Early in the morning of the second day of the first month of March, Yang Lin and Yang Zhutou of the Pingzhou Mansion arrived in Rong County with a team of people.

As early as February 30, Zhang Xiang sent a letter back to Pingzhou to hand it over to the Zheng prefect, and Yang Lin received the order and immediately set off to Rong County.

He came here to escort Xu Songwen back to Pingzhou and hand it over to the prefect.

If it weren't for Zhang Xiang's shēn share, I am afraid that he would not be able to take him into custody, and after being escorted back to the Pingzhou Prefecture and Zheng Governor's Mansion for personal interrogation, he would have to be sent to Bianjing and handed over to the Jianguo Temple, and finally convicted before he was handed over to the Criminal Department for processing.

In short, after this (tào) (tào) process, Xu Songwen can live for at least a few months, or even a year.

But Zhang Xiang doesn't care anymore, there is only so much he can do without office and power, if it weren't for the fact that the imperial court granted the imperial family to participate in the grain collection this time, I'm afraid he would have no right to interfere in this kind of thing (qíng).

He can't control what the court wants to do next.

Yang Lin did not stay in Rong County for too long, and after having a light meal with Zhang Xiang at the Rong County Restaurant at noon, he escorted Xu Songwen and his bribes back to Pingzhou in the afternoon.

Zhang Xiang is not so anxious, he still needs a few days to deal with the aftermath of the grain requisition, and on the fifth day of the first month of March, the Rong County government wants to ask Shi Meng's father and son, he also has to participate, and then he has to write official documents, after returning to Pingzhou, these official documents he wrote in person are to be handed over to the emperor.

On the fourth day of the first month of March, the grain collection affairs of Rong County finally ended perfectly, and the Rong County government collected a total of 2,200 stone of grain.

The moment the granary was sealed, Peng Shuhuai, the magistrate, was also relieved.

If it weren't for this colt, I'm afraid the hat on his head wouldn't have been saved, and it might have been his head.

The imperial court's grain collection this time is a hard (xìng) task, and the government of each place must complete it, and there is no room for negotiation.

This also reflects the determination of the imperial court to recover Liangzhou.

At noon on the fifth day of the first month of March, on the execution ground of Rong County, the heads of the Shi family and his son were cut off, and almost all the people of Rong County came to watch.

When Zhang Xiang returned to the courtyard of the county government, the little slave had already packed up all the things that should be collected.

Zhang Xiang planned to leave for Pingzhou in the afternoon.

"The concubine bought a lot of fun little things and gave them to the princess when she went back, and the princess must have liked it."

"Also, the slave maid bought the baked cakes of Granny Yang's house in the east of the county, this baked cake is delicious, better than those sold outside the Horse Mansion, the slave maid bought more, you can eat it on the road, and you can leave some for the princess when you go back!"

"The slave also bought a few more sachets for the princess, the kind that the slave bought for the concubine, this kind of sachet can help sleep, and the princess puts the sachet next to the pillow at night, so she doesn't have to worry about sleeping well."

"By the way, colt, did you put away the sachet that the slave maid bought for you? The slave and the maid have been looking for a long time and can't find it, if the horse is put away, then the slave and the maid don't have to look for it, if the horse is confiscated, the sachet is gone, the slave and the maid buy a few more, and give the horse one. ”

"But don't lose the horse again, this sachet can't be bought in Pingzhou City..."

The little girl was checking her luggage while whispering on the side, talking endlessly.

Zhang Xiang's head was about to explode, and his face was helpless: Women chanting scriptures are so scary!

At this time, Li Yanzhi knocked on the door outside and saved Zhang Xiang.

"Horse, someone asks to see you." Li Yanzhi said to him outside the door.

Zhang Xiang hurriedly pulled him away from the house: "Let's go." ”

Li Yanzhi hurriedly said: "Don't say who it is!" ”

"Then you should say it quickly!" Zhang Xiang was impatient.

