Because of Ma Pozi's trouble, Cao's special permission for Ma Dajia to go home, and then heard that Ma Pozi killed two people and hanged herself. The Cao family and Zhuang Hu were busy with the affairs of the house, and they didn't have to get out of the house to manage it, so they let the eldest aunt Chashide investigate all the way.

At Cao's order, Zhuang Hu rushed to Ma Pozi's house, and there was no white inside and outside the house, but it was normal as usual. Zhuang Hu and Dao Feng pretended to walk to the door outside the courtyard and knock on the door. After a while, a shadow was hidden in the crack of the door, and there was no sound when the door was opened, and after a while, Ma Dajia opened the door, and when he saw her, his eyes cried like red peaches, and he wore a bloated and old thick robe, and a jute cloth was tied around his waist, and he was also hung with hemp filial piety around his head, and there was a white flower inserted in the loose and untidy hair roots.

At this scene, Zhuang Hu and Dao Feng knew in their hearts: Ma Pozi is really dead.

When Ma Dajia saw the big girl, the tears fell before they dried up, and his legs knelt down straight and kowtowed three times.

Zhuang Hu asked Dao Feng to quickly help him up.

Zhuang Hu looked around, and said to Ma Dajia with a flash: "What's wrong with your family?" ”

Ma Dajia cried: "My mother is gone! ”

Zhuang Hu stretched out his hand to take the horse's big feet, but withdrew it on the back of his hand, only pulled it on her sleeve, and walked straight to the courtyard. Dao Feng is interested and closes the door at the back.

Into the yard. The courtyard of the Ma family is no different from ordinary people's houses, the yard is full of debris, some green plants, stone mills or something, Zhuang Hu is not willing to look more, seeing Daofeng close the door, she let go of Ma Da's hand sleeves, and said: "It will be the New Year in a few days, and Mrs. is worried about the clothes made by your mother." I said I had to go out for a walk today, and I would help me get it back. I don't know how many things I can do, who would have thought that such a thing would happen. ”

Ma Da held a linen handkerchief in his feet, and cried tightly with his mouth covered.

Zhuang Hu said again: "Don't cry, tell me what's wrong?" ”

Ma Dajia raised two eyebrows, wrinkled his face uncomfortably, knelt down again, shook his head and said, "My mother asked me to guard outside and not let me in." Later they killed the two men. She tore the bed cover into a rope, hung it on a beam, hooked it and hanged herself. I heard the stool fall to the ground, and I didn't dare to go in and look; My father was also driven out to keep watch, and he was smoking in the corner of the yard, and he heard it. My dad looked around the door and saw that my mother's heels weren't moving. ”

Zhuang Hu and Dao Feng looked shocked.

Ma Dajia said: "My father was afraid that I would know, and asked me to guard outside the door and not let me in." He went in and put my mom down, covered her face before calling me in. Later, I saw that my eldest aunt also came and promised us a few taels of silver. The eldest aunt said that let's bury my mother alive, this kind of thing involves human life and can't be publicized. ”

When Zhuang Hu heard that Juste gave the silver, he hated and angered in his heart, it was better not to participate in this kind of thing, he came to see, how could he leave the silver for others? Isn't it evidence of survival?

Zhuang Hu hurriedly grabbed Ma Dajia's hand and said, "How much silver did you give?" ”

Ma Dajia didn't dare to deceive, and responded: "There are a few taels." Then he turned his head and went into the house, and came out in a while, holding a cloth in his hand and a handkerchief, and opened it to see that there were several taels of silver.

Zhuang Hu didn't take it over, and motioned for Dao Feng to take it.

Zhuang Hu said: "This silver is too stingy. I'll go back and get you a bigger one. I will first collect the money for you. ”

Ma Dajia was grateful, and knelt down again. Zhuang Hu couldn't bear it and personally helped her up. Because he saw her old father snuggling at the door of the hall, he glanced at it and nodded his head, Zhuang Hu said to Ma Dajiao: "So you have three lives in your family!" After the government traced it, your family had to take it away. At first, the people were fine in our house, but your mother said that we only let go of the person you were looking for. What does this mean? Has anyone ever come up from that official? ”

Ma Dajia shook his head.

