There have been ghosts in the city for more than a year. Although the people are afraid, they are more or less accustomed to it. In addition, the ghosts have never hurt anyone, so apart from going out as little as possible at night, the days are not affected too much. Influenced by it, I didn't expect the county magistrate to still remember this crop. Suddenly seeing the government's announcement at this time, I was inevitably curious, so I didn't even bother to eat, and rushed to the temporary court in front of the inn to watch the excitement.
The county magistrate catches ghosts, naturally, he will not be like ordinary witches and gods who mutter words with chicken feathers, and the common people whisper to each other, guessing what the officials and lords are going to do. Shi Feng sat on the chair in the middle, his back was drenched with sweat - he was used to being pampered in daily life, not to mention catching ghosts, even catching thieves, I'm afraid it would be powerless, but this Mr. Wen refused to speak out What to do, it can only continue to be full of apprehension.
"Master Shi." Mu Qingshan sat on the side, and temporarily became the little master, "It's time to be promoted."
Ascension? Shi Feng didn't react when he heard the words, and there were no prisoners. Could it be that he really wanted to interrogate ghosts
Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Mu Qingshan had no choice but to ask the people: "Since the ghost appeared, has there been any strange situation in the city? Even if it's a trivial matter, as long as everyone feels puzzled, they can talk about it."
"Yes, yes, no matter the details, tell me everything." Shi Feng finally came back to his senses.
Wen Liunian sat on the other side, slowly drinking sour plum soup from a cup.
The people looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what to say, trivial matters... even a few scallions lost at home? Will it be regarded as deliberately messing with the board
The scene was quiet, just in time for the roast chicken restaurant next door to open a pot, a tangy aroma rushed to the face, Wen Liunian swallowed silently with the people around him, wanting to eat.
Zhao Yue turned around and went into the shop, and bought all the roast chicken.
Wen Liunian was stunned: "I just want a chicken leg." Although it is edible, it is not so edible.
Zhao Yue asked the boss to wrap the roasted chickens one by one, put them all on the table next to him, and said to the common people: "If you say one thing, you can get a roasted chicken. It doesn't matter if the thing you said is useless, but whoever Make up nonsense, beware of ghosts coming to your door in the middle of the night."
The steaming roast chicken is still very attractive to the people who haven't eaten, and the magistrate seems to have a good attitude, so after a while, a young man finally said cautiously: "A year ago, I The daughter-in-law's clothes were washed and hung in the yard, but after one night, there was no trace of them. There were a lot of patches on the jackets, and the thieves probably wouldn't look at them. I don't know why they disappeared. Does this matter? ?”
"Naturally." Zhao Yue nodded and asked the boss to hand him a roast chicken.
The young people rejoiced, but they didn't expect this to work!
As soon as the opening was opened, the surrounding people became active, even if they lost a piece of patched clothes, they could get roast chicken, so my family lost three or four skewers of bacon, so I can talk about it!
"Everyone, slow down." The people were too chattering, and Mu Qingshan couldn't keep up.
Wen Liunian put down the chicken legs to wipe his hands, and came over to sit on the side to help.
Shi Feng didn't dare to be sloppy if Mr. Wen could be the teacher himself. After asking the people one by one, he really got a lot of trivial things—it really is very small! This family lost half a tank of rice, and that family lost a quilt, and the sum is not worth much money.
The owner of the roast chicken shop couldn't handle it, so he had to give the big guy an IOU and asked to pick it up tomorrow.
"Not bad." Wen Liunian nodded, "Thank you everyone."
The people immediately waved their hands fiercely, expressing that it is not hard work, this roast chicken is delicious!
Shi Feng asked Wen Liunian cautiously: "Does your lord have anything else to do?"
"It's getting late, so let's leave it at that for now." Wen Liunian pinched his chin, and probably had a clue in his mind.
The common people happily went home with the roast chicken, and in the bedroom of the inn, Mu Qingshan organized the confessions of the common people: "Master, do you want to read it again?"
"No need." Wen Liunian shook his head, "I can remember it all."
Everyone at the scene was silent for a while. It doesn't matter if you are good at reading books, but you can never forget these trivial things. How does the head grow...
"What do you think?" Wen Liunian asked Zhao Yue.
"The things lost are all the things that are needed for daily life, rice noodles, oil, clothes, clothes and bedding, who would steal these." Zhao Yue said, "It's probably a homeless person again."
"There is a barren mountain near here, maybe the people who steal things live there." Wen Liunian said, "You should have some kung fu, that's why people treat them as ghosts when they fly over the eaves and walls."
"The barren mountain... you mean the Great Black Mountain?" Zhou Mubai asked.
"Yeah." Wen Liunian nodded, "Go look for it, maybe there will be a clue."
"Such a simple matter can be delayed by the local government for so long." Shang Yunze shook his head.
"Not every official is as smart as your lord." Mu Qingshan was very serious.
