Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 310: Wrestling

After a conversation with Chao Gai, Zhao Zhen took Yu Baosi and other heroes back to Wa Si, and agreed with Wu Sanniang to set out early the next morning and return to Baishi Manor.

On that day, people were strolling around in the theaters, telling stories, playing music, cockfighting, running dogs, sumo wrestling, and other places for entertainment. The gambling houses were the most lively from morning to night.

Zhao Zhen strolled around for a while and was about to return to Jin Lebo and Xiu Lebo's residence when he heard the sound of horse hooves. Zhao Zhen looked from afar and saw that it was Zhu Gui, who else could it be?

Zhu Gui naturally also saw Zhao Zhen standing in front of the restaurant, especially Yu Baosi standing behind him, he couldn't ignore him even if he wanted to.

After getting off the horse, Zhu Gui stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Sir, I have already asked Taoist Dong. Three days from now, on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, it will be a good day to get married, travel, receive blessings, and pray for children. The god of the hour is Xuanwu, and the evil spirit of the rooster is in the west, while the god of joy is in the northeast. It is a good day to take a concubine."

Upon hearing this, Yu Baosi asked, "Who wants to take a concubine?"

"Of course it's the senior official." Zhu Gui replied.

"Looks like it will be lively again." Yu Baosi said happily.

Zhao Zhen asked, "Is there anything going on in the county?"

"I haven't heard of any major events in the county, but I did hear that a black clam the size of a pot lid was found in the swamp and sent to the village. I was in a hurry and didn't see it in person."

Zhao Zhen heard this and said, "What a huge black clam! If it's real, it's the only one I've ever seen in my life. It's a good opportunity to take it out while I'm taking in a concubine so that you brothers can see it. We'll be going back early tomorrow morning, so please pay attention to this place."

Zhu Gui said, "Don't worry, sir. We have Cao Tielin and his friends here, and they have prepared weapons and armor. Besides, Luan Tingyu and Shi Jin often lead cavalry patrols here. Who dares to disturb us?"

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Brother, your place has the most people, so you can ask people to find out if there are any rare things around and where there are villages and populations. You never know when it will be useful. Every five to seven days, organize the information and send it to the village."

Zhu Gui said, "I have been busy running the teahouse these days and have paid less attention to the customers. From now on, I will have people pay more attention to them and see if I can find any useful information."

Zhao Zhen nodded, thought for a moment and said, "Brother, you are busy arranging a concubine for me. Have you ever thought about your own life? Your brother Zhu Fu's son is already five or six years old."

Zhu Gui said, "At first, I had no place to live, so I didn't dare to get married. Now that I've settled down, I'm less interested in women. It won't be too late to get married when I meet the right person. With Zhu Qishan, the old Zhu family will have successors."

Zhao Zhen listened, but did not try to persuade him. After being in this fantasy world for a long time, Zhao Zhen had already discovered that the heroes in the Jianghu did not seem to care much about women. Chao Gai was like this, and so was Song Jiang. These two had family businesses, such as Yang Lin, Deng Fei, Liu Tang, Shi Xiu, etc., but none of them had wives and children. On the contrary, Zhu Fu and Bai Sheng all had wives.

If Song Jiang had not ignored Yan Poxi, how could she have hooked up with someone so quickly? Song Gongming killed Yan Poxi, probably mostly because it was embarrassing. A famous man in Shandong and Hebei who was good at covering up extravagance had lost face and been humiliated by women. If he didn't kill Yan Poxi, people in the martial arts world would probably laugh at him in the future.

Seeing that the sun was blazing and the weather was extremely hot, Zhao Zhen said, "I'll ask my wife to be more careful. Bao Xu has now married Lin Jiaotou's Jin'er. Compared with Bao Xu, you are quite handsome. Do you have some physical problems?"

After hearing this, Zhu Gui was stunned where he stood. Zhao Zhen took the opportunity to wave his hand and went to the back to rest.

Yu Baosi stood where he was, looked at Zhu Gui and said, "Brother Zhu Gui, what does the master mean by this?" Zhu Gui said angrily, "What can it mean? I will ask someone to propose marriage to you right now. We must get married this year. Not only that, but we also want to conceive a child early." After saying that, he shook his sleeves and went back to the restaurant.

Yu Baosi looked at it in confusion for a moment, shook his head, and went to the teahouse to listen to storytelling.

Zhao Zhen returned to his house and rested for a while. When he opened his eyes, it was already time for the game. Inside the house, Jin Lebo and Xiu Lebo had also returned from the sumo arena and were whispering to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen asked, "What are you two talking about? You look so happy."

Jin Lebo replied, "Sir, the Yuanyangtou opened the show today. After the performance, two beggars who sneaked into the venue stopped him and asked to become his apprentice. I never thought that Yuanyangtou actually accepted them."

"Let's go ask Yuanyangtou, someone wanted to be your disciple before, but you refused. Why did you accept these two? Sir, how do you think he responded?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head and looked at the two of them.

Xiu Lebo said, "Those before were all parents who brought their children here to learn. Most of them were not sincere, or they really wanted to learn but wanted their parents to accompany them. They were a little timid, so we didn't accept them. These two beggars were able to sneak into the place, so they must be smart and bold, and they will learn quickly, so we accepted them as apprentices."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "These two are quite lucky. If they can become masters, they will have no worries in their future lives."

Zhao Zhen stood up and said to the two of them, "Brother Zhu Gui asked Taoist Master Dong to calculate the date. Three days later, April 8th, is a good date. Time is tight, so you two should prepare in the next two days. I will send someone to deliver the dowry tomorrow, and we will go through the formalities then."

After hearing this, Jin Lebo and Xiu Lebo thanked Zhao Zhen first, and then they took out a book from a box, handed it to Zhao Zhen, and said, "Sir, this is the only book we have, and it's a little old. Today we give it to you for collection."

Zhao Zhen saw that the two men spoke seriously, so he reached out to take it. He saw three big characters "Wrestling Records" written on the cover, and small characters at the back: "Written by Tiao Lu Zi".

World Log:

"Wrestling Records" (First the introduction and then the purpose, there are names for sumo, sumo, sumo fighting, wrestling, and wrestling. There are also archaeology and miscellaneous stories. Reading it can awaken professional sumo wrestlers.)
Sumo wrestlers: Wrestling is a display of courage, as well as a test of skill and intelligence.

Professional skills: Sumo (fist and kick skills, both throwing and hitting.)
Eight sumo wrestlers can be employed every year, and the sumo wrestler career guide is one every three years.

After reading it, Zhao Zhen asked, "Where did you get this book?"

Jin Lebo said, "Sir, we two were working as prostitutes in a Jiangnan wagon shop, and we lived a carefree life. But the shopkeeper was framed by someone, and he spent all his money and closed down. Later, he became ill due to depression, and we two took care of him for half a year, but he still died of illness. Before he died, he gave us this book, and said, 'Take good care of it, this book is enough to set up a sumo brothel.' Because it was given by the shopkeeper, I have always carried it with me. Yesterday, when we were packing our bags, we found this book, and thinking about what the shopkeeper said, I wanted to show it to you, sir."

Zhao Zhen said: "The shopkeeper is right. This book is indeed a treasure. It is a legacy and is worth a fortune. With this book, we can train sumo wrestlers."

Xiu Lebo smiled and said, "That's good. The master has this shop, and it's just what he needs. This way, the old shopkeeper won't let him down."

(End of this chapter)