Chapter Thirteen The Man's Name Was Cowherd

  The crowd surrounding, many people are obviously knowledgeable, but all fell into deep thought. Who doesn't want to show off in front of so many people? Vanity is something that cannot be lacking in any era. But in the end, no one could guess the reason. A few people gave answers, but they were all nonsense.

  The Great Khan couldn't even understand what was being said, let alone guess it.

  At this moment when everyone was at a loss, Yue Kang suddenly said: "The answer to this riddle is the word 'hū' (breathe)?"

  That thirteen or fourteen year old child's eyebrows sparkled with spirit, "Let that young master say why it is a single word."

  Yue Kang hehe smiled and said: "The mouth is added to the top of that one stroke, it's an axe! The eyes are those two dots! One stick is that horizontal line! A hoe is that vertical hook! Little brother, what I said is correct?"

  Everyone suddenly realized, it turned out to be so, and couldn't help but show a look of admiration for Yue Kang who gave the answer.

  The child turned his head slightly, saw the beautiful figure nodding at him slightly, and said: "Young master, you answered correctly, this brocade pouch is a gift to you."

  Yue Kang took the silk pouch in his hand, feeling good to the touch. A fragrance that soothed the mind and spleen rushed into his nostrils, instantly making him feel refreshed and invigorated.

  The big man took a look at the little kid, didn't say anything. The brocade pouch had already fallen into Yue Kang's hands. Watching Yue Kang walk away with the pouch, he hastily chased after him, "Hey, brother, wait up."

  "Hey, isn't that Wang Fu, the servant of the White family?" The crowd suddenly recognized Wang Fu standing next to Yue Kang. He was a butcher and often visited his small shop. The two were also quite familiar with each other, occasionally chatting and learning that Wang Fu worked for the White family.

  "Is that the White family? But the White family doesn't have any males! Who is this man standing next to Wang Fu, he doesn't look like a servant?" another person said.

  "Could it be that scoundrel who married into the Bai family and wedded Second Miss?"

  When the crowd had all dispersed, the little boy selling embroidered pouches saw that Yue Kang had already walked far away. He went to the woman he had secretly glanced at twice before and said in a low voice: "Sister, now that the character puzzle has been guessed by someone, you see..."

  The woman's mouth curved into a beautiful smile, "Don't worry, sister won't treat you unfairly." After finishing speaking, the woman took out a silver ingot and handed it to the child, who was beaming with gratitude. The child thanked her profusely and ran off happily after receiving the silver ingot, which was worth much more than what he earned from selling embroidered pouches for a month, how could he not be excited?

  The woman looked at Yue Kang's back, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and muttered to herself: "How did he guess it so easily?" This was a difficult problem that one of her girlfriends had given her, and she had been unable to guess it for three days.

  The son-in-law of the Bai family, a flower thief, smiled slightly and said, "It's interesting."

  "This brother, can this brocade pouch be sold to me? I'll pay a high price." The big man asked while chasing after Yue Kang and staring at the pouch.

  Yue Kang turned his head and looked at Da Han's expectant eyes, "This was given to me by someone with a predestined relationship, how can I sell it?"

  The big fellow continued: "I really need this embroidered pouch urgently, tomorrow is my sister's birthday, I have no gift to give her, and I've set my eyes on this pouch."

  "Oh, Yue Kang wasn't really interested in this brocade pouch, but he couldn't just give it away to anyone. He had to get something out of it, after all. 'Since you want this brocade pouch so badly, I, Yue, am not a stingy person. As that person said, I'll give it to you, big brother. We can consider ourselves fated. If you try to offer me money again, I'll take the pouch back.'"

  The Great Han's face suddenly relaxed, "Alright, brother, a great favor doesn't need to be thanked. You're a friend I, Old Cow, have made. Let's say I, Old Cow, owe you one. What should I call you, brother?"

  Yue Kang cupped his hands and said: "I am Yue Kang, I don't know how to address you, brother."

  The Great Han suddenly shed his foolish expression, and his eyes became bold and unrestrained. "To be honest, the leader of the Big Knife Sect, Niu Lang, is actually me."

  I'm going to the Niulang, and they all came out.

  Yu Kong looked at him with a puzzled expression, unable to see that this rough-looking big man was actually the leader of the gang.

  "Is my brother wondering why I was just arguing with that person, and is he curious as to why I didn't use my status to suppress the other party?" Niu Lang's expression had changed completely from earlier, and a clever glint appeared on his normally foolish-looking face.

  Yue Kang smiled and nodded, waiting for the other person to continue speaking. In his heart, he thought that the person in front of him was indeed rough but with a subtle side, otherwise how could he become the leader of the gang?

