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Chapter 92: Others don’t understand what she said (two chapters in one)

The few people who were sent out before also came back one after another.

Of the books that Li Laosi had sold, only a few were recovered, which were those bought by Wang Xiucai and his two students.

It was sold through a bookstore so long ago that the owner has long forgotten to whom he sold it.

All of Imperial Physician Yang's medical books were bought by Doctor Wen, who used to work at Sishitang. Doctor Wen is no longer at Sishitang and has moved to another place. Furthermore, those books did not belong to the Shi family, so there was no need to retrieve them.

However, what surprised Zhao Shiqing the most was that the golden lock was actually found!

It turned out that on that day, Li Laosi, Cui Xiaogou and Wang Da rushed to the pawnshop and pawned the gold lock. After the three of them divided the money, they forgot about the matter.

However, Li Laosi had collected protection fees in the town, and Cui Xiaogou was also a gangster. When the pawnshop clerk received the gold lock, he suspected that it was stolen property, so he wanted to keep it for a while before selling it.

But within two days, Chaofeng heard the news of Wang Ergan's death, and one of the people who came to be the golden lock that day was Wang Ergan's brother Wang Dagan.

There were many acquaintances in small places, and after a quick inquiry, Chaofeng found out the origin of the golden lock. It turned out that it was the thing that Wang Er was holding in his hand when he was rushing to death.

Chao Feng regretted it very much. He had only guessed that these were stolen goods, but he didn't expect that there was a loss of life involved.

Fortunately, the small gold lock worn by the child was not heavy and not worth much silver, so he could afford the compensation.

So Chao Feng simply put the golden lock in the bottom of the box. He originally wanted to melt it down after a while. However, after Wang Ergan’s death, no one mentioned the golden lock anymore, so Chao Feng stopped being on guard and forgot about it as time went by.

Until that day, someone came to inquire about the golden lock and was willing to buy it for three times the price without pursuing any further questions.

Chao Feng then remembered that he had such a golden lock.

When Zhen Wuduo handed the gold lock to Zhao Shiqing, he also considerately gave it a big gold chain.

Zhao Shiqing was overjoyed. At her age, she could not sit still. She had a lot of head ornaments and jewelry, but she seldom wore them. When she wore them occasionally, she would lose them. Lingbo would follow her to pick them up, but sometimes she couldn't find them. She didn't care much. As long as they were not given by her father or brothers and sisters, they were lost.

However, Zhao Shiqing treasured this gold lock and wore it close to her body. She also asked Ling Bo to check it carefully for her to make sure that the big gold chain was safe and would not be easily broken in a fight.

Wang Guaizi, who bought Zhao Shiqing from a black-hearted doctor, has been missing ever since. Fortunately, he has been on the government's wanted list, and Zhen Wuduo has also issued a dark red reward. As long as Wang Guaizi is still alive, he will be brought to justice.

Unfortunately, the fake peddler disappeared without a trace, and the last clue left behind was the dead Wang Ergan.

According to the analysis of Zhao Shiqing and Zhen Wuduo, the fake peddler was one of the killers. He was left behind to finish the job. Therefore, he took away the gold and silver valuables of the Shi family and created the illusion that the Shi family had escaped with Doctor Yang. Then he pretended to be a peddler and spread the news, making the villagers who did not know the truth mistakenly believe that the Shi family had gone to treat their daughter.

On the contrary, Imperial Physician Yang did not want to treat Emperor Xiaokang, so he ran away with the family who had taken him in.

On the other hand, the villagers did not know that Doctor Yang was an expert in treating eye diseases, so they were more likely to believe that the Shi family had gone to another place to treat their daughter.

Therefore, whether it is against the superiors or the subordinates, there is no evidence to prove the truth, perfect.

It’s a pity that although they had planned everything, they didn’t expect that a wild dog would save people.

Wang Ergan was a third-rate thief. He pretended to be a peddler and took away the gold and silver jewelry of the Shi family just to make it look like the Shi family had escaped. However, he did not expect that he would be targeted by the thief Wang Ergan.

Wang Ergan's skills were mediocre, while the fake peddler was a murderous killer. Just because he met Lu Niu'er on the uphill, he wanted to kill the seven-year-old Lu Niu'er. What's more, Wang Ergan was an adult, so the fake peddler killed him.

This is also the last clue left by the fake peddler.

After Wang Er was driven to death, the fake peddler disappeared without a trace.

Although the three members of the Shi family were buried now, they had been dead for more than ten years. As a filial daughter, Zhao Shiqing would not be criticized whether she observed mourning or not.

What's more, Zhen Wuduo was reluctant to let his granddaughter stay here alone for three years. Therefore, after discussion, the two decided to let the Meng brothers stay in Zhuxitang.

The Meng brothers were the two strong men who were sent to protect Lu Niuer. They were orphans from a fishing village. It was Zhen Wuduo who buried their father and raised them to adulthood.

