After releasing the Zhou family, Yue Su returned to the back house, took off his official uniform, and started his old business.

Planers, chisels, and saws were like living in his hands, cutting the wood neatly and brightly.

Ruan Aoyue and Mei'er were watching inexplicably, how could this county master still have such a hobby and be able to do carpentry.

"What's going to be done?" Ruan Aoyue couldn't help but ask out loud. Now that my parents are not around, I don't have to call my husband so numb anymore.

"I just entered the door, and I didn't even have a new piece of furniture at home, which is really a bit unpresentable, and I am going to make two pieces." Yue Su replied while bowing his head.

After getting Yue Su's answer, Ruan Aoyue couldn't help but glance at Mei'er, and said in a low voice: "It's to blame for talking too much last night." ”

Mei'er lowered her head aggrievedly and said, "I didn't know it would be like this, who knew that the master would do it himself." ”

Yue Su's methods are quite good, and in the morning, he has already done the shape of the dresser, and then brought it to paint and painted it himself. The furniture he made was a combination of classical and modern beauty, and the appearance was extremely elegant, and it was also used, and the two of them were dumbfounded, thinking in their hearts that even if they found the best carpenter to make it, they might not be able to do it so well.

Ruan Aoyue, in particular, was completely stunned, "He...... How could he have made such a style of dresser. ”

At that time, glass mirrors had just come from overseas, and they were expensive, and they were rare on the market. Yue Su had no choice but to take a bronze mirror instead.

Looking at his achievements, Yue Su couldn't help but recall the past again, this dresser, he and Li Lan had seen in the Furniture City, it was an antique work, and the two originally planned to wait until they got married to buy it, but it turned out to be that incident. Today, I want to make furniture for Ruan Aoyue, and I can't help but think of this dresser, with his memory, and the current woodworking methods, he finally made an eighty percent similar.

It was almost noon, Ruan Aoyue and Mei'er were going to cook, Yue Su knew the level of the two of them, and hurriedly called Tie Qi and asked Tie Qi to go with him, which could be regarded as on-site guidance. Ruan Aoyue is a lady, Tie Qiu knows the rules, how can she go down to the kitchen, only drag Mei'er forward.

Yue Su still continued to work, this time he was going to make a sofa bed and lay the floor every night, who could stand it. Seeing Yue Su create modern furniture, Ruan Aoyue became more and more confused.

In a few days, Yue Su built more than a dozen sofas, two wardrobes, as well as coffee tables and tables. The newlywed's furniture is basically ready, and Mei'er is under the guidance of Tie Qiu, and the food is also a little good.

On this morning, Yue Su was reviewing the official documents in the back office, and was watching, there was a report from the servants, and Tong Zhou and Yin Zhu came back. He hurriedly let the two of them in, and it was estimated that they should have found some clues.

Sure enough, Yin Zhu brought new news.

"My lord, in the past few days, I have been ordered to catch the head with Tong and keep an eye on the surroundings of Bi's house day and night, openly and secretly, and I haven't seen anyone go in or out, and I haven't seen Zhou go out. Last night, people were in a hurry, so they used their night skills and jumped on the roof of Bi's house to eavesdrop. First, I heard Zhou scolding her mother-in-law for a while, complaining that she had brought the adults home. Later, he heard the mute girl screaming in the room, and Zhou heard it and scolded again. Sluts, rebelled again, rats are noisy, what's the big fuss. Then, listen to the 'clang' and close the door. At that time, people were a little puzzled, although her daughter was mute, she would not scream at the sight of mice. The man had to lie down on the roof and listen, as if there was a man talking in it, and immediately removed the roof tiles, looked down and looked closely, but there was no sign of it. At the fourth watch, people heard the voices of men and women doing that thing, and they thought that there must be an adulterer. So I went back to inform Tong Zhutou, and the two of us decided to come back first to tell the adults. ”

After listening to Yin Zhu's words, Yue Su expected that there must be a secret passage in the Zhou family's room. But Huangming Town is a township after all, and whoever can dig a dark passage and be able to do the gateway to this project must not be able to look down on the widow of the Zhou family. Then it was determined that the house leading to the secret passage must be near the left. He asked, "Who are the neighbors of the Bi family?" Are there any suspicious people? ”

"Lord Hui, the people have already investigated, the back wall of Zhou's room is shared with the people on the wall, maybe there is something in the wall. The owner of this family is a well-known local family, surnamed Tang Mingyu, his father has been a term in Wanzai County, Jiangxi, and he is also a land-to-earth man, and he is currently living at home. Tong Zhou immediately replied.

