Chapter 103 Shoju is still there
A fire broke out in the Lv family and was burned into ruins. In Qingshi County, it was not a big deal. Because fires and other things happen in any place every year because the weather is too hot. Moreover, the owner of the Lv family seems to have something to do with Jiangling Zhechong Mansion. The officials of the government are also willing to stay here, so they disperse separately.
Huo Qingsong took Lv Xianger and Lv Hong into the yard next to him. This is the nearest family to the Lu family, and I have also had several contacts with the Lv family. But Lv Xianger and Lv Hong entered the yard, but they didn't see anyone in the host's family, which was suddenly a little strange.
Lv Xianger and Lv Hong looked at each other and then looked at Huo Qingsong. Huo Qingsong, Lv Xianger and Lv Hong came at the same time. How could he know, so he frowned and looked at Fang Zhe. Fang Zhe and Huo Qingsong have been together for a long time. Without waiting for him to ask, he said, "The original host family was scared because of the fire in your house and was ready to live in a relative's house. I took this opportunity to rent their house and wait for the general to come.
Lv Xianger and Lv Hong knew that Fang Zhe was the captain of Zhe Chongfu, and there was no need to be polite to ordinary people like them. But Fang Zhe now explains to the brother and sister, which is all for Huo Qingsong. Lv Xianger and Lv Hong can't say nothing. He smiled and showed his goodwill to Fang Zhe, and the two brothers and sisters followed Huo Qingsong into the house.
Although Fang Zhe did not have much contact with the Lu brothers and sisters, he knew a lot about their brothers and sisters when he helped Huo Qingsong secretly protect Huo Qingqing. Moreover, Huo Bao and Chaoxia, who is recuperating in Zhechong Mansion, will often talk about the Lv brothers and sisters, and Fang Zhe knows a lot. Therefore, he did not mind the doubts of Lv Xianger and Lv Hong.
However, what puzzled Fang Zhe was that Lv Xianger and Lv Hong never came out after entering the room, and they were not as sad as when they first arrived here. But thinking of Huo Qingsong's previous instructions, Fang Zhe felt that something would happen. After thinking about it, Fang Zhe shook his head and turned out of the yard to tell his subordinates to explore clues nearby.
In the room, Huo Qingsong, Lv Xianger and Lv Hong sat down separately. Huo Qingsong said, "What did you just find?"
"Xiang'er, what did you find?" Hearing Huo Qingsong's inquiry, Lv Hong understood. What did Lv Xianger say to Huo Qingsong before that Huo Qingsong would give so many orders to the other party.
Lv Xianger nodded to Lv Hong and said in retrosinuation, "I found that the stove for distilled soju was demolished before it was burned. I suspect that they took it all down before they set it on fire.
"You mean that these thieves are the same as those who wanted your soju craft before." The reason why Huo Qingsong came here was to guess that these thieves were not ordinary thieves, so he sent Fang Zhe to bring people to investigate. Now that Lu Xianger said so, there must be her reason. Huo Qingsong has always trusted Lu Xianger, and sometimes even he himself feels strange.
Feeling distracted, Huo Qingsong immediately said, "Let's go and have a look after dark."
"That's what I think." Lv Xianger nodded and looked at Lv Hong in a relaxed tone: "However, I guess they may not have found the shochu I hid and the undistilled 'original wine'."
"Really, how do you know?" Lv Hong's eyes lit up, and he was more energetic. Lv Hong remembered that before the family left Qingshi County, except for the wine left to supply the Piaoxiang Winery, everything was hidden by Lv Xianger.
Lv Hong is not worried about the soju, but about the wine that is still in fermentation. Every winery has its own recipe, and the taste of wine varies from place to place. After half a year of repeated experiments, Lv Xianger has the best 'recipe' for distillation of soju. Those 'original wines' that are still in fermenting are actually good wines, and it is also very easy for people to see what's inside.
Lv Xianger carefully recalled the location of the wine collection, but she was not very sure, so she said, "Let's go and have a look at it in the evening."
"That's the decision. Let's go and have a look after dark. Huo Qingsong nodded and stood up at the same time: "You rest here. I'll see if there are any other clues in Qingshi County."
After saying that, Huo Qingsong turned around and walked out of the house. Half an hour later, Huo Bao brought food to Lv Xianger and Lv Hong with two soldiers. Apart from that, no one came in to disturb the brother and sister. Lv Xianger and Lv Hong talked about the interesting things in the past. They were not very bored and slowly waited until dark.When the torch was lit in the yard, Lv Xianger and Lv Hong knew that Huo Qingsong was back. At the same time, they also know that Huo Qingsong has prepared everything, and Lv Xianger and Lv Hong can 'go home' to have a look. Thinking of seeing the 'home' that no longer exists, Lv Xianger and Lv Hong's hearts sank a little.
