What does it mean that there is nowhere to buy silver? If you don't buy it, you don't buy it, what's the big deal. Qing Shu patted his younger brother on the back, "It doesn't matter if the bookstore doesn't sell it, my sister will write to Bu Xiaoba and ask her to give you a copy." If you think about it, this kind of seed can't grow red fruits, and the book doesn't belong to us. Even if it is planted, it will be a year later, and the book will be back to us more than a year later. If you ask for it, you can get it in two months at most. ”

Qingyang felt reasonable, "Hmm. ”

The little scholar was very angry, but he didn't know what to say.

Mr. Kong smiled, "The books and seeds are left to you, and the old man will come back next summer." But if you don't grow red fruit, you will receive a hundred taels of silver for the book and the seed. Then he asked the little boy to take the book.

The little scholar pouted unhappily, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, the young man standing behind Mr. Kong took down the big burden on his back, untied the burden, and revealed the dozen or twenty books inside.

The little scholar got started, took out a total of twelve books before and after, nine of which were stacked together, three books were stacked together, and he carefully wiped and wiped the top with his sleeves, and then he reluctantly took off his sleeves, and said with his nostrils facing the sky: "You have to cherish it, you know?" ”

Qingyang stared at these books with sparkling eyes, and replied seriously, "I know." ”

Qing Shu, on the other hand, shouted eagerly, "Wait a minute." Her eyes were firmly fixed on the hands of the young man who was collecting the burden. Her heart was pounding, it was a color illustration, there was a color illustration, how could it be?

Everyone was shocked by Qing Shu's "wait a minute".

Mr. Kong also put away the smile on his face, "What does the girl think is wrong?" ”

Qing Shu nervously pointed to the baggage, "A book, I saw a book, very beautiful and colorful." ”

Mr. Kong frowned, stroked his beard and said, "The girl has good eyesight, and the old man has a special book, which he got by chance during his study tour." "Zhusheng, show the book to the ancient girl."

The young man, known as Takesheng, opened his baggage again, put a book with a hard cover and colorful cover on the table, and pushed it forward.

Qing Shu stepped forward nervously, trembling his fingers, and took it three times before picking it up. To be precise, it's a magazine, a somewhat old one, a waterlogged one. On the cover of the light pink base, there is a small cream cake on the plate, which modern people have to use for birthdays, birthdays, and marriages. Because it is old, because it has been soaked in water, the light powder is no longer powdered, and it is a little white and yellow, and the pattern of the cream cake is blurred, not to mention that it has lost a lot of color, and the paper has become crumpled.

Qing Shu excitedly sketched the four words "cake world" with his fingers, and couldn't say a word. She took a breath, steadied herself, and slowly flipped open the cover of the unrecognizable cover, inside was the table of contents, the same handwriting had faded, some could be seen clearly, and some had to be linked back and forth to guess. She turned it again, and there were various cake patterns and methods for making zuò, but the last page was printed with the patterns and methods of making biscuits. It's just that the same half of the words can be seen clearly, and half of the words are blurry and difficult to read. If you don't know how to make zuò cakes, you can't guess it. However, in a color magazine of ten or twenty pages, not a single page of words can be read completely.

Qing Shu felt regretful, and unconsciously said what he thought in his heart, "Why are you so careless?" It's a shame to have such a good book. "Isn't it a pity? It's something that has come through time. It's just, how did it get to this era, and was someone brought it over? It's incredible.

Xiao Tong suddenly felt that Qing Shu had become more pleasing to the eye, so he said indignantly, "Hmph, it's not Li Haitang's immoral woman." Five or six years ago, when my husband met her, he thought she was pitiful, so he enlightened her. She saw the book and borrowed it from her husband. Excessively, she borrowed it for more than a year and refused to pay it back. Suddenly, one day the gentleman thought of this book and muttered a sentence. My father heard it and remembered it in his heart, so he asked Li Haitang for it. She dodged and deliberately dropped the book into the rain. My dad wanted to pick it, but she rushed to pick it, and then deliberately dropped the book into the water. ”

Qing Shu looked up, Li Haitang? Li Haitang has read this book? Li Haitang dropped it into the water twice? How is that dead woman again.

