Perhaps in the eyes of many people, Mr. Xu is just an ordinary farmer.
But in fact
In the early years, Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xu left their hometown and fled to Lingshui Village. The bandits and hungry people they encountered along the way, who showed any ill will to them, were all neatly killed by Mr. Xu without exception.
After escaping thousands of miles, the number of thugs shot by Mr. Xu reached at least three digits, and maybe even four digits.
Therefore, no matter who thinks that Mr. Xu is an ordinary old farmer, he will definitely hang himself because he is too long-lived.
"The head of the family is the Xu Mansion with three masters!"
Mrs. Xu was still a little panicked.
Even if they knew what Mr. Xu was capable of, the Xu family was the first noble family, and they were just ordinary people.
Mr. Xu chuckled, shook Mrs. Xu's hand a little harder, and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with those three princes."
Even if someone wants to steal their precious daughter, it will only be his grandmother who is mentally ill.
At that time, as long as the minions she sent are pulled out, what can she do as a woman? It's nothing more than being a crazy woman in the Haiyan Mansion, which represents the first family of honorable nobles.
For Mr. Xu, anything that can be solved by killing people is no big deal.
He used to be able to kill thousands of miles to settle down in Lingshui Village, but now he can kill to the point where his crazy grandmother would be scared.
The laws of the Tang Dynasty are indeed strict, but as long as there is no evidence against him, it means there is no evidence.
He is not a coward from the Zhao family in Beijing.
Although the wealth of a country cannot compete head-on with the Xu Mansion, which is a family of three lords, wealth can influence the gods.
What about the Duke
Not a life
It may be a bit embarrassing to buy the Duke's life for ten thousand taels of silver. But one hundred thousand taels of silver, not to mention the life of a duke, even if it is the life of the current prince, countless people will flock to it.
"Daughter-in-law, just relax."
"In all these years, when have I ever let you down?"
"No matter who it is, don't try to take away our blessing."
Mr. Xu really has this confidence.
What can Mrs. Xu say
Now, she has no other choice but to trust Mr. Xu.
Mr. Xu told Mrs. Xu that Niu Dali was coming to help build the waterwheel, and asked what other dishes there were at home before going out.
…
Mr. Xu has already reached an agreement with Niu Dali about the waterwheel, and now it's time to prepare the wood. As for this, the villagers can prepare first. This requires Guan Laoqi to coordinate.
Therefore, Mr. Xu left the house and went straight to the Guan family.
When he and Guan Laoqi were halfway through talking about the matter, the door of Guan Laoqi's house was knocked open.
"Lao Qi, Lao Qi, no, something big has happened!"
It was Guan Laoyi who knocked on the door of Guan Laoqi's house.
The children of the Guan family of Guan Laoqi's generation happen to be the old generation. Therefore, when the children of the Guan family in Lingshui Village were named, they were simply named according to the order of birth of their children of the same generation.
From the beginning of Guan Laoyi to Guan Laoxing (26).
In fact, the old man of the Guan family who originally decided to name according to the order later regretted it. In order to name the children of the Guan family of Guan Laoqi's generation, he burrowed into a pile of books and turned himself into a Old scholar.
"Brother, what happened?"
Guan Laoqi looked at his cousin who had crashed through the door, and at the half-tilted courtyard door, neither crying nor laughing.
"Dead, dead!"
"There are, there are three people on the road outside our village!"
"Two women and one man!"
"What a miserable old man!"
"What?!"
After hearing Guan Laoyi's words, neither Guan Laoqi nor Mr. Xu could calm down.
Dead man!
No matter what time it is, this is a first-class event.
What Guan Laoqi thought was that this matter might cause trouble to the village.
Mr. Xu was shocked by what Guan Laoyi said, "two women and one man." If his feeling was correct, the dead people should be the three people from the Xu family.
Although he attacked the carriage at that time, the driver of the carriage was the first to fall off the carriage and did not suffer any serious injuries.
As for the two women thrown out of the carriage, although their bones were broken, they were definitely not fatal.
But now, all three people are dead, this matter is a little strange!
…
Mr. Xu joined Guan Laoqi and many people from Lingshui Village. They left the village and rushed to the crime scene discovered by Guan Laoyi.
The three people were indeed three people from Xu Mansion.
However, the three people did not die at the scene of the carriage overturning.
Instead, he died more than a hundred steps away from the carriage, on the road leading to Sanhe Town.
Judging from the posture of the three people lying on the ground, these three people should have been attacked while helping each other on their way.
Three arrows penetrated the bodies of the three people.
Judging from the arrows that penetrated their bodies, these three people were killed by people standing in the woods on the roadside.
Mr. Xu looked in the direction of the arrow and quickly located the location of the murderer.
However, he said nothing.
Solving crimes is the responsibility of the government.
Even if the county magistrate Zuoqiu is his sworn brother, Mr. Xu will not do anything inappropriate for his status now.
Moreover, it is the responsibility of Dianshi to arrest, punish, and imprison.
Unless Dian Shi was incompetent, even Zuoqiu, the county magistrate, would not directly intervene in such a vicious murder case for no reason.
Guan Laoqi led people to seal off the scene, and then sent people to the county government to report the crime.
As for the head catchers stationed in Anshun County, the county government also sent people to inform them.
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Mr. Xu did not stay at the scene longer. After Guan Laoqi arranged everything, he followed the villagers back to the village.
Judging from the posture of the three people lying on the ground, either the murderer fired three arrows at the same time and killed three people at the same time, or three people fired their bows at the same time.
The truth is actually known to Mr. Xu as long as he goes to the forest where the murderer is.
But he didn't do that.
At this time, the key is to avoid suspicion.
He is not afraid of trouble, but he hates trouble, especially trouble that will obviously involve himself.
After returning home, Mr. Xu told Mrs. Xu the news of the murder of the three people, and said: "Daughter-in-law, tell me, who could have done this?"
"You ask me, how do I know?"
Mrs. Xu has never seen the scene, how can she possibly know who did this
"But could it be that your uncle had someone do it?"
After a brief thought, Mrs. Xu targeted Zhao Bingzhen with suspicion.
Except for Mr. Xu, his uncle, he couldn't think of anyone else who might have a grudge against the Xu family, even to the point of insisting on killing someone. (End of chapter)