The next day, the second old lady took his children and grandchildren to accompany Ling Yuanhang to the cemetery to pay respects, and then opened the ancestral hall of the Ling family. Yaru followed Ling Yuanhang in to worship the ancestors of the Ling family, and this worship was over.

Ling Yuanhang sat with the second grandfather's family. There are no rules in the countryside as big as in the capital, so there are especially many people in the house today. Ling Yuanhang and his wife are going to leave tomorrow, and they are a little reluctant, so they are here to chat at night.

Yaru suddenly thought of the attack on Ling Yuanhang near here back then, maybe he could ask something from the second grandfather's family, and maybe he could find some clues. So she asked, "Second grandfather, do you remember when your husband came to Luochuan to worship?"

The old lady smiled and said, "I remember, Hang'er was only thirteen years old at that time, but he was not small, and his martial arts were not bad. At that time, I thought that this child was a promising person, and sure enough, my old man didn't look away. ”

Ling Yuanhang smiled embarrassedly. Yaru continued to ask: "Grandpa, not long after my husband left here, he was attacked, and the guards he brought were all dead, and he was the only one who escaped. Do you know about it? ”

The old man and the people in the room were stunned: "There is still this matter, but your second uncle has never mentioned this matter to me later, doesn't he know." ？”

Ling Yuanhang saw Yaru's intentions and knew that she hadn't forgotten what happened back then. Ling Yuanhang was a little moved. Aru never mentioned a word about him in front of him. But he didn't expect her to keep this matter in her heart. Since Aru wants to inquire about this matter, and he himself wants to find out about it, let it be asked. So he told the story of that year in detail.

Ling Yuanjie, the son of the second grandfather, is a businessman. He runs a restaurant, and he thinks about it for a while and says, "Back then, I heard people who came to my restaurant say that the bandits on Luoling Mountain had been exterminated by your second uncle. The people in Luoyang also applauded, saying that your second uncle had done a great deed and exterminated the bandits. However, no one mentioned that there were also bandits attacking officers and soldiers. ”

"It happened at night, and there was probably no trace of fighting during the day. "Ling Yuanjie's son Ling Yuanying is a scholar, and he is now a showman. He pondered and said, "But it's also strange why the second uncle wants to hide this matter from us." Isn't it a good thing that he avenged the voyage and killed those bandits? The second uncle's character is not a person who likes to hide things. ”

The second old lady kept silent, and Ling Yuanhang and Yaru both looked at the second old lady. The second old lady sighed: "Sometimes power and wealth move people's hearts! I suggest that Hang'er should check this matter carefully." Otherwise, I'm worried that there will be consequences. ”

Yaru's eyes lit up: "Grandpa, aren't you always suspicious?"

The second old lady said: "There is no basis, you can't blindly suspect people." But I'm sure Hang'er's distress must not have been a coincidence. And those people shouldn't all be bandits, either. There should still be officers and soldiers, and those who can mobilize officers and soldiers may be suspicious. ”

Ling Yuanhang and Yaru glanced at each other, they felt that the old lady must have something suspicious in his heart, but he refused to say it, and it was not easy for others to ask again.

In the end, the old lady said, "Hang'er, don't leave tomorrow." Stay here for a few days and maybe find some clues. ”

Ling Yuanhang said to the old lady gratefully: "Grandpa, thank you, old man, it is Hang'er who is not filial. I have to worry about your old man's worries about Hang'er. ”

The old lady smiled and said, "Hang'er, your grandfather is gone, I am your grandfather, and you are my grandson." Isn't it right for grandpa to worry about his grandson?"

Yaru also smiled gratefully and said, "Grandpa is right. ”

The next day, Ling Yuanjie and Ling Yuanying, father and son, went to ask acquaintances about the bandits a few years ago, to see if they could find some clues from them.

When Ling Yuanhang and the others were investigating the matter of that year, a person came to the Ling family's old mansion, this person was missing a left arm, and there was a scar on his right cheek that had faded. This man should have been a very handsome man before, even if he is missing an arm now, it does not affect his temperament, his waist is very straight, he is tall, and the scar on his face makes him more stiff and stiff.

This person knelt down as soon as he saw Ling Yuanhang, and he shouted with tears in his eyes, "Lord Shizi, you can come." ”

Ling Yuanhang took a closer look, and his eyes instantly showed infinite surprise, and he hugged this person: "Zheng Tong, Brother Zheng, you are still alive." You're alive. As he spoke, he hugged Zheng Tong tightly and slapped the comer's back vigorously.

It turned out that this person was the one who gave him a slap on his horse and told him to run fast on his horse. Ling Yuanhang originally thought that none of his guards would survive, but he didn't expect Zheng Tong to give him such a big surprise. Zheng Tong also hugged him tightly with one arm. The two hugged for a long time before parting, and then each wiped tears from their faces.

Ling Yuanhang touched Zheng Tong's empty sleeve, and regret welled up in his heart: "Brother Zheng, why don't you go to me? Have you been doing well in the past few years? How have you lived?"

