Let's say that Zhang Jiaotou took his daughter home since his son-in-law Lin Chong was matched with Cangzhou, and took care of him every day. But recently, the high yaman not only came frequently, but also became arrogant in his words, saying that your daughter will be a widow sooner or later, it is better to marry me as soon as possible, and also want a good reputation, and yesterday he even stayed at home for half a day, and it took him a lot of speech.

Zhang Jiaotou felt that the situation was a little bad, so he remembered that Lin Chong had explained before that he had something to discuss with his junior brother in the capital, so on this day he told his family to watch the door, and he went out to ask his son-in-law's junior brother for an idea.

When he was walking to the mouth of the second sweet water alley, he suddenly heard someone calling, Zhang Jiaotou turned his head and saw that it was a man in his twenties, and when he was puzzled, the person had already arrived at his side and spoke.

"Zhang Jiaotou, Gu Haotian's petty officials are invited."

Gu Haotian! Zhang Jiaotou was stunned, and then remembered that this person was his son-in-law's junior brother, and he was about to look for him, but it was a coincidence that he didn't want to find him, so he followed the man into a teahouse on the side of the road.

Coincidentally, today Gu Haotian also wanted to discuss the matter of leaving Beijing with this sect leader, in order to avoid people's eyes, he asked people to go to Zhang's house to find him, and he waited in the teahouse, not wanting to meet him halfway.

"How is the head of the sect lately?" Gu Haotian saw Zhang Jiaotou coming in, and hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Alas! That Gao Ya is entangled day by day, so what's good. ”

Zhang Jiaotou sighed, talked about the recent changes in the situation, and asked worriedly:

"Little official, you said that there must be something wrong with my son-in-law, otherwise that Gao Yanai is so unscrupulous."

"Senior brother is really in some trouble, the Gao family is vicious, bent on putting the senior brother to death, the previous attempt to poison him, this time he sent people to Cangzhou."

Gu Haotian immediately told Dong Chao and Xue Ba that Lin Chong had framed Lin Chong's life, as well as Lu Qian and Fu An's intentions to leave Beijing yesterday.

"I can't imagine that the thoughts of the Gao family father and son are so sinister, but my son-in-law is in danger, no wonder that Gao Yanei's words and deeds have become more and more arrogant recently, and I hope that the little officials will come to the rescue again."

Zhang Jiaotou was angry and worried when he heard this, but he had no choice but to ask Gu Haotian.

"It's my duty to save my brother in the next place, but if I make a move this time, I can't say that I will have a few lives, and then my brother will definitely not be able to return to Beijing, if the head of the sect and his sister-in-law stay in the capital, they will definitely be retaliated by the Gao family, and the situation will be even more difficult. Therefore, I was in a dilemma in my heart, and I specially asked the head of the sect to come and discuss. ”

"What the petty officials think should be, just say it, the old man will obey."

When Zhang Jiaotou heard that Gu Haotian had made up his mind, he was just concerned about their safety, and he only urged him to speak quickly.

Gu Haotian saw Zhang Jiaotou's true temperament, and secretly praised his senior brother in his heart for finding a good father-in-law, so he explained his thoughts in detail. After hearing this, Sect Leader Lin pondered for a while and said that he would act accordingly, and then said goodbye and went back to prepare.

The second sweet water lane walked back soon to the landscape inn, Gu Haotian and Zhang Jiaotou broke up and walked back slowly, Tokyo months this road I don't know how many times, but walking and walking suddenly rose a trace of melancholy, he felt a little strange in his heart, is there any unfulfilled wish, at this time in his heart suddenly jumped out of a shadow, he couldn't help but think of the sachet, and the vague confession, "Although this thing is ugly, but it is made by my own hands, I hope you cherish." ”

It turns out that the reason is here, Gu Haotian feels that since a girl can be so affectionate with her heart, but she leaves without saying a word, it is too ruthless, and she should give her something. So he looked around, stumbled upon a painting shop, and thought that it would be appropriate to give him a painting, so he walked in.

