Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 102 Just now... I was probably a little rude.

He just waited until the main store was over during the evening and told Dong Huan to keep watch.

A servant carried two food boxes and went home with Meng Yulou. The dishes in these food boxes were carefully prepared by Meng Yulou today.

Throughout the entire day, Meng Yulou was in a state of panic. He looked at the sky from time to time, wondering how time was passing so slowly and why it wasn't dark yet.

Then I wondered why it was getting dark so quickly, and the evening supervisor had really come. What should I do?
When he got home, he put the wine and food in the stove to warm them with the remaining fire, and then, as usual, he told his brother-in-law to finish his homework early and go to bed.

Then, sit in the yard and wait...

He stood up for a while, but did not look towards the front yard, nor did he pace back and forth. He stood up for a moment, sat down again, stood up again, and sat down again...

Just wait for the eunuch to come and knock on the door, and the maid in the front yard will open the door...

Meng Yulou stood in the corridor of the backyard. Seeing the tall and strong man walking towards her steadily, she stepped forward and bowed: "Thank you for your hard work, Supervisor. I have prepared some wine and food..."

"Okay, eat first!" The eunuch nodded and pretended to be normal.

After sitting down in the small hall of the wing, Meng Yulou personally busied himself with arranging the bowls and dishes neatly and pouring the wine.

Su Wu just sat there and didn't say much.

As soon as both of them sat down, the eunuch raised his hand and said, "You eat too."

"Um……"

Su Wu really ate like a wolf. Even with his huge body and hard training every day, he was often hungry no matter how much he ate.

Meng Yulou didn't eat much, just occasionally put a little bit in his mouth, but he looked at Su Wu's wine glass more, thinking that Su Wu would drink more.

In fact, since Su Wu didn't drink, there was no need to refill his glass every now and then.

Su Wu wolfed down the food quickly. After finishing, he looked around and saw that Meng Yulou had already stood up, rinsing her mouth with tea and wiping the corners of her mouth with a towel.

It's time to clean up the dishes and plates again...

I saw Meng Yulou busying around, and then I saw Meng Yulou bringing hot water...

How could this not feel like home?
Why do you risk your life? Of course, it is for the sake of your family, country and the world, but also for these things in front of you...

Good……

Even though Su Wu had bathed before he came... he would bathe again.

If you really want to ask what Meng Yulou looks like in Su Wu's eyes, it's probably what she looks like now. Maybe she works hard without complaint, or maybe she's also... good at both housework and cooking...

Perhaps, he is an extremely trustworthy partner and Su Wu's financial manager.

This is Su Wu's consideration of reality. Money is money, the military is the military, and even politics in the future is politics. Many things must be separated and cannot be messed up. This is also management science.

Su Wu also knew that he was a bit too realistic about these things...

Seeing Meng Yulou squatting in front of him again, Su Wu did not go to help him, but just waited for Meng Yulou to take off his shoes and socks...

I also watched Meng Yulou put his hand into the water...

"Maybe men work hard outside just for this moment..." Su Wu said this.

Meng Yulou looked up and saw the candlelight was dim, her face was pale, and her eyes were a little misty: "My dear... come more often in the future."

Su Wu smiled slightly, reached out his hand, gently stroked the fair and straight cheek, rubbed it a little more, and nodded: "Come more."

How could she not be shy? She lowered her red face so that it could no longer be seen, picked up the wooden basin, and walked out quickly.

There are also sayings: "My dear, please get in the quilt first. It's cold, but the quilt is warm..."

"Well, okay..." Su Wu continued to pretend to be normal.

I had already taken off my shoes and socks, and then my outer clothes, and went to the bed in the side room. This was Meng Yulou's bed. As soon as the quilt was covered on me, a fresh fragrance filled my nose...

Su Wu naturally didn't know that the bedding was newly changed, and it smelled like it had been dried in the sun, and even had a scent from smoke, which was neither strong nor weak.

It took a long time before Meng Yulou came back.

Su Wu often came to ask: "Why did it take so long?"

"Well...I..." Meng Yulou stammered.

Su Wu only had to look and understood. He put on new makeup, tied his hair into a bun, and just took a look.

She was wearing an indigo skirt, with an upright posture, a long neck, a straight head, fair cheeks, a few pink petals on her forehead, and her hair was tied up in a bun, revealing her forehead...

This woman... at this moment, she is so beautiful...

