In the afternoon of the next day, Lin Xiao practiced the newly learned piano skills in the morning, and after eating with the emperor's brother at noon, he just returned to the house at this time, and saw Yingdong coming out of the mansion with a bunch of sundries and throwing them directly into the big basket of garbage at the entrance of the mansion.

"Sister Yingdong. Lin Xiao greeted and glanced at the basket, and could see some clothes and prescribed paper packets of Chinese medicine.

"Hey, I'm back. ”

"What to throw away, who is sick in the house. Lin Xiao asked casually.

"A few days ago, Ye Qiu contracted typhoid fever and passed on our three little sisters, but fortunately, it has been much better in the past few days. ”

"Oh. ”

Lin Xiao was just about to walk towards the mansion, when he heard Yingdong calling: "Young master, the two young grandmothers asked me to speak, and they went to walk around the street." ”

"Young grandma?" Lin Xiao hurriedly turned around and explained, "Sister Yingdong, don't get me wrong, those two are my little junior sisters." ”

"It's okay, don't be shy with your sister. Yingdong covered his mouth and smiled, dropped the sentence "I'm going to buy something", and walked away, leaving Lin Xiao alone to stop talking.

As soon as he entered the courtyard of the mansion, Lin Xiao saw from a distance that his father was playing chess with Lin Xiaoliu in the courtyard, so as not to disturb, so as not to disturb him, he walked towards his father's room through the eaves of the corridor, and was just about to leave the courtyard, when he heard a voice from behind him:

"Old, old, come on, come on, one more game. ”

"Mother. Lin Xiao shouted at the door, and after listening to the old lady's answer, she pushed the door and entered the house, "Dad is in a good mood today, and he has the leisure to play chess." ”

Zhao Mei smiled reluctantly, as if she was a little worried: "Today, the imperial court has negotiated with the Beiqi mission, and the other party still has plans to form an alliance." ”

"Alliance?" This made Lin Xiao a little surprised, it has been five years since he and Beiqi were at war, the first two years were offensive and defensive with each other, and in the past three years, the two sides neither sent troops nor talked about peace, so they dragged on, "Not only peace but also alliance?"

Zhao Mei nodded, didn't say much, and didn't seem to have any interest in interstate affairs: "How about the family banquet with the emperor, what did you say." ”

Lin Xiao was thinking about this even on the way back, and after thinking about it at the moment, there was really nothing to say: "I don't know, he didn't say anything serious, I thought there would be something important." ”

"Didn't say anything?" Zhao Mei looked surprised.

"Nope. Lin Xiao shook her head, and repeated it again after speaking, "I really didn't say anything big." ”

"Repeat to me what the hell was said. ”

"It's really nothing, it's just a trifle. ”

"Be serious. Zhao Mei pretended to be serious, "There is no trivial matter in the court, you said it in 1510, there are always some details that you haven't noticed." ”

"That's what you said. ”

Zhao Mei nodded seriously.

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......

......

"And then I came back. ”

After Lin Xiao talked endlessly for twenty minutes, she looked at the old lady Zhao Mei, who was already drowsy.

"Gone?" Zhao Mei yawned and woke up, looking sleepy, like watching "Little Logic" for three hours.

"It's gone. ”

Zhao Mei didn't say a word, just thought silently, feeling that something was wrong.

"Oh, yes. Lin Xiao remembered again, "He asked me to go back tomorrow." ”

"Going again tomorrow?" Zhao Mei thought again.

"Well, I'll leave first if it's okay, and I'm almost going to pick up Xue Yao. With that, Lin Xiao said goodbye to the old lady, walked out of the mansion after leaving the wing, and walked towards the Guozijian, leaving Zhao Mei alone, still thinking.

"Ma'am. There was a soft call from outside the door, it was the voice of Chen Chang, the captain of the Guardian Army, who was in charge of the management of the soldiers of the Lin Mansion.

"Enter. ”

Zhao Mei responded, and Chen Chang walked in cautiously: "Madam, I still haven't found it." ”

"Will they all go out of the city to find their relatives?"

"I have visited the homes of relatives and friends of the two government soldiers, and I have not been back for the past two days. ”

As soon as she said this, Zhao Mei was already frowning, thought for a while, and opened the roster: "Go to Dongluowazi No. 16 and ask, Lichun's brother Jiang Wei has been living there." ”

"Yes. Chen Chang got out of the house, rode a horse from the back door of the Lin Mansion, and went straight to Dong Luowazi.

Dongluowazi is in the south of the city, the roof of the whole tile is missing and rotten, the road is also potholed, after the heavy snow yesterday melted, today it has accumulated into a puddle of muddy water, mixed with the gray and black mud on the side of the road, the captain Chen Chang just got off the horse at the mouth of the tile, he accidentally stepped on a foot, that feeling is smelly and cold.

Looking into the tile, the road is crowded, if the horse accidentally kicks someone, it is mostly crippled, think about it and see a middle-aged pockmarked man selling baked cakes in the tile.

"Merchant, how to sell baked cakes. ”

Looking at Chen Changjun's armor, the pock-faced man smiled and deliberately doubled the price: "Two copper coins for one." ”

Chen Chang directly took out twenty copper plates and put them on the stall: "Get me a baked cake, and the rest is yours, but help me look at the horse, tie it to you." As he spoke, Chen Chang tied the horse to the small trunk of a tree beside him.

