Situ Ming went out of Shi's house to Shi Lengzi's house to look for Xiang Tao, who was weaving cloth.

"Sister Mi, have you heard of it? Cuilian is getting married today. Xiang Tao asked Situ Ming.

"Sister Xiangtao, I'm going to go away for a few days, and I have a few words to tell you." She said to Amomo.

Seeing that she was carrying a few burdens, Xiang Tao had not changed her outfit and said:

"Is my sister going to the next village to visit relatives?"

Situ Cheng did not answer her directly:

"Peach you remember, every month on the third, sixth, and ninth afternoons, the county gathers guests to come to Buzhuang to send Granny Jia to collect and settle the payment behind the largest plane tree at the entrance of our village. You must go with the notes at that time, and the cloth that the sisters will make in the future will be sent to your house. And you tell everybody that my own parents are looking for me and are going to take me back. There is also the work of ready-to-wear, and it is better to take less in the future. She paused and said:

"You give this thing to your father, and let your father be sure to hand it over to the earth protector in front of everyone." She handed a piece of the placket with the words written on it to the peach.

"Sister, did your parents really come looking for you?" Peach interjected and asked.

"These few burdens are all the work I have done in the past few days, put you here first, tomorrow is the ninth day of the new year. You remember to wait for Granny Jia at the entrance of the village tomorrow afternoon, and remember to hold the note. She handed over a few bags and a purse with notes on it to Amomo.

"It's not too early, I'll go first, you must remember my words clearly." Situ Ming ignored the shouts of the peach and turned around and went out.

Xiangtao saw that something was wrong with Situ Cheng today, and she couldn't keep her, so she had to let her go.

Situ Cheng knew in her heart that it would be difficult to return today. If it is confirmed that the Shi family has missed paying taxes, all four members of the Shi family will have to go to jail. Tax evasion is a serious crime and the punishment is severe. The Shi family has kindness to her, and she can't be involved in the Shi family.

It's just that the world is big, but she doesn't know where to stay. was walking aimlessly on the road leading to the county, when he suddenly saw a group of people walking in the direction of Shijia Village not far ahead. She hid in a one-man-high cornfield.

It was the landkeeper who brought four or five messengers, and Situ Cheng saw that Laicai was also in the crowd. scolded in my heart:

Unrepentant dog, I had a plan, and you hit it yourself.

Dibao walked to the entrance of Shijia Village, where Cuilian's sister-in-law was already waiting. She was not embarrassed to see so many strange men, and stepped forward and said:

"Oh, Lord Earth Protector, you're here. I'm afraid that after a little while, the whole family will go to work in the fields. I don't know which piece of land is more than a dozen acres of land, so I can't find it next to the landowner. ”

Cuilian's sister-in-law pinched her voice and said as she led the group to the Shi family.

"It's their family, who tied up my sister-in-law and didn't let my sister-in-law get married. I went to reason with them, and their girl was going to kill me with a firewood knife. His family did not have a daughter, and since the end of last summer, he didn't know where he brought a girl back. Or it was bought from a trafficker, who knows if it was the daughter of a criminal. Sister-in-law Cuilian kept talking.

Taking in the daughter of a criminal is a crime of treason.

"And they had an extra person in the family last year, and they didn't report it to you and the mayor, this tax is still paid according to the original amount, this family is really cunning and cunning." Cuilian's sister-in-law tried her best to fan the flames.

Xiaomin can prove that his family did have a daughter last year, and she still spoke with a foreign accent. Her daughter is very rude, and she has led people to beat Xiaomin's son. framed the small people out of thin air, and caused the small people to smash the errand of the Cheng'an Hou Mansion, not to mention, and also lost the job of supporting the family. Lai Cai said.

Since the incident last autumn, his errand was replaced by an elder brother of his own family, and he became a watchman outside the second gate of Cheng'anhou's mansion. The errand was very hard, and I was worried all night long, and it was okay all night. If one night a gentleman from Liangshang who steals chickens and touches a dog enters the house, he will be beaten at least and his head will be difficult to protect.

The group entered the courtyard of the Shi family.

The Shi family and his wife had already come out tremblingly, and Uncle Shi said with a smile:

"Lord Dibao is good, I don't know what kind of business Lord Dibao has come to Xiaomin?"

