There are two ancient roads in the southeast of Shandong, you can enter the ancient city of Linyi in the west, and go to the Shijiu (today's Rizhao City) on the coast of the East China Sea in the east. To the north, you can enter the former capital of Ju (Ju County), and to the south is the county of Donghai (Donghai City, Jiangsu).

Baima Town (Junan County) is located at the intersection of this crossroads, there is a bridge at the intersection, located on the White River to communicate the north and south, this bridge has a resounding name, "Qinglong Bridge." "There is a Qinglong Temple on the side of the Qinglong Bridge, but opposite the Qinglong Temple is the largest inn in Baima Town, the Qinglong Inn. There is a couplet on the inn, which accepts distinguished guests from all over the world and welcomes wealth from all directions.

The ancient town of Baima brings together the southern grain, the northern silk, the western tea, the eastern salt, here has become the most ideal place for the merchants, the best trading place, the merchants from the south to the north are endless, and the story begins here.

In the third year of Xianfeng, the Taiping Army rebelled, and the Twist Army took care of each other, trapped Shandong, and fought the Eight Banners Hao Hao. The two ancient roads in the southeast of Shandong are still as prosperous as before, but pedestrians have a little more anxiety and more worries about the future. These two ancient roads will also be harassed by the army, bandits do some unseemly deeds, and soldiers and ruffians often extort passers-by and merchants, disturbing people's hearts.

The Long family has operated the Qinglong Inn for eighteen generations, and it has been passed down from generation to generation, and in the generation of Long Ao, there is one wife and three concubines, but only one daughter, named Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball is twenty-nine years old, with a face like a flower, and is one of the handsome people in a hundred, who has been passed on by word of mouth, and has become the goal pursued by young descendants, the most ideal marriage partner, and the threshold of the Long family was almost flattened by the matchmaker.

"Master, the Judu dealer has come to propose marriage again, what can I do?" The eldest lady, who has always been calm, was also a little uncalm, and hurriedly walked into the living room and said anxiously.

Long Ao looked at a letter sent by the three bald men nervously, and the content of this letter still scared Long Ao. Hearing Mrs. mention the three bald men tightly, his heart couldn't help but tighten, and he didn't pay attention to the evolution of things to this point.

"What's the panic? Our dragon ball has its own opinions," Long Ao glanced at his wife with a little dissatisfaction, and motioned for her to sit down. He whispered and said, "Wanzhi, go and invite Zhu'er to see what he has to say." ”

"Yes, sir." Several people in the room watched the third aunt leave, and they all frowned and fell into a dull state.

The third aunt came to the Dragon Ball boudoir, but she heard the laughter of men and women, and she was shocked. How can a woman who is out of the pavilion at the end of the boudoir allow men to enter and exit casually, this has to be passed out, whether it is to light a lamp or dip in a pig cage. She was frightened into a cold sweat by her own thoughts, no, she couldn't let the only seedling of the Long family have an accident, she wiped the cold sweat on her forehead in a panic, knocked on the door hurriedly, and deliberately shouted loudly: "Zhu'er, the master has something to do with you, let you hurry over." After she shouted, she immediately approached the door to steal the sound, even if there was even the slightest movement.

"Third aunt, come right away." Dragon Ball came out of the room after a while, dressed in men's clothes, and the third aunt who looked at it had straight eyes, and she was so handsome.

"Third aunt, what's wrong with you! Long Ball took advantage of the conversation to block the third aunt's peeping eyes and forcibly pulled her away. The third aunt secretly regretted that she was stunned at the critical moment, who was the descendant in the room? What does it look like? Anxiously glanced at the boudoir, and the panic and uneasiness in his heart were indescribable.

The dealer is the leading big family of this generation, the family has a good fertile field, more than 100,000 acres, 3,000 families, and has the ability to twist, who dares to pick his tiger whiskers? Who is not afraid?

This time, Long Ao was really worried, and he could only hope that his smart and clever daughter would come up with a note to avoid the doom of the Long family being devoured.

"Dad, what's the matter with finding Zhu'er?" Dragon Ball asked without entering the door.

Long Aoqiang pretended to have a smile on his face and beckoned kindly: "Girl, come and sit next to Dad, Dad has something to tell you." ”

Dragon Ball sat down obediently, looking at her mother, and the three aunts were all there, with an unnatural look on her face, she was smart, and her heart chuckled, this is a big event. Her face was covered with a layer of frost, her phoenix eyes froze, and her voice became cold: "Dad, what happened?" Please tell Zhu'er, although Zhu'er is a daughter, ask yourself how much worse than a man! ”

"Zhu'er, do you know the third boss of the Zhuang family, the third eagle of the Zhuang family?"

