Four days later, in the middle of the night, the carriage whose color had been changed by Han Qing with charcoal and soil stopped at the side entrance of Dou Li's house in Doujiabao.
Dou Li was getting annoyed because his daughter had been abducted, and his brother-in-law had made enemies with the Zhou family, the largest family in Ding'an County. He was so annoyed that he was throwing cups and bowls every day. Suddenly, his servant came to report that a distant nephew had come with his wife.
He fled and suddenly became furious.
"Go to the housekeeper and pay them a hundred dollars and send them away. Just say that I'm not at home. What kind of wealthy family do I have? Where did I get so many distant nephews?"
"Master, then, that person said he has a token, let you see it to prove his identity is not an impersonation!" The servant was sprayed with spit foam all over his face, but he did not dare to dodge, lowered his head, and wrapped a tightly wrapped
The cloth bag was carefully handed over to Dou Lizheng.
"Token?" Dou Li had been living in the countryside for a long time. It was rare to hear such elegant words. He was stunned and hesitantly took the cloth bag. Then he untied the rope wrapped around the cloth bag.
A three-inch long flying knife with a red tassel on its tail quickly appeared in front of him. The blade shone brightly under the oil lamp.
Dou Lizheng's eyes immediately lit up, and he quickly ordered someone to open the side door and lead the "distant nephew and his wife" and the carriage into the depths of the yard.
There were very few guests at home, so Dou Lizheng's wife and concubine were quickly alerted. They hesitantly walked to the window and secretly looked out through the crack in the window.
When Dou Rong saw her pregnant belly, she was helped out of the carriage by a bearded man. Before Dou Li could speak, his wife was already crying loudly, "My daughter, you are suffering!"
"Mom, Grandpa, my daughter is unfilial and I have made you worry!" It was the first time in her life that she had been away from her parents for so long and suddenly reunited. Dou Rong couldn't control her emotions. She staggered forward and ran a few steps, her knees weak.
fall.
"Get up, get up, go inside and say something!" When Dou Lizheng noticed his daughter's belly, he was still furious. When he saw his daughter's knees reaching the ground, the anger in his heart immediately turned into pity.
Taking a few steps forward, he took Dou Rong's arm with both hands and pulled her into the room, "Dou Zhuang, Dou Liang, go and close the door. Pass my order, no one is allowed to come near this place. What happens tonight will not happen either."
Anyone is allowed to spread the word, otherwise, I will ask the clan elders to expel him from the clan, and he will not be allowed to enter the ancestral hall after his death!"
The second half of the sentence was addressed to the housekeeper and the head of the household. The person who was called immediately understood that Dou Li needed to block the news. Therefore, he agreed without hesitation and went to implement the order separately.
While he was talking, Dou Lizheng's wife rushed out of the house, hugged her daughter, and burst into tears.
Dou Li was trying to comfort his wife and daughter, but couldn't get a word in. He wanted to ask where his daughter had been these days? He didn't know who to ask. He rubbed his hands anxiously and looked around.
When he turned around, he saw Han Qing, who was also idle on the side with no one paying attention to him, and immediately became angry again.
"My surname is Han, I have always regarded you as a gentleman who has read poetry and literature, and I have asked my son to learn from you in the future." Regardless of his old age, he rushed over and grabbed the collar of Han Qing's clothes, "You, you actually kidnapped
You walked away from my daughter and bullied her! You, you are simply a beast in disguise!"
With Han Qing's skills, it was easy to push him away. But because he was Dou Rong's father, he couldn't do it, so he could only explain while retreating, "Shibo, Dou Shibo, you misunderstood, please listen to me!"
"What did I misunderstand, you wicked bastard! You, you..." Dou Lizheng arrested him several times but failed to catch the target. In front of so many people, it was hard to tell clearly that his daughter's belly was getting bigger.
, so angry that his beard fluttered and trembled.
"Grandpa, no, Brother Han didn't bully me!" Fortunately, Dou Rong heard her father's roar in time and quickly broke away from her mother's embrace. She stood up and came over to hold her father's sleeves to dissuade her, "Brother Han is a good man, Grandpa,
Stop it first, oops..."
Accidentally, Dou Lizheng staggered her again. She was unsteady on her feet and the pillow she had hidden under her coat to deceive people along the way fell to the ground in an instant.
Now, without any explanation, the misunderstanding disappeared by itself.
The servants in the yard stared blankly at the sight. They wanted to laugh but did not dare to say anything. It was not appropriate to leave. They all turned their heads to the side, feeling so uncomfortable.
Most of the anger in Dou Lizheng's stomach disappeared in an instant. He was stunned and looked at Dou Rong up and down again as if he couldn't believe his eyes.
When he found that his daughter's figure had not changed, but her face had become thinner and her skin had become tanned, she turned her head and continued to glare at Han Qing, "Han, don't think that I don't know what you are up to. People like you
, I saw a lot back then..."
"Master, the child has just come home and hasn't even had a drink of hot water." Dou Rong's mother was worried that her husband wouldn't be able to get down the steps, so she hurried over and gently grabbed Dou Lizheng's arm, "Sit down first, and take your time if you have anything to do."
