Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 295
The early spring was cold and the nights were still cold. Soon after the warm sun set during the day, the cold air seemed to have lost control and surged up. People walking outside involuntarily tightened their collars and walked quickly towards the house.

call--

The firewood poured with pine oil ignited the fire, and a few pieces of charcoal were put on it. After a while, it flickered red and flickered, and a warm breath filled the room.

"Huh - it's true, you can't tell it's spring." Hu Sanniang rubbed the goosebumps on her arms and looked at Wu Qing, who was wrapped in a winter quilt: "Sister, you just gave birth, why don't you let anyone light you up?" Put on the brazier, what if it freezes?"

He walked over and looked at the swaddled baby: "Is Wen'er okay? Don't freeze her."

"It's not as exaggerated as my sister said. I still had a fever for a while in the afternoon." Wu Qing wore thick clothes and covered herself with a quilt, gently patting her sleeping daughter: "You, you have been lying outside for a long time, maybe you are frozen. Bar."

"I just wandered around the mountain for a while." Yi Zhangqing said without confidence, and then frowned: "Originally, I went to find Lang Jun, but he had a guest there, who was the housekeeper of the Chai family. Later, Qiao Lie Three military advisors, Li Zhu and Wu Jiao, have just passed by. Maybe something big has happened."

The hand patting the child stopped and the young mother raised her head and smiled: "Something must have happened, but I don't know if it is another government siege."

"It doesn't seem to have anything to do with me." Hu Sanniang's voice was a little angry, her eyes glanced to the side, and her mouth pouted.

Wu Qing covered her mouth and laughed, then put down her hand and said, "You still want to go to the battlefield."

"Why not? The martial arts I have learned is no worse than those men." He clenched his pink fist and waved it twice in the air: "If any other man can't beat me, my brother is no match for me."

"Your brother is letting you go, otherwise what will you do if you cry when you lose?"

"Sister!" He stomped his feet and groaned angrily: "He really can't beat me."

"Okay, okay, I know you are powerful." Wu Qing looked at her daughter nervously, and saw that she just moved her hands and feet and breathed a sigh of relief: "Keep your voice down, if you wake this ancestor, you can coax her to sleep."

"Oh..." Hu Sanniang covered her mouth and looked at the other side apologetically.

In the past two days, the newly born Lu Wen has been the favorite of the family of three. Even when Lu Bu comes back, he has to be gentle for fear of disturbing her, otherwise it will not end well if there is a fuss.

creak-

The door opened, and there was the sound of movement in the main room. Hu Sanniang turned around and saw that it was the maid who came in with food. Wu Qing was weak after giving birth, so she had been eating and drinking in the back room.

"It's fish soup again..." Looking at the food in the maid's hands, Wu Qing's plump face was full of disgust: "Can you change it to something else next time?"

"Madam, the fish soup is full of milk, drink it quickly." The maid was unmoved. She just picked up the small table and put it in front of the woman, and put the soup on it.

"Ugh... I'm really tired of drinking." With a bitter look on her face, the little woman picked up the soup and took a sip, her pretty face squeezed into a ball: "It's so fishy... vomit..."

"After all, there are no spices."

The maid shrugged helplessly, while Hu Sanniang was holding her hands and frowning. Wu Qing leaned back slightly with every sip she took, as if she had seen something unacceptable.

Just when Wu Qing forced herself to drink, the sound of the door opening and closing outside came, and then there was a sound of footsteps, and Lu Bu's tall figure appeared in the sight of the women.

"Well, I'm back." He hung up his coat, straightened his sleeves, and looked at the two women with a smile: "What are you talking about?"

"Mr. Lang is back." Wu Qing smiled, rolled her eyes, put down the bowl in her hand as if nothing had happened, and pushed it outward: "My sister is complaining to the slave that she can't go to the battlefield, and all her previous martial arts skills have been in vain."

Lu Bu turned to look to the side, a little shocked, the woman entered the battle...

"Why..." Hu Sanniang was stunned for a moment, then raised her head: "No?"

Lu Bu shook his head slowly: "The battlefield is a matter for men. Since ancient times, women..."

He straightened his chest and looked at the opposite side with some stubborn eyes. Yi Zhangqing's crisp voice spoke eloquently: "Mr. Lang looks down on women? Women have been on the battlefield since ancient times, and they are not weaker than men. In the Tang Dynasty, Princess Pingyang resisted as a daughter. During the Sui Dynasty, they often went to the battlefield and took the lead in the battles. The army fought bravely and had strict discipline. It was called the Women's Army. It played an indispensable role in the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. Doesn't it prove that women are not necessarily inferior to men?"

