Heroes of the Sons and Daughters

Chapter 52 Returning Hearts to Kindness, Buying Calf and Selling Knives
Lie Gong, the two things of chanting Buddha and fasting are not only unacceptable to Confucianism, but also have nothing to do with Buddhism.Don't talk about this truth to women and girls.Why?For those who hate money, eat Tianzhai, and save some fish and meat;What's the harm in eating?If you want to say that you must eat 360 days of Baizhai, it is very difficult!Just like this Mrs. Zhang, who just ate those three bowls of rice, and then took a bowl of water and a pinch. According to ideals, there will be no one who is not jealous for a while.Who knows that not only is he not jealous, but if he dares to start from this meal, "Eat a white fast with one thought, nine cows will not turn around", he just ate it like this.Look how aggressive he is!A mother in the village, does he know what "perseverance" is?Does he know what is "concentration"?Helplessly, this is a piece of sincerity sent from his conscience.Let's not talk about the truth of Buddhism, this is what the sage said: "Only the world is sincere, you can only do your best." It is also said: "Only the world is sincere can be transformed." , It took only a few hundred sentences, and he might not be willing to waste words for no reason.Mr. Lie remembers Huatou, you and I will see how he breaks the fast for Mrs. Zhang in the future, and what is the use of these pens and inks when breaking the fast.

Don't bother talking.For a while, they had just eaten inside and out, and Mrs. Zhang and his wife thought that there was no one in the shop, so they hurriedly said goodbye and went back.After Deng Jiugong and Chu Yiguan sent Mr. Zhang there, they accompanied An's father and son in.Master an told his wife that he had asked Liang Cai to go to Linqing to see the boat, and planned how to divide the population and how to return the luggage in the future.At this moment, Deng Jiugong discussed with his daughter and son-in-law how to assign people to guard the spirit tomorrow, how to move the luggage for the girl, and tidy up the room.

While talking lively, suddenly a farmer came in, quietly winked at Chu Yiguan, and invited him out.After a while, Chu Yiguan came in and whispered something in Deng Jiugong's ear.I saw Deng Jiugong opened his big eyes, looked at him and said: "How did their old brothers get the letter?" Chu Yiguan said: "You old man thinks that they are only two or three hundred away from here, is it true?" If you dare not come here to harass, there is a road at both ends of this place, and there are people who come and go, why don't you trust them?"

After hearing this, Mr. An hurriedly asked, "Who is here?" Deng Jiugong said, "It's the Haima Wednesday I told you about the day before yesterday." Then he turned back and asked Chu Yiguan, "He's the only one here. Already?" Chu Yiguan said: "Why are you alone? The big bosses from their four villages will come together. The ones I recognize are Haima Wednesday from Mangniu Mountain, Mr. Li from Jiejiang Otter, Han Qi from Avoiding Otter, and Man Xiangling from Mangniu Mountain. Big Jin Nose, Small Eye Dou, Black King Kong from Wild Boar Forest, a basket of oil, Flying on the Grass of Xiongjidu, called Wugeng, and I don’t deal with him, but he knows Mr. Xiaohua, they talk He is still asking about the second uncle." Deng Jiugong lowered his head when he heard this, showing his embarrassment.

Hold on!This group of people just waited for a few nicknames, who are they?What's the history?It turned out that this hippocampus was named Zhou Desheng on Wednesday, and he was the one who was beaten to the ground by the girl Thirteenth Girl with a broken steel whip and wanted to put rouge and powder on him.He has always been a thief in the rivers and oceans, because he is good at maneuvering the boat, and he is able to seize the wind, sailing along the water, and fighting on the water. His boat maneuvers like a fast horse, so people gave him the nickname "Sea Horse Wednesday" ".Old Li's name is Li Mao, and Han Qi's name is Han Yong.Both of them stayed under the water for three days and three nights.Then Li Mao made a pair of cooked copper crutches, able to follow the boat under the water, and when he got the crutches, he clung to the side of the boat and swung the crutches. No matter how many people were on the boat, he would drive them into the water. The boat belongs to him; Han Tongshi has a short-handled iron wolf's head, a chain around his waist, and a hundred-steel awl tied to it. It is more than a foot long, and its shape is like a big ice box. Relying on these two weapons, he only digs the bottom of the boat in the water. No matter what kind of big boat he is, he can't resist digging a hole. Once the boat is filled with water, it stops. He is honest.Therefore, people are as good as the two otters who eat people in the river and the sea otters who destroy boats in the water, so they call him "Jiangjiang otter" and "avoiding otter".These three people, like Jin Dali with a big nose and Dou Yunguang with small eyes, used to rob merchants in Huainan area, Sanjiang, and the rivers, lakes and seas of Liangzhe, so the navy officers and soldiers dared not look at him casually.Later, when Shi Shilun released the Governor of Water Transport from Shiyianyuan, he took in countless green forest heroes and hunted down pirates.Join them on the dry road, a group of good friends Hei Jingang Hao Wu, a basket of oil Xie Biao, Fei Lu Wancheng on the grass, and Wu Geng Fangliang to join the group.That Hao Wu used a vajra subduing pestle, a basket of oil used a double-edged shovel, and Flying on the Grass used a pair of chicken claws to catch. Hit people with pebbles and flying stones from the back, with a hundred hits.These nine heroes were stationed on the four hills of Manniu Mountain, Mangxiang Ridge, Wild Boar Forest, and Xiongjidu, and robbed houses.

