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Xu Yang and the others saw that this robber had already left the back road, if he really killed this robber, then he would really never see Lian Gui and Yin Su'e again. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Xu Yang thought that the other party was nothing more than hiding the two girls somewhere in Yueyang County, even if the other party didn't say it, he could ask from the city god, wouldn't he know it. If even the city god doesn't know, unless the other party has hidden the two girls in the sky.

The robber saw Xu Yang looking down and thinking there, and sneered: "Don't worry, I won't leave Yueyang County until I get the silver." And you can rest assured, I'm just trying to make money, and I won't do anything to your woman at all. When he finished speaking, he shouted to the two monks who were grabbing his fists, "I have to take the silver tomorrow, how can I leave here." Let go, it hurts me. ”

"Two masters, let this robber go. As the robber said, even if I kill them, the two girls will definitely not be recovered. The other party is just for money, as long as the two girls can be guaranteed to be safe and sound, and if the wealth is broken, wouldn't it be possible to eliminate the disaster?" Xu Yang said.

When the two monks saw that Xu Yang had spoken and released him, he had no intention of saying more, so he immediately let go of the robber. When the robbers saw the two monks let go of themselves, they immediately rubbed their two fists, and were about to leave, but after thinking about it, they didn't know if Xu Yang had 100,000 taels of silver? Thinking that the other party had been bargaining with him for 100,000 taels, the other party must really not be able to take out the 100,000 taels of silver. If the other party really didn't have it, if he tore up the two girls, wouldn't it be a bamboo basket that was empty, and he had been busy for so long.

Xu Yang saw that the robber was about to leave, and he also thought that after the other party went away, he could find out the reason by quietly following the other party. But seeing that the other party was stunned behind the four monks, he asked, "We have already released you, are you reluctant to leave?"

"We opened the skylight and said something loud, and we said it straight. Do you have a hundred thousand taels of silver?" said the robber.

Xu Yang saw that the reason why the other party didn't leave was still entangled in the matter of silver, so he also knew that if the other party tore up the ticket early, it would not only be in vain, but also a bamboo basket to draw water; so he concluded that the two girls were really safe and sound, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said: "I told you that I don't have 100,000 taels of silver at all, but you still don't believe it? ”

"Joke, a thousand taels of silver? We've been busy for so long, isn't it worth a thousand taels of silver? Since you really can't take out a hundred thousand taels of silver, I'll let you take a step, eighty thousand taels of silver." The robber said.

Xu Yang heard that the other party actually asked him for 80,000 taels of silver, and sneered: "Don't say it's 80,000 taels of silver, I can't take 8,000 taels of silver." If you are aggressive again, then I will turn Yueyang County upside down, and I will destroy you. ”

"What a big breath. Before you find my mountain gate, before you destroy us, I will take the two girls as backs. Don't talk nonsense, I'll make one last concession, fifty thousand taels of silver, how about it?" said the robber.

Big Tiger Xiaohu and the four monks were dumbfounded when they saw Xu Yang and the robbers bargaining there, and they snickered in their hearts, feeling that this was like a vegetable market, and both sides were bargaining for the right price.

In fact, this gang of robbers has been busy for so long, and they have followed Xu Yang and others for a long time, if they tear up the hostages, then if they kidnap others in the future, they will lose their credibility, and the robbers also pay attention to credibility. Besides, although you can't get 100,000 taels of silver, you have to get less silver, otherwise your robber title will not be in vain?

So, Xu Yang bargained with the robbers, and finally sold it for 10,000 taels of silver. And Xu Yang asked to wait for the housekeeper to come tomorrow before paying the silver. The robber knew that the other party was deliberately delaying time, and he didn't know if the other party had a housekeeper, so after thinking about it, he didn't want to make things difficult, so he decided to meet Ming'er in the "Tianxiang Building", and then he would know the difference, and also told Xu Yang and others not to report to the official, and then walked towards the alley behind him.

When Xu Yang and the others saw that the robbers had gone away, they quietly followed behind the other party to see where the other party was going? When everyone saw the robbers wandering slowly on the street for a while, at sunset, they returned to the "Tianxiang Building" to stay.

