one step closer to the end

"Damn ghost! You are so beautiful..."

Mrs. Bian Liu punched him angrily, and said: "I can't decide this matter. Bian Xianglan loves her sixth sister the most. Lei Lei was also brought up by her mother, and she didn't even kiss me, but she just did it too. Don’t be in a hurry, I’ll take you to her place to have a chat, you two get to know each other first!”

"Why are you so excited? How long has it been since you touched a man..."

Zhao Guanren noticed that she was trembling, and Bian Liushi hugged his neck suddenly, panting: "It's been ten years, the old thing is useless by himself, and he sent people to watch me all day, you are my only fellow, you must Help me satisfy my hunger!"

Mrs. Bian Liu kissed him involuntarily, anxiously like a little wild cat, but after a few moments she suddenly complained: "Oh~ I forgot about my menstruation, good brother! In a few days we will be old See you in the house, you go see my daughter first, I'll change some pants!"

"Don't worry! We have a long time to come, mother-in-law..."

Zhao Guanren opened the door with a smile and went out. In fact, the fifth aunt had told him that the birth mother of Miss Six of the Bian family had passed away. Before that, Mrs. Bian Liu had no children, so she took Miss Six to raise her. The little girl was not telling the truth at all , There is no bloody smell on the body.

"Old Shen! Send your lord to Miss Second..."

Bian Liu yelled from behind, and Fifth Aunt led Zhao Guanren out calmly. Zhao Guanren had already understood that Bian Liu had long regarded Bian Mansion as his home, and spent all his money to seduce him just to tide over the difficulties. He did not hesitate to offer his adopted daughter.

"Go in, there are no servants inside..."

Fifth Aunt led him to an exquisite small courtyard, turned around with a wink, and left. Zhao Guanren walked into the Japanese-style hut in a big way. A well-dressed beauty was standing in front of the door of the side room. My eyes lit up.

"You, are you Young Master Zhang..."

The young girl was twenty-eight years old, her face was trembling nervously, her gorgeous gown showed her white and tender shoulders, and at the same time, it also brought out the unique tallness of the Bian family beauty, but she was obviously of mixed race, and there were ethnic minorities in her eyebrows beauty style.

"It's my son, what's your name, is your biological mother Hu Ji..."

Zhao Guanren walked over with a smile, and the girl subconsciously took a step back into the bedroom, stammering: "I, my name is Bian Yulei, the sixth child, and everyone calls me Liuliu. My mother is a barbarian, no no! My mother is the third child." Aunt Bian Liu!"

"Don't be afraid! I won't eat you again..."

Zhao Guanren was really attracted by this girl, and walked over like a big bad wolf, scaring Bian Yulei back again and again, and finally stuck to the wall and closed her eyes in horror, begging: "No! Please don't come here , I'm afraid!"

"Liu Liu! Your line is wrong, didn't Bian Xiaosi teach you to say that..."

Zhao Guanren directly put her wall on the wall, and said something in her ear, Bian Yulei suddenly opened his eyes, and panicked: "You, why do you know?"

"Because it's all written on your face, I just saw it..."

Zhao Guanren jokingly raised her chin, but Bian Yulei suddenly gritted her teeth, and the robe she was wearing fell to the ground with a "crash", and she yelled, "Help, there are prostitutes! "

"Nimma! The women of your Bian family are really open-minded. Before I finish talking, you call..."

Zhao Guanren gave a thumbs up in great depression, and as a result, more than a dozen female swordsmen rushed in from outside the door, and they all raised their swords and shouted: "The prostitute! How courageous!"

Chapter 0430 Forced Marriage

"There's something to say, why bother? This is..."

Zhao Guanren sat cross-legged in the living room of the hut, with four swords placed on his neck back and forth, while Bian Yulei was wrapped in a robe and crouched by the door, not daring to look up, as ashamed as a child who had done something wrong.

"This is not your first time, how do you explain..."

Bian Xianglan led the people in angrily, but Zhao Guanren pouted and said, "Liu Liu! Tell your elder sister what I told you just now, tell her to stop acting!"

"Sister! I guessed it..."

Bian Yulei waved her hands aggrieved, and when Bian Xianglan squatted over in surprise, she quickly waved her hand awkwardly and let all the female swordsmen go out.

