Coming to the edge of the square wall of the south square, the earthy yellow square wall stands tall, and the wall is mottled by wind and rain erosion in some places, and then the square wall goes forward, and then comes to the general rudder of the water thorn dart bureau. The wooden house, the black beams, the black door frame, the wide open copper ring door, and the gray door plaque with the four black characters of 'Water Jing Dart Bureau' written in italics, greeted with a simple style.

"Here, this is our dart game, usually not open, open for three years!" The Iron Lady patted her chest, obviously very proud of her game.

"What else are you looking at, come in!"

The Iron Lady greeted Wu Yueya, who stopped and looked at the door plaque, and took the lead in leading Ah Xue in. Wu Yueya was a little puzzled, why didn't there even be a gatekeeper in this dart game, and when she walked in, she realized that this was just an outer door, and there was an inner door inside, and there were two diligent servants standing outside the inner door, helping to carry the black wooden box with the Iron Lady's big knife.

Wu Yueya took Ah Xue to follow up, and saw a tall two-story house. It is also a house because on top of the house is a pavilion with a bamboo curtain.

The Iron Lady took Wu Yue Aya to the lobby and asked Wu Yue Aya to sit down, while she took Ah Xue to another house to change her clothes and come out. Then some servants brought some food one after another, and then I saw two big men walk in. One of them has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a tiger head and a tiger brain, which is the strong man I saw in Gujialou that day, and the other is very calm, with a slightly wrinkled old face, which can be seen to be a weathered middle-aged man.

After the host sat down, the middle-aged man smiled, "This is a strange woman who fights alone, she looks handsome." ”

"Exactly, her name is Wu Yueya, and the one is called Ah Xue, father, I think I can let them join our dart game!" Tie Lihua admired Wu Yueya very much, and with such courage, she could compare with her, and directly expressed her intention to bring them here.

"Hey, I don't think it's bad, how about this little lady being my daughter-in-law?" The sound of the iron tiger sitting on the side chewing chicken legs was like thunder, and with a big move, he shouted at Wu Yueya.

"No! I think she can learn from the internal skills of our Tie family and be my disciple! It's definitely not possible to be your daughter-in-law, you old cow still wants to eat tender grass, go to the Red Silk House to find an innocent kabuki to redeem her body and marry her back! Hugh was going to beat her up. "The Iron Lady was immediately unhappy, what is your daughter-in-law.

"Are you my own sister, why do your arms and legs always turn out!" Tie Dahu was also not happy, and shouted with chicken legs.

Wu Yueya was speechless, what is this, this rough man she had seen in Gujialou before, eating meat and drinking wine was like an excavator, but she didn't expect people to be the same.

"Your sturdy body, the little lady can't stand it!"

Wu Yueya slapped her face, Iron Lady, what are you talking about, "Cough, that, I have to go to my aunt, as for whether to join, I still need to consider, I am now the maid of the Gu family, and I have inherited some favors from others..."

"What? My family's favor would not be considered a favor, if it weren't for..."Tie Dahu heard that people were unwilling, so he lifted his shoulder.

"Okay, if the little lady is inconvenient for the time being, we won't force it, if there is anything in the future, you can come to the dart bureau to ask us for help, that Xue girl over there, are you interested in joining our dart game?" Mr. Tie waved his hand to block Tie Dahu's words, and came out of the round with a very sincere attitude.

"I... I think I'm Aye..."Xue whispered crampedly, tears streaming into her eyes.

At this time, Ah Xue changed into Tie Lihua's clothes, slightly wide, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her long sleeves, looking pitiful.

"This..."Tie Zhuang Niu Tie Zong's dart head was a little puzzled, and turned to look at Tie Pear Flower. Tie Lihua shook her head and said: I don't know very well.

The atmosphere was a little awkward, Wu Yueya thought about it slightly, and then said, "Ah Xue, you Aye bad guy was killed." ”

Ah Xue couldn't believe it at first, was stunned for a moment, and finally broke down emotionally, and burst into tears. Tie Lihua got up and came to Ah Xue's side to comfort Ah Xue, the little girl sobbed, a relatively beautiful face was crying, and a lot of snot and tears were completely wiped on Tie Lihua's clothes.

Then Wu Yueya told everything clearly, including a person named Lin Chen in the dart bureau who also checked his snort on the spot, and he was indeed out of breath.

