Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 41 Overcast and Rainy
Outside the window, the rain was dripping, and from time to time someone rushed into the house from outside with their heads protected, and took a sip of hot water Meimei from their companions.

After persuading them to surrender a few days ago, 200 of the more than 120 soldiers who surrendered ended up staying, almost reaching a one-to-one ratio with the original people in the cottage.The rest of the people each gave two taels of silver as travel expenses to let them go, but let them be grateful to Dade. These years, they did not humiliate the defeated soldiers and force them to join the group. Spontaneously promoted Lu Bu in Hebei, so that more heroes would know about him, so I won't mention it later.

Those who chose to join the group received five taels of silver each. Although it was not as good as the income of the old people in the cottage, they surrendered and joined the group, and they got money when they first came, which made the people who joined more consciously integrate into this place.

It's just that no one objected, just like...

"Brother, we can't take this money." Bian Xiang and Fu Xiang, the two new bosses, came to Lu Bu's room and put the two boxes on the ground.

Lu Bu looked at the two of them and put down the book in his hand: "Come in first, it's raining outside, don't catch a cold."

Two big men entered one by one and put the box on the ground. The rainwater hanging from the box flowed down the box, and soon soaked the ground in the house.

Lu Bu poured two cups of hot tea and put them on the table, and made a gesture of sitting to the two of them.

The two thanked each other for being seated, and Bian Xiang said impatiently, "Brother, we have not made an inch of merit in going up the mountain, so I feel uneasy with this money."

The money he was talking about was the entry fee that Lu Bu asked Deng Fei to distribute to each leader, a thousand taels of silver per person.

Although they made a lot of money when they were in the Liao Kingdom, it was a pity that one encounter ended ten stops and nine stops. If Deng Fei and Xiao Haili hadn't cleverly hidden some gold, silver and jewels, they would have left home naked.

After the arrival of E Quanzhong, all the talents opened up again and made a profit. The day before yesterday, the discussion on pensions and the distribution of severance expenses finally awakened the part of him that belonged to one of the princes. best.However, in daily affairs, feasting and drinking are indispensable, so don't be stingy with property and money, so that your subordinates will die for it.

So Lu Bu waved his hand and began to throw money to everyone.

At that moment Lu Bu grinned and shook his head and said: "Don't say that the two brothers killed two birds on the road a few days ago, which is already a meritorious service. Even if the newcomers come here today, I will give the money to my brothers."

Seeing that Bian Xiang and the two wanted to talk again, Lu Bu stretched out his hand to signal to stop: "They are both upright men, and they should be more straightforward in their work. It's not just with the two of them, but with brothers. From now on, once someone joins the group, I will give you a thousand taels of money." It is the rule to tattoo silver as capital to settle down."

As he spoke, he punched his chest twice with his fist: "A certain rule."

Bian Xiang and the two looked at each other, Bian Xiang nodded towards Fu Xiang, and they stood up and bowed, "You said, we have the audacity to accept it."

Lu Bu nodded and said, "That's right."

Seeing the calm expressions of the two, Lu Bu said in his heart, "If the two brothers have relatives, they can also take them and go to the land of Qilu together."

Bian Xiang sighed: "To tell you the truth, brother, we are both alone, and the whole family will not be hungry if one person is full."

Fu Xiang smiled bitterly and explained: "Brother Bian's parents got sick and passed away in the early years. I used to have an uncle, but unfortunately he also got a serious illness and passed away last year."

Seeing this, Lu Bu sighed and comforted the two of them: "Life and death are determined by fate and wealth and honor. The two brothers will marry more wives and concubines in the future, so that the ancestors can comfort them."

The two looked at each other, and Bian Xiang had a different look on his face and said, "This... how can a good man be addicted to women and marry a wife?"