There was no displeasure on Mr. Kong's face, "Little boy, it's a mistake, don't talk nonsense." ”

Xiao Tong was not convinced, "What a mistake, she did it on purpose." She has been in possession of the book for more than a year, and when she learns how to make cakes and cookies inside, she destroys the book, and she is the villain. You know Fushun Zhai in the capital, and the cakes and biscuits sold there were learned from this strange book. ”

Mr. Kong still didn't have any unhappy looks, "Hehe...... You child, Miss Li can understand what is written in the book and can learn what is taught in the book, so naturally she has a fate with this book. ”

"She can't understand it, but what she can understand is the cook she invited, the cook surnamed Zhou who died three years ago." The little boy finished speaking angrily, and added, "My father said it." My father also said that Chef Zhou's death was very strange, and there must be something wrong. ”

Mr. Kong coughed.

The boy suddenly hung his head and didn't say a word.

Qingshu was shocked, Chef Zhou, whom Li Haitang invited, could understand what was written in this magazine, so there was Fushun Zhai, so there was Li Haitang today. However, Chef Zhou died three years ago, and her death was very strange. Can she think that Chef Zhou is the traverser, and Li Haitang is just lucky to meet the traverser, and use the traverser as a stepping stone, and then click the traverser. Can't! Do the traversers have such a dish?

Mr. Kong moved his eyebrows, "If the ancient girl likes it, this book will be given to you." It was originally a thing that was accidentally obtained in the mountains many years ago, and it should be given to someone who is destined. ”

Qing Shu didn't think about it, and refused, "Thank you Mr. for your kindness, the junior was rude just now, and he unconsciously seemed a little excited because he saw something beautiful." These patterns are very beautiful, but what is written in them, the younger generation can't understand it, and when they take it, they waste it in vain. As he spoke, he put the magazine on the table and the man stepped back. However, the juniors have something to ask for, and if the husband feels embarrassed, the juniors dare not force it. ”

I was so excited to see this book, and my eyes flashed with joy, but in the end I refused to do it. Mr. Kong looked at her puzzled, "What's the matter?" ”

"The younger generation just recognizes some words, those agricultural books, after reading them, there are many puzzles, I wonder if I can ask Mr. for some advice?" Qing Shu said, looking at Mr. Kong expectantly. This is the most knowledgeable person and the most knowledgeable person in the whole Da'an, and they have all been sent to the door, if you don't hurry up to find this puzzle, when will you stay?

Mr. Kong raised his eyebrows, "The old man loves meat and wine. ”

Qing Shu was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted, "Housekeeper, quickly inform the kitchen to make a lotus leaf cake button meat and a braised pork at night." Also, take out the jar of wine that my father has treasured for nearly ten years. "At that time, two jars of wine were dug out in the garden of the ancient mansion in the capital, one jar was opened to entertain Luo Laoshangshu and others, and the remaining half of the jar was given to Gu Qiang to drink; Another altar, Qingshu wanted to give it away, but Gu Qiang was reluctant, so he took it all the way to Kangxi Town.

As soon as Qing Shu gave the order, Gu Qiang agreed, and hurriedly called someone to inform the kitchen to prepare in advance.

Qingshu and Qingyang invited Mr. Kong to the study, took out the half-wooden boxes of agricultural books they had collected, and found out those who had read them and made marks because they did not understand their meaning, and humbly asked for advice.

On the other side, Gu Qiang invited the young guards who followed Mr. Kong to go out and speak, "May I ask this lord, is Mr. good at his teeth?" ”

The young man replied simply and succinctly, "It's fine." ”

"Mr. likes light food, or ......"

The young man replied helplessly, "Sir loves meat." ”

Gu Qiang thanked him and told Xiao Juan, who was waiting on the side, that the meals and dishes should be prepared both soft and crispy, but not hard, and the more meat, the better.

Qing Shu felt that with the most knowledgeable people in Da'an by his side, it was easier to use than Du Niang. Mr. Kong helped them solve their doubts, and their sister and brother listened while sharing work records. I recorded it because I was afraid that they would not be able to put so many things in their minds and would forget it.

Mr. Kong, who loves serious and studious students the most, does not say anything like not teaching girls and babies, he is more serious than students, Xiao Tong urged him to rest a few times, he refused, blowing his beard and glaring at Xiao Tong to drive out, thinking that Xiao Tong was in the way. It wasn't until Gu Qiang personally came to invite him to the table that the teaching and solving doubts came to an end.

