Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Besides, after Chao Gai, Wu Yong and Zhu Dian arrived in Cangzhou, they first went to Chai Jin in Henghai County to meet him.Chai Jin heard that the farmer came to report that it was Chao Gai's visit, and wished he could walk backwards to greet him.

He hastily welcomed a few people into the village, the two had met, and Chai Jin arranged a banquet.After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Chai Jin couldn't help but ask Song Jiang.

"King Chao, Xiao Ke has one thing on his mind. He has never dared to send people to Liangshan to confirm whether it is true or false. It is rumors that Mr. Yu Gongming encountered an accident in Liangshan in the rivers and lakes. Is there such a thing?"

Chao Gai put down his wine bowl and nodded heavily.

"To tell you the truth, Mr. Chai, the public is clearly dead a few months ago."

Chai Jin wept bitterly, fell down and sighed, covered his face and said, "It hurts so much, Xiao Ke. I think that brother Gongming stayed here for half a year, and he would hold hands with each other sooner or later, talking about things, and it was very happy..."

Chao Gai also shed tears along with him.Wu Yong and Lei Heng comforted the two of them again and again, Chao Gai slowly swallowed his tears, and also began to persuade Chai Jin.

"Grand officials are friends with Gongming, don't be so sad, otherwise Gongming's spirit will not be safe."

Chai Jin's face was full of tears, he wiped it carelessly, and asked hastily: "Why did my brother Gongming go? But it's like the rumors in the world"?

Chao Gai asked Chai Jin what he had heard, Chai Jin hesitated for a while, and then stammered: "There are rumors in the world that he instigated the drunk sick Guan to sue Yang Xiong, Desperate Saburo, and Drum Flea Shiqian to force Yizhang together. Qinghu Sanniang, is there such a thing?"

Both Chao Gai and Wu Yong blushed, Wu Yong said awkwardly, "Even though we missed it, it's not far away. Sigh!"

Chai Jin hurriedly asked: "Why? According to Gongming's character and disposition, he is not a person who can do such a thing. There must be some misunderstanding."

Seeing that Chai Jin insisted on asking the root cause, Chao Gai signaled Wu Yong to tell the detailed past of Li Kui being beaten for provocation in the Juyi Hall, Hua Rong standing up for Li Kui, and trying to win face for Song Jiang.

"Official Chai has never seen that Hu Sanniang. She proposed a literary competition and asked Hua Rong to recite "Zi Zhi Tong Jian". God is pitiful, Hua Rong is a martial artist who has read a lot of books. , who can memorize that thing! Huarong was so angry that he fought with Hu Sanniang. She snatched Huarong's spear/spear and kicked Huarong to the ring. Liangshan really has dozens of numbers A hero, no one can take away his sharpness. Afterwards, Hua Rong and his brother-in-law fell down and read under Hu Sanniang's door wall.

How can Gongming not be angry!That Huarong is the sworn brother of Gongming's life-and-death acquaintance, and somehow he was confused by Yizhangqing.Gong Ming was just annoyed that his good brother was kidnapped, so he invited Yang Xiong and others to drink, and what happened afterwards was really as rumored. "

After Wu Yong finished speaking, Chao Gai added: "When the incident happened, Gong Ming and Shi Qian went to find me and Wu Xuexue. We went there together with dozens of people. Gong Ming originally wanted to turn the matter into a small one. , we also speak for Gongming... However, Hu Sanniang said that a woman's reputation is the most important, and because Gongming deliberately corrupted her reputation to force her to death, she killed brother Gongming's head with a single sword. We couldn't save it even if we wanted to of."

Chao Gai shed tears again as he spoke.Although Song Jiang brought a lot of people up the mountain, Liangshan increased his strength, no matter how powerful Song Jiang was, he still respected his elder brother as a big leader.It's like Hu Sanniang said to be the big boss, so I have to give way to her.It sounds nice to have the second-leader position now, but judging by what she did on the mountain, I'm actually just making a name for Pei Xuan, without any real power.

Hearing this, Chai Jin relieved eight of his doubts, and felt even more sad and useless that Song Jiang's death was not worth it.But Chao Gai is also a well-known person in Jianghu, and he said that there are dozens of people present, so he can't afford to lie about this matter for Hu Sanniang.

"Then why did you put Yang Xiong and others down the mountain? The name behind my brother..."

Chai Jin was especially distressed that Song Jiang's posthumous name had been tarnished.

Chao Gai's face was full of shame, "It was Hu Sanniang who made those three people go down the mountain, so we can't stop them."

The banquet fell silent immediately, and after a long time, Chai Jin felt that this was not the way to entertain guests, so he picked up the wine bowl and let the wine go.

After drinking for two rounds, Chai Jin sighed and said: "When I helped Wang Lun, a white-clothed scholar, let him gain a foothold in Liangshan, I really thought that the righteous men and heroes in the rivers and lakes would have one more place to stay. How did I think that in the end it would be Bury my dear brother Gongming there."

