Mengyin County Ya, Inner Courtyard.

Cao Hao was lying on the bed, and the doctor was examining the injury on his leg, and finally came to a conclusion - that is, the injured muscles and bones would move for 100 days, and I was afraid that it would take three months to recuperate. Otherwise, the new injury will bring the old one, and I am afraid that it will be inappropriate.

Although Cao Hao is not an active person, but thinking about lying in bed in the next three months, he also felt very bored, and was just about to sigh, when he saw that Chu Yu and Mr. Zhuang were worried, he smiled again and said: "Don't get in the way, you can take this time to rest!" ”

Where can Chu Yu rest assured? I carefully asked the doctor a few words about the relevant dietary taboos and wrote them down one by one.

Mr. Zhuang frowned, and waited for Chu Yu to go out, Fang Leng snorted and glared at Cao Hao.

Cao Hao was a little weak-hearted, knowing that this was Mr. Zhuang's annoyance. Originally, Mr. Zhuang had already advised him to bring more guards with him when traveling. It was good to say earlier in the capital, after all, it was the foot of the Son of Heaven, the first good place, and it was enough to have Wei Hei and Wei Bai around him. Now that Wei Bai is gone, Wu Mao is in charge of the guards of Daotai Mansion, Wu Sheng is on an errand in Jiangning Mansion, and Wei Hei is the only one who has the ability.

Then, whether it is Zhang Yi and Zhao Yi who were selected in the capital mansion, or the Shen five and Shen six brothers brought by the Jiangning mansion, it is okay to be a long-term follower, where is there any real kung fu on him?

Only the brothers Ren Shuyong and Ren Jiyong, who were accepted in Yizhou, had better fists and feet, but this time when they went to the capital, because of the family affairs of the Cao family, Cao Hao was unwilling to bring people from Shandong over, and followed, except for Xiaoman and Wei Hei, the other four Zhang Yi and Zhao Tong were all born children in the capital.

Cao Hao was trying to find something to distract Mr. Zhuang and save the old man from talking, endlessly. Before he could find an explanation, he heard Mr. Zhuang say: "Even if Fu Ruo wakes up, there is something that needs you to come up with an idea." ”

Mr. Zhuang seemed exhausted, he didn't even have the strength to train him, and his face was heavy like never before.

Cao Hao was affected by Mr. Zhuang, and he also smiled on his face, and said with a straight face: "Sir, please say?" ”

Mr. Zhuang said: "Although the surname Fu Ruo is worry-free, but the Du family is evil, the evil slave has been taken into custody, Du Xiong is the current patriarch of the Du family, and the Du family is a big family in Mengyin. Just now, there were 300 soldiers from the Anton Guard, and even if the Du family wanted to act rashly, it was enough to deal with it. ”

Cao Hao was a little surprised when he heard this, and asked, "What does Mr. mean?" This Du family wants to be arrested? After speaking, I also remembered that according to the "Law of the Qing Dynasty", killing an official is a major crime of "seeking danger to the society" and "rebellion". If it is true, let alone Du Xiong, I am afraid that all the men in his family will not escape death.

Although he was in a coma for three days, he still remembered the situation at the time of the incident clearly, what "housework" is not "housework", it is more like a misunderstanding, otherwise the other party would not surround him with his bare hands, and there is no charter.

He told Mr. Zhuang about the doubts in his heart, and saw Mr. Zhuang shake his head and said, "I have asked someone to inquire carefully in the past two days, and the matter is not so simple!" If nothing else, just say that your mount was given by King Pingjun. There is a horse in the palace, before it is raised, every day with a gong to beat next to the horse ring, where is it so easy to be frightened? ”

Cao Hao was stunned when he heard this, on the way, except for the wine and food used in the restaurant in Mengyin County, the rest of the time was at the post station. It's just that now it's good, who wants to calculate themselves?

