The four of them talked and laughed during the meal, and it was not early after the meal, Wei Xiuyuan and his wife said goodbye and agreed to come to the house tomorrow as guests.

Xiao Man stood at the door and watched the two ride away, breathing a sigh of relief.

"Tired?" Lu Li put on her clothes and asked.

She shook her head, pursed her lips and smiled: "I'm very happy, but isn't Brother Wei from the capital, how did you meet him, and listen to you, it seems that you have known each other for a long time." ”

Hearing this, Lu Li chuckled, took Xiao Man's hand and returned to the house, he was fiddling with the charcoal fire in the charcoal basin, and at the same time picked and chose to say some things when he was a child.

The past is gone, and now he just needs to focus on what is in front of him, and he has never thought of returning to his previous life, so it's okay not to tell Xiaoman.

But after all, things have covered up a lot of important places, so occasionally it doesn't make sense, and when the logic doesn't make sense, Lu Li prevaricates with the sentence "It's too long to remember", but fortunately, Xiaoman didn't have too much doubt about what Lu Li said, but was still very envious of the friendship between Lu Li and Wei Xiuyuan.

As the sun set, Wei Xiuyuan and Xia Wanrou went down the mountain and returned to their home in Taoyuan County, and before they had time to rest for a while, a servant reported that someone had visited.

Even though Wei Xiuyuan was tired, he still had to go to the study to meet people.

Wei Xiuyuan went to the study, and the next person served hot tea, he took a sip, "What about people?" Didn't you say there was something to see me? ”

"Your Excellency."

As soon as the words fell, a figure flashed out of the door, he was dressed in black, his posture was dexterous, he was specially here to protect Wei Xiuyuan this time, his name was Zhang Yuan.

I saw Zhang Yuan's head bowed: "My lord, there is movement over there in the county." ”

Wei Xiuyuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "So fast? Hasn't he always been very cautious, why is he more compelled than the county order. ”

"They only know that the adults are from the capital, but they don't know what you're here for, so naturally they have been vigilant and careful for a few months, and now there is no movement for most of the Chinese New Year, these people have already relaxed their vigilance, and they must have itched their hands for a long time because they have not embezzled money for a few months." Zhang Yuan told the truth.

Wei Xiuyuan nodded, "Secretly watching, waiting for the county order to be unable to hold their breath, I can capture them in one fell swoop." ”

"Yes!" Zhang Yuan bowed his head, but did not leave, but cautiously raised his head and asked other questions: "My lord, what the emperor explained, you ......?"

Hearing this, Wei Xiuyuan paused, raised his head and met Zhang Yuan's eyes, "I have found it, but don't make a noise yet, I have my own plans, you just need to watch the county and the county order." ”

"Yes!" Zhang Yuan responded in a deep voice, and immediately jumped out of the window and quickly disappeared into the night.

It turned out that Wei Xiuyuan did not submit his resignation and Xia Wanrou to escape the world, he came to Taoyuan County this time to have important matters, but he didn't want to meet two embezzlers, Wei Xiuyuan was a person who couldn't rub sand in his eyes, so he naturally wanted to teach the two of them a lesson.

As for the person the emperor wanted him to find, Wei Xiuyuan raised his lips and smiled, since everyone had been found, then there was naturally no need to worry about the follow-up.

He believed that with his knowledge of his friends, he would be able to convince him quickly.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, Zhang Yuan, who was dressed in black, hid in the night, he carefully opened the study of the county commander's house, squinted half of his eyes and leaned down, he held his breath and listened carefully to the conversation in the study.

There was only one light in the study, so the room was slightly dim, and it was precisely because of this that the two people who were conducting secret transactions in the house did not notice that there was a person hidden on the roof.

The short and fat county magistrate sat on the wide Taishi chair, he squinted at the county man standing aside, and said slowly: "Li Sen, is your relative reliable, what if we help him, but it doesn't fall well?" Besides, what mistake did the little girl make, why did she have to target her? ”

County Cheng Li Sen sighed, "Lord County Commander, you don't know!" This little girl is not simple, she seduced a man from another family to elope at a young age, my relative, that is, Li Shu, as the village head, naturally had to comply with the public opinion, but at this time, a man came out to marry her, this is wrong, the little girl actually survived again. ”

"It doesn't matter if she survives, the key is that she has held a grudge against my relative since then, and she has been looking for trouble with his family for three days, first breaking Li Shu's son-in-law's legs, and then harming Li Shu's daughter-in-law without children, you say, this is not enough to arrest her?"

After listening, the slender eyes of the county order narrowed, "Is that really the case?" ”

"Lord County Commander, how dare I lie to you! That little girl's name is Su Xiao, she is scheming, the whole village knows that she has a feud with the Li Shu family, if Li Shu moves her, I am afraid that she will have a bad reputation for public and private interests! The county man got up and arched his hand, lifted his robe and knelt down, "No, he heard that your old man is Bao Qingtian from our county, so he begs me to tell you about it, so that you can administer justice." ”

For this unstingy sycophant, the county order is very useful, he squinted his eyes and nodded, and said proudly: "It's true to say that I am Bao Qingtian." ”

After speaking, he frowned suddenly: "Just if you want me to be fair, he has to come up with some evidence." ”

As soon as he heard this, how could the county man who could be a man not understand what the other party was saying, he smiled, and then pretended to be clumsy and got up, so that he could make the county order smile.

