In the courtyard next door, a figure leaned lightly on an old elm tree, wearing a navy blue official uniform, with a long figure and delicate eyebrows, and was a handsome man. Shu Remnant's jaw was boiling, his narrow Danfeng eyes showed a narrow expression, raised his hands and lightly struck, and said, "Brother Chu is so courageous!"

Chu Yifan walked out of the door leisurely and said calmly: "It was your errand to catch the thief, but you left it to me, you are so leisurely!"

That man was none other than the Qin Feng Yang Qin Master from the capital, and he strolled around with a smile, as if he didn't mind the escape of the criminal.

After a while, Han Niu'er, who was tired and out of breath, ran back and said dejectedly: "Master Chu, that kid is too slippery, he actually ran away for him!"

Chu Yifan replied confidently: "If you can run, the monk can't run the temple, so don't worry about him for now." ”

Yang Xiucai sat on the ground in despair, his eyes firmly locked on the muddy ground in front of him. Han Niu'er came to his side and asked angrily, "Xiucai, you said you ......"

"Alas!"

Han Niu'er was so angry that he swung his big fist vigorously and slammed it against the wall, and the dirt fell in a torrent.

Yang Xiucai was still staring blankly at the small area in front of him, his eyes didn't move anymore, the whole person seemed to be dead, only the breath in and out of his nostrils showed a little sign of life.

Suddenly, Yang Xiucai saw a pair of delicate embroidered shoes appear in front of her, as well as a skirt with delicate lace. He trembled, slowly raised his head, and then quickly fell to the ground like the poison of a snake and scorpion, threw his face to the ground, covered the top of his head with his sleeve, and whimpered: "Shopkeeper, Xiucai me, I'm sorry for you!"

Chunju couldn't help but step forward and push him, and scolded hatefully: "Xiucai, do you still have a face? If it weren't for Miss, you would have been separated from your wife a long time ago, and maybe you wouldn't have been able to save your life. ”

Yang Xiucai lay on the ground tightly and didn't say a word.

Zhuang Meiyan sighed softly, stopped Chunju's accusation, and said in a low voice: "Xiucai, now that the matter is over, if you are willing to tell the truth of the matter, there may be a chance to remedy it." ”

Yang Xiucai shook his head and said: "Shopkeeper, Xiucai knows that he is guilty of a deep crime and his crime is unforgivable, please take me back to the capital and bring me to justice." The poison is caused by me, and the people are harmed by me, and it has nothing to do with others. ”

Seeing that this stupid Xiucai actually took all the things on himself, Chunju was so angry that he stomped his feet and was about to scold him, but was secretly dragged by Zhuang Meiyan, so he had to hold back.

Han Niu'er didn't hold back, and said angrily: "Xiucai, even Li San's bastard admitted it just now, and you still helped him hide it, why are you so confused!"

Chu Yifan said suspiciously: "Xiucai, aren't you afraid that Li San will harm you, and Lord Qin from the capital will make the decision for you, you don't have to worry, as long as you tell the truth about the matter, when the time comes, Lord Qin will give you a light sentence." ”

Everyone was trying their best to persuade Yang Xiucai, but he was obsessed, raised his head, looked at Qin Fengyang, and stubbornly insisted: "Thousands of mistakes are the fault of Xiao Ke alone, the sky net is magnificent, and the law is clear, please convict me in the case to show justice and justice." ”

The corners of Qin Fengyang's eyes rose slightly, revealing a somewhat playful smile, and his mouth repeated Yang Xiucai's last sentence.

"To show justice and justice, what a justice and fairness. ”

Zhuang Meiyan didn't say a word from beginning to end, her face was as usual, so that people couldn't guess her thoughts.

At the corner of the alley, half of the figure slowly appeared, and it was Yang Xiucai's wife, Sister-in-law Yang, leaning on the wall, her face like ashes, slowly holding on to the wall and walking towards Yang Xiucai. Yang Xiucai saw Sister-in-law Yang and bit her lower lip hard, not only because of shame but also because of weakness, and twisted her head to avoid colliding with Sister-in-law Yang's eyes.