Zhuang Hu knew that Ma Dajiao was simple-minded, and he couldn't ask a few important words, so he took a few steps forward and approached her old father.

He said to the old horse's head: "The dead man wants to have a physical examination, do you present the Yangshu?" ”

The old horse head cried: "Where do you dare to show it! My aunt has said that this kind of thing will kill our whole family! At present, I just quietly let my daughter cry a few times in the house, showing her filial piety. ”

Zhuang Hu said: "What about the burial?" ”

The old horse head said: "I really can't do it, so I dug a pit under the bed, and the rolls were piled in." ”

Zhuang Hu exclaimed in surprise, and couldn't help but tremble physically and mentally.

Dao Feng said casually: "Where are those two now?" ”

The old horse's head turned his head inward, probably referring to the meaning of people hiding inside, and he was silent.

Ma Dajia saw that Zhuang Hu's master and servant had been standing for a long time, and suddenly remembered that he didn't greet him to enter the door, so he raised his hand and invited in. How can Zhuang Hu want to go in? I can't wait to finish the questioning, explain the matter and leave.

Zhuang Hu said: "It seems that this year, our house does not have the blessing to use the New Year's clothes made by your mother." The old lady is expecting it tightly! In this case, I will stay soon, and you will show your filial piety as a daughter! Fang means mother and daughter family. ”

Ma Dajiao squatted as a gift, and Zhuang Hu signaled that she didn't have to move her feet.

All the way out of the courtyard gate of Ma's house, Dao Feng couldn't hold back his worries, and whispered to Zhuang Hu: "Girl, it doesn't work to bury Ma Pozi, as long as one hair is exposed, the matter will not be over." What's more, there are three people buried in this small place, how can they be hidden? Do you want a plague chicken to die, bury it three feet into the ground and bury it and still emit a stench! Guaranteed not to be suspected. At that time, the east window incident will happen, and it will be ...... after investigation."

Zhuang Hu's people who have passed by, how can they not think of it? I thought about it, but I didn't have a clue for a while.

So, Zhuang Hu asked Daofeng: "What should I do according to your meaning?" ”

Dao Feng said: "Aren't those two people from Liu's house in the suburbs?" How to get out, let how to go back. In the end, it was a matter for the two families to tear it up. We don't participate, but we have to let people go to the wind and report to the government. Let the government go there to catch the appearance, at that time, even if it was said that our house had been implicated, after all, the people were the Ma family, and the place was in the Liu Mansion in the suburbs, and they had nothing to do with us. In this way, we are clean. Otherwise, girl, look, my mother-in-law had dealings with our house and died, and the other two people who had been in and out of our house and also died, and now they are so close to the street, they can't tell. ”

Zhuang Hu listened to these analyses, nodded frequently, stopped at the door, and asked Dao Feng again: "What do you mean to let Ma Da and his father protect the two dead bodies to go to Liu's house?" ”

Dao Feng raised her eyebrows and smiled: "The girl is in a hurry." Just let them send it, not to mention the trouble, and eat a big sin, they will not follow. only told them that instead of quietly touching and burying the mother-in-law, it was better to poke them out openly, go to Liu's house and knock them to death, and deduced that the two people were extremely vicious and wanted to kill the mother-in-law, and the mother-in-law worked hard with them for self-preservation, and the two were injured, and the mother was defeated by the hands of the two and was strangled to death. At the same time that the father and daughter sent the two corpses, they also had to take the corpse of Ma Pozi with them. The Ma family got the silver, and they were able to do funerals openly, killing two birds with one stone! ”

After hearing this, Zhuang Hu clapped his hands with joy and praised Daofeng: "It's still thoughtful, change the girl of Jianqiu, I don't know what to be in a hurry for!" ”

Dao Feng was embarrassed to hook his head, and replied with a satisfied smile: "The girl is in a hurry, otherwise she thinks more thoughtfully than me." ”

In this way, Zhuang Hu entered the courtyard of the Ma family again, called the father and daughter to the side house, and told them like this. At first, the father and daughter were afraid of not complying, but after all, they couldn't bear the inducement of Zhuanghu's master and servant, and agreed to do so.

