Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 17 Who is Su Wu?

Su Wu practiced swordplay very seriously.

Su Wu knew that this era was about to move towards chaos, so he forced himself to practice.

The young boy Li Cheng only had one thing in mind, and that was that he must not let the captain look down on him. Since he would be following the captain in the future, he had to behave himself.

Wu Song taught him seriously, and the more he taught, the more serious he became. He also said, "Brother, you really have a good talent for martial arts! This kid is not bad either, he has a good physique, and his comprehension is also good."

Sports really require talent.

As the sky gradually darkened, the three of them stopped.

Wu Song also explained: "Brother, your body is already very strong. You should practice martial arts every day. The stronger you are, the better. Eat meat. Eat meat every day. The same goes for this kid. He has a good frame and is growing. He needs to eat more meat."

The saying that a poor man can be good at literature but a rich man can be good at martial arts obviously has some truth to it.

"Go to the street to buy meat." Su Wu has a strong execution ability.

The three of them, along with Dong Jian, went off duty, first bought ten pounds of meat on the street, then bought some wine, and a few side dishes, and went straight to Su Wu's new house.

There's no need to hold a housewarming ceremony, just have a meal and some wine together.

The timid little cook only looked at the big men in the house. She felt inexplicably frightened. She just kept lighting the fire and cooking meat in the kitchen as she was told, and didn't even dare to come out to look.

No cooking skills are required. Just cut it, cook it, add some salt, and eat it like that.

Su Wu could also eat it, at least there was salt in it. He even ate some kind of fitness meal that didn't even put salt in it.

Wu Song suddenly asked Li Cheng: "You are from a hunter family, what skills do you have?"

Li Cheng only replied: "I can shoot, and I am proficient in both bows and crossbows. With a hunting bow, I can hit nine out of ten targets at a hundred steps. As for the crossbow, it is a country folk crossbow, and I can shoot whatever I point at at more than a hundred steps."

Wu Song was surprised when he heard this: "You actually have such skills?"

Li Cheng nodded blankly, it didn't sound like he was talking nonsense.

Su Wu also turned around and said, "Very good. Tomorrow you will also go to the government office to register. There are powerful crossbows in the government office. You can take one."

"Yes." Li Cheng really had the mentality of repaying his benefactor. He just nodded in response to Su Wu's words.

Dong Jian said, "I will help him do it tomorrow."

"Drink, drink..." Wu Song liked this bowl of wine the most.

The four of them talked about all sorts of things. Wu Song talked about how he learned martial arts, how he was brave and fierce when he was young, and how Chai Jin's farm was full of people who were greedy and mean...

Dong Jian talked about family matters, some things happening in the government office, and some recent gossip in Yanggu County.

After a few drinks, the young man Li Cheng started talking about hunting in the mountains...

Su Wu listened and smiled...

Men need to drink a few glasses of wine. If they get along well, they will be close friends tomorrow.

However, there were people who were still traveling at night, riding their horses at full speed on the official road between Yanggu County and Dongping Prefecture.

He entered the city gate of Dongping Prefecture in the morning, and an hour later, he rode his horse back to Yanggu County.

Early in the morning, Dong Jian went to the government office first, while Su Wu, Wu Song and Li Cheng went to learn the skills first. The young cook didn't say much, just took the money from her master and went to the street to buy vegetables...

The owner also said, buy some cloth, buy some bedding, pots and pans, there are a lot anyway, if you can't bring back, just hire a bullock cart...

For Su Wu, it was a rare opportunity to meet Wu Song, a top fighter in the world, so learning martial arts was the most important thing for him.

As for breakfast, Wu Da came early with a silly smile on his face, and he knew everything about the new house.

In the afternoon, Ximen Daguanren came back from Dongping Prefecture and went to see Yun Liwan first. "Did you see him?" Yun Liwan asked.