Hello!Storyteller, what you said is a bit outrageous.I have a unified country in the Qing Dynasty, peace for thousands of years, emperors, ministers, and soldiers are strong and brave. How can they be the same as the Han and Southern Song Dynasties in that period? Liangshanbo in the sky started to act mischievously?Could it be that those Governor's Offices mentioning towns and Taoist government tours just don't care about their own business?

Lie Gong, these words have to calculate the current situation at that time.Speaking of our dynasty, since the founding of the country, except for trivial matters, it first conducted a military affairs of the former San Francisco, followed by a military affairs of the latter San Francisco, followed by a major military affairs of pacifying the Northwest and Northwest Roads. Co-authored for several years, what a big deal!How can those princes and generals have a day of peace?With great difficulty, Haiyan and Heqing put the cattle back to the horses.When it comes to the group of Haima Wednesdays, they are nothing more than a stubborn itch on someone's body, a thorn in a fertile field, and it's worth making a big fuss about, isn't it?What's more, although this group of people say they don't abide by the king's law, it's just because of the word "hunger and cold". He only robs some merchants, never dares to rob women. Human life, to put it bluntly, is to resist the government.Therefore, he has never committed a crime to the government.Then when they are enjoying peace and prosperity, who is willing to find some things for no reason to take advantage of it and make the common people suffer?Even those who are waiting to be robbed, such as the first-class person who talks about Eryin, spend some ill-gotten gains, and he can only be dumb and eat coptis, so how dare he speak up?Besides, when Deng Zhilong and Guo Po led this group of thieves to make such a disturbance, they still opened the net on three sides, recruited him, and spared his death, let alone these monsters and clowns?This is exactly the deep benevolence and virtue of our dynasty, the power of life and death.Otherwise, how could the book writer be willing to talk nonsense and write randomly according to Gu Erci's words?

Gossip less.But it is said that Zhou Desheng, Haima Zhou Desheng, Jiejiang Otter Li Mao, and Bishui Otter Han Yong from Mangniu Mountain have nothing to do today, and they are making an appointment with Jin Dali with a big nose, Dou Yunguang from Dou Xiaoyan, and Hei King Kong from Wild Boar Forest. Hao Wu, thank you for a basket of oil, fly to Lu Wancheng on the grass of Xiongjidu, and his name is Wugeng Dongfangliang. They are having a banquet together in the Mangniu Mountain Village. The detective came to report: "I have a big luggage. Look at it." There are a lot of boxes and cages, and I think there must be a lot of gold and silk. It's just that it's daytime, and there are too many people, so it's hard to do it. At this time, I heard that this luggage is staying in Laocheng, Chiping, and I'm here to report to the village owners. .” Hearing this, the nine-chip hero smiled all over his face, and said, “Congratulations! The deal is here.”

As soon as Haima turned around on Wednesday, he said to a small boss: "Old brother, you just run around. You can catch him from the main road, see the store where he landed, and then ask the direction. It’s not a handicap. While all of them are here, let’s listen to the letter and let’s all go to the lottery.” The little leader agreed, disguised himself, and came down the mountain to Chiping Road.

When he arrived in Chiping Town, he first found a small restaurant to eat, and then walked on the street, looking for an eyeliner.How is it called "eyeliner"?Generally, those who are robbers have a few acquaintances who act as eyeliners along the way. They are called "earth snakes" or "lying eggs".So he found this group of people, and found out that this luggage was left in the old Yuelai store. The owner of the luggage and his family members went to visit relatives from a long distance. There are not many people left.The little leader was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked, "Have you ever found out how the owner of the luggage has a direction?" The man said again: "I also found out. My surname is An, and I work in the banner. The magistrate of Nanhe County. Now the young master of his family has come from Beijing to Nan Province to pick him up and go back to Beijing, passing by here." Hearing this, he said: "It's amazing! Isn't this my benevolent official Mrs. An Master? Fortunately, I came to find out the details!"

It turned out that the small leader's surname was Shi Mingkun, and his nickname was "Shi Gandang".Back then, he worked as the husband's head at the South River Works and received benefits from Mr. An.Mr. Fan'an passed by Mangniu Mountain in the past, and he was the one who asked him to go up the mountain to drink.Hearing this, he was eager to go back to the mountain, so he didn't take the original main road, and went straight to the fork. If he wanted to go to Qingyun Castle and go out to Tongkou, he would save some walking.I happened to walk to Qingyun Fort, sweating profusely and thirsty, so I took a break and drank tea in the small teahouse opposite Xiaodengjiazhuang where Master An sat that day.I saw people coming and going in the village for a while, and they picked up some round cages, filled with guys, meat and vegetables, and sent them to the mountains.He has always been familiar with the sons-in-law of Deng and Chu, so he asked the waiter, "What's going on in the village today? It's so lively?"

