Bai Zhi looked at Wei Ziwan with a teasing expression, and realized that she had said something stupid.

She pursed her lips, pulled away the arm held by Wei Ziwan, and reached out to hold the other's hand: "Be careful outside, let's hold hands first."

The two of them had just walked out of the narrow path at this time, passing through the sparse forest and arriving at the official road.

Wei Ziwan's eyes fell on the fingers held together by the two, the corners of her mouth curled up and she didn't speak, she was really an awkward person.

After entering the city, their pace slowed down again.

First of all, it is the bustling capital, Baizhi has lived in the deep palace for a long time and has never seen it before, so it is inevitable to take a closer look.

Secondly, there are many pedestrians on the street, and if you walk fast, it is easy to distance yourself from the two guards behind. Although they have already left Lingjue Villa, it is better to be careful when going out.

Because they had a letter of recommendation from Manager Xi, they paid attention to the location of the upstairs and upstairs. They didn't expect that on the bustling Zhuque Street, there was a branch on the most conspicuous street and at the end of the street.

Moreover, the scale is not a little bit bigger than the upstairs of Ninglin Mansion. If you think about it, this upstairs also occupies a place among the merchants in major cities in the capital.

But today they just came to see the so-called prosperity of the capital, and stopped by various grain shops to inquire about the purchase price, and they didn't plan to rush upstairs to visit.

After buying some more daily necessities, Bai Zhi and Wei Ziwan prepared to leave the city and return to Songjia Village.

The two guards dutifully followed behind. When they left the city, when they were approaching the gate of the city, a carriage drove past quickly and stopped dangerously close to their bodies.

Bai Zhi and Wei Ziwan were dragged away by two guards in time, and they were still in shock after escaping.

The driver of the car was a middle-aged man with an honest face. He quickly jumped down and saluted: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I surprised you two. The gate of the city is about to close, and the young master of the mansion is still in the city. In addition, the little one was in a hurry to pick up people, which surprised you, I am really sorry."

As he said that, he was about to kneel down.

Bai Zhi hurriedly waved her hand: "Please get up quickly, you should pick up the person quickly, and you should be more careful when driving."

Although they were almost hit, they were not injured in the end, and the carriage was obviously heading for the city gate, and it was not coming towards them when looking at the direction.

The coachman apologized again, then jumped into the carriage and hurried out of the city.

Bai Zhi looked at the carriage going away, turned around and wanted to ask something, looked at the two guards with expressionless faces, she changed her subject silently, and said to Wei Ziwan, "Say, should we buy a carriage or something? The distance from Jiacun to Beijing is far enough.”

It takes at least half an hour to walk. If you have a carriage, it will not only save trouble but also save a lot of effort.

Wei Ziwan glanced at her indifferently: "Your husband may have forgotten the way to enter the village, let alone a horse-drawn carriage, even an ox cart may not be able to pass."

She subconsciously glanced at the direction the carriage was going away just now. She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.

Maybe she is too sensitive.

Bai Zhi was speechless for a moment, she had forgotten the path leading into the village, it seemed that if she wanted to transport the grain out, the first task was to figure out how to cross that path.

Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration and said, "Wanwan, how about making that section of road wider and smoother?"

In this way, the problem is not solved.

Wei Ziwan smiled and nodded: "That makes sense, but where does the money for road construction come from, but I remember that one of the five elders seems to be in charge of the village's money, and I don't know if there is any spare money in Songjia Village that can be used. Come fix the road."

Zhou □ introduced the five elders to perform their duties, and the elder in charge of money seems to be surnamed Hu.

The villagers' household registration, land, and annual taxes are all handled by the elder Hu.

Hu?In charge of household registration, land and money?

Wei Ziwan's eyes lit up, she seemed to have discovered something extraordinary, but she is not sure yet, so she needs to verify it first.

Bai Zhi nodded in agreement, it would be the best thing if the village had money to build roads.

"Wan Wan is right, let's go and ask when we go back to the village."

"You can also visit the other three elders by the way to get acquainted with what they are responsible for?" Wei Ziwan added, she is now eager to verify her guess.

When the two of them made a decision, they speeded up their return.

Unfortunately, Elder Hu happened to be away from the village and would come back at night.

Except for Elder Gong, whom they had dealt with, the other three elders were all there.

After visiting one by one, Wei Ziwan's eyes flickered slightly, and she quickly locked the door after returning to the room.

Bai Zhi was startled, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with Wan Wan?"

It's not dark yet, and I haven't eaten dinner yet. What is the posture of closing and locking the door for?

Wei Ziwan pursed her lips and smiled: "Let me ask you what Elder Gong is mainly responsible for?"

"It seems to be chores like repairing farm tools and building houses."

Wei Ziwan asked again: "What about the other four elders?"

Bai Zhi thought for a while, and answered one by one: "Elder Xing is responsible for mediating conflicts among the villagers, Elder Li is responsible for teaching the young children in the village, and the other is to monitor all the elders' actions, go directly to the old patriarch to report things, and Elder Li who is in charge of land and money. Elder Hu like that."