After arranging Ah Xue at the dart bureau, Wu Yueya first bid farewell to the dart bureau, went to the Gu family cloth shop in the workshop, and found the shopkeeper. At this time, the shopkeeper was chatting with Lu's mother, comforting the anxious Lu's mother, and telling Lu's mother the news from Gu's plan, which could be regarded as saving the old man's heart.

Mother Lu was also very relieved to see that Wu Yueya was back and that she was safe. Wu Yueya thanked the shopkeeper first, and then helped Lu's mother out of the city, in short, she went home first, and slowly answered some of Lu's mother's caring questions along the way, as for how she outwitted the gangsters, it was like a storytelling that caused Lu's mother to shake her head and laugh.

On the second day, a crowd gathered at the gates of the city, and some of the poor-voiced scholars were reading to the many illiterate woodcutters and traders around them.

Wu Yueya also leaned in to listen, probably because yesterday the ruffian hooligans beat Xue Hongfu, who sold straw shoes, to death, and the impact was bad, and now he has been arrested and brought to justice, and he will be beheaded in the downtown of Jingzhou Chengnanfang in ten days.

Stopped and thought about it, this is probably the death of Axue's father yesterday, and now this kind of disposal can be regarded as an explanation, and this Jingzhou's assassin history is not a mediocre official.

Wu Yueya went to the dart bureau first and met Ah Xue, who was wearing linen and filial piety. At this time, some darts in the dart bureau were setting up a straw mat and going out, and then the Iron Lady took Ah Xue's hand and followed closely behind the mat. Wu Yueya said hello to the Iron Lady and followed behind without saying a word, probably because of her own hesitation, she failed to save the father of this little girl, and her heart was turbulent and difficult to calm down.

Out of the city, go in the opposite direction of Shili Village, walk down the river, pass through dense bamboo forests, and come to a dilapidated bamboo house, which is Ah Xue's home.

However, the bamboo door of this room was wide open, and the situation inside could be seen, Wu Yueya felt strange, and Ah Xue ran forward, entered the house first, and cried inside.

Wu Yueya followed the Iron Lady in, only to know that it was stolen, Wu Yueya looked around, and then looked at the roof, only to see a hole in the roof occasionally drip a drop of water, I can't help but feel a little sad, it was really a house leak that happened to rain overnight, so I lost my father, and the house was stolen again.

Ah Xue was crying in the house, and the Iron Lady seemed to be a little annoyed by these crying voices, so she reprimanded Ah Xue loudly, probably saying that Ah Xue should not be like an ordinary woman, she should be strong, and crying and crying is just a sign of weakness.

Wu Yueya felt that this Iron Lady was really not an ordinary female man, no wonder there was the title of a fierce woman in Jingzhou City.

After that, Ah Xue stopped crying, but talked about the things that were stolen, which were some old poetry books that her father usually valued, and she had also read them, so she knew a few words.

The Iron Lady looked around the bamboo hut for some footprints, but found nothing but some fresh dirt footprints. However, according to the experience of the Iron Lady's rivers and lakes, this footprint is shallow and chaotic, obviously not done by someone who specializes in thieves, but because of the disordered footprints, it seems that there is a feeling of being a thief.

On the nameless hillside of a mile outside the bamboo house, there were no relatives and friends to mourn, except for some servants and strangers of the dart bureau, only Wu Yueya and the Iron Lady accompanied the lonely Axue to bid farewell to her father.

From time to time, there are turtledoves and grasses calling, the clouds in the sky are sad, and the new soil on the ground covers the old soil, and it is also green silk to send white hair.

Ah Xue's mood eased slightly, and politely expressed her life-saving grace to Wu Yueya, saying that she could not repay it, and was willing to commit herself to serve Wu Yueya day and night. This bite was rejected by Wu Yueya, it is better to let her join the dart game, she still has to be young, she can learn a kung fu with the Iron Lady, and it will be easier to survive in the future, follow herself, drink the northwest wind and eat cold dumplings?

The Iron Lady nodded again and again, and agreed to Wu Yueya's proposal, it is not bad for Ah Xue to become her disciple, but this crying and crying temperament has to be changed. Anyway, there are no darts to press in the past half a year, and they are idle in the city, and the internal strength of their Tie family can also be learned, but it will also cause a certain burden on the body, as long as the luck is right, it will not be a big problem.

On the way, the Iron Lady took out her internal strength to tempt her, and Wu Yueya herself had already learned an exercise called the Pure Heart Sutra, and she was not tempted, nor did she explain that she had internal strength.