Chunju saw Sister-in-law Yang coming, hurriedly ran to her side, hugged her body and persuaded: "Sister-in-law Yang, hurry up and persuade Xiucai, at this time, he is still obsessed and helps the bad guys hide it, isn't this hurting himself?"

Sister-in-law Yang suddenly stood still and said to herself: "Yes, I haven't made it clear at this time, isn't this confused?"

Chunju nodded hurriedly.

"That's right, you quickly persuade Xiucai, if he is coerced, he will not die for his crimes!"

Sister-in-law Yang pursed her lips, as if she had mustered up all her courage and quickened her pace. "Plop" knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. She did not kneel in front of Qin Fengyang and Lord Qin to intercede for her husband, but knelt in front of Zhuang Meiyan. Zhuang Mei's face showed pity, but she didn't stretch out her hand to help, but just sighed and said, "Sister-in-law Yang, why bother? ”

Chunju didn't know what to do, and then said: "Yes, Sister-in-law Yang, if Xiucai doesn't make this matter clear, Miss won't be able to help him, you should persuade your father-in-law." ”

Sister-in-law Yang's bloodless lips trembled slightly, and she finally made up her mind and said, "Third girl, no matter what happens to my father-in-law, the poison is caused by me." ”

As soon as these words came out, Chunju and Han Niu'er were stunned, Chu Yifan was also confused, Zhuang Meiyan was calm as usual, Qin Fengyang leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, like an outsider enjoying the play.

As soon as Sister-in-law Yang said this, she was relieved, and her speech became clearer, and the more she spoke, the smoother she became.

"I was instructed by Li San's brute to go back to my parents' house and beg my cousin to intercede for me, so I came to the third girl's winery to help. At first, the brute didn't say what he wanted me to do, just wanted me to sneak into the winery. Later, he brought someone to the winery to make trouble, and I realized that he was trying to trouble the third girl. ”

"Fortunately, the three girls are resourceful, not only treated him hard, but also helped us write off the debts owed to him. ”

After that toss, Wu Niang thought that the matter had passed, and she could spend peace with Xianggong You'er from now on. Who knew that a few days later, I went to the river alone to wash clothes, but I met that brute again, and he ......"

Speaking of this, Sister-in-law Yang's chest rose and fell, and she was so angry that she could hardly speak. Later, she settled down and said: "That beast actually forced me to drugged the third girl's wine, and at that time, the third girl made wine for the old man Chang in the capital, and he gave me a packet of medicinal powder, saying that it was okay to sprinkle a little bit into the jar, and it would not kill anyone." ”

"I ...... I was so confused that I did this unreasonable thing. ”

Qin Fengyang suddenly interjected and said, "You said that you gave the poison, so how many jars did you sprinkle poison in?"

Sister-in-law Yang said hesitantly: "At that time, I couldn't remember the panic, maybe it was three altars, or five altars." ”

Qin Fengyang smiled and said, "How many altars are there?"

Sister-in-law Yang was oozing sweat on her forehead, her hands were tightly grasping the placket of her clothes, and she said in a panic: "Oh, I remembered that it was five altars, six altars, and six altars." ”

Qin Fengyang smiled even more and said, "Six altars, don't change it?"

Sister-in-law Yang nodded and said, "If you don't change it, it's the Six Altars." ”

As soon as the words came out, he also knew that there was a loophole in this statement, and he was immediately embarrassed, and his face turned red.

Qin Fengyang laughed.

Yang Xiucai, who had never spoken, said quietly: "One altar, only one altar, and the poison given by Li San is not a little seaweed powder, at most it will make people vomit and diarrhea, and it will not be fatal." ”

Qin Fengyang nodded and said: "Sure enough, it is his wife Mo Ruofu, Yang Feng's family has indeed poisoned, but only one jar of wine was poisoned, and before this jar of wine could be sold, it was secretly moved out and drunk by the 'greedy' boy from the neighboring village." The 'Phoenix Nest' has always been safe and secure, and no outsiders have ever entered, how can these boys slip into the cellar and steal the poisoned jar of wine so coincidentally?

Yang Xiucai hung his head, obviously acquiescing to Qin Fengyang's statement.

