Chapter 301 Eunuch Lang Rong returns to his hometown
After serving as county magistrate Hou Xunchen for two years, the county government immediately lost someone in charge] A country cannot be without a king for a day, and a family cannot be without an owner for a day. No matter how small the county government is, it is still a first-level government, and it cannot be without a leader. The common people have troubles.
Who to look for? There is no place to cry for grievances. It is too late for the emperor to send someone else. Pan Youan thought over and over again and decided to let his father-in-law Wei Zhizhong temporarily take over the position of county magistrate. Of course, the appointment letter will have to be presented to the emperor after he returns to Beijing and will be issued separately.
Order
When Lao Wei heard his son-in-law's intention, he was naturally very happy. He had been doing business all his life and had made a lot of money, but he never dared to think about becoming an official. It was not that he didn't want to be an official, but that he had no chance to obtain fame.
It's too much work. He is obsessed with money all day long. He can't take care of taking exams for scholars, exams, and then going to Beijing to take the Jinshi exam. He has thought about spending money to buy an official position, but Liangdang is a small place, and ten thousand yuan is not enough.
Two taels of silver can at most buy a deputy county magistrate, and he is still on the waiting list. He can only take office after the current deputy magistrate dies. He cannot expect or wait for someone to die, and there is no old or young person on the life and death book.
, it’s not certain who is ahead and who is behind! Now that a ready-made seventh-grade county magistrate has been delivered to his hands, is there any reason for him to be unhappy?
Pan You'an knew that his father-in-law, Lao Wei, was very capable and prestigious. He was also a very important figure in both parties. He was one of the best. However, after doing business for a long time, he would inevitably become cunning. How about doing business without seeking profits and taking advantage of tricks?
To become bigger? Therefore, the power is more powerful, and the selfishness is also selfish, but the character is not very bad, and there is absolutely no corruption and bending of the law. At least it is many times stronger than that Hou Xunchen
Weng and son-in-law hit it off right away, and Old Wei was eager to become an official, so he took up the post in a hurry after a while.
After everything was arranged, Pan You'an and his newlywed wife Wei Xinmei went to visit his old mother-in-law. When the old lady met her new uncle, it was extraordinary that he was really talented and handsome. A young man in his mid-twenties could actually do such an earth-shattering thing.
Career, everyone today calls him a brother-in-law! Who can believe it if it’s not what he sees? Or his daughter has good eyesight. A small hydrangea happened to be thrown into his hand. Look, she chose this husband, who is majestic and handsome.
Not only was he handsome in appearance, he was upright and full of justice, and he was full of courage. He earned a peaceful and prosperous life for the country and the people. Before leaving, he also found an official position for his daughter and her father, which fulfilled the old man's lifelong dream of becoming an official.
wish
Not to mention the mother-in-law's praise of her son-in-law, Pan You'an had finished everything, so he bid farewell to his father-in-law and mother-in-law and told them that if they did not want to be officials in the future or missed their daughter, they could send a message. He would send someone to pick them up and bring them to Beijing. At that time
Father, daughter, mother and daughter reunite as a family
Calculating the weather in the capital for half a month, nothing has been accomplished. He has not seen either of his two beloved wives, but he is not worried about Xian Ailian. He knows that the bandits on Duanbi Cliff have been killed by him.
, his elder brother Xian Shibao has also been imprisoned, and he may be dead. There are still many good folks in Ziwu Village, so Ailian will not be in much trouble. Only Xue Tao is there, which makes him uneasy the most.
He went to his hometown alone. Most of the people in the village were easy to bully. Seeing that she came alone and without credentials, he built a house at the old site of Lao Pan's house and said she was Pan Youan's daughter-in-law. Who has seen her?
After thinking about it, it was not war time, and Pan You'an had no useful counselors or generals. Of course, he might be able to mobilize troops without going home to pick up his wife. Wouldn't the villagers laugh at this? Pan You'an thought about it, and then Qi Guangyuan,
Lin Rugui smiled and said:
"Two brothers, please make a hard trip and go to my hometown for a pre-war. I will arrive later. But remember one thing, when you meet your brother-in-law, don't say anything wrong. If you don't see anyone, just in
Set up camp at the original location and wait for me to return."
The two of them understood each other, Qi Guangyuan patted his wife and said, "Brother-in-law, you can rest assured. If something goes wrong this time and you can't find your brother-in-law, you can cut off my old Qi's head."
Play as a ball!"
Pan You'an deliberately told them to stop drinking on the road, but he was afraid that they would be too worried. After all, it was for personal gain rather than public benefit. He forcefully swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Qi Guangyuan and Lin Rugui led a team of 200 people, and went straight to Pan You'an's hometown and searched according to the map. When they arrived at the entrance of the village, they asked, and the villagers pointed out the exact location. The villagers said, and ran away.
Running and shouting:
"The bride-robbing team has arrived!"
Qi and Lin couldn't help but wonder: How did we become a bride-robbing team? They wanted to send soldiers to capture the villager and question him, because this is the hometown of the commander-in-chief, and they didn't dare to mess around. If that person happens to be the commander-in-chief
Isn’t it another trouble for a certain relative or something?
When they arrived near the door of the courtyard wall of the house, Qi and Lin did not dare to alert the owner, so they ordered the troops to stay far away. The two of them gently pressed the door knocker of the house. After a while, an old woman came out of the door.
