Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 200 Cockfighting
In the hall, Zhao Zhen and others were having a banquet, and Guang Hui and others were also in the side hall with other accompanying heroes. Naturally, the steward of Gao Hu's family accompanied them to entertain them. Taking this opportunity, Tian Lei returned the samples he brought to Bailiu Village and retrieved eight four-tailed carps. After the banquet, Zhao Zhen and Jiang Yu made a clear deal.

Just as Zhao Zhen was about to leave, Gao Hu called everyone to the side yard, where there was already a cockfighting stand surrounded by a calf-high fence.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Gao Hu said: "Everyone has brought a fighting cock today. It would be a pity not to have a fight. I am waiting for eleven people, each with a fighting cock, and they will fight against each other. Draw lots to decide the opponent. How about giving out ten taels of gold and it goes to the winner."

Duan Song said: "Gao Hu, do you want to be the banker? In addition, we can also place bets on the outcome."

Jiang Yu also said: "That's right, otherwise the fun of cockfighting would be missing."

Gao Hu said: "Okay, just listen to my brother. I will be the banker. The maximum bet for each round is twelve taels of gold." After that, he took out a bamboo stick and said: "Come on, come on, draw lots, and there will be a number in the middle." Bye, head to tail fight.”

Everyone stepped forward to draw lots one by one, each showing their own number. Zhao Zhen looked at his own number, but unfortunately it was not number six, he was number 11, the first game. Number six is ​​Jia Ying from the Nine Women's Collection. One less fight will greatly increase the chance of winning. One hundred and ten taels of gold is not a small amount.

The person who drew the No. 1 lottery was Zhong Chongxun, an old acquaintance of Zhao Zhen. The two smiled at each other and each went to pick up a fighting cock.

Both fighting cocks had their eyes covered with black cloth, so they were very quiet. Zhao Zhen followed Zhong Chongxun's example and held the fighting cock to show off. The green chicken that Zhao Zhen bought was a standard green chicken with a large flower tail, and the chicken that Zhong Chongxun bought was a red-feathered chicken.

After placing their bets, the two men bent down and put their respective fighting cocks into the cockfighting ring and took off the black cloth covering them.

The two chickens took off their blindfolds and did not rush towards each other. They stared at each other first, and the hair on their necks slowly stood up. The fighting cock that Zhao Zhen bought was trained by Ji Dalang. Among other things, it has excellent fighting spirit. The head is held high and the fighting posture is beautiful. It is a high head and a big bite. Zhong Chongxun is a very fast chicken. Zhao Zhen estimates that this chicken is good at running in circles.

Each stretched out their necks, and the feathers on their necks stood up, like soldiers raising their shields and spears, and rushed towards each other again.

Zhao Zhen picked up the green chicken and asked Tian Lei to carry him down, comfort him, reward him, and rest him.

After saying that, he apologized to Zhong Chongxun again, and Zhong Chongxun said: "Brother, you are too worried. It is fate for a cockfighting bird to die in the cockfighting ring. There is no need to care about it."

The two chickens walked around. The red chicken suddenly raised its comb, flapped its wings, stretched its neck, and rushed toward Zhao Zhen's chicken like an arrow. After running for two steps, he suddenly jumped into the air and rushed towards the green chicken.

The green chicken also jumped into the air. The two chickens spread their wings and kicked their legs towards each other. The two chickens touched each other's paws and rolled to the ground.

Zhao Zhen said: "Brother, how can I have time to train them? These chickens are all adult chickens bought in Nanshi and trained by the merchants."

Gao Hu settled everyone's bets, and then said: "Brother, your training of this green chicken is pretty good, and the fighting ability is good, but you don't fight too much, it all depends on your strength."

The green rooster raised its head and cried "Oh...oh...". It made its debut on the stage and was victorious. It was a bit high-spirited.

The two chickens fought fiercely for seven or eight rounds. Zhao Zhen's green chicken saw the opportunity and grabbed the head of the red chicken with one claw. The sharp claws penetrated the head from the eyes. The red chicken fell straight down. I can't live without seeing it.

