The courtyard wall is low, and you can see the situation in the courtyard, there are a few chickens walking around in the yard, the door of the hall is open, and there seem to be people in the house, but they don't come out.

Bai Songlin knocked directly on the door of the courtyard, and the people of Huaihua Village behind him were obviously a little excited, and a big man with five big and three thick men stood up and said, "What are you doing in our village!" You still brought so many people here, do you want to make trouble? ”

Bai Songlin turned his head, glanced at the big man calmly and said: "Xie Hua, I'm not here to make trouble today, I'm just talking to your village chief about something, today's matter is not a contradiction between our two villages, but a major matter." ”

At this moment, Su Banxia saw through the courtyard wall a man in his fifties walking out, the man was a little thin, his eyes were shrewd, and he was not surprised at all when he saw them, this should be the village chief Xie of Huaihua Village that Bai Songlin said.

The courtyard door was opened, and Village Chief Xie walked out of the courtyard, glanced at the white pine forest, and mocked: "Who said before, even if you die, you won't come to our village, why did you come here today!" ”

As soon as Su Banxia heard it, he knew that the contradiction that Bai Songlin said was true, and it seemed that the contradiction between the two villages was really big.

Bai Songlin's face changed slightly, and he frowned and said, "I didn't come to quarrel with you today, I just came to your village today to ask you if you have seen strangers entering and leaving the village in the past two days." ”

If it weren't for the destruction of the sweet potato field, he really didn't want to come to the door, and he was very angry here.

Village Chief Xie said with an arrogant face: "How do I know that no outsiders have come to our village in the past two days, and even if outsiders come, we won't tell you." ”

Bai Songlin wanted to argue with Village Chief Xie, but at this moment, Su Banxia grabbed Bai Songlin and said, "Village Chief Xie, we didn't come today to make trouble, and besides, the footprints of our thieves in the end entered the village, didn't you really see strangers enter the village?" ”

When she said these words, she looked carefully at Village Chief Xie's eyes, and Village Chief Xie's eyes were obviously dodging, and he didn't dare to look at this question directly.

And at this moment, Xie Zhixiao leaned into Su Banxia's ear and whispered, "The people in the village have something to hide. ”

Su Banxia had a number in his heart, turned his head and looked at Village Chief Xie seriously and said: "Village Chief Xie is not something you don't want to say, if you know the inside story, you must explain it to us, otherwise when the official comes, you will not be able to explain, in addition, those things planted in the field are not from Baihua Village, but from the government, you can think clearly about what you are talking about, so as not to make mistakes." There are many warnings in the words.

After listening to Su Banxia's words, Village Chief Xie didn't take it seriously, and smiled disdainfully: "I don't understand what this young lady said, and we haven't done anything, even if the official comes, he can't do anything to us." ”

Su Banxia didn't continue to argue with Village Chief Xie, but looked at Xie and said, "Lord Xie, this matter will be handed over to you." ”

Xie knew a few people, he was already an official in the court, and he was the best at observing words and feelings, and when he saw that Village Chief Xie was flustered, he guessed that there was something wrong with this matter, since Village Chief Xie was not honest, then he had many ways to make Village Chief Xie explain.

Xie Zhixiao was very official when he was serious, and after looking around with a serious expression, he said: "Since you know that you don't want to say it, this matter is simple, the sweet potatoes grown in Baihua Village are especially needed by the government, if you want to shield the thief, then you will be guilty of the same crime as the thief, and the official suspects that the thief is among you, otherwise you will not cover it." ”

This big hat was buttoned down, and Village Chief Xie's eyes were even more flustered, if he really wanted to blame their village for this incident, the matter would be serious.

He could see that Xie Zhizhi should be the rumored official who came to Baihua Village, so he stepped forward and said respectfully: "Please ask a few more people to speak." ”

Xie Xiaoxiao did not agree, but looked at Xie Sanqi and said: "Sanqi, your people have taken good care of all the people in the village present, and they are not allowed to leave, as long as they dare to leave, they will be tied up by this official." ”

The people of Huaihua Village panicked, and Xie Hua stood up and said angrily: "Did we steal your things, why don't you let us leave." ”

Xie Zhizhi looked at Xie Hua coldly: "Before, Village Chief Bai spoke to you with kind words, but you were arrogant and unreasonable, since this is the case, there is no need for this official to be polite to you, from now on, whoever dares to leave will be guilty of the same crime as the thief." ”

Xie knew that the official authority exuded from his body made the people of Huaihua Village afraid.

Xie Hua's eyes were wandering, Su Banxia didn't let go of the interaction in the eyes of Village Chief Xie and Xie Hua, it seems that this matter was done by the people of Huaihua Village.

At this moment, six officials wearing official uniforms and riding horses got off their horses, the crowd separated, and the people of Huaihua Village began to complain.

The leading official stepped forward and saluted: "My subordinates, see your lords, we already know the specific situation, this matter is related to the survival of the people, and we will search the village well." ”

Village Chief Xie suddenly panicked, these officials actually wanted to search the village, and they didn't even give them a chance to speak, which was too arrogant and domineering.

looked at the official with a dissatisfied face and said, "Adults, why are you like this, you don't know what is right and wrong. ”

"Right and wrong?" The official at the head turned around and sneered: "Who are you!" What kind of crime is it to slander the officials of the imperial court. ”

Xie Zhizhi was very calm, and said: "This is the village chief Xie of Huaihua Village, when you didn't come, Village Chief Xie said that even if outsiders enter the village, they won't tell us, search the village, especially Xie Hua's house and Village Chief Xie's house, carefully search inside and out, and you will also go to Sanqi." ”

The people of Huaihua Village did not dare to be arrogant in front of the government.

Village Chief Xie and Xie Hua were very flustered when they learned that the official mission would search them.

Don't look at the people of Huaihua Village who are arrogant and unreasonable in front of Su Banxia and them, but they are really honest in front of the officials.

After a while, the official messenger came out of the village chief's house, and one of the officials directly moved out of a back basket, and in the back basket was the sweet potato vine that had been pulled out, and the village chief Xie, who had a bit of an arrogant attitude before, turned pale, this sweet potato vine He hid it in the cellar, but he didn't expect it to be found.

"Village Chief Xie, what else do you have to say?" Su Banxia looked at Xie Hua quietly and asked.

Village Chief Xie smiled awkwardly and said, "We are confused for a while, my lords, we are really confused for a while." ”

The people of Huaihua Village are involved in this matter, they discussed it at the beginning, and the stolen sweet potato vines were planted together, but now that Village Chief Xie has been arrested, they are afraid that they will not be able to get out of it.

Su Banxia didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and he searched out the sweet potato vines so easily.