Chapter 820 Going Home

Magistrate Tang followed Man Bao and they stayed in the temple until Xushi, watching a group of teenagers running down happily from the mountain with two bamboo rats.

A group of people called Man Bao and Bai Shan to find a hillside and start roasting bamboo rats.

Although County Magistrate Tang had picnics with his friends, and grilled things when he went out with his father, it was the first time I saw roasted bamboo rats....

Seeing that the teenagers were quick and agile, and Man Bao was familiar with picking up firewood and lighting it up, he squatted aside and asked, "Do you often do this?"

"No," Man Bao shook his head, "I only do it once a year, and there are more of them."

Bai Erlang drifted past and said, "That's because you're lazy, every year Chongyang asks you to come together, but you don't."

County magistrate Tang watched them make a fuss with a smile, and then got a small piece of bamboo rat meat, ate the meat, walked down the mountain road for a while, and everyone went home.

Magistrate Tang laughed and said, "Then I won't send you off any more."

Bai Erlang asked curiously, "Aren't you going back to the county seat?"

"The yamen is not open for the past two days. I have a contract with Daoist Shouqing, so I will stay here for two days. If you come here to play, you can come and talk to me."

As if he would actually live here.

Bai Erlang didn't know, so he said embarrassingly: "I won't be able to come tomorrow, my lord, let's play here well, the Daoist Shouqing is very good."

Magistrate Tang smiled and nodded.

Bai Erlang came here with the boys in the village, so he naturally wanted to go back. Everyone held torches in their hands, and walking together was a kind of fun.

Everyone invited Man Bao and Bai Shan to be together, and they readily agreed and walked together.

After leaving Dali Village, there were still people singing, Bai Erlang ran around to join in the fun, only to realize something was wrong when he turned his head occasionally, he hurried back to look for Bai Shan, "Where's Daji and the carriage?"

Bai Shan glanced back and said nonchalantly, "Leave behind, let's go first, can we still lose Daji?"

Bai Erlang thought so too, he didn't take this matter to heart, and ran away with everyone.

When they were about to return to Qili Village, Daji drove the carriage and followed them leisurely. They had already come here. Naturally, it was impossible for everyone to take the carriage again, so they continued to walk on their own.

Daji drove the empty carriage back home, and drove the carriage directly to the yard.

Man Bao found the three heads who were playing crazy from the crowd, "Go back and tell your family that I went to Bai Shan's house."

"Sister-in-law, it's past time, why don't you go home and sleep?"

Man Bao said: "No rush, I'm not sleepy."

Santou was very envious, "I'm not sleepy, but I have to go back to sleep, sister, I went back and told the family, can I tell my mother that I will go to Baishan's house to accompany you?"

Man Bao refused: "No, you are still young, you can only grow taller if you sleep well, you know?"

Three heads: "...Sister-in-law, I am two months older than you."

Man Bao has turned around and left with Bai Shan.

Santou looked at her back and sighed, the sister-in-law became more and more heartless.

When Man Bao followed Bai Shan back to Bai's house, County Magistrate Tang was already standing in the main room talking to Mrs. Liu, and the two trotted in immediately.

Mrs. Liu gave them a reproachful look and said, "Why are you running away, how impolite you are in front of distinguished guests?"

Magistrate Tang smiled and said: "The old lady is too polite, I think it's good for them to be like this, don't be too restrictive."

The two of them smiled embarrassedly, and then looked at Mrs. Liu eagerly.

Mrs. Liu thought about it all afternoon, and she did think about it clearly. She turned around and asked Magistrate Tang to go to her study in the yard. She personally took out a box and opened it. There were three letters and four statements in it.

She pushed the box in front of Magistrate Tang.

County magistrate Tang reached out and picked up the letter first, flipping through it.

The letters were all letters sent home by County Magistrate Bai. The paper was yellowed, but it was well preserved, but it was probably often opened and read by people, so the creased parts were about to rot.

Magistrate Tang read it carefully, and then went to look up the confessions.

There were four statements in total, and to the county magistrate Tang's surprise, besides Er Ji's statement and the statement of the three people four years ago, there were actually two very old statements.

Mrs. Liu said: "These two people went to my village to inquire about the situation twelve years ago, and they were caught by the farmers as thieves."

Magistrate Tang asked, "Where are people?"

Mrs. Liu lowered her eyes and said, "Because of the serious injuries, she died at that time. We reported it to the local yamen, but no one claimed the body because it was a thief."

County magistrate Tang frowned slightly, but he didn't ask too much for this kind of fight that is either you or me.

After reading all the confessions, Magistrate Tang asked, "What else does the old lady have?"

Mrs. Liu shook her head.

Magistrate Tang was not very satisfied, and said: "Since the old lady wants me to investigate this case, it's better to be honest."

Mrs. Liu said: "It's really gone."

County magistrate Tang said, "I want to see Er Ji."

"Erji has limited mobility and can only lie on the bed..."

"Mrs. Liu, Er Ji is the only survivor. I must see him, not now, but one day in the future. If you hide him for a lifetime, then you can only hide this case for a lifetime."

Mrs. Liu opened her mouth, Bai Shan stepped forward and tugged at her sleeve, and whispered: "Grandmother..."

Mrs. Liu was discouraged, and took a step back: "Okay, I will send him to a place when the time comes, and adults can go there to meet him."

"Does your family have a shop or Zhuangzi in Yizhou City? Just send it there."

Mrs. Liu: "How can I do that?"

Magistrate Tang said: "The most dangerous place is the safest place, not to mention the county magistrate of Huayang County is still the county, old lady just rest assured, what kind of person you send in, I will be like when I send out Son."

Magistrate Tang said: "This county can't leave Huayang County for too long. Obviously, you can't send people here within one or two days. Besides, the case was filed in Yizhou City back then. It would be best to investigate in Yizhou City. .”

Bai Shan and Man Bao also nodded together, "Yes, yes, and we are also in Yizhou City."

Bai Shandao: "It's very difficult for government schools to ask for leave."

Man Bao: "It's not good for me to avoid going to the pharmacy all the time."

Mrs. Liu secretly said: I just don't want you to get involved.

But facing Shangtang county magistrate's smiling eyes, Mrs. Liu could only sigh and agree.

Mrs. Wei agreed to help her investigate this case, but he has a lot of things to do every day, so obviously he can't put too much energy on this case, and he is a big official, and there are many people staring at him. As for four years, there is still not much progress.

As Bai Shan is getting older day by day, Mrs. Liu is also getting older day by day, she doesn't want to delay the matter any longer.

That's why when Yang Heshu and Tang He came to investigate, she didn't do anything, and they followed Man Bao to find Zhou Yin, and then took advantage of the trend to pull out the whole case.

Good night