Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 89
Qiu Baiyan said heavily: "I'm sorry, my little boss, I have caused you trouble."

Ma Min'er stood up, "You didn't take his money or women, did you?"

"Ah..." Qiu Baiyan didn't expect Xiaodong's family to ask such a question: "No, absolutely not, Xiaodong's family, I was pushed out and then left. I definitely don't have the money and women you mentioned."

"That's strange, why is he chasing after you so hard!"

"Alas!" Qiu Baiyan sighed: "The king of Yancheng County is very proud, maybe I angered him by leaving voluntarily."

Ma Min'er squeezed her chin and thought about it further, could it be...

"Little master, how about I go to the capital to find Prince Yancheng and ask him to return the spinning wheel to us."

"Don't worry!" Ma Min'er waved her hand, then turned her head and asked, "Do you have any acquaintances in Chenzhou Mansion?"

"there's a few."

"If you go to them again, will you still be able to talk to them?" Ma Min'er asked.

"The words can be said, but they are not necessarily willing to help."

"It doesn't matter, as long as we can talk, we can find a breakthrough."

Qiu Baiyan looked at the little boss who was disguised as a man, if only things were this simple, the world is difficult, and it is even more difficult to get along with the powerful.

Ma Min'er turned her head: "Uncle Peng, take us to that inn tonight, and take me to meet the manager there."

"Yes, Second Niang."

When the moon was dark and the wind was high, Peng Weiran brought Ma Min'er and others to Diu Spinning Wheel's inn.

Peng Weiran said: "Our goods were removed, not inside."

Ma Min'er asked softly, "Did someone say they were going to arrest you and take you to the yamen when you were making trouble?"

"Have……"

"Is it to scare you, or if you don't avoid it, will you really be caught?"

Peng Weiran replied: "We were arrested for a few days."

"Why don't you tell me?"

"I'm afraid... I'm afraid you're worried."

"Did you let you go because of the trouble, or did you just let you go?"

"One was caused by us inside, and another one of us escaped, and they let us go because they were afraid that the escaped person would cause trouble."

Ma Min'er snorted coldly, "I really want to cheat."

Peng Weiran said: "Er Niang, we have been here for more than a month, and we have heard a lot of things. I heard that in our situation, it is already a high incense to be released with all beards and tails. I heard that the powerful They think about people and things, like playing, and the yamen cooperates with them."

Unexpectedly, the matter was more serious than Ma Miner imagined, "I see, Brother Xiaoshan—"

"Er Niang!" Shan Xiaoshan is Shan Xiaodan's eldest brother, "What do you want me to do?"

"When Uncle Peng shows you the shopkeeper, just keep an eye on him. No matter what happens, ask your brother Xiaosan to come back and tell me."

"it is good."

Ma Min'er instructed: "Be careful not to be discovered."

"I see."

"Well, Uncle Peng, you take them to meet people."

"it is good."

"Be careful, don't show your face."

"Ah."

On the second day, Ma Miner brought Shan Xiaodan dressed as a beggar, and Fu Xiaoyou and Fu Xiaoyou followed Qiu Baiyan far away. After he got in touch with these people, they would look for opportunities to catch up with these three kinds of teachings.

The King of Yancheng County met Jin Wang Liu Zicheng again without any rush, "Brother Zicheng, the general in Xiangzhou Mansion has been changed, are you sure you want me to go to Yizhou Mansion?"

Liu Zicheng narrowed his eyes, "The one who is now is Lao Qi."

Liu Zaili lowered his eyelids, "I see."

The little cousin of the Jin Dynasty smiled slightly, "I don't want to do anything, but I have to guard against something. I hope you can understand me."

"Understood, Brother Zicheng." Liu Zaili put down his teacup, "It's not bad to go for a walk while you're young."

Liu Zicheng patted him on the shoulder, "Thank you."

"Brother Zicheng, you are too polite."

Half a day later, in the palace, Liu Zaili stood in front of the emperor, "Your Majesty, I am going to Yizhou Mansion for you."

"Have you found any clues?" The emperor raised his old eyes.

"It's Your Majesty, someone contacted the Turkic people through the rogues in Yizhou. This battle between Xiang and Yi was not accidental. I have to find out."

