The journey from Qingzhou County in Weiping Prefecture back to Qinghan in Ningnan is not too far.

Yang Zhen rarely went out and took the opportunity to play along the road. She originally sat in the carriage with Xiang Yi, but seeing Tan Jian riding the horse happily, she decided to ride the horse too.

However, there are only a limited number of people in the group. If Yang Zhen wants to ride, someone needs to get off the horse and get on. However, the people on the horse are all men. It would not be appropriate to just let people get down and ride in the carriage with Xiang Yi.

But she knew what to do. When Tan Jian didn't know what to do, she asked Tan Ting, the eldest brother riding on the black horse.

"Can you lend me your brother's horse for a while?"

Tan Jian didn't dare to say this even to death.

But when he saw what Yang Zhen had said, his eldest brother's eyes fell on the carriage, and he agreed.

Tan Jian blinked quickly and realized something.

Does the eldest brother also want to ride in the carriage with his sister-in-law?

Tan Jian suddenly felt that his wife was more reliable than him.

But when Tan Jian saw that his eldest brother had dismounted and was about to switch seats with Yang Zhen in the carriage, he didn't expect her to say something to the sister-in-law in the carriage.

"Sister-in-law, let's go horseback riding too and replace Tan Jian."

Tan Jian almost fell off the horse.

He paused when he saw his eldest brother's hand lifting the car curtain. Fortunately, his eldest sister-in-law didn't respond and said softly.

"I'm not very good at riding horses. You guys go ahead and ride them."

Yang Zhen had no choice but to teach her sister-in-law how to ride horses next time, so she got on the black horse.

Tan Ting raised the car curtain, and as soon as he was about to get on the car, he saw that the person who was sitting comfortably wanted to sit on the other side.

"No need to move." He said these four words and sat down opposite her.

The space inside the car is small, and the warm air is a bit stuffy.

After he got into the car, she sat with her eyes and nose in mind.

Tan Ting didn't make a sound and sat quietly opposite her.

Outside the car, Yang Zhen mounted the horse and made a cheerful sound. Tan Jian followed her and gradually started talking more, making the car become quieter and quieter.

In the past, they were all used to such an atmosphere, but now, for some reason, Tan Ting always wanted to say something to her to break the silence.

However, whether it was to ask her how she was doing at her parents' home, or to ask her what her plans were when she returned to Tan's family, or to ask her suddenly what her hobbies were...

none of them were suitable.

Tan Ting couldn't find anything to talk about with his wife.

He sighed.

The group continued walking steadily on the road back to Qingkan.

There are no high mountains in Qingkan Qingzhou area, but there are some hills along the road. Because there are aristocratic families living together, there have been no mountain bandits or water thieves along the road for many years, so it is quite peaceful.

As Tan Ting was walking, the wind picked up and the horse had difficulty moving forward in the cold wind. He simply ordered to rest in a sheltered place among the hills.

No one had any objections, only Yang Zhen said, "If you rest in the mountains, will you encounter bandits?"

Tan Jian laughed and shook his head with her.

"There are no bandits camped on these hills. If bandits were ambushing this place, they would be unable to rob at their own expense. How could anyone be so stupid?"

Yang Zhen heard what he said was reasonable, and was about to praise, "It turns out that the second master is not Ignorant and incompetent." Then I heard a sudden whistle coming from the mountains.

The next moment, a dozen people suddenly jumped out from the trees on the hillsides on both sides, shouting and running down with swords and guns in hand.

In the carriage, Xiang Yi was taking advantage of the carriage to stop and lowered his head to drink water.

Tan Tinghu was stunned for a moment when he heard the noise outside the car, and then he heard the sound of breaking wind coming straight towards him.

The man grabbed Xiang Yi's arm and took her aside.

The water in Xiang Yi's hand suddenly splashed out, and at this moment, a sharp arrow penetrated through the car window behind Tan Ting, grazed his arm and hit the opposite car.

That's where Xiang Yi's back was just now.

Xiang Yi was so shocked that he was half-circled in someone's arms. He raised his head to look at him and met his heavy eyes.

The moment their eyes touched, the two of them breathed each other in the distance that suddenly shortened.

However, in the next breath, there was complete chaos outside.

Tan Ting looked gloomy and only said four words, "You stay here." Then he pulled out the sword that was always under the seat of the carriage, turned around and jumped out of the carriage.

