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Chapter 150 Return with a full load

Two thousand taels of gold and fifty good horses were what Zhang Zhengdao gained from his trip to Cangzhou. Chai Jin lived up to his reputation for being generous and generous.

But when the two thousand taels of gold were taken out, Zhang Zhengdao was in trouble. The weight of more than 160 kilograms could only be hitched to a carriage to transport it back to Liangshan.

In addition, those fifty good horses from the North are also difficult to deal with. With the abilities of him and Ruan Xiaoqi, they may be targeted by the thief before they even leave Cangzhou.

After repeated weighing, Zhang Zhengdao decided to transport the gold that was urgently needed in the village first. As for the fifty good horses, he would put them down for the time being. After returning to the mountain, he would send thirty or fifty people to collect them.

It was three days later when he said goodbye to Chai Jin. Zhang Zhengdao originally planned to stay only one night before leaving, but he couldn't resist Chai Daguan's enthusiasm to persuade him to stay.

In this way, we stayed for two more days.

In the past two days, Chai Jin killed sheep and pigs, entertained him with good wine and meat, and chatted with Zhang Zhengdao in a spirit of mutual loyalty.

On the day of departure, Chai Jin arranged for food and wine to be sent on the way, and personally saw him off for five or seven miles.

Zhang Zhengdao cupped his fists and said goodbye, "I have been entertained by many high-ranking officials in the past few days. I am very grateful."

Chai Jin said: "It doesn't matter if we send him a few more miles!"

Zhang Zhengdao took Chai Jin's hands and insisted: "The high official will stay here to see you a thousand miles away, and we must say goodbye eventually. Whenever I have time in the future, I will make a decision to come and visit you."

Chai Jin said reluctantly: "Let's go to Liangshan. The leader will take great care of us."

Zhang Zhengdao got on his horse, clasped his fists again and said, "I'll see you soon, high official."

Ruan Xiaoqi also clasped his fists to say goodbye, then jumped onto the harnessed carriage, cracked his whip, and urged the horse forward.

But seeing that the two of them had gone far away and could not see their backs, Chai Jin just rode on the curly white horse and returned to the village with the following villagers.

But he said that Zhang Zhengdao was riding on a horse. Because Ruan Xiaoqi's carriage was not going fast, he could only slow down his pace.

"Seventh Brother, Mr. Chai is worthy of being the Mengchang of the time. With his support this time, I, Liangshan, will definitely go further. Your Tidelang Navy can expand its army!" Zhang Zhengdao was in high spirits and beaming with joy.

Ruan Xiaoqi was also very excited. If all the two boxes of gold in the carriage behind him were exchanged for food, they could feed the village for several years.

"After returning to the stronghold, spread the word for me. Anyone who is an enemy of Chai Jin is an enemy of Liangshan." Zhang Zhengdao ordered.

"Brother, the leader of the village, is right!" Ruan Xiaoqi said with a smile: "Chai Daguan is so kind. His safety in the future will be the safety of Liangshan."

The two of them chatted and walked on the main road without worrying about the distance. They walked at dawn and stayed overnight, stopping when they encountered the city. It took them half a month to return to Liangshan.

At the Lijia Daokou Hotel, Zhu Gui couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that the village leader and Ruan Xiaoqi were back, and came out to greet them in person.

Zhang Zhengdao jumped off his horse, shook off the dust on his clothes, and asked, "Brother Zhu Gui, has anything happened in the village during the days I left?"

While Zhu Gui called the waiter to prepare wine and food, he led Zhang Zhengdao to a secluded room in the backyard.

"Brother, I will spend more than a month on my trip to teach the brothers on the mountain." Zhu Gui personally poured a cup of tea for Zhang Zhengdao.

Zhang Zhengdao took a sip of water to moisten his dry throat.

Zhu Gui smiled and said: "During the time when my brother left, Liangshan became stronger and stronger, and there was an endless stream of heroes who committed suicide every day. Now there are more than 1,500 good men in the village."

"Brother Ruan's Pinghai Navy is already full, and even the Talang Navy has more than 300 people." Zhu Gui happily introduced.

Zhang Zhengdao was overjoyed and asked: "Is there any good man who is good at shooting and shooting?"

Zhu Gui replied: "My younger brother, Zhu Fu, has already taken his family to the mountains, but now he is planning to build a hotel in a market outside Shouzhang County, near the water."

