Liaozhai: I just want salted fish with invincible magical powers

Chapter 283
At dawn, Hu Qian said goodbye to Gao Laoqiao.

Before leaving, Tongsuo said: "Your Excellency is going to Liulin. I know there is a small road. It takes two hours to get there. It's faster to ride a horse."

"how do you know?"

"I often take small roads to Liulin to sell mountain products, so I know.

When I went there last time, I heard that a strange thing happened there. "

"What's weird?"

"It is said that there were two fishermen who went out to sea for a few days and didn't come back. The family members looked around, and they saw two skeletons punted to the shore, and when they reached the shore, they fell down and scattered on the ground.

People say that they were eaten by big fish and only skeletons were left, but because they missed their families, even the skeletons floated up from the bottom of the sea to paddle home. "

Hu Qian nodded, "This is a strange thing."

Leaving Gao Laoqiao's house, when Gao Laoqiao was cleaning the house, he found a heavy silver ingot, worth hundreds of taels.

He was so panicked that he hurried out to look for Hu Qian, but there was no sign of Hu Qian outside.

The small road that Tongsuo said was indeed much closer, but it was a little off, and it took a long time to meet a pedestrian.

Entering the county seat, Hu Qian found that the street was bustling with people, but it was very lively, and there were many passers-by who led horses like him—it seemed that there were many foreigners who had recently arrived here.

Could it be that these people also came for the gloomy wood?
Thinking of this, he shook his head, found a random inn and walked in.

"Guest officer, I'm sorry, the shop is full.

There is a VIP building in front, you might as well go there and have a look. "

Even after looking for a few inns, they were all full, which made Hu Qian even more strange.

It was not until the so-called VIP building that there were finally two guest rooms.

Just as Hu Qian ordered a room, two more people entered the store and said they wanted a room.

The shopkeeper said helplessly: "There is only one upper room left, which was given by this master."

One of the two said: "Young master, hold your hand high and give up this upper room to my master."

Hu Qian looked up, "The two are a master and a servant. The man is about 30 years old. He is dressed in a fine attire and wears a jade wrench.

"Sorry, I want this room, but I can't let it go."

"Hey, you, what are you doing in such a nice room by yourself?"

"Habit."

"You...why talk like that! Do you know who our master is?"

Hu Qian said: "Do you know that a nephew from Yuanfang gave birth to a boy in the magistrate of this county?"

Including the shopkeeper, several people were startled.

"What a mess, how would I know!"

Hu Qian nodded, "That's right, I don't know who your master is either."

The shopkeeper and Xiao Er couldn't help laughing.

Both master and servant blushed, the man said: "Shopkeeper, you can live in whatever room you have."

After packing up his things, Hu Qian strolled on the street for a while, and unexpectedly ran into the master and servant of the inn again.

I saw them mysteriously walking to a house at this moment, knocking on the door, and then handing over something like an invitation card, the door opened immediately, and when the two entered, it immediately closed again.

Hu Qian found a secluded place to put an invisibility talisman on, and then jumped in over the wall.

I saw the servant standing not far behind the door waiting, while the master was led to the courtyard behind the inner door.

At this moment, there is not only the servant in front of him, but also other servants.

When these people get together, they will naturally not be idle, chatting with each other.

"Of course no one dares to go! Otherwise, they will die!"

"So, Mazhi County has a solution."

"Don't talk nonsense! You don't want to die!"

Hu Qian was in a fog when he heard it, and when he saw that what he said afterwards was all incomprehensible, he hurried to the backyard.

Just approaching the house, I heard a voice inside saying: "Although the fishermen are temporarily shocked, they may still be suspected, so please act carefully.

Otherwise, once Liulin County is over, everyone's wealth will be gone. "

"What did Steward Tong say? How can we not understand this truth? It's just that although I lost some of my goods today, I still have to give them enough."

"Whimsical! Who are you, I should give you all the goods, and the last time I gave was not enough."

"If you want to give enough, you should give enough, but you can't be partial."

"That's right, I've been patient all the time, I should get the goods first this time."

"I'll take it first!"

"I'll..."

Immediately there was a quarrel in the room, and no one would give in.

