Chapter 6: Black Wind Village
The young man who spoke, Zhang Qingshan, knew that this person was Wang Rulun, the second young master of the Wang family. The two have crossed paths in the past, but there are not many, and they are not very familiar.
Zhang Qingshan even only remembered his name, and the others had no impression, but when he looked at it today, he didn't know why, but there was a faint weird feeling in his heart, he threw his eyes at where he was several times, what did it mean?
"By the way, I also heard that it is said that there are people in the county government who have colluded with Heifeng Village to provide them with a place to hide, so the people of the Six Gates have not been able to catch anyone so far. The other took a sip of wine and squinted his eyes.
"Oh, who did you listen to?" Wang Rulun immediately asked.
"My brother-in-law is in Liumen, and he also came to Jing County this time, and he mentioned it when he came to my house for dinner yesterday, and asked us to pay attention to safety. It's really not good, go to Shangyang Mansion to live for a while to avoid the limelight. ”
Wang Rulun didn't make a sound, just nodded his head gently, but his eyes once again looked at Zhang Qingshan's lower position quietly.
However, this time he happened to meet Zhang Qingshan's eyes, and in a panic, he immediately withdrew his eyes, pretending that nothing had happened, and smiled lightly: "We don't care about these things, we have adults to worry about, we still have to eat and drink, and I will invite you to Wanhualou to sit later." ”
"Okay, then thank you, Young Master Wang!"
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Zhang Qingshan finished eating, threw a silver ingot to the man, told him not to look for it, and took the rest as a tip, and left with Xiaoru.
On the way back, Zhang Qingshan sat in the carriage and passed by Mingyuefang, he lifted the curtains and took a look.
Mingyuefang has been burned to ruins, only a pile of black charcoal remains, at this time there are still a few catchers day and night guards, inside the ruins, the people of the six doors are bending down to investigate, as if looking for something.
Zhang Qingshan didn't stop and asked Xiaoru to go back to the house directly.
In the house, Zhang Jing sat alone in the main hall, drinking tea with a teacup.
"Dad, have you heard of Black Wind Village?" Zhang Qingshan walked in front of Zhang Jing, did not sit down, and asked.
Zhang Jing raised his head and looked at him in some surprise, he put down the teacup in his hand and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I heard someone mention it in Zuixianlou just now, saying that Mingyuefang was burned this time, and it may have been done by people from Heifeng Village. Zhang Qingshan said casually.
"Impossible!" Zhang Jing shook his head and said: "Although Heifeng Village is a thief, they never leave Shangyang Mansion, and moreover, they will not rob houses at will, they are all specifically looking for those rich gentry who are not benevolent to the rich, with their style, they will never go to burn a shop! Who did you listen to about this?"
Zhang Qingshan shrugged his shoulders, "Wang Rulun, there is another person who says that his brother-in-law works in the Six Gates, and it is said that there are people in the county government who collude with the people of Heifeng Village to provide them with a place to hide, and the people of the Six Gates have not been able to catch anyone for so long!"
What Huangkou Xiaoer said is not to be believed. Zhang Jing breathed a sigh of relief and stood up, "This matter should not be done by the people of Heifeng Village, it is just rumors, by the way, your uncle and their business has been opened, I will often inspect the shop these days, you must pay attention to safety in the house, in case someone breaks in, immediately call the nursing home, don't be reckless, let people notify me immediately!"
"Got it!" Zhang Qingshan nodded.
"I went out first, and in the evening, I didn't come back for dinner. Zhang Jing walked out of the main hall with his hands behind his back.
Zhang Qingshan looked at Zhang Rong's background, I don't know why, I have a strange feeling. It's as if when he mentioned Black Wind Village just now, his hand holding the teacup shook slightly, although it wasn't obvious.
Also, when he said that it wasn't done by someone from Black Wind Village, he was categorical and determined, even if it wasn't like someone from Black Wind Village, he couldn't do such a categorical denial, right?
Zhang Qingshan shook his head, the memory of his body did not have any information about Heifeng Village, but he didn't bother to delve into it, he went back to the room to rest for a while, and he continued to exercise his physical fitness in the afternoon.
In the evening, Zhang Jing really did not go home.
Zhang Qingshan had dinner, walked around the house for a while, and went to the library after being idle.
This was originally built for Zhang Qingshan's reading, and all the books in it were the list provided by Mr. Teaching, all-inclusive, all categories, a whole room of books.
He used to rarely come in, but in the past few months, he has been here a lot. That's where he learned a lot about this world.
He rummaged through the shelves for a while, pulled out a book, and then lengthened the wick of the oil lamp, and the light suddenly became brighter, and then he sat down and began to read it carefully.
"Shangyang Mansion Chronicle" records some deeds in Shangyang Mansion, Zhang Qingshan looked for a while, and found a record about Heifeng Village.