"Shi Feng may not have thought of it, but he just doesn't want to be troublesome." Wen Liunian poured a glass of water, "In the officialdom, there are not a few people who are neither good nor bad, who steal and play tricks."
"Speaking of which, then we also know a strange thing." The dark guard suddenly remembered, "Last night when we were walking in the street, we heard a couple arguing. It seems that a cloth tiger coaxing a baby was lost at home."
"Cloth tiger?" Wen Liunian was puzzled.
"Yes." The dark guard nodded, "We tried to persuade him a lot." In the end, he didn't even get a cup of tea, it really shouldn't be.
The rest: …
This also needs to be taken care of
"It's fine to steal rice, flour and oil, but why steal a cloth tiger?" Zhou Dingtian frowned.
The dark guard said: "Play."
Zhou Dingtian casually tapped a chestnut and went over.
The dark guard had tears in his eyes, and he was as violent as the palace lord!
"Let's eat first." Shang Yunze said, "It's already late at night, and the restaurant will be closed later."
"Alright, let's eat first." Wen Liunian hadn't finished eating the roast chicken before, so he didn't feel it without talking about it, and his stomach started growling immediately after talking about it. Zhao Yue said: "There are no good restaurants in the city, there is a bigger noodle restaurant at the corner, so I have to go to make a living."
"It's okay." Wen Liunian said, "It's good if you can eat enough."
The dark guard sighed from behind, the adults are really easy to raise, and the head of the family is really blessed.
Sifang City is rich in wheat, so the pasta is also very good. Although it is not as delicate as Jiangnan, it does not have a strong taste. Sprinkle red chili powder with sesame oil, and the room is full of aroma.
Wen Liunian lowered his head and stuttered, obviously hungry for a long time.
Shang Yunze felt a little emotional in his heart, why are other people's family so easy to raise
Mu Qingshan continued to carefully pick things out, no radishes, no green garlic, no day lily, and half of the noodles, and threw them all into Shangbao's main bowl.
Shang Yunze could only sigh, and ordered a small plate of glutinous rice and red bean cake for him.
It looked delicious... Wen Liunian silently stretched out his chopsticks, came over and took one away.
So Shang Yunze envied Zhao Yue even more.
The candles in the noodle shop were warm and dim, and the dark guards were chatting and laughing, looking very lively.
At the corner of the street not far away, a white figure disappeared without a trace.
After eating the noodles, everyone went back to the inn satisfied, planning to continue discussing the matter of going to Daheishan to search. Wen Liunian pushed open the bedroom door, only to hear a baby crying.
Mu Qingshan was so frightened that he instinctively grabbed Shang Yunze's hand.
The crying continued, obviously coming from the bed, the dark guard stepped forward and lifted the gauze curtain, and saw a little pink and white baby, who looked a little thin, biting his fingers and crying loudly.
"This..." Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and called the innkeeper to ask, but he didn't know anything, and no one came in at all.
"It should be through the window." Wen Liunian picked up the broken half of the wooden buckle from the ground.
The dark guard checked the baby and found that there were no clues on the body, but it was really thin, so he asked Xiao Er to make some rice cereal and feed it to him by a spoonful.
"It looks cute." Mu Qingshan squeezed the little baby's hand, "What should we do now?"
"I guess it was sent by the ghost." Wen Liunian said.
Zhou Dingtian also nodded: "The whereabouts and identity of this journey have not been kept secret. The other party probably heard the wind and sent the little doll here without any marks on him. It should not be for revenge or other things, but simply to let us adoption."
"Do you want to raise it?" the dark guard asked Wen Liunian while fidgeting around.
"Even if you want to raise it, you can't just raise it in a daze." Wen Liunian looked at Zhao Yue, "Take a few people to Daheishan tomorrow and see if you can find any clues."
Zhao Yue nodded: "Okay."
After the baby was full, he fell asleep, which was really cute.
The dark guard carefully put him on the bed, and by the way felt that he was much easier to coax than Zuo Hufa's son... Mother must be very virtuous!
In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Yue, Zhou Mubai, and several hidden guards entered the mountain together. Since no one came here on weekdays, it was very desolate, almost even the road was buried by weeds and jujube thorns.
"The mountain is too big, so it's not easy to find someone." Zhao Yue said, "Let's search separately, and use the signal flares as a link."
Zhou Mubai nodded, and everyone separated, continuing to search in the mountains under the scorching sun. Zhao Yue has lived in Chaomuya for several years, so he naturally knows what kind of terrain is more suitable for living. There is a stream of water in the canyon. After walking along it for a while, he saw a few tree stumps on the side of the road, which looked like they had been killed by someone. cut with a sword.
The terrain was treacherous, and he obviously didn't know the woodcutters in the town. Zhao Yue became more and more careful along the way, and finally found a cave behind a very hidden bush, with remnants of a wooden fence beside it.
Lighting a torch casually, Zhao Yue swept away the dead branches and leaves and walked in. The cave is not too big, and the corner is the end. There were some broken quilts in the corner, with a thick layer of dust on them, and a broken clay pot.
