Farm widows have space, pick up a treasure on the way to escape

On the other hand, Bao Tianlin still felt a little uneasy after Lu Baichuan left. He hurried home and went to the study room to look at some of the account books he had hidden before. Unexpectedly, the secret compartment was opened and it was empty.

Bao Tianlin was stunned for an instant. He remembered clearly that he had put everything in this secret compartment.

This secret compartment was made after he worked hard for more than half a month. Even his wife and children did not know the existence of this secret compartment. It can be said that the things placed in it are foolproof.

But now, it's gone.

Bao Tianlin couldn't bear it and took two steps back, but quickly reacted and shouted out a name through gritted teeth: "Lu Baichuan!"

It was definitely Lu Baichuan who did it!

Otherwise, why did Hao Duanduan go to his county office for a random check? He had not received any news before. He thought he was lagging behind in news, but he didn't expect that Lu Baichuan was here for him.

He closed the door of the secret compartment, slapped his hand on the table, and shouted: "Come here!"

Lu Baichuan must not be allowed to leave alive. At least he must snatch back the account books and letters and destroy them. Otherwise, not only will his own life be in danger, but the officials he has become friends with will also not be able to escape. By then, will his whole family be able to live a good life?
A boy ran in, and he lost control and said: "Take people to find out the whereabouts of Lu Baichuan. Bring more people. If you find him, we will kill him without mercy!"

The boy didn't know what happened, but he did as his master told him and immediately went to check Lu Baichuan's whereabouts.

As the county magistrate, Bao Tianlin had information on everyone who entered the city, so it was not troublesome to check. The boy immediately targeted the village where Lu Baichuan and the others settled, and led people to chase after them.

However, they were still a step slow. When they arrived at the village, Lu Baichuan and his party were already empty.

The leading boy was very skilled. He grabbed a villager and asked viciously: "Where did the people who lived here before go?"

The villager had sold tea to the Supreme Emperor and kept in mind the kindness of the Supreme Emperor. When he saw that these people were not good people, he shook his head and said, "I don't know, I don't know them."

"If you dare to lie, I will kill you!"

The young man threw the villager to the ground. The villager was frightened, but he still shook his head: "I really don't know, this little man, that group of people came to the village to take shelter from the rain last night, and left when the rain stopped. Please forgive me, sir!"

The road was very muddy, with various footprints and wheel marks. It was very messy and there were no clues. The villagers thought that this way they would not be able to trouble the nobles.

Seeing him trembling with fear, the boy thought that he really didn't know those people and stopped embarrassing him. However, he did not leave and asked the villagers to take them to the village chief's house.

If an outsider enters the village, the village chief must know about it, so it would be best to ask the village chief.

The villagers did not dare to resist, thinking that the village chief was so smart that he would be able to think of a way to deal with it, so he took them there.

The courtyard door of the village chief's house was open. There was a little girl squatting and playing in the mud at the door. When she heard the noise, she stood up and looked at the person with some fear. She was about to run home, but someone grabbed her by the collar. He lifted it up and the jade plaque hanging on his waist was ripped off.

The jade plaque was of very good color, and it looked like it was not something that poor people like this could use. However, there was no special engraving on the jade plaque. It was probably given to a child by Lu Baichuan.

So, this just shows that Lu Baichuan must have been in contact with the village chief's family. "Where is the person who gave you the jade token!"

Cui Niu felt very uncomfortable being carried, and the person in front of her was so fierce. She bit her lower lip to keep from crying.

Her mother heard the crying and ran out to take a look. When she saw her daughter being carried, she was so frightened that her legs went weak.

"Sir, have mercy on me, Cui Niu is still a child, please show your respect!"

She sharply saw the jade token in the man's hand and regretted not putting away such a valuable thing in advance.

I originally thought that I would make Cui Niu happy and feel more noble, and then I would take it off and put it away when I went to bed at night, but I didn't expect that this would cause trouble.

"If you want her to live, tell the whereabouts of those people, otherwise I will throw her to death!"

As he spoke, he lifted Cui Niu up high. Cui Niu was scared and cried even harder.

Cui Niuniang was stunned, not knowing what to say for a moment. The villager who had just been forced to lead the way thought quickly and said: "Cui Niuniang, I told these adults that those people came to escape from the rain last night. Let’s go, the adults don’t believe it, go and ask the village chief to come out and explain, even if you give me ten courages, I won’t dare to lie!”

The boy glared at him fiercely: "Did I ask you that?"

Cui Niuniang came to her senses and hurriedly went in to find her father-in-law. When she came out, she quietly checked her confession with her father-in-law.

The village chief didn't know who these people were, but the accent sounded like they were from their local area, and looking at their clothes, although they were servants' clothes, the fabrics were also of good quality. The people behind them were either rich or noble. Thinking of what Lu Baichuan said People from the imperial court would come to investigate. Thinking that these people were probably the county magistrate, they immediately said politely: "Masters, you have worked hard, but do you want to come in and have a bowl of hot tea? A child is not sensible, and he has offended you, and you still ask your Majesty to If you disturb her once, the villain will teach you."

The boy was originally a county magistrate, and he would not easily fall out with the people unless absolutely necessary. Moreover, the village chief had a very good attitude. He shouted "Sir" to the left and "Sir" to the right, which made them feel a little carried away. Lu Baichuan was also thirsty when he came to chase him. He put Cui Niu down and followed the village chief into the house.

After entering the house, the village chief asked Cui Niu Niang to take Cui Niu back to the room to hide, and asked his son to make tea for these people. He sat down with everyone and told them what happened yesterday.

"They came to take shelter from the rain. They thought my tea was delicious, so they bought it. When the master saw that my little granddaughter was close to her eyes, he gave her a jade token. After receiving the jade token, I gave them a meal. After dinner, I left after the rain stopped, but I don’t know where I went or where I was going.”

As he said that, the village chief took out the small bag of tea left in his house, held it in his hands and gave it to the leading boy, and said: "The adult liked it very much and bought all the rest of the tea in the house, leaving only If you like this small bag, why don't you take it back and try it?"

The boy accepted it unceremoniously, and the village chief asked tentatively: "I wonder what the adults have to do with tracking down those people? Couldn't they be criminals? If so, didn't the villain do bad things with good intentions? We The county magistrate is a good man, and I can't do anything to disgrace you. If the adults are in need, I can call on the strong men in the village to help find..."

The village chief's son said that he had learned from the side. With his father's brain, being a village chief would be a waste of talent.

In a simple sentence, he cleared his suspicions and flattered the county magistrate.

By the way, how did his father recognize these people as county magistrates?
Those people really enjoyed it. After drinking tea, they didn’t bother them. They got up and walked out, saying: "You should stay out of the yamen’s affairs and be more careful in the future!" (End of Chapter)