Water Margin Survival

In the afternoon, Tokyo City, after half a day of hustle and bustle, gradually returned to tranquility.

At this time, I saw a sneaky man sneaking into an unremarkable deep alley, knocking on the innermost house with a courtyard, and he didn't forget to look around when he entered the door, looking very careful.After confirming that no one was following, he went in with confidence.

As soon as he entered the yard, the man met the person who opened the door, and he saw that big browless man who had been silent all day and had a very scary appearance, fisting and kicking in the yard.The man who had just entered the door stepped forward and shouted respectfully: "Master Jiao!" The big man who was waiting to practice martial arts nodded, and the man gently knocked on the door, only to hear a voice from inside say: "Come in!"

The man hurriedly opened the door, walked in, and reported to the people inside: "Officials, it's still the same as a few days ago. The people in the Palace Commander's Mansion are not slack at all. We have been investigating for five or seven days. People always stay in front of and behind the door of Coach Zhang's house, never leaving for a moment. If it's always like this, how can it be good?"

The scholar who was sitting in the room looking through the ancient scrolls looked up at the person, and said calmly: "Don't worry, it will be New Year's Eve in a few days, and we must relax our precautions that night. If these people don't go home for the New Year, I will I have my own way, don't worry about it!"

"No hurry, no hurry! It's still a good official!" The man smiled and flattered him.

The scholar put down the scroll in his hand, looked at the man and said, "Zhang San, have you really figured it out? Are you going to walk with us that night?"

It turned out that the person who entered the door was Wang Lun's street rat Zhang San. A group of more than ten of them refused to take money that day, and they all listened to Wang Lun's words.Wang Lun then told these loyal Beijing master rogues of his intention to return Lin Chong's family.

As soon as everyone heard this, they expressed their willingness to help each other on the spot, so Wang Lun rewarded everyone with the 20 taels of gold as compensation for Lu Zhi's suffering.Everyone accepted it happily. The 20 taels of gold are worth two hundred guan, and the average per capita is more than ten guan!

Wang Lun asked them to rent a private house for the few days in Beijing.How can it be difficult for these local snakes to deal with such a trivial matter?In less than a while, I handed over the job and rented this very secluded and spacious room.Moreover, Zhang San only told the host family that the foreign scholar had to rent a house to pass the exam, and paid the rent by himself, and paid the rent for half a year without hesitation. The landlord never came back after handing over the key.

Wang Lun saw that these people were agile and loyal, so he wanted to recruit them.After all, there is only one bare-bones Jiao Ting by his side, so many things are inconvenient.So after observing these people for a few days, I was still satisfied, so I asked each other.

I saw that Zhang San raised his neck and said loudly: "I can't stay in Tokyo any longer. Anyway, I don't have a family. I can eat enough for one person and the whole family will not be hungry. I am willing to follow the officials, and I can go to the ends of the world!"

Wang Lun saw that his loyalty was commendable, and based on the principle of not being suspicious of people and not being suspicious of people, he said with a smile: "There are no outsiders here. Be a guest. I am actually the leader of Liangshanshuibo on Jeju Road, and Coach Lin has joined the gang with me, do you dare to go now?"

Zhang Sanyi said anxiously: "I want to go, I want to go! As long as the officials don't think that Zhang San is not very capable, I, Zhang San, will follow the officials from now on! Don't avoid fire and water, never leave! If you have two hearts, dare Tell me to die!"

Wang Lun waved his hand and said, "So you can be a confidant under my hand!" After finishing speaking, he got up and took a large silver ingot of 50 taels, handed it to him, and said, "The right to spend these few days , You collected the rent yourself!"

Seeing this, Zhang San wanted to evade, Wang Lun just refused, Zhang San had no choice but to accept it, looked at Wang Lun with a happy smile, and suddenly heard Wang Lun say again: "This news must not be leaked, you should ask Li Si first." Thoughts, if he is willing to go up the mountain, he can tell one or two, and the others will ask them what they mean after the matter is over, if they want to, they can all go up the mountain with me!"

Zhang San nodded repeatedly, and said: "I will follow the orders of the officials, but my brothers are all loyal, and some of them who are not strong in mind have been beaten away by Gao Qiu. I think everyone is willing to follow the officials. !"