Sister-in-law Yang looked at her husband in surprise, she didn't expect that her every move had already been discovered by her husband, and muttered: "Yes, I don't believe a word of the beast's words, he said that the medicine is not a big problem for the human body, I don't worry, I secretly mixed rice and fed a hare, and the rabbit died immediately." Although I was stupid, I also knew that human life could not be harmed, and he just wanted to make some trouble for the third girl, so I used seaweed powder instead of medicinal powder, and in a panic, I poured a bag of seaweed powder into a jar. ”

"Lord Qin, no matter what, I did this thing, it's not a matter of the father-in-law, please let my father-in-law go. ”

Sister-in-law Yang pleaded bitterly.

"My lord, you can know the amount of poison, every jar of wine is poisonous, drinking a little is not fatal, if you drink a lot of it, you can be poisoned to death. Yang Xiucai straightened up and said loudly.

Qin Fengyang's smile became more and more unpredictable, and said: "There is a common charge, and the two of you are fighting for it, but who is it good for?"

"What do you say? He suddenly raised his head and asked Zhuang Meiyan.

Zhuang Meiyan smiled slightly and said, "Lord Qin has already made a clear decision, why bother with the little girl?"

Qin Fengyang smiled and said, "It seems that Miss Zhuang has long known the mystery inside, so let's listen to it and explain it in detail." Li San coerced Yang Feng's poisoning, and Yang Feng's only secretly got some seaweed powder and put it in the wine jar, but Yang Xiucai found out. Yang Xiucai did not make a statement, and quietly induced a few bastards from the neighboring village to steal the wine out, which was considered to cover up the matter. Yang Xiucai did not give up, but went to Li San to settle accounts, but Li San instead wanted to blackmail Yang Xiucai, forced Yang Xiucai to poison again, and further asked Yang Xiucai to steal Miss Zhuang's wine recipe. Yang Xiucai made people pinch the handle and sink deeper and deeper, unable to extricate themselves. ”

Chunju was already stunned, and only then did she react a little, and asked thoughtlessly: "Why do Sister-in-law Yang and Yang Xiucai listen to Li San's mercy? Isn't the gambling debt already judged by the government to be a debt?"

This is also the only loophole in Qin Fengyang's entire story, everyone looked at Qin Fengyang in confusion, expecting him to give an explanation.

Qin Fengyang shook his head and said, "How can I know this, since it is a handle, it must be something that is difficult to talk about." ”

Before he finished speaking, Sister-in-law Yang gritted her teeth and said, "That beast has ruined my body...... He said he would never tell anyone about it as long as I did him a favor, but--"

Tears welled up, and Sister-in-law Yang said with tears: "Since the ancient road, killing people has paid for life, and life debts still need to be repaid. ”

As she spoke, she took out a pair of scissors from her arms and thrust them into her heart, she came this time with the heart of death, and the speed was very fast, and others had no time to stop her.

Zhuang Meiyan was shocked and said, "Sister-in-law Yang--"

said that it was too late, and there was one thing that reacted faster than everyone, and it shot down the scissors in Sister-in-law Yang's hand with a "snap", and everyone looked at it and it turned out to be a small stone.

Chu Yifan glanced at Qin Fengyang, who clapped his hands casually.

Yang Xiucai slowly approached Sister-in-law Yang's side, hugged her shoulders sadly, and said softly: "What a stupid woman, we are husband and wife, if it weren't for my confusion and gambling debts, how could you suffer that kind of suffering? ”

Sister-in-law Yang shook her head again and again, curled up in pain, and said, "No, no, Xianggong, my body is ......."

She was a woman of good family, and such an ugly thing was a great shame for her, and it saddened her more than death. If it weren't for the heart of death, I'm afraid she wouldn't have had the courage to tell these things in front of many people.

Although people are not dead now, their hearts are like ashes, and they have no interest in life.

Zhuang Meiyan palpitated, stroked her chest and said: "Sister-in-law Yang, there is nothing terrible about death, people will eventually die, but we have to think about the living, how pitiful it should be for You'er to have no mother at such a young age!"

This poked Sister-in-law Yang's biggest pain, she immediately cried bitterly, and Yang Xiucai hugged her body and comforted softly.

