Chapter 30: Clouds and Smoke on the Ridge

"Daddy, you eat, you eat. Xiao Hu Tan knelt on the stool, tried to stretch out his hand, and put most of the chicken leg he had bitten off into Hu Buwei's bowl.

"Eat so little?" Hu Buwei frowned at him, he was still yelling that he was hungry in the morning, why did he eat so little and not eat. "Are you full?" Xiao Hu Tan puffed out his mouth, snorting and panting, and his little face was sticky with greasy rice grains everywhere. Hearing her father's question, the little doll licked her lips but shook her head.

"Then why don't you eat it?" Hu Buwei asked suspiciously, chicken legs and fried cakes have never been the favorite food of this little thing?

Xiao Hu Tan couldn't answer, looked at his face blankly, and only said, "Daddy eats." ”

"I haven't eaten enough, but I haven't eaten yet, what's the matter......" Hu Buwei muttered, picking up the chicken leg from the bowl, Xiao Hu Tan only bit half of it. At the age of two or three, it is in the period of growth, and the little doll's appetite is very strong, how can this half of the chicken leg be enough for him to eat.

"Tan'er, that's sorry for you. Qin Su on the side smiled softly, and put the fish meat with clean bone spurs into Hu Buwei's bowl. "Eat more. He knows you're sick, so he saves you the good food so that you can recover faster. ”

“......”

Hu Buwei's heart was shaken, and he couldn't speak for a long time. Leaned over and asked Hu Tan: "Tan'er, is that so? Do you want Daddy to get better sooner...... So...... For Daddy?"

Hu Tan nodded. The little doll didn't know how to speak, opened her clear pupils, looked at Qin Su, and then looked at Hu Buwei, and only said, "Daddy, you eat." ”

"Good, good. Daddy eats, good boy ......" has a strong sour meaning. It quickly spread in Hu Buwei's nasal cavity, and he almost shed tears. Quickly turned his face sideways and supported his forehead with his hand. However, the thin heat flow in the chest could not be suppressed, piled up in the chest, the more and more pressed, the sharpest and straight to the throat.

This is his child, at a young age, he knows that he feels sorry for himself...... God pity!

Hu Buwei was sad and happy in his heart, holding chicken legs. The throat choked. His mind flashed for a moment with the face of his wife, his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and the many troubles of the past...... But what had happened before, now it seemed that it was all worth it, just because of his child's words.

"If you have a son like this, what more can you ask for?" Hu Buwei thought.

"Tan'er, Daddy eats it, you can eat it too. Qin Su hugged Hu Tan over. Wiped the oil off his face with her hands, then tore off another chicken leg and handed it to him, a gentle smile spread on her face: "Eat well, eat to your heart's content." in order to grow up faster. Hu Tan responded, took the chicken leg and ate it.

"A family of three, happy ......"

Fan Tongyou took a look at this. Look at that, I can't eat. He put down his chopsticks. He raised his glass. "Brother Hu is really lucky to meet such an affectionate and kind woman as Miss Qin...... Damn it. How come I didn't meet such a virtuous girl when I was young...... Why didn't you give birth to such a sensible child......" He was extremely remorseful in his heart.

Alas, it really is a life for one person. Fan Tongyou's heart is not a taste. Seeing Hu Buwei sitting there sighing. I just thought: "My old man is full of strange learning, and he is still alone, and his knees are cold...... He is just an ordinary farmer, his appearance is not amazing, his martial arts are poor, but he has a wife and a filial son, and he enjoys his family...... Alas, alas!"

Time also, life also.

The wine in the restaurant has obviously been mixed with water, and the fragrance is very light. But when it falls into the belly, this stamina seems to be greater than that of a century-old wine. Fan Tongyou poured cup after cup, feeling that from his throat to his lower abdomen, there was like a line of fire burning.

The fate of man is so unpredictable. A good couple and a filial son, that is not to be forced. Rao is your martial arts world, and the power leans towards the government and the opposition, so you may not be able to find a good match who knows etiquette and etiquette, and has a deep affection. Even if you have a lot of money and your hands and eyes are all over the sky, you may not be able to give birth to a sensible and filial son, but also smart and clever......

