Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 484 Warning
Although what Li Xin said was a bit sharp, it was indeed true.

Even so, Lu Butou felt embarrassed.

Guan Wen comforted Li Xin with a few words, and smiled at Lu Butou: "She was scared today, and I hope Lu Butou doesn't mind."

Li Xin also came to his senses. He was so excited just now that he didn't save Butou Lu's face. He followed Guan Wen's words and took a deep breath: "Don't blame Butou Lu, I'm..."

"understand."

Lu Butou waved his hands, glanced at Guan Wen and Li Xin, and said, "You really are, it's not that the whole family doesn't come into the house. Last year your daughter-in-law helped us catch the traffickers by mistake, this year it's our turn Brother Guan, you helped us catch the thieves."

Guan Wen just smiled: "This is the credit of all the brothers in the village, it's nothing for me alone."

"The ten or so people were arrested in your old house." Lu Butou drank his saliva and looked at Guan Wen with piercing eyes: "That's where we tied them back."

Guan Wen looked solemn, nodded and said, "Yes."

Lu Butou sighed, then looked at Li Xin and said, "In this way, brother Guan has to go to town."

Li Xin straightened his back, and pursed his lips tightly: "What does Butou Lu mean by that? They hid in that empty house, because it was the place where the family was closed, so I had to ask the head of the house to explain it or something ?”

Lu Butou lowered his gaze: "There are some things... you know, you have to figure it out."

Lu Butou's voice was a little low: "The county magistrate is about to leave office. Although there was a murder case in Jiuzi Lane before, but today's arrest of these thieves can be regarded as making up for it. The county magistrate wants to publicize this matter for his future. Promoted to build momentum, and even wanted to use small fish as bait to catch big fish..."

When Lu Butou said this, he paused and asked, "What I mean, do you understand? The magistrate wants to ensure that there are no mistakes in all aspects, and this matter must be resolved perfectly."

"Including how many rooms there are in the empty yard of the Guan family's old house, how many tables and stools, how many quilts those people slept in there, and what they ate—" Li Xin sneered: "It's hard to say that all of these must be Is it recorded in the record?"

"Xin'er..."

Guan Wen gently tugged at her, coughed and said to Lu Butou, "Lu Butou, it's unnecessary. It's not like I provided the house they were looking for, right? That's because they happened to choose that place. place, I don't think I need to explain anything about it. As for the wine alley thing—"

Guan Wen paused and said, "Since we found Second Sister Qiao's man, you can ask Second Sister Qiao about her man if the matter is related to Second Sister Qiao. I just heard Second Sister Qiao's scream in the middle of the night. Other than that, nothing."

Lu Butou stood up, his face was buried in the shadow, and he couldn't see the expression on his face.

"Brother Guan, I hope that your husband and wife can cooperate well with the county magistrate." Lu Butou said, "This matter is related to the county magistrate's promotion. If you cooperate actively, it is better than when the county magistrate gets annoyed and asks someone to come to see you." You came better."

Li Xin was about to speak, but Catcher Lu said first: "It's getting late, so I'll go back first. You guys think about it all night, I hope you can come to the county office tomorrow, brother Guan."

After speaking, Lu Butou opened the door and went out.

Li Xin took a deep breath, and Guan Wen held her until Butou Lu disappeared.

Li Xin immediately said: "Help and help cause disaster!"

After pondering for a while, Guan Wen said: "Xin'er, I always feel that this matter is not that simple." Guan Wen said: "I don't think I have any great role in this, why does Butou Lu insist that I go to town?" up?"

Guan Wen said to himself, "If it's because of the murder in Jiuzi Lane, there's no need for it at all. It can be said that those thieves did it - and it can only be done by them. And if it's because they were caught tonight Those thieves are not at all my credit. Even if I have something to do with the place where they were caught, it’s just a coincidence. I really don’t know what Lu Butou means..."

Li Xin snorted coldly: "Didn't you guess it just now? Three died... no, four, and four of their accomplices died. There must be internal strife between them. Most of the reason for the internal strife is that the spoils were not divided." all."

Guan Wen slightly lowered his eyebrows: "The stolen goods are not evenly distributed, and the stolen goods have not been found yet."

"The county magistrate wants to swallow the money." Li Xin looked at Guan Wen: "I'm afraid he thought that what you heard that night was not just the scream of Second Sister Qiao, but those people were hiding in the old house, It won't be a coincidence."

Guan Wen looked at her stiffly.

"The implication of Butou Lu's words is that the county magistrate still wants to use the thieves caught today to take the bait and catch the rest of the thieves who are in the common people. It will be even more beneficial. When the time comes, he will be rich and powerful, so why not do it?"

"All I know is that the magistrate of the county is also a slicker, but at least Hui County has been peaceful for the past three years..."

"If you want to achieve success in government, you have to do a good job in the last battle." Li Xin sneered, "The catcher Lu also depends on the face of the county magistrate, so he naturally follows the county magistrate."

