On the third day, Wei Bangtou and his son still did not return home.

Ma Shihao and Wei Ermei were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and began to worry about their personal safety.

For breakfast, Ma Shihao cooked a pot of hot polenta and brought it to the hall. Wei Ermei went to the kitchen to get a bowl, habitually took four bowls and four pairs of chopsticks, and came to the dining table.

"Alas......" When Ma Shihao saw the dishes and chopsticks, he sighed, scooped half a bowl, drank a small bite, and couldn't eat it. She was worried about Wei Bangtou and Wei Shihao......

"Grandma, you don't have to worry too much about my Abba and my Brother. With the kung fu of the two of them, twenty or thirty bandits were no match for them at all. At the end of the year, business was busy, maybe my father received a new dart again, and he will be back in a few days. Second Sister Wei comforted her grandmother.

"In the past few days, I have been very unsure, and I can't sleep at night. You say, this is almost the New Year, what kind of dart are you going to take? This year, after the two of you went to the workshop to help, our income can be considered relaxed, why can't we take one less business this year? Ma Shihao put the dishes and chopsticks on the table, without any appetite.

After Wei Ermei briefly drank two mouthfuls of porridge, she ran to Qiumo Street again to look at each other, waiting for Abba and Brother to come home. However, on the spacious official road, people come and go, but they can't be seen.

In the hall of the Deng Mansion, Deng Weili and Deng Qiantu were also anxiously waiting, waiting for Steward Li, who had rushed to the Tusi Yamen in Xincheng to deliver gold bars and inquire about the situation.

Deng Weili couldn't sit still, and paced around the hall with his hands behind his back.

Deng Qiantu looked relatively calm, holding hot tea at the table and slowly tasting the fragrance of tea, with an occasional sinister smile on his face.

"At this time, Steward Li should be back, what's the matter, he hasn't come back yet?" Deng Weili said depressedly.

"Abba, this matter is in a hurry, maybe Steward Li will bring back better news!"

"Hopefully! If Li Darttou's stubborn donkey is not removed for a day, my ten acres of fertile land will be recovered. I want to see, how can he escape this catastrophe? ”

"Huh...... Abba, you're so visionary! Deng Qiantu put down the teacup, stood up and said, "It's just ten acres of fertile land...... Wei Shihao is the biggest stumbling block, this kid has two hits. In the battle of Menliang Mountain, if he hadn't been there, then Mo Qinglian would have died a long time ago. If she's finished, you'll still be looking at those ten acres of land? ”

"You know the! The field is your Abba's life*. What do you eat without fields? What to drink? ”

While the two were discussing, Steward Li had returned to the Deng Mansion. After he dismounted, he immediately rushed to the hall to find his master.

"Master, master, everything is done! Wei's father and son were convicted of rioting against the party, and three days later, they were beheaded in public. Steward Li said with a strange expression.

"Good! You send someone to let the word out right away. In the afternoon, we went to Wei's house to buy good land. This time, the Wei family has to sell it, and if it doesn't sell, it has to be sold. If Ma Shihao dares not to sell it, I will snatch the land deed back on the grounds of cooperating with the government to disrupt the party. Steward Li, you immediately assemble the team, from now on, no family members are allowed to go out, all of them are on standby. ”

On the bustling streets of Chumo, a plainly dressed man shuttled through the crowd and rushed to the other side of the street, as if there was something urgent.

Wei Ermei didn't notice the man who was running towards this side, and still looked at the distance of the official road with her feet on her feet.

"Second sister, go home quickly, don't wait." The person who came was Li Maozai, who was covered with sweat because he ran too fast, but these were not enough to cover his sad face.

"Catboy, what are you doing here? I think my father and brother will be back soon, wait a little longer. ”

"Oops, something big happened, no need to wait."

"What, what are you talking about? What's wrong? Second Sister Wei asked in surprise.

"You go home first! Something is wrong with your family! ”

"What's wrong with my family? What's up? Seeing that he didn't look like he was lying, Second Sister Wei became nervous.

"Come back with me, I'll tell you slowly on the way." Li Maozai said, took her hand and rushed back to Qiu Kai.

After arriving at the alley with few people, Li Maozai said: "I heard just now that your father and your brother have committed a serious crime, and they said that they will be beheaded in three days." ”

"What? How could my Abba and my Brother break the law? Impossible, I don't believe it! The news was like a bolt from the blue, and the second sister Wei was blinded, but she didn't believe that all this was true.

"At first, I didn't believe it, but after I saw Deng Weili with a shot of people to your house just now, I had to believe it, you better go back with me and have a look!" Li Maozai said.

When the two returned home, the Wei family was surrounded by the Deng family, and many neighbors also gathered to watch the excitement.

Deng Weili held a proclamation in his hand, pointed at everyone and said, "Everyone can see clearly, this is the proclamation of the Tusi Yamen." Wei Bangtou and Wei Shihao plotted to rebel and have now been imprisoned. I was ordered by the master of the toast to come to assist in the investigation, and the idle personnel were not allowed to approach. ”

There was a proclamation that proved that Deng Weili did not tell a lie, and everyone was talking about it. The crime of rebellion is not trivial, so no one rushed forward to say anything, and they were all worried about getting angry.

Only Li Maozai's father squeezed through the crowd and walked to the front and said, "Master Deng, this Wei family's father and son are honest, where did they rebel?" Can you tell us a little bit about what happened? ”

"Bold Li Datou, do you dare to doubt Master Toast? I think you're tired of being alive, aren't you? Deng Weili said angrily.

