Hu Qingfeng saw that Yan Ji was so humble and thought about the victims everywhere, although he couldn't fully trust him, but it was not good to insist as before.

He hurriedly said: "The grass people obey the orders of the lord and send people down the mountain to take a look." It's not that the grass people don't believe in adults, it's for everyone's safety. ”

Yan Ji said: "You should be cautious. ”

Hu Qingfeng thought, who should I send?

He himself cannot go, if he goes, the dragons on this mountain will have no leader, and if there is a change, these victims will only be captured; It is necessary to send a shrewd and reliable man down the mountain, who can find out the news without betraying.

His gaze wandered, and suddenly fell on Jinghui.

Abbot Jinghui knew the opportunity, got up and said, "Amitabha." If Lord Hu can trust the old man, the old man is willing to go down the mountain for this trip. ”

Hu Qingfeng said happily: "If the master is willing to go, it will be better." I'll send someone here with the master. ”

He pointed to the dwarf black man and accompanied the abbot down the mountain.

Yan Ji said: "That's very good. ”

He turned to Li Zhuohang and said: "Brother Xian has been missing for many days, I should go home early to report my safety, but this case still needs Brother Xian's assistance." The virtuous brother wrote a letter and sent someone to the virtuous brother's house to report his safety, so that the younger brother and sister could rest assured, how about the virtuous brother come back later? ”

Li Zhuohang said: "But it's up to the adults' arrangement." ”

Yan Ji nodded and said, "I'll keep you to clean up the aftermath for them—" He pointed to Hu Qingfeng and Ye Butcher—"They have a rich grain business, and their crimes can be avoided for a reason, but taking you and your niece away is not easy to excuse." ”

Li Zhuohang hurriedly said: "This is a misunderstanding, the younger brother can testify." If the people don't prosecute the officials, and the younger brother doesn't sue them, they are naturally not guilty. ”

Yan Ji said: "It would be nice if it was so simple. After you were taken captive, the Li family reported the case in Huizhou Mansion at that time, saying: You, your niece and a maid are missing, and you have lost 50,000 taels of silver. The whole Huizhou Mansion has spread all over the country, how to cover it up? Even if you are willing to give up, others will not, and they will be convicted of their sins. ”

Li Zhuohang asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Yan Ji said: "Fifty thousand taels is not a decimal number, since it is a misunderstanding, this silver should be returned, right?" ”

Hu Qingfeng looked embarrassed - the silver had already been spent by Butcher Ye. On the way back from Huizhou, he bought a lot of medicines, food, clothing and shoes, and spent less than half of the 50,000 taels of the envoy fee for thousands of people.

This is the evil result of the riots of the plague: when they find that their possessions come so easily, that they are born and cooked again, the guilt of robbery is less severe, and the spending of the robbed money is especially pleasant and pleasant.

Butcher Ye said angrily: "It's already spent." If you don't have money, you need to die! ”

Hu Qingfeng scolded: "Shut up! ”

Li Zhuohang said with a smile: "This thing is easy to do, just let me give disaster relief to everyone." ”

Everyone admired and envied: Rich is confident, tens of thousands of taels of silver, he said it so easily, who has the courage of ordinary people?

Pan Yue glanced at Hu Qingfeng and the others, and said with a smile: "It's the loss that you robbed Master Li, so magnanimous, regardless of previous suspicions; For another person, you will inevitably be imprisoned, and it is not uncommon for you to lose your life. ”

Hu Qingfeng said repeatedly, "That's, that's." ”

His heart was heavy as a plumb.

This is no better than Liu Zhifu and Tan Dong's family reselling official food, robbing them and robbing them, how can Li Zhuohang not collude with corrupt officials, kidnap his father and daughter, and rob silver money? If Li Zhuohang doesn't pursue it, will they suffer it?

That's 50,000 taels of silver!

It's a lifesaver!

More than one person has been saved!

Hu Qingfeng suddenly understood Li Zhuohang's previous words: Defecting to the Li family, they couldn't help but agree, Li Zhuohang knew from the beginning that this was the result.