Zhang Zhengdao nodded and said: "Brother Zhu Gui has contributed a lot to the development of our village, so I will allow your brother to be the leader."

Zhu Gui was overjoyed, clasping his fists and bending down, saying, "I would like to thank my brother for Zhu Fu."

Zhang Zhengdao gave him a weak support and said with a smile: "Besides your brother, what other good guys come to join the gang?"

Zhu Gui replied: "Two days ago, two heroes came to the mountain. They said they were recruited by Du Qian, the leader of Liangshan, and another brother named Shi Qian on Hedong Road."

Zhang Zhengdao asked hurriedly: "What are the names of these two heroes?"

Zhu Gui replied: "One is named Ling Guang, and the other is named Suo Xian. They are both currently arranged in the village, accompanied by brother Song Wan, waiting for his brother to come back to deal with them."

Zhang Zhengdao felt a little disappointed. These two men were not very famous generals, but after thinking about it, he felt relieved again.

Du Qian and Shi Qian had only been there for more than a month. It was estimated that they had only reached the vicinity of Baodu Mountain at this time. They had already recruited two good men for the village along the way, which was already rare.

Zhang Zhengdao stood up and said: "Go back to the village first."

Zhu Gui asked: "Brother, why don't you go up the mountain after having wine and food?"

Zhang Zhengdao said with a smile: "After returning to the mountain village, I will hold a banquet for the new leader who came to the mountain to wash away the dust!"

"My little brother will call for the boats from the village." Zhu Gui left the house, took out a magpie-painted bow, put on the noisy arrow, came to the water pavilion, looked into the reeds on the opposite port, and shot out.

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But after hearing the sound of trumpets and arrows, within a moment, three or five young men emerged from the reed bank, rocking a fast boat.

When we reached the water pavilion, one of the men asked: "Leader Zhu, who wants to go up the mountain?"

Zhu Gui replied: "The leader of the village is back."

The young man was overjoyed and said: "I'm afraid this small boat is not enough. I will call for a few more."

Zhu Gui nodded and said: "Go back quickly."

The small boat left again, and after a while, three speedboats were seen cutting through the water and heading directly to the water pavilion.

There was a big man at the front, but it was the "Short-lived Erlang" Ruan Xiaowu. This man jumped on the shore and shouted: "Where is the leader of the village?"

Zhu Gui led Ruan Xiaowu into the house and saw Zhang Zhengdao sitting and drinking tea.

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"Brother, village leader, I miss you so much." Ruan Xiaowu shouted.

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "I haven't seen Fifth Brother for many days, but it's dark."

Ruan Xiaowu grinned, showing his white teeth, and said with a smile: "My little brother is training in the Navy. He is exposed to the wind and sun, so he is naturally black."

Zhang Zhengdao stood up and said: "Let's go up the mountain together."

Everyone came out of the house, called Ruan Xiaoqi, who was having a drink in the lobby, to the water pavilion, and ordered a few minions to carry the two boxes of gold onto the clipper.

Several leaders each boarded a fast boat. The young man rocked the boat away, looked into the depths of the moor, and headed straight for the golden beach.

Zhang Zhengdao sat at the bow of the boat, building a pergola with his hands, admiring the scenery of the eight hundred miles of water.

The three speedboats rowed through the reeds and grass, met the patrol boat, and saw the return of the village master. They all rejoiced and joined the team, moving forward vigorously on the water.

The boat moved to the shore of Golden Beach, and everyone got ashore. A small group of men carried two boxes, and accompanied the village leaders to Liangshan Dazhai.

Along the way, the two passes that we passed have already been built, and are guarded by No. 100 men.

When everyone arrived at the third pass, they saw two to three hundred people working non-stop under the sun.

"Brother!" Song Wan, who was supervising the work not far away, immediately saw Liangshan Bozhu, who was surrounded by people and wearing a Taotie mask.

"Brother, village leader, is finally back!" Song Wan quickly came to the front and bowed to the end.

Zhang Zhengdao helped the big man up and said with satisfaction: "Brother Song Wan built this pass very magnificently."

Song Wan grinned and said, "You don't deserve my brother's praise."

"Brother, let's see, this third pass will be built in one day." Song Wan introduced, pointing to the scene of two to three hundred big men sweating profusely at work.

Zhang Zhengdao nodded and said: "But it's the hard work of the brothers. I'll give them extra meals in the evening, put in more meat, and have enough wine."

Song Wan said happily: "With the words of brother, Brother Wang Lun, I don't dare to be stingy."