Du Yancai, the former governor of Huzhou, embezzled disaster relief money and was sent to the capital to be interrogated by the three divisions, and his wife and children were temporarily detained in Huzhou prison.

The Peach Blossom Flood has ended, and the follow-up construction of the dam has also been arranged, and Huo Sijin and others have set off to return to the capital.

packed up, Huo Sijin embarked on the journey back to Beijing on this day.

As soon as she walked out of the Huzhou Mansion, Huo Sijin's feet had not had time to board the carriage, and she suddenly heard someone calling her behind her.

"Lord Huo, Lord Huo, please wait."

Huo Sijin looked back when she heard the sound, and saw the young man running towards her quickly. This young man is about twelve or thirteen years old, his face is thin, Huo Sijin looks familiar, and when the young man gets closer, Huo Sijin then remembers, his name is Fang Mu, he is a disaster victim in a nearby village, and his life is weak, so everyone calls him Xiao Mutou. The reason why Huo Sijin knew him was because Xiao Mu's father was the one who died of the epidemic.

Xiao Mu's family did not have many relatives, after his father died, there was only one elderly grandmother, Huo Sijin heard about this, so he sent someone to send some silver to Xiao Mu's family.

"Master Huo, do you remember me?" I think that Xiao Mu ran all the way over, and there were beads of sweat the size of beans on his forehead.

"You're a little wood." Huo Sijin nodded, and when he saw that he was dressed in filial piety clothes, he immediately frowned, "Little wood, what's going on at your house?" ”

When a family member dies of illness, he needs to wear linen and filial piety until he is buried. Little Wood's father died of the disease, and his body had to be burned and buried immediately in order to prevent the disease from spreading. Xiao Mu's father has long been buried, and it stands to reason that he shouldn't wear filial piety clothes today. Unless......

Xiao Mutou's eyes were slightly red, and he couldn't cry, "Grandmother also passed away two days ago, and she was already buried." ”

There was still mud on the filial piety clothes, it turned out that my grandmother had just been buried, and I didn't have time to change my clothes, so I came here.

Huo Sijin sighed, this child is also pitiful, his father has just left, and now even the only grandmother who depends on him has died, leaving him alone.

"Little wood, mourning." As he spoke, Huo Sijin took out a silver ingot from his arms and was about to put it in Xiao Mu's hand.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Mu shrank back, did not take the silver, but knelt down towards Huo Sijin, "Lord Huo, I don't want silver, can I ask you for one thing." ”

Huo Sijin nodded: "You can say it." ”

Xiao Mu's mouth opened and closed, his expression was a little embarrassed, and his immature and thin face turned crimson.

Huo Sijin didn't know why, what was the matter, and he wanted to stop talking like this?

"Little wood, you say, I can help you." Huo Sijin smiled gently.

Xiao Mu blushed, and whispered slowly: "My father and grandmother are gone, and I am left alone." Master Huo, can I ...... Can I follow you later. ”

The last few words were faintly mosquito sounds, but Huo Sijin heard them clearly. Huo Sijin was stunned, she hadn't thought about what Xiao Mu was asking for.

Seeing that Huo Sijin was silent, Xiao Mutou thought that she would not agree, so he was anxious, and hurriedly said: "Lord Huo, although I am young, I can do anything, I can do the work of three people alone, really, Lord Huo, please accept me." ”

Huo Sijin looked at this little boy, he was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and his eyes were full of begging.

"Little wood, why do you want to follow me? Have you ever thought that if you follow me, you will have to leave your hometown and go to a strange place? ”

Uprooting oneself is unacceptable to most people. Otherwise, knowing that Huzhou has been flooded for many years, many people still choose to live here instead of moving elsewhere.

Xiao Mu bit the corner of his lip, and there was a tangled look between his eyebrows, but finally he said: "I have no other relatives, and I don't know what to do in the future, but I know that Master Huo is a good person, so I want to follow you." Although I will leave my hometown, I still want to follow you. ”

"My lord, I know I'm young, but I can do a lot of work, chopping wood, feeding horses, sweeping and washing clothes, I can do all these jobs, please take me." Xiao Mu looked at Huo Sijin with an almost pleading look.