"Well, let's go then."

"Yes, Your Majesty, then I will set off as a minister."

"Proceed with caution."

"Yes, my lord."

Liu Zaili left the imperial study room, turned his head slightly to look back, smiled lightly, raised his wide sleeves and left the palace.

Outside the palace, the servant asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to go back to the mansion or..."

"I have already said hello to my father, and I will go directly to Chenzhou Mansion."

"Yes, the king of the county!"

After leaving the capital, someone immediately stepped forward to report, "Jun Wang, Qiu Baiyan met some of the three religions and nine streams he knew before."

"Meet them?"

"Yes, the king of the county."

Liu Zaili grinned: "I'd like to see what these three schools and nine schools can do for him."

The guard bowed his hands and retreated.

The chief steward accompanied him and asked, "Does the county king want to speed up?"

"The king of this county is going to another courtyard, how fast should he go?"

"Yes, the king of the county, I understand."

After Qiu Baiyan left, Ma Min'er surrounded the men who were squatting on the ground gambling, and watched them bet quietly. After a long time, she grinned and said, "I don't know how to gamble, but how many people do I have?" Copper coins, can I bet with you?"

A few people gambled so much that they didn't even eat. They were in high spirits when they heard someone wanted to gamble, "How much?"

Ma Min'er stretched out her hand, and there were only six coins in her small black hand.

"Haha..." The Gamblers laughed loudly, "That's how you dare to follow."

"Why don't you dare? It's a big deal. If you lose, I'll go beg for food."

"Haha..." The crowd laughed again, seeing that she was interesting, they shouted, "All right, let it go, let's see if you lose or win."

Ma Min'er smiled, "I've checked with a fortune teller, and I'm sure I'll win today."

"Hehe, it's a sure win." The big man shouted, "Then who are you going to fight with?"

"Just with your big brother."

"Big piece...brother...haha..." Everyone teased.

"Then let it go, I've already lost a few taels!" Seeing that the little beggar was following him, the big man who was a bit red-eyed quickly grabbed the six coins in his hand, "Come on, come on, let's do it again."

After a while, the big guy who had been losing all the time really won, "Haha...I'm going to make money, I'm going to make money!" He was so happy that he almost jumped up, and quickly gave the twelve coppers to the little screamer.

Ma Min'er turned her head back, "Big brother, follow me again."

"Okay, okay!" The big man waited for this sentence, and quickly pushed out all the ones he won just now, and it turned out that he won again like a devil.

The colors of the other people were not good-looking, and they played tricks on each other. In the blink of an eye, they all stretched out their hands and pushed the big man down, then grabbed the money in front of them, turned around and fled.

For the big guy who fell down, Gulu had to get up and chase those people, where he could catch them.

Fu Xiaoyou and Shan Xiaodan were holding the hemp rope in their hands, and when the fleeing people were about to arrive, they stretched out their hands, and the hemp rope lying in the road tripped them. Dimes and copper coins fell one after another, and while picking them up, Fu Xiaoyou yelled, "The yamen patrolling the street is here, the yamen patrolling the street is here..."

A few gamblers were so frightened that they didn't care about collecting money and ran away.

The whole process is done in one go.Shan Xiaodan handed the silver coins and coins he had picked up to the big guy, "Uncle, here you are."

The big man was fooled by the three little beggars, "You... who are you?"

Ma Min'er smiled, "Uncle, don't you see how we are dressed, you little beggars."

The big man blinked as if something was wrong.

Ma Min'er winked and asked Shan Xiaodan to put the money into the big man's hand, "Uncle, take the money and go get the medicine for the family."

"Ah..." The big man pursed his lips, and was so moved that he wanted to cry, watching the three little beggars walk away.

Abducted to no one's place, Fu Xiaoyou asked, "Er Niang, how do you know that that big guy is going to buy medicine?"

"I just found out too."

"Oh, I didn't hear him say that?"

"I smell boiled medicine on him, so I guess he's going to buy medicine." Ma Min'er replied.

"Then why do you want to gamble again?" Fu Xiaoyou felt puzzled.

