Patrol's sweetheart baby

Xie Jinbai lifted the curtain of the car, and saw the young master standing in front of the courtyard, dressed in a light scarlet shirt and hair tied with jade hairpins.

Xie Jinbai recognized at a glance that the magpie on the plum-patterned jade hairpin on the young master's hair was one of the piles of jade pieces that he brought to the prefect's mansion for the first time to visit the young master.

Those jade pieces were selected by Gongming. He just checked them after he bought them back, and returned all the jade pieces that were not good enough or had insufficient water.

He gave it away casually, but Xiao Guoer kept it as a treasure.

Even on a day like today, he chose the sapphire hairpin he gave as a gift.

In this world, I'm afraid I can't find such a little fool who takes him to heart.

Under the sunlight, there seemed to be a glimmer of light in the corners of Xie Jinbai's eyes.

Tang Xiaotang was startled.

He blinked and took a closer look, but saw that the corners of the man's lips were slightly raised, his eyes were clear, and there were no tears.

Sure enough, he himself didn't sleep well last night, it's crazy.

Tang Xiaotang took a deep breath.

He walked forward slowly, "Brother Xiaoyu, I'm here to pick you up."

Xie Weichao crossed his arms, stood on one side, and said in surprise, "Huh? Little stutterer, why doesn't he stutter today?"

Xie Jiaerlang's bad mouth probably came down in one continuous line.

Tang Xiaotang was just a sincere young son of the magistrate's family at this time, he didn't think of finding any reason to shirk it, but instead blushed, "I... I, these two days, practice, practice, I practiced for a long, long, long time!"

Tang Xiaotang became nervous and stuttered even more.

Xie Weichao rubbed his chin, "That's right. You have a heart, kid. I'm relieved to entrust our little five to you."

Hearing this, Tang Xiaotang glanced gratefully at Brother Xie's family.

It's not that Tang Xiaotang doesn't know that in the eyes of the world, he might not be worthy of Brother Xiaoyu.

If he was the older brothers of the Xie family, they would most likely look down on him, the young son of the magistrate's family who does nothing and stutters.

In fact, he was always worried that brother Xiaoyu's family would dislike him.

Xie Weichao's simple words not only dispelled Tang Xiaotang's worries in this regard, but also raised some confidence in his heart.

He believes he will do well!

Xie Jinbai put one hand on Tang Xiaotang's shoulders, and moved forward, completely blocking the figure of his brother behind him, "Let's go in."

Tang Xiaotang blushed slightly, "Yes."

Xie Weichao let out a "tsk" in his heart.

Is there a big bubble in the vinegar tank?

This is very jealous.

Accompanied by Xie Weichao, Xie Jinbai held Tang Xiaotang in his arms, and the three of them walked into the courtyard together.

Qingluan and Jingzhe hurriedly followed behind.

Tang Shimao, his wife Du Shi, Tang Buqi, and as Tang Xiaotang's wife, Xiao Yin, Xie Jinbai's best friend, were also invited today, as their witnesses, the four of them were waiting in the hall early.

The procedure of the ceremony is very simple.

Tang Xiaotang and Xie Jinbai both knelt down to worship the ancestors of the Tang family, then knelt down to their parents, and then each received the red envelopes from the parents, which symbolized the recognition of their relationship as husband and wife and symbolized blessings, and the ceremony was complete.

Tang Xiaotang and Xie Jinbai kowtowed to the portrait of the ancestor of the Tang family and Tang Shimao successively, and took the red envelope from Tang Shimao.

Next, it was his turn to kowtow to Mrs. Du, who is the mistress of the Tang family.

Tang Xiaotang's movements of getting up were much slower than before.

His lips pursed slightly, and he didn't want to kowtow to Du Shi.

But Dad finally agreed to his marriage with Brother Xiaoyu...

Mrs. Du was sitting in the position of the mistress, and until now she felt that the Xie family was crazy.

The fourth son of the dignified Taifu's family wants to form a contract with the young son of the prefect's family in Chun'an. Aren't you afraid that it will be ridiculed if it is rumored in the future?

However, the bond between Tang Xiaotang and Xie Jinbai, the two of them are completely dead...

In the end, the Tang family's family business can only be inherited by her gentleman.

Seeing the reluctance in Tang Xiaotang's eyes, Du's heart inevitably felt a little happy.

