Chapter 206 Don't Ask
The courtyard door closed behind the two officials. The older official frowned and said to the younger official, "Do you believe what that little girl said?"
The young official looked at the older official’s expression and said, “Fifth Master, I have inquired about the news before.
They came to the capital years ago.
The owner of the inn said that when they moved in, they told him that it was not convenient to stay at a friend's house.
They just came to the inn to rent a yard to live in, and they will go home after the New Year. ”
The older official walked forward in silence. The four playboys did not deserve such a lesson.
After Master Qijun heard the footsteps outside fade away, he turned to Wanyu and said, "We will leave the capital after the New Year."
"Master, can I see Xia Yu tomorrow?"
Qijun Zhenren shook his head and said, "It's better to have less trouble than more at the moment. You can practice more in your free time."
Wanyu pursed her lips, but seeing that Master Qijun had no smile on his face, she turned around and went into the room.
The next day, Shi Zelan heard Xiao Yingzi say to her in secret: "Xiao Lanzi, my mother told me to tell you that you should not leave our street recently. It is best to just walk around the neighborhood."
"Xiao Yingzi, did your aunt tell you what happened?"
"My mother seemed to have said that there were bad guys in the city who harmed many people.
The officials are checking the population of every household and may soon come to our street. ”
Shi Zelan was very surprised and asked: "Did this happen yesterday afternoon?
We went to a teahouse yesterday to listen to a storyteller telling stories, but at that time no one had ever said that such a horrible thing had happened in the capital. ”
"You and Xiao Liuzi went to a teahouse yesterday to listen to a storyteller. What story was that?"
"It was about a Cuju match. The storyteller was very good at telling stories, and the story made my blood boil.
I heard from the guests in the teahouse that the storyteller bought seats and went in to watch for several days. ”
"Ah, what a pity! My mother will definitely not allow my brother to take me out these days."
Shi Zelan turned around and went in to tell Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng about this matter. Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng looked at each other and said to Shi Zelan, "You and Xiaoliu should not leave the courtyard for the next few days."
Shi Zelan nodded: "Okay.
Uncle, Master, if you go to a teahouse to listen to storytelling, can you tell me later where the story ends? ”
Master Decheng couldn't help but laugh: "We heard from someone that after the New Year, the storyteller in the teahouse will still tell stories about the Cuju game. You can go to the teahouse to listen to the stories after the New Year."
At noon, the village head accompanied the three officials to the street. Shi Xiaoliu happened to open the courtyard door. Seeing the people coming, he went forward to greet them: "Mr. Village Head, three officials, Happy New Year."
The head of the village smiled and nodded at him, then said to the three officials, "They have lived here for several months and get along well with the neighbors."
At this time, Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng came out of the room, met the head of the village and three officials, and asked Shi Xiaoliu to go to the backyard to invite Master Qiyuan's brothers and Xia Yu to come to the front yard to meet people.
Shi Zelan came out of the room and was a little surprised to see the head of the village and three officials, but she still saluted them gracefully.
When Qi Yuan Zhenren's brothers and Xia Yu came over, the village head said to the three officials, "They are the people who rented this courtyard. All of them are here."
The three officials looked at Shi Zelan seriously and asked, "Young lady, on the day of the Cuju final, did you go out of the city to watch the game?"
Shi Zelan shook his head affirmatively: "I didn't go to watch the game."
"Did you go out for a walk on the street that day?"
"I didn't go out."
"Apart from your family, who else can testify for you?"
"Anyone who passed by our yard on this street that day can testify for me that my brother and I were sitting in the front yard writing."
The three officials nodded to the head of the village, and then the four of them walked out.
After the village head left the house, he whispered to the three officials, "Is it a young girl who committed the crime this time?
The young lady in this family doesn't look like a meddlesome person. ”
The three officials looked at the head of the village and said, "No hurry, let's check the people on your street first."
In the courtyard, Master Decheng looked at Shi Zelan, who had a confused look on her face, and said with a smile, "Okay, Sister Lan, don't think too much about it."
"Uncle Master, why do I feel like the officials are paying close attention to my schedule that day?"
"The officials will not only pay attention to your schedule for that day, they will probably pay attention to the schedules of all young women of your age."
Shi Zelan was particularly curious: "It has something to do with a girl of my age. This girl is so brave.
I'm a little curious about what earth-shattering thing she did. ”
"You, don't be too curious. Have you finished your work today?"
Shanzheng Zhenren reminded Shi Zelan, and she quickly said, "I'm going back to my room now. If the officials have anything else to ask me later, I'll come out and talk to them."
"You are the one who stays in the yard and never leaves the gate.
The officials won't waste their time on you, so just get busy. ”
Master Decheng smiled and let Shi Zelan go into the room with peace of mind, while Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu went into the kitchen.
The elders sat under the eaves and gossiped. In the kitchen, Shi Xiaoliu curiously asked Xia Yu, "Xia Yu, do you know what happened?"
Xia Yu sighed and said, "After a few days, you will know what happened."
After listening to Xia Yu's words and thinking about Wan Yu's personality, Shi Xiaoliu looked unhappy and said to Xia Yu, "I remember now, Wan Yu is about the same age as Lan Jie'er.
What big thing did Wanyu do that day? ”
Xia Yu looked at Shi Xiaoliu and said, "Xiaoliu, don't you want to know what she did?"
"She killed someone?"
Xia Yu quickly shook her head: "No."
Shi Xiaoliu felt much more relieved and said, "As long as she didn't kill anyone, this matter should be over soon."
Xia Yu lowered his brows and said nothing. Shi Xiaoliu originally wanted to share the matter of the formation with him.
Just seeing that he was in a bad mood, Shi Xiaoliu also fell silent.
Qi Yuan Zhenren listened to the noise outside and sighed, "I'm afraid it will be noisy for some time."
"It's fine in the capital. It's almost time for scholars to go to the capital to take the exams. This matter won't last long."
They were not worried that the government would be able to catch the real culprits. In the past two or three years, those four playboys had caused several young women to commit suicide.
It’s just that these four families have status and position, and they usually pay money to smooth over the disaster.
After the village head accompanied the three officials to check the entire street, he sent the three officials to the intersection and asked curiously: "Why are you questioning the little girls so strictly? What happened?"
The older official looked at him and said, "Don't ask. It has nothing to do with you anyway."
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