Upon hearing this, the man immediately stopped, stopped the people behind him, looked at Zou Run up and down, the hostility in his eyes gradually disappeared, but there was still a trace of suspicion, and he asked:
"Your Excellency, are you from Dengzhou? Also called Zou Run?"
Zou Run smiled when he heard this and asked: "Zou Run, he traveled all the way from Dengzhou and just arrived here today. Listening to what my brother said, is there a second Zou Run in Dengzhou?"
"Aye! It's really the famous Xiao Qin King Zou Run! I don't know that Ruan Xiaoer has offended me in person in person. Please forgive me for any inappropriateness!"
Ruan Xiaoer was shocked when he heard this. He quickly dropped the harpoon on the ground and crossed his hands in greeting.
Seeing that Ruan Xiaoer was really Tai Sui, Zou Run was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward to support him, saying, "It's just a little name, not worth mentioning."
But it doesn't matter that Ruan Xiaoer is a sincere man, he just wants to worship him, but Zou Run insists on supporting him. Both of them were skilled in martial arts. Which one of them didn't have hundreds of kilograms of strength in their hands, and they were frozen there for a moment.
Everyone around them saw the clues and knew that the two were competing for strength, so they all stood there to watch. Everyone on both sides knows the details. All the fishermen know that Ruan Xiaoer is as strong as an ox. Naturally, the minions in Dengyun Mountain also know that their leader has outstanding martial arts and strength, and they all look forward to a showdown between the two heroes. .
On the village road, Ruan Xiaoer's face was red, and there was sweat on his forehead in the cold weather. On the other hand, although Zou Yuan had a straight face and gritted his teeth, he seemed not to be trying his best. After a while, Zou Yuan Run suddenly lost all strength in his hands, cupped his hands and said:
"As expected of the second brother of the Ruan family, who is known as Tai Sui in the world. He has great strength. Zou Run has learned from this."
Seeing Zou Run's calm face, Ruan Xiaoer knew that he had some remaining strength, but he took the initiative to let go, just to save himself enough face in front of everyone. He couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration in his heart, and secretly thought that the rumors in the world were true. This Zou Run is indeed very similar to the King of Qin Li Shimin, with a heroic demeanor.
"Master Zou, I know my own family affairs. How can I compare with a man like Xie who is famous in the world? I will make people laugh at me if I tell you about it."
The two of them admired each other from the bottom of their hearts, and their words were very polite and harmonious. Although it was the first time they met, they talked happily, as if they were good friends who had known each other for many years. In the end, a village man couldn't stand it anymore and said that Ruan Xiaoer was being negligent and there was no reason to let the distinguished guest talk in the heavy snow.
Ruan Xiaoer finally came to his senses, hurriedly apologized, and led the way in person. He dismissed the villagers and led Zou Run and the others into the house to sit down. Ruan Xiaoer's old boy is at home.
Women in the village don't have as many rules as women in the city. When Ruan Xiaoer's mother, wife, and children saw guests arriving, they were busy clearing away the tables, chairs, and benches, and came out to greet the guests. Zou Run hurriedly got out of the way, returned the greeting, and replied:
"Xiao Ke Zou Run, I have met the old lady and my sister-in-law and nephew."
Ruan Xiaoer introduced him by saying that he was a distinguished guest from Dengzhou, and he wanted to order his wife to cook. Zou Run stopped him calmly, waved his hand slightly, and the companions behind him seemed to understand, and then he took the horse from outside the house. He took out a few items from the package.
Three pieces of fine sheepskin fur coats, three bolts of brightly colored fine fabrics, a box of tonics, several boxes of preserves, and two jars of fine wine.
"It's the New Year's Eve and I'm here for the first time. I don't have many good things. I've prepared a small gift to show my appreciation. I also ask the old lady and sister-in-law to accept it."
Various gifts were piled up like a mountain on the square table in the main room. The women and children in the room were all stunned for a moment. They didn't expect this distinguished guest to be so generous. They would look at Ruan Xiaoer wherever he dared to accept it. Ruan Xiaoer did not expect that Zou Run would be so extravagant, so he quickly stood up and declined.
"How can you afford to be born in Xidi? Zou Zhai... the high-ranking officials quickly put it away. They would never dare to accept such a generous gift..."
"Haha, second brother, please don't be like this. Although these trivial things are not worth much money, they are brought here all the way from Dengzhou by my younger brother. There is a sense of filial piety from my younger brother. Old Madam My sister-in-law and I both know good people, and they will definitely not offend this junior." Zou Run smiled and gave some reasons, forcibly stopped Ruan Xiaoer, mouthed at Bandang Nu, urging them to send things to the inner room.
Ruan Xiaoshou was not as strong as Zou Run. He couldn't get away after several attempts, so he could only keep saying, "No, no, no, no." How could Zou Run listen to him? Instead, he smiled and talked back.
"Second brother, it doesn't make sense. You should know that these things were given to the old lady, sister-in-law and nephew by the younger brother. Each and every one of them is numerous. The three fur coats were given by the younger brother to the old lady, sister-in-law and nephew. The nephew is used to keep out the cold in winter; the three pieces of cloth are given to the old lady, sister-in-law and nephew to make new clothes for the New Year; the tonic list is for the old lady, the candied fruits are given to the nephew as snacks, and the wine is also tiger bone medicinal wine , given to the old lady and sister-in-law to strengthen their body. It’s not worth it to the second brother, who can’t speak well.”
This gift really took Zou Run a lot of thought. He knew that the three Ruan brothers were not ordinary people who were greedy for money. If this was a gift for the first meeting and it was a very expensive gift, they would definitely refuse to give it away.
So after thinking hard, Zou Run picked some gifts that his family needed urgently during the cold winter months, were affordable, and reflected his personal feelings. Otherwise, there is a lot of gold, silver, silk and satin in Dengyun Village, which Zou Run would not want to part with, but these things are not the way to make friends with heroes.
Ruan Xiaoer's heart warmed as expected, and the strength of his hand to free himself gradually weakened.
"So...thank you for your kindness..."
"Brother, if you and I are loyal to each other, why do we care about these things!"
Seeing Ruan Xiaoer's acquiescence, the women and children in the room no longer concealed their inner joy, and hurriedly set up tables and stools and served tea. Ruan Xiaoer's wife was even more happy as she was about to cook and put away the food and wine, but Zou Run stopped her again.
"Sister-in-law, please stop being busy. I still want to talk to Fifth Brother and Seventh Brother. I'll come back in the evening to bother you."
After saying this, he forced Ruan Xiaoer to go out. Ruan Xiaoer half-pushed, untied a small boat from the dead tree stump in front of the door, asked Zou Run and the others to sit down, and then rowed the boat towards the lake.
At this time, the snow began to fall again, causing disturbances and blowing in the wind, covering lakes, mountains and dense forests. There was not a single human figure on the huge lake, and there was not even a single boat. It was quiet between heaven and earth. Zou Run was chatting with Ruan Xiaoer, but when he saw this scene, he blurted out: "What a beautiful lake in Liangshan. What a beautiful mountain." , good water, good snow, good scenery!”
As soon as Zou Run finished speaking, not far away, a small boat emerged from the bleak and broken reeds, with a man standing at the bow and stern. One of the men wearing a straw hat said loudly:
"Second brother is a good businessman. Where did he find the strange ferry guests? How proud he is, how dare he come to the lake to see the snow scene in this snowy day? If he wants to get the boat money, he must borrow it from fifth brother. He lost everything again today. , I just pulled him out of the gambling house, and he was scolding me!
