After taking care of the Taiping Army, Qiao Zhiqing and Wang Shumao took a small boat on the opposite flower boat, two women and a man in the bed compartment were tightly tied by ropes, and when they saw Qiao Zhiqing coming in, they hurriedly shouted for help.Qiao Zhiqing pulled out a dagger and cut the rope, because he was worried that the thieves would come again, so he took the three of them to his cargo ship, and after getting on the cargo ship and standing firmly, the captain took the anchor and set sail.After the three of them stabilized their emotions, Qiao Zhiqing hugged his fists and asked, "Qiao Zhiqing in Xiashanxi, I don't know what to call the three" The young man among the three replied, "Brother Zhiqing is polite, Yuan Yusheng, the son of Yuan Shuliu, the prefect of Xiasongjiang, these two are my wife Zeng Jijing, and my sister-in-law Zeng Jiyun."
Thank you Brother Ren for saving me three people and one, please accept the next bow. ”Yuan Yusheng knelt down as he spoke, and Zeng Jijing and Zeng Jiyun also bowed down.Qiao Zhiqing hurriedly helped Yuan Yusheng up, and said politely, "When the road is uneven, draw a knife to help, a few people don't have to be polite." ”Yuan Yusheng and Zeng Jijing were obviously frightened, and they still chuckled with some trepidation, but Zeng Jiyun looked at Qiao Zhiqing with a smile on his face, as if the bloody fight just now had never happened."
Big brother, what are you doing, where are you going" Zeng Jiyun muttered and asked, Zeng Jijing hurriedly pulled her behind her."
Don't be surprised by the benefactor, my sister doesn't understand the etiquette."
Qiao Zhiqing laughed, "It's okay, we are merchants from Shanxi, and we went to Yiyang to sell some furs." ”Zeng Jijing breathed a sigh of relief, while Zeng Jiyun playfully stuck out her tongue and hid behind her sister.Qiao Zhiqing looked at her two sisters seriously, they were both dressed in plain cheongsam, tall and tall, and their eyebrows were circulating, they were indeed Jiangnan's daughters.The faces of the two of them are indeed somewhat similar, but the elder sister is thinner, and Zeng Jiyun is a little baby fat, but her body is very well-proportioned, and she is more cute than her sister.Yuan Yusheng eased his spirits, and his face gradually became bloody, so he had some confidence to thank him, "Brother Ren is chivalrous, save my family today, Brother Ren will be in trouble in the future, although he writes to his brother, his brother should go to the soup and fight the fire, and he will not give up."
When he goes ashore, he and his brother will drink bitterly. ”"Brother Yuan, don't be polite, it's my Qiao's honor to get to know Brother Yuan, don't mention it again if you repay it."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled politely, he knew a little bit about Yuan Yusheng, he was the son of Yuan Fangying, the former prefect of Songjiang, although he was handsome and from a famous family, but in the final analysis, he was an idle son, and his words were just to listen.But his wife Zeng Jijing has to mention that she is the eldest daughter of Zeng Guofan, the commander of the Hunan army, who is talented and intelligent, reads poetry, books, etiquette and music, and has the ability to never forget, but it is a pity that after marrying Yuan Yu, she was depressed in China and Japan, and in order to have a son, she died lonely and wasted her good years in vain.Although Yuan Yusheng is a gentleman, he is dissolute and unruly on weekdays, but he loves to make friends with the world's heroes, and seeing Qiao Zhiqing so extraordinary, he has to become a brother with him.Qiao Zhiqing couldn't shirk it, so he had to set up an incense burner on the splint with him, and became a brother, Qiao Zhiqing was one year older than Yuan Yusheng, so he was naturally commensurate with his brother.Qiao Zhiqing asked people to set up a banquet on the plywood, which shocked the three of them, and several people sat and chatted while eating, and talked about current affairs.After the death of his father Yuan Fangying, Yuan Yusheng moved his family to Changsha because of the disaster of the Taiping Army.Today, Yuan Yusheng and his wife and sister were playing in Zijiang, not wanting to run into the Taiping army, which was obviously also specially for them.When Qiao Zhiqing was fighting with the leader of the Taiping Army, Zeng Jijing and Zeng Jiyun could see it clearly in the bed, and now listening to his conversation with Yuan Yusheng, they didn't feel that they were all showing admiration, but Zeng Jiyun showed more obvious expression, sitting next to Qiao Zhiqing, staring at Qiao Zhiqing from time to time.Yuan Yusheng wandered in the land of fireworks all the year round, so he naturally knew the girl's thoughts, and he laughed a few times unconsciously, and he had an idea in his heart.At night, the cargo ship entered Yiyang, because the city gate was closed, after the ferry docked, the porters sorted out the goods, and after going ashore, they found a nearby inn and stationed down, waiting for dawn to enter the city.Qiao Zhiqing arranged for the porter to place the goods properly in the backyard, and concentrated the Taiping army in the firewood room, and sent people to take