Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

"Second...Second sister, this..."

The young man screamed again, hesitating in his heart whether to say it or not. However, the second lady opposite took a step forward. The light from the window sash not far away shone on her face, but she saw that this girl's facial features were very long. Exquisite, it can be said that the skin is like gelatin, the mouth is like pills, and the pair of red phoenix eyes look very cold. At this time, the girl in red stretched out a hand to grab her brother's clothes and pulled him over: "Sanlang, I haven’t practiced martial arts with you for a while in the past few months. I’m sure I’m getting better at it. How about you practice with me from tomorrow?”

The young man's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly pushed his second sister's arm hard. However, this woman looked weak, but she was much stronger than his brother who was still in the growing stage. The acne boy pushed a few times but did not push away. Instead, the girl in red stretched out her other hand and slapped her head with a slap: "Just say what you say, what kind of man is Mojiji!"

...Second sister, which husband’s family would dare to ask for someone like you?
  The young man was a little short of breath, but his sister was no longer strong anymore, so he had to "confess": "The Feng family colluded with the rice fields to acquire the land in the west of our city. Now dad can't stand the pressure."

The girl in red let her brother go and frowned: "Aren't dad and Zhang Kongmu good friends? Why, that guy is unreliable?"

Then, without waiting for his brother's answer, he said to himself: "I'm stupid. If you say this, it must be unreliable. Huh, I told my father a long time ago that such officials are all people who knock bones and suck marrow. How can there be such a thing?" nice one."

The young man saw the thoughtful expression on his sister's pretty face, and he suddenly felt excited. The last time she looked like this, someone came to propose marriage. His sister didn't want to marry after hearing about it, but his family didn't want to marry either. Paying attention to the words of the matchmaker and the orders of her parents, she didn't mean what she said. After much deliberation, she tricked her father into finding out who was going to propose marriage, but she actually came to the door with a stick and beat the man. Naturally, the marriage couldn't happen. In addition, his family and the other party have turned from quasi-in-laws to enemies. If his father hadn't had good connections and invited a famous doctor to heal his leg, the other party would have tried his best to sue his family. How can this be justified? What is this aunt thinking about now?
  Feeling uneasy in his heart, Sanlang whispered: "Second sister, you can't come to the door with your flying fork. People named Feng and Yun are not easy to mess with."

Danfeng's eyes widened, and there was a hint of danger in his narrowed eyes, and he snatched the person over again: "What do you think of me? A reckless man who only knows how to use force to solve problems?"

"No, no." The young man shook his head quickly, glanced at his sister's plump figure, and thought to himself: When have you ever used your brain to solve problems? Besides, you should be considered a reckless girl. Whose husband has a reckless husband like you... …

"Hmph -" Danfeng opened his eyes slightly and pushed his brother back two steps. The girl in red turned around and walked towards her boudoir, saying: "It's getting late, I'm going to rest, so hurry up too Let’s go back to the house.”

"Oh."

The young man touched his ears and secretly exclaimed that he was unlucky. If he suffered this "poisonous attack" tonight, his ears would not be healed for at least a day or two. Is there anyone who can come and take this woman in? I feel uncomfortable with her at home!
  Wailing from the bottom of his heart, the young man walked to his room dejectedly. Things at home were complicated and he couldn't get involved, and the temperament of his sister, who was from the same mother, made people worried.

Is life in this world... so difficult?

……

At the same time, there were people in the house talking about finding people.

"The land in the west of the city is fertile and close to our Fengyun Village. We should take it as soon as possible. The officials in charge of the rice fields only want two dollars, so I will give it to them later. The money is nothing but dead things, only the land. It is serious in the hand."

There was a person at the table, an old man named Yunwei with a wrinkled face. He was talking to a member of the same wealthy family outside. The man was no more than thirty years old. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he had a dignified appearance. His name was Feng Hui. , is the clan leader of the people with the surname Feng in this village. He has learned a big sword, and he can play in an open space without being able to get close to a dozen people, which is quite extraordinary. At this time, he is sitting there with two iron galls crossed, listening.

"I am getting old, and my health is getting worse. Yun'er was killed by a bandit again. From now on, everything in Fengyun Village will require my nephew to take care of him. He will shoulder the responsibility of the village chief and protect all the relatives and friends in the village to thrive here. live on."

"What Uncle Yun said is serious." Feng Hui frowned: "You are still strong and will live a long life. How can you say such unlucky words."