Zhuang Meiyan sighed softly when she saw this, turned around and left, Chunju naturally followed Miss, Han Niu'er was still confused, she was confused in place, and was turned around by Chunju and glanced at her viciously, and shouted in a low voice: "Hey, what are you still doing there?"

Han Niu'er followed quickly.

Chu Yifan and Qin Fengyang walked in opposite directions one after the other, and soon only Yang Xiucai and Sister-in-law Yang were left in the alley, and the two of them snuggled tightly together.

Chu Yifan stepped to catch up with Qin Fengyang, glanced at him, and laughed loudly: "The divine arrest is indeed the divine arrest, and the case is like a god, but why do you need to work for Lord Qin to take action in a small case?"

Qin Feng raised his eyebrows and lowered the corners of his eyebrows, and said indifferently: "I don't understand much below, it looks like it's just a small pond, and when you step into it, it's bottomless." The dead are only unknown people, and the perpetrators are just market gangsters who sell goods, and they are not big people. But this Zhuang girl is very interesting, intelligent, and really a rare strange woman. No wonder the man sent the captain of the Imperial Wind guard overnight, telling him not to be too difficult for the girl. ”

"Lord Yufeng?" Chu Yifan couldn't help but be moved, and said, "Could it be that Lord Yufeng, the 'fastest sword in the world', is the only one who can make Lord Yufeng come forward! But how could such a noble person as him know an ordinary woman in a small border town?"

"Yes, I'm also very curious, what kind of woman is this? Not only did it alarm that high-ranking figure, but even Brother Chu personally visited her for her, isn't it very intriguing?"

Chu Yifan was a little embarrassed, snorted, and said with a smile: "Chu just owes someone a life, and even a woman knows that it is difficult to repay the debt of life, how can someone Chu stay out." ”

A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of Qin Fengyang's mouth.

"What kind of life debt is it?" The more Brother Chu spoke, the more curious he became. ”

"Phew, why should I tell you?"

"Because our brother hasn't seen him for three years, because today you want to invite me to a bowl of send-off wine. ”

"Why are you inviting this guy to drink?" Chu Yifan muttered, "You are leaving? Why are you going to do this case so quickly? ”

Chu Yifan was noisy and shouting in the back, Qin Feiyang put his hands behind his back, smiled and walked forward, and the figures of the two quickly blended into the crowd.

Zhuang Meiyan mixed in with Chunju and the others, and everything was still normal on the street, and people didn't know what was happening in the alley.

Chunju endured it for a long time, and finally couldn't hold back and asked, "Miss, let's leave like this." Who gave the poison? ”

Zhuang Meiyan smiled: "The poison is not caused by the husband and wife anyway, and it is inconvenient for us outsiders to mix the rest of the things, I believe Xiucai will handle it himself." ”

"Then how can you be sure that it's not Xiucai, Xiucai himself admits it. Chunju still didn't understand.

"Fool, Xiucai agreed to poison Li San, but you think that he has to think of getting even a little seaweed powder that can't kill people into the wine jar, so how can he poison it? ”

Chunju didn't seem to understand, but Han Niu'er was still confused, and interjected and asked, "Since it wasn't Xiucai's poison, why did he admit it?"

Zhuang Meiyan smiled silently, Chunju glared at the stupid big man beside her, and said angrily: "Needless to say, he must have thought that Sister-in-law Yang secretly poisoned him when he didn't know it, so he fought to get it." ”

Han Niu'er suddenly realized.

Chunju said to herself: "People say that 'husband and wife are birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster comes', I can't imagine that Xiucai usually looks like a nest, and when it comes to life and death, it is a bit arrogant." ”

"Husband and wife are birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster comes" Zhuang Meiyan has never heard of this sentence, only repeating silently in her heart, she looked up and found that she was not far from the "Li Ji Silk Shop", her mother showed half of her body by the window on the second floor, her eyes looked at the clouds in the sky gently, her lips gently closed, and she sang a song again.

In Zhuang Meiyan's ears, there was a thick and magnetic man's voice, which he chanted softly by the stream that day:

Ge Sheng Mengchu, vines in the wild. Yumei dies here, who is alone?