Mr. Zhuang continued: "I asked Wei Hei, the restaurant you hit is the property of Du Xiong's family, and he has lost a stable in the past two years!" ”

Cao Hao frowned slightly, and asked Mr. Zhuang: "If you have the heart to calculate me, which one will it be?" If it was for the sake of burning the pot Zhuangzi, would our seven or eight households in Yizhou make money later? ”

Mr. Zhuang thought for a moment and said: "Whether it is calculating Fu Ruo or calculating Du Xiong, I can't see through it now!" Just in case, this is at the foot of Yimeng Mountain, so you have to be careful! ”

Cao Hao nodded, looked at his legs, and said to Mr. Zhuang: "Find a neat board, and after fixing the bones of these two legs, it will not be in the way of riding." Since Mr. is not at ease, let's go back to Yizhou as soon as possible! ”

Mr. Zhuang nodded and said, "That's the truth. It's just that no matter what, the Du family must be imprisoned first, and if they are wronged or not, they must calm down the matter first, otherwise it will spread and it will really damage the face of the court! ”

Cao Hao thought of the stewards who were called roe deer rats, and looked at their arrogant appearance, thinking that the master was not a kind person, and he couldn't sympathize. He's just lucky, if he's really unlucky enough to be killed by a startled horse, who can he reason with?

While the two were talking, they saw Xiyun come in, leaned over, and said, "E, sir, Master Wei is here!" ”

The house here is very small, and it can't be compared with the Yizhou Daotai Mansion at all, and the partition inside is not clear.

After Chu Yu arrived, although everyone was worried about Cao Hao, it was not easy for them to enter the room directly.

Wei Hei strode in, with a bit of resentment on his face. After entering the room, he first took a closer look at Cao Hao's face, and when he saw that it was indeed fine, he put his mind at ease, and then asked a few more questions about his leg injury, and then said with a little anger: "Childe, sir, it's really angry!" I didn't expect there to be such a shameless person in the world, and when I see him next time, I will definitely ask him to eat Lao Hei and have a full fist! Cao Hao leaned on the pillow, pointed to the chair on the ground, and said with a smile: "What is the matter, worthy of being so angry as Brother Wei?" Sit down and take a breath! As he spoke, he summoned Xiyun to bring tea.

The tea came up, Wei Hei drank all the tea in one go, and Fang said: "Son, sir, the Du family is dead again!" ”

Cao Hao and Mr. Zhuang listened, and they only thought that it was the Du family members in the county jail, and they knew about the self-hanging of the steward named Du An. Mr. Zhuang asked, "But the steward surnamed Chen?" ”

Wei Hei shook his head and said, "It's not those in prison, it's Du Xiong's eldest daughter, or the one who married into Yizhou!" It seems that he was divorced, and let the Zhao family come out, but before he reached Mengyin, he wiped his neck! ”

Where is this, Cao Hao was confused, and Mr. Zhuang asked, "When is it, how do you know this?" ”

Wei Hei said: "Just now Lao Hei went with the people from the county government to settle the hundreds of soldiers brought by Yang Qianzong, and it just so happened that the boss of the Ren family and Du Xiong's brother Du Hui were also having fun over there, and someone from the Du family came to report to Du Hui, and Lao Hei just happened to hear it!" Grandma's, that Zhao Wenhe, Su said that he also looks like a dog, how can he do things so inauthenticly! ”

"Divorced?" Although Cao Hao has never seen Du Shi, he has heard Chu Yu say that he is like a very virtuous young woman, but he was divorced at this time, is it because he is dragged down by himself?

After Wei Hei finished speaking in one breath, Fang remembered his son's surname, and he didn't like to kill. looked at Cao Hao, and sure enough, seeing that he was frowning and his face was already gloomy, he comforted: "Childe, this is the kid surnamed Zhao who avoids evil and tends to be lucky, and he can't complain about Childe!" ”

Seeing that his face was full of concern, Cao Hao smiled bitterly: "Brother Wei, who am I?" I'm just sympathetic to this miserable woman, could it be that I'm a saint, and I still have to take this sin on myself? Okay, if you fall on your heels, you have to lie down for three or four months, and you still have to be a sinner, that's really unreasonable! ”

Wei Hei nodded reassuringly and said, "It's good that Childe can think about it, otherwise, it seems that good people have to bear their faults, but those bad things live with peace of mind!" ”

* West of the city, Dujiazhuang.

Seeing the body of the eldest daughter and listening to Zhao Wenhe's words relayed by Chang Sui, Du Xiong's heart fell like an ice cave, and until this moment, he knew how much trouble he had committed.

