Chapter 174 The Four Heroes of Huangmen Mountain, Each with Their Own Magical Powers

"puff!"

Chen Xizhen was holding a knife. In front of him, blood spurted out after Cai Jiu's aorta was cut, splashing all over his face.

"Whoosh..."

The dying Cai Jiu stared with his eyes wide open, staring at Chen Xizhen, the man who killed him in the end.

Old man Chen was seriously injured and his hands and feet were not very flexible, but no matter how flexible they were, he would be able to feel someone pushing him.

He looked behind him with a puzzled look.

Cao Jie spread his hands, revealing a helpless expression: "Brother Chen, why did you kill him? I still want to cut him one last time!"

"roll!"

Chen Xizhen threw the dagger at his feet, pointed his trembling finger at Cao Jie's face, and roared, "You harmed me... Cai Jing will definitely ask a Taoist who is good at divination to make a divination, and you put the blame on me... You put the blame on me!"

"Brother Chen, why are you so angry?" Cao Jie smiled kindly.

"I am doing this for your own good! The fame of causing a big disturbance in Jiangzhou and skinning Cai Jiu alive will be given to Brother Chen without a cent. It won't take long for Brother Chen's Yuanbi Village to become famous all over the world. Brother Chen, the leader of the rebel army who dares to fight against tyranny for the people of the world, will be respected by heroes all over the world."

"Get lost! You despicable, shameless, and filthy bitch, I'm going to fuck you..."

Cao Jie laughed loudly: "Brother Chen, I wish your Yuanbi Village will prosper and rise like the sun. Come, brothers, wish Brother Chen good luck in military affairs and success in rebellion. Brother Chen, you have worked hard to overthrow the three mountains that weigh on the poor working people like us."

"Thank you for your hard work, Village Master Chen!"

Chen Xizhen was so angry that he vomited blood. He wanted to curse, but Chen Liqing pulled him to sit aside. The wound that had just been bandaged broke open again, so he had to apply medicine again.

"Dad, after I send you back to Yizhou, I will go to Liangshan."

"Why are you so stubborn? We've all become rebels, why should we care about the rules?"

"Dad, it is precisely because we have become rebels that we must be trustworthy and loyal! If you can even shirk the favor of saving your father, our Yuanbi Village will really have no place in the world!"

"Ugh!"

When you are under the eaves, you have to bow your head. Chen Xizhen turned his head and looked to the side with a miserable expression.

After eating and drinking their fill at Jieyang Ridge and resting up, everyone headed for Huangmen Mountain.

Dabie Mountains is a place with poor mountains and bad water.

Huangmen Mountain is considered a good mountain. At least it has water and can be used to reclaim wasteland.

When everyone looked towards Huangmen Mountain, they saw large tracts of paddy fields between the foot of the mountain and the river bank. They were of varying heights and had a bit of the flavor of terraced fields.

There is also a large drum cart about ten meters high by the river, which draws river water into the water trough.

Those water channels are all in the air, all made of wood, and supported by many supports underneath.

As soon as you see the craftsmanship, you can tell it was made by a master.

There are mulberry trees planted on the ridges of the fields. It is now midwinter, but no one is farming. I think when spring comes, this place will be a scene of bustling activity.

"Tsk tsk, if it weren't for the bandits occupying this Huangmen Mountain, I would have thought it was the manor of some high-ranking official!"

Everyone was very curious and looked left and right.

I just felt that this place was the Peach Blossom Spring.

Mu Hong laughed loudly and said, "The fourth leader of Huangmen Mountain, Tao Zongwang, who is called 'Nine-tailed Turtle', was born as a farmer. He led the people in the village to reclaim this wasteland. Don't underestimate him because he is a farmer. He is used to using a shovel, but he has great strength. He has already achieved spiritual and physical perfection. Even I dare not compete with him."

"What a real hero!"

Cao Jie said with emotion that he liked this kind of professional talent the most.

