In the summer rainstorm, in the market outside the valley, the muddy water had already covered her calf. Lou Shuwan was sitting in the tavern on the second floor of the market, looking at the chaotic scene below. ()
The sound of thunder, rain, curses, and turmoil gathered in this amazing rain curtain. The rain rushed all kinds of filth from above. In the bottom shop, people were busy blocking the water while trying to remove the water. The items in the room were moved to the second floor of the market. Many beggars have no place to take shelter from the rain, and are running on the streets in the sewage. Some people try to enter other people's shops, but they are kicked out by the shopkeepers with knives and sticks. A man with a dirty body yelled in the street, and if he was a woman with a child, he could only hide in a nearby place and cry.
The market was crowded, and most of the horses that came with the Jianghu people were also led to the second and third floors of the market—the owners of these horses probably had some money or status. But there is still nowhere to go. In the heavy rain, a horse probably had nowhere to hide from the rain. It stumbled down the sewage from above, and a man chased it in the sewage.
At the end of the market not far away, a large number of people were organized to go there to dig ditches for drainage. The person in charge of the organization was a leader of Qingmu Village. Previously, he brought a team of people and knocked on the doors of these merchants from door to door, asking them to send people to help, whether to pay to hire them, or to contribute their own efforts. If you can, you will be driven out of the market directly. A large group of people were working madly in the rain at this time, and now they have dug through a long section.
Although he was sitting in the most expensive box in the market right now, there was still a lot of noise around him. Pedestrians came and went in the corridors in the middle, and sometimes there was the sound of hooves and the smell of shame, and the swearing and shouting were not interrupted. Lou Shuwan sat on the side of the street for a while, when she heard someone from behind say, "Hey, girl, you look pretty good, where did you get it, and how much money do you need?"
It was just on the other side of the plank, and someone stuck their head out to look down and saw her profile. Lou Shuwan's attire has been as consistent as possible with the people in Jianghu here. But the appearance and temperament are still outstanding. The man just thought she was a girl from a nearby kiln, and smiled and wanted to stretch out his claws. Lou Shuwan avoided it and said, "Don't stretch out your hands. There are some people you can't afford to offend."
"Hey. Who can't I mess with?"
The man smiled. Leaning out of his upper body from outside the railing, he wanted to look at the small cubicle on Lou Shuwan's side. Qiu Guyan, who had been sitting silently in the corner, had already stood up and looked at the man. Then open the door and go out.
"Who is it..." The man waved his hand, and he heard a chaotic sound from the next door, and then with a bang, the other party was thrown from upstairs by Qiu Guyan and fell into the sewage in the street below.
"Fuck it! What the hell are you doing..." Standing up from the sewage, the other party shouted in the rain, and seemed to have given a name, and then shouted a group of people to rush up from the side. Next door, Qiu Guyan led people to block up the stairs, and there was a burst of beating, chickens and dogs jumped and yelled, and one by one was beaten into the muddy water. When Lou Shuwan was lying on the railing watching this scene, Qiu Guyan had already come back and walked closer: "Miss Lou, watch out for them throwing hidden weapons." Lou Shuwan nodded and sat in a little.
After a while, there was another movement. Someone came in from outside the door, but it was Yu Yulin and a man in black. The two came in chatting happily. When the man in black saw Lou Shuwan, his eyes lit up obviously, but Yu Yulin then opened his mouth to introduce: "Head of Chen's family, this is the military officer Lou next to our Tiger King, don't look at the girl Lou is a woman, but a woman. Don't let the men, he is highly valued by the Tiger King. Many businesses around the Tiger King are managed by the military division. The military division, this is Chen Jiaqu's second master, Chen Yingxiong, who has a straightforward temperament and is a good friend to make. "
"Fortunate to meet you." Then Chen bowed his hands to Lou Shuwan hesitantly, glanced at Yu Yulin, and then said, "It wasn't that General Yu recommended, I didn't know that such a heroine came to Lu Liangshan, but... here Is it a place to talk?"
"It's okay." Yu Yulin waved his hand, and the group of men started to chase people in the wooden market, and there was a sudden rush of chickens and dogs.
Lou Shuwan also smiled and cupped her hands: "Chen Yingying, it's my pleasure to meet you. Take a seat. General Yu is also seated."
