Mei Changyuan was filled with bitterness after reading the letter, and asked himself that he was not a heartless person. These days, he often dreamed of his concubine at night, and sometimes when he woke up, he would shed tears on his pillow. Ordinary people might turn a blind eye when encountering such things.
He has only one eye, but he is the head of a county after all. There are so many people in the city staring at the joke. He must worry about his family reputation. If this matter is publicized, he will not be able to serve as the county head, so he has to
Not ruthless and righteous.
He wrote back to Han Baihang and said: This man is gone, how can he look back? Chang Yuan is very grateful for Brother Han's help. Zhu Chunzi and I have a thousand hatreds, and I hope that brother will come to suppress him!
After sending someone to send the letter away, Mei Changyuan's mood still hadn't calmed down. When he returned to his bedroom and stayed alone in the empty room, he felt filled with melancholy. Thinking of the loving scenes with his concubine in the past, it almost broke his heart.
"Xu Wangtang, you and I are sworn in!" He growled with a ferocious face, tears streaming down his face.
…
Xu Family Courtyard.
Xu Wangtang sat on the Grand Master's chair with a gloomy expression, spinning two copper bladders in his hand, which made a light collision sound from time to time. In front of him knelt the grey-faced Luo Huzi.
"I think you are so depressed that you asked Zhu Chunzi to kidnap the county magistrate's wife. You can think of it!" Xu Wangtang sneered, slapped the copper gall bladder in his hand on the table, and said sternly: "
I think you are getting impatient for colluding with gangsters."
Luo Hubeard's burly body trembled, and he raised his head suddenly and said: "Master, I admit that I was confused, but Mei Changyuan dismissed me from my post for no reason. Who doesn't know that I am yours? He is
It’s obvious that I’m bullying you, Master!”
"Don't put eye drops on me, I'm not that old yet!"
Xu Wangtang shouted angrily, stared at Luo Huzi with burning eyes, and said coldly: "Don't think I don't know that you are secretly flirting with Ding Zuopeng."
Luo Huhu looked panicked and opened his mouth to speak. Xu Wangtang waved his hand and said: "You don't need to explain. Good birds choose trees to roost. Now my Xu family is no longer moving forward. You can change the family and find a good master. I have nothing to say."
At this moment, his eyes sharpened suddenly, and he made a chilling sound in his throat: "But you are so stupid. It's not enough that you were used as a spearman by Ding Zuopeng and became cannon fodder in his fight with Mei Changyuan.
In the end, you did something stupid and even put the shit basin on me, how can I thank you?"
Luo Huhu heard the murderous intent in Xu Wangtang's words, shuddered, kowtowed his head on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Guangui, I know I was wrong..."
"Thank you for remembering that I am in charge."
Xu Wangtang puffed out anger in his nose, but his eyes softened. It is inevitable for people to miss old friendships when they get old. Luo Huzi was his Ma Bian when he was in the patrol camp. He followed him through life and death for more than ten years, and he was considered half of his family.
Precisely because of this relationship, Luo Huzi's mistakes were inextricably linked to him in the eyes of others, and he had to step in to solve them, otherwise this shit basin would always be attached to him and would always be a hidden danger.
"If you want to release the person before the officers and soldiers go in for the suppression, I will intercede with you at Mei Changyuan and remove the wanted order." Xu Wangtang stared at Luo Huzi's eyes and emphasized one point in particular: "People must not make mistakes.
you know what I mean!"
Luo Huzi nodded sharply, but he didn't have the confidence in his heart. His brother who wanted to be the boss was famous for being unable to control his belt, so don't do anything to others behind his back. He said quickly: "Without further delay, I will go there overnight.
Erlang Mountain!”
Xu Wangtang nodded and said: "I will send someone to take you out of the city. There are officers and soldiers stationed in Yong'an Town. Be smart." He then called the housekeeper and asked him to take Luo Huhu out of the city.
After Luo Huzhu left, Ding Qingyao walked out from the back hall with a lot of steps. She had heard the conversation between Xu Wangtang and Luo Huzhu just now, and said to Xu Wangtang: "Dad, if you go to the county magistrate to plead for Luo Huzhu, won't you not fight?"
It’s self-inflicted.”
Xu Wangtang said: "Even if I don't admit it, Mei Changyuan still thinks it's me. That father of yours is just trying to divert misfortune to the east."
Ding Qingyao smiled and said: "You are right, but my father did not expect Luo Huzi to be so bold as to dare to collude with the bandits to kidnap the county magistrate's wife. This kind of person will use whatever means necessary and must not be reused..."
"The girl is still talking to me after all."
Xu Wangtang was not happy and said: "There are many unscrupulous people. It doesn't mean that it cannot be used, but it depends on who uses it. Luo Huhu is a good knife if it is used well. It is a pity."
Ding Qingyao smiled slightly and said, "Dad, what do you think of what happened in the county government today?"
Xu Wangtang sneered: "It's just dog bites dog."
Ding Qingyao shook his head and asked doubtfully: "Then who won?"
"It won't be Ding Zuopeng anyway."
Xu Wangtang took a sip of tea unhurriedly and said calmly: "Ding Zuopeng is a businessman. Businessmen seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so they are a bit short-sighted. I heard that before the bandits were suppressed, your father promised to give Han Baihang full military power, but after the bandits were suppressed,
I regretted it and made Han Baihang very angry. It was unfair. I made enemies for nothing and pushed Han Baihang to Mei Changyuan's side. Now that the two of them have joined forces, haha, life will not be easy in the future."
Ding Qingyao didn't see it that way, and retorted: "Even if my father gave Han Baihang military power, he would not stand on my father's side."
"That's better than becoming an enemy."
Xu Wangtang's face straightened up and he said: "Ding Zuopeng has been so smooth these past few years, I really thought he could dominate Yongcheng. In these troubled times, bullying the county magistrate is nothing, but the only thing we can't do is offend the soldiers."
"Didn't my father also make those soldiers docile before?" Ding Qingyao frowned slightly.
"Those soldiers only do it for the sake of money, but now your father has met a strange person who doesn't love money!" Xu Wangtang flashed a light in his eyes and said with a laugh: "Those who don't love money these days
Soldiers are either mentally ill or have great ambitions."
Ding Qingyao's beautiful eyes showed a strange color: "Dad, you are saying that Han Baihang has great ambitions, but I didn't see it at all."
"Ambition is hard to explain. You have to look back in time." Xu Wangtang said thoughtfully.
Ding Qingyao nodded, and the conversation between the two ended and they went back to their rooms to rest.
…
The next day, Han Baihang met Pang Yumin who had returned from the county town. The two met and exchanged greetings for a while. They walked around the ruined town. They saw that most of the town was burned down. Thousands of people were displaced and had no clothes on.
Not having enough to eat and being miserable made Pang Yumin want to cry without tears, and he kept sighing.
"Mayor Pang, it'll be great if you come back. I'll leave the civil affairs to you, and I can concentrate on suppressing the bandits." Han Baihang handed over the mess in Yong'an Town and breathed a sigh of relief. He had been using it for the past two days.
Military rations to support the people and feed thousands of people are not a small number, and they have long been unaffordable.