Wang Lun nodded, and said again: "When you have nothing to do, learn from Jiao Tou Ling, so that you don't hate less until you use it!"

Zhang Sansan said happily: "That day I saw that Master Jiao's methods were not like the usual tricks in the world, and I felt very itchy. I wanted to ask for advice at that time, but I was afraid that Master Jiao would not teach me!"

Wang Lunjian said with a smile: "You have good eyesight! That's the secret book of Jiaotou Ling's family who passed it on to his sons but not to his disciples. Where can ordinary people get it? When I go up the mountain in the future, I'll ask him to watch and teach you a few tricks, so that you won't be forced to fight. Make a fool of yourself and bring down my prestige!"

Zhang Sanyi was overjoyed to hear that, and thanked him endlessly.

After chatting for a while, Wang Lun asked: "In Bianliang City, where is there a big market selling medicinal materials and ironware?" Procure the materials these cottages desperately need.

But this asked about Zhang San's pride. He has been hanging out on the streets all year round. How can he not be clear about these things? I just heard him say: "It just so happens that there is a market not far from here, and there are many wealthy merchants in it." The old stores are gathered together, and the main store of Jishitang, the first time-honored pharmacy in the capital, is located there, so the officials have nothing to do to go and have a look!"

Living in this rented yard for more than six or seven days, either reading or reading, Wang Lun was tired long ago, thinking that choosing a day would be better than hitting the day, so he went out and called Jiao Ting, and asked Zhang San to come in front Lead the way and go out together.Along the way, I saw many famous foods in the capital. Wang Lun became interested, so he took Jiao Ting to eat along the way.

Since Zhang San leads the way, naturally nothing will be missed.I saw the quail rice dumplings from the Li family, the suet and leek cake from the Zhou family, the glutinous rice cake from the Wang family, and the red rice and ginger from the Qian family. Wang Lun and the others sat down and tasted them all, and they were very burnt. This barbarian's mouth is full of oil, but he still says it's delicious, and he wants to eat it!

Wang Lun felt sorry for him for so many years in the rivers and lakes. This mouth has basically not enjoyed any blessings with him, so he just ordered food at the water price.Zhang San also followed suit. Although he is a native of the capital, because he doesn't have a lot of money, and he probably belongs to the style of the Sunlight tribe, he can't come to eat every day.Seeing that Wang Lun didn't want money, the two of them were not polite, they only cared about eating and gobbling until their stomachs became full, and then they gave up.

It is said that the three of them walked and ate all the way, and finally came to a specially opened market.Zhang San led the way, and Wang Lun led Jiao Ting into this century-old pharmacy called Jishitang. Sure enough, there were quite a lot of customers inside. turn straight.

Seeing this situation, Wang Lun was not in a hurry. Seeing that there were special seats for customers to rest in the store, he stepped forward and sat down. Jiao Ting and Zhang San stood behind Wang Lun and waited if they had any stools.

The shopkeeper of the pharmacy sneaked out of the closet to see these three people doing things, he felt strange, and saw Wang Lun's extraordinary demeanor, and the two attendants also looked good, so he didn't dare to neglect, so he came out of the closet to greet him personally, and asked Xiao Er to serve tea.

After talking about a long-awaited meeting, Wang Lun said, "Old shopkeeper, how many medicines do you have in this pharmacy?"

The shopkeeper was taken aback when he heard the words, and immediately replied: "To tell you the truth, my pharmacy has opened in this city of Tokyo since the founding of the Song Dynasty, and now there are branches all over the country. I dare not talk about medicines in small shops." The most comprehensive, but I don’t have the medicine here, even if I go all over the [-] military states, I still can’t buy it!”

Wang Lunjian smiled and said, "Can I take a look at the drug list?"

When the shopkeeper saw this, he was quite embarrassed and looked embarrassed. He only reasoned that the catalog was not in the store, which was really embarrassing.

Seeing his misunderstanding, Wang Lun smiled and said, "I wonder if your store has a branch in Jeju?"

Hearing the words, the shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Yes, there are, not far from the east gate! I don't know what orders the guest officer has?"

