The two guards took the Zhao family to dig for silver in the moonlight, and the little bear followed with great interest. He was very interested in the folk ways of hiding silver.

Maybe it was because he saw Zhang's mother's partiality and his younger brother's shamelessness, Zhang Dazhu did not dare to hide the silver at home, but hid it in his fields.

The 20 acres of Yongye Field allocated to him by the imperial court were divided into several pieces. One of the pieces of land had a pool of rocks, only the size of a table, and the rocks were full of hard stones.

Because he came back late, all the nearby good land was divided, so this land was allocated to him.

Zhang Dazhu hid the money here, he told Zhao before his death.

The Zhao family has already made up her mind that the money will not be used until her daughter gets married, so she has never been here to touch the money in the past two years. If you really want to ask her how much money she has, she really doesn't know.

After the ?? bag was pulled out, she vaguely felt that the weight was not right, and when she opened it, there were about ten ingots of silver in it.

Zhao shi was so shocked that his hands and feet were cold, "This, so many?"

The guard swayed and said, "Silver is only five taels and one ingot, so it's just over fifty taels."

Xiaoxiong said: "This number is correct. People in the village say that he brought back a hundred taels, but that's all there is to it. He should have gotten some trophies when he went to the battlefield, plus the money he has saved over the years, it's almost the same amount. That's the number."

Zhao Shi was relieved, holding the silver and weeping. She didn't expect her husband to think so much about their mother and daughter...

The guard waited for her to wipe away her tears before taking someone back quietly. Little Bear urged, "You have a good rest tonight, and the people from the yamen should be here tomorrow morning."

Zhao nodded.

This village is too far from the county government office. It takes a day to walk. The guards have horses to come back, but the county government officials have no horses, so they can only get out on two legs.

So they trekked through mountains and rivers, and finally appeared at the gate of the village when the day was about to dawn.

As soon as the ?? official appeared, the village suddenly chirped and barked, making it extremely lively.

The village chief greeted him with a gray face, and glared at the guards when he arrived. He knew that it must be the Zhao family who helped these people. Otherwise, how could the Zhao family have time to go to the house as a woman who has been taking care of her daughter in the house. Report a crime?

The guards happily grinned at the village chief with big white teeth.

The officials had been on their way all night, and their temper was not very good. As soon as they came up, they shouted: "Who is the bitter master Zhao?"

Just as the village chief was about to speak, a guard led Mrs Zhao out and shouted, "The bitter master is here, a few adults, the victim Niuniu is in the room, she is still in a coma."

Actually, Niu Niu woke up twice, but she is really asleep now.

The officials immediately bypassed the village chief and ran to the house to see the sufferer, and only after confirming that the other party really had grievances did they ask where the perpetrator was.

The village chief couldn't say anything at all, he could only watch as Zhang Erzhu and Zhang's mother were both confessed.

Seeing the officials and messengers all looked at him, the village chief's lips moved, and he could only lead them slowly, but before they left the door, the two guards dropped two of them from the sky, "No need to go, the two of them. If they want to escape, we will bring them here."

The official headed by ?? twitched his forehead, but he knew that the other party was not an ordinary person, so he did not investigate further, but looked down at the two people lying on the ground.

Mother Zhang and Zhang Erzhu shivered, Zhang Erzhu shook his lips and said, "I, I was wronged..."

Mother Zhang shouted nervously: "She is my granddaughter, her life is mine, so what if I just suffocate her? How many babies have been drowned as soon as they were born, why don't you go to arrest those people?"

The officer looked cold and shouted: "Do you think drowning a girl is not a crime? If you are caught, you can also be sentenced to imprisonment. What else can you say to such a cunning person who perverts the law? Come on, lock them up."

The officials rushed to put the shackles on people, and the villagers onlookers were not as aggressive as yesterday, and they were obviously very afraid of the officials.

Xiaobao stood on it and commented: "Although these officials are domineering, they are also doing their due diligence. I have asked all the questions that should have been asked just now."

