The incident with Ma Hui was over, and the entire Xiao Mansion was busy for the next month, preparing for the marriage between Xiao Tang and Su Jinniang. Officials, wealthy businessmen from all over Hebei and Shandong, and strong men from the green forest who had friendship with Xiao Tang were not allowed to come to congratulate them.
They also sent people to send congratulatory gifts.
Xiao Tang's subordinates include not only Yan Qing, Xu Guanzhong, Shi Xiu and others, but also Hou Jian, Shi Qian, Duan Jingzhu, etc. who have just joined the government, are also busy non-stop. Among them, Hou Jian, the thongibori, takes charge of everything, and will
The production of wedding dresses for Xiao Tang and Su Jinniang was carried out, and the various jade ornaments and silverware were also in charge of Zheng Tianshou, a silversmith-born gentleman.
Yan Qing and Xu Guanzhong estimated that they would send congratulatory gifts and guests who might come to congratulate them, and they would not neglect to receive and respond to the gifts. Among them were officials who had friendship with Xiao Tang in Daming Mansion: Liang Shijie, the left-behind prime minister, and the left-behind commander of Daming Mansion.
Ma Dujian's sword was heard, the deputy commander of the Ma Army rushed forward, Zhou Jin was flying in the fire, the deputy commander of the Ma Army was Wang Ding, the ghost shadow Wang Ding, Cai Fu, an iron-armed man at the level of the two courtyards, was imprisoned by a small prison guard.
Hua Caiqing et al.
The officials on Jingdong Road include: Qingzhou Commander in charge of Thunderbolt Fire in Qin and Ming dynasties, Huang Xin in charge of military and horse supervision in Sanshan Town, Jianyu Songjiang in charge of Yuncheng County, Zhu Tong, the handsome bearded man on the head of all horse soldiers, and Winged Tiger Thunder on the head of infantry.
Wait.
The wealthy foreigners from various places include: Lu Junyi from Yuqilin in Daming Prefecture, Xiaoxuanfeng Chaijin from Henghai County in Cangzhou, Xiao An, the steward of the Xiao Mansion who manages the maritime business in Mizhou City, and Kongsongzhuang from He County in Qinghe County.
Pan Taigong and the monk learned about Xiao Tang's marriage in the Song Dynasty, and sent congratulatory gifts to Gyeongju Cui Muyuan, a bachelor of Sungkyunkwan in the Goryeo Kingdom, and others.
There are even strong men in the green forest who have friendships with Xiao Tang: Deng Fei, the fire-eyed Suan Ni who drank in Machuan in Liao Dynasty, Zhou Tong, the little overlord of Taohua Mountain on Jingdong Road, Bao Xu, the mournful door god who has fallen into the dead tree mountain on Heyi North Road, etc.
And the second brother Wu Song and Wu... When Xiao Tang thought of this, he was filled with joy. After all, when Wu Song was in Yan'an, the two of them had not seen each other for more than two years, and now Wu Song is even more...
For his military exploits, he was transferred to the Forbidden Army and promoted to the head of the Infantry Army. His abilities came in handy in the confrontation with the Xixia people.
There were not many disputes between Song and Xia during this period. Wu Song had some free time and wrote a letter saying that he would come to drink the wedding wine between Xiao Tang and Su Jinniang. He also said that several heroes he met in the Western Army of Yan'an Prefecture would also come.
Coming together made Xiao Tang even more curious about what kind of person Wu Song became friends with under such circumstances.
"I have long heard about the reputation of brother Wu Song, the Erlang Shen of Guanjiangkou, and Xiao Yi is also looking forward to meeting him." Yan Qing said to Xiao Tang. Among them, only Xue Yong, Xiao Yi and other old subordinates of Xiao Tang had friendship with Wu Song, and
Yan Qing, Shi Xiu, Hua Rong and others only heard that Xiao Tang had such a sworn brother, and that he was a great hero who beat Guanghui, the Five Evil Lord, to death with a pair of iron fists in the bustling city of Daming Mansion. They all admired him greatly.
