[Baiyutang] Wind-dried clothes

Lu Caichun told Tang about Yan Chasan's answer, and Tang was overjoyed, packed his luggage inside and out, led his son A Jin, and followed Lu Caichun to Yan Chasan's house.On the way, she was still worried, walked a few steps in the woods, turned back, wiped stove ashes on her face, and covered her head with a coarse cloth with blue background and white flowers, and then walked out with her chest in her arms and her head bowed. Follow behind Lu Caichun.

After arriving at the house, Yan Chasan accommodated Tang and Ah Jin, comforted her for a long time with gentle words, and asked her if there were any relatives near or far that she could take refuge in.Tang said: "I came from my mother's house with my wife. The old master at home sees his wife and young master are in trouble, so he will definitely help."

Yan Chasan asked, "Where is Mrs. Hu's natal family?"

The Tang family told him, Yan Chasan heard that he was also in Huainan, and he said: "I heard that this place has also been severely affected by the disaster. Why don't you write a book first, send it, ask about the situation, and go again Not too late."

Tang said: "My family is illiterate, so please ask Miss Lu to do it for you." Lu Caichun followed her.

Seeing Lu Caichun walking away, Yan Chasan didn't hurry to call for the yamen servant, but walked alone in the courtyard for a long time, his eyebrows gradually furrowed.

What Lu Caichun asked him really embarrassed him.In fact, when she asked how to deal with Zhang Fang and Zhang Fang, he had faint hesitation in his heart, but because Lu Caishu was really anxious before, he had to answer according to the law, but the more he answered, the more flustered he felt.

Although he promised Lu Caichun that he would arrest Zhang Fang and bring them to justice, no matter what, this move would definitely alarm countless people in the county, and people would be panicked at that time, which is not easy to deal with.

Furthermore, he had gone to the dam to investigate, and learned that the dam collapsed because of cutting corners during the first repair, so he could imagine Hu Taiping's greed and harshness.He has always hated this kind of people the most, he has long regarded Hu Taiping as a moth in his heart, but the current situation is forcing him to capture the strong man who is doing harm to the people, Yan Chasan is unwilling in his heart.

After pondering for a long time, Yan Chasan finally came up with a plan to balance both sides.

He summoned the yamen servants and conveyed the order to arrest Zhang Zhuo and Fang Yuan.The faces of the yamen servants who heard this order changed one by one.Yan Chasan seemed to turn a blind eye.

On the other side, Lu Caichun finished writing the letter for Tang, and was about to go out to find a courier to send the letter, but was stopped by Tang, who said: "Miss Lu, my family once went back to the mansion in the dark to pick up two old things of my wife. I want to send this letter together, but it is hidden deep, and now I have to search for it for a while, if the girl is fine, go to the front hall and help Yan Xianggong."

Although Lu Caichun felt that there was something wrong with her words, after all, Madam's old things were hidden, and she was always thinking about them, and she was determined not to look for them as she said. Tang's words seemed to send her away on purpose, but she firmly believed in Tang. Shi, did not ask, but bid farewell to her and went to the front hall.

Before entering the front hall, through the screen, Lu Caichun heard a yamen servant report to Yan Chasan: "My lord, when the humble servants went to arrest Zhang Fang, the two of them disappeared and could not be found anywhere. Listen to that The old man behind the house said that the two of them seemed to be in a hurry and went out in a hurry, and they didn't know where they were going."

Lu Caichun thought to himself: I clearly told Mr. Yan that the yamen servants also went to the mansion to steal things, why did Mr. Yan send these people to arrest Zhang Zhuo and Fang Yuan?

The former Tang Yan Chasan said: "In this case, send two people to guard at their door, and arrest them after they come back."

After hearing this, Lu Caichun vaguely understood Yan Chasan's plan.Yan Chasan is such a smart and shrewd person, how could he not know that these yamen servants might have told Zhang Fang about the arrest, and how could he not know that the two had fled away at this time, and it would be useless to send someone to guard the door ?He had no intention of hunting them down at all.

Lu Caichun stood behind the screen, her hands and feet were cold.She remembered something from the past, the face lying in the mud, blood dripping into the sewage.She thought to herself that besides the law, there might be another kind of law in this world, whether it is Lord Bao, Mr. Yan, uncle Shi, fifth brother, or even herself, they are all unconsciously becoming fans of this law .

Exhausted from her bones, she turned around silently, looked back and took two steps, and saw the door on the screen of Tang's wing room in the distance—she no longer had the heart to think about why Tang had to go through the screen to find things.

Lu Caichun went out from the back door, walked to the street, and saw Bai Yutang leaning on the pillar from a distance, talking with the old woman who was leading the cart.As he approached, Bai Yutang realized that she was coming, and looked back at her, seeing her dejected look, he couldn't help asking: "What happened?"

