"yes, that's pretty strange." Sister-in-law A Niu looked in the direction of the mine with doubts on her face, "Although the mine needs a large number of miners every year, not everyone can become a miner. ”

"I miss my Ah Niu, because his father and mother left early, and if we have any other relatives here, the government won't let Ah Niu go."

Speaking of this, Uncle Niu scratched his head with a smile, "Yes, to be a miner, you must be a local, your parents are alive at home, and it is best if you have complete brothers." The mine belongs to the imperial court, and it is specially used to build weapons for soldiers to fight, but not just anyone can enter it, if anyone dares to steal the things in the mine, the officers and soldiers will immediately go to the house to search for it. ”

"That's right." Sister-in-law Ah Niu nodded, her eyes still worried, "Mrs. Chu, if you really find that someone has stolen away from the mine, you have to tell Mr. Chu immediately!" Over the years, I have heard of one time when the miners in the mine ran out while no one was looking, and when the officers and soldiers went to arrest them, their whole families moved away! ”

"What happened in the end?"

Sneaking out of the mine and letting the whole family move away, it must be a collaboration with the enemy and treason! Being caught is definitely a capital crime for the whole family, and not only that, but it will also affect the stewards at the time.

Su Liuye's heart sank, she really didn't expect to happen to encounter this kind of thing.

According to the aunt at the breakfast stall, there seem to be three people who ran out of the mine this time, and they should have all discussed it together, otherwise they would not have left together.

Three miners left at once, and such an incident in the mine must have made the court angry, so they must be recovered.

"I must have been found in the end!" Sister-in-law A Niu said, her expression showed fear, "I heard that when I found it, the person was already running to the border, and he was caught by the officers and soldiers on the spot." I wanted to take them back to the capital for interrogation to see who instructed them, but on the first night, the miner's family was killed mysteriously, and not a single one was left alive! ”

"That's right! It seems to have been a few years ago. Uncle Niu also said, pointing to the road to the mine outside, "At the beginning, the government posted the notice on the side of the mountain road, and everyone could see it." The miners were all from the vicinity of here, and I heard that the escaped miner was from the next village. ”

"To do such a thing." Sister-in-law Ah Niu sighed.

Su Liuye had already guessed the fate of the traitor, but if he was killed before he was escorted back to the capital, I am afraid that the person who bought him behind his back would do it, for fear that he would reveal something that should not be revealed when he returned to the capital.

After lunch, Su Liuye took a short rest, and the voice of Uncle Niu speaking came from outside.

Before she could get up to look, there was a knock on the door.

"Mrs. Chu, have you slept? Hu: He's back. "It's Sister-in-law's voice.

Ahu? Su Liuye's eyes moved slightly, if I remember correctly, this Ah Hu seems to be the person Uncle Niu called over to help deliver the token, did he come back so soon?

Thinking of this, Su Liuye hurriedly put on his robe, pushed open the door and saw Uncle Niu chatting with a young man in the courtyard.

Fang was far away, and she didn't see what Ah Hu looked like. At this moment, Ah Hu is only thirteen or fourteen years old at most, a very young man, with dark skin and not a tall figure, but he looks very strong.

"Mrs. Chu, come here, Ah Hu has already brought all the tokens over."

Sister-in-law Niu brought her over.

Hearing that she was coming, Uncle Niu and Ah Hu both looked over. Uncle Niu stepped forward quickly and hurriedly said, "Mrs. Chu, Ah Hu said that Mr. Chu already knew about it and was investigating this matter, and he also sent someone to chase those miners." ”

"Yes, ma'am."

Ah Hu said.

His voice was hoarse, and it didn't sound like a young man of fourteen or fifteen years old, staring with eyes like beasts, with sharp eyes, like a lurking beast looking at strangers.

Su Liuye was stunned, a little unsure where he had offended Ah Hu, why did he stare at her with such eyes?

Sensing her gaze, Ah Hu quickly lowered his head, his face tense with immaturity.

"Mrs. Chu, don't get me wrong, Ah Hu didn't mean it!"

Seeing the sight between them, Uncle Niu hurriedly stepped forward to explain, "Ah Hu is an orphan in the village, his father and mother left early, and we are taking care of him." He usually follows me to the mountains to hunt, and he probably doesn't know how to get along with others, so don't blame him. ”

"Uncle Niu, you misunderstood, I didn't mean that."

Su Liuye was secretly shocked in her heart, and hurriedly explained on her face.

After some inquiry, I found out that when Ah Hu found Chu Yan, he was already investigating the miner's disappearance, and he had already sent someone to find him. Knowing that Su Liuye went to the village at the foot of the mountain, Chu Ya was a little surprised and sent someone to find her.

Ah Hu came to inform him first because he was running fast.

"Then I'll pack my things now."

Su Liuye also knew that she couldn't waste time, so she hurried back to the house to pack up her things. Before the people who came to pick her up came, she went to ask a few aunts for more information.

The aunts didn't know much about it, it was still those, but they just said one more thing, "They seem to have gone in a carriage!" ”

"In a carriage?" The owner of the butcher stall next to him was surprised, "Aren't those miners a few miners?" How did they take the carriage away, it was difficult to find the carriage on a big winter day, so it was better to come early in the morning to pick them up. ”

"Really, just by carriage!" The owner of the breakfast stall affirmed, "I watched them get into the carriage with my own eyes, and the carriage was waiting there." She pointed in the right direction.

Su Liuye looked at the past, and the path from the village over there, from here, he could leave the village directly.

"There's a carriage."

I don't know what I remembered, the butcher stall owner's face changed slightly, and he had an expression of wanting to say something. But seeing that Su Liuye was still there, she quickly closed her mouth and didn't dare to say more.

"Did they just go in a carriage?" Su Liuye asked.

"That's right." The stall owner of the breakfast stall nodded, "I watched them go with my own eyes, and there will definitely be no mistake!" But where they're going, I really don't know. ”

"Okay, Auntie, thank you."

Su Liuye probably had the answer in her heart, thinking that Chu Yan's people were about to come over, she said goodbye and left.

As soon as he walked away, there was a low discussion of two aunts behind him.

"Why did you tell her! She knew at a glance that it wasn't from our village, so don't tell anyone about those things! ”

"Why don't you say it! Ouch, don't you know yet? Those miners just ran away! If you don't tell the government quickly, you might do something bad! ”