Chapter 63 Take a step to speak

Hu Sanniang was about to groan in agreement when a small leader who had just finished his meal returned and bowed to Yang Chang, saying, "Thank you, Brother Yang, for helping to keep watch. You must be hungry after a night of traveling. Let's go find a place to eat something."

"I'm not hungry yet, you'd better ask her"

Yang Chang sat leaning against the door and glanced at Hu Sanniang casually.

"okay."

But before the little leader could ask, Hu Sanniang waved her hand to refuse, and stared at Yang Chang with her beautiful eyebrows furrowed, secretly criticizing this boy for being pretentious.

You used to eat steamed buns with a fan, and now you tell us you’re not hungry?
Yang Chang has recovered from being a big eater and his stomach is actually empty now. But he is not the leader of Liangshan now and he has no minions to serve him. Where can he find food in the middle of the night?

The fellow thugs returned one after another, and Yang Chang sat with them until dawn.

After handing Hu Sanniang over to Song Taigong in the morning, Lin Chong's men took their leave and returned to their own residence to rest. After traveling all night, there was no need to return to the front line immediately, and it was reasonable for them to rest for a day or two.

No one on the mountain prepared breakfast for Yang Chang, so he stayed at Song Taigong's house for a meal, while Song Qing went to settle Hu Sanniang on behalf of his father.

It is called resettlement, but in fact it is house arrest.

Song Jiang was nominally under the charge of Song Taigong, but the one who did the work was his younger brother Song Qing.

Although Liangshan was a den of thieves, people did not eat meat and drink alcohol at every meal. Even Song Taigong's breakfast was just porridge, side dishes and pancakes, similar to the food in Yuncheng.

Yang Chang was so hungry that his chest was sticking to his belly. He picked up the bowl of porridge and gobbled it up ravenously, much like the guy in [Power of a Tiger] before the bug was fixed.

Seeing this, Song Taigong stroked his beard and smiled bitterly: "You have been eating dirt and drinking wind outside, it seems that you are really tired. Don't rush to eat slowly when you come back. No one will compete with you for food."

"The military camp is actually fine, but I was a little hungry after traveling last night. Please don't blame me, uncle."

“What do I blame?”

After hearing Yang Chang's answer, Song Taigong shook his head kindly, and then asked, "By the way, I heard Silang say last night that you were not doing well in the battle at Zhujiazhuang."

"Well, we met Wu Junshi last night, and King Chao sent them to support us."

"It does look bad. Is Sanlang in no danger?"

"Zhujiazhuang is indeed difficult to attack. Brother Gongming escaped unharmed. He was outside the village yesterday."

Yang Chang didn't want to argue in front of Wu Yong, but he would not hold back in front of Song Taigong. He made no secret of his heroic act of "desperately saving people".

Song Taigong was so excited that he couldn't help but hold Yang Chang's hand and murmured, "I knew you were reliable. By the way, you saved Sanlang and captured the female general. Sanlang will definitely reward you when he returns to the mountain. If he can't decide on the position of leader, I will go to talk to Leader Chao in person."

"Uncle, you don't have to do this."

Yang Chang swallowed the pancake in his mouth, waved his hand and said: "It is what I should do, but I captured that woman, but it caused some trouble for Brother Gongming."

"Trouble? What trouble?"

Upon hearing that his son was in trouble, Duke Song immediately became nervous.

"Look at me. I just can't keep my mouth shut."

Yang Chang deliberately kept everyone in suspense. Seeing that Song Taigong had become the 'Eager King', he continued to add: "Someone suggested that you exchange her for our captured leader, but you said that there were several captured leaders and exchanging any one of them would make the others feel cold, so you sent us to the mountain overnight. Everyone guessed that you wanted to take her as your wife."

"He dares!"

How could Song Taigong eat any more? He put the bowl on the table and said sternly, "Even if Sanlang wants to, I won't allow it. Wouldn't that make him the target of public criticism?"

"I don't believe that my brother lost his loyalty because of lust. Maybe he plans to marry the woman from the Hu family to a leader in the mountains? But this woman is a great martial artist. I don't know who can subdue her."

"Ok?"

After listening to Yang Chang's analysis, Song Taigong felt relieved and picked up the bowl. He looked at him meaningfully and said, "Didn't you capture her? Are you afraid that you can't subdue her?"

