Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 23
This trip, Pei Yuanshao can be said to have reaped a bumper harvest. The worship of Zhou Cang in his heart was like the flood of the Yellow River, and it was out of control. He took the old blacksmith Zhang, a son, two apprentices, and five strong men to drive cattle, The donkey and mule cart went back.Pei Yuanshao originally wanted to let the horse out, but later he was worried that the road would not be smooth, he could see far away on the horse, and he could bluff people, and the castle owner was always a bit majestic, so he still rode a horse, and everyone felt that it should be taken for granted.

With such a large formation, it is inevitable that some thieves will be alarmed.Some small gangs dare not provoke them when they see how many people there are, and there are many people who are prying eyes.

That day, Pei Yuanshao was talking and laughing as he walked across a small hill, when he heard a shout: "Those men, leave the cow, horse, donkey and cart behind and let you pass, otherwise don't blame our ruthless men."

Pei Yuanshao sat on his horse and saw that there were a hundred or ten people on the hill. The leader was wearing a yellow scarf and holding an iron fork. robbers.Pei Yuanshao patted his horse forward: "I am Pei Yuanshao from Zhoujiabao. When I pass by your precious land, I will leave you a few stones of grain. Please make way for us to pass."

Those robbers muttered a few words, and the leader said: "No, people can go through, and leave everything behind! Put down your things and spare your lives..."

Pei Yuanshao laughed loudly, and raised the knife in his hand: "Since this knife has been with me, I haven't tasted the taste of blood. Before this, I don't know how many people have been chopped off. I guess he is already hungry. Whoever refuses to accept it, just come up." .”

Seeing that the intimidation was unsuccessful, the bandit leader asked his subordinates to block the way, and rushed forward with more than [-] bandits.Pei Yuanshao ordered Blacksmith Zhang's son and two apprentices to take good care of the old couple. The five strong men he brought took out their hoes to look after the property, and rushed forward alone.

Those gangsters yelled fiercely, and not many came forward.No matter how bad a poor horse is, it is still a horse. Pei Yuanshao chopped left and right on the horse, and cut down two people.The bandit leader had no choice but to go into battle himself, and stabbed Pei Yuanshao with his fork. Pei Yuanshao blocked it with a knife, and cut off the fork handle with a backhand.Pei Yuanshao switched his sword to his left hand, and took out stones with his right hand. He threw two stones one after another and hit the bandit leader's legs. The bandit leader fell to the ground in pain.Pei Yuanshao threw two more stones and hit two bandits in the face. The bandits ran away, leaving only the bandit leader among them.

Pei Yuanshao patted the horse forward, jumped off the horse, and pointed the tip of the knife at the bandit leader, "You are still here to rob the way with your skills? Quickly ask your subordinates to get out of the way, or you will die."

The bandit leader lay silently on the ground, and the other bandits knelt down when they saw the leader was captured, shouting, "Hero, spare your life!"

The bandit leader shouted: "What are you afraid of, there are only a dozen of them, you go together, catch him and kill him!"

Pei Yuanshao pressed the tip of the knife to the bandit leader's back heart, "I see that one of you dares to come here!"

The bandit leader snorted, "If you have the guts, kill me, and brother Bocai will avenge me."

"What? You mean Bo Cai?" Pei Yuanshao was taken aback for a moment, "But Bo Cai from Bojiabao?"

"Exactly, why? You also know the name of Brother Bocai, so you are afraid now, hahaha. Hurry up and let me get up, and I will say something nice about you in front of Bocai."

Pei Yuanshao smiled, "If I kill you, Bocai won't avenge you, but if you rob me, Bocai won't let you go. Tell me, what's your name, and what does it have to do with Bocai?" After finishing speaking , take the knife away.

"Ah, do you know Brother Bocai?" The bandit leader stood up and said, "My name is Peng Tuo. I heard that Brother Bocai is a righteous man and is recruiting people. I'm going to join him now."

Uh, it turned out to be a twenty-five boy.This is to use Pei Yuanshao as a fat sheep to give to Bo Cai as a meeting gift.Pei Yuanshao put away the knife: "Since you are going to join Bocai, I will not make it difficult for you. You can go. Say hello to Bocai when you see him. Remember, my name is Pei Yuanshao."

