Song Huaizhang didn't commit any major crime, so it shouldn't be difficult to handle. At this time, Xie Fu handed over the money again: "Brother Hu, can you help me?"
The middle-aged government servant did not accept the money, but patted his chest and said: "It's a small matter, I can make the decision."
There are various types of criminals in the prison, including those who are about to commit serious crimes. All the prison guards can do is to let the prisoners eat well, sleep well, and suffer less.
As for those who fight or cause trouble, as long as family and friends come to pay for it, they will usually be released. They also have the right to make the decision. It is an unspoken rule.
The two asked Xie Fu to wait for a while and then walked quickly to the prison.
"Boss, why don't you accept the silver? Five taels of silver is enough for the brothers to share."
"You really have no foresight at all. A nobleman who can casually give out five taels of silver, as long as you build a good relationship, you will worry about the lack of benefits in the future."
"I'm worried that it's just a one-time deal and there won't be this store after this village."
"Let's get him out first. This guy is yelling and screaming in jail every day and won't eat or drink. If someone is killed, we will all be in trouble. I have long wanted to get him away, and it happened to be sold." Thank you for this favor, Master."
The young yamen servant said weakly: "Boss, this man has been shouting this morning. I got so angry that I beat him up. If only Mr. Xie could blame him for a while."
The middle-aged yamen officer said, "How did you beat him?"
"I slapped his mouth with a paddle to make him stop yelling."
The middle-aged government officer breathed a sigh of relief: "Just don't show up again for a while."
"Boss, if you want to thank the young master for the favor later, don't forget my share."
"You still want your share!"
After a while, Song Huaizhang was dragged out by Hu Er with one hand. His calves scraped on the ground and he was humming something unknown.
Seeing Song Huaizhang's half-dead state, Qiu Jintang immediately rushed over, supported Song Huaizhang, and said sadly: "Song Gong, I am the one who harmed you."
When Fu Xie saw Song Huaizhang paralyzed on the ground and unable to stand up, his face stained with blood and filth, he frowned and his face immediately turned gloomy. Originally, he had planned to do something trivial, but Song Huaizhang was tortured so miserably, so he needed it no matter what. He gave Song Huaizhang some words to vent his anger and shouted in a deep voice: "Who beat him like this?"
This shout made Hu Er's heart tremble, and he quickly explained: "Thank you, Master, no one beat him."
"Why does no one hit him?"
"This young man is not eating or drinking in prison. He is so hungry that he is weak."
"real?"
"It's absolutely true. If someone is killed, us errands will also be in trouble."
Hu Erying was so humble that when he saw Fu Xie glance at Song Huaizhang's blood-stained face, he explained: "This young master kept shouting in prison, and I don't know who didn't know how to do it. He was upset after hearing this." I slapped him in the mouth a few times, and when I investigate clearly, I will give Mr. Xie an explanation."
Xie Fu immediately put on a smile after hearing this: "It's not easy for you to be errands."
As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of silver and stuffed it over, "Thank you to Brother Hu and several brothers for their help today."
Hu Er was stunned for a moment. The silver had already reached his hand. He couldn't catch it with one hand, so he instinctively held it with both hands. When he lowered his head, he saw that there were about dozens of taels scattered around.
The whole person was flattered: "Master, how did this happen?"
Xie Fu smiled slightly: "I will take that person away."
"Of course! Of course!"
Xie Fu walked to Song Huaizhang and saw that Song Huaizhang had an angry expression and said something unclear to Qiu Jintang. Qiu Jintang could not hear clearly at all, so she just nodded her head.
Xie Fu smiled in his heart. It seemed that he was just hungry. He thought that Mr. Song must have never suffered such injustice before, so he behaved so fiercely in prison.
He said in a joking tone: "Brother Song, are you okay?"
Song Huaizhang looked up and saw Fu Xie. He let out a cry of joy, and said with a bloody mouth, "Brother Xie, you are still alive! I'm worried to death."
Although they just met by chance, they were both in shared troubles that day, and they were concerned about each other's safety.
Xie Fuha smiled: "I was very happy to see Brother Song safe and sound. I also searched randomly by the river that day, but it was too dark to find him, so I gave up."
"Looking like this, the disrespect makes Brother Xie laugh."
As Song Huaizhang spoke, he stumbled to his feet and saluted Xie Fu.
On the boat that day, Qiu Jintang always felt that Mr. Song was too bookish and pedantic. Seeing that he paid so much attention to etiquette at this time, she was deeply shocked. She just felt that she had misjudged Mr. Song.
"When a horse stumbles and people are in trouble, treat it as a life experience. How can I laugh at Brother Song? If I tell Brother Song about my embarrassing experience, I'm afraid I will really laugh out loud."
