Since Xiao Caizhi agreed to Wu Qiang as a guide, he arranged for people to send the silver money and property looted in Changxing County, as well as Master Qin, to Jiaoshan Water Village, and he led Ah Gui and several captains to accompany Wu Qiang and others.

Xiaoli offered to go along, but Xiao Cai thought that the trip was not too dangerous, so he agreed, and he was also used to Xiaoli's care.

After Wu Qiang woke up, he was ready to arrange for Zhixian Wenzheng to go ashore, after all, this incident still needs Wenzheng's cooperation. In addition, looking at Xu Yong's feelings, Wu Qiang finally took a breath of relief and handed over the bodies of the four brothers of the Xu family to Wen Zheng to take away, according to his original intention, he planned to sink the four brothers of the Xu family directly in Taihu Lake.

As the family of an official, there is still some understanding of what happened to the Changxing County Ya this time, if the court investigates it, what kind of responsibility Wen Zheng will bear, so when Wen Zheng is about to leave, the whole family is a little inseparable together.

Looking at the daughter of the county magistrate, Wen Ting, who looked like pear blossoms with rain, Xu Yong comforted on the side, showing a sad look, Wu Qiang was also a little unbearable, he thought about it again, and still called Wen Zheng and Xu Yong over.

Wu Qiang sighed and said, "Master Wen, I have a way to live, I don't know if you want to go?" ”

"Are you serious?" Wen Zheng's eyes couldn't help but light up, after all, few people are willing to die if they can live.

Although Xu Yong didn't speak, his expression still showed excitement, after all, he had just experienced the love between men and women, and at this sweet time, he didn't want his beloved woman to suffer the pain of losing her father.

Wu Qiang said solemnly: "I don't dare to say that I am absolutely sure, but as long as there is a point of hope, presumably Lord Wen will also fight for it, right?" If it is operated properly, there is still a great chance that Lord Wen will survive? ”

Wen Zheng also knew that there was no good thing in the world that would fall from the sky, so he said cautiously: "I don't know what the martial warrior wants the official to do?" ”

Wu Qiang glanced at Xu Yong, and then said: "Master Wen, don't get me wrong, what price do you think I want you to pay, I just look at Xu Yong's face and don't want him to be embarrassed." ”

Wen Zheng said a little embarrassedly: "It's because the official is too careful, and I hope the martial warriors will forgive me." ”

Wu Qiang waved his hand unmindfully and said: "Lord Wen doesn't have to be like this, in fact, my method is very simple, it is nothing more than to make more money, after all, as the old saying goes, money can make ghosts grind, as long as the upper and lower points are done properly, not to mention saving his life, it is not impossible for the official to be reinstated." ”

Wen Zheng's breathing couldn't help but become short, and he finally suppressed his excitement, and said with some embarrassment: "Although I said that, but this official is now penniless, I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to handle?" ”

Wu Qiang couldn't help but scold the old fox secretly, but said with a smile on the surface: "The matter of silver, Master Wen doesn't have to worry, just let Xu Yong go with you, I will bring him enough silver, and let him pay attention to you in secret, maybe this time you will turn the corner, and you may be in trouble." ”

"If this official can really get away with saving his life this time, the warrior is the great benefactor of this official." After Wen Zheng finished speaking, he gave a deep salute.

Wu Qiang said indifferently: "Master Wen doesn't need to be polite, if you can really save your life, this favor still has to thank Xu Yong." ”

Probably Xu Yong realized Wu Qiang's intentions, which was to add points to his future father-in-law, although he did not speak, he glanced at Wu Qiang very gratefully. Originally, Wen Zheng's family thought that Wen Zheng was going to die, but now because of Wu Qiang's support and Xu Yong's follow, Wen Zheng's chances of survival have greatly increased, and the sad atmosphere has decreased a lot.

On the occasion of separation, Wen Ting became more and more tender to Xu Yong, which made Xu Yong's heart as sweet as soaking in a honey pot, patting his chest and swearing that he would ensure Wen Zheng's safety, Wen Ting showed a flower-like smile, and Wen Zheng's expression also looked very relaxed.

When Wen Zheng and Xu Yong drove the carriage to take away the bodies of the four brothers of the Xu family, Gu Jixuan suddenly said: "The heart of defense is indispensable, it is a silver ticket of 10,000 taels, is Wu Shaoxia so relieved to let Xu Yong take it away?" ”

Wu Qiang said disapprerovingly: "Don't use suspicious people, don't suspect people, besides, Wenzheng's family is still in our hands, Xu Yong fell in love with Wenzheng's daughter at first sight, there shouldn't be anything wrong, and I still believe in Xu Yong." ”

Sun Zhengjun said meaningfully: "Wu Shaoxia is really generous, this is 10,000 taels of silver, it seems that Wu Shaoxia has made a windfall." ”

Wu Qiang said with a haha: "Sun Shangshu is not right to say so, and you have no less oil and water." ”

Sun Zhengjun refused to let go and said: "Compared with Wu Shaoxia, we are afraid that it is just a drop in the bucket." ”

Wu Qiang didn't want to dwell on this topic, so he pretended to yawn and said: "I'm so sleepy, I don't know what's going on, this sleep is just not enough sleep, I'm going to sleep." ”

Gu Jixuan and the others couldn't help but be angry and funny, but they were helpless about Wu Qiang's rogue behavior.

