Liu Yao hurriedly went out of the door and rushed towards the yamen.

When I entered the county office, I remembered that except for the people on duty, they all went home for lunch at this time.

Liu Yao was not in a hurry to call someone over, find out the map of Hongxing County, and study it carefully.

At present, there are 14 villages where the trees were stolen have come to the prefectural government to complain, most of them are poor people, and only two are stewards of the powerful families of Kyoto. The two families didn't care about the few taels of silver, but they felt that the majesty of the lord's house was offended, and they couldn't swallow this breath.

Liu Yao inspected these villages one by one, scattered and scattered, and at first glance, there was no connection. Liu Yao thought about the rivers mentioned by Sister Xi and looked at them, and sure enough, there were rivers near these villages. Along the rivers, they eventually merge into a main branch.

Liu Yao compared along this main branch, and finally found that the places where the river flowed along the water potential were the more fertile places in Hongxing County, and these places should be the granges or horse farms of many powerful families.

Liu Yao wrote and painted, and many officials had already eaten and drunk and hummed a little song to work in the mountains.

"Oops! Your Excellency, you're here early! Tian Qing saw that the small county order had come, so he hurriedly threw away the pick for tooth picking, and gave a salute in a high tone.

Liu Yao looked up at the well-known oil-skinned ghost in the yamen, and said with a polite smile: "Tian Yu is coming early today." ”

Tian Qing didn't feel ashamed to laugh at himself, "It's not, the kid in the family was beaten by the master for disobedience in the school, and Lao Tzu was beaten at noon." The mother-in-law at home felt sorry for his son, so she drove me, an old man, out without eating. However, the roast chicken in the old town is really delicious, and the old people and children with crispy bones are biting. The adults can let the old lady taste it another day. ”

Liu Yao nodded in agreement, "Thank you Tian Yu for hurrying, this official will definitely try it." "Be sure to buy a few more, Sister Xi must love to eat.

The two talked a few words of homely things, and the officials came one after another.

Liu Yao coughed lightly, and said to the county Cheng who was actually peeking at the script of the big business laws on the surface: "Gao Xiancheng, can there be any progress in the case of the theft of trees in the villages under his rule?" ”

Gao Xiancheng also coughed lightly. The fair and strict national character face sighed, "My lord." Xia Guan felt that those wood thieves were really heinous, and they must be put in prison and severely punished after they were caught! ”

A few old catchers not far away laughed with eyebrows, you caught people first!

For Gao Xian Cheng Liu Yao, who only said that he didn't make a fake style, he asked a routine question, nodded at Gao Xian Cheng and looked at the other side. "What clues does Cheng Zhutou have?"

Cheng Xiong, who had a tiger's back on his back, stood up and replied loudly: "My lord, in the past few days, Xia Guan and his brothers have been walking around the county and have not found anything, and those villages that have lost trees have not been lost anymore when people look at them from time to time at night. Xia Guan felt that those wood thieves must know that we were arresting people and hiding, and they should not steal anymore these days. ”

Liu Yao nodded appreciatively and said: "What Cheng Zhutou said is extremely true, this official has found some clues when he looks at the maps of these stolen villages today, let's take a closer look at them to see if we can find out something." ”

Cheng Xiong and a group of big men stepped forward, and Gao Xiancheng also came over with his hands behind his back and stretched his neck.

Liu Yao pointed to the map spread out on the table and said, "You see these are villages that have lost trees. These villages are all on rivers that can carry boats, is it possible that the wagons are just a front, and they use boats to transport these trees or just let the wood float down the river. ”

Hearing Liu Yao say this, everyone leaned over the table and watched. Although a few of them are just joining in the fun, Gao Xiancheng and Cheng Zhutou can see it.

"My lord is really quick-witted, resourceful, and exquisite! It's all too likely! "Gao County's boastful sycophancy.

Liu Yao continued: "Cheng Zhutou, I'm going to bother you to go to explore near this river in the past few days. ”

"My lord, that's exactly what I said, we'll go right away!"

After speaking, Cheng Xiong beckoned his subordinates to catch a quick head and went out!

That's nice! You can go out and shop in a bright way!

……

A few days later, the eldest aunt sent someone to Du Xiaoxi to pass the word that the birthday of the old lady of the palace coincided with this time, and Mu Xiu asked Liu Yao and Du Xiaoxi to go over together.

King Ming is one of the few brothers of Emperor Jiayuan who is still alive. The ancestor of the house was the concubine of the first emperor, and after the collapse of the first emperor's mountain mausoleum, he was admitted to the palace by the king of Ming to retire. This year is the 70th birthday, and it is bound to be a big event.

Liu Yao's sesame official's grade must be that the porter can't pass, Du Xiaoxi guessed that they could receive the invitation, either because of the uncle's efforts or because of the relationship between the master and the brother.

Du Xiaoxi always remembered that when the little star was full moon, her mother-in-law said that the Liu family wanted to snatch the child, which mentioned taking adults out to play and leaving the child at home and slowly alienating. Fortunately, in the past six months, Jingzhong has experienced a lot of things, and the eldest aunt has not had many opportunities to take Du Xiaoxi out to play.

On this day, the two of them rushed to Beijing before dawn with their children, and followed Chaoming Wangfu after meeting with the uncle and his wife in the agreed teahouse.

The old lady of the Ming Palace's birthday festival, and the clean streets cleaned were full of people who came to celebrate her birthday. The group got off at the gate and was led into the palace of King Ming.

"Mrs. Liu, please come in." Wang, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Ming family, greeted her with a smile.

The eldest aunt stepped forward and said some words of celebration, and when she saw that another guest was coming, she resigned, and Wang took Du Xiao to follow the guide maid and left. When Liu Yao entered the house, he was taken by the uncle of the Liu family to the male guest.

"Little star, come and let grandma hug you!"

The eldest aunt smiled extremely softly and carefully took the little star.

Little Star is a good baby who howls except for eating and drinking, and he doesn't cry when he is picked up, and he giggles at his mother.

Du Xiaoxi smiled and looked at the little star who twisted left and right and stretched out her hand to hug her, and coaxed softly: "Little star, is it good to let grandma hug you, grandma likes you the most!" ”

The eldest aunt felt relieved when she heard this, she was originally ignorant of Du Xiaoxi, and her dissatisfaction with bringing children to such a busy place eased a lot.

Xiaoxing saw his mother talking to him, waved his hand to greet him, and he didn't care whose arms he was in, he laughed and screamed.

The eldest aunt looked at the little star who was raised white and chubby, and nodded with satisfaction, "You have raised the child well, and my mother asked the sewing room to make a lot of clothes for the little star, and I am waiting to bring it back when I go back." ”

Du Xiaoxi has long been accustomed to the eldest aunt sending things to Xiaoxing twice in three days, and immediately responded happily.

The eldest aunt asked Xiaoxing how she was on weekdays, and heard Du Xiaoxi tell a few interesting things, and the two of them talked and laughed and went to the main courtyard of the banquet.

(To be continued.) )

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