Luo Xiyao didn't feel angry about getting up, even if she only slept for less than an hour.

"Officer, this room is our wife. My wife has caught the cold and is not up yet." The fat man's tofu-like cheeks trembled, and he stuffed a few taels of silver with the official who led the team, saying: "The village The layout of the courtyards is similar, the small house can see the bottom at a glance, if you open a small window to let you have a glimpse, there is really no way to hide people."

"Is there a thief hiding under the bed, can you see it? Roll!"

"How about that!" Fatty stopped the official, "Young one, call the door, and you can go in and search after Madam gets up and tidies up! The master isn't here, so I don't dare to make my own decisions! Please do me a favor and wait a moment."

Luo Xiyao has already opened the door without waiting for the officer to make a bad face.

I saw her pale and frail.

"Ma'am." The fat man ran over and explained clearly the origin and purpose of the official post in a few words.

Luo Xiyao raised her eyebrows and said: "Search for thieves? Then you have to search carefully, so as not to hide and harm the village."

She came out and pushed the door open, "This room is no bigger than a kitchen, and the windows all face the small courtyard, so you can see to the end at a glance. Officials are much better at catching thieves than ordinary people. I want to find clues." There must be a hand, please! Oh, yes, except for the bag on the chair, everything belongs to the owner of the yard. The bag cannot hide the thief, but if the thief steals something, it is not impossible for the official to open the bag to see. It's just that there are old things I used to pay homage to my relatives in it, so I have to have someone on the side to show them to the officials. Otherwise, I accidentally broke it... I can cooperate, but I am worried that the relatives lying on the ground will be unhappy, so I will look for it again People are troublesome."

Luo Xiyao consciously said something wrong, raised her hand and patted her mouth twice, "Look at my mouth, what did I say? I'm sorry, I'm weak, and I believe in Buddhism. Maybe it's because I went to burn incense too many times. Then... send men to do things for the government, bring your own righteousness, don't be afraid."

The officer stopped, and the legs that were about to step into the room suddenly retracted. I don't know if it was because of the cloudy weather, but he always felt a chill on his back after hearing the lady's words.He pretended not to hear, coughed twice, and said: "Madam, don't worry, we are only searching for thieves, and we will not mess with Madam's belongings."

Even though she knew that the officer was talking about the situation, Luo Xiyao just nodded and asked the fat man to accompany her. The officer felt that there was something wrong, so the fat man cooperated and replied, then walked to the yard and sat down on a plinth at the corner of the yard.

The host looked over worriedly, and carefully moved aside, "I don't know where the robbers who took advantage of the fire escaped, I heard that they escaped from the capital... Hey, our village is not a big village, and the dog owners Little, if this is touched at night, it will be dangerous. Although there are many of you, you have to be more vigilant at night, I will not take the rhubarb back, you should get up and have a look when you hear it screaming."

"Don't worry, mother-in-law, I understand."

The mother-in-law gave a few more instructions, and then ran to the official station, telling the official station that there is a kitchen, and that there is...

Luo Xiyao looked over with great interest, an official came into the stove, from her she could still see the official poking under the stove with tongs, and then looked into the water tank.

The mother-in-law said that among the group of them who came to pay homage to relatives and friends in the mountains, some people were bitten by snakes and could not walk, so they rested in the house on the west side.

It stands to reason that this kind of bad behavior, the officials should relax their vigilance, but this group of people obviously got the news that someone in Luo Xiyao's group was seriously injured, so the officials who went to Xijian rushed over at once.

The mother-in-law didn't know why, so she kept saying that she helped clean up the house, and only one patient and one doctor stayed out of the house all day, so the thief had no chance to hide in...

The officer pushed the mother-in-law away impatiently, and strode in.

Ding Zhen cooperated very well. He not only shaved his beard, but also put on a fake mask. Now the official wanted to see Lao He's wound, so he generously rolled up Lao He's trousers, so that the official could see the snake teeth on Lao He's ankle print.

Even the official sent a scabbard to pull the quilt on Lao He's body. Ding Zhen just said that Lao He fell down the mountain after being bitten by a snake, and his ribs were injured, so he asked the official to be careful.He lifted the quilt of Lao He himself, and pulled back the lapel of Lao He's clothes, so that the officials could see Lao He's bruised chest, which had no other injuries.

Luo Xiyao lowered her eyes, twitching her eyelashes from time to time, and said, "Two of us went into the mountain to fill up my sister's grave. Do you want to bring the officials over there to have a look?"

"Hey, I don't know if it's because of the earthquake or the rain. My sister's grave collapsed a little bit. Fortunately, my husband arranged for a lot of people to do the work. Otherwise, I would have to ask people in the village to help. Other things still need to be done." It's easy to say, but this kind...is not relatives, it's not beautiful after all."

While talking, Luo Xiyao bowed weakly to the official, "Although I left Wei County when I was young, everyone in the village knows about my parents! My husband's family is a merchant, so if the official Don't worry, I can also call everyone over and let you all look at the portrait."

look?What are you looking at?They have seen these people a long time ago!And there are their people on the mountain!

Among the group of people, except for Lao He who was bitten by a snake and lying on the bed, and a fat man's figure, the rest did not match the portrait.

However, Luo Xiyao's attitude is frank, and the others are not flinching, and the things in these people's carriages are very miscellaneous. Apart from the things used to pay homage to their relatives, they are some fresh local gadgets. I think the merchants want to take them back to try, okay? Sell ​​it.

The most important thing is that Li Zheng here has already informed the officials of Luo Xiyao and others' backgrounds. This lady is from the village, but because her sister died disgracefully, the family moved away.Now that the old man is gone, the wife came back to pay homage to her dead sister.

The courtyard was quiet for a moment, and the leading officer frowned and looked at Luo Xiyao, "The government has its own rules and regulations. Madam talks so much, but what do you know?"

"Hey, why don't you say that my husband always tells me to be cautious when I go out? I just want to cooperate with the messengers to arrest people. After all, I have been away from the village for too long. Although Lizheng and my mother-in-law proved my identity, I also I have to prove it myself? Otherwise, the messenger will think that I am renting a small courtyard from a foreign country, so wouldn’t he be suspicious of me? Yamen always offer rewards for arresting important criminals. What do I really know? "

As soon as the reward was mentioned, some people's eyes on Luo Xiyao's side immediately lit up, and some even stretched their necks to look at the portrait in the officer's hand, as if they were worried that they would miss the money.

Seeing the officer staring at her, Luo Xiyao smiled softly, handed the officer a purse, and said: "The officer has worked hard, and every house has to be searched on such a day, and it will be too late when I go back, so I invite the officer to drink tea. If it is possible, can I ask the messenger to leave a copy of the portrait? There are many places for merchants to go, maybe when one of them encounters a thief, they can go to the yamen to report the letter and receive the reward..."

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