Leng Buding rushed out of a group of people from the mountain, Li San, Liu Wuyi grabbed the spear. Wang Jin hurriedly stopped the two of them, and shouted at these Shaohua Mountain minions: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am here to visit your master Shi Jin, the nine-pattern dragon, if Shi Dalang is not there, I will inform your military advisor Zhu Wu, and say that Master Dalang is here to vote, and I will bother to report it." ”

"Hey, I said you're not small, who knows what you said......" A minion who probably had just arrived shouted loudly, but before he finished speaking, he was slapped on the head, and he saw that it was the leading captain who glared at him.

"The newcomer is not sensible, don't blame this big official, please wait a while." The well-dressed little leader saluted respectfully to Wang Jin as he ordered his weapon to be put down. Then he sent his men up the hill.

"Well, I'll go around the bottom of the mountain."

Wang Jin forced himself not to look at what the minions were wearing. Hey, it's really like what Zhou Xing said, this mountain is bitter. When he comes, he has to be responsible for eating, drinking, and Lazar when he is in power.

How poor the cottage is now, he doesn't dare to continue thinking about it. Riding a horse to look at the topography of Shaohua Mountain, the mountain is steep, and it is really steep. There is only one sheep intestine trail leading to the mountain, and one husband is the pass, and ten thousand people are not open.

Dozens of minions braved the wind and snow, looked at the three of them stupidly, and talked about it.

Wang Jin didn't wait long, and a large group of people poured down from the mountain.

There are three people walking in the front, in the middle is a literati in his thirties wearing a scarf and a white face, on the left is a seven-foot man with a short neck and a stocky body, and on the right is an eight-foot tall man with a long waist and thin arms.

Everyone looks great, and they are extraordinary at first sight.

Wang Jin glanced at it and knew that his apprentice Shi Dalang had gone out and had not returned. The literati is Zhu Wu, the master of the Shenji Army, the Dingyuan people's clan, and the Water Margin said that he "can make two double knives, although he is not very capable, but he is proficient in formations and has a wide range of strategies". is the master of Shaohua Mountain Cottage, and he can be regarded as a figure with both civil and military skills. In his early years, he fell into the grass in Shaohua Mountain, and made friends with Shi Jin, the nine-pattern dragon, when he attacked Shijiazhuang, and later joined Liangshan.

The Humpty Dumpty man on the left, Chen Da, is a native of Yecheng, who is good at using a white-dotted steel gun, and is known as the Jumping Tiger because of his strength.

The tall and thin man on the right, the white flower snake Yang Chun is the Puzhou Xie Liangren clan, good at making a big pole knife, born with thin arms and long waist, known as the white flower snake.

The three leaders waved their hands to signal that their subordinates did not need to follow, and walked quickly: "Hahaha, sect leader, I will wait a long time to admire the name." Da Lang went out to look for you and didn't return, but I didn't expect you to come to vote. What a happy event, what a great event! ”

The literati was surprised and a little nervous, and quickened his pace. Obviously, from the words "Master Dalang", I know who the person who came to defect is.

Wang Jin led people to jump off the horse to meet them, and without waiting for the three of them to speak, they preemptively said: "Zhu Wu, the god machine military master, Chen Da, the jumping tiger, and Yang Chun, the white flower snake, the three of them were forced by the lawsuit because they were tired, and they had to go up the mountain and fall into the grass. He once vowed not to live together, but to die together. Sure enough, there are three heroes. ”

The three leaders of the cottage were stunned and looked at each other, and Zhu Wu, the literati god machine military master, was surprised and delighted: "Wang Jiaotou, you actually know that we are waiting?" ”

"The three strong men do not plunder the people, but only borrow grain from the government, who doesn't know? Now that Wang is desperate, he hopes that the three of them will take him in. ”

After that, the king came in and bowed ninety degrees, and he was really uncomfortable when he knelt down. He didn't kneel, but Zhu Wu, Chen Da, and Yang Chun all brushed and fell to their knees.

