Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Confused state No...

The confused state did not last long. Seeing that he was silent and boring, Xie Xunzhi naturally pulled his hand away and walked side by side with him.

Hezhou held Fakong's hand without saying anything. As long as the person was under his nose, it was fine.

Dragging, the two of them walked at the end of the team, with Lotus and Spring Roll in front of them, leaning against each other and swaying.

Things had come to this point, and the rest happened quickly. After arriving at the Yamen Hezhou, Wang Shuo was interrogated in official uniform. With solid evidence, he quickly obtained a confession.

Xie Xunzhi and Zhao An's men each wrote a confession and a copy of the case file and presented them to him for his seal.

Hezhou looked at it for a long time, and only found that Xie Xunzhi's handwriting was slender, vigorous and beautiful.

Zhao An took one and smiled at him. "This is the first time I've seen a prisoner being tried in the lobby. It's quite strange."

He Zhou leaned on the table with his hands, turned his head and chuckled, "You saw it just now, that cell doesn't even have a door, let alone a jailer."

"Then why don't you ask about the funding?" Zhao An bent down and half pressed on the table.

Hezhou remained motionless, raising his eyes slightly. "What does it mean?"

Zhao An lowered his voice and said, "Agreed. The funds will be allocated in five days, but we need to see results within a year. As for what results, we should discuss this with your ghostwriter."

He picked up the confession on the table and looked at Hezhou with amusement, as if he was watching a show without any involvement.

Hezhou happened to meet Xie Xunzhi's eyes, but the other party looked away in just three seconds, his dark eyes filled with indescribable worry.

"Thank you, Master Zhao. Will you stay for a drink tonight?"

"Forget it. I've sent someone to prepare some cakes. We have to rush back tonight and explain the situation to our master tomorrow." After Zhao An finished speaking, he took the file and left, smiling at Xie Xunzhi as he passed by.

The yamen runners below pushed Wang Shuo forward. As the gate opened, sounds came from all directions, and the outside was filled with people watching the excitement.

Ajia and Ading opened the heavy wooden door, and soon the old woman came to find him. Ajia took the others in, leaving Ading alone to push the door with his belly in his hand.

Hezhou walked with Zhao An to the city gate. Outside was a winding road through the woods. Zhao An waved to him, jumped on his horse and left with his men.

It wasn't too late, and the breeze was blowing gently. Hezhou smiled and looked at Xie Xunzhi. "Let's go eat? And buy some clothes."

He had been thinking about this for a long time. Every time he saw Xie Xunzhi running around in clothes that he hadn't changed for several days, he felt uncomfortable.

Xie Xunzhi was stunned for a moment and shook his head. "Let's go eat first and buy a lock. We need to clean up the six rooms later, otherwise we'll have nowhere to put the files."

"Xunzhi, when are you going to put buying clothes on the agenda? This thing will be done very quickly! I promise!" Hezhou, relying on his taller stature, put his arm around Xie Xunzhi's shoulders and spoke sincerely.

Xie Xunzhi slapped the file into his other hand and said, "Then tonight, Brother He, sleep with the file in your arms."

"No, I'm just discussing something." Hezhou saw that Xie Xunzhi still ignored him and walked alone in front.

He quickly followed and continued to explain, "I was just saying it casually. Of course the files are important! Clean it! You must clean it!"

Hezhou called out Chunjuan and Hehua from the yamen. At first, Li Erniu also followed with a look of regret on his face.

He waved his hand and said, "Come back later. We're not going to do anything else but go have a meal."

"Hey! Hey! It's because of this incident that I got too sleepy this morning." Li Erniu quickly agreed and turned around and slipped away.

When he went there, there were not many people in the wine shop. Xie Xunzhi found a place by the window and sat down. He thought they had ordered the dishes and lowered his head to rinse the bowl.

Hezhou walked over slowly, scanning the situation in the store.

Xie Xunzhi handed him the chopsticks. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Hezhou smiled at him and raised his voice, "Someone is just running around the streets!"

Xie Xunzhi looked around and saw Zhao Hunshui in the corner. He was still wearing the clothes that were wet that day. There was a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts on the table.

"How could you take such words seriously?"

"Why didn't you take it seriously? Everyone in the room heard it. Could it be that some people were scared?" Hezhou gloated and raised his voice again and again.

Xie Xunzhi smiled and said, "Don't agree to this kind of bet in the future. It can be considered as a lesson learned."

There was a sound of chopsticks slamming in the corner. Zhao Hunshui stood up, picked up the wine and drank it all in one gulp. With a sullen face, he ran outside and shouted loudly, "The county magistrate is a good official, a high-ranking official, and an honest official..."

Soon the wine shop erupted in laughter. Hezhou tilted his head and looked at Zhao Hunshui through the window, laughing so hard that he couldn't hold his chopsticks. "Xunzhi, look at him, he's so happy."

"Eat your meal well. We still have to clean the room later." Xie Xunzhi picked up the chicken leg and put it in his bowl.

He held it and took a bite. "You should eat more too. Your face is still pale. When you buy clothes tomorrow, pick up some medicine as well."

"The Sixth Department Room can't be cleaned, so we can't go there tomorrow."

Hezhou stuffed two mouthfuls of rice into his mouth, his eyes smiling, "I guarantee it will be completed."

After the four men had eaten and drunk their fill, they bought a lock at a blacksmith's shop. But when they arrived in Hezhou, they were stunned to find that the place where the files were kept was wide and dilapidated.

