Chapter 5

"I've been waiting for a long time. I met an acquaintance on the way, and I was delayed."

Luyi poured a bowl of tea for the visitor.

"I didn't expect that Master Qi was in Fencheng, and there were acquaintances?"

Qi Baichun thanked him and took a small sip of the tea.

"The head of the county, come down to investigate the case."

"Oh? Investigation or looking for something?

"All of them."

Luyi didn't delve into it.

He took out the paper book from his arms and threw it opposite Qi Baichun.

"The things are given to you by Liu Dabao. You have to keep your word about the matter of Dingping."

Qi Baichun looked at the account book on the table.

He turned his head and looked at the tea stalls around him.

I was stunned for a long time and couldn't speak.

"Thank you."

A meticulous person can't get flattery.

When Qi Baichun laughed, it was like someone pinched his waist.

"Lord Qi, I'm here to invite you, not to listen to you and thank you."

"Don't worry, the director is just the beginning."

Lu Yi waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter how big an official he is. I just hope that Liu Dabao can realise his dream. His father has never been out of Fencheng in his life. The previous generation has walked out of the road, and the next generation should not repeat it. He has to move forward."

Qi Baichun was stunned and looked at the young man in his early twenties across the table incredibly.

It's not a big truth, but there are not many people who can think clearly, let alone at this age.

"A toast to you with tea instead of wine."

Qi Baichun raised the bowl and made astringent movements when clinking the glass.

Lu Yi nodded and took the initiative to lower the tea bowl.

After drinking, Lu Yi suddenly asked.

"How did you know that Zhang Ping was killed by me?"

Qi Baichun's bowl was not yet put down, and his hands were frozen in the air.

Lu Yi asked casually, and his eyes fell on the passers-by around him.

It seems that he is not the murderer that the inspector is looking for day and night at all.

After a long silence, Qi Baichun said, "I'm not sure at first. I'm just a chance. After all, I heard from them say that Lu Xiucai is limpled and has lung disease."

Lu Yi was still looking around, but Qi Baichun knew that he was listening carefully.

"When I went to your house that day, I saw the name on the tombstone, the son of the gentleman's sword. How could he not use the sword?"

"Do you know my father?" Luyi turned around.

"I know him. He doesn't know me. He is a friend of gentleman's sword. There are few people who are qualified to do it in the world."

There is a sincere respect in Qi Baichun's eyes.

Lu Yi bowed his head and stirred the little tea in the bowl with his fingers.

After a while, he pulled the corners of his mouth and said, "What's the use? It's still dead."

Qi Baichun opened his mouth and swallowed his words again.

"What kind of person is my father?"

"Good man, he is very handsome when using the sword."

"Have you seen it?"

"No, I've heard of it."

Lu Yi was silent and did not continue to ask.

He knew that even if Qi Baichun knew something and the official uniform was in his body, it was impossible to say.

In the process of drinking a whole large pot of tea, there was no communication between the two.

Luyi got up and went to push his cart.

Qi Baichun took out a few copper plates.

"No, the boss gave it to me."

With that, Luyi pushed the cart onto the official road.

However, he walked slowly and said as he walked.

"Lord Qi, please don't follow me anymore. I'm very timid and easy to be afraid. As soon as I'm afraid, I can't control my hands."

Qi Baichun's eyes stared at him.

Obviously, the son of the gentleman's sword is more powerful than he expected.

"In addition, I hope it will be the last time to let Liu Dabao go to Xinghua Town to find someone. He is an honest person with his own script. It's okay to raise horses and drive. He can't kill people.

I know you have your difficulties, but you should also consider his difficulties. I have no enemies, but in other words, except for Liu Dabao, everyone has the possibility of becoming an enemy.

After saying this, Luyi accelerated his pace and soon disappeared at the end of the road.

Qi Baichun's throat was dry. He raised his hand and beckoned to the boss and asked for a pot of tea.

I have visited Luyi's family since that day.

After seeing the name of the gentleman's sword.

He has been quietly following Luyi.

The night that He Hai died.

I was supposed to go with Luyi.

Unexpectedly, I met Minchang, the head of Dingping County.

Min Chang blocked him and said that he was looking for a horse at night and went happily.

After a few words of refusal, Luyi disappeared as soon as he looked up.

