Chapter 7
When the boat reached the middle of the river, the boatman whistled, and all the empty boats that had just set off from the shore gathered around.

Zhang Shicheng only said that it was the boatmen who came to collect the money, but he didn't care, and continued to tell the salt merchants about the brilliant achievements of the Yuan army.

When he realized something was wrong, the boatman had already jumped to another boat, holding a fishing gun in his hand, staring at them and smiling sinisterly.

"What do you want to do?" Zhang Shicheng looked wary.

The fisherman snorted coldly: "What are you doing? You guys are quite rich. I just want to ask, when you get to Jiangxin, do you guys want to eat Bandao noodles or wontons?"

Zhang Shicheng's heart sank, he had encountered a water thief who took advantage of the fire to rob him.

There are only five or six salt merchant friends on this boat.

Zhu Chongba and Chen Youliang were on the boat behind, and they didn't know their situation.

The bank was so anxious to avoid the Yuan army's pursuit that he forgot to carefully observe the identity of the boatman.

He sighed, took off the jade pendant and threw it to the boatman, clasped his fists together and said, "My friends on the water, I am Zhang Shicheng from Jiangsu Province. I am grateful to all of you for saving me. This jade pendant is a token of my heart. If we can be sent ashore safely, we will surely Thanks a lot."

The boatman weighed the jade pendant in his hand, and his eyes fell on the salt merchant behind Zhang Shicheng.

The salt merchants handed over all their valuables.

The boatman nodded: "For the sake of your fighting with the Yuan army, Jiang Xin, I won't kill you. But it doesn't count if I say it. It depends on our boss's will whether to kill or let go when we dock later."

The water on the shore is dense, and a few white ducks are shuttling among the green water plants.

"Come down!" On the shore, the boatman held a fishing gun and yelled sharply.

Zhang Shicheng and others disembarked one by one, waiting for the final result.

"Why hasn't the boss landed yet?" The boatman frowned, "Is there anything wrong?"

Another older boatman slapped him on the head: "Crow's mouth! Boss is so powerful, how could something happen? Shut up!"

On the vast river, a few water birds flew by, and after a while, the shadow of the fishing boat appeared in everyone's sight.

"coming!"

The fishing boat stopped at the shore and a small man disembarked first. Zhu Chongba and Chen Youliang followed behind the small man and jumped off with a smile.

The little man was wearing a sweat towel on his head and an indigo sweater on his body. He pointed at the fisherman in front of him cheerfully and said, "Brother Zhu, Brother Chen, look, we have a lot of people in this team."

"A lot, a lot, brother Yu's name 'Hunjianglong' is really not for nothing."

"Haha, it's all complimented by friends on the road."

Zhang Shicheng and the salt merchant behind him stared blankly at Zhu Chongba and the little boatman calling each other brothers.

A boatman walked over, pointed to Zhang Shicheng and asked, "Boss, should we kill or release these people?"

"Kill? Can you kill it? In Jiangxin just now, this brother Zhu and I have passed a full three hundred moves. The lightness kung fu under your feet is unparalleled in the world! I didn't even touch his skin. And that Patriarch Peng. The palm smashed our three fishing boats. If they were not merciful, I would have died in the middle of the river. Hurry up and set up a banquet, I want to entertain these distinguished guests who have defeated the Yuan army!" The little man waved his hand and pulled Zhu Chongba up. sleeves, walked towards the fishing village.

At night, the humid river breeze blew the bonfire, and Zhu Chongba and the leader of the water thieves, Yu Tonghai, exchanged cups and had a pleasant conversation.

Hearing that when the four of them killed a brigade of the Yuan army, Yu Tonghai slapped his thigh excitedly: "Okay! Good! It's wonderful! Brother Zhu, we are also poor people who were persecuted by the Yuan Dynasty. We really have no choice but to do it." This is a cost-free transaction. In the future, if Brother Zhu needs me, just say hello!"

Zhu Chongba picked up the wine bowl: "You brother, I admit it. Do it!"

Peng Yingyu picked up the fish on the plate and asked Chen Youliang: "Do you recognize this fish?"

Chen Youliang nodded: "Yellow River carp. Huh? Why can you eat Yellow River carp here?"

Peng Yingyu put down her chopsticks: "The upstream water is rushing, and the Yellow River carp has been washed downstream. Tell Yu Tonghai not to enter the water in the near future. There may be floods."

In 1344 AD, as Peng Yingyu said, the Yellow River flooded, starvation was everywhere in Shandong and Henan, and the people were in dire straits.

The Yuan army who besieged and captured the White Lotus Sect was afraid that the raging river would drown them, so they withdrew their troops back to the city one after another.Under the cover of this flood, the White Lotus Sect survived tenaciously.They recruited refugees everywhere, and in just a few months, they became a powerful force again.

Three years later, when the flood receded, the imperial court realized the threat of the White Lotus Sect, and sent Zhennan General Chahan Timur to lead Mongolian cavalry to exterminate it.All sub-forums of the White Lotus Sect are in a hurry and ask for support.Peng Yingyu took Chen Youliang back to Jiangxi to recruit rebels to support the White Lotus Sect against the Yuan army.Zhang Shicheng raised food, grass, army and horses in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and secretly funded the White Lotus Sect.After Zhu Chongba separated from them, he headed north all the way, passing through the Yellow River flooded area (the place where the Yellow River flooded), unattended corpses caused a plague, the dead were uncollected, and the living lingered and were dying.After the flood, there was a severe drought. In the crop fields, there were only dead people and no food.Merchants hoarded grain instead of selling it, driving up grain prices, and people starved to death in front of rice shops every day.

Zhu Chongba couldn't bear it, so he took all the money Zhang Shicheng gave him to buy food to help the victims, and fell hungry on the side of the road.

The scorching sun above his head scorched every inch of his skin.

Zhu Chongba's throat twitched, and a malt aroma entered his nose.

He opened his eyes and saw several Yuan soldiers patrolling here, gathering in a group, drinking water and eating bread.

A Yuan soldier took out mutton and put it under his nose to smell it, and frowned: "The weather is too hot, the mutton is rotten."

After speaking, he raised his hand and threw it on the ground.

The hound at the feet jumped forward excitedly, wagging its tail, drooling everywhere.

Zhu Chongba swallowed, and crawled towards the piece of mutton with difficulty.

When several Yuan soldiers discovered his plan, they were taken aback for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "Look, look, this southerner wants to grab food from the dog!"

The soldier who threw the mutton shouted: "Come on! As long as you can defeat my dog, the mutton is yours."

The hound bared its teeth and hissed at Zhu Chongba.

Zhu Chongba's eyes were firm, and he stared at the piece of mutton unwaveringly. If he didn't eat it, he would starve to death.

Live anyway.

Yuan soldiers drank kumiss and looked at this ragged bald monk with great interest.

"Go! Bite him!" Yuan Bing let go of the dog chain, the hound opened its mouth wide, and its sharp fangs shone with a cold light.

For three years, Zhu Chongba followed Peng Yingyu to learn offensive skills, and he learned the truth.

Chen Youliang marveled at the greatness of the machine and became proficient in the art of machine under the guidance of Peng Yingyu.

Zhang Shicheng said that it is easy to conquer the world and difficult to defend the world, so he majored in defense.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang faced the barking hounds, thinking of what Peng Yingyu said, "the brave wins when we meet on a narrow road", he took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, opened his arms and rushed towards the hounds.

(End of this chapter)

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