Early in the morning, the small courtyard

"Uncle Wang, are you serious?" Raising his eyebrows and looking at Wang Chong, Xiang Yuan's eyes, expression, and expression were full of suspicion.

"Well, go ahead. With a serious and determined look on his face, Wang Chong nodded heavily!

"Well......" After a long period of silence, Xiang Yuan suddenly realized, and clasped his fists with both hands: "Oh, I haven't written the notebook that Mr. left for me yesterday, and my father knows that he has to beat me."

Uncle Wang, I'll go first!

We'll see you soon!"

"Where are you going!" With one hand, Xiang Yuan, who was about to escape, slipped back, and Wang Chong whispered: "Don't worry, I also experienced this when I was practicing, and I will endure it!"

"Big brother, this is boiling water, are you sure you don't want to use me to scald the hot pot?" Swallowing his saliva, Xiang Yuan looked at the liquid of various medicinal herbs floating in a large iron bucket in front of him that was higher than him, and his eyes were full of resistance.

"This medicinal juice is my unique recipe, it seems to be boiling and boiling, but it is actually not hot.

Don't worry, Uncle Wang won't harm you. Prepare yourself, and I'll throw you in on the count of three, lest you run again." Grab Xiang Yuan and lift him to the iron bucket, Wang Chong said.

"Uncle Wang, ...... you wait?"

"Three!"

As soon as his hands were released, with a scream, Xiang Yuan smashed into the iron bucket with a pop.

In an instant, the water splashed!

As soon as he fell into the iron bucket, Xiang Yuan instinctively struggled to climb out, but the temperature was only slightly warmer than warm water, which made him quickly quiet again.

"It's not hot. Appearing by the bucket with a smile, Wang Chong said: "Soak it well, this bucket of medicinal juice has cost your Uncle Wang a lot of savings, you can't waste it on me." ”

Feeling the medicinal juice that exuded a strong smell of herbs, Xiang Yuan really didn't feel hot, only a spicy and pungent smell kept rushing into his nose.

Seeing Xiang Yuan honestly shrinking into the medicinal juice, Wang Chong nodded with satisfaction.

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Guangling County Order Yamen

Xiang Mu Nanxie, who was invited to the Yamen early in the morning by the Guangling County Order, sat in the back hall of the Yamen, secretly speculating in his heart.

I don't know what is important in today's prefectural order......

After waiting for about half a pillar of incense in the back hall, Meng Hongjun, the commander of Guangling County, led two young people to the back hall.

Seeing Meng Hongjun coming, Xiang Mu Nan hurriedly got up.

"To my lord, this mansion will introduce you to these two people specially appointed by the imperial court to help us arrest the murderer.

These two are big shots, with a very deep background, and the old man must remember not to offend. He reminded Xiang Mu Nan in a serious tone, and Meng Hongjun continued.

Pei Qing and Pei Yong, these are the old men of our Guangling Xiang family, and the Xiang family is second to none in our Guangling family.

What you ask for, in our Guangling, maybe only the old man can do. ”

"To the old man, my two brothers came to Guangling to eliminate the disaster on the orders of the imperial court this time, and I hope that the old man can cooperate with my two brothers and return Guangling to a clean place as soon as possible. ”

Pei Qing and Pei Yong look quite similar, but as a brother, Pei Yong's temperament is more calm and sophisticated, and he speaks with a little politeness.

And his younger brother Pei Qing looked a little frivolous, especially a pair of sharp and arrogant eyes, which were always filled with a feeling of indifference, which made Xiang Mu Nan faintly feel a little disliked.

"Where, where, can do something for the people of Guangling, I can't ask for it.

If you need anything, you can mention it, and the old man will try his best to meet it. Hearing Meng Hongjun's reminder, Xiang Munan's face remained unchanged, but his heart was very shocked, so that Meng Hongjun could specially remind him that these two people must have a lot of energy, and they are people who are absolutely impossible to offend.

But Pei Yong's next words not only made Xiang Munan's face change suddenly, but even Meng Hongjun's expression on the side froze.

"That's right, I hope that Master Xiang can provide ten thousand taels of silver for my two brothers. ”

In Guangling, a normal family's monthly consumption is about three yuan of silver, that is, three hundred Wen, and the annual tax of the entire Guangling is only more than 20,000 taels.

Now Pei Yong opened his mouth and asked for 10,000 taels of silver, which really made Xiang Mu Nan and Meng Hongjun feel a little shocked.

"What, is there a problem?" Seeing the expressions of Xiang Munan and Meng Hongjun, Pei Yong frowned.

"This little brother, can you ask what you want so much silver for?" Even Meng Hongjun had to treat him politely, and Xiang Mu Nan didn't dare to offend easily, so he had to ask in a good voice.

"Tell you, can you understand?" Pei Yong hadn't answered, Pei Qing, who had been looking at him impatiently, took the lead and said.

was blocked by Pei Qing's unceremonious words, Xiang Mu Nan suddenly showed embarrassment, and Meng Hongjun on the side hurriedly said: "Two, you are from a big place, our Guangling is a small city, and 10,000 taels of silver is indeed not something that a family or two can easily take out." ”

"Don't worry, this 10,000 taels of silver is only used by my brothers to deal with the murderer, not for personal use.

After the murderer was caught, the original amount of 10,000 taels of silver was returned. Waving his hand to stop Pei Qing, who was about to speak, Pei Yong explained with a smile.

"If so...... In this way, the two of you will go back to the post house to rest first. The government convened the wealthy households of Guangling to discuss and make up the 10,000 taels of silver for the two of them. After a little hesitation, Meng Hongjun followed.

Glancing at each other, the Pei brothers nodded, and then walked away.

After the two Pei Yong brothers left, the smile on Meng Hongjun's face gradually subsided, and he turned around and sat down in the hall.

