Lu Wei had never heard of this name in his memory, and asked again: "Tell me everything you know!" ”

"This father's father was originally a small businessman, literate and hyphenated, he followed his father to do business since he was a child, and later, the Hu people came in, and gave his mother to that...... "The village chief said unspeakably, "His father didn't dislike it, and later, his mother gave birth to a girl, with green eyes and a high nose bridge, and she was quite good-looking." ”

Lu Wei and Zhang Yuqing glanced at each other, and horror flashed in their eyes at the same time.

This person's mother's experience is very similar to Liu Quan's mother.

Did they find this Du Jingyi through Liu Quan, or did there be an invisible hand that instructed Liu Quan's so-called friends to find Liu Quan, and pushed them to find this place?

"And then?" Lu Wei asked.

The village copied his sleeves and sighed, "It is said that their family is also unlucky, his father met the Hu people when he was doing business, and asked the Hu people to rob them, and the corpses were thrown in the ravine, and when they found it, they were almost gnawed by wild beasts." Later, he got sick, the poor family couldn't open the pot, his mother had no choice, so she sold his sister-in-law, his illness was cured, and his mother was gone, and now his family is alone. ”

An atmosphere of silence spread among the crowd.

Zhang Yuqing looked back at the old bed of black cotton wool and asked, "What about others?" Do you know where he went? ”

The village chief shook his head, "Who knows?" He had been gone for months, out of nowhere, and he had been seen coming back two days before, but now he was gone. ”

At this moment, Lu Wei keenly raised his head and saw a little boy lying on the courtyard wall.

The little boy was startled and quickly retracted his head.

The village chief hurriedly said: "It is the house next door to the Du family, and a widow is living with her son. ”

"Where's his father?" Zhang Yuqing asked.

The village chief hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "A few years ago, the adults of Baochuan had to collect a cigarette tax......

A guard asked, "What is the smoke tax?" ”

I've never heard of it!

"Ahem, as long as the fire is cooking at home and smoke outside, you have to pay money to the yamen, and this money is called smoke tax!" The village chief said.

Zhang Yuqing was silent in her heart, but it was just a corrupt official who cleverly set up a name to collect money and scrape the last drop of oil and water from the people. There are Hu people who invade and loot outside, and there are corrupt officials who knock on the bones and suck the marrow, no wonder there are only so many people in such a big place as Baochuan.

The common people are really forced to have no way to survive.

"His father said that this was the official collecting money privately, so that the people in the yamen heard it, and dragged his father to the county town with shackles, and his father wore shackles and stood at the door of the yamen for a few days, and if he didn't eat or drink, the people were gone." The village chief sighed and said, "Thanks to Du Jingyi, who often helped them in her later life." ”

Lu Wei was furious, "Which adult?" ”

The village chief hurriedly said: "My lord is angry, it was many years ago, and that adult is no longer in Baochuan!" Since you came to Baochuan, our people's lives have been much better than before! ”

Lu Wei and Zhang Yuqing came out against the wind and snow, but they didn't find the legendary shopkeeper, but they couldn't go home empty-handed.

After dark, Lu Wei sent men and horses to ambush on the way in and out of the village, and sent people to surround this person's family, as long as this person entered the village, it would be difficult to fly.

The night wind blew so hard that it blew on people's faces like a knife, the snow stopped, and a bright moon hung in the sky.

Fang Qin and Kou Leguo, according to the news provided by Liu Quan, caught a salt thief, followed the vine, wiped out all the thieves, and specially sent someone to report the news.

Zhang Yuqing's frozen hands and feet were numb, and she sighed: "The winter in Baochuan is too cold!" ”

After running for a day, I didn't catch the "big shopkeeper", and I was frozen into a popsicle. It seems that there are always clues to be sent, but the returns are broken at the critical moment.

This made Zhang Yuqing feel like being played by the "big shopkeeper", in short, very unhappy.

Lu Wei stood beside her, unfolded his cloak, blocked the wind for Zhang Yuqing, and said slowly: "It's not as good as Jiangnan." ”

"Of course it's better than Jiangnan!" Zhang Yuqing said.

Isn't this nonsense? If Baochuan is like Jiangnan, then it is still called the northwest border!

Lu Wei looked at her, suddenly bent down to approach Zhang Yuqing, and asked, "What?" Regret not marrying to Jiangnan? ”

Zhang Yuqing looked at him inexplicably.

"If you marry in that good place in Jiangnan, don't you have to come here with me to drink the northwest wind?" Lu Wei said.

If Zhang Yuqing marries Jiangnan, she will definitely be in harmony with Rodin Yangqin and be a carefree lady in the back house.

Zhang Yuqing opened her mouth and poured a mouthful of cool breeze, suddenly choked, turned around and coughed, crying and laughing, what kind of nerve is this?

Lu Wei's heart was sour, why did Zhang Yuqing's reaction be so big when he mentioned Jiangnan, and the eight achievements were unfinished!

Yes, the world is impermanent, and everything goes wrong! Zhang Yuqing rolled her eyes in her heart.

If it weren't for the nonsense of the monk of Huangjue Temple, she didn't know if she would marry Luo Danyang, but Lu Wei would definitely marry Zhang Yuying, how could she not be reduced to being forced into a country girl by the Zhang family.

