Chapter 62: An Invitation to Elope
King Ning conspired against Jiangnan, the Tang Dynasty was full of smoke, and there were many disputes and turmoil, but Yanshi County was still peaceful, and the so-called turmoil was still relatively distant for the people of Yanshi.
However, Yang Ping'an can't relax. As soon as the tofu brain was launched in the Yang family restaurant, it was widely popular, and Yang Ping'an once again won the friendship of the Yang family.
He used this friendship quickly, and the Yang clan sent many clansmen to search eastward from Laodu on the Yellow River under the leadership of Yang Guozhong to find Dong'er's whereabouts.
But after searching along the river for nearly thirty miles, asking all the people along the river, he did not find Dong'er's whereabouts, not even the corpse.
An experienced old fisherman on the water bluntly said that the Yellow River is turbulent and muddy and sandy, and Dong'er is likely to be swept out of a hundred miles away, but it is more likely that he has been buried in the belly of the fish.
Yang Ping'an turned a deaf ear to this, even if he was faintly uneasy in his heart, but insisted that as long as Dong'er's body was not seen, he believed that Dong'er was not dead.
Thanks to the Yang family for their help, Yang Ping'an hated Yang Xiong even more. Although he knew that Yang Guozhong would inquire about the counterinsurgency of the imperial court for him, it was too negative to wait, and he thought of Dou Er again.
This court spy who used the casino as a cover was in charge of spying on Yang Xiong. As a result, Yang Xiong's father rebelled, Yang Xiong escaped from Yanshi, Dou Er, a secret agent, didn't he have any countermeasures?
He went to the Ruyi Gambling House many times to ask to see Dou Er, but was told by the gambling house that Dou Ye has been busy recently, and he has not come to the gambling house for many days, and they don't know where Dou Er has gone.
Unable to find Dou Er, Yang Ping'an could only go to the county government and visit the county order.
Zhou Xianling was deeply impressed by Yang Ping'an. I don't know that he is like this alone, all the people with heads and faces in the entire Yanshi County are deeply impressed by Yang Ping'an.
Just because it was said that in the Yang family restaurant, Yang Ping'an bluntly said that King Ning was rebelling, and what he said was almost consistent with what happened afterwards.
If there were still people who suspected that Yang Ping'an deliberately made false accusations, then no one dared to have such an idea now, and they were convinced that King Ning had tried to entrap Yang Ping'an, and informed part of the rebellion plan, otherwise how could Yang Ping'an even know that King Ning changed the name of Jinling to Nanjing?
The more you know, the more it shows that it is highly valued by King Ning. The person who can be valued by King Ning and won over with generous profits must not be general, but what is extraordinary about Yang Ping'an, in the eyes of King Ning, no one can understand.
King Ning's wooing was shocking, but Yang Ping'an was unmoved and firmly refused, and in the end, it was revealed that King Ning intended to rebel, how could Zhou County's order dare to slack off such a person?
Now there are small-scale turmoil in many places in the north, and the court is busy with quelling the turmoil, and when the turmoil in the north subsides, according to the usual practice, just to commend Yang Ping'an's loyalty, the court should reward him.
In the eyes of Zhou County, Yang Ping'an is like a rising star, and he is naturally good friends.
Yang Ping'an came to him and asked about Yang Xiong's whereabouts and when the imperial court would send troops to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion.
Both of these issues can be understood by the Zhou County Order. Yang Xiong not only bullied Yang Ping'an, but also cut off the latter's financial route, and the latter wanted to seek revenge on Yang Xiong. As for inquiring about the dispatch of troops from the imperial court, in the eyes of Zhou County, it was Yang Ping'an's concern.
In front of everyone's eyes, Yang Ping'an exposed King Ning's rebellion and had offended King Ning to death. In the future, if King Ning wins the world, he Yang Ping'an is afraid that there will be no way to live.
Understanding is understanding, but how can he know some things in his small county order? Taking a step back, even if he knew, he wouldn't dare to tell Yang Ping'an, an ordinary person, about the affairs of the military state.
In the end, Yang Ping'an only learned from him about Yang Xiong's escape.
Due to the poor transmission of information in ancient times, such a big news of King Ning's rebellion was only transmitted back to the Eastern Capital in the form of a fast horse and an expedited form, which delayed a lot of time.
Yang Xiong had long known when King Ning would make a move, and he was ready to flee in advance. While the news was still on the way, the imperial court had not yet sent someone to arrest him, so it made proper arrangements to make Zhaojin Cicada deceive Dou Er and successfully escape back to the south.
As for why the imperial court sent troops south, Zhou County Commander did not know.
Dou Er didn't show up, Zhou County's words were vague, and Yang Ping'an could only wait patiently. He didn't think to go to Liu Qingqing, because he had a gut feeling that there was some kind of secret connection between Liu Qingqing and Yang Xiong.
He didn't look for Liu Qingqing, but Liu Qingqing took the initiative to come to him.
At dusk, he returned home from the empty grave of Lao Du Dong'er on the Yellow River and received a letter from Lao Sutou.
The letter was sent by Liu Qingqing and Bai Li to send the maid Cui'er, and Yang Ping'an didn't take it seriously. But when he opened the letter and saw its contents, his eyes suddenly straightened.
In the letter, Liu Qingqing bluntly said that she knew Dong'er's whereabouts. If Yang Ping'an wants to see Dong'er again, he will meet at the second watch tonight at the Luoma slope ten miles south of the city.
Noticing that Yang Ping'an's expression had changed, Lao Su Tou stepped forward: "Childe, what is written in the letter, why did your face become so ugly?" ”
"Haven't you read it?" As he spoke, Yang Ping'an stuffed the letter into his arms.