"No problem, wrap it up on me. As he spoke, he grabbed the money with his right hand and put the money in his pocket, his thick yellow nails covered with black mud.

When it was almost time for dinner, Chen Chang took the baked cake and swallowed a few bites, and then walked towards the tile.

Inside the tile, there are not even a few small shops on both sides, most of them are also selling some cheap coarse food that the bottom people are full, compared with other tiles, the brothel in this cave is really low, the price is marked at the door of the wooden board, and the living price of more than a dozen copper coins is not cheaper.

Chen Changrong horse has not suffered in his life, but this hole is too smelly, in the afternoon, the dung truck swayed on the potholed road, swaying sound, the huge roof mouth stinks nausea, smoked panic, some poor households do not want to approach, if the hands holding the bedpan are not poured, then all kinds of dirty debris will be hung on the dung truck, accidentally fell on the side of the road, no one even cares, just there to dry, a bunch of flies.

Covering his nose and mouth, Chen Chang walked forward with difficulty with the number plate, and finally found No. 16 Dongluowazi, and before he could ask on the second floor, he heard the sound of happy growth between men and women inside.

After the momentum inside disappeared, Chen Chang was just about to knock on the tattered wooden door, then he saw the wooden door open, a tall and fat old man and Chen Chang looked at each other, and then left downstairs first, and then came out of the door A middle-aged fat woman half wrapped in a coat, with the cheapest fat powder on her face, eyebrows, and lips, was uneven.

Chen Chang was already a strong man in the military camp, nearly 200 catties, and this fat woman was fatter than him three times, at least 300 catties as a base.

The fat woman looked at Chen Chang, her eyes lit up, and she twisted delicately: "Ouch~ Which military master~ I also came to patronize Fu Mei's business today~ It's really a blessing for the concubine~"

Chen Chang panicked, and hurriedly waved his hand: "Looking for someone, is Jiang Wei here?"

As soon as Fu Mei heard that she was looking for someone, her face immediately fell, and Xiao Fei's right hand opened in front of Chen Chang together, and she didn't speak, just looked at Chen Chang.

Chen Chang took out five copper coins from the money bag, put them in the palm of the fat hand and was about to open his mouth, but he saw that the lucky girl still didn't move after looking at the palm, and her hand was still there.

didn't move, Chen Chang added another five copper coins, and Fu Mei smiled happily, but her face was pulled again: "I don't know." ”

As soon as he heard this, Chen Chang's face was embarrassed, and he thought, no, I remember that it was obviously Dongluowazi No. 16, and it was not wrong.

Seeing Chen Chang like this, Fu Mei opened her mouth again: "This rent, I can take you to the landlord, but ......" As she spoke, Fu Mei opened her fat hand again and opened it in front of Chen Chang.

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On the narrow road of Dongluo Wazi, Fu Mei led Chen Chang out of the tile, and as soon as he arrived at the mouth of the tile, Chen Chang was shocked: "Where is my horse?!"

"What a horse. ”

"I was still tied here just now, and let a seller of baked cakes watch it for me. Chen Chang was a little panicked now, an ordinary horse in the horse market has to be seventy taels up, and this military horse has to be at least one hundred taels.

When the Fu Mei heard this, her face trembled: "The one who sells baked cakes?"

"Yes. ”

"Middle-aged man?"

"Yes. ”

"Pockmarks on your face?"

"Yes. ”

Fu Mei opened her fat hand again and opened it in front of Chen Chang, this time she was no longer silent, but the lion opened her mouth: "Twenty taels." ”

"Twenty taels?" Chen Chang looked at her in surprise, but he saw that her eyes were resolute.

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In the courtyard of the farmhouse in the village south of the city, Chen Chang fought at the pockmarks, his nose was blue and his face was swollen, and he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, and the military horses on the side didn't know what they were chewing in their mouths, and their tails swept away.

"Lose money, fast, twenty taels, one point less is not good. Chen Chang gasped.

That Mazi knew that he was at a loss, and after reporting to the government, he might have to be sent to the side for stealing military horses, so he honestly took out a small bag of broken silver from the house and respectfully handed it to Chen Chang.

"Dong Luo Wazi No. 16 is your family's property?"

Mazi lowered her head and responded honestly, her right hand still rubbing her red and swollen face.

"Have you ever heard the name Jiang Wei?"

"Jiang Wei?" When Mazi heard this, he was surprised at first, and then he thought about it carefully, and then replied, "It's dead." ”

"Dead?"

"I died three years ago. ”

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Next to the courtyard of the Lin Mansion compound.

"Dead. ”

"Dead?"

"I died three years ago. ”

As soon as Chen Chang said this, Zhao Mei's back suddenly felt cold, and when she thought about it like this, she remembered that Lichun had taken a long vacation three years ago, saying that she was going home to take care of her brother.

Seeing Zhao Mei thinking there, Chen Chang asked tentatively, "Madam, do you want to report to General Lin?"

Zhao Mei thought about it for a long time, if her husband knew that Lichun lied to him, then ......

"Don't, in a few days, you can send someone to look around. ”

"Yes, ma'am. In response, Chen Chang retreated, leaving Zhao Mei alone, puzzled in the other courtyard.