The painting shop is larger, there are many paintings, although there is no famous masterpiece, but there are also a lot of masterpieces, Gu Haotian looked at it carefully, and finally stopped in front of a lotus work, the drizzle in the painting is like silk, the flowers bloom like flames, he suddenly remembered a poem in the later poet Yu Guanzhong. So I bought it, and I took a pen and wrote a few lines on it.

Waiting for you, in the rain, in the rain of rainbows

The sound of cicadas falls, and the sound of frogs rises

A pool of red lotus is like a red flame, in the rain

It's the same whether you come or not, but you feel it

Every lotus is like you

When the ink dried, Gu Haotian sent someone to the Huainan County Palace, and he believed that Chai Wenbo understood what he meant.

Let's say that when Gu Haotian was repaying his love debts, Gao Yanei in the Taiwei Mansion was also crazy about his lust. A few days ago, Dong Chao and Xue Ba returned to the capital in a gloomy manner, saying that they were followed by a fat monk, and they had no choice but to send Lin Chong to Cangzhou Prison City. After he made a fuss, his father sent Lu Qian and Fu An and others to Cangzhou, in his mind, this time Lin Chong will definitely die, the Zhang family lady has no excuse to say, thinking about it, he can't hold back the evil fire in his heart, and then he went out with two entourage.

Shanshui Inn, at noon, Gu Haotian specially invited Cai Wulang to hold a farewell banquet. He raised his glass and said respectfully:

"I was fortunate to be cared for in Beijing for a few months, so as not to be plotted by some villains, and now I want to leave Beijing and return to my hometown, I can't thank you, and I toast a glass of water."

"Brother is in a hurry to return, why not stay in the capital, our brothers will be happy and rich together."

Cai Yan has made a lot of money with Gu Haotian recently, and Gu Haotian deliberately flattered him and saved his life.

"My parents are old and have a lot of trivial matters, so I don't dare to stay in the capital for a long time. A shopkeeper Zhu here is a fellow villager, and he has been taking care of us very much in the past few months, and he hopes to take more care of him in the future. The second is that if Jingdong encounters something very difficult, he must help the ya, and he hopes that the yamen will help one or two. ”

"Hao Tiankai said, but isn't there no brotherhood, don't say these two little things, even a thousand things should be." Cai Yan agreed without hesitation.

Then the crowd ate and drank for a while, and it was not until the beginning of the hour that the feast was dispersed. Gu Haotian and the others immediately packed their luggage, got into the carriage and left Beijing, Cai Yan was sent all the way to the outside of Dongcheng, and watched everyone board the boat and leave before turning back.

Let's say that Gao Ya called a few idlers to eat and drink outside, and rushed to Zhang's house with the help of wine, and broke into the house regardless of it.

"I'll tell you clearly today, Lin Chong's life is not long, my relationship with your daughter, you should have to deal with it anyway, it's better to speak early, so as not to toast and not eat and drink." Gao Yanai threatened as soon as he opened his mouth.

"What do you say about Yanei, my son-in-law is serving his sentence in Cangzhou, why won't he live long." Zhang Jiaotou was shocked and inquired cautiously.

"Humph! I don't look at who I am against, who is in the ya, can Lin Chong, the thief and the army, be offended? If it weren't for your daughter's sake, Old Man Zhang, you would have been unlucky. sent my daughter to the Taiwei Mansion early, and I can still have some dignity, otherwise I won't have your good fruit to eat. ”

An idler on the side said viciously.

"This—how is this!"

Zhang Jiaotou listened, and sat there dumbfounded, at a loss.

