The elder brother who travels through is hard to do

What Zongbing Ma waited for was not a birthday banquet that was full of guests and praised by everyone, but a large number of officers and soldiers surrounded and blocked. Year-old's face was ashen and defeated.

Banditry, keeping private soldiers in captivity, withholding military pay, collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country... The list of crimes is enough to chop Ma Zongbing's head ten times.

Jiang Yun, who was still injured, was directly picked up from the bed by the officers and soldiers who rushed into the house. When he yelled for his brother-in-law to save his life, his brother-in-law could not protect himself. Mrs. Jiang cried desperately to stop him, how could he be against him? These wolf-like soldiers who came down from the battlefield, these people especially hated traitors who betrayed their soldiers and liaised with foreign enemies. They would rather die in the hands of the enemy than have their own people betray their lives one day.

Someone directly grabbed Jiang Yun's neck and asked, do you still remember where the head that reported military achievements came from?The innocent souls of those common people who died in vain are waiting for Jiang Yun on Huangquan Road. As for other cases of robbing other people's military exploits and disregarding human lives, it is clearly written.

As for the young master of the Ma family who came to celebrate his father's birthday, I'm sorry, don't leave after you come, let's go to prison together, let's go to the prison and reunite with the family.

In the prison, Mrs. Jiang Yun and Mrs. Ma's son, who were locked up together, started a quarrel. Jiang Yun blamed Zongbing Ma's carelessness for getting him involved, and it was the Ma family who made him fall into this situation. Otherwise, it would not have fallen from the prosperous and prosperous capital to the northern land where birds don't shit.

Ma Encheng taunted the pair of siblings coldly, Mrs. Jiang, who was so biased that she left her own son aside, only raised a white-eyed wolf in the end, and almost gave the Ma family to his Jiang family, and blamed the Ma family for being a burden His Jiang family, if it hadn't been for the Ma family in the capital, Jiang Yun would have almost lost his head when he offended the nobleman.

Xu Bei and Xu Minqing watched with their own eyes the men of Lord Xiao who surrounded Zongbing Ma's mansion and brought a group of criminals inside into the prison van. Among the crimes announced in front of the people of Suanzhou City was Jiang Yun's murder of Liang. There was an uproar among the common people about the feuding, and many people threw garbage into the prison car in anger.

During this period of time, the Ma family has done a lot of crimes. They would rather hide the grain privately in the bandit's den or even secretly sell it to foreigners. However, in the city, several merchants attached to the Ma family sold the grain at sky-high prices, completely ignoring the food in the city. The life and death of the people, if there were no officers and soldiers guarding around, the angry people would have rushed up and killed the Ma family and his party.

"Damn it, how many sins did the Ma family commit, that guy in my family just lost his head for no apparent reason." Someone in the crowd was sobbing.

"My niece was also ruined by a murderer surnamed Jiang, and in the end she was bitten back by that goddamn Mrs. Jiang, who framed my brother for theft and was arrested. Huh, my brother can finally clear his grievances." Oh, pity my niece..."

"Let's go, this family finally got what they deserved, and after a while we can go back to pay respects to our parents." Xu Bei put his arm around Min Qing's shoulder and said, he didn't expect this family to commit so many things.

Xu Minqing nodded vigorously, his eyes were slightly red, the revenge of his parents was finally avenged, but his parents who loved him never came back: "Brother, let's go."

The two brothers went to see the shop on North Street again. Steward Wang brought in a large amount of grain, and the shop was able to reopen. Shopkeeper Qian was so happy from ear to ear. Xu Bei confessed that all the grain in the shop was sold at a low price. The people who came from the wind almost stepped on the threshold of the shop, so that the shopkeeper Qian had to sell in limited quantities. After more than ten days, the prices of other grain and rice shops gradually fell, and the flow of people here slowly decreased. If the heart is good and does not earn the ignorant money, the reputation of this shop named "Xu Ji" is still spread, and the nearby residents are still willing to patronize this shop.

