The man had a dark face and a ferocious expression, which was scary to look at.
He had a full beard and wore a striking green robe and official boots with white soles and black surfaces. However, there were some black and red marks on the robe, and the boots were covered with dust.
Xia Youtian trembled at first, but when he saw that the man had no intention of snatching the purse from his arms, he slowly calmed down.
He forced a smile, bowed deeply to the visitor, and made a salutation:
"Mr. Jin, long time no see! How have you been?"
The bearded man scratched his head, pulled Xia Youtian by the shoulder and slipped into a narrow alley nearby, his mouth busy:
"Fourth brother, stop torturing me! Come over here quickly, let's go inside and talk!"
With a creak, the bearded man pushed open a shabby wooden door and the two men entered the yard. The bearded man looked back and saw no one, so he closed the door.
Xia Youtian's heart, which was already tense, now became even more tense.
The bearded man listened to the noise outside for a while, then roughly dragged Xia Youtian a few steps quickly into the house, bolted the door from the inside, and said to Xia Youtian:
"Fourth brother, I'm so lucky to have met you today. I don't have to go to Beiguan Village again.
Please tell Yujiao a message for me when you get back!
My superiors sent me there to carry out a mission, and it will probably take me a year or two to come back.
Tell Yujiao not to rush into marriage and to wait for me for two years! When I come back, I will propose marriage to her!"
Xia Youtian's eyes suddenly widened to the size of a cow's, and he was speechless for a long time.
The bearded man threatened him domineeringly:
"You must tell her the message. If she refuses, I'll find her myself. If you don't, I'll find you to settle the score!"
The bearded man said these words hurriedly, picked up the teapot from the small table in the room, gulped down a bellyful of cold tea, wiped his mouth, and put the teapot on the table with a "bang":
"You can go now. Don't tell anyone you've seen me except Yujiao!"
The bearded man said this nonsense, turned around and climbed onto the kang, opened the window on the wall at the head of the kang, raised his hand to prop it open, and then climbed out of the window.
He looks stocky and heavy, but unexpectedly he is very agile when he moves.
The bearded man kicked the ground, stirring up dust along the way.
Xia Youtian stared blankly at the bearded figure running further and further away in the smoke and dust, his face dazed, unable to recover for a long time. He couldn't help but ponder in his heart.
This man surnamed Jin is a somewhat famous figure in Beiguan Town, but unfortunately he doesn't have a good reputation.
When did he meet Yujiao?
From what he said, could it be that he has already secretly decided to spend his life with Yujiao?
But, I heard that this guy surnamed Jin has a wife and children!
Yujiao is the treasure of the Xia family, how could she become someone's concubine!
Even if his wife died, it would not be okay to let Yujiao be his concubine!
Yujiao is good-looking and young. Although she broke off the engagement with the Xie family and was subject to some gossip, she is a little depressed.
But as long as this period passes, she will recover sooner or later.
When she comes to her senses, she can find a good young man from a respectable farming family.
At worst, I can marry someone who lives a little further away!
No matter what, isn't being a married couple better than being a concubine to your girl surnamed Jin?
After much thought, Xia Youtian decided to keep the matter secret.
After returning home, he never mentioned it again.
Xia Yujiao is actually only a few years older than Lihua, and Xia Youtian almost watched her grow up.
The bearded man was rude and irritable, and he already had a wife and more than one child...
No matter how you look at it, he doesn't seem like a good man suitable for his girl.
Xia Youtian shook his head, forced himself to suppress the trouble, packed up his things and walked out.
Everything in this house is very shabby, there is not even a set of bedding, it doesn't look like a place where people can live.
Since there's nothing valuable here, there's probably no need to lock the door.
However, perhaps because he did not check the almanac before going out today, the shock Xia Youtian encountered was not over yet.
As soon as he walked out of the courtyard door of the cottage, he saw a man in black clothes climbing over the wall into the courtyard.
Xia Youtian's heart was pounding with fear and he almost fell to the ground.
I covered my mouth with my hands and finally calmed my pounding heart. Then I saw a group of soldiers, about ten people, rushing past the entrance of the alley while shouting "Hurry, hurry, follow me."
The knives in their hands gleamed brightly under the scorching sun, flashing with a cold light.
Xia Youtian's heartbeat, which had just calmed down, began to speed up uncontrollably again.
Be it the bearded man or the stranger who just climbed over the wall, none of them were as scary as this group of soldiers. After all, these officials in the government office were not the kind to be reasoned with!
He held onto the wall and slowly moved out, bit by bit.
It’s my fault. My legs have become so weak that I can’t walk faster. I can only stroll slowly.
No matter what, get away from this shabby house.
Otherwise, if that guy surnamed Jin has some connection with this group of people and he arrests me and puts me in jail, who can I turn to for justice?
By then, Jiang will probably cry to death!
Even if I used all the money I had to bribe people, it wouldn't necessarily get me out! If I got sick in jail, I might not even be able to farm!
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