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Chapter 167 The Murderer, Caizhou Left Behind Division Commands Chen Chu!

child time.

Outside the washroom of the back house.

Cui Yuan took a change of clothes and just walked outside the door, but Bai Lu who was guarding the door gave her a low 'shh' with a nervous expression on her face.

Cui Yuan was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood after listening.

In the bathroom, which is only separated by a wooden door and screen window, the faint sound of "squeaking" water and the strange voice that everyone suppressed from Chen floated intermittently outside the door.

Cui Yuan couldn't hold back, lowered her head and snickered, and stood outside the door.

Compared with the tense Bai Lu, Cui Yuan has long been familiar with it.

When the girl didn't enter Chen's house, Cuiyuan kept watch over the two of them.
Rainy weather.

There was a draft of autumn wind in the hallway, which made Cui Yuan shrink her neck uncontrollably.

For some reason, the black face of the eldest son suddenly appeared in his mind.

Although both of them were in Caizhou at this time, one was busy tidying up the new house, the other was busy training the new army, and they hadn't seen each other for a few days.

The big man is now the Marquis of Yu in the pro-barracks, and it is said that he can manage 500 people!He won't think I've been a slave, will he?

Cuiyuan silently thought about it, and also thought of her own girl. The girl looks heartless, but in fact, she knows how to choose at the critical moment. If she hadn't used some tricks at the beginning, she might still be trapped in Caiwei Pavilion now.

How happy the girl is now, the son loves her, and the eldest lady protects her. A few days ago, the eldest lady in the main room of Commander Zhu saw the girl and shouted affectionately one by one.

If the girl is still a sister of Caiwei Pavilion, I'm afraid the commander's wife won't bother to look at the girl.

Thinking of what the eldest lady said before, 'a woman getting married is like being reincarnated', Cui Yuan took it very seriously, and at the same time, she was also a little anxious about herself and her eldest son.

How about I also use some means?

In the washroom.

The clouds gather and the rain breaks.

There is no problem with the large bathtub for two people.

During the sage's time, Chen Chu leaned against the wall of the barrel, wrapped Liu Man in one hand, and held Bai Nen's little feet in the other, and unconsciously fiddled with the ankle bells on his ankles with his thumbs.

Yunong sat curled up in Chen Chu's arms like a baby, with her red face resting on her chest, her arms wrapped around the tiger's waist.

After some in-depth communication, Yunong's mood improved a lot.

When the whole family was still in Tongshan, Yunong couldn't compete with the eldest lady and the third lady Cai.

Originally, she thought that when she arrived in Caizhou, no one would disturb her and the young master's two-person world, but she didn't expect that in this new house, there would be a group of maids who were watching, and some of them had outstanding looks.

Yunong was a little panicked, she knew she couldn't compare to Mao'er and Cai Wei, but she was afraid of being compared by these maids.

Her feet were itchy from being teased, Yunong flinched, clasped her round pearl-like little toes, slowly raised her head, looked at Chen Chu and said stickily, "Master"

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Chen Chu, who was thinking about something, lowered his head, and couldn't help laughing and cursing: "Is my brain flooded? What the hell!"

"The son is now a high official, and other aunts call it like this." Yunong raised her oval face, her innocent big eyes flashed, and moaned.

"The other family is another family, our family is not allowed to shout like that!"

"Oh"

"Yunong."

Chen Chu called out.

He found that there seemed to be something wrong with Yunong's mentality. In the few days after he came to Caizhou, Yunong was too energetic to "serve people" at night.

It's not that Chen Chu doesn't like it, it's just that it's obvious that Yu Nong is trying her best to please her.

"Yeah, Nunu is here." Seeing that Chen Chu had called out to her but didn't speak, Yunong hurriedly said.

"Let's find something for you to do. If you're too idle, you'll think about it."

"Okay! But... Nunu can't do big things"

"You can do it, copy the set of Toutiao to Caizhou. Then get a small troupe."

"Young master, is it a theater troupe?" Today's Toutiaoyu is familiar with it, but what is a theater troupe?

"It's the kind of troupe that sings big plays."

