After the sky was dark, the people from the martial arts hall invited by Zhang Dazhu arrived one after another. What Zhang Dazhu didn't expect was that the owner of the pavilion Zhang actually came in person. Hurriedly led Pavilion Master Zhang to Ran'er and Qinglian's downstairs and introduced Ran'er.

"Ran'er, this is Pavilion Master Zhang."

"Ran'er has seen Pavilion Master Zhang, how dare our sisters alarm Pavilion Master Zhang, please take a seat. Lian'er, serve tea to Pavilion Master Zhang. ”

"Miss Ran'er is polite, I think I Zhang Li traveled to the capital in the early years and received the great favor of Prince Rui, and I have never been able to repay it, not to mention that Miss Ran'er also spent money to invite me to Zhang Li, even if I sent someone to inform me, I Zhang Zhang will not say a word."

Pavilion Master Zhang sat down as he spoke.

"Ran'er, Pavilion Master Zhang brought more than twenty people this time."

"Haha, I only left four people to guard the house, and the apprentices and grandchildren in the hall, more than forty people have all arrived, Miss Ran'er, don't be too much."

Pavilion Master Zhang took Zhang Dazhu's words and said heartily.

"Thank you Pavilion Master Zhang, when you look back and see Lord Rui, you must tell the prince Pavilion Master Zhang's love."

"Miss Ran'er, don't be polite anymore, I'm a martial artist, and I don't know any reason. However, the truth of gratitude is still known. Does Miss Ran'er have any specific arrangements? ”

"I don't expect the other party to do it tonight, if they don't find out about the arrival of Pavilion Master Zhang, it should be done tomorrow night."

"Don't worry, I told you when I came, all the disciples are in groups of two or three, and they can't follow the same path. The other party won't find out. ”

"That's good, tonight, I will ask the hall master to arrange eight disciples, each in a group of two, for two hours, to patrol outside. Don't let the other party find out that we have thirty or forty people here. It's just that there is a little difficulty, and I ask for the understanding of the owner of the pavilion. We only have seven vacant rooms here. The owner of the hall lives in two rooms for his grandparents and grandmother, and there are five empty rooms in the ancestral hall, so I am afraid that he will not be able to accommodate so many people. ”

"Miss Ran'er don't have to worry about this, people who practice martial arts are commonplace to sleep in the open, not to mention that it is summer now, even if you sleep in the open for three or five days. I'll take care of the seven empty rooms, and I'll arrange them. ”

"Lian'er, you go and Aunt Zhang and Xiaoyu to prepare a supper for all the martial artists. If you don't sleep all night, you can't go without food. ”

After Qinglian left, there were only three people left in the living room on the first floor of the small building, Zhang Dazhu, and Ran'er.

"Seeing that Miss Ran'er is calm and relaxed, she must have already figured out the arrangements for every night, right? Let's talk about it. ”

"Pavilion Master Zhang, I think so. Tomorrow during the day, let the people in the martial arts hall have a good rest and try not to show up, so as not to be discovered by the other party. At night, they all lay in ambush around the small building and led the four dogs away. I think the other party will definitely take Xiaolou as their main target, and when the time comes, we will come up with an empty city plan and strive to capture the comer in one fell swoop. ”

"No wonder Miss Ran'er is so young that she can always do something that ordinary people can't do. Today finally opened Zhang Li's eyes. It was arranged according to Miss Ran'er's plan. Although I don't know how many people there are on the other side, I don't think it can be more than twenty, but we have enough manpower. Arrange four disciples for Miss Ran'er and the others, and wait for good news at the ancestral hall tomorrow night. ”

"It's the best, tomorrow night, Lian'er, Grandma, Xiaoyu, and Aunt Zhang are hiding in the ancestral hall. This is left to Pavilion Master Zhang. ”

"That's it, and this Brother Zhang, don't get involved, it's not good if you accidentally hurt yourself."

