When the group approached, the leader of the group was a big man, and said happily: "It's good that the head hall master is fine, just now I received news that the head hall master has suddenly disappeared, which makes the brothers very anxious, for fear that something will happen." Lian Qiying said: "Let the brothers worry, blame me for being careless, and follow the way of the thieves of the Old Dragon Society, fortunately, there is finally no danger, this will be Liu, Qi, and Ma, the three old hall masters have gone to deal with them." When the big man heard this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and when he saw that Lian Qiying was safe and sound, he put his mind at ease, and after the two teams of people and horses met, he continued to move forward.

The big man glanced at Fang Guohuan at this time, and felt that his eyes were angry, so he asked, "Hall Master, who is this little brother?" But the new brother? Lian Qiying said with a smile: "It was this Fang Guolian brother who saved me, if it weren't for him, I would have been killed by the thieves of the Old Dragon Society today." Then he gave a brief account of what had happened. When the big man heard this, he thanked Fang Guo with great gratitude: "It turned out that it was Fang Gongzi who saved the master of the main hall, and he should be the great benefactor of my Liuhe Hall. Lian Qiying introduced: "This is the master of Hong Jinshan Hall. Fang Guochuan also bowed back, and saw that the people in the Liuhe Hall were all heroic heroes, and he was secretly surprised.

After walking not far, dozens of horsemen and horses arrived, Hong Jinshan smiled at Lian Qiying: "The master of the main hall has only been missing for more than an hour, and the sixteen branch halls on both sides of the Yellow River have been alarmed. Lian Qiying shook her head and smiled when she heard this. Met a few people and horses who came to greet them again, more than 100 Liuhetang people escorted Fang Guohuan and Lian Qiying all the way to a mountain villa, and saw the door of the village open from a distance, hundreds of people lined up to greet each other on both sides, Fang Guohuan saw that Liuhetang had such a momentum, and was amazed.

When I got closer, I saw that there were four words on the door of the village, the door was high and the village was big, and the style was extraordinary. Then, a middle-aged man in a brocade robe stepped forward and bowed and said, "Liu Yunhe, the hall master of the twenty-sixth branch of Liuhe Hall, greets the hall master of Lian Zong. Lian Qiying nodded and said, "Hall Master Liu doesn't have to be polite. Then they dismounted and entered the lodge.

Liu Yunhe led more than ten people including Lian Qiying, Hong Jinshan, and Fang Guolian, and sat down in the hall. Zhuang Ding brought tea, and everyone used it. At this time, Hong Jinshan briefly told Liu Yunhe about Lian Qiying's almost accident, Liu Yunhe was shocked when he heard it, got up and bowed and said: "The head hall master inspected the branch hall here, his subordinates were not well protected, and they almost went into chaos, please forgive the head hall master." As he spoke, he looked a little nervous.

Lian Qiying said: "This accident has nothing to do with you and others, it was also my carelessness that led to the thief's way, thanks to the rescue of an old man, I was fortunate to be able to escape." After speaking, he looked at Fang Guohuan and smiled. Liu Yunhe looked at Fang Guohuan in surprise, and hurriedly said, "Disrespectful!" Disrespectful! It turns out that this son is an old friend of the head hall master, and today he is my great benefactor of Liuhe Hall, and he is worshiped by Liu. After speaking, with a deep salute, Fang Guohuan hurriedly got up and saluted back, and said: "Master Liu Tang doesn't have to be polite, in the country below, I occasionally saw Sister Lian in trouble, so it is really not a great favor to come to the rescue." The people of Liuhetang saw that Fang Guohuan called their main hall master Lian Qiying Sister Lian, and Lian Qiying was very affectionate to Fang Guohuan in terms of attitude, and they were all surprised as if they knew each other.