He had no choice but to go to the ferryman the next day.

Knowing that it was too late, he asked Liu Dabao to rush over and have a look.

I never thought that He Hai was dead.

Luyi's means and mind are more ruthless than he thought.

I'm worried about how to find out the whereabouts of the account book again.

Unexpectedly, the latter took the initiative to contact, so the scene just now happened.

After drinking tea, Qi Baichun suddenly smiled.

"After all, he is the son of a gentleman's sword, not a child."

After patting four copper plates on the table, Qi Baichun waved his hand.

Sitting on the outside of the tea stall, a few mud legs got up and followed him.

"Your Excellency, Luyi's eyes are very sharp." A man whispered.

"I know. It's right not to move just now."

"Who the hell is this guy? How can such a strange person live in this corner?

Qi Baichun smiled.

"A scholar of Fencheng."

...

The top of the moon.

After meditating as usual, Luyi made a fire and cooked.

I was delayed at the tea stall in the afternoon.

I didn't have time to buy vegetables, and I didn't want to give up the money, so I had to cook a bowl and pay for it.

Don-dong-dong-dong-dong-!

The fire just came out, and the knock on the door sounded.

Three long and three short.

Lu Yi smiled and got up to open the door.

"I thought you were dead outside."

Before the door was fully opened, Lu Yi laughed.

Liu Dabao went into the yard with a roast chicken and two pots of yellow wine.

"I'm so desperate. How can I die?"

He put the wine and roast chicken on the table, saw the stove burning, and smiled and said, "Look, I came here. I knew you were late for dinner."

Luyi closed the door.

Seeing the roast chicken and wine on the table, I swallowed.

"What day is it today? It's so expensive?"

"It's just a roast chicken. It's like we're so poor that we can't afford to eat meat."

Liu Dabao went to the room to get the plates and bowls.

More than half of the chickens were distributed to Luyi, but only half a bowl of wine was poured into the latter.

It's delicious. He always has more Luyi.

This is their habit. It has been like this since childhood.

Luyi was so hungry that he broke off the chicken legs and stuffed them into his mouth.

"There's something, absolutely something."

While eating, he said vaguely.

"After all, he is a brother who has been in love for more than ten years. I can't hide it from you."

"I guess it's a happy event, right?"

"Hey, no, I'll go to the county the day after tomorrow."

"Is it high-rise?"

"Eight or nine are inseparable. No, it's a nail on the board."

Lu Yi stopped chewing, "I'm going to be a senior official now, just invite me to eat this?"

"Isn't this still in office? Besides, I spent a lot of money on my errands recently. After a while, the salary will be paid, and I will take you to the county to eat well.

"I know. I'm kidding."

Luyi is very clear.

Money is not spent on business.

Obviously, he bought him all the medicine.

"By the way, I went to see Miss Yang's second family today."

Liu Dabao smouldered a bowl of wine and smicked happily.

"His father, did you agree?" Luyi is a strange road.

Liu Dabao nodded: "Well, double happiness is coming, and you can prepare for the wedding after the New Year."

"What did Miss Yang Er say to herself?"

"What else can I say? I'm talented and have a great career. How can I find such a good husband?"

Liu Dabao grinned like a big yellow dog in the alley.

"Urination, it floats like this wherever it goes, and it has to be restrained in officialdom." Lu Yi laughed and cursed.

"Well, look at you. You're young and old-fashioned. Isn't this at home? Can't you be casual at home?"

Hearing this, Lu Yi was stunned for a long time.

Yes, this is his home, and it is also Liu Dabao's home.

For more than ten years, the roof leaked, and Liu Dabao went up to make up for it.

The wall collapsed, and Liu Dabao repaired the bricks on his back.

I didn't let Luyi spend a day in the wind and rain.

"Dabao, after marriage, I treated Miss Yang Er better. Although we are a hard-working person, we have read books and can't do anything wrong to others."

"Sir, students know, don't you want to recite it?"

"I'm not going to say it. Have you grown up? Mao didn't grow up and liked Miss Yang. She didn't dare to go there. She asked me to eat two steamed buns for nothing. Later, Miss Yang got married. You turned around and liked someone else's sister. Tell me, can I rest assured?"

