After the funeral of his grandmother, Cui Hanzhang went to Cui's Mansion at Xikou overnight and entered the ancestral hall to thank the clan for his great kindness. After the death of his grandmother, Cui Hanzhang's family can be said to have nothing to do with the Xikou Cui family in terms of blood etiquette, regardless of kinship outside the five suits, they can intermarry, not to mention that there are already two branches of the five suits, and Cui Mingtang also attended the funeral with hemp that day. But after this prison disaster, the relationship between the Mingwei sisters and brothers of Cui Mansion Mingtang and Cui Hanzhang is even better than before, and the two surnames Cui are completely tied together. If you used to be afraid of blood kinship, then you will be a close family in the future.

The elders of the Cui clan have recognized and accepted Cui Hanzhang's identity as a descendant, and will fully support Cui Hanzhang's career development in the future. Mingtang and Hanzhang, one business and one government, in the opposition and in the court, Cui bet all the treasures on the two of them. The disciple trained by Lou Yueshan is a dragon or a tiger? After all, you have to go down the mountain and wade through the water, build a bridge when you meet the water, and walk out of your own way.

Most of the Xikou kiln burners noticed that two strange faces came to the Cui family's mourning hall, and the villagers did not think much about it, only when the two were friends from outside the Cui family came to mourn. The two were none other than Zuo Shiqi's personal servants Zuo Qi and Zuo Mansion's housekeeper who came after him from Qingyuan Mansion. To everyone's surprise, the two outsiders came with a huge fortune of 150,000 taels of silver bills. The two saw that Cui Hanzhang was grief-stricken and couldn't get close, so they could only participate in the funeral in the crowd.

In the evening of the next day, two outsiders drove to inquire about Cui Hanzhang's address, and met Cui Mingtang and others head-on. There was no room for detailed discussion, so he quickly and quietly led him into the Cui family's courtyard. Cui Mingtang arranged for the servant to follow the car and sweep away the rut marks, so as not to be noticed by someone with a heart. Although Cui Hanzhang was released from prison unharmed, he turned around and went to Qingyuan Mansion, and Cui Mingtang faintly felt that they were involved in greater cause and effect.

The visit of the two groups of people before and after naturally made Cui Hanzhang feel clueless, but he was really shocked after seeing the 650,000 taels of silver bills and two large boxes of jewelry, Mo said that he had never seen a bag of 100 gold in his life, not to mention, the million gold and silver treasures that he never dreamed would be smashed on his head, and they were the treasure banknotes and silver bills that passed in the 15 state capitals of the Shenguang Dynasty. Cui Hanzhang looked at the four of them, as a family servant, he didn't even see any intention of getting rich, if he was abducted and embezzled on the road, incognito was enough to be rich and noble for a few lifetimes. I'm afraid that there are not many people in this world who can resist the temptation of this wealth, and I can't help but be in awe when I think of this, the Zuo family is worthy of being the premier giant family in Qingyuan Mansion, and there is no shortage of loyal people.

The hundred taels of gold given by Master Zuo are still hidden in the secret compartment under the bed, and I wanted to find an opportunity to go to Qingyuan Mansion to return the property after the year, after all, I was entrusted by people to be loyal to people, but if I received money, the taste would change. But now Master Zuo is even more exaggerated, and directly sent 650,000 taels of silver bills and two large boxes of jewelry, I am afraid that the two are converted into millions. You must know that the household department recorded that the total tax paid by the fifteen state capitals of the entire Shenguang Dynasty last year was only 12 million taels of silver, and the million taels of silver bills sent by Master Zuo accounted for one-twelfth of the treasury revenue.

The people of Qianyanzhou kiln have never seen treasure banknotes and silver bills in their lives, let alone a huge amount of one million taels. Cui Hanzhang is full of contradictions, and his consciousness has an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if this money is his own, and there is another sense of rejection, which is not his own wealth, and he deserves it.

