This denial was also expected by Wei Changying. Not to mention how shameless it would be to admit such a thing. If these two sworn brothers had thought of this a long time ago, they would not have come to Xiliang. They would have planned it long ago. Get Lai Qinniang back to Mengshan Gang to find out. Obviously, both Mu Chunmian and Lai Dayong believed that Lai Qinniang had been captured or murdered by Mo Binwei.
At that moment, Wei Zhangying said calmly: "Mo Binwei will not trek thousands of miles from Nanmeng Mountain to Beimeng Mountain for no reason. You also said that the bandits he defeated before were all recruited by him. . He also said that there seemed to be some powerful faction behind him, and he was obviously trying to crack down on Mengshan. Ordinarily, your Mengshan Gang was known as the largest gang in Mengshan, and he should have been the first to eradicate the gang that wanted to establish its power, but he didn't want to do it several times. I defeated you, but let you go again and again... Is there no reason for this? "
Lai Dayong murmured for a long time, then said bravely: "Maybe he is the boss behind Mo Binwei... is he trying to recruit me?"
"It's possible that it's not impossible." Guard Chief Ying said, "But if that's the case, your sister should be sent back to the Mengshan Gang as soon as possible to reassure you! After all, your sister is the second in charge of the Mengshan Gang, and she is also with the Mengshan Gang. Gang Leader Lai, you have a deep love for your brother and sister. Unless something happened to your sister, why don't they give her back to you? Don't they know that if you don't exchange your sister with you, you won't be able to calm down for a day? Talk to Mo Binwei in detail?”
Lai Dayong was speechless when asked this question.
Mu Chunmian pondered for a while, but she actually believed it - her family knew about her family affairs. Whether it was the Mengshan Gang or the Caojiapu Gang, the former lived with their heads on their waists, while the latter worked hard for a living all day long. Where did they come from? Romantic thoughts? When something happened to Lai Qinniang, both Lai Dayong and her assumed that she was in danger.
But Wei Changying is not like that. The most busy young lady of a noble family with no worries about food and clothing is getting married at Lai Qinniang's age. The time between the first love and becoming a wife is the most comfortable and contented time for women. Wei Changying himself has experienced the endless twists and turns of thoughts during this period of time. What's more, Wei Changying also knew something about Mo Binwei, so when he heard the two people talk about what happened, he immediately thought that Lai Qinniang was having a romantic interest that caused all the weird things that Mo Jiajun did when he dealt with the Mengshan Gang.
After thinking about this, Mu Chunmian's eyebrows were filled with deep worry: "Young madam, tell me, Qin Niang, is she really... okay?"
... Although Mu Chunmian also felt that since Mo Binwei had not yet attacked Lai Dayong, it was even less possible for him to murder Lai Qinniang. But nothing can prevent accidents. Lai Qinniang rushed into the Mo family army so impulsively to avenge her brother. Maybe she was accidentally chopped down by the soldiers who fought all the way from Nanmeng Mountain to Beimeng Mountain
Compared to Lai Qinniang, who fell in love with Mo Binwei and even refused to return to her brother because of her lover, this girl has long since faded away, which is obviously even more unacceptable to Mu Chunmian - let alone a famous family, they even have an innocent family. It doesn’t even count. After all, hands and feet are more important than reputation. When Mu Chunmian asked, Lai Dayong's expression suddenly changed.
Wei Changying smiled from behind the screen and said, "You want to know whether this girl Lai is intact, but it's actually easy to find out."
After a pause, Guard Chief Ying said without waiting for them to ask, "Anyway, Gang Leader Lai is in Xiliang now. Why don't we aggrieve the Gang Leader and say that he accidentally broke something important when he was a guest at Mingpeitang?" The thing was seized by me, Ming Peitang. I asked people to send the news back to Taohua County. If my sister is still here, how can I not come to find and rescue it? "
... After leaving Mingpeitang, Lai Dayong looked back at the lofty buildings, and said lazily to Mu Chunmian: "This young lady is so simple that she left us here with just one sentence."
"That's for sure." Mu Chunmian frowned slightly and said calmly, "Since she pointed out that Qin Niang is probably in love with Mo Binwei, that's why she didn't come back. If she lets you go back to Taohua County , If you follow Qin Niang and go to Mo Binwei, wouldn’t the Shen family be in vain? "
Lai Dayong's face became serious, he looked around at no one who was approaching, and then said in a deep voice: "Do you believe her?"
