Song Zhiyao asked in surprise. "How much gold is there?" The prefectural order stretched out his arms and gestured. "That's probably all there is to it."

Song Zhiyao looked at the county order and knew that this was not a decimal number. "In this county, where did you get all this gold? Could it be that there are gold mines here? ”

The county magistrate looked at her and smiled. "Madame said with a smile, the small county is poor, where is there any gold mine, just rely on the hard work of the people, barely make a living."

Liu Yichen listened to his words and said suspiciously. "Maybe the water of this thing is very. Deeply, we should think again, by the way, and look at their ledgers again. ”

The county commander looked at Liu Yichen and said very respectfully. "Brother Huang is wise, there is so much gold, if you find the account book of the store, you will find a clue."

They walked out of the county office, the sun was setting, and the warm sun shone on everyone. "Xianggong, what can it be?"

Liu Yichen shook his head and whispered to Song Zhiyao. "If there is really so much gold, even if you are a robber, you can't get it, this place is not like a rich place."

As the two men were talking, they saw the carriage from last night again. "Xianggong, look, that carriage is coming again."

Song Zhiyao couldn't dodge, and the carriage rushed towards her body and slammed into it hard. Liu Yichen pulled her body and struggled to dodge to the side.

She slapped the dust off her body, and her heart pounded as if it was about to come out of her mouth. "Xianggong, thanks to you, otherwise I would be in danger."

At this time, Hou Qu and Xiong Li, the two of them ran over. "My lord, what are you waiting for? The carriage finally reappeared, and it was up to him. ”

Liu Yichen also knew that following this carriage was dangerous and unpredictable. It's just such a good opportunity, you can't help but seize it. They rode and followed as fast as they could.

Soon they followed to the river, where the carriage was tied and empty. The huge boat went down the other side of the river.

Liu Yichen looked at the boat, the side of the boat was almost attached to the water, but the hull of the boat, obviously very high, discharged a lot of water, stirring up the waves.

"Something is really wrong." He thought. "There must be a lot of stuff under this boat, and it's very heavy, otherwise the draft can't be so deep."

Just as they were staying there, there was a whoosh, and a sharp arrow flew in. floated directly against Song Zhiyao's forehead.

"It's dangerous." Liu Yichen realized that they must have been discovered. Several people hid in the bushes. The boat disappeared into the fog and was gone.

After a long time, the sky was dark, and I couldn't see my fingers. "Xianggong, those people are really vicious, they almost killed Yao'er."

Liu Yichen carefully wiped her forehead with both hands and comforted. "It's okay, let's go back and check the accounts, and we'll go to the store tomorrow."

Just as they were getting up to leave, they found a straw boat, which appeared from the water leisurely, and several figures jumped out of the boat, and placed five or six heavy bags on the ground.

Song Zhiyao was shocked, her body retracted, and she lowered her head. "Xianggong, I see that those people are not good people, let's go back."

Liu Yichen pinched his gestures and signaled to Hou Qu Xiong Li, don't act rashly. The men, breaking off a few branches, sticking them in them, whistling, and quietly departed.

A bright moon shone in the sky, and they looked around. "A few steps further inside, someone will come, let's follow and see what is going on."

Song Zhiyao listened to Liu Yichen's words and looked at him tacitly. After a while, a creaking and rocking mule cart spun around.

A rag shirt jumped from above, and as soon as his shoulders were forced, he carried a bag. "Brothers, be careful, the knife licks the blood."

Liu Yichen blinked his eyes and saw that those people seemed to be selling illicit salt. "I didn't expect this person to have such a background and go back."

They took a few steps back, and the grass fluttered. A man wields a knife and dances vigorously. There was a whoosh, stirring up a crisp sound of wind.

Song Zhiyao was so frightened that she hurriedly lowered her head, and several people shrank together. Liu Yichen gestured with his eyes, and Hou Qu and Xiong Li also endured together.

The man at the head strode forward and shouted. "Ergou, there is no one there, hurry up and leave with the goods, be happy."

The man ran over as fast as he could, carrying the bags, flicking the whip with a snap. The mule cart disappeared into the night sky.

After a long time, Song Zhiyao and the others came out. "Xianggong, those few things just now made the two brothers bear fruit, how good it should be."

Liu Yichen ignored her and walked straight forward. Picking up the unkempt grass, poking it with his hand, and a few grains of coarse salt were pulled out of it.

He stretched out his hand and licked it with his tongue, the taste tinged with a hint of bitterness. "It turns out that this is the case, they take this salt and mix it with official salt."

Song Zhiyao looked at the salt grains, reflecting the white flowers in the moonlight. "Xianggong, with this little thing, they can't be condemned."

Liu Yichen looked at the vast river and thought thoughtfully. "I can't decide for the time being, but don't be afraid, let's go back tonight and check the ledger."

They were just about to leave, but they found the smoke of white flowers on the side. It seems that someone has a fire, and it is not far from here.

"Yao'er, let's go." The group got into the carriage and hurried to the city. After a long time, I tossed to the residence.

Hou Qu and Xiong Li looked at Liu Yichen and said with some frustration. "My lord, just deal with them like this, for fear that they will amuse us."

Liu Yichen also understood the hardships of the two and smiled slightly. "If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, I have my own arrangements, you don't have to worry about it."

When they went back to rest, Song Zhiyao's eyes were dark and she felt very tired. "Xianggong, it's to check the gold, how about it?"

Liu Yichen turned his head and looked at her seriously. "Yao'er, don't do this, we're here to investigate the case, not robbers."

