Chapter 77: Peach Blossom Mountain Recruits the Tiger Fighting General Xiao Ba Wang

Taohua Village is located at the foot of Taohua Mountain, which is a beautiful little village.

The forest on the mountain is lush and green, the river in front of the village is gurgling slowly, the sky is deep blue, and the air is fresh and sweet.

Be peaceful and content, and enjoy the good times!
Unfortunately, the heavy taxes imposed by the imperial court forced this paradise into a state of no means of survival.

As soon as he entered the village, Cao Jie felt an extremely oppressive atmosphere.

In this mountain village, in this season, children should be playing and the sounds of chickens and dogs should be heard. But at this moment, everyone has a sad look on their face.

"Yuyan, Daddy really has no other choice. Daddy is so sorry for you!"

In front of Miss Liu's boudoir, Mr. Liu started crying before he even entered.

Liu Yuyan's heart skipped a beat and hot tears rolled down her cheeks. Her whole body seemed to be deflated and her bright big eyes seemed to have lost their luster in an instant.

If you become a concubine, or a concubine of an old official in his fifties, you can be his father.

But what could she do? She was just a weak woman, with only an old father in his 50s at home. What could she do to resist?

She couldn't help but choke up and said, "Daddy, I'll be your concubine..."

Liu Taigong wiped away his tears and said, "No, I won't be a concubine. Do you like the mountain king who wanted to force you to marry him last year?"

Liu Yuyan was nineteen last year and is twenty this year.

In the Song Dynasty, the law stipulated that men could get married at the age of 15 and women at the age of 14.

No one wants a 20-year-old girl.

It's no wonder that she has dragged it on until now. Mr. Liu has only one daughter and relies on her to support him in his old age, so naturally he has to find a live-in son-in-law.

Miss Liu was pretty and her family was well off a few years ago, so naturally she wanted to find a good one.

This back and forth selection caused delays.

Later, a little bully came to Taohua Mountain and fell in love with Miss Liu at first sight. Naturally, no one dared to propose marriage to her anymore.

That night Zhou Tong was severely beaten by Lu Zhishen. Miss Liu took a sneak peek and, apart from his status as a mountain king, she actually liked him.

There are poems:
He was wearing a palace brocade jacket with round patterns and holding a green spear.

With a strong voice, broad face and beard like a spear, everyone says that Zhou Tong is as good as Overlord.

The Little Overlord Zhou Tong did not have the ability of the Overlord of Western Chu, but he got this name because he was born with a good-looking appearance.

There is no woman who is not a fan of beauty!

Miss Liu is no exception.

"Daddy, that little bully has come down the mountain to force a marriage again?"

Liu Yuyan covered her chest, clenched her fists, and asked in a trembling voice.

"No, no... there is a senior official who is here to propose marriage for you."

"..."

Liu Yuyan opened the door of her boudoir. She was not a lady from a wealthy family who never left the house. As the only daughter in the family, she had been managing the farm business since she was very young. When she heard that her old father was not getting to the point, she became anxious.

"Dad, what do you want to say?"

"Dad is saying...said that there is a senior official who is ready to propose marriage for you. His son-in-law is that little bully. Daughter...are you willing?"

"..."

Liu Yuyan took a deep breath, clenched her fist and said, "Daddy's message is unclear, I will go and talk to that senior official myself."

"That's fine!"

In fact, Miss Liu is not as beautiful as 79 points. She is two levels lower than Xiao Jinlian and Yan Poxi. If Cao Jie were to give a score, he would give her points!

The main thing is that she has the drive and dares to work hard for her own happiness.

Unlike those women, who obey their parents' orders and matchmakers' words and obey them submissively and dare not resist.

"Sir, my father and I have been forced to live by the government. As long as my father can enjoy his old age, I am willing to go to the mountains and become a wife."

"Miss Liu, since I dare to be the matchmaker, then if the little tyrant wants to marry you, it will be a formal marriage, and you will become the first wife of his Zhou family. I only ask you one question, are you willing? If not, I can also arrange a good place for you and your father."

Liu Yuyan looked at the handsome man and nodded vigorously, saying, "I do!" "Okay! I'll go up the mountain and find a marriage partner for you. If this marriage goes through, I'll take you as my sister and will never let you be bullied."