For dinner, it was Qingshu and Qingyang who accompanied him. Although they don't know how to drink, they still can pour wine for Mr. Kong. I have to say that Mr. Kong has a good appetite. I saw him eating braised pork, sipping wine, and beckoning Qingshu from time to time to quickly roll the meat with lotus leaf cakes for him to eat.

Qing Shu was really convinced, she had never seen such an old man who loved meat. Their table and the other table were separated by a screen, and on the other side was Gu Qiang accompanying the young man and the child. The people on both sides could hear each other clearly, but they didn't see the young man or the child coming to stop Mr. Kong from eating meat, so Qingshu put his mind at ease and let Mr. Kong eat.

The wine glass used for Mr. Kong was very small, and Mr. Kong drank six glasses and didn't want it himself, but he didn't eat less meat. Qing Shu felt that it was almost over, so he ordered Xiaoyu to serve porridge.

The porridge cooked with white rice with mung beans, red beans, pitted red dates, and finely ground sorghum rice is served in a white porcelain bowl, and it is white, green, and red, and it is very beautiful.

Mr. Kong was very satisfied with the dinner prepared by the ancient mansion, and he was full of wine and food, so he was helped away by the young guards and the children. Qingshu wanted to send a carriage to send it, but was refused. Xiao Tong said that his husband likes to walk slowly, and only when he can't do it will take a car or a sedan chair.

Sending off the distinguished guests, when Xiao Yu held a small cloth bag to Qing Shu, Qing Shu slapped his forehead with a look of chagrin, "Look at my memory, why did I forget to refuse this matter, I am stupid." Annoyed to chagrin, she still took the small cloth bag, opened it and looked at it, dumbfounded. No way? This, how does this look so much like the seeds of tomatoes.

She hurriedly walked to the table, pinched out a few seeds, put them on the table, and leaned on them to look at how they looked like tomato seeds. If she was not mistaken, if this was really the seed of a tomato, what was poisonous and what prolonged life, it would be all nonsense.

She shook her head, no, she couldn't arbitrarily say that it was the seed of a tomato. Mr. Kong said that he had found someone to plant, but there was no fruit. What the hell is this, it's hard to say. She quickly and carefully put it away, and walked around the room, not knowing where to put it. By the second turn, she had locked the seeds in a box. Next year, when she grows and sees the seedlings, she will be able to determine whether it is a tomato or not.

After taking a hot bath, lying on the bed, and seeing that she was about to meet Zhou Gong, she suddenly sat up. No, what is Mr. Kong here for? The first of his sentences was to ask if he was looking for a master, and the second was to ask if he was collecting agricultural books. Then there were the seeds and books that were left.

Looking for someone to try to plant unknown seeds, there are many experienced old farmers. Not only that, as long as he opened his mouth, the emperor's Sinong Temple had to rush to help him try planting from top to bottom. What the hell is this old man here for? There is a problem.

Qing Shu tossed and turned on the bed for more than an hour, unable to figure out this problem. In the end, it gave me a terrible headache. She recalled Old Man Kong's words before and after, and felt that she had nothing to offend Old Man Kong, so she comforted herself: It's okay, there is no place to offend him, and it is estimated that he has no reason to harm her. No matter, sleep, tomorrow Zhang Luo's bean harvest matters.

On the second day, when he got up early to practice, Qing Shu was obviously not in good spirits, yawning from time to time, and the efficiency of his practice was greatly reduced.

Gu Qiang had a dark face, "Xiaojuan, fetch well water, bring a basin over and let the young lady wash her face, spirited." ”

Qing Shu listened to it, "Don't." "In the early morning of autumn, the water from the newly dug well is cold and cold, so she doesn't want it. She is a little girl in the growth and development stage, and she doesn't want to fall into menstrual cramps and other problems, so she resolutely resists touching cold water. So he patted his face, picked up the wooden stick, and fiddled with it in a similar way.

Gu Qiang shook his head helplessly, and Xiao Juan snickered beside him. And Qingyang, holding a wooden stick that was one size smaller than Qingshu's hand, waved it around.

Gu Qiang watched the two sisters and brothers waving in a mess, and didn't say anything. After all, it was the first step to get the two of them used to the weapon and train their arm strength, and he didn't want to be too harsh at the beginning, which made the two lose the momentum to learn.

Besides, it also requires a body to swing around. Half an hour later, Qing Shu and Qing Yang threw the sticks in their hands, and they were so tired that they spread on the ground and gasped.