"Brother Jiaotou, what did you say? You can come to vote, it is the blessing of Xiaozhai. When Dalang returns, he will definitely push you to be the big boss, I have heard of my brother's name a long time ago. There is no objection, and I am willing to break my brother as the great leader. ”

"Three brothers, nonsense, Wang Mou came to vote, how can he take the lead?" Wang Jin snickered in his heart but didn't show it, because there were some things that could be done, but he couldn't say it, he was very angry with a straight face, and threw himself on the snow to return the salute.

"Brother, you are a capable person, who dares to sit in the first place if you can vote?" Zhu Wu grabbed Wang Jin and didn't let go, his white face was slightly ashamed.

"Everybody, get up and speak." Wang Jin secretly said that the situation of the cottage was not very good, and he helped the three of them up. By the way, the two companions behind him are Shandong boys.

"Brother, I heard what Da Lang said, I don't know where the old lady is?"

Zhu Wu looked at the three people and six horses, and then looked at it and didn't see Old Madam Xie.

"Hey, my mother passed away a few days ago." Wang Jin's eyes were red and he gritted his teeth.

"Brother, what's going on?" Chen Da was anxious and asked urgently.

"Hey, it's hard to put it into words!" Wang Jin's face was full of sorrow.

Zhu Wu glared at Chen Da fiercely, and warmly held his hand to invite: "Brother, it's cold outside, hurry up the mountain and eat a few glasses of wine to warm up your body." ”

Yang Chun and Chen Da echoed one after another.

Everyone led the horses and hugged Wang Jin up to Shaohua Mountain.

Shaohuashan cottage, according to the original trajectory, was established earlier than Liangshan. It stands to reason that this old cottage should be rich.

In fact, it is not the case, a few levels can not be seen, and the scene that just came into view when he went up the mountain made Wang Jin's heart sink to the bottom. Looking at the large smoke-filled houses, and the people who were clearing the snow outside but had vegetables on their faces, they smiled bitterly. The situation of cottage towing families is the same as that of Salt Island.

It's just that they are not engaged in production and have no economic resources, so the situation can be imagined. There are at least 2,000 mouths for the minions and family members, and the consumption can be imagined. The bitter haha has spread outside, and poverty is a true portrayal of the cottage.

Where is it so easy to pick up ready-made! A wry smile appeared on Wang Jin's face. The only consolation to him was that the people knew the three leaders well. Some also waved hello, indicating that the atmosphere inside the cottage was harmonious.

The three masters of Shaohuashan welcomed Wang Jin to the Juyi Hall, and wanted to press him on the tiger skin gold chair in the middle, Wang Jin had a straight face, and he scolded again, and finally sat next to him. Serve your own organic minions with hot wine and refreshments.

Wang Jin also defected, and took the initiative to tell in detail about the tragic experience of coming to Yan'an Mansion to join the old breed and how he was arrested.

There is no exaggeration, no falsification, but it can still make people angry. Zhu Wu, Chen Da, and Yang Chun were furious, and the scolding in the righteous hall was like thunder.

Scolding together is also a way to get closer!

When the scolding stopped, Wang Jin took a sip of tea, put down the teacup and asked: "Brother Zhu Wu, when I came, I saw that many brothers were not in their robes and jackets, and there were many people with dishes on their faces, did the cottage encounter any difficulties?" ”

"Brother, the cottage can still be maintained." Zhu Wu's face turned red, and his face was full of shame. Even Chen Da and Yang Chun next to him were a little unnatural.

"You don't have to hide it in front of me, just say anything?" Seeing this, Wang Jin frowned, walked to Zhu Wu's side and sat down, his attitude was very sincere: "In the future, Wang will be a member of the cottage, and we will spend it together if there are difficulties." ”

"Yes, what the head brother said is right." Chen Da was the first to shout: "Scholar, don't be awkward, you can tell your brother about the situation of the cottage." ”

Zhu Wu said "Okay", and briefly reported the situation in the cottage. The more Wang Jin listened, the tighter his brows wrinkled, and he subconsciously rubbed his chin.

