Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 340
The sun has changed into red, and the sky on the west side is stained with crimson. The burning feeling during the day has subsided. As the branches sway, the refreshing evening breeze blows. Over the distant woods, flocks of birds are circling. Tweeting, the dense crowd of people watching shivered.

The banquet set up by the four people in Huangmenshan was now over, and it ended with the four of them drinking and falling to the ground. This made the Yang brothers on Lu Bu's side, who were not good at drinking, breathe a sigh of relief.

Huangmenshan's minions also abided by the rules and sent several of their own village owners back to their rooms. They also took Lu Bu and his party, who were guests, to the guest room to rest before saying goodbye and retreating.

"Brother, can you come in?"

The voice of questioning sounded outside the door of the wing. Lu Bu recognized Li Zhu's voice and immediately said: "Come in."

The door opened on the left and right. Li Assistant glanced at Lu Bu sitting at the table and said, "Why can't I see the third lady?"

"Go to Madam Yang's place." Lu Bu signaled, watched Mr. Jin Jian sit down aside, and said: "It's time to change the dressing on Madam Yang's wound. Yang Xiucai came to ask for her help, and just then he followed. But do you have anything to do with her?"

Li Zhu shook his head: "I always see Sanniang waiting on my brother's side all the way. It's just a little strange to not see her for a while."

"That's it." Lu Bu smiled, stood up and poured a glass of water for the two of them: "What do you have to do with me, military advisor?"

"But something happened." Li Assistant nodded, reached out to take the water glass and took a big sip: "I was chatting with Brother Jiang Jing during the banquet just now, and I learned that the four of them are not very proud of being here, and they have no place to go if they want to leave. How about brother inviting them back to the mountain together tomorrow?"

"Oh? Haha, I also have this intention." Lu Bu stopped drinking water, smiled, slowly put the water glass on the table, and said: "I saw that this cottage was well built before, so I wanted to recruit it, but I just wanted to Since we have just met each other for the first time, it would be a bit presumptuous to propose it rashly."

Li Zhu smiled and stroked his beard: "Brother, you are worrying too much. Based on your current reputation in the green forest, those big forces may have their own agenda. Small villages like this are eager to seek shelter in my village."

"Perhaps it's an illusion given me by past acquaintances." Lu Bu laughed at himself, with a distant look in his eyes: "I always feel that people would rather be the mouth of a chicken than the queen of a cow."

Li Zhu laughed and said, "My brother is overly concerned about this. There are many people in the world who seek benefits and avoid harm, and there are also people who are willing to follow others. With my brother's current reputation and the current strength of the cottage, let alone my brother's personal invitation, Even if there is no invitation, there are still people who come and ask to join us without invitation.”

Lu Bu didn't explain when he heard this, he just smiled and thought of something: "Does he have enough food and grass to last him back to the mountain with you?"

Li Zhu stopped stroking the tiger's beard and shook his head thoughtfully: "It seems that there is not so much food and grass, so Jiang Jing is still complaining to his younger brother. He can't defeat the big wealthy households, and even those who live in a few villages can't do it." Suffering is not easy to deal with, because it is uncomfortable because it is neither up nor down."

"Then we definitely don't have that much money. We are traveling lightly and don't have that many supplies, so we can only talk while walking." Lu Bu murmured, "On the spot, it seems to be the way to go."

"Brother is right." Li Zhu nodded first, then shook his head and said, "There is only one problem. Tao Zongwang is from a village background, and he is very opposed to others robbing the village."

"Where are the other three?"

"They're fine with it."

"That's easy to handle." Lu Bu curled his lips and tapped the table a few times with a smile: "At that time, we will only find bad businessmen and landlords, and follow the village customs to distribute part of the food to the poor. We won't even be able to do this." I will also object.”

Li Zhu laughed for a moment: "There shouldn't be any complaints, but my brother, if he comes to join us, he will have to charter a boat to move forward."

Lu Bu thought for a moment and smiled suddenly: "Let's wait until tomorrow. At this time, the four of them have not reached a conclusion yet, but it is too early for you and me to discuss it here."

The two of them changed the topic and just casually talked about their plans to return to the mountain. Slowly, the sky dimmed and candlelight came on.

……

The night always passed faster. When Ou Peng opened his eyes, it was already bright. He lay on the bed for a while in a daze, and then slowly sat up. His head hurt, as if someone was hammering him with a hammer. He has an average brain, which makes people want to cut off their heads to feel better.

"Damn it, I drank too much yesterday...cough-" The hoarse voice came out, making the man couldn't help but clear his throat, then he grabbed a porcelain bottle with cold water and poured it into his mouth, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

After cheering up a little and changing his clothes again, Moyun Jinyi gently rubbed his temples and walked out of the room.

Opposite the fortune teller, who was covering his forehead, was opening the door. When he heard a noise from the opposite side, he looked up at Ou Peng and said with a strange expression: "Brother is also up..."

