"Huh?"

"In the past few days, his mind has not been on studying, and he has not done a good job in his studies."

"Stay well, just then I entered the Deer Cave Academy and started to desert, this kid is too easy to float."

Shen Hong glanced at the sachet in his hand, which was stained with the aroma of laundry soap, and the fabric was still warm, thinking that his sister-in-law was tired from climbing the mountain.

"Sister-in-law, drink water."

He turned around and poured Lin Piao a cup of cold boiled water, which was a tea set that they had in each room, and they could go to the small kitchen to get hot water every day.

Lin Piao took the cup he handed over, glanced at Shen Hong, and put it down: "Pour me the kettle, you just have a cup here." ”

Shen Hong's expression was a little surprised, and he looked at Lin Piao strangely: "Sister-in-law thinks I have used ......?" ”

"No, no, I'm afraid you'll think I've used it." Lin Piao didn't say much, picked up the water cup and dried up, after all, he was really thirsty.

This kid's house is so clean, Lin Piao is still worried that he has a habit of cleanliness, and he has never touched anything like a water cup in his house.

After drinking the water, Lin Piao put the cup down, and Shen Hong poured him another glass: "The utensils are clean after washing, so why don't you dislike them." ”

Lin Piao thought that he was open-minded, picked up the water cup and drank it slowly, and looked at Shen Hong: "By the way, why is Ergou not interested in studying?" You'll have to look at him. ”

"It's not a big deal, I'll watch him." Shen Hong said lightly.

Ergou's recent focus is not on studying, I don't know where to get a photo book to read, and he is devoted to studying, saying that he can see the good or bad of a person by looking at his face, and he wants to study it, and find a face for his sister-in-law to stand out, have a good character, and be afraid of the inner face.

I have only been watching it for two days, and before I can memorize the position of my face, I have been caught by my husband and scolded him so much that he is bloody, saying that he walked to the left side of the door, and now he is being held in the lecture hall and endorsing it bitterly.

Lin Piao nodded when he heard this, since what Shen Hong said was not a big deal, it must be that Ergou was careless on weekdays, so he took out another one from his pocket and put it in his hand: "You will give it to Ergou later." ”

"Okay." Shen Hong nodded.

"Recently, the bayberry trees in the academy have produced a lot of bayberry, and when I am idle at noon, does my sister-in-law want to pick bayberry?"

"Okay." Lin Piao took some pastries to eat, and there was not much time to eat, so he went over first, and on the way he took the oiled paper bag and ate it as he walked, until he reached the bayberry tree.

This bayberry tree is a pair, two stand next to the mountain stream in the back mountain, the tree is full of fruits, red and bright and round, some have been crimson, think of the sweet and sour taste, at a glance it makes people drool.

When they arrived, there were already several people gathered under the bayberry tree, and they were using small baskets to pick a basket full of them.

Lin Piao saw that there were acquaintances among them, Mu Yu and Han Xiu were inside, they were standing under the tree, Mu Yu was holding his arms with a bored expression, Han Xiu was talking to the servants with a light smile, and when he saw them coming, he raised his head to look at them and walked to greet them from a distance.

Lin Piao was a little surprised, glanced back at Shen Hong, and took advantage of the gap before anyone came: "Did you make an appointment with them?" ”

Is he at the wrong time again? Disturbing his meeting with his classmates?

"Not really."

He didn't ask them to do so, but only mentioned that he wanted to accompany his sister-in-law to pick bayberry, and they said that because they had received the gift from their sister-in-law, they would thank them in person, and they were students of the Ludong Academy, so they had to be a guest with them.

Lin Piao nodded, took out a smile, and then looked at Mu Yu's handsome face, still couldn't help but take a look at it, feeling that another tragic color was seen from his handsomeness.

Because I saw it last time, Lin Piao was not restrained, and began to eat while picking and washing around the bayberry tree, the fresh bayberry juice was sufficient, the bayberry aroma was fresh and rich, and I picked a handful in the palm of my hand, and the dark red and light red were very moving.

Han Xiu and Mu Yu also expressed their gratitude tactfully, after all, with their cultivation, they couldn't say anything After receiving such a straightforward word of thanks, they all expressed that they had given something to eat, it was very appetizing and delicious.

I didn't mention a word of thanks, but none of the feelings that should be given were left behind.

Lin Piao's smile responded, and let the two of them go down the mountain to Tongxi Building, the freshly baked ones were more delicious, and he invited them to dinner.

Han Xiu and Mu Yu naturally saw that although Lin Piao was not very old, because of Shen Hong, they counted themselves as elders in front of them, and they didn't regard them too much as men of the same age, so they naturally agreed.

