Love after marriage with a husband

Jiang Ran was obviously terrified, and even the terrified cry for help was blocked in his throat. He clearly wanted to run away, but his body was fixed in place as if by magic, unable to move.

The figure who came out of the shade of the tree first stood still, looked up and down at the position where Xiao Shuanger was, and after seeing the outline of the person through the hazy moonlight, he slapped his head violently, quite a bit. He exclaimed in great surprise: "Isn't this the young husband of the Chongshan family?!"

Not only did he know Fang Chongshan, but he also knew that he was Brother Zhongshan's husband...

Jiang Ran calmed down immediately, and vaguely remembered the familiar voice. After taking two steps forward cautiously, he immediately recognized the person: "Uncle Du!"

"I didn't expect to meet you!"

Panicked, he ran to the slums of the capital by mistake, and unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance by chance. Xiao Shuang'er's pale face because of helplessness gradually warmed up a little, as if he had found a backbone. I calmed down a bit.

In the eyes of old man Du, Xiao Shuang'er has always been the weak one who needs protection. Thinking of Fang Zhongshan's considerate protection of Jiang Ran before, he was a little surprised, and couldn't help looking behind Jiang Ran: "It's so late! God, why did you come to such a place?"

"Where's Fang Chongshan? Could it be that you lost it?"

The last time I got a lot of copper coins from Fang Zhongshan, although old man Du lost his business in the capital, his life is not bad.

When he saw Jiang Ran now, he was quite familiar with him, and he opened his mouth to tease him maliciously. He didn't realize something was wrong until he saw the tears in Xiao Shuang'er's eyes.

"The weather is so cold, why did you just run out without even wearing a pair of shoes?" Seeing Jiang Ran's delay in answering, Old Man Du couldn't help but became worried, and asked repeatedly, "Could it be true? Are you having a fight with Fang Chongshan?"

Xiao Shuang'er shook his head. After all, he was somewhat on guard in his heart. He didn't dare to tell Old Man Du all the truth. It's a prayer: "Can I go to your house to hide for a while?"

The old man Du got a lot of benefits from Fang Zhongshan last time, so he naturally had some extra preferential treatment for his little husband, so he agreed without any hesitation.

Last time, I just followed Old Man Du to the taro field. When I really walked along the winding path to the most central residential area in the poverty-stricken area, I realized that there is a village more expensive than Jiangcun. exists for poor places.

And it still exists at the foot of the emperor, in the capital city.

There are not even a few thatched houses made of a mixture of thatch and loess. Looking around, most of them are small tents made of tattered old cloth and rough dead wood.

Because it was night, the people living here quietly did not light their lamps in order to save money on lamp oil, but occasionally there were a few husbands and girls who wanted to take advantage of the moonlight to supplement their household income by sewing needles, leaning in front of a big rock, in twos and threes. Nested, looked up to see old man Du, and greeted with a smile: "Old man Du is back?"

The old man Du smiled and agreed one by one, and was about to take Jiang Ran to his residence when he suddenly heard one of the little Shuang'er curiously ask: "Where did Mr. Du abduct the child?"

"It doesn't look like a child from a poor family who looks white and clean."

"Could it be that you were kidnapped from the city? Mr. Du, we know that you are a bachelor, an old bachelor, there is nothing wrong with wanting to have a child, but you must also be careful, and don't be chased by the officials at that time!"

Seeing the chattering discussions of these few people, the topic was getting more and more off topic, the old man Du hurriedly interrupted: "Go, go, what are you doing! This is a child with a master, but he just got lost accidentally. Yes, I have a good heart, I will take him in for now, just wait for his husband to find him!"

The old man raised his beard and cursed, making the girls amused.

"The old man can really boast!"

Seeing them making noise, Jiang Ran felt more at ease, old man Du didn't bother to argue with them, he waved to Xiao Shuang'er, pointed to the innermost room and said, "See, my house is there! "

It's not so much a home as it is a foothold for Old Man Du. When you walk in and look up, you can see two big holes in the roof.

Old man Du put aside the two large baskets of taro dug out in the dark, pointed to the pile of firewood beside him and said to Jiang Ran: "It's cold, you should rest there first, sitting by the firewood can at least cover your eyes. shelter from the wind."

Little Shuang'er ran all the way fearfully, she was already exhausted, obediently listened to Old Man Du's words, and obediently sat beside the firewood stack, curled up into a small ball, looking very aggrieved and pitiful .

The old man Du also asked Jiang Ran some questions before, but Xiao Shuang'er was very guarded, and he always kept a bit of a secret when answering. He only knew that he separated from Fang Zhongshan because of some accidents.