The Meng brothers were asked to stay in Zhuxitang, one, to guard the tomb, two, to look after the house, and three, to keep an eye on the movements here.

Two days later, the group left Zhuxitang and headed for Luzhou City. Xiao Yue and Xiuxiu were still in Luzhou.

On the way to Luzhou, Zhao Shiqing passed by the village where Lao Hei lived. He bought ten kilograms of meat and went to visit Lao Hei.

The person who opened the door was Lao Hei's old owner, who was in his seventies and had red and swollen eyes.

Zhao Shiqing said, "Uncle, when I was a kid I lived in Zhuxitang. I once fell into a pit and it was Lao Hei who pulled me out. Now I'm back and I heard that Lao Hei is still alive, so I came to see him before I left. I hope I didn't disturb you."

When the old man heard Lao Hei's name, his lips trembled, and it took him a while to speak: "Girl, you are too late. Lao Hei left home yesterday. I searched for him in the middle of the night and finally found him in a tree hole. Half of his body was in the tree hole and the other half was outside. When I found him, he had already died.

This dog is kind and righteous, very kind and righteous."

As the old man spoke, he began to cry.

Zhao Shiqing was stunned. She had heard that a good dog never dies at home, but this was the first time she had actually encountered this.

There is no custom of eating dog meat in Wu, except, of course, for starving beggars.

Lao Hei has been buried behind the house.

When Zhao Shiqing walked over, he saw a yellow dog lying in front of the grave and whimpering.

The old man said, "This is Xiao Huang. She just gave birth to a litter of puppies this month, Lao Hei's. Xiao Huang is also a kindhearted person. This morning, she came to look for Lao Hei and happened to see me burying Lao Hei. She just lay there and refused to leave no matter what I said."

Zhao Shiqing looked at Xiao Huang, well, she is only one year old at most. Lao Hei is an old man and his wife is young.

Unexpectedly, the old man said, "There were no black dogs in the village before. Since I brought Lao Hei home, black dogs are the most common in the village. The whole village is full of their babies."

Zhao Shiqing: So you are this kind of black man.

Zhao Shiqing asked, "Did you raise Xiao Huang as well?"

The old man shook his head: "Its home is in front, but I brought back two of its cubs, both of which are black, just like Lao Hei."

Zhao Shiqing's heart moved, and he said to the old man, "Can you give me one of Lao Hei's cubs?"

She was afraid that the old man would be reluctant to part with it, so she hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of it. Lao Hei is my life-saving dog. I will treat his children as my own. If it is a male, I will find him a wife and raise his sons and grandsons together. If it is a female, I will find her a son-in-law and let the most handsome boy in the village be her son-in-law!"

The old man could understand every word the girl said, but why couldn't he understand when they were put together?

However, when Zhao Shiqing left the old man's house, she was holding a little black dog in her arms, which was Lao Hei's son.

She carried the little black dog to Lao Hei's grave. Little Yellow came over to sniff it, then raised his head and looked at Zhao Shiqing with clear eyes.

Zhao Shiqing: "This is your and Lao Hei's cub. Don't worry, I will treat him well. I will bring him to see you when I pass by here in the future."

Xiao Huang: [I trust you once, please don’t lie to me. ]

Zhao Shiqing squatted down and touched Xiao Huang's forehead with her own: "Don't worry, sister!"

Zhen Wuduo and Xiao Zhen had been waiting at the entrance of the village. When Zhao Shiqing came back, she had a black fur ball in her hand. Xiao Zhen's eyebrows moved slightly. Zhen Wuduo smiled and said, "My dear granddaughter, have you found yourself another little friend?" Zhao Shiqing raised the little black dog's paw and greeted Zhen Wuduo, "This is Lao Hei's son, let's call him Xiao Hei."

Xiao Zhen: You are really good at naming.

As soon as Zhao Shiqing said the word "Xiao Hei", two black dogs barked at her.

Others didn't understand, but Zhao Shiqing understood it immediately. These two black dogs were both called Xiao Hei, and they thought he was calling them.

Zhao Shiqing had no choice but to change the name of the little black dog, but she was so bad at naming that she couldn't think of any good name.

Xiao Zhen said: "Why not call me Xiao Ye, the night of the night."

The night is dark.

Zhao Shiqing clapped his hands and praised: "What a good name, it's really a good name."

She picked up the little black dog and kissed it: "We have a name now. We are called Xiaoye."

Xiao Ye Nai cried out, "Ah, this two-legged beast can talk to him, he likes it."

Now Zhao Shiqing was carrying two cloth bags on her back, one for Xiao Yao and the other for Xiao Ye, which weighed her down so much that she could hardly straighten her back.

Ling Bo wanted to carry one for her, but Zhao Shiqing refused. She wanted to treat everyone equally and not favor one over the other.

But Xiao Yao was unwilling: [The cat doesn't want to be with a stupid dog, the cat will become stupid. ]

So Xiao Yao went to find Ling Bo. Zhao Shiqing looked at her silly dog. The silly boy was grinning at her.