"Hey, hey! Now I know that I am afraid, but it is not too late, as long as you marry your daughter to me well, you will be my Lord Taishan, and naturally you will not be wronged. ”

Gao Yanei looked at Zhang Jiaotou in front of him without his usual spirit, he looked frightened, he couldn't be happy in his heart, and secretly thought that he had known that this was the case, and the master should have used this method a long time ago, and he was lovesick for a long time. When he got up, he got up and went to the back room.

"Slow down!" Seeing this, Zhang Jiaotou hurriedly shouted.

"What's the matter, if you have something to say, say it quickly." Gao Yanai said impatiently.

"Don't be anxious in the Yanei, listen to me first, since Lin Chong's life is not long, the old man is no longer stubborn, but the little woman is strong, if she doesn't persuade her to change her mind, blindly use force, I'm afraid that she will find a short-sighted, and waste some of Yanei's mind in vain. And wait for me to persuade her slowly, and then I will naturally fulfill the wishes of the Yanai. ”

That Gao Yanei listened to Zhang Jiaotou's words, and stood still for a while, he had seen Zhang's temperament, and if he didn't get it, he would really fight to the death, but now he was impatient, and he had waited for a long time. Then he said arrogantly:

"Go now, and persuade her quickly, and I'll wait here for news."

Zhang Jiaotou had no choice but to get up and enter the inner room. After half a pillar of incense, when Gao Ya was anxious, the sect head walked out of it.

"Yanai has been waiting for a long time, the old man is good to say, it took countless thoughts, the daughter finally turned some corners, and only agreed to meet the last side, Yanai knows that the coming day is long, and it must not be strong, otherwise I am afraid that it will fall short."

Gao Yanei was overjoyed when he heard this, thinking that this Zhang family's mind had moved now, and she could still help it when she met, so she only had to use her own means, and she had to obediently listen to his mercy, so she immediately walked quickly to the back room.

Zhang Jiaotou didn't follow, but took out a few dishes and a bottle of good wine, and said to the idle men who were seated:

"A few hard work, the old man didn't entertain much, just a bottle of "Immortal Drunk" is here, please try it."

"The candles in the cave room of the Yanei, I'll just have a cup of wine."

As soon as those idlers heard that it was "Immortal Drunk", they drooled down, and without persuasion, they gathered around the table, ate and drank, and all of them were drunk and unconscious in just a moment.

Let's say that Gao Yanei rushed into the inner room, and saw that Jin'er waiting there, and felt a little proud, and followed her into a boudoir, but what was waiting for him was not a beautiful girl, and he didn't see anything clearly when he entered the room, only felt that his neck was hit hard, and he fainted in front of him.

A moment later, a carriage in front of Zhang's house quietly left, and at the wharf of the Wuzhang River outside the east city, Lu Zhishen had already arranged for a boat to wait there.

After more than two hours, the idlers woke up in a daze, but found that the old man Zhang's family was gone, and a few people were strange, so they entered the inner room, only to see the high yaman lying upright on the ground, and there was no breath, and those idlers were suddenly scared to death, even the two entourages were also running for their lives, and several people immediately dispersed.

Gao Yu didn't get the news of his son's death from the Gao family until noon the next day, although he was furious, but the Zhang family had already been empty, and he could only do some futile investigation.

At this moment, Gu Haotian and others had already arrived on the north bank of the Yellow River. Yesterday afternoon, after he left Dongcheng, he turned north and crossed the Yellow River, and arrived in the evening, saying that Chen Yun and the others had already cleaned up Gao Yanei, and he was worried that the matter would be exposed too early and that it would be unfavorable to Zhang Jiaotou and them, so he waited in Chenqiao Town for a night. At noon today, Li Kui arranged for the wounded to return to the manor, and rushed to the rendezvous with Han Shizhong, saying that Gao Yu's house would only move at noon, so he calmed down.

At this time, it was noon, Gu Haotian looked back at the tall and majestic city in the south, thinking about the catastrophe in the near future, and couldn't help but silently say in his heart:

Farewell, Tokyo City, and good luck!