After throwing the corpse into the river, the clothes had to be disposed of, and the three of them got some dead grass and branches nearby, burned them with the fire they brought, and then mixed the ashes in the soil and buried them back.

A piece of gold was found in the ashes, and when examined in the firelight, it was found that it was a twisted golden hairpin, which should be a thief hidden somewhere in the robe, but Zhu Da did not find it when he searched it, and he couldn't hide it after burning.

"You don't have this thing, or you're going to cause a big disaster!" Xiang Bo gave a stern warning, hesitated for a moment and still put it in his arms, in various villages, even currency such as copper coins is a rare thing, not to mention gold and silver, Zhu Da now regrets throwing the silver bracelet in the river, wondering if he can fish it out.

The fire started by burning clothes was not large, it burned quickly, and it would not attract attention, but even so, the three masters and apprentices began to be extremely nervous, and when everything was disposed of, they immediately returned to the village.

At this time, the sunset reflected in the sky, and it was still very bright everywhere, but the steps of the three of them were very fast, and there was no figure in the open fields around them, and after the thieves appeared, all the villagers only moved in the village an hour before dark, and no one dared to joke with their lives.

After the three of them entered the village, the villagers who patrolled the night had already gathered in the village, most of them were holding wooden guns in their hands, and it was rare to see spearheads, because they had several night patrol experiences, everyone was not so nervous, their expressions were very calm, and even some talked and laughed.

Seeing Zhu Da and the three of them, Li Zongqi nodded and greeted, stopped Xiang Bo's footsteps, and asked Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun to wait, and he walked over.

Could it be that Xiang Bo has changed his mind and wants to report the matter of the thieves to the official? Let Mr. Li pass the news over? Zhu Da watched Xiang Bo and Li Zongqi chatting quietly, and he was thinking nonsense.

After a while, Xiang Bo is turnaround, and he couldn't say a few words about this little effort, and after the meeting, he said with a smile, "Master borrowed the face of the apprentice this time, and Li Zongqi agreed happily!" ”

"Split the reward?" Zhou Qingyun asked with a big grin.

"What is the brain thinking, it is to borrow a horse!" Xiang Bo was in a good mood, and reprimanded with a smile.

There is only one horse in Baibao Village, which is Li Zongqi's mount, according to the discussion of the villagers, Li Ji has always been extremely valuable to this horse, and he would rather treat his wife and son badly than treat this horse, let alone lend it, of course, in this Baibao Village, no one is qualified to borrow it.

The three of them took two steps, but Zhu Da reacted and asked in surprise, "Master, you actually know how to ride a horse?" ”

"What's so strange about this, Xiang Bo would have ridden a long time ago." Zhou Qingyun felt that Zhu Da was making a fuss.

knows the martial arts on the battlefield, knows how to bow and horses, and has a lot of knowledge, but such a character is only a salt seller in a hundred villages, which is too condescending, even if he is a family guard, it will be much stronger than the current situation.

Xiang Bo seemed to know what Zhu Da thought, and said with a smile indifferently: "The old man is unlucky, the one who taught me the skills died too early, otherwise I can be a boss, and if I am lucky, I can go one step further......"

Zhu Da remembered that when the master mentioned that when he was in the army, there was a personal guard from the south who taught him a lot of skills, but then this person died in battle, and everything was hopeless.

Back to Xiang's house, Xiang Bo put half of the salt sold in Xiama Village into a basket, and let Zhu Da take it home, if it was a twelve-year-old boy, he might not be able to see anything, but Zhu Da saw that the master's distribution was very biased towards his own family, and he had this care, so he simply dragged Xiang Bo and Zhou Qingyun to go back with him to eat together, and the Xiang family had no excuses, and arranged for Zhou Qingyun to go to the warehouse to cut a piece of bacon and go to Zhu's house.

As soon as he entered his yard, his father Zhu Shishi, who was packing up firewood and grass, hurriedly greeted him, pointed to the basket in Zhu Da's hand with a smile, and said, "The harvest in Xiama Village today is good, this is your share." ”

Zhu Shishi obviously wanted to see what was in the basket, but he still held back, and just said with joy on his face: "Thanks to Big Brother Xiang, thanks to Big Brother Xiang." ”

Xiang Bo and his father were chatting about selling salt there, the atmosphere was very pleasant, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun were busy putting down the things in the basket and preparing to cook, the three of them had a tacit understanding, no one would say anything about killing, looking at this, the girl Qin Qin either didn't wake up, or didn't say anything.

At the beginning, when she was busy in the kitchen, her mother Zhu Wangshi walked in, and she also saw the things she shared, but Zhu Wang's face was not happy, but she was a little worried, Zhou Qingyun was no longer an outsider to the Zhu family, she didn't shy away from it, and said in a low voice: "Xiaoda, whose daughter is that?" How to wear patched clothes, but the inside is a satin gown, don't be a lady from a big family, it's much more plain. ”

Not all children can use silk as a lining, and for no reason, how can the children of large families get lost, and how can they be picked up in a place like Baibao Village, if they are wronged because of this, or if they are implicated, it will be a big trouble.