As the temperature dropped further, the fighting at the border also ceased. Not only the soldiers inside the pass could not stand the severe cold, even the barbarians outside the pass could not fight together in the freezing weather, not to mention that they had just been dispersed by the border troops. The loss was heavy, and a large number of troops were gathered at a time before being thrown into the battlefield. The barbarians outside the pass had to ask for a truce.

The negotiation work was carried out under the auspices of Prince Xiao's Mansion. At the end of the year, the Fourth Young Master Xiao finally left the capital with the court's intention to open a mutual market at the border and returned to the Northland. King Chen just sent the Fourth Young Master Xiao and his party out of the capital with a smile on his face. , Turning around, but the clouds are all over the place, the Fourth Young Master Xiao even counts him in it, if he doesn't help Beidi open a mutual market, all his secret deeds will be put on King Qi's desk, and King Chen has to hold his nose and eat it This is a dark loss.

"Qian'er, have you really recovered?" The first thing he did when he came back from the border was to visit his fourth son, Prince Xiao. He was pleasantly surprised to see Xiao Qian, who had been so weak since birth that he dared not speak loudly. His eyes were flushed. Among the several sons, he felt the most indebted to Qian'er. It was his lack of protection that caused the princess to suffer from the strange poison, which made Qian'er have to suffer from the strange poison every day since he was born.

"Well, father, don't worry, I'm fine now, I've never been so relaxed before." Xiao Qian smiled easily, and walked around in front of his father and elder brother a few times. After a period of recuperation, his complexion has changed Pale again.

"Good! Good! Good!" Lord Xiao repeatedly applauded, and the eldest son Xiao Zheng beside him also had red eyes, "Where is Miracle Doctor Lin? My father wants a reward, and I will give it a lot!"

Xiao Qian said helplessly: "Doctor Lin didn't want to come to the palace, so he went straight back to the mountains on the way back." In the capital city, he also didn't want to leave the other hospital at one step, so he just copied those words to his father, ahem, it would be disrespectful Well, Xiao Qian has nothing to do when he meets someone with such a personality. Apart from medical skills and medicinal materials, he seems to be only interested in how to make the Liao family suffer.

Prince Xiao had no choice but to give up, thinking that these strange people and strangers had different personalities, but he took the grace of saving his life to his heart, and told his two sons, if Doctor Lin had any needs, he would do his best to satisfy him.

Lord Xiao also asked the doctor in the palace who followed Xiao Qian to explain Xiao Qian's physical condition in detail. Although the old poison had gone, Chen's accumulation in the body for more than ten years had caused a great loss to his body, and he was still exhausted in a short period of time. , it needs to be taken care of carefully before it can be expected to be like ordinary people in the future.

"It's the father's incompetence, which not only caused Qian'er to suffer physically, but also caused Qian'er to spend time planning for the Xiao family and Beidi, and was caught in the plot of others!" Thinking of the secret schemes of the third son, Prince Xiao was furious, wishing he could Beating this evil son to death, not only cooperating with outsiders to plan for the life of his own brother, but also colluding with foreigners, disregarding his father's life, after defeating the enemy's attack, the three sons should cooperate with outsiders to sell information to foreigners The evidence was also placed in front of him. If Qian'er hadn't reminded them to use their tricks, I'm afraid they would really fall into the calculations of the third son and the capital in the end.

He never expected that he would raise such a vicious thing, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and the life of the third son was instantly decided in his heart.

Xiao Zheng didn't say anything, he hated this third brother even more than his father and king, when the third brother's mother committed a crime, he and the fourth brother's mother and concubine saved the third brother, but even he was killed by the third brother The younger brother was cheated, and the fourth younger brother was almost killed by him. If I knew this, I should have let him go with his mother in the first place.

