During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a scholar named Zhang Huaiyu in Hejian County outside Changzhou Prefecture. He lost his father when he was three years old. It was a difficult time for him, but his mother was a strong woman. Since her husband passed away, s

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Hejian County outside Changzhou Prefecture, Hejian County had a scholar named Zhang Huaiyu. He lost his father when he was three years old. It was his mother-in-law who raised him up by peeing and peeing, so he She has suffered a lot since she was a child, but her mother is a strong woman. She has not remarried since her husband passed away. She has always protected her husband's family property and worked hard to cultivate her son's growth.

Zhang Huaiyu is also a very sensible child. He has been helping his mother with work since he was a child, and at the same time following his mother's instructions, he went to school to study hard. Within a few years, he became a well-known talent in the countryside. His mother looked at him and saw that he was quite accomplished. The son also showed a happy smile.

This year it was another day to rush to Beijing to take the exam. Zhang Huaiyu packed his bags, said goodbye to his mother, and joined the crowd of people rushing to Beijing to take the exam.

Zhang Huaiyu still has some literary talent. When he came to the capital and passed the examination, he won the first prize. Although he was not as good as the number one scholar, it was a great joy for Zhang Huaiyu, who was born in poverty. He thought of his old man who was far away at home. His mother was eagerly looking forward to his return, so that afternoon he packed his bags and set off on his way home.

It was a hot day in June at this time. Zhang Huaiyu hurriedly hurriedly and slowly did not go far. More than half a month had passed, and he was still less than two hundred miles out of the capital.

This afternoon, he was so exhausted that he finally arrived at a market town. Because he got up too early and didn't bring enough dry food, he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back and he was dizzy and couldn't walk. , so he found a small wine shop in the market town and prepared to have something to eat before going on his way.

Sitting in a small wine shop, drinking wine and eating peanut buns, a cool breeze blew, and Zhang Huaiyu felt very comfortable.

At this time, a young man in pink clothes also sat on the table next to him. This man looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. He had delicate features and was very handsome, especially his hands that were as white as pink lotus roots. Yes, look at his dress, which is made of silk and satin, showing his nobility.

The young master sat at the table alone, ordered a large table of good wine and delicious food, and ate and drank as if he had something on his mind.

Zhang Huaiyu saw that the young man was drinking alone, and thought that this man was a talented man who failed to pass the exam. He was a member of the same profession and had to go over to persuade him, so he was about to get up and go over to persuade him.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the young man stood up tremblingly and shouted: "Waiter, come here to pay." After saying that, he touched his arms. From the look like that, he obviously drank too much.

The waiter in the shop heard the shouting and hurriedly came over and said: "Sir, please excuse me, there are five taels of silver in total."

The young man felt in his arms for a long time, but he didn't take out any silver, so he went again He shook his body and touched his body back and forth, but he still didn't take out any money.

The waiter saw that he had been touching for a long time without seeing any money, so he sneered and said: "Brother, if you don't have money, don't pretend to be a rich man and come here to eat for free. We don't do that here."

Who knows that the young man listened to the waiter's words? , Li was too lazy to pay attention to him, and just said drunkenly: "Why should I eat you for free? I forgot to bring my money today. I will send someone to bring it to you tomorrow. After saying that, I walked out."

When the shopkeeper heard that the young man refused to pay, he shouted: "Come here, catch this guy. He is a poor man pretending to be a gentleman. He just wants to eat for free and run away. There is no door." As soon as he said this After saying that, several burly men walked out from the back door of the wine shop and surrounded the young man outside the door.

When the young man saw that the owner of the wine shop was trying to get him out of here today, and he didn’t know that drinking made people bold or something, he laughed loudly and said, “I owe you a few wine money, and you still call so many little bastards here to think about it. Do you want to keep me here?" After that, he continued to walk out.

When several strong men saw that he wanted to run away, they didn't say anything to him. They just grabbed him. Unexpectedly, the young man was not a vegetarian either. He turned around and started fighting with these strong men.

Several people fought around him for a while. The young master was extremely skilled in martial arts, and the strong men did not take any advantage. However, the young master probably drank too much, and after a while he began to stagger and collapse. , when several strong men saw it, they quickly took the rope and walked over.

Seeing that the young man was about to be arrested, Zhang Huaiyu stood up and walked out and shouted: "Stop, I'll give him his silver." After saying that, he took out a piece of silver and threw it at a few strong men.

