Jiang Shuo took Mr. Zhang Guo and Ye Qingyao to the shore of the harbor. At this time, it was just getting dark. There were no lights coming out of the doors and windows of the houses on the shore, but fires were already burning everywhere on the ship.
Jiang Shuo heard Xu Lai tell him that Caobang boat people have made a living on boats for generations. Even when they dock in the harbor, they cook, eat, drink and sleep on the boats, and rarely go ashore. Therefore, the scene in front of him is not surprising, and Zhang Shuo is not surprised. "I'll go to Panpan Road first," said Ye and Ye. Then they flew up and jumped onto the bow of a large ship.
When the boatmen on the ship saw someone jumping on the ship, they immediately surrounded him. They saw that it was a young man, and they all felt strange. However, seeing that he had a strong body when he jumped on the ship, they did not dare to make a mistake. One of the first people asked: "Where is it?" Ya'er coming? Please give me a hurdle."
Jiang Shuo smiled, first held the thumb of his left hand with his right hand, then put his left thumb between his palms and made a fist. He turned his fist over and pointed the outside of his thumb like a vortex towards the person, saying: "Side by shoulder, so-and-so Wanliu Sect, a fragrance does not go to the temple, the surname is Shunshui Wan, and the name is Suishui Xing."
The man was shocked when he heard this and said, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I'll go and ask for the master of my hall."
Jiang Shuo made a sign of please, and the man hurried off, jumping over several ships one after another, showing that he was quite good at lightening his body. After a while, dozens of figures jumped on each ship, as if a pot was boiling. When the ship arrived, the leader was a dark-faced middle-aged man with two mustaches on his lips. He was not tall but extremely strong. He was a typical Guanzhong man. .br>
The man crossed his hands and said, "Ding Kun, I'm in Huazhou. I put five sticks of incense at Liusha Palace in Hanhai and met Young Master Jiang."
It turns out that just now, Jiang Shuo used the Caobang incision to reach the bottom of the sea with his opponent. "Bingjianzi" means fellow members of the gang, and the "Wanliu Sect" is the chief. The chief, the leader of the gang, naturally "does not worship the temple." "Shun Shui Wan" is his surname "Jiang", and "Su Shui Xing" is his character "Su Zhi".
As expected, the boatmen on these ships were all brothers of the Cao Gang. "Hanhai Liusha Palace" was the nickname of the Western Gang. The leader, Ding Kun, was the leader of the gang, and his status was similar to that of Xu Lai, the "East China Sea Crystal Palace" of the Eastern Gang.
The last time Jiang Shuo followed Wei Jian to Luoyang, the three top leaders summoned the nearby gangs to come to pay homage. The leaders who came most often were the leaders of the West and North gangs. Ding Kun also paid homage to Jiang Shuo, so he recognized him. This young man is the guaranteed leader and leader of the Cao Gang - Jiang Shuo.
Ding Kun led everyone to bow down and see Jiang Shuo. Jiang Shuo hurriedly stretched out his hand to support Ding Kun, and at the same time said to everyone: "Brothers, there is no need to be polite, please get up quickly."
Ding Kun said: "After we said goodbye more than a year ago, there has been no news about the young master. How did you end up here today?"
Jiang Shuo said: "Hey... I can't explain my experience this year in one sentence, but this time I'm here to save people."
Ding Kun said happily: "Young Master, are you here to save Xie Dashou?"
Jiang Shuo thought to himself that if he told him that the Demon Cult had kidnapped so many people and almost wiped out all the Cao Gang, he might cause a shock, so he said vaguely: "Of course we have to save Brother Xie, and several other brothers, and by the way, Brother Ding , are there hundreds of people crossing the river here today?"
Ding Kun said without thinking, "No!"
Jiang Shuo said, "Brother Ding, are you sure? There are other ferries here to cross the river."
Ding Kun said: "There are no ferries within a ten-mile radius. All large ships within a hundred miles upstream and downstream are under the jurisdiction of our Tangkou. If hundreds of people cross the river, there is no way the Caobang would not know about it."
Jiang Shuo couldn't help but feel relieved after hearing these words. It seemed that they were indeed ahead of the Demon Cult.