Ximen Qing nodded repeatedly: "Yes, he is a big man, really fierce and vicious, and even the people under his command are all big and strong."

"Of course!" Yun Liwan's face was full of smiles, and he also looked a bit proud.

"They said they would enter the city tomorrow evening, so it would be best to get the job done that night, because they were in a hurry to go north and didn't want to waste time..."

Ximen Qing reported.

"So urgent? Well, I'll leave this to you. Find a place for them to stay first, in a hidden place, so that their whereabouts cannot be revealed. Then you take Yu Baosi to identify them, and you don't have to worry about anything else."

Yun Liwan is not a man without means.

"I understand." Ximen Qing bowed slightly. Even before anything happened, he felt a little happy in his heart.

It was only because he had seen Yu Baosi with his own eyes, and Yu Baosi was indeed not an ordinary person. This time, Su Wu would definitely die.

Thinking that he was sure to die, Ximen Qing felt even more pleased.

After leaving Yun Liwan's house, Ximen Qing had something urgent on his mind, so he just walked towards the famous matchmaker's house in Yanggu County.

The matchmaker's surname is Xue, and people call her Mrs. Xue.

As soon as he entered the room, Ximen Qing asked, "How did it go? What did the lady say?"

Mrs. Xue frowned slightly: "Sir, there are some changes..."

"Why did something unexpected happen?" Ximen Qing became anxious upon hearing this.

"Last time I went there, we talked well. I even asked her to come over to see me someday, and she never said anything to refuse. But when I went there again this afternoon, she didn't seem to be so enthusiastic. I just praised her to the point of being the best in the world, and she didn't seem to say much..."

"What's the matter? You have taken a lot of money from me. If you can't do this..." The most urgent thing in Ximen Qing's life is women.

Mrs. Xue laughed again: "Don't worry, sir. I am well-known in Yanggu County. Isn't everything a process of twists and turns? Good things take time."

"Just tell me how much more you want?" Ximen Qing waved his hand.

Mrs. Xue answered slowly, "Sir, of course I need money. But it's not all about money. Meng Yulou has no one to rely on. His huge family business is watched from all sides. He lives in fear all day long. Of course, he wants to find someone he can truly rely on. In Yanggu County, who else can he find except you?"

"Go on..." Ximen Qing calmed down a little. It was Meng Yulou. Her extraordinary beauty was secondary. Her huge wealth was the main thing.

"I went to ask, sir, what does it mean?" The matchmaker had no problem controlling Ximen Qing, and she even kept him in suspense.

"Say..." Ximen Qing was too lazy to argue and directly took out a string of money from his sleeve.

Mrs. Xue took over and said, "It is said that yesterday, the county's Su Dutou helped her drive Zhang Si away. The lady even sent Su Dutou to the door and was reluctant to go back..."

"Who?" Ximen Qing raised his eyebrows.

"County government, Su Dutou, that is the Su Dutou who hunted the big beast on Jingyang Ridge. I think that lady thought she had someone to lean on, so she didn't listen to me. This matter... I have to ask you to take action. I have a plan."

Then Ximen Qing gnashed his teeth and said, "It's him again!"

"Ah? Sir, do you have a grudge against that Captain Su? That's even better. I was afraid that you would lose face with this plan of mine." Mrs. Xue was still keeping the secret, waiting for Ximen Qing to ask for advice, which would inevitably cost her some money.

Ximen Qing waved his hands and smiled coldly: "Who is this Su Wu? How dare he snatch a woman from me, Ximen Qing? There is no need for you to deal with me. I have my own plan."

After saying this, Ximen Qing went out. Xue Sao followed him and said, "My lord, I have a good idea..."

How could Ximen Qing answer? The old grudge had not yet been resolved, and a new one had come. Yun Liwan had not yet thought of killing anyone, but only wanted to break his arms and legs.

In Ximen Qing's mind, Su Wu was just a dead man who would lie dead on the street tomorrow night.

(End of this chapter)