The next day, Jiang Nuanzhi was awakened by the noise.
As they walked out of the door in a daze, they realized that their entire village was surrounded by people.
"Aunt Niu, what's going on?"
Aunt Niu was also standing outside at the moment, tiptoeing and looking at people: "I seem to have heard that an absconding criminal has escaped to us. They're coming from the village. No, they've sent big shots to our village to search from house to house."
After that, he warned uneasily: "Fat girl, hurry up and take care of things. Coming soon to your home.”
Aunt Niu said and pointed to the side: "Look! Li Zheng led people to search Mrs. Lin's house."
Jiang Nuanzhi felt something was wrong when he heard that, and inexplicably thought of Xiao Xuanting, After responding, he turned around and entered the house.
As expected, Xiao Xuanting was seen hiding under the shelf. He looked at her with wide eyes, almost pleading.
“Hide him in the cellar.” Li Junping lowered his voice and said, “If we are really here for him, we may not survive if we hide him.”
Jiang Nuan He pursed his lips, heard the footsteps behind him and Li Zheng's flattering and flattering voice, and nodded: "Okay."
"Master, this is the Li family. The eldest son of his family is now seriously ill. He has a wife and three children, two boys and one girl."
As Li Zheng spoke, he led several people A burly man in dark red and purple robes entered the room.
When a few people came in, they were rummaging around in the room.
The bite of Dahei outside was fierce. Jiang Nuanzhi was afraid that they might do evil to Dahei, so he secretly sent the little orb to Dahei to comfort him. Finally the shouting stopped.
The leading man glanced around, then squinted his eyes and said: "Bring those children to me and show them to me."
Li Junping and Xiao Er stepped forward.
He squinted his eyes and took a look, took the portrait and placed it between Li Junping and Li Xiaoer. After comparing them carefully, he pushed them away.
Then he took the portrait to compare it with Xiao Baozhu's face, and frowned in disappointment.
I was about to go out, but when I reached the door, I glanced at the medicine bowl placed in the corner, and immediately narrowed my eyes: "Is there a wounded person in your family? Who is drinking medicine?"
Jiang Nuanzhi stood in front of the children and immediately said: "Master, my Dalang is lying on the bed. He went hunting for the past ten days and suffered a lot of injuries."
After that, she wiped away two non-existent tears and said: "These days are getting more and more difficult. The waiter even broke his leg. Wow, oh, oh, oh, now, you have to rely on me as a woman. It's really hard to live." "
"Shut up!"
The man suddenly scolded his eyebrows and said to his subordinates: "But have you searched carefully? You can't miss any corners. Children may be hiding. Have you looked in the water tank, the basket, and the stove?”
“I’ve checked them all, there’s nothing there.”
The man frowned and looked around: "I remember that this village always has cellars. Don't forget to take a look."
"Yes!"
The subordinate went to investigate, and the room became quiet for a while.
The leader glanced at the decoration of Jiang Nuanzhi's house, but a little surprise flashed in his eyes.
This woman is not good-looking, but she has kept her home very clean. Although it is not comparable to the courtyards in the city, it looks very warm and comfortable, which is very rare in this village.
Li Zheng was actually puzzled. This was not the first time he came to Jiang Fatya’s house. Before, the house was bare and had nothing to offer. There were piles of animal skins, the children were all messy, and the smell in the house was It smells very bad.
But not long ago, this home has changed a lot?
Jiang Nuanzhi noticed that his hand was being held by Li Junping. He looked down and saw Ping'er's eyes full of worry.
Jiang Nuanzhi squeezed her hand soothingly, and suddenly approached the leader, grabbed a handful of apricots from the basket on his back, and squeezed out a most flattering smile: "Master "What crime did the person in this portrait commit?"
The man frowned and avoided Jiang Nuanzhi's hand: "Why are you asking this?"
Jiang Nuanzhi was quite dissatisfied. He smiled happily: "I am a medical practitioner and I go out every day. If I see this thief in the future, can I go to the Yamen to ask the official for a reward? Even if the seams of your fingers are exposed a little, it will be enough for us. Poor people have a good life." "Oh, you are a smart woman."
The man smiled unconsciously.
A man accompanying him sneered: "It's a pity that your luck is not very good. Our adults are from Kyoto, and we can't see them in this government office here. I'm afraid your idea will fail. Here. If you can really send the news back to Kyoto, so what if I reward you with a reward of twelve hundred taels?"
"Talk!" The leader frowned and scolded.
The man behind him immediately lowered his head like a quail.
Jiang Nuanzhi sighed in disappointment, but his heart tightened.
The person in this portrait is indeed Xiao Xuanting and Ande Hai, who had a close relationship before.
And these people are from Kyoto. The leader has a token hanging on his waist, which is unusual in style. Judging from his conversation, it seems that his status is not low.
At the moment, I also had doubts in my heart. I was afraid that Xuanting's status was unusual, so I really had to think carefully about whether to keep him.
Here, Xiao Baozhu and Xiao Er also nervously pinched the hem of Jiang Nuanzhi's skirt with their small hands.
Jiang Nuanzhi patted their little heads comfortingly and said no more.
After a while, the man who searched the cellar came back, shook his head and said: "Boss, no."
The man put away the portrait without interest and waved to everyone. Leave.
Jiang Nuanzhi arrived at the gate. She was carrying a backpack, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and waved from a distance: "Master, please go slowly. If I know the news, I will send it to you immediately."
The subordinate who had just been scolded burst out laughing: "Funny stupid woman, does she really think she can go to Kyoto to deliver the message? Is she going crazy for money? ”
The leader shook his head and laughed, but this time he didn't say anything.
“Boss, we found out that Mr. Xie Xiaohou was sent to the wilderness and now lives in Xinghua Village.”
The leader’s eyes narrowed slightly: “Master Xie Xiaohou?”
"That's right, it's the Erlang of the Xie family who is the most famous in the world. My subordinates found out that his family is just ahead."
"Boss, this is the mother of the Xie family who was with the sixth prince in the past. "Concubine"
"Let's go and meet this old man."
"Head, there is one more thing."
"Tell me."
"The Li who just explored The owner should be Li Rong, the general of Zhenbei."
"What did you say!"
The man stopped suddenly and turned his head in shock.
The subordinate nodded firmly.
The leader looked back again and saw the fat woman looking longingly at the door from a distance. He frowned: "You said that General Zhenbei married such a person after he was sent to the army?"
Subordinate: ". I guess so."
"Bah, he is a traitor to Li Rong. Rong, now a paralytic, it would be nice to marry someone with sound hands and feet. The regent is still kind, such a person should be executed prematurely!" There was a crunching sound from the teeth of his subordinates behind him.
"If it were Li Rong, he wouldn't have anything to do with the Sixth Prince. He would have liked to kill him directly. But the Xie family has a long history after all."
"Okay, this errand is not going to be easy, you all Be more alert and don’t keep your mouth shut.” The leader frowned: “Let’s go to Xie’s house!”