In fact, the Iron Lady also knew that this Wu Yue Aya knew some kung fu, but she was not sure whether people practiced internal skills, so she took out her own internal skills to test, and when she saw that people were not interested, she concluded that Wu Yue Aya must have the internal skills taught by others, and she was relieved after determining this, because Wu Yue Aya was a piece of martial arts training material, and it was a pity to waste it like this, so she told Wu Yue Aya that if she had a problem with martial arts, she could come to her.

Wu Yueya was a little curious, so she asked what level of master the Iron Lady was, only to learn that the strongest of this ordinary internal skill can only become a first-class master, if you want to go up, it must be a first-class internal skill, and you can become a great grandmaster-level figure.

And the Iron Lady is a quasi-grandmaster-level figure, and she praised her father Tie Zhuangniu very much, she said that her father alone can single her and Brother Big Tiger, and within fifty moves, they will definitely be defeated.

Wu Yueya was sure that the head of this dart game was at least a grandmaster-level figure. The tree is good for the shade, and the Cui family can also find a temporary shelter in the future, but Wu Yueya doesn't mind asking for help from the Water Jing Dart Bureau.

Back in the city, say goodbye to Ah Xue and the Iron Lady, and continue to return to the Gu family's small shop to be a free and easy little account room, settle accounts, chat, relax, and be a diligent 'little daughter-in-law' when you go home, cook and laundry, and serve Lu's mother.

In the cell in Jingzhou City, Li Si and his seven dead friends were anxiously waiting for interrogation.

After a while, under the dim light of the fire, several figures slowly appeared. One of them is gorgeously dressed, slightly chubby, and wearing a black gauze hat, which is Liu Ji, the assassin of Jingzhou.

"Liu Tingshi, this Liu Si is a person with the same surname as you, but he did such a hurtful thing, smashed people's stalls, and instigated his comrades to beat people to death." It was a prison man who spoke, but this prison man couldn't speak, and Liu Tingshi's face turned blue instantly.

Liu Tingshi pressed the anger in his heart and glared at this prison man, no wonder this guy has been guarding the cell, you deserve not to say good things! I have to emphasize that there are people with the same surname, "Hmph, hang these thieves and beat them hard!" ”

After saying that, he shook his sleeves and left, and glared at the prison man angrily as he left.

Cui Lie, who was standing next to him, saw Liu Tingshi's embarrassed face and threw his sleeves away, approached the prison man, stretched out his hand and shook his sleeves, and whispered, "You guy, don't talk nonsense, what is a person with the same surname!" scolded Liu Tingshi too! This guy's surname is Li, Li Si! Ouch you you are really! ”

After Cui Lie finished speaking, he shook his head and chased Liu Tingshi out, leaving the idiot prison man to think for a long time, swept his gaze to Li Si, who was sincerely frightened, and flicked his whip angrily, "Look at what, come on, drag it out and serve the big punishment!" ”

Then there were bursts of cries of pain and begs for mercy from the cell, as well as the screaming of the prisoner.

Cui Lie caught up with Liu Jianshi and said with a flattering smile, "Liu Tingshi is angry, that prison is illiterate, compared to Tian Shehan, the prisoner is called Li Si, not Liu Si." ”

"Oh? I see, let's just say, how could my descendants of the Liu family do such a thing! ”

"That's it! Liu Tingshi, it's cold tonight, it's far away from the Thorn Mansion, it's better to move to my Cui family's courtyard, the villain invited Lan Xiaojing, the new capital of the Red Silk Building, to be the seat, the warm stove and the wine and food, and I hope that Liu Tingshi will appreciate his face. Cui Lie bent down and bowed his hand, and then made a gesture of please.

"Okay, Cui Gong is kind but disrespectful, then I will go to Cui Gong's house tonight to spend the night."

Liu Tingshi came to the Cui family compound and had a good time with Cui Lie, and halfway through the banquet, the light on the table had been changed twice, and Cui Lie let Cui Miao, who had been arranged earlier, appear.

This Cui Miao was carried by someone, and his face was full of sadness. Liu Tingshi was slightly drunk, and when he saw Cui Lie's Erlang like this, he couldn't help but ask with concern, and Cui Lie told him about the matter, saying that it was done by a village aunt in Shili Village, outside Jingzhou City.