Zheng Tong said: "At that time, I had an arm cut off, lost too much blood, and passed out. Then when I woke up, it was almost dawn. I wanted to see if there were any brothers alive, but after searching for a long time, I found none. I wanted to transport them to a nearby hill and bury them, but my arms were gone. Just as I was hesitating what to do, I realized that someone had already arrived. So I quickly found a place to hide. It turned out that they had come to bury the corpses, and they transported all the corpses to the hillside and buried them, and it was the officers and soldiers who buried them. At that time, there was also a very familiar person, the second master's personal guard Su Cheng, who led the officers and soldiers to bury these corpses. At that time, I was quite strange, how did the second master know that there was a fight in such a short period of time?"

Ling Yuanhang said: "There is only one explanation, Su Cheng knew about this matter in advance, so they chose a place in advance, and when the matter was over, they came over to deal with the aftermath." ”

Zheng Tong said: "At that time, I also thought that it was just Su Cheng and the bandits colluding, but then I thought that Su Cheng had no right to transfer officers and soldiers at all. Then I stayed in Luoyang. Because Second Master Ling was there to be a fellow acquaintance, I thought maybe I could find out something. Then, I heard that Second Master Ling had exterminated the bandits, and there was not a single living mouth left. ”

In the years I have lived here, I have been trying to find out how to find out about the second master and the bandits, and finally let me find out. It turned out that the bandits had been in contact with Second Master Ling, they were from Jiangnan, and they brought a lot of gold and silver treasures when they came. It is said that he committed an accident in the south of the Yangtze River and was pursued by local officers and soldiers, so he had to take refuge in Luoling Mountain. Many of these people are martial arts people. In order to stay safely on Luoling Mountain, they gave money to the second master, and also sent a lot of jewelry to the second master Ling. ”

When Ling Yuanhang was narrating in Zheng Tong, his heart had been sinking, and the spearhead of all this was pointed at his second uncle, the second uncle wanted to kill him, why, is there any reason? He suddenly remembered what the second grandfather said yesterday, power and wealth are moving, could it be that the second uncle wants the title of the county king's mansion?

After Zheng Tong finished speaking, he found that Ling Yuanhang was in a daze, so he shouted: "Lord Shizi." ”

Ling Yuanhang came back to his senses, and he said gratefully: "Brother Zheng, thank you, this time you go back with me, come to the county king's mansion to do things."

Zheng Tong smiled and said: "Lord Shizi, I am already a cripple, and I can't do anything, let's live here, not to mention that I have a family and a son." ”

Ling Yuanhang insisted: "Brother Zheng, this time you listen to me, bring your sister-in-law and children, and go back to my house with me, my house also needs someone to take care of it." You can stay with your lady and help her. My lady is a very good woman, and I will take you to her now. ”

Zheng Tong saw that Ling Yuanhang's tone was very tough, so he said, "Okay then." If Madame thinks that I am still useful, then I will go to Madame and do what I can. Although I don't have an arm, my martial arts have never been lost. One arm can still make a sword, and I can protect Madame. ”

Ling Yuanhang happily patted him on the shoulder and said, "Is that right?" Let's go and see Madame, Madame will be glad to see you. As he spoke, he took Zheng Tong's hand and walked towards the Ling family's old house.

Sure enough, Yaru was very happy to see Zheng Tong, and she was very grateful to Zheng Tong.

In the evening, the father and son of the Ling family also returned. When Zheng Tong told Ling Yuanjie and Ling Yuanying what he knew, the father and son looked at each other, and they also brought the same news as Zheng Tong, Second Master Ling had a relationship with the bandits on Luoling Mountain. Now that the matter has been revealed, they have an answer in their hearts that shocked them at the same time, so they looked at the second old lady at the same time.

The second old lady nodded heavily and said, "Nine out of nine is what you guessed. Now there is only one person left, and this certificate needs to be found in the capital. ”

Two days later, Ling Yuanhang took Zheng Tong's family back to the capital.

Zheng Cheng's wife Wen is a very delicate and quiet woman, according to Zheng Tong, when she was molested by wicked people on the street, Zheng Tong happened to save Wen. Although Zheng Tong is missing an arm, his right hand is still very powerful, and he is not affected by any blade, so it is not a problem to fight a wicked person or something.

Wen's family is a small grocery store.The family has only this one daughter.I wanted to recruit a son-in-law to support the elderly.But no one wants to plug in the door.Wen's own conditions are very good.The people are beautiful, quiet and capable, and the family has small assets. But because she wanted to recruit an elderly son-in-law, it delayed her family affairs, so the Wen family is already eighteen years old and has not yet married.

Zheng Tong made a living by hunting at that time, although he was disabled, he was strong in martial arts and did not delay making a living. In addition, Zheng Tong is heroic and tall, and the Wen family has a good impression of him, so Father Wen recruited Zheng Tong as his son-in-law. Now Zheng Tong and Wen have been married for three years, and they have a two-year-old son named Huzi, and the relationship between the two is also very good.

Originally, Father Wen didn't want to go to the capital, but he just said that he could continue to open a small grocery store in the capital with this one daughter, plus Ling Yuanhang and Yaru. So Father Wen promised that he and his wife would stay here for a while, wait until the shop was sold, and then set up a shop in the capital, and then guard his daughter to live in the capital. And the son-in-law is willing to follow the nobles in the capital, and he will not stop him. Because after all, it is his life, as long as he can provide for his own retirement in the future.