Although this guard is not very skilled in martial arts, he was trained through battles in the frontier army. At this time, looking at the whip marks on the old man Li Zheng's body, he was also quite angry. But after all, he was responsible for guarding, and he still knew a little about the behavior of these local officials. At this time, he was much more sober than the overly angry Huang Qiong.
He knew that if he went back to the palace to report this matter to the emperor first. When the imperial decree came down, I walked around the Shangshu Province and arrived at the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion. Liu Hu, who was originally alive, would definitely be dead when he was picked up. If he couldn't snatch the person out now, Liu Hu would be dead. Those dirty officials are capable of killing people and silencing them, then looking for excuses to excuse them.
After hearing the guard's dissuasion, Huang Qiong calmed down somewhat at the moment. After looking back at King Yong who looked at him with a confused look on his face, he pushed the guard's hand away and walked a few steps outside Liu Hu's house. He pushed open the door that could hardly be blocked by anything, and stepped straight in.
Seeing Huang Qiong walking in, King Yong, who didn't know what was going on until now, also took steps to follow. But as soon as he walked to the door, he was blown away by the smell emanating from the house. I could only stand outside the door and look curiously at what was going on inside the house.
As for Huang Qiong, he ignored King Yong who was following him at all. After entering the dilapidated room, I looked at the broken pot on the stove with only half of it left, a pot of unknown stuff boiled with willow leaves, and my eyes couldn't help but feel a little astringent.
He took out some meat buns that he borrowed from Tingting and bought for his son. He came to the children who were looking at him uninvited with horrified eyes and handed the meat buns in his hands over. It was just beyond Huang Qiong's expectation that even though the aroma emanating from the meat buns made him salivate. But none of the children picked up his buns.
At this moment, the woman who was looking at Huang Qiong defensively protected all the children behind her. Cai said in a polite but extremely cold tone: "The young lady's family is not acquainted with the young master. What does the young master mean by this? Although the young lady's family is in more hardship, they cannot accept what others do not understand. Alms.”
"Although the little woman is just a woman, she understands the principle of not eating food that comes after sighing. Besides, although the little woman rarely goes out since she came to Beijing, she can be sure that she does not know you. Therefore, Please respect yourself, young master." When she said these words, this woman had already lost the determination written on her beautiful face under the hardships of life.
"My surname is Huang, who lives in this capital city. I have not known Brother Liu for a long time, so maybe my wife has no impression of me. However, my wife said that we have never met, which is wrong. Some time ago, my brother wanted to ask for help. After drinking some saliva, I entered this house rashly once and had a hasty meeting with Madam-in-law. Madam-in-law, think about it carefully and see if you still have any memories? "
Huang Qiong was more tactful and told the embarrassing things that day. Although it was difficult to say what happened that day, in order to remind this woman, Huang Qiong had no choice but to speak out.
"Ah, among the two people who broke into my house that day, I thought they were gangsters, but one of them was you?" Huang Qiong reminded the woman, and the woman immediately remembered. While he was surprised, even though his face was already sallow and thin, a bright blush still appeared on his face involuntarily.
Huang Qiong, a man, naturally wouldn't feel any shame about what happened that day. But for this woman, it was extremely embarrassing. She knew that because she had no clothes to wear, she could only wrap her body in the quilt that was riddled with holes, with more holes than the quilt surface, and all of them were seen by this young man.
It's just that although this person is younger, he still knows some etiquette. After realizing that he was not wearing any clothes, he immediately dragged the older person with him and left. I later heard some stories from my husband about what happened that day. I know that it was this young man who left some money when he was leaving.
It was with the little money he left behind that he was able to buy a pair of old clothes. I bought a quilt for the children. Although it is old, at least it does not have holes. It was the money left over from the beginning, hidden in the cracks of the wall, that prevented the wolf-like government officials from taking it away. After her husband was taken away, she managed to survive without starving to death.
This woman knew that during the period after her husband was taken away, she only survived thanks to the help of neighbors who had received help from her husband before. But the people around him are also so poor that they can't even finish their last meal. Even if they can help with one mouthful of food, how much can they help?
It can be said that he and his children did not starve to death, and he even said that he did not become a prostitute and sell flowers like the women around him in order to feed his children. It can be said that it was thanks to this person. Speaking of which, after her husband was kidnapped, she was able to maintain her chastity and not lose her integrity because of this person.
Looking at this somewhat absent-minded woman, her face turned red. Knowing that she had recognized him, Huang Qiong bowed slightly and said: "Although I only know Brother Liu once, I admire Brother Liu's style very much. I have always wanted to find opportunities to make friends, so I took the liberty today. I came to visit you. But you didn’t think of Brother Liu?”
"However, please rest assured, Mrs. Sister-in-law, I will definitely rescue Brother Liu. Not only because I admire Brother Liu so much, but also because Brother Liu's accident has a certain relationship with me. If I hadn't fought against him and beaten him, Those officials who bully the people, Brother Liu will not be implicated in this disaster."
