When Xu Xinsu heard this, he cheered up, "Brother Ren is right. It's not a big deal to see what you're outside of. When I came, I promised Lord Xiong that I would send his 2,000 soldiers back immediately. I think, it's up to the third child to do it with you! After all, in the city of Suzhou, you are more familiar. If something happens, we can find people and think of a way, unlike when we enter the city, our eyes are dark.

Today is the thirteenth day of the lunar month, and after finishing the affairs of Suzhou City, we can have a good New Year with peace of mind. At this time, you don't have to go back to the island, and I will naturally take care of the brother you brought. It's the first time for everyone to celebrate the New Year with me, so I naturally won't treat them slowly, so you can rest assured. ”

Xu Xinsu said it so clearly, Yu Ren naturally didn't dare to refuse.

Before going back, Yu Ren went to visit Liu Qiang and Qu Jing alone, and told them that he was going back to Suzhou with Xu Hai, and that he would not be able to return to the island a year ago, so that everyone could celebrate the New Year on the island with peace of mind. If you need anything, just open your mouth to Xu Da.

Liu Qiang patted his chest and promised, "Don't worry, with me Liu Qiang, I will keep it and let everyone have a good year." Except for the lack of a house, we have everything else, especially silver. When I go back, I will take some brothers and go to the city to buy more New Year's goods. You don't have to open your mouth to Xu Da. ”

Yu Ren nodded. "That's for the best. Although Xu Da is not in charge of the family and treats us as his own family, but after all, this is someone's place, you must remember it for me, don't take the lead. Don't even think that because you have just won a battle, you will claim to be a meritorious hero. ”

This is what Yu Ren is most worried about, the great victory over the officers and soldiers a few days ago was done by him with his more than 500 brothers. They hid in the house, waited until the fourth watch, when the others were most asleep, felt out, first used incense to stun the officers and soldiers in the house, and then set fire to the camp of the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers were in chaos, and Xiong Wencan fled back to Suzhou in panic with only a few dozen people.

Although he won a big victory, Yu Ren saw that Liu Long, who had an important position in the Xu family, was not happy. Although the idea of luring the enemy into the depths was Yu Ren's idea, Liu Long also proposed to take people to stay on the island and ambush the officers and soldiers. But Xu Hai did not agree, and finally handed over the task to Yu Ren.

Xu Xinsu returned to the island and discussed military exploits with the leaders, and everyone thought that Yu Rengong was the first. This made Liu Long very unhappy, he always thought that the first credit should have belonged to him, but it was robbed by Yu Ren. As a result, he also hated Yu Ren and Xu Hai even more.

Yu Ren saw this very clearly. Therefore, he has repeatedly stressed that he wants to keep a low profile with these brothers he brought.

"I understand the mind of the big boss. Don't worry, I won't let my brothers fight with Leader Liu's men. Qu Jing suddenly interjected.

Only then did Yu Ren let go. Among these brothers, he has always believed that only Qu Jing is the one who can best understand his heart. Now that he has his assurance, Yu Ren is completely relieved.

Xu Hai took more than 100 brothers and Yu Ren to send the 2,000 officers and soldiers back to the city. Although they were captives, under Yu Ren's suggestion, they were treated very well, not only did no one abuse them, but they also served every meal with good food and drink. but not free.

Now that everyone heard that these pirates had accepted Lord Xiong's offer and wanted to send them back, they were naturally very happy.

The road was also very smooth, and after Xu Hai arrived in Suzhou City, he first went to hand over the prisoners with Xiong Wencan. And Yu Ren went to visit Sun Sheng and Wang Wenyan respectively. After all, they made this condition for recruitment. Although Xiong Wencan said: If you don't fight, you don't know each other, and everyone will abandon their past suspicions from now on. But Yu Ren didn't dare to guarantee that he wouldn't use any tricks behind his back.

Sun Sheng is different. He is the one who most hopes to see Xu Xinsu successfully recruit An, because Xu Xinsu promised him that after Zhao'an, he will pay at least 20,000 taels of taxes and silver to the court every year. In addition, he was given a benefit of 10,000 taels a year alone.

It is precisely because of this huge profit that Yu Ren is most at ease with Sun Sheng. Therefore, as soon as he entered the city, he first went to see Sun Sheng. Sun Sheng's opinion is very simple, he thinks that this time Xiong Wencan is indeed sincere in recruiting peace, otherwise he would not give them such a good house.