After the entertainment, Lin Piao began to eat bayberry seriously, fresh bayberry tasted good, but from time to time he picked a sour one, which could make Lin Piao sour.

Han Xiu and Mu Yu treated him politely, and sometimes when they saw him being sour, they smiled appropriately, and didn't say much, the atmosphere was not far or close, just harmonious.

Shen Hong waited beside him, carrying a basket for Lin Piao and washing fruits.

Lin Piao stayed on the mountain for noon, ate all-you-can-eat bayberry, and said goodbye to them when it was time for them to go to class, and did not let Shen Hong send him again.

"I'll come once in a while, and it's okay for you to take a leave of absence to send me off, but I've been here a lot lately, and you always take a leave to send me, I'm afraid that your husband will think I'm too diligent, so don't send it anymore."

"Hurry up to class." Lin Piao urged Shen Hong to leave, looked at his back as he walked away, and went down the mountain slowly.

When he went home, Lin Piao told his family about Ergou's detention, and made Erzhu laugh at Ergou at the dinner table.

After evening, Master Lin suddenly came to the door, and he came to check the success of Erzhu's recent practice, and after the two of them had a majestic fight in the courtyard, Lin Piao could only take the hairpin to catch the ducks on the shelves and demonstrate the results of his practice again.

Master Lin expressed his dissatisfaction, feeling that he had not practiced any strength, but he only said one word, and left without saying much.

Lin Piao watched as the sky was getting dark, and the black clouds in the sky were layer by layer, and when the wind blew, it was as if it had climbed over the mountain.

"There must be a heavy rainstorm."

"Erzhu, you take an umbrella to send one to Master Lin, so that it doesn't rain on the way and Drip Master Lin."

"Good!" Erzhu responded, took an oil-paper umbrella and hurriedly chased out.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the thunder to rumble in the sky and roll in the black clouds, and the rain poured down, and the rain drops crackled all around, and for a moment the whole world was filled with the sound of rain, and the rain curtain cut off everything.

Lin Piao stood under the eaves, looking at the gray sky, and the second aunt and Uncle Qiu were complaining: "The summer rain is like this, and when it comes up, it looks like a hole in the sky." ”

Juan'er and Xiaoyue sat under the eaves, one was reading the account book, the other was embroidering with an embroidered bandage, looking up at them from time to time, glancing at the rain curtain, and smiling and saying two sentences.

It was the quietest rain, and the longest rain.

They went to bed early at night, and in the middle of the night, Lin Piao always felt that someone was knocking on the door, so he lay on the bed and listened carefully, thinking that maybe the rain was too loud, or maybe the wind outside was blowing something and making a noise.

But he listened for a long time, and it still looked like someone was knocking on the door, and the man did not leave.

Lin Piao got up and lit a candle, put on his clothes, opened the door to protect the little light in the chaotic wind, and went to the second aunt's room to wake up the second aunt gently.

"Auntie, auntie, it looks like someone is knocking on the door outside? Do you sound like that? ”

The second aunt opened her eyes in a daze, did not speak at first, and listened earnestly to the side of her ear for a while before turning over and crawling out of bed.

"It looks like someone is knocking on the door."

The second aunt lit a lantern with his candle and carried the lantern to Uncle Qiu's room, and the two woke him up, and Uncle Qiu listened carefully for a while.

"It's like it's knocking on the door, who could it be so late?"

Uncle Qiu got up, went to call Da Zhuang up, then took a few oil-paper umbrellas, carried lanterns, and walked to the gate of the courtyard together.

"Who?" Lin Piao stopped Da Zhuang from opening the door.

Through the sound of heavy rain, the other party's voice came from outside the door, and it was not really heard: "It's me, open the door quickly, something has happened to the Deer Cave Academy." ”

Although it is not true, Lin Piao can still hear that this voice is the head catcher who often entrenches in their vicinity, and has recently attracted a lot of attention because he solved the case of Wang Xiucai's murder, and his son in the family heard that he is also studying at Ludong Academy, and he is also doing well in the county government, and on the whole he is a reliable person.

"Open the door." Lin Piaodao.

Da Zhuang nervously pulled the latch of the door, and the second aunt reflected the light of the lantern outward, and saw the head of the shop standing under the eaves with an oil-paper umbrella dripping with water, half of his body wet from the rain.

"Catch it, what's going on? What happened to Deer Cave Academy? Lin Piao was a little strange, what did he do when something happened to Ludong Academy and knocked on his door, could he solve this matter? Or is Shen Hong among them?

But he really couldn't think of a time when Shen Hong and the Ludong Academy would let the catcher come knocking on his door in the middle of the night.

"Someone has accused the Ludong Academy of harboring evil intentions and accepting disciples of the Xianbei bloodline who are trying to plot evil."

