The main plots of Chapter 22 of Water Margin

Chapter 22: Chai Jin of Henghai County stays as a guest in Jingyang Gang and Wu Song fights the tiger

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It is said that Song Jiang went to clean his hands because he was avoiding a glass of wine. He turned out of the corridor and came down. He stepped on the handle of the shovel, which made the man anxious. He jumped up and wanted to hit Song Jiang. Chai Jin rushed out and accidentally called Song Yasi, thus revealing his name. Hearing that it was Song Jiang, the big man knelt on the ground and stood up, saying: "The villain has eyes that cannot recognize Mount Tai! I insulted my brother for a moment, please forgive me!" Song Jiang helped the man up and asked: "Who is at your feet? "His surname is Gao?" Chai Jin pointed and said, "This person's surname is Wu, and his name is Song. He has been here for a year." Song Jiang said, "There are many rumors about Wu Erlang." How lucky we are to meet here today!" Chai Jin said: "It's rare for heroes to meet together."

Song Jiang was overjoyed and held Wu Song's hand. , went to the banquet in the back hall together, and called Song Qing and Wu Song to meet. Chai Jin invited Wu Song to sit on the ground. Song Jiang quickly asked him to sit on it together. Wu Song is willing to sit there. After being humble for a long time, Wu Song took the third seat. Chai Jinjiao filled the cups and plates again and persuaded the three of them to drink.

Song Jiang looked at Wu Song under the lamp, and felt happy in his heart, so he asked Wu Song: "Why is Erlang here?" Wu Song replied: "My younger brother was in Qinghe County. He was drunk after drinking. They were fighting over secrets in this department, and got angry for a while, so they punched the guy until he was unconscious. The younger brother just said that he was dead, so he fled to the high official to take refuge in the disaster for more than a year. Later, I found out that the man was not dead and was saved. I was about to go back to my hometown to find my brother. I didn't want to get sick from malaria, so I couldn't go back. But just when I was feeling cold, I was attacked by my brother in the corridor. The left "foot" and the right "here" held the shovel handle; he was so surprised that he broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that he would be cured."

Song Jiang was overjoyed after hearing this. Drink until the third watch that night. After drinking, Song Jiang left Wu Song to rest under the Xixuan. When he got up the next day, Chai Jin arranged a banquet, killed sheep and pigs, and took care of Song Jiang.

A few days later, Song Jiang took out some silver and made clothes with Wu Song. Chai Jin knew that there was someone willing to take bad money from him. He took out a box of pieces of silk and had a needleworker at his door, so he taught him how to make clothes for the three of them.

Tell me, why doesn’t Chai Jin like Wu Song? It turns out that when Wu Song first came to join Chai Jin, he generally accepted and treated him. Later, when he was in the village, he was drunk and had a strong temper. Some of the villagers were distracted, so he wanted to punch them. No one in the bank said anything good about him. Everyone just disliked him, so they all went to Chai Jin and told him many shortcomings. Although Chai Jin didn't chase him away, he just treated him slowly. But Song Jiang took him to a place every day and drank with him, so Wu Song's previous illnesses disappeared.

After staying with Song Jiang for more than ten days, Wu Song felt homesick and wanted to return to Qinghe County to visit his brother. Chai Jin and Song Jiang both asked him to stay for a while longer. Wu Song said: "I have no choice but to go visit my brother because I haven't heard from him for a long time." Song Jiang said: "It's true that Erlang is going and I don't dare to stay. If I have time, I can see you again." Wu Song thanked Song Jiang. Chai Jin took out some gold and silver and gave them to Wu Song. Wu Song thanked him and said, "You are really disturbing the high official!"

Wu Song tied up the package and tied the sentry stick to go, while Chai Jin organized the wine and food to send him on his way. Wu Song wore a new red embroidered jacket and a white fanyang felt hat. He carried a parcel on his back, carried his whistle stick, and just said goodbye. Song Jiang said: "My dear brother, please wait a moment." He returned to his room, took some silver coins, rushed to the village gate and said, "I'll see you off brother." Song Jiang and his brother Song Qing were waiting for Wu Song After bidding farewell to Chai Daguan, Song Jiang also said: "Da Guan, I'll come here after I say goodbye for now."

