At the end of the day yesterday, after Huang Zunsu settled in the imperial censor, he still felt uneasy after hearing Qin Inspector's report back to the chariot and horse shop, so he decided to go and have a look again.
However, Qin Inspector looked worried about Shangguan's safety and said, "Master, when I left my humble post, I saw that a group of Shandong businessmen had just bought sheep from Shiliupu and slaughtered them. The outbreak of acne at Shiliupu Wharf has been very severe recently, Master still
Don’t go to the carriage shop.”
Upon hearing this, Huang Zunsu's eyes widened: "Where did you buy the sheep? Shiliupu Pier was closed this morning, and all the boats that came to sell goods from the countryside were anchored elsewhere. Where is the livestock market?"
Qin Jianxiao's face, which had always been overly expressive, suddenly froze, revealing a stunned look.
Huang Zunsu's mind was quick, and he thought of the danger in a moment, and asked Qin Jianxiao sternly: "Did you see the sheep being killed with your own eyes? Did you see blood?"
"No, no, my humble job means I smell the smell of blood."
Huang Zunsu's head buzzed, and he immediately ordered a dozen or so servants and rushed to the riverside horse and carriage shop.
Zheng Haizhu was not among the corpses found shortly after searching the store.
Huang Zunsu took the torch from the officer's hand and leaned over to observe the footprints on the ground.
He saw the familiar bamboo hangings.
It was a small item that his wife Yao loved to sew on clothes. Huang Zunsu once thought it was unique and interesting, so he asked about it and learned that it came from the tailoring workshop jointly owned by Han and Zheng.
Then, the artifacts seen in front of me must have been torn off by Miss Zheng and marked.
Following the messy footprints, Huang Zunsu and his men found seven or eight bamboo ornaments one after another until they reached the riverside.
Qin Jianxiao, who knew that he had greatly neglected his duties, was thinking about how to make up for his mistakes along the way.
He quickly found two sand ships and asked Huang Zunsu for instructions to search for people upstream and downstream respectively.
Huang Zunsu knew that Zheng Haizhu's suspicion was related to the Chongming Liao people, so he judged that the water route of the gangsters was more likely to go north to Taicang, so he personally led the team to sail upstream.
At this moment, Huang Zunsu, who had searched for most of the night and explored several reed swamps, finally saw that Zheng Haizhu was still alive.
Not only was he alive, he jumped into the river like a rabbit in order to avoid being held hostage by the two gangsters on the boat.
As soon as Huang Zunsu's order to save people came out, the two tolerance officers almost jumped into the water.
But Blacksmith Du is closer to Zheng Haizhu.
When another servant of the Tong family fired a sharp chime into the night sky to warn his master, Blacksmith Du aimed his crossbow at the thrashing figure in the water.
Zheng Haizhu, whose hands were tied, could not hide and hide quickly at the bottom of the river, no matter how skilled he was in water.
With a "pop" sound, the iron crossbow arrow pierced Zheng Haizhu's shoulder.
The powerful impact force, like the fierce push of a sinful hand, pushed her face into the water as she struggled to raise her head to breathe.
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Next to the severe pain, the dirty river water quickly poured into her mouth and nose, causing her to suffocate quickly.
Seeing that Blacksmith Du was about to wind up the string again, Huang Zunsu couldn't care less about catching him alive, so he shouted angrily, "shoot the arrow".
Among the servants following today is Capt. Liu.
Liu Captou had received many favors from Zheng Haizhu in the past, but now he became more courageous. He shot faster than the archers on his left and right. He raised his arms and threw the iron spear, flying over the water, straight into Blacksmith Du's chest.
Blacksmith Du was stabbed and retreated sharply, hitting the canopy of the boat.
Even after suffering such a fatal blow, Tong Xiyu's most courageous servant still did not immediately lose his strong combat effectiveness.
He screamed at another servant in Jurchen language, urging him to take the roll of firearms diagram and run away.
The servant followed the instructions, jumped up to the river bank, and headed straight into the dense forest of Sheshan Mountain.
At this time, the two tolerances had lifted Zheng Haizhu out of the water.