Li Xin took a breath and looked at Guan Wen with deep worry in his eyes: "Ah Wen, what should we do?"

Guan Wen sighed: "If the people don't fight with the officials, they can only go to the town."

Li Xin naturally knew that he couldn't stop Guan Wen.

How can stop him?
Leaving aside the fact that what Lu Butou said before he left was correct.Rather than waiting for the magistrate to get annoyed, it is better for Guan Wen to cooperate actively.It is the single sentence "the people do not fight with the officials", which brings together the wisdom of the predecessors.

Fighting between the people and the government, the best ending is nothing but death.Can the people beat the officials?

The next day, Li Xin could only endure and watch Guan Wen go to town.

But around noon, Li Xin's younger brother Li Ming paid a sudden visit.

"Sister." Li Ming still had a faint smile on his face. As he got older, he gradually took on the appearance of an upright official. "I heard the news early this morning."

Li Ming took Li Xin's hand into the main room, looked around and asked, "Where is my brother-in-law?"

"I'm going to town." Li Xin replied vaguely, stretched out his hand to caress Li Ming's forehead, and said with pity: "We have nothing to do, but you, you came over early in the morning after hearing the news." Li Xin sighed : "Tired? Sit down for a while, I'll get you a glass of water."

Li Ming sat down, Yang'er and Xiaokang crowded at the door and looked at him, Yang'er called him, "Little uncle..."

Li Ming smiled at him and beckoned him over, and Xiaokang followed suit.

Li Ming asked them what they had been doing recently, and they said they had memorized the Three Character Classic.Li Ming asked them to recite it to him.Children are slow learners, and at the moment they are just repeating the phrase "A child does not learn to judge the machine" over and over again, but Li Ming also praises them for their eloquence and good memorization.

The two kids laughed happily, Li Xin poured water and handed it over, and asked with a smile: "Just asking them, but you are talking about yourself, what are your plans?"

Li Ming said "Oh", and said: "Sister, I went to participate in the annual examination this year, and I guess I will go out with my husband for a wandering."

Li Xin suddenly looked at Li Ming in surprise: "Yunyou?" Li Xin said in surprise, "You are only 13 years old!"

"That's right." Li Ming sighed sadly: "At this age, Mr. Said is the time to absorb knowledge very strongly."

Li Xin suppressed the reluctance in his heart and asked, "Yunyou... Did Mr. Gu say how long he would go?"

"Three years or five years." Li Ming pursed his lips and said with a smile: "It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. If you are only confined to Hui County, your vision will be narrowed and your thinking will be closed. Great country, no Go out for a walk now, I'm afraid it will be bigger in the future, and there will be no such opportunities."

Li Xin wanted to persuade him, but Li Ming shook his head first and said, "Sister, don't persuade me. When I read "Biography of the Seven Kingdoms", I admired those knight-errants who walked the world with their swords. I really want to imitate them. It’s just that they are people from a long time ago, and the current imperial court will not allow such casual people to exist. I can’t wield a sword casually. I can travel around the world with my husband, but this life is not in vain of."

Li Ming looked at Li Xin with bright eyes: "In the whole family, I think you are the one who will support me first. Is that right?"

Li Xin immediately shook his head and chuckled, and sighed: "If I disagree with what you said, wouldn't it be a disappointment to my image in your heart?"

Li Xin smiled lightly and said: "I knew it when you gave your two nephews names. One sails and the other rides the wind, they are not ordinary names. At that time your brother-in-law said, you are a person with great ambitions. "

Li Ming just pursed his lips lightly, closed the corners of his eyes slightly, and suddenly became lazy again.

"It's just Ming'er, the string in the hands of the loving mother, and the clothes on the youzi. Now that the mother is pregnant, I'm afraid she won't be willing to let you go away."

"So, I want my sister to persuade my mother from the side."

Li Ming nodded lightly and said: "Mother is not very tempered, but she is not unreasonable. Mr. Gu will help me talk about things. For my sister, I hope you can enlighten my mother more."

Li Xin nodded and accepted the task.

Li Ming laughed again.

"What about this year's annual exam?" Li Xin asked, "How are you preparing?"

"I think it's okay." Li Ming said, but he laughed again: "But it doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam. Sometimes I think in frustration, after preparing for a year, if there is no good news, not only I feel disappointed, but my parents They will also be sad. But my husband said that there is a word called stupid bird to fly first, and another word called late bloomer. I was admitted to Tongsheng at the age of 12, which is considered stupid bird to fly first. If you take the exam every year, there will always be a day when you are a late bloomer."

Li Xin sighed: "Ming'er, you have a good husband who doesn't care where you can go, but only cares about whether you can take every step well."

"Yes, meeting Mr. Gu is the luck of my life." Li Ming said solemnly.

After staying for a while, Li Ming took his leave, and bid farewell to the others very politely.

After Li Ming left, Aunt Wei praised Li Xin: "Your younger brother is a very ambitious person! You can talk well, and you will definitely become a great weapon in the future!"

(End of this chapter)