A group of subordinates looked at each other, stopped talking, opened their mouths, and talked for a long time, but they couldn't say one, two, three.

The old housekeeper Lao Zhao said repeatedly: "Master, now is not the time to talk about this, it's better to catch up with that young lady, apologize, or whatever, you have to invite someone back." ”

Li Ruhui stood up with a serious face: "Okay, I'll go personally." "If it is really the neglect of the family, the other party must be very angry, he does not go in person, I am afraid that he will never invite back to the house.

"Taigong!"

Xiao Yuan couldn't believe it, and when she saw that her grandfather really stood up and got on the horse, her face changed instantly, "What is your identity, how can you go in person...... Fat gold, hurry up, pack up and get that woman. ”

"Yes."

The golden fat man hurriedly went over to lead the horse.

Li Ruhui shook his head: "Xiaoyuan, you take care of your brother, don't run around, you don't need to worry about this matter." ”

After saying that, ride your horse and go.

Mr. Wu raised his eyebrows, thought about it and still didn't chase after him, he wanted to see the young lady, but in the end, he was reserved, in case people didn't want to come, he would come forward with a spirit master, it would be a little inappropriate, should he help the Li family or not?

The grass is green on the side of the road.

The carriage was slightly bumpy.

Hongchen poked his head out to look at the official road, and shook his head while looking: "It's not far from the capital, the official road is so virtuous, where is the treasury silver of our Great Zhou Dynasty used?" ”

Luo Niang kept sewing and thread in her hand, and sighed: "Who knows, didn't there be a border army trouble a while ago." They don't seem to have gotten supplies for more than half a year, and if they continue like this, it is estimated that even the rebellion can come out, and the court will excuse that the road is difficult to walk, and the supplies cannot be sent, so let those soldiers wait a little longer, in fact, if you think about it carefully, what the court said is not all excuses, our road in Dazhou is a problem. ”

"Poof."

There was a faint laugh outside.

Hongchen also smiled.

She and Luo Niang said this seriously. It's really a bit out of line with the character image.

The carriage went slowly. These days, people come and go on the official road, and there are many officials who go to other places to serve, and on the carriage next to him is that Qiao Lingjun.

Qiao Lingjun is the heirloom, the master of Jinshi. Originally, they were all arranged in the Hanlin Academy. It was arranged by His Majesty himself. I don't know where he got the ability, but he dredged up the relationship and was not in the capital. Instead, you have to go to the place.

It's also a coincidence that the place he is going to is Qixian.

The county magistrate of Qi County did an excellent job, his term of office expired, he was promoted, and Qiao Lingjun went down to fill the vacant position he vacated.

Of course, it was definitely not Qiao Lingjun who was smiling, but the little scholar beside him.

"Ahem."

Qiao Lingjun's face turned red, a little embarrassed, peeked at the carriage next to him, and glared at his little scholar angrily.

It was still an eleven or twelve child, who had followed Qiao Lingjun since he was a child, and his young master had raised him as a younger brother, so the little scholar was not afraid at all, he just stuck out his tongue, and was coaxed by Qiao Lingjun to eat snacks and no longer talk.

The sky was getting darker.

Not far in front is the post station.

Hongchen and his party all stopped the car and stayed at the post station for the time being, at first glance, the whole post station was lively.

If you want to enter the capital, this is the only way to go, most of the officials who come and go settle here, and even some caravans have spent a lot of money to live here, even if the accommodation conditions are far less than some nearby restaurants, but in the end it is much safer.

Don't look at it as just a small post station, but it is the territory of the government, even if there are only a few soldiers, the deterrent effect on the thieves in the rivers and lakes is also full. Some people in the green forest would rather rob a caravan with hundreds or thousands of bodyguards than come to storm the inn.

