Ye Feng?

Looking at the name of the last payment of this letter, Lord Zhou couldn't help but be stunned.

Could it be that this is the Ye Feng who is rumored to be the smartest in the world?

Isn't it rumored that he has died in the tomb of the Qin Emperor?

Could it be that someone wrote this letter under his name?

Master Zhou didn't know or seen Ye Feng, so naturally he couldn't tell from the handwriting of the letter whether it was Ye Feng's handwriting, but he was still full of doubts about the authenticity of this letter.

The rumored Ye Feng is such a righteous character who is a man of courage and fighting for swords, how could he become a thief of books for a little money?

Besides, although this Zeng family can be regarded as one of the richest people in Qingping County, but in terms of his family's little property, most of them are actually just real estate stores, and there is not much cash, which can also impress a character like Ye Feng?

If Ye Feng was really a greedy person, even if he really escaped from the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum and survived, how many wealth treasures were hidden in the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum, and any few of them were priceless, how could this little Zeng family's wealth be compared to it?

How could he choose this Zeng family as his target?

However, the letter in Lord Zhou's hand is clearly written in black and paper, so there can only be one explanation.

Assuming that this letter was not made by someone impersonating, then the Zeng family in front of him, this Zeng member, must have some bigger secrets, in addition to the well-known wealth, he must have some more important treasures to attract the attention of a character like Ye Feng.

Zeng Yuanwai on the side looked at Lord Zhou staring at the letter in his hand, fell into deep thought, felt a little strange, and asked cautiously and softly: "My lord, do you know the person who left the book?"

Lord Zhou's mind was awakened from his contemplation, and he quickly shook his head.

He is telling the truth, he and Ye Feng really don't know each other, but with Ye Feng's current fame, all kinds of legends about him are circulating in the teahouses and restaurants outside, but Zeng Yuanwai doesn't seem to have heard of this name at all, it seems that he has not stepped out of the house for a long time.

Master Zhou read the letter again, and felt a little strange, and couldn't help but ask: "I don't know if Zeng Weng has noticed that there is a person named Feng Mingli mentioned in his heart, this person Zeng Weng knows?"

Zeng Yuanwai immediately shook his head and denied without thinking: "I don't know this person, and I have never heard of it." ”

His demeanor was resolute, and Lord Zhou looked into his eyes and sneered secretly in his heart.

Zeng denied it too quickly, without the slightest hesitation, which shows that what he said must be a lie.

People of Zeng Yuanwai's age have traveled south and north to do business for many years, and there must have been a lot of people he has seen, and some people can't remember their names, which is originally a very common thing.

But he didn't hesitate just now, and he didn't even have the memories that a normal person should have, but immediately denied it categorically, such a reaction can only show that this answer is something he has already thought of.

However, why did he deliberately deny his relationship with this Feng Mingli?

Lord Zhou is not a person in the rivers and lakes, and naturally he has never heard of any "Ten Swords in the World", let alone the name of "Gentleman's Sword" Feng Mingli, but vaguely, he feels that there is indeed some ulterior secret hidden in this Zeng Yuanwai's body.

But since Zeng Yuanwai is reluctant to mention it now, it is not good for him to continue to ask.

After thinking about it, Lord Zhou opened his mouth and asked, "What is Zeng Weng's response to this now?"

Zeng Yuanwai said: "This thief said that he will take the treasure the day after tomorrow, and there are still two days before now, and the old man has let the dog spare no expense to invite the famous martial arts masters near Qingping County to come and guard the house." Even if the old man is powerless, he will never be restrained, and obediently sacrifice his family wealth for this thief, and he will fight hard no matter what. ”

Lord Zhou nodded, with the temperament of this old miser outside the former member, this is a normal reaction.

He asked again: "Since Zeng Weng has already made arrangements, how do you want the government to help?"

Zeng Yuanwai said: "I hope that the old man will also be at that time."

