"Uncle, where are you uncomfortable?" Someone behind him asked him gently, and the hand was also helping him pat his back, and Lao Cui dared to turn around, only to see a young man standing behind him, wearing a Confucian robe with white hair and pudding.

"There is a little husband, the old man is vomiting in his stomach, and he will be fine after a while."

The young man smiled: "If you have an upset stomach, pinching the Hegu acupoint can relieve it." ”

"What hole?"

"Hegu acupoint, which is the position between the thumb and index finger." The young man grabbed Lao Cui's rough and old hand and pressed it more than ten times, and Lao Cui sighed, "Hey, it's so good, it's not so uncomfortable." ”

"My husband is fine, Xiao Ke will leave, you need to be accompanied by your children and grandchildren when you are old."

Lao Cui arched his hand and said: "The old man knows, the little minister walks slowly." ”

The young man suddenly turned around and asked, "Does the old man know how to go to Fang Mountain?" ”

Lao Cui laughed and stroked his beard when he heard this, "Then you can be regarded as asking the right person, the old man lives in Fangshan, it is better to go with the old man." ”

"That's great, wait a minute, my husband, I'll bring my mother over." The young man left in a hurry, and after a short time he brought a woman about forty years old, "Let the old man wait for a long time!" ”

"It's okay, the old man just has a lot of free time. Let's go, let's go to the South Gate. There was a train there, and as soon as it smoked, it arrived at Fangshan. The old man looked at the young man curiously, "What is the little minister doing in Fangshan?" ”

The young man replied with a smile: "I have heard the name of the Royal Academy for a long time, but I went to take the exam. ”

Lao Cui shook his head and said, "Then you are late, the Academy will finish the exam before the Mid-Autumn Festival." I don't know if you have a letter of recommendation from the county government, but if you do, the gentleman of the academy will give you a separate examination, but it is more strict. ”

"I'm ashamed, Xiao Ke's stepfather is a criminal official, and he was assigned to the army because he offended the powerful, and the yamen didn't give a recommendation."

"You're being honest! Hey...... Seeing that you have to take the exam with your mother, you must be a filial baby, and the old man likes filial piety. It's not a big deal if you don't catch up this year, as long as you have ink in your belly, it's the same when you take the exam after the New Year. ”

The woman suddenly grabbed the young man and said in embarrassment: "Yu'er, it will take three or four months for the New Year, but we can't hold on, so it's better to come back next year." ”

"Madame, don't worry, the old man and the old gentlemen of the academy all know each other, sell an old face and let your baby be a handyman in the academy, you can eat and live in the academy, and you can also listen to the gentleman's lectures in your spare time."

"That's great, I don't know if my mother can also stay in the academy, Xiao Ke can guarantee that one person can do the work of two people."

"You plan to take your mother to study with you in this later life, there are no such examples in the academy."

"My mother raised me as an adult, suffering a lot of bitterness and white-eyedness, and I was sick. I came to Yingtian to study, and I couldn't leave her alone in my hometown in Jiangxi. Xiao Ke still continued to find a job in the city, and after the first month, he went to Fangshan, thank you. ”

The young man was about to say goodbye, but the old man said: "The little baby is not clever, you see what kind of work you can do in the city when it is depressed, and you can go to Fangshan for more money to find a job." The old man has a ready-made job, which can not only allow you to temporarily settle down but also take care of his mother, but he has wronged the reader. ”

The young man said happily: "Xiao Ke is also doing rough work, and my husband doesn't believe that he can touch my tendon meat." ”

Lao Cui reached out and pinched his biceps twice, "Haha...... It is a heavy job, but the old man's work is not heavy, as long as he takes a bamboo pole to put ducks in the Qinhuai River and picks up duck eggs, he will give you 800 wen a month, and you will have three meals for your mother and son, and there is a mud house next to the duck house to shelter you from the wind and cold, are you willing? ”

"Yes, yes! Yang Yu thanks to my father-in-law! The young man happily looked at Lao Cui deeply, and the woman was blessed behind her son, "Thank you for your kindness." ”

"What a great kindness, the old man is also from a poor background, and he knows your difficulties." Lao Cui waved his hand aggressively, but he was secretly happy in his heart, "If you find someone in the local area and don't have a thousand yuan to do it, it will save a lot of money." ”

"Then it's decided, let's go quickly, and catch the noon train!" By the way, what did the baby say about her name just now? ”

The young man smiled: "Xiao Ke's surname is Yang Mingyu, and my husband can call me Shiqi!" ”

Lao Cui deceived Yang Ge and became a duck herd Ma Du didn't know anything about it, he knew everything that happened in the city, and sent Lao Liu to the city every day to inquire, which official was beheaded and which was skinned.

