Chapter 1 Early Spring (Seventh Day)

"What, red beard, which red beard, you're right." Zhang Shouling was struck by the "thunder bomb" and jumped back and forth, pressing her head against the wall of the tent, causing the entire tent to sway back and forth.

"What am I lying to you? Our Captain Wang is Red Beard. Who has the courage to take his name in this area?" Zhang Songling quickly stepped forward and helped his brother, and at the same time added loudly in a proud tone.

"This, this, I, I didn't dream." Zhang Shouling tried to stand up again with the help of his younger brother, but his head felt dizzy, as if countless stars were jumping in front of him.

"Black beard is black, white beard is white, and when you see the yellow beard, there is no coffin, the red beard invites you to have a drink, and you can safely go to Xitai, cross the treasure sword, ride a red horse, lay the gold bricks on the floor, the former beard and the later duke, don't let the bearded beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard beard be fake hero, who can know the cloud dragon..."

As an old merchant who led caravans to and from the bush many times, he could almost memorize this joke that was sung by everyone. Although he is no longer qualified to be the leader due to his sharp decline in capital, the carriages for transporting goods have also changed from three to one.

Not only him, as long as the vendors walking on this road, who will not remember this rumor without literary talent? This is the experience summarized by countless vendors with blood and tears, and it is also the secret to guide all of them to avoid misfortune. Every time they go out of the frontier, everyone burns incense and prays to the temples they encounter along the way, and they will silently recite in their hearts: Gods and Buddhas bless you, don’t encounter horse thieves on this trip, if you meet, you will also encounter thieves like Red Beard and Ruyunlong, rather than Yellow Beard and White Beard.

"I didn't dream, brother, you really didn't dream." I don't know how long it took, but Zhang Songling's words came back to Zhang Shouling's ears, slowly becoming smooth and clear. "The captain of our guerrilla team is the famous Red Beard. He has lived nearby these days. When he packed the stall in the evening, I can take you to see him."

"Or, don't, don't cause trouble for him." Zhang Shouling rubbed his eyes hard for a few times and said hesitantly. It is of course only good or bad for the Zhang family to walk outside the trucks in the future. But today he encountered a lot of surprises. For a while, it is difficult to digest them completely. As an old man, he instinctively wanted to slow down first and then think about how to face these new situations.

"It's okay, he is a very easy-going person." Seeing his brother's nervous look, Zhang Songling thought the other party was intimidated by the name of Red Beard, smiled and explained in a low voice, "The nickname of Red Beard is not because his beard is red, but because our team has always played the red flag.

"Hongqi, you guys?" It's okay if you don't explain. After explaining, Zhang Shouling seemed to have a few more Venus in front of him. He stared at his younger brother blankly and asked with a breath.

"Our guerrillas belong to the 18th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, commonly known as the Eighth Route Army." With a little pride, Zhang Songling released the third "thunder bomb" inadvertently.

"Crack." Zhang Shouling's body shook a few more times, and he almost sat on the ground. Even though he had rich experience in the world, he could not bear the continuous "surprise". He first found his younger brother, and then almost sprayed the lone thief in Yun Long with a spitting star. Then he heard that his younger brother's immediate boss was the famous red beard. Then, the red beard became a member of the Eighth Route Army and raised the red flag of the Communist Party.

That was a matter of raiding and extermination of family members, which was even more dangerous than offending the Japanese devils. Back then, in Shandong Province, there were many red-related families who were wiped out by provincial chairman Han Fuqu. The younger brother took his head to the front line the year before yesterday, and exchanged his life for a lieutenant colonel in the National Revolutionary Army. How could he suddenly become a Communist again?

Although Zhang Shouling never expected to get into the light of his younger brother, the lieutenant colonel of the National Revolutionary Army, he could not tolerate any of it when he watched him take the whole family into the fire pit. He immediately suppressed the excitement and panic in his heart, and smiled dryly and clasped his fists at Zhao Tianlong, "Oh, look at my tricks, it's really time to dig it out. He didn't recognize Yunlong in person. My brother is with you, and he has caused you a lot of trouble."

"Look at what you said, brother." Zhao Tianlong was stunned by Zhang Shouling's sudden polite attitude. He then quickly took a step forward and forced the other party's fists together, "Whether you have any trouble? I am a brother of life and death. I am a life-and-death relationship with him. It's not the right one to bother with him."

"Although I said that, if I am an older brother, I can repay you." Zhang Shouling struggled to retreat, and continued to make polite confrontation with Zhao Tianlong with a smile on his face.

"Brother, don't be polite. If you are polite, it's a shame. By the way, I haven't bowed to you yet." Zhao Tianlong was not willing to give him a chance to say everything. He quickly took a step back and bowed respectfully to Zhang Shouling, "Fatty brother, is my brother. Big brother is here, Zhao Tianlong is polite."