After all, if you provoke a post station, in case there is a red man of His Majesty the Emperor, the leader in the Jinshi, there is a little bit of damage, you just wait for the government to send troops to suppress the bandits, and you can't get along with it every day, most of the officials are still very worried about the disadvantage of themselves on the green forest road, and the money they have worked hard to accumulate is greedy, and it takes many years to accumulate the old capital, if you really want to accidentally let the thief get it, wouldn't it hurt to hurt the heart, liver and lungs?

Hongchen and they sometimes read a novel, in which there are occasionally some heroes who specialize in robbing corrupt officials, and the money they rob is distributed to the people, and then they are applauded, but in fact, there are very few such heroes in reality.

Relying on the imperial court, thugs can get the best resources, they can have any weapons, eat well, drink well, and be treated well, even if they have a little bit of martial arts, they can also practice well quickly, not to mention that the people in the government recruit their subordinates, and they must recruit the top talents.

The world's largest gang, the Qingtian gang is big, right? Strong enough, right? But the first rule of their conduct is not to provoke the government, and they do not involve the rights and wrongs of the court.

There is only one 'ghost valley' in the world.

Even when it comes to Huangquanmen, it is simply a place where the gods live, and it does not involve the world.

What are the benefits of loyalty? The people of the government like it, the royal people like it, and the dignitaries of the family like it!

Hongchen stared at Luo Niang and the others to pack up their things, and while reading a book, some messy and broken thoughts flashed in their minds.

As soon as her thoughts flickered like this, she sighed unconsciously-if she really thought like this, there would be no artistic conception, and those novels that made her addicted to them, what else did they seem interesting?

Well, after all, there are still great masters!

People in the martial arts, I really imagine that they are as comfortable as in the book, unless they are in the realm of a great martial arts master, no matter how many people there are, and no matter how many besiegers there are, as long as they are unwilling, they can drift away, and those people really don't take the power of the secular government and the court to heart.

It's a pity that there are very few such great masters.

In the entire Great Zhou, there was only Mr. Guigu, but Mr. Guigu was not yet involved in the world.

There is one in Beiyan, the great master Li Tao.

On the top of Xidi Snow Mountain, Wenshan Gong should still be alive.

The dragon king of Dayong, the dragon sees the head but does not see the tail. He hasn't shown up for more than 20 years, and he should still be alive if he is alive, the great masters have a long lifespan and can't die easily, but it can be regarded as a deterrent weapon, as long as Dayong doesn't destroy the country, it is estimated that he will not be able to see him.

"Except for Mr. Guigu, the other great masters don't accept apprentices!"

Hongchen blinked, speaking of which, it was still Da Zhou who took advantage. Mr. Guigu has enough disciples. Although he is all over Shikoku, he is a Zhou person, even if he is not biased in his heart, others think he is biased.

"Pick a good yard for us. It doesn't matter if it's smaller. Be pure. ”

A moment of work. Luo Niang and Tie Niu packed up the bits and pieces on the car and were talking to the post guard.

"Yes, miss. Your side please. ”

These post men were polite, did not dare to slack off at all, and worked quickly, and quickly let the carriage into a small courtyard.

Although it is only a post station, it is similar to a large inn, except for the lobby outside, and the inside is divided into small courtyards.

After all, there are more officials who come and go, and there are also family members, even if they only stay for one night, even if they want to settle, they must have a separate space.

Follow the post man into a small courtyard, enter the door is the rockery, there is a jade Buddha on the side of the mountain, the flowers and trees are sparse, lush, look at the pattern is very good.

"You guys have a very particular layout here, huh?"

Hongchen glanced at it and found that those flowers and trees should not be planted casually, which is a little interesting.

The post man hehe Yile, and gave a thumbs up to Hongchen: "Miss understands people at a glance, when we built here, a spiritual master of the Xia family was planning to go out of Beijing, so he settled here with us, and by the way, he gave some advice, since then, our post station, the dignitaries and nobles who come and go, are very satisfied, and rarely make mistakes." ”

Even if it is a post station, in fact, it is afraid of chaos, as soon as there are many officials, it is easy to cause chaos, and if there is chaos, it is they who are unlucky.