The three of them left Chai and went to Dongzhuang, walking five or seven miles. Wu Song said goodbye: "Brother Zun. "It's far away, please come back. Mr. Chai will definitely be looking forward to it." Song Jiang said, "Why don't you take a few more steps?" We talked about it for another three or two miles. Wu Song took Song Jiang's hand and said, "Brother, there is no need to see you off far. He said: 'I will see you off for a thousand miles, but we must say goodbye in the end.'" Song Jiang pointed and said, "Allow me to walk a few more steps. There is a small hotel on Wuna Official Road. , we had three minutes to say goodbye."

The three of them came to the hotel. Song Jiang sat down at the table; Wu Song leaned on his whistle stick and sat down at the bottom; Song Qing sat down with his head turned and called the bartender. Get some wine, buy some dishes, fruits, vegetables, etc., and put them on the table. The three of them drank a few drinks and looked at the red sun in the west. Wu Song said: "It is getting late. My brother will not abandon Wu Er, so he accepts Wu Ersi's worship and worships him as a righteous brother."

Song Jiang Overjoyed. Wu Songna bowed his head four times. Song Jiang asked Song Qing to take out an ingot of ten taels of silver and give it to Wu Song. Wu Song was willing to accept it and said, "Brother, I will pay for my own use when I'm a guest." Song Jiang said, "Dear brother, don't worry too much. If you refuse, I won't recognize you as a brother." Wu Song had no choice but to accept it and put away the bag. inside. Song Jiang took some scraps of silver to pay for the drinks, Wu Song took the whistle stick, and the three of them left the hotel to say goodbye. Wu Song cried and said goodbye.

Song Jiang and Song Qing stood in front of the hotel, hoping that Wu Song had disappeared before turning back. At the end of less than five miles, I saw a man from Chai Daguan riding a horse with two empty horses behind him to pick him up. Song Jiang was overjoyed when he saw it, and they got on their horses and came back to the village together.

After dismounting, please go into the back hall to drink. From then on, the two brothers Song Jiang only stayed at Chai Daguan Renzhuang.

The words are divided into two parts. It is only said that after Wu Song separated from Song Jiang, he stayed in an inn that night and rested. The next morning, he got up to light a fire and had a meal, paid the rent, tied up his parcel, picked up his whistle stick, and went on the road. He thought: "Jianghu I only heard about the timely rain and Song Gongming, and it is indeed true! It is not a waste to get to know such a brother!"

Wu Song traveled on the road for a few days and came to the ground in Yanggu. This trip is still far from the county seat. At noon that day, I was walking hungry and saw a hotel in front of me. I was holding a flag in front of the door, with five words written on it: "Three bowls are not enough."

Wu Song came inside and sat down, leaning on his whistle stick, and shouted: "Master, please bring the wine quickly." The owner of the shop brought three bowls, a pair of chopsticks, and a plate of hot dishes. Place it in front of Wu Song and sift a full bowl of wine. Wu Song picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp, exclaiming: "This wine is so powerful! Master, if you are full, buy some wine to drink." The restaurant said: "Only cooked beef." Wu Song said: "Okay, cut it into two "Three kilograms for wine."

The shopkeeper went inside and cut out two kilograms of cooked beef, made a large plate, and placed it in front of Wu Song; then he sifted a bowl of wine. Wu Song ate it and said, "Good wine!" He sifted through another bowl.