Lei Heng interjected: "The officials have never seen that Hu Sanniang. Not only is she extremely skilled in martial arts, but the entire Liangshan is also organized by her in an orderly manner. Every item has been arranged with competent personnel, and everything must be done according to the plan. To do things according to the rules, even if the officials come in person, that's all. If there is someone who can just live, he will be sent to the inspector to make a board the next day. The inspector Pei Xuan is a stern and selfless Kongmu."

Chai Jin was puzzled, and carefully asked the management of Lei Hengliang Mountain, and finally turned to Chao Gai: "Xiao Ke heard that King Chao Tian gave up the position of village owner? Are you not doing anything on the mountain now?"

Chao Gai was embarrassed, "Your official, it's not that someone wanted to give up the position of the head of the village to Hu Sanniang. It was Gong Ming who annoyed her that night, and she took the opportunity to ask me for the position of the chief. Sigh! Lin Chong didn't want to fight with her." Well, Hua Rong and Qin Ming are also good at kung fu. There are dozens of heroes all over the mountain, but none of them dare to say that they can beat her or fight her."

When Chao Gai said this, he picked up the wine bowl and drank it down in one gulp.Wiping off the wine stains with his hands, he changed his expression and continued to speak.

"However, she has become the big leader, and she has not treated anyone on the mountain badly. Even Li Kui, who had destroyed Hu's family village before, was able to recuperate well in the stockade. She incorporated everything in Liangshan into the rules, and everything was handled smoothly. It’s well managed, and I’m ashamed of myself.”

Chai Jin saw that Chao Gai and the other three were dissatisfied with Hu Sanniang and at the same time spoke for Hu Sanniang. Isn't this too contradictory? !So he joked and said, "Then you will serve Yizhangqing as your master from now on?"

Wu Yong answered, "Young official, that woman is so powerful, she still wants the world to regard her as the master."

Chai Jin took Wu Yong's words as a joke, and let it go with a noncommittal laugh.

After the banquet, Wu Yong got up and brought the package he was carrying with him, and took out a careful package from it.After opening the layers, a small mother-of-pearl box fell out.

"Scholar, what are you doing?" Chai Jin was suspicious.

"This is a gift that Hu Sanniang entrusted us to bring to the family members of the senior official. She said that it is to thank the senior official for taking care of the heroes of Liangshan over the years. This is the first gift from Liangshan, and it is her heart. Then there is another question: Where are the high officials?"

Wu held the cloth with both hands, and brought the mother-of-pearl box to Chai Jin.Chai Jin reached out to take it, and opened it to see that the shining mirror inside clearly reflected his own appearance.

"Oh, how does this mirror reflect people so clearly?"

Holding the mother-of-pearl box in both hands, Chai Jin's expression changed. He carefully looked at the mirror embedded in it, and observed his eyebrows and eyes. Eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair strands were all clearly visible.The utensils used in his home are all exquisite, and he can be regarded as a person who has seen many good things, but he has never seen such a mirror.

"This was made by Hu Sanniang in a workshop in the mountain, and it is expected to be sold in various places in Tokyo. The population of the mountain is less than [-]. People need food and clothing, and livestock need to prepare food and grass. The daily throwing costs of these two things are not small amounts. There are knives, guns and sticks, house repairs, ship repairs, alas, even those who are not in charge of the family know that firewood is expensive. And Hu Sanniang forbids soldiers to rob passers-by, saying that they need to rely on this silver mirror to earn the needs of the mountains. Senior officials look at this value How much money?"

Chai Jin played with the dressing box in his hand. The wood was high-quality red sandalwood, and the surface of the box was inlaid with mother-of-pearl. It was a delicate and lifelike bluegrass pattern that moved with the wind.

"This orchid sketch is from that master's handwriting, right? It can outline the demeanor of orchid grass to three points. This orchid sketch inlaid with mother-of-pearl alone is worth a hundred or so. And there is a silver mirror inside that reflects the details of people. , if you meet a prodigal son who wants to please the girl, Qian Guan can also sell it."

In the past, even though Chao Gai was a wealthy family with extra money, he was just a village protector, and he only worked hard on fists, feet and clubs, not on women's sex.However, Wu Yong had to make a living by teaching in a library, and they really didn't pay attention to how much money was needed for the luxuries used by girls.

When the two of them heard Chai Jin say that the jewelry box with the orchid sketch alone could be worth over a hundred dollars, they were so shocked that their mouths opened wide.And the pricing of the entire dressing box made the three of them heave a sigh of relief, knowing that the cottage will not have to worry about money in the future.

This is also a purpose of their coming to Cangzhou.

Chao Gai stood up, took out a square wooden box more than one foot flat from his luggage, and wrapped it more carefully.Opening the package Chao Gai lifted the things in front of him, Chai Jin saw a square wooden frame with a piece of white colored glass inlaid inside, through which he could clearly see Chao Gai's facial features.

