It stands to reason that on an occasion like today, the Taoist priest should have appeared to make a difference, but he has been here for so long, but there is no clue at all.

He didn't have anyone with him, and his energy was limited, so after thinking about it, he still took the dog to the county office.

This county order was arranged not long after the emperor ascended the throne, and it was quite reliable, so I went straight to it.

The county order is quite diligent, and Lu Baichuan was working in the yamen when he looked for it, so he wouldn't find anyone.

In order not to let too many people know his identity, Lu Baichuan did not alarm the guards outside, and went directly to find someone.

The county commander looked at the notebook in his hand carefully, felt someone approaching, and frowned: "What's the matter?" ”

"Lord Lu, long time no see."

When the county magistrate heard this voice, he only felt strange and familiar, and when he looked up, he instantly recognized Lu Baichuan.

"General Lu, why are you here?"

He hurriedly got up and saluted Lu Baichuan, and the dog also gave him a junior salute in a proper manner.

"Little boy, hurry up and excuse me, what does the general have to order?"

The county magistrate was very respectful, invited them to take a seat, and was about to let people pour tea, when Lu Baichuan stopped him: "Don't bother, the less people know about what I came over, the better." ”

The county commander knew that Lu Baichuan had something to order, so he waited respectfully and waited for Lu Baichuan to speak.

"Lord Lu, do you know the reason why there are suddenly more people in the city recently?"

Lu Baichuan stared at the county order tightly, not letting go of any of his reactions.

The county magistrate replied very ordinarily: "I know, why the news of the treasure came, it was all the affairs of the people in the rivers and lakes, and the lower officials felt that it did not cause casualties to the people, but could generate income for the local people, and it could also increase the tax revenue of the government, so the lower officials felt that it was harmless, so they went with them." ”

When these people first came, the county magistrate also paid close attention, and they were worried that they would harm the people in the city, but they didn't expect that they just wanted to find someone and inquire about the news of the treasure everywhere, and when they heard it, they were fooling people, so they didn't care much.

Lu Baichuan felt that this reason was quite reasonable, and the arrival of so many people could indeed make his results in office look much better.

"Then Lord Lu knows that behind this, there is a group of mountain bandits who are doing it, I have heard with my own ears, the wife and children of the owner of the Xilai Building are in the hands of those people, so they will help each other do things."

Lu Baichuan continued to probe for fear that this Lu County Order would collude with the mountain bandits.

The county magistrate was shocked: "What? Didn't those people come for a Taoist priest? Why is the owner of Xilai House involved again? ”

After asking this question, the county magistrate was also very embarrassed, thinking that he was a county magistrate, but he didn't know anything, which was really embarrassing.

He immediately said: "Don't worry, general, the lower official will send someone to investigate!" ”

As he spoke, he got up and was about to leave, Lu Baichuan explained: "Let them be careful, don't startle the snake." ”

"Yes!"

After the county order left, Lu Baichuan picked up the notebook on his case and looked at it casually, it was a case from previous years, and the county order really checked whether there were any omissions in it, because there were traces of his sketch on it.

This person is indeed reliable, and Lu Baichuan is relieved.

The county magistrate came back after a while, and personally brought in a pot of tea and a plate of pastries to entertain the father and son.

Both of them were not polite, sat down and drank tea while talking about these things in the city, and Lu Baichuan told him all the news he had learned.

Only then did the county order fully realize the seriousness of the matter, and immediately said that he would definitely investigate it carefully and never let those mountain bandits go unpunished.

Lu Baichuan said: "The wife and children of the owner of Xilailou are still in their hands, don't act rashly, wait until I go to save the person first, you now focus on finding the whereabouts of that Taoist priest." ”

The county order said again and again, and Lu Baichuan left with the dog.

Back in the village, Lu Baichuan left the dog at home, briefly told Jiang Jiuniang about the situation, ate something and left again, he had to check it himself.

The dog gushed about everything he saw to Jiang Jiuniang, and Jiang Jiuniang blurted out: "That Taoist priest is either still alive or dead." ”

Dogs: ...... Well said, don't say it next time.

Jiang Jiuniang followed Sister-in-law Zhang outside for a day, she was really tired, so she went back to the house to rest, the dog felt that what she saw today, those people were like crazy, no matter what others said, it would cost money, such a phenomenon had not been seen before, and it had to be recorded.

Later, the dog moved a small stool very diligently to the stove room to start cooking, the father was not there, he was responsible for taking care of the mother and the baby in her belly, this time has been walking outside, he has learned to make a few simple home-cooked dishes, so that there is no need to go to Aunt Zhang's house to eat.

When he was busy living, the door of his small courtyard was pushed open, and an old woman walked in, looked around, and asked in a loud voice, "Is anyone at home?" ”

So said, but the man had already come straight into the stove, and there was smoke coming from the chimney, which she had seen a long time ago.

The dog didn't have time to answer, and stared at the old woman who had already broken in.

"Yo, are you the one, what's your name, the second dog or the dog?"

The sharp and unpleasant voice sounded, and the dog remembered who this man was.

This person is his grandmother Sun's sister-in-law Li, who lives in the next few villages, but I didn't expect to hear the news of their return.

The dog had a very bad impression of the Li family, but thinking that he hadn't seen him for many years, he still made a thorough number of etiquette, jumped off the small bench, and said in a proper manner: "Hello uncle and grandmother, I am a dog." ”

"Eh, it's rare, little dog, you still remember me!"

Li instantly laughed into an old chrysanthemum, but the dog emphasized with a small face: "Uncle and grandma, I call it a dog, not a dog!" ”

"It's all the same, it's all the same!"

Li Shi waved his hand nonchalantly, looked around, and said, "Didn't you say that your family is back?" What about your father, why did you leave a little doll to cook? You're still a boy, how expensive you are! It's just that your old Lu family doesn't take the male baby seriously, in our grandson's family, the male baby is a great blessing! Your family, it's all your grandmother who has ruined the family style! ”

Li smacked his lips vigorously, feeling that it was a very difficult thing for the Lu family man to go down to the kitchen.

The dog was immediately unhappy, and retorted: "Uncle and grandma, my grandmother is very good, because of this, my father and we are taught very well, my mother is pregnant and needs to rest, I should take care of her, didn't my uncle take care of you when my uncle and grandmother were pregnant?" ”

One sentence stunned Li Shi speechless, glaring at him and grinning.

"I don't tell you little cub, call your mother out, I've been here for so long, and she doesn't come out to greet any of her juniors, do you really think that when you are developed, you can ignore our poor relatives?"