The shopkeeper in the store saw someone helping to pay the money, so he hurriedly came out and said to Zhang Huaiyu: "Oh, it turns out that this young master is your friend. Why didn't you tell me earlier, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Zhang Huaiyu saw that he was the shopkeeper. , he had seen this kind of powerful businessman a lot, and he didn't bother to pay attention to him. He directly paid him the money for the drink, and then leaned down to look at the young master who fell on the ground.

Zhang Huaiyu watched for a while and realized that the young man was already too drunk to wake up, so he quickly put him on his back and found an inn in the market town and carried him in.

After entering the room, Zhang Huaiyu put the young man on the bed, covered his face with a hot handkerchief, and poured him tea and something. After a while, the young man could finally hum and sober up a lot.

It was already getting late and the time was getting late. Zhang Huaiyu saw that the young master’s feet were hanging outside the bed and were dirty. How could he rest at this late hour? So I brought him a basin of foot-washing water, took off his shoes, and washed his feet.

Zhang Huaiyu took off his shoes and took a look, wow! What kind of feet does this young man have? They are so slender and tender and white. However, he didn’t think too much and started washing the young man’s feet carefully. The young man had already woken up from the wine and felt that there was a man washing his feet under the bed. , what he did most was to kick Zhang Huaiyu, and then said: "What do you want to do? You are not a good person, get out."

This young man only had such ability to kick Zhang Huaiyu, and the force was not small, Zhang Huaiyu almost As he was about to be kicked to the door, he stood up and thought to himself, this guy doesn't know the heart of a good person. He washes your feet to make you comfortable and rests, and then kicks me? But then I thought again, maybe this young man had something unfortunate and was in a bad mood, so he didn't care about it, and then walked out and found another room.

Early the next morning, Zhang Huaiyu got up and went to the young man's room to ask him to go down for breakfast. After a night's rest, the young man was completely recovered from his drunkenness and was sitting at the table to rest.

When he saw Zhang Huaiyu coming in, he quickly pulled him over to sit down and thanked him. The two sat down and drank tea and chatted. After a while, Zhang Huaiyu learned that the young man’s name was Zhao Suzhen, and he was from an episode of Town Not far ahead. Because my family was rich and I had nothing to do, I heard that the scenery here was good, so I went out to play here alone. Unexpectedly, I was in a hurry and forgot to bring my servants and silver coins with me.

Zhang Huaiyu also told his story. When Mr. Zhao saw that Zhang Huaiyu looked honest and loyal, and that he had helped him a lot yesterday, and that he had carried everything back, he suddenly felt very fond of him, so He took out a jade pendant and said to Zhang Huaiyu: "Brother, I didn't bring any silver when I came out. Thank you for your help in what happened yesterday. I don't have anything to give you at this time, so I will give you this jade pendant. I will give it to you later." With this jade pendant, go to the "Fu Lai Inn" in the market town ahead and find the shopkeeper. He will repay you." When Zhang Huaiyu heard that the young master wanted to give him the jade pendant, he quickly declined and said, "You and I have met each other. It's the so-called encounter in a foreign land. I know, how can I take advantage of my brother's difficulties to take his things?"

After hearing this, Zhao Suzhen insisted on giving the jade pendant to him. Zhang Huaiyu had no choice but to accept it. Then the two of them became more and more speculative. Rehu, Zhang Huaiyu even suggested that the two of them simply become brothers. Unexpectedly, Zhao Suzhen became angry after hearing this and said, "Who wants to be your brother?" Then she turned away and became silent again.

When Zhang Huaiyu saw Zhao Suzhen like this, he thought he looked down on her, so he sighed and fell silent. The two sat awkwardly for a while. It had been almost an hour, and then they both remembered. They hadn't eaten yet, so the two laughed at each other again, and Zhang Huaiyu said: "Brother, let's go out and drink."

" You paid for me yesterday. Today it's my turn to treat you. Don't look at me. I don't have any silver now. Just wait for me. "Zhao Suzhen said this to Zhang Huaiyu and walked out.

After a while, Zhao Suzhen walked in with a large bag of silver, and then the two of them went out to drink.

The two of them came to the largest restaurant in the market town, "Fuwang". "Floor", they found a private room to sit down, and then Zhao Suzhen called for a large table of wine and food, and the two of them started eating and drinking.