The establishment time of Heifeng Village is unknown, the number of people is unknown, and the location is only known to be in Shangyang Mansion, and there has never been a record of it appearing in other prefectures. The first appearance was on the 8th day of December in 685, when the Qiu family caravan of Shangyang Prefecture was looted near Wolong Mountain, and supplies worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver were robbed. After that, in the second year, the materials of the Yunlong Chamber of Commerce, worth more than one million taels of silver, were robbed. The three second-rate masters of the Yunlong Chamber of Commerce were defeated, but they didn't even have an impression of the other party's appearance. Since then, Black Wind Village has appeared several times a year. Every time they set out, the looted property was huge, but there was no trace of it, and there was no trace of it.
There is only a record of these few sentences, followed by comments.
Although Heifeng Village is a bandit, as long as they have money, there are few incidents that hurt people's lives. Moreover, the rich gentry who are not benevolent to the rich have made countless rich gentry in Shangyang Mansion change their complexion, and even did not dare to act indiscriminately for a time, some people say that the rich gentry in Shangyang Mansion are extravagant, and the atmosphere of being rich and unkind has been curbed, which should be completely attributed to Heifeng Village.
Six Gates had specially investigated Heifeng Village for a long time, but they couldn't find any clues, so they had to stop and become the most mysterious robber in Shangyang Mansion.
Zhang Qingshan looked back, and there was no information about Heifeng Village.
He closed the book, rummaged through the shelves for a few moments, pulled out the other two, and continued to flip through them.
However, the information recorded is only a few sentences, and there is no big difference.
"This Black Wind Village is so mysterious, why can my father be so sure that Mingyuefang is not the work of Black Wind Village? Just because Black Wind Village never leaves the territory of Shangyang Mansion? Jing County also belongs to Shangyang Mansion? Moreover, the Wang family can also be regarded as a model of wealth and inhumanity, and the Wang family is a tyrant in Jing County!"
Zhang Qingshan shook his head, could it be said that his father colluded with Heifeng Village? This should be impossible.
Now the business of the Zhangfu caravan is in full swing, and my father has talked to his uncle several times, and he has talked about keeping a low profile, and he has even explained to himself many times, not to be too public, to prevent other families from becoming red, and colluding with the people of Heifeng Village at this time does not have any benefit.
So what's going on?
Zhang Qingshan leaned back in his chair, recalling Wang Rulun's eyes today, and always felt that this matter was a little strange. Something seems to be wrong.
"Sooner or later, it will surface, and besides, it's not my turn to worry about these things! I'm still concentrating on sword practice!" Zhang Qingshan put the book back in its place, blew out the oil lamp and left.
Back in the room, Zhang Qingshan washed up and fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, Zhang Qingshan was woken up several times, which annoyed him, but he was helpless.
"Kick, kick, kick!"
There was another slight sound, Zhang Qingshan sat up suddenly, and his body subconsciously pulled out the Cold Star Sword. However, in a moment, he reacted that the sequelae of death had been committed again.
He breathed a sigh of relief, put down his sword, and Zhang Qingshan fell back to the bed and continued to sleep.
Suddenly, though, he sat up abruptly again. The Cold Star Sword subconsciously held it in his hand.
Did he hear hurried footsteps just now?
Although he has been awakened for the past few days, there has always been a slight sound of movement, which was made by the martial artist of the courtyard when he was patrolling.
However, the footsteps just now were rapid and slight. It definitely won't be issued by the nursing home.
"Could it be the person who burned Mingyue Fang?" Zhang Qingshan immediately fell asleep, couldn't even wear clothes, took the Cold Star Sword, and immediately walked to the door. He leaned against the window and listened quietly for a while, the footsteps were far away.
He thought for a moment, opened the door, and walked out anyway. Regardless of whether it is the person who burned Mingyuefang or not, during this sensitive period, breaking into the mansion in the middle of the night is absolutely uneasy and kind.
Zhang Qingshan chased in the direction of the footsteps.
The night was hazy, and at this time, it was almost dawn, but he was already very familiar with the mansion in the past few months. Moreover, at night, the aisles were lit with lanterns, and he clearly recognized the road as the direction to his father's room.
Zhang Qingshan took a few deep breaths, slowed down, and walked to the door, and sure enough, the door of his father's room was open.
He leaned over and looked into the room, and in the night, he saw a man in black bending over, turning something under the bed. This person has very light hands and feet, and after looking through things, he still remembers to put them back in place.
When Zhang Qingshan saw this scene, his heart suddenly pounded, his heart was in turmoil, he stood up, and subconsciously shouted: "There are thieves!"
This is purely a subconscious act, when you encounter a bad person shouting for help. This is a habit that has been cultivated since childhood on Earth.
However, he forgot at this time that this was Shangguo and Jingxian. This is a world of martial arts.
His shout immediately startled the man in black. However, he did not flee through the window in a panic like a thief on the earth, but turned around as soon as possible, and suddenly drew out a long sword.
"Look for death!"