"Well..." He stopped and looked at the other side, Ou Peng smiled bitterly: "It seems that Brother Xian drank a lot yesterday." Then he looked at the closed door next to him: "It seems that the third and fourth brothers drank. Quite a few, they haven’t woken up yet.”

Jiang Jing had a severe headache and grinned: "I had two more glasses of wine with Mr. Jin Jian yesterday, and I got drunk without thinking."

"You're not a good drinker, why did you drink so much?" Ou Peng wanted to shake his head, but he only shook his head and stopped quickly. This feeling... was like the brain in his head hitting the wall, it hurt!

Jiang Jing leaned against the door frame and smiled bitterly: "I had a great chat with brother Li Zhu yesterday, and I drank too much without knowing it."

"Oh? What are you talking about so much?" Ou Peng simply leaned against the door frame. It was quite effortless to stand like this.

"Brother, do you think I have any future if I wait here?"

"Why do you want to do so much? As long as we can drink wine, eat meat, and be happy together." Ou Peng waved his hand with a rough smile on his face: "We haven't been like this all these years."

"My younger brother also thinks so. However, our Huangmen Mountain is not a large village. Not to mention that the government's attention may attract encirclement and suppression. Even the grain and grass in the village are not enough." Jiang Jing smiled bitterly: "Without food and grass, we can't support people. We can't support people." People will not be able to cope with the coming of the government in the future, but in the end our brothers will be in trouble."

Ou Peng was startled, but he didn't think so much: "Then according to my dear brother's wishes..."

Licking his dry lips, the fortune teller grinned: "Brother Lu Bu from Liangshan is here. Doesn't Xie Xiangri respect this person the most? He is said to be the best hero in Jingdong and Hebei. I was very close to him when I saw him yesterday. , I think we share the same feelings of loyalty, so what if we go to Liangshan together? Then we can be as carefree and happy as we are now, and also get to know a bunch of loyal men, wouldn't it be wonderful?"

"What a great idea!" "I think so too."

Two voices came from the side, and the door creaked open, revealing two faces, one handsome and one ugly. They were Ma Lin and Tao Zongwang. The two men also made the same move, both covering their heads, showing off their hangover. rise. "It's okay. I also envy Liangshan, but I'm afraid you won't agree. Since the three virtuous brothers are in agreement, let's go to brother Lu Bu and talk to him."

Ou Peng's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he agreed.

that day.

Everyone in Liangshan was still warmly entertained, but Lu Bu never thought that before he even asked, the four heads of Huangmenshan would bow down like a jade pillar from a golden mountain, saying that they wanted to go to Liangshan.

Although he was shocked, but more than happy, Lu Bu had no words to agree. The four of them were overjoyed. Regardless of their splitting headaches after being hungover, they summoned their minions and started a banquet by killing chickens and sheep.

This time was different from yesterday. Everyone was now their own family. They were all very happy and encouraged people to drink and eat meat. The hungover people seemed to be refreshed after drinking the soul-reviving wine.

"Brothers, I want to go back this time to visit Xiapi and Pengcheng. Now so many people have to find other ways to go there. Do you have any concerns?" Lu Bu said while drinking rice wine. But a pair of eyes were staring at the fortune teller.

Although the four people over there heard the words, three of them also looked at Jiang Jing. The fallen scholar said with a smile: "Brother, if you want to go there, it is better to take the waterway. Although Huangmen Mountain is a small village, there are always There are more than three hundred people, so it is really inconvenient for so many people to be on the road."

Li Zhu nodded and said, "Before, we were planning to take the Jianghuai River, but we couldn't find a suitable ferry for the moment."

"Then let me find the boat." The fortune teller looked at Lu Bu who was sitting upright: "I have to take a lot of things with me when I leave. There is always money, gold and silver, so I can pretend to be a businessman. The team will be able to make the trip if we find a few sand ships by then."

Lu Bu nodded happily and said: "Let's leave it to Brother Jiang." Then he pointed to the Zhang brothers: "These two brothers are also good men on the water in Jiangzhou. We should go together with our brothers so that we can take care of each other. "

"Thank you, brother." The fortune teller was overjoyed and thanked him.

Everyone had a good time drinking again. Everyone was full of wine, food and content, and rested for the night.The next day, Jiang Jing, Zhang Heng, and Zhang Shun led people to nearby towns to look for sand ships. It was several days before they reached an agreement with the ship's boss.

The four people from Huangmen Mountain gathered together, and there were about ten people who were unwilling to leave their hometown to wander around. They were not embarrassed, and gave them a sum of money as severance pay. They also packed up the gold and silver, and loaded a lot of useful things into the car. After tying them up, they immediately burned down the fence and went down the mountain with Lu Bu and others.

After finding the boarding place, they loaded the cargo on board and gave them more money. Then several ships filled their sails and headed for Yangzhou.