Old Su Tou smiled, shook his head and said, "The old man is illiterate, and he sees it in vain." ”
"Oh. There wasn't anything in there, just someone invited me to a feast. I'm going out right now, and I'm not coming back tonight. When he came to the door, he stopped and added, "You tell Min'er for me, let her rest early, I am not going to the place of fireworks tonight." ”
Seeing him walk out of the courtyard gate, Lao Sutou X-shaped showed a playful smile on his face, and said to himself: "I heard it, he still has you in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have made up a sentence in the end." ”
As his words fell, pieces of fallen leaves fell above the dense old acacia in the courtyard, and Su Min's fitness fell from top and fell in front of the old Su Tou.
"Dad, be quiet, don't let Jiajia hear." Looking cautiously at the door of the West Wing, Su Min whispered, "Dad, you don't have to persuade your daughter so hard in the future." Since his daughter has been ** to him, she will not regret it, this is her daughter's life, and her daughter confessed. ”
"Good girl, I've wronged you." Old Su Tou was sad when he heard this, and touched Su Min's head twice, "Actually, Dad also wants to find you a good home." Yang Ping'an is affectionate and righteous, and he is willing to be responsible for his words and deeds, even if he rises to prominence in the future, he will not disappoint you. Min'er, in your heart, you really don't have any feelings for him? ”
Su Min was stunned, recalling these words, the two shared the same bed every night, but Yang Ping'an did nothing wrong with her; Recalling the warm feeling of lying in his arms in the early morning, a trace of sweetness was born in my heart.
But when she thought of Yang Ping'an calling Dong'er's name many times in her sleep, her face suddenly became gloomy: "Dad, don't say this again, why do you want to take him out of the city today?" ”
"Dad didn't tell him, it was indeed Liu Qingqing from the Flower Pavilion who invited him to meet outside the city."
There is a small hillside in the south of Yanshi County, during the period of the two Jin and Northern Dynasties, there were several wars in the Luoyang area, and many generals died in the death of their horses here, so they were called Luoma Slope by the locals.
After half a moon, the stars are scarce, and the night is shrouded in the wilderness and loneliness. A bonfire burned on the slope of the rock, and the sound of crackling was particularly clear in the wilderness night.
Yang Ping'an sat cross-legged on the ground by the bonfire, adding branches from time to time, waiting bitterly.
Nearly 20 days have passed since Dong'er threw himself into the river, and this is the first time he has received news from Dong'er, and his heart is excited. He didn't rush directly to Luomapo, but went to the Flower Pavilion first, but learned from Guigong Dunzi that Liu Qingqing was not in the building at all, and he hadn't even shown up for several days.
In desperation, he had to rush to Luomapo and wait patiently for Liu Qingqing to appear. As for saying that Liu Qingqing and Dou Er have never shown up, whether there is any connection between them, he has no time to think about it, he just wants to see Dong'er as soon as possible.
Bored waiting, intuition time passed too slowly, Yang Ping'an took out the blues harmonica from his arms, and the song of lovesickness drifted in the wilderness, melodious and tactful.
At the end of the song, Liu Qingqing's voice of admiration suddenly came from behind him: "Good sound, good song, in the middle of the night in the wilderness, it is a blessing to hear this song." ”
"You...... Here it comes. Yang Ping'an stood up and turned around, but found that Liu Qingqing was a little different from the past.
Her hair is tied high on the back of her head, and she is dressed in a green shirt that wraps her body tightly, looking smart and free in the convex and backward curls.
Seeing the harmonica in Yang Ping'an's hand, Liu Qingqing's beautiful eyes flashed: "Childe is really versatile, but I don't know what instrument Childe uses, why has the slave family never seen it?" ”
"Harmonica." Casually coping with it, stuffing the harmonica into his arms, Yang Ping'an was about to ask about Dong'er's whereabouts, Liu Qingqing suddenly threw himself into his arms, and his tone was excited and his vocal cords choked: "Son, I want to die of the slave family." Why are you so ruthless in these days, you don't want to come to see the slave family for a while. Does Childe know how many tears the slave family sheds for Childe every night with tears? Childe, hug the slave family, the slave family misses you so much. ”
Yang Ping'an smacked his lips, helpless in his heart. I had to keep Liu Qingqing and said in a low voice: "Am I not here?" You ......"
"Don't say much, let the slave family listen to the sound of Childe's heartbeat. Childe, do you know how happy the slave family is to be here tonight? Childe really didn't deceive the slave family, and Childe really had a slave family in his heart. ”
Hey, how do I listen, something seems to be screwed up?
Pushing Liu Qingqing away, Yang Ping'an looked at her seriously, paused for a moment and said: "I have read the letter you asked people to send, since I am here, it means that I will agree to any of your conditions." ”
Liu Qingqing's eyebrows were full of joy, and she tiptoed to kiss Yang Ping'an's face, then grabbed his wrist and walked down the slope: "The slave family thanks the son for his mercy, let's go." ”
"Wait, where is this going?"
"You and I eloped!"
"Elopement? What elopement? Yang Ping'an was confused when he heard this, and stopped and shook off Liu Qingqing's soft water.
Liu Qingqing also noticed that Yang Ping'an's expression was different, stopped and turned around, and asked, "Didn't the son elope with the slave family when he came tonight?" ”
pumping, the meat on his face kept pumping, Yang Ping'an never thought that Liu Qingqing would elope with him.
But the letter at dusk clearly said that there was news of Dong'er!
Before he could open his mouth to find out, he heard Dou Er's voice from the grass next to him: "Liu Qingqing, you finally can't help it!" ”