Dressed as the master of a sickly tyrant

Although Master Xie's face was calm, his heart was full of anger. He wished he could tear the person in front of him into pieces, but he had to endure it.

The few people in front of them are well dressed, so they must have some skills.

Only calm is the only way to save the life of his only son.

"Nowadays, the plague is serious outside the city. If you are on your way, you must pass through the plague village. Why don't you stay in a humble house and wait for the plague to subside before making any plans?"

The plague begins with heavy snow, occurs at the winter solstice, is born in the minor cold, grows in the severe cold, flourishes in the beginning of spring, is weaker than the rain, declines in the stung, ends in the vernal equinox, and disappears in Qingming.

But now that the Qingming Festival has passed, why is there still a plague?

Chu Haozhi suppressed the question, without changing his face, he said: "The Patriarch is thoughtful, respect is worse than obedience, so let me bother you."

Several people set off for Xie Mansion.

The Xie family is a well-known noble family in the local area. After a hundred years, although it is a branch of the Xie family in the capital, it is also a famous family in the local area. Even the county magistrate is not as big as the Xie family.

Although the Nanchen Dynasty had implemented imperial examinations, there was still the shadow of the Jiupin Zhongzheng System.

The appointment of officials is still in the situation of "the upper class has no poverty, and the lower class has no aristocratic family", which has caused the gentry to control the power.

Officials of all sizes in the capital were monopolized by the gentry, and students from poor families were sent to prefectures and counties, where they were suppressed by the local gentry.

Xie Mansion is located in the east of the city, and the whole mansion is magnificent.

The maids and servants inside shuttled constantly but in an orderly manner.

Mr. Xie led the three of them to the lobby, and asked someone to offer good new tea before he said: "Nowadays there is a plague outside the city, and the doctors outside the city dare not let it into the city easily.

I beg you to raise your hand high and save the dog, the old man will definitely prepare a generous gift to express his heart. "

"There is a plague raging outside the city, why is it so calm inside the city?" Feng Shayu asked.

"It was just a small plague, and a few people died.

The county magistrate has already rushed over, it's okay, the young masters don't have to worry. "

Master Xie's face was calm.

Feng Shayu took out a white porcelain bottle: "This is the antidote, it will be fine in three days."

The servant took the three of them to the West Wing. After entering the room, Yue Hanyan hesitated and said, "As soon as a plague breaks out, it must be reported to the imperial court, and personnel and materials must be dispatched to support it. Why is there no news at all?"

"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon."

Chu Haozhi said calmly with his hands behind his back, "Explore this Xie Mansion well at night, maybe there will be unexpected gains."

After a while, the Xie Mansion became quiet.

Only the rustling of leaves in the wind.

A burst of coolness hit, making people sober up a lot.

Chu Haozhi, Yue Hanyan, and Feng Shayu split into two groups.

One of Chu Hao went to Master Xie's study, while Yue Hanyan and Feng Shayu went to the backyard to see if there were any clues.

Chu Haozhi came to Master Xie's study, surrounded by several people.

There are so many guards in the ordinary study room, which makes people suspicious.

Chu Haozhi lured the guard away and sneaked into the study.

The Xie family is a noble family, and the study room is full of classics, calligraphy and paintings.

There were some ledgers in a grid on the bookshelf. Chu Haozhi flipped through them. They were the ledgers of some pharmacies. They were very ordinary.

There are so many account books but none of the account books has a problem, which is precisely the biggest problem.

Things that are too perfect are always suspicious.

Chu Haozhi looked around, the layout of the house was fresh and elegant, and it could be seen that the owner had good intentions.

The calligraphy, paintings and antiques on the bookshelves are all high-quality goods.

Chu Haozhi searched carefully again, and the layout of the house always gave people a weird feeling.

Five elements Dunjia, Fengshui spells, yin and yang, and five elements lock soul, this room has everything you need, but it also reveals its unusual meaning, and it seems to be just a simple decoration.

Suddenly Chu Haozhi's gaze was attracted by the painting on the left side of the bookshelf. It was "Fisherman on the River", and there were only two sentences written next to it: You look at a boat with a leaf, haunting the storm.

The whole painting is exquisitely crafted, and it can be seen that the person who wrote it should have read poetry and books.

But why only a flat boat appears on the turbulent river, but there are no pedestrians and lively restaurants on the river?

Chu Haozhi frowned and thought: Qian represents the sky, Kun represents the earth, Xun represents the wind, Zhen represents thunder, Kan represents water, Li represents fire, Gen represents mountains, and Dui represents Ze.

According to the gossip map, I found the Xunmen Gate, reached out and groped carefully, and found that the edge of the partition was very smooth.

Chu Haozhi pressed the wear marks, and a hidden compartment opened, inside were several thick ledgers.

Chu Haozhi flipped through it, and found that it was the account book of the pharmacy, which was almost the same as the one on the desk.