Li Yanzhi said: "It's the old woman and the little girl." ”

"Which old woman and little girl?"

"It's the old woman and little girl we met pushing grain outside the Rongxian restaurant when we first came to Rongxian (rì)."

"They?" Zhang Xiang stopped: "What are they coming to me for?" ”

"I don't know what to say, the old woman said that she wanted to see the colt."

"Where are they?"

"Outside the county office!"

"Then go and bring them to the yard."

Li Yanzhi nodded, turned (shēn) and left.

After a while, the grandfather and grandson were brought in by Li Yanzhi.

As soon as the old woman saw Zhang Xiang, she immediately knelt down: "The people's woman Zhou is seeing the horse." ”

When the little girl saw her mother-in-law kneeling, she also bent down (shēn) and knelt down, one hand still supporting the old woman, her big clear eyes purring, staring at Zhang Xiang curiously.

Zhang Xiang was taken aback, and stepped forward to help her up: "Old woman, what do you mean?" ”

"The women of the people have something to ask for." The old woman hurriedly said.

Zhang Xiang asked Li Yanzhi to help pull her up: "Mother-in-law, if you have something, just say it, you don't have to be like this." ”

After the old woman got up, she pulled the little girl to the side (shēn), stroked it drowningly, and then said in a hoarse voice: "The concubine, the woman wants to ask the concubine to take the little girl Ziying away and let her follow the concubine (shēn)." ”

"What?" Zhang Xiang frowned.

Although it is not uncommon to sell girls to be maids in this era, it is generally done only when they are forced to do so, and whose parents do not have children?

If you are not desperate, you will not easily let your children become subordinates.

He knew that this mother-in-law's family was not yet at this point, although the little girl's mother died early, but her father was said to be a soldier in the army, and he also sent it back every month, and it was not a problem for this woman to support the grandfather and grandson, so the old woman's approach made Zhang Xiang a little incomprehensible.

The old woman also seemed to sense Zhang Xiang's doubts, and explained: "I don't know about the horse, Ziying's father hasn't come back for five years. ”

"Five years?"

The old woman nodded: "When Ziying was two years old, her mother died, her father was conscripted into the army, and she never came back. The women didn't know how to answer her, the women had asked an old scholar in the county to paint her father's appearance, but after many years, the women didn't remember her father's appearance very clearly, and the paintings were always not like them. ”

Although this mother-in-law is old, her conversation is extraordinary, and she should be a beautiful lady when she is young.

Zhang Xiang asked, "Does the mother-in-law know which military camp her father went to?" ”

"In the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, a friend who claimed to be on an errand in the army with Ziying's father came to visit us, and I asked him at that time, and he said that Ziying's father was in the Weisheng camp on Hebei East Road." Mother-in-law said.

Hebei East Road? Camp Wasion?

Isn't that a military camp that fights with Dongyan on the border all year round?

"Pony..."

Seeing that the mother-in-law was about to kneel down again, Zhang Xiang hurriedly supported her: "Mother-in-law has something to say, but she will speak directly." ”

The mother-in-law said: "The woman will not be able to take this child to her father in her life, and the woman does not know how many children are left, but this time she saw that the horse was a good person, so the woman dared to ask the horse, hoping that the horse would take the child to be a maid, and asked the horse to help her find her father and let her return to her father (shēn)." ”

"(nǎi) (nǎi), if Ying'er doesn't leave, Ying'er wants to accompany you." The little girl cried and knelt down and hugged (nǎi) (nǎi) thighs.

The mother-in-law's eyes were also full of reluctance, and tears fell down: "Ying'er is obedient, only in this way can you find your father." ”

"(nǎi) (nǎi), Ying'er is not looking for it, Ying'er is not looking for it..."The little girl cried and shook her head.

Although Zhang Xiang also wanted to help with this, but at this moment, he really couldn't bear to let the two ancestors and grandchildren separate.

But he understood the meaning of the mother-in-law's words, this mother-in-law's life was short, and once she let go, this girl would really be left alone.