I just hope to see you soon.
Xiao Tang nodded. He thought about the many heroes who gathered in Liangshan in Water Margin and now got to know them through him, and he felt emotional.
At this moment, Su Jinniang and Sun Erniang walked out of the back hall. Su Jinniang and Xiao Tang looked at each other and smiled knowingly. Sun Erniang snorted softly and said to Su Jinniang: "Sister, you have to take this place in your house.
The officials are optimistic. I provoked Ma Hui last time, who knows how many bad debts he has had in the past?"
Su Jinniang covered her mouth and chuckled, and said: "Sister Sun was joking. After counting the time, he met Brother Wu, and then met me. How could there be any romantic affairs?"
Sun Erniang thought to herself: Today Xiao Tang said how good Wu Song was, and tomorrow some people will praise Wu Song, which made me deaf, and I don't know what kind of person he is?
Xiao Tang saw that Sun Erniang's arm was still injured and half of her face was still swollen. Thinking that she had risked her life to protect Su Jinniang, his estrangement towards her had already faded a lot. He said to Sun Erniang: "Er Niang has worked hard these days. The banker will take care of other things, so it’s better to take more rest.”
Seeing Xiao Tang's expression, Sun Erniang said to her heart that you are grateful to me, isn't it just for Su Jinniang? It seems that I won't be able to tease you easily in the future, otherwise it will violate the taboos of Xiao Tang and Su Jinniang, how can you be so kind to me? ?
Sun Erniang was thinking in her heart, but she said with a smile: "You, the groom, don't have to worry about the slave family's affairs. Just take care of your own affairs."
Su Jinniang smiled softly, walked up to Xiao Tang and asked, "Brother Wu should have set off on his journey now, right?"
Xiao Tang nodded and said with a smile: "The distance from Yan'an Prefecture to Daming Prefecture is not close. I estimate that we should be on the road by now. Before leaving, Brother Wu said he would come back and drink your and my wedding wine. It has already passed. It has been almost three years, but it has come true."
Su Jinniang sighed softly: "Brother Wu has suffered a lot in the past few years. If he hadn't acted righteously back then, he wouldn't have been sentenced to exile by the government and sent to Yan'an Mansion."
Xiao Tang comforted Su Jinniang and said, "What a heroic figure is Brother Wu? His ability was advantageous during the Song-Xia war. Besides, Brother Wu also said in his letter that he met many heroes in the Western Army of Yan'an Prefecture. It’s exactly what he was destined for.”
Just as Xiao Tang said, Wu Song had been traveling for several days now and passed a large mountain outside the boundary of Qin County. He raised his eyes and looked into the distance and breathed a long sigh of relief. The iron-blooded life in the army had tempered Wu Song to be more resolute and powerful. Compared with Back then, Wu Song used to be a heroic warrior, but now he is more capable and capable of killing.
There were three other people traveling with Wu Song. Among them was an officer with a round face, big ears, a straight nose and a square mouth, and a beard on his cheeks. He was eight feet long and ten inches wide at the waist. He was really majestic and majestic. There was also a pockmarked man behind the officer. He is over seven feet tall, and the iron melon hammer he holds seems to be extremely heavy.
There was another man who looked over at him with a bohemian expression and a bit of naughty behavior in his movements. However, he was tall and tall, only half a point shorter than the mighty officer, and he looked very powerful.
Wu Song turned his head and said to the officer: "It's thanks to my brother's good deeds this time. In the past few years, I have been fighting with the Xia people. How can I have free time to play? It's just that Brother Lu is accompanying me. I don't know if he has delayed his journey to Weizhou. When will you take office?"
The officer laughed loudly and said in a loud voice: "The Sa family was transferred to Weizhou Souchong to be appointed as the governor of the Prime Minister's office. I didn't want to fight for that moment. I heard about the good name of your brother Xiao Tang, and the good reputation of his brother Xiao Tang. The characters have a glass of wine, which is just what Sajia wants."
