Dangshan Mountain is not just a mountain, but a mountainous area composed of seven or eight hills including Mangshan Mountain and Dangshan Mountain. The specific name of Mangshan Mountain, Dangshan Mountain or Mangdang Mountain is basically determined by the local administrative division.
Now under the rule of the Wei Dynasty, the county located to the north of Dangshan Mountain at the junction of the three counties is called Dangshan County, and naturally it is called Dangshan Mountain.
The area of Dangshan Mountain is not large, but it is more advantageous in that it has many hills. The heights rise and fall one after another, and they are connected together. There is even a plain valley in the middle with smooth flow from east to west. The height is not very high, but both Mangdang mountains have cliffs of 100 meters, and most of them have extremely deep caves, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack.
What's even better is that this is the rough dividing point between the Central Plains, the East Territory and the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. The nearby Pengcheng County is the headquarters of the Xuzhou General Administration Department... On the vast plain, the water network is smooth, the roads are developed, and the small mounds are usually surrounded by mountains and rivers. It's hard to see that suddenly there is such a place to go, and it is naturally a natural place for countless heroes who have lost their place to go.
Not to mention, around Mangdang Mountain, there is also Yutou Mountain that can be seen in the distance during the day, and there is Jishan Mountain in the distance that is also within the scope of two days' walking. Everyone echoes each other and has some opinions.
"It's a good place to fight guerrillas."
That afternoon, before arriving at the valley on a bad horse, Zhang Xing looked left and right on the horse. Before he could get off the horse, he turned back to smile at Qin Bao and said something incomprehensible. .
Let's say that Zhang Xing was planning to take Qin Bao with him from the beginning... After all, before Qin Erlang became a public servant, he was also a good man in Dengzhou County in the east. He should understand everything, and it would be really easy to integrate with him. And according to the information, except for the two leaders here in Dangshan who have passed through the Rendu and Du meridian, which is obviously better than the others, the rest are basically all capable of up and down the Zhengmai. At this stage, martial arts itself is very important, but Zhang Xing only knows a few. The one who is the best in the army and has no confidence in his own martial arts is Qin Bao, who is recognized by everyone as an expert.
Of course, Qian Tang is also recognized as a good player, and Hu Yan is more reliable, but who makes Qin Bao the only one willing to follow him without saying a word?
The two found two bad horses, changed into old coarse cloth clothes, and wore a small samurai crown. They only wore half-old turbans. Only the cowhide boots and cowhide belt were of great use, so they had to find someone in the team to change them for some worn ones. , Then Qin Bao also changed to a big iron gun, and although Zhang Xing also wanted to change his sword, he didn't know other weapons. Fortunately, his embroidered knife sheath was gone long ago, so he boldly put it on his shoulder.
Turning back to the front, putting aside Zhang Xing's strange words, the two of them just stopped their horses for a moment, then drove their horses into the smooth plain in the mountains... Unexpectedly, although there were many living people in this valley bottom, they did not imagine that There is no liveliness in the place, and there is no atmosphere. Most people are lying there to bask in the sun, and they are basically like beggars.
The two of them walked around and found a small market. However, the market here was not comparable to the bustling metasequoia forest, but even to ordinary small towns. Moreover, in the afternoon, there was almost no movement, which was difficult to find. Imagine that there are tens of thousands of people living on both sides of this valley.
Zhang Xing led the horse and carefully avoided the few teenagers with straw signs in front of the market. Then he quickly noticed a store at Qin Bao's signal... It was an almost empty store, and the door board was early. Nothing, except for a stained bunting hanging outside. Inside, three or five people, in the middle of winter, were warming themselves next to a stove.
Seeing this, Zhang Xing winked at Qin Bao, who immediately led his horse to the store and asked, "Does the store... have anything to eat?"
He heard the accent was Zhou Zheng, and he was from the east side of the road nearby. Among the several men, one man who was obviously fat and unfit for the time replied without raising his head:
"There are no vegetables, no rice or noodles, just some offal meat and a few fish... If you want it, I will make it for you at a fixed price of one penny or two hundred penny. It will be enough for you two to fill your stomach, and it will also be good for you. Let these idle people have some soup."
"What an expensive price." Qin Bao was speechless for a moment.
"This place is priced at this price." The fat man continued to warm himself by the fire, and finally looked back. When his eyes glanced at the two people who came in, his tone became somewhat kinder. "There are seven or eight villages in the mountains, and every village is crowded with people. They all have food to eat, and people are plundering bark, weeds, and reeds... I only have this little inventory. If I can't sell it at a good price, , I can’t live for even a year! If you want it, I’ll stick some grass roots in the boiling water in the back pot and boil them to feed your horses.”
"In that case, the price is not bad." Zhang Xing also came in at this time, but asked seriously. "Is your offal meat clean?"
"What's your accent? How did you get here?" The fat man frowned slightly when he heard Zhang Xing speak. "Why do you think my meat is unclean? It was boiled in the stove, how can it be unclean?"
