Chapter 4 Red Hair and Heart
Chao Gai was very happy: "Iron Niu is good at abilities. At such a long distance, ordinary people can't throw it away. It's really rare that you can still hit it accurately. It will take at least a few years to practice this skill."
"Brother is right. This is the flying axe that Tie Niu has learned when he is flew hares and pheasants when he is fetching firewood in the mountains. Tie Niu has another advantage, that is, it is bold, not afraid of death, not afraid of ghosts and gods. If there is anything difficult, just speak up and go to the mountain and go to the sea of fire, and never frown."
"Okay, I'll be careful this morning. Let's practice martial arts together. Whoever is lazy or who is beaten."
Chao Gai has several sets of superficial boxing techniques and can use Pub Knife, but he is not a master. He can only say that he can reduce ten times with one force.
I was very troubled this morning, but I didn’t practice any advanced things, mainly push-ups, single and double bars, etc.
In the era of Diwu, fancy things were nonsense. Except for the occasional single-handed fight of generals, ordinary people only need to know a few moves, either stab, chop, or smash, as long as they have a spirit of not fearing death, they are warriors.
Chao Xiong and Li Kui from Chao Gai's village are all examples of this person. As for Chao Zhuang, they are much worse, and they can only be regarded as Chao Gai's follower.
After lunch, I made a quick meal, and more than twenty people stewed a few chickens.
Practicing martial arts is the most physically consuming, and life is not careless.
At noon, Chao Gai called Li Kui to the study: "Tie Niu, brother, you are a talent that can be made, and he plans to cultivate you with all his heart. From today on, remember to gambling, drink alcohol and not make trouble, and beating and bullying others, and you cannot hurt others with a trick. You can understand what your brother means."
Li Kui slapped his thigh carelessly: "Brother, don't worry, my iron cow is just black, but she is not stupid. Whatever my brother says is what he says, listen to my mother at home, and listen to my brother when he goes out."
Chao Gai reached out and took the bag. The silver inside was about 17 or 18 taels of broken silver, one piece at a time.
Chao Gai took about ten taels of silver and handed it to Li Kui.
Li Kui pushed it back: "I Tien Niu and my brother are in a similar position, how could I do this for this red and white thing?"
"Brother is wrong. Brother, I am also indifferent to you. I give you money just to make you have money to pay when eating and drinking outside, so that you won't cheat and not lose the reputation of our Chaojiazhuang."
"Okay, then I'll take it." Li Kui smiled and took the money. Although he didn't have much idea about money, he knew clearly that the young man in the tavern could not make five taels of silver a year. This is really a brother.
"Go and practice martial arts. Remember, don't be lazy or go out casually. When your martial arts are almost done, my brother will take you out for fun. Remember to be lazy."
When Li Kui thought of Chao Gai's huge power, he nodded repeatedly: "Brother, don't worry, I Tien Niu is the most diligent."
"Okay, go and train."
Chao Gai arranged a lot of training for Li Kui, and then asked Chao Xiong to drive onto the carriage and run to the county town.
Chaojiazhuang is about ten miles south of the county town. Chao Xiong drove the cart, Chao Gai was sleeping in the cart, closed his eyes and resting, thinking about things.
Before he walked far, Chao Xiong saw a big red-haired man with a purple and black face and a red cinnabar birthmark on his right cheek.
The weather was already cold, and I was wearing only a single piece of clothing without buttoning, and a heart-protecting hair on my chest. I was holding a wolf-proof whistle stick in my hand.
The guardian wolf here is a real wolf. There are many tigers and wolves on Shandong Road these days. There may be a few wolf lying on the side of the road in a slightly remote place.
Chao Xiong looked at the man a few more times. The man was displeased and frowned: "What are you looking at?"
Chao Xiong is the leader of a private business in Chaojiazhuang. He sells private salt and private iron. He licks blood from a knife all year round. Are you afraid of this?
"What do you think?"
The red-haired man looked up and down at Chao Xiong. This was a strong man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist.
"Come here to practice if you don't agree."
When Chao Xiong heard this, he stopped the carriage and cleaned up his clothes.
The red-haired man threw the whistle stick to the side, and the two of them stood apart, playing the common style of fist and foot fighting on Shandong Road.
The quarrels are quarrels, and the gifts cannot be abandoned. I bowed and said, "I'm invited."
Chao Xiong bluffed his right fist and headed straight to the red-haired man's chin, and actually went straight to the big man's lower abdomen with his left fist.
But the red-haired man was not simple, and he was too experienced. He took a step back and swept his legs. Chao Xiong jumped up, and the red-haired man rushed up, pushing Chao Xiong with his palms.
Chao Xiong was thrown to the ground in the air, and his waist was so painful.
However, the red-haired man was quite particular and did not catch up and attack.
Chao Gai could see clearly and thought that it must be Liu Tang, but no matter whether it was Liu Tang or not, if you hit my brother, I would have to regain my face.
"Stop," Chao Gai shouted and jumped out of the carriage.
The red-haired man glanced at Chao Gai and couldn't help but take a few steps back. The man in front of him was too strong, one head taller than an ordinary person.
Chao Gai stepped forward and helped his brother Chao Xiong up, but fell it a little, and it was fine.
"Man, look at your master's boxing skills, take two moves."
"Okay." The red-haired man was really not polite. He sat down with his waist and swung his big fist to hit Chao Gai's chest. Chao Gai stretched out his big hand and grabbed the red-haired man's fist.
It's really weird to clamp it like an iron rod, and no matter how hard the red-haired man struggles, he can't take it out. How could he have such an adult strength?
"This official is so strong, brothers are convinced." The red-haired man surrendered.
Chao did not intend to bully others by virtue of his power, so he let go.
"I am Chao Gai from Chaojia Village nearby. Have you not asked my brother's name yet?"
The red-haired man was shocked after hearing this: "No wonder the power is so amazing. It turns out that it is Brother Chao Gai, and the villain Liu Tang pays a visit to his brother."
Chao Gai quickly supported him with both hands: "Brother, please get up quickly. I have heard of the name of the red-haired ghost in the world of brothers. Today I will be lucky to see him in three lives."
"I was about to go to my brother's house to find my brother, but I didn't expect to meet him here."
Chao Gai pulled Liu Tang into the car: "Let's go, brother, go to the city with your brother, buy some things and go back."
"good."
The group went to the county town, bought a few good pieces of fabric, and found a leather shop to buy some three buffalo leather.
Liu Tang was puzzled and asked Chao Gai: "Brother, the government is not allowed to kill cows, why are there still these cows sold?"
Chao Gai touched the rough cowhide and explained: "The government does not allow slaughter cows, which refers to cows that work normally. However, cows have birth, old age, sickness and death, especially the large number of buffaloes in Jiangnan, which are millions, and after they are old age, they have to be killed and eaten. However, cows are mostly purchased by the army, and the number among the people is relatively small."
"So that's the case, it's because my brother is knowledgeable. But what does my brother do for such cowhide?"
"Make some clothes and cowhide boots for you and the brothers in the village. When winter comes, you must have clothes to keep the cold."
Chapter completed!