Hu Dacang's teeth clenched, and his lips trembled for a long time before he said: "He came to report the news, and he said that Fa Fa was tied up and sent to the black mine to work as a coolie...... He also said that he would ask for two thousand taels of silver to ransom people......"

Hu Dacang said two words, but he couldn't go on, Hu Xianxian patted him on the back, Hu Yong just fed him tea, and he continued after relieving himself.

Hu Dacang was afraid that the people in the mine would extort money, so he scraped together some silver, and brought a full 3,500 taels of silver tickets to Liaozhou with Gu Changen.

When he arrived, a foreman said that Hu Fafa was indeed there. Hu Dacang was overjoyed, but when he received the people the next day, the foreman said that he would need 2,800 taels of silver to redeem the people.

Hu Okura was anxious to save his son, and immediately took out 3,000 taels of silver tickets for them to release. But those people also said that they wanted to find a local guarantor in Liaozhou, as long as the guarantor was willing to help them guarantee that they would not tell about the black mine, so that he could take his son.

Hu Dacang was so angry that he quarreled with them, but was beaten by them. Gu Changen persuaded Hu Dacang to say that he didn't care about them, Gu Changen had a cousin in Liaozhou who was a servant, so he asked him to be his guarantor.

Hu Dacang invited Gu Youen to drink with his cousin who was a servant, and gave the servant a hundred taels of silver. The official promised to guarantee him, and Hu Dacang was relieved.

When they went to collect the people again, the foreman said that the child was no longer there and ran out himself. Hu Dacang threatened to sue the official, Gu Changen and they also helped him quarrel together, Hu Dacang thought that Gu Changen was really helping him.

When he arrived in the city of Liaozhou, the official said that the officials in the city had colluded with the people in the mine, and if they could not turn it over, they suggested that Hu Dacang go to the capital to sue him.

Hu Dacang carried the paper, and went to the criminal department to complain with a breath of blood. Unexpectedly, the Criminal Department did not accept his case at all. Hu Dacang's money was only two hundred taels of silver in the capital, and he was disheartened and wanted to go home, so he could redo his plans after returning home.

Before he left Beijing, he went to say goodbye to Gu Changen, Gu Changen persuaded him not to be sad, and asked a guy to send him.

On the way back from the capital to Liaozhou, Gu Changen's men injured Hu Dacang and robbed him of the only remaining more than 100 taels of silver. Hu Dacang was wounded, angry in his heart, and fell ill in the inn. When the innkeeper saw that he had no money to pay for the trip, he threw him out of the inn.

Hu Dacang, who was kicked out of the inn, begged along the street, and ran into the foreman of the black mine, who tied him to the mine as a coolie......

Hu Xianxian and Hu Yonggang both clenched their fists, and after Hu Dacang finished speaking, he laughed violently a few times: "I always thought that only the foreman on the black mine and the guys of the Gu family were bad people...... I have really always regarded Gu Changen as a good person...... I didn't expect him to know the real whereabouts of Fa Fa ......"

Hu Yonggang slapped his face and cried silently: "My son is not filial!" The son is not filial...... I have always treated Gu Changen as a good person, and I have sent him a lot of things......"

Hu Xianxian comforted his father and elder brother, calmed down and said: "After your adoptive father died of illness, you grew up, succeeded to the position of garrison, and went to Taixing Mansion to take office. Taixing Mansion is not far from Lingzhou, why don't you come back to see it in person? ”

Hu Yong just wiped away his tears and whispered: "I came back secretly once when I first arrived in Taixing Mansion, and I know your situation. But I want to come back to you after three years of filial piety for my adoptive father, and I have been secretly paying attention to you. When the immortal is in the palace, I will send people to follow you, and I will also let people follow you when you go out of the city......"

Hearing his brother say this, Hu Xianxian's anger in his heart died out slightly, "It seems that you are still thinking about your relatives." Well, it's no wonder that you will be able to redeem it for me soon after I mortgage the jade pendant. But when I took refuge in Yuanmingguan, I asked you, why don't you admit it? You recognize that we can also keep filial piety for our adoptive father. ”

Hu Yonggang pinched his eyebrows, and said with some embarrassment: "At this time, my adoptive mother had already mentioned the matter of the marriage between the two families to the Ge family, and she said that if I don't keep filial piety to my adoptive father, I won't be able to be a guard, and I can't marry Shumei." ”

Hu Xianxian pointed at Hu Yonggang and said nothing, Hu Yonggang knew that she wanted to say that he would not recognize his relatives for the sake of his official position and wife. He laughed bitterly at himself: "You want to say that I am a person who doesn't even recognize my biological parents for the sake of power and his wife, don't you?" ”

Hu Xianxian raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it?" ”

"My garrison position at that time was all dependent on my adoptive father's shadow, and I wanted to achieve my own career, whether it was my adoptive father or adoptive mother or biological parents, I could have an explanation."

