On the way back to the village, Ma Yunjiu rode on horseback and said to Shi Yunhu: "Master, why don't you tell the people in Erliang Mountain all the news about the Tiger Flag."
When he was in Erliang Mountain, several village leaders were talking, and he was also present. Naturally, he heard Shi Yunhu tell others about the origin of the Tiger Flag, but he concealed the information about the strength of Hutou Village.
Shi Yunhu sneered and said, "Tell them all how Erliangshan, Huang and Pan had the courage to attack the tiger-character flag caravan."
"Did the boss do it on purpose?" Ma Yunjiu was surprised and looked puzzled.
Shi Yunhu said with a smile: "As long as those fools in Erliang Mountain rob the caravan carrying the tiger-character flag, they will definitely face revenge from Hutou Village. Then we can reap the benefits and destroy these cottages, which will bring great success in the future." Our family is the only one in Liangshan."
Ma Yunjiu frowned and said, "What if Hutou Village doesn't send anyone to Daliang Mountain?"
"It will definitely come." Shi Yunhu said with absolute certainty, "If the mule and horse dealers in Hutou Village want to go to Daliang Mountain, they must either bow their heads and surrender, or defeat the bandits in Daliang Mountain. Liu Heng has a bandit team of thousands of people. How could you surrender to these rabble-rousers in Daliang Mountain?"
Ma Yunjiu understood at this time that Shi Yunhu wanted to use the power of Hutou Village to clear out several mountain villages in Daliang Mountain in order to profit from them.
Thinking of this, he said: "Master, since you want to rely on the power of Hutou Village, why not contact Liu Heng and let's join forces with him. With these bandits in Daliang Mountain, they are no match at all."
Shi Yunhu snorted coldly and said: "Do you think Liu Heng will join forces with us? Even if we join forces, you are not afraid that he will take the opportunity to devour us."
"But..." Ma Yunjiu still wanted to persuade.
He didn't think Liu Heng was interested in Daliang Mountain.
If it were him, he had an iron farm, a mule and horse farm, and he was a powerful man in Lingqiu. How could he give up his great foundation and come to a place like Daliang Mountain to occupy the mountain and become the king.
Shi Yunhu interrupted Ma Yunjiu and said, "You and the cavalry should not participate in the ambush of the Tiger Flag caravan this time."
"Yes." Ma Yunjiu nodded. He really didn't want to get involved.
Now that Shi Yunhu no longer trusts him as much as before, Hutou Village can be regarded as a retreat for him and the cavalry.
Back at the village, Shi Yunhu told several of his leaders about the events in Erliang Mountain, and then arranged for two bandits who could ride horses to go to Lingqiu to find out information on the only road leading to Daliang Mountain.
It was getting dark.
Ma Yunjiu returned to the room alone to prepare for a rest.
Before he could undress and go to bed, several riders from the cavalry team came to his room.
"What's the matter with coming to see me so late?" Ma Yunjiu asked several people who came to his room while sitting on the bed.
By now it was dark, the village had become quiet, and most of the bandits had rested.
"Horse head." One of them said, "Several of our horses have been disabled again, and the boss won't replenish them for us. If this continues, sooner or later the cavalry team will have no horses to ride on."
Ma Yunjiu said: "Didn't the boss give me twenty taels of silver last time?"
"A good horse is at least fifteen taels. Let alone buying a horse, the twenty taels are not enough for our fodder." The man said with dissatisfaction.
"Yes, Ma Tou. Last time we brought four to five hundred taels to the boss, but they only gave us twenty taels. This little money is not enough to take care of the horses in the stable."
"I think the big boss is just trying to kill the donkey. We rescued him at first, but now that he has established a foothold in Daliang Mountain, he wants to kick us away."
Several people in the room spoke one after another, and their voices were full of dissatisfaction with Shi Yunhu.
"Okay, shut up." Ma Yunjiu said, "I'll go back to the boss and find a way to get some money. Even if I can't replace the new war horses, I'll control the damage of the war horses for the time being."
"Ma Tou, let's forget it. If Shi Yunhu was really serious, he wouldn't give us only twenty taels of silver. We must know that we brought back those hundreds of taels of silver. Even if he gave us a hundred taels, the stable The war horses inside will not lose so much."
"Then what do you want to do?" Ma Yunjiu frowned.
One of them said: "When we were in Lingqiu, Liu Da's family invited us to Hutou Village. Why don't Ma Tou take our cavalry team to Lingqiu and join Liu Da's family."
"This..." Ma Yunjiu showed hesitation.
Hutou Village is indeed a good choice, and most of the skills of these people in the cavalry team are on horses. Without war horses, they are not much better than ordinary bandits.
Since the last time he came back from Lingqiu, he had felt that Shi Yunhu no longer trusted him and the cavalry.
Now one-third of the cavalry's horses have been damaged. If this continues, in less than half a year, the cavalry will have no more horses to ride.
"Ma Tou, don't hesitate. Now Shi Yunhu doesn't regard everyone as his own."
"We obviously brought the silver back. In the end, we only got 20 taels. The other two leaders each got a hundred taels. They said they had more people, but although we are less, we still have a lot of money." It costs more money to raise a war horse than to raise ten bandits.”
"Without the war horse, we are very capable and have lost seven points. It is better to join Liu Da's family. He promised to set up a cavalry team and asked you, Ma Tou, to be the captain of the cavalry team. It is better than staying under Shi Yunhu's hands and suffering."
Several people persuaded Ma Yunjiu together.
Ma Yunjiu was silent for a while, then said: "Let me think about it. No one is allowed to mess around before I give you an answer."
Several cavalry riders looked at each other, and one of them said: "Listen to you, cavalry."
Ma Yunjiu said to the people in front of him: "Okay, you guys go back and rest first. I'm going to see the boss and see if I can get some money for everyone."
After these people left the room, Ma Yunjiu stood in the room without moving for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a long time, he left the room and walked towards Shi Yunhu.
The room where Shi Yunhu lived was the largest in the village. At this time, he was half-lying on a chair, holding a wine bowl in his hand. There was a wooden basin on the table in front of him, surrounded by the aroma of meat.
"Master." As soon as he came in, Ma Yunjiu took the lead in saluting Shi Yunhu.
Shi Yunhu raised his eyelids and took a look without even moving his buttocks. He said, "Brother Yunjiu is still not resting at this late hour. Is there anything wrong?"
Ma Yunjiu said: "The cavalry team has lost a few more war horses. Master, please see if you can give the cavalry team some money to raise the war horses."
Shi Yunhu put down the wine bowl and burped: "Didn't you give money to the cavalry last time? How long has it been, and it has been spent so quickly?"
Ma Yunjiu smiled bitterly and said: "Master, twenty taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket for the horse team. If there is no more resources to take care of those horses, more and more horses will die of illness in the future."
Snapped!
Shi Yunhu put the wine bowl in his hand heavily on the wooden table in front of him, stared at Ma Yunjiu with a cold gaze, and said: "You mean that the death of the war horse is the fault of me, the boss."
