The county lord's face was slightly red, and his hands frustrated each other, as if he was hesitating about something.

Xia Yan didn't urge, just waited quietly on the side.

After a long time, the county magistrate sighed, shook his head and said: "That's it, I have always dared to act, if I deceive you for the sake of face today, will it not be in vain to waste the cultivation of the saint." ”

"What do you mean, sir?" Suddenly hearing the county master say this inexplicable sentence, Xia Yan couldn't help but ask.

"It's not a secret, from the day before yesterday after I left the secret room to before yesterday's game, the person in charge of guarding it was Da Chun." The county magistrate's words were full of remorse.

Xia Yan couldn't imagine that there was a story in the middle, so he couldn't help but be stunned, and said, "This is really strange, my lord, you don't need so many people in your hands, how can you let an outsider guard the secret room?" ”

"Although it is a great matter to hold a wine fighting conference, other things in the yamen cannot be delayed, and a large number of people have poured into our Qin County these days to wait to participate in the wine fighting conference, which makes manpower even more tight. Where there are more people, the easier it is to cause chaos, so the yamen is really busy at this time, how can there be extra manpower to invest in the game? The county lord smiled bitterly.

No matter how big Qin County is, it is only a county seat, and there are only dozens of people in the yamen, and he still has to take care of the security of the county, so he just wants to put all the manpower into it, but he can only be weak.

In the days of the competition alone, there were more people he sent to the arena, and there was a lot of chaos in other parts of the county, and he was so busy that he almost couldn't even take care of the wine fight.

There was no army stationed near Qin County, so he just wanted to borrow some manpower, but he couldn't find it for a while, and the only way was to borrow troops from the prefect.

He went to borrow it, but the prefect said that there was no need to make such a fuss, and the people of Qin County had always regarded the wine fighting conference as the top priority, so they would naturally consciously abide by the rules.

After all, there has been no chaos for so many years, and this time it won't be a big deal.

The prefect refused to borrow troops, and there was really no extra manpower in the yamen, so he could only think of other ways.

Holding a drinking tournament can almost make him peel off his skin, but it is also something that is within his control, and the pain in it is not necessary for Ben to know it to others.

He sighed and continued: "The yamen is not manpowered, so I can only find some villagers to help. That Dachun was recommended to me by Master Wang in the yamen. I saw that he was honest, and I heard that he was strict-mouthed, so I gave him the task of guarding the secret room. After all, the finals are blind auditions, and the order of the wine used in the competition must not be revealed to others, and I need such a person to guard the goal. Who would have thought ...... but harmed the high shopkeeper. ”

"Master Wang......" A familiar face suddenly appeared in Xia Yan's mind, "My lord, does Master Wang have a son named Wang Lin?" ”

"That's right." The county master looked at Xia Yan suspiciously, and he didn't know why she suddenly mentioned Master Wang's son, after all, this matter had nothing to do with him.

"My lord, what major events have happened to the Wang family recently?" Xia Yan frowned, "For example, someone is missing?" ”

"Missing?" The county master thought about it seriously, and shook his head casually, "I have never heard Master Wang mention it, and I haven't received a report from anyone." What's the matter, what news did the shopkeeper hear? Or do you suspect that Da Chun was hidden by the Wang family? ”

Saying that, the county master's expression gradually became solemn, if the Wang family really committed something, or participated in the case of yesterday's wine exchange, then Master Wang knew the law and broke the law, and the crime would not be small.

Of course, the county master will not tolerate adultery, but he really can't bear it, but Master Wang has been in the yamen for most of his life, and he helped a lot when he first took office, so he still has feelings.

If he could, he really hoped that Master Wang's family would not have anything to do with these things.

Xia Yan saw the county lord's worries and concerns, and hurriedly smiled: "My lord, I don't know the Wang family, and I haven't heard anything, just asked casually, don't think too much." What's more, it's hard to say whether Master Wang has anything to do with this case, and how can I easily slander him as a Tibetan without evidence? ”

There is a high probability that Da Chun has already fallen into the hands of Xu Yichen, so Xia Yan never suspected the Wang family at all, let alone wanted to direct the attention of the county master to the Wang family.

The reason why she asked this question was purely because when she heard the county magistrate mention Master Wang, she remembered what Xia Weiwei had done in Bianxi Village a few months ago.

Xia Yan could hear it clearly at that time, Xia Weiwei was going to elope with a person named Da Chun.

What's even more coincidental is that that person was met by Xia Weiwei when he was locked up in the Wang family.

Xia Yan was almost certain that the person named Da Chun must be in the same boat as Xia Weiwei, and even this wine exchange may have been instructed by Xia Weiwei.

Xia Yan gritted her teeth with hatred, she thought that the last time she exposed Xia Weiwei in public, she could learn a little lesson, and don't come to provoke herself, but she didn't expect that the dog couldn't change eating, this time she herself refused to make a move, but she found a right-hand man, and almost made them miserable.

