Chapter 1 Shijie Village, Cao Jilang

It was mid-autumn in the third year of Zhenghe reign.

Jingdongsi Road, Jeju, Yuncheng.

The 800-li Liangshan Lake is surrounded by mountains with huge waves and water that reaches the sky.

The depression near Shijie Village in the southwest of the lake is called Shijie Lake by the locals. It is connected to Liangshan Lake. When the lake breeze blows, the large reeds sway and make a sound, like thousands of troops galloping.

The autumn wind was bleak, and a dilapidated sampan plunged into the Shijie Lake and disappeared into the maze-like reed marsh.

The broken fishing boat went around in circles and finally stopped.

The cold and damp vapor enveloped the area, making people feel wet and sticky and very uncomfortable.

Cao Jia Erlang estimated the fish situation at the bottom of the water and felt it was good, so he picked up an old fishing net woven with coarse linen, put his feet firmly on the bow of the boat, twisted his waist nimbly, and swung his arms.

The huge fishing net was upside down on the lake like a blooming flower, falling rapidly under the traction of the counterweight.

After a dozen breaths, Cao Erlang began to pull in the net rhythmically while feeling the movement under the water.

Casting nets to catch fish is a technical job. Without three to five years of skills, you cannot be considered an experienced fisherman.

For the time traveler Cao Jie, it only took him one month to go from a novice to an experienced fisherman.

"Oh, it's open now, there are big fish..."

Feeling the strong pull, Cao Jie raised his inky eyebrows and his well-proportioned wheat-colored muscles swelled instantly.

As the fishing net was pulled out, there was a "splash" sound, and the bright white body of a large silver carp tumbled on the water for a while, then was caught by Cao Jie's powerful hands and thrown into the cabin.

The big silver carp weighed seven or eight kilograms, and there were also a dozen small fish the size of a palm, so the catch was not bad.

But what's even better is the experience points given by the cheat code.

As the fish jumped, the fishing net was pulled and shook, and two lines of words appeared in Cao Jie's eyes.

【Complete a fishing trip】

[Experience points for fishermen +2]

At the beginning, even if you have no fish, the system will give you some experience points as encouragement. After reaching LV2, the experience points are linked to the catch.

Nowadays, if you don’t catch ten pounds of fish in a net, it’s a waste of effort.

This net caught a big silver carp, which was considered a critical hit, and only gave two experience points.

The system is so stingy that it really makes people frustrated.

"We're about to upgrade, try harder and hit more nets..."

The water in Shijie Lake is shallow and cannot support big fish, but there are big fish in Liangshan Lake, but Cao Jie does not dare to set foot there easily.

This world looks like Water Margin, but it is actually more than Water Margin.

At the beginning of Water Margin, it is said that General Hong mistakenly led 108 demons away. After careful observation by Cao Jie, this world really has demons, monsters, ghosts, and gods!

The waves in Liangshanpo are strong, and he is just a small Baishuilang, so he does not have the ability to turn the rivers and seas upside down like the three Ruan brothers.

Thinking of the three Ruan brothers, Cao Jie's heart couldn't help but tighten slightly.

Those three are really extravagant people.

A person's name is like the shadow of a tree. As the saying goes, there are only wrong names but no wrong nicknames. Standing Tai Sui, Short-lived Erlang, Living Yama, all of them are very evil and these are really caused by one punch or one kick.

The Ruan family lives in Shijie Village, and no one dares to bully them.

As for myself, I am just a fisherman.

After a moment of wandering thoughts, Cao Jie rowed forward. The next second, the surface of the water spread like ink, and then the information he wanted to see was written on it.

[Soul aspect: Fisherman (fishing with nets and cages, a little knowledge)]

[Experience: Level 3 (591/600)]

[Talent: Water ability LV3 (can identify undercurrents, dive into the abyss, and play with the waves)]

What is the soul?
Cao Jie couldn't explain it clearly, he only knew that everyone in this world had a soul, which was related to talent and potential.

