After Cheng Linghui got married, she planned to take her mother to live together. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info But my mother didn't want to. What is said to be born is the Cheng family, and death is the ghost of the Cheng family. Unless she swallows her breath and is carried to the ancestral grave of the Cheng family, she will not leave the Cheng family.

Cheng Linghui had no choice but to go to see her every once in a while. Give her food and clothing.

Grandma has lost a lot of weight, but her body is fine. Although there is some estrangement between the grandparents and grandchildren because of Cheng Linghui's half-brother, after all, Cheng Linghui was brought up by her grandmother. The relationship between the two is not something that is not there.

Erniang is not a soft and glutinous character like her mother. Although he was beaten several times by his father for contradicting his grandmother, it didn't have much effect. Therefore, grandma's thinness is mostly due to her reasons. Cheng Linghui understood in her heart, but if her grandmother didn't say it, she was helpless. Fortunately, my mother later moved to the main house to live with my grandmother. Both of them have bad eyes, and they take care of each other in their daily lives. Cheng Linghui relieved her heart a little.

She is even more lazy to care about the clothes she gave to her mother or grandmother, and occasionally wear them on Erniang. As long as mother and grandmother are happy, what are these things?

In the blink of an eye, Chang Jiwen has been out for five days. Chang Jiwen never talked to Cheng Linghui about outside things, so Cheng Linghui didn't know what he was doing. However, she is not very worried, with Chang Jiwen's character, she will not cause trouble.

However, things are unpredictable. There are some things that you can't help yourself. For example, banditry.

Chang Jiwen came back this time, not like he said he was homesick. The officials of the imperial court have not yet been free to that extent. He was ordered to come back and suppress the bandits. It was the gang of bandits who were rampant in Nanzhili.

I don't know what the imperial court thinks, so many military generals sent Chang Jiwen, a civil official, down. Let's not say that he doesn't know how to arrange troops, just that skill is mysterious. So, as expected. The bandits were not suppressed, but Chang Jiwen himself fell into the bandits' den. It's also thanks to his cleverness that when he was caught by the bandits, he found a place to hide the seal letter he was carrying.

Those gangsters had already beaten the idea of the Chang family's compound, because they were careless and suffered Cheng Linghui's loss. The Chang family compound was heavily guarded, and this group of people didn't know the depth inside, so they didn't dare to come and attack. caught Chang Jiwen, and someone immediately recognized him. However, because he hid the seal. This gang of bandits only knew that he was the third master of the Chang family, and thought that he was first-class with those gentry who were acting on behalf of the government, so no one thought about it deeply. Someone was sent to the Chang family compound to demand a ransom.

When the news came, the Chang family compound collapsed.

Although Chang Jiwen is a three-person liner, he is the only one in the family. Because of him, the Chang family has become an official eunuch from a merchant family that is not in the stream. The benefits of this are really not clear in one or two sentences.

Secondly, the ransom demanded by the bandits was 100,000 taels. That's not a decimal number. Although with the strength of the three brothers of the Chang family, it is not very difficult to take out the 100,000 taels. But don't forget, the tree has a big branch, and the child has a big family. What's more, Master Chang is long gone. The three brothers inevitably have some selfish intentions. Uncle Chang is also okay. He is the eldest and feels obliged to take care of his younger brother and take care of the entire Chang family. As soon as the second master of the Chang family heard the amount of the ransom, he immediately quit. The implication is that they will be separated immediately.

Chang Jiwen's four concubines have already become a pot of porridge, crying and crying all day long, dying or living. On the contrary, Cheng Linghui became extremely calm.

The second master of the Chang family wanted to split up, and she agreed to it. In her opinion, it is important to raise enough money to rescue Chang Jiwen. Isn't it just family property? Earn it again if you don't have it.

Uncle Chang didn't agree. Chang Jiwen's life hangs by a thread, and the separation at this time is undoubtedly a stone. How can a brother be like this, which makes him, the eldest brother, feel that he has no face to see his ancestors when he dies.

