Zhang Pei looked at Gu Zhengchen, who was sitting in a chair and staring at the paperwork. He had been in this state for nearly half an hour.
Apart from a few long sighs, there was no movement.
Zhang Pei looked at the door and saw Gu Cheng walking in with a tray.
Seeing Gu Zhengchen deep in thought, Gu Cheng didn't dare to disturb him. He put down the hot tea, took away the cold tea, and changed the tea bowl for Zhang Pei. When he looked back, he saw that Gu Zhengchen was still thinking about things, so he walked out.
Zhang Pei stayed on one side until the sound of "dong dong" came in.
Gu Zhengchen raised his head and looked at Zhang Pei: "What time is it?"
"It's the second update."
Zhang Pei replied solemnly.
Gu Zhengchen closed the court documents, picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of warm tea, and asked, "Is there any news from the prison cell?"
Zhang Pei nodded slightly: "Yao Zhen came here an hour ago and saw that the county magistrate was thinking about things, so he didn't bother him. He said that Guo Jie, Guo Ning, and Guo Liang were very honest and nothing serious. In addition, the jailer Chen Jiuer wanted to get close to Guo Jie, but Yao Zhen blocked him back."
Gu Zhengchen smiled calmly: "These people may not be big shots, but for the Guo family, they are a facade and face. Breaking into the chrysanthemum banquet and taking three people away by force can tell the people that I only recognize things, not people." . Let’s go and see someone with me.”
Zhang Pei was a little surprised. It was already the second update. Who else was he going to see?
Household houses.
Sun Niang held the needle and sewed the fabric skillfully. After sewing one place, she turned it over and saw that there was no gap in the outer pocket. She compared the pattern with the drawing and saw that there was nothing wrong. Then she turned the bag over and sewed the next place. .
The candle flame danced violently, and the long wick disturbed the tranquility.
Sun Niang picked up the scissors, reached into the flame, and cut off a section of the wick. The candle flame suddenly became smaller and the room became much darker. Soon, the candle flame returned to brightness and burned quietly.
There were footsteps outside the door, and Sun Niang stared in the direction of the door.
"Sun Niang, it's me."
Gu Zhengchen stood outside the door and shouted.
Sun Niang stood up, opened the door, and saw that Gu Zhengchen was about to kneel down. Gu Zhengchen raised his hand to support her: "If it's not in the hall, there is no need to do this."
"The county magistrate."
Sun Niang was very grateful.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Gu Cheng behind him. Gu Cheng came over with a pot of chrysanthemum wine and some Double Ninth Festival cakes. Gu Zhengchen explained: "Because of your status, you can't go out on the Double Ninth Festival. It's a festival after all, so just live it for a while."
Sun Niang looked at the steaming Double Ninth Cake, the chrysanthemum wine pot and the wine glass, tears welling up in her eyes.
I think about the past, when my husband was still alive, although life was difficult, every Double Ninth Festival, my husband would brew some chrysanthemum wine and sell it to the neighbors. But now, heaven and man are separated forever, and I have become a prisoner...
"Okay, stop being sentimental and let's talk about business."
Gu Zhengchen didn't know how to comfort him, so he had to change the topic.
Sun Niang wiped her tears, suppressed her sadness, walked into the room, and said to Gu Zhengchen who followed her: "One was sewn in the afternoon, but it didn't have the buckle that the county magistrate said, so..."
Gu Zhengchen took the tactical backpack handed over by Sun Niang, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but admire it.
Clothes were sewn in ancient times, all cut and sewn by hand. There were no sewing machines, but their craftsmanship was not inferior to that of sewing machines.
The stitching of a tactical backpack is not complicated, but compared to clothing, it has a little more internal space and a few more external storage pockets, so there is no technical problem.
Just to make the tight side of the backpack more upright and prevent it from collapsing, the tight side is filled with a thin layer of wood chips and lined with linen to avoid hurting people.
For backpack straps, just use linen to thicken and widen them.
There is no zipper, it uses a loose knot and a rope buckle.
The backpack is divided into three spaces inside, with two small spaces designed on the outside, a space sewn on each side, and a horizontal space at the bottom, for a total of eight spaces.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Zhang Pei: "The infantry is lightly armed to pursue. How many days of rations do they usually bring and how many kilograms?"
Zhang Pei replied solemnly: "Usually three days, but no more than five days, fifteen kilograms of grain. Any more will slow down the march and make it impossible to pursue."
Gu Zhengchen nodded slightly and looked at Gu Cheng: "Go get thirty kilograms of rice, ten kilograms of dried bacon, two water bags, fill them with water."
Gu Cheng agreed, and not long after, he walked in with a rice bag. Gu Zhengchen found some pieces of linen and wrapped the rice. One bag weighed about a kilogram, which was enough for a meal. Gu Cheng and Sun Niang were also helping. , Zhang Pei didn't know why.
After wrapping thirty millet bags, Gu Zhengchen stuffed the millet bags into his backpack and stuffed it tightly, filling up the space inside the backpack. He placed the bacon in the two small spaces inside and outside, filling up the space. Tie the rope and fasten the buckle.
Gu Zhengchen stuffed the water bladder into both sides of his backpack. This kind of water bladder is made from pig bladders. It is durable and waterproof. After plugging the mouth, it will not leak easily. The capacity can be more or less, usually water. The sac is close to a pound of water.
After finishing his work, Gu Zhengchen looked at Zhang Pei and stretched out his hand: "Bring it here."
"What?"
Zhang Pei was confused.
Gu Zhengchen pointed at Zhang Pei's waist: "Your dagger."