"It's cold, come quickly..." Su Wuzhuang spoke in ordinary words like an old couple.

"Coming!" Meng Yulou's answer showed his determination.

If he really came, he would not look at Su Wu. He just sat on the edge of the bed with his back to Su Wu, slightly lifted the corner of the quilt, and lay down flat.

There was a soft voice: "My dear, please have pity..."

Su Wu turned sideways to look, but Meng Yulou didn't dare to confront him. He just looked at the ceiling of the bed, bit his lip slightly, and then slowly closed his eyes.

Su Wu took a deep breath, and for some reason he felt a little nervous, not knowing how to start.

The man who committed murder and arson was only afraid for a moment and just pushed the quilt up and turned over to press down.

It's not rude. Take your time to untie the chest strap...

Look at the whiteness of snow...

"Su Lang..." The tightly closed eyes suddenly opened and looked at people.

People also looked at her, and were slightly surprised. Su Lang? This name really made people feel numb.

"Call me again..." Su Wu smiled.

"Su Lang, have mercy..." She bit her lips even tighter.

Even though Su Wu was very strong, even if Meng Yulou was not that delicate, she would still be just a small thing under Su Wu...

Look at Su Lang's strong and sturdy arms, strong shoulders, neck and chest...

Perhaps, it is a bit scary.

Su Wu was unaware of how terrifying he was. He just heard the call of "Su Lang" again and lowered his head to bite the red lips that had already been bitten.

The terrifying Su Lang, for a moment, was really as fierce as a wolf and a tiger, full of blood and vigor at this age.

It was also the timidity and fear in my heart when I put on armor and climbed up first. At this moment, it seemed like I was venting.

Just like what was said before, why do men work so hard outside?

"Su Lang..." Meng Yulou grabbed the corner of the quilt, frowned slightly, his eyes blurred, and murmured softly.

"Call me more often..." Su Wu was breathing heavily, like a wolf or a tiger. He suddenly liked the name Su Lang.

"Su Lang..."

"Su Lang..."

Su Lang sounded so good, and Su Wu felt as if his whole body was filled with joy!
Killing people never made Su Wu feel happy. Every time he killed someone, no matter who he killed, Su Wu felt depressed.

What's more, there were seriously injured prisoners all over the ground, who were stabbed to death one by one!

Never had fun!

until today.

Today is the only time Su Wu has felt truly happy in recent times!
It seemed that he had slowly forgotten the word "pity", and just like going into battle to kill, the gentleness he had at first slowly turned into a bit of rudeness.

"Su Lang..."

His eyes were tightly closed, his lips were bitten harder and harder, and his hands were tightly grasping the edge of the quilt, grabbing harder and harder.

……

"Su Lang...I am dead..."

……

Four eyes looked at the ceiling of the step-out bed.

Strong arms make great pillows.

Sweat stuck the two bodies together.

A pair of eyes turned to look at the thick hair under Su Lang's jaw, and said in a soft voice: "Just wait until tomorrow morning to get up and shave with Su Lang..."

Su Wu touched his chin and asked, "How do I fix it?"

"The inner space of the lower jaw should be smaller, and the two sides should have a shape. The upper one should go a little to the left and right..." These eyes were staring at Su Lang's chin in a trance.

"Okay, let's repair it as you said." Su Wu nodded.

People in the Song Dynasty grew beards and knew how to trim them. They also wanted them to look good, which meant shaving.

"Su Lang today..." I wanted to ask, but I didn't know how to ask.

"Today is the happiest day of my life." Su Wu knew what was being asked, so he answered seriously and sincerely.

This life is short, and I have only sold a few lives.

Meng Yulou took a deep breath when she heard this, as if something in her heart had been put down, and she seemed to be worried that Su Lang might be unhappy. Su Wu turned around and looked at her. He was so close and could see her so clearly, and he also felt a little apologetic: "Just now... I'm afraid I was a little rude."

Meng Yulou shook her head slightly: "Su Lang is strong and muscular, while I am weak and delicate."

"Go to sleep...it's getting late..." Su Wu said and closed his eyes first.

Even if there are things to do tomorrow, a lot of things to do, Su Wu will not miss tomorrow's training because of these things.

Meng Yulou also got up early to check the various vegetables and meats sent from outside the city...

Neither of them had an easy life.

"Well, Su Lang, sleep well and have a good dream." It was Su Lang's arm. It was so nice. I just put my face against it, closed my eyes, and fell asleep.