Cui Hanzhang was never able to persuade the four loyal servants to bring back a million taels of wealth, so he could only settle them down temporarily. The third young master of the Cui family in Xikou, Mingtang had naturally seen treasure banknotes and silver tickets, and he couldn't help but smack his tongue in the room next to him: "I have to be obedient, such a big fortune is still cash money, it just stunned me." ”

Mingtang couldn't help but pinch his thigh hard, and jumped up in pain. After confirming that it was not a dream, his face was solemn, after all, the money was not exposed, and it was unknown whether it was a blessing or a curse to get such a large sum of money for no reason. The two discussed carefully, although it was to thank Cui Hanzhang for his kindness in sending the blood book, but this is a big hand that is equivalent to the wealth accumulated by several generations and generously gave it away, and the pen is probably not so simple. Master Zuo is not just to protect himself and leave a way out for Zuo's family. Thinking that he has been through the ups and downs of the business sea for a long time, he naturally understands that Zuo Shiqi's death may accelerate the fall of the Zuo family, if he is raided and exterminated, I am afraid that the gold and silver seas will also be confiscated, and I don't know who will be cheaper at that time.

A million taels of money is a hot potato, and if it is not handled well, it may lead to death.

Just when the two were locked in the house to discuss, the four servants of Zuofu came to say goodbye and returned to Qingyuan Mansion, Cui Hanzhang and the two couldn't keep the old housekeeper who was like an arrow, seeing that he was still resigning the money, the old housekeeper took the three slaves to cut off their fingers and sprinkle blood, and swore that if there was any leakage of this matter in the future, the whole clan would be struck by the thunder of the sky, and the five thunders would die of thunder.

Cui Hanzhang and Mingtang hurriedly stepped forward to support the four loyal servants:

"The four of you can work tirelessly to send a huge amount of money and jewelry to me, naturally it is trustworthy, please forgive me for being reckless, this property is temporarily stored here, and Zuofu needs to give it in full in the future."

The four of them clasped their fists and saluted, and drove away in a carriage with whips. The world is unpredictable, the old housekeeper and the three little brothers just want to go back to Qingyuan Zuo's Mansion to make a business, they can't imagine that at this time, they are already separated from everyone in Old Man's Zuo's Mansion. And Qingyuan Mansion is like a tiger's den in Longtan for them at this time, full of traps waiting for them to enter the urn......

Cui Hanzhang and Mingtang were helpless, and in the second half of the night, taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, they buried two boxes of jewelry and property and 650,000 taels of silver bills in the bamboo forest in the backyard. The two discussed that it was best not to see the light of day again, and let them be buried in the dust, otherwise they always felt that this was the source of trouble. Both of them decided that this matter would either rot in their stomachs, or wait for someone from Zuofu to open it in the future, anyway, they could no longer spread it to others, and the way to take trouble should be avoided.

However, it was said that the old housekeeper of Zuofu and his party of four hurried away and quietly entered the city at night. After entering the city, he smelled a faint smell of gunsmoke, and the housekeeper was an old man, so he naturally knew that this should be the smell produced when the wood was not fully burned after the water, but it should also have more than two days. A few people did not dare to publicize, wearing a fur hat, wrapped tightly, Zuo Yu saw the scene of a ruin in Zuofu from a distance, and jumped off the horse in shock, Zuofu was connected with the courtyard before and after, the pavilions and pavilions in the courtyard were scattered, and they occupied half of the street. The old housekeeper clamped the little brothers tightly with his two hands, and held them down: "Brother, be careful of many people, don't rush forward", Zuo Yi is a son of the family, and there is a mother who is dependent on each other to do needlework in the house, and tears are sprinkled in strings when she sees this scene........

He couldn't hold back his anxious mood, and finally broke free from the old butler's big hand, and ran over to check the situation, but as soon as he got closer, a group of government soldiers rushed out to take him. Instantly frightened the three housekeepers who were still hiding in the alley, they just urged the horse out of the alley, but a group of housekeepers surrounded them head-on, and the housekeeper recognized that the leader was Cao Xida's personal servant. The three of them had to keep whipping, and the horses were in pain, and after rushing out of the street, the two young men jumped out of the car and fled, while the steward continued to drive to the city gate. Overnight, the streets and alleys of Qingyuan Mansion were full of people of all colors armed with knives, guns and sticks, including government officers and soldiers, as well as Cao's family members, as well as black-clothed masked people who flew off the eaves and walked on the wall.

