A knife in love

Chapter 1383

Li Qiufeng told what he saw and heard after he arrived in Dongliao County.It's just that the matter of Shou Nanshan, Zhang Yong, and Murong Qiushui's father and son has nothing to do with the Japanese pirates, so Li Qiufeng concealed these matters.

Qi Jiuyue was even more surprised when he heard it. When he arrived, he opened his mouth wide and stared at Li Qiufeng blankly. After a long while, he said, "According to Master Baihu, those Fusang warriors fled to Liaodong, nine times out of ten. It landed near Dongliao County. Although their leader brought a large number of people into the customs, some Fusang people were left in Liaodong to guard their lair. So many strange things have happened in Dongliao County recently. Can the Fusang samurai make trouble?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I didn't think these strange things about the Japanese pirates at first, but there are many strange things about Er Niu's death. For example, Er Niu is a fool, why does he sing Fusang people's songs?"

As soon as Li Qiufeng finished speaking, Qi Jiu slapped his thigh and said, "That's right. In fact, I had a misunderstanding with you today because of this ballad sung by Er Niu. After arriving in Liaodong, I searched all the way south, and finally arrived at Dongliao County. Although Xiaguan has been inquiring everywhere, he has not found any news about Japanese pirates. In fact, when Xiaguan arrived here three months ago, he first went to Wangjiazhuang to inquire. Knowing that the owner surnamed Wang is a Although the merchant who sells medicinal materials has a big business, he is a coward who is afraid of leaves falling on his head. Later, I walked around the city of Dongliao County and found no clues. Finally, I went to Majiazhuang The owner of the village, Ma Yuanwai, is a daring man. Not only did he monopolize lawsuits and extort money in Dongliao County, but he also secretly colluded with green forest thieves from all over Liaodong, and did a lot of outrageous things. The officials thought that he was like Ma Yuanwai The villains dare to do anything for money. If the Japanese pirates really came to Liaodong, they might collude with local snakes like Ma Yuanwai. It was the lower officials who infiltrated into Majiazhuang and became a member of Ma Yuanwai's subordinate gang. However, he is extremely cunning, Xiaguan watched him secretly for more than two months, but did not find the slightest clue. Half a month ago, Xiaguan thought he could only return empty-handed, and was planning to return to the customs, but heard that there was a case outside the horseman The big business was robbed by a group of thieves, and suffered heavy losses. The horsemen were annoyed, and they were a little confused. Once drunk, they beat and cursed, and they inadvertently yelled that he had reinforcements on the way. The officials were careful, He wanted to see if the strong aid Ma Yuanwai mentioned was the Japanese pirates, so he stayed.

"A few days ago, the owner of the Wang Zhuang was recruiting people everywhere, saying that he was ordered by the yamen to build a temple on Motianling. The business outside the horse was robbed by thieves, and the rafts in the upper reaches of the Lujiang River dared not put them in the river for several months. There are more than 200 gang members who have nothing to do. Every month, the horsemen lose 300 taels of silver in vain. They are terribly worried. He heard that Wang Zhuang mainly recruited peasants to build temples, so he invited the owner of Wang Zhuang When I went to Majiazhuang, I said that my platoon gang members were idle and had nothing to do, so I might as well help the owner of Wangzhuang. It would be a good thing for both Wangjiazhuang and Majiazhuang. These two people are people who love money , It took a long time to negotiate the price, and finally Ma Yuanwai lined up more than 200 members of the platoon gang, and let the owner of the platoon to choose by himself. The owner of the Wang village selected more than 70 people, including the lower officials.

"The lower official originally planned to keep an eye on the horsemen in Majiazhuang, but he was picked out by the owner of Wangzhuang. If he refused to come to work in Wangjiazhuang, I am afraid that the old fox owner of Mazhuang will become suspicious. It is the lower official who has no choice but to go to work with him. More than 70 civilian husbands came to Wangjiazhuang together..."

Hearing what Qi Jiu said, Li Qiufeng suddenly said: "That day when you first arrived at Wangjiazhuang, you almost had a conflict with Miss Wang's family. It turned out that you wanted to fight on purpose. If you offend Miss Wang's family, the owner of the Wang family will naturally I want to drive you back to Majiazhuang, then you will be able to return to the side of the horseman without any suspicion."

Qi Jiu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I just remembered, Master Baihu was there at the time, but Xia Guan actually forgot. It is indeed as the Lord said, when Xia Guan saw that little girl was so overbearing, I felt a little bit in my heart." She made up her mind and wanted to beat her up, so her father naturally refused to leave Xiaguan in Wangjiazhuang. But in the end, the fight didn't start, and Xiaguan's plan fell through, so he had to stay. Xiaguan was anxious to return Majiazhuang, first he encouraged the platoon gang to make trouble, thinking that if they clashed with the zhuang ding and the people of Wangjiazhuang, the owner of Wangjiazhuang would naturally drive us back to Majiazhuang. It’s just that the big housekeeper of Wangjiazhuang is really a A powerful person, even a few words to appease this group of people. Later, Xiaguan entered the king's house at night, intending to steal some valuables. If the owner of the king's estate lost something, he would definitely suspect that it was the work of the gang. By now If the officials do some tricks and make the owner of Wangzhuang angry, they will drive us all out of Wangjiazhuang.

"It's just that I didn't expect that the master of Baihu was also at the owner of Wang's house that night. The official fought with the master and knew that he was invincible, so he had to flee back. The official knew that there were martial arts masters hidden in the Wang's manor, so he never Dare to make a mistake, so I had to hang out with the platoon gang and endure it for the time being. Yesterday, a group of teenagers were fighting behind the house where we lived, and the official didn't take it seriously at first. But then I suddenly heard someone singing, It turned out to be Fusang's ballad. When I was in office, I paid attention to it, and sneaked into the alley behind the house. I saw the child who was singing on the ground just now. He seemed to be bullied by some teenagers. He had a wound on his forehead. Blood was streaming down his face. The officer asked who taught him to sing this song, but he just shook his head and didn't answer. The boys who beat him turned around and ran away. He just smirked and refused to speak. Xiaguan was trying to get him to tell the truth when he suddenly heard footsteps, followed by several people talking, but the voice was that the big housekeeper from Wangjiazhuang had arrived. Xiaguan knew that the housekeeper was a The extremely smart person, afraid that he would see his flaws, had no choice but to climb over the wall and return to the house.

"After Xiaguan returned to the house, the butler came in. He said that in a few days, construction of the temple would start on Motianling. During the few days when construction is not started, everyone will still be paid wages, so that everyone does not have to worry. What these platoon gang members are most worried about is that there will be no wages for the past few days, and this will cause conflicts with Zhuang Ding of Wangjiazhuang. Hearing what the steward said, they immediately cheered. The steward comforted everyone. Then he left in a hurry. The officer guessed that he had gone too far, so he slipped into the alley again, but there was no sign of the child."

When Qi Jiu said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "To tell you the truth, my lord, I searched the Zhuangzi for most of the night last night, but I didn't know the place well, and I didn't find out where the child lived. Today, my lord Sneaked out again, trying to find that child. If you know who taught him to sing the song 'Moon in the Deserted City', you will be able to find the traces of the Japanese pirates in all likelihood."

(End of this chapter)