The next things went well, and the Nanyang county guard was also happy, and personally brought people to measure the mountains and land, estimate the scale of the mine, and report to the imperial court. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Yuzhun sent people to Qiannan to hire miners, alchemists and other technicians; On the one hand, experienced mine managers from all over the country were transferred to prepare for the organization; On the one hand, he personally recruited people in Nanyang, and according to Ah Xiu's entrustment, he selected young and strong laborers among the refugees who fled from the north, and solved the livelihood problem of the refugee families.

Ah Xiu's grandmother and grandson only stayed for seven days, and when the dust settled on the mining matter, they continued north.

The farther north, the lighter the atmosphere of war, the fertile wilderness of the Central Plains, and the tranquility of the cities and villages.

On this day, the carriage passed through a village manor outside Xuchang City, and a group of people gathered on the side of the official road, pointing around a tree, and there was a lot of discussion.

When the carriage was near, Ah Xiu looked up through the curtain and saw that there was a scholar tied to the tree.

He looked to have been beaten and beaten, his clothes were ragged, his hair was disheveled, his head was hanging, his eyes were closed, and his face was slightly bloody.

She didn't want to be nosy, but when she swept the scholar's face, she was shocked, and the outline of these facial features was somewhat similar to that person.

"Stop!" She drank.

The ugly mother-in-law who was napping with her eyes closed opened her eyes: "But it's Xuchang?" ”

Ah Xiu shook her head: "Mother-in-law, can you get out of the car and help me inquire, what's the matter?" She pointed out the window.

She didn't plan to see anyone today, because she didn't have a face, so that her face was breathable, at this time her cheeks were creamy, her eyes were gloomy, the spring flowers were blooming outside, but the people in the car were like a cold autumn moon.

The mother-in-law looked out the window and muttered, "The girl is kind! ”

While talking, he got out of the car.

"Oh, such a handsome offspring, how did he get tied to a tree?"

An old woman beside her mother-in-law glanced at her and said, "Old sister is from outside, right?" This played tricks on the second master, and was beaten and tied up, I'm afraid my life can't be saved. ”

As he spoke, he sighed and shook his head.

"If you play tricks on people, you can't save your life? This judgment and judgment have to be tried by the yamen? ”

The old woman hurriedly shook her head: "Old lady whispered, there are Zhou family guards under the tree, don't let people hear it." ”

The ugly mother-in-law took out a string of copper plates and stuffed them in her sleeves, and leaned into the old woman's ear: "That annoying aunt told me, what is the matter?" ”

In the middle of the night, the ugly mother-in-law returned to the car and said to Ah Xiu:

"This person's surname is Ding, a few years ago the widowed mother died, and he was left to earn a living, write letters to people, measure words, and be called Ding Xiucai.

A few months ago, this week, the family said that the family luck was not good, and asked the master to tell fortunes to eliminate the disaster, and the surname Ding went, and calculated the matter of the Tuesday grandfather's hour clearly, and he knew that he had fallen a few times. Convince Zhou Ye to say it, and then according to what he said, drive away evil spirits and eliminate disasters.

sent six concubines, released dozens of servants, scattered a few baskets of copper coins into the village, and offered good fruits, meat and wine under the locust tree at the head of the village every day. As a result, he caught this Ding Xiucai yesterday, stole the wine and meat that was enshrined, and ate and drank by himself. That Tuesday, the master woke up and was deceived, and after a check, he found that Ding Xiucai had bought off an old man in his courtyard and only then did he know about his childhood.

So he arrested the surnamed Ding, beat him severely, tied him to a tree this morning, killed chickens and monkeys, and said that he wanted to show the surrounding villagers what happened to deceive the Zhou family! ”

"Dare to do this, the origin of this week's family is not small. said that this Tuesday Ye's uncle is the big housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion of the General of Zhenguo, and this General of Zhenguo is the first marshal of the dynasty, plus this year, he has married Liu Guoxiang, and his power is monstrous, who would dare to provoke him? This Tuesday Ye is used to being rampant in this area, managing the general's thousand-acre grange, making a fortune, and these villages are all tenant farmers of his family. The government can't afford to mess with it. I think, let's hurry, let's save people and leave, and the girl won't come forward. ”