Many people from the Tan family came to pick up Xiang Yi this time, especially those from the Tan family nursing home. Although the gangsters were caught by surprise, they soon found themselves at a disadvantage.

Another quarter of an hour passed like this, and those people saw that they were no match for the Tan family's motorcade. The person at the head hurriedly blew the whistle, and the bandits retreated in panic.

The Tan family nurse wanted to give chase, but Tan Ting cautiously stopped him.

This group of thieves had no idea where they came from. If they chased after them, they might have fallen into the trap of trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Even if they didn't, they might have made this group of injured bandits desperate to fight them again.

Fighting is not the purpose, the purpose is to return safely.

He immediately asked someone to adjust the team of carriages and horses, and asked about the injuries.

This group of bandits were not good at martial arts, and everyone in the Tan family was only slightly injured partly due to their initial sneak attack.

Tan Jian protected Yang Zhen and suffered some minor flesh injuries. However, Yang Zhen fought a few moves with the bandits and was still in high spirits.

"This group of bandits is really strange. Several strong men were unable to fight against me. They looked very aggressive, but they were beaten away by us."

Tan Jian thought, there are many rules in the family, and someone like him is required to practice martial arts . They may not be able to survive a few moves at the hands of their own wives, let alone those people.

He thought, "He doesn't look like a serious bandit."

Tan Ting didn't look like him either, but as soon as the sudden attack passed, he subconsciously returned to the carriage.

As soon as he walked over, he saw the car curtain opened.

She looked unharmed, but looked at him.

"Is everything okay, uncle?"

It was rare for her to say something proactively, not the usual words.

Tan Ting couldn't help but feel relieved, and his voice softened without even noticing it.

"I'm fine, how are you?"

She nodded slightly when she heard this, but she didn't say much more to him, and went to ask Tan Jian, Yang Zhen and the others.

Everyone was fine, but they couldn't stay here for long, so Tan Ting immediately ordered to set off and return to Qingkan early.

Unfortunately, the weather did not go as planned. The cold wind swept the grass, trees, sand and gravel on the ground and came in the opposite direction. After walking for a long time, the group only walked a short distance. Looking at the sky, it was overcast, as if it was going to rain or snow. .

But halfway through the journey, it is neither to continue forward nor to return.

Xiang Yi couldn't help but said, "Why don't we find a village to rest for a while."

When the wind stopped, he would continue walking. If it really rained or snowed, he would stay overnight.

Her idea was the same as Tan Ting's. The man nodded and asked people to explore the way. From time to time, they discovered a small village called Liuyangzhuang five miles ahead.

There were three big willow trees planted at the entrance of the village. When Tan Ting and the others arrived, they knocked on the doors of several houses but no one answered. After seeing the children in the village and asking questions, they told them that the adults had gone to the village chief's house to talk.

The children didn't know much, so they were all writing and drawing on the ground sheltered from the wind. Xiang Yi watched and took a bag of candy for them to eat.

Tan Tingze sent someone to the village chief's house to ask if Feng Xuetian might settle down in the village.

The head of the neighborhood did not refuse and asked someone to point them to a spacious courtyard where no one was at home for them to take a break.

The wind became stronger and stronger in the afternoon. When the wind finally stopped, the sleet and snow fell again.

Tan Ting and his party completely gave up the idea of ​​going home today and could only stay in Liuyang Village.

Xiang Yi asked Qiao Yun to borrow some herbs from the villagers, but they just thought that someone on the road was injured by the wind and fell off his horse.

The villagers were easy to talk to and gave them a lot of herbs.

Tan Ting watched her carefully examine everyone's injuries, then distributed the herbs to everyone one by one, and finally kept one in her hand.

"The uncle was also scratched by the arrow. Do you need me to apply medicine for him?"

Tan Ting thought she didn't notice his scratch. Now that he heard what she said, his eyes softened.

"Okay."

The two of them stayed in the east wing of the small courtyard. When they returned to the wing, Xiang Yi pulled off Tan Ting's cuffs a little, exposing the wound he had received from the sharp arrow.

She ground the herbs carefully, cleaned the dirt on his wound, and then gently applied the herbs on it.

The herbal medicine was quite irritating to the new wound, but Tan Ting naturally did not sigh or even frown because of it. He just watched her hands treat the wound for him very gently, and finally tied it up with a white handkerchief.