There was no conversation along the way, and everyone rushed into Luzhou City after closing the city gate.

Zhao Shiqing rented a house in the city. Zhen Wuduo and Xiao Zhen both brought followers with them. Zhao Shiqing's house could not accommodate so many people, so they each took one follower and let the others go to the inn.

When we arrived at the rented house, it was Shen Guanyue who opened the door.

It was not until this moment, when he saw Shen Guanyue, that Xiao Zhen finally let go of the worry that had been hanging in his heart.

Hearing Zhao Shiqing's voice coming from the yard, Xiuxiu ran out. When she saw that there was someone else besides Zhao Shiqing, she was shocked.

Zhao Shiqing introduced Xiuxiu to everyone and told them her identity.

Upon learning that Xiuxiu's family was also wiped out, and that her uncle was the killer who intended to assassinate the princess and her husband, Xiao Zhen frowned. However, when he learned that Zhao Shiqing was learning disguise from Xiuxiu, he suddenly asked, "Is your uncle Yan Bie?"

Xiuxiu was startled and asked quickly, "Master, do you know my uncle?"

Xiao Zhen nodded: "Your uncle asked me to help find you."

Xiuxiu tried hard not to cry. In fact, her sister asked her to go find her uncle that day, but she was smart and wanted to avenge her family, so she took Dapang and ran to Zhaoting Town.

She thought her uncle didn't know that her family had been wiped out, until she met Mr. Zhen today, and she realized that her uncle not only knew about it, but was also looking for her.

Zhao Shiqing said: "In that case, then you should write a letter to your uncle to let him know that you are safe."

Xiuxiu shook her head: "My uncle lives in seclusion, and the official post office cannot deliver letters to him."

Xiao Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Give me the letter, and I'll find a way to get someone to deliver it to him."

Xiuxiu was overjoyed and hurried to write a letter.

Zhao Shiqing said to Xiao Zhen with a smile: "What a coincidence, haha."

The laughter stopped abruptly, and a voice suddenly sounded in her mind: "No, no, this is a letter from Brother Xiaoyang, and Grandpa the Divine Doctor asked me to keep it."

Her smile froze on her face and she looked at Xiao Zhen with a strange expression.

Xiao Zhen: "What's wrong?"

Zhao Shiqing took a deep breath and said, "I'm going back to Zhuxitang early tomorrow morning."

"I'll go with you." Xiao Zhen said.

Zhao Shiqing did not refuse. Just now, when that voice sounded, she remembered something.

Her brother Xiaoyang is Yang Qiu, the grandson of Imperial Physician Yang.

The letter that Doctor Yang left for Yang Qiu was hidden by her.

She remembered where she had hidden the letter, but she didn't know if it was still there, so she went back to look for it.

Hearing that Zhao Shiqing was leaving tomorrow, Xiuxiu was reluctant to let her go and kept talking to her. Only then did Zhao Shiqing realize that there was one person missing.

"Hey, didn't Mr. Zhao come to see you?"

Xiuxiu was confused: "What Mr. Zhao? Who is this? No one has come to see us."

Zhao Shiqing was surprised: "When I left, I told him the address here. He was so poor that he didn't come here. So where does he live?"

This is the unsolved mystery, because Xiuxiu and Shen Guanyue have never seen this old man Zhao Xingzhou.

After all, he was the man who owed her tens of thousands of taels of silver, so Zhao Shiqing was still very concerned about him. She asked Niu Qiu and Shen Guanyue to ask around in the city to see if there was a crazy old man who spoke Mandarin.

Hearing them discussing finding someone, Xiao Zhen remembered the old man he had met once in the village outside the city.

The old man looked familiar, but Xiao Zhen couldn't remember where he had seen him. He had met too many people in his past and present lives. He couldn't even be sure whether he had met this person in his previous life or in this life.

Zhao Shiqing said the old man's name was Zhao Xingzhou, which was an even more unfamiliar name.

Although Zhao is the national surname, there are so many people with the surname Zhao in the world, and most of them have no relationship with the royal family.

Zhao Xingzhou is not very smart, and Zhao Shiqing is worried that he will be bullied. After Zhen Wuduo heard about this, he simply sent his own people together with Loach Shen Guanyue to look for him.

Without mentioning their search for someone in the entire city, Zhao Shiqing and Xiao Zhen set out to return to Zhuxitang early the next morning.

The two of them traveled light and rode non-stop, returning to Zhuxitang before noon.

Seeing them suddenly come back, the Meng brothers thought something had happened.

Zhao Shiqing just nodded at them and ran to the room where she and her grandmother had lived together.

Zhao Shiqing had been living in this room for some time. The curtains, quilts, and furnishings in this room were all new.

Fortunately the bed was not changed!

I feel like the progress has been a bit slow lately. When I get this letter tomorrow, I will change the map and enter the next stage at the same time. But looking at the word count, it is less than 300,000 words now.