"What?" As soon as Lin Piao heard this, he knew that the matter was big, this was not only a matter of foreign blood, but also related to the impurity of the intentions of the Ludong Academy, and whether the intentions were pure or impure This is a topic that cannot be explained clearly or proven.

"Who told me?"

"I don't know, it was the state government that received the report first, and then the state government came down to investigate the matter, and only arrived in the evening, went to the Ludong Academy to detain all the people, that Xianbei man was arrested, and the people who were good friends with him were also detained, and the sons of other families were fine, like the Han family, I heard that they had a good relationship, but they didn't dare to move, Shen Hong and a few people with no background were all detained."

"What?" At this time, Lin Piao really panicked: "Already in prison?" ”

"Yes, he asked me not to tell you yet, but I still can't think about it, I think you also have an idea, and you also have a bit of family resources, take advantage of this matter before it makes a big fuss and hurry up to dredge and dredge, see if you can pick people out first."

"Thank you, thank you." Lin Piao said thank you, and when he looked back, his second aunt, Uncle Qiu, and Da Zhuang's faces were already pale with fright.

Lin Piao nodded: "This matter is easy to say, as long as you can get him out, you should spend money, but can I go and meet Shen Hong first?" ”

"This point is okay, the people from the state capital are probably asleep."

Lin Piao nodded again and again, took the umbrella back to the house and put on an extra piece of clothing, and remembered that he had gone in the evening, and he didn't know if Shen Hong had eaten, so he packed up all the food that could be collected at home, and the second aunt and Uncle Qiu were anxious to change their clothes, thinking about going with him.

The head catcher stopped them: "The fewer people, the better, go and see the situation first, and if you can go in later, let's go in again." ”

The second aunt and Uncle Qiu Dazhuang gave up, and hurriedly changed their goals to help Lin Piao sort out his things, and after a while, Lin Piao walked into the heavy rain with an oil-paper umbrella, and walked towards the county government behind the head catcher.

This was the first time Lin Piao had gone to the county government's cell, and it was even dirtier and messier than he had imagined, there was nothing in the room, the blackened stains condensed quickly, on the ground and on the wall, it was impossible to see what the predecessor of these things was, and the suffocating smell was also disgusting.

When Lin Piao saw Shen Hong, he breathed a sigh of relief, he took the lantern and shone it inside, the light reflected the scene inside, the jailer spread some clean and dry hay inside, Shen Hong and several students were locked in a cell, and Mu Yu was not seen, and he might have been locked up somewhere else.

The haystack was made into a ball, and the other students were sleeping on it, and Shen Hong sat on it silently, the orange light reflected on his cold face.

Yes, cold.

He closed his eyes, as if he was closing his eyes to recuperate, or thinking about things, Lin Piao never knew that Shen Hong, who had always been gentle and polite, could have such a cold expression, like a piece of cold ice, sharp and cold.

Sensing the light, he opened his eyes, saw Lin Piao's moment, and glanced at the head catcher beside Lin Piao, his expression was like ice melting snow, only the dark pupils reflected a warm light: "Why is my sister-in-law here?" ”

"Do you want to tell me?" Lin Piao looked at him.

"Hong is afraid that his sister-in-law is worried, it's not a big deal."

"Isn't it a big deal? Do you know the seriousness of this? ”

Lin Piao looked at him and couldn't talk in the reprimand, and looked at him for a while: "Have you had dinner?" ”

"I've eaten it."

Lin Piao wanted to say that he had brought him something to eat, but he thought that the taste here was really bad, and he didn't know if Shen Hong was in the mood to eat, so he didn't mention it.

Squatting down across the door, Lin Piao looked at him: "I want to dredge up the relationship and get you out, but I don't know who is involved, is it feasible to do so?" ”

Shen Hong shook his head: "Sister-in-law, if it's really fine, I can release it tomorrow." ”

"Really?"

"Seriously."

Shen Hong knew very well that this time the matter was aimed at Mu Yu, and Mu Yu would not move for the time being, but the dean and the gentlemen would protect him, the county had friendships on his side, and he had his personal connections, and it was determined that Mu Yu was a Xianbei person, and he and Mu Yu were just classmates, so what kind of sin could it be.

Shen Hong smelled a hint of something unusual, and the accusation was very unusual, according to morality, it could only be said that the crime was Mu Yu, but the point of this charge was that the crime was the dean.

He could imagine that the dean would not fail to think that the more such a person is employed, the dean will try to involve as few students as possible in this matter.

The smaller the matter, the better, so the dean will do his best to save all the people he can tomorrow.

But if tomorrow they can't get out......

Shen Hong was silent for a while, and then saw Lin Piao outside the cell take out the contents of the bag and give them to the head catcher, asking the head catcher to take care of him more.