Don't panic, the family boss is busy farming

Chapter 72 Inquiry (asking for a monthly pass)

Liu Rong glanced at the white cloth in Xu Da's hand, and said angrily, "I want to ask you, why aren't you here in Beixiang? Do you know that the city is searching for assassins now, and you would rather kill a suspicious person like you?" I will never let it go!"

Xu Da explained with a bitter face: "Master Liu, my brother's wife went away this morning. He escaped from the south with my family, and there are no relatives to help at home. No, my brother can't spare time, so I can't help Make arrangements?"

When Liu Rong heard this, he realized, "Is this cloth prepared for the dead wife of your brother's family?"

Xu Dameng nodded, and asked tentatively: "So many officials gathered in Beicheng, could it be that the assassin who assassinated the prefect is here?"

Liu Rong nodded in silence, then gave Xu Da an irritable look of "you're really going to cause trouble for me", beckoned, motioning Xu Da to follow him.

Under the escort of Liu Rong, Xu Da then safely passed through the layers of search and defense lines and returned to Wang Dayou's home.

At this time, the officials searched from house to house and arrived in front of Xu's house. Seeing that they were about to knock on the door, Xu Da, who had just arrived at Wang's house, rushed over and said that his family was here.

A white banner was hung in front of Wang Dayou's house, and the officials subconsciously thought it was a condolence banner for Mrs. Cui, the prefect's wife. They didn't know that someone died in Wang Dayou's house.

They walked up, and suddenly they saw the two sisters and brothers of the Wang family who were kneeling in the house burning paper money, and they were immediately surprised.

"It's really bad luck! It's too early to tell if someone died in the family!" The two officials scolded, as if avoiding snakes and scorpions, they quickly retreated outside the door.

Wang Dayou was already sad, but he still had to be strong enough to deal with the two officials, and apologized repeatedly.

Xu Da also said good things on the side, and the faces of the two officials looked better.

Even if someone died in the family, those who should be interrogated had to be interrogated. The officials asked Xu Da and Wang Dayou to call out all the family members.

So, Wang led the three brothers and sisters of Xu Yue, plus the two sisters and brothers of Wang's aunt, to the gate, and waited in a row for questioning by the official.

The young children were not spared either, and their attitude towards things was surprisingly positive.

However, the assassination of the prefect was a major event, and the death of the prefect's wife made the superiors furious, so the people below naturally did not dare to be contemptuous at such a time.

There are two official messengers, one is in charge of the adults, and the other is in charge of Xu Yue and the children.

He started with Wang Jiaxiaolang first, but what could Wang Jiaxiaolang, who was less than two years old and just learned to speak, say?

But she was so frightened that she hid behind her sister with her mouth shut, her small body trembling, and the tears in her eye sockets were about to burst.

The official saw it, and felt that he was boring, so he stood up again and asked Xu Dalang, the oldest.

"Did you see any strange people last night? Or heard some strange voices?"

Xu Dalang glanced towards the west as if unconsciously, then shook his head.

The official frowned, and asked again: "Then what were you doing last night?"

"Of course it's sleeping, sir, don't you sleep at night?" Xu Erniang asked curiously with wide innocent eyes.

The officer's face darkened, "You little girl, you don't need to talk if I didn't ask you, do you understand?"

Xu Erniang said "oh", she looked cute, and the officer was so choked that the officer was speechless for a while.

So much so that after asking Xu Dalang, when he was supposed to ask Xu Erniang, he skipped her and asked Xu Yue first:
"Did you hear any unusual noises or meet any strange people last night?"

Xu Yue replied ignorantly: "My young lady saw the immortal grandpa in her dream."

Official difference: "."

OK, next one.

Aunt Wang wore a white filial flower on her head, her eyes were already swollen from crying, and she held her young brother in her arms. The two siblings looked so pitiful.

The officer took a deep breath, stopped asking, walked up to his companion, and shook his head.

The officials who asked Xu Da and the others couldn't find anything, they all went to bed early, or there was a sudden bad news from Wang Dayou's house at night, and they rushed over to help in a hurry.

A group of people testified to each other, and someone had just died in the family, and the two officials didn't want to get into this bad luck again, so they fiercely told them to keep a low profile and not cause trouble to the government, and then went on to the next household.

As soon as the people left, Wang Dayou looked at his wife who was still lying on the kang, covered only with a thin layer of linen cloth, and suddenly felt sad. She was such a good man, and couldn't help covering her face and hiding aside, crying.

Xu Da knew that he was guilty of not being able to handle Tong's funeral properly, but this happened by such a coincidence.

There was the prefect's wife, Cui Shi, on top of her head, with such a huge disparity in status, if these ordinary people didn't keep a low profile, and if the prefect got upset, they didn't know whether Tong Shi could be buried properly.

Xu Da and Wang looked at each other, and the couple sighed at the same time.

Mrs. Wang signaled Xu Da to comfort Wang Dayou, walked up to Xu Yue and the others, and said:
"You take Auntie and Xiaolang to our house to rest for a while, and the two of them have to keep vigil for mother at night. Such a young child, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Although the funeral can only be held in a low-key and low-key manner, the mother-child relationship must be maintained.

Aunt Wang's eyes were red, she shook her head and said, "Auntie, I want to stay with Auntie, let my younger brother go, Dad and I have to watch him when he is here."

Wang Jiaxiaolang looked confused, and Wang sighed inwardly. Seeing that Mrs. Wang insisted on staying, she respected her opinion and asked Xu Yue and his sister to take Wang Jiaxiaolang home.

The officials had already warned not to make high-profile noises, and the brothers from the Huokang Gang left one after another. Soon the Wang family's courtyard became deserted, and only Xu Da and his wife were left to accompany Wang Dayou, father and daughter.

On Xu Yue's side, just brought Wang's Xiaolang back home, the little guy's little head drooped.

Xu Erniang carried him to the kang, covered him with the quilt, and the villain, who had been panicked all night, fell into a deep sleep.

"It's really pitiful. I lost my mother at such a young age. How can I rely on my uncle to take care of me?" Xu Erniang frowned in worry.

Xu Yue pressed the corner of the quilt for Xiaolang of the Wang family, thinking of the elder brother's subconscious gesture when the official sent him to inquire just now, and recalling the abnormal behavior of her elder brother sitting up suddenly before Wang Dayou knocked on the door last night, she already had a guess in her heart.

"Brother, is the assassin really in Beicheng?" Xu Yue suddenly asked in a low voice.

Xu Dalang, who was sitting cross-legged on the drawing board in the corner of the kang, heard the words, slowly raised his head, nodded, and pointed to the west.

Xu Yue fell silent immediately and didn't ask any more questions.

Common people like them, in this ancient times with strict feudal hierarchy, they had to be careful every step they took.

She just asked her family not to be involved in this matter. As for reporting or something, it's best not to even think about it.

(End of this chapter)