A voice came from the door: "Today, this is the person, invite a few guest officers to dinner, and it didn't take long to help the girl out, saying that you all drank a little too much, and you want to send a few guest officers back to the room." ”

"I was helping one to lead the way in front, and he was behind, but I didn't expect him to drag the girl out while I wasn't paying attention, saying that he was stuffed into a sedan chair and carried away——"

Everyone turned around and saw the little second brother standing at the door with righteous indignation, and behind him, there were several big men with wooden sticks in their hands, looking at Mei Changan murderously.

When everyone hears this, who still doesn't understand?

Mei Changan drugged everyone, and then carried Mei Xiaotong away.

Mrs. Li slapped her and threw it up: "Say, where did you get your sister-in-law?" If you don't say it today, the old lady will take the knife first and end up with you-"

Mei Changan shook her head desperately: "I don't know where my little sister went." ”

When Mei Changgui heard this, he stepped forward with two feet: "You bastard!" Where did you get your little sister, tell me-"

Mei Changqing also came up and gave two fists: "Do you want to say it?" If you don't say it today, don't even think about going out-"

Mei Changan couldn't help but feel pained, and hurriedly said: "I don't know, I sent people into the sedan chair, but they were snatched away halfway, if I knew, I could still come and ask you?"

When Mrs. Li heard this, her body became weak, and she immediately cried: "You beast who kills a thousand knives!" The eight calves of the king who lost his conscience and black heart! You don't let go of your sister! Let me tell you, if your sister has three long and two short, the old lady will fight for this life, and she will also pay for your life——"

While crying, he pinched Mei Changan a few times.

Then he cried again: "My Xiaotong, where are you-"

Mei Changan saw that Mrs. Li was only concerned about crying Mei Xiaotong, and as soon as the strength to suppress him relaxed, she was busy rolling, rolling to the side, and wanted to run outside.

was stopped by Mei Changgui and Mei Changqing, and was beaten without a head or face.

Mei Changan was stunned, and said loudly: "Even if you beat me to death, now I am gone!" With this spare time, it is better to find someone! ”

Mei Changqing and Mei Changgui glanced at each other, gave Mei Changan two more feet, and then hurriedly ran outside.

Mei Changan saw the opportunity, gave the people who brought it a look, and wanted to run out with him.

When I arrived at the gate of the hospital, I was stopped by the second brother.

"Want to run? Brothers, give me a good greeting and greet him! Let him know that he wants to be in us

The inn committed an accident, and you still want to go out like no one? If you don't give him some color, a cat and a dog will dare to come to our inn in the future! How are we going to open our doors and do business? ”

As soon as these words came out, several big men stopped Mei Changan in the middle and rushed up.

They beat people, that's professional.

The place where you pick it hurts and there will be no traces, only the plum is long

Ann rolled on the ground and cried, where was there still a little bit of daytime demeanor.

The people next to him looked at each other, and they didn't know whether to go up to save people or what to do for a while.

They are not people like Mei Changan who have just come to Qicheng, they have been in Qicheng for many years, and others don't know the details of this inn, but they have heard of it.

The previous county magistrate once fell in love with this inn, but he said wildly, saying that if the innkeeper disagreed, he would make it impossible to open this inn in Qicheng.

As a result, within a few months, the inn was fine, but the county master couldn't do it anymore.

They didn't look at these old fritters in their eyes, they kept it in their hearts, and then put this inn in a position that could not be offended.

But after all, Mei Changan is the new henchman of the county lord, and he can't really let him play a good job, right?

Therefore, seeing that the fight was almost over, several people gave each other a look, grabbed Mei Changan and ran outside, and ran out until he ran far away before putting Mei Changan down.

Mei Changan was angry and anxious, and blamed these people for not making efforts and watching him laugh.

Several subordinates were impatient, but it was not good to really offend Mei Changan, so they had to vaguely explain a few words about the background of the inn, and persuaded Mei Changan: "Master Wang, according to the little ones, it is estimated that your sister will not be able to find it back now." Such a big Qi City, since people are ready to snatch your sister, where is it so easy? ”

"No, if it's dark today, it's getting worse and harder. Besides, this girl's family spent the night outside, and most of them couldn't be sent to Master Gao's place if they wanted to. Master Wang might as well think of other methods. ”

……

Mei Changan was taken aback, like falling into an ice cellar.