The purpose of being able to send the arresters in the yamen is to arrest this bold thief, and if someone unfortunately dies or something, he can also be a witness. ”

When he said this, a murderous aura faintly appeared on Zeng Yuanwai's old face.

Lord Zhou nodded, and said in his mouth, "This is the official government's own business, how dare you shirk it", but there was a sneer in his heart.

It seems that this Zeng has already made arrangements and is not flustered, the reason why he chose to report to the official is probably just so that once someone dies, he can have the official government to witness and be exempted from responsibility.

What an old fox!

It's just that Lord Zhou still feels a little strange, this Zeng seems to be confident and full of confidence, how can he be so sure that these so-called "martial arts masters" he hired with a lot of money will definitely be able to defeat this bold thief who left a book?

To be honest, since Qingping County has always been peaceful, the few arrests in the yamen of Qingping County are just a façade, and they can barely be used to catch some petty thieves, and it is completely useless to deal with such characters as Jiangyang thieves.

Qingping County is a small place, and these well-known so-called "martial arts masters" in the vicinity are, at best, half-buckets of water who can do some rough martial arts.

If you want to rely on these people to fight with this world-famous "Ye Feng", I am afraid that it is far from being someone's opponent.

Since the other party dared to leave a book in advance, and left you enough time to prepare, you must have some ability and fearlessness, where did this Zeng get this full confidence?

Seeing that Lord Zhou agreed, Zeng Yuanwai was full of joy and thanked him repeatedly.

This made Master Zhou feel a little embarrassed, and waved his hand again and again and said: "This official today is just a coincidence, and it is just a coincidence, and it is a matter of the government, and it should be so, so there is no need to say thank you." ”

Zeng Yuanwai paused, since this week the Lord said that it was "the right time", then presumably he did not come here today for the thief who left the book, and naturally it would definitely not be a whim to visit Zeng Yuanwai.

Then, there must be other reasons for Lord Zhou's sudden visit today.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally asked.

Master Zhou originally felt that the Zeng family had encountered such a major event, and he didn't know how to ask about his youngest son, but since Zeng Yuanwai took the lead in asking, he did not hide the murder of Mrs. He and the marriage of Mrs. He's daughter and the youngest son of the Zeng family.

After listening to Lord Zhou's story, Zeng Yuanwai sighed and said: "I have heard a little about this Mrs. He's unfortunate old age, it is really a tragic thing in the world! What the Lord heard is not wrong, and the old man did discuss with Mrs. He before that her children would be married to my children, and even the date has been agreed, but I can't imagine it, but such a tragic thing happened!"

Seeing that Zeng Yuanwai did not hide this, Lord Zhou also went on to inquire about the relationship between the Zeng family and Mrs. He.

Zeng Yuanwai thought for a while and said: "Speaking of which, our family has known Mrs. He for more than ten years, this Mrs. He is actually a very capable person, not only the well-known Wen Po, her weaving and mending skills are also among the best in the city, and all the clothes in my family have been handed over to her for more than ten years." ”

Lord Zhou nodded, but he was secretly thinking in his heart, sure enough, the richer the person, the more thrifty he is, with the wealth of the Zeng family, even if he wears new clothes every day, it is definitely nothing, and he still has to wear old clothes that have been woven and repaired for more than ten years, which is indeed a little unexpected.

Zeng Yuanwai seemed to see Lord Zhou's thoughts, and said with a slight red face: "Your Excellency, you also know that my Zeng family can be regarded as a figure with a head and face in the local area, and the matter of weaving and mending clothes, how much it will damage face if it is spread out, so my family's clothes have always been arranged by Mrs. He alone, in order to keep her secret, so for many years, my Zeng family has always been stingy with her and took care of her." ”

Lord Zhou couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart, if it was really as Zeng Yuanwai said, "not stingy" and "more care", why would Mrs. He's family be so difficult, and her son was sent out to work since he was a child. In the end, he went to Beijing to take the exam for his son, and he did not hesitate to sell his daughter?