When the two of them were eating with great interest, they suddenly heard a faint sound of crying and singing next door. There were also cheers from many men who were provocative. Zhang Huaiyu walked out of the private room and went to the next door to see. It turned out that a mother and daughter were singing. The old woman was wearing rags and playing a piano. Only the woman in front of her was wearing I need to be a little more organized, they are singing a little song, I think it is a mother and daughter singing.

A lot of young men below are drinking wine and constantly shouting, and occasionally a few generous ones throw a few coins to them. Mother and daughter, after a while, the song was finished, and the young men below began to make noises, asking the woman to sing a nasty ditty. The woman naturally refused. At this time, a young man who was drinking below stepped forward and threatened the woman slightly. Mother and son.

Seeing this, Zhang Huaiyu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I will pay you five taels of silver, and this woman will go to my room and sing a song to relieve my boredom. "Everyone saw that the price was frighteningly high, so no one said anything. Zhang Huaiyu took the mother and daughter who were singing to her private room.

When Zhao Suzhen saw Zhang Huaiyu and the mother and daughter who were singing came in, she said again. Seeing that the singing girl was still very beautiful, she felt very uncomfortable and turned her face away, but Zhang Huaiyu didn't notice his change.

Zhang Huaiyu called the singing girl and daughter in, and did not ask them to sing a song. Asked why they came here to sing.

As soon as the mother and daughter heard Zhang Huaiyu's question, tears flowed down, and then they talked about their own experiences.

It turned out that these two were indeed mother and daughter. The grandmother is Li, and the younger daughter is called Li Yueniang. They are from out of town. Because life was not good in their hometown, they came here to seek refuge with their eldest brother. Unexpectedly, his eldest brother had passed away a few years ago. There was no other way, so they had to I was about to go back, but I never thought that I had already spent all my money and had to go to the town to work as a servant at Master Zhu's house.

This Master Zhu is over seventy years old. His family has a big business and numerous shops in the town. The richest man, when he saw the mother and daughter as servants, he didn't want to agree, but when he saw the young and beautiful Li Yueniang, he agreed. Within a few days, regardless of whether Li mother and daughter agreed or not, he became domineering She took Li Yueniang as her own and made her a child.

Mr. Zhu’s first wife was an old lady in the capital who couldn’t tolerate others. When she saw that Mr. Zhu had brought such a young and beautiful girl into the house, she didn’t make her angry. In a few days, they forced Mr. Zhu to write a divorce letter, drove Li Yueniang out, and asked the mother and daughter to pay back the accommodation and food expenses, which totaled two hundred taels of silver. The mother and daughter had no choice but to come to this restaurant to earn money by singing. He just wanted to pay off the debt and earn enough money to go back to his hometown.

When Zhang Huaiyu heard what the mother and daughter said, he punched the table and said that he would help the mother and daughter return to their hometown.

Zhao Suzhen. After listening to what the mother and daughter said, they knew that they had misunderstood Zhang Huaiyu. They sympathized with them and agreed very much with Zhang Huaiyu's actions, so they asked the mother and daughter to sing a ditty while they discussed how to save the mother. A girl comes out of a wolf's den.

Zhang Huaiyu and Zhao Suzhen discussed over drinks. The afternoon passed quickly, and they finally came up with a result. Seeing that it was getting late, they settled the bill and took the money with them. Mrs. Li and her daughter left the restaurant and escorted them back to their residence.

Ms. Li was staying at Wang Xiaosan's house at the east end of the village. She owed several taels of silver for the rent. They earned money from singing every day. He will be searched by the servants sent by Mr. Zhu, and if he doesn't have much money, he will be beaten every time.

Seeing this poor mother and daughter, Zhang Huaiyu paid a few taels of silver and asked the mother and daughter to clear the money for the day. Then he quietly told them to pack their luggage at midnight and take them out tonight. After explaining these, Zhang Huaiyu followed Zhao Suzhen back to the inn.

Mother Li and her daughter were very excited when they heard that their benefactor would take them away from the wolf den tonight. After giving money to send away the people sent by Master Zhu, they went to the street to quietly buy some oil lamps, dry food and the like. Things, ready to run away.

