Thirteen Lang cleaned up, pinned a wrist-unwielding knife in his waist, and was about to go out. Chen Shuo on the side said: "Sect leader, don't dare to bring a knife!" We're just going to scare the guy, at most with a stick, are we afraid that the people in his family will beat us away? With a knife, there was really an incident, this is the murder weapon, I can't say clearly! ”

Shisanlang thought for a while, took out the sharp knife, and said, "You're right, you can't bring a knife this time." Except for a countryman, I knocked down their whole family with one hand, what do you do with weapons! Okay, you go and greet the others, and we'll go out!" ”

Chen Shuo said: "Do you want to inform Sect Leader Yao?" After all, this time it was for his family. ”

Thirteen Lang said: "No need! Yao Jiaotou has always been cautious, afraid that he will gossip again. I informed Second Brother Yao and asked him to take us to Yicheng. As long as the member is outside, and those of us who are in the army are provoked, and there is no good fruit to eat, it is enough. ”

Chen Shuo nodded yes, went out to recruit a few men who were studying here, went to the town to find Second Brother Yao, and went out of the town together. The crowd crossed Lumun Mountain to the west, all the way south, and walked along the Han River.

Yicheng County is located in the south of Xiangyang County, by the Han River, the land is barren and the people are poor, and the products are not abundant. Because of the waterway of the Han River, the county seat is built according to the wharf, which is still prosperous. There are the old sites of the King of Chu when he moved to Ying, and there are many cultural relics and historic sites, which record the prosperity here in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

These days are about to be bitterly cold, the ground is covered with hoarfrost, the weeds have become brittle and hard, and they squeak and squeak when stepping on them. There were no pedestrians on the road, only one or two small boats occasionally passing on the Han River, which seemed very lonely. In the dry season of winter, this section of water transportation has stopped.

After traveling for a long time, I finally arrived outside Yicheng. Thirteen Lang said to Second Brother Yao: "Brother, where does that family member live?" Let's knock on the door! ”

Second Brother Yao hurriedly shook his hand: "I can't help it!" If you knock on the door and alarm the yamen, you won't be able to get it done. It's better to find someone to inform my family, come out to discuss together, and think of a way. Just be scared, don't break people! ”

Thirteen Lang said: "I have my own number. Then let's go into the city, and you find someone to inform your sister-in-law. ”

Yao Erlang said: "That person doesn't live in the city. He had a village in the south of the city, planted hundreds of acres of land, and opened a wine shop on the side of the post road, which was a very good business. We don't have to go into the city, we just go around to the gates. ”

Yicheng is just Jingxiangyi Road, guarding the south gate of Xiangyang, which is a traffic artery. As soon as the railway was opened, the importance of the post road declined rapidly, but fortunately, there was a station in Yicheng, which was still a traffic artery. The railway did not enter Yicheng, and the station was located outside the city, not far from the south city gate.

Pan Yuanwai's Zhuangzi is not far from the South City Gate, and since the station was set up nearby, his family's liquor shop has become more prosperous, making a lot of money every day. Because of this wine shop, Pan Yuanwai is a rare rich family in the vicinity, and his life is extremely prosperous.

Bypassing the county seat, Second Brother Yao pointed to a wine lookout raised high on the post road not far away, and said to Shisanlang: "Sect leader, that is the wine shop outside Pan Yuan, it is really a good business every day." It's easy for him to make money, so he doesn't want me to redeem the Hun family in advance. ”

Thirteen Lang said: "This guy just talks well, if it is difficult, wait a few days, let Tiju accept his shop, and his family will not be allowed to sell wine from now on." At that time, let's see if he dares not to put money in his eyes! ”

As they spoke, they arrived not far from the liquor store. Stopped, Second Brother Yao saw that a teenage child not far away was carrying a basket of pears to sell, beckoned him to come over, took out five coins and said, "You go to find Sister Guo from Pan Yuan's family, just say that Yao Erlang is looking for it." ”

The boy took the money, blinked his eyes and said, "Coincidentally, today I saw Sister Guo in the wine shop." I don't know what to do, and I haven't come out yet. - You big men, looking for a woman's house, I'm afraid it's not a good way, and five dollars is not good for this. ”

Second Brother Yao had no choice but to touch another five coins and hand them over, and said, "It's cold, you go buy a bowl of wine to drink." ”

The child took the money before he said, "In broad daylight, if you find a woman's family, how dare people see it?" After the woods, there is a small abandoned temple by the river, so wait there. Sister Guo would like to see you, and she will meet you there. ”

Second Brother Yao hurriedly thanked him, and watched the child run to the wine shop, and walked through the woods with Shisanlang and the others to a small river. Not far from the river there is a small temple, which has long been abandoned and is very dilapidated. Not far away used to be the former capital of the Chu State, there are many princes and ministers of the Chu State buried here, the descendants commemorate and often build some small temples, I don't know how much they have been abandoned over the years. This small temple is not known to commemorate which celebrity.

When everyone approached, they saw that the temple gate had long since disappeared, and there was a statue of a god inside, full of dust and cobwebs, and it was long time impossible to see the face. The idol was empty, and there was nothing left, and it was very deserted.

Entering the temple gate, Thirteen Lang said: "The weather is really cold, let's pick up some firewood and bake a fire." ”

When they came to the grove, they gathered a bundle of dry wood and made a fire in front of the idol.

After a while, a woman's voice came from outside: "Second brother, is it really you?" ”

Second Brother Yao was overjoyed when he heard this, jumped up from the ground, and said, "Sister, it's me who came!" Think about how hard you think! ”

Shisanlang followed out of the temple gate, only to see two women turn out from behind the tree. The older one is in his twenties, and he looks a little bit beautiful and tidy. A green cloth jacket skirt looks newly made. A fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl beside her, very thin, very delicate, holding a small burden, looked at everyone curiously.

Yao Erlang stepped forward quickly, pinched the woman's hand and said, "Sister, I think you think so hard, see you in your dreams every day-"

The woman looked at Shisanlang and the others, and said with some vigilance: "Second brother, who are these?" ”

Second Brother Yao hurriedly said: "Don't worry, they are all people who are here to help me." My brother is now the head of the camp and the army, and these are his colleagues. Sister, my brother is now very much used in the farm, and he has a lot of money and food every month, so go back with me. ”

The woman said, "Why didn't I want to? It's just that you have made a contract with someone, and if you go with you, the yamen will send someone to arrest you, how is it good? ”

Second Brother Yao sighed, and couldn't help but be a little dazed for a while. sold his wife to someone else as a servant, and during the contract time, the two had no husband and wife relationship for the time being. Seriously, the owner can not let the two of them meet. Otherwise, what if the wife takes the owner's belongings to help the family?

Seeing that the two of them were talking endlessly, Thirteen Lang said: "Second brother, you go to the room to talk, it's cold and windy outside." ”

Second Brother Yao slapped his forehead: "It's my fault!" Sister, let's go inside and talk. ”

In front of Thirteen Lang, the woman Ying Ying saluted: "Thank you." ”

"It's not a good thing! is a colleague with Yao Jiaotou, he is so inconvenient, I should stand up for him! As he spoke, Thirteen Lang entered the temple gate.

Seeing the two husbands and wives together, everyone looked a little embarrassed, and Thirteen Lang said: "I look at the house next to it and it's still clean, the second brother might as well go there with his sister-in-law and say something considerate, let's wait outside." ”

Second Brother Yao thanked him again and again, took his wife's hand, entered the side room, and closed the door casually.