  "The reason is simple, I just want to rely on myself, not using the identity of a helper to ask for a gift for my sister. If it wasn't for you guessing the riddle earlier, I would have lowered my head and asked that kid, and I would have been willing to do so. Only with this gift that I obtained can I feel at ease when giving it to my sister, this is actually the first time in 18 years that I've truly given a gift to my sister." Niu Lang's eyes sparkled with joy whenever he mentioned his sister, and his face was filled with happiness.

  "My sister will certainly understand the good intentions of Niu Bangzhu." Yue Kang thought to himself, so that's how it is.

  "Brother, don't you consider me, Lao Niu, as a brother?" Cowherd's face was filled with indignation.

  Yue Kang said: "What makes Niu Bangzhu say this?"

  "You keep calling me 'Niu Bang Zhu' one after another, isn't this being too formal? Looking at our ages, I'm older than you by a few years. If you really consider me as your brother, then call me 'Niu Ge' for once."

  Yue Kang smiled and said, "Brother Niu."

  "Brother Yue." Niu Lang burst out laughing, "If there's anything in the future, come find me on South Street. As long as I can do it, I'll definitely go through thick and thin for you. Today is not possible, I still have some things to take care of. Another day, we must drink big cups together, and not stop until we're drunk."

  "Alright, I'll definitely accompany Brother Niu for a big drink another day." Yue Kang also smiled freely.

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  Everything was full of strangeness when he came to this world, no relatives, no friends, no one to talk to. It's pitiful to say that Yu Kang didn't even have someone to share his inner thoughts with. He was lonely and desolate. When he had nothing to do, he would gaze at the stars, thinking of his hometown, thinking of the people in that world. But reality was that he knew he could never go back again.

  He didn't give up and didn't want to be conquered by this era, so he blended in with the times at the fastest speed. Having many friends makes things easier to handle, Yue Kang understood this principle, so he was very amiable to everyone.

  "Wang Fu, do you know about the Big Knife Gang?" Yue Kang asked on their way back to the White House. The sun was already low in the sky, and according to the time of that era, it was already past four o'clock. After running around for a whole day, he felt tired too.

  "I've heard of the Big Knife Gang before, they're active around South Street, and it seems like they mainly take care of brothels and casinos." Wang Fu wasn't very clear about it either, so his answer was quite vague.

  Yue Kang hummed and said, "So it's an ancient version of the underworld." He asked again, "What is the reputation of the Big Knife Gang in Xiang Le County? And what kind of person is their leader, Niu Lang?"

  "The Big Knife Gang is different from other gangs, they won't do evil or bully people, they only do their own thing. As long as you don't cause trouble in their territory, they generally won't take action against you. I've heard that they're a pretty righteous gang. But as for their leader, Niu Lang, I have no idea what kind of person he is."

  Yu Kang had a sudden understanding and stopped asking questions. After searching around the street, he didn't find any beautiful women who could set his heart on fire, but saw many fat and haggard "virtuous wives" who made people want to retreat three feet away, still twisting their hips and swaying their waists. Truly, ugly women are invincible.

  The two returned to the White House, and four guards stood at the door. Two of them were the ones who had "found fault" that morning. Those two guards were much more well-behaved now, standing up straight with no hint of disdain in their eyes.

  Yue Kang didn't deliberately look for trouble and took Wang Fu in with him. The latter had his hands behind his back, his head held high.

  As soon as I entered the Bai family's gate, a bright red figure came forward to greet me.

  "Xǐ ér gū niáng jī rì bù jiàn, zhēn de yuè fā piào liang ā, dōu kuài shèng guò yī duǒ huā le." Yuè Kāng xiào gǔ gǔ de shuō. Suī rán zhè ge yā tóu zǐ qián biàn de zhe fǎ zi jìng guò zì jǐ, dàn bì jìng méi xià dú shǒu, yī gè dà nán rén méi bì yào yǔ yī gè nǚ hái zǐ jìn jì liǎo, zài shuō èr xiǎo jiě yě tì tā shuō guò qíng, zài Bái jiā zhēng le shí duō tiān le fā xiàn zhè yā tóu yě bìng méi xiǎng de kě qì kě hèn, ǒu rán Yuè Kāng hái huì diào dàn liǎng jù.

  "Hmph, Xi'er was dismissive, but the beautifully spoken words made her heart slightly sweet. Her expression remained nonchalant as she crisply said: 'Third Miss wants you to go to her room for a visit.'"

  "Not good! I'm a serious person." Yue Kang said with a pretentious tone, but in her heart, she didn't know what Third Miss wanted from her either.

  Xi'er glared at Yue Kang with a murderous gaze.

  "Alright, alright just this once, I guess I've become corrupt." Yue Kang shook his head and sighed.

  "Hum, shameless..."

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