It is worthy of being a high-end restaurant in the county, and early in the morning, the second little two called for morning service. Zhu Wanqing got up early in the morning, and she had something important to do today.

Ling'er stayed awake all night because of last night's incident, and it was only when the sun rose that she was confused. Zhu Wanqing dressed lightly, for fear of waking her up.

Zhu Wanqing went downstairs to find Wang Qi, and the two were going to inquire about the news together.

Zhang Xiaohu originally wanted to go with him, but Zhu Wanqing let him stay, saying that he was helping to take care of Ling'er, anyway, he just went to the street to inquire about the news, there was no danger, and he didn't need Zhang Xiaohu's protection.

Wang Qi is still relatively familiar with the street market in Tongxian County, and his friend was a county magistrate here in the early years, and the two often drank together to discuss articles when they were fine.

Wang Qi led Zhu Wanqing to a teahouse, which is the most newsed place in Tongxian County, and there are all of them if you want to inquire about it.

The two found a table next to them and sat down, and the people who ran to the hall served tea, and they asked for two more beef noodles before they had breakfast.

Because of the copper mines, this copper county is considered to be a relatively wealthy county, and most of the people who come to drink tea and listen to stories in the morning are rich people who don't have to work. Among them are mine owners, transportation bosses, and foremen who organize miners, all of whom are in this industry.

Although Wang Qi's appearance is very different from before, he is afraid that he will be recognized by acquaintances, so he still wears a hat to cover it.

"You taste the Muslim noodles of this old Ma family, it is very fragrant, I must eat it every time I come before." Wang Qi was holding the noodle bowl, and the harazi was about to flow down.

Zhu Wanqing looked at the red oil floating in the bowl, and thought to herself, is this out to run errands? Isn't this just a foodie?

The storyteller was talking about the god list on the stage, and the people in the audience were basically not listening carefully, but discussing their respective gossip in groups.

"Did you hear that? The small mines in Donggou seeped again yesterday, and more than 30 died. Although the mustache on the side table covered half of his mouth, he deliberately amplified his voice and attracted the attention of the people around him.

"Yo, is the news accurate?" Someone asked.

"Of course, I'm watching people being carried out, and I know where they're buried." Bazi Hu saw that he had become the focus of the entire teahouse, and he felt a sense of accomplishment.

"Didn't the small mine kiln in Donggou just have an accident, why is it so back, it seems that Master Hua has to find a master to see feng shui." Another tea guest said.

After Zhu Wanqing heard this, she asked Wang Qi if she knew the flower master in the man's mouth.

Wang Qi instigated and said: "You said that Hua is not sick, he is Hua Changluo's nephew, he is the emperor of the soil in this area, and he covers the sky with one hand, and my friend let him kill him." ”

Zhu Wanqing nodded and thought for a while, it seems that as long as she grasps the handle of the flower without disease, she can make the flower fall often.

This Zhu Wanqing hadn't moved her chopsticks yet, and Wang Qi had already finished drinking the last mouthful of noodle soup.

"Well, why don't you eat it?" Wang Qi stared at the face in Zhu Wanqing's hand and asked.

Zhu Wanqing looked at him and thought to herself, I really didn't see that he was still a foodie, but it wasn't like this when he was crazy. So he pushed the noodles in front of him and said, "Hurry up and eat, let's go to Donggou to have a look." ”

"You don't want to die, huh? Xiaohu is not here, let's just go like this, what if something happens, I can't save you. Wang Qi knew that those people who watched the mines were as good as bandits and robbers.

"I said, Lord Wang, don't you want to get rid of evil and help the weak? Why are you so timid now? Zhu Wanqing felt that Wang Qi's personality was already flawed in her heart, so if she continued like this, she would simply let it go to Ling'er.

"Aren't I worried about you too, I confessed nothing, you are a princess, you can't die in that kind of place." Wang Qi explained.

"And where do you think I'm damned?" Zhu Wanqing asked angrily.

"I think so, let's not go today. Go back and call Xiaohu Lao Smoke Pot together, and plan carefully, how to check the details of Hua Wu's disease, how to get the evidence of his crime, can't you think about it in the long run? Wang Qi knew very well how strong Hua Wuxi's power was here, and it was not easy to obtain incriminating evidence.

"If you don't dare to go, you don't dare to go, why do you have to call someone else for everything, you don't have the ability to do anything as a big man." Zhu Wanqing deliberately provoked Wang Qi.

Wang Qi is an honest scholar, seeing Zhu Wanqing like this, he felt that he had lost face for a while, and in order to make up for his image in Zhu Wanqing's heart, he had to agree to go to Donggou to take a look.

