It was a very thick book, it looked like it was about some years old, and the cover was almost worn out. Pan Shu opened it casually and found that the pages inside had been yellowed, and there was a strange smell. However, when he looked closely, he found that this was actually the first official character dictionary printed by the Baili Dynasty.

I think that back then, when the Baili Dynasty had just been unified, due to the vast territory and many different races, everyone used different words and languages. Although we are all from the same country, it is very difficult to communicate with each other. In addition, after years of conquest, it was inevitable that the people's hearts would be scattered, and the emperor at that time convened his ministers for the stability of the Baili Dynasty and discussed such a strategy of ruling with literature. Thinking that the language is clear, the words are clear, and the hearts of the people of this hundred miles will naturally be understood.

At this moment, the book in Pan Shu's hand is the official character dictionary that was formulated in the Baili Dynasty according to the pronunciation and customary writing methods of the people in the capital and implemented throughout the Baili Dynasty.

After so many years, the entire Baili Dynasty has long been in circulation of official characters, and almost everyone can speak fluent official language. The first edition of the Mandarin Dictionary has also changed a lot over the years.

The people under the entire court are also living more and more peacefully, which shows how wise this strategy was at the beginning.

Pan Shu is a martial artist, so he is naturally not interested in these things that make ink in dance texts, but at this moment, he looked at Rong Xiu on the side with interest: "Little general, I didn't expect that there were such old books in such a place." ”

As he spoke, he put the book in his hand to Rong Xiu's hand: "Doesn't your old man like to miss the old?" Why don't you take this dictionary back and show it to your old man? ”

Rong Xiu was worrying about where the poplar wooden box came from at the moment, and when he caught a glimpse of the book in his hand, he just flipped through it casually and put it aside.

It's Yan Xiaoyi, who has never seen a dictionary of this era, so she happily took it over and flipped through it.

Unexpectedly, I really admire the compiler of the dictionary of this era, who does not have much contact with modern dictionaries, but through the pronunciation and radicals as the preface, and then through the number and page number of each word written after the prologue. The pronunciation explanation at the back of the text, as well as the corresponding allusions, are readily available. Except that the numbers are expressed in words, they are almost the same as the number of modern dictionaries.

As she looked at it, she was secretly amazed in her heart. I can't imagine that in this era, there are such talents who can compile such practical and convenient literacy tools.

Pan Shu saw her looking at the side with great interest, and couldn't help but secretly exclaim his surprise: "Tsk, how else to say that it's not a family, don't enter a family!" A broken dictionary can be read for a long time, but it's a literate thing, and there are no flowers on it, what's worth watching for so long? No wonder you are the daughter-in-law of the Rong family, if the old man Rong sees that you like to turn the dictionary so much, it is estimated that you will be happy to dream of flowers, and the family actually married such a like-minded daughter-in-law, which can be regarded as Qin Se and Ming in the future! ”

Rong Xiu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and smile when he heard Pan Shu's words: "Yo, it seems that my father didn't send you to that Yongfeng Academy in vain, and now he can even use words like Qin Se and Ming. ”

At the mention of Yongfeng Academy, Pan Shu, who was still alive just now, suddenly wrinkled his eyebrows, looking full of bitterness and hatred: "Little general, don't mention this!" No, the last time it was presented to the old general. Did I make a mistake in the text, but his old man sent me to Nalaoshzi Academy, and I stayed for half a month! You don't know how awkward I felt in the past ten days when I looked at the group of people who were powerless to hold the book, holding the book and shaking their heads! ”

As he spoke, he turned his head and complained to Yan Xiaoyi, who was covering his mouth and chuckling: "Brother and sister, you said that my rough big hands, where is the material for touching the pen!" The teacher of Yongfeng Academy actually let me practice calligraphy for half a month, and it is not a difficult word, it is all 'one, two, three' and the like. The result is written to the end, causing me to be dizzy when I see the ledger now. ”

Rong Xiu also chuckled and glanced at Pan Shu: "Mr. Wang of Yongfeng Academy is one of the most knowledgeable people in the capital, and he has no choice but to teach you such a reckless person on the orders of the emperor, it is estimated that his old man is also holding back a fire in his heart!" ”

Yan Xiaowei listened to this, covered her mouth and smiled deeper, however, suddenly, like a spark flashing in her mind, she suddenly remembered something, walked to Rong Xiu and Baili Ye Su, and took the note that was turned out of the poplar box.

Earlier, she had thought the account was a little strange. First, if this is the paper they used to keep accounts, why should it be hidden in such a precious box like a treasure, and put it in a secret place as a well? Second, if this is an ordinary account, why is there only such a thin piece of paper? If you look at the expenses written above, it is the cost of one or two days. So where do the other accounts go?

Therefore, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that there was something strange about this piece of paper, and maybe it was not an ordinary account.

However, she has no evidence.

It wasn't until Pan Shu found the dictionary under the leg of the table that she inadvertently linked two seemingly unrelated things together. However, when I think about it, it seems that something suddenly becomes clear.

