Mrs. Tao is not a stingy person, seeing that Shen Xiuwen also said this, it is not good to count Feng Tao in person, so she restrained her tone and said slowly: "Qingxian is at least two days away from Huaixian, don't be suspicious, or in a few days, your aunt will come back, if you are really not at ease, go to Qingxian to see, what does that girl seem to have?" Surname...... Cao! Yes, the surname is Cao, it is a big family, I heard that the business is widely spread in Jiangzhou, and there are relatives in the family who are officials in the court......"

At the end, Mrs. Tao's tone was obviously much higher, and her eyes when she looked at Shen Xiuwen and Feng Tao also revealed a bit of smugness and provocation. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Shen Xiuwen only smiled faintly and did not speak. Feng Tao's expression was also extremely light. As the saying goes, three women play a play, and one woman plays a one-man show.

Mrs. Tao saw that the two of them had a faint expression, and it was not interesting to say, so she said: "I don't think it's too early, I'll go to the bun shop on North Street to buy buns for Ah Bao later, or I'll send you out now?" ”

Mrs. Tao was obviously giving an eviction order, but Shen Xiuwen smiled and said, "Then I'm bothering you." ”

Mrs. Tao didn't expect this kid to really dare to follow her words, so she immediately blackened her face, got up and walked outside the house. Shen Xiuwen and Feng Tao came out of the hall and saw Ah Bao still squatting in the yard pouring mud, Shen Xiuwen walked over with a smile, squatted beside Ah Bao and asked, "Ah Bao, why don't you go to Qing County with your mother and big brother?" ”

Ah Bao stopped the movement in his hand, tilted his head and thought about it, glanced at Shen Xiuwen with very strange eyes, and then said in a milky voice: "What big brother?" There are no big brothers. ”

Don't have a big brother? Shen Xiuwen's head "buzzed", and his eyes were a little dazed. After a moment, he touched Po's head and stood up. Mrs. Tao urged vigorously at the door at this time, and Shen Xiuwen did not delay any longer, and left in a hurry with Feng Tao.

Coming all the way from the Tao family, Feng Tao saw that he had been silent, and seemed to have something on his mind, so he asked, "Xiuwen, do you have any clues?" ”

Shen Xiuwen suddenly stopped, looked up in the direction of the Shen family's house, Feng Tao saw that he suddenly didn't leave, turned around and frowned, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Shen Xiuwen retracted his gaze and said as he walked: "Just now I asked Ah Bao why he didn't go to Qing County with his aunt and eldest brother, but Ah Bao said that there was no big brother. But when the eldest brother came back that day, I did see him talking to the eldest lady in the hall, but ......"

"Just what?" Feng Tao saw that his brows were tightly knit and his words were hesitant, so he couldn't wait to ask.

Shen Xiuwen paused for a moment and suddenly asked, "Have you seen your eldest brother in the past few days?" ”

Feng Tao frowned and thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "No." Yesterday morning, you and Dagui father and son left Yizhuang, I went back to the house, at that time the eldest sister was busy in the kitchen, she saw me come back and asked me to go to the study to call Xiuyun for dinner, but I went to the study and didn't see your eldest brother at all, I looked around the house and didn't see his figure.

After a while, the eldest sister came out with food, but said that Xiu Yun had just told her that she was going out for a trip and was not eating at home. I thought it was very strange at the time, our Shen Mansion is not big, such a big living person, why didn't I see it. ”

Shen Xiuwen had already confirmed his guess from her words, and said in a deep voice: "We will go to Qingxian now, if it is too late, I am afraid that the eldest lady will be in danger." ”

……

They hired a carriage and set off from the south gate in the direction of Qingxian. Half an hour later, when he was about to arrive at Qingyun Mountain, Shen Xiuwen faintly heard the sound of horses' hooves rolling not far away, and looked through the window of the car, and saw that the team of people coming in front of him was the brother of the Shen family's dart bureau, and the person who led it was his father Shen Chonghua.