"Is this common wall behind the bed, or on both sides?"

This time it was Yin Zhu's turn to answer, "When people opened the tiles and looked carefully, both sides were empty, only the back of the bed leaned against the wall, but there was a bed tent to cover it, so I couldn't see clearly." There are no flaws anywhere else except here. ”

"Okay, it seems that the mystery is here! The two of them have a holiday and rest this afternoon, and tomorrow they will go to Huangming Town with their officials to find out. ”

Early the next morning, Yue Su told Ruan Aoyue that he was going to Huangming Town to investigate the case and that there was no need to prepare his lunch. I didn't want Ruan Aoyue to hear that there was a case, her eyes immediately lit up, and she insisted on going with her. Looking at her positive attitude, Yue Su could only agree, but told her that she didn't have to bring a dog, so swaggering through the market was too leaky.

Yue Su was dressed in civilian clothes, Ruan Aoyue was dressed as a man, leaving Jin Chan to guard the county government, and rushed to Huangming Town with Tong Xuan, Tie Qiu, and Yin Zhu.

When they came to the town, Yue Su and the others went to Ma Lu's house to stay, and Ma Lu was of course respectful and attentive. In the evening, several people quietly came to the surroundings of Bi's house to check, and determined that the soup house living in the back was the most suspicious. No matter what, digging tunnels is a big project, and several households next to Bi's house are portals, and it is not realistic to want to do the project, so where to pile up so much soil will definitely be suspected.

With the goal in mind, Yue Su returned to Ma's house, called Ma Lu, and instructed: "Tong Guan, tomorrow take my name and go to Tang's house with Ma Lu. Let's see how he copes, and then go back and forth. ”

Ruan Aoyue saw that she didn't have her own reconnaissance mission, so she immediately rushed and said, "My lord, my subordinates also want to go with Tong Zhutou tomorrow." ”

Yue Su smiled helplessly and said, "Since you are willing to go, it is best to go with Tong Xuan tomorrow morning." ”

Early the next morning, Tong Zhou, Ma Lu, and Ruan Aoyue came to Tang's house together. Ma Lu stepped forward and knocked on the door, "Is Mr. Tang at home?" ”

When he heard a voice inside, he opened the door, and an old man came out, saying, "Where did you come from, and what are you looking for my husband?" ”

Ma Lu smiled: "It turned out to be Master Zhu." You don't even know me, do you? ”

The porter Lao Zhu noticed Ma Lu at this time, and said with a smile: "Uncle Ma is here, it's really disrespectful." My husband hasn't gotten up yet. ”

When Tong Xuan heard this, he threw a look at Ma Lu and walked inside. After all, Ma Lu is a land protector, and today Tong Xuan and Ruan Aoyue are wearing tolerance clothes, Lao Zhu didn't dare to stop them, let the three of them enter the mansion, and stood at the door of the study. Tong Xuan deliberately said to Ma Lu: "Why are you so slack in doing things, since Mr. Tang is at home, where is he sleeping now, I can ask him to get up and talk." ”

Lao Zhu didn't know what he meant, so he hurriedly asked: "What does this poor master have to say, you can tell me, and I will go in and pass it on." ”

Ma Lu said: "He was sent by the county magistrate, and the existing name is again." Because there is something in the local area, I invited Mr. Jia to the yamen to discuss, and I can't be lazy. ”

Lao Zhu took the name card in Tong Zhou's hand, led the way first, bypassed the study, passed through a patio, and saw that there were three main houses facing south, and there were wings on the left and right.

The main room on the top is connected to the Bi family, and Tong Xuan understands it, and angrily pouts at Ruan Aoyue, indicating that it is this room.

Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu did not go to the upper room, but walked to the door of the lower room, this time, Tong Xuan and Ruan Aoyue were a little stupid, "This person doesn't live in the upper room, is it wrong to judge." ”

At this moment, I suddenly saw a man walking out of the first room, about twenty-five or sixteen years old, born with beautiful eyebrows and extraordinary appearance, and was a very beautiful man. As soon as he came out, he asked Lao Zhu, "Who is here to invite Mr." ”

Lao Zhu turned around and glanced at the three children, and said: "This matter is also strange, although our husband is a lifter, except for classes at home on weekdays, he doesn't care about anything outside." I don't know what the county grandfather ordered someone to invite him? Isn't it strange that there is business in the place, and it is not strange to consult with him? Mr. Fear may not be willing to go. ”