Seeing what Zhang Dazhu wanted to say, Ran Er stopped and said:

"Uncle just listen to Pavilion Master Zhang, you take the other two long-term workers and hide in your room, remember to bring Ge Zhuang over, and ask Pavilion Master Zhang to send two disciples to accompany you."

"In this way, six people will be arranged on the ancestral hall, and four people will be arranged on Brother Zhang's side. The remaining thirty or so people were ambushed in Xiaolou to deal with them. ”

After the three of them discussed, Ran'er asked Zhang Dazhu to accompany the owner of the Zhang Pavilion to dinner, and sent him to the two houses where his grandparents lived. Ran Er Qinglian and her grandmother still live in the small building.

The next morning, as soon as it was dawn, Pavilion Master Zhang got up and arranged for his disciples to either stay in the five rooms next to the ancestral hall and not go out, or go to the surrounding villages to wander around and come back when it was dark. Ran Er came to the two huts in the small courtyard of the fence, because Ge Zhuang lived here. Ran Er wanted to inquire about how many people Xie Yu was staying in total.

The day after Ge Zhuang arrived, after sending his grandfather away, Ran'er sent someone to invite Li Langzhong from Xia Village to prescribe a prescription for Ge Zhuang, and ate Li Langzhong's herbs for two days in a row, and Ge Zhuang's condition basically stabilized.

"Miss."

Seeing Ran'er walk in, Ge Zhuang stood up very respectfully and said hello.

"Uncle Ge is not polite, now that he is not in good health, he should lie down and rest. After taking medicine, can it improve? ”

"Ge Zhuang is much better, thank you for your trouble."

"Uncle Ge, don't call Miss Ran'er in the future, since he doesn't want to recognize Ran'er, Ran'er doesn't have such a father, and there is no way to talk about what Miss Ran'er said."

"How can I say it, the eldest lady is still Ge Zhuang's eldest lady, please forgive me."

Ran'er saw that Ge Zhuang insisted, so she followed him and stopped arguing with him.

"Uncle Ge, you have been locked up by them for more than ten days, do you know how many people they have come in total?"

"How many people, Ge Zhuang doesn't know. Usually the head of the house is not in the house where I am held, and there are only two people who take care of me. It's just that the first time I went to Lao Maogou to catch me, there were five people, and there were two of them who were guarding me. ”

"Are the five people Uncle Ge saw from Xie Mansion?"

"Ge Zhuang doesn't know any of them, I don't know if it's or not. I've been away from Xie Mansion for more than ten years, and if I came to the Mansion after I left, I don't know you either. ”

"How are they reaching out? Can Uncle Ge see it? ”

"It's a bit of work, but it's not very clever. It's not even as good as the level before Ge Zhuang got sick. ”

"Listening to Li Langzhong's meaning the day before yesterday, it seems that Uncle Ge's illness is not simply caused by typhoid fever. Has Uncle Ge had a similar illness before? ”

"Nope. Ge Zhuang has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and rarely gets sick. Last time, I was on the road for a day during the day, and I fell ill after a sudden rainstorm at night. ”

Ge Zhuang replied very decisively.

"Uncle Ge has always used his own money in the old Maogou Wang's house?"

"Where can it? Although Ge Zhuang initially had some silver on him, he spent it in less than two years after he fell ill in the Wang family. In the following years, he used the Wang family's money to see a doctor, including three meals a day. ”

"Oh, that's right."

When Ran'er heard this, she had already discovered the problem. I remember that in May last year, the person who came to deliver the letter from Lao Maogou said that Ge Zhuang had silver money on him, and it had always been Ge Zhuang who spent his own money to see a doctor and eat. If it's not Ge Zhuang lying, it must be that person lying. Ran Er thought to herself, Ge Zhuang had no reason to lie. So why is that lying? Thinking of this, Ran Er had to associate that person with the Xie family. It was only under the instruction of the Xie family that that person could have taken in Ge Zhuang, who was already penniless and sick.

After thinking about it, Ran'er instructed Ge Zhuang to take care of his body, and then turned around and returned to the small building.