[Baiyutang] Wind-dried clothes

Yan Chasan casually asked about the situation in the county. He knew that the dam had been repaired twice after the flood. After the first repair, within two days, the dam collapsed again and had to be repaired again. Fortunately, now that the flood has receded, the dam On the bright side, it did not collapse for the second time.The respected elders in the county saw that the people were severely affected by the disaster and starved to death everywhere, so they opened their own granaries to help the people, and Fengtai County barely survived the catastrophe.After Yan Chasan listened, he secretly felt ashamed for Hu Taiping.

After asking questions and eating, Yan Chasan got up to say goodbye.Master Yi sent him to the front of the empty house, and then he left tremblingly and returned.Yu Mo heard the commotion outside the house, rushed out to greet Yan Chasan, briefly told him the scene in the house, it turned out that it was really an empty house, there was not a single thing left in the house, and all the empty things were searched by others up.

He went in and met Bai Yutang.Bai Yutang also said: "It's really impossible, I can only spread firewood and straw, make up a bed for chatting, and deal with it all night, and then make plans." Yan Chasan also slept in the open during the journey, and now he doesn't care about it.

As the weather was already halfway into late autumn and the night was cold, Bai Yutang lit a fire in the house, everyone fell asleep to the fire, and woke up the next day with dry mouth and nose.Yu Mo noticed it, hurried out, fetched water and came back to drink clean noodles.

Bai Yutang asked Yan Chasan what his plans were.Yan Chasan gave Bai Yutang a brief account of the news he had inquired from Mr. Yi yesterday evening, and said, "Yan has been thinking about it for half the night, and now there are two things that need to be taken care of. One is the death of the magistrate of the Prophet County, The other thing is that the county is full of waste, so it is necessary to discuss it with the elders before casting the spell. For the first thing, Yan always feels that there are many strange things in it. The master and Mrs. Tang have different opinions, but what is confirmed is that this Chief Hu's reputation among the common people is not high, if he pays attention to his affairs first, he may be at odds with the common people. Therefore, I hope that Young Master Bai and Miss Lu will investigate secretly. First grasp the evidence, and then execute the punishment."

Yu Mo asked: "Master, did you ignore the yamen after it was burned to ashes?"

Yan Chasan said: "Suffering from floods, the county is unable to repair the yamen, so temporarily use this empty house as a court to hear matters."

Master Yi told all the officials about Yan Chasan's appointment, and at noon the next day, people came to the door one after another.Yan Chasan briefly explained the matter, and ordered people to post notices everywhere to inform the people of his appointment.

Master Yi saw that the house was empty, there was still a charcoal fire piled on the ground, and straw was spread beside it, he couldn't help but feel ashamed, he hurriedly called a few yamen servants, he came back after chopping the wood, and erected three simple On the bed, he turned around and went back, took a roll of cotton wool, and spread it for Yan Cha.The yamen servants seemed to have also heard that Yan Chasan was Bao Zheng's disciple, and treated him with respect, they also went to their homes to roll up cotton wool and sent them to the house.

Faced with such kindness, Yan Chasan was moved, needless to say.

Two days passed in a flash.Yan Chasan read the county chronicles, visited the elders in the county, and learned about the situation in the county.The people in the county spread word of mouth, saying that there was a serious and honest Mr. Qingtian.

In ordinary times, Bai Yutang would patrol the streets with the yamen servants in the county, and would ask about Hu Taiping's death from time to time, but everyone had different opinions.Some people said that Hu Taiping's family was infected with the plague and died, so his body was burned;There are different opinions, but none of them can seriously match the situation presented by the Yamen.

Lu Caichun returned in the middle of the night two days later.The horse's hooves rattled, and Bitao sat in front of the horse's back. Lu Caichun held the reins with one hand, and held Bitao with the other, wandering on the official road for a while.The yamen was burnt to ashes, Yan Chasan and Bai Yutang were missing, she was worried for a moment.Then I got off my horse and asked someone's house, and then rode my horse to the temporary yamen. Seeing the bright lights in the house, I felt relieved.

First met Bai Yutang head-on.Lu Caichun rolled off the saddle and got off the horse, and carried Bitao off again. Before he could say "Fifth Brother" happily, Bai Yutang raised his index finger, put it on his lips, and made a gesture of silence.Lu Caichun didn't know why, but still kept silent according to his intention.

Bai Yutang didn't ask Bi Tao why he came back with Lu Caichun first, he just looked left and right but saw no one, and then whispered to Lu Caichun: "Sixth sister, don't rush to get to know us, and find a place where you want Don't say you have anything to do with us."

Lu Caichun wondered, "Fifth brother, is this?"

