Northern Prefecture Rivers and Mountains

Chapter 27 Women
"Iron armor... only ten thousand coins... genuine goods at a great price. As you can see, one man wearing armor can keep ten men at bay..."

Liu Daogui stepped on the headless corpse while selling it to the crowd.

In fact, this group of people are quite strong, and they rushed forward without caring about their lives. If they were equipped with spears, halberds, or strong bows and crossbows, they would have had several holes on their bodies long ago.

Liu Daogui shouted loudly, but no one dared to come forward.

Liu Zun raised his bloody ring-handled sword and pointed it at everyone, "If you want to buy, buy it. If not, get out of here!"

The river wind blew, and the crowd dispersed...

"Is there any way to do business like you?" Liu Daogui felt depressed.

"You've become crazy from selling straw sandals and straw mats. What kind of business are you in?" Liu Zun fumbled around on the headless corpse. "Hey, got it!"

A yellow object the size of a fingernail lay in the palm of his hand.

"Gold!" Liu Daogui was shocked.

During the Han, Wei and Jin dynasties, in addition to the Wuzhu coin, there were also unicorn gold, persimmon gold, horse hoof gold and other coins. Liu Daogui and Liu Yu often sold straw sandals at the market and had met them once or twice.

I weighed it and it was about one or two taels, but it was still worth three or four thousand coins!
The two men hurriedly searched the other corpses and found two small pieces of money and three strings of cash, which should have been used to buy things on the black market. Together with the knife, leather armor, clothes, and boat, a preliminary estimate showed that they made about 11,000 coins on this trip.

There were more than ten pounds of dried meat in the three small boats.

Liu Daogui sniffed it and found it didn't look like mutton, beef or pork, and there was no fishy smell at all. He felt a chill in his heart and simply threw it into the river to feed the fish.

"Why bother selling this armor? If this happens a few more times, we'll be rich." Liu Zun got a taste of it.

A horse will not be fat without night grass, and a man will not be rich without windfall.

No wonder there are so many thieves in this world. Compared to the farmers who work hard in the fields to make a living, this kind of business with no capital is too easy.

However, Liu Daogui still resisted the temptation. "If you often walk by the river, you will get your feet wet. We are lucky tonight. The enemy is not well prepared and has no bows or crossbows. Otherwise, how could we defeat them so easily? This kind of thing is not a long-term solution."

Another major reason is that if the accomplices of these people come to seek revenge, we are in the open and the other party is in the dark, so we are bound to be caught.

They were barefoot and not afraid of death, but Liu Daogui had a family...

"That's true." Liu Zun said without further ado, pointing to a few small sampans, "What should we do with these?"

"First find a reed marsh to hide in, and then sell it after the storm has died down."

Firewood is valuable these days, let alone boats.

It can be sold for at least two or three thousand coins.

After working for more than an hour, they finally hid several sampans in the reeds.

It was almost dawn, and I was about to head back when I heard someone shouting "Help!" in the distance...

One voice after another, getting closer and closer, it's a female voice, which makes people's hair stand on end.

In troubled times, many strange and bizarre stories spread throughout Jiangzuo.

In the fourth year of Taiyuan (379), the generals Peng Chao and Junan led 60,000 troops to besiege Youzhou Governor Tian Luo in San'a, northwest of Gaoyou. Mao Dang and Mao Sheng of the Former Qin led 20,000 troops to attack Tangyi, and the Eastern Jin army was frightened and fled.

Xie Xuan personally led 30,000 Northern Army soldiers to rescue San'a Tianluo's troops. When they reached a pond on the west side, they encountered Du Yan, a general of the Former Qin Dynasty. The Jin general He Qian killed Du Yan and defeated Peng Chao.

It is said among the people that the Jin army won five battles in a row because Jiang Ziwen appeared as a god and rode a white horse to secretly help them.

