At the beginning, I saved a little mute

Another woman asked curiously.

"What happened? You lost such a beautiful jade pendant?"

"Pick it up if you want to live."

The old woman spoke harshly.

The old woman who was reaching out to pick it up trembled in fear and finally did not dare to pick it up.

But she was very curious inside.

"Hey, Sister Hong, tell me, why can't we pick it up?"

The old woman called Sister Hong started to strip Cheng Shu's clothes while saying this.

"Don't disbelieve me, this is from the dead supervisor."

The other woman was shocked.

"Didn't he go up the mountain by himself and get eaten by a wolf?"

Sister Hong looked around mysteriously.

"correct."

"but…"

She pointed upward.

"That man wanted to find my daughter-in-law before, saying that he was the prince's brother-in-law, and that if my daughter-in-law followed him, he would give her the ancestral jade pendant. My daughter-in-law is not one of those people who is blinded by money."

"You told me when you got back. Of course I didn't agree. If something really happened, how would I explain it to my son when I got back?"

"Later, that person came to see my daughter-in-law several times again. In order to prove his identity, he even took out the jade pendant and showed it to my daughter-in-law."

"My daughter-in-law said that the jade pendant that guy took out of his butt pocket stinks like shit. It looks like a small piece and is not worth anything at all."

"My daughter-in-law secretly took it to the pawnshop in town and found out that it was not a jade pendant at all, but a transparent stone with patterns on it. She couldn't pawn it, so she secretly put the fake jade pendant back."

"Humph, you still want to trick my daughter-in-law. I, an old woman, don't like people like this."

"He died a good death, but this thing is worthless and unlucky. If you like it, take it."

The old woman uttered a tearing sound.

"I do not want."

The two then left.

Unexpectedly, after a long time, Cheng Shu's fingers moved with difficulty.

Touched the fake jade pendant that fell on the ground.

A smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

After three days, Xie Chengjing returned to Qingshui Town.

At this time, the new mayor came to report.

Several families in the town had their homes emptied out and wanted to confiscate these things.

At the same time, it was discovered that no one was left in the Cheng family. The body of the former servant Huang Zhong was found with obvious marks of strangulation on his neck.

There is no one left in the Cheng family.

The big yard was empty.

Xie Chengjing suddenly remembered what Cheng Shu said that day.

Later, he remembered the original information that Jiang had rescued Cheng Shu a long time ago, but Cheng Shu disappeared.

Also appeared in his own camp.

In addition, Cheng Shu did not return home in the past few days, and Huang Zhong died.

He suddenly felt extremely disgusted with the woman named Cheng Shu.

Even that day when she suddenly approached me, I felt uncomfortable.

Then he went back to his temporary residence and washed with three large buckets of water.

The mayor came to report again.

A hole was found in the Cheng family's yard.

After forcing it open, they found a lot of gold, silver and jewelry.

Xie Chengjing's eyebrows twitched.

Say it directly.

"All of them will be confiscated, and a portion will be used to build a porridge stall to provide porridge to Qingshui Town."

It's just the right time to ease Qingshui Town's financial crisis.

……

Que Yunsheng reached the southern line.

Compared with Fufeng County, except for the environment, Que Yunsheng feels that everything else here is the same as the original Fufeng County.

Poor, very poor.

Numb, very numb.

Even the county magistrate's clothes were patched, and he looked even thinner and darker than Yang Wenjun was back then.

When he opened his mouth, his lips trembled.

"Meet the two captains."

The rank of a captain-general is slightly lower than that of a county magistrate, but he has real power and soldiers under his command, so he has more say here than the county magistrate.

"My name is Lu Shi, and I am the magistrate of this county. I have already set up five tables of banquets at the Nanyan County Office to welcome the two captains."

The group arrived at the place without saying much.

Sit down in order.

After a while, the food and wine were served.

There were only five dishes on each table: a fishy fish, a stewed pheasant, two stir-fried wild vegetables, and a big pot of soup.

Even the wine smelled cheap.

"that's it?"

Que Yunsheng didn't say anything. Li Qingfeng couldn't help but spoke first.

Lu Shi stood up, bowed, and apologized.

"You two captains, you may not know that Nanyan County is a well-known poor county. There is nothing. The land cannot grow anything. There is no income. The county government's warehouse is so poor that even if rats come in, they will be roasted and eaten as meat."

He pointed to the food on the table.

"Don't be disgusted by these dishes, captains. The fish was caught from the sea, and although it may smell fishy, ​​it is meat after all. The pheasant was hunted a few days ago, and it is barely edible. As for the wild vegetables, they were picked by my wife in the mountains this morning. This pot of soup is the most substantial and has the most. The wine is sold by the only wine shop in town."

"Our county is poor, even poorer than some towns. I would like to serve you all a good meal of meat, but unfortunately the conditions do not allow it. I have tried my best, and I hope you two captains will forgive me."

After saying that, he sighed and sat down.

Que Yunsheng picked up a piece of wild vegetable with chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

Chewed.

"Not bad, let's eat."

After he finished speaking, the others started eating.

Li Qingfeng frowned and swallowed with difficulty.

On the other hand, Que Yunsheng seemed to be enjoying the delicious food, but he did not touch the fish and pheasant.

Li Qingfeng looked at County Magistrate Lu again.

Wow, he eats faster than the beggars on the street. He can be said to eat it all in a flash.

After he finished eating and wiped his mouth, he saw everyone was looking at him.

He rubbed his beard awkwardly.

"I'm sorry to have made you two laugh. I haven't had any meat for a few days. I couldn't help myself. Please forgive me."

"fine."

Que Yunsheng also put down his bowl and chopsticks.

Next, they just have to wait for Lu Shi to arrange accommodation for them.

They need to rest for a few days and wait until Que Yunsheng has fully recovered from his injury before reporting to the other side.

So I will stay in Nanyan County these days.

"Why don't you eat meat?"

Li Qingfeng poked Que Yunsheng's arm.

"I do not want to eat."

Que Yunsheng replied that it was because Lu Shi looked too pitiful that he couldn't bring himself to eat him.

Li Qingfeng curled his lips and said, "You are quite considerate of others."

"Of course I'm different from you."

Que Yunsheng replied.

Li Qingfeng rolled his eyes. He was already used to Que Yunsheng talking to him like this.

Then I followed Lu Shi to where I was staying.

The two people's usually calm expressions were moved at the same time.

Do you want……

It's so ridiculously poor.

The spider web in the corner and the stones at the foot of the bed.

Half of the cabinet door is missing.

The windows were not papered, and the wind blew straight in.

Li Qingfeng was stunned.

"This is too exaggerated."

He thought about the difficult conditions. After all, when he came here, he found that Nanyan County was extremely poor. There were no beggars on every road, but everyone walking on the road looked like a beggar.

The whole county is poor, and the words on the gate of the county government are almost falling off after so many years.

No one repairs it.

He pulled the corner of his mouth, "Hey, Que Yunsheng, do you really want to live here?"

Que Yunsheng stepped in.

"Of course, where else would you live?"

Que Yunsheng had lived in worse places, and this place was nothing to him.

Now, he put the things down, found a bald broom and handed it to Li Qingfeng.

"Let's clean together."