"I know, he is an evil young man who does all kinds of evil, drives eagles and dogs, and oppresses the weak." She twisted her eyebrows in disgust, and as soon as she finished speaking, she was secretly surprised, today's incident will not have anything to do with him!

"Dad, Zhuang Sanying ......"

"Alas! The family is unfortunate, Zhu'er, you don't know yet, the three bald men have already mentioned three times in a year, and this time they actually mentioned ninety-nine evil servants, occupying ninety-nine rooms in our house, preparing a ceremony and not leaving, and are waiting for a reply at the inn, wanting to marry you to the past. Long Ao clenched his fists and slammed it on the table.

"Bang" tea splashed, and the best tea set shattered to the ground, which shows how bad his mood is in this matter, and Long Ao, who has always made money with kindness, was angry for the first time.

Dragon Ball stood up angrily and said loudly: "Dad, our Dragon family has been inherited for hundreds of years, and it has not fallen through three dynasties. When did people be bullied to such an extent, I don't believe it, I am afraid that the sky is going down, and he dares to use it? ”

Wang Yufeng knew her daughter's personality very well, she would rather bend than bend, she was very stubborn, and she hurriedly stood up and pulled her daughter's hand: "Zhu'er, don't be angry, now the dealer is powerful, like the sky, and also has the merit of twisting, even if your grandfather sees the Zhuang family now, he has to give three points." Wang Yufeng didn't dare to say something in his heart, because of the merit of twisting, the dealer entered the officialdom from the agricultural business, and wanted to overwhelm the four families of Ludi in one fell swoop. Forcing the Long family to marry is to test the attitude of the four families of Ludi, and perhaps it is the fuse for the war between Qi and Ludi, and the absolute right to speak for the land of Qilu.

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Mother, Uncle Zheng Bao, the county magistrate, is not grandpa's protégé? Find Uncle Zheng Bao, the three bald men in the town, the evil young man. Long Zhu bit her lip, the unspeakable grievances in her heart, who didn't praise her for being smart and clever from childhood to adulthood, the pearl of the Long family, when did she suffer such humiliation, how to say that the Long family is also a big family with a head and face in this generation.

"Dad, mother, let's go find Uncle Zheng, I don't believe in unreasonable places." Dragon Ball flicked his sleeves and walked outside.

Long Ao understands his daughter's feelings, but he can't let his daughter dress like this to visit people, it's too disrespectful, and it's not etiquette to say it.

"Zhu'er, how do you dress like this to meet people, why don't you go and change your outfit quickly, Dad will go with you to meet Brother Zheng." Long Ao glared at his reluctant daughter reproachfully, and waved her away: "Don't go yet." ”

"Yes, Daddy." Dragon Ball turned around and left without looking back, but there was a person in his heart, that person might have a way, and he looked forward to it inexplicably, fantasizing about ...... with him

"Miss, thank you for saving your life, and I will give up my life to repay you in the future." The man jumped out of the window and landed like a leaf in an alley behind the boudoir, and faded away into the scorching sun.

He, is he just gone? There is no trace of souvenirs, when will it be reported in the coming day? Wait until I'm old? She was wronged, she was unwilling, and she was even more reluctant, and she was reluctant to give up this love. But when he was embarrassed, he turned away and never heard a word from himself, is this kind of person really worthy of his love? Looking at the jade pendant in his hand, I really wanted to break it and step on it a few more times. But she hesitated for a long time, and thought about it for a long time, he is a person who does great things, and it must make sense to do so, and the more she thinks about it, the more it happens. Mei Zizi put the jade pendant in the place closest to her heart, as if she was carrying that person in her heart. In this way, you can feel his temperature, as if he is always by his side.

A family of three walked out of the back door and hurriedly walked towards the county office.

"Brother Zheng, that's the case......" Long Ao explained things clearly one by one.

Zheng Bao, who was in his thirties, was also worried at that time, and only said after a long time: "Senior sister, sister-in-law, although the dealer is domineering in this matter, he has not broken the law. It's really hateful to say that the matchmaker has a matchmaker, and the hotel gives money, but just drives the guests away, isn't this bad for the name of the Long family? But no one went to the county government to complain, and I couldn't interfere in this matter, the people didn't sue, and the officials didn't investigate. ”

Zheng Bao let out a long sigh, "Alas! Zhuang Zhengfeng's appointment is already on the way, and he has been exceptionally promoted to the prefect of Qingzhou, does the prefect of Qingzhou mean anything? Half of Shandong, directly under the jurisdiction of Qidi. has surpassed the quality of Wang Shi, which makes Zhuang Sanying arrogant. ”

"They are all officials in the same dynasty, so this bit of face should be reserved for my father-in-law, right?" Long Ao asked without giving up, in fact, he understands the twists and turns of officialdom, and only knows the righteousness of the rivers and lakes.