At the beginning, under Shi Lang's blow, the water thieves in the Jiangnan area were in a slump, and even the water thieves in many lakes disappeared for a time. When Shi Lang was transferred to Fujian by Kangxi to prepare for Zheng Jing to deal with Taiwan, the water thieves in the Jiangnan area ushered in spring.

At this time, the strength of the Manchu Qing sailors was very weak, and they were helpless in the face of water thieves in rivers and lakes, and the small teams of officers and soldiers did not dare to patrol alone, which was purely to deliver food to the water thieves. Therefore, Wu Qiang and others could not see the traces of officers and soldiers on Taihu Lake at all, but they encountered three groups of water thieves one after another, and Xiao Cai reported the name of Jiaoshan Water Village, but fortunately, the three groups of water thieves and Jiaoshan Water Village had no grudges, and they were at peace with each other.

When Wu Qiang woke up again, Ling Xiuzhu heard the movement and hurriedly brought a bowl of fish soup, and when Wu Qiang took it, he also felt that the bowl had some residual warmth. Ling Xiuzhu said gently: "Brother Wu, you have been sleeping, I think you will be hungry, drink some fish soup first, I will make it for you what you want to eat." ”

"Let's drink the fish soup later, can you avoid it first?" Wu Qiang's face showed an embarrassed expression.

Ling Xiuzhu was stunned for a moment, and when she saw that Wu Qiang's expression was different, she was also a smart woman in Bingxue, she immediately understood, and couldn't help blushing and said: "Then I'll go out first, if Brother Wu needs anything, just call me." With that, she fled.

There was a commode in the corner of the cabin, and for Wu Qiang, who was in a hurry to solve his physiological problems, he had already noticed it just now, as soon as Ling Xiuzhu went out, he quickly rushed over and released it happily.

After letting go of the water, Wu Qiang felt a little empty in his stomach, so he picked up the bowl of fish soup sent by Ling Xiuzhu and drank it, because he was really hungry, although the lack of condiments in the fish soup was relatively light, he still drank it with relish.

After drinking the fish soup, Wu Qiang wanted to go out to get some air, after all, he slept most of the time, so he walked out of the cabin. Ling Xiuzhu was sitting on a small bench on the side of the boat looking at the water surface of Taihu Lake, and when he saw him come out, he called Brother Wu and greeted him by the way.

In this era, Taihu Lake was not subjected to industrial pollution and overdevelopment, but the lake water was clear and the scenery was pleasant, Wu Qiang looked at the beautiful scenery of Taihu Lake, and his mood was still very good.

Ling Xiuzhu suddenly pointed to the distance and said excitedly: "Brother Wu, look, there is Sanshan Island." ”

Wu Qiang looked at it and found that there were two small and one large and three small islands in the distance, and said with some puzzlement: "These three islands are just a little bigger than the island I saw just now, what's so strange?" "There are many islands on Taihu Lake, and I passed by several small islands just now, and Wu Qiang is not surprised.

Ling Xiuzhu said a little naughtily: "I heard the little kitchen knife just now say that there is a Xiaogu Mountain on the largest island, and your leader Liu Mazi is on Xiaogu Mountain, will you not go to meet your leader later?" ”

Wu Qiang pretended to be annoyed and said, "Okay, you stinky girl, you dare to come and tease me, see how I clean you up today?" With that, he took Ling Xiuzhu into his arms and began to move his hands up and down, this product was clearly trying to take advantage of the opportunity.

Ling Xiuzhu blocked it and said shyly: "Brother Wu, this broad daylight is very bad for people to see. ”

Wu Qiang is still very fluent, Ling Xiuzhu is half-pushing, half-pushing, where can he stop his bestiality if he wants to refuse? But a clear cough from behind him made him reluctantly stop.

Yu Qingyan saw the intimacy between Wu Qiang and Ling Xiuzhu, and began to feel a little sour in her heart, but when she thought that Wu Qiang was fighting Xiao Caizhi because of Xiao Cai's intention to accept her as a concubine, she knew that Wu Qiang still had affection for her, and the mustard in her heart immediately let go completely.

"Brother Wu, when did you wake up?" For what happened just now, Yu Qingyan chose to turn a blind eye.