"Father, Qian'er is not only safe, but also a blessing in disguise. Without this incident, I would not have a chance to recover, and we in the North would not have a chance to fight back. Not only did the border war go smoothly, but Zongbing Ma was also eliminated. Take all the military power into your hands for this malignant tumor." Xiao Qian persuaded, for him, this is a great opportunity for the Jedi to fight back, and he should also thank the third brother for sending him such an opportunity, otherwise it would not be so smooth. In the plan, I am afraid that if there are three to five years of planning, it may not be the situation today.

Prince Xiao was even more pleased with the thoughtfulness and caring of the fourth son.

"However, fourth brother," Xiao Zheng changed the topic, "now there are rumors in the border and the north that there are gods helping father and king. Big brother, I am also curious about how fourth brother did it, and got it under the nose of the court. With so much food, it is estimated that the court and the king of Chen can’t figure out where the food in our northern land comes from, haha..." Thinking of the court and the king of Chen being crushed in the hands of the fourth brother, it is really satisfying. Especially the secret rumors and the great victory at the border made the father's reputation great.

"This..." Xiao Qian blinked his eyes, and smiled, "Father and eldest brother, let's treat it as a real god to help, because it is indeed not the means of mortals."

"Fourth brother, you..." Xiao Zheng is impatient, the more Xiao Qian doesn't talk about it, the more he wants to know, "Can you tell Big Brother? You can see that Father Wang is very curious, Father King, isn't he?"

"Haha..." Prince Xiao scratched his head with his palms and just smiled.

"I told you that it's not a mortal's method. Otherwise, big brother, try how to transport a large amount of food without disturbing the court." Xiao Qian just didn't say it, and the more he said it, the more curious it was. It's not unusual, he is called a rare commodity, Xiao Qian left a mysterious smile and turned away, leaving the father and son scratching their hearts.

"Forget it, Qian'er said that it is the means of the gods, it is the means of the gods." Xiao Wangye waved his palm, his heart is wide open, it is no big deal for the son to have secrets, anyway, all the plans of the son are for him, his father and Beijing. The people of the land can't compare with the selfishness of the third son.

At the end of the year, Beidi changed a group of officials, and various appeasement tasks were carried out in an orderly manner.

Among them, the group of people who were killed by Jiang Yun for their meritorious deeds are the key targets of appeasement by the government. After Ma Zongbing was arrested, his mansion was of course also raided. Wealth, some were corrupted during his reign, and some were accumulated by privately using the army in his hands to "smuggle". With a swipe of his pen, Prince Xiao allocated part of it to compensate the families of innocent people who suffered.

Among them, Xu Xingda and his wife from Shangpo Village were also in the compensation line. The new county magistrate of Kang County asked people to personally send the compensation silver to Shangpo Village.

In Shangpo Village, the arrival of the official messenger caused quite a commotion among the villagers, and they went to Lizheng's house to inquire about it. It didn't take long for the word to spread quickly in the village.

In the Xu family, Xiao Wang sat on the kang to mend clothes. In the second half of the year, the whole family was tight on food and clothing. In order to provide for her son to go to school, the sister-in-law in the town could still make up for it from time to time, but because Xu Bei, the nephew and sister-in-law There is also a rift between people, and the relationship is no longer as harmonious as it used to be.

It was Xu Guihua who arrived at Shangpo Village with the official messenger. Seeing that the official sent him to the direction of Lizheng's house, Xu Guihua hurried to the eldest brother's house and knocked on the courtyard door.

Xiao Wang shrank her head and opened the door, seeing that it was Xu Guihua and an empty-handed person coming, she said with a smirk: "Oh, so it's my sister, this is a New Year's gift for parents? "I also deliberately looked behind, but there was nothing, and my face became more and more unhappy.

Xu Guihua doesn't know how to put a hot face on a cold butt. The past half a year has not been as good as before. She has become more haggard and sharper. She didn't pay attention to the ridicule of Xiao Wang, and she walked in the door in a flash. , and dropped the words: "Even if the New Year's gift is given to my mother and her old man, our family's life is not easy now, and some people look down on it." Twisted his buttocks in front of Xiao Wang's face The house where Da Wang lived.

