Chu Tao didn't look happy when she heard it, she said to Xiaohong and Xiaozi, "I want to go home, I can finally go home." ”

Huo Lao Er was tortured by the three kings after being found, and he refused to say a word, he said that if he said that the family would have no way to live. The three kings had no choice but to send Xue Congjia to come forward.

Xue Congjia said, Xie Yun's family is dead, have you seen it, the birds are hiding their bows, the cunning rabbit is dead and the lackeys are cooking, even if you don't say that your family is dead.

Huo Lao Er almost roared and said to Xue Congjia: "I don't believe it! I won't believe a word of what you say! ”

Xue Congjia squatted down and pinched Huo Laoer's neck with one hand, Huo Laoer couldn't breathe, his face quickly turned from blue-gray to blue-purple, and he coughed violently. Xue Congjia still said expressionlessly: "It's okay, I have long wanted to send you to death." If you say it or not, I will send you to death. ”

Huo Lao Er was out of breath and couldn't speak, at this moment he was really afraid of the young man in front of him, he counted every step to death, all people or things were in his control, he was not this young man's opponent at all, he was not sorry to die, but the family couldn't ignore it.

Huo Lao Er was scared, people would subconsciously ask for help when they were on the verge of death, Huo Lao Er grabbed Xue Congjia's hand with his hand, desperately trying to breathe a little fresh air, but how could an old man be able to beat a strong young man, Huo Lao Er's eyes were about to burst out.

"Let go...... Put...... Open...... I said...... "Huo Lao Er finally squeezed out these two words from between his teeth."

Xue Congjia withdrew his hand coldly, with a void indifference in his eyes.

"Ahem, ahem." Huo Lao Er breathed in the fresh air at first glance, coughed violently, he was half-paralyzed on the ground, and it took a long time before asking, "Xie Yun...... Really dead? ”

"Dead." Xue Congjia threw over a jade wrench, which was worn by Xie Yunchang, and Huo Lao Er would not not know it. "The people of Dali Temple said that he colluded with Zhao Tieniu, Xie Yun's head is now hanging on the city wall, if you don't believe it, just ask on the street to know the truth or falsehood."

"Dali Temple...... Ho...... Dali Temple ...... "Huo Lao Er's eyes gradually lost the last bit of brilliance, he used to be a radiant old man, but now he is not angry at all."

Xue Congjia said: "I don't understand why Dali Temple is doing this. ”

"Huh...... It's to deter me, maybe to deter those who are still dying for him, to warn me to be a dead man and take all the secrets underground. Huo Lao Er said weakly.

Xue Congjia slowly spit out two words: "? ”

Huo Laoer's closed cloudy eyes opened again, and he laughed a few times: "You guessed?" ”

"At first, I couldn't understand why Xie Yun wanted to run a money bank, but then I figured out that pig iron was sold to the surrounding feudal states, and all the silver used by the feudal kingdoms to buy was official silver, and people needed to melt all the official silver into silver, and then exchange the silver through casinos and merchants."

Xue Congjia continued: "If Dali Temple doesn't settle the case hastily, I can't be sure that it is the prince who sells pig iron privately. Just ask, who has so much power to control the tongue of Dali Temple? Who has access to the emissaries of the vassal kingdoms? Who is bent on dragging the Three Kings into the water? Who has the ability to recast official silver? I'm afraid that there is only one person with such a high authority. ”

Huo Lao Er spat bloodshot and said hoarsely: "Xie Yun and I are both from Jiangbei, and we are half of the countrymen. He was originally a small human trafficker who made money by selling maids. Originally, he still had a little conscience, at least he wouldn't spoil other people's girls, but later, he sold the innocent girl with a good face to be trafficked into the Qinglou, and did business with the people in the Qinglou, and every local official had accepted his benefits, and he was very popular, so he attracted attention. The bustard's mother in Yihong Courtyard is still his hometown, and it is rumored that Xie Caiwei's girl was born to the bustard's mother...... It's far away, in short, Xie Yun made a fortune like this. Xie Yun is a bit smart, and after he got money, he quickly began to meddle in the business in the mall. Tea, salt, rice, cloth, there is no business he doesn't do. ”

Huo Lao Er fell into the memory, he gasped twice, and then said: "Two years ago, Xie Yun found me and asked me if I wanted to do a big ticket with him, I looked down on him at first, but at that time I was really dazzled by interests, and I agreed in a daze. Who knew that I couldn't get off this thief ship, so I surveyed many places with him, and finally found Zhaojia Village in Xinyang. ”

"Zhaojia Village is a very good place, not to mention the iron mines, even the terrain is very good, outsiders generally do not go in. On the surface, one of us opened a money village and the other sold tea, but in fact, we were engaged in private pig iron. I'm also afraid of being caught, just the melting of official silver is enough to connect the nine clans. ”

"Xie Yun said it's okay, we are helping to make money, and whoever dares to touch us will be against the future emperor. Xie Yun is right, in the past two years, whether it is a nine-grade sesame official or a first-grade tiger official, they have never checked us. ”

Xue Congjia frowned and said, "Then why do you want to slaughter the Zhao family?" ”

Huo Lao Er lowered his voice: "I only have this trump card in my hand." Son, my family was sent away by me, and I can't catch up with it for the time being, and I don't expect to survive, I just ask you to save my family. ”

Xue Congjia asked rhetorically: "Did you think about your family when you helped do things?" ”

Huo Lao Er was already in tears: "I should go to the eighteenth layer of hell, but my family is really innocent, they never know what I do, and they think I am an honest tea merchant." Son, I still have a lot of private money hidden, you take it, as long as you keep my wife and children alive, I will give it to you. ”

"Okay, I promise you. You say, why do you want to slaughter the Zhao family. Xue Congjia asked.