"Oh" Yunong was a little disappointed.

"Don't underestimate the troupe, it's an artifact of propaganda right now."

"What do you want to promote, son?"

"Well, first find some actors and form a good theater troupe. Let's find someone to write a few new books. For example, we can write a "Blood Battle at Wuming Ridge" for the battle in Tongshan Wuming Xiaoling, and Yezhan Caizhou can write a "Surprise Attack" Caizhou City."

"Oh, Nunu understands." Yunong suddenly remembered "The White-haired Girl" back then, and seemed to realize something.

'Tuk tuk ~'

After knocking on the door, Cui Yuan's voice sounded outside the door, "Master, the water is already cold, wash up and go back to your room to rest, be careful not to catch a cold and get sick."

If you don't rush, the parents-in-law will probably stay there until dawn!
The next day.

Chen Chu put on casual clothes and coir raincoat, and took his eldest son, Da Baojian, and Liu Siliang to the outside of the city in the endless autumn rain.

The amount of silver scraped from the Zheng family this time was worth hundreds of thousands, but Chen Chu cared more about the property than the silver taels.

Even after distributing profits up and down, more than [-] mu of land in Langshan County were still taken over.

According to the law of the imperial court, the property of criminal officials is sold, and the money is returned to the public.
The sales unit price is unbelievably low, and [-] mu are packaged and sold together.

However, from the official release of the sale news to the final closing date of the transaction, there were only two short days.

The big and powerful families from other places didn't have time to raise money to come here, and the big local families knew what was going on, so no one dared to grab food from a certain armed group.

In the end, [-] mu of fertile land was purchased by a commercial firm named Sihai in Tongshan County.

Dissatisfied?

hold on!

Our Four Seas Commercial Firm came here according to the formal procedures, even if the Shangguan came to check it, we wouldn't be afraid!
The Langshan property went through the sales process, but the Zheng family's farm in Caizhou didn't even go through the process, and was directly divided up by Zuo Guoen, Cao Xiaojian, Zhang Chunxiao, and Chen Chu.

As the new leader of the army, Chen Chu naturally had to be a bit domineering, and directly took thirteen of the more than twenty farms.

He went out of the city today to check on these Zhuangzi.

It's the end of time.

Several people arrived at Xiaxi Village, twelve miles away from the city.

Xiaxi Village has more than 130 households and more than 550 residents.

It is now a rare big village.

However, the situation in the village is far worse than that of Luliuwei in the past. The road is muddy under the autumn rain, and the compost piles of human, livestock and farmyard manure beside the road are soaked by the rain and drip out streaks of yellow-brown liquid.

The stench was tangy.

The villagers have obvious resistance and vigilance to the sudden arrival of outsiders like Chen Chu.

After knocking on the firewood door of four or five houses, the other party either shut the door and did not respond, or shouted, "There are female relatives at home, so it is not convenient for distinguished guests to come in."

It wasn't until noon that a family finally let Chen Chu and the others into the yard.

There is a main room in the middle of the yard, but half of the east side of the main room has collapsed.

On the west side of the main room that was leaking from the wind and rain, an old woman and a peasant woman took a pair of seven or eight-year-old children to hide in front of the simple stove in the corner.

It seems to be eating.

"May I ask what the old man's name is?" Chen Chu asked after looking at the environment.

"The little old man's surname is Wu"

The old man Wu welcomed the four guests into the west side of the hall to shelter from the rain.

As a result, the old woman and the village woman who were preparing to eat only served a bowl to each pair of children, and then the village woman who had nowhere to hide looked down at the ground to avoid suspicion.

When Liu Siliang saw the green sunflower soup in the pot on the stove, he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Now that the autumn harvest is just around the corner, this old man in Wu's family has already run out of food?

Recalling that they used it to eat all day in winter and spring at Luliuwei, Liu Siliang was deeply moved.

However, his eyes misunderstood the old man Wu.

The old man squatted down and scraped off the few sunflower soup in the pot, filled four shallow bowls, and said with a smile: "The distinguished guests haven't eaten yet, here, although this vegetable soup is not enough to fill your stomach, it can at least warm you up." Warm up."