"Me? Uncle, you must be joking. There are dozens of leaders in Liangshan, and most of them have not yet married. How can I be worthy of such a title?"

"Just tell me if you want to or not?"

"I'm just worried that my brother has other plans" "What are you afraid of? I'm his father!"

Yang Chang was about to agree, but Song Qing suddenly strode over and asked loudly, "Dad, do you have something to ask me?"

"No, we were talking about your brother."

"Oh."

Song Qing sat down next to Master Song, and the little minions immediately brought him food. He took the bowl and chopsticks to take a few bites, then asked Yang Chang: "Third brother, you are traveling with Master Lin's people, do you have anything to say to me?"

"Fourth brother is really smart."

Yang Chang was surprised by Song Qing's cleverness, and said in front of Song Taigong: "Brother did have a message. He said that uncle has always wanted a daughter, so he sent the Hu family lady to the mountain. He said that the fourth brother knows how to do it."

"Oh"

Song Qing made an expression of sudden enlightenment, while Song Taigong frowned and looked at Yang Chang and asked, "Sanlang gave me a goddaughter? Doesn't that girl have any parents or relatives?"

"How could there not be one? She is Miss Hujiazhuang."

When Yang Chang said this, blood suddenly rushed to his head. He thought that Hu Sanniang's family was killed by Li Kui. Since he wanted to save this woman, he had to save her family as well.

If Hujia Village could be saved, Hu Sanniang would have no reason to recognize her godfather, and Song Taigong would have no right to marry her to Wang Aihu.

In that case, even if Song Jiang tried to obstruct me, it would not be justified from the perspective of justice. I have to rush back to the front line to keep an eye on that black guy.

"I'm full. My brother needs someone to protect me. I'll go down the mountain right away."

"Then there's no need to be in such a hurry. You need to rest well before leaving."

After Yang Chang finished speaking, he stood up and was about to leave, but was stopped by Song Taigong with concern, and he told Song Qing: "Don't eat yet, take Sanlang to my room to rest. The Song family owes this child too much, no matter what, he must rest for a day, and can't let him get tired."

"okay."

Song Qing put down the bowl in response. Yang Chang put his hand on his shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't bother me, Fourth Brother. I appreciate my uncle's kindness. I'll take a day off. I'll go back to Mr. Xiao's place and sleep. Goodbye."

Without waiting for the Song father and son to try to stop him, Yang Chang slipped out in one swift step.

"this kid"

Song Taigong shook his head at his back, then turned back to Song Qing and asked, "When did I want a daughter? What does Sanlang mean?"

"The wife of the Hu family is both talented and beautiful. Brother must want to keep her in Liangshan, so he came up with this method to retain her. There is no conflict between the goddaughter and the biological father, so don't think too much about it."

"But they are still related by blood, so they may not be willing to be your siblings."

"Don't worry, don't we have a child here? I will try to persuade you in a friendly way."

Song Taigong originally intended to ask Hu Sanniang about her marriage, but when the words came to his lips, he put them back, thinking that he would give an explanation when Song Jiang returned to the mountain.

Yang Chang said goodbye to the Song father and son and went straight to Xiao Rang's residence. He remembered that Zhujiazhuang was not easy to attack, and even if Wu Yong went there, it would take time. It would not be too late to go down the mountain after resting well.

If you don’t even have a few hundred dollars a month, why bother trying to survive?

After lying in bed all day, how could I sleep at night? I tossed and turned until the second half of the night, then I simply got dressed, picked up my stick and went down the mountain.

Lin Chong's men will also set out tomorrow morning, and Yang Chang will be happy and comfortable traveling alone.

At the turn of 9:00 p.m. the next day, Yang Chang rushed to the camp at the entrance of Zhujiazhuang village and unexpectedly met Hu Cheng and his entourage outside the gate.

"Master Hu?"

"It's you? You are also from Liangshan."

Hu Cheng recognized Yang Chang and immediately dismounted and saluted: "Little brother, please spare me a moment to talk."

　Today is New Year's Eve, and the author would like to wish everyone a happy new year, and wish all book lovers good health to their families and great prosperity in the Year of the Dragon.

　　
　
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