Huo Lao Er cried: "How could it be us? How can we cut ourselves off our money! Huo Lao Er picked up a branch from the ground and wrote two cursive words on the dirt floor: Xiyi.

Xue Congjia's eyes were different, and in an instant, a white light flashed in his mind, so it was!

"What we did, somehow they found out, they killed people just to deter, on the one hand, they had the evidence of the prince's illegal sale of pig iron, and on the other hand, they wanted to use this matter to suppress the momentum of the three kings, and they killed two birds with one stone." Huo Lao Er said slowly: "If the official family knows about this matter, the country can be moved, please think twice." ”

Xue Congjia was thoughtful, his eyes were unfathomable.

Huo Lao Er committed suicide by hitting the wall.

The three kings said to Xue Congjia: "I haven't found Xie Yun until now, I guess I ran away, grandma." What's the matter with the wrench you showed Huo Laoer? Is it a token? ”

Xue Congjia said lightly: "I saw that Xie Yun had worn it, so I bought a similar one on the street, the cell was dim, and Huo Laoer's eyes were not good, thinking that it was really taken off Xie Yun's body." ”

The three kings sighed: "I didn't expect my eldest brother to be so ruthless, and more than 60 people in a village who did things for him didn't let go." ”

Xue Congjia said: "I want to stay here for a few more days until I find Xie Yun." ”

"Good! That old thief, I won't get rid of my hatred for killing him a hundred times! The Three Kings said.

Xiaohong was puzzled by Chu Tao's sudden proposal to go home, but she took a big risk to come to Xinyang, and vowed to arrest Xue Congjia back, and finally the case was cleared, and the two could go back to Jinling together, I don't know why Chu Tao's attitude changed again.

Chu Tao has to drink medicine three times a day, and the whole room is also filled with the bitter smell of herbs, and people feel that their noses are starting to sour after smelling it for a long time. Xiaohong was packing up her clothes, and they didn't bring much when they came, and they packed up quite quickly.

Xiaohong took out the small statue of loess clay color that Zhao Tieniu gave to Chu Tao, this is a vivid little girl's appearance, her eyes are black and round, and she looks like Chu Tao. It's just that this mud doll's forehead touched it somewhere, and a small opening was missing, Xiaohong wiped off a medicine stain on the mud doll's eyes with a handkerchief, turned around and asked Chu Tao: "Miss, do you want to take this mud doll away?" ”

Chu Tao nodded: "If you want it, take it all." Chu Tao took three steps and made two steps, and found several cloth tigers and nine rings from the drawer, couch, and bedside, and found a bamboo dragonfly and a spinning top from the jewelry box.

Xiaohong took a cloth bag, took all these small things, and "brushed" them all into the pocket, Chu Tao picked up the little clay figure from the table and said, "Don't bring it, I'm not a three-year-old child." ”

Xiao Zi asked, "Why did the young lady rush back to Jinling?" It's not too late to heal from your injuries before you go back. ”

Chu Tao shook his head: "I know now, I'm a big trouble!" I'm here, I will only interrupt other people's original plans and cause trouble to others, and I will waste other people's rice by staying here. ”

"Sister Peach's words are wrong!" Shi Li's voice came from outside the door, and Xiaohong saw Shi Li coming, so she hurriedly brought a stool to deliver tea.

Shi Li tied a knot on the cloth pocket, took the clay doll in Chu Tao's hand, and smiled slightly: "This clay doll is pinched out of yellow mud, and the texture is not the same as our clay figurines in Jinling." There are also these vivid cloth tigers, and the pattern and color distribution on their bodies are also very different from those in Jinling, and they are also taken back as a souvenir. What's so naïve about this, I also bought several cloth tigers to take back. ”

The three kings have a hot temper, the shopkeeper Fang is too old, Zhao Tieniu grinds and chirps, Xue Congjia is cold, only Shi Li has the best temperament, gentle and humorous, so subordinates like Xiaozi Xiaohong like to talk to Shi Li the most, and they often joke together.

Xiaohong said: "Master Shi's cloth tigers are not cute at all, take them back to give them to the nephews at home, right?" I'm not afraid to scare children. ”

Shi Li smiled and said, "Tiger! Naturally, there must be the momentum of the king of beasts, what is there to be afraid of. ”

"Ahh Xiaohong teased Shi Li.