Nangong Nianxi listened to the answer and said, "Master! Expel him from the division! In the future, I will be an apprentice, and I will accompany you to relieve your boredom. ”

After speaking, the master and apprentice deliberately laughed at Ming Haoxuan, but he didn't care, and told his own set of theories.

said: "I am also your apprentice when I am expelled from the master, you accepted Xi'er as an apprentice, I am his husband, and her master is not my master, it is the same." ”

Xiao Shi listened, pointed to his little hand and smiled: "Daddy is so cheeky." ”

Ming Haoxuan stretched out his hand and was about to pat his little hand, the old man Tianyou saw it and hurriedly protected the little stone's hand and pulled it back, Ming Haoxuan slapped it empty, and the little stone hid in the arms of the old man Tianyou, grimacing at Ming Haoxuan, making everyone laugh.

At this time, Xiao Er and a middle-aged man walked to the table, and the middle-aged man said with a smile on his face: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am the owner of the teahouse here, and my name is Longfu." Just now I heard Xiao Wu say that he seemed to have offended the guest officer, so I came here to apologize to him and you. I'm sorry! The kids are small and it's ...... here."

After speaking, he also glanced at Nangong Nianxi with his eyes, coughed lightly, and said embarrassedly: "You are a foreigner at first glance, you must have heard about it, our affairs here, it is rare for children to be ignorant and see anything, so I offended Mrs., and asked the guest to read that he is still an ignorant child, adults have a lot, don't worry about him." ”

Ming Haoxuan looked at the two of them coldly, and also felt a trace of his sincerity, his face softened, and said, "Don't blame those who don't know, pay attention next time!" ”

Nangong Nianxi listened and said, "Boss! IMHO, I wonder why it's rare to see women out shopping in this town? ”

Long Fu looked at everyone suspiciously, and asked, "Didn't the guest officer hear about our town?" ”

"Oh! The specifics are not very clear, but before going out, the innkeeper made it easier to take this with him. After speaking, he pointed to his hat.

"Oh! It seems that you haven't been here for long, and the boss didn't remind you that you wouldn't be around for long. ”

"We're going to stay in this town for a few more days, can Boss Long tell us about this town?"

Long Fu saw that the teahouse was not very busy, so he nodded and sat on the empty seat they gave up, and said: "Things have to start from one night three years ago, there is a family surnamed Zhou living in the east of the town, a family of three, not rich, but also passable, Lao Zhou makes a living by hunting, and Lao Zhou's mother-in-law sews and mends for others, but such a family gives birth to a daughter with a symbol." ”

"That Zhou Xiaoling! He was just thirteen years old, and he looked very smart, but on that day, Lao Zhou went hunting in the mountains for several days, and his daughter was ruined by flower thieves. ”

"Her mother woke up in the morning and saw that her daughter was covered in injuries and her mind had become stupid and stupid, so she asked what was going on, and the child was afraid that he was frightened, and he was talking crazy nonsense, but there was not a word of useful information."

"When Lao Zhou came back, the government had already sent people, but there was no clue at all, so it was over, Lao Zhou's mother-in-law was angry, and she went not long after, leaving the two fathers and daughters to depend on each other."

Nangong Nianxi's head recalled the situation when he just came to the inn yesterday, could it be the victim is the girl and his father who shouted that they are beautiful or not.

So I didn't think much about it, and continued to listen to his story: "Alas! A happy family of three, but now it has become like this, the matter is not over, after this happened, there will be a similar case in the town one after another, but the murderer is very cruel, at the beginning, it was a beautiful girl who was raped/raped, and was beaten all over the body and died, and then even the corpse was not left, and then I heard from the government that there were several white bones in the back mountain in the north, according to legend, it was ruined by someone, and it was abandoned there and eaten by hungry wolves. ”

Nangong Nian listened to the past while covering his son's ears with his hands, Xiao Shi didn't care about his story at all, and was fighting with these pastries and delicacies.

Ming Haoxuan opened his mouth and asked, "Then the government doesn't have any clues?" There are frequent cases, how did he become a parent official. ”

"He? We are a place at the junction of two counties, no one cares, and there is only one town mayor named Qian Tu! Listening to the name is a person who doesn't do practical things, and if he doesn't do things all day long, he will care about the life and death of others. Long Fu said with a disdainful expression.

"In a small town, such a big thing has happened in three years, but no one cares about it, can this thing continue like this? Even if it is a three-no land boundary, the parent officials on both sides of the county are not dutiful people. Ming Haoxuan said coldly, exuding a message that no one should approach.

Long Fu has seen the human form*, and when he saw that this person was a person with status, he hurriedly said: "Let's talk about it here, in fact, we opened a teahouse, you also know, it is a place with the most sources of information, I also listen to the hearsay of tea customers, and the specific things are not necessarily facts, but it always hurts to be more careful." ”

"Thank you owner for telling us so much!"

"You should have it, then you guys continue to drink tea, I should be busy!"

