Chapter 20 Chapter Twenty

Tian Yuben was so anxious that his brain jumped up: "Whether you like it or not, please say something sweet!" "Brother, I don't think you are confused. My sister also knows that I have a daughter-in-law, the daughter of Zhao Zhanyuan. Not only do I have a wife, but we will have a child soon. How can you propose marriage? This, this is my name." How embarrassing. Does it mean that Lingmei still has to be a little girl?" "That's right, I also told my sister, but she doesn't know what's wrong with my sister, she can't turn this corner."

Zhang Zuolin smiled after hearing this: "Brother, I know Lingmei's temperament very well. She is very stubborn and unambiguous, but what is the matter? Is this a joke? She mentioned it to me at the beginning, and I I once told her that if my original wife is gone, to put it bluntly, Gaba, will die of a sudden illness, and I have to remarry. I decided to marry Lingmei and let her fill in the house for me, so that she can be righted in the future. But The current situation is not like this. My daughter-in-law’s body is strong, even stronger than that of an old cow. Besides, there is no disease, and I can’t divorce her. Our relationship between husband and wife is also good, and my sister is involved What an inconvenience. I said man, I hope you tell Lingmei to let her die. If there is a chance in the future, I will never break my promise and marry her to fill the house. If there is no such day, forget it .”

"Hey, I understand all these things and the truth. You said that I am also a person who travels in the rivers and lakes. You and your husband and wife have such a good relationship. Can I force you to divorce her? That is too wicked. Okay, I will talk to you again. Let me talk about it, my sister, but don’t make it public, it’s easy to say and it’s not good to hear it, you know, we know, let’s forget about it.” This wine is boring, there are no words.After the banquet was over and the remaining seats were removed, Zhang Zuolin rested for a while.The horses were ready outside, and Zhang Zuolin got up to say goodbye.Tian Yuben personally escorted him away from Tianzhuang Terrace, Tian Xiaofeng never showed up, Zhang Zuolin said in his heart, did you see it, and picked on me, this Tian Xiaofeng's temper is like a fire, I can't stop me from offending her, and I have to take revenge, right and wrong I can't stay here for long, I have to leave quickly.

Before leaving, Tian Yuben said: "Brother, you have been living here for a few days. I have sent someone to inquire about the situation outside. The situation is not good, and it is even more chaotic now. Big nose, small nose, names There are many insurance teams, large groups, small groups, all in a mess, arresting people everywhere, killing people everywhere, and there are plenty of missing people. I said you rushed to Qingmakan Sanjiegou, you have to be careful, it is best not to go Don’t take the avenue, don’t take the trail, it’s not peaceful anywhere. You go to bed early, get up late, and stay in a shop when the sun is high. You are too lonely. I Let me tell you how to do this, you go to Niuzhuang, turn around in Niuzhuang Gaotuozi, and then go to Sanjiegou, although this is a big circle, it is relatively peaceful."

"Hey, I remember." Zhang Zuolin thanked and got up to leave.It was too difficult to rush to Sanjiegou, so it was not peaceful, because Zhang Zuolin had experienced too many things, he was not allowed to be careless. Zhang Zuolin was walking forward that day, and he was not too far from Gaokan. He was familiar with this place.Zhang Zuolin said in his heart, although the place of Xiao Wangjia Tuo may not be seen as big, it is an important road for transportation. I remember that there is also a Niangniang Temple here, and there is a temple fair every March 18th. Oh, it is March now, oh, yes , it's almost eighteen, is there still a temple fair?Why don't I go away from Wang Jiatuo since I was a child.He pulled his horse away and ran to Xiao Wang's family.

Zhang Zuolin guessed it. Not only is there a temple fair, but this year's temple fair is also very lively.What is the reason?Because of the continuous war and poor water conservancy, the common people are suffering so much. If there is no good harvest for five years, the elderly people think that they have offended their mothers. All to death.Even though the world is in such chaos, we should burn incense and burn incense, so that the empress will bless us to have a good harvest, so these elderly people pushed, and the temple fair will be held this year.Zhang Zuolin went to Xiao Wang's house and Tuo took a look, ah, the street is very lively, and then looked at the Niangniang Temple, which was intact and not damaged by anyone.The gate of the mountain is wide open, and there are two-story halls on the second floor of Qinglong, Baihu, and Bell and Drum. People who come out and go in really burn incense. People from ten miles and eight villages risk their lives here to offer offerings.