Later, Zhuang Hu asked Dao Feng to take Ma Dajia to the carriage shop to call a car, and he went back to Zhuangfu first, wanting to inform the Cao family as soon as possible.

Almost non-stop, Zhuang Hu hurried back, for fear of being seen and suspicious when entering through the back door of Beifu, so he bypassed two or three intersections of the street and entered through the gate. As soon as I entered the mansion, I happened to see Zhuang Lu and Charm, and the two also came back from outside.

When Zhuang Hu asked, he learned that the two went out early in the morning to be busy with business, and then went to the government acquaintances to go to the door, in order to inquire about the whereabouts of Mr. Guan and Ayu. The words in it, everyone spoke differently, and Zhuang Hu didn't pay much attention to it, so he just told Zhuang Lu and Chaste to leave it alone. On the same way back to Beifu, Zhuang Hu told the two of them about his handling of Ma Pozi's house.

After listening to Zhuang Hu, Zhuang Lu was speechless.

Chasde supported his daughter-in-law and praised Zhuang Lu in front of him: "Hu'er thinks carefully." That's how it should be done. ”

Zhuang Lu was worried that there was a mistake in the middle and the situation could not be controlled, so he only heard him say to Chaste: "In this case, you go to the government and say something." ”

Zhuang Hu didn't wait for Chasde to respond, he hurriedly grabbed him, and said to Zhuang Lu: "Master, Shide can't go to this matter!" Do you think, the people in our house use this method to get out of the relationship, and then they get in, and when they have a mouth, they can't tell clearly, isn't there no three hundred taels of silver here? If you want me to say, just call a passer-by outside to report it. ”

Zhuang Lu thought about it.

Zhuang Hu originally wanted to go over and tell the Cao family, since he told the second master, he must not have to go over to speak, so he begged Zhuang Lu and said, "Master, do I still want to go and reply to my wife about this?" ”

Zhuang Lu was tossed by the Cao family since the first night, and his heart was not happy, and when he heard that he had reported to her, he threw his sleeves angrily and said: "Sensei is gone!" It's up to you. Her ability is tossed around the yard. ”

Zhuang Hu answered, and sure enough, he didn't go, and the husband and wife watched Zhuang Lu return to Beifu.

When Zhuang Lu walked away, Zhuang Hu took out the bag of silver and threw it on Chaste, Chaste picked it up innocently, and when he saw that he gave Ma Dajiao, he said with a hippie smile: "Stingy, isn't it?" I'll throw a dead man's money, and you'll go and get it back!" ”

Zhuang Hu pointed at Just, wrinkled his nose and said, "You didn't take your head out yesterday?" Even the girl knows that our house wants to avoid implication, so it's better for you to leave the silver! There's a trumpet under the silver! ”

Just's face was helpless, and he turned the silver in his hand to look at it, only to see that there was a stamp number under the silver.

Chaste accepted the money, nodded and apologized, and said, "Then I'll tell the second master again!" ”

Zhuang Hu grabbed him: "Virtue!" It's not messy enough! What are you going to say to the second master? Come back with me! Chaste let Zhuang Hu pull him back to Dongfu, and on the way, Zhuang Hu also told him about the filthy eunuch in the longevity room who came to ask for silver.

The husband and wife muttered and returned to their courtyard without mentioning it. Not long after, Dao Feng came back to report that Ma Dajia's carriage was set, and the father and daughter planned to send it in the dark. There was an ending to this matter, and Zhuang Hu and Justher were a little relieved.

At that time, Jian Qiu walked in and reported to Zhuang Hu. Tell me a little bit about Peach.

Jian Qiu said: "According to the girl's words, I will follow quietly later, and I really sent Taoqin to find stinky grass in the rolling garden." It's just that this peach celery doesn't look like that timid. took advantage of no one, and pulled and pulled with a man, and his behavior was not proper enough. ”

Zhuang Hu was surprised: "Since you are kind enough to ask for medicine for your sister, let her pull it!" You didn't catch a show, and people didn't take off their shoes and show their feet, and maybe others owe gambling money to collect debts, who can say clearly? ”

Jian Qiu smiled awkwardly and stopped talking.