"The feelings of children, don't you pay attention to randomness?"

The two broke their mouths and talked about eating the roast chicken, and then cut the bacon on the shelf to drink.

Before leaving, Lu Yi told him, "Dabao, work down-to-earth in the county. If you have something, you should learn to refuse. If you can't get into it, you won't get into it."

Liu Dabao was slightly drunk, but he nodded seriously at this moment.

"I know, Luyi, you go to bed early."

The third day after drinking.

Liu Dabao followed Qi Baichun, and a group of people pretended to be freighters and rushed to Dingping County.

It was drizzling at night, and it was cold and the road was slippery.

The carriages and horses are slow to move.

Fortunately, the distance is not far away. In the evening, you can already see the gate of Dingping County from afar.

"Your Excellency, after entering the city, Dachu will change the weather, right?"

When parking and resting, Liu Dabao took the water bag from the horse's back and handed it to Qi Baichun.

Qi Baichun didn't drink.

"The weather won't change." Qi Baichun pointed to the sky, "The dark clouds will be lighter."

"The owner of the account book is so powerful?" Liu Dabao was surprised.

"Well, most of the world is actually in his hands." Qi Baichun sighed.

Liu Dabao took a long breath and didn't dare to ask again.

"Luyi didn't come to see you off this morning?" Qi Baichun said casually.

"No, he is not in good health. He usually doesn't go out in the morning in winter."

"Well, legs and feet are okay, but the most fearful thing about lung disease is winter."

"Isn't it? I took a lot of medicine, but I didn't see any better."

"When the official letter of your transfer comes out, you can take him to the county seat, and it doesn't matter if you live in the department."

"Thank you, my lord."

"Let's go."

The whole group was ready to go, and Liu Dabao was just about to slap the horse's buttocks.

However, it was found that dozens of horses were running in the direction of Dingping County.

One or two, roughly calculated, there are hundreds of people.

The first person is a catcher wearing blue clothes, Min Chang.

Other people, Liu Dabao, also know each other, from the Fencheng Inspection Department.

Zhou Shihao is on the list.

"Yo, Lord Qi, you are doing private work. Why don't you wear official uniforms?"

Min Chang turned over and got off the horse, with a dog's tail grass in his mouth, and his expression was arrogant.

Qi Baichun frowned and raised his hand to signal everyone to stop.

"Min Catcher, I'm in the carriage and horse department, and it's not your turn to take care of it."

"Lord Qi laughed, and I caught it quickly. How bold it is. I dare to manage the carriage and horse department."

Qi Baichun didn't reply, and his face was solemn.

Minchang is a catcher on the surface.

But before wearing the Qingyi of the county government office, he was a famous knight in the world.

People call it Crazy Knife Min Yanluo.

That hand chasing knife dances like a madman.

It's just that he doesn't deserve the name of a knight.

When he was fifteen years old, he killed countless people in the world.

Even old and young women and children are no different from pigs and dogs in his eyes.

"Lord Qi, I don't care what you want to transport, but there is one thing, you have to return it to me."

Min Chang came to the front and gently rubbed the word chasing the wind on the handle of the knife.

Qi Baichun sighed for a long time.

"Okay."

With that, he turned around and patted Liu Dabao on the shoulder: "You go back to Fencheng and find Luyi."

"Your Excellency, what about you?"

Min Chang is famous, and Liu Dabao already knows that this matter can't be solved by courage.

"After I break up, let's go!"

When the voice fell to the ground, Qi Baichun suddenly turned around and pulled out a soft sword from his belt.

When Liu Dabao knew that he was not angry, he turned over his horse, covered the account book in his arms with one hand, and flattered the horse with the other hand with a whip.

"Oh, the idea wants to slip? Brother Zhou, I'll play with Lord Qi. You can chase the mouse.

Min Chang didn't take the soft sword in Qi Baichun's hand seriously at all.

After ordering Zhou Shihao to stop Liu Dabao.

Without further ado, a short body has appeared beside Qi Baichun.

"I heard that Lord Qi was also a first-class person in Dingping County when he was young. Today, I will compare with you. Don't take it too seriously and just take it as a game."

Min Chang is really conceited.

At the moment of life and death, there is still leisure to make fun of Qi Baichun.

"Minchang, make it clear that my adult is the official of the imperial court!"