Xiaojuan and Xiaoyu hurriedly stepped forward, Xiaojuan picked up Qingshu, Xiaoyu picked up Qingyang, and brought the two sisters and brothers back to the house to rest.

The two sisters and brothers spread out on the chairs, and Qing Shu asked weakly, "Are you tired?" ”

Qingyang nodded weakly.

"Do you want to practice? This is just the beginning, and the hard work is yet to come. ”

"Practice, I want to be as good as my father."

"Well done, little man, come on."

"Hmm." A certain sister controlled Xiao Zhengtai nodded heavily.

After washing up and having breakfast, the tired sisters and brothers finally came back to life. Qing Shu waved his arm, "Let's go, go with my sister to collect beans." ”

Qingyang waved his arm like her, "Collect the beans." ”

Mother Su hurriedly came up and put down the arms of the two sisters and brothers, "Miss, young master, don't do this kind of disrespectful behavior in front of people again." ”

The two sisters and brothers glanced at each other, and took out the bearing that everyone's young lady and young master should have, and took the maid out.

At the door of the house, Gu Qiang greeted them and said that someone from the yamen had informed them that the court would open today to try the case of Da Gujia Village, and Bai County would assist in the trial, and Xiao Zhixian would observe.

Qing Shu asked, "Do you need me and the young master to come forward?" ”

"The young lady and the young master don't have to come forward, the old slave has been arranged."

"Well, then you have enough manpower, and the young master and I will take four people out. If there is any problem in the middle, send someone to the Zhuangzi to inform me. ”

"Yes."

An hour later, Li Dalang parked the carriage at the head of the sorghum field, and Yuan Baoyu reported: "Miss, young master, it's here." ”

Qingshu and Qingyang were waited by Xiaojuan and got out of the carriage. At this time, in the field, the strong men were busy pinching the sorghum heads, because they were afraid of touching the rice grains, their movements were fast and light, and they pinched one and put it into their own baskets. The basket was full, and no one had to carry it back to the village, because they had ox carts. When the time came, the full basket was loaded onto the ox cart, and everyone took the empty basket and continued to pinch the sorghum.

In this effort, the ox cart pulls the loaded sorghum heads back to the field in front of the Zhuangzi, where someone is left to be responsible for threshing on the spot. The threshed sorghum is carried directly into the field where the grain is dried in the Zhuangzi and dried.

Originally, they didn't have to rush to collect grain, but Qingshu still had arrangements behind him, so he didn't have enough people, so he asked Wu Langtou to find four croppers who worked as short-term workers from a nearby village, and they were in charge of lunch and a salary of fifteen wen a day. Because Gu Yuanhe trusted the Lizheng Ancient Big Tree in Xiaogujia Village, Wu Langtou directly found the Gu Big Tree and asked the Gu Big Tree to give it to Zhang Luo's four people.

Qing Shu and Qing Yang stood on the ground and watched for a while, and Cai Tieniu, who had loaded a cart with an empty back basket, came over with an ox cart. Seeing the master, Cai Tieniu parked the ox cart to salute, but Qing Shu didn't let him, letting him just concentrate on doing things and ignore them.

Cai Tieniu saluted very persistently, and then unloaded the empty baskets with one hand, and brought three empty baskets into the field.

Qing Shu couldn't help but sigh, none of the people in their house ate for nothing, and all of them could do it.

After Cai Tieniu loaded the cart, Qingshu and the others followed behind the ox cart and arrived at Zhuangzi.

Wu Langtou and Wei Tiehammer came out, and after seeing the two masters, they unloaded the car with Cai Tieniu, and the three of them sat on the ground and took off the rice grains together.

Each person had a thick iron sheet, fixed it with his feet, grabbed the sorghum head in his hand and rubbed it on the iron sheet, and the rice grains fell off. There is also a person next to him, from time to time to receive the threshed sorghum head to one side, and then push the rice grains to the other side, vigorously rub the shelled rice grains, remove most of the hard shells, put them into two solid baskets, and carry them into the courtyard with a flat pole to dry.

Qing Shu looked at it with a straight sorrow, this is really all manual, laborious and time-consuming. But it can't be helped, the era is such an era. You say that modern times are good, but modern pollution, modern science and technology are developed, so that no thing that people eat in their mouths is without chemical fertilizers and pesticides. It's just eating meat, you don't know what kind of meat you're eating. As a result, there is no one who does not get sick.

In this era, although backward, it is okay, and you don't have to worry about what you eat in your stomach is poisonous. That's a kind of happiness! Worth consoling.