Zhang Zuolin also felt a little hungry, so he thought that he would first go to Xiao Wang's house to get a job, inquire about the situation in Sanjiegou, and then it would not be too late to leave.There was a Daqing teahouse at the entrance of the village. Zhang Zuolin took the horse with him, jumped off the horse, tied it to the horse stake, fed the horse first, and entered the teahouse.Not to mention, the small teahouse was not big, but it was full of guests, and there were no free tables. Zhang Zuolin found a place to squeeze and sat down.Sitting beside him was a blind man, holding a sanxian in his arms, and there was a bag on the table, which seemed to mean a drum board.Zhang Zuolin loves listening to books the most.He thought to himself that this was a storyteller, and he was going to this temple fair to earn money. It was too miserable for a blind man. He was also depressed and wanted to find someone to chat with, so Zhang Zuolin patted the blind man on the shoulder.The blind man was shocked: "You also drink water?"

"Ah, I'm passing through Guibao Land, and I'm here to rest and drink two bowls of tea. What's your surname, sir?" "Miangui's surname is Chen." "Oh, excuse me, you are a storyteller, Mr. Storyteller?" "Oh, good eyesight, that's what I eat. Well, I plan to earn some money here to support my family at the March 18th Niangniang Temple Fair. Alas, these times are too difficult." "Then where does the master often perform storytelling and performing arts?" "Oh, I've traveled all over this area, going from town to town, and sometimes I wander around county towns."

"What books do you know?" "Oh, I learned from my teacher, the Three Kingdoms, the Eastern, Western, Han, and Southern and Northern Dynasties, poetry and songs, talents and beautiful women, anyway, I know a lot." Zhang Zuolin's heart skipped a beat. First, he was very envious of this blind man. Since he was a child, he worshiped a storyteller called Blind Geng, and worshiped him like a god.I said in my heart that although he has no eyes, he is rich in knowledge. I have gained a lot of knowledge from Mr. Geng, and today I encountered a blind man again.Me, take the lead and take the lead, it’s okay to stay anyway.

"Mr. Chen, may I ask that this year is so chaotic, when do you think the world will be peaceful?" The blind man was also happy: "Hehe, you are a sighted person who can't see it. How can I, a blind person, know?" "That's not necessarily true. I have always admired this blind gentleman. Please don't be polite, sir." "Okay, since your Excellency is sincere, let's speak plainly. May I ask your surname?" "Miangui's surname is Zhang." "Are you local too?" "From Erdaogou." "Oh, let's get back to the book. Listen to this voice, I'm probably a few years older than you, so I'll take the liberty of calling you brother, okay?"

