Farmer's little scholar

When Mo Qiyu and Lin Xu entered the village, it was getting late.From a distance, I saw Cui Shi waiting on the road they must pass.

It was supposed to be back in two hours, but it was almost mid-afternoon.Cui originally wanted to talk to them, but seeing that Lin Xu's eyes were red and the two of them were not in a good mood, she swallowed the chatter back.

"It's getting late, hurry up and go back to eat." Cui Shi gave Mo Qiyu a look, turned around and left.

Mo Qiyu: ...

Looking at Lin Xu, seeing his red eyes at this moment, what else is there that I don't understand.

She squeezed Lin Xu's hand and led him back to their home step by step.There are hot meals and waiting for your family.

It was a few more sunny days, and Mo Qiyu and the others started picking tea to make summer tea again.

Drying, kneading, and frying tea are hard work, but it is also their little happiness.Mo Qiyu now cherishes the daily life together more and more, taking every bit of it to heart.

However, I asked someone to send some money to the parents-in-law who went to the city, and the reply was that my father-in-law's legs were getting better and better during the treatment.In the past few months, I have been able to stand up and walk for a while. The doctor wrote a prescription for me to take good care of it in the future.Now he is already on his way back to the village, and he will see you in two or three days.

Therefore, Lin Xu and Lin Ming were full of anticipation after hearing the news. This was the first time that they had been separated from their relatives for such a long time.

He was even complaining about why the letter came so late, and he hadn't gone back to clean the house yet.The windows should be open to let in the wind, the bedding should be dried out, etc.

Mo Qiyu just watched him chattering from the sidelines, smiled and pampered him, and finally said: "Mo Quan and his cousin are already familiar with picking tea. We won't go tomorrow. I will accompany you home, Go check it out and clean it up."

Lin Xu stopped the needlework in his hand, tilted his head to look at him, and nodded his head pretending to be reserved.

That tilted head really poked Mo Qiyu, he stepped forward and pulled Lin Xu up, and said hoarsely, "It's getting late, we should go to bed."

Early the next morning, someone knocked on the door just after their meal.Lin Ming cleverly got up and ran to open the door.

Looking up, Lin's father, Lin's mother, and Lin Sheng were standing in front of him, tears came out in an instant, and aunt, aunt, and brother yelled.

Lin Xu's eyes turned red when he ran forward, but seeing Father Lin standing on his legs, he was also very happy for his father.

"Father-in-law, mother-in-law, elder brother, let's come in and talk." Although Mo Qiyu couldn't bear to disturb their family reunion, if the villagers moved around for a while, it would be bad to see or hear them.

Lin Xu hurriedly took them to the main room to sit down after listening, and each of them wiped away their tears.Cui hurriedly put the fruit snacks on the table.

And asked carefully: "Have you ever had breakfast?"

Mrs. Zhao hurriedly replied: "I have eaten, I have eaten. I bought buns in the town and ate them on the way. We are not hungry." Borrowing so much money from the son-in-law, the in-laws did not say anything, and returned the money. generally kind.How can I cause trouble for others?

"Brother, why did you come back two days earlier than the letter said?" Mo Qiyu asked.

Lin Sheng sighed and said: "We heard something happened in the village on the way, and we spent a few copper coins to inquire about it. It turned out to be such a big event. How can we not come back in a hurry? Are you all right? Have you been caught?" Tired?"

Lin Xu was taken aback and lowered his head.Mo Qiyu, as usual, said: "How could we be involved? Since this incident happened, there is no rush to hide. But you guys, why bother to come back and be inspected? Wouldn't it be better to come back when the weather is calm?"

"How can Father and Mother rest assured that you will be punished? We were not there when the accident happened. Even if we come back now, it is impossible to blame us."

"That's true. But now the magistrate has been here for a few days. It seems that it is basically under control. At least there are no officials knocking on the door every day."

A few people plan to go back to Shanghe Village after finishing their old work. The house they haven't lived in for a few months still needs to be cleaned anyway.

Mrs. Cui hastily brought a lot of soap to them, and explained how to use it clearly with them. They were stunned by the decontamination ability.

Lin's father and Lin's mother just think that the son-in-law here doesn't know what to think, and he can make such a good thing?

And Lin Sheng felt that this was simply a great opportunity.I just don't know how to tell Mo Qiyu.

Mo Qiyu didn't stop his aunt's exaggerated words, but he was thinking about how to talk to his uncle, hoping that he could take this soap farther and open up venues and sales.

Seeing Lin Sheng's reaction, Mo Qiyu felt that he probably had the same idea, so he found a time to explain it clearly, so that he could continue on.The closer you get to Shanghe Village, the quieter it becomes. Even if there is a murder case, but now is the busy farming season, and there is no one working in the fields outside the village?

The few people are getting more and more strange, but they can only go to the village to see the situation.Mother Lin saw an old lady opening the door to pour water, so she hurriedly stopped her and asked, "Sister Hua, are you busy?"

"Hey!" The man patted his thigh when he saw the Lin family, and said excitedly, "You're finally back? It's been several months, right?"