Chen walked to the opposite side, spread his hands, and sat down when Yu Yulin also came over. When he looked at Lou Shuwan earlier, he only thought she was a prostitute who accompanied her, and his eyes were a little unruly, but now he has restrained his words, and his words seem bold, but they are also shrewd.
"Master Lou, isn't it? Luliang Mountain is a dead place. We people in the mountains don't have much contact with the outside world, but I still know the name of the tiger king, and I have always admired it very much. I, Chen, are very happy. But the girl from Lou recruited Chen today, it seems that it is not just as simple as making friends. "
He had already talked a lot with Yu Yulin before, so he didn't have much thought of beating around the bush at this time. However, Lou Shuwan got up and poured him a cup of tea with a smile: "Where is Chen Yingxiong, when he was leaving, Tiger King once said that Lvliang heroes are all heroic and generous, and you can do nothing else. Friends can't help but make friends, so when I meet Brother Chen today, the main thing is to make friends. It's just that Brother Chen doesn't look down on the younger sister..."
She picked up the teacup and saluted the other person. Chen laughed, picked up the teacup, and said to Yu Yulin, "You, Master Lou, are really good at talking." Then he drank the tea in one gulp, "I handed over this friend."
Lou Shuwan poured the tea for him, her words were soft, but not sloppy: "When I met Brother Chen, I should prepare drinks, but it's a pity that the little girl can't drink, so I can only prepare some tea."
"Hey, even though we are from the mountains, we don't drink all day." Chen waved his hand, "Since everyone is a friend, let's open the skylight and say something bright. This time General Yu and Sergeant Lou are coming over, and they must be with Gathering. These people in Qingmu Village have the same purpose, right? It’s just that General Yu has been visiting people on the surrounding hills for the past few days, and what is the purpose? Yes, but I, Chen Jiaqu and Xiao Xiangma, played against each other. Not once or twice... "
Among the several major forces in Luliangshan, the one leading at the moment is Qingmu Village. Outside Qingmu Village, there are Xiaoxiang Maqiu Mengtang, "Black Skull King" Luan Sanlang, Fang Yiyang brothers from the Fang family, and Chen Jiaqu's group headed by "Ran Mountain King" Chen Zhenhai, and the rest are scattered and idle. power. Tian Hu is quite famous in the underworld. In his early years, he wanted to reach out to Luliang Mountain. Many people were willing to submit, but due to the economic pressure of eating these people, they did not gain much. Tiger King can only choose some people to support.
This time, multiple forces gathered in Qingmu Village. Some nearby hills have also sent people to watch the fun and inquire about the wind direction. People from the Qi family, people from Wu Shengjun, and people from Dong Pang'er have been negotiating with Qingmu Village since they came over. Only Tiger King's staff, who arrived in Qingmu Village for the past two days, have been contacting the nearby Shantou Bandit Village. people on top. Chen is the second head of Chen Jiaqu. There is some doubt about this. Tian Hu has been supporting Qiu Mengtang in the past. That's because if you eat too much, it's not worth the loss, and now it's even just to intimidate Qingmu Village to have a bargaining chip. Could the Tiger King have to carry the entire burden of Lu Liang
We are all hungry wolves, and if they are not hungry, no one is willing to take up a mountain and fight to the death. But if the Tiger King wants to tell a lie and deceive people, everyone will be like a hawk who can't see a rabbit. It's not that simple. Among the doubts in his heart, Yu Yulin came to him today, but he couldn't think that the person in charge was a beautiful woman. After he asked the doubts, he saw the other party pouring tea and shaking his head.
"Brother Chen doesn't know anything, Xiao Xiangma is dead, and his stockade is now under our control for the time being."
"Oh? That Tiger King wants to… "
"I know what Brother Chen thinks, but we don't want it."
Xiaoxiang Ma Qiu Mengtang died, and the Tiger King contacted everyone again, probably to support the next agent. This is a natural inference. If this is the case, Chen Jiaqu can fight for it. Just before he finished speaking, Lou Shuwan smiled and shook her head. Chen sat up straight.
"Then you want to..."
"I want to tell Brother Chen how Qiu Mengtang died."
"... how did you die?"