At this time, a Zhuang Ding came in and reported: "The head hall master, the head of the Qi hall sent a Pegasus messenger to report, the two people have succeeded, the three masters and apprentices of Yan Ziqiu, the head of the Old Dragon Society, have been captured alive, and the two hall masters Liu and Ma are on their way back." Everyone in the hall was overjoyed when they heard this, and Hong Jinshan said: "The old dragon will not know the height of the sky, and dare to beat my Liuhetang idea, but they are also exhausted, and they deserve to be unlucky." Liu Yunhe said: "Yan Ziqiu's old man, he is still tame on weekdays, but he secretly harbors evil intentions, and he almost gave birth to a big mess, and I am also negligent to them on weekdays, so that raising tigers is a problem." ”

Hong Jinshan nodded at this time and exclaimed: "The master of the main hall is really wise and powerful, once he got out, he divided his troops into two ways, and by surprise, he destroyed the Old Dragon Society in one fell swoop and got rid of this scourge. That Yan Ziqiu's master and apprentice never dreamed that if their family got into trouble, there would be such a quick and great retribution. Liu Yunhe said: "The so-called soldiers are noble and fast, the way of the head hall master to use the soldiers, no less than Mr. Sun Qi's, when the former head of the hall Lu died when he died, he passed the heavy responsibility of the Liuhe Hall to the head of the hall of Lian, which is really far-sighted, and it is really the blessing of my Liuhe Hall." ”

Hong Jinshan said: "Yes, when the head of the hall took over the Liuhe Hall at the age of seventeen, many brothers were not satisfied, but in just eight years, the head of the hall of the company developed the only 36 branch halls to today's 108 branch halls, and each hall has six incense halls, which is several times the original family background. Today, there are more than 200,000 people in my Liuhe Hall, all over the banks of the Yellow River, north and south of the river, and all the major gangs in the world are trending towards the wind. Now which of the brothers in the church does not admire the five bodies and throw themselves to the ground, and would rather abandon their families and sacrifice their lives for the sake of the head of the church. Liu Yunhe said again: "My Liuhetang is full of talents and heroes, isn't there a saying on the rivers and lakes that 'if you don't enter Liuhetang in this life, you will have no glory as a hero'!" After speaking, Liu Yunhe, Hong Jinshan and the others smiled proudly.

At this time, Lian Qiying glanced at Fang Guolian, who was listening attentively next to him, shook his head, and smiled at Liu Yunhe and Hong Jinshan: "The two hall masters don't show off anymore, it's too much, my brother Guohuan will treat us as bandits on the rivers and lakes." ”

Hong Jinshan hurriedly said: "Young Master Fang, don't misunderstand me, my Liuhetang is a righteous gang on the rivers and lakes, and what they do is chivalrous things for the heavens, and they never bully the weak." Then he said a little proudly: "Let's talk about the current Wanli Emperor, when the master of the hall Lu was alive, he also worshiped the incense hall as the crown prince, speaking of which, this emperor is still the old brother of our Liuhe Hall!" When Fang Guolian heard this, he was particularly surprised.

Liu Yunhe said on the side: "Since Emperor Wanli ascended the throne, he has cut off contact with Liuhetang, but there has also been a holy decree, the descendants of the head hall master of Liuhetang, as long as he holds the supreme token of Liuhetang, the Liuhe Gold Medal Order, can be exempted from the courtesy of the pilgrimage when he sees him, and they are all in accordance with the rules of Liuhetang, and they will respond to requests. Hong Jinshan said: "That Emperor Wanli still remembered the old love of Liuhetang, and wanted him to ascend the throne and sit in the palace, facing the south and sage, Liuhetang has also made a lot of efforts, but now that there is a distinction between the monarch and the people, it is not suitable to come and go." When he arrived at the hall master of Lian, he cut off contact with the royal family, which was a far-sighted and wise move. ”

Liu Yunhe said: "But two years ago, there was a famine in Shanxi, and countless people died of starvation, and even the head of the hall had no choice but to sneak into the palace at night and show the emperor the order of the Liuhe gold medal, explain the reason, and ask the emperor to issue an order to open a warehouse and release silver to help the people." The next day, the emperor did so, saving many hungry people, and when the people praised the emperor's grace, they would never have thought that it was Liuhetang who secretly helped them. Lian Qiying shook his head at this time and smiled: "The past matter, the two hall masters don't have to mention it again, otherwise it will make my brother Guojian laugh." Fang Guolian hurriedly said: "I didn't expect that Sister Lian still has many achievements, which is really admirable." "I have admiration for Lian Qiying.