It's been more than two months, and Lao Zhu has no intention of stopping. This fire started from the Third Division of Jiangxi, burned all the way to the Sixth Division, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and then burned to other local yamen, and now it has spread to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

Regardless of whether they are involved in the Guo Huan case or not, as long as they are corrupt and bribed, they will be beheaded if they exceed sixty taels of silver, and if they are more severe, they will be stripped of skin and grass.

The secret service is being used against corruption, and that is the nightmare of all officials, and the fire will only get stronger and worse. I don't know what the situation of the local yamen is, but there are not enough officials on Yingtian's side.

According to Lao Liu's report, a few days ago, Meng Xianzun of Jiangning County sat in the lobby with a wooden flail, and reprimanded the cattle thieves in the hall with righteous and awe-inspiring words.

Because under the rule of Jiang Ning, Ma Du had a lot of contact with Meng Xianzun, he often came to Fangshan to visit, and was a good official who persuaded agriculture and mulberry to be heavy on industry and commerce, and Ma Du felt very sorry for him.

As for not being able to do anything else, he asked himself if he had the ability to persuade Lao Zhu to show mercy to corrupt officials, and Lao Zhu would definitely use the law of Da Ming to kill him.

It's best to stay in Fangshan and pretend to be deaf and dumb and ignore it, Ma Du, who was originally going to go home after the first seven days, has been pretending to be a filial son and grandson on Fangshan for more than two months.

At this time, he and Zhang Wuliu are repairing the grass shed, the weather is getting cold and I don't prepare how to spend the winter, the grass shed that is not big is surrounded by several layers of straw mats and oilcloths, and the bamboo collapse is covered with a warm quilt, and the wine and meat are prepared, and Zhang Wuliu is accompanied by day and night, this winter should not be difficult.

Zhang Wuliu grabbed a pig's ear and ate it happily, "Grandpa, you better go home and live early, if the old lady is still alive, I will feel distressed if I know that you treat me so badly." ”

"I'm not guarding filial piety, I'm hiding from trouble, you don't know what is going on in the city."

"What does that have to do with grandpa, our family is not greedy for the food of the imperial court." Zhang Wuliu suddenly said embarrassedly: "Can I go home tonight?" ”

Ma Du teased: "Didn't you just go back the day before yesterday?" You're very sexual! ”

"Didn't I think, Master Hou, haven't you heard of thirty like a wolf and forty like a tiger? Spring flowers are difficult to feed at this age. ”

"Then you'd better make up another son, Lao Liu Ke pointed to you to have another son to give their Liu family to inherit the incense...... Ah! If the mountain doesn't come, I'll go to the mountain, you see the spring flowers are coming, running so fast, I can't wait to have a son with you. ”

At the foot of the mountain, I saw Chunhua running quickly, and ran halfway up the mountain along the path, and knelt down in front of Ma Du with a plop.

"How much is it worth you to kneel and kowtow, I will give this place to the two of you, half an hour is enough?"

Chunhua probably didn't understand what Ma Du said, and panted and said, "Grandpa save my father!" ”

"What's wrong with Lao Liu, didn't you go into the city to help me inquire about things? Could it be that there is a disease? ”

Zhang Wuliu hurriedly said: "You should say it quickly!" ”

Chunhua breathed a sigh of relief and said, "My father, he was captured by Jinyiwei!" ”

Ma Du was stunned, and he was puzzled, what he asked Lao Liu to inquire about was not some ulterior secret, so as not to provoke Jinyiwei, "What's the matter, tell me quickly?" ”

"I don't know, just now a student came to the house and told me, he said that he saw my father in the city was captured by the Jinyi guard, so he came to find my grandfather. My father is old, but he can't stand the punishment of Jinyiwei, grandpa, save him! ”

"Don't worry, I'll definitely bring Lao Liu back! Five or six, let's go! ”

Ma Du and Zhang Wuliu immediately went down the mountain, there was no train at this hour, the two rode horses and rushed to the city, and when they arrived in the city, they went straight to Beizhen Fusi.

Let the person guarding the door hand the word inside, and soon saw An Huzi wearing a flying fish suit walking out quickly, he saluted Ma Du, "Grandpa, why did you come to us, it's better to talk to the restaurant outside here." ”

"Damn, don't give Lao Tzu those empty heads, what are you doing to catch Lao Liu, hurry up and release him for me!"

Zhang Wuliu stretched out his foot and wanted to kick Huzi, but he saw him in a bright flying fish suit and quickly took it back, "Huzi, your conscience has been eaten by dogs, you forgot who brought you two from Chuzhou in the first place, and you were busy with the placement, and quickly released my father-in-law, otherwise don't turn my face and deny people." ”

An Huzi said with a bitter face: "I will never forget the kindness of my grandfather and the fifth or sixth brother in my life." But I really didn't arrest Uncle Liu, and he didn't commit corruption, so I arrested him for something. ”

Ma Du frowned and asked, "Really?" ”

"I swear if I catch ...... Hey? An Huzi's eyes rolled suddenly, "Don't you let Nanzhen Fusi arrest him, right?" ”