Chapter 84: Substitutions
Aunt Zheng was about to ask the kitchen to cook Rong Qi's favorite dishes, when she heard Rong Qi's words, her eyebrows couldn't help frowning, but she still asked the little maid to invite Uncle Zheng San.
Before the little maid walked out of the door, Uncle Zheng San pushed the door in, and said, "Hey, do you know that there are people outside now, talking about arresting people!" As soon as Uncle Zheng looked up as he spoke, he saw his son-in-law standing by the door, and Uncle Zheng's brows furrowed: "Uncle is here, I think it's also for this, oops, this is really a disaster!" ”
"Whatever is coming, it has nothing to do with us!" Aunt Zheng's words made Uncle Zheng shake his head, and then Uncle Zheng said to Rong Qi: "Your uncle, have you also been arrested?" ”
"Yes," Rong Qi's answer made Uncle Zheng's brows furrow tighter and tighter: "Do you want me to go to the Hou Ye to intercede for your uncle, but this time, it's a bit big, there is clearly asking for silver, how can you release people with a few empty words, it always takes a lot of silver!" I'm going to spend some time in prison! ”
"Uncle is frail, how can he stay in prison for a few more days? I came here today to tell my third uncle and aunt that I would go to prison on my uncle's behalf, and since I wanted money over there, I would call people one by one, and then I would go to ......."
"Nonsense!" Aunt Zheng felt sorry for her son-in-law, and interrupted his idea as soon as she opened her mouth: "You, you still listen to your father-in-law, send some silver to the prison first, and then wait for some time before releasing it!" ”
"My mother-in-law said that my son-in-law knows, but my uncle treats me like a mountain, even if he is estranged from me because of this matter, he must always remember the good and not the bad. And it's ......."
It was Uncle Zheng who interrupted Rong Qi's words this time: "Nonsense, you kid's family, you just think this is an opportunity, but you don't know that going to prison is not comfortable!" ”
"What my father-in-law said is reasonable, but even a young man like me can't stand being in prison, not to mention that my uncle is old and frail?" Rong Qi's words made Third Uncle Zheng silent, and Steward Chen had already said: "Master Zheng, what our third master said is reasonable, after all, the old man is old and frail, if something happens, it will be a mess." Also, our lord is out of prison, isn't it better to adjust the silver outside? ”
The amount of silver that was asked for was definitely not a small amount, and this amount could not be made up with Steward Chen and Rong Qi. It is necessary to allow the old man to write by hand, and when there is such a delay in and out of prison, there will be many days of delay. Uncle Zheng also knows this truth, but his son-in-law really looks at him like a son.
Aunt Zheng couldn't help but shout into the back room: "Yanran, do you hear me?" Your son-in-law wants to go to jail. Come out and persuade him! When Steward Chen heard Aunt Zheng shouting like this, he couldn't help but look at Rong Qi, and said that the hero was sad to pass the beauty pass, now, will Rong Qi soften?
"Mother, let him go, this is his filial piety, besides, some things, as soon as they are over, they will be over!" Yan Ran has been listening to the movement outside, and at this moment, when she heard that her mother wanted to speak by herself, Yan Ran only said this.
Aunt Zheng sighed: "You kid, you really think it's fun, it's in prison, besides, if you go in, you don't know!" There were other people outside, Yan Ran couldn't lift the curtain and come out, so she only said softly: "Mother, I know, but this matter is from his heart, we can't stop it, we can't stop it!" ”
Rong Qi had already walked to the door and said inside: "Yanran, this time, I don't know how many days it will take to come back, in case it ......"
"Nothing ifs!" Yan Ran interrupted Rong Qi's words, and then Yan Ran said firmly: "I know what your personality is, and I understand even more that you are a person who will repay your kindness, if I stop you this time, you will blame me for the rest of my life!" I believe that you will come back safely, and I will wait for you here, waiting for you to marry me in a big red sedan chair! ”
Steward Chen's mouth was wide open, these few words were really reasonable, no wonder the third master always wanted to marry her, such a person is really very generous. Rong Qi smiled, and he knew that Yan Ran would definitely say this, not only to say this, but also to do so. His wife is such a person, a person with clear grievances.
"Yanran, I will listen to you, I will be fine, I will bring a big red sedan chair to marry you!" Rong Qi's words came out word by word, and entered Yanran's heart, Yanran smiled, this smile Qi couldn't be seen, but Rong Qi felt that Yanran must be smiling very happily!
"Why did you say yes, you kid? Will he blame you for a lifetime, don't you know that his uncle doesn't look down on this marriage? As soon as Aunt Zheng and her son-in-law left, she began to complain about her daughter when she entered the house.
