Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

In the hall, Zhao Zhen and others had a banquet. Guang Hui and other accompanying heroes were in the side hall. Naturally, they were entertained by Gao Hu's family steward. Taking this opportunity, Tian Lei sent the samples he brought back to Bailiu Village and retrieved the eight-tailed four-bearded carp. After the banquet, Zhao Zhen and Jiang Yu made a clear handover.

When Zhao Zhen was about to say goodbye, Gao Hu invited everyone to the side yard, where there was already a cockfighting arena surrounded by a calf-high fence.

Gao Hu saw that everyone had arrived and said, "Everyone brought fighting cocks today. It would be a pity if we don't fight. There are eleven of us. Each of us will bring a fighting cock. We will fight each other in pairs. We will draw lots to decide our opponents. Each of us will pay 10 taels of gold. The winner will win."

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

Jiang Yu also said, "That's right, otherwise the fun of fighting cocks will be lost."

Gao Hu said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, brother. I'll be the banker. The bets in each round will also be capped at 10 taels of gold." As he said that, he took out a bunch of bamboo sticks and said, "Come on, come on, draw lots. The middle number will be a bye. The first and last will fight."

Everyone came forward to draw lots one by one and showed their own numbers. Zhao Zhen looked at his number. Unfortunately, it was not number six. He was number eleven, the first game. Number six was Jia Ying from the Nine Women's Collection. With one less fight, the probability of winning the championship increased greatly. One hundred and ten taels of gold was not a small amount.

The one who drew the number one was Zhao Zhen's old acquaintance Zhong Chongxun. The two smiled at each other and each went to pick up a fighting cock.

Both fighting cocks were blindfolded with black cloth, so they were very quiet. Zhao Zhen imitated Zhong Chongxun and held the fighting cock to show it off. The green chicken Zhao Zhen bought was a standard large-flowered green chicken, and Zhong Chongxun's was a red-feathered chicken.

After placing the bets, the two bent down and put their fighting cocks into the fighting cock arena and took off the black cloth covering them.

The two chickens took off their blindfolds and did not rush at each other. They stared at each other first, and the hair on their necks slowly stood up. The fighting cocks Zhao Zhen bought were trained by Ji Dalang. Apart from anything else, they had a very good fighting posture, with their heads held high and beautiful fighting postures, just like a high head and a big bite. Zhong Chongxun's chicken walked and jumped fast, and Zhao Zhen estimated that this chicken was good at running in circles.

The two chickens walked in a circle, and the red-feathered chicken suddenly stood up with its comb, flapped its wings, stretched its neck, and rushed towards Zhao Zhen's chicken like an arrow. After running two steps, it suddenly jumped into the air and pounced on the blue chicken.

The blue chicken also jumped into the air. The two chickens spread their wings and kicked each other with their legs. The two chickens were hit by each other's claws and rolled to the ground.

Each stretched out its neck, and the feathers on its neck stood up, just like a soldier holding up a shield and a spear, and rushed towards each other again.

The two chickens fought fiercely for seven or eight rounds. Zhao Zhen's blue chicken seized the opportunity and grabbed the red chicken's head with one claw. The sharp claws pierced through the eyes and the red chicken fell straight down, and it was obvious that it was dead.

The blue chicken raised its head and called "Oh... Oh..." It was a little excited for its first appearance on the stage and won.

Zhao Zhen picked up the blue chicken and asked Tian Lei to hold it down, comforted it, rewarded it, and rested it.

Gao Hu settled everyone's bets, and then said: "Brother, your green chicken is well trained, and it has a good fighting spirit, but it doesn't fight enough, it relies on its ferocity."

Zhao Zhen said: "Brother, I don't have time to train. These chickens are all bought in Nanshi, and the merchants have trained them."

He said sorry to Zhong Chongxun again. Zhong Chongxun said: "Brother, you are too worried. It is fate for fighting cocks to die on the fighting stage. Don't worry about it."

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

The two fighting cocks, one yellow and one green, were put down, and their eyes were wide open, and their heads kept shaking back and forth. The body rose and fell, and kept turning around with the other side, looking for opportunities to attack.

Gao Hu's yellow fighting cock was particularly fierce. With its wings spread, it took the lead in attacking and pounced on the green-haired fighting cock.

Zhou Yisheng's cock was a green-haired fighting cock, which was also fierce. It jumped and flapped its wings to fight back, and its sharp hook-like beak twisted up at the yellow-haired fighting cock's head.

Gao Hu's yellow-haired fighting cock opened its eyes angrily, flapped its wings and jumped up, tilting its neck back to avoid the vital parts, while kicking the green-haired fighting cock with its claws.

The green-haired fighting cock fought back and also fought back with its iron claws. The two sides fought in one place. Gao Hu's yellow-haired chicken was strong, and after multiple rounds of confrontation, it finally kicked Zhou Yisheng's green-haired chicken to the ground with one kick. After landing, it immediately pounced on the green-haired chicken, stretched its neck and bit the comb and eyes of the green-haired chicken.

The situation immediately became one-sided. The yellow-haired chicken took advantage of the situation and pecked the green-haired chicken, breaking its comb and blinding its eyes, leaving the green-haired chicken without any resistance.

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

In five matches, Zhao Zhen guessed four correctly with his keen observation, and only the pair of Jiang Yu and Duan Liu had an accident.

Duan Liu's fighting cock was better in terms of both body size and mental state, but unfortunately, it was just an accident. Duan Liu's fighting cock stepped on a piece 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, six people were divided into three pairs, and another round of fighting, Zhao Zhen's green-haired chicken finally failed.

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

It took another hour to decide the champion.

Before leaving, Song Shiqin whispered to Zhao Zhen: "Zhao Lizheng, there is a site called Anling Tudui Site, with many ancient tombs. I want to invite you to explore it together."

Zhao Zhen did not refuse. The two agreed on a time and led their teams back to their respective homes.

Back to the village, Zhao Zhen had a conversation with Ji Qingwan. After explaining it, Zhao Zhen said goodbye to Guanghui and Zhu Gui. Before leaving, Zhao Zhen put the cart of giant clams in the military camp and asked Guanghui to carve some beads with giant clams when he had nothing to do in the military camp.

Guanghui was very happy to hear this: "Sir, I am feeling bored. It's not bad to have this to kill time."

Zhao Zhen and Zhu Gui both laughed when they heard this.

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

As soon as Zhao Zhen showed up, Zhao Yuanli and Zhao Xing, who were supervising the workers nearby, saw him and hurried forward to sort out the various materials Zhao Zhen brought back and put them into storage.

Qingliang bamboo was still planted in a place on the mountainside. As for the tea trees, Zhao Zhen asked them to be sent 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 not need to be purchased from outside in the future, but can also be sold as a commodity, which can also be regarded as a specialty of the two new villages.

The rest of the spiritual materials were put into storage. Zhao Zhen was tired after working hard all day today. He went to Cheng Wan'er's place on the mountain, had dinner, and rested early.