Liu Xin looked at Kuai Liang, who was sweating profusely, in surprise, and said, "Zirou, do you know him?" ”

Kuai Liang said with embarrassment: "Returning to the lord, this person's name is Chen Jie, he is the head of the Chen family, one of the four major families in Xiangyang, who once said that his subordinates once said, with tens of millions of family assets and tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, and the southeast of Xiangyang City is his family's land. ”

Liu Xin understood, no wonder he knew Kuai Liang, these families are often inextricably linked, it can be said that they break bones and connect tendons, is it for Kuai Liang's sake to let him go? This made Liu Xin a little embarrassed.

Although Chen Jie was a little arrogant, he was not stupid, and when he heard Kuai Liang call Liu Xin the lord, he knew that the young man in front of him was really a Jingzhou pastor, and when he saw Liu Xin's hesitant face, he quickly knelt down and said: "The villain doesn't know that he is the state pastor, there are many collisions, please forgive me!" ”

It's okay that he didn't speak, but as soon as he spoke, Liu Xin was still a little hesitant, but the fire of "Teng" came up, and said to Kuai Liang: "Zirou, you are now Xiangyang Taishou, what crime should you be guilty of robbing people's daughters?" ”

Kuai Liang and Chen have a lot of contacts, and Kuai Liang had to say to Liu Xin: "Back to the lord, there are more than 100,000 displaced people from Nanyang and Yingchuan who have gone to Xiangyang, including many beautiful women. The large families of the scholars in Xiangyang and nearby counties often came here, but whenever they saw some beautiful women, they paid to buy them as slaves. There is also a single woman who lives here, helpless, and voluntarily entrusts herself to a rich family as a slave, just to be able to eat a full meal. The matter of robbing the people's daughter, presumably this Chen Jie can't do it, probably because the woman voluntarily entrusted it. ”

Liu Xin turned around and asked the woman, "This sister-in-law, where are you from?" But voluntarily entrust the Chen family as a slave? ”

The woman cried miserably, choked up and said, "Lord Hui, the slave family's surname is Zhu, and he married the Zou family in Wancheng. The yellow turban thief occupies Wancheng, the slave family escaped from the city with the little girl, some time ago I heard that Wancheng was recovered, and wanted to go home, but the husband's mother's house was burned to the ground, and the husband and in-laws did not know life and death. In desperation, he had to join the Chen family as a slave, which was indeed voluntary, but he never thought that Chen Yuanwai refused to take in the little girl, and the slave family was begging bitterly. ”

Chen Jie listened to Zhu's words, his heart was settled, and he said: "My lord, you also heard it, the villain doesn't dare to say half a lie. The villain will take their mother and daughter home, and treat them well, please rest assured. ”

Liu Xin sneered: "Hmph, take them home?" Don't! ”

He knew that Chen Jie was just an expedient measure, who knew what would happen after he brought Zhu's mother and daughter home, so he said to Zhu's again: "Sister-in-law Zou, are you willing to go back with me, or are you willing to go back with him?" ”

Zhu understands that with his appearance, no matter who he falls into, it may be more difficult to keep this innocent body than to ascend to the sky. Although she was born in a scholarly disciple and knew etiquette, righteousness and shame, she knew better that in this year of male superiority and inferiority to women, women born in troubled times are sad, and beautiful women are even more sad. By this time, she was desperate for the sake of her daughter. Without the slightest hesitation, Zhu pulled the little girl to kneel on the ground towards Liu Xin, and said, "As long as the master is willing to take in my mother and daughter, the slave family is willing to be a cow and a horse for the rest of his life and serve the master." ”

Liu Xin helped her mother and daughter up, looked at Chen Jie and said, "What else do you have to say?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes, the villain is leaving, this is leaving." Chen Jie turned around and left in embarrassment, but muttered in his mouth, "What kind of adult, it's not a bully." ”

Since Liu Xin came to the Han Dynasty, not only has his kung fu improved by leaps and bounds, but even his hearing has improved a lot. When Chen Jie said this, although his voice was small, it was very clear to Liu Xin's ears, and he suddenly remembered that Kuai Liang had just said that the southeast area outside Xiangyang City was the land of the Chen family, his eyes rolled, he had an idea, and said, "Want to go?" It's not that easy, right? ”

Chen Jie was about to leave with the support of the two family members, and the group of family members who did it were still lying on the ground and couldn't get up.

Liu Xin turned to Fu Zhu and asked, "Gonghe, this Chen Yuanwai said just now that it was me, the Jingzhou Mu, who was beaten!" If it weren't for Dian Wei's quick arrival, seven or eight people would beat me up, where would I still be alive? This Chen family is wealthy, and the outside of Xiangyang City is his family's territory, so I really don't know how to deal with this. ”

Seeing Liu Xin's eyes, he said: "Chen Jie is bold and reckless, plotting to assassinate the lord, which is no different from rebellion. ”

Chen Jie listened to the frustrated referee, his legs weakened, and he collapsed to the ground. Kuai Liang was also shocked, and hurriedly said: "Is it too heavy for Gong and Gong to be convicted like this?" Please also think twice. ”

Liu Xin's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, he pretended to understand and patted Kuai Liang's shoulder, and said: "Zirou, you are a local, it is a little difficult for you to deal with this matter, let's let Gonghe do it, check him well, what other illegal things are there, as for the Zhulian Nine Clans, there is no need." ”

Chen Jie had already fainted, and he couldn't imagine that he had just picked a woman, how could he be like this.

