In front of the golden beach, Chao Gai took Zhu Tong's hand and said: "The two brothers might as well stay in Liangshan, you and my brothers get along day and night, drink wine in a big bowl, and eat meat in a big chunk, wouldn't it be happy!" ”

Zhu Tong sighed and said sadly: "Thank you Brother Chao for your kindness, but there are still mothers-in-law and young sons at home, how can you stay in Liangshan?" ”

"I'll send someone to take Zhu Dutou's family to the cottage, and your family will be reunited, isn't this okay!"

"My aunt has never seen the world, and she can't stand the toss, so let's stay in Yuncheng County! It's not too early, so the two of us will say goodbye, and ask Brother Chao to take care. Zhu Tong excused himself.

Chao Gai said regretfully: "Since this is the case, Chao Gai will no longer keep the two virtuous brothers, there are two plates of silver, and the right is Chao Gai's birthday gift to the old mother this year, and please don't refuse." Chao Gai motioned to the little minions to bring two plates of silver ingots, each plate of ten ingots of silver, and each ingot of fifty taels of official silver, and came to the two of them.

Lei Heng said with a smile on his face: "Thank you Brother Chao for your kindness, since this is the case, Lei Heng will not shirk" After speaking, he took the silver and said in his heart: After so many days, it has not been in vain!

Zhu Tong is still full of gratitude to Chao Gai in his heart, when he was in Yuncheng County, he did not have Lei Heng's black hand, collecting money everywhere and accepting black money. Where is the money given by the government enough to spend lavishly. Thanks to Chao Gai and Song Jiang's secret help every month, they can support their family.

Thinking of this, Zhu Tong nodded, his nose was sour, he didn't say anything, took the silver, turned around and walked onto the boat, and asked the little minion to start the boat, until he got out of Liangshanbo, and didn't look back.

Deng Long looked at Chao Gai sitting on the chair with a painful face, sighed sadly, and comforted: "Brother Chao doesn't have to be sad, maybe the two of you will have a chance to go to Liangshan in the future, but it doesn't necessarily!" ”

"My brother thinks it's wrong, that Lei Heng is secretly extorting money in Yuncheng County and accepting black money. Not to mention others, even I was knocked out of thousands of dollars by him, not to mention ordinary people. I want to break this thief's legs, and I still miss him in my heart.

As long as someone comes to ask for help, regardless of their background, they will generously help, but Zhu Tong is not good at financial management, only out, not in, and within a few years, he will fall into the middle of the family, and he has to do an errand in the county office.

It's just that Brother Zhu Tong is innocent, only take a little money, and help others from time to time, where can I still feed a large family, I admire Brother Zhu Tong's personality, so I approached him, and secretly sent him some silver taels from time to time, now I am on Liangshan, according to his habit of being lavish, what can I do in the future? ”

Deng Long sighed slightly and said: "Zhu Tong is really a good man with righteousness, and Brother Chao is even more righteous and unparalleled good brother, so let's do it, after two days, I will send someone to send some silver taels and quietly send them to Zhu Dutou's family." ”

After a pause, Deng Long was puzzled: "I just listened to Brother Chao's words, Zhu Dutou is also a kind and charitable person, why is his reputation in the rivers and lakes not as loud as you and Song Gongming?"

Chao Gai smiled dumbly and said: "Brother doesn't know, although Brother Zhu Tong used to be wealthy, but his family only had hundreds of acres of fertile land, and the total was only ten thousand family wealth.

In the eyes of others, I have similar backgrounds to the Zhu Tong brothers, hehe, it's just that I do some shady business in private, and the money I get is more than what they see. The money that was scattered a few years ago is probably only a lot more than the birth gang, how can Zhu Tong compare.

And Song Gongming is on this Jingdong Road, his reputation is even louder than mine, I have also checked in secret, although his family has a thin family wealth, but he can't stand Song Gongming's toss, according to my investigation, his family didn't give him much money, Song Gongming is also innocent as an official, so I can't figure out where his money came from"!

Not only Chao Gai can't understand this, but I'm afraid there are more people who don't understand it, with Song Jiang's monthly income of less than ten taels, why can he make such a big name in the rivers and lakes, and where does the extra money come from? And who is Song Jiang's reputation known all over the world?

The two sat in their chairs, thinking hard, and neither of them had any interest in talking.

Zhu Tong and Lei Heng walked out of Liangshan twenty miles in one breath, and then sat down to rest, Lei Heng panted and said: "Why are we in such a hurry?" Will Liangshan's men and horses still chase after them? ”

"Alas," Zhu Tong sighed: "We have been in Liangshan for more than 20 days, what happened outside?" Is my mother okay? We don't know, can I not be anxious. ”

"Isn't this coming home soon! What are you anxious about. Besides, Liang Shan gave us five hundred taels of silver, and when we got to the county seat, we would buy some silk and make some new clothes for your mother-in-law to wear, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds! ”

Zhu Tong rolled his eyes and said to Lei Heng disdainfully: "What kind of silver do you really think is for you?"