I just finished three bowls of wine and never sifted it again. Wu Song knocked on the table and shouted, "Master, why don't you come and sift the wine?" The restaurant owner said, "Sir, if you want some meat, I'll bring it." Wu Song said, "I want some wine too, and I'll also cut some meat." "The restaurant said, "The meat was cut and added to the guests, but the wine was not added." Wu Song said, "But it's weird again!" Then he asked the owner, "Why don't you sell wine to me?" He said: "My guest, you must see that the flag in front of my door clearly says: 'Three bowls of wine are not enough for a hill'." Wu Song said: "Why do you call it 'three bowls of wine are not enough for a hill'?" The restaurant said: "My wine Although it is village wine, it tastes better than old wine. Any guest who comes to my shop and eats three bowls of it will become drunk and cannot cross the hill in front of him. Therefore, it is called "three bowls of wine are not enough". , I only ate three bowls, so I stopped asking." Wu Song laughed and said, "I'm so tired, but I ate three bowls, how can I not get drunk?" The winemaker said, "My wine is called 'Tou Ping Xiang'; "Pour it out": It's rich and delicious when you first eat it. "Wu Song said: "Don't talk nonsense! I won't pay you for it!"

< p> When the restaurant saw that Wu Song was completely motionless, he sifted through three more bowls. Wu Song ate and said, "That's good wine! Master, I'll give you the money for a bowl of wine after you eat one. I'll just sift it." The restaurant owner said, "Sir, please just drink. This wine is going to make you drunk, and there is no cure for it." !" Wu Song said: "Don't worry about it! Even if you put the sweat medicine in it, I still have a nose!"

The shopkeeper couldn't help but sifted through three more bowls. Wu Song said: "I will eat another two kilograms of meat." The restaurant cut another two kilograms of cooked beef and sifted three bowls of wine.

Wu Song was so speechless after eating that he just wanted to eat. He went to take out some broken silver and shouted: "Master, come and see my silver! Do you have enough money for wine and meat?" The restaurant looked at it and asked "I have some extra money to give you." Wu Song said, "I don't want you to give money, just sift the wine." The restaurant said, "My lord, when you want to have a drink, there are still five or six bowls of wine!" I'm afraid you won't be able to eat anymore. "Wu Song said, "There are more than five or six bowls, so you can sift them all." The restaurant owner said, "How can I help you when you are drunk?" Wu Song replied! He said: "Anyone who asks you to support him is not a hero!"

The restaurant is willing to sift the wine. Wu Song was anxious and said: "I don't eat for free! Don't drink the master's sex, your house will be smashed to pieces! Turn your bird shop upside down!" The restaurant said: "This guy is drunk, don't mess with him. ." He sifted six more bowls of wine and ate them with Wu Song. After eating eighteen bowls, he picked up his whistle stick, stood up, and said, "I'm not drunk!" He walked out of the door and said with a smile, "But he didn't say, 'Three bowls are not enough'!" The whistle stick goes away.

The restaurant rushed out and shouted: "Your Majesty, where are you going?" Wu Song stood still and asked: "What do you want me to do? I don't have enough money for your wine, why do you call me?" The restaurant shouted "I mean well; please come back to my house and read the papers on the white lawsuit." Wu Song said: "What papers?" The restaurant said: "There is a big eye-catching white-fronted insect on Jingyanggang in front of me. It comes out late and hurts people. , ruined the lives of thirty or twenty men. The lawsuit is now limited to the hunter's capture and punishment. There are notices at the Gangzi intersection. You can teach the guests to form a group and cross the Gang at three o'clock in the afternoon; the rest are Yinmao. During the six hours of Shen You and Xu Hai, you are not allowed to pass by alone. It is the end of Shen and Chu in the morning and evening. It would be better for me to waste my life if I see you leaving without asking anyone. I'll take a break now, and tomorrow I'll slowly gather thirty or twenty people, and we'll be better together than in Gangzi." After hearing this, Wu Song smiled and said, "I am from Qinghe County, and this is Jingyanggang. The young master has also walked through it a dozen or so times. When you see a big insect, don't scare me with such nonsense - even if there is a big insect, I am not afraid!" The restaurant said: "I mean to save you, you. If you don't believe me, come in and read the lawsuit." Wu Song said: "You are really a tiger, and I am not afraid! You leave me to rest at home, why don't you try to kill me in the middle of the night? Are you trying to scare me?" The restaurant said, "You see! I have good intentions, but I do it with bad intentions, and you are in trouble! If you don't believe me, just do it yourself!" He said, shaking his head. Went to the store.

