Chapter 20-resumé af Water Margin

Hvad sker der?

1. Yan the Procuress forces Song Jiang to visit her daughter, then slaps Tang Niu’er when he tries to help Song leave.
2. Song Jiang spends a hostile night beside Yan Poxi and leaves before daylight, forgetting his sash and document pouch.
3. Poxi finds Chao Gai’s letter and demands freedom to marry Zhang San, ownership of her possessions, and a hundred taels of gold.
4. Unable to meet the gold demand, Song Jiang struggles with Poxi, kills her with his knife, and burns the letter.
5. Her mother pretends to accept compensation, then leads Song Jiang toward the county office and publicly accuses him.
6. Tang Niu’er strikes the mother and frees Song Jiang without knowing about the murder; county clerks seize Tang instead.

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Yan Poxi’s threat to expose Song Jiang before officials ends their bargaining. His anger rises immediately, and the struggle over the pouch follows.

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