"Blood Bodhisattva killed him." Lou Shuwan said, "On the day of the fight, General Yu was also there and had a relationship with Blood Bodhisattva. In front of hundreds of people, Blood Bodhisattva killed Qiu Mengtang and walked away, but no one dared to do so. Block, the specifics, the younger sister does not know martial arts, so I can't explain clearly, Brother Chen can ask General Yu."
The heavy rain and thunder sounded outside, Chen frowned and looked at Yu Yulin, Yu Yulin nodded, and talked about the situation that night, when he finished talking, Chen looked at Lou Shuwan: "So what? He said: "Blood Bodhisattva is highly skilled in martial arts, and Lu Liang is unlikely to have a rival. As early as when she killed the old wolf master, everyone knew it. Her master was more skilled in martial arts, and he did not die in the Liao army in his early years. What does the girl want to say?"
"Just to explain to everyone the future of Lu Liangshan."
"Well... I understand." Chen thought about it for a while, looked at her and laughed, after a while, "Miss Lou wants to say that the Blood Bodhisattva is so powerful, coupled with the momentum of Qingmu Village, next She's going to sweep Luliang Mountain, and we won't get anything done. Miss Lou, you are not being sincere. Others come to Luliang, please ask our brothers to help, there will always be some reward. You are just trying to be a white wolf..."
After saying this with a sneer, he pointed to Lou Shuwan: "Miss Lou, you really don't consider me a friend..." Then his face turned cold, he got up and left.
Lou Shuwan smiled and listened to him saying these words. She put her hands and fingers in front of her. When the other party was about to leave, she also sneered and looked out the window: "A fool's opinion..."
Seeing that he was about to break up unhappily, Yu Yulin got up quickly and went to stop Chen Jiu.
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"Master Chen, if you have something to say..."
"What else is there to say!"
"At least listen to what Sergeant Lou has to say..."
"I don't have much to say, General Yu, I think you believe too much in the woman's planning and planning..."
Lou Shuwan sneered and sat on the side amid the tugging at the door. At this moment, she stood up and smiled at the other side: "Brother Chen, at least let the little girl finish her words, when the time comes If you say it's wrong, you won't be wronging a good person, don't you think?" She didn't avoid Chen Jiu at all when she said the "fool's opinion" earlier, but at this time she smiled again and changed her face. , which appears to be quite false. Chen laughed angrily. Looking back at Lou Shuwan.
After a while, he said, "Okay, what's the difference between what you said and what I said?"
He gritted his teeth and walked back to his seat, staring at Lou Shuwan. Yu Yulin walked back with a helpless expression.
"What the little girl wants to say is indeed that Qingmu Village will be swept across Luliang, and you will soon be out of business."
Chen spread his hands and said with a clear expression: "So what? Labor and management don't care."
"But it's different from what Brother Chen thinks... completely different." She smiled. "I know what Brother Chen thinks. A stockade that has suddenly become so big, a stockade owner with strong martial arts. It seems to have a lot of momentum, but Luliangshan has always been a place where people take turns to sit in the village, and anyone can only take advantage of it for a while. ... This sentence was said by Qiu Mengtang before he died. I remember it very clearly. Before I came to Qingmu Village, I thought it was like this. But after I came, I found that this time was completely different."
In Chen Jiu's sneering expression, Lou Shuwan said, "Because of the Zhao An Zhao."
"Because the privy envoy Tan Zhen issued this edict, the situation in many places in the North has changed. And you are still watching the fun... I found out after I came here. All of you are watching the fun." The woman talked eloquently, His eyes were calm, "Qingmu Village has developed to now, and there are only more than 6,000 people in total. The number of foreigners who gathered in Qingmu Village this time - including us - has already reached thousands, and everyone can fight, so now, there is a lot of trouble here. It seems that Qing Muzhai may not be able to control the situation at any time, and you are also very happy, and you all sent people to run over, waiting for trouble, then I will ask you, what will happen if there is no trouble? "
"The most important people in the Zhao'an Zhao quota, everyone is optimistic about Qingmu Village. Why?" Lou Shuwan said, "Because they have the channel to cross the mountain, because they are the biggest and can make money. You know how big a Qi family is in the south. One more way to pass the customs, how much money can they make? Qingmu Village can help make money, what can you do? No one cares about you except me and Tiger King.”
