Fang Yiai is a little strange, if you know this, you don't know it, you don't know it, why is it so difficult to answer?

I saw Meng Dehai's old face move slightly, and he said with some embarrassment, "Let the son laugh, this old man is illiterate!" ”

"This" Fang Yiai was a little disappointed, as long as the boats on this Grand Canal were hung with their own logos, he thought he had found some clues, how did he know that this Meng Dehai family was illiterate.

Haitang smiled and comforted Meng Dehai, who was a little embarrassed, and she asked in a gentle tone, "Uncle Meng, even if you don't know it, you should be able to draw the words, right?" ”

"Miss Jie'er, Lao Yu only remembers that there seems to be a Yu word, because there is a surname Yu in our village, so Lao Yu knows this word, but he doesn't know the word on the left!"

Haitang lowered her head and thought about it, then wrote a Xu character on the ground, she pointed to the words on the ground and asked Meng Dehai, "Uncle, do you see if this is the word?" ”

"Huh?" Meng Dehai's family looked at the words on the ground, and said happily, "Yes, that's it, Miss Jie'er is really amazing!" ”

Before Fang Yiai could say anything, Feng Siliu frowned and muttered, "Impossible, how could it be?" ”

"Feng shopkeeper, what's wrong?" Fang Yiai couldn't help but wonder.

"Lu Gongzi, you don't know, the one who dares to hang a Xu signboard in this Jiangnan is the Xu family in Chaozhou. However, as far as I know, the Xu family's main business is some porcelain and cloth, and most of the merchants who come and go with it are merchants from Luoyang and Qizhou, so how can the Xu family just pass when they get on the boat and come back at noon? Feng Siliu shook his head, he still didn't say some words, for the Xu family, Feng Siliu was still very clear, he didn't believe that such a big family would be involved in the floating corpse case.

"Chaozhou Xu family? Seal the shopkeeper, isn't there another sign hanging Xu? ”

"Lu Gongzi, there are many businessmen surnamed Xu in Jiangnan, but there is no semicolon except the Xu family in Chaozhou who has the ability to walk on this Grand Canal!" Feng Siliu said very seriously, he can still guarantee this, it is not that the big family is not capable of parading on the Grand Canal, and the big cargo ship that transports goods alone is not something that the small merchants can support.

Seeing Feng Siliu say this, Fang Yiai stopped talking, he turned to Meng Dehai and asked, "Uncle Meng, is there any place around our Dadian Village where people can be hidden?" ”

"Where can people hide?" Meng Dehai thought for a while before saying, "Yes, yes, there are people on Dadian Mountain in the northeast of the village, and there are no trees on that mountain except for stones." But no one will go to that place for ten days and half a month, Childe, why are you asking this? ”

"Don't think about it, uncle, I'm just asking!"

As Meng Dehai said, there is really nothing to entertain people in this village, wild vegetables, coarse steamed buns, and the rest are pickles. Fang Yiai and the guards are nothing, it is a blessing to be able to eat during the war, and now this kind of treatment is already very good. Fang Yiai has nothing to do, Haitang and Cheng Ling'er are a little difficult for the two women, they have always been particular about life, how can they have eaten such a meal, Haitang saw that Fang Yiai ate very refreshingly, and she didn't even frown, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva and forced herself to eat a few bites, this master has eaten, this maid can't be more expensive than the master.

The village is unusually cool at night, perhaps because of its proximity to the Grand Canal, and the village is particularly quiet. Fang Yiai didn't know what the reason was, and he couldn't sleep all the time, so he sat in the yard and started to stay.

"Second son, are you still thinking about today?"

Fang Yiai saw that the person who spoke was actually Begonia, he beckoned Haitang to sit beside him before he said with a smile, "Jie'er, why don't you sleep yet?" ”

"Like the second son, you can't sleep, the servant can't sleep, I guess I'm a little unused to it!" Begonia curled her legs and held her chin to look at the broken moon in the sky, this day, she had experienced too many things, and she couldn't think about it a little. In the past, Haitang always felt that she was very sensible, but when she left Chang'an City, she realized how illusory her original life was.

"You girl, you had to come with me at the time, and now you know that it's not going to be easy, right?"

"Second son, although it is a little bitter, but this kind of life is very fulfilling!" Haitang smiled faintly, if there is a chance next time, she will follow the second son out, she feels that staying by the side of the second son is much more fulfilling than following the young lady.

"Hehe, then your young lady is looking for me to ask for someone!"

Haitang glanced at the bereaved love in the room, and said softly, "Second son, when the young lady passes the door, isn't all this yours again?" ”

Fang Yiai heard this, but he was not too happy, he shook his head and said, "Jie'er, if you don't want to, I won't force you." ”

"Second son, what stupid thing are you talking about, it's too late to be happy with your servant, how can you be unwilling?" Haitang didn't think too much, how could she have so many ideas as a maidservant, besides, now she can follow her long-desired second son, isn't it exactly what she wants!