There was no clumsiness in her movements, and she was as gentle as the wind blowing the white clouds on the horizon.

There was a reassuring feeling about her, and Tan Ting didn't come back to his senses until she finished her job neatly and left.

She was washing her hands on the other side. He raised his eyes and looked at her a few more times. He saw that she was also wearing the new lotus-colored long coat that he saw at the small town market that day, but her expression was a little lighter than that day. and jumping, seeming much calmer today.

Naturally, there is no more lively and beautiful red plum on the temples.

Tan Ting pursed his lips, and Qiao Yun's reply came from outside, saying that Yang Zhen couldn't handle Tan Jian's wounds, so he could only come to invite his sister-in-law.

While talking, Tan Jian's cry of pain was heard.

Xiang Yi wiped his hands halfway, wiped them hastily, and hurried over.

In the west wing, Tan Jian almost burst into tears, "Madam, please, please don't kill me?"

Yang Zhen: "..."

She stamped her feet anxiously, "I've already killed you. It's light enough, why are you so afraid of pain?"

Tan Jian felt aggrieved. He really couldn't compare with the many Lian family members in the Yang family, but if his wife hadn't been so harsh, he really wouldn't have been in such pain.

When he saw Xiang Yi come in, Tan Jian almost saw his savior, and Yang Zhen also wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead.

"Sister-in-law, come quickly, I can't handle him."

Both of them were relieved. Xiang Yi took a look at Tan Jian's wounds, which were indeed more complicated than those of the Tan family uncle.

My younger brother Xiang Yu has always been aggressive and aggressive since he was a child, and he often got into fights outside. Later, he calmed down a bit after studying. Unfortunately, after his father died, people always came to the Xiang family to harass him. Injured.

Xiang Yi had treated his brother's wounds many times, so meeting Tan Jian was nothing.

It's just that Tan Jian was still in pain from Yang Zhen just now. If he was given the herbal medicine like this, he would probably scream in pain.

Xiang Yi asked Qiao Yun to bring over a bag of candies and asked Tan Jian to count the candies from the beginning until he could eat one every ten.

Tan Jian was obedient and counted the hours of eating sweets. She cleaned the wound very neatly and finally covered it with herbal medicine while Tan Jian was not paying attention.

Tan Jian was still eating the candy, and the last pain almost caused him to scream. Fortunately, there was candy in his mouth, so he didn't dare to scream for fear of choking.

Seeing this, Xiang Yi quickly signaled to Yang Zhen and fed the last few candies into his mouth, coaxing him, "Okay, okay, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Tan Jian took a breath for a long time, and finally Slowed down.

"Fortunately, my sister-in-law saved me..."

Yang Zhen snorted in disgust.

Xiang Yi was very amused when he saw the two of them getting along like children, but when he turned around, he saw the man outside the door.

Tan Ting's eyes fell slightly on her face, then fixed on Tan Jian.

He was drawn here by his useless brother's cries of pain.

But as soon as he came over, he saw...

Tan Jian also saw his eldest brother, and quickly stood up and saluted.

But his elder brother just snorted coldly and stared at him with an unkind look.

"It's inappropriate to yell and scream."

Tan Jian was so frightened that he immediately shut up, but the elder brother ignored him and turned around with his hands behind his back, returning to the east wing.

Although his brother didn't say anything more, Tan Jian inexplicably felt that he was going to die.

"Sister-in-law..."

"What's wrong?" Xiang Yi put away the herbs and just gave Yang Zhen a few words.

Tan Jian didn't know what was wrong. He just felt that he couldn't let his sister-in-law give him medicine anymore. Even if his wife killed him, he couldn't bother his sister-in-law anymore.

"Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law. Please go back and have a rest."

Xiang Yi didn't quite understand what he meant, but it was getting late, so Xiang Yi returned to the east wing.

In the east wing room, the man poured himself a glass of water, sat under the window and drank silently.

The villager's wing was narrow and shallow, so Xiang Yi moved his feet and came to his side.

But she just refilled some tea for him, then went to the bedside to make the bed, ready to spend the night.

Tan Ting couldn't help but think of the way she coaxed Tan Jian, and even brought out candy to coax Tan Jian patiently.

But when I got here, there was no need to say a word.