Xiaoxiong said indifferently: "If you are not overbearing, I am afraid that you will not be able to control these villagers."

Xiaobao sighed, "It would be nice if the officials were gentle and the people knew the etiquette."

"It's not only necessary to eat enough food, wear warm clothes, live in a tile-roofed house, but also need to be literate and literate." Xiao Xiong calculated the expenses and sighed: "Our Daqi is now considered a wealthy country and a safe country for the people. , but I don’t know how many years it will take to get to this point.”

Xiaobao murmured, "It will come true one day..."

After the official sent the people, he looked at the two of them, hesitating whether to ask their identities.

Xiaobao smiled, stepped forward and saluted: "Qi Chen, a student from Jiangnan, that's my younger brother Qi Jin. We were ordered by our parents to study abroad. Who knows that such a thing happened by accident. Will the officials leave immediately? ?"

The official almost nodded, "The journey is long, so we will start at this time, and we will arrive at the county town at night."

"It just so happens that I have to leave soon, why don't we go on the road together," Xiaobao said with a smile: "We can take care of each other."

The eyes of the officers and messengers turned to the carriage parked in the courtyard and the twenty or so steeds not far away. It would be nice if they could pass through. It would be better to have a car than to walk.

The officials responded happily.

The guards immediately went to the kitchen to bring out meals to share, and then set off on the road.

This morning's meal was a bit difficult to describe. There was nothing to do. The village chief was annoyed and refused to cook for them, so the guards had to do it themselves.

Qi Xiuyuan and Qi Haoran even thought about the doctor for their son, but they didn't think about the cook for them, so they ate a breakfast prepared by the guards and decided that it would be better to pick a guard who knows cooking skills next time. .

Everyone is full and loaded up immediately.

Niuniu was carried out and put into the carriage under the watchful eyes of the whole village. Patriarch Zhang couldn't hide at this time, and ran out to stop him: "Zhao Shi, where do you want to take Niuniu? She is the blood of our Zhang family. "

The Zhao family was about to leave. At this time, he didn't care whether he would offend him or not. He glared at him with hatred and said, "Does the village chief even know that Niuniu is from the blood of the Zhang family? Our family's Dazhu had a lot of respect for the family before his death. Well, he will help the lonely and widows of the clan when they are in trouble. Even in the village, who of you has not received his favor? In the end, he died less than two years ago and you will kill his daughter, so you are not afraid at night. Have a nightmare?"

Patriarch Zhang's face was ugly, "What nonsense are you talking about, it's your mother-in-law and her second uncle who want to kill Niuniu!"

"But you are covering them up. You see that they are going to kill Niuniu, what's the difference between you and what you killed?" Zhao shi shouted frantically: "Look up, look up, the big pillar is watching you from the sky! "

The villagers felt a cold wind blowing on them.

Mr. Zhao laughed and said, "It's fine if you haven't received the favor from my family's Dazhu. If anyone repays the favor, Dazhu will remember it, and no one will be able to escape!"

Xiaobao winked at the guards and asked them to take her into the carriage, and then saluted the villagers: "I know that you blame me for reporting the case for Zhao, but this is a major matter of human life, and I don't think you have anything to do for Zhao. The right to be the master, not to mention," Xiaobao gave everyone a determined look, "not to mention, Zhang Erzhu and Zhang's mother dared to kill their relatives just for a little profit, how can they know that they will not kill others for profit in the future? Keep it? Such a tumor is in the village, can you sleep peacefully?"

The villagers turned pale, and the side of Zhang Erzhu's family was instantly emptied, and no one dared to approach them.

Zhang Erzhu's family was pale and stared at Xiaobao with hatred.

Xiaobao didn't care at all. He didn't believe that Zhang Erzhu's family didn't know about killing Niuniu, but it was not easy to get involved too much, so he only caught the main culprit, but it didn't mean he let them go.