"It seems that Mr. Zhang has a special liking for his younger sister, and he is willing to enter the urn..."

Bian Xianglan sat down cross-legged and laughed: "Sister Bian Yulei, twenty-eight years old, innocent, innocent family, educated and sensible since childhood, gentle and pleasant, although a little thinner, she is worthy of being an adult, no matter how much dowry you want open!"

"Fourth Bian! I really underestimated you..."

Zhao Guanren pointed at her and said, "I gave you an idea, and you set me up with the back. You really have a good plan!"

"Brother-in-law! Why do you need to talk too much, you and I know it well..."

Bian Xianglan smiled lightly and said: "The corpse was first discovered at your house, you went around a lot, and finally came to my house, if it wasn't for your handwriting, ghosts would not believe it, only Let you become my son-in-law of the Bian family, so I can trust you!"

"It's okay to be your son-in-law, but it's fine if you can't do it yourself..."

Zhao Guanren said contemptuously: "As long as you promise, Miss Bian, I will come to marry you at dawn. You can give me any gift you want. Why bully your poor little sister. Her wife is Hu Ji, so you look down on her and don't take me. Seriously?"

"You bullshit!"

Bian Xianglan's face suddenly changed, and she said angrily: "Who doesn't know that I have loved her since I was a child, and I want to give you the best, so that you don't have to pick and choose in my house. If I don't marry you, I promised her a long time ago." , I will get married when my younger brother becomes an adult!"

"My mother!"

Zhao Guanren said disdainfully: "How old are you? When your brother becomes an adult, you won't be an old mother anymore. Who would marry a mother and go home? You can't find a good reason to lie!"

"Do you know who my husband's family is..."

Bian Xianglan said angrily again: "My husband is the second son of Prince Duan. When I was young, His Royal Highness married me with his fingertips. Now he is underage, only thirteen. When he marries me five years later, I will only be 28, just right. Why not marry him and serve him?"

"You are a person whose ass needs to be wiped by others, and you want to serve men..."

Zhao Guanren waved his hand and said, "Since you have already decided on a marriage of benefits, I won't bother you anymore. I have the right to pretend I didn't see your little sister's body. Anyway, I didn't touch her with a single finger!"

"If I don't marry you, don't even think about leaving..."

Bian Xianglan stood up abruptly and said: "Everyone knows that you looked at my little sister's body, how would you let her marry someone if you don't marry, and what you caused was a catastrophe, even Prince Duan couldn't save our family. My family advances and retreats together, or I will chop you up now, and the fish will die!"

"Miss! The master is here..."

Aunt Wu suddenly shouted anxiously outside the courtyard, and the faces of the sisters of the Bian family changed. They rushed out and knelt on the wooden platform to meet them. Walked in with help.

"Father! Why are you here..."

Bian Xianglan knelt down in a panic, the little old man shook off his crutches and stepped onto the wooden platform, tried to straighten his back and looked at Zhao Guanren, he could see that the little old man was also a ruthless character, his eyes were quite sharp, but he was all white in his 50s He turned his head, and his face was also sallow and sallow.

"Get up!"

The little old man stomped his feet coldly, and when the Bian sisters got up slowly, the little old man suddenly slapped Bian Xianglan over with a slap.

"Bastard! What do you think of my Bian family, a villager..."

Officer Bian pointed at her and scolded angrily: "The old man has been famous all his life, and he has never bowed his head to anyone. Even if Prince Duan asked the old man to pick him up, the old man just bowed to him. Now you actually threaten a yellow-mouthed child and marry him." My precious girl has completely disgraced my Bian family!"

"father!"

Bian Xianglan burst into tears like rain: "Lan'er knows I'm wrong, please don't get angry, Daddy, it will hurt you!"

"This old man's lifespan is not over yet, and he is almost mad at you..."

Officer Bian scolded again: "I think you are young and wise, and you panic about trivial matters. The old man left the words here today. Who dares to harm my Bian family? If the old man loses his son, he will definitely destroy his whole family. When the old man is dozens of Is the year's money worth filial piety, the emperor will not kill me easily!"

"Fat sheep are for slaughtering, not for keeping them to enjoy their old age, Mr. Bian..."

