At the side door of Yongningbo Mansion, Guo Sheng hurriedly entered, looking for someone to talk to, and he had something urgent to see Li Xia.

Li Xia came out quickly, Guo Sheng's eyes flashed with excitement, bowed to him, and laughed in a low voice: "Girl, let's have good luck, we have a clue."

In the past three or four days, Chen Jiang has been in the Nanchenggen area, helping to read Fang Zi's letter or something, he is pressing that big case in his hands, how can he have this leisure? Whenever he said a few more words, or came back to talk a second time, I asked them to inquire about the origin.

Around the end of today, Chen Jiang and a man named Xiong Da talked for a while, and Yingui immediately asked people to report to me, this Xiong Da had come to visit the bank five or six years ago, and wanted the visit bank to come forward for him and ask for justice. ”

Li Xia's eyebrows raised slightly and fell, and Chen Jiang found the bitter master.

"I called Zhu Xi over to ask first, Zhu Xi knew about this matter, because this Xiong Da, the person who wanted to seek justice at the beginning was the current Ji Xiang Zhao Changhai Zhao family, Zhu Xi was already very merciful at that time, and found someone to persuade Xiong Da to dispel his mind, and asked someone to find him a job and set up a home in the Nanchenggen area, however, Zhu Xi said that Xiong Da was a stubborn person at first glance, and he was still a person who could bear it.

The matter of the Quan brothers going to prison, there is no clear purpose, plus this flood, the matter of the Quan brothers has not yet spread among the market, and at this time, Xiong Da does not know. ”

"What's going on with Xiongda's case? Which one of the Zhao family is it? Li Xia heard that it was Zhao Changhai's family, frowning slightly, this Chen Jiang, isn't he very smart, this first person to find it is not very smart, well, maybe he didn't find it, he ran into it.

"It's not the Zhao family, Zhu Xi said, the Xiong family is in Chenliu Town, two or three hundred miles away from the capital, and they are one of the richest families in the town, and all of them are still good families."

"Still?" Li Xia was puzzled.

Guo Sheng said with a smile: "The girl will know if you listen to it, Chen Liu, Huangzhuang has more people and fewer villages, and taxes and labor are heavy, this Xiong family, said that there are more than 400 acres of land, and pay rent every year, Xiong Da said that his father was distressed by a disease, and later, I don't know whether it is among relatives or neighbors, someone will dedicate the land to Huangzhuang, Huangzhuang's rent, less than the national endowment, said that it is a lot less, Xiong Da's father moved his mind, asked someone to find a way, and dedicated the land to the name of Huangzhuang. ”

Li Xia snorted coldly.

Guo Sheng laughed dryly, "Who knew that less than half a year after the dedication, Zhao Changhai's eldest son Zhao Yuanshu accompanied his newlywed wife Jiang to Chen Liu to check on a Zhuangzi where Jiang was married. When the Jiang family got married, the Jiang family looked for the Xiong family and wanted to buy this land, but the Xiong family refused to sell it, Zhao Yuanshu accompanied the Jiang family to see the Zhuangzi, and the old thing was brought up again, and the land was already available to buy. The Xiong family didn't get a penny, but the land was gone, and they became the Jiang family's dowry Zhuangzi. ”

Li Xia snorted, this is really, is this Xiong family stupid, or is the luck really bad? Or both.

Xiong Da's father found Huangzhuang Zhuangtou to reason, but was beaten and killed on the spot, Xiong Da's mother was also frightened, and he didn't come up in one breath, Xiong Da's three younger brothers, one was killed on the spot with his father, and the other two, one escaped, saying that he could leave a root in the Xiong family, and one was young, and followed the eldest brother and sister-in-law's family to the capital, and then died of illness.

This matter, if you talk about it seriously, at least the matter of Xiong Da's family can't be talked about on Zhao Yuan's book. Guo Sheng looked at Li Xia.

Li Xia couldn't say anything on his face, half of the Xiong family was dead, and the law was not compatible with the Zhao family, but the Zhao family dared to reach out to the emperor to take the land, no matter whether the Zhao family gave silver or not, how much it gave, this was something that could make the emperor angry.

As for the head of the village, no matter who it is, in the emperor's heart, it is probably enough to be a big sin to be cut alive.

"In this case, the Xiong family violated the law, Zhuang Tou took over hundreds of acres of land from the Xiong family, and then gave it to the Zhao family, whether it was given or sold, it was a big crime. There is also the killing of Xiong Da's father and Xiong's eldest brother on the spot, as long as one or two witnesses can be found, but whether the Xiong family is a farmer or a tenant of Huangzhuang is ...... in two ways."

"It doesn't matter." Li Xia interrupted Guo Sheng's words, "Whether it is the head of the Zhuang or the brothers of the whole family, dare to reach out to the Huangzhuang to take his things, dare to give his land to others privately, this is a big crime." ”

Guo Sheng was stunned for a moment, and Li Xia leaned at him, "Think about the emperor's temper, if this case is poked out, Zhao Changhai's position as a prime minister, I'm afraid I will have to move." ”

Guo Sheng then stayed for a moment, then suddenly shook his head with a smile and sighed, "What do you mean, girl?" ”

"Send Xiong Da's family away, find a safe place to settle down, this Xiong Da will still be useful in the future, live well and can't die." Let Zhu Xi try, this is an opportunity. ”

Guo Sheng hung his head and retreated.