"Just take a look and go." Before leaving, Wang Qi emphasized repeatedly.

"Oh, I know, let's lead the way." Zhu Wanqing said impatiently.

The two hired a carriage and drove towards Xiaodonggou.

Xiaodonggou is surrounded by mountains on both sides, the north and south are connected, and there are more than a dozen mines of large and small in this ditch.

Wang Qi had only been here once before, but he had only walked around outside and had not been in to see it.

Zhu Wanqing meant that they climbed to the side of the mountain, so that they could overlook the whole situation.

Wang Qi was worried that there were people guarding the mountain, so he didn't agree, but after coming and going, he still couldn't stand Zhu Wanqing's repeated requests, so he had to compromise again.

The two climbed all the way up the small mountain road, and the mountain was estimated to be dozens of zhang high, and it took half an hour to reach the top of the mountain.

Wang Qi was tired and out of breath, he didn't exercise much on weekdays, and he dealt with poetry and books all day long.

Zhu Wanqing's legs are also sore and painful, she doesn't have the conditions to exercise in the palace, and the noble people of that era are good to live and raise in the house, and it is not fashionable to go running and climbing mountains or something.

The two of them found a suitable angle to look down, and saw that there were people in and out of these more than a dozen mines, transporting the ore that had just been mined.

About a few dozen men in uniforms waved their whips in their hands, and those who were lazy or unpleasant were greeted with a whip.

The miners and the coolies who carried the ore did not dare to shout when they were beaten.

After just such a short time, two miners fell, and the officials stepped forward to pour cold water, and continued to work when they could wake up, and if they couldn't wake up, they were directly carried to the side of the big pit and buried.

Seeing this scene, Wang Qi was stunned.

Zhu Wanqing thought to herself that the mustache in the teahouse might not be nonsense, and it was really not uncommon for people to die here.

Wang Qiqi's teeth creaked, he had long heard that Hua was not sick and opened a mining kiln privately, but he didn't expect that it was still a black-hearted mining kiln, and he didn't take people's lives seriously at all.

"Mr. Wang, you didn't notice this in the next county?" Zhu Wanqing asked.

"If I had known a long time ago, heaven and earth would not have been able to die well." Wang Qi seemed to hear the meaning of Zhu Wanqing's words, and swore by pointing to the sky.

Zhu Wanqing hurriedly covered his mouth, "Don't talk nonsense." ”

Wang Qizheng wanted to get up and take a look, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw several figures shaking not far away, seemingly coming towards them.

"Oh no, someone's coming." Wang Qi hurriedly lowered his body, and at the same time pressed Zhu Wanqing to lie down.

The figures gradually approached, rushing straight at the two of them, obviously for someone to discover.

Wang Qiqi instructed Zhu Wanqing to run away quickly, he stood up from the bottom of two and three and ran away.

"Stop!" The mine guards shouted loudly when they saw the two men.

Zhu Wanqing didn't run out a few steps before she hit her foot and lost her balance.

Seeing this, Wang Qi hurriedly rushed over to save her, and the two rolled down the cliff together.

Zhu Wanqing only felt that the world was spinning in front of her, and the edges and corners of stones and grass blades and branches kept crossing her face, arms and other parts.

But during the whole falling process, Wang Qidu hugged Zhu Wanqing tightly and did not let go, it seems that at the critical moment, he is a weak scholar who is no worse than that Murong Xiaosui.

By the time the two stopped flipping, they couldn't figure out where they were, they didn't know if they had fallen halfway up the mountain or had rolled into a ditch, but they were in unbearable pain anyway.

Fortunately, the guards didn't seem to be able to pass, or maybe they couldn't see their figures, so they didn't chase them for the time being.

Zhu Wanqing tried to move her arms and legs, but the bones were fine, not broken, but the flesh was scraped and bloody.

Wang Qi's side is miserable, his head is estimated to have hit a hard stone, the scoop has been opened, and the blood is constantly flowing.

Zhu Wanqing whispered to him a few times, but there was no response, it seemed that he was unconscious.

She quickly tore off a few strands of cloth from her clothes and bandaged the wound for Wang Qi first.

Zhu Wanqing was exhausted after finishing this, she stretched her neck to look around, and found that at this time, the two of them had fallen to a small platform that protruded halfway up the mountain.

Coincidentally, there was a small cave seven or eight feet square on the mountain behind, so she temporarily dragged Wang Qi into the cave to avoid the search of the guards.