Xiao Er of the wine shop brought a few fine porcelain bowls, set them up for the white-clothed princes, and filled them with wine in a small wine jar. These people are naturally the second son and a group of four.

At this time, Lu Lao said: "Little Er, inquire, there is a Songjiazhuang here." As he spoke, a few copper coins were stuffed onto the little second-hand.

Xiao Er quickly put the money into his sleeve and said with a smile: "My husband is not a local, right?" Songjiazhuang is twenty miles away from here. Out of Shishan Town to the west, three or four miles away is the mouth of the eagle's beak, after the mouth of the eagle's mouth, there are two roads, the southwest one is to Wutang Village, the west is to lead to Songjiazhuang. Walk along the road all the way, walk sixteen or seventeen miles is Songjiazhuang. Coincidentally, today, the two who drank just now were from the old man Song of Songjiazhuang. If you go to Maling Lake and follow them. ”

Lu Lao and the second son glanced at each other, and said quietly: "Oh, it's okay, you can go." ”

"Okay, a few masters drink first." Xiao Er put the wine jar on the table and turned to go out.

Seeing Xiao Er walking away, he whispered to him, "Second son, what should I do?" If you ask the two subordinates in Songjiazhuang, it is much better than asking in the town. Why don't you catch them and ask them, and then ......" The old man made a downward slashing gesture with his palm.

The second prince shook his head and said, "We don't need to rush to extinguish our mouths, we can find out some exact news." He knocked on the paper fan on his hand, muttered for a while, called Jiao Da over, and whispered. He took a white jade wrench off his hand and handed it to Jiao Da, who turned around and went out. The second son turned around and whispered a few words to Lu Lao, and Lu Lao sighed: "The son's plan is very good. In a blink of an eye, the son can have this wonderful plan and live up to the name of talent. The second son said disapprerovingly: "If this matter is not too important, even those two rough people in the countryside are worth my trouble?" Lu Lao, let's go back to the inn and wait. ”

Xiaoping and Xiaosi bought a lot of things, in addition to gouache and wine, there were also a few pieces of muslin, a handful of bamboo chopsticks, a few dishes, etc. Xiaoping carried the gouache in her arms, wrapped all those delicate things in coarse cloth, and put them on the donkey's back together with iron plowshares, soft mats and other sundries. Old Man Song didn't pick the door, so Xiaoping also bought two oil fruits, one with Xiao Si, which was also promised by Master Song himself. Out of the town, Xiaoping walked in front of her, tasting the avocado in small sips. Xiao Si followed behind, leading the donkey in one hand and the oil fruit in the other, constantly adding it with his tongue. Later, I couldn't help it, so I swallowed the avocado in one bite and chewed it vigorously.

The two walked slowly, and suddenly, the two of them hurriedly walked by, looking at the backs of the two, Xiaoping felt a little familiar. At this moment, there was a "horn", and a small bag fell from one of its bodies.

Seeing that the other party had dropped something, Xiaolian hurriedly shouted, "Big brother, it's gone." The two men seemed to be hearing but not hearing. Xiaoping took two steps, picked up the small bag, raised her hand high, and shouted, "Big brother in front, your things have fallen." At this time, the two turned around, and the one who dropped the bag touched his body, and said in surprise: "My money bag!" The two looked at Xiaoping and hurriedly trotted back.

Both of them were men of great shape, and they looked very similar, but one had a beard, and the other had no beard, but there was a scar on his eyebrow. These two people are the subordinates of the second son. The one who drops the money bag is the one with the scar. Seeing the two coming, Xiaoping suddenly felt a sense of oppression and couldn't help but take a step back. However, she still shook the bag in her hand and said, "This big brother, your money bag has fallen to the ground, give it to you." Jiao Da hurriedly said politely: "Thank you, girl, I was in too much hurry and didn't pay attention." So saying, he took the money bag, and continued, "Girl, how can I thank you?" What a kind girl she is. ”

Xiaoping hurriedly waved her hand and said, "This is as it should be." The two eldest brothers are in a hurry, so let's hurry up. ”

"Well, thank you, girl." Jiao Da clenched his fists, and Jiao Er, who was bearded, turned around and hurried forward. Xiaoping patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief. Although these two big men were polite just now, they looked a little vicious, which scared Xiaoping's heart. Xiao Si came up from behind and said suspiciously, "Aren't these the two family members of the man in white?" What are you doing in such a hurry? ”

When Xiaoping was in Sun's Wine Workshop, her attention was focused on the boy in white, and she didn't see what the two family members looked like, so she only felt familiar and didn't recognize them. "Such a character does big things, who knows what errands the son-in-law has sent." Xiaoping was a little gloomy.

"No matter what kind of son he is, let's go back quickly, it's not early." Xiao Si said a little jealously. So, Xiao Si led the black donkey forward, and Xiao Ping silently followed behind to think about something, and she didn't even seem to smell the smell behind the black donkey's buttocks.