When the woman saw these two brothers, her face was filled with wrinkles and her heart was trembling. She turned around and was about to leave, but Lao Qi grabbed her and shouted:
"Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, we are sent by the man of the mistress of this house."
"How uneducated you are. You are so young that you call me, an old woman in her seventies, sister-in-law. Like a servant, there is a master. It seems that your master is not a man who has studied. He does not like you villagers.
It’s time for me to tell you that there are no men in our family.”
They have become common men in the village? What a sharp-tongued old lady! She actually made a lot of excuses for the title. Lin and the others did not dare to argue with the old lady, so they changed their tone and smiled happily.
Liang shouted with a loud voice:
"Grandma, grandma, we are really sent by the male owner of this family! Pan You'an, you have heard of this name. He asked us to come. He will be here shortly."
"There's no need to call me grandma. It's too embarrassing for me. It's enough to call me aunt or aunt..."
"Mom, let them in!" The voice came from inside the house, a young woman's voice.
When the old lady saw this, she opened the door and let the two of them into the yard. Separated by a curtain, another voice came from the house and said:
"There is no man in the house, please stop."
Qi and Lin stood in the courtyard, went into the room with their hands clasped in fists, bowed their hands, sang Fei Nuo, and said:
"My younger siblings are always kind! We came here to welcome our younger siblings back to Beijing on orders from Marshal Pan."
"Where's Pan You'an?"
"The commander will arrive soon"
The people in the room sighed and said, "You guys came just in time. If it had been half an hour later, Pan Youan's wife would have been someone else's."
"Why is this?" the two asked in surprise.
"Two generals, please ask your mother!"
Qi and Lin turned to the old lady. Only then did the old lady tell the whole story.
The county where Pan Youan and his family live is called Taiping County, and the county next door to where Hu San was the county magistrate is called Shanyin County. Although Shanyin and Taiping are separated by one county, Shanyin is a large county with a vast area and sparsely populated areas.
It is a place with dense jungles and dangerous mountains and rivers. It is a place where many ethnic groups gather. Women in Shanyin County are busy working in the fields, preparing fields, plowing in spring and summer, harvesting in autumn, pruning fruit trees, etc. They also have to take care of housework, three times a day.
Men eat, serve the elderly, raise children, feed pigs and chickens, etc. Men, on the other hand, practice guns and sticks, practice martial arts, and when they have nothing to do, they mostly fight, make money and drink, pick fights, etc. Therefore, the folk customs here are strong.
Afterwards, many characters emerged. The most famous one is that in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was a man named Zhang Kexiao who followed the old emperor in the army for half his life. He helped the old emperor conquer the world and seize the throne. The old emperor was grateful for his achievements and was granted the title of king because there was no precedent.
He made him a nominal Marquis of Shanyin, rewarded him with a lot of money, and sent him back to his hometown to live in his old age. After Zhang returned to Shanyin with a large sum of money, he bought a lot of land, built a lot of construction, married wives and concubines, and gave birth to children.
Eight sons and nine daughters, eight sons: the eldest, Zhang Tianlong, the second, Zhang Tianhu, the third, Zhang Tianxiong, the fourth, Zhang Tianbao, the fifth, Zhang Tianjie, the sixth, Zhang Tianfu, the seventh, Zhang Tiangui, and the eighth, Zhang Tianlu.
The Yin people called the eight kings of hell, Laozi plus his son, eight of them are the helpers of the tiger, and one is the evil one. Zhang Laoba, not only has high martial arts skills, but also has a handsome appearance. He calls himself the Eight Wise Kings, and is known as Huahua Taisui. He specializes in looking for those in the Shanyin area.
All the beautiful women, regardless of their age, from rich or poor families, were snatched away. After playing with them enough, they were thrown into the street and allowed to jump into rivers and wells, go home on their own, or wander around in other places.
Zhang Tianlu heard somewhere that there was a beautiful woman named Xue Tao in Wanhua Building back then, and she suddenly disappeared. How could Zhang Laoba, who specializes in sex work, abandon such a beautiful woman? So he sent out hawks and dogs to look for her everywhere.
His hard work paid off, and he finally let him find out where Xue Tao currently lives.
What kind of fierce woman is Xue Taonai, how can she be willing to give in to Huahua Taisui Zhang Tianlu? But she couldn't stand Zhang Laoba's coercion and inducement, both soft and hard, and she had no choice but to agree that a certain day of the month would be the date for her and her husband.
At that time, if the husband does not come to the appointment, you can go to the wedding hall with him and get married.
Zhang Tianlu was overjoyed. As expected, he had stayed at home for a few days and would no longer pester or harass him. Calculating that the time was coming, Xue Taonv had already prepared some poisons such as arsenic, and she would let the shameless Zhang Laoba carry it when the time came.
Go back as a ghost
The day before, Zhang Tianlu sent people to deliver a large number of betrothal gifts, wedding dresses, many silks, gold and silver jewelry, etc., and agreed to get married at noon the next day.
Xue Tao waited for the trumpets and drums to sound, and as soon as the sedan arrived to receive the bride, she took the poison. She was complaining about Pan Lang's dishonesty and sorting out her clothes. At this moment, unexpectedly, two people claiming to be Pan came to the door.
Xue Tao, the man sent by Lang, called the person in and asked her carefully. When she found out that her husband had arrived, she felt happy. She stood up hurriedly, rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, looking for her favorite clothes and makeup. After finishing dressing up, Zhang Tianlu's sedan was first