Shen Xiuwen hurriedly asked the coachman to stop, and then got out of the carriage with Feng Tao. Shen Chonghua saw the two of them from afar, took the horse first, and after getting off the horse, he laughed loudly: "You guys are here to pick me up and wash the dust?" ”

Shen Xiuwen glanced at the dart brothers who followed behind, but did not see the figure of the eldest brother Shen Xiuyun. Shen Chonghua also glanced back at the brother behind him and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Shen Xiuwen didn't answer, but asked, "Dad, where did the eldest brother go?" ”

When Shen Chonghua heard this, he smiled and said: "It's not that you don't know that your eldest brother is very homesick as soon as he goes out of the house, no, when he first arrived in Qing County, he went back alone." ”

When Shen Xiuwen heard this, his face became solemn. Feng Tao also frowned slightly, a little puzzled.

Shen Chonghua has been wandering the rivers and lakes for so many years, and when he saw the two of them with strange expressions, he immediately became vigilant, "What's wrong with your eldest brother?" ”

Shen Xiuwen said truthfully: "Dad, the eldest brother said that he had a crush on a girl in Qing County, and he went to visit the girl's house with his eldest mother yesterday. ”

After Shen Chonghua heard this, he burst out laughing, "This kid is silent on weekdays, but he didn't expect that he still hid it in his heart, and even hid it from me, who is a father." ”

"Dad, have you seen the eldest brother and the eldest mother all the way here?"

From Qingxian to Huaixian, there is only this official road, and only this road can pass through the carriage, if the eldest brother and the eldest mother really go to Qingxian, they will definitely meet halfway. But now from this point of view, my father didn't meet the eldest mother and them all the way, so it doesn't make sense.

Shen Xiuwen deliberately asked such a question, and with Shen Chonghua's keen perception and analytical power, he could immediately find something suspicious.

Shen Chonghua restrained his smile, and his eyebrows sank. Shen Xiuwen asked, "Dad, is there any other way to Qing County?" ”

At this time, the dart brothers who were pressing the goods stopped in front of them, and the deputy dart head Ah Yuan continued: "Yes, yes, that is, from this official road all the way down, after arriving in Ning County, there is a small road that can lead to Qing County, but that road is steep, muddy and deep, especially dangerous, and the carriage cannot pass." ”

Shen Chonghua had not said a word, there was a faint uneasiness in his heart, if Madam and Xiuyun were taking this path, it just proved that this matter was unusual.

It's not a problem to take the steep path instead of taking the wide avenue!

Shen Xiuwen looked at his father's solemn expression, his heart sank, and said, "Dad, my second aunt and I will go to find the eldest mother and eldest brother now, you go back to the house first and wait for our news." ”

"Nope." Shen Chonghua looked up at him and said in a resolute tone, "I'll go with you." ”

Shen Xiuwen knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he said: "Dad, maybe the eldest mother and eldest brother have now arrived in Qing County, I heard that the girl's surname is Cao, she is from a big family, you and the second aunt should take the road faster, I will go through that road, and we will meet in Qing County." ”

Shen Xiuwen saw that his father was a little hesitant, and added: "Dad, if we all take the small road, and the eldest mother and eldest brother come back from the big road, they will miss us." ”

Shen Chonghua thought about it and felt that it was more appropriate for Xiuwen to arrange it this way, so he didn't delay any longer, and got into a carriage with Feng Tao and rushed to Qingxian. And Shen Xiuwen, accompanied by the deputy dart head A Yuan, rode his horse and whipped up, and arrived at Pingjia Village in Ning County in the early morning of the next day. Pingjia Village is located in the southeast of Ning County, as long as you pass through this village, and then pass through a forest, and over a mountain, it is Wanlin Village in Ning County.

Wanlin Village is Zhang Qingqing's hometown, and behind this village is the steep path leading to Qing County.

Shen Xiuwen and Ah Yuan didn't rest, shuttling all the way through the cold wind, thinking that they could find out the whereabouts of Tao Chunjiao and Shen Xiuyun as soon as possible. It wasn't until after noon that they arrived at Wanlin Village, passing by a noodle stall, that they stopped and asked for a bowl of vinaigrette noodles.

The owner of the stall looked in good spirits and smiled amiably. But after a while, he was very enthusiastic and brought two bowls of hot noodles, and said with a smile: "Two guest officers, enjoy slowly." ”