Since he had the good fortune to travel through time a month ago and possessed the body of Cao Jie, a fisherman from Shijie Village, his soul had been replaced by the appearance of his previous life:
A 996 worker!
Fortunately, with the assistance of the system, his soul in his previous life can continue to improve with the help of his "professional identity". Of course, if you really count it, this is his innate talent.

'The fishermen are improving their water skills, I wonder what talent the rebels will give them?'

'Suddenly there is a madman sharpening his knife at night, the imperial star is swaying and the Mars is high...'

"If he wears the yellow robe... the emperor may also have the surname Cao!"

As the sun set in the west, just as Cao Jie was working hard to earn the last three experience points as a "fisherman", a faint singing voice came from the direction of Liangshan Lake.

I pricked up my ears, and the autumn wind blew the golden reeds, making the sound of swords and horses whistling. Gradually, the singing became clearer.

"Grandpa was born between heaven and earth! He is not afraid of the court or officials!"

"The water has cast a net to trap the turtles!"

"Grandpa was born between heaven and earth! He doesn't seek wealth or officialdom!"

"Live a life in Liangshanbo! Eat and drink as much as a god!"

The loud and clear singing of fishermen echoed between heaven and earth. After a while, a man was seen holding a long pole and sailing towards him in a small boat like an arrow.

The setting sun fell on this man, seeming to be stained with a strong blood color.

The Western Paradise is red, the lake is red, the people are red, the blood waves are surging, and it is breathtaking.

'Ruan Xiaoqi!'

Cao Jie gritted his teeth and felt his soul tremble.

With his naked eyes, he naturally couldn't see through Ruan Xiaoqi's background, but his previous life could vaguely feel that there was an extremely terrifying aura surging in his body.

As they got closer, the bloody light covered the sky and pressed down on them.

As the saying goes, "If the King of Hell wants you dead at three o'clock in the morning, he won't let you live until five o'clock." With just a wisp of confusing breath, Cao Jie felt the horror of the "living Yama"... "Erlang!"

Ruan Xiaoqi approached, greeted warmly, and said with a grin: "Last night, my mother took your medicine and started sweating. When she woke up, she was cured..."

As Ruan Xiaoqi spoke, the terrifying aura instantly retreated, as if it had never appeared.

The setting sun shone softly on Ruan Xiaoqi, and even his smile seemed particularly honest.

"Seventh Brother..." Cao Jie responded, "Auntie is in good health. Even without our medicine, she will be well in three to five days."

Looking at Ruan Xiaoqi more closely, I saw that he was wearing a black bamboo hat to block out the sun, a chess cloth vest, and a raw cloth skirt tied around his waist.

As for his appearance, his face was pimpled with strange flesh, his eyes were bulging, he had long and short yellowish whiskers on his cheeks, and his body was dotted with black spots. He looked like he was made of raw iron, but it was probably made of copper.

Ruan Xiaoqi laughed and said, "My mother is old and can't stand three to five days of torture. It is Erlang's medicine that worked.

We are lucky today. We caught a precious fish in Liangshan Lake. Your family will have to pay treasure tax this year! You should take this precious fish as an emergency measure. If it is really driven into the lake, it will be fatal. "

Heavy taxes are more ferocious than a tiger!
Yongzhou was plundered by the imperial court because of the strange snake. Liangshan Lake is rich in precious fish, so the fishermen naturally have a hard life.

The imperial court stipulated that fishermen in the Liangshan Lake area had to offer a precious fish every three years.

Because of this, the Cao family suffered a disaster this year. My father and eldest brother drowned in Liangshan Lake for the precious fish. Less than half a month later, my mother, who was already in poor health, also followed.

Now Cao Jie is the only one left, so naturally he can't befriend Baoyu.

If you can’t pay taxes, you can only become a boatman and live on a boat.

