Wu Yu

Counting the days now, the group of people who escorted the grain would probably arrive in two or three days, but luckily they had plenty of grain, so there was no need to look forward to their arrival.

Now Fanzhen maintains a kind of superficial calm, and each other may know each other, but if the lake is not disturbed, there will be no wind and rain.

They figured out the weirdness in the town, so they didn't take any extra actions. Now it would take two days at the fastest to send a letter to the capital, not to mention the fact that they didn't understand the meaning of heavy killing, and now they were in the town. , as the saying goes, a strong dragon can't overwhelm a local snake, and it still can't act rashly.

It's not that I'm afraid of the magistrate who concealed the truth, it's just that it's hard to appease the people now, if there is another incident, it will become more difficult to control.

A small dark head protruded silently from the window, with a square on top of it, Xie Lingyu's gaze paused, and his pupils shrank suddenly.

Xiao Hei slowly climbed up to the window frame, hesitation flashed in Doudou's eyes, Qingqiu Jue sneered, and waved his slender fingers in the air, Xiao Hei slowly swam along the wall to hit his wrist. Tie a knot and hand over his head.

It was only then that Xie Lingyu saw what the square was, it was pitch black, it was a small lightweight wooden box, Qingqiu Jue opened the wooden box with a movement of his fingers, and took out the folded letter paper inside to look at it.

The other hand was still patting Xiao Hei's head leisurely, with a hint of praise, the little black snake spat out snake letters, rubbed against him affectionately, turned to look at Xie Lingyu, and rushed back to Qing In Qiu Jue's sleeve.

Xie Lingyu: "..."

Gadgets are kind of vengeful.

The paper is not big, but it can be read within a few breaths. Seeing Qingqiu Jue's playful smile, Xie Lingyu took out his folding fan and tapped his hand, "Is there something good?"

Qingqiu Jue didn't answer, but asked instead, "Do you still remember who delivered the food this time?"

Xie Lingyu pondered for a moment, and asked sincerely, "What do you want to do again?"

Qingqiu Jue smiled viciously, looking at him with uneasy feelings, "The Lin family on the outskirts of the city..."

Xie Lingyu was an upright person, so he couldn't guess such bad intentions, but this didn't prevent him from thinking that the Lin family and his son were going to be in trouble. After all, even General Sun was doomed, let alone his defeated general?

Qingqiu Jue rubbed the letter paper into the palm of his hand casually, and there was a line of small and delicate characters written on the light leak: Hu Mian has entered and left Zhang's residence disguised as Deputy General Zhang.

Suspicious people don't need it, employers don't doubt it, it's a big taboo to think before and after, Qingqiu Jue's smile didn't reach his eyes, his slender hands tightened little by little, and he crushed the paper, as if the paper was the real body of Chong Lu.

That being the case, then I will show you a clear way-self-defeating.

The room was very quiet, and it seemed that the birds were singing crisply outside. Xie Lingyu looked at the birds nesting in the trees, and suddenly thought of something, "Magistrate Liu's wife and children don't seem to be in the town."

Liu's mansion is not big, it looks like a simple mansion, if Liu County Magistrate's wife and children are here, they will meet more or less when they go in and out.

According to the current situation, either magistrate Liu was threatened by others, or he was an accomplice. Xie Lingyu frowned thinking of his emaciated appearance.

Qingqiu Jue raised his eyes to look at him, saw the sadness between his brows, and sighed: "Young Master Xie, if you start worrying today, I'm really worried that your time is running out."

Xie Lingyu coughed dryly when he was told that he couldn't help frowning whenever something happened in his heart, he really had to get rid of it, but he still had the ability to read words and emotions.

Seeing Qingqiu Jue's unflappable expression, he probably knew in his heart that the person who "killed" had probably arrived, and probably had successfully penetrated into the interior, so he should know everything he should know, so naturally he didn't panic. busy.

Xie Lingyu looked up at the sky, it was almost noon.

He turned his head and asked, "Are you hungry?"

Qingqiu Jue looked at him lazily, shook his head, "It doesn't matter."