Lu Cai shook his head and smiled wryly, "Does fifth brother also think it's inappropriate to arrest Zhang Zhuo and Fang Yuan?"

Bai Yutang took two steps forward and walked to her side.He said: "Just now I saw a group of yamen servants come out of the house and look towards the other side of the street. Are they chasing these two?"

Lu Caichun said: "Young Master Yan knew that the yamen servants were also criminals, but he still didn't ask, so he sent them away."

Bai Yutang sighed softly, and said: "In your opinion, killing people to pay for their lives is justified. As long as you take revenge privately, even if you kill a wicked person, should you also be punished with capital punishment?"

"I know Mr. Yan's difficulties, not to mention arresting all his accomplices, even the first two criminals, if they move, they can cause a lot of wind and rain. In the past, people said that it was the officials who protected each other, but here it is the people. Protect each other, even the officials protect the people, the law does not blame the public." At the end, she paused, and said, "I also know what Fifth Brother means, there are many injustices in this world, if no one acts chivalrously , like my uncle, I am afraid there will be more grievances——but..."

She finally stopped, her brows were furrowed tightly, her white teeth lightened her lower lip, she didn't know what to say, and she came to a conclusion for the dilemma.

"You feel sorry for Mrs. Tang, but if it wasn't for Zhang Zhuo and Fang Yuan, then Hu Taiping might still be tyrannical in the county, and I don't know how many people will die by then." Bai Yutang paused and said "There's no such thing as black and white in the world—in Fengtai County, we're just passers-by after all. It's up to Mr. Yan to deal with it. If he has no intention of chasing Zhang Fang and Zhang Fang, let him go."

The autumn wind was very tight and the clouds were gloomy. The two walked side by side on the long street, speechless for a while.Slowly walking back to the back door of the temporary yamen, suddenly he saw Tang was looking around with a bundle in his hand and a cloth scarf on his head.Lu Caichun knew that she was afraid of being recognized, so she hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

When Tang shi saw Lu Caishu, she was startled at first, and a look of embarrassment flashed across her face.She held the bundle in front of Lu Caishu's eyes, and said, "I'm going to trouble you again. My family has packed up the old things and is waiting for someone to send out the bundle."

Lu Caichun said: "It's okay, just leave it to me."

Holding the bag, Lu Caichun slightly supported it with his hands, and the tentacles were soft, like cloth or something.Tang's eyes were also glued to the burden, and his hands were quietly closed in front of his abdomen, his fingers interlocked with each other, looking very nervous.Lu Caichun didn't care what was in the bundle, nor did she care about Tang's flickering eyes, she just greeted Bai Yutang, and walked down the street side by side with him, looking for someone to send the bundle away.

The sound of wind and rain gradually rose at night, and the coolness came in from the cracks in the doors and windows.Lu Caichun tossed and turned, unable to sleep.In the middle of the night, Bi Tao shivered from the cold, and suddenly woke up from her dream. Seeing that Lu Caishu had turned over with her eyes open, she couldn't help reaching out her hand to shake her shoulder.

Lu Caichun turned her body back, saw Bi Tao woke up, put her arms around her and asked, "Is it cold?"

Bi Tao nodded.Lu Caichun tucked the corners of the mattress, and tightly wrapped her in his arms.The two chatted casually, Bi Tao first leaned in her arms, dozed off for a while, then opened her eyes and said to her: "Sister Hu, I want to stay in the county and be a servant girl by Young Master Yan's side. also."

Lu Caichun stroked her hair and said, "It's good if you have a plan. I'll talk to Mr. Yan tomorrow."

Seeing her preoccupied look, Bi Tao asked, "Did Sister Shu encounter any uncomfortable things recently?"

Lu Caichun worried that she would stay by Yan Chasan's side, so she said curtly: "It's just that the two criminals mentioned by Mrs. Tang have escaped to nowhere."

Bi Tao thought about it. When she chatted with Yu Mo this afternoon, she vaguely heard him tell the news that the yamen servant went to arrest the murderer but failed.She said: "Recently, I went to the streets with Mrs. Tang, and I heard a few rogues gathered in the alley, talking about a group of people from the county, who are looking for recruits, saying that some mansion in Xiangyang wants to recruit young men. Food and lodging are guaranteed, and several people discussed to apply for the recruitment. I don’t know if these two people have gone to Xiangyang.”

When Lu Caichun heard the word "Xiangyang", she was startled.She thought to herself, why did a certain family in Xiangyang recruit young men to Huainan?Huainan was severely affected by the disaster, so there were many displaced young people.The fields are deserted, they can't find a livelihood for a while, now they heard that someone is recruiting, even if they are far away in Xiangyang, they are determined to go.

