Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Through the open hall door, a cool breeze blew in, and the precious calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall fluttered. Then the door closed and stopped shaking.

"Mr. Lang, just now Mr. Lang left angrily."

The tea cup was gently placed on the table. Huang Wenbing supported the table with his arms and raised his eyelids to glance at the butler who came in: "You are talking nonsense. You came from me. How can I not know it?" Xu Shi just had an unpleasant incident with his brother. Feitian Brandt's face was slightly impatient: "Is there anything I don't know about? If not, get out of here!"

"This..." The housekeeper was a little panicked. He knew that his husband would fall out quickly, but he had forgotten this today. Damn it!

He rolled his eyes and said quickly: "Several businessmen came here today and sent several large gifts to celebrate the appointment of Tong San."

"Oh? Big gift? How big is it? How does it compare with my family property?" Huang Wenbing looked disapproving. He had accumulated a lot of family property before he was appointed as the general judge, including fields, shops, and houses, as long as he liked it, he could buy it. The general idea was taken over, and several businessmen just gave away all their wealth to him... He would naturally follow suit, and then backhandedly sent a few people to prison, so that they could enjoy the rest of their lives without worrying about food and clothing.

"Of course not, it's just my intention." The housekeeper couldn't help but bend down and bow, smiling flatteringly. Seeing that the expression on Huang Wenbing's face relaxed a little, he knew that he didn't have to rush out today, but he still felt that there was still danger, so he thought about it. Then he added: "There are also some guests from the Yang family across the street."

"Is having guests a new thing?" Huang Wenbing frowned: "The day his house turns into a den of thieves, then that's something new, do you understand?"

"Hey, yes."

"Okay, get out, I'm so upset just looking at you idiot."

Impatiently waving his hands, the standing butler was ecstatic. He barely controlled his facial muscles and bowed out respectfully. He breathed a sigh of relief when he walked out of the hall, then quickly turned around and walked out quickly.

There are still some vegetables and household items that I haven’t bought today. I’m afraid I won’t be able to buy them all before dark. Those idiots often make mistakes. But I can’t make my husband angry at this time. It’s better for me to go by myself.

The man who lowered his head and walked out of the door was thinking in his mind, then made up his mind, walked out of the door and disappeared around the corner.

……

Back to Huang Wenbing, he has been sleeping in recent days. With his temperament and being the new judge, he should be spending his time in the Yamen thinking about how to please the new magistrate. However, he is not in such a mood today. Flattery.

How could Huang Wenbing not know what Zhizhou was thinking about when he was organizing the flower appraisal list in the past two days? It was not just for the few things in his purse, but also to find a more beautiful scabbard for the half-rusty sword on his body.
It's just that although he saw through the Zhizhou's face, he underestimated his appetite. Since arriving in Wuweijunzhou, the Zhizhou Xianggong told him today that the government office was dilapidated, and tomorrow he complained that the house was leaking and needed to be repaired. Huang Wenbing also heard Xiange. Zhi Yayi immediately called some merchants over. After a friendly exchange, these people voluntarily gave a lot of money to Zhizhou. Naturally, Huang Wenbing also benefited from it.

I thought I could satisfy this newly arrived husband, but unexpectedly, it whetted this man's appetite like an appetizer before a banquet.

The appraisal of flower rankings, which was originally an activity to select courtesans, was turned into a tool for making money by the magistrate. Although Huang Wenbing drank some soup along with him, he recently discovered that the Shangguan who was "good at eating and drinking" actually His eyes were focused on his "leftover soup".

"Tsk, it's all up to you to decide which girl can run for the election and which girl can't get married. It's not just about who can give you more money, but it's not enough. Even our family is worried about spending this little money." Huang Wenbing knocked on the armrest with an anxious look on his face. In his heart, he didn't want to confront Shangguan, but it was related to his elder brother's business...

It’s difficult!I can’t lose face in front of my eldest brother, even if I say things like that...

With a sullen face, Huang Wenbing lifted the ginseng tea to his mouth. There was no entrance to the tea when he tilted it. When he looked at the tea cup, he drank it unknowingly just now in his anxiety.

Throwing the tea cup on the table, with a roaring sound, the wasp stinger stood up and took two steps with his hands behind his back, but he couldn't figure out what to do for a while.

That’s all, let’s go out for a walk first.

Thinking in his mind, the man calmed down his expression and walked out.

……

Yang Bangyi's home.

In the courtyard, Yang Minwei and others were spreading out, sitting or standing, watching two figures, one large and one small, moving around.

The boy, who was less than Lu Bu's waist height, was chopping with a ring-headed sword. The master in front of him was holding a branch. As he moved, if he didn't do it right, he would just wave the branch with his hand. The wind hit the little man's body, causing Yang Zaixing's face to twitch in pain.