Da Wang was very happy to see her daughter come back, and asked her to sit down on the kang and warm her body: "Why do you have time to come here this solar term? Isn't life in the town better than before? Why didn't you take my grandson with you?" Come here? But the weather is cold, it's better to stay at home, so as not to freeze my eldest grandson to death."

"Mother, this road is going to be frozen somewhere," Xu Guihua called out to someone affectionately, "I heard about it this time and rushed to report to my mother, so that my mother won't be fooled by my elder brother and sister-in-law again at home." past."

"What's the matter? What good deed did they do?" The big Wang family became angry when they heard it. Originally, because of the existence of Xu Xingda and his wife, the big and small Wangs were unanimous in the outside world, and their relationship was very harmonious, but when there was only this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left in this family After others made Da Wang act like a mother-in-law, Da Wang gradually began to dislike Xiao Wang. She felt that she was too lazy to eat, and she was not as filial to her mother-in-law as before. Maybe she yearned for her The old woman went there early so that she could take her private money.

"It has nothing to do with the eldest sister-in-law, but it has a lot to do with the second brother and the second sister-in-law." Xu Guihua whispered in Da Wang's ear mysteriously, "The higher-ups know that the second brother and the second sister-in-law were killed for their meritorious deeds." , the government came down to send compensation money to the second brother and the others. Now that the boy Bei is not here, the second brother and the second sister-in-law are your old man's own son. Of course, the old man took the money. I just entered the village and saw the official. Lizheng's house, mother, you can go there quickly, don't let Xiao Wang get greedy."

"Really?" The big Wang's eyes lit up, and she suddenly became more energetic. Now there is only one daughter-in-law left. If she didn't have some private money in her hand, the little Wang, who has a broken conscience, doesn't know how to abuse her. As for the mother-in-law, "Hurry up, where are my shoes? Hurry up and take a look. With my own mother here, even if the murderer is still in the village, it won't be his turn to talk." The second family was divided.

"Mother, take it easy, don't worry, the money won't escape." Xu Guihua waited attentively, and she was still thinking about getting some money out of Da Wang's hands.

Xiao Wang didn't worry about Xu Guihua, she kept staring at her. As soon as she saw her and Da Wang sneaking out of the door, she knew that there was a ghost in the mother and daughter's heart to guard against her. How could she ignore it? Asked.When the mother and daughter were far away, Xiao Wang immediately followed them quietly, seeing that they were going in the direction of Lizheng's house, she must have concealed something good from her.

Many villagers gathered at the gate of Lizheng's house to watch the fun, but no one dared to enter the yard because of the presence of officials. When they saw Mrs. Wang and Xu Guihua coming, the villagers who already knew why the officials came were talking a lot , the scene of kicking out the Xu Bei brothers was still in front of them, and when it was the turn of the good thing, the mother and daughter rushed to catch up, and some people curled their lips in disdain.

"Osmanthus fragrans, when your nephew went to the town to ask for a living, he didn't see you taking care of him. Instead, he teamed up with Xiao Wang and drove Bei boy out of the town. Now the two brothers don't know where to live. Is it freezing in the cold weather? It’s not your turn to collect the compensation money for the Xingda couple now. The Xingda couple are really pitiful. It’s okay to have their heads chopped off and no one can complain for them. Unexpectedly, the two sons were also kicked out of the house and wandered to nowhere, and now there are still people rushing over to make a fortune, and I don’t know if the money is hot in my hands.”

"That's right, there are people who are thick-skinned. They heard the news all the way from the town and rushed over. Back then, when Bei boy's mother was still there, he was so disgusted by my little girl. Even Bei boy couldn't fall behind. At the beginning, the news in the town had spread to the village, and the villagers didn't pay attention to the fact that Xu Guihua framed and plotted against her nephew. Is this still her aunt and aunt?It is clearly to force the younger generation to death.