"It's not that I believe what she said, it's that we didn't think of it before." Mu Chunmian raised her hand and rubbed the center of her brows, and whispered, "We two brothers and sisters are usually busy making a living, and we are always busy with the castle. , the people in the gang are scheming, and they deal with the government... They always take care of Qin Niang, and buy her some rare things when she remembers. So although Qin Niang has learned martial arts, she is actually naive. It’s so tight! It’s really possible…”
"But Qin Niang is our girl, but Mo Binwei is the one who intends to annex our Mengshan Gang! I raised her by myself, how could she be open to outsiders?" Lai Dayong frowned, "Besides, whether it's you or me, Her adoptive father treats her very well. How can our family be compared with those wealthy families? No matter whether it is in Caojiabao or the Mengshan Gang, who is not supporting her like a princess? "
Mu Chunmian glanced at him and said: "Brother, your husband's family doesn't understand the thoughts of your daughter's family. Qin Niang doesn't blame us for not giving her great wealth. At her age, she prefers to be considerate. But I am younger than her. She has grown several years old and is in charge of Cao Family Fort. She has no sisters to share with her, so she is inevitably lonely... "
Lai Dayong said happily: "How can I sell my brother no matter how lonely I am? But I don't believe what this young lady says! I suspect that she is looking for a reason to trap me in Xiliang so that she can free up her hands and take advantage of this opportunity." Kung Fu sent people to Xiliang to recruit the Mengshan Gang!"
Mu Chunmian just shook his head and said nothing.
But after returning to Jiyuan, Lai Dayong angrily spoke to Ji Gu and was immediately slapped in the ear by the boss - Ji Gu can now walk as usual with the help of a cane. The old man's medical skills are as good as the century-old Ji family style. Very subtle. Although he is old, he is still in good spirits.
Especially in these days in Jiyuan, medicinal materials are available at a low price, delicacies are freely available to enjoy, and the whole person feels nourished and strong.
The force of this move was quite strong. It took Lai Dayong a long time to react after being slapped. However, the man was not annoyed. He covered his face and asked aggrievedly: "Father, what's wrong with the child?"
"I knew you were a weakling back then!" Ji Gu was not polite to his adopted son at all. After the beating, he was not lenient. He pointed at him and cursed, "No matter how stupid you were to think that you were a weakling at that time, I After so many years of training, you should have made some progress, right? But I don’t think you’re still stupid after all these years!”
As the leader of the Mengshan Gang, Lai Dayong has a reputation for being cruel both among the people and among bandits. But Ji Gu, his adoptive father, was really docile. He was beaten and scolded in front of Mu Chunmian, but he still couldn't help but smile: "Father, please don't be angry. Children are stupid. They do and say the wrong things. Even if you beat me and scold me, don't get angry and hurt your body, the child can't bear it!"
Mu Chunmian couldn't stand how her father treated her adopted brother. Maybe it was because of her relationship with her biological daughter. She was not as flattering as Lai Dayong was to Ji Gu. She said lukewarmly: "Father, just say what you want. Brother I’m not someone who doesn’t listen to you, so why are you so angry? Didn’t my brother come to you for advice as soon as he came back? "
"A money-losing guy is a money-losing guy!" When Ji Gu heard this, he immediately scolded her, "My arms will always bend outward!"
Before Mu Chunmian could reply, a child's voice suddenly shouted loudly outside the door: "We, mother and daughter, are losers, and you are an old man! What did the cripple say about dysentery?" He then shouted, "What if the arms are turned outwards? How about that? Is there a place for us to stay here? If we don’t turn away, why don’t we still kidnap you?”
It was Cao Ya who was eavesdropping outside. Ji Gu was furious. He picked up the objects at hand and threw them at the door: "You have no rules! You listen to me all the time!"
"It's as if you are very moral!" Cao Ya spat loudly outside, "Teach Uncle Lai..."
Inside the house, Mu Chunmian's eyes darkened and he shouted loudly: "Girl! Don't talk nonsense! Go play in the garden by yourself, hurry up!"
"...I know!" Cao Ya refused to give in to her grandfather Ji Gu at all, but she obeyed her mother's advice. Hearing this, the originally arrogant child's voice suddenly dropped eight tones, and he responded listlessly, followed by the sound of footsteps disappearing, thinking that he had listened to Mu Chunmian's words and went to the garden obediently.
The room was silent for a moment because of Cao Ya's interruption, and Mu Chunmian began to say: "In short, Mrs. Wei wanted the eldest brother to stay in Xiliang, but she sent someone to Taohua County to deliver a message... to see if she could deceive Qin Niang. But now the eldest brother I very much suspect that Mrs. Wei is trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain. She thought about detaining her eldest brother in Xiliang City, but sent people to Taohua County... "
Ji Gu interrupted: "Go over there and take the opportunity to attack the chief helmsman of the Mengshan Gang? Even if you are stupid, don't think that the daughter of one of the six richest families in the country is still the wife of the next head of the Shen family who is certain to be married. Became a fool!"
Seeing that Lai Dayong wanted to speak, Ji Gu didn't give him a chance and yelled, "Say! You defected to Shen Zangfeng. Not only was Shen Zangfeng willing to solve the case for the entire Mengshan Gang, he was also willing to deal with the refugees in Caojiapu... This is all for what?"
