True and false couple

One hundred thousand silver is definitely not a small amount, but the handsome young man in front of him didn't even blink?

No matter how rich he is, he shouldn't be like this, right?

Could this guy be the emperor's illegitimate son?

Not only the bandits, but Mr. Zhuo and Yue Haitang also didn't know Xia Shang's background, and they couldn't help but feel suspicious when they saw him writing calmly.

The two bandits in the room were the most impatient. They tapped their feet and secretly looked at the paper in front of Xia Shang, curious about what this guy would write?

But after reading it, they realized that they couldn't read at all, so they looked around angrily, fearing that the woman and the old man would see that they were uneducated.

After waiting for a while, the two bandits were a little impatient, but Xia Shang was still writing.

"Hey! Are you playing tricks? It takes so long to write a letter?"

Xia Shang didn't look up: "This is a letter worth 100,000 taels of silver. I have to write it carefully word by word. What if my family doesn't want to pay me?"

"Oh, you are sensible. Well, take your time, we are not in a hurry."

While talking, Yue Haitang and Mr. Zhuo also looked at the paper on the table, and couldn't help showing a puzzled look.

Let alone the content, just looking at the dense words on the paper doesn't look like a family letter?

What is this person doing?

During the whole process, Xia Shang didn't explain anything. No matter how impatient the bandits were, Xia Shang always said that he would be able to exchange it for 100,000 taels of silver after he finished writing.

Two hours later, it was dark, and Xia Shang finally stopped his long speech.

A thick stack of paper, estimated to have 10,000 words.

The two supervising bandits were stunned. They thought to themselves, how scared must this man be to write so many words to ask his family for money to redeem him? Could it be that he had a grudge against his wife and was afraid that she would not save him but would add insult to injury?

Xia Shang put each piece of text on the fire to bake, and after making sure that the ink was dry, he put it into a prepared envelope and handed it to the bandit, saying seriously: "Give this to Zhu's Bookstore and say that it is worth 100,000 taels, and someone will naturally give you the money."

"You can get the money by giving it to Zhu's Bookstore? It's that simple?"

"Of course, you must keep your promise after you get the money back."

"Don't worry about that! As long as you can get the money, everything will be fine. If you can't get the money, or if we find out that you are playing tricks... hehe... don't blame us for being unkind then."

After taking the letter, I don't know if the bandit went to Yangzhou overnight, but just locked the three people in the thatched house.

The thatched house was simple, with only a large table, a few chairs and two beds.

There were only straw mats on the beds, one large and one small. The large bed could accommodate two people, while the small bed could only accommodate one person lying sideways.

There was an oil lamp on the table, the flame was weak, swaying in the night wind that sneaked into the house.

A boy, a woman, and an old man.

Three people, three identities, three forces.

People who should have nothing to do with each other, but somehow got together and became prisoners.

After everyone else left, the three of them gathered together quietly again, and their eyes looked a little disappointed when they called each other.

But everyone knew in their hearts that the current gathering was short-lived, and the bandits might go their separate ways tomorrow after receiving the ransom. The only light in the middle was as lonely as the moonlight outside the thatched house.

"Miss Haitang, you must take medicine to nourish your body, otherwise your life will be in danger."

Even at this time, Mr. Zhuo is still thinking about Yue Haitang's injury.

The heart of a doctor is really admirable.

It makes Xia Shang feel a little guilty.

"Yue Haitang shook her head: "The best plan now is to get out of this life as soon as possible. My injury... I know it myself."

"Hey!" Mr. Zhuo sighed and stroked his white beard: "Miss Haitang, if you were not so powerful and your physique was stronger than ordinary people, your body would have been exhausted by now. Don't take it lightly. Tomorrow I will find some herbs."

"Okay, what to do, we'll talk about it tomorrow. "

Soon, the lights in the hut went out, and the three of them slept in the same room.

At midnight, outside the hut.

The lonely moonlight poured into the small valley, and only the slow stream flashed with phosphorescence. There were rustling sounds in the woods and grass, and I don't know what kind of insects were hiding and tumbling.

The Kuangfeng Village gradually became quiet, because it was located in a hidden place and did not need to be guarded at night, everything was very peaceful.

But two burly figures were walking one after the other on the open ground of the mountain village.

"Boss, I am serious this time, please allow me this time."

"The rules cannot be broken, no matter if you are serious or not."

"Boss... Boss, I beg you, I really like that woman, whether she has been married or not, I like her. I will go and kill that boy now, and that woman will become a widow, right?"

"Pah!"

"Are you looking for death? "The boss turned around and slapped his men behind him, making them circle on the spot. "If you dare to mess around, believe it or not, I will chop you right now!"

"Boss, we are bandits! Bandits can't even snatch a woman they like, so what kind of bandits are we!"

"It is precisely because we are bandits that we can't let others look down on us! Bandits are also human beings. We must have principles and follow the rules. We can't break the rules. If she is married, you will give up this idea. If she and that man are just acting, you will detain the woman. How about it?"

"Acting?" The bandit behind him was stunned, and then overjoyed, "Yes! Why didn't I think of it? He said they are husband and wife? They must be a fake couple! I will catch that guy and torture him severely to see if he dares to act again!"

"What are you excited about? I have the final say in this matter! Let's go to the hut first and see if they sleep in the same bed. "

Soon, two more people appeared outside the hut.

Through the thin window, the three people sleeping in the room could not be more clear.

Xia Shang and Mr. Zhuo squeezed on the big bed, and Yue Haitang slept alone in the small bed.

"Haha! They are indeed a fake couple!" The impatient bandit couldn't bear it and yelled.

The boss punched him on the head and yelled: "What are you doing?"

The subordinate covered his mouth and laughed cautiously.

But it was too late to be careful now, just because the man's voice was too loud.

The three people in the room were awakened at the same time.

As prisoners, everyone couldn't sleep well, and didn't take off their clothes. They quickly got up from the bed, gathered together, and looked outside the house vigilantly.

"Who? ! "Xia Shang said in a low voice.

The two people outside the house saw this situation, so they opened the lock and entered the thatched house.

The other party was the boss, and he must have some extraordinary skills!

Xia Shang was nervous, not knowing the other party's intention: "Didn't you say that you would release the person after paying the ransom? What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

"What? Are you two really husband and wife?"

Xia Shang glanced at Yue Haitang and said affirmatively: "Really."

"Then why don't you sleep together?"

"Need I say? It's obviously a fake couple!" The younger brother beside him shouted.

"Isn't it okay if she is my fiancée? We haven't married yet, so we naturally can't sleep together."

"Can you meet your fiancée casually?"

"We met secretly at the poetry meeting, and we didn't want to meet thieves, so we got into trouble together."

"This is just your words, how can people believe it? Unless..."

"Unless what? "

"Unless you get married in the village tomorrow, I will trust you."