After another stick of incense, the little fat man never returned. He wanted to leave, but the horse dealer didn't do it, so he grabbed his clothes and said loudly, "You haven't paid the horse yet, so you can't leave." ”

Xiufen's father was anxious, and shouted loudly: "You are mistaken, I don't know him." ”

The horse dealer sneered: "Don't think that if the two of you play a double reed, I will consider myself unlucky and let you go." Now if you don't take out the horse money, I'll take it to the county master!" As he spoke, the horse dealer pulled the corner of Xiufen's father's coat and walked towards the yamen.

Xiufen's father wanted to break free, but at this time, a few more people came over next to her, and it was obvious that they all knew the horse dealer. They saw that something was going on here, and they hurried over and asked what was going on?

The horse dealer pointed to Xiufen's father's nose and said angrily: "Just now he and a kid said to try my horse." The kid got on his horse and ran away, and the guy said he didn't know the kid. Isn't it obvious, the two of them colluded to get my horse for nothing!"

When the horse dealer friend heard this, he also complained for him, and said: "Send him to the official mansion, let the county magistrate beat him up and put him in prison!"

When Xiufen's father heard that he was going to prison, he immediately panicked. The little fat man has not returned yet, and Xiufen's father guessed that he must have fallen for that kid! Xiang Xiufen's father hunted geese all year round, and when he was old, he was pecked by the geese. Now that I think about it, I regret it. Looking at the horse dealer's menacing appearance, Xiufen's father begged bitterly: "You let me go home and get the money, and I will definitely pay you back the money after I take it." ”

The horse dealer quit and said, "What if you come home and don't admit it?"

Xiufen's father said, "No, I will definitely give you money." ”

The horse dealer rolled his eyes and said, "Otherwise, you will write a horse and owe me twenty taels of silver." Go home and get the money, if you don't give it, I'll take the IOU to the county government and sue you!"

When Xiufen's father heard this, he was furious and said loudly: "Your horse is worth at most ten taels of silver, how can you open your mouth and ask for twenty taels of silver?"

The horse dealer smiled and said, "My horse is worth twenty taels! Do you write it or not? If you don't write it, we'll go to the official!"

It turned out that the horse dealer also saw that this man might have fallen for that kid. The horse dealer didn't care about that, so it was okay for him to take advantage of the fire to rob and ask for more silver. Sure enough, when Xiufen's father heard the official, his face turned pale with fright, if he saw the official, there would definitely be no good fruit to eat. Xiufen's tone softened, and he hurriedly said, "I write, I write." ”

When the horse dealer saw that Xiufen's father was willing to write, his heart blossomed with joy. I hurriedly borrowed paper and pens from the shop next to me, and asked Xiufen's father to write a note that owed twenty taels of silver. Then, the horse dealer took a few friends and took Xiufen's father to get the silver.

The flowers bloomed two and one on each branch, and said that the little fat man rode a horse, and quickly whipped his horse, and returned the way he came. When I arrived at the entrance of the village, I saw Zhang Youtian poking his head out and looking around anxiously there. He waited for the little fat man to be young for half an hour, but he never saw the little fat man return, and he was in a hurry, and when he looked up, he saw the little fat man riding a horse, galloping towards here.

The horse's strength was quite extraordinary, and I saw that in the dust, the brown horse seemed to be driving through the clouds, breaking through the dust and galloping. When he arrived in front of Zhang Youtian, the little fat man reined in the reins and shouted: "Woo ......"

The little fat man reined in his horse and jumped off. Don't look at his bloated body, the action of jumping off the horse is quite elegant. It is like a peng spreading its wings, and it is like a golden rooster being independent. If it weren't for the fact that he was too fat, he would be a teenager who made countless girls want to get into trouble.

Zhang Youtian looked at the horse, his face was full of doubts, and asked, "Brother, where did you get this horse?"

The little fat man laughed, and the tears and snot of laughter flowed out together, and people who didn't know saw it and thought that the little fat man was crazy. Zhang Youtian saw the little fat man laughing so exaggeratedly, and his heart was even more uneasy, and he asked cautiously, "Brother, what's wrong?"

After the little fat man laughed wildly for a while, he wiped the tears and snot on his face with the corner of his clothes very indecently, and then breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "This is all sent by the Xiufen father who pit your donkey." ”

"Xiufen's father sent it?" Zhang Youtian looked incredulous. With his understanding of the miser of Xiufen's father, if he was willing to give away a horse for nothing, it would be even more unbelievable than the sun coming out of the west.

The little fat man looked at the sky, and saw that the sun had staggered down the western mountains, and there were patches of clouds in the sky, red as if they had been burned by fire. After the sun went down, the mountain wind blew. Although the autumn wind is not very cold, the little fat man and Zhang Youtian are still wearing daytime clothes. The clothes were relatively thin, and the mountain wind penetrated the clothes directly, as if it could blow into the bones, and a cool air rose from the bottom of my heart.

