Chapter 978: Village Suspicion
The carriage was almost reaching the Subei camp.
Along the way, Madam Sheng San and Brother Frog had already finished talking.
Lu Zhaoling asked them to go to Yin Yunting's carriage and tell him the story again, and Lu Song also followed and invited Mr. Qiu back to this carriage.
Zhou Shiyue asked about the relevant matters indirectly, but Mr. Qiu didn't know much.
But he knew about the wood.
Although Mr. Qiu didn't know how Prince Jin heard about the timber, he still explained the matter honestly.
“In the beginning, that mountain did belong to Dagui Village.”
"That village is called Dagui Village?"
"Correct."
"We call that kind of wood osmanthus wood. It's not just any osmanthus tree, but another kind. I heard that the older generation of Dagui Village dug out the saplings from deeper in the mountains."
"But nearly 20 years ago, Dagui Village encountered a landslide. The village was close to the hillside, and almost all the houses in the village were buried."
Twenty years ago, that was a long time ago.
The emperor thought about it for a while, but didn't remember this matter.
Maybe it wasn't a matter that needed to be reported to the imperial court at the time, so no one submitted memorials to the capital?
Anyway, he hadn't heard about it.
"At that time, it was the soldiers from the Subei Camp who saved the village and rescued all the villagers. Later, they helped them rebuild their houses."
"After Dagui Village was rebuilt, the villagers were grateful to the Subei Camp and knew that the camp needed wood, so they donated the mountain to the Subei Camp. This matter was approved by the government."
"It's just that the paperwork wasn't really ready at that time. After all, the mountain wasn't actually owned by Dagui Village, so a few prestigious elders in the village, people from the military camp, and government officials sat down together to talk about it and bear witness."
"Twenty years ago, many suitable trees on the mountain were cut down to build houses for villagers. In the past twenty years, no one has touched those small trees to let them grow."
"Recently we felt that the trees had grown and were needed, so we sent soldiers to cut them down, but the villagers disagreed."
That's what happened.
"They don't admit it now. The mountain has been given to the Subei Camp. And those prestigious old men who spoke back then have all passed away. Even the officials in the government have long been replaced."
"The villagers changed their minds and withheld all the wood."
Mr. Qiu sighed.
"I have often brought people to talk to the villagers about this matter before, but they would not listen to anything. Until now, once they see people from the military camp coming over, they will directly grab weapons and try to drive them away."
The retired emperor frowned and said nothing for a long time. With Master Qiu here, he couldn't say anything either.
However, he did find out that Miss Sheng San and Brother Wa had said that General Qiu had a strong evil spirit, but Mr. Qiu did not have that.
He couldn't find where the ghost was.
They are brothers, why is there such a big difference?
So, Mr. Qiu probably doesn't know what magical weapon General Qiu has?
They didn't ask this.
They will naturally know this when they arrive at the camp and meet General Qiu.
Now Zhou Shiyue and Lu Zhaoling also have an idea in their minds. Maybe General Qiu said he wanted to find someone from Xuanmen just for the sake of Dagui Village.
Brother Frog said that the village had an invisible barrier and even ghosts couldn't get in, which meant that the village was indeed a bit weird.
Lu Zhaoling and Zhou Shiyue looked at each other.
The two exchanged glances.
Do you want to go to Dagui Village first?
Zhou Shiyue meant that they should go to the military camp first.
So, they didn't say anything more and went all the way into the Subei camp.
Because it was the Qiu family's carriage, it was able to enter the camp unimpeded.
Some soldiers were very happy when they saw it.
"Is the Second Master here?"
"Second Master!"
Many soldiers were already shouting greetings outside without even seeing Mr. Qiu.
Zhou Shiyue glanced at Mr. Qiu.
"The second black man has good relationships."
I didn't expect that Master Qiu was so popular in the Subei camp.
"We are all brothers." said Mr. Qiu.
"Second Master," a soldier came over quickly, and the carriage stopped here, "The general has been waiting for you!"
Mr. Qiu lifted the curtain of the carriage.
"Xiao Qi, are you in the camp today?"
This person is Xiao Qi.
Xiao Qi had tidied himself up, changed his clothes, and looked much more energetic.
In the other carriage, Madam Sheng San poked her head out and took a look. "An acquaintance."
Yin Yunting was also leaning forward to get off the carriage, and he found it a little funny when he heard her words.
"You just came here once and nearly lost your soul, and now you have an acquaintance?"
"Master Yin, that's Xiao Qi who rode his bike and carried Wang Xiaofu back. I told you about that."
She and Brother Frog just told Yin Yunting everything again.
"Oh, it's this kind of acquaintance."
It’s too easy to get familiar with.
Xiao Qi was a little surprised to see so many unfamiliar faces.
He didn't know the content of General Qiu's letter, he only knew that General Qiu had asked several times before whether the Second Master had arrived.
Could it be that these people are the guests the general is waiting for?
Xiao Qi's gaze fell on Zhou Shiyue, and then moved to Lu Zhaoling's face.
Then I saw Qingyin and Qingbao again.
No, why are there so many girls here?
"Second Master, who are they?"
"Where is the general?" Mr. Qiu did not introduce him. He was anxious for Miss Lu to go and see his elder brother.
Xiao Qi knew that this was not someone he could ask casually, so he immediately clasped his fists and stepped aside.
"The general is in the commander's camp, and the military advisor is also here."
"Miss Lu, please." Mr. Qiu hurriedly asked Lu Zhaoling to move forward. He had forgotten about the King of Jin.
Fortunately, Zhou Shiyue had no objection.
But Xiao Qi was somewhat shocked when he saw this scene. He glanced at Lu Zhaoling again.
It was this one glance that made Zhou Shiyue look at him coldly.
Xiao Qi's scalp suddenly felt numb. When he saw Zhou Shiyue's gaze, his heart suddenly rose, and he quickly stepped away.
He patted his chest only after everyone in the group had walked towards the commander's camp.
"Wow, who is this person? That look in his eyes is so scary."
It was as if he was going to twist his head off.
Xiao Qi was terrified.
"General, I have brought a distinguished guest." When Mr. Qiu arrived at the gate of the general's camp, he shouted loudly.
In the camp, he often called his elder brother "General".
"Second brother? Come in."
A majestic voice came from inside, and it sounded powerful after hearing these words.
Lu Zhaoling was curious about General Qiu.
Originally, she thought that General Qiu might just be a rough man who doted on his daughter, since he had raised a daughter like Qiu Yunzhen.
But after listening to what Brother Frog and Madam Sheng San said, she retracted this impression.
Man, you still have to see it with your own eyes.
Madam Sheng San and Brother Frog did not dare to go in.
Yin Yunting signaled that they could walk around the camp again.