Fan Tongyou looked at Hu Tan. The more I look at it, the more I love it. The little guy is very similar to Hu Buwei, especially those eyes, which are round and bright, and when he looks at the food on the table, he drips and turns quickly. It is said that Zi Xiao's biological father, Brother Hu can give birth to such a clever child, and his own foundation is not bad. Alas...... In fact, what he said just now is not right, it is not true to say that Brother Hu is common, he is not good at martial arts and spells, but fortune-telling is so powerful, but he is not an ordinary person......

Fan Tongyou thought nonsense. At a glance, when he saw the braised carp on the table, he recalled the scene of Hu Buwei's fortune telling just now, and he couldn't figure out when Hu Buwei learned such a magic skill. Then he asked, "Brother Hu, do you really know how to read fortune telling? You can also ......calculate it for me?"

Hu Buwei shook his head and smiled: "Brother Fan smiled, that's not true." ”

"Fake?!" Fan Tongyou's eyes widened: "That'...... How do you know his surname is Lu ...... What else is related to the government...... Qin Su also raised his head: "Yes, Brother Hu, how do you know that he has a son, and also, his mother has passed away, how do you know?"

Hu Buwei laughed and said: "This matter is complicated and complicated, and it is simple to say. Did you notice the banner he was carrying?"

Qin Su and Fan Tongyou glanced at each other, nodded one and shook their heads. The two of them had the impression that the cloth flag was badly defaced, and the handwriting was very square, but other than that, there seemed to be nothing special about it.

"That gentleman was really poor, and he changed his trade, and he refused to even spend a few pennies to buy a few feet of white cloth as a new trick. He washed the cloth flag he had used a few times and then wrote again. You don't see the back of the flag, there is still a faint handwriting on it, 'Wu Yang Xiucai Lu Jinying writes lawsuits, pleadings, and documents on behalf of Yiying, each of which is ...... seven texts'"

"This ......" neither of them could imagine that the answer would be so simple, and they were dumbfounded for a while. Qin Su thought for a while, and then asked, "How do you know that this Lu Xiucai is himself? What if he picked up someone else's flag to wash it? Then you didn't guess wrong?"

Hu Buwei smiled: "Scholars have a good face, and they don't drink the stolen spring when they are thirsty." Le Yangzi picked up gold on the road and sent it back. Do you think that gentleman would pick up other people's things to use? What's more, the words written on the front and back sides of the cloth flag are similar in frame and penmanship, and they are obviously written by the same person. The sleeves of the gentleman's shirt were stained with ink, and the color looked as old as the flag...... That's enough to tell where he came from. ”

"As for his son and wife, you also saw the child outside the door. Every time Mr. Lu was scolded, he looked out the door. I guessed from the expressions on their faces. The child was not dressed in shape, and his face was injured. If he had his mother by his side, would he have become like this? I used Mr. Lu's sentence to know that his mother had passed away. ”

"But ......" Qin Suwu felt incredible, and Hu Buwei's method of inference was too much of a coincidence. It seems far-fetched, but when you think about it, it seems to make perfect sense. Confused by the contradiction of this moment of confusion and momentary comprehension, there is nothing to say. Fan Tongyou was convinced, not to mention whether this fortune-telling kung fu was true or false. Just Hu Buwei's eyesight can classify and analyze these clues in a very short period of time and get the answer, how can this be done by ordinary people?

"Good eyesight! It's amazing!" he patted Hu Buwei's shoulder vigorously and said with a smile: "Brother Hu, you can't look like a real person, the old man can be regarded as convincing you today." ”

"Don't dare to be! Hu Buwei also smiled, "In the early years, I practiced like this for a living." Don't laugh, brother. ”

A few people talked and drank a few more jugs of wine. Seeing that the sun was gradually slanting to the west, he took the money and went out to fetch the horse.

"We don't stop at night. If you run fast, you will arrive at Pingchuan Town by the end of the day. Spend half the night there. At dawn, you can take the waterway and reach Gwangju in two days. Fan Tongyou said.

"Good. According to what Brother Fan said, let's go. Hu Buwei carried his son on horseback. He also stepped on the stirrup, and with a flick of the reins, the three horses roared and raised their hooves and headed westward, leaving behind a heavy layer of yellow smoke.