"I'm from the North." Zhang Xing responded simply. "I served as a soldier. I escaped from the Second Conquest of Dongyi and stayed at Xu Dalang's Village in Caozhou for a long time... As for me asking you if you are clean, I'm not talking about this, but I saw a black shop in the North when I was young. , who went straight to human flesh on a snowy day, so I have to be careful from now on.”
The fat man was stunned for a while and shook his head repeatedly: "We here are not as evil as you in the north...just a little haggis, beef offal, and a little pork."
"Did the cows be killed too?" Zhang Xing was really surprised.
"I want to keep it, but I can't hold it in." The fat man sighed. "Don't ask any questions... I see that you are the sons of a practicing family, you are young and strong, and you have horses... I will give you two coins and a full meal, and then I will take you into the cave to meet the king's family, and you will join the gang." no problem."
Qin and Zhang looked at each other and then simply sat down.
Now that he was sitting down, Qin Bao took out the money, but he was not in a hurry to give it. Instead, he said sternly: "Your store is still wrong... If you are doing business, that's fine, but if you are a guide, and a good guy comes to join the business, you won't give it." What's the rule of asking for hospitality, but asking for money to clear the way? My brother is quite famous in Xudalang Village, and I am also a generally recognized hero in Dengzhou. How come I have to suffer this injustice here? "
"Two heroes are naturally heroes." The fat man stood up. When he saw the silver, his eyes stopped running away. When he heard the words, he was helpless. "But there is really no shortage of manpower now... I just feel like there are too many manpower."
"Come on." Zhang Xing sneered. "There are too many women and children who have no strength. There are too many idle men who have never seen a weapon and can only bask in the sun. Are there too many good men like us?"
"What do you two want to say?" The fat man became anxious for a moment. "Do you want to have dinner and introductions?"
"I can eat, I need an introduction, and I can give you money." Zhang Xing thought for a moment and responded slowly. "But you have to introduce me to the right person."
"You should have told me earlier." The fat man instantly became relaxed. "In addition to the head Wang in the cave, I also have a brother from the same family who is in front of Boss Zhou. It is also feasible."
"Boss Zhou is too tall. It is said that he is a master of condensing pills and a god-like figure. We can't reach him." Zhang Xing blurted out.
"The boss of Yutoushan Tower..."
"Boss Lou is also tall."
"Then let me put it this way." The fat man rubbed his hands and said with a joking smile. "Of these thirteen sworn bosses, there are eight who are currently sitting in the Mangdang Mountains on both sides. Except for one named Zhao, I really can't climb up. If you can give three coins of silver, you can take the rest to the door. , give me five coins, and I promise to wait until I can speak to the boss..."
"Are you so powerful?" Zhang Xing was surprised.
"What do you think, good man?" The man smiled bitterly again. "No one in the cave on this mountain can chase the cook out? What's more, it's a long-time cook who has been on this mountain for three or four years."
Zhang Xing has nothing to say... He has a big head and a thick neck. He is not the boss but a cook. Besides, the shop is still open.
"What do you mean by five coins?" Qin Bao continued to take out the coins from his arms. "Except for Zhou and Lou, which family is the weakest and which family is the strongest? Which family is the richest and which is the poorest? Which family has more and which has less? Let us tell them clearly one by one. Let us brothers Pick your own.”
The fat man pondered for a moment and then answered seriously: "I, Fan Laoliu, know the route for you two. This requires extra money... one tael of silver."
"Why?" Qin Bao became increasingly puzzled. "This kind of thing, of the tens of thousands of people in Mangdang Mountain, must be known to thousands of people, right? Why did it suddenly reach this price?"
"Besides, it's unreasonable for you to add money little by little!" Zhang Xing was also a little impatient. "Are you kidding us?"
"What both of you said makes sense, but I am definitely not playing tricks on these two heroes. You get what you pay for." The fat cook who called himself Fan Laoliu said with a smile. "Just one thing, I can directly bring these two heroes to Boss Zhang of Immortal Cave... He is the weakest in power and the worst in cultivation. Whether it's a fight or using him to swallow the big head, it will be convenient for you... Two silver coins, isn’t it worth it?”
Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, then looked at the people in front of the stove, and was surprised for a moment: "Is it so direct?"
"What do these two heroes think of Mangdang Mountain?" The fat cook ignored them and just sighed. "Let me tell you, there were a lot of good men before, but they are nothing after two hungry meals. You just came here and you think you have what it takes..."
"Isn't it said that there is big business coming from Huanshui River?" Qin Bao quickly interrupted the other party and asked.
"No one said there is no big business on Huanshui River." Chef Fan continued to sneer. "If a large amount of food and property hadn't arrived soon, and everyone wanted to make a big profit, who would have come here? But even if they made a fortune and robbed food, how could the imperial court endure Mangdang Mountain? By then, people would Everyone has their own ambitions and is divided into categories. Those of you who are capable have already taken away the treasure and ran away. We who are incompetent will suffer... If we have enough money, I will also want to run away now. Besides, do you think that before? Isn’t there a break-up, a rebellion, or a fight? You are two good men."