At this time, there was a burst of voices walking outside the hall, and then the three old hall masters Liu, Qi, and Ma led more than ten people in. Hong Jinshan saw it and said with a smile: "The hall masters of the sixteen branch halls on both sides of the Yellow River have all arrived today. The hall masters came in to see Lian Qiying, and then the hall master Liu stepped forward and said: "The subordinates were ordered to take the old dragon society Yan Ziqiu's master and apprentice traitor, as the hall master expected, he met with their group of people on the way and was captured by his subordinates. After the trial, it was realized that this matter was not the business of Yan Ziqiu's old thief, but his two prodigal apprentices, Luo Rong and Luo Xiong, did the evil thing without authorization. The old thief Yan Ziqiu heard that the two apprentices came back to inform him of this big incident, and he was already so frightened that the six gods had no master, where did he dare to hold the head hall master of Lian to order the Liuhe Hall, but the disaster had already broken through, so he wanted to kill the head hall master and get rid of the relationship. ”

Hong Jinshan heard this, and said angrily: "This old thief is unrepentant, and he still wants to be an accomplice to the two apprentices, which is really hateful, and should be cut with a thousand knives." The master of the hall said on the side: "The brothers destroyed the old nest of the Old Dragon Society, and now it is controlled by Wang Ran Liangxiang of the Twelfth Branch. Lian Qiying nodded with satisfaction at this time, and said, "Where are the three of Yan Ziqiu's master and apprentice?" The master of the hall stepped forward and said: "Master of the hall, on the way back, the old man saw that his master and apprentice did not look like people, so he was angry for a while, and slaughtered them one by one, and threw them into the Yellow River to feed the fish, so as not to bring them back to the head hall master to see unpleasantly." The crowd in the hall burst into laughter. Hong Jinshan said with a smile: "The master of the Qi hall deserves the name of 'fast knife', and even his temperament is anxious. Even Qiying shook her head, and then said, "Hall masters and brothers have worked hard, Hall Master Qi, you can reward yourself for your merits in the future." The master of the hall said "obey" and sat down on both sides of the group.

Hong Jinshan sighed at this time: "My Liuhetang is in danger of a great disaster today, but fortunately with the help of nobles, I can turn the danger into a disaster, otherwise I really don't know how big a mess will be." The later hall masters didn't know the truth and were busy asking the truth. Hong Jinshan said: "It was the friend of the head hall master, Fang Guolian Fang Gongzi, who fell from the sky and saved the head hall master, and changed the fate of Liuhe Hall. The master of the hall was shocked when he heard this: "No wonder on the bank of the Yellow River, the old man saw that the master of the hall was with this young man, and he dared to be the great benefactor of my Liuhe Hall, and he should be worshiped by me and others." After speaking, he got up and led the hall masters to salute, and Fang Guohuan hurriedly got up and thanked him. Lian Qiying said with a smile: "Brother Guolian, you should accept this big gift." Fang Guolian had no choice but to salute back.

Fang Guohuan stayed in Heming Villa for a few days under the support of Lian Qiying, Hong Jinshan and others, and Liu Yunhe and other hall masters were hospitable, for fear of neglect. Fang Guohuan was anxious to see them as soon as possible because of his concern for Bu Yuan, Liu Yishan, and Zhishan monks, so he insisted on resigning.