Xie Lingyu knew that he understood what he meant, so she couldn't help laughing, and tapped him with a folding fan, "Then let's go, go and see the people in the town."

It is said to go and see, but in fact it is to help, try to earn some favors, there are many people in the town, and it is definitely too late for them to go door to door today, they can only come from east to west.

Qingqiu Jue was dressed up as a servant, and he seemed to be able to do things quickly, but Xie Lingyu had seen through him, he was capable of tiring work, and he didn't touch dirty work at all. Light a fire and quit.

This person is still the kind who pushes the dirty work to him without a trace, but it seems that Xie Lingyu has taken advantage of it. This Xie Lingyu is helping the couple dig up the vegetable field, and Qingqiu Jue is still there. She grabbed his hand as if feeling distressed, looked at the redness and swelling of his palm, frowned and blew for him gently.

Xie Lingyu had goosebumps and had a bad intuition at the same time. Just as he was about to say "I'm fine", Qingqiu Jue grabbed his hoe, pointed to the two small buckets filled with excrement and urine and said, "Young master, go Pick a bucket, I'll do this kind of heavy work."

Xie Lingyu didn't let go of the handle, he felt Qingqiu Jue's strength to grab the hoe.

Of course, picking a bucket is easier than turning over the soil.

But why do I always feel that you think it is dirty?

Xie Lingyu looked at him speechlessly, and seeing his hypocrisy, he threw the hoe to him bitterly for a while, frowning irritably, "Here you, you, you!"

Qingqiu Jue took the hoe with a low eyebrow, and Xie Lingyu heard the young couple say that he "doesn't know what's good" and that "it's easy to bully when looking at people". He took a deep breath angrily, and was choked by the strong smell He stared straight, coughed and blushed with a thick neck.

Qingqiu Jue, who was hoeing the ground, hooked the corners of his mouth indistinctly.

But not every family is so talkative, more people are too defensive, they use a broom to chase them away when they see them, they are quite embarrassed, Xie Lingyu can talk about it for a long time, but he is still turned away.

Some people waited for a long time to see that they couldn't be driven away, so they hesitated and let them in, thinking that the left and right were here to help, and they couldn't suffer.

Xie Lingyu wiped his sweat with his wrist, calculated that he had entered more than a dozen houses today, and when they left for the last time, they saw those who had been taken care of quietly sitting at the door to see him off.

Some of them are not very comfortable, just take a look and leave, like the young couple who are more enthusiastic, they can also stuff two eggs to send a smiley face, Xie Lingyu also smiled back, but confiscated their belongings.

"This young man has no airs, and he can still help us with work."

The lady in the young couple poked the husband with her elbow and whispered.

Her husband-in-law embraced her, and sighed agreeingly: "It doesn't look like there's anything malicious about this, let's talk to our mother later, don't embarrass her."

The lady nodded: "That's true."

Xie Lingyu didn't know that he was being praised, so he rubbed his slightly sore waist and went back to the room with a wrinkled face. It was almost evening now, he was tired and hungry and didn't want to move, so he sighed and pressed his face against the on wooden table.

The other person didn't move, his eyes followed Qingqiu Jue's vigorous pace, felt the pain in his body again, and couldn't help asking, "Aren't you tired?"

Qingqiu Jue's conscience may have discovered it, and he actually poured him a cup of tea with his own hands, and asked him gently, "Thank you for your hard work, are you hungry?"

Xie Lingyu first took the teacup flattered, then suddenly remembered the unpleasant experience today, and stared at him vigilantly, while Qingqiu Jue let him scrutinize him, showing a sincere expression.

Xie Lingyu was relieved for a while, looking at him, he thought of the bowl of noodles he ate in Zizhou, a big bowl full of aroma.

He swallowed unpretentiously, hesitantly said: "If you want to eat noodles, the previous one is fine."

Qingqiu Jue nodded, didn't say any unnecessary nonsense, got up and went to the kitchen, Xie Lingyu stared at the place where he left, lost in thought, until a bowl of hot noodles was placed in front of him, he was blown by the heat, and then Come back to God.

