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When Luo Yong heard the news and returned to Chang'an City on horseback, Si Niang had already become the county head of Huihe, with three hundred households in Shiyi, and was given the county head's mansion.

Although she was just a foster daughter adopted by the sage for his elder sister, Princess Pingyang, she had both food and a mansion, which was not bad compared to other county heads who were of serious royal background.

Because the county lord's mansion is still under renovation, Si Niang and the others are staying at Bai's house.

But the small courtyard in Feng'anfang did not go back. After all, two people died, and Dou Li'er, who lived with them since childhood, also died tragically in that courtyard.

When Luo Yong and the others got the news from Changle County, it was already late December. They rode horses and then took cars, and then took cars and boats. When the two of them rushed back to Chang'an City, the time had passed. It's the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

The two of them first went to the small courtyard in Feng'anfang. When the neighbors saw that Luo Sanlang had returned, they all came out of their own courtyards and told him what happened to the Luo family recently, and told him that Si Niang and others are now Living in the White Mansion, Luo Yong thanked all the neighbors and went to the White Mansion with Qiao Junlin.

I haven't come back for more than two years, and this Chang'an City seems to be the same as before, and there is no change.

The changes in Luo Yong and Qiao Junlin were very obvious.

"Look, that man is Luo Sanlang from Lishi?" Some people on the street saw them, and probably could recognize Luo Yong, but they were not quite sure.

"I don't see it." The others said.

In everyone's minds, Luo Yong is still the image of the assistant teacher Luo back then. He is smart and quick-witted but a bit out of tune. look.

But the young man in front of him who was walking on the street with a horse in front of him was quite calm and upright. The jade-like young man is really different.

Luo has indeed changed a lot in the past two years. The land in Longxi is dry and lacks water. After staying for a long time, his skin will inevitably become dry and dark. With the responsibility on his shoulders, he will naturally become more stable as time goes by.

But this time, what happened to Luo Siniang was like a knife stuck in his heart. He had been a human being for two lifetimes and hadn't had human blood on his hands yet. A teenage girl, Siniang, unexpectedly She was about to use her hands to kill two people alive!

It was hard for him to imagine how Si Niang felt at that time.

She shouldn't have been allowed to go through something like this.

When Luo Yong and Qiao Junlin came to the Bai family's mansion, Si Niang and the others heard that Luo Yong was back, and ran out one by one, pulling Luo Yong's sleeves and began to cry.

Si Niang has been silent for the past few days, and the elders of the Bai family sighed secretly that the little lady could bear it, but seeing him throwing himself into Luo Yong's arms and crying like a three-year-old child, it was so funny Yu, couldn't help but feel relieved, it's better to cry, it's better than suffocating.

"Brother! Why did you come back..." Qiniang tugged on Luo Yong's sleeve, tears streaming down her face.

"That Changle County is too far away, my brother has been walking on the road for a long time." Luo Yong pulled the little girl over, put one arm around her, and let her lean against his armpit, and the little girl stuck there and cried Luo Yong's several layers of clothes were soaked in a moment.

The elders of the Bai family waited until they were almost crying, and then began to persuade: "Don't cry, don't cry, look at your brother's clothes are wet, as if they fell into the water."

The children of the Luo family wiped away their tears embarrassingly, but they still cuddled next to Luo Yong and refused to leave.

"You should ask your brother to wash up and eat some food." Second Uncle Bai persuaded.

He can understand the feelings of the children of the Bai family, but it must be very hard for Luo to use them to rush back.

"Let me have some food first." Luo Yong said with a smile.Let's talk about washing up later, Si Niang and the others don't think he is dirty anyway.

"Then I'll send someone to prepare some meals." The Bai family can also see that Luo Yong and his brothers and sisters want to stay together by themselves at this moment, so they don't bother them and let them prepare some food. The food was sent to the small courtyard where Siniang and the others lived, so that Luo Yong could rest after eating, and leave the rest to tomorrow.

That night, Si Niang and the others stayed in Luo Yong's room until very late, and the room was lit with oil lamps. Luo Yong leaned on the kang and told them about the camels in Longxi, picking up some warm and lovely things to tell them. explain.

