Water Margin: Hu Sanniang and I swapped clothes

"Third Sister, your Sun and Moon Twin Blades!"

Sun Xin finally got a good night's sleep. When he woke up, Shi Xiu presented him with weapons and horses.

"And your red cotton lasso, golden scale armor, and blue-maned horse..."

"Thank you, Second Brother!"

Sun Xin thanked Shi Xiu, then returned to his military tent with the golden scale armor and asked two burly women to help him put it on.

How could the two burly women not help?

There were already rumors in the military camp that the female soldiers of Liangshan would all be under the command of Hu Sanniang in the future.

Outside the military tent, Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu chatted quietly while waiting for Sun Xin to put on his armor.

"Brother, we'll definitely be able to rescue Brother Shiqian today!"

Shi Xiu said with great hope.

"Yes, thanks to Third Sister..."

Yang Xiong nodded, then sighed:

"Breaking down the Zhu Family Village will give us an explanation to King Chao..."

When the name "Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King" Chao Gai was mentioned, Shi Xiu's face darkened, even though he had been in a good mood.

Because the two brothers committed a murder in Jizhou, they teamed up with "Drum-Flea" Shi Qian and traveled thousands of miles to join Liangshan Marsh.

When they passed by Zhujiazhuang, Shi Qian was caught stealing chickens, so the two brothers had no choice but to swallow their pride and go to Liangshanbo for help.

When the matter was explained, Chao Gai, the chief leader of Liangshan Marsh, flew into a rage and shouted:

"My children! Bring me back those two, beheaded by me!"

Song Jiang tried to reason with him, but Chao Gai, still furious, said:

"We, the heroes of Liangshan, have always upheld loyalty and righteousness and practiced benevolence towards the people since we annihilated Wang Lun."

"One by one, the brothers went down the mountain, but their spirit was never broken."

"The brothers, both new and old, who have come up the mountain all have the brilliance of heroes."

"These two scoundrels used the names of the heroes of Liangshan to steal chickens, thus causing us to suffer humiliation."

"Today we'll first behead these two, and then send their heads there to give orders."

"Then they raised their troops and went to sweep through that village, so as not to lose their fighting spirit."

"My children, quickly behead him and report back!"

Thanks to the strong persuasion of leaders such as Song Jiang, Wu Yong, and Dai Zong, Chao Gai was able to spare Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu from the death penalty.

Therefore, Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu could not eat or sleep in peace until they had captured Zhu Family Village.

Even if we win, we won't feel at ease.

As the saying goes, a broken mirror is hard to mend. Although Chao Gai did not actually kill them, they were disheartened by this incident. How could they wholeheartedly follow Chao Gai again?

However, Chao Gai was the chief leader of Liangshan Marsh. If they didn't follow Chao Gai, they couldn't stay in Liangshan Marsh.

If they couldn't stay in Liangshan, where else could they go?

The two brothers looked at each other, smiled bitterly, and shook their heads. Just then, Sun Xin walked out of the military tent and saw what was happening.

"My two elder brothers, what troubles you?"

Sun Xin's voice was as clear and melodious as a silver bell. Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu turned their heads and saw what an unparalleled beauty she was!

Although Shi Xiu was indifferent to women, and Yang Xiong was heartbroken by marriage, he still found himself instantly attracted to Sun Xin.

Beautiful!

Yang Xiong shook his head: "It's nothing."

"Third Sister, let's hurry, all the leaders are waiting for us."

Shi Xiu didn't intend to hide it from Sun Xin, but with so many people talking and so little time, she could only discuss it later.

Sun Xin put his doubts aside for the time being and went to the central command tent with Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu.

When they arrived, Song Jiang had already gathered his troops and was preparing for a third attack on the Zhu Family Village.

What a formidable woman, Hu Sanniang!

As soon as Sun Xin arrived, the group of Liangshan heroes all opened their eyes wide in unison:

She is indeed a beauty of unparalleled grace!

The original text contains a poem as proof:

A beautiful woman with misty, cloud-like hair, wearing phoenix-head shoes and jeweled stirrups.