From this look, it is clear that the old man Wu distributed the food for the old couple and his daughter-in-law to several people.

Liu Siliang and the eldest son hurriedly wanted to decline, but they saw Chen Chu take it and took a silent sip.

The two hesitated for a moment, and then took the bowl under the enthusiastic push of the old man Wu.

The sunflower soup is naturally not delicious, and I didn't even put in too much salt.

After eating the soup, Chen Chu casually asked about trivial matters such as harvest and land tax.

After chatting for a while, Chen Chu pointed to the half-broken main room, and said, "Did the old man's room collapse not long ago?"

"Yes, it has been rainy for days, soaking the base of the adobe wall, and the east wall collapsed the night before, but fortunately no one was hurt." Old man Wu said with a look of rejoicing.

"Oh? Then why don't you repair it? Where's the young man in the family?" Chen Chu couldn't help asking when he saw that the family had children and a daughter-in-law, but there was no young man.

Just now, the old man Wu, who showed a little joy because the earth wall collapsed and did not hurt anyone, heard the words, his expression darkened instantly, and he sighed for a while before saying: "The year before last, my son was conscripted into the Shenrui Army, and he went with the army last month. That, that."

"Tongshan County?"

"Well, yes, even after going to Tongshan County, there is no news, and I don't know if he is still alive."

After the old man Wu finished speaking, he looked at the misty rain with a sad face.

The old woman and the village woman who bowed her head beside her wiped away their tears.

The boy among the children gently pushed his mother who was sitting on the wooden pier with his hand, and whispered: "Mother, mother, is daddy dead?"

This question made the village woman couldn't bear it any longer, she hugged her son sideways and began to sob.

The eldest son and Liu Siliang looked at each other in surprise, unable to tell what it was like.

Chen Chu was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "Old man, I don't know the name of this brother? I have some connections in Tongshan, maybe I can help the old man find out."

The old man Wu was overjoyed when he heard the words, but before he could open his mouth, the woman next to him turned her head abruptly, "Honored guest! My man is Wu Tong, and I beg the honored guest to help inquire about it. It would be nice to have a letter if he is alive or dead. My family will remember it for the rest of my life." Your kindness."

"Wu Tong."

Chen Chu read it twice silently to deepen his memory.

At this moment, a woman's sharp cries and begging for mercy came from the misty rain and fog.

Chen Chu got up and stood. Across the low gate of the courtyard, he saw three or four black-clothed youths dressed as servants dragging a woman out of a house.

The woman's parents followed behind, begging for mercy.

Chen Chu turned his head to look at old man Wu, who naturally also saw this scene, hesitated for a moment before saying in a low voice: "So that the honored guest can know that a new governor came to Caizhou City recently, but he is even more vicious than that Mr. Zheng Tongzhi some."

"Old man! What nonsense you are talking!" The old woman on the side hurriedly interrupted.

After the old man Wu smiled at Chen Chu, he said: "I'm talking nonsense, you just pretend you didn't hear it."

However, Chen Chu frowned and said, "Old man, just say it clearly, why did you say half of it?"

"This..." the old man Wu glanced at his wife and muttered, he didn't understand the truth that disaster comes from his mouth.

"Well, if you don't tell me, then I won't care about inquiring about your son." Chen Chu looked at the few people who were still arguing in the rain, and said calmly.

"This..." Seeing him like this, the old man Wu looked at his wife again, and finally continued to whisper: "My village is now under the control of the new master, and he asked Li Mantou of my village to pick a few girls and send them to the mansion as pawns." Fill the room."

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Chen Chudeng's face turned dark.

But Liu Siliang asked one more question, "Is this Li Mantou the one who used to control this village for Zheng Tong?"

"Yes, yes." The old man Wu continued in a low voice: "Dear guest, don't dare to spread this word, otherwise the new control system will know, and our family will be embarrassed! Honorable guest, what are you doing?"

While the old man Wu was talking, he saw that handsome young man strode out and went straight to Li Mantou and the others.