In the end, the grandmother of the Chang family spoke. Let's pool money to save the third child first, and wait for the third child to come back and talk about the separation.

It's strange to say, as soon as the eldest grandmother of the Chang family spoke, the uncle of the Chang family, together with the second master, were dumbfounded. Regardless of whether the second master was reluctant or not, he simply squeezed out 50,000 silver from the provincial capital business. Uncle Chang took 30,000 yuan. Cheng Linghui rummaged through the boxes and cabinets and scraped together 20,000 yuan. It's worth 100,000 taels.

The money is there, but the question of who will deliver it has become a problem.

The uncle wants to go, and the clan can't agree. The second master didn't count on it, he didn't think it was possible for Chang Jiwen to come back alive at all. Cheng Linghui was going, and he felt that Cheng Linghui wanted to roll up the money and run away.

Cheng Linghui was helpless, knelt in front of the heaven and earth case and swore a blood oath, so that he was able to go out with a silver ticket.

The place where the bandits want to ransom is also strange, it is on Jinmaling, not far from the north of Chengjiazhuang Village. For Cheng Linghui, Jinmaling knows where there is a bump and a pit with his eyes closed.

Cheng Linghui put on the clothes she wore when she was walking from south to north, and stopped in her head. Carry the package containing the silver ticket on your back. rode a horse and galloped to the Golden Horse Ridge.

When I arrived at the agreed place, I didn't see half a figure. From the beginning of the sun to the west. I saw a thin man walking towards me.

Cheng Linghui fixed his eyes. She knew the man. Who are you? It turned out to be the Xu Liangzheng who put a cold arrow a few years ago and wanted to snatch Cheng Linghui's tiger. That Xu Liangzheng is a native of Yushugou not far from Chengjiazhuang. Naturally, I also know Cheng Linghui.

Back then, he got a tiger bone, and he was afraid that his plot against Cheng Linghui would be exposed. The first strike was strong, and reported to the government that Cheng Linghui harbored the imperial court's criminals. Cheng Linghui and Xiuwen's mother and daughter were almost captured by officers and soldiers.

Later, for unknown reasons, he was arrested instead. After that, there was no news. I thought he was dead, but he was still alive.

Xu Liangzheng was sent by the gang of bandits to get the ransom, and when he got closer, he saw that it was Cheng Linghui, and he was so frightened that he turned around and ran. Cheng Linghui trampled forward and grabbed him. The kid was immediately intimidated, and told him again and again: "Brother Sanhui slow down." It doesn't matter if you kill me, Chang Sanye will be hanging. "No wonder this kid has always thought that Cheng Linghui was a man. Cheng Linghui's growth trajectory really can't make outsiders see her as a woman. There is also the fact that she and Xiuwen have pretended to be husband and wife for five or six years, and they also have a son. Not to mention people from other villages, even the people in Chengjiazhuang's own village are sometimes in the clouds. Knowing that she was married, he still subconsciously felt that it was not credible. Some people even speculated that she had offended a powerful enemy outside and changed her ways to avoid trouble.

Cheng Linghui also vaguely heard of this speculation. It's just that because she is close to the fifth master, the people in the village associate the fifth master's experience with her.

She is now a secretive figure in Chengjiazhuang. Others don't dare to have a deep friendship with her, can she still go around and say that I am really a woman?

Cheng Linghui naturally didn't forget why she came, kicked the kid twice, and asked, "How is the third master?" ”

Xu Liangzheng covered his stomach and said with a sad face: "Third Master Chang is fine." All hands and feet, not even the skin is broken. ”

Cheng Linghui kicked him again: "Where did you tie up the third master?" ”

Xu Liangzheng said: "This can't be said. ”

Cheng Linghui clenched her fists and slashed at him, covering her face with a beating. The boy screamed and begged for mercy: "Don't fight, don't fight." If you're brave enough, I won't be able to take you there? ”

Cheng Linghui snorted coldly: "I'm afraid you are a grandson." "Really let go of Xu Liangzheng.

