Water Margin: Hu Sanniang and I swapped clothes

"Foolish! Even if I beat you to death, the gold is still mine!"

The burly man with the pointed chin sneered, and swaggered out carrying Mao Taigong as if he were a chick.

The burly man with the tumor followed closely behind, carrying Mao Zhongyi.

Upon entering the courtyard, Old Master Mao couldn't help but gasp in shock:

Murder!

All he saw were his trusted servants lying in pools of blood!

The other stewards, servants, maids, and old women knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly...

Dozens of ruthless henchmen ransacked his house, taking all his gold and silver treasures!

"Crackling and popping..."

These gold and silver jewels were casually piled on the ground, sparkling and dazzling!

Red is gold, white is silver, round is pearl, shiny is treasure, and there are also rhinoceros horns and elephant tusks...

Tears streamed down Mao Taigong's face, and his heart bled; he felt more pain than if he had been killed.

"No--"

"Snapped!"

The burly man with the pointed chin slapped Mao Taigong across the face, making his eyes distort and his mouth twist, spitting out blood!

A henchman took off Mao Taigong's socks and stuffed them into Mao Taigong's mouth.

Then they put a burlap sack over Old Man Mao's head, and Old Man Mao immediately went completely dark.

Mao Zhongyi received the same treatment.

Several henchmen worked together to tie the Mao father and son upside down to the Jiangzhou cart.

The "Jiangzhou cart" is actually a hand-pushed wheelbarrow, which is said to be a magical invention invented by Zhuge Liang in Jiangzhou.

The burly man with the pointed chin directed his henchmen to pack the looted gold and silver jewelry into sacks and load them onto the Jiangzhou cart.

The burly man with the pointed chin beckoned to the butler with his finger, and the butler quickly and nimbly ran over on his knees.

The burly man with the pointed chin asked him, "Do you know who I am?"

The butler shook his head vigorously, like a rattle-drum: "I don't know, I don't know anything!"

The burly man with the pointed chin smacked him hard on the neck: "You don't even know who I am, what use are you to me?"

what?

The butler quickly corrected himself, "I know, I know! His Majesty is known in the martial arts world as the 'Sickly Tyrant'!"

The burly man with a pointed chin: "Anything else?"

The steward cautiously probed, "Your Majesty and Xie Zhen and Xie Bao are sworn brothers, and you've come to avenge them..."

The burly man with the pointed chin nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad! Do you know why I wanted to arrest the Mao family father and son?"

The steward said tremblingly, "Please enlighten me, Your Majesty!"

"It was bad enough that the Mao family framed my brothers, Xie Zhen and Xie Bao, but they even wanted to kill them in prison!"

The burly man with the pointed chin snorted coldly: "You pass on my message to Wang Zheng, the clerk of the Six Cases!"

"I've taken the Mao family father and son away today. If you want them to come back alive, you'll have to exchange my two brothers for them!"

"I'm only giving him twelve hours. If he doesn't see them by dawn tomorrow, the Mao family, father and son, will all die!"

"what?"

The steward couldn't help but remind him, "Your Majesty, it hasn't even been twelve hours yet..."

"Stop talking nonsense!"

The burly man with the pointed chin glared at him: "If you dare to play any tricks, the Mao family father and son will also die!"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

The steward readily agreed, then asked, "May I ask, Your Majesty, where would you like to exchange it?"

"That's where the tiger was struck by the arrow!"

The burly man with the pointed chin sneered, "Only my brother Jie Zhenjie could find this place!"

"Did you remember everything I said?"

Butler: "I've got it, I've got it!"

"The only good thing about petty people is their good memory!"

"most!"

The burly man with the pointed chin nodded in satisfaction, but then placed the halberd against the steward's neck.

The steward was so frightened that his whole body stiffened: "Your Majesty, what is the reason for this...?"

"If you have a good memory, then remember one more thing!"

"If Wang Zheng doesn't receive news by sunset today, you'll be the one who dies!"

The burly man with the pointed chin slapped the steward's large face twice with his halberd, his deep-set eyes revealing a fierce glint.

"Don't you dare ruin the master's good time!"

The butler said in a trembling voice, "I wouldn't dare..."

The burly man with the pointed chin glared at the butler and sheathed his halberd.

"Brothers, let's go!"

……

Ten Mile Archway in Dengzhou, Juxianzhuang.

A handsome young man stood outside the hotel, looking completely bewildered.

The young woman, all smiles, stepped forward and greeted him: "Sir, are you here for a bite, a stay, or perhaps you'd like to try your luck?"

The handsome young man asked him with a strange look, "Waiter, is the owner of this hotel surnamed Sun?"

"Sorry, you're a little too late!"

The mistress shrugged: "Just two days ago she was surnamed Sun, but these past two days she's changed her surname to Zhao!"

The handsome young man quickly pulled him aside and stuffed a handful of copper coins into his hand:

"Please explain in detail, waiter!"

The mistress ultimately didn't dare to go into too much detail:

"The owners divorced and sold the shop!"

what?

The handsome young man could hardly believe his ears:

"They've divorced? But why?"

The mistress shook her head repeatedly: "This is the master's family matter, how could I possibly know?"

The handsome young man had no choice but to change his question: "Where are they?"

The mistress shook her head like a rattle drum:

"The owners of this place have treated me with the utmost kindness, and I must never reveal their whereabouts!"

The handsome young man took out a silver ingot and stuffed it into his hand.

The mistress: "Climbing Cloud Mountain!"

……

Dengzhou, Sun's Residence.

"My lord..."

Lady Yue nestled in the arms of "Sickly Yuchi" Sun Li, her little face as pink as a blooming peach blossom:

"Did Uncle really get a divorce?"

Sweating profusely, Sun Li stroked his wife's hair and said with satisfaction:

"Yes, I've been trying to persuade him for so many years, he should have divorced me long ago!"

"His wife, the 'big worm,' has a fiery temper and is as strong as an ox. She beats him up at the drop of a hat!"

"We've been married for three years and there's still no sign of pregnancy..."

Slow!

Sun Li suddenly realized he had said the wrong thing; he had been married for eight years and his wife, Madam Le, was still not pregnant…

As expected, Madam Le's eyes reddened:

"My lord, do you also wish to divorce me?"

"My lady, please don't misunderstand!"

Sun Li quickly hugged Madam Le, saying, "You know I don't care about this!"

But it was too late; Madam Le was already sobbing. Sun Li quickly tried everything he could...

As a result, the prefect of Dengzhou sent someone to invite him to a meeting, so Sun Li had no choice but to leave and go see the prefect of Dengzhou.

After Mao Taigong's steward relayed the matter to Sun Li, the prefect of Dengzhou instructed Sun Li:

"Commander Sun, this gang of petty thieves has broken into people's homes, robbed them of their property, and disregarded human life. They are utterly despicable!"

"You must rescue the Mao family father and son and bring these thieves to justice!"

Sun Li's face turned green upon hearing this: "Your Excellency, please wait! Why were Jie Zhen and Jie Bao thrown into death row?"

"This is a long story..."

Mao Taigong's son-in-law, Wang Kongmu, urged:

"Saving lives is the priority. Please, Commander Sun, rescue the Mao father and son first!"

"Wang Kongmu is mistaken!"

Sun Li refused without hesitation:

"This matter is of utmost importance; I need to understand the whole story before I can make the arrest!"

Left with no other choice, Wang Kongmu had to tell Sun Li the whole story.

Of course, there will inevitably be instances of distorting the truth and confusing right and wrong.