"Mother, why don't I know that his uncle doesn't like this marriage? But according to his temperament, if I don't agree and stop him, he will think about it for the rest of his life, and if there is another case, it will be even worse! Yanran's words made Aunt Zheng sigh: "You, it's just too good." ”
"My good, it's also taught by my mother!" Yanran leaned on Aunt Zheng San, which made Aunt Zheng's heart soften again, and she took her daughter's hand: "The wedding date is set for August, what should he do if he goes and delays his good life?" ”
Thinking that it is already the middle of July, and the divorce period is only one month, it will inevitably make people feel unlucky when the groom official invites himself to go to prison instead. Yan Ran only smiled lightly, in this life, there are too many taboos, it's not good!
Aunt Zheng saw that her daughter only smiled and didn't speak, so she poked her forehead heavily, that's all, otherwise what else could she do?
Rong Qi and Steward Chen discussed for a long time, seeing that it was getting late, they went to the yamen, but they still found Master Liu, and after hearing what Rong Qi said, Master Liu was stunned, and only said after a while: "Brother Rong, you are really benevolent, even if I can't think of doing this!" ”
"Uncle treats me, although he has some other thoughts, but if he doesn't take me in, I won't have today, this is what I should do!" After listening to Rong Qi's words, Master Liu smacked his lips: "I understand what you mean." In this case, you go in with me first, and I will take care of you, and you will be fine in prison!" ”
Rong Qi was again, and he went inside with Master Liu, and Steward Chen was waiting outside, looking forward to it, not knowing that this matter might be done?
A group of wealthy merchants were imprisoned, and these jailers knew that they had brought in several loads of silver, and they were not subjected to all kinds of difficulties like other prisoners, and they took care of everything they could. But if you take care of it in prison, the food is also cold, the bunk is hard, and the smelly toilet is placed in the room, which makes people feel that their bodies are stinky. These people have all enjoyed it, how can they stand this? Even if a few of them are self-made, they have never seen such a stinky toilet, and they all cover their noses, waiting for their families to send money to the yamen so that they can take themselves out.
Master Rong was locked up with everyone, secretly thinking that when Steward Chen came in to visit him, he should tell him which yamen to look for and how to save himself. Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a jailer lead someone in, walked to the cell next to him, and read his name there, saying that this son volunteered to go to prison on behalf of Lao Tzu.
Between the father and son, there is always a warning, Master Rong can't help but envy, if he also has a son, he can let his son go to prison on his behalf at this moment, instead of waiting here. The eyes of the people watched as the man went out, and some of them were saying, "It is better to let his son be in prison, so that he may not suffer himself."
Only Master Rong is envious for a while, he only has a daughter, not even a son-in-law, how can anyone go to prison on his behalf? It's better to think about how to get out, and I don't know how much silver the other party wants before he is willing to stop, and he can still take out one or two hundred thousand, if it is more, then it is better to sit in prison himself, so as not to go bankrupt.
"This is where Uncle Ling is!" Master Liu led Rong Qi to the cell, and said to the head of the jailer, the head of the jailer knew that there had been instructions from above, so naturally he would not be embarrassed, so he took Rong Qi to the side of Master Rong's cell, and pointed to Rong Qi.
Master Rong closed his eyes and thought about it, he didn't know that the person who came was for himself, and thought it was another cellmate, and when he heard Rong Qi call himself, Master Rong opened his eyes, his eyes couldn't help but be surprised, he would never have thought that it was Rong Qi coming.
"You, you, you're not?" Master Rong said a few words, but none of the words were round, Rong Qi had already given up his hand to Master Rong: "Uncle has a great kindness to me, this time, I can't stand by and watch, I can't help my uncle anything, I can only go to prison on behalf of my uncle!" ”
Master Rong really didn't expect it at the moment, and after looking at Rong Qi for a while, he said, "Do you think that going to prison on my behalf will make me agree to your marriage that is not the right one?" Rong Qi looked at Master Rong, as he had done many times before: "This is not the same thing, I am repaying my uncle's kindness, not using this to blackmail my uncle!" ”
Master Rong's eyebrows still hadn't loosened, and Rong Qi had already said: "There are still many things waiting for my uncle outside, so my uncle should hurry up and go out with someone!" The jailer was also urging him, and Master Rong looked at Rong Qi for a while before saying, "If I go out and don't come to save you, what should you do?" ”
"What if my uncle doesn't come to save me?" Rong Qi's words made Master Rong's brows furrow even tighter, and then he walked out with the jailer without saying a word. Another jailer closed the cell door: "Third Master Rong, you can endure for a few days, don't worry, Master Liu has told us, it won't be difficult for you!" ”
Rong Qi glanced at the cell and nodded to the jailer: "Thank you!" The jailer hurriedly waved his hand: "Third Master Rong, if you say this, you will lose our life, and we also know what to do!" After speaking, the jailer glanced around before he said to Rong Qi: "I heard that this matter will have a result soon, but it just wants silver!" ”
Rong Qi understands that with such fanfare, there will always be people who report to the Son of Heaven, and from here to Jiangnan, even if you are quick to whip up, it will take more than a month to go back and forth. In any case, within a month, there must be a result, otherwise, if the Son of Heaven orders the release of people, can he still hold on?