Rong Xiu and Baili Ye Su saw her frowning, flipped through the dictionary with a serious face, and looked at the account paper again, and couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Pan Shu scratched his head in confusion: "Brother and sister, what's wrong with you all of a sudden?" ”

On the other side, Yan Xiaowei was shocked by his accidental discovery at this moment!

Things were exactly what she had just expected, and her brows suddenly became solemn.

Rong Xiu saw that her face changed slightly, and her eyes wandered between the two things, as smart as him, and he could already see some problems.

He twisted his eyebrows and looked at Yan Xiaoyan deeply: "What?" The accounts on this are not the real accounts? ”

Yan Xiaowei checked several account records, then slowly raised her head from the paper, and said solemnly to Rong Xiu and the others: "You guessed it, the thing on this piece of paper is not an account at all, but a list that covers the essence with accounts!" ”

When Pan Shu heard this, he couldn't help but take a few steps forward and asked urgently, "List?" How so? ”

Yan Xiaoyi's gaze swept over the three of them's faces, and seeing that their attention was focused on herself, she suddenly took a breath. Stretched out his finger and pointed to the series of accounts on the note, and after a little consideration, he said as simply and logically as possible.

"If you look at the 'accounts' written on this piece of account paper, there is a string of numbers behind each one, which seems to be the price of the items in front of it, but if you look in this dictionary according to this number, you will find that this represents actually one word!"

As she spoke, she stretched out her finger and pointed to the two item accounts on the same line on the paper, and then said: "There are two items and prices on this line, and if you look up in the dictionary according to this number, you will find that these two items actually represent one word, and the two words add up to a person's name!" ”

Rong Xiu listened, and frowned: "You mean, this is actually a list?" ”

Yan Xiaowei nodded: "Yes, I just hurriedly rummaged through a few in that dictionary, and according to this number, the words I found add up to indeed human names." Don't you notice that there are two things written on some lines, which means that this person is called a two-word name. And some of the lines have three things written on them, which means that this person is called a three-word name! ”

Rong Xiu glanced at Yan Xiaoyun deeply, and on the other side, Baili Ye ordered someone to study the ink, and according to what Yan Xiaoyun said, he turned out the "accounts" recorded on it according to the page number in the dictionary, and copied them neatly on a piece of silk paper.

After a while, after writing, several people gathered around to take a look, and sure enough, there were names such as "Zuo Mingqing, Li Jianren, Huang Xiaohui......" and other names written on it in turn! There are hundreds of names!

Pan Shu saw it, and couldn't help but raise two thick palms and slapped them heavily, looking at Yan Xiaoyu with an excited face: "I said!" Brother and sister, you are too powerful! I was able to link these two things together and make a list of so many people! I have to admire a certain old man in Pan, it's just a woman who doesn't let her eyebrows! ”

Yan Xiaoyi's cheeks were hot when he said it, and she couldn't help but wave her hand embarrassedly: "Brother Pan, don't say that, I was inspired just after listening to your words." Besides, if it weren't for the dictionary you found, how could I have thought of it! ”

Pan Shu heard this, and pushed with his big hand: "Oh, brother and sister, don't be modest." You are so smart and icy, you are simply our lucky star! I'll just say, that precious poplar wooden box is so good that it doesn't put the night pearl, and it puts such a piece of broken paper upside down, what does it mean, it turns out to be a confidential list! ”

Yan Xiaowei listened and smiled lightly, but in a blink of an eye, her face fell: "The list is out, but what is this list?" In these hundreds of miles, tens of thousands of people, there are so many people who call these names, how can we match the names on these lists with the actual people! ”

When Baili Yesu heard this, he also frowned lightly: "What Xiao Wei said is right, this list is so hidden by Allure, in my opinion, they must be some very important characters." However, how to find these people is really a difficult matter! ”

Rong Xiu on the side stared at the list on the table without moving. After a while, he spread out the note disguised as an account with his hand and looked at it for a long time. Suddenly, his eyes flashed suddenly, and the corners of his mouth, which had been stiff, instantly hooked.

Then, he raised his eyes to look at the few people beside him who were frowning, and said with some surprise: "I know! ”

Yan Xiaowei was worried, and suddenly heard him say this, and immediately asked, "What do you know?" ”

Rong Xiu suddenly hooked his lips, stretched out his slender index finger and tapped on the note: "You only paid attention to the 'price' indicated in the back, but you forgot the items you wrote down earlier." If you take a closer look, what are the differences between these items? ”

Yan Xiaoyan looked down his fingers, and couldn't help but twist his eyebrows: "Some are fruits, some are vegetables, and some are tables and chairs...... What's so special about it? She couldn't help but shake her head, and said with some dejection: "I really didn't see it! ”

Rong Xiu's eyes remained unchanged, his lake-like eyes stared at her for a moment, and his tone was soft, with obvious doting: "Don't worry, you take a closer look, think about it, what is so special about these things." ”

Yan Xiaowei listened to his words, received his encouraging eyes, and unconsciously moved her gaze to the side of the paper. Looking at it, she couldn't help but notice something strange.