Ge Sheng is covered with thorns, and the vines are in the domain. Yumei dies here, who lives alone?

The corner pillow is sloppy, and the brocade is rotten. Yumei died here, who is with Dudan?

Summer days, winter nights. After the age of 100, he returns to his home.

Winter nights, summer days. After the age of 100, it will be returned to its chamber.

Quietly, Zhuang Meiyan's face suddenly became as red as the sunset, and even his neck became red. She didn't even hear the conversation between Han Niu'er and Chunju.

Chunju suddenly grabbed her sleeve and shook it again and again, Zhuang Meiyan came to her senses, she felt that something was wrong, and secretly covered her face to cover it up: "It's weirdly hot, what are you flustered about?"

Chunju said in a panic: "Miss, look, what are those people doing in front of our store?"

In fact, there is no need for Chunju to explain, Zhuang Meiyan herself also saw the situation at the door.

The entrance of "Li Ji Silk Shop" is very lively, and the people who watch the excitement are surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside. Zhuang Meiyan and Chunju Han Niu'er finally broke through the crowd and squeezed in, and the three of them couldn't help but be surprised.

It was as if there had been a great flood in the shop, and it was as if a group of robbers had been provoked, and the contents of the shop were looted. The beautiful satin silks, the finished clothes hanging behind the counters, and even the small items such as belly pockets and purses on the counters were snatched up by others, the long tables that served as temporary counters were pushed to the ground, the stools and chairs were also thrown to the ground, and the half-embroidered silk cloth was thrown to the ground.

There were a lot of people standing in the shop, some holding a lot of cloth in their arms, some of them were slow to get their hands, so they grabbed them and made a lot of trouble, and a few big men rushed to the stairs leading to the second floor, arguing with someone.

At the throat where the staircase meets the second floor, there is a woman standing, holding a latch tightly in her hand, facing a group of big men, without showing weakness, her delicate little face shows a stubborn expression, and she shouts: "Whoever of you wants to go up to this second floor today, step on my body and go over, but as long as I have a breath, I can't allow you lawless guys to come up." ”

Although she is a weak woman, but with a desperate posture, these big men are really a little reluctant to provoke, so they are unwilling to go downstairs like this, so they confront each other like this. Someone scolded: "Stinky girl, what are you doing, you are just a girl in their family, a stinky worker, how much silver she gave you a month is worth working so hard!"

"That is, depending on whether you are a neighbor or a girl, it is not uncommon to do it with you, but your small body is not enough for a finger to pick up, and it will provoke you and kill you. "Someone scared her.

The woman tightly grasped the latch in her hand, which was the only thing she could rely on, and her thin lips were pursed into a line, and she said word by word: "If you want to make trouble, I can't take care of it, if you want to go upstairs, there is no way! If you want to find it, you can find the shopkeeper, there is an old lady living upstairs, and none of you can afford to shock the old man!"

The people on the stairs were still unwilling, and slowly squeezed forward, and the stairs were overwhelmed and made a "squeak" sound.

"Smack!" There was a crisp sound, and the shop suddenly fell silent. People invariably looked at the counter downstairs, but Zhuang Meiyan stood tall there, her eyes were awe-inspiring, and there were fragments of white porcelain teapots scattered under her feet.

Her gaze was restrained and deep, quietly sweeping over everyone's faces, and everyone who had been seen by her couldn't help but feel weak, and quietly lowered their heads, but no one dared to answer her.

Zhuang Meiyan breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, she recognized these people, they were not robbers from the mountains, they were the owners of various restaurants in the town and their buddies, wine sellers in the countryside. These people used to stutter that they wanted to get more good wine from her, or the latest wine from the cellar.

Now they are like debt collectors from hell, their eyes are hooked, but they don't dare to look at her directly, secretly looking at her, muttering and talking about something.

Zhuang Meiyan calmed down, slowly exhaled this breath from his lungs, and the corners of his mouth hooked up an arrogant smile, neither humble nor arrogant, and said loudly: "Everyone is coming to Meiyan's shop today, in broad daylight, is this going to be robbed!"

