Raid

Chapter 148
After reprimanding Zhang Bingsheng, Rong Zhi didn't let him follow him anymore, and Li Shengxi found an excuse to break up with Rong Zhi.

She went to Xu Xingniang's house, but in Anxia where all the houses were destroyed, where is there any home?Just some disaster relief tents.

When Father Xu saw Xu San leading Xu Xingniang back, he was startled at first, and then scolded them both.

Then Xu San quarreled with Xu's father and Xu's mother, "Do you think it's a bad thing for Xingniang to be taken away? So what if it's a slave or a servant girl? Are you alive? What can you do when you bring her back now? You have one more mouth to eat, and now there is still food to eat. After waiting for a while, what should I do?"

Xu San argued with a blushing face, but in the face of the iron-clad facts, any of his arguments seemed incomparably pale.

What's the use of bringing Xu Xingniang back besides increasing the family's burden?If it was in a time of peace and prosperity, he might be able to bite the bullet and say, I can support my sister, but in this troubled world, he can't even survive himself, so what can he do to support others?

Xu Xingniang didn't dare to speak, she cowered outside, weeping silently, suddenly looked up, and saw Li Shengxi, she had a little impression of Li Shengxi, she quickly wiped away her tears, and whispered: "Your... noble... "

Her voice was very low, Xu's father and Xu San who were arguing did not pay attention.

Li Shengxi squatted in front of Xu Xingniang, and asked softly, "Are you the youngest in the family?"

Xu Xingniang nodded, the person in front of her was not something she could afford to offend, and she was also the elder brother who was rescued by the person in front of her just now, so she still had a good impression of the person in front of her.

"Your brother is Xu San. Besides him, do you have any brothers?" Li Shengxi asked again.

Xu Xingniang nodded, "Yes, there are elder brother and second elder brother."

"where are they?"

"Dead, all dead... On the night of the flood, both elder brother and aunt died..." Xu Xingniang's voice froze as she inexplicably mentioned something sad. She looked at Li Shengxi timidly, tears Can't help but take it out, "Second Brother...Second Brother died while repairing the embankment..."

Li Shengxi lowered his eyes, and suddenly remembered what Zhang Bingsheng said, that Xu San often caused trouble when he was repairing the embankment.

"What's the matter with your brother making troubles when he was repairing the embankment?"

"No...no..." Xu Xingniang's voice suddenly rose as she thought of something she didn't want to recall, and she was even a little delirious, "Brother is fine, brother didn't make trouble..."

"What are you doing?" Xu San ran out, looked at his panicked sister distressedly, and then looked at Li Shengxi, his eyes were full of vigilance, even if he noticed that Li Shengxi was the one who rescued him at that time, His vigilance didn't fade away at all.

Li Shengxi looked at Xu San's look like a soldier, she was not angry, on the contrary, she was just helpless.

"Your Excellency, this kid is ignorant and has offended you. Please don't be angry." Father Xu seemed to be afraid that Li Sheng would be angry, so he stepped forward to persuade him, and then glared at his child.

Xu San didn't care about offending anyone at all, and took Xu Myolie back to the house.

Father Xu was anxious and angry, just as he was about to stop him, he was stopped by Li Sheng, "Let him go, I'm not angry."

Only then did Father Xu heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at Li Shengxi flatteringly: "There are a lot of nobles and adults, so just don't care about it. The villain will definitely deal with this brat later."

Li Shengxi shook his head, instead of asking Xingniang Xu who is now like a frightened bird, it would be better to ask Xu's father, "I heard that this kid often makes troubles when he is repairing the embankment?"

Father Xu's complexion changed slightly, and his sunken eyes, which had been weathered for a long time, were filled with unspeakable grief because of Li Shengxi's words. He managed to keep his expression calm for the last time, and said flatteringly and bitterly: "This The kid has been like this since he was a child, he doesn't understand anything, and offends people every day, but fortunately he didn't offend the nobleman this time."

"Did you also participate in the construction of the embankment?" Li Shengxi lowered his eyes, and did not continue to ask, but changed the topic, as if it was just a casual chat.

Father Xu nodded, "How can I eat from the imperial court for free? Of course, those who need help will go."

"I heard that County Magistrate Zhang borrowed a lot of people from other counties. The embankment should be reinforced, right?" Li Shengxi asked again.

Xu's father frowned at first, he was at a loss for a moment, and then forced out a smile, "Yes...the embankment is okay...you will know when you go to see it."

Li Shengxi smiled, and she brought some food to Father Xu without any money. In a place like Anxia, ​​food is better than money.

She went to Rongzhi and explained the matter to Rongzhi.

Rong Zhi was amazed at her sharpness here.

"The county magistrate's words are half-truths and half-false, and you can't believe them all." Li Shengxi said in a deep voice, true, probably because of the construction of the embankment, because this kind of thing can tell the truth at a glance, Zhang Bingsheng has no need to tell such a lie .

As for the fake, it is probably about borrowing people. When she mentioned borrowing people just now, Father Xu was at a loss for a moment. Many people were killed, and it is impossible for the common people not to notice.

Then there are only two situations.Either Zhang Bingsheng borrowed very few people, or he didn't borrow people at all.

Rong Zhi nodded, his expression was not very good-looking, he pointed to the two booklets on the table, and whispered: "It's probably a trick to cover one's eyes, do you want to read it?"

Li Shengxi flipped through the booklet casually, looked at the household registration list, did not know what came to mind, and his brows furrowed.

"what happened?"

"what do you think?"

"I can't say it, but I always feel something is wrong, do you feel the same way?" Rong Zhi shook his head.

"Father Xu probably won't be able to ask any questions. This booklet is a cover-up. Tomorrow will be inspected to see the embankment. In all likelihood, it's what other people want you to see. It's all a cover-up." Li Shengxi was not there. What to say about household registration.

Xu's father is old and numb, but he has experienced the world and is smooth and flattering. Even if there is something wrong with the embankment repair, he will never say anything.Rong Zhi is indeed above Zhang Bingsheng in official position, but Zhang Bingsheng is the county magistrate.

Qianglong can't overwhelm the local snake, he won't be willing to cause such trouble.

"Father Xu can't ask anything, but some people may be able to ask something." Rong Zhi had no deep meaning.

Li Shengxi understood Rong Zhi's meaning and nodded.

Father Xu is unwilling to cause such trouble, but some people are best at causing trouble.

(End of this chapter)