"I just woke up." Wu Qiang can stand up for Yu Qingyan, but it doesn't mean that he forgave her, so his tone of answer was very cold.

Yu Qingyan felt Wu Qiang's coldness, but pretended to be disapproving and said, "Brother Wu, I want to talk to you alone, is it okay?" ”

Wu Qiang actually refused: "No need, we have nothing to say." ”

Seeing that Yu Qingyan's eyes were suddenly filled with tears, Ling Xiuzhu reached out and quietly stabbed Wu Qiang, and said in a round: "Sister Qingyan, don't take it seriously, Brother Wu is joking with you." She turned around and said to Wu Qiang: "Brother Wu, you are serious, talk to Sister Qingyan well." ”

Because of the resentment in his heart, Wu Qiang could have a bad attitude towards Yu Qingyan, but he couldn't ignore Ling Xiuzhu's feelings and feelings, and after hearing Ling Xiuzhu's statement, he had to say with a smile: "You can't say anything to people, Miss Yu has something to say." ”

If it was in the past, Yu Qingyan didn't have such courage because of the reserve of her daughter's family, but Ling Xiuzhu already knew what was on her mind, and it didn't make sense to carry her back, so she plucked up her courage and said: "Brother Wu, I have a cheeky face to ask, I said a word before, I don't know if Brother Wu will take it as a joke, or will he accept it seriously?" ”

Wu Qiang was stunned and couldn't help asking, "Which sentence?" ”

"When Brother Wu came out for me before, he once said to Xiao Kitchen Knife that Qingyan wanted to be a concubine for others, but it was not his turn, and I also said at the time that the only person in the world who could make Qingyan willing to be a concubine was Brother Wu. This is my sincere words, I don't know what Brother Wu thinks? Yu Qingyan finally finished saying this, and immediately lowered his head shyly.

If there is a beauty like Yu Qingyan who confesses to Wu Qiang in the future, Wu Qiang's heart will definitely be so beautiful that it will bubble, but the scene in Liuyuan outside Suzhou City has become a lingering nightmare for him. If it was just a simple roll of the sheets once or several times, he would not be so entangled at all, and now in ancient times, whether the other party is a virgin or not, he still has to be responsible after finishing.

Just when Yu Qingyan was uneasy, Wu Qiang suddenly asked, "Do you really want to be my concubine?" ”

"Yes." Yu Qingyan's voice was a little inaudible.

Yu Qingyan thought that Wu Qiang would agree very simply, because she was extremely confident in her appearance, even if she had visited Chen Qiliang, but with her appearance, let alone being a concubine, she was a wife, and there were still a lot of men who were willing. However, she waited for a long time, but she never got an answer from Wu Qiang, as if Wu Qiang had been hesitating.

"Nope." Just when Yu Qingyan was speculating on Wu Qiang's thoughts, Wu Qiang's words almost knocked her down.

Yu Qingyan felt a burst of blackness in front of her, she barely supported herself from falling, tried to squeeze out a smile, and said with tears in her eyes: "I'm sorry, it's Qingyan who is self-inflicted, and Qingyan won't bother you anymore in the future." ”

"Wait a minute." Wu Qiang stopped Yu Qingyan, who was about to turn around and leave, "Originally, you didn't say that you would be my concubine, you were the best wife candidate in my mind, but you hurt me again and again, out of punishment for you, you can only make me a roommate, if you can't accept this identity, just because I didn't say it." ”

Yu Qingyan couldn't help but be surprised and happy at this divine turn, and her tears finally flowed, although she had mixed feelings in her heart, she still wiped her tears and said with a smile: "Qingyan is willing to make a room for Brother Wu to atone for his previous sins." ”

However, Wu Qiang's words also made her feel very miserable, if it weren't for her bent on revenge, she hurt Wu Qiang's heart twice, and the position of the wife can be said to be nine out of ten, but now she is giving it up, and she is to blame for all this, who is to blame? Fortunately, she had already thought about it, as long as she could be with Wu Qiang, she would no longer care about her reputation.

Ling Xiuzhu stepped forward and grabbed Yu Qingyan affectionately, comforting her, and said to Wu Qiang: "Sister Qingyan, don't listen to him, he is just talking nonsense and talking nonsense, if he really dares to treat you as a maid, I will definitely help you get angry." ”

"Then my sister is counting on you to be a backer." Yu Qingyan heard Ling Xiuzhu say this, and her heart suddenly let go, although Wu Qiang said that she would only be given the title of a maid in the room, she really didn't believe that Wu Qiang treated her like this.

Women's friendship men don't understand, Ling Xiuzhu and Yu Qingyan originally had a good relationship, even if they had the identity of rivals, but the two daughters quickly changed from good sisters to best friends, talking about topics between women, Wu Qiang became a superfluous person. (To be continued.) )