South City Gate of Yuncheng County.

The snow on the ground was thick and the weather was cold.

Twenty or thirty soldiers holding their spears, stamping their feet, and cursing incessantly, not knowing whether to scold the damn weather or the harsh boss.

Despite the snow being so thick and the weather so cold, there were still many people waiting in line outside the city gates to enter the city.

There are woodcutters who sell firewood, old men who sell charcoal, farmers who go to the city to sell coolies while the farmers are slack, small traders who carry loads of goods, and old ladies who carry chickens, ducks and geese into the city to sell......

Life is difficult, no matter how bad the weather is, but the stomach will still be hungry, and they will not allow the slightest breathe.

Under the fierce shouts of the soldiers, they lined up into the city.

Suddenly, a carriage slowly drove from the city to the city gate, and the captain of the soldiers was about to interrogate him, when he saw the groom driving the carriage, he smiled and said, "Zhu Dutou, where are you going?" ”

"Li Paijun, take the Hun family to Yuewang Temple for incense!" Zhu Tong smiled and arched his hand: "This cold day, you guys are really hard!" ”

"Who's to say it isn't!" The team leader complained a few words and wondered: "Today is the fifth day of the lunar month, and it's not a special day, what are you doing at Yuewang Temple?" ”

"Don't mention it, the woman Taoist family, I had a strange dream last night, and I was restless, so I have to take her to ask Emperor Dongyue for blessing."

"Then I, casually say hello to Emperor Dongyue and his old man for me! Why don't you go to work tonight, why don't you have a drink together? ”

"Okay, it's at the Xu Ji Tavern, I'll do the east!"

"No, how can I keep letting you be the east, someone has a treat tonight!"

"Oh? Who is it? ”

Li Paijun leaned close to Zhu Tong's ear and whispered: "Zhang Jiami's shopkeeper, his nephew made a truck of prohibited goods into the city, and was seized by us, and asked me to intercede, no way, his daughter-in-law is the niece of my Hun family, and I can't be unkind!" ”

Zhu Tong nodded, and said thoughtfully: "Forget about the little things, you have to be forgiving and forgiving, don't say much, brother, I'll go first!" ”

"See you in the evening!" Li Paijun waved his hand.

"Drive!" Zhu Tong raised his horsewhip, and the carriage slowly drove out of the city gate.

A new soldier approached Li Paijun's ear and said mysteriously: "Zhu Dutou drove a carriage out of the city, who knows who is inside!" ”

Li Paijun glared at him and said coldly: "You catch up and take a look!" ”

The soldier was so choked up by his boss that he couldn't speak.

Li Paijun continued to reprimand: "Can there be no evidence to smear people's innocence? are all colleagues, can you still open the curtain to see other people's daughters? Not sensible! ”

The soldier craned his neck and retreated.

The other soldiers gloated, and a veteran kindly said to the recruit: "They are all brothers, everyone has to give face to each other, and no one can guarantee whether you will fall into the hands of others in the future." Zhu Dutou is a righteous person, and his popularity is very good, and even the county magistrate loves him very much. ”

"But the rules ......"

The veteran said disdainfully: "Are the rules right?" Is the law right? Who cares about the emperors and officials who make rules and laws, their families and slaves are not destroying them as they want, so why should we treat them as golden rules? ”

"Why are you talking to him so much? After seeing too many unfair things in the future, he naturally understood! The companion next to him persuaded.

……

Zhu Tong drove the carriage for a long time, got down from the official road, turned into a small road, came to a remote place, and stopped the carriage.

The curtain of the car was lifted, Zhu Long, Wu Song and Li Wang jumped out of the car one after another, hugged their fists and thanked Zhu Tong: "I have Zhu Du's help today, I wish you to remember it!" ”

"All brothers in the four seas, you don't have to see outside! I don't know where Zhu Daguan will go next? ”

Zhu Long hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm going to Jeju." ”

"I wish you all a smooth journey, I'll go back first, and I have to explain last night's incident to the county honor!"

"Okay, farewell!"

Seeing Zhu Tong drive the carriage away, Zhu Long turned to Li Wang and said, "You can go back too!" ”

Li Wang hurriedly said: "My subordinates want to follow the big officials and serve all the way!" ”

"No need!" Zhu Long waved his hand and said, "You hurry back to the iron workshop, clean it inside, and don't make any more moths!" ”

"Yes, yes! Subordinates say goodbye! Wudu head, the safety of the big officials will be handed over to you! Li Wang nodded busily and walked back step by step.

Zhu Long took Wu Song to continue walking, and after walking for a short time, he came to a fork in the road, Zhu Long stopped, thought about it, and chose a road facing east.

"The lord went wrong, and he should go south to Jeju." Wu Song reminded.