He looked at his wife's back, pursed his lips and remained silent, then simply went out to make arrangements for the evening guarding of the Tan family's nursing home.

Liuyangzhuang, the home of the village chief.

A group of people helped each other stagger back from the dusty wind and sand. As soon as they appeared, the village chief sent someone to pull them into their yard.

At that moment, Li Chang saw these people in a state of utter disarray, and many of them were stained with blood. He was shocked.

"Are you really going to do banditry?! Have you met Chen's people?"

The dozen or so people in this group of people were unfortunately the same bandits that Tan Ting and his party met on the way here.

The next leading man shook his head, "We actually met a group of people, but they didn't look like people from the Fengling Chen family, but they were also wearing Lingluo silk satin. We originally wanted to rob them, but these people are more powerful than we imagined. I've never been beaten before."

The commander was frightened, "Why are you so impulsive? It's not Chen's fault."

The leading man, who still had fresh blood on his face, snorted when he heard this.

"Even if they are not the Chen family, they are from other aristocratic families. Aren't these aristocratic families all virtuous? We are not willing to take advantage of these times to farm land at low prices, but they actually use the government's connections to levy and extort money. We have to sell our land, but how can we, the common people, have some way of living?"

The Chen family and the Qiu family who came to steal their land at a low price are unkind. In this case, we don't blame them for robbing the rich and giving to the poor!

The world is like this, and the village chief knows that the villagers are all simmering with anger, and there is nothing he can do to stop it. He can only persuade these villagers to go home and rest, and stop doing reckless things.

...

Tan Tinggang ordered the night patrol of the nursing home.

The origins of the bandits encountered during the day are indeed unknown, and the possibility of them attacking the village at night cannot be ruled out.

But just after Tan Ting finished giving the instructions, he heard a burst of chaotic footsteps, coming from the direction of the inner courtyard, and then scattered in all directions.

Tan Ting couldn't help but remember that when they entered the village, many families in the village had no one there. Instead, they were discussing something in the village chief's courtyard.

His eyelids twitched, and just as he was about to send someone to inquire quietly, he heard someone's voice coming from the corner in front.

The next moment, the person coming from around the corner looked directly at Tan Ting.

The blood on the man's face had not yet been wiped off. The moment he saw Tan Ting, he immediately called out to the others. On the Tan family's side, the guards behind Tan Ting all pulled out their swords.

The hatchbacks encountered each other again.

The fight took place in an instant.

The wind picked up.

When Xiang Yi heard the noise and hurriedly ran out, he saw that Tan Ting had ordered people to guard the courtyard on all sides, drawing swords to confront the people outside the courtyard.

Yang Zhen and Tan Jian also ran out after hearing the sound, and soon fought with the villagers.

Yang Zhen's daggers made her move smoothly. She did not harm anyone's life, and easily knocked back the strong man who was a head taller than her every time.

Tan Jian almost straightened his eyes when he saw her. He felt that she was even more pretentious than when she was fighting against the bandits in the mountains this afternoon.

The beautiful moves were made from Yang Zhen's hands and shined into Tan Jian's eyes.

Tan Jian only felt that there was no one else in his eyes, and his heart was beating fast.

He even forgot to pick up the knife for a moment and stepped forward, but was kicked in the leg by his elder brother.

"The sword has no eyes, why are you dazed now?!"

Tan Jian finally came back to his senses.

How should he explain to his elder brother? He didn't know why but he was stunned. His heart was beating very fast and there was nothing else in his eyes.

But even if he explained it clearly, with his eldest brother's temper, he might not be so moved by someone, right?

Tan Jian didn't dare to mention this kind of love between children, so he quickly raised his knife and fought to the front.

The bandits outside shouted and called the villagers over one after another.

The people who came later didn't even understand what was going on, so they raised their sticks towards the people in their own village and started to fight against the Tan family.

In this way, it was difficult for both Tan Jian and Yang Zhen to resist.

Yang Zhen was in a hurry, and her moves were unavoidable, and she was almost shot on her shoulder. Tan Jian hurriedly blocked the shot for her, and he broke into a cold sweat.

"Brother, if this continues, we will soon be at a disadvantage. What should we do?"

Tan Tingyi noticed, but before he opened his mouth, after his brother's nervous and anxious cry, he heard an unusually calm voice.

"Continuing the fight like this is not an option. We should negotiate with the villagers before the decline is revealed."

