Chapter 371 If you don’t learn swordsmanship well, how can you reason with others?
After some consideration, Qin Shaoyou agreed to An Mutong's request.
Zuo Qianhu only asked them not to disclose what they saw and heard in the underground cave, but he did not say that they were not allowed to tell others the clues they found from the documents.
What's more, Anmutong is not only the magistrate of Mianyuan County, but also a member of his own family, so he is trustworthy.
And if any clues are really found from the documents and materials, and an investigation needs to be launched, with An Mutong's support and assistance, it will undoubtedly be possible to get twice the result with half the effort.
Of course, Qin Shaoyou did not forget to remind An Mutong again and again:
"If I find clues in the documents, I can tell you, but you must keep it secret. This is not only a request I make to you as the chief of the Demon Suppression Department of a county, but also as my brother-in-law.
request."
An Mutong understood what Qin Shaoyou meant and nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, I know the seriousness of the matter and will not leak any information, let alone risk the lives of your fifth sister and two children."
Although An Mutong could not find out any news when he was in Shuanggui Village, he guessed from everyone's reaction and the level of confidentiality that the case was definitely not simple.
When he heard Qin Shaoyou's words at this moment, he immediately understood the warning hidden in his words.
Qin Shaoyou nodded, stood up and left without saying anything.
An Mutong stayed and said, "It's getting late. How about you sit down for a while and wait until Xiaoya and the others come back and have dinner together before going back? I haven't seen you for a few days. Xiaoya and the others also miss you very much."
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Qin Shaoyou glanced at the sky outside the window and saw that it was indeed almost dusk.
The dusk after the heavy rain is particularly refreshing.
Although Qin Shaoyou wanted to stay, after some consideration, he declined An Mutong's invitation.
"Forget it today, I still have some important things to do. I'll come back another day."
Grandmaster is still waiting for me in the Demon Suppression Department to make him a casserole and ghost pot...
Qin Shaoyou glanced at the yard of the Demon Suppression Division next door.
When he went out just now, he obviously saw the dissatisfied look of the statue of Jiutiandang Mo Patriarch, as if he was questioning him: If you don't cook new dishes quickly, where are you going?
Qin Shaoyou used 'buying a casserole' as an excuse and just walked out of the Demon Suppression Department.
If we were to have dinner at Fifth Sister's house and be delayed for a long time, and if we didn't buy a casserole to take back, the statue of the founder of Jiutiandang Demon would be very angry.
In order not to be unlucky like Ye Zhiqiu because he entered the gate of the Demon Suppression Department with his left foot first, Qin Shaoyou decided that it would be better to eat this meal another day.
As he walked out of the house, he said: "By the way, brother-in-law, when Xiaoya comes back, please give her a message for me, saying that when I see her next time, I will test her to see how well she hides weapons and equipment.
There is also the study of traps, have you slacked off? And Zizhan, I want to test how well he is doing with his sword skills."
On the way to Mianyuan County, Qin Shaoyou not only taught An Ziling how to hide weapons and equipment, as well as knowledge about traps, but also taught An Zizhan the Thunder Sword technique.
Of course, with An Zizhan's current level, the Thunder Blade Technique can't be used at all speed.
It's really just like a download software with the same name.
An Mutong smiled and said: "It's okay for Xiaoya. She was originally interested in hiding weapons and equipment and traps. Although you haven't been here these days, she hasn't been lazy at all and practiced diligently every day. But Zizhan is different.
Yes, he was forced to learn swordsmanship, and his mother has been pulling him to practice in the past few days. He originally missed you very much, but after hearing that you wanted to test his swordsmanship, he probably changed his mind.
Already."
Qin Shaoyou also laughed and said: "Zizhan just changed his mind, and he has given me a lot of face. Unlike Xue Xiaobao, what he looks forward to all day long is to have his head shaved in the first month."
Mentioning Xue Xiaobao, Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but miss this naughty kid.
I don’t know how many times he was punished by the teacher during this period? How many troubles did he get into?
I didn't see him being punished, I didn't see him being chased by the third sister and running all over the yard. I always felt that this day was not lively enough.
"Ah sneeze!"
Luocheng, Confucian Temple.
Xue Xiaobao, who skipped class and came here, sneezed.