At this moment, Qiu Jintang ignored the suspicion between men and women and gently supported Song Huaizhang.
Song Huaizhang gently pushed Qiu Jintang's arm away: "Ms. Qiu, there's no need to hold her, I can do it myself."
The three of them looked at Gu Yuling together. The moment Song Huaizhang saw Gu Yuling, he froze as if struck by thunder. After the sound, he rubbed his eyes again and stared at Gu Yuling with his wide eyes.
Xie Fu secretly thought that his aunt was so charming that even a dignified man like Song Huaizhang suddenly lost his composure.
Seeing Song Huaizhang's infatuated look, Qiu Jintang could understand. Sister Gu's beauty shocked even a woman.
Facing Song Huaizhang's obsessed look, Gu Yuling smiled politely. The man in front of her was not the first man to lose his temper when seeing her. She had long been accustomed to it.
Knowing that he ended up in jail for standing up for Qiu Jintang, I had a pretty good impression of this person.
Song Huaizhang felt that his soul was floating, as if in a dream, and said in a hoarse voice: "Is it my cousin?"
Gu Yuling was confused, but Xie Fu was secretly surprised. Could it be that the aunt was the cousin that Brother Song wanted to go to Lei Yuanzong to find?
Song Huaizhang also blurted out as if Gu Yuling didn't recognize him, "Cousin Yuling, I am cousin Huaizhang!"
"Cousin Huaizhang?"
Gu Yuling looked at Song Huaizhang in confusion. When Song Huaizhang heard her calling him, thinking that he had been confirmed, he opened his arms and rushed towards Gu Yuling excitedly to hug her.
Xie Fu yelled a few times anxiously, and Gu Yuling turned sideways and dodged.
Song Huaizhang hugged nothing, and as soon as his legs, which were weak from hunger, bent, he fell like a dog.
Xie Fu felt relieved. He would feel very uncomfortable if his aunt was hugged by another man, and neither would his cousin, not to mention that this cousin would never forget her.
Song Huaizhang ignored the pain, turned around and said with full of grievance: "Cousin Yuling, am I your cousin Huaizhang?"
Gu Yuling did have a cousin whose surname was Su and whose name was Huaizhang, but he had not seen each other for more than ten years. He walked closer and knelt down to take a closer look. The man in front of him looked like his cousin when he was a child. Hearing that he could pronounce his own name, it was already confirmed. Eighty-nine points.
"Ah, what a cousin."
"Yes, yes, it's me."
Song Huaizhang was very excited when he heard this and reached out to pull Gu Yuling's arm. Why did Gu Yuling not even let him touch her hand, and just avoided it.
"Yuling, it's me."
"Cousin, I know."
"Then why are you always avoiding me? You must know that not only were you willing to let me hold your hand, you were also willing to be hugged."
Gu Yuling immediately looked embarrassed and glanced at Xie Fu, wondering if he would be angry after hearing this.
"Yuling, do you remember? When we were in the garden, you said you would marry me in the future. I also said that when you grow up, it's not you..."
Gu Yuling immediately blushed and interrupted: "Cousin, it's been a long time, so don't mention it again. I didn't even recognize you just now."
Gu Yuling clearly wanted to clear up the relationship. She was only five or six years old at the time and had forgotten whether she had said these words. She had the impression that she had a lot of fun with her cousin.
"Yuling, I remember clearly that you are more beautiful when you grow up than when you were a child. Let my cousin take a good look at you."
Gu Yuling's mind was on Xie Fu, and her arm was suddenly grabbed by Song Huaizhang. She let out an ah sound and instinctively resisted and threw it away. Except for Xie Fu, she would not accept any man touching her.
"Cousin, what's wrong with you? Do you know that in order to marry you, I would not hesitate to..."
Gu Yuling quickly interrupted: "Cousin, we are all grown up now. We were only five or six years old at the time. Children's words must not be taken seriously."
This was also a disguised explanation to Xie Fu. At that time, she and her cousin were just children, and their childhood sweethearts were like playmates. They hadn't seen each other for more than ten years, but they didn't have the slightest affection between men and women.
Xie Fu listened. Although he knew the cause and effect, he was still jealous in his heart. He had no idea that his possessiveness towards his aunt was so strong.
He walked closer and said with a smile: "Brother Song, okay, okay, let's get up first and then talk."
Song Huaizhang excitedly explained to Xie Fu: "Brother Xie, this is my cousin Gu Yuling who I told you is practicing martial arts in Lei Yuan Sect."
Fu Xie had heard the story of Song Huaizhang. In order to marry his cousin, Song Huaizhang refused to marry a lady and ran away from home. At that time, he also believed that Song Huaizhang was pure and kind, devoted and dedicated, and hoped that his lover would eventually fall in love.
But it would not work if he devoted all his attention to his aunt. Her aunt was his and could not be taken away by anyone.