Zheng Bao knew that Long Ao was an idiot in the officialdom, so he persuaded him! Another sigh: "Alas! Sister-in-law! One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, what is the status of the four families of Ludi, Wang Shi is the sixteenth son of the Yellow Emperor, the descendant of King Bi. The Xu family is a meritorious minister of Dayu's water control, and he has been awarded the title of Tancheng for more than 1,600 years. Confucius and Meng are the originators of Confucianism and are admired by the world. ”

Zheng Bao let out a sigh of relief and continued: "Master Wang has been upright all his life, and he has a lot of criticism about the Zhuang family, and the Zhuang family can not hate. This time, on the grounds of proposing marriage, he used the slut of beggar and Ayiguli to persecute the Long family, but in fact, this is to compete with the Wang family. ”

Zheng Bao slapped the table and stood up, "Senior sister will go to Donghai County to ask Master Wang for advice, but this matter will never be compromised." ”

A family of three left the county government in a hurry and went home to think of a way to deal with it.

Dragon Ball watched the market become depressed due to years of war, tea houses, and wine shops became deserted, but fortunately, there were many vendors on this ancient road who sold salt and seafood in the East China Sea, and went south to sell grain, so as not to lose here.

This treasure of feng shui has already made people look red, and this kind of thing must not happen. If you want to cut your body, you will also be pulled off the horse by the emperor, this kind of thinking will not stop for a lifetime.

She knew that there were still troops of the Twist Army in Jiuding Lotus Mountain, and Lai Wenguang's son Lai Tongchen was the big banner there, holding more than ten small flags, with more than 2,000 people, and it was enough to attack Judu in less than an hour, and she could suppress the arrogance of the Zhuang family, and she couldn't say that she could go on a trip.

When the sky fell, the dragon ball, dressed as a man, walked out of her boudoir, jumped out of the attic, and landed quietly and silently, and several ups and downs disappeared into the night.

The moment Dragon Ball stepped out of the city gate, she saw a tall figure standing not far from the city gate, and she hesitated a little before carefully walking past the man.

The man smiled knowingly: "Zhu'er, don't make trouble going home with your father, the thing of fighting and killing should not be something that the Long family can do." "It can be said that she knows her daughter's mother, Wang Yufeng doesn't know her daughter's temperament, she only loves knives and guns, she doesn't love red clothes, and she is arrogant by nature, so she will definitely take risks. This didn't tell Long Ao, and Long Ao was waiting here early.

"Dad, why are you here?" Dragon Ball was slightly surprised, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Heh, my mother told my father again, right?" ”

"Yes, obediently go home with my father." Long Ao stepped forward to pull his daughter's hand, but Long Ao's hand shrank, and his body slid away like a loach, widening the distance between the two people, which was beyond the distance of one zhang in front of Long Ao.

"Huh," Long Ao was very surprised, this is not the Long family's inheritance, this body method is much more clever than the family body method, it seems to be the dragon body method, passed on from Lai Guangwen, the general flag of the white flag of the Twisting Army, is the daughter into the twist? This is a big crime of killing the head and destroying the door, Long Ao was frightened by his own thoughts, and suddenly felt a chill on his back, and cold sweat had wet his back.

He changed color in shock, and remembered what Wan Zhi said, "There is a man's voice coming out of Zhu'er's room, talking quite enthusiastically, and it seems that the man and woman are in love, don't let the disciple ruin the name of the Long family." ”

Long Ao connected up and down, had an unformed idea, and was eighty percent sure of where his daughter was going, and suddenly became extremely angry, "Zhu'er, don't tell your father, you are going to Jiuding Lotus Mountain to find Lai Tongchen, that is a big crime of killing your head and destroying the door, you say!" ”

"Dad," Dragon Ball's aggrieved voice dragged on for a long time, stamping his feet anxiously, twisting his face aside angrily, stubbornly not looking at his father.

At this time, Long Ao had already paid attention to it, and found inspiration in his daughter, as if it was like a clear spring flowing in his heart, washing away all his troubles. Although the dealer is powerful, how can the Long family be so simple, whoever wants to underestimate the Long family and bully the Long family, then he will be unlucky.

A smile crawled on his face, "Zhu'er, Daddy has already paid attention, although rest assured, you and your mother will go to your grandfather's house as soon as possible." ”

He chuckled confidently, his face turned cold, and he snorted, "How dare you bully the Long family like this, so, let you pay an unimaginable price." ”