"Miss, you can rest first, wait for me to boil some hot water for you, if you are willing to go out to eat, we provide drinks and food in the lobby, you can also start your own fire, we have a small kitchen in the courtyard, it is okay to cook some simple food."

Hongchen nodded, and asked Luo Niang to grab a handful of copper coins for him.

Everyone rested for a while, in fact, they were not tired, Hongchen also wanted to be lively, besides, it was very troublesome to fire by themselves, they would rush tomorrow, and there was no need for that, so they simply went to the lobby.

The food at the post house was ok, not particularly bad.

There was also an old man who played the huqin, and a girl who sang a little song, and the girl was sweet, but she was a little younger, only eleven or twelve years old.

In the end, the post station is more serious, singing music to help fun, that is, singing music, to no other tricks, this girl's voice is not bad, a country tune, and it has a unique flavor.

In the lobby, several groups of people have already pushed their glasses, listened to the music, and drank a sip of rice wine, and they were quite interested.

Hongchen also asked for a pot, tasted it, the wine is very light, it is ordinary rice wine, not intoxicating, and there is no stamina, drink some at night to sleep well, not to miss things, the post station is a little measured in this regard.

"This thing is flowing out of the National Teacher's Mansion, don't look at the ordinary, in fact, it is a useful object, called the immortal to guide the way, not only can guide the lost, but also find people and things."

Next to him, a middle-aged man with a tall figure and a good appearance was talking to a few guests around him.

There was a strange sound, Hongchen was slightly moved by curiosity when he heard this, stood up and glanced at it, it was really a good thing, the old fairy carved out of stone, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, his right hand was erected, pointing straight ahead.

Although it is carved in stone, only the size of a thumb, but the color is jade white, the carving is very skillful, the beard and hair are clear, and it seems to be often played with, vaguely shrouded in a layer of fluorescence.

Being so far away, Hongchen could faintly feel that the aura of this thing was stable, and it was a very good magic weapon, not to mention the top-grade, but also medium-high.

Hongchen took a look at it, she really didn't lack magic weapons, and she didn't need to find someone to open the light like other spirit masters, or go to the street to search for treasures, there were a lot of magic weapons sold in her jade jue space.

Those powerful people all have some problems of liking the new and hating the old, and with the new magic weapons, the ones they used before have become occupied, and they have to be disposed of.

It's normal to arrive, the magic weapon is not like the things on the side, the useful ones are good, and some useless ones are left at home, and they can't even collide with their own aura, which is harmful and useless, if those powerful people have not accepted disciples. After the realm is improved, the original gadgets are no longer needed, and they are only kept as a souvenir.

Except for a small part of the commemorative value, those piles of old things, no one will keep them, but they will all be traded on the second-hand trading section.

After eating, the post guard prepared hot water, and Hongchen led Luo Niang and the two to wash up, and then soaked their feet, and then fell down to rest.

Luo Niang simply lived in Hongchen's room. Away from home. She is still next to her own young lady is more at ease.

I didn't feel sleepy for a while, and Hongchen couldn't sleep, so he just chatted for a while: "When you go back to Qixian, how about you and Xiao Yan also buy some land?" The capital is good. In fact, Qixian County is still relatively stable. ”

Land on this side of the capital is very expensive. Luo Niang, they couldn't scrape together so much money to buy it for a while. But the land in Qi County, if they want to buy it, it is not difficult at all.

Both of them have set up their own female households, but they still have no permanent property. Hongchen didn't think that following him could make them poor, but he still understood the thoughts of these girls very well, and the others took the monthly money and saved it up to buy Zhuangzi land, which was obviously very insecure for a while.

"Our ice shop is doing well, making money quickly, and if we buy land this year, we won't be able to earn it back next year."

Luo Niang: "......"

She didn't speak for a moment, but sighed.

Her own lady doesn't say that she regards money as dung, and she is not ashamed to talk about money, but she doesn't pay much attention to money for a long time, and she doesn't pay much attention to it in her early years, she just pays attention to the quality of life, and makes money to make money to make her own good life.