strict care of them.Wang Shumao is also very responsible, he personally set up a tent to live in the backyard, Qiao Zhiqing persuaded him several times, and finally let his temperament be.After finishing his work, Yuan Yusheng set up a table of banquets, and he had to do his best to be a landlord and wash the dust for Qiao Zhiqing.Because he was worried that something would change at night, Qiao Zhiqing excused himself several times, but he couldn't stand Yuan Yusheng's soft grinding and hard bubbles, Zeng Jijing and Zeng Jiyun also laughed and helped on the side, Qiao Zhiqing couldn't save face, so he had to agree.After three rounds of drinking, Zeng Jiyun, who was accompanying the wine on the side, gradually talked more, and couldn't care about the reserve of her daughter's family, and kept asking about Qiao Zhiqing's life experience, Qiao Zhiqing didn't care about it, and the two of them had a very tacit understanding when they asked and answered.Yuan Yusheng saw that the two of them were in love, but it was also a good karma, and he couldn't help but add fuel and vinegar to the side, "Brother Qiao is a young talent, and his family is so rich, his sister-in-law must be a famous family" Zeng Jiyun also looked at Qiao Zhiqing with great concern when he heard this."
Where is the virtuous brother, I am still alone, my family's business is in jeopardy, where do I have the intention of starting a family."
Qiao Zhiqing drank a cup after explaining, thinking of the current situation, he felt a little tired in his heart, all the way from Shanxi to Hunan, his head was on his trouser belt, and he didn't have a day of leisure when he came to this world.Zeng Jiyun hurriedly poured Qiao Zhiqing full of wine, and his mouth couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and his face was flushed.Yuan Yusheng quipped on the side, "My sister-in-law is also at the age of going out of the cabinet, but I have seen all the famous sons but none of them have entered her eyes, my father-in-law Zeng Guofan is also a headache for him, Brother Qiao is outstanding in literature and martial arts, why don't you let the younger brother introduce you to your father-in-law, maybe my wife and sister can also have a marriage." ”Zeng Jiyun puffed out her small mouth and glared at Yuan Yusheng playfully, her face couldn't help but become more and more red, her little face was about to get under the table, and even Zeng Jijing was amused by her and giggled.Yuan Yusheng deliberately dragged up the volume of Zeng Guofan's three words, Qiao Zhiqing naturally knew what he meant, but this business was related to the life and death of the Qiao family, and he couldn't afford to delay some more time for these trivial matters, so he shirked and said, "I understand the words of the virtuous brother, the coming day is long, I will definitely visit another day when I have time, this time it is still exempt." ”Zeng Jiyun was secretly a little disappointed, but the more he liked Qiao Zhiqing in his heart, how many people heard about his life experience, and they wanted to flatter, but he was so understated, he would definitely do something in the future, and he didn't have to rush this time.After thinking about it, he raised his glass and said to Qiao Zhiqing, "Brother Qiao's heart is high-minded, my sister toasts you, I hope that the eldest brother will not forget the little sister when he is developed in the future." ”Qiao Zhiqing looked at her delicate face, and his heart was also a little touched for a while, but he quickly said calmly, "That's natural, my sister is naturally beautiful, there will definitely be a wishful husband, eldest brother will congratulate my sister on her big day in advance." ”After Qiao Zhiqing finished speaking, Zeng Jiyun also drank a full cup in disappointment, and secretly said in his heart, how can he talk like this, does he not have a little mind about me, and several people were silent for a while, and suddenly heard a burst of noise from the backyard, Qiao Zhiqing chuckled in his heart, knowing that something had changed, and hurriedly told Yuan Yusheng to take care of the two sisters and go upstairs, and hurriedly ran to the backyard.As soon as I entered the gate of the backyard, I saw that the dart masters were fighting with a group of masked strong men, and there were already a few lying on the ground.There were more than a dozen masked men besieging Wang Shumao from all sides, but Wang Shumao blocked left and right, attacking up and down, and the masked men couldn't take any advantage, but were cut down by two people.After all, his hands can't hold four fists, they are all people who eat on the tip of the knife, and his martial arts are not much worse, Wang Shumao was hit by a protrusion and a flaw appeared in his chest, and a masked man took the opportunity to stab with a knife.It was too late, it was too fast, Qiao Zhiqing pulled out his waist knife and jumped into the formation, swung the knife upward, the two knives touched, and the masked man's center of gravity was unstable, so he took a few steps back.Wang Shumao was empty, slashing left and right, and two more masked men fell under his sword.At this time, the dart masters all heard the sound and went out of the house."