When the waiter saw the question, he replied, "Grandfather Deng Jiu lives here. He and his son have been going to the mountains every day to help people with funeral affairs these days. We will stay with you tomorrow and go to the funeral the day after tomorrow."

Shi Gandang asked again: "What's the important family in the mountains? Can you use his old man to help?" The waiter said: "I heard that it is the family of Shisanmei, a female apprentice of Lord Deng Jiu."

Shi Gandang said in his heart: "This thirteenth sister has always been kind to my cottage, why haven't I heard anything about his family?" He quickly asked, "Who died in his family?" Wife." Shi Gandang said secretly: "Even this matter, I have to let the village master know." After drinking the tea and paying for the tea, he hurried back to Mangniu Mountain to explain the previous matter. The owners of each family know the details.

Zhou Desheng heard this, and said to the eight-chip man, "It's fortunate to find out that this luggage must not be moved." Some people knew it, and some didn't know it, so they hurriedly asked why.

Zhou Desheng then truthfully told the whole story of finding Deng Jiugong and meeting Shisanmei that year.Everyone said: "Since this is the case, we must not destroy the loyalty of the cottage."

Do you think the reason why the thirteenth sister broke the steel whip, apart from Haima Wednesday, Jiejiang Otter, and Bi Shui Otter, what does it have to do with everyone else?Since there is a way to be a robber, Haima said on Wednesday that he is not afraid that the thirteenth sister will break the steel whip and knock me to the ground in the wheel. The shame of Dai Hua'er rubbing rouge and powder is considered to have kept friends; everyone said that they couldn't write two green forests with one stroke, and if they cut off one branch, they would lose hundreds of branches.So after hearing a sentence on Wednesday, everyone said in unison: "The most important thing is loyalty." In fact, these people don't know what kind of person this thirteen sister is, and how this happened.This is called "theft has its own way".

But he said that Haima saw that everyone was so righteous on Wednesday, so he said: "Today I have delayed the affairs of all brothers because of Zhou Haima. I should reorganize the banquet tomorrow to accompany the conversation. Just because I just said it according to the Shi family brother, thirteen The younger sister's family has important affairs with his old lady, and tomorrow will be my companion, and tomorrow I have to go with the Han and Li brothers to make love, and I can't accompany you on the mountain, so I have to do my best in another day." Among the crowd, they must be black King Kong Hao Wu's elder, this life is six feet tall, with broad shoulders and round waist, a black oily face, heavy eyebrows and big eyes, a steel beard under his chin, and his nature is like a fire.Hearing what Haima said on Wednesday, he waved his hand and said, "Brother Zhou, you are going too far. You and I brothers have wealth to share, and horses to ride together. Your benefactor is my benefactor. What's more, the thirteen My younger sister sounds like a world-class hero. Shouldn't we kowtow just because Han and Li kowtowed to his old lady? One of the people sitting here doesn't do that to the Zhou brothers. If you are walking around, tell him to eat my black vajra first!" Everyone said together, "This is reasonable, everyone go. Let this brother from the Shi family lead the way tomorrow."

Haima was overjoyed on Wednesday, so he ordered a big pig to be prepared in the cottage, a fat sheep to lead, a big jar of wine, and a piece of paper for incense sticks, and sent them to the future to wait.

Everyone rested for the night, and the next day at five drums, he did not wear an inch of iron. He came from Mangniu Mountain to Qingyun Mountain with only two watchmen.When they asked about Thirteenth Sister's villa, a group of people came to the gate, dismounted from the saddle, and happened to be looking around outside the gate of the villa.When Shi Kun used to be his husband, he saw that he often went to work with Mr. An to supervise the work, so he came up to greet him and asked him about Mr. An.

Except for the storyteller's stomach, I understand this passage, and even the Deng and Chu families don't know it, so how can Master An know the bottom line?So I can't help being surprised.Thinking to himself: "How could Suiyuaner recognize these robbers? Why do they still ask me?" Seeing that Deng Jiugong bowed his head and said nothing, he was very embarrassed, and he waited to ask him why, only to see him turn his head Lifting it up, he said: "brother, today's matter is a bit cumbersome. Since they are here, it is better not to let them in. Now that the girl looks at this group of people like mud under their feet, it doesn't matter, even they are used to it; It's just that, brother, even though you've left the scene, you are a government official; besides, how can my brother-in-law and nephew and daughter-in-law get used to these savages? There is no one here who retreats, what should I do?" Then he said to Miss Yufeng "Girl, otherwise, you can meet them in the front hall and send them back to the mountain early."

Miss Yufeng said: "I'm also thinking here, it doesn't matter if I go out and wander around, but since they say that they come to offer sacrifices, he comes with proprieties, and I go with proprieties, but they must ask him to come to the spirit to perform this ceremony. Besides, I'm about to leave this place right now, and I have to meet them and explain what I said before. As for Uncle Ann's men and women, it's true that it's not easy for this group of people to meet each other, so please stay in the back building for the time being. It's not considered condescending to avoid it." Master An and Mr. An were not very happy after hearing this, but Mrs. An and Miss Zhang were so frightened that their hands were sweating when they heard that they were going to let this person in.

(End of this chapter)