"Yes, yes." Mother Lin was concerned about the affairs of the village, so she didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Why is the village so quiet? No one is there?"

Sister Hua said enthusiastically: "It is the prefect who is here, and everyone has gone to Lin Da'an's house. I will go right away." Suddenly, she seemed to think of something and said: "You know about Lin Da'an's house, right? ?”

"Oh~ I heard about it on the road. It's scary."

"Isn't it? If even the county magistrate is dead, the matter will explode? The magistrate above will come to investigate the case. Let's investigate the matter of Lin Da'an's family first." Aunt Hua looked melancholy and fearful, How did things develop like this?

"Oh, let's not talk about it. The magistrate told everyone in the village to go. I have to go there quickly."

"Okay, let's go over and take a look after we put things away."

A few people hurriedly put away their things and went directly to Lin Da'an's house without even caring about cleaning.

There are about a hundred households in Shanghe Village, and the entire villagers are gathered near Lin Da'an's house, arranged according to the location of the houses, waiting to be questioned by the prefect.

Before, the county magistrate directly asked the yamen servants to take them to the yamen, and by the way invited them to a big prison.Now that a bigger official has come, although not in the yamen, it has relieved them a lot of psychological burden, and they don't have to worry about being thrown into a big prison and then tortured into tricks.But when they thought that they were going to see the magistrate, some people still couldn't help their legs trembling and looked nervous.

Those two rows of guards with knives were tall and burly, and their seriousness was enough to scare these little people.Even if you haven't committed any crime, you still have the illusion that you are here to catch yourself.

After waiting for about half an hour, it was the Lin family's turn to answer. The group of people stood still first, and before saluting, they were stopped and asked directly.

The magistrate in the main hall was drinking hot tea, and his expression was a little tired. He was wearing half-worn satin clothes. Although he looked ugly, he could still tell that he was a rich and elegant person.

Mo Qiyu raised his eyes and saw the guards brought by the prefect next to him, the village head of Shanghe Village on the right, and the person who asked them on the left, very serious.

Looking at the prefect, he didn't seem to care what they replied, but Mo Qiyu thought that the prefect didn't seem like a shopkeeper.

"Then take a look at the stolen things from Lin Da'an's family, do you have yours?" The serious clerk with a goatee asked after asking the basic information, pointing to the things on display as if in a cutscene.

Lin's father and Lin's mother looked at each other, they took each other's hands, and looked at it carefully again, Lin's father said with a trembling voice: "No, I never had anything from my house."

"Can you see clearly?"

"see clearly"

"Then how many of you?" The man asked sternly and without emotion.

Lin Sheng was not afraid, and said generously and decently: "There has never been anything like a villain in it."

Lin Xu held Mo Qiyu's sleeve with his right hand, and held Lin Ming who was shrunk into his arms with his left hand. He lowered his head and didn't dare to speak much.

"Hello, my lord. I'm Mo Qiyu from Shuixi Village, and this is my husband. I'm here to accompany him. Listen to the lord's question. I don't know if I should say something or not?" Mo Qiyu Smiling and looking at the goatee official, he asked politely.

The man glanced at the prefect, and the prefect put down the tea in his hand, looked at Mo Qiyu and said gently and politely: "This is a co-prefect of this prefecture, Lord Ming. If you have something to say, you might as well say it , everyone, listen to it."

Seeing this, Mo Qiyu bowed his fists to the magistrate and said: "Xiaosheng sees that most of these things are silver copper plates, bracelets, silver hairpins, etc. The carving techniques are not so good. It's just that the village is small, and there are not many valuable things. .But this jade pendant with a vaguely lamb inscribed on it seems to be a little different. It doesn't look like the carving technique on our side."

After Mo Qiyu finished speaking, the people beside him handed the jade pendant to the magistrate with winking eyes.

The magistrate looked at the jade pendant at first, it looked a little special, but the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became.It is obviously a carved lamb, but if you have a certain understanding of calligraphy and painting, it is not uncommon to have hidden characters in the painting.

Suppressing the surprise in his heart, his expression was the same as before, and he only asked, "Is there a villager named Zhao?"

The village head hurried forward and said, "As for your lord, there is no villager with the surname Zhao in the village." After speaking, he hurriedly retreated.

Mo Qiyu saw that they were really nervous when they met the magistrate, he only answered questions and never dared to say more.

It doesn't look like the magistrate was born in a farming family, maybe he doesn't know the life of ordinary villagers.

"Does Mo Xiucai have something to say?" The magistrate stared at Mo Qiyu, as if he was sure that he had something to say.

Mo Qiyu smiled but did not smile. He cupped his fists respectfully at the magistrate, and then asked the village, "Has Lin Da'an's family ever left the village?"

Village head Lin thought for a while and said, "I've never seen them leave the village, and occasionally they just went to visit relatives."

"Then it must be someone surnamed Zhao who has come to Shanghe Village." Mo Qiyu looked suddenly enlightened, and asked again: "Has a shopkeeper surnamed Zhao visited recently?"

"There seems to be no peddler who comes to our village with the surname Zhao. Even if he comes, everyone only buys things, and few people ask for the name of the peddler."?