Lin Feng watched the Mi family's servants go south along the road until the light of the torches was no longer visible, then he called Guan Ping to ride back.
Seeing no one around, Guan Ping asked, "Master, where are we going to find someone?"
Lin Feng said with a smile: "Don't talk too much, just follow my teacher."
The two of them galloped on their horses and soon returned to Mijiazhuang.
There are five thousand servants of the Mi family. They are servants in name, but in reality they are the private army of the Mi family.
Mi Fang and Lin Feng each took 200 people out to search for Mi Huan who had left home. For Mijiazhuang, it would not affect the village's defense at all.
Therefore, when Master Lin Feng and his apprentice had just approached Mijiazhuang, they heard the servants patrolling on the wall of the village asking questions.
"Whoever breaks into Mi's house at night, please name him immediately! If not, don't blame the sharp arrows in the village for not having eyes."
Lin Feng waved the torch in his hand and raised his face to the courtyard wall to identify himself.
"It's me, Guan Feng, the village's head coach."
Mijiazhuang covers an area of hundreds of acres. Although it is called Zhuang in name, it is actually no different from a small county town.
The courtyard wall surrounding Mi's house is two feet high. Although it is not as tall and strong as the real city wall, it is still enough to withstand the attacks of thousands of foreign enemies.
There are servants patrolling the courtyard wall day and night, and Diao Dou gives orders just like those in the army.
The servant on night watch looked down by the light of the torch and found that it was indeed his instructor. He hurriedly waved the lantern in his hand to signal the gatekeeper below, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Don't blame the instructor, it's your duty, you have to."
Be more careful."
Of course, Lin Feng was not as knowledgeable as ordinary servants. When the village door creaked open a gap, he rushed into the village with Guan Ping.
When the patrolling servant waited for Master and Disciple Lin Feng to come in, he poked his head out again and asked strangely: "Master Guan, why are you two back? Where are the others?"
Lin Feng didn't want to answer at all, he just stared into the patrol officer's eyes and asked: "Let me ask you, when the second master led his team to leave the village, did he stay near the village gate for no reason, and then left in a hurry after the second master set off?
"
The servant shook his head repeatedly: "Master Guan, we are all our own people in the village, and no outsiders have ever come in."
"Don't talk nonsense, I'm asking people from the village. Tell me quickly, is there such a person?"
After stretching his neck and thinking for a long time, the servant said hesitantly: "There are no eyesores. By the way, Zhou Zhouwang is in charge of the warehouse and never hangs around outside the village, but he has been here to watch the fun.
With."
"Who is Tuesday Wang?"
"Erwang is one of the warehouse stewards. He has always been a solitary person and rarely goes near the courtyard wall and the village gate."
Managing the warehouse is one of the most important tasks in the village, and those who can serve as managers in the warehouse can only be close friends of the Mi brothers.
"Since Tuesday Wang is solitary, how can he be appreciated by the great master?"
"Hey, two
Wang is very lucky. His mother-in-law is the eldest lady’s wet nurse. With the eldest lady helping him to speak well in front of the eldest and second masters, being a warehouse manager is not a big deal.”
Lin Feng's eyes lit up and he didn't run away. This Tuesday was prosperous.
"You, take me to Tuesday Wang's house now."
The servant's face suddenly turned bitter: "Master Guan, if you leave your post without permission while on patrol and the second master finds out, you will be whipped."
Not bothering to talk to the little servant, Lin Feng leaned out from the horse, grabbed the servant's arm, and lifted him into the air.
"Show me the way. Let's go to Tuesday Wang's house now."
After saying that, Lin Feng urged his horse forward. The servant who was hanging in mid-air ouched twice and did not dare to make any more noise. He endured the pain in his shoulder and used his other arm to guide Lin Feng.
When Mi Fang ordered someone to call Lin Feng, although the sky had already turned dark, it was because it was cloudy and raining. In fact, it was only the middle of the night, which was around five o'clock in the afternoon.
By the time the two of them lead their teams and set off separately, including the back and forth journey, it would only be around eight o'clock in the evening.
Although the village gate has been closed, there are still a small number of villagers who have not fallen asleep.
These villagers who had not yet fallen asleep were generally reluctant to light oil lamps, let alone candles, so they lit a few firewood sticks, and the couple gathered together to make household chores.
When you hear someone galloping outside your house, you must open the window and look out carefully.
It's a pity that it's dark outside and there's nothing to see.
Lin Feng carried the doorkeeper around and quickly arrived at the door of Zhou Zhouwang's house.
Zhou Zhouwang's status in Mijiazhuang is indeed special, and the place he lives in is quite luxurious.
Not only is there a row of five large tile-roofed houses with bright halls, but the rather large yard is actually divided into front and back yards.
