Chapter 42 Transshipment

Author: Hell Cat God

Chapter 42 Transshipment

Du Yu and Shi Qian were resting in a village restaurant and accidentally bumped into a big man.

On a whim, he invited the other party over for a drink.

The big man didn't show any politeness, he sat across from him, picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Du Yu had a lot of money, and he didn't lack for his wine and meat. He turned around and asked the waiter to cut up another five kilograms of good meat and serve it with a jar of wine.

The big man bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "Brother is even Shuangli. I wonder if you can tell me your name?"

"My name is Shi Jin, and this is Shi Qian. I don't know what your last name is?" Du Yu said.

"The villain's name is Jiao Ting, and people in the world call me shameless," said the big man.

Du Yu was stunned. He and Shi Qian had searched everywhere before but never encountered the famous 'hero' in Water Margin. Unexpectedly, someone came to his door while drinking here.

What impressed me most about Jiao Ting was that he took care of Song Jiang's big black Tibetan mastiff Li Kui, but didn't he appear on the scene a few years later when Song Jiang was going to compete in Zengtou City?

"I seem to have heard your name. Are you from Zhongshan Prefecture?" Du Yu asked.

"Exactly. How come Brother Shi has heard of me?" Jiao Ting asked.

"Well, if you know how to ancestral sumo, I will have heard of it." Du Yu said.

Jiao Ting laughed loudly and said: "Brother, three generations of my ancestors have made a living by sumo wrestling. I didn't expect that I am still a little famous in the world without a face."

Shi Qian couldn't help but snicker beside him, and said, "Yes, not only my brother has heard of it, but I also hear your name like thunder."

Jiao Ting was a reckless man, and his brain was not very flexible. How could he have heard that Shi Qian was irritating him, and he just grinned with his mouth wide open.

Seeing that his mind was so simple, Du Yu thought of Gongming's brother in Water Margin. As long as there was any bullshit, Brother Tieniu would chop it down with an ax. He could also reprimand the victim at the same time, "You black guy".

The reporter said that this guy was reckless, but for the sake of his brother's face, he would forgive me.

Well, with such a useful ‘Tibetan Mastiff’, why don’t you get one yourself?

"Brother Jiao Ting, your ancestors were sumo wrestlers and you didn't make money in the city. Why did you come to the countryside?" Du Yu asked.

Jiao Ting swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth and said: "To be honest with you, brother, I represented a casino in Lingzhou in sumo wrestling. When I won, the official refused to give me any money and even ordered his subordinates to chase me away. I was defeated in anger.

A few of them ran out and planned to find another place to eat."

Du Yu saw that he didn't take his eyes off the meat on the table while he was talking, and was still resisting the urge to get started. He was an interesting person, so he said, "Brother Jiao Ting, you're welcome, come drink and eat meat."

"Brother, you're welcome." After Jiao Ting said this, he reached out and tore off a fat goose leg and stuffed it into his mouth.

After a few mouthfuls, even the bones were chewed and swallowed, leaving Shi Qian stunned.

"Brothers, don't worry, there is plenty of wine and meat. If there is not enough, let's call again." Du Yu said.

Jiao Ting nodded in agreement, and his eating appearance was a little better, but he still used his chopsticks to fork his mouth. He finished a plate of meat in a short while and ate more than a dozen steamed buns. It was only then that his speed slowed down a little.

Seeing that he was finally free, Du Yu said, "Brother Jiao Ting, is there a good place to go?"

"To tell you the truth, brother, I've been wandering around for a long time, so where would I go? In fact, I originally planned to find a place where weeds fell on the top of a mountain but I was afraid that they wouldn't pick them up." Jiao Ting suddenly lowered his voice and said.

"Since my brother has nowhere to go, how about joining me?" Du Yu said.

"Brother is...?" Jiao Ting asked.

Shi Qian came close to his ear and whispered: "My brother is the head of the village in Shaohua Mountain. Brother, you come here without food, wine, and money."

After hearing this, Jiao Ting stood up suddenly, startling both of them.

When he saw him, he bowed his head and said, "Jiao Ting is willing to follow my brother."

Du Yu helped him up with a smile on his face and said: "Brother, if you are willing to come and join me, let's have a drink."

After saying that, he stood up and poured wine for Jiao Ting, and the three of them drank from the bowls together.

Because walls have ears, Du Yu didn't say anything about Shaohua Mountain.

Although Jiao Ting was a reckless man, he knew a thing or two about the laws of the Song Dynasty, so he dared to expose it easily. He randomly picked a topic and talked about interesting things in his sumo career, making the two of them laugh.

That night, the three of them stayed in a restaurant.

The next day, Du Yu paid a high price to buy a mule in the village to help Jiao Ting travel.

