The daily life of a charming girl who made a fortune in ancient times

Chapter 74 Who Are You

Now that the manpower has arrived, the plan that has been set will naturally be implemented immediately.

Bao Li, who was still injured, stayed behind to guard the boat. Yumian generals Xu Chuan, Chen Jingcheng and Chen Hong took a shortcut over the mountain and rushed to Xiacai City to kill An Ziyuan.

When they arrived in Xiacai, they were just in time for the funeral of An's family.

According to local customs, the deceased should be buried in the ground within three days of mortuary.But the day for the funeral was postponed to the ninth day after the flood.

Nine is the extreme number of stopping spirits.

In addition, it was rainy and hot in July, and the ice bank in Xiacai County had run out of ice last year, so it was no longer possible to freeze the corpses.Therefore, the dead could not wait for the flood to recede before being buried according to funeral rites.

Xu Chuan led his people to stand on the hillside, looking at the long row of funeral boats carrying coffins of all sizes coming out of the city gate.Instruct everyone to wait for An Ziyuan to finish burying his family members before doing anything.

Listening to the earth-shattering cries of three or forty people on the boat, Chen Jingcheng sighed in a low voice, "An's family is all dead, these mourners hired for money cry so sadly, it should be because their family also has A loved one passed away."

"Housekeeper Xu, fourth master, please look at the first boat." Chen Hong motioned Chen Jingcheng and Xu Chuan to look at the first boat, "The filial son who wears heavy filial piety and carries the banner is An Ziyuan."

An Ziyuan was kneeling on the bow boat in heavy filial piety, crying very sadly watching the action.

When the funeral boat arrived at the foot of the hillside where Anjiazu's grave was located.An Ziyuan, who was carrying the flag, was supported by two people, or rather dragged, to the An family's ancestral grave.

Xu Chuan twirled his fingers lightly and asked Chen Hong, "I remember you said that An Ziyuan knows martial arts?"

Chen Hong was very sure, "Yes, my subordinates have seen An Ziyuan do it with his own eyes. His martial arts are not low, and there are at least two masters around him to protect him. There were originally four, but one left later, and the other died in the hands of Guanyin. On Temple Hill."

"The person who carried the banner didn't know martial arts at first glance, but the two who carried him had strength." Xu Chuan scanned the entire funeral procession with his eyes, and said decisively, "The person we are looking for may not be here. Brother Chen and three others are waiting here, and after the funeral, An Ziyuan will be arrested, and the rest will follow me into the city."

The flood in Anzhai has not receded, and people cannot be hidden.Xu Chuan directly took Chen Hong and others to the Yaowang Temple, where the family rested. The monks in the temple were dismantling the coffin, but An Ziyuan was not in the temple.Xu Chuan jumped to the top of the hall, looked around and went straight to the pagoda in the west of the hall.

Chen Hong immediately led his men to chase after them. Before they reached the top of the tower, Xu Chuan had already walked down with a dead body.

Chen Hong was taken aback, "Butler Xu, who is this person?"

"Looking at his clothes and age, this person should be what Lin Erye said, the old housekeeper of Anfu, go back to the graveyard!" In addition to the old housekeeper's body on the top floor of the pagoda, there is still a lot of blood on the ground, which shows that many people have died recently. died in the tower.An Ziyuan's methods may be more ruthless than they guessed.

When Xu Chuan rushed back to the cemetery with the corpse, the weak An Ziyuan was being supported by two people, one by one around the grave.

When An Ziyuan walked around each grave three times and was about to be carried away from the grave, Xu Chuan appeared and stopped the funeral procession.

Before An Ziyuan could speak, the old housekeeper's son, An Dong, was crying heartbreakingly, and threw himself at the corpse brought by Xu Chuan.

"Dad, dad—"

Seeing that An Ziyuan was also trembling, Xu Chuan looked at the old butler who was killed, and asked politely, "The old butler's body was found in the pagoda in the Yaowang Temple. Does Young Master An know who killed it?" The old housekeeper?"