Is there anything wrong with these people?

Wei Ziwan glanced at her, stretched out her left hand and spread five fingers and said, "The five elders are Elder Gong, Elder Xing, Elder Li, Elder Li, and Elder Hu."

She rolled her eyes, stretched out her right hand clenched into a fist, and slowly raised her index finger and said, "If I'm not wrong, the sixth elder who died of illness and hasn't had time to find someone to replace him should be in charge of leading the village." Maybe his surname happens to be Bing."

In this way, there are six people together, six elders who perform their duties.

Bai Zhi was stunned for a moment, subconsciously said: "Who has the surname Bing?"

"Which bing word did my husband say?" Wei Ziwan's eyes sparkled.

"Isn't that the soldier--the--soldier?" Bai Zhi's tone softened, as if she knew what was wrong.

Why do I subconsciously feel that I am a soldier's soldier?

She opened her mouth slightly, and looked at Wei Ziwan in a daze.

Wei Ziwan nodded with a smile, as if she knew what was going on in her heart, and silently confirmed it.

That's right, that's it.

Bai Zhi touched her chest, and her heartbeat became much faster. Apart from teaching her to read and write, her adoptive father and the old concubine would also chatter about those things in the court from time to time.

She knew that apart from the two prime ministers on the left and the right, the important officials of the court were the six ministers in charge of the six ministries.

The six ministries are the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry.

Their responsibilities are similar to those of the six elders in Songjia Village.

No, Hubu, Elder Hu?Ministry of Rites, Elder Li?Ministry of Industry, Elder Gong?besides……

Bai Zhi couldn't help but blinked at Wei Ziwan, as if she was confirming something.

Wei Ziwan said slowly: "I guess my husband and I want to go together. As for whether it is right or not, it depends on whether Elder Hu is willing to give money to Elder Gong to build the road."

This Song Family Village really complied with that sentence. Although the sparrow is small and has all internal organs, what the six elders are responsible for is a replica of a small court.

By this time, she seemed to understand some of the weirdness of Lingjue Villa.

Mr. Qiu who keeps talking about the world and the people.

The ill-intentioned Second Miss Bai Luo and Zhou □ of Songjia Village both have a competitive relationship with Bai Zhi.

The two looked at each other, they had a hunch that the truth was not far away, or they had already guessed the unbelievable truth.

Is it really?

Bai Zhi let out a long sigh: "If the involvement is serious, do we still need to get involved?"

She suddenly felt that there was an invisible burden on her shoulders, which was not only full of pressure, but also a little scary.

Wei Ziwan also sighed lightly: "Things may not be what we thought."

Maybe there are other possibilities.

Bai Zhi forced a smile and said: "If the guess is right, we will go far away immediately, and find a place where no one knows us to grow vegetables. If the guess is wrong, we will save some capital first, and then we will go further. Far away."

Wei Ziwan laughed softly: "Yes, go far away, grow vegetables, and raise a puppy. If my husband quarrels with me, I will let the dog raise you."

Such a day must be very happy.

Bai Zhi's eyes lit up, and her voice tightened: "Wan Wan... you want to spend time with me, right?"

Wei Ziwan smiled gently, and was about to nod when she heard a 'pop' sound outside the window, and then another sound, as if something was hitting the window.

They looked at each other without speaking, the impact outside continued, a small shadow was cast on the window, and it was faintly discernible that it was a bird flapping against the window.

Bai Zhi breathed a sigh of relief: "I'll go and have a look." Then she walked towards the closed window.

Wei Ziwan took two steps forward and held her hand: "Together, let's open the door first to see what it is."

Bai Zhi silently nodded her head, walked over to open the door and looked at the window, only to see a gray pigeon bumped against the window a few times before becoming silent, as if it had passed out.

She walked over with a wary face, and at a glance she saw something tied to the pigeon's leg.

"Be careful." Wei Ziwan reminded softly.

Bai Zhi nodded silently again, stretched out her hand to untie the thing from the pigeon's leg, it was a paper strip rolled into a thin tube, and after opening, there were several bright red words on it.

"At midnight tonight, send the two of you on your way."

Bai Zhi took a step back abruptly, and hurriedly looked around, but found no trace of anyone, and the whole village seemed to be quiet.

Wei Ziwan read the words on the note, went to check the pigeon, and said solemnly: "It's dead, it seems that it was poisoned beforehand."

Who is it?Could it be someone from Songjia Village?Who is the one?

Bai Zhi's complexion changed, she clenched Wei Ziwan's hand, hurriedly turned and went back to the room, and locked the door firmly.

She spread out the note in her hand and said nervously, "The red words seem to be written in blood. Do you think it's true?"

Someone wanted to kill them, and a notice letter was sent in advance.

Before at Lingjue Villa, at most, he was found fault, or even worse, he was slandered.

I didn't expect that in Songjia Village, someone would take their lives after only two days here. It seems that they came here by mistake.

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