The Taoist priest immediately realized that the situation was not good. The other group was probably those bandits. It would be better to fall into the hands of the yamen servant than those bandits. So he gave up the struggle in an instant and followed the yamen servant obediently.

When the bandits who secretly chased him saw this, they were so angry that they punched the wall and then went back to report it to their boss.

How to deal with it depends on the boss’s decision.

What they didn’t expect was that they had no time to report the Taoist priest’s arrest to their boss after they returned, because they didn’t see their boss at all. The owner of Xilailou told them that their cottage had been burned down. Now, the boss is anxious to go back.

Everyone immediately panicked. They didn't care about the people in Xilailou and hurried up the mountain. Naturally, they couldn't go back smoothly. After all, the Yamen had set an ambush on their way back, and they all secretly Silently, he captured the Yamen.

The day after the auction, Xilai Building was closed, and all the waiters were sent home. The reason was that the owner had something to do at home and had to close the business for a while.

In fact, the owner of Xilailou went to the county government office and burst into tears when he saw the pieces of clothing of his wife and children that the government officials had collected from the mountains.

He shouldn’t have believed what those bandits said. He thought he could successfully rescue his wife and children by following their requests, but he didn’t expect that those beasts never thought of returning his wife and children. give him!

"Please make the decision for me, a commoner!"

He couldn't kneel down in front of Lu Baichuan and the county magistrate, and his whole body almost collapsed.

Next to him was Ping Xuan, who was dressed as a beggar and was kneeling. He had known for a long time that his family was gone. His reaction was a little smaller than that of Xilai Loudong’s family, but his condition was not very good either, especially since Xilai Loudong’s family was crying so much. Sad, his mood was also infected, and he looked very depressed.

"In the past, ordinary people were worried that those people would harm their wives and children, so they did not dare to report to the official. They just hoped that their wives and children would come back safely, but who would have thought...who would have thought! I was the one who harmed them. !”

The owner of Xilailou fell to the ground crying. If they had reported it to the official early, they might have been able to save their lives!

Lu Baichuan looked at his self-blaming and regretful look, and sympathized with him, but he didn't know what to say. No one would feel uncomfortable when encountering this kind of thing, so he could only relieve himself.

When they gradually calmed down, Lu Baichuan said: "It's too late to say anything now. The only thing you can do is to tell everything you know. The government will send troops to exterminate the bandits and return the people to the people. Peace."

Taoist Pingxuan sniffed and said coldly: "Let me tell you first."

"More than two months ago, I was suddenly Find them, they use the lives of my family members to do itThreatened me to figure out where the legendary treasure was. I said that I was a charlatan who was just making a living in the city. I was beaten before I could finish my words, and was forced to call myself a master. I have to go out and promote that I can figure out where the treasure is, and I have to find a way to spread the news. "

"They gave me money and asked me to become a very respectable Taoist priest. I told everyone about the treasure. The bandits also secretly spread the news, and soon there were many people. Few people come here because of its reputation. "

"The bandits were afraid that I would spill the beans, so they asked me to find a place to hide. I thought they were letting me hide by myself, but I didn't expect that I would be caught in the village that night. I was still thinking that it would be good to be reunited with my family, but I didn’t see my family at all. They said they were keeping me in separate custody, so they locked me up for two months. I didn’t know until I overheard the bandits talking a few days ago. My family was gone long ago, so I escaped when there was no one in the village. "

Immediately afterwards, Xilairou's boss also explained the situation, which was similar to that of the Taoist priest.

Lu Baichuan asked: "Do you know how these bandits talked about the treasure news? Yes, is there anyone behind them to guide them? "

The shopkeeper of Xilailou shook his head. By the time he found out, no one in the city knew about it.

The Taoist priest thought about it seriously and said: "The bandit leader often If they communicate with someone, that person is probably giving them advice behind their back. "

Lu Baichuan became interested and continued to ask: "Who is he? "

"I don't know, it should be from the capital. The bandit leader called the other party "sir." It must be that the other party gave him a lot of benefits, and the bandit leader respected him very much.

This is interesting, he is actually from the DPRK.

I thought it was Dongting who was causing trouble, but I didn’t expect that it was one of my own who was secretly causing trouble.

It’s quite ironic.

Later, Lu Baichuan personally interrogated several captured bandits, and the answers he got were similar to those given by Ping Xuan. They did not know who was communicating with the boss.

Thinking about it, if too many people know about it, that person will be exposed.

After coming out of the cell, Lu Baichuan said: "Send a team of troops to me, and I will suppress the bandits."

Now that it is known that the Dongting people are not responsible, what happened? It's much simpler. Just capture the bandits and put them in jail, and then ask the emperor to send someone to investigate. As for who he sends and how the investigation goes, it's none of his business.

He didn’t go home for another day. Fortunately, he had someone send a message to Jiang Jiuniang. Jiang Jiuniang didn’t panic at all. She walked around the village with Sister-in-law Zhang and met many people.

A group of womenJust looking for topics around the children, the conversation ended up on Jiang Jiuniang's belly.

"The young master is quite well-behaved. I haven't seen him making trouble with my wife in the past two days."

At this time, every household wants to have a son, and Jiang Jiuniang felt that the same was true, so she spoke Just call me the young master to make Jiang Jiuniang happy.

Jiang Jiuniang originally didn’t want to care about these things. After all, their thoughts were deeply ingrained and one or two words could not change their opinions. But when she heard people around her talking about having a son, she really Unable to hold back, she said, "I've always hoped that this baby would be a little girl."

Everyone didn't take it seriously, they just thought she was joking. After all, who wants to give birth to a girl.

Seeing their slightly disdainful looks, Jiang Jiuniang became a little more serious and continued: "Who among you here is not a woman? Men and women are both human beings. Why should you think that men are superior? Don't, please. He always looks down on himself and belittles the girls in his family. Girls are considerate little cotton-padded jackets!”

“You really don’t believe it, the queen has stood up to speak for us women, and in the capital Besides, women can also go to school and find a decent job in the city in the future. It is said that women know women best. In the future, if the daughter of the family is successful, she will remember the upbringing and education of her parents, and she will definitely be better than the son. I know how to be more considerate and caring about my parents."

"Don't always think that the water thrown out by your married daughter is still a piece of flesh that fell off your body. Just ask whether you have severed ties with your mother's family now. ? Do you have to go home every year and festival? Raising your daughter well is more decent than anything else. To be more realistic, even if you grow up in the future, the bride price will be much higher. Isn’t this the truth? "< br />
In the end, she used the bride price as an argument, which made many people start to feel shaken.