Chapter 86: It's easy to get on the pirate ship but hard to get off

Zhu Tong lost his loyalty in Cangzhou Prefecture and was angry and unhappy on the way.

But the matter was done, his wife and children were taken to Liangshan, so he had no choice but to follow Chao Gai and Song Jiang.

There had been an "internal conflict" in Liangshan some time ago, and they had not had a reunion banquet for a long time. Chao Gai took the opportunity of the two men joining the gang to hold a banquet in the Juyi Hall to celebrate.

While preparing for the banquet, Chao Gai and Song Jiang introduced the leaders of Liangshan one by one.

Lei Heng had no emotions in his heart. He smiled and clasped his fists in return. Zhu Tong only nodded faintly in response. He did not completely put himself in the role of a bandit, nor did he acknowledge that all of them were heroes. It was not until he saw Yang Chang that his eyes lit up.

“Brother Yang!”

"Brother Jieji."

"How are you doing here?"

When asked about Zhu Tong's death, Yang Chang smiled and nodded, saying, "I am fine. King Chao and Brother Gongming have taken good care of me."

"Brother Zhu and Brother Yang have such a good relationship."

When Chao Gai stroked his long beard and murmured with emotion, Song Jiang took the opportunity to explain: "This is all fate made by heaven. Sanlang was originally going to join Erlongshan, and Xiaoke asked him to help deliver letters home, so this period of working together was formed."

"I know that."

Seeing Song Jiang taking the opportunity to build a relationship, Chao Gai immediately laughed and countered: "When Gongming was imprisoned in Yuncheng, it was they who secretly took care of him. You have to drink a few more cups later."

"Uh" Song Jiang was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly nodded and agreed: "Of course."

When Chao Gai and Song Jiang stopped talking, Zhu Tong patted Yang Chang's arm and said seriously, "We were busy with official business in Yuncheng at the beginning, so we didn't have the chance to take you to our home. Now your sister-in-law and nephew have been brought here, and we will introduce you to them later."

"It's all up to my brother to arrange."

"What are you talking about?" Chao Gai interrupted the conversation and pointed to the back of the Juyi Hall and said solemnly: "We will set up two tables in the back hall and invite a few women to accompany Brother Zhu's wife and children."

“It’s inconvenient.”

"How can it be inconvenient? We are all brothers and relatives. That's right."

Chao Gai was talking halfway when he saw Yang Chang's eyes suddenly light up. He smiled and asked, "Why didn't Sanniang come with you? You and Brother Zhu are colleagues, so you should let your sister-in-law accompany you in the back hall."

"Uh, I." Yang Chang looked around and hesitated, then he clasped his fists and explained: "I didn't know that my brother went up the mountain, and Sanniang is guarding the village in the back mountain at this time."

"You got married so soon? Then you have to call him here so I can meet him."

Zhu Tong had worked with Yang Chang in Yuncheng before. The inmates in the prison would often talk about obscene things between men and women. The young man behaved calmly at the time and did not go to brothels to have fun during his breaks. People thought that Zhu Tong had no interest in women, but he unexpectedly got married after joining Liangshan.

Since Yang Chang was young and had no beard, he was not handsome in the eyes of the bearded man, but his facial features and figure were not bad. No one knew what kind of woman he married. Curiosity made the stern-faced Zhu Tong smile.

"Then I."

"Listen to Brother Zhu's arrangements. My sister-in-law is also a leader. Send someone to invite her."

"Sanlang, go quickly. I'll have someone go to the Dongshan Hotel and ask Mrs. Gu to come back to the mountain to keep her company. Then we won't have to worry about the back hall not being lively later."

"Yes"

Yang Chang clasped his fists and left.

Song Jiang pulled Zhu Tong's collar, stood on tiptoe and said mysteriously: "Brother Zhu, you don't know, Yang Chang's wife is my sister, she is very skilled in martial arts and nicknamed Yi Zhang Qing, many men in Liangshan can't beat her."

"Really? Then Yang Sanlang..."

Zhu Tong wanted to ask if Yang Chang could subdue him, but he swallowed the words back.

When Yang Chang brought Hu Sanniang to see Zhu Tong before the lunch break, he realized that his previous worries were unnecessary.

From the look in Yizhangqing's eyes, it can be seen that she regards her man as the most important thing. Zhu Tong immediately led Yang Chang and his wife to the back hall, and told his wife to interact more with Hu Sanniang in the future.

Liangshan was originally a small society. Although Chao Gai and Song Jiang were friends with Zhu Tong, the means they used to lure him to the mountain were too cruel, so they had to keep a certain distance and would rather be close to Yang Chang and his wife.