Wang Lun nodded, and said: "I remember that there are more than 400 kinds of traditional Chinese medicines commonly used, so let's just divide the medicines in your store into two parts. I will charge one hundred catties for each medicine for common medicines, and [-] catties for rare medicines." Three hundred catties per flavor, shipped to this address in Jeju! I will pay for the travel expenses when the time comes, as long as the medicines are available, I will have to deal with you, the shopkeeper!"

After speaking, Wang Lun took out a piece of paper with the address of Zhu Fu Hotel and handed it over. The old man took a look and said hurriedly, "It's all in Jeju City. Since it's not far away, I dare not ask the guest officer for travel expenses. Only deliver the medicines that are lacking in the Jeju branch, and then ship them from the branch, the guest officer will see how it is!"

Wang Lun nodded, motioned Jiao Ting to take out 200 taels of gold, put it on the table, and said to the shopkeeper, "This is just the deposit, and the rest will be paid when you arrive at the place! Let alone the main store and branches, just be sure to guarantee it." The quality of the medicinal materials!" Wang Lun never asked about the price, since this century-old store has a branch in Jeju City, he is not afraid of him stealing and playing tricks, and if there is any problem in the future, he can run away from the monk but not the temple.

The shopkeeper repeatedly asked Wang Lun to sit down for a while, then hurriedly gave orders, and came back to serve tea to Wang Lun after a while, when Zhang San suddenly said from the side: "Shopkeeper, a business of this scale costs at least tens of thousands of dollars." , My family doesn’t even ask about the price of the officials, it’s because you have a good reputation, but you can’t help but express it!”

Hearing that he had a local accent, and seeing his demeanor, the shopkeeper guessed that he was from the capital city, and immediately understood it, and cupped his hands at Wang Lun, saying: "Thank you for your trust, the medicinal materials in this small store are clearly marked at the price, and the quantity that you want is very high." It's so big, so the small shop will only sell at a [-]-[-]% premium to the purchase price, even if the customer officials don't ask, the small shop will operate like this!" After speaking, he cupped his hands to Zhang San: "Your Excellency is free But please turn around, there is a small gift from the shop!" It seemed that Zhang San was regarded as a broker.

After hearing that, Zhang Sanyi hurriedly said: "This is my master. Didn't your old man use me as an errand runner? Look how I look like! I'm a high-class person now..."

Hearing the words, the shopkeeper murmured inwardly, "I've never seen anything like this before!" He apologized again and again, and asked the three of them to wait a moment, then went into the counter and took out an old ginseng wrapped in red silk, and offered it to him. : "This is a precious ginseng that my family bought back from the Liao Kingdom in the past. I have been reluctant to use it. Now I give it to the officials. I hope the officials will take care of the business in the future."

Wang Lun smiled and asked Jiao Ting to accept the old ginseng, nodded to Zhang San, talked to the old man again, took the deed, and left.Along the way, Wang Lun praised Zhang San a few words, which made him smile all over his face.While chatting and laughing, the three of them came to a large blacksmith's shop again, and saw that the place occupied a very large area, only outside the shed, there were thirty or fifty blacksmiths naked to the upper body, sweating profusely forging iron there.The three of them were watching when they suddenly saw a man walking out with his head bowed bumping into Jiao Ting, Jiao Ting pushed the man smoothly.The man suddenly fell to the ground, his eyes were red and tears were still in his eyes, he struggled to confront Jiao Tingfang.

Jiao Ting was amazed to see it, and said straightly: "That man Wu, he just fell and cried!"

Someone in the blacksmith's shop heard the movement, hurried over and hugged the man, and someone who knew something about it came forward and said: "Don't blame the guest, this brother is carrying the hatred of ruining the family, and he came here this time to ask us for an acquaintance." Money, don’t take offense! If you want to buy iron, please go inside!”

Wang Lun saw that the man's face was numb and pockmarked, and he didn't look like an ordinary person, so he just asked, "What is your name, man? Why are you saying this?"

The man saw that Wang Lun's appearance was extraordinary, and he seemed to be a man of status, so he calmed down and stopped arguing with Jiao Ting. He just said: "The villain's surname is Tang Minglong, and he was imprisoned only for his brother's injustice. He came here because he wanted to settle a lawsuit Looking for an acquaintance to borrow money!"

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