Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 81 Shijie Village ([-])

In the early morning of the next day, the sky was still gloomy, and the cold spring wind brought fine raindrops down, which wet the soil on the road.

After packing their bags, the members of the Duan family bid farewell to Song Jiang, and went home on their own.

Song Jiang was helpless about this, although he tried his best to want these people to join the team to conquer Liangshan, but facing Duan Sanniang and Shi Jun who had already decided to go, Song Jiang couldn't say anything about forcing them to stay, and could only watch helplessly. With this group of men and women leaving Yuncheng County.

"Fortunately, there are two good men who are willing to help our county. Song Jiang can't help but be grateful. After the Liangshan grassroots are defeated, the spoils will be picked up by the two of you." Why don't you know, but this Liu Yuan is extravagant, and Lei Heng can't beat him in martial arts, so he should be someone who can help.

"Song Yasi is too polite. I heard that my brother's name was missed. I don't want to be lucky enough to work together today. It is really a great comfort." Liu Yuan responded to Song Jiang with a smile: "Only my two brothers did not wear weapons and armor. , going into battle will inevitably be a bit dangerous, I wonder if the abbot can prepare armor for the two of us?"

"Yes, there are horses. Both of us are good at riding and fighting. If you have horses, you can show your martial arts even more." Pan Zhong nodded and added: "I don't know when we will send troops to Liangshan. Can Song Yasi tell us?"

"This is what should be done. Don't be in a hurry, let's go with Xiao Ke to the armory first, and take the first battle. Although the horses are not good horses and BMWs, they are also worthy of riding." Song Jiang said with a smile: "Xiao Ke will go to collect boats and boats for collection later, so I won't be busy for a while."

Liu Yuan and Pan Zhong had no choice but to follow Song Jiang all the way to the Jiazhan warehouse. Seeing that it was Song Jiang, the people guarding the warehouse were very polite and quickly invited everyone in. Song Jiang asked them to take their own armor, but Yuncheng County was not In the place of swords and soldiers, there are few types of armor and equipment kept, and there are not many intact ones.

Liu Yuan and Pan Zhong had no choice but to pull out the taller one among the dwarfs, pick and choose, and Liu Yuan took a refined knife, a pair of leather armor, a hand knife, and an iron bow.

Pan Zhong chose a spear, a long sword made of refined iron, a pair of leather armor, and an iron bow.

"Okay!" Song Jiang had been waiting outside for the two to choose their weapons. Now that they had finished choosing weapons, Song Jiang came over and said, "Please follow Xiao Ke to the inspection department to wait, the horses have already been brought over."

"Thank you, Yashi."

Liu Yuan and Pan Zhong hurriedly cupped their hands to express their thanks, Song Jiang waved his hands to indicate that it was okay, and the three of them talked and laughed and went towards the inspection department together.

……

Today's rain is not abundant, and the dense drizzle stopped after a while.The sun, which had not been seen for a long time, finally pierced the dark clouds that covered the sky, and there were waterfowls rising and falling on the sparkling water, flying up from time to time with a small struggling fish in its mouth, and flying to the side with a little water drop to eat.

Liang Shan made an exception and started work later today, just to introduce Song Wan, the newcomer, to the crowd again during the day.

"This is the current situation in the Shanzhai. Everything is waiting to be done. We can't start action right away, and the seats have not been arranged. I intend to wait until the Shanzhai is completed before making a decision. It's a pity that my brothers have to work hard when they first come." Lu Bula Song Wan looked at him apologetically with his hands.

Song Wan quickly shook his head and said: "Brother, you are serious. The construction of the cottage is important. Although Song Wan is a newcomer, he is also a member of the cottage. It is right to work for the cottage."

Lu Bu nodded, patted Song Wan's arm and said, "Well, please follow Brother Bian Xiang and he will tell you what to do."

Song Wan clasped his fist at Lu Bu and said, "I would like to obey my brother's order, I will go there first."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked towards Bian Xiang in the distance.

"elder brother."

"Master."

Qiao Lie and Ma Ling didn't leave at this time because of their orders, they both took a step forward.