Even if they carry their cheeks thicker and owe this favor first, it is difficult to say whether they can return it with their whole body. Even though Li Zhuohang said that this was a misunderstanding, Wang Zhao and those people refused to give up. Besides, just a few days ago, he forced Li Zhuohang to write a letter to his family, extorting 500,000 taels of silver from the Li family, this is a ready-made handle, how to deny it? Only by sincerely confessing their sins and paying the price, others have nothing to say.

How do you confess your sins?

One is to go to prison, and the other is to take refuge in the Li family.

The choice is obvious.

Hu Qingfeng is not afraid of going to prison, but when he goes in, who knows if he will come out?

After thinking about it for a while, he made up his mind.

Yan Ji asked Li Zhuohang to go down the mountain with him.

Li Zhuohang couldn't leave at this time, this was an agreement between him and Hu Qingfeng, and he would not let him go until the victims were completely out of danger and confirmed that he had not colluded with corrupt officials. But when he remembered something, he asked Yan Ji to wait for him for a while, and he asked Butcher Ye alone: Where did you learn that he forced his cousin to death?

Ye Butcher said Li Zhuoran.

In this matter, most of it was provoked by Li Zhuoran in the middle, and Ye Butcher personally saw Li Zhuohang and Wang Zhao in frequent contact, and Wang Zhao released rumors that Li Zhuohang wanted to fund officers and soldiers to suppress bandits, so Ye Butcher was convinced.

After Li Zhuohang listened, his face was cloudy, and he immediately said to Hu Qingfeng: "Mr. Hu, can you let my father and daughter go home first?" He's trying to take my possessions! If I don't go back, they will force me to die. ”

Li Hanyao glared at Butcher Ye and blamed him for being stupid.

Hu Qingfeng hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Li Zhuohang told them about the incident that Li Zhuoran made three years ago.

Ye Butcher didn't expect this to be the case, he had a straight temper and felt guilty, so he wanted to make amends to Li Zhuohang, plus Hu Qingfeng also ordered him to make amends to Li Zhuohang, so the two knelt down together, even Hu Qiya and Xiaoya knelt down.

Li Zhuohang hurriedly reached out to support them.

Hu Qingfeng decided on the spot: instead of waiting to be forced to sell himself in the end, it is better to take the initiative to join the Li family, and it seems that he is righteous and affectionate, just so that he can escort Li Zhuohang home and deal with those who want to occupy the Li family's property, in order to show his loyalty.

After making amends to Li Zhuohang, Hu Qingfeng asked his father and daughter to pack their bags and prepare to leave, while he returned to Houshan with Ye Butcher and convened everyone to discuss urgently.

Half an hour later, Hu Qiya came to invite Li Zhuohang.

Li Zhuohang took Li Hanyao to the largest house, in addition to Ye Butcher, there were many villagers in the hall, some he recognized, and some did not.

Hu Qingfeng said: "I have just discussed: we have received the great favor of Master Li, and we have nowhere to go in the future, if Master Li does not give up, we are willing to follow Master Li from now on, and we will be loyal." If you break this oath, you will not die well! ”

After saying that, they all knelt down towards Li Zhuohang.

Li Zhuohang hurriedly helped him up, and he was not hypocritical at the moment, only asked that they were all voluntary, in addition to the more than 20 here, there were 300 people outside, counting the family members, there were more than 500 people, and they all belonged to the Li family from now on.

Li Hanyao was shocked when she saw this.

Before Li Zhuohang said that when the misunderstanding between the two parties was resolved, the deed of sale would not be counted, and she disagreed with it in her heart, thinking that it was too cheap to butcher them. No matter how pitiful the victims are, they can't ransack the Li family without asking; Moreover, butchers and cattle dealers are not good people, and their methods are no different from bandits. She was determined to punish the other party and force the other party to sell herself to the Li family and work for the Li family for the rest of her life.

Now that her goal has been achieved, she realizes that she was wrong.

She is not self-righteous, she thinks that Hu Qingfeng and they took the initiative to join the Li family, which is the effect of the deed of sale, and it is clearly the means of her father - attacking the heart and surrendering without a fight! Daddy is really more resourceful than her.

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