Now she's only seven years old.

The mother-in-law grabbed the little girl's hand, held back her tears, and said patiently: "Ying'er, you are gone, (nǎi) (nǎi) alone is also more at ease, Pingzhou City is not far from this Rong County, you can still come back to see (nǎi) (nǎi) at any time when you are free, your father is in the army, and I haven't seen you again for so many years, don't you want your father?" ”

"I want to... But... But—" The little girl was silent.

The mother-in-law squatted down (shēn) and helped her wipe away her tears: "That's right, when you find your father, you can come back together, and then our family of three will never be separated again, okay." ”

The little girl pursed her lips and choked softly, neither shaking her head nor nodding her head, and her heart seemed to be extremely struggling.

At this time, the little slave who had already packed her luggage came out and saw this scene, and she had been standing not far away and watching for a while.

The little girl was very emotional, and she also shed tears, ran over and hugged the little girl in her arms, and looked at Zhang Xiang with a blank eye: "Don Ma, how pitiful this child looks, you can accept her!" After she goes back, let the slave take care of her, okay? ”

Zhang Xiang smiled bitterly: "Then it depends on whether this kid is willing to go with us!" ”

When the mother-in-law heard this, she immediately cried with joy, and hurriedly took the little girl's hand and said to her: "Ying'er, look, the concubine has agreed, you quickly thank the concubine." ”

The little girl buried her head and finally whispered, "Thank you, donkey!" ”

Zhang Xiang said to the little slave: "Little slave, you take her to take a bath first, and then I will ask Yanzhi to buy her some clean clothes and come back, you change her into it, and then we will set off." ”

"Well, the slave is gone." The little slave happily took the little girl's hand and walked to the house.

The little girl turned back three times in one step, and said goodbye to (nǎi) (nǎi) reluctantly: "(nǎi) (nǎi), when Ying'er finds her father, she will definitely come back to reunite with you." ”

"Good, good, (nǎi) (nǎi) waiting for you." (nǎi) (nǎi) waved lightly at her and watched her go away.

When the little slave took the little girl into the house, the mother-in-law thanked Zhang Xiang and said: "The horse is very gracious, and the folk woman will be rewarded for being a cow and a horse in the next life." ”

Zhang Xiang sometimes (tǐng) annoys this kind of successive thanks, which gives him a headache, but he also knows that if he doesn't accept it, this old woman will be uneasy in his heart.

After the old woman's heart (qíng) calmed down a bit, Zhang Xiang asked: "Mother-in-law, don't worry, after I take this child back, I will take good care of her, and I will also ask someone to find her father, I don't know her father's name?" ”

"Her father's name is Shu Jing." The mother-in-law replied, and then said, "Don't worry, this child has suffered with the women since he was a child, and he can do any work, and she usually helps at home, doing laundry, catching fish, and planting vegetables." She is also very well-behaved and obedient, and after the colt takes her back, she will do as much as she can, and she will do well. ”

Zhang Xiang nodded and wrote down the name.

The mother-in-law didn't want to stay longer, as if she was afraid that she would be reluctant, and finally took a deep look at the room her granddaughter walked into, and said goodbye to Zhang Xiang with tears in her eyes.

After the mother-in-law left, Zhang Xiang said to Li Yanzhi on the side of (shēn): "In other words, you go with you and send some silver taels to this mother-in-law, if she refuses, you will say that this is the money I used to buy the maid, if she still refuses, you say that she doesn't want me to take the girl away, and by the way, send some to the neighbors who live next to her, and if anything happens to this mother-in-law, please also ask them to be buried in peace." ”

"Buy some clothes for this girl when you come back."

Li Yanzhi nodded and followed the footsteps of this mother-in-law to go out.

Half an hour later, the little slave closed the door and walked out, and when he saw Zhang Xiang sitting in the courtyard, he came over.

"How's it going?" Zhang Xiang asked.

