Chapter 45: Yan Xiangming
Of course, she still has unfinished business.
If that Hun really has anything to do with Zhao Yannian, this time the soldiers released people to deliver letters, they were fishing for big fish.
Cheng Shui didn't forget what Zhao Yannian said.
This statement is enough to deal with Li Sandao and Cheng Er.
Li Sandao was even a little annoyed: "This damn surnamed Zhao, pick and search, the murdered Lao Tzu is worried about this scene." When he comes back, he's going to have a fight! He waved his hand, apparently already thinking it wasn't a big deal.
Cheng Er also nodded on the side, he felt in his heart that this Mr. Zhao was resourceful, and he could save a lot of money this time. You must know that the king of Hades is easy to see, the little ghosts are difficult, and these soldiers are the best at watching people cook.
didn't answer Li Sandao's words, Cheng Shui said seriously this time: "Although the matter has nothing to do with money, but when dealing with soldiers and people from the government, you still have to be careful again, and you must not leak the affairs of Shilong Town." ”
She paused, and then said: "The person who goes to redeem people can't be sloppy, it has to be someone Zhao Yannian knows that we trust, and this person must also know what happened, have a plan, be able to adapt to changes, and do not change his face in front of Taishou." The most important thing is that this person is better to be ordinary and bring some philistines. ”
Listening to what she said carefully, Li Sandao couldn't help but scratch his head: "Most of us, the wandering merchant brothers, can meet the conditions you said, but ...... These people are all from poor backgrounds, and when they come to the officials and soldiers of that government, they are afraid of sincerity, and few of them can be stable. There are some of the remaining ones who can handle it calmly, such as Shopkeeper Li, but his white and fat appearance is not poor at first glance. ”
Just when the two of them were thinking about it, Cheng Er on the side got up and arched his hand: "Uncle Sandao, mother." Why don't I go? ”
Hearing this, Li Sandao refused, "You! How can you do it, you can't put yourself in danger! ”
Cheng Shui didn't speak, he looked up at this second son carefully, he was indeed a candidate for ransom, and besides, Zhao Yannian must be more trusting when he saw Cheng Er.
"Have you figured it out?"
"Mother, I've thought about it!" Cheng Er's eyes were resolute.
In the past six months, he is not afraid of hardship or tiredness, he eats and lives with his brothers, and his body is naturally contaminated with the habits of many ordinary traveling merchants, coupled with the death of Liu, which makes him more sober-minded, and usually lives under the pressure of Cheng Shui, he is confident that he can deal with Taishou freely.
Seeing that the mother and son made a decision, Li Sandao could only agree, and on the way to say goodbye to Cheng Er, he could only tell him again and again.
In order to avoid delays, Cheng Er traveled overnight.
This is three days, and the hardships are not enough to describe.
I only know that when he arrived in Ryan, he had frostbite on both hands and feet. Of course, this is very common in the winter now.
After dressing up, Cheng Er ran out of breath to ransom people.
When the officer and soldier saw that it was like this, a down-and-out young man in ragged clothes and a scruffy beard, he came to redeem people, and the disappointment in his eyes could simply overflow.
Cheng Erxin said, as his mother expected, these people are for money. With a flattering smile on his face, he bowed over and said, "Official, this is all the silver in our family, please, raise your noble hand and let my father-in-law go!" Please! ”
The officer and soldier grabbed the silver in Cheng's second-hand hand and said disdainfully: "Who are you sending here, it's not enough for a few brothers to eat and drink." Let's go, don't get in the way here. ”
With a "plop", Cheng Er knelt down in the snow and begged: "Official, you have a lot." We are really ordinary farmers, and we go to the city to sell some things we make ourselves, and we don't have much money! ”
The officer and soldier got impatient and kicked Cheng Eryi, who was holding his leg, away, "Get out!" Didn't you hear that! If you don't have money, you die, why are you alive! "As he spoke, he was going to start beating people.
The officers and soldiers guarding the door next to him couldn't see it, and stretched out their hands to stop it: "Forget it, he looks like he has no money, and when General Yan sees it, if you hurt him, you have to pay the silver." ”
Hearing this, the officers and soldiers who beat people stopped, but they said stubbornly: "He, a general who guards the city, how can he manage our official mansion, hum......"
As he was talking, he felt a quiet body, and when the officers and soldiers who beat people turned around, they saw a middle-aged man in armor and riding a white horse quietly watching behind him.
"Plopping" This time, those lying on the ground were replaced by officers and soldiers who beat people.
"See...... Yes, General Yan! ”
Yan Xiangming looked coldly at the officers and soldiers kneeling on the ground, and the killing intent on his body was obvious.
Cheng Er on the side didn't expect such a turnaround, and he didn't expect that ten taels of silver would not be enough to feed the guards here, and when he was beaten to the ground, he was still thinking about whether to take another ten taels of silver.
Seeing that General Yan could scare the officers and soldiers with just one look, he couldn't help but move his mind and get up with the pain on his body.
"The villain has seen General Yan! Please General Yan call the shots for the villain and the villain's father-in-law! As he spoke, he fell to the ground and buried his head in "crying".
Yan Xiangming moved his gaze to the kneeling young man, and listened to him babble about what happened, and then asked without changing his face: "You said that your father-in-law is the only one left in the family?" You were adopted, so where do you live? ”
Cheng Er's heart suddenly sudden, fortunately he was prepared: "We live in Zhaojia Village, and the uncles in the village know that I was picked up by my father-in-law, and the snow that year was bigger than this year's. ”
Zhao Yannian studied and sat for a long time in previous years, and he was naturally weaker than ordinary peasant men.
Seeing that what he said was orderly, Yan Xiangming signaled to the soldiers around him to deal with the matter, and rode away first.
The soldiers who stayed behind helped Cheng Er up and said, "You kid is lucky, you meet our General Yan, and you can take your father-in-law home today." ”
Cheng Er naturally nodded and smiled, finally breathing a sigh of relief in his heart.
After a while, I saw that the soldier brought Zhao Yannian out, the latter had been in the cell for many days, and his body was sloppy and foul-smelling, and fortunately the cold weather did not let the smell come out, but it was also cold, his face was pale, he walked staggeringly, and there seemed to be a breath of heat left.
Without waiting for Zhao Yannian to fall, Cheng Er hurriedly caught up and exclaimed in grief: "Father-in-law! How's it going? The child is here to pick you up and go back to Zhaojia Village, and we will go home! As he spoke, he squatted down and picked up Zhao Yannian.
He didn't dare to delay for a moment, and after leaving the soldier's sight, Cheng Ercai whispered: "Mr. Zhao hold on!" The man who answered us is just outside the city! He said as he looked around.
But he heard Zhao Yannian say angrily in his ear: "Don't ...... Straight out of town...... Circumambulation ...... Circle...... Watch out for ...... behind you."
Cheng Er instantly understood what he meant, so he did so, and wandered around the city several times before joining the others.
After putting Zhao Yannian in the carriage, he breathed a sigh of relief, and instantly felt unbearable pain all over his body, and told the coachman to return to Shilong Town without stopping, before finally lying down and resting.