Ma Min'er pursed her lips: "This big man has filial piety, but also has a bad habit of gambling, and he can't move his feet when he sees a gambling stall."

Qiu Baiyan came up from behind, "But I don't know the big guy. I know a few other people. Didn't you say you wanted to make friends with them? Why did you offend them?"

"I squatted on the edge and listened for a long time, and found that the big guy is more valuable to me."

"..." Qiu Baiyan and the others looked at each other.

Ma Min'er didn't care about them, she quickly hid herself by the corner wall and looked in the direction of the big guy, "Xiaoyou, I'll leave this guy to you, keep an eye on him, and let me find out about him."

"Yes, Erniang." Fu Xiaoyou stooped excitedly and rushed out.

"Small order—"

"Second Mother!"

"You protect Xiaoyou from behind, and if something happens, come back and call someone."

"Yes, Second Niang."

Fu Xiaoyou and Shan Xiaodan left one after the other, only Qiu Baiyan and Ma Min'er were left, "Let's go, Brother Qiu, let's go to various teahouses."

Qiu Baiyan felt that he couldn't keep up with Ma Min'er's rhythm at all.

After traveling for a day, Liu Zaili was only [-] miles away from the capital. Before it was dark, he stayed at the post station, took a leisurely bath, and when he came out, it was already dark.

It was a slightly hot day in April, and when I got out of the bath, my robe was untied, revealing my firm chest, under the bright copper oil lamp, my eight-pack abdominal muscles were reflected, and there was a red mole on the left side near my heart , the fortune teller said it was a wolf-hearted mole.

Isn't it just a wolf-hearted dog lung, one of them hangs on to the job, and there is no wolf-hearted dare to take over the matter?Facing the crowd, he can live a stable life without being a bit of a dog!

Under the oil lamp, the red mole looked seductive, making people unable to open their eyes. The serving girl quickly knelt down and lay her whole body on the ground, not daring to raise her head.

Prince Yancheng's face was cold and indifferent, he disturbed his robe casually, and the alluring mole was hidden in the robe and disappeared.

Of course the people at the inn knew that he was a prince and grandson, and there was nothing wrong with the waiter from head to toe. As soon as he sat down, the table in front of him was immediately covered with all kinds of delicacies.

"Your Majesty, if the hospitality is not good enough, please also invite Haihan."

Liu Zaili waved his hand in good spirits.

The people at the inn immediately backed out and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they went out. This ancestor seems to be in a good mood today.

Liu Zaili picked up the wine cup: "How is the surname Qiu?"

"Going back to the king of the county, I just heard the news from Chenzhou Mansion that Qiu Baiyan took his little boss to squat on the side of the road to gamble with a few hooligans for the first half of the day, and then went to various teahouses for half the afternoon."

"It's not idle."

"Yes, the king of the county, they are not idle."

Liu Zaili smiled, "You just said that Xiaodong's family is squatting..."

"Back to the king, our people didn't see Qiu Baiyan's little boss wearing women's clothing, she seemed to be wearing men's clothing, dressed as a beggar and squatting on the side of the road watching people gamble."

Liu Zaili raised his eyes, "Why, you have to answer every time I have to ask questions?"

"Damn the small ones, damn the small ones." The person who replied immediately knelt on the ground.

"Look at you, you don't even tell me about the interesting thing about my little boss pretending to be a beggar, and you keep reporting things back and forth."

"Damn the small ones, damn the small ones."

Liu Zaili took a piece of food with his chopsticks, "The prince of this county is in a good mood, let's go down."

"Thank you, the king, for your life, thank you, the king, for your life..."

For those who are preoccupied, one day seems like a year. Ma Min'er feels that her legs are not her own anymore. When she returned to the inn, it was already eight or nine o'clock in the evening. Washing up and waiting for Fu Xiaoyou people.

After a while, they finally came back and reported to Ma Miner all the things they followed.

"Er Niang, that big guy doesn't seem to have anything special except to buy medicine and make medicine for my mother at home."

Ma Min'er pursed her lips: "I'll watch it tomorrow."

"Oh."

"Brother Shan, where are you?"

Shan Xiaoshan replied: "It's all dirty things."