"Get out of the way!" the four black horses were as fast as a whirlwind, running on the official road full of people. The officials on the horse had solemn faces, and kept scolding the merchants who were blocking the way in front of them. A few of them could not dodge and were hit by horses on the side of the road, but the officials did not look back, and their speed was not affected in the slightest, and they flew straight towards the city gate with billowing smoke and dust.

Halfway through noon, Jiangning Mansion was already in sight.

"The government is on urgent business! Anyone who stands in the way should avoid it as soon as possible! Death to those who stand in the way!" the horses jumped over the moat, and the official who ran ahead shouted loudly. Several soldiers guarding the city gate saw him holding a gold tiger head plaque in his hand, and knew that he was acting on the orders of the imperial court, so how dare they stop it, and hurriedly dispersed the people waiting to enter the city in front of the gate to make way out.

"Bang!" the vigorous steed was like a black dragon, jumping high, galloping into the city, striking with iron palms and blue bricks, stepping out of a spark.

"The Strange Case Division is majestic, his grandmother's, in the next life, I will be reincarnated into a good family, and I will also be a fast catcher inside. Seeing the four horses running away, a young soldier with a black character tattooed on his face muttered. His eyes were full of envy. He could see clearly the dark pattern of double tigers embroidered on the shoulders of those officials, and knew that this was the uniform of the Strange Case Division.

"Mighty fart!" the other soldier spat hatefully. "A bunch of bastard things, fox fake tiger might, can't die well!"

By the beginning of twilight, Jiangning Mansion was disturbed by the violent sound of horses' hooves. More than ten horsemen galloped out of the side gate of the palace, leading nearly 100 soldiers of the forbidden army, and the sound of iron was deafening, rolling straight to the south of the city.

Hejiazhuang has just struck the bell for dinner. Old Man He sat in the hall and ate, but he had something in his heart, and he couldn't raise his appetite when he looked at the dishes on the table. He drank a few glasses of wine sullenly, and when he saw that the sky was getting darker and the night was coming again, he couldn't help but sigh heavily, waved his hand, and asked the people to clean up their meals and remove the table.

Ding Hui and the three of them went out to inquire about the news, but they have not returned at this moment.

"Did you bring food to the young master?" the old man asked the butler, his voice hoarse. It's only been two days, and his voice is much older than the day before yesterday. It is said that the matter of children is the most heartfelt, since Qin Su said goodbye, He Jiangzhou has locked himself in the room for two days. The meals specially prepared for him in the kitchen were all thrown out of the window. The old man was distressed and worried, he hadn't slept for two nights in a row, and it was no wonder that his face was extremely bad at this time.

"Back to the old man, I just sent it over. The housekeeper said respectfully. As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of broken porcelain from the other side of the courtyard.

"Alas, unjustly, unjustly!" Old Man He frowned and clenched the teacup in his hand. His chest was full of anger and resentment, but he couldn't find a place to vent.

The family is rich and strong, the spell is strong, the reputation is great, and the disciples are in groups......... What's the use of these things?! Having given birth to such a worrying son, he can't even fulfill his wish to live out his old age in peace.

When Old Man He was full of distraction and had no way to get rid of it, he listened to the sound of his feet in the vestibule. A disciple guarding the village hurriedly ran in from outside, his face full of panic: "Owner! Owner! Oh no! There are hundreds of people from the official mansion. Surround our Zhuangzi!"

"Official?" Old Man He raised his eyebrows, waiting to ask. However, a loud voice came from the other side of the courtyard gate: "Hejiazhuang, men, women, and children have all listened! The Strange Case Division has been ordered to arrest the Qin criminals and search Hejiazhuang." All the people in the village are not allowed to leave the place, and those who dare to disobey the order will be killed on the spot!"

"This person's skills are so profound!" Old Man He heard the shouting sound like rolling thunder, and the sound of tremors was endless, and he couldn't help but change his face slightly. The village gate is dozens of zhang away from the inner courtyard, and there are countless stone walls in the middle. But this person's voice can penetrate all the barriers between reality and reality, and clearly reach everyone's ears, which shows the high level of skill.