Zhu Long explained: "I want to go to Liangshan to see the third brother Zhu Biao and the Hua Rong brothers. ”

"That's it!" Wu Song's expression suddenly darkened.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Long knew that he was thinking of Wu Dalang, and he didn't know how to comfort him, and he wanted to help him marry a daughter-in-law and set up a family, so that he would not be so lonely.

But I don't know a suitable woman, but I heard Zhu Biao say that as long as you spend money to be introduced by the matchmaker.

"This trip is thanks to Zhu Dutou!" Wu Song sighed: "He is really a good man!" ”

Zhu Long nodded in agreement. Zhu Tong does have the style of an ancient chivalrous warrior.

The ranger of ancient times was his word and his deeds, and his deeds were fruitful. Zhu Tong is this kind of person!

If it weren't for Zhu Tong's help, if they had secretly climbed over the city wall, even if they escaped successfully, they would have been pursued by the officers and soldiers now.

The two talked while walking, and they were not bored, and after a while, they came to Liangshanbo,

Between heaven and earth, a snowy expanse, the lake is as calm as a mirror, and a small shop by the lake picks out a wine flag.

Zhu Long's heart was full of poetry, and he wanted to chant a poem again, but this time he was not stuck, and he opened his mouth to come: "Thousands of mountains and birds fly away, thousands of paths and people disappear, lonely boats, fishing alone in the cold river and snow!" ”

"It's timely!" Wu Song gave a thumbs up.

Zhu Long laughed, the Song Dynasty had a prosperous literary style, even the small people in the market could recite Tang poems, Wu Song naturally knew that this was the masterpiece of the great poet Liu Zongyuan of the Tang Dynasty.

At the door of the small shop, a thick felt curtain hangs at the door.

Zhu Long lifted the curtain and entered the house, followed by Wu Song.

The stove in the house was burning very hot and very warm.

A sturdy woman with a big waist and a round waist was behind the counter, and when she saw Zhu Long and Wu Song, she was stunned at first, and then stood up in surprise, and said, "Lord, Brother Wu Song, why are you two here?" ”

The two of them said, "Sister-in-law Gu is fine!" ”

Zhu Long said: "We are going to Liangshan to meet the third brother Zhu Biao and Brother Hua Rong. Hey, why don't you see Brother Sun Xin? ”

Sister-in-law Gu smiled: "He, the wine in the store is not enough, he went to a nearby town to drink!" Come and warm up by the stove, and I'll bracket two pots of wine for you, and let someone fry two side dishes. ”

"No need, we're going to Yangshan!"

"Why is the lord in such a hurry, you must know that it is colder on the lake, it is good to drink some wine to keep out the cold first, and there is a man's boat behind, which can send you over at any time."

When Zhu Long saw him say this, he had no choice but to accept her kindness.

After a while, the wine and food came up. Zhu Long sat on the top, Sister-in-law Gu sat opposite, and Wu Song sat on the side.

Zhu Long took a sip of hot wine, feeling a stream of heat flowing all over his body, his body was warm, he took a long breath, and felt very comfortable.

"My lord, Brother Xie Zhen and Xie Bao wrote me a letter, saying that they were going to do a confidential matter, and I am afraid that they will not be able to see it in a few years, and my uncle said the same in a letter to the shopkeeper of my family, I don't know what they are doing?" After Sister-in-law Gu finished speaking, she immediately added: "If it's confidential, just let me not ask" Sister-in-law Gu asked.

Zhu Long put down the cup, looked down and thought for a while, then looked up at Sister-in-law Gu, and said apologetically: "I'm very sorry, I don't think it's good not to say it, it's not good for you or Zhujiazhuang, you will know when the time comes!" Two years at most"

Sister-in-law Gu nodded, expressed understanding, and no longer asked about this, but talked about other things.

"Big sister, I'm back!" Sun Xin's voice came from outside.

Sister-in-law Gu hurriedly got up and went out, and Zhu Long and Wu Song also went out, only to see Sun Xin with five or six men, pushing three wheelbarrows, which were full of pork, beef and a few jars of wine.

"Lord, why are you here? Brother Wu Song, you are here too! Sun Xin said overjoyed.

"Great work! It's snowing so hard and you're going out! ”

Leaving Sister-in-law Gu outside to direct the guys to carry wine and meat, he came in to drink with Zhu Long and Wu Song.

After drinking two glasses of hot wine, Sun Xin sighed and said, "What kind of hard work am I, the common people are really bitter!" The tax and forced labor are so heavy that by the end of the year, they will not be able to open the pot, and when the time comes next year, I am afraid that many people will starve to death. Lord, many desperate people want to come to Zhujiazhuang to join the army, can we accept it? ”

Zhu Long shook his head and said, "We are currently limited in our ability to feed too much. If a people come to ask, tell them that we will take only the strong. But we still have to help the refugees, you can open a porridge shop! ”

"Okay!" Sun Xin, who received an affirmative answer, nodded.

