Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

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Clear well water splashed on the ground. Under the sunlight, the soaked ground turned from yellow to black, and then slowly became lighter as time went by. The figure with a rag on tiptoe looked at the distance of the road, and listened to the rising and falling of the road. The cicadas chirped, and with a sigh, he turned around and walked to the door of the store.

"Shopkeeper, this is not the way to go." The shop assistant sat down dejectedly, holding the wooden basin in his hands and fanning himself twice. Feeling relieved, he wiped away the water that splashed on his face: "It's all gone. It’s been more than ten days, and not a single guest has come. If this continues, I won’t be able to open the pot.”

"What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't pay you any wages?" Cao Zheng walked out and glanced at his waiter: "Did you go to Guanpu again recently?"

The waiter rubbed his head and smiled, and the young shopkeeper glared at him angrily: "I told you to quit a long time ago but you didn't listen. Who are you going to blame when you have no money?"

The clerk scratched his face nonchalantly: "Isn't this just when someone wants to ship something? I just feel itchy and can't bear it..."

"Sooner or later, you will die." After kicking the waiter, Cao Zheng took out a cloth bag from his arms and poured out twenty or thirty coins: "Take it, you can only buy food. If you dare to use it, I will be locked up." Break your legs."

"Thank you, shopkeeper." The clerk was overjoyed and quickly reached out to take it. He happily put it in his arms and looked at his shopkeeper and said, "Speaking of which, it's still exciting to vote on the mountain. I got a lot of money for no reason. Shopkeeper, let's just It’s better to just go to Luocao after closing the store, so you don’t have to wait for this and that all day long..."

"Hey~ You are really wild-minded, aren't you?"

Cao was about to hit him, but the waiter quickly held his head and said, "Don't hit me, shopkeeper. I'll do it all day long if you're stupid."

"You'd better be stupid." Pointing to the man on the ground, Cao Zheng looked around, sighed, and whispered: "Are you as simple as falling grass? Brother Lu and Yang Zhishi from Erlong Mountain have suffered a lot. Didn’t you also listen to what our guests said? They have been being surrounded by officers and soldiers for more than half a month, and we still don’t know what the outcome will be.”

The waiter looked at the standing shopkeeper from below and muttered: "More than ten days have passed. I guess the officers and soldiers have been beaten back. After all, don't you mean that both of them are from the army?"

"I hope so." Cao Zheng looked up at the sky: "If I were on Erlong Mountain..." He suddenly stopped, took a deep breath, turned around and kicked the guy: "Okay, if you want to be lazy, don't stay here, go to the back Go away."

The waiter stood up, patted his butt and pouted: "It's not like you're just hiding behind the scenes. You're not being caught by the chef to help."

"Hey~" Cao Zheng was almost happy and rolled up his sleeves.

The waiter stopped as he was about to take a step and raised a finger: "Wait a minute, the shopkeeper, is there the sound of horse hooves?"

Cao Zheng, who was about to take action, suddenly stopped, and heard the monotonous sound of horse hoofbeats. The swordsman's face suddenly became happy, and he raised his foot and kicked the man lightly: "You have a good ear, why don't you hurry up and grab him?" Guests who come on horses must be rich."

"okay!"

The clerk also cheered up and ran out quickly. In his field of vision, two figures appeared in the distance. There was a light shining on someone's head. The man quickly rubbed his eyes and squinted to take a look. Only then did he see clearly what they were. With a big shiny bald head, his expression suddenly changed, and he muttered: "Tsk - I thought it was someone with a gem on his head. I'm so happy for nothing."

Not long after, the two riders were much closer. When the waiter saw who was coming, his eyes widened. He quickly turned over and rushed into the store. He said to Cao Zheng who was wiping the wine jar behind the counter: " The shopkeeper is the Master of Lu Village."

"Who is it?" Cao Zheng stopped holding the white scarf and raised his head.

The waiter's face turned red and he kept pointing his fingers outward: "The one from Erlongshan, the leader of Lu village, is a man I don't recognize."

"Did he really win?"

The young shopkeeper's eyes were surprised, and he quickly put the wine jar back on the shelf, stepped out of the counter and ran out of the door. Just as he was watching the two horses running towards him, the knights on the horses pulled the reins with a roar, and the eight hooves of the two horses were in unison. Shuashua stopped, swung his tail and shook his head.

"Hahahaha, brother Cao Zheng, look who's coming!" Lu Zhishen, who was dismounted, laughed loudly and pulled open his clothes to expose his chest. He flicked his monk sleeve with his other hand and pointed at the man who was flying off the horse.

"Master!"

Cao Zheng exclaimed and quickly stepped forward and knelt down: "You want to kill me, how is your health?"

The dismounted Leopard Head saw some memories in the eyes of the kneeling young man, and finally sighed softly and forced a smile: "Toefl, it's okay, it's okay."

Lu Zhishen looked at him, frowned, stepped forward and pulled Cao Zheng up, shouting: "Brother, hurry up and get some cold wine. Riding under the sun all the way, people who are so hot will want to peel off their skin." "It's my fault, my fault." Cao Zheng stood up and stretched out his hand: "Master, Brother Lu, come with me. There is nothing else in the shop. There are enough drinks."

