Chapter 3: Eating at Majiabao

  The sky gradually brightened, and Liangshan descended. It was just a stone slab paved path, with weeds growing wildly, almost invisible in appearance.

  In the Dantian of Liangshan, a white light is secretly emitted, and the dead energy in the body is constantly discharged through the soles of the feet, and the movements are more and more controlled.

  Suddenly, three people jumped out of the bushes and saw Liangshan plop down on their knees.

  They were three brothers of Wu family.

  Liáng Shān took a step back, his voice trembling: "What are you doing?" This night had been nothing but dealing with these three grave robbers.

  Wu Tudu said: "We are willing to follow the young master!"

  It turned out that the three Wu brothers had not fled far, and they saw Liangshan talking to the female ghost. In the end, a thousand white lights were released, and the female ghost disappeared, knowing that they had encountered a superior person. The business of the brothers was actually digging graves and selling them, if someone was not afraid of ghosts and evil spirits, it would be great.

  Liáng Shān Xīn Dào arrived in the world with no one to rely on, and a few people helped him. He said: "I can take you in, but you have to agree to one condition."

  "Wu Tu hastily said in a loud voice: 'Young master, please speak!'"

  "From now on, don't get involved in this grave-digging business again."

  "Ah!" Wu Tu's tongue suddenly became knotted.

  "Those who walk the dark path will eventually encounter ghosts, this principle you should understand. What just happened is clear evidence, it's best to give up early! I'll point out another way for everyone, if you agree, come find me."

  "Please speak, young master!"

  "I obtained a divine beast from the grave. The divine beast likes to eat hard objects made of gold and silver in the mountains, which is called the Gold-Eating Beast according to the book."

  Liangshan Bo read a book called "Shan He Yi Zhi" in the Lou Tai Academy, and that mountain-penetrating monster looked very much like a gold-eating beast.

  "The golden beast has a gentle nature, rarely seen. If you can find it and tame it, from now on, relying on it to find gold and silver veins, possessing mountains of gold and silver is not stronger than this wind-blown rain-soaked job by hundreds or thousands of times?"

  Wu Tu's eyes suddenly lit up: "Young Master, is this really true?!"

  Liáng Shān nodded.

  "But how can we catch it?" Wu Huo asked hastily.

  Liáng Shān also wanted to get rid of these three brothers, so he immediately told them that they could try using gold and silver mine sand, whether it succeeded or not, and come to Liáng Jiā Wù to find him.

  Liáng Shān descended from Jīng Shān, passed through Táo Lín, and arrived at the official road. It happened to be dawn in the east, with a million rays of light shining all over the land.

  Liáng Shān breathed in the rare fresh air of the 21st century, with a few parts of confusion in his heart, but also a few parts of excitement.

  Although the matter of crossing over is a big deal, he was originally going to escape anyway. Strictly speaking, where is there to escape to?!

  It is roughly the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but further confirmation is still needed.

  Ma Wenzai has appeared, and Ma Wenxiu, who had never appeared before, also came out. But where was Zhu Yingtai? Thinking of this, Liangshan felt a little excited.

  Gurgling sounds came from his stomach, making a thunderous noise. Liang Shan's face turned pale and his legs went weak, suddenly bringing him back to the real world. In the tomb, he hadn't eaten anything for two days and two nights!

  At noon, Liangshan finally arrived at Majiabao.

  Majiangbao is composed of dozens of large earth buildings, the central earth building is a huge circular castle, and the entire Majiangbao looks like a huge circular shield.

  Liáng Shān had seen earth buildings in the Jiangxi region, but they were different from these. These earth buildings had flags fluttering and swords and spears standing upright, clearly a military camp.

  Liangshan Bo's memories resurfaced again.

  The central area of Majiabao is relatively spacious, with streets and shops lined up. Liangshan thought to himself as he rode his donkey through the streets, admiring the prosperity of the bustling city, and cherishing a beautiful vision for his future life. He knocked on the door of Qingyulou, but his beautiful dream came to an abrupt end...

  A fire of indignation suddenly ignited in Liangshan's heart.

  Liang Shanbo's family, the Liangs, were a humble household. As an orphan with a widowed mother, they suffered from oppression and bullying everywhere. Under long-term suppression, attaching themselves to a prominent family became Liang Shanbo's greatest ideal.

  Is this wrong? No, it's not wrong, Liang Shan thought to himself.

  The person who got drunk the day before woke up on the second day, often didn't know where they were, and even didn't know who they were, let alone Liangshan.

