When Jiang Xiaoyu heard this, he immediately became anxious: "I won't agree!"
"Don't yell, what if my parents hear it?"
Seeing that Jiang Xiaoyu was irritated, Shi Sanmei had to soften her attitude, "If you want to marry me, then stop playing around. You can either go to school tomorrow or go to the school field to practice."
"OK."
Jiang Xiaoyu agreed, and then put forward another condition, "But you must agree to sleep with me tonight."
"no."
Shi Sanmei decisively refused, "We have to wait until the wedding night. Didn't you tell your sister and brother-in-law? What did they say?"
"We will get married after the New Year."
Jiang Xiaoyu saw that Shi Sanmei was just scaring him, and immediately turned into a playful smile, "How about we sleep tonight? I told them that you are pregnant. If you can't give birth to a child by then, wouldn't it be revealed?" ?”
"no!"
Shi Sanmei refused without hesitation, "Hurry up and go home and sleep. Tomorrow you will either go to school or go to the school field to practice, or I will tell the mayor that you lied to them."
Jiang Xiaoyu had no choice but to bargain: "Daughter-in-law, I will give you an expensive gift. Can you sleep with me?"
"What gift?" Shi Sanmei asked subconsciously, "I won't give you any gift, I have to wait until the day of marriage."
Jiang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Don't refuse in a hurry. You will know in a few days. When I put it on your neck, you will be happy to accept it."
After saying that, Jiang Xiaoyu opened the window and climbed out.
Today is the first day of the twelfth lunar month, and the sky is full of stars.
Most of the residents in Chang'an Town have fallen asleep. Only the bachelor's dormitories still have lights on, and patrol torches sway on the city walls from time to time.
There was a breeze blowing, but it wasn't too cold, about seven or eight degrees.
Jiang Xiaoyu went home, found a dagger, and quietly touched the west city wall.
He was pleasantly surprised to find that two-thirds of Minzhuang, which was heavily guarded last night, had been evacuated. There were only sparse people patrolling up and down the city wall, and they were all yawning and looking listless.
Jiang Xiaoyu secretly rejoiced: "Hehe... I knew you couldn't bear it. It looks like you are going to get rich tonight! Wife, oh, wife, let me get you a ruby necklace, don't you throw yourself into my arms happily? That’s weird.”
Jiang Xiaoyu crouched, gripped the dagger tightly, and tiptoed towards the huge golden dragon hanging from the city wall.
Although it lost its bright light after being wrapped in linen, it looked like a thick python in the dark night, hanging quietly from the city wall to the ground.
After arriving in front of Jinlong, Jiang Xiaoyu's heart was beating fast, but thinking of his wife, he plucked up the courage to raise the dagger and cut through the linen...
"Don't move!"
"The little thief is so brave!"
"I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Suddenly the torches lit up, and five or six big men emerged from the darkness. They pushed Jiang Xiaoyu to the ground and tied him up.
"Hey, hey, hey...what are you doing?"
Jiang Xiaoyu was almost frightened out of his wits. After his hands and feet were tied, he remembered that his brother-in-law was the boss here, "Why did you tie me up?"
All Minzhuang sneered: "Why are you tied up? Do you think I'm inviting you to a drink?"
Jiang Xiaoyu had no choice but to identify himself: "Let me tell you, I am Zhu Renxia's brother-in-law. Don't you recognize me?"
"oh……"
All the people were a little surprised and hurriedly raised the torch to Jiang Xiaoyu's face to check. They were all surprised, "Oh...it turns out to be Master Jiang Xiaoyu."
"Then why don't you let me go quickly?"
Jiang Xiaoyu had completely calmed down and bargained, "You bully a kid like me. Tomorrow I will ask my brother-in-law to expel you from Chang'an Town."
All the people were in a dilemma, and they were all talking about it.
"The flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. What should we do?"
"After all, he is the mayor's brother-in-law. Let's arrest him and make the mayor look bad!"
"Why don't you let Master Xiaoyu cut a piece of gold and go home?"
"You are so brave. The mayor told me that this is the jewelry of the gods. Who dares to damage it and expel it from Chang'an Town? Do you dare to let him cut off a piece of it?"
"Then what should we do? This is the mayor's brother-in-law and the grandson of Camp Commander Jiang. Can we still tie him up and show him to the public?"
As time passed, Jiang Xiaoyu gradually calmed down and bargained with Minzhuang around him at the top of his lungs.
"What are you foreigners doing? Release me now, or I will ask my brother-in-law to drive all of you bandits from Wulong Mountain out of Chang'an Town."
Someone suggested: "It's better to send Master Xiaoyu to the Zhuang Committee and let Captain Ding make a decision!"
"So much the better."
Everyone agreed and sent four people to escort Jiang Xiaoyu straight to the Zhuang Committee Courtyard.
In order to save the mayor's face, the hemp rope binding Jiang Xiaoyu was untied, so that he no longer had to suffer from having his hands and feet tied.
However, the four people Zhuang were located in his four directions, firmly blocking Jiang Xiaoyu's escape route, and his idea of running away was stillborn.
Jiang Xiaoyu had no choice but to follow the four people Zhuang to the Zhuang Committee compound. He felt that Captain Ding was an official and should be easier to talk to than these soldiers, and might let him go.