Yu Ren went to find Wang Wenyan again. Wang Wenyan didn't comment on this Zhao'an, he just said simply: As long as Xu Xinsu still controls these people on Nansha Island, Xiong Wencan will not regret it.

Yu Ren was relieved to live with Xu Hai, the Jinan General's Mansion that Xiong Wencan gave them. Since Xiong Wencan even gave them all the house slaves and maid rings, Xu Hai sent back most of the brothers who came with him, leaving only twenty people to listen to the errand in the mansion.

Although these brothers of the Xu family lived on the island well, they must have never lived in such a luxurious house, so everyone set up a banquet in the back garden that night and got drunk. The next day, Xiong Wencan sent someone to invite Xu Hai and them to the banquet. Yu Ren saw that Zhao'an's matter was finally settled, and his own affairs were naturally solved together. My heart, which had been tense for many days, finally relaxed.

This relaxation, but he suddenly remembered something.

So, Yu Ren hurriedly asked his subordinates to prepare horses for him.

"Yu Xianggong, it's time now, and it's about to go down! Do you still want to go out? ”

"I suddenly remembered something and was anxious to go back to Songjiang. You go and ask someone to prepare a horse for me, and by the way, tell your third master. Let's just say that I have something to do and go back to Songjiang, and I will be back in two days. After Yu Ren finished speaking, he hurried out the door.

When Xu Hai heard that Yu Ren had returned to Songjiang, he thought that he probably wanted to go home and have a look, so he didn't care.

In fact, Yu Ren's return to Songjiang is not mainly to go home. He suddenly remembered that he had promised Zhao Rui that when the matter was resolved, he would go to see her. At this time, things can be said to be done thoroughly, and the idea of solving the dilemma was given to him by Zhao Rui.

Therefore, Yu Ren thought of Zhao Rui. At that time, Zhao Rui said that she was waiting for her in her own shop, and now more than a month has passed, although Yu Ren thinks that she is likely to have returned to Wuxi. But he still has to take a look to live up to his original promise.

After Yu Ren left the city, he hurried to Songjiang before noon the next day. After entering the city, Yu Ren first went to the street of his house and took a turn, and saw that the officers and soldiers who had been around had already withdrawn, so he took the horse and went to find the shop that Zhao Rui said.

After walking for most of the city, Yu Ren finally found an inconspicuous money shop on a street that was not very prosperous.

This is a shop that specializes in exchanging money. Yu Ren came to the door, tied the horse, and was about to enter the house to inquire, when he saw a familiar figure coming out of the inner room of the shop, it was Zhao Rui. She was still followed by her personal girl Yun'er.

I saw Zhao Rui sitting down at the counter and carefully looking through the account book in his hand.

"Miss, it's time for us to go back. Today is the seventeenth day of the lunar month. If it drags on for a few more days, it won't be able to go home for the New Year. ”

Zhao Rui was unmoved. "What's the hurry. Over the years, I have spent the Chinese New Year in Wuxi every year, and it is really not interesting. Why don't we spend it in Songjiang Mansion this year! ”

"However, the master had already sent a letter the day before yesterday, urging us to go back quickly!" Yun'er continued to persuade.

"Daddy is just afraid that I am alone outside, so I don't feel at ease. What does it matter. We live in our own shop, and we can take care of the business by the way. What's not to worry about. When I went back, I wrote a reply letter to my father, saying that I would not go back for the Chinese New Year today, so that he didn't have to remember it. ”

Yun'er is now in a dilemma. "That's not a big deal! You don't have any relatives here, you live here but don't go home for the New Year, Yang Xianggong is a newcomer, I'm afraid that others will say something disgusting. ”

Zhao Rui listened to the words and gently put down the account book in his hand. "I was afraid of other people's gossip, so I agreed to my father to marry my senior brother. So far? Although my brother was not able to recover, he still took the happiness of my own life.

Now I've figured it out too. At the beginning, in order to oppose the Zhejiang Party, we all denounced the Mingyang Xinxue preached in their Wansong Academy as apostate and chaotic, but now we think about it carefully. What Mr. Wang Mingyang said: The statement of clear mind and insight is not necessarily wrong.

If I had understood this earlier, why would I have ended up in the field where I am today? ”