The noise came from the room on the left.

Wang Yan hurriedly got up and walked over gently.

Through the circular hollow carved partition window, I saw a little girl of eight or nine years old sitting in the corner of the room and by the cabinet, with her hands and feet tied, and a white cloth stuffed in her mouth.

He hurriedly whispered, "Little sister? ”

The girl looked up at him, "Woo", her eyes showed a cry for help.

He hurriedly ran over and pushed the door, but he couldn't push it, and the outside was locked.

He rolled his eyes, turned around and lifted a chair, smashed it against the hollow carved partition fan, and heard the "click" cracking sound and smashed through!

The sound aroused the vigilance of the officials outside.

There was movement outside the door.

Wang Yan hurriedly turned around and ran to the door, shook the door vigorously, and shouted, "Someone! Come! Let me out! What are you doing to lock me up? ”

In this way, the people outside ignored it and muttered with a smile: "It's like this for the newcomers." It's useless to shout in your throat. ”

After a while, the sound inside stopped.

A servant looked through the crack in the door, and saw Wang Yan sitting by the door, covering his face and crying, so he said, "Don't cry, girl, someone will come in a while." ”

Wang Yan stopped crying and asked, "Who is coming?" ”

The official said, "Don't ask about this. Someone is coming. ”

This is because I am afraid that Wang Yan will keep making trouble, so give him some thoughts.

The king stopped squeaking. After waiting for a while, seeing that the people outside were no longer staring at him, he got up, tiptoed to the smashed partition door, tugged the hem of his skirt to his waist, held the empty space with both hands, and gently leaned over and turned over.

He is accustomed to using his brain, but he has also learned some kung fu of a three-legged cat, although he is not as good as his cousin Zhang Jinyan, and he is not a weak scholar.

The little girl was surprised when she saw him come in.

He hurriedly pulled out the white cloth from the girl's mouth, and while untying the rope for her, he asked in a low voice, "Little sister, who are you?" How did you get tied up here? ”

The little girl said, "I, I'm Xiaoya." ”

Wang Yan couldn't understand, so he hurriedly asked, "Who are you?" ”

The little girl pursed her lips and said, "My father sells meat, Ye Butcher." I...... I was snatched by Young Master Liu, and my father was also arrested......"

Wang Yan untied her, helped her up, and asked while moving his hands and feet, "Who is Young Master Liu?" Why did you arrest you? ”

Xiaoya said: "Young Master Liu is the son of the prefect. ”

Wang Yan asked again, "Why did he rob you?" ”

The little girl lowered her head and said, "I don't know ......"

Wang Yan thought: It's hard to say, right?

This girl is very small, if it weren't for Young Master Liu forcing her to do something invisible, she wouldn't have resisted so fiercely that she was tied up. Under normal circumstances, girls from small families can find an errand to work as maids in large families, which is also a way out, and they can't resist to the death.

He moved a chair and put it under the hole in the partition door, turned it out first, and then took the little girl out, asked her to hide behind the curtain, and told her not to make a sound, "Someone will come to save me later, and I will take you out together." ”

Xiaoya nodded and said, "Thank you, sister." ”

Wang Yan muttered: "It's all 'sister' who is to blame!" ”

At the same time, I thought, "Why hasn't Mom come yet?" ”

asked Xiaoya again carefully, and was caught.

According to Xiaoya, her family lives in Niutou Mountain, more than ten miles outside the city, her father Ye butcher is a meat seller, and his family is also poor, so there is nothing to worry about, so that Young Master Liu can kidnap people regardless of his identity, it can only be Xiaoya herself.

Wang Yan looked at the little girl carefully: on her white and pure little face, she had a pair of fox eyes, beautiful and gentle, and she looked very cute. He couldn't help but be angry: This Young Master Liu won't even let go of such a young girl, brute!

Wang Yan asked, "Why don't you want to be a maid for Young Master Liu?" ”

Xiaoya said: "Daddy said that Young Master Liu is not a good person, and girls who don't want to play will be sent to the Drunken Red Mansion." Daddy said that the place was not good, and the girl could not do anything to see people. Daddy must not let me go. ”

Because of this reason, Butcher Ye was reluctant to give up his daughter, and was used by Young Master Liu, and Governor Liu put him in prison on trumped-up charges. Xiaoya also refused to obey, and Butcher Ye was brought to the back house of the government to coerce Xiaoya.

Wang Yan silently recited: Drunk Red Mansion!

It's already sunset outside.