Tan Ting turned his head, and in the cold wind blowing around, he saw the woman behind him who had changed into plain clothes. The wind and snow raised her half-undressed hair, but she was not frightened by the scene in front of her at all. Instead, she looked over with an increasingly calm expression.

At this moment, Tan Ting and the person who had been avoiding him met in the same place.

What she said at that moment was exactly what he was thinking.

He couldn't help but said, "What Madam said is absolutely true."

After saying that, he turned around neatly, deflecting the flying shot while whispering a few instructions to the leading guard. Before he could take a few breaths, the leading guard took advantage of the situation. Unprepared, the villagers pulled a thin young man from the village into the yard.

With the hostages in hand, the confrontation between the two sides immediately slowed down.

Tan Ting also caught a glimpse of the elderly man running towards him in a hurry.

"We were blocked by wind and snow today before we settled down in your village. We had no intention of disturbing each other. Why do you have to fight to the death with me?"

He said, taking one look at the elderly man.

"What do you think the village chief should do about this matter?"

He guessed the village chief from the crowd at a glance, and the old village chief never expected that the people who came to stay overnight today were actually the villagers who mistakenly thought he was a member of the Chen family. A group of people I bumped into by accident.

The old village chief had no intention of killing the villagers, but he immediately understood what Tan Ting meant.

It's just that the two sides encountered each other twice, and more than one person was bleeding. It was impossible to stop here, not to mention that Tan Ting and his party also held a young man in the village hostage.

However, it was precisely because the hostages were in hand that the villagers did not dare to act rashly, so the old man called the leading man.

"Bingyong, they don't want to fight with us, so they hold hostages in their hands and talk to us. You quickly ask people to stop, are you willing to give up only if someone is killed?!"

Zhang Bingyong was the first to ask for help. The Chen family, who farmed land at low prices, and the Qiu family, who robbed the rich and helped the poor, were from Liuyangzhuang.

He only regretted that he had no power and could only be bullied by these aristocratic families. Many families in the village were sad this year and sold their fields. In the future, they could only work as tenants for the aristocratic families.

Although there is no need to pay taxes, there is less food in the hands, and the noble families have to be dispatched like slaves.

After listening to the chief's advice, I felt anxious, angry and unwilling.

"What if they are from the Chen family and the Qiu family? Seeing that these people are covered in silk and satin, and they come and go when the various tribes are reclaiming their land, it's hard to say..."

However, the words had not yet been spoken . After falling, Yang Zhen took the lead.

"This is just your guess! Let me tell you, we are not the Chen family or the Qiu family, we are the Qingkan Tan family!"

She directly reported her name. How come the villagers had never heard of the Qingkan Tan family? The nursing home residents were all surprised when they showed off their waistbands with the Chinese character "Tan" engraved on them.

If the local Qiu family in Pingze and the branch of the Chen family in Fengling are powerful families that common people like them cannot compete with, then the Tan family of Qingkan in Ningnan Prefecture is bigger than the branches of the Qiu family and the Chen family in Fengling. Noble family.

The villagers were shocked and confused, and Tan Ting glanced at them.

"We are indeed the Tan family of Qingkan. We are not passing through your land to lower the price to buy the land, but to take my wife from Guining home."

He said, his eyes fixed on the leader Zhang Bingyong.

"I don't have much money on this trip. Whether you rob the rich and give to the poor, or seek revenge on others, isn't it worth it to fight with us here?"

Tan Ting never said many words, but he hit the point at once.

Zhang Bingyong and others are not desperate bandits. On the contrary, they are ordinary villagers and good people. No matter how angry they are, there is no need to fight with irrelevant people.

After Tan Ting finished speaking, the villagers couldn't help but paused and looked at each other.

Tan Ting also signaled to his men not to act rashly.

But compared to the hesitation of the villagers, Zhang Bingyong seemed much more radical.

"You are not the Chen family and the Qiu family. The Qingkan Tan family is indeed more powerful than them. Wouldn't it mean that you can squeeze us common people even more than those aristocratic families?"

He said with a sneer, "It's cold today, you guys Didn't Tan do this to lower the price for farming? Speaking of which, he was the same as them, right?"

When he said this, the villagers came to their senses again.

"Aristocratic families are all the same. Didn't you Tan family lower the price to buy the land?!"