Before he reached the mouth of the eagle's beak, Xiao Si saw the two family members walking back to him in a hurry. Coming to Xiao Si, Jiao Da asked, "This little brother, have you picked up anything on the road?" Xiao Si was also a little worried about their appearance, and said boldly: "No, isn't the money bag for you?" Jiao Da seemed to say to himself: "Why is Childe's white jade wrench missing?" I remember putting it in the bag. It's weird. ”

"What's strange, they must be hiding." Jiao Er, who had not spoken, opened his mouth.

Xiaoping also came to her senses at this time, stepped forward hard, and said, "Two big brothers, we didn't see any white jade wrenches, are you mistaken?" ”

"Impossible! My eldest brother obviously put the wrench in the money bag, and the bag never left his body. Jiao Eryi pointed at Xiaoping and said, "The money bag is what you just held, you must have hidden it." ”

When Xiaoping heard this, she hurriedly waved her hand: "I didn't, I didn't." Look at it if you don't believe it. As he spoke, Yi Gu Nao took out the things on his body: dozens of dollars, a box of gouache, and even the old sweat towel sent by the Wu family. Jiao Er glanced at it, and then pointed to Xiao Si. Xiao Si trembled and touched himself, he didn't even have a copper plate on his body, so naturally he didn't touch anything.

At this time, Jiao Da also spoke: "Girl, if you take it, hand it over, and we won't embarrass you." ”

"I really didn't take it." Xiaoping said urgently. Xiao Si also panicked, and while groping on himself, he kept saying, "I didn't take it!" I don't even know what a wrench is. ”

"If we don't hand it over, we'll be searched." Jiao Er stepped forward and really searched for Xiao Si. In order to prove his innocence, Xiao Si did not move. Of course, Jiao Er couldn't have found anything. After searching Xiaosi, Jiao Er wanted to step forward to search for Xiaoping again, Jiao Da stretched out his hand and grabbed him, and said to Xiaoping: "Girl, you better hand it over, otherwise, my brother will not be polite." ”

"What am I going to take?" Xiaoping almost burst into tears.

Seeing that Xiaoping and Xiaosi were already scared, Jiao Da said, "Bai Yu's fingers can't be missed. Boy, girl, offended. Xiaoping thought they were going to be searched, so she was so frightened that she hurriedly hugged her arm. Who knew that Jiao Da said, "You take the things off the donkey, open them one by one, and let us see."

When Xiaoping heard this, she was relieved that these goods were bandaged and put on the donkey's back by their own hands, and there would definitely be no white jade wrench. However, to her surprise, she stood up, and just unloaded the goods with Xiao Si, and before the baggage was shaken off, a white and clear wrench rolled out of a baggage corner. At this moment, Xiao Si and Xiao Ping were stunned.

Seeing this, Jiao Er shouted loudly: "How is it?" I said you took it. There's no denying it now. Jiao Da also looked angry and said unceremoniously: "Where are you from?" How did you do such a shameful thing? ”

Xiaosi and Xiaoping were speechless, they had touched other people's money bags, the goods were bandaged by themselves, and they were unloaded by themselves, but the wrench just rolled out of their own baggage, and they really jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it off.

Jiao Er said: "Everyone has stolen goods, go, follow us to see the official." As he spoke, he was about to pull Xiaoping, and Xiaoping hurriedly hid behind Xiaosi. Both of them were trembling and unable to utter a word. In the end, Jiao Da spoke: "Forget it, Juxian City is too far away from here, and we don't have time to spend it with them." However, they can't be cheapened either. So let's see that you are also the descendants of other people's families, and you will keep one of them, and the other will go back and call the head of the house, and let the head of your house discipline you well. ”

Xiao Si looked at Xiao Ping, gritted his teeth and said loudly: "I'll stay, Xiao Ping, go back quickly." Xiaoping was stunned for a moment, and called out the fourth brother, so moved that tears flowed down. I have a girl's house, who knows what will happen if I stay.

Jiao Da estimated the time, and then said, "Whoever goes back can do it." Let your master go to the Yuelai Inn in the town to receive the people. Xiaoping listened, got on the black donkey and was about to leave. Jiao Da said in a deep voice: "Bring these things, no one is here to show you." Xiaoping and Xiaosi carried the things to the black donkey again. The black donkey was carrying things and couldn't ride people, so Xiaoping could only lead the donkey and hurriedly went back to Songjiazhuang to call someone.

The Jiao brothers escorted Xiao Si back to the town, and kept urging Xiao Si to go quickly on the way. After entering the Yuelai Inn, they escorted Song Xiaosi into a room and began to interrogate Song Xiaosi with very "technical content".

"What's your name? How can there be a subordinate like you? Your lord must be no different. ”

"No, my lord Song Xiang, the people in the village are very obedient to him."

"Then you must have learned badly from your young master."

"No, the eldest young master of our family is a jinshi, although he is no longer an official, but he teaches clan studies in the village, and he is a gentleman of clan studies."

"So powerful? Then the people of the Song family are very knowledgeable? ”

"Not really. The third young master was driven to the foot of the West Mountain by the master and lived alone. The fourth young master was naughty since he was a child, and later ran away by himself. ……”