In the cabin, there was a sound of heavy and steady footsteps, stepping on the plank, gradually approaching, and then stopped not far from Yu Xiaohuan and Xu An'an.

"Hey, let us loosen the ties, the boat is floating on the water, and we have no way to escape." Hearing the footsteps stop, Yu Xiaohuan opened his mouth to discuss, "No matter how bad it is, take off our blindfolds first, we have already seen your appearance on the street, and it is useless to cover it now." ”

The footsteps sounded again until they stopped, and then the cloth covering their eyes was ripped off.

"People in the city say that the young grandmother of the Xu family can speak well, and she is exquisite, and when I see it today, it is true." The person who came was the leader of the bandits who tied them up on the street, a bearded man with a turban.

"Cut, some people say that my life is hard!" Yu Xiaohuan sneered, "It's not like you're being arrested." ”

"Speaking of which, I would like to ask you, the last time you sent the ransom, what kind of magic did you use to get those ships away?" The bearded man asked.

Yu Xiaohuan's eyes turned around and said, "You loosen the tie for me first, my hands are sore." ”

"Don't try to play tricks!" The bearded man was rough-looking, but he was very careful, and asked with some vigilance.

"Big brother, what tricks can I, a weak woman, play in front of you? Besides, this ship has drifted away, and even if I can escape from you, I can't escape from it! Yu Xiaohuan analyzed it well.

The bearded man also seemed to feel a little reasonable, so he let go of her hand.

"What about me?" Xu Anan hurriedly rubbed the hand behind his back, but was kicked away by the bearded man.

"Let's talk about it now." The bearded man asked again.

Well, Yu Xiaohuan is a little entangled, and she can't tell the truth. But what if she wants to pretend not to know, and make up a story to scare and scare the water bandits?

To say that they are uninformed, the water bandits are unbelievable, and they cannot play a certain threatening role in the water bandits; If she makes up a story, if she makes it too much, the water bandits will be more vigilant against her and be wary of her everywhere, and she will not have a good life.

"Actually, I don't know." Yu Xiaohuan pretended to be ignorant and reminisced, "I only remember that it was dark, the river was rolling, and the boat was shaking violently, and it looked like it was about to take us to the belly of the fish." However, at this critical juncture, I vaguely saw a crane-haired childish face and a fairy wind and bone figure appear, he seemed to say that I was the reincarnation of a fairy, I came to repay my kindness, and my life should not be extinguished, and then with a wave of dust in my hand, the sky and the earth suddenly lit up, and the river surface also returned to its original calm. However, I still think about this incident in a trance, so unreal. At that time, I also secretly asked the guys on the boat if they had seen anything unusual, such as gods and the like, and they all said that they had not seen it. So, I don't know if it's my hallucination or if it's real. ”

The bearded man was stunned for a while before he smirked: "Haha, Grandma Xu is really good at telling stories." ”

Yu Xiaohuan didn't argue, but replied vaguely: "Right?" ”

"When did you release us?" Xu Anan shouted at the bandits.

For some reason, Yu Xiaohuan suddenly felt that Xu Anan was stupid.

"After getting the ransom." The water bandit said as a matter of course.

The bearded man warned them to stay here honestly and not to go out, otherwise the sword would have no eyes, so he walked out quickly.

Seeing the water bandits leaving, Xu Anan hurriedly asked Yu Xiaohuan to untie the rope for him.

"What are we going to do now?" Xu Anan asked very uneasily, the whole person was like a child who had no opinions and ideas, and only hoped that others would continue to answer his questions.

"What can I do?" Yu Xiaohuan said coldly, "Let's wait and see what happens." ”

The next day, in addition to the water bandits who delivered food, another water bandit who seemed to be the leader came to see them. This person is the number two person in this group of bandits, his temperament is completely different from that bearded man, the beard on his face is clean-shaven, his eyes are very calm, and he looks quite scheming.

He leaned down slightly, looked at Xu An'an with a calm gaze, and said, "Young Master Xu, the only heir of the Xu family's business!" ”

"What are you trying to say?" Xu Anan was locked up for a day, and his heart was already much more panicked than yesterday.

In order to prevent them from calling, the bandits sealed all the windows in the cabin, and there were people at the door who took turns to handle them.

For Xu An'an, this kind of detention is even more difficult than when he was seriously ill before, and being locked in the house and being guarded all the time. At that time, he felt that he might die, but never before, and it felt like death was imminent.

Tomorrow, just tomorrow, the answer is too clear.

"I want to say," the second leader of the water bandit paused, "The Xu family has a big business, and it shouldn't be a problem to take out a mere 200,000 taels of silver to redeem their only bloodline, right?" ”

Although it was a question, the tone was quite affirmative. The implication is that if the Xu family can't pay the ransom, they must be reluctant to give up their money and give up their lives.

Seeing the fear in Xu An'an's self-calm eyes, he finally stood up straight, and no longer used his posture and eyes to cause Xu An'an a sense of oppression.

"Actually, you can let him go back and raise the ransom, it's a win-win." Yu Xiaohuan interjected and said, "The Xu family has a manager Xu, do you know?" He has always coveted the Xu family's property, such a good opportunity, he can't wait for you to tear up the ticket, so that he can openly swallow the Xu family's wealth. For him, it's a two-pronged solution, so he's willing to get in the way of it so you don't get paid. But if you let Young Master Xu go back, he is the young owner of the Xu family, and the affairs of the Xu family, where is it not his turn to call the shots? Through him, it will be easier for you to get the money you want. ”

The second master of the water bandit looked at Yu Xiaohuan fixedly for a few seconds, and finally went out without saying a word, even if Yu Xiaohuan called him behind him, he ignored it, which was completely unpredictable.

——

Xufu.

Fan Qingyi was invited to the old lady's house.

The old lady opened her mouth and said directly: "Although nominally you have already married into my Xu family, in fact, you and An'er can be regarded as newlyweds, and you shouldn't want to be widowed, right?" ”

Fan Qingyi lowered her head, remembering the night when Xu An'an was drunk, she hurriedly shook her head and said, "No, no, Qingyi always hopes that her husband will be well." ”

"That being the case, there's something I need your help with right now." The old lady said.

Fan Qingyi said earnestly: "What's the matter? As long as Qingyi can do it, Qingyi will die. ”

"Right now, there are only you and me left in the Xu family. I'm too old to pay the ransom in person, and I'm not comfortable letting others go. The old lady said slowly, "So, it's up to you to take this trip, are you okay?" ”

"Qingyi doesn't dare." Fan Qingyi hurriedly knelt down and said, "It's just that Qingyi is a woman, I'm afraid that if I don't do it well, I will offend the water bandits...... There is a grandmother's trust! ”

"Isn't Peach Blossom also a woman, but she can get out of the bandit's nest? You're her young lady, aren't you better than a girl her? The old lady said sternly and slightly harshly.

It's all said and done, can she still refuse?

Fan Qingyi had no choice but to say timidly: "Qingyi, do your best." ”

"Be sure to get An'er out." The old lady said, "Otherwise, in the future, the Xu family will be left with you to serve me, an old lady who is too poor." ”