The spearheads were raised again, aiming at the Tan family members in the courtyard.

This time, no one else needed to speak, Tan Jian took the lead.

"Our Tan family really didn't lower the price to buy fields!"

He said, glancing at his elder brother, thinking that when his elder brother did not allow the clan members to borrow money to buy fields, the clan members were still a little bit angry, but because of the majesty of his elder brother and his eldest son, No one dares to challenge.

It now appears that the eldest brother's decision was indeed right.

He said, "Have you ever heard that the Tan family also farmed at low prices like the Chen family and the Qiu family?" He

responded quickly. Tan Ting looked at it and nodded secretly, and Yang Zhen couldn't help blinking. s eyes.

Xiang Yi followed Tan Jian's words and looked at the villagers. The villagers really hesitated again. They asked each other about the Tan family. After asking back and forth, no one seemed to have heard of the fact that the Tan family cultivated land at a low price. thing.

But Zhang Bingyong refused to believe others casually and said, "We haven't heard of it, but it doesn't mean they haven't done it, or they won't do it in the future. They are a noble family, not a common people!"

The conflict between the two families is not After a day, it has gradually become the same as fire and water.

Everyone hesitated again.

Tan Ting took a step forward.

The man has a tall posture and speaks clearly and forcefully.

"I can guarantee that the Qingkan Tan family will not do such things as lowering prices for farming and bullying the common people."

His voice was still deep in the wind and snow. The cold wind only blew the hem of his brocade robe, but could not move the meaning of his words. of strength.

Xiang Yi couldn't help but glance at the man in front of him.

When almost all the aristocratic families took the opportunity to farm, he could still make such a promise...

In this way, the old village chief couldn't help but look at Tan Ting.

They didn't know the identity of the man in front of them, but they knew by looking at his demeanor that he was not an ordinary person. He who could say such words must be someone from the Tan family who was in power.

After hearing these words, the old man stepped forward to persuade Zhang Bingyong again, "Think clearly, we don't have to put the blame on the Tan family and have a quarrel with the Qingkan Tan family because of what the other families have done!"

If the people of the Tan family can make such a promise, what will be the benefit if they insist on turning against the Tan family?

The old village leader made this clear, and many villagers nodded in agreement.

Everyone in the Tan family watched and silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Who would have thought that Zhang Bingyong would recite the four words "Qingkan Tan Family" in a low voice.

He asked Mr. Xiang.

"Can we really believe the words of these noble families? How can we be sure that they will not go back on their word? What we are most afraid of is that if they do the same thing to our faces and do the same thing behind their backs, they will entangle the government officers and soldiers to come to annihilate us when they return to Qingkan. When we arrive, How can Shi Ke survive?"

His assumption frightened all the relaxed villagers.

In a time when the aristocratic clan and the common people are incompatible with each other, can they really easily believe what the aristocratic clan says?

This time, even the head of the village was a little afraid and did not dare to give any more categorical guarantees.

Tan Ting frowned and heard Yang Zhen anxiously telling the villagers. Tan Jian was also offering assurances, but the villagers became more and more wary and did not dare to trust easily.

The trust between the common people and the aristocratic people has been shattered for a long time.

The more they talked about it, the more hesitant the villagers became.

For these common people, perhaps exterminating the mouths of these scattered clans is more secure than letting the tiger return to the mountain.

It's just that they are still good people who farm the land and they don't dare to commit such a murder for a while, but it doesn't mean that they don't dare at all.

The wind and snow picked up, and the bitter cold whipped those who were standing in a stalemate in the cold winter months.

Tan Ting frowned tightly.

Perhaps we can only prepare for the worst after the negotiation fails.

He secretly took a breath.

However, at this moment, someone stepped forward from the wind and snow.

The wind and snow slightly dampened the hem of her plain white clothes, and her half-disconnected black hair fluttered in the wind.

She spoke slowly.

"If I can find someone to be my guarantee, can you believe Tan's promise?"

As soon as the words came out, everyone looked over.

Looking for someone to be your guarantee?

When she proposed this idea, everyone was puzzled.

In such windy and snowy weather, where would I go to find someone to act as a guarantee for a while?

The villagers on the opposite side even said, "Let you go out. Who knows if you have gone to find reinforcements?! Don't play tricks!"

Tan Jian also said, "Sister-in-law, can you really find someone to make them believe in us?"