"That's what my mother-in-law said." Ah Xiu bowed her head, read the name of the general of Zhenguo several times in her heart, and then took out a few ingots of official silver and handed them to her: "Mother-in-law, let's negotiate, it is best to solve it with money." ”

The ugly mother-in-law lame, staggered under the tree, rubbed her eyes, looked at the Xiucai carefully for a while, and suddenly pounced on his lap and cried: "My nephew, my own nephew, my aunt came to pick you up a few days late, why did you lose half your life!" ”

"Who? Go away, go away! Sure enough, two men who looked like housekeepers came out from the shade of the trees by the roadside with leather whips in their hands.

The ugly mother-in-law lay on the ground, wiped her tears and looked up and said, "Two young masters, why did my nephew offend you and tie him here?" ”

A family member crossed his waist and said, "Your nephew? This bastard thing has scolded my second master, you can find someone to lift the coffin to save him. ”

When the ugly mother-in-law heard this, her face turned pale with fright, and she trembled and said, "Master, this nephew is the only seedling of my Ding family, and it's good to leave him alive?" ”

As he spoke, he handed over the silver ingot in his hand.

That family Ding has to get a little silver on weekdays, and it's all over the day!

I didn't expect this ugly woman to be so generous, her eyes were shaken by the white silver, she held the silver ingot and hid it in her cuffs, swallowed her saliva, and smiled: "This poor show still has such rich relatives!" ”

The ugly mother-in-law stuffed another ingot of silver into the hands of another housekeeper who had come up.

The two looked at each other, their eyes rolled, and then the man spoke: "Old woman, your nephew has cheated our second master for a lot of money, these two ingots of silver can't be exchanged for his life!" ”

The ugly mother-in-law took her hand into the blanket, and the two of them looked at the white flowers inside, and they were overjoyed.

The ugly mother-in-law stopped her movements and looked at the two of them: "Don't worry, the two masters, as long as the two put people down, this bag is yours." However, the two of them may call the shots? ”

The two of them were excited by these words, and they were tempted by the silver, and their hearts were pounding, with this silver, they couldn't live anywhere they wanted, and they didn't care what Uncle Zhou and Tuesday did.

One of them said: "Mother-in-law, you just have to take people away, we have our own words in front of the second master." ”

Saying that, he slapped Ding Xiucai's face in the past, "Wake up!" Ding Laosi, your aunt is here! "A long knife cuts the rope.

Na Xiucai raised his head in a trance, and saw a strange ugly face pestle in front of him, and he was startled.

Seeing that she came over to help herself and left, she hurriedly reacted, grabbed her shoulder sleeve, and said, "Auntie! ”

Seeing that this person would climb down the pole, the ugly mother-in-law smiled slightly, leaned into his ear and whispered: "Count yourself lucky!" ”

While pretending to wipe away tears, he helped him through the crowd and got into the carriage.

The housekeeper who received the silver hurriedly waved his hand: "Let's go quickly!" ”

Four healthy horses roared and galloped forward.

The ugly mother-in-law got into the carriage, brought tea, and handed out the curtain.

Na Ding Xiucai was on the frame seat, took the tea bowl and poured it down a few times, stretched out his hand to hand over the bowl and said, "Another bowl." ”

After drinking three bowls of hot tea in a row, Fang eased up, his bright eyes showed a bit of cleverness, and wiped his mouth with his torn cuffs: "Thank you mother-in-law for saving your life!" The little Ding Si has no money and doesn't know how to repay his benefactor! ”

Another voice like a jade collision plate sounded: "You don't have to repay, when you get to Xuchang City, you can escape by yourself." ”

Ding Xiucai smiled weakly and said, "If you have a favor, you will not repay it, you are not a gentleman." However, that Tuesday was arrogant and domineering, and he would not let me go, little one, I am just afraid that I will cause trouble to the girl. ”

Suddenly, I heard the clattering of horses' hooves behind me, stood up and looked back, several black-headed horses galloped over, and sighed: "Girl, the master brought someone to chase after me, this favor will be reported again when I have a life, Ding Mou should say goodbye." ”

After that, it's time to jump out of the car.