Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 101 I'll come tonight!

Late at night, there was a small house in Dongping Prefecture which had just changed its owner not long ago.

The moonlight is very beautiful, the candlelight is warm yellow, there is a basin of warm water and a towel.

The hostess slowly scrubbed the man on the bed, murmuring: "My dear, I also say... Things in this world are hard to describe..."

The man on the bed, even though he was fast asleep, still had a frown on his face. It was unclear whether he was feeling unwell or had some dream...

He wiped his thick, hard, short beard on his face with a cloth, and a crackling sound could be heard.

The woman murmured, "If I hadn't met him, it would have been fine, but I happened to meet him..."

"If we hadn't met, if God hadn't given us this fate, why would I have had these thoughts..."

"Now, when I have the thought, my lover flies up to the sky again... I can only look up, but I dare not reach out to touch him..."

The warm cloth was rubbed into my palms and arms...

"I don't know if it's suffering or not. Maybe I was destined to be a miserable person by God. I was born to suffer the suffering of this world..."

"I also think that it would be good to be a useful person and do more for my husband. Maybe one day my husband will bow his head and look down on me... Business, what's the big deal? With my husband in front of me, how difficult can these businesses be..."

"Mr. Lang..."

As soon as she took off her shoes and socks, the woman squatted beside the bed. The man was too strong and heavy to move or even move. She could only use the water in the basin to reach the bed...

After all the work, the woman sat on the bed and sighed, "I've heard others say that people are never content. When they have this, they want that. They're all right... I've also heard the huqin in the building sing in a hoarse voice, saying that I wish we had met before I got married. It didn't sound real to me before, but it sounds real now..."

"I know……"

"I actually understand that the man under your command had made a plan in his mind, so he left first and asked Li Cheng and the other man not to ask about it. So I knew everything..."

"Many things are easy to do, but I am afraid that when my husband wakes up tomorrow, he will be angry and look at me coldly..."

"Isn't it even more bitter..."

"What? Where do I need to count the money?" The man on the bed suddenly muttered something, but it was not known whether he was talking in a dream or he really heard the words in his ear.

But the woman was so frightened that she trembled all over. She looked at the eunuch on the bed. The eunuch turned over and turned his face to the side. He was still sleeping soundly...

There was moonlight coming through the window and candlelight flickering beside.

Looking closely, the flickering candlelight is the man's eyelashes. The eyelashes have shadows, moving back and forth above the eyelids...

The man's frown relaxed, and he muttered, "I'll count tomorrow..."

The woman smiled inexplicably, her voice soft as a mosquito and a bit coquettish: "You say that my life is hard, but I have money to count..."

"How much money do you have to count right now?" The drunk man, still fast asleep, smacking his lips, answered honestly.

The woman immediately raised her hands to cover her mouth and nose, fearing that she would laugh out loud. However, she could not help but continue the conversation, even though her voice was as soft as a mosquito's. She just wanted to continue the conversation: "Tell me about my hardship..."

"Hmmm..." The man made sounds through his nostrils, like the sound of a pig rooting.

"Have you heard my suffering?" the woman asked.

"Hmm...then you count first..."

The woman laughed again, but she also looked a little disappointed. After all, she didn't hear it...

"Oh... a total of eight thousand strings of cash!" The woman might also find it interesting.

"Uh-huh……"

"The eunuch is short of money, so he came to me, right?" the woman asked.

How could the man really answer? He just hummed and said, "Sleep, sleep..."

The woman looked out the window, stood up from the edge of the bed, picked up the wooden basin beside the bed, looked back, and slowly walked out...

The night deepened, the moon was in the east, and the whole yard was filled with silver.

The weather was cold, but there were people sitting in the yard. She sat there for a long time without going back to her room to sleep, thinking about this and that...

I thought about how long this life was going to last, how the days would pass, how many years it would take for my brother-in-law to grow up and be able to do things, and whether the warden in the room would really feel disgusted when he woke up tomorrow morning...

I also wondered if there were two young men standing outside the door. Would they be cold outside all night? I just sent them some hot soup. Did they feel warmer?

I also wondered if Du Xing, who took advantage of the drunkenness of the eunuch to make such an arrangement, really looked down upon himself and thought of him with contempt...

I also wonder how those soldiers view me as a widow...

Has anyone in Dongping Prefecture already started spreading those unpleasant words...

Would the officials in the government office also laugh at the eunuch's behavior?