The body's instinctive self-rescue response helped her violently cough out the sewage in her trachea and lungs.
When he was able to make a sound, Zheng Haizhu, with his last bit of consciousness, hurriedly said: "Chasing the firearms map, the Tatars stole the firearms map!"
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When Tong Xiyu heard Ming Dy, he suddenly felt a little confused.
"Lao Li, is this a bird call or something?"
She asked Li Desheng, the eldest among her servants and her favorite lover.
"Master, it's Lao Du and the others!" Li Desheng struggled to hold on to his tortured body, panting but saying firmly, "We, we can't go back to the boat! It's not good to be afraid of Lao Du."
Tong Xiyu was so dejected that her feet went limp and she collapsed in the grass.
Li Desheng hurriedly stepped forward to help her up: "Master, we can't rest. The government is afraid that the mountain will be searched. Let's quickly go to the other side of Taicang. General Tong, General Tong is waiting for us."
General Tong is Tong Yangzheng.
Another family is full of loyalists, while the Tong family is full of traitors.
After Fushun escaped from the customs, the patriarch Tong Yangxing was made a third-class deputy general by Nurhachi, and Tong Yangzheng also got a military position in the Han army. Therefore, the slaves of the Tong family called both of them generals.
When Tong Xiyu heard her brother's name, she felt like she was filled with energy again.
"Yes, my brother, my eldest nephew, and Master Yue Tuo!" She suddenly smiled sinisterly, "The play in Chongming may not have been a success. Come on, let's go quickly and find my brother's boat.
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Tong Xiyu has lived in Songjiang for three months, and has secretly traveled to Susong Beach several times, so he is no longer unfamiliar with the direction.
The altitude of Sheshan Mountain is not high. After distinguishing the morning light in the east, Tong Xiyu and his family headed north. Although their physical strength was damaged, they finally landed in Taicang at the end of the journey.
A few people randomly found a tenant farmer, exchanged copper coins for coarse grains to eat, and continued to explore their way. Finally, at sunset, they found the hidden seaside where they had met Tong Yangzheng before.
The moment she saw her ship, the exhausted Tong Xiyu's eyes darkened and she fell into the arms of her servant.
She suddenly heard the buzzing conversation in her ears. Li Desheng was reporting the whole story to Tong Yangzheng, and Tong Yangzheng was saying words like "a blunderbuss" and "master Yue Tuo".
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Aya hugged the small bean bag and leaned against the corner of the room.
The little bean bag, like all babies nestled in their mother's arms, fell into a deep sleep.
And Aya, the mother, has not dared to sleep a wink for two nights.
No matter whether her daughter is awake or sleeping, Aya will never let her leave her arms.
Occasionally, she would listen closely to Boss Huang, who was filled with indignation against the Jurchens, and heard him snoring or humming an unpleasant tune.
The pimples on Ashan's face began to glow.
At first Aya thought it was more pus oozing out, so she leaned over and took a closer look, only to find that Ah Shan was sweating profusely, and the redness caused by high fever had also faded a lot.
Tong Fengnian, who was disguised as Boss Huang, stepped into the house, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and walked to the couch.
"Your concubine, it seems that the Lord of Hell is not ready to accept it anymore," Tong Fengnian crossed his arms and said to Ashan Nunu, "Then it's a good idea. If the Lord of Hell doesn't want it, the Yamen will try it. Let's see if he is
Spies, look what you are doing, there are several spies in Zhengjiazhuang."
Aya ignored this greasy and wretched businessman. While hugging the little bean bag, she was thinking about how Mrs. Zheng's investigation was going in Songjiang.
Tong Fengnian walked to the courtyard and unceremoniously picked up the rice cakes on the stone slab to gnaw.
Wu Bondang ordered two sturdy sailors from Xu Yilong and arranged them near the yard to look after Aya and her daughter. The rice cakes were delivered to the door by the sailors yesterday and thrown in by the guards of Anjiyuan.
While eating, Tong Fengnian said to Aya half-truthfully: "Little widow, how can I say that you women are stupid? There are people coming from your village, but you don't know how to let them sneak the baby back. You have to