The last sentence was sonorous and powerful, and everyone was weak in the end, and no one dared to say anything after looking at each other.

On the stairs, a man in a black satin robe, with a slight bald head, held on to the handrail of the stairs, laughed dryly, and said, "Third girl, we are all in business, and we pay attention to fair trading." Third girl, there is a problem with your wine, and you killed people in the capital, and you continue to sell us wine, isn't this a clear trick?"

He shouted in his voice, and everyone immediately echoed him.

"It's just that we don't want your wine, and no one dares to drink it at all. ”

"Return the money!

"That's it, you frightened the guests of our restaurant, and there are still people looking for us. This is smashing our signboard and ruining our business, and you have to pay us money, don't you say?" the man took the opportunity to provoke.

"Yes, yes, lose money!"

The otherwise quiet crowd began to stir again.

Chunju angrily shouted at the man: "Boss Hu, what are you talking about, who said that there is a problem with our wine? That person's life has nothing to do with us at all, someone poisoned the wine." ”

The Boss Hu screamed, immediately laughed, and said, "Don't make a fool of yourself." I admit that it is poisonous wine, which is not to blame others. ”

The men around him immediately followed suit.

Chunju was so anxious that her face was flushed, and she wanted to jump up and argue with him, but she was stopped by Zhuang Meiyan. Zhuang Meiyan was surprisingly calm, with slightly pursed lips and slightly raised eyes, looking resolute.

She said coldly: "You have come to me today just to want an explanation. ”

Her voice was not loud, but her words were powerful, and she immediately shocked everyone.

Boss Hu obviously didn't expect her to be so calm, and not to get entangled with him on the issue of poisoning, and to the point. Stunned, he nodded abruptly and said, "Yes, our big guy is here to ask the third girl for an explanation, this matter is spreading in the town, and it really makes the big guy unable to open the door to do business." ”

Zhuang Meiyan slowly spoke, and said: "Whether it is poisoning or human life, it is the government's business to judge the case, and the clear ones are turbid, if the government finds out that there is a problem with my Zhuang Meiyan's wine, what kind of responsibility should I have, I Zhuang Meiyan will not shirk it, no matter who wants to take advantage of the chaos to put this murder charge on my head, Zhuang Meiyan will never agree!"

These words are reasonable, and even Boss Hu can't find anything wrong for a while.

"Then what if our wine is overstocked and can't be sold?" asked Boss Hu uneasily.

"Yes, we have a small business, and we can't afford it. This is the most concerned issue of the people, and immediately some people responded with the voice, and there was a commotion in the shop.

"I walk the streets and alleys every day, selling wine, and what I earn is a few hard money, and my family is waiting for me to buy rice for the pot with the money I sell every day. I don't want to come either...... Three girls, please have mercy. An old man burst into tears and cried in public, his voice desperate.

Zhuang Meiyan took a deep breath and said, "You don't need to panic, if you think that Meiyan's wine is not good, you can return the wine, I Zhuang Meiyan has no complaints, it's just--"

Everyone was making a fuss and wanted to come to ask for money, but when they heard that they could return the goods, they suddenly became happy, and they heard Zhuang Meiyan say a "but", they were afraid that the situation would change, and they all pricked up their ears.

Zhuang Meiyan paused, and a stern gaze swept over everyone's faces.

"However, there is an ugly saying that I will pay the original price for your return today, and if you want to order wine from me again on the other day, you will have to pay three times the price, and if you are willing to spend time with me, and do not return the wine today, I will be grateful, and I will always sell the wine at half price with him in the future. ”

Selling wine at half price is indeed tempting, and people can't help but hesitate a little.

Boss Hu stroked his palm and smiled: "Okay! The third girl is really fast-talking! She has courage and courage, and she admires and admires!

Zhuang Meiyan said coldly: "If the government finds out that there is a problem with the wine that is indeed Meiyan, Zhuang Meiyan is willing to compensate everyone for all losses." ”

"As long as there is a problem with your wine, whether it is poisoned by someone or your wine itself is poisonous, you must compensate us for our losses, does the third girl mean this?" Boss Hu chased after him.