"Everyone is subject to birth, old age, illness and death. I can see things clearly at my age. Besides, it would be better to die early..."

Feng Hui opened his mouth and was speechless. The old man's son was dead and his grandson was also dead. No wonder he didn't want to live.

Yunwei shook his head: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Now my last concern is the future of Zhuangzi. My nephew must take care of this direction."

"Don't worry, my nephew will do his best." With his hands clasped in fists, the big man continued to fold the things in his hands: "Tomorrow I will go to the rice fields to find those people to work hard. With the connections left by Brother Yun, I think I can May all your wishes come true."

Yunwei nodded, and then the two of them exchanged a few words about their parents' quarrels, and the strong man left. The old man stood up, shook his body, and then hunched over and walked towards the bedroom, with an unspeakable bitterness on his face full of grooves. .

……

chirp-

A few birds stood on the eaves with their feathers spread out, their furry heads raised from time to time to look down, their blinking eyes curiously staring at a graceful figure walking out of the door and crossing the yard.

Over there, a middle-aged man walked out of the main house and was about to go out with his hands behind his back. When he saw the figure in front of him, he shouted: "Jin Niang, where are you going?"

The slender figure froze, lowered her lips secretly, and turned around with a smile as bright as a jieyuhua: "Dad, I heard that a rouge shop has opened in the city, and I made an appointment with a few sisters to go and check it out."

The senior officials of the Su family didn't pay much attention when they heard this, and just asked: "Will you go home for lunch at noon?"

"No." Su Jinniang ran over and took the middle-aged man's arm and said, "We agreed to find a hotel outside to eat."

"Well, you girls are spending more time outside..." Su Daguan wanted to give a few instructions, but he stopped talking when he remembered his daughter's temper. He chirped twice and said: "Don't cause trouble outside, and don't look at it. Anyone who doesn't like it will do something to it."

"Dad~" Su Jinniang looked a little confused and shook his arm. She tried her best to look innocent in her eyes: "How can your daughter be such a person? Don't accuse your daughter unjustly."

"Hmph!" Su Dahu hated his daughter the most. His eyes were bent when he laughed, and he tried to keep a straight face: "How can I wrong you? I really regret letting you practice martial arts. You dance with swords and sticks all day long. It's not like that." She looks like a girl." He said disgusting words in his mouth, but took out a bag of broken silver from his arms: "Take these, you can't go out to play with your little sisters without money."

"Dad, you're the best." The girl smiled playfully and took the money from Su Daguan's hand, and then said: "It's getting late, Dad, I'll leave first." She ran out of the house in a hurry.

"This child is still so impatient." The father smiled helplessly from behind, and then scratched his face: "Why is she not wearing her red clothes today?"

Just as he was thinking about it, his youngest son ran over behind him and said, "Dad, I made an appointment with someone to go out for a while and give me some money." "No!" Su Daguan suddenly looked down and said, "It's time for you to be self-reliant. If you want money, make it yourself.”

After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and walked out, leaving the three sons of the Su family looking at his father's back in confusion. It took him a long time to say: "Dad, I haven't crowned you yet..."

……

The blazing sunlight shrouded Xuzhou City, and the birds parked on the eaves spread their wings and flew into the shade of the trees. They chirped twice and tilted their heads to look at the wingless monsters below.

Su Jinniang sat alone by the window next to a teahouse and looked down. The yamen of the rice fields was located diagonally to the side. She looked impatiently as officials kept coming in and out, but the tea in her hand was not touched at all. , the sound of the piano girl playing music could be heard from time to time in my ears, but I had no idea what music she was playing.

Gradually, the skylight began to become a little softer. Su Jinniang held her chin and scanned the outside with her eyes from time to time. When she suddenly saw something, she immediately straightened up and carefully looked at the crowd below.

While people were coming and going, a carriage stopped at the gate of the rice field office. A burly, middle-aged man got out of the carriage, looked around, then stepped up the steps, approached the gatekeeper and said something, then moved. He raised his arms and the second wife of the Su family above could see clearly that the man handed over a black cloth bag. The guard sergeant weighed it and waved him in.

The one from the Feng family!
  Su Jinniang gritted her teeth secretly, they were all from the same place, and she had a temperament that never left the door, so she knew who the person was, but she was not sure to attack him at this time, so You can't kill people in a busy city, so let's watch the other person go in here first.

