Don't move, this child bride is not easy to mess with.

All I know is that Juzi seemed to have hanged himself to death. Then I heard someone next to me say that this son's surname was Tong, and he was the eldest son of a well-known wealthy family in Anlan County named Tong, whose family owned a restaurant.

As for the reason why this person committed suicide, some people said that he should have failed in the exam this year and couldn't figure it out.

Although Su Mulan had not seen it in person, she felt that it might not be that simple.

First of all, it is quite remarkable to be a candidate. If you fail to win the Jinshi, the worst possible outcome is to study in Beijing and take the exam again in three years. Since he is the son of a wealthy family, he does not have to worry about lack of money to support him.

Secondly, this person returned directly to his hometown after failing to win, so he must have something going on at home.

Then again, he didn't hang himself on the way home. According to what the postman said, he should have gone out from the county. He died before leaving the county, which is inconsistent with common sense.

Naturally, the county government sent people to investigate the case. Su Mulan just inquired about peripheral information. She just sighed that there was something fishy in it and let it go.

After Qingniu finished talking about the move, he scratched his head and hesitated. Su Mulan asked him if he had anything else to say.

"Girl, I really can't live in this inn." Qing Niu said with a bad expression.

"How do you say it?" Su Mulan was a little curious. The murder occurred at the inn, not the inn.

"When Sanbaier and I just came back, we found a few people outside the inn saying that they had lost their goods." Qingniu said seriously.

"Oh, did they report to the official?" When Su Mulan heard this, she knew that the group finally discovered that the wooden box was missing. She did things neatly and neatly, and she was really not afraid of the government investigating her.

"That's not the case. I just listened out of curiosity. They seemed to suspect that their companions were responsible, and three people had already gone out to chase them. The leader also said that he could not report to the official." Qingniu said in a daze.

Su Mulan secretly smiled. It seemed that Tie Gu found out that the wooden box was missing and did not say anything. Instead, he ran away. Others thought he was hiding behind the scenes and sent people to track him down.

But they refused to report to the official, which was indeed a bit strange. This thing will be a scourge known to everyone in later generations, but it is not prohibited in this dynasty.

The most important thing is that there is no large-scale cultivation now, and what is even introduced into the Central Plains is just some foreign countries sending it as tribute.

The presence of this thing in Anlan County is a bit unreasonable, and it is even weirder that it was lost and not reported to the official.

If you can’t understand it, then don’t think about it.

Su Mulan didn't feel guilty about being a thief. This thing was a big disaster. It's okay if she didn't meet it. Now that she met it, she naturally wanted to take it away.

Although this thing was probably worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, she didn't want to resell it. First of all, this is a disaster, and there must be a bottom line when making money.

Secondly, once he takes action, the owner of the goods might discover it and cause big trouble. I will just destroy it later when I find a suitable opportunity.

Su Mulan also didn't expect that she would encounter such two things during this trip. Fortunately, it didn't affect my schedule, so I planned to chat with Yu and Xi'er for a while and then go to bed with my son.

Unexpectedly, before they could rest, four archers from the Inspection Department came outside the inn to check and send messages.

Su Mulan had no choice but to go down.

After another half an hour of tossing, it finally calmed down completely.

Although the murder occurred at the inn, the inn was very close after all, so it was normal for these people to come to investigate.

The inspection department is actually somewhat similar to a police station. Usually only a few dozen soldiers serve as archers, but they actually do not hold bows and arrows.

Su Mulan just saw that the four of them were all carrying copper agapanthus blunderbuss, holding shields in their hands, and hanging knives from their waists.

Although it looks a bit old and must have been eliminated by the frontline troops, it is a fire gun after all, and it is more than enough to deal with rural thieves.

Just from the standard equipment of this inspection department, it can be seen that the firearms equipment rate of this dynasty is quite high.

Naturally, Su Mulan and his party had no problem, but these archers asked the innkeeper about their accommodation, and learned that four people were suddenly missing.

After an investigation, they naturally found the leaders, Brother Xu and Lao Hao. The two men hesitated to say that their companions were out on business, but refused to give the specific reason.

The four archers were so nervous that they raised their blazing guns and took the two of them away on the spot.

Su Mulan was stunned when she saw it. She was afraid that the people from the inspection department might suspect that the four people who escaped were the murderers. Then Brother Xu and Lao Hao, who were taken away, may be in trouble too.

Remembering that this incident was caused by Su Mulan stealing the wooden box, she felt really uneasy at the moment. I want to explain it, but I don’t know where to start.

Could it be that Iron Bone ran away because she stole the box? Then the other three went after Iron Bones. Wouldn't that mean that you are involved in it?

Su Mulan's thoughts changed and she took Yu Shi and Xi'er back to the room. If you don't care for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth. Love as much as you like, and run away!

Silent all night.

In the early morning of the next day, Su Mulan and his entourage washed up, had their morning meal, and set off on the road again.

This is still on the border of the county, and it will take two or three hours to reach the county seat.

A murder occurred yesterday, and everyone was interrogated by the inspection department. There was a lot of discussion along the way.

Arriving at the county town in the afternoon, Su Mulan first found an inn near the county government office, and then sent the carriage driver back.

After everyone had eaten and rested for a while, Su Mulan assigned tasks to everyone.

Qingniu took Xiaobai and Li Fan to the county government office to find Xie Chengan and informed him that Su Mulan had arrived in Anlan County.

Yang Jing led the Yang brothers out to familiarize themselves with the nearby shops. Mrs. Yu took Ye Wu and the three Wang brothers to inquire about rental information.

Su Mulan took Xi'er, Ye Yu, and Ye Xue out for a stroll. The three girls were left looking at the belongings in the inn.

Everyone went out to explore for two or three hours, and did not come back until it got dark.

First of all, on Su Xiaobai's journey, they did not directly look for Xie Chengan, nor even for Jiang Ruiyan, but for his servant Aji.

Su Mulan and Xie Chengan had already agreed that when they arrived in Anlan County, they would go about their own business and not be in a hurry to meet each other. The two of them are in the open and the other in the dark, which makes it convenient for them to do things and it is not easy to attract the attention of interested people.

If you have something to discuss, send the message through Jiang Ruiyan, Aji, or Xie Chengan, Afu.

In addition, Aji took charge of the Su family's registration documents and other matters. There are people in the yamen, so things are easy to do.

But in the afternoon, it will be clear and proper.

Xie Cheng'an came a few days earlier and found the best academy in Anlan County for Xiaobai. The mountain chief was even a Jinshi, and most of the academy's teachers were candidates rather than ordinary scholars.

It is said that if you can study in the county and teach as a disciple, why should you join the academy to teach children?

Without him, Yin Zi Er.

This academy is no ordinary school, and the mountain leader is a famous Confucian master in the southern provinces. It’s just that the number of places for admission to the academy is limited, and at worst, you have to be a child, and you still have to pass the academy exam.

Only children who pass the assessment and are recognized by the college as having potential can pay a tuition fee of 101 taels to enter the school.

Too expensive? This amount of money is only half a year's tuition!