"Haven't you ever thought about finding someone you like to marry?"

"Second son, the servant has been found!" After Haitang finished speaking, the two of them fell silent, just like this silent night.

Early the next morning, Fang Yiai and his entourage left Dadian Village, and when they left, Feng Siliu also left the money on his body to Meng Dehai's family. The group walked across the small bridge and did not rush back to Chuzhou, but turned around and came to Dadian Mountain. Dadian Mountain is not too high, but it is very steep, just like Meng Dehai said, this mountain is bare at a glance, not green at all. Dadian Mountain is a peculiar place, with an open field to the north and a small river to the south, which flows from east to west to the Grand Canal.

"Uncle Tiger, let everyone check carefully and see if there is anything suspicious!"

After Qin Hu left, Feng Siliu walked over, he looked at the small river in front of him and asked, "Dongjia, do you suspect that the corpse floated over from here?" ”

"Ah Si, if you think about it carefully, if there was really a corpse floating on the Grand Canal, it would have been discovered a long time ago, but none of the villagers in Dadian Village saw the corpse, isn't it strange. Besides, north of the dumb mouth is the Chuzhou wharf, and there are many merchant ships coming and going, even the most stupid people will not throw the corpse there, so the only place to throw the corpse is this Dadian Mountain! ”

"Owner, having said that, why do those people have to put so much effort into throwing the corpse, wouldn't it be better to just find a place to bury the corpse or if there are fewer of them?" Feng Siliu asked puzzled.

"Ah Si, I've thought about this question too, I think those people must have a reason!" Fang Yiai rubbed his forehead, now there are too many unsolved questions, he wants to figure it out, but his mind is a mess.

"Young Master, come and take a look!" Qin Hu walked over and patted Fang Yiai's shoulder, and didn't say what he found, but Fang Yiai could see that Qin Hu's face was not very good, he nodded and said to the second daughter of Haitang, "You two wait for me here!" ”

After Qin Hu led Fang Yiai to a place, he pointed to the wetland on the riverbank and said, "Young Master, this is indeed the place where the corpse is thrown, you look at the bloodstains here, it is obvious that those people killed those guards here yesterday!" Saying that, Qin Hu handed a waist card to Fang Yiai.

Fang Yiai took a look at it, and saw a few words engraved on the waist card, "Suzhou Mansion, catch!" ”

"Suzhou Mansion? Isn't the Suzhou battalion responsible for the escort of this salt transport? Fang Yiai was a little confused, this matter is getting more and more strange, Song Boxuan, who should have died in Yangzhou, died in Suzhou, and the guards who were supposed to be the guards of the Suzhou government soldiers became government officials, all of this is too weird, as if there is an invisible hand indulging everything.

"Young master, whether these guards are government soldiers or not, we have to rush to Suzhou as soon as possible!" Qin Hu said a little angrily.

"Let's not talk about this for now, let's go to the mountains and have a look!" Fang Yiai said and handed the waist card to Qin Hu, who was accustomed to putting the waist card into the belt.

Dadian Mountain is really desolate enough, except for the stone is the stone, the road up the mountain is quite steep, but the top of the mountain is very wide, Fang Yiai stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the river below, and said with some emotion, this is really a good place for Tibetans.

"Young master, it seems that there are a lot of people who have been here, from these traces, there are at least forty people!" Qin Hu touched the hard rock under his feet, squatted on the ground and said thoughtfully, "Young Master, how did these people leave?" ”

"Uncle Tiger, do you think the river under the mountain is deep?"

"It's very deep, although it didn't go down, but from the surface, you know that this river should not be shallow!"

"That's easy to explain, I think these people must have dived from the river to the Grand Canal crossing, and then boarded their own boats and left!" Fang Yiai said with some concern, although she understood the other party's method, but the meaning didn't seem to be too big.

"Young master, do you mean the Xu family's merchant ships?"

"No, I don't know, but the Xu family's merchant ships are indeed very abnormal!"

Fang Yiai didn't dare to guarantee anything, maybe the Xu family didn't know, maybe the Xu family actually participated in the floating corpse case, but all of this had to be investigated before it could be done.

The water of the Grand Canal is constantly flowing, and its bones are flowing with the arrogance of Emperor Yang of Sui, like a man-eating beast, surging and furious. And standing on top of this violent force, Fang Yiai's heart hesitated, and suddenly there was a feeling of not knowing where to go.

The wind of the Grand Canal is not gentle at all, and against the wind, the galleon cuts through the waves like a sharp spear and rushes forward!

(To be continued)