Sunset West Mountain, people scattered dusk, the sky is getting darker and darker, the wind is slightly cold, the remnants of winter Qionghua, call Mengchun willows, only pity that the Yuanchen is coming, but there is no peaceful day.

The three of them hid in the cold wind and shivered, and when they didn't hear the barking of dogs and didn't see pedestrians, Xu Xianglin and Sanjiu quietly touched the bottom of the wall of the house, the courtyard was not big, there was only one main room, one ear room, the courtyard door was wide open, and the door that was almost about to fall apart creaked by the wind.

The two of them touched the courtyard door and looked in, the main room was lit by candlelight, the door was open, the wind rushed in, and the dim light flickered non-stop. Sanjiu looked frightened, tugged at Xu Xianglin's sleeve, and whispered, "Childe, I... I think it's better to come back tomorrow..."Xu Xianglin frowned, and said, "If you're afraid, go back first." "Sanjiu wants to speak and stops, where do you dare to retreat.

After a while, taking advantage of the fact that there was no movement in the courtyard, Xu Xianglin stepped into the door quickly, lightly touched the window of the main room, Sanjiu trembled his legs and feet, and followed closely behind, not daring to breathe. The ruined walls of this small house are cracked, the doors and windows are broken, and the paper-paste wooden windows on both sides of the main house have been blown by the cold wind.

Xu Xianglin felt very strange, thinking that since Qinglian was dead in the coffin, why didn't she see the old woman guarding the coffin, Qinglian was her only relative. Just as he was bold and ready to enter the room, there was a low mournful sound in the room, the wind came and went, and the wind was clear, and it was repeated. Sanjiu curled up behind Xu Xianglin and didn't dare to move, his heart was about to jump out of his throat, and after a while, someone in the room seemed to be approaching the door, still sobbing, the two hurriedly hid in the corner of the house, and then, the door creaked and was closed.

Xu Xianglin took a deep breath, and slowly touched the window, Sanjiu's legs and feet had long since disobeyed the call, hiding in the corner of the house and staring at Xu Xianglin. Xu Xianglin looked in, and an old woman was paralyzed next to the coffin, sobbing sadly, and then crying in a hoarse voice: "Qinglian, I can't help you for my mother!" You are the meat of my mother's heart, how can I bear to let you suffer like this... My hard-working child, for my mother, I will go to Xu's Mansion tomorrow... Antidote... Let's leave this land of right and wrong..."A gust of wind blew, the window paper whirled, and the old woman's words were only heard intermittently, vaguely, but not really.

Xu Fu.. Antidote.. Xu Xianglin thought about it for a while, could it be that this matter had something to do with the family, thinking of this, his face instantly became tangled and panicked, and he quickly walked out of the house, and the three nineteens were almost planted on the ground, and the cat hurriedly chased out the door. Back at the Xu Mansion, Xu Xianglin thought about it, how could Qinglian's matter involve the Xu Mansion, but this was what he had heard with his own ears, and he should not be mistaken, Sanjiu and Ruolan stood aside and stared at him stunned, looking at each other, full of doubts.

"Sanjiu, what's the movement of the master these days?" Sanjiu was a little dazed when he heard what he said, and replied: "Master? Hasn't the lord been ... is busy..."Ruolan saw him spitting, gave him a blank look, grabbed the conversation and said: "Childe, I heard from Madame, it seems that the master has been busy with the tenants' rent arrears recently, and yesterday he was angry with Madame because of this matter..."

In order to pay the rent, many tenant families were forced to take out the grain reserves of previous years to make up the amount, so that they ended up with a lack of food and hunger, and as for the tenants who could not even pay the rent, they either committed themselves to the warden and accepted them as slaves, or they begged and sold their crafts and helped with miscellaneous workers.

Xu Xianglin sighed and said: "The rich family is worried about the golden clothes, the poor family is only worried about one meal, and a few families are happy, but it is difficult to solve a few worries. Ruolan asked him why he asked about the master, and Xu Xianglin told the two of them what he had overheard. Ruolan thought of the arrogant and vicious old woman, and she was angry and blocked her chest, she complained angrily: "It's this vicious old woman who wronged Sister A, Sister was kind enough to help her, but she didn't expect to be bitten by her, if Qinglian died, she would regret going!" Xu Xianglin said: "Otherwise, I think the eldest mother may have something unspeakable, the tiger poison does not eat children, Qinglian is her only daughter, how can she joke with her own daughter's life." ”

Ruolan kept a straight face, still haunted by what the old woman had done, and then seemed to remember something, and hurriedly said: "Childe, that evil woman talked to Sister A last night, and talked about the rent, which is related to Xu's mansion. Under interrogation, Ruolan told the matter of the deed of heaven 1510. Xu Xianglin thought for a while, seemed to understand something, and sat on the stool, his eyes full of surprise and heavy loss.