"Call out that immoral girl in your house." Cuilian's sister-in-law shouted.

"How can I have a daughter in my family, Xiaomin only has three sons in this life, and the villagers know it." Uncle Shi said.

"I still deny it, your girl is very spicy and cunning, I have seen it with my own eyes, and you still say that you don't have a daughter." Lai Cai said.

Cuilian's sister-in-law was just about to open her mouth to say that Situ Ming's gossip was demagoguery, corrupted the Gangchang, made people abandon agriculture and business, and wasted crops. Later, I thought that this abandonment of agriculture and business was unspeakable, not only would it affect many people, but also his own family would be implicated. Her sister-in-law learned to weave with Situ Ming, which is also well known.

"Tell the earth to protect the lady, her daughter knows how to weave. He often shows up in the market to sell his own cloth, and you can understand everything when you go to his house and search it. ”

Aunt Shi had no choice but to say to everyone:

"So you're talking about her, she's not my daughter. Last autumn I rescued a little girl from my house, and the little girl probably broke her head, and she forgot all about the past. We, the peasants, were kind-hearted, so we took her in for the time being. Some time ago, her family came to the door, and she went with her family. ”

Uncle Shi continued:

"Her family is a cloth merchant, and when they left, they thanked us and our husband and wife so much that they had to repay us. Xiaomin couldn't refuse, so she accepted five taels of silver from her family. ”

After speaking, he took out the silver and handed it to the local protector.

Five taels of silver is worth several months' wages, Di Bao thought.

"A small farmer, how can there be five taels of silver at home, it's not false to think about it." Dibao said again.

"Lord Dibao, don't be fooled by his clever words. Her daughter can weave, and the five taels of silver must have been earned by her daughter. Cuilian's sister-in-law said again.

"What kind of cloth can be sold for so much money, and a piece of cloth in the market is only a few dozen dollars." The land protector also loves money, and this matter is so big that it goes to the county office, does he still have his share of this silver?

"Lord Dibao, if you go into the house and search, you will understand everything." Laicai and Cuilian's sister-in-law pouted beside them and said.

The landlord had to let the errand men go into the house to search, and after searching for a while they did not find any cloth or anything for the little girl to wear. There is a weaving machine, but it is not uncommon for this thing to be found in almost every household. Finally, she found an unfinished purse and showed it to the land guard, and Aunt Shi was about to say that she made it for her son.

Shi Zi'er happened to come back from collecting firewood from the mountain, and when he saw that the purse that Situ Cheng had embroidered for himself was in the hands of the officer, he was about to snatch it.

"This is what my sister made for me, who made you move your dirty paws."

"Did you hear that, he said that his sister did it for him, and you still said that you don't have a girl at home?" Aggressive in money.

When the officer heard Shizi'er scolding him for his dirty paws, he pushed Shizi'er so hard that Shizi'er fell on the firewood stack. A spiky firewood branch slashed across Shizi'er's left eyelid.

Shi Zi'er felt a burning pain in his left eye, so he covered it with his hand first, stood up and asked for the purse.

"This purse is indeed made by the little girl picked up by Xiaomin for my son, the little girl didn't follow her family away, and left a thought for Xiao'er before leaving. Pray for the fulfillment of the land! Uncle Shi said.

The land security officer took the purse in the officer's hand and looked at it, and there was nothing special, so he gave it to Uncle Shi. To the people,

"This is also reasonable, after all, after living together for a while, how can there be no friendship."

The onlookers and neighbors said yes again and again, and they all praised Dibao for being reasonable, and Dibao was very useful in his heart.

"Now that the matter has been clarified, let the villagers disperse, don't delay the affairs of the field. This planting is a top priority, so don't slack off. Dibao said.

I didn't find anything after searching, Cuilian's sister-in-law was so unwilling, and after thinking about it, it was impossible for that Nizi to come back again. Anyway, the top priority in her family should not be disturbed by her, and she left happily.

What else did Lai Cai have to say, at this time, Shi Lengzi squeezed in from the crowd, knelt down in the courtyard in public with the cloth and blood book in his hand, and said loudly:

"Xiaomin has something to report!"