Liu Tingshi slapped the table with his fat hand, and he was also indignant about this, how could such a big thing as inheriting the family be almost abolished because of a little woman, and the young man's romance is not a bad thing, but he values the appearance of others, and wants to be accepted as a wife and concubine, reward some money, and everyone is happy.

Cui Lie flattered Liu Tingshi in a row, and after a few days, he sent someone to Shili Village to reason, bring people back first, and dispose of the little lady by himself, hoping that Liu Tingshi could make a little convenient.

Liu Tingshi was naturally allowed, and then Cui Lie took out a hundred taels of gold and gave them away, and they talked with each other more happily. At the end of the banquet, Cui Lie instructed a few subordinates to serve Liu Tingshi well, and by the way, he called a few high-quality maids to go to bed.

After a few days, Li Si and the others lay on the straw in the cell, their clothes torn and bloodstained, and they groaned in pain from time to time.

Cui Miao was already in good health, and when he came to prison, he came to see his righteous son Li Si, who was not a righteous son in the real sense. It's just that as soon as Li Si saw Cui Miao's face, he called Cui Miao an adult, but in fact, he recognized the thief as his father and sold his face to seek glory.

Trapped in prison today, Li Si, who had already been sentenced to beheading, saw Cui Miao coming, and when he saw him, he struggled to get up on the messy straw, crying for Master Cui to help. And several other gangsters shouted Cui Erlang to help, Cui Miao was quite pleasant to Li Si's shout, so he nodded and smiled proudly, so that Li Si didn't have to worry, as for the other gangsters, they were disdainful.

The weather is cold and freezing, there are faint precursors of snow, and pedestrians on the road are scarce.

Wu Yueya calculated how much money she needed to spend in January to keep herself and Lu Mu from starving, and three hundred wen a month was more than enough for ordinary people. The weather is getting colder and colder, and Wu Yueya occasionally goes to the mountains to pick up some firewood and comes back, and slowly, a wall of dry and broken branches accumulates behind the house.

In a few days, the cold wind howled in the gloomy sky, and in the downtown of Jingzhou Chengnanfang, seven scarred prisoners had death cards on their backs and knelt under the blue sky.

This is the place where Xue Hongfu sold straw shoes and set up a stall that day, and the murderer was beheaded here, but it seems that heaven is reincarnated, and good and evil will eventually bear fruit.

It was noon, a north wind blew in the sky, blowing the onlookers to lose their body warmth, Liu Tingshi, who was sitting in the sedan chair, saw that the official came to report the hour, so he ordered to be beheaded.

Ah Xue found a high place under the leadership of the Iron Lady, just in time to see the place where the prisoner knelt on the ground, and Wu Yueya was also by Ah Xue's side, watching with some curiosity how the ancients executed the prisoner.

"No, no..."Ah Xue looked at the seven people kneeling on the ground, muttering in her mouth, her frowning brows relaxed, and she finally knew what was wrong, "One less, one less!" One less! ”

Wu Yueya heard the sound and counted, it seemed that there was one less, "How can there be one less?" "If you look at their appearance closely, there is indeed a face missing.

"I remember that man was the leader of these people, and he used violence against me, so I remember it deeply! He was the one who told them to beat me to death... Woo woo" Ah Xue cried as she spoke, attracting the attention of many people.

The Iron Lady asked Ah Xue to stop crying, find a servant, and ask him to talk to Liu Tingshi in the sedan chair about what was going on and why there was one less prisoner, but after the servant went, it was fruitless.

Ah Xue wiped her tears, inadvertently glanced to the side, and happened to catch a glimpse of a person with a panicked face and a little struggling, that person she recognized, it was the missing prisoner, although this person had injuries on his face, but he was still so virtuous, it was not difficult to recognize.

"There, there!" Ah Xue pointed to the crowd and hurriedly shouted.

Wu Yueya heard the sound and looked at it, but she could see it at a glance, but the Iron Lady was not familiar with the appearance of the person, and she didn't see it after looking for a long time. The man seemed to hear the movement and ran into the crowd and couldn't find it. By the time Wu Yueya passed, she had already slipped away.

The time had come, the prisoner asked to behead, but Ah Xue didn't have the heart to look at it, but chased out of the crowd, looking around with red eyes, and finally sat down on the ground in frustration under the gaze of Wu Yueya and the Iron Lady, unable to get up for a long time.

Blood stained the soil again, and everyone dispersed, except for the cold wind howling angrily, as if to tell the story of the injustices of this world.