Everyone rested one night at Mu Hongzhuang. At dawn the next day, Mu Hong insisted on sending everyone to the riverside.
When I came to the riverside, I saw reed flowers everywhere and rolling waves in the river.
"You guys wait for the boat, I'll go into the water and have some fun."
Ruan Xiaoqi had not been in the water for many days. When he saw the good water, he couldn't help but feel itchy. He informed everyone and started to take off his clothes.
Mu Hong said hurriedly: "The river is so fast that it's not a joke."
Ruan Xiaoqi smiled and said: "I grew up in the water since I was a child, and the water is my home."
As he said that, he jumped into the water.
When everyone looked over, they saw that Ruan Xiaoqi had already walked on the waves to the center of the river and was tumbling.
Mu Hong saw Ruan Xiaoqi's water-like nature and couldn't help but praise: "He is so water-worthy, he can compete with Zhang Shun, the white stripe in the waves."
Chao Yong heard this and said, "Brother Mu Hong knows Zhang Shun?"
Mu Hong nodded and said: "We have some friendship. We dominate Jieyang Town. Zhang Shun, the white stripe in the waves, and Zhang Heng, the boat fire brother, dominate the Xunyang River. We are all on the same side. However, in the past few years, Huashi Gang has become bigger and bigger. This
Most of the boats on the river were requisitioned by the imperial court, and many boatmen and fishermen were also captured and sent to serve. Zhang went to Jiangzhou to work as a fisherman, leaving Zhang Heng alone as a private businessman in the river. However, he occasionally did some robbing on the river.
, so I didn’t worry about you, so I came here specially to deliver it. I didn’t know Xiaoqi was so watery, but I was overly worried.”
Chao Yong cupped his fists and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Mu Hong, for your kindness."
Immediately, he wondered: "Li Jun, the Hunjiang dragon I met in Jieyang Ridge, was a powerful dragon when he came out of the cave and a mirage in the river. Judging from their names, they should also be heroes in the water. Why didn't they dominate the river and went to Jieyang instead?"
Ridge gone?"
Mu Hong said with a smile: "Originally, the three of them also dominated the Xunyang River, but the Xunyang River is still a little small after all. It is inevitable that they will have conflicts with the Zhang brothers. Li Jun, the Hunjiang Dragon, said that when two tigers compete, there must be one.
He was injured, so he led the Tong brothers to Jieyangling. He occasionally went to the Xunyang River to do private business, but he was just passing by and did not compete with the Zhang brothers for business, so the Zhang brothers accepted his love."
Chao Yong did not expect that there would be such twists and turns between them. I think this small Xunyang River may not be in Li Jun's eyes.
While he was talking, a boat emerged from the reeds.
Mu Hong said with a smile: "Such small boats are all private ferries. Some guests are greedy for money or are in a hurry and can't wait for Guandu, so they take these small boats to cross the river. I wonder if many of them are crossing to the center of the river to rob their wealth. What kind of intentions are there?
It’s so cruel, you robbed your money and forced your guests to jump into the river.”
When the boat saw someone here, it rolled over.
When he arrived, Mu Hong recognized the person as Zhang Heng, Chuanhuo'er, and shouted: "Brother Zhang, come here with the boat."
The captain of the boat responded with a cry, swung the oar, and soon swung to the shore. When they arrived, everyone could clearly see Zhang Heng's appearance. He was about seven feet tall, with a pair of triangular eyes and a little yellow hair.
Zhang Heng grabbed the ship's cable and jumped to the shore. He inserted the wooden wedge at the end of the cable into the soil and said, "We haven't seen you for a long time. Brother Mu wants to cross the river?"
Mu Hong said with a smile: "I'm here to send these extravagant people across the river. Please listen carefully. This is Chao Yong, the little overlord of Liangshan, and this is Song Gongming from Shandong's Timely Rain. There are also those who are riding on the waves in the water.
Here comes the Living Yama Ruan Xiaoqi."
Hearing this, Zhang Heng turned around and saw a person in the river. He was also shocked when he saw Ruan Xiaoqi walking on flat ground amid the rolling waves.
When Ruan Xiaoqi came ashore, everyone saw the ceremony.
Mu Hong said: "Brother Li Jun and I have decided to follow the Little Overlord to Liangshan. Why don't you brothers go too?"
When Zhang Heng heard this, he said without hesitation: "You have all gone, leaving our brothers deserted. It is better to go forward at once. Hua Shigang's officers were catching strong men everywhere on the Xunyang River, so that not a single person was seen on the river for several days.
I must go, but I don’t know whether my brother will go or not.”
Mu Hong said with a smile: "His Yuyazi will be exploited by the government, how can he be happy? Besides, we are gone, and he may not be able to continue to dominate the Xunyang River alone. It will be difficult for him to be Yuyazi by then."
Zhang Heng thought for a while and said: "Then I will go to Jiangzhou with you and persuade my brother to join the gang."
After everyone discussed it, they took Zhang Heng's boat to Jiangzhou.
When they arrived at Jiangzhou City, Song Jiang said: "Thank you very much, my nephew, for sending me all the way. Now that we have arrived in Jiangzhou, if we go together again, we may provoke interrogation by officials and cause trouble again. It's better to break up and wait for me to take charge, nephew."