"Brother Qiu Ju, you get on the horse quickly, and we'll talk about it in detail when we get home. ”

Listening to the little fat man's words, Brother Qiu Ju answered, stepped on the stirrups, and flew on the horse.

"You're done. The little fat man said, pulled the reins of the horse, and shouted: "Ride!" The horse was like an arrow off the string, stepping on the gravel path, and running quickly towards Zhang Youtian's house.

Soon arrived at home, Qiu Ju and Zhao Qian, the county lord, had been waiting in the yard for a long time, and they were relieved to see the little fat man and Zhang Youtian riding back. At the beginning, they were still worried that the little fat man and Zhang Youtian would fight with the Su family. Now I see them coming back in good condition, like a stone falling to the ground.

The little fat man and Zhang Youtian jumped off the tall horse proudly, and the little fat man was very angry at the moment, like the one who won the battle among hundreds of roosters, holding his head high, and returned to the hen coop. is more like a general who has returned home after winning a battle, and his demeanor when he is admired by all the people.

"Little fat man, where did you get this horse?" Qiu Ju asked curiously.

The little fat man proudly told the ins and outs of the matter, and when Qiu Ju and Zhao Qian heard it, they were also laughing and couldn't straighten their waists. The Su family cheated on marriage and deceived things, which is really a wicked person. Now it's good, the wicked have their own wicked grinding. The little fat man's trick is too poisonous, so that the Su family is dumb and eats coptis, and he can't tell if he is bitter.

Zhang Youtian listened to the words of the little fat man, and he should have felt very happy. But he couldn't laugh. Zhang Youtian is too honest, he feels that he would rather be unable to be treated by others than by others. At this moment, an idea sprouted in his heart, but he didn't say anything, silently hiding it in his heart.

It was not early now, and the black night was quietly spread all over the sky, and the stars ran out of the sky and winked at the edge of the sky. The moon only has a crescent moon left, like a baked cake left over by a child, lonely and abandoned. Qiu Ju must have lit an oil lamp at home, and a small dinner party was set up on the big table in the house. The two palanquin men didn't dare to eat with the county lord. Later, I couldn't stand everyone's soft grinding and hard bubbles, so I reluctantly agreed. Everyone sat at the table, excited. Although there is no big fish or meat in front of you, the unique farmhouse meal also exudes an attractive aroma. The lingering aroma is mouth-watering. The wine is also home-brewed, unlike the wine outside, which is all mixed with water. Everyone, you and I have a cup of food, and we eat until midnight. Although Qiu Ju's family has no money, there are a lot of vacant houses. Zhao Qian and Qiu Ju lived in the room where Qiu Ju lived when she was a child, and the little fat man and the two palanquin men casually dealt with each other for one night.

Early the next morning, Qiu Ju said goodbye to her family and went on the road. Although I was reluctant to give up, I still stepped out of the house with tears in my eyes. Before leaving, Qiu Ju kept all the money she had saved this year for her family, and asked her brother to find a woman who was not greedy for money, even if it was ordinary, to start a family.

Without further ado, the four of them set off and walked along the path for half an hour, and finally saw the road. The road is wide and flat, and there are many horses coming and going. If I had driven the carriage yesterday, I would have arrived at Zhao Qian's grandmother's house by now. There was a reason why there was no carriage ride. Zhao Qian has been suffering from motion sickness since she was a child, as long as she gets in the carriage and has a little bumps, she can't vomit. I had no choice but to choose this slower sedan chair. Fortunately, her grandmother's house was not far away, and at 10 o'clock in the afternoon, she saw a large village. Qiu Ju has been here a few times and skillfully guided the way to the sedan chair driver.

Cross the small bridge surrounded by green hills, walk through the streets in all directions, follow an alley, and finally stop in front of a black wooden door. The wooden door is hidden, and through the crack in the door, you can vaguely see some free-range chickens and ducks inside, desperately grabbing the food on the ground.

Zhao Qian got off the sedan chair and looked at the hidden door, her face was a little sad. Since her mother's death, her father and brother have treated her as intimate, as if they don't treat her as a family member. Only my grandmother's house, my grandmother and two uncles saw her the closest. When Zhao Qian was wronged, she would always go back to her grandmother's house to live for a period of time, enjoying rare family affection.

Pushing open the hidden door, Zhao Qian walked in gently. The little fat man and Qiu Ju followed behind and also stepped in. Qiu Ju has been here several times, so naturally there is no novelty here. But the little fat man came for the first time, and when he entered the door, he saw two north house doors, and between the two doors, there was an incense case dedicated to the gods. There is an incense burner on the incense table, as well as a few sticks of sandalwood that have not been burned, and in the air, there is a refreshing aroma. On both sides of the incense case, there is a pomegranate tree. The pomegranate is now ripe and has cracked its large mouth, revealing its plump fruit.

Zhao Qian looked at the door affectionately, choked up and said, "Grandma, I'm back." ”