Qingqiu Jue on the opposite side handed him a pair of chopsticks, and started to eat on his own. Xie Lingyu looked at it for a while, then slowly stirred with the chopsticks to let off the heat. What's the matter, it's rising uncontrollably.

Halfway through the meal, the door was suddenly pushed open, Meng Yi was sleepy, and at first glance, he came here looking for the smell, and seeing their delicious food, he became angry, "Okay, what did I say, the food is so delicious, the relationship is the two of you eating alone Woolen cloth?"

Sun Qian came out from behind him, stared at Qingqiu Jue without saying a word, but Xie Lingyu always felt that he saw the accusation in his eyes, as if he was asking, "It's fine if you tricked me, why didn't you take me to dinner?"

Xie Lingyu just smiled, when he saw Meng Yi rushing towards him like a hungry wolf, his expression froze, he subconsciously protected the bowl, stuffed the remaining noodles into his mouth, his cheeks bulging Drumming, almost choked himself to death.

Meng Yi's eyes widened in disbelief. The brotherhood seemed to be broken in two at this moment. He grabbed Xie Lingyu's neck angrily and shouted, "Good guy, do I need your bite? You are too much!"

Although Xie Lingyu was choked up enough, he still couldn't help retorting, with his face wrapped in his mouth, he said vaguely: "If you don't need it, don't come here!"

Seeing that Xie Lingyu was about to roll his eyes, Qingqiu Jue patted him on the back mercifully, and Sun Qian silently carried away Meng Yi who was still clamoring.

"You let me go, I will do justice for the sky today!"

"Cook for you, stop making trouble..."

The voices of the two faded away, and Xie Lingyu laughed for a long time before realizing that he was leaning against Qingqiu Jue, and suddenly felt unlucky, he bounced away, and politely thanked, "Thank you."

Qingqiu Jue sneered, now he didn't talk about his conscience again, interpreting the man's moodiness, he pointed to the bowls and chopsticks on the table, "I'm full, I'll digest it for you, you're welcome."

After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Xie Lingyu to change his face, and went out for a walk. Xie Lingyu looked at the place where he left, feeling extremely sober at the moment, and put away the bowls and chopsticks with a expressionless expression, and took the off to the kitchen.

Passing by the firewood house, Xie Lingyu heard a rhythmic bird song, lowered his eyes calmly, and turned his steps, and there was water in the firewood house.

The door of the firewood room was open, and a man dressed as a servant was chopping firewood inside. Seeing him coming, Xie Lingyu wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiled, and took a ladle of water to wash the dishes.

The man closed the door, looked around, then leaned over and said in a low voice, "Master."

"How is it?" Xie Lingyu asked sideways.

"We have entered the outskirts of Beijing, so we dare not enter the city rashly," said the man.

The capital city is not safe. They don't have the capital to "kill" and can swallow Yuanxi Tower silently, but the suburbs of Beijing are the safest place.

Xie Lingyu nodded, "Avoid the Lin family and pay attention to the disturbances in the capital. Is there any news about the magistrate Liu's wife and children?"

The man sighed and said: "In the hands of Prefect Lu, there is no danger at present."

Xie Lingyu breathed a sigh of relief, flicked the water in his hand, and bumped him on the shoulder, "Xuan Yi, you have worked hard."

Xuan Yi pursed his lips and smiled, and said in a low voice: "Mr. He's luggage has been packed, and we can start our journey when you return to Beijing."

Xie Lingyu smiled lightly, but his expression was not relaxed, and he said slowly: "The luggage will be dusted."

Originally, he didn't expect that there were so many tricks in this busy town. Now he only knows a little bit, and he is not sure if there are other incidents involved. Where did the plague in this town come from? Is it man-made or not? Coincidentally, they still have no clue.

But now they can only take one step at a time, not to mention the trouble of Lin Cheng coming, the day before returning to Beijing is really unpredictable, Xie Lingyu patted Xuan Yi on the shoulder and sighed.

"Look at that kid He Wei, don't let him sneak over."

Under the muddy water this time is an imperceptible swamp, if you don't pay attention, you will be sucked into it, and it is difficult to escape.