Chapter 1188

"It's impossible," Bai Shan said. "All military households are registered. Since you say he takes his old mother, it can't be a deserter. Otherwise, when he returns home, the commander can't know. If he takes in deserters and conceals them, he will be even seated."

"I'm dying. What did I lie to you for?" Babu said angrily, "when he came back, the burden was filled with armor. I used to be a soldier. I knew it when I touched it."

Bai Shan looked at him and asked, "you are the deserter?"

Babu:

He bowed his head and took a hard bite of chicken and said, "anyway, I'm going to die. There's nothing to hide. Yes, I'm a deserter. I dare not go home since I escaped. I live by stealing."

Bai Shan still frowned and felt unreasonable. "How dare deserters return home? Most of them wander around like you. Maybe they will change their identity after they have money, but they definitely don't dare to return to the countryside openly. Once found, the chief and the neighbors will be seated together. "

Babu himself was a deserter. Of course, he knew this, so he frowned, but soon loosened and said carelessly, "I don't need to lie to you. If he hadn't been a deserter, how could he have armor at home?"

He said, "he has everything. He hasn't broken his hands and feet. He's young and can't retire."

Bai Shan pondered for a moment, "Qijia village, Maozhou?"

Babu ignored him and continued to nibble at the chicken.

Bai Shan and man Bao looked at each other. County magistrate Tang said that if something goes wrong, there must be a demon. That's what the book said.

Man Bao asked, "are you familiar with Maozhou? Why did you escape to Maozhou? "

"I'm not very familiar. I know Yizhou and mianzhou best," said Babu. "I'm from my hometown of mianzhou, but I don't dare to run back for fear of being recognized by acquaintances. I usually stroll around Yizhou and touch some money bags and flowers, but I've had a hard time in Yizhou these two years. The new county magistrate is very cruel. I was found out several times as soon as I got it. Finally, I couldn't help it, so I ran away."

In fact, Babu has been deserting the army for many years, and the middle life is better. But just when he saved money to return home to change his identity, Qianwei weir burst and food prices soared. He spent all his money when he walked back.

In the past, when he first arrived in Yizhou City, his life soon got better. At that time, although there were few people in Yizhou City, rich people began to come back.

He stole a lot of money.

However, after Tang county magistrate took office, his life was difficult. The defense in the city was much more strict. He was also found a residence by Tang county magistrate several times. He had no choice but to hide and finally had to leave Yizhou city.

Babu didn't hide it, but he boasted more about what he had stolen. "It's good to go out of Yizhou. The things in Maozhou are very good to steal. I stole a box of jewelry from a family. Unfortunately, it's not easy to get rid of it. When I went to the pawnshop, I happened to bump into their family. One of them was stabbed carelessly, and it took a lot of effort to escape."

"Do you know how big the noise is? Seventy or eighty people caught me, and finally I ran into the mountains to escape. "

Bai Shan didn't believe it. "Seventy or eighty people can't catch you when you're injured?"

Man Bao said, "the wound shed blood. Can I find you just by following the blood?"

Babu complacently said, "God bless me. They chase me into the mountain and don't chase me."

Bai Shan said, "then you went to Qijia village?"

"Yes," Ba Pu sighed, "in fact, I'm not a villain. Old woman ban saved me. I originally planned to send her a jade bracelet, but her son came back from the outside with my wanted portrait in his hand. As soon as I touched his burden, I knew it was armor. The wound on my belly hasn't healed yet. I can't beat him..."

Bai Shan and man Bao were still meditating. Ba Pu simply took a cup and poured a glass of wine next to him. He said, "brother, if you listen to me, you should not see me. I should not know that you are a deserter. If everyone goes their own way, there will be no today."

"You don't listen. You have to catch me to get the reward. I can't help killing you..."

Bai Shan's face was suddenly dignified and interrupted him, "are you familiar with Qijia village? Do you think there are any deserters in that village except the son of an old woman?"

Babu turned his eyes angrily and said, "it's a big turnip to be a deserter. It's everywhere. When I met one, I had blood mold, and I ran for my life. I didn't go out much after I arrived at the old woman's house. What if someone saw my face? "

Bai Shan looked at Babu seriously and said, "if you don't go out during the day, you will always go out and have a look at it at night? As a thief, how can you not be familiar with your environment? "

"Well, Xiao Lang Jun is quite familiar," Ba Pu said with a smile. "That's right. I've been out at night, but I haven't seen anyone."

"Do you think their village is different?"

Babu finally felt wrong. He gathered up to see Bai Shan and asked, "what, do you think there is a problem in their village?"

As soon as his eyes brightened, he grabbed the railing. "Is that why I don't have to die?"

Bai Shan said faintly, "didn't lord Xu say you killed an official who arrested you? Do you think you can live?"

Babu let out his anger. There was nothing to hide from Bai Shan. He waved his hand uninteresting and said, "what difference can it make? It's no different except that their village is richer. "

"How do you know their village is rich?"

"Of course I know," said Babu, "there are many families with lights on at night, and many others have dogs. It seems that they are rich."

Not everyone can afford to light the oil lamp. The old Zhou family is so rich now that the old Zhou head is not willing to light the oil lamp at night.

When you are poor, you can count the number of times you light oil lamps all year round, so many people in the village have lights on, which means that the village is very rich.

The female prisoner who had not spoken suddenly said in a hoarse voice, "Qijia village has no money."

Bai Shan and man Bao looked back at her, "how do you know?"

"Oh, the one she escorted to Beijing with me is Maozhou." Babu replied.

Bai Shan looked at her and her eyes lit up. The female prisoner didn't hide it and said, "I have an aunt who married in Qijia village. Because their village is in the mountains, they are famous for being poor and can't have money."

Babu sneered, "without money, their village can light oil lamps and keep dogs. The house is still built of half stone?"

The female prisoner stopped talking again.

Bai Shan took man Bao and bowed to the female prisoner and said, "thank you very much."

He said to them, "eat slowly. We'll see you again in a few days. Man Bao and I have something else to do, so we'll go first."

Then he pulled manbao and left.

Man Bao asked him, "what's the matter with you?"

Bai Shan pulled her into the carriage and whispered, "I suddenly remembered the iron ore booklet. The whereabouts of several strokes were written with the word Qi. I used to be the surname of the person who carried iron tools, but now I heard Ba Pu say that it may be the meaning of Qijia village and the place where iron tools go."

"What if we guess wrong?"

"Never mind him," Bai Shan said, "tell county magistrate Tang and county magistrate yang to check. What if they find it?"

Man Bao thought so.