Chapter 90: Forcing Daliushan to Donate
Xiao Nuobao sat on a bench, holding his round belly, laughing so hard that the legs of the bench swayed.
In order to prevent his second brother from returning empty-handed, Xiao Nuobao picked up some offerings and threw them over.
Jiang Fenghu was thinking on the mountain how to beat Fengmiao's butt when he returned.
At this time, a bunch of things hit him on the head with a crackling sound.
"What is this? Where did the winter melon come from!"
"Why are there apples...mushrooms, bamboo shoots?"
"Wait, slow down, I can't pick them up...Is it my sister who did it? Don't just hit me on the head, ouch, it hurts!"
...
In the afternoon, there was a lot of commotion in the Jiang family yard.
Jiang Fengnian was busy harnessing a donkey cart to send Fengjing to a private school.
Jiang Fenghu lifted Fengmiao and tucked him under his armpits, almost spanking him so hard that he smoked.
Watching his brothers talking and making noises, Xiao Nuobao held his little face in his hands, feeling so lively that his eyes curved into two crescents with a smile.
At this moment, Ergui suddenly floated in and motioned Xiao Nuobao to go to Fushan Hall and take a look.
"Huh? You mean, a stranger came to see Grandpa Song?" Xiao Nuobao pinched his little hair.
Ergui bent his body desperately and said "hmm".
Xiao Nuobao pinched her fingers and had an idea in her mind.
She grinned and rushed to Fushan Hall with her short legs: "Oh, Grandpa Song is leaving, it seems that it's time for Xiao Nuobao to take action!"
At the same time, a dark figure was climbing over the roof and sneaking into Fushan Hall quietly.
The figure heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the owner sitting in the room with a solemn expression.
He quickly turned over and landed on the ground, revealing a face with bronze utensils, and his attitude was extremely respectful.
"Your subordinate greets the Duke. There was an outbreak of plague in the city before, and Qingnu did not dare to show up. Please forgive me for being late." He immediately knelt down to salute.
Old Song stroked his long white beard and said seriously: "Don't be long-winded, Qingnu, tell me what happened to the matter that I asked you to investigate."
Qingnu with bronze utensils trembled slightly: "Your subordinate is incompetent. Since Jinniang and the other women disappeared in the suburbs of Beijing, your subordinate followed the trail to the north and found Changbai City, but... I have no news of them since then." "
How could they go to Changbai City?" Old Song frowned and stroked the tea bowl in his hand.
"Changbai City is vast and sparsely populated. Even if someone is kidnapped, they can't be sold for a good price. I am also confused. But those kidnappers are really well hidden, and there is really no way to track them down." Qingnu said with a guilty look.
This time, the number of missing women in the suburbs of Beijing has reached hundreds.
But the strange thing is that this matter was suppressed. Not only did no one in Beijing dare to discuss it, but even the three judicial offices did not ask about it.
If Jinniang from the mansion was not involved, the Duke would not know about it, let alone hide his identity and come down to investigate the matter personally.
Old Song was silent for a long time.
His face became more and more solemn.
After a moment, he spoke in a deep voice: "They dared to kidnap so many people in the suburbs of Beijing, which is already very bold. They didn't alarm the three judicial offices. There must be someone powerful behind them. I have concealed my identity all the way and no trace has been found. This is enough to show that these people acted meticulously."
After that, Old Song closed his eyes and said in a dignified manner: "No matter what, Jin Niang must be found this time. I have let her mother down. No matter what, I have to protect her. This master will investigate again personally. If I can't find out, then there is no need for me to be the Duke anymore!"
Qingnu had no hope for this matter, but seeing his master's gloomy face, he didn't dare to persuade him to retreat.
At this time, Song Lao waved his hand: "You go down first, be careful when you leave, don't let anyone see you, so as not to scare the villagers, especially Nuobao."
As soon as he said this, Song Lao suddenly realized.
I don't know when, he has been thinking about little Nuobao from time to time.
Maybe because he has never enjoyed the fun of playing with his grandson, he gradually treats Nuobao as his granddaughter.
Song Lao couldn't help but smile: "By the way, before leaving for Changbai City, remember to take two gold nuggets and quietly send them to the door of Jiang's family in this village. I can't eat and drink for free here with Nuobao."
Seeing this, Qingnu rubbed his eyes quickly.
Wait, what did he see?
The Duke actually smiled?
This is the first time the master smiled after Jinniang was kidnapped.
Qingnu was surprised and curious about who the girl named Nuobao was, who could make the Duke smile again.
At this moment, Nuobao's cheerful voice came from outside.
"Master Song, Nuobao is here!" The little baby ran into the house, as happy as a little rabbit.
When Qingnu heard it, she quickly climbed up to the roof and hung one leg on the beam.
After Xiao Nuobao entered the house, her eyes slightly raised, and then she pretended not to see it, and smiled and pulled Song Lao's sleeve: "Grandpa Song, who were you talking to just now?"
Song Lao smiled even more deeply, and hugged her in his arms: "No one, Grandpa Song is old, and he was talking to himself."
Xiao Nuobao saw that he was lying, and deliberately pouted and touched his nose.
"My mother said that if you lie, your nose will get longer~"
Song Lao coughed twice, touched his nose and found no change, so he breathed a sigh of relief, secretly laughing at himself for being a guilty thief.
At this time, Feng brought the food to the main room, and Song Lao saw her coming, and he just happened to have something to say to the Jiang family.