"Chunwang!" the old man instructed the butler. "Bring me your clothes. ”

There was a brief fight, followed by two screams. When Old Man He heard the call of the disciple of Shouzhuang, his face suddenly turned pale, and he didn't care about receiving the clothes handed by Chunwang, so he showed his body and jumped out of the high wall. "Stop!

More than a dozen soldiers in front of the flower pond held guns and halberds in a circle. The two disciples lying on the ground had already lost their breath, and blood was spilled all over the bricks. Old Man He glanced at the martyred disciple and held back his anger. Fall to the ground. He bowed his hand to the middle-aged official who stood in front of him and asked: "This lord, I, Hejiazhuang, have always been law-abiding and contribute to the imperial court. I don't know where you heard the rumor that I'm harboring a prisoner in Hejiazhuang?"

"And these two disciples!" Old Man He's eyes showed anger. "Why was you killed again?!"

"Disobedience and daring to block the way is the end. The catcher said lightly. He glanced at the old man from the corner of his eye, and then looked into the distance: "You are the owner of the village." There is no Qin prisoner in Hejiazhuang's collection. It doesn't count if you say it, and it doesn't count if you say it. Whether this is a rumor or not. We'll find out when the search is over. All the soldiers listen to the order, search for me!"

"Wait!" Old Man He opened his arms, and the sleeves of his robe were agitated. He looked angrily at Master Chen, who was standing beside him: "Master Chen, is this what the prefect meant? My Hejiazhuang has not treated the government badly for many years, how can he humiliate me like this?"

"Mr. He, I'm sorry!" Master Chen said with a bitter face, glanced at the officials around him, and said, "These adults are from Xijing and are on the orders of the imperial court...... Alas, alas, we have no way to do business...... Just bear with me. "Xijing Mansion is close to the imperial city, a place where power is concentrated, and the officials who can serve in it have backgrounds that are not comparable to ordinary states and counties. Needless to say, Na Kuai still held the gold medal given by the emperor for handling the case, but it was just a document from the Governor of Xijing Chen, and the governor of Jiangning Mansion Yin did not dare to refuse.

"Let's search everyone! Every room must be searched carefully, so that no thief can slip through the net! Whoever can catch him will be rewarded with sixty taels of silver!"

"Coax!" Hearing that the reward was so rich, how could the soldiers have any reason to make money by themselves? They quickly dispersed, rushed into the courtyard, and kicked open all the rooms to search for people.

Old Man He clenched his fists tightly and stood motionless on the ground. There was no emotion on his countenance. It was only when he heard the sound of broken utensils from the courtyard and the panicked cries of the maidservants, that the hidden blood vessels on his fist burst out for a while, and his mood at this time was slightly revealed.

The search took an hour and a half.

All the servants in the village were driven to the flower pond, and Mrs. He was no exception, surrounded by several maids, her face was panicked, and she couldn't help but look at her husband. He Jiangzhou's face was haggard, and he was quickly held by the two strange case divisions with his hands behind his back and knelt on the ground. The playboy was extremely sloppy at this time, wearing only moon-white underwear, his hair was messy, and there was a trace of blood on the side of his mouth, which showed that he had just been captured after a fight.

"Dare to ask my lord, have you found Qin's offense?" Old Man He had a strange look on his face, and there was not the slightest trace of anger. He didn't look at his son and wife, but fixed on the official who was at the head of the group.

The catcher quickly ignored him and glanced at the men and women in the courtyard. Flicked his nails and asked, "Is there an authentic secret room in your village?"

"I said no, and you don't believe it. Old Man He said lightly. "Everyone in my village is here, and no one is stopping you. Adults, please continue to search. ”

"Master Zhang, I didn't find it. The last group of soldiers came out of the backyard, and the catcher who was in the lead said. "We found this in the room, though. He handed a piece of paper to Mr. Zhang.

Old Man He saw at a glance that it was the letterhead left by Hu Buwei when he was leaving. He hid in a pillowcase, but let the officials find it.

"Mr. He, I'm leaving. I'm sorry for bothering me for so long. Hu has no long things, and I don't know how to repay the great kindness of several old-timers, Mr. Fan makes the next reincarnation as a person, this kindness can only be remembered in my heart, and I will definitely go in and bow down when I meet the mountain god temple in the future, begging God to bless everyone with peace and health.