It's just that the account book in the dark grid has been purchasing a large number of medicinal materials such as Bellflower, Ginseng, Chuanxiong, Poria, Citrus Fructus, Peucedanum, Notopterygium, Duhuo, Zhilicorice, etc. since last month.

Chu Haozhi also studied medicine, and these kinds of medicinal materials are all for the plague.

But didn't the plague just break out recently?If it wasn't for Master Xie's ability to predict the future, it must be a shameful act.

On the other side, Yue Hanyan brought Feng Shayu to the backyard.

There were bursts of miserable cries coming from Mr. Xie's yard, which was particularly ear-piercing at night.

But the entire Xie Mansion seemed to be deaf, and no one came to check.

Several women ran out of the house in disheveled clothes, one of them knelt down on the ground with a pale face, and said with trembling lips: "My lord, please spare me, please let me go back to take care of my parents who are seriously ill. Bar!"

Mr. Xie stared fiercely at the women in front of him: "It's really an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf.

I eat and drink for you, but you still want to go back, so go back and wait to die with your lowly parents! "

"Hurry up and get out!" After saying that, he was about to throw his fist at him.

Before Mr. Xie's fist approached, he suddenly felt a sharp pain from his body, and then he passed out.

Several women raised their heads, only to see two handsome men standing in front of them, kowtowing and kneeling as if they were seeing gods.

"Young master, please, save us, we were arrested."

"The slave girl is the daughter of a good family, but the family is poor and has no money to pay miscellaneous taxes, so the parents have no choice but to be sent to pay off the debt."

The woman is wearing a black orchid embroidered half-sleeve gauze dress, and a gray-black velvet silk satin skirt on the lower body. She has a graceful slender waist and is tied with a white belt. The crying pear blossoms are full of rain, which is very cute.

Seeing that Yue Hanyan was well dressed and their eyes were shining brightly, the women quickly knelt down on the ground and started crying.

During the years of being arrested, they have learned to read words and deeds. If these two men are willing to help them, then they still have hope of survival.

Even being a girl by their side is better than staying in this purgatory on earth.

Feng Shayu looked at Mochiue Hanyan, waiting for him to make a decision.

"Young Master Xie has allowed you to leave, just pack your things and leave."

Yue Hanyan tilted her head, took Feng Shayu's hand and said, "If there is no accident, we will go to the epidemic village tomorrow, and then we can go with us."

When Yue Hanyan brought Feng Shayu back to the room, Chu Haozhi had already been waiting for a long time.

"How are you over there?"

"It's all about robbing civilian girls, where are you?"

"Master Xie ordered a large number of Bellflower, Ginseng, Chuanxiong, Poria, Fructus Citrus, Peucedanum, Notopterygium, Duhuo, and Zhilicorice a few months ago, as if he had predicted the plague early on."

"Could it be that this plague is a man-made disaster, not a natural disaster?" Feng Shayu couldn't believe it, "How could there be such a frenzied person?"

"Tomorrow we will leave and go to Plague Village to have a look.

I'm afraid it's worse than we thought.

This place is close to the southwest. Once the plague breaks out, the armies in the southwest will be like time bombs.

At that time, there is no need for Nanban to call..."

On the second day, the three of them left early in the morning. Master Xie saw that a few people were going to the plague area, and after a few superficial words of advice, they let them go.

The butler saw a few people going away and said: "Master, don't you need to send someone to kill it?"

"He doesn't go when he walks in heaven, and he comes to hell without a door."

Master Xie closed his eyes slightly, with a look of resentment on his face, "I want to see if their lives can survive the plague."

Chu Haozhi, Feng Shayu, and Yue Hanyan saw those women from last night as soon as they left the city.

When the women saw one more person, and they were even more handsome, noble and noble, their complexions turned pink for a moment, and they were anxious to tell Chu Haozhi and others what they knew.

It turned out that they were all sold to the Xie Mansion because their families could not pay taxes or were in urgent need of money.

Along the way, it was supposed to be the busy time of spring plowing, but few farmers were seen.

When I came to the village where the girls were, there were only a few wild dogs barking.

There is no life in the village, and it doesn't look like there are people living there.

As the girl enters the village, people can be seen.

The girl pushed open the door, and a rotten smell of serious illness came oncoming, which made people want to vomit.

The old man on the hospital bed was pale, his thin body looked extremely haggard, his eyes were closed tightly, his lips were black, and he looked as if he was about to run out of fuel.

The girl lay on the bedside and wept bitterly.

Feng Shayu felt his pulse and shook his head, but he had no strength to recover.

Then I went to see several nearby houses, and they were all like this.

An old man struggled to open his eyes and glanced at Feng Shayu, and then said sadly: "Young master, don't bother, the doctor came a few days ago and said that there are more young patients ahead, let's die with old bones." die."