"Your honored guest! Don't dare to go!" The old man Wu called twice in a low voice, seeing Chen Chu striding non-stop, he hurriedly hid back in the dilapidated house, mumbling, "It's over, it's over, trouble is about to happen!"

The crones and women also looked panic-stricken.

But he said that.

Chen Chu walked up to Li Manitou and the others in a few breaths, and reached out to grab the latter's wrist.

Li Lai was taken aback for a moment, and turned his head to look at Chen Chu, seeing him and his companions all looking imposing, with their swords on their backs and knives on their backs, he couldn't help but subconsciously smiled and said: "Hey, are there any good guys?"

"What are you doing?" Chen Chu sized up the woman whose arm was being held by Li Mangy. She was at most thirteen or fourteen years old.

"Hehe, do something for my boss." Li Mantou was a little scared at first, but after saying this, he suddenly gained confidence.

"Who is your boss?" Chen Chu squinted.

"My boss? Hehe, my boss is the new governor of the left-behind department of Caizhou, Mr. Chen Chu!" In Li Mantou's mind, no matter whether it is Zheng Tongzhi or Chen Tongzhi, someone needs someone to help them manage Zhuangzi.

So after learning that Xiaxi Village had changed owners, he automatically classified himself as Chen Tongzhi's horse boy.

Although being in charge of a village is inconspicuous, it has real benefits and is not tiring. Li Mantou cherishes this job very much
"He ordered you to do this?" Chen Chu asked again.

"I said, what is a good man doing asking about Yedo? If you pass by our village, don't ask for trouble."

Li Mantou saw that the young man in front of him was not kind, Pi Liyang Qiu threatened.

In the nearby houses, many villagers were peeping through the cracks in the doors and windows.

"I just want to ask you, who ordered you to do this?" Chen Chu still held Li Laitou's wrist tightly.

"Never mind your own business!"

Li Manitou couldn't help being annoyed when he saw that this person refused to accept softness and toughness.

Naturally, this matter was not caused by Chen Chuzhi's envoy, and Li Manitou just wanted to take this opportunity to show courtesy to the new owner.

There is no official in the world who doesn't like women and money. The Zheng Tongzhi used to be like this, and the Chen Tongzhi is also like this.

Li Laitou was reluctant and didn't have much money to give away, so he hit up the idea of ​​the village girl.

"Let go of this girl first." Chen Chu's tone softened suddenly.

"You mother said let it go? I will tell you again, my boss is Chen Tongzhi, the left-behind secretary of Caizhou!"

Chen Chu's show of weakness made Li Mantou think that he was afraid, and his aura rose suddenly.

The villain is like this, the more he shows weakness, the more tyrannical he becomes.

don't want to.
Chen Chu suddenly let go and retreated half a step.

The next moment, the cold light flashed sharply.

'唰~'

Li Mantou's forearm was severed from the elbow, and he didn't seem to be able to react. He stared at the shortened arm with wide eyes.

The forearm that was broken off at the elbow, together with the palm, still grabbed the little girl's arm.

"Ah!" Such a horrific scene made the young lady cry out in fright, and fainted.

"you you you"

Li Laitou didn't feel the pain until now, but before he could say a complete sentence, Chen Chu swung his knife and chopped it off.

The sharp blade cut off the neck bone with a crisp sound of 'click', and then a human head rolled into the muddy water.

Standing in the rain, the headless corpse sprayed blood two or three feet high from the neatly severed neck.

The eldest son next to him chuckled, "My brother's killing skills are getting better and better."

The big sword standing aside with folded arms pouted.

At this point, Li Mantou's body crashed to the bottom.

The boy in black, who had been petrified next to him, fell into the muddy water, and while pushing back with his hands propped in the mud, he yelled mournfully, "Quickly report to the officer, report to the officer, you're killing someone!"

Chen Chu held the saber and stood quietly in the continuous autumn rain for a moment, and when the blood on the saber was washed away by the rain, Fang put the saber back into its sheath, condescendingly said to the boy: "Go, report to the officials. The murderer will be in charge of the left-behind division of Caizhou." Chen Chu!"

　Thanks to the classmate of 'Great Wind and Song Yang' for the reward~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)