"The silver was given to me by Chao Gai in person, of course it is mine, is it possible that you wait until you return to Yuncheng County, and you have to tell the county magistrate that it will not work" Lei Heng said of course.

Zhu Tong untied his burden, picked up a piece of silver, and asked, "What is this word?" ”

"Kotobuki"!

"Ordinary silver ingots have no words, why is this engraved with the word longevity, do you know what this means?"

"I don't know, what?"

Zhu Tong was almost amused by Lei Heng, and continued to explain: "Yesterday at the banquet, Wu Yong talked so much nonsense to me, just so that we could bring a message to the government, and the person who robbed the Birthday Gang was in Liangshan. ”

Lei Heng scratched his head and said puzzledly: "Didn't we know that Chao Gai was robbing the Birth Gang?" Why do you have to talk? ”

Standing up and brushing his beard, Zhu Tong said bitterly: "I'm talking about the thief who robbed the birthday gang last year." After speaking, he pointed to the date under the silver ingot, and continued: "In February of the eighth year of Zhenghe, Liang Zhu was the birthday gift given to Cai Jing by Liang Zhongshu in Beijing last year, do you dare to ask for it now?" ”

Lei Heng punched the ground and said distressedly: "Don't we really want this silver, as long as you don't say it, who else knows if I don't say it?" ”

Zhu Tong snorted coldly: "If you want to die, you can stay, do you think Wu Yong can't think of this, when we take the silver, there are no less than 100 people next to us." As long as we keep this money privately today, someone will go to the county office tomorrow to tell the county order that we are the thieves who robbed the birthday gang last year. ”

Lei Heng touched the silver in his baggage, and said more and more puzzled: "But why did they do this? ”

"It's not for that Ye Chun to stay in Liangshan and use us as gunmen, Wu Yong really deserves to be called [Zhiduoxing]!" Zhu Tong sighed.

Lei Heng suddenly picked up the silver ingot, touched the word longevity, and said strangely: "How do I feel that these words are so new, like they have just been engraved?" ”

Zhu Tong repacked the burden and said: "You don't care if he is newly engraved or the original, we just need to know that this is last year's birthday, and it should be regarded as a return to the kindness of Chao over the years, maybe we can tell the county order about this, maybe we can get some credit, okay, it's not early, let's hurry!" ”

The two picked up their burdens, hurried slowly, and rushed to the county government before sunset, and learned that the county order was resting in the back office, and hurried to the back office to see the county order.

Shi Wenbin was lying on the bed, shaking his fan, looking at Zhu Tong and Lei Heng who were kneeling on the ground, and whispered slowly: "I thought you two stayed in Liangshan and were reluctant to come back!" ”

Lei Heng hurriedly explained: "You old man doesn't know! The two of us were locked up in Liangshan for more than 20 days, thinking that we would never see you again, I pray for your old man every day, and wish your old man a hundred years old, and become an official and a knight! ”

Shi Wenbin waved his sleeves, listened to Lei Heng's compliment, and a warm current flowed in his heart, the two of them worked as errands under him, and they never disobeyed themselves, and they have been county commanders for a lifetime, only these two people are the most obedient! At the moment, he said in a tone that did not feel softened: "Okay, don't say that these are useless, tell me why they asked why they let you go down the mountain?" ”

Lei Hengmei smiled and said: "The two of us strictly follow your old man's teachings, and swear to die and refuse to fall into the grass, which thieves have no choice, so we have to let the two of us go." ”

Shi Wenbin snorted and said, "That's it! Get all right! ”

Zhu Tong saw that the county order had revealed the capture of the two people, so he took the burden and said: "Lord Mingjian, we knew that Chao Gai before, and when we went down the mountain, they gave us some silver taels. ”

Shi Wenbin took the silver, looked at the word longevity on it, and said indifferently: "Isn't it the silver ingot for birthday celebrations!" What's so unusual? ”

Lei Heng hurriedly interjected: "Your old man is looking under the silver ingot!" ”

Shi Wenbin turned the silver ingot, leaned in front of him and took a look, when he saw the eighth year of Zhenghe, Liang Zhu, the silver suddenly fell to the ground, and said in a tearing voice: "I'll drop a mother, isn't this the birthday outline that Liang Zhongshu gave to Taishi Cai last year?" ”

At that moment, Zhu Tong told the ins and outs of these silver ingots over and over again.

"So, last year's Birthday Gang was robbed by the one named Ye Chun?"

"Exactly, this is what Wu Yong, the military advisor of Liangshan, said personally, and these silvers were also given by Chao Gai himself." Zhu Tong replied.

Shi Wenbin thought for a while and said to the two: "Since you found out about this matter, the two of you will go to Jeju City to report it, so as to accumulate some credit for you." ”

Zhu Tong and Lei Heng hurriedly thanked, "Thank you for your promotion, the villain is unforgettable." ”

Shi Wenbin said with a smile: "I have been a county magistrate in Yuncheng County for so many years, and it all depends on the assistance of the two of you, you have no credit, and you have hard work." Now I'm going to say goodbye to my hometown, so I'll do one last thing for you, okay, you're tired too, go home quickly!"

The two thanked Shi Wenbin and hurried home.