Time is always too quick, and before we know it, eight years have passed, and the wheel of time has quietly rolled to the sixteenth year of Chongzhen...

In Huayin County, which was obviously much more prosperous than eight years ago, a carriage slowly stopped outside a restaurant with a very popular business. It looked like it was fifty or sixty years old, with a little gray hair, and flexibly jumped out of the car. It reached out to open the car door, revealing his left hand, which had two fingers missing, which looked very eye-catching.

Two people got out of the car, one man and one woman, like a couple. The man helped the woman get off the car together. Although the two were not gorgeous, they were also clean and tidy. The man was wearing a royal blue satin robe and short beards under his lips and jaws. He was very energetic and looked like he was in his twenties. The woman was wearing a blue silk skirt, with a slightly plump figure, like a gentle and pretty young woman.

"Madam! Slow down!" The man smiled and helped the young woman into the restaurant. The couple looked very loving.

"This husband, madam, please come inside!" The waiter in the restaurant was very eye-catching. Seeing the couple, his eyes suddenly lit up and greeted them enthusiastically, and arranged a seat by the window for them. After he greeted them, he asked them again, "I wonder what you two want to eat?"

The man smiled and said, "My wife's taste list, Xiao Er brother, what are the specialty of vegetarian side dishes in your restaurant?"

"Some, some, guest officials, today, there are fresh potatoes, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, fried potatoes, fried tomatoes, or made soup, and sweet potatoes, steamed or roasted. They are all very delicious," the waiter said with a smile.

The young woman frowned slightly when she heard this: "Potatoes and tomatoes are okay, but the sweet potatoes are too sweet."

"Waiter, let me stir-fry vegetables for my wife, a plate of shredded potatoes, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and a bowl of sweet potato millet porridge. Give me a plate of sauce meat, a roast chicken, and two kilograms of roasted knives," the man pondered and ordered: "By the way, my coachman is outside, and he has prepared a plate of sauce meat, a roasted chicken and two kilograms of roasted knives for him."

The waiter was stunned for a moment. Unexpectedly, the guest official looked like a white-faced scholar. He had such a good appetite and had to drink strong wine like a roast knife. Even the coachman could eat so well. But after he realized it, the waiter responded quickly and went to the kitchen.

"Madam, come, have some tea first!" The man picked up the teapot on the table, took a cup and rinsed it, and then poured a cup of tea for the young woman.

The young woman who smiled and reached out to take it, couldn't help but look at a table of men who were eating, drinking and talking, saying to the man: "My husband, listen..."

When the man listened carefully, they were talking about a war that took place in Shandong last year...

Since the murder of Yuan’s commander, there was no one in the court, and the frequent uprisings of peasant uprisings in various places, the Ming Dynasty was gradually unable to resist the Qing Dynasty outside the pass. In June of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji sent generals such as Azige, Abatai and others to attack the Great Wall and to the hinterland of Northern Zhili. In the eleventh year, Dorgon led Abatai and others to fight to Northern Zhili again, and even captured Jinan, capturing more than 400,000 people.

Huang Taiji is very good at using troops. He sent troops to attack Hebei and Shandong. His ambition is not to occupy land, but to rob property, kill people and set fire, destroy the essence of our Chinese, and to exhaust the Ming Dynasty, and then break through Beijing and destroy the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop.

In recent years, the Qing Tartars have come to attack Hebei and Shandong several times, and the power along the way is unstoppable. The Ming soldiers have almost never won a single victory, and the Tartar soldiers have never taken the Ming soldiers seriously.

But in that war last year, these proud Qing Tartars suffered a great loss at the hands of some local militia people in Shandong, with heavy casualties and fled.

"Happy! It's so good! The Qing Tartars have been so arrogant over the years. It's time for them to know that they are powerful. We Han people are not easy to bully," said one of the men who couldn't help but shout.

Another man asked curiously, "Hey, you say, the Qing Tartars are so powerful that they can't even resist the troops of our Ming Dynasty. Why are they defeated by a group of people? Could it be that the power of the King of Chuang has developed to Shandong?"

"Where is it! The King of Chuang suffered a great loss a few years ago. Although he has recovered his vitality and his military power is strong, he has not yet broken through Tongguan and is far away from Shandong!" A thin man with long face curled his lips and then said a little mysteriously: "I tell you, the reason why the people of Shandong can defeat the Qing army this time is because someone is leading them! You must have heard of this person...."

"Oh? Who? So powerful, could it be..." Others were curious when they heard it, and some people had already guessed it.

The thin man grinned and continued, "That's right! It's the Golden Snake Hero who was passed down from overseas to the people of the world, saved countless hungry people, killed corrupt officials, killed scum in the world, and was famous and loyal to all directions. He was known as the "Hanshan Jun"! Last year, he led the heroes of the Green Forests of the Jianghu and the people of Shandong to kill all directions, killing the Qing Dynasty's Tartars!"

"Okay!" The burly man who had slapped the table before couldn't help but shout again: "I want me to say, in this world, in terms of virtue, martial arts, and prestige, who is better than the Golden Snake Hero? If he is willing to call for a high place, the heroes and people in the world will respond. At that time, the court will be overthrown, the Qing Dynasty will be destroyed, and peace will be restored in the world!"

"Yes! Apart from the Golden Snake Hero, who dares to fight against the Qing Tartars outside the pass?" The few people on the side couldn't help but nod and echoed.

"Hanshan Lord? Husband, when did you get such a elegant name?" The young woman turned her head and looked at the man with a smile on her face.

When the man heard this, he smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Madam, this is just a joke, why are you taking it seriously?"

"Just? Even if the words of Hedong Jun are just jokes, they are enough to be sung by the world," said the young woman: "My husband, two years ago, Mr. Qian, who was well-educated in Changshu, wanted to marry him with the courtesy of a righteous wife, but Sister Liu did not agree! Her friendship with you, Hanshan Jun..."

Before the young woman could finish her speech, the man snorted coldly, "What are you good at learning? Contemporary Wenben, just a corrupt scholar, you don't have any kindness. At such a big age, I still want the iron tree to bloom if I don't practice it?"

"Don't change the subject," the young woman gave him a blank look and said, "Why, you can't stand it if they just ask Sister Liu for a marriage?"

"Cough...I don't have it!" The man who coughed lightly said with a slightly disguised expression, saying, "I'm just worried that she has entrusted it to be uninhibited! There are many good men in the world, so why do you have to marry an old man who is old enough to be her grandfather?"

The young woman smiled and said, "Yes, there are many men in the world, but there are not many good men. Even fewer ones can enter Hedongjun's eyes."

"Did you hear it? Now, many people hope that you can climb the high ground! If you really do this, you might be an emperor in the future. At that time, there will be three thousand beauties in the harem, but you can't help but think about it," the young woman continued to jokingly.

The man smiled silently and said, "Even if I really become the emperor, I should follow the example of Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian and Empress Dugu Jialuo."

"Qin Niang is satisfied with this kind of heart. However, Qin Niang was injured and could not give birth to a son and half of her daughter for her. For the sake of the Mo family's descendants, she must not do this," said the young woman, and she couldn't help but caress her beautiful eyes that gently stroked her lower abdomen and turned red.
Chapter completed!