Wu Song said with a smile: "Brother Lu, with your vast power, I am afraid that my brother will have a drink with you. Then I will stop thinking about worshiping the heaven and the earth and entering the bridal chamber."
The officer also laughed loudly and said: "Wu Erlang, you also know what kind of people the Sa family is. If your brother is also a man who knows a good man and respects a good man, why don't you be his groom in a few days later?"
Wu Song couldn't help but shook his head and laughed. At this time, the pockmarked man also thanked Wu Song: "Thanks to Wu Du's care this time, I have a place to go, so that I won't have to suffer the pain of being exposed to the wind and sleeping in the rivers and lakes."
Wu Song looked at the pockmarked man and said, "You can be regarded as a good man, but you are fond of gambling. If you lose your family property, you will have no place in Yan'an Mansion. Although my brother is here, you will not suffer from hunger and cold.
But at least you have to restrain yourself a little bit."
The pock-marked man responded quickly, but the other man pointed forward and laughed loudly: "Wudou, it turns out that this is Erlang Mountain! It coincides with the name of Wu Erlang, Dutou, and it seems that he just waited for Dutou to occupy this place.
A big mountain, where you can be free and happy."
Wu Song laughed and scolded: "You just want to cause trouble! You and I are both generals of the Western Army. Do you want to be a strong man for the bandits?"
The man laughed and walked a long way away. The officer looked at the man's back and said to Wu Song: "Although this man was born as a rogue, he was a drunkard and a wild man in Yan'an Prefecture, but he also has abilities. He is
A man of extraordinary courage and strength. Having him as his deputy to help you, brother, is a good example of steel being put to good use."
Wu Song nodded and said: "Although I taught him some steps, fists, kicks and sword skills, when it comes to bow and horse, I am not as good as him. In addition, if he only becomes a general over time, it will be a failure of his talent."
While Wu Song and the officer were talking, they suddenly heard a roar like thunder, and a white-maned wild horse jumped from the mountain ridge not far away. The wild horse was a majestic horse that was several times larger than the ordinary tall horse. The horse
The whole body is yellow, and the snow-white horse mane is thick and thick. The strong wind blows, and the flying silver mane is flying all over the sky. It is really majestic and majestic.
I saw the white-maned wild horse staring down at Wu Song and the others with its wide eyes. It snorted heavily, raised its hooves and stepped on the ground, as if it was about to rush over and kick Wu Song and the others over.
"The notice in the county said that there is a wild horse in Erlang Mountain, which often attacks passers-by. It turns out it is true." The man stared at the majestic wild horse and laughed and cursed: "What a beast! Can't you pretend to be a strongman and block the road? But you have provoked it.
Come on Grandpa!!”
The man was extremely brave and could ride a young horse without a whip. When he saw the wild horse, he thought in his heart: Although the second brother Wu said that Xiao Tang was his brother, there was no need to be too polite. He also controlled all kinds of businesses.
He is a man who earns a lot of money every day. But I have never met him before, so I will inevitably be looked down upon by him when I go to say congratulations with empty hands. I decided to subdue this good horse here, just in time to let Lu Tiha and Wu Dutou know what I am capable of!
Thinking of this, the man smiled and said to Wu Song: "Wu Dutou, I caught this beast as a gift for your brother!" After that, he rolled up his sleeves and strode straight towards the powerful wild horse.
Go.
The wild horse saw that the man was not afraid of him, but took the initiative to tease him. It became even more angry and violent. The wild horse raised its hooves and rushed straight towards the man, trying to trample the man alive!
The man laughed and laughed, showing no fear at all. He hooked his hands at the wild horse and said, "Come on, I'm not afraid that you, a beast, won't come. Grandpa, I'm just afraid that you'll run away!"
Wu Song, the officer and the pockmarked man were all stunned. Wu Song then opened his mouth and shouted: "Po Han Wu, what are you doing!?"
