Qin Lao knew that they came overnight, so he must have been very concerned about this matter, and without delay, he told them how he found out that Old Man Lu was a fugitive slave and what happened back then.

"What was Old Man Lu's name when he was painting the boat in Linglong?" Gu Jinli asked.

Old man Lu has two names, he used to be called Lu Zhudan, and after making a fortune, he changed his name to Lu Xiangfu, but when he painted the boat in Linglong, they didn't know what name he used, and Xue Lao didn't write it in the letter.

Xue Lao thought for a while and said: "There is no name, he is just a handyman, and the handymen who do the chores in the Linglong Painting Boat all start with the Huai character, with numbers as the name." His name is easier to remember, called Huai Forty-six, I heard my lord call him Huai Forty-six. ”

Gu Jinli asked again: "Then what was he called before he sold himself to the Linglong Painting Boat?" Did you know that you always know? ”

Xue Lao shook his head: "I don't know, I only know that Huai Siliu was a beggar in the city before he entered the Linglong Painting Boat, and after a few months in the city, he sold himself to the Linglong Painting Boat without asking for a penny." ”

"On the Linglong Painting Boat, many people come here like this, and the Painting Boat will not investigate them deeply. And Mr. Lu is a very inconspicuous person in Linglong Painting Boat, that is, he does chores, and then flatters guests, sometimes he will send guests home, and sometimes he will swim in the water to please guests, in exchange for rewards. ”

He also said: "Huai Siliu and their subordinates are dispensable characters in Linglong Painting Boat, and it is difficult to remember them." ”

Gu Jinli frowned when he heard this: "Such a character, if Linglong Painting Boat encounters a catastrophe, it is too easy for him to escape." ”

She thought of something, and immediately asked Xue Lao: "Grandpa Xue, your old man Lu will swim in the water to show the guests, is there that many people have been drowned while swimming for the guests to have fun?" ”

Xue Lao nodded: "Indeed, those who do this, they have to come to the water according to the requirements of the guests, those guests are the children of the wealthy family, drunk and gold-obsessed, and do not pay much attention to human life, many guests will let the people who swim in the water hold their breath in the water, and use them to gamble, to see if you bet on the long time of the water, or I bet on the long time of the water." As a result of this competition, two or three handymen died every month. ”

After listening to this, Gu Jinli had already guessed what Old Man Lu's escape method was.

In the end, she looked at Xue Lao and said, "Grandpa Xue, we need a witness, and please come with us to the county office, so that we can come out and identify Old Man Lu." ”

Xue Lao didn't want to go, but Gu Jinli had helped him and was very kind to him, so he hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed: "You wait first, I want to go back to see the young master, and after arranging the affairs of the house, I can go with you." ”

Gu Jinli naturally wouldn't stop them, and hurriedly said, "You are always please, we are waiting for you." ”

Xue Lao nodded and went to the backyard.

And Gu Jinli told Gu Jin'an his guess: "Old Man Lu set up a bureau when he first went to the Linglong Painting Boat, and he didn't use his real name, but first became a beggar, and then used a fake name to enter the Linglong Painting Boat." And when Linglong was in trouble, he must have escaped by swimming. He is just a dispensable subordinate, even if he escapes by swimming, the officers and soldiers will not deliberately investigate, just as if he is drowned. ”

Qin Lao nodded when he heard this: "The fish makes sense...... This old man Lu is not simple, he thinks far, he is thoughtful, and he is not easy to deal with. ”

Gu Jinan asked Gu Jinli: "Fish, are you and me doing this because ......?" ”

Gu Jinli said: "Old Man Lu's matter will definitely be tried in court, I am a girl, it is inconvenient to go to court, when necessary, only brother you go by yourself." ”

Because of the secrets on his body, Qin Lao will definitely not go to court.

"Old Man Lu is tricky and difficult to deal with, and he will definitely deny it when the time comes, you just need to bite him to death and sell himself into the Linglong painting boat with a fake name, and then swim to escape."

"If he denies it, he will definitely use his inability to swim as an excuse......" Gu Jinli laughed: "Then let the county order try him on the spot, and when it comes to dying, even if Old Man Lu doesn't want to admit it, he will instinctively swim to save himself." ”

Old Man Lu is ruthless, and he may die to save the Lu family.

But when people are dying and struggling, the instinct of the body will be higher than the thinking of their own brain, and when the time comes, as long as Old Man Lu is in the water, his lies will be self-defeating.

Gu Jinan nodded when he heard this: "Don't worry, big brother, remember." ”

Qin Lao had been listening to the side, and when he heard this, he glanced at Gu Jinli, this girl is very smart, sometimes she is not as smart as a half-grown child...... Jiro hates fish very much, and thinks that the fish will harm Saburo and make Saburo lose the help of his wife.

But Saburo's reply was very tough, and he also liked Saburo's reply.

If you marry an ungrateful person or a fool, then it is better to marry a smart and capable country girl.

Two quarters of an hour later, Xue Lao returned to the main room in the front yard and said to them, "Let's go." ”

A group of four people sat in a mule cart and ran towards the county seat.

Now it is dark, and there is a curfew in the county, but fortunately, Shang Xiucai has followed Jiang County Lieutenant to find Xu County Order, and informed Xu County Order that Old Man Lu is a fugitive slave.

Xu Xianling was overjoyed when he heard this, and felt that this Gu family was really a blessed general, and since he met them, the credit was smashed on his head one by one.

Xu Xian Ling immediately asked Master Tian to take his handwritten letter to the city gate to pick up people.

Shang Xiucai also came with Yang Bantou and Luo Wu, and saw a mule cart coming from the city tower, and immediately asked, "But Brother An?" ”

Gu Jinan heard Shang Xiucai's voice and said happily: "Sir, it is the student." ”

Shang Xiucai was overjoyed and immediately informed Master Tian.

Master Tian asked the soldiers guarding the gate to open the city gate, and Gu Jinan and the others were able to enter the city.

As soon as the mule cart stopped, Master Tian asked, "Can Xue Mingyu bring it?" "This is a human witness, and he can't do anything without him.

Gu Jinan waved towards Master Tian and said, "Qi Qi Master Tian, Grandpa Xue is in the car." ”

"Okay." Master Tian said: "Let's go, let's go to the Yamen." ”

Gu Jinli was a girl who couldn't go to the yamen, and when she passed by Jiang's mansion, she was sent to Jiang's mansion to rest.

Mrs. Jiang knew that she had not eaten, so she called her into her yard and had a meal.

While they were eating, Gu Jinan and the others had already arrived at the county office and met Xu County's order.

Xu Xianling saw Gu Jin'an, and said with a smile: "You are the descendant of the Gu family, not bad, you look like a talent, and you have the beauty of magnolia and green bamboo." ”

Gu Jinan hurriedly bowed to the county magistrate and said respectfully: "The student met the county magistrate, and the county magistrate praised it. ”

Xu Xianling saw that he was not only good-looking, but also well-educated, and his attitude was even more humble, and he was very happy. Otherwise, he really wanted to recruit Gu Jinan as his son-in-law.