Water Margin set the country

Chapter 21

"Is Master Lu Zhishen from Erlong Mountain?" Chao Qing asked.

"It's Sajia, what are you doing?" Lu Zhishen stood proudly, with the demeanor of an unstoppable general.

It really was Lu Zhishen.Being able to fight Lu Zhishen for fifty rounds, Chao Qing was very proud of himself.Although after fifty rounds, he had already revealed his defeat.

"Below is Chao Qing, the son of Chao Gai, the Heavenly King of Liangshan Tuota, and next to me is my new brother Jin Baozi Yang Lin."

Lu Zhi said angrily: "The Sa family heard that Chao Gai of Liangshan was dedicated to doing justice for the sky and killing all the evil thieves. They thought you were good men who ruled the world. I didn't expect you to rob the women of the people. It is a heinous crime. The Sa family wants to take the place of the sky." Way to go."

As he spoke, he shook his Zen staff and came up to fight again.

"Master misunderstood, we didn't rob the women by force!" Chao Qing hurriedly explained, telling what happened just now.

Lu Zhishen still didn't believe it, Chao Qing and Yang Lin took him to see the body of the murdered bandit, and heard the women say that Chao Qing and others had saved them, so they completely believed it.

"It was the Sajia who was reckless for a while and misunderstood you. The Sajia will compensate you." After speaking, he wanted to salute and apologize.

Chao Qing and Yang Lin quickly persuaded him, saying: "As the saying goes, if you don't fight, you don't know each other!"

So the three of them sat by the campfire and rearranged the campfire.The mutton roasted on it happened to be cooked and hadn't even touched a bite. The three of them didn't eat it for nothing, and enjoyed a mutton barbecue feast.

Lu Zhishen said: "The Sa family has long heard that there is a hero named Chao Qing on Mount Liang, who acts on behalf of the heavens, eradicates bullies and powerful people, and eliminates harm for the people. I didn't expect him to be such a young and handsome brother."

Chao Qing said: "I have also heard about Erlongshan Master Lu, Wudutou and Yang Zhishi for a long time. This time I came to Qingzhou, I just want to visit Erlongshan to pay homage to all the heroes."

"Being able to get to know the heroes of Liangshan is also a great pleasure in life! You should have a good drink!"

It happened that there were still a few jars of good wine left by those thieves in the courtyard, which were also accepted by the three of them.

Chao Qing asked Lu Zhishen why he came after these culprits, but for revenge?
Lu Zhishen said: "Brother, I don't know. There is a Peach Blossom Village near my Erlong Mountain. There is an old Mrs. Liu in the village. Back then, his daughter was about to be married by a grass bandit in a cottage. It was the Sa family who beat up the king of the mountain and rescued her. Liu Taigong's daughter has been in constant contact with his family since then."

Chao Qing thought that this should be the past when Lu Zhishen got drunk and beat up the bully Zhou Tong.

"Recently Mr. Liu sent a letter, saying that young and beautiful women often go missing in nearby villages, and they are worried that some villain is plotting to do something wrong. The Sa family received the letter, thinking that the mountain king had fallen into an old addiction again, so they came to the door to argue, only to find out that The servant has been married a long time ago, and he is still married to a bright matchmaker with three matchmakers and six hires, so he has long since stopped doing this kind of business."

Chao Qing was shocked again, a robber like Zhou Tong was actually married to a matchmaker, I don't know which girl would fall in love with a robber!Either this girl has a unique vision, has other pursuits, and is different from popular customs, or this old man has far-sightedness and wants to maintain his own family business. Relying on the government is better than relying on robbers.

And this Zhou Tong really stopped robbing the women, which really surprised him.

Lu Zhishen continued: "Later, the Sajia sent several men to investigate in various villages, only to find that there were two groups of people who robbed the women of the people, one group was the group that you two exterminated, and the other group was led by a The Taoist led them and picked the lonely woman to attack.

The Sa family suspects that these two groups of people are actually the same group. Not only was a woman killed near Taohua Village, but they can be seen everywhere in Qingzhou.

They acted secretly, and the Isaac family never found out their fox tails, nor did they know what kind of power they were.For half a month, the Sa family has been tracking this bald head, and today I managed to find out their whereabouts. I chased them all the way, but I didn't expect the two to wipe them out first! "

Chao Qing said with a smile: "The two of us just wanted to stay here for a night. I didn't expect to kill a group of strong men and thieves by mistake. It's a pity that the bald head escaped, otherwise they would definitely be able to interrogate their lair."

Yang Lin said: "Isn't there another group of thieves, just attack those people."

"That's the only way." Lu Zhi sighed deeply.

"Why did this group of thieves single out these weak women? What is their purpose?" Chao Qing was a little puzzled, he had an answer in his heart, but there was still no evidence.After all, such crimes happened from time to time in the civilized world of later generations, not to mention the dark ages hundreds of years ago.

"Perhaps this is a group of prostitutes, so they specially selected these young and beautiful women." Lu Zhishen guessed.

Yang Lin sneered: "It's a good thing their parents didn't report to the police, otherwise, if they don't come back, they will have to pay a lot of assets in the family."

