Chapter 141

  "Prepare the sedan chair."

  Li Ruxiang spat out two words, and put the two letters left by Su Qing into her sleeve. She had an appointment with the lord of Luoye City today, and it was absolutely impossible to delay.

  A sedan chair arrived at the city master's mansion, after reporting, Li Ru was led by the servant of the city master's mansion to the main hall.

  Just as the incense stick was about to burn out, Fang Bo Shan, the master of Luo Ye City, walked in from outside.

  Fang Bo-shan was born with a big belly and loose bowels, he looks more like a merchant than the lord of a city.

  "Master Fang." Li Ru stood up and bowed deeply.

  "Madam Su, please sit down." Fang Bo-shan said: "There are some things in the government office that have delayed me and kept Madam Su waiting for a long time. Ah yes, Mr. Su has just passed away, according to custom, madam should be at home mourning, why did you come here?"

  "Alas, if I hadn't had a past that couldn't be escaped, how would I, a mere woman, dare to brave the rumors and gossip of others to seek out Master Cheng?"

  "What's going on?" Fang Baoshan asked, leaning slightly forward.

  "That Cheng Da Lei was evil in many ways, now that he's been caught, it's also the city master's wisdom, getting rid of harm for the people. But that group of bad people actually blamed me for everything, repeatedly causing trouble at my home. Today they threw a knife over, tomorrow they splattered a bucket of blood on my door."

  Fang Bo Shan slightly curled his lip, he wasn't stupid, throwing knives and splashing blood, do you take the mountain bandits of Hamao Village as ordinary thugs? Mountain bandits also have dignity, okay?

  "I came just to ask, when is the city master planning to kill that evil thief, once and for all, killing him will also cut off their hopes."

  "This guy……" Fang Bo Shan hadn't planned to kill Cheng Da Lei, capturing him was a great achievement, reporting it to the higher-ups would naturally make him more valuable alive than dead. Moreover, keeping him alive could be used as leverage in case the bandits of Ha Ma Zhai went crazy.

  Li Ru didn't understand Fang Bo-shan's psychology, so she took out a wooden box and said: "Apart from this, there is another thing. Before my late husband died, he promised to give the city master a night pearl. This was what my late husband instructed before his death, and today I specially brought it for the city master."

  "Night Pearl, what..."

  Fang Bo Shan was still somewhat perplexed when he suddenly saw the wooden box open, and a fist-sized precious pearl emitted soft and serene light.

  Fang Bo Shan burst out laughing: "That's right, that's right! Brother Su is really a man of his word, he still remembers the debt he owes me even on his deathbed."

  "My late husband was the kind of person who would naturally be friends with someone like Fang Da Ren who values loyalty and righteousness...and then there's the matter of Cheng Da Lei..."

  "Don't worry, I'll handle it properly." Fang Baoshan said with a big package and a big wrap.

  Fang Bo Shan held the night pearl in his hand, reluctant to let go, and saw Li Ru still sitting there, so he stopped speaking. Then he asked: "Madam Su, is there anything else?"

  "Alas, I shouldn't have told the city master about it. A small family matter has unnecessarily upset the city master."

  "What's going on?" Fang Baoshan had already begun to feel annoyed with this woman.

  "It's not my daughter Su Qing, her association with the mountain bandits has already brought shame to our Su family. After her husband's death, no one can control her anymore. Today she came to me and wanted to exchange our family property for 3,000 taels of silver to squander. That property was built up by my late husband bit by bit, originally intended to be passed down to her when she grew a few more years older. But looking at her current temperament, I really don't feel at ease handing over the Su family to her."

  "Who would have thought such a thing could happen!"

  "How could it be fake?" Li sighed: "I was afraid she wouldn't admit it, so I had her write a receipt. Later, I'll send someone to deliver the silver to her. As a mother, can you let your child go hungry? But what I'm afraid of is that today it's three thousand taels, tomorrow it's five thousand taels, and every time she comes to me for more, how can I bear not to give it to her? But the Su family can't afford such extravagance."

  Fang Bo Shan glanced at the receipt and suddenly flew into a rage, slapping his palm heavily on the table.

  "What nonsense! A child like this should be well taken care of."

  "After her husband passed away, although I dare to manage her, after all, I am a stepmother, no matter how heavy or light I say it, it's not right."

  "I've taken charge for you, I couldn't just watch her squander Su Brother's family property. This receipt will stay with me, if she comes to ask you for money again, tell her to come find me!"

  ……

  Su Qian waited left and right, but Li Ru's silver did not arrive. She then went to the Su residence again. Without a doubt, she was scolded again, but didn't get a single penny.

  She left Su's house, and the cool breeze made her even more heartbroken. She had originally wanted to raise some money to bail out Cheng Dairen, but now it was all in vain, like trying to scoop up water with a bamboo basket.

  A person walked alone on the road, unable to hold back tears. At this moment, someone gently patted her shoulder from behind.

  Su Ying was startled and turned around to see Xiao Bai Lang standing behind her.

  "Shh, come with me."

  Xiaobai Lang rushed Su Ying and waved his hand, leading Su Ying to the wine building. On the way, Su Ying told her own experience.

  "I've been secretly watching you these past few days, and every time I saw you go to the Su's house, I wanted to stop you. In the end, something did happen after all. But it doesn't matter, let's just get through this period of time, and we can slowly settle accounts with the Su family later."

  Su Ying still didn't know that the little white wolf had been protecting her all along, and she was startled when she walked into the backyard. There were many people crowded in the yard, some sharpening knives, others drinking wine.

  "You've actually brought so many people?"

  "Sister-in-law, don't be offended. We didn't want to drag you into this matter, so we didn't show up in front of you." Qin Man.

  Su Ying has been heartbroken for the past few days, thinking of how to do her best to rescue Cheng Da Lei, but she didn't expect that the people from Ha Ma Zhai had already arrived at the lake bottom.

  Many people, after hearing Su Qian's experience, were so angry that they shouted loudly and vowed to avenge the Su family. In the end, it was Liu Bei who stopped them, saying that they could take revenge on Li Ru, but this would only expose their own existence. From then on, rescuing Cheng Da Lei became even more difficult.

  "What can you do to save him?"

  Su Ying was stumped by this problem, and the silver spent was countless, but there was still no way to save Cheng Da Lei. With the strength of the Ha Ma Fort, it was impossible to break into the big prison. Originally wanted to wait until Cheng Da Lei was escorted away before taking action, but Fang Bo Shan's side had no movement either, and it was unknown how he planned to deal with Cheng Da Lei. Now every day that passed meant more danger for Cheng Da Lei.

  "It's not like there's no way." Su Ying.

  Everyone's eyes were on her, and everyone had always treated her as a protected object, no one ever thought she would have any ideas of her own.

  "These days I haven't gone out, always staying at home thinking of ways to save him. Some methods are simply not feasible, and I'm just blindly thinking." Su Qing said slowly: "But I think there's a method that might work."

  "What's wrong?" Little White Wolf asked, but still accompanied Su Qiang to talk for a while, comforting her mind.

  "He can't leave the big prison, but Fang Bo Shan will come out. On the 20th of every month, he goes to the dock to catch fish. If we can bind him, maybe we can use Fang Bo Shan to exchange for his return."

  Everyone's eyes lit up, and Liu Bei eagerly asked: "What day is today?"

  "Nineteen." someone replied.

  Twenty is tomorrow.