Zeng Yuanwai didn't notice the strangeness of Lord Zhou's face, and continued: "After coming and going like this, my Zeng family and Mrs. He gradually became acquainted. It's also strange to say that in the past two years, this Mrs. He suddenly seems to have changed her personality and changed her personality. ”

Originally, she was an easy-going person, without quarrel with the world, and never argued about how much she was paid, but in the past two years, she has become more expensive, and she attaches great importance to money. ”

Then one day, she took the initiative to come to the old man and offered to marry her daughter to my little son, just asking for a dowry to send his son to Beijing to catch the exam. When he first heard this, Lao Yu was also taken aback at that time. ”

Speaking of this, Zeng Yuanwai was a little embarrassed to forget Master Zhou: "Adults may also have heard that my children have been in poor health since childhood, suffering from diseases, and they also know that no girl would be willing to marry a child." ”

Master Zhou nodded slightly, he had already heard Aunt Li talk about this before. It's just that the youngest son of the Zeng family is not in "bad health" and "suffering from disease", but is simply an idiot, generally speaking, no one is willing to marry his daughter to him.

Zeng Yuanwai sighed: "This matter has always been kept secret, but there is no impermeable wall in the world, and there have long been rumors about my children outside." And Mrs. He has been in contact with my family for many years, so it is naturally impossible not to know about it, so when she brought it up, Lao Yu was really a little surprised. ”

"But this matter is a great thing for the child anyway, and the little money required for the dowry does not have to be taken into account, so the old man happily agreed to this family business, everything was ready, and he waited for her daughter to pass the door, but unexpectedly, such a thing happened. ”

He sighed: "Originally, I was expecting Chong Chongxi to help the child's condition by marrying him, but now it seems that the child is not blessed, and he has no fate with the daughter of the He family." ”

After listening to Zeng Yuanwai's words, Lord Zhou was silent.

He spoke very earnestly, as if it should be the truth.

From this point of view, this marriage is not that the Zeng family relied on wealth and oppression to forcibly force them to marry Mrs. He's daughter, on the contrary, this marriage was first proposed by Mrs. He.

She was willing to push her own daughter into the fire pit?

Tiger poison does not eat children, what kind of mother is this?

Is it just to be able to send her son to Beijing to take the exam? She is so sure that her son will definitely be able to go to high school and be named on the gold list?

Master Zhou is a person who has come over, so he naturally knows that the students in the middle of the world have been reading poetry and books since childhood, and they have squeezed their heads like carp crossing the river to go to Beijing to catch the exam.

He also knows how many tests these candidates need to go through, how difficult and difficult the road to the first examination, the general examination, the palace examination, and the layers of selection is, many students who are full of economic wealth have been poor all their lives, and they can't do it when they reach Haohao Baishou, how can this poor boy who is a monk halfway and has only studied for two years be able to easily go to high school?

After pondering for a moment, he opened his mouth and asked Zeng Yuanwai: "This old lady He's son has been talented since he was a child, and he is famous far and wide, and he is indeed a good seedling for reading?"

Zeng Yuanwai's head shook like a rattle: "This kid was sent to an apprenticeship outside when he was a child, and he didn't study at all, and he didn't know a word when he fell down, so what kind of name can he talk about?

Lord Zhou also felt the same way, and sighed: "Then why did this Mrs. He suddenly send her son to Beijing to take the exam no matter what?"

Zeng Yuanwai also expressed puzzlement: "Who knows? Since two years ago, she has been like a ghost who has lost her mind, and she is determined to send her son to Beijing to take the exam, as if she will definitely be able to go to high school." ”

The ghost is confused?Lord Zhou sighed in his heart.

Because of this ghostly mind, Mrs. He not only harmed her daughter, but also harmed the little blacksmith, and finally even lost her own life.

It's really a weird thing!