Fortunately, Gao Yuxing prepared some wine in advance, otherwise Xia Yan would have gone bankrupt today.

Xia Yan couldn't wait to find Da Chun immediately and ask about Xia Weiwei's whereabouts, so she asked Gao Yuxing to stay and continue to preside over the overall situation, and after she said goodbye to the county master, she took Xiao Hei and pulled the remaining five jars of wine away.

At this moment, she has only one purpose - to find Xu Yichen and ask him to hand over Da Chun.

Xia Yan returned all the way in the direction she came, but she never found the target, and she didn't see Xu Yichen until she reached Huichun Street.

"This kind of critical time is nowhere to be seen, and it appears from time to time when I don't want to see him on weekdays." Xia Yan couldn't help but mutter, thinking about where Xu Yichen might go.

After calming down and thinking about it carefully, Xia Yan really thought of a possible place.

"Knock knock!" Xia Yan took Xiao Hei by the hand, stood in front of a delicate courtyard, and gently slammed the door.

As if he had been prepared, as soon as the sound of the door fell, the door opened with a "creak", and Shui Ning, dressed in women's clothes, came out of the door.

When he looked at Xia Yan, his face was filled with joy that could not be concealed, and when he saw the radiant black donkey led by Xia Yan, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Xia, this donkey of yours is really spiritual." ”

"Sister Ning, polite words will be waived first." Xia Yan stared straight at Shui Ning, as if she was afraid of revealing her reaction, "I want to ask you, has President Xu been here today?" ”

Although he knew that Xia Yan was not here for himself, when he heard it with his own ears, a moment of disappointment flashed in Shui Ning's eyes: "Gongzi Xu is inside." ”

"Sister Ning, please lead the way, I want to see him." After speaking, Xia Yan raised his feet and walked towards the courtyard.

Shui Ning immediately walked a few steps forward, blocking in front of Xia Yan, and said worriedly: "Shopkeeper Xia, Xu Gongzi has been hiding from me for the past few days, and he mysteriously doesn't know what he is planning, which may be unfavorable to you, it's better for you not to go in, just let me help you convey something, lest even I can't save you if the sheep fall into the tiger's mouth." ”

"Sister Ning, you're too worried." Xia Yan smiled, "This Huichun Street is my territory, even if he has any conspiracy, he can't help me here." ”

"But ......"

Shui Ning still wanted to stop it, but saw Xia Yan pointing to the donkey behind her and said, "Don't worry, with Xiao Hei accompanying me, even if there are ten more Xu Yichen, it is not an opponent." ”

Shui Ning only thought that this was an excuse that Xia Yan made at random in order to comfort him, after all, he still knew how capable a donkey was, but a few men with a little more strength could easily tame it, not to mention that there were a few people in that courtyard who looked extremely powerful.

Before Shui Ning could react, Xia Yan pulled Xiao Hei in, and when the person, donkey and the cart just entered the courtyard gate, the reddish-brown gate was quickly closed.

Shui Ning was blocked from the door, and no matter how hard she knocked on the door, the door didn't move.

"Shopkeeper Xia, our young master is invited." The door closed, and a sturdy middle-aged man walked out from behind the door, came to Xia Yan's side and arched his hand.

"Strongman, what do you mean?" Xia Yan didn't mean to move at all, just looked at the sturdy man, then at the door that had been locked from the inside, and sneered.

"The young master has something important to talk to you, for fear that outsiders will disturb him, so he ordered us to close the door." The man replied respectfully.

"If I'm not mistaken, this seems to be my house, and Sister Shui Ning is the owner of this house now." Xia Yan smiled, making it impossible to guess her emotions at the moment, "It doesn't seem reasonable for you to kick out the owner of the house on my territory." ”

"Shopkeeper Xia, please understand." The man still looked respectful, "Someone outside the door has already arranged a place for Miss Shui Ning, and we will never treat her badly." When the young master finishes talking about your affairs, we will naturally have someone to take her back. ”

"Is that the point?" Xia Yan frowned, "The point is why do you dare to spread wild in other people's homes!" ”

Seeing that Xia Yan was about to get angry, a faint voice sounded: "Shopkeeper Xia, if you are willing to sell this house, I don't mind letting it change owners." Then there is no need for you to complain anymore. ”

"President Xu, let's meet again." Xia Yan smiled, "I don't have the idea of selling any grass and trees on this rejuvenation street, so I can only disappoint you." Before today, I never knew that Xu Gongzi, who was like an immortal in the famous capital, was such a person who did not know the number of etiquette. ”

"Shopkeeper Xia, your evaluation of me is really biased." The corners of Xu Yichen's mouth rose, "You just said in person that the current owner of this house is Miss Shui Ning." Since none of the hosts are dissatisfied with what I have done, how can it be your turn to administer justice? Before today, I never knew that the young and promising shopkeeper Xia in Zhenqin County was such a nosy person! ”