Zhang Pei was speechless, lifted up his coat, reached out and took out a dagger from behind: "How did you know I brought a dagger?"
Gu Zhengchen did not explain, but inserted the dagger into the small horizontal space at the bottom of the backpack, stood up the backpack, and said to Zhang Pei: "Put it on your back."
Zhang Pei didn't know how to operate it. As Gu Zhengchen said this, he helped Zhang Pei put on his backpack. After adjusting the shoulder straps, he pulled a strap and tied it in front of Zhang Pei's abdomen and asked, "How do you feel?"
Zhang Pei moved for a while, his eyes were shining, and he couldn't help but admire: "My lord, this tactical backpack is very useful. Why does it not weigh more than 40 kilograms?"
Gu Zhengchen checked his backpack and said with a smile: "It's still more than forty pounds, but the backpack spreads the force to the back. Kazuto can carry a child for two hours, but he can't hold a child for two hours." The key is how to distribute the weight. From tomorrow on, you will stay here to find faults. "
"Choose faults?"
Zhang Pei was stunned and said quickly: "This tactical backpack is so easy to use. If there is anything wrong with it, it should be sent to Jinling immediately..."
Gu Zhengchen waved his hand: "When a new thing is created, there must be many problems. You must find the problems. If you can't find them, you can practice swordsmanship with me for the rest of your life."
"this……"
Zhang Pei broke into a cold sweat, this punishment was a bit harsh.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Zhang Pei who was at a loss and said seriously: "For example, is the shoulder strap tight and not comfortable enough, or is it not strong enough. Also, if you reach back, can you catch the dagger? No, Sun Niang, increase the length of your next backpack by one inch..."
Zhang Pei was depressed: "I caught the dagger!"
Gu Zhengchen replied indifferently: "You used it twice, and the wrist was bent unnaturally. If it were delayed for a moment on the battlefield, it would be fatal!"
Zhang Pei took a deep breath.
Gu Zhengchen patted Zhang Pei on the shoulder and said solemnly: "If the problem cannot be found, the problem will appear on the battlefield. You don't want the soldiers to be in trouble because you didn't find these problems, right?"
Zhang Pei was horrified, straightened his back and promised: "We will find all the problems under the bid!"
Sun Niang looked at Zhang Pei in shock, and said "subscribe" to indicate that this man was from the military. Why would a sergeant appear in the county government office, and why would he be so respectful to the county magistrate?
Gu Zhengchen nodded slightly and looked at Sun Niang: "Let's sew the next backpack later, after he finds out the problem. In addition, get an early rest tonight and go move your husband's grave tomorrow. Since Sun Yi is entrusted to you, If he has a dream, it’s better to grant his wish.”
Sun Niang was very grateful and kowtowed to express her gratitude.
Gu Zhengchen turned around and took Zhang Pei and Gu Cheng back to the magistrate's house to rest.
The next morning.
As soon as Gu Zhengchen got up, he heard the sound of people walking in the yard. He opened the window and looked around, only to see Zhang Pei running in circles with his backpack on his back, mumbling something.
After midnight, Gu Zhengchen took Yang Liang, the leader of the team, and Song Er, who was escorted by Yao Town to escort Sun Niang, and left the county government in a carriage and headed for Zhishui, Yifeng Township.
This move left the county magistrate Liu Boqin, the chief registrar Zhao Doubei and the dianshi Chen Zhongzhang puzzled.
It stands to reason that the county magistrate sent three officials to arrest Guo Jie, Guo Ning, and Guo Liang during the Double Ninth Festival, and injured several people in the Guo family. This person was captured by the county government, not to mention being interrogated overnight. You should go to court for questioning at least the next day, right?
But Gu Zhengchen didn't even ask. He left the county government office and headed straight for Zhishui. He seemed to be saying: I just want to arrest these three people, not that the case is urgent...
Zhishui is thirty miles northeast of Jurong City, and the road is not easy to walk. By the time we arrived at Zhishui, it was already past noon.
Sun Niang led the way to the stone bridge on the boundary between Yifeng Township and Xiaoyi Township. She looked gloomy and said to Gu Zhengchen, "My son disappeared here."
Gu Zhengchen looked at the boundary river and saw that the river was not wide, only about five steps. He ordered Yao Zhen to find a bamboo pole and measure the depth of the river. It was less than one foot and the river was gentle to the east.
Walking to the stone bridge, Gu Zhengchen inspected it carefully and asked: "On the night when Sun Erkou disappeared, you told the village chief and elders to help search together along the river. But after searching carefully on the bridge, did you find anything strange? , for example, are there any blood stains or water stains on the stone steps and railings?”
Sun Niang shook her head slightly: "It was too late at that time, so I didn't check carefully. But if there were blood stains or water stains, the grassroots and everyone would definitely not miss it."
Gu Zhengchen thought for a while and then asked: "Where did you pick up the three packets of Chinese medicine?"
Sun Niang thought for a while, then walked to the third stone step at the north end of the stone bridge and said, "Here, three bags of Chinese medicine are stacked against the railing."
"Wait a minute, you said stacking, what kind of stacking?"
Gu Zhengchen frowned.
Sun Niang looked at Gu Zhengchen doubtfully and explained: "It's just three packets of Chinese medicine, stacked together."
Stacked together?
Gu Zhengchen stared: "Are those three packets of Chinese medicine still there?"
"She should still be at home."
Sun Niang replied quickly.
Gu Zhengchen stared at the stone steps, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said slowly: "Let's go to your home and find some more people to move the tomb!"