Liu Lang and Qiniang liked to listen to Luo Yong's talk about those fluffy little camels, and they became happy when they heard it. Si Niang and Wu Lang were more worried, and just lay there and listened quietly...

Early in the morning of the second day, before Luo Yong got up, these guys went to look for him again.

When Luo Yong woke up in the morning, he saw Si Niang sitting on the edge of the kang, looking at him worriedly, and asked, "Brother, are you tired?"

Luo Yong's eyes were sore, he buried his face in the pillow, and replied vaguely: "Brother is not tired."

After a while, Luo Yong got up to wash and eat, and these little followers followed suit.

During the meal, Liu Lang and Qiniang also told Luo Yong a few things about the food in the White Mansion, which seemed to be quite satisfactory.After all, the two of them were still too young. It has been almost two months since what happened that night, and there may not be much real sense left now.

Si Niang and Wu Lang have a bigger problem. Luo Yong intends to find an opportunity to have a good talk with them, but this kind of matter can't be rushed. He has come back anyway. No matter what, living in Chang'an City for a month or two is always a problem. If you want, take your time.

After dinner, Luo Yong planned to talk to Second Uncle Bai and the others. When he passed by the corridor, he saw Mai Qing lying there listlessly, so he knelt down and stroked its big hairy head.

Mai Qing groaned twice, raised her head and licked Luo Yong's palm, then continued to lie on her stomach listlessly.This guy is also a problem, Luo Yong wrote it down.

Before he reached the front hall, a servant told him that it was Hou Xiaoshu and Bai Dalang who came to the door, so Luo Yong quickened his pace and went to the front hall.

He lived in the White Mansion last night, while Qiao Junlin went to look for his uncle, and the two came to the house together early this morning.

"Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Second Uncle Bai and the others were also there at this time, and when they saw Luo Yong coming over, they said so.

"I've had enough sleep." Luo Yong said with a smile.

Luo Yong lived in the White Mansion, and he came out immediately after eating and washing his face. Qiao Junlin and the others still walked a long way here, so they must have woken up early, and they must have had nothing to do with his uncle last night. Don't talk much, this guy probably hasn't slept much.

"We're talking about the origins of those two thieves." Second Uncle Bai pushed a stack of papers on the table towards Luo Yong.

Luo Yong took it with his hand, opened it and saw two portraits: "Is it these two people?"

"Exactly, I drew two other pictures and handed them over to the Chang'an County Government, but they have not been able to find out the origin of these two people for a long time." Second Uncle Bai said.

"I'm afraid I didn't try my best to investigate." Hou Lin hummed.

On that day, Hou Lin saw clearly that the magistrate of Chang'an County seemed to dislike Luo Siniang very much, and his words were very biased. The guards arrested him.

People who are so bullying and afraid of hard will probably dare not touch the truth behind this case.After all, the matter has developed to the present stage. As long as the officials in Chang'an City are a little bit politically sensitive, they should understand at this time that a terrific big family may be involved behind this matter, and even several.

It is not just the grievances between the Luo family and the two thieves, it is likely to be related to the game above the court.

"Find some skilled craftsmen to carve them into engravings, and paste the portraits of these two people all over the streets and alleys. If you are a person, you should have a provenance. There is no reason why you can't find it."

Luo Yong didn't intend to let this matter go, even if the emperor had just named Siniang a county head.

"The enemy is dark but we are clear, you all need to be careful in the future." Bai Dalang said.

"Si Niang and the others are currently living in the White Mansion, so there is nothing to worry about, but you should pay more attention to Hou Xiaoshu." Luo Yong said to Hou Lin.

Hearing that Hou Lin spoke up for Siniang on the day when Chang'an County Magistrate interrogated her, Luo Yong was also very grateful in his heart. Although it didn't affect the judgment of the case, it still saved Siniang's reputation.

Things like public opinion are sometimes taken away by people. If Hou Lin hadn't stood up to speak that day, everyone would just listen to the Chang'an county magistrate reprimanding Si Niang, even if some people thought the words were not pleasant , Maybe you will still think that what he said is not wrong.