  Liáng Shān crossed over, memories temporarily cleared up, but emotions were intertwined. When Liáng Shān woke up again, he found himself outside the Qìng Yú Lóu of Mǎ Jiā Bǎo.

  Qingyulou is the power center of Majiabao, and all direct members of the Ma family live inside this castle.

  It is as high as a six or seven-story building, divided into five layers inside, with nearly a thousand rooms. The outermost vermilion gate hides a stone gate weighing over 1,000 catties, which falls down and seals the entrance immediately in case of war.

  Outside the gate are five stone steps, two men high stone lions, with angry hair and open mouths.

  How did it end up like this?

  On top of Liangshan Mountain, stone steps lead up to the entrance, where a hand reaches out to knock "bang bang" on the door.

  The door opened and a servant came out, looking at him sideways and saying, "Who are you?"

  "Brother Liangshan! I came to mourn Miss Ma under the Jingshan Mountain, but unexpectedly encountered thieves and lost all my belongings. I've come to trouble you." The voice flowed naturally from his mouth, startling Liangshan - this was indeed the style of "Brother Liangshan", coming here to take advantage of him?

  Liáng Shān laughed, this is also his style.

  Now he is penniless, how can he return to Liangjia Village without coming to trouble you?

  "You wait here, I'll go and report."

  Because of mourning and being robbed, a wealthy family wants face and skin, they have to reward themselves with some silver, Liangshan thought.

  Not long after, a very pleasant male voice came from inside, better than the male soprano who had performed with Liangshan on the same stage before. Unfortunately, it was just one word: "Get out!"

  It's Ma Wencai's voice! The door opened, and more than a dozen servants rushed out from the small doors with sticks in their hands. Liangshan reacted and realized they were going to beat him up, so he took off running.

  Outside the gate, a crowd of people had gathered, and when they saw Liangshan rushing towards them, they burst into laughter.

  Liáng Shān had never lost face in front of so many people, and as he ran, he jumped and cursed: "Heartless and unrighteous Mǎ Wén Cái!" He had only cursed once when the sound of killing filled the air, and immediately he covered his head and dove into the crowd, turning into an alley.

  Liáng Shān ran out of Mǎjiābǎo amidst a burst of laughter.

  Leaning against a crooked pine tree by the roadside, he panted and thought to himself: "That Ma Wencai is indeed as ruthless and cruel as described in the play. Looking at the world through a tube, human relationships are not great."

  Liáng Shān's heart was racing, he had to rush back home first. However, after his frantic sprint, he was almost out of energy and his lips were trembling with hunger. Just then, a donkey came trotting down the main road, followed by an old man and a young boy running hastily behind it. Liáng Shān's eyes lit up as he saw that they were their family's steward, Liáng Kāng, and his son, Liáng Liàng.

  "Master! Master!" Liang Kang panted as he ran.

  Liang Liang's legs were quick, and he ran over a step ahead, saying: "Young Master, you made us search for you."

  "How did you know I was here?"

  "We saw so many people chasing after Young Master..." Liang Liang hadn't finished speaking when he was interrupted by Liang Kang, "Kid, you don't know how to speak in front of Young Master. It's because Young Master's donkey ran back home and the mistress is anxious, ordering us two to come out and look for Young Master."

  Heaven won't cut off a man's road, right? Then Liangshan said: "Do you have anything to eat?"

  "Here! Here!" Liang Kang hastily nodded, taking out a pastry from his backpack. Liang Shan was not polite, directly grabbing the backpack, opening it, and squatting down to eat by the water.

  Not long after, the buns were all gone. Liang Shan stood up, patted his belly, and raised his head to see that Liang Kang's eyes were red, and he suddenly felt a warmth in his heart. He slapped Liang Kang's shoulder with a big smile: "Uncle Kang, it's nothing, just a bit hungry."

  "Master has suffered!" Liang Kang's voice was choked with emotion.

  "Is your mother doing well?" Liangshan immediately changed the subject.

  "Ah, Madam is worried about Young Master's health, we should hurry back." Liang Kang said hastily.

  Kang Shu said that, and in Liangshan's mind, the image of the old lady who was still weaving at midnight automatically appeared. Is she the mother of this world? Liangshan suddenly felt a sour nose, coughed dryly, turned his face to glare at Majiabao with hatred, then drank loudly: "Let's go!"

  Next time, I'll be invincible, with a clear conscience and a sense of justice from Liangshan.

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