Xiucai has nothing to do with private salt, in Zhu Da's memory, the scholar is simply a heavenly person in everyone's heart, although there is only one old boy in Baibao Village and several surrounding villages, and most people have also seen any scholar, but everyone thinks so, and feels that it is higher than anything else.

Reading can glorify the ancestors, make a fortune, marry a beautiful wife and concubine, as long as you study the imperial examination, all this is fine, as long as you have a meritorious name in the imperial examination, even if it is a showman, it is also admired and flattered by everyone.

Datong is a border town of the military region, and the military generals and soldiers naturally account for the majority, and they eat and drink spicy food on weekdays, and those who show off their military power are also military attaches and personal guards, which everyone really sees, even so, everyone still envies the scholars, and in closed places such as Baibao Village, some people say the word "noble and cheap".

It is said that when a military general sees a civil official of the same grade, he has to meet at the number of courtesies at the lower level, and it is said that it is not a lower level of etiquette, and there is no need to fight life and death to be a civil official, and there is no need to practice hard, so comfortably enjoy making a fortune, and he can also call and drink to the generals and martial artists, of course, it is a noble and lowly.

Although Xiucai only has a few privileges of "not kneeling when seeing officials" and "exempting from taxes", God knows if any of his teachers have been officials in the same year, God knows if he is a Xiucai now, whether he will be a scholar in the future, whether he will be a big member of a party, so the little Xiucai must be polite in all aspects.

Datong is a military town, with many martial artists and few literati, but the scarcity of literati is in response to a "rare thing is precious", and the status has been raised, this Qin Xiucai's status can be imagined.

There is also a ridiculous thing, the military families of the Weisu have never expected their children to practice martial arts well and win meritorious deeds, but hope that their children will study and take the road of the imperial examination to glorify their ancestors, but the poor cannot afford to read, and many people do not have the talent to read, after all, compulsory education and compulsory education can only be carried out in the ideal era of idealists, and the people do not think that it is good for themselves, but feel that it is too much.

Xiang Bo said a few words casually, and Zhu Da thought about it a lot, but after thinking about it, he put it down, Qin Xiucai can already be regarded as a noble figure in Datong Zuowei and Huairen County, at least in Zhengjiaji, he is a squire with status, such a Qingliu scholar is the most taboo to have anything to do with such a despicable thing as private salt, and there will definitely be no connection.

Before going out, Zhu Da put the sleeping Qin Qin into the basket of Xiang Bo's house, the girl slept very deeply and was not awakened, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun sent Qin Qin back to their home, and asked their mother to take care of it, seeing that their son suddenly brought back a five-year-old girl, Zhu Wang's family was startled, and after listening to his son's explanation, he was relieved to pick it up halfway, of course Zhu Da would not tell his mother about murder.

When he returned to Uncle Xiang's house, he found that the captured knife had been re-wrapped with strips of cloth by Uncle Xiang, and the handle and blade had been adjusted.

"This gang of thieves is really a killer, and they have to fight with knives and guns when they go into battle, and they end up looking like this, but it's okay, you still have to use real guys to practice knives, otherwise the strength on your body and hands is not accurate." Xiang Bo muttered a few words.

When Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun returned to Xiang's home, Xiang Bo had already sorted out all the postures to be used, the tools for digging pits and digging soil, and the tinder for starting the fire, but the knife that was disposed of after the seizure was not given to Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun, but two sharpened six-foot wooden guns.

"You're using this to take advantage of it." A brief explanation.

The old and young master and apprentice went out of the village, seeing that the sun was about to set, the village was a little lively, and the villagers who wanted to be on duty at night began to move, many people saw the three of them, some of them greeted with a smile, some bowed their heads and said nothing, and after greeting them, they whispered the most, and they felt that "it should be so" for the "unreasonable" behavior of the smuggler salt dealers.

After leaving the village a little farther, Xiang Bo began to ask about the details of the river, how the thief appeared, the process of the battle, and the torture, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun answered one by one, and finally Zhu Da was talking alone, because he said it clearly and methodically, Zhu Da didn't feel bored, he knew that Xiang Bo was confirming, for fear that the young man would distort the truth after being stimulated.

In fact, the battle is related, but there are not many questions to Bo, the most is where the thief's lair is, what the thief said and so on, but when it comes to talking about this, it is mainly to listen, and there are a lot of comments when talking about the battle.

"You're reluctant to let you practice knives every day, but you know the benefits this time!" This is said to Zhou Qingyun, his first stab in the ribs of the thief soldier and the next few blows to the thief's face are very important.

And hearing the battle described by Zhu Da, Xiang Bo nodded and praised a few words: "You are born to be a martial arts practitioner, other children of such a big family would have been stupid when they encountered such a scene, you still know how to deal with it, and you dare to see the blood can go down, old man, when I saw blood for the first time, I vomited for a few days, and you are fine." “

While he was talking, Zhu Da suddenly felt that his eyes were full of blood, his nose was full of fishy smell, and the wet and greasy wiping of blood stains reappeared in his palm, and at this time, Zhu Da was extremely disgusted, his chest and abdomen were churning, he couldn't talk to Xiang Bo, covered his mouth and ran for two steps, he couldn't bear it anymore, and vomited directly.

