The clever maid of the red mansion

There was no news from Mr. Feng for five or six days, and Liu'er couldn't sit still any longer, so she went to see the old man in his study outside after dinner, taking advantage of nothing to do.

Mr. Feng was drinking tea and talking with two gentlemen of Qing Dynasty. Feng's house followed the rules, and no one dared to disturb the general old man's study.It just depends on who, the minions are most good at watching the wind and the people order the dishes.Jin lived by the old man's side for many years and regarded him as a confidant. Naturally, he can handle things better than anyone else, and he knows how to figure out the old man's thoughts. Now the three-bedroom couple deserves to be spoiled.

Jin Zhu passed it on in a low voice, the old man pondered for a moment, the two husbands also looked at each other, hurriedly stood up and said goodbye, the old general nodded and walked slowly, watching the two go through the side door.

Liu'er came in and saluted the old man, "Greetings to the father-in-law, my daughter-in-law made two summer shirts, which should be appropriate for daily wear, and please don't dislike the old man."

The old man nodded, ordered Jin to accept it, twitched his beard and said, "I don't dislike it, I know you are a filial person, it's very good." But he didn't mention the few things to do less. The needlework of the third daughter-in-law is no more comfortable at home.Although he had never been measured before, the collar of the collar would not fit him better.The big clothes for going out are also more convenient than the ones you used to wear.

"It should be, it's just a daughter-in-law's duty." She peeked at the old man, her face was as usual, she didn't believe that he didn't know the reason for her visit, but now she couldn't wait, and she had to take it by herself, "The third master is busy with business now, and the daughter-in-law thinks Let me send some clothes for a change of clothes, I don't know if the old man will see it, can you make it?"

"Hahaha... I can't do it, why don't I do it, let's give it away." It was rare for the old man to be narrow-minded, and he pretended to be deaf and dumb even more.Say it is a gift, where to send it, whoever will marry it, who will send it to whom... If you really believe this, you will be blind.

After all, Liu'er was newly married, her face was tender, her face was flushed, she blinked her eyes, and finally gave it up, "Then if the third master comes back tomorrow, it's fine, anyway, it won't be a day or two."

The old man nodded and said with a smile, "very true."

I……

"Look, the third master's errand can be finished in a few days?" Liu'er has been teased by the old man so much that she doesn't know what to say, so she should be more straightforward, otherwise she will be the one who is aggrieved.

The old man laughed and said, "It's time to speak straight, don't be like those coy and shy little people, our grandmas in the general's mansion should be straightforward and be the masters of the house in the future." I just picked it up... Oh," Liu'er's wet and black eyes looked eagerly, even a hard-hearted man would soften his heart, the old man hurriedly stopped, "As for the third child, don't worry, within three days, you will be sure." When you come back, you are alive and well, hehehe, you can stay alive when you go back, don't worry, that kid will be a disaster for thousands of years."

Liu'er's cheeks were on fire and she left, feeling at ease in the end.

Liu Er doesn't mention it at home, but only Feng Ziying and Feng Sanye.That day, I sent Liu'er home and went directly to Weifangzhai.Apart from Lingbao and Luchen, who were taking care of general affairs, the servants beside him, the other four Bujing, Baihe, Benxiao and Qingshuang, were all by their side to wait on them.

On weekdays, when he was on errands, he usually took two of them with him.When our children come out to do things, unless they want to draw a line with a group of colleagues who don't talk to each other and sincerely draw a clear line, but anyone who is a bit calculating and has a bit of a brain, it is not easy to make it too high-profile.You are going to do things, not to be a son of a prince, and you will generally be scruples about this kind of dignity.Feng Sanye is no exception, not to mention he is usually easy to get along with, how could he not wink at him.

The only difference today is that at noon, Qiu Liang, the commander of the yamen, who is also his Shangfeng, was invited to have lunch at Weifangzhai.

Qiu Liang was about thirty years old, with a white face and a slight beard, but he was quite upright, and his temperament was even more calm.Both of them are descendants of aristocratic families. Qiu Liang is the grandson of Jing Tianhou. Although Mr. Feng is about ten years younger than him, he has been in contact with him before, and they are very acquainted. , each other also has a bit of sympathy.