Chao Qing suddenly felt a little ridiculous.Those who rescued these women turned out to be three robbers who had fallen into bandits, but the court that should have shouldered the responsibility turned a blind eye to this.This world is really ridiculous.

Thinking of how dark the Song Dynasty is today, the three of them fell silent for a while.

The three of them then changed the subject and talked about the deeds in the Jianghu. Only in the Jianghu, there can be some heroes and knights who fight against the injustice, giving the word Jianghu a bit of idealism.

During the chat, Chao Qing also did not forget to publicize his thoughts of acting on behalf of the heavens and never recruiting peace.Lu Zhishen chatted speculatively with them, and felt like seeing each other late.They chatted until it was dark, and then went to rest.

After the sky became clear, the three of them escorted these women to Liu Taigong's estate, where Liu Taigong and his daughter Liu Cuilian greeted them.

Chao Qing saw that Liu Cuilian was tall and tall, her face was like a peach blossom, and she was as beautiful as a fairy, no wonder Zhou Tonghui came to force her to marry her.Fortunately, it was Zhou Tong who came, and he was able to operate according to the formal marriage procedures, which created an opportunity for Lu Zhishen's rescue. The one who was coming was Wang Ying, and he went up the mountain without saying a word. there is none left.

Liu Taigong is old and has no children, so Liu Cuilian is in charge of most of the affairs of the village. At this time, she is receiving Chao Qing and others while arranging for the rescued woman to rest, and she is also very capable.Chao Qing saw that she was orderly and orderly, and she had the air of a woman who would not give way to a man. She was not a weak woman who could only embroider in the boudoir.

It happened that the parents of several families in the nearby village who had lost their daughters were in the village. When they saw their daughters coming back, they hugged each other and cried faintly.When they mentioned that they were rescued by Chao Qing and Yang Lin, they all came over and knelt on the ground to express their gratitude. Chao Qing and Yang Lin helped one, then knelt down the other, in a panic.

Lu Zhishen watched from the side and thought to himself, luckily they saved this man, the Sa family is impatient, and the last thing they want is to cry and cry like this, endlessly.

There was the daughter who had not been found, and she watched and wiped tears with her, feeling both happy and worried.I am happy that I finally see hope, but I am worried that my daughter still does not come back, so there will be no accidents.

Liu Cuilian persuaded these women one by one, so that they could go home happily, and invited the rest of them out, so that they could wait at home with peace of mind, and reassured them that the heroes of Liangshan and Erlongshan would surely rescue them. daughter.

Liu Taigong ordered the farmer to kill chickens and sheep, and invited Lizheng, Xiangxian and others from the village to accompany him, entertain Chao Qing and others, and discuss the next step.

"This group of people are running around and committing crimes. There is no way to guard them and attack them in an ambush. This is really difficult. We can't send someone to watch every girl's house. Besides, we don't have so many manpower available." Yang Lin said a little Worried, he couldn't think of a good way.

"We can't find the other party, but we can find a way to make the other party come to us on their own initiative!" Chao Qing said.

"This group of thieves are very alert, and they are not stupid, how could they come to us on their own initiative!" Yang Lin felt a little unrealistic.

"That's why we have to figure out a way!"

"Mr. Chao is right. Many sisters are afraid to go out because of this group of thieves, so they must be dealt with as soon as possible, so that the village can be safe." Liu Cuilian echoed Chao Qing's suggestion, and gave him a supportive look. .

Seeing Liu Cuilian's generous gaze, Chao Qing blushed for some reason, but luckily no one noticed.

"I have an idea!" Liu Cuilian said.

Liu Taigong said in a tone of reproach and affection: "Daughter, they are heroes in the world discussing affairs, you are a girl, why do you interrupt!"

"Father, there was Hua Mulan in the army in ancient times, and Madam She is in command in this dynasty. Although I am a female generation, I am not inferior to men in terms of intelligence, so why can't I get in my mouth."

Hearing what Liu Cuilian said, Chao Qing couldn't help admiring her.Unexpectedly, there is such a knowledgeable woman in such a small village.

"Ms. Liu might as well let me know what you think." Chao Qing asked.

"Several girls in the nearby villages disappeared during the wedding ceremony. Those thieves disguised themselves as congratulatory guests, not only came to eat and drink, but also took advantage of the wedding banquet while everyone was eating. The bride who stayed in the new house was kidnapped gone."

Chao Qing already understood Liu Cuilian's plan, and said, "So you mean that we also come to pretend to be a wedding ceremony to catch thieves."

Lu Zhishen said: "This plan is indeed good. It's just a fake wedding, you have to do it well to deceive them, but who is willing to pretend to be married in order to catch thieves, and use your daughter's innocent reputation as our strategy to lure the enemy, So it still doesn't work."

"Since it's not good to pretend, then it's fine to come and get married for real!" Liu Cuilian said.

"Grandpa, is anyone in your village getting married recently?" Yang Lin asked curiously.

Liu Taigong said: "Don't listen to my daughter's nonsense, there is no one getting married recently!"

"It didn't exist before, but now it does!" Liu Cuilian said mysteriously.

"Oh, who is it?" Everyone was a little curious.

"It means that my family is going to get married." Liu Cuilian said shyly.

(End of this chapter)