Then, the county man bowed his head, took out a red cloth bag from his arms, and presented it respectfully: "My lord, this evidence has been prepared for a long time, please take a look." ”

The county order took it casually, opened it casually, and the eyes that had been squinting before stared at the boss, the corners of his grinning mouth were almost crooked to the base of his ears, and his eyes showed a greedy light.

Just because, what was wrapped in the red cloth bag was not paper, nor evidence, but silver with white flowers, a full fifty taels.

The county magistrate raised his head and looked at the county magistrate's straight eyes, and he asked with a smile: "Lord the county magistrate, do you think this 'evidence' is still well prepared?" ”

The county commander frowned: "This 'evidence', I'm afraid it can't-"

"My lord," the county interrupted him with a smile: "When the day of the trial comes, there is still 'evidence' to be presented, don't worry, this is just a piece of cake." ”

"That's great!" The county magistrate nodded with satisfaction, and casually stuffed all the silver into his arms, seeing that the county was still looking at himself and laughing, he coughed lightly twice, and pretended to be serious: "Since the 'evidence' is ready, then you go and notify your relatives, let him prepare the paper, let's choose an auspicious day to try the prisoner!" ”

The county man knelt down and thanked him: "Thank you, Lord County!" ”

The two of them leaned their heads together and muttered for a while, their voices were deliberately lowered, and Zhang Yuan, who was lying on the roof, couldn't hear it clearly, but according to what they were going to say, he also had a rough idea in his heart.

If the girl they were talking about had really done so many bad things, then why did the county magistrate use silver to bribe the county magistrate? There must be clues to this.

Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment, then immediately rushed back to the Wei Mansion and reported the matter to Wei Xiuyuan.

Wei Xiuyuan frowned, "Is that really the case?" ”

"Yes, I heard from them that the one who is going to be arrested is a girl, who is still very young, and if this girl is really as evil as they say, why should she use money to bribe officials?"

Wei Xiuyuan nodded, acquiesced in Zhang Yuan's guess, he lowered his eyes and thought about it, and ordered: "You keep an eye on them, and report to me at any time if there is any movement." ”

"Yes!"

After Zhang Yuan left, Wei Xiuyuan pondered on the paper for a long time, and finally it was not until Xia Wanrou came to urge him that he put down his pen and went back to the house to rest.

Because they agreed to go to Xiaoman's house as guests, Wei Xiuyuan and his wife got up early and walked leisurely towards Bishui Village.

Following his memory to the entrance of the village, Wei Xiuyuan looked at the three words "Bishui Village" carved on the big stone extremely powerful, and he couldn't help but stop admiring: "I can't imagine that there are people who write so beautifully in such a place." ”

"Outstanding people, and not all talents have gone to the capital." Xia Wanrou smiled: "Think about your good brother, wouldn't you rather live in seclusion in the mountains than be an official in the capital?" ”

Wei Xiuyuan nodded in response: "This is also true." ”

The two were talking and laughing, and suddenly saw a man and a woman walking in the distance, two old and one young, obviously to the father and daughter, only to see the two of them in a hurry, as if there was something big to do.

When I walked in, I could still hear the young woman chanting: "Dad, how much money did you give to that county, why is he insatiable and asks us for money again, it's so annoying!" Begging him to do something so grinding, from a year ago to now, it's still ......"

Before he finished speaking, the older man interrupted: "Okay, it's good that the county is willing to help us do things, as long as Su Xiaoman can be taken away and tortured, how much money can be given to him!" ”

He has swallowed a lot of silver privately over the years as the village chief, how can he care about these dozens of taels of silver, as long as Su Xiaoman is still in Bishui Village for a day, he, the village head, will be restless, for the sake of long-term development, and in order to vent his evil anger for Li Xin, he can spend as much as he wants this time!

Noticing that there were two people on the side of the road who were always staring at him, Li Shu subconsciously glanced back, only to see that the two people were well-dressed, looking at them and looking alive, and he didn't know how much he had listened to the conversation with Li Xin.

"Dad, then don't spend too much money, in previous years, we gave so many gifts to the county, and he ......" Li Xin on the side was still muttering something.

Li Shu interrupted vigilantly and shouted in a low voice: "Don't say it, it's important to hurry." ”

As he spoke, the two of them quickened their pace, leaving only the smaller and smaller backs of Wei Xiuyuan and his wife.

Seeing that the two were getting farther and farther apart, Wei Xiuyuan was getting more and more serious, Xia Wanrou also heard some clues from it, she hurriedly tightened the sleeve of her father-in-law, and said worriedly: "I seem to have heard the words 'Su Xiaoman', do they want to-"

"That's right, it turns out that the young girl Zhang Yuan said they were going to arrest last night was actually Xiaoman." Wei Xiuyuan frowned, and his tone was low.