Yes, why didn't he expect that in this world, where would a single woman have a reputation after spending a night outside?

Who can guarantee Mei Xiaotong's innocence? Such an innocent woman was sent to the county order, it was not a friendship, it was a feud! Dejected, he said goodbye to a few of his subordinates and returned to the courtyard.

Qian and her father and mother took the golden hairpin, didn't eat dinner, and waited for Mei Changan with a lamp in their eyes.

When they saw him coming back, they all gathered around: "Official, how is it?" Did you find it? Not at the inn? ”

Under the light, Mei Changan saw Jin Hai standing behind the Qian family, under the dim light, Jin Hai has always been pampered, and the Qian family has any good things to nourish Jin Hai, this is only a teenager, and she has a bit of a girlish attitude.

Mei Changan couldn't help but feel moved.

His face was not visible, but he waved his hand and went into the house.

Qian and the others glanced at each other, but they didn't dare to make a sound.

Qian Shiniang went to the stove house to make something casually, and everyone ate it indiscriminately.

Qian's father and mother were tired of this afternoon, and they couldn't stay up for a long time, so they went back to the house to rest.

Qian was still boiling hot water in the stove house, and Jin Hai cautiously approached her: "

Mother, my dad he-"

What Jin Hai is most afraid of is Mei Changan, don't look at his usual peacefulness, but only his family knows that Mei Changan is the most arbitrary, and no one can disobey him.

Once he is in a bad mood, the family will not even dare to come out.

Qian's heart is also bottomless, but after all, she has been married to Mei Changan for many years, and comforted at the moment: "It's okay, you go back to the house and sleep, there is a mother." ”

Jin Hai bit her lip, her eyes struggled for a while, and then she whispered: "Mother, if you don't find my aunt today, will there be anything wrong with our family?" ”

Qian didn't know the bottom of his heart, but he had to pretend to be okay in front of the child: "With your father here, it should be fine." We can't find any of them today, and we'll look for them tomorrow. When the time comes, spread the news, even if the strongman kidnapped your aunt, knowing that this is the person the county lord wants, he won't dare to keep it, right? ”

Jin Hai pursed her mouth: "Really, my aunt is a girl from the countryside, how good it is to honestly listen to my father's arrangement to be a concubine for the county master, other people's girls have no way to enter the county master's backyard!" I don't have any knowledge at all, so I have to make so many troubles. ”

In the past few days, Jin Hai has listened to his mother, grandmother and grandfather talking secretly, listening intermittently, and also knows a general idea.

She also has Xiao Jiujiu in her heart, since she was a child, she has known that she is the daughter of Xiucai, unlike other girls, she will marry an official eunuch as a daughter-in-law in the future.

is not like Lao Gu and Xiaoque, the wild girls in the countryside will be worthy of digging in the soil in the future, marrying a mud leg in the countryside, and staying in the countryside all her life.

Even if she goes back for the New Year and finds that the Mei family has made a fortune, she can only comfort herself, even if the Mei family is rich, it is not as good as her status.

She knew her father's idea, but she wanted her to say that her father and mother had pulled the Mei family.

A country girl, who can be the concubine of the county master, is simply flying on the branch as a phoenix, she should be grateful to her family, what is there to be hypocritical?

She also knew that if her aunt became the concubine of the county magistrate, her father would be reused, and her family's status would also rise.

Therefore, when I heard that Mei Xiaotong was kidnapped, my first reaction was what to do with my own family?

Qian Shi He didn't think like this, but she had more hidden worries in her heart.

He sent the golden hairpin back to his house.

Qian Shi only made a basin of hot water, carefully entered the house, and saw Mei Changan lying on the kang, her brows were deeply locked, she relaxed her steps more and more, walked to the kang, and put down the water: "Official, you are tired for a day, soak your feet to warm up." ”

As he spoke, he removed Mei Changan's socks and put his feet in the basin.