So what if her stepson is unwilling?

She is always the head mistress of the Tang family, and he needs to bow down to her.

Like a prince, Mrs. Du sat arrogantly, waiting for Tang Xiaotang and Xie Jinbai to kowtow to her.

Especially Xie Jinbai!

Mrs. Du still broods over the humiliation brought to her by Xie Jinbai and Xiao Zishu, master and servant, at Qianye Temple that day!

Ah.

Now it's really a good reincarnation, isn't it?

Back then Xie Jinbai and Xiao Zishu's master and servant humiliated her so much, but today they had to bow down to her.

"and many more--"

Tang Xiaotang and Tang Shimao suddenly spoke at this moment.

Du Shi, who was about to take out the red envelope from his sleeve, tightened his heart. For some reason, a bad premonition faintly rose in his heart.

Tang Shimao didn't go to see Mrs. Du, but said to Tang Xiaotang and Tang Weimian, "Today is your day of great joy. You and Tang'er should kowtow to Tang'er's biological mother. To comfort his aunt's spirit in heaven."

After Tang Shimao finished speaking, he ordered the housekeeper Qiu Fu to take out the memorial tablet of his dead wife Yu who had prepared in advance.

Ordinarily, now that Mrs. Du has been upright, as the mistress of the Tang family, she is qualified to accept the kneeling worship of Tang Xiaotang and Xie Jinbai.

Tang Shimao ordered someone to ask for Yu's tablet.

It's not that Tang Shimao wanted to embarrass Mrs. Du, it's just that Xie Jinbai was going to Fufeng County to take up his post soon. Tang Shimao knew Du Ming that when Xie Jinbai left, he would definitely take Tanger away with him.

In the future, I am afraid that the return date is far away.

I don't know when we will meet again.

Therefore, the tablet of Yu's family was invited, not only for the joy of Tanger and his biological mother getting married today, but also for the two children to bid farewell to their deceased wife.

Tang Xiaotang didn't expect his father to ask for A Niang's tablet.

The moment Tang Xiaotang saw A Niang's memorial tablet, his eyes turned red,

Xie Jinbai saw it, held his hand, and said to Tang Shimao, "Yes, father."

Only then did Tang Xiaotang react.

Meeting this man's worried eyes, he smiled, and then, together with Xie Jinbai, both of them knelt down in front of Yu's tablet.

Du Shi vigorously stirred the silk handkerchief in his hand.

The scene where Tang Xiaotang and Xie Jinbai passed her and kowtowed to Mrs. Yu deeply stimulated her nerves!

This reminded her of those unhappy memories when Mrs. Yu was still alive in the past——

At that time, she was not the mistress of the Tang family, but just a concubine of the Tang family.

Her husband, Mrs. Yu, and her two children sat down to eat, so she had to stand and serve them.

Her son can't call her A Niang in front of people, but can only call her Auntie. Every time the Tang family has a celebration, she, the concubine, can only stand with the side branches of the Tang family with Jun'er in her arms, watching The husband held Tang Weimian in his arms, and stood with the Yu family, accepting congratulations from everyone in the middle, while she and Jun'er were like outsiders, rejected by the family.

She couldn't show any displeasure, and she had to smile happily, and she didn't allow Jun'er to show any disappointment.

Fortunately, Jun'er has been sensible since she was a child, and only asked her once or twice why he couldn't stand together with his father, mother, mother and younger brother. Later, when he found out that she would be unhappy, he stopped asking.

Now, the feeling of being humiliated came back all at once!

Look, some people are no longer in this world, but she still haunts her, living in this home as if she was alive, which is shocking.

"Aniang. I miss you so much. I wonder if you are doing well in heaven? This is brother Xiaoyu, do you remember him? You must remember, right? I know, what I told you, you I will never forget it. It has been like this since I was a child. Even if I say it casually, you will remember it in your heart. You will fulfill it for me one by one like a fairy on my birthday and during the Chinese New Year.

Aniang, have you seen Brother Xiaoyu?Is he good looking?Like a fairy, right?Now Brother Fairy is my wife.He treats me well.He is the person who treats me the best in this world besides A Niang and grandma.I just introduced Brother Xiaoyu to my grandma.Tang'er hopes that you and grandma are all well in another world.I also ask you and grandma's spirit in heaven to bless Brother Xiaoyu's longevity and peace one day. "

Tang Xiaotang knelt on A Niang's memorial tablet, clasped his hands together, and bowed down earnestly.