Lu Bu was slightly speechless, and the woman opposite continued: "The Queen Mother Xiao of Daliao came with her army in the early days of the founding of the Song Dynasty and defeated the imperial army twice. Although Daliao is an enemy country, we cannot deny its ability to lead the army in battle. Mrs. Xian, who pacified Lingnan in the Sui Dynasty, is also a strange person. She is good at martial arts. If she is a rival to ordinary men, why can't she be a rival?"

Opening his mouth, the man was so refuted that he didn't know what to say. He held back a sentence for a while: "Think about it again... Well, think about it again."

The two of them were talking here, and Wu Qing on the other side narrowed her eyes with a smile, but the maid on the side looked at her expressionlessly: "Madam, you should drink the fish soup."

"Ah?" Wu Qing was stunned and looked over with a slumped face: "It's cold, and it's even more fishy."

"Then I'll heat it up." He reached for the bowl and walked out with Wu Qing's grimace on his face.

The two people over there heard the noise and turned around to look over. Lu Bu walked to the bed, glanced at his daughter who was still sleeping, and sat on the edge of the bed: "Why don't you drink soup?"

"It tastes too bad..." The little woman who was a first-time mother pouted, looked at her child and sighed: "Let's drink it after it's warm. Why did the husband come back late today? Is there something wrong?"

"Something happened. Chai Daguan's caravan was robbed in Jiangzhou, and the salt line was also targeted. Now we have come to ask the villagers for help."

"Jiangzhou? Is it so far away?" The two women looked at each other, then looked at the man: "Does Mr. Lang want to go?"

Gently touching his daughter's forehead with his finger, Lu Bu withdrew his hand and straightened up and looked at the little person: "I don't really want to go, but the Chai official has helped me a lot. He even helped to build this village. This kind of kindness needs to be repaid.”

He raised his head and looked at the two women: "It's just that the journey is too far this time, so I probably won't be able to take too many people there."

"There seems to be a lot of water there..." Hu Sanniang frowned and thought for a moment: "If I really want to go, I'm afraid I need to bring more people with me who know how to water. It's just that the copycat side sent Commander Wei Zhaode and Commander Li Bao to the Liao Kingdom. There may be a lot of manpower shortage.”

Lu Bu nodded and said casually: "They are from a certain province. I just discussed with Qiao Lie and the others. The navy should keep Ruan Xiaoer at home. Xiaowu and Xiaoqi need to be brought with them, and a few more who are good at martial arts and can swim." Just go, brother."

"Mr. Lang..." Hu Sanniang hesitated and said, "How about taking the slave with you?"

"You...? This trip is not for fun."

"I know." Her pretty face was raised slightly, and Yi Zhangqing said with a stubborn expression: "I just want to show you to Lang Jun. I didn't learn martial arts in vain. If I don't go with Xun, when will Lang Jun?" I will think carefully about what I just said." The man sitting scratched his head, and Wu Qing advised: "Just take Sanniang with you. There is someone to take care of Langjun on the way. Although Yu Cheng and the others are guards, they are all rough. How can a man with thick hands and feet be as careful as Sanniang?"

"This……"

Lu Bu looked a little hesitant, so Hu Sanniang hurriedly said: "I promise to listen to your husband on the road and not to act recklessly."

He looked up at the hopeful look in the heroic girl's eyes, then turned back to look at Wu Qing, who was giving him a look that made him agree. The man nodded: "That's all, I'll take you with me this time."

Then his expression straightened: "I just agreed that if you do anything wrong this time, don't mention going to the battlefield again."

"Don't worry, Mr. Lang, everything is in order."

Hu Sanniang laughed and smiled gratefully at Wu Qing. Not long after, the maid came in and placed the reheated fish soup in front of Wu Qing. The woman who was laughing suddenly turned bitter again, and it was time to eat. During dinner, I would eat whatever I had, and I would feel better.

The three of them hurriedly used some things, and the night passed with the baby crying and the adults running around.

Time is moving forward steadily. Although he has decided to go south again, some preparations still have to be made. Chai Fu also knows this truth. Although he is impatient, he does not rush it. He just watches the war machine in Liangshan move forward. Operates silently.

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The sight is lifted up, far away, under the same sky.

There are many mountains in Jin, and the steep and majestic mountains begin to glow with life in the spring. The mountains are covered with green, and the layers of branches sway in the wind, rustling as they collide with each other.

