Mr. Zhuang was very calm. After taking a sip of tea, he said: "Don't worry, these people are the most naughty people. They don't dare to go too far with the families who have lived here for generations; they don't dare to go too far with the tenants who are in their prime..."
Mr. Zhuang was right. When the guard next door went in to search, he flipped through the book and knew that this was a family that had always lived here.
Although some things were broken and some things were touched during the inspection, we did not dare to go too far.
The neighbors also held on to the idea of spending money to eliminate disasters and endured it, and just sent the person away.
Manbao and the others were lying on the wall listening to the noise. When they knew they were gone, they immediately set up a ladder and climbed up the wall and asked their neighbors, "Is your home okay?"
The neighbor was startled, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he recognized the young lady next door. He sighed and said, "I broke several bowls and plates in my house, and took away two money bags. Fortunately, the money is not very much, so I just treat it as a waste."
We have lost money and eliminated misfortunes, but where is your family?"
Manbao didn't expect that his husband actually said that, curled his lips and said, "They threw away a lot of things in my house. Do they usually do this when doing errands?"
The neighbor pricked up his ears and listened for a long time. When he didn't hear any movement from them, he knew that those people were gone. Then he walked to the wall and whispered: "They are not from the government, they are the prince's retainers. This kind of people are not from the government."
We don't encounter inspections every few years. If we encounter someone from the county government, that would be better."
"Bah, what are you searching for? We don't know if there are many people in this house? Who dares to hide it when Li Zheng comes to take a look? The county government sent people to come and walk around and you will understand. Search, search, just rush.
They came with our money." The neighbor's wife was obviously very angry. She raised her head and said to Man Bao: "Ms. Zhou, there are few adults in your family. You should go out less recently and hide your money at home. You are from out of town.
The tenants who come here love to bully you the most."
Only then did the neighbor remember this and nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, you have to put away the valuable things at home, otherwise they will come here twice as an excuse and no matter how much stuff they have, they won't be able to waste enough."
Man Bao agreed, climbed down the ladder, looked at the people behind him, and asked, "Do you want to give me the money to keep?"
Zhou Lijun and Zhou Lang didn't hesitate at all and immediately took out their private money and handed it to her.
In the entire Old Zhou family, Manbao ranks second in terms of hiding things, so no one dares to rank first.
However, Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang still had doubts about her ability. Bai Erlang said rudely: "Your room is so small, where can you hide her?"
Bai Shanbao said: "I think it is better to keep out the enemy. They can't come in, and naturally they can't covet our property."
Man Bao asked him, "How to resist the enemy?"
Bai Shanbao thought for a while, then snorted and said, "Tomorrow we will go find Magistrate Tang."
Bai Erlang cheered up, "Giving a gift?"
Man Bao: "Complain?"
"No!" Bai Shan said, "I don't have enough money, and I'm not that familiar."
It was already very late at this time, and everyone was very tired after such a hard time. Everyone helped Bai Shan and Bai Er tidy up the room, and then went back to their respective rooms to sleep.
Early the next morning, Bai Shan asked the cook to prepare some snacks for him to deliver to Magistrate Tang himself.
Mr. Zhuang didn't stop him, he just warned: "Go early and come back early. Don't stay outside."
"I understand sir."
Man Bao and Bai Er wanted to see what he was doing, so naturally they followed him.
Daji set up a carriage to send them out.
Today is the second day of the Dragon Boat Festival. Logically speaking, there should be many people on the street, but there are very few people on the street at this moment, and most of the shops are still closed. Obviously, what happened on the main street yesterday has affected this place.
Daji drove his carriage to the county government office, but before he got there, he met Magistrate Tang on the road riding a horse and leading people to the city gate.
Bai Shanbao immediately opened the curtain and greeted him, "Master Tang."
Magistrate Tang reined in his horse, glanced at Bai Shan, remembered who he was, and stopped and asked, "Why are you here? By the way, did you go to the main street yesterday?"
"I went and escaped with my life very easily."
County Magistrate Tang: "... Then you still dare to go out today? There are still assassins in the city who have not been caught. Go home quickly and don't run out if you have nothing to do."
Bai Shanbao handed him the food box and said with a smile: "I will go back in a while. Mr. Tang has also worked hard for the safety of Yizhou City. Here are some snacks made at home for you to eat."
Magistrate Tang squinted his eyes for a while, then took the food box with a smile, handed it to the follower behind him, nodded to him and said, "Okay, you can go back."
Daji rushed the car to the side and let them go first.
Man Bao and Bai Erlang lay watching from the window and waved to Magistrate Tang together. Man Bao also expressed condolences to him, "Thank you for your hard work, Magistrate Tang."
Magistrate Tang nodded to the three of them and led them away.
Bai Shan watched him go away, sat back in the car with satisfaction, and said to Daji: "Let's go home."
Daji turned the horse's head.
In the car, Man Bao gave Bai Shan a thumbs up, "You are awesome!"
Bai Erlang was confused, "What's so great about this? We went out early in the morning just to deliver a food box to Mr. Tang? At least mention what happened last night?"
"No need to mention it, as long as those bad guards know that we came to meet with Magistrate Tang."
Man Bao nodded, "That's right, that's right. They shouldn't dare to trouble us again."
Sure enough, they were all safe all day today. It was said that the official had searched the entire area. After a night, not a single assassin was found, so in the morning another group of people were searched again.
But when they search again, they will skip some homes, and their courtyard is one of them.
While sorting out the broken bowls and jars in the kitchen, Zhou Lang muttered: "These are so broken that I can't even put anything in them. This one is okay. I can put some soil in it for Man Bao to use as a flower pot... These people are really good."
It's cruel enough, this jar costs more than ten yuan, so they smashed it just as they said."
Then he said: "The same goes for the assassin. Why do you have to choose the Dragon Boat Festival to kill people? I don't dare to say that the Dragon Boat Festival is healthy when I see my neighbors today."
Bai Shanbao sat next to Daji. Just as Daji was about to stand up, Manbao sat on the other side of him, and Bai Erlang squatted in front of him.
Daji:……
The three of them looked at him together.
Daji said helplessly: "Master, that thing is no longer in our hands. It has been given away."
Man Bao hypothesized, "If those assassins get that thing, do you think they will go to Beijing to complain?"
Daji lowered his eyes and said, "I don't know what will happen to King Yizhou, but assassinating the royal family is the crime of the Yi clan."
Bai Shanbao: "Yes."
Daji said: "So young master, please don't worry about these things. You are still young. The most important thing is studying. Don't you still want to get into Class A in the middle of the year?"
Mr. Zhuang in the room also shouted: "Bai Shan, Zhou Man, Bai Cheng, go back to the room and study!"
The three of them slumped their shoulders and went back honestly.