This group of miners will not be able to leave until the end of the year, and their wages will naturally be paid after the year.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is approaching, everyone wants to earn more silver, and it is absolutely impossible for the miners to leave at this time.

The miners who showed up in the village this morning were very problematic.

"Auntie, what else do you know?"

Su Liuye pulled Xiao Wu to the stall and sat down, ordered a bowl of hot soup, and bought fresh meat at the stall next door.

Seeing that she had bought something, the stall owner and the two were very happy and hurriedly brought her something. Hearing her question, the stall owner of the butcher stall said.

"If you know something, you can't say it! Little lady, I see that you came down from the mountain, and you should also know that the mine is owned by the official family, and we unrelated people are not allowed to enter, but if someone in the family is on an errand in the mine, then you can go in. ”

"Little lady, there should be someone in your family who works as an errand in the mine, right?"

"Yes, my husband is in the mine."

"That's right." The stall owner nodded and said, "There will be officers and soldiers stationed in the mine on weekdays, and outsiders are not allowed to enter or leave during mining, and even your family members can only stay in the house on the mountain." I saw those people leave in a hurry this morning, and if they want to go back, they won't be able to do it again, and they will have to re-register. ”

"The miners are very strict in their selection to prevent anyone from stealing from the officials." The stall owner said, "I see that those people are in a hurry, and they don't seem to be going to ask for wages!" ”

"That's right, they're still early in the morning, and they left before dawn, so I really can't understand it!" The stall owner of the breakfast stall brought the hot noodle soup over, and when she heard Su Liuye and the others still chatting about it, she couldn't help but interject, "If you want to go back to the mine, you have to re-register, and when they leave the mine, they will be searched by officers and soldiers!" ”

"My Huzi has been working in the mine for several years, this rule has never changed, and I have never seen anyone come down from the mountain road early in the morning, everyone is a large group of people walking on the road over there, how can anyone come down from the path?"

"That's right! The officers and soldiers who searched their bodies were all on the side of the avenue, and they searched their bodies to confirm that there was no problem before they could go down the mountain! The owner of the butcher's stall seemed to remember something, and immediately answered, "So, the person who came down from the trail this morning is so suspicious!" I don't know if I stole something from the mountain, but I was afraid of being discovered, so I ran away secretly before dawn! If that's the case, they'll be caught, but the whole family will be affected! ”

"I can't tell!"

The stall owner of the breakfast stall simply sat down and gossiped, "Didn't someone in the town secretly run away from the mine before?" After being discovered by the officers and soldiers, I went to his house and found that his whole family had already moved away! Later, I heard that the man had already told others that he would steal the iron from the mine! ”

"What are you stealing it for? I haven't even heard of it! The butcher stall owner brought a small stool and asked.

The stall owner of the breakfast stall didn't know where to take out a handful of melon seeds and gave some to Su Liuye.

Swallowing melon seeds, they chatted more energetically.

"Sell it to someone else!" The owner of the breakfast stall said, "You don't know that the iron ore in the mine is far more than the creation of weapons, and these weapons are used by the imperial court to fight. ”

"Collaboration with the enemy?" Hearing this, the butcher's face changed.

They all live in the name of the village under the mine, and they have been here for so many years, even if they have not been to the mine, they have heard a lot of things, and they know a lot of inside information.

The iron on the iron mine is used to make weapons for the imperial court, so it has always been an important place for the imperial court, and there may be secrets about weapon drawings in it, if these things are leaked, it may be fatal to the army.

For so many years, entering and leaving the iron mine had to go through strict investigation and body searches, and once it was discovered that someone had secretly taken something from here, the officers and soldiers would immediately arrest him.

But some people, in the face of the huge temptation of money, will still be tempted to sneak something away from the mine.

Thinking that Aunt Fang Cai said that she saw someone sneakily leaving in the morning, Su Liuye squinted her eyes, a trace of surprise crossed her heart, and immediately asked, "Auntie, how many people did you see leaving the mine this morning?" ”

"Several!" Realizing the seriousness of the matter, when the aunt spoke, her voice was lowered a lot, "I looked at it at the time, there must be at least four people!" But they left in two groups, and the first one was a man in a black robe, who didn't look like a miner! ”

"I saw him too!" The stall owner of the breakfast stall said, "Is it covered in black all over your body?" It doesn't look like a good person! Then I saw a couple of miners coming. ”

Having lived here for so long, they naturally recognize what the miners look like.

"That black-robed man isn't in the same league as them, is he?" The butcher stall owner said, "That person doesn't look like a miner!" How can any miner be dressed in black? I don't think his clothes look like they are worn for work. ”

"That's it! Maybe it's a thief, sneaky! ”

"He is so bold to steal from the mines! But it's unlikely, right? The miner has something of value to steal, and he doesn't look like a good person! ”

Su Liuye took a sip of hot soup beside her, and listened silently to the discussion of the two aunts.

When she had almost eaten, she paid the money. After the two aunts left, she asked Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, when you went to look for me that day, did you see anyone outside the firewood room?" ”

"Nope." Xiao Wu shook her head, and as she spoke, her face showed doubt, "Mrs. Chu, I didn't meet anyone when I went to look for you that day. The miners were busy all day in the mountains, and with the fact that it was so cold at night, they would all stay in their rooms. Mrs. Chu, do you think that the black-robed man that the aunts said was the one who attacked you that day? ”

"Probably so." Su Liuye lowered her eyes, the strangulation marks on her wrists had already healed, and she couldn't see any traces.

But now she still remembers the feeling of being caught, and the raging fire seemed to be right in front of her.

The figure she saw last night should be someone sent by the Fifth Princess, but she asked Chu Yan to accompany her for one night, that person couldn't find a chance to do something here, plus there were officers and soldiers guarding the mine, he shouldn't dare to stay too long, and it was best to leave before dawn was completely bright.

If the man in black who walked in front was from the side of the fifth princess, then the miner who left behind must be the miner.

But why would the miners leave the mine at this time? Is it really because of ......