It was the autumn harvest season, due to the bad start of the year, a lot of Tang Tiezhu's land was not harvested, and a small number of plots of land could also receive some grain, which was also stolen by the villagers.

More than a month ago, Tang Tiezhu went to visit his father every other day, and every time he went to Old Man Tang, his face was slightly apologetic, and Zhang's face turned dark, seeing that his father's health was recovering well, he was relieved to collect old things in the town.

Tang Qing'er and Xue Qianxun were in full swing to plan to break off the relationship with the main house, after dinner that day, Tang Qing'er asked Jiao'er Man'er to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, the men went back to the house to stay, and she went to her father's house with a worried face.

When Li saw his daughter enter the house, his heart chuckled, and he heard her say: "Dad, the things I told you last time have been arranged, have you really thought about it?" If so......"

Tang Tiezhu said expressionlessly: "I said it a long time ago, do what you say, what else is there to think about,"

Tang Qing'er felt a little at ease, she was still a little worried in her heart, afraid that his father would regret it temporarily, so she hurriedly said: "Dad, mother, only the three of us plus Xue Qianxun know about this matter, and others will not be able to reveal the slightest," When she told her father and mother about this, she also specially told them that Xue Qianxun was also involved, and sure enough, her father's face was not good, but she couldn't stand Tang Qing'er's persuasion, and finally nodded in agreement.

If the family knows the whole story, they will not have that anxious look on their faces when the accident happens, and if the attentive person sees it, they will be able to find out a thing or two.

Tang Tiezhu and Li nodded one after another, only to hear Tang Qing'er continue: "Xue Qianxun has already greeted the officials and officials of the government, and the matter of putting her father in prison will not be put on trial, but it is just for the officials to invite her father to stay in prison for a few days," If her father is dragged to the palace for trial, after the court knows about it, this matter will become bigger, and the development of the matter will not be something they can stop.

Li said: "For what crime did the official arrest your father?" ”

Tang Qing'er said: "Mother, it's not that I'm arrested, but I'm invited, only the gang in the main house know that my father was arrested and put in prison, and we told the others that my father went out to go to relatives, as for what name was invited in, we told our grandparents that my father was caught stealing things when he went to a big family to collect old things, and he was caught with stolen goods." ”

Tang Tiezhu's face finally changed a little, and slowly turned red, he has been an honest person all his life, where has he been said to steal things, even if he picks up other money bags on the road, he will return them to others, and now he was named this notoriety by his daughter, and he was a little embarrassed and overwhelmed.

Tang Qing'er didn't notice her father's unnaturalness, and was still gushing: "When the time comes, my mother took a few of our babies to the main house, and when we entered the yard, we began to shed tears. ”

Li Shi said again: "If your father asks how to get out of your father, what do we say?"

"You say that my father didn't actually steal, but the family wronged my father, and when my father wanted to return the things to my grandfather, he falsely accused my father, and he also made it clear that if he wanted to save my father, he had to prepare a thousand taels of silver for him?"

Tang Tiezhu opened his mouth at this time: "One thousand taels of silver, where do they have so much silver, they are saying that if your grandmother asks you to ask Xue Qianxun how to fix it,"

Tang Qing'er smiled and said: "It's very unfortunate that the Xue family went to Beijing to visit Xue Qianxun's second uncle, so they can't help in this matter, if my grandmother says that when the Xue family comes back, my father will be my father, you will say that my father will not be able to survive at that time, he will be sentenced, and he will not know where to go to do hard labor after the sentence." ”

"Then your grandfather, your grandmother, even if you add your second uncle, third uncle, and fourth uncle's family, can't make up enough money to save your father, how can you fix it?" Lee's Road.

Tang Qing'er shook her head and said, "One thousand taels is just a number, whether they make up for it or not, what we want is whether they are willing to take the money to save my father, that's all." ”

Tang Tiezhu nodded and said, "What the girl said is,"

Tang Qing'er said again: "Then this matter will start the day after tomorrow,"

Li and Tang Tiezhu nodded in agreement.

After Tang Qing'er finished talking to her father, she was relieved to feel like a burden, she was really afraid that her father would regret it, but she didn't expect her father to agree, and she felt that her body was floating on the way back to her house.

The morning after tomorrow, as Tang Qing'er expected, the two officials broke in without saying a word, and tied up Tang Tiezhu when everyone in the family was there.

Several babies in the family saw that their father was arrested, and surrounded the two officials to prevent them from leaving, and asked them to give an explanation, and the two officials looked at Tang Qing'er, and saw her nodding and said, "Your father was accused of stealing." ”

Tang Yang said loudly at this time: "Who is suing, what did my father steal from his house?" ”

The two officials said, "Your father stole someone's ancestral ring,"

Tang Yang said again: "Do you know who I am? ”

Hearing this, the two officials looked at Tang Yang from head to foot and said, "I don't know,"

Tang Yang said: "I am a Xiucai who was just admitted this autumn, and I guarantee that my father did not steal with the reputation of Xiucai." ”

One of the officials smiled and said: "Master Xiucai, how many Xiucai are there in this town, have you ever heard of it, the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people, let alone Xiucai's father." After speaking, he didn't entangle with the Tang family, and directly showed his waist knife, seeing this, the Tang family didn't dare to stop them.

