It was getting dark.
"Old Liu, how long has it been now?"
Chen Xuan looked at Liu Jinyu and asked.
One hour is two hours.
Chen Xuan himself didn't know how to tell time, after all, he didn't have a watch on his hand. In this world, people usually tell time by observing the movement of the sun.
Liu Jinyu placed a stick on the ground, and the sun shone on it, casting a reflection.
He looked at the sky, then at the shadow of the stick, and said, "Master Chen, there is less than a quarter of an hour left, and the hour is up!"
"Um."
Chen Xuan nodded lightly, then gave Zhang Tao a look without saying anything. The meaning of that look was very clear: time is almost up, you should take care of your own people!
Zhang Tao felt mixed emotions. As a prefect, he was being blackmailed and had to pay the money.
I have never suffered such a loss in my life.
If Ling Mo couldn't win...
He turned his head to look at Ling Mo, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground in meditation. His face was a little pale and he did not look very healthy.
Obviously, Chen Xuan's kick caused him great harm, causing internal injuries and he would not be able to recover in a short time.
Zhang Tao considered using a large army to crush Chen Xuan.
He has eight thousand men under his command, and he doesn't believe that Chen Xuan can handle it alone!
But after thinking about it, this is not a safe solution at all.
Even if everyone around Chen Xuan could be killed, Chen Xuan himself would probably be able to escape.
And if Chen Xuan escapes, then he, as the prefect, will not be able to sleep at night.
You never know when he will sneak into the prefect's mansion to assassinate you.
Moreover, there is another very dangerous reason, that is, Zhang Tao's men are here. If he gives the order to attack, Chen Xuan will catch the leader first and rush over to capture him, the commander-in-chief, and then everything will be ruined.
Therefore, after much thought, he had no choice but to compromise.
As for how to retaliate in the future, I can only plan it carefully after I return!
“The money is coming!”
At this time, someone shouted.
I saw several carriages driving in from the road, and the soldiers on both sides immediately made way for them.
The carriages stopped at the gate of the courtyard, some belonged to the Qin family, and some belonged to the Chen family.
"Brother-in-law, I have brought here one thousand taels of gold and fifteen thousand taels of silver."
Qin Baiye pointed at the two carriages and said with a painful look on his face.
With so much money, I wonder how much usury I would have to lend out to earn it back!
"Sir Governor, I have here 1,200 taels of gold and 13,000 taels of silver."
Chen Kun spoke in a depressed tone, regretting very much. He should not have come along earlier. All the money was wasted.
But then again, if he didn't come along, Qin Baiye wouldn't agree. This guy was deliberately trying to drag him into this.
Zhang Tao breathed a sigh of relief. It had finally arrived. He said to Chen Xuan in a serious tone, "Now that the money has arrived, you can release the person now!"
"No hurry, let's count the number first."
Chen Xuan gave Xiao Liuzi a look.
Xiao Liuzi understood what he meant and waved his hand immediately. A large group of bandits who had been prepared in advance blew into their hands with a smile, rubbed their hands excitedly, swarmed over and began to count how much money there was.
In less than an incense stick of time, everyone had counted the number of pieces, and the total was exactly two thousand two hundred taels of gold and twenty-eight thousand taels of silver.
In other words, the total value was exactly five thousand taels of gold, not a copper penny more or less, and it was strictly controlled.
"Okay, pull it in."
Chen Xuan waved his hand back, and Xiao Liuzi immediately called everyone to bring the horses and carriages into the courtyard.
"Get rich, get rich!"
Xu Ruolan's face was so wide with smile that she couldn't stop smiling. She immediately and enthusiastically asked Xiao Liuzi and others to unload the gold and silver.
However, Xiao Liuzi scratched his head and laughed dryly: "Third sister-in-law, why are you unloading it? The horse and the cart are ours, just leave the money in the cart."
This guy is also very considerate. He always calls Li Xiuning "sister-in-law", An Ruxue "sister-in-law", and Xu Ruolan "sister-in-law".
As for the others, regardless of whether they were in order or not, they were all called "little sister-in-law".
Xu Ruolan was stunned by his words and couldn't help asking, "What do you mean? Why don't you return the carriage to them?"
These horses and carriages are worth several hundred taels of silver.
"This is our stuff." Xiao Liuzi said with a smile.
Hearing this, the women couldn't help but look at each other.
Wow, he really eats it all up, leaving nothing for others.
As expected of a bandit, he really makes use of his professional expertise!
"You can let him go now!"
Zhang Tao said in a deep voice, the carriage carrying the silver had already been pulled into the courtyard, but they still didn't let the people go. It was a bit unreasonable.
Chen Xuan glanced at Liu Jinyu and ordered, "Release him."
"Go ahead, you guys."
Liu Jinyu threw them over like dumplings. Zhang Tao's men immediately caught them, untied them, and pulled the smelly socks out of their mouths.
"Father, you must avenge me!"
As soon as the stinky socks were pulled out and he could speak again, Zhang Tianci threw himself into Zhang Tao's arms and burst into tears.
"I swear I won't be a human being if I don't tear out the tendons and skin this man!"
He cried and howled, he had never suffered such humiliation in his life, he hated it to the extreme!
However, Zhang Tao frowned because Zhang Tianci's mouth was facing him when he spoke, and a strong smell of foot odor emanated from Zhang Tianci's mouth, which was choking!
"Okay, stay aside and don't talk without my permission!"
Zhang Tao said in a deep voice.
However, Zhang Tianci acted as if he didn't hear anything. He kept crying and asking Zhang Tao to avenge him, which made Zhang Tao feel choked.
Zhang Tao was already upset, and the stench made him run out of patience. He glared at her and shouted, "If you dare to speak again, I'll break your legs!"
Zhang Tianci was so frightened that he dared not say a word.
On the side, Qin Baiye felt that Zhang Tao was going a bit too far.
Your son has just escaped from danger and needs comfort. It would be fine if you didn't comfort him, but you scolded your son and didn't let him speak. What's the matter?
Besides, you didn't have to pay a penny for the money worth five thousand taels of gold. Even I, who paid the money, am not angry with my son.
But soon, Qin Baiye instantly understood why Zhang Tao asked Zhang Tianci to shut up.
Because his son Qin Hao also threw himself into his arms, gnashing his teeth with hatred on his face and said, "Father, my Qin family's money will not be spent in vain. Now that we have escaped, Chen Xuan no longer has hostages. You have nothing to worry about, and you can take action! I will cut him into pieces and dismember him!"
The pungent smell of feet was even stronger than that of the pit toilet in the dry toilet. Qin Baiye felt a black screen in front of his eyes and almost couldn't breathe.
He patted Qin Hao's shoulder, his voice a little hoarse, and said heavily: "Hao'er, don't speak first!"
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