A tall scribe was sitting in front of him, talking about the principle that "a scholar cannot be without great perseverance. The responsibilities are heavy and the road is long. Being benevolent is one's own responsibilities. Isn't it too important? Death is the last thing. It's not too far."
Hearing him sneezing, the scribe paused his lecture and asked with concern: "What, you have a cold?"
"No." Xue Xiaobao rubbed his nose and shook his head, "I don't know why I sneezed. Maybe there are bad people saying bad things about me behind my back."
The scribe laughed dumbly and stood up: "Well, that's all for today's lesson. Next, I will teach you swordsmanship, which can also be regarded as strengthening your body and making you less likely to get sick."
"Master, do you know how to use swordsmanship?" Xue Xiaobao's eyes suddenly lit up.
Even though his father was Xue Qingshan, he never taught him swordsmanship or swordsmanship. He only taught him some methods of exercising his body and tempering his blood.
Because Xue Qingshan wanted him to take the path of a civil servant and didn't want him to follow in his own footsteps and live a life of licking blood with the tip of a knife in the Demon Suppression Department.
Before the tall scribe could answer, a student wearing a green scarf who had been following the scribe said with a smile: "Master not only knows swordsmanship, but also can ride horses, archery and drive. Otherwise, how could I travel all over the country and fight with the master?"
Are people going to reason with you?"
Xue Xiaobao looked at the tall scribe, and then at the big sword in his hand that was almost as thick as a forearm. He was a little confused: "Is it necessary to use such a big sword to be reasonable?"
The student wearing a blue scarf said: "If the other party is willing to listen to your reasoning, there is no need to use a sword. But if you encounter someone who is being stubborn and unwilling to listen to your reasoning, you must first beat him to convince him.
, let’s reason with him again.”
Xue Xiaobao nodded in understanding.
Qin Shaoyou didn't know that his words actually caused Xue Xiaobao to start learning swordsmanship in addition to studying Confucian classics.
After bidding farewell to his fifth sister, he asked his fifth brother-in-law not to send her away and left the county office on his own.
However, after walking out of the county government gate, he fell back and asked the gatekeeper: "Where can I buy casseroles in the county town?"
The yamen officer replied: "Master General Banner, please go to the West Market and have a look. There should be some for sale there."
Qin Shaoyou thanked him and went straight to the West Market.
Although it had just rained heavily and there was still water on the street, there were still many people passing by.
They all carried buckets and looked in a hurry, preparing to fetch water from the well or the river.
Although when it rained before, many people took out water tanks, buckets and other things to catch the rainwater, but the days of drought were really sad. Now that there is water, everyone wants to stock up more.
Just in case there is another drought and no water.
Some people even got into fights with others in order to get more water earlier.
Fortunately, An Mutong had anticipated that something like this would happen and sent many government officials to guard the wells and riverside in the city.
Whenever there was a fight, these government officials would stop it in time, so no chaos would break out.
When they arrived at the West Market, Qin Shaoyou walked around and saw a shop selling casseroles.
However, just when he selected the casserole and asked about the price, the boss waved his hand:
"General Qin has taken a fancy to our family's casserole. It is our family's honor. We can take it away without taking a penny."
Qin Shaoyou was stunned.
I like your casserole, you want to give it to me? Then if I like your...
Ahem, forget it, this kind of dirty talk is inappropriate, and I'm not the kind of person Zhu Xiucai or Prime Minister Cao are.
However, Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but wonder if the reason why the boss didn't charge money was because the people from the Yaosi Town in Mianyuan County were used to eating and drinking in the city, so they let the vendors see the night watchman coming to their door.
Dare to collect money?
If that's the case, you should tighten your discipline after you return and beat the remaining night watchmen of the Mianyuan County Town Demon Division.
Qin Shaoyou didn't want to take advantage of this, and he also wanted to have a good relationship with the masses and open up a good situation for future work in Mianyuan County, so he insisted on giving money.
But the boss refused to accept the offer and told the real reason:
"It was only thanks to Mr. Qin and the night watchmen under your command that our children could be rescued. You and the night watchmen of the Demon Suppression Division are our family's great benefactors! How can I accept the money from this benefactor when he comes to buy a casserole?
?If the neighbors find out about this, why don’t they poke me in the back and call me ungrateful?”
It turns out that this boss is actually the parent of the child who was turned into a dog.