"Such clear glass is rare. How did it become like this?"

Chai Jin asked curiously.

"Hu Sanniang wants to use this glaze to replace the window paper, saying that it is not afraid of being soaked by rain and snow, and does not need to be replaced every year. It is inconvenient for us to carry it on the road, so we can only take this size and show it to the officials."

Chai Jin nodded, "Is this another way of making money in Liangshan? This can be used by every household. It depends on whether you want to sell it at a high price, or you want everyone to be able to afford it."

With Chai Jin, Chao Gai and Wu Yong are satisfied. The specific price will be determined by the person who does the specific work over there if the shop in Bianliang needs to be refurbished.

After talking about these two things, Chao Gai and Chai Jin talked about Zhu Dian.Song Jiang told Chai Jin earlier that Zhu Dian had let him go, but now seeing that Chao Gai and the others came to rescue Zhu Dian who was sent to Cangzhou, Chai Jin felt good.

"Why don't Chao Tianwang stay here first, and I'll send the farmer to see how Zhu Dian is doing in Cangzhou. After getting the letter, the brothers can help him go to Liangshan."

Chao Gai and others thanked Chai Jin for his arrangement, and stayed in Chai Jin's village.

Chai Jin took two gifts from Liangshan and gave them to his wife.Seeing his wife holding a small mother-of-pearl dressing box, after seeing the outside photos and inside, she couldn't put it down and was so rare, so she talked to her with a smile.

"This box, I think there are two advantages that are not as good as others." Seeing that he had aroused his wife to look at him, Chai Jin continued to talk eloquently.

"One is that the silver mirror inside is a rarity, and the other is the pattern of mother-of-pearl inlaid on the outside. I guess the original painting must have been painted by a famous artist. Look at the lifelike swaying posture of the orchid grass. It is really a rare masterpiece."

Mrs. Chai nodded, stroking the pattern of the orchid grass lightly with her fingers, as if it would be damaged if it was too heavy.

"This painting of mother-of-pearl alone costs a lot."

Chai Jin clapped his hands, "Miss and I agree. I just told Chao Tianwang a few times that this painting alone can be worth a hundred times. Madam, can you agree?"

Mrs. Chai nodded again, "I don't know if the good painter they found there can gain a foothold in Tokyo with this bluegrass painting, maybe it can catch the eyes of the officials."

"Even another captain?" Chai Jin teased.

Mrs. Chai smiled helplessly at her husband, "Well, it's their Zhao family's world after all, so it's his own business to make trouble."

Chai Jin's face darkened, his eyes showed displeasure.

"The thief failed the ancestors, bullied the orphans and widows, and stole the Chai family, hum."

Mrs. Chai hurriedly ordered all the maids in the house to shut up, and after kicking them out, she said: "My lord, don't mention this matter again. We husband and wife must always think more about our son and daughter."

Chai Jin approached his wife and told what he had heard about Liangshan.

"Miss, do you think that Hu Sanniang's actions seem to make the world regard her as the master?"

"Husband, you have to think clearly." Mrs. Chai put down the dressing box and grabbed her husband's hand with both hands, "Now that we have the iron volume alchemy book, the Zhao family has to let the Chai family's direct line continue well for the sake of looking good. If you have close contacts with Liangshan, look at Liangshan's actions in Qingzhou and Jiangzhou, it is an act of killing officials and rebelling, we don't want to be involved in it."

Chai Jin bowed his head and said nothing, Mrs. Chai shook her husband's hands anxiously, "My lord, even if Liangshan rebelled, how many people would there be? There are more than one million people in Tokyo, and the imperial court sent 10 people to suppress the bandits. How can Liangshan resist [-] people?" Army!"

Chai Jin sighed, "My lady is right. But Hu Sanniang's actions are all like the coming of the Ming Lord in the prosperous age. If she can win the Zhao family's country..."

Mrs. Chai knew that her husband couldn't be persuaded, so she had no choice but to say euphemistically: "The Zhao family occupies the country, and we can still live on the legacy of our ancestors. If we change people, we will have to rely on others."

"Let the descendants of the Zhao family enjoy a hundred years of wealth in peace, but we have to settle down in a corner, hum."

Mrs. Chai tightly clenched her husband's hands, worrying all over her eyes, pouring out her thoughts.

"Okay, okay, don't be so worried. The officials of the imperial court are afraid of having something to do with our Chai family, so they stay away. If we don't get in touch with the good guys on Jingdong East Road, I'm afraid that some rascals will come to us I'm going wild. I'll keep the relationship I have with them now, don't worry, I'll keep my sense of proportion and won't get too involved."

That's all Chai Jin said to comfort his wife.He began to plan how to help Liangshan and strengthen Liangshan's strength as soon as possible.

As for Zhu Dian, who Chao Gai and the others were concerned about, within two days, the farmer inquired about Zhu Dian's situation in great detail.