Chapter 4 The First Return to Peace
The world is as black as a crow, and the old wealth on the ground is like a cone.
Good people have been cattle and horses for generations, which mountain tiger does not eat people?
There is a public bridge set in the southwest of Fuyang, the owner of the village is named Wang Haoren, who has always exploited the poor people on weekdays, wantonly looted the people's fat and ointment, and often ran rampant in the township with dog legs, doing all kinds of evil. The stockade is full of gold and silver, and the grain and rice are like mountains. The twisters decided to attack Gongqiaoji, borrowed money and grain from Wang Haoren, and returned everything they had looted.
After discussing with the leaders of the twister, they set off with Chen Daxi and He'er. Unexpectedly, Wang Haoren's stockade practiced a lot, and it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. The twisters attacked for several days without effect. Chen Daxi thinks that it is better to use tactics to attack. So he let the twister withdraw and feint to attack the Jintai camp forty miles away. Wang Haoren saw that the twister was gone, but he didn't take it lightly. Arrange group exercises to strictly guard the gate of the village, and people entering and leaving the village are strictly interrogated. However, there are many people in the village, and they are besieged by the twist for days, and many people have to rush to buy daily necessities, so there is an endless stream of people coming and going.
One day, two young men came to the gate of the village on horseback with spears. The gatekeeper group practiced to see that the young man was disheveled, disheveled, and covered in sweat, claiming that the Jintai camp had broken through to find Wang Haoren for help. The young man at the head took out a letter and handed it to the gatekeeper and said: "Jintai Camp is broken, please notify the lord of Wang Zhai to come to the rescue as soon as possible!" The group practiced receiving the letter and turned his face and left. was caught off guard, but was pierced by the young man's heart.
The other gatekeepers were about to close the door, but they were shot down by these two young men with guns, and they knocked over several times in a row. This regimental training is the soldiers of the big landlords. Although he runs rampant in the countryside on weekdays, bullying the common people. But where have they seen this damn thing?! The remaining dozen or so without guns ran towards the stockade like the wind. At this time, they don't care about the walled door, they only hate their father and mother for having two feet missing!
It turned out that the young soldiers in the past two years were pretended to be Chen Daxi and He'er. And the twisters, taking advantage of the darkness of the night, have already ambushed in the crops outside the stockade. Seeing Chen Daxi capture the gate of the village, he rushed into the village like a swarm. Zhang Dexiang, the leader of the regimental training in the stockade, led dozens of regimental training to meet the battle with a big knife, but he didn't want to be hit by Chen Daxi's shot, and He'er attached another shot, and he died. The rest of the group practice looks at this scene, how dare you love to fight. He flew and ran towards the back door of the village. What do you run when they do? Slipped through the back door, of course. Naturally, in the village, every house is closed, and there are no pedestrians on the road. No one wants to mess with a mess and lose their lives, do they?
The twisters didn't pay attention to the group exercises. Instead, he poured directly to Wang Haoren's mansion. Wang Haoren was in a panic, and he had already killed himself with a knife, and the rest of the servants and mothers had already fled, and the twisters did not chase after him. The twisters carried all the money, grain, and clothes of Wang Haoren's family onto Wang Haoren's carriage. Come on, another fire. Inside and out, this time Wang Haoren is really finished. After victory, it is natural to reward Dafen gold and silver for meritorious deeds. Of course, the poor who didn't take part in the fighting will also get their food!
One day, a young general suddenly came to visit Lao Taishan, and after greetings. I learned that the person who came was Zhang Zongyu, the nephew of Zhang Lexing, who was in the Pheasant River Collection. Because I have heard the deeds of Lao Taishan and Chen Daxi for a long time, I came to visit. Before leaving, he gave him property and gave Chen Daxi a meteor flying hammer. It seems to have the intention of wooing in. Lao Taishan heard that Zhang Lexing was born as a landlord, but he also secretly formed a twist party. Openly set up grain shops, dyeing shops, pawnshops, oil mills, etc., but secretly they also smuggled and robbed. And it has a close relationship with the government. Because he didn't know the details, and he was living a happy life at the moment (Daxi and his son were young, and they had to find a good background after all), so they politely rejected Zhang Zongyu. said that if there is a chance in the future, he will definitely join the twist gang.
Old Taishan is old, weak and sickly, and his body is not as good as day by day. One day, when Chen Daxi and He'er were feeding Lao Taishan medicine, Lao Taishan said: "I can't do it, I'm afraid this disease won't get better." The two of you grew up together, and although you are brothers and sisters, I treat you as my own children. What will happen to you two after I die? When Chen Daxi and He'er heard this, they immediately knelt down and said, "Master treats us both like a mountain, and we have already regarded you as a father!" You are blessed with a great life, and you must live a long life! ”
Old Taishan coughed and said, "Child, I want to live too." But the disease was not cured. Half of us who run the rivers and lakes are martial artists and half are doctors! "I can't do it anymore, but you two are my concern. I have a wish that you be married. Support each other, okay? I can close my eyes even when I die. ”
Chen Daxi originally had no blood relationship with He'er, and lived together since childhood, and he was also a childhood sweetheart, so he naturally agreed. So, the central people found a matchmaker witness (twister) and wore red and hung colors. After the humble wine banquet, they became husband and wife.
Just a few days after the two got married, Lao Taishan's condition worsened and he died in bed at night. Fortunately, I didn't suffer too much. Naturally, Chen Daxi and He'er cried to death. The funeral of Lao Taishan was handled by the twister, and after the burial, Chen Daxi and He'er continued to work with the twisters in Yingzhou. Coupled with the money and food he received before, even if he doesn't come out to "piggyback", he can live for three or five years.
In 1849, He'er gave birth to a boy. Because he was born in Anhui, he was named "Chen Wansheng".
One day in 1851, Chen Daxi suddenly received a letter from Pingyu Street. It turned out to be written by Chen Huiru. The letter said that Chen's mother was sick, her days were short, she missed her son, and she wanted to return as soon as possible. So after Chen Daxi said goodbye to the leaders of Fuyang Twist, he decided to take He'er and Wansheng back to Pingyu.