(For @lamblamb 咩 Jiageng)

This time, it was not Lin Yimin from the county who came, but Hu Qiao, the chief of the town.

After working in Sandaokan Town for so long, the little carpenter naturally knew Hu Baochang, and he had met the Liu family a few times, and knew that this person had no ability, but he had a good relationship with the Liu family and several other big families in the town, so he did it in this position - in fact, in this troubled era of warlords and bandits, not only the local area, but most of the country relied on the squires to maintain order.

And someone like the Liu family, who has someone on top, and is the kind of gun, is extraordinarily powerful, and Hu Baochang has to stutter.

Hu Baochang rushed over with people, found the little carpenter, and inquired about the case.

The little carpenter told the truth.

After listening to the little carpenter's story, Hu Baochang was a little stunned, and after a while, he asked: "What do you mean, the evil in the new house of the Liu family is actually Wu Banxian and your uncle called 'Qiming', in order to test your master?" Then when the Liu family had an accident that day, it was also the man who kidnapped you, and his master did it, and in the middle, Wu Banxian was the one who threaded the needle and calculated people? ”

He felt that it was really like the plot of a big opera.

The little carpenter nodded and said yes.

Hu Baochang glanced at the little carpenter deeply, and then said: "You say that, do you have any evidence?" ”

The little carpenter was a little surprised, what do you mean?

Hu Baochang said: "Red mouth and white teeth, empty words, people can speak, I came here, and I looked for Wu Banxian everywhere, I saw the face of the righteous son, but you must know that Mr. Wu Banxian Wu has a great reputation in our town, that is, the entire Qiancheng County, and even in Xiangxi and Sichuandong. ”

The little carpenter was a little anxious: "Evidence, evidence ......"

His mind turned around, and then he found out, how can there be any evidence, the law does not pass on the six ears, there are only a few people who know about it, Uncle Qiming left here, the tiger is nowhere to be seen, Wu Banxian can't find it, what evidence can he come up with?

He remembered something and said, "The letter—the letter I asked Miss Xiaoya to send to Guangfu was intercepted by them halfway, and it was on the table in the side room. ”

Liu Xiaoya was very surprised when she heard this, and said, ah, the letter I sent was intercepted? How is this possible?

Hu Baochang sent someone to take a look, and soon came back, shook his head, and said he didn't see it.

must have been put away by Wu Banxian, this guy is really a leaky character, how can he leave his feet?

The little carpenter asked again, "Is the dumb man still there?" ”

If the dumb man is here, maybe there will be clues, after all, Qu Menghu also learned from him that he was taken away by the tiger.

Hu Baochang nodded and said yes, but I asked him just now, a mute, and he can't write, a gesture, do you think I can help you testify? You can't let a dumb person speak, can you?

These words made the little carpenter's heart sink again—not to mention whether the dumb man could express himself normally, and even if he could, he might not be on his side.

But he still didn't give up after all, saying that he would find a dumb person to confront him face to face.

After all, the mute is just unable to speak, but he can understand the words of others - obviously, he is not congenitally deaf and dumb, but an acquired loss of voice, and the reason why he is like this is probably because Wu Banxian moved his hands and feet and gave him medicine.

Seeing that the little carpenter insisted, and next to him stood the second son of the Liu family who went to study in Beiping School, Hu Baochang didn't dare to slack off, and called someone to call the mute who was tied up.

The mute man who was pushed over had a blue nose and swollen face, and there was blood on his mouth and nose, which was obviously beaten by Qu Menghu before.

But when confronted, this guy did not cooperate, no matter what the little carpenter said, he ignored it, as if he could not understand any words.

Looking at his strength, Qu Menghu, who was a little impatient next to him, clenched his fists again.

However, there were outsiders, and he still didn't do anything.

The little carpenter looked at the mute who could not be splashed with water, and cried out angrily: "Dumb, dumb, don't you have a name?" Do you know that the way you are now is the medicine that Wu Banxian gave you. You could have spoken, you could have found a way to make a living on your own, you made enough money when you turned around, and you were able to ask for a mother-in-law, didn't you have a little hatred for Wu Banxian? ”

He cried out in pain, but there was no movement in the dumb man's cloudy eyes, and his expression was numb.

He just wouldn't cooperate.

The little carpenter had no choice but to sigh, feeling that all the strength in his body had subsided a lot.

The mute was taken down, and the little carpenter watched silently, feeling that at a certain moment, the dirty man's shoulders seemed to be tense, and it was obvious that he was still struggling in his heart.

But he finally chose Wu Banxian.

Perhaps, he chose reality, after all, in this troubled world, it is not easy to make a living.

At least follow Wu Banxian and have something to eat.

The person was taken down, Hu Baochang looked at the little carpenter and said: "Let's take it back and watch it first, but this matter, we have to wait for Wu Banxian to come back, and then confront it face to face, if you think of something, you can also tell us, we will report to the county." ”

He left with someone, and before leaving, he nodded to Liu Zhiyi.

Obviously, the reason why he is so good at talking is because of Liu Zhiyi's face.

After Hu Baochang left with the people, Liu Zhiyi said to Qu Menghu: "Let's go, go to my house, my father asked the kitchen to prepare wine and food, and I am waiting for you to start the banquet." ”

When Qu Menghu heard this, he didn't answer, but looked at the little carpenter for the first time.