Hu Xianxian asked him: "If you don't rely on that garrison position, you can't achieve your own career?" ”

"Even when I sat in that position, I was always ostracized because there were many veterans who knew that I was not my adoptive father's biological son. I've recruited a group of recruits to be cronies, and I don't want these loyal people to be loyal to me because of the status struggle. Attacking Gaojia Village is an opportunity for me to seek the king of Shenjun, I don't want to be suppressed, I want to get ahead, I can only deny you first. ”

Hu Dacang sighed and persuaded Hu Xianxian: "Xianxian, don't force your brother to ask." He wants to make meritorious contributions and be motivated, and we can't help him. ”

Hu Xianxian felt cold, she refused to ask: "What happened later?" When you were already the general of the cavalry battalion, we went to the capital, and when I rescued my father on the way, why didn't you tell the truth? ”

Hu Yonggang held his head and said in a muffled voice: "I want to recognize my father, really...... I almost screamed several times. But I'm afraid that recognizing my father at that time will make things more complicated. Immortal, you have also seen the open and secret battles between Lu Ge Lao, Duan Tianfei, Qiao Shilang and others. I'm caught in the middle of a little ant that anyone can trample on me......"

Hu Xianxian kept sneering, she recalled Hu Yonggang's anger at the mud egg, and recalled Hu Yonggang's strange expression when she brought vegetables to her father at the Kuai family dinner. She believed that her brother wanted to recognize his relatives as soon as possible, but she was uncomfortable in her heart.

Seeing his daughter like this, Hu Dacang persuaded him with kind words: "Xianxian, don't blame your brother." You also know that it is difficult to be a good person in this world. If your brother has no one to rely on in the court, how can he stand on his feet? Your sister-in-law's father served as the country's chief priest, and many officials are his protégés, and your brother doesn't want his father-in-law to look down on him. Be good, Xianxian, go and call your mother and sister-in-law into the house, and our family will be reunited. ”

Hu Xianxian agreed, but said, "I'll ask you one last question, why did you take the initiative to recognize each other again?" I can see that it is difficult for Ge Shumei to accept that you hide her true background. ”

Hu Yonggang raised his head, took a deep breath and said: "Zheng Tianba and Ye Guanying are very grateful to me, they obey me in everything, and I have a good relationship with Qiao Shilang, sister, you are the blessed and wise jade girl of the imperial seal." I initially gained a foothold in the court, and I was no longer afraid that the Ge family would dislike me. ”

Hu Xianxian laughed, opened the door to find his mother and sister-in-law while laughing, but the words asked in his smile were cold: "If I am caught by someone in the capital and can't keep the name of Fuhui Jade Girl, you will never recognize us, right?" ”

Hu Xianxian didn't wait for Hu Yong to answer, he had already walked away, Hu Yonggang looked at her back in the distance, his face was red and white.

Hu Xianxian stopped Ge Shumei, who was crying in the patio, helped Aunt Hu, who was persuading her daughter-in-law, and invited them into the house to get together as a family to talk about family affairs.

Ge Shumei still cried and refused to enter the house, Hu Xianxian drank Ge Shumei, who was crying non-stop: "You don't want to cry anymore!" What is it about my brother that doesn't deserve you? ”

Ge Shumei was stunned by the drink, stopped crying, and muttered in a low voice: "He shouldn't lie to me." ”

Aunt Hu and Hu Dacang both went to comfort her, and complained that Hu Xianxian did not respect her sister-in-law.

Hu Xianxian restrained his anger and said calmly: "My brother really shouldn't lie to you, I'm the sister to take care of him." All the rewards I received from the emperor are given to you, sister-in-law, don't be angry with my brother anymore. ”

Ge Shumei stopped crying, and said with a slightly red face: "How can this work?" ”

"What's not to do?" He said to Hu Dacang again, "Dad, you ask someone to tell the people in the Hu family ancestral hall to prepare, so that my brother can recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors." In order to celebrate my brother's return, I have to set up a three-day feast, and I will cook it myself. ”

Hu Dacang nodded in agreement: "This is good, this is good, I am old and I don't want to do those things anymore." Your brother has not been done to go to the ancestral hall to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, and no one else knows that your brother is back, so you have to do it ceremoniously. ”