A department of Cheng came to stop him with a knife, and according to the back of Minchang's head, it was a knife.

The corners of Minchang's mouth are slightly raised.

The left hand clamped the soft sword stabbed by Qi Baichun, and his right hand chased the wind out of the sheath.

Puff--!

There was a hole in the throat of the office.

"I have killed more court officials than you have ever seen!"

It's not clear whether it's a bad or a bandit.

The two sides met each other, and the sound of gold and stone was endless.

Over there, Liu Dabao ran for his life.

The horse's buttocks were smashed by him.

Somehow, the past bits and pieces suddenly appeared in my mind like a lantern.

At the age of nine, Luyi and Luyi were shameless. They took off their clothes and went to the river to take a bath, and saw all the places where there were women.

The women were angry and scolded the little limple in Luyi.

When Liu Dabao heard this, he drilled a sizzle (mìzǐ, diving) and dived upstream to pee.

Lu Yi scolded him for being immoral, and then he followed the example and sprinkled.

At that time, although he was bullied by Zhang Ping all day long, he was more happy than now, and at least he would not be chased with a knife.

And the two young ladies of the Yang family, the big one is really big, and the small one is also really beautiful.

And...

Buzz--!

The air was torn by something, making a harsh buzzing sound.

Liu Dabao lowered his head, but saw half an arrow coming out of his chest.

With a plop, Liu Dabao fell off the horse.

...

"Xiucai, don't you get tired of eating steamed buns every day?"

Feng Erniang leaned in front of the cabinet and smiled at Luyi, who was chewing slowly beside the car.

"There is a lot of meat and it's affordable. Although the stuffing is a little old, it's chewy." Luyi didn't look up.

Feng Erniang's face turned slightly red, and it was rare to show a trace of shyness.

"Why are you so kind to invite me to dinner today?" Feng Erniang said with a smile.

"My brother has become an official. I have to celebrate." Lu Yi looked up, and his eyes bent like a crescent moon.

"Oh, I have a backer this time. Is it that Liu Dabao?"

"That's right, it's him, Cheng Cheng, Zheng Jiupin!"

"How do you feel that you have become a senior official?"

"My brother is an official. Isn't it just that I'm an official? At that time, I'll act like a fool in the town. Let's see who dares to take care of it."

With that, Lu Yi swallowed the steamed buns in one bite, and his expression was arrogant.

"It's a good outfit." Feng Erniang rolled her eyes and said, "Let me go to your house for dinner. Can you cook?"

"Who can't cook dishes? It's just whether it tastes good or not.

"Oh, so you asked me to cook, right?"

"If you see through it or not, the relationship will last for a long time. You are really boring."

Wipe your hands clean, and Luyi is ready to push the cart on the road.

Today, he got up early on a special time.

Finish the half-day work early and buy some fresh meat.

It's not too casual to invite people to dinner.

As soon as I got up, an acquaintance came face to face.

"Uncle Yu." Luyi said hello.

Yu Yong stretched out his hand and gently blocked Luyi's car, with a solemn face: "Luyi, something's wrong."

"What happened? Is the account wrong?" Luyi Qidao.

"No, it's Liu Dabao."

Dang--!

Luyi shook his hand, and the inkstone on the car fell to the ground.

"Didn't I go out of town a few days ago? As soon as I came back this morning, there was no one in the government office. I asked a nearby vendor and found out that Zhou Shihao took him away before dawn yesterday."

"And then?"

"A few patrols came back just now. I asked again and again, and then they said that they were going to rob Qi Baichun. Liu Dabao, who was chased by Zhou Shichang, was hit by an arrow and his chest ran through."

Hearing this, Luyi didn't say anything for a long time.

He looked at Yu Yong in a dazid, but his pupils were not focussed at all.

"He's back. He's not dead yet. In his own house, I just went to see it." Yu Yong added.

Lu Yi suddenly turned his head and looked at Feng Erniang: "Sister, I won't eat today's meal."

After saying that, he didn't want the small car either.

He limped and ran to the north of the city.

Feng Erniang didn't know what the two people were muttering outside the door.

It's just that when Luyi was running, her back was going to fall down at any time, which made her chest feel stuffy.

"What a good young man, why is he limped..."