Do you have the strength to force me to join the Liangshan bandits?

Chapter 264 Is it finally his turn, Little Fatty, to open his business? [3 chapters, please vote!]

He Yuanqing then spurred his horse over to the old man's side and, looking down at him, asked:
"Old man, where is this?"

The old man ignored him and continued burning paper money, muttering to himself as he threw it into the fire.

"Snapped!"

Cai Fu rushed up and slapped He Yuanqing on the back of the head:

"No matter if you are a guest in purple robes and gold belts, you must dismount and inquire about your future!"

"Your father-in-law is old enough to be your grandfather. Didn't your parents teach you to respect the elderly and care for the young?"

He Yuanqing dismounted, muttering to himself in frustration:
"My parents died when I was eight years old..."

Although He Yuanqing spoke very softly, Cai Fu still heard him and couldn't help but frown.
The original novel of "The Story of Yue Fei" did not explain He Yuanqing's background, and it was unexpected that He Yuanqing was an orphan.

After dismounting, He Yuanqing walked to the old man's side, bowed respectfully, and asked:
"Old man, may I ask you a question..."

The old man sighed and said as he burned paper money:

"This place used to be called Shili Pu."

"This place is now called Dafen Village."

He Yuanqing was taken aback: "Why did you change your name?"

"Do you see this large tomb?"

The old man pointed to a small hill, about three zhang high, in the darkness ahead.

"what?"

He Yuanqing looked up in disbelief:

"This...this is actually a grave?"

Old man: What do you think?

He Yuanqing clicked his tongue and said, "Who is buried here? Why such a grand display?"

The old man shook his head with a wry smile: "It's not just one person, it's the whole village here..."

He Yuanqing opened his eyes wide: "Why is that?"

The old man gritted his rotten teeth, making a grinding sound.

"Isn't it all because of those thugs on Wutong Mountain?"

"what?"

He Yuanqing couldn't help but take a step back:
"Are you saying that the bandits from Wutong Mountain killed everyone in the village?"

"It's them!"

Hatred flashed in the old man's eyes:

"They've all been killed, leaving only this old codger in the entire village..."

He Yuanqing then asked, "Why did they kill everyone in your village?"

"For Xiao Cuihua!"

The old man said with a hint of resentment:

"Little Cuihua has grown into a beautiful young woman, and she was originally engaged to marry next year."

"But somehow the Second King of Wutong Mountain took a liking to him and sent a few henchmen to snatch him away."

"A passing hero stumbled upon this, killed a few of the henchmen, and continued on his way."

"The second king of Wutong Mountain couldn't find the hero to take revenge, so in a fit of rage he slaughtered our entire village..."

"Ah this..."

He Yuanqing couldn't help but take two steps back.

He suddenly remembered that Cao Liang often had different women around him.

Because he was still young and didn't care about women, he had never thought about this issue.

Looking back now, Cao Liang often had different women around him, and each woman didn't stay for long.

The women's clothes and attire were not flamboyant; they didn't resemble courtesans, but rather village women...

I see!
How could this be?
He Yuanqing's little mind was in turmoil; in his mind, only government troops would burn, kill, and loot the people!

Cao Cheng and Cao Liang fed him, played with him, and even fought against the government troops, so he thought Cao Cheng and Cao Liang were good people.

Now he realized that Cao Cheng and Cao Liang had also burned, killed, and looted the people, just like the government troops.
"Father-in-law, I'm back."

Cai Fu also dismounted. Seeing that He Yuanqing had nothing to say, he greeted the old man while carrying his tattered sack.

The old man's eyes lit up when he saw Cai Fu:
"Has the hero returned from Wutong Mountain?"

"Have you found a strong person?"

"found it."

Cai Fu threw the tattered sack on the ground, and two heads rolled out. The old man was startled at first, but after recognizing the faces by the firelight, he froze for two seconds before throwing his head back and bursting into wild laughter:

"Cao Cheng? Cao Liang? You've met your end?"