Zhao Guanren walked out and said with a smile: "Your young lady is too suspicious. I saved her with good intentions, but she kept suspicious of me and wanted me to marry Liuliu. You can just say it. Such a beautiful woman, I, Mrs. Zhang, can't wait for her. Why? Do you need to force me?"

Officer Bian said sternly, "Old man's daughter, you can't just marry if you want to. Prince Duan's family wants to marry my family's Lan'er, so they need three matchmakers and six certificates. Lobby me well!"

"That's right! I'm not worthy at all..."

Zhao Guanren smiled again: "But I don't know if you have heard of a saying. You are ignoring me now, and I will make you unworthy of me in the future. Remember! No matter which daughter you are, when you come to my house, you can only do it for me. Concubine, roll in through the back door with your dowry!"

"Don't deceive people too much..."

Officer Bian glared at him with a blushing face, Zhao Guanren walked straight out of the courtyard and said without looking back: "You are the ones who bully people too much. Who do you think I am, Mr. Bian? Remember it, Mr. Bian. I gave you the opportunity, but you didn't cherish it yourself!"

"give me……"

Officer Bian suddenly turned around and pointed at him, but after all he couldn't utter the next few words. Zhao Guanren, who was walking farther and farther away, read aloud: "Smoky cage, cold water, moon cage, sand, Yebo Lantai is near Bian's house. The merchant woman I don't know the hatred of the subjugated country, but I still sing the flowers in the backyard!"

"Daddy! They look down on us merchant daughters at all, and wrote a poem to laugh at us..."

Bian Yulei shed tears sadly, while Yuan Wai beat his chest and shouted at his son: "Nizi! You naughty son, your two sisters have suffered humiliation for you, and now the old man is also being mocked by this kid. You are going to piss me off!" Ah You!"

"My lord! You are hurting yourself by being angry, calm down quickly..."

Mrs. Bian Liu quickly came up to help him into the house, and said helplessly: "Xiao Si has no other choice. This time, Xie's family used an extinct scheme to murder officials and link up with enemy countries. This is a serious crime of extermination. Zhang Tiansheng Crazy, there must be conclusive evidence!"

"father!"

Bian Xianglan ran in and closed the door, and after whispering, she said, "Lan'er has already made arrangements, but she was afraid that the little thief would disturb the situation, so she made such a bad plan!"

"Lan'er! Why don't you understand..."

Officer Bian said sadly: "Little thief Zhang has made it clear that the fat sheep are for slaughtering, and whoever does the business is not. This kind of method of losing both sides is in the hands of the imperial court. Whoever dares to jump out to block the way will be punished." Bury us both with you!"

"My daughter is stupid! Please tell me..."

Bian Xianglan lowered her head with a pale face, Bian Yuanwai sighed again: "It's a bad time! The old man has not been out of the mountain for a few years, but such a monster has popped up in the world. If this child is not eliminated, it will become a serious disaster. For now, the only way to do it is to borrow a knife to kill someone." Can cut weeds and eradicate roots!"

……

"Dig! Dig up all the places where there is water..."

Zhao Guanren was standing on a courtyard wall and monitoring. It was already noon the next day. He only took a short nap in the early hours of the morning. Centralized treatment of sludge.

"Everyone line up, get the house deed, and come to me to get the money with your fingerprints..."

Yu Niang sat in the small courtyard with two maids, and they bought all the destroyed houses. Housing prices in Lantai County are low, and labor is not worth much. You can buy a good courtyard with a dozen taels, and 1000 taels Can buy most of the civilian area.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang! You are really an upright official..."

The homeowners were all beaming and grateful. Zhao Guanren subsidized them ten taels of silver on top of the original price. Although it was useless to buy such a shabby place, a few hundred taels could buy a good reputation. What a bargain.

"Master! The eldest mistress is here..."

A fat girl ran over panting, and Zhao Guanren casually said on the wall, come as soon as you come, but after thinking about it, he jumped down and asked, "Which young lady?"

"It is said that it is the widow of the young master, Mrs. Zheng..."

The little fat girl pointed to the back and said: "A fellow villager learned that you became an official, so he went to the village early in the morning to inform the young lady. He just had a conversation with the old lady at the mansion, and brought his aunt to look for you. The tailor shop at the back will buy clothes for you!"

