"I am the cousin of your master's third cousin. My name is Chen Rencai. In terms of seniority, I can be considered his uncle."
Song Che took a piece of silver and placed it on the table as courtesy money.
Many poor relatives gave them broken silver and copper coins.
The bookkeeper was originally doubtful whether there really was such a person, but when he saw the white money, he said "oh" and said, "it turns out to be the old man, I remember it, I remember it."
The bookkeeper happily accepted the silver, returned a box of wedding candies and cakes, and invited Song Che into the children's house.
In modern times, pork is a very profitable business, and monopolizing the pork business is no worse than monopolizing salt.
There were many guests who came to Tong's house to congratulate him, and there were fifty or sixty banquet tables in the front hall, which showed that the butcher named Tong still had some respect in the local area.
Song Che sneaked in pretending to be a guest in order to survey the terrain of the house so that he could steal the bride later.
The Tong family has a great business and many disciples, so it is obvious that they cannot rob them head-on and can only rely on outsmarting them.
Generally speaking, the wedding process starts with a visit to the church, and then the bride is sent to the bedroom, while the groom stays to toast.
There are so many guests in the Tong family, even if one table has a drink, it will take a long time to go around - stealing the bride while the groom is toasting, this is Song Che's plan.
"Stop! What are you doing!"
As soon as Song Che approached a viewing garden in the backyard, he was stopped by two burly men.
"It's my first time to come to this big house. I'm a little anxious. I searched for a long time and couldn't find the latrine." Song Che covered his crotch and pretended to be anxious.
A big man raised his hand and pointed back: "Go all the way to the end of this road, then turn right into an alley. You will notice the smell as soon as you enter."
Song Che said thank you and glanced at the small garden building——
At this moment, it was already dark, candles were burning on the small building, and there was a woman's figure printed on the window shadow, most likely the bride.
I think this Tong Gui is a real person, marrying a concubine, hosting a banquet, and giving him a small building. In the modern dating market, no matter how old or ugly you are, they are still a hot commodity.
Song Che followed the big man's guidance and came to the alley where the latrine was. As expected, he smelled a stench before he even entered.
At the end of the alley is the toilet. There is a small door next to the toilet, and there are several large wooden barrels beside the door.
In ancient times, basically all toilets were dry toilets. When the cesspit was full, it would be packed into buckets and transported out. Therefore, there would be a back door next to the toilet to make it easier for Ye Xianglang to handle it, and even more convenient for stealing the bride tonight.
After reviewing the terrain, Song Che walked out of the children's house, came to the carriage parked at the corner, and explained the plan to the three young men:
“I will go back to Tongzhai again later to have a drink, and when the time comes, I will set a fire on the west side. By then, all of us will be attracted by the fire;
Brother Lin, as soon as you see the fire in the house, climb over the wall and walk towards the small building on the east side. The bride is inside. There may be two big men guarding the door. I believe that with your skills, it will be easy to deal with them;
After picking up the bride, go out and turn right to the end, then right into the alley. There is a small door next to the toilet at the end of the alley, and we will meet there;
Brother Shen and Brother Qin, you two drove the carriage and found a small door with slag frames and buckets piled up on the east side of the house, and waited outside the door for us to come out. "
"Promise to complete the mission!"
"Okay, let's start taking action!"
After arranging the plan, Song Che returned to the children's house, and the wedding banquet was about to begin.
Song Che chose the most inconspicuous seat and waited for the opportunity while eating.
"Dear fellow villagers, today is Tong's big day. Let's eat and drink well..."
A big fat man with almost the same length, width and height. He must be in his early forties. He has a beard that looks like fried hair. He is dark and ugly. He has a distinct "Li Kui" look. If he walked on four legs on the ground, he might really be beaten. Treat people as monsters.
Sitting in the high hall was an old man in his fifties, wiping away tears. He must be the bride's father, Old Man Li.
Which father is willing to marry his daughter to such a big black pig?
"Oh, Old Man Li, I take your daughter as my concubine and treat you as a high official. This is to respect you. Even my own son does not treat you like this. Don't ruin tonight's celebration by crying!"
Tong Gui's eyes widened, and Old Man Li didn't even dare to cry.
Start worshiping.
The bride was unwilling by nature, but she was mercilessly escorted and kowtowed. Drops of crystal tears fell from her hijab. She was so pitiful!
"The ceremony is completed! Send it to the bridal chamber!"
"My little beauty, please go back to your room and stay there. After my husband has taken care of the guests, I will come back to spend the spring night with you."
really,
The bride was sent back to the wedding room first, while Tong Gui stayed with the guests.
Seeing that the time had come, Song Che took advantage of the excitement and secretly got off the table, went to the west side of the children's house, ignited the Molotov cocktail that had been prepared, picked a building and threw it, then rushed back to his seat and continued eating as if nothing had happened.
"Hey, why does it smell like paste?"
"No, Brother Tong, the west wing of your house is on fire!"
Song Che didn't think it was a big deal, so he stood up and shouted: "Quickly put out the fire!"
The fire was not small, and soon the entire children's house was filled with smoke.
The guests went to put out the fire, the guests rushed to escape, and the banquet was in chaos!
Song Che took advantage of the chaos and came to the living room, grabbed Old Man Li and ran out.
When they came to the toilet, Lin Yue happened to arrive with the bride on her shoulders.
Song Che kicked open the side door, and Shen Wenjun had been waiting for a long time with his carriage.
boarding!
"drive!"
Driven by four horses, they suddenly picked up speed and ran wildly out of the town.
After running for about twelve or three miles and arriving at a Yangtze River port, Song Che put the father and daughter off the carriage, gave them a set of clothes and twenty taels of silver, and told them:
"Later, you go to the shore and call for a fishing boat to ferry you across the river. When you get to the other side, walk east. You can reach Jiangning in one day. These two clothes of mine are valuable. If you put them on, you will be a merchant. Don’t reveal your identity along the way, it’s better to change your name.”
The father and daughter were so grateful that they knelt down and kowtowed.
Shen Wenjun quickly helped them up, "Old man, sister, I guess the bully will find out that you are gone soon, so we'd better set off as soon as possible."
The father and daughter thanked him repeatedly with tears in their eyes. According to Song Che's instructions, they stopped a fishing boat. After a while, the oars were rowed, and there was only a weak fishing fire left on the river.
"call……"
Shen Wenjun took a long breath and said, "It's so damn happy to do good things!"
"Let's leave quickly, lest they catch up." Lin Yue urged.
"No, we want to go back."
Tong Gui will definitely bring someone to chase him. There are only two east and west avenues. Their driving is too conspicuous. Besides, Song Che has also shown his face in Tong's house. If he is recognized by others and drives all night, he will definitely be suspected. , causing unnecessary trouble.
The most dangerous place is the safest.
