The return of the son-in-law

I don't know when, there has been a saying in Tonghua County that there are a lot of gold and silver hidden in the mountains of Bugui, and as long as you find one of them, you will be rich.

Some people didn't believe it, but many people spread the word that Li Hu in the village picked up several gold ingots while hunting in the mountains!

Someone couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, and ran to Li Hu to ask what happened.Li Hu laughed, and even said no, the man didn't believe it. At night, he secretly lay outside Li Hu's door to eavesdrop. As expected, he heard Li Hu talking with his wife inside, such as "Yuanbao", "Fa Cai", " Do not return to the mountain" and other words.

The rumor became more and more fierce, and within a few days, someone quietly went into the mountain with a hoe to hunt for treasure.

More and more people are entering the mountain.Later, they stopped being sneaky at all. Every household woke up early, carrying hoes, and greeted each other to go into the mountains to hunt for treasure. What I didn't know was that everyone had made an appointment to go out for an outing!

Although the people of Tonghua County are greedy for this treasure, fortunately, everyone is not a scheming person. They only think that whoever digs the treasure first will own it.

Even Chen Xiehao couldn't bear the temptation of the treasure, and took his son into the mountains to hunt for treasure.

The ditch that was about to be completed could only be temporarily put on hold—no one was working, and they all ran into the mountains to find the legendary treasure.

"My lord is such a good idea!" On this day, Li Hu returned from the mountains, cleaned up the fawns he hunted from the mountains, left the skins at home for his wife to tan, and sent the fresh venison to the county government.

Guo Zhanan smiled and asked Jia Huan to accept it, sent it to the kitchen, and asked Fuquan to make tea again: "This venison came just in time. Yesterday Huo Yu was clamoring for tender and tender venison."

Li Hu took a sip of tea, said with a smile: "Second Young Master is growing up, what do you want to eat, nothing else, Li Hu can still get the meat."

Guo Zhan'an smiled, waved his hand to make Fu Quan retreat, and when he and Li Hu were left alone in the room, he asked, "How is it outside?"

Li Hu put down his teacup and replied, "A lot of people followed me during this time."

Rumors said that Li Hu had discovered the gold ingot, so some people followed Li Hu secretly, hoping to know the whereabouts of the treasure.

But the rumor about the treasure was released by Guo Zhanan under the instruction of Li Hu.

Guo Zhanan nodded: "Then it will be inconvenient for you to move, do you have other arrangements?"

Li Hu nodded and said: "According to your lord's instructions, I have two brothers, and they are fateful friends! But I didn't tell them that this matter is related to Tatar. They helped me keep an eye out for anyone acting suspicious during this time."

Guo Zhanan hummed: "It's very good of you to do so."

After receiving Li Shaojun's message, Guo Zhan'an knew that he could no longer sit on the sidelines.So he chose to take the initiative, called Li Hu, and asked him to release rumors that there was a mysterious treasure in the Mountain of No Return.

They also found a large amount of gold and silver from the basement. Li Hu even took two out of them and threw them in the grass of the Mountain of No Return, waiting to be discovered.

Yesterday, those two gold ingots were finally discovered.Fortunately, people in Tonghua County still have some brains. The fewer people who know about this matter, the better.Therefore, the fact that there is a treasure in Bugui Mountain is only spread in Tonghua County, but the terrain of Tonghua County is remote, and people outside don't know it yet.

This saved Guo Zhan'an a lot of energy - if it spread to the outside, people from other counties would flock over, and it would be hard to tell who was an accomplice and who was just an ordinary gold digger.

Of course, Guo Zhan'an had already considered this when he planned the plan.

"Today my brother came to tell me that the gold ingot was just discovered yesterday afternoon, and a stranger appeared in Tonghua County at night."

Guo Zhanan's heart trembled: "Have you caught it?"

"No," Li Hu shook his head, "It was too late at that time. My brother got up at night and saw a man walking on the street from a distance. He thought it was the old Wang next door, and he yelled twice, but the man ran away like an idiot. .My brother went after him, but he turned a corner and the man disappeared.”