In order to prevent Song Huaizhang from getting deeper into trouble, he had to declare his sovereignty and responded with a smile: "Brother Song, let me also introduce to you, this is my aunt."
Song Huaizhang was stunned for a moment and then came to his senses: "Brother Xie, you married Yuyao."
When he stayed at Gu Mansion, Yuyao couldn't walk yet. He didn't expect to get married so soon. He couldn't help but sigh that time passed by, and more than ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
Gu Yuling answered: "I married Xianting."
Song Huaizhang exclaimed: "Brother Xie, you are really good at picking wives. I have seen that little girl. She is extremely pure. She knows how to read and be polite at a young age. My cousin can match her."
Song Huaizhang and Gu Yuling were cousins, so they were not related to Gu Xianting.
Xie Fu did not expect that Gu Xianting would be involved, and it was not convenient for him to explain to Song Huaizhang the relationship between him and Gu Yuling.
I thought to myself, I will give Brother Song a good hint soon, so that he can retreat in spite of the difficulties.
Gu Yuling thought the same way, so as to avoid misunderstandings with Fu Xie, but after all, her apprenticeship was unknown. Fu Xie was her sister-in-law, and they had neither a matchmaker nor a retainer. At best, they were lovers, but at worst, they were infidelity. It was really hard to talk about it.
Besides, she and Fu Xie were in love in private, and the elders in the family didn't know about it. If it spread through her cousin's mouth, it would be a small matter for herself to lose face, but a big thing for losing the face of the entire family.
Qiu Jintang saw that the relationship between the three of them was complicated. They were cousins and aunts at the same time. They couldn't tell who was a relative or who was actually a couple with whom.
He opened his mouth and said, "Are we going to chat here until dawn?"
The three of them suddenly realized that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, so they had better find a place to sit down first.
Qiu Jintang said: "Master Song, aren't you hungry?"
"Hungry."
"Then follow me back to the village. I'll make a meal to fill my stomach."
Xie Fu also remembered that he still had to solve the village's water shortage problem, and said, "Okay, then let's listen to Miss Qiu first."
"Auntie."
"cousin."
The two of them spoke at the same time and approached Gu Yuling at the same time. Not to mention how embarrassed Gu Yuling was, and a little at a loss. She didn't know who to get close to at the moment and walked quickly towards Qiu Jintang: "Little sister, please lead the way. I Hungry too."
The two of them were ignored and looked disappointed at the same time.
Xie Fu glanced at Gu Yuling's cold back. It was the first time in his life that he was competing for a woman's heart with another man. This feeling was quite new.
At the same time, I was a little worried about gains and losses. This brother Song was handsome, kind-hearted, and dedicated.
On the other hand, I am romantic and affectionate. Compared with Brother Song, I am simply a bad person. Could it be that my aunt...
Looking at Gu Yuling's back, she looked indifferent, and her heart was filled with anxiety.
Why have I become so unsure of myself? Maybe I am deeply in love.
Looking at Song Huaizhang's gaze, Xie Fu felt a strong desire to compete in his heart, "Brother Song, let's go too."
"good."
The two of them followed suit.
"Brother Xie, I have something to apologize to you for. In fact, my surname is not Song, my surname is Su, and my father is Su Changning, the imperial winemaker."
Su Changning, the first Confucian of the Royal Academy, Jijiu of the Imperial Academy, and a bachelor.
Su Changning can also be regarded as the Taishan Beidou in literature. Almost all students in the world know him. How could Fu Xie not know him? He was slightly surprised and said: "Oh, Brother Su is actually the son of the Jijiu family. I am disrespectful and disrespectful."
Su Huaizhang chuckled: "Brother Xie is able to marry the direct daughter of the Gu family in Huizhou. I'm afraid his family background is not ordinary."
Those who want to be well-known are particularly particular about being well-matched. It is naturally impossible for a lady of Gu Xianting's level to marry into a wealthy family.
Xie Fu did not hide anything and told the origin of his family.
After hearing this, Su Huaizhang responded calmly: "The Xie family in Kuaiji is also a famous family. The reputation of Yaoqing Gong as a talented person has been passed down for hundreds of years and is still resounding."
The Xie family in Kuaiji is now no longer ranked among the famous nobles. Su Huaizhang specially singled out the most shining Xie family in Kuaiji for praise.
In fact, today's Xie family in Kuaiji, with Fu Xie here, no longer needs to be influenced by the shadow of the sages. However, reputation needs to be accumulated over the years, and it will definitely not become famous overnight.
Fu Xie modestly said: "The Xie family in Kuaiji is now in decline, and it is all because of the reputation of the sages that they can barely get the name of a distinguished family."
Su Huaizhang took it seriously and comforted and encouraged Xie Fu.