Bai Yutang said: "It's inconvenient to talk here, Sixth Sister, find a hiding place, tie up the horse first, and I'll talk to you later."

Lu Caichun looked forward, tied the horse in the forest, Bai Yutang followed slowly, told Lu Caichun what he had seen and heard recently, and said: "The death of the prophet county is very strange, and the people in the county don't keep it secret, but He also refused to tell the truth, but just tricked him with some irrelevant words.Now the body of the Prophet County has been burned to ashes, and the mansion is also a mess. I have been to the mansion several times before, but there is only one suspicious thing, that is, all the valuable things in the mansion are missing.There are nail holes on the wall, so calligraphy and painting must have been hung. It is understandable that the calligraphy and painting were burnt out, but the bottles and bed cabinets in the house are all missing, and there are not even fragments and tiles left. picked up.But the scorched ruins, I don't think it looks like someone has moved them. "

Lu Caichun heard the words and thought: "After hearing about this incident, I feel that it was the woman surnamed Tang that Fifth Brother and Mr. Yan met in front of the yamen. She never lied. She said that the magistrate Hu died first, The yamen was caught in a fire later, which should be a good thing. If the flood in the official residence happened at the same time as the death of County Magistrate Hu, then the mansion would not be as clean as Fifth Brother described, or at least there would be shards of utensils everywhere. Obviously it happened first Someone ransacked the mansion after the death of the magistrate, and then set fire to the mansion."

Bai Yutang nodded to show that he made sense.

Lu Caichun said: "I don't know where that Tang family lady lives. If you want to solve this matter, you have to ask her."

Bai Yutang pointed her in the direction, and Lu Caichun took off the saddle first, threw it into the lake beside him, and said with a smile, "Who knows if there is a second Mr. Yan in Fengtai County who recognized our saddle, It's going to be bad." He took Bi Tao's hand, led the reins, and was about to bid farewell to Bai Yutang.But Bai Yutang let out a "Huh" as if he had just seen Bi Tao.

Bitao smiled and said, "Did I hide myself just now, and let Fifth Master find me now?"

Bai Yutang asked: "Why did you come back with Sixth Sister—" He turned his face to Lu Caishu again, "Why did this girl come back with you?"

Lu Caichun sighed, and said: "Back to the village, Bi Tao has no relatives except her sister. She is alone, even if she has money, she can't live alone in the village. We buried Bi Liu's ashes, So we came to Fengtai County together. After all, there are many acquaintances here, so it is good to have someone to take care of you."

Bai Yutang nodded and said, "That's not bad." He then said to Bi Tao, "You follow Sister Chun, and pay attention to everything, don't show your feet and ruin your Sister Chun's business."

Bitao said: "I'm not stupid, so I have my own calculations."

The two bid farewell to Bai Yutang, Lu Caishu followed the direction Bai Yutang pointed, and soon recognized Tang's thatched cottage in the moonlight.

It was indeed a small hut, but it could accommodate several people, but it was not too crowded.In front of the hut, I reclaimed some vegetable beds myself, and the melons and fruits are green and green, with a faint silver glow under the moonlight.

Mrs. Tang is weeding in the garden, accompanied by a boy with long hair.She heard the grass rustling and looked up to see someone coming. In the middle of the night, after all, she was suspicious and did not dare to go up to meet her. She only asked behind the fence, "Who is this person?"

Lu Caishu could see that she was an orphan and widowed mother, and she was very wary, so she softened her tone and said, "Ma'am, my sister and I came from the neighboring county, and the houses and fields in the neighboring county were destroyed by the flood, we sisters I have nowhere to go, so I came to your place, and I want to ask for a place to live."

When Tang saw that she was only two sisters, she let go of most of her guard first, and said, "Little sister, come in quickly, the night is heavy and the dew is heavy, be careful of the wind and cold." Seeing Lu Caichun holding the horse in her hand, she knew that she must have some money in her hand, so that she would not be caught. I eat and drink for nothing here, and I feel a lot of joy when welcoming people.

Tang shi was very hospitable, and his hands and feet were nimble, and he made the bed for Lu Caishu and Bitao with two or three moves.

Lu Caichun said "excuse me" to Tang, and lay down with Bitao and Yi.

In the morning of the next day, Lu Caichun also helped Tang's clean up and down, and even cooked a table of beautiful dishes.Tang's mother and son both like Lu Caishu very much.

Tang's son's nickname is "Ajin", and he was born with a lot of fans. He is not at all like a naughty boy in the countryside. He is also pleasant to speak, and even looks like a little master. He is strict, and Bi Tao can't help it She kept smiling and pinched his fleshy cheek lightly.