Wu Song raised his whistle stick and strode across Jingyanggang. After walking about four or five miles, I came to the foot of a hill and saw a big tree. The bark had been scraped off, leaving it completely white, with two lines of writing on it. Wu Song also knew a few words. When he looked up, it read: "The big insect in Jingyanggang has recently injured people, but passing merchants can cross the hill in groups at three o'clock in the afternoon. Please don't make a mistake."

Wu Song looked at it and smiled and said: "This is a trick of the restaurant. It frightened the guests and went to stay at that guy's house. What kind of birds am I afraid of?" Dragging his whistle stick horizontally, he came up to the hillside.

It was already time to apply for the license, and the red sun went down the mountain beside each other. Wu Song took advantage of the wine and walked up to the hillside. After walking less than half a mile, I saw a dilapidated mountain temple. When I walked to the temple, I saw a seal posted on the temple door. When Wu Song stopped and read, it read:

Yanggu County announced: Because there is a big insect on Jingyang Gang that hurts people's lives, it is now restricted to all townships.

The hunters and others failed to capture it. If there are passing tourists or merchants, they can cross the hill in groups at the end of the third hour of the afternoon. During the rest of the time, single guests are not allowed to cross the hill, for fear of being hurt. Everyone should know.

Zhenghe...year...month...day.

After Wu Song read the letter, he knew there was a tiger in the end. He was about to turn around and go back to the hotel, thinking: "I will have to laugh at him when I go back. I am not a good man, and it will be difficult to turn away." Once, he said, "What birds are you afraid of! Let's just go up and see what's going on!"

As Wu Song was walking, he saw the wine pouring up, so he lifted the felt hat on his spine and tied the whistle stick around it. Under the ribs, I climbed up the hill step by step; when I looked back at the sunset, I gradually fell down. The weather is now in October, with short days and long nights, making it easy to get late. Wu Song said to himself: "What kind of big insect is that! People are afraid of themselves and dare not go up the mountain."

Wu Song walked for a while, drunk and became scorched, holding a whistle stick in one hand and a stick in the other. He opened his chest, staggered, and ran straight through the forest. When he saw a large bluestone with light on it, he leaned the whistle stick to one side and turned over, but when he was about to sleep, he saw a strong wind. After that gust of wind passed, a thumping sound was heard behind the trees, and a big white-fronted insect jumped out. When Wu Song saw it, he shouted "Ah!", climbed down from the bluestone, took the whistle stick in his hand, and flashed it beside the bluestone. The big insect was hungry and thirsty. He pressed his two claws on the ground briefly, jumped up with his body, and lifted it down from the air. Wu Song was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat.

It was too late, but it was soon. When Wu Song saw the big insect coming, he only ducked behind it. It was most difficult for the big insect to see people from behind, so it put its front paws on the ground, lifted its waist and hips, and lifted it up. Wu Song only dodged and stepped aside. Seeing that he couldn't hit him, the big insect roared, but it was like a thunderbolt for a long time, shaking the mountains. It raised the iron rod like a tiger's tail and cut it upside down. Wu Song stepped aside again. It turns out that the big insect can only catch people with one pounce, one lift, and one cut. When it fails to catch people, half of its energy is gone. The big insect couldn't be cut anymore, so it roared again and came back again and again.

When Wu Song saw the big insect turning over and coming back, he raised his whistle stick with both hands and used all his strength to strike down from mid-air with just one stick. There was only a sound, a rustling sound, and the tree was knocked down with branches and leaves. When he looked closely, he couldn't hit the big insect with one stick. It turned out that he was in a hurry and hit the dead tree. He broke the whistle stick into two pieces and only held half of it in his hand. The big insect roared, got angry, turned over and pounced back. Wu Song only jumped again, but retreated ten steps. The big insect happened to place its two front paws in front of Wu Song. Wu Song threw half of the stick aside, grabbed the big insect's scalloped skin with both hands, and pressed it down. The big insect was about to struggle, but Wu Song tried his best to restrain it, and was willing to relax even a little bit.