The little slave shook his head: "When the slave maid bathed her, she kept crying, and she didn't dare to make a loud noise, the slave knew that she was uncomfortable, so she also let her cry, donkey, this pain of separation The slave maid has experienced it, and she can understand her very well." But fortunately, she was quiet after taking a shower, and she sat in the room in a daze for a while, and she should be fine after a while. ”

Zhang Xiang nodded: "When Yanzhi comes back, we will set off." ”

After another hour, Shu Ziying, who had already changed into new clothes, finally walked out of the pain of separation, and under the careful dressing of the little slave, this girl was also exquisite, but she refused to speak, and was much quieter.

After the Shen Shi, Zhang Xiang's carriage left the county office, and Peng Shuhuai, the magistrate of Rong County, took a cadre of officials to say goodbye.

It's just that when the carriage arrived at a restaurant at the entrance of Rongxian County, there was a person standing in the middle of the avenue, blocking his way.

Zhang Xiang lifted the curtain and took a look.

Yue Changzhong, who was blocking the way, arched his hand to him: "Don't you, do you have time to have a drink?" ”

Zhang Xiang nodded, jumped out of the carriage, and said to Li Yanzhi: "You wait, I'll come out soon." ”

Subsequently, Zhang Xiang and Yue Changzhong walked into the restaurant, which was also the one they met for the first time when they first came to Rong County.

It seems that Yue Changzhong was waiting here on purpose, and he had already prepared a table of wine and food.

"It is Yue's honor to be able to meet such a lover here as a cola, and Yue Mou will give a cup of toast to the people of Rong County."

"Brother Yue doesn't have to be polite, it is also an honor for Ming Heng to know a sensible Jianghu person like Brother Yue, if it weren't for Brother Yue's help this time, I'm afraid Ming Heng would be more than lucky."

"In fact, these Jianghu people who came to Rong County this time did not have much hostility towards the horses, most of them were only blinded for a while, so they are like this, sometimes they may do things recklessly, but the people of the rivers and lakes (xìng) (qíng) are like this, wanton and chic, and I hope the horses don't mind."

Zhang Xiang said with a smile: "Brother Yue, don't worry, Ming Heng may not be able to distinguish between good and evil, but he can also distinguish between good and bad." ”

"Then Yue Mou thanked the colt." Yue Changzhong breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Xiang asked, "I wonder if the poison in Brother Yue's body has been resolved?" ”

Yue Changzhong shook his head: "Dugu Gongzi said, Ming (rì) will only give us the antidote at noon, and we will not leave until Ming (rì) is detoxified at noon. ”

"Then what are the plans of Brother Yue?"

"Since I am back in Xiangzhou, if I have the opportunity, Yue will go to the army to resist foreign enemies and solve the worries of the people in the world."

"Brother Yue has this ambition, and he (rì) will definitely be able to show his ambitions in the army."

"If you say anything superfluous, Yue won't say much, and he won't delay the horse's trip, the green mountains will not change, the green water will flow for a long time, he (rì) has a fate, goodbye to the rivers and lakes."

"He (rì) has a fate, goodbye to the rivers and lakes..."

After staying with Yue Changzhong for a short time, Zhang Xiang's carriage soon set off again and drove out of Rong County.

In the carriage, Shu Ziying, who was sitting next to the little slave (shēn), was lying on the window and looking at Rong County, who was gradually moving away, with a small face and big eyes full of determination.

Tongfu Inn, Dugu Liuying, who is more beautiful than a woman, also stood in the corridor and looked at the direction of Rongxian County.

His attendant came up: "Childe, the carriage of the horse has left." ”

"Hmm..."Dugu Liuying nodded faintly.

The maid said again: "Lin Feihong asked to see him outside the door, and he said that he asked for the antidote of the son." ”

Dugu Liuying's tone was a little unhappy: "Didn't I say it, the antidote will be given to everyone at noon tomorrow (rì), so that they don't worry..."

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