Yang Yulang followed the tall and thin man and the butcher to the grass house, in order to show his sincerity, the butcher took out the best wine, and fried a few plates of roe rabbit elk meat hunted in the mountains recently.

After three rounds of drinking, the butcher said, "Little brother, we can meet here, that is fate." In my opinion, it is better to follow Taoyuan's three knots. ”

"That's a good idea. I wonder if my brother wants to? The tall and thin man looked at Yang Yulang, as if asking for his opinion.

"Since the two brothers look up to me, of course I do." Although Yang Yulang is young and knows nothing about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, he understands the truth of 'one more friend and one more road'.

The butcher is fiery and resolute. He took advantage of the wine to set down the incense table, put out the wild meat as a three-sex sacrifice, and the middle hall was dedicated to Guan Erye.

"Big brother, let's kowtow to Guan Erye together!" The butcher said.

The thin and tall man agreed, pulled Yang Yulang to the incense case, and the three of them put on the incense together, each reporting their names, ages, and places of origin, and swore to drink blood wine together.

Yang Yulang is strong-blooded, and he attaches great importance to the etiquette of the ancients in making friends, especially the one hundred and eight heroes of the Water Margin. At this moment, the scene of the heroes in the Water Margin appeared in his mind.

"Big brother, second brother, since we kowtow and worship the handle, we will be like brothers in the future, and we will share blessings and hardships. I really don't hide it from the two elder brothers, and the younger brother went out this time, which is really unspeakable. This matter weighed down on me like a boulder, weighing me down. Now that I have two elder brothers to share the burden for me, the younger brother will tell me the truth. When Yang Yulang said this, he poured out all the bitter water in his heart.

The thin and tall man listened and said: "It turns out that the third brother is carrying a heavy responsibility when he goes out this time, no wonder he is in a heavy mood. This Liu Youde is really exhausted, I didn't expect him to come up with such a trick to break you up. However, don't worry, since we are brothers, your business is ours. To deal with this kind of person, our brothers naturally have a way. ”

"I wonder what the big brother has to do?" Yang Yulang asked.

"What's so hard about that? We are only a day's journey from Xijiang here, and the three of us will go to Liu Laocai's house in Xijiang tomorrow, and take advantage of the darkness to touch in and copy his house, to see what else he can afford to marry his younger siblings. The butcher stood up and said.

Yang Yulang listened to it and felt that it made sense, he felt that Liu Laocai's family wealth was all the blood, tears and sweat of ordinary people on both sides of the Xijiang River. "Big brother, second brother, Liu Laocai's family has seven or eight families, plus servants, maids and grandmothers, there are one or twenty people, just the three of us, how can we deal with it? In my opinion, this matter is considered in the long run. Yang Yulang said.

"Think long-term? We have no money or food now, how can we live? If you don't rob a big family, how can you have the money to recruit troops and expand your strength? As it stands, we can't sit back and wait here, we have to find a way to solve the problem of food and clothing, and then think about it in the long run. Seven or eight members of Liu Laocai's family are a fart! Our brothers killed the bully in town, and he has more than a dozen homes in his house, and he hasn't been obeyed by our brothers. The butcher said indifferently.

Yang Yulang listened, and thought in his heart: "Since the two elder brothers dare to kill the big bully, they must have extraordinary skills. Maybe they are the heroes of Liangshan. With two brothers backing me, why don't I take this bad breath? However, it doesn't matter if you grab some gold and silver jewelry, how will it end if there is a murder case? The two of them have criminal records, and they don't care about killing one more, but I was born and raised in Xijiang, and I don't have much grudge against Liu Laocai's family. Yang Yulang couldn't make up his mind after thinking about it.

"Third brother, what do you think in your heart? Speak up and listen. The second child asked.

"Second brother, I think - Liu Laocai is far away in Xijiang, will we suffer a loss if we go rashly? What if you run into any trouble? Besides, I am a native of Xijiang, and Liu Youde, the eldest son of Liu Laocai's family, knows me, if he recognizes me, how can I still have the face to stay in Xijiang in the future? Rabbits don't eat the grass around the nest, so I think it's better to let it go first. I agreed with Liu Youde's gentleman for one year, and now I just went out to hurt him like this, which is unreasonable. So, I'd like to wait until half a year later! If I don't do anything within half a year, I'll have to make this decision. Yang Yulang said.

