At this time, Li Sen had already filled a pair of chopsticks for her, Zong Jiyuan thanked him, looked at his mother with concern on the other side, and bowed slightly.

"Mother, the child has made you worry these days."

"It's okay, as long as Ji Yuan'er is okay."

Liu Xianglan smiled and nodded.

Bao Yuan saw that his brother and mother had greeted him, and only then did he start asking about what he was interested in.

"Brother, you have already tried the case with the magistrate, then you must have seen the prisoners, what do those guys look like? Isn't it vicious? ”

"yes, yes,"

Yuejiao also snatched the second brother's words and asked,

"Isn't it fun to have a trial?"

"Passing the Hall......

Looking at his younger brother and sister, the innocent and lively appearance of the two of them finally made Zong Jiyuan's mood better, and in this way, he really remembered the funny way when he shouted and the messenger stretched his neck, and couldn't help laughing.

I can't figure out why she suddenly laughed, Yuejiao pursed her little mouth a little unhappily,

"Big brother, what are you happy about? Are you laughing at me? ”

"No, no, no, brother is not laughing at you,"

Ji Yuan finally held back his laughter and waved his hand again and again,

"The eldest brother was the one standing at the entrance of the hall when he was judging the case in the hall of laughter."

Then he followed the example of the servant and craned his neck and shouted. Ji Yuan's personality was originally very cheerful and funny, and he learned a little more exaggeratedly, which made everyone laugh together, and Yuejiao laughed even more backwards and backwards, and rolled into Liu Xianglan's arms.

Since the death of his father Zong Zhiming, the family has not laughed so heartily for a long time as it did today. Seeing that he could make his closest relatives so happy, Zong Jiyuan's mood felt a lot lighter.

Because there were still many things to be busy in the yazhong, the next morning, after breakfast, and after greeting his mother, younger brother and sister, Zong Jiyuan hurried back to the county office.

After seeing the ceremony at Lord He, Zong Jiyuan came all the way to visit Diao Sanlang and them, who had been monitoring outside Hu's house all night.

Seeing her coming, the officers seemed very happy. After inquiry, it was learned that Mrs. Hu had not come back yet, although this made people feel that something was wrong, but Zong Jiyuan still quietly comforted everyone and calmed them down.

Take out some silver and give it to one of the servants beside him, Soyoshi Motodo,

"Please go buy some for the brothers and come over early."

"This, how can this make you break the bank......

The errand officer looked at Diao Saburo with some embarrassment.

Diao Saburo looked at Zong Jiyuan, and said to the errand with a smile,

"Master tells you to go, you can go."

"Okay!"

happily agreed, the errand just wanted to run, but was stopped by Zong Jiyuan,

"It's so cold, I've been staying all night, and everyone is freezing. Remember, buy more good food and replenish your energy. ”

"Thank you, Master!"

The officer happily trotted away.

Turning around, Zong Jiyuan thought about it before saying to Diao Saburo,

"It's really strange, it stands to reason that Mrs. Hu went out without saying hello to Hu Shifa, she shouldn't have been away from home for too long, but it's been a night, why haven't you come back."

"yes,"

Diao Saburo also pondered,

"Moreover, it looks very calm in this house, not like there is any accident."

"Hmm......"

Zong Jiyuan looked up at the sky, and saw that it was still very early when it was not yet dawn, so he said,

"Then, let's bother everyone to work harder and keep it for a while."

"Don't worry, we're not going to let that woman escape."

Diao Saburo nodded.

Although he was a little anxious, but after all, there were still a lot of things to be done in the yazhong, Zong Jiyuan chatted with everyone a few more words, and saw that the errand who bought breakfast had gone back far away, so he said goodbye to everyone and led the horse back by himself.

It's not too far from the county office, and there are more pedestrians, so it's not very casual to ride a horse, so I just don't ride it, so I walk slowly and think about the front and back of this case.

I don't know why, although so far, it seems that this disappearance case has become clear, and it seems to have nothing to do with Xiaoyingzi's death, but in Zong Jiyuan's heart, he just can't let it go, and he always feels that there is some kind of inexplicable connection between these two cases.

And so he thought, and walked, and thought, until the sound of a carriage coming from behind him, and then the voice of helplessness,

"Yo, Master Grandmaster, where did you go so early in the morning?"

"Wang ......"

Zong Jiyuan felt that his brain suddenly stiffened, and his heart said, this guy is really elusive, turned his head, glanced at the other party and said,

"I said, should I call you Wang Yu or Wang Si'er now?"

"Your mouth is just unforgiving,"

While driving the carriage, Wang Yu seemed to be accustomed to Zong Jiyuan's sarcastic tone, and said with a smile full of care,

"Are you going to the county office?"

"yes,"

Nodding slowly, Zong Jiyuan raised his eyes and observed the carriage that Wang Yu was driving, and immediately found that this carriage was the one that belonged to Hu Mansion that was used to send those girls yesterday.

He turned his head to look at Wang Yu again, and saw that he had changed back into his own black arrow sleeve suit, and he was wearing the big hat on his head, which was suspected of being "mysterious" and had always been pressed very low, so he couldn't help but ask in surprise,

"Why are you still driving for Hu Shifa, you shouldn't really be in charge of him, right?"

"Wow, the Grandmaster's observation is really nuanced, you can tell at a glance that this is Hufu's car."

Listening to her question, Wang Yu showed an exaggerated expression of admiration, and saw the eyes that shot from Zong Jiyuan's side, which were colder than knives, and quickly explained again,

"No, no, no, in fact, although Hu Shifa is not taught by his mother, he is still very smart and has already seen some ways, so naturally I can't stay in his house anymore. I went to say goodbye to him this morning, and guess what, this Young Master Hu actually asked me to give this car to your county government, saying that it was a little thanks. ”

I see—

Probably this Hu Shifa also saw that the yamen in Liaodong County was poor and pitiful, and sent this carriage just to leave a good impression on Lord He and himself.

It's good to say this, don't be in vain, save Lord He's family when they go out, only a pitiful two-person sedan chair.