No matter in which era, military reclamation is a good way to ensure border security, convenience for the people, sufficient food, and sufficient soldiers.

This Tao Zongwang has the talent of Deng Ai in the Three Kingdoms period!
"This third leader is called 'Iron Flute Fairy' Ma Lin. He is good at using a large rolling knife and playing the bamboo flute. I heard that he can distinguish musical rhythms. He is the same person as the handsome Zhou Lang of the Three Kingdoms."

"Great!" Cao Jie's eyes lit up. The group of monsters and demons on Liangshan Mountain really needed some entertainment.

Otherwise, they would really become a group of perverts.

"This Ma Lin knows music?"

Ruan Xiaoqi was the most excited and said, "I, Xiaoqi, will compete with him now."

"Brother, the second in command, 'The Divine Calculator' Jiang Jing, is even more amazing. He is proficient in arithmetic and can calculate thousands and thousands of numbers accurately. He was originally a failed imperial examination candidate, and because he failed the imperial examination, he gave up literature and turned to martial arts. He can also use spears and sticks, and deploy troops."

The accountant is here!

"The head Boss 'Moyun Jinchi' Ou Peng doesn't have any great abilities. He can only fly on grass and float on water."

"The Four Heroes of Huangmen Mountain are worthy of their reputation!"

Cao Jie couldn't contain his excitement, but Chen Xizhen sneered as he listened, thinking: What kind of person is this? He is so happy.

"Brother Cao, we have been waiting for many days, and finally you are here."

Ou Peng was strong and sturdy, and when he came over with big strides, he was as light as a roc. "If my brother hadn't sent us the news and asked us to wait here, we would have wanted to fly to Jiangzhou and fight with the Jiangzhou soldiers with my brothers."

"Don't worry, brother. Once you go to Liangshan, there will be plenty of opportunities to show your skills."

"Then next time, brother, please let me, Ou Peng, take the lead. I also have good martial arts skills."

"Haha, I promised you brother."

At this time, three leaders came down from the mountain.

One of the leaders was wearing a long robe, a Confucian scarf on his head, and a breastplate on the outside. He held a whistle stick in his hand, looking neither civil nor martial, and very strange.

"Mr. Jiang Jing!"

Cao Jie bowed.

How could the divine fortune teller dare to accept this? He bowed and said, "Brother, you are embarrassing me."

"Sir, you have great abilities, but the imperial court is blind. Sir, if you join us at Liangshan, you will be responsible for the important tasks of protecting the country, comforting the people, providing food and supplies, and ensuring that the food supply is not cut off. It will be hard work for you, Sir."

Others are uneducated and naturally do not understand the meaning of this sentence.

Jiang Jing was a scholar by birth, so he knew that Cao Jie was comparing him to Xiao He of the early Han Dynasty.

For a moment, I wished I could become Cao Jie's disciple as soon as possible.

"elder brother!"

The Iron Flute Fairy's voice was powerful and magnetic.

"Brother Ma Lin..." Cao Jie praised him again.

The last one, Tao Zongwang, leaned on a large shovel and said in a muffled voice: "Brother, I am not like my three brothers. I don't have any great abilities. But I can swing this shovel and kill a few soldiers."

"Why don't you have great abilities, brother?"

Cao Jie pointed at the terraced fields and the waterwheel and said with a smile, "That's a great ability. Brother, your farming skills are as good as Deng Ai in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period..."

Tao Zongwang felt embarrassed by the compliment and scratched his head, saying, "I only know how to farm and make some agricultural tools."

The four heroes of Huangmen Mountain each have their own magical powers.

But their magical powers can only be useful if someone uses them wisely.

For example, in the early Song Dynasty, military farming was practiced everywhere. The government received an unknown amount of land tax, which enriched the national treasury, and then used the money to buy peace.

Then the military farming system collapsed because of rampant corruption.

The group took a short break at Huangmen Mountain, then headed north along the mountain path...

(End of this chapter)