"It's a child of a talented family, maybe the family used to be good, but now it's lost." Zhu Da smiled and comforted, he had an estimate of Qin Qin's family background, but now it is even more than expected, when he saw this little girl's skin color and health, he knew that it was not something ordinary people could have.

Since the thief soldier took a lot of trouble to tie up Qin Qin, this girl's family background is definitely not bad, there must be some secrets that I don't know now, the thief didn't say it, and Qin Qin won't say it.

It was very lively at dinner, Zhu Da's parents were overjoyed, they saw the profit from selling salt, and saw the hope of improving their lives, and even went to a higher level, it is not a luxury to be fed, clothed and even eat well, how can this be unhappy, Xiang Bo and Zhu Da naturally will not tell the truth about the riverside, but Zhou Qingyun's expression has always been a little stiff, and he only eats there with his head bored, which is actually no different from weekdays.

What was surprising was the girl Qin Qin, the little girl didn't say anything, she just came here after talking about being groggy, and then met Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun.

"You kid just don't worry, go to the river to catch fish and bring back a girl." Father Zhu Shishi complained with a smile, and didn't say much else.

The Zhu family and his wife liked Qin Qin very much, and they couldn't stop adding vegetables to rice, originally the girl was very wary of fish, but after eating a bite, her eyes lit up, and she ate more, of course, Zhu Wang's family deliberately cleaned the fish bones.

"It's so delicious, let my dad make it for me when I get home!" The atmosphere of the Zhu family is very good, except for Xiang Bo, who looks fierce, no one else looks like a bad person, Qin Qin feels safe, sleeps and recuperates, and talks and laughs there.

Seeing that the girl was cute, Zhu Wangshi habitually teased: "Qin Qin, is it good to stay at my house, you can eat such delicious fish every day." ”

The woman said to the child without any special meaning, similar scenes are often told, no matter how the child answered, everyone laughed in the past, never thought that Qin Qin rolled his eyes, first looked at the fish in the bowl, and then looked at Zhu Da, and said very embarrassed: "Auntie, I can't be Brother Zhu's daughter-in-law, my father said that I want to marry a scholar's family, at least I have to marry the eldest son of a thousand families or something." ”

As soon as the girl said this, the room was a lot quieter, Zhu Da's parents looked at each other, and then at Zhu Da, they were all holding back and not smiling, Zhou Qingyun grinned, and then lowered his head and forbeared.

Now the Zhu family also uses the lights, the room is bright, looking at the girl who doesn't know whether she is innocent or complicated, and then looking at the expressions of the people around her, Zhu Da wiped the sweat that did not exist on his forehead with his hand.

"I really have a lot of thoughts, not only to be the daughter-in-law of thousands of households, but also to be the daughter-in-law of thousands of households." Xiang Bo said with disdain.

If the military attache of the guard is not rewarded and punished, the position is hereditary, and the eldest son inherits the family business, and he wants to be the daughter-in-law of the eldest son of a thousand households, which means that he will become a wife of a thousand households in the future, which is a large family business in Datong.

Although the talent of Datong is very rare, but in the huge town of Datong, there are only 300 people in 1,000 households, all of whom are first-class gentry, and they can't look down on the talent, so Xiang Boyu is sarcastic.

But the sarcasm in his tone can't be heard, and he won't be able to point out what he understands, and the laughter in the room will pass, in fact, Zhu Da not only feels awkward about being a daughter-in-law, but "Brother Zhu" is not a good word.

"Brother Xiang, shall we go to the mountains again tomorrow, stock up on more salt before the cold weather, and then cover up the cave, so as not to be accidentally discovered by others." Zhu Shishi said.

Seeing the benefits of selling salt, Zhu Shishi became active, it is said that there is a cave where salt is produced, but there is no need to hide it in front of a five-year-old girl, she can't understand it anyway.

"Don't worry, don't go out of the village these days, wait for the peace to pass!" Xiang Bo didn't say it too thoroughly, but Zhu Da understood.

Zhu Shishi was mistaken, sighed and said with emotion: "God knows how long this gang of thieves will toss, God should really thunder and slash these bastards!" ”

Xiang Bo and Zhu Da looked at each other, and Xiang Bo said in a sullen voice: "It's inconvenient for you to have an extra girl in your family, you go to sleep with me." ”

After eating, Qin Qin, a girl who had been silent for a long time, cautiously interjected and said: "Uncle and aunt, when can you send me home, I am not at home for a few days, my father must be in a hurry, he is scary to start a fire." ”

How scary can a Xiucai get angry, Zhu Da smiled and said gently: "Wait two more days, four days at the latest, and I will definitely send you home, it's inconvenient now." ”

Maybe it was seeing Zhu Da's behavior by the river, although the girl Qin Qin was lively, she was actually in awe of Zhu Da, and when she heard him say this, she nodded timidly and didn't speak again.

"I'll go to report tomorrow morning, you two stay in the village, get your weapons ready, call someone to help if you have something, and patrol the night for a few days, and the people led by Li Zongqi can also be trusted." On the way back to Xiang's home, Xiang Bo solemnly advised.

"Don't go fishing!"

"Understood!"