As soon as late at night that night, Zhang Huaiyu and Zhao Suzhen took action. The two came to Wang Xiaosan's house, climbed over the wall quietly, and then opened the door to wake up Li's mother and daughter. Zhang Huaiyu led them to run ahead, and Zhao Suzhen's martial arts Gao Qiang stayed behind to prevent Mr. Zhu from discovering him and sent someone to chase him.

As expected, before Zhang Huaiyu pulled the mother and daughter out very far, they heard a group of people behind shouting: "Everyone, hurry up and chase, don't let the mother and daughter escape." A ping-ping-pong-pong fight ensued. The sound made me think that it was Zhao Suzhen who had made contact with them.

As soon as Zhang Huaiyu heard the sound of fighting, he knew that it was Zhao Suzhen who was fending off the pursuers, so he quickly pulled Li and her daughter to run forward. In this way, the three of them ran until dawn in one breath, and finally they were far away from the market town. .

It was already daybreak, and the three of them, who were exhausted, quickly found a big tree and sat under it to rest. Zhang Huaiyu said that they would rest here and wait for Zhao Suzhen to come to join them. However, the Li family and her daughter said that they were not out of danger yet. , Mr. Zhao is very skilled in martial arts and will be able to catch up soon. Now he can go to a place called Li Kang Town to wait. The market town is not far from here. Zhang Huaiyu thought about it, so the three of them got up and walked towards Li Kang without stopping. Kang Zhen rushed over.

At dusk in the afternoon, the three of them finally arrived at a place not far from Likang Town. It was getting late and they had to find a place to stay.

Not long after walking forward, Zhang Huaiyu saw a large manor, so he knocked on the door and explained that he wanted to stay overnight.

After a while, a man who looked like a butler opened the door and welcomed them in. He then took them to the living room to sit down, poured tea and laid out fruits to entertain them.

The three of them were drinking tea and eating fruit. They felt very comfortable. They wondered which family member was so hospitable. After a while, a middle-aged man came in. As soon as he came in, he cupped his fists and said in salute: "Come from afar." Guests, welcome. Where are you from? "Where are you going?"

Zhang Huaiyu quickly got up and explained the matter, and then said that he was sorry for staying the night. The man said: "Those who are away from home don't have any difficulties. They can't run away from home. As long as they can look after me and take care of them, they can live here." After saying this, he called the housekeeper and called them chickens and sheep. reception, and then chatted with Zhang Huaiyu.

The two chatted for a while, and Zhang Huaiyu finally learned that this middle-aged man was called Yang Tianyu, and he was the owner of the village. He had a good family background. After a strong man became a servant, he had no intention of taking care of his family property and only thought about repaying his sorrow.

Zhang Huaiyu comforted and persuaded him, and said that the matter of reporting sorrow must be considered slowly and long-term, so as not to ruin the body. Yang Tianyu heard what this brother said was very pleasant and reasonable, so he chatted with him We are getting more and more familiar with each other, and I feel like I regret seeing each other too late.

Early the next morning, Yang Tianyu woke up Zhang Huaiyu and the three of them and asked them to leave early. He said that it was not because he didn't want to leave anyone behind, but in fact, he had made an appointment with the strong men to come to the village for a fight today, for their safety. , they had to leave.

When Zhang Huaiyu heard this, he looked at this enthusiastic man and said with a pat of his chest: "Brothers have taken us in so warmly. How can I just stand by and watch? I will stay here today to see those strong men with my brothers."

said After that, Yang Tianyu didn’t pack his bags and looked like he didn’t want to leave. Seeing Zhang Huaiyu being so generous, Yang Tianyu didn’t say anything. He just kept telling him to hide when the time came and not to be impulsive. Then he took the female family members at home, along with them. Li's mother and daughter arranged to hide.

At noon, a group of people came noisily outside the village, led by a strong man. He came to the outside of the village, kicked open the door of the village and walked in, "Yang Tianyu, what did you say about me? Your parents , you need proof to speak. What proof do you have? But I am too lazy to talk to you today. You have been arguing about this for several months. I will understand it according to your words today. But no matter who loses or wins today, I will I want to tell you that your parents have nothing to do with me."

When Yang Tianyu saw that the man was talking a lot, he couldn't bear it anymore and shouted, "Wu Chenzhi, bring me here." He rushed over with a handful of weapons.

When Wu Chengzhi saw Yang Tianyu mentioning that he shouldn't rush over to the barrier openly, he didn't dare to be careless. He picked up a steel fork and rushed forward, so the two of them fought together.