This vomit is dark, almost vomiting the things in the stomach, the whole person looks a little prostration, Zhou Qingyun's eyes widened, a smile appeared on Xiang Bo's face, shook his head and said: "This is like a child, I thought you had killed people with that wild Taoist in the past." ”

Zhu Da grabbed a few handfuls of hay and wiped his mouth with his hand, walked back to Xiang Bo's side, followed him sullenly for a while, and suddenly asked: "Master, I haven't asked the name of the thief, I don't know where the person is, and whether there are any relatives at home......

"Did the thief ask your parents and family?" Xiang Bo replied very coldly.

Of course, Zhu Da understands this truth, but the first time he kills someone, and such a close contact, that kind of shock, that kind of self-blame and guilt, he can't think about it if he understands the reason, he imagined the situation and emotions of his murder, but he didn't expect it to be so sudden and unexpected.

Xiang Bo looked at Zhu Da and shook his head, and said in a muffled voice: "When the thief moves your parents and family, it will be better to live than to die, and if you die, you will not count it, but you will also affect your father and mother......

After saying a few words, seeing that Zhu Da's face was still not good, Xiang Bo smiled, changed his tone and said gently: "This is a trivial matter, just wait for you to get used to it." ”

There was nothing to say for a while, everyone walked forward in silence, but Zhou Qingyun didn't care after throwing up at the scene, and wanted to get close to make fun of Zhu Da several times, but was glared back by Xiang Bohu with a face.

When he was about to reach the river, Zhu Da opened his mouth and asked: "Master, the matter of the thief's nest should be reported to the official as soon as possible, this group of thieves does not follow the rules, but it may not be unvigilant, if this person does not go back for a day or two, it will definitely alarm them, and it will be difficult to find it at that time, if there is a case, we will also be in trouble." ”

"You can't report to the official, with the habit of doing things in the official family, I'm afraid that the first person who complains will be detained and tortured first, and if they want to swallow the bounty privately, it's hard to say whether they can come out alive." Xiang Bo replied disdainfully.

After saying this, Xiang Bo stopped and said to Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun quite solemnly: "Anything that touches the word 'official', you must be careful and careful, otherwise even the belt meat will be swallowed." ”

"Uncle Xiang, are the old men in the guard house considered officials, I heard that there are only officials in the places outside the guard house." Zhou Qingyun hurriedly asked.

"Idiot, the guards are also officials, and they are not good goods!"

"Master, why don't we report this matter?"

"If you want to report it, this gang of killings is staring at the salt sellers, how can you not report it, if you don't look for the official, it's not that no one is looking for it!"

When they arrived at the river, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun pointed to the place where the body was buried, Xiang Bo did not hesitate at all, and directly took the tools to excavate, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun were not uncomfortable now, and they all went up to help.

When it was buried, it was very shallow, and it was not difficult to dig it out, and after the person dug it out, Xiang Bo got rid of the soil, observed it very carefully, and then looked at Zhu Da and said, "What do you want to do with it?" “

This question made Zhu Da stunned for a moment, and then he understood from Xiang Bo's solemn expression, after experiencing one thing after another, Xiang Bo has already regarded himself as an adult, called master and apprentice, but in fact, he regards himself as an adult.

Zhu Da was both surprised and expected by this incident, since he showed his insight and courage, as he continued to prove that it was correct and reasonable, both his parents, masters, and adults in the same village would adjust their understanding and treat him as an adult, even an adult with ability and brains.

Regarding the corpse of this thief, the reason why he buried it shallowly and waited for Xiang Bolai was not to wait for the master to make up his mind, but to think that if it took the physical strength of an adult to bury it deeply, and the confession tortured by himself and Zhou Qingyun would use this corpse as a witness, and now the goal that should be achieved has been achieved.

"Master, it's best to set fire to it, but this flat ground, with smoke burning during the day and light burning at night, will be noticed by others, if it is buried deeply, it is too dazzling for us to take the corpse into the mountain, and it is not safe to bury it around here, a human life, and when it is tossed out in the coming year, it will be a big trouble for us to be slightly involved, and it will be impossible to tell that this is a thief at that time." Juda spoke of his considerations.

In fact, whether it is set on fire or buried deeply, it is not impossible, but there are only three people who can participate in this matter, and many good methods cannot be done at all.

“...... It is better to throw it in the river and let him float downstream. Zhu Da said the conclusion.

Xiang Bo had an impatient look on his face, and when Zhu Da finished speaking, he immediately nodded and said, "Okay, you two come over and help!" ”

This simply made Zhu Da a little stunned, and Zhou Qingyun hurriedly said: "Why do you want to throw it into the river, floating on the river, sooner or later you will be seen." “

"Ask so much, Zhu Da's idea must have his reason, it's getting dark, do it quickly!" Xiang Bo reprimanded in a muffled voice.

Zhu Da grinned silently, and together with Zhou Qingyun, he helped Xiang Bo roll the body to the river, and then used the wooden gun to push the body into the middle of the river.

"Who will be by the river at night, and when it is dawn, he will float out a long way, and then God knows where he died and where he fell into the river." Zhu Da still explained two sentences.

"Hurry up and clean up, go back to the village when you're done, go to bed early tonight, and get up early tomorrow to report the news!" Xiang Bo said in a rough voice.