When I saw this, I couldn't stop drinking.

I was not afraid that they would make things difficult for me, but that I was really unwilling to refuse these cheerful Cao Gang men.

I took the wine jar and took a sip, but I almost vomited it out. I frowned and then swallowed it!

This wine is not only of high degree, but also extremely spicy. As soon as it enters the throat, it is like swallowing raw steel magma, and its internal organs are almost burned.

"Okay!" the old man shouted in appreciation.

"Come!" The men holding the wine jars around them stretched their arms forward and shouted.

This is the second wine ceremony, called Tongxin Wine.

As the saying goes: If you have different intentions on the same boat, you will get eight thousand pounds of water!

This means that if the people on the same boat do not work together, once they fall into the water, they will be like a large iron ball weighing 8,000 kilograms tied to their bodies, and they deserve to drown.

This turned out to be a vow when driving the boat, but later it turned into a toast, and this mouthful was inevitable!

I endured the bitterness I had just now and took another bite.

"Smooth the wind and the way, we can have all the wine!" Everyone shouted loudly, and took turns to line up, each of them took a sip.

This is also the last toast.

I wish you a smooth sailing and a full load of return.

It is said that when the Cao Gang was popular, anyone who dared not drink this sip of wine would immediately throw you into the river to feed the fish.

Of course, now it's just a lucky one.

They are all people who live in the water, so they naturally don’t get into this bad habit.

Since I have taken two sips, even if I finish drinking the last sip, I will be drunk and unconscious, so I have to drink it!

After drinking this sip of wine, everyone laughed and cheered in unison!

After passing these three levels, they regarded me as their own and would never see me again.

But these three sips of wine also made me feel bad, that was really spicy!

Fortunately, after this, based on your own alcohol tolerance, no one will force you to drink anymore.

I sat down in front of the old man and asked them where they came from?

The rule of the Cao Gang is that you can only ask where you come from, not where you go.

Because there were many water bandits in the past, once you learned your destination, you would intercept the property halfway, and where you came from was not that important. On the contrary, you could also inquire about past accidents.

The old man drank wine and sighed, "We came from the Beihe River. We walked and stopped and stopped on this road. The river was a little uneasy. It has been a long time since we started doing business..."

The Beihe he mentioned refers to the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou, and the Caogang also started on the canal. In many cases, the Caolang bill even refers to the area around the Beijing and Hangzhou Canal.

The Caobang has no business, which is easy to understand.

Nowadays, social technology is becoming more and more developed. Not to mention railways and aviation, it is much faster than taking boats. Even if you have the same water transportation, you will have steamboats and yachts. How can you do any business with the most primitive people rowing wooden boats? I'm afraid that these people in front of you are not only the only remaining Caogang in modern times, but also the last batch.

But it is difficult to understand that the river is not peaceful. The current social security is much stronger than that in the past. How can there be any water bandits? Where does this unevenness start?

The old man took a sip of wine and shook his head gently: "People have robbed people, water is evil. If this bad water is not removed, it is difficult for the river to move away!"

"Did you mean there is a way out of ghosts?" I asked.

Human robbery refers to the exploitation of water bandits and officials, and water evil refers to things that are dangerous or unclean. Commonly known as water ghosts or water monsters.

If you are an ordinary shui, no matter which one you encounter, the situation will be bad.

However, the Cao Gang has been passed down for a hundred years, and there are some relationships in the world and officials, and no one will deliberately make things difficult for them. Moreover, they are all extraordinary and ordinary robbers dare not move the Cao Gang ship, and human robbers are nothing terrible to them.

They often walk on the Beijing-Hangzhou River, and they know everything about the rush of waves or the dangerous beaches. This is nothing to worry about.

When the Cao Gang drove the ship, he would bring some evil-killing things. Once he heard that someone died in a certain section of the river and made any strange noises, he would also offer sacrifices as soon as possible.

Therefore, ordinary water ghosts and water monsters will not be difficult for the canal transportation.

What they fear most is meeting Li Gui.

Li refers to fire among the five elements.

But the Cao Bang mentioned Li Gui does not refer to the ghost of fire, but rather means that this ghost is incompatible and does not eat soft and hard.

This is also the most worrying thing about the Cao Gang!

When the old man heard me say the word "Legend of Ghost", his eyes lit up. He looked at me again, bowed and said, "Dare you ask me, is it the master of the rice?"

When offering sacrifices to the water ghost, they would invite a master with a Taoist craftsman to sprinkle glutinous rice along both sides of the ship's side and recite the soul retention curse. Therefore, they all called the person who presided over the sprinkling of rice to sacrifice to the ghost. After all, the name Li Gui is a code word between the master Mi people, and even ordinary Cao Gang disciples have never heard of it. I am neither a disciple of the Cao Gang, and I can also say the word Li Gui in one word, so the old man naturally regarded me as the master Mi people.

"I'm just half a pot of earth, but I want to meet this ghost." I bowed and said.

"So it's a fate master! It's so rude!" The old man stood up immediately and knelt at me in shock.

Tuhu and the commander are all slandering words from the Cao Gang.

The earth pot refers to a mage who does not walk in the waterway. Half the earth pot is naturally a humble name.

Master Mi is simply and blunt, which is a heavenly master who can save everyone's lives. However, when the Cao Gang was emerging, there could only be one heavenly master in each Taoist and sect, which is not a casual call, so no matter how strong the magic power of others is, they can only be called a life master.

When everyone around him heard the old man kowtowing to me and calling him the Master of Destiny, they were all stunned and forgot to drink wine.

"Why are you still standing there? You have just come to see the Master of Life!" the old man shouted.

Everyone stood up together, wiped their hands on their chests to show respect, and saluted respectfully: "I have met the Master of Destiny!"

When sailing on the road, they are most afraid of encountering dirty things, so they have always respected those who understand magic.

I also quickly stood up and returned the gift.

The gifts between us, which seem very strange to modern people, caused other tourists on the pier to look over, and their eyes were almost the same as seeing a group of psychopaths.

But I've been used to it for a long time!

Since entering the business of Yinwu Merchant, such looks are not uncommon.

If you don’t believe it, no matter where you are, tell an ordinary person that he is a businessman in evil ways and see what others think of you?

These Cao Gang men still maintain such ancient etiquette and habits until now, and they probably have received many strange looks, so they have long been used to it.

After we returned the gifts to each other, we completely ignored the tourists' opinions and returned to our seats as if no one else had left.

Since I have received the courtesy and followed the rules, I have to report myself to my home. Using the three words Zhang Jiulin seems a bit unauthentic.

Although the people of the Cao Gang respect the fate master very much, they have always been a little wary of it!

In ancient times, many people pretended to be a master of fate. After taking the Cao Gang ship, they took the boat all the way, and they didn’t count for free eating and drinking. They also asked for money and food before leaving. After all, it was rare to get into water ghosts. As long as they didn’t touch dirty things, they couldn’t reveal the filling.

The people from the Cao Gang cannot afford to offend, but they are unwilling to suffer this secret loss.

From then on, a rule was formed.

If the master is ordered to board the boat, he will report to his family!

This is not only a way for the Cao Gang to beware of the precautions, but also a way to preserve the reputation of the True Mind Master, and it immediately won the true Mind Master's approval.
Chapter completed!