Later generations named the pond where the miracle occurred Baimatang (in today's Jinnan Town, Jinhu County), built a Baima Shrine beside the pond, and also built Baima Temples in Guangling and Gaoyou.

Jiangshan (Purple Mountain) in the northeast of Jiankang City became increasingly popular and many miraculous things happened there.

This was still plausible. The north was even more rife with cases, including giant meat falling from the sky, a stench that stretched a hundred miles, constant wailing, women giving birth to tigers and venomous snakes, and being resurrected after being buried for over a decade. There was even a King in Yellow...

"It's the middle of the night..." Liu Zun, who was always fearless, shrank his neck. Liu Daogui looked in the direction of the sound, "It's coming for us!"

In the dim morning light, a woman in blue was running in front. Her ragged clothes were blown away by the river breeze, revealing a large area of ​​scenery. Two strong men with swords were chasing her from behind, looking ferocious and vicious.

Liu Zun's eyes widened, "This woman..."

While he was hesitating, the woman had already run in front of the two men. Liu Daogui took a step back and made way, not wanting to interfere.

But the woman was also smart and hid behind Liu Zun. "You two brave men saved my life. I will never forget your great kindness..."

When Liu Daogui saw the woman's face and figure, his heart was moved. The coarse cloth and straw hairpin could not hide her beauty. The beauty mole at the corner of her eye was so charming that even when she was running for help, she was still captivating.

"Hey, how dare you kidnap a common woman in broad daylight." Liu Zun raised his two ring-handled swords, looking more like a crab.

"I advise you two to mind your own business." The two men slowly stopped.

Liu Zun clapped his two knives and said, "You old man just likes to meddle in other people's business. It's unreasonable for two grown men to bully a weak woman!"

The two men looked at Liu Daogui again.

Liu Daogui took a step back, too lazy to bother with such trivial matters.

Moreover, with Liu Zun's martial arts skills, dealing with two strong men is no different from crushing two ants. In terms of martial arts, Liu Zun is also ranked among the best among the Liu family of Pengcheng.

"Come, come, I'm just short of two heads!" There was a woman hiding behind him. Liu Zun seemed to be energized, even his hair stood up, his eyes were red, his legs were clamped together, and he moved forward step by step.

It looks indescribably weird.

This guy is full of vigor and has never seen many women in his life.

The two people across from each other glanced at each other and said, "Since you dare to meddle in other people's business, you should have the courage to leave your name."

"Nai Weng's surname remains unchanged, his actions remain unchanged... Ouch..."

While he was speaking, Liu Daogui kicked him and he fell to the ground.

"If you want to fight, then fight. If you want to kill, then come. Why so much nonsense!" Liu Daogui smiled.

In business, harmony brings wealth, and the same is true for murder and robbery.

"Yes, why are you talking so much nonsense? Come and have a fight with Nai Weng!" Liu Zun climbed out of the mud with a dusty face, but his eyes were much clearer and his hair was hanging down.

"Goodbye." The two of them left without looking back.

"Thank you both for your kindness. Yunxiu, the humble girl, is willing to repay you with a favor!"

Liu Daogui always felt that there was something evil in this woman's eyes.

Liu Zun's hair stood up again, "This... hehe... my family won't treat you unfairly."

"People with different ideals cannot work together. Since those two people have gone far away, let's say goodbye." Liu Daogui pulled Liu Zun up and turned to leave.

"Benefactor! Benefactor!" the woman was still calling from behind.

Liu Daogui suddenly drew his sword and said coldly, "If you follow us again, don't blame me for being merciless!"

The woman stood there in a daze, tears streaming down her face, looking pitiful and delicate.

"If you don't get out of here, I'll chop you up and feed you to the wolves!" Liu Daogui was murderous.

In the middle of the night, in the wilderness, a woman comes to your door. Anyone with a brain knows that there is something wrong.

Liu Daogui and Liu Zun, two big men with knives, both encountered strong men. How could she, a woman, happen to come here by chance?

(End of this chapter)