It was only at daybreak when Su Wu opened his eyes. This was his biological clock.

As soon as Su Wu moved slightly, the person beside him murmured and opened his eyes.

Without waiting for Su Wu to stand up, Meng Yulou had already stood up, revealing her smooth back to Su Wu's sight.

The person who got up was in a hurry: "I wanted to get up a few minutes earlier, but I'm still not awake. Shaving takes time... I'll go get ready..."

As he spoke, Meng Yulou dressed himself, got out of bed, tried to stand up, but sat down again and couldn't stand up for a while.

As soon as Su Wu raised his hand, she stood up again, supported herself with the carvings on the bed, and stood up.

Su Wu sighed and said, "I can repair it tomorrow..."

Meng Yulou bowed to put on her shoes and said, "The people Su Lang meets every day are not ordinary people, but gentlemen in the government office. How can he be so embarrassed?"

He put on his shoes and left. He came back after a while. The razor was very small and could be used as a woman's eyebrow trimming knife.

After Su Wu put on his clothes, he sat on the chair. It was still dark outside, so he lit the lamp.

The lamp was placed on the table and Su Wu sat beside it.

The small eyebrow knife slowly scraped under Su Wu's jaw. His beard was hard and the rustling sound could be heard.

Meng Yulou repaired it seriously. From time to time, he would stop and look for a few times, then start again. Then he would look left and right for a few more times, and then start again.

It didn't take long. Meng Yulou put away the knife and said, "Su Lang, let's leave it at that for today. Don't delay things. Get up early tomorrow and take a closer look..."

Su Wu touched his chin and nodded: "Very good."

"Su Lang, come quickly..." Meng Yulou used a towel to wipe away the stubble on Su Wu's clothes.

But Su Wu put his arms around the person, held him in his arms, and looked down.

"Oh my..." Meng Yulou seemed to be frightened. He looked up again and their eyes met.

She saw Su Lang leaning over and touching her forehead, but she just blushed with shame and lowered her head to avoid it.

"Let's go!" Su Lang put down his hands, stood up and left.

Go to the army first, then practice.

When I went to the government office again, someone came to call me for something.

Still in the small study room at the back of the government office, Cheng Wanli handed Su Wu a document: "Guerrilla General, hehe... from the fifth rank, how about it?"

"Thank you, sir!" Su Wu bowed. This time, something was inexplicably different. He felt not so excited in his heart, but his face was excited.

"Okay, okay... I have money here, a reward of five thousand strings of cash, and two hundred sets of armor, how about that?" Cheng Wanli really held his head high, feeling very pleased with himself.

"Alas..." Su Wu sighed first, then said: "It's not easy."

Su Wu said it was not easy.

Cheng Wanli nodded, "It's not easy. You have a new position this time, the General Manager of the Dongping Prefecture. Many prefectures don't have this position yet. This is a proper military officer. You are different now. Even if you go to Tokyo, you can be on duty in the Privy Council."

"It's not easy for you, sir. I wonder if you will get a promotion or reward this time?" Su Wu asked.

"Yes, I was promoted to a minor official, Imperial Doctor." Cheng Wanli didn't seem very happy either. Perhaps he had grown more generous now and this little thing really didn't mean much to him.

When will I be given a position in the imperial court? That would be an honor, such as Longtu Pavilion Waiting System? Or, if I really dare to think about it, Longtu Pavilion Direct Scholar?

When going out, who wouldn’t bow and call out: Master Cheng?
Bachelor Cheng...

Hehe, just thinking about it, Cheng Wanli could laugh out loud in his heart.

"Congratulations, sir."

"Oh..." Cheng Wanli came back to reality from his dream and shook his head: "We should keep up the good work, you and I should work together to make new achievements."

"I wonder how the matter of adding more troops to the Forbidden City is going?" Su Wu asked.

"As for that matter... there is a reply, but... if it is a request for assistance, we will dispatch reinforcements. It will be difficult to increase the number of forbidden areas."

Cheng Wanli replied.

Su Wu was a little disappointed.

Cheng Wanli added: "This matter is difficult in itself. I will come back tomorrow and talk more. It will be done!"

Cheng Wanli also gained confidence that he had never had before, simply because this time Tong Shumi actually sent him a personal message containing many words of encouragement. This was a treatment he had never received before.

