Wu Song was very happy to see a man walking upstream, about twenty years old, handsome, and heard him say that he was from this village.

"This big brother is polite. Wu Song saluted and said: "The villain and the lady passed by here, the lady was infected with the cold, and wanted to stay in your village, but the people in the village said that there were no men in the village, and it was inconvenient to stay overnight, so they guessed wildly, thinking that they had arrived in the daughter country." ”

The man laughed and said, "I'm from Tianshen Village, do you think I'm a man or a woman?"

I wonder if the eldest brother's family can take in my wife and my wife for a few days, and when the lady is cured, he will leave, and then he will give the silver as food. ”

"It doesn't matter if you have money, the people in the village say that there are no men and will not take you in, so they must think that you are wrong. The man looked at Wu Song carefully: "Man, where are you from and what is your name?"

Wu Song heard him be rude, but he thought about it: "What he said is also reasonable, if there is injustice and thieves are rampant today, it is estimated that this is also the reason." ”

"The villain is from Qinghe County, called Wu Er. ”

"You are from Qinghe County, and your surname is Wu, do you know Wu Song?"

Wu Song didn't know whether the person in front of him was good or bad, but he didn't care, and said loudly: "I am Wu Song." ”

"Are you Wu Song?" The man looked at Wu Song carefully: "You are Wu Song who fights tigers on Jingyang Gang and destroys thieves on Leopard Head Mountain?"

"I am Wusong, the head of Yanggu County!"

"Oh, it turned out to be the head of Wudu, please accept Tang Niu's worship!" the man knelt down and kowtowed.

Wu Song helped him up: "Brother Tang, do you know me?"

"The villain takes care of the tavern for the master in Mengzhou, and the guest officials all praise the prestige of Wusong, the head of Yanggu County, and the owner of the villain admires him very much, and hates to see each other, and the villain naturally admires it for a long time. ”

"Brother Tang, Wu Song committed an accident in Tokyo and was pursued by Gao Yu, I don't know if your village also received the news, so I don't dare to take it in, if so, I don't dare to disturb you. ”

"What did Dutou say, if the villain didn't take in Dutou, wouldn't it make the world laugh, Dutou can rest assured, this place is very remote, don't say that the news of Tokyo can't reach here, even the nearest village is a hundred miles away from here, how can there be any news. ”

When Wu Song heard this, he was very happy, and said: "Then please Brother Tang to lead the way, my wife is ill and must take a rest, and it is not good to blow the wind by the river." ”

"Dutou, the villain just came back from Mengzhou, brought some salutes, carried by two guys, because the boat crossing the river is small, can only come in batches, the villain has to wait for them, although the head goes to the village, there are two jujube trees, it is the villain's home, there are parents and a sister at home, you arrived, said that Liu'er came back from Mengzhou, and it will be there later, you said that you are Liu'er's benefactor, and they will be warmly entertained. ”

Wu Song was very happy to hear this, took the things given by the old woman, and returned to the village, he saw that Pan Jinlian's face was getting worse and worse, and wanted to settle down, and then go and return those things to the old woman.

Sure enough, there was a house in the village, and a courtyard was surrounded by wood, and two tall jujube trees grew in the yard.

Wu Song pushed open the fence of the yard, went in and knocked on the door, and an old woman came out, he looked at Wu Song, his face changed greatly, and he said in a trembling voice: "Official, what is the matter with coming to the old woman's house?"

"The old man doesn't need to panic, our husband and wife are passing by, and they want to stay here, and they are a ....."

"We don't take in wild men who stay here!" said the old woman, whose terror turned to anger.

Wu Song was very surprised: "Old man, it was your son who asked us to come....."

"I don't have a son, if you don't leave, I'm going to beat someone!" the old woman picked up a broom full of chicken droppings and was about to call Wu Song.

"Mother, don't fight, he's Liu'er's benefactor!"

