Leng Yi instructed the shopkeeper to arrange a place for the officials to live, but they were now shy and could only arrange them in the Chase shop in the backyard, but Master Dong arranged it in the upper room next to him.

After arranging, he called Wu Zhutou and Master Dong to his room, closed the door, and opened the box containing gold.

When Master Dong and Wu Zhutou saw the boxes full of gold, they couldn't help but straighten their eyes, glanced at each other, and then looked at Leng Yi together, their eyes full of surprise.

Leng Yi briefly told what had happened in a low voice, and when he heard it, the eyes of the two of them were ecstatic, and there was a feeling of falling off the cliff and being held up by the cloud pine tree, all of which were secretly called luck. They bowed down together and said, "Thanks to the wisdom of the great master!" Insight into the opportunity, otherwise, I will not be able to atone for his sins after a hundred deaths! ”

Leng Yi said: "Now, this tax has not been paid to the prefect's yamen, we can't relax, on the one hand, we can't disclose the news, we must keep it secret, and at the same time, we must arrange careful precautions to avoid things being robbed again, if that's the case, then we really want to cry without tears." ”

Wu Zhutou slapped his chest loudly and said, "This time, even if we risk our lives, we must protect the taxes thoroughly!" ”

"You can only protect secretly, try not to let people know, and don't go up there to watch, it is easy to expose the target. Only where thieves don't know is safest. ”

"My subordinates understand! The subordinates only arrange a guard below."

At that moment, the head of the martial arrester said goodbye, just asking the officials to change into civilian clothes and guard the surroundings of the inn.

The sky was getting dark, and at the beginning of the lights, Leng Yi pushed open the back window and saw many officials walking back and forth in civilian clothes below, smiling and nodding. The officials were also busy nodding their heads to him.

Leng Yi and Zhuo Qiaoniang sat on the side of the fire in the house, Leng Yi was holding a manuscript, which Leng Yi found from the county government study, and he replaced some manuscripts and letters of the magistrate, he wanted to know as much as possible about the magistrate. Zhuo Qiaoniang is illiterate, so she can read boldly with confidence. There is one thing that makes him feel uneasy, is the calligraphy of the county, Leng Yi also likes brush calligraphy, and has practiced it carefully, but after all, he can't write calligraphy every day with the ancient people, and the handwriting of the two is still different, Leng Yi still has to figure out the handwriting characteristics of the county, keep it in mind, and find time to practice more.

Zhuo Qiaoniang has not yet gotten rid of the lamentable serial murder case in Yinling Temple. He said very little, just sat quietly with her husband, gently holding the coals with tongs.

In the evening, it started to snow again. It's not big, it's fluttering, and it's sandwiched by a cold wind.

Leng Yizheng was fascinated, and suddenly, his hand turning the pages paused slightly, then turned his head to look at Zhuo Qiaoniang, and said, "I'm hungry." ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang hurriedly said: "The concubine went and asked Xiao Er to bring food to the officials." Then he got up.

Leng Yi said: "I want to eat the wontons with mutton in bone broth from the 'Sister Snack Bar' in the east of the city." This is what Leng Yi saw when he went shopping at the beginning of the crossing.

Zhuo Qiaoniang is still familiar with Bazhou, and the snack bar is also more famous in Bazhou, so she said: "Then the concubine will go and buy it for the official." ”

"Okay! You asked Master Dong next door to accompany you, just say that I said it. ”

"Hmm!"

Zhuo Qiaoniang went out and left. Leng Yi closed the door, stretched his waist, and said to himself, "I'm so sleepy!" This stove is warm, just sleep, sleep on your stomach for a while, and then get up when the food comes. With that, he lay down on the table, but immediately sat up straight again, and said, "There is nothing wrong with the gold, right?" Although there are guards guarded by officials, it is better to be safe by your side. So saying, he pulled out the heavy little box from under the bed, carried it to the round table with great difficulty, put it on the table, pressed it with one hand, and then relieved, lay on the table, and soon began to snore softly.

After a while, I heard a slight sound on the roof, and a rope hung down, and then, a masked old man in black slipped down the rope, holding a short blade in one hand, and stood quietly, glanced at Leng Yi, and said in a low voice: "Sleep, it's good now, even the incense has saved me money." Tiptoeing up to him, the short blade stabbed Leng Yi's neck violently, and when it was stabbed, it suddenly stopped.