He laughed, then cried. The old man knelt down, opened his arms, and cried out towards the hill-like grave:
"Old woman! Dachengzi! Erzhuzi! Sandezi! Xiaocuihua..."

Did you all see that?

"The enemy is dead!"
"You can rest in peace now!"

After shouting, the old man turned to Cai Fu and kowtowed repeatedly:

"Thank you, hero, for avenging our village!"
"The common people erect longevity tablets for heroes, praying that they will live to be a hundred years old!"

After kowtowing to Cai Fu, they kowtowing to Lu Zhishen; after kowtowing to Lu Zhishen, they kowtowing to Hu Sanniang.

When he was about to kowtow to He Yuanqing, Cai Fu helped him up.
"Old man, your enemy is dead, you don't need to blame yourself anymore..."

He Yuanqing was in a very awkward position.

Although he was young, he gradually came to understand the principles.

Moreover, compared to Cao Cheng and Cao Liang, he preferred to follow Cai Fu and Lu Zhishen.

Following Cao Cheng and Cao Liang, everyone was afraid of him.

Following Cai Fulu Zhishen, others would worship and respect him...

As Hu Sanniang gazed at Cai Fu's tall figure, the firelight seemed to gild his back.

She regretted not going out with Cai Fu before; she never knew going out with Cai Fu could be so enjoyable!

"Pfft!"

He Yuanqing suddenly knelt down in front of the large grave and kowtowed three times.

Then, instead of the old man who was busy thanking Cai Fu and the others, he kept putting paper money into the fire.

The flickering firelight illuminated his ever-changing expression; He Yuanqing remained silent, lost in thought.

On the way back, He Yuanqing was silent. Cai Fu and Lu Zhishen ignored him and left him to his own devices.

Upon arriving at the mountain stronghold, He Yuanqing dismounted and suddenly grabbed Cai Fu and Lu Zhishen, bowing deeply in respect.

"Uncle, Master, I understand!"

He Yuanqing said in a muffled voice:
"Cao Cheng and Cao Liang deserve to die!"

Cai Fu asked him, "Why should you die?"

He Yuanqing said through gritted teeth:
"They are harming the people!"
"Disciple will follow Master and be a good person!"

"Good boy!"

Lu Zhishen helped He Yuanqing up.

He already knew that He Yuanqing was being used by Cao Cheng and Cao Liang.

Cao Cheng and Cao Liang did bad things without taking He Yuanqing with them, only tricking him into resisting the government troops.

He Yuanqing was willing to learn, so Lu Zhishen naturally gave him the opportunity, after all, he was still a child.

As long as he gets back on the right path, he will have plenty of time to be a good person and uphold justice.

Cai Fu gave He Yuanqing's big head a satisfied ruffle.

That would be perfect; I've gained another great general!
……

Liangshan Park.

Song Jiang was sitting on the kang (heated brick bed), chatting idly with Wu Yong, when suddenly Kongming burst in excitedly:

"Master, there's good news!"

Song Jiang: "What brings you this joy?"

Kongming spoke very quickly:
There was a hero named Han Yiyun, the "Tiger Descending the Mountain".

"Last month, he killed a guard from the Imperial Guard in Tokyo because of a grudge, and fled Tokyo to live as a fugitive."

"Two days ago, our scouts went to Yuncheng County and saw the government's arrest warrant at the county gate."

"I was still wondering what kind of hero he was, but who knew that Han Yiyun would come to join Liangshan Marsh today!"
Zhu Fu, who received him at Beishan Hotel, learned that he was Han Yiyun and immediately sent someone to notify the mountain.

"Han Yiyun should be almost at Jinshatan by now!"

"Is there such a thing?"

Song Jiang was overjoyed to hear this.

Although heroes continued to join Liangshan Marsh, they all followed the man surnamed Cai.

Is it finally his turn, Little Black Fatty, to open for business?
[Don't worry, there's more to come. Let's get those monthly tickets going, my friend!]

(End of this chapter)