On this day, Lian Qiying and Hong Jinshan couldn't stay, so Lian Qiying said: "Since Brother Guojian has something, it is inconvenient for my sister to stay, and I will stay for another day, I will prepare it so that I can see you off." Fang Guohuan saw that Lian Qiying was relieved and responded happily. Hong Jinshan said on the side: "Fang Gongzi has a great favor to my Liuhetang, so he can't simply leave. Lian Qiying said with a smile: "Taking this opportunity, I want to test the way of life of the sixteen branch hall masters on both sides of the Yellow River." Hong Jinshan said with a smile: "The master of the main hall is wise, and he thinks more than me." Then he smiled and said to Fang Guolian: "The head hall master is inspecting the church affairs here this time, in addition to seeing the ability and way of life of each hall master, he also wants to be a rich man who is a young man." Fang Guochuan was puzzled when he heard it, and he was at a loss to understand the meaning of Hong Jinshan's words. Hong Jinshan saw it and said with a smile: "When the time comes, Gongzi Fang will know what's going on." ”

Subsequently, Hong Jinshan privately looked for Liu Yunhe and said to him: "The head hall master went north to inspect the church affairs this time, and almost had an accident on your land. Now that Fang Gongzi is going to resign and leave, we can't let the family go so empty-handed, you have to show some sincerity, this is also what the head hall master means. When Liu Yunhe heard this, he smiled and said: "Since this Fang Gongzi is the old friend of the head hall master and the benefactor of the Liuhe Hall, he should send it off with generous gifts, these Liu Mou know that he will satisfy the head hall master." After saying that, he made his own arrangements. Hong Jinshan looked at Liu Yunhe's back and smiled slightly.

Fang Guohuan didn't know what Qiying was going to do for himself, and he didn't pay much attention to it, and walked all the way to the back garden of Heming Villa. At this time, Hall Master Liu was standing at a stone table, watching the two hall masters Qi and Ma play against each other, Fang Guolian saw it, his heart moved, and he quietly walked over. At this time, the chess game seemed to have reached a critical juncture, and the master of the horse hall was looking at the chess table, and he was thinking hard about what to do, and the face of the master of the Qi hall was slightly smiling.

At this time, Hall Master Liu, who was watching the chess next to him, couldn't help but signal to Hall Master Ma and said, "Brother Ma, you are here to cut off this black dragon, won't the overall situation be alive?" When the master of the horse hall saw it, he immediately rejoiced: "Wonderful! Wonderful! "I just answered a son. When the master of Qi Hall took a closer look, he found that the move instructed by Hall Master Liu was a wonderful move, and his own chess momentum was against the good and the bad, and he was in danger, and he seemed to be unable to solve it, so he couldn't help but say angrily: "Watching chess is silent and true gentleman, Hall Master Liu, who let you mess around?" It's bad for the old man's chess. Hall Master Liu responded with a smile: "Seeing death and not saving it is a villain, how can I watch Hall Master Ma have a way to go?" The Qi Hall Master said angrily: "Either he comes, or you come up, how can outsiders be allowed to intervene casually about the things on this chessboard?" ”

Seeing that he had turned defeat into victory under the instructions of Hall Master Liu, Hall Master Ma spoke to Hall Master Liu and said, "Hall Master Liu is kind enough to help me, your own chess strength is not good, what does it matter to others?" Seeing that the master of the hall of Qi had been sold cheaply, he slapped the table angrily, stood up and said angrily: "You have Hall Master Liu to help, who should I go to?" Fang Guochuan saw the three old men fighting because of chess on the side, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, seeing that the Qi Hall Master was extremely angry, afraid that the three of them would fight because of this, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Qi Hall Master, don't worry, I'll help you." Saying that, holding the sunspot on the side of the Qi Hall Master, he gently clicked into the table, and the three old men were stunned at first, and after looking down, Qi claimed: "Wonderful! "It turned out that Fang Guolian's move actually brought Black's move to life, and he decided the situation.

Liu, Qi, and Ma looked up and saw that it was Fang Guolian, and they were all surprised, and the hall master Qi was surprised: "Fang Gongzi actually walked out of such a wonderful hand!" Where did you learn this fairy-like method? The master of the hall said curiously: "Fang Gongzi's chess move is too high, probably only the master of my Liuhe Hall Sichuan branch can make it." "Liu He?" Fang Guohuan was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "This Liu He Hall Master, but he is also known as Liu Minzhang?" At this time, he suddenly heard someone behind him: "Does Brother Guolian also know that I am the number one chess master in Liuhetang?" ”

