Taking away my family's luck? I won't stand it!

Master Zhao, who was standing below, had cold sweat dripping from his forehead and was trembling as if he was walking on thin ice.

"I heard from the letter that all those who were sent out have died."

County Magistrate Huang's voice was dim and emotionless.

This made Master Zhao even more panicked, and he quickly said, "Yes, we still don't know who did it, and all our men were killed with a single blow, without even the ability to resist. I think the person who attacked us must be quite skilled."

"What's the situation on the prefect's side?" County Magistrate Huang asked again.

"It's the same with the prefect. All his men were killed by a single blow. I guess..."

Master Zhao's mind was working rapidly, and he hesitated.

"Tell me about it." County Magistrate Huang restrained his expression and put on an expression that said, "I'm waiting to hear about it."

"I wonder if the imperial court has learned about that incident?"

Master Zhao thought about it and said it out loud.

County Magistrate Huang frowned. "Impossible! If the imperial court had truly known about this, there's no way it wouldn't have gotten out at all. And it wouldn't have been our turn anyway."

"Every possibility is possible, otherwise how could our people be killed without anyone noticing?

I believe the court must have noticed some clues and wants to get the list from us."

Although Mr. Zhao was afraid that County Magistrate Huang would get angry, he still stood firm in his decision.

"What you said doesn't make sense, but these lists were lost in the last fire. I guess it's all in vain for those people to come here."

County Magistrate Huang thought about it and felt that what Master Zhao said made no sense.

The last fire burned the lists on the envelopes to ashes, leaving not even a trace.

Whenever County Magistrate Huang thought about what happened after this incident, he felt very depressed!

A total of nine boxes of gold and jewelry disappeared completely, and not even a trace of the thief was caught.

Until now, this incident has become an unsolved mystery in the mind of County Magistrate Huang, and he feels heartbroken whenever he thinks about it.

"Those people didn't know that the master's study had been on fire. They went to the prefectural governor's office after failing to find the letter. I'm afraid that the prefect's important letters have been stolen by those people."

Master Zhao continued speaking according to his inner guess.

Hearing this, County Magistrate Huang waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, the prefect is much more cunning than me. How could those letters be found so easily?"

Let’s hope so.

Master Zhao lowered his head and thought to himself.

"Go check the scene for clues and see if there are any missing items." County Magistrate Huang ordered.

Master Zhao quickly gathered people to go to the scene and inspect it carefully.

~

It was another sunny and cold morning.

The Yuan family's house was particularly lively early in the morning. When the villagers heard that the Yuan family's cellar and fire pit were completed, they all ran to the Yuan family to take a look.

Southerners have never dug cellars to store food, nor have they heard of beds being used for heating.

Everyone came early in the morning to see the strange thing.

A group of people gathered in the cellar in the backyard of the Yuan family, chattering among themselves.

An old woman reached in and looked inside.

"So this is what the cellar looks like. It's really cool."

"It's square. I heard it's very cold in the north. Digging a cellar in the yard can store a year's worth of food. It's like a natural cold storage."

"Look, it's square and only one person can enter or exit. I wonder if there's some design behind this."

Old Lady Liu came out carrying melon seeds and peanuts. When she heard this, she smiled and explained, "It's nothing fancy. It just helps preserve things better this way."

After hearing this, the villagers nodded, seemingly understanding.

"Come over quickly and have some tea and some melon seeds and peanuts." Old Mrs. Liu greeted with a smile.

"Come back to eat later. Let's go to your room and see the bed that can be heated by the fire. Isn't it very warm under the fire in winter?

It’s damp and cold here, so we just have to endure the winter.”

The villagers were worried when they thought about this, as the winter was so cold that it could penetrate their bones.

Old Mrs. Liu had no choice but to take the villagers to her house to show them the kang bed.

The room was furnished with a bed, a wardrobe, and an octagonal table, and was kept tidy.

Against the wall was a fire pit that had not yet dried up, and there was a square opening at the bottom on the other side for burning firewood.

The villagers exclaimed, so this is a kang, it's so simple.

If you can make one at home, you won’t feel cold in winter.

Anyway, there is plenty of firewood at home.

After the viewing, everyone sat on long chairs, eating melon seeds and peanuts, and only then did they have time to look around the Yuan family's yard.

It was amazing to see that the cured chicken, bacon, and fish they saw outside the yard were just the tip of the iceberg. Only when they walked inside did they find that the walls of the yard were covered with cured chicken, bacon, and fish...

Rows and rows of them.

All the walls are covered with it.

The villagers were all envious and jealous.

The Yuan family is living too well, isn't it?

Yesterday I heard the bricklayer say that they were not satisfied with having meat for every meal when working for the Yuan family. Now I believe it completely.

Isn't it normal to have meat every day with so much meat?

If it were them, they would do the same.

At this moment, there was a noise outside the door and the villagers turned to look.

A furry creature with a few pheasants in its mouth and a roe deer hanging around its neck walked in with its head held high. When it saw them, it just gave them a sideways glance and went into the kitchen with the pheasants and roe deer in its mouth.

After a while, he ran out of the kitchen and trotted out the door. When he came back, he was holding a few snow-white rabbits in his mouth. Each rabbit had its ear bitten, and its four legs were bent, not daring to move. It was obvious that he was very scared.

so envious!

They want this dog too!

Xiao Hei placed a few snow-white rabbits next to Guoan and nudged Guoan with his head.

A pair of green eyes stared at him, as if saying, "Come on and play."

Guoan pouted unhappily, looking particularly unhappy.

He wants to make friends with mice and worms, and doesn't want to play with these rabbits!

"I want to be friends with mice, and I want to be friends with worms."

Xiao Hei lay on the ground with his head resting on his front paws. Upon hearing this, his pair of round green dog eyes rolled back suddenly.

What a naughty kid.

If it wasn't for the fear that he would dig up the snake's nest again, it wouldn't have caught these rabbits for him to play with.

Even so, he still looked down on these cute snow-white rabbits.

The villagers were shocked.

This dog can also coax people.

Isn’t this too humane?

Old Lady Liu saw the confusion in their eyes and spoke nonsense seriously.

"We picked up this dog and trained it since it was young. It can catch a few pheasants and ducks, which is no big deal.

It was thanks to it that we were able to walk safely to our Lihua Village when we escaped here.

You can also catch a dog and train it from a young age, but every dog ​​is different, and I can't guarantee that it can be as good as Xiao Hei."

The villagers laughed when they heard this.

They can try it too.

"Auntie, how about I give you ten taels of silver and you sell me your big white dog?"