Lightning flashed outside the window, followed by thunder, Lou Shuwan's face was as calm as water, and she looked at Chen Ji.
"Next, if there is no accident, they will accept the recruitment. After that, they are officials, and you are thieves. You may seem to be no different now, but I tell you, when Lu Liangshan was all thieves, it was the first time. The biggest thing in Lu Liangshan is the official, and when you are thieves, it is another matter..."
The woman's speech slowed down and stretched out her finger: "For military merit, they beat you; for money, they beat you; for pretending, they beat you; for bad mood today, they beat you too. I can hit you. The difference between officials and thieves is like this. Once there is this difference, what everyone is talking about will not be about the morality of the rivers and lakes. At that time, one will change and the other will grow. Now you are in the mountains, everyone will fight, and You can tell the rules, and then there will only be fights, and there will be no rules..."
After some words, Lou Shuwan's tone became slower and more sarcastic. Chen frowned: "You said yes?"
"Lu Liangshan hasn't changed for so many years. I said it changed, right?" Lou Shuwan also laughed, and then looked at him, "But this time it will change... Brother Chen, I met several times this time. Personally, you are the first person to leave halfway after hearing it. You are a smart person. So as long as you calm down, you must know more clearly what will happen if Qingmu Village becomes an official and you are still bandits. I am more There's no need to say it, you'll get it."
"... Zhao An Zhao." Chen thought for a while, then smiled, "Then we can also be officials."
Lou Shuwan also smiled: "Then Big Brother Chen, you should think about what it would be like for a Lu Liangshan to put down a bunch of officials... You are a bandit, he may beat you when you are in a bad mood, if you are an official, He has to beat you to death... do you think so?"
The friction between the bandit villages is for the benefit, and in many cases, they can coexist. If you really imagine that the power of the outside world is in conflict, and it is placed in a place like Lu Liang, then it will really be endless. These things are just like what Lou Shuwan said, although Chen did not understand deeply, but he can imagine. His face changed several times, Lou Shuwan touched her fingertips lightly, and opened her mouth again.
"Either continue to be a bandit, or find a way to be recruited, Qingmu Village is still a high-ranking official, you can only be a small official... These things are already in front of you, but you are still very happy to watch the fun here. That's right. , Xiaomei came to Luliangshan this time, because she shouldered the task of the Tiger King. I want to get some cheap here and go back. But seeing your current situation, I can't help but feel a chill in my heart, and criticize you for being stupid and ignorant, do you think? ?"
Chen Jie's lips parted slightly, and after a while, he said, "Then what can we do? Miss Lou, when you talk about getting some cheap, you just want us to make trouble for Lu Liangshan, so as to coerce them. You take it. Our strength. When the time comes, it will be us who will contribute. Cheap will not account for much. If you calculate like this, you will use empty words to help others. Can I agree to it?"
"Firstly, I don't want to make trouble." Lou Shuwan took a breath, "Secondly, it's not time to make trouble."
"What do you want, I can listen to it." In the sound of rain. Chen was already expressionless. His tone was not good. At this time, he was already moved, but he was a smart person. Most of the things, of course, have to be considered before making a conclusion. After he finished speaking, Lou Shuwan nodded.
"When the fish is dead and the net is broken, you really need to contribute. The little girl is in charge of business under the command of King Tiger. She is a businessman. Since it is a business, it is nothing more than putting up bargaining chips and then negotiating. To be able to develop Qingmu Village to such a large size, the blood The Bodhisattva should also be an opponent who can talk. This time they come to Luliang Mountain, like the Qi family, they look down on you. At any time, they do business with the biggest forces, but in Luliang, they can really deal with you now. The forces that threaten Qingmu Village are still Big Brother Chen and you, the 'Black Skull King' Third Master Luan and the others, if everyone can join forces, Qingmu Village will be afraid, and once they are afraid, they will have to talk."
Chen thought for a while: "How do you want to talk?"
Lou Shuwan laughed, knowing that the promotion was almost done.