It's also Xu Guihua who has a thick skin, otherwise she wouldn't have run to Shangpo Village as usual despite other people's strange eyes, and while supporting the old lady, she said: "Give it up, this is our family's business, no matter what, it's not your turn." Let’s talk, besides, it’s been half a year and I haven’t seen Boy Bei come back to see the old man, that’s not filial enough.”

Some people yelled at them so hard that they didn't even give them a way to survive, but they still asked them to respect them?

Coincidentally, when Li was coming out, he saw the mother and daughter stunned for a moment, and then raised his voice and said: "You guys came just in time, the official came to look for Xingda and his wife, they died unjustly back then, thankfully the prince and the others were not raped This is why Xingda and his wife were not allowed to go without understanding." While speaking, he bowed his hands respectfully in the direction of Yanzhou City. Back then, because he was worried that the whole village would be implicated, he was unable to support the two children to the end. There is also guilt in his heart, now that he is well, he can do something for the two children, so that the underground Xingda couple can feel at ease.

"The prince really wants to compensate Xingda and his wife? How much money did the county magistrate pay?" Da Wang's voice was a little excited. The second son didn't listen to her when he was alive, and dragged her down even when he died. Now it's finally over. There is also a little bit of advantage, the son was not raised in vain.

Li Zheng frowned, and the officials behind him also followed. Hearing this, he said: "This is an order from the prince himself. Each person will be compensated with 20 taels of silver. The deceased in Shangpo Village happened to be a couple, totaling 40 taels of silver." silver."

"What? There are 40 taels of silver?" A sharp and piercing voice came in from outside, and then I saw Xiao Wang pushing through the crowd and rushing in. A pair of excited eyes were fixed on the officer's hand, as if he was holding it. He was holding 40 taels of silver and couldn't wait to grab it.

As soon as Xiao Wang walked to the door of Lizheng's house, she heard other people's discussions, and someone told her maliciously that Xu Guihua wanted to grab money. When Xiao Wang heard this, she was furious. Xu osmanthus is in full bloom.

"What are you doing here? You lazy woman, have the pigs been fed at home? Have you checked the grounds? Go back quickly and don't come out to make a fool of yourself." Da Wang scolded angrily. This eldest daughter-in-law is also unfilial, otherwise how could she follow her secretly? come over.

"Mother, why can't I come? I am also the daughter-in-law of the Xu family. The second brother and the second younger sister also call me sister-in-law. No matter what, I am closer than the married sister-in-law. Why can't I come if my sister-in-law can come?" Is it? Some people are obviously spilled water and they keep mixing it into their mother’s affairs. Today, with my little Wang here, you, Xu Guihua, don’t even think about taking a dime.” Little Wang doesn’t Ken Shan let it go and let her go back?Don't even think about it, let her go back, and I don't know how much money will fall into Xu Guihua's pocket.

"Shut up!" Li Zheng yelled angrily, throwing embarrassment one by one in front of the official, and the embarrassment of Shangpo Village was completely humiliated by a few wives, "When is it your turn to speak here!"

Seeing the three wives shrinking their heads, Lizheng turned to the officer, his face flushed red: "This is really a joke for the poor man, the young one is about to report back to the poor man, the Xingda couple have been separated by the Xu family long ago. After going out, the children of the couple also went out to discuss life. According to me, the money should be held by the two children, and if it goes into their pockets, the two children will not lose a penny."

The official is not a fool, he understood something in his heart, and when he came, he said that he should pay more attention to this family, so how could others steal the money, and put 40 taels of silver in the village household It's not a small income for others.

"So the households have been divided?" The officer looked at the anxious and greedy faces of Mrs. and Mrs. Wang and Xu Guihua, and became more and more sure.

"Yes, it was divided. There are elders in the village who witnessed it. The two children only have a dilapidated house and two acres of Susukida under their names. Alas, they had to go out to earn a living." Lizheng told the truth.

"Yes, I can prove that I am their great-grandfather, and I was there when the family separated." The great-grandfather who heard the news and hurried over said loudly, and walked in from the outside.