"What's wrong?" Ma Min'er's eyes lit up.

"The shopkeeper found a wild woman and messed around."

"Really!" Ma Min'er stroked her chin, "Uncle Peng——"

"Second Niang—"

Ma Min'er said: "Brother Xiaoshan, keep an eye on the shopkeeper. Go and ask about that 'wild woman' tomorrow to see if she has any other men besides the shopkeeper."

"Er Niang, what's the use of staring at... staring at these things?"

"Go and inquire. After inquiring, I will tell you again."

"Oh." Peng Weiran is an upright man. If he hadn't lost his 2 taels of spinning wheel, he wouldn't have asked about such things even if he was killed.

It's another day, Ma Min'er wears men's clothing as usual, but today is not a beggar's clothing, but an ordinary 12-year-old boy's makeup. His fair face is sallow, and he looks like a malnourished teenager.

"Little Boss, today you..."

"Just turn around."

"casual?"

"Ah."

At dusk, the king of Yancheng County had already left the capital for a hundred miles. As long as the carriage was faster, he could catch up with the gate of Chenzhou Mansion. Unfortunately, he was not in a hurry, and entered the post station again, neither in a hurry nor slow I took a shower and kept washing until the sky was dark.

In the Jin Palace, the aides asked puzzledly: "Your Majesty, I heard that the King of Yancheng County was ordered by the Holy Majesty to investigate the war between Xiangyi and the Turks. Why is it like going to Chenzhou's other courtyard for vacation?"

King Jin raised his eyes: "Maybe you are waiting for something?"

What are you waiting for?It was dark again, and all the people outside came back to the small inn. Ma Min'er glanced at everyone, "Sit, everyone, let's take a break first."

Peng Weiran stood still, "I've been wandering around for a day, why are you resting?" At first I thought that the little boss would come and find the spinning wheel, but... well, the little boss is only 12 years old after all, and she is a young lady, so I shouldn't Putting hope on her, squatting on the ground in frustration, stroking his head non-stop.

"Uncle Peng, what happened to that wild girl?"

"It's just a prostitute." Peng Weiran replied angrily, he didn't bother with such things.

"Then what kind of clients does she have?"

"What's the use of asking those people what to do?" Peng Weiran said angrily.

Ma Min'er stared at Peng Weiran with piercing eyes, but the other party lowered his head, not feeling her anger at all.

Ma Min'er held her breath, "In that alley, I'll go."

Peng Weiran suddenly stood up, "What are you doing in such a dirty place?"

"In that alley?" Ma Min'er looked coldly.

Everyone including Qiu Baiyan was shocked by her coldness, and they stood up straight unconsciously.

Fu Xiaoyou teased Uncle Peng, "Uncle, where are you?"

"What's the use of going?" Peng Weiran turned his head away.

"Am I the boss, or are you the boss?"

"I……"

"Say it or not?" Ma Min'er looked aggressively, "If you don't tell me, I'll look for it myself." After she finished speaking, she walked outside.

"Uncle, tell me..." Fu Xiaoyou almost cried.

Peng Weiran was so angry that he scratched his head.

"uncle……"

"Shanzhazi Alley." Peng Weiran took a deep breath.

Fu Xiaoyou and Ma Miner ran out.

Shan Xiaodan looked at the big men in the house, turned around and ran out.

"What's the use of running out like a little lady?" Peng Weiran called out to Qiu Baiyan, "What's the use, what's the use..."

Qiu Baiyan had to admit that Peng Weiran was right. Even if he was a grown man with his own status and connections in society, he wouldn't be able to do anything about it, let alone a young lady?

It was dark outside the door, just like their hearts had no bottom.

The king of Yancheng County finally waited for the first "guest" to come. With swords and swords, he fought from the inside of the post station to the outside of the post station.

Looking at the dead body on the ground, Liu Zaili reached out and took the cloth brought by the waiter to wipe off the blood on the sword, put it back into the scabbard, looked up at the dark sky, "Is there no moon today?"

"Back to the king, it's April [-]th, it's the last quarter moon, and there are dark clouds, so I can't see the moon."

"So this is ah."