Pei Yuanshao beckoned to a strong man to bring a mule cart to unload ten stones of millet. "It's not good to tell you to go empty-handed. Just accept the food, and don't do robbery in the future." Peng Tuo thanked Pei Yuanshao a thousand times, and took people there.

When they returned to Zhoujiabao, the people in the whole fort were boiling. In the two months since Pei Yuanshao left, another fifty households had been added to the fort, which seemed to be a large scale.It has already entered winter at this time, and it is impossible to cultivate. The food provided by the Mi family and the original grain savings are estimated to be enough for a period of time. With the wild vegetables and fruits picked, and the harvest from hunting, it should be able to last until next year's harvest.Pei Yuanshao transported grain and salt up the mountain, called people to build villages on the mountain, and selected dangerous places to build stone walls, built houses and houses in the fort, reclaimed wasteland and planted grain, and played the banner of Zhoujiabao, saying that many refugees listened to him. After gaining Zhou Cang's reputation, he slowly gathered towards Wo Niu Gang.

After settling down Blacksmith Zhang’s family, Pei Yuanshao arranged for two more assistants. The farm tools were basically enough. He still made farming tools for Blacksmith Zhang and a weapon for the hundred-jin iron, including a 30-jin iron for himself. Snake Spear, in addition to forge more than 20 spears.The rest of the iron was hidden away.

After the Hui County government heard about it, they sent people to collect taxes, and Pei Yuanshao privately gave them some money and sent them back.The people in the government got the money, and thought it was a political achievement to have fewer refugees under the rule, and now that the Taiping Road was ruined, they stopped asking, and they didn't send anyone after it snowed in winter.

Bo Cai also sent someone to preach. They said that Peng Tuo had become Bo Cai's deputy, boasting of Pei Yuanshao's righteousness and generosity.Pei Yuanshao was good at eating, drinking, and entertaining. He arranged for two people to accompany them to go sightseeing and hunting in Woniugang, and secretly instructed the two people to take the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the geographical path of Woniugang; Diagnose everyone, and go up the mountain to collect herbs and hoard medicinal materials if you have nothing to do.Bocai took Peng Tuo to busy himself with his career, thinking that everything was going well with the missionary work.

Liu Quan has a distant nephew named Liu An, who was originally a hunter in the mountains. After hearing about the prosperity of the Zhoujiabao, he was moved. Zhoujiabao.Seeing Liu An's agility and courage, Pei Yuanshao arranged for Liu An to be responsible for the defense of the fort and to train the young and strong in the fort.Ever since the Snake Lance was built, Pei Yuanshao didn't care about training those young men, and enjoyed dancing the Snake Lance by himself every day.After bidding farewell to the donkey and riding on the horse, Pei Yuanshao felt that he was majestic, so he buried ten wooden stakes and tied the scarecrows. He practiced sprinting and picking strawmen every day, which was very fulfilling.Pei Yuanshao didn't let anyone touch the horse. Several times Liu An secretly rode on the horse. After being hit by Pei Yuanshao's flying stone before running a few steps for the first time, Liu An wrapped himself into a big rice dumpling and successfully blocked it. The consequence of killing Pei Yuanshao's flying stone was to use Orion's lurking skills to hide for a few days to avoid Pei Yuanshao's threat to hang him up.

After Pei Yuanshao drove out a few idlers and stealthy bastards, almost no active people in Zhoujiabao were idle. The men cultivated wasteland and led canals, and the young and strong practiced on time. The craftsmen built as many houses and utensils as possible; The women weave as many straw sandals and straw mats as possible; the old people take care of the animals with their children, and pick up grass and firewood by the way. Everything is in order.

In the winter of this year, there were 340 households with 250 people, including 310 young and strong men. Liu An is the captain of the guard, Ding Hu is the captain of the production, Xu Fei is the captain of the construction, and everyone in the castle is in good order.So far, Zhoujiabao has been prosperous, and Zhou Cang's reputation has become more and more famous. There is a Zhoujiabao in Hui County, and a Zhoucang in Zhoujiabao.

(End of this chapter)