"of course can." "Brother, the world is in endless chaos. I don't know anything else. I wander around and I don't know what. Take the place under our feet as an example. There is no peace. The big nose is in the leg, the small nose is in the foot, and the beard, There are bandits again, and what the hell is the insurance team, there is nothing good. They scrape the land and harm the people. People on both sides of the Liaohe River have suffered eight lifetimes of bad luck. I hate them, especially the big nose and Little nose, our country is weak and can't provoke others, they run rampant everywhere, I still think in my heart, I hope this temple fair is safe and I can make two money. If the big nose comes, or if the little nose is coming, I will It's all messed up." While the two were talking, someone said, "Oh, here we come, hurry up, let's go and watch the excitement." Zhang Zuolin didn't know what happened, and he was also curious. He immediately paid the tea money and paid for the blind man. The blind man was very grateful.Zhang Zuolin left the teahouse, untied the horse, and led him to the scene of the accident.The more people gathered, the more people stood around, Zhang Zuolin realized what was going on, and after a long time, a group of circus performers came from the avenue, which was very attractive.Look at this group of people again, there are no less than twenty, and their clothes are also different. There are six horses in total, and two white horses in front, one old and one young, are sitting upright.This old man can be sixty years old, with a white beard, a full frontal heart, white braids, a big bald forehead, black tiger eyes, a vicious appearance, big thick lips, and fat and big clothes on the outside. A long robe, with a cloth tied around the waist, and a sword on his shoulders.Sitting next to him is a small and exquisite woman, who looks exactly like Tian Xiaofeng when you look at it coldly, but if you look closely, she looks different, but she has the same size and appearance, but there are thousands of layers of murderous looks in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. White, with a cloak on the outside, and a silk handkerchief covering his head.Behind them were twenty or so young men of varying lengths. I saw these young men, some with flower guns hanging on their backs, some with machetes on their backs, big cages and small cages behind them, which were filled with monkeys, bears, pulled by carts, and several horses, tied to the tails of the horses. The red, green and green silk strips are hung with mighty bells ringing. Do you think this is not attractive?I haven't seen a circus in many years.I saw this group of people stopped in front of the Niangniang Temple, the old man first threw his stirrups off the saddle, and jumped off the horse, and the girl jumped off with a trick.The old man looked around: "It's here, the children are here, open the place quickly." A few young men got on their horses, and they practiced equestrianism a few times in front of the temple. They turned somersaults on the horses, pulled the flag with the wind, and hid in the stirrups. You said that this training attracted more and more people. Wang Jiatuo's place is not too big, how many people can there be here, most of the people from other places are burning incense or passing by, almost all of them are attracted here.In the end, there were two or three hundred people gathered, and the venue was opened up.The old man opened his hand, and the young men jumped off the horse, and all retreated behind. The old man went to the girl's ear and said a few words, the girl stood up, untied the cloak first, folded it and put it in the basket.The girl clasped her fists towards the outside world: "Folks and elders, we are a circus troupe from the Guannei, called the Chang family circus troupe. My surname is Chang. This is my second uncle. Behind me are my senior brothers. This time we traveled thousands of miles to the land of Liaodong to make a living. We heard that there was a temple fair in the local area, so we came here to beg for a bowl of food, all thanks to the cheers from the folks. Let’s put the ugly words to the fore. Gao, don’t make a fool of yourself in public. No matter whether you practice well or not, please stand up and cheer. If you have money, you can help your fortune. If you don’t have money, you can help your personality. We will be grateful. I won't say much, I'll practice as soon as I say, I'll practice my fists and kicks for you first, please keep your eyes open." As far as Chinese martial arts are concerned, it is really the quintessence of the country. This girl is in her twenties, and her waist and legs are flexible. Zhang Zuolin was attracted by this practice, and Zhang Zuolin secretly pointed her thumb.Because Zhang Zuolin has also learned boxing and kicking, and he knows a little bit about it. It can be seen that this girl is not a showman, but that showmanship is flashy and fools laymen. This girl has real kung fu.Zhang Zuolin said in his heart, if my guess is right, she practices tea boxing, twenty-four way, okay.Hey, where did they come from, came from Guanli, and what is the situation in Guanli? Zhang Zuolin put aside the matter of going to Qingmakan, just stood here and watched in a daze, the girl finished her practice in the blink of an eye.There were a lot of people around, and the money was not much, and it was sparse, so they threw in about twenty copper coins, but the girl didn't think it was too little.The old man asked