It's not that she hasn't dealt with bandits, and although she is apprehensive, she is not frightened. Straddle on the horse and follow Xu Liangzheng all the way from the north to the southwest road. By this time night had fallen. In the distance, I saw several tall horses parked on the side of the road.

Unlike mules and donkeys, horses are expensive things. There are not many people in Shaxi County who can raise horses. Not to mention the fact that several horses were gnawing on the turf on the side of the road in herds. Cheng Linghui knew in her heart that these eighty percent were people waiting to receive Xu Liangzheng.

Sure enough, Xu Liangzheng saw the horses, and ran over. While running, he shouted: "The Chang family sent a hard stubble over." ”

A few figures instantly turned out under the weir on the side of the road, and jumped on horseback. 'Brush' drew their respective blades. But I saw that in the night, a man rode alone and stopped not far away.

Cheng Linghui said from afar: "Everyone in charge should do it slowly." I was just sent by the Chang family to deliver the ransom. ”

One of the bandits asked, "What about the ransom?" ”

Cheng Linghui took the package off her shoulder, shook it and threw it over.

The questioning bandit stretched out his blade and caught the package steadily. sneered: "It seems that the Chang family doesn't want Chang Laosan's life." ”

Cheng Linghui said: "There is also a way to steal, do you want to break the rules?" ”

The bandit said, "You don't need a hammer to ring a drum." Brother is a person who understands, we want 100,000 taels of silver, what is the fluttering thing in this baggage? Have you ever seen silver? ”

Cheng Linghui laughed: "You really don't know much." That's a silver ticket of 100,000 taels, a lot of money. Go back and find someone who knows how to read and see, and you will know if the Chang family is making fun of you. ”

"Bah." The bandit spited: "You don't want to die, do you, dare to talk to grandpa like this?" Grandpa's insight is comparable to that of your yellow-haired boy? Isn't it just a few broken silver tickets, who hasn't seen it? ”

"That's going to be easy. 100,000 taels for you, what about the third master? ”

The bandit said, "Follow us, and you will see it naturally." Then he led the crowd to turn the horse's head and go southwest.

Cheng Linghui rode his horse to follow.

The group entered the mountain. The bandit said, "It's a little inconvenient to go any further. ”

Cheng Linghui nodded: "Understood." He reached out and took the strip of black cloth handed over by a minion, and tied it behind his head with his eyes covered. The minion was not at ease, and checked it before holding Cheng Linghui's reins and walking at the end of the line.

I don't know how far I went, and there was a faint human voice in my ears. The minion said, "It's here." ”

Cheng Linghui took off the black cloth in front of her, and was suddenly dazzled by the light in front of her. I had to squint my eyes. The minion said, "You wait here." ”

Cheng Linghui nodded, got off the horse and stood on the side. Raise your eyes to see what is in front of you.

It is a very spacious yard. The place where she stood was the corner of the entrance gate. The front is a two-story building with a row of wings on the left and right. Under the eaves of the porch, there was a fine linen paper lantern hanging three feet away, and the courtyard was shining brightly.

The houses are made of red stone. There must be about fourteen or fifteen rooms above and below the building, and there are also one or twenty wings on both sides. And it's very tall and neat.

Shaxi County, the western part of Changhe County all the way to the Shanxi boundary, is rich in this red shale. Flat and sturdy. People in the mountains are building houses with this kind of stone, but few of them are so tall and neat, it is estimated that this was originally a large family's house, somehow occupied by bandits.

Lights were on in every window of the two-story building, and there was a loud noise, occasionally mixed with women's voices. Needless to say, those bandits are having fun.

The wings on both sides were lit and dark, but they were silent.