The bearded man suddenly said in a loud voice: "Lord Bookkeeper, as far as the villain knows, Zhang Erniu has a very good relationship with the adult, this should be right?" ”

The vicinity of the county government is a more lively place, which is equivalent to the commercial street of later generations, which is the saying that there is a good landscape in front of the yaqian since ancient times. And Xie Hong's Ping'an Fang is a place where the poor people live on the outskirts of the county, and the people on both sides don't have much contact, so many of the onlookers here don't know the relationship between Xie Hong and Zhang Erniu.

So as soon as the blacksmith's words came out, there was another buzz in the crowd of onlookers, and there were also many suspicious eyes looking at Xie Hong.

Without waiting for Xie Hong to answer, the strong man arched his hand around and said:

"Folks, although my Dong family has also opened a blacksmith shop, it is all located in Baoan Prefecture, and there is no shop in Beizhuang County, how can you suppress the industry? There is too much soil on the village, and it is difficult to guarantee that the cultivated land will not be damaged, and it is common sense to buy a few iron plows nearby. ”

His words were quite demagogic, and many people also nodded in approval, and the applause just now also turned into questioning, and public opinion saw that it was unfavorable to Xie Hong.

"That's right, after Lao Zhang goes, maybe this craft is really lost, otherwise how could it be bent when you touch it?" The broken iron plough was placed in front of him, and many people also felt that the Dong family had a point.

"This step to the sky is really unacceptable, a young man Xiucai suddenly became an official, and he definitely doesn't know how to do things. This matter will have to wait for the magistrate to decide. ”

It turned out to be to probe my details, seeing this, Xie Hong still didn't understand, this Dong family is not simple, he didn't care about those suspicious eyes, but he glanced at this Dong family.

But since this person is out, then the Dong family has no back, under the aggressive gaze of everyone in the Dong family, Xie Hong still looks light, ignoring the discussions of the onlookers, and said leisurely: "Master Dong, Fujian is far away, and it must be very hard to go back and forth, right?" ”

In the buzzing discussion, Xie Hong's clear voice sounded spontaneously, and everyone listened to it.

"Master Dong?" Everyone followed the sound and found that Xie Hong was talking to the bearded man, and they were all surprised, "The Dong family has such a great foundation, how can Master Dong be like this?" Like a blacksmith. ”

The onlookers felt strange, but this fluttering sentence was like thunder in the ears of everyone in the Dong family. The housekeeper said that he leaked his mouth just now, and he can still say that the housekeeper is too stupid, and he only said two words to let people see his identity? It's not enough to call out your identity, but you can still know where people have gone, what the hell is going on? Could it be that there are really people in this world who will pinch their fingers!

The morale that Master Dong had easily boosted was dispelled in an instant, and when a group of people from the Dong family looked at Xie Hong again, they seemed to see a monster. Master Dong's eyes were no longer as sharp as just now, but he was a little confused, his estimation of Xie Hong was already very high, since he opened his mouth, he didn't think that he could hide his identity, but only a few henchmen knew his whereabouts!

The blacksmith skills of the Dong family were originally passed down from the ancestors, and out of the same intention as Xie Hong, they were reluctant to enter the craftsman household. Therefore, every generation will let the concubines in the family learn the craft, and the sister-in-law will study, but it can be passed on to the generation of Master Dong, but there is only one man in Master Dong, he does not want to leave his craft, and he does not want to enter the craftsman's household, so he has to appear in disguise in the blacksmith workshop.

His family's business is all over Baoanzhou, Beizhuang County is just on the edge of Baoanzhou, there are Zhang's father and son, Zhang's father's craftsmanship is much stronger than his family, he has always wanted to seek Zhang's craftsmanship, but the craftsmanship of this era is a family heirloom, Zhang's father naturally refused to agree. A few months ago, Zhang's father died, and he learned the craft from outside, so this happened, but he didn't want to be broken by a young man's book, how could he not be shocked?

Master Dong looked at Xie Hong's playful smile, knew that he couldn't hide it, smiled bitterly, and arched his hand: "The adult is really a young man, and his eyes are like torches, but I don't know how the adults know that the villain has gone to Fujian?" ”

Xie Hong's eyes were sharp, and he waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this first, Master Dong, have you admitted that you are falsely accused?" ”

"This ......" Master Dong hesitated a little, hesitated a little, and the expression on his face turned firm, and he was about to agree, but the housekeeper on the side stopped him with a worried expression: "Master, this is absolutely unacceptable." ”

Master Dong's face was completely gone, and he said gloomily: "The whereabouts have been seen through, and there is no secret to this secret method, what else is important?" ”

The housekeeper said: "Master, maybe he has just heard that fine iron is produced in Fujian, and he is intimidating with his talents, so he may not understand the mystery." ”

What the housekeeper said also makes sense, but Master Dong is still worried, in his early years, he saw the fine iron far beyond the mainland in Fujian, and he gave it like a treasure and studied it for many years, so he had an experience. Now that he has been broken by this little master book, he thinks that his so-called secret method may have been known for a long time, so how can he not worry.

The words here are staggered, Xie Hong lightly impressed Master Dong, who was quite energetic just now, and it was more interesting in the eyes of the audience than just now, but these people spoke as if they were playing a sharp edge, and they didn't know what to do, which made people very confused.

The person surnamed Anxious shouted: "Master Xie, what is going on with this case and how is it judged, you can make it clear?" ”

"Yes, yes, let us understand." There are those who take the lead, and there are those who echo the voice.

Looking at the expressions of the Dong family, Xie Hong knew that he was thinking correctly, smiled slightly, and was about to speak, but someone from the outside of the crowd shouted: "Wait!" ”

Xie Hong followed the sound and saw that a carriage had stopped outside the crowd at some point, it was covered with dust, and an old man was pacing over with square steps, it was Master Lu. I saw this old man sneering on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Master Xie has just taken office, and he doesn't understand the rules in the yamen. This yamen pays attention to one person performing his own duties, and this litigation is not your responsibility, how can you decide the case without authorization? ”

Said politely, but the meaning of the words did not save face, Xie Hong felt a little strange, the old man was quite polite to himself yesterday, why did he start to change his taste today. Moreover, this old man looks like a dusty man, and he doesn't know where he has gone. Somehow, he explained:

"Master Lu, it's not that you're reckless, but when you go down, there is no one in the yamen to preside over it, and you're going to ask one or two questions."

Master Lu said again: "The county magistrate entrusts the old man to temporarily act as the agent of the county's affairs, thank the master bookkeeper, please take care of yourself, and leave the matter here to the old man." ”

Does this old man want to take credit, or stand up for the Dong family? Xie Hong secretly guessed in his heart that if he grabbed the credit, he didn't care about the official position in this county. What Xie Hong is thinking about now is to go to Xuanfu early, and then wait for Zhengde to come to the door, if it weren't for the fact that his mother was seriously ill and couldn't withstand the fatigue of the journey, he would probably have set off at this time.

If you want to stand up for the Dong family, then you can't leave, and you can't watch your friends suffer. Xie Hong groaned and walked to Zhang Erniu's side, and there was no movement, and the people on both sides consciously made a way for him.