Ma Zichen was anxiously waiting for the results of Xu Yang and others in Tianxiang Building, seeing that the sun was about to set, Xu Yang and others were still nowhere to be seen. When he was in a hurry, he saw the robber swaggering towards him, and his face changed greatly. Ma Zichen didn't understand why the robbers came back, so he immediately pounced on the other party, pulling at the other party's clothes to prevent the other party from escaping.

The robber saw Ma Zichen sitting in the middle of Tianxiang Building, and then saw the other party rushing towards him, so he immediately grabbed his clothes and sneered: "You are really a scholar who has not achieved enough and has more than enough failures." I have reached an agreement with your partner, and Ming'er will pay the money with one hand and the other hand. After speaking, he suddenly let go of Ma Zichen's hand and walked towards the restaurant with a swagger.

Ma Zichen heard that the other party had reached an agreement with Xu Yang, and saw that the other party had walked into the restaurant, and when he was about to chase after the other party to ask what was going on, he saw seven people coming behind him, and when he looked back, it was Xu Yang and others who also came. Hurriedly asked, "What agreement have you reached with the robbers?" Are Lian Gui and Yin Su'e safe?"

Xu Yang and the others saw that the robbers were sitting in the restaurant drinking and eating, and they looked towards them, obviously knowing that they were following each other behind. Xu Yang then told Ma Zichen about his tracking of the other party, saving the other party from being anxious like ants on the fire.

Ma Zichen heard that Xu Yang used 10,000 taels of silver to exchange with the robbers, and he also knew that the other party really only had this 10,000 taels of silver, but he didn't expect that the other party would actually spend 10,000 taels of silver for Lian Gui and Yin Su'e. Ma Zichen knew that the two daughters were not worth ten taels of silver together, so he concluded that Xu Yang had included the two daughters in his camp, otherwise he would not have spent all his belongings for the two daughters.

Ma Zichen and Dahu Xiaohu also thought that they could completely ignore the two women, and then they could also use some silver to buy the two more women, but there was no silver to make any more money, and if the hearts of the people were cold, they would not be able to buy it.

Xu Yang and the others saw that the sky was already dark, there were fewer pedestrians around, and the surrounding shops were also closed one after another, and the Tianxiang Building in front of them not only did not close, but the business became more and more prosperous. Xu Yang and the others saw that the vendor was full of food and drink, and then watched the performance of a pair of singing in the restaurant. Xu Yang and others also came to the restaurant, eating food while paying attention to the robbers' every move.

When Xu Yang and the others were also full of food and drink, they saw the human trafficker go upstairs to rest. Xu Yang glanced at the big tiger and the little tiger, and the two understood it, and immediately followed behind the robbers. Just as Xu Yang and the others were about to leave, they saw a pair of singing rewards coming over in front of them.

I saw that this was a woman and an old man, the old man was holding the erhu in his hand, and the woman was holding a plate in his hand, and there were only a few copper coins on the plate. In fact, Xu Yang and the others didn't notice what the two were singing at all, because all their attention was on the robbers.

The woman who sang said goodbye to Xu Yang and the others, and said in a playful voice: "Everyone, the guest officials are bothered. Our father and daughter fled here. If you think the little girl is satisfied with her singing, you will be rewarded with two dollars. After speaking, the old man behind him also bent deeply towards Xu Yang and the others.

Xu Yang saw that this woman was quite handsome, and it was not easy for the two of them to come out to beg for a living, so he immediately twisted out a broken silver from his sleeve and put it on the woman's plate. The woman heard the "jingling" sound on the plate, looked closely, and the silver was nearly one tael, she was overjoyed, and thanked Xu Yang again and again.

Xu Yang didn't let the other party be so polite. After the two women thanked Xu Yang and the others, they saw that there were still two people sitting in the corner of the restaurant, and immediately walked towards each other.

Xu Yang saw the father and daughter walking towards the side of the restaurant, and on that side sat two people dressed as sons and brothers with good appearances, and four men with big shoulders and round waists stood behind them. When the father and daughter came to each other, the four men immediately stopped the father and daughter and told each other to leave.

When the two men dressed as sons and daughters saw that the father and daughter had come to receive the reward, they immediately asked their men to leave, and then one of them twisted a golden bean from his sleeve and put it on the plate in the woman's hand. When the woman saw that the other party rewarded her with a golden bean, she immediately cried with joy, and the father and daughter immediately fell to the ground and kowtowed to the two sons.