His eyes were straight, he couldn't speak, and he stood in the courtyard, looking at his wife and children, and beat his chest vigorously. Several old housekeepers, seeing that the master had lost his senses, beckoned the others to go to the county government to ask for help, and then asked someone to help the crying and fainting Chen back to the inner house.

Du Xiong looked at the mansion in front of him, and then looked at the looming Yimeng Mountain in the distance, and finally sighed.

Someone came to report that hundreds of soldiers had entered the city, looking dressed up, and they were from the Anton Guard.

Du Xiong returned to the study and sat on the chair, finally knowing that the yamen was not looking at his son-in-law's affection, nor on his own prison reputation, but for fear of hugging a pot. Thinking of this, he called his henchman to follow Duane into the room.

Du An is in his twenties, he is the person who sent letters to Yizhou a few days ago, he was originally the son of a tenant of the Du family, and he joined the Du family as a slave after the death of his parents when he was young. Because Du Xiong grew up and was honest, Du Xiong relied on the most, although he didn't think of an adopted son, but he never regarded him as an ordinary slave.

Before Duane came in, Du Xiong took the key, opened a box under the bookcase, took out an object from it, took a pen and paper, and wrote a letter, and then put the object and the letter in an envelope and sealed it.

Du An, who came in, knelt down and choked up: "Master, they are all small, if you can be vigilant, the eldest lady will not be ......" Speaking of this, he couldn't say any more.

But in half an hour, Du Xiong seemed to be several years older, his voice was dumb, he waved his hand, and said, "What are you talking about?" An old man, crying and crying, what does it look like! Hurry up, sir, I still have something to entrust to you! ”

When Duane heard this, he wiped away his tears and got up, and asked, "Master, but please command!" The little one has been raised by the Du family since he was a child, and he has been on the knife mountain and the oil pot all in it! ”

Du Xiong nodded, handed him the envelope on the table, and instructed: "In a while, I will ask someone to set up a spiritual shed to mourn for Zhen'er, you take Jie'er out of the chaos, avoid the eyes of the Yamen outside the village, and go to the mountains!" ”

The Jie Er that Du Xiong is talking about is his sister-in-law Du Jie, who is seven years old this year and has only recently been enlightened.

Du An was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked: "Master, if it comes to this point, it should be the master who wants to avoid it first!" ”

Du Xiong shook his head and said, "Where is there such a cheap good thing?" If I go into the mountains, will you not dare them go into the mountains? Speaking of this, he paused and said: "You enter the mountain, cross the sheep's horn, go to the north and south mountains, and cross the Qingshui stream, someone will ask, you only said that the uncle of the Du family sent to ask for peace to the boss of Bajia!" When you see someone, hand in the letter. ”

Du An knew that it was a big deal, and carefully remembered it in his heart, but he still did not give up, and persuaded Du Xiong to leave.

Du Xiong waved his hand and told him to go down to prepare first, and then go to find the Chen family by himself.

Chen was lying on the kang, and although he woke up, his eyes were wooden, and he just kept crying. Du Xiong's second daughter, Du Xian'er, was taking care of her mother in front of the bed, and two big maids were throwing handkerchiefs to wipe Chen's face.

Seeing Du Xiong come in, Du Xian'er and the two maids got up and saluted him. When Du Xiong saw Du Xian'er, he was stunned, thinking of his eldest daughter who was eight points similar to her, and his heart was also throbbing. I endured it, waved my hand, sent my daughter down with the maid, and asked my daughter to bring her son over later.

There were only two husbands and wives left in the room, Du Xiong walked to the dresser, opened several jewelry boxes, and asked his wife, "What are your valuable personal belongings?" But all here? ”

Although Chen did not know her husband's intentions, she still struggled to get up from the kang, took the key from the drawer at the bottom of the kang cabinet, and then opened the box at the end of the kang, took out the foot-long pear blossom wooden box, and handed it to her husband.

Du Xiong took it, opened the box, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, and poured several valuable head and face jewelry inside on it, tying it into a fist-sized bag.

Chen was originally a husband who wanted to accompany his daughter to the funeral or go to the yamen, but when he saw him like this, he was very surprised, and said puzzledly: "Master, this is?" ”

Du Xiong checked the bag of jewelry, which was very light and weightless, and felt a little at ease. After listening to his wife's words, he replied: "Jie'er can't stay, I'll send Duane to take him out to avoid it!" Always ...... You have to leave a piece of blood for the Du family......"

