Zhou Xuan sipped his drink and pointed happily: "You see, their fight was really exciting. They attacked with every move and left no way out."
There are many cases of brothers harming brothers in the world, and it is nothing more than money and beauty.
"Young hero, you need money to travel around the world. Judging from your clothes, you must have come from a wealthy family. When you go to the Jianghu in the Northern Sui Dynasty, you would rather be robbed and entangled than get into a conflict with others and endanger your own life."
Shen Li said with a smile: "I wanted to pretend to be a fat sheep and give them some money to send them off, but I didn't expect that they would be worried about all my expenses."
"Haha... We Nanwu water bandits have always been extremely greedy. If you give them one penny, they will immediately ask for ten. If you give them another ten, they will ask for one or two more, until all the money is squeezed out. The young hero crossed the river, Just change your clothes and keep a low profile so that you can go to the Northern Sui Dynasty smoothly."
"Thank you, Brother Zhou, for your advice." Shen Li cupped his fists and smiled.
Zhou Xuan put down the wine bowl, opened the folding fan and waved the wind: "It's not really any advice, I just want to say a few words when I see you are young and go out alone."
At this moment, Jiang Xin's duel determined the winner.
One person dragged the other person into the water, and both of them became violent, using all their strength to kill the other person.
In the end, both of them were submerged underwater, leaving only two small boats drifting towards the other side with the wind and waves at night.
Zhou Xuan shook his head: "If I were a fool who occupied other people's wives and houses, I would never agree to a decisive battle. I would spend some money to invite friends from the world, set up traps, and play tricks on each other to death. Now, the beauty is gone, and the house is gone. , his life is gone."
The young man picked up the food very quickly. Since he was inviting guests to dinner, his stomach was empty, so he had to eat and drink quickly.
Zhou Xuan asked with a smile: "Young hero, please eat slowly, the food will be enough. Although I am not a young man from a wealthy family, I still have enough money to treat you to a meal."
He was joking. Judging from Shen Li's clothes and bulging baggage, the young hero who was gobbling up food had no shortage of yellow and white things.
At such an age, he was carelessly wandering around the world. According to Zhou Xuan's experience, it was probably a young master from a wealthy family who felt that studying was boring. He heard too many stories about the world, so he never stopped doing anything, stole the family's money, and sneaked out quietly.
After swallowing the food and downing the wine, the young man smiled and said: "After a long day's journey, it's hard to have a good meal. It's too ugly to eat. I hope Brother Zhou can forgive me."
"Is there anything you can forgive me for? Back then, I thought I had to make a name for myself in the world, but later I became disgraced. I couldn't bear the hunger anymore, so I lost my nerve and ran into the fields to dig sweet potatoes, and was discovered by a farmer. He chased me for four miles with a stick. Now that I think about it, it feels really uncomfortable. I am hungry, sleepy and exhausted. From now on, I will no longer travel around the world. Wouldn’t it be fun to travel around the mountains and rivers with good food and good food? "
"Brother Zhou actually has such interesting things in the world!" Shen Li took a chicken leg and replied while chewing.
After all, it would be too disrespectful to ignore him after eating at someone else's banquet.
"Young and green, who doesn't have the dream to travel to the ends of the world with a sword." Zhou Xuan smiled and asked immediately, "Can I show my brother the young hero's sword?"
"Uh-huh, okay..." He stood up and picked off the withered vermillion and handed it to Zhou Xuan. He also brought the plate of stir-fried kidneys to him.
Zhou Xuan looked at the scabbard carefully and exclaimed: "The scabbard is inconspicuous. Holding it in your hand, it is like holding up the five mountains. What a great scabbard!"
Draw your sword.
Zhou Xuan's expression changed, and he quickly inserted the sword back. He looked around to see if anyone was waiting, and asked in a low voice: "Young hero, is this sword yours?"
"It belongs to my master. I borrowed it when he wasn't paying attention."
"Young Xia's master must have a name in the world!"
"Why do you say that?"
Zhou Xuan solemnly said: "Based on this sword alone, the master of Shaoxia is definitely not an ordinary person. He should be a master of the fourth grade. I have seen the masters of the fourth grade fighting, and once he takes action, it will cause huge earthquakes in the world. This sword , it is really extraordinary, I bet that only masters of the fourth level can have the strength to master it, otherwise, it will easily suffer backlash."
Shen Li took the withering Zhu Yan, pulled out the sword without caring, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhou, please see, it doesn't bite me back."
"That's not what I said. Did the young hero not use this sword after he went out?"
"good."
"That's it, the young knight doesn't know something. The magic weapons in the world are as quiet as a hidden dragon and as dynamic as a tiger. Only when the young knight holds this sword against the enemy will he realize how unreasonable its backlash is."
Shen Li smiled and said, "I just treat it as decoration and don't use it."
"It's best this way, young hero, don't joke with your own life." Zhou Xuan warned him very seriously.
Shouts rang out on the ship's deck, and several people who were knocked unconscious by Shen Li were discovered by the boatman. After waking them up, he called on the Master to take revenge.
Zhou Xuan stood up and glanced at the boatman who went up to the boat deck to find Shen Li, "Young hero, do you need any help?"
"Thank you so much, Brother Zhou!"
"Haha... just eat slowly and come back as soon as you go for my brother's sake."
Zhou Xuan shook his folding fan and Shi Shiran went down to the second floor and walked up to these boatmen or water bandits.
"Are you looking for someone?"
The boat is so big, these people have already discovered Shen Li, Zhou Xuan blocked in front of the wooden steps, everyone can only reply: "The boy above injured our brother! Every wrong has its own owner, and we must give our brother an explanation." , otherwise, you and that kid will never get off the boat!"
