[Chapter 3, Volume 3]

Verse 103 Chapter 103 Shochu is still there

A fire broke out in the Lu family and was burned to ruins, which is not a big deal in Qingshi County. Because, every year, there are fires and things like that in any place because the weather is too hot. Moreover, the owner of the Lu family seems to have something to do with Jiangling Zhechong Mansion, and the officials of the government are also willing to stay here, so they also disperse.

Huo Qingsong took Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong into the courtyard next to him. This is the closest family to the Lu family, and there have been several contacts with the Lu family. But Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong entered the courtyard, but they didn't see anyone in the master's family, and they were suddenly a little strange.

Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong glanced at each other, then looked at Huo Qingsong. Huo Qingsong came at the same time as Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong, how could he know, so he frowned and looked at Fang Zhe. Without waiting for Fang Zhe to get along with Huo Qingsong for a long time, he said without waiting for him to ask: "The original master's family was a little frightened because of the fire in your house, and he was going to live at a relative's house. I took this opportunity to rent their house and wait for the general to come. ”

Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong knew that Fang Zhe was the governor of Zhichong Mansion, so there was no need to be polite to ordinary people like them. But Fang Zhe now explained to the brothers and sisters, and it was all for Huo Qingsong's sake, and Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong couldn't say anything. Showing his kindness to Fang Zhe with a smile, the two brothers and sisters followed Huo Qingsong into the house.

Although Fang Zhe didn't have much contact with the Lu family brothers and sisters, he had a lot of understanding of their brothers and sisters when he was helping Huo Qingsong secretly protect Huo Qingqing. Moreover, Huo Bao and Chaoxia, who was recuperating from her injuries in Zhichong Mansion, would often talk about the Lu family brothers and sisters, and Fang Zhe knew a lot. Therefore, he didn't mind Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong's questions.

However, what puzzled Fang Zhe was that Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong had never come out since they entered the house, and they were not at all as sad as they were when they first arrived here. But thinking of Huo Qingsong's previous instructions, Fang Zhe felt that something would happen. After thinking about it, Fang Zhe shook his head and turned around and walked out of the courtyard, to order his subordinates to go nearby to investigate clues.

In the room, Huo Qingsong, Lu Xiang'er, and Lu Hong sat down separately, and Huo Qingsong said loudly: "What did you just discover?" ”

"Xiang'er, what did you find?" Hearing Huo Qingsong's inquiry, Lu Hong understood. What Lu Xiang'er said to Huo Qingsong before, Huo Qingsong would give so many orders to Fang Zhe.

Lu Xiang'er nodded to Lu Hong, and then thought back and said, "I found that the stove where the soju was distilled was demolished before it was burned. I suspect they demolished it all before setting it on fire. ”

"You mean these thieves are in the same league as the people who wanted your shochu craft before." The reason why Huo Qingsong came here was to guess that these thieves were not ordinary thieves, so he sent Fang Zhe to bring people to investigate. Now that Lu Xiang'er said so, there must be her reasons. Huo Qingsong has always trusted Lu Xiang'er very much, and sometimes even he feels strange.

Feeling that he was distracted, Huo Qingsong immediately said again: "When it gets dark, let's go and have a look." ”

"That's what I thought too." Lu Xiang'er nodded, looked at Lu Hong again, and said with a relaxed tone: "However, I guess they may not have found the soju I hidden, as well as the undistilled 'original liquor'. ”

"Really, how do you know?" Lu Hong's eyes lit up, and he was more energetic. Lu Hong remembered that before the family left Qingshi County, except for the wine left to supply Piaoxiang Liquor Workshop, all the rest was hidden by Lu Xiang'er.

Lu Hong is not worried about those shochus, but very worried about those that are still fermenting. Each brewery has its own recipe, and the taste of the sake varies from place to place. After half a year of trial and error, Lu Xianger came up with the best 'recipe' for distilling soju. The 'original sake' that is still fermenting is actually a good sake, and it is very easy to see what is inside.

Lu Xiang'er carefully recalled the location of the wine, and was not very sure in her heart, so she said, "Let's go and see it at night." ”

"Then it's decided. When it gets dark, we'll take a look. Huo Qingsong nodded, and at the same time stood up: "You guys rest here, I'll go and see if there are any other clues in this Qingshi County." ”

After speaking, Huo Qingsong turned around and walked out of the house. Half an hour later, Huo Bao brought food to Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong with two government soldiers. Other than that, no one came in to disturb the siblings. Lu Xianger and Lu Hong chatted about interesting things in the past, not very boring, and slowly waited until dark.

When the torches were lit in the courtyard, Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong knew that Huo Qingsong had returned. At the same time, they also knew that Huo Qingsong had prepared everything, and Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong could 'go home' and have a look. Thinking that they were about to see the 'home' that no longer existed, Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong's hearts sank a little.