The two of them were of equal skill, and they were fighting indistinguishably. There was no way to tell the winner. At this moment, Yang Tianyu was suddenly hugged by Wu Chengzhi and couldn't move. Unexpectedly, Yang Tianyu pulled out a long pointed knife and was about to stab himself as if he was ashamed. Then run through Wu Chengzhi from behind.

Seeing that both of them were doomed, Zhang Huaiyu suddenly rushed over, took Yang Tianyu's hand, and then separated the two with great effort, and began to persuade them that it was better to dissolve the enemy than to end it. Then he asked Wu Chengzhi to tell him about Yang Tianyu's parents.

After Zhang Huaiyu's persuasion, the two finally sat down together and talked about the matter. After Yang Tianyu finished talking about the matter, Wu Chengzhi clapped his hands and brought an old man calmly. Yang Tianyu saw that the old man was He was the housekeeper of his father's side back then. He quickly asked the old man what happened to his parents' servant.

The old housekeeper looked at Yang Tianyu, wiped his tears, and told the story about Yang Tianyu's parents' servant. It turned out that the servant of Yang Tianyu's parents had nothing to do with Wu Chengzhi, but he happened to be present at the time.

Now all the misunderstandings were cleared up. Fortunately, Zhang Huaiyu stopped it in time, otherwise both of them would have been killed. The two of them quickly thanked Zhang Huaiyu. They had fought equally well just now, and now they both have a feeling of cherishing heroes. Seeing that Zhang Huaiyu was a righteous person and a promising scholar, the three of them proposed to become brothers, with Wu Chengzhi as the eldest brother, Yang Tianyu as the second eldest brother, and Zhang Huaiyu as the third eldest brother.

That night, there was another big feast of pigs and sheep in the village to celebrate. During the dinner, Wu Chengzhi said to Zhang Huaiyu: "Third brother, I said you are also unmarried, and Miss Yueniang is young and beautiful. , you might as well marry her as your wife, so that Yueniang will have someone to rely on, and you will also have a beautiful wife." After that, he looked at Yueniang's mother next to him and said, "I wonder what Mrs. Li thinks?"

Then. When Mrs. Li heard this, she thought that her mother and daughter would not be able to get any favors if they went back. This daughter would indeed have someone to rely on after she became an honest scholar Zhang Huaiyu, so she hurriedly said: "As long as Mr. Zhang does not despise my daughter, everything will be fine." It's up to Mr. Wu to make the decision." Yueniang next to her also said shyly: "I will listen to my arrangement."

Zhang Huaiyu heard what his elder brother said and thought that it would be difficult for him to marry a wife in the future, so he agreed. After that, he just felt that he didn't like Yueniang very much, and he was always thinking about the young man in pink named Zhao Suzhen.

A few days later, Zhang Huaiyu and Yueniang went to the church to get married. After the marriage, Yang Tianyu persuaded them to stay. It would take at least a month before they could go back as guests in the village. How could they leave so quickly after meeting such a good brother? Zhang Huaiyu couldn't help it, so Agree to stay for twenty days.

In this way, Yang Tianyu arranged a room for Zhang Huaiyu and his wife not far from the village, and the couple lived there.

Apart from studying and working, Zhang Huaiyu had no hobbies. He just liked drinking, so Yueniang often went to the town to buy him wine. There was a "Wang Ji Lou" wine shop in the town, and the wine was good and cheap. Yueniang Naturally, he became a regular customer there.

The owner of the "Wang Ji Lou" wine shop is a handsome young man. He is actually the eldest son of Mr. Wang's family in this town. He sees that Yueniang, who comes here to buy wine every time, is as beautiful as a flower, so he deliberately sifts the wine. After screening her more, the two of them became familiar with each other.

That afternoon, Yueniang went there to get wine as usual. When she came to the counter, Mr. Wang told her that there was no wine at the counter, and said that there was a small barrel of wine upstairs. If she wanted it, she could go upstairs with him to get it. Yueniang also Without thinking much, he followed Mr. Wang upstairs to get some wine.

After entering the room, Prince Wang took out a small bucket of wine, poured a glass for Yueniang and said, "My dear lady, this wine is newly brewed. How do you like it?" Yueniang heard that it was newly brewed wine, Couldn't help but take a sip.