I don't know if it's because Brother Xiaoyu is about to go to Fufeng County where bandits are rampant. The first thought in Tang Xiaotang's mind is to hope that Auntie and Grandma will bless his Brother Xiaoyu to live a long and safe life.

Later, he blushed again and added, hoping that Aniang and grandma would bless him and Brother Xiaoyu to be able to live together for a long time.

Tang Xiaotang opened his eyes, and found that the person beside him was still kneeling, just like him just now, with his hands clasped together, looking devout.

Tang Xiaotang was a little surprised.

Huh?

Could it be that Brother Xiaoyu has more things to say to A Niang than he does?

"master--"

Outside, government officials in official uniforms hurried in.

The official also knew that today was the great joy of the host family, so he was very disturbed to break in like this without authorization.

After walking into the hall, I was embarrassed and didn't know what to do.

Tang Shimao frowned slightly, and asked aloud, "What's the matter?"

The official hurriedly clasped his fists and reported, "If you go back to the master, there is a messenger outside the mansion who claims to be from Fufeng County, begging to see Mr. Xie."

Xie Weichao, on the other hand, looked displeased, "Xiao Wu hasn't taken office yet, so why did the Fufeng County police come to the door? Could it be that the incumbent in Fufeng County is working for nothing?"

"Yes, could it be that the magistrate of Fufeng County, what happened, something happened?"

Tang Xiaotang was a little nervous.

Fufeng County is a place full of bandits, so, could it be that the current county magistrate is incompetent, so he sent someone to invite Brother Xiaoyu to lead people to suppress the bandits before he took office?

Xie Jinbai shook Tang Xiaotang's hand, and said calmly, "It may not be that something happened to the yamen. It may also be that the current county magistrate thought I was walking too slowly, so he asked someone to urge me."

Tang Xiaotang: "..."

No, not so much, right?

Tang Shimao said to the official, "Go and invite that messenger in first."

In any case, you have to meet people first to know what happened.

"Yes, sir."

Due to a temporary visit from Fufeng County police officers, the bond formation ceremony between Tang Xiaotang and Xie Jinbai ended ahead of schedule.

Fortunately, the ceremony is almost over.

Finally, when Tang Xiaotang and Xie Jinbai both got up from the futon, with Xiao Yin's "Certificate", the ceremony of the two people's bond was officially declared complete, and the servants removed the incense table for worshiping the ancestors one after another, and Yu's ranking.

The moment Mrs. Du asked Tang Shimao to show Yu's tablet, there seemed to be a fire burning her under her seat, and when the ceremony was over, another outsider came to visit, and she found a reason at random, and then returned to the inner courtyard.

Tang Shimao didn't care about her either.

Tang Buqi was worried about A Niang's expression, but today was his younger brother's big day, if he and A Niang went back to the inner courtyard, it would be wrong after all, so no matter how worried he was, he still stayed.

After a while, a middle-aged official in a blue soap robe, over fifty years old, even with gray hair on his temples, was invited into the hall.

Xu Shi never expected that there would be so many people in the hall, and the official was really taken aback.

He looked around and saw that there was only one middle-aged man with a long beard in the hall. He thought that these two should be Tang Shimao, the prefect of Chun'an.

However, except for the stern-looking man in the hall and the young man, the other three looked about the same age, and they all had outstanding looks.

The Zao official first saluted Tang Shimao, the prefect, and reported that he was the chief arrester of Fufeng County Yamen, Wang Peng, and showed Tang Shimao his arresting badge to show his identity.

Since Wang Peng couldn't tell who was his new master for a while, he cupped his hands and looked around, "May I ask, who is Xie Huaiyu, the trusted magistrate of Fufeng County, Mr. Xie?"

"I'm."

The official looked for the sound, but saw a handsome man in a blue shirt, sitting on the first seat on the lower left side, and said faintly.

Wang Peng had heard about the name of this new county magistrate before, and knew that the other party was already a famous talent in Dongqi when he was young.

Seeing myself now with my own eyes, I was really taken aback.

This...appearance, serving as the magistrate of Fufeng County...