As I was thinking, I felt a little cold. I decided to go back to the house and put on another thick coat, but how could I feel sleepy?

He went there stealthily, opened the door and took a look at the eunuch, but he became flustered and confused, wondering if he was really being self-deprecating and making others hate him.

Close the door and sit in the yard again...

When I looked up again, the sky started to brighten.

Get up quickly, don’t let the eunuch wake up early and see you, it’s so cold!
"Eh? Where is this?"

Oh no... The eunuch woke up so early. He woke up at daybreak.

He quickly went to open the door of his own room, and when he heard the door opening, he thought that someone had just come out of his room.

"Here comes someone!"

The eunuch was shouting.

"Coming, coming..." the woman responded.

The eunuch suddenly stopped talking...

The woman opened the door and went in. The eunuch was sitting on the edge of the bed looking at her.

They stared at each other awkwardly for a moment. The woman lowered her head, and the eunuch spoke up, "That... was because I was drunk yesterday."

"Well, the eunuch got drunk yesterday..."

"Thank you for troubling Madam Meng." The eunuch felt apologetic. Most drunk people would feel apologetic first when they wake up.

"No trouble..." the woman replied.

"Is there...is there any water to drink?" asked the eunuch. He felt dry in the mouth after waking up from a drunken stupor.

"Yes..." The woman went out to fetch some water.

Su Wu looked around, and also looked at himself. His clothes were neatly arranged, and he sighed and left...

Drinking would ruin things, so he thought, he was drunk, sent all the guests away, and came back to talk to Meng Yulou about some serious business, so how come he ended up sleeping in someone else's house?

Duchenne...

Ugh……

When the water came, Su Wu took it, drank a few gulps, and handed the empty cup back.

Lady Meng also asked, "Does the chief eunuch want more?"

Su Wu shook his head: "No need."

As he spoke, Su Wu stood up, looked around, and went to look for his shoes and socks...

But Meng Yulou had already squatted down and put his shoes and socks in front of Su Wu...

Su Wu subconsciously wanted to help, but his hand stopped halfway in mid-air. How could he help?

"I'll do it myself, I'll do it myself..." Su Wu said repeatedly. Su Wu could accept being served by someone, but he was afraid that the women of that era would serve him too attentively and actually put on his socks and shoes for him.

Meng Yulou also stood up and stood aside.

Su Wu was wearing shoes and socks. The two were silent for a while, and then Su Wu spoke up: "Madam Meng...are you used to living in Dongping Prefecture?"

"Well, I'm used to it. Everything is fine with the eunuch taking care of me..." Meng Yulou replied.

"If you encounter any problems, just come to me." Su Wu kept repeating the same thing.

"I know..." Meng Yulou nodded.

"Then I'll go back to the camp first..." After Su Wu put on his shoes and socks, he stood up and went out.

When he arrived at the courtyard, he couldn't tell which way to go in the U-shaped backyard, so he turned around to look at Meng Yulou.

"Captain, this way..."

Meng Yulou led the way.

Su Wu walked aside and smelled the fragrant breeze. It was common for women of that era to burn their clothes with incense.

But it was the fragrance of this woman that made the young man full of vigor and vitality feel a little distracted.

How could Su Wu not guess many things?

Du Xingqi's intention, Li Cheng and the others listened to his instructions. Meng Yulou might have been hesitant, but she finally brought him back.

I brought it back, wiped it, and washed it...

That’s all... Su Wu shook his head. How could he not understand the feelings of the woman in front of him?
If you didn't have that kind of feeling, how could you have brought him home?

Just as they were about to reach the gate, Su Wu suddenly stopped and looked at Meng Yulou beside him.

This woman is very good, not just in terms of appearance and figure...

Su Wu suddenly said, "Ms. Meng, don't think too much about favors and such things in the future..."

"Hmm..." Meng Yulou was puzzled for a moment, and immediately responded: "Hello, Supervisor..."

Su Wu was actually asking and testing Meng Yulou just now, trying to tell her not to have any thoughts of repaying a favor.

After the test, Meng Yulou answered and only said that the eunuch was a good person.

The chief eunuch said: "I am a soldier, a soldier who goes to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Maybe I will die today but not tomorrow..."

Meng Yulou was stunned for a moment. What did the eunuch mean by this?
The chief eunuch had a lot of meaning, and he continued, "You and I are both miserable people. As for me... I risk my life for a better future in this world, and I never think I am superior to others. None of my brothers have a good life. They are all miserable people, and they are all risking their lives for a better future. I flatter and coax all those dignitaries, because they are afraid that I will have nowhere to sell my lives to with my brothers..."