Because of the pulmonary hemorrhage, he has been delayed in Daliu Village for several days. Now that the disease has been cured, he must leave and continue to track down Jinniang's whereabouts.
"Are you leaving?" Mrs. Feng wiped the soup on her hands: "Well, I'll bring you some dry food for the journey."
When Mrs. Feng went out, Xiao Nuobao suddenly shook his head and opened his hands to block in front of Mr. Song, like a little "Land Rover".
"Grandpa Song, you can't leave yet. Without Nuobao's help, I'm afraid that even if you go to do that important thing, it will be in vain." Xiao Nuobao puffed his cheeks and said.
Mr. Song put on his bag and thought that this kid was reluctant to leave and was talking childishly, so he couldn't help laughing again and again.
"How can Nuobao help? Grandpa Song is going to look for someone. Can you help him find their whereabouts or solve his puzzles?" Old Song joked with a smile.
This little kid, sometimes he looks like a little adult.
However, Xiao Nuobao snapped his fingers in silence and snorted angrily: "Grandpa Song, don't look down on me, I can do it!"
"Not only can I, I also know that the people that Grandpa Song is looking for are all women, and most of them are poor women. And among them, there is one who is your closest blood!" Xiao Nuobao spoke faintly.
As soon as these words came out, Song Lao's smile froze, and his forehead kept twitching, as if he had heard something extremely incredible!
What...
The relationship between Jinniang and him, even the powerful people in Beijing, no one knows.
Except Qingnu, no one in the mansion knew about it, and they all thought she was just an ordinary maid.
How could Nuobao know such a thing!
Song Lao blushed, his lips moved, but he couldn't speak.
The young slave on the beam also widened his eyes and almost slipped and fell.
Seeing that the usually calm Old Song was now in a mess, Xiao Nuobao couldn't help laughing, and his saliva dripped to his mouth.
"Grandpa Song, please bring Nuobao six copper plates first." Xiao Nuobao smiled and sucked back his saliva, and stretched out his white palm.
Before Old Song could recover, he subconsciously opened his bag and took out six copper coins.
After Xiao Nuobao took it, he threw the copper plates to the ground, lowered his head, and looked at them carefully.
When she looked up again, she sighed and said, "The hexagram points to the north of the east. The person that Master Song is looking for should be in a place further north than Yuncheng."
As soon as these words came out, Master Song's confused thoughts were even more shocked, and he couldn't help but widen his pupils.
Yes, Changbai City is indeed in the northeast of Yuncheng. Xiao Nuobao is right again!
He suddenly remembered the day when Xiao Nuobao punished Lao Ding's wife and made the whole village kowtow and kneel.
At that time, he just thought it was a coincidence and laughed at the villagers for being too superstitious.
But now it seems that Xiao Nuobao really has some skills?
Song Lao's wrinkled hands trembled, and he squatted down and asked: "Then Nuobao, can you still figure out, Jin... those women, how are they now?"
Little Nuobao closed his eyes, slightly contemplated, and soon frowned: "There is a picture, they are tied together, no less than thirty people, in a damp place, encountering water."
"They should be in the cabin now, and the ship will set sail in three days, and the destination is a place outside the Nanji Kingdom."
"So, the people who kidnapped Jin Niang and others want to transport them to foreign countries?" Song Lao's body tensed up immediately.
Around Changbai City, the only country that can set sail by ship is a small country called Xibei.
Song Lao suppressed the turmoil in his heart.
But he couldn't stop his hands from shaking.
Little Nuobao can so easily predict the future, isn't that ability greater than the sky, comparable to a little god?
Their Nanji country is not doing well, and there has been no goddess since three hundred years ago.
If this kid can really predict everything this time, then their Nanji country can welcome a new goddess, and the country's destiny can be saved!
There was a kind of awe in the eyes of Old Song that he dared not look directly at the sun, and he looked at Little Nuobao excitedly.
"Grandpa Song will look for people as you said. When I find those women, I will come back to thank Nuobao. By then, you can ask for whatever you want!"
Little Nuobao twisted her body happily. Hehe, she wanted Grandpa Song to be the big backer of Fushantang!
Old Song was also very excited. He wanted Nuobao to be the little goddess of Nanji country!
After Xiao Nuobao left with satisfaction, Old Song looked up at the beams and said in a deep voice: "Quick, listen to Nuobao, take people with me to Changbai City."
"Even if we dig all the docks that can hide ships, we must find Jinniang and those women!"
"Then we will come back to find Nuobao!"
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During the days when Old Song was away, Xiao Nuobao kept scratching her toes, counting the days, hoping that Old Song would come back soon.
After all, she had foreseen that Daliu Village would soon be haunted by the little evil star.
If someone of noble status came to stay in the town, she could save some energy and have some free time.
Sure enough, within five days, two officials suddenly came to the village, holding sabers and standing in front of the school to speak.
"The county magistrate has ordered that the granaries in the city have been depleted for a long time. Now, all the villages that make a living by farming must donate grain to the granaries. There must be no mistakes
!" "Da Liu Village has escaped the bandits and has not suffered any casualties from pulmonary blood disease. Therefore, the amount of grain donation required this time is the highest among all the villages. Two thousand kilograms of rice must be donated!" The officials glanced at the booklet arrogantly and ordered.
What?
When the villagers heard this, it was as if a firecracker was stuffed in their heads, and they almost exploded.
It was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky.
Two thousand kilograms of rice, how can they get it?
Xiao Nuobao squinted and hummed, saying it was a donation, but to her, it was clearly robbery!
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