After a while, Cai Tieniu stood up, slapped his clothes a few times, loaded the empty back basket, and led the ox cart away, he was about to pull the next cart.

Qingshu and Qingyang entered Zhuangzi. Everyone was busy, an old man, two women, and three children, none of whom were idle, some were carrying water, some were picking vegetables and washing vegetables, some were washing rice, some were holding firewood, and some were picking beans. They are preparing the ingredients for lunch in advance.

The people in the sun at this time were very comfortable, and Qingshu pulled Qingyang to sit in the courtyard, and while helping to pick vegetables, he asked them how the lunch was arranged. A stew, a stir-fry, a mixed dish, a pickle, and coarse rice and rice, of course, no meat. Again, there are no soybeans to make dishes. At noon, there are short-term workers, and soybeans naturally can't be taken out, because Qingshu still points to it to make a little money, so naturally it can't be exposed too early.

Qing Shu listened to the lunch arrangement and nodded, the autumn harvest, from morning to night, all the work is still physical work, and eating dry rice is a must. "Zhuangzi, is there anyone who sells meat?"

A woman replied that there was no, and that there was only one in the town that was sold.

Qingshu looked at the time, didn't say anything, called Qingyang, washed his hands, and beckoned Xiaojuan, who was helping to chop firewood, to leave. Qing Shu felt a little incomprehensible, other people's girls pay attention to dressing up and loving face. Where's her girl? One is what kind of hard work, what is carrying food, what is chopping wood, then come, throw off your arms and do it yourself. Does she want to give Xiaojuan a labor medal or something! It's a model of hard-working and hard-working!

Look at Xiaoyu again, Xiuxiu followed her angrily, and then followed her delicately to pick vegetables, while not forgetting to take care of their sister and brother. People don't dirty their clothes, they also do their work, and they also have work in their eyes.

Qingshu asked Wu Hammer to prepare scales and five or six cloth bags, took a carriage out of Zhuangzi, and slowly entered Xiaogujia Village. After entering the village, Gu Yuanbao politely asked a woman about the location of Lizheng's house, and the woman was very enthusiastic and personally took them to Lizheng's house.

Lizheng's daughter-in-law, Gu Chen, met Qingshu's sister and brother at the entrance of the village, and Qingshu was veiled at that time, but Qingyang did not. Therefore, when the Qingshu sisters and brothers came to the door, she recognized Qingyang at a glance, and she also knew Qingshu's identity, she panicked, and while welcoming them into the door, she shouted at her five or six-year-old son who was playing in the courtyard to go to the field and call Gu Dashu.

Welcoming people into the house, Gu Chen turned around on the ground a few times, then slapped his forehead, took out a piece of coarse cloth from the cabinet, spread it on the edge of the kang, and beckoned the Qingshu sisters and brothers to sit down quickly.

Qing Shu felt embarrassed, but Chen was very persistent, staring at them and sitting on the coarse cloth before stopping, and took out the two teacups that had been put away, washed and washed, and then poured two cups of water and put them on the kang table.

The adobe house, the furnishings inside are also simple, there are not many belongings, but the cleaning is very clean, and people know at a glance that the hostess is a diligent person.

At this time, Gu Dashu, who got the news, came back from the field, followed by the eldest son Gu Zheyi, who took the farm tools, and then followed by the Han boy Gu Zheer, who was carrying his five or six-year-old younger brother. Listening to Gu Yuanhe, their family's Gu Zhesan studied in a private school in the town.

Gu Dashu looked very restrained, and Qing Shu explained his intention with a smile, just to ask him to help inform the villagers that the ancient mansion wants to collect soybeans, red beans and flower kidney beans, and it will be collected in large quantities, two pennies a catty. The requirement is that the beans should be plump and clean.

Gu Dashu was very surprised, "Two pennies? Don't hide it from Miss Gu, this bean is taken to the cart and horse shop in the town, and the best can only be sold for two catties and three yuan. ”

Qing Shu smiled and said, "I know." I accept this bean, naturally I have my own intentions. Two pennies a pound is the price in the capital. This is my father's hometown, and I naturally won't treat the people of my father's hometown badly. Two pennies and one pound, you are happy to sell, and I am also relieved to receive it. At that time, if my business can be successful, it will be my own ability to make more and less money. ”

Gu Dashu was very excited, "Since Miss Gu has decided, the small one will inform the villagers." "This is really unthinkable good news, selling two pounds of beans is more than in previous years, which is a good thing that can't be found with a lantern.