You can find me through Dai Zong."
Seeing what Song Jiang said, Chao Yong said, "Then let's just say goodbye. I'll go see my third uncle when I leave in two days."
Everyone watched Song Jiang go away and came to look for Zhang Shun.
After walking along the Xunyang River for a while, I saw dozens of fishing boats lined up beside a pier.
Some of the fishermen on the boat were lying on the stern to bask in the sun, while others were mending nets at the bow.
Several people gathered together on the shore. One of them was carrying a scale and was weighing fish.
The fishermen on the river had already seen Zhang Heng and saluted him one after another.
When Zhang Shun heard his brother coming, he handed his scale to a fisherman and walked to the river.
I saw Zhang Shun, six feet five six, in his thirties, with his mouth covered and black beard, a green gauze swastika wrapped around his head, and wearing a white collared shirt.
Zhang Hengyuan said casually: "Brother, I will let you go and make a living first. I have brought two extravagant men and found a place to have a drink for you to meet."
Zhang Shun also had a bold temperament. He didn't ask any questions after hearing the words, and shouted to the fishing boat on the shore: "Which boat has golden carp in it?"
"I'll come on board."
"I have it in my boat."
As soon as Zhang Shun finished speaking, all the fishermen rushed to grab it and grabbed it with their net bags.
When Zhang Heng and others docked, the fishermen had already sent a dozen golden carps to Zhang Shun. Zhang Shun picked three big ones, pierced them with wicker sticks, and then distributed them to Xiao Yazi to sell the fish.
He led everyone to the Pipa Pavilion by the river and asked the bartender to cook the fish.
Everyone picked a clean seat and sat down, and Zhang Heng whispered their names to Zhang Shun.
Zhang Shun heard that it was the two of them, so naturally he couldn't help but say something he had admired for a long time.
After everyone exchanged the courtesy, Zhang Heng said: "Brothers from the Mu family in Jieyang Town and the two Li brothers from Jieyang Ridge have decided to go to Liangshan with the little overlord. I also intend to go to Liangshan with them. I wonder what my brothers want?"
Zhang Shun thought for a while and said: "I don't feel happy being a fisherman. I have to be exploited by officials every day, and everyone is leaving. Wouldn't it be lonely if I were left alone? Let's go together, go together."
When Chao Yong heard this, he said happily: "Okay, okay."
Ruan Xiaoqi also shouted: "Good man, I heard from your brother that you are very good at water skills. Let's compare your water skills when we get to Liangshan."
Zhang Shun said with a smile: "Why go to Liangshan? How about we just play here in Xunyang River?"
Ruan Xiaoqi was not afraid of the stage, and shouted: "Okay, how to determine the outcome, you can tell us the rules."
Zhang Shun thought for a while and said: "There is a kind of swordfish in the river. It is shaped like a knife. It swims very fast and is difficult to catch with bare hands. We will catch one each within a quarter of an hour to see who can catch the bigger one.
.how?"
Ruan Xiaoqi nodded and said: "Okay."
"Then let's go now, bartender, we'll come as we go, you just cook."
Chao Yong saw that the two of them were in high spirits, so he naturally wanted to watch the excitement.
When everyone came to the river, Zhang Shun took off his clothes, revealing Xue Lian's white flesh. He jumped into the river. In less than a quarter of an hour, he emerged from the water and was holding a ruler in his hand to fish the saury.
When the fishermen saw Zhang Shun showing off his martial arts skills in the water, they couldn't help but cheer.
Ruan Xiaoqi waited for Zhang Shun to come ashore, took the swordfish and looked at it carefully, then took off his clothes and jumped into the water.
At this time, everyone also saw that Ruan Xiaoqi wanted to test the waters with Zhang Shun. As the saying goes, it is not the fierce dragon that cannot cross the river, so they all craned their necks and looked towards the river.
Seeing that quarter of an hour was approaching, Ruan Xiaoqi jumped out of the water, holding a seven- to eight-inch swordfish in each hand.
Ruan Xiaoqi came ashore dejectedly and said: "It's really unlucky. I originally wanted to catch a big fish, but after searching for a while, I found that the longest one was only more than a foot. As soon as the time was up, it was too late to catch another one.
I can catch two smaller ones to make up the number."
Zhang Shun also knew how difficult it was to catch saury with one hand. Seeing Ruan Xiaoqi catching two fish easily, he couldn't help but said: "I'm sorry, it's hard to find saury over a foot in this river. Xiaoqi is so water-savvy."
, Zhang Shun is willing to give in."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "Brother Zhang Shun caught a big fish, but Xiao Qi caught two, so it's a tie."
Ruan Xiaoqi had caught swordfish just now, and he knew how difficult it was. He threw the fish in his hand and said with a smile: "It's just brothers playing, whoever wins and loses are the same. Let's go and have a drink."
Zhang Shun also smiled and said: "Yes, let's go have a drink."
(Thanks to book friends "Entertainment-Illegal" and "Yan Heng and Yiyang" for the reward, and thanks to "Feng Xiang Da Mo" 588 for the reward, another disciple was born, haha)