Li Xia sat on the chair and slowly drank half a cup of tea before getting up and going back to Mingcui Courtyard.

In the small courtyard that has been cleaned of mud in Nanchenggenxiong Da, only the main house is lit with a bean light, Xiong Da sits in the courtyard, looking up at the sky, in a daze.

The courtyard door was pushed open, and Xiong's eldest daughter-in-law, Sister-in-law Tian, came in, closed the courtyard door with her backhand, and closed the door bolt.

"Who is looking for you? Speaking of which, so late. Xiong Da watched his daughter-in-law come in and stood up.

"Let's go inside and talk." Sister-in-law Tian looked solemn, and Xiong Dayi entered the house one after the other, closed the door, and blew out the lights with a puff.

"What's wrong? Who the hell is looking for you? "Xiong Da is a little frightened.

"It's Mama Yang, the second-class matchmaker in our southern city." Sister-in-law Tian's voice couldn't be lowered.

"Mrs. Yang? What is she looking for you? Xiong Da was stunned, "Our eldest brother is only eight years old this year, and I want to talk about ......."

"People are second-class matchmakers, can they talk about people like us? Where do you want to go, it's not about relatives, it's about big things. Sister-in-law Tian sighed leisurely, "His father, you tell me honestly, today, is someone looking for you and asking you to take the lead in our case?" ”

Xiong was taken aback, "How do you know?" I haven't told you yet, no one has said anything, what's wrong with you? ”

"Dad, didn't we say okay, don't mention this matter?" Sister-in-law Tian looked sad, "I'm not complaining, I was going to contribute, what did I say?" Daddy, he's old and confused, and you ...... too. Forget it.

In the past few years, we have been in this capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are learned people everywhere, people who are officials, there are still a bunch of people writing letters at the gate of the Gongyuan to fight lawsuits, and in the yamen, we have not gone to see the excitement and listen to the case, right?

Don't you understand our case, this reason? Our land, it is you and Daddy who pressed the big red handprint, that is, don't give money to others in vain, the government has filed a case, we have seen it with our own eyes, and then we will rent it back and plant it, and we will also press the handprint, and it is not our business to sell other people's land. ”

Xiong Da hung his head and didn't say a word.

"My brother was beaten to death, but Daddy, Auntie saw it with her own eyes, and I also saw it with my own eyes, didn't you see it too? Daddy was killed by himself, people didn't stop him, touched, he always ran into it himself, he just didn't expect that people didn't stop him. ”

Sister-in-law Tian's voice was full of crying, "The second brother rushed up with a firewood knife to cut someone...... His father, even if Daddy and the second brother were killed by them, we are tenants of other people, there is a lease, it is clearly written in black and white, and if we are killed, that is, we will pay thirty taels of silver for one life, and when Daddy and the second brother carried it back, they gave one hundred taels of silver, the hand of the chief man, his father, what justice do you want? ”

"The way of this world ......," Xiong was so loud and hoarse that he could barely speak.

"Don't blame this world, this world has been like this for thousands of years, Daddy doesn't have the heart to cheat, and there is nothing to follow, let's talk about this matter, don't mention it again."

"They've come to the door." Xiong Da looked up at his daughter-in-law, and in the darkness, only a faint silhouette could be seen.

"Find the door over there, find the door here, Mama Yang said, it was Master Zhu entrusted her, said that Master Zhu was also entrusted by others, let us leave the capital, is to go to Pingjiang Mansion, Hangzhou Mansion, or somewhere else, all with us, let's go by ourselves, she found someone to send us too, Mama Yang said, the reason why people entrust Master Zhu, the reason why Master Zhu entrusted her, is afraid that we can't believe it, she said, let us rest assured, said that this is Master Zhu gave her a guarantee, she can also give us another guarantee."

"Out of the capital...... You promised? ”

"Well, his father, Brother Huan is so smart and aura, in a school, he is the smartest, the best reader, and Fourier, I have a ...... in my belly His father, forget it, let's go, before A-Niang died, confess over and over again, don't take revenge, live well, even revenge, and we have to wait until we really have the ability. ”

Xiong Da hugged his shoulders, squatted and slid on the ground, for a long time, he gasped violently, and exhaled a few more breaths, "When did he let us go?" ”

"Say it's as soon as possible, before dawn, I'll go pack a few clothes, I told Mama Yang, let her find someone to send us, I picked Pingjiang Mansion, where there are many learned people, and rich, Mama Yang said, give us 300 acres of fertile land, or a shop, as we choose, on the way, let's discuss and discuss."

As she spoke, Sister-in-law Tian stood up and went into the house. Xiong Da followed closely behind her, and under the faint light, he silently looked at his busy daughter-in-law.

When the sky was bright, in the small courtyard of Xiong's house, the door was wide open, the courtyard door was empty, the yard was clean and tidy, but the house was messy, inside and out, and there was no one inside.