"Since the thing happened to me, I will definitely try my best to rescue Brother Liu. Even if I go to the palace to hit the Jingyang Bell, I will not hesitate to file a lawsuit. Now, I will ask my sister-in-law to take my children to my house to recuperate for a while. This little brother will Let someone hire a carriage to send the wife and children back."
Huang Qiong's words can be said to be sincere. But I never thought that after hearing what he said, the woman looked at him, and her expression turned from completely defensive to ice-cold. His tone also changed. Although he was a little defensive before, he was still polite. He quickly turned into a dismissive voice: "Are you done? Then you can leave."
"My husband's matter doesn't have much to do with you. Even if it hadn't been for your matter, those guards would have already regarded my husband as a thorn in their side. Your matter is just a trigger, so you can There is no need to feel guilty. As for going to your house, I’m sorry, no matter how poor our family is, we don’t want to have anything to do with you, the sons and daughters of our family.”
Huang Qiong, whose identity was revealed, was somewhat embarrassed, but also admired this woman's sharp vision. However, even though he had been directly rejected, Huang Qiong did not give up and said: "Mrs.-in-law, I am not a son of a dragon or a phoenix. I am just a little rich in the family, and I happen to have the honor of the country's surname."
"There are so many people with the surname Huang in the world. They can't all be descendants of dragons and phoenixes. Besides, even if I really belong to the clan, this doesn't prevent me from making friends with Brother Liu. It doesn't even hinder me. Please take care of me. Brother Liu’s family, I think. I really don’t understand why my wife refuses like this?”
"Although the young woman is not a prolific reader of poetry and books, she did read several books with her father, who was a scholar, before she got married. She still has some knowledge. Indeed, not all people with the surname Huang in the world may It's a clan. But in this capital, how many people named Huang are ordinary people?"
"What's more, if you were an ordinary citizen, how could you dare to come back here so arrogantly less than a month after finishing your official duties? Besides, although the style of your clothes is ordinary. But if the little woman is not mistaken, , but the cloth on your clothes is an offering from the palace. Except for the royal family, even first-class officials are not qualified to wear this kind of clothing."
"Although the little woman is from the countryside and doesn't have much experience, don't think that we, the common people, are too stupid. You'd better go back. We won't go to your place. We are just An ordinary person from an ordinary family would not dare to compare favorably with someone from your heavenly family."
"What's more, a person who doesn't even want to reveal his true identity. As for my husband's matter, if you want to help, you can help. If you don't want to, let it be up to you. How dare the little woman force it?" This woman not only pointed out Huang Qiong's identity and attitude are even more alienating.
Hearing this woman's words, Huang Qiong couldn't help but click her tongue. Although this woman is a female, her vision and knowledge are infinitely better than those of her husband. Not to mention anything else, but with this knowledge, if you weren't standing in front of me, it would be really hard for people to believe that this is just a country woman who has read some books.
But just when Huang Qiong was about to say something, the noise coming from outside the door made him frown. From these noises, Huang Qiong could tell that they were his guards arguing with others, and there were also a few Tingting screams in the middle. Hearing the noise, the children who had been protected behind the woman changed their timidity and stood in front of the woman.
Huang Qiong knew that the extremely rude and even vulgar remarks outside were from the guards of Jingzhao Mansion. After receiving reports from their informants here, they rushed over to arrest a few of his people. And from the behavior of several children when they heard the noise, it was obvious that during this period, these servants from Jingzhao Mansion came to harass this family of orphans and widowers.
Huang Qiong walked out of the door quickly and looked at these uninvited people coldly. At this time, they were waving chains and whips, and several servants were shouting. Seeing Huang Qiong coming out, several guards were afraid that he would be in danger, so they quickly protected Huang Qiong behind them. Although they didn't draw their swords at each other, their hands were invariably clenched on the handles of the swords.
As for Huang Qiong who was also seen coming out, a man dressed in ordinary clothes next to the guards pointed at Huang Qiong and said with a charming smile to a man who was obviously the leader of the guards: "Wang Tou, you beat some of the big men that day. This guy brought us people. However, the middle-aged man who was the most ruthless didn’t come.”
"Well, you have done some good work today. I have decided to waive your monthly payment and temporary accommodation fee for this month. Next time, you will show me your talent. If someone like this comes here again, remember Report back to me as soon as possible." After hearing what the informant said, the officer waved his hand and said with contempt.
After thinking that he had rewarded the person who tipped off the news, the guard turned around, looked at Huang Qiong and said: "You are very courageous. How dare you come back after beating the old master? Let me tell you, your incident has happened today. Be smart and give up your resistance, and go to Jingzhao Mansion with me. If you don't go, I will kill you for resisting arrest."