——After all, she was the county magistrate of Chang'an. Although Si Niang's experience was sympathetic to a man of aristocratic family who had read the books and explained the truth, her behavior of killing the two thieves was indeed somewhat vicious and cruel.

"I'm fine, they didn't take me seriously," Hou Lin said.

Squeezing his little shrimp to death and forming an enmity with his wife's family for no reason is a loss-making business, those people should not be able to do that, the most they can do is to put shoes on him in the workplace.

"Our Luo family has encountered such a thing this time, so I still want to thank you all for your help!" Luo Yong cupped his hands to Hou Lin and Bai Dalang Bai Erlang.

"Sanlang is gone." Bai Erlang and others hurriedly stretched out their hands to help.

"I don't know what plans Sanlang has now?" Bai Dalang asked Luo Yong again at this time.

Luo has many plans in his heart, but the most important thing right now is Siniang's reputation.

Nowadays, everyone in Chang'an knows that thieves broke into Luo's house at night, Luo Siniang took two lives in her hands, was arrested by the Chang'an county government, and got the emperor's approval to accept her as the late Princess Pingyang. The adopted daughter became the head of the county.

This story sounds very bizarre, and the ending is also good. However, in this social environment where men are strong and women are weak, her behavior will inevitably be rejected or even disgusted by some people.

This kind of situation is not obvious now, if it becomes a momentum, it will have a very bad impact on Siniang's future and development in the future.

"This time, our Luo family was able to turn danger into disaster and get good fortune through misfortune. It is all thanks to the blessing of the Bodhisattva. I will take Si Niang and the others out to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, and teach the world the method of making tofu." Luo Yong said.

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Second Uncle Bai and the others thought that Luo Yong came back this time probably because he wanted to fight hard with others. Since their Bai family had made it clear that they wanted to stand on Luo Yong's side, they were naturally prepared to fight Ren for [-] rounds at this time. Prepared, but did not expect Luo Yong to say that he would take Siniang and the others out to do good deeds at this time.

"The recipe for making tofu, how do you plan to teach it?" Qiao Junlin finally spoke at this time.

"Since it is the Bodhisattva's blessing, it is natural to go to the major temples first." Uncle Bai also reacted at this time.

"Not bad." Luo Yong nodded.

Si Niang was standing on the cusp of the storm at this time, at this critical moment, Luo Yong naturally wanted to put weight on her, do some good deeds, show some favors, and always win some people's hearts.

Bind teaching people to make tofu with what happened to the Luo family this time. As long as people are grateful to the Luo family for the tofu incident, they can no longer use the matter of Si Niang killing those two thieves, even if someone Having said that, others will refute it, so it is difficult to form public opinion.

In another two days, the emperor in the palace heard reports from the people below that since Na Luo's coffin board returned to Chang'an City, he took his younger brothers and sisters to burn incense and worship Buddha all day long, and even gave their family a lot of money. Qian taught the monks in the temple the craft of making tofu, and asked them to teach the people of Chang'an casually without money.

"Could it be that Luo Sanlang from Lishi was scared out of his wits, and why did he believe in Buddha?" When an eunuch was discussing this with the emperor, he joked at Luo Yong.

"You can't scare him out of his wits." The emperor could naturally see the deep meaning behind Luo's words.

Let those monks teach people how to make tofu, those monks will naturally be happy, just look at the temples that have learned the craft of making tofu, full of incense and people all day long, you can see that they don't find it troublesome, they are obviously very happy .

There was also news that a Taoist priest went to Luo Yong to learn how to make tofu, and Luo Yong was willing to teach him without taking any money. He would teach and organize a meeting, as long as they learned the craft and passed it on.

"Is the sage going to announce his audience these two days?" the eunuch asked.

"Let's talk about it in a few days." Don't look at Luo Yong doing good deeds everywhere like a good man and a believer all day long, the old emperor knows very well in his heart that the coffin board must be full of anger at the moment, let's hang it out first He, tell him to let himself go and let him talk.