Listening to his words, Song Zhiyao frowned, anxious. "Xianggong, Yao'er sees it in her eyes and is angry in her heart, that woman is really despicable."

Liu Yichen said with a kind smile. "Yao'er, walking in this world, human nature is sinister, it has been like this since ancient times, let's sleep first, I'll look at those account books."

Song Zhiyao stepped forward and said coquettishly. "Xianggong, the little girl also wants to see it." Unable to resist her, the two of them turned over the yellowed paper.

On the first page is a picture of a white silk cloth with a few large characters written on it. "White silk is 100 inches, bright and smooth, five taels of silver."

There is another line of small character annotation, this silk cloth is imported from the cloth workshop in the south of the Yangtze River. "The cost of the journey is two cents of silver, and it is very hard to go back and forth for five days."

The two looked at it for a long time, but they couldn't see any clues. "Flip back." They flipped through the pages and made a loud noise. "Thousands of feet of colored cloth, purchased by Fengzhou."

The two of them looked at it for a long time, their tired eyes aching. "Xianggong, if this is the case, this account book is meaningless, maybe it is forged."

Liu Yichen replied to her. "Yao'er, don't think so, turn to the back again, maybe there is a hidden mystery." Turning to the last page, I saw a line of words.

"Fifty-four taels of silver, eight taels of silver per month for workers, five taels for New Year's festivals, more than thirty-three taels for cloth expenses, and a year of hard work. But that's it. ”

Liu Yichen closed the ledger heavily, thinking thoughtfully. "Yao'er, don't worry, I have a good way, I'll leave tomorrow morning."

In the distance, a rooster crowed, and it was dawn. Song Zhiyao really couldn't support it, and said weakly. "Okay."

Song Zhiyao lay on the bed and fell asleep instantly. Liu Yichen carefully covered her with a quilt and opened the door. On the street, there is no one to go.

"Since he knows where to go, why don't you ask your peers again, man, this matter will naturally be clear."

So saying, he walked in the direction of the shop. Seeing the breakfast stall again, a man handed him a bag of salt, and then the broken silver left.

Liu Yichen looked at the figure of that person, always very familiar. "Boss, let's have two fritters, then a bowl of bean juice, more sugar, and cauliflower."

The early stall owner, like a thief, revered the ghost and put the bag of salt under his feet. There was a bang, and the salt was sprinkled all over the ground.

Liu Yichen looked at his hurried appearance and smiled indifferently. "It seems that this private salt matter is also used in this city, and the water is very good. Deep. ”

He gulped down fried dough sticks and drank soy milk. After a while, the door of the shop in front of him creaked, and Xiao walked out.

Her hair was wrapped in a white filial cloth, wrapped in circles and circles, and her cheeks were red and swollen. It's just that expression, as if crying instead of crying, walked forward.

"My wretched husband!" She knelt on the ground, kowtowing vigorously, paper money scattered in her hands. There are paper people and paper horses tied on the side, and white cloth is hung.

Liu Yichen looked at her and thought to himself. "Today is the first seventh, this woman must do some legal work, wait for me to go over and take a look."

He took a copper coin and bought some apples and snacks. "Madam, please mourn, county government, my lord ordered to arrest quickly, and this case will be handled."

Xiao stood up and hugged the child in his arms. "My lord, in this world, where can the thief go? It's just that the husband doesn't go into the soil for peace, and he can't let go of his heart. ”

Liu Yichen instantly understood what she meant, and carried the gift in his hand. "Madam, I'm just passing by, just a little heart."

She pushed the gift away and fell to her knees again. "My lord, my husband can't live in peace when he dies, how will the little girl deal with herself after a hundred years?"

She howled again and touched her youngest son's head. "Child, please adults, let Dad come back soon, hello and see you for the last time."

The youngest son opened his ignorant eyes and lay on the ground, kowtowing vigorously. "Master, I miss my father, please ask the master to bring my father back."

Liu Yichen looked at his youngest son like this, and it was difficult to do it in his heart. "Child, you want to clear your father's grievances and return the world to a bright future."

People passing by all around were gossiping. "It must be the government, taking the opportunity to swallow people's industries and bully orphans and widows, it is really good at talking."

"Maybe it's asking for a price with a corpse, and there won't be a mouthful of blood, but I'm afraid that the shopkeeper will rot into bones, and it won't be able to enter the soil, and he will be fed there to feed the flies."

Liu Yichen turned his head, and it turned out to be a few idlers muttering in the crowd. When they saw Liu Yichen, they hurried away.

Liu Yichen understood that he was already in a very embarrassing situation. No evidence was found, on the contrary, rumors were rampant.

After a while, the shopkeeper's relatives and friends also came one after another. They stood in two rows with their faces full of mourning and white cloth wrapped around their heads.

Xiao knelt on the ground and was silent for a long time. "My lord, there was only an empty coffin today, thank you, the slave family, and I came to give my husband a ride."

With that, she went back to the back room, grabbed a mud pot, and threw it hard into the ground. "Husband!" She curled her hair and kowtowed again.

"Take the slave family with you, and the slave family will not be subject to this living sin!" The crying was getting louder and louder, but I couldn't squeeze out tears, only snot flowed out.

The child was also holding the coffin and crying. The guests looked at Liu Yichen with a subtle hint of hostility and suspicion in their eyes.

"I put down this gift." Liu Yichen put down the gifts and ran away quickly. "Presumably they must be guarding against me."

He hid in a corner and looked at the mourners. Xiao's white skirt was stained with mud, and his hands were waving, as if he was crazy.

"Oh my God, why don't you have eyes!" Those relatives and friends in the back also wiped their tears together. "It's really hard for her to be widowed alone."