Bang bang" a few gunshots, and the masked man fell down in a wail.One of the masked men whistled when he saw that he had lost his hand, and all the masked men climbed down the low wall.Qiao Zhiqing didn't let him chase it, after all, it was someone else's territory, and I was afraid that there would be other accidents."
Brother Wang, look at where these people are coming from" Qiao Zhiqing squatted on the ground and lowered the mask of the masked man, seeing that the man's dress was not the dress of the Taiping Army.Wang Shumao thought for a while and replied, "I'm afraid it has something to do with the long-haired thieves in the firewood room, this group of people didn't come in for money, they exchanged hands when they met, they should be friends on the local road, our whereabouts have been exposed on this trip, and the way back is afraid that it will be difficult."
Qiao Zhiqing nodded, affirmed the thoughts in his heart, and after thinking about it secretly, he asked people to escort the Taiping Army out of the firewood room.The leader of the Taiping Army rested all the way, the complexion on his face was much better, he looked at Qiao Zhiqing angrily, it seemed that there were thousands of grudges about to break out, and scolded Qiao Zhiqing, "Shameless child, grandpa is planted in your hands, but I admit it, if you want to kill and scrape grandpa, if you let grandpa die in the hands of Qinggou, grandpa will not let you go." ”Qiao Zhiqing looked at him and smiled lightly, and replied lightly, "Don't worry, I won't hand you over to the imperial court, and I can let you leave here now." ”The leader looked at Qiao Zhiqing with an incredulous expression, and asked suspiciously, "Is this true" Qiao Zhiqing smiled heartily."
The eldest husband is hard to chase after the horse, where is there a fake, you and I have no grievances, it's just that my son is eager to save people for a while, and escorting you here is also for the safety of the three passers-by.You have to remember that I am also an upright Han Chinese. ”Qiao Zhiqing's words are righteous and awe-inspiring, especially the word Han, which is loud and clear.When the leader heard this, his heart seemed to be touched, and his voice was a little choked and replied, "Okay, you kid is still a man, do you dare to report your name" Qiao Zhiqing hugged his fists and replied, "In Qiao Zhiqing, Qi County, Xiashanxi, if you hate me for harming your brother's life, you can come to look for me in the future." ”The leader of the Taiping Army glanced at Qiao Zhiqing meaningfully, and replied heroically, "Good man, the coming day is long, and we will have a date later." ”Qiao Zhiqing nodded, and ordered his subordinates to loosen the bonds for everyone, although Wang Shumao did not agree with Qiao Zhiqing's approach, but he was the owner, and everything had to be obeyed by him.The dozen or so Taiping Army men didn't talk much, turned around and fled out of the door.Wang Shumao frowned and asked in Qiao Zhiqing's ear, "Why did the Third Young Master let them go, I'm afraid it's a big trouble, and they won't give up." ”Qiao Zhiqing had a gloomy face and replied softly, "Our whereabouts have been exposed, and it doesn't make much sense to get rid of them, I'm afraid that it will cause greater hatred, so it's better to show favor to them and take a step at a time." ”Wang Shumao nodded thoughtfully.Qiao Zhiqing had countless troubles in his heart, and he only looked forward to returning to Shanxi as soon as possible after changing the tea
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