"Lizheng from a nearby village, are you familiar with it?" Qing Shu asked again.

"Miss Gu means ......"

"If you have a good relationship, you might as well reveal the news. After three days, those who are willing to sell beans can get them to my newly bought Zhuangzi. As long as the beans are good, clean, two pennies and one pound, those who come will not refuse. I said I was going to collect a lot. As for today, I will only accept your village, so please let us know. Before lunch, I had to go back to the town, and I couldn't rush it, so I had to wait three days to send it to Zhuangzi. ”

Gu Dashu couldn't sit still when he heard this, and told his two sons to hurry up and inform the villagers, and he went out in a hurry.

Chen thought of the beans he had harvested, at least fifty or sixty catties, and immediately happily called out to his niece who lived in the courtyard on the left, saying that he wanted to see if his beans were clean, and if they were not clean, he should quickly pick them up again.

While they were busy, Qing Shu pinched his younger brother's little face, "Wait for my sister to pay for the beans, and Xiaoyang will keep the account." ”

"Hmm."

"Go to the carriage and get a bag of candy and give it to the little brother outside."

Qingyang agreed, went out with the ingots, quickly took the candy, grabbed a handful and stuffed it into the small hand of Gu Dashu's youngest son, Gu Zhesi.

Gu Zhesi got a snack, and his saliva immediately came down, holding the candy in both hands, and his eyes were straight.

Qingyang saw that he was stunned, scratched his head, pinched a piece and put it to his mouth, "Open your mouth and eat." ”

Gu Zhesi opened his mouth, put the sugar in his mouth, and immediately smiled and squinted, "Brother eats it too." "Upgraded from a stranger to an older brother, the speed of a child's recognition is not something that adults can understand.

Xiaogujia Village is not big, and about 50 households, Gu Dashu and his two sons will be notified separately and will come back soon. Behind them, there were men with cloth bags on their backs, and women who were curious to see the excitement.

Gu Dashu made the villagers stand outside the courtyard, and a table was set up in the courtyard, and a bench was placed behind the table. Qingshu sat in the room and didn't come out, and Qingyang sat on the bench. Yuan Bao put the account book and pen and ink in Qingyang's hand and sharpened the ink for Qingyang.

Everything was ready, Gu Dashu asked the villagers to come in one by one, and he took his eldest son over the scale. Weigh one, report one, Qingyang bookkeeping, by the way, how much money was sold. At this time, Xiaojuan would take the corresponding copper coin out of the house and put it on the table, Gu Dashu took it and handed it to the villagers, and then called the next one.

Seeing that it was noon, Gu Dashu called the last villager who was waiting outside to sell beans in, passed the scales and paid the money, and asked the villagers to go back, and they received it today.

The women who were not at home were in a hurry. Carrying beans is not a problem, the main thing is that the man who is in charge of the house is not there, and they can't do anything in a hurry, and they can't call the shots without permission.

Of the beans of more than a dozen households, four and a half bags of soybeans were collected, and more than three bags of red beans were collected, and Qingshu confessed that he would send someone to pull them away in the afternoon, and they would be placed at Gu Dashu's house for the time being.

Gu Dashu said that he could come and pull it away whenever he wanted, and he would be optimistic.

When he got into the car, Qingyang stuffed the remaining half of the bag of candy to Gu Zhesi, and the excited Gu Zhesi chased after the carriage and kept shouting that his brother would come later, and finally Gu Zheer chased him and carried him home.

Qing Shu returned to Zhuangzi, and did not let anyone prepare another meal, and told Wu Langtou to remember to pull the beans stored in Gu Dashu's house back to Zhuangzi in the afternoon and put them away. She also confessed to the matter, that is, the beans to be harvested in the Zhuangzi three days later, and then she got into the carriage and went back to the town. Before going out, they said that they would go home for lunch, and even if they went back late, the kitchen would leave them with a hot meal.

As soon as they returned home, Su's mother notified the kitchen, and three dishes and one soup were immediately served on the table. Qingshu and Qingyang washed their hands, sat down at the table to eat, and sent Xiaojuan and the others down to eat. When eating, Qingshu generally does not let people serve him, and he feels uncomfortable eating.

The sister and brother were full, rinsed their mouths, and were sitting in the hall talking in a whisper, when Gu Qiang came over to report the matter.