his apprentices to pick up all the money: "Haha, let me say a few more words. Just now, my niece said that we are from Guannei and from Dengzhou Prefecture. We are newcomers and borrow land to make money. I hope the folks will help you a lot. Don’t be close to righteous relatives, righteousness is not close to ancestors and masters. We don’t care whether we are inside or outside the Guan, Liaodong or Liaoxi. We are all an old ancestor, right? I am getting old, and my arms and legs are not flexible anymore. Dare to make a fool of yourself in front of everyone on stage, but what you eat is this bowl of rice, and you can't do it without practicing, so I'll just rely on my old age to sell my old age." As the old man said, he flashed his coat, and the short skirt inside was a small dress, which was neat and neat, and the old man practiced it. Zhang Zuolin saw that her kung fu practiced was much better than that girl's, and the old man was polite, but few people gave money after the practice.Zhang Zuolin thought to himself, living in the rivers and lakes is a miserable person, it's really not easy.As soon as he touched the pocket, there was money. Before leaving, Tian Yuben and Tian Xiaofeng gave him travel expenses, and Zhang Zuolin took out a piece of silver. Almost, regardless of the turmoil in those years, the money was worthless, and the five taels of silver was a lot of money.The old man, girl, and those boys were stunned for a moment. The old man didn't pick up the money. He looked in the direction and looked at Zhang Zuolin: "My friend, is this a reward from you?" "Ah, I'm not very rich, please buy me a bowl of tea." "Oh, your Excellency spends money like water, and admires you. If you say that, I will be rich, but dare to ask this noble name?" "My surname is Zhang, I'm Zhang Gongchang." "Oh, Mr. Zhang, thank you." The old man said, and picked up the silver. It took so long to turn around, but it was broken.Hearing that little Wang Jiatuo was on the east side, he let go of the gun "papapa". In those days, the common people were timid. When they heard the gunshots, "Wow—" some ran away, some were stunned, even Zhang Zuolin was stunned, and when he looked back, he saw that people were in front of him, and there were a dozen or so people outside. The big nose is a Russian soldier.Behind the big nose is a group of Chinese people. These Chinese people are the scum of the nation. They wear their hats askew, squint their eyes, carry box cannons, and all wear armbands. ", and there are foreign languages ​​below, all in Russian, which most people don't know.There is also a big eagle embroidered on it.This group of people with grimaces broke into the crowd, and the common people saw the Russians with big noses and blue eyes. Who wouldn't be afraid?They all hid far away.Even the old man practicing kung fu was a little scared, so he quickly protected the girl behind him, not knowing what they were going to do.I saw two Russian soldiers wearing woolen clothes, big riding boots, breeches with pouches, the gun on their backs called a golden hook, and grenades on their belts. These two Russian soldiers came over with playful faces. The bear teased the monkey again, and brought the bamboo basket over. Where did the road turn, and then the five taels of silver and the other copper coins were turned over, and the two Russian soldiers weighed them in their hands. The old man thought he would confiscate them for me. how?It turned out not to be, so after weighing it, I put it in the basket again, and looked at the girl with a glance. "Madam, Shanggao." What did the Russian soldier say?This is similar to the Japanese oriental dialect "flower girl's best". Madam is a beautiful woman, or a woman. It is good to go to high school. Generally, those who often come into contact with them can understand these two sentences.Because they work exclusively on women.Seeing that they had bad intentions, the old man took a few steps back, protecting the girl even tighter: "Hey, what are you doing?" At this moment, one of the traitors came out. This one had gold teeth, a groove on his forehead, his hair was parted on both sides, without braids, he was wearing a suit on top, and breeches from the Tsarist Russian army on the bottom. , also wearing riding boots, with an open chest and a bra.This boy is not a good guy at first glance, the common people recognize him, not far from here, in the Han Family Courtyard, people call him Han Tongshi, this kid is Han Jingyang, he is the translator, at that time The translator is called the liaison officer.They can eat well in the Russian barracks, enter the Russian barracks, and walk on the water at their feet.Relying on the power of the Russians, he ran rampant in the countryside and became a local tyrant.The common people hated him to the core.Han Tongshi came over with a playful smile: "I said, old man, come here and stand still. Where did you come from?" "I'm from Dengzhou Prefecture, Shandong." "Shandong? What are you doing here?" "As I said just now, in order to make a living, we are playing tricks everywhere. People call us people from the rivers and lakes, and we can go anywhere." "To put it lightly, the years have changed. Now there are swordsmen everywhere, bandits everywhere, and all kinds of gangsters. Are you a good person or a bad person?" "Sir, you keep your morals in your mouth, we are ordinary people who keep their own laws." "That's a good point. What proof do you have that you keep yourself safe? Who will give you the ticket? Is your