Tan Ting In this question, his eyes fell on her again.

She did not back down because of these doubts, but instead slightly raised the corners of her lips.

"I may have a real guarantor in the village."

When the words fell, everyone was surprised.

The people of the Tan family were completely confused, and the villagers also looked at each other back and forth, completely unaware of anyone who knew them or who could vouch for them.

Zhang Bingyong had no patience anymore, "Don't be pretentious. Why don't you just tell us who he is? If we can really provide guarantee, we will let you go!"

In this urging, Xiang Yi's eyes were clear and reflected the wind and snow.

In the darkening sky, Tan Ting saw half of her face illuminated by the torches held by the villagers. She still stood quietly and spoke slowly.

"Can you please invite Mr. Chu, who teaches literacy to children in the village?"

Tan's family had no idea what she was talking about, but everyone in the village was surprised.

Someone was about to ask her how she knew there was a Mr. Chu in the village who taught children how to read, when she heard a rush of footsteps.

Then, two people walked quickly not far away. One of them was carrying a lantern. He looked over from a distance and hurried forward.

"Mrs. Xiang!"

Everyone in the Tan family looked at that person, and then they realized that it was none other than Aunt Chu Xing and her daughter who had once lived in the Tan Family Charity Hall!

When Chu Xinggu shouted out this title, all the villagers were in disbelief and asked her repeatedly who these people were.

Chu Xinggu never expected that after her mother and daughter left the Tan family and came to spend the winter at their uncle and aunt's house, they would encounter a commotion in the village. The mother and daughter did not dare to go out, but they heard some villagers asking about the Tan family. After hearing the villagers describe the details, Chu Xinggu almost ran here.

When the old director and Zhang Bingyong saw her coming, they both hurriedly looked at her inquiringly.

When Aunt Chu Xing and her daughter came, they just came to stay with relatives for the winter, but the only literate old man in the village did not survive the cold winter. The villagers were worried that they had no one to teach the children to read and write letters for them.

Aunt Xing was the daughter of a scholar and was the best at reading and writing, so she helped the villagers without charging a penny.

She was careful and patient, and she was the first to be liked by the children. The villagers also respected her and called her "Mr. Chu".

At that moment, the director and Zhang Bingyong asked at the same time, "Does Mr. Chu know them?"

Chu Xinggu gasped repeatedly, and she said she did.

"Everyone in the courtyard is a clan member of the Qingkan Tan clan!"

She said and looked at Xiang Yi, "This is the clan lady I said before who helped our mother and daughter many times!"

Zhang Bingyong's family lived in Chu Xinggu My uncle and aunt live next door, so why have I never heard of what happened to Aunt Chu Xing and her daughter?

Some members of the Tan family were really annoying, but later they found out what happened and the Tan family also punished those people.

What's more important is that the wife of the clan went against all odds to help their mother and daughter many times. It was not a false help, but a true kindness, and she was also from a commoner family!

Zhang Bingyong looked at the Tan family members he was targeting, and then at the woman standing in the middle.

That was actually the wife of the Tan clan who was born in a common family.

He had already believed most of it, so he still asked Chu Xinggu.

"Can you guarantee them? Promise that they won't go back for revenge?"

Chu Xinggu looked at Xiang Yi, Xiang Yi nodded to her, and she took a deep breath.

"As long as everyone trusts me, I can vouch for the Tan family!" As

soon as the words fell, the wind and snow stopped for a moment.

The disaster of a sword-and-gun encounter disappeared immediately like snow falling into water.

Tan Ting immediately released the captured hostages.

He couldn't help but turn his head and look at Xiang Yi.

The green hair that was stirred by the wind fell on her shoulders, and the ends of her hair were still swaying slightly. She slowly breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and thanked Chu Xinggu.

Everyone in the Tan family breathed a sigh of relief.

Yang Zhen stepped forward, "Oh my god, how did the sister-in-law know she was here?!"

Tan Jian was also surprised, "Did the sister-in-law ask in advance?"

After the accounting incident, Xiang Yi did ask Qiao Yun to visit Chu Aunt Xing and her daughter, but they did not ask where exactly Aunt Chu Xing went.

She shook her head and smiled again.

"When I entered the village, there happened to be a few children writing on the ground with branches on the roadside. When I gave them candy, I heard them mentioning the new female gentleman, and also mentioned that the gentleman's surname was Chu, so I Be careful..."