The pile of ashes was two feet thick, and all kinds of cabinets and files were scattered on the ground.

Hezhou sneezed four or five times in a row and ran out. "Xunzhi, I think I should have a good rest after dinner..."

Xie Xunzhi said nothing, put on his scarf, walked past him, and was about to go in with the bucket.

He stood in front of Xie Xunzhi, took two steps to the left and two steps to the right, and said in an urgent tone, "Hey, hey, hey, don't go in. I'm just looking for spring rolls. I've been standing here all day..."

Xie Xunzhi pointed inside.

Hezhou turned around and saw that Lotus and Chunjuan had already put on their scarves and started to pack up. He slapped his mouth and snatched the bucket from Xie Xunzhi.

The water in the wooden barrel shook out and spilled onto the ground. Hezhou stepped into the puddle and walked in step by step. He and Hehua collected the files, placed them on a square cloth and carried them out.

Xie Xunzhi sat on a bench, sorted the books one by one and placed them in the sun, putting the moldy and rotten ones aside.

The Hezhou inside was covered in dust and it was hard to say what to do. There was all sorts of things on the floor. I didn't know when it was last cleaned. All the windows were opened for ventilation, but it was still difficult to clean up.

Only after the things were moved out could he start cleaning. He bent over and wiped everywhere, wiped from above by standing on a ladder, and wiped from below by squatting. When he finished, it was as dark as it could be.

Hezhou walked out and wanted to kneel on the ground, his eyes went dark. Xie Xunzhi thoughtfully prepared hot water for them to wash their faces and also prepared water for them to take a bath.

He washed his face in the basin held by Xie Xunzhi, and finally saw clearly what he looked like. The basin was gray and black.

Hezhou groped his way back to the room in the dark. The candles in the room had already been lit and there was steam coming out from behind the screen. He just wanted to lie down comfortably.

After taking off his clothes, he realized that he had thought too much. The bucket was about the size of a child's bathtub. He felt very uncomfortable lying in it, so he could only take a bath standing in it.

When they came out, Xie Xunzhi was sitting outside reading a book facing the light. "Your bathing is quite special?"

Hezhou looked back in shock and asked, "You peeked at me taking a shower?"

"It has a screen."

"That won't work either, tsk tsk tsk! I didn't expect Xunzhi to have this hobby." Hezhou said, taking off his bath towel and putting on his underwear.

Xie Xunzhi turned his head away and said, "Stop being so poor. Let's eat. The wine shop is closed. This is what I made myself."

"Really? Let me try it."

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Hezhou had a rare good sleep in the morning. He slept until almost noon with Xie Xunzhi in his arms. When he woke up, he saw Chunjuan holding yesterday's clothes, which he had washed and put back to dry.

Xie Xunzhi followed him, cleaned up and came out, the bruises under his eyes had faded a lot.

"It's nice to have a good sleep in the morning!" Hezhou stretched lazily. "Xunzhi, can I go buy some clothes today?"

"So concerned? Do you want to buy anything?"

Hezhou changed into a milky white brocade robe with embroidered cuffs. Xie Xunzhi looked it over to make sure it was also new. If he added another one...

It’s not impossible, he thought the money was probably enough.

"What are you talking about!" This time, it was Hezhou who turned cold, and looked at him with his deep black eyes. "You were wearing silk clothes before, and you didn't follow me... That doesn't make sense."

Xie Xunzhi's throat was itchy and he couldn't speak. He only felt ringing in his ears and coughed hastily. He was sure that no one had said such words to him before.

"It was just a joke." He laughed, holding the corner of his clothes with one hand.

"I know." Hezhou pouted, but quickly recovered and grinned, "Let's go! Let's go look at some clothes?"

"Eat first."

Hezhou hurriedly ate two bites, took the scallion pancake and wanted to leave. When he reached the door, he saw Li Erniu squatting in front of the door, eating melon seeds with a book in his hand.

He became interested. "What are you doing?"

Li Erniu clapped his hands and stood up, a smile on his face. "I learned my lesson today and came here early!"

"Hey, you're here early today! If you really want to do something and learn something, the government office will be recruiting in five days. Stop looking at this..." Hezhou picked up the small book from the ground and shook off the melon seed shells on it.

"The Young Master's Escape from Jianghu Whisper?" Xie Xunzhi finished reading and laughed. "It's the illustrated version."

Li Erniu scratched his head embarrassedly. "It's quite expensive."

"It's confiscated. Study hard! I hope you can stand out and become my right-hand man in five days." Hezhou put the book behind him and patted Li Erniu solemnly.

Li Erniu nodded in response, "I'll go get ready now!"

The thing didn't even stay in Hezhou's hand for two minutes before it was pulled away by Xie Xunzhi.

Xie Xunzhi shook it in his hand and laughed, "Master, you haven't forgotten what we said, I will teach you how to read?"

"I remember, I remember." Hezhou smiled awkwardly, wondering why he didn't open the book and take a look just now. The name made him feel itchy in his heart.

He took out the map and followed the marks on it to the clothing store. When he arrived, he realized what a scam was. The store on the map was a small one squeezed into the street.

Fortunately, Hezhou had seen many clothing stores along the way. He poked Xie Xunzhi and whispered, "How about we go to the one in front?"

"That family belongs to the Chen family."

"The one in front..."

"Too……"