"This, this" Zhang Shouling was shocked and instinctively wanted to hide next to him, but because the tent was too narrow, it was impossible to avoid it. She had to turn half of her body and hold her fists back again, "I dare not take it, I really don't dare."

"What's there to be something I dare not take it?" Zhao Tianlong stepped forward again and forced Zhang Shouling's return gift. "Brother, you are also a kind of vulgar person who looks down on me, a horse thief who just washed his hands?"

"I, I really, really doesn't mean this. Master Long, Master Long, don't get me wrong." In an instant, Zhang Shouling, who had been stormy for a long time, was so sweaty that he looked down on Jiyunlong. Any vendor walking on this road dared to look down on Jiyunlong? Since the Republic of China, the grassland has become a world where the strong are respected. The government is not like an official, and the green forest is hard to call it a green forest. Although Jiyunlong is a lone thief, his reputation is much cleaner than those corrupt officials along the way. Any businessman who is a traveling businessman can make friends with him and speak in the circle of peers can raise his voice a little.

However, this time he came to the grassland not to get along with Yunlong, the legendary big man in Red Beard. This time he came to find his younger brother back and then find a way to send him to a place where no one knew him to live a peaceful life, rather than letting his younger brother be wanted by the Japanese alone in this poor place where birds do not shit, and he could not let the new situation he had just learned continue, so that his younger brother would not be able to do a good job in the National Revolutionary Army, and to go to the Communist Party to get entangled, and then bring a catastrophe to himself and the old Zhang family in Lucheng.

The Zhang family had tried their best to fight the Japanese, and their younger brother had died for the country once. The small family could no longer bear the second recognition and praise from the National Government. The father, who was over 60 years old, had no courage to hear the news that his youngest son had sacrificed his country for the second time.

"Then my brother just recognizes me," Zhao Tianlong seemed to have no idea that Zhang Shouling's smile was forced to do so. He held the other person's hand and shook it enthusiastically, "What am I saying, the little fat man is so generous, how can his brother be sticky? Let's go outside to catch a sheep, I'll bake it myself, let's let my brother taste my skills."

"Brother, Brother Zhang just came." Zhao Xiaoshuan felt that Zhao Tianlong's approach was inappropriate, so he pointed to Zhang Songling and whispered, "They two brothers have not had time yet."

"You are smart." Zhao Tianlong glared at Zhao Xiaoshuan viciously, scolded in a low voice, turned his head, and changed into a warm smile, "Brother, don't pay attention to him, little guy, you have no ability, and you also like to show off. Let's leave it here to Zheng Xiaobao. Let's take this brother to find a place to roast lamb by the lake, and then ask someone to catch a big grass carp from the lake, boil it directly in the lake water, and turn it into raw soup and original food."

"This, this is not very good. I, I still have half a truckload of goods to take action." Zhang Shouling kept wavering before she could express her true purpose.

"It's okay, leave it to Shuanzi and others. Who told them to arrest you as a spy? Let them be responsible for selling the goods. If you dare to sell them cheaper than others, I can't spare them in the future." Zhao Tianlong smiled and took the initiative to take over a lot of errands for Zhao Xiaosun. "If you have something to buy this time, just leave it to them. The entire court was made up by them and the fat man. No one knows the things here better than them."

"Let's go, brother, it's time to eat. Let's go to the lake to get some local specialties to try. There is no need to be polite to Brother Long. He is the biggest rich man in our guerrilla team." Zhang Songling also wanted to pick up the wind for his brother, and walked forward with a smile, holding his brother's other arm.

"Then, then, let Brother Long spend money." Zhang Shouling felt dizzy, and her mouth and body were not in control, so she had to follow her brother's pull and stagger out of the tent.

"Is that right? What's the polite thing about you and your younger brother?" Zhao Tianlong continued excitedly, turned his head, and secretly winked at Zhao Xiaoshuan, Zheng Xiaobao and others, "Look at the stall, don't make trouble, remember to take turns to toast the elder brother in a while."

"Oh, I remember, I remember." Zhao Xiaoshuan, Zheng Xiaobao and others were stunned and responded in a verbal manner.

"Jibu, you ride my horse to the palace and tell our team leader that the fat man's eldest brother is here, so he can take the time to come and have a drink with him." Zhao Tianlong thought for a while, and quickly added.

"Oh." Although Jibu didn't know what Zhao Tianlong meant, he agreed very happily. He followed the three of them out of the tent door, jumped onto the yellow-fat horse, and galloped away.

It was not until his figure went far that Zhang Shouling realized that the captain Zhao Tianlong's mouth was the legendary red beard. He immediately, sweat beads appeared on his forehead. He waved his hand and murmured: "This, how is this good? Third brother, please tell them quickly, don't bother Hong, Captain Hong."
Chapter completed!