I don't know what is the plan in Xiangyang - is Hongjian Pavilion going to raise another batch of assassins like Li Tong?Or whether it is to support the army privately, it is impossible to say.

The more she thought about it, the more serious the matter was, the escape of Zhang Fang and the two of them was not worth a small part of the matter.The tragic situation after Ding Meng's death emerged before his eyes, and now there is news from Xiangyang again, and Lu Caichun is determined to investigate the matter to the end.

She asked Bitao, "Do you still remember what the rogues I saw that day looked like, I was going to ask them something."

Seeing that the gloomy look on her face dissipated, Bi Tao was secretly happy in her heart, so she quickly responded: "I went out with Mrs. Tang several times, and I saw those people. If Sister Chun wants to see them, I will take you there tomorrow."

Waking up early the next day, Lu Caichun and Bitao went to the alley to wait for those rogues to come, and waited for half an hour, but no one came.Seeing that the wind was tight and the weather was cold, and that the lead clouds gathered above her head again, it was raining in autumn, Bi Tao couldn't help stamping her feet anxiously, and said, "I saw them a few days ago, why are none of them gone today?"

Lu Caichun persuaded her not to worry, and asked the clerk at the nearby tea shop, and the clerk said: "I didn't see them yesterday——For some reason, Yan Xianggong sent people to arrest Zhang Zhuo and Fang Yuan, they were so frightened. Let the crowd disperse, too."

Only then did Lu Caichun realize that those scoundrels were afraid of being involved with Zhang Fang, so they left overnight, and there was a retreat in front of them, which was to go to Xiangyang, I'm afraid they really responded.Thinking up to this point, Lu Caichun took Bitao back to the temporary yamen, and wanted to tell Bai Yutang about this matter to see what he planned.

As he approached the yamen, he could see a carriage parked at the door, two horses standing side by side, the whole body was snow-white, without even a trace of stray hair, one could tell at a glance that it was not ordinary.Lu Caichun was puzzled, wondering what important person in Fengtai County came to the yamen in such a magnificent carriage.

As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he heard Yan Chasan talking with the two of them. Hearing the voice, one side was soft and the other side was warm and clear. It was quite familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.Walking two steps forward, she saw four people sitting in the front hall.Yan Chasan took the main seat, and Bai Yutang was beside him.And the guest seat was not someone else, but the Pang Mei couple she had met in Bianliang.

Pang Yu was wearing Tsing Yi, still sitting in his four-wheeled cart, holding a teacup in his hand, took a sip, and put it on the table beside him.Mei He is also in the moonlight and wind, with an elegant posture, no different from the appearance that Lu Caishu has seen her several times.And all the people in the hall were smiling, thinking that they had a good conversation.

Lu Caichun felt rather weird.In all fairness, if the young master Pang Jiong Pang was sitting in this hall, Lu Caichun would not be as surprised as he is now.This Pang Yu, one has no official position, the other is a disabled person, and the third is the concubine of Grand Master Pang, why did he travel thousands of miles to Fengtai County to see Yan Chasan?

Yan Chasan is Bao Zheng's disciple, and Bao Zheng and Pang Taishi have always been sworn enemies.Bao Zheng's protégé and Pang Taishi's concubine were sitting together in the same room, and they had a good conversation, which is really indescribably abnormal.

She couldn't guess right and couldn't figure it out for a while, so she had to tell Bi Tao to go back to her room, and hesitated in the courtyard for a while, not knowing whether she should go forward or not.Seeing Yan Chasan, she couldn't help but think about what happened yesterday. After all, she was worried about it, so she was reluctant to see him, lest both parties feel uncomfortable.

Since she is standing in the courtyard, the people in the hall are not blind.First, Mei He came to see Lu Caishu.She smiled and said, "Miss Lu is here. It's really a fate, I can also meet Miss and Young Master Bai here."

Lu Caichun heard Mei He calling her, so she had no choice but to slightly nod her head.

Yan Cha scattered his head and saw Lu Caichun.He heard Mei He greet Lu Caichun, and said: "It turns out that Madam actually knows Beixia's nephew." After saying that, he looked at Lu Caichun again, without any discomfort on his face, but said: "Miss Lu, please come and sit down."

Lu Caichun first crossed his hands to salute Yan Chasan and Pang Yu, then sat down at the bottom of Bai Yutang, slightly tilted his body, and asked him in a low voice, "What's going on? There are so many people gathered in the hall?"

Bai Yutang didn't look at her, just tilted his upper body, and said softly: "Just listen, you will know." At the end, he added, "I don't know either, these two people came here , what is the plan.”