Hu Sanniang loves Yang Chang and is willing to treat all friends he recognizes sincerely.

After Zhu Tong and Yang Chang returned to the front hall, she had a pleasant chat with Zhu's wife until Gu Dasao came back to the mountain and sat next to her and asked her a shy question.

"Sister, you and Brother Yang have been married for several months, why is there no movement in your belly?"

"Ah? I don't know."

Hu Sanniang lowered her head in shame. Seeing this, Zhu's wife comforted her and said, "This kind of thing is fate. I think Brother Yang is a handsome man, and I have been practicing martial arts for many years. I'm sure you will have a pair of children in the future." "Sister-in-law, what you said is wrong. Sister Hu likes riding horses. I heard that she teaches Brother Yang every day. The ups and downs on the horse's back all day long, and the body practicing martial arts can't stand it."

"Thank you for the reminder, sister-in-law. I will talk to the master later."

When Hu Sanniang heard Mrs. Gu say that she loved riding horses, her ears turned red.

Most of the women having the feast in the back hall today, such as Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Le, have already given birth to children. Only Hu Sanniang is young and newly married. She has been listening to the experiences of her elders all day.

Returning to the back mountain at night, the couple took a bath, then turned off the lights and went to bed.

"Official."

"Hmm? Lady, do you want to ride a horse today?"

"no."

"Then let's go to sleep. I'm a little sleepy after having drinks with them this afternoon."

"Oh"

Hu Sanniang said this, but she held Yang Chang's arms with both hands and leaned closer to him.

In the cold winter, cuddling can keep you warm; in the hot summer, hugging each other will lead to combustion.

The two had been together for several months, and Yang was already familiar with the secret language and small movements. He turned sideways and said to her, "If you are interested, please hurry up. There is still half a bucket of water in the tent. I will go and flush it later."

"Sir, you have misunderstood. I have something to say."

"Oh? Madam, if you have anything to say, just say it."

"Mrs. Gu and the others all said that riding for a long time is not good for pregnancy. Why don't we take a break from riding for half a year?"

"What?" Yang Chang sat up after hearing this and said to himself, "Women love to gossip, and they are quite nosy."

"Don't be upset, sir."

Hu Sanniang pulled Yang Chang to lie down and said leisurely: "Actually, they all mean well. I have no family now, and I also want to give birth to a boy and a girl for you."

"Brother and the others are still here, so I am not alone."

Yang Chang stroked the woman's face and comforted her softly, "Don't try to get pregnant. You will get pregnant naturally when the time comes. Besides, we are in Liangshan now. If we give birth to children now, it may not be a good thing for them. Anyway, everything depends on fate."

"Isn't your uncle in Yanggu? How about you sneak me down the mountain to join him? Or we can go find my brother and the surviving family members. With our abilities, we can definitely survive. It's better than staying on Liangshan Mountain and being a thief."

"It's not that easy. First of all, I have been identified as an accomplice of Liangshan by Yuncheng. Secondly, Song Jiang and Wu Yong used very vicious means to win over Zhu Tong. It's easy to get on the pirate ship, but it's hard to get off."

"What should I do?"

"Don't worry, my lady. Song Jiang's ambition is not to be a bandit. He will seek amnesty. Let's wait patiently."

"Sir, how can I listen to you?"

Hu Sanniang wanted to ask the reason, but finally chose to believe Yang Chang.

Zhu Tong and Lei Heng joined Liangshan. Both of them were benefactors of Chao Gai and Song Jiang, so not only were they assigned to camp on the top of the mountain, they were also often given special care by the top one or two leaders.

In addition to repaying kindness and establishing a persona, the intention is also to win them over to become one of their own.

In particular, Chao Gai, whose power was diluted, would talk and drink with the two of them almost every day, and would focus on Zhu Tong, which made Yang Chang's many visits to Zhu Tong in vain.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Zhu Tong and Li Kui don't get along, so Chao Gai naturally thinks they are "allies". The castrated Wang Aihu also shares the same idea with Chao Gai.

At noon on the eighth day of the eighth month, Chao Gai went to see Zhu Tong for a drink.

Just as I reached the corner of Zhu Tong's row of houses, I saw a short man with his short legs tucked together, twisting and turning and disappearing at the end of my sight.

"Brother Zhu, was there anyone here just now?"

"Wang Ying and Wang Aihu said that Brother Gongming is a good brother. He was not feeling well at the welcoming banquet a few days ago, so he came to visit today."

"Ah"

Chao Gai sneered after hearing this and said with a straight face: "The bird was chopped off, how can his body be healthy? This guy has only settled down for a few days, and he wants to stir up trouble again?"

"What?"

(End of this chapter)