"King, the man in black on the ground..."

"Just leave it like this."

"Yes, the king of the county."

"Where's that interesting little boss?"

"Back to the king, still wearing men's clothes, but today I didn't go to gamble, but went shopping on the street."

"Walking on the street?"

"Yes, the king of the county, I think that a foreigner has nothing to do but wander around in the street."

"Really!" Liu Zaili looked at the person involved.

The person who happened was frightened, "Back to the king, we secretly investigated, the private property of the General Zhen Guo's mansion in Chenzhou, no one has been close to it, and on the street, Ma Erniang, who is disguised as a man, is aimless. let's go."

Liu Zaili looked at the ground, "Retire here for a day tomorrow, and enter Chenzhou Mansion the morning after tomorrow."

"Yes, the king of the county."

Fu Xiaoyou followed Ma Erniang closely all the time, "Erniang, Erniang, don't worry!"

Ma Min'er, who had been holding her breath all the time, turned her head and whispered, "Can I not be in a hurry? Once we miss the opportunity, it will be very difficult for us to get back the 2 taels of goods."

"But Er Niang, can you get the things back by asking about wild women?"

"Don't ask about it, tell me about the big guy you heard?"

"Oh!" Fu Xiaoyou replied: "The big guy is no different from yesterday, that is, in the evening, he went to a row of houses beside the Linhe Wharf, opened one of them, took a look, and then came back. "

"Did you see what's in there?"

"There is a river on one side and an open space on the other. I can't go up to see it."

"Oh." Ma Min'er thought about it, "Take me to have a look later."

"it is good."

On the morning of the fourth day, King Yancheng entered Chenzhou Mansion without any haste, and slowly arrived at his other courtyard.Several people were kneeling at the gate of the other courtyard.

As soon as the chief steward saw the person kneeling on the ground, he immediately thought it was not good, and quickly looked over at King Yancheng, only to see that his face was so dark that he could drip water.

The chief manager quickly wiped his sweat and asked, "What's going on?"

The middle-aged man kneeling on the ground trembled in fright, "Go back to the manager, the goods... the goods are gone!"

"what……"

Liu Zaili lowered his eyelids, "Instead of missing the goods, I'd like to hear, why did the goods disappear?"

"The king has mercy, the king has mercy..."

"You know I'm impatient."

The trembling man realized that this was an opportunity, and quickly cried: "Jun Wang, Jun Wang, it's all a woman's fault, it's all a woman's fault, the little one deserves to die."

Liu Zaili raised his forehead slightly. Those who are familiar with him know that he has reached the limit of his patience.

The big steward kicked him, "Don't say anything."

"Back to... the king of the county, it's... like this..."

I rewinded the plot to the night before, when Ma Miner took Fu Xiaoyou and Shan Xiaodan to Shanzhazi Alley. This alley was not as decayed as she imagined, or full of feasting, and even on the contrary, it still had a quiet feeling.

Ma Min'er immediately caught a piece of information that the women here serve the men with some status, and she was overjoyed, "Xiao Dan..."

"Second Niang..."

"Find the wall, let's climb in."

Shan Xiaodan glanced at Ma Erniang: "Okay."

Shan Xiaodan, who has been wandering in the rivers and lakes, is really good at climbing over the wall, and he got Ma Min'er and Fu Xiaoyou in after a while.

Ma Min'er covered her face with a black cloth, "Let's go to the back kitchen!"

"Ah..." Fu Xiaoyou asked: "Why don't you go to the innkeeper and go to the back kitchen?"

"Where is the most gossip?"

Fu Xiaoyou understood immediately, and covered his face with a black cloth.

Even God was helping Ma Min'er. When they reached the back kitchen, several people in the kitchen were making supper and gossiping quietly.

"The shopkeeper of that inn doesn't take a picture of himself in the urine, but he dares to come to the durian. Be careful that the county captain peeled his skin."

"I heard that he made a windfall recently. Xiao missed us durians for a long time, and finally took the money and came here."

"But the county captain has already warned Liu Niang that she is not allowed to have sex with other men. I'm afraid it's..."

"Shh...don't talk nonsense, I didn't see that the shopkeeper walked through the back door."

