More than fifty miles away from Jiangxia, a water village is located along the river, with a large number of water bandits entrenched.

These water bandits are very strong, with about three to five thousand people.

When the Jinfan thief Gan Ning crossed the Yangtze River before, they were enough to compete with it.

After Gan Ning surrendered to the Yangzhou army, the transactions on the Yangtze River were monopolized by this group of bandits.

The two masters of this group of water thieves were extremely powerful. Jiangxia's guard general Huang Zu wanted to eliminate them several times, but in the end they were all defeated and returned in vain.

In desperation, Huang Zu could only turn a blind eye to these water bandits.

In the tent of the water village, the boss Zhou Tai sat in the main seat with his upper body naked.

He has a national face and a strong face.

The muscles on his body were glowing with bronze light, like steel bars and iron bones.

The ferocious wound that had already scabbed was clearly visible on the skin. At first glance, this person was experienced in many battles.

Zhou Tai held a large ring knife more than half a person tall and said to the second in commander Jiang Qin:

"Dong Yi, another group of water bandits came near Jiangxia. Have you investigated the origin of these people?"

Jiang Qin was wearing a green uniform and well-proportioned figure, and compared with the hideous and wild Zhou Tai, he had a bit of a Confucian style.

"Does the boss still remember Jinfan Ganning from that year?"

“Ganning?

Didn’t he defect to Yuan Shu, Yangzhou?”

The Jinfan thief Gan Ning and the other two were very familiar with each other. They were both great bandits scattered on the Yangtze River. They often had some friction in order to compete for interests.

Later, Gan Ning surrendered to Yuan Shu's command and became Yuan Shu's naval general.

His men also joined Yuan Shu's army and formed the elite Jinfan camp of the Yangzhou Navy.

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were also rampant in Yangzhou, robbing merchant ships, and their lives were not happy.

After the Yangzhou navy was strong, they naturally could not tolerate the water bandits. Under Zhou Yu's suppression, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin had no choice but to wander to Jingxiang.

Fortunately, Liu Biao in Jingzhou had no choice but to deal with them, and their lives began to get better again.

Now that I heard the news about Gan Ning again, the two of them felt instinctively repelled.

Jiang Qin nodded to Zhou Tai and said:

"This is Gan Ning. I don't know why he was not a good general, so why he came out to be a water bandit again."

Zhou Tai sneered disdainfully:

"There is another reason, it must be that the Jinfan thief is difficult to change.

After being a general for a few years, he couldn't stand the constraints and wanted to return to the Yangtze River to return to his old career.

How many people and how many boats are there in his men now?”

Jiang Qin replied:

“There are about ten thousand people.

There are three tall tower ships alone, seven or eight warships such as Shi Chong.

There are countless small boats like fighting ships and walking boats.

These warships all hang brocade sails, and the momentum is very great."

Zhou Tai knocked on the table hard and said with an unhappy expression:

"This Jinfan thief is really hateful. He got so many benefits from Yuan Shu, so he turned around and came to compete with us for food!

There is also Yuan Shu, but fortunately, the world says that he is the hero of the world and cannot even control a mere Jinfan thief."

Jiang Qin sighed and said:

"Now Gan Ning is in a big way, and it is obviously unwise for us to fight against this group of Jinfan thieves.

It’s better to meet them and discuss the issue of their respective territory.

It is the best result for us to be able to keep the well water from hiking water."

Zhou Tai felt very frustrated, but he had to admit that Jiang Qin's idea was right.

He said depressedly:

"Okay, send your brothers to contact Gan Ning.

We can give up half of the transactions in Jingzhou, just don’t go too far.”

...

While Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai were discussing how to deal with Gan Ning, Yuan Shu also arrived in Jiangxia with Huang Yueying's caravan.

Jiangxia is a city along the river with particularly beautiful scenery.

The Huang Chamber of Commerce is located on the commercial street on the river bank. Yuan Shu sat on the second floor and savored tea with Huang Yueying, so he could enjoy the scenery along the river calmly.

The streets were crowded with people, and hawkers were shouting one after another.

Many young men and women sat leisurely by the river to enjoy the scenery, while literati and poets also stopped and chatted.

The area near the river of the commercial street is very prosperous, and some of the aristocratic families of Jingxiang ride on luxurious boats to travel along the river.

Ships of different shapes travel along the river, which makes people very pleasing to the eye.

With the protection of the Jingzhou naval army, they don’t have to worry about the harassment of the water thieves, and it’s very pleasant to play.

Huang Yueying took a sip of tea and asked Yuan Shu in a crisp voice:

"Mr. Lu, how is the scenery of Jiangxia City compared to your Wu County?"

Yuan Shu put down the teacup, felt the breeze blowing his face, and answered:

"The scenery of the two places is different. The climate in Wujun is moister, and the women in Yangzhou are also more beautiful and charming.

However, the scenery of Jiangxia Yanjiang Commercial Street is indeed good, and it makes people unable to help but stop in this prosperous place."

Huang Yueying pretended to be angry and said:

"Mr. Lu, aren't you afraid of making me angry with the woman in Jingxiang?"

Yuan Shu joked to Huang Yueying:

"Aren't you famously yellow-headed and black.

In recent days, I have heard nursery rhymes in the market:

Don’t choose the Huang family when choosing a wife, only A Cheng’s ugly girl is.

No wonder your father left a psychological shadow on you.

You are ugly now and are famous, but you are afraid you will not be able to marry in the future."

Huang Yueying has been trained by Yuan Shu these days, and she is not annoyed, but instead responds to Yuan Shu:

“Those who only look at the appearance are superficial people.

What I want to marry in the future must be that kind of talented and uniquely thoughtful man.”

Yuan Shu sighed in his heart that most of the talented men depend on their faces.

He smiled and said to Huang Yueying:

"It is difficult to find a husband who does not judge others by his appearance."

Huang Yueying felt that she could not tell Yuan Shu, so she snorted and changed the topic:

"Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, is my clan. Since I have come to Jiangxia, I should visit you in the next two days.

Mr. Lu, should I go with me?"

Yuan Shu thought to himself that Huang Zu was also a member of the Huang family, and it seemed that part of the military power in Jingzhou was also controlled by the Huang family.

No wonder Shamoke is not willing to be enemies of the Huang family. As expected, the four major families of Jingxiang should not be underestimated.

But there was no need for Huang Zu to meet him, he was planning to annex Jiang Xia.

If you become an acquaintance with Huang Zu, wouldn’t it be embarrassing to attack others?

Yuan Shu found a reason to fool Huang Yueying:

"A coincidence, I also have old friends in Jiangxia, so I might stay there for a few days.

We happened to act separately. How about we join the Huang Chamber of Commerce in five days?”

Yuan Shu was unwilling to go with her to see Huang Zu, and Huang Yueying didn't force her.

"Okay, then see you in five days."

Immediately, Huang Yueying approached Yuan Shu again, looked at him with a cunning look, and asked quietly:

"Did Mr. Lu visit his old friend or have another secret?"

Yuan Shu rubbed Huang Yueying's golden hair and said to her:

"Why is a little girl so curious?
Chapter completed!