The feet were immersed in the hot water, which was warm, so that Mei Changan couldn't help but sigh, looked down at Qian's low-eyed appearance, and remembered that Qian had been married to him for more than ten years, it was really courteous and thoughtful.

I never disobey my own will, but it's really warm

Soft and smooth.

Thinking like this, the expression on his face softened a little: "Ruyue, following me for so many years, I have suffered you!" ”

Qian's nose was sore, a few tears dripped in the basin, she hurriedly wiped her tears with her sleeve, and squeezed out a smile: "Official, it is a blessing for a lifetime for Ruyue to marry you, and it is not bitter at all!" ”

Mei Changan sighed: "Alas, it's also my usefulness, for so many years, I finally had such an opportunity, but I was unlucky, and there was such a fork." Now I have offended the county lord and my family. Now, we are suffering from the enemy, the county lord here, I'm afraid we can't stay in Qicheng, and we can't go back to our hometown! ”

"Ruyue, let's be a husband and wife, I can't stand you! I'm sorry for the golden hairpin! I'm sorry for my father-in-law and mother-in-law's expectation for me! As he spoke, he squeezed out two tears.

Qian was stunned for a moment, although she knew that this sister-in-law was not sent to the county office, and something was wrong, but she didn't expect the matter to be so serious?

"Official, ...... So what should we do? ”

"Now, early tomorrow morning, I will go to ask Lord Gao for guilt, whether I am dead or alive, it depends on Lord Gao's meaning! Your mother and daughter, father-in-law and mother-in-law will pack their bags in the morning and leave quickly! Mei Changan covered his face and said as if he was ready to die.

"No, let's go, let's go together! If you want to stay, let's stay together! Qian flatly refused.

Mei Changan didn't care that his feet were still in the basin, so he stood up all of a sudden and hugged Qian in his arms: "Ruyue, now only you don't dislike me!" ”

Qian looked at Mei Changan tenderly: "Official, as long as I can be with you and eat bran vegetables, I am also willing!" ”

Mei Changan's eyes flickered, and he helped the Qian family and the two to sit on the side of the kang together: "If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for!" ”

Qian snuggled in Mei Changan's arms, and only felt that there was nothing sweeter than at this moment.

After a long time, Mei Changan gritted his teeth again and pushed away Qian's: "Ruyue!" You treat me like this, and I, Mei Changan, am not a beast, how can I bear to affect you? The tall man is vicious, I didn't send my little sister up this time, he must hold a grudge, thinking that I was teasing him, and he will not let me go easily! I can't bother you, or let's separate! Together, no matter what happens to me, it won't affect you! ”

Qian hugged Mei Changan's waist stiffly: "I'm not separated!" Death is not parting! ”

The husband and wife hugged their heads and cried for a while.

Qian reluctantly said: "Is there no other way?" Let's go buy a beautiful girl and send it to Master Gao, can't we? ”

Mei Changan smiled bitterly: "I have to give an explanation to Master Gao tomorrow at the latest, where can we find a clean and innocent girl?" Besides, if the person who sent it in has nothing to do with our family, why should Gao trust us? Why do you give our family benefits? Won't it be in vain then?

Silver, the bamboo basket is empty? ”

Qian gritted his teeth, half of his body seemed to be scorched by fire, and half of his body seemed to be soaked in ice water, and the whole person was indescribably uncomfortable: "What do you say you should do, official?" ”

Mei Changan glanced at the Qian family and said cautiously: "We have to let Master Gao see the sincerity of our family now, although we didn't send the little sister up, but-"

Qian Huo Ran stood up and said in a sharp voice: "No! We can't do it! Official, Jin Hai is only twelve years old this year, and he is still a child! We fathers can't push our children into the fire pit! Besides, didn't we say it at the beginning? With such a character, Jin Hai should marry an official eunuch and be a serious young grandmother! How can you let her be a concubine? Mei Changan's eyes were red, and he beat himself with a painful expression: "Do you think I'm willing to be a father?" Jin Hai is the only child of our husband and wife, Xiaotong in the palm of her hand, I love her heart, no less than you! Let me, a father, watch Jin Hai be a concubine, I would rather take my life to pay for Lord Gao! Ming'er, I'll go and ask Lord Gao for guilt! Whether it's losing my life or anything else, it's up to me, the father, to bear it! I will never affect your mother and daughter! ”

Qian sat down dejectedly, and struggled for a long time with a change of expression.

