Then he turned his head and said to Di Renjie: "County master, the little old man doesn't know a few big characters, and he doesn't know much about things. But if I say that this forest is second, then no one can afford to be first. ”

I don't know if it's because of the reflection of the fire, but several people present felt that the little old man was full of red face when he talked about the forest, as if he was proud and confident.

"According to the genealogical records, my family has been in this Weishi County for generations...... "The little old man is good for everything else, that is, when he tells stories, he is like a storyteller, and there is a lot of nonsense."

After talking a lot about their family, they finally got to the point. "According to the records of the mountains and forests left by our ancestors, this fire is indeed the seventh time. Moreover, every time the forest burns, the trees that grow again become more vigorous and denser. ”

Di Renjie heard of such an idea for the first time, and couldn't help but wonder: "There is such a thing? ”

"According to the records of the forest, when the fire first broke out, the tallest trees in the forest were only more than a foot long. Since then, the trees have grown much taller each time they have regrown. ”

Listening to his uncle's words, Di Renjie couldn't help but look at the trees that were still standing in the distance, and as far as he could see, how could there be a big tree less than two zhang. Having said that, he was still unheard of such a thing.

More importantly, he wanted the book of mountains and forests in his father-in-law's mouth.

However, before he could ask about the mountain and forest chronicles, the little old man said something even more strange to him. "Every time a fire breaks out in this forest, it's for unknown reasons."

"Every time?"

"If you go back to the county master, according to the records of the mountains and forests, it is indeed like this. I have also turned around the fire this time, and there has been no matter of worshipping ancestors to the grave recently, so it is said that this forest will not burn up. ”

"Huh? Did you think of something? Seeing that the bad guy's eyes suddenly lit up, Di Renjie immediately asked.

The bad guy did think of something, but he thought it was too weird, so he wasn't embarrassed to say it.

When asked by Di Renjie, he scratched his head in embarrassment, only saying that he hadn't thought of anything.

The little old man knew his nephew very well, and when he saw his appearance, he knew that this kid must have thought of something.

"When I thought of something, I hurriedly said, a manly man, what's the matter with talking and hiding!"

The little old man cares about this forest the most in his life, so he cares very much about anything that has something to do with this forest.

This kind of concern has become an obsession.

Under the rebuke of the little old man and Di Renjie's eyes, the bad guy said with some embarrassment: "That...... It is...... Just before the wildfire started, I heard the sound of thunder, did you hear it? ”

When they heard this, everyone remembered that they had indeed heard thunder. However, Di Renjie was passing by a blacksmith shop at that time, so he naturally thought it was the sound of striking iron, and did not take this matter to heart.

"Huh? Right! That's it! After the bad guy finished speaking, the little old man was stunned for a while, and suddenly stood up and muttered to himself.

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and ran down the mountain, if it weren't for a few bad people who stopped him quickly, a few people were afraid that they wouldn't even be able to find the way down the mountain.

The old man hurriedly led everyone down the mountain and went straight to the direction of his house.

At this time, the little old man had forgotten that the county commander Di Renjie was still following him. As soon as he entered the house, he rushed into the house in a hurry, leaving only his embarrassed nephew.

"My lord......" The bad guy wanted to explain a few words for his uncle, but Di Renjie waved his hand and motioned for everyone not to speak.

After a few moments, the little old man ran out of the house in a hurry, holding an old book in his hand.

"County master, take a look." The little old man walked in front of Di Renjie with the book in his hand.

Di Renjie took it and took a look, only to see three big characters on the book cover, which were the book of mountains and forests that the little old man mentioned earlier.

From the first page, every few pages, the font has to change, and I think it is a different owner.

Some fonts are vigorous and powerful, some are neat, and some characters look twisted and awkward.

When Di Renjie turned to the end, the little old man said with some embarrassment: "My lord, you can make do with it, I haven't read any books for little old man, and these words are all drawn according to the gourd, little by little." ”

Although the words are a little worse, it does not affect Di Renjie's reading efficiency. In just a few moments, he finished the whole book.

After closing the book and solemnly handing it back to the little old man, Di Renjie said: "Old man, take this book of mountains and forests well, and change the Japanese official to come and copy a copy by himself." ”

Hearing this, the old man's mouth grew in surprise, and he didn't know what to say.

I only heard Di Renjie continue: "The old man just came back in a hurry, presumably because of the loud noise mentioned in the book? ”

The little old man nodded, "What the county lord said is too right. Because of this, the little old man heard the bastard boy say that he heard the sound of thunder......"

This little old man really talked a lot of nonsense, and he finally got to the point after saying a few words.

Di Renjie nodded, "Although there are several times in the book that there is a sound, it is never explicitly stated that there was lightning and thunder. ”

"What the county lord said is true, but Xiao Lao'er has heard people in the neighboring county say that lightning strikes the woods will cause mountain fires, you say......"

Di Renjie has naturally heard of this truth, but everything must be told with one evidence. Based on just a few things in front of him, Di Renjie did not dare to conclude that the mountain fire was caused by lightning strikes.

"There will be special traces of the fire caused by lightning strikes, and when the mountain fire is extinguished tomorrow, I will go into the mountains to look carefully, if I can find it, I can let go of a big matter."

"A few of you, follow your husband into the mountain tomorrow, you must be more careful." Di Renjie said a few words and left. After all, there was still something going on in the yamen, and it was impossible for him to do nothing because of this inexplicable fire.

As soon as Di Renjie walked to the gate of the yamen, he met Wu Chen, who had been waiting for him for a long time.

Wu Chen really couldn't wait, so he walked out of the yamen and prepared to greet Di Renjie on the street.

"Wu Guanren, what's the matter? Why is he in such a trance, it is not overwork, but he needs to go home to rest and rest. ”

The two bumped into each other, and Di Renjie immediately asked with concern.

Although Wu Chen was a little tired, the reason for his absent-mindedness was not so. I saw Wu Chen smile bitterly and said, "My lord, let's go in and talk about it." ”

(End of chapter)