Say, it’s God’s blessing that little Rongwa can come back with a full beard and tail. What else do you want?”
"Well, you are right. I will settle my daughter first, and I will settle the accounts with him another day!" Dou Lizheng suddenly realized that he seemed not qualified to teach Han Qing a lesson. He frowned, but remained stubborn.
After speaking harshly, he ordered the housekeeper to take Inspector Han to the main room in Xikua Courtyard, which was specially designed for entertaining relatives, to take a bath and rest. He also ordered people to prepare meals for his daughter and the "righteous men" who sent her home.
In the blink of an eye, he transformed from a strange-dressed beast and a bastard into a righteous man. Han Qing suddenly felt dumbfounded.
However, considering that the other party was Dou Rong's father, he couldn't be more serious. Therefore, he smiled, gave Dou Rong a reassuring look, and then quickly followed the housekeeper and left.
The Dou Li family is also one of the largest families in Ding'an County. Therefore, the courtyard used to entertain relatives is kept very clean.
The main room across the courtyard is also quite decently furnished. There is no shortage of tables, chairs, cupboards, coffee tables and desks, and other daily utensils.
On the left side of the main room is a study room. On the right side of the main room is the guest bedroom. Behind the bedroom, there is a specially opened bathroom, connected to the study room and bedroom through the corridor. As long as the guest wants to take a bath,
Servants can be asked at any time to help fill the huge square wooden barrel placed in the center of the bathroom with hot water.
Han Qing had rarely had the opportunity to take a comfortable bath since setting up the Kongming Lanterns. Therefore, after the housekeeper introduced the guest room facilities, he immediately made a request for a bath.
When he thought about it, even if Dou Lizheng didn't like him anymore, for the sake of him traveling all the way to send Dou Rong home, he wouldn't have summoned his servants to arrest him while he was taking a bath and give it to the Zhou family as a gift.
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What's more, the Zhou family's decline has been an inevitable trend since Zhou Chong's death. With Dou Lizheng's shrewdness and life experience, it is impossible not to see it.
Therefore, Han Qing took a comfortable bath. However, when taking a bath, he habitually placed the Tang Dao next to the wooden barrel in case of emergency.
The tense spirit finally got a moment of relaxation. After washing up and eating some midnight snacks sent by the housekeeper, Han Qing's eyelids began to doze off.
I was just about to get up, lock the door, and go back to the bedroom to rest. Suddenly, the door opened without any wind, and a head that looked exactly like Li Yuan cautiously poked his way in.
"Xiao Yuanzi, are you okay?" Han Qing was suddenly surprised and happy. He rushed over and grabbed the other person's arm. "Come in quickly, be careful of the heavy dew outside!"
Li Yuan is his first "iron fan" in this world. Some time ago, he was almost shot to death by an assassin because of him.
Although Han Qing, in order to avenge Li Yuan, took out Chief Zhou's home and fought to the death with Magistrate Zhang and others. However, deep down in his heart, Han Qing still felt that he owed Li Yuan a lot.
Now that he suddenly saw Li Yuan alive and kicking again, how could Han Qing not feel happy from the bottom of his heart? However, the moment he pulled him in, his face was filled with disappointment.
The person who came was not Li Yuan. He was taller and thinner than Li Yuan. He seemed to have practiced martial arts, and his muscles were hard, far less easy to grab than Li Yuan, who was chubby.
"Brother-in-law, be gentle, be gentle, it hurts, your hand is too strong, it hurts my arm!" The person who came here is at least similar to Li Yuan in one thing, that is, he has a familiar temperament, and as soon as we meet, he will
Started calling Han Qing brother-in-law.
"You belong to Dou Rong..." Han Qing felt embarrassed when she was called, and let go of her hand, testing in a low voice.
"I am Dou Rong's younger brother, my name is Dou Sha!" The visitor smiled, and then saluted Han Qing grandly in a quack-like tone, "My brother-in-law is famous like thunder. I am very honored to meet you today!"
Seeing him like this, and thinking of the image of family members that Dou Rong had talked about with him, Han Qing immediately believed that he was not fake. He quickly turned away with a smile and returned a half-salute, "Don't imitate this! I
What kind of reputation can a refugee have? It's late at night and you're not sleeping. What's wrong with me? Where's your sister? How is she now? "
"My third sister is very good. She just had a late-night snack and she was being asked by my mother to ask questions!" Dou Sha was very smart and immediately responded to the questions according to their order.
"My sister is afraid that you will be worried, so she asked me to come over and tell you. She really doesn't cough anymore, and she should be able to ride on the horse again within three or two days."
"I want to find you myself. Brother-in-law, you may not know that your reputation has been spread throughout Ding'an County for a long time. Everyone says that you can fly over eaves and climb walls, and climb over city walls as if you were on the ground. They also say that you are one of the most bearded people in the world, specializing in
Kill corrupt officials. When Master Zhou met you, he met your natural nemesis..."