Guo Zhanan rubbed his fingers on the wall of the cup and said, "It seems that this person is very familiar with the terrain of Tonghua County."

"Your Excellency, you mean that this person is not a stranger?"

Guo Zhanan was noncommittal, but asked Li Hu: "When the former county magistrate was here, how many yamen servants did he have?"

Li Hu thought for a while and replied: "About a dozen or so, I can't remember exactly. None of them are from Tonghua County, they were all brought from outside when the previous county magistrate took office."

Guo Zhanan asked again: "The county magistrate was arrested, where did they go?"

Li Hu thought about it carefully, and shook his head: "I don't know. After the county magistrate was arrested, they survived a lot, and I don't know when they suddenly disappeared."

Guo Zhanan made a decisive decision: "You and your brother pay attention to these people, they should be them."

Li Hu was surprised: "Your Excellency is so sure?"

Guo Zhan'an nodded and said, "It's no small matter to have an affair with Tatar. It's hard to hide it from the people around you. Moreover, these yamen servants were all brought by him from outside, and they were not recruited from Tonghua County than you. Obviously, they don't intend to hide it. them."

Guo Zhan'an put himself in the position. If he had been having an affair with Tatar for several years, he would beat everyone around him one by one to ensure that they would not leak the secret.Because, no matter how cautious a person is, after a few years, he will inevitably show his feet.

For example, he, Huo Yu and Jia Huan beside him must not be able to hide it.

Moreover, this matter cannot be done by one person alone, a few helpers must be found, and those yamen servants brought from outside are the best candidates.

After the county magistrate was arrested, they suddenly disappeared, presumably hiding in hiding, waiting for the situation to change before making plans.

As for why the things in the basement in Buguishan were not disposed of, Guo Zhan'an guessed that the incident happened suddenly, and the county magistrate had no time to react.And those yamen servants obeyed him. After the leader was arrested, they would be uncertain for a while.

This time, Guo Zhanan asked Li Hu to release the news, and even took two gold ingots to deliberately let people find out that if they have been paying attention to the changes in Tonghua County, it will definitely appear!

With [-]% certainty in his heart, Guo Zhan'an told Li Hu, "I'll add fire to the fire these few days. As long as you catch one, you don't have to worry about the rest."

Li Hu nodded, and said, "Don't worry, my lord, this matter is on me, Li Hu!"

The two discussed each link in detail, and Li Hu left.

Guo Zhanan pressed the center of his eyebrows wearily, whether it is in the northwest or the capital, he is no different from a blind man for the development of the two places, he only hopes that he can get all the stolen goods as soon as possible and send them to the capital to replace Li Shaojun and Jiang Yannian in the northwest Solve a problem.

When Huo Yu came in, he saw Guo Zhanan's frowning expression, and asked with concern, "Brother is tired? I have Fengyoujing here, why don't you use some?"

Guo Zhanan's eyes turned cold, and he immediately recovered: "When did you come back?"

Huo Yu was still too young, Guo Zhanan didn't want him to know about it.

Huo Yu said: "I just came in. I knocked on the door, but my brother didn't seem to hear me. I thought my brother was not in the study, and I came in thinking that I hadn't finished my homework today. I also asked my brother to forgive me." .”

At the end, Huo Yu bowed to Guo Zhanan.

Guo Zhanan waved his hand: "Between you and me, there is no need to be so polite. By the way, where did you go today?"

Huo Yu smiled and said, "Go fishing. I caught two crucian carp today and sent them to the kitchen. Let the cook make a bowl of fish soup for my brother and grandfather each at night!"

Mrs. Sun is getting older, and he prefers to eat some heavy-tasting food.Although Huo Yu persuaded him, Elder Sun refused to listen, so Huo Yu could only let him go.Therefore, Sun Lao's food is now separate from Huo Yu, Guo Zhan'an and the others.

Guo Zhanan took a few glances at Huo Yu, nodded and said, "It's time to go out and play, take a look, this way you will be energetic, and you have become a little old man before."