Mr. Zhang Guo shouted on the shore: "I say everyone, don't be in a hurry to pay homage. Pick us up, young and old, on the boat. Let's have a good meal and drink. We've been traveling for a day. The old man's five internal organs temple is in need." Make a good sacrifice."
Jiang Shuo hurriedly introduced the two of them to Ding Kun. Mr. Zhang Guo was a Taoist priest from Zhongtiao Mountain. Then he folded his hands respectfully and said, "It turns out they are two gods." He ordered his men: "Quickly hit the springboard and invite you two to get on the boat."
Zhang Guo smiled and said, "No need." He slid down and slid off the donkey's butt. With one hand on the donkey's belly, he jumped onto the boat with a slight jump. The boat was very tall and had a long freeboard. The river bank was no less than eight feet high. Zhang Guo held the donkey up with one hand.
He raised his palms and jumped onto the boat, as if he was flying into the clouds and mist without any effort, and everyone couldn't help but cheered.
Ding Kun praised: "I have heard for a long time that Mr. Zhang Guo rides a paper donkey. Looking at it today, is it possible that this donkey is really made of paper and is it so light?"
Mr. Zhang Guo smiled and said, "You will know if you lift it yourself."
Ding Kun really stepped forward and lifted a hand under the donkey's belly. Of course, this donkey couldn't be a paper donkey. Ding Kun actually lifted the donkey's hooves into the air with a single effort. From an ordinary person's perspective, it was considered a supernatural power. On board the ship The sailors cheered together.
But Ding Kun could only do that. He only lifted it a few inches and put the donkey back on the deck of the ship. He was as relaxed as Mr. Zhang Guo.
Ye Qingyao silently jumped onto the deck of the boat. She knew that the boat people were taboo about women standing on the bow of the boat, so she deliberately jumped up from the middle of the boat, walked slowly behind Jiang Shuo and Mr. Zhang Guo, and stood like this without saying a word. Jiang Shuo was used to having the noisy Dugu Xiang around him, so he was a little uncomfortable with the quiet and taciturn Ye Qingyao.
Ding Kun let the three of them into the big cabin, ordered his men to prepare wine and food, and said with a smile: "It's a coincidence that the young master came. The boatman doesn't have anything good, only river fresh food. Today I caught a rare thing and stewed it all day. Just did it."
The boat people were rough and had no exquisite food utensils, so they brought a big iron wok directly in. Ding Kun said: "The life on the boat is simple and vulgar. It can't be compared to Luoyang City. Don't blame me, young master."
Jiang Shuo himself was born in hardship, so how could he dislike him? He hurriedly said: "Brother Ding, please don't be too polite."
The iron wok was so huge that two people hugged it, and it was covered with wooden boards as a lid. White smoke sizzled from the gaps between the boards. Four boatmen came up and lifted the lid together. Suddenly, white smoke filled the room, and the aroma filled the house.
Jiang Shuo and the other three people became curious and took a closer look. There was a big fish stewed in the pot, which was three feet long. Mr. Zhang Guo said: "The folk proverb of Luoyang goes, "Luoyang carp and bream are more valuable than cattle and sheep." This is The golden-winged carp in Heluojian is a good thing. Such a big golden-winged carp is indeed a rare thing. "
Jiang Shuo and Ye Qingyao saw that the fish had been stewed to a pulp, and its fins had turned red. They couldn't tell what kind of golden fin it was, and they didn't know how Mr. Zhang Guo identified it. The boatman handed over the chopsticks, and Ding Kun said : "Master, please lay down the chopsticks first."
Jiang Shuo saw the boatmen gathered in a circle and looked at him eagerly with the plate of chopsticks. He was stunned for a moment. Ye Qingyao came close to him and whispered: "The boatmen all eat from the same pot, and only the most noble ones eat chopsticks first." , only others can use the chopsticks."
Jiang Shuo nodded, raised his chopsticks and skewered the fish head. Ye Qingyao said hurriedly: "You can't eat the fish head."
Jiang Shuo was startled and moved his chopsticks towards the fish tail. Ye Qingyao said again: "Don't eat the fish tail either."
The boat people eat fish instead of the head and the tail, which is a bonus of "having a head and a tail". The fish cannot turn over, because it has the meaning of "causing the boat". Jiang Shuo really didn't know it. At this time, he was completely stunned. He looked at the big fish with chopsticks and didn't know how to fork it. Where is the best.