At this time, the lights in the main hall of the Zhou family were still on, so it was obvious that there were still people in the family who had not gone to bed.
Lin Feng got off his horse, came to the front door of Zhou's house, stretched out his hand and knocked on the door knocker.
嘡嘡嘡!
The sound spread far and wide in the silent night.
Soon, someone in the Zhou family courtyard came to the door and asked through the crack of the door: "Who is up late at night?"
"Guan Feng, the gun and stick instructor of the Mi Mansion, has come to see you on the orders of the second master. Please open the door quickly."
In Mijiazhuang, the so-called gun-and-stick instructor is roughly equivalent to a general in the army. Regardless of his status, he belongs to the upper echelon, which is far beyond the comparison of a warehouse manager like Tuesday Wang.
Therefore, Zhou Zhouwang had no choice but to open the courtyard door and walk out even though he was reluctant.
"It turns out that it's Coach Guan who's in front of me. I wonder why the Second Master sent you here to see me?"
Lin Feng pushed Zhou Zhouwang away and strode towards the courtyard.
Zhou Zhouwang hurriedly tried to hold Lin Feng, but unexpectedly Guan Ping raised his hand and took off the short ax from behind, and put the ax blade on Zhou Zhouwang's neck.
"Don't move, lest I get my hands on you
If I cut off the thing you eat, you won't be able to put it back on."
Zhou Zhouwang's legs trembled with fear, and a thick smell of urine suddenly spread out.
Guan Ping covered his nose in disgust, dropped Zhou Zhouwang, trotted after Lin Feng, and rushed into the courtyard.
Lin Feng walked through the front yard, lifted the curtain and walked into the main hall.
The hall was brightly lit, with a small piece of butter wax as thick as an arm burning at each corner. Three women were sitting around the small table in the center of the hall, holding a dustpan and playing a game of shooting.
Among the three women, an old woman was obviously Zhou Zhouwang's mother-in-law, and there was also a maid dressed as a maid, but Lin Feng ignored her.
There was a woman in the middle, and she was wearing a moxa-green armor with golden melon and butterfly pattern, a floor-length cherry red silk satin skirt embroidered with moon and white plum blossoms, and a goose yellow gauze veil. She had thick black hair.
A romantic and chic double-ring bun, a red gold and ruby butterfly flower hairpin inserted in the lightly curled temples, a emerald bead connected with a gold necklace on her cream-skinned hand, a pomegranate red Ruyi girdle around her waist, and a milky white embroidery hanging on it.
The double-happiness pattern hanging satin sachet, and the feet wearing golden soft-soled shoes, the whole crowd is hard to escape, the heavenly fragrance and the national beauty.
Looking at the face, the willow leaves have curved eyebrows, apricot eyes, the Qiongbi Ying mouth is like pink jade, there is always a faint smile at the corner of the mouth, and the pointed chin has a hint of baby fat, which makes people want to come forward.
Twist gently and slowly, and show some mercy.
Several women were shocked when they saw Lin Feng suddenly barging in.
Before any of them could scream in surprise, Lin Feng stepped forward, bowed his hands and bowed to the ground: "Miss, don't panic, don't be afraid. This is Guan Feng, the gun and stick instructor of the Mi Mansion. I'm here to invite you on the order of the second master."
Miss, please return to the embroidery room."
The old woman stood up in a hurry, opened her arms to protect the other two women, and shouted repeatedly: "You are also strange, there is no such thing as a young lady, this is the Zhou family, you leave quickly, otherwise I will be in trouble
It’s time to call someone.”
The woman sitting in the middle gently pulled the old woman's lapel: "Mom, please get out of the way."
The old woman sat back down hesitantly. The woman looked at Lin Feng with interest and said, "Teacher Guan, I have heard my elder brother mention your name a long time ago, but I don't know how you knew that Huan'er was hiding in my mother's house?"
Lin Feng stood up, found a stool and sat down, and said cheerfully: "Miss, there is something unclear about someone. You pretend to run away from home from time to time. Why are you here?"
Woman, no, Mi Huan sighed softly: "Teacher Guan, I'm afraid it wasn't my second brother who asked you to come, right?"
"How can I see it?"
"If the second brother ordered you to come here, you would never ask the question just now."
"Please also ask the eldest lady to clarify my doubts."
Lin Feng really couldn't understand why the Mi family was going through so much trouble.
What is this picture?
Mi Huan bit her lower lip lightly, hesitated for a moment before speaking: "The eldest brother has been hiding this matter from the second brother, just because he is afraid that the second brother has a bad temper and will easily leak it out. Since the eldest brother doesn't even want the second brother to know, Huan'er