Li's face showed a look of anxiety, and he said to Tang Qing'er: "What should I do now?" ”

Tang Yang said again: "I'll go to the government to take a look, how can I say that I am also a talent, and the master of the government can give me some face." ”

Tang Liang said at this time: "Your idea is too naïve, don't go, if you want to go, I will go, you will have to take the top exam in the future, if people know about this, it will not affect you well,"

Tang Yang said: "At this time, what do you still care about?" ”

Tang Qing'er interjected at this time: "It's better for me to go with my mother!" ”

Tang Liang glanced at the eldest sister strangely and said, "It's better for the eldest sister to go with me!" ”

Tang Qing'er shook her head, but Tang Liang said again, "It just so happens that I have something to discuss with my eldest sister," and gave her a look.

Seeing that her mother was about to speak, Tang Qing'er hurriedly said: "Mother, what Liang'er said is right, let's go with him!" Others wait at home for letters! ”

Li was worried that Tang Liang would go to the mansion, and things would be a gang, and some blamed Qing'er for how she could take Liang'er there, Tang Qing'er knew the worry in her mother's eyes, and said to her mother when she left: "Don't worry, mother, I have my own measure." ”

Tang Qing'er and Tang Liang went to the mansion, and just after walking a few dozen steps, Tang Liang stopped and said, "Sister, you don't have anything to say to me." ”

Tang Qing'er's face stiffened, and she said with an embarrassed smile: "Why do you ask that, my father has been arrested and put in prison, and now we must rescue my father first, where is there time to say anything else." ”

"Oh, is that so?" Tang Liang said to her with a smile.

Tang Qing'er's face changed and said, "What do you want to say?" ”

Tang Liang said: "Eldest sister, how can I say that I have been following my brother-in-law for more than a month to learn to do business and behave in the world, how can I practice one or two by looking at people's faces, today our father was arrested, I found a lot of suspicions, first of all, the official tied up our father, and my father had no expression on his face, as if he had known it for a long time, and secondly, when he arrested his father, the official actually glanced at you, and you nodded at them, and finally went to the government, originally I and Tang Yang could go, but you and your mother rushed to go, don't tell me, what I said was all accidental,"

Tang Qing'er secretly hated Xue Qianxun for really teaching a good apprentice, and his observation was very subtle, so he couldn't hide it and said, "Yes, I single-handedly planned my father's arrest today,"

Tang Liang was puzzled: "Why? ”

Tang Qing'er told him the ins and outs of the matter, and saw that he didn't squeak for a long time and waited beside him, and after half a sound, Tang Liang said: "This is a good idea, anyway, I don't learn these Confucian and Mencian ways now, I deal with money every day, and I smell of copper all over my body, and I don't care about these, and the gang in the main house has really gone too far, so it's better to break it early." ”

Tang Qing'er raised her eyebrows and said to him, "I thought you would criticize me with something that I said." ”

Tang Liang said: "When the judgment continues, but suffer from the chaos, these people and things should have been cleared up a long time ago,"

Tang Qing'er nodded yes, and then said: "You can just know this matter, don't tell others, since you already know my plan, then I will tell you that there are actually people who give me advice on this matter,"

Tang Liang said, "It's brother-in-law, right!" "No wonder my brother-in-law has been looking for various reasons to send him away recently, it turned out that it was to discuss this matter with the eldest sister, so that he thought that his brother-in-law saw that he was stupid and didn't want to teach him.

Tang Qing'er touched her nose and said with a smile: "Well, when tomorrow my mother takes us back to the village to find the main house, if they mention Xue Qianxun, I will say that he will take his family to visit relatives in Beijing,"

Tang Liang agreed, and asked again: "Is this trick you came up with?" ”

"It's not,"

"It's either you or your brother-in-law, with the nature of a brother-in-law's businessman, you won't trade at a loss, saying that this time you did the matter of cutting the land and paying compensation."

Tang Qing'er smiled embarrassedly: "You are getting more and more powerful now, you even guessed this." ”

"Say it quickly, don't change the subject,"

"I promise your brother-in-law, if this matter is done, I will tell my father and mother to marry him before the end of this year."

"Ahh The brother-in-law is too cunning, how can he ask for such a thing, although sometimes he wishes that the eldest sister would marry out early, but he still hopes that the eldest sister can stay at home for a few more years, if the family is without her, it will become empty, seeing that she also has a helpless expression, hating iron and not steel: "Where is your cleverness in ordinary times, how can you be confused in this matter." ”

Tang Qing'er said: "It's not that grandpa is stimulated by getting sick, every time he gets it, our father almost hurts his muscles and bones." ”

"Then you should discuss it with me, after all, I am the boy of the family," Tang Liang snorted.

"I forgot about you in a hurry," not that I forgot, but I didn't think of him at all, so it can be seen that he was a little angry, and hurriedly comforted.

Tang Liang said with an expression of disbelief: "It's not that you forgot me, it's that you didn't think of me!" ”

"This ...... That one...... Hehe......" After speaking, Tang Qing'er's eyes turned away, not daring to look at him directly.