The old man was very unhappy when he heard his words:

When talking about money, why are you mentioning feelings? Besides, what kind of friendship do we have?

We failed in the robbery and you even took away my firewood and axe. We are both bad guys to each other, so how can there be any feelings between us!

But seeing that the bandit lady was coming over with a sledgehammer, the old man could only open the door with reluctance, took the firewood and hatchet, and said enthusiastically:

"Well, with the relationship we have, why would we talk about money? This is just like returning home!

Come on, come in, you can stay in any of my rooms, whichever one you like!"

Old Yang was a little suspicious. She stood at the door without moving and asked him:

"Aren't you the village chief? Why do you live here?"

Looking around this place, there is no village in front and no shop behind. There is not even any people, let alone any village.

Speaking of this, the old man couldn't help shedding tears again:

"I have a miserable life. I told you guys but you didn't listen. I have to complain about this to everyone I meet. I feel wronged and I always say we are right...

I tell you, if I hadn’t encountered this kind of thing, I wouldn’t have hid in this forest, nor would I have robbed people on the road.”

The old man talked about the grievances he had suffered, and the general meaning was -

He had a pretty granddaughter who went for a stroll in the county and was noticed by the county magistrate's father. He insisted on having her as a concubine, took her away, and gave her a lot of money.

They thought this was a kind of enjoyment, and besides, there was no way to control them, so they just accepted it.

The county magistrate's father, an old man, was very happy to have such a beautiful girl.

But the county magistrate's mother was not happy and made trouble with her family every day. Later, the county magistrate's father also felt that it was not okay, so he asked them to take the person away and return the money.

If they don't want it, then they can just go and collect it. What can ordinary people say? But the problem is that the money is gone.

He asked his son and daughter-in-law to take the money and pick up his daughter, but they didn't know what happened on the way, and when they reached their pockets, the money was gone.

The couple felt that their family was relying on them and they were greedy for wealth and didn't want to let go, or they wanted the person and the money and didn't want to pay it back.

The more he thought about these two unreasonable things, the angrier he got. Dingguang Wusi beat up his son and daughter-in-law and threw them out.

They were told to collect the money to redeem the girl within seven days. If they failed to do so, the girl would be sold to a brothel.

She is their own daughter. It is bad enough that she becomes someone's concubine. How could they watch her being sold to that place?

The whole family pooled their resources, sold everything they could, and borrowed from relatives and friends. They now had some assets, but were not wealthy.

At that time, people were generous and gave three hundred taels of silver. This money is easy to lose but hard to collect.

Besides, not everyone is like Lao Fujia, who can sell his house and land whenever he wants. No one knows what will happen in the future, so everyone is willing to sell it together.

Even if their family members were still able to do so, they all agreed to sell half of the land, take out their savings, and add the borrowed money to make up the two hundred taels. But when it came time to sell the land again, it was no longer possible.

The sons and their wives were in a big fuss. They had done everything they could, but it was still not enough.

You can't sacrifice your whole family for her. Whether she lives or dies, you have to live your life!

Seeing that the situation was really bad, the old man told them to stop worrying about it while he thought of a solution.

So he came up with this idea of ​​collecting accommodation fees.

This method had been used by people from nearby villages before, but when they used it, it was real robbery. Their village was far away, so no one came to do it on purpose at the time, and what's more, those robbers were also arrested.

The old man was also afraid of something going wrong, so he thought of charging accommodation fees. If he was lucky enough and there were more people, maybe he would be able to get by.

Those men also came from the village to help. Unfortunately, they failed in their first attempt today.

This house was built and left behind by robbers in the past. He thought he would live here first so that he could swindle people earlier tomorrow.

Those people are lucky enough to be able to accompany him to do this, but they are not willing to suffer here with him at night.

Besides, the weather is getting cold now, there is nothing here, and their village is far away, so they all went back, but promised to come early tomorrow.

Fu Dabai and Fu Sanbai stretched their heads to take a look at the house. The window paper was torn and the grass on the roof was almost gone. It would be quite miserable to stay here for a night.

But Old Yang was not concerned about this. After listening, she frowned and asked him:

"You said your son and daughter-in-law met a mother and daughter on the road?"

The old village chief slapped his thigh and said, "That's right! They must have stolen the money!"

According to the old man, his son and daughter-in-law met a mother and daughter on their way to redeem the person. The mother was driving a ox cart and the little girl seemed to be sick and was lying on the cart covered with a quilt.

They passed by them and asked for the way to the county. After they told them, they had no intention of getting in the car, but the sickly little girl was kind-hearted and insisted on letting them get in the car.

They sat all the way. The little girl liked them very much. She kept calling them uncle and aunt. She was pretty too and let the two men hold her.

The two of them looked at her as if they were seeing their own daughter when she was a child. The more they looked, the more they loved her. All they could think of was her and their daughter. So they held her all the way without thinking much.

The mother and daughter accompanied them to the county government office before leaving.

The couple was anxious and nervous when they arrived at the place, and didn't feel anything was wrong. It was only when they took out their money that they realized the money was gone.

I don't know when a hole appeared in my clothes, but it didn't look like it was cut by a knife, just like it was torn by chance.

After the couple were beaten, they thought that the money must have fallen on the car, so they asked around and heard that after the two people separated from them, they bought some food and hurriedly ran straight to the city gate. They had already left the city.

On the way, she said she was taking the child to see a doctor, but now she was in such a hurry. There was no doubt that she let them take the child away.

Now that the people have left the city, where can we find them? I went to the county government to file a complaint, and the county magistrate said that he would send people to chase these two people, but if they were caught, that was one thing. If not, they had to deliver the money on time.

The couple was extremely anxious, regretful and worried. Now they were very sick. If they couldn't get their daughter back, they might get so angry that they would die first.

The old man shed tears:

"You said that this matter has caused a lot of trouble. Who did we offend? Don't think that I am trying to deceive you. I really have no other choice!

My son and daughter-in-law have never done anything bad in their lives. They just took the ride and thought they were getting a bargain. Why did they end up like this?

Those two are just fools, they were cheated by someone. They had so much money in their pockets, but they didn't know how to be more careful and even went to hug someone else's child!

I really am...Alas!"

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