Leng Yi was still asleep, and he didn't even stop breathing.

The masked black-clothed old man smiled and whispered to himself, "Sure enough, I fell asleep." "Stick the short blade in the boot. Reach out and grab his sleeve, slowly lift it up, gently place it on the table next to him, and open the small box.

His eyes were immediately illuminated by the yellow and clear gold light, and his breathing became rapid.

He swallowed, took a sturdy black backpack from his back, placed it on the ground, opened the opening, then took the box off the table, crouched down, and carefully placed it in the black backpack.

Just then, he heard a strong wind in his back!

The sharpness of this strong wind is simply rare for him! His mind was like electricity: In addition to the helpless and sleeping Zhixian in this room, is there another master hidden?

He had time to come up with this thought, and he couldn't even turn his head away, when he was already hit the back of the head, and his eyes turned black and he fell on the box of gold.

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Leng Yi opened the door and came out, stood in the long corridor of the upper room, glanced left and right, there was no one, so he walked forward until he walked to the corridor in the front hall, and saw a little beggar begging in the hall below, so he shouted: "Hey! The kid who wants to eat! ”

Everyone in the lobby looked up at him. The little beggar also looked up at him, and saw that he was looking at himself, and looked left and right to see that there were no other beggars, so he estimated that he was calling himself, and pointed to his nose and said, "Did the master call me?" ”

"Yes!" Leng Yi said: "You help me go to the door of the inn and call a head catcher surnamed Wu to come in, as long as he is alone, you call him to my room, I have something to say, and your benefits are indispensable!" ”

The little beggar was overjoyed, hurriedly agreed, and went out with a cigarette. Soon, he came in with the head of the martial arts. Wu Zhutou looked upstairs suspiciously, and couldn't see Leng Yi anymore, so he walked upstairs quickly, came to the corridor of the upper room, saw Leng Yi standing in the corridor in the distance, hurriedly walked over, bowed down and said, "What do you command?" ”

Leng Yi stepped into the room, sat down on the stool next to the round table, stretched out his hand to open the small box of gold on the table, and was about to speak, when he suddenly saw the little beggar at the door still standing there waiting to receive the reward, so he beckoned: "You come in!" ”

The little beggar hurriedly stepped into the room, and when he saw the gold in the small box, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his mouth watered with envy, staring at the gold, and he said with a huff: "Master! ”

Leng Yi took out five cents from his arms and handed it over: "This is for you." ”

The little beggar retracted his gaze and reached out to pick it up, seeing that Leng Yi did not let go, and his nose, mouth and eyes were wrinkled, and then he slowly raised his head and looked at the roof.

The two of them were feeling strange, and at this moment, they heard Leng Yi "Ahh With a loud sneeze. Only then did the two know that the old man was not looking at the roof of the house, and he was looking up and sneezing.

Leng Yi rubbed his nose, smiled apologetically, and handed the five cents in his hand to the little beggar. The little beggar thanked him, reluctantly glanced at the small box of gold several times, and then withdrew from the house.

Leng Yi said to Wu Zhutou: "This county is going out to do something, you must take care of this thing, and nothing can happen again!" ”

Wu Zhutou hurriedly agreed, patted his chest and said, "Absolutely not!" The subordinates are going to call for someone to come up and guard it! ”

Leng Yi nodded: "Yes, but you have to wear casual clothes and not be too conspicuous." You go ahead and arrange it now. ”

Wu Zhutou nodded, and walked out of the door quickly.

Soon, Wu Zhutou came up with Song Zhutou, both of them were dressed in civilian clothes, went up to the corridor of the upper room, and saw that Leng Yi in the distance had changed into a soap-colored robe and was locking the door, hurriedly walked over and bowed.

Leng Yi had already locked the door, and he was still not at ease, so he reached out and dragged it on the copper lock, feeling very strong, so he touched the copper lock, put the key in the sleeve cage, and said, "Look at it!" I'll be back soon! ”

The two hurriedly bowed down and agreed, standing one on one side, like two gods.

Leng Yi nodded with satisfaction. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and said, "If my lady comes back and I haven't come back, let the shopkeeper open the door and let her go in to rest first." ”

The two hurriedly agreed.

Leng Yi walked through the corridor and went downstairs, the little beggar was still begging downstairs, and when he saw him coming down, he was busy with a smiling face.

Leng Yi smiled at him and went out.