"The way to do things is actually very simple. The imperial court is very big, and it only does business with a group of people. Lu Liangshan is so big, and in the end, it can only accommodate a group of people to eat and drink spicy food. If a little girl wants to come, Qingmu Village will not They would be willing to be completely subservient to others. If they were to join forces with the Qi family and Wu Shengjun, they would be eaten to pieces. If you want to be safe, Qing Muzhai can only join forces with you, the third master Luan, and the Fang brothers and others. In my opinion, why not let the Blood Bodhisattva be the boss, and everyone else be the leader, go south to echo the Tiger King, let’s make this big road together, and the little girl’s errands will be easy to deal with…”
"If you want to make this happen, the little girl needs your support, and you also need the help of the Tiger King. I will try my best to ensure that your power is not swallowed up. In this case, I have to guarantee a few things: First of all, on this road Each company should make a clear statement. After contacting everyone, I will discuss this matter with everyone. Second, the alliance should be made public and announced to Lu Liang, and then everyone is from the court. ;Thirdly, it is far better to cooperate with Tiger King from north to south than to cooperate with others. Tiger King is a native of Green Forest. He does business on this road, but the control of this road is still in your hands, and we will not interfere. There are many, but I can guarantee that you will at least not have internal strife, and the Blood Bodhisattva will definitely not want to become enemies with you and then fight the Tiger King..."
Amidst the thunder, the rain was still pouring down, and after coming out of the market, the sky was gloomy and dark. Lou Shuwan and others were placed in the inner village by Qingmu Village. On the way back to the mountain, Yu Yulin was quite impressed by Lou Shuwan's performance in the past two days. Although the two worked together under the command of King Tiger, Yu Yulin was in charge of the army. , I didn't know much about Lou Shuwan's actions before.
Lou Shuwan and others came this time to promote the alliance between Tiger King and Qingmu Village. However, Qing Muzhai is currently expanding rapidly, and the Tiger King is obviously not enough to deter this side. Even if the business is willing to do it, it may not take too much advantage. Before coming, Tiger King was even willing to let Tian Shi join the clan to guarantee cooperation, but after arriving at Qingmu Village, Lou Shuwan obviously found a better way.
In the past two days, she has persuaded several envoys from the mountain in a row - these people may not represent their village owners, but at least in Yulin's view, Lou Shuwan's words are very convincing. Once most of Lu Liang's forces are united to force the palace against Qingmu Village, combined with the background of Tiger King, this trip to Lu Liang will achieve very good results.
Just like Ning Yi's previous plan for Qingmu Village, although it was made a smuggling transfer, he attached great importance to Hongti's control over the stockade. Once the stockade became a cooperation between several forces for interests, the development may be very fast. But at the same time, the stockade will also lose its combat effectiveness. Next, as long as the other party has interests, they can all participate. And Lou Shuwan's purpose is to turn Qingmu Village from a single family into a multi-shareholding stock, and then when Tiger King wants to enter the market, no one can refuse.
In theory, today's Qingmu Village does not dare to be enemies with other people who are united. As long as most of them can be united, they can negotiate with the Blood Bodhisattva and force her to compromise... Thinking like this, she turned her eyes to Looking at a courtyard halfway up the mountain, the people from Zhuji live there now. The two sides live not far apart.
They all came to Qingmu Village, and the other party is likely to be active. Speaking of which, if they have the heart, the other party may have seen themselves.
In the past two days, I arranged to monitor the people over there, and I did not see any signs of the other party's actions, nor did I receive too many rumors about their activities. Ning Yi... didn't even show up.
Where have you been, what are you doing... In the heavy rain, Lou Shuwan thought of this, blinked her eyes, and exhaled with difficulty.
I've already made a move, you see it... If you see it, don't pretend you didn't see it! What the devil... How do you solve this game, I really want to see it!
Gritting her teeth, she walked forward in silence... (...)
ps: I've had a cold in the past two days. The first half of the 3,000 words were coded yesterday, and I will post it today after tinkering... Actually, this chapter can be divided into two chapters. Every time there is a continuous update, some strange people often appear, and they say that I update to grab a monthly pass or something. At the beginning of last month, the monthly pass was doubled. I took the wrong medicine and did not update it in the first seven days, but deliberately ran to the end of the month to grab more tickets? A monthly pass is required for a month. The first day of the beginning of the month is the most effective. I took the wrong medicine and pressed the first chapter to the second, and even more chapters with 6,000 words? Does the person who says I update the monthly pass have an IQ of over 60? And I am particularly concerned about whether I grab the monthly pass or not, and it is often the person who has not subscribed. It's really weird.