Lu Bu was stunned when he heard this, he slapped the table and said, "What are you talking about? What is the conflict between being a good man and marrying a wife? You must know that husband and wife are the beginning of human relations. You can't be a good man without disregarding human relations? Like this, what's the use of being a good man? "

The two people over there sat there in a daze. After a while, Bian Xiang said with an ugly expression: "You said, we were deceived?"

Lu Bu looked at him curiously and asked, "Who did the two brothers listen to?"

Fu Xiang's face turned red and he remained silent, Bian Xiang said: "A few days ago, when I stayed with Brother Fu Xiang for a few days, I met a good hunting man named Tian Hu. He was quite courageous and made money happy. Let's chat He also hit it off very well, that's what he said to us when he talked about the heroes of the green forest, the heroes are all alone, and it's inconvenient to have a woman around, and they are laughed at."

Lu Bu laughed when he heard this, "That guy Zhe Mo is talking nonsense, telling some stories to deceive you two, don't take it seriously."

"Straight mother thief, I knew that guy was a good talker." Fu Xiang suddenly opened his mouth and thumped his thigh, his face flushed.

Lu Bu was helpful and said, "I think it's because I've had too much wine, so I can't help adding fuel and vinegar to my words."

The three of them were chatting when they suddenly heard Xue Can knock on the door and said, "Brother, are you in the house?"

Bian Xiang got up quickly and said, "Brother, sit down, I will open the door."

As he spoke, he took two steps with his long legs and walked over to open the door.

"Brother Bian Xiang is here too." Bian Xiang smiled when Xue Can saw the door opened.

Bian Xiang stepped aside and said, "Come in, brother is inside."

Xue Can looked at Lu Bu and Fu Xiang sitting inside, felt that the space was too small, shook his head and said, "I won't go in, I just came to talk to my brother, Brother Qiao Lie and Brother Ma Ling came back, and brought three people with them, Waiting in the Juyi hall."

"Oh?" Lu Bu was overjoyed when he heard the words, "That's right, I'll go to the Juyi Hall together. Brothers Bian Xiang and Brother Fu Xiang haven't met them yet, let's go get to know them together."

Bian Xiang agreed immediately.

Lu Bu looked at the ground and said, "Take the box away first, I'll see you in the Juyi Hall."

The two promised to turn around and take it, and then sent it to their own residence first.

Lu Bu stepped out of the house, and walked towards the Juyi Hall with Xue Can in the drizzle.

The Juyi Hall was bustling with activity at this time, a brazier was set up in the hall, and there were minions shuttling from time to time to prepare for the banquet.

"Hey~ You don't know, I kicked that little boy three feet away, and that guy was about to get up and fight me desperately, but I caught up with the knife..."

When Lu Bu came, he saw Ma Ling stepping on a stool and talking about the "great achievements" of killing Ma Chengye. Qiao Lie was smiling and looking at him with hot ginger water. During the banquet, there were three strangers who had never seen him before. There are two men, one fat and one thin, and a pretty girl.

"elder brother."

"Brother is here."

"leader."

When everyone in the hall saw Lu Bu, they got up to say hello. Ma Lingwen turned around and smiled: "Brother, we are back, and I bought some books for you."

Lu Bu greeted everyone with a nod. Hearing this, his eyes lit up, and he patted Ma Ling on the shoulder: "Brother, you are interested. Is this trip going well?"

Qiao Lie smiled and patted the package on the table: "There are ten Taoist certificates in total, but if a brother who is not easy to change his appearance takes this and puts on Taoist robes, no one will come to make fun of himself."

Lu Bu smiled when he heard the words: "Thanks for your hard work."

Turning to look at Zhou's brothers and sisters and Sun Dapao, they asked: "Who are these three?"

Zhou Xiu'er habitually hid behind Zhou Darong. Although Lu Bu was wearing casual clothes now and looked very kind, but seeing so many strong men with unkind faces saluting him, he was naturally afraid in his heart.

Ma Ling stepped forward and said: "These three are friends we met in Zhending Mansion."