Now so pragmatic, according to Miss's words, the words called down-to-earth are probably only heard by a few of themselves, and if others hear them, I don't know if they will think that she has lost the demeanor of a spirit girl.

Maybe not, Luo Niang turned her head sideways and looked at it, well, even if her mouth is full of the most cheesy things in the world, no one will think that Miss is vulgar, it is called chic, it is called atmosphere, and it is called not pretentious!

After talking for a while, I gradually fell asleep, and when I was half asleep, the headlights outside suddenly turned on, and some squirming sounds came, and some people were talking noisily.

Although I live alone in a small courtyard, in the end, this post station is so big, it is very close to each other, and if there is a little movement, the neighbors don't want to sleep steadily.

Bang bang bang.

The two men were in a daze, and there was a knock on the door.

"County lord mother, open the door, county lord mother, our son-in-law is gone, son-in-law is lost, woo woo."

Luo Niang rubbed her eyebrows, and sat up in a daze, "Listening to the voice, it seems to be the little scholar of Qiao Lingjun's family?" ”

For Qiao Lingjun, they are not very familiar with it, they only heard Jin Zhuangyuan say that that person is a little interesting, he is a good man and a gentleman, but he is not unaware of flexibility, he is very good at dealing with people, and he is a friend.

"What's going on?"

Hongchen put on his clothes and knocked on the window, "Tie Niu, go open the door and lead the person to the living room." ”

Iron Bull answered.

At this time, the moon and stars are scarce, although it is night, it is still a little hot, Hongchen only wears a single clothes to go out, and it is not cool.

The little scholar was even more full of tears, with big beads of sweat on his forehead, fidgeting, and crying when he saw Hongchen: "Just now everyone was drinking in the lobby, and a fox ran out to steal oil to eat, and a group of people chased after it. ”

Although he cried, this kid spoke so clearly that he could explain the cause and effect clearly.

"Don't worry, go out and have a look first."

Hongchen took Luo Niang and Tie Niu and walked towards the noisiest place, and Tie Niu also took a small burden.

There is nothing else in his baggage, just silver tickets and broken silver, take it wherever he goes, don't look at Tie Niu is a rectum, in fact, there are rules for doing things, as long as the things in his hand are not lost, even if all the bags in the car are lost, he can still take his young lady to travel smoothly, and he will not let the young lady suffer.

A group of people gathered in the lobby, and no one noticed Hongchen when he entered the door.

Two men, like bodyguards of a caravan, collapsed in their chairs in a drowsy state, and a post man was busy fanning them, and many of them showed a little anxiety on their faces.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the two of them to wake up leisurely, open their eyes in a daze, and see a bunch of heads around them, and they fell from their chairs in fright: "Hey? What's going on? Aren't we chasing the fox? ”

"When are you back?"

The two men were shocked, and the others were relieved.

"As for the fox, I think you almost let the fox fairy take the soul."

A lot of people rolled their eyes.

The little scholar was in tears. He said loudly: "They woke up, where did my son-in-law go?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, and at this time, they saw that the old man had not returned, especially the two dart masters who pulled people out at the beginning, and their faces were a little ugly.

Jinshi is not an ordinary person, they are a bunch of rough people, they really lost a Jinshi, or an official master, they have to make a big mess!

"Don't worry, this little brother. We've got all the men. Then call all the post guards and go up the mountain to look for them. ”

"That's it, hurry up, I see that boy is very handsome. Don't let the fox fairy take it away and be a father-in-law. ”

The little scholar stared angrily.

The one who spoke just now smiled. Shut your mouth and don't dare to talk nonsense anymore. But the others were really a little muttering.

At this time, there are a lot of jokes about fox demons and ghosts seducing men, and many scholars still like to paint at night. Singing poems, reading, maybe I also thought that there would be a beautiful fox girl coming to the door in the middle of the night.

