Water Margin: Hu Sanniang and I swapped clothes

Outside the East Gate of Dengzhou, there is the Shili Pai Hotel.

Hu Sanniang pointed to a neatly stacked pile of copper coins on the table:

"Little mistress, here's your wages."

"Thank you, Second Brother!"

The young mistress pocketed the copper coin, hesitated, then hesitated again, but finally couldn't help asking:

"Second brother, is our hotel really closing down?"

"It's not opening anymore."

Hu Sanniang was surprised that Xiao San'er seemed to have a strong sense of belonging to this hotel, but what did it have to do with her?

Her home is in Hujiazhuang!

The younger sister cautiously reminded him, "What if my sister-in-law comes back in a couple of days..."

"So what if you're back?"

Hu Sanniang made no attempt to hide her disgust for Gu Dasao; she had never felt such aversion towards a woman before.

"I have completely severed all ties with her and have no further connection with her!"

"Second brother, cover it up!" (voice cracks)

The young woman gave a strong thumbs-up:

"Second Brother, the water is ready for you. I'll take my leave now!"

The young woman left with a heavy bag of copper coins, and thoughtfully closed the shop door behind her.

Hu Sanniang got up and bolted the shop door. The shop had been transferred, and she had also dismissed the entire Huo family.

The fat man has gathered the silver and will come to hand it over tomorrow. After the handover, Hu Sanniang will return to Hu Family Village.

Hu Sanniang sighed softly:

I wonder how the Hu Family Village is doing now. The Zhu Family Village should have driven the Liangshan bandits away by now, right?

My father and brother must be heartbroken to die on the battlefield...

Hu Sanniang returned to her room, poured the boiled water into the large bathtub, adjusted the water temperature, and then began to undress.

Tonight is Hu Sanniang's last night in this hotel. She needs to bathe and change clothes so she can set off tomorrow.

Even though a whole day had passed, Hu Sanniang still blushed after taking off her clothes.

Unable to bear the sight any longer, Hu Sanniang stepped into the large bathtub at a 45-degree angle, gazing up at the starry sky.

"Oh my god!"

Sitting down in the steaming hot bath, Hu Sanniang couldn't help but let out a soft hum:

Beautiful!

But things weren't so pleasant when it came to scrubbing him in the bath, not to mention that Sun Xin's muscles were rock hard all over...

How should vital organs be cleaned?

Hu Sanniang was very upset. She wanted to avoid the vital areas, but leaving unsanitary corners made her uneasy...

With gritted teeth and a glare, Hu Sanniang finally decided to attack herself.

After washing herself clean, Hu Sanniang lay slumped on the bed, her eyes glazed over.

I'm not clean anymore...

...Sun Xin Line...

"I never imagined that the famous 'Timely Rain' Song Jiang was this kind of person!"

Shi Qian slammed his fist on the table in anger: "I really misjudged him!"

Sun Xin told Shi Qian the whole story, and with Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu as witnesses, Shi Qian immediately felt united against the common enemy.

I originally thought Song Jiang was a chivalrous and righteous hero!

"So he also engaged in factionalism and collusion among officials at Liangshan Marsh!"

Shi Qian's small eyes widened, and emboldened by the alcohol, he started swearing:

"His brothers are brothers, but we outsiders aren't?"

Shi Qian was already trying to lower his voice, but Yang Xiong, who was peeking through the crack in the door, still hurriedly reminded him:

Shh! Keep your voice down!

"Huff! Huff! Huff!"

Shi Qian was panting heavily, his whole body trembling.

The thought of Song Jiang's disgusted gaze made Shi Qian furious.

Shi Qian was indeed a hero, but perhaps because of his background as a thief, he was not one to stand up for others.

It's like he's sitting in the 107th seat among the "108 heroes of Liangshan".

In fact, once Song Jiang arranged the seating order, it remained fixed.

Why does Shi Qian work so hard when there are no other avenues for advancement?

Isn't it because he's not convinced?

He was unconvinced, yet dared not defy Song Jiang, and only wanted to risk his life to prove himself with one glorious victory after another.

Unfortunately, prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain. Even if he made great contributions, he was still a thief in Song Jiang's eyes.

It's lamentable that Shi Qian would rather risk his life on the battlefield than rebel against Song Jiang...

"snort!"

Shi Xiu snorted coldly:

"It wasn't just Song Jiang, Chao Gai was the same!"

"We went to Liangshan for help, but instead they wanted to kill us!"

"What talk of loyalty? You're all a bunch of cowards!"

"Brother, you..."

Yang Xiong reminded Shi Xiu with a miserable expression: "We've already gone up Liangshan!"

"What's the point of saying all this now?"

"So what if we joined Liangshan?"

Sun Xinfeng's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and she let out a cold laugh:

"Does joining Liangshan mean becoming the fish on the chopping block?"

"Does joining Liangshan mean we have to live like cowards?"

if not?

Yang Xiong shook his head with a wry smile: "Third sister, you're still young and don't understand the saying 'When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head'..."

"Brother, you're mistaken!"

Sun Xin sat imposingly in the chair, clapping his small hands together with his twin swords:

"We have knives!"

"If they go too far, we'll fight them to the death!"

"It can't be that bad, it can't be that bad..."

Yang Xiong was startled.

He wasn't originally a bright person, but now, forced into a corner, he had to use his brain at lightning speed:

"Third Sister, we've been on Liangshan Mountain for a few days now."

"From my observation, Liangshanbo, this big mountain, is divided into many smaller mountains."

"For example, 'Jieyang Ridge' is home to 'Death-Taking Judge' Li Li, 'River-Crossing Dragon' Li Jun, 'Cave-Emerging Dragon' Tong Wei, and 'River-Turning Mirage' Tong Meng. They are like a small hill."

"It's like Qingfeng Mountain, where Yan Shun, the 'Golden-haired Tiger,' Wang Ying, the 'Dwarf Tiger,' and Zheng Tianshou, the 'White-faced Gentleman,' also belong to a small mountain."

"Take the 'Three Nguyen Brothers' for example, they were still just a small faction..."

"These small factions stick together, and even Chao Gai and Song Jiang have to give them face."

"If we stick together, we'll form a small stronghold."

"Even if Chao Gai and Song Jiang can't treat us all equally, they'll at least have some reservations about their actions. Wouldn't that be better than a fight to the death?"

"Brother is right!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Qian's face lit up with joy: "That would be perfect!"

"Brother is right."

Sun Xin was a little surprised; he hadn't expected Yang Xiong to be able to come up with a solution.

Although this idea has limitations, it's good to establish a small foothold first.

Once their own little stronghold gains more and more power, one day they can turn the tables and become the masters, just like Song Jiang.

After Song Jiang joined the Liangshan bandits, he became the second-in-command, but didn't he eventually rise to power and sideline Chao Gai?

But that's all for later; it's too early to say now. Let's establish this small stronghold first.

Sun Xin looked at each of his brothers present one by one:

"Sick Guan Suo" Yang Xiong, "Desperate Sanlang" Shi Xiu, "Drum-Swallow" Shi Qian, "Flying Tiger" Hu Cheng.

These four heroes formed his core group.

Adding the Hu family's servants who followed them to Liangshan Marsh, Sun Xin counted about three hundred people today.

With five leaders and three hundred henchmen, this was quite a force in Liangshan.

Of course, that's far from enough. So, who else can be brought into this little group?