Xi Ruolan stepped into the door, and immediately scolded loudly when she heard the words: "Hu bald, are you still a person when you say this?

Boss Hu smiled, his face was cold, and said: "This is not to ask you, what are you interjecting? Third girl, in front of the big guy, you always have to give an explanation." ”

Zhuang Meiyan gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, as long as there is a problem with my wine, whether it is poisoned and framed, or for any other reason, in a word, I Zhuang Meiyan will pay to the end." ”

"Okay! happy!" Boss Hu stretched out his thumb, gestured at Zhuang Meiyan, and swaggered downstairs.

"Come, remember that my Hu Laoer's wine is five hundred jars of 'carmine', and there are three hundred jars still in your wine cellar, the three girls' newly brewed good wine, the price is not cheap, one or two silver and one jar, the girl has to settle the account, I will ask the guys to send it over in the afternoon, don't forget to give the silver then." ”

With that, he took a few of his men and walked away.

Under his leadership, people who were originally a little hesitant stepped forward to report the number.

"I'm a hundred altars. ”

"I'm fifty altars. ”

Zhuang Meiyan walked to the counter in person, polished the pen, spread out the white paper, and wrote down one by one in a dignified manner. There were fewer and fewer people, and at this time, an old man came over, muttering in front of the counter for a long time, and said, "Three girls, old man......"

Xi Ruolan was as anxious as a cat's claw scratching her heart, but she couldn't help, and when she saw this old man, she immediately begged: "Daddy Xu, don't make a mess of your old man, I won't say what Sister Zhuang is doing to others, I just say how it is to you, you should always know it in your heart." At the beginning of the year, you came to her to buy wine or the money you owe, and it took more than a month to change it, and my sister didn't blame a word, not only gave you wine, but also added more to you every time, and the price was the lowest. You can't be like everyone else and rub salt into her wound at this time. ”

Old man Xu didn't dare to look at Zhuang Meiyan's eyes, hung his head, pinched a broken straw hat in his hand, and sighed: "Old man knows that falling into the well is not a human thing, but ...... Alas, the old man's little grandson has been sick recently...... There's really no way out. Third girl, the two loads of wine I picked up yesterday have been broken, you see......"

Xu Laohan was very embarrassed and stood up.

Xi Ruolan was angry, pointing at Xu Laohan trembling all over, unable to say a word.

Zhuang Meiyan raised her head and smiled, and said softly: "It's okay, Daddy Xu, your wine will be left at home first, and I will give you two taels of silver as the capital and then go to other places to buy wine." And a few of you, I know that you are all small businesses, walking around the streets and selling a few changes to supplement the family, all like Father Xu, I will pay you the silver first. ”

The few people who hesitated at the end of the queue were dressed simply, they were all hawkers from poor families, and they didn't really want to quit drinking, but they really couldn't afford to pay for it. Hearing that Mei Yan promised this, he couldn't help but smile, and took the silver and thanked him and left.

The crowd finally dispersed. At last, their conscience was not clear, and when they left, they quietly put the silk and satin cloth they had snatched back on the counter, but they were in a mess. Zhuang Meiyan looked at the list in her hand, which was full of writing, and suddenly felt dizzy, and she stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

Chunju was the closest, and her eyes were quick to shake it. Zhuang Meiyan held the counter with one hand, smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

Chunju still looked at her with a worried face, hesitated for a while, and said, "Miss, you are also tired for a long time, go upstairs and take a rest." ”

Xi Ruolan also echoed and said, "Sister, don't be too sad, there is justice in the world, these people are blind and only recognize the immediate benefits." I know that Hu bald, he and Liu Fatzi are brothers, when he came to the winery to order wine, his father said to beware of him, and my sister was careless. ”

Zhuang Meiyan glanced at the bill, Hu Bald had the most wine, and it was the best and most expensive wine, and she remembered that every time a new wine came out of the cellar, he was sold out, and other restaurants had almost no chance to order new wine. She narrowed her eyes, the more she thought about it, the more suspicious she became, like a predetermined conspiracy, but unfortunately her experience was too shallow, and she couldn't see through it for a while.