The two people standing on An Ziyuan's left and right lowered their heads and did not move. An Ziyuan, whose face was half covered by a filial hat, raised his head slightly. His complexion was as pale as paper, and his eyes were red and swollen.

Chen Hong shouted, "Who are you? Where is An Ziyuan?"

"Don't move anyone, or I'll stab him right away!" The two people who were supporting An Ziyuan on the left and right shook off their filial piety clothes, revealing the knives against An Ziyuan's ribs, and roared fiercely.

This sudden turn of events stunned the mourners who were waiting to receive their money, and Anton, who was crying with snot and tears all over his face, was also dumbfounded.

"Stay away!" The two kidnappers dragged An Ziyuan back towards the woods. Just when they were feeling proud, Chen Jingcheng, who was hiding in the woods, rushed out with his men, and restrained An Ziyuan's kidnappers in a few strokes. Live, tied together with An Ziyuan.

Now, the funeral procession was even more shocked: Didn't these people come to save An Ziyuan?
Anton rushed up with a dozen servants of An's family, "Who are you? Let go of my young master!"

Xu Chuan ignored these people and only asked An Ziyuan, "Who are you? Where is the person who killed the old housekeeper?"

An Ziyuan, whose hands were bound, had a hoarse voice, but he spoke clearly, "My little one, An Ziyuan, the murderer left yesterday."

"Where did they go?"

An Ziyuan shook his head weakly, "The villain doesn't know."

Chen Hong said angrily, "Let him run away!"

Xu Chuan asked again, "Who are these two people?"

An Ziyuan replied, "Raozhou water bandits."

Xu Chuan stepped forward to untie the rope for An Ziyuan, and said gently, "Master An, can you come with me? After the matter is clarified, I will send someone to bring you back."

An Ziyuan nodded immediately, called Anton and said hoarsely, "Bury your father next to the ancestral grave first, and then spend a lot of money to hire a trustworthy guardian to guard the shop in the east of the city. I'll talk about other things when I come back."

Anton wiped his tears and asked, "Master, how many nursing homes should you hire?"

"20 people."

Because it was inconvenient to cross mountains and ridges with An Ziyuan and two water bandits, the group took a boat instead, and chased the Lin family's big boat all day and night, until they returned to the big boat at noon on the third day.

Seeing the "An Ziyuan" that Xu Chuan brought back, he immediately concluded that this person was not An Ziyuan.

No, it is more accurate to say that the person in front of him is the real An Ziyuan! ! !
Who is the person pretending to be An Ziyuan, and why is he exactly like An Ziyuan?
Seeing that Lin Ruyu couldn't hide the pain on his face, Shen Ge's heart felt as if someone had grabbed it with his hands, and the pain was severe.

At this time, An Ziyuan's complexion and spirit improved a lot. He told the story in a hoarse voice, "On the eighth day of July, I took two ships of goods out of Raozhou and walked for half a day. Then I encountered water bandits. People and goods fell into their hands. Yesterday, the water bandits told me that my family members were all killed in the flood... I begged hard, and they agreed to redeem me with 3 taels of silver and go home for the funeral.”

Lin Ruyu calmed down and asked, "Where did the water bandits detain you after you were arrested in Raozhou?"

From Raozhou to Xiacai, it takes three days by boat.The water bandit told An Ziyuan yesterday that An Ziyuan would be able to bury his family in Xiacai today. Obviously, he was not locked up near Raozhou.

Involuntarily, Lin Ruyu thought of Taojiazhuang.

An Ziyuan looked at the little girl with the birthmark, his expression remained unchanged.But Lin Ruyu met his eyes, but couldn't calm down in her heart.

An Ziyuan shook his head, "When I woke up after being arrested, I was locked in a stone cave. When I was brought out, my face was covered with a black cloth. Although I don't know where it is, it should be within thirty miles of Xiacai. In the mountains."

(End of this chapter)