Tang Niu ran in quickly, it turned out that he watched Wu Song and his wife enter the village alone, thinking that what he did was not a way of hospitality, so that the heroes on the rivers and lakes knew, he would definitely make fun of it, and immediately rushed back, but saw the old mother holding a broom to beat Wu Song, and hurriedly stopped him.

When the old woman saw Tang Niu, her face was excited, her eyes were full of the mother's deep love for her son, Wu Song breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced at Pan Jinlian: "I can finally be at peace." ”

Who knew that the old woman's face suddenly sank, raised the broom, and slapped it directly on Tang Niu's face, the broom was made of straw, and it didn't hurt to hit the face, but it was stained with chicken manure all over the face, which was very uncomfortable.

Tang Niu was stunned, knelt down and cried: "Mother, I'm Liu'er, don't you recognize your son?"

"You hurry up, I don't have a son, only a daughter, if I don't leave, I'll drench you with feces and urine!"

Tang Niu wiped away his tears and said apologetically: "Dutou, it must be a villain who went out to do things, he hasn't come home for three years, and his mother has resentment in his heart, I'll take you to my aunt's house to live, and I'll come back to kowtow to her old man's house a few times, at most kneel at the door, and kneel until she forgives." ”

"That's the only way!" Wu Song was very surprised by this sudden change, and only then did he see that the old woman recognized Tang Niu, and he turned his face in an instant.

Tang Niu took Wu Song to the family who had just sent the rice and pots to them, knocked on the door, the old woman saw Tang Niu, and was so happy that she grabbed his arm with one hand and stroked his face with the other: "Liu'er, you are finally back, I miss my aunt, your mother must be happy to die when she sees you, after you leave home, she remembers your name every day." ”

"Auntie, don't say it, I just beat my mother, you see that the chicken manure on my face is beaten with a broom, it is estimated that her old man resents me for not being at home all the year round, by the way, what about my cousin?"

When the old woman heard this, her expression was very gloomy: "How can a mother resent her son, you don't understand her heart, by the way, Liu'er, which way did you come back? Didn't you encounter strange things on the way?"

The nephew came back in a hurry, took the old mountain road for herding cattle, and then crossed the river and came back. ”

"Oh, no wonder they didn't see you, if they did....."

"Auntie, why are you so strange with your mother, what happened?"

The old woman didn't answer, she looked at Wu Song and Pan Jinlian in surprise: "Didn't you say that you can't be taken in?

"Auntie, this is Brother Wu Erwu, the benefactor of his nephew, once his nephew was on a boat, in distress, and almost drowned, it was he who saved his nephew, and he just met in the village, Brother Wu's wife is sick and wants to stay here for a few days to recuperate, aunt, for the sake of your nephew, take them in." ”

The old woman thought for a long time, sighed, and nodded: "Okay." ”

When Wu Song heard her say these two words, a hanging heart fell, and helped Pan Jinlian into the house, and the old woman took them into a room, and said: "This is where my son lived before, and he is ..... at the moment", the old woman paused and sighed: "You can live here, but you must promise me a condition." ”

"Old man, please speak. ”

"Except for food and convenience, you are in the room, do not come out, and when you are well recuperated, you will depart, and if you can agree, you will stay here, and if you cannot, the old body will not be able to take you in. ”

Wu Song had never encountered such a thing in his life, but Pan Jinlian was so tired that she closed her eyes, so she had to say, "Listen to the old man." ”

Tang Niu was very apologetic and said: "Brother Wu, I have wronged you, the villain goes home, asks for forgiveness from his mother, and then comes back to catch up with you." ”

After Tang Niu left, Wu Song made the bed, and did not avoid suspicion, took off his dress for Pan Jinlian, hugged her and lay on the bed, and covered the quilt.

"Erlang, this Tianshen Village is so strange. ”

"Jin Lian, you can rest, don't think too much, nothing will happen with me. ”

Pan Jinlian nodded, she was also tired, she closed her eyes and fell asleep, but Wu Song said in her heart: "This village is very strange, I want to investigate." ”