When the young man heard that it was Mrs. Yue, his face changed suddenly, his expression was flustered, and he said, "Why don't you just refuse, Mr. ignores mundane things, why do you lead people inside?" ”

When the three of them heard this, they looked at the young man carefully, because the room he came out of was behind the wall of Bi's house, and they were very puzzled. Ruan Aoyue answered and asked, "May I ask the surname of Gongzi, but is it here to send the museum?" Our grandfather has nothing else to do, because there is a good deed, no one does it, I heard that Mr. Tang is a gentleman with fair intentions, and I am specially named to hold the film to invite. ”

During the conversation, Lao Zhu had already walked into the next room and shouted. "Sir, there's a guest."

After a while, I heard someone inside ask: "I took the students to clean up the backlog of classes yesterday night until dawn, don't you know?" ”

I heard Lao Zhu reply again: "It's not that I don't know, because the county lord sent someone to ask, and the existing tolerance immediately waited for a reply." ”

"Why don't you refuse on my behalf, now go and take my name post, follow the person, worship him as the county master, I am a scholar, teach apprentices behind closed doors, and ignore idle things. Although it is a good deed, there are many local gentry, so please ask his grandfather to invite someone else. ”

After hearing this, Lao Zhu had to come out and reply to Tong Zhou and the others. The three of them had vaguely heard it just now, and Ruan Aoyue said: "Mr. Tang refuses to enter the city, in my opinion, the only way to go back is to go back and tell the master, and ask the master to come in person." This matter cannot be delayed, we must not make a mistake, let's go back to the city now. ”

After that, the three of them turned around and left, Lao Zhu sent him off, and when they came to the street, they saw that there was no one around, Ruan Aoyue said: "Have you seen that person?" ”

Tong Xuan said: "This thing is also strange, Tang Yu lives in the lower room, how can the upper room be a young student?" "You must know that in those days, only the head of the family could live in the main house.

Ruan Aoyue said: "I think this person is very suspicious, just now I saw that we were sent by adults, and the look on his face was not as good as before." Let's go back and report it immediately and see what the adults think. ”

After waiting for Ruan Aoyue's report, Yue Su finally smiled, and immediately said, "Since the target is locked, there is no need to wait." Tong Zhou, immediately rushed back to the county office, secretly transferred 20 arresters, don't leak the news. Yin Zhu and Tie Qiu, starting tonight, the two of them sneaked to the roofs of the Bi family and the Tang family respectively, checked their hearts, and if they found that the young man had taken action, they would immediately rush to report back. ”

Yue Su deployed the action plan at the moment, Ruan Aoyue saw that she didn't have anything to do with herself, she was dissatisfied, and said: "My lord, the main house of the Tang family, Yin Zhu and Tie Qi have never seen it, in case I make a mistake, I am afraid that I will miss the right thing, so let me go." ”

Listening to Aoyue's words, Yue Su laughed in his heart, secretly thinking that this lady of his was the same temper as Li Lan, and when he heard that there was any case, he couldn't stay idle, and he must go to investigate. It's okay, she got her wish.

"Your concerns are reasonable, so let's go with Yin Zhu and Tie Qiu tonight, and remember not to startle the snake."

"Understood."

After receiving the order, everyone began to go their separate ways, Yin Zhu and Tie Qiu went back to their rooms to rest, waiting for the evening action. Tong Zhou quickly returned to the county seat, transferred twenty catchers, and arrived quietly.

Everything was ready, and that night, Yin Zhu, Tie Qiu, and Ruan Aoyue all put on night clothes and jumped on the roof of the Bi family. The so-called can't find the main house of the soup house, it is pure nonsense, the back wall of the Bi family and the wall of the main house of the soup house are shared, and the fool doesn't know.

The three of them kept this guard for three nights, and the young man was honest and honest, and there was nothing else in the room except for books and sleep. The same is true in Zhou's room, which is quiet and quiet, without any man's voice.

On the night of the fourth day, the three climbed onto the roof again, and for three nights there was no movement, and much of their momentum was wiped out. This time, Ruan Aoyue called Yin Zhu and Tie Qiu to her side, and said: "That son of the Tang family, now it looks more suspicious, he doesn't move, there is no movement from the Zhou family, I think it was that day ago, which made him vigilant, and he will definitely keep to himself in the short term, and he will not dare to deal with the Zhou family." ”

"Madam, what should we do, they don't move, and we can't arrest people rashly?" Iron Qiu is embarrassed.

