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Cui Guang and others did not go through the earthen fort gate, but climbed over the earthen wall on one side through a rope and entered inside.
"Second Young Master."
The servants of the Cui family who were waiting here came to greet him.
Cui Guang patted the dirt on his body and asked, "Why are you here?"
"The master and the eldest young master were worried about the safety of the second young master, so they sent the younger one to guard here." The servant of the Cui family replied respectfully.
Cui Guang snorted when he heard this and said: "This is because they are afraid that I will die outside and no one will guard here for them. It is a joke to say they are worried about my safety."
Ding Yang, the servant of the Cui family in front of him, didn't hear anything.
"What else do I want you to tell me?" After dusting himself off, Cui Guang straightened up and looked at the Cui family servant in front of him.
The servant of the Cui family said: "The eldest young master told me before I went out. If the second young master comes back, you should go home immediately."
"Okay, I understand, you can stay here!" Cui Guang said as a precaution and walked towards the horse pile beside him.
The horse was brought when he came from Cui's house, and the horse stakes were made in the past few days.
Cui Guang untied the reins from the horse post, climbed onto his horse, and galloped towards the direction of the Cui family.
The Cui family not only had the final say in Xiaosongji, but also claimed the throne, so Cui Guang galloped on the streets of Xiaosongji without caring about the death or injury of pedestrians on the street.
In his eyes, these untouchables in Xiao Songji were not as valuable as the horse under his crotch.
Xiao Songji was not a big place, and with riding a horse, Cui Guang quickly arrived at the gate of his house.
He handed the reins to the servants at home and walked quickly towards the yard inside.
"Second Young Master."
"Second Young Master."
The Cui family servants he met along the way greeted him one after another and stepped aside to let him pass first.
"Second Young Master, please forget about it. The Master and the Eldest Young Master are waiting in the guest room!"
When the steward who was guarding the door of the guest room saw Cui Guang coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward and pulled him into the guest room.
Sitting in the guest room were the head of the Wang family and the head of the Cui family, but the Cui family stood aside as a junior to serve them.
Even if he stays in the guest room to serve, this is enough to make Cui Guang envious.
As the son of the head of the family, he is not even qualified to serve on the side just because of his status as the second son.
"I'm back just in time. Let's talk about the situation with the rebels."
When the head of the Cui family saw the second son who had been sent to contact the rebels come back, he did not ask whether the second son was in danger with the rebels. Instead, he was first concerned about the rebels' withdrawal.
The Wang family members sitting in the seats next to him said with concern: "My eldest nephew has just come back. Don't talk in a hurry. Let's take a drink of water to calm down."
Although he was just polite with words and no actual actions, Cui Guang still felt a lot warmer in his heart.
"There is plenty of time to drink water, not at this moment." The Cui family leader said, "We are all waiting for news from you on the rebel side, and tell us whether the rebels have agreed to leave."
Facing his father's questioning, Cui Guang felt uncomfortable, but he still answered honestly: "The rebel leader accepted the things the child sent and agreed to leave."
"Yes, yes, these thieves are leaving." The Cui family leader smiled happily, and the big stone that was weighing on his heart was finally lifted.
The head of the Wang family smiled at Cui Guang and praised: "My eldest nephew has made great contributions to our Xiao Song Ji this time."
"Uncle Wang is very complimentary. This is what my nephew should do." Cui Guang politely humbled himself.
Cui's eldest son on the side said at this time: "Although I, the second brother, can't do the job well, it's thanks to Uncle Wang who came up with five hundred taels of silver. Without this money, the rebel leader would not have agreed to leave."
In one sentence, most of Cui Guang's achievements have been erased.
"Brother Wang, please stop praising me. Although he has some merits, in the final analysis, money plays an important role." The Cui family leader said politely.
When Cui Guang heard these words, his expression turned ugly.
The head of the Wang family, who had been paying attention to Cui Guang, noticed the change on his face, smiled softly, and turned to the Cui family head and said: "As long as the rebels leave, Xiao Songji will be safe, but I don't know when the rebels are going to leave? "
As he spoke, he looked at Cui Guang.
The head of the Cui family also looked at Cui Guang and asked directly: "You met the rebel leader. Did he say when he would leave Xiao Songji?"
"Second brother, you must not hide anything about this kind of thing, it is related to the safety of Xiao Song Ji." Cui's eldest son added at the side.
Cui Guang hesitated for a moment, thinking of what he saw when he left the rebel camp, and said: "When the boy left the rebels and was about to come back, the rebels had already started to pack up and prepare to leave."
His words made the tense expressions of several people in the room relax.
"It seems that the money is more useful. The rebels left after giving the money. If I had known, I shouldn't have given the rebels so much food last time." Cui's eldest son said at the side.
Patriarch Cui nodded after hearing this.
Even thinking about it again, if he had given one thousand taels of silver to the rebels at that time, food might have been saved.
"The rebels packed their things and prepared to leave as soon as they received the money. Isn't it a little too fast? Brother Cui doesn't think the rebels were in a hurry. It seems that they knew in advance that we were going to give them money." The head of the Wang family frowned lightly. Wrinkled.
Cui Guang was thoughtful.
He also had this weird feeling when he saw the rebels leaving the camp.
"How could the rebels know that we will send money? Brother Wang is joking." The head of the Cui family smiled and waved to the head of the Wang family.
There is no such thing as a prophet in the world.
At this time, Cui's eldest son said: "Dad, although the rebels couldn't guess that we were going to give them money, they might be preparing to leave, and they happened to catch up with us giving them money."
When the Cui family leader heard this, his expression immediately changed.
One thousand taels of silver is also a large amount of money for the Cui family. After all, not all squires can easily take out tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
The head of the Cui family squinted at Cui Guang and asked in a deep voice, "Didn't you see something when you went to the rebel camp?"
"No, there's nothing abnormal about it!" Cui Guang shook his head.
But my heart was in turmoil.
At this time, he realized why he felt so strange before. It was possible that the rebels had already planned to leave. When he brought the silver there, he could only be said to have been beaten by someone, and he gave away one thousand taels of silver. Rebels.
"Okay, Brother Cui, no matter whether the rebels are leaving in advance or because they have received money, the rebels will leave anyway, which is a good thing for Xiao Songji." Although the head of the Wang family felt distressed that Although he didn't have enough money, he still said a few words to comfort the Cui family leader.