"Hey...... Master Deng, Li Datou doesn't dare. Wei's father and son are first-class good people in the village, if you don't tell us the original fate, the big guy doesn't have a bottom in his heart, right? People say, right? Li Datou said.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Everyone cheered.

"Okay, then I'll tell you! According to the proclamation, Wei Dangtou, father and son, took advantage of the opportunity to help Jingliu grain and oil store escort darts to smuggle propaganda materials for the rebellion against the party, and were dirty and captured by officers and soldiers in Xincheng. Deng Weili held up the proclamation in his hand and said.

The proclamation did have the names of Wei Dangtou and Wei Shihao, and everyone suddenly didn't dare to speak loudly.

After Ma Shihao heard Da Deng Weili's words, he wanted to open the courtyard door, but his limbs trembled and he sat paralyzed in the courtyard.

"Grandma......" Wei Ermei returned, and after seeing it in her eyes, she immediately rushed in with Li Maozai and helped her up, while the others did not dare to act rashly.

After the door of the fence courtyard was opened, Deng Weili led Deng Qiantu, Steward Li and others, and rushed directly into the hall.

"What are you going to do?" Ma Shihao, supported by Wei Ermei and Li Maozai, also followed into the hall.

Deng Weili did not let others search the Wei family directly, but sat in the center of the hall and said, "What are you doing?" You should know that in your heart. ”

"What's the number? People are not afraid of shadows, if you want to search, please poop, what is there to say? The sharp-toothed Second Sister Wei said.

"Hey...... You sister, isn't Master Deng also embarrassed? Bringing someone to your house is a routine business. Our folks, don't you know who Master Deng is? He's a great guy! This time, the main thing is to inform the prisoner's family, so that you can think of a way, right? Steward Li said pretendly.

What good things can Deng Weili do when he comes to the house? These Second Sister Wei all knew it, and now that the other party was indeed here on behalf of Master Tusi, and she still had a proclamation in her hand, she couldn't say anything.

"Master Deng, the Deng Wei family turned out to be world friends, and our ancestors have been friends for generations. This time, the Wei family is in danger, you have to help us! Ma Shihao was so frightened that he immediately stepped forward and kowtowed to Deng Weili.

"Hey, sister-in-law of the Wei family, this ...... This ......" Deng Weili didn't expect Ma Shihao to be so excited, and he was a little overwhelmed, so he stood up, helped her up and spoke: "Sister-in-law of the Wei family...... This time, the officers and soldiers did find counter-judgment materials in the goods, but this is not necessarily what Wei Bangtou and Dahao did, right? It's possible that someone else did it! This morning, when the official messenger sent the proclamation, I also told them, but they didn't believe it! ”

"So what should I do?" Ma Shihao said.

"In my opinion, you have to spend some silver, run and ransom, or it will be too late if you delay it any longer." Deng Weili said.

"How much does it cost? It's the first time our family has encountered such a thing, and we don't know what to do. "Ma Shihao said.

"What's this? I don't know very well, you ask Steward Li. "Deng Weili deliberately sold Guanzi.

The matter has come to this point, as long as Abba and Brother are rescued, Wei Ermei has no better way, so she has to let Grandma communicate with the other party.

Steward Li pinched his fingers and calculated, the cost of ransom and the cost of running relationships...... He grabbed his fingers and said, "Sister-in-law of the Wei family, this amount is not small, at least one or two hundred taels of silver will be spent!" ”

"Huh?" Ma Shihao, Wei Ermei and Li Maozai were all amazed.

"It's not much, you can sell whatever you can! One or two hundred taels of silver to redeem two lives! Deng Weili said.

"Okay, I'll try my best to raise money...... "Ma Shihao can't see death without saving, even if she sells her land and house, she will do it."

"It's good to think about it...... So be it! I'll give you another day, if you don't have a good relationship, when I come back, I will have to raid my house if I cooperate with the government's investigation. The treacherous Deng Weili pretended to be benevolent, and then waved his hand to his subordinates to prepare to leave.

"Wait, Master Deng, please stay! Haven't you always wanted to reclaim those ten acres of fertile land? This time, my Wei family suffered, and I must spend a lot of money, and I sold the field. Ma Shihao crossed a heart.

"Grandma......" wants to sell the field, Wei Ermei subconsciously called Grandma, but in order to raise money, what can I do if I don't sell the field?

"What? Sister-in-law of the Wei family, do you really want to sell the land? That's the life* root of Wei Dart's head! I don't dare to sell you if he's not there, what if he gets out of prison and regrets it? However, I've been a little tight lately,......" Deng Weili almost didn't laugh, but he pretended to be reluctant.

"When is it that I can still take care of him? Sold, sold......"

Ma Shihao thought about it, and the ten acres at home could be sold.

"Well, since the sister-in-law of the Wei family can be the master, then Deng will accept it without embarrassment! You make an offer! ”

Ma Shihao felt that the Deng family sold them at a low price of fifty taels of silver, and according to today's market, they could sell at least more than one hundred taels of silver, because she only opened eighty taels.

Deng Weili is a shrewd rich man, and he can buy ten acres of fertile land for eighty taels, but he and Wei Dangtou have been fighting for these ten acres of land for more than ten years, and now he has won the battle, so he can't let go of the opportunity to lower the price.

"High, high! Thirty taels. Last time, when he suspected Wei Shihao of stealing official silver, he offered this price.

Ma Shihao bargained again, but Deng Weili had already eaten her, so in the end he could only sell it for thirty taels of silver.