Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 186 Trivia
The sun was high and the sky was cloudless.The waterfowl crossed the field of vision and landed on the water moor. From time to time, they plunged their heads into the water in search of food. The surrounding green forests made the sound of "knowing and knowing" from time to time.

The breeze gradually picked up, the reeds swayed gently, and the rustling sound was covered by the sound of rowing boats. Dozens of ships of various sizes docked at the wharf of Liangshan one after another. The people who disembarked followed them out of the water village to the open area.

On the golden sand beach, the flatbed cart was pulled by horses and horses. Under the command of the soldiers, the new recruits who got off the boat moved the wooden boxes on the boat to the carriage. From time to time, someone shouted, "Hurry up, you can eat when you are done!"

On the mountain farther away, the busy cooks cooked rice porridge in the iron pot set up, and added a lot of diced meat to it. Although there is not much for one person, it is also a rare delicacy for the busy people below.

Collisions were unavoidable when there were too many people. Someone accidentally bumped into the front with a wooden box. Immediately, the two sides yelled, and the soldiers who maintained order walked into the crowd, pulled the person who had the quarrel, and whipped him ten times with a water-soaked whip in front of everyone.

There was the neighing of horses, and Liangshan's cavalry began to disembark. Several burly leaders yelled for the cavalry to line up, and then they headed up the mountain under the attention of the crowd. Amidst the buzzing noise, some people were discussing whether there were a lot more horse troops, and then they were shut up by the little bosses above.

Under the sun, the well-proportioned Wei Zhaode squatted at the bow of the boat, looking at the busy people below, looking at the newcomers from the cargo ship, and then turned his head to look at the soldiers in Liangshan holding knives and guns. He narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling the humid wind in the water, and raised his head to look at the sky.

How long has it taken to develop so many people, it seems to be faster than expected, in the future, will there be a big deal?Did I... go too far with this group of people?

Thinking like this, Zhang Jingzu later heard the news that the transport ship was empty. He looked at the bustling tidal flats again, his dark face showed no expression, and he turned around and gave the order to start. This time, he got a lot.

The ship turned around and passed a few small fishing boats along the waterway in an arc. The eyes from above looked down. The group of people who went to Yanzhou also returned to the mountain, but there were a few faces that they had never seen.

Maybe it's from the Wolf Howling cottage.Wei Zhaode waved to the few people who were acquainted with him below. After all, we got along well when we came from the west of Beijing, so we should say hello when we meet. Looking at the ship going away, Wei Zhaode turned around, looked at Han Kai, and said abruptly, "Tonight...no, I'll bring two jars of good wine tomorrow night, and have a good chat with the Ruan family brothers."

"Ah?" Han Kai stroked his bald head: "What is brother doing, why do you suddenly want to find those three brothers? We don't have much contact with each other on weekdays..."

"If you want to prepare, then prepare, so talkative."

Wei Zhaode glared at him, then stepped into the cabin, Han Kai looked at Zhang Jingzu in astonishment, just about to open his mouth, he put up a hand: "Don't ask, I don't know why."

The bald man choked for a moment, then walked away muttering.

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Under the cloudless sky, the temperature gradually increased a lot, and there was a feeling of summer heat. Lu Bu sat in the study, his figure still sitting upright and straight.

On the opposite side, Liu Min, dressed as a Confucian student, was holding the ledger, pointing to the numbers on it, and said to the owner of his village: "During the time when my brother was away, many people from the small village came to seek refuge. I recorded that there were a total of four villages, less than [-] people. Among them, Huan Qi and Jin Bigui were the ones with the highest martial arts skills.

Lu Bu nodded and looked at the scholar in front of him and said, "So, later on, everyone will gather together, and a certain number of newcomers will be brought back from Hedong. Is the money and food in the cottage enough?"

Liu Min looked distressed, and looked at Lu Bu: "Excluding the money and food for the personnel brought back by brother, the remaining is barely enough for the cottage for two months, but I don't know how much supplies will be brought back from Hebei this time, and whether it will be enough for the new recruits."

"Are the farmers under the mountain still safe?"

"Brother, don't worry, the grain tax set by the village is far lower than that of rich households. He doesn't have to worry about the court collecting taxes when he comes here. He is happy to cultivate here. Since the beginning of spring, he has opened up a lot of fields, and he can just wait for him to harvest. It's just that the village is full of people now. I'm afraid the food he grows will be a drop in the bucket."

Liu Min closed the account book: "Yes, I wonder if I can buy some food from other places?"

Lu Bu frowned slightly, tapped his thigh with his index finger: "What do you mean?"

"There is a lot of grain in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is still a lot of money in the cottage. If you buy some from there, it will solve your urgent needs, but it's not a long-term solution if you don't get in."

"It's still necessary to broaden the way of making money..."

While the two were talking, there were messy footsteps outside, and after a while there was a knock on the study door, and Deng Fei's big face came in: "Brother, we are back."

Lu Bu looked up, and saw Deng Fei opened the door, followed by Ma Ling, Yang Lintong, three faces he had never seen before. He knew that it was the person from Langhaoshan, so he stood up with Liu Min and welcomed him in.

Pei Xuan looked curiously at this man who was hidden in the east and west of Beijing, but he didn't expect him to be so young.

"I didn't expect my brother to be so young." Wu Jiao stroked his short beard and expressed what everyone was thinking.

Lu Bu smiled and didn't answer, but instead asked: "I know that Langhao Mountain is also where the Daoist's painstaking effort is. I wonder if the Daoist wants to come to the village to work or continue to run Yanzhou?"

Wu Jiao paused while touching his bearded hand, slightly surprised: "Oh? Brother, isn't he going to abandon the village of Langhao Mountain?"

The tall figure sat down, stretched out his hand to signal everyone to sit down as well, leaned forward slightly and said, "Before there were few people in the village, I had this idea, but in the Battle of Hedong, a lot of people were surrendered, so I have the confidence to maintain Yanzhou. I just don't know if the leader prefers to take charge of the situation in Dazhai or back to Yanzhou?"

Wu Jiao thought for a while and had an answer, and he said without hesitation, "Pindao should come to Dazhai. As the saying goes, 'birds follow the phoenix and fly away'. Although Pindao is older, he also wants to see the scenery in the sky."

"Then I will trouble the Taoist priest. Some brothers will take people to Yanzhou later, and the Taoist priest can hand over to him then."

"Dare not to follow orders." Wu Jiao naturally had no objection, but he is also a person who is good at observing words and expressions. He sized Lu Bu up and said, "Brother has a look of worry on his brows, I wonder if there is something bothering you?"

"It's about money and food in the cottage." Lu Bu glanced at Liu Min, and Liu Zhibo immediately took over the conversation and told the current affairs of the cottage.

Over there, Wu Jiao's eyes lit up when he heard this: "So, Pindao has two ideas."

　Huan Qi and Jin Bigui come from the ancient version of Water Margin.

　　Jin Bigui, nicknamed Fengdu Evil Ghost, and Naohai Yecha Huanqi are brothers with different surnames. In the book, he once fell into a bandit and was subdued by Luan Tingyu.

　　PS: One more chapter

　　
　
(End of this chapter)