"We can go there now." Huo Qingsong opened the door and said this. It can be seen that Lv Xianger and Lv Hong's faces. Huo Qingsong was slightly stunned and added hesitantly, "Then don't wait any longer?"
"No need. I really want to know who burned our house and pressed on us step by step. When Lv Hong thought of those bold people, his sadness was immediately replaced by anger. Thinking that he could know who those people were, Lv Hong's expression was also much firmer.
Huo Qingsong looked at Lv Xianger and Lv Hong, and nodded and said, "In this case, let's go."
Following Huo Qingsong, Lv Xianger and Lv Hong came to the previous 'Lv family' again. At this time, near the ruins, there was a circle of people holding torches. Although they are all dressed in casual clothes, they can see that the momentum is not comparable to the guards of large families.
Walking in the courtyard of the Lv family in the daytime, Lv Xianger easily came to the wine cellar where the cider was stored before. After the baptism of the fire, the wine cellar has collapsed, like a big pit. However, there are not many fragments of wine jars in this pit. It can be imagined that the wine and cider here have been moved away.
Lv Xianger walked to a corner of the wine cellar, looked at a pile of fragments of wine jars, and a smile slowly appeared on her face. Seeing this, Lv Hong also breathed a sigh of relief. When he looked around and saw Huo Bao's curious eyes, he thought that Huo Qingsong might not quite understand.
Thinking of this, Lv Hong said, "Before we left here, Xiang'er was afraid that those people would really sneak in without scruples. He took the distiller with him, but the soju that he couldn't take away, as well as the fermented wine, were all hidden..."
In the past, Lv Xianger was going to get another wine cellar in order to store older soju. However, this wine cellar cannot be known to outsiders, and Lv Xianger does not intend to hire outsiders to dig. Therefore, no one knows about this wine cellar except the Lv family. Moreover, with a few people in the Lu family, this wine cellar, which can barely be called a 'wine cellar', is not very big. It is under the wine cellar of fruit wine, and there are several empty wine jars at the entrance.
Looking around, Lv Xianger seemed to want to find something easy to clean up the pile of debris. Lv Hong saw what Lv Xianger meant and immediately found a very thick wooden stick that had been half burned. Huo Qingsong waved and called several government soldiers to help Lv Xianger's brother and sister clean up the place.
Lv Xianger and other soldiers dispersed, and immediately went forward and groped on the ground. Soon, she lifted a slate from the soil, but there was a board underneath, and there was an iron ring on one side of the board. Lv Xianger pulled the iron ring and lifted the board, and a black hole appeared.
Lv Hong squatted beside Lv Xianger and immediately smelled the faint fragrance of wine, and his face was suddenly happy. He nodded to Lu Xianger and jumped down. Lv Xianger felt Huo Qingsong approaching, so she raised her head and said, "Those people really didn't find what they were looking for. They may be so disappointed that they burned this place."
Huo Qingsong watched Lv Hong send out a jar and an altar, and nodded, "It's very likely that it's just like what you said." The plain tone and unchanging face made people unable to hear or see what Huo Qingsong was thinking. However, when Huo Qingsong sent someone to help get the jar, Lu Xianger still smiled at him.
Huo Qingsong nodded and looked around. Soon he saw Fang Zhe he wanted to see. He motioned to Huo Bao to help Lv Xianger and Lv Hong here, and Huo Qingsong walked to Fang Zhe. Huo Qingsong and Fang Zhe stood at the original gate of the Lv family and said something to each other. Of course, most of the time, Huo Qingsong is listening, and Fang Zhe is talking.
After Lv Hong sent out the last jar, Huo Qingsong finished talking to Fang Zhe. Huo Qingsong came back here again, and Lv Hong also came out of the small wine cellar. Looking at the wine jars all over the ground, Huo Qingsong signaled the soldiers that they would move them to the nearby yard.
Lv Xianger saw that Huo Qingsong seemed to have something to say, but she didn't say it in front of the soldiers around her, so she deliberately stayed at the end. Until there was no wine jar to move, and several people followed out, Lv Xianger said to Huo Qingsong, "What does General Huo have to say now?"
Lv Hong just moved the wine jar out of the wine cellar. He didn't know what had happened. Hearing Lv Xianger's question, he also looked at Huo Qingsong. Huo Qingsong did not hesitate and whispered, "Fang Zhe has checked it, and he really found some news. Three days ago, five or six people with very fresh faces came from Jiangling Mansion. However, no one saw them leave, and there was no trace of them in Qingshi County. At first, it was suspected that these people sneaked into the yard and set fire. Most importantly, they are from Jiangling Prefecture.
"General Huo means that they are the same as the people who wanted to take away Xiang'er before?" Lv Hong suddenly stopped and looked serious. Lv Xianger thought about it, and she didn't know where her thoughts had drifted.
Huo Qingsong turned around and said seriously, "It's not just that. I think these people have been convinced that Mrs. Lu is a person with a soju craft, and they will not stop like this.