said something. Fan Kuai is not allowed to go to Chen San again. Cao Shen said to Fan Kuai: "Brother, the old man has his concerns. He is afraid that if he fails to subdue him once, he will be in greater trouble in the future." Fan Kuai said: "Isn't it okay to kill that thing?" Cao Shen said: "The purpose of killing is to kill. Those who pay for their lives must not be reckless, this matter must be considered in the long run." Fan Kuai said: "Evil people are running rampant in the countryside, and good people have no way out, what is this?" After saying that, he picked up Old Chen and walked out. Cao Shen was afraid that Fan Kuai would cause trouble, so he had no choice but to follow them towards Chenzhuang.
When Chen Sanye returned home, he was very angry. He first sent a person to watch outside the village. If he saw Chen Gui, he would report it. Then he summoned the villagers and prepared to settle accounts with Chen Gui. The man flew away. After an hour, the lookout saw the lights at Old Chen's house turned on, and came to report to Chen San. Chen San then lit up twenty or thirty people, and they walked towards Chen Gui's house holding torches.
When Fan Kuai and the other three arrived at Old Chen's house, it was already dark. Old man Chen asked the two of them to sit down. He was about to go out to get a drink when he suddenly heard someone outside the village shouting for a horse. Chen Gui went to the door and saw a group of people holding torches and fucking guys walking towards his courtyard door, so he quickly closed the door. So he turned back to the house and told Fan Kuai: "No, the troublemaker has indeed arrived!" Cao and Fan went to the yard to check, and sure enough they heard someone outside shouting: "Old Chen, what are you doing today?" If you don't pay back the money, hand over your daughter!" When Fan Kuai heard that it was Chen San, he said to Cao Shen: "Brother, protect old man Chen, and I'll go out and make an appointment for that thing." After saying that, he came to the door and kicked He threw the door away, and the door leaf flew over, knocking over four or five of them, and then he rushed out of the door with a quick stride. When Chen San saw that it was Fan Kuai, he was very surprised and said, "We Chenzhuang people are not afraid of you Fanzhuang people. What do you want to do?" Fan Kuai said, "I'm here to get you engaged tonight. Please pay me 10,000 yuan first." A sum of money as a gift!" Chen San was furious and ordered the villagers to come forward and besiege Fan Kuai. Fan Kuai sneered and punched and kicked those twenty or thirty bastards until they staggered around and cried for their fathers and mothers. When Chen San saw others climbing down, he waved the knife in his hand and rushed towards Fan Kuai. Although he often danced with guns and sticks, he was Fan Kuai's opponent and was knocked down by Fan Kuai in just a few strokes. Fan Kuai picked up the thing from his collar, walked into the courtyard door and dropped it on the ground. He picked up a branch and pulled it on Chen San. Chen San begged his father to give him milk. Fan Kuai said: "From now on, you kid is not allowed to step through this door again, or I will break your legs! His daughter is in my house. Come and get her if you want!" After that, he told him to get out. Chen San couldn't get up. A bold banker limped through the door, kowtowed to Fan Kuai, then helped Chen San up and staggered away.
When Chen Gui saw Mr. Chen left, he invited Cao and Fan to sit down in the room. Old Chen said to Cao Shen: "I scared you tonight. Thanks to Fan Yingxiong's martial arts, otherwise you and I would have had our legs broken." Fan Kuai said with a smile: "You don't know something. Master Cao is better at martial arts than me." Ten times, it's not your turn to deal with those rats." The old man was very surprised when he heard this. While the three of them were talking, they suddenly heard a strange sound coming from outside, and the three of them came out to investigate. I saw the bright moon in the sky, and a red-crowned crane landed on the roof and screamed. After two calls, it flew into the back garden. The three of them also followed into the back garden. That crane landed on a big bluestone, raised its head and called a few more times before flying away. Old man Chen said in surprise: "I remember it, I remember it!" Fan Kuai asked what he remembered. Old Chen said: "Two heroes saved me tonight. I really don't know how to express my gratitude. Now I think of two more treasures, so I will give them to you." Cao Shen said: "Since it is a treasure , how can we accept it!" Old Chen said: "It is a treasure to the two heroes, but it is useless to me!" The two asked what it was.
Old man Chen led the two of them forward and lowered his voice: "They are two weapons. I know that the laws of the Qin State are very strict. Who dares to hide these things privately? But these two weapons are not ordinary things." !" When Fan Kuai heard that it was a weapon, he said happily: "Since it is a weapon, why not take it out?" Then he asked the old man to get it. Old Chen said: "It's a pity that the treasure is under this big blue stone. How can I get it out? Two heroes need to remove the stone." Cao Shen asked strangely: "Why are the weapons here? Does it have any origin? Old man Chen explained: "Yes, yes, in the 24th year of King Qin's reign, Wang Jian and Meng Wu's troops attacked Jingchu. After the Chu army was defeated, Lord Changping died in battle and Xiang Yan also committed suicide. There was a man named Nangong. He put these two weapons here and said: "Although Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will definitely die." This thing must be useful. Now Qin's (bao) government will not last long. I am about to die. If If you don't tell this secret, how can future generations know about it? The crane is a supernatural bird that will not appear in ordinary people's homes. The reason why it appears tonight is because of the two warriors? I see that you are indeed not ordinary people. I will leave the treasure to you now." The two were very surprised after hearing what Old Man Chen said.
The three of them took advantage of the moonlight and came to the big bluestone. It turns out that the stone is one meter high and two meters long. It is covered with moss and is surrounded by weeds. Chen Gui asked Cao and Fan to move the stone away. The two of them worked together to remove the big stone, only to find that there was a dry well underneath. Old man Chen brought another fire set. The three of them carefully took out two weapons from inside and placed them on the ground. Cao and Fan opened the package and took a closer look. It turned out to be a large knife and a large axe. Although the two treasures have been stored in the well for more than ten years, there is no trace of rust on the weapons. They still shine with a frightening cold light under the moonlight. Cao Shen took a torch and took a closer look, and found that there was a sentence engraved on the handle of the sword: "General Xiang Yan of Chu is also the sword that opened the country to Anbang." Fan Kuai picked up the axe, and found that the handle of the ax was also engraved with the sentence "The great general Jing Qi of Chu is the ax that assists the king in expanding the territory and splitting the ground." Cao Shen was overjoyed and said: "Xiang Yan and Jing Qi are both famous generals of the Chu State. It is really strange to think that the weapons they used are stored here!" The two danced around immediately and felt that they were comfortable with it.
Fan Kuai thanked Old Man Chen again and again: "This treasure is indeed a rare thing." Old Man Chen added: "Everything has its own destiny, and everything has its owner. At that time, Nan Gong had a last word, saying that the day this treasure was born, there must be a day. It's a good sign. There are cranes singing at night tonight. Isn't this a good sign? In my opinion, these two things are just scrap metal and copper, but to the two heroes, they are priceless treasures! I hope you can keep them properly. , it will be useful in the future!" Cao Shen said: "If you get this treasure, you must leave overnight, otherwise someone will see it at dawn and it will harm you." After that, the two said goodbye to old man Chen Gui. Fan Kuai said again: "If you ever have any difficulties, just come to my house to see me, Lao Fan!" The two of them took their leave.