I'm afraid, I'm afraid they will be gnawed off by those bandits directly.

After all, Wang Peng is the old head catcher of the county government. He has seen a little bit of the world, even if he is in a daze, it will only take a moment.

After a while, he knelt down on one knee with some sluggish hands and feet, kowtowed to Xie Jinbai and said, "Villain Wang Peng, I pay my respects to Mr. Xie. Please, Mr. Xie, save the lives of Mr. Guo and all colleagues!"

"Wang Butou, please get up and answer."

This Wang Butou was older than Tang Shimao, and his legs and feet were obviously inconvenient when he knelt down. Xie Jinbai ordered him to get up first.

"Thank you sir."

Wang Peng got up from the ground and began to prepare for details.

Facts have proved that Tang Xiaotang's mouth is probably open.

It really happened to the magistrate of Fufeng County.

Around the beginning of August, the son of the magistrate of Fufeng County was robbed by bandits on his way to welcome his relatives, and died in the hands of bandits.

Poor county magistrate Guo's happy event has become a funeral.

The county magistrate Guo was only an only seedling. After losing his beloved son, he was completely enraged. Regardless of everyone's opposition, he insisted on leading the crowd to arrest and go up the mountain to suppress the bandits.

This Fufeng County has been a barren land since ancient times. As long as there are successive years of disasters, the people have no income, and the government taxes and corvees are urgently pressed. The people put down their hoes, pick up a sickle, and go up the mountain. be king.

Damn it, I can't live anymore, and I still pay Mao's tax!

At the beginning of Dongqi's founding of the People's Republic of China, troops were sent to suppress bandits on a large scale. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, they recuperated and recuperated.

After all, the common people, as long as they can eat enough, most of them will never feel rebellious, and they will live a good life, but they will go to the business of bandits with their heads on top of their heads.

But ever since Emperor Xingde advocated Taoism and was indifferent to state affairs, the government was firmly controlled by his uncle Kangbo Houguo, selling officials and nobles, and paying miscellaneous taxes, and the people were in dire straits.

Although Emperor Zhaoyang has succeeded to the throne now, the little emperor himself is still just a puppet, so how could he have the gods to deal with this little land of Fufeng.

Therefore, the banditry in Fufeng County has been intensified.

He was born in Dongqi and governed the country with literature, emphasizing literature over military affairs.

The local garrison was neglected in training, and they were beaten to the ground several times when they went up the mountain to suppress the bandits, and they were powerless to fight back.

The soldiers are weak and the bandits are prosperous.

Guo Zhifu only brought dozens of yamen servants up the mountain, which is tantamount to sending sheep into the mouth of a tiger.

No, not to mention most of the county government officials, even he himself was detained in the hands of Yan Hu, the bandit leader of Fufeng Mountain.

That Yan Hu is worthy of being a bandit leader, and the kidnapping business has been done by the county magistrate and government servants.

He sent someone to go to the county yamen to deliver a word of mouth, ordering the family members of the county yamen to raise money to redeem him, otherwise he would have killed Guo Jia and the few surviving arrests.

It can be said to be extremely arrogant and extremely lawless.

The catcher is just an ordinary person, and his family is not rich, so how can he afford this money.

The family members gathered every day to make trouble at the gate of the county government office.

The magistrates of Fufeng County were all taken away by bandits, and the county government didn't even have a person in charge.

Wang Peng really had no other choice. Knowing that the magistrate of Xin County had set out on the road a few months ago, he estimated the itinerary and guessed that Mr. Xie might be near Chun'an. With half of his body buried in the dirt, he just walked along the way. He lived and slept in the open air, inquired all the way, searched all the way, and searched for nothing during the period. Fortunately, fortunately, the sky was down, and he finally found the new county magistrate.

Because Xie Jinbai is the successor county magistrate of Fufeng County, and his new superior in the future, Wang Peng didn't dare to hide anything, so he told the whole story.

Tang Xiaotang's face turned slightly pale after hearing this.

This... this Fufeng County, what kind of land of wolves is it?

In broad daylight, he robbed the wedding party on the official road, not to mention committing a murder case, but actually led people to suppress the bandits in Fufeng county magistrate, and... also detained the county magistrate, and extorted ransom from the county government!

Brother Xiaoyu went to Fufeng County to take up his post this time, would it be, would it be too, too dangerous?