"How can I hit someone?"

The mother looked distressed in the house and wanted to go out to stop her. Yang Bangyi quickly stopped his wife: "This is what my husband agreed to."

"Officer?" Yang was startled and looked at the man with some confusion.

"Madam, don't be anxious, just listen to me."

Yang Bangyi pulled the man back and pressed him on the chair, turned around and closed the wide open window, and then said to the woman: "I talked to Brother Lu and Brother Minwei this morning. He really can't wait here for too long, so I don’t have much time to teach Xing’er carefully…”

"That's not possible..." Seeing Yang standing up a little excitedly, the man quickly reached out his hand and said, "Let me hear what my husband has to say."

When the other party sat down angrily, he continued: "The sword technique that Xing'er wants to learn was practiced by Brother Lu during life-and-death fights. If there is enough time, it is not a bad idea to teach him slowly, but as I said just now, he is waiting for it." It’s time, which can only be remembered by the body.”

"Then we can also teach Xing'er and let him practice slowly by himself." The woman frowned, still a little unhappy.

Yang Bangyi smiled bitterly: "If I could practice well, I would still need my master to do more." After a slight pause, he continued: "As you know, when I was young, I practiced martial arts with the elders of the clan for a while. At that time, my husband was still young. , I have mixed thoughts, and my movements are always out of shape, even after being corrected several times. The uncle was so angry that he slapped me hard when I made a mistake." He raised his finger and pointed at his arm: "It's right here, so to speak. It’s strange, I haven’t had any trouble since then.”

"That's you, but Xing'er is different." Yang said this, but she didn't object anymore. She just turned her body to one side and said, "Forget it, I don't care if you two want to be slaves or not."

"It doesn't matter who cares what Madam said." Yang Bangyi saw that her attitude was relaxed, but he couldn't bear it on his face. He quickly smiled and hugged her in his arms: "Besides, Xing'er is a boy, and boys have been fighting like this since they were young. You can grow, so don’t worry.”

"You have a point." The woman rolled her eyes at her husband, pushed his hand away with both arms, and stood up to leave.

Yang Bangyi was afraid that after saying so much, she would still go out to do bad things, so he quickly asked: "Where are you going, madam?"

"Go buy some mutton and cook it back. Eat enough so that he has the strength to be beaten." He said angrily. The husband behind him breathed a sigh of relief and could only look at Yang with a smile on his face. Shi picked up a green jacket and put it on, then went to the cabinet to get a money bag embroidered with plum blossoms, and then walked out of the house to the kitchen to pick up a vegetable basket and leave.

Yang Min didn't know much about martial arts, so he just watched his nephew practice martial arts to pass the time. When he was bored, he saw Yang walking out of the room to get the vegetable basket from the kitchen to go out. He quickly said hello: "Where are you going, sister-in-law?" and secretly asked himself. After talking nonsense, he added: "But you want to go to the market to do some shopping?"

Yang nodded: "I'm going to buy some things and come back. There really aren't many ingredients at home."

When the people here heard this, they all thought in unison. He and the other seven or eight people didn't look like many, but they were all martial arts practitioners. They consumed a lot of rice, flour, wine and meat. Except for Yang Minwei, they were all just excuses. Living here, how can I let others take care of food and drink? If I do this, it will not look good on my brothers.

At that moment, Li Zhu winked at Hu Sanniang. Zhang Qing was also smart and understood immediately. She was the only one suitable for him and other people to go out at this time. He immediately turned around and said, "Sister-in-law of the Yang family, maybe you can bring your slave with you? Since I came to Wuweijunzhou, I have only been to the cattle and horse market, and I have never had a good time."

Yang smiled at her, nodded and said, "It's good that Miss Sanniang is willing to take a look. The slave family has lived here for a long time, so I think I can introduce it to Xie."

Hu Sanniang glanced at Lu Bu who was teaching swordsmanship, walked over and smiled, pulling Yang and saying, "Let's go quickly. I'll come back later and help my sister-in-law make dinner together."

The two girls were about to leave while chatting and joking, but Yang Minwei thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Ke, let's go too." Seeing the two of them looking over strangely, he scratched his head and said, "Brother is here to teach martial arts, Xiao Ke. I can’t understand it either, and besides, I’ve been feeling depressed in recent days and want to find a place to wander around.”

"Then uncle, let's go together."

Yang knew that he was depressed, and since he was her husband's clan brother, she naturally would not refuse, and Hu Sanniang had no objection at all. The three of them walked out immediately, leaving only Li Zhu and other men watching Yang Zaixing with interest. Lu Bu.