Ye Qingyao said softly: "Just skewer a piece of the fish."
Jiang Shuo nodded quickly, took a piece of meat from the belly of the fish and put it on the plate. Ding Kun said: "My young lady knows a lot, but she is too tight on my young master." After hearing this, all the boatmen couldn't help but burst into laughter. He burst out laughing, immediately making Ye Qingyao blush with embarrassment.
The boatmen saw that Jiang Shuo had moved, so they swarmed up. The boat people were not as elegant as Jiang Shuo. They swept past like a violent storm, and a big fish was mostly gone. Mr. Zhang Guo was also honest and unceremonious, and mixed in with the boat people. He stretched out his hand directly into the pot to fish out the fish. The fish meat had already been stewed to a pulp. He pulled out a large piece with one stroke and struck out with both hands. The juice dripped from his beard as he ate.
Jiang Shuo ate a piece of chopsticks, and it was really delicious. He knew that being too humble would make these heroes look down on them, so he simply rolled up his sleeves and ate like the boat people in the big pot. He was already hungry. Yes, the food is very delicious. Ye Qingyao didn't mind being vulgar either, and he imitated the boat people and ate together.
Ding Kun was overjoyed when he saw that Jiang Shuo had no pretense as a young master, and shouted: "Serve the wine, serve the wine, I have to get drunk tonight!"
A boatman brought the wine jar, and he was naturally a big guy. Ding Kun said: "This is Puzhou Sangluo wine a hundred miles upstream from here. Although it is not as good as Fenzhou dry wine, it is one of the best wines in the east of the river."
Talking about Ding Kun
He took off the sealing mud and poured wine for Jiang Shuo. The boat people were rude, and the wine cups were made of large coarse pottery bowls. He didn't care about the story, so he took the pottery bowl and drank. As expected, the wine was smooth and fragrant without losing its fragrance. The cold and murderous taste is indeed a good wine.
The wine jar and the wine weighed no more than two to three hundred kilograms. Ding Kun was not too strong. He could hold the jar with both hands and pour the wine without leaking anything. However, his movements were slow and leisurely. It would be difficult to pour wine for everyone. .
Jiang Shuo drank three bowls of wine in a row, took the wine jar from Ding Kun's hand with one palm and said, "Brother Ding, I propose a toast to all the brothers."
Ding Kun said hurriedly: "Young master, be careful." Jiang Shuo held the wine jar with one hand like a baby and walked away. Mr. Zhang Guo held up the pottery bowl and said, "Come on, kid, fill it up for the old man first!" "
Jiang Shuo said, "Come on!" Without walking in, he moved his strength into his palms and tipped the wine jar. Everyone thought he was not holding it properly and they all exclaimed. Unexpectedly, the wine jar seemed to be stuck in Jiang Shuo's hand and he tipped it over. After pouring it, a wine arrow shot out and landed in Mr. Zhang Guo's bowl without any spillage.
Jiang Shuo leveled the wine jar again and said, "Which brother wants some wine?"
Everyone cheered loudly, raising their pottery bowls high one by one, saying: "I want it!" "I want it!" "I want it too!"
Jiang Shuo then held the wine jar in his hand and walked among the crowd. Occasionally he would pat the bottom of the jar, and a wine arrow would shoot into someone's bowl. He walked quickly like this, and within a moment he distributed a jar of wine to everyone.
Ding Kun sincerely praised: "I told you, Master, to be careful of the weight. If you step on a heavy metal ax and don't feel it, what does this little wine jar mean?"
Jiang Shuo's toast made the boat people in Caobang bow down to him and respect him like a god.
Everyone ate fish, drank wine, and rested until midnight. Ding Kun was afraid that the boat would rock and the three of them couldn't sleep, so he wanted to arrange land accommodation for them. Jiang Shuo thought to himself that I am the leader of the Cao Gang, but I can't spend the night on the boat, so what? Can he be the leader of the Cao Gang? So he insisted on not going ashore. Mr. Zhang Guo and Ye Qingyao also said that it would be okay to sleep on the boat, so Ding Kun arranged beds for the three of them on the boat.
Jiang Shuo had been running all the way from Bianzhou and hadn't slept a wink for two nights. Although he had profound internal energy, he was finally a little tired and didn't want to think about it anymore, so he fell asleep.