Xu pointed to Zhou Xiu'er next: "This little girl was spotted by a rich man who wanted to do something wrong, and was rescued by brother Qiao Lie and me. The one in front was his brother Zhou Darong, who cooked good meals. Next to them are their friends, Brother Sun Ji, who are also called Sun Da Pao because of their skill in making firecrackers, they killed someone because they saved Miss Xiu'er, and now they have nowhere to go, so I invite them to go up the mountain."

Qiao Lie said beside him: "Brother, Brother Sun Ji's Thunderbolt Fireball is extraordinary, you must see it when you have time."

Lu Bu glanced at Sun Ji when he heard the words: "Brother Qiao Lie said that it must be extraordinary, so he said, you must see Brother Sun Ji's thunderbolt fireball."

Sun Dapaozhang smiled wryly when he heard the words: "Ye still tell me, Sun Dapaozhang, to listen to me."

Looking at the weather outside, he said: "It's a pity that this firearm cannot be used in rainy days, it is easy to be extinguished by moisture and twisted by the medicine. When it clears up, you must show it to the king."

Lu Bu's face was a little green when he was called "big king", and he said quickly: "I call you Sun Da Pao Zhan, and you don't want to call me big king, you can just call me brother XX or village master."

"Brother Zhaizhu." Sun Dapaozhang was very sensible and changed his words immediately.

Lu Bu nodded satisfied: "That's right, wait for a sunny day and you can show it to someone."

The big guy didn't have any firearms, so Lu Bu was curious about the power of the thing Qiao Lie praised, so he remembered it in his heart.

"Dare not to follow orders." Sun Dapao solemnly agreed, clasping his hands together. The three of them are now on the wanted list. If it weren't for Qiao Lie's trick of changing his appearance, he would have been trapped in a county. He naturally hopes that the stronger the person who protects him, the better.

"Brother, we are here."

While everyone was talking, a rough voice came, and then Bian Xiang and Fu Xiang stepped into the hall.

Lu Bu smiled and said, "Come, come, two brothers, this one is Brother Qiao Lie, the Phantom Demon King, and that one is Brother Ma Ling, the puppet son. He was not on the mountain before and went to Zhending Mansion to do business."

Then he said to Qiao Lie and the two: "These two were invited by Brother E Quanzhong to join the group. This is Sai Zhongkang Bianxiang, and that one is Fu Xiang, the Scarface Spiritual Officer."

The four hurriedly saluted each other, and Qiao Lie looked thoughtfully at the appearance of the two.

Over there Ma Ling sighed and said, "I knew there was going to be a war here, but it would not be good to stay here after the fight and leave. It's a pity."

Qiao Lie smiled meaningfully: "What's the hurry, there is a chance."

Regardless of whether Ma Ling understood or not, she turned to Lu Bu and said, "Brother, there is one more thing. When we came back, we saw a group of men sneaking around at the foot of the mountain. They might be spies from somewhere."

Lu Bu stroked his chin, waved his hand and said, "We'll talk about that tomorrow, and let's clean up the dust for you today."

After speaking, he winked at Deng Fei, and Deng Fei immediately went out to arrange a sentry to prevent any accidents.

The rest of the people took their seats one after another, drinking and eating meat, chatting about the experiences of the past few days and feeling happy for a while.

……

It was cloudy and rainy.

Zhang Qing hid in a village with his people. A few scouts walked in with their heads bowed, and hurried away with puzzled faces.

Right now, Zhang Qing was standing at the door of the house, half-opening the door and looking at the undulating mountains in the distance, dazed in a daze.He had already collected some information on the mountain in the past two days, but he didn't expect the change of things to be a bit unexpected. At this time, Baishi Mountain was no longer the master of the same robes in the army.

"Lu Bu... How could someone call him that name?"

In the palm of his hand, the note with information on Baishishan was squeezed into a ball with a sound.

(End of this chapter)