Lunch is a bit greasy, and the signature roast duck is a must for Weifangzhai.The two were sitting opposite each other in the private room, sipping tea and digesting food, when suddenly the servant Ben Xiao ran in in a panic, his round face with bushy eyebrows and big eyes was covered with sweat, panting heavily and speaking incoherently, "Master, lord... it's not good, no alright……"

The little servant Bai He who was serving in the room kicked up and scolded, "You bastard, you are very good, can you talk! What you look like in a panic, what you taught me on weekdays, I have forgotten! "

Huhu, Ben Xiao's chubby face was flushed, he took a few breaths, finally calmed down, and hurriedly called thousands of times to report, "Damn Ben Xiao, this stinky mouth, I..." As he talked, he wanted to slap own mouth.

"Okay, okay, talk if you have something to say, and make less useless." Feng Sanye frowned impatiently.

"Third Lord, just now there was a thieves in Zhenbaozhai on the east side of the street outside. In broad daylight, a thief went in, and I heard that he stole his family's town store's treasure to ward off evil spirits. I don't know what mechanism was touched when he stole it. When he was discovered, the guys in the store started arguing, everyone shouted to catch the thief, and the street was alarmed. The thief was really cunning, and more than ten people chased him, but he ran away. The street was full of people just now. It's terrible to catch it."

Before Feng Ziying could speak, Qiu Liang raised his eyebrows, put down the teacup, and said in a cold voice, "Who is so bold, there is no law in broad daylight, it makes no sense!"

Feng Ziying also frowned, and said suspiciously, "Couldn't it be the thief who stole several noble houses in Beijing a few days ago? It's just that courageous and capable thief. How many years has there been no such outstanding thief in Beijing?" .”

Ben Xiao hurriedly lowered his head and replied, "It's that thieves! The little one looked at him from a distance, he's thin and very flexible, he's not bad."

Qiu Liang got impatient, got up and said, "Then what are you waiting for, I finally caught up with you, chase after me! Can someone follow you?" These days, how many times have I gotten into a fight with this flying thieves, and was reprimanded by my boss for two days in a row? I'm back, but I can't catch it.Now this good opportunity, how can we let it go.

"Yes, there are several buddies from Zhen Baozhai, and they chased him all the way with sticks. I heard that all the buddies in his family have practiced, and they went all the way to the south of the city."

At that moment, the two masters in the room and their attendants quickly left Weifangzhai through the back door. Some of his subordinates had already prepared their mounts, and flew on their horses towards the south gate of the city.As a result, as soon as he arrived at the gate of the city, a soldier told him that he had just left the city.

Both Qiu Liang and Feng Sanye lost their temper, and one ordered his followers, "Go to Bingmasi Yamen to transfer people, let me hurry up, and I will go first." Go to Jing Zhaoyin to report the case, hurry up!"

This side sent people to dispatch troops and generals, and over there Qiu Liang and Feng Sanye took their personal entourage and rode out of the south gate all the way to chase them down.

The chase was terrible, the thief got impatient halfway, snatched the passerby's horse, and quickly got rid of Zhen Baozhai's buddy, until sunset, Feng Sanye and Qiu Liang didn't catch up.However, after inquiring about the traveler on the road, he knew that this person was still on this road, he didn't seem to know that there were pursuers behind him, and he was not in a hurry, just like a normal traveler.

Seeing that it was getting dark, the two of them discussed that they should not startle the other party, and startled the other party at night, and changed the route to go to the deep mountains and old forests, which would be a bad thing.Simply rest for one night in this small temple by the side of the road, just in time to wait for the subordinates to catch up, there are many people to do things.

Spread the net wide, if you don't believe it, you won't be able to catch the thief.

Later that night, more than 30 people from Wucheng Bingmasi and Jingzhaoyin's servants, a total of more than [-] people, also joined Qiu Liang and Feng Sanye.Everyone spent the night in the temple, got up early the next day, and chased along the way.It was only at noon that day that I finally saw a figure.

But the thief was alert after all, and he was drinking tea in a teahouse by the side of the road. When he saw that the momentum was not good, he rushed out, jumped on the horse's back, swung his whip violently, and urged the horse to run away.The guys chased after him for half a day. It was a hot day, and he was already full of anger. How could we let him go!Hold it even if you die!

Just like that, you chased me, galloped all the way almost day and night, chased hard for two days, and arrived at the border of Ping'an Prefecture on the third night, the thief turned a corner on the fork road and headed towards Beishan.

The whole group of people behind were red-eyed, Qiu Liang and Feng Sanye both came from dudes, and now they are even more encouraging to everyone, "Brothers have worked hard for a few days and took the thief, let alone asking for credit for everyone, we two brothers are very serious There is a reward!"