Sanjiu made tea and asked timidly, "Childe, don't scare me and Ruolan, what's wrong?" Xu Xianglin whispered a word to him, and then Sanjiu shouted in a daze: "Catch the thief!" Xu Xianglin squinted, the black shadow by the window flashed, and Sanjiu and Ruolan were confused, their faces were dazed. Xu Xianglin pushed open the door to look left and right, then closed the door again, and said: "According to Ruolan, there is a good chance that Qinglian's matter is related to the family, but this matter must not be publicized. Then he told Ruolan to go and rest first, and he whispered to Sanjiu, not knowing what he was plotting. Hearing what he said, Sanjiu stared at his eyes and throat, looking reluctant and a little scared.

On the second day, Xu's house was still as clean and peaceful as usual, and Xu Zhao was busy with the tenants' land rents all day long, so as to ensure the normal cultivation of the tenants in the spring. In recent years, due to Xu Zhao's poor management, and the county order Chen Tong neglected to communicate, all the land loss was serious, coupled with the rise of the Qin family, the Xu family declined year after year, and the land deed transaction was chaotic, so that now there is such a mess, it is really 30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi, now it is not the past, the world is unpredictable.

"That Feng Niangzi has been arrested and put in prison, you see this antidote... If someone dies, then it will be a big trouble. ”

"Did the Wang family come to ask for medicine?"

"I came here in the morning, and I was stopped by my subordinates, if I didn't happen to run into it, I'm afraid there would be a mess..."

"Since I have taught the wild woman a lesson, no one will notice it when I reach Hai, and I will quietly send the antidote over, tell the Wang family, take Qian Liang and her daughter, and leave Wushu overnight."

"In this way, that Feng Niangzi will commit the crime of murder, and I am afraid that she will be beheaded."

"What's wrong, just a wild woman, dead and falling clean."

"The villain is going to prepare."

Ruolan was anxious all day, she was worried about what grievances Feng Ziying suffered in the prison cell, but she couldn't help much, she had already identified this good sister in her heart. Just when she was sad and troubled, Xu Xianglin came in, he instructed Ruolan to prepare the meal, and asked the two house slaves to go with her to the county prison to visit Feng Ziying, after some instructions, Ruolan hurried to the cell, she couldn't wait to see her.

The county jail is dark and cold, lifeless, and filled with a strong stench, probably because of the great drought, this year's prison is much more than in previous years, full of thieves, hungry and skinny, living day by day, eating, drinking, and lazing are all in the cell, making the entire county jail like hell, the county commander Chen Tong ignores this, he does not even want to step into the cell.

Feng Ziying wore chains on her feet, and her thin prison uniform couldn't stop the damp and cold stench in the prison at all, she curled up in the corner, shivering from the cold, and her leg hurt faintly. There was a frozen dirty steamed bun in front of her, which had been thrown to her by the jailer last night, and she couldn't swallow it, let alone eat anything. She stared at the grass mustard on the ground in a daze, her mind was full of Qinglian's face, if she really died, she would never forgive herself in her life.

"Sister?!" Ruolan stuffed the prepared money into the jailer's hand, and pleaded again and again, but the jailer reluctantly allowed her to enter the prison and led her to the cell where Feng Ziying was, Feng Ziying was already dizzy from hunger at this time, leaning against the corner of the wall and drowsy, she opened her eyes slightly, and saw Ruolan standing in front of her, looking panicked.

"Ruolan..."Feng Ziying was weak, Ruolan hurriedly stepped forward to help her, and said: "Sister, I haven't seen you for a day, how can you become like this..."Before the words were finished, her eyes were full of tears, Feng Ziying smiled at her, Ruolan smiled bitterly: "Sister, Childe asked me to come and see you, you see, these are your favorite meals, Childe said that the cell was wet and cold, and he was worried that you would catch a cold and your legs hurt, so he specially asked me to bring this cotton clothes..."

Feng Ziying perked up her spirits, looking at the steaming meal, she almost burst into tears, she held back and asked, "What is the matter with Lin He..." Ruolan hurriedly said: "Childe is trying to find a way to save Sister A, Sister Don't worry." Feng Ziying said again: "Qinglian her? Ruolan fed her and told her what happened in the house last night, and Feng Ziying listened, and the stone in her heart finally fell to the ground. Half an hour later, the jailer came to chase people away, and Ruolan had to leave.

At the end of the day, it was already dark, and the entire Xu Mansion was quiet, Sanjiu quietly ran into the study, Xu Xianglin was already waiting for him in the room, and asked urgently: "Are you ready?" Sanjiu nodded weakly, as if he was a little scared, and said, "Gong... Childe, the room in the backyard has been uninhabited for a long time, I'm afraid..."Xu Xianglin patted him on the shoulder and said, "You just bring Ah Diao into the house, and I'll deal with the rest." ”

Sanjiu changed into black clothes in a panic, covered his mouth and nose, and then rushed to the door of the house, the house slave who guarded the door had already been taken away by him, Xu Xianglin hurriedly touched the house in the backyard, this room was some years old, the door was broken and the windows were damaged, the house was dusty, the beams and trees were mixed, and a statue of the god was isolated.