……

Clear sky, white clouds, Dongxi Village.

The temperature has been a bit high in recent days. The huge sun shines on the fields, and the grains and vegetables that have grown are a little wilted. From time to time, old farmers carry water and carry burdens to irrigate the streams, and the dry land has become dry. There is a bit of humidity, which makes many farmers a little worried. They are afraid that this year's harvest will not be good and the whole family will not have a good life.

There are also people with relaxed expressions, but most of them are close to the stream and have nothing to worry about. Looking at the gurgling stream, I can't help but think of Chao Baozheng who protected the water source.

"Hey, hey, did you hear that Chao Baozheng's nephew is here?"

"What nephew? Wasn't he a thief caught in Lingguan Temple? Or Lei Henglei Dutou caught him himself and tied up everyone."

"What? The person Lei Dutou captured is Chao Baozheng's nephew. Baozheng said it himself, what is his name...um...what, yes, Wang Xiaosan!"

"Yes, I heard about it too. He was said to have been drunk and slept in the temple. Later, Baozheng guaranteed his release."

"Is that so..."

The villagers were talking a lot, but they didn't know that the two people in question were sitting opposite each other in the back pavilion of Chao Gai's house.

"You said your name is Liu Tang?" Chao Gai looked up and down at the man with the cinnabar mark on his face: "How did you get rich and rich with me, and where are you now? Why with me?"

The man with large red spots on his face looked at the bankers walking around: "The villain has been wandering in the rivers and lakes since he was a child. He has seen many heroes from Shandong and Hebei. But they all miss the good of two people. A timely rain comes from Song Jiang and Song Gongming. Brother, one is Brother Baozheng, so I dare to say it and am willing to give you a set of wealth and wealth." Looking around, he whispered: "There are so many people here talking, can you find a quiet place to talk?"

Chao Gai waved his hand: "These are all my close friends, but it doesn't matter."

Liu Tang opened his mouth. Seeing how confident he was, he thought he was confident before he said this, so he said, "I heard in Daming Mansion that Liang Taishu was going to send a birthday card to Cai Jing. There are always one hundred thousand gold beads and treasures." , toys and other things, I thought, he was robbed by someone the year before last, and I don’t know who he was robbed by, and there is no where to catch him; I came again this year, there are still so many gold and silver treasures, I thought , anyway, it’s all ill-gotten gains to benefit others, so it’s better to help poor people like me, no one will know about it, and there will be no guilt. My brother’s name has been spread in the world for a long time, he is a real man, and his martial arts is also difficult to beat by ordinary people. Although my younger brother is He is not a good weapon, but he has learned some skills. He has a spear and a knife, and thousands of troops are not afraid of him. If my brother doesn't dislike it, he will offer this set of wealth. I wonder what my brother thinks? "

Chao Gai's eyes shrank, and he stood up immediately and said: "How magnificent! But it's such a rich place! We're just brothers. Don't blame me for being suspicious. I'm only a short distance away from Liangshan. There are strong soldiers and horses over there, and I don't know how many people are good at fighting. Why don't you Go find him and wait, maybe you can become a leader on the mountain?"

Liu Tang curled his lips and said, "Brother, don't blame me for being so loud. I still look down on Lu Bu from Liangshan. That guy was rumored to be a miracle when he built a stronghold in Hebei. Bah——" He sighed in disgust: " There are so many people in the world who brag, and they are extravagant about this and that, and in a few days they can become rare heroes in the sky and hard to find on earth, but I just don’t like them!"

Then he cupped his fists and said: "Brother, don't doubt me. I think I have been wandering in the world since I was a child. I have only heard of three extravagant men. One is Xie, one is Song Jiang, one is from Chai Jin Chai, and the other two are No one can take action against the birthday gang, but Xie is the one who is most likely to get ill-gotten gains for Li Li, so I came to look for my brother, and also hope that Xie Mingjian can be seen."

Chao Gai hugged Liu Tang's arm with a moved expression on his face: "Brother, it is Chao Gai's honor to think so highly of Chao Gai. You have endured a lot of hardships along the way. Please go to the wing to rest. I will accept the birthday card." , It just needs to be considered in the long term.”

"Everything depends on my brother!"

Naturally, Liu Tang would not refute, so he clasped his fists and said goodbye and followed the banker down. Chao Gai calmed down. He also owned land in the village. Naturally, he was worried about the drought in recent days, so he changed his clothes and hurriedly went to the fields to observe.

But he didn't know that when Liu Tang thought about Lei Heng in the room, he couldn't get over it, so he immediately took a simple knife and went out to find trouble for the winged tiger.

When someone came to inform him, he was stopped by a professor. Chao Gai, panting, ran to the ground and saw the person. He couldn't help but feel overjoyed. He wanted to look for you for a while, but he didn't want to meet you here. Couldn't God help me? also!

(End of this chapter)