"We can get over now." Huo Qingsong opened the door and said this. Seeing the faces of Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong, Huo Qingsong was slightly stunned, and then hesitantly added: "Then do you want to wait any longer?" ”

"No need. I'd love to know who burned down our house and pressed us every step of the way. As soon as Lu Hong thought of those who were so daring, the sadness in his heart was immediately replaced by anger. Thinking that he could know who those people were, Lu Hong's expression was also a lot firmer.

Huo Qingsong glanced at Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong, then nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then let's go." ”

Following Huo Qingsong, Lu Xianger and Lu Hong came to the previous 'Lu family' again. At this time, near the ruins, stood a circle of people with torches. Although they were all dressed in civilian clothes, they knew by looking at the momentum that they were not comparable to the guards of large families.

Walking in the courtyard of the Lu family as if in the daytime, Lu Xiang'er easily came to the cellar where the fruit wine was stored before. After the baptism of fire, this cellar has collapsed, like a big pit. However, there were not a few fragments of wine jars in the pit. As you can imagine, the wine and fruit wine here have been moved.

Lu Xiang'er walked to a corner of the wine cellar and looked at a pile of fragments of the wine jar, and a smile slowly appeared on her face. Seeing this, Lu Hong also breathed a long sigh of relief. When he looked around and saw Huo Bao's curious eyes, he thought that Huo Qingsong might not understand it either.

Thinking of this, Lu Hong said, "Before we leave here, Xiang'er is afraid that those people will really sneak in without any scruples. He took the stills with him, and hid the shochu that he couldn't take with him, as well as the fermenting liquor......

In the past, in order to store the older soju, Lu Xianger was going to build another wine cellar. However, this wine cellar cannot be known to outsiders, and Lu Xianger does not plan to hire outsiders to dig it. Therefore, except for a few people from the Lu family, no one really knows about this wine cellar. Moreover, with just a few people from the Lu family, this wine cellar, which can barely be called a 'wine cellar', is not very large. It is just below the cellar of the fruit wine, with several empty wine jars at the entrance.

Looking around, Lu Xiang'er seemed to want to find something convenient to clean up the pile of debris. Lu Hong saw what Lu Xiang'er meant, and immediately found a very thick wooden stick that had already been burned half. Huo Qingsong beckoned, and called a few government soldiers to help Lu Xiang'er and his brothers and sisters clean up the place.

Lu Xiang'er and the other soldiers dispersed, and immediately stepped forward to grope on the ground. Soon, she lifted a stone slab out of the earth, but underneath it was a wooden plank with an iron ring on one side. Lu Xiang'er pulled the iron ring and lifted the plank, revealing a black hole.

Lu Hong squatted beside Lu Xiang'er, and immediately smelled the faint aroma of wine, and his face was suddenly happy. He nodded to Lu Xiang'er and jumped down. Lu Xiang'er sensed Huo Qingsong approaching, so she raised her head and said, "Those people really didn't find what they were looking for, they may have been too disappointed to burn this place." ”

Huo Qingsong watched Lu Hong send out an altar, an altar, and nodded: "It's very likely that it's just like what you said." The flat tone and unchanged face made it impossible to hear or see what Huo Qingsong was thinking. However, when Huo Qingsong sent someone to help get the jar, Lu Xiang'er still smiled at him.

Huo Qingsong nodded, then looked around, and soon he saw Fang Zhe he wanted to see. signaling to Huo Bao to help Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong here, Huo Qingsong walked towards Fang Zhe. Huo Qingsong and Fang Zhe stood at the original gate of the Lu family, talking to each other. Of course, most of the time it was Huo Qingsong who was listening, and Fang Zhe was talking.

After Lu Hong sent the last jar out, Huo Qingsong finished talking to Fang Zhe. Huo Qingsong returned here again, and Lu Hong also came out of the small wine cellar. Looking at the wine jars all over the ground, Huo Qingsong motioned to those soldiers to move them to the nearby courtyard.

Lu Xiang'er saw that Huo Qingsong seemed to have something to say, but it was not like saying it in front of the surrounding soldiers, so she deliberately stayed at the end. Until there was no wine jar to move, and when a few people followed out, Lu Xiang'er said to Huo Qingsong: "If General Huo has anything to say, I can say it now." ”

Lu Hong had just moved the wine jar out of the wine cellar, and he didn't know what had happened, and when he heard Lu Xiang'er ask, he also looked at Huo Qingsong. Huo Qingsong didn't hesitate, and said in a low voice: "Fang Zhe has already gone to check, and he really found out some news." Three days ago, there were five or six people with very raw faces who came from Gangneung Province. However, no one saw them leave, and there was no trace of them in Qingshi County. The initial suspicion was that these few people sneaked into the courtyard and set it on fire. Most importantly, they are from Gangneung Province. ”

"What does General Huo mean, they are in the same group as the people who wanted to kidnap Xiang'er before?" Lu Hong suddenly stopped, and his expression became serious. Lu Xiang'er was thoughtful, and her thoughts didn't know where they had drifted.

Huo Qingsong turned his head and said very seriously: "It's not just that. I think these people are already convinced that Lu Xiaoniang is the one who has the craft of soju, and they won't just stop there. ”