"My lord, who are these two people?"

After a moment of silence, Xiang Mu Nan asked in a deep voice.

"I don't know, but they do have the documents of the court. ”

Rubbing the chair handle, Meng Hongjun said: "Anyway, they have documents from the imperial court, and we will try our best to meet the requirements they make." 10,000 taels of silver...... How much can you take, old man. ”

After thinking about it, Xiang Mu Nan said: "Three thousand, although my Xiang family's business is not small, it is impossible to save so much cash, and the money is basically pressed on the goods. ”

"Three thousand is three thousand, and I will find rich and small families to piece together the rest." With a sigh, Meng Hongjun got up abruptly: "I just hope that the two brothers really have the ability to catch the murderer and return me to Guangling." ”

Looking at the gloomy look on Meng Hongjun's face, Xiang Mu Nan also knew in his heart how much pressure the successive horrific bloody cases had on him as a county commander on the boundary of Guangling.

"Don't worry too much, adults, there will always be a solution to things......" comforted Meng Hongjun, but Xiang Mu Nan was a little skeptical in his heart about whether the two young brothers could settle this incident.

After that, Meng Hongjun summoned more than a dozen wealthy families in Guangling, large and small, and even mobilized Guangling's silver treasury to be able to gather the 10,000 taels of silver demanded by Pei Yong's brothers.

When 10,000 taels of snowflakes and silver were neatly placed in the back hall of the yamen, the refracted brilliance made everyone standing aside squint their eyes.

With a smile on his face, he led the Pei Yong brothers to the back hall, and Meng Hongjun pointed to the other party and said a mountain of snowflakes of silver: "Two, 10,000 taels of silver are all together." ”

Seeing that Meng Hongjun had really collected 10,000 taels of silver in a short period of time, the Pei Yong brothers nodded with satisfaction.

"It's really annoying Meng County. He thanked Meng Hongjun with his hand, and Pei Yong circled around the silver mountain: "With this silver mountain, you will be seventy percent sure of catching the murderer."

Meng County Order, now I bother you to summon children under the age of twelve and over the age of five in Guangling to gather in Guangtai outside the Rongyang Gate. ”

Hearing that Pei Yong was suddenly going to summon a child between the ages of five and twelve, Meng Hongjun couldn't help but be puzzled: "This is ......"

"The murderer was afraid of the two of us, and did not dare to raise his head, but hid in the depths. But it likes to eat people's hearts and livers, and the hearts and livers of children between the ages of five and twelve are the most delicious.

Therefore we will choose one of the children of Guangling, and use it as bait to lure out the wicked man, and my two brothers will be able to capture him. ”

After listening to Pei Yong's explanation, Meng Hongjun's eyes shrank suddenly: "Take the child as bait, this is ...... This ......"

Clearly seeing the gradually thickened resistance in Meng Hongjun's eyes, Pei Yong stepped forward and came to Meng Hongjun's side and whispered: "Lord Meng, my two brothers are on the orders of the imperial court this time, and they came to arrest the murderer.

Moreover, sacrificing one person in exchange for the safety of the entire Guangling. Isn't it worth it?"

"But ......" The bottom line in his heart was touched, and the struggling color on Meng Hongjun's face became more and more intense.

"No, if the murderer is not removed, the bloodshed will continue to happen.

If you continue to spit out here, I see that your county order has also come to an end!" Pei Yong's snort frightened Meng Hongjun violently.

Raising his sleeves and wiping the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, Meng Hongjun gritted his teeth: "Okay...... Well......"

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Following

On the Guangtai outside the Rongyang Gate of Guangling, hundreds of children between the ages of five and twelve came here under the leadership of their respective parents, and the sound of discussion and conversation made the entire Guangtai fall into a noise.

Standing on the second floor of the restaurant on one side, Pei Yong and Pei Qing brothers condescendingly overlooked the young children on the broad platform.

"Brother, will one be too little. Find a few more to tie up, and that guy can't help it. Looking at those ignorant parents and children, Pei Qing said indifferently.

"No, we have affected too many civilians in Miyang before, and the clan has already sent me a message, so that we have all reined in our hands and feet recently, and we must not affect the civilians again.

And although the county magistrate surnamed Meng is timid, he may not be afraid of things.

Once he reported the matter, trouble would inevitably come to his door. After sweeping his eyes twice, Pei Yong turned around and sat down at the tea table on the side: "Find one with enough taste and mellow blood as soon as possible, this matter is over, and we will rush to Liaohe as soon as possible to help the sixth brother and them." ”

"Hmm. Nodding, Pei Qing raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose, the cloudy light in his eyes flashed, and two rows of slender whiskers suddenly grew on both sides of his cheeks, just like cats and dogs.

After growing a beard, Pei Qing twitched his nose quickly, and the mysterious and powerful demonic power spread out.

"Huh, this ......" suddenly let out a soft sigh, Pei Qing quickly twitched his nose twice, and then looked at him.

"What's wrong?" looked sideways at Pei Qing, who had a different face, and Pei Yong asked.

"I smelled a very strong little guy, but...... He's not in this group of kids. The beard on his face disappeared, and Pei Qing turned his head to Pei Yong.

"Not here......? It should be the child of a big family. With a chuckle, Pei Yong stood up and walked downstairs: "Let's go, go and see." ”

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At the same time, Xiang Yuan, who was tempering his body in the courtyard of his home, looked happy, and after soaking in the medicinal juice that Wang Chong had prepared for him, the growth rate of his strength muscles accelerated a little, which made him very happy.

"Eh, eh, you can't trespass, come on, come on!" The sudden exclamation of the family in his ears made Xiang Yuan put down the stone lock in his hand in confusion, and the probe wondered, what happened.

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