The little carpenter lowered his head, obviously still having some suspicions for the Liu family in his heart.

He saw it in his eyes and immediately said: "I haven't seen Thirteen for many years, I have a lot to say, I won't bother my uncle today, tomorrow, I will definitely visit tomorrow." ”

Liu Zhiyi was a little surprised, but he was a person who had read a book, and he knew the measure, he glanced at the little carpenter and Luo Fugui next to him, thought about it, and said, "It's okay, if your brothers meet again, I won't bother - have you ever thought of a place to go?" ”

Qu Menghu said: "I don't know. ”

Liu Zhiyi pointed to the east end of the town: "There is a restaurant in Lao Tiantou over there, which makes good dog meat and pork offal, so you can go there, and I will ask someone to send you a jar of good wine." ”

Qu Menghu nodded and said Okay, it's troublesome.

She looked at the little carpenter, then at Luo Fugui, who was handsome and handsome, dressed as a Miao person, and finally looked at Qu Menghu who was dressed in a new style.

The first time Qu Menghu came here, he was not familiar with the place, but the little carpenter knew where to go, and took him and Luo Fugui to the restaurant in Lao Tiantou.

This is a dilapidated wooden building facing the street, an old man, with a granddaughter to live, the old field is good at craftsmanship, the messy pig offal to the casserole stewed, put a stove below, boiled, the aroma is overflowing, hook people gluttonous worms to come out.

A few people sat down in the restaurant, and when the large casserole with half a shoulder of dog meat and pork offal was served, everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

At this time, Dayong also took Liu Zhiyi's order and brought a jar of wine.

He didn't dare to stay, he put it down and left, for fear of being settled by the little carpenter.

Qu Menghu asked the chubby granddaughter of the Tian family to bring three stoneware bowls, poured some turbid wine, picked up the glass, and said: "Open the banquet, this bowl of wine, first respect my new friend Brother Luo-if it weren't for your brother's injustice and pull out a knife to help, maybe I would have to collect the body of my little brother." This glass of wine, you are free, I will do it first as a respect. ”

He drank it in one gulp, and the little carpenter also hurriedly drank it, Na Luo Fugui was a cheerful person, and he didn't shirk it, he laughed and said okay, do it.

After a bowl of wine, everyone poured it again, and this time the little carpenter took the lead and toasted the two of them separately.

After a few bowls of wine, Qu Menghu hurriedly shouted: "Stop, I've been hungry for a day, eat first, otherwise it will be a waste of Tian Laoqi's good craftsmanship." ”

The three of them hurriedly moved their chopsticks and tasted the stew that had been tumbling.

This is a pot of hodgepodge, put peppers and peppercorns, as well as spices, the meat has been stewed for a long time, and at this moment it is sparse in the mouth, the gravy mixed with chili oil is drawn into the stomach, the wine is pressed down, the fat is scattered, and the full sense of happiness is suddenly born.

"Delicious!"

The three of them shouted in unison, then looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

After drinking and eating meat, the atmosphere in the banquet suddenly became much warmer, and even Luo Fugui, who seemed a little raw at the beginning, talked more.

At the beginning, a few people talked about the matter between the little carpenter and his master, Qu Menghu came up with an idea, saying that this matter should not be in a hurry, but had to wait, and when his master Lu Da relieved himself, the matter would naturally be resolved.

Then Qu Menghu began to ask about Luo Fugui, and he said Brother, you are a little fierce, I don't know where it is.

Luo Fugui said that he is not a local, he is from Miaojiang, the junction of Xiangxi and Qiandong, the gateway of 100,000 mountains, a Miao village called Dunzhai, he came here, he went to relatives, but he didn't expect to run into it.

He said that he could see the good and evil of people, the boy called Tiger Force, with a fierce face and a murderous aura on his body, knew at a glance that it was not a good thing.

He didn't want to care about it, in this troubled world, when he was out of the house, more things were better than less, but he didn't know why, he looked at Gan Thirteen, who had eyes in his later life, and even if the little brother of Thirteen was so dangerous, he still knew that he cared about others, and this character was very good.

Thinking of this, he had to help no matter what.

The wine is good wine, the real grain wine, the degree is high, and the stewed meat in the pot is also fragrant, and the more the three of them chat, the more speculative they become, and the little carpenter's mood is much better, and he is no longer restrained.

This meal of wine was drunk for more than three hours, the wine was drunk, Qu Menghu asked the store to go to the store again, it was late at night, Qu Menghu invited Luo Fugui to go to the town to find a place to live, and talked all night, but Luo Fugui stood up and bowed his hand to the two, saying that it was fate to meet today, but he did have to rush to the county seat, so he said goodbye first.

Qu Menghu and the little carpenter stayed together, saying that eighteen miles were not far away, and that they were not close, and that they had to cross the post, if they encountered a beast or a thief who cut the road, they would not be able to row.

Luo Fugui laughed, waved his hand boldly, and said With my ability, who would dare to stop me?

After that, he sang and walked away: "The paulownia tree bears seeds and bends its branches,

Ah you,

The branches are full of ravines,

Everyone collaborates to pick carefully,

Ah strain,

Pick it carefully and blow it carefully......"