"How is it?" After receiving the signal flare, the rest of the people also rushed over.
"People lived here before." Zhao Yue said, "But judging from the dilapidated condition of the bedding, it has been abandoned for at least three or four months."
"At least it shows that the previous inference is correct, the ghost image is indeed very likely to be in the mountain." Zhou Mubai squatted down and looked at the clay pot, "The water pots used in the inn and the noodle restaurant last night are all of this type, and they should be from the town. If you can’t find the stolen ones, you can only send troops to seal the mountain.”
Zhao Yue shook his head, "Let's look for it again. Apart from stealing some food and clothing, the other party has not done any evil to neighbors. He is not considered a villain, so there is no need to spend so much time."
But it was easy to say, they searched for a long time in the mountains, but found no other clues, and when they returned to the inn late at night, Wen Liunian was at the table coaxing the baby, and the rest of them were still up.
"How is it?" Zhou Dingtian asked.
Zhao Yue recounted the discovery in the mountains.
"The cave is deserted, could it be that the other party has already left?" Mu Qingshan frowned.
"Not necessarily." Zhao Yue said, "It's also possible that the wind direction changes from winter to summer, so I changed to a more suitable cave."
"But such a big mountain has too many suitable places to live." Mu Qingshan said, "How do I find it?"
Everyone else looked at Wen Liunian.
"Is it hard to find?" Wen Liunian asked Zhao Yue.
"It will take a lot of work." Zhao Yue said, "If the other party deliberately avoids, or simply leaves the city, it will be even more difficult to find."
"Is that so..." Wen Liunian was thoughtful.
The baby giggled and tugged at his hair.
"The conditions in the mountains should be very difficult." Wen Liunian said, "However, this little baby has been raised very well, although he is a little thin, but the doctor came to see it today and said there is nothing serious about it, and the clothes are also clean. "
"So?" Zhao Yue asked.
"So no matter whether the other party is a human or a ghost, you should like this little doll very much and want him to live a good life." Wen Liunian said, "Otherwise, it would be fine to just throw it at the door of any family, and you wouldn't take the risk of giving it to us. .”
Mu Qingshan nodded: "Indeed."
"So you want to use this child to lure the other party out?" Zhao Yue asked.
"Yeah." Wen Liunian teased the little baby, "It doesn't sound like a bad person, maybe there is something unspeakable, why is it necessary to wander around half-human and half-ghost all the time?"
"But I still have to go back to Wangcheng to report." Zhou Mubai reminded that this delay would take a few days to end.
Wen Liunian asked: "Can't I be sick for a few more days?"
Zhou Mubai paused: "... yes."
"That's fine." Wen Liunian stuffed the child to him, "You take it tonight."
Zhou Mubai froze: "Me?" The master clearly took care of him last night.
But Wen Liunian obviously didn't intend to change his mind, so he dragged Zhao Yue back to the bedroom, and called hot water to help him wipe his body: "Are you tired?"
"Not tired." Zhao Yue held his hand and sighed, "It didn't help you too much."
"It's such a big mountain, it's not easy to find someone." Wen Liunian helped him squeeze his shoulders, "It would be great to find a cave, but if it were me, it might not be possible to find it in a year."
Zhao Yue bowed his head and kissed his hand.
"I'll get you a glass of water." Wen Liunian said.
Zhao Yue nodded, watching him stand up to the table, but his heart ached for no reason.
"What's wrong with you?" Wen Liunian was taken aback seeing his expression was wrong.
"It's nothing." Zhao Yue said, "I'll just adjust my breath for a while."
Wen Liunian nodded, and sat on a small bench beside him, not daring to make a sound, so he looked at him with wide eyes.
His chest felt as if he had been punched hard, and the dull pain spread like ripples all over his body. Zhao Yue clenched his fists underwater. Even though he was soaked in hot water, his whole body was bitingly cold.
Seeing that his expression was getting more and more wrong, Wen Liunian didn't care too much. He stood up and wanted to run to find Zhou Dingtian, but he grabbed him.
"How is it?" Wen Liunian hurriedly squatted beside him.
"It's okay." Zhao Yue let out a sigh of relief, leaning against the barrel to rest for a while.
"How could it be like this all of a sudden." Wen Liunian held his cold hand, still anxious.
"Probably because I am too tired from practicing." Zhao Yue said, "I will ask Senior Zhou tomorrow morning, so don't disturb him to rest now."
"En." Wen Liunian nodded, took one side of the underwear and changed it for him, and his heart was still beating wildly when he got into bed.
"Scared you?" Zhao Yue held him in his arms.
"Do all martial arts practitioners do this?" Wen Liunian asked.
"Occasionally." Zhao Yue patted him on the back, "Don't be afraid."
Wen Liunian thought to himself, it's a little scary.
The house was quiet, and the red-armored wolf was lying in the small box, shaking its tentacles boredly.
There is no Gu King to play with me...