Wu Song looked at the door with one foot in front of the big insect, and his eyes were just kicking. The big insect roared and crawled up two piles of yellow mud under its body to make a pit. Wu Song pushed the big insect's mouth straight down into the yellow mud pit. The big insect ate Wu Songnai and lost some of his strength. Wu Song grasped the flower skin tightly with his left hand, stole his right hand, raised his fist as big as a hammer, and used all his strength to fight. After fifty or seventy punches, blood spurted out of the big insect's eyes, mouth, nose, and ears. It was even unable to move and could only gasp for breath.

Wu Song let go and looked for the discounted whistle stick by the pine tree, holding it in his hand; fearing that the insect would not die, he struck the stick again. Seeing that his breath was gone, he just threw the stick away and thought: "How can I drag this big bug down the hill right here?..." When I tried to lift it with my hands in the pool of blood, it was nowhere to be found. It turned out that after exerting all his strength, his hands and feet became weak.

Wu Song came back and sat on the bluestone for a while, thinking: "It seems dark, but when another big insect jumps out, how can I beat him? Let's struggle down the hill. I'll take care of it tomorrow morning." I looked for a felt hat beside the stone, walked around the edge of the forest, and walked down the hill step by step. After walking less than half a mile, I saw two more big insects emerging from the withered grass. Wu Song said, "Ah! That's all I'm doing now!" I saw the two big insects standing upright in the dark shadow.

When Wu Song looked intently, he saw two people sewing tiger skins into clothes and stretching them tightly around their bodies. They each held a five-pronged fork in their hands. When they saw Wu Song, they were surprised and said: " You...you...you...have eaten the word "Hu Yu" with the word "anti-dog" at the side, the courage of a leopard, the legs of a lion, and the courage of the body! How dare you be alone, in the dark night, and again? No equipment, come here! Are you... you... a ghost? "Wu Song said: "Who are you two?" Wu Song said. "What are you doing up here on the mountain?" The two hunters said in shock, "You don't know! There is a huge insect on Jingyanggang today. It comes out to hurt people every night! Only we hunters also lost seven or eight people." Countless of the guests who passed by were all eaten by this beast! The county magistrate was in charge of hunting with us hunters. Who dared to move forward? We are limited to catching him! It’s time for the two of us to hunt again tonight. We are here with more than a dozen countrymen. We have placed bows and arrows up and down to wait for him. We are lying in wait here, but we see you coming from Gangzi in a big way. When we were about to come down, we were surprised. Who are you? Have you ever seen a big insect? "Wu Song said: "I am from Qinghe County, and my surname is Wu. I encountered that big insect by the woods and beat it to death with my fists and kicks." The two hunters were stunned and said, "Isn't that what you said?" Wu Song said, "If you don't believe it, just look at it. Blood stains." The two said: "How did you call?"

Wu Song told him again about his ability to fight big insects. The two hunters were happy and surprised when they heard this, and called the ten countrymen to come over. I saw these ten countrymen all holding steel forks, crossbows, swords and guns, and they immediately gathered around. Wu Song asked: "Why don't they all follow you two up the mountain?" Orion said: "It's that beast's interest, how dare they come up!" A group of more than ten people were in front of them. Two hunters asked Wu Song to tell everyone about hunting big insects. Everyone refused to believe it. Wu Song said: "If you don't believe it, you and I can just go and see it." Everyone had fire knives and flints around them, and then they started to make fire and lit five or seven torches. Everyone followed Wu Song to Gangzi again and saw the big insect dead in a heap. When everyone saw it, they were overjoyed and asked one of them to go and report to the county magistrate who should be in charge of the household.

Five or seven countrymen here tied up the big insect and carried it down the hill. When they arrived at the foot of Deling, seventy or eighty people had already coaxed the generals to get up. They first carried the dead insect in front, then carried a sedan chair to Wu Song and brought him to a household in this place. All the people in the village were waiting in front of the village to greet him. Carry this big insect to the grass hall. However, some thirty or twenty people from the local household and hunters came to visit Wu Song. Everyone asked: "What is the surname of the strong man? Where is your hometown?" Wu Song said: "The villain is from Qinghe County, a neighboring county here. His surname is Wu and his last name is Song, ranking second. Because he came back from Cangzhou, last night I was very drunk at the hotel in Gangzi, and when I came to Gangzi, I bumped into this beast. "He told me the details of the person who beat the tiger. The villagers said: "He is really a hero!" The hunters first brought the game to Wu Song.