The arrival of spring has also made farmers busy. Even though the weather is still a bit cold, those who face the land with their backs to the sky have no choice. They go into the sky with hoes and start turning the soil. The frozen and hard land is shaking. My hands were numb and itchy, and soon I felt some pain in my palms, but I still gritted my teeth and continued to wave my arms.

In several fields in the distance, there were people doing the same thing. The warm sun was walking in the sky. After noon, someone panting from the far intersection ran up the field ridge and shouted: "Everyone, stop, come on." The people in West Village have blocked the river, so there is no water left."

"Is it blocked again?"

"How many times has this happened to you guys?"

"Remember to eat and not to fight. This time we have to teach them a lesson!"

"Stop talking nonsense, go up and ask how to solve it."

The farmers holding hoes cursed one after another and ran over from the fields in three steps and two steps at a time. They all surrounded the man and said, "How can the Li Zheng family speak?"

"That's right, it's time to step forward when something like this happens."

"Don't make any noise, don't make any noise!" The man shouted, covering his ears. After everyone calmed down, he put down his hand and said, "As soon as I saw that there was no water, I ran along the road to find the West Village. I didn't have time to go to the village. Home."

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go quickly while it's still dark."

"It's better to call the West Village directly and let them know that our Shanjiazhuang is not easy to mess with."

"Shit, I have to talk to Li Zheng first about this matter."

Some impatient ones shouted to take action, but were stopped by everyone, and they all rushed to Li Zheng's house.

This is the village chief, a wealthy family in this mountain village. Most of the land in the village belongs to his family. Many people live by renting crops. Fortunately, this family has a good heart and the rent they charge is fair. , the tenants still have a lot of food left after paying the rent, so they are quite supportive of their family and are willing to ask for help if they have any problem.

His house is located in the middle of the village. According to people here, it is a high-rise compound. In fact, it is only a small building with two or three floors at most. The yard is quite big. On top of the front and back yards are several ordinary houses. The door was closed tightly when the gang came running over.

A few young people looked at each other energetically, and went forward to knock on the door. After a long time, it opened with a creak, and a young man with a square face walked out. He was about seven feet tall, dressed in navy blue clothes, with powerful arms and hands. Thick.At this time, he looked at the crowd and said, "Young man, what are you doing here without caring about the fields? But what's the important thing?"

The people below looked at each other in confusion, and someone stepped forward and said, "Young Master, are you here?"

"My father is not here. He has gone to the county seat. If you have any questions, please tell me." The young man smiled and said, "If I can't solve it, I will ask my father to come forward when he comes back."

The people below looked at each other and nodded: "Hello, Mr. Xiaolang, we found that the river in the West Village has been blocked again. Now the water can't flow through. It's about to sow seeds now. How can this continue? Don’t you want our lives?”

"How dare these bastards do this!" A blush appeared on Fang's face, he frowned and stared, and the young man said, "Come on, come with me to the West Village and see what happens if we don't fight this time." Help people don’t dare to do it again.”

"That's it, let's go and follow Xiao Langjun!"

"go!"

Perhaps they had a backbone, and no one who heard it spoke out against it. They all shouted, holding hoes and sticks, and followed the sturdy young man toward the West Village.

The two villages were not far away. I walked forward through a field and turned two corners. I saw a group of people gathering among the branches hanging down on the fork in the road.

"Xiao Langjun, it seems that these guys knew that we were coming and were waiting here specifically." A man behind saw him, his expression changed, and he leaned behind the young man and said something.

"Hmph! That's good, we can save you one by one!" The young man strode forward with an eyebrow-level stick in his hand. He stopped when he got close and said, "You guys are really brave. Together, you and I are like us." Is Shanjiazhuang easy to bully?"

A middle-aged man came out from the opposite side and looked the young man up and down: "Hey, it's the young man from the Shan family. This matter has nothing to do with you, a young boy. It's better to ask your father to come over."

The young man frowned and smashed the eyebrow stick in his hand hard, making a bang sound: "What's going on? My surname is Liu, my father is your grandfather, I want to talk to him."

The face on the other side turned red, and he pointed at the other side with trembling fingers: "You little beast, how dare you take advantage of me. Even your father doesn't dare to talk to me like this."

"Stop talking nonsense and talking about useless things." The young man sneered and pointed at the people behind him: "All the young men and women in your village are here, why don't you want to beat them?" He twisted the stick with his big hand and said, "Here, make a stroke. Come on, I, Shan Shiqi, picked it up!"

　PS: It seems that there are still good guys who remember Lu Wen~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)