Instead of sending people to appease the relief efforts, the local government urged them to pay taxes. The gang was cornered, so they had the idea of going up the mountain to become bandits.

The big man in the lead is named Xu Dazhuang, his parents died when he was a child, and he grew up eating hundreds of meals in the village, he could have left the village to make a living elsewhere, but he couldn't let go of those poor villagers, so he stayed.

Because of his big size and strength, he was elected by everyone as the master of the village. According to Xu Dazhuang's confession, they had gone down the mountain to rob three times before.

The first time was when a few neighboring counties came to Zichuan County to do odd jobs, but they didn't find a job yet, and they didn't have much money on them, so they let them go. The second time he met a group of beggars, Xu Dazhuang saw that they were pitiful, and gave the cotton clothes on his body to others. The third time, I finally robbed a concubine of a landlord's family, snatched a bag of clothes from the gang, and went to Zichuan County to be some silver. After getting the sweetness this time, they wanted to do a big deal, so they robbed Mo Jinhua, Lord Qincha, on the ground.

Mo Li listened to the words of his entourage, and couldn't help but laugh: "The stupid big man who deserves to be wronged enough by the owner of the village, he just set up a lofty ideal." Brother, I think it's better not to embarrass them, let them go. ”

"Ahem," Mo Jinhua coughed lightly twice and glared at Mo Li. Mo Li stuck out her tongue and didn't dare to say more.

The entourage who came to talk back wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and seeing that he was about to hold back his internal injuries, he heard Mo Jinhua say: "When I encounter this matter today, Ben Qincha naturally can't ignore it." I'll stay in Zichuan County tonight and figure things out before leaving. ”

"My lord, do you want to notify the prefectural order of Zichuan County?" The attendant asked cautiously. In order to avoid unnecessary troubles and save time on the road, Mo Jinhua instructed before setting off that only the guest house should not be used in the inn on the road, and not to disturb the states and counties along the way.

Mo Jinhua pondered for a moment and said: "Go directly to the post house, don't reveal your identity first, just say that the official took his family back to his hometown to visit relatives and passed by here." In addition, go and check whether what these people say is true, and if it is true, then take the person to the post house. If what you say is false, you should directly hand it over to the county government and let the county order deal with it. ”

The convoy turned the horse's head and entered Zichuan County, although the county seat is small, the post house is not shabby, a three-entry courtyard house with a neat and tidy order, and the plaque on the gate reads "Zichuan Guanyi" four big characters. A post man dressed in a half-old number 50 miles away was leaning against the pier and napping.

The attendant stepped forward and patted the postman on the shoulder: "Our adults are here, why don't we get up quickly to greet us." ”

The post man sat up slowly, staring at the person in front of him with confused eyes, and after seeing a few well-made carriages not far away, a spirit stood up and waved at his entourage: "This official, dare to ask which adult is driving?" ”

"Our Lord Mo is from the capital, go in and report to your family." The attendant urged impatiently.

"Master Yicheng is not in the post house, so the little one will send someone to find it. Let's go and rest first. The postman pushed open the half-hidden courtyard door and made a gesture of invitation inside.

Although the entourage was not satisfied, it was inconvenient to attack at this time, and after coming back to report to Mo Jinhua, the group entered the post house. Mo Li was arranged in the innermost courtyard, Mo Jinhua lived in the middle, and the front yard was left to the other entourage.

The post man was busy before and after, leading the way and helping to place the carriage. The attendant asked dissatisfiedly, "What's your last name?" Why are you alone in such a big inn? ”

"If you go back to your grandfather, the little one's surname is Jin. Originally, in addition to the post master, there were four soldiers in our post house, but those three went home to do farm work, and the little one was homeless and unemployed, so he stayed here to take care of his family. Usually we don't live here, but if we knew that the adults would be here today, we would all have to wait here. The postman chattered endlessly, "The little one has already sent someone to invite the post master, his house is not far away, and it is estimated that he will be there in a while." The other three were called by the others, and two of them were not close to their homes, but they must have hurried back as soon as they got the letter. ”

The attendant glanced at the postman with disgust, and did not ask any more questions, but went about his own business.

Mo Li and a few people entered the backyard, and Mama Zhao insisted on cleaning the room first, so she pulled Mama Li into the house first. Mo Li had no choice but to sit on the stone bench in the courtyard and wait.

The yard against the wall is a row of green bamboos, and the flower beds under the porch are also planted with various flowers and plants, the whole yard is clean and tidy, and you can know that someone often cleans it at a glance.

After the two grandmothers finished the cleaning work, they asked the little maid outside to move the things they needed from the car into the yard. Mo Li held her cheeks and watched the two of them run in and out, not looking tired at all, and couldn't help but admire their physical strength and spirit.

Finally did the preliminary cleaning work, Mo Li was invited into the house, she threw off her shoes and lay directly on the kang, looked at the roof and said, "Ruoping, do you think they are telling the truth?" ”

"You can't be wrong." Ruoping replied, "There were many heavy rains last summer, and this place was one of them. The imperial court has allocated disaster relief funds many times for this purpose, and officials have also raised donations, and the master has donated 10,000 taels of silver. ”

"Ten thousand taels?" Mo Lihuo sat up, "Where did he get so much money?" ”

Ruoping smiled: "Miss forgot that the master has his own property? ”

"Oh, yes. He has Baixianglou in Laizhou County, and naturally there are other businesses in other places. Mo Li lay back and muttered, "When will I have my own property!" ”

"When the young lady marries the master, won't all those properties belong to the young lady!" Ruoping brought a basin of water sent by Mama Li to the kang and asked Mo Li to clean his hands.

Mo Li shook his head while rubbing his fingers carefully, "How much of him is his, what does it have to do with me." What I want is what I earn myself. ”

"Good, good, good, Miss will do whatever she says." After many days of getting along, Ruoping is no stranger to Mo Li's strange thoughts from time to time, and sometimes she really wonders if Mo Li broke her brain when she fell off the cliff.

After receiving the news, Yicheng quickly rushed to the post house, trembling and wanting to ask to see Mo Jinhua, but was blocked back by his entourage. Hurriedly asked Lao Jin to go to the town to buy grain and vegetables, and by the way, he went to the town's restaurant to find two cooks to cook, and secretly sent someone to report to the county order.

The county commander Yang De was very entangled when he got the letter, and Yi Cheng only told him that it was Master Mo from the capital, but he didn't say what kind of official position he was, and what etiquette should he go to see him?

The master stroked a few locks of three sheep's beards and said: "Master, there is no need to rush this matter, if it passes now, it will seem a little abrupt, it is better to send someone out to investigate before making a decision." ”

Yang Defa nodded, and then sent the official out to investigate.

More than half an hour later, Lao Jin pushed the cart, and there were all kinds of vegetables and vegetables on the car, followed by two men, a fat and a thin man.

The guard stopped the car, looked at the two men and asked, "What for?" ”