performance here approved by the government? Let me have a look at the procedures." "Ah, that's how it is, sir. As you said just now, the army is in turmoil, and the government is too busy to take care of itself. No one cares about our affairs. Besides, performing arts along the way, I have never filed a record with the government, and I have never been allowed by the government. It's useless. To the government?" "Hey, let me tell you that you can really speak the vernacular. Where there are bricks and tiles and the law of the king, the officials don't care. Can you just do whatever you want? Hmm? How many people in total?" "Nineteen in total." "Take them all away and examine them carefully. If you are a good person, you will be released. If you are a criminal, the emperor has an imperial decree, and you will be punished on the spot." The old man saw that he was in trouble, you can see that what he said was true was true, and what he said was false was false. In those days, if killing a person was like killing a bedbug, if he was confused, he would confess his life .The old man hurriedly smiled and said, "Sir, you are doing good deeds. I am a quack who has never studied. I can't speak or speak. You are angry. What I said is indeed the truth. We can't go on in the pass, because the people in the pass are poor, and I heard that most people go to the east of the pass, and the money in the east of the pass is rich, so we bravely left Shanhaiguan and came here to make a living. Sir, we don't know the local rules, today you I understand what I said, I will close the stall now, okay? I will go to the government to file for the record immediately, the government allows us to practice, we practice, the government does not allow us to leave without bagging, please show your respect." "Ah, I'm pretty good at talking, that's okay. If you say things are dead, people are alive, right? Where can't you make friends? Many friends have many paths, and many enemies have many walls. I said Get out of the way, let the girl behind you come over, come here." Everyone knew that he had no good intentions, there was nothing he could do, the old man hesitated a little, and turned around: "Girl, don't be afraid, this gentleman wants to see you See you." The girl had no choice but turned around from behind her uncle with a blushing face, lowered her head, and squatted down, expressing blessings. Han Tongshi is very shameless, the girl didn't wait to say a word, she came over and grabbed his hand: "Hey, don't look at the wind and sun, these little hands are quite tender, white and bulging. " The girl blushed even more, brushed, and withdrew her hand.At this moment, those Russians came over and surrounded the girl: "Madam, go up, Madam, go up." Among them was a Russian squad leader, because he was carrying a short gun instead of a long gun. Is an official.The girl was hugged by the waist, and the Russians applauded and wanted to be rude in broad daylight.The old man saw what he could do: "You, stop, what are you going to do?" He still had so many apprentices with him. The apprentice couldn't bear it, so he rolled up his arms and sleeves and came over. The girl is full of kung fu and can bear this kind of insult ?Seeing that they stretched out their hands out of good intentions, the girl first made an old dragon shake her armor, shook her arms, and shook her waist and eyes, and threw the Russian squad leader more than six feet away, but this guy had a thick face and didn't care. After standing up from the ground, she slapped her buttocks and came over again with her big teeth bared: "Madam, it's so powerful." The girl couldn't bear it anymore when she wanted to strike again, shaking her fists and crackling, these boys stretched out There are those who use flower guns and machetes, of course they dare not put guys in deadly places, pick rough skin and thick flesh, stab the two Russian soldiers' buttocks in the eyes, and Han Tongshi's back is hit A knife back.This time the hornet's nest was stabbed, Han Tongshi screamed strangely, and spoke Russian to the Russian squad leader, meaning that they were not good people, but bandits.The Russian squad leader nodded, and with a wave of his hand, all the Russian soldiers and the traitor team came up. The traitor team was the insurance team.People have guns and power, how can they beat those who play tricks?Seeing that an accident was about to happen, Zhang Zuolin could see clearly that his lungs exploded. Zhang Zuolin thought it was evil. When I was fighting in North Korea, I had nothing to do with the little nose. The little nose was so crooked that I almost lost sight of it. What happened?If you catch him and beat him, he will be angry, and he will be afraid of violence.This big nose is no exception. Today I saw that there was no reason to ignore it. Zhang Zuolin's wild nature came up. He reached out and pulled out the pistol from his belt. "Crack", opened the safety, and fired a shot into the sky. This shot can solve the problem.These Russian soldiers and traitor teams jumped up in fright, ah, who are they?Who dares to shoot but us, is it possible that the bandits are here?Turning around and looking, Zhang Zuolin was in front of him: "Don't move, you bastard, raise your fucking hands up for me." A boy was not convinced, and just about to tie the gun, Zhang Zuolin buckled his index finger, and "cracked" With the gun, the head flew off, plopped, and the dead body fell down.When everyone sees that they have met Heng Dae, this one is really shameless. But the