From Water Margin - a snippet

Lu Tijuan (Lu Da, known as Lu Zhishen after he became a monk) heard this, and said to the waiter: "I have something important to do, and I have to leave immediately, so I'll pay the bill next time." The second man smiled and said, "I don't want to, but I'm afraid that Li Zhong won't come to pay the bill on credit." Tugging Li Zhong came to that Zheng Tu's store. Zheng Tu saw it is the jurisdiction to come, out of the store to meet. Tijuan but ignored him, said: "give me cut two pounds of lean meat, cut into bashful (minced), do not want a little fat and bones." That Zheng Tu mouth said yes, asked the helpers to ask for a butcher knife, personally to cut. Half an hour, lean meat cut finished, the jurisdiction and said: "cut two pounds of fat meat bashful, do not want lean meat and bones." That Zheng Tu cut another half hour. Jurisdiction again said: "in cut three pounds of bones, do not lean meat or fat meat." That Zheng Tu that even endured, jumped out: "How dare you amuse me!" Carrying a butcher knife to fight. Surrounding the people watching to see a knife, a Lu Tijuan, have fled, who rushed to persuade!

Lu Da said: "I worked hard, did the Guanxi five roads to visit the messenger, called a Zhen Guanxi can be, your knife Zheng Tu, pigs and dogs in general, but also called Zhen Guanxi!" Lift the fist to hit.

A fist hit the bridge of the nose, Zheng Tu fell backward. Luda said: "Who told you to cheat a good woman, I do not beat you strange!" Another punch up. Zheng Tu said in his mouth: "Well played!" Lu Da was furious: "If you are with my hard to the end, I will spare you, now you lowered your voice, I will not spare you!" Another punch. At this time Zheng Tu's mouth only made the gas, not in the gas.

Luda said, "you fraudulent death, sprinkler again hit!" I did not expect his skin slowly changed color. Luda thought: "just want to take the heat for people, did not expect really killed him, now how good?" Said: "You fraudulent death, I slowly with you to pay attention." I'm not going to be able to do that.

That night, Luda packed up the jewelry, with a short stick, out of the city overnight.

Song Jiang and the brothers on the hall of loyalty to discuss the establishment of the Lord of Liangshan Po. Wu with then said: "elder brother as the honor, Lu outside as the second, the rest of the brothers remain the same position." Song Jiang said, "The last words of King Chao: 'If anyone captures Shi Wengong, he will be the Lord of Liangshan. Now, Mr. Lu captured this thief alive, and went to the mountain to sacrifice to brother Chao, to avenge the blood hatred, it is right to be honored, no need to say more." Lu Junyi said, "I have little virtue and talent, how can I dare to take this position! If I get to the end, it is still too much." Song Jiang said: "not Song more modest, there are three things not as good as outside: the first, Song Jiang figure black short, appearance clumsy talent; outside a table, a body of austere, there is a nobleman's face. Secondly, Song Jiang was born a minor official, crime is on the run, thanks to the brothers do not abandon, temporarily living in a position of honor; outside the son of a great man, and not to the name of the evil, although some of the danger, thanks to the blessing of God, to avoid this disaster. Thirdly, Song Jiang is not able to secure the country in writing, and cannot attach himself to the crowd in martial arts, he has no power in his hands, and he has no power in his body, but he has the power to fight against 10,000 people, and he has a good knowledge of the present and the past, so who in the world won't surrender to the wind. Your brother has such talent and virtue that he is the right person to be the lord of the mountain stronghold. When he returns to the imperial court, he will be able to build a career and be promoted to a higher rank, which will bring honor to his brothers. Song Jiang has already decided to do so, so don't push." Lu Junyi worshiped on the ground, said: "elder brother in vain, Lu Mou would rather die, it is difficult to follow the order." Wu with persuasion: "elder brother as the honor, Lu outside as the second, people are ambushed. If you keep pushing. I'm afraid that the hearts of the people will be cold." It turned out that Wu had already put his eyes on the crowd, so he made this remark. I saw Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, shouting, "I sacrificed my life in the Jianghu Lake, and followed you here, and all the people spared you a step. I am not afraid of the sky, but you just let me go, what the hell! I will kill up, each of them scattered!" Wu Sung see Wu with eyes, also attacked called: "brother under many officers, by the court grant, but also just let brother, how he is willing to from others?" Liu Tang then said: "At first we seven on the mountain, then there is the intention to let the brother as the honor. Today, but to let others," Lu Zhishen shouted: "If you also brother let others.... I'm sorry, but I don't know how to do this."

See the Xunyang Tower, applauded, sat down with the appendix. Bartender came upstairs, sang a yes, down the curtain, asked: "The official or to treat guests, just since the pastime?" Song Jiang said: "to stay two guests, not seen to come. You and first take a bottle of good wine, fruit and meat, just sell. The fish are not wanted." The bartender heard, then went downstairs. A little time, a tray to come upstairs, a bottle of Blue Bridge Moon wine, set down vegetables and fruits according to the wine, columns of several kinds of fat goat, tender chicken, stuffed geese, fine meat, all make Zhu red plate and disk. Song Jiang saw, heart secretly happy, boasted: "This kind of neat dishes, Qi Chu utensils, end is a good Jiangzhou. Although I am a crime to flow here, but also see some real mountains and water. Although I have a few famous mountains and monuments there, but there is no such scenery." Alone, a cup of two, leaning on the appendix drink, do not feel intoxicated. Suddenly leaped on the heart, thought: "I was born in Shandong, long in Yuncheng, school officials origin, how many acquaintances on the rivers and lakes, although left a false name, now more than thirty years, the name is not, the work is not on, but was the text of the two cheeks, with to come here. My hometown in the old father and brothers, how to see!" Do not realize that the wine gushed up, weeping tears, touching the wind, feeling hatred and sadness. Suddenly made a "West River Moon" lyrics, then called the bartender, asked to borrow a pen and ink stone. Get up to play, see the white powder wall, many ancestors inscription. Song Jiang thought: "Why don't I write here? If he is honored, and then pass by, to see again, in order to remember the years, think of today's suffering." Take its wine, grind the ink thick, dipped in the pen full, go to the white powder wall, waved the brush and wrote:

Since childhood, I have studied history and history, long into also have power and tactics. It is just like a tiger lying on a barren hill, lurking claws and teeth to endure. Unfortunately, I was stabbed in both cheeks, so I was able to get a place in Jiangzhou. If you can get revenge in the next few years, the blood will be stained at the mouth of the Xunyang River.

Written, since the read, great joy and laughter. On the one hand, he drank a few glasses of wine, not feel happy, since the wild swings up, hands and feet, and picked up the pen, to go to the "Moon on the Western River", and then wrote four verses of the poem, which is:

Heart in Shandong body in Wu, floating Peng Jianghai tirade contend. If I could fulfill my ambition, I would dare to laugh at Huang Chao for not being a husband.

Write the poem, and go to the back of the book five words: "郓城宋江作". Write, throw the pen on the table, and then sing a song, and then drank a few glasses of wine, do not feel intoxicated, the force does not beat the wine, then call the bartender calculated to take some silver to count back, more than rewarded the bartender. Whisking his sleeve downstairs, staggering, take the road back to the camp.