As we walked on the country road, we talked about everything, and by the way, I told him about the situation in Shaohua Mountain.

Jiao Ting is a relatively simple person. He is not easy to get along in the world, so of course he needs someone to help him. Since Du Yu is willing to take him in, he plans to go to the mountain to work for him.

When two people became three, the road became more interesting, especially when Shi Qian knew that his skills were not as good as Jiao Ting's, so he took advantage of them and made harmless little jokes from time to time, and the atmosphere became more and more harmonious.

On this day, they walked to a market town at the junction of Zhending Prefecture and Hejian Prefecture, and the three of them checked into a hotel for the night.

After ordering a good banquet, Du Yu stopped the waiter and asked as usual if there was a man named Bian Xiang nearby.

"Guardian, there is a man named Bian Xiang in Huangsha Village, ten miles northwest of the town. I don't know if he is the person the guest is looking for," the waiter said.

He was stunned for a moment when he suddenly heard the news. He didn't expect to get some news here, but there were too many people with the same name in the world, and he didn't know if it was that Bian Xiang.

"Servant, tell me about the Bian Xiang you know. If it's the person I'm looking for, he'll be rewarded," Du Yu said.

"Sir, the Bian Xiang I know is actually a farmer, but he is very tall, nine feet tall, and very strong. However, no one dares to mess with him for dozens of miles around," the waiter said.

"Oh, he looks like the person I'm looking for. Waiter, do you know how to get to Huangsha Village? If we go there, I'll reward you with ten taels of silver." Du Yu said.

The waiter in the shop was overjoyed. He was the child of a nearby family, and he knew the roads in the surrounding villages very well. How could he not do it if he could get a reward of ten taels for leading the way? He would not be able to save so much money even if he had not eaten or drank for two years.

"Sir, wait a moment, I need to ask the shopkeeper for instructions." The waiter said.

Du Yu nodded and followed downstairs, intending to say hello to the hotel owner to avoid unnecessary trouble.

At first, the shopkeeper didn't agree and thought it would delay business. After he patted a silver coin on the table, the shopkeeper's old face blossomed like a chrysanthemum and agreed with a smile on his face.

Early the next morning, the waiter from the store led the way, and the three of them followed to Huangsha Village.

The village is not big, with about thirty households.

Moreover, what is visible to the naked eye is poverty and dilapidation, which is several grades lower than Shijiacun.

Approaching the village, the waiter looked for someone on the road to inquire, and then led the three of them to Bian Xiang's home.

There is a small courtyard surrounded by branches, with two adobe houses in it.

Du Yu took a look and saw a tall, strong man chopping firewood in the yard.

Others were chopping firewood with a small ax as long as a foot, but the big man used a big mountain-chopping ax, which was dancing like the wind, cracking and cracking the wood.

Seeing several strangers coming to his yard, Bian Xiang stopped what he was doing and looked at them.

"Are you brother Bian Xiang in front of you?" Du Yu asked.

"I am Bian Xiang, who is this brother?" Bian Xiang asked.

Du Yu bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "Jiuzhilong Shijin, I took the liberty of coming to visit."

Bian Xiang had been hanging out nearby and knew who Shi Jin was, but when people came to visit and were very polite, he couldn't refuse people thousands of miles away.

"Brother Shi, please come in. Don't laugh at the shabby house." Bian Xiang said.

Du Yu wanted to talk to Bian Xiang about things on the mountain, so he naturally stayed close to outsiders to listen. He took out ten taels of silver from his pocket and gave it to the waiter, asking him to go back first.

After sending away the rest, he pushed open the firewood door and walked into Bian Xiang's home.

Compared with Xu Guanzhong and Bian Xiang, Bian Xiang's life was even worse. He even planned to borrow crude tea from his neighbors.

Du Yu could not let him do this, so he quickly made him sit down and took out a bag of good tea from the package, and asked Shi Qian to boil water, while he planned to have a detailed talk with him.

It was difficult to deceive Xu Guanzhong because he had been involved in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, and after being ostracized, he had some sense of seeing through the world and not caring about worldly affairs.

It was not difficult for Bian Xiang to deceive him. Du Yu talked to him about some general trends in the world, and also talked about the corruption of the Song Dynasty officialdom based on reality.

Originally, Bian Xiang's life was not very good. He claimed to be pregnant but could not put his talents to use, so he wasted his time in the countryside and deserted villages.

When I heard that the other party was planning to recruit him, I was a little moved. After asking about it in detail, I was even more impressed when I learned about the village leader's lofty ambitions, and immediately expressed my willingness to join the team and work for him.

Du Yu couldn't believe Bian Xiang agreed so happily, and secretly wondered in his heart, could it be that his fortune changed after meeting the mascot Jiao Ting?
Chapter completed!