The trial of the case on the Yamen side was quite smooth, and the village chief of Dagujia Village honestly recruited all the things he had done, Li Da and Li Er admitted to hurting people, but they did not admit that they were intentional, they only said that they were careless. The villagers who did the work on Gu Yuanhe that day were all summoned for questioning, and the doctor from Tzu Chi Hall, who treated Gu Yuanhe, was also called for questioning.

Gu Yuanhe said that on the night he was injured, someone went to his thatched hut to try to misbehave, but the man stepped on the clip he had put down just in case, which allowed him to escape.

Gu Qiang added from the side that he had taken someone to see it, and in addition to the bloody clips at the scene, there was also a bright knife. The bloody clips and knives were still taken by the officials. This person must be found out, they don't want this kind of malicious person to get away with it.

The three catchers who received the money and did the work for Li Zheng have also been arrested. After repeated interrogation, they admitted that they had received Lizheng's money and had indeed been to Dagujia Village, but they did not admit that they had helped the village chief rob the three acres of land in Guyuanhe. In the end, Bai Xianfu tortured them, and one of them, Ning Si, was quickly recruited, and said that he was hard-pulled, and he didn't take a copper plate. When he was hard-pulled, he didn't know what he was going to do. Later, he persuaded the other two, but they did not listen, but threatened him, and he had no choice but to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Gu Yuanhe said from the side that this catcher did persuade the other two people at that time, he heard this, and the persuasion was fruitless, this catcher left first, and did not participate in the seizure of land in the end.

The other two catchers were also recruited in the end, saying that they were obsessed with money, and in order to help the family, they received Lizheng's money.

In the end, there was only one thing left, who was the person who wanted to kill Gu Yuanhe that night? Gu Qiang said that who knew who was going to commit the murder that night, and said it in court, their master was willing to ask for a reduction in punishment for this "who".

The village chief's eyes flickered, but Li Da hurriedly asked Gu Qiang if what he said was true. Gu Qiang said that it was true, the master had explained to him in advance, and he must find out this person who intended to commit murder.

Li Da looked at Bai Xianfu.

Bai Xianfu coughed and looked at Xiao Zhixian on the side. Xiao Zhixian, who was already dissatisfied with Bai Xianfu for causing this kind of trouble, received Bai Xianfu's eyes for help, and wanted to throw off his sleeves and leave, but when he thought of the prefect's signal, he endured it and nodded almost invisibly.

Bai Xianfu coughed again, "Seriously." If you call this man and say what is true, your punishment will be lightened. If you dare to tell half a lie and slander an innocent person, the crime will be increased by one degree. ”

Li Da got the promise, so he pried the dog and asked the second dog to kill Gu Yuanhe and then burn the thatched house. He also said that as long as it is burned clean, who knows what is going on, and he will warn the villagers about stabbing Gu Yuanhe, who dares to speak out. This matter is solved, and there is no need to be afraid of the general's family coming over. ”

Everyone was shocked. The surrounding folk customs are relatively simple, petty theft is there, fights and injuries are there, but there is not a single case of murder in a few years. This is terrible, the village chief not only has to buy murderers, but also the people who guard the tomb of General Zhongwu. It's too bold.

The village chief shouted that he had been wronged and resolutely refused to admit it. Li Da pointed to his nose and said when he saw Ergouzi, how distressed he was when he sent the money out, and finally the second dog himself took a penny from him. Li Da said again that the second dog injured his foot and did not dare to return to the village, so he ran to Kangjia Village to hide.

Several villagers from Dagujia Village who were questioned also said that they had heard that the rogue Ergouzi from the neighboring village had indeed injured his foot, and he had been hiding for several days and had not returned.

In the end, Bai Xianfu announced his retirement from the court, and sent the catcher and the official to Kangjia Village to arrest the two dogs. As long as the second dog is caught, the case will be closed.

Li Zheng and Li Er are going to be assigned to the frontier, and the sentence is six years, and this will not change. As for the village chief and Li Da, they were arrested and interrogated before they were sentenced.

Gu Qiang also said that there was an old lady named Ning Si who caught the air, and after retreating, the old lady of Ning Si pulled her two-year-old grandson to the door, begging the ancient mansion to be gracious, spare Ning Si, and not to send the frontier.