When Fang Guohuan looked back, he saw that Lian Qiying was standing behind him with a smile at some point, and hurriedly said, "It turned out to be Sister Lian." Liu, Ma, and Qi hurriedly got up and saluted Lian Qiying, and Lian Qiying said with a smile: "Brother Guolian's clever move to eliminate the anger of the three old hall masters, it seems that he is a national player in chess." Liu Hetang, the master of my Liuhetang Shuzhong Branch, is one of the only few extremely prestigious chess masters today, can the younger brother of Guolian know Liu Tangmaster? ”

Fang Guochuan said: "I have heard the family teacher mention Mr. Liu He's name, and I have admired him for a long time, but I have not met him. Lian Qiying nodded and said, "I see, it seems that Brother Guolian, like Hall Master Liu, is a real chess player." Fang Guochuan said: "The younger brother has learned this way, and with the guidance of several masters, he can get out of the way." ”

Liu Tang Master said on the side: "I heard that the emperor today has named a national player Qu Liangyi from all the chess masters in the world, and the wind has been very popular during this period of time, and Fang Gongzi's wonderful trick shows the means, I can't wait, it seems that there should be a national player like Qu Liangyi, I didn't expect Fang Gongzi to be a master in chess, disrespectful!" Disrespectful! Lian Qiying said happily at this time: "Hall Master Liu once blamed me for not finding him an opponent on the chessboard, but now that I have a younger brother Guozhuo, Hall Master Liu will be satisfied, and I will have the opportunity to introduce you two to you in the future." Fang Guochuan said happily: "It's really a blessing to get to know Mr. Liu He, a master, so thank you so much Sister Lian." Lian Qiying said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Brother Guojian would have superb chess skills. ”

At this time, a Zhuang Ding came over and bowed and said, "The hall master, the hall master Liu has invited Fang Gongzi to go to the hall to accept the gifts sent by the hall masters. "Gifts?" Fang Guochuan was surprised when he heard this, "What gift?" Lian Qiying said with a smile: "I heard that you are leaving tomorrow, the hall masters discussed sending some Cheng Yi to entangle with you." Only then did Fang Guochuan come to his senses: "It turns out that Sister Lian said this before, how can the younger brother dare to accept such hospitality?" Lian Qiying said: "I have other ideas about this matter, let's go and take a look." ”

When they arrived in the hall, the masters of each branch hall had arrived, and at this time there were envelopes of silver piled up on the ground, all of them were one hundred taels and one letter, and they were all placed all over the place. Seeing Lian Qiying and Fang Guolian coming in, Zhongtang hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, Liu Yunhe smiled at this time: "I heard that Fang Gongzi is leaving tomorrow, so everyone prepared some meanings, hoping that Gongzi will accept it." When Fang Guohuan saw this lot of silver, he was surprised, and hurriedly pushed it back: "I can't help it, I can't help it, so much silver is going to break me." ”

Liu Yunhe said with a smile: "Gongzi Fang doesn't have to be polite, Gongzi has a great favor to my Liuhe Hall, these silver are not enough to repay, but do your best." "Where did Fang Guohuan dare to take it, he insisted that he would not accept it. Lian Qiying smiled and persuaded at this time: "Since the hearts of the hall masters, Brother Guojian will accept it, otherwise you will not be let go empty-handed tomorrow." When Fang Guolian heard this, he wondered: "The hall masters are kind and grasp it in their hearts, but how can I take this lot of silver?" "This ......" Liu Yunhe and the others were stunned for a moment. Hong Jinshan smiled at this time: "Fang Gongzi don't have to worry, if you have silver, you are not afraid that you will not have to take it, tomorrow I will ask a few brothers to escort Fang Gongzi and Yin Liang to the place." Fang Guohuan knew that if he didn't accept the silver, he might not be able to leave tomorrow, so in desperation, he had to thank him. When all the hall masters saw this, they all rejoiced.