"Brother, Pindao has already found a few clever brothers to spread the word." Qiao Lie leaned close to Lu Bu and handed out a piece of paper: "Also, there was a letter from Mr. Chai this morning."

"Oh?" Lu Bu reached out to take it when he heard the words, opened it to read it, and frowned: "Is this really true?"

Qiao Lie nodded: "The person here is the confidant of Chai Daguan, so it can't be fake."

"Master, what's the matter?" Ma Ling looked at Qiao Lie and Lu Bu curiously, stood on tiptoes and stretched his neck to read the paper.

Lu Bu glanced at him, and spread the paper at him: "You can't read, how can you tell? Did you finish what I told you yesterday?"

"Isn't it just looking for a man who can swim? I've already made inquiries." Ma Ling said, patting his chest.

"Oh?"

Lu Bu and Qiao Lie looked at each other and said with a smile, "Let's listen."

"I asked some fishmongers, and they all said that there is a place called Shijie Village near our Liangshan Po, where men who can swim are used to, there are only three people who are very luxurious, they are a mother and brother, both have surnames. Ruan, the names are funny, they are called Xiao Er, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Qi, all of whom are proficient in water and have outstanding martial arts skills.

The nicknames are quite scary, such as 'Lidi Taisui', 'Short Life Erlang', 'Living Yan Luo', they sound bluffing.And these three brothers are not very honest people, Ruan Xiaoer liked to fight with others in the early years, but recently married a wife and became more honest.Ruan Xiaowu likes to gamble, he often loses his game when he gambles, and has fought with Yuyazi a lot, Ruan Xiaoqi is just like Ruan Xiaowu, it is only rumored that he has more complaints against the government.

There is also a pair of men surnamed Diao who are also good at water. The elder brother Diao Gui is called "hairless crab", and the younger brother Diao Chun is called "flat-headed mullet". The family is honest and responsible. The two brothers do not want to do anything other than fishing and selling. There are also some fishermen who are not as good at water as these people, but they are also rare men in the water. "Ma Ling looked at the two of them talking, and said clearly.

Lu Bu glanced at Qiao Lie, saw him nodding his head, and then said to Ma Ling, "Very good! Would you like to do the spying on military intelligence?"

Ma Ling listened, thought for a while, nodded and said: "I am willing, I am restless, I would rather run outside to spy."

"That's very good." Lu Bu nodded in relief, patted Ma Ling on the shoulder and said, "From now on, I will follow your elder brother Qiao Lie to read and practice calligraphy every day. If you do military spying, you should be able to read and write."

"Ah?" Ma Ling lost his face immediately, complaining incessantly: "Master, can you do it if you don't learn, I run fast, and I will be able to send it back on time every time."

Lu Bu glared at him: "Study!"

"Yes..." Ma Ling froze like a rubber ball.

"Brother, then today..." Qiao Lie looked at Lu Bu and asked with some hesitation.

Lu Bu thought for a while, then snorted: "Zhe Mo is not so fast, I'll go to Shijie Village to see if it can be done, it's always right to get acquainted first."

"What brother said is true." Qiao Lie nodded and smiled.

When Ma Ling heard that he was going out, he revived with full blood, his eyes lit up and said: "Master, I will go too!"

Lu Bu nodded: "Okay, let's go."

After taking two steps, he suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, remember to bring some money."

Qiao Lie smiled: "Don't bother brother, it's a pity."

Lu Bu nodded, and the three of them immediately called the minions over, rowed the boat out of the water, and headed towards Shijie Village.

……

In Shijie Village, fishing boats come and go in twos and threes, and someone lifts a half-person-high fish from the cabin and shows it to the villagers.

"Diao Dalang, you're back from fishing."

The acquainted villagers greeted each other: "Hey, you got a big bag of hairless crabs!"

"I'm lucky today. As soon as the net goes down, a big one will come up." Diao Gui smiled shyly. He is in his 20s, with a big face and a square figure. It looks a bit like a crab, but unfortunately there is no hair on its head, so the villagers call it a hairless crab.

"That's great, don't forget to marry a woman to honor your old lady after selling the money." Someone joked.

"Which is enough." Diao Gui explained with a straight face: "It is difficult to marry a wife nowadays, even the matchmakers look down on me."