While they were talking, Gao Hu and Zhou Yisheng also took out their respective fighting cocks and showed them off. After everyone placed their bets, they let go of the cocks and started the second cockfight.

The two's fighting cocks were one yellow and one green. After they put them down, their eyes widened with anger and their heads kept shaking back and forth. The body rises and falls, and keeps turning around with the opponent, looking for opportunities to attack.

Gao Hu's yellow fighting cock was particularly fierce. It spread its wings and took the lead in attacking, rushing towards the green-haired fighting cock. Zhou Yisheng's bird was a green-haired fighting cock with a ferocious temperament. It jumped up and down and waved its wings to attack, and its beak as sharp as a hook twisted the head of the yellow-haired fighting cock.

Gaohu's yellow-haired fighting cock opened its eyes angrily, flapped its wings and jumped up. While tilting its neck back to avoid its vitals, it kicked the green-haired fighting cock with its paws.

The green-haired fighting cocks faced each other, and they also used their iron claws to attack. The rabbits and falcons on both sides were fighting together. Gaohu's yellow-feathered chicken was very powerful. After many rounds of fighting, he finally kicked Zhou Yisheng's green-feathered chicken to the ground. After landing, he followed up with another pounce. He stretched his neck to hit the green-feathered chicken's comb and eyes. .

The situation immediately became one-sided. The yellow-feathered chicken took advantage of the situation. It pecked the green-feathered chicken's comb and blinded its eyes. The green-feathered chicken was unable to resist.

Next, Duan Song, Song Shiqin, Jiang Yu, Duan Liu, Song Jinhong, and Wu Quanliang each fought.

Out of the five games, Zhao Zhen guessed correctly in four of them, and only the pair of Jiang Yu and Duan Liu had an accident.

No matter in terms of body shape or mental state, Duan Liu's fighting cock was superior. Unfortunately, it was just an accident. Duan Liu's fighting cock stepped on a clod of soil on the field and slipped. Jiang Yu's fighting cock seized the opportunity and sent Duan Liu's fighting cock away in one wave.

Another round of drawing lots, the six people were divided into three pairs, and another round of fighting, Zhao Zhen's green-feathered chicken finally fell into the dust.

Fortunately, with his discernment skills, Zhao Zhen guessed the remaining five pairs of fighting cocks correctly. He became the one who received the most gold besides Jia Ying.

Another hour passed before the winner was decided.

Before leaving, Song Shiqin quietly said to Zhao Zhen: "Zhao Lizheng, there is a ruins there called Anling Qudui ruins. There are many ancient tombs. I want to invite brothers to explore it together."

Zhao Zhen did not refuse, and the two agreed on a time to lead their teams back to their respective homes.

Back in the village, Zhao Zhen had a conversation with Ji Qingwan. After explaining, Zhao Zhen said goodbye to Guang Hui and Zhu Gui. Before leaving, Zhao Zhen placed the cart of clams in the military camp for Guang. When Hui had nothing to do in the military camp, he carved some beads from clams.

Guanghui was very happy after hearing this: "Sir, I'm feeling bored. It would be nice to have this to kill time."

Zhao Zhen and Zhu Gui both laughed after hearing this.

Seeing that everything was arranged properly, Zhao Zhen returned to the fantasy world of Liangshan County with tea saplings, tea leaves, and various spiritual objects collected.

As soon as Zhao Zhen appeared, Zhao Yuanli and Zhao Xing, who were supervising the work nearby, saw him and quickly stepped forward to sort and put the various materials brought back by Zhao Zhen into the warehouse.

Qingliang bamboo still finds a place to plant on the mountainside. As for the tea trees, Zhao Zhenrang sent them directly to the newly built Xinzheng Village and Xinwang Village. Plant the tea trees on the mountain and water them thoroughly. If they can survive, tea will not only need to be purchased from outside, but can also be sold as a commodity. It can also be regarded as a specialty of the two new villages.

The rest of the spiritual materials were put into the warehouse. Zhao Zhen was tired after working all day, so he went to Cheng Wan'er's place on the mountain. After dinner, he took a rest early.

(End of this chapter)