"It's ridiculous." Zhou Xuan said scornfully, "Do you think we are fools? Who doesn't know that you are water workers during the day and water bandits at night? My little brother knows some boxing and kicking skills. I blame you for not having the eyesight to hit the iron plate!"
"Brothers, don't talk nonsense. This man has a lot of money. Kill them all."
Surging forward, Zhou Xuan put away the folding fan with his backhand, used the fan as a weapon, and struck repeatedly.
The boatmen who were hit by the fans fell to the ground and screamed in pain. Seeing this, the others couldn't help but retreat mentally and stepped back step by step.
Zhou Xuan opened the folding fan, shook it in the wind, and asked with a smile: "Do you still want to fight?"
"you you……"
"You wait for me!"
Zhou Xuan immediately changed his expression and said fiercely: "I am someone you cannot afford to offend. I have really made you angry. I will have your ship dismantled tomorrow and send you and the rest of you to the miasma!"
The sharp-eyed boatman realized that Zhou Xuan was not lying, so he discussed countermeasures with his companions in a low voice.
Zhou Xuan asked coldly: "I'll give you ten breaths. If we can't find a way to settle this matter, your whole family will be sent to a hot and humid place!"
Not long.
The leading boatman stood up and said with a smile: "Sir, it's all a misunderstanding. We just recognized the wrong person. I hope you and the little brother will never take it seriously. In this way, the little brother's money for boarding the ship will be returned in full. How about just pretending nothing happened?”
Zhou Xuanzhuangruo thought about it, nodded and said, "I'll be merciful if I have to. Considering how difficult it is for you to make a living, I'll let it go."
The leading boatman asked his brother to ask Shen Li how much he paid, and he handed the money to Zhou Xuan in just a cup of tea.
"Brothers, it's okay, it's okay, go to work!"
When there was no one on the boat, Zhou Xuan climbed up to the second floor with a folding fan, put down the money, and said with a smile: "These gangsters bully the weak and fear the strong."
Shen Li clasped his fists and said in admiration: "A slap in the face and a sweet date, Brother Zhou's skills are enough for my younger brother to learn for a year and a half."
"That's wrong. Little brother, when you travel in the world from now on, you must remember to be kind to others. There may be some big shot behind them. We can't afford to offend them and can't hide!!"
"I'll keep this in mind."
The two ate and drank and arrived at the ferry on the other side of the river in more than two hours.
With Zhou Xuan's intimidation, no one bothered him.
Holding the bay red horse, the two got off the boat.
"Brother Zhou, talking about money between you and me hurts our feelings, but my affectionate brother has taken note of it. One day, this situation will be repaid!"
Zhou Xuan waved his hand: "If one family doesn't speak the same language, the little brother is serious. It's a rare fate that you and I can drink and eat meat on the ship. There's no such thing as ruthlessness..."
Shen Li clasped his fists and said, "Every party in the world has given up. I'm going north now!"
"The rivers and lakes are deep, little brother, be careful!"
At the ferry in the early morning, there were also many watermen loading and unloading goods. After the two said goodbye, Zhou Xuan sat bored by the roadside and admired this busy scene of human life.
The yawning vendor next to him pulled up with his wheelbarrow.
"Young master is a knight who travels in the world?" The hawker took off the rope that bound the goods and prepared for a new day's business.
Each ferry is a "village" that welcomes people to and from the city. The business is even better than that of ordinary villages and towns. When cargo ships from upstream dock, there will always be boatmen coming down to have a good meal. When cargo ships from the downstream dock, merchants wholesale goods. Go to upstream towns to sell.
Zhou Xuan saw that the hawker was selling cooking cakes and said, "There are so many knights. Give me a cake. I'm hungry."
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment while I prepare the cooking utensils."
The hawker was a talkative person, "Young Master doesn't come to the ferry very often. You can see that I'm used to heroes and heroines wandering around the world. No, a few days ago, it seemed like eleven days ago, a particularly beautiful knight-errant was killed. The scoundrel is entangled, sir, guess what? The chivalrous woman drew her sword, and before the little one could see clearly, the scoundrel's good head was gone. Tsk tsk... killing people in broad daylight, the nearby officers and soldiers heard the news and came over, but the chivalrous woman ignored her, and after a while... There is no trace, and it is really funny to let the officers and soldiers look for it like flies."
The vendor said it was his, but Zhou Xuan got up and stood ready.
It's not like enemies never get together. A young man in rich clothes looked at him and sneered.
Only this young man was okay. He was followed by an old man with white hair. The old man was not angry and intimidated. He narrowed his eyes and asked: "Is he the enemy that the young master mentioned a few days ago?"
"Grandpa Zheng, that's him! Zhou Xuan of the Zhou family! Not only did he steal the goods I sold to Xishu, the Zhou family also took away fifty acres of fertile land from my Wei family! If I don't avenge this, I'll have trouble sleeping all night!"
Zhou Xuan sneered and replied: "Wei Bao! Don't slander anyone. Your goods were originally robbed from me. It is only natural to send people to snatch them back. As for the fifty acres of fertile land, the Wei family owes the Zhou family money for three years and has not repaid it. The family had no choice but to file a lawsuit with the government, and the government awarded fifty acres of fertile land to pay off the debt!!"
"Grandpa Zheng, kill him! The Zhou family is in a lot of trouble now, and they will never dare to cause trouble with us!"
"Hmph, Wei Bao! Think about it with your mind. I am the eldest son of Zhou. If I die, will the Wei family survive?"
The old man glanced at Wei Bao: "The master asked me to obey your order. Should I kill this person or not?"
Wei Bao's face turned red and he made up his mind, "Kill! He who is not poisonous is not a husband!!"