……

In the darkness, Ma Min'er said excitedly, "Let's go, let's catch the rape."

An hour later, Fu Xiaoyou brought Ma Min'er to the place that he followed during the day, "This is where the big guy came from."

Another hour later, when it was about to dawn, Peng Weiran and others were called to the place where Shan Xiaodan was following them.

Two hours later, Ma Min'er took the 2 taels of spinning cart and pulled out the city gate first as the city gate opened.

Peng and Qiu looked at each other in disbelief, "I... did we just take the goods?"

Ma Ermin'er turned her eyes away to shopkeeper Peng, "Why do you want to keep the road money?"

"..." The tall and burly Shopkeeper Peng scratched his head in embarrassment, and said to Huang Tu with a blushing face.

Qiu Baiyan looked at Ma Min'er, and sorted out everything she had done in Chenzhou Mansion, some understood but many didn't understand, "How do you know that the big guy is looking at the warehouse?"

"Squatting on the side of the road, with the keys flicking around the waist, everyone can see it."

"That's why you abandoned my acquaintances to help him win money?" Qiu Baiyan asked.

"No."

"That is……"

Ma Min'er looked into the distance, and replied: "There is a key, and there are many warehouses in Chenzhou Mansion."

"then you……"

"I also saw his distinctive shoes."

"shoe?"

"Well, only people in the yamen can wear military shoes. At first I thought he was a person in the yamen wearing casual clothes. After Xiaoyou followed him for two days, I judged that his shoes were given to him by relatives or acquaintances."

"So you believe that his relatives or acquaintances are people in the yamen." Qiu Baiyan analyzed.

Ma Min'er nodded, "Although it's my first time to come to Chenzhou Mansion, you said that Chenzhou Mansion is a place where wealthy people in Beijing gather to buy private property. Because of this relationship, they must collude with people in the yamen. Wealthy people achieve their own purpose of making money, and Yamen people make their fortunes by climbing up to rich people. We spinning wheels are also among them, wearing the shoes of Gongmenzhong, with big keys on our waists, and gambling at roadside stalls. There are all kinds of signs that show that, The big guy is the bottom end of this food chain - to help them guard the goods. And I was lucky, and I bumped into our spinning cart."

Sitting on the recliner in the other courtyard, Liu Zaili squinted his eyes and hummed indifferently: "I found the goods and threatened you with a woman so that the goods can go out of the city smoothly, right?"

"...Yes...Yes, the county king, please forgive me..."

The chief manager stepped forward and shouted, "You are actually afraid of the county captain and disregarding the county king. You are really looking for death. What use are you for?" After finishing speaking, several people stepped forward, set up the shopkeeper and dragged it outside.

"Jun Wang... Jun Wang, please forgive me..."

"Wait a moment!"

The innkeeper seemed to be listening to fairy music, but he was dragged back again, "The king of the county..."

"Did you see that woman?"

"Woman?" The shopkeeper didn't understand what he asked.

The chief steward stepped forward anxiously, "It's just an eleven or twelve-year-old girl."

"No, the little one didn't see it, only two or three boys."

Liu Zaili raised his eyebrows: "Is the kid good-looking?"

The shopkeeper was taken aback by the question, "It's... like..." He was looking at his face, whether it looks good or not?
The chief steward kicked again, "I don't want your dog's life, tell the truth."

The shopkeeper was frightened by the cold gaze, and quickly fell to the ground, "It's okay, neither ugly nor good-looking."

"Not ugly?" Liu Zaili suddenly said, "Come here..."

"The king—"

"Prepare my horse!"

"Yes, the king of the county!"

"Let me see if it's not ugly, what kind of ugly is it?" Liu Zaili smiled.

In the evening, Ma Min'er and others stopped to have dinner in a small inn, and discussed while eating: "Now that we are out of the jurisdiction of Chenzhou Prefecture, let's replace the spinning wheel with a boat, and use a convoy. Inconvenient, the two fees are too high, what do you think?"

At this moment, in the hearts of Peng, Qiu and the others, Ma Min'er has completely surrendered, and has obeyed her leadership.

(End of this chapter)