In the room, Yang Bangyi watched the three people leave, then looked at his son, then took out the book, sat at the table and read through it.

……

The sky was just right, and the bright sunlight spread evenly on everyone. There were more and more pedestrians in the market. Sellers carrying toys were walking in the lanes. From time to time, sweaty children running around would come around and hold up their hands. The copper coin pointed at the thing he wanted to buy. The moment he got it, he held it high and ran to the side of his friends. Everyone started playing with envy in their eyes.

The further south you go, the more pedestrians are on the street. Men in linen clothes push carts full of vegetables towards restaurants. Orchestral music floats from a nearby restaurant. Officials in brocade robes and scholars wearing Confucian scarves. , handsome men with flowers in their hair were walking around, and in front of the hawking stalls, women were choosing their favorite items, and shop assistants came out to shout and solicit customers.

"The newly arrived cloth comes in all kinds of colors. If you pass by, don't miss it. Buy it back and make new clothes for your family."

"Peach blossom cake, fresh peach blossom cake, sweet but not greasy."

"Scholar over there, I can see that you are a man of outstanding literary talent. A new batch of copybooks have been brought into the store. They are the calligraphy of the current minister. Why don't you come in and take a look?"

Every market we walked through was bustling with activity. The men selling cakes opened their cloths, and the colorful cakes with their sweet smell went straight into people's noses. On the streets, there were women in gorgeous clothes waving their hands. Walking around wearing a silk scarf, all the men turned their heads to look, leaving behind a series of laughter like silver bells.

"These women are... brothel girls?" Hu Sanniang frowned and looked at the figure walking by with a look of disapproval.

"That's not the case." Yang also glanced sideways at the woman who was walking away, and snorted: "Since the flower list, these people have been showing up on the street all day long, and they don't know what shame is. "

Yang Minwei, who was following behind, opened his mouth. He wanted to say that if these people were ashamed, they would not engage in sex business. But thinking that all the people participating in the judging were men, he closed his mouth again.

Hu Sanniang nodded sharply after hearing this. Although the market in Wuweijunzhou was very lively thanks to the flower list, as a woman, she naturally resented such things. She saw a shop hanging a flag saying "Support the Month" Colorful flags such as "Zhongxian - Meng Huaniang" and "Chang'e's No. [-] Fragrance - Tan Niangzi" made her expression even worse.

Continuing forward, the crowd began to become more distinct. There were fewer people walking around in rich and noble clothes. Most of them were women carrying vegetable baskets and young men dressed as servants.

Soon, the three of them turned along the end of the long street, and the unique smell of the vegetable market rushed over. Hu Sanniang suddenly felt a fresh feeling. Although she came here to do shopping with Yang, she had been practicing in Hujiazhuang for a long time. Wu, had she ever worried about this? Even on Liangshan Mountain, she didn't need to do it by herself. So at this time, she followed Yang to see what was new and wanted to touch everything she saw. She frightened many men who brought fresh vegetables and rushed to protect them. Stay and move the fruits and vegetables back with a smile on your face.

"Why are you so careful? I haven't broken it before."

"Some things are more brittle, and you will know after a long time."

While Zhangqing was complaining, Yang was also trying to persuade him. He stopped from time to time to ask about the price, and bought the things he liked. After walking around like this, the three of them picked up a lot.

Yang looked at the things in the hands of several people, and when she was calculating whether it was enough, she suddenly heard a male voice next to her: "But Madam Yang?"

Yang turned her head and was stunned: "Steward Li? Has Hesheng come in person?" He tilted his head and whispered to Hu Sanniang, "I know the housekeeper of the neighbor's house across the way."

Yi Zhangqing nodded lightly.

"Hey, the people below are clumsy. I'm afraid they will delay things, so I might as well do the shopping myself."

"Butler Li is very thoughtful."

Yang said a few words politely and wanted to leave. The housekeeper looked at Yi Zhangqing, then at Yang Minwei, touched his chin with his finger and said, "Is there a guest at Madam Yang's house?"

While the person on the other side agreed, he stared at Yang Minwei with some doubts and said, "Have you seen this person before? Why does he look so familiar?"

Yang Minwei's eyes flickered from side to side: "I've been here before, maybe I've faced him before."

"Oh……"

The housekeeper responded. Yang was afraid that if he said more, he would make a mistake, so he quickly said: "I have to go back to prepare dinner, so I will leave first. I want to ask how your husband is doing."

"Oh, Madam Yang, please ask about Yang Xiucai's health."

Watching several people turn and leave with a smile on his face, the housekeeper frowned and tilted his head, then turned thoughtfully and walked towards the stall. (End of chapter)