Ping An Biography

The efficiency of the government at the county level in the Ming Dynasty seems to be not very good. Zhao Erniang has been basking in the sun for a long time without any movement, and the people around her are already discussing and whispering.

After a while, I saw two yamen servants wearing tall hats and soap clothes coming out, with knives in their waists, went straight to the outside of the crowd and shouted: "Scatter! Scatter! The magistrate has an order, take it!" People go in and confront each other."

After driving away for a while, the crowd finally moved away from the crowd and continued to watch, but Zhao Erniang suddenly grabbed the paper on the ground, picked up her skirt and ran away like a frightened bird, shouting: "I'm wronged, I'm wronged, the official caught me indiscriminately!"

One of the yamen servants scolded, "Where did you come from?" The other said: "Chasing, I took someone on a job."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Erniang ran very dexterously, she ran very fast, even the two yamen servants couldn't match, there were so many people on the street, and people's inability to dodge would greatly affect the speed of the two yamen servants, they really couldn't keep up with their feet.Zhao Erniang ran away for two streets and then got rid of the yamen servant, but she was still running, shouting "wrong" and "help" from time to time, and she was a woman who shouted such words, who would stop her?People pay most attention to who is chasing after her.The person chasing her now is no longer a yamen servant, but a few young men in short clothes, chasing after her.

Running to the canal near the water gate, it happened to be at a specific place, and Zhao Erniang was blocked from front to back.She yelled "The government has killed someone" and jumped into the canal. The young men who were chasing her ran to the river to look down, and then quickly backed away.Zhao Erniang jumped up and down in the river, people by the river shouted for help, some were eager to pull out their coats and wanted to jump into the river, at this time a middle-aged scribe said calmly: "This woman has provoked the government, you Going to save her, won't you be afraid of being treated as a widow?"

There was a Sanming Wau canopy boat floating in the middle of the river, and Zhao Erniang jumped in the direction of the boat, yelling "Help" from time to time in surprise and anxiety.After a while, a long oar finally stretched out from the boat, Zhao Erniang grabbed hold of it firmly, and then slowly pulled her towards the side of the boat.Two strong men came out of the cabin, and they bent down to lift her by each arm, and easily lifted Zhao Erniang onto the boat.

"This bitch is falling into the water nearby, she will be eye-catching even if she is not rescued." A voice said.

Sitting in the cabin was a burly man, but he was still wearing a narrow bamboo hat. The bamboo hat covered half of his face, and the lower half of his face was hairy.Without raising his head, he said, "Get out of the water gate immediately, and throw her ashore when you're out of the city."

The burly man wearing Dou Li was none other than Peng Tianheng, who came to Yizhen County in person, which Zhang Ning and the others did not expect.In fact, no one in Biyuan knows what Peng Tianheng looks like, so they can only rely on Zhao Erniang to play by ear. She is very handy in this way, and she has made up her mind to see the rabbit and not to stalk the eagle, unless she is raped in public or Peng Tianheng's identity is confirmed. She will not give herself up to others easily, even if she is sure, she has to play tricks, so that he can see that she can't eat... Zhao Erniang knows the virtue of a man very well, and the best things are not eaten.

At this time, Peng Tianheng stretched out his hand to lift the bamboo hat slightly, and looked at Zhao Erniang, unexpectedly, after one glance, he wanted to take a second look.

Zhao Erniang's whole body was dripping with water, the floral beige and the skirt were stuck to her body, her lines were completely exposed, especially the pair of nai| skirts on her chest were so tightly packed by the wet clothes that she was trembling unspeakably tempting.She folded her arms in front of her chest to cover it, and her hands were still covering the big waves, but her posture was like a girl with curly hair touching herself.Peng Tianheng suddenly felt a heat in his lower abdomen, and a burst of fire burst out of his whole body.

"Who are you?" Peng Tianheng couldn't help but ask.

Zhao Erniang didn't answer, curled up in a corner, gently pulled a piece of canvas to cover, her teeth clucked softly, like a frightened thrush, all the men in the boat loved and pitied each other when they saw it.

A man next to him said: "This woman's surname is Hu, and people from Dashu'ao Village first saw her complaining at the gate of the county government."

"Did I ask you?" Peng Tianheng said coldly. Seeing that the man's eyes kept looking at Zhao Erniang, he became angry and rushed.Or maybe it was because in front of such a beautiful woman, he couldn't help showing a manly majesty.

When Zhao Erniang heard that someone on the boat had seen her before, it would be bad to say too much in her heart, and it would be more true if she said it unclearly, so she said timidly: "My family... I just want to go home now, you can let me Disembarking?"

Peng Tianheng showed a kind smile and said kindly: "Where is your home, I will send someone to take you back."

"Dashuao." Zhao Erniang said pitifully, "I have to go back by myself, or my master will beat me when he sees it."

"Damn, what kind of man is beating his mother-in-law?" Peng Tianheng scolded.Now that it was impossible for him to let this girl go easily, he beckoned, and one of his subordinates came over, and he whispered, "Send someone to Dashu'ao to find out if there is a woman surnamed Hu who has gone missing." .”

After explaining, Peng Tianheng showed half a smiling face again, and asked, "Why did you fall into the water, and who chased you? Tell me, maybe I can help you."

Zhao Erniang buried her head in silence for a while, then handed out a completely soaked piece of paper from her bosom, the paper was torn, not to mention the words on it: "Written by a boy in the village." Peng Tianheng took it over, held it in his hand in astonishment, It's all rotten, how do you know what to write?

Peng Tianheng said again: "Mrs. Hu, do you think this is okay? What do you say when you go back like this? Come to my house first, let the wife change your clothes and dry clothes for you, and then explain the matter clearly, we will take you home properly , explain the truth to your master, and I won’t embarrass you.”

"I don't know you." Zhao Erniang was still curled up, looking at the hair on his face with fearful eyes.

"I'm in business, salt business, and I'm not a bad person. You think I look like a bad person?" Peng Tianheng smiled kindly, with a malicious expression on his face but he didn't know it.

Zhao Erniang shook her head and said nothing.

At this time the boat had left the city safely, and after docking, Peng Tianheng stopped chattering with Zhao Erniang, got up and left the cabin, turned his head and said in a deep voice: "Take her back, who dares to touch her, whoever touches her with one hand will be chopped off!"

"Yes, owner." The person next to him answered, and Zhao Erniang in the cabin heard it clearly.

Peng Tianheng said again: "I'll go there after I find out her details. When I go back, I'll watch the way and watch out for tails."

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After Zhang Ning got the report, Xie Juan reminded him, "You really don't want to send someone to follow?"

"No, I'm not someone who can't trust you. Be careful. Those gangsters are also veterans. If you're not afraid of [-], you're afraid that if they are discovered, the whole thing will be ruined. Not only do you scare the snake, but how did Zhao Erniang come back?"

Xie Juan sighed: "In this way, Erniang Zhao will have no news, success or failure is unknown, we are really in a hurry with our eyes covered."

"Calm down, keep using it." Zhang Ning said calmly, "There are two people and two fast horses staying in the inn to live here; there is a person squatting at Dashuao. We have already done what we can do, what to do next It's all superfluous, now go back to Yangzhou and wait for the news with peace of mind."