A distinguished guest came to Madam Zhou's boat. The county magistrate's son, Master Jin, came to the county town to visit his classmates and friends.

Mr. Jin's classmates hosted the party and set up wine on the boat, and also brought a few girls to sing and dance with the guests.

Mr. Jin was lustful and fell in love with Ms. Zhou who was playing the piano. He wanted to tease Ms. Zhou while he was drunk.

The locals all knew that Madam Zhou only sold her art and not her body, and that she also had some skills, so no one dared to take advantage of her.

However, the drunken Mr. Jin refused to listen to his classmates' advice and insisted on being intimate with Ms. Zhou.

Lady Zhou couldn't afford to offend Mr. Jin because of his status. However, Lady Zhou dodged all of Mr. Jin's teasing moves.

The furious Master Jin pounced on Madam Zhou, who dodged him but he accidentally fell into the river.

Young Master Jin caught a cold when he was fished out.

Young Master Jin did not take advantage of Lady Zhou, and he also fell into the water and caught a cold. His father, County Magistrate Jin, immediately ordered the officials to arrest Lady Zhou and put her in jail without asking any questions.

Yang Xiaolang and Zhang Jiadalang worked together to find a way to ask for mercy.

The Jin family also knew that their son was in the wrong, so they asked Madam Zhou to pay one hundred taels of silver and the matter was over.

Otherwise, Zhou Niang will be sentenced. The boat will be regarded as compensation to Mr. Jin.

Although Zhang Jiadalang was eager to go home, he couldn't just walk away without caring about his savior being in prison.

People need to be saved, but the boat cannot be given to Mr. Jin. That is the livelihood of Ms. Zhou.

So, Zhang Dalang took Zhou Niangzi's cousin Yang Xiaolang to raise money.

Madam Zhou had fifty-eight taels of silver, and Yang Xiaolang had six taels. They were still thirty-six taels short of one hundred taels, and there was no one to borrow from.

Zhang's eldest son asked Yang Xiaolang to go home with him, hoping to raise some money from home to settle the lawsuit against Zhou Niangzi.

However, in the eyes of his family, Zhang Dalang had already been dead. If he suddenly returned home, he would definitely scare his family.

In addition, he faked his death and left home three years ago, and when he came back he asked for money to save a young woman, which was bound to cause an uproar.

Madam Zhou was waiting for the silver, so Zhang Jialang had to resort to this desperate measure and disguised himself as a bandit to go home and steal the silver.

He thought that he still had gold on him and couldn't expose it. He would give the gold particles to his parents and wife in private as compensation and explain the situation.

Mr. Lan stopped to drink water here, and also wanted to hear the guests' comments on this matter.

Everyone was talking about it, but they all praised Madam Zhou and Zhang's eldest son for their loyalty and righteousness. They cursed the owner of the private mine and the young master of the Jin family for being inhuman and doing things that were not human. It was really bullying.

Someone asked Mr. Lan to continue talking quickly, what happened later?

When the eldest son of the Zhang family came back and saw the situation at home, he learned that his wife had been managing the family business for many years and had respected her parents-in-law and protected her younger siblings. He felt regretful and ashamed.

He seized the 42 taels of silver accumulated in the family and asked Yang Xiaolang to go back quickly to rescue Zhou Niangzi from prison.

However, the two younger brothers of the Zhang family were already grown men of thirteen or fourteen years old. With the help of Grandpa Zhang, they subdued both Yang Xiaolang and Zhang Dalang.

Zhang Dalang could only bite the bullet and kneel down in front of his parents, explaining: "Dad and Mom, your unfilial son has finally returned.

Today's incident has its reasons, and I will give you an explanation. You should release Yang Xiaolang, he is the cousin of my savior, and he is in a hurry to take the silver back to save my savior.

The son will give an explanation to his parents. "

Amid the surprise and anger of the whole family, Zhang Dalang tore off his mask.

The family was shocked and asked about the cause and effect.

Zhang Jiadalang explained the situation to his parents and wife.

As soon as he came back last night, he knelt in front of the ancestral tablet and cried.

Widow Zhang was surprised, happy, and angry when she saw her husband coming back, which is why there was such a commotion at night."

Mr. Lan paused here, took a sip of tea, and wanted to listen to the guests' comments.

Someone asked: "How can Mr. Lan understand it so clearly? Could it be that Zhang Jiadalang specifically told you so that you can tell the story to everyone?"