Everyone laughed: "Who isn't!"

dang dang-

The knocking of the big bell resounded over the village, and the men who were still waiting for a few words all frowned and looked back at the village.

Diao Gui put the fish into the cabin, and said in a voice: "The village bell is ringing, there is something important to do, go back quickly."

"Hey, I don't know what's the matter. Grandpa just got out of the boat, and I'm a thief."

"Isn't it? It rained all morning, and when I was about to catch two nets, I rang the bell, knock, knock, knock him a bird!"

Everyone swore and rowed the boat back, Diao Gui's sharp eyes caught sight of a man in the distance, and he hurriedly steered the boat towards him: "Brother Xiao Qi, Brother Xiao Qi!"

The man turned around after hearing this, but saw that he had a strange face, his eyes were protruding, his cheeks were covered with light yellow beards of different lengths, there were some black spots on his neck, his big hands had protruding knuckles, and his small bare eyes The muscles in the arms are strong, it is Ruan Xiaoqi who is called Living Yama.

"What's the matter with you crab?" The relationship between the Ruan family and the Diao family is very good. The three heroes of the Ruan family, Diao Gui and his younger brother Diao Chun are close friends of the whole family.

"My mother asked you why you didn't go to eat these two days, and told me to look at you and talk about it, so we can go home together." Diao Gui smiled honestly.

Ruan Xiaoqi scratched her head and smiled awkwardly: "It's not a joke, I lost all my money, I can't buy wine and food to honor my godmother."

"Hey~look at what you said." Diao Gui and he tied the boat to the case, tied the cable and said, "When we get back this time, I'll ask Shang Ganniang to come to my house to have a meal together. My mother has been talking about it for a long time."

"Chengli." Ruan Xiaoqi was not that hypocritical person, he quickly tied the cable: "Go back and tell my mother to go to Yee's for dinner."

"That's right." Diao Gui smiled innocently, put today's harvest into the fish basket and soaked it in the water: "Go and see what's going on first, and then I will ask my second brother to go to the town to sell these fish."

"Hmph! Zhemo is about collecting taxes again." Ruan Xiaoqi snorted with a grim expression.

Diao Gui smiled and took him by the arm and walked towards the village. After a while, all the men who went out to fish returned to the village and gathered in the village square.

"Officers and soldiers?" Ruan Xiaoqi looked at the dozens of soldiers standing in the center of the village, murmured strangely, and looked at Diao Gui.

"It's all here?" Zhao Neng, who took the lead, was a tall man with a sickly face and a bulbous nose.

The village head nodded: "It's all here."

Zhao Neng let out a "huh", raised his feet two steps forward and stood in front of the people, shook off a piece of paper with a large seal, exhaled and said: "Villagers of Shijie Village, listen, because some bandits came to me from Hebei Jeju wants to build a stronghold in Liangshan in this water park.

For the sake of the people, the magistrate of Yuncheng County decided to exterminate this group of bandits. From today onwards, all your ships will be requisitioned, and they will be returned to you when you return! "

"This? How can this happen?"

"Officer, are we still pointing at the fishing boat to eat?"

"No, sir. There is no boat, what shall we eat?"

The villagers were shocked and clamored.

Looking at the messy scene, Zhao Neng frowned, and shouted angrily: "Stop making noise! ​​This is the order of the county magistrate. If you don't want to obey it, you are going to rebel!"

As he spoke, holding the handle of the knife, he looked at the villagers coldly.

boom--

Dozens of sergeants behind him took a step forward and pressed their spears forward, threatening beyond words.

Zhao Neng glanced at the silent villagers, nodded in satisfaction, waved to the front, and walked forward first: "Very good! Take the boat!"

The sergeants followed one after another, walked past the fishermen who were glaring at them, and stood guard at the village pier to prevent the villagers from coming again.

"My fish..."

Diao Gui looked at the fishing boat and was speechless. The big fish could at least get two or three days' rations, but now the officers and soldiers can't get it.

"Straight thief!"

After a while, Ruan Xiaoqi's face turned ashen, and he looked at Zhao Neng fiercely, and squeezed out three words between his teeth.

(End of this chapter)