After almost half an hour, the patriarch of the Feng family came out with a happy face. It was obvious that he got the result he wanted. Su Jinniang stood up suddenly, put a handful of copper coins on the table, and then walked out. .

It's just that Feng Hui came in a carriage. How could he keep up? He only chased her for two intersections and lost her. The charming woman was so angry that she had a pink face, but she couldn't get angry.

"We still need to change places. This is not the place to solve it."

Saying something to himself, the woman who knew that she was guarding the wrong place turned around and left. It would be in vain to wait in the city. If she changed her mind, maybe she would have a chance when the other party came out of the village?
  The woman who had made up her mind randomly found a rouge shop and bought a box of gouache and gold hairpins to take home.

At night, the lights in the hall were still bright. Su Jinniang, who was waiting in the courtyard, bit her lower lip and listened to her father loudly cursing the rice field officials for not being human beings. Saburo kept going to kill people, but his brother was the only one there. She advised this and that, but she knew in her heart that her brother was also trying to suppress his temper. Everyone in her family had a hot temper, so how could her brother be an exception?

After patting the tree trunk hard, the woman turned around and left. She also knew her father was a human being. When she went in, she must have a smile on her face and told her not to worry, but when she turned around, her face was full of sorrow and she was thinking alone with her brother.

My daughter can’t solve the rice field officials, but she can solve the man who wants the fields!

With fire in her eyes, Su Jinniang returned to the house with her chest heaving violently.

The night is still as deep and inclusive as ever.

However, in the next two days, the second wife of the host family went out early and came back late. She didn't know what she was busy with. Every time she came back, she always had a face, making the servants and maids who were familiar with her character stay away.

……

The afterglow of the setting sun casts on the grass in the wilderness. The men who had set up tents were waiting in twos and threes beside the campfire. The cooking porridge gave off a scent. Someone poured the cut vegetable leaves into it, sprinkled it with salt, and had a meal. Dinner is now ready.

In the central tent, Lu Bu and others were sitting on horses. On the table in front of them were sauced meat, vegetable porridge and cooking cakes. Yu Cheng and Ma Lin were carrying wine jars to pour wine for everyone.

"Pengcheng is close, and we have used a lot of grain and rice these days, so we can buy some." Jiang Jing said the surplus while stroking his beard and taking the drink that was handed to him.

"Do you still have enough money and food?" Lu Bu looked at the fortune teller over there who was in charge of the accounts: "How long can the money be used?"

Jiang Jing silently calculated: "The one who can survive for half a month and twenty days should be Wu Yu."

Lu Bu frowned: "It will take a long time to get back to the mountain. Even if the road is changed to the waterway later, the money will not be enough." After thinking about it, he looked at Ma Lin who was carrying the wine jar and said: "Brother, let's work hard tomorrow. , go around and see if there are any villages, find a few with a bad reputation and report them."

Ma Lin was overjoyed and said, "Yes, leave it to my little brother. Brother, don't worry."

Tao Zongwang opened his mouth below and then closed it again. He was just looking for trouble for the evil rich man, which he could accept. Only Yang Bangyi had a look of intolerance on his face, but he did not plead for mercy.

Hu Sanniang cut the meat on the plate and gave it to Lu Bu. She used the knife to cut it again and said, "If you are still like a pig, Lang Jun and I will go to Pengcheng to have a look. When we come back, Brother Ma Lin will also come." It’s time to investigate and come back, just in time to decide which one to pick up.”

"That's fine." Lu Bu thought for a moment and nodded: "Tomorrow Sanniang, Yu Cheng, and Li Zhu will go together, and the other brothers will wait in the camp."

Naturally, everyone had no objections and nodded in agreement, and then started eating while talking and laughing.

This night, everyone slept soundly. Although this trip to Jingdong was a bit painful, it was still much more than what we expected to get, so the pain of walking was okay. No one complained.

……

Early the next morning, the clouds were thick and there was some moisture in the air. Ma Lin, dressed in linen, got up early and summoned a dozen clever minions to give them instructions. Then everyone separated and headed to different places.

After having breakfast, Lu Bu and others mounted their horses and headed toward Pengcheng along the official road.

It was at this time that Su Jinniang, who was depressed, waited for her father to go out, wrapped the guy she took advantage of in black cloth, got on her horse and left Zhuangzi in a hurry. (End of chapter)