In a word, make as many friends as possible.

In Taohua Mountain, he wants people, money and food, and a foundation.

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"Master Zhishen, why are you here again?"

The appearance of the "tiger-fighting general" Li Zhong was not very good. He had a pointed head and a snake-like face. In addition, he had a bitter face, which made his image even worse.

However, the big man next to him holding a green heavy gun had a good appearance.

At first glance, it is very scary, as if it is the resurrection of the Overlord of Western Chu or the Little Overlord of Eastern Wu.

Cao Zheng and Jiao Ting could not help but look at him a few more times, secretly feeling that they were no match for him and that he would be stabbed to death on the spot in three or two rounds.

As for the fact that he was beaten up by Lu Zhishen, who can beat Master Lu?

He was able to kill Zhen Guanxi with just three punches, and was still unharmed after being beaten up, which further demonstrated his ability.

Lu Zhishen was able to take it or leave it. He had made an agreement before going up the mountain, so he would not run away. He said in a muffled voice, "I came to discuss this the other day, but you didn't trust me. Now my brother has come up the mountain in person."

Li Zhong finally smiled and said excitedly: "My brother is the enemy of the Great Song Dynasty, the little Mengde of Shandong. I am Li Zhong, and people in the martial arts world call me the tiger-fighting general. This is my brother, the little tyrant Zhou Tong."

"Brothers, I have heard of your great names for a long time. I heard that brother Li Zhong is the master of Shi Jin, the Nine-Patterned Dragon, and he is an expert with spears and sticks! Brother Zhou Tong is also good-looking and righteous."

"No, no, just the master."

After some pleasantries, Cao Jie took Li Zhong's hand and said, "I came to Qingzhou this time to accompany my brother Wu Song. He is now the Wenzhizhai of Qingfengzhai, and he will inevitably confront my brother's Taohuashan. I am afraid of hurting the relationship, so I went up the mountain in advance to walk around."

"Brother Cao, rest assured. We brothers only rob some merchants occasionally. We don't do anything too extreme. We only collect 20% tax. We won't kill anyone."

"That's great! Brother, I wonder what your relationship is like with Qingfeng Mountain and Erlong Mountain?"

"We can't afford to offend Qingfeng Mountain, and we can't pee in the same pot. Erlong Mountain is a group of monks who look down on us brothers."

"No friendship?"

"No!" Li Zhong shook his head and said, "Brother Zhou Tong and I live our own lives behind closed doors and don't get involved with them."

"That's good! We brothers are going to seize Erlong Mountain and build a Liangshan branch on the mountain..."

"Scared!" Zhou Tong's eyes widened: "Why not build a branch on my Taohua?"

"How can you take away your brother's inheritance?"

"How can this be considered seizing? If my brother goes up the mountain, the position of the village leader should be taken by my brother, Brother Li Zhong, don't you think so?"

Li Zhong also nodded excitedly and said, "Of course."

Cao Jie smiled and pointed at Lu Zhishen and said, "We are going to seize Erlong Mountain and let Brother Zhishen be the leader."

"This……"

"Brothers, Qingfeng Village is already ours. If we occupy Erlong Mountain and Qingfeng Mountain, the whole Qingzhou will have to depend on us. It is best that you two brothers are in Taohua Mountain and can see us from afar."

"Brother has planned a great plan. He discusses such an important matter with us brothers. It shows that he respects us brothers!" Li Zhong was deeply moved.

Cao Jie looked at Zhou Tong again and said, "I went to Taohua Village before I came here. Miss Liu has not yet proposed marriage. Brother Zhou Tong, are you willing to marry again?"

"This..." Zhou Tong was obviously scared of being beaten and couldn't help but glance at Lu Zhishen.

"What are you looking at me for?"

"I swore an oath!"

"This time, I am the one arranging a marriage for you, so it doesn't count as a violation of my oath."

Zhou Tong immediately knelt down and choked up, "Brother, I really want to marry Miss Liu! Look at me, I have lost my appetite for the past year and I am even suffering from lovesickness."

"Haha, brother, please prepare the betrothal gifts! I'll be waiting to attend your wedding next month..."

[There are still three chapters today, I am writing...]

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