Golden armor against red gauze, a lion-skin belt cinching her slender waist.

Frosty blades hacked wildly at the mighty army, while jade hands captured fierce generals alive.

The naturally beautiful crabapple blossoms, with Yizhangqing taking the lead.

Not being interested in women doesn't mean being blind. Everyone has a love for beauty. The most important thing is that one's perspective has changed.

Yesterday, when we first met, although Hu Sanniang was also like that, in the midst of the battle, who had time to appreciate beauty?

Besides "Dwarf Tiger" Wang Ying...

When I saw her again last night, Hu Sanniang was a prisoner, her hair disheveled, her beautiful face pale, like a mirror covered in dust, losing some of her stunning beauty.

Today is different. Hu Sanniang is all dressed up and is one of our own now, so the feeling is naturally very different.

The Liangshan heroes were finally able to calmly appreciate Hu Sanniang's beauty, and even Song Jiang was momentarily stunned.

He had traveled all over the country and seen many beauties, such as Yan Poxi, Madam Liu, Hua Xiaomei, and Song Yulian...

But I have never seen a female general as heroic and valiant as Sun Xin, who truly outshines all others!

What a pity...

Song Jiang sighed silently.

Li Kui saw all this, and looked at Sun Xin as if he were an enemy.

"All the leaders are here. Today, let us regroup and vow to crush the Zhu Family Village in one fell swoop!"

Song Jiang, mounted on his horse, roused himself and pointed his whip towards the direction of the Zhu Family Village:

"Set off!"

...San Niang's route...

"Twenty taels of silver is too much..."

At the entrance of the Shili Pai Hotel, a pot-bellied man shook his head with a wry smile at Hu Sanniang:

"I'm a little short on cash these days..."

Hu Sanniang frowned slightly. She didn't understand bargaining at all, and she hated it extremely.

So without a second thought, Hu Sanniang slashed herself:

"Then fifteen taels it is!"

"Fifteen taels is far too much..."

The pot-bellied man's small eyes gleamed with cunning, and just then, someone called out to Hu Sanniang from afar:

"Erlang—"

Hu Sanniang didn't realize he was calling her until the fat man reminded her:

"Shopkeeper, your brother has arrived!"

My brother?

Hu Sanniang then realized what was happening and turned around to see a general riding a tall horse.

The pot-bellied man greeted the general with a big smile and bowed, then consciously stepped aside.

The general dismounted before Hu Sanniang, his brow furrowed with worry, and asked her with concern:

"Brother, why is that?"

Hu Sanniang carefully examined this general:

His eyebrows reached his temples, his eyes were as black as lacquer, his face was like gold, and he had a thick tiger beard!

He looked seven or eight parts like me, except I had a fair complexion and this general had a yellow complexion.

In addition, this general was over eight feet tall, and although he was tall and robust, he was three to five inches shorter than me.

Just by looking at this general's appearance, Hu Sanniang could tell that this was Sun Xin's older brother, Sun Li.

Hu Sanniang didn't know what Sun Li was asking, so she could only vaguely reply:

"Brother, don't worry about your little brother..."

How can I not worry?

Sun Li, nicknamed "Sick Yuchi," grabbed Hu Sanniang's hand.

Hu Sanniang instinctively tried to break free, but Sun Li's concerned expression reminded her of her own brother, Hu Cheng.

In a daze, Sun Li and Hu Cheng's shadows seemed to overlap. Hu Sanniang was stunned for a moment, then stopped struggling.

Sun Li looked around, and the soldiers he brought with him took a few steps back, with the pot-bellied man retreating more than three zhang away.

Sun Li then lowered his voice and anxiously asked Hu Sanniang:

"Brother, don't you want to live with your aunt anymore?"

Hu Sanniang frowned: "How did you know, brother?"

"come over!"

Sun Li turned around and waved to one of them.

The man jogged over, and Sun Li pointed at him and said to Hu Sanniang:

"It was the young mistress of the Huo family from your shop who came to town early this morning to invite me..."

"Your aunt said you've gone mad and want to break up with her..."

"Brother, is this true?"