Unexpectedly, he was wanted by the government and the underworld, but in the eyes of ordinary people, he became a hero as famous as the Qiu-bearded guest. Han Qing suddenly felt warm in his heart. He smiled, shook his head and interrupted, "The rumors cannot be taken seriously.
.How can I fly over the roof and walk over walls? I am not a hero! I arrested the man named Zhou because he forced me into a panic and I mistakenly thought that he sent an assassin to shoot and wound Li Yuan."
"I know, brother-in-law, you don't need to explain. All heroes are like this. They spare others when they have to." Dou Sha was obviously as obsessed with reading Tang Dynasty Legends as her sister Dou Rong, so she nodded without hesitation, "
Only when you are forced into a desperate situation will you fight back and let the evildoers die as they deserve!"
Han Qing suddenly didn't know how to explain. He hesitated and changed the topic directly, "How is Li Yuan recovering? Have you heard from him recently?"
"It's almost healed. I received a handwritten letter from him the day before yesterday!" He didn't ask if it was okay, but when he asked, Dou Sha became more and more interested, "He also agreed with me that when his injury is completely healed, I will follow him
I'll go find Third Sister and you together. Then, the four of us will travel through the world together, be chivalrous and righteous, carry the three-foot sword, and wipe out all the injustice in the world!"
"You two are going to go, don't talk about me and your sister!" Unexpectedly, he tried his best to change the topic, but Dou Sha brought the topic back easily, and Han Qing was so angry that his nose was smoking.
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Na Dou Sha, however, did not feel that his language and behavior were childish at all. He suddenly took a half step back, rolled up his sleeves, revealing a rather thick arm, "Brother-in-law, I know you think I am incompetent, and you are afraid that I will drag you down with me."
Sister’s hind legs. To tell you the truth, I have trained to become a rare iron cloth shirt in the world. Although I haven’t trained to the point of being invulnerable yet, even if you hit me with ordinary sticks and fists, you can’t knock me down!”
"I don't want to go around the world and perform a show of crushing rocks on my chest!" Han Qing rolled his eyes and scolded him angrily.
Just as he was about to find a way to dispel the unrealistic dreams in the other party's heart, an old voice came from the door of the house, "Has Inspector Han gone to bed? I'm Zheng Dou Shang, I have something to talk to Inspector Han.
Say it to your face!”
"As always, please don't be so polite!" Upon hearing this, Han Qing quickly dropped Dou Sha, stood up and walked out the door.
Dou Sha, on the other hand, changed his previous naughty behavior. Like a mouse seeing a cat, he slipped out of the door against the wall. Before Dou Li could ask him the purpose of coming to the guest room, he suddenly exerted force on his legs.
In an instant he ran away without a trace.
"The dog has misbehaved and made Inspector Han laugh!" Dou Lizheng frowned in anger, but he couldn't immediately chase his son and teach him a lesson. He had to keep his smile on his face and offered his hand to Han Qing.
"Brother Dou Sha has a clean mind, and the younger generation is very attached to him. I really don't dare to mention the word "laughing"!" Hearing Dou Lizheng's polite words, Han Qing had to respond politely.
A gust of autumn wind immediately seemed to blow between the two of them, causing the smiles on each other's faces to freeze.
However, they still treated each other politely, and the guests and hosts walked into the room.
After sitting down, before Han Qing could ask the other party why he was here, Dou Lizheng stood up and offered his hand to him again, "My daughter has told me everything about the road. Inspector Han is indeed a gentleman. I just said
I misunderstood the inspection. Please consider the inspection because I love my daughter and forgive me!"
After saying that, he bowed his head to the ground.
"Uncle Shi, what are you talking about!" Han Qing was caught off guard by the worship, and she quickly dodged sideways. Then she quickly returned the gift in a polite manner, "Sending Rong Mei back is the duty of this junior, shouldn't you?
Such a great gift from Qi Shibo. Please come back to Shibo, so there is no need to be polite!"
"It should, it should!" Dou Lizheng put away his figure and added with a smile, "First you saved the little girl's life, and then brought her to see the world, and for the sake of her condition, you were willing to take risks to send her back.
I, I really don’t know how to thank you!"
As he spoke, he dug into his left sleeve with his right hand and carefully took out a roll of paper. Then, he held it up to his eyebrows with both hands and said, "This is the exchange receipt from Bao Dahang, Yongxing, Hedong,
On the south and north roads of Beijing, as well as in Bianliang, as long as you see Baodahang's silk and satin shop, you can go in and redeem 500 copper coins, or the equivalent value of silk cloth. Only the receipt will be recognized, not the person. Please also patrol.
Accept it!"
Based on Han Qing's two lifetime experiences as a human being, the moment he took out the ticket to redeem it, his heart immediately brightened up like a bright mirror.
But, in a hurry, I didn’t know how to interrupt or how to respond.
Following Dou Lizheng's introduction, a chill slowly enveloped Han Qing's body.
Every time he said something, the coolness increased by one point.
Pierced Han Qing's clothes, penetrated his skin, penetrated his flesh and blood, and penetrated deep into his bone marrow!