Under the governance of Yan Chasan, Fengtai County soon saw a big improvement.The dam has been reinforced, the land without owner has been redistributed to the local people, and he has distributed all the food allocated from above to the victims.Now it was late autumn, and seeing that it was impossible to plant any more seeds, he wandered around again and again, and finally saved a whole county's grain for the winter, and only waited for the spring to reclaim the fields.

The relationship between Lu Caichun and the Tang family is getting stronger day by day.Tang is a kind and gentle person, she usually only spins her coarse cloth on the loom, and listens to Lu Caishu tell some new things.She usually does not go out, but only guards a garden of melons and fruits, spins coarse cloth, sells it in the market, and earns a few bags of rice back.Lu Caishu also went to the mountains to hunt some game such as fish and birds, and cooked some delicious meals for a family of four.

Lu Caichun hadn't asked about Hu Taiping yet.She only asked about some ordinary things, such as when Tang's mother and son came to this place, and how they lived alone in the mountains and forests.She saw that the Tang family's mother and son were obviously not ordinary people from the countryside, and they behaved quite calmly.Strangely, Tang Corps seemed unwilling to talk about these things with her, and often diverted the conversation.

One day, she was lying on the couch, when Lu Caichun suddenly heard a rustling outside the door.She turned up and opened a slit in the window screen, and saw Bai Yutang standing outside the window, holding on to the window lattice, and saw her.

Lu Caichun hadn't seen Bai Yutang for a few days, and was about to say something, but Bai Yutang said softly first, "Sixth sister, is she used to living here?"

Lu Caichun nodded, couldn't help but smile softly on her face, and described to Bai Yutang the loveliness of Tang and A Jin.Seeing her so happy, Bai Yutang was also quite relieved, and there was another hint of gratitude to Tang in his heart.

After finishing speaking, Lu Caichun asked Bai Yutang about his recent situation.Bai Yutang also took advantage of the opportunity to tell Lu Caishu about Yan Chasan's orderly arrangement in the county.When Lu Caichun heard the words, he also smiled and said: "Master Bao really has a discerning eye, and the people of Fengtai County will enjoy a few years of happiness."

Lu Caichun asked again: "Fifth Brother came to see me tonight, but do you have anything else to say to me? You can't just come and listen to my gossip."

"I do have one more thing to tell you." Bai Yutang paused and said softly, "Today I followed Mr. Yan to a county resident's house, and I saw a very delicate cabinet in his room, which was carved with pear wood. Made it. Besides, his house is bare, so it's not like a cabinet he can afford."

Lu Caichun said, "Fifth Brother, can you ask him, where did that cabinet come from?"

Bai Yutang shook his head and said, "I haven't asked, because I'm afraid of scaring the snake."

Lu Caichun leaned his elbows on the window frame, resting his chin lightly with his hands, but said to him seriously: "Fifth brother, I'm going to tell you a situation, you can see if it makes sense."

"Tell me." Bai Yutang saw that her face was warm and covered with a layer of moonlight, clear and light, and nothing could be seen.There were slight ripples in his heart, but he was listening to her carefully.

Lu Caichun said: "After Huzhi County and the servants at home were in distress, An Ren fled with her son. Because Huzhi County had a bad reputation in the county, she couldn't stay long, so she fled to another country, or took refuge with relatives. The people in the county found that Huzhi County was killed. They flocked to the mansion to remove valuables, and the yamen servants also took a lot of things, so they didn't investigate the actions of the county people. Later, when the news came that Mr. Yan was going to take office, everyone kept doing nothing. In case Mr. Yan noticed something unusual in the mansion, he would simply set fire to the county government office. Mr. Yan asked, so there are all kinds of prevarications."

Bai Yutang listened, pondered for a moment, and said, "You're right. It's just that it's the people in the county who don't take the reason."

Lu Caichun also sighed softly, and said: "Although the statement does not blame the public, it is such a big matter after all. If it is exposed, I don't know how Mr. Yan will end up."

The two were talking softly when suddenly, Hu Shu squeaked.Both Lu Caichun and Bai Yutang were taken aback, and Bai Yutang dodged to the side to hide.Lu Caichun pretended to be looking at the moon.

It was Tang Corporation who walked in.She was only wearing an unlined garment, her face was serious, and her eyes were fixed on Lu Caishu.

Lu Caichun saw that her face was hidden in the darkness, reflecting the moonlight outside the window, she looked quite pale, as if she was just a paper-made person.Lu Caichun felt uneasy, and hurriedly smiled at her: "Ms. Tang, I am praying to the moon, did I disturb you?"

Tang shi didn't say anything, just took two steps forward, and then watched Lu Caichun kneel down.Lu Caichun was taken aback, and jumped off the couch, trying to help her up.

When helping her up, Lu Caichun saw tears in Tang's eyes.She wailed: "Girl, save the servant's family!"