Zhang Xing was completely speechless.
After a moment, as Zhang and Qin looked at each other, Qin Bao finally took out another tael of silver and slapped it on the case with Zhang Xing's nod, and Zhang Xing also spoke:
"You have to eat, and all the bosses and all the forces have to listen... We have the final say as to which house we go to! The first three coins are the deposit, and the next one or two coins will be with you after I meet the boss... And if you dare to play tricks Boss, I want to be a cook today, and I will chop up your whole body carefully and put it into the pot!"
Chef Fan was overjoyed and without saying a word, he directly took the three coins and went back.
After a while, he took out two more dried pickled fish with four slices, and a basket of offal meat came out, and he told the men to get away.
Several men stood up in fear, looking at the food in the fat cook's hands, he reluctantly squatted down on both sides, and sat back and watched each other start to wash the pot... But at this moment, a man suddenly stepped forward and snatched a piece of pickled fish from the basket, flying like a flying fish. He ran away, leading several other men to catch up with him.
Zhang Xing and Qin Bao glanced at each other. Although they were obviously a little surprised, there was nothing puzzling about them.
When Chef Fan saw the two of them sitting firmly, he just cleared the stove and sighed: "These people owe it to these two wealthy heroes... The hero who joined the army in the North even glanced at these people. , now you know why I didn’t avoid it, right? After this year’s chaos, too many people gathered on Mangdang Mountain. It was fine before winter, and they could still gather together to do some scattered robbery, and they could also dig. Picking up wild fruits from the grass; when winter comes, people are getting worse day by day, and they are really divided into different levels... Those with cultivation will rely more on their cultivation to not regard the people below as human beings; and ordinary idle people like this , I really just want to eat a little bit every day to survive... In order to get some food, I fight every day. Fortunately, food comes from the Huanshui River in front."
Zhang Xing and Qin Bao just looked at each other without saying a word, not knowing what they were thinking.
After a while, fish soup and offal soup were mixed in a pot and served. The two of them were really hungry, so they hurriedly came to eat without saying anything...The cook Fan was also shameless. After helping to feed the horse, he also sat down. Come down and fish it out with chopsticks.
While chatting while fishing, he actually clearly understood the basics of several bosses on the mountain. He was indeed a cook with many years of experience.
According to what this guy said, there are thirteen people, eight on the mountain, four at the bottom, and one from the Xu family in Jishan... Among them, the boss Zhou who occupies the main peak of Dangshan Mountain is obviously the leader. The other seven or eight bosses at the mountain and down the mountain are following him now, willing to Listen to his orders; then there is also the boss of Louhuanlou on Mangshan Mountain. He is not low in cultivation and has many good skills, but he does not form gangs and just follows the crowd, but everyone really does not dare to underestimate him; and finally there are a few new bosses. , unable to occupy the top of the mountain, could only rely on the Yutou Mountain over there to build a cabinet. But Yutou Mountain is far away, and the mountain is not dangerous. Now he is often assigned to do hard work and tiring work by Boss Zhou.
However, what the cook knew only about the area around Mangdang Mountain, Yutou Mountain and Jishan Mountain were just mentioned.
Zhang Xing and Qin Bao slowly listened to what this man said and learned the inside story of Mangdang Mountain. With just a pair of eyes, they made a little decision in their minds - they had already discussed the rough route when they came.
But after eating and before leaving, Zhang Xing couldn't help but think of a person who impressed him deeply: "When I was fighting in the East, I had a casual friendship with him named Zhao Pozhen. You have a new leader here, is he the same person?"
"How to describe it?" Chef Fan was not surprised at all after hearing this.
"This man has seen a lot of hardships and is older. He looks more like a hard worker than a domestic practitioner." Zhang Xingyi said.
"That's him." Chef Fan nodded immediately. "Based on that description, no one in the team recognized him at first, but he was a bit strong in his words and said some big words. Boss Lou took notice of him. He said a few good words and joined his gang."
At this point, Chef Fan also became awe-inspiring: "There are some things that I just took the money for. I shouldn't say more, but you must be careful and try not to make trouble with old friends based on your skills... I got angry with the next one. It's okay to be the fake boss, but if they really get linked up and offend Boss Zhou and Boss Lou, they'll be looking for trouble."
Zhang Xing kept nodding his head: "Among the young men selling themselves in front of the market, there are a few little girls. Go and fetch them."
"What?"
"Anyway, there is nothing left in your store. Let them come in and drink soup." Zhang Xing said calmly. "Let's sit and watch them finish the soup, and then go up the mountain and into the cave to find Boss Zhang in the Immortal Cave you mentioned...I, Silver Hook Iron Man, have decided to go and meet this brother, Zhang Lao San."
Qin Bao glanced at Zhang Xing and remained silent out of habit.
But Chef Fan stood up and slightly cupped his hands: "Your Excellency is very considerate. I thank Mr. Zhang for this pot of soup on behalf of those girls!"
ps: Continuing to wish everyone a happy new year in advance... Good night everyone.
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