"It's dark now, and it's not easy to walk on the road. I'll take you back when it dawns tomorrow." Old Man Du said.

Jiang Ran blinked his eyes, thinking more in his mind, he was aware of his current situation, and now Ge Caishen and the Ge family were probably gnashing their teeth in hatred for him, and they were probably still looking for someone in the dark.

If he really swaggered and followed Old Man Du to the street tomorrow, he might be caught by the Ge family before he reached the Kelai Inn.

"Uncle Du." Jiang Ran tilted his head and thought about it, and finally revealed the truth after careful consideration, "I dare not go back."

"I know that you sincerely want to take me in for my own good, so I dare not continue to hide it, so as not to implicate you in the future... In fact, brother Chongshan and I provoked the powerful in the capital, and our rich and powerful designed to rape us. He escaped by luck."

"I'm afraid there are people looking for me everywhere outside now, I dare not show up at will..."

Old man Du had already guessed that he had something to hide. Hearing this, he couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic in his heart.

They are all poor people. The old man Du wandered all the way to the capital. Fortunately, he did not starve to death. He was fed up with the so-called troubles of the rich and powerful. Said: "Little husband, don't be afraid."

"It's poor people who live here, and they can't find people who come here."

"You hide by my side first, and when it dawns tomorrow, I will go to the inn to find Fang Zhongshan, and secretly send him a message."

Old man Du was a commoner, and it was a very common thing to carry a burden to sell potatoes in the capital. It was indeed a good idea for him to go to the Kelai Inn to find Fang Zhongshan.

Old man Du did what he said. He woke up early in the morning to see that the sky was still hazy, and lightly called Jiang Ran to wake him up. Look for Fang Zhongshan in the inn."

Jiang Ran couldn't help but feel more at ease.

The distance required to walk from Old Man Du's residence to the Kelai Inn is not short. In the past, when he was doing business, he often dug the soil in the dark and got up early the next day, and this time was no exception. , When we reached the entrance of the inn, the noon sun was already bright and hanging in the middle of the sky.

Although the inn is a place for people to rest and recuperate, it also pays attention to class. The ragged old man Du is carrying his tattered bamboo basket. The store clerk reprimanded sharply: "Go, go!"

"Where did the beggar come from? How dare you come here? Be careful not to dirty the floor tiles in our shop!"

Old man Du jumped up because of his intimidation, hesitantly shrank back with his half-hanging feet, and shrank in place cautiously, not daring to move, and asked weakly: "Excuse me, Fang Zhongshan, Mr. Fang, are you there?"

"I came here specifically to find him."

Fang Zhongshan and Jiang Ran have lived in the inn for some time, both of them are easy-going and amiable, and all the guys in the store know them.

When the store clerk, who had a cold face, heard Fang Zhongshan's name, he couldn't help but a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

The fact that Fang Chongsheng's little husband was lost had already been rumored in the inn, but now such a strange old man suddenly came, and because of his strange behavior, he called by name and said that he wanted to find Fang. Heavy mountains, this inevitably makes people suspicious.

The store clerk is thoughtful, with various thoughts flashing through his mind quickly, but his face is calm, he changed his previous indifferent attitude, found a pair of simple hospitality cloth shoes and handed them over, and said lightly: "You are barefoot. , your feet are covered with mud, come in with your cloth shoes on.”

"Mr. Fang didn't sleep all night last night. He just went back to the inn to take a rest. Come in and I'll lead you to find him."

Last night, Fang Chongshan anxiously followed the servants of the Xie Mansion and the servants in the yamen, and searched almost half of the capital. After searching for a whole night, he still couldn't find Jiang Ran.

Xie Yu obviously sincerely recognized Fang Zhongshan as a friend, and not only was he tired, but he accompanied him to search for the whole night, not to mention his efforts, he just helped to think of several ideas.

Together, the two men chased the news for a whole night. When it was almost noon, Xie Yu was sleepy enough. Seeing that Fang Zhongshan was really depressed, he was easy to persuade and scold, so he managed to persuade him to calm down. Come down, come back to the inn to rest together.

In fact, Fang Chongshan didn't want to rest at all, but he just heard Xie Yu say: "Little Shuang'er knows the way, so I don't know when I will come back to the inn by myself."

With such slim hopes in mind, he drank a cup of hot tea in the inn, and was about to continue discussing with Xie Yu when he heard a knock on the door.

"Mr. Fang, an old man came to see him outside, and he said he wanted to..."

Before the shop clerk finished speaking, he was interrupted by an old and somewhat tired voice. The old man Du hurriedly shouted: "Chongshan boy! Come out quickly! I am a kind old man, and I have specially brought you good news!"