She told the story of this dangerous incident in an understatement, as well as her carefulness that surprised everyone.

When she spoke, her eyes were clear, and her eyes were as bright as winter torches.

Tan Ting stared intently, and for some reason, the light shone brighter than the sky in his eyes.

He only felt that his heart seemed to be beating rapidly and irregularly, like the light of a torch.

Tan family farm.

The young man who was welcomed into the farm surrounded by people was really seriously injured. Fortunately, his servant was able to help him, and he didn't need help from everyone in the farm. He only needed to borrow some herbs.

Tan Rong did not continue back to Qingkan County. The sky became overcast, the wind picked up and snow fell, so Tan Rong stopped briefly.

She heard the boy borrowing herbs from others, so she called the boy over.

"Is Master Sheng's injury serious? Can only herbs be used?"

The boy's name was Qiu Ying. He sighed and said that the tiger he encountered this time was very powerful.

"If it weren't for my father's agility and skill, he would have been bitten by that tiger. Even so, the injury was not light, but in this world of ice and snow, where else would there be any ointment besides herbs?"

After saying this, Tan Rong's maid Xiaoxi laughed from the side.

"Our lady has all kinds of good ointments here."

Tan Rong coughed slightly and nodded at Qiu Ying's questioning look.

Qiu Ying knelt down quickly and said, "Please give me some medicine, please. I am very grateful for our father."

Before he finished speaking, Tan Rong called him up and asked Xiao Xi to take the medicine that had been prepared long ago. Several ointments were given to him.

"I don't know if these medicines are enough. If Master Sheng has any other needs, you can come over again."

The young man Qiu Ying kowtowed in thanks, but before leaving, he scratched his head again, as if he had something to say.

Tan Rong saw it and blinked, "What's wrong?"

Qiu Ying said it was nothing, he smiled, "It's just that our father is actually a scholar. He said he should not be called a hero or a strong man, and the lady does not need to be called one." So polite."

After he finished speaking, he bowed politely and left.

Tan Rong sat on the high chair in the room, holding the hand stove in her hand, and did not speak for a long time.

It turned out that the man was a scholar, and he still had some skills. He should be a young master from some aristocratic family.

It's just that she wasn't very interested in the affairs of other aristocratic families in the past, she hadn't traveled far, and she didn't know the surname Sheng.

Tan Rong pursed her lips, but she couldn't help but see the image of the man walking down the hillside.

He was tall and straight, and seemed to be on par with his elder brother. Even though he was injured and bent slightly, he still looked like a tree facing the wind.

Tan Rong thought and bit her lip gently.

His appearance was much better than those of the children from aristocratic families that her mother had selected for her.

The wind and snow outside were getting heavier and heavier, so

Tan Rong decided not to return today. As for whether to go back tomorrow, she hadn't decided yet.

Unexpectedly, in the evening, Qiu Ying, a young man, came to see me and said that it was Mr. Sheng who came to express his gratitude in person.

Tan Rong quickly adjusted her clothes to meet him.

The man was indeed seriously injured, and his lips were still white, but he still looked gentle and polite. He bowed and thanked Tan Rong first, and then said something.

"I suddenly encountered a big insect this time and suffered some injuries. I'm afraid I won't be able to go on the road tomorrow. I wonder if I can stay in Guitianzhuang for a few more days?"

After hearing this, Tan Rong immediately nodded in agreement, "Mr. Sheng, please stay with peace of mind. , there’s no need to be in a hurry.”

She said it clearly, and the man smiled slightly,

“Thank you for your kindness, but I’m not married yet, so I rashly stayed with you. It’s really not good in Zhuangzi.”

He paused at this point.

"I'm not from Meng Lang. I think it's best to let the lady in charge of the middle school at the girl's home know about this situation, so as not to cause gossip and damage the girl's reputation."

He suddenly had such a clear request, Tan Rong Stunned for a moment.

As soon as he finished speaking, his pair of peach blossom eyes slightly raised, and the luster in his eyes seemed to be like grape wine, and fell on Tan Rong.

Tan Rong couldn't help but her heart jumped. She hurriedly lowered her head shyly and agreed without thinking.

"Don't worry, sir, I will send someone to tell my parents and my sister-in-law tomorrow."