The total amount of silver added up to more than three thousand taels. Zhuang Meiyan doesn't have so much silver in her hand at all, and now the winery's business can't continue to operate, and there is no money to enter, so if she wants to make up the silver for a while, where can she get it?

Everyone was worried and didn't say a word. Zhuang Meiyan's gaze crossed everyone's shoulders and finally landed on the woman on the stairs. Zhuang Meiyan beat her spirits and said softly: "Lady of the Hong family, thank you for your hard work." ”

The little lady couldn't help but blush, and the pungency of Shicai was gone, and she pinched the corners of her clothes a little shyly, and said: "Third girl, the little girl is guarding her own duty, you asked me to watch the house for a while, but it was like this, it was useless for the little woman." ”

Seeing the truth in adversity, this little lady doesn't know her name, and everyone calls her the daughter-in-law of the Hong family. She was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and she married into the Hong family in the town last year, her husband was sick, and she married her to be happy, but her husband's illness became more and more serious, and he died before the New Year. The in-laws thought that she had killed her husband, and her belly was not angry, so she failed to continue the incense for the Hong family, so she was kicked out of the house. She went back to her parents' house, and her mother's family said that the water spilled by the married daughter had no reason to live at home, and sent her back.

She was homeless, Zhuang Meiyan saw her pitiful, and she did embroidery work in the silk shop, and also lived in the silk shop at night. Zhuang Meiyan also asked Chunju to take the clothes she didn't wear to her, this little lady is silent on weekdays, and she can't think of the critical moment but has the idea of loyally protecting the Lord, compared with those who usually ask for good wine for themselves, and people who are ruthless in their own troubles, it is really a world of difference.

Zhuang Meiyan was full of emotion in her heart, and secretly remembered her in her heart.

Chunju and others began to clean up the shop, and the embroidery table counter that was pushed down by people was lifted up again, and the cloth was still placed on the counter one by one.

Chunju got up and moved her somewhat sore waist, and suddenly found something, she looked behind the empty counter, and asked suspiciously, "Miss Ruolan, can you see where our young lady has gone?"

Xi Ruolan was sweeping the floor with her head down, and said without raising her head: "Sister has been sitting at the counter in a daze." ”

As she spoke, she also looked up and couldn't help but let out a "huh".

"I was here just now. ”

The daughter-in-law of the Hong family entered the door with a basin of water, and said, "Miss just went upstairs, and it's been a while." ”

Chunju was not very relieved, threw down the rag in her hand, and kicked upstairs, and after a while, she ran down out of breath again, and shouted down on the stairs: "Miss is not upstairs, everyone help find it." ”

Where have the people gone? The shop has become a mess again.

Midsummer is coming, the wind in the mountains is still cool, the east of Qiyang Town is a vast ocean, north of Qiyang Mountain, the climate is suitable, warm in winter and cool in summer. The snow on the summit of Qiyang Mountain does not melt all year round, and even now that summer is approaching, it is still covered with snow.

Zhuang Meiyan quietly walked out the back door and came alone to a small hill on the east side of the town. She sat on the outermost edge of the cliff, hugging her knees and quietly admiring the Qiyang Mountain, which was surrounded by thousands of greens, and the silver-white peaks in the distance, which were as crystal clear as white jade, shining brightly in the sun.

The sun shone brightly overhead, Zhuang Meiyan sat tired, raised her arms above her head and stretched her waist lazily, her bent legs naturally drooped on the edge of the cliff, looking at it from the side, it seemed that as long as a strong wind blew could blow people down the cliff, this situation made people shudder.

Zhuang Meiyan was not afraid, she raised her head slightly, loosened her bun, and let the wind dance with her long hair.

From here, you can overlook the whole town to the west, Qilian Mountain to the north, and the sea looming in the distance to the east. She was the only one who knew this place, and sometimes she came here alone to sit quietly when she was tired of work, and the scenery was pleasing to the eye, and the tiredness and sorrow soon disappeared with the wind.

However, no matter how the breeze blew today, it could not take away her sorrow after all, and she couldn't help but sigh.

What should she do?

Suddenly, someone pushed her hard from behind, and she was taken aback, and her body fell involuntarily.

"Ahh