Mei Changan only hugged Qian's: "It's useless to blame me!" Tomorrow you go early, and the farther you go, the better! If I can find a good man in the future, as long as I am good to you and our golden hairpin, I will be relieved......"

Qian Shi trembled all over and shook his head in a panic: "Official! Is there really no way? Let's think about other methods, okay? The golden hairpin is my life! How can she be asked to be a concubine for Lord Gao? Gao Da can be his grandfather at his age! ”

"Official, let's go and ask Lord Gao, let's make cattle and horses for Lord Gao, and we can't send Jin Hai into the fire pit!"

Mei Changan had a little annoyance in her eyes, this Qian family is also a loss to her gentle and obedient on weekdays, she listens to herself in everything, and her feelings are all pretended!

Now is the time for his own life and death, even if he is a little reluctant, but isn't there no way? Where there is life, there is hope! If you are good, the whole family can be good!

I only remember that idea of motherhood, and I don't want to think about the future of my own officials.

Sure enough, it was a woman's opinion!

snorted coldly at the moment, and pushed Qian away.

Qian was defenseless, and suddenly fell from the kang and sat on the ground, looking at Mei Changan in a daze.

Mei Changan had a cold face: "That's it!" That's it! Come to think of it, Mei Chang'an has no luck, my father and mother don't like it, and even my wife and children haven't thought about me for half a point! As the old saying goes, husband and wife are birds of the same forest, and they fly separately when the disaster comes. I, Mei Changan, haven't reached a dead end yet, but my wife and children are forcing me to a dead end—"

Qian choked up and said, "Official, tiger poison doesn't eat children!" Let's give the golden hairpin to Lord Gao as a concubine, in the future, how can we go out to meet people? ”

Mei Changan snorted coldly: "

As long as we can climb to the tall adults, with the attention of adults, who dares to say a word? Even if someone says that they dare to do it in person? Who doesn't talk about people behind their backs, and who doesn't get said behind their backs? At that time, in addition to the county magistrate's wife, where is there a wife with a higher status than you in this busy Qi City? I'm afraid that all the women of the county will come and flatter you! ”

"You don't think about it, if I am really rejected by the tall people, what good life will we have? I'm a showman, and I'm disgusted by the county order, where can I protect you two? If nothing else, Zhang Pengju is the old horseman, but I'm afraid that he will fall into the well. ”

"There is also a golden hairpin, if you can't get it, you will be sold to that dirty place by Zhang Pengju. Have you thought about all of this? Could it be that you would rather the golden hairpin fall into that kind of place? Even if you are a concubine for Lord Gao, you are also an official dependent, wearing gold and silver, calling slaves and maids, isn't this a good day? ”

"It can not only save her suffering in the future, but also save his father and my life! This kind of good thing of having the best of both worlds, why can't you figure it out? Besides, I am her father, I gave birth to her, and now her father is in danger, as a child, shouldn't I come out to show filial piety? ”

Mei Chang'an was full of words.

Qian wiped his tears: "But, but, can Jin Hai agree?" Let's beat her up and tell her that she will be a young grandmother in an official family in the future. This child was raised by us to be a little arrogant, how can he be willing to be a concubine? ”

These words made the Qian family also scared, if it was really like Mei Changan said, instead of falling into that dirty place, it is better to be the little wife of the county master.

Mei Changan saw that Qian was relieved, so he put a gentle smile on his face and pulled Qian up from the ground: "In this matter, you should first persuade her and tell her that now is the time of crisis for our family." If she is obedient and helps my father get through this hurdle, I will naturally remember her grievances in my heart, our father and daughter are of the same heart, she is in the back house, I am in the front yard, and when the time comes, will the entire county government be our father and daughter? ”

"The tall man is not so old, she is so enveloped, she gave birth to a man and a girl, and I don't have a son, I am counting on this grandson in this life, and this business will not belong to that child in the future. Jin Hai will be old by then! ”

(End of chapter)