Liu Yunhe stepped forward and pointed to a letter of silver and introduced: "This is five hundred taels from the master of the hall, and this is six hundred taels from the master of the hall, and this is the six hundred ......taels of the hall master." As he spoke, he looked proud. Fang Guohuan looked at the silver on the ground, which was more than 10,000 taels, and secretly shook his head. At this time, a person came out from among the hall masters, bowed to Fang Guolian, and presented a silver ticket and said: "Cao Zhuxuan, the owner of the fourteenth branch of Liuhe Hall, thank Fang Gongzi for saving my Liuhe Hall in danger, this is a silver ticket of eight hundred taels of silver, for the respect of the brothers in the hall to the son, this silver ticket is easy to carry, when you use it in the future, you can find a matching number of money and redeem the silver, please accept it." Fang Guolian knew that he couldn't push it, so he had to thank him and accept it. Lian Qiying was beside her at this time, smiling slightly. Hong Jinshan then ordered the humanitarians: "Temporarily seal these silver taels, and load them tomorrow and send someone to escort them." "There is a Zhuang Ding who stepped forward to carry it. Lian Qiying said at this time: "Brother Guolian, come with me, I also have something for you." After speaking, Fang Guolian turned around, and Hong Jinshan also came with him, and all the hall masters gave him away.

Lian Qiying was in the room and said to Hong Jinshan, who came with him: "These people will also use large pieces of silver to decorate their faces in front of me, I see that Cao Zhuxuan of the Fourteenth Hall is a little scheming and can do things, and he is also steady, and after a few days, he will be promoted to the hall master of one side, and the general leader of the sixteen branch halls on both sides of the Yellow River." Hong Jinshan nodded and said, "The master of the main hall is wise, I will make arrangements in advance." After saying that, Shen Shi bowed and went.

Fang Guohuan said at this time: "Sister Lian, the hall masters gave the little brother a lot of silver taels, I really don't dare to bear it, or return the Liuhe Hall for great use, the little brother can't afford it." Lian Qiying said with a smile: "Brother Guohuan is born with the appearance of a nobleman, how much wealth can be afforded, the foundation of Liuhetang is all over the world, more than 10,000 taels of silver is not enough, besides, you are kind to Liuhetang, you should accept it, rich and foreign, keep it for your own use." I also have something for you, which may be used for some purpose in the future. As he spoke, Lian Qiying untied a hexagonal gold medal from his waist, the yang side was the sun shape, and the yin side was the moon shadow, handed it to Fang Guolian, and said solemnly: "This is the supreme token of Liuhetang, the Liuhe Gold Medal Order, and the younger brother of Guohuan is going to be well received." Fang Guohuan was shocked: "Sister Lian's gift is too heavy, how dare I accept the token of Liuhetang?" ”

Lian Qiying said: "Sister doesn't want you to take it to order Liuhetang, but when you walk the rivers and lakes in the future, if you encounter difficulties, as long as you show this Liuhe gold medal order, all the people in Liuhetang will go all out, just like the head of the hall in person, even if outsiders see it, they will also give you face." You have never practiced martial arts in your own home, and you have no other self-defense skills, and the rivers and lakes are sinister, but use this Liuhe Order to make a talisman. When Fang Guochuan heard this, he was very grateful, thanked him, and suddenly said: "Sister Lian gave the token of Liuhetang to the younger brother, why should she give orders when you need it in the future?" Lian Qiying smiled: "You are also thoughtful, don't worry, there are two pieces of this token, and I keep one at home." Fang Guohuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and happily hid the token in his arms.

Early the next morning, the silver that Fang Guohuan received from Lilai was loaded into a carriage in a separate cage, and Hong Jinshan and Liu, Qi, and Ma sent some gold, silver, pearls, and jade and other soft goods. Cao Zhuxuan of the fourteenth hall of Liuhe Hall was ordered by Lian Qiying to send a incense master under the hall, named Lu Yukai, to lead five big men to escort him all the way on horseback. Hong Jinshan patted Fang Guolian's shoulder at this time, and said with a smile: "Overnight, he suddenly became a rich man with a lot of money, which is rare in the world, Fang Gongzi will have a big future in the future, don't forget me and wait." ”

Hong Jinshan smiled again: "I'm not afraid of money, I'm afraid of no money, guarding a lot of silver, anyone knows how to spend it, Fang Gongzi's food and clothing in this life, don't worry about it anymore, be a rich idler, so that Hong's eyes are hot." Fang Guochuan smiled and said, "Hall Master Hong likes it, take half of it." Hong Jinshan said with a smile: "That's your own blessing, and others can't touch it." "Everything is ready, Lian Qiying led the hall masters to send Fang Guohuan for several miles, and under Fang Guolian's insistent resignation, Lian Qiying told Lu Yukai and the others again, and then led the hall masters to wave goodbye to Fang Guohuan and turn back to Heming Villa.

