The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 37

Nanren Street, Luoxiang Lane, this is the most common street in Stone Town.Most of the people living around are ordinary people.

Sun Zairen had already confirmed that Jia Lian would not harm him, so naturally he tried his best to curry favor.

He brought Jia Lian and others to a remote courtyard gate, and said respectfully, "My lord, this is it."

Jia Lian got off his horse and took a look. It was quiet all around, and it was a good place to live.

"This is your house?"

"As for Master Hui, the villain lives next door. When I bought this house, I thought it was too spacious. Our family of three couldn't live in it, so I separated a part and opened the door to rent it out. I can also earn some money. Oil and rice money."

Sun Zairen's words made Jia Lian look a little different.

It seems that this little novice is doing well in Nanjing City. Not only did he buy a big house, he also married a wife and had a son!
You must know that the other party was a young monk like a rootless duckweed before, and had no choice but to return to vulgarity. However, within a few years, he has settled down in a big city and lived a happy life.

This is much more difficult than those who come from extraordinary backgrounds to achieve success, which shows that he is a smart and dedicated person.

It's a pity that he was finally defeated by Jia Yucun and was filled by Jia Yucun.

It can be seen from this that Jia Yucun really deserves to be the number one plague god in the Red Mansion!Every good person who met him, especially those who helped him, all ended badly without exception!

Zhen Shiyin, Lin Ruhai, Jia Zheng, Wang Ziteng, little monk...

Thinking of this, Jia Lian couldn't help becoming vigilant!
The recommendation letter that Lin Ruhai handed over to him, should he hand it to Jia Zheng for him...

Sun Zairen didn't know that he was looked at by the nobleman, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Who……?"

A thin girl's voice came from inside.

Seeing that the gate of the courtyard was not closed, Jia Lian waved Sun Zairen away and stepped forward to gently push it open.

A small, half-sized courtyard with almost nothing at first glance, only under the threshold, an eleven or twelve-year-old girl in thin clothes, sitting in front of the wooden footbath, scrubbing and washing clothes.

She looked up and saw Jia Lian and the others, she immediately showed a nervous expression, stopped the movement of her hands, and asked weakly: "Who are you looking for? My father has something to go out..."

Jia Lian walked in silently and looked at the timid girl in front of her.

Even the thin face can't hide the beautiful appearance, between the white eyebrows, there is a small pink rouge mark, impressively.

With just one glance, Jia Lian was sure that this must be Xiangling.It was the woman who ranked first in the supplementary volume of the twelve beauties, and the only girl in the supplementary volume with a verdict.

"The rhizome of the lotus is fragrant for a while, and it has suffered a lot in life.

Since the birth of a lone tree in the two places, the fragrant soul has returned to its hometown. "

This poem that heralds her fate, just a simple reading, makes people feel distressed.

Jia Lian walked in front of her, and gently stretched his hand into the wooden basin in front of him. The biting cold hit him, making him withdraw his hand reflexively.

It was already winter, and washing her clothes in ice-cold water made her ten little fingers turn red from the cold!

Sun Zairen saw that Jia Lian was getting a little angry, and quickly expressed righteous indignation: "That kidnapper did it all! I have no skills but only drink, so I asked her to help the neighbors wash clothes to earn money. And she is reluctant to buy firewood, so on this day, she is only allowed to use cold water."

After finishing speaking, Sun Zairen said to the nervous Xiangling again: "Miss Yinglian, don't be afraid, this lord is here to save you!"

Hearing Sun Zairen's words, Xiangling became even more disturbed, curled up and hugged her legs, and said nothing.

Seeing this, Sun Zairen shook his head at Jia Lian and said, "My lord, I don't know that there is a kind of kidnapper in this world, who is lazy, who only kidnaps young girls, raises them until they are twelve or thirteen years old, and then sells them to others as concubines. Sell ​​for a good price!
The kidnappers are afraid of being exposed, so they usually first fear they will be beaten and scolded since they were young, so they only dare to say that the kidnappers are their own fathers to outsiders.

Presumably Miss Yinglian is the same.

The villain was only suspicious at first, so when the kidnapper was not at home, he came over and asked Miss Yinglian secretly, but she refused to tell the truth. If I pressed her, she would cry and just say that she didn't remember her childhood ,so……

Therefore, the villain also did not tell the truth, so he did not report to the official for the time being. "

Sun Zairen gave Jia Lian a cautious look, for fear that Jia Lian would hold him accountable.

In fact, the kidnapper didn't come here last month, but rented his house half a year ago. He has already figured out the kidnapper's situation quite closely.

It's just that he himself has a rough life experience, and he doesn't have a heart of chivalry, so even if he saw that this girl was Zhen Yinglian, he didn't think about meddling in her own business.