The tall thin man and the butcher glanced at each other, and they recognized Yang Yulang's concerns, so they had to give the third brother who had just met a face.

"Alright! Since we don't go to Xijiang, let's go to the nearby villages and towns. Tomorrow morning, we will go to the neighborhood to step on the plate and do a ticket in the evening. The tall and thin man said.

"What the eldest brother said is that if you want to do a good job, stepping on the plate is the most crucial. Third brother, you follow your eldest brother to Shandongtou tomorrow, and I will go to Shanxitou, no matter what the result is, we will meet here when we arrive. The butcher said.

The tall and thin man nodded in agreement.

The three brothers chatted while drinking, chatting very happily, and unconsciously chatted until the third watch. The three of them were seven or eight points drunk, and sat on the straw mat for a while before falling asleep, only to hear the sound of snoring one after another.

The next morning, the tall and thin man woke up, and it was already dawn, and a beam of sunlight was shining through the window. The butcher and Yang Yulang were still asleep, and the tall and thin man shouted like thunder: "Get up, the sun is three poles." ”

"Boss, what's wrong?" The butcher asked, stunned.

"It's sunset, you're still sleeping, have you forgotten today's mission?" The tall and thin man asked solemnly.

"How can it? It's just that we drank too much last night and slept a little bit later. But fortunately, the eldest brother is not drunk, and if he wakes us up now, it shouldn't be a mistake. Yang Yulang said with an apologetic smile.

"Let's split up! Remember the time. Second, don't drink outside and cause trouble. The tall and thin man admonished.

"Don't worry, big brother, I will act when I see the opportunity." The butcher said that he went west.

The tall and thin man took Yang Yulang along the mountain road to the east.

After walking for half an hour and coming to a depression at the bottom of the mountain, Yang Yulang looked at the deserted surroundings and couldn't help asking, "Big brother, how far is it to find the village?" ”

"It's not far away, and more than ten miles away is Jiepai Town, although the town is small, there are all kinds of things. Third child, you have never seen the world, don't talk nonsense when you get to the town, I'll deal with everything. The tall and thin man said.

Yang Yulang agreed.

After walking for about ten miles, I climbed over a hill, and saw rows of small wooden houses in front of me, about 100 households, and smoke curling.

"Look, that's Jiepai Town, although the people here are not very rich, but they are very free, there is no oppression by the government, and there are no local tyrants and bullies, this place can be said to be a paradise." The tall and thin man said.

"In that case, why are we here to step on the plate?" Yang Yulang asked puzzled.

"The third brother doesn't know, although it is not rich here, there is a place to make a fortune." The tall and thin man said.

"What place? Is there a gold mine here? Yang Yulang asked suspiciously.

"Not bad! There is a gold mine in the town, but in the kiln, I don't know if the third brother dares to go? The tall and thin man asked.

"As long as I can get rich, I dare to go." Yang Yulang thought of the dowry of 10,000 taels of silver, and couldn't care about anything.

"Since you dare to go, then try your guts, go, go to the kiln." The tall and thin man said that the front led the way.

"Big brother, there is a kiln in such a small place as Jiepai Town, you can't be mistaken!" Yang Yulang asked.

"Although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs, not to mention that this is a place where guests from the north and south settle down, and the business is no worse than in the city." The tall and thin man said.

After walking for about a mile and coming to the town, Yang Yulang saw that the town was very lively, and on both sides of the street, there were all kinds of shops. The sounds of buying and selling came one after another. Walking to the cross street, I saw a Yuelai Inn, with a prosperous business, and a Yihong Courtyard with an eye-catching signboard.

"Yihong Courtyard has average business during the day, and only at night is it a good place." The tall and thin man introduced.

"Does Big Brother come here often?" Yang Yulang asked in amazement.

"I've been here once or twice, but it's not good for that bite." The tall and thin man said calmly.

While talking, the two came to the gate of Yihong Courtyard.

**Seeing the thin and tall man and Yang Yulang looking around at the door, I saw that they were dressed very ordinary, so I didn't immediately greet them, but asked quietly: "Are you two here to have fun or to find stubble?" If you are looking for fun, you will take out the money to come and see, and if you are looking for faults, you will get out of the house as soon as possible. ”

Yang Yulang was ashamed of himself, and he blushed and went to the side.