Fang Guohuan said goodbye to Lian Qiying, Hong Jinshan and other people in Liuhetang, looked at the silver obtained by accident in a carriage, and secretly sighed, feeling happy that he could meet all the heroes of Liuhetang. Lu Yukai and others knew that Fang Guohuan had a good Liuhe Hall, and had a deep relationship with Lian Qiying, the head of the main hall, and they all respected him.

On this day, he entered the border of Hebei, and there were still two or three days away from Liujiazhuang, Fang Guochuan thought that he was going to meet a few old people, and he was in a good mood and very happy. A group of carriages and horses entered a market town, and when Lu Yukai was looking for a place to rest, he suddenly saw a commotion in the crowd in front of him, five or six rough shopkeepers were chasing and beating two ragged beggars, and a fat man who seemed to be a shopkeeper pointed and scolded in the back: "Beat me hard, stinky food, see if you dare to steal the things in my store again." The two beggars were beaten and rolled on the ground, crying and screaming. The onlookers were gloating and laughing, some were still cheering and shouting, and none of them showed pity, showing that the two beggars had done a lot of "well-behaved" things, which had already aroused the anger of the public.

When Fang Guochuan saw this, he couldn't bear it, and came forward to persuade him, but suddenly found that the faces of the two beggars were a little familiar, and after a closer look, he couldn't help but be surprised, it turned out that these two unkempt beggars were actually Liu Cai and Liu Lu brothers of Liujiazhuang in the past. Fang Guohuan was stunned, and hurriedly shouted: "Stop! Don't fight anymore. ”

Lu Yukai saw that Fang Guohuan had the intention of helping, so he stepped forward and shouted: "Give me a retreat!" The men were stunned when they heard this, and when they saw that it was five or six big men on horseback, they immediately stopped them. Lu Yukai took out a piece of silver and threw it at the shopkeeper: "I have settled the accounts of these two people, don't be difficult for them anymore." Seeing that the visitor was not good, the shopkeeper hurriedly picked up the silver, called back the men, shook his head, and walked away. Fang Guohuan hurriedly got off the horse, stepped forward to help the Liu brothers, and said compassionately: "How did the two sons end up in such a field? I'm Fang Guolian, do you remember? The brothers Liu Cai and Liu Lu glanced at Fang Guolian in confusion at this time, and each of them suddenly looked surprised, and then they all bowed their heads in shame and remained silent. Lu Yukai said at this time: "Since you are a friend of Fang Gongzi, please go to the inn to freshen up first, and then it's not too late to talk." Then the two of them got off the horse and stepped forward to help the Liu brothers, and everyone found an inn nearby to stay.

The Liu brothers were taken to freshen up by the guys in the inn, and Lu Yukai changed each of them into a set of clothes, and then invited them to dine at the same table with Fang Guolian. When Liu Cai and Liu Lu saw the table full of wine and food, as if they hadn't eaten for a few days, they devoured it, and looked up at Fang Guolian and Lu Yukai with some scruples. Fang Guohuan saw that the Liu brothers were extremely hungry, so he motioned to the two of them to eat and drink at ease, looking at the hungry appearance of the Liu brothers, Fang Guohuan's heart was sour, and he was sad for a while.

