The next day the ruffians came again， but this time to apologize

with wine and food. While they were enjoying the food， crows up in a tree cackled nonstop. A bad omen， the hooligans said, and went to destroy the bird nest， when Lu Zhishen stopped them. He sized up the tree and said， "No need for the trouble." He stripped off his coat， bent down and grasped the trunk. Then he yanked the tree right out of the ground. The hooligans gasped in disbelief and went down on their knees, begging Lu to teach them martial arts.

　　第二天，泼皮们买些酒菜向鲁智深赔礼。大家正吃得高兴，听到门外大树上的乌鸦叫个不停，泼皮们说这叫声不吉利，吵的人心烦，便欲搬梯子拆掉鸟巢。鲁智深上前把那棵树上下打量了一下说："不用了，带我把树拔掉。"说完，只见他脱掉外衣，用左手向下搂住树干，右手把住树的上半截，腰往上一挺，那棵树竟然连根拔起。众泼皮惊得个个目瞪口呆，忙跪在地上拜鲁智深为师。