This was the first time Su Wu said this, because he knew that he had fought all the way from Jingyang Ridge to now...

How could it not be a miserable life? In those life-and-death moments, could Su Wu really be fearless and not cowardly?
I also know that I will never be able to enter the circle of literati. You can't enter that circle just by reciting a few poems.

Su Wu also looked down on the current circle...

Even if it was Li Qingzhao, she would hear her say that it rained lightly and the wind was strong last night, and when she asked the person who rolled up the curtain, she said that the crabapple tree was still the same...

The man who draws up the curtain is a miserable person, a servant. Those servants are busy serving people every day. How could they have the time to pay attention to the sparse rain and strong wind last night, and whether the crabapple trees would be blown to the ground?

The person who draws up the curtain didn't pay attention, but Li Qingzhao was still unhappy. Do you know, do you know, it should be green is fat and red is thin.

What poor person, when he wakes up, only cares about the crabapple blossoms under last night's heavy rain and strong wind?

After all, Li Qingzhao was also in that circle, and Su Wu never would be!

Ask Li Qingzhao if she is good? Yes!
It’s a pity that it is not the beauty of all people in the world, but the beauty of the elegant life under the moon and flowers, not the beauty of the world.

So, the Song Dynasty is about to perish!

Su Wu also knew that he was selling his life, and he dared not say that he was thinking about the future, or that he was thinking about the people of the world.

But Su Wu also dared to say that he wanted to give it a try and work harder than others.

People who are struggling and working hard to live can always make Su Wu look at them more and touch their hearts more.

Su Wu looked at Meng Yulou who was standing beside him.

Meng Yulou listened to Su Wu's words and nodded: "I know it's not easy to be a governor..."

"It's not easy for you either. I have so many things to do, and I just tell you to do them. You do them one by one, and you do them quickly and well..." Su Wu said.

"I'm afraid that I'll be laughed at by the eunuch in Dongping Prefecture..." This is what Meng Yulou thought about last night.

"If you want to laugh, someone would have laughed long ago. You are a woman, and you opened a store in Dongping Prefecture. Who doesn't know that it's me? Who wouldn't think about this? Who wouldn't suspect me behind my back?"

Su Wu actually understood everything. Even if there was nothing, everyone had already guessed something. Otherwise, how could Du Xing take the initiative to make such arrangements?

The officials and runners in the government office always come to the official restaurant to eat and drink. Who doesn't know what's going on?

But in the past, Su Wu didn't care about these things, and there was no one around him to help.

Now that he seems to be somewhat decent, should he really care about it? It's too late.

Should I go around explaining to everyone that there is nothing going on between me and this widow Meng? Really nothing. We were just doing business. Nothing happened. I am innocent. Please believe me...

Are you really going to say this in the government office?
Meng Yulou lowered her head and said, "If I...if they really say something behind my back, I will just go back to Yanggu. Someone else can take care of the business of the main store..."

This is true. The situation now is different from the past. It is not difficult for Su Wu to change a partner. As long as Su Wu opens his mouth, there will be countless people rushing to come.

Su Wu waved his hand: "Forget it, I will go back to the camp. There is a master waiting for training..."

"Goodbye, Governor!" Meng Yulou nodded.

But Su Wu raised his foot and suddenly said, "I'll come tonight!"

Should not disappoint...

"Huh?" Meng Yulou looked up in shock.

Su Wu just walked away, what was there to be afraid of?
Is she really waiting for Cheng Wanli to marry his daughter? Is she keeping her virginity for the sake of Cheng's daughter?
What's wrong with having a mistress?
In this era, countless people keep mistresses, and countless people have multiple wives and concubines.

In the city of Tokyo, there were countless high-ranking officials giving gifts to each other... It was common for a horse to be exchanged for a servant or concubine...

If he really went around the world explaining that he had never had anything to do with Madam Meng, and that he was innocent.

Instead, people looked down on him, thinking that Su Wu was a man who would abandon his lover after having an affair with him, and who only cared about future prospects and was even eager to marry a girl from a famous family.

No such thing!

You can live your life as you want. You are still twenty years old. Why not? Others have children at the age of sixteen or seventeen.

"I'll come tonight!" Su Wu said again and walked out.

There were only two young men standing at the door, with swords on their waists, guarding the door all night.

