The originally messy slum has now become extremely quiet, because there are suddenly many men wearing peaked caps and black uniforms in the yard. This kind of attire is usually the style of plainclothes spies on duty. Even those who don't understand are frightened by the sudden appearance of cold and murderousness and hide in their own houses.
In the west wing, Xueruo's eyes lit up when she saw Lu Ming pushing the door open, but she couldn't help but take a few steps back timidly and hid behind the pillar of the house.
Obviously, although she and Lu Ming had only met once, under the personal care of this uncle, these might be the most peaceful days she had recently without having to worry. She knew in her heart that this uncle was a good man, but she was still afraid of him.
Only when Grandma Tuolong came in did Xueruo come out from behind the pillar. She timidly came to Grandma Tuolong's side, stretched out her little hand and grabbed Grandma Tuolong's sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Grandma..." Her eyes immediately turned red, as if she had seen a relative.
Lu Ming burst out laughing. Speaking of Tuolong, she had a hunched back and looked eerie like a zombie. Children would be scared when they saw such an old woman, but he didn't expect that the little girl would be very close to her.
The serious Tuolong looked at the little girl and a rare hint of warmth appeared in his eyes.
"Well, then you ask her." Lu Ming made a gesture.
Xueruo is now dressed in rags, with messy hair, and looks as dirty as a little beggar.
In such a slum, she was inconspicuous, and her mother also pretended to be a garbage woman.
The reason why Lu Ming came here was probably because his mother went to No. 7 Hongta Road to spy late at night, and had a brief fight with Grandma Tuolong, leaving a note and disappearing without a trace.
Grandma Tuolong praised Xueruo's mother's skills, saying that she was the first opponent she had ever met in her life who could truly match her.
Lu Ming was also surprised when he heard this. Grandma Tuolong and Yuluan were probably at the same level, and the other Qing'es were all weaker. Xueruo's mother was really amazing.
The note left by Xueruo's mother had this address and time, which meant they were planning to meet during the current time period.
Over there, Grandma Tuolong pulled Xueruo to ask some questions. After a few words, Xueruo went into the inner room, took out a letter, put her arms around Grandma Tuolong's neck and whispered something to her, then glanced at Lu Ming timidly and quickly turned her eyes away.
"Master, this is a letter for you!" Grandma Tuolong took a look at the letter and then handed it to Lu Ming.
The handwriting was very beautiful, and she addressed Lu Ming as "Mr. Commissioner". It was a letter of entrustment. She now had to find out the cause of her husband's death, and it was inconvenient to bring her daughter with her. She really had no one to ask for help, so she could only shamelessly ask the commissioner to take her in temporarily.
The Lord once saved her from danger, and she will never forget his kindness and friendship.
I didn’t want to, last night I wanted to visit you, but I met a senior master whom I had never seen in my life.
The fact that you have such a good assistant by your side shows how great your kindness is.
I should have had a drink with my seniors and a conversation with you by candlelight, but my heart is in turmoil and everything is difficult. I can only come back to thank you when the clouds clear and the sun shines.
Between the lines of the letter, there is a hint of the heroism and unrestrained spirit of a chivalrous woman.
She did not explain that she was not the murderer of her husband. She probably felt that there was no need for an explanation, and that anyone who asked for an explanation was not worthy of her entrusting her orphan to others.
After looking at Xueruo, Lu Ming asked, "Why did you and your father come to the south, but not your mother?" With Qin's skills, if she was comparable to Granny Tuolong's, even if they encountered an unexpected attack when the train stopped, they would not necessarily be wiped out.
After all, the other side only has twenty or thirty gunmen, and they are in the carriage, not fighting at a long distance. That's where people like Qin and Grandma Tuolong can just play to their strengths.
"My mother is often not at home. Sometimes she only comes back for a few days a month..." Xueruo said timidly, "My mother cried yesterday and said she regretted not being at home last month because she was busy with other things..."
Lu Ming nodded and looked at Xueruo. The Qin family might not be the descendant of the so-called lost warriors of Baozhu Palace, but it was also a rare bloodline in this end of the martial arts era. I wonder what Xueruo's physique is like? Is there a chance to let Bizhu take a look
But the chances may be slim, otherwise, Xueruo's mother would have started training her while she was still in swaddling clothes, which would have been most effective.
Moreover, if Xueruo's mother felt that practicing martial arts was useless and no longer wanted to pass it on, I couldn't make decisions for her.
Well, I’d better not let Biju see it.
However, Xueruo's mother is often not at home, so I guess she must have her own secrets.
Lu Ming waved his hand while thinking about something else: "We are going back!"
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A bloody incident suddenly occurred in Chengjiaji.
Lu Ming was still looking for Qin at that time.
Lu Ming was also very interested in what this secret escort mission of Shengwei Escort Company was about.
This Qin Xia lady should know more than me, it would be better if we could cooperate.
Therefore, he left a letter for the landlord of the tenement, asking the tenant of the west wing to give the letter to her if he came back to settle the rent or something.
The letter didn't reveal anything, just saying that he wanted to see her again to discuss something important.
But there has been no reply.
Then, a tragic incident occurred in Chengjiaji.
A family of farmers who were allocated Cheng family land died tragically.
In Chengjiaji, Lu Ming simply implemented land reform and distributed all the landlords' land to the tenant farmers.
This is also because almost all the fields in Chengjiaji are the ancestral fields of the family of Cheng Dasui, the commander of the Wanzhou Road Brigade. Dividing the land in this way will not cause more speculations, and it will only make Cheng Dasui unhappy.
In fact, Lu Ming also wanted to see how the equal-field land model would be implemented in some areas where land annexation was serious.
Of course, if we talk about it from the perspective of an empire, the land, population, and level of industrialization do not have to be so extreme.
The land estate model is even more advanced. Farmers without land can just go to the city to work as workers.
But in the northern region, in some areas, perhaps equal distribution of land can solve the fundamental problem.
Chengjiaji was a place where all the land of the Cheng family was directly confiscated and distributed to the tenant farmers.
In fact, many tenant farmers did not dare to take over, but during the war, many people from Chengjiaji fled to Wanzhou Road to escape the war.
Therefore, the Chengjiaji Military Control Committee encouraged immigrants from Nanping Road to go to Chengjiaji, promising that the new immigrants would be given land, and some of them were really brave enough to go.
The farmers who were massacred were immigrants from Nanping Road. All seven members of the family were killed.
The Office of the Inspector General sent a telegram to the Chengjiaji Military Control Commission, criticizing the commission for dividing the land, which caused chaos and bloodshed.
In Chengjiaji, there is an infantry battalion of the Black Mountain Brigade stationed, as well as the Nanping Second Infantry Regiment, but the Military Control Commission is completely in the hands of the Black Mountain faction.
Chengjiaji is one of the important throat towns between Wanzhou Road and Nanping Road. It originally belonged to Wanzhou Road and was the ancestral home of Cheng Dasui, a warlord of Wanzhou Road. In the war more than two months ago, it was captured by the Black Mountain Brigade. According to the peace agreement signed by Gao Baoshan and Cheng Dasui, it will be returned to Wanzhou Road in one year as a buffer. Despite this, Cheng Dasui's relatives in Chengjiaji have all fled and dare not come back.
No one would think that Chengjiaji would really be returned to Wanzhou Dao a year later, especially since it is now managed by the Heishan people.
No one obstructed the land distribution, but according to those who responded, almost no indigenous residents of the town dared to participate. Now, a family of Nanping immigrants who happily got the land were wiped out, and their bloody bodies were hung outside.
It's easy to imagine where the murderer came from and what his purpose was.