"Okay, stop arguing, this time the disaster will be reduced proportionally, and everyone will be less.

The situation is special, and the master can't do anything about it.

But the master said, if anyone disagrees, give his share to others. "

As soon as this remark came out, there was no more sound in the room.

"When will it be shipped?"

"Because of the big fish cannibalism, the rumors have been relatively tight these two days, and the shipment can only wait until the day after tomorrow."

"It's just another place, it doesn't have to be there."

"Of course not. Firstly, there are too many of these things. As long as they are moved, they will definitely attract attention. Secondly, it is cold and difficult to move, so please be patient."

The mysterious anomalies mentioned by several people only involved a few words about the goods and locations. Hu Qian listened for a while, but couldn't figure it out.

But since it is said to be a place where big fish eat people, it should be possible to find out.

However, after much deliberation, what these people said should not be gloomy wood.

After everyone left, he quietly followed the butler boy. What he never expected was that the butler finally walked into the county office.

After waiting for a while, two small sedan chairs creaked out leisurely.

One of them was sitting on the so-called butler Tong, and the other was a fat man with a fat body. Looking at his official uniform, this one should be the so-called mazhi county.

Hu Qian shook his head, "Mazhi County not only became an official, but also set up a black market, but I don't know what it is, so it's mysterious."

Thinking of this, he still followed.

Life in Mazhi County is also very simple.

After returning home, he drank some herbal medicine first, and then went straight to the concubine's room. Hu Qian was about to leave and wait for him for a while, but he had already come out with his pants up.

Then came the discussion with Butler Tong.

"Talk to them?"

"It's all clear, and no one objects."

"They don't dare to object at all. I'm the only one who can supply the goods. They don't dare to offend me at all."

"Of course, the master can sell it to whoever he wants."

"Has anyone been to that place these two days?"

"I still don't want to shoot dead, but I want to see what a skeleton that can hold a boat looks like."

"It seems a bit self-defeating.

In this way, tell Zhang San to stay there and kill two more people, no one will dare to go now. "

"Do you need to make it look like a skeleton again? No, just throw it into the sea."

"What about the dark wood?"

"Put it there first, although this thing is expensive, generally no one will recognize it.

Besides, it is so heavy that it would take a lot of effort to transport it away, so how could we not see it. "

"Master Mingjian."

"Okay, let's do it.

By the way, have any extra people come to the city recently? "

"What does the master mean?"

"When the Beijing investigation is approaching, the general judge of the mansion, the supervisory censor of the Dao, and the inspectors and officials of the inspector department will definitely come down, so we have to guard against it."

"Master, haven't we taken care of everything here? What else do we need to do?"

"Idiot, sir, of course I am not afraid of them, but the new Dongping Inspector Hu Qian.

We heard that this person has great powers, so we have to be careful. "

"My lord is too worried, he is in charge of a province's prisons as an envoy, how could he come to our tiny place.

Besides, even if he really came, he might not necessarily be the master's opponent. "

When Hu Qian heard this, he couldn't help being taken aback, and walked forward slowly, shaking in front of the two of them. Seeing that they didn't respond, he was a little amused, and sat on the chair to listen.

"Okay, go and inform Zhang San quickly, so as not to have long nights and dreams. When this business is completed, your benefits will be indispensable."

Butler Tong immediately knelt on the ground, "Thank you, master."

Although Hu Qian wanted to show up directly and ask Mazhi County to explain the matter, but in this way, it would be unreasonable to go to get the gloomy wood again.

So he followed Butler Tong to find Zhang San, and then followed Zhang San to the place where they kept talking about big fish eating people.

This is a beach, with low hills on the left and right, only here is a slope, which has been sloping from the beach to the high path.

There are two small boats on the beach, which look like fishing boats. There are a pair of skeletons on each boat, and people stand up, looking very scary.

When Zhang San arrived, he saw no one around, so he dragged the two skeletons to a remote place, digging the sand, and said: "What are you looking at, don't blame me for this!

If the two of you hadn't bumped into the master's boat, you wouldn't have ended up in this world. Therefore, if you have a wronged person and a debtor, even if you go to hell and meet Yan Luo, this is the same reason.