The other two small men who jumped out of the car took advantage of the chaos and sneaked to the city gate, but found that the city gate was closed and could not leave the city, so they had to wait until the second half of the night, preparing to climb the rope and escape over the city wall. Who knew that they were discovered by the night patrol soldiers who got up in the middle of the night to pee, and saw that the two of them went down most of the city wall, and the soldiers of this class were all ordered to see people alive and corpses when they died, how could they dare to escape at this time. Suddenly, more than a dozen archers led their bows and shot, two rounds of arrows rained down, a small guy was shot on the spot, and the other was hit by an arrow in the thigh and chest, fell to the ground, fell and spat blood, desperately gritted his teeth and got up and limped into the dense forest outside the city, and then chased out of the government soldiers searched all night without a trace.

But he said that on the other side, Zuo Yu was pursued by a group of government soldiers, but fortunately, he usually followed the eldest young master to practice boxing and feet, and he was in the period of being strong, so he ran wildly, and after turning a few alleys, he threw off the pursuers. Just about to take a breath and rest, suddenly jumped down from the roof next to a black-clothed masked man, without saying a word, it was slashing, and the left man vomited blood after a few fights.

After figuring out this joint, Zuo Qi took the way of exchanging his life for injury, completely ignoring the wide opening of the door, and directly attacked his vital parts, the man in black was really restrained, he took a hole and rolled on the spot, flashed into the dark alley next to him, ran to the end in one breath, jumped into the river, and thought that he had grown up in the Qinghe since he was a child, and was nicknamed the little white strip in the waves in the Qingyuan Mansion, after the person entered the water, he returned to the sea like a dragon, and dived out for more than a mile, for fear that there were still ambushes on the shore, so he only dared to change his breath under the bridge and hole, and continued to dive straight to the dock gate. When the man in black heard the sound of popping water, he quickly chased after him, but there was not even a ghost for a mile up and down...........

Poor four loyal servants, from Jianyang Xikou back to Qingyuan, Zuofu has been in ruins, can only hide in Tibet like a lost dog, two dead, one disabled and one injured can be described as a heavy loss. When Cao Xida heard that he was not caught, only two corpses were left, and there were still two people on the run, he slapped the table angrily and scolded: "It's all waste, and the hundreds of people who have been mobilized can't even hold a few small people." ”

Huangquan Road is not alone, the remaining Zuo Qi and Zuo Ju escaped with their lives, and it is unknown whether they can see each other again in this life. Speaking of which, there are only these two little guys left in the huge Zuo Mansion, and now they are injured and disabled, which is embarrassing. It is said that after Zuo Qi dived out of the city along the Xiaoqing River, he stayed in a nearby farmer's house, and after thinking about it again and again, Zuo Qi still remembered his mother's safety, but as Zuo Shiqi's personal scholar, there were not a few people who knew his face.

Tossing and turning, and finally ruthlessly used to cut off the face, the next day can scare the farmer couple stupidly, ordinary farmers know how to love the rivers and lakes, but seeing this little brother practice himself like this, the wailing heartbreaking, is really unbearable. After the careful care of the two, after ten years, the injuries on Zuo Mi's face and body were almost healed, and Zuo Mi left one or two pieces of silver and kowtowed three times and left. The large scars on the face, the half-scattered hair, the tall body, after being disguised, not to mention the rebirth, I believe that no one recognizes Zuo Qi, this scholar's temperament and demeanor that was with Zuo Shiqi at the beginning has been very different from before, and from a distance, he looks like a northern man-like foot businessman.......

Zuo Qi's dignity was not welcomed when he walked there, and the restaurant ran away from him when he saw him. Thinking of the changes in this world, I can only be silently sad in my heart. I ordered a pot of wine and two side dishes, and stayed in the window seat on the first floor for a day. Zuo Yi approached the table of a few merchants in the river and inquired, and one of them said: "It's just a tragic word, it's purgatory on earth, and more than a hundred people haven't heard of a single person coming out alive." And most of them were burned beyond recognition, and they were not recognizable at all. "Originally, I had a little fantasy, hoping that my mother could escape with her life, but now it seems that most of them are buried in the fire, otherwise the whole city will not be full of eyeliner patrol soldiers to arrest the four of us, I don't know if the old housekeeper and the Zuo Ju brothers have escaped.