Unexpectedly, all of this was a trap. She fell backwards and fell unconscious within a few seconds of drinking. When Prince Wang saw him, he quickly took off his clothes, picked up Yueniang and did something indescribable. .

When Yueniang woke up, she saw Mr. Wang getting dressed with satisfaction. She understood everything immediately, so she cried and made trouble to Mr. Wang. After hearing this, Mr. Wang resorted to a bitter trick, and he cried in front of Yueniang. He knelt down with runny noses and admitted his mistake, and said how much he liked her, how he thought about her day and night, and finally told her a shocking secret.

It turns out that Mr. Wang has already contacted the arrester, and Mr. Zhu, the same Mr. Zhu who captured Yueniang in the market town later. They discussed the matter of arresting the strongman, especially Wu Chengzhi's group, and of course Yang Tianyu Zhang Huaiyu was involved and was also a target of arrest. After being arrested, there was basically no one left. Yueniang knew this, so she began to remain silent.

Zhang Huaiyu stayed as a guest at Yang's house, and he was not idle during this period. He learned that Wu Chengzhi and his group were not actually strong people, and they did not do anything bad. It was just that the villagers saw them in the mountains, so they thought they were strong people, especially It's Mr. Wang from the town, and he wants to catch them quickly.

Zhang Huaiyu learned about these situations and took the initiative to go to Mr. Lei and Mr. Wang’s family to become a lobbyist, hoping to reconcile with Wu Chengzhi and his brothers to come down the mountain. At first, Mr. Lei and Mr. Wang disagreed, but later he changed his mind and said he agreed. But they are asked to go together to capture the strongman on Erlong Mountain.

The strongman of Erlong Mountain, whose surname is Zhao, is an old man in his sixties. He is not very powerful, but he has a daughter who is quite remarkable. Not only is she as beautiful as a fairy, but she is also very intelligent, and her martial arts skills are also very good. There are few opponents for Gao Qiang. He has tried to catch him many times before, but every time he was easily defeated by this girl.

This time they have to ignore the past grudges. As long as Wu Chengzhi changes his ways and goes to catch the strong men in Erlong Mountain, then the past will not matter. So, Wu Chengzhi and his group went down the mountain and joined Mr. Wang in catching the strong men. among the people.

One night, Yueniang went to the wine shop to get a drink as usual. However, this time she was hanging out with the prince, and was seen by Niu San, a helper at the wine shop. Niu San's family had an eighty-year-old mother who relied on him to support her. , the family was very poor. A few days ago, his mother was seriously ill, and it was Zhang Huaiyu who hired the doctor with the money he gave, so he was very grateful to Zhang Huaiyu. Now that he saw this, he went back to deal with it immediately after he finished it. Tell Zhang Huaiyu.

Zhang Huaiyu didn't believe it at all after hearing this, but since he was Niu San's benefactor, he couldn't possibly lie to him, so he decided to follow Yueniang to find out.

After a few days like this, Yueniang went out to drink again. Zhang Huaiyu put on makeup and followed her out quietly.

By the time Zhang Huaiyu followed him to the wine shop and found a way to get outside the restaurant room, Yueniang and Wang Gongzi were already comfortable and finished. At this time, Wang Gongzi was holding Yueniang and talking.

Zhang Huaiyu listened carefully outside the window. Although the voices inside were not loud, his hearing was very good, and he could hear a rough idea of ​​the voices inside. The general idea was that the two were discussing how to make Zhang Huaiyu and become a long-term couple.

Zhang Huaiyu broke into a cold sweat when he heard this, and he hurried back to arrange it.

That night, when Zhang Huaiyu came back from outside, Yueniang prepared good wine and food for him. When he entered the room, Yueniang brought him water for washing his feet. After washing his feet, the two came to the table to eat. During this period, Yueniang persuaded him to drink very virtuously. Zhang Huaiyu knew that Yueniang was about to take action, so he pretended to drink a few more drinks and became drunk after a while.

Yueniang helped Zhang Huaiyu lie down on the boat, then she packed up the dishes and went to the kitchen to get busy. But after a while, Yueniang came back to rest after finishing her work in the kitchen.

At midnight, Yueniang suddenly woke up and took a basin of clothes out to wash. Zhang Huaiyu knew that Yueniang had gone out to give a secret signal, so he pretended to continue to sleep soundly.