Although it is not known when this "account" was recorded, it is obviously a bit disorganized and incoherent. For example, red light cherries, which can only be eaten every day in April and May. However, the sweet navel oranges below only ripen in late autumn each year.

However, in this "account", the two fruits are recorded together. What's more, what's even more strange is that the red light cherry variety is mainly produced in Shuilian, while the sweet navel orange is produced in Nanqi. At this time, although the Baili Dynasty was prosperous and rich, the waterway transportation was not developed, and it took ten days and a half months just to transport. In addition, the preservation technology is not developed in these years, so it is not easy to eat these two fruits in coastal areas such as Yongji Town.

But why are these two things listed on this record at the same time?

She wrinkled her eyebrows in confusion and continued to look down at the paper. The second line records a plant called the Sedum Tree, which is said to be very valuable and rare, and is only available in the Wind Forest Town of the Baili Dynasty......

Wait a minute!

Thinking so, she suddenly realized that something was wrong! Her gaze quickly swept over the various items recorded on this piece of paper, and unsurprisingly found that almost all of these items were extremely rare things in Bailichao, and basically only one place had them.

In this way, these recorded things actually represent place names!

In other words, the "accounts" on the paper in front of me actually record the names of places and people, then, that is to say, the people on that list are in this place! All they have to do is go to these places and find this person!

Thinking of this, her eyes widened suddenly, she looked at Rong Xiu with a sudden realization, and said in surprise: "I know!" ”

Seeing that her eyes were clear and clear, Rong Xiu couldn't help but bend his eyebrows, and reached out to rub her hairy little head melon indiscriminately: "I'll just say, how can my Rong Xiu's woman be stupid!" ”

Yan Xiaoyi's face turned red, and she couldn't help but open his big palm and brushed her hair that was rubbed by him.

The two of them were talking and laughing, and Pan Shu on the side was impatient, he pulled his beard with his big hand, and said dissatisfiedly: "I said, what kind of dumb riddle are you two playing, what did you find, tell me quickly, I'm going to become an ant on a hot pot when I'm waiting here!" ”

Yan Xiaowei listened, smiled lightly, and couldn't help but tell Pan Shu about her and Rong Xiu's discovery.

After hearing this, Pan Shu couldn't help but look at the two of them with admiration: "I, Pan, am a rectum and never tell lies." Now it seems that the two of you are a match made in heaven! Why is it so powerful! You can find all these things! I said, in these hundred miles, I'm afraid I won't find someone as compatible as the two of you! ”

Yan Xiaoyi's cheeks were hot by what he said, and she couldn't help but raise her hand and touch her face, and said shyly: "Brother Pan, what are you talking about!" ”

Seeing her shy and timid, Rong Xiu's eyes were watery, he couldn't help but pull her into his arms, leaned down and kissed her lightly, and then a smiling voice whispered in her ears: "What, isn't what he said right?" Me and you are made in heaven, what are you shy! In your heart, we are not a good match? ”

I saw that there were Pan Shu and Baili Yesu around! In front of outsiders, Yan Xiaowei was always a little awkward, she couldn't help but quietly pushed with her elbow, separated from him a little distance, and complained in a low voice: "Can you behave a little bit, so many people are watching!" ”

Rong Xiu listened, hooked his lips and smiled, but leaned forward and leaned closer to her: "Your Highness the Ninth and Lao Pan don't know the relationship between you and me, what is there to be ashamed of!" ”

As he spoke, he suddenly leaned over and kissed her lightly behind her ear: "Besides, don't talk about them, I can't wait to announce in front of everyone in the world now, you are mine!" ”

His warm breath sprayed into Yan Xiaoyi's ears, and a tingling current flowed through her body, and her legs suddenly became weak. A small red face hung even lower, eager to find a place to hide.

The situation of the two fell in the eyes of others, and they were particularly affectionate.

Baili Ye Su's eyes darkened suddenly, his eyes were dark and uncertain, and he silently lowered his head and looked at the note on the table, stunned.

Yan Xiaowei was keenly aware that the atmosphere was a little awkward, and she couldn't help but reach out and break free from Rong Xiu's half-embrace.

The names of the places represented by those objects are listed one by one on the silk paper full of names that Baili Ye Su transcribed.

After writing, she silently took a closer look, and suddenly found that there was a person named Lin Yongmei on this paper, and the location happened to be the Yongji Town where they were now!

Yan Xiaoyi's eyes lit up, and he stretched out his hand and pulled Larong Xiu's cuffs: "This person is in Yongji Town!" Shall we sneak in with her and see what the people on this list do? What does it have to do with Allure, do you know who is behind this series of events? ”

Rong Xiu's eyes sank suddenly, and he waved his hand to Pan Shu: "You send someone to quietly check and see how many people named Lin Yongmei are in this Yongji Town, and who they are!" ”

When Pan Shu heard this, he immediately nodded and took the order.

Who knows, before the others reached the door, Rong Xiu added another sentence uneasily: "Remember, you must inquire quietly, don't startle the snake!" ”

When Pan Shu heard this, he immediately restrained his usual grinning appearance, and nodded solemnly: "Little general, you can rest assured!" I'm in my own hands! ”