"Hahaha, let's go -"

With a wave of his broad sleeves, Lu Zhishen held Cao Zheng's hand and walked ahead. Lin Chong tied the horse, told the waiter to take good care of it, and followed him in.

In the shop, Lu Zhishen had already opened a jar of wine and was drinking with his head raised. The clear wine flowed out from his mouth and spilled onto the gray monk's robe, and the color became darker. Cao Zheng looked on with a smile. Only the sound of swallowing wine was heard for time.

After a while, the flower monk placed the wine jar on the table with a bang, and exhaled: "Good wine, Sajia has just calmed down."

Cao Zheng smiled and said, "Senior brother, if you want a drink, it will be enough." Then he looked at Lin Chong and said, "Master, would you like some?"

Leopard Head nodded: "I usually have some, and give me a bigger bowl."

"okay--"

Cao Zheng responded, prepared a porcelain bowl of wine for Lin Chong, and opened a jar of wine for Lu Zhishen. After seeing the two of them drink a lot, he said, "Senior Brother Lu, why didn't Ambassador Yang come? You and I How did you meet Master?"

Lu Zhishen put down the wine jar and wiped his mouth: "Brother Yang Zhi followed the army back to Liangshan."

Seeing the swordsman's eyes widening, the flower monk laughed loudly and said: "Brothers, you still don't know. Liangshan entered Qingzhou and took Qingfeng and Peach Blossom Mountains. If the Sa family were not brothers from Lin..." He reached out and patted Lin Chong on the shoulder: " It’s old, I’m afraid someone will pull out the stronghold this time too.”

"This……"

Cao Zheng looked at Lu Zhishen and then at Lin Chong. Monk Hua over there continued: "Thanks to the reasonableness of the brothers who came to attack the mountain, the Sa family and Yang Zhishi joined the gang and are now following brother Lu Bu in Liangshan. Isn't this right? , when the Sa family met Brother Lin, they remembered that you opened a shop here, so they asked for a mount and came with your master to have a look."

When Lin Chong nodded lightly, Cao Zheng suddenly realized, and said repeatedly: "It turns out that this is a good thing. With the protection of Dazhai, it is better than fighting alone. Before, I heard that Qingzhou sent troops to encircle Erlong Mountain. , I am also worried that Xun will lose to Yang Zhishi."

"Hahaha -" Lu Zhishen laughed and leaned over to pat the young store owner on the shoulder: "It's funny to say that the officers and soldiers who came to surround Sajia didn't even have any siege equipment. They only shouted and fought at the foot of the mountain. As a result, He was defeated by Liangshan in a single battle from behind, and now he is persuaded by the Sa family to go up the mountain."

Cao Zheng was stunned and murmured: "I don't want senior brother to go through this..." He was spinning the words in his mind, and after a while he choked out: "Hmm... bizarre."

"Isn't that weird?" Lu Zhishen clasped the mouth of the wine jar with one hand and slapped his thigh with the other hand: "The Sa family also broke into Yidu City with Brother Lu Bu and moved all the money, food and soldiers there. It was really fun."

Lin Chong nodded gently, with a smile on his lips.

Cao Zheng looked at the two of them, the expression on his face was changing, and he had a vague premonition in his heart, so he said: "Senior brother and my master are here today..."

"I advise you to join the gang!" Lu Zhishen spoke bluntly, straightening his back and looking at the man in charge: "Fortunately, brother, you came up with the plan to take over Erlong Mountain. I thought the temple was too small for you to come in, but now Sajia After going to Liangshan, I have the confidence to come and invite you. The world is so miserable, why suffer here? Why not go with the Sa family and go to Liangshan to eat a big piece of meat, drink from a big bowl, and share the gold and silver together? Be happy!"

Cao Zheng was silent for a moment when he heard the words, but the shop assistant on the side jumped to his feet and shouted: "Shopkeeper, Lu Zhai... what the master said is true. We have customers and we can't be angry with them. If we don't have customers, we will suffer from poverty. Sooner or later, we will not be able to survive." It’s better to go up the mountain than to go down.”

"Hahaha, that's exactly what you said." Lu Zhishen pointed at the waiter and said, "I guess you can talk!" Then he looked at Cao Zheng and said, "What do you think? Brother, let's go up the mountain with the Sa family."

Cao Zheng looked at Lu Zhishen, who looked hopeful, and then looked at Lin Chong, who had no expression on his face. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then slapped the table: "Damn it, it's done. My senior brother and I are going up the mountain. The life here is so boring. It's impossible to say that on Liangshan Mountain It’s more suitable for me.”

Lu Zhishen and the shopkeeper were overjoyed: "It's a good time. Come and have a drink."

Lin Chong smiled and raised the wine bowl. Cao Zheng quickly asked the waiter to bring good wine and asked the chef to prepare more food. At that moment, several people started eating, drinking and laughing in the shop.

That night, the hotel was bustling until late at night. Early the next morning, Cao Zheng and a few waiters burned the shop clean, and set out on the road to Liangshan with Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong. (End of chapter)