The tall and thin man took out a piece of silver from his pocket, shook it in his hand, and laughed: "The dog's eyes look down on people." ”

**When he saw Yinzi, he immediately smiled, and happily welcomed the two of them upstairs, and shouted in a loud voice: "Jinhua, Yinhua, come out to pick up the guests." As soon as the words fell, I saw two girls who were greased and powdered, and the flowers and branches were swinging like lotus leaves. Jin Hua pulled the thin and tall man, and Yin Hua pulled Yang Yulang to their own rooms. It was the first time for Yang Yulang to come to this kind of occasion and come into contact with such a dirty thing, and his heart was pounding.

"Brother, play to your heart's content, big brother, I'll pay for you." The tall and thin man said with a wry smile.

Yang Yulang thought of Xiumei, remembered that he had just come to this kind of place when he went out, and he was bitter in his heart.

What to do? For the sake of silver, he can only endure humiliation. Fame is not important to him, only the silver of the white flowers is his father.

In order to be able to marry Xiumei as soon as possible, Yang Yulang decided to mess around with the tall and thin man.

Yang Yulang was pulled into the private room by Yinhua, and Yinhua saw Yang Yulang's talent, and her heart was full of joy.

"Big brother, let's have two drinks first, cultivate a little fun, and then - have fun together." Yinhua said happily.

"It's okay to drink, it's okay to do that kind of thing, I have a wife at home, I can't be sorry for her." Yang Yulang said.

"I know in the hearts of you men that if you follow the rules in front of your wife at home, you will not be able to control it when you go out. It's often a set in the mouth and a set in the heart, am I right? Yinhua's spring heart rippled, and said with peach blossoms on her face.

Yang Yulang saw Yinhua's beautiful face, he didn't deny it, just smiled.

The two chatted while drinking, and chatted very happily.

"Girl, how much can you earn a month here?" Yang Yulang asked tentatively.

"It's not much, if the business is good, you can earn dozens of taels of silver a day, plus tips. Although we can't make a fortune in this business, we finally don't have to worry about food and clothing. Yinhua said.

"How do you calculate the money of the **?" Yang Yulang asked.

"She, Scrooge, has an eye for money. Our sisters work hard every day to earn money, which is not as good as his fraction. If it's a peak season, my mother has at least seven or eight hundred taels a day. This Yihong Courtyard has been open for seven or eight years, and my mother has earned at least seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver. Yinhua said.

The speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, Yang Yulang heard that ** has seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver, and he suddenly became ill-intentioned.

"No wonder the eldest brother said that there is a place to make a fortune in the town, and it is so. If you can copy Yihong Courtyard, you will definitely make a fortune. Yang Yulang pondered in his heart.

Yinhua saw that Yang Yulang was in a trance, and she was puzzled, and asked, "Handsome brother, are you thinking about the wife at home?" ”

Yang Yulang came back to his senses, smiled faintly and said, "No, I haven't talked to her yet." Come, come, there is wine today and drunk today, cheers! Yang Yulang poured two full glasses, he gave Yinhua a glass, and drank it all by himself.

Yinhua looked at Yang Yulang, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it. She picked up the wine glass and tilted her neck to drink the wine dry, then leaned on Yang Yulang's shoulder delicately, and murmured: "Handsome-brother, go to bed-!" ”

Yang Yulang's heart was on fire, he saw Yinhua's charming face, white and tender skin, and his drunken eyes misled her for Li Xiumei.

He hugged Yinhua and said passionately: "Mei'er, I-love you, the sky is barren - the earth is old, the sea is dry - the stone is rotten." ”

Yinhua listened, and her heart was not a taste. But she is in this business, no matter what role she plays in the minds of men, she must force a smile, let the men have a good time, and obediently take out the money. If the work in bed is top-notch and the men are happy and satisfied, there may be an additional reward. This reward belongs to them personally, and the mother has no right to interfere.

"Handsome guy, let's tip first! Little sister will definitely make your dreams come true. Yinhua said with a grin.

Yang Yulang listened, and was not ambiguous, and took out a bit of broken silver from his purse and put it on the table. Yinhua glanced at it and asked disdainfully, "That's it?" Sent to Hanako? ”

"No—no, it's just my tip, my big brother paid for it, you heard that." Yang Yulang hurriedly explained.

"That's pretty much it." The silver flowers are shining brightly, with a thousand tenderness, and a thousand styles.

Yang Yulang was fascinated, and when he remembered Xiumei's deep affection for him, he had to resist his spiritual impulse.