Lu Wei felt that his heart was colder and desolate than the northwest wind raging at the moment, and he couldn't help but say: "Jiangnan is nothing good, Jiangnan...... There are many people in Jiangnan and few places, there are many sour and rotten literati, and there are many rules! ”

Zhang Yuqing finally stopped coughing, frowned and said, "What's wrong with you Jiangnan?" Do you have such a big opinion about Gangnam? ”

Lu Wei hated the itchy teeth in his heart, hated Zhang Yuqing for not understanding the amorous feelings, hated her for pretending to be someone else in her heart, and in anger, grabbed Zhang Yuqing's shoulders with both hands, facing her, with a little anger, and said: "I just don't like Jiangnan!" ”

The two looked at each other, one high and one low, the bright moonlight reflected the snow on the ground, reflected in Zhang Yuqing's dark eyes, and the rippling glimmer in those eyes made Lu Wei indulge in it silently.

Lu Wei looked at the red lips and couldn't help but lower his head.

Just then, a guard creaked through the snow.

Zhang Yuqing excitedly shook off Lu Wei and stepped forward, "How is it?" ”

"Someone has entered the village!" The guard whispered.

Lu Weitie blushed and looked at the guards expressionlessly.

"Okay, don't startle the snake." Zhang Yuqing advised.

The guard was furious by Lu Wei's murderous eyes, and he cheered up his spirit, and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, as long as he enters the courtyard, we will arrest people!" He can't run away from it! ”

Zhang Yuqing smiled, "Go!" ”

A dark cloud gradually obscured the bright moonlight, and the whole land was plunged into darkness, except for the faint light reflected by the snow.

Zhang Yuqing and Lu Wei were hiding in the backyard when they heard the door creak open.

There was silence all around, except for the creaking of people's feet on the thick snow.

However, at this moment, a heart-rending scream suddenly came from the courtyard next door, "Brother Jingyi, you run!" ”

Zhang Yuqing's face changed greatly, and before the word "arrest" could be shouted, Lu Wei had already drawn out a long knife, lightly touched the snow with his toes, and rushed over like a big peng with wings spread.

In the flash of lightning, the man also showed his blade.

The sound of the blade striking was particularly harsh in the silent night, and the man was obviously invincible to Lu Wei, and he was immediately hit by the force of Lu Wei's knife and took a few steps back and fell to the ground.

The guards who had been lying in ambush in the courtyard swarmed up and subdued the man to the ground.

The sky was dark, Zhang Yuqing couldn't see clearly at all, only heard a few swishing sounds of breaking the air, and every time the sound of breaking the air came out, one of the guards who suppressed the person jumped up with a scream, and it seemed that every shot did not miss.

The entourage quickly lit the torches, and Zhang Yuqing saw a teenage boy riding on the courtyard wall, holding a slingshot in his hand, aiming at the guards to fire.

Someone on the other side of the wall immediately dragged him down.

Zhang Yuqing quickly ran over with a torch, and the guards who were hit by the slingshot each covered their noses, and blood was dripping from their noses.

The man who was crushed in the snow raised his head.

He was a very young man, in his early twenties, with clear eyebrows and a kind smile.

was suppressed by so many people and became a prisoner, not only was he not afraid, but he also smiled at Zhang Yuqing calmly.

Zhang Yuqing looked at him condescendingly.

At this time, the village chief brought someone to escort the little boy over, and apologized to Lu Wei and Zhang Yuqing in a panic, saying that he was careless for a while, and he didn't take care of the child, and almost made him a big deal.

The boy writhed hard, trying in vain to break free, and scolded loudly: "You are all lackeys of the government! You will be punished! ”

The village chief scolded angrily, "This Lord Dusi is different!" Our days have been so much better since he came! ”

"They caught Brother Jingyi! They're the bad guys! The boy exclaimed.

The village chief whispered: "If your brother Jingyi didn't do anything bad, Lord Dusi could arrest him?" ”

Don't talk about him, who in the village doesn't mutter, what is Du Jingyi doing outside? If you can work and catch it yourself, what a big deal this must be!

Zhang Yuqing looked at the slingshot in the boy's hand, and then looked at the bloody noses of the guards, secretly frightened.

It was dark and dreary, with only a faint glimmer of snow that I couldn't see clearly, and the boy was able to hit the guards in the nose with precision from so far away!

The reason why he slapped his nose was because everyone was wearing thick clothes, and it was useless for him to hit the place where he was wrapped in cotton clothes.

Such astonishing eyesight and accuracy, as well as keen observation, are unmatched by archers who have been trained in the barracks for many years!

Zhang Yuqing became short of breath, looked at the little boy's eyes with golden light, and ordered the guards, "Take him away too." ”

The village chief was shocked and said with a smile: "Madam, he is just an ignorant child......

A woman next to her cried bitterly, knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Yuqing, "Madame, please spare him!" He's not sensible, I'll beat him to give you a breath! ”

The man on the ground, who had been silent, spoke, with a helpless smile in his voice, "I said Mrs. Dusi, didn't you come to arrest me?" Now that I've been caught, why bother with a child? ”