Just as Ruan Xiaoqi said, that was really life-threatening.

Tanka people were considered untouchables and were not allowed to live on land, own property, or learn to read and write...

Having fallen to this point, the only way out is to go up the mountain and become a bandit.

"Seventh Brother, how can we take your precious fish?"

It is not so easy to catch the taxable precious fish.

An experienced fisherman may not encounter one fish in a year. If he does, his net may break and his boat may capsize.

Since the word "Baoyu" (treasure) is in its name, it naturally means treasure.

At the very least it’s worth ten or so taels of silver!
If it is sold to Tokyo, people will rush to buy it even for several hundred taels.

"Erlang, if you are asked to take it, then take it. Our strength has greatly increased recently. If we want to catch the treasure fish, we can just go to Liangshan Lake. It will be easy. Haha..."

As he spoke, a large golden carp weighing about ten pounds was thrown over by Ruan Xiaoqi.

Cao Jie hurriedly caught it and looked at the big golden carp with its whiskers swaying and struggling hard. He took a deep breath and said, "Seventh Brother, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. I will remember your kindness today."

"Erlang, that's too polite. Come over to my house for a drink when you have time..."

As the boat rocked, singing began.

Carefree, so happy.

…………

He carried the precious fish into Baozheng's house in Shijie Village, and when he came out empty-handed, it was already dark.

Although the tax problem was solved, Cao Jie was still worried.

"Wang Lun is about to go up the mountain!"

"Even the three Ruan brothers were forced not to fish in the lake, and my little arms and legs..."

"If there is no adventure after upgrading the fisherman's soul, I can only put it aside and focus on the barefoot doctor next."

"If I can establish myself as a miracle doctor in the martial arts world, then I'll be safe."

"And there's money... money! Money!"

'How can I make money in this magical world?'

Without money, how can a hero follow you?
How to start a business without money! How to make it bigger and stronger!

If you don’t have money, you can only use the top of your head to block the maces of the orcs coming out of the white mountains and black waters!
Cao Jie still has some ambitions. If the Song Dynasty loses its power, the whole world will chase it. Otherwise, wouldn't this time travel be in vain?
"How about joining forces with the three Ruan brothers to rob Wang Lun?"

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Cao Jie smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Not to mention that he and the three Ruans did not have a very deep friendship, even if they were brothers, they would not be so deceiving!
The person behind Wang Lun was Chai Jin. Chai was a well-known figure in the martial arts world. If he killed Wang Lun without any investigation, his reputation in the martial arts world would be tarnished.

When you are in the world, you can be less powerful but your reputation cannot be ruined.

Moreover, it is not easy to start a business in the wild mountains and wilderness.

Even though it seems like a business with no capital investment, it actually costs a huge amount of money.

To be the king of a mountain, one must have hundreds of followers, so the daily food and necessities for the people and horses are a lot of money. If you build a mountain stronghold and a water stronghold, the landlord will go bankrupt!

Wang Lun was sponsored by Mr. Chai, a failed scholar himself, and his family had considerable assets, so he was able to successfully run the Liangshan Company.

Later, Chao Gai went up the mountain and became the second-generation director. Only with the investment of 100,000 strings of cash from the birthday gift could Liangshan become prosperous.

Let Wang Lun take care of the hardships of starting a business. Wouldn't it be nice to pick peaches when the time comes?

Just as Cao Jie was looking forward to the future and groping his way back to the thatched cottage with loess walls by the lake, two dark shadows suddenly jumped out of the darkness.

scare!
"But is it Doctor Cao Jie from Shijie Village?"

A fierce voice was heard in a suppressed voice, and the people were already in front of him, blocking Cao Jie on the left and right.

"Hmm..." Cao Jie swallowed.

"That's good. Please ask the doctor to come for a consultation. I will need your money after the consultation."

After saying that, he grabbed Cao Jie and ran into the darkness...

(End of this chapter)