"They don't move, we can move, I come up with an idea now, it's up to us to see if they want to do it." Ruan Aoyue said in a low voice.

"Madame, please."

"Yin Zhu is athletic, so it is better to pretend to be a thief, sneak into the afterlife's room, check his heart, and find out where the secret passage is. This secret way is ironclad evidence of adultery, and it is better for us to wait here night and night. If we can't find it, it can also prove that we have wronged good people, and then look for others. "In the past three nights, everyone has climbed over the wall and crossed the ridge, and Ruan Aoyue has already seen that Yin Zhu's light body kung fu is the best, and he is very skillful, and it is the best to do this job.

Yin Zhu and Tie Qiu also felt that it was feasible, as long as they searched out the tunnel, they would have nothing to say to the Housheng and the Zhou family. If it is not adultery, what do you do by digging a secret passage in the house?

reached an agreement, and at the time of the second watch, Yin Zhu came to the eaves of the main house of the soup house along the ridge, found a hidden corner, and jumped down, but there was no sound. Just about to act, he saw a person coming out of the study, walked towards the main room, came to the door, knocked on the door and shouted: "Senior Brother Hong, Mr. is looking for words." ”

The young man in the room agreed, opened the door and went to the study with the visitor. Yin Zhu saw that he couldn't miss the opportunity, so he swooped down and slipped into the main room. When you enter the room, you can see that the inside is simple, except for a bed, there is a desk, a bookcase, and a desk and chair for homework.

Yin Zhu looked around, and felt that there was nothing abnormal, but the position of the bed happened to be in the same direction as Zhou's, just opposite. He took a few steps to the bed, lifted the curtain, and burrowed the cat's waist under the bed.

His feet slammed on the ground a few times, but there was a hollow sound. Yin Zhu immediately realized that there must be a mechanism here, how could it be dark under the bed, and he couldn't see clearly, so he had to touch his hands on the ground, and it was actually a step on Pingyang, and there was no superiority at all. I thought in my heart that I must pick up the bricks and open the door, but the bricks are so smooth that it is difficult to start. So he touched it indiscriminately, and suddenly touched a rope, which was tied to the bedpost, and Yin Zhu thought that there was some iron fastened on it, which was specially used to pry the bricks. At the moment, he pulled it hard, only to hear the sound of "Huola", but dragged the bed tent down.

This movement is really not, Yin Zhu was shocked, and hurriedly rushed out of the room, at this moment, he heard someone coming out from the study, shouting for a thief, listening to the voice, there were quite a few people. At this time, jumping into the room, it was too obvious, and he ran to the corner of the courtyard wall in a few steps and came out over the wall.

Ruan Aoyue and Tie Qiu on the roof also heard the shout, and went down to the street to meet Yin Zhu. Yin Zhu made his discovery, and the three of them immediately returned to Ma's house to report.

Knowing what had happened, Governor Yue Su had come to this point and had to act immediately. My heart moved, and I came up with an idea that would be calculated.

The township land protection is also regarded as a piece of land, and there is naturally a group of men under him, Ma Lu took the command and led people to the soup house. He was accompanied by Tong Guan, Yin Zhu, and ten messengers.

rushed to the door of Tang's house, and a guy immediately smashed the door, "Master Zhu inside come and open the door, the family is a thief, and now we have caught him, hurry up and come out to recognize someone!" ”

After the thief, none of the people inside slept, and when they heard this, they didn't tell Tang Yu, and immediately ran to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, I saw Ma Lu holding a person and scolded loudly: "This son is not going to visit four or two cotton, what is the identity of Mr. Tang in this family, not by me to see, escaped, tomorrow Mr. Tang will report to the official to investigate, I will have to endure hardship." ”

Ma Lu scolded in front of the door, the student didn't know what to do, and ran inside to report to Tang Yu that Ma Lu also took the opportunity to twist Yin Zhu and enter the house with his subordinates. When Tang Yu came out of the study, everyone was already standing in the middle of the courtyard.

"Mr. Tang, the thief has already gotten it, come to recognize it, isn't this guy?"