Wu Song was tired from fighting big insects and wanted to sleep. The wealthy man asked the banker to take over the guest room and teach Wu Song to rest. At dawn, the superior first sent someone to the county to report the news, and at the same time he closed the tiger bed and made arrangements to welcome the county.

At dawn, Wu Song got up and washed up. Many guests led sheep with a □-shaped "sheep" on the left and "empty" on the right, and carried a load of wine, all waiting in front of the hall. Wu Song put on his clothes, straightened his scarf, and went out to the front to meet everyone. The villagers held the lamps and said: "I don't know how many lives this beast has killed, and it has also caused the hunters to eat a few restricted meals! Fortunately, the strong man came today and got rid of this serious harm! First, the people in the village are blessed, and secondly "The passage of the guests is really a gift from a strong man!" Wu Song thanked him and said, "It's not a boy's fault, it's thanks to the blessings of the elders."

Everyone came to congratulate him. After a whole morning of wine and food, I took out the big insect and put it on the tiger bed. Every household in the village presented Wu Song with Duanpi bonus. Wu Song had some luggage and parcels and sent them to the village. They all came out of the village gate.

The magistrate and minister of Yanggu County had already sent envoys to pick up Wu Song. They all met and asked four villagers to come in a sedan chair to carry Wu Song. They carried the big insect in front, also hung with red ribbons, and welcomed him to Yanggu County.

When the people of Nayanggu County heard that a strong man had killed a big insect on Jingyang Gang, they came to greet him and came out to see him, which stirred up the county government. When Wu Song was watching from the sedan chair, he saw a lot of people with shoulders stacked on their backs, noisy crowds, and alleys crowded with people, all coming to see the big insect. When they arrived at the gate of the county government office, the magistrate was already waiting in the hall, and Wu Song got off the sedan chair. They all carried the big bug to the front of the hall and placed it on the corridor.

The county magistrate saw Wu Song's appearance and saw the boss Jinmao Daochong again. He thought to himself: "How could he beat such a tiger if not this man!" He called Wu Song to come to the hall.

Wu Song went to the front of the hall and called out. The magistrate asked: "You are a strong man who fights tigers, but why do you think you killed this big insect?" Wu Song explained his skills in fighting tigers in front of the hall. Many people in the hall were stunned. The magistrate gave Wu Song a few glasses of wine in the hall, and gave Wu Song a thousand guan of reward money collected from the upper house. Wu Song reported: "The villain relied on the blessing of my husband, and accidentally killed this big insect by luck. He is not a villain." How can I dare to receive a reward for my abilities? When the villain heard that these hunters were punished by Xian Gong because of this big insect, why not give these thousands of sticks to everyone for use? "The county magistrate said: "In this case, let the strong man do it. ”

Wu Song scattered the rewards in the hall with everyone, Orion.

Seeing his loyalty and benevolence, the county magistrate wanted to promote him, so he said, "Although you are originally from Qinghe County, you are just a stone's throw away from my Yanggu County. I will join you and become the head of this county today. How about it?" Wu Song knelt down and thanked him and said, "If you are favored by me, I will be rewarded for life."

The magistrate immediately called the chief of custody to establish a document, and that same day he joined Wu Song as the head of the infantry. All the nobles came to celebrate with Wu Song and drank wine for three to five days. Wu Song thought to himself: "I was going back to Qinghe County to visit my brother, but who would have thought that I would become the head of Yanggu County instead." From then on, Shangguan fell in love and became famous in the countryside.

Thirty-two days later, on that day, Wu Song went out of the county to play, and only heard a voice from behind: "Wu Dutou, you have become successful today, why don't you look down on me?" "What?" Wu Song looked back and shouted, "Ah! Why are you here?" When Wu Song saw this person, there were blood-stained corpses in Yanggu County; Heads rolled, and blood flowed when the sword was swung. After all, it was the person who called Wu Dutou, and we will explain it next time.