Uncle, I am just a rough worker. Even if someone seeks revenge, it should never be found on my head. "

In the afternoon, the sky was heavy with lead clouds. Although the temperature along the coast was not low, it was still a little bit cold.

Seeing him talking on his own, Hu Qian stepped forward slowly and patted him on the back lightly.

He froze for a moment, paused, and then slowly turned around.

Seeing that there was no one behind him, only the sound of the wind whistling, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous, scratching his head, as if he was hallucinating just now.

Unexpectedly, before he could turn his head, someone slapped his back again, this time it was very hard, and there was a "snap", and there was no room for doubt.

He was startled and turned his head suddenly, but there was still no one around.

His goosebumps immediately came up at this moment, and he immediately picked up the short shovel and held it in his hand, his eyes widened, and he looked around vigilantly.

But the movement just now disappeared, as if it never happened at all.

His heart was trembling, and he shouted in a trembling voice: "Who! He came to scare you for no reason! If I find out, I will break your dog legs!"

The sound spread all around, but no one answered at all.

After waiting for a while, seeing that there was still no movement, he went to clean up the two bones, but when he saw the bones, he couldn't help but startled himself.

Since they can commit murder and arson, naturally few are timid.

The same is true for Zhang San, although he is terrified now, but with the weapon in his hand, the fear has been reduced a bit.

He patted his chest, and just as he was about to go forward and grab the skeleton to bury him, he was patted on the back again.

He turned around immediately, thinking that he could find some clues, but he still found nothing.

Now he panicked, threw away the shovel, got up and ran!

Unexpectedly, before he ran three steps, he was tripped to the ground.

He immediately fell to his knees and cried, "Brothers, I didn't kill you, Mazhi County did it, this matter has nothing to do with me, I just came to help you collect your corpses.

It's not good for you to be thrown in the wilderness like this, or else I'll dig your pits deeper, and I will definitely come to offer incense to you on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, so just let me go. "

Hu Qian was amused, and helped the two skeletons to stand on the ground.

In Zhang San's eyes, the skeleton "lived"!

Hu Qian cleared his throat, "I have no grievances with Mazhi County, why did he kill me...

I died so badly..."

Zhang San was so frightened that he was about to cry, and kowtowed repeatedly, "It's none of my business, it's none of my business...

Mazhi County smuggled tobacco from Nanyang, and every time it landed from here, it happened to be caught by you that day, so he killed you to silence you, and made up stories about you being eaten by big fish. "

"Even if this is the case, it has something to do with you, a running dog. You don't want to survive today..."

"Brother, master, please forgive me! I have seniors and juniors, and I do this job to support my family. Besides, I didn't kill you. If you want to find it, you should go to Mazhi County..."

Seeing that the skeleton ignored him at all, he cried again: "Don't kill me, I'll give you all my things, no, it's for your family, okay?

By the way, Mazhi County also brought back a piece of gloomy wood from Nanyang, I know where it is...

This thing is the best for making coffins, as long as you don't kill me, I will definitely use dark wood to make coffins for you, and I will definitely not wrong you..."

"coffin……

The coffin... where is the gloomy wood? "

When Zhang San heard that things had turned around, he immediately kowtowed again and again, pointing to the seaside and saying, "It's in the sea, I'll take you there."

As he spoke, he scrambled and threw himself into the sea water. After feeling it, he found a thick hemp rope and pulled it hard, and a piece of black wood immediately floated out of the water.

Hu Qian only took one look, and he was sure that this should be the wood needed for the formation, so he said:

"Get out of the way...give me the end of the rope..."

Zhang San didn't understand what it meant, but he still handed the rope to the skeleton and stepped aside.

Hu Qian grabbed the end of the rope and with a little force, the huge log was immediately pulled to the shore.

Zhang San's eyes were straightened, and he quickly knelt on the ground.

Gein, this log is enough for three people to embrace, it is extremely heavy, and it is easy to pull it from the sea, but if it is said to be pulled to the shore, it is definitely not something that can be done by human power.

Hu Qian didn't care about this, he directly lifted the wood and placed it far away in the hills and jungles.

When he came back again, Zhang San was still kneeling on the spot.

"Does Mazhi County know magic?"

"Yes……"

(End of this chapter)