The situation seemed even worse than he had imagined.

The minions of Shaohua Mountain are all people who have been persecuted and can't survive to defect. At present, there are more than 1,700 strong minions, and nearly 3,000 after adding their families. Every day, people eat horses and chew, and the grain consumed is nearly 100 stones.

(Song Dynasty 640 grams per catty, 59.2 kilograms of rice in one stone, rounded 120 catties)

But the income of the cottage, in addition to borrowing grain from the rich, is to cut the path to collect protection fees.

In the cold winter wax moon, there are only a handful of caravans coming and going.

In the past two years, the villages and towns have united with each other to train Zhuang soldiers. Not long ago, four battalions of forbidden troops were transferred, and the cottage did not dare to act rashly.

It's been a month or two, and I haven't made a few deals.

There are so many people in the cottage with so many mouths, and they eat every day, and they consume a lot. There are more than 5,000 stone of grain in the warehouse, which can be supported for more than two months at most. If you don't stock up on the food that will survive the winter first, the northern winter will really kill people.

Food shortages are also occurring in Shaohuashan, and they are even more serious. Or rather, this is a problem that bandit cottages must face.

Zhu Wu gradually stabilized his mind, caught a glimpse of Wang Jin's extremely headache appearance, and said weakly: "Brother, in fact, there is no shortage of food, bedding and other things in the cottage, if it can be maintained until February and March next year." However, since the beginning of winter, people have been moving their families up the mountain one after another, and there are eight or nine hundred people in half a month, which has also caused this embarrassing situation. ”

"It's all here, we can't get rid of it, right?" Chen Da's face was full of sadness.

"It's definitely going to be managed." Wang Jin agreed, adding in his heart that it would depend on his own situation. Either you don't accept another job, or you are responsible to the end.

"Several hills are full of traps, and the prey is getting smaller and smaller every day. On this cold day, it is difficult to dig some wild vegetables. Yang Chun's face became bitter melon-shaped.

"Ten days ago, three meals a day was changed to two, and we tried to save food as much as possible." Zhu Wu also indicated that he would open up sources and reduce expenditures in order to maintain the operation of the cottage.

"The trap is useless, hunt instead." Wang Jin's brows were almost twisted: "Brother Zhu Wu, two meals a day, do you have physical training?" ”

"Training?" Zhu Wu was stunned, and then smiled bitterly: "Brother, there is no way, wait for the borrowed food and then eat and drink enough, the sons and daughters can understand." ”

"Why don't you buy grain? How much money do we have in the cottage? Wang Jin frowned. He has entered the state, sighing for the dilemma of the cottage.

"More than 4,000 yuan, you need to buy fabrics, medicinal materials, and the rest to buy food." Zhu Wu's white face turned red again, and after thinking about it, he added: "In addition, there are many antique calligraphy and paintings, which have not been realized for the time being. ”

No, I can't! Wang Jin frowned, and his face was full of wry smiles: "Hey, it seems that our cottage has a lot of people, but there is little money and scarce food!" ”

Zhu Wu, Chen Da, and Yang Chun were three men, and they knew that Wang Jin was just emotional. But they still felt a little harsh, and they all blushed and hung their heads.

"Three brothers, don't blame you if you feel it." Wang Jin noticed that he had lost his words, and hurriedly waved his hand at the three of them, and turned his gaze to Zhu Wu, the Divine Machine Military Master.

"Brother Zhu Wu, the cottage will resume three meals a day, so that the sons and daughters will be fed."

"Brother, this ......" Zhu Wu hesitated a little.

"Brother, I'm here, the situation will change, and the cottage will be fine. I've got my own way, so put your heart in your belly! Wang Jin was confident, and his sonorous laughter echoed in the hall.