Qin Nian nodded: "Senior Lin is indeed very smart, I guess he won't be fooled this time."
"Boy, your master's sect is not too far from here, right? I think it's quite convenient for you and your uncle to come and go."
Su Bi said: "The mountain we live in is called Tianyuan Mountain, which is less than 2,000 miles away from here, so it's not far."
"Almost two thousand miles is not far? You are all gods, right? You come and go on clouds and mist?"
Mrs. Li has spent most of her life in the village, and the farthest place she has been to is the county town.
To her, a place two thousand miles away is like the horizon.
Su Bi smiled and said, "Old man, we can't fly, but we can hire a carriage, which is very convenient."
"Oh, you really don't know how to live. Why do you need to hire a carriage? It would be better to just drive slowly. There is no hurry.
Money is hard to earn these days, so you have to spend frugally. If there is a famine, food prices will go up.”
Su Bi suppressed his laughter and said, "I will remember the old man's teachings. I will not hire a carriage in the future. I will walk everywhere."
Mrs. Li nodded: "Sometimes you should always think about Wu Shi."
Su Bi nodded again: "You are right, we should be prepared for danger in times of peace."
Qin Nian watched as more and more people left the city. She asked, "Su Bi, did you see anything just now? Who was killed?"
Ever since Qin Nian entered the county town, he had been by her side, protecting her from a distance, looking for opportunities to pretend to meet her by chance, and never moving forward.
"I didn't see him. But I heard from people that he was an old man in his sixties, well dressed, and probably from a well-off family.
Maybe I offended someone, so I went out to watch the lanterns tonight and was stabbed in the back."
Mrs. Li sighed, "What kind of deep hatred must be so strong that it must take someone's life?"
After a pause, he continued: "If they are masters of wealthy families, they are often used to bullying others.
It’s hard to say that it’s someone else’s fault if someone kills you.
Just wait and see, you’ll find out the reason in a few days.”
While a few people were chatting, Qin Nian saw Yao Hua and Geng Tian running towards them.
"Xiao Nian, I was thinking about you guys, I was afraid you hadn't squeezed out yet, it turns out you got there earlier than us."
Yao Hua didn't know Su Bi. Su Bi glanced at Qin Nian and walked away with his long legs.
Geng Tian turned his head to look at Su Bi's elegant back and asked, "Xiao Nian, who is that person?"
"He is Senior Lin's nephew."
Qin Nian did not give a detailed introduction. She said to Yao Hua, "Aunt, we can't watch the Lantern Festival. Let's go back."
Geng Tianting was very angry: "I heard people talking about how the man who was killed was an old man named Zhang, who relied on his son being a high-ranking official in the capital and was usually quite domineering.
He had bullied many people, and those who had been severely bullied by him probably held a grudge against him, so they took advantage of the fact that there were many people around tonight and stabbed him twice.
I heard that the old man was lying on the ground, blood gushing from his chest, his mouth opening and closing, but not uttering a word.
He also brought two servants with him, and the two servants were so frightened that they couldn’t move. ”
After hearing Geng Tian's words, Qin Nian's eyebrows jumped.
His surname is Zhang, and his son is a high-ranking official in the capital? He has oppressed many people? Could it be Mr. Zhang who sold the land to her?
If it was really him, he probably bullied someone too badly and that person took the opportunity to end his life.
Qin Nian didn't think much about it. He took Mrs. Li's hand and left the city, and returned home with the Geng family.
Lying on the warm kang, Mrs. Li fell asleep quickly, but Qin Nian was not sleepy at all.
A big fire burned all her winter and early spring income, and all the chicken coops were burned. Although it was the first month of the year, she had to get started.
This time, Qin Nian decided to use thin wooden strips to make a long chicken coop where the chicks can walk back and forth but cannot run out, making it easier for them to eat the cabbages planted in front of the coop.
But good eggs cannot be found everywhere, which is very inconvenient.
Qin Nian decided to raise some hens and two big roosters. This problem was easy to solve.
After thinking this matter through, Qin Nian felt sleepy and fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, I got up, washed up, and before I had time to eat breakfast, the constable from the yamen arrived.
The leader was a thirty-something constable, who seemed to be the chief constable. He had a cold face and a cold voice: "Who is Qin Nian?"
A familiar scene.
Qin Nian replied calmly: "I am. What do you want from me?"
"Qin Nian, you were suspected of murder last night. The county magistrate has ordered your arrest. Come with us."
Qin Nian was shocked: "I am suspected of murder? Who did you kill?"
Qin Nian guessed in her heart that it might be Mr. Zhang, but she couldn't say it out loud, otherwise it would be disadvantageous to her.
"Stop talking nonsense, you will find out when you get to the county government office."
Geng Zhenjiang stood in front of Qin Nian and said, "What are you doing? She is just a little girl, how strong can she be? How can she be suspected of murder?"
Geng Tian and Geng Di also came out and stood beside Geng Zhenjiang, looking ready to fight to the death.
Ye Meizi and Li Pozi both ran out.
Mrs. Li said, "It is true that when you are at home, disaster will come from the sky. How could my Xiao Nian be suspected of murder when he was just at home?"
The head constable said, "Old lady, Qin Nian is at home now, and she was also at home last night.
Someone reported that he saw Qin Nian kill someone and then run away.
Come with us quickly. If she didn't kill anyone, the county magistrate will naturally give her justice.
If you really killed someone, resistance is useless, and you can kill without mercy if arrested."
When Qin Nian saw this, he hurriedly dissuaded his family: "Don't panic! Think about last time, didn't I come back safely?
I will go with them, rest assured, no one can accuse me."
Qin Nian's eyes fell on Granny Li's face: "Grandma, you must stay calm, understand?"
Of course Mrs. Li understood that if it really didn't work, she would just have a thought and no one would be able to see her.
Thinking of this, I feel a little relieved.
Qin Nian looked at Geng Zhenjiang again: "Uncle, you lead the family to work, don't worry about me, and don't go to the gate of the county government.
Trust me, I'll be fine."
Geng Zhenjiang looked at Qin Nian and saw that she was very calm and not afraid at all. He thought of the last time and the King Xuan who rescued Qin Nian.
If I could save him last time, I can definitely save him this time.
He suddenly felt relieved and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, nothing will happen at home."
"Aunt, please help me take care of my grandma."
After Qin Nian finished speaking, he turned to the head constable and said, "Come on, I'll go with you."
Qin Nian was in front, followed by the constable, and they walked all the way to the county town.
Qin Nian came to the courtroom with familiarity, and the large plaque with a bright mirror hanging high was still there.
There was silence in the courtroom and the sign asking people to stay away was still there.
What was different from the last time was that the county magistrate sitting upright in the center of the court was replaced by a new person.
The county magistrate was very young, only 30 years old. His surname was Wen, and his name was Wen Xinglan.
Qin Nian knelt down and said in a clear voice: "My humble daughter Qin Nian greets the county magistrate."
The yamen runners standing on both sides holding water and fire sticks shouted in unison: "Wei-wu-wu!"
Let’s scare him first.
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