After the Liu brothers had a gluttony and stopped, Fang Guohuan asked with concern: "Why don't the two sons live in Liujiazhuang and come out to get into such a situation?" Is Lord Lingzun okay? Liu Cai and Liu Lu looked at each other, and they were silent. After a while, Liu Cai spoke: "You...... Where has Fang Gongzi been in recent years? and such riches. Fang Guochuan said: "Because of him, he said goodbye without saying goodbye, and then found a good place to learn chess skills, and this time I came back to visit Lord Lingzun and a few old friends, but I didn't expect to meet two sons here." Liu Cai lowered his head at this time and said sadly: "My father suffered from a serious illness two years ago and has passed away. "What?" When Fang Guochuan heard this, he was shocked and said, "Lord Lingzun has passed away?" ”

Liu Lu said on the side: "My father has been dead for more than two years, and since my father left, he has no livelihood, so my two brothers dismissed the servants, sold the old house and other ancestral properties, and got a thousand taels of silver, and wanted to come out to find a business." Who knew that he accidentally folded the capital, and he had no shame to go back to face the villagers, and since then he has been living on the streets, and he has never had a meal, and he never thought that he would meet Fang Gongzi, he is really ashamed! After speaking, the Liu brothers bowed their heads and remained silent.

Fang Guohuan sighed and burst into tears: "Lord Lingzun has the grace of saving my life and burying me, but I didn't expect to die early in the prime of life, and I can't see each other again." As he spoke, he cried bitterly, and the Liu brothers also shed a few tears. Lu Yukai listened to it next to him, and when he saw that Fang Guohuan valued the feelings of the deceased so much, he was respectful and hurriedly comforted himself.

Fang Guohuan cried once, stopped his tears and said: "I didn't thank you in person, I repaid Mr. Liu Yishan's great kindness, it was a pity, but fortunately I met two sons in distress, and in the future, you and I will be like brothers, and I will take care of myself to live up to the feelings of the deceased." Then he said to the Liu brothers: "Lord Ling Zun unfortunately passed away, so that the two sons fell here, but don't be sad, I have received some gifts from friends, some silver in my hands, tomorrow we will go back to Liujiazhuang together, and redeem the previous ancestral business of the Liu family. When Liu Cai and Liu Lu brothers heard this, they were suddenly surprised, and then they became suspicious.

Everyone stayed in the inn for one night, and early the next morning, Lu Yukai ordered someone to set up a carriage carrying a silver box, and prepared horses for the Liu brothers, and then left the town, and the group was speechless all the way, and went straight to Liujia Village. Liu Cai and Liu Lu saw that there was a carriage cage, which looked very heavy, and they didn't know what was inside, and they saw that Lu Yukai and others were respectful to Fang Guolian, but they didn't look like servants, and the two brothers were puzzled. Whenever they saw Lu Yukai and others making a bold move, as if they were not using the money for money, the Liu brothers began to believe in what Fang Guohuan had said about redeeming the ancestral business of the Liu family, and they had more words, and they also had a smile, which was not yesterday at all.

On the way, Fang Guolian asked about Bu Yuan, and Liu Cai said: "Bu Zhuangshi has gotten a baby slingshot somewhere in recent years, and he has become more and more famous. He had very little contact with us, and we never saw him except once when my father died. When Fang Guohuan heard this, he was happy in his heart.

On this day, when he arrived at Liujia Village, Fang Guochuan went directly to the former Liu Mansion and visited Xu Yuanwai, who bought the Liu family's old house and ancestral business, and was willing to redeem the Liu family's previous house and land property at a price higher than the original price, and give back to the Liu brothers. That Xu Yuanwai had also seen Fang Guolian back then, and since he was moved by Fang Guolian's righteousness, the main thing was that the amount of silver was attractive, so he happily gave up the house that day. Fang Guolian and the Liu brothers then moved in, and the two brothers were particularly surprised, and they couldn't help but feel a little proud. Lu Yukai and others saw that Fang Guohuan was delivered safely, so they said goodbye and returned to Liuhetang to resume their lives, Fang Guohuan was grateful for their escort all the way, and proposed five hundred taels of silver from the cage as a gift, Lu Yukai and others insisted on not accepting, Fang Guohuan insisted on getting along, but Lu Yukai pushed but couldn't, so he had to thank and accept, farewell to Fang Guolian, and led his subordinates to go happily.