The courtyard of the Zhuang Committee was brightly lit, and there were seven or eight "Gentlemen Company" Minzhuang patrolling inside and outside the courtyard.
Tonight they have caught two thieves who came to steal gold under the covers. One is a middle-aged man who used to be a bandit in Wulong Mountain, and the other is a young man who has recently moved to Chang'an Town.
At this moment, the two thieves were tied up hand and foot, and they were sitting in the yard waiting for dawn.
"Report to the company commander that another thief has been caught."
A Minzhuang came to the hall door with his hands clasped in his fists and shouted.
Ding Xiao was watching the art of war under the candlelight. He immediately laughed when he heard this: "Tsk tsk... This man's heart really can't stand the test. The mayor casually said that we caught three thieves tonight."
Min Zhuang showed an embarrassed smile: "Report to the company commander, this guy is really a thief, he is only thirteen or fourteen years old."
Ding Xiao frowned: "You are so brave. You dare to steal gold when you are thirteen or fourteen years old. How can you do it when you grow up?"
"Company Commander, can you see who it is first?" Minzhuang scratched his head and had a headache.
"I don't care who he is, bring him in!"
Ding Xiao angrily closed the art of war on the desk, "If you dare to steal gold at a young age, your crime will be increased. I want to see who is so bold?"
Several Minzhuang pushed Jiang Xiaoyu into the hall and said in unison: "Company Commander, see for yourself who this is? We don't dare to make the decision without authorization, so we have to send the person over to you."
"Hey... aren't you Jiang Xiaoyu?"
Ding Xiao's face was full of surprise. He didn't expect that tonight's arrest of thieves would actually capture the mayor's brother-in-law. This would really flood the Dragon King Temple.
Jiang Xiaoyu had completely calmed down and sat down on the chair unceremoniously: "Yes, it's me. Zhu Renxia is my brother-in-law, Jiang Guanjun is my third uncle, and Jiang Axiu is my biological sister..."
Ding Xiao was a little helpless, scratched his nose, and planned to let the child go, "You said you didn't sleep in the middle of the night, why did you come out in the middle of the night?"
"I come out to play and do whatever I want. Do you care?"
Jiang Xiaoyu folded his arms in front of his chest, with the most cool expression of the world.
Ding Xiao suddenly became angry: "Then why were you caught here?"
"Is there a hole in your head?" Jiang Xiaoyu bit back, "You didn't ask your own men, but you asked me? Why did you catch me here?"
The people had no choice but to present Jiang Xiaoyu's dagger: "Report to the company commander that this kid came to the Golden Dragon with a dagger late at night with the intention of stealing gold."
"Who said I wanted to steal gold?" Jiang Xiaoyu tilted his head and denied it, "I just wanted to cut some linen for home use."
Ding Xiao was aroused and sneered: "You don't learn well at a young age, you know your mistakes and don't correct them, and you dare to be harsh."
"My family is poor. Can't we cut some linen to make a bed?"
Jiang Xiaoyu turned against the guests and was aggressive, "I was kicked out of the house by my sister and brother-in-law, and I don't have my parents earning wages to support me. Now I don't even have enough to eat. It's very cold when I sleep at night, so I have to find ways to keep warm by myself."
"It's full of nonsense!"
Ding Xiao was furious and shouted angrily, "Miss Axiu is kind-hearted and Mayor Bo Yuntian is so mean and ungrateful as you say? I think you are talking nonsense. You have learned such careless things at a young age. You will definitely be naughty in the future." Adult!"
"What do you want to do?"
Jiang Xiaoyu was startled and huddled on his chair, "I'm telling you, Chang'an Town is the territory of our Jiangjia Village. You can't be rude to me..."
"Come here, tie me up!"
Ding Xiao was furious, "Tonight I will discipline you for the mayor. Tomorrow the mayor will punish me. I, Ding Xiao, admit it!"
Several minzhuangs were hesitant while holding the rope, wondering whether they should tie it or not.
Jiang Xiaoyu was so frightened that he clenched his fists and threatened several civilians: "Whoever dares to tie me up, I will have my brother-in-law and my third uncle drive you out of Chang'an Town! The person named Ding is the company commander, he is not responsible. , but you can’t, you will definitely be punished!”
A squad leader surnamed Sun who was on duty in the yard came in and advised: "Company commander, calm down. Brother Jiang is still a boy of thirteen or fourteen after all. For the sake of the mayor and battalion commander, let him go home." , let’s just think he comes out to touch birds at night.”
"Yes... I just came out to touch the birds."
Seeing someone helping him to speak, Jiang Xiaoyu's bones immediately became hard again.
"Give me the rope and I'll tie it up!"
Ding Xiaoyu was still angry, so he took the rope from Min Zhuang's hand and stepped forward to lift Jiang Xiaoyu up from the chair.
"You dare to hit me?"
Jiang Xiaoyu suddenly became anxious and wanted to resist, but he was no match for him. He was knocked to the ground by Ding Xiao, and his hands and feet were tied up three times.
But Ding Xiao was still concerned about Jiang Xiaoyu's identity and didn't do anything cruel, and he didn't tie him too tightly, just to teach him a lesson.
"I bear the responsibility tonight. If the mayor blames me, just expel me, Ding Xiao, from Chang'an Town. It won't affect all brothers!"
