NOVEL NEXT Chapter 63: Funeral
Chapter 63 63. Funeral
On the execution ground, heads were rolling down. An Chenyu did not go to the scene. Only Mr. Wang, Wang Tianma, two followers from the An Mansion, the steward, and "Miss Ling'er who is everywhere when it comes to chores" were there.
As for the eldest brother of the Wang family, Wang Tianchuan, he should have been there, but he was not in the mansion because of an urgent matter.
When Mr. Wang saw the head of the eldest son rolling down from the beheading platform, his brain was completely confused.
What is this?
It is obvious that he took the old man's letter to seize power, how simple is it?
How did he suddenly collude with the bandits and be beheaded?
"Good! Good!"
"Good kill!"
Among the onlookers, there were obviously some who hated the bandits. At this time, everyone waved their arms, expressing the meaning of "It's great to see the bandits die."
Mr. Wang looked around and felt the sun was blinding. With the sound of "good" coming out, he felt dizzy and thought to himself: How can I explain this to my old boss?
"Good!"
"Good!!"
On the branches, festive firecrackers popped.
In the faint smoke, red flowers were blooming.
A group of muscular men in martial arts uniforms were surrounding a forest of crabapple flowers, clapping their hands desperately.
In the forest, where the flowers were blooming, a table was placed with three kinds of sacrifices: pigs, cows and sheep. Fruit plates were also indispensable. Three sticks of incense were still burning on the copper incense burner of water birds.
Outside the table, two young men were worshiping the heavens, wishing that they would be brothers in the future and help each other.
When the two stood up, Zhao Hua looked at Song Cheng excitedly and shouted excitedly: "Brother!"
Song Cheng smiled and nodded, and the black cloth wrapped around his eyes fluttered gently in the breeze.
The strong men in the martial arts hall next to him cheered again.
The old generation of martial arts masters such as Mr. Zhao and Master Chen were all quite pleased to see the scene in front of them, and they felt much more at ease.
Although they had sworn an oath of blood before, they still felt a little unstable in their hearts.
But they knew what happened in the past few days, and at this moment, when Zhao Hua, who represented the power of Chengnan Martial Arts School, and Blind Song became sworn brothers, it really felt like they would be tied to death in the future.
Blind Song was destined to be a great man.
In this chaotic world, Zhao Hua could follow him, and Chengnan Martial Arts School could follow him, and the old people felt that their hanging hearts were completely at ease.
Mr. Zhao laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. Seeing that it was almost time, he waved his hand, and the cheering strong men stopped immediately. Mr. Zhao looked at Song Cheng and shouted: "Brother Song"
As soon as the voice fell, many people laughed, but when they found out that it was Mr. Zhao, they quickly covered their mouths and forced themselves not to laugh.
Song Cheng said, "Uncle Zhao, Huazi and I have sworn brotherhood, and I will call you uncle from now on."
Old Master Zhao suddenly felt that he was older, and laughed, "I am old and confused, old and confused."
Master Chen next to him laughed, "Old Zhao is not confused, he is just happy."
Old Master Zhao laughed and waved, saying, "Let's go! Today, at the Chengnan Restaurant, food, drink and entertainment are all free, and you won't stop until you are drunk!"
He turned around and looked at the disciples of the martial arts hall, saying, "Boys, eat and drink as much as you want!"
"Okay!" The disciples of the martial arts hall responded loudly.
For this meal, everyone ate until the beginning of the afternoon.
Song Cheng returned to Ruyi Chamber of Commerce drunkenly, and lay on the couch in the afternoon. His body was light and fluttering as if he was about to fly, and all his troubles were left behind.
Good wine is good.
It's okay if you don't get drunk.
But that's such a waste.
Song Cheng decided to enjoy this rare drunken time, after all, he knew that he had something to do at the latest in the evening.
Sure enough, in the evening, the yamen runners came to inform that many bodies were found near the official road in the south of the city, and they looked like they were from the Ruyi Chamber of Commerce, so they were notified to identify the people.
So, An Chenyu, Song Cheng, Mr. Wang, and several guards hurriedly rode away.
After a while of identification, the identities of the people were clear.
The old man of the An family, the eldest lady of the An family, the eldest lady's personal maid, a martial artist of the An family, and several guards.
All the money in the car was robbed, and the surrounding traces seemed to be done by bandits. After all, some of the yamen runners searched and found that the other party fled to the mountains after the robbery.
Nowadays, the refugees who survived the ghost tide outside the city are a big pit, and their number has not been carefully counted, so it is normal for bandits to appear.
An Chenyu stood silently beside the old man's body with mixed feelings.
She actually had a rough idea of the situation in the prefectural city, because she also had spies in the An family. Although they were not high-ranking, they could detect some movements.
She could probably guess the purpose of the old man's visit.
The old man probably knew that An Changsheng colluded with bandits to kill her.
But she was always the one who was punished, wrong, and even deserved to die.
Why?
"Is it because I am a woman?"
"Do women deserve to be sacrificed for your selfish interests?"
Miss An whispered softly in a voice that only the young man beside her could hear.
She lowered her head silently, not knowing what she was thinking about. Slowly, the sorrow on her face was covered by solid ice. She bent down and gently pulled up the white cloth, then took a deep breath, as if to expel all the "choking", "sentimentality" and "sadness" in her heart.
After a long while, he said calmly: "Xiao Song, let's go back to the capital to hold the funeral."