Qing Shu listened, and also understood that this Ning Si was an unlucky guy, and it was estimated that he would not have any status among the few catchers in the town, otherwise he would not have been swept in without a copper plate and lost his iron rice bowl. Many times, little people will sadly encounter such things as their arms not being able to twist their thighs, which has abounded since ancient times.

Obviously, the thighs in this matter are the other two catches. These two people, somewhat related to Bai Xianfu, are used to being powerful and blessed on weekdays, and they all regard themselves as the big men of the town. As for the arm, it is naturally Ning Si, who has no background in the family, is poor at home, and does not have any hard relatives to rely on.

When the arm can't twist the thigh, few people have the courage to resist, because the result of resistance is not something you can bear. If you don't resist, you can only go with the flow, and you can only avoid it as much as possible. Ning Si chose to avoid it as much as possible, but he couldn't escape the fate of being dragged into the water. This is the sadness of the little people, and the little people often become unlucky.

What Qingshu wants is to punish Li Zheng, the village head, Li Da and Li Er, as for those few arrests, the lesson is only incidental. Ning Si is an unlucky bastard, she doesn't mean to be embarrassed. She thought for a moment and said, "You can do it!" If he is not bad, for the sake of his old mother and young son, I will try to exempt him from the blame. As for Ning Sihui's loss of the iron rice bowl, she can't do anything about it, it depends on Bai Xianfu. He confessed to the other two arrests that were related to Bai Xianfu, which offended Bai Xianfu.

Even Qing Shu understands things, Gu Qiang naturally understands better. After the matter of the case was finished, he took out a letter and said that Mr. Kong had sent it to the boy next to him.

Xiao Yu took the letter and handed it to Qing Shu.

Qing Shu opened the envelope without sealing wax, took out the paper inside, unfolded it, read it quickly, and put it on the table, "Xiaoyu, let the housekeeper take a look." ”

Gu Qiang took the letter from Xiaoyu's hand, and after reading it, his face was filled with joy, "Miss, this is a good thing, a good thing!" Since he is the master recommended by Mr. Confucius, his character and knowledge are not bad. ”

Qing Shu hesitated a little, "There are no people in our house who are appreciated by Mr. Kong, and there are no people who are good friends with Mr. Kong's disciples. How can our small mansion, far away from the capital and making a living in a remote town, get into the eyes of Mr. Kong? Mr. Kong's sudden visit yesterday was already strange, and now he recommends his master to Qingyang, which makes me very uneasy. Is there any person or thing in our house that is worthy of the plot of others? ”

Hearing this, Gu Qiang's face did not have a heavy look, and the joy on his face was still the same, "Miss, you don't know anything." The Lu Fuzi recommended by Mr. Kong, if the old slave did not guess wrong, it should be Lu Xuanfang. This Lu Xuanfang has a close relationship with the general, and is not only a disciple of Mr. Confucius, but also a close friend and military advisor of the general when he was in the army. ”

Qing Shu was surprised, "My father's best friend and military advisor? "What kind of character is her father, he has made so many friends in his short life.

"Yes, miss. Lu Xuanfang has a strange temperament, he likes to travel around when he is young, he doesn't like to take the imperial examination, he doesn't like to be an official, he just likes to walk around freely. Later, he met the general who was still a captain, and he hit it off at first sight, so he actually gave up the study tour and followed the general into the barracks, only for the general to be a military division. When the general had an accident, it was when he returned to his hometown to visit his relatives and did not return. Knowing that the general had gone, he did not speak for three days. On the fourth day, I prepared my bags, didn't even return to the barracks, and began to wander around. This walk is more than five years. ”

Qing Shu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, "Then, does Mr. Kong know about Mr. Kong's recommendation to be Xiaoyang's master?" Would he like to? ”

"If he were to be a teacher to someone else, he would not want to. But now it is the young master who needs the master, and with the old slave's understanding of him, he is willing not to give him a penny. ”

Qing Shu was out of words. Since she is her father's best friend and military advisor, and a disciple of Mr. Kong, it must be unusual to learn. However, his uninhibited temperament hopes that it will not affect her precious brother.

"Miss, did you agree to hire Master Lu for the young master?"

"Can I not say yes?"

Gu Qiang smiled and said, "Miss, the old slave is going to arrange Lu Fuzi's residence, his person, his whereabouts are uncertain, and he can't help but be on the way here." ”

Seeing that Gu Qiang was so happy, Qing Shu couldn't say anything more, let him look at the arrangement