Liu Xin watched Chen Jie and the gang of family members being dragged down by the soldiers, thinking that if the Zhu family was taken home by Chen Jie, the little girl in front of him would be orphaned, and couldn't help but think of the pair of brothers and sisters he saw just now, and when he looked back, they were already gone. Liu Xin turned to Kuai Liang again and said, "Mr. Zirou, the burden on your shoulders is very heavy. Many of these refugees have fatherless children, and you have to find a way to build an orphanage, take them in, and take care of them. In addition, the Nanyang area has gradually calmed down, and you must quickly organize the local refugees to return to their hometowns, so as not to delay the summer sowing and affect the autumn harvest. ”

Kuai Liang didn't expect that Liu Xin would also use such a thunderbolt to deal with Chen Jie, and it was inevitable that he felt a little sad in his heart, and replied in a low voice: "Don't worry, my subordinates will do their best." ”

Liu Xin looked at Kuai Liang's lonely back, and said to Fu Zhu: "Gonghe, Zirou was probably frightened by your words, you go and enlighten him." However, Chen Jie still has to be checked carefully, his family still has to copy, and the land outside Xiangyang City must also be recovered, isn't there all the land for expansion? As for the full slaughter, I don't think it's necessary. ”

Frustrated with a smile and agreed, chasing in the direction Kuai Liang had left. Liu Xin said to Zhu's mother and daughter: "You guys also clean up and go back to the house with me." ”

The mother and daughter are poor, and there is really nothing to clean up, even a broken bowl was also shattered in the pulling just now, and it was easy to follow Liu Xin on the road. Liu Xin saw that the little girl was young, her eyes were red from crying, and she was leaning timidly beside her mother, and couldn't help but feel pity, and stretched out her hands to the little girl: "Little sister, come, let the uncle hug you." ”

The little girl flashed a pair of big eyes, staring at Liu Xin, but she didn't speak, and her body shrank back, obviously the scene just now was not lightly frightened.

Liu Xin stepped forward, touched the little girl's head with a smile, and asked, "Little sister, don't be afraid, uncle is a good person." Come, tell the uncle, what's your name? ”

The little girl whispered, "My name is Rui'er." ”

Liu Xin continued to coax the little girl: "Rui'er, well, what a beautiful name!" How old is this year? ”

The little girl's mood was already relaxed, and she replied softly, "I am seven years old this year. ”

"Oh, she's seven years old, and she's going to be a big girl soon." Liu Xin took advantage of the little girl's inattention, hugged her, and said, "However, you are walking very slowly like this, let the uncle hold and walk quickly, we can get home early." ”

The little girl struggled with Liu Xin's hand and cried: "Wow...... Mom, I want Mommy. ”

Liu Xin patted the little girl on the back and coaxed: "Rui'er is good, when you go to your uncle's house with your mother, you will have food, and Rui'er will not cry." The little girl is probably very hungry these days, and when she heard that there was food to eat, she stopped making trouble, and her saliva flowed onto Liu Xin's shoulder.

Liu Xin breathed a sigh of relief, with him holding the little girl, everyone could walk faster, so he said to Zhu: "Sister-in-law Zou, let's go quickly, it's too late to catch lunch." ”

Zhao didn't understand what Liu Xin meant by hugging her daughter at first, he just thought that he had a different heart, and like Chen Jie, he wanted to throw her daughter away, but now he finally put his heart down and said, "Thank you, master." ”

Liu Xin and Dian Wei took the Zhu family into the city, Zou Rui was restless in Liu Xin's arms, these days she stayed outside the city together, mixed with the refugees, and Xiangyang City is much more prosperous than Wancheng, the child's surname, curious about everything, couldn't help but look around, twisted around in Liu Xin's hand, Liu Xin's arm gradually became a little sore, and couldn't help sighing: "This child is really troublesome, looking at the lack of four taels of meat, this hand is quite sore after holding it for a while." ”

Zhu Shi saw Liu Xin's funny appearance of holding his daughter, obviously he hadn't hugged the child much, and couldn't help but say. "Master, I'll hug you."

Liu Xin looked at her emaciated body and said, "Forget it, it's coming soon, you haven't eaten a full meal for a few days, so I'll come." By the way, you tell me that there are some relatives in the family, and when I settle down, I will send someone to look for them. ”

Zhu Shi showed a sad expression, and said gloomily: "Back to the master, I'm afraid that no one in the slave family's husband's family and mother's family has survived." It's Rui'er who once promised a family, and that person went to Kansai, I don't know what happened now. ”

Liu Xin looked at Zou Rui strangely, and asked puzzledly: "It stands to reason that your husband's family is well-off, and Rui'er is only seven years old, so she shouldn't be married so early." ”

Zhu said: "This is all clumsy. A few years ago, the clumsy husband went out to visit friends, encountered robbers on the road, and was rescued by a teenager. The young man claimed to be Zhang Ji and went to Kansai to join the army. The clumsy husband saw that he had a martial arts and saved his surname, so he promised Rui'er to marry him, and agreed that eight years later, the young man would come to Wancheng to marry Rui'er. ”

Liu Xin heard that the young man's name was "Zhang Ji", and he thought in his heart, it wouldn't be such a coincidence, this Zhu family was married to the Zou family, could it be that the little girl he was holding in his hand was Zhang Xiu's aunt Zou? Liu Xin couldn't help but look back at Dian Wei, in history, he died because of the Zou family! Dian Wei didn't realize that he didn't have many words, just silently followed behind Liu Xin and Zhu. Liu Xin couldn't help but stretch out a finger, lightly picked up the chin of the little girl in her hand, and looked at it carefully.