Tang Yu believed that it was true, and when he came to Yin Zhu's approach, he didn't see the appearance of the thief, and after a little look, he scolded: "This dog robber, looking tall and burly, should make a career, why can't you eat, but want to do this thing, don't you hate." ”

Ma Lu saw that Tang Yu recognized Yin Zhu, and shouted casually: "Son, it's unlucky, the head of the county's child catcher was ordered to come to the town to visit Mr. Tang, and he was caught by him, and there was a board to eat." Then, he looked at Tong Xuan, and said, "Tong Zhutou, what should I do with this?" ”

Tong Xuan had already received Yue Su's instructions, stepped forward, and said, "Since the bitter master has been identified, then go to the place where the crime occurred now to verify and see what he has stolen, so that he can be convicted again." ”

After that, he kicked Yin Zhu's ass and shouted: "Son, lead the way ahead, in which room did you do the case!" ”

Yin Zhu understood and walked forward. Who knew that a young man jumped out behind Tang Yu, stretched out his arms, and stopped Yin Zhu. It happened to be the young man in the main room. I only heard him say loudly: "I didn't lose anything in that room, I don't have to go in to see it, and my family hasn't reported the crime, so let's forget about it." I see that this person is also forced to be helpless, so he took a risk, how can he bear to let him go to the lawsuit, my family will not pursue it, I only hope that he can change his evil and return to the right after this incident. ”

The young man's generous speech won the applause of many students. Yin Zhu scolded in his heart if he didn't do something wrong, "If you didn't do something wrong, could you be so kind?" ”

Yin Zhu turned Ma Lu around, Ma Lu understood, and then said: "Dare to ask this Xianggong's surname, is it here to send the museum, or is it the master here?" ”

Before the young man could answer, a scholar said with a smile: "Uncle Ma, how is this land protector becoming, I don't know his surname is Hong, and this house is his." Because his family members are not here, he invited the local Mr. Tang to come to this teaching hall, and he is attached here, so only Mr. Tang's slats are pasted at the door. At this time, Hong Xianggong is like this, and they let people go. ”

After hearing this method, Yin Zhu and Tong Xuan understood why the young man lived in the upper room. The matter was already clear, how could Tong Xuan leave just now, and shouted: "Bastard! If so, what else do you want our government to do? Then, he stepped forward and grabbed the arm of the son surnamed Hong, and shouted: "Hurry up and lead the way, otherwise don't blame me for the crime of obstructing official business!" ”

The errand officer behind had already been instructed, and when he saw Tong Zhou making a move, he rushed up and held Tang Yu and the surnamed Hong up. Yin Zhu no longer looked like a captured thief, and shouted loudly: "Follow me!" ”

Everyone followed Yin Zhu and rushed into the main room, Ma Lu asked the man to move the bed, and by the candlelight, the bricks under the bed could be seen clearly, and there were two different colors. Tong Xuan showed his saber, pried it up against the bricks, and only used a few strokes to open the bricks, revealing a square hole, similar to the crypt, and there was a sound of copper bells shaking in the hole.

Looking down, it was pitch black inside, and nothing could be seen clearly. At this time, Tang Yu and the students were dumbfounded, looking at each other, but they didn't know that there was such a place here. And the young man surnamed Hong was completely dumbfounded.

"Hurry up and ask for an adult, I found it on the spot!" Marlu shouted to one of his men. The guy hurriedly ran outside.

Yue Su led Tie Qiu, Ruan Aoyue and ten hunters, waited at the street entrance as early as possible, and as soon as he got the news, he immediately ordered Tie Qiu to take people to Bi's house, bring Liu and Zhou together, and go to the soup house with Aoyue.

Tang Yu and the others in the main room saw that Yue Su arrived in less than a moment, who didn't understand that this was already arranged by the county magistrate. Tong Xuan reported the situation truthfully, Yue Su listened, walked in front of the young man surnamed Hong, measured it slightly, and had a bottom in his heart, "Don't blame that adulteress for taking a fancy to him, he is really handsome and talented." ”

He immediately shouted, "What's your name?" This county is looking for a lot of hardship, and how to commit adultery with the Zhou family and how to murder Bi Hu will be truthfully recruited one by one, otherwise the official will be blamed for being ruthless and let him suffer from flesh and skin! ”

When the young man saw Yue Su's words, he was afraid, but he didn't dare to confess truthfully, so he only said: "Student Hong Xuan is a child of a family, and his ancestors and fathers are all eunuchs, and his family education is strict, how dare he be unreasonable?" Moreover, Mr. Tang gets along day and night, eats and lives together, which is the proof of the students. This case involves adultery, and I really dare not admit it indiscriminately, and I hope that the adults will learn from it and pardon the innocent, which is really kind. ”

"What a pardon for the innocent!" Yue Su pointed to the cellar and asked, "Since you are a child of a family of books, you should keep to yourself, why do you dig such a cellar under the bed, what is the use?" Is there anything shady down there? ”