"You two should go back and sleep." Su Wu has always loved people and treated everyone as a human being. This is probably the biggest difference between him and others.

"Oh, as you wish!" The two young men bowed.

Gone... One hour in the morning and one hour in the evening, Su Wu always practiced diligently.

Just looking inside the door, Meng Yulou was standing there in a daze.

After a while, he reacted and turned to go back, but his feet did not move. He stood there, feeling surprised and panicked...

How to do how to do?
He is coming tonight...

He is really coming tonight!
It’s not fake, he said it twice!

Change into new clothes? Take a bath? Put on incense and makeup? Prepare wine and food...

What to do first?
On the parade ground, spears were being played around and long swords were also held in hands.

Now, Su Wu is more and more confident. Even if it is the dwarf Wang Ying, he can just stab him to death on the spot. So he needs to practice more. People who risk their lives need to cherish their lives more.

"The chief eunuch is becoming more and more powerful. I have fought so many rounds, but I really cannot defeat him." Lu Da laughed.

"Are you not holding back intentionally?" Su Wu asked with a smile. He knew in his heart that he was just becoming more confident. When fighting against an enemy, confidence is very important. Confidence means being calm.

"Hold back? I have all the strength in my body, I won't hold back once I get out, otherwise how can I kill someone with just three punches? If you really want to defeat the commander, I'm afraid there will be casualties after a few more rounds..." Lu Da replied.

"It's time to exchange weapons with brother Luda. There happens to be a craftsman who has good iron. What weapon would you like to exchange with, brother Luda?" Su Wu asked.

Lu Da thought for a moment and said, "A broadsword, but not an ordinary broadsword. It is a large, long broadsword that is easy for me to use. I can chop a man and his horse in two with one blow."

"Okay, brother Lu Da, go to the craftsman and watch him make it yourself." Su Wu nodded.

Lu Da looked up at the sky and said, "Then I will ride my horse out of the city!"

It was Lin Chong's turn. He spoke first: "Just fight for a hundred rounds. Be careful, warden. Don't hold back."

The spear came, and Su Wu's spear went away, appearing much calmer than before.

There were also many soldiers in the camp who got up early and exercised, with steady steps and ran very fast. They all knew that they just had to exert their strength, because the food in the army was very good, so no matter how much strength they exerted, they could eat it all back.

The general also got up early and ran over, shouting, "The general is mighty!"

The general was in the middle of a fight and couldn't respond.

When the sun was high in the sky, Su Wu washed up and ate, then went to the government office to talk about some details.

For example, regarding the matter of money, Su Wu had previously told Cheng Wanli that he owed someone money for goods. Cheng Wanli simply asked Su Wu to pay the money back first, and then buy more horses and iron. If there was any surplus, they would talk about it later.

If you really see a future in being an official, money is not that important. If you don’t see such a future, perhaps money is particularly important.

Not talking about good or bad, just talking about the changes in people's hearts.

In a few days, I plan to go to Daming Prefecture again. The horses are in good condition, so I will continue to order more.

Five hundred cavalrymen must be mobilized, with two horses or even three horses per person. This is the standard configuration for elite troops. There is no rush to expand the cavalry organization.

But you can also think about armoring the horses, and armored cavalry, which is still useful in this era and is extremely useful.

From the Wuchuan faction in the period of the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty, from the Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and then to the Song, Liao and Jin Dynasties, armored cavalry has never left the stage.

Even the later Mongols were often thought to have relied on light cavalry or mounted archery to conquer the world. In fact, this was not the case. During the period when the Mongols were truly wreaking havoc, heavy cavalry was always the main force.

Today, the Tanguts of Western Xia have the Iron Harriers, the Liao people have part of the Leather Room Army, and in the future the Jin people will have the Iron Floats, all of which are heavily armored cavalry.

The enemy has these things and can rely on them to kill people everywhere, which proves that these things are still in line with the times. Su Wu had to make some preparations in this direction.

Even in the early and middle period of the Song Dynasty, there were a large number of heavily armored cavalry, but now they have gradually declined. Even the Western Army has not many of them. In fact, the Western Army is the poorest and the land is the most barren.

Just waiting in the army and outside the army, busy coming and going.

Night has come again...

Su Wu has somewhere to go tonight.

(Brothers, it’s late tonight. The keyboard I’ve used for two years broke. I temporarily replaced it with a new one. I still have one chapter to write.)
(End of this chapter)