Jinyu Dynasty 7 Quenching Mirror

Adjutant Sun had also inquired about the current location of the master's house, so he led Bai Xuelan to a side hall.

It was late at night, but the inside and outside of the side hall were brightly lit.The two walked closer, and suddenly heard a voice shout, "Who is it?"

A big man came out from the corner with a long gun in his hand.

Adjutant Sun said, "Is your young mistress in there? Our chief is her relative."

Without saying a word, the closed door of the side hall creaked open.

Leng Ningfang came out from inside with a tired face, seeing that it was Bai Xuelan, she just asked, "Brother Thirteen, are you still awake?"

Bai Xuelan said, "I heard that my brother-in-law is inconvenient, let me take a look."

Leng Ningfang fell silent, and after a while, she said in a low voice, "Please stand outside for a while."

After speaking, he turned and went in.

When he came out again, he said to Bai Xuelan, "Please come in."

Bai Xuelan and Adjutant Sun followed her in, and when they got to the house, they saw that the lights were not on. There were three or four large candles burning in each of the four corners of the room. Flickering from time to time, there is always something that makes people feel uneasy.

On the top two aged chairs, one was empty, and a thin old woman was sitting on the other, with a handful of dry yellowish hair combed neatly, squeezing her dry Lips, watching a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl counting money.

Bai Xuelan knew that this was Leng Ningfang's mother-in-law Mrs. Jiang, and Leng Ningfang came in just now to ask her for instructions.

Bai Xuelan stepped forward and called the old lady.

Mrs. Jiang's eyelids fluttered and she said, "Please sit down."

When Bai Xuelan sat down, she was not in a hurry to talk to the guests, but just stared at the girl's actions, watching her put the counted silver dollars one by one into a black wooden box.

After half a day, the maid finished counting and said, "Old lady, the number is correct."

Mrs. Jiang asked, "Have you counted?"

The maid said, "That's right, this has been counted three times."

Mrs. Jiang told the maid to go down, took out a brass lock, locked the box with her own hands, stroked the black lacquered lid, then looked at Bai Xuelan, sighed and said, "Our family's affairs, Young Master Bai Shisan also knows?"

Bai Xuelan said, "I've heard it, but it's just an inside story, I don't know yet."

Mrs. Jiang said, "Our Jiang family also relied on the shadow of our ancestors to accumulate a little property, which fell into the eyes of the bandits. If we don't cut off our Jiang family's meat, they will never end."

After hearing her last sentence, Bai Xuelan seemed to have other matters, so she couldn't help but look at Leng Ningfang.

Leng Ningfang came in by herself, stood behind Mrs. Jiang with her eyes closed and her hands down, without saying a single word, seeing Bai Xuelan looking at her, she said softly, "Thirteenth Brother has been studying abroad these past few years, and is also a high-ranking official in the capital. , I don’t know what’s going on here. The current situation is getting more and more chaotic, and there are bandits everywhere. Almost all the wealthy households in this area have been tied up. At the beginning of last year, my uncle was tied up, and my mother-in-law spent a It took a large sum of silver dollars to redeem it. Unexpectedly, this year, my husband was again..."

Having said that, I stopped.

She rubbed her eyes, as if she was blinded by tears, and sighed, "It's also my fate."

Bai Xuelan sneered, "If I didn't come, it would be my sister's fate. Now that I am here, it is the fate of those short-sighted bandits. Since the letter asking for the ransom has been handed over, the place and time of the exchange must be very close." Already, you probably know a little bit about who the other party is from? Tell me about it."

Leng Ningfang asked in surprise, "What are you going to do?"

Bai Xuelan said, "Of course it's a trick."

Leng Ningfang said, "No way! If you have something wrong, I can't tell uncle."

Bai Xuelan didn't take it seriously, "Do I need you, a woman, to explain my life to my father?"

His eyes fell on Mrs. Jiang's face, and she said, "The Jiang family has a lot of wealth, and you probably have paid enough for the ransom. It's just that the ransom was paid this time, and they will probably do another vote next year. It's like this every year, isn't it? Tired of crooked? To deal with vicious dogs, throwing bones won’t work, just beat them hard with a stick, and they won’t dare to bite people in the future.”

Mrs. Jiang was somewhat decisive, rubbing her withered hands on the smooth black wooden box full of silver dollars, and asked, "Why don't I know what you said is right. It's just that Bai Shisan Shao, your brother-in-law is still in their hands , move your hands, afraid that he will suffer."

Adjutant Sun smiled and said, "Old lady, don't worry, our chief will never make any mistakes. First follow the bandits' instructions and pay the ransom, and if your son comes back, the chief will attack them again. Kill the bandits , get back the ransom, and it will be done.”

Mrs. Jiang had also heard of Bai Xuelan's reputation in the Shandong region back then.

Now that I heard it this way, the plan was quite organized.

What's more, I was reluctant to part with the box full of silver dollars.

He nodded gratefully and said, "Bai Shisan is willing to take action, that would be the best. Just be sure to take care of my son."

Leng Ningfang wanted to say something, but her mother-in-law had already nodded, so she fell silent.

Mrs. Jiang ordered her to take the letter from the bandits to Bai Xuelan, so she had no choice but to take it.

Everyone was discussing plans for tomorrow when they suddenly heard voices from outside, like a child crying.After a while, the maid who counted silver dollars came in and said to Mrs. Jiang, "Second brother woke up and was looking for you."

After finishing speaking, a child ran in rubbing his eyes, crying, "Mother! Mother! Hug!"

Mrs. Jiang's cold face suddenly softened, and she stretched out her hands, "Second brother is good, mother hugs you."

Although she was thin, her arm strength was astonishing. The boy was about eleven or twelve years old, but she easily picked him up and hugged him in her arms to take care of him.

The second elder brother cried in Mrs. Jiang's arms with tears and snot running down his nose, and saliva dripped down the corner of his mouth.

Bai Xuelan couldn't help taking another look, and asked Adjutant Sun in a low voice, "Is this the one who was born with some problems?"

Adjutant Sun nodded and said softly, "I only got this second son when I was nearly fifty years old. I love him very much. After Mr. Jiang left, the old lady even regarded him as an eyeball. When I was three or four years old, I saw that Unlike ordinary people, not only do I not dislike it, but I love it even more."

Bai Xuelan smiled lightly, "There is no one who does not feel pain when the old clam is pregnant."

The two were talking on one side, but they were still crying on the other side.

The second elder brother has always been spoiled. He woke up uncomfortable at night, crying and crying. Stop crying.

Not long after, fell asleep again.

Then everyone continued to discuss, roughly calculating the number of bandits in the den, the manpower and ammunition needed for the attack, and then glanced out the window.

Bai Xuelan stretched, stood up and said chicly, "Let's go now."