"Go and tell them that I'm going out of the city to meet the magistrate, and tell them to go back to the mansion and wait..."

After Zhao Guanren glanced at it from a distance, he hurried into the courtyard and called Yuniang, and asked, "Do you know my elder brother's widow, Mrs. Zheng? She just brought people into the city to find me, but I haven't seen her for a long time Come and go, where did she go before?"

"The eldest young mistress is here, she has returned to her mother's house..."

Yuniang leaned close to him and said, "The old lady was still scolding there this morning, scolding Mrs. Zheng for not laying eggs and having no conscience. Ass returned to her mother's house, she must have come here after learning that the young master became an official!"

"Damn! All the official and poor relatives are here..."

Zhao Guanren scolded angrily. He expected poor relatives to come to the door, but he didn't expect it so soon, and he was caught off guard.

"I can't help it! Although the young master's family doesn't have many relatives, there are always people who have the cheek to seek relatives..."

Yuniang spread her hands, but there was nothing she could do. Zhao Guanren thought for a while and said, "Yuniang! Go back and tell Mrs. Zheng immediately after you finish here, and tell her not to recruit relatives to the mansion. It's a troubled time right now, and I'm a temporary official!"

"Hey! Yu Niang understands..."

Yuniang promised to continue to distribute money, just as a carriage stopped outside the courtyard, Song's fat head and big ears poked out from the small window, shouting: "Mr. Zhang! The magistrate and his party are about to arrive! , you quickly follow me out of the city to meet you!"

"coming!"

Zhao Guanren nimbly jumped onto the carriage from the wall, opened the curtain and saw that Hu Xiancheng was there, he greeted him familiarly and sat down, Song Chizhu said in a low voice: "There are many people here, everything is waiting for you." I'll talk to you when I leave the city!"

"smokes!"

Zhao Guanren took out a pack of special cigarettes for the two of them, and when the carriage turned around and drove back, he lifted the curtain and looked outside. The little fat girl was helping two women with their things. 26, seven years old, above average in height, but his appearance is sour and mean.

'Nimma!If you continue pretending like this, you will have to wear it out sooner or later...'

Zhao Guanren's eyebrows were twisted into a "Chuan", not to mention whether he can seal the mouths of these people, as long as Song Chizhu and others go to the countryside to investigate briefly, they will immediately understand that he is bragging, Zhang Tiansheng is a lazy waste , There is no big person behind it.

Chapter 0431 Black Guards

It was the first time for Zhao Guanren to go out of the city, and the outside of the city was completely different from what he had imagined. It turned out that there was a large residential area outside the city, but most of the houses were old and dilapidated, and thatched huts were everywhere. Flowing on the streets.

"The gates of this city are too lax. You won't even know if a thief comes in..."

Zhao Guanren found out that the city gate guards didn't check people at all, they only checked caravans or carriages. The guards sat lazily and boasted.

"Our Ningzhou is in the hinterland of Dashun, and there are very few thieves who can sneak here..."

Song Chizhu leaned against the wooden wall of the carriage and said, "Anyway, the gates of the city will be closed when it gets dark, and identity checks will be carried out at the inn. There are also guards patrolling the streets and alleys. When thieves come in, there is nowhere to hide. Shunchao's tough folk customs, no matter how many thieves come, they will be chopped into meat for you!"

"But you can't let people catch you..."

Zhao Guanren said: "The magistrate came to see that your doors are wide open, and he will charge you with negligence of duty immediately, saying that you let the spies in because you didn't check strictly. Otherwise, why are other counties all right? You have to take precautions before they happen. It's just a matter of posture!"

"Yes, yes, yes! It makes sense..."

Song Chizhu hurriedly stopped the carriage and jumped down together with Hu Xiancheng. The city gate immediately stepped up inspections. Not only was the city gate half-closed, but the horses, knife carts and other war equipment were also pulled out. , Even the city walls were full of archers.

"The folk customs are still very simple..."

Zhao Guanren could tell that there was no garrison in Lantai, and the nearest troops were guards dozens of miles away. There were only more than 300 soldiers in Lantai County, but they managed to control more than 30 people. Domineering.