After a while, Sister-in-law Gu came in, and after chatting for a while, Zhu Long got up and said, "Don't talk anymore, let's go to Liangshan now!" ”

Sun Xin kept two sentences, but Zhu Long insisted on leaving, so he had to say: "Okay, I'll personally support the boat and send you over!" ”

"No, you've just come back, let's rest first!" Zhu Long declined.

When several people came to the water pavilion behind the store, Sun Xin held a bow in his left hand, took out a whistle arrow, and bent the bow to build an arrow.

The whistle arrow flew out, the whistle was sharp, and soon on the opposite island, a canopy boat sailed out, and a boatman stood in the bow.

Zhu Long and Wu Song got on the boat and waved goodbye to Sun Xin and Gu's sister-in-law.

The boat sailed on the clear and calm lake, the world was vast, and Zhu Long sat alone on the bow of the boat, looking at the reeds like cotton wool.

Wu Song didn't bother him, and sat in the cabin with his eyes closed.

Half an hour later, when I came to Liangshan, there were not many patrol boats along the way, but when I saw the Zhujiajun sign on the Wupeng boat, I let it go.

"Nine-tailed turtle" Tao Zongwang was on the golden beach, I don't know what civil engineering is being inspected on the spot, I saw Zhu Long, and hurriedly took him up the mountain in person, and sent someone to go up the mountain in advance to report to Zhu Biao and Hua Rong.

The three passes in front of the mountain have been strengthened and heightened, and it is really a one-man pass.

After three passes, when they came to the gate of the cottage, Zhu Biao, Hua Rong, Meng Kang and others had already come to greet them, and a large group of soldiers were gathered behind them, and everyone saluted each other.

However, his eyes fell on a general wearing leather armor, and he saw that she had red lips and white teeth, picturesque eyebrows, and was very beautiful, and she turned out to be a female general.

"Hu Sanniang, when did you come?"

Hu Sanniang's face was flushed, and Zhu Biao hurriedly said: "In the past few days, something has happened in Hujiazhuang, so she came to me to discuss!" ”

"Oh-" Zhu Long dragged out his long voice and glanced at the two of them meaningfully.

Zhu Biao hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Big brother, why are you here?" It's not a good time for Liangliang Mountain, it's wet and cold. ”

"I'm here for winter swimming."

"Winter swimming?"

"That's right, swimming in the water in the middle of winter is not winter swimming!"

Zhu Biao thought that Zhu Long was joking, and invited him and Wu Song into a hall, Zhu Long said to Hua Rong: "Brother Hua Rong and Miss Wan are still suitable in Liangshan?" ”

"Good, good! Thank you for your concern! Hua Rong said vaguely.

"I wonder when I'll be able to drink your wine?"

Hua Rong was embarrassed and speechless for a while.

Because Zhu Long had a meal at Sun Xin Gu's sister-in-law, the banquet quickly dispersed, Zhu Long came to Zhu Biao's residence, looked at Hu Sanniang and said: "When I go back, I will go to Hujiazhuang to discuss with Mrs. Hu, In the first month of next year, let you get married!" ”

But Hu Sanniang's face darkened, and she shook her head and said, "I'm afraid my father won't agree." ”

"You have a marriage contract, could it be that he wants to regret the marriage?" Zhu Long was surprised. With the current momentum of Zhujiazhuang, the old lady Hu will never dare to play with him to withdraw from marriage.

But after thinking about it deeply, Zhu Long understood that the old lady Hu didn't want to form a relationship with the Zhu family, and he was afraid that the Zhu family would be affected by the Hu family when they were punished by the nine clans.

"Then Sanniang, you came here secretly?" Zhu Long looked at Hu Sanniang with some sympathy.

Hu Sanniang said gloomily: "Yes, my father has expelled me from the family and reported it to the government. ”

"Your father is in trouble, and I can understand that!" Zhu Long comforted: "Before the end of the year, choose an auspicious day for the zodiac to hold a wedding for you." ”

Hu Sanniang shook her head, "Thank you, uncle, as long as I can be by San Lang's side, I will be satisfied!" ”

Zhu Biao interjected: "Yes, yes, eldest brother, you haven't gotten married yet, how can the younger brother be ahead of you, the young and the young are orderly, I can't let outsiders laugh at my Zhu family for not knowing etiquette!" ”

Zhu Long coughed twice, cleared his throat, and said, "Actually, I came out this time to find your sister-in-law!" ”

"Oh? Which girl? Zhu Biao and Hu Sanniang both stared at Zhu Long with interest.

"It's not a girl anymore, it's divorced by her husband's family...... It was the original Li Ying's wife, Lin, in the days of Zhujiazhuang, we fell in love! ”

"Big brother, you actually want to marry a second-hand ...... An abandoned woman? Zhu Biao was so shocked that his mouth grew, with Zhu Long's current identity, what woman can't marry, even if he can't marry, he can snatch it.

He really couldn't figure it out, didn't the eldest brother know that it was a shame to marry such a woman?