"It's all right to go to die by yourself. To avenge myself, I will waste the lives of other officials in the county government. Why do you want to redeem this kind of dog official? Why don't you let the bandits do justice for the sky? After all, Xiaowu will go soon Fufeng County has taken office, and you will have a new county magistrate soon, so the county magistrate Guo will leave it to the bandit leader for dinner and dinner."

Although Wang Peng didn't have any words to slander the county magistrate Guo, but all the people present were thoughtful people, and they couldn't tell what kind of magistrate Guo was.

Xie Weichao was even more composed, speaking bluntly without giving any face.

Wang Peng didn't know the identity of this stern-faced man, but to be able to be so outspoken in front of the magistrate and even his soon-to-be magistrate, and to call Mr. Xie Xiao Wu affectionately, his status must not be lower than where to go.

He stood there in embarrassment with his head bowed, not knowing how to respond, so he looked at his new immediate boss, Xie Jinbai, for help.

After all, how to deal with this matter still depends on the intention of the new master.

Xie Jinbai did not directly give a positive answer, but only said that he knew, and ordered Wang Butou to go back to the inn where he was staying to rest first, and told him the name of the inn.

As for exactly when he would leave for Fufeng County with him, and whether he would go to rescue County Magistrate Guo and his colleagues, nothing was mentioned.

When Wang Peng heard this, his heart sank.

County magistrate Guo really did it on his own, but he still has so many colleagues in the hands of the gangster.

If something happened to those colleagues, behind every colleague was a broken family.

But to ask a county lord who has not yet taken office to risk his life in order to save Mr. Guo and his colleagues, especially when he is the son of a dignified Taifu and is so young, indeed, it is indeed difficult for a strong man.

Wang Peng sighed heavily in his heart, folded his hands and retreated, walking away worried.

"This matter, brother Xiaoyu, how do you plan to deal with it? Yes, to save Guo, the county magistrate of Guo, and, those county magistrates in Fufeng County? If, if you go to rescue, will you , will there be, is there any danger?"

As soon as Wang Peng left, Tang Xiaotang couldn't hide his worry. He immediately looked at Xie Jinbai and asked nervously.

Tang Shimao pondered, "This matter is indeed difficult. If that county magistrate Guo is really selfish, he would certainly die. However, since the head catcher Wang is asking to come to his virtuous son-in-law, if he refuses to save him, If it is spread out, I am afraid that the reputation of my son-in-law will be hindered.

If he wanted to be rescued, the bandit leader of Fufeng Mountain dared to kill even the son of the county magistrate easily, and now he even imprisoned the magistrate of Fufeng County and the government servants in the mountain together. I am afraid there is nothing he dare not do.Such desperadoes, the local officers and soldiers are helpless, and the son-in-law is a Confucian scholar, and he has no soldiers in his hands, unless he really listens to the bandits and gives them the ransom.

Why.Why did he encounter such a headache before he took office? "

Tang Shimao sighed and shook his head.

"What Tang Zhifu said is true. If Brother Huaiyu just sit idly by this time, and if there is something in the future, it will be difficult to order those yamen servants to obey his orders. And as a local parent official, the support of people's support is very important.

Leaving aside the character of Mr. Guo, those government servants who accompanied Mr. Guo up the mountain were innocent after all.Most of them should be just ordinary people who receive meager salaries from the imperial court. If they don't try to go to the rescue, it will chill the hearts of those yamen servants and the local people. "

Xiao Yin was born at the bottom of the ranks, apart from his reputation in the officialdom, his worries are obviously more practical.

But if you want to save people, as Tang Zhifu said, if you don't have any soldiers in hand, what can you do to save people?Even if they ask for the help of the local garrison, the bandits are strong and the soldiers are weak, so they just give away their heads when they go.How can I go?

For a while, whether to go or not to go has become a dilemma.

Xie Weichao looked at Xie Jinbai, "Xiao Wu, what about you? What's your plan?"

Everyone turned their attention to Xie Jinbai who hadn't said a word since just now.

However, Xie Jinbai said surprisingly authentically, "There is a problem with that Wang catcher."

Hearing this, everyone was surprised.

Tang Xiaotang looked at Xie Jinbai in surprise, and asked everyone's doubts, "Then catcher Wang, yes, what's the matter, what's the problem?"