In front of Qinghua Mansion, in a public house, Master Qian was discussing business with Tan Dong's family.

Master Qian said: "...... This batch of grain, the amount is not small, you may be able to eat it? If you dare to take over, you will get 28 points: you are two, and this side is eight. ”

Tan Dongjia hurriedly said: "It is a blessing for Qian to partner with adults to do business. However, the villain takes 20%, is it more? ”

When he said this, a storm was set off in his heart: Where did Governor Liu get the food? It's not a small amount? I'm afraid that it was the reserve grain of the official warehouse, so he pulled him to get rid of it on his behalf. Governor Liu took eighty percent, and he didn't think it was much, because there must be others involved, and those people also had to share the money. I just don't know who joins forces. Willing to give him 20% of the benefits in order to tie him to a boat.

Master Qian showed this wind to him, is there any way out for him?

In fact, he has long had no way out.

In the previous rainy season, Master Qian entrusted him to sell tens of thousands of catties of grain, saying that it was Lord Liu's grain over the years and the harvest of the Zhuangzi below. He didn't suspect it all, and sold it all. Thinking about it at this time, it should be Governor Liu who is testing him. If the incident happens, and the higher authorities track it down, he will not be able to get out of it.

So, he immediately agreed.

As soon as he hesitated, Master Qian became suspicious.

He thought: There is nothing wrong with tying up a windfall and not being rich, and it is not bad to be tied to the same boat with the prefect. Who would be afraid that silver is hot? Otherwise, why did he come here after spending so much effort to flatter Master Qian?

Master Qian said meaningfully: "Not much, this is what you deserve." Didn't you ask me to dredge up last time and find an errand for your brother? ”

Tan Dongjia hurriedly asked: "Have eyebrows?" ”

Master Qian said: "Over there in the official warehouse, a few people need to be added." ”

As soon as Tan Dongjia heard the word "Guancang" and confirmed his conjecture, he was excited and nervous, thinking that his brother could be inserted and rejoiced, stood up, and bowed to Master Qian seriously: "Mr. bothered!" ”

Master Qian hurriedly took his arm and said, "Brothers, you don't have to see outside. ”

The two of them still sat down and talked.

At this time, they became much closer to each other.

Master Qian told Tan Dongjia that it cost money to find an errand for his brother before; Now you don't have to, "Adults believe in you, so they use your people." ”

Tan Dongjia was grateful, and flattered Governor Liu again.

Master Qian looked at the sky outside and said, "I'm afraid my lord will go to the office, you wait, I'll help you take a look." He got up.

After a while, he turned around again and said with a smile: "My lord is having breakfast, thinking that you came early in the morning, I must not have eaten breakfast, so I asked you to eat together." ”

Tan Dongjia was overjoyed, and hurriedly followed him into the three halls, and sure enough, Governor Liu was wearing an official uniform, but he was not wearing an official hat, and was sitting at the round table drinking porridge. Tan Dongjia didn't dare to be presumptuous, and kowtowed in fear. Governor Liu asked him to sit, and he sat on half of his buttocks tremblingly, still looking at the adult, waiting for the adult's command.

Governor Liu said: "Let's talk about the big thing after eating." ”

Master Qian had already sat down at the table and let him too.

Tan Dongjia picked up the chopsticks and glanced at the table, it was nothing more than mung bean porridge, steamed buns, and xiaolongbao, he took a steamed bun, and didn't eat it, flattering: "Adults are really honest and thrifty, and their diet is simple." ”

Governor Liu said: "This is already very good. Blindly wine pond meat forest, not to mention the waste, hurt the body. We are officials, and we should be frugal and restrained. ”

Tan Dongjia hurriedly put down his chopsticks, stood up and folded his hands and praised: "The words of the adults are like gold. Villain remember! ”

Governor Liu waved his hand and said, "Sit down and say." ”

Tan Dongjia sat down, picked up the steamed bun with chopsticks, and ate it in small bites, in case the prefect suddenly asked him, he had time to reply.

At this moment, a person brought the shopkeeper to the door.

When Master Qian heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Is it okay?" ”

The shopkeeper knelt down and replied, "It's okay." ”

Master Qian said, "Go ahead." ”

The shopkeeper retreated.

Governor Liu didn't say anything, waited for breakfast, took the handkerchief handed by the maid and wiped his mouth, and then sighed to Master Qian and the others: "It's not easy to raise a child." The dog has an excellent talent for reading, but it is rare to break through the love barrier, so it was delayed. ”