activa-t Chapter 164 The Patrolman Arrives
Chapter 164 The Patrolman Arrives
Wu Shan felt that the other party did not seem to be here to congratulate him, but rather to cause trouble.
He had a bad feeling in his heart, and instead of answering, he asked, "Lord Wang, what happened to them?"
"She sold the problematic sauerkraut to Zhiweilou, and now she's sick from eating it. We came here to ask about it," said Wang Xunchai.
Wu Shan and Niu Zhanghe were shocked when they heard this. If there was something wrong with the pig intestines, then Luo Meihua would be involved, but when it came to sauerkraut, it should be Gu Qingqing without a doubt.
After all, each of their families had received two sauerkrauts as a return gift from her, but how come they got sick from eating them?
Niu Zhanghe was a little worried, wondering if they had made a mistake. After all, Qingqing had been giving his family sauerkraut for the past two days, and both the adults and children were fine.
He fawned on the man and asked cautiously, "Sir, when did this happen?"
Wang Xun knew Wu Shan, so he could talk to him in a friendly way. At this time, an ordinary villager came forward to ask more questions. He lost his smile instantly and asked seriously, "Who are you? Is this related to you? Village Chief Wu, we have already asked when we came here. The woman is from your Niutoushan Village. You don't need to ask more questions, just take us to see her."
At this moment, Wu Shan was still quick-witted. He looked disdainful of Niu Zhanghe for getting in the way and said, "Hey, didn't you say that you would take care of the child at Wuyan's house? Why are you still standing here? Go quickly."
Niu Zhanghe was stunned by the scolding, but then he reacted and said "Oh" twice, "I'm going to take care of the children." After that, he turned around and walked quickly towards Wen Wuyan's house.
Wu Shan then laughed and said, "Captain Wang, you just said that there are a few people in our village who go to the town to sell pickled vegetables. Do you know her name? I can take you there to question her directly."
Wang Xuncha turned his head to look at Shopkeeper Song and saw him shaking his head.
Wu Shan was happy. Since he didn't know the man's name, he could only spend more time to talk to him.
On the other side, Niu Zhanghe walked some distance away from the main road and then ran towards Wen Wuyan's house.
As soon as he entered the yard, he lowered his voice and called out, "Wuyan, is Wuyan home?"
"Grandpa Niu, uncle is reading in the study." Li Xin ran out of his room and said to Niu Zhanghe, while pointing to the study in the front yard next door.
"Your aunt is at home. Let her hide quickly. Someone is coming to look for her." Niu Zhanghe said something incoherent and ran towards the study.
Wen Wuyan actually heard someone calling him. When he walked out of the house, he ran into Niu Zhanghe. Seeing his panic, Wen Wuyan thought that there was a new change with Luo Meihua, so he hurriedly asked, "Is there something wrong with your sister-in-law?"
"It's not Meihua, it's your Qingqing. Old Wu and I just met a patrolman from town on the road. He said that Qingqing sold pickled vegetables to the town and someone got sick after eating them. They are here to look for Qingqing. You should quickly hide Qingqing and remember to ask what happened. Old Wu is covering for you over there. With us here, he won't be able to take the person away easily."
When Wen Wuyan heard that Qingqing was in trouble, he threw all the etiquette of a scholar out of his mind and crossed the Niuzhang River to the backyard.
Old Yang saw Wen Wuyan walking fast, so he pulled Niu Zhanghe and asked, "How many people are there? Did anyone die?"
"One patrol officer came, and the other two looked like they were from the restaurant." Niu Zhanghe paused after answering the simple question, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I haven't heard of anyone dying, but I heard that people got sick from eating."
Old Yang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one was killed.
As long as no one is killed, everything is fine.
On this side, before Wen Wuyan could pass through the Chuihua Gate, Li Xin ran out from the inner courtyard even faster. Because he ran so fast, he bumped into Wen Wuyan. Li Xin was bounced back two steps and was pulled by Wen Wuyan, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed.
Li Xin said hurriedly, "Aunt is not in the backyard. I just asked Dahua and she said she went out."
After Li Xin finished speaking, he turned his head and looked towards the place where Dahei liked to sleep the most, "Uncle, Dahei is not here either."
Wen Wuyan took a deep breath and forced himself not to panic. After calming down for a while, he grabbed Li Xin's shoulders with both hands and asked, "Is Sanhua in the room?"
"Yes, I'm sleeping."
"Okay. Daxin, your aunt took Dahei but not Sanhua, so she must have gone up the mountain. Go out from the side door of the backyard and go to the bamboo forest to see if your aunt is there. If she is not in the bamboo forest, go along the hillside towards Niutou Mountain to look for her. After finding her, tell her not to rush back. Find a safe place to stay, and then let Dahei come back. Once it is safe at home, I will let Dahei take me to find you. Is that clear?" Wen Wuyan asked.
"Ah."
"Then go quickly."
"Yeah." Before Li Xinde finished his words, the person had already disappeared.
After sending Li Xin away, Wen Wuyan said to Niu Zhanghe, "Uncle, I have something else to trouble you with."
Niu Zhanghe was so anxious that bubbles were about to appear on his lips. Hearing him say that, people almost jumped up, "What bullshit are you talking about? If you have something to say, just tell me. I really think I can watch Qingqing being taken away."
"Uncle, I will go to the inner courtyard with you. If the children are still sleeping, you can help me stop them from coming out. If they are awake, you can take Xiaoyang and Xiaoguang back now. I will let Dahua and Erhua go with us. No matter what, don't let the children be scared by the patrolmen." Wen Wuyan said to Niu Zhanghe as they walked towards the backyard.
Old Yang didn't follow him, but turned around and left the yard.
Li Xin used his hands and feet to run up the mountain. When he reached a high place, he looked back at the path leading to his home and saw that the carriage and people were already heading towards the house. He did not dare to delay any longer and turned around and ran.
He didn't know what exactly happened, but he knew that no matter what he did, he couldn't let the officers take his aunt away.
Li Xin looked around while running, but there was no sign of his aunt in his sight. When he ran all the way to the bamboo forest and finally saw the familiar figure, he didn't know whether he was panicked or scared. He shouted "Aunt" loudly, but then quickly shut up in fright, as if his shouting had attracted someone.
Gu Qingqing's only interest now is digging bamboo shoots. In her previous life, she had only seen people guarding the mountain land going into the mountains to dig winter bamboo shoots in videos.
In addition, life is too monotonous in this era, and digging bamboo shoots is now her only pleasure.
At this time, she was working on a small earthen step. Seven big fat yellow bamboo shoots could be seen crowded together in the dug area. Now she was rescuing the eighth one.
Just as she was lamenting that she had dug up the dragon vein of bamboo shoots...
Woof~
Gu Qingqing saw Dahei lying on the side and barked towards her back. Gu Qingqing knew someone was coming from its relaxed state.
The shovel handle supported her hands. She put all her weight on her arms and then looked back.
Smiling, she rebuked him, "Daxin, slow down. Why are you running so fast? Be careful not to fall."
"Aunt, let's stop digging bamboo shoots and come with me." Li Xin ran to Gu Qingqing with sweat all over his forehead. He snatched the shovel from her hand and threw it to the ground. He then pulled Gu Qingqing and wanted to continue walking deeper into the hillside.