Originally, Jianqiu wanted to come back to report and receive praise, but Zhuang Hu was angry all the way home, and his heart was tied to Ma Pozi's family and to her husband, so she didn't have time to deal with these emotions, let alone Jianqiu's hard work. Jian Qiu was slightly dissatisfied in his heart, and went out of the Zhuanghu house sullenly, and when he went outside, he happened to see Dao Feng taking the tea tray from the girl's hand and bringing it in!

Jian Qiu's feet rubbed over, wanting to tease Dao Feng's kick, but Dao Feng was alert and dodged away.

Dao Feng scolded: "Thief hoof, who did you just go to meet?" Your legs and feet can't be put together! ”

Jian Qiu took a sip, and said with a flushed face: "Shameless rotten meat, you can't get together!" He smiled and approached Dao Feng: "The big girl doesn't look very happy." ”

Dao Feng glanced at her contemptuously and said, "You didn't get anything good, did you?" ”

Jian Qiu snorted.

Dao Feng helped Zhuang Hu do a big thing, it is the first work, compared to Jian Qiu, he has a much brighter face, so he proudly smiled and said to Jian Qiu: "I can do a big thing for the girl." The girl is happy! ”

After speaking, Dao Feng went in with tea.

Jian Qiu's heart was so hateful that he wanted to scratch it, so he stomped on his feet all over his body, turned around and went out.

When I arrived outside the courtyard gate, I saw a few girls talking under the birdcage, and I couldn't hear it very clearly, and some voices vaguely mentioned the bamboo garden.

Jian Qiu was snubbed by the eldest girl, and he was uncomfortable, and he was trying to find someone to vent his anger, so he rushed over and twisted a girl's ear, and said hatefully: "It's all for nothing, and I grind my teeth, and I have the kung fu to chew the root of my tongue, and the wolf dog cage behind me has not been fed!" Be careful, I'll chop your legs and feed them to the dogs! ”

The girl screamed in pain, and the elder sister begged for mercy.

Jian Qiu sneered: "Do you know it hurts? It doesn't hurt, I don't have to remember to chew the root of the tongue! ”

The girl said wrongly: "Sister spare me, we didn't chew the root of the tongue, and the people outside said that the wife had a quarrel with the people in the fence garden, we were just strange." ”

After hearing this, Jian Qiu let go of his hand, and the girl took the opportunity to run away.

After Jian Qiu thought about it, the eldest girl was unhappy, and she ran away in vain and couldn't get any good, but she gave Dao Feng a chance to make meritorious contributions. At present, the Cao family is in trouble with the fence bamboo garden, according to the past, the Cao family is likely to suffer, after all, there is a kung fu person in the fence bamboo garden!

Thinking deeply, the eldest girl and the Cao family got closer, the Cao family was wronged, and the eldest girl knew that if she didn't stand up, it would be difficult to speak at that time. So, Jianqiu immediately turned around and went back to the house, intending to report to Zhuang Hu.

At that time, Zhuang Hu was whispering to Juster about Ma Pozi's family affairs, and the husband and wife discussed while drinking tea. Dao Feng was full of energy, standing by the kang and waiting.

Jian Qiu came in, several people were stunned for half a minute, and without waiting for Zhuang Hu and the others to speak, Jian Qiu saw the salute first, and then said: "Big girl, my wife went to the fence bamboo garden, I heard that she suffered a loss." ”

Zhuang Hu held the cup, his hand hanging in the air, and did not move after listening.

Jian Qiu said again: "The words have reached us. ”

Zhuang Hu slapped the cup on the table in annoyance and spilled a splash of tea.

Dao Feng said with a smile: "Whoever spread the word, my wife said earlier that I went over to ask." How to suffer! ”

Zhuang Hu sighed, got up from the kang slowly, and roughly went to Beifu to take a look. Before going out, he didn't forget to leave a message to Just: "There is nothing else to do today, you go out and take back the silver." After the counting, send the money in time for the year! You are careful about this matter, I can say cruel things, I am not satisfied with the money, and I will take out the old house of your Haining Cha family. ”

Chaste looked at Zhuang Hu's figure in a daze, and held back a sentence for a long time: "Where does my family live?" ”

Zhuang Hu either heard it, or he didn't hear it, and he didn't reply to Chasted's words.