Fan Wenju returned to his hometown to celebrate his mother's birthday and returned to the Yamen. Zhang Shaofei was not only unhappy to see him, but also had a sad face. He also brought a man about twenty-five years old.
As soon as Fan Wenju saw Zhang Shaofei, he called him forward, pointed at the man and introduced: This is a relative of my mother's natal family, named Qin Fuquan. After losing his father and tutor when he was young, he often wandered around with some unscrupulous idlers. When I go back to my hometown sometimes, my mother asks me to pay more attention to him and urge him to study hard and be a good person. He can be regarded as a little smart, and he started to talk a lot. He learned to do business at the age of twenty, earned some money, married a wife, built a new house, had fish in the morning and meat in the evening, and had good food and housing.
The wife Jin Quan married was named Su Zhiying. She was originally from a noble family and was knowledgeable in books and etiquette. Su Zhiying was originally married to a wealthy businessman. Unexpectedly, within a few years, the wealthy businessman died of a sudden illness. Su Zhiying was widowed for a while and remarried Qin Fuquan with a large inheritance. Tan Fuquan was obedient to her and did not dare to offend her. Su Zhiying was also very strict in controlling her husband, not allowing him to make any mistakes or go beyond the limits.
After Fan Wenju finished the introduction, he sighed, "Alas," and then added: "The day before I left for my hometown, Tan Fuquan's daughter-in-law Su Zhiying was kidnapped by robbers, and a note was left at Tan Fuquan's house. On the threshold.”
Zhang Shaofei hurriedly asked: "Master, what is written on the note?"
Fan Wenju said: "The words on the note are crookedly written: "To the big boss Qin Fuquan: I need money urgently recently. I know that you are a wealthy businessman with strong property, so I came to you for help. Now your wife I have it under my control. Someone in the know should put one hundred taels of silver in a cloth bag five days ago and put it quietly under the big banyan tree at the southern foot of Stone Mountain. Your wife can go home safely and be reunited. Do not report this matter. Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous." After reading the note, Qin Fuquan was angry and frightened. He was helpless and did not dare to report to the official. Finally, while I was returning to my hometown to celebrate my mother's birthday, he came to beg me to save his wife."
After Zhang Shaofei listened to Fan Wenju's story, he remained silent and even yawned.
Qin Fuquan thought that Zhang Shaofei was angry that he lacked greetings to Fan Wenju's mother. He usually didn't burn incense, but when he was in a hurry, he ignored the unexpected misfortune, so he became anxious and went to beg Zhang Shaofei.
Fan Wenju interceded on behalf of Tan Fuquan: "Alas! Zhiying's sister-in-law is my good nephew. Unfortunately, she fell into the hands of bad people today. It's really pitiful! Ah Fei, I'm begging you. No matter what, you must try to save her. !”
Qin Fuquan also said very sadly: "Please help me. If there is nothing I can do, I would rather go bankrupt and redeem my beloved wife to save her from harm."
Zhang Shaofei stood up with a "Huo" sound and said angrily: "These kidnappers are so abominable! They even dare to attack our elder's relatives. How unreasonable! I can't give them a cent of money. I have thought of a strategy to subdue them!"
Zhang Shaofei told Qin Fuquan to act according to his plan and not to make it public. If the kidnappers find out, your wife's life will be in danger.
That night, Qin Fuquan went alone to the big banyan tree at the southern foot of Shitou Mountain as designated by the kidnappers. He put down a cloth bag and, seeing no one around, hurriedly turned around and walked home to sleep.
The kidnapper was actually a gambler from Tianhe Town, nicknamed "Dalumu", and he was addicted to gambling. He had been very unlucky recently. He always lost every bet and owed a large gambling debt, so he kidnapped Tan Fuquan's wife and locked her up in a woodshed, extorting a hundred taels of silver.
He estimated that Tan Fuquan did not dare to report to the official, so he would definitely get the one hundred taels of silver smoothly.
When he quietly came to the southern foot of Stone Mountain to retrieve the bag, he found that the bag was too light to contain silver.
He opened the bag and took a look. There was only a reply letter in the bag. It says - Big kidnapper Ru Jian: Thank you for kidnapping your ugly wife. I am really applauding and happy! I have been thinking about taking in concubines recently. When my evil wife knew about it, she made noises all day long to stop me. If you are rich and famous, you should not spread the scandal about your family. Now I have your help, help me get rid of the thorn in my side and my heart. I am really grateful! As for how to deal with the evil wife, it is up to you.
Dalumu was so angry after reading the note that he was about to tear the note into pieces and beat Su Zhiying severely.
But then I thought: Okay! You, a profiteer who is greedy and heartless, want to use my hand to remove the thorn in your side and heart? I won't be fooled by you! I want your parents-in-law to "fight ghosts and ghosts!"
Dalumu read the reply letter to Su Zhiying.
After Su Zhiying heard this, she gritted her teeth with hatred and cursed her husband for being unkind and unjust.
Dalumu gloated and provoked: "It's useless for you to scold him here! Just go home and smash his egg bag." After that, he let her go.
After Su Zhiying returned home, after listening to her husband's explanation, she not only calmed down her anger, but also came to thank Zhang Shaofei in person for being assigned by the imperial court!
Zhang Shaofei asked Qin Fuquan and his wife to report to the officials and bring Da Lu Mu to justice, which was very satisfying.