Kidnappers are usually outlaws and are not easy to mess with. Besides, if you report a kidnapper, even if you don't get retaliated, no one will rent his house. Why bother!
Jia Lian glanced at the little novice, but didn't argue with him.

Even Jia Yucun, the third-rank Yingtian Fu Yin, didn't care, and this little novice had never received great favor from the Zhen family, so why would he condemn the little novice for his indifference?
Besides, with the ability of the little novice, let alone whether Xiangling can be saved, even if he is saved, he may not be able to arrange him properly.

He also has to thank him, if it wasn't for the little novice, he would not have been able to find Xiangling so easily, and once Xiangling fell into Xue Pan's hands again, the ending would be difficult to change.

Yin turned her head, looked at Xiangling and said, "Yinglian, do you still remember your father and mother?"

Xiangling only hugged her legs tighter.

Jia Lian frowned, and continued to ask gently: "Then do you still remember Jiao Xing?"

Jiao Xing is Xiangling's mother's personal maid, who played with Xiangling since she was a child.

Xiang Ling trembled all over, raised her head to look at Jia Lian, then shook her head.

But Jia Lian already understood, turned around and asked the little novice, "Do you know where the kidnapper went?"

"Mostly eating in a nearby tavern..."

"Zhao Sheng, Feng Fei, you two follow him and go get him back for me."

It seems that Xiangling still has some memories of her childhood, but because she was afraid, she dared not reveal a word.

Thinking about it, only when she saw the kidnapper being dealt with with her own eyes, would it be possible for her to speak.

After Zhao Sheng and the others left, Jia Lian waited outside in order not to scare her when she saw that she couldn't get on with Xiangling.

Sure enough, the little novice knew the way of the kidnapper very well, but within a short meal, he cooperated with Zhao Sheng and others to twist the kidnapper back.

"Dad~~"

Hearing the kidnapper's yelling and cursing, Xiangling walked to the gate of the courtyard blankly, not knowing what to do.

The movement here also provoked the neighbors to come out to watch.

Seeing this, the kidnapper yelled loudly: "Oh my god, come and see, it's killing people, there are bullies who are robbing civilian girls!!"

"To shut up!"

Zhao Sheng had a bad temper, he had a big mouth when he heard the words, and the kidnapper rolled his eyes.

Jia Lian got on his horse and clasped his fists to the people around him, saying, "This man is a kidnapper who only abducts young girls. He is a man without conscience. I am going to take him to the yamen right now, and I ask Mr. Fu Yin to make a decision."

Jia Lian's words are obviously more credible than those of the kidnappers, who would dare to take the initiative to go to court for robbing a civilian girl.

All of a sudden there was discussion: "Yeah, yeah, I knew that he was not a good guy. He didn't do his business all day long, so he knew how to beat and scold his daughter and make her daughter work. I said it was not my own. Bah, it turned out to be Conscientious kidnapper!"

"What's your own? You can tell it's not by looking at that appearance. That girl is so beautiful and neat, she must have been kidnapped by him from a rich family, a hateful kidnapper, this one will separate the family and leave the family. .

So I advise you, if you have a daughter in your family, you should also be careful, and beware of meeting such a person! "

Some people discussed and some people cheered.

Jia Lian ignored the abductor and immediately stepped forward, then said to Xiang Ling: "Come on, let's ask Master Qingtian to make the decision for you..."

Xiangling has already reached the age of understanding personnel affairs, and may be afraid of strangers, but she should have some natural trust in the local parent official who is known as the master of Qingtian, just like ordinary people.

Otherwise, Jia Lian wouldn't have bothered to beat the kidnapper half to death and send him to Yingtian Mansion.

Xiangling still didn't dare, and the uncles, aunts and ladies next to her couldn't help it, and said one after another: "Girl, you can follow this lord, I believe that this lord and the prefect will definitely be able to make decisions for you." .”

With such words in his ears, he took another look at Wang Sheng's hand, who had no strength to resist, just wailed desperately, and finally nodded silently.

Seeing this, Jia Lian bent down, took Xiangling's hand, and with both hands vigorously hugged her onto the horse.

Then Jia Lian said to the people around him: "Fellow folks, kidnapping and selling young girls is devoid of conscience, I implore all folks to go to the government office with me, and ask the Lord Fu Yin to punish this person as an example to others!"

"Okay, that's how it should be~!"

"This lord is indeed chivalrous and courageous!"

When Jia Lian said this, the people around him no longer had the slightest doubt, they were filled with righteous indignation, and many of them voluntarily followed behind Jia Lian and others.

Many families have daughters, who would have the heart to have their daughters kidnapped by these kidnappers to be beaten, scolded and sold for money?
Just bringing it in lightly, the hatred in my heart is beyond words, and I want to see what happens to this kidnapper.

(End of this chapter)