After a while, Yueniang came back with a basin. She came to Zhang Huaiyu's boat, shook Zhang Huaiyu and shouted a few times. Seeing that Zhang Huaiyu didn't make a sound, she took out a sharp knife and stabbed Zhang Huaiyu with tears in her eyes. past.

Then she looked at Zhang Huaiyu, who was covered in snow. She started to pack up her clothes and prepared to run away to meet Prince Wang who was waiting outside. Unexpectedly, before she had packed up a few pieces of clothes, she heard someone shouting from behind her: "Yue Niang, I I treat you well, and I have to tell you if you want to leave."

Yueniang was frightened when she heard this. She quickly turned around and saw that it was Zhang Huaiyu. He was not alone at all. He had placed an iron plate on his chest in advance. I also put a bright red paint bag on it to camouflage it.

Yueniang was so frightened that she quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to admit her mistake, and said that she had done something stupid in a moment of confusion. Zhang Huaiyu didn't say much, just told her to get up, and then said that he would let her go.

The next day, Zhang Huaiyu wrote a divorce letter to Yueniang. No one else knew what happened. Zhang Huaiyu said that he did not like Yueniang and asked her to find another way. Everyone accused Zhang Huaiyu of being unreasonable. In order to avoid suspicion, Yueniang He didn't dare to go see Prince Wang right away, so he had to build a house outside the wine shop.

This incident passed like this, life was still as ordinary as water, but a big thing happened within a few days.

It turns out that Widow Song in the village received a letter from Boss Zhao at the head of Erlong Mountain, to the effect that he was attracted to her and asked her to go up the mountain to be the wife of Yazhai, otherwise she would bear the consequences. Widow Song was less than 20 years old and was from the town. A famous beauty, her husband died early and she has been a widow at home. Unexpectedly, she was spotted by a strong man.

As soon as Zhang Huaiyu heard about this, he came up with a good idea, which could not only save Widow Song, but also catch the strong men. So he told Mr. Wang and Mr. Lei about his idea. Of course, there were also His eldest brother Wu Chengzhi and several others thought this was a good idea, but it was too unfair to Zhang Huaiyu.

Within two days, a sedan chair was carried to Erlong Mountain by the villagers.

At night, Erlong Mountain was brightly lit and bustling with activity. Mr. Zhao was so happy that he couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. Today was his big day, so he must be happy.

The brothers on the mountain took advantage of this joy to eat meat and drink wine. They were very happy. Only Mr. Zhao’s daughter did not drink much. She only ate a few chopsticks and left. She seemed to feel that today was unusual. .

The night was already very late. Mr. Zhao saw off his last brother and came to the bridal chamber happily. When he entered the room and uncovered the red cloth on the bride's head, he held a dagger to him. This Mr. Zhao His reaction was quick enough, he leaned back and dodged.

Widow Song fell in love with Mr. Zhao? What's going on?

It turns out that the bride is not the Widow Song, but Zhang Huaiyu dressed up, so why not ask Yang Tianyu or Wu Chengzhi who know martial arts to dress up and do it, but ask a scholar Zhang Huaiyu to do it, that's because their uncles are not in shape. It's suitable. The secret will be revealed when you get off the sedan chair. Only Zhang Huaiyu is the best candidate.

When Zhang Huaiyu saw that Mr. Zhao had missed the mark, he hurriedly added a few more consecutive holds. However, Mr. Zhao had already reacted, so he missed the mark at all. Zhang Huaiyu saw that it was hopeless to continue holding at this time, so he hurriedly He jumped out of the window and ran away, but Mr. Zhao grabbed him from behind and grabbed something.

At this time, there was a loud roar from the bottom of the mountain. The men and horses that Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhu had joined together, as well as the men and horses of Captain Lei and Wu Chengzhi, all came up in separate ways. Fortunately, Mr. Zhao's daughter was alert and had seen the clues. , arrangements had been made in advance, and the two groups of people were standing in full swing halfway up the mountain.

After Zhang Huaiyu jumped out of the window, he quickly ran down the mountain. Mr. Zhao saw the pretended bride jump out of the window and run away, and was about to chase her out. Suddenly, he saw the jade pendant falling to the ground and stopped.

At this time, several brothers outside the room heard the fighting in the room and ran in to check. When they saw the jade pendant on the ground, they all said in unison: "Hey, isn't this the jade pendant used by my uncle?" It turned out that Zhao The old man's daughter has long said that whoever owns this jade pendant is the uncle.