Huo Sijin stretched out his hand to help him up, and said, "Little wood, if you follow me, you must listen to me and not betray." ”

Before Huo Sijin finished speaking, Xiao Mu was overjoyed, and hurriedly nodded heavily, "My lord, did you promise to accept me?" Don't worry, my lord, I will never go west if you tell me to go east in the future. ”

At this point, Huo Sijin didn't have too many worries, on the contrary, she was more worried about others, "Xiao Mu, there is one more thing I want to remind you, it may not be a good thing to be by my side, it may cause trouble in the future."

If you're just thinking of a place to live, I'll find you somewhere else to go. Little wood, you really don't need to get into trouble, you have to think clearly. ”

It's true, and it's never a good thing to be around her. If Xiao Mu is willing, she can ask Tan Ming to take him in.

However, I saw Xiao Mu shake his head, "You are a good person, I just want to follow you." ”

In Xiao Mutou's heart, only Huo Sijin is a good person, and he only believes in her.

His tone was resolute, without even a hint of hesitation. Even so, Huo Sijin didn't persuade anymore, and finally nodded, "Okay, you can follow me in the future." ”

For a long time, there was only one Xi Mama by her side, and as for Fei Yu, it was the guard given to her by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and she was a little evasive. It's good for Xiaomu to follow her, and it will be more convenient for her to have a little guy by her side in the future.

"Is there anything else you need to take care of in your house?"

Xiao Mu shook his head, "The house is flooded, and it's nothing." My lord, I can go with you now. ”

Huo Sijin nodded, "Okay." ”

He said to Zheng Changdong again: "Guard Zheng, please take care of it." ”

Xiao Mu only felt that he was obviously a servant for Lord Huo, but now he didn't do any work, but he made trouble for her first, and he was immediately ashamed, "My lord, don't worry, I'm fine." ”

Huo Sijin smiled and patted him lightly on the shoulder, "I know you are a clever person, but you are new to the city and you don't know anyone, and I can rest assured that someone will take care of you." ”

He pointed at Zheng Changdong again, and said with a warm smile: "Zheng Guard is also a kind-hearted person, don't be afraid." ”

Zheng Changdong's figure is slightly burly, and his skin is a little dark, giving people an invisible sense of fear.

At this time, Zheng Changqing took over the conversation and said with a smile: "I'm not fierce, so let me hand it over to me." ”

He grinned at Xiao Mu again: "Your name is Xiao Mu, my surname is Zheng, you can call me Second Brother Zheng." ”

Xiao Mu looked at Huo Sijin, saw Huo Sijin nodded, and nodded at Zheng Changqing, "Second Brother Zheng." ”

With Zheng Changqing taking care of Xiao Mu, Huo Sijin is also relieved, although Zheng Changqing is not as calm as his brother Zheng Changdong, but he is not a muddy person, and there is nothing to worry about with him taking care of him.

After settling the small wood, Huo Sijin got into the carriage and set off for the capital.

In the carriage, in addition to Huo Sijin, Chu Zheng was also sitting.

"It's been a little delayed, please don't blame Tianxing." Huo Sijin confessed to Chu Zheng.

Chu Zheng raised his eyes slightly, "You don't trust Streamer and Flying Feather. ”

His tone was flat, without a trace of waves, let alone mixed with joy and anger, but Huo Sijin's heart still couldn't help but be nervous.

Wen Sheng explained: "It's not that Changjin doesn't trust them, Streamer is quite medical, Changjin puts her by his mother's side, and Feiyu has excellent martial arts, so it's okay to be a guard, but if he wants to follow Changjin as a small servant, it's not suitable."

Even if there was no small wood, Changjin originally planned to buy a small house after returning to Beijing. ”

This may not be without falsehood, but the truth in it is true. To Feiyu a dark guard with the number one martial arts ranking as a small servant is too big and useless.

Chu Zheng didn't say much on this issue, but just said: "You will soon be famous in the entire capital, remember to bring flying feathers when you go out in the future." ”

When fame comes, so does danger. Especially, this person is Huo Sijin. In the dream, she sat in the position of prime minister, but she still could not escape death and died young.

Thinking of the dream, Chu Zheng's eyes deepened, after returning to Beijing, he must immediately ask the imperial doctor, and the strange poison in it must be removed.

"Stop!" Chu Zheng suddenly opened his mouth and commanded.