Miss Qin and Gongzi He will be happy tomorrow, so I can't congratulate them in person......"

The official surnamed Zhang read the message line by line. He glared at Old Man He coldly, turned around slowly, and asked the kneeling servants: "Who is surnamed Fan?" At that time, three subordinates surnamed Fan stood up with earthy faces.

"Anyone who dares to conceal his surname will be beheaded as soon as he finds out. ”

No one answered.

Lord Zhang's gaze swept over the faces of the three subordinates, and he found that the aura on several of them was extremely weak. couldn't help frowning: "Handcuff them all, take them to the prison, and wait for the retrial tomorrow." Seeing that the three soldiers had pressed people out of the hospital, he turned his face to Old Man He, and his tone did not contain the slightest emotion: "Is it a rumor, I don't need to say it again." Mr. He, what is going on with this letter, can you explain it to me?"

At this moment, a rapid sound of horses' hooves came from outside the village. When everyone was paying attention, a yellow hused horse was as fast as yellow smoke, and ran straight in through the courtyard gate.

"Lord Zhang, I've found the news!" the horse quickly pulled the reins, and the horse's momentum stopped. He propped up the horse's head with one hand, then rolled over from the head of the horse that had been erected, and knelt on one knee and said, "The brother who guarded the south gate said that a man and a woman went out with a spell the day before yesterday, and I think this matter is very suspicious. ”

"I see. Master Zhang said. "Things are a little bit more troublesome. The Holy Hand Little Green Dragon has woken up. ”

"Huh?!" the catcher who came later was taken aback. "That'...... Shall we increase the number of people?"

"South Gate ......" Lord Zhang identified the direction, raised his gaze to the southern sky, pondered for a moment, and gave an order: "Pu Yu, you hurry to Gwangju, take Lord Chen's documents, and ask the Gwangju Strange Case Division to send someone to investigate." Guarding the various gates and waterways, once his whereabouts are discovered, closely monitor them, and wait for us to arrive before taking action. ”

"Order!" Pu Yu clenched his fists, circled the horse, jumped on the horse's back again, and flew out of the door, his movements were clean and light.

"Mr. He, your business is not over yet. Master Zhang said to Old Man He, "Now ban your Hejiazhuang." No one in the village is allowed to go out. When we catch the person surnamed Hu, we will slowly investigate your crime of hiding the fugitive and concealing it. ”

"Master Chen," Master Zhang said, "I'll leave it to you here, if there is a prisoner who escapes, you are the only one who asks." ”

Outside the village, the sound of horses' hooves sounded and gradually faded away. A group of sergeants also went out of the village and divided into two groups, one to guard the front door and the other to guard the back door. Hundreds of people knelt in front of the flower pond, but they didn't hear a sound. Everyone looked at Old Man He, waiting for his decision.

The huge courtyard suddenly became deserted. The lanterns are swaying, the fragrance of flowers is still there, but the courtyard without human voices is like an empty house at this time.

Old Man He looked up at the sky. The cold moon is clear, the earth is silent, the autumn time has come to an end, and the air is cold and cold. I don't know, will such a moonlit night be tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow?

Looking coldly at the open village door, the corners of the old man's eyes slowly trembled, and finally, the killing machine burst out.

"Chunwang!"

"Yes, sir. ”

"Go to the backyard and ring the eagle bell, and quickly send an order to Gwangju, Huangzhou, Shouzhou, and Caizhou to divide the rudders, gather disciples, and meet in Gwangju within two days. ”

"Yes. The housekeeper turned around and was about to leave, but Old Man He stopped him: "Also, Uncle Yun and Uncle Mu have been closed for seven years, light the knocking charm to wake them up." ”

"Old man......" Chunwang looked at Old Man He in surprise, but saw that the master's face was extremely grim, and he couldn't see that it was a temporary order.

"Blood debt and blood repayment," Old Man He slowly clenched his fists, and the green tendons on the back of his hand exploded high. "Kill my sect disciples and trap me in a Jedi, I want to make them unable to set foot in Gwangju!"