Zhang Huaiyu was afraid of being discovered, so he searched for a small path to go down the mountain in the dark. Halfway up the mountain, the two sides were inseparable. The most important thing now was to get to his side first.

He rushed forward for a while and saw a girl in front of him holding a torch and walking up the mountain towards him. When he looked carefully, it turned out to be Yueniang. He hurriedly shouted: "Yue Niang, what are you doing here?"

Then Yueniang held up the torch and saw that it was Zhang Huaiyu. She was very surprised and ran up with great strides. As she ran, she shouted: "Master Zhang, I have something important to tell you." But before she could finish shouting, someone suddenly appeared behind her. She hit someone, and it turned out that it was Mr. Wang who was chasing after her. He was standing behind Yueniang, took out a handful and threw it at Yueniang. She only heard Yueniang cry out "Ah". fell down.

The prince wanted to add another word, but a handful of words from a distance had already flown towards him. He could no longer draw out the words. It turned out that it was a young man in pink who was still saying something. He saw the young man in pink saying something. After finding the result, Prince Wang hurried over to Zhang Huaiyu.

When Zhang Huaiyu saw Yueniang collapsed, she ran over crying and picked up Yueniang. Yueniang was almost dying. When she saw Zhang Huaiyu holding her, she smiled happily and then gave her to Zhang Huaiyu. He told what he had overheard.

It turned out that after Mr. Wang, Mr. Lei, and Wu Chengzhi came to attack Erlong Mountain, Yueniang quietly went to the wine shop to find Mr. Wang. Before she could enter the room, she heard several people talking inside. There were many voices, and one of them was Mr. Zhu, who had harmed him before.

She did not push the door open, but quietly hid outside the window and listened. After almost half an hour, she finally understood the voices inside.

It turns out that Mr. Wang, Mr. Zhu, Yang Tianyu’s father Mr. Yang, and Mr. Zhao from Erlong Mountain were all the people who guarded the cave silver. Later, Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhu jointly killed Mr. Yang, thinking He found a way to blame Wu Chengzhi, who was returning from collecting firewood, and then prepared to become Mr. Zhao. Fortunately, his daughter arrived in time and saved him.

However, after Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhu obtained the cave money, they blamed the matter on Mr. Zhao. Then they hypocritically said that they would capture the strong men and avoid future troubles for them. No, the two used today's strategy to deal with Mr. Zhao, while they went to the cave to transfer the money.

After Yueniang explained these things clearly, she gasped for breath, and it seemed that she would die at any time.

Zhang Huaiyu held Yueniang in one hand and held Yueniang's hand tightly with the other and said: "Yueniang, don't worry, hold on, I will go down the mountain to find a doctor for you. I forgive you for everything!"

Yue Niang Hearing what Zhang Huaiyu said, he smiled happily, then looked at the young man in pink next to Zhang Huaiyu and said, "Do you think Zhao Suzhen is your brother? Fool, he is a woman, and she also likes you. You have to be nice in the future. Wait for her." After saying this, Yueniang used her last strength to say: "I wish you a long life and take good care of my mother." Then she tilted her head and lost her breath.

Zhang Huaiyu hugged Yueniang and cried loudly. Zhao Suzhen beside him, as well as Yang Tianyu, Wu Chengzhi, Lei Captou, etc. who had rushed over earlier, after hearing what Yueniang said, they all wiped their hands sadly. tears.

Everyone cleared up the misunderstanding, so Lei Capt. took the lead. Everyone held torches and hurried towards the cave pointed by Yueniang. They arrived at the cave near early morning and finally captured Wang and Zhu who were transferring the money from the cave. Upright.

A few days later, Zhang Huaiyu finished attending to Yueniang’s affairs, and then told his brothers that he had won Xie Yuan this time, and his superiors had appointed him as the magistrate of a county in Changzhou Prefecture. Mother, I will take office immediately. If any of my brothers are willing to serve the country, they can go with him. Everyone expressed their willingness to follow him to serve the country.

In this way, Zhang Huaiyu took Yueniang's mother and brothers on the road of serving the country. Later, when he became the county magistrate, he did a lot of good things for the local area and gained the love of the local people. Zhao Suzhen and him After getting married, they gave birth to two fat boys, and the whole family lived happily.