Ever since Huo Yu suppressed his admiration for Guo Zhanan and studied literature and martial arts seriously, Guo Zhanan found that the smile on Huo Yu's face became less and less.After thinking about it carefully, he realized that Huo Yu didn't even eat snacks these days!

If it is said that Guo Zhanan was kind to Huo Yu at the beginning, it was only out of gratitude and the intention of cultivating a helper, after getting along with him for this period of time, he really loved Huo Yu as his younger brother.

A 13-year-old child should be lively and carefree, not to mention that Huo Yu has his brother around, and he shouldn't act like a little old man all day long!

Therefore, when Huo Yu finished practicing with Wu Xin today, Guo Zhanan stopped his homework and asked people to go out to play with his playmates.

Unexpectedly, after noon, Huo Yu came back with the fish.

That's all, at least he went out to play, and when he came back, he returned to his previous smile. Guo Zhan'an's goal had been achieved, so he didn't say anything more.

Huo Yu scratched the back of his head embarrassingly, and said: "Brother, don't talk about me. I just want to help my brother quickly, so I am so serious. People are scolded for not being serious. I am serious, and my brother still hates it." I."

It was for him that he suppressed his natural instincts and obediently stayed in the county government office to learn literature and martial arts!

Guo Zhanan's heart warmed up, but he still put on a stern look and said, "Haste makes waste. If you have this kind of heart, just persevere. Do you still think that you can't eat, drink, sleep, or sleep for a month? Can you become a martial arts master or a literary master?"

He has worked so hard before expressing his opinion, if he praises Huo Yu a few more words, wouldn't he really have to study hard?

Huo Yu was stunned, and said with a smile: "Then brother, don't dislike me for being a slow learner."

Seeing him like this, Guo Zhanan felt more warm in his heart, and said, "Who despises you?"

The two brothers chatted for a while, and Huo Yu mentioned what he had seen today: "I went around to look at the ditch today, only to find that there is only one section left."

Guo Zhan'an nodded and said, "It's almost finished. After a few days, farmers in Tonghua County won't have to fetch water from ponds ten miles away."

Huo Yu asked, "Will it be finished in a few days? When I went to see it today, there was no one there, and the stones were scattered all over the place. I heard that they all went to the Mountain of No Return to dig for treasure!"

Guo Zhanan deliberately teased him: "Do you want to dig treasures too?"

Huo Yu shook his head and said, "The matter about the treasure is just a rumor, so I won't go there."

Guo Zhanan said "Oh", and found Huo Yu's answer very interesting, so he asked him, "How do you know that the treasure is a rumor?"

Huo Yu giggled, "If it's true, brother wouldn't leave the treasure alone!"

This was beyond Guo Zhanan's expectation: "Could it be possible that you think I'm a greedy person?"

Huo Yu shook his head: "Let's not say that a gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way. Everyone outside knows that Mr. Guo in Tonghua County built the waterwheel ditch with his own money. If the treasure is true, why didn't brother find it? What about building waterwheel ditches? This is not my brother's style! My brother's inaction is enough to show that the treasure is just a rumor."

Guo Zhan'an remained calm and praised Huo Yu a few words, but secretly marveled at Huo Yu's thoughtfulness.Not to mention others, even he himself, didn't expect this level!

I just hope that those accomplices hiding in the dark are not like Huo Yu, who didn't see this flaw.

Seeing Huo Yu's sleepy face, Guo Zhan'an pushed the pile of untouched plum cakes beside him: "Go to sleep, and take this snack home along the way. Look at you, there is no flesh on your face."

When Huo Yu saw the plum cake, his eyes lit up, and he picked up a piece and ate it.

Guo Zhanan was angry and funny: "Okay, I can only eat one piece, if you eat more, you won't be able to sleep."

Huo Yu nodded, and said vaguely: "I see, don't worry, brother, I only eat one piece, and I won't accumulate food."

If it were someone else, talking while eating, Guo Zhan'an would definitely kick him out.But Huo Yu looked like this, but Guo Zhan'an found it interesting.If Huo Yu was not too sleepy, Guo Zhanan was afraid that he would sleep if he ate too much, and his stomach would hurt, so he would definitely let him eat two more yuan!