"What's the matter, Ah Fu?" , Ma Jianxiang asked at a manservant who was running.

"Master, there is a thief in the house! You and your wife's bedroom have been turned into a mess, and you don't know what you lost? ”

"Let's go, let's see!" , Nie Xiaohu walked inside, and Ma Jianxiang, Zhao and others followed closely behind.

"Lost something?" , Looking at the messy room, Nie Xiaohu asked.

"I didn't lose anything valuable."

Ma Jianxiang checked the items in the room and said: "It's just that there are fifty taels of broken silver missing, and all the valuable antiques are still there, maybe the thief doesn't know the goods, thank God!" ”

"Why did you find out now?" , Nie Xiaohu asked with a frown.

"The young lady said that I would not be allowed to enter her room until she came back from the race," the maid Xiaoling whispered, bowing her head.

"The old lady's bedroom is not allowed to enter casually on weekdays, and when we passed by, I accidentally glanced through the open window, and then I found out", the subordinate Ah Fu also muttered quietly.

"When the master went out to watch the horse races, I went out to visit the door, so I didn't find out," Zhao said with a frown.

"My lord, don't worry about the theft at home for now, anyway, there is not much loss, it is better to get the little girl Lulu back first!" , Ma Jianxiang seems to be in a bit of a hurry.

"Master Ma, don't worry, Ling Ai will definitely get it back!"

"Let's go!" , Nie Xiaohu waved his hand after speaking, and strode away from the Ma family.

"Xue Zhutou, take me to Huang's house, I have something I want to ask about that Huang Ziwen."

"My lord, please come with me!"

After Nie Xiaohu and the others came to Huang's house, they saw Huang Ziwen in the yard, holding a brush in his hand, washing the hooves of his pony.

Seeing Nie Xiaohu and the others, Huang Ziwen hurriedly put down the work in his hand and greeted him.

"What about Mr. and Mrs. Huang?" , Xue Fei asked.

"They've all gone out and haven't come back yet," Huang Ziwen replied.

"How? Did Miss Ma get it back? ”

Xue Fei shook his head.

"Alas! This thing is really weird, I hope Miss Ma is auspicious, and she doesn't have to be hurt! Huang Ziwen shook his head gently.

"I heard that the leader of last year's horse racing was Ma Lulu?" , Nie Xiaohu suddenly asked.

"Ah, yes", Huang Ziwen nodded.

"You guys are really good, a group of young and strong young men with strong blood and strength have actually let a little girl take the top spot, it's really ......", Nie Xiaohu shook his head with a smile, with a slight mockery in his words.

"Who said that! That's not because it's ......", Huang Ziwen almost blurted out, but he realized that he had missed his mouth, so he closed his mouth in time, looking like he had done something wrong.

"Because of what?" , Nie Xiaohu asked with a smile.

"Because... Because...", Huang Ziwen stumbled.

"Because of what? Hurry up! Xue Fei glared at him, and suddenly screamed, which scared Huang Ziwen into a tremble.

"Be quiet, don't scare the kids!"

Nie Xiaohu deliberately reprimanded Xue Fei, and then asked with a smile, "Because of what?" Say it, I promise I won't say it! ”

"You promise you won't say it?"

"I promise!" , Nie Xiaohu raised the palm of his right hand.

"That's good!"

Huang Ziwen nodded heavily and said, "That's because Ma Yunfei gave us one hundred taels of silver each, so we deliberately lost to her sister!" ”

"Is there such a thing?" , Xue Fei's eyes suddenly widened in surprise.

"Anyway, the prize money of the leader is only one hundred taels, why don't we do it, so Ma Lulu can win, Huang Ziwen said in a low voice.

"No..., why is Ma Yunfei like this? Could it be that his family has too much money to spend? Xue Fei asked.

"It's not a good face! Although Ma Lulu is a girl, she has a strong nature and likes to take the lead in everything, Ma Yunfei loves his sister very much, and she doesn't want to disappoint her, so she does it! ”

"Don't say it, otherwise the reputation of the Ma family will be ruined!" , Huang Ziwen added.

"Don't worry!" , Nie Xiaohu patted Huang Ziwen on the shoulder.

"You're so righteous! In order to fulfill the wishes of friends, I would rather give up the leader, good! ”

Obviously, Huang Ziwen was very useful for Nie Xiaohu's praise, and a smug look appeared on his face unconsciously.

"They each received a hundred taels of silver, why don't you say it?" , Xue Fei muttered secretly in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it.

"By the way, I heard that Ma Lulu has a crush?" , Nie Xiaohu asked mysteriously.

Huang Ziwen was stunned for a moment, then looked around cautiously, and then lowered his voice and said: "You are asking the right person, only I know about this!" ”

"Oh? Tell me about it, I'm not going to say it! ", Nie Xiaohu leaned closer and whispered.

"That person's name is Zhao Pengtao, he is a scholar, his family background is average, I am good friends with him, and we almost talk about everything!"

"Zhao Pengtao?"

"Hmm!" , Huang Ziwen nodded.

"How did they meet?"

"It was still last spring, I went out with him, and it happened that Ma Lulu also went out to go out, just on the edge of the Luoshui River, Ma Lulu saw a few beautiful wildflowers along the river, and wanted to pick them, but accidentally fell into the water.

At that time, Zhao Pengtao and I happened to pass there, and when Zhao Pengtao saw someone falling into the water, he jumped into the river without saying anything and rescued Ma Lulu.

Just three months ago, the Zhao family found a matchmaker to go to the Ma family to propose marriage, and the result is naturally predictable, the Ma family dislikes the Zhao family's poverty, and the door is not the right one, so they did not agree. And after that, Master Ma also controlled Ma Lulu strictly, and rarely let her go out, but Ma Lulu still often sneaked out to meet Zhao Pengtao, and the relationship between the two was very good.

Alas! Now that Ma Lulu has suddenly disappeared, I really don't know what Brother Zhao will be sad to become when he finds out! ”

Huang Ziwen sighed after speaking.

"So that's the case", Nie Xiaohu nodded slightly.

"Then where is Zhao Pengtao now?"

"He doesn't live at home, he lives in a small mansion in the north of the town by himself and a scholar, and he reads poetry and books every day, hoping that one day he can get a high school and get a half-job, so that he can get ahead and glorify his ancestors."