Of course, thinking about it, most of them are Ye Gong's good dragons, and if there are really fox girls, they have to scare themselves to death.

The little scholar followed Hongchen closely, never leaving, among these people, he trusted this one the most.

When Qiao Lingjun was in the capital, he paid a lot of attention to her, and naturally knew the news that she had become the county lord, and at that time he was happy for Hongchen, but he was a little disappointed, not to say that he used to like Hongchen very much, but he just saw those few faces, and he had some good feelings, but as a young man, he tasted love for the first time, and before it sprouted, he was cut off by reality, and he was always a little sad.

The little scholar is the closest to his son-in-law on weekdays, and he doesn't know the son's thoughts, and he also knows Hongchen's identity.

The group took the guys, and the post guards turned out weapons that had not been used for many years, intending to enter the mountain, when there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves outside the door.

Everyone was startled, and several of the post guards even drew their knives, and when they looked up, they saw a lot of horses breaking through the door.

The one at the head turned out to be an old man with gray hair.

The old man saw Hongchen at a glance, his face was overjoyed, he jumped down and staggered, and he didn't let anyone help him, so he rushed over and said loudly: "Miss Hongchen, Li is here to apologize to you, my family is rude, if there is any neglect, please ......"

Hongchen didn't hear it, and turned his head to the little scholar and the people around him: "The back mountain road is not easy to walk, I think there may be rain on this day, don't delay, let's go find someone quickly." ”

When everyone heard this, they didn't care about being curious about the gang, so they walked around them and walked outside the post station.

Master Li was stunned, and just wanted to chase him out, Tie Niu stretched out his hand, stopped the person, and snapped his fingers very honestly: "Your granddaughter pretended to be a maidservant and took the tea mixed with dog urine for our young lady to drink, but the young lady didn't drink it, it entered your granddaughter's mouth, and it was flattened, you let us sit on the cold bench, but you also returned our original unicorn, we don't care about your disrespect, although your little girl was kicked by my horse, but he fed laxatives in front, and our young lady cured the disease in the back, even if the two are offset, and, the young lady said two talismans, which can solve a disaster, If you are not satisfied with the price of the unicorn, how much silver will you need? Or will we give you back the unicorn? ”

Li Ruhui was dumbfounded, he was stupid when he heard it, and he didn't even think deeply about the crime of disrespect that Tie Niu kept saying, and the people in the family really didn't respect others enough.

He only knew that the people in the family were disrespectful, but he didn't expect that there would be so much trouble, not to mention a little girl, even at his age, when he encountered this kind of thing, he would not deal with each other again, let alone help!

In an instant, he had the heart to lose the house and lose it, but just before he arrived at the post station, the next person chased after him to report the news - his old mother's situation was very bad, very bad! But she had to go home if she lived or died, and if she said that she was dead, she would also die in her own yard.

For the sake of his mother, even if there is a glimmer of hope, he can't give up.

"Xiaoyuan, this dead girl, I, I'll let her kowtow to Miss to make amends when I turn around!" Li Ruhui shouted loudly.

Hongchen and the others sped up and ran to the mountain behind, and after the iron bull finished explaining, they didn't pay much attention to it, and followed with their baggage.

Li Ruhui was panting, and he didn't know what to do for a while, so he could only follow behind first, Steward Zhao's mind was still delicate, and he asked about the situation in a low voice, only then did he know that there was a big living person lost in the post station, and he was still an official, and he was a friend of the young lady.

The housekeeper glanced at his master, and hurriedly ordered in a loud voice that the people he brought with him also help to find people.

Everyone shouted loudly while climbing the mountain.

But there was no response.

"This is it!"

It didn't take long to walk before we arrived in front of a black cave, and a few men with great courage and courage were all excited, suddenly woke up, and said in a low voice, "We chased the fox here, and saw it enter the cave, but we chased it in, but it was empty, and we had to retreat. ”

"This place is very evil, do we really want to enter? I don't know where Master Qiao is! (To be continued.) )