The son-in-law who rewarded the woman motioned for the father and daughter to get up and said, "It's not easy to come out and beg for a living. You should take the money and return to your hometown to live, so don't wander around. Where are you father and daughter from, and why are you here?"

"Thank you, Childe, for the reward. Our father and daughter's ancestral home is Henan Province, because of the drought and locust plague in their hometown, and the unscrupulous robbers, so they ended up here. Our father and daughter also want to return to their hometown as soon as possible, but their hometown is no longer viable, and the price of food is ridiculously high. We can only wait for the disaster to stop happening and the robbers have been wiped out by the officers and soldiers, and then it will not be too late to return to our hometowns. The singing woman said.

The boy nodded, sighed, and said: "It is the court and officials who are not doing things well, and you are displaced! You can rest assured, the disaster will soon pass, and the unscrupulous robbers will soon be exterminated by the officers and soldiers, and you will be able to return to your hometown safely at that time." ”

When the father and daughter who sang heard that the other party dared to talk about the discomfort of the court and the officers and soldiers, their faces turned pale with fright, and they thanked each other again before leaving the restaurant. The two sons saw the father and daughter leaving, and saw Xu Yang and others still sitting in the restaurant, and immediately walked towards Xu Yang and the others.

When Xu Yang saw the two sons coming towards him, he took a closer look at the two of them, and saw that the two of them were less than 20 years old, richly dressed, well-dressed; And the four subordinates behind the two were also full of energy, and they walked without the slightest sound, and at a glance, they knew that they had peerless cultivation.

The two sons came to Xu Yang and the others, and also looked at Xu Yang and the others for a while, and then the four subordinates put a stool behind the two, and then the two sat down one after another, as if they had understood that the stool behind them was just under their buttocks, and they sat down exactly the same.

One of them asked in a loud voice towards Xu Yang, "Dare to ask what Brother Tai is called, but the person who went to Beijing to take the exam?" After speaking, his eyes fell on Ma Zichen.

"My name is Xu Yang. I can't wait to go to Beijing to play, and the person next to me is the one who went to Beijing to take the exam. Dare to ask what the two sons are called?" Xu Yang said. Ma Zichen also said his name "Ma Chunlin".

The two sons saw that Ma Zichen was dressed plainly, and Xu Yang and the others were also wearing cloth clothes, but they were all in good spirits, and they also noticed that Xu Yang had just made a generous move, and immediately concluded that Xu Yang and the others were by no means rural villagers.

"You can just call me the fourth son of Long. This one next to me is the thirteenth son of the dragon. Brother Xu, we have just come south from Longjing, and we don't know much about the local secular scenery and customs. Why do I see the roadside full of children and daughters, wandering and begging, and I also find that the local prices are surprisingly high?" said the singing boy.

It is not the inaction of the imperial court and officials that has caused the current situation. Bandits run rampant, injuring innocent people everywhere and extorting money; officers and soldiers kidnapping villagers are actually taking the risk of receiving rewards for their merits as members of the Holy Lotus Sect; officials wantonly disregard people's lives and treat them as child's play; officials can buy and sell at will, and anyone can do anything. These villagers were forced by the officers and soldiers to survive, and either rose up one by one or wandered around to earn a living. Xu Yang said.

As soon as Xu Yang's words fell, the four subordinates behind the two sons shouted: "Bold, it's really impatient to mock the court and officials like this." ”

And the two sons stopped their subordinates, and their expressions suddenly became solemn, with a blue face and a puffing of anger. The thirteenth prince of the dragon snorted coldly and sneered: "This is just your words, catching the wind and shadows, and hearsay." Officials are corrupt, but they are not corrupt like this. ”

"I'm not just hearsay, I'm experiencing the truth. The two women around us were kidnapped by the robbers, and the villagers in Ma Zichen's village were arrested by the Green Battalion soldiers without committing any mistakes; the county order was actually bought with silver by a local ruffian who had no real talent and learning, and he unscrupulously earned the people's fat and people's cream. We are witnesses, not hearsay. Xu Yang said.