At night, Zuo Mi found a restaurant where he could see the ruins of Zuofu, and poured three glasses of turbid wine when no one was around. Although I heard about the mortuary, it must have been an ambush with heavy troops, and the frightened Zuo Mi no longer dared to take risks. After leaving the city, he kowtowed three times in the dense forest and then got up and left. Although he didn't know where the man in black was sent, Zuo Mi deeply remembered the man's eyebrows, posture and figure, as long as he met him next time, he would definitely be able to recognize him. I didn't know where to go, I stood at the fork in the road and hesitated again and again, and finally chose to take the mountain trail and go straight to the mouth of Jianyang Creek, since the old lady and the eldest young master both trust Cui Hanzhang, then the only way to go to him is to go to him, maybe I can have the opportunity to avenge the Zuo family in the future.

The sun rose as usual on Qianyanzhou at Xikou, and the morning mist faded a lot. Today is already the third year of the year, and every household has cleaned up inside and outside, sprinkled and swept the court, posted couplets, and prepared to leave the New Year and welcome the new year. This old year is coming to an end when it gets through tonight, the children are shouting that they want to keep the New Year with their father at night, Cui Hanzhang remembers that his sister used to be so pestering his father, but every time he couldn't stay up and go to bed early, he woke up on the morning of the first day of the New Year, and he had no heart and lungs to go out with everyone to pay New Year's greetings.

Cui Hanzhang's family has a heavy filial piety, so naturally he does not post Spring Festival couplets, nor does he hang red plasters. But my mother still got up early in the morning and shouted Ling'er to chop leek stuffing, mix noodles, and prepare the wine and dishes for the evening. Hanzhang is rare for a person to be so clean, sleep until the sun is three poles, and walk out by himself after eating. I thought that the child would not be able to withstand the blow of his grandmother's death, and he would be depressed after being imprisoned, but after burying his grandmother, Cui Hanzhang's mood gradually calmed down, but in the dead of night, he felt a kind of impermanence of the world, and I felt the wonderful charm of self-constancy.

Walking aimlessly along the bluestone slab road of a Dengdeng, my thoughts are reined, and I can't help but think of seeing my father and knowing filial piety, seeing my brother knowing my heart, seeing my son entering the well, seeing that I was in prison, and the compassion of nature is called conscience, and conscience is full of benevolence. How can heaven and earth be the furnace, the five poisons of human affection are the fire, calcining the conscience, ignorance and compassion, the husband and the gentleman can be refined into steel and have an unbearable heart, and there is less. Ordinary sentient beings are burned by the five poisons, and the smoke and fire are not known in the world after all, and it is absurd to force external objects. Everyone can be sanctified, but everyone is not sanctified, it seems that they are harmed by the five poisons, but in fact, their hearts are covered with dust, and if their hearts are constant, they will not be stained with dust.

Cui Hanzhang clearly remembers that when his grandmother was alive, she would take them to make bean paste in early autumn every year, and they needed to be carefully selected. My grandmother once said that this bean was not made into bean paste, but had to be roasted by the fire to make a crispy and delicious refreshment, so it was not made into the bean paste in the urn, but it became famous on the fire. Although he said beans, he didn't warn his grandson, but he blamed him for being young and didn't listen to him. Looking back now, the world is vast, and the mind is full of thoughts, such as the morning dew, and the days are hard........

Looking up, the mountains are cold, and everything is lonely. Only the chimneys of every house are bubbling with vitality, and the bright red door lanterns add a few rays of warmth to this cold world. Hanzhang felt that something cold fell on his face, and stretched out his hand to catch it, but found that the tentacles melted, and a piece of snowflakes fell on this world, and the snow fell more and more, and soon there was only a vast world left, and Ruixue was a good year........