Russian squad leader was very arrogant, he was not convinced, and wanted to desperately pull his pistol.Zhang Zuolin knew that when the two armies met, the brave would win. At this time, whoever hesitated would be the unlucky one. Zhang Zuolin made a decisive decision, and with one stroke of his pistol, "slap", he shot the boy Tianling Gai, killing the Russian squad leader.There were two Russian soldiers who were just about to pull the guy, Zhang Zuolin flipped his wrist, "slapped", and lay them down again, the rest dared not move, knowing that this father would kill without blinking an eye.Han Tongshi didn't take the immediate disadvantages: "Okay, let's go now, let's go right away, listen to my password, stand at attention, turn back, run forward, run!" and ran away.Throwing down these corpses on the ground, the common people ran away in fright, leaving only this group of performers. When the old man took a look, his face changed color with fright, why?What are the consequences?Killing the Russians, what about just kidding?Can people not retaliate?Therefore, the old man's heart shrank together, and he hurried over to give Zhang Zuolin a fist: "Thank you, benefactor, for your great help. But benefactor, this, this has caused a catastrophe. Not only will you be in danger, I'm afraid we will I can't go anymore." "Old man, don't say such weak words, whoever is soft is bullied these days, quickly take the girl, take the man, and go, I am watching here." "How can that be done? Throwing Engong here alone, I, we can't bear it." "Oh, it's too vulgar to say these words. Go, go, something will happen here in a while!" While Zhang Zuolin was talking, Tong Han ran to the entrance of Xiao Wang's house in Tuozhuang, and met another group of Russian soldiers. Russians all want to come here to watch the fun, it's a coincidence.Han Tongshi translated the incident, and each of the twenty or so big noses held a golden hook in their palms, aiming at the crowd and shooting indiscriminately.It was the temple fair at that time, and no matter how few people were there, there were many more people than usual. In an instant, countless men, women, old and young were shot. Zhang Zuolin didn't see it well, and with a pistol in his hand, he covered the group of circus performers and fought and retreated. .Zhang Zuolin's gun is very accurate, and the handle is very straight. He is a person who studies and loves to use the gun. Although he didn't play with it for a long time, the head of the gun is very accurate. Opening the cover means piercing the heart.But Zhang Zuolin had limited bullets around him, so he didn't dare to hit casually, and only knocked down one when he felt it was dangerous. In this way, riding on horses, they left the Niangniang Temple, and finally got dark, and they were able to shake off the pursuers.What is the reason?The pursuers were also afraid of death. These Russian soldiers found that the man in front had no misses, and knew that he had a few tricks, but they were afraid that it was a local bandit, and there was an ambush, so what should they do if they got into a trap?So after discussion, the troops were withdrawn. Zhang Zuolin heaved a sigh of relief, checked, and found that he was not injured, just put the leather hat on his eyes, if the gun was lowered a little, the head cover would fly away, the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became.He jumped off the horse, and the circus woman also jumped off the horse. Seven or eight of his brothers died, and five or six of them disappeared. They went somewhere during the chaos, and her uncle I can't find it either.The girl burst into tears. After crying for a long time, she knelt down to Zhang Zuolin: "Thank you for your great support. If you hadn't helped us, none of us would have survived. Dare I ask your name?" "Oh, don't mention it, ashamed, my surname is Zhang, and my name is Zuolin." "Oh, where is your house?" "Well, it turns out that my family is also from Guannei, and later moved to Liaodong to make a living. I temporarily live in Erdaogou, Xiaoheishan, Heishan County." This woman firmly remembered and engraved it in her mind.She introduced herself: "Grandpa, to tell you the truth, we went outside the customs to make a living, and we did not expect to get such a result. It seems that the whole world is as dark as old birds, and there are no good places in the whole country. How about this, my surname is Kang, and I have a nickname." It's called Haitanghong, and we belong to the Guannei Tiandihui." "Ah." Zhang Zuolin suddenly realized. He knew that there were Tiandihui, Sanhehui, Gelaohui, Bailianjiao, etc. in the pass. Organizations with various names are generally green forest heroes.Zhang Zuolin also remembered it, but this was not the place to speak. After Haitanghong finished speaking, she hurriedly bid farewell and led people to find her uncle.Zhang Zuolin couldn't control so much anymore, so he rode his horse and swung his whip to leave the place of right and wrong.Zhang Zuolin thought I'd go home, but this time I didn't go to Sanjiegou, and the world is too chaotic, my mother must be worried, so I should return home as soon as possible, so that the family can be reunited.He dared not take the main road, but walked around the small road.Going forward this day, I came to Liaoyang. Zhang Zuolin thought that I had already reached the edge of the city. Why don't I go for a stroll in the city? Even if I pass through the city, it would open my eyes.Thinking of this, Zhang Zuolin entered Xiguan.