Song Cheng nodded and said softly: "Sister An, the county town's affairs should be almost over. The capital is far behind, so no matter what happens, there is still a buffer."
The major forces are not allowed to move, but Ruyi Chamber of Commerce is originally a force in the prefecture, and no one will stop them for the reason of funeral for the old man.
As for what the two people want to do in the county, in fact, one is to circulate the granary in Shanghe County, and the other is the canal.
But just yesterday, An Chenyu had successfully donated two supervisors, allowing Wang Tianchuan, the eldest brother of the Wang brothers, and Gao Lin to join the "Canal Project".
The project has already started, and the two just left this morning and went to the canal near Shanghe County.
In this way, there is really nothing left in Shanghe County.
Three days later.
One coffin after another was loaded onto the ox cart.
The eldest lady made arrangements before leaving.
Song Cheng accompanied the steward to the county government to apply for a pass.
If other families wanted to leave, the government office might still block them, but the Ruyi Chamber of Commerce has its roots in the prefecture, and they need to go back to mourn, so they will not stop them. As for whether there is a factor of Song Cheng's face, there is more or less.
Face may not make others help you in times of need, but it will definitely make you add icing on the cake.
The manager felt that the pass was handled very quickly.
In front, the manager was going through the procedures.
But Song Cheng was invited to the backyard by a yamen runner.
In the backyard, Ouyang Fei was sitting in front of a white stone table and looking at him with a smile.
Song Cheng approached with a cane, bowed, and sat down.
Ouyang Fei poured tea for the two of them, and then smiled: "The internal affairs officer will be here soon, and we can't drink during the day. Brother Song will bear with it."
Song Cheng smiled and said, "The tea is good."
He raised the cup, sniffed the tea fragrance, and then slowly raised it flat.
Ouyang Fei clinked his cup with him.
The two laughed and drank it all.
Ouyang Fei put down the teacup, took out a letter from his bosom, and pushed it to Song Cheng, saying: "These days, I see that Brother Song is not affected by his eye disease. This letter is a recommendation of talents from Baituo Manor. It has my and County Magistrate Chen's joint signatures and handprints. Brother Song, if you are willing to become a disciple, take this letter with you. If not, just hide it."
Song Cheng asked seriously: "Brother Ouyang, what will happen if you become a disciple?"
Ouyang Fei thought about it and began to count one by one.
And Song Cheng gradually understood.
Baituo Manor is not a manor, but a block, Huahai Block.
The whole block together constitutes Baituo Manor.
If you formally join Baituo Manor, first of all, your family must move into Huahai Block, and enter and exit with a hand order.
Doing so is, first, safer; second, it elevates your status. When others see that you are from Huahaifang, they will know that you are either rich or noble and dare not provoke you easily; third, it allows you to take root here. If you want to have any other intentions, you need to weigh it first.
Ouyang Fei certainly didn't say "three", but Song Cheng could think of it casually.
In Baituo Manor, the old manor owner and the young manor owner are respected, followed by two elders, one law enforcement and one snake; and there are four internal affairs envoys and two external affairs envoys.
These high-level people are at least "form realm".
It is even rumored that the manor owner and the elders are above the "form realm" and have broken the limit of mortal life span of 100 years.
The internal affairs envoy is in charge of local affairs and is the superior of local officials such as county magistrates and county lieutenants. However, the four people take turns on duty, and they can't and dare not have "gangs and factions".
The external affairs envoy is in charge of the affairs of the rivers and lakes. Compared with the hall of the internal affairs envoy, there are fewer people, but they are all elite.
The law enforcement elder, as the name suggests.
The snake elder was established because of the characteristics of Baituo Manor.
Baituo Manor controls the way to manipulate a strange monster, and this monster is a snake. There is not a single species of snakes. Ouyang Fei does not know the specifics. As the inner disciple of Shanghe County, he only knows that those snakes are terrible.
Therefore, the snake elder is also considered to be the strongest existence besides the old manor owner.
As for the territory
Among the eighteen counties of Hanping Prefecture, Baituo Manor occupies five counties, Zhushan Temple occupies four counties, and Shanhe Martial Arts Hall occupies nine counties.
This time, in order to calm the situation, the four internal affairs envoys and even the law enforcement elders in Baituo Manor were dispatched.
The above are all the basic information about Baituo Manor that Ouyang Fei knows. As an inner disciple, he is not clear about the rest of the dynamics.
The two were chatting, and the clerk in the front yard suddenly ran back, but saw Song Cheng there, and he was hesitant to speak.
Ouyang Fei said in a hoarse voice: "Just tell me!"
The clerk said: "Ruyi Chamber of Commerce returned to the city this time, and some people from the martial arts school accompanied them."
Ouyang Fei said: "How many people?"
The clerk said: "Eleven. Among them are Zhao Hua and Liu Jun from the Water Bird Martial Arts School."
Ouyang Fei said: "There are only eleven people, and you still come to report specifically, just do it directly! Don't you know that Zhao Hua from the South City Martial Arts School and I are sworn brothers? What's wrong with following me to the city? Not smart!"
The clerk hurriedly left.
After the people left, Ouyang Fei smacked his lips and lowered his voice: "Brother, don't come too often, at least once every five or six days. The number should be small each time, preferably three or four, otherwise it will be too conspicuous, and other families will make trouble. It will be difficult to investigate when the internal affairs officer comes."
Song Cheng smiled and clasped his fists and said: "I'll remember it in my heart. Thank you, Brother Ouyang."
Ouyang Fei smiled and said: "You're welcome."