Lai Dayong was most afraid of being tested by his adoptive father. Now that he was asked such a stern question, his face suddenly turned pale and he said in a panic: "For... for the great cause of my Mengshan Gang family?"
"Bah!" Ji Gu spat at his feet with disdain and said with a sneer, "Ignorant children just don't know anything! You can't believe you've seen the scene once you've been to Guanzhou City! I told you this a long time ago You, compared with the imperial capital, Guanzhou, a state city in Xiazhou, is just a rural nook that can be found everywhere in the Wei Dynasty! Do you think that the Mengshan Gang that I helped you build and the Caojia Fort that I planned step by step can enter? Do you think the six clans in the world will take notice of you? Even my father and your grandfather might not be able to take notice of him!"
Lai Dayong said in surprise: "No... that's not the case, is it? Foster father, we are known as the number one gang in Mengshan. Over the years, the child has listened to his foster father's ideas and made friends with Guanzhou officials, plundered from all directions, and secretly arranged for his confidants to be in Guanzhou. Traders all over the state sell stolen goods. Now the gang has at least saved up..."
"So you are ignorant!" Ji Gu said in amusement, "What kind of family do you think the six clans in the country are? The little wealth we have accumulated through hard work over the past ten years, let's talk about Shen Zangfeng, is the one you just met. Mrs. Wei may not even like her! Do you think I am exaggerating? Mrs. Wei was born in Ruiyu Hall and is the apple of the eye of the current old lady of Ruiyu Hall. Her dowry is so rich that you people can’t even imagine it. !”
"If Shen Zangfeng is a descendant of a side branch or a heir who is not valued in the clan, he might still look up to the Mengshan Gang." As for the Cao Family Fort, Ji Gu was too lazy to mention it, "But Shen Zangfeng is a subordinate of the Shen family. As the leader of the clan, the entire Shen family belongs to him. What kind of vision does this kind of person have? Even if you put mountains of gold and silver in front of him, he might not even take a look at it, and he might even call it tacky - girl... girl? Now I have gone to the garden, otherwise I could have called her to ask. On the day I arrived at Jiyuan, Mrs. Wei accompanied the eighth young lady of the Duanmu family to visit. These two noble men were all wearing hairpins and rings. Even if the Mengshan Gang sells them, they may not be able to buy them! Except for their clothes, which are cut according to new and fashionable styles, there is nothing about them that is not an antique handed down from the previous dynasty. Let alone buying it, ordinary people may not be able to even look at it. Take a look!"
Lai Dayong was stunned for a moment and said: "According to the wishes of the adoptive father, since both Shen Zangfeng and his wife do not care about the child, then... why do they still need it?"
"They don't look down on the Mengshan Gang's wealth, but they don't necessarily look down on you!" Ji Gu sneered, "It's not that they look down on you. In fact, what they really look upon is me and Qin Niang. right!"
Lai Dayong was still confused, but Mu Chunmian thought about it for a while and understood. At this moment, he deliberately reminded his sworn brother: "Father, are you saying that Mr. Shen and Mrs. Wei mistakenly believe that the Mengshan Gang is run by the eldest brother? Do they take a fancy to his talent?"
"This is natural!" Ji Gu snorted, "Just seeing that the Wei family wants to keep Yong'er this time, you know that they don't care about the Mengshan Gang at all! Even if Mo Binwei dispersed the Mengshan Gang It doesn't matter. But it's not surprising. All the fierce soldiers in the world come from Xiliang and Donghu. There has been a constant war with Qiu Di over the years, but there has never been a shortage of soldiers. I feel more at ease with it, but the Mengshan Gang's rabble, how can someone like Shen Zangfeng, who went into battle with injuries and commanded his troops to kill Qiu Di's great Chanyu, take notice of him? It's just that Shen Zangfeng has no shortage of soldiers, but he may not be short of soldiers. There is no shortage of capable subordinates. Didn't he rush to the house of a Shangguan man several times in person before? Did he think that you, a fugitive from a rich family guard, developed into Mengshan immediately after sneaking into it? Gang, and over the past ten years it has grown into the largest gang in Mengshan..."
Ji Gu glanced at his adopted son and saw that Lai Dayong's eyes were as wide as copper bells. He still looked like he couldn't believe it. He frowned and said, "You must know that the Shen family is very prominent now, so naturally it is also very eye-catching. Guanzhou again It's not the realm of the Shen family. Even if you take the initiative to defect to Shen Zangfeng, he still needs to bear the burden of taking you in. The Mengshan Gang's little wealth won't impress him, so his goal is definitely not to help you solve the case. The wealth of the Mengshan Gang must lie in its people! And besides you idiot, who has gained some fame through me and Qin Niang, who else can be favored by Shen Zangfeng?" (To be continued? )