After Long Fu finished speaking, he got up and said goodbye, Nangong Nianxi looked at Ming Haoxuan and was still angry, so he said: "Xuan! Why have you been so moody lately, is there something going on? ”

"Xi'er! I'm just a little angry when I hear that this kind of thing happened in this remote town, you say that these officials don't make decisions for the people with the country's money, so what else do you want them to do? ”

"You're mad at this! Where are there not a few corrupt officials who are corrupt and pervert the law! There are also some people who hold the court and occupy the pit and don't do anything, each of you is angry, so when will you be born? ”

Ming Haoxuan listened, and then said: "Since we met, we have to take care of it, and now the only clue is the father and daughter in the east, let's go over there and have a look, maybe there is any trace to be found." ”

Nangong Nianxi nodded, looked at his son holding his round little belly, and said with a smile: "Son! How do you eat so much? What should I do if my stomach hurts for a while? ”

"Mother! These pastries are so delicious, can we take them out and take some home! ”

Nangong Nianxi stroked his head and said, "Okay! We brought it back to satisfy the little gluttonous cat. ”

Xiao Shi nodded happily, and said, "You can also bring some to that sister, their family is so pitiful!" ”

Nangong Nianxi was stunned for a moment, and then spoke: "Ghost spirit! Don't listen to such a bloody scene next time, since you have such love, then listen to yours and bring some to that sister. ”

Everyone inquired while walking, and came to Lao Zhou's house all the way, only to see a few low grass houses, surrounded by a few big elm trees. The wooden nailed courtyard door has faded with black paint, and only the cracked wooden door can be seen, which is an authentic ordinary farmhouse courtyard. When Nangong Nianxi looked at the small courtyard, he couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart, such a poor family had suffered such a blow.

Ming Haoxuan held her hand and pulled her son into the small courtyard, which was not big but very clean, with a table made of wooden piers in the courtyard, and a few stools made of tree roots next to it.

There was a big black dog tethered under the big tree next to it, and the big dog was walking proudly, but when he saw so many people in the yard, he didn't dare to bark and was scared back to his grass nest.

Nangong Nianxi raised his eyes and looked at the appearance of about four grass houses, which was far worse than his house in the countryside, the roof of this house was about to collapse, the paper on the windows was broken, and the wind was blowing, fortunately, the weather is not very cold now, how can you live in winter.

Dark Night stepped forward, tapped lightly on the wooden door, and shouted, "Is there anyone inside?" ”

After a pause, when I wanted to knock on the door again, there was a sound of "cough cough cough" from inside, and an old dragon bell voice remembered: "Who?" ”

"Is it our master who is looking for you for something? Do you come out and have a look? ”

Before the words fell, I heard the door "creak" open from the inside, and a man in his fifties opened the door, looked at the few people in front of him in a daze, and asked suspiciously: "How many are ......?" ”

Nangong Nianxi spoke first: "Old man! We came to Mingshui Town to play, and we were thirsty when we came here, so we came in and begged for water, can we go in? ”

"Well......" The old man hesitated for a while, and when he saw that there were old people and children in this group, he was no longer vigilant, so he said, "Come in!" ”

Nangong Nianxi took his son to walk into the room first, and what caught his eye was a black stove, next to a large vat, after the old man went in, he lifted the lid, took out a big scoop from it, scooped up a drift of water and handed it to Nangong Nianxi, Nangong Nianxi took it without thinking about it and took a big sip, and handed it to his son: "Does my son drink?" ”

Xiao Shi stretched out his hand and took it, didn't think about it, drank it, then handed it over and looked up and said, "Thank you, grandpa!" The water here is so sweet. ”

When the old man heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "I thought that a young master like you would dislike my family's water for not being clean, but I didn't expect it to be ......" After speaking, the old man was embarrassed and did not speak.

Nangong Nianxi looked at the honest old man, felt sad for a while, and said, "Is my son still moving?" Otherwise, let your father carry you! ”

Xiao Shi looked at his mother's eyes and waited for me to look at him, his little eyes rolled around, and said, "Mother! I let my dad carry it, what are you going to do? Can't you walk too? ”

Ming Haoxuan listened to it and watched the mother and son sing and harmonize, in fact, it was a reason to take a break after drinking water.

The old man saw that a family of three was passing by, and he was tired, so he said with peace of mind: "Mrs. and the child are tired, if you don't dislike it, just sit in the yard, rest and be in a hurry, I see that the child is still young, don't be tired." ”

Nangong Nianxi listened to it and pulled it out with his son, everyone made it on the wooden pier in the courtyard, and the old man asked with interest: "Brother! Your bow and arrows are covered with dust, and it looks like you used to be a hunter? ”

The old man looked back at the bow and arrow hanging outside the window lattice, sighed, and said, "Hmm! My family used to hunt for a living, but now I can't live without people, so I don't go out. ”

Nangong Nianxi listened and continued: "Old man! The family is inseparable from people, is there a patient in the family? It just so happens that my master is a doctor, and I have studied medicine with my master for many years, so I wonder if I can show it to your family? ”

A hint of surprise flashed in the old man's eyes, and then he regained his composure.