Su Wu was not disappointed again. If this matter could be accomplished, it would be of great significance. Since Cheng Wanli said so, maybe it could really be accomplished.

There is one more thing, Zong Ze, but it shouldn’t be so soon, so Su Wu didn’t ask in a hurry.

Then Cheng Wanli said, "There has been a major event in the past few days. Tong Shumi mentioned it in his letter, and he also asked all places in Jingdong East Road to cooperate. This matter has also fallen on you."

"What's the matter?" Su Wu asked.

"This matter is very secretive, and I don't know the details. I only know that a group of people came from Tokyo and passed by us. They said they would send someone to escort them. It happened that your meritorious service reached Tokyo, so Tong Shumi named you and me, mainly you, and asked you to receive this group of people and escort them all the way to Dengzhou and Laizhou."

Cheng Wanli said this seriously.

"Sir, you don't know the details?" Su Wu didn't quite believe it.

Cheng Wanli shook his head: "I really don't know the details. I just want you to lead the troops to escort us to Dengzhou and Laizhou. Just follow my orders and don't ask any more questions."

It seems that Cheng Wanli really doesn't know.

But this must be a big deal, otherwise Tong Guan would not have explained it in this way, and even asked his trusted confidant Cheng Wanli's soldiers who had just made meritorious contributions to escort them.

This group of people came from Tokyo. What big thing could happen in Shandong?
Su Wu only replied: "I will obey your orders, but I don't know when you will come."

Cheng Wanli replied: "Maybe they will come from Yanggu tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Maybe... they will stay for two or three days. Anyway, they will come soon."

"Then should I take the troops to Yanggu and wait?" Su Wu asked again. The important events in Tokyo should be dealt with seriously.

"Well, that's great. Thank you for your help. You don't have to bring too many soldiers. We are going to be secretive this time, so just take the three or four hundred cavalrymen under your command, so that it will be easier to travel." Cheng Wanli nodded.

"I got it. We'll set off tomorrow." Su Wu nodded, wondering what big thing could have happened in Shandong that made it so mysterious.

The main thing was that this matter fell on Su Wu, who had just made a contribution.

Perhaps it was because Dongping Prefecture was the gateway to Shandong, and also because Cheng Wanli and Su Wu had just made great contributions, Tong Guan felt that the troops of Dongping Prefecture would be useful.

Without thinking too much, Su Wu stood up and bowed: "Then I will go back to the camp to prepare something."

"Go quickly." Cheng Wanli nodded.

Su Wu left on his own.

The first counselor of the Dongping government office came and said as soon as he entered the door: "Father, have you noticed that Su Wu seems to be different today?"

"Ah? What's the difference?" Cheng Wanli asked.

"I can't really explain it, it just looks different..." The good girl frowned and thought.

"Why can't I see what's different about him?" Cheng Wanli said angrily.

"Oh... I see." The girl suddenly realized and said, "He shaved his head and looks much fresher today. Father, is that right or not?"

"Ah?" Cheng Wanli thought about it and nodded: "It seems like he has had a shaved face..."

"Hey, huh?" The good girl was very happy with her meticulous observation skills.

"What's the big deal about shaving? He is different now. He should be more careful about his behavior, words and writing..." Cheng Wanli said with a smile.

"Well, it's about body, speech, writing and judgment, but this is the business of civil servants. Father, do you really not know the details of this matter?" The good girl also asked.

"Father really doesn't know. It's a very secret matter. Since Secretary Tong has told me so, I dare not ask any more questions. As an official, you don't need to know what you shouldn't know."

Cheng Wanli was talking nonsense.

"I think Su Wu will know the answer when he comes back this time. Let's ask him then." The good girl looked curious, but she didn't have the ambition to be an official.

"Why do you want to know these things?" Cheng Wanli asked.

"I am the prefect's adviser, how can I not know about the big and small things happening in Tokyo? If I turn a deaf ear to what is happening outside, how can I give advice to the prefect? ​​If there is an opportunity to make merit and get promoted, won't I miss it?"

The good girl said with a smile.

"Haha... you're the best at talking..." Cheng Wanli smiled, but couldn't help but become curious. What was so secretive?

Even the people involved in this matter are not allowed to know? Could it be that there is a grudge between Tong Shumi and me, Cheng Wanli?
When he thought of this, Cheng Wanli felt a little panicked. This shouldn’t be the case, right?

(I'm trying my best, guys.)
(End of this chapter)