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Fengcheng Xiaoqiao Village.
Liu Zongyi rode across the bridge. Walking to the bridge, suddenly, the horse knelt on both front feet, and the hind legs were limp, and the horse and the horse rolled into the surging river. Liu Zongyi slid down from the horse, slapped the rapids with both hands, poking out his head from the rapids one by one. He swam to the shore. As the river embankment was slippery and steep, it was of no avail no matter how hard he tried to climb. He had to crawl while shouting: "Help!"
At this time, I saw Diao San and Zuan Si coming from the river bank. Seeing this situation, Diao San said to Zongyi: "I'm sorry, buddy, let's drag the horse ashore and slaughter it for food."
"Hero, I am Liu Zongyi, the second young master of the Liu family in Qiancun. You saved me, and I will never treat you badly!" Zongyi begged in the water.
"Your name is Liu Zongyi, from Xiaoqiao Liu's family?" Zhuansi lowered his head and asked intently.
"Yes, I am the second master of the Liu family." Zong Yi replied hoarsely.
Diao San heard that it was the second master of the Liu family who also ran over and said, "What benefit will it give us if we save you?"
"Two silver dollars per person." Liu Zongyi said.
"No!" Diamond Four bargained and said: "It's only worth four dollars to save your life? Too little, too little!"
"Five yuan per person, okay?" Zong Yi had to give in and increase money in order to survive.
"For your luck, run into the two of us, otherwise, you will be waiting to feed the fish." Diao San said, pointing to Zong Yi.
"How to save?" Drill Si asked Diao San.
"So," Diao San said, climbing up a camphor tree on the shore, and told Zuan Si: "I stepped on a dead branch with my foot, and you pay attention to it." With a violent stomping, a dead branch fell under the tree with a "pop". The four drills picked up the dead branches, grabbed one end, and handed the other end to Zongyi. After Diao San got down the tree, he also helped Zhuansi to hold it. Zongyi grasped the branches tightly with both hands, and stepped onto the bank step by step while pedaling on the inner embankment.
"Get the money!" Diao San and Zuan Si each stretched out a hand and asked Zong Yi for money.
"Don't wait in such a hurry, okay?" Zong Yi said, picking up his shirt and touching with his right hand. Fortunately, the money bag was still buttoned on the waist of his pants. Zong **** put down the money bag, each gave five silver dollars, and smiled: "Today you are in luck."
"You're not bad, unfortunately, I met the two of us and I finally checked your life with you." Diao Sanzuan weighed the money in his hand and put it in his pocket. He was turning around and walking, and saw that horse was breathing heavily in the river with his head held up. He turned to Zong Yi and said, "Second Lord, this horse is dying, so let's give it to skin and cook it."
"Don't say anything, but this is absolutely impossible." Zongyi flatly refused to say: "This horse has been with me for more than ten years. How can I bear to skin it and eat its meat." With that, he walked closer to the horse. On the bank of the river, seeing the horse suddenly drooped and died. Zong Yi looked at it, tears flashing in his eyes too.
"Dead, dead!" Diao San and Zuan Si pointed at the horse and said to Zong Yi.
"You can't skin cramps even if you die." Zong Yi said bitterly.
"Then let its body soak in this river?" Diao San and Zuansi asked.
"Is this okay?" Zong Yi asked Diao San and Zuan Si, "I will pay you four silver dollars, and you will find two more people to fish it ashore and bury it in the woods on the other side of the river."
"Okay, okay." Diao San and Zuan Si readily agreed upon hearing Zongyi's words and giving them silver dollars.
"The horse is dead, so I have to buy a new horse." Zong Yi said to himself as he watched the sinking horse. Suddenly, he looked at Diao San and Drill Si asked: "Where are you from?"
"We are the people of Fengcheng County." Diao San and Zhuan Si said.
"What are your names?" Zong Yi asked.
"My name is Diao San, and his name is Zuan Si." Diao San said readily.
"What are you doing for a living?" Zong Yi asked after breaking the casserole.
"We'll do chores to make some money and fill our stomachs." Diao San and Zuan Si replied unanimously.
"Where do you come from?" Zong Yi asked again.
"Doing an errand to pass by here." Zuan Si said.
"Hey, I'm just to help someone find a detective. What's hidden in this?" Diao San said frankly.
"Do you still engage in detectives?" Zong Yi asked in surprise.
"We do everything." Diao San and Zuan Si said.
"I think you can do things smoothly. Would you like to follow me?" Zongyi asked the two of them and said, "If you follow me, you can drink fragrant and spicy food every day."
"Okay! I'm willing to work for the second master." Diao San, Zhuan Si Gong readily agreed.