When Chen heard this, his body softened, he helped the edge of the kang, and he covered his mouth tightly with a handkerchief, but his eyes widened in horror.

Even if it is a woman's family, but just now in front of the eldest daughter's corpse, I also heard those words, and I still had some complaints in my heart, if the husband was not greedy to steal the uncle's inheritance, he would not cause trouble, and his daughter would be killed.

Now, she realized that not only the eldest daughter, but also the whole family would die.

At this time, I heard Du Xian'er's voice under the corridor: "Daddy, mother, my daughter has brought my younger brother over!" ”

Chen's body trembled when he heard this, and he didn't know where the strength came from, so he suddenly threw himself in front of Du Xiong and knelt down, lowered his voice, and cried and said, "Master, please, let Xian'er go out with Jie'er!" Jie'er is still young, no matter how good Du An is, he is not a blood relative of the Du family, where can he rest assured! We can't be in front of us, let Xian'er go out with her brother! ”

Du Xiong knew his wife's intentions, where he was worried that his son would have no one to take care of, he just wanted to leave a way for his daughter to live. His heart softened, and he was about to say yes, but then he thought that even if Boss Qin was righteous enough, it was a bandit den after all, and a good daughter sent it over, where was there anything good? When the time comes, it is impossible to say that even the son will be ruined.

Thinking of this, he scolded in a low voice with a straight face: "Confused! Are you child's play? Now there are people from the yamen outside, if it is so easy to go out, naturally the whole family will go out, and they still need to do this? In order to love your daughter, you don't want your son's surname? ”

Chen listened to the words, there was no room for turn, and the sorrow came from it, where could he bear it? He collapsed on the ground and wept loudly.

Du Xian'er took her brother's hand, still waiting under the corridor, she didn't see her father and mother calling in for a while, and she was still wondering in her heart, when she heard her mother crying loudly, the two sisters and brothers were startled, and they didn't care about the rules of their parents' calling, so they hurriedly rushed in.

Seeing her mother lying on the ground, Du Xian'er just looked at Du Xiong suspiciously; Du Jie was young, and he was already grinning, and he cried with his mother.

* Although Cao Hao said it hardly, he was a little uncomfortable in his heart, and his resentment towards Du Xiong himself was a little lighter, and finally he discussed with Mr. Zhuang and said that he would send someone to put Du Xiong in prison for review. Anyway, outside Dujiazhuang, they are all tightly guarded, and Anton Wei's soldiers have also been arranged, and they are not afraid that they will run away.

is still the same sentence, death is great, set aside a day, and it is good to mourn the Du family.

Besides, according to the analysis of Mr. Zhuang and Cao Hao, this Du Xiong is just a money-hungry squire, and I am afraid that he is also the one who suffers.

However, even if he is not the mastermind, Du Xiong is not an innocent person. Looking at the arrogance of his subordinates, he is also arrogant, if he encounters not Cao Hao and them on the road, but ordinary people, I am afraid that there will inevitably be casualties.

Because he was in a hurry to come to Mengyin after getting the news, Chu Yu only brought Xiyun and Xicai over to wait.

Cao Hao has always been a little picky about eating, so Chu Yu left Xiyun to wait in the house, and went to the kitchen with Xicai. She thought that her husband would wake up and eat some porridge. However, the kitchen here supplies ordinary japonica rice, and my husband usually doesn't eat it.

Due to the low official quality and low income of Liang Shunzheng in the county order, there is little oil and water in the yamen here. Although some local squires gave some offerings, they were all sent to the sons who were waiting in the capital, and this side was not rich.

In the kitchen, there is only one cook, and the people in the yamen can still cope with it. Since Cao Hao moved in, where are you still busy? The person in the partial life has a valuable identity, and at this time, he doesn't dare to invite someone from outside at will. There was really no way, so only the county magistrate's wife was busy with a girl here.

Chu Yu said that she was also familiar with the county lady, and it was very unpleasant to see her personally taking care of everyone's food here. She was just about to say two words of thanks, when she saw a young girl come out behind Mrs. County Commander and knelt in front of her with a "plop".

(To be continued)