"Yes, this is really strange." Mrs. A Niu looked at the direction of the mine with confusion on her face, "Although the mine needs a large number of miners every year, not everyone can become a miner." of."
"I miss my A Niu. Because his parents passed away early and we have no other relatives here, the government will not let A Niu go."
Speaking of this, Uncle Aniu scratched his head with a silly smile on his face, "Yes, to be a miner you must be a local. It is best if your parents are alive and you have all the brothers. The mines are owned by the imperial court and are used exclusively for mining. To make weapons for soldiers to fight, not just anyone can enter. If someone dares to steal something from the mine, the officers and soldiers will immediately go to their home to search."
"Yes." Mrs. A Niu nodded, her eyes still worried, "Mrs. Chu, if you really find someone escaping from the mine, you must tell Mr. Chu immediately! Over the years, I have heard of this Once, the miners in the mine ran out when no one was paying attention, and when the officers and soldiers came to arrest them, their entire family, young and old, moved away!"
"What happened in the end?"
Sneaking away from the mine and asking the whole family to move away must be treason! Being caught would definitely be a capital crime that would implicate the whole family. Not only that, it would also implicate the person in charge at the time.
Su Liuye's heart sank. She really didn't expect to encounter such a thing.
According to what the aunt at the breakfast stall said, there seemed to be three people who ran away from the mine this time. They should have discussed it together, otherwise they would not have left together.
Three miners left at one time. If such a thing happened in the mine, it would definitely make the court angry, so they must be found.
"I must have been found in the end!" Sister A Niu said, with a look of fear on her face, "I heard that when I found him, he had almost reached the border, and he was caught by the officers and soldiers on the spot. I wanted to take him back The capital interrogated them to find out who instigated them, but on the first night, the miner’s family was killed in mysterious circumstances, leaving no one alive!”
"Yes! It seems to have happened a few years ago." Uncle Aniu also said, pointing to the road leading to the mine. "Back then, the government posted notices on the mountain road so that everyone could see them. Miners were all In the area around here, I heard that the miner who escaped was from the next village."
"You actually did such a thing." Aniu's wife sighed.
Su Liuye had already guessed the fate of the traitor, but if he was killed before being escorted back to the capital, it was probably the person who bribed him behind the scenes, fearing that he would reveal things that he should not reveal when he returned to the capital.
After lunch, Su Liuye took a short rest, and the voice of Uncle Aniu could be heard outside.
Before she got up to look, there was a knock on the door.
"Mrs. Chu, are you asleep? Ahu is back." It was Aniu's wife's voice.
Ahu? Su Liuye's eyes moved slightly. If I remember correctly, this Ahu seems to be the person Uncle Aniu called to help deliver the token. Is he back so soon?
Thinking of this, Su Liuye quickly put on her robe, opened the door and saw Uncle Aniu chatting with a young man in the yard.
She was far away just now, and she didn't see what Ahu looked like. At this moment, I saw that Ahu was only thirteen or fourteen years old at most. He was a very young boy with dark skin and not a tall figure, but he looked very strong.
"Mrs. Chu, come here quickly, Ahu has already brought all the tokens."
A Niu's wife brought her over.
Hearing her coming, Uncle Aniu and Ahu both looked over. Uncle Aniu stepped forward quickly and said hurriedly, "Mrs. Chu, Ahu said that Mr. Chu already knew about it and was investigating the matter. He also sent people to chase the miners."
"Yes, ma'am."
Ahu said.
His voice was very hoarse, and he didn't sound like a young man of fourteen or fifteen years old at all. His eyes were staring like a beast, with sharp eyes, like a lurking beast sizing up strangers.
Su Liuye was stunned. She didn't know where she had offended Ahu. Why was he staring at her with such eyes?
Sensing her gaze, Ahu quickly lowered his head, his childish face tense.
"Mrs. Chu, don't get me wrong, Ahu didn't do it on purpose!"
Seeing the gaze between them, Uncle Aniu hurriedly stepped forward to explain, "Ahu is an orphan in the village. His parents left long ago, and we are the ones taking care of him. He usually follows me to the mountains to hunt. Maybe he won't He knows how to get along with other people, so don’t blame him.”
"Uncle Aniu, you misunderstood, I didn't mean it that way."
Su Liuye was secretly shocked and quickly explained on her face.
After some questioning, I found out that when Ahu found Chu Yan, he was already investigating the disappearance of the miners and had already sent people to look for it. Knowing that Su Liuye went to the village at the foot of the mountain, Chu Ya was a little surprised and sent someone to look for her.
Because Ahu ran fast, he came over first to inform.
"Then I'll pack my things now."
Su Liuye also knew that she could not waste time and quickly returned to the house to pack her things. Before the person who came to pick her up came, she went to find some aunts to find out more information.
The aunts didn't know much, just the same things, they just said one more thing, "They seemed to be leaving in a carriage!"
"In a carriage?" The owner of the meat stall next to him was surprised, "Aren't those some miners? How could they go in a carriage? It's hard to find a carriage in the winter, so it's better to come and pick them up early in the morning."
"Really, they went by carriage!" the breakfast stall owner confirmed, "I watched them get on the carriage with my own eyes. The carriage is waiting over there." She pointed in the direction.
Su Liuye looked along and saw the trail leading out of the village. From here, you can leave the village directly.
"What a carriage."
I don't know what he thought of, but the face of the meat stall owner changed slightly, and he looked like he was hesitant to speak. But seeing that Su Liuye was still there, she quickly shut her mouth and didn't dare to say more.
"Did they leave directly in the carriage?" Su Liuye asked.
"That's right." The breakfast stall owner nodded, "I watched them leave with my own eyes, so there is no mistake! But I really don't know where they are going."
"Okay, aunt, thank you."
Su Liuye probably had the answer in her heart. Thinking that Chu Yan's people were coming soon, she said goodbye and left.
As soon as they walked away, two aunts could be heard talking quietly behind them.
"Why are you telling her! She can tell at a glance that she is not from our village. Don't tell others about those things!"
"Why don't you tell me! Oh, don't you know? Those miners just ran away! If you don't tell the government quickly, they might do something bad!"