It was Qiu Liang who said the words, especially Feng Sanye nodded in agreement, this reward is very reliable.Third Master Feng is generous in his actions, since he promised so, the money... Ouch, I feel heartbroken just thinking about it!

A group of people followed without hesitation. With so many people, they are naturally not afraid of a thief.

Only Feng Sanye kept an eye out, and when he turned into a fork in the road, he asked Qiu Liang for instructions and called a small school under his command, "This place is not far from Jiedu Master Feng's residence, just go and tell me, it would be better if you can get some support." Well, let’s also say hello to the state government office.”

It is said that it is not far away, and a fast horse will have to spend a day, but the small school did not dare to delay, so it went overnight, if Feng Jiedu wanted to send reinforcements, he would be able to reach this fork in the morning the next day.

Unexpectedly, a group of people was fishing for small miscellaneous fish, but encountered a difficult idea, and finally caught a big fish and came back.

In the northeast of Ping'an Prefecture near the capital, there is a mountain to the north called Beishan, but depending on its location, it is not a famous mountain or river.

There is a group of thieves hiding here. In the past few years, they have specialized in robbing passing merchants, and many people have suffered a lot. Xue Dafool ​​came back from the south and was almost caught. Luckily, he was rescued by Liu Erlang.However, the whereabouts of this group of thieves are surreptitious, and the state government and the garrison have never touched the specific den of thieves, allowing them to escape so far.

But if you do many injustices, you will die yourself. A little thief who went out to commit crimes fled all the way back, attracting a group of officers and soldiers.Because there were three or forty people in the Thieves' Den, Qiu Liang and Feng Sanye led people to find out the enemy's situation. The next day, when the Jiedu envoys and the state government servants all arrived, Nei Ying, who had been sent up early in the evening, set fire to the stables of the Thieves' Den. After receiving the signal from the mountain, the gate of the village was opened, and the big guys rushed up. There were so many people, and none of the thieves escaped. Qiu Liangxin, who handled this case so beautifully, couldn't believe it.

Originally, the Yamen didn't pay much attention to the other two aspects, thinking that this was nothing more than a gang of petty thieves, sending out such people, but to give Qiu Liang and Feng Sanye face, after all, they are the children of everyone in Beijing, so it is always right to make friends.

Unexpectedly, several thieves were brought up for trial separately, and a major event happened, which broke the sky!

At first, everyone was not polite. After tossing around like this for several days, they couldn't eat or sleep well. They were full of anger. They were beaten up first, vented their anger, and then when they were tortured, they actually asked about a shocking case. !

During the spring search of Iron Net Mountain last year, today's distress was almost a well-known event, and it is said that the culprit is still at large.

As for the three heads of the Beishan Bandit Den, and five or six of the second heads, there are always some weak bones. In order to protect themselves, they stabbed their brothers in both ribs.One of the second-rank leaders named Xu Qimazi just showed his words, and was immediately caught by ordinary officialdom veterans.After chasing and beating one by one, they had to resort to some tricks. The matter that came out of the trial made several people excited but had to force themselves to put on a dignified look.

Regardless of being tired, five officials, big and small, at the gates of the four yamen sat together and looked at the stack of confessions. After a while, Feng Likui, the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture, made the final decision, "Tomorrow I will go to Beijing together and suppress these thieves. It’s only time to write a booklet tonight to make a relationship, so hurry up.” The implication is that there is credit, and the credit must be maximized, otherwise why bother to make joints.

The last sentence was addressed to Qiu Liang and Feng Ziying.

Wucheng Bingmasi has nothing to do with Mr. Feng, but Qiu Liang is here.Jing Zhaoyin just sent a head catcher over here, and he came here reluctantly because of good friendship, but now he was overjoyed, and hurried back to Beijing overnight to report to Lord Yin of Ming Fu.Needless to say, the magistrate of Ping'an Prefecture, the subordinate officials sent by himself will go back to report, and they must follow closely, without any delay.

Such a good thing, it would be a big loss not to run ahead.

Now one by one, it is much harder than chasing thieves.

The author has something to say: there is another update today, around six or seven o'clock in the evening.Recently, Xiaohe intends to make as many updates as possible, and strive to finish the first year. If you can save some manuscripts and get full attendance in January, it will be even better$_$.Think about the New Year's Eve when people come and go, and the code words need to be updated. It's really impossible for concubines!Ask for money, order, comfort